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vaceous beauty of Betty Queen
really brought down the house. The
entire performance was easily the
greatest show ever seen here with
each act being well received by the
capacity crowd.
Most of the crowd STAYED after
the concert to dance to the rythm
Of the great Buddy Johnson Band.
The Champ had only the great
est praise for the manner in which
he was received here and sent his
personal thanks to the City Of
ficials for the police escort.
During his stay here the Champ
talked with the greatest enthusi-
asm of his newest business ven
ture the Joe Louis Insurance Com
pany of st. Louis which is offer
ing Insurance at rates equal to
those Of the largest Insurance
Companies to Negroes throughout
the country.
The Champ also talked with
great enthusiasm about the Joe
Louis story, already completed, and
which is regarded as Hollywood's
first real authentic sports film.
The World Premiere of the Joe
Louis story will be held in Chicago
and Detroit soon.
Before leaving jackson the
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to find themselves later in Shreve-
port Louisiana and only able to get
to Jackson at 4:08 Monday after
noon.
With a Kiddie matinee set to
start at O'Clock, request was made
for a police escort 50 that the
party could go from the airport to
the auditorium at top speed.
The police escort was provided
and when the party arrived the
police with wide open siren lost no
time in getting the party to the
Auditorium where the kiddie matt
nee was already underway.
The Joe Louis party was met at
the station by Leroy Jackson.
Manager Of the New Alamo Thea
ire and Bronze Mayor Of jackson.
and Percy Greene, Editor and Pub
Usher Of the Jackson Advocate,
longtime friend of the Champ at
whose home he was houseguest
during his stay in the city.
The Joe Louis act, which ends
with a hilarious Boxing match be
tween the Champ and LeonarI
Reed, which also shows off the cur
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sion at the University of Mime
sofa, Dulutr Branch which ends
Aug. %.
Rice, vocational agriculture
teacher at the Jasper county train
ing school, Rose Hill, Miss, is en-
rolled as graduate student at
UMD.
Receiving his BIS. degree at AL
corn A & NJ college, Alcorn, Miss.
in 1914 with d major in agricultural
education and a school administra-
ton minor, he continued his studies
at Iowa State college at Ames dur
ing the summers of 1851 and 1852
He is working toward his masters
degree which he expects to receive
this winter from the University
of Minnesota at Minneapolis.
Originally planning to attend
summer school on the St. Paul
campus, Rice was referred to UMD
as Professor Milo J. Peterson, head
of the agricultural education de-
partment of the University of Min
nesota, would teach his classes at
the Duluth Branch this summer. He
is taking two graduate courses in
education.
Finding Duluth's summer temp
erature average of less than 70
degrees definite change from the
heat of his home in Mississippi,
Rice commented:
81 did find this weather a little
cool the first couple of days, but
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preserve itself and is therefore
part of the principle / am stres-
sing. We are voting our wealth and
men to mobilize our defensive
strength. We must also be a uni
fled people. Whether we like Gov
ernor Byrnes or not, he represents
millions of Americans who are a
part of what must be an increasing
ly unified American people. | be-
lleve that our organizations and
leaders should stress that point. for
it is of basic Importance to the
future of Negroes in America and
is part of the principle of national
security and survival which, with
out question, must have prior
claims upon us all.
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amendments. The message
scheduled for September.
Public Housing SIashed

