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THE FIRE NEXT TIME"
By James Baldwin, Dial Press
New York. 12O pages, $3.50
CREVIEWED BY
JOHN HENDRIX CLARKE)

JOHN HENDRIX CLARKE)
Chicago (ANP) - The now
flourishing literary talent of James
Baldwin had no easy birth, and he
did not emerge overnight, as some
of his new discoverers would have
you believe. For years this talent
was in incubation in the ghetto of
Harlem, before he went to Europe
nearly a decade ago in an attempt
to discover the United States and
how he and his people relate to it.
This book, The Fire Next Time, is
a continuation of his search for
place and definition.
The hardships of that search
were recently described by Sterl-
ing Stuckey, chairman of the Com
mittee on Negro Culture and His
tory: THE tragedy of the Amer
lean Negro is born of the twin
evils of the slave experience and
varying patterns of segregation,
supported by law and custom, that
have been nationwide in dimension
for century.
The Negroes quasi freedom is
often more humiiating than slav-
cry and more difficult to fight, be-
cause it gives the Negro the illu-
sion, while denying him the fact,
of freedom. Thus the Negro con-
tinues his alien status in a country
where his people have lived for
more than 300 years. The Fire
Next Time, like most of Baldwin's
writings, is about this alienation.
Two essays, one long and one
short, make up the book. The
short essay, my Dungeon Shook, /,
originally appeared in the Pro-
gressive magazine. The long essay,
Down at the Cross, originally
appeared in the New Yorker under
the title, Letter From a Region
in My Mind, and the issue in
which it came out is now a COL
lector's item.
Baldwin, more than any other
writer of our times, has succeeded
in restoring the personal essay to
its place as a form of creative lit
erature. From his narrow vantage
point of personal grievance, he has
opened a window on the world" !"
He plays the role traditionally as
| signed to thinkers concerned with
St. Paul recorder., 1963-06-06
Praises Timothy Howard's
Efforts In Behalf
Of Law EnforeemeI

