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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-04-20
Ky Constance Daniel
Cole Attack Points Up OR Biii


WASHINGTON. ID. c.
The vicious. unprovoked attack
on Nat King" Cole. in his native
Alabama. last week, points up the
urgency OF the long-awaited Ad-
ministration civil rights bill. which
reached Congress only a few days
prior To the attack. together with
strong letters OF transmittal from
Attorney General Herbert Brown
ell JT., one to the Vice-President
as Chairman of the Senate. and
one 10 the Speaker Of the House.
In the Senate. the letter was
read by the Clerk of the Senate,
and referred. In the House, the
letter was read and action i'm
mediately taken by Congressman
Hugh Scott OF Pennsylvania and
Kenneth Il. Heating OF New York.
both Republicans. The two Con-
gressmen introduced the Admins
trations proposed legislation In
Identical bills, HR iO34O and HR
IO3ip
The air. hereabouts. Is filled
with the usual accusations as to
why this legislation was introduce
cd now. Mrs Agnes Meyer. wife Of
Board Chairman Eugene Meyer. of
the Washington Post, called for a
hi-racial White House Conference
such as Congressman Adam Clay
ton Powell and other Democrats
have been demanding for some
time
Said Mrs, Meyer: "A White
House Conference should be called
at once. Of the most reputable
white and Negro leaders who
could be counted upon TO seek
pragnatic and rational APP
proaches 10 justice" This column
maintains, as II has throughout,
that any selection by the White
House. itself OF leaders who
could be counted on" would bring
down. forthwith, a bedlam OF in
discriminate charges OF "politick-
ing" such as those lcveIed at
White House Education Confer
ence selections. and those already
launched against criticaily-needed
CIR legislation. The Congress, OPP
Grating ~ = body responsible 10
the electorate. should act prompt
~ on all CIR legislation brought
before II. from whatever source
II partisan bias is allowed 10 con-
troll It's action. that viii be evi-
dent II cannot eat It's cake and
have u, too
IIbertan Envoy Acclaimed
Ambassador George A. Pad
more. new tIberian envoy 20 the
United States presented his Gre
dentiais TO President Eisenhower
at the White House on April :.
His advent here was hailed a. q
new look In Americana berian
reapprachement While his prcde-
cessor, former Ambassador 20 the
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AmbasSasior's Wife

The new Ambassador. who has
been Liberals Assistant Secretary
OF State for the past six years, Ii
just past II. and the youngest en-
voy ever sent here by his country.
Not only does he measure up TO
advance reports, but his attractive
wife, Mrs Mai Wiles Padmore.
mother OF five Padmore boys.
aged two 10 sixteen. also reflects
Liberals new look" She resigned
her post "a the first woman Ex-
ecutive Secretary TO the President
of LIBERIA position To which
she worked up from that OF clerk
and was for many years princi-
pal assistant 10 the general mana
ger Of the Firestone Rubber plan
tation. in addition to managing
tho extensive Padmore rubber
holdings.
Mrs. Padmore Is the daughter OF
Richard 8 wiles. Speaker OF the
House in the Lberian Legislature
from 1884 TO i943. and a niece
Of the late Liberian Chief Justice
Grimes, She is a graduate Of the
College OF West Africa and OF the
Monrowan Community CONNER
cial School.
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FRIDAY. APRIL 20. 1869
Mr.. Marshall Comes To Minnesota

