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Evening star., 1956-12-25
Street Scenes

Boy clutching a dime-store
paint set and staring visit
fully at a display of fancy
brushes and paints in an art
store on G street. =.
One bike rider towing an
other. whose bike was dis
abled by a broken pedal, on
Georgetown road.
An auto OF about 1888
vintage, headed south on
Fourteenth street NV, and
bearing on its side the letter.
ing Arlington or Bust" :.
A man telling the woman
with him, as they inspected a
window display in a fancy
Connecticut avenue dress
shop; II may not have shaved
this morning, but I'm not
Santa Claus"
Evening star., 1956-12-25

struck Percy c. Holmes, 78, oi
lilo Sixty-ninth place. High.
land Park, Md.
The bullet grazed Mr.. Holmes
forehead. He was treated al
Casualty Hospital and released.
Police said the street wa,
crowded with Christmas shop.
pers and passersby quickly called
police when they saw the specia
officer struggling with the sus.
pect. Meanwhile, Princes son
Curtis. l6. went to his father:
aid.
Brown was charged with two
cases Of assault and one of petty
larceny. He said the suspect has
served prison terms for shoplift.
ing. grand larceny and petty lar.
ceny. Police said Brown also Il
a known narcotics addict.
Evening star., 1956-12-25
SANTA TUMBLES
OFF SILVER SPRING
BUILDING LEDGE

Five Silver Spring young
sters missed out on their an
nual visit from a neighbor-
hood Santa Claus last night
when the toy-ladened car
rier slipped from a ledge and
fell one story to a concrete
alleyway.
j. Willard Plum. Al, is in
undetermined .condition in
Suburban Hospital with seri-
QUE head injuries suffered
in the fall from a ledge out
side his apartment at 1907
Georgia avenue.
Mr.. Plum, a carpenter
foreman. for several years
has dressed as Santa and
passed out gifts to children
Of his friends, who gather
in his apartment.
Evening star., 1956-12-25
Bold Cowboy Forsweors
Roping President Again

Then there's another problem
the Inauguration officials are
wrestling with. It's whether the
elephant, emblemati. of the
Grand Old Party, would slow
down the line of march. The
President wants to keep the
parade within two hours.
DR.. Theodore Reed, acting
director of the National Zoo
logical Park. said the normal
marching speed of elephants is
about four miles an hour. This
compares with the usual march
ing rate of men of three miles
an hour. officials said.
Previously, Miss Burma, ar
elephant from the Mills Brothers
Circus, has participated in the
parade. But Mr.. Carr re.
called she showed considerable
temperament" and repeatedly
dropped out of the line of march
Evening star., 1956-12-25

The cowboy rope expert who
Ilassoed President Eisenhower at
the 1858 Inaugural Parade wants
t to be in the one next month, but
he promised not to repeat his
performance.
| To the CONSERVATION of the
Secret Service, Monty Montana,
at the last parade roped the
President. who was reviewing the
parade.
INAUGURAL officials said they
have the cowboys request under
adviSement.
Edward r. Carr, parade chair
man. said: He promised not to
lasso the President if we let him
ride again this year."
Mr.. Montana. who is from
Northridge. Calf, said if per-
mitted to parade, he will enter
tain patients in hospitals here
during his stay.
Evening star., 1956-12-25
Communism Hit
In Jewish Talks

Russian force and brutality
cannot erase mans desire for re-
Iligion, Rabbi David Panitz Of
Congregation Adas Israel told
l.200 delegates to the sixth an
Inual meeting of the United Syn
agogue Youth yesterday in the
Willard Hotel.
Rabbi Panitz said mans basic
impulse to morality and need Of
religion" can never be overcome
by anti-religious domination.
In another address. Arthur
Pestcoe. 10. Of Trenton, N. j.,
national president Of the Jewish
youth group. said that the up
risin7s OF young people In Poland
and Hungary against communism
was IAN inspiring demonstration
for freedom"
An Eternal Light. a symbolic
fixture in Jewish Temples, was
presented to the Jewish chapel
at Fort Myer yesterday by a
delegation OF so teen-agers at
tending the meeting. Officers
for next year will be elected at
meetings today. and the con-
ference will end with a luncheon
session tomorrow.
About 600 teen-agers from
Washington, Maryland and Viz
ginia are expected 70 attend the
area convention Of the B'nai
Birth Youth Organization which
opens tomorrow.
The four-day meeting will in
clude business meetings. SEMI
mars. contests and social affairs
Activities during the four-day
meeting are scheduled At Hotel
2400. the Meridian Hill and
Windsor Park hotels and the
Ioutah ftOnnrnttrtfts (naaNw
Evening star., 1956-12-25
THE COMPANY reprinted

