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Arizona sun., 1960-09-15
Bahai Youth Hold
Verde Valley Conf.

The youth of the southwest area
Including Arizona, Nevada, Cali
fornia and Utah met for Their
Isemi-annual conference last Sun
day, September IL at the Gimlir
Ranch in Verde Valley, Arizona
Thirty-seven youth from foul
states conferred September 9, II
and IL on the theme: 'Worlo
Peace Problems. In conjunction
with this theme a secondary one
was discussed: Know Yourself.
The latter was considered as q
prerequisite to a peaceful world
The group also discussed at
length the plans laid down by
BAHIA 'llah, founder of the Ba.
hal World Faith for the perman-
ent peace of the world: -
Sponsored by the Local Spiritual
Assembly of the Baha'is of Phoe-
nix, the group was advised by
Mrs. Kenneth Myers, Mrs. ROcel-
la Powers, and Carsten D.
Schmidt. The committee planning
The event we're: Joyce Baumann.
chairman. Beverly Johnson, Sec
retary-treasurer. Penelope Bech-
told and Marvin Schmidt.
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15
RETIRED PULLMAN PORTER. 78,
HIRES RAIL CAR FOR SOJOURN

LOS ANGELES = A relaxed
and happy retired Pullman por-
ter, William Tyler, 70, rolled back
into this city last week in a
private Pullman, accompanied by
his wife and six other elderly
friends.
This time, for a change, Mr.
Tyler was on the receiving end
of service. He had hit the Irish
Sweepstakes last spring for $685.
900 and decided he wanted ito
live it up" for once in his fading
lifetime. Along with Mrs. Tyler,
he invited their landlady and five
old cronies, most of whom had
never been out of California. Mr..
Tyler told of his initial plan for
the romantic cross-country so
journ:
when call the Southern Pa
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

How much influence and cOntrO
can the Communists, vying with
Western nations, expect to wielo
among the rising tide Of Africa's
|swiftly-growing Independent coun
tries? +.
Not much, says Time Maga.
zine, in an analysis of the situa.
|tion. Despite the mad rush of
Red China and Russia and its
European satellites to win friends
and influence the new African
nations, the magazine noted, only
Guinea, a small country the size
of Oregon, seemingly has succumb-
ed. And this was brought about
because France responded to
President Sekou Toure's demand
for independence by withdrawing
everything down to the Govern
ment House furniture.
AS the nations of Africa. the
combined size of U.S., China and
India, breaks the shackles of col
onialism, members of the Red
bloc rush in as Greeks bearing
gifts, Z with technical aid,. as guer-
lila advisors and offering. educa.
tional opportunities for young AT
|ricans. At least 1000 African stu
dents have already been sent to
Russia. From the new Congo Re,
public, Russia has invited 15e
students, whereas only IL Congo
lese, previously under Belgium's
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15
Farewell To Amos, And ANDY


Radio. an ever informative and entertaining med
1un recently announced of its breath-takine
brilliant decisions er- - =. ! ~.
Amos, Andy, Kingfish, plus all their English-frac-
urging idiocacting pals will retire permanently
from the ether waves For this the network owners
most certainly deserve special citation More than
three generations. Freeman and Gosden creators of
Amos and Andy have enriched themselves at the ex-
pense of diatribe huiliatng Negroes Protest and
censure loud and long from self-respecting groups
found only deaf ears from networks.
Whether the shows both radio and televsion vers-
ions are to be dropped due to hardening of the o-
cycles or because of threatened malntrto to station
moguls, it is not known What is known however is
that the long-overdue announcement will bring relief
to the hearts and and eyes of thousands of Aeri
cans who resented this offensive ridiculous attempted
portrayal of Negroes.
Is it probable that amos and Andy" shows will be
substituted with Tobacco Road type of series? Not
hardly. Americans people are far too advanced
now to tolerate any such insulting presentations.
In bidding goodbye and good riddance to "Amos
and Andy is it too much to hope that the local "Sam-
boz cartoons will join this contingent of black
face minstrels in the realm of outer space?
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15
Reds Can Never Dominate
Africa; will Create Disorder

