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Evening star., 1955-10-16

In which the best Snowman instead Of
the best man will be elected7
This expert says no, and
tells how ~ shows up > pl,ony
QUESTION: Mrs. Richard 7. Lyons, Of Houston.
Texas. asks: ..Mr. Montgomery, in this feiepisiOH
age do yoH think The beH Snowman, rather Than fe
bcsf man, IS likely 10 be elected 10 public office p
by .'shoWnanship' To one person the acme of
showmanship might be a lady who enhances her
charm with beauty spot on her check. To
another il might mean something as eccentric as
riding an elephant on stage, or receiving slap
stick pie in the face.
There are also Simon Purists who believe that
even traditional props like makeup and written
scripts constitute unfair showmanship" on polit-
ical TV.
Senator Richard L. Neubcrger, of Oregon, for
instance. has actually proposed bill which would
make ii obligatory to state on the air if public
and whether he is speaking extemporaneously or
using prepared material.
The Senator evidently feels the public is
entitled to know whether candidates ruddy
complexion comes from healthy outdoor living
or from the corner cosmetic shop.
Statesmen vs.. Memory Experts
To me his measure seems q little of the beam.
Not that I'm an apologist for political grease
paint, But Senator Neubereer should know that
television IS the greatest mass lie detecor of the
age. 1t can unmask phony in one minute flat
and all the ghost writers, Tv consutants and pam
cake powder in captivity can't come to his rescue.
By discouraging use Of previously prepared
material, honestly think the Senator will accom-
plish just the reverse of what he intends. The
most successful candidates will be those with
the best memory. And reten-
tive memory has ever been the
attribute of the actor, not the
sage.
As far as I'm concerned.
there is nothing sinister about -
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at this time are incomplete q,
Emmory chapel was at New Hope
Sunday and New Hope will rend-
err services at Emmory chapel,
Sunday morning at an apprecia-
ton service for Rev l.. T Thomp-
son. The Rev. Franklin will de
liver the sermon. Sunday at 3
p. m. The Jackson county
branch of the NAACP, celebrated
May nth, with a program at
Morning Star Bapt. church. The
speaker was Vernon Mcdaniel.
special representative of NAACP
The graduating class: Misses
Estella Winston, Ruel Jackson.
Betty Diekerson, Vergia Perkin
Jessie Jones, Vera Hardeson, Eu-
la jenkins. Maxine Quinn. CO.
rene Reynolds and Ruth Strong;
Cornelius Williams, Tom Dilling-
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CrVsseff
Ronald Watson

Robert Newton was presented a
scholarship, Friday morning by P.
f. Watzek of the Crossett COM
panies PTA Chased success
full school year, last Wednesday
mite, with the election of Of
ficers for the coming school year
The sixth grade of the T. w.
Daniel hi school. held graduation
exercises, Thursday mite at 300
o'clock, in the auditorium. Miss
league delivered the class adj
dress. She is member OF the
faculty at the Daniel hi school :.
Baccalaureate services of T. W..
Daniel hi school were held Sun
day. The sermon was delivered
by Rev. Rufus X. Young, pastor
of Bethel AME church, Little
Rock. Music was furnished by
the Daniel hi school chorus In
vocation was given by Rev. Bris-
co J. Jackson, pastor of New
Bethel Baptist church. Principal
Clement S. Smith, introduced the
speaker and benediction was by
Rev. F. c. Reed, pastor of Gates
Chapel AME church.
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ABC College il,
Closing Ceremony

DR.. Dale Cowling, pastor of the
Second Baptist church, spoke on
the subject "Christ's Call to
World Conquest" at the Arkan-
sas Baptist college Baccalaureate
service held Sunday at the Dun
bar Community center.
DR.. Cowling told the class that
the most temptation they will
have will be to take the easy
way out But he cautioned them
1--WE are no longer a part Of a
back alley but a part Of a NOV
ing Kingdom"
Dr. r ". Coggs outgoing pres
ident Of the college, presided.
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Neqro Boy Places First in Statewide Marble Tournament
Sponsored by Veterans Of Foreign Wars at Batesve Meet

