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of hia sudden death an autopsy
was ordered by the family.
Mr. Smith was born In East st,
Louis. H., on December 10, 1927.
After graduating from high school
In East St. Louis In 1915, he came
to Minneapolis 10 further his edu-
cation at the University OF Min
nesotl. He was enrolled in the pre-.
medic school at the University for
three years, His further schooling
was interrupted by World War II,
with HIS induction into the Armed
Services, serving In the u. S. Navy,
During his early residence in
the city, he lived with his aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Braxton
OF 1916 Portland Az.
He was member Of Kappa
Alpha Psi fraternity; member OF
Palestine Lodge No. T. F. a A,
M; member Of North Star Consis.
tory No. Il; member OF Fezzan
Temple No. 20 Of the Shrine: mem.
Der OF Gopher Lodge No. 1O5
.IBPO.E.W. a former polemarch
Of Kappa Alpha Psi and secretary
Of the Mid Knighters Social club
and a member OF 81. Thomas Epis.
copal church, Minneapolis.
He Is survived by his wife, Mrs
Alvedia Eugenia; one son, Lloyd
Ricardo; one daughter, sandra
lone. all Of st. Paul; his father
John w. Smith Of East St Louis.
IN, three brothers. Jordan, East
ST. Louis. shedd in the u. s. Army
and Wilbert in the u 8. Marines
four sisters, Miss Eva Mae Smith
Mrs Amanda Wright, Miss Ora
Jean Smith, all Of East St Louis
and Mrs. Emma Lou oliver OF
Cleveland, o.; five aunts. Mrs
Amanda Byrd. Greenville, Miss,
Mrs Josephine King, East st.
Louis, Mrs. Lucretia Johnson, r.
st. Louis, Mrs. r, l., Braxton and
Mrs. Nathaniel Watson Of Mime
apolis; two uncles, Shedd Smith
and w r. Smith Of r. st. Louis
and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Friday morning March n,
at st. Thomas Episcopal church
with Rev Louis w. johnson offici-
ating.
Midnight services were held
Thursday evening March 20 at
Brooks Funeral Home with Pal
estine Lodge service at 9 pm. fol-
lowed by Fezzan Temple. Pales-
tine Lodge win hold final rites
Friday at TT Smelling National
cemetery.
Burial win be in Fl. Smelling
National cemetery.
Brooks Funeral Home was In
charge Of the service.
His father. John W. Smith, two
brothers and other members Of
his family Will arrive in the city
TO attend the funeral.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-03-21

Shady" Is there a veteran Of the
civil War whose pulse does not
beat faster when he hears the
amilar refrain:
Am a-coming, a-coming,
Hail, Mighty Day!
"Old Shady" is no fictitious
character. inspired of poetical
muse. He lives today, at Grand
Forks, North Dakota. His real
lame is Blskley Durant.
l have often heard "Old Shady
sung while on the march in '62
and SO. 1t was an inspiration to
hear it from the boys as they
grouped around their camp fires.
the soft night wind bearing away
the melodious echoes and the
twingling stars overhead smiling
their approval, seeming almost
like a benediction. In my mag
nation "Old Shady" was pictured
as an ancient and decrepit darby,
who, when walking, carried one
side OF himself forward a step
and set it down, and then went
back after the other side. This IL
usion was dispelled, however, when
I read General Sherman's hatter-
ing account Of the man. in the
North American Revue for OCtob-
er, 1888.
A short time since / was spend
ing a day or two in Grand Forks,
and had the pleasure Of an ex-
tended interview with "Old Shady
at the hotel where was stopping
At first glance l felt was in the
presence Of a man who would take
for his motto the memorable words
Of William Lloyd Garrison, writing
upon the walls Of his cell, where
he was placed by the Mayor OF
Boston to preserve him from the
fury of a mob:
"Confine me as a criminal, but
hold me not as a slave! Punish
me as a felon, but sell me not as
chattell Torture me as a man,
but drive me not like a beast
Of BURDEN
Doubt my sanity, but question
not my Immortality"
I was in the presence Of a man
as white as many an Angio-ssxon
know in Minneapolis, and as fine
specimen Of manhood in his in
teIectual and musical makeup as
you could find among ten thou
sand.
His answer 10 my inquiry az 70
his early history, give in his own
words:
After the capture Of vicks-
burg on the 4th Of July. 1858. head
quarters were at Mrs. Edwards
home. in vicbsburg. General sher-
CONTINUED on Page e.
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ST. PAUL NAACP TO
MEET MARCH 20