domination, had been allowed the
blessings iof d college education
East Germany, a Red satellite
has established trade and cultura
missions in Ghana, Guinea, the
Sudan, Nigeria, the. Mali FEEDER
alton and the Cameroons, the new
er of Africa's independent nations
Even these gestures will not
preclude Red domination on the
Black Continent, Time reasons.
For one thing, white skin is
white skin, as a Russian medical
team in the Congo learned last
week when. attacked by natives
who thought they were Belgians. >
Young African leaders "seem
hopeful of taking aid from both
sides while avoiding complete
domination of either" Time con.
tinueS. Furthermore the Commu-
|nists can never hope to cope with
|Africa'S Babel of 800, languages
and thousands of Tribal and re-
gional loyalties.
The West has in Africa econ
omic and political stakes that will
not. be lightly surrendered" the
publication sums UP. What the
Soviet could do is to- prolong and
enhance the turmoil in Africa to
destroy Western influence there,
content to settle for chaos where
they cannot control.
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

Ithe school board permitted stu
dents from 2l of the Harlem jun
ior high schools to transfer to 26
other outlying districts where
there is space for an eventual 5000
more students Next year. the plan
will be extended to elementary
schools.
Despite this new move, there
remains a pertinent question:
Will the receiving schools ulti-
mately be swamped with poor
students, and the schools they
leave remain neglected education
ally?
Superintendent of Schools John
j Theobald intends to keep a wary
eye on the operation of the new
plan. 1.-The one million kids in
our schools are my kids, says he.
and l am going to give them
the best education | Can.
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15
African American Experts
VIII Observe Air Lift

Ioperation of the African student
program and accompany the stu
dents on their trip to the U.S., ''
Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr., bro.
|ther-in-law Of Senator John F.
Kennedy and executive director oi
the Kennedy Foundation, has ap-
pointed, in addition to this special
committee, a permanent group ol
consultants to advise the Founda-
tion on all aspects Of the African
Student Aiflift program.
Members of this group are: Mrs.
Ralph, Bunche, member . Of the
board of the African American Stu
dent Foundation DR., Frederick
Patterson; president of the Phelps
Stokes Fund; Congressman Charl:
es c. Diggs OF Michigan; the Rev
erend Gordon Fournier of the Founi
dation for all Africa and. Albert
G.. Sims Of the Institute Of fnterna-
tional Education.
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

Icific to hire car" he recalled,
Il guess they thought was kind
of goofey. When the man told me
It would cost around $500, | told
him Fine, I'll send you check
for $500, in case it's any more
needed 3"
With leisurely stop-overs in El
PasO, New Orleans, Cincinnati,
Niagara Falls, New York and
Chicago Mr. Tyler and party
had the time of their life. The
entire excursion cost $4,000
I've got enough money left over
to last me the rest of my life,
boasts the ex-Pullman porter as
he sat home reminiscing on the
trip But if hit the Sweep
stakes again in October. I'll hire
another car and come back.
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

Mary Peck, Is, 1903 w. Adams,
IPUHS senior: Communism is
our greatest problem. In order
Ito overcome it we will have to
| fight other problems relative or
leading to Communism. For ex-
ample. We must be strong =
nationally, economically, militar-
| lily and morally We must elm
mate all discrimination within
our borders. This is the thing
that often causes people of other
countries to distrust us. We need
to get our living in line with our
ideals, then we can ask others
to follow.
"Our diplomats need more ade-
quate training, which they are
beginning to get, | believe.
Fear has caused the Ameri-
can people to lose their perspec-
tive, AS a result genuine progress
lis often confused with Commun-
ism, and our progress is set back
considerably. This is a danger
Gus things"
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

Four experts on African-Ameri.
can affairs left New York on
lSunday for Nairobi, Kenya,
ION a special mission for the Ken
|nedy Foundation relating to the
|airlift of over 2 East African stu
dents to us. colleges in September.
They will be Joined in London
by Theodore Kheel, president Of
the National Urban League. The
|epterts who left New York Sum
day are: DR.. Aaron Brown of the
Phelps-Stokes Fund; The Rverrend
Gordon Fournier of the Founda-
|tiOn for all Africa, Gordon Hagberg
|of the African American instr
tute, and Albert G. Sims of the
Institute of International Education.
The African Student Airlift to
the us. was made possible bya
grant from the Joseph p Kennedy
Jr., foundation. The experts en-
route to Kenya will observe the
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

Dennis L. Phelps, II, 293O E.
Culver, PUHS senior: "Commun
ism is a major issue. We've beer
free so long, and we certainly
wouldn't want to lose that free
dom. The Latin countries are the
real problem, | think. The best
way to fight this is by showing
strength through the results ol
free enterprise and the free way.
We are in danger of becoming
socialiStic.
Another serious problem is
Juvenile delinquency. The moral
standards are going down, j
think. The war period had much
to do with this.
81 think it is very important
that we learn how to see the
good points in other nations and
our own bad points without be-
coming over critical of the Amer
ican way of life"
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

