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Shinlng Morrow. iptg
woodaon Carter C. African
Myths. Associated Publishers iels.
woody Regina Starlight Nor
Alexander LLOYD. Bordcr Hawk
August nondi Farrar 1855
Arundel Iocclyn, Simha of the
White Manc wm,tlesey. 1855
Caarlandor. HarOld and PrcmPeh
Albert X The Hat shaking Dance
Harcourt, Rracc 1887
Sterling porathy, Captin CT
The Planter, Doubleday 1855,
For Teen-Agers
tinnier and senior nigh schcoil
Blanton Catherine Hold has,
To Your Dreams MeSsner, 1919
Bontcmps. Anna, We iIayc To.
morrow Houghton Miffin 1875
Graham Shirley rhcr Once
Was 4 Slave, Messner iatT
Graham shirley; Your Humble
servant story 81 Benjamin Han.
nckerl Messner iptp
Howard Elisabeth, North Winds
nlow Froc. Morrow, ipAa
Hughes iangston. and Milton
MeltEer 4 Pictorial History ot
The Negro IN America, Crown,
1900
jackson. Jesse, can Mo Charley
Harper ipaa
Muller Margvry, doe i.ouis,
American, inll and Wang, 1901
petry Ann, lIarrir, Tulintan.
Conductor on Tho Underground
Railroad Crowell ipaA
whitney, Phyllis willow Hiil,
Mckay ta4G
wooason. Carter q story az
The Negro Rctald Associated Pub
liahrrs 1910
Booth nsma r Kai-na Long
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-27
Bosic Books On Negro
Life And History

IN compiling this photography
we eFnsulted number OF book
sourvrE Among them arc the
Association for the study 81 Negro
iafe and History, the National
confcrcncc OF Christians and Jews
the Once Of Childrcn's Services
~ the New York Public Library,
and The National Education Asso-
eaat.gn
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-27

Rabt Benz Lewis. 81 Gardiner
Mo invented machine for picking
aaIuum This material was very
important in caulking seams, ~
aa 20 make vessel seaworihy
THIS machine In all itg essential
particulars Is atill used by ship
building interests IN Maine
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-27

Hughes Langston Famous Neg
70 Heroes az America, Dcdd. Mead.
1898
Marshall Catherine. Julie's Her
itagr, Longnans Green, 1887
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mans Green. 1855
tluckmaster Henrietta, Right
To irrsiom. CroWcI 1895
Graham. LopaUa. south Town.
Follctt. igSS
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ment and attainment to the lead
ing European universities Of the
time. Archeologists busy IN Moth
er Africa through the recovery %
obscure manuscripts. remnants Of
clothing and the remains q arch
itecturnl ruins. and tools have been
able 20 reSsurcct the lives and civ
ihzation o. ancient peoples, for
many years buried under the sand
Here in American, under the
domination OF the big Man. with
the whip and gun, the Negro lab
ored for 500 unrequited years his
heri,ages, his past, his manhood
were deliberately destroyed. a
crime which reeked 20 high Heav-
en-. Only by the shedding OF blood
by thousands Of men was this
crime erased. and he stepped out
naked, Penniless, homeless into
what was called FREEDOM.
As builders Of the south. the
slaves were expert artisans. mech
anies and artificers II was beneath
the dignity Of white man 20 work
with his hands Hence Il fen 20
the slaves 10 DO much Of the crea-
tive work which developed and
caused the south TO blossom
Banncker. First Us. Clock Maker
In 1871, on Nov IL there was
born In Baltimore county Mary
land young Negro, Benjamin
Bannecker Born OF free parents.
he was able To get 9th grade
education in pay schools At an
early age he showed an aptitude
for mathematics, and as he grew
older became most proficient, on
his own initiative he studied leg
arthms. trigonometry and later
took up surveying a field in which
he eNcelled.
When in 1890. George Washing
ton. selected the site OF the present
capitol. Banneker was chosen as
one Of six man commission. 90
work with Major LEufant 20
survey and lay out the Capitol In
the course OF the work a migunder-
standing arose and LEnfant de
parted with his plans Banneker
however had studied the plans, and
he reproduced them from memory
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50 the work was finished
Along with all this he had time
20 publish an Almanac. which
found much use and praise. because
Of its completeness To Ranneker
goes the credit for making the
first clock in America Working
with the most imperfect OF tools.
he nevertheless constructed an
instrument which not only kept
time accurately. but struck the
hours as well Looking at your
clock. as II ticks the hours away,
remember BENJAMIN Banneker, a
freeman. working in and giving
contributions 20 AMERICA
Many inventions were made BY
slaves II is claimed but no, sub
ject TO vcrfioatlon. that slaves
either invented or gave 10 Ell
whitney, valuable suggestions for
the cotton gin What a moment.
ous and revolutionary invention
this was can only be visuaiiEed
BY the knowledge that on its work
is largely based the cotton spin
ming industry OF the world II also
made slavery. BIG BUSINESS"
only 10 be done away with after
years Of bloody conflict
Blair. First To Receive A Patent
The first Negro 20 receive a
patent was a Henry Blair, OF
Maryland. who in 1884 or SO was
issued a patent ON corn harvest
er, Having been issued a patent.
II Is logical 20 conclude that he
was a free man. as Il was impos-
sible for a slave 10 secure a patent
II is matter OF record that In
1889. after the passage OF the in
famous Dred Scott Decision, the
Patent office refused a Negru OF
Boston. patent on the ground
that according 10 the decision he
was not citizen Of the United
States and therefore could not
have patent issued 10 him What
contrast In this picture 90 the
granting and holding OF patents by
foreigners, who now have a grip
on some Of our vital instruments
In 1861, Chas sumner, fighting
Aboliuonist fighting 10 rectify
this injustice. offered the following
resolution In the Senate
Resolved That the Committee
on Patents and the Patent office.
be directed 90 consider II any fur
Their legislation Is necessary in ord
er 10 secure 10 persons Of African
descent. In our country the right
20 take ont patents for useful in
ventions. under the constitution Of
the United States
Committee made no report In
1882 the Attorney General In issu-
lng a passport TO free man Of
color FOR foreign travel ruled that
a free man 81 color born IN the
United States was citizen
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Montgomery Founded Mt Bayou,
Miss

