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Payne, Jayne Starring, Cecilia
Williams, Mary M. Hamilton, and
Alberta M. Chambers, all Of St
Paul.
Visits Daughter and Son-In-Lawi
Mrs. Evelyn S. Thomas, 1923 Mar
shall Av., returned home Thurs
day, August 8 after a three weeks
visit with her daughter and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard H. Carter
Kansas City, Mo.
It was a real family affair and
much gaiety filled the household
Mrs. Thomas also visited Mrs
Florence Robinson and 9th I
friends in Kansas City, Kan, of
the Carriers.
Home From Conventions: The
Minneapolis delegates who had
been attending the 31st annual ses-
sion of the National Convention of
Gospel Choirs and Choruses, Inc,
Pittsburgh, Pa, at the Bethesda
United Presbyterian Church, Rev
Leroy Patrick, minister, August 4,
9, have returned home.
Those attending were Mrs. Des-
sic Gresham, local president. Mrs,
Jennie Grissam, first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Nellie Buclthalter, sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Ruth
Daley, local supervisor, Miss Lor-
elei Gresham, Junior youth presi-
dent, James Washington, director
youth and young adult choirs,
Rubin Arlington, assistant direc-
tor and first vice president George
Daley, assistant supervisor, Will
lie B. Hale, and Rev. Stanley r.
King, who preached the dedicatory
sermon on Tuesday, August 6.
House Guest: Mrs. Ruth Flem-
ming, Vicksburg, Miss, was the
houseguest her nephew and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene H. Lewis,
944 Iglehart Av., Mrs. Flemming
had been to st. Louis, Mo-, where
she attended the Quadrennial OF
the Women's Missionary Society
of the ANfE Church.
VacatiOning: Young Miss Chris
tine Lewis, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. Lewis Is vacationing
in Marlcsville, Mimi, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Elliot, former St
Paulites and former grocers
New Daughter: Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Simmons, 1925 Aurora Av
are all smiles because of the birth
of a new daughter, Cheryl Lynn
born August in st. Joseph hos
pital. The Simmons have three
other children, Debra, Michael anc
Samuel John.
Maternal grandmother is Mrs
Doris Wheeler and paternal grand,
parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Young, Minneapolis.
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forced to carry a heavy respon-
sibility - and she has carried it
well.
But times have changed - and
she must change with them. The
Negro is experiencing a new sense
of being, a new sense Of dignity,
and a new concept in living. For
the first time in history he is ready
to take his place in the American
mainstream Of life.
A major revolution, at any time,
always sets off many other smaller
revolutions. It's like dropping a
pebble in a pond. The ripples fan
out through the whole body of
water. The racial revolution now
going on has caused many other
minor revolutions within the Ne
gro culture, and the repercussions
will be felt for a long time.
The revolution within the Negro
family structure Is but one of the
repercussions and the woman will
have to rise to full stature in order
to survive it.
In order to understand the Ne
gro woman today, we must first
examine the background of the cul-
ture which produced her.
During slavery there were spec
ial cultural and historical factors
operating in the case of the Negro
family.
In the chapter on The Negro
Maternal Family, in a book en-
titled Social Problems in Amer
ica", Charles King writes, THE
slave plantation of the South is
the place of origin of the Negro
maternal family. The family life
was loosely organized. The fathers
function in the slave family ceased
to be important to the family
group after conception"
It is not presumptuous to point
out that these tactics were delib-
erately used by the slave owners
to emasculate the male head Of tn
family, thereby keeping control Of
the slaves. For it Is a generally
accepted fact that entire cultures
have been destroyed when the fam
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lily unit is wakened. The most ef-
fective method Is by removing the
male as head of the family unit.
This act goes against the mores
of our culture and deprives the
male of the right Of providing for
and protecting his family. When
he is denied this responsibility, he
Is robbed of manhood.
The Negro woman, on the other
hand, was always favored during
slavery. Even to the present day
she has been given more oppor-
tunity to advance, while her male
counterpart has been systematic
ally denied the same chance.
E. Franklin Frazier points out
in his book, THE Negro Family In
the United States" that during
slavery, high rates Of reproduction
were encouraged and rewarded,
without the benefit Of marriage,
and that the central and often only
enduring family relation was that
between the mother and her chill
dren.
It is interesting to note that
this kind Of behavior is constantly
pointed out by the white dominant
culture as proof Of the Negroes
immortality" History, however,
shows that it was the white DOM
inant culture that first employed
and forced such relationships, often
under threat Of death, among the
slaves.
Thus, the rootlessness In Negro
family life was born out Of slavery
and has brought about the only
meaningful relationship in the fam
lily - that Of the mother and her