vt Ia" enforcement
Editor: Will you allow just a
short space in your paper, for me
to congratulate Mr.. Timothy How
ard, for the fine way he conducted
the meeting at Halle Q. Browns
Center on Sunday afternoon on the
26th, it was indeed a great meet
ing and to have the Chief of Police,
Judge Plunket, Mr.. Maxwell, and
the Counselor there to see how we
are united behind Mr.. Timothy
Howard and in bringing about bet
ter conditions in our community.
More power to you Tim, keep
up the good work we are with
you.-SincereIy, Rev. B. H. Hun
ter, Pastor Mt Olivet Baptist
Church.
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wouldn't but
At airport his story he politely asks the clerk for
Mr. Richard Gregory The clerk can't
well Mr. Gregory be real mad he remarks the
Negro boy serving Wall St dgnar clerk
locates reservation.
heard Gregory week-at of the NAACPs
legal lines essentially same
a special
quietly flying Birmingham
morning perhaps pointed evening
most those his audience white liberals who have been active
Southern The occasion had the quality arechon
salute the volunteer who about risk his neck the
merely
dry theory supremacy
solemn at the damage that this monster Of
prejudice inlicts the tomenter well the victim.
They high Negro Gregory
who watches televOn knows can't be tru whether
watch THE Untouchables" other crime show there
Negro
doctor shows you'd that Negro
gets sick" he adds.
respect Washington police practices
really something visiting the capital You know
really trouble when they fire that warning shot in the back of you're
Discussing prospect Negro being permitted
suggests We've made
the moon" But the most dangerous
Negro journey will getting
California Cape Canaveral, Fla.
a (his talents enabled him
to win an athletic scholarship w. Gregory
delight telling handle
ttion with the US:
they don't let Negroes take part Krshev couldn't
Ttrty-year-od smoking Gregory grew up
walked time An acci
noher entertainer failed and he got
him anight comic
attraction three But he has not
forgotten
"From Bus") he Isn't this the
fascinating country world? Where would ride
the schools eat
$4,000 week just talking
it ?"
He just talking gone Jail Alabama
prepared Mississippi There but furious dedi7
Attorney General Kennedy could not
piouy depo the of
demonstrations but do not feel primary
kids subjected
the of wit that Gregory thruss into
bgos this
telling
in the human comedy He laugh
ing cling their Illusions and he the
really suffering
laugh ehoing through the history books
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the improvement Of human condi-
tions - that of alarmist.
Racism in the US. has forced
every Negro into a prolonged and
pathetic war. He is either at war
against his oppression or against
the weakness within himself that
illustrates his ability to participate
in this war effectively.
The saddest participants in this
war for mental and physical sur
vival, and basic human dignity, are
those Negroes who think that they
are removed from it - those who
live with the illustion that they
have been integrated. The Imita-
ton and uniqueness of Baldwin's
vantage point is that he is address
ing his audience from the war
zone.
The first essay, subtitled Let
ter to My Nephew on the One
Hundredth Anniversary Of the
Emancipation" is Baldwin's advice
to a young relative entering the
area of racial conflict on the an
niversary Of the proclamation that
Is supposed to have set his people
free. The thrust of the authors
eloquent anger is deep.
This is close to the root of the
matter. The Negro was not brought
to the us. to be given democracy.
When the promise of democracy
was made, it was not made to
him, and this is the main reason
why the growth of democracy in
the us. is retarded.
The long essay, Down at the
Cross, is brilliantly written, though
much too long and involved for
the meagerness of its message. In
essence, it consists of Baldwin's
reflections on growing up in Har-
lem and on how this ghetto up
bringing influenced him.
Baldwin's evaluation Of the
Black MusHms and their leader,
Elijah Muhammad, tells US more
about the author than about his
subject. AS a guest in the home
Of Muhammad, he seems to have
vacillated between personal attrac-
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Every time the price of hair
cuts goes up 1t seems easier to
forget to get one" - Lloyd Neff,
Overland Park (Kans.) johnson
County Herald. .
"The Rev. Gilbert Kuyper Of
Knox Presbyterian Church, st.
Paul, announced the topic Of his
Sunday sermon on the church bull
letin board: What on Earth Are
You Doing for Heavens Sake T"-
Frieda MOnger, Duluth (Snnn. }
Publicity.
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One is led to believe that his major
crime is his comparative aggres-
siveness in organizing workers.
Hate campaigns on the interna-
tional level have been instituted
to justify aggressive wars to
strengthen the position Of Amer
ican industries in foreign count
ries. A prime example is the Span
ish-American War, in which Span
ish colonies, including Cuba, were
liberated" for the benefit of us.
corporations.
World War 1 is an example of
retaliation on the part of Ameri-
can munitions manufacturers
against Germany because Ger
many sank American ships selling
munitions to Germany's enemy,
England. This hate campaign was
so intense that many American
towns, including Young America,
Minnesota, were forced to change
their names from German names
to names more in keeping with
American traditions.
The hate campaign against Cuba
has been going on since the Cuban
people took the land away from
the American sugar corporations.
Cuba could not however be "liber-
ated" in the traditional way of
dealing with Latin American
countries which is merely to
send the Marines-because of the
crisis to American capitalism in
the remainder Of South Amer
lea.
Cuba did however feel the brunt
of American economic power and
a hate campaign against Russian
soldiers in Cuba. This hate cam
paign has however been lessened
since the clamp down on the
Cuban refugees. The hysteria
among the American citizenry has
in turn lessened to such an extent
that the political analyst Sam
Lubell reports that most Americans
are now resigned to the fact
that the Russian soldiers will re-
main in Cuba One Is led from this
to believe that a further lessen
ing Of the hate campaign might re-
suit in the acceptance Of Cuba it.
self. The fact that very few Amer
leans owned any property in Cuba
before the revolution adds more
force to this view.
In the past year the hate cam
paign against Russia has lessened
and the one against China has in
creased but the one against China
will soon be forced to have a
change in direction. The hate cam
paign against China has tradition
ally been to arouse sympathy for
the Chinese peasants. Wall Street
Journal now reports in effect that
maybe China finally has a regime
that may be able to feed its mas
ses.
Fear of a revolution in Haiti
caused a hate campaign against
Duvalier. The Dominican Republic
was for time expected to do the
dirty work to keep American corp
crate interests intact. The lessen
ing Of this hate campaign in re-
cent days implies that the Ken
nedy Administration now believes
that the OAS has succeeded in
making Duvalier's position of
power secure and therefore the
American corporate interests are
secure.
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"One Of the toughest shopping
jobs is to find a wedding present
that looks like it cost as much as
it does" - Bert MastersOn, Harts-
dale (N.Y.) MastersOn Press.
Foster Locke is a pretty good
sport. He now gives me q car
lengths start before we race each
other to the checkout counter."-
Charlie Crawford, Lawrenceburg
(Tenn.) DenOcrat-U Union.
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FRANKLY SPEAKING
By Everett Luoma

