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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-23

Jackson, Miss-(ANPl-The purpose of my visit TO Mis-
sisspp study the problem and what could
through department to help After the meeting
ferred with of the civic and fraterna leaders, and
ranged continuing program.
The Civil liberties meeting held in Jackson Dec 1
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-23
FrofeSnoi leodsr Reports
Elks Leader Visits
Mississippi Calls It
Land Of Oppression
BY HOBsON II. REYNOLDS

HOBSON Il. REYNOLDS
Editors Reynolds Grand Director OF the Eks
Department Of Civil Liberties He
investigate
of wha he
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1955-12-23

Must Become living Foef
Above all. American labor Is determined
to intensity It's activities In defense OF
world peace and freedom. All our efforts To
build a more secure and richer life for
the people OF this country depend upon the
avoidance OF another world war and upon
the preservation OF the free way OF life.
We have found that the best answer To
communism II TO make democracy work
here at home, our entire program is gear
Ell To that objective, We arc resolved that
the blessings Of the free way OF life shall
be accorded to all our people, regardless
~ race. religion or color Equality 80
must become living fact George Meany
Evening star., 1955-06-03
Urqes Middle Ground

To the Editor:
Isn't it possible to stop the
controversy between the people
who believe in sight reading and
those who believe in phonics, by
adopting a middle ground? -.
There is much merit in sight
reading. The child needs to get
q service vocabulary with such
non-phonetic words as come"
and what" which he needs to
learn to take in sentences at q
glance. But the teacher who
adds a simple, easily understood
phonics program to her sight
method of teaching will be more
than rewarded. =.
Sight reading needs to begin
the first week of school when
the child's interest is at its high
est, because he entered first grade
ito learn to read" He should
have the fun and experience OF
learning simple sentences and
phrases quickly and easily. About
two months later, when the vo-
cabulary in sight reading begins
to become larger and more bur-
densome, the knowledge of the
consonants and short vowels
should fuse with the sight read
ing. thereby simplifying the
teachers load as well as the
child's.
Eleven years ago, we founded
a little school, for the express
purpose of preventing reading
failure" The teachers have
used both a sight method and a
phonics method. running parallel
in the beginning. The results
have been beyond the fondest
hopes and dreams.
Mrs. Mary S. Buckley,
Director. Primary Day School.
Miss Lucille SchOolfield,
Author of Better Speech and
Better Reading"
Evening star., 1955-06-03
Final Letters on FIesch
Find Writers Divided

thesis. This is particularly true
in his brief discussion Of the
term reading readiness. DR..
Flesch could not find a definition
for this term. so offered his own,
"the readiness Of the teacher
to let the child start reading"
He overlooks the principle that
the aptitudes necessary for read
ing must be ready, not the
teacher. These include speech
mature enough to pronounce
words correctly. adequate muscu-
lar coordination Of hand and
eye, ability to distinguish sound
and to observe similarities and
differences. and the social and
emotional maturity necessary to
adjust to group learning.
Remedial specialists know the
Importance of readiness for read
ing. Many of the later failures
Evening star., 1955-06-03
Writes Grill for Girl

To the Editor:
AS a teacher of college math-
ematics, ! have long maintained
that the reason students have so
much trouble with written" or
statement" problems is that
they just plain can't read. I am
heartily in accord with DR..
Flesch's theories and find them
borne out by my own children,
The fourth-grader had phonicS
somewhere along the line. prob
ably in the first grade. and
sounds out letters so that she
recognizes more difficult words
than does the sixth-grader. who
omits sounds which should be
obvious, such as "b" or ''r."
Both rate high in so-called
achievement tests, both excel
in arithmetic, both read volumi-
nously. But the older ones
spelling and her mispronuncia-
tions are appalling! She will
write "gril' for girl" read
"curx" for "crux." etc. She may
know the letters in word from
having learned it by sight. but
she has little regard for their
order. Consequently her fourth
grade sister can learn the sixth
grade spelling words much faster
than can the sixth-grader. :.
Farmer Teacher
Evening star., 1955-06-03
Crusodes for Phonics
To the Editor:

10 the EQlLOr:
I taught school for 10 years in
a State where compulsory educa-
ton was enforced. There was no
illiteracy. No one dropped out
until Is years of age. or until he
had finished eighth grade. I
didn't know there was such a
thing as a child who couldn't
read until one year I was horri-
fed to find about half my eighth
grade class was not able to pre-
pare lessons because they
couldn't read.
Upon investigation, found
this class had been taught sight
reading" in primary grades. I
tried to teach them phonics.
but the swallow whole" habit
Of learning words was 80 en-
trenched that they found 1t diff
cult to comprehend syllables or
sounds. ...
It is quite ridiculous to say
this "sight" method stresses the
meaning of words. How can you
learn meaning of a word If
you don't know what the word
is in the first place and don't
know how to look it up? :.
A Crusader for PhOnics
Evening star., 1955-06-03

