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Iii School Student
Wins Washington Post
KINGS Art Contest

Washington (ANP) - Beverly
Nelson, 17-year-old Western High
School senior won a blue ribbon
and a 500 savings bond as one
of the six winners in The Washing
ton Post Christmas Art Project.
Beverly, has lived in the District
all her life and has been painting
and drawing for nearly as long.
II learned everything I know
about art in school," she said. II
sure have had some wonderful
teachers"
Her winning work, done on glass
in oil followed by water colors, is
something I've played around
with for a long time.
Beverly, who has five brothers
and four sisters, hopes to study art
in San Francisco after her gradua-
ton from Western, where she Is an
average student, except in art"
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was asked. what do you think of
sending Christmas cards to
friends?" Quietly she replied, IAN
Of my life I have enjoyed select
ing cards for my friends, signing
my name, addressing them and
mailing them. I thought they en-
joyed receiving them but now I am
beginning to wonder! I have lis
tened to some Of you saying you
have seen some Of our friends re-
ceive cards, glance at the name,
toss them in the waist basket and
you have heard them say, II am
crossing them off my list. You
have said that they criticize the
cost Of the card, whether 1t is
cheap or expensive and that when
they receive a cheap card they
send cheap one in return and If
they receive an expensive one they
send an expensive one in return,
the next year. I never dreamed
such thoughts! I think win send
check to my church this year in
the amount my cards would cost.
I would hate to think anyone sent
me a card because they felt they
HAD to because had sent them
one and I wouldn't like to think of
having my card thrown In the
waste basket without a second
look. You also say, the merchants
have so commercialized Christmas
cards until the real thought of
spreading good wishes is lost. do
believe, after hearing both sides
of the Christmas card idea that
I will give my check to my church y
diane did give a check for $50.
to her church to be put on the
Mortgage Fund Of the church of
her choice.)
Quite rev OF the members felt
quite sad to think they had dis
illusioned one of their members but
after Diane expressed her idea sew
eral of the others said they were
going to give their Christmas card
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went closer and learned they
were discussing whether or not to
continue sending Christmas cards.
Here are some of the things
heard and some of the answers
to some questions asked
Ailean G. was saying, "As long
as am able to buy Christmas
cards and write them I am going
to mail them! 1t Is the only con-
tact I have with a great many of
my friends. 1 do not see them from
year to year except at picnics or
some other large affair but I do
enjoy so much looking forward to
receiving a card from them at
Christmas. like the Christmas
card spirit!
Pauline A. cut in to say, that
Is just the reason I am going to
mail my check to the NAACP in
the amount Of what I would pay
for cards and stamps, this year I
have just been listening to people
who have said, what are they still
sending Christmas cards to me for,
I never see them or talk to them,
yet I have to send a card to them
because I know I will receive one
from them! have also heard that
some people receive a beautiful
card from friends and they wonder
how so and so can afford to send
such beautiful cards. If another
sends cards she feels they can af-
ford, these same people will Won
der where on earth so and so
found such CHEAP cards. This is
not the right thought at all. Ac-
cept the beautiful card or the
cheaper one and be happy, for the
one who sent it, was thinking of
you and wanted you to know it in
the way she felt. How was she to
know you looked at the cost of her
card
No one had noticed how quiet
Diane D. had been while this dis
cussion was going on. Then she
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-13
Fred Wuring And
PennsYIVdini0ns Az
Builders Show

Fred Waring and the Pennsyl-
vanians will open a ten-day en-
gagement here the evening of
March 10 at the twenty-seventh
annual Builders Show in the Min
neapolis Auditorium, it was an
nounced today (Jan. A.. From
March II through 10 they will
play two concerts daily.
The announcement was made by
H. H. Cory, general manager of
the show, after a survey taken
among those who participated In
last years show.
The Waring group was the
choice of more than 10 percent of
those polled, according to Cory.
The ballot, distributed at last
years show, contained the name
Of every available top-flight mu-
steal organization in America.
His show, billed as Fred War
ings Stereo Festival, carries its
own public address equipment
which permits the main segments
Of on-stage sound to be carried
through up to eight separate cleo
tronic channels where it can be
mixed and modulated to match the
size of the hall or any special
problems in acoustics that might
arise.
This permits the voice of a
single speaker, or the music Of
the entire orchestra and its choral
group to be carried to each listen
er individually, with the greatest
possible naturalness of tone.
Waring and his Pennsylvanians
have been one of Americas most
consistently popular musical
groups. During 43 years Of playing
for the public, his musical organ
iZation has sold more than 100,-
900, 900 records.
He has become popular in every
medium used by musicians since
he organized his first combo -
stage, vaudeville, radio, TV, mo-
ton pictures or restaurant.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-13
Arkansas Klansman Loses
PIed For New Trial
On Rod Check chnn

