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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
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Dowdy- Dunkum
Reunion Planned
Aug. IS At Lake

Sunday guests Of w. Elijah Dun
KUN We're Mr. and Mrs Ed Jones.
Pamela Jones. NJ. and Mrs. Wilson
Dunkum, Vienna Dpnkum, Lanny
Dunkmn. Mrs. Gordon Thomas and
Mrs. A. r. Old. Mrs. Elijah Dunkum
Is still on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs L. j Dunkum,
Peggy Dunkum. Valma Dunkunl
and Mrs. Emma Allen spent a few
days ia Draper. n G. They were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs, Acie Thomas
and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Allen Roy
Allen mas recently been discharged
from the hospital
Many from this community at
tended the homecoming day at
Cedar Baptist church Sunday II
was a very inspirational day.
Mrs. Ed Jones served wonder
ful meal for James Jones Tuesday
nieht. Those Oh the guest list were
MI and Mrs. Hamilton Harris. Mr.
and Mrs Jimmie Allen, and chill
dfen. Mn. and Mrs. Gordon Thomas,
Gail Anderson. Clarence Thomas,
Thomas DUpkum. Annie Ruth Hud-
gins, Linda NLeSueur. Elaine Lee
Sueur and Mrx and Mrs Frank
LeSueur
Those spending the week end at
the beach were Mr. and Mrs. Elson
Dunkun, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie
Allen, James Jones and Annie Ruth
Hudgins.
Mr. and Mrs. L. ) Dunkum,
Peggy Velma and Lailny Dunkum,
and Mn. and MIS- Wilson DnQkum
spent Saturday at the beach
T,,,ly.,s,.i u w. Aft.e ~
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1t. W. a. Moon, Jr.,
At AT Radar Schoo!

Second Lieutenant William A.
Moon, Jr., is attending the eight
week radar course Of the USAF
Aircraft Controllers School ali
Tyndall Air Force Base. near Pam
anna City. Fla
IT. Moon, son of Mrs. Frances
q. Moon, OF Route 3, Cumberland
Is being taught to direct. through
the use Of ground radar and ra-
dio, jet fighters within firing
range Of enemy aircraft.
On graduation in September, he
viii be assigned to an Air Defense
unit IN the e. S. or overseas to
help foftify the radar network
guarding this country ana the
free world
Elijah Dunkum reports wonder
ful trip to New York. HI says IA
good time was had by al
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S ] y Hospital
!. PATIENT LIST

stone, girl, Aug. s
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W Dickhoft.
Farmville. boy, Aug s.
Mr.. and Mrs w. J Danes.
Phenix, boy. Aug j.
Mr. and Mrs. l. H. Nelson. Keys
vile, boy. Aug 6.
Colored Patients
Arthur l.. Foster. Cumberland.
and James Harris. Keysville.
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P Can are sriIi On the SICK list.
Larry Lesueslr spent Sunda y
night with naie; LeSueur. and they
visited Carlton LeSueur Monday.
Rev and Airs r B. White and
Rev Ii l. Simpson were dinner
guests, d. Nj and Mrs. Frank LIE
Sueur Monday
The fWensy-tis'st annual Dowdy
and Dulkura reGnion Will be held at
Bear Cfeak, Lake August 10 from
20 Al ". ~ A y. m Friends ana
relatives Ely a picn.c lunch and
come On -dos1i
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-08-09
New President Named
To HDC Federation

Mrs. c. F.. Babcock, of Prince
George county, is newly elected
president Of the Virginia Fedora
ton Of Home Demonstration
clubs, an organization of 1888
clubs with more than $4,000 mem
bers Nine Of the clubs are iii
Prince Edward, and a number Of
others in adjoining counties.
A native Of Petersburg. she has
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B Tyler. Jr..
and daughters, Mary and Lou,
from Salem. Va. and MI. and
Mrs Arthur Bumpus, daughter
and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs.
Tyler. Jr., from Maine, visited R
B. Tylers, III. IN Farmville. On
Tuesday, August g.
Mr. and Mrs. R W Noel are
visiting their son. Dr.. David Noel.
and family, at oxford N C Mrs,
Noel will undergo medical treat
ment While in North Carolina.
Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Schlegel viii
leave Sunday for an extended trip
to the New England states and
Canada. where they will visit rela-
tives and friends, returning here
about September 9
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There. wsre ss6' hospital patients
Thtfrsda: nsorIisng
Patients Admitted
George q Robertson. Victoria
WillianySv seaass. Crewe.. Mrs d.
E. Sheleons Chase City. MSS Viz
ginia BedtdsN Farmville; Mrs. S.
e. Mckay Fattnville, Mrs g L.
Booth l1at M WILLIE Mrs. g. G.
Harvey CusdssilTe, John Morton,
Cumberland MIS-. R L. Young
Farmvilh: Mg E NJ Morton
Falinvllie Y:
Also. JanesS5.E,, Poe, Jetersville
Carlton Diehers2n Charlotte C. H,
Mrs A. p f'mcham, Farmvllle; W,
H. Motley. Bsnkevilie, John F.
Johnson Criswas. Harry L. Williams
Crewe Nafrs * M, Ferguson, Apo
nfatfox Samuel McNutt, Rice Mrs.
. W. F.ieianan, Burkeville, and
Mrs. e A Harris, Phenix
Births
Mfr anl MIs,.A Tilley Black
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New Terms Spur
Security Payments

