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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18

Coffee and home made cookies
were enjoyed.
Overnight guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dennis Hart on Thursday
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. V.
Amick, of Rainelle. w. Va, and
Mrs. Roy F. Campbell, Of Lou
lisa. Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Bigger
were dinner guests of the Harris,
Sunday night.
Mr. ard Mrs. Clayton need
ham and Lucian Needham, of
Richmond. and Mrs. Annie Try
ing. of Gainesville. were recent
visitors in the M. H. Meador
home.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
Civil Defense Self Help Glass

Department. The program is
sponsored by the Health Depart
ment and civil defense officials.
The two hour classes will meet
from 70 on Monday nights for
seven weeks.
Certificates will be awarded
when all seven classes are COM
pleted. One must attend IS per
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18

BUCKINGHAM, May II - A
Civil Defense self-help class has
been started in Buckingham
county. Sixteen persons have al
ready enrolled. and it is hoped
that others will join.
Mrs Willie Jones is the in
structor and classes are being
held in the Buckingham Health
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
PRESIDENT KENNEDY spoke

PRESIDENT KENNEDY spoke
at Democratic Embarrassing din
ner in milwaukee saturday
night. He said America can meet
the challenges of the COS but it
won't be easy. Some 800. 600 per-
sons greeted him at the airport or
lined his route as the President
revisited Wisconsin W here he
scored an important primary VIC
tory in 1860 over Minnesota S
Sen. Hubert Humphrey. He is to
address rally for his medical
care for the aged bill in New York
City next Sunday. His speech will
be carried via radio and TV to
similar rallies in 20 other cities.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18

An automobile horn is a useful
safety device but that bloWing
one does not relieve a driver of
al other responsibility. A horn
is for an emergency. Careful
driving can Go much to make
yours necessary.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18
David r. Toombs
Completes His Basic
Training In Georgia

Army Pvt. David R. Toombs,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George R.
Toombs. of SAKE, completed
eight weeks of military police
training at the Provost Marshal
General Center. Fort Gordon,
Ca, April &c. Toombs received
instruction in self defense. traf-
fic control and the basic pro-
cedures of civil and military
law. He entered the Army last
December and received basic
training at Fort Jackson. S. c.
The 24-year-old soldier is a 1858
graduate of Randolph Henry
High School in Charlotte Court
House and was employed by
Stone and Webster in Roanoke
Rapids. N. c., before entering
the Army.
mitments apply only to World
War TI veterans whose nntitIa
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-05-18

For fast results use the Herald
classified page.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05

singer. Grace bumDry
Last summer she achieved an
international triumph at Bayreuth
with her Venus in "Tannhauser."
Miss Bumbry called a "gravely
handsome woman" by the maya
zine, studied in st. Louis and sang
there and in Chicago and Boston
In 1856 she became a protegee
of Lotte Lehman the famous
opera singer. After winning several
awards, she made her debut with
the Paris Opera in Aida" in 1860.
Miss Bumbry is now under con-
tract with the Basel Opera. She
will come home for an American
season next autumn.
The nine other winners of Ma
demoiselle's 1861 merit awards
were: Jean Alice Szymanski,
WAVE electronics technician;
Monica Witt, italian actress; Car
ole Eisner, fashion designer; Laura
M. Roth, scientist; Carla Fracci,
ballet dancer; Hope Murrow, social
worker; Joan Baez, folk singer;
Chryssa, Greek artist and Nanette
Edmonds Wachter, fashion direc-
tor.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05

