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Curtis c. chiVers
On Race For Ilfh
Word Aldermen

Curtis c, Chivers. 40l7 Clinton
Ave. s., Minneapolis, advertising
man, civic and church worker, In
a candidate for alderman from the
nth Ward,
Chivers, in "a campaign state
ment said he Is in favor Of sound
municipal financing lie wants
good public transportation SER
vice with lower fares for students.
The candidate says II nominated
and elected he will work for low
rent housing and Stun clearance.
In the various meetings held
around the city Chivers has made
a good impression, according TO
reports
At a meeting Tuesday night,
sponsored by the League OF
Voters in the nth Ward at North.
rup school, Chivers appeared
with the incumbent. J. w.
Straiton and a third candidate,
Earl l.. Johnson From comments
heard in the audience Of about
225 voters. Chivcrs stole the
show" with his informed approach
to the city's lenotty problems.
A resident Of tho ward In which
he Hives for many years, and n
home owner, ChiVers h married
and h the father 81 four girls.
One girl Ia a graduate of the
University Of Minnesota; another
IL employed at the Pillsbury Mills
general office and two girls, iden-
teal twins, attend high school,
Chivers has a variety Of inter
ests He was president of the old
Minneapolis Sunday Forum. He
Is a trustee Of st. Peters AME
church and chairman Of the
church building fund. and Sunday
School Superintendent He has
served as an officer and board
member Of the Minneapolis Ma
ACP, the Frontiers and Mems
club Of Phyllis wheatIey House.
Mr. ChiverH In well known AZ
the second member Of his race to
be- elected a member Of the Jay
Gees. His work in that orRaniEa-
ton resulted in number Of
members from the group being
admitted 10 membership in Sc.
Paul Junior Chamber and other
cities.
IIe In q member Of the Mime
apoIls Advertising Club and the
Minneapolis Urban League. FOR
years he directed . basket hall
team from his church which play
I'd On the church league.
His supporters feel that his
broad activity In the community,
his work in the Newspaper field
and It's variety Of contacts well
equip him for the city council
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Sendfe Restores
$4,000 Housing
Units "Wednesday