THE COMPANY reprinted
Mr.. Claudy's two-page spread
in fancier form, and sent it out
as a Christmas card. Along
with it went this note:
Editors, writer's and minis
terS have credited this anony-
nous tribute to many sources
Phillips Brooks, o. Henry,
Mark Twain, Emerson Fosdick
Ito name a few. 1t has ap-
peared in many anthologies
and has been the subject of
many sermons.
THE editors consulted Ii
braries and prominent minis
tiers to determine its origin
to no avail. One Solitary Life
is a piece of great distinction"
Mr.. Claudy may not have
searched, but he's as curious
as the ministers and other
editors who did, and still would
like to know the source Of
"One Solitary Life"
Evening star., 1956-12-25

At the convent, the sisters
sometimes called her Blackie.
So did a lot of other people.
Jenny-short for Jennifer-made
many visits to the convent
around meal time.
"She always got a bone" the
sister said. I'VE used to let her
come in. We heard about her
death the next morning. Some
one came and told us she was
poisoned. Now the only thing
missing from Christmas is
Jenny"
Meanwhile Mr.. and Mrs. Slay
and their young son Mike we're
due to get a replacement for
Jenny today. An uncle was to
give new puppy to Mike as q
Christmas present.
Evening star., 1956-12-25
|EorIy Federal Poy Boosts
.SoIes in Washington Stores

Many Washington merchants
we're spending merry Christ
mas today. fortified with the
knowledge that early Federal
Government pay checks aided
materially in boosting sales yes
terday.
II was estimated that from SIC
million TO tiS million was dis
tributed by Government asen-
cies. which gave some i00. 900
employees their pay early on FRI
day. Normally. they would have
been paid on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Evening star., 1956-12-25

The large shopping crowds de-
lighted the businessmen. and
many reported bumper sales
But no dollar value Of Wash.
ington's Christmas shoppinp
spree Is officially available. The
only clue viii be the Federal
Reserve Boards figures. which
will be made public later.
The unseasonably warm
weather had held down salei
earlier. But the buying public
Ioosened its purse strings a. the
lYuletsde Lights grew brighter.
Evening star., 1956-12-25
Abandoned Infant
Given Operation

The baby abandoned on a doc
tors doorstep was reported in
satisfactory condition at District
General Hospital today after a
hernia operation.
/ The 2-month-old male infant
warmly clad and well-dressed
was found lying in a dogfooc
box outside 925 Rhode Island
avenue NV. Sunday night.
/ He was taken 10 the city hos
pital where he was operated on
yesterday for a hernia. II his
mother Is not located he will be
turned over to the Welfare De.
partment.
Evening star., 1956-12-25
Americans in Spain

/ MADRID--In less than : de-
eade the fow Of American
visitors to Spain has increaSed
more than $500 per cent--irom
$500 In ie47 70 more than zoo. :
1000 In 1855.
Evening star., 1956-12-25

"NINETEEN CENTURIES
wide have come and gone, and
today He is the central figure
of the human race and the
leader of the column of prog
ress. l am far within the mark
when l say that all the armies
that ever marched, and all
the navies that ever sailed,
and all the parliaments that
ever sat, and all the kings that
ever reigned, put together,
have not affected the life of
a man upon this earth as has
that one solitary lifel"
That message came to a tele-
phone company official on a
Christmas card he received
last year.
It impressed him, and he
laid it aside. This year he dug
1t out again and turned it
over to Mr.. Claudy, who re-
printed it in the December
issue of "The Transmitter,"
spread over the two center
pages with a picture drawn by
a Washington artist.
Mr.. Claudy says wiser men
than he have tried to find the
source of the bit of writing,
so he didn't even try. The ref
erence to the nineteen CEN
turies seems to pinpoint it as
the work of a goth Century
writer, who may still be alive
to claim it as his own.
Evening star., 1956-12-25
The
Rambler
Popular Version
Of on Old Story
BY JACK JONAS

