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NUMBER 42

ALABAMA COUNCILMAN: The Rev. K. L. Buford (left) and Professor Stanley Hugh Smith are shown greeting each other after they were seated on the Tuskegee, Ala., City Council last week. The two, in September, became the first Negroes to be elected to an integrated governing body in Alabama since Reconstruction. (Central Press Photo) Episcopalians decry Goldwater's "racism"

fti art in Luther King Becomes 3rd Negro to Win Nobel Prize

Pledges entire

$,000 to

rights cause

ST. LOUIS — Republican Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater received a sharp rebuff this week from his own religious denomination — Episcopalian. During the Episcopalian general convention in St. Louis, Atty. William Stringellow of New York, announced that 726 of his denomination’s bishops, clergy and laymen had signed a statement blasting Goldwater for playing up racial hate in his campaign. Stringellow said signatures on the statement had been obtained from 41 states and included 10 Episcopalian bishops who had responded to a quiz conducted by mail. Prominent among signers was the Rt. Rev. Paul Moore, suffragan bishop of Washington and former dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis. The statement said: ‘‘We are profoundly disturbed by the transparent exploitation of racism among white citizens by Senator Barry Goldwater and Congressman William Miller.

‘ They have proposed that the civil rights issue be removed from campaign debate . . . but themselves have introduced it in the exposure of restrictive covenants to which candidates from both parties are, apparently, privy. “. . . They have sought to frighten citizens by equating the Negro struggle for freedom with crime and violence in the streets while at the same time encouraging disrespect for law and order by their own expressed contempt for the federal judiciary, especially for the United States Supreme Court. “They are ambitious to be elected by inheriting the votes of white racists, cultivating and harvesting the white backlash and by importuning the fears and disquiets of white citizens toward social change in both the North and South. “We take our stand against that (violation) and that is precisely why we deplore and rebuke the manipulation of racism among white citizens by Senator Goldwater and Congressman Miller in this election campaign.”

OLSO, Norway — As had been anticipated for weeks. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Baptist minister who has gained recognition as America's most influential civil rights leader, was named Wednesday winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. Citing of King with the coveted honor marks the third time it has gone to a Negro and the second time a Negro leader has been singled out. His predecessors were UN Undersecretary General Ralph Bunche and South African Negro leader Chief Albert Luthuli. Interviewed from his Atlanta hospital bed, the soft-spoken clergyman said he intends to use the prize’s entire $54,600 as a contribution to the civil rights cause. His confinement to the hospital is attributed to exhaustion brought on by an extensive tour of speaking engagements which included European cities. The 35-year-old winner’s surge to prominence as a civil rights leader began with a simple little incident nine years ago in Montgomery, Ala. A weary Negro seamtress, Rosa Parks, enroute home on a city bus was confronted by the bus driver who demanded that she get up and allow one of the white passengers to have a seat. To the dismay of the driver and other passengers, Mrs. Continued on Page 8

LBJ seen regaining lost ground in Dixie

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Southern Governors began their annual conference here Monday, generally agreeing that President Johnson is regaining lost ground in the South—and they gave Lady Bird Johnson’s whistle stopping eight-state tour a good share of the credit. Only Gov. George Wallace of Alabama and Gov. Paul Johnson of Mississippi felt that Republican candidate Barry Goldwater, who is banking heavily on Southern support, was holding steady in their states. Fifteen of the 17 members governors were on hand. Gov. Donald Russell of South Carolina and Gov. Farris Bryant of Florida credited Mrs. Johnson's tour of the South last week with bringing some Goldwater - leaning Southern Democrats back into the fold. But Wallace indicated he was “snubbed” by the First Lady. He said he wasn’t invited to meet Mrs. Johnson at Mobile, although invitations were extended to the lieutenant-gover-nor, the state attorney general, and other state officials. Bryant said that after tour-

ing northern Florida with Mrs. Johnson, he now feels for the first time that President Johnson will carry the state. Gov. John McKeithen of Louisiana, who refuses to endorse either candidate, said he ieels that Goldwater still is ahead in Louisiana but Johnson is gaining on him. McKeithen said Goldwater didn’t help himself by his recent visit to our state, by his failure to hit out at the civil rights and tidelands oil issues. Lady Bird Johnson was convinced Saturday that as she picked up votes for her husband on her “sentimental journey” through Dixie. She was credited with winning over many southern Democratic leaders who were reluctant to come out for Johnson because of the anti-ad-ministration sentiment over the new civil rights law. The President’s stop in New Orleans allowed him to rendezvous with his wife after her four-day tour through the heart ot the South. Johnson boarded the “Lady Bird Special” shortly after it backed into the depot Continued on Page 8

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING . . . Wins Nobel Prize

NAACP to meet at Terre Haute Oct. 22-23 The annual convention of the Indiana Conference of Branches of the NAACP will be held in Terre Haute Oct. 22-23, it was announced this week by Andrew W. Ramsey, conference president. Host to the meet will be the Terre Haute branch of the civil rights organization, of .whl*»\ Rev. S. P. Jones is president and Mrs. Daisy Hood is secretary. Headquarters for the convention will be the Terre Haute House. Workshops in the areas of education, equal job opportunities, public accommodations, membership and political education will be a feature of the meet. Featured speakers will be Sidney Finley of Chicago and Miss June Shagaloff, both of New York and national NAACP staff workers. Local dealers who will have a part on the program in addition to Ramsey include Earl Barnette, Fred Parker, Mrs. Jessie Jacobs, Mrs. Osma Spurlock, Mrs. Ollie Weeks and William Stafford Jr. The annual election of officers will be held Saturday afternoon, Oct. 25.

