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Evening star., 1952-01-13
Richards Loses
For First Time.
In 81 Meets
Gehrmonn, Attlesey
Win Mile, Hurdles;
Two-Mile Record Set
By MerreII WhittIesey

~ NtSsbSu ""kbSSSy
Don Lag, University of Illinois
pole vaulter. took the spotlight
away from such track greats as
Don Gehrmann. Dick Attlesey and
the Rev. Bob Richards last night
when he cleared the bar at IS feet.
3 inches in a thrilling exhibition
in the fifth Evening Star Games
at the National Guard Armory.
A record capacity crowd Of $500
roared in approval as the 22-year-
old. 180-pound Laz went over the
magic 15-foot mark for the third
time. Earlier he had ended the
unbeaten streak of Richards, his
great rival. at 81 meets.
The major events followed the
form sheet as Gehrmann. Wiscon-
sins great miller. won the Junior
Chamber of Commerce Mile in
4 minutes, IA seconds; Attlesey
set an American indoor record Of
S.3 in the 70-yard high hurdles.
and Arthur Bragg of Morgan State
won The Evening Star sprint series
by sweeping the three dashes.
Crowd Largest Ever.
The outstanding development
late in the 27-event program was
a meet-record 9:05 by Horace Ash
enfelter in the Acacia Invitation
two-mile run. Georgetown's Char
ley Cappozzoli. who led for almost
a mile, was almost half lap
behind the speeding AShenfelter
at the end. It was no contest
once Ashenfelter took the lead.
But in the eyes of the largest
crowd ever to attend a track meet
here, the pole vault was the center
of interest.
Lag, Richards and Don Cooper,
the only men outside of the world
record holder. Cornelius Warmer
dam. ever to top Is feet, quickly
eliminated the rest of the am
bitious youngsters who were jump.
ing in company much too fast.
Laz cleared 14-feet-8 the first
time. Richards the third and the
. bespectacled Cooper didn't make
it in three tries. The bar was
thought to be at Is feet for the
jump-off between Richards and
: Laz.
{ Series of Thrills.
v Richards failed in his three At
tempts at the 15-foot bar, but
with every person in the Armory
= . watching the 6-foot-2 Lag, he
!, cleared what was thought to be
. Is feet and received a laundering
= ovation.
S Laz then decided to try for the
d world record and had the bar
set at 15-feet-9. But in measuring
the bar at that height, it was
q found the bar sagged a half inch
s on his last previous jump and
there was letdown feeling as
the public address: announcer, Jim
y Gibbons, told the crowd the of
!, ficial height was IA feet, Ilh
y inches.
! Obviously disappointed, Lac
\ then had the bar set at is feet 3
s inches. He was far short on his
e first try. The bar quivered but
fell on his second. and on the third
4 he cleared it.
e Tired but ambitious, Lag had the
bar set at 15-feet-9 but missed all
e three times, although on the last
+ Jump Richards told him he made
: about 15-feet-6 before nudging the
= bar into the sawdust pit.
: Il tried 15-feet-9 for expert
e ence," Laz said later.
Gehrmann. as is his custom. per-
mltted others to set the pace in
= the mile, but he never was far
= back. Gene Haynes Of the Navy
o olympic squad was the first leader.
Evening star., 1952-01-13

ITidrick registered the record
breaking 10th point with only
% seconds left.
Dick Schnittker of the Caps
and Wilkes-Barre's Earl Hawkins
tangled under the Barons' basket
late in the game and had to be
parted.
Evening star., 1952-01-13
Thrills $500 at Star Games BY Vaung IS Feet Inches
Win, Lose, or Draw
By FRANCIS sTANN

THE NEXT OWNER Of the Washington Baseball Club If
given reasonable shot, at the controlling by Clark
Griffith or his heirs may be Buddy Myer The ex-Nat
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Continued on Page B-4, Col. s.
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(see TOUCHDOWN CLUB, BIS
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(see NcAA, Page B-2o
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(see NAVY. Page B-2.)
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tsee PRO GAME. Page BAL
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Slaughter hooked in the goal
to put the Caps over the 100
mark at 5:3l Of the final and Hal
Evening star., 1952-01-13

(see SUMMARIES. Page B-43
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1952-02-01
WHAT DO THEY MEAN
BY CITIZENSHIP?

