Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 301, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 26, 1961 Page: 9 of 12
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SECTION TWO—PAGE THRE
Energetic Young Girl Finds Way
RACE POLICY
STEADY AT U.T.
At Counter
300 volume* Then Judy found a
Clubs heard of the drive, and sending new books, and that it
AUSTIN (AP) — University of
low on the school campus. Judy new.”
liver six tons of books to Africa.
decided to see about getting them
By ROBBIE JUREK
to Africa.
In May 1960 Judy, then a u
Stevenson advised raising money
"I started writing letters in De- to keep the venture private.
saw
The board pledged "We shall speed,’ ” the board said.
an appeal to send books to Afri-
ca. She enlisted a group of her
and be-
time."
are aware. There is a shortage
she says
tegration. The petitions were from
The USIA liked the idea, but to one of several African ports
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On Summer Items for Car, Home & Outdoor
DIAL PRAYERS
HOW OFFERED
"We kept trying for transpor- she said. "I'm sort of mad about
tation. We didn’t know what to that, because I wrote four times.
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GLOVE
CANOGA PARK. Calif. (AP-
It look her seven months, but
BIG SAVINGS ON ALL
EVAPORATIVE COOLERS!
BUDGET TERMS
AS LOW AS
Picnic
Ice
Chest
Spray
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“Actually, we have admitted
Negro boys and girls without ref-
Fits on body or
fender. Highly
polished
chrome. AJ-565
Cooler Pads
Replacement
aspen-filled
G. Mennen Williams, assistant
secretary of state for African af-
fairs, said he was enthusiastic.
“He told us to let him know
and he'd see what be could do,”
We Have A New Entrance To Our
Service Department 1% Sleeks West
Of South Elm On West Mulberry
Where You See The BABCOCK SIGN *
INSTALLED
FREE
SHrt • tooling
breeze. AI-230
were presented to the regents at
the board's spring meeting.
came chairman of the school’s
books for Africa drive.
Both
for
For heavy duly
• ervlce. Plastic
non-corroding
bate. AR-266
Full strength, 4-ply comtvefion--
full size treod for long mileage Md
. two iraction.
day it does not feel any substan-
tial changes should be made in
the university’s racial policies.
The eosy-to-vse spray
wot. Gives instant lus-
(root ihine. AM-91
Pro-type glove with
form let pocket. Ap-
proved little league
and Sony league. E.588
Plastic Coated Fiber
long wearing, plastic cooled iber in
oltractive design and colon. Triple-
•filched seams, inug, wrinkle-free
Siting. Fin moil popular older con.
Ice Cream Freezer
Easy to assemble and keep
dean. Freezes cream quickly
Md smoothly. AI-31
For 14’ and 15*
wheels. Set of 4.
A-I 80-178
88’
Air Conditioner
Filter AI-239
Cult Fa lite,
lafet coated.
If defective. Servite gugrentee
edjustment proraed on memthe •<
•ervlce received end bated ee
current ne Irate in priee.
Thermaster refrigerator
22%" x 13’ x 13%*. Baked -
enamel finish with oluminum
caver. Galvanized lining,
•tiding troy. AI-49
8" Table
Electric
FAN
Top quolity construction— engineering tor moximm
coollag. Buy now of big sovinsgl
even registered one letter, and
never heard from him."
Then the Navy said it could
ship the books from Norfolk, Va.,
24"x60" Folding
Table
fully ask you to trust our judg-
ment."
3-ft. gloss rod and Bron-
son loval-wind real.
1-41,1-273
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Big to tack cat Rotory. 2% HF. Briggs
a Seromton Ewgine. Impelee storter. Anger
Up contvok. AI-447
cember," she said. "I kept writ-
ing them and writing them and
writing them.
“The books just kept coming in
and coming in.
775___________Exchonge Price
12-Vols- 1 Yr. Guarantee
Cut Price Specials
FROM ALL
AO-metal, Rghtweight,
for indoors or outdoor,
BM-145
do."
She wrote President Kennedy,
his reply said to try the U.S. In-
formation Agency.
Strong oluminum frame,
plattic seat ond back.
SM-476
8“
4“
Charcoal
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The eney way to point.
Enamel, varnish, Bat or
lacquer. AN colora. AF-
450-43
50-Ft. Plastic
Garden Hose
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complete with rovplingL Long
lasting. AI-202
lacing discs for
14- or 15"
wheels. Set of 4
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WHEEL Bl
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adjustment. Tubular legs attach to fire- II
bowl. Folds compactly for storing or/H
wansporing. Stands 24’ high, AI-14"
piano.
Freddy taught music in public !
school, and then ran a food con-
cession in the courthouse at Beau-1
mont. She was there 23 years.
Blind people like Freddy run
concessions in 108 locations in the
state, supervised by the State
Commission for the Blind. Last'
year gross sales of the conces-
sions totaled 81.75 million.