Montgomery (ANP) - Arkan-
sas Khan organizer Dale Birdsell
last week lost out in a bid for a
new triel on bad check charges.
James Carter, who presided over
Birdselrs trial last month, denied
BirdselPs motion and told him:
81 think you got as fair a trial
as you could get"
He also observed that he had
given Birdsen exceptional latitude
in presenting his own case, since
he was not represented by an at
torney.
Birdsen had pleaded insanity in
his trial, testifying that an cir
resistible impulse" led him to leave
Montgomery after giving bad
checks to local merchants. He told
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THIS NJ THAT
By Hazel Underwood

Keep us, Oh God, from pettiness;
Let us be large in thought, in word, in deed.
Let us be done with fault-finding
And leave off self-seeldng
May we put away all pretense
And meet each other face to face
With out self-pity and without prejudice.
May we never be hasty in Judgment
And always generous.
Let us take time for all things;
Make US to grow calm, serene, gentle.
Teach us to put into action our better impulses
Straightforward and unafraid
Grant that we may realize it is
The little things that Great differences
That in the big things Of life we are at one
And may we strive to touch and to know
The great, common human heart Of us ALL
And oh Lord God, let US forget not
To be kind!
Mary Stewart
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money to the NAACP, their
churches, buy dolls for children
they knew would not otherwise
have them, Several said they were
going to send that money home to
their parents.
Some Of them said they were
going to continue sending Christ
mas cards because they enjoyed
sending and receiving them. They
said it was up to the individual.
1t is alright to discontinue the
habit or continue it.
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of a long history of mental and
emotional troubles.
Birdsen also was turned down in
a move to have his $4,000 bond
reduced.
He is remaining in county Jail
while his case is being appealed,
and has yet to begin serving time
| in the penitentiary.
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Nixon Backs Board"
Proposals To Curb
Barriers & Bias

Washington CAMP - Broad
new proposals to end job and hous-
ing discrimination where federal
funds are involved were endorsed
last week by Vice President Rich
ard M. Nixon.
The Nixon-backed draft propos-
ais have been circulated for review
among the members Of the Presi-
dents committee on Government
Contracts, before being included
in the groups report to the White
House early next month, commit
tee officials said.
Nixon has headed the 15-mem-
Der anti-bias committee since it
was established by President Els
enhower in 1858.
Committee officials said the
principal proposals offered by the
vice president would do the fol-
lowing:
1. Bar discriminatory practices
by contractors who perform work
for state and local governments If
that work is supported by federal
grantS-in-aid.
2. Extend the principle of nom
discrimination to the occupants of
any housing that involves federal
funds or credits.
8. Provide for anti-bias rules in
federal grant-in-aid programs that
contribute to job training recruit
ment and referral services.
4. Set up a permanent commit
tee to promote equal job oppor-
tunity for workers on any federal
contracts.
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Our Post This Week


January /, 1S62-The African
slave trade was officially closed
in the US.
January l, 1s63-The Emanci-
patton Proclamation freeing the
slaves was issued in 1858 by
President Abraham Lincoln.
January 1, 1s04-Haiti received
her independence from France.
January 2, 1822-Monrovia, the
capital Of Liberia, West Africa,
was founded.
January 2, 1647-Nathaniel Ba-
com, Virginia planter, colonial pol
itician and soldier, was born in
England.
January 3, 1S34-Alonzo ]. Ran
sier, Negro Congressman from
South Carolina, was born.
January 8, 1898 Lucretia
Mott, famous aboltionist, was
born. She died in 1880.
January 4, 1895 - Floyd Pat
terson, heavyweight boxing champ
ion, was born. He is the first
heavyweight to regain the title.
January 4, 1889 - Benjamin
Lundy, abolitionist and colonial
ZIONIST, was born.
January 5, 1913 - DR.. George
Washington Carver, famous scien-
fist, died at Tuskegee Institute,
Ala. January 5, has been estab-
Ished as Carver Day by act Of
Congress. The agricultural chem
list and educator was born in 1864.
January Z, 1889 - First nation
al election in the United States
was held.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-13
. AND NOBODY WAS HURTw