Washington. d. ca senate
appropriations subcommittee re-
stored Q house-sltmtnatsd pro-
gram for construction Of %. 900
housing units here Wednesday.
May g
The COMMITTEES also knocked
out house language which would
have restriAted SUM clearance
The btu win now 60 10 the fun
COMMITTEES for action. Senator
Robert Tan. REP. ohiol majority
leader had previously stated he
opposed wtping out the appropas-
ton for the 5000 4nfta
Cse~ edltSrMA Put tae sSyeea
BseA- On Page -.
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she named a Mrs. Margaret Piper,
mother Of three children. an cor
respondent.
Her husband immediately filed
q counter-suit accusing hts wife Of
infideIity and asserting that real
estate operator Lorenzo Spencer
10 the other man"
Hardly was this countsr-suit
filed when a &7b. 900 Islander and
libel charge was filed against the
doctor by the real estate operator
Community property listed in.
cluded the Verdsr corporation and
Medical building. a fiiiing station,
two bank accounts, n 1854 Buick
Roadmaster, 1850 Chevrolet,
household furniture and furnish.
inga.
Miss Moore also charged that
her husband told her she was too
dark" for him
Mas Moore was one Of the first
Negro women To graduate from
ST GATHERINGS college here and
shortly after her graduation she
joined the Wac's. where she be-
came a commissioned officer
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The other two, Carl Boyd and
Floyd Smith were convicted last
spring and are now serving sen
fences in federal penitentiaries
Williams sRArIed aRKrily at n
photographer and reporter
Tuesday when his photo was snap
ped. "I'H get you when I get out, !"
he said as he was led away.
williams has a criminal record
Of over 20 arrests and convictions
going back 10 1891. and Is now
serving time In Leavenworth on
a counterfeiting charge.
He Ia known as one Of the most
foxy and vicious members of the
Minneapolis underworld. Test
mony during his trial for white
slavery brought out that he tor
tured prostitutes with lighted
cigar and cigarette butts and beat
them numerically with wire coat
hangers.
Two self-admlttsd drug AddIcta
serving sentences for violating
federal narcotics laws testified
that they got hold Of money any
way they could 60 buy up 60 s2O0
worth Of heFoln q week from VIII
hama.
The conviced white SLAYER and
counterfeiter was named a. the
source Of supply by both addicts
A government informer, Robert
Peoples. said he was an addict
in the worst sense" and that when
he was arrested last July at the
airport for bringing heroin into
Minneapolis, he was 70 loaded"
with the drug he couldn't remem-
Der who arrested him.
He said that q dope addict lived
from shot 10 shot. He also said
that he acted as a salesman for
william in order TO obtain herOin.
He said that he bought Is cap
suIes from Williams for $50 and
sold them on a consignment
basis.
Peoples said that arrangement
lasted only about two or three
weeks because he couldn't stand
having that much dope In his pos
session without using II himself
Harold Young. serving q sen
tence for sale and use Of heruin,
said he started using DOPE about
four years ago and that his erav-
ing for narcotics grew until II
cost him over $500 a week To
satisfy H.
Ne admitted dolnE q lot 81 -
IegAI- thlngs - Kct the Hoaey
bot REFUSED ts dstan them wh~u
aahed BY the EOveTn1ssma pSoseea-
tssA
Robert LOrenG, federal mar.
ooties agent. who lived In ths
Minneapolis uSdsrwOrid for about
Mix months TO uncover the ring
Smith. q dining car waiter and
testified that he persuaded Floyd
Smith. q dining car waiter. and
part Of the 'Bag ThrsS" of tn
ring. 10 buy 2ss grains % herein
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~. Anthony and II Adams was
the climax Of concerted effort
by parents and members of the
community
Tho community first became
aroused this past November when
II was iuarned that the hoard was
not going 10 do anything about
replacing the building
In December delegation 0f
over 100 parents and residents
from the area met with the school
board al ita regular meeting and
presented their GRIEVANCES
Rev Floyd Massey. JT, pastor
Of Pilgrim Baptist church and
we'll known civic leader. acted IN
chief spokesman for the deleKa-
ton Rt the first meeting and 81
subsequent meetings lie was also
elected chairman Of the school
committee that directed and 90.
ordlnatnd thu community drive for
new school,
The delegation that appeared
at the flrat board meeting and 81
later meetings was composed Of
members from various gr0upA and
organizations fr0m the area.
They were The H. Paul Min.
lsteTtaI alliance; Dining Car I'm
ployscs' Local. bis Az of l.; H.
Paul Urban League; g. Paul Ma.
ACP and the MaHfIsld pTA.
The matter came 30 . head two
weeks ago when the parents Of
the children attending the school
threatened 10 "Htnks" OF with.
draw their children from the
school n the board went ahead It's
plans tn simply rshAbliitate the
school
The boards plan for rshsbilta-
ton ~ the school was learned
after the delegation had presented
the bDafd with n petition signed
by G42 voters from the arsa
asking that the board build n new
building The petition said that
they wouldn't be- satisfied with
anything lHAa than . NEW school.
When the school bond issue was
passed approximately three years
age, supporters claimed MaKfield
and Mckinley schools were 10 BE-
merged and q consolidated school
10 be- built
This was based on . survey
made by the University ~ Min.
nesOta Bureau ~ Field Studies
The survey was made % deter.
mine the needs Of the st. Paul
public school system no that the
new school board would have
some kind Of guide 10 help them
carry out their program
Up until the present school
board t0ok office In 1860 ~ Paul
pubic schools were administered by
the cty council
During tho campaign for the
bond issue and election Tor school
board members. the peopIs were
promised a nSw building.
The residents gave AZ tbsir Fea-
sons for needing Q new school the
following;
I. The building In OutmOded
and unsafe.
q Children attending the
school are ridiculsd and made
20 feel inferior by other chill
dr~n because they happen 10
attend MaKfsId school
.. white ehildren attending
MAxfIsld shouldn't be made 10
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feel that they have 10 attend
inferior schools because they
attend the anne school that Ne.
gro and other minority children
attend.
4 nprAupe NsKrass forced 20
live In q restricted areaA they
shouldn't have 10 attend sub.
standard schools.
o. II provided with dsCant
facilities. because Of It's racial
mixtures attending the school
the school could become y
working example that demo-
cracy can work.
q, A nsw building was prom
Used ~ . result Of the findings
~ tho survey
A. each ~ the school board
meetings that the delegations APP
psRrsd, they were Informed by the
board that II was taking their
case under confederation, but were
never told 90 what extent they
were progressing,
The board Issued > statement
last Friday announcing their de-
cislOn 10 build q new school On
one hand II complimsnted the
group for the way they presented
TO the board with ability and
proprfsty" their views on the
school
At the same time the board took
swips at the group for It's intsn.
ton 10 strike" or keep their chill
drrn home.
A. Tuesday nights meeting the
I"rA stuck by their guns Rad de-
Tended their right Ia strike" and
said that II was the American and
democratic right
This was In answer 10 the
boards statement that 10 threaten
n strike was thOughtleAS and
highly pre- udioal' 10 the matter
before the board.
A strike COMMITTEES had been
formed and II was leaned that
they had unanimous cooperation
~ the parents 20 keep their chill
drrn out 81 school II II had been
necessary,
A rum0r was started after the
strike had been threatened. that
some members ~ the board were
going 10 hold q secret meeting
with some members Of the COM
munity who wsr" going % try
and sell ths parents on rshnbilitR-
ton.
Word got around the community
and the parents almost took their
ehIIdwn Out Of school that day
until they we're measured that u
wAs only . FBnoF.
Al Tuesday nights meeting, q
resolution was passed by the PTA
thanking the residents and or
CARNATIONS for their help and
commanding the school board for
It's action 10 start the necessary
procedure towards q new Maxfield
school"
Mr.. Massey thanked all Of those
who had helped IN the community
and singled out the g. Paul RE
CoRDER for rs aid and assist
ance.
20 wna the greatest slnGSe con-
trIbuaioa thaa . nrwspapsr has
HsaAe In the Twtn Cities since I
have been here" the pastor DE-
elArea
Ths sits chosen by board for
Continued on Page 4 Column ~
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CONGREssMAN's NAME
MISPEII.ED LAST WEEK