CarIus NJ, MAY, Ir downed 10
opponents in the Veteran Of For
eign Wars statewide marble
tournament at Batesville, Satar-
day 10 become the organization
first Negro champion.
Carlus entered the tournament
as the representative of 1t, Wal
ter E Parker Post 1916, WV,
a. he and Willie Saxton OF Dies
Are became the first Negro boys
10 ever enter the state tourna-
ment.
The l4-year-old youth is the
son Of Rev, and Mrs. C. NJ May,
Tire Rev May IS pastor Of the
St Andrew AME church, 33rd
and State streets
Young May won the right to
represent Post 1916 at a city-widt
tournament at the South End
Boys club April 30, when he de-
feated rs other boys between the
ages of 10 and Is.
He will represent the State de-
partment VFW in the national
tourney in Denver, Colorado, June
%. "a and 25. The State VFW
will give MIN an all-expense paid
trip along with cowboy outfit
and a Davy Crockett suit.
In Denver, he is scheduled to
go ON a sightseeing tour of the
city on June %; on June "a, he
is to be guest Of honor on a
Chuck wagon tour, and on June
IS, guest Of honor at an Indian
reservation.
The State VFW group awarded
him a baseball glove and two
state WV shirts to wear at the
national meet.
The youth didn't lose a game
until he reached the final round
when he dropped one in a best
two out of three counter. He was
In complete control Of the tourn-
amert rs he fought his way to
the championship.
May was accompanied to Bates
Vile by William Thrasher, direct
or of the South End Boys club,
and Arts Walker, senior vice
Walter f. Parker
Post 1916, VFW
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ell Tolerson and Mrs A. NJ
Craft are also receiving degrees
Rev. 7 w Barnes, delivered
the sermon at st. Luke, Augusta.
The youth choir of First Baptist
furnished the music Mrs.
G. d. Mays accompanied Mrs. c.
B. Keith to Little Rock TO the
state planning conference of PTA
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han, Jessie Anthony. Emanuel
Brown, Robert Brown and Gene
Harrington M. S. Calhoun,
principal of Newport hi school,
Harris school in Missouri :.
Mrs. l., c. Steele of ST. Louis,
former teacher of Newport, Mrs,
W. F. Branch, Mrs Craig and
Miss M o. Tyler, all of Jones'
bore, attended the commencement
exercises, Thursday.
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'tesy of Arkansas Gazette.

The deacons and trustees will
have a rally, Sunday Mrs
Mary Hornberger was selected
princess for the revue, June 5th
for Federated choirs -. The
senior choir sponsored a fish fry
Thursday mite at First Baptist
center Mrs. lola Wheeler passed
Saturday. Funeral arrangements
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Sweet Home


Mrs. Cleo Caldwell
Mrs. Ruth Davis Of Chicago, Is
here ON vacation, visiting rela-
tives. Mrs. Mary Pruitt and Mr..
and Mrs. Il. X. Wiley. She will
be here tH0 weeks The two
weeks revival closed at Zion Hill
Baptist church, with many souls
saved. Rev. w. {. Porter, pastor
o.. A program will be given at
the Zion Hill Baptist church on
May 80 Beautification committee,
sponsor.
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WfItf D N E17HtH
Mesdames M. Mitchell, Chunn'
M. Hornberger, Alcorn and ]. M.
Alcorn attended the funeral OF
their niece and cousin in Augusta
Wednesday Mrs. Almeta Har-
ris, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Theopolis and Mrs. Goodlow, at
tended the baccalaureate services
Sunday at Pine Bluff, Miss Alice
Harris, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
Harris, is graduating. Miss Vern-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
City Leaders Urge Public
To Attend industrial Fair

