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The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-08

EDUCATION is not the M / target Of
~ the NAACP. The school system is inn
mediatey the first point Of attack, because
It Il most sensitive 10 public appeal and
pressurea upon politicians, which have re-
suited in a decision BY Supreme Court
not based upon law, history, or precedent,
bat upon psychology and sociology
The No ! target Is employment We
quote excerpts from the NAAEP pamphlet,
Target for 1863, Goals for The Fight for
Freedom, with foreword Signed by Ar
thur SpinQarn, president, Charming Tobias,
chairman Of the board. and the late Walter
White, executive secretary.
Equally OF Job opportunity remains the No
/ problem confronting Negro Americans Pr-
yate employers as wen as government agencies
generally impose occupational ceiling upon
Negroes. A small number Of trade unions
actively help exclude Negroes from skilled Jobs
and larger segment Of the organized labor
movement lacks an aggressive anti -discrimina-
ton program
THE NAACP proposes 10 step up its drive
TO enlarge employment opportunities for Negro
workers We shall continue to pash for enact
ment Of FEPc law at the state and local
levels as well as by Congress Of the United
We viii enlarge educational activities
TO create climate Of opinion which viii accept
wider employment opportunities for Negroes
Excerpts from NAACP Pamphlet Target for 1863"
Comment.
When racial indignation is accepted as
matter of principle in the Southern states
and that is the immediate goal, the next
step will be FEPC The teacher with the
highest college degrees, regardless Of abii-
ty, experience on ainess. viii get the Jobs
IN the schools systems, which will mean the
return Of integrated faculties, just what in
years past the Negroes objected to. The
FEPG will set up chickering's dissension
and d'scord throughout the South, and in
many other sections where there is a large
concentration of Negroes
No Housing. Freedom of residence is q
basic freedom ~ democratic society
Our goal IS TO establish firmly this freedom
through the abolition Of the ghettos which now
deface many American cities
Excerpts from NAACr Pamphlet. Target for 1862
Comments
Negroes have been segregated in all of
the American cities where n6n-segregation
has been in force for many years. In a segre-
gated society this Is not one Of the main
(Pdrt II Of The "Target for 1863" ana
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-08

No Housing. Freedom of residence is q
basic freedom IN any democratic society
Our goal Is TO establish firmly this freedom
through the abolition Of the ghettos which now
dcface many American cities
Fxcernts from NAACp pamnhtet "9>aryet far 1Qe7e
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-08
ELDRTDGE " sANDERSON

then. have no j0bless. Most grad
yates from colleges are nov crazy
to get into .electronics. but be-
fore many years. electr0nic Jobs
may be selling at a dime a do
zen Furthermore. / have learned
that SOMEONE SOMEWHERE is
always making millions In every
industry
Don't be like the COW that al
ways wanted to jump the fence
to get into the next pasture A
distance field may look green,
but when you get there you are
often disappointed. Stick to the
city and church where you were
! born and have friends Make good
IN the industry in which you have
been trained Keep iii balance
Farming or dairying. which now
Is not prosperous. will come back
You can depend upon the Good
Lord to keep your body. below
your neck IN perfect balance
but for some reason. He leaves
the brain TO YOU TO keep in bal
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-08

Many letters come to me from
readers asking advice about sell
ling their real estate I cannot
answer these not knowing the
conditions In different sections Of
the city. This. however. I say
II your property is in a poor sec
ton Of the city which has run
down ! probably would advise
against selling nov, but If it II
N d booming section. / might ad-
wise you to sell All real estate
prices VIII tend 10 balance. al
years 20 on Probably some out
lying property now selling cheap
is a better buy than downtown
property III the heart Of the bust
ness district
A final illustration Of the way
prices balance II IKE let God run
them is the record of the auto
mobile This has brought country
people into the business centers
10 buy AS a result. business real
estate has gone up in price Nov
automobiles have increased SO
and parking cars has become such
a nuisance. that Main Street
property may be reaching its peak.
I forecast that many vacant lots.
formerly having no buyers. will
cell at a pFery7tf1fs1 f0Y. marking
purposes So it goes The real
estate wheel Of fortune Is always
slowly revolving Those few who
haze the courage 70 buy low ard
sell hlgh make money Those OPP
tsnists who buy when everyone
else IS buying. usually lose mon
ey, but the few who help balance
the wheel through good times and
bad make a fair profit With seTe-
nifty.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-08
I OllfDleHf :

