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Evening star., 1961-10-14
kay to Be Honored
By District Leaders

One Of Washington'S best
known businessmen will be
honored Tuesday when leaders
of the District and others
gather at a banquet for Abra-
ham S. Kay in the Mayflower
Hotel.
This tribute by fellow resi-
dents means a great deal to
the retired business executive
who came here as a 10-year-
old boy from wilma, Fussia,
So years ago.
II love Washington" Mr..
Kay said this week. mo matter
where ! travel, cannot COM
pare any part of the world to
the most beautiful city in the
world"
BY beauty it was obvious the
noted Jewish community leader
meant more than the visible
physical aspect of the District.
He was thinking Of the spirit
and friendliness and helpful
ness Of those he had known in
his half-century here.
Goes To Work
"I went to elementary school
in Washington but had to leave
when IL years old to go to
work." Mr.. Kay recalled. IT
worked in a grocery store, Is
hours a day, for 50 a week."
When World War I came
he served in the Army, being
stationed at Camp Mcclellan,
Admission, Ala.
After the war he returned to
Washington, with $36 in his
pocket.
II was courting my wife
then" he reminisced. THE
next day I bought her a gold
watch for $50, and had $6 left"
With this amount he started
the climb to become one of the
areas most successful business
men.
II looked around for a few
days and then borrowed $500
from some friends to open a
grocery store at Sherman ave-
nue and Girard street NV"
Mr.. Kay explained.
During the l920s he gradual
ly expanded his interests to
the building industry. In 1884
with a tug at his heart, he sold
the store and devoted full time
to the construction business.
Success came steadily from
then on. With keen foresight
Mr.. Kay anticipated the tre-
mendouS potential of the Silver
Spring and Prince Georges
County areas. He bought land
there and started to build
modern homes and apartments.
Among them was Haywood
Gardens in Mount Rainier, con-
structed in 194l-43.
Still, his greatest success lies
not in the financial field, as
impressive as it is, but in the
area Of human relations.
MY concern is not with peo-
pie who are different but with
people who are indifferent" has
been his motto for many years.
q Certainly Mr.. Kay has never
been indifferent to those in
need. Since 1851, when he
suffered a heart attack and
retired after turning over the
business to his son Jack and
sOn-in-law Harold Greenberg.
Mr.. Kay's chief occupation has
been in community work,
across all faith and interde-
nominational lines.
Churches, YMCA's. and sec
tartan as well as non-sectarian
Evening star., 1961-10-14

enterprises have been recipients
of his generosity and interest.
That is one reason why so
many of other. faiths will be
among the 500 guests paying
tribute to a modest man Tues
day evening. Among them will
be Governor j. Millard TaweS
and former Governor Theodore
R. McKeldin of Maryland; DR..
Hurst Anderson, president OF
American University, and the
Most Rev. Philip M. Hannah,
Auxiliary Bishop of the Cath
olic Washington Archdiocese.
Principal speaker will be Sec
retary Of Labor Goldberg.
Israeli Ambassador Abraham
Harman will say a few words.
as will Rabbi Norman GerSten-
field of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation and Rabbi STAN
ley RabinowitZ of AdaS Israel
Congregation.
To Get Medal
Then, to climax the affair,
Label A. Katz Of New Orleans,
international president Of B'nai
Birth, will present Mr.. Kay
with the B'nai Birth Humani-
tartan Medal. His contributions
in money and time to the Or
ganiZation have been tremend-
dous. They are only exceeded
by his deep interest in Israel
and its welfare.
When the party at the May
flower. starting at 1880 pm, is
over and he returns with Mrs.
Kay to their pleasant home at
6407 Bradley boulevard. Beth
esda, Mr.. Kay will undoubtedly
remember many of the lauda-
tory things said.
They could all be wrapped up
in a remark an admirer recent
ly made about him.
Mr.. Kay exemplifies fully
the Jewish word 'TZadokah',
which means righteousness to
your fellow man"
Evening star., 1961-10-14
Guest Speakers Slated
In Area Church PuIpits

