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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-11-13
Grdnger Addresses
Joint Board Meet
Of Local League.

A Joint meeting Of the Mime
apolis and St. Paul Urban League
boards presided over by Douglas
Dayton, president Of the Mime
apolis league heard Lester Gran
ger, explain plans for the celebra-
ton Of the 6Oth anniversary Of the
Urban League next year.
Granger here primarily to speak
to the Lutheran Welfare Confer
ence used part Of the time to con-
fer with league executives and
staff here.
The joint meeting which he ad-
dressed was held at Coleman's In
Highland Park. About 30 board
members were on hand at q lunch
con to hear the distinguished SOC
ial work leader.
Granger told the board that the
league program should be angled
to absorb the shock Of increased
migration to northern urban Of
Southern Negroes.
Tho social work leader said that
under ordinary circumstances so
years are required to have a mig
rant acquire the culture Of the
area TO which he moves.
A stepped up program Of well
coming migrants and helping them
fit into the life Of q community
may reduce the acculturation rate
by ten years Mr.. Granger said and
In some instances by IS years.
Northern communities need to
welcome industrious families from
the south since both Negro and
white families are going to con-
tinue TO come north for better
opportunities, Mr.. Granger said
The better welcome they receive
the better citizens they win be-
come.
Mr.. Granger told the Lutheran
Welfare Conference Nov. s, that
American groups should send
teachers and social workers to
Africa in a. large numbers as
possible not only to help the new
Independent nations get Off to a
good start but also In the self in
ter@t Of the US.
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Guinea President Says
Africa Will Become
A United Continent
(By arace 3. Simmons in the CalifOrnia EaRlel

Los Angeles Nov 6Sekou TOure, the clear voiced Wig
37yearod president of Guinea stressed main points
in talks here the Weekend the in Africa
freedom and unity and deepseated hatred of cOlonasm
Gan peoples Of Africa talking union It is our
essential mysque he told press conference the Ambassa
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IN CHICAGO AT kyN..se.ss.i ~.
sIsTER,A REDsKpE

Mrs. Sidney salter, 1OAR West
Central Is in Chicago at the bed
side Of her sister Edith sizeT
Herndon, who has been critically
Ill for several weeks.
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Lillian BaIORgoF Granted
Divorce From Husband
On November 9, IN Ramsey
county district court Lillian Bal
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{! See you at NAACP ROIlal
SlatinGi Party Tuesday NOvem-
Der s4.-Advt.
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The
HIGH
And Low
DOWN
BYBAME THOMAS

last Friday night but he heard 1t
was some fun with folks young and
old dancing and good fellowship
ping up a breeze.
Same thing was heard about the
st. Monica's Guild waltz-cocltail
party in which a trio Of pretty
matrons Alma Freeman, Ermine
Hall-Allen and Lillian Balenger
sang some pretty songs to the
good pleasure Of those attending
the affair.
Former 8. q r. staffer Ed
ward Blackwell, has Joined the
staff Of q Milwaukee, Wis. adj
vertising agency. He cOmmutes
to Minneapolis on week-ends.
Jimmy Bakers former restaur-
ant on the Minneapolis Northside
is open again! The house rent or
house mortgage party is becoming
the deal again in one section Of
Minneapolis. People are invited to
a party, usually on a Saturday
night, only to find that the drinks
and the eats are not on the house
but out Of the guests pocket. The
affairs are said to be quite a sue
cess-for the party givers.
TV commentator Arle Haeberle
and clothier Jack Lemandt who
served as MICS at the Dovie
Patricia Black Autumn in NY"
kidded "Boss-man Newman during
the pauses In the show Sunday
evening. After compltmenting him
for leading the applause for the
models (men and women) finally
the two asked him to model the
suit he was wearing.
This could have turned into joke
Jack Lemandt wouldn't have liked
because Newman was wearing a
Juster Bros, production Anyhow
everybody seemed to enjoy the
gentle kidding the two gave ths
publisher .
Spokesman q Recorder newshen
Jessie Shepard was on hand TO
describe the various styles shown
at the Black presentation. Jessie
complains she can't enjoy a we'd
ding, a dance or a style show when
she has to take notes for her
stories. This may be 30 but there's
no writer in Twin City newspaper
shops who can describe q dinner,
a wedding, a dance. or what the
women wore better than Jessiel
Carl T. Rowan stayed around
to see Daughter Barbara model
a couple Of numbers but left In
q hurry before the show was
over 10 take his two sons to
the Lalkers- Boston CeItics game
at the MplA Auditorium.
By the way-Minneapolis Laker
fans who thought the Lakers had
no chance with the Celtics, and
stayed away in drOves were busy
feeling sorry for themselves for
missing not only a Celtics defeat
by the Lakers but a new worlds
record by Elgin Baylor.
Chester Oden, cafe, bar and re-
sort owner looks good squirting
pretty Cecil Mccoy around the two
towns The Limited Ten Club
is working hard on its annual
Christmas party The Pilgrim
Baptist and st. Phillips Episcopal
sponsored EBONY Style show is
expected to be a sell-out Not
enough Of the folks" viewed the
Belafonte starring film at the two
Orphuems last week. The one way
to help pave a good future in the
cinema for Negroes Of acting abil-
ity is to support films in which
they are featured at the box office!
There is a new Negro Heroes
playing card game copyrighted
by Earl Roger & Co., 2126 w,
North Ave. Baltimore IT, Nd
Bailie thinks the game Is 50 In
A. .z-k- NlAAN- A.
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enger, $40 Dayton Av., was granted
a divorce from Russell Balenger,
277 N. Kent st.
Mrs. Balenger has been active
in st. Paul club, civic and political
life and Ii the past national presi-
dent Of the Council Of Urban
League Guilds.
Mr.. Balenger, longtime st. Paul
resident Il a MP. R.R. employee.
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Suurns French Offer

