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Evening star., 1961-03-14
Drugs Sent to Congo
By 100 Area Women

sion hospitals by the Congo
Protestant Relief Agency in
cooperation with the World
Health Organization.
Mrs. Mohler, 80, a registered
nurse and mother of a Is
month-old daughter, said she
got the idea for the organiza- =
ton about a year ago.
Her brother, the Rev. William
S. Metzel, had just returned
home on furlough from mis-
sionary work in the Congo. He
now teaches at a Presbyterian
mission in Kasai Province.
With him were two nurses
planning to return to the Afri-
can country. They told her of
an organization in Norfolk that
for the last five years has COL
lected the sample drugs and
sent them to the Congo. They
said the need was increasing In
the Strife-torn republic now
that the Belgians had left.
There are only 200 doctors.
Volunteer help and donations
came from many areas once
the prospect was launched this
year. Churches of many faiths
in the area threw their weight
behind the effort.
Mrs. Mohler sees only one
hitch In what otherwise has
been a smoothly functioning
effort. The Port Of Matadi,
where the drugs will first be
landed, was closed last week
after an attack on a United Ma
tionS garrison.
Il just hope they open it
soon so the drugs can get in" &"
she said.
Evening star., 1961-03-14
Dedication Tonight

A new 17-room addition at
Sligo Junior High School in
Silver Spring will be dedicated
tonight.
The program at 8 pm. at the
school, l401 Dennis avenue, will
give parents opportunity to try
out electronic devices in the
schools foreign language lab
oratory and to inspect a lab
oratory for remedial reading.
Evening star., 1961-03-14
BY a sSar staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 14.-Leg-
islation authorizing the Mary
land Aviation Commission to
acquire a Federal airport at
Beltsville in Prince Georges
County is expected to be in
troduced in the General As
sembly today.
Delegate c. Philip Nichols,
Democrat of Prince Georges,
who drafted the legislation,
wants the airport to be made
available for general aviation
Evening star., 1961-03-14
Boone Asserts
He'dWe|con1e
ProbeofF Firm
By a Star Staff Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 14.-The
majority floor leader of the
House Of Delegates said last
night he would welcome an in
vestigation of the controversial
insurance firm in which he and
other Baltimore Democratic
leaders have an interest.
The statement by Delegate
A. Gordon Boone was made
after Gov. Tawes told reporters
at a press conference that the
Attorney General is studying
the impact of existing insur-
ance laws on the Security FL
nancial Insurance Corp, which
insures deposits in savings and
loan associations.
''I would welcome a clarifica-
ton of this question by the
Governor and the Attorney
General so that it may be set
tied once and for all" Mr.. Boone
said.
st think there has been too
much mud thrown around.
think it's high time responsible
people began looking into it,"
Mr.. Boone and two other
Baltimore County delegates are
among the officers and direc-
tors of Security Financial.
Compromise Reached
Operations Of the firm would
be curbed by a bill now pend
ing in the General Assembly.
The bill, introduced by Dele
gate Joseph D. Tydings, Demo-
Icrat of Hartford, would pro-
hibit the firm from insuring
deposits in any single savings
and loan association in excess
Iof 10 per cent Of Security
Finaiciars assets.
After a bitter fight, a COM
promise was reached under
which Security Financial would
be given two years to conform
to the provisions of the bill.
The firm has assets of slightly
more than 81 million and in
sures $38 million worth Of
deposits.
An existing law provides that
the State insurance commits
sioner may institute proceed
ingS against q company If he
has reason to believe its assets
are not sufficient for carrying
on the business 1t has taken on.
Gov. TaweS said Attorney
General Thomas B. Finan is
studying this law and will ad-
wise the insurance commits
Sioner.
Conflict of Interest Bill
Meanwhile a bill which
would authorize the Legislative
Council to study possible con-
flict-of interest legislation was
scheduled to be introduced to-
day by Delegates Charles Coss,
Democrat Of Washington Coun-
ty, and Carlton Sickles, Demo-
crat Of Prince Georges.
Gov. Tawes submitted legis-
lation last night which would
place the Health and Mental
Hygiene Departments under a
single State board and return
fisheries research to the Uni
versity Of Maryland.
Other proposals presented at
the night session included one
by Blair Lee III, Democrat OF
Montgomery, to tighten the
| pressure on the General As
sembly to call a convention to
rewrite the State constitution
After approval Of a 1850
amendment to call the con-
vention. opponents contended
it was approved only by a ma
jority of those voting on the
question and not a majority
of the persons voting in the
election. The proposed bill
would specify that a majority
voting on the particular ques-
tion would be sufficient to
make it mandatory.
Evening star., 1961-03-14
BeItsviIIe Airport Bill
May Be Offered Todoy

