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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-16
COLLEGE GRADUATE
HELP-MEM AND WOMEN
CLERK-TYPIST

BEAUTICIAN. male or female. also
shampoo girl. for o busy Silver
Spring beauty salon. u. 6-5733
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
Student
Nurse

A pretty, blond Washing
ton-Lee graduate, who has
wanted a career in nursing
since junior high days, is on
the way at last.
From the time she puts
her special Garfield cap
on the back of her head in
the morning, Barbara Noes
day as a firSt-year student
nurse at Garfield Memorial
Hospital School of Nursing
is a combination of class
room studies and their
practical application in the
wards.
AS she advances in the
three-year course (Which
next year will be as part of
the spanking new Wash
ington Hospital Center),
her work in the hospital
itself Will increase and she III
have experience in the
nursery, in pediatrics, with
psychiatric patients and in
the communicable disease
ward of D. G. General.
And, when the day comes
Barbara can add RN (for
registered nurSe) to her
name, she will be equipped
for a profession where the
demand is high.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
Mt. OLIVET BAPTIST

Sunday, July ii was Youth Day
with the junior deacons and dea-
conesses assisting. Rev. S. L,
King, assistant pastor of Zion
Baptist church, Minneapolis, was
guest speaker for the day. He
used as his subject for the morn
ing message, The Three Crosses.
For the evening worship, Rev
Kings message was The Great
Tranquilization" using for his
theme, Jesus the peace maker. All
who heard Rev. King felt that his
message was forceful and very in
formative, as well as spiritual.
Music for the day was furnished
by the Youth Choir. Mrs. Doris
Alexander was director.
One addition was added to the
church membership.
Mrs. Laura Williams of st
Marks United Presb y err T
church, Detroit, Mich, was a visi-
tor, also Mrs. S. L. King, Zion
Baptist church, Minneapolis and
many other visitors.
Rev. Hunter is attending a
meeting of the National Board OF
the Sunday School and Baptist
Training Union which is conven'
ing in Nashville, Tenn. this week
He will be at his post on Sunday
July 81 at Mt. Olivet.
Mrs. Ruth Mcdonald is improv,
ing nicely at her home, 615 w
Central Av. Lee Hampton was re-
ported i'll at his home, SIS w. Cen,
| trail Av.
You're welcome at Mt. Olivet
The Church of Friendliness."
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
james e. Anderson Dies;
Services Held Wednesday

jaime E. Anderson, 3O3 Charles
Av.. st. Paul, died suddenly at his
home on Sunday, July IA. Mr..
Anderson had been in poor health
for the past several months.
He was a native of st. Paul, son
of the late Evan Anderson. an at
torney in st. Paul and Mrs. Con-
stance Anderson, who survives
him.
Other survivors include
daughter, Penny Anderson; one
sister, Mrs. Henrietta Turpin;
brother, Charles Anderson, all of
st. Paul; two aunts, Mrs. Freder-
icka Weston, st. Paul and Mrs.
Gladys Haynes of Palm Springs,
California, a number Of nieces
and nephews and other relatives.
Visitation was held after 5 p.
m. Tuesday, July 10 at Brooks
Funeral Chapel Burial was We'd
nesday at 10 a. m. iii Elmhurst
cemetery.
Brooks Funeral Home was in
charge of the service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
To Welcome Wier
At Bass Like
Picnic August q

over 1000 people are expected
to officially welcome home Con-
gresham Roy Wier upon the adj
journment of the 1857 Congress
at a Third District DFL family
picnic to be held Sunday, August
4th at Libby's Park on Bass Lake,
according to Robert Haley Cam
bridge, Third District DFL chair
man.
The event, sponsored by the
Third District DFL Executive
Committee, will also honor liberal
State Legislators and County
Commissioners within the district
State DFL office holders and DF'L
party leaders will also be special
guests.
Co-chairman II. Rau of Col
umbia Heights and Mrs. Betty
Green, 4377 Wooddale, st. Louis
Park. announced that there will
not be a formal program, but that
the days activities will include
children's races and games, Adult
events, rides and the opportunity
for Third District residents to
meet and discuss issues with their
Congressman and other elected Of
ficials. Starting the full day of
activity at noon will be a softball
game between the DFL and the
Young DFL. Congressman Wier
is scheduled to perform the mound
duties for the Senior Party.
The public is invited and those
attending can either bring their
picnic lunch or buy food at the
picnic.
The Third Congressional Dis
triCt includes wards one through
five in Minneapolis, rural Henne-
pin County and Anoka, Isanti,
Chisago and Washington Counties.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
ZION BAPTIST

