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The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

improvements, indicated that
further negotiations in Washing
ton may be necessary before the
city gets the needed money.
He asked that he be paid per
diem expenses for any further
work that he does. The commits
sloners were in agreement on his
deal whereby he would receive
212 per cent interest on all sewer
bonds sold up to the amount of
S6O0,000 and ia per cent on
sales over that amount.
In other action, the city fathers,
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

on the motion of Mayor C.sB.
Harvey, agreed to petition the
Internal Improvement Board for
permission to purchase all bay
bottom land in the City of Key
West that has not been bought
up by private individuals.
Harvey pointed out that in
1850, the City had asked the
board for permission to buy a
500 foot strip of bottom land
around the island but they were
turned down and a large portion
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

the Importance of USO work, say
ing that 29O,0 900 men were in at
tendance at the two clubs here
last year. Average attendance
comes to 1000 every month.
He praised volunteer workers as
''the backbone of US0 service. :"
The program for yesterday was
arranged by Paul Sher who intro
duced the speaker in connection
with the vocational service branch
Of Rotary.
Visiting Rotarians included DR..
John w. Rovertson from Oman
cock, Va, Charles Blackley from
GAINESVILLE, Fla, and Charles Bled-
soc from Angola. Ind. They were
welcomed by Neil Knowles, presi-
dent of the Key West Club.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
SEWER NEGOTIATIONS

Continued from Page Onel
Gated that the price was in nne
with his tentative estimate anu
pointed out that the city WIZ
have to pay the firm more money
in the future for further WolA
which must be done.
The funds will be paid 1roh
the cigarette tax fund and later
replaced from money obtained
from the federal government ior
the financing of the sewer SyS-
tenn.
c. E. McCreedy, the clty
financial agent in Negotiations
for the financing of the sewer
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
AGED EX-SLAVE DIES

TOLEDO R-John Taylor, re-
ported to be a 10o-year-old ex-
slave, died last night of injuries
suffered Oct. % when he was
struck by an auto driven by an
S4-year-old man.
Miss Mary Johnson, with whom
the victim lived, said Taylor was
born in Cameron, S. c., "about
100 years ago" She said her father
had known the mans family and
had often talked about Taylor be-
ing born slave.
The s4-year-old motorist is Cur
lis NJ. Van Brimer of Toledo, police
said.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

DONALD J. CURRY. sR.

Mr.. Donald j. Curry, Sr., aged
SO, died suddenly yesterday at
his residence at Marathon, Fla.
Funeral services are being held
today at S p. m, in the chapel of
the Lopez Funeral Home.
The Rev. Ralph Rogers of the
First Presbyterian Church viii
officiate at the services.
Burial will be in the family
plot at the City Cemetery.
Survivors include three sisters,
Mrs. F. D. coppins and Mrs. An
drew j. Cook, both of St Peters
burg, and Mrs. Harold A. Gibson,
Key West, and four children.
Mr.. Curry was the son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Curry
Of Key West.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

of the land was sold to private in-
terests.
Harvey said that the City
wishes to preserve the balance Of
the land so that it cannot be sold
and may be made into a park so
that the scenic marine view may
be preserved for the public.
The commissioners also voted
to appoint attorney Ben KetchuTh
to serve as municipal judge IN
the absence of Enrique Esquin-
aldo. Jr., who will be on vaca"
ton this month.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14

Ft. Taylor Duplicate Bridge
Club, 7:45 pm.
Beginners Bridge Group, IT.
Taylor Officers Club, 8 pm.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 49,
NAVY Wives Bowling League,
Naval Station Alleys, pm.
Meeting, Junior Ch. Commerce
at clubhouse. 8 pm.
Island City Navy Wives Club No.
6S. meeting at Bldg. l7S. 1880
am.
Ladies Golf Tournament, K. W
Golf course. 9 am.
Handicraft Group, Naval Station
Library, End floor. s pm.
Dade Lodge No. IA, Scottish Rite
Temple, 8 pm.
Monroe County PTA Council,
7;45 pm, place to be an
nounced.
Business and Professional Won.
ems Club, woman's club on Du-
val ST., s pm.
Naval Air Station 0.W.C. lunch.
con, 1890 pm. Place to be an.
nounced.
Fort Taylor Owe. Book Re
view group, 10 am, at Fl.
Taylor.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
CAP Cadets, Key West High
Auditorium, 1880 pm.
Navy Wives Bowling League, ]
p. m. N, S. Also open bowling.
Rotary Club luncheon. l2:l5, St
Paul's Parish Hall.
Key West Lions, meeting, $50
p. m.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
BRITISH LEADER ILL

