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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13
Negro Democrats
Plan Strategy
On RIGHTS Plank

| IMAM ~ negro DemOCFanC lcdueTa
from various Northern and Border
states In attendance at the MA
ACP convention, met informally
June 20, to discuss the necessity
10 the Democratic Party's adopt
ing a strong civil rights plank and
nominating Presidential can
didate who unequivocally Will
support such a plank.
These leaders stated that they
were convinced that II the
Democratic Party is 10 win the
Presidential and Congressional
elections In November, It must
nominate a liberal candidate and
adopt a civil rights plank. which
specifically sets forth that the
Democratic party will utilize all
its resources to implement the
Supreme Courts decisions de-
claring segregation unconstitu-
tional.
II was further agreed that the
performance and voting records Of
Democrats In the present Con-
gress on pending vital civil rights
bills, including the Powell Amend
ment, would be evidence Of the
Party's good faith
They expressed their belief that
middle-of-the-road candidate
and a weak civil rights plank
would result in the loss OF many
Negro and white votes in both the
Presidential and Congressional
elections. They declared that in
sixteen pivotal states and In so
Congressional Districts the Me-
gro vote Is decisive.
The group mapped plans for
working in their respective states
from now until the Democratic
National convention TO obtain the
support Of the convention dele
gates and Party leaders for a
chewing these detectives so as to
enhance their party's chances of
victory this year
representatives of the three
leading contenders for the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination
were among those present. They
were Andrew r. Hatcher, West
Coast Regional Representative Of
the National Stevenson Campaign
Committee: Frank d. Reeves. As
sistant to the National Chairman
Of the Kefauver Campaign Com
and Earl Brown, New
York City Councilman. and Her
bert h. Evans, Assistant Counsel
to the Governor of the State Of
New York, representing Governor
Averell Hartman.
Others present were: William
Pollard OF Los Angeles. d. @. Glib
son of Berkeley and jefferson
Beaver OF San Francisco, Califor-
mia; E. L. James OF Charleston, w.
Virginia: Chester |. Lewis Jr.. OF
Wichita, Kansas; Rev, ID. A. Carly
and Leonard Carter OF st. Paul
and l., Howard Bennett OF Mime
apolis, Minnesota, william Oliver
OF Detroit. Michigan; Robert b.
Watts OF Baltimore. Maryland:
Charles p. Lucas and Or. James Il.
Levy OF Cleveland, Ohio: Jerry
l.. Williams OF Danville, Virginia
and Bravel NJ Nesbitt OF Eliza
beth, New Jersey.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13
Rev. Harry Stone
Decd; Funeral Was
Held On Monday

Funeral services for Rev. Harry
Stone, a resident Of ST. Paul since
1917, were held Monday, July 9 at
? p. m. at Brooks Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Floyd Massey Jr, Of
ficiating
Rev. Stone died Wednesday,
July 4, at Ancker hospital where
he had been a patient for three
weeks, He was a native Of Leaven-
worth Kans.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs
Lottie Stone, two sons. John and
Arthur stone, all of ST. Paul, sew
eral grandchildren, great grand
children, nieces and nephews.
Burial was in Oakland cemetery
with Brooks Funeral Home in
charge Of arrangements.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13
BISON z w S
from DULUTH
By Miss g. PiclxfOrd
SIT N. Fifth Ave. r
Duluth, MINI

Sick: Mrs. Geneal Potter, u K,
Fourth st., is a patient in Miller
hospital. Mr.. George Beverly is In
st. Mary's hospital Robert Dan
lei, 427 z. Seventh ST., who has
been a patient in ST. Mary's hos
pital Is now recuperating at his
home. Mrs. Anna Potter, mother
Of Miss Geraldine Pickford, has
been confined to her home because
Of illness. She is much improved
George Leftage, Of IT. Wayne,
Ind, Is vacationing here and will
remain for the summer. He Is re-
siding at the Lincoln hotel.
Altman and Mrs. William
strother, Of 213 Pittsburg are Wis
iting AirInan Strothers mother in
Richmond, Va. They win be re-
turning the last Of July.
Airman Ted Mcknight and fam
lily have moved to San Antonio,
Tex. The family win be with his
folks while Airman Mcknight is
stationed there Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Taylor Of 1113 w. Super
Tor and Willie Cameron drove the
Meningitis to Texas and enjoyed
the scenery Of the south. They
have returned homes afely.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, for
merly Of the city, who now lives in
Milwaukee, is visiting her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Geneal Potter who is a
patient in Miller's hospital She
will take care of Mrs. Potters
family durig her illness and con-
valescense.
Airman and Mrs. James Gill
and daughter of Detroit, Mich, are
visiting their mother, Mrs. Elsie
Foote, Of 12T East 18th St Mrs.
Gill and daughters will spend the
summer in the city.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13
SIOUX
r L [ s
NEWS
N o 7 z S
BY Kaye Coates
Sioux Falls, s. ID.