House Appropriations Commit
tee members singled out the racial
relations service of the housing
agencies for a cut when funds for
the agencies were under consider
alton. However, the Senate re-
versed this action.
The Banking and Currency Com
mittees of the House and Senate
extended the time limit for pur-
chasing of mortgages by the Fed
eral National Mortgage Associa-
ton in order to benefit housing
open to minority groups. How
ever, the Appropriations Commit
tee of the House dealt a deadly
blow to minority groups by slash
ing public housing.
The House Committee led sue
cessful fight to reduce the number
of units authorized for construc-
ton from $4,000 to 10000. 1t also
obtained Congressional approval
of stipulation that no new units
in excess Of 10000 could be built
or planned without the consent of
Congress.
This has the effect of hating
construction on most of $4,000 pub
lie housing units the Government
already has under contract. One
third of all existing public housing
units in the country are occupied
by colored people.
House Approves Hawaii Bill
The House passed a bill to make
Hawaii a state. The Senate may
face a filibuster when the Hawaii
Bill comes up because, duringsSen-
ate hearings, Senator George A.
Smathers d., Fla.) repeatedly
dragged the race issue into the
picture. In the House, it was
supported by Congressman from
Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, and
other anti-civil rights areas. The
vote favored Statehood by 274 to
178.
The Senate passed a bill IS. 697
to give the District of Columbia
a non-voting delegate in the House.
However, the House buried the
bill in committee. This and other
Home Rule Bills for the District
come under fire from some South
ern elements in Congress on the
charge that colored people will
out-vote whites in the District.
The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee on June Is, by a vote of 9 to
5, reported out a Constitutional
Amendment which would limit the
Treaty making power of the Pres
ldent. Some of its supporters said
the amendment was necessary to
halt civil rights advances in the
United States.
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On May II, during the tidelands
oil debate, the Senate Rules Com
mittee suddenly reported out Sen
ator William f. Jenner's cloture
resolution. the least desirable of
the anti-filibuster proposals. How
ever. no move has been made to
schedule debate on this or any
other anti-filibuster resolution.
Workable plans for ending fill
busters were introduced by Sen
ators Herbert Lehman 3D., N. W,
Wayne Morse (Ind., Tre), and II
wing lives (R., n. W.
House Rules Retained
In the House, the chief bottle
neck to constructive legislation is
the Rules Committee. On Janu-
airy 3. by a voice vote, the House
adopted its old rules, thus, contin-
uing the power of the Rules Com
mittee, headed by Congressman
Leo Allen of Illinois.
Congressman Herman Eberhart-
er of Pennsylvania was unsuccess-
full in getting consideration of a
resolution which would allow COM
mittee chairmen to force House
consideration of legislation which
their committees approve but
which the Rules Committee does
not clear within twenty-one days
after receiving it.
Senator Ives set hearings on
FEPC legislation but postponed
them until January, 1854. No other
committee of Congress definitely
set hearings on civil rights bills.
No Hearings Scheduled
The late Senator Charles w.
Tabey (R., n. H. was studying
Anti-Jim Crow Travel legislation
in his committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce and had agreed
to hold hearings, but dates had
not been set. Chairman Wolver-
ton (R., N. j. of the House Com
mittee has pledged that he will
hold hearings on the bill, but no
date has been set.
Although civil rights bills have
been introduced in all major cate
gories such as Fair Employment,
Anti-Lynching, Anti-Jim Grow
Travel, and Anti-Poll Tax, none
Of these is an Administration bill.
Committee chairmen usually act
on such legislation when the White
House asks them to do so, Mr..
Mitchell pointed out.
TIL Amendment Proposed
In the field of labor relations,
all members of the Senate Labor
Committee, except two, joined in
sponsoring a vital amendment to
the Taft-Hartley Act. This amend
ment IS. 1881 would prohibit seq
regation and discrimination in mat
ters under the jurisdiction of the
National Labor Relations Board.
Co-sponsors of the amendment
are Senators Smith of New Jer-
sey, Aiken, GrisWold, Purtell, Gold
water, Murray, Nicely, Douglas
Lehman, and Kennedy.
Passage seems certain if the
White House approves it in forth.
coming message on Taft Hartley
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There are only two kinds Of
women-those who can get any
fellow they like, and those who
can like any fellow they can get.
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Jasper County
Teacher Al Univ.
OF Minnesota

