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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-19

crib to be given by the head
OF the household:
vsrsicle: Our help is in the
name of the Lord.
Response: Who hath made
heaven and earth.
AnfiPhon: 0 great mystery
and wonderful sign, dumb
beasts saw the new born Lord
lying in a crib.
My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God
my Savior.
Because he has regarded
the lowliness of his handmade;
for behold, henceforth all
generations shall call me
blessed;
Because He who is mighty
Continued on page y
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Monsisnor Connolly will be
assistant priest and Fathers
Elmer Boyden and Edward F.
Trenor, deacons Of honor.

Elmer Boyden and Edward F.
Trenor. deseons Of honor.
The Mass will be broadcast
over radio station WMNI, with
Father George Fulcher, edi-
tor-in-chief of the Catholic
Times, as narrator.
On Christmas morning at II
Monsignor Connolly will offer
Solemn Mass at IL am. Bish-
op Issenmann will preside in
the sanctuary.
Monsisnor Bennett Apple.
GATE will be assistant priest to
the Bishop and Fathers Elmer
Boyden and Thomas IA. Ben
nett will be deaeons Of honor.
Bishop Issenmann will of
fer the evening Mass at 5 and
will preach the sermon.
The Watterson High School
Glee Club will sing carols at
the outdoor crib at II, Christ
mas Eve, and following the
Midnight Mass. They will also
sing during the Mass at 5 pm.
Christmas.
Other Masses at the Ca
thedral on Christmas day are:
6, Z, 8, 9, 10 am, IL noon,
and 12:45 pm.
Christmas Masses in the va
rious parishes will be an
nounced this Sunday.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-19

aside the Christmas Day col
lection for the parentless
children in St Vincent's or
phanage.
Times have changed consid-
erably since then. We now
have fewer orphans" in the
strict sense of the word but
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-19

ems Of hope fulfilled. At first
it was easy, flying from star to
star and stopping here and there
on a planet to rest. But after
the last friendly star was pass
ed, there was a long lonely way
to 60 before he reached the
dark ball spinning beneath him.
Gently he floated down, down,
down, like a rose-petal borne
on a summers breeze, and fl
nally he felt the hard earth Of
Continued on Page 81
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-19
Christmas
Holyday

Next Thursday, the
feast of Our Saviour's
birth, is a holyday of OBJ
legation binding all Cath
olics to assist at an en-
tire Mass that day.
It is an old custom for
some Catholics to attend
more than one Mass on
Christmas. May we re-
commend it to YOU? And
don't forget, every Cath
Ole worthy of the name
will receive Holy Com
munion next Thursday.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-19
The Littlest Angel
BY Sister Maryanna o.P.
Chairman Of the English Department
College Of ST.. Mary Of the Springs

about on the Star-streWn floor
of Heaven. He sat upon the rain
bow sands of the beautiful CryS-
tai Sea and listened to the love-
.ly music which drifted through
the gold and silver trees. But
suddenly he heard the melodf
Gus voice of Gabriel, the great
Archangel. What was it he was
saying? "This night we descend
to earth to honor the newborn
Prince Of Peace. With hymns
and canticles we shall celebrate
His birth"
The Littiest Angel kept very
still and pondered. So the great
night had finally Gomez! Would
he be among the chosen band?
He could not sing very well; in
fact, he could scarcely fly, so he
would probably be left behind
when the other angels flew car
olling to earth. Timidly he
climbed to the ramparts Of
Heaven and peered down
through the amethyst wells of
dusk to the huge ball spinning
below, which Raphael had once
pointed out to him as the place
where little Jesus would be
born. In the city of Bethlehem,
he remembered. Perhaps if he
started now he would get there
in time to welcome the Savior
with the other angels.
Fastening a handful of star
flowers into his girdle as a gift
for the Baby Jesus, he spread
his tiny wings and sailed into
space. Earthlings, he knew,
valued the starflowers as tok-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-19
Bless Crib Tuesday:
Christmas Masses
Set at Cathedral

Ceremonies of Christmas week at st. Joseph's
Cathedral were announced this week by Msgr. Harry
S. Connolly, pastor.
Tuesday at $50 pm. Monsisnor Connolly will
bless the outdoor crib. The Cathedral Club and the
parish youth organization will sing carols. The public
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-19

Reprinted from 1.-THE Lit.
tIest Angel and Other Leg
ends" by Sister Msryanna.
with the permission Of the
publishers, The edward
osTooIe Company, - Park
Place, New York;
Ever so long ago, when you
were still sweeping the cob
webs off the moon," (which
means before you were born
the Littlest Angel was playing
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-19

way of depicting the story of
Christmas and constitutes a
special part of our devotion
during these days.
Here is the blessing of the
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-19
Clarence G.. Tssenmonn
BISHOP OF
Traditional Gift
Christmas Collection
Aids Children Here

