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The Sidney herald., 1956-05-03
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Light Touch
BY ~Na.y GOm4fiuA
Dumas, CsxaA

In her book Bottoms Up" Cor
nelia Otis Skinner included a
chapter Hearing Voices" In il
she described, at some length and
with much wit, the various voices
she uses on specific occasions: such
as talking with taxi drivers, the
clergy, very young children, and
so forth. Well, Miss Skinner isn't
the only person SO afflicted; /, for
one, find that not only my voice
but my entire personality changes
when / am conversing with GER
tain people. / am fully aware that
n should remain sternly and rug
gedly oneself no matter what the
situation, but this l am unable to
do. Not a dominant person, / find
my attitudes and expressions are
readily swayed Eat least outward
ly) by anyone the least bit force
full; | seem compelled to adopt
their frame of reference and let my
own go hang.
For example, if I'm at a baby
shower and the honored guest
opens a pair of tiny blue bootees,
l "ooh" and "ah" with such exag-
gerated delight that you'd swear
l had never seen a pair of blue
bootees before. Actually Pm nau-
seated with my show of false rap
ture, but l keep right on gushing.
When I'm talking to a physician,
/ find myself breathing more deep
ly than is normal and exuding ro-
bust health all over the place. If
my conversational partner is a
minister, / summon a sanity light
to my eye and all but see visions
in the distance. If I'm speaking
with my fathers cleaning woman,
l become starkly practical, say
things like lit amt" and "she
DON'T, and in general behave as
though l were on stage in the part
of ditch digger number one, enters
from left.
I'm at my worst at a tea. /
smile genteely and murmur nom
sense about the c~enterpiece and
candles, but all the time I'm
thinking, ooh, for Pete's sake,
let's get out of here!"
Definitely, then, you would say
mine is a split personality. l can't
help it - that seems to be the logi-
cal development when you try to
be all things to all people. The
only three groups with whom I'm
completely comfortable and un-
affected are school teachers, close
relatives and dogs. !
The Sidney herald., 1956-05-03

Edeburn Wednesday evening,
They brought Bonnie Edeburn
back to Richey to go to high
school, and then brought Don
back home. The boys are taking
turns at helping their mother put
in the crop. The four children OF
Mrs. Edeburn are going to high
school in Richey.
George Fisher took a load OF
wheat to Culbertson Wednesday
to have cleaned and treated.
Mrs. Pete P. Ruffatto, Mrs.
Raymond Ruffatto and Mrs. Bill
Fisher and Mrs. Quinto Ruffatto
from the Ruffatto school district,
and Mrs. Pete j. Ruffatto, Mrs.
Leslie Candee. Mrs. Bertha Cor
nelia and Mrs. Priny Schlenz of
the Armstrong district again met
with Mrs. George Fisher and
worked on our project which we
thought we finished last Tuesday
but not being satisfied with it
we tried something else and are
now very pleased with the same.
Mrs. Melvin Rauschendorfer,
Mrs. Jr. Foss and Jerry and Miss
Anna Jorgenson and the school
children came for coffee, cocoa,
cookies. cake and fresh baked
buns and rolls. Thanks, Mary,
we all enjoyed it.
Priny and Levon Schlenz at
tended a baseball meeting at the
Elmdale hall Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sheehan
and daughter Dolores were din
ner guests at the Lloyd Sheehan
home Sunday and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lehon Sheehan and family of
Sidney were supper guests.
MI. and Mrs. Franklin Cornelia
and MIR. and Mrs. Mel Rauschen-
dorfer and family were evening
callers at the Bertha Cornelia
home Wednesday.
Callers at the Alfred Vaira
home Sunday evening were MIR.
and Mrs. Lehon Sheehan and
family from Sidney, Mrs. Gale
Childers and girls and Dolores
Sheehan. Mrs. Vaira showed pic
lures.
Mrs. Howard Sheehan was a
Monday caller at the Gale Chill
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nomically crippled. He lacks cup
ital. He lacks credit. He lacks
enough acreage to support mcchan-
ization. lie lacks the TECHNICAL skill
to mcchanizc."
Editor Hughes draws these con-
illusions in his report:
"In this mid-2Oth century, the
American Negro is, in effect, ac-
quiring his freedom in n most an
cient way. He is buying it. His
progress is due, not exclusively,
but essentially, to economic forces
needing no moral command but
simply creating jobs where any
faltcring of the American economy
will probably hurt the Negro more
deeply than the white worker"
However, Fortune says, that
none previously existed.
During the 1949 and 1854 re-
cessions, unemployment rates were
higher among Negroes than among
whites in every industry and oc
cupation group, the magazine OBJ
served.
The Negro holds can especially
high stake in the life span of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-10-20
TougaIoo Pres.
honored As Drake
Univ AIuminus

