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Jackson advocate., 1954-02-06
Say Jane SpauIding
To Be 0usted By
Mrs. Hobby Because
She Fought Jim
Crow Project
Spurned Houston
Hospital Where
Negro Physicians
Can't Practice

WASHINGTON, D. C. -(Spe-
cial)-The proposal that $780,
900 of federal funds be granted
for the construction of a hospitt4
at Houston, Texas, barring Negro
physicians has recently been
brought to the attention of White
House officials.
The federal grant, allegedly sup
Continued on Page Two)
Jackson advocate., 1954-02-06
Say College
Programs Must Be
Moderniized To
Meet The leeds
of Industry
Outmoded Programs
Discourage Industry's
Financial Support

"If educational institutions are
to receive the support of industry
to meet their expanding obligations
to students, in the areas Of hous-
ing, placement and guidance, then
it will be necessary for these in
situations to take a rigorous in
ventory Of their present program
with a view toward eliminating
costly functions that are outmod-
Continued on Page Twol
Jackson advocate., 1954-02-06

National Youth Legislative Confer
ehce here last week.
Human rights, he said, "is a mat
ter Of concern to all the people of
the United States, acting as indi-
viduals or as we participate in onr
churches, labor unions. business or
CARNATIONS, and other associations
of all kinds. Few private organl-
Continued on Page Six)
Jackson advocate., 1954-02-06
Boy Scout Program
Al New MI. Zion
Church Feb. 11th

j. 0. Harrion, chairman of the
Negro District of the Andrew Jack
son Council, Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, announces a special Scout
Week" program to be held at New
Mt. Zion Church, 143 w. Maple
Continued on Page Twol
Jackson advocate., 1954-02-06
Ike To Address
Race Leaders

NEW YORK - Especially THE
date for the one-day conference of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People to
be held in Washington, D. c., has
been set for Wednesday, March 10.
Continued on Page Five)
Evening star., 1954-11-19
Proposed Extension
"0f Building Code Hit

Strong opposition to extension
of the Prince Georges building
code to southern sections Of the
county win be voiced Tuesday
when the County Commissioners
are scheduled to decide the ques-
tion.
That was assured last night at
o meeting Of the Citizens League
of Southern Prince Georges
County in Piscataway.
Oficers Of the league, formed
to counter efforts Of the Citizens
Association OF Friendly. sponsors
OF the extension plan, urged
members to turn out in force at
Upper Marlboro Tuesday. They
Evening star., 1954-11-19
Judge at Phenix City
UphoIds Public Right
10 Gef News Of Trial
I By ne Asso,e:iassd 'pse.s

I PHENIx CITY Ala, Nov.
19The presiding Judge has
dismissed a protest against
newspaper coverage OF Phenix
City's vice trials with q firm
declaration that freedom and
liberty Of the press cannot be
destroyed by court rulings"
In q written order refusing to
postpone one of the trials, Spe-
cial Judge Walter sB. Jones
yesterday defended the wide
spread publicity Of the rackets
investigation here as 'legiti-
mate items of news, Of general
public interest, reciting a part
of the history Of the times"
The ruling, which also re-
jected charges of a military
reign of terror" because of the
presence Of National Guard
troops during the vice cleanup,
came on a motion for continu-
ance fled by accused gambler
Goodwin Davis, jr.
Davis Is on trial on the first
of A lottery indictments. His
father. also facing A similar
charges, has been identified by
the National Guardsas the one
time car Of a lottery empire
which yielded $4,000 q day.
Lawyers for Goodwin Davis, jr.
contended in the notion for
poStponement of the trial that
Evening star., 1954-11-19