The morning scripture lesson
was Matthew 25:14-27, the par
able of the talents. The text for
the morning message was from
the 14tht verse of the same pass
age: For the Kingdom of Heaven
is as a man travelling into a far
country, who called his own ser
wants, and delivered unto them his
goods" The supplementary text
was verse q of this same pass
age: Thou oughtest therefore to
have put my money to the ex-
changers, and then at my coming
l should have received mine own
with usury.
one new member was voted into
the church. She was Miss Nancy
Clark.
The visitors were Mrs. Earline
Davis and Mr.. and Mrs. c. Lewis
of this city, Mrs. Elizabeth Helmes
and Mrs. Ola Tandy of Chicago;
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Hale OF Duck
Hill. Mississippi: Mrs. VIII Ham
mond of Atchison, Kans. and Mr..
Norman II. Reitz OF Olivia, Min
nesota.
At four D. m. the winners of the
Senior Choir's Baby Contest were
announced at a tea There was a
short program proceeding the an
nouncement. The first prize win
ner, Mark Sheppard, son Of Mr.,
and Mrs. Raymond Sheppard won
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
Huge lnterracioI
Crowd Welcomes
Negro Minister

Los Angeles CAMP Some
1000 persons. including interracial
members Of many other churches
in this city turned out last week
in a previously all-white Metho-
dist church to hear the Negro pas
tor Of the church deliver his first
Sunday service from the pulpit.
Scores Of other persons stood at
the church entrances and poured
out into the streets where loud
speakers brought them the ser
vices Of the Rev. Nelson Burlin
Higgins Jr., who was brought TO
tears by the huge turnout,
Il am overwhelmed with joy.
can only say thanks" the minister
told the aggregation attending the
Normandie Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church and filling the
institution.
Rev Higgins stated, Il am
more than delighted. We are con-
WINGED that the church must serve
all people wherever they live. We
are all just people, Our destiny is
to follow this philosophy"
The church stands in the heart
Of an interracial district. Last
month Bishop Gerald H Kennedy
Of the Southern Californis-Ari-
IONA Methodist Conference an
nounced Rev. Higgins appoint
went wrhich was a precedent,
marking the first time a Negro
cleric has been named to pastor
an aII-white church.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
Maurice Haynes Is
New Manager Of
81. PouI Recorder

The new manager Of the st,
Paul RECORDER is Maurice
Haynes. former advertising man.
ager of the Covert (Michigan)
Times
Mr. Haynes assumed the RE
CORDER post July /.
The new newspaper staffer re-
ceived his education in the Gary,
Ind. and Chicago, III. elementary
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
PILGRIM BAPTIST

A capacity audience filled the
sanctuary on Sunday, July IA at
the IL a. m. service to hear the
Rev. Paul o. Madsen of New
York City, whose Mems day topic
was Thresholds. The Rev. Mad
seen, who was a classmate at Col
gate-Rochester School of Divinity
of DR.. Massey, is secretary OF the
Department of Cities Of the Home
Mission Society Of the American
Baptist Convention.
The Invocation was given by
Samuel Richardson and the
Scripture was read by w. E. Com
modore. Deacon M. A. Knott Sr
offered morning prayer. Music
was by the Mems Chorus under
the direction of A. v. Hall, b. F,
Taylor told the children's story
Among registered visitors were
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl T. Schuneman
of White Bear. Special soloist was
James Murray who sang, Il Come
To Thee" Dedicatory prayer was
given by Trustee B. L. Morris.
Co-chairmen of the Mems Day
program were c. E. Harris and
w. E. Commodore. Other chair
men were Don Wilson, l. M. Dor
sey, Horace Brown, George Math'
ews, Charles Banks and A. V
Hall.
The annual church picnic was
held at Phalen Park at 2 p. m
under the direction of Mr.. Banks
Commentator was expressed
to the Choral Group for its ex'
cellent youth program on last
Sunday.
The pre-convention musicale OF
the Minnesota State Baptist
Convention will be held at Zior
Baptist church on Friday Ito
night. The Conventions Lay
men will hold their banquet or
Saturday at Zion. The convention
will meet at 3 p. m. at Bethesda
Baptist, Minneapolis.
The Rev. Milton Combs, mis-
sionary to Burma, will speak or
Sunday, July rs at the morning
worship service.
Sunday, August 25, will be Wo'
mems Day at Pilgrim.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
CHURCH
NEWS

