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NAAcP Benefit
Program To Be
Presented AUG. 28

On August %, 8 pm. the AIM
Club and the Choral Group OF
Pilgrim Baptist Church will pre-
sent Hazel Murray, James Murray,
Bradford Benner and Fred Estes
in a musical program for the
benefit of the NAACP. The &C
companist will be Mary Key Muir
ray.
Freedom riders will appear dur
ing intermission.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
Suspended Motorisf r
Gets Ninety Duys

On August 1S, about Sal pm,
st. Paul police officers Bernard
Andert and Bernard Benesch in
vestigated an accident at Smelling
and Ashland. One of the drivers,
Robert L. Moody, 26, 6Os Iglehart,
stated his drivers license had pre-
wously been suspended. He was
booked on the charge of driving
after suspension of his license.
In st. Paul municipal court on
August 10, he received a 80 day
worlIhouse term.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
Here's a Kiss To
End All KissesI

Emma, Sicily (ANP) - Filippo
Prato walked into a local hospital
last week, holding a handkerchief
over his mouth and moaning audi
bly,. Given a scratch pad and pen
ell he wrote a message to the doc
tors requesting immediate medical
treatment.
Asked what happened Filippo
scribbled that in an amourous
moment his wife had kissed him
so passionately she bit off the
end of his tongue!"
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
ST. P0UI Man Held
For Minneapolis
Police DenorfmS

On August 16, St Paul police
officers lieutenant Enor Wooding
and lieutenant James Sullivan ar
rested George Curtis, A, Of 900 w.
Central at the state office build
ing, license division.
Curtis was picked up on two
bench warrants held by Minne7
apolis police. On August IT, he
was released to Minneapolis police
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25

thet and Louis jumped over the
railing and ran towards the car.
The car drove off and Kinney
noticed Louis on the sidewalk.
Many stories were circulated
throughout the community such
as: - Roscoe Louis was shot,
Roscoe Louis was struck on the
head However, no marks or
abrasions were apparent on the
body when examined by the cor
Oner nor were any marks or abrai-
sions in evidence when the body
was examined by DR.. ]. w. Crump
and a police surgeon at the scene.
Five Young Men picked up
Through investigation the police
learned that one of the men in the
auto was Dale Raymond Capis-
trant, 81, of 1O6 Lyton Place. De-
teCtives Kenneth Anderson and
Ernest Williams arrested him at
his home on August 20. Others i'm
plicated were: Eugene Douglas
Gilbertson, %, $50 Rice; Robert
NJ. Meyer, %, 69S E. Sixth St.;
Walter Golden, 81, 1850 Macku-
bin; Al Olznek, 292 Thomas and
Robert Briggs, 25, 1112 Atwater.
Gilbertson, Meyer, Golden and
Olznek were brought to police
headquarters by their attorney,
Mrs. Louise Miller O'Neil on Aug
ust Fl and released to report back.
Capistrant was booked, charged
with suspicion of melting a riot
and released to report back and
Briggs is to report in to police
headquarters on August %.
When questioned, five Of the
men stuck to the story that the
gun which witnesses saw brand
ished and were threatened with
was only 'Cig4rette lignter, nhads
in the shape Of a gun. Police
wouldn't buy this story and their
suspicious were confirmed when
one Of the six admitted, the object
was a gun but he said it wasn't
loaded.
None of the witnesses who were
in front of the tavern would sign
a complaint charging the youths
with melting trouble.
However acting lieutenant F. A.
Buechner said the police had
enough information and evidence
that the case has been referred
to assistant city prosecutor Rob-
ert Faircy for disposition.
The police are seeking to have
the youths tried for attempt to
incite a riot.
Funeral services for Mr.. Louis
are scheduled for Friday, August
25 at the Brooks Funeral Home.
Mr.. Louis is a veteran of World
War II and is survived by a niece
Mrs. Queen Esther Taylor and a
nephew, Wander Lewis, both of st.
Paul and other relatives living out
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
SNYDER BROS. DRUG
IN GLENWOOD SHOPPING
HAS NEGRO EMPLOYEES

