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The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01

BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
BIRTHPLACE. Virginia. May 81
S. J Phillips. president of the
Booker r Washington Birthplace
Memorial. and his wife. Mrs. Vir.
GINA H. Phillips. have been In
formed by the officials Of Palmer
Memorial Institute, Sedalia. North
Carolina, that their daughter, vir-
ginia Lamar Phillips. elimased her
high school career there by main
tanning an average of ai.6sge for
the four years spent a; the lnsti-
tute. This average earned for her
the honor of being Salutatorian TO
the graduating class of 1861. The
officials stated that there was on
~ few hundredths of one per
cent between her average and that
of the Valedietorian, and that Virs
ginia had made the honor roll
every year since entering the
school four years ago. and has
been exempted from final exam
nations many times during that
period. She will deliver the Salu-
tatorian's address on Saturday
evening, June 2. on "The Power
of Vision"
Young Miss Phillips elementary
work was done at the Lewis Ad-
ans public school. Macon county,
Alabama, where she was gradual
ed as first honor student prior TO
entering Palmer.
Assembyman Leroy j. Simons
of the Wisconsin legislature, made
known this week that on the bas-
is of virginia's scholastic record
and of her capabilities of benefit
ting by the educational advantages
offered by the University as an
student. he has re-
commended her for a Legislative
Scholarship" which has been
granted, and she has been accept
ed to enter the UNIVERSITY of
this fall for her col
lege work.
1t is virginia's plan to study to
become a Pharmacist and Manu-
featuring Chemist.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01
COUNCIL. HEADS
ARE INSTALLED

Mrs, Paul fimmonH. ltAhviilo,
PA. district 10 director. cob
quoted installation of officers ~
an ali-day meeting OF the Cham
paign Council Of Parents aha
Teachers Tuesday in Mckinney
\ MICA.
Mrs. Roy h. Hermanson, Cnlea.
40, state office director of the
lllinois Congress of Parents ana
teachers, was the speaker Tor the
afternoon session of scnooi OF
instruction Also present from on.
OF town was MIRA. Dallas strom,
uioson City. district d director.
In the morning. roundtable dis.
cuanons were conducted on wei
iare," Program" Secretary
Treasurer and Publicity" RE.
Forts were brought back from
these sessions and general dis-
cussion followed.
p-T.A. publications. were exhi-
bited, along with history and rec.
ord books of local P-T.A. ACTIVE
ties. The council voted to buy q
Monograph machine.
II was reported that during the
past year there have been 2,46i
Continued ON page 4,
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01
OLD AUTO LICENSE

SPRINGFIELD. H., May "a
Oldest licensed automobile in ILL.
nois is Hoderman Roadster.
which was manufactured in 1897.
Secretary of State. Edward j.
Barrett raid today in disclosing
that there are thirty automobiles
of ancient vintage among the i5s
different makes which have been
registered with the state.
Other old cars which have been
registered. the Secretary said, in
crude a 1901 Sears Roebuek tour.
ing car; a 1901 Columbia koad-
ster; a 1908 Mitchell Roadster; a
1908 Success two-passenger bug
gy; a 1904 Brush Roadster, a
1905 Sears Motor Bug kunabout !;
1908 Cameron touring car: and
n 1909 Pierce Arrow.
Most of the popular early
gasoline buggies" are represent
ed in the current passenger car IL
cense registrations which now to-
tai more than 1900, 900. Many of
the old time models have titles OH
ly because their owners maintaIa
them as museum pieces or collect
ors' items and are not for roao
use-just for show purposes.
Secretary Barrett said, mols
than forty cars of foreign manu-
facture are registered. They IN
ciude: Rolls Royce. Hispano SuIza,
English Austin, Volkswagen, We
dette. French Citroen, Daimler,
Fiat, Jaguar. Reneault, Riley, Fer
rari, Wolsely, Mercedes Benz, sun
beam, Talbot, Bentley, Bugatti anc
Highland Standard.
There also are number CT
electric and steam passenger aG.
.omobiles registered with tn (
state. Electrics include, a 1906
and 1918 Baker Roadster; a 1919
Chicago electric coupe; five De
poit electrics; and three Rauch
and Lang Brons. Steamers ineluoe
.hree 1910 White steamers
curing car and two sedans; tea
Stanley steamers; and a 1920
Doble steamer sedan.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01
COUNCIL. POST
TO MRS. CARD

