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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14
Bethel Celebrates H0M Anniversary

The officers and members of
the Bethel A.M.E. Church, De.
troit, announce the celebration
of the 10th Anniversary of the
church, May 22nd through May
10Th. Bethel is one of the oldest
religious organizations in h e
city, which for more than a cen.
fury has made a unique contri
button to the growth and de
velopment CT the city.
Many of Detroit's leading citi-
zens have been, and are members
of this historic church.
Her ministers have been among
the leading religious leaders of
the race and nation.
The best known leader is pro.
badly the late Or. William n.
Peck, who served the church and
community for sixteen years.
Some Of the highlights Of the
anniversary program will be; the
~-niversarv sermon Sunday, May
22nd at HOO am. by DR.. Henry
NIT Crane, world famed preach
cr and lecturer; Mammoth Must
cal Extravaganza and Pew Rally,
at 7:30 pm. Sunday, May 22nd:
Church Night, Wednesday. May
25th with Rev. Jacob Oglesby
and the members of Christ Bap.
fist Church as our guest;
/, Friday May 9th at 7:30 pm.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14
."...osaer' S Day
Message Heard
AT People,

Annual Mothers Day was OBJ
served Sunday at Peoples Com
munity Church, Woodward and
Pingrec.
The pastor the .;ev. Carlyle F.
Stewart preached 10 an over
flowing congregation on Behold
Thy Mother" The sermon paid
the higest tributes to Mother.
hood
Presentations were made 10
the youngest, Oldest and the
mother present with the most
children. The winners were Mrs
Phyllis Cole, 10, Mrs. Ella Byas
80. Three mothers were present
with five children each, making
all of them winners.
Prior to he sermon seven
children were baptized by the
pastor and the associate pastor
the Rev. Darneau V. Stewart.
Pastor Stewart will attend the
meeting of the Institute for Ad
vanced Pastoral Studies at Gran
brook, Bloomfield Hills, May
TO 18.
DR.. Stewart said that mother:
love is the most beautiful thinf
on earth. He said God couldn''
be everywhere, so he made moth
ers.
In his closing remarks tn,
Rev Stewart declared: Mos
men in looking for a wife, tr,
to find one like their mother.
THE advancements made b,
our race is due to the character
posed by our mothers, becaus
the hands that rock the cradl
rule the world"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14

Who can have compassion
on the ignorant, and on them
that are out of the way; for
that he himself also is COM
passed with infirmity -
Hebrews 5:2)
Which of us, being human,
is without fault. or weakness,
or error? When we have found
the road to everlasting peace
and content through good
ness, should we not point the
way to the wandering and the
lost? There, we should say
daily. but for the Grace of
God, go l.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14

The Episcopal Address, as il
is officially called. was read by
Bishop Joseph Gomez of Cleve-
land, Secretary of the Council
of Bishops. The Address covered
a wide range of subjects from
World Peace, Communism, Afri-
ca, Catholicism. to purely de-
nominational matters. 1t includes
official recommendations of the
Bishops Council for deliberation
and discussion between delegates
to the General Conference.
$50 delegates 10 the denomi-
nations official policy-msking
and legislative body, evenly d.
vided between ministers and lay.
men, represent Is Episcopal Dis
tricts covering continental United
States. Canada, the West Indies,
South America and Africa. a
record total Of SO elected dele
gates from over seas areas, in
GLIDING II from South Africa are
in attendance.
One of the more controversial
subjects in the message concerns
the significance to the Christian
World of the recent invitation
of the Pope of the Catholic
Church to join in a world meet
ing of church leaders. The re-
port states that despite general
approval of the idea of strength
ening christian unity, an evident
gap exists in that it is felt that
the logic of such a movement
calls for first the inauguration
CT a Liaison on community and
national levels now totally alb
sent, since Catholics refuse, and
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14

Church and Community Night:
and Sunday, May 29th, our
Quarterly Youth Day. A mean.
ingful program is being develop.
ed for each Of these services
which should prove most help.
full for all who attend.
This occasion will also mark
the beginning of a Financial
Campaign" to raise funds for
an educational building and to
provide ample parking facilities
for the members of the church.
The members of the Bethel Fam
lily, together with their many
friends are urgently requested
to follow our anniversary pro
gram religiously We are sure
that il will be a great blessing
TO one and all.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14
BY AMss ALFRED Butter