Nd. which appeared ia your
Monday paper:
She maintains that the reason
her son didn't learn to read
until the third grade was because
our public schools are over
crowded and we do not pay our
teachers sufficiently.
She may be right, but she
also might be interested in our
experience. Our son. age 13, has
been In the best private schools
In the country since the second
grade. He has been in classes
with not more than 5 to 10 chill
dren and with presumably top
teachers.
He still cannot read or spell
even though he is now approach
ing prep school. His 70 is one
Evening star., 1955-06-03
Don't drown!

Do you know the safest times
of day to swim? What to do If
you get q sudden leg cramp?
How to stay ahoat even If you
can't swim a stroke? How to
give the new method Of artifi-
cial respiration the Red Cross
recommends?
June Readers Digest tells
!, eight rules that may save your
life. Get June Readers Digest
today: 43 articles of lasting in
terest, including the best from
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Evening star., 1955-06-03

In reading arise because the child
begins his learning before these
skills were functioning ade-
quately. Because Of this. DR..
Flesch's advice to parents to
teach their children reading at
5 could mean unhappiness for
a great many parents and chill
dren.
At the Remedial Education
Center we have seen reading
failures representing every type
Of teaching method as well as
the a-b-c method of spelling
out letter by letter. There have
been many cases where the
child was taught by the
phonetic method advocated by
DR. .Flesch.
Marion Kingsbury
Remedial Education Center
Schools Are Changing
To the Editor:
We certainly do appreciate
your publishing the Flesch
articles. He is SO right about the
teaching Of reading in schools,
Evening star., 1955-06-03

Here are additional letters
from The Stars readers about
DR.. Rudolf Flesch's tDork. "Why
Johnny Can't Read" With the
publication today of the final tn
stdllment of the condensation of
DR.. Flesch's book, The Star also
brings to q close the publication
of letters about it. 1t regrets 1t
is unable to publish all letters
received or to inpite more.
Evening star., 1955-06-03

Of the highest in the class and
he has tremendous intellectual
curiosity. But he is handicapped
simply because he was never
taught the basis of good reading
as described by DR.. FIesch. /.
Another Housewife
Evening star., 1955-06-03
Readiness Is Important

To the Editor:
DR.. Flesch has tried to cover a
very large subject in his small
book, why Johnny Can't Read"
Although there is evidence of
enormous research, / am dis
tressed at the skill with which
he twists the findings to his own
Evening star., 1955-06-03
Armchair Educator

To the Editor:
After having been exposed to
Rudolf Flesch's book, why
Johnny Can't Read" I find your
printing Of it extremely poor
journalism. -. While DR.. Flesch
Continued ON Page AS
Evening star., 1955-06-03

at least as we have seen 1t In
Montgomery County.
1t should be noted. however.
that many schools are shifting
over. at least in part. to phonet-
les. May the trend continue. The
school leaders. however. do not
have the intellectual honesty to
admit this change or to confess
that at one time their methods
were completely opposed to
phonics.
Robert ]. Myers
Silver Spring
Another Johnny Can't
To the Editor:
reply to the letter signed
Housewife" from Silver Spring,
Evening star., 1955-10-23
All Dag Long, EYery Day This Week, Esciting Attractions

Premiere tomorrow Washiaeon Store The Hscht Cos
Second AMnaal Word Trade Fair huge Of exhibits
and displays planned Nth the co-obsaion the World Trade
Com,saes Of the Washington Board Of Trade Bring The
family-fhe kiddes pa be snfhralledl
Evening star., 1955-10-23
Attractions fOl. You!
TOssorrOsr's Special Erent!
A Salute to The United Nations

lie z.sopM, sth r. Auditorium Washington ssos
ROBERT MeLAUGFiLiN Commissioner the District Of corbo
pETuR EGeERz. Counsel Of the Leooion Of iceland
EDWAkD CARR. President the Woshhoton 6ood Of Tnode
ANDERSON Of United Motions Citizens
Committee eondP reside Of American University
JOHN MARvlLE, oeomponht, choir director and singer
GUbMUNDA ELIAsDoTTlR. lcende soprono. pictured left
DAILY BROADCAST sY WcNs THE GOOD MUSIC STATION.
5 IT, Audou Washington with Anne Bio OF oil this week
Evening star., 1955-10-23

