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Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
Four Members Of
Senior Class t1onored

-Four members of the senior
class, Sylvia Barton, Marjorie
Fruitt, James Allen Tierce and
Edna Annelle Cade were honored
With a party at the country club
Saturday night, May Is, by their
parents, MI. and Mrs. Earl Bar
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Truitt.
Mrs. Eddie Tierce and Mrs. M.
Il. Cade.
A black and white color scheme
was carried out nj the decora
tons of musical notes, bars and
,lefts. Each guest brought their
favorite record and wore a cos
tune designated by the title. Beth
3eall as Wake Up Little Susie"
and AL Povall and Donnie Aubrey
rs "Two-Thirds of the Three Cool
Cats were the prize winners.
The buffet table held an ar
rangement of magnolia blossoms
and ornamental green and white
grass in a black container.
After a delicious meal of bar
becue chicken, salad, pickles,
English toffee and Cokes, which
was servel on card tables centered
with candles in black holders, the
club was turned into a place of
merriment with musical games
and record playing. Mrs. Doty
Porter gave a clever impersona-
ton of Dinah Shore singing "See
the USA in a Chevrolet"
In addition to the members OF
the senior class, Coach Woodson
Earle, Mrs. w. P. McWilliams
Mrs. E. c. Albritton and Mrs.
N. D.. Porter shared in this de
ightful hospitality.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
CHURCH N SCENE
OLE CIRCLE MEETINGS

"a 4AAI1L A1NO0
Both circles of the Baptist
Church met in the church annex
for their Royal Service program
with Mrs. H. L. Nichols, Jr., ir
charge.
The meeting was called to or
der by the president, Mrs. J. P.
Love. Song, Praise Him, Praise
Him." Topic for the afternoon,
praise for the Isles" Devotion
was by Mrs. Nichols, from Isiah
AZ: 1912.
Aloha Spirit, Mrs. Pate John.
son; Missionary Challenge of the
Islands, Mrs. L. Hester; Hawaii
the 50th State. Mrs. Pate Johnson;
Dedicated Island Leadess, Mrs.
Woody Estes; First Southern Bap-
fist Church at Pearl Harbor, Miss
Agnes Sproles; w. M. U. Work
in Hawaii, Mrs. Charlie Wade; A
Look into the Future, Mrs. Grace
Tutterow; song, Lead On Eternal
King" prayer, Mrs. J. P. Love.
Vhere was a short business
meeting presided over by Mrs.
Love. Mrs. Charlie Wade closed
the meeting with prayer. There
were fourteen members present.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21

Mrs. l.. B. Gilliland, Mrs. J. H.
Beall, Renee Gilliland, Linda Pat
ton, 10 Ellen Shows, Marjorie Arm
strong and Carol Humphrey spent
Saturday in Jackson.
Mrs. o. D. Hooker returned
home Saturday from Greenville
where she visited her daughter
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenner
Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Yates left
Sunday for Biloxi where they will
attend the Mississippi Bankers
Convention.
Mrs. J. S. Williams, Mrs. Lewis
Bennett and Mrs. Woodson Earle
were Greenwood visitors Saturday.
Mrs. T. E. Yates is spending
this week in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Yates.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Ramsey
visited relatives in Jackson on
Sunday.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
kin And About TchuIu
COMMENCEMENT II rs
HELD AT METHODIST CHURCH

COMMENCEMENT SERMON rs
HELD AT METHODIST CHURCH
The commencement sermon for
Tchula High School was held on
Sunday evening, May II, at eight
pm. at the Tchula Methodist
Church. The program follows:
Professional, "Pomp and Cir.
cumstance," by Elgar, Mrs. Ellis
Harris; invocation; Holy, Holy
Holy" offertory, Hymn From
Finlandia," Sibelius, Mrs. Ellis
Harris; 1.-The Third
Psalm" Malotte, Mrs. Sam Hut.
ton; commencement sermon, Rev.
j. c. Watson; 1.-The Church's One
Foundation; benediction and re-
ceSSional.
Ushers were Richard Byrd, Phil
lip Huffstatler, James Andrew
Jones, Oliver Mclean, Nicky Mich
ols, Adrian Sheppard, Billy Lusk
and Thomas Ratliff.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
BPW CLUB MET ON
TUESDAY, MAY 18TH