The Baptist Youth of the cit,
are making big plans for theiI
Youth Festival, scheduled to b,
held at King Solomon Baptis
Church on Sunday. May 20. DR.
Ralph Abernathy Of Montgomery
Ala. will be the guest speaker
Mrs. Pauline J. Campbell is di
rector Of the program.
Mrs. Nancy Williams. wife OF
the Governor. is scheduled e
be the Woman's Day speaker
Sunday, May % at 1000 am
at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church. Rev. Charles Williams
Butter is pastor.
Rev. and Mrs. II. A. Hickey
and little daughter Rita are at
tending the General AME Con
ference in Los Angeles The Rev
Hickey, pastor of the Saunders
Memorial AME Church, is q dele
gate.
Lucinda Tinsley. general chair
lady, announces that the CUES,
speaker at Annual Woman Day
Service Sunday, May IS at War
rem Avenue Baptist Church, E.
Warren at Rivard, will be Mrs
j. ii. Jackson of Chicago lii
Other women to share the ser.
vices will be Mr.. Mary o. Ross
first vice president of the Wo.
men Department of the National
Baptist Convention Mrs. Hattie
Baker, president, Interdenomina
tional Ministers Wives, and Mrs
Martha A. Boone. The Rev. w. r
Matthews is pastor.
A fashion review highlightet
the Mothers Day program al
Bcrea Methodist Church Sunday
Mrs. Ruth Stone and Mrs. Maude
Brooks were publicity chairmen
The Devine Holy TEN p c
Church Of God dedicated its
new home Sunday at 1892 Joy
Read. The dedication sermon
was preached by the Rev. Father
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14
Civil Service
Jobs Open

The State Civil Scrv ce Com
mission announced competitive
examinations this week for the
following positions in the Mich
igan civil service.
Public Health Dentist V-sal-
airy range SASS to S537 every
two weeks; must be licensed
dentist; closing date for appli-
Cations May Is.
Motion Picture Producer lila
- salary range $267 TO S34I
every two weeks; svpervises pre-
psrstion Of conservstion Depart
ment films; application desdIine
May rs.
Workmen's Compensation Hear
ing Referee W salary range
$3.50 to $458 every two weeks.
This examination will be held
for promotion of those already
employed in the Workmen's
Compensation Commission, and
also for those not now employed
by the State. Persons passing
the promotional examination will
be given first chance at jobs.
The jobs will be principally in
Delta, Ingham and Wayne Coun-
ties. Application deadline May
25.
Hearing Reporter II-S205 to
S258 every two weeks; average
shorthand speed of $50 words
per minute required. This exam
nation will be given persons
already employed in Corrections
Department, La Dor Mediation,
Ice, MESC, and Public Service
Commission. 1t will also be
given on an open competitive
basis to persons not now in the
civil service-but those already
in the service will be employed
first. Application deadline, May
Is. Jobs are located mostly in
lngham, Kent, Saginaw and
Wayne counties.
Application forms may be
obtained from the offices Of
County Clerk, Except Wayne
County,; from the Michigan En-
rloyment Security Commission
offices; or from the Civil Ser
vice Commission, Lewis Cas-
Building, Lansing Is, Michigan
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14
Baptists To Hold
Youth Rally

DR.. JAMES B. cAYcE, d.
REcToR-CENERAL of the Ma
tional Sunday School and Bap-
tist Training Union Congress
announces. that the main feature
of the Baptist Youth Rally on
Tuesday June n, at the coming
Session in Buffalo, New York.
June 1923, 1860 will be a YOUTH
DRAMA where youth from vari-
Gus States will participate under
he direction of Mrs. Pauline
Campbell, Detroit Michigan.
The night session opens with
Dramatic Worship, followed by
conservation period. Climaxing
the program will be a dedication
of youth ceremony administered
by DR.. o. Clay Maxwell, Presi-
dent of the Congress.
Starting at 500 pm. 5000
Christian youth on parade will
march through the main streets
Of Buffalo. This mammoth pa
rade will disband at Memorial
auditorium with a 1000 voice
chorus under the direction of
Mrs. Grace Burt-Taylor. of st.
Louis, Missouri, feature the Tues
day nights program. The com
mittee in charge of the youth
rally
DR.. Calvin X. Stalnaker, Ok
lahoma, Mrs. Pauline Campbell.
Michigan, Rev. S. N. James, Tex
as, Mrs. Grace Burt-Taylor, Mis-
souri,, Mrs. Carrie p Nicely, Ok
lahoma, Miss T. King, Illinois,
Rev. Perry Smith District of
Columbus, Mrs. Harriette T. Dy-
err, Arkansas. Rev. w. II. Clai-
borne, Missouri, Rev. }. L. Burt,
Michigan, Mrs. Marguerite Moore,
California, Mrs. Marie Fowler,
New Jersey, Mrs. E. B. Young,
Oklahama and Mr.. w. o. Hoyle,
Illinois
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14
Voters Control
Continued From Page ~

