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asked of her attitude concerning
claire's activity as a Freedom
Rider"
Young Miss o'Connor win also
bring to the Council and guests
news of the latest "direct action"
project of which the Minnesota
Freedom Riders are participating
1.-The Monroe, N. C. picketing for
rights.
Public Invited
The Freedom Rider" discussion
win start at Q o'clock after an
abbreviated business Of the Coun-
ell. Matthew Little, President Of
the Council, announced that the
program would be open to the
general public and urged everyone
interested in this timely subject Of
Indignation in the south to be pres
ent at the Phyllis wheatley audi
forum at 0 pm. Monday, July II.
6 Host Of the council's Meeting
and program WIN be the Royal
Twenty Club, Of which obie Kip
per is president.
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Welcome Twins Az
RoudbuddY's Sunday
Affer DoV'S Come

Chester w. oden, proprietor OF
Roadbuddy's Cafe, 799 University
Av, St., Paul has announced the
cafe win have a welcome Twins
Open House Sunday evening, Sept.
3, following the game.
Eighteen members Of the team
have accepted Mr.. oden's invita-
ton. The public is invited to at
tend the affair and meet the Mn
nesota Twins players.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-01
ST. Paul Woman Reports

bueVr from tISF froauS
Mrs. Jane Bowman, All Iglehart,
reported to st. Paul police that
someone had entered her home the
evening Of August IS, and she is
missing several articles.
Mrs. Bowman told Detective
Lloyd Bull that someone had en-
tered the home and took a watch,
diamond ring, polaroid camera,
clothing and some food. There
were no signs of forced entry so
the complainant suspects a friend
whom police are now checking.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-01

The social happenings Of the
Twin Cities are faithfully recorded
by Jessie shepard. Social and Per
sOnals editor, whose eOverage Of
this phase Of community hfe n
admittedly the best 10 b had.
Jessie shepard b ~ close - your
telephone.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-01
George Daniels
The UnhOIY War In

BY GEORGE DANIELS

New York - For nearly six
months Africans and Portuguese
In Angola have been locked in a
bitter war. The situation is so crit
teal that It threatens to explode
into a war in which one side or
the other win be exterminated.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-01

There seems "a
be no room for
negotiation
There Is moth
ing virtuouH
about violence,
and Africans
themselves are
among the first
to admit that
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-01

666.98. With the balance Of 81 ,526.
16 brought forward from the prev
ious year, the net cash balanc,
was S2s, 093.14.
Judge jackson reported receipts
of $170, 345.11 and disbursement
of $143.093.14.
At the 1860 convention the
treasurer's report showed a bal
ance brought forward Of $2,416.40,
receipts Of $165, 279.2s and dis
bursements of $165, OFT. 80, leaving
a deficit of $2,214.72.
Cash receipts for the year ended
July 81 were:
General fund, $S5, 227.59; De-
partment Of Education, $9,990.76;
Official Organ (The EIks News)
Fund, $15,999.64; Civil Liberties
Department, S9,712.12; Junior
Ell1s, $665.09; Shrine Department,
$45, 309.40; Health Department,
$1,331.39; Economics Department,
81, 106.4S; Veterans Department,
$355.s4; Ell1s History, $25.7e; Ant
Tered Guard, $177.05; Athletics De-
partment, $35; Past Grand Elk
allied Rulers Council, S4Os; total,
$17O,345.11.
Disbursements were: General
Fund, $9s, 629.35; Civil Liberties
Department, $5,177.S5; Junior
EIlks, $s2s.s7; Department Of Ed
ucation, $21, 404.24; Official Organ
Fund, $6.s40.O6; Shrine Depart
ment, 11,917.27; Health Depart
ment, S160.es; Social Security pay
able, $2,159.01; Withholding tar
payable, $4.eO5.01; total disburse-
ments, of 151, 22.23.
Against the total disbursements
are two credit items Social
Security. taxes withheld. s1,s4sss7
and Federal income Withholding
tax, $4,eo5, making a total Of
$6,764 and the net disbursements
$14S,77s.1S.
The 100000 bonds purchased
by the grand lodge during the ad-
ministration Of Mr.. Wilson mat
ured in 1867. Judge Jackson re-
ported that these bonds had beer
converted into new Government
bonds.
Judge jackson said the new
bonds cost the order $9S,440. The
difference between that amount
and their total face value Of $107,-
Continued ON Page ~
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Convention fold.
Convention TOlds
EIks Grand Lodge
Treasury In Black
First Time Since so
By LOUIS LAUTIER

