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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19
Charles Davis Diesj
Funeral Services
Held Monday, Dec. IS

Charles Davis, 90, Of 1112 Ere
mont Av. ~, died December IL at
Minneapolis General hospital He
had been III and hospitalized for
one month prior TO his passing.
He was a native Of Wensboro.
S. c. and had resided In Mime
apolis since 1916. He was a mem
Der Of Graham Temple Church Of
Cod in Christ and a veteran Of
World War /.
He Is survived by his wife Mary:
one daughter Mrs. Madelyn Hud-
son. both Of Minneapolis: two sis
ters. Mrs Halle Robinson and
Mrs. Emily Weldon. both Of wens-
boro and several nieces and nep-
heWs
Funeral services were held at /
pm Monday December IS. az
Graham Temple with his pastor
Rev Bishop J. W. Graham offieiat-
ing aszisted by Rev. W. B. VIII
iarns.
Burial was at Fl Smelling Ma
tiOnAl cemetery with Woodland
Funeral Home In charge Of the
service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19

the Alabama complaints. High
lights Of the hearing were tele-
vised and thoroughly covered by
newspapers and other media of
communication.
From the testimony Of n citi-
zens Of Macon County, IS Of whom
have been refused registration UP
TO fifteen times, and ten from Dali
las. Barber and Bullock Counties,
the public may judge whether or
not the right to vote has been
denied.
The public also may Judge the
conduct Of local and State offic-
ials in Alabama, which President
Eisenhower at his press confer
enoe on Wednesday branded as
"reprehensibIe"
wilkins Questions Witnesses
J. Ernest wilkins. the only Ne
gro member OF the Commission,
and a former Assistant Secretary
Of Labor. took a leading role In the
hearing His questioning Of both
the compliments and the registra-
ton officials who appeared and
testified was responsible for get
ting into the record many import
ant facts which win be reported
70 the President and Congress
tConttaund On Page a
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19
Civil Rights Group
To Meet EridoV

The newly formed Minnesota
As=,isory Committee 10 the United
states Civil Rights Commission
win hold its first meeting in Con-
ference Room B Of the Veterans
Building. Capitol Plaza, 81. Paul,
on Friday. December 10. at 2 pm.
stephen Fligelman, chairman. an
nounced this week.
The committee VIII outline plans
TO investigate possible violations
in the state Of Minnesota Of the
Civil Rights Act Of 1857. Educa-
ton. housing, voting. employment
and public accommodations are
the first subjects chosen by the
Minnesota advisory committee for
fact-finding studies.
Representatives Of human rela-
TONS, civil rights and civil liberties
organizations have been invited 10
indicate how their organizations
can assist the committee.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19

ably expected to reduce mater
tally the number of communities
now openly defiant
Il think practically everyone
in the South will applaud the
constructive and positive rather
than punitive approach to the
problem of compliance with the
law which in Title III financial
assistance) the bill exhibits
Title " Of the bill (admin-
istrative steps for desegregation
plans) presents a new and i'm
aginative approach to the prob
lem It will be noticed that
in every step taken under this
bill local interests are fully con-
suited"
And Mr.. Wright also expressed
support for the provisions of the
bill giving the Attorney General
the right to seek injunctive orders
for compliance with the law where
other steps fail or where individ,
uals cannot sue for themselves, the
principle Of Part III Of the 1851
civil rights bill, which was knocked
out by the Senate last year. THE
bill seems to me to speak
clearly what lies in the American
conscience, said Mr.. Wright in his
analysis.
Mr. Wright's statement was pre-,
pared for presentation TO the
House Judiciary Committee, which
started hearings last June only e
have them interrupted by the rush
of business at the end of the ses,
sion. II has been forwarded by
Senator Douglas to Representa-
tive Emanuel Celler ID, N.Y.
Chairman of the House Commit
tee, for inclusion in the hearing
record.
The sponsors Of the bill in tn,
Senate in addition to Senator
Douglas were: Senators Humphrey
ID, Mimi. Ives CR., N.Y., Hen
nings ID, Mo-, Case (R., N. j.
Neuberger ID, OregD, Allott CR.
Colo), McNamare ID, Mich.)
Dirksen (R., III, Morse ID.
Oreg), Javits CR., N. ", CLARK
ID, Pa, Proxmire ID, Wis.,
Carroll I'd, ColoD, Beall (R.,
Md, and Pastore ID, RID.
House Members introducing the
bill were: Representatives Cellel
ID, N. ", Diggs ID, MichD, o.
Hara ID. M. Roosevelt %.
CalifD, Porter ID, Oreg), Reuss
ID, Wis.,. Shelley ID, CalifD
Thompson ID, N. j., Udan ID.
ArizJ, Vanik D., Ohio, Mccarthy
ID, Mimi. Addonizio ID, N. j.
and, in a modified form, Dawson
ID, M.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19
Joke Written Dies