Recorder, two other

firms and FAC

prexy to be honored The Indianapolis Recorder is one of three community business firms to be honored by the Federation of Associated Clubs, Inc. (FAC), in a recognition program Sunday, Nov. 8, it was announced this week.

AT 116, HER FIRST VOTE IS FOR LBJ: Mrs. Hannah Bennett, who claims to be 116 years old, is presented a pin by President Johnson on a campaign visit to East Chicago last week. Mrs. Bennett, who was born a

slave, will vote for the first time in the upcoming election and says she will vote for the President. The President also visited Gary and Indianapolis where he was greeted by cheerin throngs.

Southern Negroes double vote numbers in year of rights act

ATLANTA (NPI)—The num- pected solidly ber of registered Negro voters gro vote.

in 11 Southern states has al- On the other hand, Republimost doubled, from 1.1 million can Presidential candidate Sen. to over two million since the Goldwater, whose popularity

1960 presidential election.

Also to be

Mme. C.

honored are the

During the last two years especially, both whites and Ne-

t ii w - groes in the Southern tier of J. Walker Manufac- state8 from virRinia t o Texas

turing Company, Clark s Phar- j lave been registerings ib heavy nucleus of victory macy . and Starling W. James, numb e rs . The white voters now Negroes now comprise 13 per

total 13.6 million.

Democratic Ne- about 80,000 out of the state’s

more than 650,000 voters. Virginia—Negroes comprise 12 per cent of the electorate. Texas — Negro voters num-

among white Southerners is as- ber about 375,000, or 12.5 per cribed mainly to his vote cent of the total, which repreagainst the Civil Rights Act. sents a jump of 75,000 in the

of 1964, is banking on the ] as t year alone.

Southern’s 27 per cent of the electoral college vote as

president of the FAC.

, Tennessee — Negro voting the strength totals about 13 per

cent of the electorate.

The program will be held at 3:30 p.m., at the club home,

2309 N. Capitol.

cent of the Southern electorate, but jumps in white registra-

Negro family income shows a dip despite two-job families

CHICAGO (NPI)—The median income of Negro families dropped from 70 percent of white family income in 1956 to 65 percent in 1960, despite the fact that proportionally more Negro women are providing their families with a second

pay check.

Traditionally, the role of all women has been in the home, but the lack of equal opportunity for Negro men, because of discrimination, has forced the Negro woman to assume such a large share of the family responsibility that they have to seek employment even though they may have pre-school children at home. Except for those who qualify as professionals, they, as in the case of the Negro males, are forced into low

paid service worker and laborer occupations. As a means of correcting the situation, a re-evaluation has been proposed of state laws relating to minimum wages for the purpose of enacting new legislation that will .. provide equal pay for male and female workers in ail occupations and a provision for free or low cost child care services to be provided or encouraged by the

state.

While there are proportionally more Negro women in the labor force who are in the child-bearing age group, earn less than $2,000 per year, and have children under six, low cost child care services for all working mothers is crucial and essential to a healthy society.

LEADS CARDINALS TO CHAMPIONSHIP: Bob Gibson, who became the first Negro pitcher to win a World Series game Monday, repeated his fete Thursday as he led the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees in the seventh and deciding game of the World Series championship. After the game Gibson was literally mauled by Cardinal players and fans. Al Downing of the New York Yankees was called up to pitch in the fifth inning, but was taken out after he gave up one homer and one hit in that inning.

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COMPOSER DIES INGLEWOOD, Calif. (UPI) —Funeral services were held Thursday for composer Nacio Herb Brown, 68, whose hits included “Singing in the Rain,” “Pagan Love Song,” “Temptation” and “You Were Meant, for Me/’

votal importance

The announcement was made f“ ch key states

by James and members

The Negro vote assumes pi- ?. ul J u ump \ \ l \ r! f ... . . tion have held the ratio fairly

carrying

as Florida,

t be North Carolina and South Caro-

FAC board of directors. The honorees combine for a total of 178 years of service

to the community.

lira—states wnere President Johnson will need to muster only 40 to 45 per cent of the white total if he gets the ex-

constant. SURVEY OK

STATES.