ming board will be graphically
presented. One example is a
24-foot scale model of central
Washington from the Potomac
to the Anacostia Rivers. It will
display the National Capital
Planning Commissions ideas for
the future, as well as the present
landmarks.
In a 2,00C-foot area on the
sixth floor will be arrayed models
and murals illustrating the
Southwest Washington rede-
velopment program as proposed
by William Zeckendorf.
Contrasting with redevelop-
ment exhibits will be model Of
a Northwest slum area.
There will be models of the
new East Capitol street bridge,
the Maryland section of the Rock
Creek parkway and the Great
Falls from the Virginia side.
Other exhibits will be models
Of the Georgetown and George
Washington Universities, the
Washington Cathedral and a
painting of the new Catholic
University shrine, other churches
and new civic buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
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Choose The Star Sunday When You Haze a Choice
THE STORY OF DAvY CROCKETT by Enid LaMonte
Meadowcroft, begins Sunday and continues in The
Evening Star through 16 action-packed chapters.
Also with the first nstallment find out how to get
picture of the king of the Wild Frontier" drawn
by Star Staff Artist Glib Crockett.
STARS IN THE MAKING-The Capital has its own
farm club for developing big-league popular singers
such Evelyn Knight and Betty Madigan. In
The Star Pictorial Magazine Brian Bell tells
you about this reproducing Washington night
club and Of its alumnae that have gone
big time. In the same magazine, Meredith S. Bue
goes in for D. little underwater Swimming" and
comes up with story on how Washington
aquatic leaders are learning the safe way to teach
aqualung swimming
A HUSBAND-WIFE ARGUNIENT-Are American wives
neglecting their husbands? According to a Nation
wide survey they are but believe it or not marital
experts say it's probably a wonderful thing all
around! You may not agree, but don't miss the
whole story by Lester and Irene David in This
Week Magazine
THE REVIEW OF THE WEEK-A regular Editorial Sec
ton feature-bringS you up to date on the history
of the past seven days written in absorbing narra-
tive form which makes for easy reading and clear
understanding.
TWO COMMUNITIES COME OF AGE-Chium and
Adephi, in nearby Prince Georges County, may be
unincorporated, but not unorganized- particularly
when the battle cry is to resist encroachment by
bordering cities and towns Read about these two
communities their problems and accomplishments,
IN the News Section-story by Star STAFF Writer
George Flynn.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR WOMEN-In the Woman's Section,
plores quaint" American customs as seen through
the eyes Of foreign diplomats while Star Fashion
Editor Eleni reports on an interview with Madame
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

ers can no longer carry the over
whelming majority of the mount
ing costs Of this city.
Edward C. Wilcox, Federation
of Citizens Associations: The
! teacher situation is desperate.
Both teacher and police gay
should be increased.
Ralph E. Cushman, Federation
of Citizens Associations: Funds
should be provided to raise
teacher salaries, build more
schools and conduct a school
census to help limit free school,
ing to bona flde residents.
Mrs. Dorothy w. Allan, CAL
vary Baptist Church: The roots
of delinquency must most
vigorously attacked in the home
and school. Funds should be
provided for more mental-health
and remedial reading service to
school children.
William Rich, Health School
PTA: District crippled children
are not provided with educa-
tional facilities equal to those
for normal children. A new
health school is essential by 1857.
d. H. Dantzler, Randle High
lands PTA: Restoring funds for
special teachers, clinical psy-
biologists, counselors, assistant
principals, elementary clerks,
school supplies and maintenance
will pay good dividends for the
entire community.
Mrs. Marie w. Smith, Amer
leans for Democratic Action:
Children with mental and emo
tional problems are becoming
the raw material of delinquency
and crime. The additional teach
ers asked by the school board
would not begin to meet the
full need.
Mrs. Minnie Klavans, Citizens
Committee for Music In the
Schools: We ask you Congress-
men to make it possible for our
schools to build the same kind
of school bands you see and hear
so frequently at public functions
in your own home towns.
Mrs. Constance F. Jones, jan
ney PTA: If the District schools
are to equip our children for
citizenship and leadership, addi-
tional funds are essential. We
feel school needs are being
neglected.
Milton C. Denbo, Mental
Health Association: There are
10000 District school children
suffering from emotional diff
culties, 5000 of them with serious
disorders. Only a handful ever
get quick, early treatment.
Mrs. Gertrude Evans, Progress
sive Party: District welfare,
school. health and recreation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Seckinger Outlines Plan
For Mental Health Center