Mrs. jeanette Grantham, presi-
dent, opened the regular meeting
Of the Tchula Business and Pro
fesSional Women'S Club with the
club collect Tuesday, May II, at
8 O'Clock pm.
Ten members were present.
Reports were made by the vari-
Gus chairmen. 1t was announced
that Mr.. D. C. Scott had requested
more time before erecting street
markers. Mrs. Sara Baine, chair
man for Hospitality Month, an
nounced that she would have a
meeting of committees from the
civic clubs this week. The commit
tee from this club is made up of
Mrs. Tavia Bennett, Mrs. Mai B.
Melton and Mrs. Laverne Moore.
The Black Team won the at
tendance contest with 90 points.
The next meeting will be the an
nual picinc given by the Gold
Team, at which time there will
be installation of officers for the
club year 1959-60.
The members were urged to
attend the state convention, June
ST, at the Edgewater Gulf Ho-
tel, Gulfport. It was announced
that reservations had been made
for four delegates.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
Ifyour house
burns down. -

II your home should burn,
Il Is still going to cost you q
lot more than you probably
think 1t will to rebuild It or
buy o new house.
Don't keep thinking about
what your house cost you in
the first place, maybe years
ago. Building costs and home
values have risen greatly in
recent years. Think: how
much would 1t cost me to du-
plicate It tomorrow?
II you are like the average
home owner, you are still
probably way under insured
and should talk to us mighty
soon (maybe this minute)
about Increasing the amount
Of your fire insurance cover
age.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
Fifth Grade Student
eHsOfCurrentEyents

for geography. Mrs. Turner, who
is our teacher. said that she had
been making current events for
two years, SO we had them among
the first.
When you have time, come to
see u current events. We would
enjoy your coming and if there is
anything we can explain to you
we will be glad to explain it. A
lot of people have said they like
them and we hope you will like
them too.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
Mrs. King Hostess
To Tuesday Club

The Tuesday afternoon bridge
club met in the home of Mrs. Yer
non King with two tables of play
ers. Guests playing with the mem
bers were Mrs. M. K. CHM and
Mrs. Robert Duke.
Arrangements of roses decorated
the living room.
Mrs. Joe Stern won high score,
Mrs. Duke second high and Mrs.
Jack White won the bingo prize.
A salad plate and Cokes were
enjoyed in the late afternoon.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
Lexington
News
Wed. Club Meets
With Mrs. Hammett

Entertaining in her home Wed.
nesday afternoon, Mrs. H. P. Ham
NETT was hostess to the members
of her bridge club and one guest
player, Mrs. Dan Pepper.
Score winners for the afternoon
were Mrs. M. c.. CHM with high,
Mrs. E. r. Trotman, second high,
and the hostess was the lucky
bingo winner.
A delicious dessert course and
coffee was served late in the
afternoon.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
Mrs. Ramsey Hosts
Thursday Niqht Club

The Thursday night bridge club
was entertained by Mrs. w. A.
Ramsey, with all members present.
High score was won by the host
ess, second high by Miss Clara
Watson and Mrs. Emily Lucas
and Mrs. P. P. Lindholm won at
bingo.
A delectable party plate and
Cokes was enjoyed late in the
evening.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
OFF To Roaring Start -.
7chuIu Downs Durunf In
|LBL Opening Gome>I5-6

