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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-30
Gordy Neighbors
Seek Redress of
Property Damage

Redress for property damage
and destruction as result OF De-
troit police seeking to flush-ou'
Charles Gordy. Sr., some weeks
ago was asked Of the Common
Council last Friday by Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Butler with assist
ance of the local NAACP.
The Buffers live In the flat
above the GordYs at zoos Alger.
Appearing in conference with
Common Council President Louis
c. Miriam on behalf of the pc
titioners who include the But.
lers' daughters. Mrs. Elise Sawall
were the Rev. Horace White and
Arthur Johnson, NAACP execu-
tive secretary. They urged I'M
mediate action on the matter OF
redress.
The petition of the family read
in part: "Since the persons
members of our family, whose
possessions are listed in the
statement (itemnited statements
of property damaged or de-
stroyed). were totally innocent
parties. we call this matter to the
attention of the Common Coun-
Gil and appeal for immediate
redress"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-30
Scipio Billy Murphy
Loses Bout With Polio

gallant little warrior was laid to rest TUESDAY ai'e,
- S., ;taor months Of waeing heroic battle against
polio. -, -. -. &c n and
He was 1l-yearod Scipio Billy Murphy son OF Or ana
Mrs Scpo Murphy Of SO King who ended ms Da''e asa
b disease in the Sister Kenny Institute in Minneapolis MINI
last Thursday night ~
Funeral services held at Bethel AME Churcn tues
dav afternoon with the Rev John A. Alexander oHca'ins
p;v was stricken in August 1949 and subsequently Weh
. ~ Work CITY for treatments until marked Improvements
which saw him coming back home about this time last year
with aid of an Oxygen helmet
He WAS a fourth grade student at Alger
Survivors beside his parents brother Robert ana
maternal grandmother Mrs. Sarah Carver
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-30

After careful analysis of past court rulings against
no for without warrants for Investigators per
onaly in favor of common law, statue or constltu-
ona amendment to outlaw the practice, declared Aty
award r. Turner, local NAACP president last canes
Law afternoon
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-12-30
DSR Motorman
Freed By Jury

Recorders Court jury acquitted DSR Motorman Roy
Sandefur last Wednesday in the first degree Of
George H. Jones' who shot six times in the back last
March 18th after alighting from crowded Oakland
Streetcar
Evening star., 1950-11-14

Mode with swoshbuekline full, long
sleeves. pointed collar, seif-covered
buttons. Pink, oquo, topaz, gold or
white. Sizes 3e to a..
Evening star., 1950-07-16

Here is the list Of the biggest
States with comparative totals for
1850 and 1910:
Evening star., 1950-07-16
Some Cancer Control Seen in 10 Years

new worldwide strategy for cancer
control at meeting today. He
is director of the Cancer Institute
at the University of Louvain.
The union. composed of scien-
tific organizations in SIS nations,
sponsors the Fifth international
Cancer Research Congress, which
opens at the Sorbonne in Paris
Monday. More than 800 scien-
fists Including about $50 Ameri-
cans, will attend to present or
hear the latest reports on advance
in cancer research.
Unparalleled progress" toward
eventual control of cancer will
be reported at the sessions, said
DR.. E. v. Cowdry of st. Louis,
president of the last congress
held in st. Louis in 1947.
Evening star., 1950-07-16
District to Be Host to Officials
From II Other Wushinotons

Jersey; John Henry Kaiser, Wis
consin, of Port Washington; w. F.
Moffett, Virginia, and Quenton
Nilsson, Utah.
During their visit here, the off,
cials will be taken to the Corcoran
Art Gallery to view American Pro-
cessional," a series of historical
paintings, and to see the exhibit
of the plan of Washington, {"
showing the city. past and pros
pective. They also will receive a
Sesqui commemorative medal, Of
ficails said.
Populations of the Washington
communities range from 245 in
Washington, Va, to $4,000 in
Washington, Pa.
The physician, DIR. Marius Han
sen, wrote the commission:
Your letter was placed in my
mail box as a joke, as Washing
ton, Tex, is a mere whistle stop.
But since have been the coun-
try doctor here for almost 18
years, I feel I could represent
our community officially. Wash
ington, Tex, is often spoken of
as Old Washington on the Brazos,
as it was the capital of the Texas
Republic and has quite a his
torical background.
II am glad to accept your in
vitation as I had planned to take
my family on a trip this summer
and I can think of no place I
had rather have them see. will
be returning to familiar territory
as I interned in Baltimore"
Sesqui officials said the meet
ing here will enable the mayor
of Washington, N. c., to discuss
his towns long-leaf tobacco crop
with the mayor of Washington,
Mo-, whose community makes
corn cob pipes. The mayors of
Port Washington, Wis, and
Washington, N. j., "can discuss
the respective merits and hazards
of making raincoats and silk
underwear" officials declared.
The District Commissioners
have been invited to attend the
meeting. Sesqui authorities said.
Evening star., 1950-07-16
Flash Fire Destroys
SO Tons of Mail
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO. July ia flash
fire of undetermined origin today
quickly destroyed about so tons of
mail. several mail cars and a load
ing dock at the Dearborn Street
railroad station.
James McAuliffe, deputy fire
marshal, estimated the loss, in
cluding the mail, much of it par
eel post, at 100000.
The fire was confined to the
loading dock and mail cars south
of the main station. Two mail
cars were destroyed. -Four rear
coaches of the Santa Fe Super
Chief, which had arrived 80 min
utes before the fire broke out,
were charred.
Evening star., 1950-07-16
BY the Associated Press