Guest speakers will appear tomorrow in a number of
churches and before other religious
many of which observing LaymanIs Day
Two high-ranking Philippine churchmen will speak in
separate churches here.
The Most Rev Isabelle de los Reyes ir. Supreme Bishop
Evening star., 1961-06-22
Troops Petrol
Berlin in Test

BERLIN, June % (APD.-
Nearly 5000 United States
soldiers streamed through the
streets of West Berlin this
morning in a test Of mobility.
Virtually the whole of the
American garrison of the Com
munist threatened city was
turned out at 5 am. for the
routine exercise.
Berliners on their way to
work early found defense posts
at their street corners, patrol
ling soldiers in full battle equip
ment and tanks laundering
past.
The troops were served break
fast in the field. Then they
packed up and returned to
barracks before the rush hour
filled the city's streets with
civilian traffic.
Evening star., 1961-06-22
Truck-Freight Crash
Spews Fire, Kills 4

BETTENDORF, Iowa, June
I22 (AP) -Four Illinois men,
including three trainmen and
the driver of a gasoline truck,
were left dead today in the
wake of a fiery crossing COL
lislon that buckled up 400 feet
of railroad track and Spewed
flames over a wide area.
Two diesels and six cars on a
55-car Burlington Road freight
train were destroyed in an ex-
ploSion that burned up more
than 5000 gallons of gasoline
and fuel oil. Property loss was
estimated at more than a half
million dollars.
Dead were A. E. Blackwell,
go, of Galesburg, ILL.,. engineer
on the train; william G. Lau-
der, about 42. of Galesburg, head
brakeman; Robert r. Jacobs,
38, Of GaleSburg. head fireman,
Evening star., 1961-06-22

force House action on a sep
arate bill to giving some Fed
eral assistance to parochial and
private schools.
He said only that mo one
can tell the ultimate outcome
of the House battle on any leg
islation for aid to schools this
year.
Mr.. Halleck discussed the
overall issue at the weekly news
conference he and Senate Re-
publican Leader Dirksen held
after the G. Q. P. leadership
policy meeting.
In speaking of the admin
istration's main bill for Fed
eral aid to public schools, Mr.,
Halleck made clear that the
Republicans recognize the
Governments obligation to help
in areas where school needs are
aggravated by unusual num-
berS of children from Govern
ment personnel who are not
subject to local taxes"
Noting that such impacted
Evening star., 1961-06-22

and Howard Wierenga, As, oi
Albany. H.. jobber-owner oi
the truck and operator of q
farm near Albany.
The bodies of Mr.. Lauder
Mr.. Jacobs and Mr.. Wierengs
we're burned beyond recogni-
ton.
Mr.. Blackwell, who had beer
found wandering about the
wreckage with his clothing
burned off, died in a Davenport
hospital shortly before mid
night and about five hours
after the accident.
Mr.. Wierenga's truck was 60
ing over a crossing on the out
skirts of Bettendorf when the
doubleheader train plowed in
to it about 7:35 pm.
Authorities had been unable
to determine what caused the
accident.
The train had left Clinton
about an hour before, west
bound for Galesburg with a
load Of syrup. corn oil, meal
and other products.
Mr.. Wierenga, who served
the Service Oil Co. at Clinton,
had loaded his truck with
gasoline at a Phillips Petroleum
Co. terminal here.
The conductor of the train,
J. F. Mcnamara of Galesburg
who was riding in the cabooSe
said the freight was going about
IS miles an hour. 1t was within
two blocks of Thirty-first street,
where it was to pick UP another
car.
The crossing had only a
cross-bar signal. Authorities
said the truck might have
stalled on the tracks or Mr..
Wierenga might not have seen
the train.
Evening star., 1961-06-22

quire a few more meetings, but
not beyond next week.
The section scheduled for
committee action tomorrow
would authorize 40-year inter-
est-bearing loans to private
non-profit elementary and
secondary schools. Such loans
would be available for facilities
for teaching science, mathe-
Evening star., 1961-06-22

