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Navajo times., 1963-04-04

give actual notice or notice by
publication and provide an oppor-
tunity for a hearing before parti-
tioning in kind or selling land pur-
suant to this Act. All sales of
lands made by the Secretary pur-
suant to this Act shall be in
accordance with the following pro-
cedure:
(a) Upon receipt of requests
from the required ownership in
terests, the Secretary shall notify
the tribe and each owner of an
undivided Indian interest in the land
by a letter directed to his last
known address that each such
owner and the tribe has a right to
purchase the land for its apprai sed
value, unless one of the owners or
his authorized representative OBJ
jects within the time fixed by the
Secretary, or for a lower price
if all of the owners agree. and that
if more than one owner or if one
owner and the tribe wants to pur-
chase the land it will be sold on
the basis of scaled competitive bids
restricted to the owners of undiv-
ided intere StS in the land and the
tribe unless one of the owners or
his authorized representative OBJ
jects within the time fixed by the
Secretary.
(b) If any Indian owner or his
authorized repre- sentative objects
to competitive sale restricted TO
the owners of undivided interests
and the tribe, the Secretary shall
offer the land for sale by sealed
competitive bid with a preferential
right in the tribe of any Indian
owner to meet the high bid, unless
one of the Indian owners or his
authorized repre- sentative objects
within the time fixed by the Sec
retary. All bids shall be rejected
if no bid substantially equal to the
appraised value is received
(c) If any Indian owner or his
authorized representative objects
to sale by sealed competitive
bid with preferential right to meet
the high bid. the Secretary shall
offer the land for sale by sealed
bids: Provided, That, after notice
TO all interested parties including
the tribe, the land shall be sold at
auction imm G diately after the
opening of the sealed bids, and
auction bidding shall be limited to
the Indian owners, the tribe, and
persons who submitted sealed bids
in amounts not less than IS per
centum of the appraised value of
the land. The highest sealed bid
shall be considered the opening
auction bid. No sale shall be made
unless the price is equal to the
highest sealed bid and substan-
TALLY equal to the appraised value:
And provided further, That the
term appraised value" as used
in this section shall mean the cur
rent appraised value of the land,
said appraisal to be not more than
one year old.
(d) Title to any land acquired
by a tribe or an individual Indian
pur suant to this Act shall be taken
in trust unless the land is located
outside the boundaries of the
reservation or approved tribal
consolidation area. Title to any
Navajo times., 1963-04-04

US. Senator Frank Church, Ida
no, and member of the Senate
Committee on Interior and InSular
Affairs, has announced the intro
duction of a new bill relating to the
Indian heirship problem. The an
nouncement was made in a letter
received by the Navajo Times,
which further stated that the Indian
Affairs Subc ommittee has dill
gently engaged in research on the
problem, with two previous related
bills introduced during the 87th
Congress.
The problem arises from the
fact that the United States holds
about Al, 600 tracts of allotted
land--approximately 6 million
acres that are infractional owner
ship. This situation arises when
upon the death of the original
allotee, his or her estate was
probated and the heirs were given
undivided interests in the tract.
Through the years, successive
probates have taken place affecting
the same tract until at the present
time there may be anywhere from 2
TO 200 heirs holding fractional
interests in the same piece of land.
This creates serious problems for
the heirs, the tribes, and the BIA
which has had the responsibility of
management of these trust lands.
Senator Church states that
every effort has been made in
drafting the bill to authorize and
implement an effective program.
The language of this new measure
gives the Secretary of the Interior
sufficient latitude to solve the
problem but allows him enough dis
erection protect the be st interests
of the Indian owners. . he has been
given the necessary tools to relieve
what has been Wor Sening
problem, one that has adverSely
affected many Indian owners of
allotted lands.
Hearings onthe proposed meas
ure IS 149) are scheduled for
April % and 30, and because the
outcome of this particular measure
is of vital intere st TO many Navajos,
it is reproduced verbatim fir ON the
text of the Congressional Record
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con-
gress assembled, That (a)the own
ers of not less than a SO per
centum interest in any land, where
ten or fewer persons own undiv-
ided interests, or the owners of
mot less than a IS per centum
interest in any land where eleven
or more persons own undivided
interests, where all of the undiV-
ided interests are in trust or
restricted status, may request the
Secretary of the Interior (herein-
after referred to as the "Sec-
retary"). and the Secretary is
hereby authorized TO partition the
land in kind and sellth remainder,
or to sell the land if partition is
not practicable and a sale would
be in the best intere SITS of the
Indian owners.
(b) When any of the undivided
interests in tract of land is in
an unre stricIed status, the owners
of not less than a so per centum
interest in the remaining undivided
trust or restricted intere st S,
where ten or fewer persons own
'ch undivided interests, or the
Navajo times., 1963-04-04
Indian Heirship Problem
Topic Of New Senate Bill
Hearings Set for Late April