BeIgiass Diamond Gutter,
PassI Vass EcIeIsOUess
Hell thrill you with his artl See him
actually cutting rare diamonds, the
legendary Belgian skin.
Jsscelry. Street Floor. Washis0tos
, 1955-12-15

Asias first peniciIin factory, at Pimpri near Poona, India, is now
well on the way to reaching its present production target of 1000
pounds a month. Production began last March. Plant was set up
with aid of the United Nations Technical Assistance Administration,
World Health Organization, and UN. ChiIdrens Fund. Also with
their aid, Ii Indians so far have been trained abroad in peniciIIin
production. Seen here is a lOcallytrained technician making bio
, 1955-12-15
CONG. COMMITTEE
REQUESTS VICORP
BOARD MINUTES
Governor Issues
Proclamation For
December 9th

Wd1OSr a. 0oIuou
RESIDENTS WITHOUT has issued a proclamation set
REPRESENTATION ting aside Tuesday, December
27th a special legal holiday
0ohsie solai nanl onuuoi Throughout the Virgin Islands
and his committee, accompan- 49, II "a
led by His Exce1lency Cover cnoi. chu4a+aa -,
- 1870 eane - - requested by the. Committee,
Croix and conducted hearings +hno,aL - m1 =.
in the Government House yes 49, l
terday. There were few per
sons present and not one sena- IN q letter dated December
tor to represent the residents 10Th to Mrs. Brodhurst, IN
Of the island reply to one sent asking that
the proclamation affect all
chairman Cnudoff, hoWev- the Virgin Islands, so as to
- condueteo q vigorous III give everyone an opportunity
VeStlgauon INTO n acuVues to participate in the Festival,
OF the virgin ISLANDS Corpora His Excellency wrote in part:
uon AFTER testlnony by Dr. "This seems to me to be more
Kenneth Bartlett and former fair to everyone concerned.
Councilman Henry Rohlsen. and follows the pattern set in
Inc COMMITTEE has requested the case of the Virgin Islands
RECORDS Of the Board OF Dir Carnival days, which have in
ectors meeting dealing with the past been holidays
applications Tor loans for q throughout the Virgin Is
poultry farm and one for a lands
hotel development.
It was during the testimony struction of a hotel at Estate
Of Mr.. Rohlsen, who suggest Carlton.
ed that the Vicorp Board Of
if a chicken farm was not far
N more essential to the island.
He noted that the one for
- which a loan had been grant
80 'e yam. - PoASs0 ed had paid for itself and was
-" ~ - very profitable. On the other
pS W. hand it was noted that on the
as tD list Of incorporators Of the
W - hotel project only about six
Although Mr.. Rohlsen was were residents, all others
representing the small farm are mainland residents. The
es the committee noted that Congress intended that this
his request for a loan to es- money was for the purpose of
tabish a poultry farm was assisting local residents.
turned down, although it was Mr.. Rohlsen pointed out
recommended to the board by that while the Vicorp loan
Dr.. Bartlett; on the other hand was to help where the bank
a loan of 100000 was granted failed, applicants were re-
R. Draper Richards, for con- continued on page %
, 1955-12-15
CANADAYs GIVE $4,000 TO TOLEDO
U TO ESTAB. ATOMIC ENG. SCHOOL

A gift of $4,000 for the creation Of a department of nu-
clear engineering at the University at Toledo, Ohio, has been
contributed by industrialst Ward NJ. Canaday and Mrs.
Canaday, according to an article in the Toledo Blade. The
announcement was made by the president Of the University,
Asa S. Knowles.
Mr.. Knowles revealed the. set up the new department.
Gift at a luncheon held at the, in TUs college of engineering
Commodore Perry Hotel at and operate It for two years.
which several hundred bust If it proves a success, Mr.. and
ness and professional men Mrs. Canaday may join with
heard Walker I. Csler, presi- other interested persons IN en-
dent of the Detroit Edison Co. lowing a separate school OF
discuss the future of atomic nuclear engineering at the
power in the area. university.
'The $4,000 will be used toI Continued on page 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Davies Gets Beck Pay,
Presses Pension Fiqht

discretion and reliability" The
Secretary said no question of
disloyalty was involved.
Besides the $5.779 in back pay,
leave and quarters allowance
which he collected yesterday. Mr..
Davies has to his credit in the
Department $9.964 which he has
contributed toward a pension
fund.
The Department has taken the
position that he should be given
this money, too, on the ground
that his custer before the legal
retirement age makes him in
eligible for a pension.
Mr.. Davies contends. however,
that he Is eligible. Department
officials say he has filed a 81
page legal argument in support
of his position. They said that
in view of this. repayment Of
his pension contributions was
withheld pending consideration.
Mr.. Davies last served as coun-
selor at the embassy in Lima,
Peru. It is understood he plans
to return there to live.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Young Fugitives
Caught in Virginia
In Stolen Auto