/ ST. LOUIS, July 15.-A 13-year-
old boy who tried to sell his pony
to pay for plastic surgery baked
today and refused to go through
with the first of a series of sched-
uled operations.
Billy Parsons of Tanner, w. Va,
explained simply that sharing a
ward with girl patients was too
embarrassing. He wants a room
!of his own after the operation.
[ Billy issued his ultimatum when
he was brought into the operating
room at Children's Hospital. At
the time, noted plastic surgeon,
two anesthetists and four resident
surgeons were scrubbed and ready
TO go.
b The boys mother, Mrs. Roy
parsons, said she and Billy would
return Immediately by bus to
Tanner.
Billy was disfgured in 1948 in
an explosion of alcohol which his
father was pouring into an auto
mobile radiator.
A Charleston, (W. Va news
paper rallied to Billy's cause when
M learned he had offered to sell
Evening star., 1950-07-16
Pike Sees Relaxation
OF Atom Curbs 10 Aid
Medical Research
By Froncis P. Douglas

The ban against production of
atomic materials by private in
dustry may be modified soon to
permit the private manufacture
of radioactive aids to medicine,
surgery and research.
Sumner T. Pike, member Of he
Atomic Energy Commission, in
dicated in an interview yesterday
that the pharmaceutical industry
may be the first to receive per-
mission to operate all atomic re-
actor for this purpose.
Mr.. Pike said he would not be
surprised if the industry makes
application to the commission for
authority and information to build
a low-power unit for manufacture
ing radioactive isotopes.
The commission already is con-
sidering a request from the Uni
versity of North Carolina and as
Sociated institutions for permis-
sion to build a similar reactor. The
latter unit would be used for re-
search and instruction.
Favors Cautious Policy.
While Mr.. Pike indicated the
commission would be sympathetic
to such projects. he made it clear
he was not ready to go along with
suggestions made by David E.
LiIienthal, former commission
chairman, that the time has come
to give private industry a chance
to develop atomic energy for
civilian use.
Before communications are
made to revise the Atomic Energy
Act for this purpose, he said these
steps should be taken:
/. Estimate should be made of
how much circumstances have
changed by the Russian success
in making the atomic bomb.
/ 2. A study for months of the
whole question of atomic energy
. and how conditions now compare
with those existing when the pres
ent act was passed.
{ 3. A determination of the status
OF the United Nations and its in
f1uence-"the United Nations con-
cept," was Mr.. Pixies phrase.
4. Finally. in the light of these
considerations, the presentation of
: proposals or a series of proposals
for changing the law.
Might Come Next Year.
These steps might be under
taken next year, Mr.. Pike said.
Most Of the suggestions for cut
ting in industry on atomic energy
have to do with the building of
reactors for the production of
power. MIR. Pike pointed out that
high-power reactors for such a
purpose also would produce fis-
sionable materials which could be
used in atomic bombs.
Construction and operation of
such pile by industry, he pointed
out, would result in furnishing
others, including Russia, with a
free consulting service" in atomic
energy.
Evening star., 1950-07-16
By WilIiom A. MiIlen