Thurgood Marshall RAAcP fighter
United States
sofa this week
Marshall constitutional lawyers
world Sidney Iilman University
MnneaotaH Hohrop Auditorium Friday
mission s free TO the public.
perhaps know Is given
the Federal Courts including the w.
People 1888
period MarshaIs direction NAACp
United States judicial
These affected tremendously the racial
served American Negro poation
ond class citizenship parts Of the land The 1864 ruling
u. u. public
called the blow racial
ton Proclamation has engaged the nation tho greatest
the problem II has had before the civil
Thugood Marshall s comparatively young despite
he has been principal earth judicial
decisions lie American has
imprint progress
something and has coen freedom
liberty nation ousry the
be able him las Sidney IIiman lecturer
The dilemma facing Ams tho school desegregaon
which the whole Of AnAy must role Mr. Marshall
epomEea the reedol which
head cd University OF Minnesota
great
chief in the school desegegaon
confronting the
human rights.
Minnesota q opportunity
philosophy
, freedom liberty and justice defined the Bl
Rghta
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statement. by high indicating
TINY chiefly press
American Negroes In and out OF politics a widespread
evauang the which
Roy wilkins secretary
NAACP wilkins administration MACE
after walter white died waa openly critical Of northern
congressional overly
bringing colleagues
rights issue Therefore his position Is not exactly new though m re
designed
and interest Negro voters their latent
political power In pivotal states.
Walter white during hts NAACP leader tho
remained politically neutral between parties really
bail' Roosevelt rightly SO
they power Republ
administration the white
has seemed at times than friendly towards the admins
tration. he perhaps oonaIders In good tactics
s admonton that northern Negroes might leave the devils
for the witches spubcsnsl
opinion high
s;ften tho
candidates in the north who have seemed reluctant to do battle
with the
killed off civil rights ssa'on introduced Congress
the ~ years
NAACP
endorses
rights plank matter how many southern delegates
northern Democrats
To-
the southern Democrats In line In this approach he
support which northern
have the Democrats nationally deserving consera
ton than has been extended this group the past,
plus working
discrimination branch the government
military appointment OF large Negroes
standing the with
u campaign problem that cant be shrugged OFF
Therc 10 growing schco, Of thought American
Negroes
like tho Republicans 1915, used Negroes Not
Ing D~nocraic think this safety In their
kets FOREVER. This Is definitely faiacous thinking.
when he started
his 1850 To pedal the civil rights
other the tactics in 1886
for awakening what believe wilkins IL trying to
get politicians the desncs OF the
We think that though shock Of Oh" politicians
sound presumption that Negro
voters this going ca do little Potca shopping
Tound
Criticism ot wilkins position by liberals Is Of
HAAcP official Negroes should Republican
What people that Of
domestS here little difference between the old line
Republicans the the southern Democrats The
help civil rights have received has been from
liberal
eouragrment from few northern liberal Republicans
premise wilkins position This
Dcmoa refreshing
memory that the Republicans controlled during
Mr. Eisenhower white nothing
civil rights just the preceding Democratic
nothing
wilkins should keep up presen,
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Look Herr MethOdistsl

For nearly year now, we have
been trying to get conference
with Bishop @ Bromley OMAN OF
the Methodist Church in this area.
with reference 10 the continued
racial exclusion practiced from
staff TO patients, at Methodist
Sibley Hospital here, the last ma
for hospital in the Federal City to
hold raial bars in place. Sibley
has gone 80 far a. 10 let a young
Negro mothers give birth In the
snow, rather than admit her, In
cidents almost As shocking have
been reported within weeks.
Meanwhile Bishop OMAN pious-
ly inaugurates a new head Of
Westminster tMRryiand) Theo-
logical Seminary Unaware.
doubtless, that his voice was shat
terinE a glass house. the new
president the Rev. Norman l.
Trott. citing Westminster Semin-
ary's open-door policy said
In Washington. with t25 per
cent Of the population colored, II
would be playing the ostrich TO do
other than recognize the Negro as
an integral part Of our thought
and program"
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LIKED leroy YoUNo's COLUMN

Editor One of the best to the St Paul Recorder
Minneapolis Spokesman the addition OF
Everyday Economics by Leroy Young conspicuous by
Its absence.
had begun TO do job long overdue namely educating
reading public regarding the back bone
attention this has been Of the
greatest the Negro particular and than
lack has him inferior
curtaid
power robbed him Of job
opportunities
Youngs column will reappear Very truly
yours r Allen, GU, MINI
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-04-20
Letters To The Editor

