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Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
DR.. Abrams Found
Not Guilty; VIII
Sue John Tucker

A st. Paul physician who was
arrested on a charge of assault
filed by a patient Nov. % was
found innocent of the charge Dec.
IL in st. Paul municipal court.
The patient now faces a $25, 900
libel and malicious prosecution
suit.
The physician Is DR.. Alexander
Abrams, with offices at 624A
Selby Av., st. Paul. The patient
who now faces a civil suit is John
Tucker, an assistant pastor at
Mount Olivet Baptist church.
The suit against Mr.. Tucker was
filed Tuesday, December 18, in
Ramsey district court. Michael
Robins, attorney with offices in
the First National Building rep
resents DR.. Abrams.
Abrams was arrested on a COM
plant filed by Mr.. Tucker, who
alleged the physician assaulted him
and put him out Of his office, fol-
lowing an argument about an al
legged overpayment of his bill.
DR.. Abrams told the court Mr.
Tucker created a disturbance in
his office and when asked to leave
kicked the physician
The physician told reporters he
informed Mr.. Tucker that his re-
cords would have to be checked
carefully to verify whether there
had been an overcharge or not,
and that this would take some
time.
Mr.. Tucker repeatedly demanded
immediate payment, which the
physician said was not possible be-
cause, the office was crowded
with patients and there was no
time on that day to check records
sufficiently. An argument ensued
and the resulting alteration en-
sued.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Reverse Freedom Riders
Won't Suffer II
They Come Here

State and local OFFICIALS or pub
lie and private welfare and human
relations organizations are pre-
pared for any emergency which
the threatened sending by the
Louisiana White Citizens Council
of 20 New Orleans Negroes to
Minneapolis for Christmas, mater
ializeS.
The usual agencies which take
care of such emergencies, as the
arrival of persons without plans
or funds are expected to take over
if the planned Reverse Freedom
Riders" come to the city.
The White Citizens Council orig
inally planned to send the un-
fortunates, who have been falsely
told there are jobs awaiting them
in Minneapolis, to be guests" Of
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey,
whom the leader of the racists
called the leading civil rights ad-
vocate in the us. Senate"
Humphrey and his family had
made prior plans to hold their
family Christmas in Washington.
These plans will not be changed
Humphrey told a news confer
ence last week he was sure Min
nesota would treat the persons
sent here Hospitality If they did
come.
So many Twin City families,
white and Negro showed interest
in having the families for Christ
mas dinner, and providing any who
came with warm clothes, that a
coordinating committee was set up
to see that everything went
smoothly if the Louisianians come
to Minneapolis.
It has been difficult to obtain
any definite information or plans,
but reporters for this paper have
been told that every effort would
be made by established agencies to
see that the men, women and chill
dren whom the White Citizens
Council claim they are sending
will not suffer while in Mime
apolis.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21

to this newspaper, but did not live
to see his report in print
Death came suddenly at his
home at 4OO1 Fifth Av. s., before
he could leave for Sunday services.
Elder Virgins had been in poor
health for several years but con-
tinued to carry on actively for his
congregation.
Funeral services for the well
known Churchman were held
Thursday morning at IL am, Dec.
20, at the church he built in 1913
at 10th and Fourth Av. S.
Elder J. w. Graham, bishop of
the state of Minnesota officiated
at the funeral rites which were
attended by many of the pastors
of both out-of-town and Minnesota
churches of several different de-
nominations.
Interment was in Lakewood
cemetary.
Bishop Virgins was made pre-
siding bishop of the Church Of
God in Christ in the state of South
Dakota several months ago.
He came to Minneapolis in 1892
from st. Louis, Mo, where he was
born. He founded st. Paul's church
in 1885 in a building on East
Franklin Av.
The present handsome church
structure was the first new build
ing constructed by a predominant
ly Negro congregation in Mime
apolis in 40 years.
Built at the corner of 4Oth and
Fourth Av. s., 1t is credited with
helping start a movement Of Me-
gro congregations and families
into the surrounding areas good
housing.
Bishop Wiggins is survived by
his widow, Roberta B., a son, John
c., Jr.; a sister Mrs. Minerva
Moore of st. Louis, Mo-; two
brothers, Central of st. Louis, Mo-,
and Willie of Clarksdale, Miss.
All of his out-of-town relatives
came to Minneapolis for the fun
eral rites.
Pallbearers were Elders of the
church, E. Deming, and E. H.
Moore and Ministers r. C. Hill, w.
L. Young, L. Jenkins, w. A. Smith,
Lonnie Bergman and E. Warns
ley.
Funeral arrangements were
made through Richard c. Estes.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
ST. PAUL COUPLE URGES NEED TO
PUT CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS

