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Evening star., 1952-06-14
Benjamin Young, IS,
Spanish War Veteran,
Dies at Home Here

Benjamin Franklin Young, IS
veteran of the Spanish American
War and retired automobile sales
man. died at his home, 81 Rock
Creek Church road, Thursday
after long illness.
| Mr.. Young had been resident
of Washington 80 years. He was
employed in the automobile bust
ness here with H. B. Leary, jr.
& Bros, and L. P. Steuart. Inc.
| Born in Kentucky, Mr.. Young
served with the United States
Army in the Philippines during
the Spanish American War. For
a time during World War I he
served with the Chinese Supply
Commission.
He was a member OF the Henry
w. LaWton Post, No. 4, Spanish
American War Veterans; the
Washington Lodge No. Is of the
IElks and the Masons. Washington
Centennial Lodge No. IA.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Sara S. Young; two sons,
Herbert Scott Young of Miami
and Richard Francis Young,
U. S. NJ, of Memphis, Tenn.
Funeral services will be held at
l pm. Monday at the S. H. Hines
funeral home. Burial will be in
Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1952-06-14

the stronger. more vigorous and
happier our Nation becomes.
That is why, six years ago, I
created the Presidents Commit
tee on Civil Rights. Nearly five
years have passed since this
committee made it's report to me
and to the whole American peo-
pie. Today, want to talk about
some of the progress that has
been made in those five years.
Back in 1947, a good many
people advised me not to raise
this whole question of civil
rights. They said it would only
make things worse. But you
can't cure a moral problem, or
a social problem, by ignoring it.
1t is no service to the coun-
try to turnsaway from the hard
problems-to ignore injustice
and human suffering. 1t is SIM
ply not the American way of
doing things. OF course, there
are always lot of people whose
motto is Don't rock the boat"
They are so afraid of rocking
the boat, that they stop rowing.
We can never get ahead that
way.
If something is wrong. the
thing to do is to dig it out, find
why it is wrong, and take SEN
sible steps to put it right. We
are all Americans together. and
we can solve our hard problems
together. including the problem
of race relations.
The experience Of the last
five years demonstrates clearly
that this is true. Instead of
making things worse, our efforts
in the field of civil rights have
made things better-better in
all aspects of our national life,
and in all parts of our country.
One of my Southern friends
said the other day, "The last
five years are the best years in
race relations this country has
ever had" And the record
proves it.
Evening star., 1952-06-14
James D. Ca||an, 49,
with Maritime Board

James D. Callan, 40, a native
WaShingtonian and accountant
with the Maritime Board, died
Thursday in his home at 5000
Fifth street NV. after a long
illness.
Mr.. Callan was the son of the
late James G. Callan and the late
Susan Cumberland Callan, both
lifetime residents Of Washing
ton. Mr.. Callan had been in
Government service for "a years
He was educated in District
schools and was a veteran OF
World War II.
He is survived by a brother,
Joseph P. Callan Of Arlington;
five sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth G.
Poore of Bethesda, Mrs. Marcella
Kreiter of 5608 Eighth street NV,
Mrs. Catherine Jackson. Miss
Dorothy P. and Miss Eleanor F.
Callan, all of the FIFTH street ad-
dress.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 am. Monday at the S. H
Hines Funeral Home, 2901 Four
teenth street NV. Mass will be
offered at 10 am. in the Church
of the Nativity, Thirteenth and
Peabody streets.
Burial will be in Arlington Gem
etery.
Evening star., 1952-06-14
Progress Being Made
InFieId of Housing