Editor With this change Of address would like much to
a II able
being odd
hills border Of
m
OF the things hear been from all
bddes friends forgotten
all Of the addresses knew but and then find In
Birthday section I'm probably forgotten Minneapolis
it's different things people
I speak
stu have is months to before leave this land Of old
leave
could probably write different things about this
country a railroad Military is months in
Germany my won't take
up any your time.
should probably Johnny Armstrong for submit
subscription I'd thank the editor and staff
looking editions I'm
Very sincerely yours STANLEY P.
ensr Hospital u, Y.
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Two Of the nations top the
because OF brushes with Jim Crow
Nat King Cole
heavyweight found themselves complexities
OF the double standard o Dixie
Joe confronted n a
and later the where appear upon
without while nHrG engagement
Hardly their fields
conditions between country
Louis Neither anything upon himself
his country Yet each has felt the bEcr
In the climate Intolerance prevalent south
time for the responsible people quite mounting
eddnng north thinking their sreorn
areas Loui Arxus
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smoke both the parties and candidates No
OF the Negro politicians office holders
look after anything the side they
II therefore TO political nonparsan groups such the
NAACP
greater political participation precinct ward
rXela
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Unknown.


One of the mos, encouraging experiences in publishers varied
old subscription BILL
Bradeet collections slow in the
months number of old subscribers of have sent in
$50 for old subscription accounts That's
grand!
you people right thing
problems
caution Often in the days
when Of subscribers WPA rost took several
You imagine how much profit the
could 81 than call
back necessary
George Wills pioneer PAUL and Culver
Minneapolis last week Both amazed at the set
and
readers and advertisers have made possible.
Sargent production promised photo
graphic series operation but hasn't got around to yet
Ralph respected daily editors
editor Atlanta CONSTITUTION in current
HARPERs sets forth OF the problems facing southern daily e
Said Mr. McGiTs opening paragraph:
trying many
the deep South who
fully effectively talents permit produces critical
Yankee dollars betrayed his people
and so
papers problems do with the
unable
print in the number Of pages now have.
pages possible
Many firms this medium regularly but
the firms that receive the most business from Negro consumers
whose interest this published spend nothing with the
paper at most a small pittance
perceive prime purpose
help progress people
things which will help better
Job
First, patronizs especially
those who do regularly Second Inquire politely yet firmly of
with a portion
advertising dollar to the Negro This help
because alert firms want to please their customers at all possible
We are not satisfied with either coverage service
though recognize
Negro publications in the past present.
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United States Clarence Simpson,
now In London, certainly upheld
the dignity Of his country, an I'M
fortunate tendency TO be pompous
irked many. here. in and out Of
diplomatic circles. where strut
ting" has long been passe. Al the
time Of his assignment TO London,
we learned ION good authority"
that his successor would be dy-
mamie and friendly, with an out
going personality better suited to
the American scene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
Kintner Joins NBC
AS Vice President

NEW YORK. Nov. 2 R.-
Robert E. Kintner, former head
of the ABC network, today was
named executive vice president
of NBC in charge of co-ordinat-
ing color television activities.
NBC President Robert w.
Sarnoff, in announcing the selec-
ton by the NBC board of di-
rectors. said Mr.. Kintner also
will serve as a member of the
executive council.
~. Kintner resigned October
Is as president of ABC, a post
he held since 1949. A former
Washington newspaperman and
syndicated columniss, Mr.. KNIT
Iner entered the broadcasting field
in 1914 as an ABC vice presi-
dent,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02
II. 5. Food Level
Expected TO Dip
Only Slightly
BY the Associated Press

4
| The Agriculture Department
predicted today that food sup
plies next year will continue to
be large, though probably a little
below this years plentiful level.
It said that food prices in the
early months Of 1857 are expect
ed to continue above the levels
for the same months of 1856.
Prices now are somewhat higher
than those in the fall of 1855.
Strong Demand Seen
In a report entitled 1.-The Ma
tional Food Situation" the de-
partment forecast a continued
strong consumer demand for food
through the coming year.
During the late fall and win
ter of 1861, we probably will
have little less meat per person
and the meat prices will continue
somewhat higher than the low
ones of a year ago." the report
said.
Among other items, the de-
partment said. retail coffee
prices are likely to continue
high" due to anticipated tight
ness in supplies and price
strengthening efforts by major
producers
Declines in consumption rates
from last fall were forecast for
lard. sweet potatoes. dried beans,
apples and grapes.
Poultry Increases
But increases were said to be
in prospect for eggs. chicken and
turkey meat, processed fishery
products, fresh citrus fruits, fro
zen orange juice, fresh and proc
essed vegetables and potatoes.
The report said consumers will
have at least as great a supply
of dairy products per person as
last fall and winter.
The nutritive value of next
years food supply is expected to
be as good as this years, when
the daily consumption average is
running at 1920 calories, the
same as last year and the 1919
average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-02