How does a piece of writing
with wide appeal lose its iden-
tity with an author?
That question has plagued
authors and anthologists for
centuries, and has risen again
to bother Carl Claudy, editor
Of "The Transmitter," publi-
cation of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co.
The piece that is troubling
him is titled "One Solitary
Life" and goes like this:
Here is a young man who
was born in an obscure village,
the child Of a peasant woman.
He grew up in another village.
He worked in a carpenter shop
until He was thirty, and then
for three years He was an
itinerant preacher. He never
wrote a book. He never held
an Office. He never owned a
home. He never had a family.
He never went to a college.
"He never put His foot inside
a big city. He never Travelled
200 miles from the place where
He was born. He never did one
of the things that usually ac-
company greatness. He had no
credentials but himself.
while He was still a young
man, the tide of public opinion
turned against Him. His
friends ran away.
"He was turned over to His
enemies. He went through the
mockery of a trial. He was
nailed to a cross between two
thieves. While he was dying,
His executioners gambled for
the only piece Of property He
had on earth, and that was
His coat.
When He was dead, He was
laid in a borrowed grave
through the pity Of a friend.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

hopes and ideas of the
more than 160,000,000 in
dividuals who call it home.
1t is your job and mine to
preserve this heritage and
pass it on to future gener-
atoms of Americans even
as it was passed on to us.
Group tensions in many
parts of our land are mill
tating against the kind OF
community teamwork that
is so highly necessary to the
well-being of our nation.
The Booker T. Washington
Centennial Commission,
aided by an appropriation
from the Federal Govern
ment, is trying to do its
humble bit to relieve these
tensions by directing ma
tional attention to the pow
er of goodwill as advocated
by Booker T. Washington.
This great American proved
through his own life and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
Globe Trotters
Here Dec. |

The Harlem Globetrotters will
have to be at their peak to
beat the great Washington
Generals in their big game at
Detroit's Olympia Stadium Sat-
urday, December LIST.
For the Generals are one Of
the finest court assemblages
of all times-and they would like
nothing better than to stop the
high-flying Globetrotters.
Against almost any other
team in the land the Generals
would rate as the favorites. AL
though they are overshadowed
by the tremendous exploits of
the Trotters, most experts rate
them as second only to the
Trotters among the picturesque
quintets that traverse the high
ways and byways of the us.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
Wolverines, Buckeyes Clash
in Columbus Before $1,000

Benny Oosterbaan and his
Michigan Wolverines will have
an opportunity to bring a win
less tring against Ohio State
Saturday as the two. Big Ten
power houses close out the sea-
son at Columbus.
An anticipated full house of
$4,000 fans will be on hand
for this date. continuous for
more than 80 years.
Michigan, conqueror of the
possible Rose Bowl representa-
tive, Iowa, will have the con-
fidence of knocking that Iowa
defeated the Buckeye last Sat
urday, 60. winning the right
TO represent the conference in
Pasadena, Jan. /.
Michigan will have several
seniors. IL to be exact in the
lineup Saturday.
Ohio State. winner of the
Big Ten two consecutive years
in a row. will be out of the
running for the title. but
would like 10 retain their
mastery over the wolverines.
Last Win In SO
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

achievements that men
CAN pull together for their
welfare regardless
of race or creed.
1t is your job and mine
to help build sufficient good
will in our various commu-
mites to offset the waves Of
ill-will that are threatening
to break the ties that make
progressive community life
possible.
Even the questions of in
tegration and segregation,
which are the bones of con-
tention that are causing the
present ill-will, can be tack
led in a spirit of goodwill.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
Florida Honors
Thirty Former
AII-Amerieans

TALLAHASSEE - A heart
felt and warm tribute was paiC
TO the 81 grid players who have
made the mythical Ala merican
team playing under the colora
of Florida A. and M. )Tniver-
sity.
The tribute TO Rather ALL
Americans was made by DR..
B. L. Perry. dean of stud, ufs.
and the response was made by
Attorney Johnny Howard Of
ElYria. Ohio.
Attorney Howard was nam, +
TO the 1914 All-Amerlcan team
1t was homecoming and the
Convocation Committee felt thai
the past Rather greats deserved
special recognition for their cor
tribution TO the game of football
and their alma mater,
The Committee consisted of c.
w. Conoly, executive secretary
the Alumni Association; M. G
Miles, director of student actlvi-
ties: Zebedee Wright, president
of the Student Government AS
ISOLATION; c. j. Smith, III. direc-
tor of public relations; and B.
l.. Perry, dean of students, chair
man.
The Rattlers' opponents for the
Homecoming grid battle was
their arch rival, the North Caro-
lima A. and T. Agg.es, coached
by Bill Bell and Murray Neeley.
Bell was former head Rather
coach, and Nicely was an All
American tackle while playine
under Bell and Gather in 80,
Nicely is head line coach at A.
and T..
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
Ticket Man
LoII Tigers

