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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-25


presidential campaign, 1t II time
for . change" but thiA In not the
same thing ~ saying that we need
a Republican President. There ID
nothing happening to suggest that
this country'B welfare could BE-
safeguarded by merely changing
from n Democratic TO n Republl'
can president,
After all, the mere presence Oi
president does not In itself spell
tho difference between success OF
failure In the national economy,
In iDts we elected a Democratic
president with the right point OF
view and yet II Ia difficult 10 I'M.
agtne q more deplorable political
debacle than that In which we
find ourselves.
The Dlxlecrats who could not
defcat Truman at the polls have
succcctied In defeating him In
congress. Truman h . defeated
man. politically speaking. and
tho DiNiecFRts have won the
lotS election In one % the most
astounding victories % modern
political history.
The cause Of Negro advance
mcnt has suffered. accordingly. a
serious setback. albeit VIZ have
made some gains, The Negro finds
himself handicapped by having
his presidential choice hamstrung
In a way that he cannot get any.
thing done, He IL at the mercy of
q DiSiecrat- Republican coalition
which 10 all intents and purposes
has said, The Negro shall not
pass"
This does not mean that our
cause il q total loss but II does
mean that politically the country
IL pretty definitely committed 20
throwing the Negro for q loss
The Supreme court decisions have
seemingly innIriAted the Anti.Ne-
gro forces In this country, and
they are out TO throw the Negro
for another loss.
However nohly inclined Tua-
man may be. he simply cannot
carry the whole had % Negro
advance by himself. and he must
not be hlan,cd Tor what h trans
pirinE, The same thing would
happen under any ether pre~l-
deat The whole altaAtion adds
mp 90 the solrnan caacluslaas
that the dixiccrNta pharOaha
haVe decided that they win not
lct the Negro 20.
This brings VS. TO the question
OF EiSenhoweT's candidacy. We
said some months ago that Essen
hover did not ring true CA the
Negro question This conclusion
stemmsd from q statement he
made many months Ago which
this writer construed a. . bid FOE
the political support % the Dixie
Gratis and their sympathiperA
when Gen Eisenhower stated
in enc Of his speeches that better
race relations cannot BE- legislAted.
this writer was convinced that he
was throwing a sop 10 the anti.
Negro elements In this country,
notably the dixieerAts and their
sympathissrs, Now that the Gen.
erals hat Ia IN the rtng. Il h just
a. well that the Negro apprNise
the political situation
Gen. EisenhowSr's pEr~larncy
offers nstAlag % NegrOe& rAAs
calamn is against hlm en Ecaer.
al priaclples that the DtxiecFNts
ere Cor hlm TAs DtxisSrAss are
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-01-25

Last week heard mouth upbrad having
contributed to last United College
Fund We little
schools
Every time they the Twin proudly
always mentioning they
successful and have good bsas their brother
his wife contributes small help
schools which training
Whenever hear Negroes complaining giving a
Negro private a Hopkins
paper who for two years
each
realizes that when he helps the
he's helping America
We Negro graduates living
the Twin Cities who haven't
alma matters Jim Markham the Hennepn County
tor has in two years-cecil Newman
Evening star., 1952-12-07
Books for the Little PEOPLE,

Henry and Beezus" promises
to be one of the most hilarious
of stories. Henry Higgins is here
with a series of escapades that
will make children laugh out loud.
From his brief experience as a
bubble gum tycoon to the day he
Guys a bike at an auction. Henry
is the center of amusement. Bev-
erly Cleary continues to produce
rib-tickling humor.
The John Newbery Award win
ner for this year, Eleanor Estes
Ginger Pye," is the one book
selected by a committee OF dis
tinguished experts in the field of
children's literature as the best
literary effort of the year. No
youngster who reads Ginger Pye"
will be inclined to disagree.
Vigor and humor are character
istic of Juliet Kepes' give Little
Monkeys" for these five little
monkeys turn their propensity for
mischief to good account against
Terrible, the tiger.
There once was a ghost, Cap
tain Apples Ghost" who was q
real ghost, and who found he was
in for all kinds of shocks and
surprises when he got down to
earth. He finds his old house
about to be sold by the city
fathers. which upsets the ghost
very much. Evelyn Sibley Lamp
man, the author. displays a re-
markable sense of the humor and
understanding of children.
'Dr. Dolittle'S Puddleby Ad-
ventures" is Just as delightful as
all the rest of Hugh lettings DR..
Dolittle'S adventures.
Gian-Carlo Menotti'S opera
Evening star., 1952-12-07