In a letter to this newspaper
sent December 8, a st. Paul couple
urged their friends to Put Christ
Back Into Christmas" The well
known st. Paul couple wrote:
To our many friends, who
have been sending and receiv-
ing Christmas and New Years
cards: We are asking that
they please not send cards, If
they are expecting cards in
return.
We will not be sending out
cards this Christmas or here
after. This is our first effort
in helping put the Christ
spirit back into Christmas and
do away with so much COM
mercialism on our blessed
Lords birthday. We are going
to donate to the NAACP the
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Mrs. Veneor Broden,
Elected Mofron Of
Queen Shebo No. 5

Queen of Sheba Chapter No. 5,
OES PHA, held its annual cleo
ton and installation of officers on
Monday evening, December 10, at
the Prince Hall Masonic Building
$50 University Av., st. Paul.
Elected as worthy matron was
Mrs. Venear Broden. Other offic-
ers are: James Rowland, worthy
patron, Mrs. Mary Clemons, as
sociate matron, Lawrence E. Tar
yer, associate patron, Mrs. Eunice
Jones, secretary, Mrs. Lydia Pill
low, treasurer, Mrs. Fanny Carson,
conductress and Mrs. Lillian Ow-
ems, associate conductress.
Appointed officers are: Mrs.
Diane Price, Adah, Mrs. Aredelia
Allen, Ruth, Mrs. Dora Jones,
Esther, Mrs. Sally Gray, Martha,
Mrs. Evelyn Murphy, Electa, Mrs.
Georgia Brayboy, chaplain; Mrs.
Doris Jones, marshall; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Parker, warder; Mrs. Lula
Rowland, Sentinel and Mrs. Dor
sey Bell, pianist.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Need News EarIY
Nexf Week Because
Of chriSfmoS!!!

Persons who have advertis-
ing or news for the next edition,
the issue dated Dec. %, are
urged II possible to get such
material to the newspaper office
Immediately.
Monday, Dec. "a, is Christ
mas Eve and 1t will perhaps
be impossible for staff work at
highest efficiency. We are closed
Christmas Day, Of course and
the remaining time will press
us greatly to get the paper out
on schedule. We win appreciate
correspondents for the churches,
social items etc. cooperating
with US. Thanks!
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
MOTHER OF ASHBY
u. GASKINS DIES
IN PENNSYLVANIA

Word was received here We'd
nesday of the death in Monessen,
Pa, of Mrs. Nellie Gaskins, 70,
mother of Ashby U. Gaskins, vo-
cational services director of the
Minneapolis Urban League.
Mr.. Gaskins is in Pennsylvania
attending the funeral services.
This is the second time death
has struck the Gaskins family
within a three month period. Mrs.
Laura Gaskins, wife of Mr.. Gas
kins lost her father, Rev. William
Grevious of Lexington, KY, by
death in October.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Robert Peterson Is
Is EIecfed Presfdenf =
ST. PouI's NAACP

