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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-23

Park-Kenwood Community Con-
ference. From the original forty
persons and one experimental
block meeting, IL has now more
than 1000 members with an adj
ditiona 1900 or so part-ime and
volunteer workers, more than l6S
blocks organized.
Blight literally has been block
ed. More than 1000 violations of
varying kinds have been corrected
conversions, coming violations,
street and alley conditions, build
ing structural defects, neighbor-
hood nuisances such as trucks
remaining parked on streets. Rats
and fire hazards have been wiped
out, vacant lots turned into play
grounds. properties cleaned up,
painted and repaired, lights in
stalled in alleys and areaways,
more schoo facilities provided.
No area has better police pro-
lection and building inspection
service.
Other Areas Borrow Plan
And the flight from blight has
been halted Residents are eager
to remain, property values pre-.
served even enhanced,
In three years, the Hyde Park.
Kenwood Community Conference
program has been adapted to six
other communities in Chicago.
City groups from all over the
country are asking for informa-
ton about how Hyde Park Ken
wood has done such a terrific job.
And the block captain the fell
low who is the seed of this grass
roots" harvest Of good citizenship
and community salvation He's
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they could flee the area and
leave IL to the expioiter; they
could do nothing, but merely
walt for the crushing sociai-ec-
onomic forces to ovcrwhelm
them--or they could fight.
They decided to fight--undaunt-
ew by the fact that nobody had
ever heard of a community, once
tainted by decay and started on
the path toward a Stun, restoring
itself.
They planned a two-point pro-
gram. The first part dealt with
specific objectives-getting better
law enforcement. more schools,
more Fairgrounds, establishing
closer relationship with city de-
partments, such as the building
commissioner office which con-
trolled construction permits and
policed conversions. In this phase
also were future planning and sur
veying the area to determine ex-
tent of deterioration.
Trial Meeting Held
The second part Of the pro
gram contemplated grass
roots" movements block or
ganizatiOn to restore the brok-
en-down communications among
neighbors Of divergent races,
faiths, cultural interests. Thus
would neighbOrs be able TO get
facts, refute rumors, dispel
fears-and feel a community
support, contrasted with the
feeling Of individual futiIity for
effective action.
A trial block-meetng was held
at a time, by coincidence, when
rumors were sweeping the block
that a house was TO be sold TO
exploiters who planned TO pack
Negro family into each room.
Four families had put their houses
up for sale on the strength Of the
rumor
Attitudes at this initial block
meeting ranged from belligerence
10 pacific resignation. II wound up
with committee being appointed
10 call on the newcomers. acting
as a sort Of investigating commit
tee and friendship committee, too.
They found the newcomers help
full and cooperative in wanting to
maintain neighborhood standards.
Community Group Born
From this beginning was born
what Is now known as the Hyde
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from submerging into a Stun.
This latter-day block leader
wears no tin helmet or colorful
shoulder insignia He's not a pre-
cinct captain in disguise-as were
some Of his earlier species. He's
just plain Mr.. Citizen, a guy who
lives next door or somewhere in
the block, guy with an awakened
civic consciousness but a selfish
devotion to the idea of preserving
the environment around what he
calls his home.
The pattern for this up-to-date
block leader has been cut during
the past five years in Chicago, in
an area on that citys South Side
known as Hyde rk-Kenwood.
The area covers about 1000
acres, had population in 1910 Of
around $1,000. In that not too
distant past is was a highly de-
sirable residential area, bordering
on Lake Michigan, shaded some
by the grey towers of the Uni
versity Of Chicago a place Of
fine one-family homes, some high
grade apartment buildings, parks,
boulevards, good transportation
and relatively near-in 70 the heart
Of the city.
Then, about 1910 the glacier
like forces of decay began creep
ing over the area.
New housing failed TO keep up
with population increases, at
tracted to the city and area by
labor opportunities. Overcrowd-
ing developed and Illegal con
versions.
More Crime, Dirtier Streets
Overcoming produced its in
evitable offspring a sharp in
crease in crime, dirty streets and
alleys, and other evidences of fall
tering municipal police,
fire and health protection, made
quate schools and Fairgrounds.
And there was a large influx
Of non-white population. Tn 1910
there was a ratio In the area Of
SO per cent whites, Is per cent
non-whites.
Some non-whites had always
lived in the area. In the 1850 cen
sus, the figures were 10 per cent
and 30 per cent. Population ap-
proximated $4,000 -- and the in
crease corresponded to the in
crease in non-whites.
BY the fan Of 1919. the flight
Of erstwhile stable" citizenry
was on in earnest. Two church
CONTINUED from page II
groups aroused by the threatened
depletion Of their congregations.
discussed what might be done A
month lated, forty Of these con-
cerned citizens-they had sought
advice on problems Of transition
neighborhoods from the Chicago
Commission on Human Relations
heard from the commission di-
rector that planners and sociolo-
gists predicted that the area
would be a Stun in 10 years
Citizens Open Fight
The group faced three choices
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sons. Included was his son. Henry
Jr., a journalism student at
Northwestern University home
for a week end.
We're working for decent COM
munity standards OF occupancy
and use" comments MCGEE Sr.
Editors Note; The Minneapolis
Urban League has tried 90 interest
citizens In the South-C Central area
forming an organization which
could do a neighborhood job SINH
lar 20 that accomplished by the
Hyde Park .kenwood Chicago
group. Results 50 far hove been
negligible. but the League keeps
plugging along.
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was converted in conformance
with safety and sanitation re-
quircments.
Hayes generally presides at the
block meetings held In members
homes.
1T Is most effective means OF
promoting understanding an
neighhorhood standards" he says.
People get to meet others and
learn Of their traits and objec-
tives.. They can see how their
neighbors maintain their proper
ties within as wen as on the out
side"
MeGee recently organized a
block cleanup, enlisting 80 per-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-23
Who's Who
Who's New
Where's To Go
Whof's To Do
ct. Paul