Anxiety was expressed today for
the seriously i'll chairman of the
Conservative party, Lord Woolton,
who suffered relapse last night.
The 69-year-old political leader
became i'll early last month. He
underwent an operation for. a per-
forated appendix. and peritonitis
and lung complications set In.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
TREVOR TO STATE
(Continued From Page One)

Continued from Page OneD
5th district which includes the low
er east coast Of Folrida.
This years convention will use
as its theme, FLORIDA, the Premi-
um State" and will feature nation
ally prominent speakers including
Laurence F. Lee, president of the
U. S. Chamber, Governor Fuller
Warren, Governor-elect Dan Nc
Carly and Donald r. Richburg,
prominent author and attorney
from Washington.
The Key West citizen., 1952-11-14
SCHOOL EXPERTS
Continued from PAGE One)

CONTINUED from Page Unel
sions with primary teachers,
grades one through three at Tru-
man school Thursday at 2:15 pm.
At 3:15 all teachers will meet
with Robert Gates, who is the
states consultant in education
for exceptional children.
On Friday at 2:15 all teachers
of kindergarten and first grade
viii meet with these experts on
the Job of coordinating curricula
of the two groups.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
School Board
Members Speak
To School Staff

The staff Of the Little Rok pub
lie School system met at Dunbar
high school for its general meet
ing September a, preparatory to
school registration, and was Civ
en- inspirational talks by members
of the Little Rock school board.
DR.. Harry A. Little, superin-
tendent of the board addressed
the staff members, and was loud
in his praises for their interest
shown in the system days before
school registration was scheduled
to get under way He told them
IL am impressed with the large
number of teachers who have
come to the schools, although not
paid to work until today, to help
with the registration and with
getting the schools ready. This il
the spirit that makes for pro
gress
The staff members were givel
an address by Mrs. Edgar r. Dix
on, another member of the schoo
board, who was generous in he
praises of the principals and thel
| teachers.
School opened officially Mon
day morning.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
Walter White
Questions Clio
OK of Sparkman

Newark-The strategy of the
Go in endorsing the Stevenson
Sparkman ticket before the po-
sition of Senator Sparkman with
respect to civil rights is made I'M
equivocally clear was questioned
here today by Walter White, ex-
ecutive secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement
Of Colored People, in an address
before the New Jersey state CLIO
convention.
Acknowledging that the woo
ing Of dixie by General Essen
hover makes understandable the
'dismay" of civil rights advocates
with respect to the Republican
candidate. the NAACP official as
serted. however, that none of US
could be satisfied with Mr.. Spark
mans record as it is today We
cannot-we must not-forget his
lG votes out of l6 on civil rights
his statement that he and q other
Southern senator's are irrevocably
and eternally opposed to any fed
eral civil rights action"
Noting that the vice-president
is only "a single heartbeat away
from the White House Mr..
White added that as presiding Of
ficer of the Senate, the vice-presi-
dent, should he rule that a motion
to adopt new Senate rules and a.
bolish the pro-filibuster Rule Xxx
II is "out Of order" he could
Sound the death kneel to a.
mendment Of the Senate rules
and the ending Of filibusters."
II do not charge that Senator
Sparkman will so rule" the MA
See CIO--page eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
Memphis Hires
Negro Women to
Direct Traffic

Memphis-Three Negro women
were among 20 mothers selected
by a special police board recent
Iy to start work this week on the
police departments first women's
safety patrol
TIE three, Mrs. Ella NJ Hunt
80; Mrs. Freddie Mae Curry. %
and Mrs. Mary Miles. 27 received
appointments last week after the
board had screened 10 other APP
pIcations.
Tuesday and Wednesday Of last
week the twenty new members
went thru a two-day training
course conducted by a four-man
examining board of Memphis
traffic safety experts. They were
instructed in presenting cases in
court, issuing summons, and p SIS
ing out tickets. They are required
to learn proper traffic signals
city traffic ordinances and traffic
dangers around a school
Uniforms for the safety patrol
include low heel black shoes,
black skirts, white gloves, white
blouses, black ties and police
caps.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
Seeks Educating
Whites to Negroes

