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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21

Mrs Foster said she had not
attempted to agitRte at the meet
ing hut simply wanted To express
her views ON the condition of the
church and ask the minister qlIea-
tons aS 10 church finances She
said she was surprised to receive
a letter frum city prosecutor
Sullivan.
Ucnie. Pastors Statement
Edward II, Harris, u member OF
the congregation denied state.
mcnt allegrdly made by Rev,
Jones' nj a church conference Sept.
Ia that the Harris and Ward fam.
ihca have $4,000 In donations be-
iongink To the church,
II had been rumored that mem
heta of the two families mentioned
had been successful IN obtaining
financial assistance Ia keep the
'hhNNh ib"NEhk' Aif'N b'hhk WV"
closed but this could not be con-
nrmed, Mr.. Harris statement In
probably the reply Ia this rhmor.
Petitions
The petitions asking Rev jones
removal, addressed 10 Bishop A. J,
Allen read
we the undersigned members
81 St James AME church. ~.
Paul, Minnesota. do hereby re-
quest the removal Of Rev, E, J.
Jones from charge aa pastor Of
the church, September 10, 1909"
Petitioners For Joa-. Removal
Some ~ the ~. James members
who signed the petitions asking
Rev. Jones' immediate removal
were; Clarence Anderson. Mrs.
Clarence Anderson, DIR. LILLIAN
Lewis, Mrs. Harriet Allen, Mrs,
Continued on page ~
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21
Members Up IN Armsi
Members Up IN ArmsI
Members Petition Bishop
To Remove {. J. Jones
As St. James Pastor

II learned this week that majority of the active
bcrS Of ST. James AME church. 81 Paul petonng for the
of Rev H. j. Jones pastor of the congregation for the
past three years.
Jones' who returned the church for announced
three weeks stay by Bishop A. j. Allen the w An
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21

Newman travelled TO ~ Cloud.
MINI, with the party 81 Vice
Presidential candidate Estes Kc.
fauvor Tor n rally Tuesday after
noon, Upon return he appeared on
n regional TV broadcast with Sen.
ator Kefauver senator Hubert n
Humphrey, Gov orville Freeman,
Congressman Wier and Domorcat.
iC Congressional candidates Jos
eph Robbie. Arnold f'redrikscn
Harold zupp and clint iIaroldAon
Senator Rofauver In replying Ia
question from Newman which
did not actually concern civil
rights. said he wanted Ia say that
the Democratic party was pledged
To do everything In It's power 10
see that every man. woman and
child In the nation was given j,is.
tice, equal rights In jobs. In edu.
cation and In public aecomoda-
tionA.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21
Believe This

The world viii love you when
you are doing well. When troubles
come your true friends will never
leave you
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21
In Nureofies Net:
In Mercedes Net.
Alonzo Ellis, Contractor
Seized By Police As
Dope PeddIer Suspect

49, Minneapolis and st. Paul shocked Monday when
minneapolis cement contractor and dance promoter Aonzo
s was arrested by the police morals squad ped
Police trapped and arrested Ellis 49, 35Os Fifth Av and
Robert Peoples 49, 52s Adrch Av Narcotics with an est
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21

Young Wonsn's Choral Group
present.. Anita Hun In . oSncsrt a.
Pilgrim Baptist Church. West
Central and Groits. sunday, sspt
NJ, a, sp m. Pre- will offering ---
Adyt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21
COLLINS GEORGE PLEASE
TAKE NOTICE q.

II IL important that Collins
George. address unknown. get In
touch immediately in person with
the Editor Of this Newspaper We
have information Of great import
ancs % him.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21
The Civil Rights Question:
The Civil Rights Question.
Democratic & Republican
Candidates & Platforms

This the second insament article
Lewis president longtime champion
Of the rights Of the American Negro SAACP
board This does necessarily
the writers having
readers Informed political
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21

