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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1961-09-01
ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL

81. JktOMAS EEASOOEAA
Last Sunday terminated the
summer schedule for services at
st. Thomas. Beginning Sunday,
September 8, services will be 1880,
$50 and IL am.
Sundays sermon dealt with the
life of st. John the Baptist, which
Is observed on June "a. His life
Is beautifully portrayed in the
Gospel Of st. Luke. John the Bap-
fist was an ascetic who chose to
live in solitude that he might COM
mune more readily with God.
He ate what the forest and field
provided and wore a dress of
camel's hair. People flocked to him
and he preached repentenance and
baptism. He was not mistaken In
his true mission. He mentioned
that Christ must increase and he
decrease. He was arrested by
Herod for preaching against adul-
terry, especially in the kings house
hold.
John was beheaded in prison.
JCSuoJ Al oRCofAAAA6 VI SOAhA, oo-AS
there was none greater than he
among the prophets. John the
Baptist father, Zacharius, was a
priest in the temple. Because OF
Gods blessing on his people, he
composed the beautiful Benedictus
which has been used in worship
service Of the church since the 9Th
century and issuing in its entirety
during the church seasons Of Ad-
vent and Lent in the morning
prayer services.
From September 5 thru the 7th
the annual clergy conference OF
the Episcopal clergy win be held
at Shattuck School in Faribault.
Flowers on the altar were given
in memory of Beulah Mitchell
The Board of Directors of the
United Church Women will hold
it's annual dinner meeting at st
Thomas church Thursday, Septem-
Der 7, at 6 pm. Those attending
must have their reservations in by
the 5th. ...
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cal Department wants to proceed
with the establishment Of Elk
blood banks on q national scale.
DR.. Richard II. Tlmpson explain
ed that the blood banks would
operate in accordance with state
laws. For example, II an IN per-
son can only get blood II someone
has given blood specifically for
him, an III Elk win be able to get
blood from the bank donated by
Ellxs.
He said letters win be sent to
all lodges asking that blood banks
be set up.
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IN MENIORLAM

In loving memory Of our father,
son and brother, Humphrey Alex
ander, who passed away seven
years ago, August 20, 1854.
Just when his life was brightest
Just when his years were best
He was called from this world Of
sorrow
To a home of eternal rest.
Sadly missed by mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Wooten,
children, Diane and Humphrey, Jr.,
sister, Mrs. Myrtle Ross and
brother, Richard Travis.
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SIOUX
FALLS
NEWS
NOTES
BY Kaye Coates
80 MAble Street
Ga~u.~r E,Tn. q n

We spent the weekend In MIN
neapolis, Mimi, like the man went
to dinner we planned to be there
a couple Of hours and ended UP
there for several days (daze). We
brought our jeanne Coates home.
Happy to have her. She spent two
months in Minneapolis visiting
Dannette. We hadn't even one
change Of clothes so we didn't get
around much, but I happened to
run into Bin Avery at the Ellks
Club in St Paul, MINI. He looks
great and we had a fine chat about
the ole folks we know. Also ran In
to Charles Nash (Yanlxton, s. Oak. }
in the same club. Nash was on
duty as a doorman. Haven't seen
Henry Edgar for many years an I
ran into him and his wife, Mary
at the Elks Picnic at Lake Harriet.
Guess we just missed the Coax
elys in Minneapolis, Mimi, they,
Mr.. and Mrs. and their four boys
visiting relatives and friends.
Coakleys are all at home now and
well rested.
Luther Clark, 9O6 e. Third st.,
is out of the hospital and clipper
again He spent several days In
McKennan Hospital. He was in
good hands. He has a daughter,
Fanny Ross who Is a RN at Nc
KEENAN,.
In the Centennial Gold Rush
two of our friends were awarded
shovels, Charles Smith, 1911 N.
Phillips Av. and Maggie Anderson,
305 w. Bailey. These two got gold
shovels to dig at Manchester, s.
Oak. for over $4,000 in cash and
prizes.
Their names were won by draw
ings in various places. Now if you
are in anyway friend to either of
these two, get closer they may be
rich by the end of next week. Ex-
cuse me, I mean richer.
Visited La Percell Greene, 984
Iglehart, st. Paups ole boy is doing
fine, but like all men that have a
good wife he is getting well thru
the milk of human kindness
| (Snnilaal
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George DGnieIs
Continued from Page II


