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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21
St. Paul Choral
Union In Mororcode
To NofionoI Meet

The st. Paul Choral Union at
tended the National Convention of
Gospel Choirs and Choruses held
in Philadelphia, in a body. The
group left the home Of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Viola Cassel, $40 lyle
hart Av., on Friday morning, July
81, by motor arriving in Phil
adelphia on Saturday morning.
The group attended Vine Mem
orial Baptist church Sunday am,
where the convention was held be-
ginning August 2, thru August 7.
Sunday night the supervisors held
their youth program.
A conservation service was held
Monday morning which was very
impressive. Rev. Joseph Jackson
and Mrs. Sue Haywood, chaplain,
participated in this service. A
workshop on music and christian
education was held during the day
and a Pre-convention Musicale was
held that evening at the Metro
politan Auditorium.
Tuesday night was Prof. Dorsey
night at which time he made his
9th annual speech. Wednesday
night was Youth night which saw
youth from all over the United
States in attendance. The sessions
for this affair was held at another
church because Vine Memorial was
not large enough to accommodate
the large number present. 1t was
inspiring to see how interested
the youth are in christianity.
Soloist Bureau night was Thurs
day with Mrs. Villa May Ford
Smith, president of the organiza-
ton, presiding and the sessions
were climaxed with the Artist
night Friday evening, which con-
cluded the convention.
The delegates and convention
out of town visitors were taken or
a sightseeing tour of Philadelphia
which included a tour of the larg.
est art museum; the home of Betsy
Ross and Christ church, the oldest
church in the city and a tour Of
the Independence Hall, where the
Liberty bell is shown.
Members of the st. Paul union
left Philadelphia in a four cal
motorcade at 2 am. Saturday
morning and arrived in st. Pau
on Sunday afternoon, August 9.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21
GruveSide Services
For Mrs. Carrie
MANannn A. AAlA

Graveside services for Mrs. Car.
RE Meyers, 4452 Fourth Av. s..
who died Sunday morning, August
16, were held at 10 am. Tuesday
August 10, at Crystal Lake GENE
terry. Rev. John Young, her pastor
officiated assisted by Rev. James
Hodge.
Mrs. Myers died in her sleep or
her birthday, which was August IS
She had not been well for several
months, but she was in fair condi-
ton and her sudden passing came
as a shock to her daughter.
She was born in Jerico, Ark,
and came to Minneapolis to make
her home in 1915. She was a mem.
Der for 35 years of Bethesda Bap-
fist church.
Her only survivor is a daughter
Octavia Meyers, with whom she
made her home.
Woodland Funeral Home was in
charge of the service.
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Almost 1000
Attend JehoVoh'S
Witnesses CONGRESS

A total Of 1858 persons attend
ing the day Bible Congress of
Jehovah's Witnesses in Mound
High School August I4-16 heard
A. K. Wagner, district supervisor
from Watchtower Society world
headquarters in Brooklyn, New
York say, To-day the earth is not
a paradise. After almost $4,000
years of human history, men in
general are running the surface of
the earth by their wars and COM
mercial exploitation Of the land.
Truly man has failed to make the
earth a paradise" Wagner spoke
Sunday at 800 pm. on the sub
ject, "A Paradise Earth Through
Gods Kingdom"
Abraham Grabowslxi, 1929 James
Av. s., presiding minister for the
West Congregation and attending
as a delegate said, "A refresher
course in the essentials of the min
istry is a symbol of spiritual
health. The world is in need of a
sincere display of Christian love,
and we feel that encouraging home
Bible principles is important to
the spiritual welfare of the human
family"
Grabowski reported that there
are over 100000 active Witnesses
serving in a ministerial capacity
in IT'S different lands. 1t has been
noted by national periodicals in
recent month that the African
nations have produced an influx of
new Witnesses and an increase in
their popularity on the Continent
of Africa.
On Saturday 20 candidates for
the ministry were baptised in a
local beach to become new Wit
nesses and symbolic their ordina-
ton to the ministry.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21
Mrs. Moffie Drew
Pioneer Resident Is
Dead: Funeral EriduV

