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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-02-27

johnson, an engineer, testified for
his employer. the Ford company,
during a $40 million suit regarding
a machine he designed, the counsel
for the plaintiff wanted his testi-
mony thrown out. Amt no niger
in the world that smart" 1t argued
The counsel was so blinded by pre-
iudice based upon ignorance Of the
Negroes ability that it refused to
believe what it saw and heard
Having difficulty accepting the
genius Of johnson. the not-so-learn-
ed counsel would have been even
more COMPOUNDED by Frankie New
EFT, the elementary school lad at
Fort Belvoir. Virginia, who is al
ready solving quadratic equations
or Oscar Dansler, the Gary, In
diana, steel worker who split a
500, 900 award for his money-sav-
ing idea with white partner Sal
vatore Lumella.
Into The MuinStTeom
Although the Negroes history
and culture are studiously ignored
by the school systems Of our coun-
try. anyone with a fifth grade edu-
cation can read for himself what
black men have done, thanks to
such Negro historians as DR..
woodson (The Negro In Our His
tory, John Hope Franklin (From
Slavery To Freedom, E. Franklin
Frazier THE Negro In The United
States), Saunders Redding (They
Came In Chains and The Lonesome
Road. Arna Bontemps 1--WE Have
Tomorrow and Story OF The Ne
gro). Langston Hughes Famous
American Negroes and with Milton
Meltzer. A Pictorial History OF
The Negro In American.
AS the race moves outside the
Gripping walls of segregation into
the mainstream of American life.
it's contribution to the nation and
society will increase. With deseg-
regation Of the armed forces only
ten years old, opportunities result
ing from equal treatment and
training have produced valuable
technical talent from a reservoir
heretofore untapped. OF the thou
sand or so Negroes engaged in the
highly skilled field of nuclear
science. most are men in uniform.
It is not surprising then, that at
least one Negro is found in every
satellite launching, space expert
ment and scientific expedition.
Among the six men who volun-
teered to make the Nays simu-
lated 24S,OOO mile flight to the
moon Ebony, July 1858. one was
Charles Hayes, a 24-year-old Ne
gro. When Drifting Station Alpha,
located on an island of ice in the
Arctic Ocean broke in two during
the most hazardous phase Of the
International Geophysical Year
Ebony, January 1881, among the
rescued were Negro airmen Ray
mond Wise and George Coleman,
When the submarine USS Nautilus
made it's historic journey under ice
through the treacherous North
Pole Passage ebony, November
1889, three Negroes were aboard
Progress Brings New Faces
Progress through indignation is
more difficult to measure outside
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
May Festivities
Set At CLAYTON

Special May Day festivities
will be staged at the Clayton
School tomorrow afternoon,
May l, beginning at 1890. A
gala program of songs and dane
ing has been arranged by the
cooperating grades. The after
noon segment will be climaxed
by track meet on the school
athletic field. This phase of the
activity has been planned and
supervised by David Wharton,
an instructor at the school.
Glasses participating are Grade
3, Mrs. Blanche Smith, teacher;
Grade ga, Mrs. Barbara Kamin-
ski, teacher; Grade 4, Mrs. Ed
ith Moore, teacher; and Grade
7-8, Mrs. Peggy Brown, teacher.
Mrs. Brown will direct the jun
ior high school presentation. The
public is invited to attend.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30

work. Thornton will direct Will
sons newly-installed market re-
search project. Company Off
cials hope to fortell sales trends
through this new system. The
Wilson Refrigeration, Inc. plant,
occupying 100000 square feet
of facilities, is Delaware's only
manufacturer of refrigeration
products. The firm employs IT'S
persons in the construction of
bulk coolers, both ice bank and
direct expansion models; and
other commercial refrigeration
products. Elected to the board
of directors at the recent meet
ing were Robert L. Tyler, MIR.
Wickham, Mr.. Liefer, George H.
Mayhem, and Sam D. Wander
Veg. MIR. Tyler was also nam
ed chairman of the board, and
Mr.. Mayhem, secretary-trea-
surer.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
Diocese Meeting
Here Postponed