a $50 bond. The second prize win
ner, Linda Yarder, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Warder, won a
S25 bond. The third prize winner,
Lucretia Sudduth, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Sudduth, won
SIS, and the other contestants
won 10 per cent of the amount
they brought in.
The Scripture lesson for the
evening service was Romans 6: l.
Is and the pastors sermonette
was based upon ii.
Prayer meeting is at 1880 each
Wednesday evening.
You are always welcome at
Zion, The Friendly Church" -
Evelyn Smith.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
Grand Jury
Indiets SIoyer
For Monslaughfer

The Minneapolis man, Lee T.
(Frenchy) speicher, 1910 Vincent
Ave No, who police say admits
holding the German Luger which
fatally wounded Korean veteran
Robert Varnado July 5, was in
dicted July 10 by the Hennepin
county grand Jury on a first de-
gree manslaughter charge.
Seven witnesses were called in
Guiding Earthia Wiley. 22l4 Fifth
Av. S. companion OF Varnado and
Howard Nolen, 1901 22nd Av. s,
who was In the back seat of the
car driven by Varnado on the
fatal night.
Other witnesses heard by the
jury were Leana Mays, 1918 Ere
mont Az, N; Lawrence ]. Calls
tro, 1901 18th Av. S; Detective
Captain Chff Egeland, Detective
Cornelius Van Poll and Hennepin
county coroner, DIR, William Guth-
rie.
Speichcr entered n plea Of not
guilty In Hennepln County dis
trict court Monday and his
case was set for September 0.
Spcicher claimed in his state
ment 70 the police that he didn't
know the gun, which he admitted
was his, was loaded. The incident
occurred, witnesses say, wher
Speicher and a companion, Johr
Lackhnea approached a car driv
en- by vsrnado to remonstrat,
with him because OF IS which
7 they claim they gave to him 4
, purchase liquor.
= Varnado is said TO have denies
, he knew anything about the $
, whereupon Speicher in what h
] claims was "a show OF force" dii
b played the weapon, The pistol WI
{ fired and Varnsdo was killed Il
stantly and Wiley, seated besi'
him was wounded.
=, II happened 10 fast that No
Ken. In the back scat, told polio
he didn't sec much. SPeiche
claims the cooked gun went OF
when somebody grabbed It.
y Speicher was apprehend
!" through a Minneapolis Star Al
= Tribune photo OF him dancing
the Minneapolis Labor Temp
~ He Is said % be a devotee
~ rock n ron" and calypso mus
and dancing,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19

schools, completing his high school
work at the Chicago Academy for
Adults.
He attended the Chicago College
OF Stereotype and Minnesota
School of Business, majoring in
court reporting.
Mr.. Haynes served as manager
OF the Jane Adams Coop Food
Store In Chicago was department
manager seven years for the DE
Koven Drug chain in Chicago and
was a managerial assistant for
Hillman's Pure Foods, Inc, OF
Chicago.
His newspaper experience was
gained as advertising manager of
the Covert, Mich, papers, the
Times and the waterveliet Shop
per.
In Minnesota he has served az
secretarial assistant TO the May
ors Commission on Human Re-
lations.
Mr. Haynes is married and he
and his wife, Thesera have two
children, Toni and Deborah Ann,
IL and four years Of age respec-
lively.
His hobbies are mainly music.
He played the violin with the
Criterion Concert Orchestra of
Chicago and studied the viola.
Mr. Haynes said his new job as
manager of the % year old st.
Paul RECORDER offers him a
real challenge and he says he is
immensely impressed by the
friendliness of classes of st. Paul
citizens.
The RECORDER office down
town is at $40 Globe Building
telephone CA. 2-O922 or FE. 5.
707l.
Mr. Haynes joins c. w. Patter-
son, longtime advertising and cir
culation solicitor and Mildred T.
Jordan, columnist on the RE-
CoRDER staff
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
Florence Wells Is
Buried In CaIif.;
A Former Resident