In the field Of housing, we
have also been making progress.
The congested. segregated areas
in our great cities are breeding
grounds of poverty, delinquency,
and poor health. We have been
trying to improve conditions in
these areas. A major step was
taken in this direction when
the Supreme Court outlawed
the enforcement of restrictive
covenants, which so often
make bad housing conditions
worse.
We have begun to make prog
ress in public housing also. In
1850, lit local public housing
projects were freely opened to
families of all races and creeds.
This is an eight-fold increase in
eight years. And in the last few
years, nine States and eight
cities have forbidden discrim-
ination of segregation in public
housing.
Another problem is that Of
protecting the right to safety
and security of the person.
There is no more important
duty of Government. We must
protect our citizens from mob
violence. And here again we,
have been moving forward.
In the last five years, two
States have enacted anti-lynch-
ing laws, and four States and
six cities have passed laws
against wearing masks in public.
The civil rights section of the
Department of Justice and the
FBI have used their powers to
reinforce the State and local
law enforcement agencies. The
latest instance was in Illinois,
where the State Governor
stopped an outbreak of mob
violence and the Federal au-
thorities brought to justice the
local law enforcement officers
who abetted the mob.
This kind of action hasn't in
terfered with States rights or.
upset our system of Government.
Most of our citizens, wherever
they live, have welcomed it. They
want to be helped in suppress
ing lynching. And they would
be helped by Federal legislation
to safeguard the rights of in
dividuals when local law en-
forcement officers fail in their
duty. Such legislation ought to
be on the books.
Evening star., 1952-06-14
Our Nation Is Great
Because of Diversity

This American Nation OF ours
Is great because of it's diversity
because it is people drawn
from many lands and many cul-
lures. bound together by the
ideals of human brotherhood.
We must remember these things
as we go forward in our efforts
for world peace.
We should realize that much
of the trouble in the world to-
day is the result Of false ideas
of racial superiority. In the past.
the conduct of the democratic
nations has too often been
marred by a racial pride that
has left its scars on the rela-
tions between East and West.
Today, as we reach a fuller
understanding of the brother
hood of man, we are laying
aside these old prejudices. We
are working with the new ma
tions of Asia and Africa as
equals. Anything less would be
a betrayal of the democratic
ideals we profess. Better than
any other country, the United
States can reach out. through
our diversity of races and ORR
gins, and deal as man to man
with the different peoples Of
the globe.
In this way-in this spirit
we can help other peoples to
build better lives for themselves.
We can show that free peoples
working together can change
misery to happiness.
There are those who have
said that this is Americas CEN
tury, but we want it to be more
than that. We want it to be
humanity's century. If all the
people of the world, including
the people Of the Soviet Union.
could know and appreciate this
fact, lasting peace and universal
justice would not be a dream.
They would be a reality. With
courage, with vision, and with
Gods help, We will yet make
these ideals a reality around the
world.
Evening star., 1952-06-14

zens to participate in our po-
litical life have increased steadi-
ly and rapidly. Court decisions
have given protection to the
right of equal participation in
primary elections.
These are notable advances.
But there is still a lot to do.
The poll tax and other dis
criminatory restrictions on vot-
ing should be removed in all the
States.
Second, let's take the field of
education.
I am glad to say that the
principle of no discrimination
the principal that has always
been followed here at Howard
University-is the law of this
country today in institutions of
higher learning supported by
public funds. Since the court
decisions outlawing discrimina-
ton. more than a thousand Neg
70 graduate and professional
students have been accepted by
ten State universities that were
closed to Negroes before. In the
last five years, legislation has
been passed in ten other States
to abolish segregation or dis
elimination in schools and col
leges.
And the gloomy prophecies Of
the opponents of civil rights
have not been fulfilled. The uni
versities have not been deserted.
On the contrary, the faculties
and students of the universities
which are now open to all have
welcomed and accepted the new
students on their merits as in
dividuals.
This is only one instance of
the way educational opportuni-
ties have been opening up to
Negroes in recent years. Since
1880. the enrolment of Negro
college students has gone up
eight times. Just stop and think
what that means. For every 100
Negro college students enrolled
in 1880 there are 800 today.
Evening star., 1952-06-14

by our Constitution. The full
force and power of the Federal
Government must stand behind
the protection of rights guaran-
teed by our Federal Constitu-
ton.
In this country of ours that
we all love so much. we have
built a way of life that has
brought more satisfaction to
more people than any other that
has ever been devised. Our
American way of life is the envy
and the admiration of people
everywhere in the world. But
this fact should not make us
proud and arrogant. 1t places
a heavy-a critical-responsi-
bility upon us.
The technical skills and
knowledge that have been
brought to such perfection in
our country depend upon scien-
tific discoveries that have come
to us from all over the world.
We have used this knowledge to
build for ourselves a prosperous
and happy country, but we know
that we hold these skills in trust
for all mankind. 1t is not our
way to use the power that has
come to us to oppress or victim
ize others. Our way is to use the
power that has come to us to
lift up the weak and the down.
trodden.
In many countries of the
world, misery, poverty and poor
health are widespread. Some Of
these countries were formerly
possessions or colonies. Their
people are now determined to
improve their welfare and to
preserve national independence.
And we can help those new
countries reach their goals.
One Of the means to do this
is our Point Four program.
through which we are helping
to bring better health, more
education, more and better food
to millions of people. Graduates
of this university are working
on Point -Four teams in many
countries throughout the world.
Negro professional workers from
this and other universities are
helping to cure sickness in
Burma and Lebanon. to in
crease farm output in Liberia,
to improve education in Ethi-
opia and Iran. They are work.
ing in India, and Thailand. and
Indo-C China. In these and other
countries, Americans are work.
ing together. regardless of race.
creed, or ancestry, to help the
progress of mankind.
Evening star., 1952-06-14
John kenIy Bacon, 48;
Retired State Official