calm" Missionaries and visitors,
however, had long warned that the
calm" reported by the official
Portuguese press in Angola and
Mozambique was, to say the least,
deceptive. Proof Of this came with
the demonstrations in Lourenco
Marques. the capital of Mozambi-
que, early in 1859, trouble along
the Congo frontier later that same
year, wholesale arrests Of Africans
and Portuguese in both areas, and
the buildup of army and navy
forces in Angola.
The current civil war started
March Is when Africans raided
white homes and killed some 500
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Funeral Services Held
For Eleven Year Old
gRnnhnnfA RnrksdNIs

e.. Sfepnon1e b0r<So0te
Services for eleven year old
Stephanie Gail BarItsdale, daught-
er Of Mr.. and Mrs. Norval Banks
dale of 1914 James Av. NJ, who
died August 26, were held at 1
pm. Tuesday, August 20, at the
Woodland Funeral chapel Rev. J.
r. Holloway officiated.
She was a native of Minneapolis.
In addition to her parents she is
survived by one sister, Linda;
two brothers, Norval, Jr. and
David, all Of Minneapolis; grand
mother, Mrs. Katherine Demery
of Lawrence, Kans., who came to
the city to attend the funeral and
other relatives.
Burial was at FIT. Smelling Ma
tional cemetery. Woodland Funeral
Home was in charge Of arrange
ments.
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ZION BAPTIST


Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but my words shall not pass
away" Matt. "a, VS.. 35. Rev.
James r. Holloway, in his sermon
THE Lord OF Hosts Is With U.s.,
stressed that in these times of ex-
IRENE pressures as in the days OF
old, the Lord God is with us. 1t is
difficult for reporter to trans
late to you the wonderful messages
given in these sermons, so again
we of Zion invite you to worship
with us. God is the answer to all
your problems. Try Him.
Zion is looking forward to well
coming Rev. Henry Hardy Of the
University Of Chicago who win do
a years internship with US. Rev.
Hardy will arrive Saturday, Sep
TENDER 2.
Rev. Julian A. Taylor of the
Macedonia Baptist Church Of An
sonia, Conn, will speak at our II
am. service, Sunday, September
10.
We noted the addition of the
name of Mrs. Estella Sims, 1910
4th Avenue South, to our shut-in
list. Remember those cards D..
prayers visits and tele-
phone calls. It is our prayer that
our sick will soon be with us
again.
Rev. Holloway will be speaking
Sunday, September 8 on the sub
ject THE Basis Of Christian Fell
lowship," Matt. $4,000.
For your meditation: Some
People think of religion as a sort
of Insurance policy. They hope
they won't need it, but feel they
must have it-just in case" -.
c. M. Pettiford, reporter.
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EIks Treasury In
Block First Time
Since Wilson's Deufh

Confined from Page IL
900, he said, went into the General
Fund Just as the interest on the
old bonds went into that fund.
He told the grand lodge that
This has been an interesting and
challenging year under the leader
ship Of the grand exalted ruler.
A serious effort has been made to
curtail the expenses Of the order"
Upon the completion of his re-
port, the rules were suspended and
Judge Jackson was unanimously
reelected.
The grand commissioner Of vet
Grams affairs, Adolphus Anderson
Of Philadelphia, submitted his re-
port. The grand lodge voted to
recommend the reappointment of
Mr.. Anderson to the grand exalted
ruler.
Monte Irwin, former New York
Giant baseball star representing
the Rheingold brewery, presented
the Rheingold Good Neighbor"
award to Mr.. Reynolds and also
a check for $500 to the Civil Lib
critics Department.
John T. Freeman of Philadelphia,
chairman Of the grand trustees,
submitted their report.
Grand Commissioner Of Educa-
ton George w. Lee reported that
in the last IS years the EIlIs Edu-
cation Department must expand to
do its part in producing qualified
teachers, scientists, and trained
people in the professions and other
fields of endeavor.
At present, he said, 81 students
are receiving aid through Elk
scholarships, 10 of them sit-in
leaders, five Of them white stu
, dents, and nine were the originally
students transferred to Central
High School in Little Rock, Ark,
when that school was desegregat-
ed.
The rules were suspended and
Mr.. Lee was reelected.
DR.. Carter L. Marshall Of st.
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ST. PETERS AAE