Snyder Bros, Drug store in the
new Glenwood Shopping Center
has two Negro employees on its
staff. They are Lucille Anderson,
321 E. seth St., and Shirley Sud
duth, 627 Emerson Av. N.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
Detroit Court Has Reel
InfePPueioI Tri

Detroit (ANP) - In Judge John
p. O'Hara's Recorders Court last
week, an all-white jury found Jur-
gen Vass, 1S-year-old white news
boy not guilty of taking indecent
liberties with a 5-year-old girl.
Young Vass was represented by
a Negro attorney, Norman Grubbs
and during the trial Vass mother
sat with her Negro husband, when
Vass calls daddy"
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
Coroner Rules Death From NqtUruI Causes.
Coroner Rules Death From NGfUrGI Causes;
Rumors Fly As St.
Paul Resident Dies On
Street From Excitement

The death of ST Paul the the result of
excitement aegedy caused by five youths who repeatedly
threatening Negro pasSerbys almost caused riot in the Capital
City Saturday night.
Roscoe Louis Al of 4O6 Igehart Av the whose death
caused the pae of found the sidewalk Dale
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
Doesn't Sofisfy Black Maiorify:
BY David Talbot

The referendum for the accept
ance of the new Constitution of
Southern Rhodesia took place last
month. Final reports from Sails
bury said that there was a major
ity of 65% in favour of the con-
stitution.
Taken at its face value, it would
appear as if a real Referendum
took place, and that the ballot was
utilized fairly to determine a ques-
ton which is Of such vital import
ance to the whole population Of
that African colony.
Upon examination it is found,
however, that the Southern Rho
desian population consists of over
two and half million Africans,
100000 Of whom were eligible to
vote, and a white population Of
less than 100000, 79,4S6 of whom
exercised the franchise. So far as
the balloting for the referendum
is concerned, of the SO, 3,4S6 regis
tered voters, only 1000 were Afri-
cans.
One could plausibly ask: Is this
not clearly a case of disenfran-
chisement? And if this is the case,
how representative is the refer
endum of the whole of the coun-
try? And to what extent, there
fore, could a government, so based,
be considered representing the
country?
This predOminantly white cleo
tOrate that has approved South
ern RhOdesian constitutional
proposals, in this context, and in
view of the political history of
the country, indicates but one
thing: Southern Rhodesia, with
out any question, is a policy
based on white supremacy, while
a multiracial formula Is most
desirable.
Sir Edgar Whitehead, Southern
Rhodesia's Prime Minister, said:
The opportunity Of building a
Rhodesian nation is now opened as
a result Of the affirmative vote Of
the constitutional proposals"
On the other hand, the Africans,
on the basis of their unofficial
referendum, reported that over
10000 Africans voted mo" and
fewer than 500 YES. Naturally,
in terms Of the restrictive fran
chise, the results Of the unofficial
referendum were not given any
credence by Sir Edgar Whitehead
and the Southern Rhodesian gov
ernment.
A look backward would indicate
that the British government, in its
desire to introduce racial partner
ship, thought that the terms of
the new constitution, attempting
as they do to bring Africans with
in the government, was a step in
the right direction. That part of
the constitutional proposals that
deals with this issue enVisages an
increase of the number of Minis
ters from seven to twelve and the
legislative council from so to 65.
in the latter it is projected that
Is seats will be made available to
the Africans; it does not spell out
whether any of the five additional
executive seats would go to the
African majority.
It would appear that, because
of property qualification and
other restrictions placed on the
African electorate, the over two
and a half million African major
ity has been restricted to only
Is seats In the legislative cOun-
Gil, while the 176,OOO European
settlers would continue to enjoy
the political privileges Of having
probably the full number Of seats
in the Cabinet and so places In
the Legislative council.
The atmosphere in which tn
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25