This city of Washington, will be
host Wednesday to official repre-
sentatives of other American COM
munities named Washington. The
program is part of the National
Capitals 150th birthday celebra-
tion.
Seven mayors from communities
named Washington and five Con-
gress members who have WASH
ington associations back in their
home States will be feted here.
In addition, a doctor who has
practiced for 18 years in Wash
lngton,' Tex, and found an invi-
tation. addressed to the mayor, u
in his mail box as a. joke, will be
among the official guests.
The program calls for luncheon
in the Senate dining room, a visit
to Mount Vernon, the laying of a
wreath on the tomb of George
Washington and dinner at the
Hotel Washington. The visitors
will be guests at the Sesqui Water
gate concert of the National Sym
phony Orchestra.
/ They also will be guests of the
National Capital Sesquicentennial
Commission.
Five Washingtons will be rep
resented by these national legis-
latorS.
Senator Capehart, Republican,
Of Indiana, who lives in Washing
ton, Ind; Senator Martin, Re-
publican, of Pennsylvania, whose
home town is also named Wash
ington; Representative Martin,
Republican, of Iowa. who has
Washington County in his dis
trict;; Representative Bonner,
Democrat. of North Carolina, a
resident of Washington, N. c., and
Representative Boiling, Democrat,
OF Missouri, who has Washington
Township in his district.
These Mayors from Washingtons
will attend:
; w. A. Slaton, Georgia; G. E.
Mace, Iowa; A. Roy Pearson, Mis-
souri,; Frederick L. Suttle, New
Evening star., 1950-07-16
By the Asseeiaied Press

PARIS, July 15.-Humans can
hope for some medical controls
of cancer in perhaps 10 years,
DR.. Jean Maisin, famous Belgian
scientist, said today.
"We can't hope to solve the
whole cancer question in that
time" he said, ''for the line be-
tween cancer and normal life
it too fine"
But, he asserted that new de-
yelopments "are brewing in lab
oratories throughout the world.
They will very possibly lead to
some medical aids to control
cancer"
DR.. Maisin is secretary general
of the International Union
Against Cancer. which mapped
Evening star., 1950-07-16
Boy BoIks at Plastic Surgery
When Assigned to Girls Ward

his pony to pay for surgery. A
total of $3.50 was contributed.
Mrs. Parsons said she had al
most $1,000 left-enough to
finance a return trip to st. Louis,
possibly next November.
Hospital spokesmen explained
no private rooms were available
this time and urged that advance
notice be given if the Parsons
decide to come back in the fall,
Evening star., 1950-07-16
West Virginia Utility
Protests Assessment
By the Assoeiated Press

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, July
15,-The Potomac Light g. Power
Co. has filed a petition in Berkeley
County circuit court appealing
and protesting assessment of the
company's property in seven coun-
ties Of the eastern panhandle.
The petition contended the 81
5S4,900 tax assessment was gross
ly excessive" and and topped by 81
million a tentative figure set by
the State tax commissioner.
The assessment was made by
the board Of public works at
Charleston.
Evening star., 1950-07-16
CoIifornio's Growth Threatens
PennsyIvanid's Rank in Census

Los Angeles gain of 49,759
was the biggest, New York, Chi
cago. Detroit. Washington and
Philadelphia following in that
order, no city in the top group
failed to show an increase, but
Pittsburgh's advance was only
2,097, to a 1850 total of 673,756.
Here is the list of the Nations S
top cities in the preliminary
census reports:
Evening star., 1950-07-16
BY the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 15.-Cal-
ifornia's fast-increasing popula-
ton is threatening to displace
Pennsylvania as the No. 2 State
in the census list.
This was disclosed today with
census bureau announcement of
Pennsylvania's preliminary total
in the 1850 count as 10,435 1865. At
the same time the bureau con-
f1rmed that Philadelphia will re-
main the third largest city in the
Nation, with about 2,057,210 resi-
dents.
The California total has not
been announced officially. but an
Associated Press compilation of
incomplete city and county totals
indicates the State will have about
104 million residents.
On that basis. California will
leap from 5th place in 1910, when
the State had 6,9o7, 1877 residents,
to at least third, surprising both
Illinois and Ohio.
Los Angeles, chief threat to
Philadelphia's rating as third
largest city, was reported earlier
as having 1,954,036 residents in
the preliminary count.
All Subject to Revision.
Census officials emphasized that
all totals announced to date are
preliminary and subject to some
revision.
In 1910. seven of the 48 States
had populations in excess of S
million. Their ranking in 1850
cannot be established until ad-
ditional reports are released by the
Census Bureau but New York
will remain the largest State, with
Illinois, third 10 years ago, join
ing Pennsylvania and California
in the big four.
California's growth was by far
the largest among the States, an
increase of something like $780,
600. New York's increase was
l 1,264, ,078, and both Michigan and
Texas gains also may surpass /
million.
The Texas total will not be an
nounced for several days, but
available estimates are that the
State will exceed rs million. That
would place Texas. sixth in 1910,
in just about a dead heat with
Ohio for fifth place. Ohio was
the fourth most populous State
10 years ago.
List Of Biggest States.
Here is the list of the biggest
States with comparative totals for
1850 and 1910:
Evening star., 1950-07-16
1850 1910 Increase
n. Y. 14,743,210 l3479132 1 otS4 MS
Penn. s10.435.965 9,90O1S0 5357SS
Calf. '10.400.00O 6,9O7,3S7 s3, 492,6 ,6IS
Illinois S.696,490 1897 799 24S
TeiS TexSs zS9I; 5od 7S1 o9n sss97.ss5522 594l79
Mich 6,320.6S 5256.IO7 Si,O64 b79