A meeting of the Christian
Social Relations chairmen of the
Episcopal churches in the Dio-
cese of Delaware was postpon-
ed and will be held at ST. Peters
Church, Smyrna, on Monday,
May A at 1890 am. Mrs. Leslie
Krauss, Wilmington, diocesan
chairman, and Mrs. Richard w.
Comegys, Clayton, chairman for
the Women of st. Peters, are in
charge of arrangements. DR.. c.
j. Prickett, superintendent of the
State Welfare Home, will speak
on Care of the Aged" A box
luncheon will follow and the
women of St. Peters Church
will serve coffee and dessert.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
Donkey Baseball
Contest Carded

The donkeys are coming! Diff
ferent sizes, shapes and colors,
but all with their own individ-
or so says the manager
of the Orange ] Ranch. They've
been in the donkey business for
a long time and think this is the
finest group of baseball minded
burros on the road. Each is a
graduate of their donkey col
lege" and is a past master at his
own particular specially, wheth-
er sliding, bucking, or just plain
standing still. In case you have
not heard they are to be used
in the baseball game at Kenton
under the auspices of Kenton
Baseball Club next Tuesday,
May 5, beginning at 7:30 pm.
All players are to be mounted
on the donkeys and to make all
other plays while riding on the
And, what is more,
they will have to cope with the
ideas as to what should
be done on the floor and in the
game. Players to participate are
all local citizens. The Kenton
nine will include Paul Loder,
Roby Sheppard, Gene Handsber-
ry, Paul Shelton, Wyatt Starkey,
Johnny Wolf, Ben Shockley, and
Kenny Coleman. The opposing
team will be composed of play
ers from the Smyrna-Clayton
area headed by Tom Emerson.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
Wilson
CONTINUED from Page u

daughters, Janet and Carole, at
l24 Mt. Vernon Street.
Liefer is another official who
was transferred to the Smyrna
plant when Tyler purchased the
firm in 1851. He first entered
the accounting field with Tyler's
Niles, Mich. operation in 1910,
when he served as assistant Sec
retary, was responsible for the
coordination of their accounting
procedures, and was in charge
of insurance coverage for the
complete operation. His expert
ence in manufacturing and pro-
duction methods were largely
responsible for his assignment
as secretary of the Smyrna
works, post he held until this
new appointment. He is respon-
sible for all fiscal matters and
general plant management. Also
a member of the Smyrna Rotary
Club, Liefer has exhibited keen
interest in PTA work, having
served as president of the local
association. He resides with his
wife, June, at their home on
Lake Drive.
Henry R. Shapley's election as
administrative sales manager
places him in complete charge
of the Wilson sales force. A vet
eran of l3 years service with
the company, he was retained
by the Tyler Corporation when
it assumed control of the local
plant. Bates and Massey will as
sist Shapley with regional sales
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
.VFW Post Marble
Tournament Play
Postponed Week

The decentralization Post
1901, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
has announced a change in the
date for the marble tournament
sponsored by the post. 1t will
be held at the post home in
Clayton on Saturday, May 9 at
10 am, with Saturday, May l6
as the rain date. This is a
change from Saturday, May 2 as
previously announced. This later
date will give the eligible boys
more time to prepare for the
tournament. Rules and instruc-
tions have been placed in the
hands of the physical education
instructor at the local school
and he will help any interested
boys. In order to participate the
boys must be certified as pass
ing in their grades by their
teacher or principal. The age
limit is IA years, the boys not
having reached his 18th birthday
by April Is, 1859. The top three
winners at the local tournament
will represent Post 1901 at the
state tournament in Dover on
Saturday, May %. The state
tournament will be held at the
Dover Armory and will be in
charge of Edward Clarke, Dover,
chairman, Department of Della
ware youth activities. The ma
tional tournament will be held
at the VFW National Home at
Eaton Rapids, Mich. in July. The
winner of the Delaware tourna-
ment will compete with other
state winners at the national
tournament. Michael Worsley,
st. Joseph's School, Clayton,
will defend his title at the state
tournament. Medals will be
awarded to the top three local
winners with chance to COM
pete for the state crown and
other prizes. The state champion
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
The BOOr' Comedy
Staged At School