When you donate to the annual Christmas col.
lection next Thursday you will help to support be-
tween SIX and seven hundred Diocesan children.
The traditional collection for the "Orphans" was
begun in the 1905 by Bishop R~osecrans. who set
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-12-19
Family Blessing
Home Decorations
Should Include Crib

It was Saint Francis of Assist who originated
The Christmas Crib when in 1928 he constructed a
nfe-slze scene OF Our Lords Birth, even using real
animals for authenticity!
Certainly the Nativity Scene is a most graphic
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
Describes Jap Beetle
Grub Control

How do | control Japanese bee
tie crubs in my lawn?
This is the question several
fhomeowners have been asking the
department of entomology at the
University of Delaware. Here is
the answer from acting department
chairman Donald MacCreary.
!. "If a spring treatment is need
sed, apply toward the last of April.
Our observations last year indi-
Gated that most heavy lawn infes-
tations were in new housing de-
velopments. We suggest use Of
chlordane dust five per cent? a
the rate of five pounds per 1,0O(
square feet of lawn.
Water the lawn thoroughly af
ter treatment to hasten penetra
tion of the poison into the soil. Il
you wish to use spray, apply
either one-half pint of As per CEN
fchlordane emulsion concentrate ol
10 ounces of 40 per cent wettablt
powder to 1000 square feet oi
lawn. Mix the chemical in enough
water to wet the area.
"Other insecticides such as diel.
drin, aldrin and heptachlor can bt
used IL available. Follow directions
on the package as to dosage ant
methods of application.
"All these materials are poisOns
Keep small children aud pets of
treated lawns until after a rain OF
a thorough watering"
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
SLAUGHTER NECK
Mrs. Elw0Od Argo
Phone: Milford 4242

Church services for Sunday
April 20:
Sunday School at L p. m.
Preaching service at 2 p. m. by
I the pastor, Rev. w. w. Hamilton.
The MYF is at $50 D. M. All
young people are invited to attend
this service.
Slaughter Neck Home Demon
stration Club will meet on Tuesday
afternoon, April %, at 1870 O'Clock
at the home of Mrs. Crerar Ben
nett on the DUPONT Highway. Miss
Shoffner, country club agent, will
be present to speak on the topic OF
Formal Teas" An invitation is
cordially extended to any in this
community who are interested in
joining the club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Bennett
visited George Clendaniel at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Delema
Deaver, at Bryn Mawr, Pa, recent
ly.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brittingham
of Middletown were the guests of
Mr.. end Mrs. Paynter Collins on
Sunday.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Hills over the weekend
were Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Gaulke
and son of Marcus Hook, Pa. Other
guests of the Hills were Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hills of Dover and Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Legates and chill
dren of Newark.
Mrs. Betty Tanner of Whittier,
California, is spending two months
with her niece and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. b. A Janzen at Argo Cor
ner.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Graham on Sunday were Mr.. and
Mrs. j. j. Gehrman and children of
Wyoming, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Grant
of Milford and Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
Timmons of Bowers Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Cohee of
Ocean City, Md, were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Audrey Gooden on
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Messick
and son, Kenny of Seaford, and Mr.
and Mrs. ~Calvin Clendaniel and
daughter Jane of Lincoln were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Muncy on Friday evening.
Mrs. Wilbur Davis is visiting her
son and daughter in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hills of Do
yer and Mr. and Mrs. James For
aker of Lewes were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hills on
Saturday evening.
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. El-
sic Argo and Miss Dianne Clark
were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jones
and son Wayne and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Muncy and son Bobby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Adams
and children Debbie, Craig and Bri-
an of Lincoln were the guests of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
Adams ON Sunday. On Saturday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Frank David
son of Harbeson were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
ANDREWVILLE
Mrs. Florence e. Walls
Phone: Greenwood 4354