a quandry peculiar to my jour-
ney-in which ! was testing my
self and my philosophy against
wind and sea across the empty
reaches of the Pacific.
TWenty-six feet long and three
feet wide in the center, the
canoe was the kind the fisher
men of Ecuador use. Originally
it had one mast, but had added
a second. And had covered
it with canvas in the bow and
stern to keep the waves from
swamping it If I had to put to
sea in it. In addition, since it
had no keel. I had prepared two
17-foot-long bamboo outriggers.
! always kept supplies in the
canoe.
I counted on the canoe for the
day a hurricane might catch
me and destroy my raft, or If it
was driven onto a reef. Now I
would have to depend on it If
the settling of my raft went on
to a dangerous point. Ironically.
Of all the items Of equipment I
might possibly have discarded
to tighten the raft, the canoe
my only hope of survival-was
doing most to cause the settling.
I checked the logs once more.
In the easy swell I could see how
deep they were riding. And I
reckoned they would continue to
go down. This estimate proved
right, for In the 300 miles re-
naming Of my journey, the raft
sank deeper and deeper.
tCopyright. 1854, by william willis. All
rights reserved throughout the WORLDLY
Sunday: Willis tries to land
on q tiny isle.
Evening star., 1954-11-19

public opinion Is prejudiced
against the vice defendants be-
cause OF what they called "dis-
.torted,' and "slanted" newspaper
writing and the presence Of the
militia.
Judge Jones ruled that there
was no evidence Of bias or preju-
dice In the news stories and
editorials submitted BY the de-
tense. as exhibits.
"The court has carefully read
each Of the press accounts Il. !.
and is Of the opinion that the
reading of them on the dates
they were published and circu-
lated does not in any way now
prejudice the defendant and pre-
vent him from receiving q fair
trial." the judge worte.
''The freedom and liberty Of
the press. guaranteed by both
Sta; and Federal constitutions.
cannot be destroyed by court
rulings" Z,
Judge Jones pointed out that
no libel suit for criminal actions
has been filed for any of the
news stories or editorials; nor
does the record show that any
Evening star., 1954-11-19

reached a state of real concern.
1t was problem that dated back
to the time, months ago, when I
was searching the jungles Of
Ecuador for giant balsa trees
and talking with the natives
about such things as the right
moon for cutting and the COM
parative advantages Of machos
and hambres.
After the long westerly cross
ing Of the open Pacific, I was now
bearing southwesterly. having
pivoted around the Marquesas--
significant event. It was now
the 18th of September. / was
about 100 miles from Flint Is
land and running into new condi-
tionS.
The month had started with a
storm, and the fish had vanished
gradually from the sea. But as
at least partial compensation, I
knew that on September S / had
passed the meridian reached by
the Kon- Tiki expedition Of 1947,
and still sailing on. had begun
to move among the far-dung
islands on the long southerly
sweep I would make to reach
Samoa-1,300 miles away.
I went to the bow and looked
down at the logs: They were
my greatest present worry. I
could see them plainly, their
slightly pointed ends riding the
surface easily. They were cov-
cred with green seaweed.
|, It was as I had feared. They
were low in the water; much
lower than they should be.
Logs Sank 8 Inches.
I'd check: Perhaps there was
a good, simple reason for their
being so low in the water. I
turned to look into the canoe to
see If any seas had poured water
into it which would weigh the
raft down. But I had removed
it's plug and I saw it was empty.
I walked around the raft several
times, hunting for an explana-
ton. But ] couldn't find one. !
went back to the logs to see If
I could have been mistaken. ]
was not: They were definitely
quite low. lower than they should
be. It appeared to me they rode
about eight inches farther down
than when I had set out 10
weeks and 5000 miles ago.
! had built the Seven Little
Sisters with the thin ends of
the seven .balsa logs, about 20
to 80 inches in diameter, at the
front, and the trunks, two Of
which were a full three feet
through, at the stern. When /
left Callao, they were a little
more than halfway beneath fhe
surface. Now, only four to six
inches appeared above the sur
face Of the sea.
Balso logs do not plunge to
the bottom, Of course, SO I felt
no sudden doubt or fear. But
Evening star., 1954-11-19

defendant has even asked for q
retraction.
He said on the question Of the
presence of National Guardsmen
that the defense failed to show
the existence Of fear and alarm"
or excitement in the minds of
the people here"
Evening star., 1954-11-19

