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, 1953-09-29
Vim. II. Robinson Of
Hurnpton Institute
Arrives for v. /. Prog.

William IL. Robinson, Dir
ector of Teacher Education at
Hampton Institute, arrived
here this morning. He is one
of a team Of two who will con-
duct a program for the adj
vancement Of teacher educa-
ton in the Virgin Islands. This
On-Island Program is under
the sponsorship of Hampton
Institute and is being subsl-
died by the Ford Foundation
for the Advancement Of Teach
ing. Another part Of this pro-
gram, the Off Island phase IS
being conducted on the CAM
pus Of Hampton Institute.
Mr.. Robinson received the
Bachelor of Arts degree from
Virginia State College and the
Masters of Art Degree from
Hampton Institute. He has
done advanced study at the
University of Chicago and IS
4 candidate for the Doctor OF
Philosophy Degree at New
York University. He taught in
the public schools Of the State
Of Virginia, and has ~participat
ed in the conduct Of work
shops at Atlanta, Fisk, and the
City of Hampton.
He is a member Of the
Church Of Christ, a monde
nominational Church at Hamp
ton Institute, the Alpha Phi
Frattrnity, and Phi Delta
Kappa, and organization OF
scholars who have attained ex
cellence in the study Of high
er education.
College class in the On-Is-
land Program will begin soon
Mr.. Robinson will be joined
on Friday BY Or. Phifer, and
they will work in Saint croix
for one half year and spend
the second half in st. Thomas.
, 1953-09-29
Personal Mention

Mr.. and Mrs Frank Percy
are the proud parents Of
little baby girl. The little one
arrived September "a. She
weighed seven pounds tn
ounces at birth.
Mother and baby are doing
nicely.
, 1953-09-29
DR.. Anduze Urges
Support Of Coord.
Heulth Activities

AGQ1M ACTIVITIES
In the Health Department
Radio program held recently
DR.. Roy A. Anduze, Commits
sioner Of Health speaking
over radio station VISTA, call
ed on the people Of the Virgin
Islands to support an integral
ed health program and stress
ed the need for a budget for
all health activities. AS DR..
Anduze puts it. "a glance at
our municipal budget shows
that in no place is a budget
for the Health Department
mentioned. We have continu-
ed to think in terms of hospi-
tails rather than the Health
Department. AS we are now
organized our hospitals are
a part of our Health Depart
ment."
In summarizing, DR.. Anduze
said: my basic philosophy
is that preventive medicine
is effective only if carried out
in conjunction with a good
medical care program: In Ike
manner a medical care pro-
gram without a strong preven-
tive program is inadequate to
meet our health needs.
As Commissioner Of Health
I am responsible for the total
health Of all the people of the
Virgin Islands. This includes
protecting you from commune
cable diseases through their
prevention as well as provid-
ing facilities for their diagnos-
is and treatment For this rea
son all possible causes of dis
ease Transmission are my con-
cern-milk water, food, and
sewage disposal, are a few Of
the bigger environmental haz-
ards. ! am responsible for the
prevention and treatment Of
tuberculosis, venereal disease,
heart disease, cancer and mem
tai illness, to mention only a
few of the specifics. AS Com
missioner Of Health it is my
job to make the Virgin Islands
safe for mothers to have their
children and to make it easy
for children to grow into nor
raal healthy, well adjusted
adults
(Coatinued on page 4)
, 1953-09-29
Governor Procluirns
Employ Physically
handicapped Week

Governor de Castro has is
sued a proclamation setting
aside the week beginning Oct
4 as National Employ the PLY
sically handicapped Week and
has called upon the people Of
the Virgin Islands and upon.
all public officials, leaders OF.
industry and labor, and mem
bers Of religious, civic, Wo-
mems and fraternal organiza-
tons to take part in the OBJ
servance of the designated
week, in order to enlist the
widest support Of the pro-
grams designed to increase
opportunities in employment
for the physically handicapp-
ed
The proclamation is in ac-
Ecordance. with one issued by
the President of the United
States.
ed that any plan entered into
by nations friendly to Korea
which is contrary to their de-
termination will not be ac-
cepted or respected by his
government.
Mr. Rhee expressed the will
ingness of his government to
cooperate with the Allies but
Continued on pare z
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-08-21
STUMPY POINT TAKES
COUNT OF ITS LOSSES
Many Chickens, As Well as Nets
Lost Because of High Water
Thursday

