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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-15
THE PASSING SHOW
Lillian HeIImun
Feels MeIIoWer

exclusively with the eyes of
my sex. I started with the
conviction that it had to be
the character Julian's (the
added brotheD play.
Oblique Approach
ut simply would not work.
I wrote much of two versions
OF the play with Julian as
the central figure. Then I
discarded them, laid the
whole thing aside, and came
back to it only when I real
lied that I could deal with
Julian only through his rela-
tionship with his two sisters
and his young wife. At best,
he became a figure who is
the dramatic co-equal of the
others.
1T taught me something
about myself that I did not
know before, or at least had
not been forced to face"
Miss Hellman who feels
that time and the non-met-
ropolitan life of "the Vine
yard" have mellowed her, per-
sonally if not professionally,
is not impressed with the
worldly intelligence of writ
ers. She has an anecdote to
support this evaluation of
her latter-day self.
1t concerns the recent film
version of one of her earlier
and most memorable plays,
THE Children's Hour"
Il sold it," she recalls, ito
Sam Goldwyn around 1885
for either $4,000 or $4,000,
1 forget which. Somewhat
more than a year ago, Willie
Wyler decided he would like
to make it again, as a parable
of the effect of malicious goS-
sip upon human beings.
A Guessing Game
He called me for permits
sion and 1 told him that I
had sold it outright to Gold
wyn rs years ago. If he
wanted it, he did not need
to be told, he would have to
get in touch with Goldwyn.
Well, that's what he did
and now I'll ask you to guess
what he paid for it."
Miss Hellman's dinner
companions suggested prices
that might be preposterous.
The highest 100000 less
than the $35O,00O which Wy
Ter paid for The Children's
Hour"
Was Miss Hellman furious?
Well I was upset." she
admits, but not for long.
And, now, if you would like
to be further surprised, the
$350,000 did not buy Willie
exclusive rights to the play.
He has them for only eight
years, after which they revert
to Sam, or his heirs"
Did Miss Hellman ever
mention the matter to Gold
wyn?
mo-" she says, but I did
run into an associate of his
few days later. I suggested
to him that Sam at least
owed me a banquet. I got
one the next day"
The sale of Toys in The
Attic" to Hollywood for $780,
900 helped her to take the
earlier sale more, rather than
less, in her stride.
1t is a sum large enough
to comfort her for not being
an easy or a rapid writer.
And for not going passion
ately in search of a great
issue about which to write
a play.
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Well, nearly always, is Eva LeGallienne, who
will be playing two versions of EngIand's First
Elizabeth at the National for fortnight,
starting October %. The star of the National
RepertOry Company will act Maxwell Ander-
sons elizabeth the Queen" in Is per-
fOrmances, the same character in two per-
formances of Schiller's "Mary Stuart"
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the almost-every-minu deadlines for
copy to give to translatOrs who change
the English into IS languages for their
own individual programs.
This around-the-clock work makes
the v. o. A. newsroom one Of the few
Government offices where you can
always get an answer to telephone
Gala service the writer's do not care
to emphasize. They work "a hours day,
seven days week One time, during the
late hours, dignitary from India found
this out when he called from New York
wanting the State department and got
the newsroom. They have also received
calls from horse bettors wanting to
know the outcome of races-"Well,
this is the U. S. INFORMATION agency,
isn't it?"
In the room next to the news room,
teletype machines gable away. From
various services Associated Press,
United Press International. British
Reuters, Agence France PresSe, the
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THE newspaper" with the largest
L circulation in the world is the
Voice of America.
Although most people think only Of
radio broadcasts when v. o. A. is men,
toned, there are 81 writer's behind that
Voice, producing volumes of typewrit-
ten words under the pressure of news
paper-like. ulcer-inducing headlines
for their worldwide audience.
One-quarter to one-half Of every
v. o. A. broadcast hour is devoted to
hard news roundups. beamed in Eng
lish throughout the world. In addition
to getting out this copy, the radio news
writer's have headlines for regional
roundup" half-hour programs through
out the day. News Of specific inter
est to listeners in Africa, for example,
is sent out on the African regional
roundup while news of special inter
est to Eastern Europe is beamed there,
etc.
And on top of these headlines are
gGToN d c. DECEMBER 81 1851
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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-03-18