Funeral services for Mrs. Matte
Drew, formerly Of 404S Oakland
Av., who died Tuesday, August
IS, will be held at 1 pm. Friday,
August 81, at st. Peters AME
church with Rev. M. L. Simmons,
her pastor, officiating.
Mrs. Drew was born in Holly
Springs, Miss, and came to st.
Paul as a young girl with her
parents where she received her
elementary education, later attend
ing Wherefore University in Ohio.
She worked as a truant officer in
st. Paul in 1915 and 1917 under
Judge Orr. She was active in civic
and religious circles and was one
Of the first secretaries and treas
urer Of the st. Paul Crispus At
tucks Home when it was first
founded.
In 1929 she moved to Des Moines
where she took an active part in
politics, civic affairs and social
activities. She was instrumental in
setting up a branch of the National
Federation of Colored women's
Clubs in st. Paul.
She was a member and past
worthy matron of Princess Oziel
chapter No. 10, o.E.s. and a past
grand secretary Of the Minnesota
grand chapter, O.E.S.
She is survived by her daughter,
Mrs. Opal Fraction; son Carl Wade,
ST. Mpls., stepdaughter, Mrs.
B e atrice Henderson, Berkeley,
Calf; 10 grandchildren and sew
eral great-grandchildren and other
relatives.
Burial will be in Oakland ceme-
terry with Alexander Funeral Home
in charge Of the service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21
Des Moines Physician
Dr.. Emmett Scales Buried

Des Moines, Ia.-Funeral rites
were held August 13, for DR.. En-
NETT T. Scales, well known Des
Moines physician. DR.. Scales died
from a heart attack while motor
ing from Chicago on August 10.
DR.. Scales had practiced medi-
cine in this city since October
1928. He won fame in the internal
medicine field and served as chief
of staff of Mercy, hospital a priv
ate institution and at Broadlawns
General hospital the city's public
hospital.
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Citizens Petition
81. PduI Council
For Sewer Relief
Continued from Page 1

CONTINUED from Page ~
damage in the Oxford-West Cen
trail and other parts Of the city
following the August Is downpour
said his engineers had tentatively
projected a plan whereby a tenn
pOrary pounding area or reser-
voir might be built to take off the
extra water when rains occurred.
This system If approved might
be used until the freeway is built.
The highway will have a large
storm sewer built alongside 1t to
take off the heavy water flow and
the city plans wherever possible
to use this construction to alleV-
ate the inadequate system which
flooded so many homes August Is.
Winkel said he planned to try
to obtain permission Of the state
highway department to build such
a reservoir.
Commissioner Milton Rosen said
many st. Paul homes had been
flooded for many years. He said
in the instance of the Oxford and
West Central area sonnet ing
should be done right away to meet
the situation.
Mayor Joseph Dillon received a
telegram from the st. Paul NAA-
CP signed by its president Leonard
Carter which urged the mayor
and the council. Carter wired II
trust that the city council dis
continue its indifference to prob
lens within the Negro community
and take immediate corrective
steps before further suffering is
incurred.
Other communications received
by Mayor Dillon, urging city coun-
Gil action came from Mary Jane
Liedel, 700 Osceola. She asked i'm
mediate remedy of the situation;
Virginia Bailey, 171S Hampshire
Ave, who said action was neces-
sary Immediately to prevent fur
Their property destruction.
Sue NJ. Mason wrote the council:
MY hope is that the city council
will take immediate steps in re-
gard to providing proper storm and
sanitary system in the district
which was so hard hit by the re-
cent rain-storm."
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21

CHAPLAIN NJ. c. NELSON
st. James Mems Day Sunday.
August %, at st. James AME
church, $500 Smelling Av., in Min
neapolis.
Chaplain Nelson, a graduate of
the University of Minnesota, is
we'll known for his work among
civilian and military groups. He
is using for his Sunday text, Psalm
ga. His theme will be What Is
Man"
An afternoon program is planned
for $3.50 pm. featuring many local
talents and visiting ministers.
General chairman for the Annual
Mems Day program is Sammy
Hooks. William Dye is co-chair-
man. Rev. Cleveland D. Smalls is
pastor.-Advt.
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chamberlain To PIaY In
Benefit Come For Stokes