Services for Jake Written. 20.
formerly Of TIT Olson Highway.
who died in Minneapolis General
hospital December II, were held
at II am. Monday December IS
al the woodard Funeral Chapel
Hardy White officiated. with bur
Gal in Rosedale cemetery.
The deceased was born in shr-
eyeport. La. and resided in Min
Ineapolis for the past 30 years. He
was a resident OF the Parkview
Rest Home before entering the
hospital
There are no known survivors.
Woodland Funeral Home was In
charge Of the service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19
PALESTINE LODGE
REFLECTS JOHN
EWING JR., MASTER

John Ewing Jr. was reelected
for the second term worshipfIl
master Of Palestine Lodge No. 7,
F & a. NJ. when II held its annual
election on Thursday December
IL.
Other officers named are James
Kinney, senior warden; Russell
Mayo, junior warden; Edward L.
Boyd, secretary; Harvey A. Moss,
treasurer. reelected for the 25th
year: A B. Wright, senior deacon:
II. Robertson, junior deacon reflect
ed; Hardy White, senior steward
Tom Jones, Junior steward; Ray
mond Brown, reelected chaplain:
Jr. Thursday ordered six defiant
grass, marshall and Don Calender,
assistant secretary.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19
LESLIE LAWRENCE
REPRESENTED AT
LEGION FALL MEET

Leslie Lawrence Post No. 497
American Legion and its auxiliary
were represented at the American
Legion FAN conference held Friday
and Saturday. December 5 and 8
at the -NicoIlet Hotel in Min
neapolis.
Representing the Post were Eu-
gene Wills, Joe B. Props, l. f.
Tarver, Mines. Fay Thomas, Har-
vey Hopkins and B. F. Henderson
was a representative from the
auxiliary.
B. F. Henderson is commander
Of the Post and Mrs. Helen Wag-
ner Is president Of the auxiliary.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19

officials who defied the Commits
sion by refusing to produce their
records, to answer questions about
their activities. or even to take
the oath to tell the truth, the Com
mission referred the entire record
to the u. S. Attorney General
The Civil Rights Act Of 1851
provides that whenever a witness
disobeys its subpoena the Com
mission may ask the Attorney
General to seek a Federal court
order directing compliance.
Acting on the Attorney Gen
erals petition. U. s. District
Court Judge Frank NJ. johnson
Bev Roland. tyler; c. ]. Snod-
Alabama officials to produce
their records at a new hearing
ST for December 10 In Mont
gOmery.
Ddsobediance Of the court order
may be punished as contempt BY
fine or Imprisonment II Ia an
ticipated that the defiant officials,
coUnseled by Alabama's Attorney
General and Governor-elect John
Patterson. win appeal the ruling
Several months could be consumed
IN the appeal procedure.
However. Com mission staff
members are indicating satizfac-
ton with testimony supporting
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19
WheafIey AnnVaI
Dinner Set For
ThUrsdoy Jon. rs

Clifford Rucker. president Of
the Phyllis Wheatley House board
Of directors has announced the
saith annual dinner date which win
be Thursday January IS, 1859, at
8 pm. at Phyllis wheatley Settle
ment House, 800 Aldrich Av N.
The main speaker win be Judge
Thomas TaIlakson whose topic
viii be Troubled Youth IN our
Times"
Mrs Garrett Davis Is general
chairman. Reservations can be
phoned in 10 the settlement house.
FIR 1892.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19