Los Angeles, Calf 49, Services
fore Mrs. DIN p. (Florence) Wells
were held at 10 a. m. Wednesday,
July 10 at the Connors-Johnson
Funeral Chapel The Rev. Mr.. L.
f. williams, former rector Of st.
Phillips Episcopal church, st.
Paul, officiated with burial in
Erevgreen cemetery.
Mrs. Wells, who had been in all
ing health for the past few years,
was hospitalized July 1 and al
though her condition was critical,
her death on Saturday July 6,
came as a shock TO her family.
The deceased was born in Keo-
kuk, Ia, and had lived in Mime
apolis for 40 years before moving
TO California in August 1856. The
couple moved to California, hop
ing that the milder climate would
improve Mrs. Wells health. After
moving to the coast, she was hos
pitalized intermittently prior to
her death.
She is survived by her husband,
DIN p. Wells; one daughter, Mrs
Lorena Suthern of st. Paul; one
son, Howard Wells, Los Angeles;
one sister, Mrs. Margaret Godette,
st. Paul; two brothers, Walter
Gross, St Paul, and Morris Gross,
Minneapolis; four grandchildren,
nieces and nephews and other
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Wells had resided
in their home at 3641 Fourth Av.
s., Minneapolis for some 35 years
and had sold the homestead when
they moved to the coast.
Mrs. Lorena Suthern and Mr..
and Mrs. William Godette went to
Los Angeles to attend funeral
services.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19

AAbhhs
Washington, the behind the
scenes strategist, who was respon
sible TO a large degree for th'
detection TO the Eisenhower band
wagon Of a large group Of influ
entail Negro newspapers In th'
1865 Presidential campaign usual
ly does not make statements un.
less they are a part Of planned
policy, and therefore Indicative Of
the top-drawer party viewpoint.
His statement 20 this news.
paper Tuesday called the present
attempt 10 pass civil rights legis-
lation the first real effort In 20
years.
Said Mr.. Washington In an ex.
elusive statement;
There has been much talk this
past week about compromise on
President Eisenhower's civil
Rights Bill. I do not claim that
this Is not true In some Congress
sional quarters. but I know OF no
such talk among any OF the Re
publican leaders In the White
House. Justice Department or
Senate.
The team Of Nixon and Know
land Is doing a superb and skill
fiil job. II Is conceded by all on
the Washington scene that this is
the first real About effort in tho
past 20 years TO enact civil
rights bin and that Republican In
genuity In responsible for Its sue
cess so far. II this bill makes the
hurdle. Republicans will be the
prime movers and responsible for
It's passage all other claims 10
the contrary.
In the first place what Is there
TO compromise In this mild Essen
hover Civil Rights bill7 II calls
three Republicans and three
for Commission OF six members
Democrats TO investigate ale
cations In writing under oath that
certain citizens are being deprived
Of their right to vote by reason OF
their color. race, religion or ma
tional origin.
''The committee In limited TO a
two year life and within 90 days
after the submission OF its final
report and recommendations, shall
cease to exist.
Most certainly II tho south
ern statesmen who oppose this
blll did not intend 20 continue
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
CARD OF THANKS

To all of our friends who were
so sympathetic and thoughtful
during our bereavement at the
loss of our beloved wife, mother
and sister, Mrs. Florence Wells,
we offer our sincere thanks. We
wish to especially thank the Rev.
FIR. L. E. Williams for his com
forting assistance. The messages,
cards, kilograms, floral tributes
and other expressions of sympa-
thy helped to make our burden
lighter because so many shared
our loss.
DIN p. Wells, husband, Los An
geles, Mrs. Lorena Suthern'
daughter Howard Wells, son, Los
Angeles, and Mrs. Margaret God
cite, sister.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19

The Chevrolet station wagon Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robichaux Of
Chicago, was stolen from in front
of their hotel in downtown Min
neapolis, In the car were the golf
clubs of Mrs Robichaux who en-
tered the women's lists in the
tournament. The car was stolen
Saturday night. Sunday, Mrs. Lii
liam Woods OF Chicago dropped
out of the tourney to allow her
friend, Mrs. RobichauN to play,
The Robichaux auto was found
by highway police Is miles from
the Twin Cities. The car had not
been harmed and nothing was
stolen from the trunk OF the car
where the golf bags and other
possessions were carried
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
Clyde Cooley Sr., Rites
A. Toliver Funeral Chapel