West Memphis, Ark CAMP -
An automobile speeding no miles
an hour hit a sloping railroad
crossing last week with these re-
suits:
1t turned three complete somer-
saults, landed on its wheels, hit
tree, skidded back on the pavement
and came to rest, still upright, a
block and a half away.
And none Of the six teen
ayers aboard suffered a scratch.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-13
TO WE'D

York (ANP)It will be wedding bells sometime
Ahea Gibson the
sidewalks Yors Harlem to twice the Wimbledon us
singles tennis championships She expects to become the bride
William Darben Montcar Jersey while
she participating tennis tournament South
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-01-13
THE CHRISTMAS CARDS

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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-06-30

Of citizen Of Washington, or New
York or Minneapolis.
Secretary OF Stats RuSl Concerned
Rowan pointed out that high
us. officials including Secretary
OF State Rusk are concerned with
racial segregation in travel stat
ing; Last May 20. referring to
this problem Of segregation in
travel, Secretary Of State Dean
RuslS wrote Attorney-General Rob-
ert Kennedy: THE efforts Of the
United States Government in I'M
ternational affairs to build the
kind Of world we want to live In
with peace, prosperity and justice
for all--cannot be divorced from
our ability to achieve those same
purposes for all the people Of our
own country, The principles Of rae
ial equality and non-discrimination
are imperatives Of the American
society with its many racial
strains. In the degree to which we
ourselves practice those principles
our voice win carry conviction in
seeking national goals in the con-
duct of our foreign relations Fail
(COntipued on Page ~
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Andersen Appoints
NeWmon To Gov.
RIGHTS Commission

II was announced last week that
Governor Elmer L. Anderson had
appointed Cecil Newman, Twin
City newspaper publisher to the
Governors Human Rights Com
mission for a term expiring Dec,
81, 1852. ~ .
"A sidehght to the appointment
was the fact that Newman il cred
tied with the suggestion which
brought about the formation Of the
group by Gov. Edward Thye dur
ing his first term. .
At the heighth Of the Detroit
race riots in the World War II
period Newman urged Major Sam
.uel L. Ransom, then a close adj
visor to Gov. Thye, to suggest to
the then Minnesota chief executive,
that a state body be formed to
combat racial and religious ten
sions.
Gov. Thye Immediately accepted
the suggestion, however he did moi
know where the original Sugges
ton came from. In the intervening
years Newman was never asked b
serve on the body, until Gov. An
dersen asked him this month.
Newman said upon acceptance
The Governors Human (old Gov
errors Interracial Commission
Commission have been Of grea
service to the cause OF creating
favorable climate Of cooperation
between the various races AM
creeds in our state "It has neveI
been fully accorded the credit !
deserves or the budget It needs II
do a very important job of educat
ing our population on the need u
see that every citizen is secure b
his rights under our state an
national constitutions"
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BGffIes To Tell
OF Trim Abroad

Rev. and Mrs. w. L. Battle back
from a trip to Europe and the
Middle East viii show films and
slides of their tour Of the old world
on Saturday night, July 1, at the
House of Refuge, 1908 Fourth Av.
so.
You will see many old historical
points Of interest including Buck
ingham Palace in London; Vatican
CITY and Pope John Of Rome,
Italy; the Sphinx and Pyramids
of Cairo, Egypt; Jerusalem, birth
place Of Jesus: the sea Of Galilee
Garden Of Gethsemane; Jordan
River, Dead Sea and many Other
points ofAintereat. -,.,....s-..a,.s.
The public In invited
On Sunday, Rev. and Mrs. Battle
viii lecture on their trip using tn
following topics: Old World econ
omy, Prosperity Of Israel; the Vat
lean and Rome, The EVIL mos
likely to beset rs before Commm
ism; Why Driving There Is les
dangerous; the Arrival Of Presi
dent Kennedy in Paris and Theii
Religious conviction and VIVA
Makes Headlines From America.
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cGnforians Win Two
Third Piece AWords

