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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-11
franklin Square Spring
Served White House 80 Years

When Potomac River water was introduced, wells
were gradually eliminated In 1893 the wells in serv
ice in the District were down to total Of 104 BY S
sixtytwo of these were closed.
II was at the start Of the second period in wash
ineton's water supply history that Thomas Somerve
founded the company that was hundred years Later
to be REGARDED as the areas leading plumbing supply
distributor.
With the coming of the first Potomac water
through the Washington Aqueduct to users In the
capital Thomas Somervile began to furnish plumbers
with pipe for conduct into residences and shops
From 1858 to 1906 concurrent with fortytwo OF
the first foryfour years of Thomas Someryille busi
ness operations Washington was supplied with water
most of it muddy. according to citizen complaints
through the Washington Aqueduct. In 1885, an en-
lareed city water tunnel started in an attempt
to obtain better distribution and to improve the quail
ity by increased storage and sedimentation.
But it was not until 1905. which marks the be-
ginning of the present period Of Washingtons water
system that clear water was introduced into city
mains for the first time In that year the new MeM
Ian filtration plant, with capacity OF % million
gallons daily placed in service to be soon iot
lowed by construction Of filter plant At Daiecarha
and several large pumping stations and other i'm
~provements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-11

Water supply systems develop with the growth
of a city.
Since Washington was founded, in 1870, down to
the present day there have been three main periods
in the history Of its water system Thos Somerville
Co., in its century of business operations in the Dis
trict of Columbia has made important contributions
to the development Of the system during the latter
two of these historical periods since 1851.
From 1880 to the time preceding the Civil War,
the population of the Federal City was so small and
houses so far apart that community and private
springs and wells satisfied practically all the water
supply needs of its citizens
Midway in the Nineteenth Century. Congress
began to recognize that municipal water system was
essential and appropriated funds to start construe-
ton of the Washington Aqueduet finally placed In
service in 1885,
During its first twenty years after establishment,
Washington City was scarcely more than village
Life centered along Pennsylvania Avenue the princi
pal throughfare. Ridge Street. tOday's Street. was
considered the edge Of town. A good portion Of the
community's water supply came from four large
springs in the vicinity.
Franklin Square Spring. located in what is now
Franklin Park between Eye and Streets. Northwest
was the best known Of these springs and served the
downtown section of the early capital Log pipes were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-02-11

used to convey water to various houses down 18th
Street and along F Street to 18th Street.
In l0l9 the u. S. Government bought the Franklin
SQUARE Spring and surrounding land. and installed
pipe system to the Presidents House and to the ad
iacent executive buildings. Several small brick
vaults were used to collect the water and was pped
down 18th Street to New York Avenue, and along New
York Avenue the White House, distance OF about
5000 feet Franklin Square Spring supplied the White
House. the Treasury and the War and Navy Buildings
with water for over 60years.
The largest spring-w pipe system in the city
was the Capitol Building supply installed In 1852
The spring was located the farm ofJohn Smith, Just
south of the Soldiers Home grounds north OF Wash
ineton Through two and half miles Of sixnch pipe,
water was conducted from the spring to brick reser
voirs one at each side ofthe Capitol
In 1887, the Capitol supply was extended along
Pennsylvania Avenue to the Treasury, and dozen
fire plugs installed along its route Many houses on
the Avenue drew their supply Of water by small pipe
from connections with this main.
In this early period before the Civil War, the cost
of wells and pumps paid partly by owners OF near
est houses and partly by the city At the END OF the
War there were still counted $50 wells in service IN
the District of Columbia Some Of these were highly
priced for the medicinal quality ofthe water.
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
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noon will place the wreath on the
winning horse of the Turf Para
Use Easter Seal Feature Race.
Friday evening she will be guest of
honor at dinner for the board of
directors of Samuel Gompers at
the Lulu Belle Restaurant in Scots
dale. On Saturday morning, Earl
N. keate, zone manager of S & H
Green Stamps will present a large
donation for the Easter Seal Cam
paign to Abby and Mrs. Monica
Baird, executive director of Sam
uel Gompers. Abby will be the
guest of the Camelback Inn during
her stay here.
Abby is the wife of a prominent
Los Angeles businessman. She is
the mot hernft towdnee-aegchl-l
ABBY 81 the wife of a prominent
Los Angeles businessman. She. is
the mother of two teen-aged chill
dren, Jeanne, 10, a sophomore at
the University of Colorado, and
Eddie, 16. Besides her column
which appears in newspapers in
ternationally, she is also the
author of two beSt-SellerS, Dear
Abby and Dear Teenager.'
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
NAACP Officials Are
Denied By Oklahoma
City Hotel Recently

