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there have been numerous in
stances of white and Negro fam
lilies, within the Western Lex
ington area, being solicited by
some members Of the real estate
industry about selling their homes
to meet the housing needs of fam
lilies to be displaced by the free
way.
This indicates an effort on the
part of some real estate firms
to obtain property within this area
so that Negroes will continue to
be contained almost entirely with
in this area. In addition, several
families who have been shown
property for sale in this area have
reported that the prices quoted
are generally several thousand
dollars in excess of the current
market value Of such property.
These practices are typical of
a pattern that has been observed
many times in the past whenever
there have been mass movements
of Negro families, either in the
expansion Of a residential area or
as a result Of relocation due TO
urban redevelopment or highway
programs
These organizations caution
people against being deceived into
contracting to purchase property
which they feel 10 be overprced.
They are also urged not to be
panicked into buying on the ruse
that housing is hard to find.
The four hundred or 50 fam
lies in the freeway area. after
receiving their settlements, win
introduce more new money into
the St Paul housing market, in
an almost lump sum than has beas
available for some time.
For this reason, and because
these families will be given ade-
quate time TO look for new hous-
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ranged by many Of the leading
Twin City hostesses in their homes
with other guests from the com
munity. Mrs. Richard Gale has
served as chairman Of this phase
Of the convocation.
Sunday evening at pm. IL the
big public meeting. Although the
meeting 10 be held at Northrup
Auditorium on the University Of
Minnesota campus is open 10 the
public, reserved section has been
set aside for contributors, cam
paign solicitors and to the col
Iege fund drive and the general
committee which has arranged for
the convocation. There will be
plenty Of seats in the 5000 capaci-
ty Auditorium for all who are
Interested.
Principal speaker at the North
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MASoNS URGED TO
ATTEND DINNER

Grand Master John r. Lawr-
ence this week urged all Master
Masons Of the Prince Hall Mime
sofa Jurisdiction 10 attend the
Father and Son Beanfeed Dinner
at 8 pm. Saturday, March 10
In Fellowship Han Of Pilgrim BaP-
list Church in 81. Paul
The dinner is TO begin promptly
at six pm" said the Grand Mas
ter, "and the entire program should
be completed well before eight
O'Clock. Anyone desiring to at
tend other meetings or engage in
other activity Will have ample
time TO do so after this affair"
The program, which was plan
ned to be OF special interest to
males. will include musical num-
beers and the showing Of motion
picture film Of the University Of
Minnesota football games Of 1857.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-03-14
Wundo Owens
Dies: Was Widow
OF Vincent Owens

Mrs, Wanda owens, SI2 Dayton
Av., widow OF the late 5. Vincent
Owens, former executive secre-
tary OF the st. Paul Urban League
Guild. died Saturday, March S, in
Midway hospital after an illness OF
several months
Mrs. Owens was taken M in
August suffering with leukemia
and had been hospitahzed inter
mittently since that time, The de-
ceased was born in slater, Mo,
and moved to St Paul from Kan
sas City, Mo, with her late hus-
band and family in 1912, when
Mr. Owens took up his duties with
the Urban League.
She was a graduate of Kansas
University and the University OF
Minnesota; a member OF Phi Beta
Kappa and Kappa Alpha sororities
and was currently enjoyed as a
teacher In the st, Paul school sys'
tenn,
She is survived by three daugh'
tiers. staff Sgt, Wanda Marie
owens. Of the Armed Services
Mrs. Ermon Hogan and Nann'
owens; one son Sterling owens
all Of ST. Paul; her father, Howard
Piper OF Iowa; three aunts, Mrs
Henry Kirtley and Mrs, Lucille
Nelson OF Kansas City, Mo. anC
Mrs. Belle woolrey Of Slater, Mo
and two grandchildren, Miohae
and Gary Hogan of st. Paul.
Funeral services were held at
lP.M. Wednesday March ~, at Phi
lgrim Baptist church OF which sh'
was member. Rev, Floyd Massl
IJr. ofnciated, with burial in Oak
Hand cemetery,
Brooks Funeral Home was II
charge of arrangements
Mrs. Kirtley, an aunt came I,
the city to attend funeral services
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PIeo Of Bride
To Be Wins Over
Judge L. n. Benneff