Mrs Leslie +. Card. 400 West
Illinois street. First Presbyterian
church, Urhsna, was reelected
president Of the ChAmpaign.ur-
hana Council of Church Women At
lis Soth annual May luncheon at
tended by 22s women Friday IN
First Methodist church. urbana
Other Officers for the coming
year are Mrs, Clyde NJ. Hobart.
University Baptist church. vice
president: Mr.. ", II. Donaldson.
Salem Baptist church. seeond vice
president; Mrs Russell Duncan.
University Place Christian church.
secretary, and Mrs. Charles Loeb.
Sinai temple. treasurer
Special CUES, WAS Mrs. Elmer
Davis. Harrisburg. president of
the Illinois Council Of Church
Women, who was president Of the
district women's Society of Chris
tian Service of the Methodist
church IL years,
A member of the board Of the
National Council Of Christians
and Jews representing Southern
Illinois. Mrs, Davis We on the gov
ernor's committee for welfare and
the Mid-century White House
on c h ldren and
Youth.
She was returning from ma
tional board meeting of the De
partmcnt of United Church Wo-
men. Christian women's reaponsi-
hility in Legislative issues and the
program being set mp in the eoun-
ell toward peace was stressed IN
her talk.
Report of the social action com.
mittee of the council, prepared by
Mrs. Gerald e. Moore. Mckinley
Presbyterian church, and her COM
mittee. was read by Mrs. Vernon
Vaniman. First Baptist church.
urbana. tts recommendation that
the group continue Its program TO
provide milk for needy school
children was approved.
Mrs. Bert Anderson. president
OF peace council, reported the
Wheat for India" drive has
reached the goal OF $4,000.
The council received letter
from Mrs. Fremont McMillen, who
il eonvalescing after treatment
for a fracture. Mrs. Card, who re-
lated some Of the history Of the
council. noted Mrs. McMillen has
been a member the entire 10
years. The council abe said. began
AZ a union of the missionary SO
rieties Of the various churches IN
he two cities.
Mrs. Hattie Winfield was sole
st. with Mrs. Julia Walden Valen-
line as accompanist. Rev. A. A.
gelyea of the host church asked |
he invocation and Rev. w. Howe |
Of Salem Baptist
church gave the benedietion.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01

year without the new feature,
Taylor said. About so pupils have
already signed up for summer
achool course, he added.
SENIOR HIGH courses TO be
included in the summer curricu-
lum are plane geometry, algebra,
everyday mathematics, economics,
economic geography, physical geo.
graphy and U. s. history.
One-half unit of work may be
completed in four weeks and one
unit in eight weeks. Tuition for
the eight-week session will be $25.
School day during the summer
will be from 8-sto 1i:40 a. m, five
days a week. Only special holiday
during the session will be July
4. The session will end July 81.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01
.1.O2O ADVANCE
DEGREES SOUGHT
AT UNIVERSITY

As many "a 1920 graduate de-
grees may be awarded Mt June
commencement exercises OF the
University of Illinois. according to
information sent members OF che
Graduate college faculty by Act
ing Dean j. r. Smiley.
The information. sent to ths
Graduate faculty instead Of being
presented at formal meeting as
IN previous years, Is part of Dean
smiley'a report to the teaching
staff.
The 4, o20 prospective graduates:
may dwindle to smaller number
before commencement. IT WAS EN-
phasized. Last year. e26 were OIL
the prospective list, and GA ac'
tualiy received their degrees IA
June.
or this years list, 2fo are can
didates for the Phi. d., $50 for
the A. NJ, 4si for the M. s., IL
for the Ed. D., rs for the Ed M,
7 for NJ. r. A.. "a Tor M y. W.
four for NJ. Mus. one for advane-
ed certificate and for the pro
fessional engineering degree.
GRADUATE enrolment during
three semesters of the year stAnds
1t f2,4i3, of which lo,ss7 were
OH campus and 1895 were extra
mural students. This figure is 1913
more than last years totai.
A total of 807 requests for fel-
lowships for the coming schooi
wear nave been received, Of when
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01