Benjamin r Montgomery, a
slave Of jefferson Davis waa re-
fused a patent on steam boat
propeller This propeller, radical
IN design was destined 10 do much
in improving the speed and effici.
ency 81 river boats jeff Davis
recognized this. 80 much 20, that
when he came into the presidency
% the Confederate states. he had
the following passed concerning
the assignment Of interest 20 Mas
ter.
II "a interesting 70 note that y
IN Montgomery wa father Of Is-
ain T Montgomery. founder Of
Mound Bayou Miss and the Mont
Eomery homestead the former
plantation Of Jeff Davis
IN the days OF sailing vessels
when the Yankee clipper ruled
the waves. the sen coast Of Maine
held frst place IN the building and
launching ~ fleet ships In 1872
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TIE NEGRO IN
THE FIELD
OF INVENTION
BY GERALD n. LEW

BY GERALD ~. LEW
II is common belief even to-
day that the black in Africa. was
a Wild untutored savage. who was
disciplined 10 civilized ways, by
his white master OF the South
Hundreds OF books have been writ
ten 20 prove his assertion. ] have
taken from the shelves OF the Con
gresSonal Library in Washington.
d C books with such titles as
is the Negro Human ," The Ne
gro a Beast" both written by n
southern white minister named
Schufelt Other books following
the same line such as the ''Leop-
ards Spots" by Thomas Dixon. and
other books OF a kindred stripe by
Nelson Paige, and pseudo histor-
ian Phillips. These works and kind
red publications, seek but 10 obs
cure the past, and make the Negro,
what he is not
Contrary To popular belief. the
Negro has a background rich IN
cultural and creative heritage, Ac-
cording TO " f Calverton, writ
ing in America Today quote -
IF the Negroes past was better
known there would be fewer at
tempts to prove hts biological in
ferorty Emil Tonday said. that
in the light Of the Negroes contri-
button 10 ancient culture. quote
We are indebted to the Negro FOR
the very keystone OF modern civil.
ization. and We owe 10 him. the
discovery Of iron"
Education In West Africa
AS late as 1892. all through West
Africa. the Negroes had establish
ed many oenters Of learning. In
these schools and universities.
courses were given in rhetoric,
logic eloquenCe dictions arithme-
tic, hygiene medicine. prosody.
ethnography music and astron-
omy Professors were exchanged
with many European schools.
Sudanese University OF Taukors
in Timbuctoo, was equal in achieve
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Principal loss Of NE occurred
in a three story brick and frame
house ON the southwest Of Whit
tier and Delmar A. least " per
.ons were killed In the building
and fircncn, hurrowing through
the compressed wrcckagc uncov-
cred ~ persons According TO city
officials. only ~ persons we're sup
poscd to be living in the building
six members % one family were
Killed in the building Two remain
ing members, both children, were
rescued apparently unluiuted, and
taken 10 Homer q Phillips hos
pital
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Negroes Hardest
Hit BY Tornado
In 81. Louis

st Louis tANPl The sudden
and unexpected tornado which Wis
tied the city in the early morning
hours last week vented is fary
chiefly upon Negroes who lived In
the crestwood, Blackwocd area, APP
proNimatelN 2s miles from the
business district which had the
first taste
OF the ~ known dead 20 We're
Negroes eight being childrcn
More than $50 persons were In
jured. "a seriously and II Is re.
ported that seven are known 20 be
missing
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
RED MEN
NEWS