DULUTH, Minn.-William Jor-
dan Rice, Starkville, Miss, is one
of the many out-of- state students
attending the second summer SEES
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attended Knoxville college and
Howard university, receiving the
degrees of A. B. and l.. B. He is
a form member of the Knox coun-
ty court, member of the National
Bar association and the Knox coun-
ty bar. He can plead cases before
the Supreme court Of Tennessee,
The federal District court for east
ern Tennessee, the u. S. Court of
Appeals, and the U. S. Supreme
court.
He belongs to the Alpha Phi
Alpha fraternity and is a former
member Of the executive commit
tee Of the Knox county Republi-
cans.
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I've gotten adjusted to it now. i
find it quite conductive to study"
Serving with the u S. Tenth
army during World War II, Rice
spent ID months overseas in the
Pacific theater, serving with the
Transportation corps on Okinawa.
Returning to the United States,
he became veteran instructor in the
institutional on-the-farm training
program at Heidelberg, Miss,
teaching for five years. This was
his second year at Rose Hill where
he teaches grades nine through
twelve.
Interested in baseball, which he
plays at home in the community,
and sports of all types, Rice adj
mitted that his major hobby was
fishing. IF he can take time from
his studies, he is in an ideal spot
to enjoy that hobby and fish in the
fabulous land of ten thousand lakes.
The UMD summer session sup
plements the program for the regu-
lar college year, offering pre-pro-
fessional courses, four year lib
eral arts degree and pre-service
and in-service training for elemen-
tary and secondary school teachers.
Annually attracting students
from many states, both because of
it's ideal climate for summer Study.
and it's attractive course offerings,
the UMD summer session is at.
tanning national prominence.
Charles Burchfield, Yasuo Kuni-
yoshi, Max Weber and Willard
Sheets are among eminent artists
who have been in summer residence
here. Arnold Blanch is conducting
an art workshop during the second
term.
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Champ said that he would be with
the show until August II, when
he would quit to take part in the
National Negro Open Golf Tour
nament starting August 18th in
Kansas City.
The Joe Louis party left by
plane shortly before noon Tuesday
for Montgomery, Ala, where the
show was scheduled for Tuesday
night.
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the racial question, nor the racial
philosophy of Governor Byrnes,
with which | have never agreed.
The issue is the primary and over
all interest of the United States in
its conflict with Soviet Russia.
Racism is not an immediate threat
to the United States. Soviet Rus
STA is an immediate threat and is
our most dangerous enemy.
MI. White would dismiss the
Soviet threat to the United States
as secondary. | believe it is pri-
mary. | believe that we Negroes
should see it in that perspective.
When the call comes to fight for
our country, Negro and White must
respond equally. If Russian planes
bomb America, destruction will be
rained on everybody alike.
Does the perspective | suggest
mean that we Negroes should les
sen our efforts for our fullest
rights? 1t most certainly does
not. The work of several organi-
cations in this respect has been
productive. But my point is that
we must put first our responsible
ty to help preserve our country so
that our fullest rights may con-
tlnue to be won and enjoyed. This
cannot be done by specious argu-
ment; man does not try to drive
bargains with his country; he is
his country. This he shows by I'M
mistkably giving first place to
his country's vital interest. The
unparalleled advantages to Ne
groes in being Americans are i'm
measurable. Hence the need to dis
tlnguish clearly between our I'M
ceaslng efforts to promote democ-
racy at home and the need for the
fullest national unity in opposing
the communist enemies who would
destroy all democracy.
The World Jewish Congress now
meeting in Geneva has just "peti-
toned" Soviet Russia to permit"
Jewish citizens in that country to
organize. That is one evidence that
communist rule cannot be equated
even with the most defective form
of democracy.
1t seems to me that the appoint
ment of Governor Byrnes is related
to the task of the United States to
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Observation-Disclosures
AN-Stor Show at Woodmont

More than TOO servicemen
from area military hospitals
cavorted on the grounds of
Woodmont Country Club yes
terday enjoying their favorite
sports, watching bathing beauties
and meeting national sports fig
ureS.
1t was open house from 10
am. to S pm. for the 710 vet
Grams from Fort Belvo1r, Walter
Reed, Bethesda Naval Hospital
and Boiling Air Force Base.
The servicemen even had a
chance to be on the radio. Jerry
and Jimma Stong broadcast an
hour of their regular show from
the club over The Stars Station
WMAL.
The first armed services day
was held at Woodmont June %,
with more than 500 guests. It
was such a success Woodmont
Immediately started planning a
repeat performance. Completely
financed by donations from the
members, the affair cost over
$4,000.
To the servicemen it was worth
every penny.
Jimmy Nichols, one-armed
golfer, and Fred Bolton started
Evening star., 1953-09-15
P. Gordon Mcdonald, ,
Retired British Enyoy

Peter Gordon Mcdonald. IS,
who was British vice consul in
Cincinnati from 1945 until 1852
when he retired and came here
to live, died yesterday at Subur-
ban Hospital. Bethesda, Md,
after a three-week illness
Mr.. Mcdonald was born in
Leicester. England, and went to
the university there. He worked
for various communications
manufacturing companies in
England and in this country.
mainly in New York, Boston and
Chicago.
During World War II he was
in Washington with the Union
of South Africa's special mission
to the United States.
He was stamp collector and
for many years a member of the
English Speaking Union. He
lived at 1871 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
Survivors are his widow,
Jeanne; a daughter, Mrs. Cliff
ford Brown. Montreal, Canada,
and a son, Donald G. Mcdonald,
1905 Aurora drive, Kensington,
Md.
Private funeral services will be
held here Thursday. He will be
buried at sea.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Gus Louis, Assistant
Store Manager and
Former Toy Buyer