Lutheran Church, DR.. Ernest Lowe
Pastor Hamline Methodist Church
and DR., Floyd Massey, Jr. Pastor,
Pilgrim Baptist Church. His oldest
son, Floyd, III is page. DR. Massey
has portrayed the role Of the
Ethiopian King in the Pageant
each year since 1850.
This program is probably the
largest affair I'm which both Cath
olics and Professionals participate
in the church year.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19

segregation cases, as well as in
junctive relief against denials OF
equal protection of the laws, as
proposed by a bipartisan group OF
10 Senators and by 10 Members
of the House of Representatives
earlier this year.
Accompanying the release of his
letters to the two Cabinet offic-
ials, Senator Douglas also re-
leased a strong statement he sub
mitted to them in support of the
bill from a Southern leader, Mr.
Marion A. Wright, lawyer of Lin
vile Falls, North Carolina, past
president Of the Southern Regional
Council and past president of the
University of South Carolina
Alumni Association.
In releasing the letters and the
Wright statement, Senator Doug,
las declared:
hope that the more wide
spread public discussion of these
constructive proposals and of Mr.
Wrights thoughtful analysis can
help to shift the focus of the
national debate from massive
defiance to deliberate compli-
ance, from federal-state con-
flict to federal-state cooperation
from Constitutional violations
and punishment to constructive
and orderly assistance. We hope
the Administration will study
these suggestions with care and
give its support to a positive
program"
In his letters to the Cabinet
members. Senator Douglas wrote
The basic logic of the prop
osal is a greater acceptance of
federal responsibility for ending
denials of equal protection of the
laws and fuller cooperation with
state and local governments for
that purpose
The bill has been prepared
with a keen awareness of the
complexity and national scope of
the underlying issues, but with
a deep conviction that our in
ternational position and the I'M
fortunate events in Arkansas,
Virginia and elsewhere all give
a new urgency to such action"
Among the conclusions set forth
in the statement of Mr.. Wright
about the bill were the following
The bill has the great virtue
that, while fully recognizing the
division of powers between the
three branches of government, it
marshals the legislative and ex-
ecutive authority alongside the
judicial in support Of law O..
Surely this gentle and per-
suasive approach little II, tech
nical assistance) may be reason
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19

Mas Mary Jane Collins, s4s
Iglehart Az, St Paul. was among
those receiving diplomas from the
University OF Minnesota at It's
commencement exercises held
Thursday evening December IS In
Northrop Auditorium on the cam
pus.
Miss Collins received her bache-
lor OF science degree from the
School OF Public Health.
Her mother. AIRS. Eatelle Col
Inns OF Houston. Tex, arrived in
the city Friday evening December
IL, TO attend her daughters COM
meneement She Is the houseguest
Of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Collins OF
291 Fisk Sc.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19

Our New Years Edition win b.
published Tuesday. December 50,
- that readers and Subscribers
win receive it Friday Jan. 2. Al
yertisers and correspondents should
have their copy In our office by
Monday noon December 20.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19
Sod Ending;
Sod Finding;
Man frustrated BY
License Denial Goes
BerSerk, Faces Tests

quiet rather unaSSuming former railroad with
good reputation depressed by unsuccessful efforts obtain
license operate barbecue restaurant Tuesday night
berserk and had be bdued by bartender who also
his friend when he flashed shotgun, rifle and pistol and
became violent,
The 90 year old Russell Mayo, 3s7 Fourth Av S.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19
Testimony Given:
Testimony Given:
Rights Commission Hears
How Alabama Negroes
Are Kept From Vote

Montgomery Aa-Although the Civil Rights Commission s
first hearing headed for lengthy litigation in Federal
Courts settle the challenge of its require Alabama
voting officials testify and submit their records the nation
has dramatic evidence that Negroes have been denied the
right o register and vote in six Alabama counties.
After day and half of hearing witnesses including local
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-12-19

