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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-18

"FEPC in Our Democracy wiz
be the theme of the YwCA's an
nual state conference OF business
and professional workers in Ian.
sing November 1919 with Irene
Cox serving as conference chair
man. ~,
Four aspects Of the FEPC VIII
be considered by . panel o!
which Esther Anson. associate
professor of adult education
and research. Michigan Stale
College. will be moderator.
Panel speakers include Gerai-
dine Bledsoe, Detroit office, Mich
igan Unemployment Compensa-
ton Commission; Joseph Creign'
ton. field representative, Micni-
gan Manufacturers Association
Lansing, and Laura Ault, asso
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-18

audience to her an artist q Nus
RAINS calibre and indirectly an
the Beta sorority in its commend
able civic projects. :,
Proceeds of the recital are use0
as donations 10 the Negro Cor
lege Fund Drive, Community
Chest, a Scholarship Fund. y. a
A. c. p, annual parties for in
Phyllis Wheatly Home, under
privileged Children, and basKeu
for the needy at Thanksgiving
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-18
Atlanta u.
Gives TV to
RCA-Victor
PHILADELPHIA,

PHILADELPHIA, An ou,
standing contribution TO the edu.
cational and cultural needs ~
Negroes was made last month bv
RAG Victor when il equipped
modern communications lounge
in the library of Atlanta Uni.
versity.
The facilities are utilized by
approximately 5000 students al.
tending the University system
The beauty Of the communlca.
tons room, which is complete
with a console television receiver
a combination radio and three
speed photograph. has been en-
HANGED by prize winning paint
ings from the University library.
A collection Of over one hun
dred classical and popular records
by outstanding RCA Victor ar
fists, including Marian Anderson
and Dorothy Maynor. was also
given to the Music Center
Victor's move was hailed by
the presidents of the Atlanta
schools as a worthy contribution
in the field of education and cul.
tural entertainment
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-18
Fresh, Clean
Look Result
Of Washing

That fresh, clean look that
comes from the daily use of soap
and water, although a pleasing
reward, is not the most important
reason for doing it, according TO
the tuberculosis and Health So
ciety.
Aside from. and back of the
aesthetic value of keeping HE
body and other environs clean
through the liberal use of soap
and water is a more scientific
reason.
Germs, which are the cause ~
many of our diseases. and dirt
usually get together; therefore,
when things are kept clean many
of the germs are eliminated.
The spread of germs directly
from one person to another is not
the only means of transmission.
If proper sanitation is ignor-
ed. says the Society. germs may
ride on bits of dust. in tiny
drops of moisture in the air; or
If hands are not washed before
handling food or after using the
toilet. germs may be passed
hand TO hand. TO mouth. and
from thing TO thing.
Individual towels are also an
important sanitary measure.
The habit of placing hands
pencils, and other objects in the
mouth is also a possible source
from which germs may enter the
body.
Germs do not get along In
clean places Therefore. when
surroundings are kept clean
there are just that many less
germs available 10 attack and
cause disease.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-18
Top Cartoonist
Sees All Art
AS Serious

Z. Sims Campbell, who"
"Cuties" cartoons appear IN new
papers from coast TO coast >
featured with six of his funn,es'
cartoons in the current Decemo7
isue of Pageant magazine. :.
"Au I am I owe 10 women
says Campbell referring OF
course. to the "cuties" ne ns'
been starring in his illustrations
drawings and cartoons for NOR
than 20 lucrative Years--so"V
thing over half his life. !.
although humor is has Dusr
ness" says Pageant, "Camp0 ,si.
can also be a sharp satirisN i,
satirical drawinvs are usu"n
commentaries on the social s ON
economic barriers which me 4"
gro has 10 face" :.
Like many of America orisl.
est cartoonists. Campbell .aNs :.
his work very seriously. VIZ, !.
asked il he Is interested
serious" art, he invariably 49, :,
wers: "SeriousY There's no,'n. !.
more serious than what I'm COZ -
now.' Nevertheless. Mr.. Campus
has dubbed the six cartoons SUI
Of the funniest he has drawn
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-18
THE VEST SIDE
DAIR y
BY Barbara L. Strickland

gent as a man may get, he'll
never understand the world Of
women, Man understood the
atomic bomb, but / doubt if he
will understand the ways OF
women even at the end of time!
Don't forget the recital of the
choral choir at New Light Bap-
tist Church on Nov. 18th! You'll
really miss something if you
don't attend. New Light is To-
Gated on Goth and Cobb streets.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-18