Lillian Oats, 16, 81 S.. 41st ST.,
|PUHS senior; Certainly one
problem is whether or not we
will continue to be the number
one power. If we do not, the
neutral nations will 60 over to
the other side for protection.
Another problem: Is the USA
a genuine democracy? | think the
real test of democracy = here
at least = is the race problem.
There is good racial progress in
some areas but in others there is
a lag. | realize that in some in
stances time is needed because
they have had opinions for such
a long time. 1t may take 10
years in some cases.
Lastly, l think that the best
weapon against communism is
more democracy"
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

At the Arizona State Fair this
November there will be on dis
play a work in copper. This same
type of work won the artist first
place last year in the lobbyist di-
vision. In 1858, this work won
second place. In 1859, a work in
copper called the Crucifix won
first place in the Home Economics
division.
The artist is Eugene E. Cook.
|31, of 2314 w. Adams ST., Ph6e-
mix. He is an art major at Ari-
iona State University. He is not
far away from graduation after
which event he will teach art on
the secondary level
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15
Rsr,onahty ReA 4.

After being in the army for II
years, Eugene Cook decided tC
study art. This has been a life
long interest with him and de-
yeloped into full-sized hobby. His
:irst attempts were in leather
craft. 1t was a leathercraft piece
which won him second place ir
1858 at the State Fair.
Cook thinks, works and lives
with motto in the background
It is this: He has the deed hall
lone who has made a beginning. >
\ few moments with Cook con.
'inces one that this motto is a
'ital part of him.
Cook has made an industry out
If his hobby. In the front area
Of many homes in Phoenix, in all
oarts of town, one will see names
of the occupants done in copper
relief. Sometimes they are fran.
I'd, other times plain. This start.
I'd when Cook made one for q
friend. Those who have seen them
want one for their front door OF
front sidewalk post.
Cooks wife, Duretha teaches
at Percy L. Julian school. They
have a three-year-old son Eugene
E.. Cook, Jre
Coming from Kansas City, Kan,
Cook has, been in Arizona for q
years and likes It.
: Other pieces Of Cooks work
may be seen at the Highway
House, 3148 E. Van Buren, and
at Mr.. Hensing's Wagon Wheel
Lanes, 1922 E. Thomas Road.
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15
would be no problem.

would be no problem.
"Our economy does not seem
to be strong enough to support all
the people who need jobs
I'VE must watch Russia closely.
/ recall that Hitler said, Zone
day Russia will control the world. .
We must continue to fight her
with words not guns.
1.-The training in our home life
is not strong enough to develop
our youth as they should be"
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15
Sidewalk Opinion,

The ARIZONA SUN went this
week to Phoenix Union High
School to learn what their youth
we're thinking about national
problems. The SUN will visit
each High School to sample youth
full opinions. Each one was asked
the question: WHAT DO YOU
THINK ARE THE MAJOR PROB
LENS WHICH FACE OUR MA
TION TODAY? DO YOU SEE
ANY SOLUTIONS?"
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

Roscoe. Lister, 10, 1911 w. Co.
cOpah, PUHS junior: Mostly the
problem is racial. / believe they
are beginning to get at the root
of the problem now and the sit
uation is improving. Removal of
some of the older people from
the scene would help considerab-
|ly. / really believe if teenagers
could have their full say there
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

DEEP.FREEZE, large size Is Gu.
bic. Has warranty. Cost $529
Take $l1O or 81 monthly beginning
November /. sos S. Central till 8
pm.
Arizona sun., 1960-09-15

Yours Truly,
VIRGLE G.. WILHITE
Prof. of Economics
University Of Oklahoma.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-06-24
Continued from page 3

this trial by fire. When the rotund open-faced new
conner from "down-home" was invited to sit in for
tardy reed man, Pettiford blasted off the tune at
breakneck speed. The resulting performance is
still being joked about in jazz circles. Adderley
not only kept pace with the ensemble, but knocked
the amazed Pettiford off the stage with a romping
authoritative, exciting solo.
Although his adulthood has been marked and re-
corded in rosy terms there have been faint tinges
of blue throughout. At first, there the shadow
of the late Charlie Parker lowering oppressively
above. Adderley's every note and mannerism was
dissected and compared with the works of the senior
altoist "the Bird" and Adderley found short.
Gradually Julian outgrew the early influences
and decided to play the alto the way he felt it and
without intimidation, the shadow passed. Today he
stands important influence in his right.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-06-24