Our newly-installed Sachem, Gro
yer Knight, presided over his first
meeting of Sakimas Tribe very NICE
ly. There was 758o of our member
ship present and a very fine show
ing for our Tribe.
Brother Roselli is in the Veter-
ans Hospital, Philadelphia, due to
damage of his hip received in an
auto accident about a month ago.
There is no immediate date avail
able for his release. He Is chair
man for the bowling team, but in
his absence co-chairman Brother
Fred Jester is doing a good job.
The Red Mems team has won five
games and lost IL. Bowling Is ev-
cry Wednesday night, 700 o'clock
sharp, in Rehoboth. Sakimas Tribe
belongs to the Cape League.
Don't forget our Great Sachem's
banquet to be held Saturday, April
25, at $50 p. m, at the Dover Ho-
tells private dining room. A four
act professional floor show and
dance band will provide the enter
tainment for the evening. Be sure
to notify Brother Carl Morgan next
Tuesday night if you plan to at
tend.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
GrOsyenOr r.. Russell
Attends School

Grosvenor r. Russell, 321 Hall
Place, Milford, Delaware, sales
representative for Shore Distrib-
utors, Inc, Salisbury, Maryland,
is attending the National U. S.
School of Air Conditioning in
Johnstown, Pa The special one
week course of instruction is de-
signed to qualify installers and
servicemen in the installation,
operation and maintenance of all
types of air conditioning equipment
for homes and commercial install
lations.
National U. S. Radiator Cor
poration instituted it's school of
Air Conditioning in December, 1856,
to train heating and air condition
ing industry personnel in the rapid
ly expanding field of air condition
ing. While attending the school, Mr..
Russell will receive classroom in
struction in principles of air con-
ditioning as we'll as practical train
ing on operating equipment rang
ing in size from residential window
coolers to large central station COM
Upon completion of the course.
Mr.. Russell will return to Shore
Distributors, Inc, where he will
serve the air conditioning trade.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
Services
At Cool Spring

In connection with the Christ
For Everyone" theme which Pres
byterian churches in Sussex County
will be observing during the week
of April 19 through 25, the Cool
spring Presbyterian Church will
present the Rev. Robert w. Tull as
the guest evangelist. Services will
be held in the Coolspring Church
each evening at s p. m.
Rev. Tull was raised in Pocomoke
City, Md, and was engaged in
farming and broiler raising until
1851. At that time he entered Da-
Wis and EIkins College. Elkins, West
Virginia, and later the Presbyter-
ian Seminar of Louisville, Ken
lucky. After graduating he served
as the pastor of Pitt Creek Presby-
terian Church in Virginia and Bev-
erley, West Virginia. and in New
Washington and Jeffersonville, In
diana. In July 1856, he accepted
the pastorate of the Heal of Chris
tiana Presbyterian Church in New
ark, Delaware. He is married and
the father Of two children, Susan,
Az years and Robert, Jr., 6 months.
Everyone is invited to attend the
services. Rev. Tull is most in
teresting speaker and all who hear
his message will be benefited.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
Libby's Plan For
Big Expansion

Libby, McNeill & Libby, food cam
ners, broke ground at Chicago, Ill.
for a new $10,500,000 canned meat
and can manufacturing plant de-
scribed by the Company President
as the dawn of a new expansion
period" for the Company.
Charles s. Bridges, President,
said that the Company's decision
to spend $50 million in the next
five years for facilities and equip
ment was aimed at maintaining
leadership and initiative in an in
dustry that has contributed great
ly to the nations welfare-canned
foods"
Libby's has occupied several
mu1ti-story buildings in the Chicago
Stock Yards for rs years. The firm
was founded here in 1868
The ground-breaking heralded
the Company's relocation to a new
site on the periphery of Chicago
The project is scheduled for COM
pletion by October, 1860.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
Edited BIZ vIRGINIA 8. TOWNsEND

