davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Navajo times., 1963-11-07
NCAI Elects
W alter Wetzel
And Suncoke

Walter Wetzel, Bla ckf O In
dian, from Browning, Montana was
reelected to two year term as
president of the National Congress
of American Indians at the organl-
zation's 10th annual convention in
Bismarck North Dakota last
month. Incumbent vice president
Osey Sanooke, Chief of the East
ern Band of Cher okee from Chero-
kee, North Car olina, was also re-
turned to office for another two
years.
Backed by the powerful plains
Indian Tribes from Montana, North
and South Dakota and Wisconsin
plus scattering support from In
dams in other areas WetZel easily
turned away a strong bid made by
Joseph Garry for the leadership OF
the National Congress of Amerl-
can Indians. Garry. who served as
president of NCAI from 1852 to
1859 and presently Chairman OF
the Coeur D'Alene Tribe in ldaho'
had John Shaw of the Usage Tribe
of Oklahoma as running mate.
Although the Indian convention
was taken up considerably by dis
cussion of internal politics, time
was allotted TO consideration OF
some Indian pr roblems on the ma
tional level such as jurisdictional
disputes. the so-callcd fieirshlp
bill which relates tothe disposition
of lands tied up in heirship status
and the extension of law and ORDER
Jurisdiction by the States upon In
dian reservations.
The highlight OF the convention
was the exhibition of art work by
Indian artists.
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men of any sense of dignity or
live without that. If you kept a
significant number of white men
in such degrading environment,
Systematically deprived them of
dignity and hope, lose d most
doors to self-fulfilment and left
open only the door to despair, the
white crime rate would soar. Also,
since N e gr oe S see that law
enforcement orally means
abuse for us, we grow up with
less respect for the law than we
should have. In the South, where
many of the police belong to the
Klans or other racist groups, no
example is set that m g h give
Negroes any true respect for the
law.
Here again, I would like to re-
fer to the Holy Fathers Pacem in
ferris. He says: ct is not true
that some human beings are by
nature superior and others in
ferior. All men are equal in their
natural dignity"
Another thing-statistics can ba
most misleading. Every time
Negro youth snatches a purse, this
goes on the books-as it should.
But white group of racists can
burn down Negroes home be-
cause he attempts to register to
vOte-they can bomb, beat, in
timidate and otherwise disabuse
Negroes of rights which we guar
antee to every citizen, but these
criminal acts, committed under
the cloak of anonymity, do not get
into the statistics.
The second point I would like to
make is that morality" has come
to mean only one thing in our
society-sex. Yet morality has to
do with the right and wrong in
human behaviour. The deliberate
distortion of statistics, as used by
racist propagandists, to prove that
we are morally inferno" in it
self immoral: "Thou shalt not bear
/ false witness ;" Negroes see
clearly the contradiction involved
where men know all the nuances
of the Sixth and Ninth Command
ments, but are seemingly unaware
of the OF h rs, particularly the
Eighth. We know that we, as
American citizens, are born with
certain inalienable rights and that
to be denied those rights without
just cause constitutes a gigantic
fraud. This kind of crime does not
get into the statistics either.
Griffin: And yet, F t h er, we
hear constantly the c ant that
Negroes must change, must earn
the rights we unhesitatingly ac-
cord even the most degraded nom
Negro. We hear it also among
Catholics, don't we?
Thompson: Yes, and there the
truth is going to be p ainful. ]
realize that white Catholic south
erners are the products of their
environment-the p S n S OF
their southern segregated culture
just as we Negroes are. From
their point of view, changes in
their attitudes are difficult-ano
in fact they are not even aware
that such changes might be indi-
Gated. I sympathize deeply with
the agony that comes when the
needsfor such changes Of attitude
(Cortiuued on PAGE ~
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From Romports-
Dial WITH FIR. AUGUST THOMPSON
by