Your reporter is happy to be
back on the job after a leave Of
several weeks. We hope you have
missed our little message as your
reporter has missed writing it for
you.
The membership was elated over
the presence of our former presid-
ing elder, Rev. Nelson Pryor. Other
distinguished guests were Rev. and
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Meony Declares
support For Curb
On Job Bios

aa WV 4D4NNS
(C0ntinued from Page -
ments to take a more vigorous
part In this cause"
Meany voiced reservations about
q section Of the Powell bill which
would bar the Secretary Of Labor
from any form Of cooperation with
discriminatory apprenticeship pro-
grams, declaring the effect might
be to "cut off the opportunity for
reform through leadership and
persuasion"
Haggerty told the subcommlt-
Of the California State ALL
tee that rs executive secretary
uO-the post he held before his
election to the BCTD presidency
-he had worked actively for
passage Of both n state FEPO
law and legislation Outlawing
discrimination In apprenticeship.
He said the departments affili.
ated international unions fully sup.
port the AFL-CIO's constitutions
ban on discriminatory practices.
Trapped In NO-Man's Land
Declaring that lit would b
frIIitless to deny that discrimina
ton exists in the building and con
struction industry, as it does In
other industries" Haggerty ex'
pressed the opinion that the Land,
rum-Griffin Act has made it more
difficult to translate policy form
ed at the national level into &C,
ceptance or compliance at the local
level :"
Local unions have gotten the
impression that they now have
complete autonomy and need not
respond to national policies" he
said.
Randolph said acquisition of
strills by Negro workers is essenti-
al "to their survival and progress
In the new industrial world Of
automation."
Because Negro workers are
trapped in the 'no-man's land of
the unskilled, they constitute the
hard core of joblessnesS, which
means that these workers remain
unemployed through depressions
recessions, booms, initiation and de-
flation," he said.
Testimony by Assistant Secy. OF
Labor Jerry r. Holleman and Ed
ward e. Goshen, director Of the
Bureau Of Apprenticeship, express
ing sympathy with the aims Of the
Powell bill but questioning its
value was later clarified" by
Labor Sec. Arthur j. Goldberg.
Goldberg In a letter to Powell
emphasized the Administration
determination to wipe out dis
elimination In apprentice train
Ing and pledged cooperation with
the committee 'tin perfecting
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Services For Robert
Griffin Held; BUriGI
A. An-aaU
AZ NafionuI Cemetery


Services for Robert Griffin, 512
18th Av. s., who was found dead
in his home on August "A, were
held at 1 pm. Monday, August
%, at Woodland Funeral chapel.
Rev. John Young officiated.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Bertha Mae williams of
Pittsburgh, Pa, and other rela-
tives.
Born in Preston, Ca, the de-
ceased had been a resident Of Min
neapolis for three years. He was
a veteran of World War II.
Burial was in Ft. Smelling Ma
tional cemetery with Woodland
Funeral Home in charge Of the
service.
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Thomas Virgin Islands. said a
blood bank had been established
at Provident Hospital in Baltimore
a few years ago.
The Medical Department. he
said, had planned to establish
other blood banks. but the order
authorized the establishment Of q
mystical foundation" and the
Medical Department was told to
hold up with the bloOd-bank idea
until there was money in the
foundation.
Now that there Is new leader
ship in the Ellts, he said, the Medi-
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Social and Personal
4 MINNEAPOLIS !