this was something new 10
reckon with.
Hai Studied BaIsa. 4
I had studied balsas quite
thoroughly while searching the
jungle for my Seven Little Sis
ters. ] had spoken to many peo-
pie about the woods capabilities,
especially woodcutters and the
balseros--the men who float the
logs down the rivers from the
forests to the mills. / had asked
advice Of sawmill operators and
plantation owners, including
Henri Kohn, a New Yorker whose
Ecuador mills use from 5000 to
10000 logs a month and who is
known as the "balsa king" The
Guayaquil sawmill where / built
my raft is probably the greatest
in the world.
My raft design, as I explained
the settling of the logs to my
self, contained too much man.
grove wood. The ll1asts, cross
beams, bowsprit and two CENTER
boards forward were all of man
grove wood--So heavy it sinks
In water Immediately. The big
foremast and bowsprit were all
forwardA concentrating weight
where the logs were smallest.
Raft Down at Head.
Even while lying alongside
the dock at Callao the raft
looked a trifle down at the head,
The natives told me this was
ominous and that 1t was danger
Gus to have had the raft in the
water for three months before
got under way. ] knew it was
not wise to let the raft soak up
water for so long while 7 made
my preparations, but there was
the danger Of breaking or crack
ing some of the logs if she were
lifted out and put on land.
preferred to leave her in the
water.
Remembered wondering, while
in Callao, If I could do anything
to lift the RATS nose. But con-
cluded there was no way unless
I wanted to change the entire
design. The best I could do, was
store my provisions-water, the
drums of kerosene and gasoline
as close to the stern as possible
Even so. I left Callao with the
head down a few inches. II
didn't seem to affect the RATS
speed or maneuverability. But
now she had gone down more
Although I had confidence in
the Seven Little Sisters, I had
to do some reckoning. What
would I do if the logs settled
much more? This was a ques-
ton I had to answer now.
Canoe Was Main Hope.
I went over my arrangements
again and my interest centered
on the canoe. Chopped out of
a red cedar trunk, the hull was
uniformly an inch and a halt
thick, with planks building up
the sides even thicker. It was
very heavy. However, while the
canoe did a great deal to weigh
the raft down and make the
logs settle deeper, it was also
my main hope in case of disaster
which would be upon me, for
instance, II the logs sunk so far
that I couldn't handle the raft
any more. This was certainly
Evening star., 1954-11-19

also announced that they have
employed an attorney.
Calvin Taylor. president Of the
league, said 81 per cent of the
residents Of the Piscataway area
object to extension because they
feel 1t would abridge constitu-
tional rights and because I'VE
don't want outsiders telling us
what to do"
About so persons attended last
nights meeting. Only one voted
In favor Of extension. He was
George Ledger Of Accokeek.
Evening star., 1954-11-19
Thui Navy Exercises

BANGKOK, Nov. 10 R.-The
Thai Royal Navy will conduct
naneuvers tomorrow and sum
day of the coast about go miles
southeast Of here. The public
has been invited to watch the
target practice and simulated
beach invasion.
Evening star., 1954-11-19
is Days at Sea
BY Williom Willis

NEW YORK. Nov. io.-For
several days there had been
heavy weather. but now 1t had
eased and I could check some-
thing that worried me.
It had been q suspicion that
grew into q doubt and then
Evening star., 1954-11-19

