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FRIENDSHIP

An acquaintance that begins
with a compliment is sure to de-
velop into a real friendship.-Os-
car Wilde.
Seeds of kindness, goodwill, and
human understanding, planted in
fertile soil spring up into deathless
friendships, big deeds Of worth,
fade out.-George Matthew Ad-
ans.
Real friendship is a slow grow
er and never thrives unless en-
grated upon a stock of known
and reciprocal merit.-Lord Ches-
terrified.
Friendships are fragile things,
and require as much care in hand
ling as any other fragile and pre-
cious thing.-Randolph s. Bourne.
There are no greater miracles
known to earth than perfection
and an unbroken friendship.-Mary
Baker Eddy.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-10-30

Recently, medical science has
been attempting to help nature
with the healing process. A power
full new drug called Daricon, for
example, promotes healing by
controlling certain otherwise nor
NAL digestive processes that tend
TO interfere with the cure. Clinical
tests have shown that the drug
works well with few side effects,
is often successful in cases where
all other measures have failed, and
has remarkably long-lasting
effects.
Important and welcome as this
new discovery is, there is still not
a cure for peptic ulcers. That prob
ably will await new knowledge
about this widespread and battling
disease. When the cause of the
peptic ulcer is known, the cure
may not be far behind.
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SSSSSSSSssSSSSSSSSSSSsSSsSSSSSSSsS
SIOUX
= A l [ S
NEWS
N 7 E S
By Kaye Coates
$40 Mable Street
Sioux FallA & ID.

really got a large charge out
of the teenagers who gathered at
our abode Friday for a party for
Maurice Coakley and Dannette
Coates, this affair was supposed to
be a surprise party for their birth
days. Dannette's birthday Is the
28th and Maurice the 31st.
Doug Vaughn as promoter was
terrific in his role. He never missed
a thing, venteen teenagers
helped these teenagers celebrate.
Eats, drinks n dancing. They
were as cute as buttons. Daniel,
my husband was general flunky
at the affair and he actually en-
joyed it.
Gwyn Tolbert left Minneapolis
to spend her birthday Oct. Path
here with her family and a young
man she is so in love with. The
family celebrated with a turkey
dinner but Gwyns lovelight sat
around in shorts with a bottle
Of milk. He is a lot younger than
she but we are positive its a
mutual admiration society.
sincerely congratulate Helen
Haynes and Yvonne Blackman.
local beautician, they attended the
Convention here and proved their
interest and skills. Yvonne has her
own shop and Helen is manager
operator at Mars.
All of you parents that have
children in Washington Senior
High School please join up. I am
the membership chairman for this
year and I shall personally con-
tact you if don't see your men,
bership. Lets show the youngsters
we are in their corner.
John Hildreth Jr. spent the week
end with his folks 400 w. 4th
St, all the guys and dolls were
happy to see him He does look
fine and this kid is truly a stu
dent
Bargers at 724 N. French are
enjoying their daughter and two
grandchildren also their grandpa
who is over eighty years of age.
They hail from Georgia. They'll be
here a couple of weeks.
Doug Vaughn is doing a fine
job at High School, this youngster
is full of fun and likeable all the
way and he made the Merit list.
How about that? We are proud
Of va Doug. Keep up the good
work
Many Baptist churches in this
area enjoyed the program of
winning the children to Christ.
Sunday we had a fine treat when
one of the Missionaries spent the
day with us. Miss Alice Jurgerson,
Missionary and Registered nurse
She told of her position and showed
slides of the Belgian Congo. Rev.
and Mrs. Ardie Hayes are really
doing their part to make our
church program constructive. Mrs
Harvey Bentley, local president of
our Missionary Society was proud
to know their organization had
contributed many things to the
White Cross" to aid in this pro-
gram
Georgia Lee is Supt. of the Sun
day school of St Jahn's Baptist
church and she is doing a fine
Job. I joined ranks as a kinder
garden teacher. I love it! I have
Shelley Anderson, Alfred White,
Jr.. and Gordon Tate Jr., as stu
dents, they are the most. I love
them.
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I wish to express my sincere
thanks and appreciation to friends.
clubs and organizations for your
prayers, cards, calls and other acts
of thoughtfulness shown me dur
ing my illness. Especially do I wish
to thank Rev. NJ. L. Simmons for
his prayers and visitations.
Palmer Jackson.
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CARD OF APPRECIATION