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Barney an,
children, Mike and Mary, of Will
mington spent the weekend witt
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Butler.
Mr.. ano Mrs. Abner Markland an,
Chris of Ogden, Pa, spent Sunda.
with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Butler.
Earl Shobe and Rev. Richart
Bailey were recent callers of Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Butler.
Mr.. and Mrs Oran Calvert of Pal
asade Park, New Jersey, spent las
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Ever.
EFT Deemer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elver Ryan visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Shuttle or
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Laura Griffith visited Mrs
Lizzie Butler and Willis on Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Butler Wis
tied Mr. and Mrs. Charley Collision
on Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vincent and
children of Milford visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vim
cent, Sr., on last Thursday night.
Visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Wright were Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Bradley and children
who returned home from Germany
and Mrs Fred Walls.
Arthur Collision and Bruce Smith
visited Mr.. and Mrs. James Nor
gan recently.
The typing class at the Har-
rington School will close on We'd
nesday evening, April %. The tea
cher, Mr.. Mcdonald has given in
teresting lessons to the class.
Preston Mitchell visited his chill
dren and parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mitchell, over the weekend.
The Senior Glass of the Green
wood School gave a splendid sup
per at the Greenwood Fire Hall on
Saturday evening.
Miss Peggy Butler and Mrs.
Franklin Butler visited friends at
Riverdale on Saturday. Rose Ma
rife returned home with them for
the weekend.
Jay Reynolds spent Saturday
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Griffith.
Mrs. Albert Simpson, Mrs. Edwin
Prettyman spent last Wednesday
evening with MIR. and Mrs. Kenneth
(, Prettyman and Cheryl of Seaford.
There was family reunion held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Brown on Sunday in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Bradley and chill
dren who have just returned home
from Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Wilson Wis
tied their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Cannon recently.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18

Slaughter Neck All Champions
will meet in the church basement
on Monday evening, April 21, at
7:30 o'clock. All members please
be present
Mrs. Ruth Bennett and Mrs. Mil
dred Mitchell visited Mrs. Lillian
Horay in the Beebe Hospital in
Lewes on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Bennett and
children were the guests. of Mrs.
Emma Bennett in Milford on Sum
day evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Clendaniel and
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Messick and
family visited Mrs. Delema Deaver
and father at Bryn Mawr, Pa, on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stevenson
have moved in their new home on
the Rehoboth Highway and have
sold the house they used to occupy
to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Warning
ton of Milton, who have recently
moved into it.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mitchell and
children visited Mrs. Mitchelps
aunt, Mrs. Florence Dukes of Har-
beson on Sunday.
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carlton Clifton were Mr.. and Mrs.
James " Reed and children and
Mrs. Nora Jefferson of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Simpson of
Harrington and Mr.. and Mrs. Nit
chel Jones of Lincoln were Satur-
day evening guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Clendaniel
Mrs. Thomas Jones, Mrs. Paynter
Collins, Mrs. Elwood Argo and Mrs.
Walter Muncy spent Wednesday
shopping in Wilmington.
Ray Bunting attended surplus
auction sale at Norfolk, Va, last
week.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
MILTON
Walter w. Crouch
Phone: Milton 1885

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fisher ant
daughters, Gwen and Debbie, o.
CIaymont, Del, spent the weekend
in Milton with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lester E. Clendaniel.
Mrs. Marvel and Mrs. Alberta
Lofiand spent Saturday in Sails
bury.
Mrs. Lester Radke, Sr., spent
several days last week with friends
in Wilmington and attended the
Glass Reunion at the Delaware Hos
pital School of Nursing.
Mrs. Woodrow Marvel and chill
dren, George and Joyce, of Dover
accompanied Mrs. George Marvel to
Rehoboth Sunday afternoon where
they visited Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Hudson and Miss Mabel Smith.
Before returning home they called
upon Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rust near
Milton.
Mr. and Mrs Reed Leverage en-
tertained the following Wednesday
evening dinner guests: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Leverage, of Milton; Arthur
Dodd of Harrington, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Steve. Hickman. of Milford.
On Saturday evening, Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed BEVERAGES guests in
cluded Clarence -Plummer, Mrs.
Freeman Bennett and VIM. Car
penter, of Milford and Mrs. Bessie
White and Mrs. Lima Moore, of
Lewes.
The annual Patterson (or
daughter) banquet by the Lions
Club was held last Monday even
ing in the Fellowship Hall. The
dinner was prepared and served by
circle No. 8. Mrs. Dorothy Burton
and Mrs. Virginia Galloway were
in charge of the arrangements for
the circle.
Mrs. Bertha Jackson was hos
tess on Monday evening to the
members of the Milton Branch of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.
The Rev. Roy l.. Tawes, district
Superintendent of the Methodist
Conference, held the fourth quar-
terly conference of the fiscal year
on Thursday evening at the Goshen
Church. The evening began with
a dinner in the fellowship with Mrs.
Leona King and Mrs. Lydia Cannon
as hOstesses. Following the social
activity the Rev. Tawes address,
ed the group and reports of the
various organizations of the church
were given.
Mrs. Leona C.. King, president of
the Goshen Methodist WSCS, and
members of the circles prepared
and served dinner on Tuesday even
ing for the Brotherhood of Odd
Fellows. This was the annual La
dies Night sponsored by the organi-
zation and held in Nthe Fellowship
Hail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Draper and
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Leverage visited
friends in Lewes, last Sunday.
Several members of the local
WCTU attended the annual Sus-
sex County convention in The Ellen
dale Methodist Church, on We'd
nesday. Mrs. Charles Lacy, Sussex
President, conducted the meeting.
Mrs. Margaret Norris, state presi-
dent was among the guest speakers
and the Rev. Conrad Hamer of the
Goshen Methodist Church, address,
ed the afternoon session. The Rev.
and Mrs. Eckhart rendered several
musical selections. Each member
or friend attending the sessions
brought along box luncheon and
the noontime meal was enjoyed as
picnic.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18
NEW USES