purposes which the big termi-
mails at Washington and Balti-
more are not intended to
serve"
Mr.. Nichols resolution di-
rects the State Aviation Com
mission to try to acquire the
field from the Federal Govern
ment.
Another bill, introduced by
the Prince Georges County
delegation last night. would au-
thorize a 100000 bond issue by
the county commissioners to
buy park, playground and other
recreational areas in the county.
Evening star., 1961-03-14

Scribe was driving east on
Route S Branch avenue) with
the London woman's car fol-
lowing. He said Mr.. Scribe COL
lided head-on with Mr.. Randall
when the latter pulled out of
his westbound lane to pass traf-
fic. Nh. Pleasure, following Mr..
Randall, also became involved,
Pvt. Armstrong said, No charges
have been placed, according to
the police officer.
Evening star., 1961-03-14
LEE PUSHES FOR ABOLITION
OF LEE UNIT VOTE SYSTEM

ANNAPOLIS Mar. IA (AP).-The grandson of a man
who fathered MarylandS unit vote system for nomination
Of party candidates wants the system abolished
Delegate Blair Lee III, Democrat Of MONTGOMERY
introduced last night bill to have Marylands four
top Statewide primary nominees chosen by popular vote
instead OF by unit vote Georgia the only other State
with the primary unit vote system.
The original Blair Lee led the fight in 1910 as
State Senator for adoption Of the unit VOTE He lost
the Democratic nomination for Governor by unit vote
the following year.
Under the Lee system primary candidate wins all
OF the unit votes in county Baltimore City he has
a popular vote margin of only one.
Three times since 1850 party candidate has won
the nomination in Maryland without winning the State
wide popular vote.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Women Nomed To
Las Angeles City
MunicipuI Bench

Los Angeles (ANP) - Mrs.
Vaino Spencer, Al, a Los Angeles
attorney, was appointed judge Of
the Municipal Court, the first Ne
gro woman in California to hold
such post, by Gov. Edmund G.
Brown last week.
Mrs. Spencer wife of realtor
Lorenzo Spencer graduated Sum-
ma Cum Laude from Los Angeles
City College and the Southwestern
School of Law. She served as
chairman of the NAACP redress
committee and was on the execu-
tive board two terms.
A native of Los Angeles, she
has been member of the Califor-
MIA Law Revision Committee since
1860 and the Attorney Generals
advisory committee on constitu-
tional rights since 1859. She is also
a member of the Democratic State
Central committee, the Urban
League and the American Civil
Liberties Union.
In statement to the press, Mrs.
Spencer expressed the hope that
she will be able to foster goodwill
between racial groups. "As for my
own feelings I am overwhelmed
I am thrilled. And I am thankful
for the opportunity to serve" she
said.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20

spoke only for himself and that
his opinion was not binding for his
two associates - Judges Signey
Mize Of Gulfport, Miss, and Claude
Clayton of Tupelo, Miss.
The court is not scheduled to
rule on the case for another two
weeks, but the Justice Department
said it should deal Immediately
with a request for a preliminary
injunction without awaiting a de-
cision on the issues involved.
Lack of an order, the brief
charged, will allow Negroes to be
constantly and irreparably injured
during any period Of delay. Any
delay in issuing an injunction in
effect denies the preliminary
plea"
The brief said that although
100 persons have been convicted
of breach of the peace in terminal
incidents, it is impossible to cal
culate the number of persons, who
out Of fear of the statutes .
have refrained from exercising
their right freely to travel in in
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Youth Day At
ST. Peter Sunday,
October 2qfh

Youth Day at st. Peters AME
church is being planned for Sun.
day, October 20, according to
Ralph Temple and his youth coun-
Gil. Temple, a freshman at the
University of Minnesota, is youth
leader at st. Peters.
Theme for the day is Working
for God as a Team" The youth
program will include a special
tribute to high school football
players who are members of st.
Peters and their respective
coaches.
Rev. Lowell johnson in launching
his 1961-62 conference year youth
program, will speak for the youth
at the morning service. A 5 pm.
service is also being planned. The
public Is invited to attend.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Negro Women Attend
Republican Workshop
In MpIS. Oct. 1915