tConfinued From Page
In addition, the Democrats
benefited from a favorable re-
spouse to Stevenson in 1858. al
through his net effect in that
election was relatively slight"
the researchers report. BY 1856,
attitudes toward Stevenson were
no more an asset than liza
bility TO his cause"
w here the political indie
pendents" contributed significant
ly to the COP wins in both
1852 and 1856, their tendency
TO stay at home or cast a less
Republican vote contributed TO
the COPS difficulties in both
1854 and 1858.
Campbell, Converse, Miller and
Stokes suggest that this same
in and out" voting behavior
may explain why the party
which wins the Presidency al
most always loses seats in the
House of Representatives in the
following election.
The Independent" vote tends
b Wv1fipIy the advantages
either party may happen 10 en-
10y in a Presidential race, they
explain, while It's impact in an
off-year election is less one
sided.
The excitement of a President
ial campaign encourages many
people to vote, but a high turn
out does not imply any intense
absorption of the public with
affairs, they add.
Political behavior is periphe-
raj by comparison TO the day
to-day concerns the private
life'--of the public"
While about one adult in four
may discuss politics and try TO
influence others during a cam
paign, only seven per cent at
tend political rallies. dinners,
or meetings; only four per cent
give money, buy tickets, or
help campaign; only three per
cent work for a party OF candi-
date; and only two per cent
belong TO a political club or
organization.
Despite the low emotional
involvement Of most people in
politics, however, their perasive
sense Of attachment TO one OF
the two major parties remains
one Of the most important factors
in modern American politics.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14

George Colbert, "a. of 1921
West Garfield, a welfare recei-
pient. and father OF four, was
held for trial last week on exam
nation before Recorders Judge
Frank G.. Schemanske on tn e
charge of breaking into the
nurses quarters, but denied the
charge of assault with intent to
do great bodily harm
Miss Sharon Cox, 20, nurse
at Herman Keifer Hospital was
slashcd by Cox as he tried to
escaped.
Cox was arrested last week on
his Job at the hospital when Miss
Cox identified him as her as
sailant.
A drugstore clerk at l0375
John X, was dubbed over the
head by one of two bandits who
robbed him OF $500 at the point
OF gun.
4 market at 1872 Hamilton,
Highland Park, was robbed Of
$40 at the point of a gun BY two
bandits.
Police said one Of the thugs
struck the owner of the market
in the face with the butt Of a
pistol and knocked out several
teeth.
Two firemen were injured last
week while fighting a fire in a
vacant house at 500 +. Willis.
Origin of the fire was not de-
termined.
James Small, 81, Of 2009 La,
Sale, who was shot two weeks
ago by an escapce from Oakland
County Jail was off the critical
list last week at Pontiac General
Hospital.
Frank Strachan, %. hitched a
ride with small, robbed him and
shot him in the back when Small
ran away with his car keys
which Strachan had demanded
Edna Rivers, 38, of 1886 Till
man, was arrested last week and
charged with bootlegging after
selling Patrolman Leon Mason q
pint of moonshine for So. Eight
additional pints of moonshine
were confiscated by the officer
Recorders Judge Elvin l.. Da
vcnport found Mrs Rivers guilty
and gave her suspended sen
tence.
Roosevelt Brantley. %, OF 337s
W. Kirby, was arrested last weel
in downtown department store
and held for investigation O
felonious assault.
Police said Bentley pulled
knife on clerk in a toy depart
!: ment, Mrs. Irene -Sollars, so, o
1868 Chalfonte, and threatened
to slash her. Store detective
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14
COURT news