in this humorous story by Carolyn
Haywood.
who's Upside Down." Are you
upside down? Am I upside down?
Crockett Johnson tells the anus
ing, excitingly illustrated, story of
a kangaroo and her adventures
with gravity in who's Upside
Down."
Robert McCloskey's calm and
light "One Morning in
Maine" will delight any child and
the illustrations by the author will
take your breath away.
"Nibby" is cocker spaniel
whose search for some one to love
him takes him through many
trials, troubles. and escapades. He
finds. at last, boy to love him.
Ann Meyer has created a lovable
puppy to interest any child. Then
for another funny and appealing
story about a dog, try Sally Scott's
'Benjie and his Family"
Can you imagine finding a
Space Ship Under the Apple
Tree? Well. Eddie did. Eddie dis
covered the ship and strange lit
tie man from a planet so advanced
that even atomic power was obso-
lete. Written by Louis Slobodkin.
this is one of the freshest and
most original science fiction fa-
bles yet to appear.
Lonnie wanted fiddle like
Grandpappy's but didn't wish to
sell his woodchuck to get the
money. Chucky's antics and Lon
MES experiences in town. where
he went to see whale and earned
his fiddle money are told in Doro-
thea Shows 'Come, Chucky,
Come"
Evening star., 1952-12-07

"Amahl and the Night Visitors"
has been translated into q chill
dren's book by Frances Frost, who
has kept close to the original text.
The Roger Duvoisin pictures are
gems in full color. Certainly this
is a beautiful Christmas story.
A humorous, gentle, animal
story that makes two mice appear
as real personalities is 'The Ad-
ventures of Ambrose" by Rose
mary Ann Sisson. The two mice
visit Buckingham Palace where
they stay with delightfully."- tyran-
nical Aunt Harriet. Their audi
ence with the royal family and
their experiences with palace life
are exciting and satisfying. The
illustrations by Astrid Walford
are in complete harmony with the
text.
There are more magical ad-
ventures with the irrepressible
Mary Poppins, who Is tall with
a turned up nose and parrot
headed umbrella. MARY Poppins
in the Park" by P. L. Travers is
Evening star., 1952-12-07
Choosing the Best

1852 has produced many So
called teen-age books - sports.
science fiction and adventure for
boys; modern romances and school
stories for girls. Some of these
have appeal, and handle youthful
problems adequately and Sympa-
thetically. They are acceptable.
but for Christmas gifts we want
the best.
Hemingway's "Old Man and the
Sea-" a terse, dramatic account
of old Santiago and his lonely
three-day struggle with giant
marlin, the sea and his thoughts,
is warmly welcomed as being one
novel by this great American
author which is suitable for all
ages. It is reviewed on the first
page of this section. At this point
a chain reaction in our thoughts
recalls other great sea stories such
as Melville's "Moby Dick: or the
Great White Whale" in a beauti-
Evening star., 1952-12-07
PiotuiIs and FreckIes