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. = Up
"A city alderman who questioned
bill for poker chips listed to the
Board of Health was told the chips
are used as tags for babies at the
city health clinics.
Milford chronicle., 1958-04-18

Frank Mckinney of Indianapolis and
Al Virgins of Pittsburgh won three
National AAU swimming titles each in
1857
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-05

foss-oefhg Psssvssh solely checks
eevvks 81 eeids o. ~. lots yeS sissp
oosv, soswuik-whAoUs eodsise.
Arizona sun., 1958-04-10

eve have been plagued in New
York with teen-age crime and
all good citizens wish to stamp
it out, but it cannot be main
tanned that all the crime, or all
the teen-age crime, in New York
City is committed by Negroes.
The newspapers every day are
full Of stories of teen-age
crime by white youngsters in all
sections of the country"
The NAACP official added:
eve are writing because we are
sure the SIN Oil Company does
not wish Negro citizens over the
nation to believe that the COM
pany is using it's radio time to
create the impression in the
minds Of millions of listeners
that the label Negro is Synony-
nous with criminal
Arizona sun., 1958-04-10
Radio Newscasters' Remarks
Protested By NAACP

NEW YORK - The NAACP
protested today the identifica-
ton by radio of teen -aged law
breakers as Negroes" with ra-
cial Identification of other young
hoodlunis. Such description
was said to have been given by
Ray Henley in two recent radio
news broadcasts he delivered un-
der sponsorship of the Sun Oil
Company.
In a letter to Robert c.. Dun
lop, president of the Sun Oil
Company, NAACP Executive Sec
retary Roy Wilkins noted that
several persons in the New York
area called his office to protest
the Ray Henley broadcaStS.
eve are sure the utter unfair
ness of this will be apparent to
you and to the Sun Oil Comp
any," Mr.. Wilkins letter sale
Arizona sun., 1958-04-10

range; Bertha Pittman, 1928 S.
18th Ave; Verla Marshall, 1913
w. Yavapai; Lille Mae Jones,
1912 E. Adams, Pearlie Will
kins, 1905 w. Hadley and Ocie
Boysaw, 1854 E. Monroe.
Guests present at the cere-
monies were: Rev. L. J.. Dunbar,
pastor of ST. Johns Institution
al Baptist Church; Rev. C. B. Al
lbritton, Pastor Of the Union
Baptist; Mr.. Cliff Hadley, Exec
utive Director, Maricopa County
Chapter, American Red Crnss;
Mrs. Isabel Hammond, Direc-
tor, Nursing Services of the
Chapter; Mrs. Peg Mezera, Staff
S9o!AI9S Su!sInN 'Io4onI4suI
and Mrs. Flora Ruffin, class
instructor.
Arizona sun., 1958-04-10
8 Southern States In
School Fund Controversy

WASHINGTON = The Off
cialS of eight southern states
cannot be trusted to administer
any type of federal assistance TO
education without anti-Segrega-
ton safeguards, an NAACP Of
ficial told a Congressional sub
committee here.
Clarence Mitchell, director of
the Associations Washington
bureau, testified before the
House subcommittee on special
education on April 2. He enum-
Grated the eight states with un-
trustworthy officials as Alaba-
ma, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana. Mississippi, South
Carolina and Vii ginia.
He cited a letter from NAACP
Executive Secretary Roy wilkins
to Marion B. Folsom, Secretary
of Health, Education and We'll
fare, in which Mr. wilkins warn
ed that "any government plan
for assistance to the states in
the form of grants for scholar
ships, teacher training, and 9TH
er methods of reducing the waste
of talent should not subsidize a
system which has stifled talent
among the children and youth
of 1000, 900 American families,
except for handful of hardy,
persistent and fortunately plac-
ed individuals"
Arizona sun., 1958-04-10
Red Cross Certificates
Issued To Class Of Ia