Peoples was convicted on a
grand larcency charge in Hsnne-
PIN county in 1851 and was given
five years probation and served
six months in the city
He has beer arrested in Kansas
City and in Minneapolis on charg.
80 ranging from burglary 10 trans
porting a female for purposes Of
prostitution.
Immediately after Ems and
Peoples arrest police started a
roundup Of known narcotic users
They arrested four men and a wo.
man. Three received 20 day work
house sentences FOR using narcot-
ics
Two other were fined and sen
fenced for IeWd and Indecent con-
duct
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21

and Governor Freeman In Mime.
sofa.
EIssnbowrrs Delay On Ciyn
Rights Legislation
Eisenhowers lack Of interest In
civil rights Legislation and indeed
that Of the whole Republican party
exceptions, IL shown by his fail
urc 10 recommend any civil right
legislation at nil after his election
~ President until Il was certain
that IL was too late 20 get such
legislation passed
During his FIRST two years IN
ofnce the Republicans wer" ~
control ~ both branches Of CON
gress But Eisenhower and HE
millionaire Cabinet team intro
duccd and recommended no civil
rights legislation when the DEM.
Gratis got narrow majority IN
Congress In the 1854 elections. b.
H,ill did nothing about civil rghts
legislation
cor Senators Voted For
EastIand
Senator Klgurr ~ West virgin.
Ia. n known advocate of civil
rights was Chairman ~ the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee, and
that Commute" would have rec
commended = bin 10 the Senate
But when KilRnrc died, Senator
Eastland ~ Mississippi brcaue by
seniority chairman 81 the commit
toe and b" was = very hFDted op-
ponsnt ~ ciyil rights nnoidsutal.
~. when EaRtlAnd was confirmed
as Chairman ~ the senate Judiri-
AIRY Committee. all the Rrpubl-
cans present voted for him. but
THREE Democrats Lehman II Nov
York. and Morse and Hcubsrgsr
II Oregon. voted against him
Then the Ffssnh,rVrr aduiria-
'ration Fprang into action late IN
The 1856 session u Congress after
they know tha, EsE'iand VDuii
Try "a block any civi rights legis-
la'iou.
The R"pBhlicanH dropped ths
lCOn'inusd On page g.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21
by ALFRED BAKER LEWIS
CONTINUED From September ~ Edition.
TRUMAN ON FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

Although President K0osevets wartime Far Employment
Practice Commission ended when ended President
Truman kept the alive by inserting in all Federal
tracts that Fair Employment Practices should be
doped by the contractor supplying good material the
Federal Congress- has consstenty denied funds
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21
Watched For Month

Jake Sullivan. morals squad
chief said Ellis had been watched
by police for the past month. An
other officer said the contractor
had apparently been engaged in
the sale Of dope for about two
years
Ellis came here several years
ago and developed an apparently
successful cement contracting
business. He is married and lives
with his wife and two children at
350s FIFTH Az. s.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21

EIks Autumn Dance. Twin Lakrs
Inn. C-utsNas. Ninae.ota. sun
DAY. sspt-rnh-r .Srd, SO p. m -
T~krts available Nsal's Dairy
storr. Dial. a Ronda.-Adyt.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21

Pan Musical Sunday. ssptsmtsr
ZAP m Go~p~i Tempbs, la7 No.
Grotts. Pre- Win sffertnE
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21

enforce this provision In the Fed
eral contracts, and NO II is in prac.
tiCe purely on a voluntary basis.
But II II stu there.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-09-21

liisA,
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lays
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
City and School Heads
Discuss Borrowing Plan

Board Of Education members
held a preliminary discussion
with the Commissioners yester-
day on the proposal for a long
term borrowing program for
schools.
Director Of General Admins
ltration Schuyler Lowe said after
the closed meeting that no COM
lmitments we're made. He said
the board members agreed to
return later with something
more concrete by way Of a Dor
rowing plan than now is pre-
pared.
The board members, accom-
panied by school officials. con-
ferred with the city heads on
school spending plans for the
coming fiscal year.
The board repeatedly requested
full restoration Of cuts made in
the school budget request and
that q $4,000 item for the hir-
ing Of assistant principals be con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
Alexandra Police
Lecture Youths for
Bloody Arm Hoax

The long arm Of the law
reached out today for four Alex
andria youngsters who drove
around the city in their car last
night with a bloody arm" dan
Cling from the trunk.
Apparently none OF the dozens
OF motorists who spotted the
setchup-covered arm were think
ing that it's only a week til
Halloween. They called police to
report trunk murder"
Police traced the license num-
Der to an l8-year-old George
Washington High School stu
dent, who was routed out Of bed
by a stern Detective Andrew
Benarick. The boy told Mr.. Ben
arick the arm, cleaned OF ketch-
UP. was securely attached TO an
other youth who had been hiding
in the trunk Of the car and was
home In bed.
Mr.. Benarick said he gave the
boys a stern lecture" and sent
them back to bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
.AttorneyCu Find
.Lond He Bought,
Will Get Rebate