Delegates from Chicago who at
tended the Republican Workshop
held in Minneapolis, Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday, October 1915,
at the bennington Hotel, were
Mrs. Jessie Mae Davis, civic work.
er, past president of the Chicago
workshop and sales promoter of
the Fuller Products Corp; Mrs.
George w. Price, club leader,
teacher and photographer. Mrs.
Price is the wife of DR.. George w.
Price, noted Chicago physician and
they are both lifelong friends of
Mrs. James (Mamie) Green of IT'S
st. Anthony Av.
Also attending from Chicago was
Mr.. William Spraggins, president
of the Chicago Republican work
shop and a branch manager of the
Fuller Products Corp. Mr.. Sprag-
gins is a son-in-law of Mr.. Fuller,
owner of Fuller Products.
The trio were overnight guests
on Saturday of Mrs. Green. On
Sunday morning Mrs. Green was
hostess at breakfast in honor of
her guests at which time she in
vited in a few friends to meet the
visitors. They left for their home
on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Green also attended the
workshop as a delegate from st.
Paul.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20

~. DGESINEAINO T1OlALAANh
Indies and South America where
he will assist the Rt. Rev. Carey
A. Gibbs, Bishop of the 10th Epis-
copal District, African Methodist
Episcopal Church, and Rev. G. H.
]. Thibodeaux, General Director of
Evangelism, ANfE Church, as Lay
Evangelist and Co-ordinator during
a Convocation On Evangelism, No
vember LIST through 21st.
The 18th Episcopal District con-
sist of the Republic of Haiti, Santo
Domingo, Virgin Islands, the Wind
ward Islands, Trinidad and Barba-
dos, Jamaica and the Cuban Con-
ference of the Republic of Cuba.
Mr.. Holland will join other con-
vocation members in Jacksonville
and Miami, Florida and will fly
directly to Paramaribo, Surinam,
Dutch Guiana, South America. The
first week will be spent in Dutch
and British Guiana, then on to
Trinidad, Barbados, etc. The daily
schedule begins at $50 am. with
a Meditation Hour and concludes
at 1880 pm. with Evangelist
Preaching.
Mr.. Holland is a member of St.
Peters AME Church, 4O1 E. 41st
Street, Minneapolis. He is an ac-
tive Sunday School teacher, Youth
Advisor, and Secretary of the
Mems Brotherhood Organization.
He is also a member of the NAA-
CP, Urban League, Masonic Order,
etc. and employed as an account
ant by the Minnesota Department
of Conservation and is supervisor
of the Boat License Section.
During past years, Mr.. Holland
says that IAN of my vacations
have been selfishly spent and I
am elated over the opportunity to
spend a months vacation doing
Christian Humanitarian Service"
He expects to return to the Twin
Cities around December LIST.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Nothing can Stop
Us" . Row Wilkins

Los Angeles CAMP - Were
on the march to victory; nothing
can stop U.S." declared NAACP ex-
ecutive secretary Roy Wilkins dur
ing the NAACP civil rights rally
at the Olympic Auditorium last
week.
Critical of laws governing trans
portation, restrictive covenants,
civil rights, schools and other pres
ent conditions, Wilkins pointed out
that tho. best way 70 freedom 1.
unity among the Negroes.
Negroes have to earn" rights;
everyone else gets" Them" stated
Wilkins. THE Negro is in a
straight jacket as far as proper
housing is concerned" he added.
Wilkins also criticised Los An
geles' police brutality and segrega-
ton of firemen and banquet wait
ers.
Among prominent artists on the
hour-long entertainment bill were ::
Johnny Mathis. Johnny Otis, sing
ers Toni Harper and Georgia Carr,
pianist Evelyn Burwell, Ernie An
drews, Eddie Beal and the Dick
Wilmington Trio, song director A.
c. Bilbrew and the kolimbo group
from Trinidad.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20

Halle Q. Brown House, 533 Aurora
Av., st. Paul.
The subject for discussion will
be Medical Abnormalities in APP
parently Normal Pre-school and
Elementary School Age Children.
DR.. Brown will discuss the COM
mon aspects of the problem.
DIR. Robert L. MacCarmack OF
South st. Paul, a surgeon, will
discuss the surgical aspects and
DR.. Robert Rosenthal Of st. Paul,
will discuss the unusual aspects
of the problem.
After the presentation and dis
cussion, the doctors will answer
questions from the floor.
The program is offered to the
public free of charge. Twin City
residents are urged to attend this
Informative and educational pre-
sentation. A fellowship hour with
refreshments will follow the pro-
gram.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20

