davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-05-23

New York. Sarah Mae FELTON,.
1852 Tuskegec Institute graduate.
and winner of $500 graduate
study fellowship awarded by III"
FlOrina Laskcr Fellowship Fund
for Negro women. The United
Negro College Fund administers
the $4,000 Lasker Fund which
annually aids two women c"IIog"
graduates of UNCF member col
leges by financing their first year
Of study at the graduate schools
Of their choice. Miss FELTON,. a ma
tive of Auburn, Ala. graduated
May II from Tuskegee's school Of
Home economics and plans to take
advanced study in the fields Of
housing. home and family living
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-05-23
SOCIAL e PERSONAL
81. pam

IN HOSPIVa Mt Hsmarck {. Archer, 3l4 = Wcsrrm Ayr
entered Bethesda Hospital, Monday. Nav 10
Enteralns Two Clubs In Day: Saturday morning. Mrs
Nenece Grantham, $40 lgehar Ave. entertained the Break
iaS llnochIe club Mrs Elizabeth CMleS first prize
Mrs Dolores Eassar the second Mrs Florence FLEET
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-05-23

crship which Minneapolis has
given to the cause of better hu-
man relations He said the ex-
ample set by the Joint Committee
and other Minneapolis human re-
lations groups had helped accel-
crate the nationwide progress.
mo one believed" the speaker
said, five years ago, that such
swift progress would be made by
the L. S in reducing and COM
batting the ills of race prejudice
and discrimination against minor
tiles and especially the Negro"
DR.. Long cited the advance in
employment opportunity, educa-
ton and the emergence of the
southern Negro as a political
factor He paid tribute to mobiliz-
ed leadership of both the minority
groups and majority leaders of
good will on the grass roots level.
Out of the progress which has
been made in the recent years, DR..
Long said that many people had
found out that proper treatment
of all Americans, regardless of
race, creed, or color was not
difficult task at all. He said that
the theory that the achievement
of equality within the framework
of America was very difficult
task proved to be a myth.
Mrs Ivar Srversten, president
of the committee presided at the
luncheon. Mrs. John Gruner, ex-
ecutive secretary of the commit
tee introduced special guests.
Prof John barley of the Uni
versity of Minnesota graduate
school introduced DR. Long. The
speaker directed the Minneapolis
Self Survey which was sponsor
ed by the Minneapolis Mayors
Council on Human Relations five
years ago.
Among those noticed at the
luncheon were Mayor Eric Hoyer,
Walter Crammond, Joseph II.
Daunt Jr,, Burns Allen, Harold
Allen, Rabbi David Aronson. Stan
ley Ballard, Caroline Barron, Mrs.
Nathan Berman, Mrs. Katherine
Berry, DR. Herbert Blashfield,
Carol Brew, Mrs. Signe Burck-
hardt, Raymond w Cannon, Lydia
B. Christ, Angus Clark, and Mr..
and Mrs. Wilfred Leland.
And Mrs. D. A. Clarke, Mrs.
Howard Conn, William f. Cratic,
Marion Deininger, Marshall Del
bold, Alice Dreschler, Frank
Eager, Mrs. James Way, Donald
Miller, Russell Meyers, Mrs. Carl
Nelson, Cecil Newman. D. F.. Par
rott, George Robitshek, Clifford
RuCker, Sam Scheiner, Omar
Schmidt, Sam Shimda, Chef Sim
mons, Johnas G. Schwartz, Bea-
trice Slemmons, Janette Storm,
Mrs. H. Y. Taylor. Genevieve
Steefel, Henry Thomas, Mrs. Ken
meth Thompson, Katherine
Kohler Viola Thompson, Max
Karl.
And Joan Won Blon, Jean Will
cox, Mrs. G. r. Willard, NJ. G.
Williams, Mrs. Earle Kyle, Ann
HOrnung. Kenneth Fitzgerald,
, Jackie Gardner, Irwin Glatstein,
Shelton Granger, Nathan Haw,
Eva Jerome, c. X. Knox, Opal
Jones, Frank KOhout, Philip
Kruidnier, Mrs. Per NJ. Larson,
Mrs. f. V. Marshall, Curtis c.
Chivers, Mrs. Caroline Peery, and
Mrs. NJ ". Levin.
Mrs Walter Gardner and Mrs.
Elizabeth Kruidnier were in
charge of arrangement for the
luncheon.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-05-23
Speaker Cites
Tremendous Coins
Against Bios