A Rockville attorney who
bought some 81 acres at a Mont
gomery County tax sale and then
couldn't find it, today has a re-
bate coming TO him.
County council members adopt
ed a resolution agreeing to re-
purchase the tax sales certificate
from Robert z. Billiard at the
same price he paid for it
s1l0.76.
They did so yesterday after 1t
was reported Mr.. Billiard made a
title search and determined It
docs not. in fact. exist"
The tax sale listing described
the property as Roberts lot"
Mr.. Billiard said 1t was supposed
to have been IN the Colesville
election district near the Mont
gomery-Prince Georges County
line. After about 1911. he said.
records Of the property ceased
TO exist.
The county's Division Of As
sessments specifically admitted
there are title diffculties." the
resolution said. but said 1t is mot
convinced the property does not
exist"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
Sewage Plant Plans
For Laurel Okuyed

Detailed construction plans for
a $880.000 sewage disposal out
lay in Laurel has been ordered
by the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission.
The utility heads made the
request yesterday to Robert T.
REGISTER. Baltimore engineering
consultant. upon approving his
preliminary plans for the project.
The outlay entails a $500, 900 ex-
penditure for sewage treatment
plant on the Patuxent River. and
s250,000 for sewer lines.
Commission officials hope ini-
tial construction Of the Laurel
project will start in the spring.
Work is expected to take nearly
Ia year to complete. Laurel now
dumps its sewage untreated into
the Patuxent River.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24

verted to use for three additional
supervisory directors for ele-
mentary schools and "a addi-
Itional elementary teachers.
The board last month voted
to drop plan for hiring SO new
assistant principals and TO use
the funds available for more ele-
|mentary teachers.
Last week the board registered
its approval Of the principle Of
borrowing. either from the Fed
.eral Government or through
bond issues for capital outlay
purposes.
In its proposal for the year
starting next July /. the board
proposed to spend $l4,963. 900 for
construction. but the District
Budget ONCE recommended the
Commissioners cut this back TO
81 .46l, $50. This was part Of a
program TO balance income and
spending under the general
fund, which now has no bor-
rowing power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
Montgomery Hearing Set
On SCI, 200 PorkingL Lot

Montgomery County's council
has scheduled a hearing Novem-
Der Is at Rockville on a proposal
to spend s67,20o for a new public
parking lot for the Wheaton
Triangle shopping area.
The hearing was authorized
yesterday after the council was
told by Mason Butcher, director
of public works, that the Wheaton
Chamber of Commerce supports
the location of the lot on the
Kensington Wheaton road at
Cunningham drive.
Council members were hesitant
about acquiring a site on q
State highway. Mr.. Butcher
pointed out there is no public
parking space for stores at the
north end Of the triangle because
of the proposed widening OF
Kensington- Wheaton road.
Fund Transfer Approved
The council already has &C
quired three public lots in the
Wheaton business area and has
plans for three others.
In another action the council
approved a Board Of Education
request to transfer $25. 900 from
a $l0l,913 surplus appropriation
for a new addition to Sherwood
High School, Sandy Spring, to a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
AREA COUPLE FIND LANGUAGE
NO BARRIER FOR GREEK BOY

Language has been barrier between a 2h-year-old
boy from Greek orphanage and his Arlington parents
I'VE know right away II he is happy or not II its
hunger that's problem If he wants to go to the bath
be takes by the hand and leads there the
father John Chants. 1855 North Twentynrst street.
planned.
The little boy, z. Michael Chants brought to
America by the mother. Mrs. Sara Chants last Sum
day Before that he lived government orphanage in
Athens
The Chants couple unable to have child Of their
before arranged for the adoption through Greek consular
officials and Johns father native Of Greece John Chants
is Navy fire control techncian first class
But what about the American diet? No problem
either. Mr. Chants quickly answered He eats everything
I saw boy eat as much"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
Jury Clears Driver
OF 107-M.P.H.
Charge in Virginia

