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The Navajo times., 1959-11-01
SIS MILLION FOR
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM

The 1860 fiscal year Tribal budget
provided for an appropriation of five
million 5,00O,000) dollars for Pub
lie Works Program. This Public Works
Program was set up by the Council to
help the most needy of the Navajo
people during time of very little en-
ployment available to Naval 10 men and
women.
T h e five million dollars was then
divided among the 18 districts. Ramah,
Canoncito and Alamo. The councilmen
of the different districts with the Chap
ter officers then divided the money a
gain for each chapter within the var
ious districts over the reservation.
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01
November-1959

tact with a metal roller below, thus per
mitt.ng electrical current to flow
through the hole in the card. This cleo
trical impulse is directed to perform
functions such as addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division, printing, COM
pairing, matching, merging, selecting,
interpreting or any combination Of
function as may be desired to complete
a problem. The functions are planned
by the operator who through an exter-
nal control panel can program these
machines to perform he aforemen-
toned applications.
Mr.. Howard Young, Supervisor,
IBM, states, This type of employment
is better than average and there is a
great demand for trained IBM opera
tors both men and women) through
out the United States" He e d:
Careers in the electrical data process
ing field are unlimited, and m any
Navajos will benefit by participating
in the program
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01
LAND INVESTIGATION OFFICE
EXPLAINS PROJECTS

The Tribal Office of Land Investi-
cations, directed by Mr.. Edward O.
Plummer, has very heavy work load
for the fiscal year 1859 in the prepara-
ton of studies and reports on land prob
lens, human land use and occupancy.
the settlement Of boundaries and other
related disputes. Direction is given in
surveying and mapping, assistance in
real estate appraisaIs and other data
necessary in the preliminary stages of
Tribal land purchases for stock ranch
es, chapter houses, community center
sites, the granting of rights -of-way
Tor OIL and gas pipe lines, electrical ia
cllltles, new roads, Navajo home sites,
etc.
The office also directs the activities
OF a Land Title Examiner and his Of
tlce staff, who are busy microfilmin-
ing court house records, State and Fed
cral records in which the Tribe has an
actual present or prospective future in
the land ownership, lease or DISPOSE
ton.
Special attention is being given to
the training of young Navajo high
school and college people, not only as
an assistance to them in their school
work but also for career opportunities.
A bout 70 people are presently en-
ployed.
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
INCREASED TO $40 MILLION

a Y Tie tfllflCClltn, is usually
thought of as day of evil omen, but
the action of the Navajo Tribal Coun-
Gil this afternoon BODIES we'll for hun
dreds Of Navajo high school graduates
at the end of this and future school
years. The Council passed, without de-
bate a resolution sponsored by the
Tribal Education Committee, to dou-
BILE the amount of funds for support
of the Tribal Higher Education Schol-
arship Program. The interest aCCruing
from a S5,000,000 fund established by
t h Tribe in February. 1857 is no
longer sufficient to meet the needs of
the bureoning crop of high school grad
uatcs who have trained their sights on
a college career
Established in 1854 with an appro-
priaton of $4,000, the Tribal Scholar
ship Program grew rapidly in succeed
ing years to S65,O00, then to 100000;
81 10000; S1S0000 and fina Y to
S20O,0OO the latter representing the
interest on the S5.000,000 fund on de-
post in the Treasury of tn e United
States This amount has now been dou-
bled to provide S400,000 for next year
a n d in succeeding years. Spokesman
in the Council agreed with James Be
cent Of Tohatchi that "The Tri be
should designate an amount of money
adequate to guarantee educational op-
portunities for Navajo young people
now while tribal funds are available
for the plTpocc. .
Beginning with Is students in TIE
1854 school year, tie number of re-
cipients of Tribal grants has risen to
ia in the current school year. Since
the beginning of the program about
700 grants of Tribal aid have been
made for one or more school years, and
the number of Navajo young people
enrolled in all types of higher educa-
ton has risen from 84 only six years
ago 10 over 300 in the current year.
T h e doctors. nurses. teachers. ac-
COuntants, and other trained teChniCians
thus produced will be of inestimable
value to the Navajo Tribe in the i'm
Fermentation Of its far-r reaching devel-
opment program.
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01
IBM COMES TO THE NAVAJO