Periodically the United States
government in cooperation with
the press institutes a hate cam
paign against some foreign coun-
try or some ideology. These hate
campaigns play on the lack Of pol
itical consciousness Of the mass Of
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Letters To The Editor

most poet and writer, was born in
Moscow.
June 7, 1899 - Carter G. Wood
son begins lifelong teaching car
eer.
June 8, 1850 - Bishop A. P.
Shaw establishes precedent by be-
ing the first Negro prelate to pre-
side over California-Arizona con-
ference of the Methodist church.
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Everett LnamA A victim OF
this hate campaign for many years
on the domestic scene has been
Jimmy Hoffa, President Of the
Transfers Union. Ironically, very
few of the most antagonistic know
why they dislike him so intensely
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American people.
These campaigns
will be effective
as long as Amer
leans refuse to
arrive at person.
al conclusions as
to what Is right
a nd hat IL
wrong. &
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Gregory Called Serious
Threat To Segregation
System In America
By James A. WeschIer in the NY. Post

The morning after Dick Gregors ADA
venton dinner Washington Eddie Davis ADA
city councilman in Akron remarked to civil rights
sorry you white folks during Gregorys
His compassion warranted.
Gregory a perhaps
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the most serious threat to the segregahonist system
to emerge in recent years For he has cruelty reduced
it to absurdiy he has transformed the counsels of
moderation" into a burlesque show; he has the
passion of James Baldwin but his weapon Is ridicue
and it is deadly. His message is different from
that of many other men, but he has found a form
that gives and devastating dimension to the
argument.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-06-06

Certain price changes in the
grocery stores are instructive: 1t
is clear that those who make the
controlling decisions on such things
have decided that the scarcer the
sugar is, the sweeter is the market.
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DRY POINTS
BY FRED GRAM

Credit men express alarm at the
sensational rise in personal bank
ruptcies. They fear there has been
too much keeping up with the
Joneses and not enough keeping
up with the payments.
Astronaut Cooper, says the Pres
ident, has given the country a
great lift" And that was no mere
upward nudge that the country
gave Astronaut Cooper.
The flexible morals Of western
man are best illustrated by our
attitude toward thievery. We pun
ish petty larceny, deplore and re-
gret grand larceny, and celebrate
glorious larceny.
St. Paul recorder., 1963-06-06

The outcome Of the worldwide
science, technology and space races
may be in doubt, but one contest
is not. In the race to destroy each
other, the many factions Of man
kind are running a dead heat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-03
ON THE AIR
A Season
In The Sun

Almost novelty next TV season viii be any
old show which returns at its accustomed time.
Dick Van Dykes is one Of them.
He couldn't be more pleased or astounded
If the Van Dyke shows stock had been on
the market, you could have bought 1t up at a cent
on the dollar two weeks after it went on the air.
Much later, when Mary Tyler Moore visited
Washington, the series future was still iffy Here
it is barely March and it is set. signed and
delivered for the '63--'64 season. What happened?
The show improved-which isn't always
matter Of course. BOSNIAN Carl Reiner, Van Dyke
and the pros in the company began hitting
higher average. But the biggest aid Of all was
unexpected; its lead-in. the Beverly HillbillieS,
turned out to be one of those sometime TV things,
a smash. AS the clobbered Perry Como ONBC
opposition) observed philosophicaly: why did
it have to happen to me?"
There is one cloud on the horizon. DR.. Casey.
ABC is moving the medic to Wednesdays. opposite
the comedy duo. The Joy at CHS is restrained.
Magazine. Washington. o. c.. March ,. 1868 s
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yet on the state Of our public
education.
@: I am interested to know
which Is the preferred usage:
''The meeting will be held on
the mezzanine" or ''in the mez.
canine. Mrs. Mona Cortese,
Milwaukee.
A: "In the mezzanine" is pre-.
ferable, by analogy to Gin the
orchestra" or Gin the balcony
However, If the word floor" is
also used, you should say "on
the mezZanine floor"
@: Which is corrent ''The
churches of Blanktown vel.
comes YOU" or ''The churches
of Blanktown welcome you?"-
Mrs. Erna Garrells, Bladen,
Neb.
A: ''Welcome Is correct.
Welcomes" is illiterate.
Q: Many Of our cities have In
triguing names, some of Indian
derivation and even some more
exotic. The most unusual name
of all, I believe, is Bala Gym
wyd. Please explain its origin
VIM. R. McCaIlum, Silver
Spring, Md.
A: I'm not sure Exotic" i
exactly the right adjective fol
the name Of this suburb Of Phil
adelphia. Its origin is certainly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
WORDS, WIT
AND WISDOM
BY WILLIAM MORRIS