A motorist accused of travelling
at lot miles an hour has been
cleared BY an Arlington Circuit
Court jury.
The defendant, Walter F. Du-
pee. %. of Rockville, Md, had APP
Ipealed after pleading guilty in
County Court to a charge of
reckless driving lover rs miles
per hour
Policemen Stanley Soaper and
Joseph B. Howell testified they
clicked the defendant at 107
miles an hour on July 20 while
travelling on Shirley highway
from Glebe road to the Wash
Iington boulevard interchange
a distance Of about IL miles.
Defense Attorney Louis
Koutoulakos argued that is was
impossible for a car travelling at
that speed to stop in IL miles.
Mr.. Dupee, after his guilty
plea in the lower court. had
drawn a one-day Jail sentence
500 fine and 90-day revocation
iof his permit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24

similar addition at the New
Hampshire Estates Elementary
School to meet added construc-
ton cost there.
1t also approved transfer of
$4,000 from the maintenance
emergency fund to the account
for Institutional services. The
exchange. the School Board said,
is needed to pay for an emer-
gency request for items not
budgeted.
Liquor Store Authorized
A new county liquor dispen.
sary was authorized for the new
shopping center now under con.
struction at Congressional Air.
port on Rockville pike, south Of
Rockville. after a public hearing
at which no one appeared
County Manager Melvin L. Reese
said the store is being leased fol
five years at an annual rental
of $4,000. 1t should be ready
for use in February, he said.
Another public hearing date
was set for 3:15 pm. November
Is on a request to improve
Macon road, between Rocking
Horse road and Hunters lane,
and Hunters lane between
Macon road and Randolph road,
near Rockville. The project is
estimated to cost $49,375.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
to Speak
In Montgomery

Senator Sparkman, Democrat
Of Alabama. will speak at a
precinct rally in Montgomery
County tomorrow night.
The gathering, sponsored by
about six election precincts, will
begin at 8 pm. in Indian Spring
Country Club and will include
a debate on a referendum on the
proposed Silver Spring Hospital.
Senator Sparkman, the 1852
vice presidential candidate, also
is scheduled to be the featured
speaker at a drive-in Democratic
rally in Prince Georges County
Friday night.
The rally will be held at the
Queens Chapel Drive-In Theater
in West Hyattsville. beginning
at 8 pm. A movie about Adlai
Stevenson will be shown.
Other speakers will be George
p. Mahoney. Democratic candi-
date for the Senate, and Repre-
sentative Langford, Democrat
seeking reelection in the 18th
district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
Mental Bureau
'IsUrged Here
Would Unite Work
Of Health Agencies

The District Public Health Ad-
visory Council yesterday recon-
mended the creation Of a Bu-
reau of Mental Health and Psy-
chiatric Services.
The new bureau. which would
bring together present mental
health activities under one head,
was proposed some time ago by
Health Director Daniel L. Seek
niger and is being studied by the
District Commissioners.
Under DR.. Seckinger's pro-
posal, the new bureau would be
headed by DR.. Marvin E. Perkins.
now chief of the Psychiatric
Services Division. It would
bring together under one au-
thority this division, the Alco-
holic Clinic. the Division of Le-
gal Psychiatric Services, st.
Elizabeths Hospital contracts
and psychiatric services for
children.
DR.. Seckinger pointed out that
DR.. Perkins is trained PSYCHE
artist who recently completed a
course in public health admins
tration. Prior to entering the
District Health Department, DR..
Perkins served as an Army med
ical officer for seven years.
The health director told the
nine-member advisory group the
reorganization would not require
additional funds Immediately
but that creation Of the bureau
probably would mean an addi-
tional outlay in future budgets
Three new members attended
the meeting. They were DR.
Montgomery Blair. jr., vice chair
man; Mrs. Edward Morris and
Mark Winkler. They succeed Mai
Omer w. Clark, DR.. Hugh H. Hus-
sew and Mrs Henry A portIatt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
Area Airports
To Take Survey
Project to Be Part
Of Check BY U. S.