Tougaloo, Miss.-Dr. Samuel G.
Kinchelos, who will be installed as
seventh president of Tougaloo
Southern Christian College on Sat-
urday, October 20, recently return
ed from Des Moines, Iowa, where
he was honored as an outstanding
alumnus Of Drake University.
The alumni Distinguished Ser
vice Awards" were granted as part
OF brakes 18th anniversary cele-
bration.
The citation honoring DR.. Kin
cheloe reads as follows:
"For his wide and effective in
fluence in challenging college stu
dents to the implications of their
responsibilities to society, for his
years of dedicated teaching in the
field of social ethics on the faculty
of the University of Chicago Di-
vinity school Chicago Theological
Seminary and the Federated Theo-
logical Faculty of the University
of Chicago, and for his dynamic
Christianity which has led him to
accept, on retirement, the presi-
dency of Tougaloo Southern Christ
ian College in Tougaloo, MISSISSIPPI
pi, we present the receive the
Alumni Distinguished Service
Award.
Samuel C. Kincbeloe, Class of
1916"
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lean liberal about its racial rec
ord"
The magazine added that In the
South, labor unions more than any
ether institution with the possible
exception Of the Roman Catholic
church, have effectively assisted
Negro organization in putting
pressure on the barriers Of segre-
cation.
OF some nine million privately
financed housing units erected be-
tween 1895 and 1850, only slightly
over one per cent have been open
to Negroes. In the most crowded
Negro block in Harlem, the popu-
lation density is equivalent to
c,'owding everyone in the U. S.,
into two-thirds Of New York City.
The bleakest area of Negro life,
Fortune says, is the Negro farm.
The plight Of the Negro farmer
has been getting worse and worse
for more than 30 years.
According to the magazine:
"The Negro farmer lacks, in
the best Of times, even enough
knowledge of the law to acquire
sound title to his land; oral leases
are legally permissible in every
Southern state.
"In a revolutionary time Of mech
anization, the Negro farmer is eco
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1956-10-20
U.S.. Economy
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satisfied indefinitely with a second
class economic life"
The magazine also reports that
Negro LEADERS,, fresh from legal
victories on the school front, are
now working toward break
through in the arena of greatest
misunderstanding.
Some Of the facts of the Negroes
economic life as revealed by For
tune are as follows:
The Negro populations total
cash income after taxes is S15,-
25O,000,000 and represents today
Il purchasing power almost match
ing the value of all merchandise
annually exported from the U. S.
1t denotes a market almost as great
as Canada, and twice the size of
Australia.
One in every three urban Negro
families own their own homes, and
recently Negro home ownership in
cities has been rising much faster,
prcportionatcly, than white.
In no area of the Negroes life
has his economic future been more
harshly handicapped than in his
education. A census study in 1852
revealed that while 1873 per cent
of Negroes above the age of 65
were unable to read or write,
among youths cages 14-24) the il
literacy rate had fallen to 3.9 per
cent.
There are more than half again
as many Negroes in U. S. colleges
and universities as there are sub
jects of Great Britain attending
British universities.
But Fortune points out, there
are still many dismal evidences of
forces standing in the way of Ne
gro progress.
Discrimination is still the norm
in industry; "the dirtier the job,
the more readily it is available to
the Negro"
There is still much discrimina-
ton in unions, which by and large,
have not been the great champion
Of Negro rights that many lib
erals have been led to believe.
Fortune quoted one NAACP
leader as saying "the Clio has sold
quite a bill 70 goods to the Amer
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Candidates $50.
Continued from Page One)
"Keenest Guard"