Cleveland, Ohio (CNS) Win
throp Rockefeller, on a visit here
for the Urban Leagues career
conference, told radio audiences
that white America must be ed
ucated to understand the value Of
the Negro race and then make
real use of its tremendous poten-
tial."
The dynamic young liberal also
stated: that the federal govern
ment should adopt FEPC to
create job opportunities in the
federal government He charged
the Navy for going back on its
progressive race relations policy.
He said the Navy abides local
custom on racial matters rather
than forcing anti-discrimination
along civilian lines at naval cen
tiers
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

yates have won admission almost
automatically to sophomore work
at many of the nations leading
colleges of engineering.
interviewers found 10 of the l6
Negroes met all the requirements
for admission to Tech. An alternate
proposal was that a similar pro-
gram be set up quickly at Doug
lass high school for Negroes.
The city would have to spend
$4,000 for necessary laboratories
and other facilities at Douglass.
The four-hour public hearing.
which preceded the vote opened
with moment of silent prayer
Robert II, Roy, assistant dean of
the Johns Hopkins university's
school OF engineering. argued an
"A Course at Douglass would be
something identical in form but
not in spirit
You cannot set up another Har-
ward merely by duplicating its
plant and faculty and curriculum,
he said
This question arose Would
graduates of Douglass "A
Course be as readily admitted to
engineering colleges as graduates
of the Tech "A Course?n
Thurgood Marshall, New York
attorney who is general counsel
for the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie, and himself a graduate Of
Douglass said:
AT best it would be a gamble
and a gamble is not what | con-
slider equality"
The board voted SO to admit
the Negroes to Tech.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

Admission of the children to
the schools nearest their homes
without regard to race as the
term started on September 2 is
the result Of a concerted drive
carried on by the Cairo branch Of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
which refused to be inundated
into abandoning its efforts to END
segregation in Cairo's public
schools.
Last January only 81 of 81 Ne
gro pupils who sought transfers
to white" schools We're granted
transfers, and these after cross
bunings and bomb,ng5 We're re-
s,I5ed to to tefrorize Negro citi-
zCus ol Cairo IocaI NAACP
leaders active In the anti-slg roga-
ton drive. and Field Secretaries
June ShagaIoff and Lester Bailey.
were arrested and charged with
conspiracy to jeopardize the life
and health of these Negro chill
dren by forcing" the transfers.
A first grand jury failed to re-
turn indictments against the NAA
CP officials, but also, failed to in
dict persons responsible for
the violence. A second
grand jury indicted five men
suspected of responsibility for the
violence.
In March, NAACP attorneys I'll
ed suit seeking a permanent in
junction ending the segregation
asking that state funds be with
held Gn accordance with Illinoi
See CAIRO-page eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
Robson Speaks
In Spanish

Los Angeles--Paul Robson who
is an accomplished linguist as
well as singer, writer, actor, for
mer athlete and lawyer was his
own interpreter last week when
he addressed mixed Los Ange-
les audience of Negroes, whites
ard Mexlcans. At a meeting held
in the Negro Mexican section he
spoke for ten minutes in Span
ism calling for the support of the
Progressive party candidates Vim
cent Hallinan for president and
Mrs. Charlotte A. Bass for vice
president Robson speaks and
frequently sings in six langua-
ges, French, German. Russian
Yiddish, Chinese and Polish.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
Naacp Asks Probe
Of Posse Killing

The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie this week asked Governor Full
Ter Warren of Florida to investi-
gate the shooting and killing of
James Sullivan by a deputized
posse in a Florida swamp on Au-
gust %.
Referring to newspaper accounts
in which Sullivan was described
as a suspected rapist. Thurgood
Marshall, NAACP special counsel,
indicated In a wire to Gov. War
rem that the "only Identification
of Sullivan yet reported is that
alleged rapist wore straw hat and
Sullivan wore straw hat"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
AKA Playground
Activities To
Be Continued

The playground sponsored by
Beta Pi Omega chapter Of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority at 22nd and
Park Avenue will remain open
each Saturday during September
and October from 400 to $50 p.
m. Many boys and girls have
made use of the games and
equipment provided for their use
and the sorority hopes that more
will attend the playground dur
ing the next two months and en-.
Joy two and one-half hours Of
wholesome entertainment.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

nc Lo s,ol-, critic,II,, ne tbo Tru-
rsaa acknowledgements and the
- ~ g. ,atia,,- conit,l s,t
.;ro.n,. nc he discussed civil
$3.50
IT, fool, stronger stand on
it'll ni,t,ts - rituo Rock than Al
.,,. ..La. +i,,,, 5,,,.i,a bis t,vo-dav
ia,',s;a. 81 divio declaring that
49, '' Ls-;. - -, Of rroo .[,,.,,,-
w., ~ a,o ooa,,Iit,. If man He
1880 .aiuta5 rororo,ce IN
nya It. ~ civil rfgbts that
snch aro,,, RESPONSIBILITIES must
~ 10. a. ro community and
e4,+o Io,,oI IN kcap tho federal
. ,..l f.,o, t,Li,g over
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
NaacpMembership
Up; Renewed
Effort Urged