Stumpy Point. - The hurri-
cane which passed Thursday
night and early Friday morning
left this fishing village flooded
as water from the Pamlico
Sound was blown into Stumpy
Point Bay which overran its
banks. Water entered into some
of the houses, but many of them
had been built high from the
ground in anticipation of such
occasions. Damage to fishing nets
staked out in the Pamlico Sound
and belonging to local fishermen
has been estimated at around
$4,000. Among those who lost
chickens as a result of the storm
were Mrs. George Wise who lost
500 and Mrs. Lucy Best 60. The
high water also did considerable
damage to automobiles.
While the adults were counting
their losses, children were en-
ioying themselves, using their
front yards for swimming pools.
Front porches made good diving
boards.
A number of yards remained
flooded for some time, but for the
most part, the water went back
into the Bay a few hours after
the storm passed.
Not too much damage was
done to boats as the fishermen
had warning in time to take care
of them When it became appar-
ent that the storm might strike,
the water was too rough to bring
in the nets.
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WAVES PERSONALS

Mrs. Clarence Midget and
children have returned home
from Rodanthe after spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruford Payne.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. R. Balance
and Dorland, of Buxton visited
here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Gray and
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Gray, Jr.,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Mid
gett and family in Manteo Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Midget
spent the week end in Norfolk.
Their son, Morgan, is a patient
in the Norfolk General Hospital.
He suffered broken arm Sat
urday. Mrs. Midget is still in
Norfolk but Mr.. Midget return
ed home Monday. Morgan's con-
dition is reported to be fair
Mrs. Aldean Hayes of Broad
Creek Village is spending some
time with her mother, Mrs.
Clarence Midget.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Midget of
Norfolk spent the week end with
Mrs. Lucretia Midget.
Mrs. Calvin Midget spent Sun
day and Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. CASTOR Midget in Manteo.
Mrs. Matilda Inge of Manteo
visited Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Mid
gett Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tazwel O'Neal
of Norfolk spent the week end
with his mother, Mrs. Rowena
O'Neal.
A. V. Midget was visitor in
Elizabeth City this week.
Leland Midget has returned
spending his leave with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aston Mid
to duty at Little Creek after
gett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Gray, Jr.,
and Rudy, Mesdames A. H. Gray
and Mrs. w. A. Meekins, Dorothy
Midget and Jack Capps were
visitors in Elizabeth City Tues
day.
Elroy and Lance Midget were
visitors at Kill Devil Hills and
Manteo Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Rowena O'Neal is visiting
her children in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McGraw
and son of Indiana, have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Mid
gett.
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-08-21
WALTER JONES ENJOYS
65TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

The Bridges home at Wan
cheese was the scene of much ac-
tivity and excitement Thursday
night. The occasion being Mrs.
Bridges father. Walter Jones's
65th birthday. The party was a
complete surprise, the relatives
gathering while Mr.. Jones was
eating dinner out with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bridges.
The dining table was conferred
with two tier birthday cake
and candles which proved to be
quite useful after the light fail
ure. Although the hurricane
warning put some dampness on
the party several relatives brav-
ed the rain and made it an even
ing Mr.. Jones will not forget.
His only son, w. c. Jones, wife
and daughter from Scituate,
Mass, was there to greet him
and the following friends and
relatives: Mr. and Mrs. R. H
Daniels, and two daughters from
Kewaunee, Wis; Lynton Daniels
of Norfolk, Va; Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnold Daniels and daughter;
Mrs. Louise Cudworth Mr.. and
Mrs. Spencer Daniels; Mrs. Lynn
Daniels; Mrs. Nettie Daniels;
Laura Joan Daniels and Mrs.
Minnie Lee Bridges.
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SALVO PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Tazwell O'Neal
of South Norfolk visited Mrs.
Betty Ann O'Neal and daugh-
ter, Cheryl, Sunday afternoon.
Wesley Gray of Manteo spent
the week end with his mother
and sister, Mrs. Kitty Gray and
Nellie.
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Hooper
and children of South Norfolk
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. F. Midget.
Mrs. Calvin Midget and
daughter, Shirley, of Waves
spent Wednesday night with Mrs.
Luther Y. Gray.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Anderson
and children, Charles and Caro-
lyn Ann, of Elizabeth City spent
the week end with Mrs. William
E. Whidbee.
Mrs. Irene Midget spent Mon
day and Tuesday in Manteo with
her cousin, Mrs. CASTOR Midget.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Midget
of Rodanthe and Mrs. Fred
O'Neal, Jr., of South Norfolk,
visited Mrs. Dalton O'Neal and
daughter, Cheryl Page, Sunday.
Burtis B. Hooper of Moyock,
spent the week end with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hooper.
Kendall Whidbee, of Elizabeth
City, spent the week end with
his mother, Mrs. VIM. E. Wild
bee.
VIM. B. Hooper of Norfolk,
spent the week end with his par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Hooper,
and brother, Edward.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G.. Austin of
Hatteras, visited Mrs. J. F. Mid
gett last week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Austin, of
Norfolk, spent the week end
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Pharrow Payne
of harrisburg, spent the week
end here at their home. They also
visited Mrs. Payne's mother, Mrs.
S. G.. Austin, in Hatteras.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther N. Hooper
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-08-21
MANTEo PERSONALS