There will be a regular meeting
of the st. Paul Branch NAACP
Executive Committee at 1880 pm.
Wednesday, March 20. Included on
the agenda win be nomination and
election Of a third Vice President
TO fiji the vacancy created when
Mrs. Jane Preston became first
Vice President. II was also an
nounced that there will be a reg
ular meeting OF the State Confer
ence OF Branches Executive Com
mittee on Monday, March "a at
! ST. Phillips Church.
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One of the Indian chiefs who
signed the treaty of 1851 with
Governor Ramsey and Colonel
Luke Lee, Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, said, Fathers, you think
1t a great deal you are giving for
this country. I don't think so, for
both our lands and all we get for
them will at last belong to the
white man. The money goes to u.s.
but will all go to the white men
who trade with us"
The winter had been a hard and
hungry one for the Indians for
there was little game, and so they
signed the treaty. Now the flood
gates were open; the European i'm
migrants began to come in droves,
they came as bonded slaves, to
pay for their passage west-they
came from the cities Of the eastern
seaboard where already existed a
painful problem Of labor manage
ment and another Of slums. The
South would have welcomed i'm
migration, but got little, for these
immigrants did not care to COM
pete with Negro slaves. Socially
the North was more democratic
than the South where the slave
holding group controlled most Of
the wealth and power.
In 1856, a small group Of Ne
groes seeking employment and the
rights of free men came to St
Paul They were BlaIxley Durant,
Thomas A jackson, Robert Bruce,
Joseph Farr and ]. K. Hyland.
Most Of these men eventually own
ed their own barber shops or
worked as porters and stewards.
Blakley Durant was born at
Fort Adams, Mississippi. His
father, John II. Durant, was white
and an overseer Of the Ogden
Plantation; his mother was a slave,
and by the law, all children born
on plantations whose mothers were
slaves, belonged to the owner Of
the plantation
Blakley's father put him to live
with poor white people who told
him he belonged to them.
At the age Of seven, BlaJxley
was sent to Cincinnati, Ohio, after
his father got a clear title TO him.
And II was from Cincinnati as a
young man that he came to Mime
sofa
At the outbreak Of the Civil
War. Blakley enlisted and went
south with General William T.
Sherman in 1861. Later, he had
charge Of the officers mess for
two months on the steamer Mag
nohs, off vicksburg. The Magnolia
was General Grants headquArt-
ers.
A Minneapolitan visiting Blak-
ley Durant In 1890, wrote this
interesting story which was pub
hshed IN the Minneapolis journal
February 18th Of that year. The
story was captioned: "A Famous
War Song and the Man Who Sang
it,.
Who has not heard Of "OId
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Lloyd Smith
Active Citizen
Dies Suddenly

Lloyd Smith, 65i ST. Anthony
Av., died Unexpectedly early Tues
day morning March rs, In st.
Luke's hospital where he had been
admitted the day before. Because
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LGbor's Human Rights Week;
Labors Human Rights Week;
Roy |. Reuther To
Be Speaker At Labor
Human Relation Institute

About 300 union leaders expected attend the Second
Annual Ramsey County AFLClO Institute On Human kela
hear Roy Reuther tell Of abors progress IN Human
relations said Lou Lerman Executive Director OF the Mime
sofa Labor Committee Human Rights The Institute will be
hold Mnrch Como Park Junior High School West Rose
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-03-21

The principle Of progression has
made our tax system Into . ma
chine without brakes. In 1918 sur
tar progressed 10 n top rate Of six
per cent Today the top l. = fan
astic 81 per cent
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-03-21
THE HEART OF THE STRANGER
BY Maurice Haynes
Not by hate is hate destroyed, by
love alone is hate destroyed"
-Buddha

Early in lS49 there probably less than thousand
people in the whole of Minnesota territory St. Paul had about
two hundred of these mostly French Indians habreeds
But when the first taken that year showed
that almost four thousand people had In 1851 St Paul
the largest town in the territory with population of
fuel bundr nh
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FEZZAN TEMPLE TO
HOLD INITIATION