DR.. Addison Duval, assistant
superintendent at st. Elizabeths,
said the city needs an overall
plan for handling mental illness.
The Health and Welfare Depart
ments and the schools bring in
their needs in this field sep
arately. he said.
In the schools, most PSYCHE
atric services is given by volun-
teers. DR.. Duval heads a volun-
teer clinic at Anacostia High
School. That clinic, he said, still
has waiting lists of six months
to a year. Children are being
expelled from school who need
psychiatric treatment, but have
no chance of getting it at pres
ent. DR.. Duval said.
The Federal Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
was represented at today's meet
ing by DR.. John A. Lewis,
psychiatric consultant for this
area.
The need for coordination
and expansion of mental health
service here, DR., Lewis said, is
obvious. The city needs, he said,
six more full-time mental clinics,
each of which would cost about
$4,000 to $4,000 per year to
get maximum effectiveness from
available psychiatrists, PSYCHE
atric social workers, psycholo-
gists. mental health nurses. je-
diatricians and other profession
ais, central planning and co-or-
dination as needed.
Welfare Director Gerard M.
Shae. who has strongly favored
establishment of the residential
center for children, said his do
partment has been operating
after the fact" in handling chill
dren who have become delin-
quents He said that the Child
Welfare Division of his depart
ment should have phychiatric
social workers to try prevention.
From the 1856 welfare budget,
Mr.. Shea said, the commissioners
cut $123,000 for the hiring of
such workers.
Anxious to Cooperate
The Rev. Thomas j. ODonnell,
regent of the Georgetown Uni
versity Medical School, said that
the universities are anxious to
cooperate in a broad mental
health program.
The problems of alcoholics will
never be solved until they are
treated as problems of mentally
disturbed persons. Col. E. Goring
Bliss, chairman of the Commits
sioners' Advisory Committee on
the Alcoholic declared.
Dr.. John D. Schultz, chief
psychiatrist at District General
Hospital, said that coordination
Az AANCoSo dbOtC Oil Ill Vic
mental health field. Central 'au-
thority over all city institutions
facing mental problems among
their inmates could save years
o ftime in handling such cases,
DR.. Schultz declared.
Also attending the meeting
were G. Rowland Shaw, presi-
dent of the Mental Hygiene
Association; DR.. Marshall Ruffin,
president of the Washington
Psychiatric Association: DIR.
Preston McLendon, president of
the District Medical Society; DR..
Israel Shulman of the District
Dental Society, DR.. w. Montague
Cobb, president of the Medico-
Chirurgical Society, and DR.. A.
B. Price, medical director of the
United States Public Health
Service in this area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29