Q: Could you give me the cor
rect word in this sentence;
"What does the weathermar
(prophecy-prophesy) for tomOr
row." A highschool teacher anC
I disagree-Tda M. tombstone
Curtis, Neb.
A: l certainly hope the teach
er favors prophecy" Other
wise the teacher doesn't know
noun from a verb-and tina
would be the sorrieSt common
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
BY Carl Gruben
By FFonk RobeFge


Welsh, but its exact meaning Is
unknown to me.
One Of my own favorite place
names is that Of a hamlet in
Gallia County, Ohio. One Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06

many Welch-settled communi-
ties in that area, it is called
Tyn Rios, pronounced Tin
Rose. -
Copyright, 1858. by william Morris)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-06
SHERWOOD
ON BRIDGE
HobituuI Play
Ruins DecIurer
By ALFRED SHERWOOD


Ruins DecIurer
Bridge players are creatures
Of habit. They learn to make
certain plays as defenders and
carry over the same plays when
they are declarer even though
those plays may not be ap-
propriate.
North dealer,
EaSt-WeSt vulnerable.
NORTH
AA53
2KJ
1K103
%K8762
WEST EAST
Ak A9862
096542 0AQ8
J862 oQ954
%Je5 %Q1O
/ SOUTH
AQJ1074
01073
oA7
&A43
/ North East South West
IL Pass 1A Pass
2A Pass 4A All Pass
Opening lead: Four of hearts.
The defenders started off with
three rounds Of b hearts, and
South won the third trick with
the 10. east hoped his partner
had the 10 Of hearts, for then
dummy would be forced to
ruff
South next led the queen Of
spades. West naturally covered
with the king, and dummy's ace
won. Declarer returned q low
tru m p from du m m y, East
played the six and South won
with the jack.
West discarded a heart, and
South grunted with disappoint-
ment. He still had to lose a
trump and q club. The contract
was doomed.
Impossible Finesse
81 could have made the con-
tract" South muttered. 81 could
have finessed with the seven Of
trumps."
This was an impossible d.
neSSe. There was no way for
South to know that East had
both the eight and the nine Of
trumps.
That is, there was no way for
South to know about the trumps
as he played the hand. That's
because he made the habitual
play of | e a din 6 the queen Of
spades for his first trump fl
neSSe.
Since South had no partner to
inform it is not necessary for
him to lead the queen of
spades. Instead, he should lead
the ten of spades.
When West has to play the
king of spades on declar's
10, it is possible for South to
work out what is going on In
trumps. Vests king is almost
surely singleton, and declarer
must win with the ace and lead
trumpS twice through East's
9-S- to avoid the loss Of a trump
trick.
Daily Question
AS dealer, you hold:
AQJ1O74 01O73 DAT %A43
What do you say?
Answer: Pass or bid one
spade. This is a borderline case.
You would surely open the bid
ding If you had a sixth spade,
or a singleton, or an additional
jack or so, and you might Oper
with this hand If your partner
were very conservative. W /
most partners you should pass
(copyright. 1868, Gen. Features corp.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17