offspring, which became the only
lasting one.
Some Of these patterns have
IeaETied over into the present day.
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on SATURDAY, August 5, Tor q two
weeks vacation with relatives and
friends.
Fishing Was Good: Mrs. Eunice
Jones, 962 Carroll Av., and Mrs.
Anna Blair, I'll st. Anthony Av.,
were the recent guests of Mrs.
Lula Rowland at her summer
home on Lake Adney Fishing was
good and the weather was delight
full. Some of their friends enjoyed
eating some of their catch.
Returns From Vacation: Mr..
John Banks, 7O5 Iglehart Av., re-
turned home from Chicago where
he spent a week visiting with his
sister Mrs. Theresa Murray.
To Visit Sister: Mrs. A. v. Hall,
993 w. Central Av., left Tuesday
for a ten days vacation with her
sister and nephew Mrs. Lucille
Inge and Fart Weber at Hampton
Institute, Va. Enroute Mrs. Hall
will go to Washington, DC. for a
sightseeing trip with her nephew
Earl who is employed in Washing
ton and then to Pa.
Chicago Visitors: Mines. Gay
nell Younger Garlic and Hester
Mae zigler, Chicago are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Erving, I'll
Marshall Av.
Former Twin City Resident Pays
Visit: Mr.. E. c. Cooper and family,
Cleveland, Ohio enroGte home from
the Urban League Convention in
Los Angeles arrived in the city
Wednesday, August for a brief
visit. Mr.. Cooper formerly was ex-
ecutive director of the st. Paul
Urban League and transferred to
Cleveland the winter of '62.
Two Year Old Edward j. Bal
lard, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward ]. Ballard, Sr., SIT st. An
thony is a patient in st. Joseph
Hospital as of Thursday, August
8.
Visitor From Hot Springs: Mrs.
Marguerite Escott Of Hot Springs,
Ark, returned 10 her home on
Thursday, August 8, after a
months visit with her sisters and
their families Mines. Dorothy
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Dakota and return home the last
Of August.
Mixed Pleasure With Business:
Mrs. Joanna Barnett, 444O Clinton
Av., owner-manager and beautic-
ian of the Joanna Beauty Shop
attended the National Beauty Cul-
urist League, Inc, Convention and
! National Institute Of Cosmetology
and Theta Nu Sigma Sorority in
Chicago. While there she was the
dinner guest of Messrs. and Mines.
L. Pruitt, William Raby and Mines.
Emma Cox and Clementine Will
/ liams.
In Fairview: Mrs. Terry L.
Qualls. 1884 Penn Av. N. is a
patient in Fairview hospital and is
having therapy.
Home On Leave: r ginald d
Jones, machinist mate third class
stationed aboard the Destroyer
U.SS. Cowell, will arrive home
August II on leave. He Is also
stationed on the west coast at
Long Beach, Calf During his two
year stay in the Navy he has been
to Hong Kong, Formosa, Hawaii,
Philippines and Japan. Reginald is
the son Of Mr. and Mrs. A. Jones,
1886 Third Av. S. He would enjoy
hearing from his friends and class
mates. Call ia. 5-3S87.
Return Home: Mrs. Phyllis
Vaughn. accompanied by her
friend Miss Katherine Cooper,
Flint, Mich, who motored here to
visit with Mrs. Mae Jenkins and
Mrs. Matte Harris, mother and
aunt of Mrs. Vaughn, 1887 Clin-
ton Av, have returned home. They
were wonderfully entertained by
relatives and enjoyed the good
lake fishing.
In Minneapolis General: Mr..
Henry L. Dobbins, 394S Clinton
Av. s., is a patient in General
Hospital.
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Tealer Of DanYille, Ill, has spent
the past six weeks in Minneapolis
visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Robinson, 1920
Oakland Av. S. Miss Tealer will
take with her some very happy
memories of her trip to the Twin
Cities when she returns home on
Friday, August II.
Los Angeles Bound: Mrs. Bill
Fraction, 4144 Fifth Av. S., and
daughter Lynette with parents Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Morrow and
Miss Era Walls will be leaving for
Los Angeles, Calf, on Thursday,
August Is, to visit relatives and
friends.
To Vacation: Mrs. Narmal ].
Anderson, 1927 Oliver Av. N, will
leave Saturday, August II for New
Orleans to visit with her family
and friends. Her son, Albert
Myles, student at Minneapolis Vo-
cational and studying, mechanical
drafting is already in New Or
leans and will accompany his
mother to Houston, Texas. They
will be the houseguests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Williams, parents of
Mrs. Anderson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cylde Grain, sister and brother
in-law
VacatiOned On NOrthshOre: Mr..
and Mrs. Phillip jackson, 1904
Clinton Av., just recently spent a
few days on the northshOre. Mrs.
Jackson had surgery following the
brief vacation but has now re-
turned to work at Swedish hos
pital.
Extensive Vacation: Mr.. and
Mrs. Harley Poore, 1904 Clinton
Av., motored to Dayton, Ohio to
visit their two sons, one Of whom
is associated with the Federal
Housing Authority and the other
son, a Car Sales Agency. From
Dayton they will visit relatives
in northern Minnesota and North
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Attending Convention: Mrs. Leila
Mae Stewart, 14O6 Seventh Av.
NJ, will leave, Friday, August 16
for Pittsburgh, Pa, where she
will attend the Imperial Council,
Daughter Of Isis, which is conven-
ing there.
Attends Funeral: Mr. Bert Davi-
son, 3745 Fourth Av. S., his broth
er, Ozelle Dawson and nephew and
family, Abel Dawson and children
left Minneapolis Tuesday, August
6 because of the death of Mrs
