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|Eckloff-Wineqord

Mrs. Christine B. Eckloff Of
Washington announces the en-
gagement of her daughter
jeanette to Mr.. Whitney Wine
gard, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Glenn Vineyard Of Washing
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12
.Burke.JohnSon

Mr.. and Mrs. Donald @.
Burke, ST., of Rockville an
nounce the engagement OF
their daughter Loretta Joyce
to Cadet Arthur D. johnson,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
johnson of Kingwood, w. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-12

houette they call the barely
bloused." The bloused jacket
on suits is caught at the hip
line. Skirts are mostly slim.
They believe in the ample
See ELEM. Page b.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11
Poets Corner
DARKNESS

Darkness
Is an imperceptible ocean
Obeying its tides;
And soon the city is
Submerged.
Joseph mcmurray
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11
Greetings From
"DoWn Yonder"

What do you know?
We received a Christmas card
from Australia, and upon opening
it we found no signature, to our
amazement- but only temporarily.
For we read on, as follows:
In the land of koala and kan
CARGO
And the .aIkative bird the cock
atoo
Where Christmas comes in the
Summertime
The Bryants- "gone BUSH are
on "waIkabout".
Now these nomad folk in dog
nerel rhyme
Send their heartfelt wishes out:
May you have joyous friendship
and cheer
And health and good fortune
throughout the New Year!
And so, we find "the Bryants"
are our local people and good
friends, Gov" VIM. C. Bryant and
his wife Alice Franklin Bryant,
who are on a woodworking jour
ne.y.
Filipino friends of the Bryants
will remember that Mr.. Bryant
was formerly provincial governor
in the Philippines, and Mrs. Bryant
a school teacher in the Islands for
many years. The latter also ran
for Congress two years ago, and
also for City Council. She is author
of two books one being a story
of life in the concentration camp
at the University of Santo Tomas
in Manila during the Japanese oc-
cupation in World War II.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11
Adevoso Backs Plan
To Hire FiIipinos
On West Coast Farm

Secretary of Labor Eleuterio
Adevoso urged yesterday proper
representations with the United
states government for the employ
ment Of Filipino workers in farms
on the L. s. West Coast.
President Magsaysay had for
wa ded to Adevoso information
from Nicanor Roxas Filipino con-
sui in san Francisco. that leading
American farm employers and
growers were prepared to accept
Filip'nos in the farms.
hdevoso suggested that Roxas be
directed to proceed to Washington,
ID. c.. for a conference with Am
t2ssador Carlos p Romulo on the
procedure 10 adopt in taking adj
vantage of the employment offer.
Il was gathered that Roxas con-
vened a meeting of U. S. officials
and American farm employers late
last year to discuss the entry of
Filipino fnrmhands into the West
Coast under he U. S. immigration
Act.
RoNas informed President Mag
savs7v that, under American laws
the United states petition of the
Philippine government may request
admission OF foreign warkers for n
period Of not more than three years.
The consensus among U. s. farm
labor associations and management
examinations. Roxas said, lis that
IN contrast with imported farm la
Dor the experience they have had
with Filipino farmers Is excellent
end they are ready TO state 20 the
r. s. government that they would
nrafor the entry Of Filipino farm
h7nd to tho U. S. TO those from
otho- aountries"
EoNae also said the L. s. would
be- "mosi sympathetic and receptive"
TO the idea Of Filipino workers en-
tcrine the II. s. considering that
great portion Of American labor is
'hanneled 10 Industrial projects"
He added that u. S government
Officials and private farm employers
arreed 20 consider importation of
Filipino labor "to enable Filipinos
20 earn money and later return to
.hgir country technically and Ii
n1ncia'ly prepared 10 bolster Philip
pine economic and farm require
ments I'm the future"
From tho MANILA CHRONICLE
or Jan "a 1850
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11
Comments
ON COEVAL LIFE
Comments
BY Wctorio Acosta veIasco

A QUESTIONABLE was submitted to
me the other day, and to two i'm
portant questions gave answers
as follows:
1. @. What do you like best in
Church?
A. Listening to the sermon.
2. @. What do you dislike most in
Church?
A. The hypocrites pretending
What they are not.
The two questions above could be
modified to apply on government
I. @. What do you like best in
Government?
A. its democratic and progressive
principles. A.
2. @. What do you dislike most
In Government?
A. The employees who are corrupt
Or corruptibe who live on dishon-
esty, public immortality, and ram
pant corruption and abuse of their
office.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11