A 65-mile drive from Litchfield
and a lovers plea won freedom
for Frank Schlegel 31-year-old
Litchfield man from 80 days in
the Minneapolis workhouse.
Schlegel, a fugitive from a drunk
barge since last fall and under
sentence TO stay out Of Mime
Ipolis for one year, had sneak
ed" into Minneapolis to purchase
wedding clothes for himself when
his old habit got the better Of
him and he "sneaked" into a Mill
city bar for a quick one.
Several drinks later, Schegel
found himself facing Judge L.
Howard Bennett Of Minneapolis
municipal court on another drunk
charge
Because Of the pending bench
warrant, Judge Bennett had denied
sohlelgers plea to go free on
probation 80 his hancee wouldn't
know" and the defendant had al
ready entered the works" 70 be-
gin serving his sentence when the
bride-to-be heard the sad news.
made the mad dash from Itch
field. and pleaded before Judge
Bennett for her fiance's release
to her custody 80 he could attend
his own wedding
Judge Bennett agreed 70 the ar
rangement 50 the wedding bells
will ring for Sohlegel on ST. Pat
rick's Day.
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announcements OF the elaborate
arrangements being made for the
convocation
An informal welcoming OF the
convocation to the Twin Cities
was made on the Arle Haeberle
wCCO TV program Monday after
noon when Tom Moore, president
Of the Minnesota Coca Cola Co.,
and the RRdisson Hotel general
chairman OF the convocation ar
rangemcnts committee and Cecil
Newman, publisher OF the spokes-
man and Recorder newspapers and
member OF the Minnesota United
Negro College Fund board OF truss
tees appeared ON the program and
were interviewed by Miss Haze
berle.
Most Of the college presidents
are scheduled TO arrive Friday in
time for a reception sponsored by
Twin city alumni OF the 80 schools
at the beautiful Prudential Insur-
ance Co, building at pm, Fri
day night.
DR. c, NJ. Sexton chairman OF
the alumni committee said 1900
invitations have been sent out for
the reception,
Minnesota's Governor Orville l.,
Freeman, Mayor =, X Peterson
Of Minneapolis. and Mayor Joseph
r. Dillon OF St Paul viii tender
an official welcome 10 the presi,
dents Saturday morning Follow
ing tour OF the University OF
Minnesota campus University
President J. l.. Morrill, win en-
terrain the visitors nj luncheon
| UNCF board meetings will b.
held Saturday morning and after
noon.
Saturday night the college presi
dents and Twin City civic. religious
business. industry and labor lead
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Rep. Nee arthY
Introduces House
Civil Rights Bill


Washington Congressman Eu'
gene ]. Mccarthy CDFL., MINI,
recently introduced In the House
of Representatives a civil right
lbm TO extend full first-class cit
izenship and equality Of opportUn'
Iity TO all citizens.
Mr.. McCarthy's bill is a com
panion 20 that introduced in tho
Senate by Senator Paul Douglas
of Illinois.
The bill provides the technical
assistance to local governments
to put into operation plans for
desegration in public schools. This
assistance win cost $25 million a
year for five years, Financial
grants to local governments are
also provided for in the amount Of
$40 million a year for five years
This assistance would aid com
pIiance with the Constitution and
with the decisions Of the Sup
RENE Court by offering the best
available technical information
Cancellation, encouragement, fin
ancial aid and desegregation plan
ming TO implement the Courts
order Tor deliberate speed in des-
egration
The bill also empowers the At.
torney General Of the United
States 20 bring preventive legal
actions In equal protection cases
and in public school cases. This
power In similar TO, but clearer
than that which was provided in
the Civil Rights Bin Of 1866 In
the House Of Representatives. but
later removed in the Senate.
Mr.. Mccarthy said, This bill is
necessary at this time 10 end
"second-class citizenship" in this
country. II win more than restore
the provisions striker from the
civil Rights Act last year In the
senate after we successfully fought
to keep them in the House. II win
help erase from the national con-
science and reputation the stigma
Of Little Rock and other similar
Incidents II will move the Con
gress Of the United States clearly
m back Of the Constitution and the
Supreme Court, and put an end
70 the shameful evasion Of the
stipulations Of the Constitution.
Il am pleased TO introduce this
bin In the House Of Representatives
where we began the fight for the
Civil Rights Act Of last year, and
where we twice have passed civil
rights legislation in the last two
years"
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SISTER OF ST. PAUL
MAN DIES IN OKLA