Winthrop, the marked-down
Easter bunny, finds his way from
the department store to "The
Happy Place" in Central Park.
Ludwig Bemelmans' Incompatible
illustrations combine so adroitly
with his text that they make
book that's hard to beat.
If you're up in the air about
things in general, then Freddy
the Pilot" is the book for you.
Walter Brooks creation, the
laughable. lovable, venturesome
pig, takes to the air for more of
his hilarious adventures.
You can Groom tune about
moon and June. but you can't find
another fantasy like Moon Bal
LOOM" This fanciful story about
a cats flight to happy land
where mice don't squeak, and an
other little cat waits for him is a
pleasant delight by Margaret Wise
Brown, with skillful illustrations
by Leonard Weisgard.
New World for Nellie" is
highly imaginative tale of an en-
CINE complete with wildflowers
and a tea kettle, which. converted
into a flying machine. makes a
trip across the world and back.
Nellie the train is brought to life
and vivid color by the skilled ar
tistry and sparkling text of an
author noted for his ability to
portray humor in drawings. Row
land Emmett.
Donald and Ronald are often
mistaken for each other, for "The
Mixed-up Twins" really look alike
Evening star., 1952-12-07
By Wharton H. Miller

Chief of Operations, Schools Di-
piston, the Public Library of the
District of Columbia.
N 1852 the number and variety
of children's books published
brightly bound and set on
bookstore shelves has been
prodigious. From the many titles
of this year have been selected
some few which seem a little
gayer. a little truer, a little finer,
than the others. These have been
gathered together and are pre-
Sented here for your consideration
Evening star., 1952-12-07
Other Lands

A modern "Anna and the King
of Siam" Is the unique experience
of an American Quaker woman
who, in 1916, was appointed tutor
to the young Crown Prince of
Japan. elizabeth Gray Vining
makes His Imperial Highness
Prince Akihito seem as human and
friendly as the boy down the
street IN Windows for the Crown
Prince"
High in Swiss Alpine pass still
stands the Hospice of st. Bernard.
renowned throughout many CEN
turies Tor it's hospitality and the
rescue work of its famous dogs.
In Ruth Knights Halfway to
Heaven, Father Joseph. keeper
of the dogs. trains the greatest of
all, Barry the Life-Saver. credited
with saving 40 persons caught in
blizzards or avalanches.
The most interesting person in
the world is YOU. and that goes
double with young people. To
them etiquette. personality and
popularity are vital subjects.
Sheila Daily is one of their most
popular authors. She tells boys
and girls how to acquire desired
traits in her personality Plus"
in a new edition late last year.
Ruth Fedder'S "A Girl Grows Up"
still ranks tops after 13 years and
two editions. "Guidebook for the
Evening star., 1952-12-07
The kindergarten Set

u n CnrlSCmaS Is
happy one, for she saves George,
the gander, from being killed and
cooked for Christmas dinner.
Roger Duvoisin deserves a round
Of applause for his delightful text
and illustrations.
No less intriguing is Jene Barr'S
Fireman Fred" who takes us on
tour of his firehouse and shows
the duties and activities of fire
men to all.
A priceless asset this year is
Nanda Wards THE Black Som
brero." especially since she got
her father, Lynd Ward, to draw
the gorgeous illustrations. The
story is about a cowboy and his
search for his black hat all over
the old Southwest.
H. A. Rey has done it again.
and written another tale of the
adventures of Curious George. In
Curious George Rides Bike"
our monkey hero starts out inno-
Gently enough, but winds up, as
usual, in trouble of his own
making.
Percy. Polly and Pete" are
three kittens whose adventures
are as charming as the illustra-
tions by Clare Newberry.
And "Sparky is a trolley car.
Not a very big trolley car but a
very nice. very happy trolley car
all the same. Hardie Gramatky,
the author of Little Toot," has
created another charming charac-
ter who may we'll be every bit as
popular.
The story of the San Francisco
cable cars is told by Virginia Lee
Burton in "Maybelle. the Gable
Car" This is San Francisco in
gay pictures, with a delightful
story worked around the fast dis
appearing cable cars.
"The Littlest Circus Seal" writ
ten and illustrated by Mary Gehr.
is a diverting story of tiny seal
that wanted to have part in the
circus.
Tall tales are a delight to young
and old. 1.-The Bears on Hemlock
Mountain" written by Alice
Dalgliesh and illustrated by Helen
Sewell, is based on an old Penn
sylvania folk story. Jonathan. an
8-year-old. goes across Hemlock
Mountain to borrow big iron pot
from his aunt Emma. On his way
he meets the bears. His adven-
lures when the bears appear is
simply and dramatically told.
Evening star., 1952-12-07
For Boys Only