These chilly days haven't
caught Debora Wilson unpre-
pared as yet. She says that she
IS ready for any kind of weather.
Debbie. who has just re-
turned from New York. the
city of many buildings. reports
that shopping there is much
more exciting and economical
than downtown In our Motor
City.
Maybe one day III find out
how true that statement is be-
cause one Of my fervent desires
is TO visit the city.
1t was Debbie's first trip to
New York and her visit TO Radio
City was very enjoyable. ! won
der II il was Radio City or her
escort who accompanied her on
numerous other notable sights
in the city,
Read this description of him
and you will understand my
meaning:
A wonderful height Of six feet,
four inches, beautiful dreamy
hazel eyes Of the darkest hew,
black curly hair (prettiest curls
YOU ever laid eyes on), nice dis
tinguished nose, attractive ar
tistic hands that glided rhymati-
cally over the piano when ne
played Debussy's Clair ID
Lune," nut-brown complexion,
and. must / go on?
There surely must be better
way to earn ones bread! Oh
course, and ! suppose that you
have already guessed, that wa;
Debbie's own description of New
York's wonder man Now which
do YOU think impressed her more
Radio City or him? Don't say
your answer around Debbie, she
might blush
David and Clara Wells are
on top of the lucky list this
week. They were fortunate
enough to obtain an apartment
(Colly. wish ! could say The
same thing).
Those of you who have stayed
or are staying in one room car
imagine how happy Clara is
Really, all she does is talk aDou'
how she is going to fix the place
up "criss-cross curtains a
these windows, venetian Dlino'
at thase, lounging chair here
television there. :"
That's her entire conversation
All day long. David just shake'
his head and grins! But, as intepi
Evening star., 1950-08-16
GreenbeIt Sale Talks
To Be Continued by PHA

Negotiations for the sale of
Greenbelt, Md, by the Public
Housing Administration will con-
tinue despite Government order
freezing the sale of Federally
owned housing because of the
Korean situation.
A spokesman for the PHA said
it would proceed with negotia-
tions with the Greenbelt Veter-
ans Housing Corp, the only bid
der before the August 7 deadline.
The corporation. a group con-
sisting of at least 800 residents,
400 of whom are veterans, has
been given the status of pre-
ferred purchaser" according to
the spokesman. The PHA wants
the corporation to show where
the money to buy the town is
coming from, the spokesman
added.
The veterans group had agreed
to meet the $8.522,350 price set
by the Government.
Evening star., 1950-08-16
Free Star Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Program presented through the
cooperation of the District.
Arlington County, Montgomery
County and Prince Georges County
Recreation Departments. and
the Film Center of Washington.
Washington, $3.50 pm.
Chevy Chase, Forty-first and
Livingston streets NV.
Takoma, Fourth and Whittier
streets NV.
Turkey Thicket, Tenth and
Michigan avenue NE.
Ridge, Ridge road and Burns
street Sc.
Hine, Seventh and C streets Sc
Anacostia, between Eleventh
and Pennsylvania avenue Bridges
Sc.
Howard, Fourth and w streets
NV.
Happy Hollow, Eighteenth and
Kalorama road NV.
Crummell, Gallaudet and Ken
dali streets NE.
Lincoln, Sixth and L streets
Sc.
Arlington, $3.50 pm.
Shirley Homes, Twenty-eighth
and South Nash streets.
Montgomery County, $3.50 pm
Rock Creek, East Leland street
and Beach drive.
Prince Georges County $3.50 pm
Berwyn Elementary School
Greenbelt road and Forty-ninth
street.
Evening star., 1950-08-16