John Kenly Bacon, 48, a retired
foreign service officer who served
as press officer in the State
Department here in 1914 and 1945,
died yesterday of a heart attack
at his home in Hoosick Falls. N. Y.
Mr.. Bacon retired from the
foreign service in 1948 because
|of i'll health. His last assignment
was as consul at Quebec, Canada.
A native Of Wilmington, N. c..
he entered the foreign service in
1890 and served abroad as well as
lin the State Department here.
He is survived by his wife and
Ia son. Funeral services will be
held in Boston Monday afternoon.
Evening star., 1952-06-14
Segregated Armed Units
Called Nonsense

There has been a great deal
of talk about the need for
segregation in the armed serv-
ices. Some of our greatest gen.
erals have said that our forces
had to have segregated units.
But our experience has proved
that this was nonsense.
Quite some time ago, the
Navy and the Air Force elimi-
mated all racial distinctions, and
the Army has been moving step
by step toward this goal. For
over two years. every soldier
coming into a training unit has
been assigned on basis of indi-
vidual merit without racial dis
tinction. In the Far East, when
Gen. Ridgway took command,
he ordered the progressive
integration of all the troops in
his command, and you have
seen the results in the wonder
full performance of our troops in
Korea. Only recently, similar
order was issued by the Euro
pean command at the direction
of the Secretary of the Army.
From Tokyo and Heidelberg
these orders have gone out that
will make our fighting forces a
more perfect instrument of
democratic defense.
All these matters have been
taken care of in a quiet and
orderly way. The prophets of
doom have been proved wrong.
The civil rights program has
not weakened our country-it
has made our country stronger.
It has not made us less united
it has made us more united.
The progress we have made
so far is a source of deep salts
faction to all of us. But that
does not mean we have reached
the goal or that we can stop
working. Much remains to be
done.
Voluntary action can carry
us a long way. and we must
encourage it. State and local
legislation is a necessity. and
we must have it. But let us
remember this: The Presidents
Committee on Civil Rights led
the way. The debate over the
civil rights program has stimu-
lated much of the progress Of
the last five years. We still need
the legislation I recommended
to the Congress in 1948. Only
two of the recommendations I
made in my civil rights pro-
gram have been adopted so far.
I shall continue, in Office and
out, to urge the Congress to
adopt the remainder.
Evening star., 1952-06-14
True Institution
OF Higher Learning

This university has been a
true institution of higher learn
ing which has helped to enrich
American life with the talents
of a gifted people.
For example. every soldier and
every civilian who receives the
life-saving gift of a TRANSMISSION
from a blood bank can be CRATE
full to this university. For it
was the work of a distinguished
Howard University professor,
the late DR.. Charles Drew, that
made possible the very first
blood bank in the whole world.
This is a practical illustration
of the fact that talent and
genius have no boundaries of
race, or nationality, or creed.
The United States needs the
imagination, the energy. and the
skills. of every one of our
citizens.
Howard University has rec
ognized this from the beginning.
It has accepted among it's stu
dents, faculty and trustees, rep
resentatives of every race, every
creed and every nationality.
I wish I could say to you who
are graduating today that no
opportunity to use your Skills
and knowledge would ever be
denied you. I can say this: I
know what it means not to have
opportunity. I wasn't able to go
to college at all. I had to stay
at home and work my family's
farm. You have been able to
get the college education that is
so important to every one in
this country. Some of us are
denied opportunity for eco
nomic reasons. Others are de-
MED opportunity because of ra-
cial prejudice and discrimina-
ton. I want to see things
worked out so that every one
who is capable of it receives a
good education. And I want
to see every one have a chance
to put his education to good use,
without unfair discrimination.
Our country is founded on the
proposition that all men are
created equal. This means that
they should be equal before the
law. They should enjoy equal
political rights. And they should
have equal opportunities for
education, employment and de-
cent living conditions.
Evening star., 1952-06-14
Clusters Kin Eyes Air Force