Twelfth IN . Series Of ls Articles.
Evening star., 1954-11-19
lis Days at SEQ
Willis Finds His Raft Settling
In Water, Cheeks Lifebout

i this was something new to
Evening star., 1954-04-13

times that Ben broke that tight
Tipped expression was on the 10th
when Sans ball rolled into the
cup. Hogan just shook his head
and laughed. Sam just grinned.
Hogan's 8 Puts Defended.
Snead said Hogan's three puts
on the 18th were excusable be-
cause the green was so slow. HE
was a lot farther from the cup
than you people think who were
standing on those hills looking
down it. You know that putter
shaft gets a heartbeat in it"
Sam joked.
"It was beating when I tackled
that 4-footer on the 18th, but it
stopped just long enough for me
to make it,"
Snead said he thought the pin
placements were very fair yes
terday, but had been a little too
severe the first two days.
But those tough pin spots
bring the cream to the top" he
said. II didn't see any of those
scrapers who get by chipping
and putting playing out there
today"
Sam wished Hogan many
happy returns except that. II
hope the National Open finishes
just like this" With. that he
took his $1,000 check, his gold
bar for his Masters Trophy and
share of the days gate at IS
each and headed for The Green
brier.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Quarter Finals Tonight
In AAU HandbaII Meet

The District AAU handball
championships move into the
quarter final round tonight with
four doubles matches scheduled
for Central Branch YMCA.
Harry DeMars and William
Schneider. defending champions.
meet Pat Bennett and Ray Lund-
gren in perhaps the top match
of the evening. Col. A. Am
brosen and Gerald Finn take on
Dick Moore and Hi Goldberg, Da-
vid Kaplan and Abe Olev meet
Col. Benlow and Col. Mccarthy
and Leo Casey and Mike Skuba
challenge AL Houlon and Ernie
Krieger in the other contests.
Last night. Bennett and Lund-
gren eliminated Stanley Brenner
and David Fox, 21-5 and 21-6.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Bevo's Out Fishing
By the Asseeiated Pres.

RIO GRANDE. Ohio. April 13.
Rio Grande college has ex-
PEELED Bevo Francis, who put it
on the national basketball map.
Francis, an awkward hill-coun-
try lad who speaks slowly when
he speaks at all. in two years
changed Rio Grande from
school without even basketball
court to one with a big-time
basketball program.
Last night the schools COM
mittee on instruction issued a
statement saying Francis had
been dropped because Of IAN
excessive number OF unexcuSed
absences, failure to make up
more than one of his missed mid
term examinations and failure
to attend any classes in the last
two weeks"
Everyone Surprised.
The announcement appeared
to take everyone by surprise.
including Francis Coach and
personal friend, Newt Oliver, and
Bevo's father.
AS for Bevo-his zeal name is
Clarence-he was "out fishing"
at the time. apparently unaware
of the commotion caused by his
expulsion.
oliver asked, in tones of dis
belief: "Who expelled him?"
Then he repeated an assertion
that if Bevo went, he'd go with
him.
In Wellsville, Beyo's father
drawled: "Why, was just talk
ing to Bevo this evening and he
didn't say anything about it,"
Francis, a 20-year-old sopho-
more who learned his basketball
by shooting at a hoop in hay
loft, holds the small college sea-
son scoring record. The 6-foot-9
center scored 1885 points last
season for a 27-game average
of ass.
He scored 113 points against
Hillsdale College of Michigan
February 2.
Coach Had to Wash Uniforms.
When Bevo first came to Rio
Grande, the Southern ONO col
lege with "a students was hav-
ing trouble making ends meet.
It wasn't long ago that Coach
Oliver had to wash the teams
uniforms by hand and set up
chairs for home games.
But recently, j. Boyd Davis.
chairman of the schools board,
said "our campaign for funds
$780, 900 in three years-is on to
a good start. Pledges are well
above 100000"
The basketball team - with
Francis the big attraction -
played consistently to sell-out
crowds during the last two years
and even appeared in Madison
Square Garden.
Francis a few weeks ago said
he might have to quit after this
term because bills are piling
up"
IF Bevo goes, guess I'll go
with him." Oliver said then.
Last night he backed 1t up.
Coach Ready to Resign.
"I came with Bevo and we1l
no tbgether," he told a reporter.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Snead Learns Hogan
Is Human After All
In Masters PIayoff
Continued From Page Gil,