Oklahoma City - Advance re-
servations of three ranking NAACP
national officials were ignored
here this week by management
of the Skirvin Hotel. s9
The trip = Gloster B.. Current,
director of branches; Robert L.
Carter, general counsel; and Hen
ry Lee Moon, director of public
relations = were turned away
even though they presented a tele-
gram confirming their reservations.
They all live in New York City.
They were in town to particl.
pate in the NAACP's southwest
regional conference.
The trio transferred to another
hotel. Their denial set off a pro-
test demonstration against the no.
tel.
More than 100 NAACP youths
marched through the city and into
the lobby of the Skirvin Hotel
where a peaceful demonstration
was staged.
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
NAACP Asks Mayor To
Protect Frank Mabry, Jr.

Sebring, Fla The NAACP has
asked the Mayor of this city to
give Frank Mabry, Jr., "all pro-
tections of the law when he ar
rives to compete in the Internation-
al Speed Trials here March 1924.
Mr.. Mabry will be driving a
"SpeedwM G. IT, for an English
manufacturer and will remain
throughout the entire racing
period.
He has been assured that there
will be no discrimination due to
race and color on the track by
Speed Trial officials.
The NAACP requested that city
officials give Mr. Mabry "all of
the projections of the law in the
free enjoyment of facilities, and
that every effort be made to pro-
tect him against embarrassment
from those who might try to d is
criminate against him."
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
WEINBERGER
FASTS IN JAIL

Brownsville, Tenn = Eric Vein
berger has been fasting in the Hay
wood County Jail here since March
8. He is protesting fine of $50 and
SIS costs levied against him as a
result of his work in behalf OF
evicted Negro sharecroppers.
The formal charge on which ne
was fined is speeding" He is
fasting and refusing to pay the
fine because of the complete
falseness of the charge" Earlier
this month he was held in jail
without charge and severely beat
en- by police.
Weinberger, a resident of Nor
wich, Conn.,, has been in Haywood
County for several weeks. showing
the evicted sharecroppers how to
make women's leather bags. They
have made hundreds of dollars
from this project.
The sharecrOpperS have been
evicted from farms and planta-
tions in Haywood County because
they registered to vote or tried to
do so. Some of these people have
been living in tents. in their effort
to remain in Haywood County.
The Southern Conference Educa-
tional Fund and other organiza-
tions and individuals have protest
ed the treatment of these people
and have supplied them with tents,
food, clothing and funds.
In a recent letter to SCEF Of
ficials, Weinberger said: while
| have been down here have
been jailed twice, the first time
with Jeffrey Gordon of New York
City, who was helping out. We
were held for three days without
charges.
"The second time, by myself,
/ was charged with speeding, re-
sisting arrest, refusing to obey an
officer, and disorderly conduct. All
charges were dismissed except the
speeding, for which | was fined
$50 and costs.
+ 81 was severely beaten the first
time l was held, but either be-
cause my attempts at non-violence
have reached them or for other
reasons they have left me alone
this time
Weinberger is a son of Andrew
D. Weinberger, civil rights attor-
ney in New York who has served
as a national officer of NAACP
for many years. The father has
just published a book entitled.
Freedom and Protection; T h e
bill of Rights"
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
Roosevelt District
Music Festival Gets
New Look This Year