Official recognition has been
given the Washington Futurama
and Industrial Fair in a procla-
nation by the Commissioners
urging citizens to attend the
event at the Hecht Co. from May
2 through May IA.
Through scale models and other
exhibits, the show will give
Washingtonians an idea of what
their city eventually will become
if present plans are completed.
It is the joint effort of the
Advertising Club of Washington,
the Washington Board of Trades
Economic Development Commit
tee. the Federal City Council and
the Greater Washington Indus
trial Council.
There also will be daily shows
in the stores fifth floor audito-
rum, previewing the future of
such topics as music. homes, art.
rockets, language. education,
science, fashions, theater and
kitchens. with experts comment
ing on each. These programs
will be rebroadcast over Station
WGMS.
Many projects on the plan
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funds all are inadequate. The
only equitable method of meet.
ing the situation is by increasing
the Federal contribution.
Mrs. Maurine d. Burgess, First
Congregational Church: Reduc.
ing school, health and welfare
services increases the danger Of
delinquency and crime.
Mrs. Roselyn Silverman, Kim
ball PTA: The city could make
no better investment than re-
storing the funds needed fol
special teachers and clinical
psychologists.
Fred Lukens. Education As
ISOLATION Of the District and
Columbian Educational Associ-
alton: Only 20.9 per cent Of the
Districts operating budget is
allocated to schools, compared
to an average of 28.4 per cent in
SO other cities. The items which
the Commissioners have slashed
are basic requirements to our
school system.
Mrs. Marian E. Frye, Edmonds
PTA: We feel that the school
budget is entirely inadequate.
We are amazed that the Com
missioners cut maintenance and
repair funds. The amount left
will not see us through two
thirds of the school year.
Samuel Miller, Lamond- Riggs
Citizens Association: Congress
should grant funds for building
a new school at Sixth street and
Riggs road NE. This is the
fastest-growing area in the
District.
Mrs. John X. Berry, Stoddert
PTA: We would like to ask why
so little is allocated for our
schools when the need is so
great. There has been no pro-
vision for putting into effect the
new 30-to-1 pupil-teacher ratio
DIR. Ellis Haworth, Northwest
Council of Citizens Associa-
tons: Funds for relief, public
works, and the proposed tuber-
culosis hospital and Constitution
avenue bridge should be trans
ferred to school needs.
Garland E. Taylor, American
University Park Citizens AS
ISOLATION: The city budget
should be cut elsewhere to pro-
vide funds for special teachers,
psychologists, city pay raises
and the Friendship Playground
Dean John T. Fey, Area B
Youth Council: Funds should be
restored for special teachers
and psychologists.
Mrs. David F. Anderson, IT.,
Area D Youth Council: Congress
should restore $4,000 to the
recreation budget for the Friend
ship Playground.
Harold r. Baker, M&M Restau-
rants, Inc: School cafeterias
could save 100000 a year under
commercial operation.
Mrs. Cornelia H. Hill: Small
landlords cannot afford further
tax increases and costly building
code requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
BY FRANK sARTwELL, Jr.

District Health Director DAN
lei L. Seckinger today unveiled
his plan for recognizing his de-
partment to provide a bureau
of mental health at a meeting
of Washington's leaders in the
field.
Feature of the plan Is the es-
Enlistment of a residential
treatment center for emotionally
disturbed children.
The plan calls for consolida-
ton Of present mental services
as well as the new center.
The group, which included the
heads of local institutions and
agencies in the field. representa-
tives Of District departments,
doctors and medical school rep
resentatives, heard the outline
at a one-hour meeting in the
Office of Commissioner Renah F.
Camalier.
To Study Details
On the suggestion Of DR.. Cloyd
Heck Marvin, president of George
Washington University, the group
decided to set up a seven member
committee to go into the details
of the plan.
This group will consider the
entire mental health picture in
the District as well as DR.. Seek
myers proposed reorganization.
DR.. Seckinger said that mental
illness accounts for half of all
sickness in the District.
AS outlined today, the reor-
ganization would consolidate the
present Mental Health Division,
Legal Psychiatric Services Divi-
sion and Alcoholics Rehabilita-
ton Division. The new bureau
would be headed, DR.. Seckinger
said. by "a psychiatrist- admins
traitor specially trained in public
health epidemiology and teach
ing"
The treatment center for emo
tionally disturbed children. DR..
Seckinger told the group, should
be under the Department Of
Public Health, and accommodate
between rs and 1875 children on
a site inside the District with
space for recreational and school
facilities "A temporary build
ing might serve the purpose" DR..
Seckinger said.
Only One Site Now
The only residential treatment
facility for disturbed children in
the District now is Hillcrest Res
idence, a private institution with
capacity of IL.
1t has been estimated that
there are several thousand Dis
trict children who need that sort
of treatment.
Under the Seckinger plan. the
head of the mental Health Bu-
reau would develop new plans
for special areas, including pro-
vision for diagnostic services to
schools, special programs for
mentally deficient. rehabilitation
Of alcoholic and narcotic addicts,
care of the recovered mental pa
tient, services for psychotic pris-
oners, and the Indignation of pri-
vate mental health clinics.
DR.. Winfred s. Overholser,
superintendent of st. Elizabeths
Hospital. warned that the bureau
must be SET up on a high enough
administrative level to attract
qualified personnel. The head of
the bureau. he said. should be
next to the public health direc-
tor in the organizational scheme.