owners of not less than IS per
centum interest in the remaining
undivided trust or restricted in
tereStS, where eleven or more own
such undivided interests, may
request the Secretary, and the Sec
retary is hereby authorized, to sell
all trust or restricted interests if
a sale would be in the beSt intere StS
of the Indian owners. The Secretary
may also partition the land in kind,
partition part of the land in kind
and sell the remainder, or sell
all interests if acknowledgements
tion or sell the unrestricted
interests by power of attorney
from the owner of the unrestricted
interests.
SEC. 2. Whenever the Secre-
tary, after receiving a request to
partition or sell any tract of land
under subsection (b) or section 1
of this Act, is unable after due
effort to obtain the approval of an
unre stricted interest in sucht tract,
he shall, upon application of the
persons making the foregoing re-
quest, consent to judicial partiti on
or sale of such tract if in his
judgment such action is in the best
interests of the Indian owners.
Where such consent is granted,
jurisdiction over the land is hereby
conferred on any State court of
competent jurisdiction to hear and
determine the partition or sale
proceedings and to render judg-
ment for partition in kind or judi
cial sale in accordance with the
law of the State wherein the lands
are situated. The United States
shall be an Indispensable party to
any such proceeding with the right
of removal of the cause to the
United States district court for the
district in whichthe land is located,
following the procedure in title %,
United States Code. section 1446.
The proceeds of sale of the trust
or restricted interests shall be
paid to the Secretary for distribu-
tion unless he waive this require
mem as to any of the owners
thereof. If the land SO partitioned
or sold is acquired by an individual
Indian or an Indian tribe, title
thereto shall be taken in the manner
prescribed in subsection 5(d) of
this Act.
SEC. 3. (a) If, with respect to
any land transferred pursuant to
this Act there is in existence an
exemption from taxation which
constitutes vestedproperty right,
such exemption shall continue in
force and effect until it terminates
by virtue of its own imitatio ons.
(b) Any trust interest in oil.
gas, or other minerals that is
reserved to an Indian owner in
any sale of land made pur Suant
to this Act shall be reserved in
a trust status. No sale made under
this Act shall include any mineral
estate that has been reServedto any
Indian tribe by any provision of law.
SEC. 4. For the purposes of this
Act, the Secretary of the Interior
is authorized to represent any In
dian owner ~ who is a minor,
~ who is non compos mentis. ~
whose ownership interest in de-
cedent's estate has not been deter
mined, or (4) who cannot be located
by the Secretary after reasonable
and diligent search and the giving
of notice by publication.
SEC. S. The Secretary shall
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Interfuith Visits
Planned at BeIuir

Members Of 10 congregations
at Belair, in Bowie, Md, will
pay a round of visits to one an
others houses Of worship be-
tween 2 and S pm. tomorrow.
The Belair Ministerial ASso-
citation decided to expand the
open house being held by the
Catholic Archdiocese into an in
terfaith event. The purpose is to
promote greater understanding
and Jews of the area.
Hosts will be on hand at each
church to welcome visitors and
explain their services and arti-
Giles used in them. Some Of the
c hurc h e s will offer refresh
ments.
Participants are Belair Bap-
fist, Christian Community Pres
byterian, Church Of Christ,
Church Of the Redeemer, Grace
Lutheran, Holy Trinity Episco-
pal, Jewish Congregation Of Bel
air, Sacred Heart Catholic, St.
Matthew's Methodist and st.
Plus X Catholic.
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Churches List Women
Among Guest Speakers