My sincere thanks to the many
friends and relatives who remem-
bered me with visits, prayers,
cards, flowers and other acts Of
friendship during my recent illness
and disqualification. Your thought
full interest has been a deep source
of comfort and shall never be for
gotten.
Richard Travis.
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But when thou makest a
feast, call the poor, the
MANNED, the lame, the blind:
and thou shalt be blessed.
st. Luke l4:l3-14.)
We who enjoy richly the
good things of life-love,
health, happiness, freedom
from want and anxiety
surely are called upon to
share them with the less for
tunate. Sharing indeed will
be blessed. being always a
privilege and opportunity of
praising the Lord.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many
friends for their cards, kilograms,
calls and other acts of thoughtful
ness extended during our recent
bereavement, the death of our
father, Charles E. King of Des
Moines, Ia. 1t was comforting to
know that so many shared our
sorrow.
Mrs. Beverly Whitlock, Mrs.
Barbara Berry, daughters and
Michael King, son, st. Paul.
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PROGRESS AND
ADVANCEMENT

This Newspaper is devoted to the
progress and advancement Of the
progress and advancement Of the
total community. It's particular
concern is the welfare of the citys
Negro Citizens and their friends
and wellwishers.
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Publishers Soy US.
Hos Best Form
Of Govt. Extent

Washington CAMP - America
has the best form of government
in the world proclaimed John John
son, editor-publisher of Ebony, Jet,
and other Johnson Publications.
In an address before the Ameri-
can Council on Human Rights
annual workshop dinner, the well
known magazine editor said his
travels to Russia, Africa and other
foreign countries have only served
to confirm his faith in democracy
and Americas system of govern
ment.
In spite of all the propaganda
which Russia expounds about
equality of the races, Johnson
named the few American Negroes
whom he saw while visiting that
country with the Vice President
And in each instance he pointed
out the lack of progress which they
have shown in that free and
equal" government.
A One-Man Election
All Russians have the right to
vote said johnson, but there's only
one candidate on the slate.
They boast of no unemploy-
ment but sometimes persons are
out of work I'VE don't call that
unemployment" Johnson quoted
one native as saying, I'VE call that
between jobs"
And there's not the complete
semblance of Democracy in Africa
that we have here in this country,
he said. While all is not exactly
to our liking in America we do
have the right to protest, and we
have all got a job to do to make
this better place for all of us"
Panama Envoy Speaks
After hearing what an American
thinks of the outside world, the
Councils guests had the oppor-
tunity Of hearing what an outsider
thinks of America. These impress
sions were discussed by Ambassa-
dor George NJ. Westerman, United
Nations Delegate from the Re
public of Panama.
He contended that Negro Amer
leans do not take full advantage
of the opportunities offered them.
He condemned the Negroes of
the Northern. Western and border
states for their failure to take
advantage of the ballot. Their
failure to turn out and vote on
election day results in the lack of
representation of Negro people in
city councils, state legislatures and
even in your congress.
This is a most unfortunate sit
uation which deprives Negroes of
political power so much needed to
attain better civil rights status.
THE Let-George-do-it attitudes
is a luxury which Negroes cannot
afford"
Negroes Need Positive Action
Negroes must not expect to win
equal footing in civil rights by
court action alone. stated the Pam
ANA diplomat. They must work
where they are needed and where
they can as citizens in their COM
munities Positive action is a
must for every right thinking Am
erican Negro to make this country
a better place for all its citizens
through support of fine, public
spirited, dedicated organizations
like the NAACP, the Urban League
and the American Council on HUI
man Rights"
Approximately three hundred
people attended the dinner at the
Willard hotel. which was presided
over by DR. Margie Parker, grand
basileus of AKA sorority.
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700 Honor Mrs.
FDR On Her
18th BirfhdoY