New YorkFor the first time since the death 1852 OF
Finley Wilson, who grand exalted ruler the Eks grand
lodge wound the grand lodge ended July 81 in the black
meet in 1868 in Boston.
Yhe report of Common Pleas Judge Perry jackson Of
Cleveland shows that receipts expenditures by $685.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-01

Tho most important national
news events are chFOnlcIed IN this
newspaper weekly through the en-
elusive services Of the Associated
Negro Press and Continental Feat
urea.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-01

Maybe the reason we've got 30
much mediocre Tv Is because there
are SO many Of US mediocre ones
sitting in the living room watching
it," - Richard Mayer, Jr, North
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-01

tional training programs and '
and do oppose it." Meany declared
in testimony before a House Labor
subcommittee, I'VE want 1t end.
ed"
He expressed the hope that an
apprenticeship bill sponsored by
Chairman Adam Clayton Powell
(D-N. " Of the House Education
q Labor Committee would be 'only
a first step" in a Legislative attack
on discrimination The bill would
direct the Labor Dept to encour-
age opportunities for minority
groups in apprentice training and
bar federal certification Of pro.
grams which discriminate on the
basis Of race, creed or color.
The subcommittee, headed by
Rep. James Roosevelt (D-Calif.
also heard:
. Pres. c. ]. Haggerty Of the
AFL-CIo Building q Construction
Trades Dept, who declared en-
phatically: I'VE support the object
of the bill and we support the
bill"
. A. Philip Randolph, president
Of the Sleeping Car Porters, who
charged in a statement that trade
union action to end discrimination
in apprentice training has been
"slow, spotty, fragmentary and
woefully inadequate" said he
was pleased. to note" Meany's
support Of the Powell bill.
o Labor Dept witnesses, who
said the department is In sym.
pathy with the objective Of the bill
but doubted that it would be
helpful"
Neany stressed that ''the first
element In ending discrimina-
ton In 10 provide full employ
ment.
Tf there aren't enough job
opportunities for the population
rs n whole, there obviously won't
be enough for Negroes and other
minority grOups-either a. APP
prentices or anywhere else"
Meany pointed out.
Next, he said, SIS the need for q
national Fair Employment Prac-
tees Act, with full powers of en-
forcement."
I'VE take the position that Il
we're going to tackle this evil OF
job discrimination, as we should,
we ought to do a thorough job Of
it," he added.
Meany said broad fair employ
ment legislation has and win con-
tinue to have the full and ener-
getic support OF the AFL-CIO."
But II your committee prefers
to concentrate at this time on
the more limited field of appren-
ticeship, we win also support you
on that" he said.
Tracing labor's progress In elm
mating racial barriers In employ
ment, Meany emphasized that "the
initiative in breaking down these
barriers has been, In every case.
exercised by the union"
al do not know Of q single
case I'm which the employer has
wanted to provide equal oppor-
tunliy against the opposition Of
the union" he sadi. "On tho
other hand, we have q number
Of heartening examples Of vigOr-
ous union action 10 wipe out
discrimination In this field"
Meany cited positive anti-dis-
elimination steps which have been
taken by a number Of state fed
erations, building trades councils
and international unions, but made
clear his belief that progress has
been much too slow and much too
limited in scope"
Pointing to the voluntary struc-
ture of the trade union movement,
he said:
Local unions do resist and
even reject policies laid
down by the parent organization.
II the action Of the local union
arises from the determined convic-
ton Of its membership, 1t Is not
easy for a democratic organiza-
49,, Hlra q kroda Nnf0Fa IN YsaUaY5ao
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BiggeSt show Of season-Ann-
neaoaa state Falrl
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More vigorous hoAe urged
Because Of these limitations,
Meany said. and because Of the
employers lack Of interest IN elm
mating job bias. the AFL-cIo
has consistently urged the federal
government and the state govern
(Continnod from Pare ~
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
NO CREDIT NEEDED AT
SARv ARK

mo CREDIT NEEDED"
ass Are you new in Phoenix?
COME IN & SEE Us
= et 'a a
Have you ever been bankrupt?
COME IN & SEE US
Have you had repossession?
r. COME IN & SEE US
Iiave others turned you down?
COME IN s. SEE US
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28