Fezzan Temple No. 20 Of the
Shrine. Will hold initiation for all
new members on Saturday March
%, at the Masonic Temple, 1882
Fourth Az. s.. Minneapolis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-03-21
Coming Sock Homo;
Coming Sock Home;
George Holland, Native
MinneSotan Named Asst
Manager Vets Benefits

Washington, D.C-The office Of Senator Edward Thye
(GOP Mimi first Monday the appointment
native ST. Paute George H. Holland to the position Of
manager Of Veterans Benefits at the " A. admnstra
ton at Fort Smelling
Holland new post understood be the highest operat
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The History Of fhe Negro in Minnesota
The History Of the Negro in Minnesota
BIakley Durant Early
Singer; SeWed With
Union Forces In War

Editors not; This Is the fourth series Of stories about
the Negro In the history Of Mnnesota-hs
achievements, contributions failures
tratiOns
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-03-21

The Civil Rights Commission
appointed by President Eisenhower
hasn't got off the ground yet.
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~, and further that the Chapter
shall make its position known with
respect to any specific legislative
proposal which involves this prin-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15
Fish Rodeo
To Be Held
Tomorrow

The Washington areas ninth
annual Fishing Rodeo will take
place tomorrow at the Tidal
Sasin starting at 9 am.
Fishing tackle prizes will be
awarded in a variety Of classes
in 9-l6 age groups and for
Patterson teams. There will
be prizes for the ugliest. pref
tiest, lightest. shortest, longest
and first fish caugl :. There
also will be prizes for the long
est and shortest cells. and a
trophy for the best fisherman.
Brooks Johns of Radio Sta
ton WRC and Art Brown of
WWDC will run the show. Free
soft drinks and cookies will be
provided for the youngsters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15
FISHING GUIDE
AVAILABLE

Reprints of the recent
series of maps and articles
by Charles Covell on WASH
ingtoE area fishing have
been published by The Star
in booklet form and are
now available for rs cents.
They may be obtained
at the business counter of
The Star. marinas, sporting
goods stores and fishing
centers up and down the
bay.
They also may be OBJ
tanned postpaid by address,
ing Room 400, The Eve
ming Star, Eleventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue.
Washington 4. D. c. Be
sure to enclose rs cents in
coin.
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10 close the wound In Mrs.
Burnhams lower lip.
Durham spends two months
every summer fishing out OF
Ocean City and a month IN
the winter fishing out OF West
Palm Beach. He was for is
years a vice president and
Washington representative OF
the Standard OH Company OF
California. a Job from which
he Is now retired.
When the Won't-Cha- Bite Is
in Washington II is berthed at
the Washington Marina. There
Burnham also keeps a 55-foot
cruising houseboat named the
Marie that he bought last
year. This he uses for an ONCE
and finds II very convenient TO
the Pentaeon where he still
transacts some business.
With ship-to-shore as well
as a standard telephone. steam
heat and air conditioning, the
Marie has every comfort.
Burnham has owned the
Won't-Cha- Bite since 1916, but
prior TO that he had a 90
footer In San Francisco. His
present boat was built in 194I
by a Miami shipbuilder for his
son. The boat was taken over
by the Coast Guard during the
war and Burnham acquired it
afterward.
Can Cruise or Fish
The boat is exceptionally
fast. having done 20 miles per
hour on test runs. It sleeps
four and is completely equipped
for either cruising or fishing.
including electric refrigeration.
There is no flying bridge. as
Is customary on marlin boats,
but a hatch through which
Burnham can extend head and
shoulders and a small wind
shield TO protect his face allow
him to search the waters for
fish.
Burnham has been a men,
Der Of the ocean City Light
Tackle Club for seven or eight
years. Last year he boated and
released IA marlin but this
season has been unlucky. He
has caught none although he
has made 10 trips.
The angler has fished in five
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15
NOTES
on
BOATS
By BOB JONES