Screen Corners, Va. . Langley Park, Maryland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-08
PTA
Plans Discussion
On Indignation

Progress of indignation in
Montgomery County schools will
be discussed during the 18th an
Inual PTA Council workshop
lat Richard Montgomery High
School, Rockville, at 8 pm.
Wednesday.
A panel selected to present a
report on indignation. now in its
second year. will be composed of
Supt. Forbes H. Norris. Fred l..
Dunn, jr., chairman of the super
intendent'S advisory committee
on integration; teachers and
principals of both down-county
and up-county schools.
Persons attending the work
shop will have an opportunity to
question panel members.
Parents and teachers also will
have an opportunity to partici-
pate in discussions with a number
of county officials on such sub
jects as school curriculum, school
legislation and budgeting, teach
er recruitment and the county's
program for exceptional children.
Among the participants will
be Assistant School Supt. Thomas
w. Pyle. County Manager Mel
win L. Reese. Delegate Blair Lee
III of the county'S General As
sembly delegation, James Reber
of the county scholarship fund,
Eric Rhodes of the county edu-
cation association and William
B. Evans of the board of educa-
ton staff. Paul Howard, PTA
council president, will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-08

buttons of $5,176 for the month
Iof September.
Each OF the candidates, along
with others across the country,
were required to turn in cam
paign expense and income state
ments before today to Senator
Albert Gore. Democrat of Ten
nessee, chairman of the Senate's
elections subcommittee.
Claim Endorsement
Mr.. Mahoney's campaign
headquarters last night claimed
the Endorsement of two more
Statewide labor groups for Mr..
Mahoney's senatorial campaign.
In a statement issued at Balti-
more, Mahoney headquarters
said it had been informed that
the Maryland-District of Co.
lumbia Federation of Labor
League for Political Education
and the Maryland Industrial
Union Council Political Action
Committee have Endorsed Mr..
Mahoney.
Previously. the Maryland CLIO
Political Action Committee in
dorsed the Democratic candi-
date.
The two Endorsements also
apply to all Democratic candi-
dates for Congress in Maryland
as well as to Adlai Stevenson
and Estes Kefauver for Presi-
dent and Vice President, the
statement added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-08
Pancakes Festival
Will Aid Hospital

An all-day pancake festival
will be staged October 20 by the
Pine Ridge (Va.) Women's Club
to raise money for the planned
Fairfax Hospital.
Tickets for the festival, to be
held at the Annandale Elemen-
tary School from 9 am. to pm.
are on sale at most Northern Vir-.
ginia firehouses and some shop
ping centers.
Mrs. Mary Disler, president of
the sponsoring club, said one
ticket will entitle the holder to
all of the pancakes he can eat.
Mrs. DiSler said that Pick
Temple, star of childrens west
ern TV shows, will appear at the
festival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-08
Woman Dies, One Hurt
In Alexandria Wreck

One woman was fatally iniur-
ed and another seriously hurt
when their ear ran into an en-
bankment at North Jordan street
and Seminary road in Alexan-
dria yesterday.
Mrs. Nanny w. Burch, 43, of
Buena Vista, Va. was thrown
partially through the windshield
by the impact and died at Alex
andria Hospital from a skull
fracture and crushed chest.
The Rockbridge County woman
was a passenger in h car driven
by Mrs. Elsie C. Dillon, As, of
Vienna, Va, Alexandria police
reported. Mrs. Dillon suffered
a broken leg and cuts and bruises
on her face and arm. She was
in fair condition today at the
same hospital.
Police said the accident &C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-08
Family of Seven Escapes
Boot Blast in Potomac