N. j., and Peoria, ILL.,, returning
to Halle Q. Brown house in 1916.
She resigned in 1913 to be mar
ried, resuming her. career there
three years ago.
The mother of three sons, ages
IL, 8, and 5, and a 16-year-old step
daughter, she has logged several
thousand hours working for the
YWCA, Pilgrim Baptist church,
Galtier school and the Community
chest.
A second recipient of the award
is Mrs. Eugene (Ruth) Gould,
4s17 Ewing Av. s., Minneapolis.
Mrs. Gould is a member Of the
Minnesota Council for Civil and
Human Rights and chairman OF
the Minneapolis mayors commits
sion on human relations.
A veteran lobbyist for the
League of Women Voters, she
worked four years for the fail
housing bill which was passed by
the 1851 state legislature. !
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Sfofe NAACP
Conference Set
For November rs

Jane Preston, president OF the
Minnesota NAACP, states that the
Minnesota State Conference will
be held on Saturday, November 25,
1861, at the Lowry Hotel. Arthur
Sternberg has been appointed the
General Chairman. Delegates this
year will include the newly formed
Grand Forks branch of NAACP.
At the conference there will be
workshops on the following sub
jects; Voter registration; housing;
employment; credit unions.
Registration the day of the con-
ference will be from 9 am. to 10
am. and the fee is 81.
St Paups Mayor Vavoulis has
been invited to give the opening
address. Regional Secretary Med
gar Evers from Jackson, Mississ-
ippi will speak.
There will be a dinner in the
evening which will be sponsored by
the st. Paul Branch.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
WARRINGTON HALLOWEEN
FESTIVAL OCTOBER n

warrington PTA Is sponsoring
its annual Halloween Festival at
the school on Friday, October 81,
from 8 to 8 pm.
This event will feature a side
walk cafe, coffee room, country
store, doll walk, cake walk, witches
pond, real pumpkins and other at
fractions for the entertainment of
adults, as well as children
The Halloween spirit win prevail
throughout and 1t promises to be
an evening of fun, food and relaxa-
ton Everyone is welcome and in
vited to come out and join in the
fun.
Mrs Douglas Llenfeld, chair
man Of the ways and means COM
mittee and Mrs. Robert Murray
arc co-chairmen for the event.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20

any state court proceedings against
Freedom Riders started since the
suit was filed and asked that con-
Wctions of persons already tried in
state courts be set aside.
Want Jim Crow Signs Removed
1t requested that the court inn
mediately issue preliminary order
hating posting of segregation
signs on doors, walls, sidewalks,
or other places connected with OF
in the terminals"
The Justice Department which
entered the lawsuit with the NAA-
CP as a friend of the court, "
made the requests in a supplement-
airy brief filed in us. court here
last week.
Judge Richard T. Rives, who has
headquarters in Montgomery, Ala,
and is chief judge of the 9Th Cir
cult Court, had already issued a
statement saying that he was Gin
clined to rule to favor the NAACP
suit to abolish all jin-crow in bus,
rail and air terminals, and on city
buses in the State of Mississippi. ="
But the judge explained that he
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20

1NANSAo NOOAo
There was not a cloud in the
sky. The temperature was hugging
the high seventies. The slightest
zephyr of a breeze came in from
the south (hardly from Miss that
sent artist-colored leaves dancing
gently in the path of marchers, as
they thread from door to door.
For the most part, it was re-
ported, householders were recep-
tive to the appeal for funds by
the "Marchers". Many of them had
been expecting a call.
The March" had received city
wide announcements, including the
press and pulpits of community
churches. And George Rice, the
popular editorial newscaster for
WCCO, had very favorably plugged
the Councils effort in behalf of the
Freedom Riders
Those working with the project
had every reason to believe that
this would be the most effective
of the Councils March" series.
Cracked one bystander at the
south Minneapolis location: II see
more cameramen than marchers."
The remark was not too far re-
moved from truth, for there were
cameras from all of the major TV
stations, as well as from one OF
the metropolitan dailies.
The Freedom Riders themselves
were on hand, and the stage SET
for a community display of sup
port behind the Freedom Riders
Continued on Page ~
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20