Griffin: Father Thompson, since
you are a priest who happens also
to be a Negro, we might begin
talking of the effects of racism on
religion in the U. S. The Church
has, of course, been strongly out
spoken on this subject.
Thompson: Yes, / have in my
hand Pacem in Terris, which
means. SO much to me because here
is the Pope speaking, and we
can't evade the fact that once the
Holy Father speaks, we m u t
listen. Pope John XxIIPs death
was a grievous loss to us, but |
am happy to see that Pope Paul
vi is moving ahead in the same
spirit.
There is one part here in Pecem
in Terris where His H o n S
speaks specifically about racism.
But truth requires the elimina-
ton of every trace OF raclsm,'
Pope John says in paragraph 90.
Racism is our major problem In
the world today. If we face this
truth. we must get rid Of racism.
I'd like to concentrate on this - to
air some of these truths ev e n
where they hurt, even where they
are likely to cause strong disa-
greement.
Griffin: We needn't beat around
the bush, Father. We are going
to discuss one of the greatest
incongruities in our times - the
racism that exists quite openly in
some areas of the south and other
areas of the country as practlceo
by Catholics. Didn't your ow n
sister have to leave the South IN
order to become registered
nurse?
Thompson: Yes, my sister Mar
sarette. She had to leave the
South for her studies becausee no
Catholic hospital in tt e South
would take her for training. This
was about 1851, I believe, but
even today in the so-called Deep
South do not think that any
Negro girl could get into a Catho-
lie Hospital for her training. This
story can be found in the Septem-
Der 1855 issue of JUBILEE Maya
inc. Now, with Archbishop HALL
mans courageous stand, it might
be possible in Atlanta.
Griffin: Father, to clear the air
let's talk about racists' claims thai
Negroes are morally inferior by
nature; that there are nor
Negro crimes, a looser sexual
morality
Thompson: I'd like to make two
points here. Much of this kind OF
talk comes from the need to justify
injustices. Only by believing that
Negroes are intrinsically inferior
can non-Negroes- tolerate in con-
science the system that defrauds
US of our civil and human rights
We hear talk about IN e gr Q
crime" but do Negroes commit
any crimes that men OF other
compilations do not commit? No
these are not Negro crimes, but
the crimes of men. If Statistically
Negroes commit more crimes In
America than Non : Negroes, the
cause lies not in our "Negro-ness'
but in the very ghetto life that we
are forced to lead under system
of rigid. segregation, in the for
nation we receive This system
with all its injustices. deprives
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Mifflin, Boston, 1868, 800
If you have been to college
within the past twenty years, you
have been assigned Henry James
as required reading. And if you
knew what was good for you, you
said you thought he was a mag
nificent writer, and d e p, too.
Maxwell Geismar evidently does
not know what is good for him,
for he thinks and says that James
was full of wind and bees, and
that his altar boys, the Jacobite
critics, have invented and traf-
licked in useful fraud for years.
Before going on, let me ex-
plain the historical pun at work
here: the Jacobites were seven
teenth century band of English
political die-hards who yearned
to restore the exiled king, James
III, to the throne. The congruence
of the xii e d Jameses beloved
across the water by ingrown cults
made a pun too delicious to turn
DOWN.
Henry James and the Jacobites
is a long journey of exploration
through the undiscovered country
of James's prose. The country is
undiscovered because G Ell m r
reads and criticizes James as il
he were the first to do so. Often
using Freudian and post-Freudian
insights, Geismar discovers very
different Henry James from him
of the reverent Jacobite ritualists
who chant in the oracular mode OF
finalities. We see, not literary
giant of holy subtlety. painting
complex landscapes of the human
condition from his vantage point
halfway up the slope OF Mount
Olympus; rather, we see a bril-
liant. arrested child, paranoid and
a voyeur, sunk in romantic and
erroneous play-visions OF Ii G
abroad land hence, life beautiful.
Really, Geismar's James is close
to a fool. None of his characters
earn money; they have it. But,
having it, are they freed thereby
to enlarge themselves by expert
ence? No, they pass their time
specializing about other peoples
money. Under Geismar's bright
light. James's characters and, by
pardonable extension, James him.
self emerge as grubby little ma
terialists wandering in the gardens
of solipsism.
In laborious, headaching series,
Geismar examines nearly every
thing James wrote, pulling it to
pieces at the weak places, holding
much-praised passages up for
close, unloving scrutiny. Geismar
writes in an urgent conversational
style. most of the time with his
hand on your shoulder, guiding
you, sometimes holding you by
both lapels, telling you. Geismar
feels stronger about Henry James
than anyone else know. Y GU +
natural question is, "Why did a
man of his critical stature waste
five years writing book to de-
bunk a trivial, minor writer who
,(Continued on Page ~ n'
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BY P. D.


