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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-13
INDUSTRIAL PROP. RENT
ARDMORE-ARDWICK
INDUSTRIAL proc. SALE

TWO small tracts, 1900 81. Il. each.
At D. c. line in KenilWOTth. Asking
Sl.7S per 50. Il. subject to II zOn-
ing. Call Mr. BILZOR, LAND
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FARMS
LOTS, ACREAGE FOR SALE

ACREAGE, 700 wooded, "a mi.
Naval Base, St. Mary's Co, Nd
level track, some saw timber. 2q7-
596e after 2 pm. Agent.
ASHTON, MD. ~ acres, part
wooded, $3.50. ASHTON REALTY
CO., s7l-A63S, s2Llsll.
ASHTON! High 2-acre lot, 755-ft.
frontage, city water, view for miles
$3.50. Easy terms Call EV. 4-7363.
Greater Maryland Prop JU. S-l7lo
BETHESDA
2-acre wooded estate lots with sewer ,
water. gas and paved streets, So
600 TO So. coo per finished lot
REALTY SERVICE, INC.
Mr.. Miller UN. ana
CHEVY CHASE, near the clubs
wi. "a acre, all Improvements. Call
Ewes. OIL. A-l466.
CHEVY CHASE HILLS-6 lots, new
section, Brierly I'd Ready to build
5000 each plus street assessment
and W.S-S-C. connection fee. Fl
nanclng available. W. CLIFFORD
SHERTZER, OIL. 1880.
NORBECK, MD. 2-acre BLDG.
sites. nr. new NV. Branch Park
5000 per acre. 1885 after J pm.
SELL OR LEASE. 10 acres, large
frontage on Route !, WOODBRIDGE,
Va. Excel. buy. Low cash. s36-2A25,
76s-7olA
SILVER SPRING RIO lot, 90 LOCO
50. #. Elk. 3-S56S, ewes. JU. 7-s246.
SMALL CONTRACTOR OR SPECU.
LATOR-l acre Just outside ID. c.
near Central ave. Part Zoned ca
Small, disable house, 2-truck garage.
Asking Sls 500, good terms. Call MR..
BILZOR, LAND SALES CO., A7A-
1876.
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Auth. Mercedes-Benz Dealer
SIS ~ Glebe Rd., Arl., Va.
IA LID ar IA Jim
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FLORIDA PROPERTIES

PARK ESTATES Near
Fort Pierce -LsTEe lot in growing
development. Call He A-2S67
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HOUSES FOR sALE-VA.

ARL-, n. = Inside charm, cathedral
ceiling bedrms, dead-end street
fenced yard, ! blk. bus. Easy 10
buy. OWNER S33-!s2t.
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LAUGHLIN, Realtor
(MRS. VIM. HI
McLEAN'S FIRST


SOL On. Bridge Rd., Mclean, Va.
Consult First-McLean's First"
MCLEAN = BY OWNER. A-bedrm.
2l7-bath brk. and frame split-level
2-car gar, excel. for children, near
schools and G.. W. pkwy. Principles
only, S4l $50. IA. s-o5A4.
MR.. EXECU TIVE! STOP your
search NOW! This So-ft. long air.
cOnd. rambler, only a short drive
from d. c. over express hwys., will
appeal to you Immediately. You will
applaud its commanding setting
lover = acre Of lush green lawns
and Towering ShrubS). You will ap.
preciate the combination Of heavy
brick construction and mod. design
Center entr. to 2dxl7-t. hv. rm,
with imposing firepl wall and rich
paneling. Unique kit. plan with
"easy flow" access to formal din.
rm., 4 bedrms. Cor bedrms. and
paneled masters study served by
colOrful tiled baths and many rOOmy
closets. Tremendous lOweT-level rec,
TeatiOn room with Ind firepl., add.
tiOnal "a bath and access TO over
sized 2-car garage. Truly an EXEC,
UTIVE BUY AT $40 1850. Your ap.
pointment by calling
Thompson & Associates
Realtors IA. 5-7817
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MCLEAN