for Phyllis Wheatley House for
several years before accepting a
post with the Detroit Urban
League in 1871.
Hatcher has been affiliated with
the all-Negro West Eight Mile Sec
ton of Royal Oak Township since
1914 when he was hired as man.
ager of the newly built Federal
war housing project.
Hatcher is a graduate in So
GEOLOGY and political science Of
Lincoln University, Philadelphia,
and in September this year earn
ed his masters degree in public
administration from Wayne State
University.
His masters thesis was a de-
tailed study of the problems of
Royal Oak Township, the COM
munity with which he is most
familiar. He said the thesis in
cludes a somewhat lengthy ap-
pendix which is critical of the
us. Governments handling of the
war housing projects in the Eight
Mile Road community.
According to a Michigan news
paper Hatcher's work in the Town
ship has been ironiC. He was first
hired in 1914 by the Federal gov
eminent to be manager of the Oak
dale Gardens War Housing pro-
ject, the barracks type temper
airy" buildings to house Negro fac
tory workers near Eight-Mile and
Then in 1853 he was appointed
by the Township board as housing
director to manage 874 war hous-
ing units bought by the Township
from the Federal government.
When the Township started its
urban renewal and slum clearance
program, Hatcher was put in
charge. He has had to make sure
the war housing units he once man
aged were torn down and replaced
with permanent housing.
The work is not finished, but
we'll underway. And Hatcher ad-
mits he's had an uphill fight con-
vincing some Township residents
CONTINUED on Page ~
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gram, to acquire the % pieces
of private property, needed for the
development of the building pro-
gram.
The Building Arms, Inc, firm
which has charge of the project
has designated Mr.. Smith to have
exclusive charge as its representa-
tive in the purchase of the 81
houses affected by the program
Mr.. Smith is also to aid those dis
placed by the development in the
securing of suitable housing.
Frank Smith, st. Paul architect
is president of the housing and de-
velopment corporation which will
develop the program.
The Lutheran Redeemer project
will be bounded on the north by
Rondo Av, on the south by lyle
hart, the east by Dale Street and
the west by the alley between Dale
and st. Adams.
Near Iglehart a education and
recreational building with a full
size gymnasium will be construct
ed. Included will be an auditorium
and a day nursery and a admin
istration wing.
A part of the development will
be a chapel and parking lot.
The educational unit will have
70 classrooms.
A $50 room Senior Citizens
building will be a part of the long
range development.
Carroll Av., from Dale St, to st.
Adams will be vacated by the pro-
ject.
]. Nathaniel Smith will have
offices at 285 Dale in the present
Lutheran Redeemer church build
ing.
Frank Smith, president Of the
housing corporation said every eff
fort will be made to deal fairly
with householders whose homes
will be effected by the redevelop-
ment program. Experience in the
prior clearance will prove valuable
In insuring that the families affect
ed get a fair deal he said.
This is the reason, he said why
the corporation has elected ].
Smith, a longtime civic
and communal leader who can be
trusted to see that the people get
a square deal"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
Annual Meeting:
Minnesota Council
Civil & Human
RiohfS Meets jan. 8

The annual meeting OF the Min
nesota Council for Civil and HUI
man Rights is scheduled for Mon
day night, Jan. 8, at the Mutual
Service Insurance Building, 1919
University Av., st. Paul at 8 pm.
The annual election of officers
will take place.
In a statement to the press and
members DIR. Roy Burt, of Anoka,
president stressed the Importance
of the continued support by men,
bers and the public of the organ
ization in anticipation of an at
tempt by opponents of the recently
passed fair housing law seeking
to make the law ineffective.
Continued alertness and organic
alton is necessary to protect the
civil rights if all Minnesota citi-
zens, DR.. Burt stated.
A nominating committee has
suggested the following slate of
officers for the next year: presi-
dent DR.. Roy E. Burt; vice-presi-
dent Matthew Little, secretary
Margaret Benton, treasurer, Ern-
est Cooper.
For directors for a three year
term ending in 1864: William
Cratic, Mrs. Dorothy Davis, Doug
las Hail.. Timothy Howard, Mrs.
Josie Johnson, Victor E. Lapakko,
Jonas G. Schwartz and James
Torres.
For a two year term ending 1868
Mrs. Zetta FEEDER and Charles B.
Odds. One year term ending 1862
Richard Sykes.
Additional names for offices may
be submitted from the floor the
nominating committee stated.
The Council was the chief force
in the 1861 passage of the Mime
sofa fair housing law, forbidding
discrimination on account of race,
color, creed and national origin in
the sale, rental and lease Of prop
erty.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
Attucls-BrOOks Post Sponsored:
Annual Speed
Racing Races At
Oxford Dec. ~