The tremendous advance in
better race relations in America
were cited Tuesday by DR.. Her
man Long. director of the de-
partment of Race Relations of the
American Missionary Society in
an address in Minneapolis.
DR.. Long was the PRINCIPAL
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-05-23
Beautiful and Tough

Many Of the lacquers now being
made for the surface coating OF fine
furniture have great resistance TO
scratching and marring. Made in
either clear or satin finishes. they
bring out the full beauty Of the
wood they protect
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

Leroy Johnson, a drycleaner
wrote 10 Color Magazine recent
ly, expounding his theories OF
the worth of a man. Peculiarly,
johnson had certain idea OF
the type of people who are worth
something. He wrote:
Give me the ignorant ones
The educated people talk
much. They are those who al
ways oppose you. They are the
fear-uppers.'
The ignorant ones are those who
buy the life insurance before the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

gro cashier for long time
there. Publicity in The papers
fought for il. too. Sure. the
management got mad. And
when the Urban League suq-
gesfed their trying a League
recommended Negro girl as
cashier. the King Cole people
tried il. But believe if or not.
the King Cole people are al
ways making contributions TO
the NAACP. Their anger did
not last long"
And Is 'ho hope OF many
Detroit citizens that the biased
hiring policies o. mdny down
town stores Will not last long
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12
Great Jazz
Is Back On
Okeh Label

Louis Armstrong. Bessie Smith.
Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basic
and Cab Galloway are featured
in a multiple reissue of jazz clas-
sizes on Columbia's current Okeh
label. These recordings issued
originally under the famous Okeh
banner Of the late twenties and
early thirties, are the first IN a
series which will include some OF
the greatest instrumental and
vocal performances of that Col
den Era of jazz.
Louis Armstrong is heard in
two OF his most celebrated rem
ditionS, I'm ConfeSSin and III
I Could Be With You
BESSIE SMITH. Emperess of
the Blues. backed by an all
star group including Benny
Goodman. Jack Teagarden. Chu
Berry and frankie Newton.
sings the famous Gimme a
Pigfoof" and Take Me For a
Buggy Ride"
"Cheatin' On Me a Lunceford
classic, features his trio led by
the popular James "Trummle'
Young. This was Jimmie Lunce-
ford's first Okeh recording and
his all-time disc best-Seller.
Coupl ng IFS Time To Jump
And Shout"
Count Basic plays Jump the
Blues Away" and "Wigele
Woogie." They feature the tenor
sax solos of the inimitsble Les
ter Young.
One of the finest alto sax solos
on records is played by Hilton
jefferson on Cab Calloway'S re-
cordng Of Willow Weep For
Me" The reverse features the
late Chu Berry, one of the great
tenor sax men in Jazz history in
an up-tempo version of his own
composition AT tho Clam BAKE
Carnival"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12
Businessman Asks For All The Ignorant Ones

riot start and the wars come.
They pay the bills. They don't
mass their taxes on 10 you 10
pal. They are the ones who
come TO your small store when
YOU need a customer while the
big shots hold back and spend
their money down town at the
big shops.
The little fellows and the un'
trained ones support one-mar
garages They support your bus
;n,ss when lis only a hole in
the wall.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