"The Boor," a witty and fast
moving comedy by Anton Tche-
koff, written in 1885, was the
final presentation of the Antrim
Bureau, Philadelphia, at an as
sembly at the John Bassett
Moore High School on Wednes-
day. The Baillie Theatre Lab,
Raj and Lucille Baillie, staged
the production with robust act
ing in the style of the period
against a setting of stylized
scenery, period furniture, beau
tiful costumes of the period,
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
New $4,000 Purse
Enhances Season
At Brandyine

The fabric of racing at plush
Brandywine Raceway will take
on a new twist this season as
the Wilmington, Del. track adds
to its increasing thread of rich
classics a 100000 (est.) pace
for 3-year olds. Howard Anil
Ter, president of Brandywine, an
nounced that this will be the
most lucrative race in the track
history. 1t is expected to at
tract the cream of the nations
standardized crop for the Aug
uSt 29th contest. Brandywine
opens July 9th for 40 nights
of pari-mutuel racing. Dubbed
The Sussex County, it is a race
in which Brandywine is putting
up $25,000, with the horsemen
making payments of 5000, $500
and $500. The sustaining pay
ment of $500 is due May l, the
declaration fee of $500, will be
payable several days before the
mile event. Miller is hopeful
of drawing such leading soph-
omores (top-drawer 2-year-olds
of last year, as Honick Rain
bow, ZOO is, from the STAN
ley Dancer Stable, New Egypt,
N. j.; Trim Freight, a 200 rs
performer from the Johnny
Simpson Stable; Del Miller's
Adios Day, 200 3-5, who earn
ed $l04,842 setting a new mon
ey-winning mark for 2-year-olds
and Meadow AL, winner of $780,
sol, from the Joe O'Brien Sta
bic, Shafter, Calf, who posted
a ZOO 3-5 and was acclaimed
the worlds No. one 2-year-old
of 1858. "Past experience has
taught that the 2-and-3-year-
olds are highly regarded by all
owners, trainers and drivers"
president Miller said, land, for
this reason,w are focusing our
main sights on the 3-year-olds
In our big classic this year."
Last year Brandywine went all
out with a $4,000 Pace for the
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30

Seven new street lights have
been installed on High Street.
Lloyd Pleasanton, member of
the police committee, reported
need for new mattresses and
safe in police headquarters. He
also reported that the good re-
suits of enforcement by police
of the one-hour parking ordin-
ance have been noted, with in
creased parking space in the
business area available to shop
pers. A sewer connection will
be made through the alley in
back of the property of George
Pappas from Glenwood Avenue.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30

Free For All ranks. Named the
Delaware Valley, it was won by
Dagsboro, Del.-owned Speedy
Pick in a record 200 is crack
record: Last years crop of 2
year-olds was one of the finest
in the sports history. Captain
Slash, (2:05) winner of $64,9
Adios Chief (2:0l 2-5) $44, 500;
Meadow Maid (2:0l 4-5); Right
Time (2:O3); Dares Direct (2:06
2-5) and Sir Winston Pick (2:06)
were among the chief money
winners and fastest. Captain
Slash was the winner of the
years richest 2-year-old race,
the $lO3,0000 Yonkers Classic,
in an upset.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
First Presbyterian Church