We Sioux Falls folks are known
party-poopers and can prove IT,
We did like so:
Dan Coates stag party for his
birthday on July 5.
Dysart's afternoon Anniversary
party 2 til 5 July 8.
Tolson's party for her visitor,
July 8.
Al Williams mems get-together
July 8.
cabbell's anniversary party on
July 7.
So mucn ado IN a berg like this
is news, so all the old dolls and
guys are taking 1t easy this week.
The Tolsons and their guest,
Mrs. Delka Barlow visited friends
and relatives in Sioux City, Ia
Mr.. Ernest Holiday MRS. Bar
lows father accompanied the
Tolson's home and spent one day
in s. F. This Ernest Holiday is
more fun that a lot Of things.
The II. Bentley's entertained
the Tolsons and Mrs. Barlow and
daughter with a tasty dinner
gathering. Anyone that enter
tains folks at dinner on these hot
days are real friends.
The f. Pendelton's really stuck
out the welcome mat when they
had the Rev. l. II. Thomas and
wife with the c. Shelley's as din
ner guests Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
p. is a school chum to the mother
of Mrs. |. II. Thomas. Mrs. p. got
real bang out of seeing the
charming Evelyn Thomas.
Mrs L. Dysart left the City Sat
urday for Achison to attend a
funeral of her aunt, Virgie Camp
bell. Mrs. Campbell is first cousin
to Mrs. v. Anderson also. Mrs.
Campbell had been III for a year
or so. J. +. Miles, Funeral Direc-
tor is in charge of the Services.
We welcome Maggie Anderson
home Maggie has been visiting in
Detroit with Jane and Virgil An
derson Jr.. for several weeks.
Maggie left all well. Thomas An
derson took leave from FIT Leon
ard Wood. to bring his ma home.
The two grandchildren, Jay
Christopher and Linda accompan.
led their grandma and Uncle Tom
to the Anderson home here.
You'd better believe me when l
say Alfred White Is a daring
young man in is47 Plymouth
with a new motor and seat covers
Alfred White and Dan Coates
struck out in this crazy Plymouth
Sunday morning TO meet Mrs
White and the three White chill
dren in Omaha. The family has
been visiting relatives in Missis-
sippi S. +. is a bit out of the way
for all fast incoming R.R. trains,
and Dan and Alfred ate breakfast
in S. F., dinner in Sioux City, with
the Mt. Zion Baptist church wo-
men. They attended morning
worship, with Rev Brstten in the
Pulpit. They ate their lunch and
supper with our own Ruth Nc
Laurin, In Omaha, Nebr, Ruth and
Clifford Sappo. The r. Vaughns
and others spread the broad for
these fellahs like real friends do.
The entire White family and Dan
drove into Sioux Falls Monday
morning, safe. but not too sound
due TO the lack of rest
Debhie Tate is six years old
and its hard TO believe. This little
one is cute as a button, she's a
first grade student in Irving
school Debbie Is the daughter Of
the Gordon Tates. l15 n. Oak
Ave. Debbie has sister. Dcnice
and a brother Gordon Jr. Mrs T.
Clayton. grandmother to the
youngsters had a family dinner
with a beautiful cake and plenty
Of ice cream last week
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13
GARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
and heartfelt thanks and apprecia-
ton to our many friends, neigh
bors and relatives for their acts
Of love and thoughtfulness shown
during the illness and death of
our. beloved sister, Mrs. Emma
Wallace. Especially do we wish TO
thank Rev. H. w. Bolts for his
comforting assistance and other
ministers for their consoling
words. For the many beautiful
floral tributes to our loved one,
the sympathy cards and tele-
grams, we shall forever be CRATE
full
TINY Holder and sisters.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13
ST. PETERS A.M.E.