ton chief of the House Commit
tee on Education and Labor and
president Of the National ASso-
citation of Negro Women, will
speak at II am. at Calvary
Protestant Episcopal Church,
$40 Sixth street NE.
The Rev. Julia Mills, evange-
list from Friendship Baptist
Church here, viii speak at II
am. at Hunters M e mortal
AME Church, 5OO1 Holly Spring
road Sc. Mrs. Maria Lopez of
the Church of God in Christ,
Baltimore, will speak at 1880
pm.
Rabbi E dwin Friedman of
Temple Shalom. Chevy Chase,
Md, will speak at the Uni
versity service at IL am. in An
drew Rankin Memorial Chapel,
Howard University.
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Plea for Needy
AT Cathedral

A national service Of thanks
giving, marking a decade Of
annual Thanksgiving appeals by
Protestant denominations for
funds to carry on their joint
programs Of food distribution to
the worlds needy, will be held
at 4 pm. tomorrow in Washing
ton Cathedral, Massachusetts
and Wisconsin avenues NV.
The service will launch the
10th annual Share Our Sub
stance appeal, which seeks
$3.50, 900 for the 1864 program.
Methodist Bishop James K.
Mathews of Boston will speak.
The Scripture lessons will be
re a d by Undersecretary for
Agriculture Charles S. Murphy
and by Senator McGovern of
OOuln DdkOId.
The Harvard Glee Club and
the Radcliffe Choral S o ciety
will sing. They will also give a
concert of sacred music preced-
ing the worship. starting at 500
pm.
The service is being Spon-
sOred by the National Council
of Churches and the Council Of
Churches Of Greater Washing
ton.
The Very Rev. Francis B.
Sayre, jr., dean Of the cathe-
dral, will preach at the II am.
service.
Holy communion will be cele-
brated at 8 am. in St. Mary's
Chapel and at 9 am. in Bethle-
hem Chapel.
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ment climaxes three years Of
work by the Knox Radio Club,
led by Arie Cook.
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A number Of churches in the
Washington area, many of them
observing women's day, have
scheduled guest speakers at
services tomorrow.
DR.. Lowell R. DitZen, recently
named director of the National
Presbyterian Center here, will
preach at IL am. in National
Presbyterian Church, COnnecti-
cut avenue and N street NV.
The Rev. Charles B. Wierer,
former Navy chaplain, will be
guest minister at II am. at
Union Methodist Church, 814
Twentieth street NV.
Mrs. Esther c. Maldonado,
president of the World Chris
tan Women's fellowship will
speak at 8 and IL am. at Ma
tiOnal City Christian Church,
Thomas circle NV.
The Rev. E. Shelby Rocks,
associate director of the Fund
for Theological Education, will
speak at IL am. in Plymouth
Congregational Church, 5301
North Capitol street.
Mrs. James D. Wyker, an or
dained minister and special rep
reSentative Of the general de-
partment Of the United Church
Women, National c ouncil of
Churches of Christ, will speak
at $40 and IL am. at First
Christian Chur C h, 2723 King
street, Alexandria.
Miss Lillian Picken, educa-
tional missionary and social
worker in India for 43 years.
will speak at 8:45 and l1:45
am. at Little Falls United
Presbyterian Church, 6025 Lit
tie Falls road, Arlington.
DR.. Deborah P. Wolfe, educa-
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Return to Brook Iund

Homecoming day will be OBJ
served Sund day at Brookland
Baptist Church, Sixteenth and
Monroe streets NE. Former
members and shut-ins will be
honored at the IL am. service.
This will be preceded by a
dedicatory performance on the
church's new organ by John
Holland, acting organist Of the
church, at 10:4O am.
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church has succeeded in becom-
ing a part of the community
more than most people realize,
and that lists of church men,
bers who aid welfare causes are
dramatically demonStrative"
Of this.
In stresSing the need to keep
close to his flock, the pastor
says ''the single most deadly
sin of the Protestant ministry is
boredom" After his sermons,
which are stirring and original,
he sometimes invites the men,
bers of his congregation to call
him on the telephone "if l have
r a is e d any questions which /
have not answered"
Attended Richmond Seminary
DR.. johnson received his bach
elor of arts degree from Pres
byterian College in South Caro-
lima and his bachelor of sciene
degree from the University Of
South Carolina. He received his
masters and doctors degrees
from Union Theological Semi
nary in Richmond at the same
time as his brother Ashby, while
his bride, the former Allie Stick
lin, attended the Presbyterian
Training School nearby.
In 1947 the city's Junior
Chamber of Commerce named
DR.. johnson the young man of
the year.
He also serves on the boards
of the National 0rthopedic and
Rehabilitation Hospital, the Red
Cross, Family Service and the
Alexandria Boys Club. He is a
former member Of the board of
tn e Alexandria Hospital a n d
was a member Of the Alexan-
dria Mental RetardatiOn Study
Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23