MANY EDUCATORS. schools and
youth groups apparently have adopt
ed the tenet that the individual must
subordinate his life to the life and
interest Of the group.
In the school, the class, grade or
room is the group, and here the in
dividuals are taught community
life. Examinations are discarded so
the bright may not show higher
grades than the slow and so upset
the peaceful living of the group by
boasting higher marks.
All in this room must be kept to-
gether until all graduate. There is
no flunking or denotion. Learning
is not required, just happy adjust
ment of each to the group.
It is fortunate that majority Of
our schools have not accepted this
theology, but a start is being made.
Country eighth graders do not now
take an examination to pass the
grade. Each simply presents note
book which is an autobiography of
his life and works.
The National Education assoeia-
ton is said to sponsor Progressive
Education. Lately the term citizen
ship" has crept in. Our schools are
teaching citizenship" What kind
of citizenship? The kind based upon
free enterprise, hard work and in
dividual initiative or the kind
based upon group action, govern
ment handouts and welfare grants?
Culture? The kind that comes
from deep appreciation of learning
in all its facets or the kind that
comes from superficial participation
in community or group living?
Health? The kind that comes from
active effort, shifting for ones self
of striving for place in our econo-
my or a healthy group that hold:
that society owes them living anc
if society does not come across, theI
it is just too bad?-G. H. Whitman
Blaine County.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1952-02-01
Leuers to The Editor

Constructive letters on subjects Of general
rural interest will re published under this
heading as space permits. Comparatively short
letters must necessarily be favored, although
excerpts from longer letters may be used
Montana Farmer-StOckman may OF may mot
agree with the opinions expressed.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1952-02-01
CLEAR SEWERS or ROOTS.
GREASE WITH HOT WATER

MANY PEOPLE, both in the city
and in the country, have trouble at
times with their plumbing and
sewer systems. Frequently the
plumbing in the building becomes
clogged with grease accumulating
and hardening in the pipes.
Again. if the discharge pipes from
the building are of tile, tree and
shrub roots frequently get into them
and grow and enlarge and plug off
the flow. When this occurs, espe-
cially in winter time, it can be
very expensive job to remedy, as
well as cause lot of inconvenience.
These conditions can be easily and
cheaply prevented in most cases.
Just set up the heater under the hot
water tank and get the water to the
boiling point or nearly so. Then
open every hot water faucet in the
building and flush the system thor
oughly. This will remove all hard
ened grease and kill all the little
rootlets in the tile line so they soon
wither and float away.
Do this every 80 to 60 days and
your sewer system will always be
open and free. Don't forget of
course to turn your heater down
after flushing the system.-E. A.
Parkinson, Cascade County.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1952-02-01

Forming is hazardous business. Gu0rd
carefully against accident but protect your
self from loss by taking out a Montuno
Farmer Stockmun SPECIAL ACCIDENT
INSURANCE POLICY Full information on
request Write Insurance Dept. Montunu
Furmer-Stockmun Great Falls. Mont.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-07-12

for Southern university, but in
creased the expenditures for small
er white institutions.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-07-12

Waterproof Circus tent will be To-
Gated at Mill st.
This 1852 season for the Rabbit
Foot Co. marks the 10th consecu-
tive year that this the worlds larg-
est and best colored show has made
an annual tour throughout the
southland and numerous other stat
es in the nation where it has al
ways been received with a warm
welcome, high praise and great ac-
claim by vast audiences of all
races.
Everything is new but the name
this season., states the new man.
agement of the Rabbit Foot Co.
New Costumes New Scenery
:. New Equipment and New Man,
moth Circus tent in which is pre-
sented new novelty acts {. Sensa-
tional specialities and clever inno-
vations.
Special emphasis has been given
to the comedy productions this year
presented by merry group of the
funniest colored comedians in the
show world from New York, New
Orleans, Memphis and Miami. They
provide hilarious fun, ib-tickling
mirth and side splitting laughter
at their every appearance.
Feminine pulchritude is present
ed in abundance in this sepia musi-
cal comedy by the high.bro fol-
lies, A fast stepping, f!ashy cos
TUNED and youthful chorus recruit
ed from the finest shows and night
clubs in America.
Minstrel music fills the air I'M
der the big top of the famous Rab-
bit Foot Co. tent theatre, rendered
by a large Dixieland band and
Rhythm Orchestra playing the
latest and most popular in every
thing from swing to sweet in a
delightful and pleasing style.
The large array of vocal talent
on the Rabbit Foot show this year
is the finest ever presented and
has been described by music critics
thusly; golden voices from silver
throated song birds of the SOUTH
Dansipation is one Of the high
lights # the show this year fea-
turing expert dancers in Adagio
Acrobat:c, Eccentric, Contortion
Ballroom, and old time favorite
routines Including "Shuffle", Buck
& Wing, etc.
] This musical comedy minstre,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-07-12
More Money For
Negro Colleges