In Aquc Contests
The Cantorians, under the direc-
ton of Kenneth L Robinson, par
ticipated in the annual Minneapolis
Aquatennial Choral Contest held
Wednesday, May "A, at the Prud-
ential Life Insurance Company
building at S7O1 wayxata Blvd,
in Minneapolis.
The Cantorians won two third
place awards: one for the women's
chorus and one for the mixed Choir
US. The Robbinsdale Civic Chorus,
a 100 voice group, was the first
prize winning group for the mixed
chorus competition.
First prize winning group for
the women's chorus was Northwes-
tern-Fairview hospitals combined
chorus OF 160 voices.
Paul starlxs. q former member
Of the Cantorians now in the armed
services, visited with the group
while he was on leave from the
us. Air Force. A new member,
Mr.. Art Hill, has been added to
the group.
The Cantorians win soon dis
band for summer vacation Plans
are being formulated for their an
nual summer outing. 49,.
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noIntng compnc8Ieu ABOUT now u
stop Freedom Riders. Give free
dom and you destroy the reason to
ride"
He called the naturalization
that Freedom Riders" were ex-
tremists, extremely dangerous
nonsense.
Its chief purveyor, Rowan said
was none other than former
President Truman. In his usual
brash tones, he has referred 70
those ministers, students and 9TH
ers who are challenging racial
segregation in airports and rail-
way stations as ''meddlers."
Saddened BY Truman's Statements
THE State Department official
stated, Let me make it clear that
have the highest regard for Mr.
Humans actions as President. ]
think that on many occasions he
showed great courage, and not in
frequently in the field Of civil
rights. So, am doubly saddened
that he, most Of all, should help
in creating the impression that big.
otry and racial injustice in Jack
son, Mississippi, is not the business
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-06-30

sen suggested the resolution yes
terday in a conference with Rookie
Teller. The proposal pointed out
that states should, discharge with
vigor their full responsibilities, not
alone for the health and welfare
of their people, but also for the
realization Of their peoples aspir-
atoms for freedom, dignity and
equal rights and opportunities AZ
individual human beings"
The resolution continued, THE
Governors In conference here as
sembled pledge ourselves affirma.
lively and positively to seek to
translate these cherished American
values into reality by our own ex'
ecutive action, through laws ad'
opted by the state legislatures and
by constructive leadership to In
duce action by the American peopl'
toward the end that all discrimina
ton win be terminated In housing
in education, In transportation. IA
/ employment, in public places o.
assembly and in personal services
The Andersen resolution will b.
first voted upon by all COP Gov
ernors before it 10 submitted tc
the general conference.
The Minnesota Governor was in
troduced to the 53rd annual Gov
errors Conference Monday as "a
man who has given great leader
ship to the mental health program
in Minnesota" by DR.. William c.
Menninger, Topeka, Kansas, presi-
dent of the Menninger Foundation.
Andersen participated in a dis
cussion, "The States and the Men
tally Ill" with Governors Rookie
Teller, Brown California;, Meyner
New Jersey, Sanford (North
Carolina) and Carvel (Delaware)
Andersen pointed to the Residential
treatment center for emotonally
disturbed and psychotic children II
Minnesota "as proof that we ar
willing to face up to the challeng'
posed to society when mental Ill
ness strikes at children"
i Andersen said that "the stat
of Minnesota has realized that b!
prompt care Of such children, fit.
to sixty years Of institutionaliza
ton can be avoided"
At the conclusion of the Monda.
session, Governor Andersen joine'
with Governors Quinn, Nelso
Cwisconsin), Brown, Lawrene
CPennsylvania) and swainsoj
(Michigan) to present a resohtio
urging the conference to appoln
a committee ON cOmprehensiv
planning which would work wit
: the President, Congress and fet
eral agencies in setting Objectiv'
for better community planning.
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VvheoeIey Summer
Progrum Volunteers
Are Announced