Az had as some things have BEEN bad things
are now bad things are going to be In my
state occasion century or two to take nope Inc
following editorial from the Daily Journal OF Iupeo gives
me passing that nfrequent hope The editorial
is entitled SOUND COMMENTS THAT CRACK CLOSED CLOSED
MINDS and will itself with an ADDRESS
given by James Silver November 7th. Here"ltn
Dr. James Silver who served as head of the Ole Miss history
department for decade become such conro-
versa figure this that persons are inclined auto
matically reject ignore any comment ne may ae
Congressman John Bell Williams for example, wants to
kick Ole Miss altogether And GOV. Ross oaie'
with the explanations You can't pay any attention
to anything old Silver says
the fact remains that Dr. Silver however eon.,o
versal on grounds is sufficiently well regarded
among Dixie historians to have been elected heao inc
Southern Historical Association
And was his address to that organization
days that stirred the most recent 1urore over ms
demnation of Mississippi poltcs ana the pieSSueS "
emerge therefrom e .,dt
Having number of Dr. sivers former students a
comment favoraby his knowledge OF southern a
Mississippi history made is point to OBTAIN copy % m
full speech that made newspaper neadnes anu
stirred violent reaction not only among our ~ he
MANY citizens felt Dr. Silver should have conneo MS
criticisms to limits of his own state ,,..
When however, read his full forty-thr page aoore
we found often of controversial individuals Ut
Silver say that most thoughtful people, we oeeVe
would accept IS being soundly based
And it these paragraphs feel rather than the spec
tacuar headline which Msssppans should Ponaer as
our state moves trying periods of history
complete struggle for emergence OF party po'
From our observance of Mississippi TRENDS
emphasized only days by call from State eoe
who OF his conversation he
could no longer saw what thought Mississippi
feel many Dr. Silver deserve careful
alton bv the though OF his com
men thew may feel needessy blunt incorrect or
taste
Much of Dr. 43-page address to the Souh leading
historians regarding Mpps "Closed Society was along the
lines indicated by the following quotations:
Thee many thousands of men of good will in Mlssis-
spp people the most part who in their day
to-day what they to ameorate the difficult con-
dons imposed upon fellow by the closed society
of strong desire to live in peace or because
these will not openly
hese are the individuals who when of their
her speaks little defies the orthodox and
noried as result shrug shoulders and We'll, he
asked for it."
DR. silver comments deep understanding of states
probems:, . .
"The Mississippi white cannot allow himself the
luxury of thinking about problem its merits
- (Contnued On Page y fs+sr. -stas+a 4
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A BOOK
REVIEW
THE UNFROCKiNG OF
HENRY JAMES
BY Joseph Whitehiit

Henry James and the Jacobites,
by Maxwell Gesmar, Houghton
Mifflin, Boston, 1868, 800
The Sidney herald., 1963-09-11
Normal Acreage
Must be Kept