BATON ROUGE, La, July T
The largest money bill in this
states history was passed last week
by the legislature. Southern uni
versity and Grambling college were
allocated 100000 and 100000 re-
spectively in BIENNIAL Increases.
Previous administrations had re-
fused to appropriate adequate sums
for the maintenance of the institu-
tons.
Southern university's high school
program has been woefully affect
ed because there is not sufficient
accommodations for students who
have applied for admission. The
last session Of the legislature,
dominated by the Long regime,
sharply curtailed the appropriation
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-07-12
National.
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ton, the orders charity depart
ment, has established a Tubercu-
losis research clinic at Freeman's
Hospital, Washington, d. G.; and
Cancer research trust at Homer G.
Phillips Hospital, Saint Louis, Mis-
souri,. Reports are expected in the
fields of study grants made in CO.
operation with the American Can
Ger Society.
Delegates will hear reports on
the work of the Public Relations
Department in its field of Public
affairs and the progress report of
one year of study by the Educa-
tional Department, a department
established during the 1851 con-
vention. Other department heads
and officers of the fraternity will
present detailed accounts Of their
activities during the year.
Convention highlights include the
annual Arabic guarded patrols,
Marching clubs and bands Parade
on Wednesday afternoon, August
20, competitive drills in Tech High
School gymnasium, a singing con-
test, the Imperial Potentate's Ball
and a ceremonial.
The sixth annual Shriners' Tai
ent and Beauty Pagent is scheduled
at Tech High School at $3.50 P. M.
Wednesday, August 20 under the
direction of Booker T. Alexander,
Detroit, Michigan, Imperial Pro-
motional Director. Talented young
ladies, representing Temples from
various sections Of the nation, will
vie for more than $4,000 in educa-
tional scholarships and the title of
"Miss Shrine Princesses-1952"
Miss Gypsy Dawn Manor, New
York City, is the present title
holder and will appear at the
browning of her successor.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-07-12

faction, are setting the world on
tire down there. You must under
stand this is a Democratic state
and they've got it air-tight, They
won't let us register Negroes in
Mississippi, you know"
The Howard statement over
looked the fact of a growing num-
Der Of Negro voters in Mississippi
which is now estimated to be up
wards Of 10000 and increasing
rapidly because of the increasing
opportunity of Negro political par
ticipation of Negroes in the state
The Black and Tan victory Fri
day was further consolidated when
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-07-12

show known as the greatest and
best colored show in the world can
also be referred to as the cleanest
and most wholesome amusement
and entertaining enterprise on
tour, that's why ladies', gentlemen
and children of all races look for
ward and welcome the Rabbit Foot
Co. each season as they have for
the past 40 years.
Doors open at popular prices 7
pm. followed by one hour concert
by the Rabbit Foot Co. Dixieland
Band stage performance starts
promptly at pm.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-07-12

the credentials committee by a
1872 vote gave them the right to
the contested seats.
The group faced one more hur-
die however in the apparent deter
mination Of the Eisenhower back
ers to carly the fight on seating
the contested delegation to the
floor of the convention which is
expected for Wednesday.
The consensus is that even in
the floor fight the Howard group
Will ne seated largely because of
the fear that to do otherwise might
offend the Negro voters of the
country.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-07-12
OAKWOOD FOUNTAIN AND Grill,