/ assistance tag and the stigma
it traditionally has borne-that il
is a crime to be poor
Establishment of community
work projects, rather than reliance
on the practieesQ prQKidi din2 the
needy too little too late, VIII en-
able the breadWinner and his fami-
ly to regain self-respect and dig
nifty as wage-earning members of
their community he said.
"It will put back into focus the
family as a unit, rather than divide
it by providing the mother alone
with direct aid to dependent chill
dren and thereby encourage in
stead of deter the father to desert
OF otherwise neglect them. 1t would
appear that the new approach
would lessen the likelihood of
families and individuals-partic-
cularly those shifting massively
in recent years from rural sect
ors to metropolitan areas-lapSing
into chronic dependency. 1t is de-
signed as a preventative rather
than a palliative for many aspects
of the problem.
Mr.. Steeger pointed to a recent
study made ip Washington, D. c.,
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
Important Step Taken To Solve Growing Problem

by a subcommittee, headed by
Sterling Tucker, executive direct
or of the Washington Urban League
-functioning as part of citizens
committee set up by District Com
missioner John M. Duncan|t o
lesey& Mel6aes eeaditiOns~in~the
nations Capital. The report of the
subcommittee showed that recent
cuts in public assistance grants
have forced some families in that
area to live on as little as SO cents
a day.
AS part of the cautioning note
with which the null. greeted the
Ribicoff action Mr.. Steeger warn
ed that in restraining of persons
dislodged by automation and 9TH
er economic trends from previous
Jobs. "die care and common
sense be basic rule in rehabill-
tation toward new employment op-
portunities" to make sure that "a
violinist is not selected for re-
training as a. street sweeper
The National Urban League is
an interracial community service
agency, founded in 1910 to; secure
equal. opportunity for Negroes in
employment, housing, education,
health and welfare. Z. ~
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28

New. York - Changes in the
Federal public welfare program
( put forth by Secretary Abraham
la. Ribicoff were commended by
1.-THE National Urban League as IAN
important first step" toward re-
solution of a complex and growing
problem, but with note of caution
against viewing them as genera
llMed panacea for social ills.
Henry Steeger. Null president,
termed the 1O-point Ribicoff order
"a heartening stride toward rec
Iognition of the fact that persons
needing assistance are primarily
victims of sociological and econo-
mic forces, rather than examples
/ of flawed morals and social ire
sponsibility."
He cautioned, however, that if
| the welfare changes spelled out
by Secretary Ribicoff are to func-
Ition effectively, ''the community
work programs must be consistent
with the skills and capacities of
1.-THE individuals they are designed
| to help" and must be administered
and supervised to assure that "thos
hit hardest by chronological change
the Negro citizen who is at the
bottom rung of the economic lad
der = will receive just share in
the benefits provided
The League president pointed
out that most of the 10 points or
dered by the U. S. Secretary of
Health, Education and Welfare
closely parallel the community
service programs pursued by re-
lsponsible social work agencies, in
cluding the Urban League, parti-
cularly with regard to strengthen
| ing family life as the basic unit
| of our entire social structure.
Mr.. Steeger said the Null stands
ready to extend its resources and
experience to the fullest toward
helping expite the governments
important advance toward So
luton of one of our gravest ma
tional problems
He cited five major problems
most urgently in need of solution.
They are: Care for working moth
ers; elimination of 'freelOading' >
through constructive action rather
than resort to punitive measures;
rehabilitation through realistic
training and re-training program
for public assistance recipients;
incentives to induce those on re-
lief to seek rehabilitation, and job
opportunities in which those re-
trained can make effective use OF
these new skillS.
In his opinion, Mrs. Steeger de-
clared, the new HEW provisions
will tend to erase the public
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
MusIims Set For
Abyssian Baptist;
Powell Is Host

Harlem, N. Y. = The subject
(Which Way The Negro?" will be
discussed by several of Harlem s
leading civic officials at a weekly
series of forums to be held at the
Abyssinian Baptist Church, 1872 W.
18Th Street, beginning Sunday Jan.
uary 9TH, its famous pastor, Con
gresham Adam Clayton Powell
Jr. announced this week.
DIR. Powell said the church's reg
ular Sunday night services would
be dropped to make way for the
weekly series of forums to begir
at Z pm, and to last for one hour
each Sunday night, with twenty
minutes for the speaker and {
half-hour discussion period.
Malcolm X leads off.
Malcolm x, minister of the fast
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
GIANT TELESCOPE WILL
BRING PLANETS CLOSER