Jordan High School Chorus,
Utica Junior College Faculty
Singers, Rust College Choir,
Alcorn College Choir, Missis-
sippi Industrial College Choir,
Mississippi Vocational College
Choir, Eva Gordan Attendance
Center Chorus, Coleman High
School Chorus, Jackson State
College Choir.
Commercial exhibits will be
displayed at the Masonic Tenn
pie Building.
Officers of the Mississippi
Teachers Association are: O.
E. Jordan, president; Walter
Washington, vice-president; l..
S. Alexander. executive secre-
tary, Mrs. frankie E. Nichols,
recording secretary; Mrs. Jen-
ME r. Crump, assistant record
ing secretary; B. II. Barron.
treasurer; Allen l.. Johnson
parliamentarian, and Miss
Mary L. Cummings, editor of
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-03-18

This week we are celebrating the 134th anniversary
of the founding of the first Negro-owned newspaper
Freedoms Journal by Rev Samuel Cornish with John
B. Russwurm the first Negro college graduate bow
doin) as editor
The purpose of National Negro Newspaper Week
is to focus attention this fact and to highight the
continuing Importance of the Negro newspapers as the
eyes, and tongue of nearly 100000 Americans.
If there were no Negro newspapers they would
have to be established because otherwise 20OOOO00
Negroes would have voice upon which they could
depend.
Samuel Cornish and John B Russwurm split
the controversy then wrackng free Negro America
the of whether Negroes should stay here and
FIGHT for freedom the soil they had fertillzed with
$50 years of their blood and tears, whether
they should seek haven in Africa the Antilles.
Russwurm was for emigration; Rev. Cornish was
for indignation; and is of the rones of history
that Russwurm is better known than Cornish although
the latter 1874 years ago, more IN tune with the
thinking of Negroes then and now than his editor
The fact remains that there could have been dis
cusson of this and other questions affecting u S. Neg
if the Negro newspapers had not provided FORUM
they have continued to for 1874 years.
He who does not read the Negro newspapers cannot
know what the group is thinking and doing this
broad land and he who would reach the Negro
must reach them through this medium, not at ALL
AS the Mississippi Enterprise, the Vicksburg Enter
prse and Greenwood Enterprise observe Negro Press
Week we are fully aware of our expanding responsible
ties and rededicate ourselves with renewed vgor
and determination to the task of giving readers
news service dedicated to "REFLECTING THE BETTER
SIDE OF NEGRO LIFE = EDUCATING FOR FREE
DON"
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College. A graduate of More.
house College in 1880, he re.
ceived the A. M. and Ph. n do.
grees from the University of
Wisconsin and the LID. Hon.
orary degree was conferred on
him by Paul Quinn College in
1851.
For entertainment of the
teachers and their fri nds. two
receptions are planned. On
Thursday, Immediately follow.
ing the Second General SEES
sion, Madison County Teachers
Association will give an in
formal social hour. Friday
night, following the Fourth
General Session, Copiah Coun-
ty Teachers Association is in
viting all teachers and their
guest to a reception in Col
lege Park Auditorium.
Music for the general ses-
sions will be rendered by
Campbell College Choir, O. E.
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vester Griffin, Principal.
Mrs. Wilkerson is the moth
er of four charming children,
John Curtis, Aurelia jean
nette, Freeda Darlene a n d
Janice Maria. She is greatly
admired her for courageous
role as mother-father for her
4 children.
Mrs. Wilkerson is President
of Les Bellies Charmentes So
cial Club, chairman of Health
& Safety Committee of G. N.
Smith School P.T.A., Presi-
dent of Kinds County Home
Demonstration Council, Presi-
dent of South Mississippi
Home Demonstration Council,
Past President of Jackson
State College P.T.A. and an
active member of Sumner Hill
Home Demonstration Club.
A dynamic social and civic
leader, a public speaker,
much in demand, our Teacher
of the week, is a member
of one of the states most
outstanding families $50.
Again, we of the Enterprise,
join with WOKJ RADIO STA
TION in honoring MRS. JEAN
POWELL WILKINSON.
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college for the deaf, Galluadet
College, on a grant by the
State of Mississippi. She is
presently attending Galluadet
as a frosh. Her greatest am
tition is to successfully COM
plete Galluadet as a Math
major and return to Missis-
sippi and teach the deaf.
Besides her parents, Miss
Lynch has six sisters, two of
whom, Ollie James 16 a n d
Roberta, Is, are also deaf
muteS.
Superb Stadium in Helsinki
will be the site of the quad
rennial games where "a ma
tons will be competing this
year for Individual medals.
The USA holds the world S
championship in basketball
by virtue of their triumph in
the 1947 Deaf Olympics at
Milan, Italy.
On behalf of the Jackson
Private Club, all citizens are
urged to support this worthy
effort. Date of the basketball
game will be announced later
in this paper and over local
Radio Stations.
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senior colleges in our state.
On Friday, beginning at 9:
A. NJ, Departmental Meetings
were held, with teachers at
tending their area meetings.
The Third General Session
is scheduled for 2: P. NJ, at
time the delegates heard
representatives of the State
Department of Education.
Friday night at the conclud-
ing General Session the adj
dress was delivered by DR.. j.
L. Brown, Director of Extra
mural Services and Chairman
of the Department of Econo-
mics of Prairie View A. & M.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-03-18