should be followed and when the
patent should be checked again.
Then they leave on their rounds.
They come back for lunch in the
town so they will not be taking
the unnecessary risk Of eating in
polio households, and go out again
in the afternoon. Frequently they
do not get back in the evening un-
til 8 or $50.
Phone Call Brings Aid.
Mr.. Abbott, the photographer
accompanied the team of Miss
Phipps and Mrs. Traina on
one of these excursions and
got the remarkable pictures
on this page. Just before they
left the county health Office in the
morning, Miss Phipps was given a
note. A neighbor had telephoned
to say that there was a very sick
child in the Arnold home near
Speedwell IN the county and sug-
gested that call be made there.
The photographer was outside
in Miss Phipps' car when the
team went into the Arnold house,
an old, wide, clapboard house be-
hind a stone wall. Mrs. Traina
came out, obviously disturbed.
I'VE think we have an active
case here" she said, land we are
going to have to bring him into
town.
| The child was 3-year-old Ear
Arnold Mrs. Traina's physical
examination of the boy. who had
a fever Of 100, indicated he was
breathing with his stomach mus
cles. If his chest muscles were
paralyzed it was the dread bulbar
type Of the disease, and he might
have to be put into an iron lung
to live.
The father carried Fan to the
car, accompanied by the mother
and an uncle. At the Chitwood-
Moore Clinic. DR.. Chimer Moore
thought it was bulbar. He wanted
to take a spinal test. The parents
objected.
"It doesn't matter whether I
take it here, or it is taken in the
hospital" he said. Its going to
be done because this child is going
to the hospital"
/ In less than two hours. Fan was
in the hospital in Roanoke. 80
miles away.
| The story has a happy ending
Zan Arnold was a positive case of
polio all right, but the paralysis
of the chest passed away and a
telephone call to Roanoke re-
vealed that he will be ready to re-
turn home in a few days with no
after effects.
Tomorrow: The March OF
Dimes and Wytheville.
Evening star., 1950-08-16
Referendums Upheld
On General Election
Days in Virginia

Referendums on adoption Of
county manager or executive
forms Of government may be held
on the day of a general election,
according to Virginia Attorney
General J. Lindsay Almond, jr.
Such issues may not be voted on
within 80 days of the general cleo
ton, however.
There are two referendums pro-
posed in two Northern Virginia
counties that may be affected-one
in Fairfax County and the other
in Loudoun County.
Mr.. Almonds opinion was given
at the request of Stilson Hall.
Leesburg attorney who is the
Loudoun County member OF the
House of Delegates. In that county
petitions now are being circulated
by the League of Women Voters
calling on the Circuit Court to
order a referendum on changing
from the supervisor to the ex-
ecutive form of county govern
ment.
In Fairfax, a petition for ref
erendum to change from the
supervisor to the county manager
form was presented to Circuit
Judge Paul E. Brown on May 4.
Although Judge Brown has not
acted on the petition, court at
taches said it was expected that
the vote would be ordered in con-
nection with the November 7 gen.
eral election.
Mr.. Hall has asked when the
referendums could be held under
a specific section of the law.
Evening star., 1950-08-16

evenly divided. The total for the
State now stands at 416 cases,
compared with 235 at the same
time in 1914, the previous high.
The county had 25 cases in 1914
First Case on June 30.
The first case was that of 18-
month-old Johnny Seccafico, son
of the second baseman of the
Wythevllle Professional baseball
team. The 4 infant who was
brought to Wytheville by his
parents in April, was stricken on
June 80. The Wytheville epi-
dgmic was unusual in the num-
Der of multiple cases in the same
family A baby girl died, and 10
days later her. 20-year-old father
died, leaving a widow and a small
son. In one family of six children,
four were stricken and one died.
In another house where five
children lived downstairs and
three children on the floor above,
hve were stricken.
When the writer arrived in
Wytheville, teams Of a nurse and
a physiotherapist were making
the rounds, visiting these chill
dren returned from the hospitals,
and they still are. The writer
and Photographer Gene Abbott
accompanied them on some of
their trips up the back roads of
the county.
1t takes no expert to realize
that children have been returned
to home care in Wythe County
only because there is no room for
them to convalesce in the hos
pital.
All the children who have been
returned home are over the &C
tive stage of the disease. The
virus poliomyelitis has run its
course in their little bodies. The
damage is done. They are going
to live. But many are in the
critical stage of rehabilitation
From now on, application of hot
packs, manipulation of muscles
Evening star., 1950-08-16