an who said she wanted to forget
her birthday celebrated it in a big
way last week when some 700 Of
the nations top people lauded her
with a diamond jubilee" birthday
dinner at the Statler hotel.
We'll really don't mind this"
said Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, often
referred to as the First Lady of
the World" because 1T is all for a
good cause"
Proceeds from the dinner went
toward the establishment of an
Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for
Cancer Research to be constructed
in Denver, Colorado.
Ground for the $1,000. 900 build
ing will be broken on November
l6.
DR. Mordecai w. Johnson, presi-
dent Of Howard University, said it
was fitting that Mrs. Roosevelt
should associate her name with an
affliction about which there has
been a taboo for years-a feeling
that people VINO have it are I'M
touchable.
Mrs. Roosevelt has always
meant to me the overcoming of
taboos, the conviction that there
are no 'untouchable people, physi-
cally, mentally or socially" he said.
No human being in this world
has evoked a more loving spirit
in love and gifts to humanity"
than Mrs. Roosevelt. And Amer
lea has the wealth and resources
to give when people are in need"
In her usual modest way Mrs.
Roosevelt revealed a secret on her
self. Il never really do anything
myself" she said with a smile. II
simply get people together and
they do things"
Todd Duncan, well known con-
cert artist, expressed his apprecia-
ton to Mrs. Roosevelt in a song
called Her Day"
Other participants on the pro-
gram included Chief Justice Earl
Warren, Associate Justice, William
o. Douglas of the US. Supreme
Court, Gen. Nathan F. Twining
Chairman of Joint Chief Of Staff,
Oscar L Chapman. former Secre-
tary of the Interior, and congress-
man James Roosevelt.
Music selections were rendered
! by the Howard University choir
under the direction of Dean War
ner Lawson. The program was
opened with the National Anthem
sung by Nelson Eddy and invoca-
ton by Rabbi Norman Gerstenfield
of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation. 1t was closed with bene-
diction by The Very Rev. Francis
B. Sayre, Dean of the Washington
Cathedral. Mistress of Ceremonies
was stage and TV star Faye Emer-
son, former daughter-in-law of
Mrs. Roosevelt.
DR.. Milton Elsberg, dinner chair
man announced that the Washing
ton area had already raised more
than 100000 for the project
Twenty Charter founders from
Washington had contributed al
least $4,000 each to the fund.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey was the
only prospective Presidential can.
didate attending the affair. Former
US. Representative Franklin D
Roosevelt, Jr., escorted his mother
to the banquet.
Although rs years of age, Mrs
Roosevelt was as active and gay
as ever, rushing through the din
ner to catch a plane back to New
York. She took off so fast after the
dinner to get cab to the airport
that she left behind her son Jim
my, secret service men and door
men. When they finally caught up
with her she was out on the hotel
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TOLERANCE FILMS
UNDER FIRE IN MISS.

Jackson, Miss. (ANP) - The
Mississippi board Of education Is
currently studying a "tolerence"
film. The High Wall" to see II
1t is suitable for showing in the
area, and not detrimental to ex-
sitting race relations"
Although State Education Supt.
]. M. Tubb viewed the film and
found nothing Objectionable in
it., segregationist claim that the
film promotes migration"
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ments, rooms and even homes
through reading this papers Class
flied ad section regularly.
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CARD OF APPRECIATION

Richard Travis.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-10-30

Negotiations were conducted
with the assistance of the Federal
Mediation and Cancellation Service,
Regional Director Charles Alsip,
and Commissioners William Muir
ray and George Kennedy represent
ed the agency.
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RemOdeling Gases

announcement last April that
an agreement had been reach
ed between the District, Mary
land State and Federal authori-
ties to build an extension OF
Route 240 along the Potomac
River. from Cabin John to
Chain Bridge.
This decision on the so-called
river route" followed hearings
on a route very similar to one
under consideration at yester-
days hearing.
Andrew Parker, president of
Woodward & Lothrop, said the
route would eliminate $50 of
I'll parking places at the firms
Chevy Chase store. He said this
would destroy" operation of
the SIS million store, expected
to groS, about $13.9 million this
year.
Representatives of the Gov
eminent Employees Insurance
Co.. whose new building is now
under construction on Western
avenue, just west of Wisconsin
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Civic, Business Interests Oppose Expresswoy
Scheduled Through Bethesda, Chevy Chase