For almost two years, Adderley the major
link with traditional funk in the Miles Davis Sextet
Surrounded with restraint and understatement by
Miles and lofty experimentation by John Cotrane,
it not long before Cannon had drawn deeply from
both sources incorporated them within his frame
work and arrived at solid personal style. The
urge to speak through the restraint and tell the story
more forcefully and more simply grewmore and more
strong each day. In September of 1859, Cannonball
made the break. Miles gave him best wishes for
success.
The impact of Adderley's influence in the music
world is reflected in his selection of sidemen. Sam
Jones' New Yorks bassist most in demand for choice
local and recording dates Julians younger brother
Nat especially talented and moderated cornetist
left their lucrative positions to help form the
group To complete the quintet, Adderley tapped
two of the countrys most popular small CONDOS.
Horace Silver lost drummer Louis Hayes and
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-06-24

drummer Art Blakey lost gold mine in his taen-
ted young composer and pianist, Bobby Timmons.
Their confidence in the future of the quintet was
well rewarded. Critics publications, record COM
panies and writer's throughout the country have begun
to speak of the alto and CannOnball in one breath.
There those who already predicting that most
of the alto awards in the various polls this year will
be won by Adderley His recordings enjoying both
buyer and critic approval. The fifteen minute standing
ovation the group received in San Francisco set a
pattern House records were set across the country
he and Nat brought the quintet into jazz from
California to New York. AS soon Mats yellow
Buick suburban and Cannon impressive Cadillac roll
into a town, the word goes out
"Cannonball has arrived" and apparently those
words ring true for his career In less than four
years after his initial entrance to the jazz scene,
Cannonball, truly, has arrived.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1960-06-24

Perhaps the most impressive blow the sudden
illness which struck him down Unexpectedly in the
Spring of 1859. Always hearty eater with robust
appetite for rich foods the 262 pound atos developed
latent diabetes hospitalized and ordered to a
drastically restrictive diet.
Although the period of confinement was short,
so alarming and so severe the attack that the
Cannonball who hit the road again in May more
reserved and subdued version than the life of the
party joke master of former years. This by
no means $50 degree pious conversion. The salty
language, the earthly humor the quickly appraising
eye for a good-looking woman all still very much
in evidence Only the accelerated dedication to music
has been added together with long look at the pro-
fession in order separate of the tinsle from
the gold.
In 1882 musical easy Looping,
downhin trot. Running true to his paradox, the
greater the success, the meaner and funky
his blues became. Today, leading his combo
acclaimed International Jazz Critics alto star,
Adderley is playing blues with lit like blues have
never before known. II there those of the opinion
that blues don't swing let them hear few of Cannons
original tunes, Barefoot Sunday Blues Things Are Get
ting Better, One For Daddy his ent of many
old standards.
Evening star., 1960-03-23
D. c. Golfer Pulls
Upset in Seniors

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Mar.
% (AP).-A new champion is
assured in the American
Seniors Golf Association tourn-
ament which goes into the
second round of match play
today. None Of the 16 survivors
has ever won the tourney.
Leon Skies of Palm Beach,
Fla. the defending champion,
was ousted 4 and 3 in the first
round yesterday by John w.
MCGUIRE of Indianapolis.
Edward Randall of Rochester.
N. Y, winner in 1855 and 1858,
was eliminated 2 and by Ray
Swearingen of Washington,
D. c.
Two of the three who tied for
medal honors in qualifying won
opening matches but the third,
Harvey Olson Of Crosse Pointe,
Mich. was eliminated by Egon
Quittner of Philadelphia, up.
j. w. Roberts of Chicago and
Bruce Coffin of Marblehead.
Mass. who tied Olson for the
medal. stayed in the running.
Roberts defeated Frank English
Of St Louis. 3 and 2, and Cof-
fin defeated w. r. Norvel Of
Signal Mountain, Tenn, 2 and
Evening star., 1960-03-23
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW

Continued From Page D.
for years. Then moved to the American League first
as an old catcher and then a manager.
so help me- can't see any difference There are
plenty of good ballplayers in both leagues There's
Ruth in one and Hornsby in the other. There's
Williams and there's Musal to offset him. There's
Mantle and there's Mays.
I'm not knocking Mr. Giles, but wonder if he came
In loud and clear when he supposedly made that state
ment I'm neutral far the strength of the two
leagues Is concerned BY the token-and this is
coming from two-time World Series loser 1854 with
Cleveland and last year with the White Sox)Td have
to say that National Leaguers shouldn't compare world
championships with the Americans"
Evening star., 1960-03-23
Wismer in Town
And Out in Hurry

Harry Wismer, once the
voice Of the Redskins" and
now making large noises on be-
half Of the New York Titans
in the new American Football
League. whisked In and out Of
Washington yesterday, a busy,
busy man.
Wismer had a meeting today
in New York to talk about a
television deal for the new
league with Barron Hilton, CO.
owner Of the Los Angeles
Chargers. and representatives
of Music Corporation of Amer
lea. Wismer talked of a So
million contract.
The head of the Titans was
in town yesterday to complete
a deal with the University of
New Hampshire for preseason
training for his team. A con-
tract was signed in the office
Of Senator Bridges. Republican
of New Hampshire, for the
Titans to use the facilities
there from early July to early
August,
Evening star., 1960-03-23
CIAA Directors
Will Meet Here

The Central intercollegiate
Athletic Conference, composed
of l8 predominately Negro COL
leges, holds its 48th annual
meeting starting tomorrow at
the Raleigh Hotel. Dean
Thomas H. Henderson of Vir-
ginia Union University is presi-
dent.
The expected feature of the
three-day meeting will be a
discussion Friday by college
presidents and athletic directors
of a proposed plan for the ad-
justment Of competition in
football.
A luncheon Friday will honor
Edward P. Hurt, the veteran
football and track coach eat
Morgan State. He has coached
football for 81 years and his
teams have won 13 CIAA cham
.pionships.
Evening star., 1960-03-23
IN NCAA MAT TOURNEY
Eost-West Bottle Due
ForIndividuoI Honors
BY DICK SLAY
Star Stan Writer

The team championship
struggle figures to be a private
affair between Oklahoma and
Oklahoma State. but for the
individual titles it could be an
other battle of East versus
West in the 30th annual NCAA
wrestling tournament opening
at 2 pm. tomorrow at Cole
Field House.
The last three times the
championships were held in
this section of the country
at Penn State in 1858. at Cor
nell in 1855 and at Pitt in
l957-Eastern wrestlers grabbed
half of the 10 titles. Last year
at Iowa, the East took home
four.
Only defending champion
from the East is Cornell's Dave
Auble at 123 pounds. Auble. a
leading prospect for the Olym-
pics. has lost only once in 49
collegiate matches and that
came in the first round Of the
1858 Nationals.
In the lightest Of the 10
classes, lis pounds, the East'sI
best appears to be Elliott
Simons Of Lock Haven (Pa0
Teachers. who has swept his
last 81 matches without loss.
Favored at 130 pounds is the
defending champion from Okla
homa. Stanley Abel. Pitts
burgh's Larry Lauchel, NCAA
runnerup at 123 last year.
moves up TO contend with Abel,
as will Les Anderson of Iowa
State, who won this class two
years ago.
The 137-pound division is
one of the Journeys strongest
with a half-dozen nearly equal
contenders, led by the third
defending champion present,
Larry Hayes of Iowa State.
However. Les Austin Of Syra-
cuse, Eastern champion with a
12-0-1 record. peat Hayes in a
dual meet a year ago.
Jerry Seeker of Penn State
leads the East at lat pounds,
Evening star., 1960-03-23
CoIonioIs' Squod Come
To Display New Attack

center or anywhere up to i've
yards back.
Depending on defenses, one
Of the backs, usually the wide
one, will be in motion most or
the time, either to the INSIDE
or wide.
1t should be a particularly
good passing offense, they think.
All they need is a good pass
er. Lacking such talent at the
moment, Coach Elias has re-
vised his first exuberant esti-
mate of rs per cent or more
passing plays to something
under so per ceIt.
With the right quarterback,
though, the percentage would
go back up.
After Saturdays squad game
the Colonials still have a week
OF spring practice, although
the game originally was sched-
uled as the last workout. But
yesterdays drill was only the
ninth day they were able to
get outside since practices
started February 20. Only the
first three days were on a good
field in decent weather.. after
that came the SHOWS.