The Roosevelt School district
music festival takes on a n e W
look this year. according to those
working with the project. Early
in the school year, a committee
composed of Garland Green, Rob-
ert Henderson, and Tom BeSich,
principals of Sunland, Rio Vista,
and Rose Linda, Schools, respect
lively, and Mr.. Lee Buchanan,
assistant Supt. were appointed to
discuss the district music festival
After much discussion, it was de-
cided, due to lack of space, the
chorus would be cut to approx
mately $50 voices. Each of the
schools in the district will send
their best to represent their schools.
The district band will remain about
the same, rs members.
The chorus will present a pro-
gram of nine numbers. This group
is under the direction of Mrs.
Ileane McElwee of Rio Vista. The
accompaniments will be played
by Mrs. Madeline Mason and Mrs.
Margaret Levitt, teachers at Ju-
lian and Roosevelt Schools. Other
teachers training this group are,
Mrs. Cook. Mrs. Carroll, Mrs.
Pogue and Mrs. Magnan.
The Roosevelt district chorus
and band will perform at South
Mountain High School, Thursday,
April S, at 800 pm. Admission is
Is cents.
The orchestra will play, Cathe-
drai Chimes, Ell Tanguillo, Air
from the Peasant Cantata, and A
Little Bit OLatin. The Festival
band will play, Little English Suite,
Beau Sabreur, Reverie, Blue Tan
goI and Mutual March. The chorus
viii sing, Stouthearted Men, Climb
Ev'ry Mountain, ChOpstickS, It's
A-Me, You'll never walk alone,
It's A Big Wide Wonderful World,
God Bless America. The COM
bined chorus and band will render,
Born To Be Free, and My Own
America.
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
NAACP Hits Breweries
lnThree State Drive

Cincinnati The NAACP has
launched drive to secure jobs
for Negroes in the brewery in
dustry here, and across Ohio, part
of tri-state NAACP assault. 9th
er states are Indiana and Ken
lucky.
William F. Bowen, NAACP presi-
dent, charged that the Wiedmann
Brewing Company based in New
port, KY. is the largest and most
discriminatory in the area. 1t has
more than 45O employees, only one
of which is a Negro.
Mr.. Bowen asserts that none of
the brewers here have any Ne
groes as driver statesmen, pro-
duction or office employees in
the brewing department.
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
Desegration Sought
At Tampa University

Tampa, Fla. = The NAACP has
threatened to seek an injunction
to prohibit further issuance of
public funds to the University of
Tampa unless plans for desegre-
cation are launched.
Rev. A. Leon Lowry, president
of the Associations state organi-
cation, wrote DR.. David Delo, presi-
dent of the University, this week
seeking information on the institu-
tion's desegregation plans.
Mr.. Lowry asked DR.. Delo for
a conference with NAACP officials
to discuss desegregation. The MA
ACP's action follows transfer of
a National Labor Relations Board
course from the University to
another location.
This was prompted by the Uni
versity's refusal to enroll Perry
Harvey, Negro president of the
International Longshoreman's To-
cal here, in the course, which is
sponsored by federal funds.
Mr.. Harvey took his case to
the NAACP and Clarence Mitchell,
director of the Associations Wash
ington Bureau, took the matter
to NLRB headquarters in Wash
ington.
The University is also reported
to be receiving a portion of its
funds for athletic activities and
public relations, in northern cities,
from the city government.
It is also being considered to
receive part of the land included
in the urban renewal program now
under consideration. The Land is
presently occupied by Negro fami-
lies.
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
Veterans Registration
Are Fewer This Month,

During February CT loan ac-
tivity registered increased VA
starts and appraisal requests for
proposed units, and applications
for home loan guaranty, but fewer
units, Wayne A. Sanders, man
ager of Arizona VA Regional Of
flee, reported.
Activity last month was higher
than in February, 1861, across the
board. r.
February VA starts totaled 154,
up from 18 in January. Appraisal
requests for existing units totaled
Sc, down from 80 in January.
February appraisal requests for
proposed units amounted to 8O6,
compared to the January total Of
3O7. Applications for home loar
guaranty increased from 1873 In
January to. 1875 in February.
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
Erroll Garmer In England

ErrOH CARNEY IN EngIahu
The pianist composer. Enroll
Garner is ready for his first con-
cert tour Of England. He will play
more than a score Of concerts in
the British Isles and is scheduled
to open May 26 at the Royal Festi-
val Hall in London.
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
AItfack On Child Welfare
Ills Futile Unless Focus Is
On Causes, null Warns