Monticello, NY. amp - Wilt
THE Stilt) Chamberlain, former
Kansas An-American and Harlem
Globetrotters star, has joined a
group of National Basketball AS
ISOLATION players who will play a
benefit game for Maurice Stokes,
former MIA. star.
Stokes was stricken some months
ago with a strange brain ailment.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21

ance to afford reductions in cost
and adequacy of coverage.
If the program proves advant-
ageous to some and a disadvantage
to others, it can be adjusted within
the framework of the overall idea,
he stated
CASTOR said he was preparing a
bill to present to the coming (1960)
General Conference on the matter.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21
CHURCH
NEWS

out for one hour Of song and praise
Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Hunter
brought echoes from the Iowa
State Baptist Convention which
convened in Cedar Rapids recently
also reports from the Nationa,
Convention Of Choirs and Choruse
held in Philadelphia, were made
by Mrs. Viola Cassell and others
in attendance.
Our heartfelt sympathy goes tc
the family Of Mr.. Maceo Littljohr
in the loss of a relative in Chicago
You're cordially welcome to at.
tend Mt. Olivet, the Church OF
Friendliness.
Mrs. M. e. Bell, reporter.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21
Daughter To Operate
Neal Funeral Home

It was announced in a Certifi.
cate Of Trade name published in
the Minneapolis SPOKESMAN
last week that Louise B Hughes
daughter Of the late Carrie NJ
Neal will continue to operate the
Neal Funeral Home, 81 year Min
neapolis undertaking establish.
ment, at 1929 South Fourth st.
Mrs. Hughes will serve as gen.
eral manager.
Other staff appointments for the
Home will be announced Mrs.
Hughes said this week.
Since Mrs. Meals death the serv-
ices of the firm have continued
to be in demand.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21

You don't have to agree with
Nell RusseIPs The Way 1 See
It." but you are In for some in
teresting readable writing any
time you read her column. which
appears exclusively in this paper.
-AdVt.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21

Rhode Island has the greatest
population density of any state
and the highest proportion Of
industrial workers.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21

.. remember the words Of
the Lord Jesus, how He said,
II is more blessed to give than
to receive.-(Acts 20:35.)
II takes most of US at least
half a lifetime to appreciate,
through our own personal ex-
perience, the truth of the
Master But what a blessed,
full and useful life would re-
suit If we accepted His words
in our youth and lived the
long years by theml
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21
Chaplain Speaker
Az Mems DdY
St. james MpIS,

Chaplain NJ. c. Nelson of the
armed forces at Fl. Smelling will
be principal speaker for the Annual
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-08-21
Neor Riot In
81. Paul QueIIed
BV Fire Hose
Continued from Page ~

white woman seen in the area,
around the bars, taverns and the
illegal spots around the neighbor-
hood.
Police converged on the trouble
spots from all parts Of the city.
Patrolmen, who were accompanied
by police dogs, moved into the
mdee and kept the gathering
crowd under fair control until the
endorsements including the fire
department truck arrived.
While most of the large crowd
according to spectators did not
participate in the fray, many hurl-
ed names and epithets at the
police on duty at the scene. When
the crowd did not dispense the
fire department hose was used to
scatter it.
Harold Salters was arrested
when he argued and struck at Of
ficer John Opheim.
In his fight with the officers
Price welded an umbrella which
is being held by the police as evid-
ence.
The crowd was gathered on the
four corners of the intersections.
AS the arrests were made some
Of the crowd hurled insults at the
police calling them unprintable
names, communists and sugges-
tons that they were predjudiced
against Negroes.
The crowd was not wholly Negro,
and was sprinkled with whites
both men and women and there
was no ire or hostility directed
towards any other whites except
the officers.
Officer Ted Peterson arrested
Robert Moody. The man fought
the officer according to reports
and bit him on the arm
Ten off duty police officers were
ordered on duty at the height of
the trouble.
One of the police dogs tore the
shirt off of one of the men alleged
to be interfering with the arrest
of the Prices and the others.
One woman in a colored print
dress who had refused to move
according to the police was bitten
in the lower back by police dog
Pal. She told police she was going
to sue Officer Laurence Mcdonald
and the dog.
Even Asst Chief L. McAuliffe
was struck by rocks. His injuries
are on his left shoulder and right
elbow.
Saturday afternoon at the in
vitation of Chief William Proetz
a hurried meeting of some of the
leaders in the Negro community
was held with the chief and his
staff at the Public Safety Building.
MASS MEETING PLANNED
AS a result Of this conference
the st. Paul NAACP called a mass
meeting for 8 p. NJ. Wednesday
night at Halle Q. Brown House.
Proetz emphasized that tn e
routine check which the police are
making has been in the interest
of a stepped up campaign to ap-
prehend the perpetrators of a series
Of sluggings which have occurred
in the Cathedral district during
the past month. This district is
contiguous to the Rondo-Dale area.
Participating in the conference
at the Public Safety building
Saturday afternoon were Leonard
Carter Of the NAACP, Ernest
Cooper of the st. Paul Urban
League and the Revs. Jerome Del
Pine and Kneely Williams, pastors
Of the Camphor Methodist church
and New Hope Baptist churches
respectively.
This newspaper received ten
different estimates Of the crowd
which was dispered sanging from
so to 300 persons. From such re-
ports it can be safely estimated
that the crowd was probably about
200 persons.
Rucker Critical Of Press
Treatment
Clifford z. Rucker, executive
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ThGrty-five million Americans
changed their place of residence
in 1858.
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Rucker Critical of Press
Treatment