Pres. Toure, who also heads his
country's trade union federation,
led Guinea out Of the French union
last October, the only French col
ony in Africa to vote for complete
independence.
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Sought SOlace

She said that she first became
interested In Rev. Jaggers' church
after kstening to a neighbor talk
about It. She said that she was
almost out Of her mind" at the
time, due to the death Of a be-
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-11-13

By the way-Minneapolis Laker
fans who thought the LalSers had
no chance with the Celtics, and
stayed away in drOves were busy
feeling sorry for themselves for
missing not only a Celtics defeat
by the Lakers but a new worlds
record by Elgin Baylor.
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Although there u only one party
in Guinea, Pres TOure said his
country IL a democracy, with Of
ficials elected by universal suf-
frage on the part Of all men and
The Nome nugget., 1959-10-07
Egan PrOclaims Oct. 4-1O Fire Prevention Week

JUNEAU - Governor William A. Egan has proclaimed the week of October 40 as Fire Prevention Week in Alaska.
 The proclamation calls on all Alaskans to take cognizance of the need for maintaining con- stant state of alertness to the causes and dangers of fire, and to cooperate with state and local fire officials and their representatives in programs aimed at fire pre- vention."
 The Governor said fire in Alas ka annually takes a toll of life and millions of dollars in property damage, and noted that careless and man-caused fires in Alaskan fires cause heavy loss of valuable timber and wildlife resources.
The Nome nugget., 1959-10-07
Agreement Worked Out For Western BOilermakerS

SEATTLE, R m A three-year, 80-cent package agreement has been negotiated for 2,500 members of the Boilermakers Union en- ployed in construction work in the eight Western states.
 A. F. O'Neil, business manager of Seattle Local 1O4 and a mem Der of the negotiating committee, said the proposal provides a 25- cent hourly raise retroactive to October l, an additional 25-cent boost next October l and a 2O- cent increase October l, 1861. In addition, a 10-cent hourly pension program would start next October
 Present scale is $3.90 an hour with $1 an hour premium pay for Alaska work,
The Nome nugget., 1959-10-07
Vertical Take Off Will Be New Aircraft Development

BURBANK, Calif., R - An aircraft executive yesterday pre- dicted 5,0OO-mile-an-hour air. liner capable of landing and talk ing off vertically will be developed in the foreseeable future.
 Hall L. Hubbard, senior vice president of Lockheed Aircraft Corp, made the forecast in a lec- ture at Delft, The Netherlands. His speech was released by his company here.
 : He said the aircraft might re semble a skin divers foot flipper, or a Finner electric shaver He said further study is necessary to determine whether it will have wings.
The Nome nugget., 1959-10-07
SHORT ONE WILL PROBABLY GET SHORTER