NAACP membership campaigns
for 1852 are running well ahead
of last year and with continued
effort will be successful in reach
ing their announced goals or 60
ing over the top, Gloster B. Cur
rent director Of branches Of the
National Association for the Ad-
v5ncemcnt Of Colored People,
See NAACP-page eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
Eisenhower Tells Southerners
Equality of All Men Is Basic

"s republican nominee, Cen
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
11u up his southern invasion
wednesday here as he made
''ei Nackla on the racial issue.
reminded Little Rockians that
declaration of independence
all men are created equal.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
Avoid Shortage
By Taking Cash
VA Advises Vets

Veterans with service since the
start Of the Korean campaign who
are planning to go to school un-
der the Korean CT Bill were adj
vised this week by the Veterans
Administration Regional office in
Little Rock to take along enough
See vETS-page eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
Segregation CruI11b|ing In Dixie
Baltimore Opens School
Doors to Negro Students

Baltimore MdThe school board voted to admit Negroes
Tor the first time to one of the ciys white high schools last
week
Quietly without loud oratory or impassoned pleas this
old city Clipped out another little hole its wall between thu
CITY law requires segregation in public schools
The United States Supreme saws Negroes must he
offered equal public educational opportunities or admitted to
white schools "
The collision between these principals came when 16
Negro boys applied for special "A Course at Polytechnic
institute
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
Citizens To Hear
Negro Angle On
Bomber Base

All local citizens are invited to
attend a meeting at the EIks Rest
9l41-2 Gaines street, tonight Fri
day. at 800 O'Clock, to hear Ar
thur Phillips and Harry PGeifar
discuss the proposed Bomber Base
at Jacksonville The proposed
project will provide many jobs for
all citizens in its construction
and as an established base.
ply Your POLL TAX TedaY:-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

HAMPTON CO-ED-Miss Marion
BroadOus, the attractive and
charming daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. b. BroadOus, 1904 Cross
street, matricUiated in Hampton
Institute. Hampton Virginia, Mon
day. Miss BrOad0us is a product
of the Little Rock public school
system. She was graduated from
Dunbar high school in 1850 and
Dunbar Junior college in May,
1852. She is an active member
of the Mt. Zion Baptist church
where she served as general sec
rotary of the Sunday school for
two consecutive years and partici-
pated in the young peoples choir.
Her junior college activities were
centered around the school choir
and Student Christian association.
Her faithfulness to duty in her
church school and her worthwhile
interests indicate happiness and
success in her new environment
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

WOMENS DAY SPEAkER-Mrs. L. o. Crofon native of
Nashville will be the Womens Day speaker Miles Cha
pei CME church, East Capitol Avenue the
annual observance September Il at HOO a. Mrs.
CoftOn received her bachelor degree from the Mississippi
Industrial college, Holly Springs At present she Eng
fish instructor Chidress high school Nashville and
member of New Light CNIE church She sece-
tary of the NAACP The choir of the church will
der musical program the evening featuring
solosts and paniss Rev. f. d. Adams pastor Mrs
Wofford co-chairman along with Lillian Thomas
program committee of Miss L. NJ Hill jamie
Mckinley and Mrs A. S. Iian<ins
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

t,t,s Olo them that the founding
| q ~ made no mention of color
he Si,', The general appealed to
oini.AIe voters to end racial dis
istsra'' without forcing the
t,nd government to take a
Cha. huge audience which
wv 'he Republican rominee
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12
i no Drops Jim Crow
Friction Cleared; Negro
Enters A|l.White School

Cairo, Hl-lhe opening day of school in this southern
lloiS CITY saw sixty Negro pupils attending formerly all
Whlte elementary junior high and high schools without
ueha scene IN vivid contrast to the violence
Launched when Negro tried enter their children in
SChO last
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

Tech is a public high school for
white boys, Its "A Course" is a
high-speed four-year program for
talented youngsters who want to be
engineers. For SO years, its grad
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