Clifford z. Rucker, executive
director Of the Governors Human
Rights Commission, a member of
the group which conferred with
Chief William Proetz, Saturday
following the near riot was critical
Of the handling of the story by the
st. Paul daily paper.
Rucker said the paper was gull
ty Of blowing an incident up out
Of proportion when only about
twelve people were involved. I'm
less the daily paper story was
closely read, the reader would get
the mind picture of 300 Negroes
fighting 40 police and firemen, Mr.
Rucker said.
Rucker said police records in,
Dictated not over a dozen people
were actively involved in the fra,
cas- with the police and that the
others were only on-lookers.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

SUNDAY GROUP PHOTOS By CURT ouNTFER
After their workout the youngsters
tolk over skoting problems. Eoch
one beeon skoting in childhood
and knew more obout skotine at
7 vthon most skaters leorn IN q
lifetime Of occosionol proctiee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08
The Heiss Skaters

Since the big competitions like the Ma
tional, North American and World Cham
pionships are held outdoors. one Of the
skaters problems Is to find outdoor Kinks
on which to practice. With only few such
Kinks In New York City. where the Heisses
live. they have taken to weekend trips to
the Grossinger IN " Hotel. where they
can enjoy some undisturbed sessions in
training to meet all corners for their titles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-08

TN GERMAN. the word "heiss" means
l. hot" In the United States, it refers
to the hottest family on ice. the three
skating Heisses, 18-year-old Carol, three
time world champion: her sister Nancy, II.
Eastern women's champion. and brother
Bruce. u.s. Eastern mems champion.
Since the onset Of colder weather, the
trio Of skaters has been spending an average
Of AZ hours daily In practice on the ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-25
5O-STAR FLAG
DESIGN DUE
LATE IN AUGUST
BY the Associated Press

Presiden t Eisenhower
plans to disclose the design
of the new 50-star Ameri-
can flag toward the end OF
next month.
White House Press Sec
rotary James c. Hagerty
said the new design will
be unveiled at the same
time the President issues
a proclamation on official
admittance of Hawaii to
the Union.
AS for the flag design.
Mr.. Hagerty said the same
procedure is being followed
as when Alaska became the
49th State.
Mr.. Eisenhower has re-
constituted an advisory
committee to help him
reach a decision as to how
the so stars will be ar
ranged. The committee is
made up of representatives
of various Government
agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-25
Investiture
Set for Priest

The Right Rev. Msgr. Fir
min NJ. Schmidt. o. +. NJ. Cap.
superior of Capuchin College
here since 1853. will be in
vested tomorrow as Project
APOSTLE Of Mendi. Papua. New
Guinea. The investiture will
take place in Pittsburgh. head
quarters for the Pennsylvania
Province Of Capuchins.
A native Of Catherine. Kans.,
Msgr. Schmidt joined the Ca
puchin Order in 1910 and was
ordained in 1916. For IL years
he has taught theology at Ca
puchin College here and
received his doctorate Of Sa-
cred Theology from Catholic
University in 1851.
, Since 1856. Msgr. Schmidt
also has been a member of the
Board OF Governors of the
Pennsylvania Province Of the
order.
AS Project Apostolic. he will
have duties similar to a bishop
while governing a wild noun
tain area of Papua in the
southern highlands of New
Guinea. Since the summer of
1855. II Capuchins have gone
there to work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-25
Symphony Draws
5000 in Arubu