The Oxford Playground rink was
the scene of the ninth annual speed
skating preliminary contests We'd
nesday, Dec. 81. The affair was
sponsored by the Attucks-B Brooks
Post of the American Legion No.
COG under the supervision of the
st. Paul department Of play
grounds and parks and the Fourth
district American Legion.
The speed skating finals for the
entire city are scheduled for Sun
day, January 7, at Como Park,
with the first and second place
winners of each playground wing
for city-wide honors.
The ribbon winners at Oxford
among the Peewees, girls eight to
nine years were: Olivia Williams
and Christine Lewis; Boys: Ken
meth Jackson and Arthur Brown.
Midgets, ten and IL years -
Girls: Gale Williams, Doris zeno
and Edrean King. Midget boys:
David Pettiford, Dell Gooden and
Michael Hogan.
In the Junior class, for IL and
10 year olds, girl ribbon winners
were: Carolyn Brown, Lottie
Wright and Shirley Land. Among
this age group boy winners were
Teddy Christian, Butchie Ewing
and David Sharp.
In the Juvenile class, ages IA
and Is the girl winner was Zebra
.Gilbreath. Boy ribbon winners in
this class were: Byron Brown, Le-
roy Gardner, first and third re-
spectively with Allen O'Neal and
Robert Williams, tying for third
place.
Attucks-Brooks Post members
assisted commander John Nelson,
Jr., by serving as judges.
Refreshments were served to
about 100 youngsters by post
members Allen Mcintosh, Fred
Brewster, Francis Speese, Marion
Brown, Paul Wood and the post
auxiliary president Mrs. Francis
Speese.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
Installation Services
For Zion Church
Officers Sunday

The Installation services for the
1862 officers of Zion Baptist
Church will be held Sunday, Janu-
airy 7th at pm. with the Rev.
Charles H. French as guest min
lister.
Rev. French, a graduate of Gro
ger Theological Seminary, Ches-
ter, Pa, has been active in the
social aspects of the gospel. He
has been working with the Inter-
faith Housing Committee and the
Minnesota Freedom Riders.
Rev. J. r. Holloway, pastor, and
the members of Zion invite the
public to witness this installation
service.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
Mrs. Lionel Allen
To Head NAACP
Life Member Group

Mrs. Lionel Allen, 65S w. Cent
raj Av. has been appointed to serve
as Chairman of the Life Member
ship Committee for the Minnesota
Dakota State Conference of
Branches, NAACP.
A life member of the NAACP,
Mrs. Allen for years has been a
staunch worker and has dedicated
many work hours in support of the
organization.
Mrs. Allen will be available to
assist local branches in their Life
Membership Campaigns and to
seek memberships on a statewide
basis instead of just where BRAN
ches exist.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
Geo. S. Banks. Jr.
Elected Master
Palestine Lodge

George S. Banks, Jr., was elected
worthy master of Palestine Lodge
No. 7, F. & Am. at the recent
election of officers of the lodge.
Others named were: Eugene
Greene, senior warden; McClinton
Webb, junior warden; John L.
Young, Jr., treasurer and Edward
L. Boyd, secretary.
Appointed office by worthy mas
ter Banks were: Bev Roland, as
sistant secretary; r. E. Davis, SEN
ior deacon; Floyd Cunningham,
junior deacon; F. E. Corners, SEN
ior steward; Joe Mcdaniel, junior
steward; William Lockhart, tyler;
Ray Brown, chaplain and VIM. N.
Perry, marshal.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
Jessie 9. Shepard.
Newspaper Woman
Dies Suddenly

Jessie G. Shepard, 1928 Fifth
Av. S., Minneapolis, Twin City
newspaper woman died sudden
ly as the result of a heart at
tack Monday night, Jan. l.
Her death took place at the
home of a friend, Mrs. E. l..
Escue, 4120 Fifth Av. S. An emer-
gency ambulance and physician
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
In 81 Million Program:
J. N. Smith To
Represent Firm In
Acquiring Property

j. NathaneI Smith, we'll
known st. Paul real estate man
has been named by the corpora
ton which will develop the 81
million dollar Lutheran Re
deemcr church expansion pro-
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
Resigns II Year Job:
Roy O. Hatcher
Accepts Post In
US. Public Housing