The conquest of space may not
be just science -fictiorist's dream.
Across the Space Frontier" q
symposium by six recognized au-
thorities. gives the latest available
scientific data on how man can
establish. within the next 10 to
Is years, a space station LOTS
miles above the earth. The high
school boy had better watch or
dad will monopolize the book
when he sees the full-color illus
trations of a rocket ship and the
cross-section of space station.
Turn from this to the conquest Of
time in H. G.. Wells thine Ma
chine" first published in 1895 and
included in his "Seven Science
Continued on Page 14o
Evening star., 1952-12-07

one more successful effort by q
grand author.
Charlotte A. Covatica Is
beautiful large gray spider who
lives in the barn with Wilbur the
pig. With the help of Templeton
the rat who never did anything
for any one unless he stood to
gain by it. Charlotte saves the life
Of Wilbur. who by this time has
grown to be quite pig. The whole
story is here in "Charlotte'S Web"
by E. B. White, with illustrations
by Garth Williams.
whats Inside of Plants" by
Herbert S. Zim is a clear. inter-
esting presentation of the plant
life cycle, root. stem, flower and
fruit. Concise as well as accurate.
with sharp and detailed drawings
by the author.
A fresh. imaginative fairy-tale
adventure in search of the seven
lost noblemen of Marina is tho
Voyage Of the Dawn Treader."
by G. s. Lewis.
Evening star., 1952-12-07
Old Fuvorites Anew

With illustrations by Nicolas.
the New Illustrated Just-So-
Stories" of Rudyard Kipling are
here presented together in a fine
new edition any child would bO
glad to have.
Hans Christian Andersen's con-
tribution to the world of children
is here presented. in part. in Q
volume called "Hans Andersen1
Fairy Tales" Maxwell Armfield
did the illustrations. which are
apt and well done.
It is never an easy task 10
separate a limited number Of
books for annexation from the
publication Of an entire year, and
this year is has been harder than
ever. since, by and large. there
are more colorful and choice
books available now than in for
mer years. At any rate, those
books presented here for your
consideration are well written,
wildly illustrated books likely to
appeal to children.
Evening star., 1952-12-07

full edition illustrated by Mead
Schaeffer. Next comes Nordhoff
and Halls novel. "Mutiny on the
Bounty" based on Admiralty rec
ords of the strange case Of Capt.
Bligh and the H. M. S. Bounty
bound for Tahiti from England in
1887. AS late as 1947 six young
men set out for another incredible
trip on the sea-this time on a
balsa raft which is now so famous
it rates a place in an Oslo museum.
A young Norwegian, Thor Heyer-
dahl, has given us a thrilling ac-
count of this in "Kon-Tik Across
the Pacific by Raft"
Evening star., 1952-12-07
Gift Books for Young Adults

Young Man About Town." by Nor
ton Jonathan, is its masculine
counterpart. Amy Vanderbilt'S
Complete Book of Etiquette" Is the
newest lifetime guide to good man
ners. Rigidity in rules is modified
by trends of the time. Such a
book would make Christmas gift
of permanent value for all from 16
to 90.
A spanking newcomer, Betty
Whites Teen-Age Dance Book. I"
with many drawings and diagrams
supplementing the instructions.
should prove a boon to all boys
and girls practicing for their first
nervous and thrilling steps on the
ballroom floor. Among the high
school crowd it may become
serious rival of the well-known
How TO Become Good Dancer"
by Arthur Murray. Miss White COW
ers all types of dances, including
square dances, the Virginia reel,
and grand marches. but the en-
phasis is on social dancing and
social skills. One particular tidbit
of advice offered to young people
is on saying goodnight: MAKE it
short and snappy. That's all"
Evening star., 1952-12-07
By Helen Huverty