The collection of many things
that pertained to the life of
ALA Nazimova, a dramatic
actress, that was given to the
Library of Congress by Harry
E. Vinyard, Jr., was of greater
proportions than most would
think. Three large packing
boxes of photostatic copies of
press notices of many years,
photographs, theater programs,
and some personal communica-
tions were among the large col
lection that was Mr.. Vinyard's
hobby for many years. A great
admirer of Nazimova, he fol-
lowed her career, which took
her all over this county and it
was his pleasure to collect the
reviews of her appearances.
The Library of Congress was
pleased to have the collection
as attested by the communica-
tion Mr.. Vinyard received in
appreciation of the gift.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17

A com m un C a I'll o n from
Charles Johnson of Houston,
Texas, brought the information
that 1859 would be the seven
tieth year that the milford
Chronicle" has been a weekly
visitor in the Johnson family.
Mr.. Johnson formerly lived in
Milford and worked in the lab
oratories of the L. D. Caulk
Company. He is now top sales
man for the King Candy Com
pany and has lived there for
many years, having gone there
for his health. 1t has been six
years since his last visit to his
home town.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
Hospital Births

April 3: Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Wooters, Harrington-girl.
April 3: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l..
Parker, Jr., Milford-boy.
April 3: Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah
Weathersby, Milton-girl.
April Is Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Davis, Milford-g
April A I: Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
Satterfield. Harrington-girl.
April 5: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Dukes, Dagsboro-girl.
April S: Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
Cantrill, FeIton-boy.
April 6: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Biddle, Felton-boy.
April 6: Mr.. and Mrs. Haywood
Murray, Bridgeville-boy.
April 6 Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield
Collins, fredericksburg, Md-girl.
April 7-Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Prettyman, Georgetown-girl.
April 8-Mr. and Mrs. William ].
Camden-boy.
April 8-Mr. and Mrs. James
Warner, Bridgeville-boy.
April 8: Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Young,
Milford-boy.
April 8: Mr. and Mrs. Alex Grif-
fin, Lincoln-girl.
April 8: Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Wilson, Milford-girl
April 8: Mr.. and Mrs. John Ja-
cobson, Milford-girl.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
Happenings Of Interest
Throughout Delaware

LEGION MEETING - A 4th Dis
trict Meeting of the Dept. of Del,
American Legion, will be held ON
Friday, April "a, 1863, at Henlopen
Post No. 5, Rehoboth Beach, at
500 p. m.
This will be very good meeting
for all Service Officers and Post
Commanders to attend as Thomas
B. Egan, the Department Service
Officer, will be present to give
talk on Post Service Work, and to
answer any questions you may
have on Service Work, Hospitali-
cation, Pension. Etc.
FORT FIRING. = The Command
ing Officer, Fort Miles, Lewes, Dell
aware, announced for the informa~
tion of all concerned that NO fir
ing will be conducted at the Anti
aircraft Artillery Ranges in Dela-
ware during the month of May 1863.
Inquiry into any matter connect
ed with this notice or the opera
tions in the Bethany Beach or Dew
ey Beach area should be directed
to: Commanding Officer, Headquar-
ters, Fort Miles, (Inactive), Lewes.
Delaware.
CHINESE GLEE CLUB A
twenty-voice Chinese Glee Club
from Philadelphia will be one of
the featured performing groups In
the annual Festival of Nations pro-
gram at the University of Delaware
next Friday evening, April IT.
The Philadelphia choral group
will make its. first appearance in
the program which is sponsored
by the universitys Cosmopolitan
Club. After the 8:15 D. m. perform
ance, which is open to the public
without admission charge, refresh
ments will be served.
EGG PRODUCERS - Sussex
County market egg producers in
cluding the smaller producers are
invited to a very important poultry
meeting to be held at the Agricul-
tural SubstatiOn of the University
of Delaware on April 23 at 1880
p. m. The purpose of the meeting
is to acquaint the producers with
the requirements of the new Egg
Law in operation in Delaware and
to help all producers in meeting
those requirements.
George Bringhurst of the Poul-
try Department of the State Board
of Agriculture will explain the new
law. This law comes under their
| jurisdiction.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17