Rowan, a former Minneapolis
Tribune staff writer, spoke at
11:3O am. in Northrop Memorial
auditorium on the Minneapolis
campus on Liberal Education and
the World Crises. He also spoke
Fat- o am. in the North Star BALI
room of the Student Union on the
st. Paul campus.
One of the nations most honored
journalists, Rowan is the only
newspaperman to win three sue
cessive annual medallions from
Sigma Delta Chi, national profess
sional journalism fraternity.
In 1868, his book, South Of
Freedom, was named to the
American Library associations an
nual list of best books Of the year,
and he was selected one of Amer
ica's ten outstanding young men"
by the United States Chamber Of
Commerce.
A native of Ravenscroft, Tenn,
Rowan was graduated from Ober-
lin college and received a master
of arts degree from the University
of Minnesota in 1913. During 1947
and 1913 he was on the Spokes-
man & Recorder news staff.
He was awarded honorary de-
grees from Simpson College, In
dianola, Iowa, and Hamline univ
ersity, st. Paul
Rowan also received an Out
standing Achievement Award from
the University at the third annual
meeting Of the College of Science,
Literature and the Arts and Univ
ersity College Alumni association
at 6 pm. Thursday in Coffman
Memorial union junior ballroom.
Others receiving awards were:
Dean Ruth E. Smalley of the
University of Pennsylvania school
Of social work, Philadelphia; Sis
ter Mary Timothea Doyle, former
president Of Rosary college, River
Forest, Ill; and Raymond o.
Mithun, Minneapolis, board chair
man of Campbell-Mithun, Inc, ad-
vertising agency.
University Regent Mrs. Marjorie
J. Howard presented the awards.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Rowan Spoke On
Both u" compuses
Thursday, Oct. Iq

Carl T. Rowan, deputy assistant
secretary of state for public af-
fairs in the United States state
department, addressed two free
public convocations Thursday, Oct.
10 at the University of Minnesota
as part of the college of science,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Find $500 In 500 Bills
On "penniIess" CORPSE

Natchez, Miss. CAMP - Har-
rison Lewis, IS, familiar figure
here for many years, and known
to be living under meager circum-
stances with a small income, died
last week, and Aubrey Webb of
the Webb Funeral Home was
called in to prepare the body for
burial.
Later, while removing the cloth
ing from the body, Webb felt sew
eral bulky objects and pulling
them out, uncovered a small for
tune - $500, all in 500 bills!
P.S.) The money was turned over
to the Lewis family.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20

terstate commerce"
The NAACP, acting for three
Jackson Negroes, filed a lawsuit
June 9 in which it asked the court
to order segregation ended in pub
lie transportation facilities here
and sought to enjoin Jackson po-
lice from arresting freedom rid
ers,"
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Three Physicians On
Public Affairs
Proqrom Sunday

DR.. w. D. Brown, Sr., of Mime
apolis, outstanding physician and
surgeon, will be one of the physic-
ians on the public affairs program
to be presented by Loafers Inc.
4:3O pm. Sunday, October %, at
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Seek Injunction:
seek TnIUncfIon:
US. Justice Dept.
Asks Courts, To Free
100 Freedom Riders

Jackson, Miss (ANP) The Justice Department last week
asked three judge federal to Immediately issue
junction freeing 100 Freedom Riders convicted in Mississippi
and to halt the posting of segregation signs in transportation
Terminals w
The brief asked the three udgesone from Alabama and
two from Msssspp-to enon Mississippi from continuing
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Freedom Ride March,, chGirman Fumes:
freedom Ride March,, chGiTmqn Fumes:
Community Receptive, But
Not Enough MarChers
Showed Up Sunday
By Staff Correspondent

An OutSpoken general chairman of the Twin City Council
Of Clubs FreedOm Ride March" openly critical
anemc response of the AZ affiliated clubs providing volunteer
'marchers''
The mischievOus weatherman could hardly be blamed
the cuprt either for it seemed that the exploded an
extra burst of autumn elegance sauting Freedom
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
IN MEMORIAMS

In memory Of departed loved
ones can be, inserted in this paper
for as little as 81. Call us we have
appropriate verses for remember
ing those dear relatives who have
passed on. s...
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
Mecree Tukes Doth To Become
First Negro Federal
ludua In Michinnn

Detroit CAMP - Wade H. NC
Cree, Jr., former Wayne county
circuit judge, was sworn in as a
member of the federal bench here
last week by Federal Judge Theo-
dore Levin.
McCree, a circuit judge here
since 1854, became the first Negro
on the federal bench here. His ap-
pointment Sept. Is by President
Kennedy has been confirmed by
the Senate.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-10-20
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