ana OdTfOll AN. n fdUlO DfOdOi
been shot, a crowd gathered and
five squad cars of police arrived
Rumors reported five white
youths who were said to have been
brandishing a pistol and driving
through the neighborhood were
said to have either shot or struck
Louis.
Examination of Louis body on
the scene by a police surgeon and
by DR.. J. w. Crump who was cal
led to the scene found no bullet
wounds or contusions or bruises
on the dead mans body.
This did not entirely satisfy the
crowds and as the rumors magni-
fled at telephone calls to the st.
Paul RECORDER newspaper re-
ported the police were trying to
cover up" for the alleged culprits
in the mans death.
A reporter from the newspaper
who went to police headquarters
at 1:30 am. discovered the
police squads had been ordered to
apprehend one of the boys in the
rowing car who had been identi-
fled by bystanders in the crowd
The homicide squad also was try
ing to find witnesses to Mr.. Louis
death.
A group of citizens led by Mrs
Calvin Taylor, 725 Aurora, niece
of the dead man had protested
earlier to Homicide department de-
tective George Bodine that they
thought the police were dragging
their feet in investigating the
case.
Sunday, August 20, the county
coroner DR.. Thomas Botel an
nounced Louis had died of a brain
hemmorhage which he stated oc-
cured from natural causes.
The train of events leading UP
to the finding of the dead mar
and the rumors which followed be-
gan about 9:02 pm, August 19
when police officers were sent to
Dale and Rondo to investigate a
report of a man with a gun.
On arrival there, the officers
were informed that five men had
been outside the Ron-Dale Recre-
alton at 616 Rondo and one had a
gun.
1t was reported that Robert
Jacobs, 27, 719 Iglehart came out
of 616 Rondo and spoke to one OF
the five men, having been intro
duced to him previously. He did
not, however he said know the
mans name. A gun was then
brandished Jacobs said and he was
told to move on.
Several other persons in the
neighborhood reported similar in
cidents of having a gun pointed
at them.
While this information was be-
ing obtained by the officers, John
Kinney, 307 North Dale, apart
ment A, came up and stated an
injured man was lying on the side
walk beside 307 North Dale. There
the officers found Roscoe Louis,
apparently alive at the time Of
discovery but unconscious.
The officers checked him but
could find no evidence Of gunshot
wounds. BY the time the ambul-
ance arrived Louis had died.
John Kinney further stated that
several men had walked up to a
car parked on Carroll just west Of
Dale and at that time he and Ros-
coe Louis were sitting on the porch
at BOT North Dale.
One of the men in the group
yelled "Nigger" a derogatory cpl
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
Hish-FIYins Tuvern
Roided I'm OrbifI''

Meridian, Miss. (ANP) - Ed
ward Landers wasn't on a space
flight last week, but he was ar
rested while in orbit when police
officers staged a raid on a tavern
and confiscated 16 half-pints OF
bonded liquor. The place raided
was Club Orbit, on highway II,
South!
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25

BIG FREE FISH FRY at
CIrcque Resort, Richmond, Mime
sofa, Highway 22, Saturday and
Sunday, September 2nd & Srd, 2
pm. until. Directions: Take High
way IS (OlsOn Memorial High
way) to Eden Valley, turn right
on Highway 20. Beverages, boats
and cablns.-AdVt.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
DINNER SATURDAY AT ST.
PETERS AT 81 PER PLATE

The girls Of the Senior Youth
Group at st. Peters church are
giving a Chow Mein Dinner, Sat
urday, August 26, from 1890 pm.
until in the undercroft of the
church. Dinners are 81 per plate.
If you are unable to come and eat
in an oriental atmosphere, your
dinner will be delivered to your
home. The girls will also feature
a Bazaar of Oriental items. Many
of these authentic articles will
prove useful in the home and some
make wonderful gifts.
Come help the young people
help themselves.-Advt.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
National News
In Brief