Tchula got off to a roaring start
in their season opener against the
Durant Little Boys League with
a convincing 1876 victory. Billy
Foose weathered a hard-hitting
Durant attack in the first two
innings to coast to an easy vic
tory.
Durant jumped off to a 81 lead
in the second inning featured by
a 3 home run over the left field
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bowling and
son Brett of New Orleans spent
the past week with Mrs. Bowling's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Pat
terson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Flowers
and Mrs. T. E. Yates were Jack
son visitors Thursday.
Mr.. Pat Barrett was a business
visitor in Greenwood Monday.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21

Sympathy is also extended the
c. T. Cobb family in the loss OF
their loved one, MI. C. T. Cobb,
who passed away after a lengthy
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bobby Moore of
the University at Starkville spent
the week with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. o. Moore and Mrs.
Sarah Baine.
Rev. Roy Raddin, pastor of the
Tchula Baptist Church, is attend
ing the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton at the seminary in Louisville,
KY. Marvin Mcclellan of Lexing-
ton very capably supplied the pull
pit in his absence on Sunday
morning.
Among those from Tchula at
tending the Williams-Murrill we'd
ding and reception in Lexington
Sunday at the First Baptist
Church were Mrs. C. w. Will
liams, Mrs. M. McCarty, Mrs. p.
A. Jones and Mr.. and Mrs. M.
Tahir.
The Tchula swimming pool is in
process of being built. The ce-
ment is nov being poured and it
shouldn't be too many more days
before it will be completed, which
will be good news to the young
people of the community.
The tennis court at the Tchula
School that was built by the Lions
Club about three years ago is
really a busy place for the young
sterS these nice spring days. It
will be good recreation for them
throughout the summer.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21

fence by leftfielder Hodges. Tchula
tied the count at 5 all in the bot
tom of the second inning when
Tchula catcher Bruce Taylor
doubled down the left field line to
drive in 2 runs
Every man in the Tchu1a line
up hit safely with Ellis Harris
getting a double and 2 singles and
Bennie Simmons getting 3 singles.
Tommy Jones played an outstand-
ing defensive game in center field
for Tchula.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
OUR CURRENT EVENTS
BY CherYl Sanford. Reporter

ny OuCAyA 0oAAAUAuS uCPOAOCA
The fifth grade class has been
saving clippings from the papers
all year. We call them our cur
rent events. When something i'm
oortant happens, we make a large
scrapbook about it. When the book
is made, we hang it on one side
Of our room.
We have a good many current
events books now. When Pope
John was elected, we made a book
about him. When Miss America
was selected, we made a book a.
bout her. We have a book on space,
On Miss Mississippi, on Alaska,
and ON Hawaii, our two new
states. We have a book on local
news. on bears and the moon, and
a book on religion. These are just
4 few of our books for we have
many more.
Our class has learned to read
The paper more. We all enjoy our
books and we want to share them
with others. We read in the paper
that schools in Tennessee were
using the paper and current events
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
Herrmans' Honor
Daughter With Dance

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Herman
complimented their daughter, Bet
ty Herman, with a dance at the
VIEW hut Friday night, May s
the occasion being her tenth birth
day.
The party room was decorated
with lovely arrangements o.
spring flowers.
After games and dancing, thirty
five guests were served birthday
cake, potato chips and Cokes.
Mrs. E. w. Hooker and Wyche
spent several days the past week
with Mrs. Hooker's brother and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Yates,
Jr. In Jackson.
Recent guests in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Richardson
were Mrs. Richardson's parents,
MI. and Mrs. c. w. Briscoe OF
Grenada.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
TCHULA GARDEN CLUB
TO HAVE BAKE SALE

The Tchula Garden Club will
sponsor bake sales in May, June
and July. The May sale will be
at 10 am. Saturday, May q, at
the Tchula Town Hall. Proceeds
from these sales will be used for
Pinecrest Cemetery expenses.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
III. v. BROOKS
HONOR SENIORS

Mr.. and Mrs. H. v. Brock hon
ored the members of the Tchula
senior class with a patio supper
Saturday evening at 600 pm.
The buffet style plates consisted
OF sliced ham. pimento cheese
sandwiches, CONCEALED salad, po-
tato chips, olives, pickles, Cokes
and individual cakes.
Mrs. Everarde Jones is visiting
her daughter and family, Mrs. Guy
l.. Calk in Atlanta, Georgia this
week.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21