"Keenest Guard"
The President said unity of our
people" demands "the keenest
guard against divisive propaganda,
the sternest watch against divisive
prejudice"
There is no such thing as a
little bigotry, just little hate,
he said.
Stevenson, Democratic presiden-
tial candidate, told the conference:
ain a political campaign, the ex-
ercise Of our cherished right of
free speech is put to its severest
test. Intolerance, prejudice and
false accusation have no place at
any time in our national life"
AS for civil rights, Eisenhower
said he will continue to work for
the four-point program he unsuc-
cessfully sought from Congress
this year.
That program calls for a bi-par-
tisan civil rights commission, a
civil rights section in the Justice
Department, new laws to aid in
enforcement of voting rights and
greater freedom for the federal
government to seek relief in civil
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Dawson AssaiIs...
Continued from Page One


Of leadership in coping with vio-
lence and intimidation during the
troublesome times when indignation
il being started In Southern
schools.
"rhe Republicans may hope that
Adam Powell will win them some
votes, but suspect he will he too
busy trying to explain his own
position Of turning his back on his
own stated convictions to have any
time left to seek votes for the
Republicans.
adam Powell may think so little
of his own people that he expects
to lead them away from the Party
which have done so much to inn
prove their lot and to protect their
rights" Congressman Dawson con-
tinued, "but ! do not share his
views. | think the voters of today
are too familiar with the recori
to be fooled as easily as Adam
Powell seems to believe"
In response to inquiries, Con-
gresham Dawson confirmed ali
interview with the Chicago De-
fender in which he was quoted as
saying he did not believe the switch
of Powell twas motivated by any
promise of personal political favor
as has been charged in some quar-
ters." In the interview Congress
man Dawson pooh-poohed any con-
nection between a reported tax in
vestigation Of Representative
Powell and his switch to the Re-
publicans. Congressman Dawson
said, "Mr. Powell has neen threat
ening TO leave the Party for the
last four years, so this is really no
surprise and no cause for alarm.
From what read III the papers. it
is more CT a personal feeling on
his part because he ieels he has
been left out of things.
However, as you know, he went
to Europe before Congress adjourn
ed and was absent during the Con-
vention. iie did not have the or.
portunity 20 study the two Party
platforms. If he had l am sure he
would not have made his decision
to leave. The Democratic platform
clearly pledges to fight at the
opening of the next session Of Con-
gress to eliminate Rule Twenty
two in the Senate and other OBJ
structive rules in the House. This
il the key to civil rights. The Re-
publican platform failed to make
any mention of this"
Dawson said that while Con-
gresham Powell was in Europe re-
Gently, he bitterly criticized Presi-
dent Eisenhower for failure to in
tegrate some units of the armed
forces. at is rather inconsistent,
it seems to me, that he should now
be coming back and embracing the
man whom he was only yesterday
charging with gross neglect" Mr..
Dawson said. The Democratic Vice
Chairman added, 81 am confident
that Negroes in New York will con-
tinue to follow the leadership of
such party stalwarts as Mrs. Ell
eanor Roosevelt, Senator Herbert
Lehman, Governor Averell Harri-
man, Mayor Robert Wagner, Bor-
ough President Hulan Jack and
Carmine DeSapio.
Negroes will not be fooled by
any hysteria. The last minute
switch of a few individuals no
matter how highly placed, cannot
erase the great record of the Demo-
cratic Party.
"Adlai Stevenson is eminently
qualified both in international ex-
perience and domestic affairs. He
will make a great President and he