Semiweekly newspaper, made this
the lead to his story, in breaking
the news that the total number of
cases in Wythe County had
reached the ominous figure. of 100.
He also gave the number re-
turned home a prominent place
on his bulletin board, on which
he chalked the score three times
daily so that the people would
have facts instead of rumors.
The number Of cases is still in
creasing in Wythe County and
the other counties of Southwest
Virginia. although the rate of in
crease apparently is declining
Yesterday, the number of cases
received at the Memorial ano
Crippled Children's Hospital at
Roanoke, the only hospital in
this part of the State able to es-
tablish an isolation section, passed
the $50 mark. The hospital has
cared for them through the &C
tive or critical period of the dis
ease and then sent them home fol
convalescence. The number in
the hospital at one time ha;
ranged from go to 10 in recent
weeks.
AS of today, there have been
152 cases and Is deaths in Wythe
County since July l, according to
the State Health Department.
Wytheville had 80 cases and the
county 70 and the deaths were
Evening star., 1950-08-16
Almond Threatens
To Cut off Funds of
Schools Hiring Reds
BY the As.oeiatsd Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Aug.
16. - If Attorney General
j. Lindsay Almond, jr., hears
of a Virginia college or school
employing a teacher with
Communist leanings. he'll
drag him out" or cut off the
schools appropriation until
the teacher is dismissed.
Mr.. Almond gave his views
yesterday in a talk opening
the State Federation of Home
Demonstration Clubs Citi-
Zenship Week. The attorney
general denounced Commu-
nists as traitors to their coun-
try.
Evening star., 1950-08-16
Folk Along Six-BIock Street
Plan Defense Against A-Bonnb

avenue saw the point. They ap-
pointed a committee to study the
Atomic Energy Commissions new
book, The Effects of Atomic
Weapons, and other defense ma
terial published by the American
Legion.
In a week or 10 days the com.
mittee, headed by v. H. Bowen
will report at another meeting.
Mr.. Bowen, an instrument maker
at the Naval Gun Factory, led
community defense activities in
World War II.
Mrs. Richard G. Coley, the one
with the baby on her lap, sug-
gested that the community Scout
house might be ideal for first aid
training. and others agreed.
Mr.. Leonard thought it i'm
portant to survey the housing
situation in Groveton because
Washington people probably will
be evacuated out here"
Mr.. Bowen is going to appoint
suocommittees today. They al
were gratified to know that two
thirds of those present had taken
instruction either in first aid or
chemical warfare. They also were
glad that many of the men knew
how to use their hands -
mechanics, electricians, builders
and the like.
Its really surprising when you
look over the list" Mr.. Leonard
said. I'm a pinch, I guess we have
enough people right here to dc
almost anything we have to-"
Evening star., 1950-08-16

that board under it. And do you
Sc the way his toes are turning
down? If this child is going to
walk, his feet should be pressed
fiat against that footboard we
gave you, as much of the time as
possible.
Johnny's grandmother showed
a good deal of patience as she
listened. After all, hadn't she
brought up IA children? And
Johnny was doing fine. He ate
everything given him.
Then Miss Phipps took over
and she really scolded grand
mother.
You are not to pick this child
up except to change him." she
said severely. IF he cries, let
him cry"
Grandmother was just as pa
tient with the youthful Miss
Phipps who obviously had never
brought up children.
But as the public health team
was walking down the steps from
the front porch. grandmother
picked the baby up.
Some Cases Better OFF.
The writer saw other children
who obviously were better off at
home. whose involvement was
light and whose mothers compre-
Ehended the Importance of the
footboard and the exercises.
| But little Johnny is not the
only child in the county who
should be getting a great deal OF
physiotherapy and is not. It
would be hard to devise a more
inefficient operation than that
which the public health teams
in the county are endeavoring to
carry out.
1t is understood that the Vir-
ginia State Health Department is
planning to do something to rem
edy this situation, Virginia has
excellent general hospitals in
Richmond and Charlottesville.
The public health workers in
Wythe County hold a staff meet
ing every. morning at 8 with DR..
Charles P. Pope. the county health
officer. at the head of the table.
DR.. Catherine Brewer from the
State Health Department in Rich
mond who is conducting the epi-
genealogical study. based on ques-
tionnaires which endeayor to
trace every possible personal con-
tact that brought the disease to
a family, also is in attendance.
At the staff meeting, the nurses
and physiotherapists report on the
condition Of every patient they
visited the day before and make
recommendations on the course of
convalescent treatments that
Evening star., 1950-08-16
Buckingham 10 Limit
Number Of Occupants
To Size Of Apartment