Let us put our loyalty to our
friends to test Our friends are in
trouble hey have been publicly
attacked and ridiculed. What can
we do about it? How loyal are we
to them
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11
Confidential Chatter
BY Gloria, Gracious Gossiper

What is this we hear that a GER
tain high-sounding Pinay left town
with numerous creditors so sorry to
learn that she had left sans Aloha?
The bad news travels fastest; that
is why we got this before we heard
about the good ones.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11

lie loves her I'm the Springtime
When birds all bill and COO;
Ee loves her in the summer
and swears that he'll be true.
And ia the fall he loves her
When tho harvest moon is new,
3ut he hates her IN December
when the Christmas gifts are due
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11

In the days of very long ago. the
Caesor once made his horse a
Consul for being very loyal to him,
so the legend goes. How remarkable!
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11

There is no other word more
abused and misunderstood than the
word, friend. We have used it with
out knowing its meaning. We have
adopted it and have prosttuted its
value. We have sworn our loyalty
to it and then betrayed it so shame
fully. We do not know what it
means.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11

Joseph mcmurray
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11

among the Au-
tumn graduates
Of the local Uni
versity.
She earned a
master of educa-
ton degree, with
major in admin
tration, m e t h =
DDS and philoso-
)hy Of education.
She left for the
Islands immedi-
ately after the
.1,- e A,o fo1I
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11
Manila Lady Educator
Gets Masters Degree

Miss Elsa Hidalgo, Manila educa-
tor who has been taking graduate
work at the University of Wahing-
ton for the last two years, was
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-02-11

quarter to resume the job she left
in a Manila university two years ago.
Miss Hidalgo halls from the pro-
vince of PampanEa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06
~ TALK TO NATION
Eisenhower Gives List
Of Guiding Principles

The ter OF President Esenhoes nationally teleuised cam
,aion talk last night folotCs:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

to exercise that right 90 that
you will be using your best jude-
ment for the benefit Of your
selves, your children, your coun-
try-the entire future--for the
whole world, that is the thing
that we must do.
Tell Others to Vote. Too
So. If I could make one request
OF all of you this evening 1t
would be merely this: That when
you wake UP in the morning,
start telephoning any friend
that you think may have over
looked the fact that it is cleo
ton day and that they should
vote. Do this even before you 20
to the polls yourself. And then
go there and register your de-
cision.
I will tell you one thing
Whatever that decision is, the
four people in this room-Pat
and Dick. Mamie and Twill &C.
Icept it not only Fundamentally
but we will continue to do oul
best, no matter in what capacity
we may, be serving: to be true
Americans.
And no person can aspire to q
greater privilege and greater
honor.
You have done me a very
great courtesy in allowing me to
come into your living rooms this
evening. I thank you sincerely
God bless each Of you-and
goodnight. I.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-03

other schools while the EdSall
Park and Langley schools are
being built, but he declared that
future building programs may
benefit from the building con-
test.
Similar Study On
A simila but unofficial
time-cost contest in school con-
.struction is under way in near
by Maryland counties.
Prince Georges County is build
ing new eight-classroom Park
lawn Elementary School. using a
system of uniform columns and
bar joists to speed up construc-
ton. The building is primarily
a standard masonry and steel
structure, however.
Montgomery County is ven-
turing into the prefabricated
field with an experiment with a
10-room addition at the Viers
Mill Elementary School. The
project will be about so per cent
lprefabricated.
The two Maryland schools are
expected to attract widespread
study by school construction Of
Ificials when they are completed
in December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-03

prominent in civic and charitable
organizations.
Reeves May Get Vacancy
John r. Reeves of Bethesda
president of the Montgomery
County Bar Association, was re.
ported today to be a leading
contender to succeed Judge Pres.
Icott on the Circuit Court bench
Mr.. Reeves, Republican, is
Ia former Delegate to the Gen.
ieral Assembly and served from
1850 to 1854 as Maryland Secre.
tary of State.
Meanwhile, it was learned that
Gov. McKeldin will delay filling
the Circuit Court vacancy until
after the election next month.
The two other Circuit Court
Iiudgeships will be decided in the
election. with cum b e n t s
Thomas M. Anderson and Kath-
Iryn Lawlor, Republicans. pitteo
against Charles l.. Ireland ano
Theodore Noyes, Democrats.
Political observers believe the
Governor may name one of the
Republicans to the post if they
lose the election. The appointee
will stand for election to a Is
year term in 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-03