Robert M. Patterson, labor union
official was elected president of
the st. Paul Branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People at
the annual election on Dec. 9.
Others named to office were
Timothy Howard, first Wce-presi-
dent; Donald L. Lewis, second vice
president; Ethel Richburg, secre-
tary, Bradford Benner, assistant
secretary and Royal Gooden, treas
urer.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21

amount Of money that we US
ually spend for cards and
stamps. That will be our way
of saying Merry Christmas to
many thousands.
We invite those of our many
friends to join in this worthy
movement. - Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Hopkins, 516 Iglehart
Av., st. Paul, MINI.
Editors Note: This communica-
ton should have appeared in our
December IA, edition but due to
an error did not appear. We under
stand the Hopkins have already
received a basket" Of Christmas
cards this year. We are sorry the
notice of their unique and in
dividualistic plan did not appear
in the paper last week.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
FATHER OF LOCAL
WOMAN DIES IN
HEIh, ARKANSAS

Word was received here a few
days ago of the death Dec. 2, in
Heth, Arkansas of Perry Foster,
father of two Minneapolis women,
Mrs. Annie Johnson and Mrs.
Georgia Williams.
Mrs. johnson, 1884 Fourth Av.
S., stated her father was in his
COS.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21

The law of diminishing returns
began to operate. The unforeseen
consequence of our compelling
argument is that the stereotype
of the Negro family as low income,
poorly educated, and slum living
has been perpetuated, and the rise
of the Negro middle class has gone
unnoticed.
Ignorance by whites Of the rap
idly growing Negro middle class
has rationalized, for them, their
resistance to movements by Ne
groes into middle class neighbor-
hoods and suburbs, and into GER
tain white-collar, technical, and
professional positions in business.
Yet public discussion of unem-
ployment, dependency, and juve-
nile delinquency among Negroes
continues minus any considera-
ton of the presence of continu-
ously growing, numerically impor-
tant, middle-income Negro popula-
ton in Chicago.
Such discussions are like those
battles which, in the phrase Of
Ambassador Galbraith, "are being
fought with blank cartridges for
ground that has already been won
in a war that is over" There can
be no question that the Negro
middle class Is here to stay, and
expand. To back up this statement
I need only point to the Commis-
sion's study on the Negro middle
class in Chicago and suburbs.
At least 35 to 40 per cent Of
Chicago's Negro families belong to
the middle class, judged by college
education, occupation, income, and
home ownership.
The growth Of this middle class
comes at significant hour in Chi
cago's history. The large migra-
ton of Negroes from the South,
which reached its peak in the late
194Os and early 1950's, has now
begun to taper off. AS a result,
the major source Of Negro popul-
alton growth in Chicago and its
suburbs during the 1960's will be
through natural increase and not
immigration.
The growing middle class re-
fleets the rise Of second and third
generation among Negro Chicago
ans, whose progress must be reck-
oned with as we plan for the 1905
and 1970s.
The number of non-whte fam
lilies with incomes Of $4,000 or
(ContInued On Page ~
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
George S. Lewis, Former
Resident, Performs In
Passion PlnN In Rannidi

George S. Lewis, former resi-
dent of the Twin Cities, now re-
siding in the (ice-box of the ma
tom, Bemidji, was acclaimed a
professional trouper while playing
with the Passion Play there.
Many who received his auto
graph, marvelled at his perform
ance. The management, expressed
great pleasure in working with
him on the stage.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
ROWAN TO GET
AMBASSADOR RANK

Washington, DC. - 1t is reli-
ably reported that Carl T. Rowan,
former Minneapolis newsman who
has been serving both as deputy
assistant secretary Of State and
alternate delegate to the United
Nations will soon be appointed by
President John Kennedy to the
us. representative on the trustee
ship council with the rank of am
bassador.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Ends 20 Years Service:
Major Richard A.
CoIfee RetireS
From Army

Major Richard A. Calfee, for the
past three years a US Army Re-
serve advisor at Fort Smelling, has
retired from the Army after 20
years of active service.
At his retirement ceremonies,
Calfee was presented with the
Army Commendation medal for
outstanding and meritorious serv-
ice as unit advisor" to several
Army Reserve units. The citation,
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Oscar Howard Is
Nomed To Board
Restaurant Assn.