Nellie Dawson, mother and grand
mother in Tulsa, Okla.
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Dawson at the Rentie Chapel
Church, Saturday, August 10. All
of the Dawson family returned
home Sunday.
HOuseguest: Arriving in the
city Wednesday to spend a few
days is Mrs. Fannie Foster, St.
Louis, Mo-, president of the st.
Louis Gospel Chorus and Choral
Union and second vice president of
the National Convention of Gospel
Chorus and Choirs, Inc. She will
be the houseguest of Mrs. Bessie
Mae Gresham, 37O5 Fourth Av. S.
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Goth ANNIVERSARY EDITION
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! lett, Jr., of ParkerSburg, West
Va.
Miss Ellis is a graduate of Cent
raj High School, Minneapolis and
will receive a BIS. Degree in ele-
mentary education in January
from West Virginia State College
Institute, West Va.
She has been selected Miss
West Virginia State College 1853
"a" and is also the vice-president
of the student body of the college,
Miss Ellis was among those stu
dents placed in the 1868 edition of
Who's Who in American Universi-
ties and Colleges. She is a grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Jackson, 3712 Third Av. s., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Ellis, Sr.,
Mt. Hope, w. Va.
Mr.. Bartlett graduated from
West Virginia State College in
June, 1868, where he served as
president Of the Student Body. He
was also selected to be among
those students in Who's Who in
American Universities and Col
leges. He will enter the University
of Minnesota School of Law in
September
The wedding will be held on
December FL.
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tidbits about such godngs on as
Il pulled Sharon's hair today, and
she laughed.
One thing the little boy forgot
to tell his mother; Sharon was
white. It just didn't occur to him
One day he came home crushed
He had asked Sharon to be his
Bird grade girlfriend. Little Miss
Sharon replied that she could never
even consider such a thing because
"your hair is too curly, your nose
too fiat, and besides, you're black"
1t was the beginning. Every Ne
gro mother waits patiently for 1t
10 happen - and it does sooner or
later. What else can she say to do
but wrap his tiny little body in her
arms and say but Mommy loves
you, and thinks you're just beauti-
full"
Or the little Negro girl who
comes home in tears because the
teacher refused to hold her hand
when they were playing ring
around-the-rosy." Can you imagine
playing "ring-around-the-ros with
a broken ring?
AS we look at the Negro woman
today, we can see the reason for
her aggressiveness Ia pattern of
her subCulture); the reason for her
rage cher longing for the privilege
of solely being a woman); and the
reason for her many attitudes to-
ward the dominant culture (be-
cause of the constant mental ang-
uish it has caused herr.
Certainly she has enjoyed her
position of prestige, and as the
walls Of segregation come tumb-
ling down, she will be faced with
one of the most crucial decisions
of her life. She will have to re-
hnquish her throne.
The adjustment will be a diff
cult one. Underneath, she must
realize that this was what she was
really fighting for all the time
to see her man take his Ightful
place in society.
The Negro woman fully under
stands the role her family must
play in the future Of America.
There will be many more humin-
ations, many more triumphs, and
many, many more adjustments.
But she will meet the challenge
History has made her that way
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The young Negro girl grows up in
the home watching a dominant
mother rule the household. She be-
comes aggressive and competitive
because that has become the role
of the woman in the home.
1t is always understood that she
will grow up and become a help
mate in the family. All the other
women she observes are helping to
support the family.
In many instances, this has
tended to lead to favoritism to-
ward the female in the family, for
the continued opportunities for
domestic work and white collar
jobs for the females are far more
available than employment oppor-
tunities for the males, especially
in the city.
A heartbreaking scene witnessed
by many Negro children is the con-
tinual downgrading of the male
by the female. 1t is not only be-
tween mother and father, but has
often carried over to brother and
sister. Such utterances as "you
amt no good and amt never going
to amount to nothing" and you're
just like your father"
This kind Of negative attitude
has been a constant part of the
masses in Negro family life. With
out stopping to consider the in
sidious methods used to down.
grade the male by the white dom
inant culture, both male and ia
male have found themselves in the
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degraded the male and kept him
subservient.
She will be forced to engage in
psychological revolution within
her family and begin to set new
patterns. She will have to forget
the days of her mother and grand
mother, and set new patterns for
her children. And most important
of all, she will be required to re-
linqush her position as family
head.
Historically, the Negro woman
has always played a major role in
the progress of the Negro people
in the United States. She has been
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Miss Joy Ellis
To Wed Jeffrey
Leon Bartlett