Well kept brown single bungalow on
a full acre high on a hilltop in
center of area Of fine homes. 4
bedrooms, ] bath. Modern kitchen,
full basement. JalouiSed porch,
detached garage. Priced at S24,sS0.
Call Ell. 6-4l6l.
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Ut oui.si.TsWn REAL ESTATE
MAINE

Is Nj. Northwest Of Bangor
50 Acres Of land. . room
house With all modern con
veniences. excellent hunt
ina and fishing area. Con-
tact CLARENCE :. MITCH
Ill. Reservoir Rd-, Full
ton. Nd.
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$1,000 UP-FINE BLDG. SITES
IN DC. AND NEARBY MD.
KAY REALTY CO., INC. RA.6-27oo
ga ACRES, Zoned for apartments.
Also several tracts for subdivision.
DETAILS, MR. KENNEDY, 49,
o4Ie, MANOVILL REALTY CORP.
1s3 ACRES OF LEVEL LAND mr..
Springfield, Va. Excellent bldg
sites. Brokers invited. BELFIORE
CO., 1901 18th st. NV, DI. 7-5522.
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SUBDIVISION SITE

$50 acres Of wooded, rolling grounds
adjacent TO paved streets. Sewer,
water available at property lines
Can be ready for spring market. A
real buy in a coming area, u hour
from government offices. Only 81
500 per acre. For information call
at once.
FL0RANCE REALTY s2A-ASoS
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HOIT,EY REAT,TY
ARLINGTON

Only $3.50 down or assume loan
OWN E r PAYS SETTLEMENT
Neat Colonial home in excellent res
idential area. 2 bedrooms, living
room, basement. Separate den and
family room, family kitchen. PLUS
a garage. Hard to beat.
SHAW KI. 1924
Realtors Open 80 Trades Welcome
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BETTER

BY OWNER Near Mt. Vernon.
Rambler yrs. old. Brick, bed
rooms, 2lz baths, formal living
room with fireplace, separate dining
area, fully equipped electric kitch-
en-. IS f. by Is Il. recreation room
with fireplace and picture window.
Basement, work bench, laundry
area. Scree din porch-patiO.
port, tool shed. Approx. gz-acre
wooded lot, handicapped, private well
for garden. "a block south OF Wood
lev Hills Grade School, just off Old
Mt. Vernon road Route 623), 100
Surrey dr.. 4 blocks south Walt
Whitman Jr. High. miles from IT.
Belvoir. $3.50. Terms. COL. W. ID.
CHALEK, office Oxford S-6l3e or s
6ls3. Home 765-67el after pm.
weekdays. Open house Sat. and
Sunday.
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ARLINGTON
COMFORT AND
.RLINGTON REALTY
REALTORS
MORTEACE pANKERC


ARLINGTON-FALLS CHURCH
VACANT. 4-bedrm., 3-bath, up-to.
date kitchen with table space, cen.
trally aircOnd., screened porch, pa.
ito, double garage. Excellent loca.
ton. lmmed. pOss. Mid-30s. VA.
CANT. IKE. $3.50 70 Til %.
MOELLER REAL ESTATE
N. MOVE IN TO.
RROW! NEAT AND COM
PLETEl A lovely white brick and
asbestos CAPE COD in convenient
location, good neighborhOOd. Has
hy. rm., din. rm., pretty modern
kit.S 3 bedrms. q q second floor
dorm rm0, 2 baths, beautiful pam
eled rec: rm. EYE APPEAL GA
HOLLEY REALTY
5ls3 Lee Hwy, Arl. KE. $3.50
= WHITE COLONIAL
BEAUTY. z bedrms., liv. rm., din.
Tms kit, and REAR PATIO:
shopping. Approx. $50 mo. with only
$3.50 On. FLA or No Money Down
CT. Be first to call.
Frank S. Phillips, Inc.
REALTORS MTG. BANKERS
IA. 7-sol2 or s25-o5is
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SEVERAL ACRES Of commercial
property in nearby Mont. Co. Prime
location for shopping ctr, office
bldg etc. Priced for quick sale.
Gall MI; Kurt, LEGUM & GER
Der REALTY, EN-. $4,000 or ewes.
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OPEN 2 To 8.
KI. 8-3111 OF. 4-604O
37O6 Mt. Vernon Ave, Alexandra