Oscar Howard Of Howard's In
dustrial Catering Service was
elected to the Board of Directors
of Minnesota Restaurant Associa-
ton at its Annual Meeting, De-
cember IL, held at the Edna
Country Club.
Mr.. Howard well known caterer
in the Twin Cities area is the first
member Of his race to serve on
the Restaurant Association Board.
Mr.. Howard's Catering firm, is
located at 1902 Fourth Av. s.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
ANNUAL AMES LODGE
cHILDREN'S PARTY
p. w. XMAS DAY

The annual Christmas Party for
children given by Ames Lodge Of
ElI1s, No. 1O6, IBPOEW will be
held Christmas Day, Dec. rs, at
Phyllis Wheatley House, 300 AL
drich Av. NJ, Minneapolis.
Members of the Ells Lodge In
charge of the affair included:
Leon Lewis, Charles DeLaComp-
son, Reuben Warren, Scott Faison,
L M. Davis, Dayton Blackman,
william Hudley and Harry Neal.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21

Murphy, will be special guest at
the Limited Ten Clubs 11th An
nual Christmas Party for children
to be held on Saturday, Dec. %,
in the auditorium Of Maxfield
school, Victoria and st. Anthony
Av., beginning at pm.
Arrangements have been made
to entertain over 1000 children
between the ages of 5 to IL. A
full program of entertainment has
been planned featuring clowns
from the st. Paul Clown Club.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Shriners Party For
Children, December ~
A. Masonic TomnIo

Fezzan Temple No. 20 (Shrin-
ers) will have their annual Christ
mas party for children ages one to
twelve on Saturday, December %,
at the Prince Hall Masnoic Tenn
pie, 1882 Fourth Av. s., Minneapo-
lis hours two to five pm.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Grew Almost Unnofieed:
Grew Almost Unnofced:
Emergence Of Aff|uent
Negro Middle Class
In Chicago Is Cited
By Edward Marciniak

Chicago (ANP)-Ever since the Great Depression of the
193Os calling public attention to the injustice of racial and
religious discrimination and segregation have advanced
focefu and successful argument We have pointed out the
social and economic effects of bassngng out poverty
employment relief substandard housing school dropouts
broken families and juvenile delinquency.
made point. and it is being turned against
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21

Her new shop at Thirty Ninth
and Portland is equipped with all
modern facilities and the interior
has been completely renovated.
Open house for the shop will be
Sunday, December %, from noon
till 8 pm.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21

ST. Minneapolis.
Mrs. Taylor is
a graduate of the
st. Louis College
of Cosmetology in
st. Louis, Miss
ouri and the Min
neapolis H o lly-
wood School of
Beauty.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
FOUNDER OF CHURCH SUeeUmbS:
JIG. Wiggins
Minneapolis Pastor Dies;
Service Held Dec. 19

of God in Christ of Minneapolis succumbed suddenly
expectedly early Sunday morning, Dec. 16
He had recently returned from the annual convocaon of
the denomination held in Memphis Tenn where senior
bishop had been named preside the church official
ell to succeed the late Bishop T. Mason founder of the
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21

The recent draught which grip
ped many regions Of South Africa,
particularly the Transvaal, was
the worst the country had had
since 1888.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21

Every contributor to CARES
Food Crusade gets a receipt that
shows the countries whose people
will be helped.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Open House At
New BeoufY Shop
Sunday II TO 5

Julia Taylor, Minneapolis beau
tician announced this week the
opening of her new shop at 1914
Portland Ave. portland at seth
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21

GUS leadership programs. The trip
to Washington is the highlight Of
all her efforts.
January 27, is the date of her
departure.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21