came TO the aid OF the clerk
and disarmed Brantley. who den
led the charges.
Charles Harvey, 10, OF 1913
Beatrice, was arrested last week
and charged in warrant with
carrying concealed weapons.
Police said they stopped Har-
vey in front of 1893 Beatrice.
and found a gun concealed in
his pocket.
Harvey said he found the gun
in a nearby alley.
Partenia Perry, 81, a former
caretakcr at 758 Hubbard, was
charged with embezzlement last
week in a warrant issued by the
prosecutors office.
Police said Perry. who is still
at liberty, collected $l87 in cash
in rent receipts and fled with
the money.
Lee May, 81. OF 1859 Calvert.
was arrested last week and
charged wa assault and battery
on the complaint cf his wife,
Mrs. Dexter My vlo told police
that her husband assaulted her
with his fists, April rs when
she arrived home late from work.
Mrs. May said she was beaten
about the face by May with his
fists.
Jacqueline Quick, IS, of 1880
West Boston, suffered multiple
decorations and confusions of the
head and body last week when
she fell from the third floor
bedroom window of her home.
Police said the girl has a
history OF sleep-walking.
Charles Quick. ~, father Of
the girl. said he heard loud
noise outside and found his
daughter lying on the lawn.
The girl was rushed to High
land Park General Hospital where
her condition was reported as
serious.
Franklin Baker, 81, of 1916
Garland, an auto worker, ended
his life last week by shooting
himself in the left chest.
Mrs. Mary Smith, 35. landlord,
said Baker called her on the
phone and threatened his life.
She said short time later he
came home and carried out the
threat
No one knows why Baker end
ed his life
Ralph Coleman, 10, of 49l1
Ivanhoe. 18th grader at North
western High School, died in
Receiving Hospital last week of
gunshot wound of the stomach.
Police said Coleman was acct
dentally shot by Ronald Beane,
l8, Of 1884 lvanhoe, also a 18th
grade student at the same school.
They said Coleman played hook
ey and went TO Beane's home.
Beane said he got a revoler
belong ing to his father, Herman,
and unloaded the gun and show
ed it to Coleman. Bcane said he
reloaded the gun when Coleman
began poking him with a fire
place poker.
Turning fast he pulled the gun
to make a fast draw" Beanc
said the gun discharged and
shot Coleman in the stomach.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1960-05-14
A.M.E. General Confab
Open In Los Angeles

Los Angeles CalifA 20 900 word State of the Church
message bearing the signatures of active Bishops
was presented today at the Shrine Auditorium Los Ange-
les where the African Methodist Episcopal Church hold
ing its Seth Quadrennal General Conference
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29

Prince Edward Academy S 6 to
win over Cumberland Dukes
Friday night in the regular sea
son wind up of the High School
Summer League.
H o m 6 S, whose right-hand
chucking has been a big factor
in the Academy's drive to a spot
in the league playoffs, shut out
the Dukes except for their lone
tally in the third inning. He
limited Cumberland to three
hits.
The Academy nine jumped off
to five-run lead in the first
inning. Southall's four-master
starting them off with three
tallies. Harris and Cook follow
ed with singles and both tailed
on Pitcher Holmes double.
Victory Squirt
Back-to- back triples produced
the Wolverines final run in the
fifth. Jimmy Harris led off with
a three Dagger and rae d
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29

duces Academv letters at foot
bail Quarterback, basketball
Guard and baseball, first base.
After winning TIE regional
Junior Chamber CT Commerce
tournament here last month.
Skeeter went to the State Jaycee
tourney and grabbed off fifth
place in a field Of the states top
junior performers at Staunton.
Others 80 Well
The others IN the Farmville
contingent at the state juniors
event at Petersburg also per-
formed remarkably well. Billy
c. Hubbard was runner up in
the second flight. and Frank Or
gain fired rounds of 81 and 70 to
win the defeated eight title in the
touch first flight
Nike Andrews grabbed off
third place in the defeated eight
bracket of the third flight.
Remembering that these per-
formances came in a state
event, and il competition with
Youngsters from many Of Vir-
ginia S great 2olfing centers, it's
safe to say that golf has bright
future here.
The Longwood Club can take
great pride in its nurture of
janior performers
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29

pastes that can be dangerous.
dietary treatments that play
On peoples superstitions, hos
pltals' run by quacks.
Arthritis ard rheumatism aids
-phony nostrans and ineffective
treatment centers and devices.
such as vi BIT a i'm g machines,
which have been used to victi-
n4ile five million sufferers, and
"gloritied aspirin indications
whose beneficial effects are ques-
honaDle.
The editors dvise home
owners to be On gNard against
promotion Of understood bulbs or
astonishing new strains and va
rieNes Of flowers labelled with
pseudo scientific names mean
ing absolutely nothing A classic
Example, they state, is the All
lanthus Tree or Tree of Heav-
en- advertised as the most in
credible shade tree on this plan
Ct but actually, according to the
II s. Department Of Agriculture,
i relatively short-lived' tree
that provides little shade from
IT'S thin, loose crown. 4"
A currently thriving racket. the
article notes derives from the
et-rich-Qulck lure Of the vend-
lng machines. A good vending
machine can net three per cent
Or four per cent profit out Of
gross take. according to the edi-
tors. An exceptionally well run
and profitable route can net as
much as 10 per cent, but that
rare The vultures in the bust
ness ignore these figures. and in
gHtraVagant prose promise that
TIE net profit may be 200 per
cent or 500 per cent" They dupe
he elderly and the people of
limited savings with assurances
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29