SAN FRANCISCO, R - High costs som will lead to Americans buying their hard liquor in 6ths, 12ths and 20ths instead of 5ths, pints and half-pints, says Lewis s. Rosenstiel, president of Schen- ley Industries, Inc. He told inter viewers that smaller containers are the only answer to increased taxes and rising costs.
The Nome nugget., 1959-10-07
PUTTING HIS HEART IN HIS WORK

HOUSTON, Tex, R - A grand jury says it's foreman's experiment in getting drunk was success.
 Foreman Cecil w. Galbraith, a Baptist deacon, said he consumed a quantity of mixed drinks - in the presence of nondrinking grand jury members - to test methods used by police to determine drunk enness.
 State law specifics IS per cent alcohol in the blood to be suffi- cient to provide a person intoxi- cated. Galbraith said he felt the percentage was too high.
 The Grand Jury expressed be- lief the experiment would prove valuable in future deliberations. Numbered Duplicate Stub Tickets
The Nome nugget., 1959-10-07

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 And Ford sets the new trend in power. Ford'S Thunderbird 292 V-8 and 352 V-8 like the ia nous Mileage Maker Six, bring new world of smoother, hotter performance-on regular gas.
 To top it all, the Finest Fords of a Lifetime are priced for savings. Ford is still priced to outvalue all comparable models of its major competitors.
The Nome nugget., 1959-10-07

Ford savings, however, only begin with low price. You save still more with engines that thrive on regular gas and save up to dollar every tankful a FulI-Flow oil filter that lets you go 4,0O0 miles between oil changes Diamond Lustre Finish that never needs waxing alumni nized mufflers that normally last twice as long as conventional types new, safer Iruck-Slze brakes that the biggest ever in Ford's history ... and new soft-tread, Tyrex cord tires that run quieter last longer
 In every way these are the Finest Fords of your Lifetimel See them at your Ford Dealers!
The Nome nugget., 1959-10-07

Meet the New:size Ford the Falcon Here's with plenty of for big adults and all their luggage It's sized handle and park like small powered to pass and climb like big and built like other for savingsl
 It gives you up 30 miles per gallon regular gas. Aumnzed muler normally last twice as long ordinary kinds FullFew oil filter lets you go 4,000 miles be- oil changes Even insurance you less! And this Falcon the worlds experienced It driven every mile of numbered Federal Highway in EXPERIENCE RUN US.A.-a grueling demonstration clmaxing Fords years of development and testing.
 The Falcon has the features that American buyers expect. Its gearsh is the steering coumn-not the
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18
Patrick Henry P-TA
Asks lO-Mile Stretch
Doorway Decorations

The Patrick Henry P.TA at Pros
pect wants Christmas doorway
decorations spread all The way from,
Dowdy's Corner to ElaIn with the
school bus fund, in need Of re-
furnishing, the Chief BENEFICIARY +.
along with the viewing public.
The F-TA Is sponsoring the con
test. to be Judged on attractive
ness, originality and visibility, With
all proceeds from, small entry
free going tn the bus fund.
Patrons may enter the cornpe-
tition by registering with Mrs. Jack
Campbell. with telephone entries to
Eek 27S6 acceptable. Entry dead.
line is Tuesday. Dec. @, and the
Judging will take place December
g.
A first prize will be awarded and
two more entries will be given hon
orable mention recognition. The
Association urges that all patrons
assist the important effort by join
ing in the common holiday project
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18

sion auditor called him on the tele-
phone Upon receipt Of the phone
call. he told fhe auditor he would
not order any more milk until after
the bearing put would sell that for
which he was already committed.
Sole Distributor
c. H. Coleman, the auditor, said
the Farmville Creamery, Inc, had
protested 10 the commission. The
creamery is the only licensed. gen
eral milk distributor in the Farm
Vile nllkshed
The Sedltest milk was retalled for
two cents a quart more than he
charged for Farlnville Creamery
milk u the Super1narket. the local
market operator told the commits
sion He said the two cents covered
the cost of transporting the milk
from Richmond to his store
Hurt testified the increase Of his
Sealtest sales from 30 TO $50 quarts
in a short time was an indication
local residents preferred the oppor-
tlulity to choose between two or
more brands rather than be re-
stricted TO the Farmville brand.
Some IA letters, some from Gus
toners and others from local resi-
dents with whom he was not ac-
quainted. were submitted into the
case record. The letters unani-
mously condemned the commission
ard its policies.
.. Made Good Listeners
Commenting upon the decision Of
the Milk Commission, Hurt said to-
day. 1T was as l had thought it
would be--a cut and dried propo-
sition. He added. feel they gave
no consideration to the people OF
Continued on page n
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18