,ompany gets strong They arc
IN, ones that enable II to GET
s,,one They are the guinea pigs
who take the medicine and test
il out until il is proved SAFE
enough to give the smart ones
They stand behind you
when the trained ones shy
sway when you are in hof
wafer. lest they be seaided OF
be seen helping you when you
need il and while you are uh
popular. They protect you ana
iiohi for you when he race
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12
nero Statesmen
- WANTED
|IOWN DETROIT DEPARTMENT STORES

he said the stores do lot OF
hIm. and make many employ
mcnt managers angered enough
not to hire Negroes at ALL"
ARTHUR JOHNSON. secretary
OF the Detroit branch NAACP.
said he felt publicity. if read by
downtown personnel directors.
would tend to open their eyes.
Sure. they'd get mad. and pos
sibly take the suggestion OF the
first soft-talking organization that
comes along,
Such happened in the case OF
the King Cole market on Clair
mount al Woodward. The
NAACP campaigned for a Ne
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

and while We do not take to-
~ exception with the views cx-
pressed by another writer in col
unns OF this newspaper last
week We think however, that
~, merits Of the question SUI
feled some damage
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

Noocp Man Has
Reply For Atty.

DiOn D NOTE; Arthur l. Johnson. Detroit NAACP
I'VE secretary here in viewpoint
isKen IN The TRIBUNE ago by Atty Hobart Tay-
lor. ,
he question of whether on not the cause of race re-
atoms IN the city OF Detroit will be by the man.
gement OF the Detroit Tigers hiring Negro baseball
player IS a good and timely one
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

Negro working ln
lr,ineni.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

Race relations Will continue to
advance by our efforts TO secure
equality OF opportunity. Such
efforts have no peculiar function
in relation to Detroit'S baseball,
as the talk about good ball
player with an obnoxious per-
scnality' or a "sandlotter' Sug-
eoSt. For il is my suspicion"
that the Tigers management will
not hire an incompetent Negro
player any sooner than II VIII
hire any other incompetent
AND THAT is as il should be.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

BUT We are concerned with a
naticr Of racial discrimination.
y hich. because of It's social root
inc affects the whole community.
and we ask ourselves whether a
correction of the practice will
N prove the status Of race rela-
tens in Detroit.
The ANSWER is caiegoricallY
Yes" Any other conclusion
fails in consideration of both
the attitude and rights of Ne
orc players and the importance
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12
ST. Stephens Hosts Fourth
District Lavmen This Week

The Tenth Annual convention OF The Fouith
Episcopal District Laymens Organization got UNI
derway in Detroit this week with lay members
from all sections of the district arriving fof the
confab
SCENE OF the convocation Is The ST. stephen
AME Church, located 81 Cobb and Stanford aye
nue. The meeting Will convene three days from
Thursday through Saturday
The first days ceremonies VIII be called to
order by William Entzmnger president OF the
organization, with the Rev. G. Wilbur Babe read
ing devotional
Principal speaker for the initial days meet
ing will be the Rev. DR.. Leonidas Hill, Presi-
dent of Wherefore University.
THE FOURTH Episcopal District Lay organ
izaton had its inception al the historic Bethel
AME Church in Indianapolis Ind. OF WHEN the
Rev Jonathan A. Danes is pastor The year
1912
It's first meeting held at Grand Memorial
AME Church in Chicago in July OF ls43' al
which fine the conventions constitution ana
by laws adopted.
Each conference in the Fourth Episcopal DIS
trct has lay order within lis boundary ana ia
most conferences there are large number oil lay
societies. with the Michigan Conference eNisune
perhaps the largest
One of the outstanding features OF me
Fourth District is its Youth Department which
has annually awarded scholarships to worthy
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