90 Gai1fornla, Michigan and Texas 1850
totals not yet, announced by Census Bii-
reau ngures listed are best available esti-
mates based on partial announcements
Among the top 10 cities, Los
Angeles climbed into fourth place,
passing Detroit; Baltimore forged
ahead of Cleveland to take over
sixth, and Washington advanced
from eleventh to ninth. just ahead
OF Boston and pushing Pittsburgh
out of the picture.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20

ers in Washington" The experts
predicted that the Republican
party will make a net gain of
four Senate seats, to make the
lineup az to 46, against the pres
ent lineup of "a to AZ. They pre-
dict the Republicans will make
a net gain of 81 House seats, to
move up to total of 203, still
Is shy of control. The Demo-
Gratis now have 262 to 172 for
the COP.
Six writer's predicted the COP
would pick up enough to win
control of the House. One said
they would pick up 81 seats.
On the Senate, Al predicted
the Democrats would keep con-
troll, 6 said the COP would take
over, and 3 said there would be
4848 tie. One writer predicted
the Democrats would gain 2
seats, and another predicted the
Republicans would gain 8.
In weighing the factors, pro
and con, none of the experts"
took in account the big increase
in registration. Political observ-
ers have often pointed out that
the bigger the voter turnout, the
more chance for the election of
liberal Congress.
At Miami, Fla, Leslie Biffle,
secretary of the Senate, predict
ed the Democrats will retain
control of the House, and gain
seats in the Senate. Without
any ifs, ands or butts" said Bif-
file, we will beat Taft in Ohio.
Capehart in Indiana and Milli-
kin in Colorado" 1t was Biffle's
''barnyard polls" in 1948 that
led President Truman to predict
he would win in 1948.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20

WASHINGTON (LPA) = On
Nov. 1 employers in Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands doing
government work will lose the
exemption they have enjoyed
from the provisions of the
Walsh-Healey act.
That means they will have to
pay not less than the minimum
prevailing wages, and must OBJ
serve also the overtime, child
labor, safety, health ,and other
provisions of the act. Secretary
of Labor Tobin lifted the exemp-
ton after hearings because he
found ''no compelling reason for
continuing the exemption"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
UNIV Welfare
Fund Revised

WASHINGTON CLPA) - A
revised program of disability and
maintenance help for miners and
their families has been announc-
ed by the United Mine Workers
Welfare Fund. A permanently
disabled miner will get $50 a
month, plus SO for his wife and
each depedent child. Mainte-
nance funds will go to widows
over so and deceased miners
dependent children. The old
plan,, based on royalties paid by
operators, ran dry year ago
and was suspended. Disability
payments took more than half
the total.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
Which Puue
Dye Reed?

ST. LOUIS LPA)-On Page
one the st. Louis Globe Demo-
crat ran a story Oct. IL about
Robert c. Sorber, an electrician
who charged he hasn't been able
to get job through his union
for 10 months because it's SuS-
pected he's Republican. On
page 3, the Globe Democrat ran
story about joint political
rally by all organized labor, at
which leading county Republic
cans were present - by invita-
ton. That's because they have
been endorsed by labor. OF "a
LIPE endorsements in st. Louis
County, IL are Republicans.
AS to the electricians COM
plant, IBEW officials said the
charges are ridiculous, and that
he has not been around for
job.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
v. Reufher Leaves
For Europe Tour

DE OFT GPA) - UAW
Education Director Victor G..
Reuther has left for London,
where he will act as co-chairman
OF a meeting of the Anglo
American Council on Productiv-
ity. Following the meeting, he
will consult with representatives
of the British government and
British labor movement. On
October "a he will participate in
dedication of the Freedom Bell
in Berlin, and from there will
go to France for ECA confer
enceS.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
ANA Cant Take II,
But Loves To
Dish II Out