o. c. Dnzzle. 69s Rondo Az.
received word Tuesday March IL,
Of the death in Oklahoma City
Okla, Of his sister Mrs. Grace
Palmore. Mrs. Palmore, wife Of
DR. r. S. Palmore, underwent
major surgery in a local hospital
from which she did not recover
Mrs. Palmore viii be remem-
bered by many Twin citians when
she visited her brother and sister
in-law some years ago.
In addition 10 her husband, she
Ia survived by one daughter Car
olyn: three sisters and two broth
ers.
Mr.. Dnzzle left Wednesday
night for Oklahoma City TO attend
funeral services.
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ing Accommodations, they are in a
good position to make sound in
vestments.
The st. Paul Urban League
and the st. Paul NAACP urge
people who encounter difficulty
Of any kind in their efforts TO rent
or purchase property to contact
these organizations Immediately"
The statement was issued by
Ernest Cooper executive secretary
Of the Urban League and Richard
X. Fox chairman Of the St Paul
NAACP Housing committee.
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ST. Paul NAAcP
Hears Minneapolis
President Hall

with the creation of a legisla-
tive interim committee on minority
housing problems and the legisla-
tive declaration that housing OPP
pOrtunities for minorities are with
in the realm of civil rights, the
Minneapolis NAACP felt confident
that our city's open occupancy
ordinance would pass without fail. D"
With these words Douglass Hall,
Minneapolis attorney and pjresi-
dent Of that city's NAACP branch,
began his description of what hap
pened in the defeat of the prop
osed ordinance recently declared
unconstitutional by Charles Saw
yer, Minneapolis city attorney.
Aldermen Knew Outcome
According to Hall, Sawyer's de-
cision came as no surprise to the
Mill City aldermen. Il learned
about the decision the evening be-
fore it was released. The alder
men also knew of the decision. "
Hall indicated that the aldermen's
statement about dropping the
proposed ordinance was much too
pat and came too close upon the
heels of Sawyer's opinion for them
not to have known of the decision
beforehand.
Politics Behind Decision
In an informal interview. this
reporter pointed out the fact that
only the body Of the ordinance had
been included in Sawyer's opin-
ion. Also that the body Of the
ordinance had been copied from
a similar one pending in st. Paul.
Which was drafted by st. PauFs
corporation counsel, Thomas Ryan.
When asked how he reconciled
the variance between the opinions
of the two city attorneys, Hall
stated, Politics is the only ex-
PLANTATION"
Mill City Branch Redirect Efforts
The Minneapolis branch, said
Hall, plans to converge its efforts
behind similar legislation on the
state level This is to be done by
establishing a workshop on open
occupancy to which members Of
the many and various social agen-
cies working for open occupancy
and the many other organizations
Continued on Page 81
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u
Patiently waiting for silence.
John began slowly carefully ar
tculating each word, for he was
tense:
Early in the year of 1868, a
group Of Negro slaves having es-
capped from their masters gathered
in Boone County in OF near Jeffer-
son City, Missouri"
He had begun. His palms were
moist ond there was perspiration
on his forehead; but he knew he
would relax.
These slaves were protected
in their place of refuge by the
Union forces, the time being dur
ing the Civil War, while the south
was engaged in that great strug-
gle for secession. Having definite
ly determined to make their way
north: this group called them
selves pilgrims"
He was relaxing.
These pilgrims" he continued
members Of a race that had been
held in bondage for a period Of
time, well over two centuries, de-
sired a place to live as other
people, They wished for an ip-
portunity to worship God and to
sing and pray together unmo-
Tested"
John Hickman, Jr., looked at
the audience and knew they were
interested-knew he was doing all
right.
They craved for freedom and
they felt that the North was their
haven and their sure place OF
safety"
For a moment John felt faint.
The faces of the congregation
seemed to change to that of the
slaves. The clothes of the well
dressed men seemed to give way
to garments tattered and patched.
The simple street length, print
dresses Of the women changed to
billowy skirted dresses Of cotton
Bingham.
And this was a camp meet
ing, Slaves from miles around
had come to the meeting.
A Negro preacher ended the
opening prayer with: land may
the good Lord bless the abolition
lists"
A chant started as the preacher
began his sermon. His voice rose
and fell as he described the plight
Of the three Hebrew children. The
duo Of voice and chant reached
a frenzy. There was a cry-a shout
Of pain-remorse: someone was
happy.
Lord help us poor sinners"
Lord have mercy" Mercy"
Mercy" Mercy Lord" More
shouting" and clapping. The
preacher began to slow down. The
chanting stopped
Brothers and sisters" he said.
after the last exhausted amen"
had faded, "on January 1, in this
year Of our Lord, 1888, President
Lincoln ordered the freeing Of all
slaves in the rebel states. But we
are not going to wait until the
end Of this war to have our free
dom. We're going North"
The preacher was a tall, raw
boned, broad-shouldered man Of
prodigious strength. and Of re-
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UtIs
Sunday the college presidents
many Of them ministers win oc-
cupy pulpits In 80 Twin City
churches at the morning services.
Sunday evening they win be
guests at buffet dinner parties ar
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/ ers and [ h ell
wives are TO be
quests Of Mr..
Moore at a din
ner at the Hotel
|Radison Lair q
Bell, Chicago
Corporation at.
torney and phil
.anthropist will
speak at the din
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In Joint Sfofemenf:
In Joint Sfafemenf:
St. Paul NAACP & Urban
League Caution Home
Seekers Against SharpieS