matics and modern foreign
languages as well as physical
fitness programs.
The Senate Education Sub
committee meanwhile wrote
into its National Defense Edu-
cation Act extension bill a pro-
vision for loans to parochial
and other private schools for
clasSroomS.
The Senate provision calls
for 40-year loans of SIPS mil
lion annually in the next three
years to. build classrooms fol
specific uses in private schools
Earlier today House Repub-
lican Leader Halleck, without
specifically mentioning the
private and parochial schoo
controversy, reported that
/ people throughout the country
oppose the Kennedy admins
tration's bill for Federal aic
to education.
He described the main Demo
cratic measure as Fedora
intervention in public educa.
ton" He did not comment, how
ever, on the added complica-
tions resulting from efforts tt
Evening star., 1961-06-22
Temple Israel
To Install Officers

Officers and board members
Of the Temple Israel Synagogue,
420 East University boulevard,
Silver Spring, Md, will be in
stalled in services at $3.50 pm.
tomorrow in the synagogue.
Those to be installed include
Jacob Levin, president of the
synagogue; Mrs. Saul Sacks,
president of the Sisterhood, and
Martin Fox, president of the
mems club.
Evening star., 1961-06-22
Law Librarians
To Install

Miss Elizabeth Finley, librar-
ian at the law firm of Coving-
ton and Burling, will be
installed as president Of the
American Association of Law
Librarians at the groups an
nual meeting in Boston next
week.
Evening star., 1961-06-22

area legislation was handled
in separate bills in past years
but now was included in the bill
for aid to public schools, he
declared:
I'VE do not believe the fate
of this established program
should or will hinge on accept
ance of the omnibus bill. The
Democratic controlled Congress
will not dare let this program
die"
Evening star., 1961-06-22

oCIfUUIo.
"A. more controversial section
was to be considered at the
committees second closed ses-
sion tomorrow on the bill. Com
mittee Chairman Powell pre-
dicted this also would be ap-
proved. However, he modified
mis- earlier prediction that the
committee would finish work
on the entire bill tomorrow. He
estimated that this would re-
Evening star., 1961-06-22
House Unit Okoys Idea
Of Private School Aid

The House Education Labor Committee took long step
today toward approving bill for Federal loans help
profit private and parochal schools.
On voice vote apparently party lines the Democratic
controlled committee adopted proposed National
Defense Education Act with added provision declaring
principle of giving aid to such schools well to public
Arizona tribune., 1961-02-01
CROSSROADS -AFRDc/

( NUT OF THE TURMOIL and conflict that has seized
~ the African Continent in its surge for independence
has operation called "Cros sroads -Africa "
Born in 1858, Operation Crossroads Africa, >" is
American experiment of youth diplomacy which
quietly attempts bridge the gap of
and misconceptions of Africans and Americans.
1t this Continent, which sorely needs roads
and SchoohouseS DOCTORS and teachers, but of all
sincere friends help its people leap the ages,
that than 300 American college students applied in
1860 fill the 10 vacancies work in eight countries
These carefully selected students from 100 American
colleges and universities bypassed the huge metropolitan
ceners of African countries, spending of their
months working with Africans the villages and hamlets
of this sprawling Continent.
For seven weeks, divided into IA groups three in
Nigeria in Ghana, two in Senegal and each in
Cameroun, Togoland, Dahomey, LIBERIA Ivory Coast,
Sierra Leone and Guinea Africans and Americans
logued and built brares built schools and village
market stalls, hostel doctors residence and widened
and cleared roads.
Operation Crossroads-Africa" was conceived by
the Rev. DR.. James H. Robinson, Negro Presbyterian
minister of the Church of the Master New York City,
and founder of the Mornngside Heights Interraca Com
munity Center
dent work projects abroad, Crossroads-Africa looks
African students say IL have the very definite feel
ing that my with Africa (or America) is just be-
ginning"
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09
State Gasoline Tax
Collections Down
From January, 1860