GREAT THINGS - such as
determining the size of the
univerSe-are expected of the
giant Navy radio telescope
under construction at Sugar
Grove w. Va. When completed.
the telescope will be the biggest
in the world and the largest
movable structure man has
ever built for installation on
land. It's steerable bowl-shaped
antenna is 600 feet in diameter
and weighs 80 900 tons, about
equivalent to two heavy cruls-
ers., When it is finished IN 1864,
the instrument will be able
to give accurate data about
the surface temperature of the
planets and may even answer
the question of whether the
universe had a definabfe be-
ginning in time. !. .CONCEP-
.CION, CHILE, has been sew
erly damaged by earthquakes
ins157O, 1880, 1751, 1885, 1899 and
1860.
COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY is
Just 100 years old. but this
hobby on which U. s.. anna
teurs spend a third of a bill
lion dollars each year is a
horse Of a different color from
what it was in pioneer days.
In 1891, for example, one
George .Lippn1an displayed
color photographs that were
quite. good. But Lippmann's
laborious method remained on
ly a curiosity, since EXPOSURE
tine-up to 10 million times
as long as required today
would strain the patience of
the most willing subject.
"A. BLOW to women drivers Is
a National Safety Council state
ment that they have higher
accident rates than men when
statistics are related to the
number of miles driven by
each sex.
INGENIOUS METHOD is
used to handle bags of color
pigments at Holland Color and
Chemical Co. A dozen bags
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
|iS;; tii5 55faE5Ss8zN8gl''| / !
r. - - - 1ssu1tz4 sa1fs4 q

are metal-strapped together
between corrugated cardboardS
On the bottom sheet are nine
Stubby feet" short lengths
of corrugated tubing leaving
spaces for the insertion OF the
fork of a lift truck. They're
easily stacked and handled by
machine and no bags touch
floor or ground. SCRAPS
OF wrapping or wall paper
were used by Orville and Will
bur Wright to make notes on
each step that led up to their
history making flight at Kitty
Hawk. N. c., Dec. II, 1908.
The papers are preserved, in
the. Wright Collection in Phila-
delphia's FranklinInstitute.
WEATHER RADAR unit just
developed for small aircraft
weighs only 40 pounds and has
a range of 80 miles. T h e
system will enable many small
planes to use radar for the
first time. :. YOU'VE HEARD
how modern science helps
soNe the housewives prob
lens. We'll, the shoe was on
the other foot after a group
of nuclear scientists were
sturnped, in their efforts to
find a supply of small, water
tight, containers to store ura-
mum. A 7housewife-employee
came up with a deft solution:
Use pressure cookers, she said.
And she was right.
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28

growing Harlem Mosque No!f7
and National Representative for
Muslin Spiritual Leader Elijah
Muhammad, is scheduled to adj
dress the jan. 9TH forum.
Others who have agreed to par
ticipate in the forum series are:
James Farmer, national director
of CORE; Percy Sutton, NAACP
branch president; Edward S. Lew.
is, of the Urban League Of Great
er New York j. Raymond Jones,
Democratic leader; A. Phillip Ran
dolph, of the Negro American La
Dor Council; Benjamin Davis, Sec
retary of the Communist Party;
former Judge Samuel r. Pierce;
and Arthur Reed, James Lawson
and Carlos Cook, leaders of Har-
lem's Black Nationalist Move
ments.
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
Stores Picketed In Ill.

Joliet, Ill. = Announcement that
the NAACP's @62 units, across the
state of Illinois have started pick
citing retail stores denying Negroes
jobs, was made by DR.. L. H. Hol-
man. !:
DR.. Holman, president of the
Associations Illinois state orga-
nization, said that this is the third
step in a four-step plan of action
adopted last September.
The picketing started December
18. r5.sa 3e,, r
NAACP members have also been
instructed to turn over evidence
''in the form of affidavits' to the
state Fair Employment Practices
Commission.
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28

Put on therefore. a heart
OF, compassion.-(Col. 3:12).
If we feel that it is hard
for us to forget and forgive,
let us remember that God is
with us and that His Spirit
works through US. God in us
is the healer of every hurt.
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
Happy New Year Folks

11dppy lNCW ACoA VAho
Let's start the New Year off
right. Make a resolution "I'n
spend all of my MAD money"
at that friendly "Reddy'S Corn
er" whether it be that good
drinking whisky, unusual anti
ques, your favOrite beer or
soda pop, Reddy's Corner Is
sure to have it, plus a good
selection Of drug and grocery
items. ,'
Our resolution: 1--WE at Red
dy's Corner will serve all
our customers to the best of
our ability from 6 am. til =
am. every day." ~
AS Always
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
DEMOCRATS PROMISE
EQUAL EXCESS