-:Pay Your POLL TAX Toda
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

Pay Your POLL TAX Today
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

Pay Your POLL TAX Teda
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1952-09-12

PAY Your POLL TAX Today
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-13

Gilboa; Lee Mayes for Sharon; Mrs.
Harold Meyers for Belmore; and Re-
no Gratz for Pleasant. Juvenile re-
ports were given by Mrs. Harold
Meyers for Leipsic; Carl Phillips for
Gilboa and Lee Mayes for Sharon.
The group was invited to the 25th
anniversary meeting of the Sharon
grange on the evening of Dec. 5.
Charles Reese gave report on the
legislative work. The group voted to
purchase calendars for the coming
year. Deputy master Harold Meyers
announced that the annual officers
meeting including all Pomona Off
GERS, and of the subordinate oranges,
the masters, overseers, lecturers, sec
retaries, youth chairman and Home
Economics chairmen which We're new
ly elected will meet on Friday even
ing, Nov. %, at the Leipsic grange
hall to make the calendar for the
year.
The meetings Travelling Program"
on Nov. 10 and the 7th degree sup
per on the 18th at Pleasant grange
was announced. An auction was held
following the meeting. Refreshments
were served by Gilboa grange
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-13
Textile Painting
Meeting Subject

Textile painting instruction was
featured at a meeting of the Grove
Home Demonstration group We'd
nesday of last week in the home of
Mrs. William Nusbaum, with 27
members and guests attending.
Instruction was directed by Miss
Virginia Zirkle, Putnam county
home demonstration agent. Project
leaders were Mrs. Melville Basinger
and Mrs. Phares Bixel.
December meeting of the group
will be at 1 80 p m, Dec. 3, at the
home of Mrs. William Riggenbach.
Project for the meeting will be
Christmas appreciation, with Mrs
George Mullet and Mrs. Carl Dunlap
az project leaders.
Putnam county's home demonstra-
tion program is open to anyone in
terested, it was announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-13
Hold Services For
Mrs. Reichenbach

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah
Ann Reichenbach, ST, wife of John H.
Reichenbach, were conducted Satur-
day afternoon in the Pandora Grace
Mennonite church with burial in
Pleasant Ridge cemetery. The Rev.
Ernest j. Bohn officiated.
Mrs. Reichenbach died in her home
near Pandora late Wednesday night.
Death was attributed to coronary
thrombosis.
Born in Putnam county March 2,
1885, Mrs. Reichenbach lived most
of her life near Pandora. She was a
member of the Grace Mennonite
church and Missionary society.
In addition to her husband, she is
survived by three sons, Eldon o. and
David A, Columbus Grove, and Mill
ton o., Pandora; 10 grandchildren,
four sisters, Mrs. Frank Niswander,
Mrs. Emma Bixel, Mrs. Levi Melting
er and Mrs. Earl Crawfs, all of Bluff
ton.
The Paul Diller Funeral home was
in charge of arrangements.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-13
BluftOn Youth
Cast In OSU Plan

Addison Myers, a Bluffton student
at Ohio State university, has been
cast in the University Theatre play
ers production of Murder in the
Cathedral" to be staged November
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1952-11-13
THURSDAY. NOV. 13, 1852

Ills in the new St. Stephens Epis-
copal church located on w. Woodruff
avenue at High street, Columbus.
The play is a dramatization by T.
E. Eliot of the murder of Thomas
A. Beckett, archbishop of Canterbury.
Written for the 1885 Canterbury
to an ndefeated-unscored on season
come a modern classic.
The Miami times., 1952-09-13
HEROINEy OF
JERICHO PLAN
SPIRITUAL TEA

Sunday, September 28 is n e
date set by the ladies of Gethse-
name court No: 338 Heroines OF
Jericho for their spiritualist tea
which will be held at the home
of the Most Ancient Matron Sister
Serena Green, 1903 NV 5th ct.
The committee is making plans
to invite five hundred persons to
witness this affair from 4 pm. to
7 pm. The guests will be requir=@
ed to wear white attire. Several
groups will sing spirTtuals during
the evening
A spirituaaistic medium WILL
come to Miami To serve as the
message hearer..
Gethsemane court Heroines OF
Jericho, working under a charter
of the Free and. Accepted Masons
of Florida is extending an lnv1-
tation to all wives, mothers,
oaughters and sisters OF Master
Masons- to- become members Oh
this court. Intelligent christian
leadership predominates.