agreed on what path Route
240 should follow in Washing
ton.
j, Newton Brewer, jr., vice
chairman of the commission
criticized District officials for
not attending the hearing or
sending their representatives.
Can employe of the District
Department attended,
but only as an Observer
Our big problem" said Mr..
Brewer, sis that the District
won't give us any consideration.
They won't even come to the
hearing The best information
can get from the highest
District officials is that Route
240 TN the District won't be
built for IS or 20 years"
Mr.. Brewer indicated he OPP
posed the route presented By
he commission staff but said
hat If the District would 60
along with it, Il may even vote
ior it.
The last official word from
he District, however, was an
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avenue, objected on grounds
that the expresSway would
limit future expansion.
And spokesman for the Chevy
Chase Club said the route would
cut 300 feet from its Wiscon-
sin avenue frontage. They said
this would eliminate two or
three holes on the golf links
and reduce it to a second-rate
course.
Many of the opponents ar
gued tl.at demolition Of nearly
81 million in property to make
way for the expressway would
result in a sizeable loss of in
come for Montgomery County
Among these was Melvin Reese.
county manager.
AS alternatives to the ex-
pressway those appearing sug-
gested the use of helicopters,
construction 'of subways, or
other modes of mass transpor-
tation.
Many of those Directing to
the expresswsy urged construc-
ton Of Route 240 along the
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BY ALFRED ALIBRANDO
Star stan Writer