htNAiflV NAhitHls
The man was 20 year old II
around which a neighborhood con
troversy has arisen over his ef-
forts TO establish barbecue cafe
at S755 Fourth Av. s., Mime
apolis,
Mayo was taken TO the city jail
from the Cassius Bar He entered
the bar after h dvild wrong way
ride on a one-way street. He was
so incoherent and muttered 10
many threats against people who
he said had been against him,
that Donald Cassius the bartender
on duty approached him In an
effort 20 quiet him down. Mayo
became violent and It was nee
essary for Mr.. Cassius and two
bar patrons to subdue him and
call the police.
Mayo was given psychiatric
tests at Minneapolis General hos
Ipital Wednesday and Thursday.
Mayo's wife said he had been
depressed for two or three weeks
because Of opposition from some
OF the residents In the vicinity
OF 3sth ST, and Fourth Az. s. TO
his plan to open barbecue res
taurant
She told police Mayo fired a
shot through the window Of the
3sth St, Delicatessan, which II
next door to the place In which
planned TO operate his cafe
He then drove against traffic on
Portland Av. from 3Sth to 29th
81. A car coming from the down
town loop stopped to avoid collid-
ing with his car and was rammed
in the rear by third car. His
wife jumped from the family car
after the accident.
She was later treated at Cen
eral hospital for bruises.
Mayo continued downtown 10
the Cassius Bar at ais s. Third
81.
Prior 10 the wild ride downtown
Mrs, Grace Mayo, the mans wife
called his uncle Edward l.. Boyd.
1898 Fourth Av. s. and asked him
10 come 30 their home Immediately
because her husband was disturb
ed and talking at random.
Mr., Boyd called Rev. M. L.
Simmons, pastor OF St Peter AME
Church and the two went TO the
Mayo home. Upon arrival they
found Mr. Mayo seated on the floor
with a pistol In his hand and
shot gun and rifle in front Of him
and In n dangerous mood.
Both men said II was apparent
from his conversation that Mayo
was III and In n highly nervous
state. He talked at random about
the FBI being after him; the
liquor interests who were about TO
move into the Southside, and stat
ed that he was going ito rule the
world" and muttered other in
coherencies.
Rev Simmons and Mr.. Boyd
spent a half hour trying 10 quiet
him talking and praying with him,
never knowing they admitted when
the apparently IN man might do
something drastic with the fire
arms.
Finally they left the house with
Mr.. Mayo quoted down somewhat
Mr.. Boyd Wednesday denied the
report that the man tried to hold
the two as hostages.
He also said that the young
man whom he brought here from |
Ohio II years ago to live with |
him had always been a fine per-
son and that he had never had
an unlsind word with him.
The controversy over the denial
Of a license to operate a cafe
which perhaps fingered Mayo's
nervous breakdown win apparently
now be resolved by his condition.
See story elsewhere in this edi-
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Seeks Strong Civil Rights Sill:
Senator Paul Douglas
Urges Administration To
Hell p Positive Program

Washington, DC-Senator Paul H. Douglas ID, Il) has
called upon Attorney General William Rogers and Secretary
of Health Education and Welfare Arthur s Femmng form
uang the Administrations civil rights recommendations for
the seth Congress- to give serious consideration the bill for
technical financial and admnistrave assistance in school de
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BETTY ALLEN
TO SING

MARY RoAE
MezxO-sOprano Betty Allen
win sing the rols Of MARY" To-
night In the Minneapolis Sym
Phony Orchestra presentation
Of the BerIioz 'LEnfance dn
Christ" at Northrup Anditsri-
UNI On the University al Ansne-
sofa campus.
The concert which begins AZ
$50 win feature three other
GoIoists and the Maealesier
College Cholr.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-11-20
Baseball Weekends to Feature
Mid-Ohio Spring Sports Card

parts of the many doubleheaders
scheduled under the old program.
The baseball schedule for the
league will open in mid-April and
be concluded in the latter part of
May.
The visiting schools will be
guests of the home team during
their overnight stays on the base
ball trips.
The coaches and athletic di-
rectors also scheduled the 1859
league meets in the spring sports
and prepared their 1859 league
football schedule and the 1959-60
MOL basketball card.
The Beavers will defend their
track championship at the league
meet in Findlay May 16.
Golf and tennis championship
meets have been tentatively
scheduled for May 1916. Clyde
Lamb, athletic director at Ohio
Northern university, is chairman
of the group to select a site for
the two events.
Bluffton is under consideration
for the league tennis tournament
for the second consecutive year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-11-20
Pick Ramon Lewis
AS Fullback on
AH-Area Squad

Ramon Lewis, the highest
scorer in this area, was named
fullback on the all-area first
team chosen by the sports staff
of The Lima News.
Pirate guard Denny Smith, who
reached his peak late in the sea-
son, was chosen to the second
team.
Gordon Mathewson, the other
half of Bluffton's explosive back
field punch, received honorable
mention.
Eight of the IL players on the
first team were from class AA
squads. Only class A players
selected were Lewis, and Ed
Hackworth of Ada and guard
Jim Nance of Columbus Grove.
Milo George of Pandora-Gilboa
was named tackle on the Sec
ond team and Cory-Rawson's Lee
Crew was picked as third team
center. Husky Howard Schroeder,
Columbus Grove, was picked for
fullback on the third team.
Dick Warren, sparkplug of the
Cory-Rawson backfield, earned
honorable mention.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-11-20
DubeniOn Travels
Over p Miles
In His Career