Supervisor, Young Adult Section,
D. c. Public Library
A BOOK makes a wonderful
~ Christmas gift for young
~ people. Books for every
age and appetite are readily
obtainable in bookstores. they can
be easily and attractively wrapped
and even the United States Post
Office offers an added inducement
in lower postal rates if mailing is
necessary. Your only problem is
that of selection.
To say a book is suitable for
teen-agers is making an arbitrary
statement, for the reading level
and interests of such group have
a wide range. In choosing litera-
ture for them we should consider.
among other things, what contri-
buttons books can offer in real en-
joyment or in building permanent
values in preparation for adult
life.
Evening star., 1952-08-18
8 From Olympic Rowing Team
Refuse to Return to YugosIovio
Dislike Tito Communism Even if He Says
It's Not Like Stains; Want to Go to Canada

there is difficult and expensive. u
Canada is a land where one
can work and live in freedom and
earn enough to live as an honor
able man." he added.
In Canada the rowers hope to
join four other Yugoslav oarsmen
who fled to the West from an in
ternational regatta in Milan, Italy,
two years ago.
Jankovic is an economist. The
others are an electrical engineer,
a teacher, a mechanic and four
students.
May Try Switzerland.
Jankovic said they have already
applied for asylum to German au-
thorities. who told them lit might
be difficult because Germany has
friendly relations with Yugoslavia
but they said they thought it
would go through all right" he
added.
If they fail to win asylum in
Germany, Jankovic said they
might try Switzerland. In any
event, they want to remain in
Europe only long enough to earn
money and get permission to en-
igrate to Canada.
In Helsinki Yugoslavia's eight
oar crew won its first heat against
Australia, but lost its second to
Great Britain and then was elm
mated in a third race.
Jankovic said the decision to
stay out of Yugoslaivia had been
made "only during the past few
days."
Evening star., 1952-08-18
Beaten Ho|dup Victim
Chases Thugs, Takes
Money From Them
H Street Merchant, AZ,
Then Goes to Hospital;
Bundits Get $500

Two thugs sent an H street
merchant to the hospital with
head injuries today. but not before
he pursued them and wrested back
a bag of money they seized after
he gave them $500.
His head bleeding from blows
by a lead pipe, Joseph King, AZ
of 1881 Leegate read NV, chased
the men, one of them armed, from
his clothing store at TIL H street
NE. into an alley behind the
Club Kavakos in the same block,
AS the men scooted over a fence
Mr.. King managed to grab one
by the legs, and snatched back a
bag Of money containing an un-
announced sum.
Returning to the store, he calm
ly went to Casualty Hospital for
treatment of cuts and bruises.
Mr.. King said the two colored
men entered at about 9:45 am
and demanded money. He gave
them $500 from cash drawer
and then they seized the bag un-
derneath the counter.
The armed men stuck the gun
in his ribs and twice pulled the
trigger, but it failed to discharge
Mr.. King told a friend. The other
robber then struck him with the
pipe.
Evening star., 1952-08-18
Court Drops Charges
On Embassy Driver

Speeding charges against an
embassy chauffeur today were
dropped in Hyattsville Police
Court.
States Attorney Carlyle J. Lam
caster formally nolle pressed the
speeding charge against Walter
c. Hook, jr., 80. part-time taxi
driver, who was a chauffeur for
the Saudi Arabian Embassy when
police charged that he sped along
Baltimore boulevard at more than
70 miles an hour on July 81.
Mr.. Lancaster earlier had an
nounced plans to drop the charge,
after he received word from the
State Department that Hook was
entitled to diplomatic immunity
at the time of his arrest. Hook
subsequently was stripped of his
diplomatic immunity. His driv-
er's permit and hackers license
were revoked in the District. He
has applied for restoration of his
drivers permit and hackers Ii
cenSe.
After the Prince Georges Coun-
ty arrest, District police disclosed
they also had stopped Hook for
exceeding go in a 25-mile zone.
He was released after a check
showed he was m the din1oYnatic
immunity list.
Evening star., 1952-08-18
By the Associated Press