Two teen-age boys who es-
capped Tuesday from a Prince
Georges County deputy sheriff
were caught at noon yesterday in
Luray, Va.
The sheriff's Office said the
boys, one Is and the other 16.
were accompanied by a 14-year-
old Prince, Georges boy when
they were nabbed in a stolen
car. The car is owned. police
said, by James Robinson, 1861
Old Foote road.
Authorities said the two boys
who fled. one from Rogers
Heights and the other from
Bradbury Heights, were charged
with larceny.
They were to have been taken
to the Maryland Training School
at Loeb Raven but fled when a
deputy sheriff turned his head
after they had asked for a
chocolate bar.
Police said one of the boys has
relatives in Luray.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
BY the Associated Press

John Patton Davies. jr.. has
collected $5,779 in back pay from
the State Department which
ousted him last November. but
he is continuing his challenge of
its ruling that he should not get
a pension.
The 46-year-old career diplo-
mat has signed a statement which
pledged in part that he would
not disclose any secret informa-
ton except as may be author
lied by officials empowered
to grant permission for. such dis
closure.
After Secretary of State Dulles
fired him last November S. Mr..
Davies protested that his sigma
ture on such a separation re-
lease amounted to a gag order.
Back pay which was due him was
held up while he and the De-
partment negotiated.
In firing Mr.. Davies. Mr.. Dulles
upheld the finding of q five-
member Hearing Board that he
had showed lack Of Judgment,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Safety Petrol Awards

Fifty trophies will be awarded
winners of 81 different contests
in the 10th annual School Safety
Patrol Assembly and Parade. to
be held here May CT. the Amer
lean Automobile Association an
nounced. The annual assembly
will be held at the National
Guard Armory on the evening
of May 6. The parade will be
held the following day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14

FEDERAL eeers tie iadvduoi for BETTER
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thet may appeal 70 people in the neishboshood -
where FEDERAL Super Market 10 ceoted.
SHOP FEDERAL this week for fair. honest
priees-PLUS sincere desire to please
you doy otter day. 30
Arizona sun., 1955-11-18
Wade Church
Announces
For Congress

Wade Church, Phoenix attorney,
today announced his candidacy for
the office of US. Congressman
from District 1 (Maricopa County,, +,
subject to the 1856 Democratic Pri-
mary.
In his announcement, Church
stated his opinion that when our
citizenry is fully informed on i'm
portant state, national and inter-
national problems its judgment
will always be sound. That is why
one full year before the important
general election, I am announcing
my intention to take these issues to
Continued on Page 81
Arizona sun., 1955-11-18
Mrs. Hurley and Rev. Wright To Tell mmH Til Story Here Tomorrow Night

a member of it's executive commit
tee; organizer and advisor of the
youth council.
Her activities with the Washing
ton youth council brought recog-
milton from the National Office and
resulted in her appointment as
NAACP Youth Secretary in 1943.
Under her direction the number of
youth councils and college chap
ters grew from approximately Sc
in 1943 to more than $50 units with
total membership around $4,000.
In 1851, Mrs. Hurley was sent to
Birmingham on mporary
assignment to coordinate NAACP
membership campaigns for the
branches in Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Subsequently the Southeast Region
was established with offices in Bir-
mingham and she was named the
Continued on Page -
Arizona sun., 1955-11-18
Reynolds Rites
Last SATURDAY.

Funeral rites for Ulysses w. Rey-
noldS were held last Saturday at
the Chapel of Webber's Eastlake
Mortuary. Revs. ]. H. Payton and
c. V. Nelson officiated. Burial was
in Glendale.
Mr. Reynolds who residede at
ll29 w. Mohave passed away in
local hospital on November 9.
He is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. Bessie Mccoy and Mrs. Tthel
Wilson both of Phoenix, and Mrs.
Hannah Massie, California; a niece.
Mrs. EsSie B. Cunningham, of Okla
homa.
Arizona sun., 1955-11-18
Dies While VISITING
Relatives Here