Tchula friends were sorry to
hear of the passing of Mrs. Reeves
Vandiver of Durant, former resi-
dent of Tchula. Her husband died
about four years ago. She leaves
several relatives in Tchula.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
EXERCISES LISTED FOR
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION

Welcome, Jane Gwin; response
Nicky Nichols; devotional, Pat
Lee; history, Betty Sue Gillespie
and Marvin Holeman; prophecy,
Billy Moore and Dorothy Eakin;
songs, Betty Gillespie, Nancy Bar
din, Gail Griffith and Becky Byrd.
Class growl, Jimmy Johnson and
Ira Estes; class will, Nancy Bar
din and Bruce Stone; giftorian,
Billy Hutton and Billy Killebrew;
presentation of banner, Nancy
Howard; acceptance of banner,
Becky Byrd; farewell, Buster Lii
berto.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21

Mrs. w. A. Ramsey and Mrs.
Tom Shepherd were among Wis
itors to Greenwood Friday.
Mrs. A. j. Franklin of Jackson
returned home Monday after Wis
iting in the home of her daugh-
ter and family, Nh. and Mrs. P.
H. Williams, Jr.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21
Mrs. Roach Hosts
Tuesday Night Club

Mrs. Inez Roach was hostess to
the Tuesday night bridge club and
three guest players, Mrs. E. Co
hen, Mrs. Arthur VanderVeen and
Mrs. E. R. Trotman.
The living room was beautifully
decorated with arrangements Of
roses.
High score was Won by Mrs.
W. L. Upchurch and bingo by Mrs.
Jack Reid.
A salad plate and Cokes were
served by the hostess.
Holmes County herald., 1959-05-21

Editors Note: The article which
Is printed below was written by
a member of the fifth grade Our
rent Events class at Tchula
School. 1t gives a vivid account of
how the fifth graders keep up with
the happenings of the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-11
CenterpieCe For Our
New NuC|ear Navy
Bv A. l.. SINGLETON
Star Staff Writer

to displace $4,000 tons-to the For
reStal'S 10000. And each of its
reactorS is expected to run for five
years without refueling, which puts
previous endurance records in the
pale.
Now about halfway toward hull
completion, it's construction rate is
far ahead of schedule. It's to be
launched next summer, then tugged
a mile across the James River to
an Quitting site, where it will be
given finishing touches for prob
ably another year.
Builder of this Enterprise is the
Newport News Shipbuilding g. Dry
dock Co., which has given the I'M
official title of birthplace of car
rierS" to its city and employment
to about $4,000 area citizens.
The company constructed the
first ship designed to be an aircraft
carrier, the USS Ranger, in 1884,
and has turned out many of its
successors.
L. r. SorenSon, vice president
and general manager and ship
builder for Al years, remarks:
I'VE know how to build carriers,
but this atomic job has provided
us with plenty of new problems.
To begin with, it's the biggest
physically.
But the greatest problem in its
construction has to do with cleanli-
ness. We've got to keep everything
connected with the ships power
plant SpotleSsly clean. That's a
prime requirement in nuclear
activity.
las a result, we've had to change
our thinking and the thinking of
our men a great deal. Shipbuilding
always has been a sweaty, dirty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-11