The name 81 Homer d Angel
congressman Of Oregon was In.
correctly spelled in an advertise
ment for Frank J Hess In this
paper last week.
Mr.. Hess IN candidate for mayor
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SIMMONS ELEcTED
YREASuRER NAIL
CITY AAlRAISYNRR

At the Monday May 4 meet
ing Of the Minneapolis Minis
terial Association Rev Martin
Luther Simmons pastor ~ H.
Peter AME church. was elected
secretary treasure ~ the or.
RaniZation.
Rev Frederick Meyer. pastor
~ MayflnweT Community
church was named preRidcnt
Rev. Maynard TvsrsOn, Bethel
hem Lutheran church Vice
president
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and wealthy Los Angeles doctor
June 26 1889 and separated March
10. 1883, Shumate had been mar
RED three times before.
ON April %, Miss Moore filed
a separate maintcnce suit in which
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Tough Guy" Williams
Vows To Get NeWSman
As PhOtOg Snaps Picture

The alleged tough guy of the Norhside in Minneapolis
Felix Williams now standing trial for II violations fed
era narcotics law Minneapolis federal court the
the sOaed brains Big Three of the dope ring that
operating in the vicinity of Olson Highway and Lyndale Ave
No in
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In Rest Home: Mrs v ~
Blackwell, 3sI7 Fourth Ave s.,
Ia a guest at the 81 Francis Rest
Home in Breckenridge. MINI. for
a two month period
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TIA haEthAayn ~ hundreds 81
p~gS@ms appear IN eur Birthday
oEeetaRK eotunsn saeh weed. Ifs
q Ruhas 30 remembering the as-
alvevuaSass 81 mmny ~ yOuS
sraamAM
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Community Plans Support
For New Bond Issue;
Recorders Part Praised

Tuesday night the Maxfcld school PTA celebrated the
school boards decision Of last Friday
building by making plans 10 campaign for coming bond
that must be passed II the building Ia 10 be built,
The decision by the school board % build n school
repnee the preaen 90 odd year old hlding located
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Sensational Charges Aired As
Former Minneapolis Woman
Sues Husband For Divorce

Mrs Lincoln Shumatc the former lkana Moore native
of Minneapolis and daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ike Moore Jr
who used to live Minneapolis of the parties involved
of the sensational divorce trials has ever
rocked Los Angeles society,
Miss Moore married DR. Lincoln W. Shumate prominent
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Granger 70 Speak
A. legion Conference

Shelton r. Granger, Executive
Secretary Of the Minneapolis Ur-
ban League will address the Frfth
District american Legion con-
ference on Amertcanism and Com.
mupism on Saturday. May 9th, Al
$50 p. m at the NorthSide Amer.
can Legion Post, 222p West Broad.
way Minneapolis
The topic of MIR Changers
prcsentR ton will be- Minority
Problems and Communism
Scheduled to attend are each of
the ~ posts Of thr Fifth District,
~ well az Legion and other vet
cran organizations In Minneapolis
and St Paul
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Extra espsss - tAAs papss are
always available for tho@s who
ksSp acrMv6osA& It's fua 10 keep
Q F~csrd 81 tAs rnMmy thAngS shaa
havwsn 10 ysu ana ysuS naaghh~ss
eArOagA tks yemRM
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Duluth Meyer
Calls Town Meeting
To Discuss FEPS