Mrs. Henry Twiford of Manteo,
who has been a patient in Nor
folk General Hospital, Norfolk,
has returned to the home of her
sister, Mrs. L. S. Parkerson, in
Mays Head.
Miss Lois Pearce of Campbell
College, Buies Creek, spent the
week end with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. R. Pearce. She had
as her guest Miss Jane Crawford
of Ellington.
A. H. (Gus) Etheridge, who has
been a patient in the Marine
Hospital, Norfolk, for some time
following an automobile accident,
is spending several days at his
home near Manteo before return
ing to the hospital for further
treatment. His sister, Mrs R. H.
Atkinson of Manteo, who has
been at his bedside in Norfolk,
has returned to her home.
Miss Blanche Daniels of Rich
mond, Va, is spending a weeks
vacation with her grandmother,
Mrs. J. T. Daniels.
Mrs. Julia C. Gray has returned
from a business trip to Fort
Lauderdale, Fla. She was accom-
panied by her son, Walter P.
Gray, of Mays Head.
Leigh Hassell, Jr., arrived in
Manteo Tuesday night, his 21st
birthday, from Eglin Air Force
Base near Pensacola, Fla, where
he has been stationed this sum-
mer for Air Force ROTC train
ing.
Mrs. Juanita Parker had as her
guests last week end Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Curtis and daughter,
Nancy Jean, of Elizabeth City,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fodie Hodges
of Greenville.
Misses Jill and Tessie Tillett
have as their guests their cousins,
Michael and LA Gray, of Norfolk.
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iel's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. R.
Daniels.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Brothers, ST.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Harris
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John
Brothers and Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ley Ross of Norfolk recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Jackson and
Mrs. Lessie Craig and daughter,
Jackie, of Elizabeth City were
the guests of Mrs. Rowena Mid
gett Sunday.
Mrs. Arnold Daniels and
daughter, Shirley, were visitors
in Norfolk Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughs Tillett and
daughter, Sandy, spent the week
end in Norfolk as guests of Mrs.
Tillett's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
E. Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Daughtry
and daughter, Marcia, of Norfolk
were week end guests of Mrs.
Daughtry's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Wayland Baum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Ward and
children of Suffolk, Va, spent
Sunday here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Jones and
daughter of Scituate Masc spent
! FRIDAY and SATURDAY. &C Quests nj
/ Mr.. Jones sister and father Mrs
H. o. Bridges and w. F. Jones.
| Ann Daniels and Bek Daniels
are attending youth meeting OF
/ the M.Y.F. in Durham this week
Luther Ansell and Mrs. Louise
Buckwall of Baltimore and Mr.
and Mrs. E. o. Clark of Macon
Ga, are visiting Mrs. Charlie
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 81, 1853

Tillett, in Manteo. Games were
played and refreshments of ice
cream nodded in animal shapes,
sandwiches, cold drinks and
birthday cake were served. The
birthday cake was iced in white
and held pink candles.
Guests included Bill Swindell,
Curtis Lewis, Archie Douglas
Burrus, Madeline and Harris, Jr,,
Midget, Shirley, Virginia Dare
and Eloise Shannon, Cheryl and
Terry Roller, Gage Williams,
Isabel Riddick, Johnny Podolski,
Bette Dee and LOWE Lee Ward.
Linda King, Bethany Biggs al
Jimmy Cochran.
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of the funniest ever run
bike be used and it is Tor boys
girls, tall or short, fat or slim.
which rider travel siOpe
bike The last rider to the finish
that the
violated any of the rules.
is laid out in safe with
raj lanes to feet wide Lanes be made by stretching
with chalk. rider disqualified he deViateS from
his lane touches foot to the ground turns around
rider the
possible there contestants to
several heats winners of heats then
compete in the final race.
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WANCHESE PERSONALS