1t has been learned here that
Raymond o. Hatcher, former Phyl-
lis Wheatley staff member who has
been housing director and head of
the urban renewal program in
Royal Oak Township outside De-
troit, Mich, has been appointed
inter-group relations officer for the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05

L. Boyd, Miles Newlin, George S.
Banks, George Nixon, Spencer
Shivers and Joseph Jennings.
Honorary pallbearers were Cecil
E. Newman, Curtis c. Chivers, Err
rol Fassett, Tela Burt and Oscar
H. Newman.
Interment was in Fort Smelling
National cemetery.
The Neal Funeral Home had
charge of funeral and burial ar
engagements.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
Challenges Voter Discrimination:
Department Of Justice
Challenges Louisiana Vote
Tests As Unconstitutional

New Orleans, La. - Louisiana constitutional nterpreta
ton test for prospective has been used discriminate
against Negroes and should be declared unconstitutional the
Department of Justice asserted today.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said the complaint
filed New Orleans is the Departments first challenge the
constutiOnality of voting law The Department has
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
JESSIE G. SHEPARD

JhOO1h u. LOE111L fA4Nb
called when she suffered an attack
tried unsuccessfully to revive her.
Mrs. Shepard was widely known
as the social editor of the Spokes-
man and Recorder papers and had
been so employed since 1858.
A native of Starkville, Mississ-
ippi, she was brought to Minneapo-
lis by her parents while she was a
small child. She was educated in
the Minneapolis public schools, was
graduate of South High school
and attended a business school.
She was the widow of John r.
! (Shep) Shepard, veteran Great
Northern R.R. man. The couple
were perhaps the first Negroes to
construct a new house on the Min
neapolis Southside.
When the home was constructed
in the late 192Os it was a Twin
City showplace.
Mrs. Shepard was for years a
trusted office employee of French's,
an interior decorating and furnish
ings firm catering to a wealthy
clientele. Furniture and appoint
ments in her home indicated her
knowledge of the business.
In the early 30's she left the
firm which succeeded French's
and retired to become full-time
housewife. A few years after the
death of Mr.. Shepard, she became
one of the early Negro sales clerks
at Dayton's, working part-time.
She joined the staff of the
Spokesman and Recorder in Janu-
ary, 1853 and worked on these
papers until the time of her death
She became known to thousands OF
Twin Citians by her work in-this
field.
She gained the reputation Of be-
ing the most thorough social and
personals writer in the field, being
particularly well known for her ex-
cellent coverage Of parties and
weddings.
Mrs. Shepard for years was a
member of Bethe sd Ia Baptist
church and was the first Negro
woman, elected to the board OF
directors of the Minneapolis WV
CA.
Her sudden death resulted in a
flood of calls Monday to the news
paper offices in Minneapolis Tues
day as word of her demise spread
Many expressed profound shock
and praised her for the work she
did on the newspaper and in the
community. ,..
Survivors include two brothers,
William Ambrose and Charles w.
Glenn both of Minneapolis, a sister,
Mrs. Minnie Alexander and a
nephew, Charles all of Minneapolis,
Funeral services were held at
st. Peter AME church Thursday,
Jan. 5, at IL am. with the Rev,
Mr.. Lowell Johnson, pastor offici-
ating.
Rose Marie Cook vocalist sang
1--WE Done My Work." by Harriet
Jacobs Bond and the hymn "Prec-
ious Lord Take My Hand" &C
companied at the organ by Doro-
thy Sims, director of the st. Peter
senior choir.
Messages of coincidence from
citizens of all races, classes and
fields of endeavor were received by
the family.
Active pallbearers were Edward
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
Interest Noted:
Interest Noted:
Twin City Council
Of Clubs To Elect
Officers January 8

The Nacirema Club 3949 Fourth Av. S. Minneapolis will
be the Of election Of officers for the City Council
Clubs Monday January Considerable interest and of
some controversy has developed regarding this election
With the Council of Clubs having in its representation
atme high of 48 clubs and progressive programs being
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05
PATROLMAN REPORTS
BROKEN WINDOW IN HOME

Donald McAdams, st. Paul pat
rolman of 7s5 Marshall reported
that boy, approximately sixteen
years of age broke his living room
storm window with a SNOWFALL the
evening of December 16.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05