cation S top event the Dixie
World Series of Little Boys Base
ball at South Boston, Vir-
ginia S pioneering city in the
pirtsize sport. August Is to 20.
Opening Ceremonies
Congressman Watkins NJ. Alb
bit and Jack White. general
manager Of the Richmond Vlr-
glnians, will take key roles in the
$50 pm. opening events Friday
night Extra bleacher seats have
been moved to the spic and span
Little Boys League park to ac-
commodate expected crowds.
The seven teams are all all
star squads. that is, teams com
posed of a cross section of top
performers in the local leagues
back home Tournament regu-
lations limit each squad to Is
players.
The Farmville All-Stars clash
with Halifax County in the tour
nament's first game, scheduled
at 7 pm, after the opening
ceremonies. G h as c City and
Schoolfield tanele in the 8.45
pm, wind UP contest tonight.
Saturday nights two games.
both at the same hours as open
ing night. match Clarksville and
Charlotte County in the opener.
and Brookneal and the winner of
the Farmville Halifax County
game Of the night before Those
matches provide the first full go
round Of all teams.
Nightly Doublchcaders
Doubleheaders at ard 8:45
follow through next week. except
that single semifinal and final
games are all that will be neccs-
sarv next Thursday. Friday and
Saturday.
In I h G double elimination
event, a squad must be whipped
twice before it is dropped from
\ further competition
Maximum age for Little Boys
Baseball competition is Il years.
In last years state tournament.
first for Farmville, the local all
stars were eliminated. but per-
formed well at the state tourney
level. Chase City. which went on
to win the state diadem a year
ago. was eliminated in the Dixie
World Series at Lakeland, Fla.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
Magazine Tells
Top Frauds OF
The Year

Deceptive drug device ard
cosmetic advertising leads the
parade of 1865 most dangerous
phony deals. aecoring 70 Chang
ing Times. the Kiplinger Maya
zine.
The current issue Of the maya
zine lists the ten top frauds Of
the year. and describes various
other schemes in which the pub
lie is bilked of its money.
Following the health rackets.
the other nine. in order of the
number of complaints received
by the National Better Business
Bureau. are: questionable fran
chise deals. especially in vend-
ing machines. mail-orddr sale Of
dubious gadgets and garden sup
plies, unsound earn mpney ait
home schemes. high prcss9re
nome pIeNelneN1 rCDellleS +
fictitious list and colnparative
riices: bait ads. lmordf red-iner-
chandise schemes. ESPECIALLY III
charitable appeals, telephone
sales Of doubtful securities: pho
Biography schemes.
Among the health raekets the
article Isis the following as some
Of tie worst offenders.
Weight reducers - falsely ad-
vertlsed pills and gadgets which
promise everything from pairing
off pounds to selective reshaping
of specific body areas.
Badness preventives ! liquids
drugs. N 5 ges and costly
treatments.
Cancer cures - powders and
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29

across on Boobv Jones dupli-
cate hit minute late.
The victory III the last Of the
regular season games left the
Academy squad with rs over
all record It was Their fifth
straight win and seventh sue
cessful contest in tho last eight
starts.
After losing their first four
games Of the season the VOL
Verlnes had every other start in
the win column except a 4-3 loss
to the CreWe Rallroaders. Oddly
enough, two Of the Academy s
first losses were to Crewe by
similar one-run margins.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-07-29
academy, Crelue Start Summer
League PlayoNs Here Thursday

The first game of the best-of-
three playoff series in the West
ern Division o. the Summer
High School League matches
Prince Edward Academy and
Crewe tonight Thursday on the
Farmville field, Game time is
8 o'cock.
The two squads meet again
Friday night at the same hour
at Crewe. The coaches will de-
eide the location and date of a
third game if one is necessary
The Railroaders finished in
first place in the Division, with
the Academy squad closing in
over Amelia and Cumberland
for second place and the play
off berth.
Eastern Division
simultaneously with the West
ern Division. the loops other
division has a playoff going
which matches Brunswick, No l,
and Kenbridge, No 2. Brunswick
has taken 10 game edge thus
far.
For the season. Crewe holds
a 81 game edge over the Acade-
my. Their wins have been Sd
4-3. 4-3 affairs. with the one
Academy win being by a BOOM
ing 1910 margin.
The winners in the loops two
divisions will tangle in a best
ot-three series for the title. fol-
lowing the preliminaries.
Alex Holmes steady twirling
and .500-hitting Gene Southall's
first inning homer with two
mates aboard. featured tn e