Indiana Visitors Mrs Ruth Stokes Of Gary Ind native
A Mimi has been visiting her home state for several days
She been the house guest of Mr. and Mrs James Sims
3917 Fifth Av ST. and Mrs Naomi Thomas of IT'S Igehart Av
St. Paul Mrs Stokes accompanied by William rader also
a Minnesota native who resides in Gary
From Omaha: Mrs Ethel Vann and her eleven year old
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NOTICE

At the Ellxs Convention in New
York City I became so engrossed
in convention proceedings and &C
tiHties I failed to do as usually
do-send cards to my many friends
back home. hope I will be for
given.
Edward L. Boyd, deputy grand
exalted ruler I.B.P.O.E. of w.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

CLOTHING - Mems sport
Jackets, 4.e9 up; light
weight suits, 5000 up. and
rain coats. all sizes, from
$500. NE ARLY NEW
SHOP, 3512 Conn. ave.
(2nd floor). WO. 6-7969.
CENTRAL CHARGE AC-
COUNTS INVITED
Evening star., 1961-06-11
MOTOR TRAVEL

ONE on TWO PERSONS WANTED
To Miami. Fla. About June 20.
Call HE. 4-4241.
WILL take l rider 70 chicaTo OF
northeastern Iowa; help drive
leave June 80. Cali SIP. 3-267o.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

FURNITURE UNCLAIMED = VIC
torian sofa, $50; office desk, SIS;
chest Of drawers, $40; dror-leaf
table, S15: 9xl2 rugs, SO: Holly
Food bee, S22; hidesEay bed. $40:
seat, $50; roll-away bed. S12,95;
studio couch, $50: bookcase, SO:
Early Amer. hideaway bed. $50:
desk, So: innerspring mattr., $40;
wardrobe, 50; kit. table, So: sofa
and chair, S35; rocker, So; mir.
ror S3;. footstool, 81; Early Amer
ican wing-chair, $40; brass bed,
$40: dressers, SiO: beds, s5: fold.
ing screens, S5: wing chair, $40.
find what Won don't expect 81
HoFFMANNS. The price-do not
question, they are right. we do
reupholstering, refinishing, slip
covers and eabinetwork: easy
terms. First payment July Is.
Free naTlrina
Evening star., 1961-06-11
DINING ROOM

Lovely walnut table, 80 in. wide
with leaf that extends to so in.
long. Danish in concept, extremely
rich coloring. Classic chairs with
foam cushions and finely sculp-
tured backs in walnut. You must
see this group to fully appreciate
what 1t can do for your home.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

Note: I am decorating
6 new model homes in
Va. and Md. this week.
The furniture is tradi-
tional and Early Amer
ican. 1t will be released
when the project is
closed in Several !
months. Call me for
directions to the prof.
ect.
Evening star., 1961-06-11
REAL
ESTATE
COURSE

COMPLETE SUMMER COURSE
Beginners Men-Women, Ages 1885
START MON, JUNE IL
START WE'D, JUNE Il
] mite wk. (6:30-9:30) 8 wks
2nites wk. (6:30-9:30) 4 wks
. CTake l or Q Nights Weekly
REAL ESTATE LAW BY
Paul Miller, MA, LIB
REAL ESTATE KNoW-How
D. C., Va, Nd, taught Mon. and
Wed. nights, 6:30-9:30: men, wom'
en-, 10 sessions. Complete Real Es.
tate Law and practice. Financing
Appraising, Sales, Listings. Con.
Elements. TRAINEES placed, full
COMPLETE COURSE in the Ma.
tion's Capital for Statesmen. Seller
Home Buyer, Broker or investor
ENROLL this class Monday, 6 .. m
Air-cond. Classroom N, Sd floor
Natl. Press Bldg. Lecture at $3.50
Call DE. 2-52S6 or Elk. 3-7070, OF
Just come Mon. 6 pm. sharp. NJ
Better Course at Any Price
Evening star., 1961-06-11

FURN.-Bedrm. suite complete:
walnut comtemp., dbl. bed. box
spgs. and matt; dresser w/mirror.
chest Of draw, van. w/mirror and
bench. chr. and night table; S125.
Also, comp. din. rm. suite; S110;
misc. kit. and porch furn. and
equip. Open Sat. and Sun, 10
a.m.-5 pm. 5235 Western ave.
NV. EN- 2.23l2.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