livery workday afternoon at
II o'clock, the relative quiet of
Newport News, Va, suddenly is
shattered as some 1000 tired and
sweaty men surge onto its down.
town streets.
Most of them are bone-weary
veterans of shipbuilding trades.
yearning for rest and relaxation
after another days work. Yet their
spirits are considerably lightened
by an awareneSs that they are part
of an historic event.
For behind them, in one of the
longest drydocks ever cut out, lies
a mountain of metal that quite
possibly will be the largest ship the
world will ever see.
It's the USS Enterprise, the
Nays eighth vessel of that name
and the first of it's aircraft carriers
to be powered by nuclear energy.
when other vessels were being
built down here" shipbuilder
points out, they talked about speed
or maneuverability or things like
that. But with this baby, the key
word is big"
Not only is the Enterprise setting
records for size, but it may be the
largest nuclear project short of the
H-bomb. 1t will carry eight atomic
reactorS, four times as many as any
other Navy vessel now authorized.
The Enterprise may not move any
faster about 1895 knots-than
the largest conventional (ForreStal
class carriers now afloat, nor is it
really much larger. It's extreme
length of 1,1O2 feet is only &c feet
greater than the USS Forrestal
itself, for example, and its extreme
length of 252 feet is about the same.
But it is much heavier, designed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23
Board Weighs
SchOOL-N0nling
Procedures

Suggestions of citizens groups
will be invited in the future
naming of county schools, a
names committee" of the
school board has decided.
Harold F. Breimyer, chair
man of the committee, recon.
mended that the board consider
suggestions of "citizen groups
closely related to a new school,
together with any appropriate
countrywide bodies"
Breimyer suggested two cate
gories of acceptable names:
geographic names that clearly
identify the locale of the
schools, and names of distin.
guished persons of the county
or State who have made out
standing records of public serv-
ice.
A person still engaged in his
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23
Youth. Is. Bitten
Can t Find Doe.
Must Take Shots

A 16-year-old Rockville
boy started a series of anti
rabies shots this week after
a fruitless search failed to
locate a dog that bit him
April IA.
The boy is Robert Fraysier,
a student at Richard Montgom-
cry High School, who was
bitten on an ankle by a cross
breed dog that was in a fight
with another dog. Robert lives
at 625 West Lynfield DIR.
The attack came while Rob
ert was delivering newspapers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23
4H Recreation
Night Readied

The annual countrywide All .
Club Recreation Night will be ,
held tomorrow night at the
Gaiihersburg Agricultural Cen~
ter, starting at 7:45.
Fifteen different teams Of
boys and girls, led by a senior :
leader, will take part in five :
competitive games of bounce
ball, washer toss a ping pong
toss, rubber heel toss and a
calendar toss respective OBJ
jects to be aimed at someoi
mighty small receptacles.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23

livingroom chair in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. William C.
Gray, 1925 Rosecroft dr.,
Manor Club Estates. His shoes
were off, according to police.
Police explained that Mrs.
Gray heard a door squeak
downstairs at about 4 am. She
awakened her husband and
called police. Gray stood vigil
in the living room until police
arrived.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23

Scheiber confirmed that Mar
shall, a laborer, was on the city
payroll up until this Monday.
On the basis of this latest
accusation, Scheiber a d, he
would ask that Marshall be dis.
missed.
Marshall was arrested March
20 and charged with breaking
into three homes in Manor Club
Estates. When he was arrested
early Sunday morning, police
said, he was feigning sleep in a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23

Robert described the dog as a
hound mixed with a Dalmatian
breed, shorter and stockier than
a Dalmatian and much more
gray in color with bla tx
splotches.
The boys mother, Mrs. r. Eu-
gene FraySier, said that the
Rockville animal warden de-
voted a large part of one day
to searching for the dog and
has taken her son to see others
answering its description, but
with no success.
DR.. G. Bowditch Hunter, OF
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23
HOusebreaking Suspect Nabbed Again

A Norbeck man already free
under bond for three charges
of house burglary in M a n o r
Club Estates was arrested by
police Sunday after he was dis.
covered in a fourth.
Leonard Leroy Marshall, 25,
waived a preliminary hearing
Monday in Rockville Peoples
Court and was held for action
of the November grand jury
under $4,000 bond.
City Manager Walter A.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23