The st. Paul Urban League and the St Paul NAACP in
joint Wednesday expressed their
about of the problems growing out Of the impending inter
city freeway.
The statement said:
1T has come to the attention of both organizations
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Distinguished Visitors To Minnesota;
United Negro College
Fund COnVOCatiOn Brings
Outstanding Leaders Here

Minneapolis St Paul and Minnesota will play hosts Friday
March Ia through Monday March IL TO presidents of the 33
Negro private colleges who members Of the United Negro
College Fund me- and board members of the fund the 18th
annual convocation Of the organization.
Conference headquarters the Hotel Radsson made final
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Coming. Jimmy Reed, The II
doradOes and Orchestra. On Sun
day, March IS s:S0-l2:S0 Mpls-
Labor Temple. ID. p. Black Presen-
tatiOn.-Advt.
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Orleans, La, will also speak on:
The Vocation Of the United Me-
gro College Fund"
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The History Of the Negro in Minnesota
Robert Hickman Leader
Of Early Settlers
Was StaIWart Figure

Editors note: This the third series
the Negro in the history Of MinnesOta-hiS
achievements, contributions, failures and frus-
tratio
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John Hickman Jr, stood before the congregation of Pill
grim Baptist Church in Paul He had been asked as the
grandson of the founder Robert Hickman give talk on
the history Of the church from 1868 to the present which
l9 Proud of his heritage he had worked long
speech He felt the finished manuscript worthy Of his
Snhinct
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THE HEART OF THE STRANGER

And if stranger sojourn with thee your land We
shall not him.
But the stranger that dweIeth with you shall
you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him
myself
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-03-14

NEWS OF PEOPLE YoU KNOW
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-03-14
Is A Long Time -.

II has been one hundred and eighty-one
years since the Declaration OF Independence
expressed our conviction that all men are
created equal: Il has been eighty-nine years
since the i4th Amendment required equal
protection OF the law; II has been three
years since the Supreme Court applied this
To public schools and struck down segre-
cation, That is a long time for free people
to acclmate themselves to principle
(scnatorl Wayne Morse In n Letter In
Commentary (January 'Ss)
a DTSD X-T1D - SV1SNTu,Cs MN C,Opy
Evening star., 1958-07-06
reg. 1893

EtL-23-5l Light, strong oIl-steel drop
ieof folding tobIe is like having three
tobles in one-use leoves up or down.
Distinctive charcoal and white pattern
uniformed by oIeohoI. acid or voter;
oluminun finished steel tubing; folds
eomPoetIy. 24x6o" seats twelve. folds to
24x3o".
l-7s-6) reg. Is.ss-sox72" size.
folds TO 30x36" .88
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

ACTRESS COLLINS asts hair eut then Get with rosrs
for upwards Of SITS in colos from blond pink and bue
But the look can be achieved with your own uesseS, and
summers the season for it. Breeze along the highway in
convertible play tennis loaf the beach y Windbown
look win fit the vacation mood At the time warning:
the curly chaos isn't easy produce it looks the hair
must be skuIy cut and unless it's naturally curly needs
light permanent to keep its shape.
The hair with the careless charm has in few short
months - become huge Women seem to need
soft foil for the sraiehtlned chemise. New York and
Chicago hardos Page Is by Coures Americana and
are available its salons in department stores everywhere
If you look as if you've combed your hair with an egg
beaer this summer, you're in style! - JOAN RATTMER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