The Rev. Porter H. Harrison
viii observe his tenth ami
versary as pastor Of Fifth
Baptist Church at the IL am.
service tomorrow in the
church, 6O9 E street S.W. Ten
new members, symbolizing the
years Mr.. Harrison has guided
the church, will be accepted
into membership at the Serv-
ice. A native of Lineville, Ala,
the minister is a graduate of
Howard College, Birmingham,
Ala, 1871, and the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary,
Louisville, KY, 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-23
Church to Dedicate
Short We've Radio

The first ehurc h-owned
amateur short-wave radio sta
ton in the Washington area
viii be dedicated At IL am.
tomorrow at Knox Presbyter-
ian Church, Arlington bouIev-
ard and Allen street, Falls
Church, Va.
The station, licensed by the
F ed eral Communications
Commission, viii be used to
contact missions and ANA
teurs abroad. Its establish
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SERVES MANY CAUSES
Community to Honor
Alexandra Pastor

Shortly after the Rev. Cliff r.
johnson arrived in Alexandria
20 years ago, physician asked
him to help organize the Com
munity Health Center. From
there things sort Of snow
balled."
Tonight several hundred cit
liens will meet at Hammond
High School to express their
gratitude to DR.. johnson, pastor
Of Westminster Presbyterian
Church, for his tireleSS work in
his church and community.
The m o de st and energetic
minister, now a board member
Of numerous community service
organizations, spends nearly IA
hours a day working shirt
sleeved in his office, receiving
callers, attending meetings and
talking on the telephone. H S
secretary says hes the busiest
man / ever saw" Yet he al
ways S e ms to have time to
counsel one more troubled par
ent, individual or unwed mother.
Active on Boards
A native Of Columbus, Ga,
DR.. johnson served as the first
nonmedical president of tn e
Health Center and Of the Alex
andria Association for Mental
Health and has been continually
on the boards Of both organiza-
tons.
Had IS Members
He came to Alexandria in 1913
to serve as the first full-time
minister of Westminster Church
and has helped it grow from a
small chapel with Is members
to its present large sanctuary
and education building. with a
membership Of 1000.
One of the great problems Of
the age, says the friendly and
persuasive minister, is the ode
humanizing" Of social work. Al
though he works in close con-
tact with pSychiatrlstS and other
professionals, he recalls that
helping people is one Of the first
roles of the church.
Stresses Church Role
DR.. johnson believes that the
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Crossroads Speaker

Edward R. Place, president
Of the Brown University Alumni
Club Of Washington, viii speak
at the international Crossroads
Sunday morning breakfast at 9
am. Sunday in the Central
YMCA, 1875 G street NV. His
topic viii be ''The Thanksgiving
Of a Grateful Nation"
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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-15
Five Forks