A new director of ticket sales,
William f. BILLY" Loll, has
been named to the staff of the
eDtroit Baseball Company.
Loll, who is Sc, has been
Detroiter for all but three years
of his life.
He has been associated with
the ticket business in Detroit
theatres and with special events
since 1919.
He replaces Robert A. Nc.
Clymont who retired November
/. after 38 years with the Com
pany.
Prior to his appointment to
the Briggs Stadium staff, Loll
had been box office treasurer
at Cinerama at the Music Hall
since 1858.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

In our democracy men have
a right to disagree and to
contend for that which they
desire. Good Americans do
not, however, settle their
differences Of opinion by
hating each other, by kill
ing team spirit, or doing
anything that might in any
way reflect upon the glory
Of the heritage that has
been passed on to us. Let's
not forget-building good
will to protect our heritage
is your job and mine.
You can help in this
GOODWILL BUILDING
CRUSADE by purchasing
copies of up From SLAP
ery," an autobiography by
Booker T. Washington, at
so cents each, and Carver
Washington half dollars at
$1.00 each. These may be
secured by writing the
Booker t. Washington
Centennial Commission at
Booker Washington Birth
place, Virginia.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
A & + Aggies
Top VIRGINIA

GREENSBORO, N. G. - The
A g. T College Aggies rolled
over Virginia State Of Peters
burg, 27-l2. ere at Memorial
Stadium this afternoon before,
nearly 1000 fans.
1t was the first time the
Aggies had done it since 1850.
The Aggie cheering section
was swelled by 6,000-odd school
boys and girls who had come
from throughout the State and
border points in Virginia, as
day-long guests of the college
on High School Senior Day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
A PROGRAM OF THE BOOKER T.

Editors !'ote: This is tho
fourth IN a series of Grfi-
cles icsred By the Booker
T. Washington Centennial
Commission as a part of
its gedr-long GOODWILL
BUILDING CRUSADE
which pays tribute to the
one-hundrsdth anniversary
Of the birth of Booker T.
Washington.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

II marks the first time a
HawkeYe team won the right
10 play in the granddadY OF
''post season games.
Although Michigan's Wolveri-
neg are out of the running, and
Michigan State University ineli-
gible, the Hawkeyes' selection,
which will be come official, fol-
lowing a vote by conference
teams later this month, has a
gieeful feeling from these parts.
~ Harmon's Blocker
Evashevski as will be rem
embered was the unknown"
man who blocked for Tom
Harmon, when he was run
ming loose for the University
of Michigan during the years
Immediately proceeding World
War II.
Iowa may not have any ALI
Americans on their team, but
they certainly brighten the
picture of the Big Ten teams,
making the trip West, previous
ly dominated by Michigan State
Ohio State, Illinois and OF
course Wisconsin, once.
Their likely foe will be Ore
gon State, also a new face for
the West Coast.
Incidentally, Oregon State and
Iowa have met once this year,
with the Midwest teameking
out a 14-13 victory.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

Thursday
at Briggs
Stadium,

Green Bays Packers will
play the Detroit Lions at
Briggs Stadium Thursday
morning in their annual
Thanksgiving game. In their
first meeting, the Lions won
20-16.
Last Sunday, the San Fran.
cisco 49ers defeated the Pack.
ers l7-lS.
Buddy parker's defensive
sridders are as adept as his
offensive sialwaris.
Sundays 27-3 victory over tho
Baltimore Colts convinces Tic
most doubtful football fan thai
the Lions of 1856 or roaring a.
4 real Lion would roar.
Of course the season ism
over. but IS we stated last
week the patter is un avel-
ing"
Certainly in the Western Di.
vi. ion. where the Liens and tic
Chicago Bears VII fight it cut
fol division honorS--could enl
in play-off
n the Eastern Division. the
New York Giants and Chicago
Car finals. early froni-runners.
hav, run into a couple of
STUN bling blocks.
SLEEP FRS AWAKEN
Wshi'eton's Redskins dropped
their fir. I two games Of the sea-
son and allegediy have WON
four ''ups cts" since.
Sunday they knocked off the
league-lea ling New York Giants
1877.
The previous Sunday, they
defeated tn Detroit Lions. A
week earlier, he Chicago Cardi-
mails, Boosting a 40 record, were
smothered by George Marshall's
Skins.
Already they rad knocked of
the Cleveland B owns, in what
was termed an u )set.. But, ana
as it turned out the Browne
were through VIII IN Otto Ora.
ham quit last yea END of the
season.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