NeFroes have been segregated in all of
the American cities where nGn-segregation
has been in force for many years In segre-
gated society this Is not one Of the main
(Parf III of The "Tdrget for 1863" ana
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1955-11-08

he Target for 1863" comments rW appear (Fr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14

he was executive officer of the
New Hampshire and senior en-
gineer officer of the Arizona. He
returned to Washington and
spent three years at the Bureau
Of Ordnance until the mid 20s.
After commanding the Scor-
pion he was made assistant chief
of staff of the commander
United States Naval Forces in
European waters.
Returned to ID. C.
Returning again to Washing
ton in 1928 after serving as ex-
ecutive officer on the Utah, he
spent three years at the Bureau
of Navigation. Afterwards he
commanded the Vestal.
Capt. Delano went to the Naval
War College and, after complet-
ing his studies in 1896, served
on the staff of the college until
he was given command of the
Idaho. From the Idaho he went
to the Port of New York.
Besides his son, survivors in
clude his widow, the former
Marcia Murdoch of Wichita
whom he married in 1915 and a
granddaughter. He will be buried
in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Nathan Wilson, II,
Real Estate Figure

NEW YORK, April IA (R.-
Nathan Wilson, II, one-time
building mechanic who rose to
leadership in realty operations
and in philanthropic work, died
yesterday.
He came to this country from
Lithuania in 1891 with 80 cents
in his pocket. After a plumbing
and tinsmith's apprenticeship.
he opened his own plumbing and
roofing business in 1901. Even
tually he became president of
the Occidental Holding Co..
which acquired and subdivided
large acreage tracts in the
Bronx.
Mr.. Wilson was founder and
first president of the National
Realty Club and a councillor of
the Federation for the Support
of Jewish Philanthropic Socie-
ties. ....
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Irving Strauss, 50,
Noted Cumerumun

MIAMI BEACH. Fla, April
IA P.-Irving Strauss. So.
widely known as an artist and
photographer of Brooklyn and
Miami Beach, died early today
of a heart ailment.
A native of Dvinsk, Latvia,
Mr.. Strauss made his summer
home in Brooklyn and had spent
his winters here for the past 20
years. He was stricken Tuesday.
Mr.. Strauss studied in Russia
and Italy before coming to the
United States as a peuniless
young man. His first work in
this country was painting the
Arch Theater in Philadelphia.
He then shifted to photography
and operated studios in and near
New York until 1948, when he
retired to devote his time to
painting.
He received several awards
and staged shows in Brooklyn
and in Hartford. New Haven.
New London and New Britain.
Conn, and in Miami Beach.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Eta Strauss of Brooklyn;
four sons, Michael, a sports
writer for the New York Times:
Drs. Seymour and Saul Strauss,
dentists, and Jack Strauss, Man
haitian attorney. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
"A. I. Abushady,
Egyptian Poet,
Commentator

DR.. Ahmed Zaky Abushady,
noted Egyptian poet. philosopher
and q student of Islamic cul-
lures, died Tuesday at his home.
1901 Gallatin street NV. He
was SO.
He had been employed since
1949 by the Voice of America as
a literary commentator on cul-
tural interests in the Moslem
world.
Born in Cairo and educated
in Egypt. DIR. Abushady obtained
his degree in medicine in 1915
from the London University in
England. He later became pro-
fessor emeritus of bacteriology
and vice dean of the medical
faculty at Alexandria University,
Alexandria, Egypt.
He became an honorary men,
Der of the American Medical AS
ISOLATION when he came to Amer
lea in 1913.
In addition to his interest in
poetry and philosophy. DR..
Abushady was an ardent bee
keeper. While in London. he
helped start a journal called
Bee World"
When informed of DR.. Abush-
ady's death, the Egyptian Am
bassador to the United States.
Ahmed Hussein, said:
1.-THE news of his death will be
received with deep regret
throughout the Arab world. His
was an outstanding, versatile
personality com bining both
science and art with deep-felt
nationalism and a love of man.
kind"
DR.. Abushady is survived by
his widow, the former Constance
Wellman. two daughters and a
son.
Services will be held at 1880
today at the Moslem Mosque,
Massachusetts avenue NV. Bu-
rial will be at Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Group Opposes
5 Comic Books