Duluth Mayor George u. John.
son and the Duluth city Council
are inviting interesting citizens
10 a public Town Meeting" Mon.
day night May II, 10 discuss the
proposed Duluth fair employment
practice ordinance.
The Duluth Branch of the MA.
ACP under President George w,
DoHioT IN organizing the appear
aT1cc Of supporters, Testimony win
b Q presented on tho favorable
experience Of Minneapolis under
It's FEPC Ordinance and the pro.
poaal viii also be supported by
representatives Of many labor,
church and civic groups In Du.
luth.
The opposition Ia expected 10
come from representatives 81 the
Duluth Chamber NJ Commerce and
Employers Association, although
individual members Of both Of
these groups have expressed them
selves ~ being In favor of the
proposal
The meeting Ia called for = y. IN,
on Monday In the Duluth Central
High School auditorium The dis.
cussion will be recorded for later
brORdrasts over Duluth radio sta,
tiOns.
Before the municipal elections
were held ON April 7. all the mem
beers OF the City Council and the
candidates for office had gone on
record in favor Of the proposed
ordinance. The Council members
have expressed the hope that this
discussion. and others that have
been held In Duluth In rectnt
weeka. would serve 20 mobilize
board community support for the
proposal Supporters hope that
the Council will vote on the iHaue
before the first 81 June
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o they take very unprontAhls pains who
enAeavour TO persuade men that they are
obliged wholly 10 desptse this World and
all that Ia In Il, even whilst they them
selves live here: God hath not taken all
the pains In forming and framing and fur
niShing and adjoining this world. that they
who were made by His 10 live In II should
dcspiSc Il; II will be well enough II they
do not love II 80 immediately. 90 prefer
Il before Him who made it.-ClarendoR.
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AMERICANS NAVE INTFRFST

The American Greed. In its demand for
equality, has strong support from the very
composition Of the new nation As immi.
grants with diverse national origins,
Americans have an interest-Outside the
Negro problem-in emphasizing the inn
portAnce Of environment and in discount
ing Inheritance. In order to give a human
and not only political meaning TO pluri-
bus unum, they feel the need TO believe in
the possibility Of shaping a new homogen-
eOus nation out of 90" the melting pot
Gunnar MyrdaL
, 1953-06-15
CHAMBER

an odor but has been killing
fish; destroys paint on boats
and makes bathing in the bay
unsafe, the article points out.
Another form Of contami-
nation is from the city dump
at the Harbor's edge very
nearthe new hospital and new
school" The Chamber has re-
quested that the dump be
moved to another location.
Another appeal has been made
to the Administrator and the
Governor to order discontinu-
ance Of dumping of garbage as
well as nightsoil cans in that
area. "The stencil from natural
garbage and burning trash
would make for a most un-
satisfactory condition"
, 1953-06-15
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CARD or THANKS

The family Of Mrs, Emily
Phaire Schow here and abroad
through this medium express
our thanks to all friends who
showed kindness and sym
patty, during her illness and
death. We also thank those
who sent flowers and other
tokens of sympathy.
Lillian Phaire
Evening star., 1953-07-15

Billy Weaver was back home
today, still qualifying as the
calmest actor in the little drama
woven around his 12-hour dis
appearance yesterday.
At 6 Billy was old enough to
sense the excitement but not
to share in the emotional out
bursts climaxing his return.
Suspense had been built on his
midnight disappearance from
the Hecht Hotel, 6l0 G street
NV, with a red-haired woman
with an avowed fondnesS for
children.
His mother, Mrs. Eleanor
Weaver of Gregory Estates, Seat
Pleasant, Md, waited anxiouSly
at police headquarters for some
word of him. So did Mrs.
Demaris Trahan, 80, of 706
Seventh street Sc, with whom
the boy had been staying.
The boys re-appearance was
anti-climactic, in way, be-
cause it was so simple. He drove
up in a cab, as big as you please,
a cab hailed by the red-haired
woman at 1920 Columbia road
NV. l...
She simply told the driver to
take the boy to the Hecht Hotel.
BY this time somewhat aware
of his Importance. Billy chatted
unconcernedly with the two
policemen who took him to
headquarters.
Then Billy rode back to 1920
Columbia road with the police
men and got Mrs. Virginia Payne,
81. for another ride to headquar-
ters. There things got noisier, as
Mrs. Weaver made a lunge for
her boy and words flew among
the women.
Mrs. Payne did not deny taking
Billy home. She said she did so
because Mrs. Trahan, who had
taken him to the hotel, left the
boy in her care and was still
gone after three hours.
This Mrs. Trahan denied. 1t
went back and forth, and finally,
after the scene had shifted to
the office of Assistant United
States Attorney E. Riley Casey,
hands were thrown into the air
and the whole thing dropped
without charges.
Mrs. Payne, who lost a boy
of her own some time ago. said
she bathed Billy, put him to
bed and gave him breakfast yes
Evening star., 1953-07-15