Rockville, decided that after six
days, the best course would be
to start the series of injections.
Reactions to the serum can be
severe.
Area residents who might
see dog answering the de-
scription above are asked to
call either City Hall Garden
$4,000 or the County Police at
Rockville Poplar 2-4351).
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23
w & M Reunion

Alumni of the College of Viii
liam and Mary will gather to-
morrow at 7:30 pm. for the an
nual dinner meeting of the
Greater Washington Chapter of
the Richmond Professional In
stitute at O'Donnell's Restaurant
in Washington. Information is
available from Miss Hannah
Rose at ia. 8-5755.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23

career would not be accepted In
the latter category. .
The report of Breimyer's
committee, which included also
Mrs, Helen Scharf and Willard
McGraw, was taken under con-
sideration by the board. a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23

combiMstion Lamp - I'm" high, flexible.
sturdy. To use on Desk or Wall. Black
base, oyster shade. Totally rveted
assembly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-04-23

oerFy.AH Bag A big. handsome. roomy
sA.pvrpose plaid Tote Bag with side
pocket and reinforced handles. Wonder.
tul, useful, sturdy.
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-06-06

lost history of the Negro. One.
of his books, The Negro in Our
History, is used in many col
leges. His "Story of the Negro
Retold" is we'll suited for high
school and upper elementary
pupils;
DANIEL n. WILLIAMS, the
Father of Heart Surgery" was
Chicago resident;
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-06-06
TIE RoBB||Ill||les EAGLE
SC .s.S.ss.ssaasssE1aE

Published O Thursday of Each Week
1876 Spauding Avenue Telephones Fulton S $500
Village Robbins Robbins citizens
encourage help them
stimulate civic pride and cultivate neigh
bory well being every
this village
PLATFORM
Is where help community.
Unemployment of Colored people in public utilities
3An uptodae sanitary SYSTEM street lights sidewalks
better streets and drainage.
A we'll planned village.
5.-A public park playground for the children.
6Modern facilities for the fire
Better business enterprises.
8.-Erecton a modern village hall.
THE ROBBINS EAGLE STAFF
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William George Staff Photographer
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Volume VIII. Saturday, 1869 %
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-06-06
EDITORIAL OPINION

JOHN BROWN, martyr and
aboIitionist;
WALT WHITMAN, poet, anti
slavery advocate;
PAUL CUFFE, seaman and
organizer;
JOHN JONES, businessman
and civil rights leader;
w. E. BURGHARDT DUBOIS,
historian and economics expert;
ToUSSANT L'OUVERTURE,
Revolutionary leader and liberia
tor;
JAN E. MALZELIGER, inven.
tor,
ALEXANDER DUMAS, great
est writer Of fiction of France;
whose "Count of Monte Cristo"
is shown in TV a series, each
week. 1.-THE Man in the Iron
Mask" has also been shown;
ALEXANDER PUSHKIN, the
"Father of Russian Poetry;
CARTER G. WOODSON, his
torian, scholar, author, organizer
and propagandist. The life Of
Woodson was dedicated entirely
to exploring and revealing the
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-06-06
WHY NOT TEACH
NEGRO HISTORY?

uOW much do our children
II know about Negro History?
Is Negro History taught in the
schools of the village? If not
why? Negroes have contributed
much to American culture. In
science, arts, literature, music
and religion.
A short time ago THE NEW
CRUSADER staged a very good
exposition of the Negro in Bust
ness and Culture at the CoIise
UNI in Chicago. We wish every
student in the village of Robbins
could have avaiIed himself or
herself of the opportunity to
have attended this show.
Pictures and history of such
famous Negroes as
IRA ALDRIDGE, noted Shake
spearean actor;
IA MES p. BECkWORTH,
Western pioneer;
The Robbins eagle. (Robbins, Ill.) 1951-1963, 1959-06-06

GEORGE w. CARVER, who
lifted the Iowly peanut from OBJ
security to place of prominence
in the world of food.
These are just few of the
many Negroes who have con-
tributed to the culture of our
own America-and the world;
but whose names are scarcely
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