The Wisconsin NAACP state
capitol stay-in which lasted for
13 days has been ended with state
NAACP president Lloyd Barbee
pledging to continue the fight in
that state for a fair housing meas
ure. A total of 700 Negroes and
whites participated in the state
capitol "sit-in" including Gov. Gay
lord Nelson's sister and the 81
year old grandmother of James
Mcdonald, Minnesota state FEPC
asst director.
Faced with a court order to de-
segregate the Fort Lauderdale,
Florida public" beach, the city
fathers contemplate selling the
municipal beach to prevent Ne
groes from using the tax support
ed facility The NAACP has
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission to adopt and promul-
gate without delay the rules
and regulations suggested by At
tOrney General Robert f. Kennedy
to assure non-discriminatio in in
terstate travel.
Nearly 1900 delegates attended
the 39th Boule of the Alpha Kap-
pa Alpha Sorority held in Chicago
and ending. Aug. 20. Sessions held
at the Sheraton-Chicago hotel
heard a panelist assert Negro
women exert more influence over
the spending of the family dollar
than their white counterparts; also
listened as a Maryland college pro-
fessor Marjorie Parker stated
that the main stream of American
Continued on Page 81
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This newspaper has been on the
job over 27 years, printing the
news, without fear or favOr-mir-
roring the important happenings
of community life.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25

The NEWS-the sad, the gay,
the bad and the good all in your
copy Of this paper each week.
St. Paul recorder., 1961-08-25
If You've Been FortUnofs

If you've been fortunate enough to get
a thorough education, obtain a good job,
raise a family, buy a home, or just live
a decent comfortable life, you're 700 per
cent ahead of two-thirds Of the people in
the world. God has blessed you and you're
already in debt both to Him and society.
1t seems to me that II society has been
good to you, you ought to be good to soci-
ety.-Chuck Stone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-01
WIN, LOSE OR DRAW
A Parallel of q Sort
By FRANCIS sTANN

ON THE EVENING of September 16,
1937-juSt "a years and couple of weeks
ago--the Redskins were gathered in solemn
conelave in the clubhouse at Griffith Sta
diurn. Ray Flaherty, who had been a pro
end but was young coach in those days
delivered the first and only address.
P'You fellows have been wanting place
to play" Ray began Now you've got it.
You've been wanting a paSser; now you've
got zone"
He nodded toward a tall, raw-boned
young man in the room Protect him."
Ray directed. Give him a chance to throw
If anything happens to him that shouldn't,
somebody will answer to me-"
Then the Redskins went out and licked
theyNew York Giants in Washingtons first
National Football League game And so
on to the so-called world championship
after an icy playoff with the Chicago Bears.
And for many years, with Baugh re-
writing the record book, the Redskins were
the best sports show in town. Until Sammy
finally wore out.
AS THE REDSKINS CELEBRATE their
silver anniversary today the parallel, while
not complete is striking. Instead of NOV
ing into new town with an old stadium,
they are switching to new stadium in
familiar town This is the still unfinished
but strikingly beautiful $50 million D. C.
Stadium.
The enemy bears the same name New
York Giants. The head man this week,
Bill McPeak, had been pro end and now
is a young coach. And the paSSer, like
Sammy Baugh of Texas Christian back in
81, is a new boy. Name of Norman Snead
of Wake Forest
Sammy had some advantages, perhaps,
over Snead. He was joining team that
had won the Eastern championship on be-
half of Boston, which didn't want the title
or the Redskins. The team was veteran
outfit boasting superb tackles, agile guards,
fine ends and backs like Cliff Battles, Ernie
Pinckert and Riley Smith.
They could do everything . except
pass. Baugh, tailback under the single
and double wings in those days, took care
of that phase, as we'll as the punting, as
nobody before or since has done. Sammy
didn't even have to call plays until after
Smith left
THE REDSKINS TODAY are younger,
more inexperienced and, as the curtain
goes up at East Capitol street. longtime
losers They are playing a more complex
game but still it behooves the high COM
n1and to build team to more appropriately
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-01
BY DICK O'BRIEN
Star staff Writer