Washington = Roy wilkins,
speaking for the Leadership Con-
ference on Civil Rights, called on
the 87th Congress ito make a de-
termined effort" to enact promised
legislation.
Mr.. Wilkins. who is also NAACP
executive secretary, referred to the
Democratic party's platform dur
ing the 1860 presidential election
campaign.
Democratic leaders promised
"equal access" to all Americans
in Community life, including vot-
ing booths, schoolrooms, jobs, houS-
ing and public facilities
1--WE call upon President Ken
nedy to recommend and support
this legislation" Mr.. Wilkins said.
The Leadership Conference on
Civil Rights is an organization
representing SO national, religious,
labor, civic and minority group
organizations
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
NAACP MARKS
MOORE'S DEATH

Minis. Fla. The NAACP's
Florida organization held memori-
al services honoring the late Mr..
and Mrs. Harry T. Moore, as
Sassinated NAACP leaders.
1t was slated for Wednesday
noon, Dec. 9th.
The solemn ceremony will be
held at the late couples grave
side where a special monument
will be dedicated, Rev. A. Leon
Lowry, Florida NAACP president,
said.
Segregationists, who were never
arrested, bombed the Moore's
home on Christmas night in 1851
as the weary couple lay in I'M
guarded sleep.
Mr.. Moore was state coordinator
of NAACP activities at the time
of his death. His wife was a school
teacher.
He pushed for the investigation
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
Dinner Tribute To wilkins
Addressed By Weaver

New York = Robert C. Weaver,
administrator of the Housing and
Home Finance Agency. will join
Harry Golden, Arthur B. Spingarn,
Judge Thurgood Marshall, Mrs.
Daisy Lampkin and others in pay
ing tribute to Roy Wilkins at a
dinner on New Years Day in
tribute to the NAACP leaders
80 years of service in the Fight
for Freedom.
Mr.. Weaver is a former chair
man of the NAACP Board of Di-
rectorS.
The dinner, which will be held
at the Hotel Roosevelt, is sponsor
ed by a Board committee headed
by Mrs. Jessie Vann of Pittsburgh.
Advance reservations have been
most encouraging, Mrs. Vann re-
ports. Many NAACP state and To-
cal officers and national Board
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
Business Firms Name Robinson As Director

year is Floyd Patterson. heavy
weight champion.
He was responsible for selling
300 NAACP life memberships at
$5OO.OO each, during a cross-coun-
try tour in 1857. Not content, Mr..
Robinson became c0-chairman of
the NAACP's life membership cam
paign in 1858.
He has served in this capacity
ever since. along with Kivie Kap-
Ian, Boston industrialist and DR..
Benjamin E. Mays, president Of
Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga.
Both Mr.. Robinson and his wife,
Rachel, are NAACP life members.
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28

New York - Jackie Robinson,
member of the NAACP's Board
of Directors since 1858, was elect
ed director of the sChock Full
O'Nuts Corporation.
Mr.. Robinson has served as vice
president in charge of personnel
for the past five years in the
firm which operates 81 restaurants
and markets coffee in II states.
He served as chairman and CO.
chairman of the Associations ma
jor fund raising effort, the Fight
for Freedom Fund, in 1857 and
1959-61. Co-chairman with him this
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28

from across the country
have indicated that they will at
tend.
On January 2, the Association will
hold its 53rd annual meeting at
the Wendell Wilkie Memorial Build
ing, 20 West 4Oth Street. New York
City. Mr.. Wilkins and other staff
will report to the mem
bership on the activities of the
during 1861.
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28
SCEE Says New Orleans
Violated Constitution

New Orleans, La. = The action
of city officials in New Orleans
in cancelling the use of the city
auditorium by the Rev. Martin
Luther King, Jr., was called a
fragrant and outrageous violation
of the Constitution" by the South
ern Conference Educational Fund
In telegram to the Rev. Avery
C. Alexander, president of the Con-
sumers League Of Greater New
Orleans, sponsors of the rally at
which King was to be the main
speaker, SCEF pledged tG Sup
port your efforts in the courts and
otherwise to establish the right of
all citizens to free access to all
tax supported public facilities.
Arizona sun., 1961-12-28

into mistreatment of Negroes in
the Groveland rape case and was
a tireless worker in the area of
Negro voter registration.