Rev. Martin L. Simmons, pastor
of St. Peters ANfE church and
more than 40 persons from Mime
apolis went by chartered bus to
Waterloo, Ia, Sunday, July 8, to
participate in ground breaking
ceremonies Of a new church to be
built by Payne Chapel, the local
AME church at Waterloo.
Rev. G. T. Stinson, pastor Of
Payne Chapel, who extended a
special invitation to the st. Peter
group, said his church had raised
more than S31, 900 as Of Sunday
July 8 and stated that plans are
being made for immediate con-
struction.
Rev. Simmons in a prepared
message praised Rev. Stinson and
his group for their splendid ac-
complishment and urged them to
make the new building a part of
community service.
Those who went on the trip
were Vivian Patterson, Matte
Boyd, James Ward, James Nichols
Jr., Elise Lyle, Ida Moppins,
Wreatha Maxwell, Virginia Grams
berry, Martin L. and Wynona
Simmons, Ada Booker, L. G. Lev
erette, Adline Adams, r. c. Wal
lace, Maude Chandler, Edward
Boyd, Dorothy Sims, Beulah Jones,
James Cannon.
Also Josephine Brown, Reuben
Warren, Lucille Cooke, Irene
Smith, Lula Haskins, Dorothy
Payne, Glenda Sartin, Viola Mad
den; the Messrs. and Mines.
Cleveland Smalls, w. E. Stovall,
Henry Thomas, Thomas Stovall,
James Nichols Sr., and Curtis c.
Chivers.
Mrs. Allie Wilson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan McAdams went by pri-
vate automobile but Joined the
group in Waterloo.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13

was Mrs. Eliza
8 m ith second
vice president Of
the women's
Auxiliary.
Re elect Cd
president Of the
auxiliary as
Mrs. Celestia
Fraction Of Min
neapolis.
Other officers
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13

On Saturday, the Laymens
League held its annual banquet
in the church's dining room. with
DR.. Massey as toastmaster.
The program on Sunday began
with a meeting OF the Women's
Foreign Home and Educational
Auxiliary. In charge OF devations
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13
REV. SEXTON IN pEs MONIES

Rev, c. NJ Sexton, pastor Of
Border Methodist church, Min.
nespolis, is among the "a Mime
sofa Methodist laymen and min.
listers attending the nine-stste
Jurisdictional conference OF that
denomination in Des Moines.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13
Mimi SD. Baptists In
Annual Meet Reflect
DR.. Massey President

DIR. Floyd Massey Jr pastor Of Pilgrim Baptist church
and prominent ST. Paul civic leader reelected president Of
the Minnesota Dakota State Baptist Convention af
fate Of the National Baptist Convention its annual meeting
held Mount 0live Baptist Church Saturday July and
Sunday, July 8.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13

UndiSPuted editorial and news
leadership. first In circulation and
advertising lineage. That's this
newspaper.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13

Hundreds Of local business firms
depend on this medium 10 get their
advertising message 70 the Negro
market.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13

One paper win economically
contact the Negro consumer for
the smart advertisers products.
THIS Is TT!
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST

Ephssians Is: Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ who hath blessed us with
all spiritual blessings in heavenly
places in Christ.
Morning service was opened by
the deacons OF Friendship with
devotional and scripture readings.
Music was furnished by the Sem
ior choir.
Service was conducted by our
pastor, Rev. l. c. Harris using as
his theme, Costly Living and
Cheap Religion, taken from II
Samuel 7:2.
There were four added 10
Friendships membership rolls.
Three were by Christian exper-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1956-07-13

YOUNG voTERsl II you have
reached voting age since the last
election, be sure to register and
vote in all elections. Get your
name in the book!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-09
Patsy Messer
Is Farm Queen
For Montgomery

The Farm Queen for Montgom-
cry County is Miss Patsy Mes
ser, who will compete with the
other county queen on August
20, The state contest will be held
at 8 p. m. in front of the grand
stand at the State Fair Grounds
in Timonium.
Miss Betty (Tootsie) Anderson
was runner-up, taking second
place in the county contest, with
Miss Kathleen Smith as third
place winner. The judges were
Mrs, Jack Young, of the Little
Miss Finishing School, Chuck Du-
lane of WGAY and Hugh Hall
of the national office of the Farm
Bureau.
Winners in the Farm Bureau
beautiful baby contest were Eliz-
abeth Jane Fry, under one year;
Cathy Fry, Kenneth Fry and
Pamela Moore, one to three
years; Mango King, Fobert Fry,
Susan Fry and Freddie Lechlid-
er, three to six years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-09
POOIesUiUe Residents Take
August Vacation Trips