FURNITURE-Owner leaving U. s. :;
Easy washer. auto, SIS; lounge
chair, $25; occas. chair, SO; dbl.
bed. new matt. S25; bedboard,
SO; maple dresser with mirror and
bench (MengeD. $50: dinette WA
chairs. wool rug 9x15 gray, S35;
lamps; English china, $50. UN.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

BEDROOM APT. OF FUR
NITURE - Couple left
area, must sell beautiful
living room, dining room
and bedroom furniture.
All modern. There is an
unpaid balance of $500 for
everything. Call Credit
Manager if interested. See
at 1921 18th st. NV, OF
phone DE. 2-5098. Avail.
today Sum-, 1876
Evening star., 1961-06-11

CLOTHING SUMMER CLEARANCE
WASHINGTON'S LARGEST
CONSIGNMENT SHOP
Take advantage early in the season,
cocktail dresses and formals from
5000; casual cottons from 81 90
including many new samples;
shorts, slacks, and blouses for
boys and girls from Acc.
NEARLY NEW SHOP
3512 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NV.
SECOND FLOOR WO. $1,000
Central Charge Accounts Invited
Clothing Bargains
OPEN SUNDAY, II TO 4
Look around, shop around - our
prices are lowest anywhere. We
handle only distress and auction
New mems suits, $50 value, only
S14.75, none higher; sport coats.
S10.75; famous-brand white shirts,
$3.50 value, only S1.49; mems
shoes. S5.95; nylon slips, 81; boys
pants, S1.95: ladies' co-ordinates.
S4.f5: suitcases at "a price.
Our second-floor thrift dept. has
nearly new mems suits, $3.50:
nearly new ladies toppers, $3.50;
skirts, -S1; dresses. 81; ladies'
suits, $3.50: cocktail dress, So;
10000 misc. bargains. BARGAIN
FAIR, 2479 18th st. NV, oppo-
site Ambassador Theater.
Evening star., 1961-06-11

FHRN.Icontents 4-r9om apt,
table. i0-piece mahogany dining
room, sofa, 2 chairs, all Slip
covered, end tables, lamps, 8 elec-
tric fans. Chrysler easement air
cond., 2 gray wool rugs and run
ners; quality furniture. Moving
out of town, sell cheap. RA.
6-3245.
Evening star., 1961-12-26
u Nu Cites Need
For UAR Ties

CAIRO, Dec. 26 (AP.-Bur-
mas Prime Minister u Nu de-
clared yesterday that Burma
and the United Arab Republic,
avowed neutrals, have no choice
but to cooperate.
At a state reception given in
his honor by Egyptian Presi-
dent Nasser, Mr.. Nu said that
both countries follow a path Of
positive neutrality" and sup
port the United Nations Char
ter. :.
~ n der present circum-
stances" he added, with i'm
perialism, poverty and igno-
rance around, we have no choice
but to cooperate to insure the
safety and prosperity of our
peoples"
Mr.. Nasser said both coun-
tries are passing through iden-
tical political and economic
phases and must increase their
mutual cooperation.
Mr.. Nu came here shortly
after receiving a visit in Burma
from Premier David Ben-Gurion
OF Israel, a nation Egypt ranks
as an outstanding enemy, but
which Burma considers a friend.
Evening star., 1961-12-26

TOmOrrOw-The Ramming
of PIT 1O9.
(cJ 1861 New York Herald Tribune Inc
Evening star., 1961-12-26
School Lunch Program
Participants Up 5 Pct.

ments account for about so per
cent of the cost of the lunch.
Federal, State and local sources
make up the difference.
The Agriculture Department
estimates that Federal contri-
buttons this school year will be
about $3.50 million, including
about $100 million worth of
surplus foods donated by the
Government.
The program is designed to
help children get nutritionally
balanced lunches and to create
an ever growing market for
farm foods.
Some $4,000 public and non
profit private schools are TAX
ing part.
The program is in its 18th
year. 1t has room to grow be-
cause about two-thirds of the
Nations elementary and high
school pupils are not yet COW
cred.
Evening star., 1961-12-26