Services at the First Presby-
terian Church for Sunday, May
3, are announced by the Rev. o.
c. Jones, pastor, as follows:
Morning worship, ii am; Sun
day School, 10 am. The Sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper will
be observed during the morn
ing service. The committee on
Christian Education meets in the
school room on Thursday at 8
pm. Circles | and 3 will meet
on Wednesday at $50 pm. in
the school room. The Adult
Choir meets on Wednesday at
7:3O pm.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30

will be sent to Michigan with all
expenses paid. On Saturday,
May 2, The Starlighters will
furnish music for the spring
dance at the post home, with
dancing from 8 pm. to l am.
The public is invited. The next
regular meeting of the post will
be on Wednesday, May 6, at 8
pm. at the post home.
Smyrna times., 1959-04-30
Council
Continued from Page y

Alexander, contractor, has been
notified that council is interest
ed in bringing the contract on
the we'll house to conclusion and
work on the final details is pro-
ceeding. A six-foot chain link
fence will enclose the site.
Council reviewed the town man.
ayers report on delinquent tax
es and they will be turned over
to the Justice of the Peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-16

In This big assortment you'll find Pops for chill
drsn. Classics in Honky Tonk style, Broadway
hits such as South Pacific" enchanting Hawai-.
Ian music and many other wonderful albums.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-16
lei RAYON and ACETATE
TExTURED PRINTS

pFinfs with gIeaHt-
ing gold ovsrIsy.
4s.ineh plsstsd
top 10 III single
windows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-16
Single Window Size!

These beautiful drsperiss ere made OF
Color Locked" acetate yarn and have
. two-ysar guarantee ssainst fading.
Deep pinch pIeat tops in custom length.
Choice Of white. champagne. nutmeg and
rose with lurex threads. 20
Evening star., 1959-06-25

t hre ee-in-one combination)
but there's no rush"
The Cummings. it should be
noted, are here because Bob
promised his son a reward for
winning all the honors" in
school. The boy asked for a
trip to Washington so they
packed up their cameras and
tablets and came.
The two youngest Cummings
are home; Tony, 2, and Laurel,
a.
NEXT SEASON: Bob's show
will be running on ABC-TV in
the daytime; and there's pos
sibility that there may be a
re-run at night as well. He
turned down an offer to do six
to eight specials on one net
work but would like to do an
occasional show-a Playhouse
90-if the script appeals. He
enjoyed doing Rod Servings
'Bomber's Moon But he men,
orized As pages Of script that
we're cut out because of time.
Said Mary: do you know
what I think he'd be wonder
full in? Random Harvest He
can do a British accent beauti-
fully"
Evening star., 1959-06-25

Hollywood's most celebrated
authority on nutrition and
correct eating habits,
He even talks about TV in
nutritional terms. For example
on the quality of video fare
these past seasons, Bob en-
ployed bread as an example.
1T used to be one of the
most nutritional foods, but
with 40-odd ingredients taken
out, became nothing but paste.
They've added about three new
ingredientS-synthetic ones -
and now they say it's en-
riched."
"TV once added to its flavor
they've taken out these ingredi-
ents. With restrictions, de-
mands from sponsors. ad agen-
cieS, avoidance of hurting or
sighting a minority group,
an odd assortment of ingredi-
ents-and what they have left
in TV today is paste BUT
they haven't added any new
synthetic ingredients to enrich
it. It's still paste"
Each member Of the Cum
mings family had his own plaS-
tic bottle of protein tablets and
it was just about this time. as
I recall it, that Melinda. IL. or
maybe it was Patricia, 8. came
over to the table and said
Daddy, I think you've got my
pills 5"
mo. I haven't - see. these
are mine, but maybe your mo-
ther has" Whereupon followed
an inspection of bottles by all
hands. including young Bob. 13
Dads interest in nutrition
Evening star., 1959-06-25
TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL .

600. WASH-FM (97.l Mc.)-
In the Concert Hall: Tragic
Overture by Brahms and
Symphony No. 6 in F Major
by Beethoven.
7:O5, WGMS AMIN 1910 Kc.
and 103.5 Me- Symphony
Hall: Corsair Overture, Opus
81 by Berlioz and SYM
phony No. 3 in B Minor, Ilya
Mourometz, by Gliere.
sos, WGMS AMIN 1910 Kc.
and 1888 Mc.)-World of
Music: Choral concert by
the Pancratius Royal Mems
Chorus Of Heerlen. Holland.
Piano recital by John
Browning.
900, VOL AMIN (1450 Kc.
and 98.7 Mcleod Music
Time: Piano Concerto No. l6
by Mozart and Harold III
Italy by Berlioz.
1900, WMAL-FM (107.3 Mc.)-
Nocturne: Les Patineurs by
Meyerbee and Divertimento
Elegiaco For Strings by
Rangstrom.
Evening star., 1959-06-25
TOMORROW
OTHER TV
HIGHLIGHTS

1880, WRC (D-Texas Rodeo:
Featuring saddle and bare
back bronco riding.
1880, WMAL a. - Leave 1t
To Beaver: Beaver picks his
Dad as the subject of a
school composition.
S:39, WMAL (1 - The Real
McCoys: Grandpa's rife
craftsmanship rescues Little
Luke from a city slicker at
a shooting gallery.
500, WRC "A - Bachelor
Father: Kelly fabricates a
fantastic story to divert
Uncle Bentley's overzealous
interest in her activities.
800, WTTG (5)-Wrestling:
Feature bout: Red Bastien
VS.. Angelo Savoldi.
11:OO. WTTG ~ - Starlight
Theater: Allegheny Upris-
ing" John Wayne. From
tiersman breaks up illegal
sale of rum and weapons to
Indians 1939.
ILLS, WTOP (9)-Late Show:
Slim" Henry Fonda. Story
Of a farm boy who became
a telephone lineman Q93D .
1880, WMAL (1 - Boston
Blackie: Trapped by Bos-
ton Blackie." Chester Nor
ris. Blackie is led to investi-
gate a murder when a pearl
necklace is stolen at a party
Evening star., 1959-06-25

and exercise, incidentally, may
exceed the normal, but ! can't
recall when ! last saw a health
ier, handsomer family. Bob
looks at least 10 years younger
than his so.
Another reason could very
we'll be that pretty wife Mary
takes care of the business deals.
I found that out when I asked
Bob about the sale Of the day
time re-run rights to ABC for
next season. Better talk to
Mary" he said, "she's the one
who negotiated it,"
"It becomes improbable,
from a tax standpoint. to do a
series longer than three years"
she pointed out, land we've
been on for five. Apart from
that, it's been a difficult. time
consuming effort for Bob. who
directs as well as acts. He hasn't
been able to spend as much
time with the children as he
would like. It's important for
his career, too, not to be iden-
titled permanently in one kind
of role. That's why he did
"Bomber's Noon for Play
house 90. which will be re-
peated next week. He's really
one of the most versatile actors
around and can do anything
from musical comedy to dra-
ma"
She and Bob. she said. were
looking for a new vehicle-pre-
ferably one that could serve as
a play. a movie and a series IA
Evening star., 1959-06-25
TV KEY PREVIEWS