Eight Washington area air.
ports will be included in a
Nationwide survey to determine
the extent and nature of private
flying in the United States.
The 48-hour survey is sched-
uled to begin at 1901 am. Fri
day. Efforts will be made by
volunteers - airport managers,
mechanics. CAA personnel and
otherS-to question every pilot
taking off or landing in a pri-
vate aircraft at more than 900
nonmilitary fields across the
country.
The survey here will be made
at Washington National Air
port, Congressional. Beacon
Field, Falls Church, Hybla VAL
ley. Washington Virginia, Col
lege Park and ERGO Field.
Pilots flying private or corpo-
rate (businessJ planes will be
asked their point of origin, des-
tination, length and purpose of
flight. Commercial and military
planes will not be included.
The survey is being sponsored
by the General Aviation Facili-
ties Planning Group, an organ
ization of II aviation associa-
tons.
The group is gathering the in
formation for Edward p. Curtis,
Special Assistant to President
Eisenhower for aviation facili-
ties planning.
Mr.. Curtis is responsible for
studying the Nations congested
airways and the shortage of air.
ports, Always, navigation aids
and the communications to link
them together. Later he is to
make recommendations to meet
military, commercial and private
aviation needs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24


held in the Rockville County
Building. Opposition petitions
with some 800 names of Chevy
Chase area residents we're filed
with the council.
Speakers representing both of
the incorporated residential areas
in Chevy Chase argued that the
rezoning would:
/. Create a traffic and park
ing problem on narrow Brook
vile road.
2. Be undesirable because
Chevy Chase is principally re-
stricted to residences and new
commercial land is not needed.
3. Create auto hazards to chill
dren if commercial activities
were expanded.
4. Have an injurious effect on
the value of nearby homes.
Opposition Speakers
Among the opposition speak
ers were Charles B. Weaver,
secretary of the Citizens Com
mittee of Martins Additions;
M. v. Engelbach of the Rolling
wood Citizens Association: N. K.
Hart of the Chevy Chase Sec
ton v Citizens Committee;
Frank Young Of 1902 Taylor
street and Horace L. Stevenson
of 7l02 Brookville road.
In another coming case. the
council was told by civic leaders
from Friendship Heights and
Somerset that a proposal fol
apartment coming in the area
would disrupt the residential
character of lone of the older
communities in the county"
The council took under advise
ment the re-zoning request SUBJ
mitted by S. Walter Bogley ano
Virginia M. Bogley for RID
apartment classification on Will
lard avenue opposite the Wood
ward 81 Lothrop parking area.
Frederick w. Turnbull, mayor
of Somerset, said the Bogley
property. If re-zoned, would be
like the one bad apple that
could spoil the whole barrel"
Warren r. Browning. attorney
for the applicants. said the
Capital Park
and Planning Commission ha;
recommended approval Of the
request and that it is a logical
use for property bordering the
Chevy Chase shopping area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24
Joycees in BeItsviIIe
Oppose Annexation

The Junior Chamber Of Com
merce Of Beltsville. Nd, voted
last night to oppose any move
by College Park to annex IS
acres in the Beltsville area.
Melville H. Peters, Jaycee
president, said the group OBJ
jects TO annexation Of the land
north Of College Parks present
boundary. east Of the Baltimore
boulevard and south Of the
Beltsville Agricultural Research
Center.
He said the group will not
oppose annexation by the city
Of the sunnyside area where
residents have requested Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24

here, Paul c. Watt, director Of
the National Capital Regional
Planning Council, told Northern
Virginia planners that heads of
Government agencies cannot be
told by outsiders where to locate
their agencies. He proposed.
however. that agency heads
should be sold on locations in the
region that fit in specifically with
the master plan that will be pre-
pared for the entire area.
Mr.. Watt said that plans fol-
metropolitan transportation in
the future were being based or
population studies and on gen.
eral land use and economic de-
velopment Of the area.
Three Million Population
He said that the studies an.
ticipate a total of 100000 per.
sons will be employed in the
Metropolitan Area by 1880. HI
said the anticipated population
for the area will be about
million by that time.
Meade Palmer, planning con.
sultant for Loudoun County, ex'
planned work being done on :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-24

I Lawrence Bott, member of the
adult training division of the
Department of Commerce. will
speak at a meeting Of the Fair
fax County Private School As
ISOLATION at 8 pm. Monday at
Miss Thompson's Primary
School. 300 South West street,
Falls Church. Mr.. Bott will dis
cuss the development Of reading
skills.