Gus Louis. 81, assistant mana
ger of the Seventh street store
of the Ross Jewelry Co. for the
last 81 years, died Sunday at his
home, 800 Connecticut avenue
NV.
Mr.. Louis worked at Woodward
& Lothrop's from about 1888 I'M
til the 1920s. He was one of the
principal buyers in this country
at a time when 80 per cent of
toys were imported. Mr.. Louis
was said to have been one of the
first persons to import stuffed
toy bears.
Made for Russians.
1t was on one of his buying
trips abroad that he bought some
of the bears in Germany that
were being made for the Rus
slams as their national symbol.
Even aboard ship en- route home,
the bears became very popular
with travellers.
The Teddy Bear became
known as such as a result of
cartoon in 1902 by Clifford K.
Bergman. the late Star car
toonist. Mr.. Bergman sketched
President Theodore Roosevelt on
a hunting trip with a cub the
President said he couldn't bear to
shoot and immortalized the in
cident. Various kinds of toy
bears were known as Teddy
Bears.
At one time Mr.. Louis estab-
lished a music firm, Louis & Co.,
at Seventh and G streets NV,
shipped phonograph records to
all parts of the world.
A native of Washington, Mr..
Louis was a member of the
Washington Hebrew Congrega-
ton and Lafayette Masonic
Lodge.
Survivors are his widow, Ray;
a son, M. Robert Louis, Colum-
bus, Ohio, and two grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were to be
held at 1870 pm. today at Cav
lers funeral home. 1855 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV, with burial
in Washington Hebrew Congre-
cation Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Insurance Firm Drops
War Clause From Policy
By the Associated Pres.

NEWARK, N. j., Sept. Is
The Prudential Insurance Co.
has dropped war clauses" from
many of its insurance policies
since the end of the Korean
fighting.
Men in military service or
alerted for duty can now get
policies without the restrictive
war clause" as long as they
do not anticipate assignment to
combat units in possible trouble
areas, the company said yester-
day. The policies would be for
limited amounts based on age
groups.
Also eased are restrictions on
military and civilian aviation
risks.
IF conditions change, it may
be necessary to again revise our
underwriting rules" the COM
pany said.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Hayworth Children
Taken 10 Las VEGAS
BY the Assoeiated Press

LAS VEGAS, New. Sept. 15.-
Rita Hayworth's two smaYl
daughters have joined her here
for safeguarding while two
anonymous letters threatening
death are investigated.
Accompanied by a nurse,
Yasmin, 312. the actress daugh-
ter by her divorced husband.
Moslem Prince Ally Khan, and
Rebecca. 8. a daughter by her
former husband, Orson Welles,
arrived by plane from Los An
geles last night.
Their mother met them at the
airport. Sheriff's deputies also
were on hand.
THANK God we are together
again." the actress exclaimed.
Then the little girls, who be-
lieve they are here for an out
ing, were taken to the hotel
where their mother has been
staying.
The children were placed un-
der guard after Miss Hayworth's
attorney told the FBI she had
received two letters threatening
death to herself and Yasmin
unless they returned to Ally. The
FBI is investigating the letters.
postmarked New Rochelle, N. Y.
Evening star., 1953-09-15

the entertainment with an exhi-
bition. Handicapped veterans
especially enjoyed Mr.. Nichols
bag of trick shots.
Barnee, Shoreham Hotel mae
Stro, the United States Army
Band and Erwin Devron at the
accordion provided a continuous
flow of music. Steve Accardi
gave his Aquacade swimming
show, complete with bathing
beauties, comedy from the high
board and diving exhibitions.
After a box lunch of barbecued
chicken the men moved inside to
hear AL Schacht, baseball come
dian, who came down from New
York for the show and refused
to accept any expenses. Schacht
introduced Mickey Vernon,
Jackie Jensen, Eddie Yost and
Walt MasterSon of the Wash
ington Mats. Freddie Hutchin-
son. Detroit manager, and Tigers
Billy Hoeft, Ted Gray, Ned Gar
yer. Steve Souchok and Bob
Miller also appeared.
A tennis exhibition, featuring
Billy Talbert and Mrs. Pauline
Betz Addie plus Washington
stars Allie Ritzenberg and Clark
Taylor followed. The Military
District of Washington special
services put on half hour show
of music. dancing and comedy.
Jimmy Simon, president of
the club and originator of
Armed Services Day. is recover
ing from a heart attack and
was unable to attend. How
ever, Stanley Rosenweig, chair
man of the days activities, as
sisted by 10 of Woodmont's
women members, ran the pro-
ceedings.
Vice President Nixon planned
to attend yesterday but work
kept him away. Gen. Nathan
Twining, commander in-chief of
the Air Force. was there.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
William |. Fiesinger, IS,
Former Representative