Mrs. John C. Jackson and her
children, John and Rhoda, sailed
Saturday for Geneva, Switzer-
land. Mrs. Jackson and Rhoda
expect to stay on for an extended
visit after entering John in
school there. Prior to her depart.
ure, Mrs. Jackson was enter.
tanned at luncheon by Mrs.
James Dowell, Mrs. Charles
Jamison and Mrs. Harry Kelley
Mrs. Kelley also entertained
with a luncheon party in her
honor.
Col. and Mrs. Sam Tolbott,
Eleanor and Fred left Sunday
for weeks visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Darby on the Nanti.
coke River at Bi-vel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul English and
daughter of Scranton, Pa. are
moving to GAINESVILLE this week.
Mrs. English, the former Grace
Poole, will be welcomed by her
relatives and friends here.
Jimmy Brown, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. c. Brown, greatly en-
joyed his first train ride ,alone
when he travelled to jenkins,
KY. and visited his grandmother
there for two weeks. Upon his
return last weekend, he found
his parents and Robert getting
settled in their new home.
Guests of the Sprigg Hays last
Wednesday overnight were their
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Benton
Ray Leach of Nangetuck, Conn.
Also there were Mrs. Hays sis.
ter, Mrs. Claiming Delaplane
and her son Nick of Front
Royal, Va.
Up Sugar Loaf Mountain way
Sunday afternoon, a group of
nine young friends of Keifer
Knill, son of Mr.. and Mrs. FL
bert Knill, helped him celebrate
his eighth birthday, while the
same afternoon in GAINESVILLE
there were Is young friends of
Butch" Ward in for a lively
party at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Frances Ward, to celebrate
his seventh birthday.
Mrs. w. K. Matthews, Sr. was
hostess to the W.S.S. of the
Dickerson Methodist Church on
Tuesday evening at her home,
Linden Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-09

town University School of Medi.
cine. After informing at Kings
County Hospital in Brooklyn, he
completed his residency in sur
gerry at Georgetown University
and d. c. General Hospitals.
DR.. McCarrick, a general sur
geon, entered private practice in
1852 and has offices in Washing
ton and in Rockville. He served
as captain in the Army Medi-
cal Corps in Japan
The bride wore natural linen
sheath highlighted with embroid-
cred satin dots as her going-away
dress. Her shoes and bag were
of natural straw and her small
hat of natural straw and pink
roses. Her corsage of pink roses
was pinned to her bag. After a
two week wedding trip, the couple
will reside at 3 Pooks Hill, Beth
esda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-09
BY Miss Joan Edwards

The MYF met last Sunday eve
ming at Germantown at Z pm.
The WSCS of Trinity Church
met last Wednesday afternoon at
2 pm.
The WSCS of Dickerson met
Tuesday at 8 pm, at the home
of Mrs. w. K. Mathews.
The Commission on Steward
ship and Finance of Trinity
Church will meet this evening at
the church. 1t is requested that
every member of the commission
be present for this meeting.
According to the last general
conference it is required that the
official board of each local
church meet once a year for the
purpose of making plans for the
general program of each local
church. Therefore it is required
that each member of the official
board come prepared when the
board meets with suggestions
and ideas as to what each of the
churches can do this year to
make this the best year in the
history of the church.
The first quarterly conference
of the Clarksburg Charge will
meet at Clarksburg on October
81 at 8 pm.
The Clarksburg Church and
Church School will hold their
annual picnic at Braddock
Heights Tuesday, leaving the
church at 1880 am.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. P. Williams
left July % for a weeks visit
with relatives in Virginia.
Mrs. Lucy Marshall's mother
and sisters visited her on July
%. Her sister-in-law, Nina and
daughter, Linda spent last week
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-09
Club Week
Has Indian
Tribe Theme

With loud war-whoop and
"how-how" hundreds of All boys
and girls from over Maryland are
registered for State Club Week on
the University of Maryland cam
pus which began Monday and con
tinues through Saturday. Organ
lied into Indian nations and
tribes, the young people attend
classes in home economics and
agriculture throughout the week.
Live Today and Build for To
morrow" is the theme of the
weeks program which includes
classes, general assemblies, YES
per services, state dress revue,
talen show, All pageant, and a
conservation service for honorary
All All-Stars.
All during the activities, the
group of some 1900 All members
has been organized according to
Indian tribal custom. Two Indian
nation chiefs and assistants are
named. Heading up the two ma
tons are Jayne R. Shivers of AL
len and Howard Meredith of Wye
Mills. Their assistant chiefs are
Charles w. Coale Jr. of Forest
Hill; Helene Long of Faulkner;
Barbara Lore of Solomons, and
Eugene c. Bay of White Hall.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-09
Shopping