BY MILDRED JORDAN

MEET The kNoTTS romance which began high
MERIDIAN Mississippi eliminated marriage "a
years od on August ~ 1854 The modest
$50 W. Central Avenue They city
August IL,
Pride OF the family their three
was born on February D.
ministry at Pilgrim Baptist church where
his induction into the armed services
virginia University The family
tine in August they plan
he has two
Young Billy Knott 1887 sophomore at
Central High He active
the Senior of
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sippi
Knott sr native of Kewanee Mississippi born May a.
1909 recently Pilgrims receive
the award through
recognition for outstanding and sish work in the church He is
chairman the Fellowship System system retes the
mortgage and makes capital improvements.
Just pass Title
Company office 4th Street Cedar
beautifully renovated peeked n COM
which
modern and busnesshke the inside
plete facilities for title insurance
see the Urban Leagues Bill seabron when
he arrives speak the Associated
honorng Tamage B. April Dyckman
tremendous Job he
did industrial secretary Minneapolis League
gathering teachers Floyd Massey Jr pas
tor Pilgrim
m on last Tuesday evening at for Teachers Convention
on hand to see the first earth
turned the Maxd morning
beautifully sunny among happy faces wa saw
Robert Patterson general
partments Jimmy Griffin and his attractive
Butler Lydia Pillow Cliff Rucke of the Gov
ernos nterracial Commission president
Keeson and Council
eshIn columns Estyr Peake Mrs Floyd Massey J an lust
about everybody carriages
elderly
natonates religions many organizations There were
public figures and people feeling part
of and rejoicing on this occasion
DATE BOOK we find that the NAAcP is sponsoring
Fight For Freedom" April
attorney NAAcP staff member Herbert
Hill win speak.
We received word they en-
joying wonderful
of Little Rock and will the 2d
Vile With daughter Jacquen
son, Carlos
of skating? having
roller skating party at the Coliseum April "a from to
Picked April NEW REVIEW, pocket edition magazine
Cervanes currently New
model pictured young
pictures taken at
in
and delighted Gordon Parks Brley
Hlda theis stunning
the Savoy Ballroom Eine Hawkins
nams felt twinge of nostalgia!
with interest the PIONEER PRESS Halle
Ethiopas will visiting Among
places will
MINI. Guess the Emperor will checkup
Alice onque executive director the Halle
entertaining Margaret Myers Taylor
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just an ordinary guy like Albert
Hayes, a a4-yesr-old professor at
the University of Chicago, or
Henry w, MCGEE, a postal super
visor.
They may work rs hours week
of rs hours a month.
Block Meetings Effective
Hayes cites how one block or
ganization member, alert to pos.
sible Illegal conversion, spotted
the delivery OF lumber into a six
flat building. Investigation dis.
closed the owner planned to con.
vert the six flats into is. Hayes
and other neighbors visited the
owner. As a result, the building
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-23