ST. LOUIS (P).-William Ma
son Custer. a sophomore at South
ern Illinois University, hopes to
get a commission in the Air Force
If he is successful he will be the
first in his family name in service
since his great-great-uncle, Gen
George A. Custer, perished with
his men at the famous Indian
massacre in 1876.
Evening star., 1952-06-14
HIT Mrinurtattt
YOUNG, BENJAMIN F. washingt

FRICK. LOUIS r. In loving memory Of
our loving son and brother, LOUIS F.
FRICk, who died two years ago today.
June IA, 1850.
May the Lord Of earth and Heaven
Give your humble spirit rest
In the land above, where all is love,
May you be ever bleSt.
THE FRICK FAMILY.
JONES. JAMIE E. In loving memory OF
my dear mother, JAMIE E. JONES, who
passed away four years ago today, June
IA, l94S.
The angels are safely guarding
sacred and silent grave,
For in it lies a precious one.
l loved. but could not save.
DEVOTED DAUGHTER, LOUISE. :
father, JOHN F. MCMAHON. who passed
away suddenly two years ago today, June
IA. 1850.
We do not know the pain he bore.
We did not see him die;
We only know he went away
DAuGHTERs, GERTRUDE, MILDRED
my dear father, WILLIAM OTTO, who
departed this life twenty-five years agc
today, June IA, 1927.
How sweet to sleep where all Is peace
Where all lifes throbbinss cease
And pain is lulled to rest.
MAY.
RICK, MABEL AGNES. In loving memory
of MAGNIFICENT MABEL, devoted wife
and great teacher.
| I cannot say, and will not say
| That she is dead. She is Just awayl
With CHEEKY smile and wave of the
hand,
| She had wandered into an unknown land
| Think Of her farins on. as dear
| In the love of there as the love of here
SIR ERNEST.
UMSTEAD, FLORENCE E. In memory O.
| our dear daughter and sister, FLORENCE
| Z. UMSTEAD. who departed this lift
seven years ago today. June IA, 1945.
So often we think and wish you wert
| here. but God knows best. He is too gooc
| Memory is the only thing grief can cal
| its own. May her soul rest in peace.
| THEODoRE AND ROSETTA EDWARDS
AND FAMILY.
Evening star., 1952-06-14
Proud of Progress
In Fair Empioymenf

Now I would like to speak of
something that gives me con-
siderable pride. That is the
progress in fair employment in
Federal service.
If there is any place where
fair employment practices
Evening star., 1952-06-14
Cannot Leave Matters
Up to States Alone

I am not one of those who feel
that we can leave these mat
ters up to the States alone, or
that we can rely solely on the
efforts of men of good will. Our
Federal Government must live
up to the ideals professed in our
Declaration of Independence
and the duties imposed upon it
Evening star., 1952-06-14
Progress Has Been Made
But Tasks Still Await Us

I should like to turn to the
record now. and speak Of the
progress that has been made,
and the tasks that still await
US.
First, in the field Of political
rights. In the last five years.
two more States. Tennessee and
South Carolina, have abolished
the poll tax. Now there are only
five poll tax States. where there
were eleven, not so long ago.
Opportunities for all out citi-
Evening star., 1952-06-14