Gao have been offered the appli-
eants OF these, i76 have been ac-
cepted as OF May /. The fellow
ships offered included 1873 univers
atty fellowships, and 81 industrial
or endowed fellowships.
During the last year, new pro-
grams leading To the master OF
arts and doctor of philosophy IN
statistics were approved, as were
courses leading 10 she degree OF
master Of laws and doctor OF the
science of law. A comprehensive
revision OF the graduate curTicnla
in education WAS also approved,
and new degree Of doctor OF ed
ucation with a major In music ed
ucation was made available.
The education eurricula revision
also includes provision OF y new
diploma. the advanced certificate
In education, available TO those
with professional experience and
two years OF successful graduate
study, The executive faculty also
has changed the degree in library
science from doctor of library SCI
ence 10 Pin. u.
DEAN SMILEY reported that
during the year. the long estanr
Iished policy of inviting Illinois
colleges to nominate an outstand-
ing student for y Fellowship award
was discontinued, because OF the
fact that during the last several
years few Of these nominees were
able To meet the high standard OF
the majority Of the applicants.
Maximum stipend for post-doe-
toral felIowships was increased
from s2,400 to $4,000, and the
number of copies of thesis publi-
cations which must be filed at the
college was reduced from 100 to
one.
During the year, 40 members OF
the II. of I. staff were approved
for full standing on the Graduate
teaching faculty, Sd to masters
standing, and 81 10 teach graduate
courses.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01

Potatoes, corn, apples, oats and
nay are the leading crops OF
Rhode Island.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01
THE CROWN
OF LIFE

stead there stood a little lady
about eight years of age. She
looked up into my face with this
request, HELP ME- TO WEAK
A CROWN And then she went
on to tell me that she was in a
contest for the May Day queen
ship at one Of our institutions
ana desired me to buy ticket.
Without any question / immedi-
ately gave her the price and she
was on her way. But her words
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01
DIVORCES ASKED

Gail r. lessen from Russell J..
lessen. Grounds--cruelty Married
Feb. 7, 1890.
Matte Odessa Sayles from Ira
Franklin Sayles. Grounds--cr1ele
ty. Married Jan. 7, I945. One
child.
rmline Clark from Huston
Clark. Grounds--cruelty. Married
March %, 1916.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01
7 TF lFtlS 4fkt3
ATTENDS BROTHERS
GRADUATION
MOTHER RECEIVES WORD

Mrs. Joe Nelson OF North HIcK
Org St, received word from hei
daughter and two children, Ron
ME and Charlene, that they were
arriving at the Philippines on Sur
day, May 20, after three weeks
journey by boat. Mrs. MCGEE is
1oining her husband. M o.,
Charles MCGEE.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1951-06-01
LOCAL NEWS