Baptist Youth Fellowship
A pianist and trumpet player is little Harold
Knott, who is IS years old and born on Septem-
Der % Harold plays for the regular Wednesday night
prayer meeting at Pilgrim.
Deaconess Jeanette Knott aside from caring for
her home, being wonderful mother and wife, also
finds time to play active role in church affairs
She sings with the Young Women's Choral Group
and is member of the Young Womens Club She is
also busy member of the Maxfield PTA. Mrs
Knott born on October 25th in Scooba Mssis-
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area Organized Against Sums:
Areo Organized Against sIUns:
How Chicago District
Halted Deterioration and
Solved Some Problems
BY Maurice Fisher in The CITIZEN

Chcago.-The block captain, long fallen into obscury
from the heights of prominence achieved during World War
H. has emerged again local hero in another home front
defense effort
1t is in the against neighborhood deerioraton-the
fight against blight and the battle prevent whole city
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-04-23

for days this week Miss Myers
Islp Now Miss secretary the
Brooklyn YWCA Mrs onque her staff before
St Paul to accept the position the Halle O.
Speaking of the Halle that Knights
ing Pow Wow at Water Works Park April
also noted that every night gym
Voney ball. bsdmnon and tennis
Girls worker and Lorenzo Carter Boys
good spot eenagers o
NEED TIRES? good place buy many
probably
Washington the St Public
need introduction The
with small blemishes a 400
It's time around! Spotlight
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25
Points for Purents-b t.,'.. r..~.. w.'.s.

Mother-None Of us can have
or do everything we'd like to
and the happy folks are those
who count their blessings instead
of their disappointments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25

Mother-There goes that
Jones girl with another new
coat. It's a dirty shame you
have to wear your old shabby
one and she can have a new
one every year.
Evening star., 1954-12-17
D. {. Officers Attending
AT MANAGEMENT Glass

Several Washington Air Force
colonies are among 100 officers
and civilians who are completing
Air Force manpower management
training program at George
Washington University.
The course is under direction
Of Prof. Joe l.. Jessup, assistant
dean of the School of Govern
ment.
Washington area officers are
Coils. Adam J. Heintz, Samuel F.
Langley. Guilford r. Montgom-
cry, John E. Nitsche, Kenneth w.
Northamer. Herman F. Smith
and John M. Tucker: 1t. Coils.
Ray o. Bagwell, John A. Dell
Angelo. Richard T. Giblin, Max
w. Hall, Clifford j. McEnany.
Tom L Nash, jr.. Bernard Peters.
John P. Taylor, Roger T. Terzian
and Harold C. Wolf. and two
civilians. Thomas A. Miller and
Jack A. Ramsey.
Evening star., 1954-12-17