The board wants to compare
costs and time involved putting
up each building. Fairfax has
been investigating prefabricated
construction, and even discussed
use of trailers. to cope with
spiralling enrolment.
Contract Assigned
The PentecoSt architectural
firm of Norfolk was assigned
the IA or 20 classroom Edsall
Park school, 1t is to be built
by the semiprefabricated process
developed by Pentecost in con-
junction with the Parker Con-
struction Co. and Armco Steel,
Bailey & Patton, a Fairfax
architectural firm. was assigned
the Langley elementary school,
to be built by conventional
masonry methods. School Off
Gals said the firm has instruc-
tions to design an inexpensive
building SO the board can COM
pare the cost of streamlined
masonry and prefabricated work
Theodore S. Heriot, chairman
of the boards Building Com
mittee, said he did not think
it would be possible to hold up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-03
Arlington Youth
To Get Mental Test

An Arlington teenager yester-
day was ordered hospitalized at
ia State mental institution for
observation.
The youth. 16 years old, had
fired revolver at a friend while
trying to scare him" resulting
in the other boy losing one eye.
The youth was ordered COM
mitted to Eastern State Hospital
at Williamsburg by the Airing
ton Juvenile Court. A court
official said reports of hospital
officials will be received, prob
ably next month, before the To-
year-old is sentenced.
Victim of the shooting was
Robert Bullock, also 16, of 1882
Lee highway.
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MARYLAND-VIRGINIA NEWS
Judge Prescott Appointed
ToAppeoIs Court Bench

Stedman Prescott of Rockville,
chief judge of the Sixth Judicial
Circuit, yesterday was appointed
associate judge of Maryland's
Court Of Appeals.
Gov. McKeldin appointed the
60-year-old jurist to fill a va
cancy created by the retirement
Monday of Judge Edward S. Del
aplane.
Judge Prescott was elected at
the age of AZ to a 15-year term
on the bench. He was one of the
youngest ever to serve in the cir
cult, which embraces Montgom-
cry and Frederick Counties, when
he took Office on January /, 1893
He observed his Goth birthday
August 80.
A former president of the
Maryland State Bar Association,
Judge Prescott has held public
Offices for about 40 years.
Never Lost Election
He never lost an election.
While still in his early 20's he
was elected to the Rockville
Town Council. He was reelected
for two terms and then, in sue
cession, was elected States at
torney and State Senator.
AS a State Senator in 1897, he
saw every measure he sponsored
in the General Assembly enacted
into law.
Born near Rockville, Judge
Prescott, nicknamed "Nippy, -
was one of seven children. He
attended public schools N Rock
vile and was captain of his high
school football. basketball and
track teams. He also won the
oratorical championship of the
county schools.
Judge Prescott entered George
town University in 1914 but his
college education was inter-
rupted by World War l. He en-
listed in the Army and was
discharged with the rank of first
lieutenant.
A former chairman of the
Democratic organization until
his election to the bench, Judge
Prescott Is popular after
dinner speaker and has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-03
HoIdup Man Takes
1888 in Rent From
County Apartment

A soft-spoken holdup man yes.
terday Snatched 1888 in rem
money at the Goodacre apart.
ments at 8619 Piney Branch road
Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. Edna Shields. the rental
manager, told Montgomery
County police the bandit threat
ened her with a gun and forced
her into a back room of the
rental Office. He warned her moi
to leave for five minutes.
She described him as about
5 feet 8 inches tall, heavy set
and of Swarthy complexion. He
was wearing a beige-colored uni
form shirt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-03
FoIFfox BOdfd Lunches
Brick-Vs.- Prefob Contest

contest to the conventional masonry
construction with partial pefabcated building was launched
by the Fairfax County School Board last night.
The board designated architectural firms design
buldingsone to be built by and the
other by semipefebrcated method that Norfolk
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1956-02-11