School was chosen on the basis of
excellence in scholastic abilities,
student council officer, good school
citizenship, and faculty recommen-
dation.
Throughout her years at st. An
thony she has been active in vari-
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
At Limited Tens:
At Limited Tens:
Two Queens To
Appear Ar 11th
AnnuoI Party

st. Pauls Queen of Shows,
Penny Hicks, and Minnesota's
Region Dairy Princess, Kathy
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Good Common Sense

Good common sense and desire for tho
future Of our children dictates that the Me-
gro spend his consumers dollar first with
those firms and concerns which do not prac-
dce race discrimination in the selection OF
their employees at all job levels. There Is no
use in making sacrifices to send our children
to school unless at the same time we spend
our consumer dollars with concerns who
will offer Negro trained youth the same
opportunity for gainful employment and ad-
vancement on the job which is open to most
others.-Cecil Newman.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1962-12-21
Of Church SUeeUmbs:

IS PER YEAR; Is CENTS PER COPY
Evening star., 1962-04-08
By LESLIE LIEBER 1Ai, Week. Rowing Es;.o,

casts of weeks, months and years ahead the Weather
Bureau still classi6es any prediction of over three
days longrange. 1t should be noted, though, that
despite its own disclaimers, the Weather Bureau
now achieves 60 per cent accuracy in its 6ve-tO-
30day forecasts.
Lynn L. Means, chief of the public and agricul-
tural forecast section of the U.S. Weather Bureau,
says, I'VE follow the same policy as the American
Meteorological Society [Krick is former memberl,
which is: Average weather conditions for periods Of
about week be predicted with reasonable skill.
Beyond three days accuracy in day-to-day predic-
tons is small Average temperature conditions for
periods up to a month can be predicted with some
skill Forecasts for periods Of more than one month
in advance must be considered as experimental
A Meteorological Society official says, 'Dr.
Krick was invited by the Society to show evidence
that would support his claims He did not. -.
Evening star., 1962-04-08
DENVER

WHAT WILL THE WEATHER be
like on Easter Sunday - two full
weeks from now? Will it be day
fit for bonnets and Dummies - or
strictly for the ducks? Well, it
seems that l3 of the 43 cities in
which THIs WEEK appears will be
plagued with cold temperatures,
Evening star., 1962-04-08

spiked with rain and possibly snow. Skies will be
cloudy and threatening in 20 others. And only ten
cities - mostly in the southeast and southwest
coastal regions - will enjoy the warm sunshine we
normally associate with Easter. For the prediction
in your area, see the map on the opposite page.)
Now the innocent weather report above might
not strike you as being tantamount to a declaration
of war; But the United States Weather Bureau will
regard it as another inflammatory statement "a
gauntlet flung in the face of traditional weather
forecasters in the hot-and-cold war that has
ragged for years between them and lone-wOlf
stormy petrol of the meteorological world named
DR.. Irving p Kick.
The weather var
The squabble between them boils down to this:
DR.. Krick, former chairman of the Meteorological
Department at the California Institute of Tech
nology, now heads the worlds largest and most
successful commercial meteorological laboratory,
which furnishes long-range weather forecasts to
private industry and public utilities. Krick spells
thunder-on.theleft in weather circles because he
takes the unpopular view that ongrange predictions
are not only possible but accurate.
Our forecast for Easter Sunday, for instance,
was drawn up as test at THIS Weeks request fully
two months ago. This is relatively short-tem
prophecy for DR.. Krick, who is now making day-by-
day weather projections for 1866.
The U.S. Weather Bureau, which was in bust.
ness Is years before DR.. Krck was born, views this
maverick forecaster with only fair-tomoderate en-
thusiasm. In the face of DR.. Krick's breezy fore
Evening star., 1962-04-08