late field rates" Previously, the
FPC had controlled only trans
mission and wholesale rates.
The commissions of. the four
States deal with subsidiaries OF
the Columbia Gas System, whose
product is retailed here by the
Washington Gas Light Co.
Recent action by the District
commission has tied retail rates
to the wholesale cost, so that
any increase in price to the
Washington Gas Light Co. is
automatically reflected in its
rates.
Common Interest.
The four States, Mr.. Nc
Laughlin said, have a common
interest in producer rates and
transmission rates and plan to
work toward joint action before
the FPC in all cases of the CO.
lurnbia System"
The group set UP no formal
organization. he related. but left
it to the District commission
located In the Capital nearest to
the FPC-to coordinate activi-
ties and to hire counsel for the
precedent-setting rate case.
Mr.. Mclaughlin said other
commissioners present were
Robert NJ. Weston and Engineer
Commissioner Thomas A. Lane
of the District: Judge H. Lester
Evening star., 1954-12-17
ID. {. Joins } States
| To Advise FPC on
| Natural Gas Rates

Joint action by the public util-
tiles commissions of the District.
Maryland. Virginia and West
Virginia to advise the Federal
Power Commission on setting
i, natural gas rates was agreed
upon tentatively yesterday.
Commissioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin of the District commits
sion said the group met for two
hours in the Offices of the Ma
tional Association of Railroad
and Utilities Commissioners in
the New Post Office Building
here.
They are thinking, he said, of
hiring independent counsel to
represent the group when the
FPC opens hearings January II
to decide procedures for setting
rates on the sale Of gas at the
source.
FPC Powers Extended.
The proceeding stems, Mr.. Me-
Laughlin explained, from a SUI
preme Court decision of last June
7, empowering the F'PC to regu-
Evening star., 1954-12-17

Hooker of Virginia, Frank
Harper of Maryland, and Chair
man Homer w. Hanna, jr.,
Charles Anderson and c. e.
Nethken OF West Virginia.
Evening star., 1954-05-18
Janifor Gets 6 Years
In Second Degree Murder

Walter Sylvester Moore, ST.,
81, a janitor at the Oxon Ter
race Apartments, 2617 Southern
avenue, Oxon Hill, Md, pleaded
guilty to ond-degree murder
yesterday and was sentenced to
six years in the Maryland Peni-
tentiary.
Prince Georges County Circuit
Court Judge Charles c. Mar
bury sentenced Moore, who is
colored, for the fatal shooting
of Gus Evans, AZ. colored, at
the apartment project on No
vember 2, 1852. Moore told the
court the shot followed an argu-
ment over a woman. Mr.. Evans
was struck in a leg and bled to
death.
Moore was captured in New
Jersey by FBI agents last Oc-
tober, II months after the shoot
ing.
Evening star., 1954-05-18

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Evening star., 1954-05-18
Morse Acts 10 Block
Wire-Tap Measure

Senator Morse, Independent,
Of Oregon. started a drive today
to block passage Of the admin
istration's bill to legalize wire
tapping by Federal agents in ma
tional security Investigations.
In a speech prepared for de-
livery in the Senate he said he
would show that the unreliable
ity, inefficiency and expense Of
wiretap operations outweigh
their utility.
"Wiretapping is a police state
method" said Senator Morse.
1--WE will do a poor job of defend
ing democracy from the aggres-
sions Of Communists and other
totalitarians, If in the process
we adopt as our own the methods
Of our enemies"
Senator Morse said the FBI
and other intelligence agencies
are doing q good job of dis
covering and destroying enemy
activity without "aping the
methods Of the Communists"
Evening star., 1954-05-18
By The Associated Press