Leigh district, between Meherrin
and Leigh Mountain. It is two
room building on two acre lot,
located on road 632, three miles
north of Meherrin-
Superintendent Of schools, r. J..
McIlwaine. told the board members
the school was first built in about
l9l0-l9I5. and was used as the old
Meherrin school building. 1t was
moved to its present site and re-
built, being called Mission School.
An additional feature Of the prop
erty is that it has an excellent well
that the school board re-drilled
several years ago. The well is cur
rently in use in satisfactory con
dition.
Eppes School is located north of
Route 307. near the meeting point
of the county lines Of Amelia, Not
toway and Prince Edward. 1t is a
two room building, on a half acre
lot, facing road $40, some three
miles north of Route 3O7.
! The use OF the funds to be de-
rived from the sale of buildings
was not discussed at the meeting
Monday night
Insurance Report
The school board heard report
from w. A. Watson, local insur-
ance agen, conc corning insur-
ance on the vacant school build
ings i'll the county tAll the schools
arc vacant. since funds are not
available to operate public schools
i'll the county
Complete Information on the in
surance situation had not been re
ceived from all agents who partici
pate in inSuring the public schoo
| buildings, so Watson could not give
/ The board definite figures on re
bates. costs. etc. This matter was
continued in the hands of the in
surance committee. which is com
posed Of DR.. G. L. Baird, 3. G
Bass. and l.. E. Andrews.
| Watson did announce that the
companies represented by Mrs. L
U. Morris had refused TO issue in
Surance on the buildings. and tina
r. had placed this SATISFACTORY,
with companies which he represents
to maintain full coverage.
Funds Under Study
McIlwaine said study OF clas;
funds and other school funds wa.
still being made. and he hoped
that his committee could give
recommendation as to the dispose
OF these funds at the next regular
meeting.
These are funds that belonged |,
definite classes or organizations il
the closed public schools. It is tn
announced intention of the schoo
board to return these funds to TIL
proper organizations, but it is thei
policy to establish definite owner
sllp.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18

Final steps to provide what Farm
vile has needed most to secure in
dustry, but lacked disable
site with water and sewerage sys-
tenn are now in progress the
Chamber of Commerce was told
Monday night in report by the
Farmville Area Development Cor
poration
THE biz problem has always
been a site, J Barrye Wall, a
fern or Development Corporation
president and pre- sent executive
committee member. informed the
Chamber members in report of
Fade progress.
I'VE might have located an IN
dustry, but we did not have q Site
and couldn't talk business about a
site. Now the Corporation has a
site. Recently the town has located
its sewage lagoon nearby so that
sewerage facilities are now avail
able. Within the past few weeks the
town has agreed to carry water
main TO the property, which will
add these facilities.
I'VE Will Be Ready
When this has been accomplished
We will be ready for industry. We
have all industrial park y the Cor
poration leader pointed out
Walls site reference was to the
airport property where the Develop
ment Corporation owns 20 acres
with a rail siding available Just west
OF Farmyille off Of Route AGO. He
pointed out that with the Appomat-
tox river nearby the site offers rail.
highway and water facilities. The
Corporation also has an option on
$50 acres Of land adjacent to this
site.
"It appears to me that tho TING
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18
Over 100000 Pounds Seen
Over zoo, 900 Pounds Seen
Booming Third Week Tobacco Market
Poundase Tempered By Quality Dip