~ II w -
mother-in-law and others from st.
Louis, Mo. where she lives with
her sister, Mrs Anna Beatruee
Jennings Harris. David Wesley
husband. sailed for Korea after
marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wesley have
their second child, born recently.
and live in Baltimore, Md The
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. ivry IVES
ley of North Poplar st.
Sgt. and Mrs. HaineS Of West
Maple St have a new son.
Mrs. Ollie Chambers of East Co
lumbia Ave. celebrated her birth
Cay quietly at home. A number
OF gifts were presented. Her par
ents helped 10 share the affair.
A silver teaset was presented.
VISITING BROTHER.
mrs. Louise MeLendon is visit
ing IN Lansing. Michigan, with her
brother Joseph and family. Her
n.e.e Deborah returned home with
tier.
airs. Mary Mckinley. chairman
of religious affairs of the Isis
when will hold session at the Ma
some hall and Douglas Center IN
june. The Court of Sudan No. ~
celebrated their Thanksgiving SER
vices at the Free Baptist church.
the shrine Temple turned out with
hem. Mrs. Ruth hendricks Is
Illustrous Commanders.
School of Instruction was hello
in Danville. The members mt
tored by bus. The matron, Mira.
Pettiford, and patron, Rev. o. b.
johnson with 90 members. Golden
ROD chapter No. So was hostess.
A vs2ast was servess
Champaign City Building
Use to Be Restricted
Use of the fifth floor council
chamber of the Champaign city
building will be restricted to mu-
nicipal governmental meetings af-
ter July /, the city council has de-
cided.
A number of organizations have
been using the council chamber for
their regular meetings and have
left equipment in the room.
Notice of the councils decision
has been mailed to the organiza-
tions by Commissioner of Public
Property James E. MeGinty. Jr.
AMONG THE LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
The Central District Association
met recently at Bloomington, III
Rev. f. Kilgore, moderator, Rev.
r. Newbil and other officers from
this community attended.
ATTENDED MEETING
Mrs. Winifred Green and Mrs.
Allan McNarie recently attended
the Truth meeting or Jehovah
Witness at Chicago Ill. Mrs. Cora
Kortenson of Quincy came from
he meeting to visit with friends
and the houseguest of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Pendleton of East Vine
ST.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Willie Mae Williames OF
East Eureaka st. celebrated hei
: birthday happily at home and
friends May ct.
ATTENDS BROTHERS
GRADUATION
Mrs. Blanche Olive of Chicage,
formerly of this community, senl
card to the Editors home thai
she was attending the graduation
OF her brother in Dallas, Texas
HELD SERVICES
Rev. A. s. Webb, of East Hill
ST. held revival services at .Du
c 1oin, III. Twenty-three persons
we're admitted to the Church He
xill later hold services at Muir
physboro, III.
MOTHER RECEIVES WORD
Mrs. Joe Nelson of North Hick
Org ST., received word from hei
daughter and two children, Ron
ME and Charlene, that they were
arriving at the Philippines on Sur
day, May 20, after three weeks
journey by boat. Mrs. MCGEE is
joining her husband. M j o,
, 1951-11-10
OUR WORLD TODAY

urged the Kremlin to accept the
proposal and urged Moscow to
make it known to the people Of
the Soviet Union.
In Paris, the big three foreign
ministers moved quickly forUnited
Nations action on the proposal.
Secretary of State Acheson will
present the tri-power plan in de-
tail at today's general assembly
session.
But Russia is expected to count
er almost Immediately with its own
terms for an east-west settlement.
Soviet Foreign Minister Vishin-
sky takes the rostrum three hours
after Acheson with what is be-
lieved to be a rival plan as we'll
as a lengthy propaganda barrage
aimed at the west.
, 1951-11-10
In View Of The News

state undiplomatically his big
hope--additional American aid. He
even added a qualifying sentence
that Britain Cannot call upon
others. to help in a solution unless
we ourselves I playing a full
part"
The Chancellor is aware of the
international politics involved.
President Truman had trouble get
ting the last billions of dollars in
foreign aid through congress. And
now Britain is on the ropes again.
Britain's trouble stems from
the fact that her overseas money
making assets, built up in the old
days when Britain was an indus
trial giant, were wiped out to pay
for World War II.
Not producing enough food to
feed it's own people, Britain must
manufacture and export enough
finished goods to get dollars with
which to buy raw materials and
food.
With cupboard and till getting
bare in inflationary days Britain
also faces a $119 million INSTALL
ment due at the end of the year on
the three billion, $50 million dol
lar loan granted at the end Of
World War II.
U. S. Treasury Secretary Sny-
der says he expects Britain to
meet it, and many believe Britain
will. But Britain also knows it
needs much more additional aid
than the amount of that bill. The
idea is to try to seek that aid,
however, in the role Of an Ameri-
can partner" not petitioner 80.
, 1951-11-10
By International News Service