March IA : Mrs. Grace Lang
visited her son in law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Slayton, in Petersburg recently.
She attended a meeting at the
John Marshall Hotel in Rich
mond in regard TO her Stanley
work.
Mr. and Mrs, Robert Lewis
Sou-hall and d III g h tel +, Mrs.
Barbara Cookston, and children,
Neal. Robert, and Jimmie. of
Bailey's Cross Road, attended
the funeral Of her aunt, Mrs.
Florence Davidson, in Lynch
burg last Saturday. Ell route
home they stopped by and spent
the night with Mr.. and Mrs. H
M Lang. Other visitors in the
same home were Mr. and Mrs.
Carter Southall and daughter.
Miss Frances Southall, Earle
Southall and Miss Carolyn Shell
ton Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stay
ton and two children. Of Peters
burg.
Mrs W b HunUer and son,
Frank. Of Red House, and Mrs.
Margaret Watson, Of Darlington
Heights. visited Mrs. Maggie
Harris Sunday afternoon. Mr..
and Mrs. j Z. Dinwiddie, of
B0ydton, and Tom Hancock, Of
Tuggle. We're visitors in the
same home last Friday.
Mrs Sudie Watson, of Oar
lington Heights, visited her sis
ter. Mrs. John NJ Harris, Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Swan visit
ed Billie Womack who is a pa
tlent in Southslde Community
Hospital on Saturday.
For fast results use the Herald
classified page.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-15
Southern States New Trademark

A new sinpified easily ident-
ified trademark design has been
adopted by Southern States Co
operative. and Oh March / be
gan making its appearance on
the co3peratkse's advertising.
publications. and facilities.
The design. featuring a "doub-
le S" superimposed into-yet
breaking out Of a circle was
approved recently by the South
eln Safes Board Of Directors
after a three year study Of the
cooperative's entire Identified
ton program. The Southern
States Information Publications
Service developed .he new sym
Dol under direction of a manage
ment committee.
First use of the new trade
mark is being made on advert
ising, some packages, new ia
cilitles ana properties. It's use
VIII be gradually extended in
future months to include all
equipment and o.her facilities.
The new trademark replaces
a symbol used by the regional
cooperative since the mid-thilt-
les shortly after it extended its
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-15

Congratulations are extended
to Mrs f. S. Walker Jr. who
has become a grandmother, the
fourth time. The Rev. and Mrs.
Edwin Walker. of Haiti, are the
proud parents Of a third son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stimp-
son. of Cottage Grove went to
Charlottesville. Thursday.
Miss Lucille Ferguson. of
Lynchburg, was home for the
week end. and attended services
at Centenary Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Win
frey left Tuesday for their home
in New Jersey, after an ey-
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-15
Guinea

March l4-On Tuesday even
ing, Mrs. w. B. Walker, Jr..
was hostess to the Women of
Guinea Church.
After a short business session
there was a social hour. when
delicious refreshments were
served.
The ladies were invited to
meet with Mrs Jesse Sander
son. in April.
Miss Geraldine Simpson. who
is member of the Junior class
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-15

tended visit With Mrs Guy Al
len.
Sympathy is extended to the
family c. J. j. Pelnbleton, whose
funeral service was held on
Saturday
Mrs. Carl Matthews was
recent guest of her sister, Mrs.
Leslie Daulton. of Crewe. and
also Of another sister. Mrs. Ed
die Bates. of Amelia. The latter
accompanied Mrs. Matthews to
Richmond, one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Matthews
attended the funeral of j. j.
Penloleton. on Saturday.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-15

Of Cumberland High School, at
tended the FBLA state meeting
at Longwood College. Saturday
On Thursday afternoon, Mrs.
Simmons, of Stoddert, was host
ess to the Guinea HID club.
Mrs Oscar Kenredy gave the
demonstration on Selecting Be-
coming Hats and Neckllnes.
Mrs. Joe A. Hazlegrove. the
Federation Program OF Work
chairman, gave an Instructive
talk en- Pruning Shrubs and
Plants.
The meeting ended with a 50
cial hour.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-15

The club was invited to meet
with Mrs. Kennedy, On Thurs
day, March q.
During the Lenten period. ser
vices are being conducted at
Centenary Church on Wednes-
days. beginning at 7::3O pm,
with the pastor, the Rev. Lloyd
Judy. in charge. He is teaching
a study class based on the
text. Steps to the Christian
Life. .
The friends of Mrs. Andrew
Stanley and daughter. Lynne.
were glad to see them at church.
again. Sunday, after having I'M
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1963-03-15

suggests the character progress
siveness and prestige of this CO.
operative enterprise. 1t will
make Southern States a more
important force in modern mer-
Glardising 1t will build in the
public S mind a broader recog-
ition Of Southern States as one
of Americas principal suppliers
Of agricultural supplies and ser
vices and therefore a key con
tributor to the nations high
standard Of living and to pro-
gress in general