Continued From Page CID
a 6-iron over the green, and then
ehipped into the cup from 40 feet
away. AS Snead said later: II
told that 6-iron you got me into
this mess. now get me out of it,"
And it did.
But it was obvious to those
who knew Snead's temperament
that the turning point was on
the fifth hole. Sam had just
three-putted the fourth, missing
a 3-focter, to give Hogan @stroke
lead.
On the par-four fifth, which
probably has the largest of the
mammoth greens on the Augusta
National course, Sans first putt
was 5 feet from the cup. Hogan
was dead to the pin for his par.
Never Headed After Sixth.
II said to myself, here we go
again." Snead unused later. 1T
looked like a repetition of the
same old thing. yipping those
short puts" But he made the
putt. And then made another for
a birdie deuce on the sixth to get
even. He never was headed after
that.
The gallery was one Of the
largest ever to turn out for a
playoff in medal play tourna-
ment, or any place where only
two players are involved. So many
folks tramped around on a per-
feet afternoon in 85-degree heat
that it was impossible to see more
than every other hole. Some
people actually were Dragging
that they had walked all the
way and hadn't seen a shot.
The crowd estimated was 5000.
For the first time since his
comeback. Hogan was not the
gallery favorite here. In the
tournament proper. Billy Jo Pat
ton, the Carolina amateur who
SnOulQ nave won, was Cne gallery
darling, with Hogan and Snead
not even close.
Gallery With Snead. a.
Yesterday Snead seemed to
have more of the gallery. Possibly
1t was because. he responded
more. Both players referred to
this in the presentation speeches.
Hogan said: Sam puts on a
good show and has many friends
in the gallery" That obviously
referred to the few rabid Snead
rooters who on occasion openly
had heckled Hogan and forced
Ben to step away from his ball
when addressing it.
Later Snead said: 1.-THE only
thing The Hawk says on the
golf course is you're away, SAM
He's such a cold cucumber that
even to look at him makes you
chilly"
Hogan had said Snead makes
you chuckle on occasion" I
'chuckled when he Clipped into
the cup on the 10TH" Hogan
said. But I didn't mean it,"
That was true. One of the few
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Patton Thrilled
By Bid to Play
With Eisenhower
sy the Assoeio.ed Pres.

AUGUSTA, Ga. April 49,
Billy 10 Patton, the sensational
amateur who came close to win
ming the 1854 Masters golf title,
got another thrill last night-he
was invited to play golf with
President Eisenhower.
I'm going back to Morgan
ton. N. c.. for a dinner they are
having in my honor tomorrow
night" Billy Jo said, but I'm
coming back to play golf with
President Eisenhower Friday"
The President is scheduled to
fly here late this afternoon for a
golf1ng vacation at the Augusta
National Club, scene Of the an
nual Masters tournament.
Evening star., 1954-04-13
Coach Talks About Resigning
After College ExpeIs Francis

But. he said, he would not
resign Immediately.
Oliver, a hot-tempered but
friendly man who set basket
ball records at Rio Grande while
Bevo still was in knee pants,
seemed surprised at the an
nouncement of his protege's dis
miSsal.
Somebody's overshot his au-
thority." he said. Nobody ever
has been kicked out before the
end of the term BEFORE" he
said. y
What will Bevo do now?
Oliver wasn't talking about
the offers Francis has had to
play basketball for pay, but he
said:
"Bevo won't go hungry"
Evening star., 1954-04-13
!. P. HOLLINGSWORTH, Attorney
Metropolitan Bank Building