By International News Service
America has challenged Russia
to prevent World War III :. has
called on the Soviets to join the
big-three in a global peace-and-
disarmament plan.
President Truman-in a world
wide address last night-told the
Kremlin that call nations would
have to lay their cards on the
table and keep them there at all
times"
The western plan, the chief exc
cutive said, calls for balanced re-
duction of armed forces a d
weapons-including the atomic
bomb-and provides for continu-
Gus United Nations inventory and
inspection.
And as conditions for the plan,
the president emphasized, there
must be an end to the Korean
wal and a settlement Of all cold
war differences between east and
west.
He said the plan was common
sense" and "fool proof" T..
, 1951-11-10
BY JOHN II. MARTIN
International News Service
Foreign Editor
Britain needs and wants today

Foreign Editor
Britain needs and wants today
another LransIuslOn-of American
dollars.
Baslcally American dollar ala
means, as Prime Minister Church
i'll once put it, the sweat and toll
of every American who works ana
pays taxes.
Chancellor Of the Exchequer
Richard A. Butler, appointed to
II of the toughest posts in the
new Conservative regime, already
has suggested indirectly that Bri-
tain hopes to get American aid.
Butler told the House of Com
mons that Britain intends to cut
imports from areas, where dollars
must be paid for food and raw
materials, to the extent of trying
to save $3.50 million yearly.
He said drastic further cuts
will be made if necessary, but that
there is no intention-presently
at least-of hampering the $13
billion three-year rearhament
plan.
The rearmament plan backed by
both Laborites and Conservatives
is one of those obstacles that must
be mastered before the west thinks
it can make Russia accept-and re-
spect-a peace settlement.
Butler told the House of Com
mons that Britain is making its
full contribution to western de-
lenses "and we in turn depend
on contributions from oLr North
Atlantic partners"
He did not come out flatly and
, 1951-11-10


(INS)-Pres. Truman looked real
spruce and proud the other day
as he told the ladies Of the De-
tense Advisory Committee on wo-
men in the armed services about
his Grandma Young routing a
whole band of Indians out in
western Missouri in the wagon
wheel days.
The story may not get Mr.. Tru-
man any appreciate number of
votes but it's sure and certain it
struck a kindred spark in every
other household west Of the Miss
issippi.
The number of true westerners
not the Johnny-come-latelys to
southern California from Iowa
who are descended from FORMIDABLE
beldames who once sicked the dogs
on the Indians, as grandma Young
did, is scarcely exceeded in this
country by the Mayflower decend-
ants.
And for pure snobbery, the
descendants of these trigger-hap-
Ply pioneer women have the first
families Of Virginia beat four ways
from the jack.
AS a western woman, it used to
be a matter of considerable char
rim to me that my grandmothers,
both petite and pretty, had left the
shootin' irons to the men in the
family.
Grandpa Asbill sort of made up
for it by owning an Indian re-
servation in California and grand
pa Galloway enabled me to look
folks in the eye by inclusion in
the select group Of men in Idaho
credited with dispatching to the
happy hunting ground the last In
dian chieftain to raid the Boise
valley.
By the time I was grown, de-
scendants of three or four other
pioneer Idaho families also claimed
it was their grandpas who dis
patched the marauding chieftain,
known as Bigfoot for the logical
reason this his feet were heap
big by any standard.
Unfortunately, grandpa Gala
way died shortly before I was
born, so I never heard the thrilling
account of Bigfoot's demise first
hand. But even when I was grow
ing up in Idaho, Bigfoot was not
a man Of good repute, although
he had been dead for many years.
Old timers remembered him with
a shudder.
I liked pres. Truman's story of
grandma Young, who had red hair
and who got sick and tired Of the
Indians messing around the home
stead. Grandma Young lost her
temper one day when the Indians
seemed menacing and set the dogs,
, 1951-11-10