FALLS CHURCH l-bedrrn., iIE-
bath Cape Cod. lge. liv. rm., din.
rm., storm windows, l20xe0 fenced
cor, $1,000 cash, assume paymts,
$40 mo. 43A-92l5.
FALLS CHURCH AREA : 3-bedrm,
rambler, Sl3,750, FLA. $3.50 down.
Seller pays settlement. Phone 1856
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WAREHOUSES FOR RENT
MUST VACATE IMMEDIATELY

MUST VACATE IMMEDIATELY
Modern spacious warehouse and
offices, 1900 50. f., central heating
and air cond., cow. to Baltimore
Wash. PkWy. All offers considered.
526-660o.
NEW WAREHOUSE = 300 50. n.
and air cond. office. Reas. rent. Ex-
eel. parking. Cow. ID. c. loo. Call
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POSH!

This Is really a "POSH" home
cleaning and sparkling! Graceful
custom-built antique brick rambler
din. rm.' 2ta baths luxurious ' eiec.
kit, full bsmt., tremendous rec. rm.
and carport, for Just S27.S50!! Walk
to st. AIMS, public schools, bus and
shopping.
POMPONIO REALTY
22ls WILSON BLVD. IA, S-556l
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Gracious enter
tanning and good living in this
beaut. split-f0yer Colonial. big
bedrms. and 3 baths. Firepl in liv.
Tm. and paneled rec. rm. will cheer
your holidays. De luxe Hotpoint kit.
will make cooking a pleasure. Only
2 yrs. old and ready for occupancy.
Reduced TO S33,Soo. HALLMARK
HOMES, IA. 4-4477.
CONTEMPORARY DOLL HOUSE =
You can spend Christmas in this lit
tie gem If you act fast Open
beamed ceilings, brick wall fire
place in large living room, twin
bedrooms, wall-tO-waI carpeting,
drapes, patio, carport with large
storage and many other delightful
features. Lovely HANDICAPPED lot. Call
today and be first TO see il.
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SUMNER CAMPS

CAMP SIZE For rent, 100 acres
in Va, ] hr. from d. c. swimming
tacils, rough bldg. suitable day Or
boarding campers. Call WO. silva
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE THE WASHINGTON STAR, JUNE ,. 1868
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MARCHESA BRlGlDA
SPlNOLA DORA

GgSSWe
This is one of the
latest acquisitions by
the Kress Foundation.
It shows a fashionable
lady of distinguished
lineage, painted in
Genoa where Rubens
enjoyed a wealthy
clientele. The mode in
1905 when it was be-
lieved to have been
painted was for satins.
Ornate with additions
of jeweled buttons, the
white satin is set off
against a rich red cur
tain. The magnificent
ruff is of delicate fab
ric edged with Flemish
lace. The effect on
the economy was to-
establish a new high
standard of living re-
Elected in the ornate
dress. Even her hair is
piled high with jewels
and is dyed andcurled."
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ELENA CRIMALDl
by Anthony Van Dyke

The black fashions of
Spain had become in
creasingly popular in
Italy and remained
fashionable until Spain
lost most of her colo
NAL possessions and
no longer could COM
mand such respect. In
the 18th Century the
shift of taste was to
France where the
dressmakers' creations
were widely copied in
the western world and
as far east as the I'm
perial Court of Russia.
Van Dyke concocted a
creamy complexion for
all of his models and
made them impossibly
tall. Perhaps they were
the forerunners of the
long, lean professional
models"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-10
The Cover

The Circus is coming! The Ringing
Brothers and Barnum & Bailey spec
tacle opens Tuesday night at the Wash
ingtOn Coliseum. Our cover clown, pho
tographed by Joe Baker, is ready. Four
pages of pictures of the big show, taken
by Mr.. Baker last year, start on Page 8.
Included also is a story on how the cir
Gus has changed in recent years.
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A N Repair Man Tees off

Do you ever get angry at TV repairmen?
Well, TV repairmen can get angry at the
public. too. One, Archie Ellington, tells
why, on Page IL.
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Beware the Con Man