Georgia—Negro leaders estimate the Negro vote from 250,000 to 275,000, out of an of-

Three schools cancel games with integrated Fla. football squad

NICEVILLE, Fla. (NPI)— Contending that their communities high school teams

Crispus Attucks teacher Ph.D from IU

ficially estimated registration bave cancelled games with of 1.5 million. If true, Geor- Niceville because two Negro gia’s Negro vote has players are cn the squad.

Marianna, Walton and Port

from 9 to 16 or 19 per cent since 1960, the highest of any

Southern state.

receives

St. Joe cancelled their games with Niceville on successive

of Negro weekends.

Clemmont E. Vontress, director of guidance at Crispus Attucks High chool, received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in counseling and educational psychology with a minor in sociology last week from Indiana

University.

The degree was granted by the graduate school. The subject of Dr. Vontress’ thesis was, “The Effects of Stressor Conditions on the Test Scores of a Selected Group of High

School Students.”

The results of his study havej* £| implicated for test making and testing procedures throughout # ^ the country. The results point * # out the necessity for more research on the effects of noise on the scores of students who must take school tests in buildings where noise is inescapable, such as is found in almost every

Continued on Page 8

Florida—The total

voters has risen from 163,128 to 240,616—from 9 to 10 per cent. ^White voters total 1.95

million.

South Carolina—Negro voting power is estimated to total 10 to 15 per cent of the 722,-

000 voters.

North Carolina—The Southern Regional council places Negro voters at 10 per cent of

the state’s electorate.

Alabama—Negro leaders say a spurt in registration in the last year has pushed the total

to 10 per cent of the estimated one million

tered voters.

Mississippi — Although the among Negro voters in the naNegro population is 42 per cent tion’s capital,

of the total, registration is the South’s lowest, estimated at about 31,000 out of 550,000 or

Writer claims whites will lose jobs to Negroes Letters indicating workers will stand a chance of losing their jobs to Negroes and have their property values decreased by Negroes moving into their neighborhoods if Johnson is elected President Nov. 3 have been mailed to thousands of union members over the itate, Dallas Sells, presiden; of the Indiana AFL-CIO, charged

this week.

The letters are signed "An Average Union Man" and most bear a Franklin, Ind., postmark. The AFLCIO has endorsed President Johnson in the coming election and Sells charged the Republican o r g a nization with mailing the racial propaganda in an effort to half inroads made by Johnson in traditionally Republican Indiana. Printed on legal size paper and titled “Union Leaders Make Sweetheart Contract with Johnson,” the letter said in

part:

“Well, here go, fellow union members, us little guys-in-the-local. Sold down the river by the brass at state and national union headquarters. They are taking our money, yours and mine and putting on a big drive for LBJ. “If this drive is successful, just what does this mean? “For one thing it means that one out of 10 of us stand the chance of losing his job to a group of the darker complexion. This is one of LBJ’s promises to this group. Why? He just wants their votes and he doesn’t care who he hurts in getting what he wants. This same group which will take over many of cur jobs will also move into our neignborhoods and lower our property values. Not a nice outlook, don’t you agree? “Oh yes, we are paying for it to the tune of $2,000,000 of our dues money in the election campaign. “When I step in the voting booth in November I am going to vote for the man, who like me, does not believe in forced integration and race mixing, who will not include me in the 10 or 15 percent of us who will lose our jobs to thos’e of darker color, who will protect the value ”>f my home, who will reduce imports of cheap foreign made goods that threaten my job, who will stop wasteful spending of your tax money and mine, who will keep us out of war; in fact I am voting for Goldwater and I think my brothers in the labor movement will do the same. “The sell-out of the big brass in the unions to Johnson is the damnest “sweetheart contract” in all history. But lets not let them get away with it, with me and you. That is for sure.” A post script asked that the writer be excused for not signing his right name because “I might be having some hired goons out to get me. I got a wife and three kids.” Mailing of unsigned campaign Continued on Page 8

Booklet praising Goldwater on rights used against him

ATLANTA (NPI)—Pamph- lately,

lets praising Sen. Barry Gold- The Republican National water’s civil rights record— Committee, after viewing the prepared by the District of Co- pamphlet, asked that it be withlumbia Republican Committee drawn because of possible bad —are being used by the oppo- effects in the South, sition in Georgia. Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, The eight-page folder, “What the Democratic Vice Presiden-

states About Civil Rights and Barry tial candidate, was carrying regis- Goldwater, was designed to one of the folders when he

help the Republican campaign campaigned in Atlanta recent-

CLEMMONT E. VONTRESS

. . . Receives Ph.D.

about 5.6 per cent.

Louisiana — Negro voters comprise about 14 per cent,

little change from 1960.

Arkansas — Negroes number

ly. Said Humphrey:

“I’m not much for a fellow'

Local Democrats were ex- who’s for civil rights in the pected to distribute about 50,- District of Columbia and whis000 of the controversial pam- ties Dixie with you . . .” phlets, which claim that the Goldwater voted against'*the GOP Presidential nominee has Civil Rights Act of 1964, which been a long-time supporter of was one of the priority pieces civil rights while President of legislation of the KennedyJohnson is a Johnny-come- John administrations.