Mrs. Eldridge Prettyman left
from Philadelphia yesterday by
plane for San Juan, Puerto
Rica, where she will spend
the coming eight days. Mrs.
Prettyman, with Mrs. John e.
Pierce, of Claymont, will repre-
sent the Women's Auxiliary of
Diocese of Delaware at a con-
ference there and will tour the
island, visiting points of inter
est that will include missions
where the Episcopal work is be-
ing carried on. Mrs. Prettyman
was elected president of the or
ganization this year, at the res
ignation of Mrs. Paul kellogg,
who is in Puerto Rica with her
husband, a canon of the church
there.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gleason
are building an addition to their
home on DUPONT Boulevard.
Mrs. ]. Spencer Willis returned
home Tuesday after spending sew
eral days in Haddon Heights, N. J.,
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Burn.
Miss Elizabeth Hammond and
Mrs. Vernon Guerazzi left yester-
day by plane from Washington for
Pompano Beach, Florida, to spend
week with Mr.. and Mrs. J. Pos
ties Hammond.
Mrs. Hoey Farrow will attend
the Continental Congress of the
OAR in Washington a few days
next week. She will be the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Woods
in Silver Spring, Md.
Mrs. Clarence Jester was in
Washington a few days this week
attending the National Society
meetings of the Daughters of the
Founders and Patriots of America
being held there. Mrs. Jester is
president of the Delaware Society.
Miss M. Catherine Downing and
Mrs. w. J. Dufendach of Houston
will leave on Tuesday for Washing
ton, D. c., to attend the sessions
of the 68th Continental Congress
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution. Miss Downing will be
installed as regent of the Delaware
Society while there.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
Items Of q Purely
Personal Nature

Miss Ann Hall Wilson was in
Philadelphia for a few days last
week.
Mrs. Harry Roedel and Mrs.
Joseph Manning of Philadelphia
were weekend guests of Mrs. Carl
Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kimmel
and daughter of Philadelphia will
spend this weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Gibson.
Mrs. Augustus ID. Dickerson is
spending this weekend in Easton,
Maryland, with her sister, Mrs.
Neva O'Brien.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dutton had
as their weekend guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Gebhardt of Phila-
delphia.
Eldridge Prettyman, End, is fin
ishing his yeomanship training at
cambridge today and will report
for further duty in Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. EIdridge Prettyman left
yesterday for Puerto Rico where
she will represent the Women's
Auxiliary of the Diocese of Della
ware She will be away a week.
w. Price Webb is in Chicago at
tending an ATA conference and
will be away two weeks on busi-
ness in this central region. He left
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde H. Hart left
Tuesday for Jacksonville, Florida,
to spend three weeks with their
granddaughter, Miss Caroly n
Sprague.
Benjamin B. Vinyard, who has
been a patient in Milford Memorial
Hospital for the past several weeks,
returned to his home on Kings
Highway on Monday.
Mrs. Betty Bradford, who has
been in Germany, making several
trips by plane to nearby countries,
will fly from Paris for home today.
She has been away three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Grier re-
turned home Sunday after spend
ing the past week in Washington,
d. c., where they attended the ac-
tivities that accompanied the Cher
ry Blossom festival.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parks of Dur
ham, N. c., have been visiting in
Harrington and were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. o. Lankford a few
days before leaving on Wednesday
for their home.
Mrs. Davis R. Grier left Wednes-
day for Wilmington and today will
leave with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Sezna and daughter, Kathy, for
Pinehurst, N c., for the coming
week. Mr.. Sezna will take part in
a golf tournament taking place
there.
Mr.. Jerry Frankel leaves Chica-
go today enroute to Tachikawa Air
Base in Tokyo, Japan, where he
will be employed in the capacity
of payroll supervisor for the Air
Mod Corporation. Mr.. Frankel,
previous to his transfer, was en-
p1oyed by the same corporation at
the Dover Air Base.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
Wedding
WILEY HAMMOND

WILEY : HAMMOND
Miss Mary Louise Wiley, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace H. Will
ey of Greenwood, was married to
Mr.. Orville E. Hammond, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ], Clifton Hammond
of Bridgeville, at $3.50 p. m. Friday,
March 27, at the Laurel Methodist
parsonage. The double ring cere-
mony was performed by the Rev.
j. E. Layton of Laurel.
The maid of honor was Rosalie
Wiley of Greenwood, sister of the
bride, and the best man was Will
liam Wolters, Jr., of Greenwood, a
friend of the groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond went to
Florida on their honeymoon and
they are now living at 311 South
Main Street, Bridgeville.
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-17
Houston MYF To
Hold Country Fair
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CONTINUED from page one)
after $3.50 p. m. A date is being set
and will be announced next week
when these items will be picked
up. when a house-to-house canvass
is made. So remember the date,
May 9Th; bring the whole family
out to the Country Fair. Show the
young people that the church aud
town are behind them.