CHICAGO, April IA GA
group of mothers surveying
comic books and other juvenile
reading matter said today 1t finds
unsatisfactory" three books list
ed as approved by the Comic
Code Association of America.
The association is a self-cen-
sorship organization of comic
book publishers and is headed by
Charles Murphy of New York.
Mrs. Robert Johlic, chairman
of the Citizens Committee for
Better Juvenile Literature. said
her group has obtained Ct books
pronounced fit for newsstand
sale by the Comic Code Associa-
ton.
OF "a examined to date, she
said, three were unsatisfactory
and two others "borderline."
When all 81 have been surveyed
report will be made to Mr..
Murphy, she said.
The three books termed unsat-
isfactory are Mad" Wild Bill
Hickok" and Battle Action"
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Curtis Lorrimore, 81,
Fire Service Official

Curtis Crane Larrimore. 81.
senior instructor in fire service
extension at the University of
Maryland who was prominent in
fire activities in the State. died
Tuesday at Providence Hospital.
He lived at 5806 Cleveland
avenue, Riverdale, Md.
Mr.. Larrimore began his
University of Maryland associa-
ton in 1887 as a field worker in
the fire service extension on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland. He
instructed fire companies on how
to fight fires. use Of equipment
and f1remen and also taught fire
prevention. He had lectured ex-
tensively on these subjects. Since
1916 he had been senior instruc-
tor at the university's extension
course.
Born in st. Michaels, Md, Mr..
A&1A AAAoAC hdo CouGdtCd JllCI z
and at a Baltimore business COL
lege. He took advanced studies
at Purdue University.
He formerly owned barber
shop in Easton, Md. and in the
1940s he was Democratic repre-
sentative to the Maryland House
Of Delegates from Talbot County.
Mr.. Larrimore began his career
as a volunteer with the Easton
Fire Department. He was past
president of the Del-Mar-Va
Firemen's Association, made up
Of fire departments from Della
ware, Maryland and Virginia on
the Eastern Shore. He was a
member and formerly on the
board of trustees of the Mary
land State Firemen'S ASSocia-
ton. For Is wears he was Secre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
August Benziger,
Portrait Pointer

NEW YORK, April IA R.-
August Benziger. 88, information
ally known portrait painter, died
yesterday in St. Vincent's
Hospital.
Mr.. Benziger did paintings of
Presidents William Mckinley,
William Howard Taft and Theo-
dore Roosevelt; Alexander Ora
ham Bell, Charles M. Schwab,
four Presidents of Switzerland
and three popes, Leo XIII,
Plus TX and Benedict XIV.
A native of Switzerland, the
artist studied under Bouguereau
and Donnat, and made his first
salon appearance at Paris in
1891, He became an American
citizen in 1851, but retained ex-
tensive hotel properties in Switz-
erland.
Mr.. Benziger married Miss
Gertrude Lytton of Chicago in
1898. She survives, as do three
daughters. three grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
J. A. Boorman,
Realty Broker

James Albert Boorman, rs,
retired real estate broker here,
died yesterday of a heart con-
dition at his home, 1907 Piney
Branch road. Silver Spring, Md.
He had been i'll for several years.
Mr.. Boorman formerly was
in the real estate business as
a partner in the firm of Boor-
man g. hampton. He operated
his own firm until his retirement
in 1943.
Mr.. Boorman was born in
Warrenton, Va. Shortly after
his graduation from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. he was a
civil engineer for the District
Government. In this capacity
he was instrumental in the sur
vey for the Washington city
reservoir.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs,
Emile Young Boorman: two
sons, Naval Comdr. James A.
Boorman, jr., stationed in Miami.
Fla; Robert H. Boorman. 300l
Cathedral avenue NV; a daugh-
ter. Mrs. Fred L. Rich, Kensing-
ton. Md; a sister. Deaconess
Elizabeth Duval Boorman. War
renton. and eight grandchildren.
Services will be held at noon
Saturday at Gawler's funeral
home, 1855 Pennsylvania avenue
NV. Burial will be in Warren
ton, Va,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
COMET SIGHTED
BY CALIFORNIA
ASTRONOMERS