guess he's pretty good meteorologist, but you still
cannot safely predict weather more than one month
in advance"
Krick is putting his meteorological neck on the
chopping block in making his prognosication for
THIS WEEK. But here are few highlights of Dr.
Kricks past weather wizardry which neither sleet
nor snow can dim:
Early in World War II, Krick became Chief of
the Weather Information Section of the us. Stra-
tegc Air Forces in Europe. His detailed forecasts
which influenced General Esenhower's choice of
June E, 1914, as D-Day and the timing for the final
victory thrust into Germany, won him the Legion
Of Merit, as well as the French Croix de Cuerre.
Today, Krick's meteorological firm in Denver,
Col, serves as a weathervane to American industry.
There is whole legion of board chairmen in this
country who swear that if Krick predicts long
winter, groundhogs don't even bother to come out
of their holes on February e. A giant pharmaceuti-
cal firm saves thousands of dollars by not advertising
cold remedies unless Krick has predicted sneezes.
KTick's finest hour
And although many of our official weather
prophets in Washington and elsewhere like to pre-
tend Krck doesn't exist, one of his finest hours came
last Inauguration Day. At the request of Tyler Abe
Parade Vice-Chairman of the Inaugural Committee,
he wrote letter predicting ''fair weather with
precipitation. However it will be cold Snow may
accompany storm few days prior to January 20
but there should be time to clear the streets follow.
ing it. feel that you can go forward with complete
assurance that the weather will not upset your
plans" :. :. (agned) IRVING P. KRIcK.
As you may remember. the day before the
Inauguration. January l9. crippled the Atlantic
states with one of the most disruptive billiards in
modern history. Planes we're grounded, urban
traffic stalled and trains stuck. When the TV
cameras focused on the still-empty Inauguration
Evening star., 1962-04-08

o'e"af"
Easter Sdn dOdy m a
Evening star., 1962-04-08

TINS WEEK Mess.ins ! April .. 1852
Evening star., 1962-03-01
BysTEVE GUBACK
Star Slaff.Wrtter

Maryland snd George WASH
ington, both Getting In second
chance to salvage something
out of q losing season, StalHed
play in. the Atlantic ,6ast aaad
Southern Conference touffia-
ments today facing long odds
and. for the Terps, possible
quick elimination. f
Maryland in a. seyen-game
tailspin, was matched against
Duke, a. team that whipped it
decisively twice, in the ACES
opening-round this afternoon
at Raleigh.
GW's firSt-round prospects
were rated considerably bright
er in the S. c. event at Rich
mond against Davidson. Al
though the Colonials didn't win
a game away from home all
season, they finished fourth, q
peg ahead Of Davidson, and
whipped the Wildcats by 18
points In their only meeting at
Fort Myer. Davidson later
launched a 13-game winning
streak, the longest success run
in either conference.
If both area teams survive
the first round, there is no
guarantee that they'd get much
further. The Terps' semifinal
opponent probably would be
N. c. State. always a tough
customer at Raleigh. If G. w.
clears its first hurdle, it prob
ably will encounter West Vir-
ginia, the leagues regular-sea-
son leader. in its sen1ifinal
match.
Evening star., 1962-03-01

playoffs, beginning March IL in
Philadelphia.
While the S. c. and ACC
Journeys hold the spotlight, the
MaSon-Dixon Conference also
gets in the act tonight. A
four-game card, beginning at
Sis pm, opens the eight-team
MD tourney with Mount st.
Mary's the defending cham
pion, the favorite and the host.
Catholic University draws 10y
ola, a team it nipped earlier
in four overtimes, in the third
game at 8::35.
There were indications that
Maryland, striving for a blue
ribbon shocker In the ACC,
would concede Duke the back
boards and try for ball-control.
Terp Coach Bud Millikan said
he would start 5-foot-9 Mike
Nofsinger as a replacement for
6-foot-7 Ted Marshall and. shift
Jerry Greenspan to the pivot.
G. WIS hopes will hinge on
husky Joe Adamitis, its 6-foot-
g center, and Jon Feldman, the
little slingshot who shattered
tournament records with a As
point burst against William &
Mary in last years finale.