oughly. you can enjoy q
manicure (your bath tray
should be right at hand) or
read q magazine or q book.
Remember. this interlude
Is all yours. Use 1t TO i'm
prove your health, looks and
disposition. Managing a home
and family is as demanding
as any Job you can name. You
are entitled to this relaxa-
ton even II you don't sing
at the Met or have your
name on the jacket Of o
book.
II vou mould like to haze
my RELAXING exercises TO do
Just before pour bath, send
a stamped. sell addressed en-
velope NTH your request for
Iedtlet No. "a to Josephine
LoiOman In care OF The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17

kitchen sink with her hands
wrist-deep In warm water.
So. here's the prescription
for your homemade tram
quilizer. It works II you will
use as directed.
Fill q tub with warm SOAP
suds, get our your best bath
props and set the stage for
what's to follow. This 1t to
be q long leisurely soak,
lasting until you cannot re-
member what you were upset
about in the first place.
Sinking into the frothy
bubbles right up to your chin
Is one treatment you can re-
peat until the habit really has
you. Be oblivious to all out
side distractions. Just lie
there and enjoy the soothing
warmth. When you have
taken time 10 relax thor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
WHY GROW OLD?
Here's Prescription for
Homemade TronquiIizer

a release from tension. Eileen
Farrell, the famous Metro
politan Opera star. declares
that washing out her stock
ings and doing other sudsy
chores around the house
Gains her down on the day
before a performance.
Believe 1t or not. after q
long session at her typewriter
one well-known woman
writer likes TO wash the
dishes because she finds that
her tired muscles and brain
relax as she stands at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17
DIV Josephine bowman

BY Josephine LOwman
REGISTER and Tribune syndicate)
On some days do you jump
when the telephone ringsp
DO you feel edgy and CROSSE
Does 1t seem easier to fight
with your family than to I'M
derstand them at the mo-
ment2 DO you think II need
q tranquilizer?"
Well. by all means. have
one-a homemade one which
Is habit forming. For some
reason. even Just dabbling the
hands in warm suds brings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-17

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SKIRT, Womsvtio "Ultopoise" pima and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-06
Campaign Promises Get Out Of Hand

paign promises" IL definitely
a candidate. So prepare your
self to "run"-in one direc-
ton or another.
DEAR ABBY: Don't use
my name or I'll never hear
the end of 1t. I am q man
almost 20. I sell for Q living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-06

and do very well because I'm
a good talker. I use the tele-
phone instead of writing be-
cause, believe it or not, I
can't spell. I have tried to
look, up words in the dc
tionery to see how they are
spelled, but how can you
find, a word in the dictionery
II you can't spell 1t?
NO SIGNATURE.
Look up the word the way
you THINK it should be
spelled. II you can't find II,
look up . synonym Ia word
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-06

which means the same thing)
- and you'll probably run
into It. II you don't have any
luck - just call up some
body and ask him! P.S.: Start
with dictionary"
4
DEAR ABBY: I am q girl
who is almost IL years old
and my mcSAer never told
me the facts OF Esa." How
can I get her to tell me soon?
II she finds out I already
know, she will kill me.
SHOULD KNOW.
Come right out ana tell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-06
DEAR ABBY
Az Abigail VAN BUREN

BY ABIGAIL VAN BUkEN
;. DEAR ABBY: I'm no kid
(3S) and have had enough
experiences In this line to
know better, but I am in a
jam. I started seeing q young
woman (she IL 25) and we
hit 1t off fine. You know.
ABBY, when the lights are
low o guy makes q lot of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-06

campaign promises" and I
guess I did tell her we'd be
married in the future. Well,
what does this dizzy dame do
but 60 out and buy herself
an engagement ring" She
took 1t to the office where we
both work and announced
our engagement" She's tell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-06

"What II costs TO maintain
one vice could bring up two
children" (Franklin)
Get 1t off your chest. For a
personal reply, iDrtte TO Abby
In care Of The EUentnO Star
and send a seIt-Gddyessed
stamped envelope.
CMcNausht syndieatsl
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ing everybody we'll be mar
ried around Thanksgiving.
We did talk about 1t, but I
wasn't that definite. I really
don't want to marry her or
anybody else at the moment.
What do I do now2
IN A JAM.
A man who makes "Cam-
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your mother exactly what
you know. This will give her
an opportunity to correct
any wrong information you
have received, and TO answer
any questions. II you are .
normal young lady, you will
probably have several.
-
Confidential TO Andy:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-06

COnfidentialtO Andy:
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