William Z. FieSinger, IS,
former Democratic representa-
tive from Ohio, died Friday in
a hospital in Cleveland. He lived
in SanduSky.
Mr.. Fiesinger was here in the
72d through 74th Congresses
from 1881 to 1887. He was a
member of the Rivers and Har-
bors Committee of the House.
Born in Willard, Ohio, he got
his law degree from Baldwin
Wallace College in Berea, Ohio.
He was city solicitor, a lawyer
and judge in Sandusky before
he was elected to the House.
Survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. Wade D. Dauch, Sandusky,
and Mrs. James B. c. Howe,
Att Dexter street NV. and
five granddaughteers. His wife,
Maud, died three years ago.
Funeral services and burial
were held Saturday in Sandusky.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Alexander McSure|y,
Associate Editor Of
Aviation Magazine

Alexander 'McSurely, As, an as
sociate editor of Aviation Week
magazine who was an expert on
helicopters and aviation safety,
died today in Madeira, Ohio. at
the home of a brother, James
McSurely.
Mr.. McSurely had gone to
Ohio to enter his daughter Jane
in Miami University, Oxford,
Ohio. He died of a heart at
tack.
Mr.. McSurely came to Wash
ington in 1943 with McGraw-
Hill Publishing Co. He lived at
1926 North Carlyn Spring road,
Arlington.
He was born in Hillsboro,
Ohio, and was graduated from
Miami University in Ohio and
the University of Missouri. He
was a reporter for the Indian
apolis News and was aviation
editor of the Dayton (Ohio)
Herald for six years before he
came here.
He was a member of the Aero
Club of Washington, National
Press Club, White House Cor
respondents Association and
Sigma Delta Chi.
Besides his daughter and
brother, he is survived by his
widow, Gertrude; another daugh-
ter Miriam, a sophomore at Duke
University and a son Alan of the
Arlington address.
Memorial services will be held
at 2 pm. Thursday at National
City Christian Church, Thomas
Circle NV. The family suggests
that contributions be made to
the Damon Runyon Cancer
Fund.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Charles Dieges, 81,
Weight Throw Champion
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Sept. Is
Charles j. Dieges, 81. former
national weight throw cham
pion and a timer at six Olympic
Games, died yesterday at his
Jamaica home.
DiegeS had been closely con-
nected with sports almost all
of his life, first as an athlete,
then as an official and trophy
manufacturer. He was part
ner in the firm of Dieges and
Clust, one of the country's lead
ing makers of medals, trophies,
class pins and rings.
He tried to give up competi-
ton in track and field when he
went into business but was
frequently pressed into service
when team championships were
at stake.
He was officiating as a timer
at the National AAU champion
ships at Buffalo in 1901 when
his old club, the Pastime A. c.,
called on him once more.
Removing his coat and vest.
he went to work. He scored points
in the shotput, discus and ham
mer, and won the 56-pound
weight throw crown.
After competing in the 1904
Olympic Games he retired from
active competition.
Evening star., 1953-09-15
Rev Edgar Z. Pence,
Ex-Manassas Pastor

DR.. Edgar zirkle Pence. so,
former pastor of Bethel Luther
an Church in Manassas, Va,
died yesterday after a short ill
ness in Greenville, S. C.
DR.. Pence was serving a pas
torate in Greenville. Born in
Rockingham County, Va, he left
Manassas about 35 years ago
and was in Little Mountain,
S. c., before he went to Green
vile. He was formerly president
of the South Carolina Lutheran
Synod.
Survivors are his widow, the
former Ethel Evans; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Marie Pence Middleton
and two sons, Edgar, jr., and
Robert Pence, all of the Green
vile area; a sister, Mrs. Edith
Sigmon. matron of the National
Lutheran Home for the Aged,
Eighteenth and Douglas streets
NE. and five grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial
will be held tomorrow in Green
vile.