The Washington Social Secu-
rity district Office at 8l4 H street
NV. reported yesterday it had
a record number of callers last
week and handled 5000 items Of
business.
The Office said the increased
work load is the result Of new
coverage provided by the 1856
amendments to the law. Dis
abled individuals who meet the
coverage requirements will re-
ceive payments starting in July
The provision that women who
qualify may retire at 81 instead
of at IS, taking partial benefits
has brought in additional num-
bers. 1t is estimated that about
half the women eligible elect tc
start their benefits at 81.
Another change in the Law
that has added to the work load
on the Office Is the provision
that disabled children of retired
or deceased workers may qualify
for payments.
Victor Sadd. district manager
said persons tend to call at the
Office in the middle Of the day
and early in the week. He saic
service would be improved II
callers came early in the morn
ing or late in the afternoon anC
preferably toward the end Of the
week. Office hours are from
m. to 5 pm.
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why doctors have been sending
up warning flares. Americans
are again in the grip Of diet
faddism. And you will admit
that when we go overheard we
often find ourselves in water over
our heads.
OF course doctors want you to
lose weight. By now you all know
the dangers connected with
obesity. But we want you to diet
sensibly. Easy does it! Gradual
weight loss by using a sensible
diet regime is the answer.
Here is what we physicians
have been concerned about late
ly. Gullible. impatient dieters
have fallen for all the hokum in
these so called wonder diets. In
one liquid diet that has recently
inundated the United States
there is striking deficiency in
proteins. If these diets are used
temporarily there is no harm
done; except that you have
wasted your money and efforts.
However, if such diets are taken
for months. low protein intake
may actually produce nitrogen
imbalance" in the body-and are
an actual threat to life.
Effects of RauwOlfia
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: have
high blood pressure and have
been asked to take one of the
Rauwolfia drugs. My doctor
says it is harmless but have
a friend who took it and got so
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BY PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK

The human mind is a variable
quantity, and nobody has better
reason to know it than the
lawyers and judges who spe-
ciallze in wills.
People will 60 to great lengths
to draw up a detailed, accurate
will. pin-pointing exactly what
they want done with their prop
erty when they die. They will
pay a goodly fee to have this
done so that there will be nc
legal question about anything
They will take care to have
proper witnesses and observe all
the formallties. necessary and
unnecessary.
And then at some later date
they will undo the whole thing
with a few lines scrawled in
pencil on a piece Of notepaper
They'll say something like this;
II hereby declare any previous
will or testament by me null
and void. / leave everything to
Doaks."
1t may seem curious that the
courts will give legal effect tc
such scraps of paper, but they
often do.
OF course, 1t is not as simple
as this sounds. Certain i'm
portant facts must be estab-
lished. For example, IL must BIZ
shown that the scrubbed will
was entirely in the handwriting
OF the person in question ano
signed by him, that the date OF
Will established 1t as the latest
one in existence. that the note
was intended as will and OF
Intended TO revoke any previou,
wills, etc.
These circumstance may noi
BE- easy To prove. Assuming, how.
ever, that they can be proved
and that there was no frauc
involved nor any mental in
6rmity on the part OF the person
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The FomiIy Council consists Of o Judge,
psyehiotrist. three elereymen, q
newspaper editor, q women's editor
ond two writers. Eoeh article is q
summory Of an oetuoI cose history.
The council reports on problems thoi
have been deoIt with by responsible
agencies and eounselors.
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LAW IN THE NEWS
Hosty Note Can Undo
Best Constructed Will

making the will, then the final
desire expressed usually governs
no matter what form it is in.
A situation along these lines
arose recently in San Ysidro
Calf, when wealthy woman
died leaving six heirs in her i'm
mediate family. Among the wom-
ans effects was found this hand
written note:
In case Of my death a very
short Memorial Service at Ben
bough Mortuary. Everything
strictly private no flowers.
want Inez my Daughter to have
all my personal belongings.
Phil Harding my son $l--don't
notify any one else my two
sisters are very old and widows
and unable to come"
All the heirs except Inez OBJ
jected to the note; they said II
was not intended to dispose OF
all the old lady's property. But
it stood up in court anyway. -Four
of the heirs got nothing, Phi
got a dollar; Inez got the rest.
The next Low in the News column
will appear Sunday.
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FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