of
former students OF Campbell College The lakewood Fountain
find the BEST
O>
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Perry Howard -.
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and that in the distribution of the
patronage white people only were
given the jobs.
These sources also point OUT
that coming to the convention al
ready pledged to Taft who has had
the support of Howard for the past
twelve years, may also mean that
the Black and Tan group may not
be given the patronage if Eisen-
hover is elected president.
Howard who has peen living in
WASHINGTON, d. c., for the past
twenty-five years, and who has
rarely returned to Mississippi ex-
cept to hold the Republican State
convention during election years
has been often charged with hav-
ing little and no real interest in
the conditions of Negroes, and of
the Republican party in Missis-
sippi.
The latest ouch charge against
Howard was made by Columnist
Drew Pearson in his Washington
Merry Go Round" Of last Saturday
! Under the heading "Ahsentee COP
Landlords" during which several
absentee COP Landlords were
named Pearson says:
'The real issue at stake in the
battle to seat delegates at Chicago
is more important than whether
Eisenhower or Taft is nominated.
1t gets down to the basic question
of whether the Republican party
really wants to function in the
South.
Once every four years, Repub-
Leans have a chance to demon
strate whether they mean what
they say about organizing the
South by breaking up the GOF
absentce-landlord feudal system
which Keeps the Republican party
IN a more degraded state of peon-
age than tenant farmers on the
worst Mississippi plantation.'
Speaking of Howard, Pearson
said:
"Another absentee political land
lord is the Republican National
Committeeman from Mississippi,
Perry Howard, Negro attorney
living in Washington. Mr.. How
ard is just as much a pillar of the
Negro community in Washington
as Mr.. Morris is of the white COM
munity.
He seldom goes to Mississippi,
has no more influence in Missis-
isippi than the Shah of Persia, but
hs able to deliver neat bloc of
Mississippi delegates to Taft. Sen
ator Taft, incidentally, gratefully
for Southern university, but in
creased the expenditures for small
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put Mr.. Howard on the Senate
payroll as a postoffice clerk when
the Republicans controlled Con-
gress.
The only way you build up a
political party is. by living near
and among the voters. The abb
sentee landloard system and the
pocketbook delegates which Repub-
licans seem to want continued in
the South will never build up a
party"
Howard justified Pearson's con
cluslon IN a statement to the press
when he was quoted as saying:
Il don't claim we, the Howard
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-07-12
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL.

On the basis of data compiled
in taking the 1850 census, it is
revealed that among the 87,675, 900
Americans, aged rs or more, seven
out of ten finished elementary
school, one Of three finished high
school and one of sixteen was a
college graduate.
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Church Group...
Continued from Page One)

IVU1TIIITUeU HUH I age OHHJ
and Mr.. Jacob Blaustein, Balti-
more, Nd, president of the Am
erican Jewish Committee.
The code calls for organizing
non-partisan, non-sectarian com
mittees in every community in the
United States "to keep a watchfuI
eye on campaign activities and tc
call to the attention of political
leaders any instances Of appeals
based on religious or racial preiu-
dice"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-07-12
Rabbits Foot
Show Coming To
Jackson July II

F. S. Wolcott's - Original Rab-
bit Foot Minstrels, a name as well
known as Santa Claus is coming to
Jackson for an engagement of one
night only, July II. The Mammoth
Evening star., 1952-07-20
Hioher Moth Is 1-2-3 for ShokuntoIo

twice in intermediate mathe-
matics. That seems to surprise
people. but I am aware Of no
connection between my gift
and everyday matters of liv-
ing, such as school studies. I
have to write down telephone
numbers or I forget them. Only
certain types of problems can
be solved by my gift, anyway.
After I failed in mathematics
for the second time, I became
discouraged and went to live in
a mutt"
"In a what?"
I'm a mutt. That Is q re-
ligious temple presided over by
a Swamiji. After I had been
there a while, however, the
Swamiji told me that my gift
was unique and should not be
withheld from the world"
Can you describe the proc
esses by which you arrive at
your answers?"
II am always asked that. I
stop thinking, and the answer
comes. If I try to think, 1t de-
lays the answer. It is a faculty
Unborn in me. and I neither
understand it nor try to.
Usually. as soon as hear q
question, the answer flashes
into my mind"
Your reporter. at this point,
slyly glanced at a piece Of paper
he had laboriously prepared,
and asked: what is the cube
root of 3.375 multiplied by the
cube root Of 117,649 divided by
50"
"147." said Shakuntala, sti-
fling a yawn, and adding, almost
apologetically: II am usually
given problems that present
difficulties Of one sort or an
other"
Gould you give me an ex-
ample?" asked the abashed re-
porter.
well. over your television I
was asked to extract the fifth
root of 1.804,229,351. I had a
headache that evening, and it
I took me nearly three seconds.
It is II. of course"
"Of course said your re-
porter.
My goal" said Shakuntala,
"iS to be able to extract oath
roots"
Your reporter, described SEAC,
the Bureau of Standards
mechanical brain, to Shakun-
tala. but she expressed only
lukewarm interest in 1t. ME.
chanical calculators so often
are wrong" she said. mildly.
In Rome. they had two calcu-
lating machines to check my
answers, and one Of them was
wrong all the time. / believe
. cog had slipped. somewhere
inside"
Here. obviously. was the key
to Shakuntala's genius. Her
coss 4 vsr dip.
Evening star., 1952-07-20
BY chorIes Cooke