men today why she strung her son :
and a neighbor boy up by the !
thumbs to make them confess a
500 theft from her purse.
Police said the mother, Mrs.
Esther Lashbrook, admits the
charge is true and also admits
Furnishing her children by making
them kneel on unpopped popcorn.
putting lighter fluid in a sons
hands and setting fire to it.
The charges against thrice-mar-
ried Mrs. Lashbrook came out Of
a custody hearing in Probate
Court and the recommendation of
the judge that policewomen inves-
tigate.
Continued on page 81
, 1951-11-10

two big shepherds, on them.
Well, that's a woman's way:
Direct action every time.
But Bigfoot was not so obliging.
He didn't hang around the settle
ments-just made forays against
them.
, 1951-11-10
Mother Strings
Her Son, Pal Up
By The Thumbs

DETROIT, Nov. 10 (INS)- A
30-year-old Detroit mother is
scheduled to explain to policewo-
Evening star., 1951-02-09

PARKING is FREE AT FRANKLIN SIMON
STORE HOURS: 9:3O TO $50
Evening star., 1951-02-09
University of Virginia Alumni
Recall Old DoysWith Soft Music

Nostalgia reigned supreme in a
setting of boiled shirts and Grim
son carnations, as Gov. Battle
addressed University of Virginia
alumni dinner last night.
Only Dixie" and-for the bene-
fit of Yankees in the group,
Yankee Doodle"-interrupted the
smooth flow of waltzes and quiet
tunes, played by a 20-piece all
string orchestra at the National
Press Club affair.
The Governor prefaced his talk
on university conditions with a
reference to the Old Scottsville
road, one of the winding honey
suckle-draped lanes of Albemarle
county.
In an appraisal of progres at the
school. Gov. Battle said that until
the last few years, it had been
possible for graduates of State
high schools and even the uni
versity itself to complete their
formal education without ground
ing in American history. but that
this condition no longer exists.
Dean Ivey Lewis, up from Char
lottesville for the occasion, told
reporters that although the uni
versity would make any sacrifices
Evening star., 1951-02-09

required by the national emer-
gency, he hopes there will be nc
need to accelerate classes.
1T takes time to absorb learn
ing" he said. from the 18th
Century on, universities have pro-
vided for a long vacation period
A practice so venerable may be
expected to have considerable
merit"
Rear Admiral Lamont Pugh
Navy Surgeon General and presi-
dent of the Washington chapter
introduced honored guests, includ-
ing Senator Byrd. Democrat of
Virginia, "the exponent of dollar
integrity" Some 300 alumni at
tended the dinner.
Evening star., 1951-02-09
Touring Club Lecture

Francis Daley, administrative
assistant in the Caribbean Division
Of the Interior Departments ter
ritories department, will give an
Illustrated talk on the Virgin
Islands at meeting of the Wash
ington Educational Touring Club
at 8 o'clock tonight In Garnet
Patterson School, Tenth and U
streets NV
Evening star., 1951-05-13

what they were doing. their usefulness would
cease at once, not to mention that they would
become prime targets for vengeance.
Thus the undercover women are cautioned
to keep strictly mum with their families and
friends. Junior never knows Nom is a
private eye, and unmarried girls don't
even tell their steady dates. One pretty
girl complained to me: MY boy friend is
detective movie fan and l get dragged to
every one he finds. They bore me to death,
but can't tell him why"
Private detectives, male as well as female,
work for state-licensed agencies under heavy
bond and are called on cases which either
wouldn't interest police authorities or where
the victim himself prefers quiet inquiry,
without publicity. These may include busi-
ness scandals, confidence swindles. embezzle-
ments of all sorts, blackmail and marital
troubles. The private eyes are also peeled for
light fingered guests and customers in every