CHICAGO LPA) - The
American Medical Association
loves to dish it out but apparent
ly can't take it. DR.. Elmer Hen
derson ANA president, is saying
that Rep. John Dingell Cd.
Mich.) "misused" the Congress
s:onal Record by attacking the
AMA's $40 million advertising
campaign against President Tru-
mans national health insurance
plan in the Records pages.
The ANA is spending only ST.
100, 900, Henderson insisted, for
getting to mention the $19 mil
lion in ''tie-in" advertising which
big business is sponsoring. The
big ad campaign got under way
Oct. 8. 1t has been assailed as
part of the effort by reaction
aries to elect a Republican Con-
greSs.
The Truman plan for health
insurance, which would re-
semble social security, has been
endorsed by the AFL, CIO and
unaffiliated labor organizations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
Political Writers,
Wrong In 1913, See
COP Gains NOv. Z
WASHINGTON (LPA)

WASHINGTON (LPA) =
Washington's political writer's,
who guessed SO wrong in the
1948 Dewey-Truman race, are
guessing again on the Nov. z
election. Their guess: The Re
pubiicans will gain, but not
enough to capture control OF
Congress.
Labor leaders Immediately
pointed out that this is chance
for the people to show this No
vember, how wrong the Eek
perts" are, just as the people
S h o w e d the experts were
wrong in 1948.
The magazine Newsweek poll
ed so top flight political writ
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
EekIund Scores
McCarran Law

PORTLAND, Ore. (LPA) =
The McCarran anti-subVerSive
law ''may well lead us to be-
come afraid with whom we walk,
talk, or have lunch" John M.
Eklund, president of the $4,000
member American Federation of
Teachers-AFL, told a meeting of
$50 local educators. ''You don't
control Communists by attack
ing the rights of people to speak
their minds at any time," he
said.
Eklund, a Denver teacher, has
just returned from a meeting of
Western Democratic leaders in
Paris. 81 was amazed to find
how little rapport there is be-
tween us and them," he said.
'They think of us as a Holly
wood set" Eklund observed
that the GUS does a good job of
alternating friends"
Eklund proposed an extensive
exchange of teachers and estab-
lishment of an international uni
versity, subject to no one ex-
cept the United Nations"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
Roughing 1t With Robert
Two For One

One vote for Joseph L.
Ferguson is TWO votes for
the kind of legislation you
want.
Your vote for Ferguson
puts a Truman supporter
IN puts in a man who
will vote FOR increased
old age benefits, better So
cial security all around,
better unemployment COM
penSatiOn laws, better min
imum wage laws, an end to
the anti-labOr Taft-Hartley
Law, and all those other
liberal measures i'm which
YOU have a personal in
tereSt.
Your vote for Ferguson
also gets Taft OUT.
One ant i a bOr man
OUT.
One friend of labor IN.
Vote for Ferguson and
chalk up TWO votes for
YOU.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20

RoughIng 1t
Toledo, the City of Glass, was
the scene of a Taft rally on Wall
street during the week. In order
to get a crowd the Taft parti
sans offered free beer.
In GLASS bottles?
No. In tin cans!
The frantic anti-union Sena-
tor held a meeting of what was
called Railroad Men for Taft"
at the Fort MeigS. And who pre-
sided at this meeting, which was
supposed to sound like railroad
workers?
0. r. Crooks gen.
eral manager of the Terminal
Railroad.
"Anyone who votes for Taft
ought to have his head exam
ined."
Who said that?
George George, general coun-
sci for the Young Republicans
Club said that.
How true, how true, George
George.
Taft hates those empty seats.
So he's begun talking to school
kids. The superintendent calls
all the kids together from the
kindergarten through h high
school," according to the Young
stown Vindicator, and tell the
youngsters to go home and tell
their monies and popies.
Does that make you fwow up?
The only way Taft can get an
audience, apparently, is when
it's captive" Not only does he
spiel to school kids, he does the
same in non-union plants, like
Clyde Porcelain.
Didn't do him any good. Taft
spoke over the same loudSpeak-
ers the company used to spout
its propaganda against UAW-
CIO last Spring.
The workers (on company
time) listened.
They didn't applaud.
They didn't smile at his
\ 'jokes."
When the noise was over they
just turned and went away.
Robert Alphonso strobe brisk
ly into the Libbey Glass plant,
marched up to a worker and
showed out his hand.
The worker looked at the
hand and shook his head.
"We had a labor dispute here
a while ago." the worker said.
ga lot of our people walked
through the picket line. They
had to. Taft-Hartley.
"You voted against fortifying
Guam, against terminal leave
pay, against special housing for
paralyzed veterans, against alb
sentee ballots for soldiers.
You're against US, Senator
Taft.
I'm sorry-I can't, in con-
science, shake hands with you"
Mana ge m n Whisked the