Mrs. Mary Midget has return
ed to her home at Kitty Hawk
after visiting her daughter and
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Crow
der Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sullivan
and children have returned to
their home in Columbia, S. c.,
after visiting Mrs. Sullivan's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gas
kill.
John Gaskill of USCG and Mr..
and Mrs. Elton White of Norfolk
spent Sunday here with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
GaSkill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Meekins of
Arlington, Va, are visiting Mr..
Meekin's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Casper Meekins.
Harry Baum, USCG, Curtis
Bay, Md, spent the week here
with his wife.
Mrs. Luther Daniels of Seattle,
Wash. is visiting Mrs. Lillian
, Daniels.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Daniels of
Columbia spent Sunday here
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Daniels,
Jr., and baby, Roy, of Elizabeth
CITY. NC. are visiting Mr.. Dan
The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-08-21
ANDY TILLETT CELEBRATES
HIS FOURTH BIRTHDAY

Andy TAlett recently celebrat-
ed his fourth birthday with a
lawn party at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
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and children returned home
Wednesday after spending their
vacation with Mrs. Hooper's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Swindell
at Wanchese.
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Crank.

Crank.
Mrs. Charlie Crank and daugh-
ter, fanny, have returned from
Norfolk after visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Tillett of
Staten Island, N. Y, are visiting
Mrs. Tillett's mother, Mrs. Ida
Daniels, and Mr.. Tillett's father,
A. P. Tillett.
Evening star., 1953-11-24
Wilson Urges Pentogon Aides
To Make Gifts to Chest

per cent of quota: Department Of
Agriculture, 1929 pledges for
sos, 1875 or 87.5 per cent Of goal;
Department of Commerce, II, AL
pledges for $114,147 or 84.5 per
cent of quota: Department Of
Defense, 1878 pledges for $685.
403 or 77.6 per cent of goal:
Health, Education and Welfare
Department, 1892 pledges for
$58,946 or IS per cent Of quota.
100000 Needed.
An additional 100000 is
needed if the overall campaign
is to reach it's 81 million goal
for more than 100 Red Feather
agencies in the Washington
area.
All campaign units will have
a chance to report at the
Thanksgiving luncheon at 1920
pm. tomorrow at the Washing
ton Hotel. Hugh K. Duftield,
former campaign chairman and
immediate past president of the
Community Chest Federation,
will speak.
Meanwhile, the personnel Of
the Engineer Center at Fort Bel
voir. Va, met its $500 Chest
quota from a fund of $19,561
raised earlier this month by the
military and civilian staff.
The rest Of the money will be
turned over to the Army Emer-
gency Relief, American Cancer
Society, the March Of Dimes,
Easter Seals and other funds.
Evening star., 1953-11-24
Bathing Suit Floats
Non-Swimmer and
Keeps Her Figure

A buoyant swim suit which
will keep the wearer afioat and
still not distort the figure. was
demonstrated at the Ambassador
Hotel pool here yesterday.
The suit. called the Ever
Float" gets its buoyancy from
concealed, sponge rubber panels
sewn into the garment. Their
position in the suit rolls an
inert bather on his back. Thus
far they are being made only
for women and children by firms
in New Haven, Conn, and Balti-
more.
Pretty models demonstrated
the n-sinkable qualities Of the
suits in yesterdays showing and
bobbed up like corks after plung-
ing under water.
Evening star., 1953-11-24
Officials 10 Ride Bus
lin Test Of Vibration

The Commissioners have set
2 pm. Friday as the time for
trying out Capital Transit's king
size buses before voting on
whether they should be permit
ted to run through Georgetown.
The Commissioners Advisory
Council has recom m m e n d d
against the transit company's
request after a hearing in which
witnesses maintained the heavy
vehicles would damage their
homes by vibration.
Capital Transit wants to use
them on the Glover Park-Trini-
dad and p street-Le Droit Park
lines. The large buses already
operate on six routes here.
The city heads will ride on
both the large and regular size
buses for purposes of compari-
son. They also will stop in one
or two homes while buses go by
in order to judge the extent Of
vibration.
Evening star., 1953-11-24

tions that congressional approval
Of the plan, which has the ALL
important approval of the Fed
eral Budget Bureau, hinges on
the Districts raising $4.5 million
in additional revenue each year
over present income from taxes.
"For the first time, we have q
chance to get something con-
structive done for the District" /"
the Commissioner said. He en-
phasized that the Budget Bu-
reau's approval is a concrete in
dication Of administration in
dorsement.
After hearing the details OF
the proposed tax revisions, which
it was reported would increase
receipts by at least $4.5 million
a year, the group unanimously
indorsed it as a fair and good
plan," each member undertaking
to sell the proposals to his own
member association.
Wallace Braun, deputy direc-
tor OF traffic for the District.
also addressed the group, which
met in the home of Mrs. Joseph
L. Miller, 1901 Highland place
NV.
Evening star., 1953-11-24
Why Are We Proud
That We Are Americans?