California astr onomers
have found another comet,
the National Geographic
Society announced today,
but you won't be able to
see it unless you have a tele-
scope. ..
The comet displays a diff
fuse tall" the society de-
clared, and is Of, the 18th
magnitude. The unaided eye
can see heavenly bodies Of
the sixth magnitude and
larger.
This is the second comet.
discovered by George o.
Abel in less than a month.
Mr.. Abel was looking over
a picture of the sky made
April Is through the 48-inch
Schmidt telescope camera.
The picture was made as
part of the National Geo.
graphic Society Palomar
Observatory Sky Survey. "a
vast map of the heavens now
nearing completion" the So
ciety declared.
Mr.. Abel and Robert G.
Harrington discovered a 18th
magnitude comet March %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Ada NeIIogon, 81,
STAGE Union AGENT

LOS ANGELES, April IA (P).-
Ada Nellagan. ST, former bust
ness agent for the AFL Theatre
cal Wardrobe Attendants Union
in New York, died Tuesday of
heart ailment.
She had been in show business
since she was Is.
Miss Nellagan's life story was
one of the first dramatized on
the radio show, This Is. Your
Life" a few years ago. Al Jolson
and Joan Crawford appeared in
her honor.
Miss Nellagan is survived by
a daughter. Mrs. Helen Worth,
a son, Richard Murphy, and
three grandchildren, all of Holly
wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Capt. Harvey DeIono, "a
Former Star Official, Dies

Capt. Harvey Delano. U.SN..
retired, who formerly was direc-
tor Of personnel for The Star.
died yesterday at his home in
San Francisco. He was u.
His son, Comdr. Victor Delano.
U.S.N., lives at 1850 Forty-fourth
street NV.
Capt. Delano received the
Navy Cross during World War I
for his work at the Naval Gun
Factory here. He was cited in
connection with the development
of heavy naval guns for use on
land and for his work in produc-
ing the design of the 14-inch
naval railway battery and the
finch naval tractor mount.
Both were used in land warfare
at the fighting front in France.
Returned to Service.
Capt. Delano was supervisor
of the Port of New York when
he first retired in December.
1889. The next year he came to
The Star and was director of
personnel until he was ordered
to active duty in April. 1913.
He was with the 18th Naval Dis
trict in San Francisco until he
retired again in 1945.
A native of Missouri and a
Naval Academy graduate in 1906.
Capt. Delano served in the Ash
attic Fleet aboard the St. Louis
and Louisiana. Later he was
engineer officer on the Vermont
and aide to the commander in
chief of the Asiatic Fleet. In 1916
he commanded the Palos.
After his Navy Yard duty here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Alfred E. Floyd, ST.,
Newspaper Executive

SAVANNAH. Ga, April IA P).
Alfred E. Floyd, ST., SO. Sa-
vannah newspaper executive and
leader in civic, church and de-
Tense affairs, died yesterday after
a long illness.
Mr.. Floyd was advertising d.
rector of the Savannah Morning
News and Evening Press and
had been in the newspaper BUSH
ness for nearly % years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Henry Rose, Father
Of Treasury Aide

LANCASTER. Ohio, April IA
R.-Henry Nelson Rose, father
of H. Chapman Rose, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. died
at his home here yesterday.
Mr.. Rose. who was 70, was
president of Industrial Minerals
Co., which produces molding
sand for metal casting.
He is survived by his widow
and another son. Nelson p. Rose.
Cleveland attorney.
Private funeral services and
burial will be at Green Lawn
Cemetery. Columbus, tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
Father Luckett,
Youth Leader