for the District Of Columbia, Holding
EMMA E, PERRY deceased. .szAd:
oF rs of ad
ministration upon all the estate OF
Emma E. Perry. late of the District
of Columbia, deceased, having been
granted herein unto r. Hollings-
worth on the 5th day OF May. 1858.
and no distribution having as to
anyone yet been made. and 1t ap-
pearing to the Court from the petit
ton OF said administrator. filed the
9th day of December 1858, for the
tain and determine the next of kin
of said Emma E. Perry. deceased,
that it is impossible for the said
administrator to determine who are
in said estate, and likewise impos-
sible to compute the amount dis
tributable to any next Of kin until
each Of such next Of kin is ascer-
tanned, and this Court by its order
dated the 10th day OF December,
1853 having held and directed that
ings to be taken thereon shall be
deemed plenary proceeding within
the meaning of Section 1891 OF
ms5h 'Ssd' and the St usual Ic process 's of
this Court having issued pursuant
TO said order. commanding all the
parties in interest in said estate as
this Court, holding probate court.
end answer the exigencies.- Of he
said petition. which said process has
been returned not to be found" as
to the hereinafter named persons.
and it having been shown by, am
matter named are non-residents OF
the District of Columbia. and 1t
appearing, for lack of contrary
showing. that the unknown parties
herein are also non-residents of the
District Of Columbia i is; this 1isI S9th
That Cora M. Suwall. 1906 Harlem
Avenue, Baltimore, Md; Forrest L.
Ritz. los East Elizabeth Avenue.
Bethlehem; Pa: Harold q: Ritz.
Gertrude Larson. 367 Fayette Street.
Perth Aniboy. New Jersey: Sarah H.
Dix. l54 Glenwood Road. Elizabeth.
New Jersey; Anna Heller Edwards.
Jersey; pna Annaeslle bel Geetst,rid. es, Re- Roate %
ington. .Winifred Shepherd, p. o.
Box 312. Vancouver, Washington:
Edward Gangewer. 516 S. Tacoma
Avenue Tacoma. Washinston; Frank
GanseHer route AReSS No. 'oan0' g. orofno SSnG.
Idaho; and all unknown heirs at
law and next of kin Of Emma Z.
Perry. deceased. and all other per-
sons having or claiming to have
any right title or interest In or
to said estate be and they are
hereby commanded to appear in this
Court on the 10th day of May. 1854.
to answer said petition under oath
and to show cause. II any they
have. why they severally have or
claim to have any interest in said
estate. or any right TO any dis
tributive share out of said estate,
and why the prayers of said petition
should not be granted and a Master
vided a copy of this order be pub
lished in The Washington Evening
Star and IN the Washington Law
Reporter twice a month for three
consecutive months before the return
day herein mentioned the tirst OF
said publications to be not less than
80 days before said return day.
EDWARD M. CURRAN. Judee.
.Sean. A True Copy. Attest:
MELVIN J MARQUES. Deputy
Register of Wills for the District
Of Columbia. Clerk OF the Probate
Court fec o. opR
Evening star., 1954-04-13
AUCTION SALES
fHOs. J. OWN 9 SON, Auetioneers.
I'LL Z Gt. NV.

Trustees Sale Of valuable TWO
STORY BRICK DWELLING, KNOWN
AZ PREM4sEs 1922 SECOND
IN LiSer No. 30 siO4, " at folio Si Sc. 'sd Of
the Land Records Of the District Of
Columbia, we shall sell in front Of
TwEkTY.THiRp RrS@r1sif % DAY oAf of APRIL Ri.
1854 IT TWO FORTY FIVE
Harry, Msrdman and Thomas P:
1888, asHais6view,'. as per plat re- e.
corded in the Once Of the Surveyor
for the District of Columbia, In
Liber AZ. at folio 81.
Terms 81 Sale: All cash. Deposit of
$500 required at time of sale.
Terms Of sale to be complied with
within thirty days from date of
sale, otherwise the trustees reserve
the right to resell the property at
the risk and cost of the defaulting
purchaser, after i've days adver-
ttsement Of such resale In some
newspaper published in the District
forfeited. or without forfeiting de-
post, trustees may avail themselves
Of any legal or equitable rights
against defaulting purchaser. Further
particulars at time of sale. Adjust
ment Of Real Estate taxes to date
Of sale. All eonyeyancing, recording
and revenue stamps. ETC.. at cost
SAMUEL scRIvENER. Jr..
JUNIOR r CROWELL.
ap13.1S.17.20.22. Trustees.