Growers who intend to par
ticipate in the 1864 feed grain
program should remember that
eligibility for payments and
price support will be condition
al upon maintaining the farms
normal acreage Q959-69 aver
age) in soil-conserving crops or
practices, including summer
fallow and idle land.
The same provision has been
in effect for the feed grain pro-
grams during the past three
years.
Mrs. j. Viola Herak, chair
man of the Agricultural Stabi-
lization and Conservation State
committee, points out that this
provision is of particular i'm
portance to the feed grain
grower who also produces
wheat.
Eligibility for feed grain pro-
gram benefits in 1864 is not
contingent on staying within
the wheat allotment, if any,
The Sidney herald., 1963-09-11
Sawyer Rites Were
Held at ST. Matthews

tired. Since then they have liv-
ed in Sidney. He was a life
member of the Sidney Moose
Lodge, and a member of the
BP.O.E. Lodge 1872 here.
Surviving are his wife, Mar
guerite; three daughters, Mrs.
Ray BondeSon of North Holly
wood, CalifI, Mrs. William Nc
Rae, of Fairfield, Mont, and
Mrs. David McMillen of Sid
ney; one brother John Sawyer
of Sidney; ten grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
Requiem mass was celebrated
by Rev. Powers at 10 am. in
st. Matthew's Catholic Church
here Friday. Father Powers
recited the rosary at 8:15 pm.
Thursday evening at Cloyd-
Gorder Mortuary Chapel. Bur
ial was in st. Matthew's Cath
olic Cemetery here.
Pallbearers were Johnsie De-
Vries, Clifford Da5hner, Char
les Provost, Orlo Nevins, Lester
Putnam and Erwin Putnam.
UShers were Joe Gartner and
Joe FraSca.
The Sidney herald., 1963-09-11

for the signed farm, she ex-
planned. However, maintaining
the normal acreage in conServ-
ing use under the feed grain
program will mean that any
planting of wheat in excess of
the farm allotment on a com
plying feed grain farm would
nave to be at the expense of
some other soil-depleting crop.
Growers participating in the
1864 feed grain program. as
in last years program, will be
eligible for diversion payments
prlce-support loans on their
corn, grain sorghum and bar
ley, and special price-support
payments. Also, as before two
rates of diversion payment will
be offered, but the higher rate
may be applied to more. acres
in 1864.
Mrs. Herak invites feed
grain and wheat producers to
keep in touch with the Rich
land ASCS County Office for
further information as the
1864 feed grain program devel-
OBS.
The Sidney herald., 1963-09-11

Gail Sawyer, 62, a retired
rancher, and one of the long
time residents of this area, died
early Wednesday morning,
Sept. 4 at Community Memoir
iaA Hospital here. He has been
in failing health for some time
but had been hospitalized for
only a short time.
MIR. Sawyer was born in
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 3, 1901, and
lived there until he was eight
years old. He came to Fairview
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bertrand Sawyer, in 1909, and
the following year the fam
lily hOmesteaded in the Three
Buttes Community northwest of
Sidney. He married the former
Ruby Mcbride at Sidney Nov.
%, 1922, and two years later
they bought a farm near his
parents homestead. Mrs. Saw
yer died March rs, 1925.
MIR. Sawyer married Mar
guerite Adams June IL, 1881,
in Keewatin, Mimi, and they
continued farming in Three
Buttes until 1860 when he re-
The Sidney herald., 1963-09-11
Cartwright


Oscar Oaklands took Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillip Burch on a drive
through the Big Ranch coun-
try south from Cartwright to
view the area of ranchers.
Visitors. at the Bert Young
Stroms Tuesday evening were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Briar, Mrs
Marie Swenson of Dore and
her son and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Swenson from
Box Elder, Montana.
Vance Vickers spent last
week in Great Falls as guest
of his aunt, Mrs. Gertrude
Doyle.
Fairview high school began
last Tuesday and the Dakota
Elementary school began this
week on Labor Day.
Marianne Gullikson will at
tend school at Teachers Col
lege at Minot as a freshman.
Word comes of the death of
another pioneer. Jorgen Tjelde,
nearing 81 years of Williston.
died Sept. l and funeral SER
vices will be at 2 pm. CST at
Bethel Lutheran church in
Cartwright Thursday, Sept. 5.
A. j. Briar attended to busi-
ness at the Welfare office at
Watford City Thursday after
noon and took Mrs. Scrivner
along to look after her business
matters at the Courthouse.
The Sidney herald., 1963-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Klette
have returned from a visit with
relatives in Crosby, N. Dak.,
and among friends at their
former home in Estevan, Sask.
Mrs. EStelle Grover is visit
ing here at the home of her
sister, Miss Mildred Thorsen.
Mrs. Grover is on vacation
from her work in the asses
sor's office in Spokane, Wn.
Their brother, Fenton Thorsen
and his wife of Billings, were
also recent overnight guests
at the home of his sister, Miss
Thorsen, coming for the spe-
Icial purpose of having visit
with Mrs. Grover.
Evening star., 1963-09-25