In automatic dishwashing,
as in everything else, you
can expect premium performance
only from q premium product.
FINISH is such a product. It
was developed specifically for
people who stress perfection
over price. Actually, FINISH
costs so little more it's hardly
worth mentioning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-20
Legislator Talks on
Musicd Propaganda

house in the Nations Cap
ital."
Representative Kearns
maintained that music can
be used by the United States
as an even better force for
building international good
will than missiles.
He recalled that he was
asked to conduct the Air
Force Symphony in Tokyo
last summer lat the height
of tension over the Girard
case"
Recalling his apprehension
he said I'VE were worried
something might happen. You
could feel the tension in
the air. But $4,000 people
came to the concert that
night; some even sat on the
hillsides Of the amphitheater.
The Japanese have an an
Gent culture and q great APP
probation of music. You
could just feel that unpleas-
antness in the air blowing out
to sea, and in its place a
pleasant responsiveness to
the music became the pre-
vailing factor. Music had be-
come the common denomin-
ator rather than the Girard
case"
Aside from the soothing
effects of music itself, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-20

United States has an even
more urgent reason for
bringing its musical culture
to other parts Of the world
the competition Soviet Rus
STA is giving Us in the cul-
tural field, Representative
Kearns stressed.
The speaker said he looked
to the time when instead of
spending $40 billion for de-
tense through missiles. I'VE
can spend $40 billion for
culture and the betterment
of mankind"
Mr.. Kearns addressed the
last report meeting before the
annual meeting Of the Wom-
ems Committee in May.
Meeting Report
Mrs. Houston. Still, vice
chairman Of the Residential
Committee, reported that as
Of March IL. 81 per cent
of the National Symptoms
1852 season subscription
campaign has been reached
with a total of $4,000 in sub
scriptions. The 1858 goal
is $4,000. The subscription
campaign deadline has been
extended to March 26, Mrs.
Stiff reported.
Breakdown of area sub
scriptions to date are: the
District, II per cent or $1S,-
TOO; Montgomery County. 40
per cent or $6,872; Prince
Georges County. 50 per cent
or $2,l66. and Virginia. Is per
cent or 1921.
Mrs. T. Perry Nppitt, presi-
dent Of the Women's Com
mittee, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-20
TONIGHT

WOman's National Demo-
cratic Club-7:30 pm. club
house. California H q wall
"49er" dinner; speaker, Mr..
Kenneth Harding. Politics
at Ten PAGES"
KensingtOn Branch, AAUW
B pm, Homewood Recrea.
ton Center. meeting; speak
er. Mr.. Sumner Wood,
"Women's Legal Status In
Maryland"
Club de las Americas
8:l5 pm, Room 1862, De-
partment Of Commerce,
meeting; speaker, DR.. En-
ridue Ros. Contemporary
Literature in Argentina" lin
SPANISH.
Beverley Hills WOmen's
CIub-S:l5 pm, at home Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-20
BY RUTH DEAN
star stan Writer

The only way the Nations
Capital IL going to get a
much-needed opera house is
mot by talking about it. but
by action" Representative
Carroll Kearns, Republican
Of Pennsylvania. told the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra
Women's Committee yester-
day.
You women can be an in
fiuential force II you get to-
gether and come down to
the Hill and see your Con-
gresSmen," the legislator and
professional m usicia n told
the group which met at the
Roosevelt Hotel.
Representative Kearns, who
has guest conducted the Air
Force Symphony Orchestra
all over the world wherever
United States troops are sta
toned, said he couldn't help
but think when he was in
Austria and as he sat in the
new Vienna State Opera
House that probably 81 mil
lion Of our foreign aid money
went into this"
Still Trying
"And yet for the II years
I've been in Washington we're
still trying to build an opera
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-20

FLORAL THANKS-As-
sistont Secretary Of De-
Tense Floyd S. Bryant has
q cornotion pinned on
him by Mrs. WilIiom HoI-
man trieht), vice chair
man Of ticket soles for
the National Symphony
Orchestra lo58-5o seq
son ticket subscription
campaign, otter he had
renewed q subscription
ct this weeks symphony
concert for himself and
Mrs. Bryant (eenter).-
Stor Stoff Photo.