A.M.E. Church Feb. Is, 1856. Time
7:30 o'clock. The queens are as
follows: Mrs. Alphnette Finche
Mrs. Maud Thomas. Miss Virginia
Lawson, Miss Alhertine Shelf
Miss Joyce Wilder, Miss Effie
Mae Thornton, Mrs. Jessie Bea.
trice Powell, Miss Bernice Bow.
man. There are others, / did not
get their names. The queen rails
ne the highest amount will re-
ceive a prize. Miss Virginia Will
der is the sponsor.
ENTERTAINED: Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Davis had as their dinner
guests Sunday evening their bro
Their and sister-in-law and their
children, Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Davis
an dson Thomas Jefferson and
nephew Robert James Gilmore.
VISITED: Mr.. Freddie Lee Hen
derson. who is in the Armed
Force stationed at Camp Polk,
La. was a week end visitor in
the home of his mother and grand
mother. Mrs. Marie Downing
Shelf and Mrs. Lena Henderson.
SICK REPORT: We are sorry,
that at this writing, to know that
Mr.. Roosevelt Ingram is still con-
fined to his bed In the hospital
in Jackson. We hope he will get
well fast.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1956-02-11
Raymond News
Mrs. Ethel Davis, Reporter
CHURCH NEWS

The Davis Hill Sunday School
met at 1000 o'clock Sunday, was
conducted by the Supt. Mr.. Will
liam Coleman. Glasses were COM
bined. The lesson was reviewed
by the pastor. Rev. z. w. Cor
Inelius.
At HOO am. the pastor deliver.
ed a soul-stirring sermon. Subj
ect: Choosing Life or Death. Pas
tor, Rev. E. w. Cornelius.
The New Mt. Zion Sunday Sch
DOL met alta Gas. School was con.
Quoted by the Supt. Mr.. Willie
Bradford. Each teacher took
charge of their classes for sc
minutes. The lesson was review
ed by Miss Braxton.
At 1900 noon the Sun Shine
Band Bible Glass held their meet
ng at New Mt. Zion Church,
Everyone enjoyed it very much
Mrs. l.. T. Bradford is the teacher
Every one Is invited to attend
these meetings, LIST Sunday al
1900 noon.
The Kings of Harmony will
render a program at Ebernezer
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1956-02-11
PAGE FOUR
Round the Town

SUNDAY AT ANDERSON
methodist Church spiritual SER
vices were enjoyed thruout the
Jay with music by the choir, Mrs.
Lola Smith, President and little
celeste Jordan at the Piano. !.
the message was brought by the
pastor. Friends are sorry to
hear Of the death of Mrs. Kissie
Wesley of Madison . and ex-
tend their sympathy to her be-
raved family. Sunday evening
enjoyed delicious dinner, pre-
pared by Mrs. Rosie Peterson
in her home. $50 E. Bell Street
-. after dinner we enjoyed Tv
and the very tasty old fashioned
ginger bread and coffee served
by the hostess. Sorry to know
that on tn sick list this week
are the following friends: Mrs.
Essie Johnson, Mrs. Jessie Wal
ton, Mr.. D. Fortner. We wish
for these and other sick, a speedy
recovery. Sorry to hear of the
death of Mr.. Holbert of Morton
and extend our deep sympathy
to the family. Mr.. Holbert was
the uncle of Mrs. Virgia Wash
ington of this city . who at
tended his funeral Sunday in
Morton. The following service
has been announced to be held
at Anderson Methodist Church:
On the second Sunday evening
the Rev. II. Thomas will preach
for Mrs. Haynes. The hour is 800
pm. All are cordially invited to
attend. The Rev. Jordan will
preach for Mrs. Reed on the third
Sunday evening. This service will
be at the three o'clock hour also.
A pew service will be jointly
held also. All captains may take
part in this service, and the mon
ey taken from your pews, will go
to the captain on his or her drive
for the second Sunday in March.
But the offering from the preach
ing service will go to the one
who invited the Minister. The
second Sunday night the Rev. A.