Proposals to build a new
Route 240 expreSsway through
Bethesda and Chevy Chase met
with overwhelming opposition
at a public hearing yesterday.
About 400 persons appeared
at a hearing called by the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission in Leland
Junior High School, Bethesda.
They indicated their position BY
their reaction to the speakers
for and against the expreSSway
and adamant opposition to the
$50 million project.
More than 80 Speakers-most
OF them representing civic
groups, churches or business in
terests-opposed construction of
a four-mile, limited access ex-
pressway from the District to
Pook's Hill, along Wisconsin
avenue.
The hearing also brought out
that District officials and Mary
land planners still have not
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der contract with the RIA
They attempt to determine the
fair market value of the prop
1 ersy.
The RIA then tries to buy
the property through negotia-
tions with the owner. If the
owner refuses the price il
offers the RIA then asks the
Justice Department to con-
denim the property by filing a
declaration of taking in the
United States District Court.
When this declaration is sub
mitted to the court, title to the
property Immediately goes to
the Government. With the
declaration of taking, the RIA
must deposit in the court for
the use of the owner the sum
it considers just compensation
for the property it is confscat-
ing
After this is done, the JUS
tice Department represents the
Government in any further
negotiations with the owner.
If these fail, the owner then
employs an attorney and asks
condemnation jury to decide
the value of his former property.
Other cases similar to those
above have been reported. How
ever, the first three are I'M
usual in that in each the owner
succeeded in obtaining the serv-
ices of an appraiser who often
works for the RIA.
Curb on Appraisers Sought
Ordinarily, the RIA tries to
prevent its appraisers from
evaluating property for private
owners in Southwest. If an
owner, on the basis of an evalu-
alton made by an appraiser who
does not work for the Govern
ment. argues that the RIA
price is unfair, the RIA can
contend that the appraisal is
erroneous.
However, the RIA has granted
a waiver to one of it's apprais-
erS and another has repudiated
the restriction against apprais-
ing property for private owners.
In the three cases above, these
appraisers declared the prop
erty is worth far more than the
RIA is trying to pay for it.
Asked about this radical
difference in judgment, John
R. SearleS, jr., executive di-
rector of the RIA. said:
They and our other apprais-
erS can't both be right. Well
just have to impeach them
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the Federal Government would
contribute 80 per cent of the
cost and the State 10 per cent.
Typical of those advocating
adoption of the recommended
route was John P. Furman. who
represented the Western Beth
esda Community Planning As
ISOLATION. In his report. he
said the expresswsy was needed
TO draw traffic away from
residential communities which
traffic threatens in time to
destroy"
Donald Gingery, member of
che commission, urged those
attending the hearing to con-
slider the plight of the COM
which must select a
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route, and the Maryland Roads
Commission, which will build
the highway.
There was on qualified ap-
proval of the Wisconsin avenue
corridor. Stanley r. Green,
president of the Bethesda
Chevy Chase Chamber of Com
merce. cited the need for an
expressway but said he was
against a route which would
cut of commercial expansion
on the east side of Wisconsin
avenue
The plight of the commune
ties through which the express
way would pass was brought to
the attention of the commission
by Warren Vinton. mayor Of
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when the cases come to trial
in court"
However, the RIA has used
reports by these appraisers to
Justify offers to many other
property owners.
Most Cases Negotiated
Commenting on these and
other cases brought to their
attention, RIA officials point
out that more often than not
they have been able to acquire
property through negotiations
without resorting to condem-
nation.
Vincent A. Holmes, RIA
realty acquisition officer, re-
ports that last year the RIA
succeeded in buying 683 par
GELS of property and was forced
to condemn only 200. He says
that in 1857, it bought 905
parcels and condemned 1877.
He mentions also that in at
least some of the cases, the
condemnation resulted from a
necessity to clear the title
rather than from disagree
ment about price.
Mr.. SearleS says:
Il personally would feel very
badly if someone were cheated
and we lean over backward to
prevent it.
I'VE can't do anything about
honest differences in judg-
ment. We can't do anything
about people who ver-improve
their property.
While purchase price and
costs of improvements are in
tereSting information, they are
not determining factors.
1T very frequently is the case
IN southwest that people spend
money but do not add to the
value of their houses. There are
all kinds of things you can do
to a house that cost money, but
don't add to it's value. Paint
ing, Improvements useful to a
particular family, but not to
another are examples. Some
people who have remodeled
have spent more money than
they have added to the value
of their property"
RemOdeling Cases
However, one owner reported
these cases involving the RLA's
purchase of remodeled or re-
paired property. The Districts
land records disclose the RIA
did not pay the prices in
dictated:
. A house on a 1,068-Square-
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foot lot at 2O7 Second street
S.W. was sold for $4,000 in
1851. The RIA bought it in
1857 for $4,000.
GA house on slightly larger
lot next door also sold for
$4,000 in 1851. The RIA paid
$21 500 for it in 1857.
. A house on a 934-square-
foot lot at 212 Canal street S.W.
was purchased in 1851 for
$500. The RIA got it for
$17.500 in 1857.
. A house on a 1,176-square-
foot lot at 210 Eleventh street
S.W. was sold for SO, 230 in1953.
The RIA bought it in 1861 for
$4,000.
Admits Variation in Sum
The RIA does not deny the
practice that provokes the
second major complaint from
Southwest owners. 1t comedies
that when it seizeS property it
usually deposits for the use of
the owner a lower sum than it
offered him during negotiations.
Owners charge that this prac-
tice contravenes the spirit of
both the law and fair play.
The RIA insists that its offers
to owners always represent its
best judgment of what con-
situtes just compensation for
their property. The law re-
quires that when any Govern
ment agency takes property it
must deposit the sum that it
considers just compensation.
Mr.. Searles explains that
when the RIA confiscates prop
erty it deposits a sum equal to
the lowest of the two appraisals
made of it.
In negotiations we make the
best possible offer we can, but
when we go to court we hook for
the bottom value" he says.
But the owner can be sure that
even though We deposit a lower
amount, he can get as much
from the Justice Department as
we offered. That has often
happened"
Mr.. Searles admits, however,
that the RIA does not tell this
to property owners.
The Justice Department fire.
quently does agree to pay all
owner as much or more than
the RIA offered.
Delay Won Big Increase
But if an owner makes a
settlement with the Justice De-
partment, he forfeits his right
to a jury judgment. If he waits