Ross about the boat told him
that his battle station would
be on the foredeck, where he
would serve as lookout and 81
millimeter gunner. Watching
them, some of the crew remem-
bered that a visitor was an i'll
omen.
After ordering Cast off," 1t.
Kennedy showed his three
throttles forward. Ahead
registered on the annunciators
in the engine room, and Zinser,
graSping the large gears, en-
gagged the three engines one
by one. 1t. Kennedy pulled
away from the buoy at idling
speed. The shippers moved
slowly through the harbor to
reduce the effect of bow waves
on one another.
The boats were mastering by
division, and Kennedy wound
through the traffic to fall in
behind PIT 159, PIT 157, and
PIT 1852 in 1t. Brantingham's S
Division "B."
The divisions departed in the
order Of the distances they had
to travel to reach their stations.
Consequently, 1t. Branting-
Evening star., 1961-12-26
5 Die, 1o Injured
In Prison Revolt

RIO DE JANEIRO. Dec. 26
(AP) .-Convicts started a fire
Christmas eve in a Rio de
Janeiro prison. seized a ma
chine gun and other arms. and
battled guards for nearly Is
hours before surrendering yes
terday.
Reports from Guanabara
State Penitentiary said 3 con-
victs and 2 guards were killed
in the blazing battle, and at
least IA prisoners and 5 guards
were wounded seriously.
About 300 of the 1000 con-
victs in the prison took part in
the rioting, and police had to
be rushed in to quell them.
The prison normally has only
48 guards, prison officials said,
but it was believed that fewer
guards than usual were on duty
because of the holiday when
the convicts struck.
Evening star., 1961-12-26
PIT 7O9-CHAPTER 10
Boot Is Reodied, Joins Division

hams four boats, having been
assigned the station on the
Kolombangara coast off Vanga
Vanga, moved out first.
The three other divisions fol-
lowed. They all moved In
column open order, a broken
formation that kept each boat
out of the wake of the boat
ahead.
AS the boats rolled through
the stretch of open sea leading
to Ferguson Passage a dark
overcast was spreading. BY the
time they entered Blackett
Strait the night was like tar.
Peers Into Void
In the entire South Pacific
no place was darker and lonelier
than the knob Of jungle on
Kolombangara several hundred
feet above Blackett Strait
where 1t. Arthur Reginald
Evans, an Australian coast
watcher, peered from his lair
into the black void.
1t. Evans was a courageous
man on a dangerous mission OF
spying on the enemy. In his
h deaway overlooking the
Japanese base at Villa, he had a
split-bamboo hut, stocked with
rations. He had binoculars and
a telescope. He had a compass
and a log book. He had a re-
volver, a captured japanese
rifle, and tommy gun. Above
all, he had a radio.
AS member of the network
of coastwatchers stretching
throughout the Solomon Islands
and New Guinea, 1t. Evans i'm
mediately reported to Lunga,
Guadalcanal, every enemy ship
or plane or troop movement
that his eyes or ears, or those
of his native scouts could de-
tect. His messages, like those
of the coastwatchers on other
lonely islands, were relayed at
once to CTF 81. Time and
again this meant that anchor
chains would rattle up in Tulagi
Harbor or destroyers would
turn about in their course or
Evening star., 1961-12-26
Fire DESTROYS
102-Yeur-OId
Maxwell House

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 26
(AP).-The 1o2-year-old Max
we'll House, once one of the
South's most splendid hotels,
was destroyed by fire Christ
mas night. sending its occu-
pants fleeing into 30-degree
weather.
Between 60 and 10 persons,
some in night clothes and car
rying pets or priced Christmas
gifts, were evacuated safely.
There was no panic.
One elderly guest remained
unaccounted for hours later.
The blaze was first spotted
on the fourth floor of the five
story hotel. which occupied
one-fourth of a square block
in downtown Nashville. Within
an hour the fire had spread to
the third and fifth floors, fl
nally bursting through the roof
and sending 50-foot flames
leaping Skyward.
AL off-duty firemen were
ordered to the scene. Efforts
to save the hotel finally were
abandoned in favor of prevent
ing the flames from spreading
to adjoining buildings.
The origin of the fire. the
third in four years at the hotel,
had not been determined.
The Maxwell House was
started in 1859 and the incom-
plete structure was used by
Federal troopers during the
Civil War to house Confederate
prisoners. The building was
finished in 1869.