Ebert Dubenion carried the
football over two and a half
miles during his four-year career
at Bluffton college, final figures
released by the athletic depart
ment reveal.
Dubenion picked up 1888 yards
in 143 carries this year, giving
him a career total of 4,734 yards
gained rushing in 5O2 carries. He
averaged 9.43 yards per carry in
his career.
In 1855 he gained 1926 yards
in 107 carries. Hampered by in
juries in 1856 he fell to $40 yards
in 81 carries, but in 1857 he
bounced back to gain 1,340 yards
in 161 tries. 8~.a
The Beavers overwhelming
superiority in the MOL this year
kept Dubenion on the bench a
good deal of time, preventing
him from reaching new peaks.
The average per carry and the
total yardage gained by the Co.
lumbus flash are both Bluffton
college records. "
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-11-20
SOuthgate Makes
Instant Success;
AHLeagues Open

Southgate Lanes, opened No
vember s after several disheart-
ening delays, has made an i'm
mediate hit in the Bluffton area,
as veterans and beginners alike
have taken advantage of the
areas newest recreational facil-
ity.
League bowling got underway
immediately. Although several
teams were unbeaten at the end
of the first weeks league rolling
no real standouts have developed.
yet. -
Seven leagues have been Or
ganized, with one or two leagues
bowling each night from Monday
through Friday. The lanes are
open to all bowlers on Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday nights
from 8 pm.
Among the high games and
series reported during the early
days of operation were the $50
turned in by Jim Mueller OF
Southgate Lanes and the 531 by
B. Wheeler of Beaverdam Fire
Department No. 2.
Mueller had 17S-189-1S5, while
Wheeler had 178-185-168.
Other high lines reported were
1873 by Dale Clark. lit by Jack
Weyer and 173 by c. V. Kuhn.
Highest score for the ladies
was a 45S by Jo Souder, who
had games of 169149-14O. She
bowls for Loofbourrow's. Tillie
Snodgrass of Snodgrass Market,
Beaverdam, had a 15S game as
she led her club,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-11-20
Pirates on Display at DeIphos Preview
AS They Prepare for Opener at Kalida

Coach Joe Harris viii fire a
test rocket Friday evening in the
Delphos st. John basketball pre-
view as he tests several combi-
nations in the stiffest preseason
competition the Pirates will face.
The Pirates open their regular
season next Tuesday evening at
Kalida.
Five brief games will be
played, with each of the five
clubs in the preview playing
twice. Bluffton will be matched
against Van Vert in the third
game and against Bath in the
fifth match of the night.
Preview tickets are on sale at
the high school office. A section
of seats win be reserved for
Bluffton fans at the game. Seats
allotted to the Bluffton section
will depend on the pre-game tick
ct sale in Bluffton although the
reserved section will be larger
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-11-20

Ft. Jennings, the team which
went farther than any other area
basketball squad in tournament
play last year.
Mainstays of the Wildcat at
tack are Smidebush, Deken, Lau-
dick and Mead.
Hampered by inexperience and
a lack of heighth, the Pirates
may find themselves sliding into
the lower echelons of the North
west conference this year after
they pulled a surprise by ripping
through to a league championship
last season.
Harris has only two fire-tested
men from last season and only
Ramon Lewis, the squads lead
ing scorer, played regularly. The
other letter winner is George
Burkholder, who will probably
slide into one of the guard spots.
Ken Logan, one of the starters
on last years reserve team,
joined the squad on Friday and
will probably see some action
with the varsity this year.
Figuring in the experiments
will be Dave Little, Larry Smuck-
er, Chuck Baber, Buck Schiffke,
Dave Bash and high jumping
sophomore Rudy Steiner.
Harris has been eyeing Smuck-
er and the lanky Baber as pos
sibilities for adding under the
basket strength. If these chanc-
es don't turn out happily he car
turn to Steiner as another pos.
sibility.
Burkholder should be set at one
guard but the scramble is wide
open for his running mate.
Both Bluffton appearances ir
the preview will be devoted tt
experimentation as Harris hope:
against hope he can uncovel
| some fthe necessary skill ant
depth to carry the Pirates
through the season.