Peering out from behind bars is Larry
Lord Motherwell, convicted slayer of
Mrs. Pearl Ida Putney, wealthy Wash
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the dead wOmans sister-in-law and
author of book on the case, warns
romance-starved widows and spinsters
about the smOoth-talking con man and
tells how he can be spotted, starting on
Page 6. Capt David H. Higgins, head of
the Check and Fraud Squad of the Met
ropolitan Police Department, also gives
some advice.
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ingtOn widow, in
a case that stirred
the nation. Mrs.
Putney fell for
the young mans
charms and left
Washington with
him and $4,000
of her own cash.
Her skeleton was
found in a lonely
section of Cali
fOrnia. Mrs. Flea
nor DabrOhua,
St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-21
Five ST. Louis
Banks Step Up
NedFo EmpIoVmenF

st. Louis (ANP) - Eighteen
Negroes have been hired for ad-
ministrative and clerical jobs at
five downtown banks in the last
six weeks, Frank Campbell, execu-
tive secretary of the Mayors Com
mission on Equal Employment OPP
portunities reported last week.
Campbell and w. ]. Duford, COM
missioner, said they believe that
the figures indicate that discrim-
inatory hiring practices in the
banking industry here will not be
a major problem anymore"
The five banks were among
seven downtown institutions that
agreed to a 10-point program to
increase employment opportunities
for Negroes. Campbell said that
the 18 new employees consisted Of
four at First National Bank in st
Louis, six at Bank of st. Louis
two at Northwestern Bank & Trust
Co., four at Mercantile Trust Co.,
and two at Boatmen's National
Bank.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-21
Minneapolis Cos
Company Employs
Meter Reader

A Bloomington man, a former
us Marine has been employed by
the Minneapolis Gas Light Co., as
a meter reader.
Ronald Wilson, 110S w. Goth
St., whose photo appears elsewhere
in this paper is believed to be the
first member Of the Negro COM
munity to be employed to fill such
a position.
Mr.. Wilson is a native OF Hous-
ton, Texas. He graduated from
Jack Yates High school in that
city. After high school he served
in the Marine Corps.
He atteBded Rasmussen BGsinesl
College in st. Paul from October
1859 until October, 1860. Before
joining Mannegasco he had been
employed at st. Joseph's Hospital
in st. Paul and st. Andrews and
st. Barnabas hospitals in Mime,
apolis.
Mr.. Wilson is married and he
and his wife Penny are the parents
of one child, two year old Ronda
St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-21
MoXfieId Teachers
Are Honored By
AffuckS Brooks Post

Appreciation Day For Teach
ers" was held on Wednesday, No
vember 10, at Masfield Elementary
School, under the sponsorship OF
the AttucEs Brooks Post No. 6O6
of the American Legion. Martin
Weddington, TIA West Central, was
program chairman. Students par
ticipated in the program and the
days activities.
This is the first Of a series OF
assemblies planned by Maxfield's s
principals, Mrs. Leona Winner and
faculty, to stimulate student in
terest in serious application to
their studies and to make them
aware of the vast job potential
available to them with the proper
training.
Former student, Martin w. We'd
dington, son of the program chair
man spoke briefly to the students
and re-emphasized the necessity
for a good basic education.
Mr.. Weddington attended the
University of Minnesota for two
years and graduated from North
western Electromc Institute in
Minneapolis. Out of the 66 students
who started the course at the In
stitute when Mr.. Weddington did,
only SO were able to make the
grade and complete the 88 week
session.
At present, Mr.. Weddington is
employed at UNIVAC as a Detail
Computer Assembler.
Each of the staff at Ma1cfield
School received a beautiful red
rose and big, sparkling red apple,
and two boxes of candy, compli-
ments of the Attucks Brooks Post
6O6.
In the near future, other mem
bers and organizations of the COM
munity will be in charge of the
assembly.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-21
SAWS OFF HAND
FOR INSURANCE

Linkoping, Sweden (ANP) -
Faced with charges of deception
and embezzlement, a 52-year-old
building contractor Is now think
ing that he was the loser all the
way around in trying to blk an in
surance company.
1t seems he sawed off his right
hand in order 10 collect on a $5O,-
900 accident insurance policy.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-21
Correction