Automatic electric accounting ma
chimes have been installed by the Nav
aJo Tribe to process such data as pay
roll, accounts payable livestock survey.
grain ALLEGATION and general account
ing.
The department has eleven pieces of
equipment leased from the Information
al Business Machine Corporation 10 pro-
cess data by the punched card meth hod
The principle employed in punched
card accounting is punching holes in
specific spots on cards; then passing
these cards under brushes which. upon
hitting hole in the card, make con
The Navajo times., 1959-11-01

NaDHo Workmen Construct Well
Under Public Works Project in Fort
Defiance Sub-agency.
There are now 458 projects approved
by the Advisory Committee for opera
ton under this plan. T h estimated
cost for these projects is S2,715,741.86
as of November 5. 1850 The last pay
roll amounted to S646,8O2 IS, this was
paid to 6,061 individuals.
At the present time road improve
ment has the greatest number of pro-
jects in operation The bad weather of
winter time will cause the shut down
OF most projects. But next spring the
work and money will be available to
give hel p as needed.
, 1959-01-27
CONTESTANTS

race: $1,000 to the winner;
$500 10 second place; and $500.
to the one in third place.
For a donkey and cart en-
tered in a cart race, the owner
gets $1,000. There will also be
a prize for the best decorated
car. and another for the best
, 1959-01-27
DEPT Il.


ing free test. These tests first
to personnel Of the Depart
ment Of Health, followed BY
other departments and gov
ernmental agencies, and the
general public. This is a volun
tary testing program; however
the cooperation Of all indivi-
dual is solicited in order to.
make the survey a success.
, 1959-01-27
MRS. REA IRWIN
The Frederiksted Broker
FOR RENT

Two & three bedroom apis.
and houses = furnished & I'M
furnished - Seasonal & annu-
ally Perfect condition a.
walled, handicapped gardens "
delightful galleries = quiet g.
cool.
Call F'sted l25 - F'sted Iss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
Earl of Rosse
And Wife
Are Visitors

The Earl Of Rose and his
wife the Countess Of Rose
arrived yesterday for a three
day visit.
The Earl is chairman Of
the Standing Committee Of
Museums and Galleries In
Great Britain and is here
to begin a series Of lectures
for the Trinity College Of
Dublin Of which he is vice
chancellor.
Last evening the visitors
were honored at q dinner CIV
en- by Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
May at their residence Hill
wood.
Earlier in the afternoon
the Earl held a press con-
ference at the residence Of
former Ambassador TO Ire
land and Mrs. George Gar
ret. Ambassador Garrett is
chairman of the American
Council for the University OF
Dublin which Is to advance
the interests Of the college
In America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
CLUB CALENDAR

TakOma Park WOmen's
Club, Inc. - 1880 PM. 1902
Hilton avenue. Takoma Park.
Luncheon meeting Of litera-
ture department. Program:
Book review.
Junior Woman's Club Of
Rockville - 8 pm, Rockville
Civic Center. Reciprocity
Night.
Silver Spring WOman's
Club - l0:30 am, Potomac
Electric Power Co. American
home group and Maryland
ANTIQUITIES section. Program,
"The Electric Playhouse"
American Society Of WOm-
en- Accountants - 6 pm.
Tally-Ho Restaurant. Social
session. $3.50 pm. dinner.
Speaker, Mr.. Fred w. Peel,
Replacement Cost Deprecia-
ton"
Soroptimist Club Of WASH
ington - 1880 pm, Willard
Hotel. Business meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
Senator to
Address Group

Senator Kenneth B. Keat-
ing Of New York viii speak
at the Pan American Union
on Monday at II am. on
United States Latin Amer
lean Relationships"
The talk viii be the third
in q series Of FIVE sponsored
by Mrs. Jose A. Mora, wife
Of the Secretary General Of
the Organization Of American
States. Attending will be
Latin American ambassadors
and their wives, wives Of
Cabinet members and Su-
preme Court Justices, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
TODAY

IODhI a
mNati0nal Council Of Jewish
Women - 8:l5 pm. audi
t6rium Of Adas Israel Tenn
pie. Speaker. Senator Hub
eft H. Humphrey. Current
Aspects Of Foreign Affairs"
Woman's Democratic Club
Of Montgomery County --S8
pm, S787 Georgia avenue.
Silver Spring. Quarterly
meeting.
N8 TOMORROW
League Of Women Voters Of
Prince Georges County = 9
pm, Laurel, Laurel Library.
The Woman's Club Of
Chevy Chase, Md, Inc. - 10
am, executive board meet
ing. II am. German class
at Mrs. Mann's. 37l3 VIII
liams Lane.
Arlington Fairfax Alumnae
Club Of Kappa Alpha Theta
--l2:30 pm, 9l6 s. 26th
place, Arlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10
Oph-Mrs. TO Aid
Bows Club