There is something about
the sailors life that brings out
the individual. especially when
1t comes to clothing. Part of
this is due to the unique de-
mands of shipboard existence.
Bell-bottomed trousers. for ex-
ample. we're designed for deck
swabbing. In a flash the lower
half of the trouser leg can be
turned up over the knee. keep |
ing the cloth dry and clean.
No cuffs is another feature
Of nautical pants. Once you
have snagged a cuff on a pro-
truding cleat you'll appreciate
why. The clothes a well-dressed
boatman wears today are both
practical and very much in
style.
Probably no other piece Of
clothing deserves as much at
tention as footgear. Nonskid
soles are essential, for safety
as we'll as comfort. These shoes
should never be worn ashore
except on the dock when tying
UP alongside, the reason being
that sand and dirt picked up
by the soles will play havoc
with clean boat decks. Leather.
unless it is specially treated,
is impractical aboard ship; it
will mildew and crack from
constant exposure to moisture.
Canvas is best.
Wool, nylon or Dacron socks
are best from the standpoint
of wear and ability to resist
constant drenching.
Since most boating today is
for pleasure, and usually in
the warm weather. shorts have
become increasingly popular:
pockets should be reinforced
with extra stitching to take
the weight of knives and other
heavy objects usually carried
about. Again, skip the leather
belt. a length of manila line,
or braided nylon. will make an
excellent belt. An eyesplice at
one end with a wooden peg at
the other makes a good buckle
arrangement.
Boatmen are discovering the
same fish-net underShirts worn
by skiers are practical on the
water - less perspiration and
easy to wash and dry.
Headgear is mainly matter
OF style preference. But prac-
tically speaking, the visored cap
takes first place in popularity.
It's merits are discovered on
bright days when the combined
glare of sky and water can
cause the hardest of sailors to
suffer from temporary blind
ness.
Foul-weather gear is def
nitely a must for all who take
the clements in their stride.
Being wet and miserable aboard
a boat is not only an unhappy
situation but is also dangerous.
Several types of waterproof
garments are available at ma
rine stores. 1t takes a really
good outfit to withstand the
constant drenching one is sub
iected to in rough weather. The
jacket should have an attached
hood; a sturdy pair Of knee
length sea boots will complete
the ensemble for full protec-
ton.
Whether on salt or fresh
water. all clothing should be
dried out as soon as possible.
II soaked with salt water, all
clothing. including sneakers,
should be thoroughly rinsed in
fresh water to remove the salt
before drying out.
Zippers should be waxed to
prevent corroSion and clogging
Whenever buttons are being re-
sewn. used waxed linen sail
makers thread-in fact. use it
wherever possible for longer life
Of the garment.
released by Superior Features
syndicate. ine.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15
Tuna TourneyHuIted

GALILEE, r. l.. Aug. Is
CAP).-Fog and forecasts Of
winds above 30 m.p.h. today
forced cancellation of the final
days activities in the Atlantic
Tuna tournament. When the
decision was made. the Mon
tauk. N. Y, club led the race
for team honors and a record
overall catch appeared a GER
tainty.
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sometimes several times heav-
Ter than the slender monofla-
ment 10 which II Is hooked.
But how many know that
occasionally II can be danger
ous?s Ask Ned Burnham, q
member Of corinthian Yacht
Club In washington whose boat
Is In the Yacht Basin here,
A marlin leaped aboard the
boat one day and gashed his
wife's face. A few inches lower
and the bill would have been
In her throat.
Fish Leaps Over Gunwale
II happened thus:
Burnham had a guest on a
fishing trip aboard his private
craft, the won't-cha-B Bite. a
35-footer powered by twin l5o-
horsepower Chrysler Crowns
The guest hooked . marlin, q
fish that weighed 70 pounds
when finally boated.
Two minutes after 1t was
hooked, however, 1t started
swimming toward the boat in
stead Of away. Then suddenly
1t began greyhounding and the
first leap of its blind rush foI
freedom carried 1t UP and over
the gunwale Of the Won't-Cha-
Bite.
Mrs. Burnham, who wa
seated beside the gunwale, re-
ceived a glancing blow from
the martins stubby bill as II
fell back into the water.
While the fight continued
for another Is minutes before
the marlin could be boated by
Burnham's captain who also
acts as mate. a doctor was
summoned on the ship-to-shore
phone and was waiting at the
dock when the boat arrived
Seven stitches we're necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15
Trout Fishing Better in Boy