In the story ON the party crash
ing incident which developed into
disorders by teen-agers in st. Paul
on November 8, carried in this
newspapers November IA, edition
it was incorrectly stated that the
party from which the incident
stemmed was given by Mrs. VIII
liam Oliver, 965 Marshall Av., for
her teen-age daughter.
Mrs. Oliver has no teen-age
daughter and the party was given
for the teen-age daughter of Mrs.
Leora Coolidge, a friend of hers.
The same error was made by the
st. Paul daily papers in the con-
fusion which reigned during the
disorder in which police cars were
stoned and seven participants
We're taken into custody.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-21
ZeV AeIony To
Return Home For
ThonkSqiVinq HoIidoV

Zev Aelony, nationally famous
Minneapolis civil rightist is return
ing home 10 spend the Thanksgtv-
ing holiday with his parents. DR.
and Mrs. David Aelony, 1850 Gar
field Av. s.
Aelony an employe Of the Con-
gress Of Racial Equality (CORE)
was released from an Americus
Georgia Jail on November 1st when
federal three-judge panel, in a
precedent setting decision, struck
down an 1871 Georgia state law on
attempting TO incite to insurrec-
ton. Arrested August II, Aelony
was held 21a months without bail
since the Georgia law carried q
death penalty.
The federal panel ruled the
Georgia law unconstitutional and
instructed the state to cease all
prosecutions under that law.
Twin Cities civil rights organ
izations including the Congress Of
Racial Equality, the zev Aelony
Legal Defense Fund Committee
and Students for Integraton have
scheduled a series Of events during
Aelony's return home. These in
clude a press conference, radio and
televtsion interviews and appear
ances before religious and civil
rights groups.
The principal event will be a
rally at Mayo Auditorium on the
University Of Minnesota campus
at 8 pm. Wednesday, November
27.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-21
Enthusiastic Church
Solicitation Letter
Causes Queries

Some business men in Mime
apOlis last week who received a
solicitation letter from another
business man in behalf of two
Twin City churches questioned
some of the statements made in
the letter.
The letter was sent to this news
paper with the request that 1t be
shared with the papers readers
The letter on the stationery of
R. c. Hitchcock & Sons, Inc, was
signed by Carleton C. Hitchcock,
president and stated:
am quite sure that you, as well
as I, and all thinking people, are
appalled, with the direction that
this segregation unrest in the
country has taken. have discussed
this personally with several re-
sponsible people in the South, and
they assure me that if the prob
lem could be handled on a strictly
local basis, there would be no prob
lems such as those which have
arisen. They are honestly trying TO
do the job but are being constantly
pressured from the outside, which
seriously accentuates the problem
We in Minneapolis have been
spared thus far the national dis
grace and the serious problem that
has befallen many of our southern
cities. If we should have a serious
uprising such as that which is be-
ing experienced in other parts of
the country, many of our most re-
spected leaders would attempt to
find dedicated, responsible people
of the Negro race who could give
the necessary counsel to their fel-
low Negroes, teaching them and
counseling them that the true way
for them to gain equality is
through education and a sincere
effort on their part to raise their
standards of action
We folks here in the Twin Cities
are most fortunate in already hav-
ing a Negro minister named The
Rev. Walter L. Battle who is carry
ing on most intensive successful
crusade amongst our Negro pOpul-
CONTINUED on Page ~
St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-21
cifY 0ffici0Is &
CifizenS Discuss
Community Problems