Funeral services were held at
2 p. m. Friday, July II for Clyde
Cooley, ST., Minneapolis at the
Toliver Funeral Home with Rev.
Floyd Massey Jr., pastor Of Pill
grim Baptist church officiating.
Mr.. Cooley died Wednesday,
July 10.
Survivors include two sons,
Clyde Jr., Cleveland, Ohio and
Charles.
Burial was in Crystal Lake
cemetery.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
Masonic Temple
CONTINUED from page u

lContlnued from page -
building rise and the cornerstone
laid.
Mr.. McAdams introduced men,
bers Of the Masonic temple board
and other members of the order
who had been Of great help in de-
veloping the project
Edward Robbins gave a brief
history Of the All. g. p. club out
Of which grew the Masonic
Temple association.
Rev. II. w. Bolts brought
greetings and a check from Zion
Baptist church.
Alfred White extended greet
ings from Alpha Lodge No. 10,
Sioux Falls, S. d.
Worthy grand matron Helen
Lawrence Of the Minnesota Order
Of Eastern Stars spoke most eff
fectively in praise of the wo-
mems efforts in behalf of the
temple structure.
Henry Thomas, head resident of
Wheatley House congratulated the
association on its achievements.
He recalled pleasant associations
with the lodges and temples which
formerly used the settlement
house as a meeting place.
Music was furnished by three
st. Peters AME choir and the
st. Peters Mems Glee Club plus
audience singing Of "Blest Be
the Tie That Binds" at the re-
quest of Mrs. Uptegrove.
After a scholarly talk by grand
master John r. Lawrence the
grand lodge went into session to
take over the rtualistic work in
volved in the laying of a Masonic
Temple cornerstone.
Grand master Lawrence assist
ed by other grand lodge officers,
some of whom came from as far
as Sioux Falls, S. D., formally
laid the temple cornerstone of the
first new building ever built sole
ly by Prince Hall Masons in the
history Of Minnesota.
Lodges which participated in
cluded Pioneer Lodge No. 1; An
Choir Hlyard No. ?; Perfect Ash
lar No, 4; Regent Lodge No. 5;
Palestine Lodge No 7; Doric
Lodge No. ?. Alpha Lodge No. 10,
OES chapters scheduled to par
ticipate include Elizabeth Richey
Chapter No, ?; Electa Chapter
No. 8: Queen of Sheba Chapter
No. 5; Pride of the West Chapter
No. 9: Princess Oziel Chapter No
10 and Omega Chapter No. IL.
other groups taking part: Past
Masters Council, Past and Pres,
ent Patrons and Matrons Council,
North Star Consistory No. Il
Fezzan Temple No. 1876; FezzaT
Court No. :. Ames Lodge No. lO6
IIBPEOw and Gopher Lodge No
lO5, IBPEOw.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19
NEW HOPE BAPTIST

The pastor, Rev. Kneely VII
liams chose for his subject on
Sunday, July IA, "A Day Of Reck-
oning." His text was taken from
Daniel SGT, Thou are weighed
and balanced and art found want
ing" II was a very impressive
message and everyone enjoyed IT,
Registered visitors were Silas
Smith, Luther Fulford Jr., Mines
Barbara Anderson and Sally Jones
who were all from st. Paul.
The bible class was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Grover. The Mission Circle met al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hennon
Cyprian. - Clara Odel, reporter.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19

Then said Jesus, Father,
forgive them; for they know
not what they do t
Luke %, 24O
Do you ever find il hard in
your heart 10 forgive anyone?
Do you sometimes find il hard
even 70 forgive YOURSELF.
On the Cross, Christ Jesus
asked God 70 forgive those
who were crucifying Him -
for the Eternal God Of Love
and Mercy CiU forgive - and
He hears even the smallest
prayer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-07-19

A junior player, Clyde Williams
Jr., Of Minneapolis, turned in a rs
for the first days score indicating
that he is more than ready for the
senior play,
Tourney Scores On Page 81