Continued from Page y
Rockville or Gaithersburg Lum.
Der and Supply.
WIDOW, one of our local radio
stations that plays exceptionally
nice music, is now running its
daily schedule in the Sentinel.
One interruption to the music is
colleague Ron Nessen, who gives
the news as seen through the Sen
tinet every Thursday at / pm.
Thomas Hardware and Supply
Co. of Gaithersburg will celebrate
its first anniversary next week
with huge sale. More details in
next weeks column.
People who fiddle around with
stocks and bonds tell me that
Birely & Co. of Washington is a
good firm to handle this sort of
thing. If you have a little extra
money (well, somebody mustD !,
might be a good idea to call Bire.
~ for advice on where to put it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-09
HARRISBURG NEWS
Gaithersburg 9S5-J-2

with Mrs. Marshall and her hus-
band, Frank Elvin and daughter,
Debbie.
Mrs. Mabel Dahlar is recover.
ing slowly from her recent i'll
ness.
Raymond Pope still in hospital
following his recent heart attack.
The Clarksburg community
extends its sympathy to the fam
lily and friends of the flood vic
tins of the recent rain. One is
Mrs. Emile Wimms, aunt of two
of the colored victims.
Welty Cordell is progressing
satisfactorily from his heart con-
dition. Mr.. CordeH stopped
work three weeks ago. He was
employed with the American In
strument Co. in Silver Spring.
Mrs. Lula McDonough's grand
daughter has been visiting her
for the past week.
Ike Ziegler is at home conva.
lescing from his goiter operation.
Mrs. "Aunt" Net Davis is i'll
at Montgomery County General
Hospital. Mrs. Davis is a rela-
tive to the Cordells and until
this year spent two or three
weeks with Russell and Welty
Cordell, Barbara Ann, Mamie
Day and Mary each summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burge Burkett
and their son Burge, Jr just re-
turned from weeks vacation
which was spent with relatives
at Wakefield, Va.
Mrs. Helen Belle Bennett cele-
brated her birthday on July 81.
Mr.. and Mrs o. r. McElwain
of Clarksburg, w. Va, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Miller
and their daughter, Nancy July
% TO 25
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-09
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
Thursday August 2. 1855
DR.. McCarrick Married
In Washington Church

Miss Patricia Milmoe of Wash
ington and DR.. James McCar-
rick were married at noon July
% in Holy Trinity Church in
Washington. Rev. f. j. Ross,
pastor of Holy Trinity, per
formed the wedding ceremony
and celebrated the nuptial mass.
Rev. Francis Veith read the
Papal blessing.
The bride is the daughter of
Sen. and Mrs. Wheeler Milmoe.
The bridegroom, who resides in
Bethesda, is the son of Mrs.
Thomas Faile of Louisa, Va, and
the late John McCarrick of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The bride, escorted by her
father, wore a waltZ-length prin-
cess style gown of imported Chan
tilly lace with a fitted bodice and
short sleeves. Her veil of tulle
was attached to a lace cap and
she carried bouquet of white
feathered carnations and stephan
otis.
Miss Nancy l.. Hanschman of
Washington was the maid of
honor. Miss Hanschman wore a
dress of white lace with pale
yellow cummerband and bow in
the back.
DR.. Stephen N. Jones of Beth
esda was best man. The ushers
were Michael Milmoe, brother of
the bride; Paul l.. OBrien of
Washington; DR. Joseph j. Nc
Donald of Hyattsville, and DR..
Leon A. Martel Jr., of Arlington,
Va.
Following the ceremony, a re-
ception was held at the Carlton
Room of the Hotel Sheraton Carl
ton in Washington where a buff
fet luncheon was served for APP
proximately It's guests. Mrs.
Stephen N. Jones, wife of the best
man, sang during the reception.
Besides the bridal couple, the
brides parents and bridegroom's
mother and the maid of honor
were in the receiving line at the
hotel. Mrs. Milmoe wore a street
length dress of champagne lace
with matching beaded lace hat
and carried cymbidium orchids
pinned on her small handbag. The
bridegroom's. mother, Mrs. Faile,
wore navy blue lace with navy
accessories and a small blue
feathered hat. Her corsage was
a white orchid.
Mrs. McCarrick is graduate
of Canastota, N. Y. schools and
of the College of New Rochelle
where she was editor of the col
lege newspaper. She has been
a member of the staff of Sen.
Irving M. Ives in Washington. Be
fore joining the senator's staff,
she was local editor of the Mid
York Weekly in Hamilton and as
sistant director of publicity for
the New York Republican State
Committee in New York City.
DR.. McCarrick is a graduate of
Georgetown College and George