A class of ii women received
certificates from the Maricopa
County Chapter. American Red
Cross, for completing a three
and one-half weeks course in
Home Nursing, called "Care of
the Sick and Injured"
The certificates were present.
ed by DR.. c.. G.. Salisbury, State
Commissioner of Health, at ST.
Johns Institutional Baptist
Church, 1923 South 18th Ave-,
where the classes were also held.
Those receiving certificates
were: Lille Mae Hall, 1917 w.
Pima; Belzara Holmes, 1927 w.
Grant; MyrtleJack son, 1917 w.
Pima, Ruth Curry, las w.
Sherman; Christine Asher, 1914
S. 18th Ave; Lois P. Mitchell,
2120 Encanto DR..
Ida Jones, 8l6 S. 3rd. Ave.;
LCrene Thompson. 4403 S. 21st
St.; Arneda Givens, 1914 w. Du-
Arizona sun., 1958-04-10
Julian Teacher Will
Appear On Panel

Mrs. Senon1a Smith, 2141 E.
Broadway Road, has been in
vited to appear on a panel of the
Annual Educational Clinic on
the ASC Tempe campus, Satur-
day, April 10Th. The theme vhiS
year is "Today'S Dream. = To-
morrow's Reality" centered on
the problems OF teacher train
ing. Mrs. Smith, an eighth
grade teacher in the Julian
School, has served as the past
president and vice president of
the Roosevelt Classroom Teach
ers' Association. She is vice
president of the Salt River
Teachers Association and she
was recently nominated for the
office of president. Mrs. Smith
also serves as the chairman of
the Teachers Professional Com
mittee.
Arizona sun., 1958-04-10
Mrs. Robinson Rites
Held Wednesday

Funeral rites for Mrs. Mabel
S. Robinson, SO, 1914 East JEFF
ferson, were conducted yester-
day afternoon in st. Paul'S EpiS-
copal Church by the Rev. Don
aid B. Robinson. Burial follow
ed in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers were Augustus
Shaw, Ernest Nedd, Ananias
Mason, Leonard. Wilburn, Lyle
Hanna, and Morrison Warren.
Mrs. Robinson, who died Mon
day morning at Memorial Hos
pital, was born in Louisville,
Kentucky. She was a graduate
of Louisville Normal School,
Louisville Public Library School
and Spelman College in Allan
ia, Georgia. She also took a
graduate course in Library Sci
ence at Arizona State College at
Tempe.
Mrs. Robinson came to PhOe-
nix in 1945 with her husband, w.
A. Robinson, former principal
of Carver High School. In 19-
At, Mrs. Robinson began teach
Continued on page ~
Arizona sun., 1958-04-10
Announces Candidacy

Dick SearleS Arizona rancher
and business man, has formally
announced his candidacy for the
eovernorship with the pledge to
place the governors office in
positive and constant" sup
port of private efforts to bring
desirable new industry to every
part of the state.
Searles. lifelong Democrat,
has been Under Secretary of the
Interior, member of the Ari-
zona Legislature and President
of the Salt River Valley Water
Users Association. He has long
been active in business and gov
ernment in Arizona.
Searies stated his belief that
increasing employment and cap
ital investment in "al the towns
and cities" of Arizona are essen
tial tc the states economic we'll
being and that continued growth
in this direction requires aggreS-
sive assistance from the COVER
nor's office.
Arizona sun., 1958-04-10
New York Bans
Private Housing Bias

NEW YORK - The nations
first law forbidding racial and
religious discrimination in pri-
vate housing went into effect
here on April 1.
= AS the municips: measure be-
came law an educational cam
paign was begun to gain COM
munity cooperation in achiev-
ing the acts objective = a free
market in housing.
The Commission. on Intergroup
Relations, municipal unit deSig-
mated to administer the law, be-
gan the distribution of 25,OOO
copies of it's first educational
brochure, Fair Play in Housing
for Every One"
The brochure contained a
statement from Mayor Wagner
which declared.
AS a matter 1s morality, as
well as law, all New Workers
must have the right to bargain
for their shelter in a freely open
competitive housing market.
Speaking on a radio program
on March 30, DR.. Alfred j. Mar
row, chairman on the Intergroup
Relations Commission, said that
for those who violate the new
law the m..ximuln penalty = a
year in jail = would be sought
in cases where "the violation is
clearly deliberate"