A meeung MOnday AFTERNOON
Nov. 18 at Halle Q. Brown House
which brought together st. Paul
city officials and some civic lead
ers and community group workers
was attended by "a persons.
Police Chief Lester McAuliffe
expressed the departments apprec-
iation of community action fol-
lowing the disorders near Central
Stadium following a night football
game
He spoke briefly on the Nov. g
incidents where about 200 teen
ayers demonstrated, defied police
authority and did not disperse un-
til NAACP branch Nce-president
Timothy Howard and Rev. Sam
uel Robinson asked the officers to
leave the scene.
Mr.. McAuliffe said in the future
all over st. Paul, police will not
countenance defiance of constituted
authority and will use tear gas if
necessary to break up disorderly
gatherings. He emphasized his
order was aimed at disorders any
place within the city limits.
The meeting was called by Tim
Othy Howard at the request of
Mayor George Vavouis and Chief
Lester McAulffe.
Howard chaired the meeting and
insisted that everybody be heard
with mo punches pulled"
Then followed a round of state
ments and suggestions from prac-
tically everybody present. R. B.
Gerber, Jr., represented Mayor
Vavoulis. Questions were fired at
all of the officials present including
Councilman Robert Peterson, Pub
Nc Safety Commissioner.
A number of suggestions as to
increased recreational outlets for
teen-agers on Friday and Satur-
day nights, the keeping open of
Halle Q. Brown Community House
on Saturdays, resumption of the
Saturday night dances at the COM
munity center; more cooperation
by church groups for teen-age ac-
tiVty; more playground space for
Halle Q. Brown; more building
and club room space for Oxford
Playground; civil police to deal
with lettering on certain streets,
a new and more realistic ordip-
ance curfew law; better law en-
forcement for adults and a myriad
of other suggestions which were
kicked about by those assembled.
Oft heard complaints that the
st. Paul police do not give the
Rondo-St Anthony-Dale areas suf-
ficient law enforcement were re-
peated at the meeting. Chief Nc
Aulhffe claimed a disproportton-
ate part Of the police call load was
already being used in the district.
He stated the police force was
about ITO men short of personnel
needed to give the city complete
law enforcement
Some blamed the recent dis
orders Of the ghetto system and
bias.
Group work leaders described
some of their problems in dealing
with the teen-agers.
Among those present were EN-
mett Du Cambalza, Betty Ekrem,
Earl MCGEE, Frank Kent, Ruby M.
Hunt, Dorothy Chelgren, Maymie
Green, Charles F. Rogers, Rev.
Jerome Del Pine, Rev. B. H. Hunt
er, Public Safety Commission Rob-
ert Peterson, Stephen Burger,
Bernard Troje, Moses Knott, Jr.,
James Mann, James (Jim) Tucker,
Estyr B. Peake, Donald Lewis.
Rev. Floyd Massey, Jr., and Cecil
Newman.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-21

career.
The St. Pau Urban League a
United Fund Agency is inviting
its members and the general pub
lie to come and hear this outstand-
ing American whose publishing
success has been halted as one of
the top American success stories
in the past two decades.
Johnson's career reads like a
fairy story but in addition is a
story of a man whose used his
mind and talents to construct a
publishing empire unheard of be-
fore in the American magazine
business.
Mr.. Johnson was born in Ark
ansas City, Arkansas, January 10.
1918. He attended elementary
school there, and at the age of Is
he accompanied his mother to Chi
cago to attend the Century Of
Progress Exposition.
His mother decided to make her
home there. johnson enrolled in
the DuSaible High school, Chicago.
His high school career was dis
tinglnshed by the varied number of
activities in which he participated.
He was president of his class, edi-
tor of the school paper, editor of
his class yearbook and president
OF the Student Council
Johnsons multiple activities in
high school attracted the attention
Of the late Harry H. Pace, Presl-
dent Of Supreme Life Insurance
Company of America, the largest
Negro business dn the North.
Pace urged him to go on 30 col
lege and arrange for him to work
part-ime at the insurance COM
pany while he attended classes at
the University of Chicago and
later at Northwestern University.
Part Of his duties at the an
surance company consisted of read
ing all magazines and publications
and making a digest of the artbcIeA
contained therein concerning the
Negro and his life in America. He
often discussed these magazine
articles with friends and was sur
prised to learn how intensely they
were interested in these particular
articles.
Johnson then conceived the idea
Of creating NEGRO DIGEST, to
consist of condensattons of articlea
appearing in magazines and news
papers on the Negro
He borrowed $500 from a loan
company 10 start the Digest In
November, 1912 Enough interest
was shown among Negroes in such
a monthly that Johnson was ITI-
sPired to consider second maga-
zine. This was to be a picture
magazine TO reflect the brighter
side of Negro's life IN America
TO show his accomplishments, his
advancements in the business, SOC
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