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When Freddy was very young
her mother placed her in an or-
phanage, along with a brother and
two sisters. Her sight was normal.
Measles struck the little girl
and centered in her eyes. She put
herself through a special course
at East Texas State College in
Commerce by teaching voice and
Decorator
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frame. 51A
BEGAN CHECKING
That soon stopped. Freddy be-
gan checking with other employes :
on the value of a bill.
"You can’t fool me on a coin."
she says. She recognizes each by
touch. As a precaution she takes
the money in one hand and trans-
fers it to the other before giving
customers change. She checks her
arithmetic that way.
She likes to meet the people ,
and hear their voices.
“I can tell which ones are sad
or glad or feeling bad or good
just by the tone of their voices,”
she says.
She keeps books in braille.
MEASLES
CARPET CLEANING
Installation-Repairs
Call
Ernie Clemmer
382-3825
way to get books rejected by the the books piled higher in a bunga- would look bad if ours weren't
Judy Way has found a way to de- Los Angeles City Library.
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The university made public the of dormitory space for white stud-
text of a board statement issued ents, as well as Negro students.
Saturday in response to conflict- Weare constantly enlarging these
Ing petitions regarding racial in- facilities as finances permit.
shall in good faith proceed and
have heretofore proceeded along
this path ‘with all deliberate
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•tart of the legislature this year, there. A Los Angeles bookstore
Some creatures would hand her went out of business and donated
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THE DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE
Charged in
Fatal Blaze
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. TAP) -
Two boys, 12 and 13 years of age,
are charged with committing mur-
der while perpetrating another
felony arson. The two, Frederick
A. Wilson, the older, and James
C. Rogers, both of nearby Santa
Venetia, are accused of setting
the North Western Pacific Rail-
way 8300.000 tunnel fire in which
a fireman died.
District Atty. Roger Garety
asked that both be tried in juven-
ile court.
The charges were filed Monday
Garety said both admitted setting
last week's fire which resulted in
the tunnel underpinnings being
burned out.
Lincoln Avenue sank into the
tunnel at one point. Fireman
Frank Kinsler, 24, and his truck
dropped into the cavity. Shortly
afterward an apartment house
dropped Into the blazing tunnel
and burned.
we were doing
Electric
Oven Toaster
3“
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fnish. Tooth 4 slices al
once. Alto bakes, bvotit
end grifs. x-312
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openings Insiont ond
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Italian Premier Set
To Visit in Moscow
ROME (AP) — Premier Amin-
tire Fanfani has accepted an in-
vitation from Premier Khrush-
chev to visit Moscow Aug. 2-5
despite protests from some Ital-
ian politicians that the visit will,
cause concern among Italy's al-1
lies.
Government officials said the
trip would serve the West by giv-
ing Fanfani a chance to explain
to Khrushchev the Western posi-
tion on Berlin and other issues.
wanted new books, Judy said.
“They said the Russians were
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Blind Woman .-
No Pushover To Ship Tons Of Books To Africa
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ODD TWIST
BLYTHEVILLE. Ark. (AP)
—The information officer at
the Blytheville Air Force Base
ran an informal poll after last
Friday's space shot. The
question: Who is Virgil Gris-
som?
One answer was thought
provoking: “He is a real nice
guy. He used to be my milk-
man.”
eaEiEmaid:
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DECATUR tSpecial)—Some-
thing new has been added for
those in spiritual need in the
Decatur area.
Through the assistance of
the Central Telephone Co.,
anyone may dial MA7-5300 day
or night and hear a one-min-
ute prayer.
The initial prayer was re-
corded by Rev. W. R. Cor-
rigan, pastor of the First
Methodist Church. Other min-
isters of the city will record
prayers for future use.
All expenses of this services
are borne by the Central Tele-
phone Co.
—aicg,
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Anti-Cold Serum
Is Possibility
LONDON (AP> - The British
Medical Research Council re-
ported Tuesday a vaccine against
the common cold is now a pos-
- sibility following a scientific
breakthrough.
The council said it is collaborat-
ing with three commercial drug
manufacturers who are working
on a vaccine.
Scientists working at the Com-
mon Cold Research Laboratory at i
Salisbury discovered that with'
modification of the technique of
tissue culture, viruses of the
common cold could be grown con-
sistently.
But the council cautioned that
if many types of cold virus exist,
prospects of developing a reliable1
single vaccine are not so bright. I
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“We have a heavy responsibil-
faculty and student groups. They ity to perform, and we respect-
through its "Operation Hand-
clasp.”
... . . . . ■ . „ ___erence to their color, and in the.
think advisable under all circum- class rooms no discriminations
stances which exist from time to have been practiced of which we
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cashier, but she could not. She
“Whether or not we agree with
Texas board of regents said Tues- the decisions of the Supreme
Court on racial integration, we
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