Now, why are we proud?
Are we proud because we have
the richest acres in the world?
I have heard that the Nile
valley is one of the richest
places in the world-it is a
great nation; but do you want
to give up your citizenship for
that of a nation that has
merely the richest ground, the
richest minerals underneath
its soil? I have heard that the
European annual production
on it's acres Is about double
that Of ours, by reason of their
devoted work-hard work on
their farms. But we don't
want to go any place even if
their buildings are older. or
their culture is older, or they
are more sophisticated. We.
love America.
Why are we proud?. We are
proud, first of all. because
from the beginning of this
nation, a man can walk up
right. no matter who he is, or
who she is. He can walk up
right and meet his friend or
his enemy, and he does not
feel that because his enemy
may be in a position Of great
power that he can suddenly
be thrown in jail to rot there
without charges and with no
resource to justice. We have
a Habeas Corpus Act, and we
respect it.
I was raised in a little town
Evening star., 1953-11-24

Defense Secretary Wilson has
reminded Defense workers that
participation in the Community
Chest campaign should be re-
garded as ian investment to
make our community strong and
healthy"
1--WE should be proud of the
community where we work and
live" he said in letter to Red
Feather keymen in his depart
ment. 1--WE all should take an
interest in making it better.
EFT is my desire that each and
every person be afforded the op-
portunity to make this invest
ment," he added.
The Government Unit of the
campaign had reached 88.77 per
cent of it's $1,674,712 goal as of
the last report Thursday. The
206, ,986 employees who have con-
tributed have an average gift Of
$7.18.
$4,000 Fail to Give.
Approximately $4,000 Govern
ment employees have not yet
contributed. according to unit
records.
The Government departments
stood as follows:
Department of State. 4,720
pledges for $58,955, or 104 per
cent of quota; Department OF
Justice (not including the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation)
2,9O3 pledges for $43,913 or 92.6
per cent of goal; Department Of
Labor. 1885 pledges for $24,122
or 93.5 per cent of quota: De-
partment of the Interior, 5,121
pledges for $4,000 or 92.4 per
cent Of quota.
Post Office Department. 1884
pledges for $13,879 or "a per cent
of quota; Treasury Department,
1884 pledges for $90,973 or 80
Evening star., 1953-11-24
Citizen Units to Get
Copies of Tax and
Works Programs

District citizens aSSocia-
tions are to get copies of the
city's new tax and public
works programs.
The Commissioners decid-
ed to distribute the informa-
ton after Brig. Gen. Louis
w. Prentiss, engineer COM
missioner, reported today he
found members of one citi-
zenS' group surprisingly ig-
norant of details in the two
programs.
The city heads also sched-
uled a meeting at $3.50 pm.
next Tuesday of the Public
Works Committee, which
drew up the plans for the
works program.
Evening star., 1953-11-24
By the Assoeioted Press

Following is the teTt of
President EisenhoDer's speech
accepting the B'nai Birth Anti
Defamation League G1oGrd here
last night:
Mr.. Chairman. Mr.. Schultz,
ladies and gentlemen: For
such an award, from such a
group, I shall ever be grateful.
No matter how unworthy any
individual may be, no matter
how much he may appreciate
his own shortcomings in at
tanning the ideals in which he
himself believes, it is still a
moment of the most intense
satisfaction when some organ
ization standing as lit does
as this one doeS-for the great
human rights, chooses to pre-
sent it's emblem-itS annual
emblem to that individual. So
I thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, for
many years I have been served
by able stats in war and in
peace. I have a staff now'of
which I am intensely proud.
It is composed of individuals
who are capable, efficient, and
they are dedicated to my well
fare and to my success. They
are always anxious that I do
well, no matter where I ap-
pear. And tonight was no ex-
ception. 7 have been briefed
and briefed-and briefed. I
have heard lectures on civil
liberties, the people who have
stood for them, the dangers to
them; and what I should say
to you.
Now, from the beginning, I
was aware Of one thing, pos
sibly two. I should say first:
Any man who has been served
by stats, no matter how
dedicated he is, must learn
when to say no. And secondly,
I knew that I was appearing
before a body of experts and
I was not going to talk about
something of which they knew
a lot more than I do.
And so, with your indul-
gence, want to tell you about
an idea that came to me as I
was sitting here this evening.
When I saw the array of ar
lists appearing on the stage,
there suddenly came back to
me an old Fourth of July
statement-all the speeches
that men used to make on the
Fourth of July. Now I am not
going to take up your time
with the two hours that they
used to spend in getting to the
only punch line that they had:
"I am proud to be an Ameri-
can"
AS you look at that array Of
artists, were't you proud that
a mans ability, or a lady's
ability, entitle them to appear
before. such a BODY as this?