Booker T. Brown, while visiting
relatives at 718 w. Cocopah passed
away on the night of November II.
A maintenance man at the Navy
Base in California he arrived at
3 o'clock the same date.
His body was shipped to Ell Gen.
tro by Webbers Eastlake Mortuary
for funeral and burial.
Survivors are: his wife, Elsie of
Ell Centro; stepmother, Mrs. Versie
Brown; sisters, Mrs. Clara Wood,
Mrs. Lucille King, Mrs. Versie La
ton, all of Phoenix; brothers, Hick-
man, Calvin, Franklin, and Ray, all
of Phoenix, and Will of Ell Centro;
and cousin, Jake Scott, Phoenix.
Arizona sun., 1955-11-18

The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
announces the personal appearance
of Rev. Moses Wright and Mrs.
Ruby Hurley who witnessed the
'Emmitt Till trials in Mississippi.
Rev. Wright is the grand uncle of
the slain boy and it was from his
home the boy was snatched.
Rev. Wright will tell his story to
a Phoenix audience on tomorrow
night, November 19) at the Phoe-
nix Union High School Auditorium
at pm.
Mrs. Hurley is a native of Wash
ington D. c. She is a product of
the public schools there including
Miner Teachers College and attend
ed the Robert H. Terrell Law
School.
She was a charter member of
the group which reorganized the
Washington Branch of the NAACP;
Arizona sun., 1955-11-18
Phoenix Residents
Funeral In Louisiana

Funeral and burial of William
B. Slaughter, 78, who died Wednes-
day in local rest home here will
be in Alexandria, Louisiana, an
nounced Webbers Eastlake Mortu-
ary. He resided at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Pearl Turner Cook
of 817 South Third Avenue.
Mr.. Slaughter came to Phoenix
two years ago from Meccker,
Louisiana.
Other survivors include a sister.
Mrs. Calvin King of San Francisco:
seven nieceS, four nephews, two
granddaughters and five great
granddaughters.
Arizona sun., 1955-11-18
Bill Williams
FUneru! Tomorrow

Funeral services for Bill Will
liams who lived at 11O6 South
Seventh Avenue, is scheduled for
tomorrow Saturday morning at
IL o'clock in the chapel of Web
ber's Eastlake Mortuary. Interment
will be in Glendale.
Mr.. Williams died of heart at
tack last week while shopping in
the vicinity Of fourth street and
Jefferson.
Arizona sun., 1955-11-18
Notice To
Our Readers

We are ontieipoting giving
you a larger and more newsy
paper for your reading plea
sure.
The big way you con help
is to buy from our odver-
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Arizona sun., 1955-11-18

CHARMING DEBUTANTES = Fifteen in number will make
their initial appearance in the society world Saturday
night, November 49, at the Fourth Annual Charity Ball Civ
by the Phoenix Chapter Of Links The affair will be
held at the Jewish Community Center beginning at o'clock
The coming gou-groUp and their mothers entertained
at social gathering Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
overne Murroy Participants back Cora Jackson,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Jockson Esperonzo Fero,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Fero; Jon Mcdaniel dough
of Mrs. Poune Jordan; WiIcenio Franklin daughter Of
Evening star., 1955-10-05

posts were reported surrounded
iby rebels They were Boured,
miles south Of the Spanish pro.
tectorate line: TIKI QUILL, 20
miles east Of Boured and s miles
from the border. and Aknoul, Q
military post and village of about
800 residents between Taxa and
the frontier.
Legionnaire Column RepuIsed
Rebels pushed back a column
Of Foreign Legionnaires trying to
relieve Aknoul. Two squadrons
Iof native roops-Spahis and
Goumiers- defended the post as
French civilians stood by to help.
ofncials said the relief column
lost two killed and seven wound
ed. Nine rebel corpses were
found. and 20 rebels were cap
tured.
About 200 Americans, including
women and children. are at
Saadia. This post and other
radar stations function In con-
necticn with the new American
air bases in Morocco. There are
four United States heavy bomber
bases and one naval air base.
Reliable sources here said to-
Evening star., 1955-10-05

but 1t could lead to other
designations which would de-
prive Mr.. Faure Of q working
majority and force him to
resign.
Regency Not Mentioned Now
The only point fulfilled thus
far was the removal Of the Sui
tan to the international city Of
Tangier. Gen. Pierre Boyer de
Latour du Moulin, new French
resident general. said last night
he was working for o solution
to the problem Of the throne
acceptable to ALL"
Gen. Boyer de Latour made
no mention Of regency eoun-
ell. and Moroccan newspapers
claim he does not intend to
form one.
The resident general left
Rabat for Fee to tour the area
under rebel attack.
Reports from the area were
still sketchy. but the worst fight
ing appeared to be concentrated
about 70 miles northeast OF Fec
and within . few miles Of the
Spanish Moroccan border. in the
Riff range.
Three French military out