Mr.. and Mrs. Carter v. Ellis of
4548 Oakland announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Joy
List, to Jeffrey Leon Bartlett, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Bart
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Social and Personal
K MINNEAPOLIS

Vacationed In Rockford H.: Mrs. Amanda Byrd 1922
Third Av s. and her sister Mrs Anna Cox and Charles of
Duluth Mnn motored to Rockford Ill., where they the
guests of their brother and ssteraw Mr. and Byrd
After very pleasant vacation they to
Wednesday, August Z.
Niece Visits From Danvile n Fifteen year old Janet
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Changed Image 8 Fumik stqfUs:
The Negro Woman
Faces Biggest Crisis
Since The Emancipation

The Negro today faces the biggest crisis of her fe
Armed with self confidence the Negro male ready
to take his rghul place head of the family and the battle
about to begin 1t is battle which will have fought
dividually within each family group.
AS result, the Negro will literally be forced
destroy the mararcha structure of the family has
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Social and Personal
< ST. PAUL

Suffers Injury From Sling Shot Pellet Johnson
of Mr. and Mrs Ernest Johnson 576 gehart rushed
Ancker Hospital Monday August result of being hit in
the by sling shot pellet Both eyes remain bandaged
for five days before doctors will the damage
In Florida: Mrs Emmalne White zoos Fuller and Mr. and
Mrs Leroy Cunningham of Minneapolis left for Ocaa Florida
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TEENS TALK
By Ronald SamueIs

This is a first in a series of col
umns about you, the teen-ager.
If you have any news that is of
interest to the teens in the Twin
Cities please call me at S25-278O,
before Monday Of each week.
- TEEN SOCIETY -
We have two new people in the
southern section Of Minneapolis.
They are Lee Copeland of New
York City and Carol Posey of
Youngstown, Ohio.
There was a "get-together" at
the Cook residence, 4436 Clinton
Av. s., Sunday night. Scott Skin
ner, Lee Copeland, Albert Kitchen,
and Ronald Holbrook were there
Representing the weaker sex were
Cobern Cook, Joyce Robertson, and
Carol Posey and others.
THE MOVIES -
got a chance to see Trina
La Douce" Sunday night. rec
ommend this to all teens over 16.
1t is a comedy starring Jack Lem
mon and Shirley MacLain.
Judging this movie by the ad-
vertisement in the papers the
people get the idea that the movie
is of low moral standards, but 1t
isn't.
The plot Of the story is Jack
Lennon trying to reform his girl
friend Shirley MacLain. There are
chuckles galore and the color is
just magnificent.
RECORDS -
Still riding high on all record
charts is Little Stevie Wonders
"Fingertips." If you liked Finger
tips I'm sure that you will like
/ his album which is available at
all Twin Town Record shops. The
name of the album is Zazz solos
of Little Stevie.
Coming in second this week are
the four Seasons arrangement OF
"Marlena Candy Girl"
I heard an album by Charlie
Mingus yesterday called Wonder.
land. recommend this record tc
all Jazz enthusiasts.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-11-14
Wood TO Speak Here
Wednesday, Nov. 70

tural Experiment Station to
University of Alaska.
However, DR.. Wood told The
Frantiersmal in telephone
conversation last week that ne
gotiations of the Board of Re
gents with the USDA provided
assurance that there will be no
reduction in the scope of t h G
Palmer experiment station OPP
Grafton, and that there would
be no reduction in uppor
from the federal government
for agricultural research in the
state.
Wood said he was asking
for transfer of responsibility,
not of facilities, and that t h e
move would bring operation of
the Alaska Experiment Station
more in line with agricultural
research in other states. He
said that the station was un-
der university administration
until 1947, when financial diff
iculties caused the transfer to
the department of agriculture.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-11-14