OLD AGE: One day. when he
was past IS. the late King Gus
tav of Sweden went for a walk
near his summer home. He came
upon two mixers. Recognizing the
aged monarch, they stepped aside
to let him pass.
MY, isn't he old" whispered
the first hiker. II wonder If he
can still see"
II guess So" said the second
And he can still walk"
The King stopped and faced
the others.
II can still hear, too" he said
with smile.
DEFICIENCY: A playwright
who was reading his newest work
to producer Lee Shubert, looked
up after finishing FIVE pages and
noticed that Shubert was begin
ming to doze.
The writer read on for several
moments. skipped to the last
page and hurried through it
Then. closing the book. he banged
the table with his fist.
Shubert woke with a start
and said:
Not bad at all. my boy. but
it could use a little love interest
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FEATURE Rcz
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Treating Thyroid in Pregnancy
By DR.. PETER } sTElNcRoHN

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: / am %,
in my sixth month of pregnancy,
and my thyroid gland is en-
larged. My obstetrician says that
it is nothing to be concerned
about and has suggested no
treatment. I have confidence in
him. nevertheless. I should like
to have the advice of an in
ternist. Do you think l should
forget about it? Mrs. j. D"
Answer: 1t is not uncommon
for the thyroid to enlarge dur
ing pregnancy. After delivery, the
neck swelling usually disappears.
Chances are that your doctor has
made light of the matter be-
cause he has not detected any
symptoms of thyroid overactivity.
incidentally, it is difficult to
make the diagnosis Of hyper
Ithyroidism during pregnancy.
Usually we rely for the con-
firmation of the diagnosis on
such evidence as basal metabo-
ism tests. protein-bound iodine
determinations and measurement
of radioactive iodine uptake.
Unfortunately. these results are
abnormally high during rreg-
nancy even though the thyroid
is normal.
Therefore we make the dag
InoSis by evaluating signs and
symptoms. In the presence Of an
enlarged thyroid we become
suspicious Of hyperthyroidism if
there is marked weight loss,
rapid pulse, nervousness. staring
eyes, loose stools and weakness
in the legs,
If hyperthyroidism is present
during pregnancy we usually do
not suggest therapeutic abortion.
Surgery is the preferred treat
ment. Use of radioactive iodine
or propyl-thiouracil type drugs
is usually not recommended.
You see, Mrs. j. D. even If
you had difficulty with your
thyroid during pregnancy. mod
ern medicine can handle the
situation quite we'll without
danger to the mother or child.
Danger in Diets
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I have
been reading some articles lately
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Veteran Radio Performer

pages and there are still eight
days left to send in your entry)
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AND IT'S ALL FREE!
Lively Beat for Star Rally
Promised by Don Owens

third. Kelvin. is an agriculture
student at the University OF
Maryland.
He says he owes his recording
start TO Hank Snow-"number
one country artist of Canada and
the first man to help me get
started in records. His recording
publisher now is Dan Pierce OF
Starday. who discovered such
country music artists as Webb
Pierce. T. Texas Tyler, George
Jones and Benny Barnes.
Don promises to make it a
lively evening Tuesday at Mac
farland.
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in which doctors keep warning
us laymen about the dangers in
dieting. can't understand. On
the one hand you tell US it is
bad to be overweight. Then
when we finally get around to
taking off the fat you warn us
that we are liable to get into
trouble. I guess We'll have to
choose between remaining fat
or becoming frustrated about
just what to do. I. and a few
heavy-set friends of mine. would
greatly appreciate it if you would
Straighten us out. Thank you
and best wishes. Sincerely Mrs.
H. o. Y"
Answer: / believe you know
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Monday: Worn your fomiIy if pain
mokes your irritoble.
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Israeli Aide to Speak

Simcha Dinitz of the Israeli
Embassy will address a meeting
OF the Young People of Temple
Sinai in the Adas Israel audi
torium. Connecticut avenue and
Porter street NV. at 8:l5 pm
SUNDAY.
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AND IT'S ALL FREE!