the Journal.
The MIA Executive Board
includes the officers and the
following MIA District Presi-
dents and appointed members:
District /, c. c. Augustus; Dis
trict III, Lawrence Autry; Dis
trict III, Dan Smith; District
~, AID. Goodman; District ",
Robert Hathorn; District vi,
Murray Creshon; District VII,
A. E. Bingham; District VIII,
Roosevelt Catchings.
The trustees are B. F. Nc
Laurin, w. A. Reed Jr., and
James Gooden.
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week

week.
The names of early Negro
newspapers indicated the pur-
poses to which they were dedi-
Gated. In addition to Free
d0m's Journal, there were such
designations as Rights of All,
Mirror of Liberty, Elevator,
Clarion and Genius of Free
dom. ut is quite appropri-
ate" notes Mr.. Stanley, "that
in turbulent times like these
the NNPA would suggest to
the Negro press that it re-
examine the role of a minority
press"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-03-18

Appointed board members
are S. v. Marshall, l.. T. Ellis,
J. r. Greer.
Mr.. George A. Johnson,
dean, Utica Junior College, is
chairman of the MIA Pro-
gram Committee, and respon-
sible for working out the over
all program.
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National Negro

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Organizations and institutions
throughout the nation will OBJ
serve the founders day and
Evening star., 1961-04-16
IN TIE MAINE ROOM

Mrs Ashmeod White president Of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution whose home in Lubec Me- the Maine Room Of
OAK Continental Hall with 18th Century American ChPPendoe style
ormchor which has just been added furnishings The chair
mahogany with upholstered identical exhibited by the New
YORK Historical Society originally Of the furnishings of Federal
Hall IN Ne" York City at the Woneons first
on The Maine Room completely redeood by the Maine OAR
o lost spring when antique oon carpet acquired and silk
oocs chosen tor upholstery window dropeesSo So Photo
by Arnold Sachs.
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By FRANCES LIDE
Star staff Writer

The 10th Continental Con-
gress Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution will be
prologue to the society's big
triennial election next year.
Under OAR regulations,
any open campaigning for
cabinet offices in the ma
tional society will be pro-
hibited until after the close
of the 1861 Congress which
convenes tomorrow evening
in Constitution Hall for a
five-day session.
BY the time delegates as
semble in the Mayflower for
the annual banquet on Fri
day, however, 1t is safe to pre-
dict that at least one daugh-
ter will be ready to throw
her hat in the ring for pres
ident general. And chances
are she will be ready to an
nounce her slate of support
ing candidates.
Speculation
Whether there will be more
than one contender for the
office of pc" now held
by Mrs. Ashmead White of
Lubec, Me-, is a subject for
speculation as delegates ar
rive this week end for pre-
liminary events.
At any rate, there will be
no overt politicking in the
Evening star., 1961-04-16

halls Of the OAR buildings
and the Congress spotlight
will be concentrated on Mrs.
White as she presideS at her
second national convention.
Interest in next years up
coming election probably is
reflected in the comparative
scarcity of candidates this
year for vice president gen.
eral to serve on the board
of management.
This is a three-year office
and it is customary to elect
seven vice presidents gen.
eral annually.
There are only six candi-
dates, however, suggesting
that some ambitious daugh-
ters are holding out in the
hope-or expectation-of be-
ing tapped for a cabinet post
in next years race.
Six Nominees
The six nominees are Mrs.
Edgar r. Riggs of Graham,
Tex; Mrs. Leonard McCrary
Of Mobile. Ala; Mrs. Frank
Shramek of Baltimore, Md;
Mrs. John G. Biel of Terre
Haute, Ind; Mrs. Richard E.
Lipscomb of Mullins, S. c.,
and Mrs. F. Lloyd Young
of Austin. MINI.
Also to be elected this year
is one honorary vice presi-
dent general lifetime post.
Three daughters already
announced as candidates for
Evening star., 1961-04-16