will get the full support of Negroes
in New York and all over the coun-
try"
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Mississippi Way.
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"
/ Mississippi's way Of life agains,
the value of human dignity. Mis-
sissippi's way Of life is pittcd n
gainst human dignity. A way OF
life that destroys II man should b.
done away with.
Not Happy
"Thc press outside Mississippi
has done as much for the Missis-
sippi Negro rs he has been able
to do fer himself. Please don't be
carried away by the favorable
things you saw and spread the
idea that the Mississippi Negro is
happy. He il not"
William h. Rotch, editor and
published for the Milford IN. H.
Cabinet, called the incident "thc
high point of the trip for me-" He
was one of three editors who asked
to talk to the man at greater
length away from party.
The weekly editors were guests
of the State Sovereignty Commits
sion on the "see for yourself" tour.
The commission, created by the
1856 legislature to preserve Mis-
sissippi's way Of life and segrega-
ton, said the tours purpose was
net to "sell' segregation but to
allow the editors to form their own
opinions first-hand.
The Negro told the editors that
his race votes freely in only very
few Mississippi counties, among
them Harrison (Biloxi and Gulf
port) and Warren (Vicksburg).
Charge Intimidation
When he began talking about
education, Hall and a number of
Mississippians present interrupted,
declaring Mississippi is doing her
utmost to give the Negro equal
educational facilities.
Voices grew high pitched and
two New England editors protested
the Mississippians were "intimidat-
ing this man right here"
The Negro then went on to say
that the visitors were shown Gulf
ports new Negro school but were
not shown "a rundown little Negro
school on the other side of town,
about four blocks from a splendid
white school,"
otis not economically sound to
replace that rundown school with
a new Negro school, just for the
sake of equal facilities" he argued.
The Negro said he felt the pur-
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Negro And -.
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guests of the state interviewed the
Negroes on their own after q tour
Of ante-bellum homes and dinner
with white business and civic lead.
ers.
The Negroes, who asked that
their names be withheld, accused
the citizens council of cutting off
what communications had existed
between white and Negro leaders
before the high court decisions.
The Negroes showed a copy Of Il
letter which they said was written
by the council executive committee
to the sheriff of Adams County.
1t asked him to segregate tax
windows in the courthouse.
1--WE used to all pay taxes at
the same window" one of the Ne
groes said. Nov they have one
marked colored and the other one
white because of pressure brought
by the citizens council"
The newsmen were told that be-
fore the council was organized,
candidates for local public office
would call on them for votes. But
now their votes are never sought,
they said.
Robert S. Barram, secretary Of
the New England Weekly Press
Assn, and a professor at Boston
University, said that he found a
great reluctance" among Missis-
sippians to eoncede that "a prob
lem exists" in Southern racial re-
lationS.
He said he found that great
majority of the people in Mississip-
pi believe the state is we'll off as it
is and there is no need for move
toward Indignation.
He said he believes there is n
Specific and special problem" to
he solved in Mississippi and that
the states leaders should recognize
it and "go to work on it"
The Northern newsmen, who
Thursday had ride on Mississip-
pi River paddle-wheeler, tomorrow
will swing down to the Mississippi
Gulf Coast. The tour ends Sunday.
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Georgia Mayor
Refuses xxx
Meeting Permit