Buckingham Community has
begun a return to it's prewar policy
Of limiting the number Of occu-
pants of different sized apart
ments, Lawrence F. Kettell. the
manager. said today.
So far in the last three weeks,
IL families have been notified they
will be expected to rent larger
apartments-either in the Buck
ingham development; in Clare
mont, a project Of two-bedroom
units owned by the same man
agement, or elsewhere.
Mr.. Kettell said that one family
occupying one-bedroom unit,
which was notified to rent a larger
apartment. included two adults
and three children. Another fam
lily occupying two-bedroom
apartment included two adults and
four children.
Nov that there are larger
apartments available, we believe
we have a right to ask that
tenants respect the rule in effect
at Buckingham since the develop
ment was opened. except for the
emergency period during the war, :"
Mr.. Kettell said.
TOO many people in one small
apartment is not fair either to the
family, their neighbors or to the
management"
Under old rules, which Mr.. Ket-
tell said he hoped to enforce un-
less they imposed great hardship,
no children teXcept an infant)
would be permitted in a one-bed-
room apartment, with a maximum
of two small children in a two
bedroom apartment.
Evening star., 1950-08-16

and directed exercise will deter
mine whether they are going to
live with straight bodies, whether
they are going to play with other
children or are going to watch
from the sidelines as cripples.
Situation Not Ideal.
And certainly they are not In
an ideal situation to get such
care when they are in homes q
mile or two up cattle lanes. where
the visiting nurse has to get out
of her car four o. five times to
open gates. And they cannot get
such care from parents or grand
parents who are unable 10 compre-
hend the Importance df The meas
ureS to be taken.
Little toes are curling up, ten
dons and hamstfings are tighten
ing. Conditions are setting in
which could easily be -emedied
by constant and proper care now
but which will take surgery and
difficult orthopedic measures later
And it will be difficult for the Grip
pied children Of Wythe County
to get such treatment later.
The worst instance Of this the
writer came upon was one of the
best looking blue-eyed baby boys
he had ever seen. The people OF
Wythe County have good-lookine
children. But mothers are likely tt
look like grandmothers before
they have finished bearing chill
dren because the life of woman
on these places, which are hardly
big enough to be called farms, is
a hard one.
Blue Eyed Johnny.
We saw the blue-eyed baby on
our first trip. The little fellows
name was Johnny, and he lived
more than mile up stone road
Of sharp shards between rail
fences, with an occasional rail or
two suspended across it as a road
block for the cattle. The un-
painted cottage Johnny lives in
was completely covered with q
Evening star., 1950-08-16

The folks along a dead-end
street in Fairfax County decided
last night it was time to do some
thing about the atom bomb.
They made history in a small
kind of way by being the first
community in the nearby Virginia
area to start organizing a defense
against the bomb.
They met in the living room of
Waldron E. Leonard. District CO.
ordinator of veterans affairs, and
quietly outlined the problems OF
one little street - six block long
East Fairview avenue, with Route
at one end and a vacant field
at the other.
There were children present
and one woman holding an infant
and there was an air of calm
seriousness.
Mr.. Leonard related for the
newcomers how the community
lying south of Alexandria adjacent
to Groveton. had organized a
model civilian defense unit during
World War II.
At the streets dead end, the
folks had erected two buildings
housing emergency fire pumps anc
buckets, medicines, coffee, soup
a cot and other rescue and relief
items. Some of them are still
there, covered with dust.
We've got new civilian de-
fense co-ordinator in the coun'
ty," Mr.. Leonard said, "but yol
and / know that self-preservatior
will enter into it and every com
munity like ours must look out fol
itself if trouble comes fast"
Then the speaker struck grin
note. He reminded his neighbor!
that their street lies between
Route l and the Potomac River
both landmarks from the air, ant
that not far away are Fort Belvoir
the Quantico Marine Base, Alex
andria railroad yards, Nationa
Airport and Boiling Air Force
Base.
The folks along East Fairviev
Evening star., 1950-08-16
Fairfax Zoning Board
Defers Action on Fill

Action on an application to es-
tablish a sanitary land fill near
Franconia was deferred yesterday
by the Fairfax County Board Of
Zoning Appeals.
The request was filed by Ford's
Wood Yard for 36 acres about 500
yards northwest Of the intersec-
ton of Franconia road and Route
613.
A petition signed by 100 resi-
dents of the area opposing the
project was presented to the
board. Fifteen persons at the
hearing said they we're against
the proposal.