will be viewed by flocks Of
tourists.
The vault at Rokeby is a
tiny room in a large cellar.
Three sides are built of heavy
stone. The front has a curved
brick facing, with two tiny
windows. The iron door that
once opened onto the vault
was given as scrap during the
Civil War.
Rokeby was built some time
prior to ITO by Charles
Binns, ST., the first Clerk of
Court of Loudoun County.
The house is constructed of
locally burned brick laid in
File mish bond. Benjamin
Shreve bought the planta-
ton in 1880 and brought its
decor up to date" achieving
great elegance with the
handsome plaster design
trimmed in gold leaf that he
used to ornament the hall
ceiling.
Guests at Rokeby will have
the rare opportunity of see
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Moore'S
collection of Royal Worcester
birds created by the famous
Dorothy Doughty. They have
acquired the pieces over the
past two years and now have
Is pairs.
Rokeby may be reached
from either Route SO or
Route 7. 1t is located on
Route $50 which is ap-
preached from Route IS
about a mile south Of Lees
burg. The Garden Clubs
famous Green Arrows will
guide the way.
All the details of the tour
are described in a folder
available at the Virginia
State Travel Bureau in
Washington.
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Museum Open
For OAR
Tomorrow

AS a special courtesy to
Daughters of the American
Revolution, here for their an
nual congress this week, the
Truxtun-Decatur Museum at
1910 H street NV, will be
open to the public tomorrow
from 1890 am. to a pm.
The museum, located in the
Old Carriage House at the
rear of Decatur House, nor
mally is closed on Monday.
Others who wish to take
advantage of tomorrow's
opening may do so, it was
said.
Except for Mondays, the
museum is open daily to the
public without charge.
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Unknown Soldier in Arling-
ton Cemetery, and at the
tomb of George and Martha
Washington at Mount Ver-
non.
Miss Gertrude Carraway of
New Bern, N. c., honorary
president general, will be the
main speaker at the Junior
Membership Committee din
ner this evening in the Co.
lonial Room of the Mayflower
Hotel. Miss Caraway will
speak on preserving In
trinsic Values"
The Illinois Buffet in the
Grand Ballroom of the May
flower will be entertained by
3 50-voice robed choir, the
Suitland High School a cap
pella choir, under the direc-
ton of Dorothy Sebree
Pelling of Cheverly, Md.
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DAUGHTERS
PIONEERING
PEACE CORPS

President Kennedy's con-
troverSial Peace Corps may
be the subject of a resolu-
ton presented to the 10th
Continental Congress of
the OAR this week.
Daughters registe rim G
Friday and Saturday re-
ceiycd a proposed list Of
subjects under considera-
ton by the National Reso-
lutions Committee.
Resolutions adopted be-
come the national policy of
the organization.
The Peace Corps is one
of 43 topics around which
resolutions may be built.
No more than 20 will be
chosen for actual presen-
tation to the Congress.
Among other topics on
the list are decentralization
in this entertainment
world; antitrust laws ap-
piled to labor unions;
chemical insecticides, her
bicides and fungicides;
Christianity versus anti
Christ; clean elections and
civil rights; commendation
of ministers opposing the
N a tional Council of
Churches: disarma m c n t
and nuc2ear testing; elec-
toral college; Federal aid to
education; foreign aid and
the gold crisis; postage
stamps; release of Ameri-
can Servicemen in foreign
prisons, and States right
reapportionment of con-
greSSional districts.
Evening star., 1961-04-16

and landed troops on the
Maryland shore, the then
Secretary Of State James
Monroe ordered Pleasanton, a
young clerk in the State De-
partment. to carry the books
and papers of the Govern
ment to safety.
In his letter Pleasanton re-
lated how he packed the
archives into % linen bags,
loaded them onto a wagon
and set out to find a proper
hiding place. His first stop
was at Patterson's Mill on
the edge of Georgetown. He
decided this was not suffi-
GENTLY secure and continued
on to Leesburg. He tells Of
his spending the night at a
Leesburg hotel where he
looked out and saw the sky
aglow with the flames of the
burning city.
The selection of Leesburg
seems to have been made by
PleaSanton and his rescue of
the Governments valuable
papers from destruction
should have earned him, some
people feel, a more promi-
nent niche in history than
he's been accorded so far.
Local history bluffs will
have a chance to see the
Rokeby vault, in fact the
whole estate. Saturday and
the following Monday. April
"a, from 10 am. to 5 pm,
and next Sunday from pm.
to $50 pm.
The handsome house, now
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Moore, is being
opened to the public for Vir-
ginia's Historic Garden Week,
during which many historic
homes throughout the State
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No O pen Po|iticking
But Daughters Will Be Angling for p. G. Post

this office are Mrs. Reuben
E. Knight of Alliance, Nebr.;
Mrs. William S. Tompkins of
Wilkes Barre, Pa, and Miss
Katharine MatthieS of Sey-
mour, Conn.
Candidates will be for
mally nominated Wednesday
evening and the election will
take place on Thursday.