The opti-Mrs. Club will
hold a luncheon and fashion
show March II TO benefit the
Boys Club Of Washington,
Frank r. Jelleff branch.
The event will take place
at 1880 pm. at the Ballroom
Of the Columbia Country Club
in Chevy Chase. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10

wives Of members Of Con-
gress.
The first lecture was given
January 10 by DR.. Milton
Eisenhower and the second
by DR.. Alceu AMBROSE Lima,
q leading intellect Of Brazil,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-10

Connecticut Avenue AS
ISOLATION members will hear
Eleni. The Stars Fashion
Writer, discuss Selling
Connecticut Avenue as WASH
ington's Fashion Street." to-
night at their dinner meeting
at the Dupont Plaza Hotel.
Howard Adler Of the Adler
Display Studio In Baltimore
will. outline ways in which
effective interior and exterior
displays can also focus atten-
ton on Connecticut Avenue
stores. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23

conversation turned to
thoughts Of becoming full
time beatniks. Its differ
ent," said Dell Homer Of
Montgomery Junior College
from under his frayed straw
hat. People are tired of
cliques; they want something
different"
The teen-agers were mixing
coffee. gum and fried ants as
Jon Myhre, q B-CC senior.
said: THE only thing I know
about beatnikS is that it's a
high-class term for being q
bum. I also know they wear
scarves around their Threats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23

because q relative of mine
dated q real beatnik once"
You're beat when you're
at the bottom Of your per-
sonality; non-conforming; not
needing furniture; not work.
ing; sporting a beard and
letting your hair down
straight and wearing sloppy
sweaters" came a voice from
near q candle.
Terry Mitchell listened and
then spoke: This party's
been terrific but I don't want
to be a full-time beatnik.
These wool sweaters and
whiskers are too itchy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-23
Come Beat, Poetry O ptiona|
Continued From Pose !

Continued From Poss
explained Carol, a Bethesda
Chevy Chase High student.
$50 we decided to give q
beatnik party and serve
coffee, confusion, doughnuts,
red and black 1icorice and
fried ants in chocolate"
The girls let down their
pony-tails, paled their faces
and put on high-necked black
sweaters in spite of the high
temperature.
From her fake pinch
green fingernails Carol passed
out chewing gum. John Hef-
lin, a B-CC graduate. put
down his book of poems by
Patience Strong and carefully
proceeded to get the gum
nested in his fake beard.
The beat" guests were be-
ginning to get with it. Terry
Mitchell. a Wilson senior who
spent four days growing a
muStache for the party, began
quoting Stephen Crane po-
etry. "'I saw a man in the
desert eating of his
heart. >" Terry recited,
Juggling at his wool sweater
that was beginning to scratch.
Nose Allison's recording Of
Parchment Farm" began to
play. "Oh, turn it up, turn 1t
up and leave that sound on
all night" said another
sweater-clad teen-ager as he
sat on his launches in a dark
corner.
John Bell, book and candle
in front Of him, was deep in
bop FaDleS.
Carol and her 16-year-old
brother Bruce, both in tight
fitting black, looked down at
their 11-year-old brother
Alan, who was wandering
around wearing rubber fms
and a Red Cross helmet and
stunning a guitar.
II don't think he's got the
theme" said Bruce, stroking
his "burnt-cork" beard. But
then, who does? None of us
really knows anything about
beatniks."
Julia Crafts, a B-CC blond,
spoke up. II know q boy
who's almost beat. He con-
forms just a little. He wears
sloppy clothes, does pretty
much what he wants, but he
goes to school. I like beat
niks. They're original and
different and have lots Of
CUTS"
The masquerading beatniks'
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-14
GEORGETOWN
Mrs. Constance Brown
Phone: Georgetown 1880