Shakuntala. My uncle told my
father what had done and I
gave private demonstrations
after that in my native town Of
Bangalore. until my first public
appearance. when was 8.
at Central College, Bangalore.
followed by one at st. Joseph's
College, Trichinopoly. My third
public demonstration was given
at the Jaganatha Bhaktha
Sabha, my fourth at the Chen
nepuri Andrha Maha Saba. my
fifth"
"Er-tell me about your ia
ther." said your reporter.
"He is a Brahman. a retired
landowner, and his name is
Ashtavadhani Coimbatore v.
Sundaraja Bao." She didn't
say what the v stands for.
I'm ALL" said Mr.. Lowe, "she
11dC S1tC1 4sVA1 uCAAOAAoUA dtAOAAo
to date, and has answered over
a million mathematical ques-
tions without an error" (By in
teresting coincidence, 1,024 is
the tenth power Of 2 and/or
the fifth power Of ~
Mr.. Lowe handed over a fat
scrapbook full Of ecstatic no.
tices. Your reporter noted that
she was called, in Switzerland,
"Das Indische Rechenwunder"::
in France. miracle des mathe-
matiques";; in Italy. "calcolatrice
prodigio";; in Sweden, "Indiska
amtematik-geni," and In Nor
way. In a patiently hysterical
superlative, "Einstein's over
mann."
Where did you go to school
and what did you study?" asked
your reporter.
II went to the Women's
Christian College in Madras"
said Shakuntala. "and failed
Evening star., 1952-07-20

On two successive days
recently, q young lady from
India thoroughly astonished two
disparate groups Of Washing
tonians-f1rst a gathering OF
mathematicians from nearby
universities, then a press con-
ference of reporters. The young
lady later appeared on local
radio and TV programs, ana
astonished her listeners and
viewers.
Astonishing people is an old
story to her, though she is only
21, for she is one Of the worlds
foremost lightning calculators.
Tricks Of her trade. performed
almost instantaneously and
without recourse to pencil and
paper, consist Of such things as
the fifth root Of 10-digit
numbers, multiplying numbers
whose product comes out in the
quintillions. naming the day
any date falls on from 1900
to 1860, and so on. She has
just concluded two-year tour
Of India. Europe and the
British West Indies.
Her name was quoted in one
local paper as Kumari Shakun-
tala Bao and in another as
Srimathi Shakuntala Devi.
This reporter, unable to curb
his desire to meet a parsonage
as exotic and fabulous as a
Hindu lightning calculator,
sought her out for an interview.
Luckily. he found her still In
town, though scheduled to de-
part soon for New York and a
coast-to-coast tour.
The interview was held at
the Wisconsin avenue home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira M. Lowe. Mr..
Lowe is a Washington lawyer
who has undertaken, as a sort
of sideline, the management Of
the prodigy's American tour.
Mr.. Lowe said, by way Of
starting things off: "She speaks
Hindi, Kanada. Telugu. Tamil
and English" Your reporter,
after some thought, selected
English and fired his first Ques-
tion: What is your correct
name?"
"Shakuntala Devi will serve"
she said, although the others
given in your papers were both
correct, too. in a way. 'Shak-
untala' means The baby who
was brought up by the birds
and 'Devi' means Miss
In closeup. she turned out to
be aristocratically small l-boned,
meditatively sloe-eyed, gracious
green sari and was charming to
the nth degree.
What about the story" asked
your reporter, that your gift
first became apparent when you
were 51a, when you looked over
your uncle's shoulder OF q cube
root problem he was trying to
solve. and gave him the right
The aapry Is true" said