A total of 81, 226, 760 in gas tax
collections was made during Jan,
uary, which is 9.8 per cent below
the sl,3O6,088 collected in Jan.
uary of 1860. The net revenue,
however, after refunds during
the month, was. considerably
higher than a year ago. A total
of S164, 568 was refunded this
year, compared to 1884,, 538 a
year ago, leaving total of ST..
O62, 1872 as net collections, or an
increase of 8.88 per cent over the
S975, $50 net collections of Jan.
uary, 1860.
According to the Highway De.
partment, based on figures from
the State Board of Equalization
the refunds this year have drop
ped to 13.41 per cent of the gross
collections, from a total of 28.27
being refunded during January
OF last year. Refunds are usually
the heaviest during the first
three months of the year.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09
Rev. Dryden Named
Chairman Of County
Red Cross Drive

Rev. Gerald c. Dryden has
been named Glacier County Red
Cross Fund chairman for 1861,
according to F. A. Leistiko, chap.
ter chairman. Mr.. Dryden has
had previous experience in Red
Cross work, having served as
chapter chairman in Arco, Idaho
At a recent meeting of the
board of directors of Glacier
Chapter, it was decided to return
to the month of March for the
annual fund drive. This decision
will eliminate the October fund
drive in 1861 and from now on
the Red Cross annual fund drive
will be during the month OF
March.
Mr.. Dryden is selecting key
personnel to help organize the
drive and will announce a start
ing date in the near future.
Names of volunteer workers are
not available at this time.
Volunteer workers will call al
your residence and places of
business to accept your contri,
buttons for 1861, however, any,
one wishing to make a contribu
ton by mail may send it to Mr.
Gerald c. Dryden, fund chairman
or Mrs. Martha Rieder, secretary
treasurer, Cut Bank, Montana.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09

Each speaker will talk on a
subject pertaining to the U. S.
constitution or its amendments,
and will include a period of ex-
temporaneous speaking, among
other qualifying requirements for
judging.
Five judges will determine rat
ings of speakers, instead of the
usual three used during district
contests.
Presently known judges will be
Bob Tabaracci and Harold Mel
son, both of Cut Bank. Pat Kelly,
Sunburst, chairman of the De
partment's oratorical contests,
will be on hand and will bring
a qualified judge. The two other
judges will probably be compris-
ed of Browning residents.
Cash prizes of SIS, SIS and SIC
will be awarded winners.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09
Legion Birthday Party
Set For March 10

The American Legion Auxiliary
held their regular meeting Mar.
8 at the home of Kay Harper.
Plans were made for the Legion
birthday party to be held March
10 starting with a potluck sup
per at $50 for Legion members
and their families, social hour
TO follow this from 8 to 8 after
which an open dance will be
held. Admission to be dollar
The American Legion Auxiliary
rattle on a bowling ball, bag and
shoes will be held March ID at
the Legion birthday party. Tic
kets are being sold by members
and the winner will receive a
certificate for. all three items.
Tickets are 81. "a. ~
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09
Cub Packs Get Four
New Den Mothers

Four Browning ladies respond
ed to a recent appeal for den
mothers to keep Cub Pack 100
from folding up, reports Frank
MacCormick, a Boy Scouter of
about 35 years experience.
They are Margaret Brown, Bar
bara Kipp. Dolores Miller and
Mrs. Charles Peterson.
MacCormick said the women
offered their assistance if the
project can be fitted into their
individual schedules, and that
probably two dens not to exceed
eight cubs each would be form
ed as a result of the women of
fering their help.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09

A meeting was called Monday
March 6 by 7. r. Cobell. presi
dent of the Chief Mountain Woo
Pool at Cut Bank.
Present were 7. r. Cobell. j
b. Schnee, secretary. Lloyd Der
say, vice-president, Richard Cas-
suit, director and County Exten
sion Agent John Toliver.
Archie st. Goddard, director
was absent.
II was decided the wool pool
would be advertised for sale,
sealed bids to be opened at
pm, April Is in the courthouse
in Cut Bank.
Anyone wishing to sell with
this pool, please sign up before
April /.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09