TonightS top Shows prepeoed BY TV Keys stat,
tDho attend rehedrSd match screenings and andlyze
scripts in Neu York. Hollywood and elsewhere Their
opinions are offered as guide to area UietOers
show season strictly at home
affair Since Pat enjoys his backstage and onstage regu-
lars he does turn with each of them in song dance
He takes his shoes of to belong" when he sings
"Accentuate the Positive" with Margaret Ann the
Ja-Das. pm. WMAL-7.
Playhouse 9O-"Second HappieSt Day" Enjoyable drama
about life among the rich and the weak, with brittle
dialogue and drinking adapted from the novel by
John Phillips p Marquands Like his father, Phil
lips is concerned with without who fights
his way into money and position and not liking It, Tony
Randall plays young Gus Taylor who gets sdetracked
by girl and her dominating mother Judith Anderson
plays mother, and she's terror Fans will hate her
but they'll watch and Margaret OBrien is cast as the
spineless daughter. $50 pm WTOP-9.
Ernie FordErnie winds up the with pianist Andre
Prevn and show writer Danny Arnold playing stage
manager. Ford sits at the piano and does duet with
Prevn, and sings songs like Bless Your Pea Pckin
Heart" and God Be With You" Color $3.50 pmr
WRC-.
Jack Paar-Bes for tonights show Fred Astaire
first visit with Jack The usual standbyS Charlie
Weaver, Joey Bishop and Virginia Graham, and Pat
Morand for a of songs. But it's the inter-
view with Astare that makes the evening special 1880
pm, WRC-4. ..H
TOMORROW @
St. Lawrence Seaway CeremOnes-SceneS Of the actual
dedication of this long awaited event shown all
the networks early today President Eisenhower present
to represent the United States and Queen Elizabeth and
Prince Philip do the honorS for Canada. 10 amr WTOP
8; II am, WMAL-7, and pm, WRC-.
Evening star., 1959-06-25
ON THE AIR
TV Cannot Live
By Paste Alone
BY BERNIE HARRISON
Star TV Critic

Bob Cummings and his family dropped by the Star
building for lunch yesterday and brought their vtamns
which should not be construed reflection the vctuas
they piled high their trays
For Robert Clarence Cryie Cummings unuuestionaby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-21
Phi Beto Kappa Elects
18Among CIV Students

Eighteen students at George
Washington University, seven
men and IL women. have been
elected to membership in Phi
Beta Kappa, the national honor
society.
Eight of those to be honored
are juniors, nine are seniors
and one already has been grad
uated. The initiation will be
held at IL am. next Wednesday
ct the university.
At that time, George Bowdoin
Craighill. elected an alumnus
member by the University of
the South at Sewanee, will be
initiated with the others. He
Is a professor emeritus of law
at GNU. He is now a partner
n the law firm of Craighill
Aiello and Preston.
The new Phi Beta Kappas
are:
Mrs. Ruth Wexberg Salmon
received the degree of bachelor
of arts with Distinction at the
winter convocation. She held
d Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
scholarship and a Columbian
Women scholarship. Her un-
hergraduate major was psy-
chology. A graduate of Wood
row Wilson High School, she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-21
District Court Reduces
Schedule for Summer

number Of judges sitting during
the vacation months as COM
pared to previous years. 1t has
now been termed a worthless
experiment" For instance. dur
ing the three-month 1858 sum-
mer schedule. about 295 civil
cases were disposed OLA gain
of only i've cases over 1851.
This disappointing showing was
caused BY continuances re-
quested by attorneys, largely
as a result Of witnesses not
available during the vacation
months.
However, because Of q new
calendar call system started by
the court q year ago. delays In
trial Of civil Jury cases have
been cut to about seven months
on the average. Therefore, the
need for additional judges this
summer is not nearly so
pressing.
The schedule for the vaca-
ton months this year calls for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-21
Howard Alumni
Will Honor 5

! Howard University's General
Alumni Association will honor
i've graduates June 4 for dis
tinguished service.
The graduates, among them
DR.. Robert S. Jason. dean Of
the Howard University College
of Medicine, will be given
awards at the associations an
nual banquet at 8 pm, in
Baldwin Hall, Fourth and Col
1ege streets NV.
Besides DR.. Jason. the group
will present awards to Henry
M. Letcher, director of the
Letcher Art Center here; How
land M. Ware, Washington real
estate broker; Herbert M. Fris-
by, head of the department of
science at Douglass High School
In Baltimore, and William H
Thompson, Newport News (Va.)
attorney.