j Stephen Vaughn was elected pre-
sident of the Pepper Family Asso-
citation at its annual reunion held
in the Coolspring Community Hall.
He succeeds Mrs. James B. Tyler
of Wilmington.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
/ Patti Pepper, vice president; Mrs.
Marvin Turner, secretary; Mrs.
Ellen Pepper Penuel, treasurer and
Mrs. Martha Bunting, assistant
treasurer.
There were 160 members of the
family in attendance from all parts
of Delaware and distant points.
Elias Tingle, assistant lay leader
of the Peninsula Methodist Confer
ence and a resident of Frankford,
was guest speaker.
1t was voted to hold the reunion
at Coolspring again next year at
the same time. The first Sunday in
August.
Thomas B. Pepper, Georgetown,
spoke briefly on the history of the
Pepper clan and told the group he
would present the association with
deed to the family burial plot in
Georgetown.
The association accepted and a
committee was appointed to pro-
ceed with plans to restore the plot
and make it a permanent Pepper
shrine
Harold F. Wilson, safety services
chairman OF. Area 8, Red Cross, has
announced the results of the ann
ual Red Cross swimming classes
concluded at Trap Pond.
There were 110 enrolled from
Georgetown, AZ of whom passed the
requirements. Milton, included also
in Area 8, enrolled SO, of which 18
passed.
Milton Meyer was swimming in
structOr.
The big event of the year for
Democrats throughout the state,
the Sussex County Beach Jamboree,
has been set for Lewes Beach, Fri
day, August 21, starting at p. m.
Candidates for the nearest cleo
tion are made and unmade, cam
paign tactics are discussed and
theoretical policies tentatively for
mulated by the boss men absorb
some of the ideas of the common
man as Democrats of all classes
and from all parts of the state
gather together in picnic informal
ity.
Frank Dickerson, Sussex County
sheriff, who is president of the
jamboree board, has appointed An
drew O'Neal, Laurel, deputy state
treasurer, as this years general
chairman, with H. Edward Maull,
Lewes and Georgetown, and Char
les Calhoon, Georgetown, as CO.
chairmen.
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-14
TRINITY

Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Thistle and
three children of Metuchen, N. j.
were supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Walston on Saturday.
Mrs. Ann Tatman of Wilmington
and Mrs. w. ]. Newton were call
ers of Miss Grace E. Hastings.
We in this community were very
proud to hear both on radio and
read in the newspapers about one
of our good Trinity residents last
week, when Mr.. Earl White was
singled out as outstanding in SER
vice to agriculture in Sussex Coun-
ty during the annual banquet Of
the Sussex service clubs held in the
University of Delaware agriculture
sub-station on Tuesday last.
In addition to Mr.. Whites cita-
tion as outstanding, he was pre-
sented with a desk set decorated
with the combined emblems of the
Lions, Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Carey and
Mrs. Ella Warrington accompanied
by Mrs. o. T. Warrington and Mrs.
Esther Carey of Bridgeville spent
Thursday last with relatives at
Pottstown, Pa.
Misses Joyce Warrington and
Cathy Willin and Everett Warning
ton were Trap Pond visitors on
Friday evening when Miss Joyce
Warrington was taken in as a
member of the All Links.
Miss Jean Hastings of Whining
ton was an over night guest of her
aunt Miss Grace E. Hastings on
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Martin and
daughter Betty of Raleigh, N. c..
spent several days last week with
his father Mr.. Hugh Martin Sr. and
Mrs. Martin. They also spent some
time with his sister in Georgetown.
Mrs. Ida Williams of Seaford is
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Walston this week.
Mrs. Francis Figgs and mother
Mrs. Belle Baker of Wilmington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Edwards of
Wilmington and mother and bro
ther of Greensboro were supper
guests of Mrs. Ella Warrington on
Monday.
Miss Cathy Wilin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Warrington, Misses Joyce
and Janet Warrington and Everett
Warrington spent Sunday at Lewes.
Mrs. Leroy Kempksie, daughter
and mother of New Castle called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Martin last
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nelson, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hastings and Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Carey attended the
All Link picnic at Trap Pond on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. Earl White is a patient in the
Kent General Hospital in Dover at
this writing.
Mrs. John Kelly and sons of
near Baltimore is spending this
week with her mother Mrs. Enos
Nichols.
Mr.. Enos Nichols is a patient in
Wilmington Hospital at this writ
ing.
Mrs. Earl White attended a
WSCS meeting in Seaford last
Wednesday.
There will not be any services
at Trinity this Sunday as the min
lister is on vacation.
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-14
THE SMELL REMAINETH

PHOENIX .(H9-The Jack Cast
family was relaxing in front of the
television set when son Andy, 4,
walked in carrying small, furry
animal.
Andy said to his Dad, Look,
found a kitty"
THAT no cat, it's a skunk. Drop
it," the father said nervously.
Andy dropped the skunk. The
frightened animal sprayed the
house. The family fed outdoors.
The skunk followed. The odor re-
mained.
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-14