Savannah, Ga, Oct. II Stating
that such a gathering would dis
turb race relations which he termed
good at present." the Mayor of
Savannah last week denied the Ku
Klux Khan permission to stage d
rally in a park here on Oct. 20.
Mayor w. Lee Migledorff, Jr., act
ed under an ordinance which re-
quires a permit for such an outdoor
gathering.
Patronize Our Advertisers
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current BOOM" the article says,
"for each year Of prosperity means
another year Of job seniority, an
other year to strive for the skills
that no machine can displace and
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above all--another year to force
labor unions into still deeper COM
mitments to defend the rights Of
Negroes as zealously as the rights
of white workers"
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rights cases."
Progress Cited
The President said there has
been great progress in the last
four years" in desegregation, nom
discriminatory government con-
tracts and claw enforcement"
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pose Of the tour was to "give Mis-
sissippi a better press"-a more
favorable opinion in the nations
newspapers. "Why not merit
better press" he asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27
FOR COMING ELECTIONS
Republican Women
Prepare for Bottle

there are round pins with my
riad-colored stones the size of
a silver dollar. spelling out
IKE" in the center. ike"
earrings. matching pins and
bracelets, sold individually or
in sets, and aprons, skirts and
bridge tablecloths all made
from the Eisenhower toile
print.
Other partisan notions in
include aprons trimmed with
elephants. sequins and rhine
stones, potholders and playing
cards printed with Il Like Ike"
on the back. One of the more
interesting ornaments, is a
fabulous crystal brooch SPELL
ing out IKE" in crystal in the
center. For the men there are
G. o. P. neckties and a little
round lapel button, navy blue
and conservative, with IKE
spelled in gold.
The league also has thought
ahead to the hundreds of
Capitol Hill employees who find
it inconvenient having their
absentee ballots notarized.
They have seen to it the clubs
official secretary will become
a notary public in plenty of
time to notarize absentee ball
lots for Republicans on Capitol
Hill with no charge for the
service.
Other Services
The Bridge and Tea for
G. o. p" group of the league
recently turned over $1,000
to the campaign fund and will
turn its talents now to other
volunteer services. Mrs. Whit
ney Gillilland heads a group
of Little Cabinet members of
the league who will spend their
spare summer hours at the
Republican National Com
mittee Volunteer Workers Of
flee on K street, manning the
information desk. answering
phones and putting out mail.
The league also has given
its membership lists to the
Republican National Commit
tee with many members volun-
teering to work for the Con-
gressional, Senatorial and
State committees for the
home-stretch election push.
All in all, it looks like a
beehive of womanpower will
be active at 2oS First street
Sc. until November, with the
election of a Republican Con-
gress and President Eisen-
hover as the goal.
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League Sets
Annual Tea
And Fair

The Alexandria Animal We'll
fare League has announced
plans to hold its Annual Silver
Tea and Fair at the Alexan-
dria residence of Mr.. John L.
Lewis and his daughter, Miss
Kathryn Lewis.
The general public is in
vited to attend the benefit
affair which is scheduled for
Saturday. June 8. Proceeds
from the tea will go to sup
port the Alexandria Animal
Shelter.
The garden and the first
floor of the Lewis home will be
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opened and guests will have
an opportunity to take a first
hand look at the lovely white
clapboarde house, which has
stood at the corner of WASH
ington and Oronoco streets
since the late 1700'S. Original
ly built by an Alexandria
lawyer, Philip Fendall. the
house remains strictly UNI
changed and its tasteful an
tique furnishings serve to
compliment its lovely old wood
work and floors.
Tea guests will be enter
tanned in the spacious walled
garden by a program of music
and dance, and antiques.
baked goods, and white ele-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27
BY MARY L. VAUGHAN

District Republican women
are borrowing typewriters,
putting in air conditioning
and generally rolling up their
sleeves for a labor of love
this summer working for
1ke'S reelection.
Normally members of the
D. c. League of Republican
women close up shop at their
Capitol Hill headquarters dur
ing the summer months when
the greatest activity usually is
airing the place out.
Things will be hopping and
humming this year, however.
with the members pledged to
return the President to Office
and give him d Republican
Congress.
They've pitched in, young
and old. to help congressional
Office stats, make ana sell
campaign jewelry and assorted
notions for fund raising, and
a dozen other services wher-
ever their help is needed.
Some of the summer projects
are combinations of winter
programs.
Helping Home Candidates
The most popular volunteer
project, already underway,
came about after the mem
bership was divided into
groups by States, each work.
ing for their home candidates.
The League directed a letter
to the II G. o. P. Senators
and the Representatives up
for reelection. offering to
work in their individual Of
fees to help supplement the
secretarial stats.
The response Mrs. William
F. Burdick. league president
reveals. has been tremendous
on both sides.
Congressional requests from
this project have piled UP at
league headquarters with the
stenographic work stacke
high awaiting its turn in order
received. Volunteers already
have completed work for mem
berS of Congress from Penn
sylVania, California, Indiana,
Nevada. Washington, New Jer-
Sey Wisconsin and Iowa, and
are available for more.
The women are addressing
and stuffing envelopes. tipping
and mailing literature, an
swering phones and recently
exhibited their effectiveness in
aiding Senator Homer Cape
arts Office staff to get out
$4,000 pieces of mail in four
days.
To Swell the Funds
Mrs. Willard Edwards is in
charge of the assortment of
campaign accessories and Or
naments which are on sale at
league headquarters for the
party'S war chest. For women
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27

plant" items will be offered
for sale.
The Lewis residence, To-
Gated at GA Oronoco street.
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Donor Dinner Planned

Congregation Shomrai
Emunah will hold it's annual
donor dinner and installation
of officers this evening at 7
pm. at the Talmud Torah au-
ditorium. Fourteenth and
Emerson streets NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-27

Mrs. Willard Edwards is in
charge of the assortment of
campaign accessories and Or
naments which are on sale at
league headquarters for the
party'S war chest. For women
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-04-15

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