Purpose OF the hearings VIII
be to permit tax paying property
owners TO discuss with official
representatives of the J. NJ. Glenn
inshaw Company the status of
the resppraisaI and reclassifica-
ton of city and country proper
ties.
This Reconsideration and reap.
praisal program will probably re-
fleet future tax levies and assess
ments. The program is based on
legislation passed at the 1855 and
1857 sessions of the legislature
making il mandatory for the
State Board of Equalization and
county commissioners to have
the program in operation no
later than July I, 1862.
The county commissioners in
dictate that the program will not
be actuated until all phases OF
the plan are completed and
equitably arrived at Therefore,
IL is important that all property
owners make a special effort TO
familiarize themselves with their
personal civilizations as well as
the overall county plan.
The land Reconsideration and
evaluation office is sending no
tees TO all Glacier county prop,
erty owners who are urged to
study these carefully before at
tending the hearings. Hours OF
the hearings will be from 8 to
u and 1 to 5 each day.
Freeman Storms will be here
for the ]. NJ. Cleminshaw Com.
pany of Des Moines, Iowa to con
duct the hearings. with at least
one county commissioner in at.
tendance at all times. Jim Gerard
will represent the Glacier Coun.
~ Reconsideration office at the
hearings.
No assessments have been msd7
as vet on the new values and will
not be until such time as every
one can be brought into the pro
gram at one time.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09
Indian Improvement
Elects John Harper
To Head Group

Blackfeet tribal members cleo
ted to serve on the executive
board of a newly formed organi-
cation known as the Blackfeet
Indian Improvement Association
met last night at Todd's Cafe and
elected John Harper, Browning
businessman, from among them
to serve as president of the
board.
Other officers chosen were: Vic
Connolly II, vice-president; Mrs.
Henry Crawford and Mrs. Char
les Connolly, secretaries, and
John Tatsey, sergeant at arms.
Board members from six dis
tricts of the reservation were
officially released as follows:
Starr School: Peter Red Horn,
Mrs. Allen WhitegrasS; Heart
Butte: Henry Crawford, John Tat,
sey; Babb: Denzel Smith. John
Walters, and Browning: John
Harper, Vic Connolly II.
During the meeting, board
members chose an advisory board
among whom are Henry Morning
Gun, Cora Irgens, Peter Redhorn
Joe Carlson. Norman Peterson
and Roy Doore.
A number of meetings are
scheduled in the various districts
of the reservation to consider
proposed changes in the tribal
constitution, said Harper.
He said the first meeting is
scheduled at Babb, tomorrow
March 10, at the school house.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09

Frank Juneau, Browning's Vice
Commander of the Department
of Montana American Legion,
who, along with Browning Supt.
of Public Schools, Phil Ward Jr.,
is responsible for making local
arrangements, says the winner
of the Browning contest will be
eligible for the state finals.
Should the winner take first
place in the finals, then he would
be qualified to enter a regional
contest, in competition with
speakers from several western
states, to be held later in Helena.
Browning is fortunate to host
the contest, and the public is
cordially invited to attend the
event to encourage the art of
public speaking among the youth
of the area.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09
Bill Pease President
Of New City Band

In a hasty election Of officers
after the final game of the ALI
Indian basketball tournament,
Bill Pease was elected president.
Marsha Rivera, vice-president,
and Betty King secretary of the
newly formed Browning city
band. Richard Hazelton is the
director.
The first rehearsal is set for
Sunday, March IL at 2 pm. in
the high school. All interested
people please attend.
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09
Browning Wins North American
Indian Basketball mpionship

Montana Backfee Braves and Peck Warriors and Wash
ingtons LaCOnner Athletics that order proved themselves the
the independent Indian nation the conclusion
of the Browning Lions Club second annual North American All
Indian basketball during that
action between outstanding certified andan the
Northwest.
The Browning aggregation combining finee with height
again the championship this this time winning the
Warriors champions
the Sioux Nations Fort Yates, North Dakota
The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1961-03-09
SoroPfimist Club
Wants Library Books

Browning residents having
books suitable for the local school
Libraries and wishing to donate
them for the use of our students
are asked to leave them at the
Blackfeet Trading Post or call
any member of the Soroptimist
Club for pickup. Your contribu-
tons to this cause will be greatly
appreciated by the local club and
the pupils of the local school
system.