Don Owens, the 26-year-old
Falls Church. disc jockey and
band leader who loves to play
music and sing songs. will pro-
vide both at The Stars gala rally
celebrating Newspaper Comics
Week at 8 pm. Tuesday.
The public is invited to the
free festival of comics at Mac
farland Junior High School
Iowa avenue and Varnum street
NV. On the program are:
Don and his four Circle Q
Boys from radio station WAR;
will provide a lively musical
background at the rally CON-
memorating the Goth anniver-
sary of the comic strip.
AL Andriola. the cartoonist
who draws Kerry Drake" II
The Star and almost 200 other
newspapers. Al will give a chalk
talk about how each exciting ad-
venture of Detective Sergt
brakes comes into being.
More Disc Jockeys
Personal appearances by 6
number of other disc jockeys
from Washington area broad
casting stations.
Giveaways of a large number
OF original comic. strips as they
left the drawing boards of ma
tionally-syndicated cartoonistS
for The Star.
Door-prizes consisting Of 9
quantity of the top platters ir
the Washington area as decided
by a vote Of the disc jockeys ir
these parts.
Master of ceremonies will be
John H. Kaufman. assistant
business manager of The Star
AL Andriola will be introduced
by Philip H. Love, editor of The
Stars Sunday Magazine.
In addition TO the rally, The
Star is also sponsoring a contest
for cartoonists up to 10 years Of
age with $500 in cash prizes fol
the best drawing Of a comic strip
character from The Star. De.
tails are on one of today's comic
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Danger in Diets

Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I have
been reading some articles lately
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pages ana tnere are Stlll elgnL
days left to send in your entry)
Veteran Radio Performer
Don Owens has been on the
radio since he was IA years old.
He has been playing his left
handed guitar over a large part
of the country. including Del
Rio. Tex. Baltimore and Hen
derson. N. c.. but Don calls
Washington his home.
He first came To this section
Of the country in 1911 and,
after serving in the Air Force,
became a disc Jockey for station
WGAY in Silver Spring for four
years.
| The next four years were spent
in Texas where he really got
started on his lifelong ambition
to write songs and make record
ings. He returned to Washing
ton in 1850 and has been going
StTOIls ever Since.
OF the $50 songs he has COM
Ipleted. IL have been published
and four are on records. He
thinks his best one is "A Thief
in the Heart Of Rose" which
was issued by Starday of Holly
wood about a month ago.
What kind of music does Don
play and for what kind of people ?
Sometimes its Western; some
times its just plain hill-billy; and
sometimes its Mexican style"
Don says. II just try to play and
sing how l feel about things and
if it comes out Western. then it.
Western"
Gets 900 Letters a Week
Don gets about 600 letters a
week from people of all ages. He
says there seem to be as many
from grown folks as there are
from teen-agers.
The bachelor disc jocket lives
in Falls Church, although his
parents live in Silver Spring now.
A brother. James. is a Marine
lieutenant in the Philippines;
another brother. Alan is en-
ployed by the Navy here and a
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depressed he had to have elec-
troshock treatments to cure him.
What would you do in my case?
Mr.. j. S. A."
Answer: I have prescribed
these Rauwolfia derivatives to
hundreds of patients without
noticing such bad effects. How
ever. I have been alert to reduce
the dosage-or discontinue it
Observation-Disclosures the pa
tient began to show any unto
ward symptoms.
Occasionally patients will be-
come mentally depressed after
taking Rauwolfia. They are
tired, have fears or crying spells,
are sleepless and sometimes have
suicidal thoughts. However. most
patients take the drug without
difficulty.
You can take it without fear
provided you are under observa-
ton by your doctor.
(Released by The Bell Syndicate, Incl
Monday: Worn your fomiIy If pain
mnkeS vouP irritable
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FAMILY COUNCIL
Stepfother
Scorns Aid
To Youth
THE PROBLEM