The Treasury has accepted a
50 million bid by an Argentine
joint enterprise for Czechoslo-
vak-owned steel mill equipment
held in this country under the
trading with-the-enemy act.
The equipment, for which the
Czechoslovaks paid approximate
ly SIG million, was sold under
sealed bid yesterday. The Treas
ury said the SO million bid from
the Sociedad Mixta Siderurgia
Argentina of Buenos Aires was
the highest received. The next
highest bid, the Treasury said,
was approximately SIS million
from the Harvey Machine Co.,
Inc, of Torrance, Calf.
The Argentine bidders. the
Treasury said, described them
selves as a joint enterprise of
the Argentine government and
practically all private steel COM
panies in Argentina. The Argen-
tine company said it will use
the equipment in a new plant
being built near BuenoS Aires.
The Argentine purchasers will
also pay storage costs which
have been mounting for several
years, before rem owing the
equipment.
Funds from the sale will be
deposited in this country for
the account of the Czechoslovak
purchasers of the mill but will
remain blocked pending settle
ment of United States claims
against Czechoslovakia.
The mill is equipped to pro-
duce materials for auto bodies,
steel furniture, barrels, pipes and
tinplate.
The plant is now stored in
Evening star., 1954-05-18
PennsyIyanians Go
To Polls After Mild
Primary Campaign
BY he Assoeioied Pros,

PHILADELPHIA, May l8.-
Pennsylvanians today select Re-
publican and Democratic candi-
dates for Governor, Congress
and q number Of other State
posts after q mild primary cam
paign.
Although fair skies and cool
weather prevailed, only about
half Of the 5,071 900 registered
voters were expected to cast
their ballots before the 9 pm.
(EDT) closing time.
The campaigning has been
tepid compared to the bitter
@. o. P. struggle Of four wears
ago when Senator James H. Duff
and Gov. John s. Fine success
fully attacked the organization
headed by National Committee
man q. Mason Owlett and for
mer Senator Joseph r. Grundy.
Pennsylvania does not permit
its Governors to succeed them
selves.
Harmony Slate.
Although Senator Duff and
Gov. Fine have fallen out, they
both supported the so-called
Harmony" slate headed by It..
Gov. Lloyd II. Wood, a 56-year-
old attorney and turkey grower
from nearby Montgomery
County. Mr.. Wood was opposed
by independents Thomas S.
Stephenson, president of the
Pennsylvania Home Rule Associ-
alton, and Gordon F. Chamber
lain, farmer.
State Senator George M.
Leader, a 36-year-old York
County poultryman, carried the
backing of the Democratic State
committee for governor against
DR.. William D. McClelland,
Allegheny County pittsburgh
coroner, and Charles j. Schmitt,
an advocate of legalized pari-
mutuel betting.
80 Seek House Seats.
Thirty Congressman are up
for reelection, including Repre-
sentative Samuel K. Mcconnell,
jr., Republican, chairman of the
House Education and Labor
Committee. and Representative
Richard M. Simpson, who is
heading the national COP con-
greSsional campaign.
Republicans have nearly a 80
lead in registration. They hold
a 1911 margin in Congress.
Senators Duff and Edward Mar
tin are not up for reelection
this year.
Evening star., 1954-05-18
U.S.. Accepts. .Argentinions' Bid
Of SO Millions for Steel Mill

various parts Of the United
States. Originally it was ordered
and paid for by the democratic
government of Czechoslovakia
but was not completed until after
the Communists seized power.
Shipment was blocked by the
Treasury Department in line
with laws prohibiting export Of
strategic materials to Iron Cur
tain countries.
Evening star., 1954-05-18
Titicucu Is Highest Loke

LIMA, Peru.-Highest known
lake in the world is Titicaca. in
South America, 12.500 feet above
sea level. The lowest body Of
water is the Dead Sea, the sur
face Of which is 1892 feet below
sea level.
Evening star., 1954-05-18

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The first thing you notice is the easy passing
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output, low-friction design that's far efficient
than engines of the past The secret of its instant
automatic passing power is Mercury's new four
barrel carburetor with the two barrels Uocuum.
operated These rear barrels deliver extra power at
the precise second you need it.
Coupled with this passing power is the biggest
improvement in front-end design in many years-new
baloint suspension that lets you take every corner
every curve more smoothly-easier than you ever
Evening star., 1954-05-18

thought possible. Two simple baland-socket joints
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feeling of road stability, Of extra safety.
But you can make your driving still easier with
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parking. Power brakes take half the work out of
stopping. Mercurys four-way power seat lets yousit
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