America -
a heritage
that today
represents
t h e striv-
i n g a n d
sacrifices,
t h e pray
G + S a n d
a C h i eve e.
noantS I n q
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

Thus Wayne State. under new
educational and athletic direc-
torship, has won title, praise
of its student body, and plaudits
of those fans who believe in
"simonpure" football.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

The Wolverines won last in
in 1858, 22-0.
Jim Parker, 250-pound guard
of the Woody unprecedented
eleven, will be. out to keep his
name in the running for the
Heisman trophy.
All American honors for him,
the second consecutive year in
a roware almost a certainty, on
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

The Women's Association for
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
is sponsoring a special recital of
chamber music composed by
Paul Paray December 6, at $50
pm. in the lecture hall of the
Detroit Institute of Arts.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

most All American teams.
Parker, should he win the
selection of the Heisman trophy,
(top amateur athlete of the
year,, would be only the second
linesman to achieve that honor.
Leon Hart, fullback for the
Detroit Lions, won the trophy
in 1949 while playing end for
Notre Dame.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
ADVERTISEMENT
By
Sidney ]. Philips
President

Your forefathers and
mine toiled, swcatcd ard
bled to pass en- to lis the
wonderful heritage that is
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

Although less fans witness
their games. in a smaller
stadium, the rigors of having
TO provide scholarships on a
large scale. and also of having
to defraY expenses for high
powered" coaches is absent.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
SO GRADUATE

Basketball Coach Joel Mason
played both football and basket
ball during his collegiate career
at Western Michigan College.
Mason graduated from Western
Michigan in 1886.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
Torturs Win Title

Wayne State University won the championship of the
President Athletic Conference by tieing John Carol
Saturday, 14-14 1t a remarkable year for Coach
that accomplished football team can win laures
and keep the student body happy well big time
teams
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
AHA2rHS22:
HawkeyesGet
Rose Bowl Bid

Forest Ekashevski had dream come true this week
as his Iowa Hawkeyes the right to represent the
Big Ten in the Rose Bowl January in Pasadena.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24

A rematch, should give the
experts much to talk about,
regardless of the outcome next
Jan. in Pasadena.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
Bob Mathis

The third athlete-representa-
tive is Robert Bruce Matthias,
Olympic decathlon champion
in l948 and 1912, and a former
college football star. He is a
white American.
The fourth official special rep
reseptative of the President will
be Daniel J. Ferris, secretary
treasurer of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union of the United States.
For almost 80 years, Mr.. Ferris
has been the executive head OF
the AAU.
President Mckinley and Pres
ident Taft, during their admin
istrations, designated James f.
Sullivan, then AAU secretary
treasurer, as u. S. Commissioner
to the Olympics. Mr.. Ferris sue
ceeded Mr.. Sullivan in 1927.
These three outstanding ath-
letes have recently toured
number of countries on good
Will trips under the auspices OF
the Department Of States Inter
national Educational Exchange
Program.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
Jesse Owens, Bob Matthias and Lee
Represent President at 0|ympics
BY p. BERNARD YOUNG. JR.
Director of Information
Minorifies Division

AepuDllCdu NdliOudl OOnlrulltee
WASHINGTON - The three
famous athletes chosen by Pres
ident Dwight d. Eisenhower to
be his special representatives al
the Olympic Games in Australia
are another example of the quiet
ly effective manner in which
the Chief Executive contributes
to the strengthening of democ-
racy in practice.
They represent the melting
pot that is America. and they
demonstrate the growing op-
portunitY for ability TO be re-
warded through opportunity.
One is Jesse Owens, winner
of four gold medals at the 1886
Olympics in Berlin, where he
was snubbed by the arch-advo-
cate of the master race theory,
the late and unlamented Adolph
Hitler. Owens is Negro-Ameri-
can.
Another IS Captain Sammy
Lee. Olympic high diving
champion in l948 and again
in 1852. and not too long ago
the victim of that kind of
prejudice which bars certain
residential areas to non-Cau-
casians.
The Supreme Court decision
on restrictive property covenants
and enlightened public opinion
in California solved Capt Lees
personal housing quandary in
California. He is a Korean
American, and in private life
is a physician.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-11-24
Building Goodwill Your Job and Mine

=. WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL COMMISSION