focus as Government employees
stayed away from the Democratic
primary polls in droves for fear
of retaliation at the hands of a
vindictive Republican admins
tration. The people of Virginia
will refuse to elect Republicans
to carry out their disorganization
and fear into our Virginia State
government"
Mrs. Stone last year was vice
chairman of the presidential
campaign committee of Senator
Kefauver, Democrat, of Tenne-
see, and later campaigned for
Gov. Stevenson. She took notice
in her campaign of suits by
John Locke Green, Arlington at
torney, which are tying up school
construction funds and promised
to try to find "some reasonable
brake :. upon single individuals
or small groups who would use
our courts to obstruct the will
of the people"
1911 Fenwick Votes.
The relatively small turnout of
voters gave the county's favorite
Evening star., 1953-07-15
Wagner Surprise Gusts Smith
As Commonwealth Attorney
Ex-Teucher Who
Took up Law in '48
Wins, 1888 to 1893
By Mary Lou Werner

Earl F. Wagner, former
school teacher who only recently
ventured into law and politics,
won a surprise victory in the
Alexandria commemorative at
torney contest yesterday by de-
feating Howard w. Smith, jr.,
the incumbent.
Mr.. Smith is the son of Repre-
sentative Smith, Democrat, of
Virginia, who long was a politi-
cal power in Alexandria when he
represented that city in Con-
gress as part of the old 9th dis
trict.
Mr.. Smith has been common
wealth'S attorney of Alexandria
since 1947 and is president of the
commemorative Attorneys AS
sociation of Virginia.
Yesterday was the first time
Mr.. Smith met any opposition
for the Office. His defeat was
overwhelming-3,358 votes Tor
Mr.. Wagner and 1893 for Mr..
Smith. Mr.. Smith carried only
two polling places of the city'S
II. The Armory precinct of the
lst ward and the 7th ward each
gave him a two-vote majority.
The commemorative attorney
contest drew more votes than
the gubernatorial candidates.
The city gave Charles r. Fen
wick 1859 votes to 2,l39 for
Thomas r. Stanley in the gu
bernatorial race.
The upset climaXed a busy
campaign which grew bitter in
the final days before election.
Mr. Wagner hurled charges of
inefficiency and laxity at the in
cumbent. His campaign workers
telephoned almost every voter in
the city, offering free rides to
the polls. Wagner supporters
outnumbered other workers at
the polls yesterday by almost two
to one.
Republicans have not put up
any candidate to run for the
Office of commemorative attor-
ney in the November general
|election.
Evening star., 1953-07-15
Arlington NominaIes
Magruder, Mann and.
Mrs. Stone Delegates
By WiIIiom J. EIvin

Arlington Democrats have
chosen two local party veterans
and a former League Of Women
Voters official to face three Re-
publican candidates for the
House Of Delegates in November.
Nominated were:
Delegate j. Maynard Magru-
der. with a total Of 6,771.
Harrison Mann, 5,017.
Mrs. Kathryn H. Stone. 1886.
The unsuccessful candidates
were Thomas j. Broyhiil, 43-
year-old builder and cousin of
Representative Broyhill, Repub-
lican, Of Virginia, 3,264; George
p. Grove. an attorney, 2,736, and
Mrs. Lucy G. Bussey, former
member Of the County School
Board, Alto.
The nominees will oppose Re-
publicans Robert A. McGinnis.
Raymond F.. Belew and j. Fuller
Groom in the November general
election.
Third Seat Added.
Yesterday was the first time
Arlington residents have bal
loted for three delegate nomina-
tions. Mr.. Magruder was CO.
sponsor of bill in the 1852
General Assembly that gave Ar
lington an additional House seat
beginning with the next session.
Mr.. Magruder's former run
ming mate, Delegate George
Damn, was not a candidate for
reelection. Mr.. Magruder has
served in five regular sessions of
the Legislature.
Mr.. Mann. As, is a Washington
attorney and former chairman
of the Arlington Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee. He favors
annual sessions of the General
Assembly. instead of the present
schedule of regular sessions
every two years.
Mr.. Mann'S expression of
thanks to his supporters con-
tained this statement:
'"The issue in this falls cam
paign was brought into sharp