Dr. William R. Wood, Uni
versity of Alaska president,
" n be guest speaker at h e
Wednesday, Nov. 20 luncheon
meelias of the Matanuska Val
lev Chamber OF Commerce. at
II noon in the Frontier Cafe
Wood is expected to discuss
the proposed transfer of re
sponsibility for the Alaska Ex-
pertinent Station from the Uni
ted States Department of Ag
riculture to the University of
Alaska.
A recent news release from
the University campus d
that the University of Alaska
Board of Regents by unani-
nous action has requested
transfer of certain functions of
the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture to the University"
Considerable speculation has
arisen in the community as to
what certain functions" would
be involved in the transfer,
since the release included the
headline, Transfer of Agricul-
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-11-14

prevail of the city council. The
area-wide power would be
adopted by borough ordinance
only after public notice, public
hearings and a waiting period.
Under a second class Dor
ough, any powers, with the ex-
ception of the three mandatory
powers assessing and taxa
ton, education, and planning
and zoning), can be assumed
only by proposal from tn e
assembly, which then submits
a petition to the state local af-
fairs agency and boundary
commission. The pound airy
commission til e n conducts
hearings and an investigation.
Depending on their findings,
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-11-14
Ski Club To See
Film Tomorrow

A film on European skiing
will be shown at the regular
monthly meeting of the Mata-
nuska Ski Club on Friday,
Nov. Is, at 7:30 pm. at the
Grange hall.
Members and guests will
view the film following short
business meeting. The club is
making final plans for the ski
bus to transport school chill
dren to independence, with the
target date for the first u n
Nov. %. Johan Johnson will be
the driver.
The regular monthly Ski Pa
troll meeting was held last Fri
day at the home of Ben Dan
sic. Norm Piehler, section
chief for the Alaska division
Of the Ski Patrol, was a guest.
Dr.. Boyd Skille, who will
give the annual first aid re-
fresher course, was also pres
ent. Larry Leveen will train as
a first aid instructor for t h e
Ski Patrol under DR.. Skille's
direction.
jim Nickel, Susitna Ski Pa
trolls patrol leader, is to be
awarded a merit star for his
participation in the Alpine Ski
Patrol during the Olympic try
outs at Mt. Alyeska last April.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-11-14

Rocky Lake; Jan M. Koslosky,
Palmer; and Robert H. Vro-
man, Houston.
Running for the five borough
school board posts are eight
candidates. They are May c.
Carter, Wasilla; Morton A.
Giles, Willow; K. R. Gillow,
Wasilla; Lew E. Hanks, Pal
mer; Harlow J. Hodgson, Pal
mer; Joyce Kerttula, Palmer;
George E. (Ed) Smith, Palmer;
and Emile st. Pierre, Palmer.
Fourteen candidates names
appear in the final tally of
candidates for borough assem-
bly,, three of whom will be
elected. The assemblyman's
term of office is three years.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-11-14

The Palmer PTA adopted a
number of projects at its gen
eraI meeting Tuesday Which
followed a well-attended open
house at Central and Swanson
schools. At Swanson, 269 par
ents visited classrooms, while
at Central 238, including 100
who followed junior high class
schedules, participated.
Members at the Tuesday
meeting voted to purchase spe-
cial shelving and books for the
lower grades for the Central
school library. T h e PTA will
again sponsor Career Day at
the high school, when special
lists in various fields are invi-
ted to help students choose
their future careers. Money left
over from the ski fund a t
year will again be used to de-
fray expenses Of the PTA-
sponsored school ski bus.
The organization will also
look into the possibility of ocn-
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1963-11-14

Mrs. Max Clements, presi-
dent of the Palmer League of
Women Voters, said this week
that the League favors the first
class borough as the best
means of local government,
Voters will choose between
first and second class borough
government on Dec. 81.
A statement issued by t h
local Womens group said: The
League feels that the advant-
ages of the first class borough
are that additional areawide
powers may be assumed if ap-
proved by the assembly, an d
transferred from the city (if
the power is a function of the
city at that time) with the ap-