This year a number Of individ-
uaIs have volunteered to help in
the Phyllis wheatIey-sumner Field
activities for children and adults
Headquarters for the program are
the community center building
1908 Bryant Av. N. s
Among those volunteering JAG.
ques st. Sean has informed the
paper are Mrs. Elizabeth White
$50 Bryant Av. NJ. Mrs. Ruth Bell
914 Girard Av. NJ, Mrs Karen
Moore, 1881 Bryant Av. NJ, Mrs
Lynne Gresham, 614 Dupont Av
NJ, Mrs Bonnie Alexander, SOC
Olson Highway Av. ~, Mrs. Myr'
tie skouby, 7O1 Lyndale Av. N.
Mrs. Carol Matson, 1043 Dupont
Av NJ, Mrs. Dolores Lund, 1856
Bryant Av. NJ, Jubie Norm, S2C
Olson Highway NJ, Lyle Putnam
e2s Lyndale Av. NJ, William sharp
1910 Bryant Av. NJ, Jim slavk
$40 Lyndale, Leroy Martin, and
Glen Nordin.
Also z. T. Anthony, 1888 Bry'
ant Av. N, Mrs. Nola Richmond
704 Olson Highway; Mrs Lucille
Lindstrom, 712 Olson Highway
and Mrs. Bea Miller.
These workers are in addition
to the four paid workers who's
names are at the bottom Of thu
program schedule for the weel
July 3 thru 7th elsewhere in this
paper.
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high scholastic
rating. She was
active in Student
Council and thu
National H on OIL
Society.
She received Q
medal for out
standing grade
In the atudV O.
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himself. In all fairness to Mr..
Reeves, however, he IL not overly
fat.
AS to his specific job and re-
sponsibility, Mr.. Reeves said he
works chiefly in the area of civil
rights, handling problems Of min
critics. Since 1t then was about
seven o'clock in the evening, I
asked him about his working hours.
Working hours are determined
by two factors" he replied. They
are physical endurance, and the
pressures of the time or situation"
He added that he follows no par
ticular routine in dealing with
problems.
He said he might think he has
his work for a particular day
planned. Then the phone rings. and
he is stunted off on another prob
lem for hours. He handles a var
iety Of problems, but said he con-
siders it important to seek to i'm
prove communication between the
Executive Branch and the minor
ities.
do you travel and speak
much ?" .
He glanced at his speaking
schedule and reeled off few en-
gagements. Next week I go to
Durham, North Carolina, the fol
lowing week New York, the next
week Mobile, Alabama, then New
ark, New Jersey and then to HOl-
lywood. He flies on most of his
trips.
j Mr.. Reeves brings a rich back
ground to his job. He was grad
uated from Howard University
with a B. A. cum laude, In 1885
He was awarded the l. L. B. de-
gree in 1889, and was a member
of the faculty at Howard during
(1942-43). He is on leave from the
law firm Of Reeves, Robinson and
Duncan, where he Is senior partner
From 1910 to 1912, he was As
sistant to Thurgood Marshall
Special Counsel for NAACP.
The Presidential Assistant has
been active in the Democratic
Party since 1913. He served on the
/, national campaign stats Of Gov
errors Averill Hartman, and Adlai
Stevenson, Senators Estes Kefau'
Continued ON Page -
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Hm S0VFn-@SmHroh bGw0
Four teen-age Minneapolis youths
who reside in the South-Central
area surrounding 3sth St., and
Fourth Av. s., discussed the COM
mon problems Of this age grour
with Cecil Newman, editor Of the
Spokesman and Recorder news
papers on Monday night at the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES building.
The young men were Paul Allen,
3517 Fifth Av. s., Dan Willis, 414s
Portland Av. s., Melvin Ford, 1874
Clinton Av. s., and another youth
who did not wish to be identified.
Chief topic Of the conference
was the lack Of recreational out
lets, especially a meeting place for
youths from II up to n, IN the
South Central area.
Tentative future plans include
conferences with community lead
ers, the area business community,
parents and social welfare agen-
cies.