~ =
Boston-Until both overt and CO.
vert discrimination are erased as
factors in the future of every Ne
gro child, services geared to ad-
vancing his well-being are mere
" attacks upon effects, not causes.
That was the declaration of Whit
ney M. Young, Jr., of New York,
executive director of the National
Urban League. in an address to
the New England Regional Con-
ference of the Child Welfare
League of America here today.
sThe breakdown in many Negro
families is caused by the whole
range of societal influences which
irnpinge on the family" say Mr..
Young.
I'm final analysis, these will best
be corrected by attacking the en-
tire gamut of influences which con-
tribute to this breakdown. All too
often, current society has batter
ed and broken the Negro family
and then placed the blame on that
family for what happened to 1t.
The Null official deplOred the
inadequacy of comparative data
on determining how Negro chill
dren shall share in child welfare
programs and services compared
with white children and added:
! TWe do know. however, that be-
cause of the economic and social
problems many Negro families
face, there are likely to be more
Negro children in need OF pro-
tective services than white chill
dren.
"At the same time, some OF
the services they need-Such as
foster and adaptive homes-wlll
be in shorter supply. The Urban
League pioneered in recruiting
adaptive and foster homes for
Negro children, and the Boston
Urban League in 1850 stimulated
interest in this area which later
grew into the Boston Family Re-
cruitment Project" F"
Mr.. Young cited the fact that
many social workers have found
Negroes reluctant to utilize social
services.
This reluctance may be due not
only to the suspicion which Ne
groes have of whites and the in
stitutions controlled and operated
by whites, but may also be due
to ignorance regarding communi-
ty resources said Mr.. Young. 4
'.Still a third reason, generally
associated with the least-fortunate
people of whatever race, is the
feeling Of resignation toward prob
lens felt to be insoluble."
The Null chief executive de-
clared it is his contention that:
''As the Negro for more than
300 years has been given the spec
ial consideration of exclusion, he
must now be given special treat
ment by society, through services
and opportunities, that will insure
his inclusion as a citizen able to
compete equally with all others
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
null OFFICIAL URGES NEGROES
TO BREAK FROM CONFORMITY"

Oklahoma City, Willingness
to break out of conformity and, if
necessary, to rock the boat, must
be a basic resolve of every Negro
citizen in American.
With these words, Alexander j..
Allen, of New York, associate ex-
ecutive director of the National
Urban League, keynoted an ad-
dress to the 18th Annual Meeting
of the Oklahoma City UL here
tonight.
''It may be convenient to the
moment for many among the near
2O-million Negroes. who now COM
prise approximately a tenth of our
national society, to dutifully ac-
cept a way of life sketched to
stereotypes, but today these stereo-
types are as outmoded as the
covered wagons used in the his
toric rush to the Cherokee Strip
here in 1889,' said Mr. Allen.
To conform is at best a hope
less sedative At worst it is a fatal
potion to the progress Of race re-
lations in these critical times. "
Mr.. Allen declared that the key
to survival is stark realization
among Negroes and whites alike
that ''the perspectives of vest
terday with reference to the role
of the Negro citizen must be
realigned.
"The Negro citizen today is a
swiftly ascending factor in our
whole American scheme of pro-
gress and prosperity" he said.
''To see him in any other way is
to miss a true focus on reality. "
The Urban League leader de-
clared that the securing of ''rea-
listic tomorrow rests largely on
the adjustment of Negroes to
the fundamental demands of a
whole society, rather than in the
correction of individual inequities
alone
Mr.. Allen pointed to the Urban
League movement through its his
tory of more than SO years as
''the fulcrum of community plan
ming and action which is basic to
every successful effort at self
help
"We of the Urban League stand
upon a program of broad-gauge
community action" Mr.. Allen said
THAT program is designed to
strengthen the family fabric, to
provide equality of access to the
job market and equal access also
to the training which is neces-
sary to compete for better jobs. =
He urged that the Negro citizen,
particularly the youth and young
adult, put aside ''the bitter history
of deprivation and conformity to
outmoded patterns of second-class
citizenship and seek every pos
sible avenue to equip himself to
meet the problems of today
1.-THE era of automation which
evaporates opportunity for the un-
skilled is upon u.s." he said. "Ours
is the crucial hour of history in
which youth must either be guided
to broader horizons or add to the
terrifying national stockpile of so
cial dynamite described by DIR.
James B. Conant.'
Only part of the responsibility,
Mr.. Allen said, rests with the in
dividual. To great degree, it is
that of the community.
'The Urban Leagues of this and
81 other key cities of our nation
are committed to supplementing-
not duplicating or supplanting-
the efforts Of all public and private
agencies in our communities which
share are basic detectives of Sc
curing equal opportunity for all, ;"
he said.
"Our success or failure, as a
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29

private voluntary agency, is inn
portant. But it is secondary. What
really is at stake is the success or
failure of the American cOmmuni-
ty as it seeks to live up to its high
est and best image of itself"
The National Urban League is a
professional community service
agency, established in 1910, to Sc
cure equal opportunity for Ne
groes in employment, education,
housing, health and welfare.
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
New State Committee