The Rev. Edwin A. Luckett,
who disposed of peoples prob
lens with the same dexterity
that he swatted baseballs, died
yesterday at Providence Hospital.
He was Al.
Father Ed" had given every
indication of becoming a big
league baseball player. But he
turned down the chance to fol-
low his vocation and become a
priest.
He put his athletic talents to
work as director of the Catholic
Youth Organization here from
1850 to 1854. In this capacity
the tall, robust priest guided the
spiritual and recreational pro-
grams for more than $4,000
youths. At the same time he
was spiritual director of the
Merrick Boys Camp.
Played on Ellipse
Father Luckett used to play on
the Old Timers baseball team on
the Ellipse. He played with the
team in several games for the
benefit of The Stars Summer
Camp Fund.
Friends said he was popular
among young people and grown
ups of all faiths. He worked
himself to death trying to help
too many people," an associate
said.
Last May the priest was ap-
pointed to his first and only
passionate at Our Lady Star of
the Sea Catholic Church at
Solomons, Md. He suffered a
heart attack last fall and an
other three months ago. He had
been in the hospital since De-
cember 6.
Father Luckett was born in
Baltimore. He starred in sand
lot baseball here in the 1905
and played with Russell Motors,
Heurich and Old Milwaukee
teams.
Offered Contracts
He was offered contracts by
the Yankees and Senators in
1895, but he was then studying
for the priesthood at st. Mary's
Seminary in Baltimore. Pre-
viously he had gone to st.
Charles College, Gainesville, Md.
He was ordained in 1889 and was
assigned assistant pastor of Holy
Comforter Church. Fourteenth
and East Capitol streets.
Ten years later Father Luckett
became assistant pastor of st.
AIMS Church, Wisconsin avenue
and Yuma street NV. During
the last two years of his CYO job
he was also assistant pastor of
Nativity Church. Thirteenth and
Peabody streets NV. From there
he went to Solomons, Md.
Survivors are his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Francis s. Luckett, 3l04
Perry street, Mount Rainier, Md.
His father works at the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing. Five
sisters also survive: Miss Frances
Luckett of the home, Mrs. Helen
Lewis. 5000 Perry street, Mount
Rainier; Mrs. Catherine C.
Flanagan, $500 Shepherd street,
Brentwood, Md: Sister Mary
Elizabeth. Bridgeport, Conn,
and Sister Adele. Norfolk, Va,
both members of the Sisters of
Charity.
Services will be held at 1890
am. Saturday at Holy Comforter
Church. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
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tary and board Of trustee menu
Der of the Easton Fire DEPART
ment.
Mr.. Larrimore was a member
of Coates Masonic Lodge and
the Odd Fellows in Easton.
Survivors are his widow, Net
tie R.; a son. Curtis c., II. a
Junior high school teacher at
North Beach. Md; a brother.
George, of West Virginia, and
two sisters in st. Michaels, Mrs.
Angie Harrison and Mrs. Flor
ence Seymour.
Services viii lbe held at 1890
am. tomorrow at Ascension and
st. Agnes Episcopal Church, 1900
Massachusetts, avenue NV. Bu-
rial will be in Easton.
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Shorp Chupeuu

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. (R.-
The defendant. charged with
carrying a concealed weapon
a razor blade in his hat band
said he just wanted to be pre-
pared to shave at any time.
Police said they could find no
razor which went with the blade.
The man paid a $50 fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14

LOS ANGELES. April IA lR).
Manuel Guerra Lopez, a native
OF Guanajuato, Mexico. who
claimed he was lit years old,
died Monday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Eulalia Perez.
Friends said he often displayed
his sworn baptismal certificate
as proof of his age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
George L. EinsiedeI

LOS ANGELES, April IA (P.
George Levin Einsiedel. 81,
head Of the copy desk of the
Los Angeles Examiner, died
Tuesday. He had been with the
Examiner for 81 years and pre-
viously worked for newspapers
in New Orleans, Galveston. Tex,
and Tucson, Ariz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-14
AnurtltttD

BROWN. ISIDoR The unwilling Of q
monument to the memory Of the late
fSIDOR BROWN, beloved husband OF
nard Brown and Lucille Kessler. will
take place on Sunday. April II. 1855,
at l2 noon. at the Adas Israel Gene.
terry. Relatives and friends invited. IL
COHEN, ETHEL. An unvelling in mem:
mother of Mrs Mary Pollack and Nor
man r. Cohen. will be held on Sunday
April IL 1855, at 1880 pm, at the
Ohev Sholom Cemetery. Relatives and
friends invited,
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Reed 1t in norwegian

NEW YORK. - Twenty-Five
Norwegian-language newspapers
and periodicals are published in
the United States. Eleven are
weeklies. two biweeklies, seven
monthlies and two quarterlies.