terested in keeping pace with
the industry's growth and
development.
The Chapter will hold q
Round Table Discussion on
Personal Problems" at its
meeting to be held October
is at 8 pm. at the Kenwood
Country Club.
Evening star., 1963-09-25
FASHION, NOTEBOOK e
Miss America
Appears Here
BY ELEM

Christmas tree. He wanted
to salute with the Boy
Scouts, shake hands while he
was on the stage with my
husband" She, sitting in the
audience, a was pretty grim
about her son who was mis-
behaving on national TV."
After Lynda Bird Johnson
had lifted Dennis on her lap
to the accompaniment Of
every photographer swapping
the occasion, someone came
up to ask her how old her
son was. MY son?" she ques-
toned back. That's Connie
Wirth's grandson" she said
disclaiming him. Mrs. Wirth,
in jest, has said, 'I'll never
forgive her for that"
Chairman for the luncheon
fashion show was Mrs. Rus
sell Wiltbank, member Of the
Board, Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Miss WASHINGTON. Rosanne
Tueller, was also at the
luncheon. At a press confer
ence before the fashion show,
staged by Mrs. Emily Keech,
ia shion co-ordinator for
The Hecht Co. Rosanne,
who was first runner-up in
The Miss America contest,
told of all the condolences
she and Donna Axum shared.
I'VE sat back to back at
the m a cup bar, wore the
same white j n teen SWIM
suits, and the same evening
gowns (Donn a s was white
and Rosanne's gold, and it
was ironic we both sang I
Love Paris" But the resem-
blance ended there.
When Rosanne returned
from the pageant a student
in her Sunday school class
told her We've got to figure
out how to bump Miss Amer
lea off" She termed him q
little overzealous" though.
Should Miss America resign,
get sick and be unable to full
fill her duties, she would take
over.
Donna Axum plans to re-
turn to the University of Ar
kansas to finish her educa-
ton after her reign. She
then wants "a career in tele-
vision doing commercials,
and entertaining, and then
marriage, in that order" At
the end of a year she'll be-
some $4,000 richer due to
personal appearances. Her
$4,000 scholarship will take
care Of her schooling, she
pointed out.
Has she any kind of an in
vestment program planned?
No. but she'd like to. The
past two weeks she's been
busy doing photographs in
volving her sponsors-Ban-
Evening star., 1963-09-25

She's lovely, she isn't en-
gagged, and can't be married
for q year or she forfeits her
title Of Miss America, we
discovered yesterday when
Miss Donna Axum came to
w shin gton for her first
public appearance since win
ming the Miss America Pag-
cant in Atlantic City.
Donna has been winning
contests since she was 16 in
El Dorado, Arkansas. She
even produced a win at the
luncheon for the wives of
delegates attending the con-
vention this week involving
the Am erican Institute of
Park Executives, The Ameri-
Evening star., 1963-09-25
MissCroW
IsQueen