Farmville Tobacco Market auc-
tons doomed poundage- wise this
week, but the quality of offerings
was off to dip the general floor
average slightly,
The week s sales were expected
to exceed 100000 pounds afte r
Thursdays last auction before the
two-week holiday interruption
Monday sale was 1872, 1856 pounds
averaging $685., and offerings
Tuesday loaded warehouse floors
with 1874 300 more pounds. The Tues
day average was S364i The We'd
nesday sale was equally heavy, but
lighter offerings were presented
THURSDAY
Prices Cited
Choice quality thin brown leaf
brought the weeks top bid. made
several times, Of $40. Fine quality
heavy dark leaf brought S64 for
the most part, and both fine and
good qualities Of thin and heavy
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18

the Chamber backing 70 the
Fade declared: Il think 90 per
cent of OUT people wan. industry,
and we're going to give prospects
the very best opportunity to come.
We're certainly making every eff
fort to succeed
All those working with the Fade
agreed that securing industry is an
intensely competitive, must be-
resdy-now field. and that, as one
speaker pointed out. The Corpora
ton has worked lots harder than
most people realize
To Be Ready Nov
Wall pointed out that one partlcu-
lar location Is favored over another
because the lndustrlallst can do
better there than anywhere else. -
In calculating the place where he
can do best the prospect studies
closely. available labor supply. a
suitable site with adequate facili
ties. proximity to markets. anc
the kind Of community that sur
rounds the location.
It was agreed that when tbs
/ prospect comes who finds the othel
factors at Farmville to his liking
the site and facilities will now b,
available and immediate plant con
Continued on page ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18
Film Flam Works
TO Tune Of s95
The old flim fam still works.

The old flim fam still works.
A 79-year-old colored man was
taken for SOS when he placed his
trust in couple of flim-flam artists.
Chief Otto S. Overton said the
general procedure was the same as
it has been in past years. Two
strangers find a pocketbook-give a
long song and dance about them
selves-promise to split the large
sum of money in the pocketbook
They needed change for a 500
bill. 50 the old gentleman hands
over S95, and is to meet the two
strangers at the bus station in l5
minutes. Two hours later the
strangers are still strangers and the
old man calls the police.
II Just can't believe they would do
that to me" the hardWorking old
man says. II read about the film
fam in the paper. but one Of them
told me he was preacher. Now
why would he do thing like
that 2"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18

The State Milk Commission ord
cred Robert L. Hurt to stop selling
sealtest milk at his F'arnville SUP
ermarket after two hour hearing
in Richnord, Tuesday.
The commission ruled that Hurt
had bought hill, from a Richmond
distributor, ore not licensed to sell
in the Farmville milk market, and
sold it at bis place of business Bob s
Supermarket, Inc. The commission
said this was violation OF its rules
Customer Wishes
Hurt, proprietor and manager Of
the supermarket. said he had not IN
tended to violate the commission S
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18

The sale OF the buildings is not
related to the school Indignation
problem, but Il a move to dispose
Of outmocked buildings. Both Of the
buildings are in remote spots. and
were closed after the school pupils
were consolidated with larger or
better schools.
According to the wording OF the
resolution, the buildings are TO be
sold at public auction. However,
the law provides they could also
be sold in private sales with an
individual.
Both Two Roomcrs
The Mission school is located in
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18
State MIX Commission Orders Robert
L. Hurt To Cease SeaItest Sales Here

rules He said his customers had
asked for another brand Of milk.
aid to comply With their wishes he
hauled milk from Richmond
! week before the hearing was
announced Hurt said he was wen
aware that no outside distributor
could deliver milk to his place of
business. But he added at that time
he knew cf no Law prohibiting d
man from buying milk in another
area.
During testimony before the com
mission Hurt said he had stopped
selling the Sealtest milk. He took
that action after a Milk Commits
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18
Developers Brief Chamber Commerce
100000 Industrial Plan Revealed

out plan whereby the executive
committee can talk business with
anyone who comes in" Mr.. Wall
told the Chamber.
Stating that most of the plants
moving south will expect local CO.
operation in furnishing a building.
he outlined recently adopted pro-
posal Of the Development Corpora
ton to be instantly ready with a
maximum proposal of $l50,0O0 to
prospective industry for plant con-
Continued on page ~
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1959-12-18

red leaf brought $50 10 $50
The warehouses, however. were
heavily spotted with baskets Of
green and off color tobacco and
much that went into nondescript
classification. Warehousemen indi-
Gated that the effects Of the sum
mon weather are appearing more
and more as the better leaf is
auctioned off and the general run
Of growers offerings is marketed.
A study Of the baskets also shows
that while much OF the tobacco is
graded into one Of the better de-
mand brackets. it is marked in
fourth and fifth quality ranges.
Continued on page n