ought to prevail, it is the Fed
eral Government. But expert
ence shows that the depart
ments and agencies of the Fed
eral Government, no less than
other organizations, need to be
helped and encouraged. Some
times they need to be COM
PEELED. In 1948, I set up a Fair
Employment Board in the Civil
Service Commission. This board
has gone about it's task quietly
and effectively, and has done a
great deal to insure the success
of our non-discrimination
policy.
The Federal Government
makes billions of dollars worth
of contracts every year to buy
the things it needs. The money
to pay for these contracts comes
from all the people. without dis
elimination. For over 10 years
we have had a policy that every
Government contract must con-
tain a clause binding the con-
tractor and his Sub-contractorS
to practice non-discrimination.
But it is not always easy to be
sure that such clause is being
followed in practice. To meet
that situation, I set up a Com
mittee on Government Contract
Compliance last year. It is the
duty of that committee to work
with the contracting agencies
and to help them get better
compliance with the rule Of
non-discrimination.
States and cities have also
been going ahead to see that
fair employment practices are
followed in their Jurisdictions.
In the last few years II States
and 20 municipalities have
adopted fair employment laws.
Unions and employers in many
places have voluntarily done
away with the color bar. And
the results have been peaceful
and beneficial. None of the
disorder that was SO freely pre-
dicted has taken place.
Some of the greatest progress
of all has been made in the
armed services. Service in the
armed forces Of our country is
both a duty and a right Of
citizenship. Every man or wom-
an who enters one of our serv-
ices is certainly entitled to equal
treatment and equal oppor-
tunity.
Evening star., 1952-06-14
Nation Grows Stronger
By Procticinq Belief

This is our belief, and we
know it Is right. We know it
is morally right. And we have
proved, by experience. that the
more we practice that belief,
Evening star., 1952-06-14
Text of Trumans Civil Rights Talk at Howard University

The tolloWing is a tert of
President Trumdn's address at
Howard Uniuersity's commence
ment exercises yesterday:
I am happy to be here at this
Howard University commence
ment.
DR.. Johnson has asked me to
come to your commencement
several times, and I am glad
that was able to do it before
the end of my term in office.
You who are graduating here
today can always be proud of
this university. This institu-
ton was founded in 1867 to give
meaning to the principles of
freedom, and to make them
work.
The founders of this univer-
sity had a great vision. They
knew that the slaves who had
been set free needed a center of
learning and higher education.
They could foresee that many
of the Freedmen, if they we're
given the chance, would take
their places among the most
gifted and honored American
citizens. And that is what has
happened. The long list of dis
tinguished Howard alumni
proves that the vision of those
who established this university
WAS nrofoLndIv true.
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Hnuriltttn
LENKIN. y

LENKTN, MAX. The unveiling of n1onu-
ment to the memory of MAX LENkIN
will take place Sunday, June -, 1852. at
i o'clock noon. at the Ohev Shololn
Cemetery. Relatives and friends invited.
l5
Evening star., 1952-06-14
Cape ST. marp's 5perial!

Modern room house
with income possibiii-
ties. Living room with
fireplace, dining room,
3 bedrooms, b . I b,
equipped kitchen, two
screened porches, full
basement; oil heat, 112
acres overlooking the
Patuxent River.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
FASHION SWITCHES

Spring is still around the cor
ner" as the old saying goes, and
our readers have ample time left
before Easter to get out that old
spring coat that has been hanging
in the closet for the past two years,
and see what can be done. Short
jackets, bolerO style, are quite in
style this spring. Bat-wing sleeves,
elose-fitting along the arms, and
cuffs that turn back at the wrists.
are some interesting highlights.
Buttons can add style to any coat
They could be placed as fasteners
at an angle from the shoulder line
or they could be prOmenading down
the front according to size (that
is, the biggest one first, then small
er, then smaller, and so on. This
produces a striking effect!
The school girl may emerge in
dark-plaid cottOns, a change from
the heavy wOOlens she has been
wearing all winter. Sleeveless
sweaters-turtle necked or peter
pan collared-seem to be quite
popular among the teenagers. with
scarves tied through buttOn-holes
for accents.
Ice blue is a very appealing col
or to the eye. 1t is new shade, a
little lighter than pOwder-blue, seen
in everything from dresses to
shoes, especially in coats.
Milford chronicle., 1952-04-04
People

Some people are dumb like
Ronnie and me,
And some people are as smart
as smart as can be;
For instance, take Mickey
Mouse,
Who lighted loaded cigar
and blew up the house;
Another one you all should
know is DagwOOd,
Who always does the opposite
Of what he should.
Now If you were like Superman,
as bright as can be;
Then you would get all "A'sF
instead Of all "C's" and "D's".
And IL you were courteous and
polite, you would soon see,
That more people would respect
you, and invite you for tea;
So take my advice and take
it today
Be smart and you'll win
all the way.
George Lee Slacum and
ROnnie Rogers
Courtesy Of Miss Belfield