Alice Belle Crow Of Little
Rock, Arkansas was selected
to reign as Queen Of the
Gallaudet College Student
Body Government, which re-
Gently celebrated its 18th
Anniversary.
A senior, Miss Grow was
selected for her all-'round
qualifications, as an active
member Of the Student Body
Government and O person Of
high standards.
She was crowned in the
college auditorium by Harvey
Corson, president Of the stu
dent body, and later reigned
as Queen of the Crystal
Dance which ended the fes-
tivities.
Miss Crow is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur D.
Grow of Little Rock, and a
graduate of the Arkansas
School for the Deaf.
Evening star., 1963-09-25

croft Co., Banlon, Oldsmo-
bile, Pepsi Cola and Toni.
Fittings for her new Miss
America wardrobe have been
exciting" for her, along with
other things that have come
up since winning the title.
She's had one letter Of
proposal from q father who
outlined his sons virtues. A
whole English class of grade
schoolers got an assignment
to write to Miss America"
II don't know which is more
practical: To write each one
an answer and send q pic
ture, or send one picture for
the whole class"
What's the secret Of be-
coming Miss Am erica?
Twenty-year-old Donna, who
went to a charm and model
ing school, says to educate
yourself, develop your talent,
poise, speaking ability, and
intelligence, all qualities q
woman should possess"
She'll be back in Washing
ton on October 8 when her
father is attending the
American Bankers Associa-
ton convention.
Evening star., 1963-09-25

can Association of Geological
Parks and Aquariums, and
the National Conference Of
State Park. Donna served a
year as Forest Queen of Ar
kansas" and saw a lot of ma
tional parks during her
reign. She said, II learned to
appreciate the beauty of
America" at that time.
Miss America shared the
head table spotlight with
Mrs. Robert Kennedy, Mrs.
Stewart L. Udall, and Mrs.
w. Willard Wirtz. Honorary
Chairman Of the luncheon
held In the Cotillion Room of
The Sheraton-Park was Mrs.
Conrad l.. Wirth, wife of the
Director Of the National Park
Service.
Miss America joined in the
laughter following a recital
by the Secretary of Interiors
wife of an incident involving
Mrs. Wirth. Mrs. Udall said
that her five-year-old, named
Dennis, had been somewhat
"incorrigible" during a tele-
vising of the lighting of the
Evening star., 1963-09-25
Winter Program
Is Started

Mrs. Charlcie Ray, newly
elected president, Washing
ton chapter, National Execu-
tive Housekeepers Association,
has launched the fall-winter
program.
Emphasis will be placed
on continuing education.
The chapter sponsors short
courses and seminars for the
benefit of its members in
Evening star., 1963-09-25
Q~-4@~
9
KNIFE
AND
F()RR

cling with a rich, wine sauce,
spangled with green peppers,
pimiento, anchovy butter. Then
spooned into shells prettied
with crisp bacon before the
golden browning. Is this cav
lar we see before us (yours for
the asking paired with diced
Bermuda, the bleu cheese with
Melba to make the martins
more cogent? Unbounded crispy
salad bowls (all you can eat)
and even the butter tubs beckon
in this wainscotting elegance
Of rare paintings, serenity. Easy
tariff. 11:45-11 PM. Sun, 4-11
PM. daily. Free dinner parking.
1924 M NV.
Let's sing Of little things.
Let's sing Of 2-inch thick, oven
Evening star., 1963-09-25

ing, Of shish-kebob-the Juicy
lamb cubes marinated for hours
In wine, SeaSonings, then skew
cred with onion, green pep
pers, mushrooms, broiled space
and served a-drip, still sputter-
ing on rice mounds. And where
this delicious food lorep In the
old English, club-like confines
Of RED COACH INN where the
chef (erstwhile Of the Shore
ham) pans over cheese layers,
bacon strips, q real fluff Of an
omelette. Very amiable cock
tails Georgetowners love. II
AMI AM. daily. Free park.
ing at 3057 M st. NV.
-. Some are born to make pie
That Is to say, the chef at
Evening star., 1963-09-25

HeSn puW-
pernickel, of
butter tha t
really but
tiers, Of virgin
oil and TARA
gon vinegar
in their squat
cruetS for
those W no
m u st have
the ritual Of
French dreaa-