RUESSELSHEIM, any
Aug. 18.-Eight husky young men
from Yugoslavia's Olympic rowing
team disclosed here today that
they are not going to return to
their Communist homeland even
If Premier Marshal Tito. does say
his brand of Communism isn't
like Stalin's.
The teams manager, Slavako
Jankovic, said he and seven 9TH
erS are asking asylum of the West
and I'VE want to go to Canada"
Seeking refuge with him are
six members Of the Yugoslav
|eight-oar crew, and the stroke oar
from the two-man squad with
coxswain which competed at Hell
Sinki.
1--WE hear that there are also
four other Yugoslav rowers now
in Bochum. Germany, who are not
going back, but we are not sure
about that" Jankovic said.
One Leaving Wife Behind.
The other seven with Jankovic
did not want to give their names,
because all had relatives and one
had a wife in Yugoslavia. Their
ages range from 81 to SO years.
The rowers stopped here on
their way from Helsinki to COM
pete in a regatta on the main
river. Jankovic said they wanted
to quit Yugoslavia for political
reasons and also because life
Evening star., 1952-08-18
By HoI Boyle
Aeearsr4nJ Drnes cxr,Se vfrsSnr

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-Nobody
likes to get caught in the middle
and that applies to middle age,
too.
Americans, as a people. are
particularly reluctant to face the
fact Of middle age.
II amt as young as I used to
be-" the average man says grudg-
|ingly, and lets it go at that. He
lis reconciled to the thought that
in time he will be old. But
middle aged?-never! In his
mind he stays q youth until his
second childhood.
About the only people in
America who claim they are
middle aged are the elderly.
This seems a shame to me.
For II one is really middle aged.
admits it publicly and acts his
age. he can get a great deal more
out Of life than by initiating col
lege boys.
Middle age is like badness. it
Il better to relax and enjoy 1t
Evening star., 1952-08-18

Iteresting hasn't died the night be.
fore.
You pay more attention to thu
weather, and are sure the sum.
Imers are hotter than they used tx
lbe. You reach for an umbrella Il
the sky is the least bit cloudy.
You don't listen to your wife
any better, but you obey her more
When you come to q fight OF
stairs, you think Of the stairs and
mot what is waiting at their top
You don't sit down. Your knees
|unbuckle and you sag.
Your best friend is no longer
your dog, but your bottle Of So
|dium bicarbonate pills.
You take your shoes on at every
opportunity.
You think teenagers are much
|noisier and more worthless thar
when you were one.
When you 60 to church, you
catch yourself listening 10 what
the minister Is saying.
These are just Q few signs ot
middle age. But the surest one
LOT all b for q man 10 sit down
|and write himself q piep like this
Evening star., 1952-08-18
Union Leaders S Home
lis Bombed in CHICAGO
BY the Asseeiosed Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-The fourth
bomb attack this year against
Chicago area officials Of the AFI
Teamsters Union early today
shattered the front doorway Of a
South Side bungalow.
Jean Frank. 56, secretary-treas-
urer of Laundry Drivers Local 712,
and his wife, Helen, were shaken
up but uninjured. They had been
sleeping.
| Police said witnesses saw two
men drive away from the Frank
home just before the blast. The
bomb was made Of black powder,
Ia length Of cast iron pipe. paper
wadding and a homemade fuse.
Mr.. Frank told police he was
lmystified as to the motive for the
bombing because the local has
not been waging any strikes or
membership drives.
Earlier bomb attacks this year
were made April in a building
housing several Offices of the
union, June % at the unions
council headquarters, and July II
lat the home Of Joseph Conley,
business agent Of Local 713, in
suburban Evanston.