RAYMOND o. HATCHER
Philadelphia Office of the Public
Housing Administration of the us.
Housing and Home Finance Agen-
cy.
Hatcher will work in the five
states of Delaware, Maryland, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
and Washington, D. c.
Word of Hatcher's resignation
of the Michigan post last week was
received here by Mr.. and Mrs
Wendell C. Jones, of Minneapolis,
friends of Mr.. Hatcher and his
wife, Mae, a Detroit social worker,
both with many friends in Mime
sofa.
Hatcher was a popular and high
ly successful boys work director
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05

IF you. destroy a free market,
you create a black market. If
you have ten thousand regulations,
you destroy all respect for law"
Sir Winston Churchill.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05

Year" s h e Is
Grace B u m b r y
whom the maya
zine says has all
of the markings Of
the first great
Negro Wagnerian
singer.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05

Marriage Is a union Of two
people in which the man usually
pays the dues" - S. d. Mekeel,
Ovid (N.Y.) Gazette and indie
pendent.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05

THE morning after is generally
caused by a lovely Eve" - Dom
aid Mckay, Rutherford (N.J)
South Bergen News.
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Grace BumbrY
Named One Of 10
YOUNG Women 81"

New York. = A "a year Old Ne
gro woman singer has been named
by Mademoiselle Magazine as one
of THE Ten Young Women Of the
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-01-05

regarding this years election of
officers. The concern is especially
strong this year - apparently for
the reason that almost a complete
new slate of officers are to be
chosen. Only two incumbents of the
outgoing administration are on
record as being candidates for re-
election.
Nomination Committee Slate
The nomination committee of
the Council, headed by Wayne
Glanton, a pioneer figure of the
Councils development, presented a
very representative slate of offic-
ers at the December meeting of the
Twin City Council of Clubs. The
proposed slate included representa-
ton from Is organizations.
1t includes persons well-known
in the community for club and civic
activity. Persons names were SUBJ
mitted after quite a bit of consul
tation by the committee with presi-
dents of affiliated groups.
The suggested slate is as follows:
president, Earl MCGEE, Loafers,
Inc; vice president, Rosemary
Micheau, Les Amies; treasurer
Queen Taylor, Happy Birthday
Club; secretary, Virginia Tinsley,
Urban League Guild; asst. sec'y.
Mary Ann Faison, Cresiteundo
Club; parliamentarian, Bea Hall,
Unique Cosmetology Unit; sgt-at-
arms, Carl Claiborne, Cameo Club
and public relations director, Matt
hew Little and Royal Twenty.
Executive Committee nominees
are: Erma Mazingo, Cameo Club;
Verda Horn, Paradise Club and
Edward Greene, Johnny Baker
Post 291.
Variance OF Opinion
OF late there apparently has de-
veloped variance of opinion relat-
ing to the various officer selec-
tons.
For example, a representative of
one of the smaller social clubs, who
requested that her name be not
disclosed, stated rather fatty that
she and her representatives would
push more strongly for the cleo
ton of more officers from the
smaller clubs.
Another club representative con-
tacted was concerned about the
balance of officers between Min
neapolis and st. Paul. His concern
was that either city did not domin-
ate the key offices. These and
other Inducements seem to in
dicate that virtually every office
will be contested; with strong par
tison support for all candidates.
Wayne Glanton, of the nominal
ing committee was encouraged by
the concern being shown by the
clubs. He emphasized that the slate
of his committee is mere re-
commentator to the assembly. The
actual nominations, he pointed out,
must be approved by the body at
the meeting Monday night.
At that time additional names
may be nominated for all posi-
tons, he said.
Urged To Be On Time
Because of the interest being
shown, club representatives, presi-
dents, and other interested MEM
bers are urged to be on time. The
meeting will be called to order at 8
pm. sharp. Presiding will be out
going president, Matthew Little.
The host club will be the Nacirema
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Urged To Be On Time

Because of the interest being
shown, club representatives, presi-
dents, and other interested men,
bers are urged to be on time. The
meeting will be called to order at 8
pm. sharp. Presiding will be out
going president, Matthew Little.
The host club will be the Nacirema
Club, Thomas Johnson, president.