MIR. H. P.-Jef needs a real
good scare.
MRS. H. P.-Should he get q
police record for one mistake.
THE DETAILS
Mr.. II. P.-I recently married
q widow with two children-a
14-year-old boy and a 10-year-
old girl. The boy Is quite a
problem at home and in school.
He doesn't seem to want to
learn and Is disrespectful and
disobedient to both Of us.
Recently he got into some SER
ious trouble. He stole merchan-
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disc from a store where he works
occasionally after school. JEFF
was caught red-handed and the
owner then accused him of TAX
ing other merchandise that had
been missing. JEFF denied that
he had ever done it before. The
owner did not believe him and
neither did 1.
The owner now threatens to go
to the police because the mer-
chandise was quite valuable.
told him to go ahead because
think that JEFF needs a real good
scare. It's the only thing that
will save him from becoming a
criminal.
My wife. who is much too easy
on Jeff. wants me to pay the man
and hush the whole thing UP.
can't convince her that she is
doing the boy more harm than
good with her codding.
Mrs. II. P.-When we married
nearly a year ago. told my hus-
band that I hoped he would be
a real father to the children. Now
he wants to turn my son in to
the police.
JEFF is a very good boy at
heart. but I'm afraid he has been
very much upset in the past three
years. First, his father was seri-
ously i'll for long time, then he
died. and year later. I remar-
ried. My husband was harsh with
jeff from the first. wanted him
to give the boy a little fatherly
discipline, but not to threaten
and bully him at every step.
know my boy and know he
is a problem. but he doesn't lie
to me. He swore to me that he
had never stolen anything before
and I believe him. He swears
he'll never do anything like that
again. Should a child of IA be
given a police record for one mis-
take? My husband can well
afford to keep this man quiet.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Several different problems are
involved here. The first one to
tackle is to determine definitely
whether or not JEFF is innocent
of the past thefts. Mrs. H. P
says she believes her son. but is
willing to give his accuser hush
!, money. She is either lying to
. herself or has been frightened
out Of rational action.
! Mrs. H. P. should make he1
own investigation as to the pos
sibility of the past thefts. She
should see whether her son has
things or money that he could
not have come by in an honest
way.
=. II the boy did not make those
thefts, the parents should stand
by him and make every effort to
convince his accuser that he is
in error. If the man Still wants
to go to the police. JEFF will at
'ileast have the security of know
ing that his parents are fully
and confidently behind him.
II the affair is dropped. the
parents still have the problem
of knowing how to deal with the
undoubtedly troubled boy. Mr.
H. P.'s attitude does appear
harsh. with his forebodings
about Jeff's becoming a criminal
and needing "a real good scare
II he values his marriage anc
has any concern for the boy. he
will try to give him fatherly af-
lection and loyalty as we'll as
Authority.
In view Of the fact that JEFF
Us having problems in school and
has been caught in one theft. II
would be wise for these parents
to ask the school authorities OF
ia clergyman to recommend a
family service agency that /,
equipped to give JEFF and his
problems closer attention.
Copyright, 1857. General Features Corp.
Monday: Fother and son eIosh owe
. hnsinnss
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Mt. Vernon In Paris

sented it to his daughter, Gloria. when she
married the Comte de Pierrefeu.
The Count has his own links with Amer
lea, as a descendant of French admiral,
Louis de Pierrefeu. who figured prominently
on the side of the United States in the
War of 1872. An admirer of Washington.
the present Count furnished his house with
reproductions of the original Mount Vernon
furnishings Most of these pieces were
dragged out and burned by Nazi looters
of Paris in I945. but the Pierrefeus are grad
ually replacing them in the original style.
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A MEXICAN VISITORS to the Comte de
n Pierrefeu's estate In St. Cloud, a suburb
Of Paris, may be startled at first view of
the house. which is an accurate copy OF
George Washington's Mount Vernon home,
even to its setting on broad. sloping lawn.
The resemblance s.not accidental. for the
house was originally built by the United
States Government as a display for the
Paris Exposition of 1882. When the EXPOSE
ton was over, DR.. Alexander Bruno OF New
York bought the house and had 1t recon-
structed on its present site, and later pre-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-08-17

Chairman of the convention.
MIR. Maceo Crutcher, stated that
the purpose of the public meet
ing held at this hour was to
interpretate to the public the
ideas and aims of the conven-
ton.
The fact was stressed that
one l70.000.0o0 minority peo-
pie, Of which the figure is
expected to reach 228.ooo.oo by
1875.
Therefore plans must be made
for a development in housing, as
housing problems is the number
one problem of our day BY
America so doing they can show
70 the world how the interna
tional problems can be solved.
Mr.. Edward Common of the
City Council brought greeting
instead of the Mayor who l.
out Of town. Invocation by Rev
James Wadsworth: introduction
of guest speaker by Mr.. George
II. Harris. president.
Guest speaker. DR. Carey
is chairman of President Eisen
hcwer's Committee on Foreign
Affairs. Alderman. City of Chi
cago, attorney, and pastor of
Quinn Chapel Church in Chi
cago.
He stated that the Nationa
Real Estate Brokers are combin
ing two factors - OF making