Speaking of marlin: a party
went out from Chincoteague
earlier this week, raised nine
marlin and hooked four. None
were landed because the lines
continued to break. 1t turned
out they were using old line
that had been permitted to rot.
They spent SIS to hire a boat
and didn't spend IS for new
line.
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fighting qualities. As a matter
Of fact. per pound think the
white marlin Is as artful and
dlfiicult a flsh % boat as any
that swlms."
And that's his answer TO those
who think the white marlin Is
over-rated.
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FAIR WINDS OR FOUL

CHESAPEAKE BAY AND LOWER PoToMAc-sotur.
doy foir. possibly some showers lower boy; voriobs
winds. $40 miles per hour Sunday, foir, northery
winds. lois miles per hour-compied BY United
Stotes Weother Bureou
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City, lie also has fished al
BImlni and Cat CAY in the Ba-
hamas but had poor luck. A
storm spoiled his fishing on one
Of the visits.
The Washington fisherman
also has caught many boneflsh
on the fiats OF the Florida Keys.
But does he prefer Florida fish,
ing 10 the fishing OF Ocean
city2 Not q bit. Il like the
fishing here much better" he
says. II think the white marlin
Is superior 70 the sailhsh In
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FISHERMAN'S FRIEND

Code: N-NOne. Poor. Fair. G-GOOd. Excellent
CHESAPEAKE BAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15

HIGH TIDES FOR WASHINGTON AND POTOMAC RIVER POINTS
Gan Tlmes Eastern Standard
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ach 'N '@N'eS e'e Nv
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FISHING CAN Be DANGEROUS
Womon's Face Cut
By Leoping Marlin

OCEAN CITY, Nd, Aug l5-Everyone knows
there must be thrill TO white marlin fishing that
makes men troll the Jack Spot day after day often
praying vainly for a srike.
The thrill OF course lies in the spectacular leaps
the breath-tang runs and the pride In boating fish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15

of the annual marlin derhles
conducted BY the club but the
closest he has come 10 winning
Is second place. He thought he
had the trophy elinched one
year until Reginald Foster. club
president. boated a marlin In
the last two minutes. ...
Had Poor Luck AZ BlmlnI
Burnham also has iished In
international light tackle
tournaments At Mazatlan and
Acapulco. Mexico. and Ocean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-15

The notable thing about
Chesapeake Bay fishing this
week is the increase in trout.
1t isn't the main fish being
caught-never is, in fact-but
bay shippers are noting larger
catches. and they make for
added variety and good eating.
This doesn't mean that trout
are numerous everywhere. It's
Just that they are being caught
say about half a dozen a trip
mixed in with other species
at such places as Tilghmans.
Solomons. Point Lookout and
some places in the lower Poto-
mac.
So. with the possibility that
your catch while bottom fishing
may be a trout-and some of
them run to a good size-be
cautious how you horse in your
fish. Trout pull off the hook
more readily than most when
too much pressure is applied.
$50
Rockhshing remains good to
excellent with no letup. With
hardhead fishing Disappointing
at most placeS--Point Lookout
is an eXception-your died-in-
the wool hardhead fisherman is
being persuaded to pay a little
extra and go trolling. And it's
getting results.
From Chesapeake Beach on
down to Randall Cliffs the
hardhead have been breaking
every day recently. And they
aren't shy about taking the
bait. These are pansize to g.
Founders.
Some catches go bigger over
on the Eastern Shore-good re-
ports come from Rock Hall and
.T1lghmans: for instance-when
caught via the eel drifting
method.
At Atlantic Ocean points,
founder seem the most consist
ant catch.
Ocean City continues to en-
Joy height Of the season" mar
lin fishing. plus lots Of dolphin.
The Nome nugget. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 1958-03-12
Labor Leaders and
Ike To Discuss
Economic Situation

WASHINGTON, R-AFL-CIO
president George Meany said to-
day President Eisenhower will
receive him and other labor union
leaders Thursday for a discus
sion of the economic situation.
Meany said he, Walter Reuther
and other members of the eight
man AFL-CIO executive commit
tee will visit the White House to
tell the President of labor recon-
mendations for dealing with the
recession.
Meany made the disclosure in
a speech to more than 1000 union
leaders at the AFL-CIO's "emer-
gency economic conference"
The AFL-CIO is proposing an
immediate jump in individual in
come tax exemptions from 5000
to $500 and boosts in defense and
public works spending.