A Washington family of sever
narrowly escaped death by fire
or drowning when their boat ex-
ploded in the Potomac River yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Com
pers and their five children. OF
Gal Emerson street NE, aban-
doned their flame swept cabin
cruiser and leaped into the
choppy waters off Cotton Point
Md, southwest of LeonardtoWn
and about rs miles south OF
Washington,
The family was taken from the
water by other craft which were
near the scene. They were treat
ed at st. MaryS County Hospital
Tor shock, burns and exposure
and returned home last night.
Mrs. Gompers, So, was credited
with saving three of her children
from drowning. although her
own life preserver was burned.
When the children were taken
from the water, she lost con-
seriousness and required artificial
respiration.
The family had been driven by
a friend Friday night to Gales
vile, Md, on the West River,
where they kept their 25-foot
boat, the Just U.s." Planning
to bring the boat back to the Old
Dominion Boat Club at Alexan-
dria for the winter, they got as
far as Smiths Greek near the
mouth of the Potomac by Satur-
day night.
Yesterday morning, they
started upriver. Mrs. Gompers
said that strong winds made the
going rougher as they pro-
crossed. She said the boat took
such a beating from the waves"
that gas lines probably were
loosened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-08

After feeding the children
lunch at IL am, Mrs. Gompers
Ismelled gasoline fumes and
called her susband to look for a
leak. They had just begun to
check. when "a terrific explo-
sion knocked him clear across
the cabin" she said.
Other witnesses said they saw
the boats entire top structure
blown off by the blast.
Flames shot up at once and
Mrs. Gompers pushed her
stunned husband to the rear of
the craft. She found life pre-
servers and put them on three
of the children, Donna, 8; Wal
ter, z, and Samuel. 6. The old
est, child, Terry. IA, put a pre-
server on the youngest. James, 8.
Mrs. Gompers threw a pre-
server to her husband, who was
trying to put out the flames, and
pushed him overheard she said.
Then she pushed Walter and
Donna overheard land threw
Samuel after them" she said.
The other children jumped in.
II was swimming as well as /
could Mrs. Gompers said. I'm
a pretty good swimmer, but the
waves were terrific"
She kept the children together
until they were picked up. I'm
no hero" she said later. 1T was
just a question Of having your
children burn to death. God
must have watched over US"
Mr.. GomperS, who is a sight,
seeing bus driver for the Gray
Line here. is a grandson of Sam
uel Gompers. one of the early
leaders of the American labor
movement.
The boat, valued at $4,000. was
a complete wreck. 1t was towed
ashore after the rescue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-08
Record Voter
Registration
Seen in Virginia

Record numbers of Northern
Virginians have registered for
the November election. with Fair
fax County showing the biggest
increase since the 1852 presiden-
tial election.
The deadline for registering
was Saturday. Final figures have
not been tabulated, but registrars
in the four jurisdictions of the
10th congressional district esti-
mate a considerable increase in
prospective voters.
Registrars attribute the in
creaseS to activity by party men,
bers and civic organizations to
get as many people registered as
possible, plus the fact that North
ern Virginia is growing rapidly.
Fairfax County had an esti-
mated $4,000 on its voting lists
when registration closed Satur-
day. Mrs. Juanita Buckley. CEN
trail registrar, said the total in
November, 1852, was approx
mately 10000. She said the count
on October l was 40, 061 and esti-
mated another 1000 have regis
tered since then.
Arlington County's estimated
total is $4,000. Mrs. Mary A.
Thompson, general registrar.
said this is about 1000 more
than in 1852 and about 1000
more than in the July, 1856, pri-
mary.
Harry Wells, Falls Church
registrar, estimated the city's
total at $500. He said he did
mot have records of the total in
1852 but the new figure repre-
lSentS a considerable increase.
He said there were 1924 regis
tered at the time of the special
election held last January.
Fred Petit, Alexandria reg
iStrar, said the figure in Alex
andria was about $4,000 He re-
ported that large number of
persons have registered recently
but said he had no count on
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-08

Cured about l am. The car.
they said, was going north on
Jordan street and kept going
when it came to the roads end
at Seminary road. striking the
four-foot embankment.
Mrs. Burch's death was the
fifth one in Alexandria so far,
this year from traffic accidents.
Last year at this time, there was
only one death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-08
School Discussions Set

The problem of providing spec
ial education for gifted and
handicapped children in Mont
gomery County schools will be
discussed this week and next
Monday at a series of meetings
to be held at members homes
by the county's League of Women
Voters.