Main speaker of the evening viii
be announced at a later date.
Mrs. Edna Brasure, Milton, is
chairman of the entertainment CO.
mmittee. Mrs. Mabel Lambden
chairman of the publicity commit
tee, with William D. Wilkins, Mil
ford, the food committee, and How
ard Lane, Jr., Seaford, the bever-
age committee.
Graham Stacy, Rehoboth, is the
chairman of the grounds commit
tee, assisted by o. Raymond Mar
tin, Georgetown, and Paul Carpen-
ter, Lewes.
Tickets will be available from
Mr.. Kitchens and from the COM
mittee men and women of each dis
trlct
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-14
HEALTHY RECORD

TUCSON, Ariz. up = Sandra
Stubblefield, II, graduated from
Amphitheater High School of Tue
son with a perfect attendance rec
ord.
She wasn't absent a single day
during her II years in elementary
and high schools. Her explanation !:
I'm just healthy girl"
Milford chronicle., 1959-08-14
COSTLY CONVENIENCE

THOMPSONVILLE, Conn. up
What's the difference between or
binary parking and convenient
parking? Five cents, according 10
the inscription on the towns new
parking meters. 1t reads: Twelve
minutes for each penny; so min
utes for one nickel. For convent
ence, so minutes for one dime"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-21

the Post Office here knows about their
town.
Seattle mail pops up constantly here
That city has the same Northwest, North
east, Southwest and Southeast sectional
designations as the District When an
addreSSer leaves out the city name, the
word Washington is enough to bring the
letter here
They get lot of our mail. too" says
H. c. Dykes, superintendent of the inquiry
section. We've become so familiar with
Seattle that we know their streets and
buildings almost as well as the people
there do"
Also getting into the act are the 26
other Washington post offices over the
country. Not to mention a string of double
named localities such as Port Washington
and Washington Bridge. AS if that weren't
enough, England has Washington as we'll
as a Warrington, which manages to look
like Washington in some peoples not-so-
Spencerian script
Five hard readers quickly dispose of
about SO per cent of the unbelievable mail
reaching the City Post Office. They put
some of it on the right path, direct some
back to the senderS and conSign some to
the dead-letter office.
Mail of foreign origin. parcels, special
delivery. certified, insured, C. o. D. and
service communications merit directory
when men in the miscellaneous unit can't
decipher 1t. This means it goes to the in
quiry section. which screens about 500 pieces
a day.
Presiding at the foreign mail desk is
Mrs. Elizabeth AGREE. former postmaster of
Capitol Heights, Md, who has sort of
polylingual eye
Handwriting from some countries pre-
sents a special problem, she says. Some
times the foreign sender has tried to copy
the address his American correspondent
has written in none too clear a hand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-21
Continued From Preceding Page

Between the two of them, it's pretty
terrible" she says. For lot Of this work
you have to use a vivid imagination"
The Post Office holds undecipherable
foreign-sent mail for 80 days. Thousands
of pieces still die unclaimed, however.
1T just breaks my heart when people
don't get this mall" Mrs. AGREE says. They
don't know they can come here. II a girl
from South America, for instance, is expect
ing a letter from home and doesn't receive
1t, she should come in here. We may
have it,"
Henry Ledbetter, a 41-year postal vet
eran. Specializes in missent Maryland and
Virginia mail. He spends a lot of time
Strengthening out the "nixies"-mail adj
dressed to nonexiStent post offices.
"A lot of people write Mo- instead Of
Md for Maryland. and it gets mixed up
with Missouri" he reports. And many
confuse locations in Maryland and Virginia"
"Blanks"-envelopes with no address
are a matter of course in the mails. Even
the Government isn't above sending out
few of these, says Mr.. Dykes
Recently, an organization here mailed
out So empty envelopes. At a rough esti-
mate, 95 of the recipients phoned the Post
Office to ask what was supposed to be in
them.
I'VE got in touch with the sender"
relates Mr.. Dykes. They admitted they
had failed to put anything in them"
The inquiry section gets daily assort-
ment Of untagged objects. some shaken
from packages, some simply dropped into
mailboxes. One days collection boaSted
besides eyeglasses, film. keys and other
trinkets, a membership book in the Hold
Carriers Union and a bottle of gravy mix
There's never a day we don't find a
glove just one. never a pair" Mr. Dykes
says. Funny thing, it's usually left glove
for some reason. We send back everything
we can find an address for"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-21

SUNDAY THE STAR MAGAZINE WASHINGTON c.
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Quakers
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sor of history at Alabama State
College, who will study basic edu-
cation programs in Canadian CEN