RICHMOND. Sept. 3O.-vir-
ginia learned the hard way
today that you can't win EN-
all as Duke blasted the Cava-
liers in Richmond's annual
Tobacco Bowl Game, 42-0.
The confidence built up by
the Cavaliers as a result Ct
their opening triumph over
William and Mary last week
was shattered completely by
the Blue Devils who crossed
the Virginia goal line four
times in the second period and
twice in the third before a
crowd of 10000.
All Of Dukes pentup power
was unleaShed in the second
and third period attacks once
the preliminary maneuvering
had been disposed of in the
first period when the Cavaliers
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DUKE AZ
VIRGINIA - o
Baylor Whips
Pitt, 1913, on
Arm Of Stanley

PITT URGH. Sept. 80
CAP). - Quarterback Ronnie
Stanley tossed two fourth-down
touchdown passes. the second
a 12-yarder to Sophomore Jim
Ingram in the final period, as
Baylor downed Pitt, 1918. to-
day in their first football meet
ing.
Stanley's second scoring aeri-
al climaxed a 92-yard march
and brought Baylor from be-
hind with 8:46 remaining. He
threw three yards to Bob Lane
in the third period for Baylor's
first touchdown.
All of Pitts scoring came in
the second quarter following
two Baylor miscues.
Sophomore AL Grigaliunas
intercepted a Stanley pass on
the Baylor 40 and raced over
the goal line untouched. Less
than three minutes later. Fred
Cox took a pitchout and went
Is yards around left end for
a touchdown.
The Panthers' second score
followed Sophomore Glenn
Lehner's recovery of Bert Tate's
tumble.
Baylor's winning drive was
started by Fullback Ronnie
Bulls 39-yard dash from his
7. With third down and II to
go on Pitts 81. Stanley hit
Tate for Is yards and a first
down.
Four plays later Stanley,
back to pass, found himself
trapped. He managed TO get
away and flip a pass into the
end zone where Ingram made
a lunging catch. Carl Choste,
who kicked a 26-yard field goal
IN the second quarter, booted
the conversion.
Baylor's first touchdown
drive covered 81 yards in nine
plays. Ronnie Goodwin was the
workhorse. carrying the ball
five times. Lane made a one
handed grab of Stanley's pass
en- fourth down for the score.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-01

fit what might be the best all-around
stadium in the country, If not in the world.
Historians fail to agree as to who built
the first sports arena, although most OF
them lean toward a Greek or a Roman
But for spell in this country the stadium
builders went little berserk They were
making them too large and in Philadelphia
and Chicago, notably these edifices fell
into the white elephant classification.
During all the years that Washington
waited for stadium to call its own some
body was using good judgment The D. c.
Stadium is tidy and practical $4,000
scatter, which ranks it in size about 18th or
10th, if not lower in the country.
But there are no plankS to sit on, only
the most comfortable type of outdoor
chairs. No pillars, no posts and Eventually,
so the stewards claim no parking problems
1t is, or will be, as eye-filling an arena as
modern man ever designed, much less built
WHEN THE PARKING AREAS are
fully surfaced and ready, their 1922 acres
Will total 10 times the size of Griffith Sta
dun, its parking Lot and all associated
property. If one doesn't feel up to driving
an automobile, crank up the old helicopter.
There's landing pad just back of Gate S.
The firSt-time visitor, especially if
viewing from high up, probably will wonder
If the playing field is big enough for base
ball. The tape-meaSure says this is an
optical illusion The distance from home
plate to the 7-foot wire fence that is to be
Installed, is 325 feet smack down each foul
line. Thus it is a greater distance than
some, if not both, foul lines in the play
grounds of the Indians, Yankees, Orioles,
Red Sox, Pirates, Cardinals, Braves and
Dodgers.
The hOmeric dimensions graduate to
$50 feet to left and right center, and 4lO
to dead center, still leaving the D. c. Sta
dunn field more spacious than most. 1t
won't contain one of Mickey Nantes most
thunderous blasts but, since the Yankees
have yet to play in the Sahara Desert,
neither has any other site.
couple of days ago, Dutch Bergman,
intrepid and tireleSs guide, was leading an
inspection party. IT'S only IS per cent
ready" apologized the custodian of the
stadium.
Probably because his legs ached and
his feet hurt, tourist petulantly MUIR
INJURED, Then it's more ready right now
than the Redskins or Senator's"
Which, of course, was palpably unfair
to the new Senators, who are Just starting
to build. AS for the Redskins maybe today
will tell how more or less ready they are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-01
Jay Is She|Ied
ByPiratesin
Series Tuneup