"A. Statewide Committee on Equal
Opportunities in Apprenticeship
and Training for Minority Groups
hassbeen set up in California. Cali
fOrnia is the first state to set up
such a committee. The aim of the
apprenticeship program is to create
more opportunities for minority
youth to become skilled crafts
men.
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
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ed and gave of their time.
According to Mr. Williams, the
community will get better water.
81 Know l did everything in my
power to get the situation i'm
proved Mr.. Williams said. ''They
certainly will get better water
service now"
Arizona sun., 1962-03-29
Color Bar Dropped
In Church

After the Wake Forest College
of Winston-Salem, N. c., opened
its doors to membership of all
races the Wake Forest Church
on the campus followed its ex-
ample. Thus it. became the first
Baptist Church in Wihston-Salem
to take such action.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-01-12
Archie Moore
Foods Cre0feS
Jobs For NeqroeS

Los Angeles (ANP) - Since the
organization Of Archie Moore
Foods in Los Angeles, Negroes are
bottling and packing a basic COM
modify, dairy products, for the
first time.
The organization, Of which
Archie Moore is president, has its
business office at 1922 La Cienega
Blvd. The company owns all Of its
dairy equipment in its Slauson
Ave. plant and gets its milk from
a coop organization which has
many Negro members.
New Jobs have been created in
the dairy industry for Negroes and
formerly all-white unions have
been integrated. Archie Moore pro-
ducts include homogenized, non-fat
milk and buttermiIk in quarts and
half-gallons. A full line Of pro-
ducts is expected within the month.
Moore's milk can be found in
thirty stores and supermarkets in
South and East Los Angeles.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-01-12
Cubs George Altman
Gets SuIory Boost

SerS SoloEy o0OSI
Chicago (ANP) - Big George
Altman, the Chicago Cubs most
successful performer last season,
became the first player to sign
with the team and received a boost
in salary, according to club vice
president John Holland.
Holland would not disclose the
amount of Altman's 1862 salary,
but said he received a very de-
served boost" in his new contract,
Evidentally, with his great all
around performance last season,
Altman had little trouble getting
Cubs brass to come to terms.
The teams leading batter with
mark of 1903, George also was the
Wrigleys' RBI king, with total
of 90. He also hit 27 homers and IL
triples and also led Cubs sluggers
with a $50 average.
A graduate of Tennessee State
university in Nashville, Tenn, AIT
man starred in basketball as well
as baseball in college.
He is a native of Goldsboro
NC, but makes his home in Chi
cago, where he is presently en-
rolled in the stock brokerage train
ing program of levine & Fishmar
company. He is married and has g
two-year-old daughter, Laura.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-01-12
Cofe Thof Refused
Service To Paige.
Tofum Drop Bar

Wichita, Kan. (ANP) - Owner
of a downtown lunch counter, Har-
ry M. Baum, who made headlines
by refusing to serve Satchel Paige,
baseball star and Reece Goose
Tatum) in his place decided to
drop his discrimination program
after a talk with Keith Sanborn,
Sedgwick County attorney, who in
formed him Of the Kansas civil
rights law.
At first Baum was firm in re-
fusing to serve the Negro cele-
brities, then relented to serving
them but refusing others.
Paige and Tatum were guests at
Wichita's finest hotel, the Lassen,
and had no trouble in being served
there. However, they heard Baum's
had good corned beef sandwiches
and went there to get some. The
waitress told them they could get
only carry-out service.
When Baum told a Wichita po-
lice officer he was closing the place
he was informed when he reopened
he'd have to serve everybody.
Tatum said this was the first
time in nine years he had been re-
fused service in Wichita because
Of his color.
Because of Baum's change of
heart the county attorney said no
charges would be preferred against
him.