When the National SYM
phony Orchestra played in
Aruba in the Netherlands An
titles 10 days ago, the islands
music lovers asked for an ad-
ditional concert to be sched-
uled for the following night.
Conductor Howard Mitchell
did SO and a tenth of the is
lands population turned out
some 5000 men. women and
children.
DR.. Mitchell had made one
stipulation before agreeing to
play the extra concert-that
prices be low enough to make
it a family night
The first concert. on July Is,
was held in the new Cultural
Center. The second one-after
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SPIRITUALIST

REV. ETHEL JANET HIGHSMITH
1898 Michigan Ave. NE, La. 6-lS9O
Reading BY Apt, o am. until . pm.
REV. JEAN KELLEY
ia Newton Pl. NV, ia. 9-49So
Reading by Apt. 8 am. to : Pm.
TEMPLE OF THE MASTER UcM
2O22 r I. Ave. NE.-1:SO pm.
odd Fellows Hall-CAT go
REV. JAMES c. NELSON. Pastor
REV. v. 3. HUGHES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-25
Women's Church Role
Held Widely Restricted

Trennial Convention Of the
two-million -member Lutheran
Church - Missouri Synod re-
buffed a proposal to change its
rule denying women a vote In
Conversational affairs.
The Presbyterian Church in
the United States (Southern)
also turned down an effort TO
admit women delegates to the
Church's General Assembly, its
chief governing body. Women
also are barred as local church
officers.
They also are similarly
restricted In the Reformed
Church in America.
Perennial One
The issue is q perennial one
In the Episcopal Church, whose
General Convention repeatedly
has refused to seat women.
However, As Of 81 Episcopal
diocesan conventions now admit
women, and 40 dioceses let
them serve on parish vestries.
In the big. l0-million-member
Southern Baptist Convention,
women can't sit on the board
OF deacons, the local admin
istrative unit, though women
can attend mass conventions as
messengers"
The Roman Catholic Church
also is ruled by a male hier-
archy. (Although custom. not
doctrine, keeps them of the
Vatican's policy-making con-
gregations. One had a woman
member until recently)
Orthodox Judaism also gen.
orally bars women from local
synagogue boards, and none
participate in the national con-
vention of the Union of Ortho-
dox Hebrew Congregations.
In most other major denomi-
nations, Methodists, American
Baptists, Reformed and Con-
sentative Judaism, Unite d
PresbyterianS, Congregational
Christians, Evangelical and Re-
formed, Disciples, United LII
therans, women can be on local
ruling units, and also be dele
gates to conventions.
But the proportion of them
usually is scanty.
MethodistS in 1856 for the
first time allowed women dele
gates to regional conferences,
after a long running battle, al
though they have been eligible
for the national conference
and local boards for years.
Protestant Survey
One survey showed that out
of los Protestant denomina-
tons, II permit women on
local church boards, while
a do not. In ITO denomina-
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tons, rs permit women in the
highest UNCONVENTIONAL body,
while IS do not. Forty-one out
Of ITO denominations ordain
women; seven license but do
not ordain, and SO do neither,
st. Paul once enjoined wom-
en- to keep silence in the
churches" But he also said
male and female" are equal
in Christianity.
Many theologiaps view his
admonition about silence as q
temporary expedient, to avoid
unnecessary conflict with the
then prevailing civilization -
whose conditions no longer
exist.
Mrs. Sherman said the pres
ent restrictions are discourage
ing many younger women from
active participation in the
churches.
However, Miss Margaret
Mealey, executive of the Ma
tional Council of Catholic
Women, said Catholic women
generally are content with the
present system.
In every major religious or
ganiZation in the country, wom-
en- have separate organizations
of some kind-an auxiliary, a
sisterhood or union-that car
ries on numerous programs,
particularly in Embarrassing for
missionary work.
Until indignation take S
place, and they're recognized as
human beings in the church,
they must continue to work as
they have been doing" said
Mrs. Macleod. But women are
tired of being an auxiliary to,
or women's department of, she
said.
They'd rather be a real part
of the church at work." she
added.