PITTSB URGH. Sept. 80
(AP) Joey Jay, ace of the
Cincinnati mound staff. was
battered for five hits and five
runs in four innings today as
the Pirates pounded out an IL
6 victory over the Reds.
/ Of the five hits Jay allowed
in his final tuneup for the
World Series, three were
homers and one was a double.
Dick Stuart. Don Leppert and
Bill MazeroSki hit the homers.
Stuart also hit a homer, his
35th, off Ken Hunt, who re-
| lieved Jay.
The defeat was jays 10th of
the season. He has won 81.
The Pirates accumulated Ia
hits and the Reds got 10 off
Rookie Al jackson who went
all the way. The Pirates had
built up a l0-run lead before
the Reds scored five runs in
the seventh inning.
The Reds got five hits off
jackson in their big inning. The
key blows were doubles by
Wally Post and Jerry thinner
man and a three-run homer by
Chico Cardenas, his fifth of
the year.
Manager Freddy Hutchinson
OF Cincinnati rested many of
his regular players after the
Pirates took a commanding
lead.
CTNCIN,GA n,-,z-..-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-01
STATISTICS

managed to hold the Caro-
linians without a first down.
Virginia's weakness against
aerials set the stage for the
assault so that it also became
easy prey for a full-scale run
ming attack hiehlighted by a
63-yard punt return by Sophie
more Quarterback Jay Wilkin-
son, l9-year-old son OF Okla
homs's Bud Wilkinson. for
Dukes fourth touchdown.
Before Wilkinson's sparkling
feat, Duke had scored thrice in
quick succession.
The Blue Devils rolled on
the ground from their own As
early in the second period, with
Joel Arlington going the last
three yards.
Duke then went into the air
and found the Cavaliers simply
could not cope with the throw
ing arms of Quarterbacks Gill
bert Garner and Walt Rap
pold.
Garner heaved a 48-yard
pass to Gary wilson for
the second touchdown. and
Rappold hut Mark Leggett on
a play covering ST yards with
Leggett running the last Al
with no one near him.
Duke played it coy in the
second half, although scoring
twice more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-01
Dodgers Bow
Cubs, II

CHICAGO, Sept. 80 (AP) -
The Cubs nipped the Dodgers,
81, on an unearned run to-
day in a game stopped by rain
with one out in the first half
Of the sixth inning.
Billy Williams snapped a IL
tie in the fourth inning when
he singled, stole second, con-
tinued to third on Doug Camil-
lis wild throw and scored
when Maury Wills booted Ron
Santos grounder with two out.
Vnc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-01
Miss Hard in Finals
Of West Coast Net

BERKELEY, Calf, Sept. 80
(AP). - Second-seeded Ann
Hayden of England defeated
Linda Vail of Oakland, Calf,
6-3, 6-3 in The semi-finals of
the women's singles in the Pa
cific Coast Tennis Tournament
today.
Darlene Hard, of Monticello,
top-Seeded. defeated England's
Diedre Gait, Ga, "a.
She and Miss Hayden meet
in the final tomorrow.