The organl.a on has also Sonsored several
,ho.M pllgl.mages and backed certain civic pro-
grams
THE MEETING VIII come under the gavel OF
President Entzminger.
Thur>dav-evcnng session Will be highliehted
bv citizens greetings from John Dancy. of
The Detroit Urban League and Councilwoman
Mary Y Beck Greetings will also be offered by
Coy G. Mcnnen Williams
Host pastor viii be the Rev Charles , Spv-
-, minister Of s. Stephen AME Church
In his welcome notes TO members OF the con
terence the Rev Mr. Spivey said:
I'm almost every land. mans inhumanifY
20 man Knocks our effort TO bring that day OF
brotherhood. We must not lose heart. we musi
not haul down cur flag or beat refreaf. Inc
battle is the Lords The victory is therefore
assured -,
ON FRIDAY. services viii be conducted py
A., pe,rl Y Collins director of youth activities
~ Collins holder of a Wilberforce Humanities
,o,,,co for 1852 for field work in health education
member of the Detroit Dept OF Heaith'
on Saturday Dr. J l. Leach. prominent GU
,., ri Flint will preside over panel discussion
-, no subject Can We Improve PROCEDURE ana
naco,um of the General Conference members
81 Tho panel are H. b Kersey. CorInne II. Johh-
son and Rosa Gragg
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12
HACP Confab

4 lily ST. Louis.
4 NV ,,osen as the site
b annual convention
Eso a. me closing SEES.
H. ,o''s'lon's ard an
'On here last week
u, DC hcl9 during
/" o. June. 1853.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

j. Kornegay Noca r
Be- director OF tho
3, told the TRIBUNE
VI for a tWo.month
bpe that his organi.
torking hard TO get
toies to hire Negroes
|jobs regardless OF
bot the store sells q
70 Negro buyers
ny took issue. how
newspapers publicly
PING Of Negroes by
pres. In some cases"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

OVER and above the question
Of competence, important as il
is. the crucial question is wheth-
or any player. because of his
lace. color, nationality or creed.
should be excluded from equal
participation in one Of the com
incnitys favorite paStimes.
A consideration of the play
er's competence physical and
psychological in this instance.
is only important when the
initial barrier is overcome and
then final judgment is prop
erlY the prerogaiive Of the
management alone.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-07-12

students.
The organun on has also ~onsored severa
,ho4d plgrmages and backed certain civic pro
grams.
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-18
THOSE WHO FAVOR REBUILDING
OF LIGHT PLANT

In closing this discussion of pOT
er production, we should like to
cite the case of another city similar
to ours. The city is SeafOrd, Della
ware.
Fourteen years ago Seaford has
no hand at all in the production
and distribution of electricity with
in it's limits. 1t had no plant and
no distribution lines.
The city was approached by an
electrical manufacturer with pro-
pOsal similar to that which Milford
is now discussing; but after a long
period the citizens of SeafOrd turn
ed il down. WhereupOn, the man
ufacturer returned with an alter
nate proposal, whereby it would
erect a power plant and install dis
tributiOn lines, the manufactures
to retain title to these facilities and
sell current to the citizens of the
city (at a slightly lower figure
than they were currently paylng)
This proposal also contained the
provision that at any time the city
could purchase the plant and pow
or lines for the remaining unpaid
balance (Which the company would
amortize out of the profits of the
Operation). This proposal was ac
cepted by SeafOrd. The plant wa
erected and power distribution
lines strung. and in the year 1873
the new setup began operation.
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-18
BABSON Discusses Our Roads

BABSON PARK, Mass, January 18-Thcre
nearly 49,OOO,OOO registered vehicles our roads.
Better than 100000 about One-sixth - are
trucks Spot checks in states reveal that about
1919 are overloaded. And overloaded trucks are
running our roads faster than we can build them.
THE EVIDENCE
The most significant evidence yet gathered to
subsantiate this fact comes from the tests spon-
sored by the Inter-Regional Council on Transpor-
tatiOn and made on a mile stretch of two-lane con-
crete highway in Maryland Various test loads of
% 400 and 44,8OO pounds were run. The 224OO
loads damaged $3.50 of the concrete sections; while
the 44,SOO pound loads damaged $3.50 of the
crete slabs! If this first fairly comprehensive test
gives insight into what future tests will reveal,
then it becomes clear that truckers are not bearing
their share of the burden in maintaining our roads.
I should like to see a similar test made of
pleasure vehicles to how fast they pound our
roads pieces. Should the evidence collected build
a case against the trucker, then he should be taxed
in proportion to the rate he out the roads.
Further, since some truckers will overload until
caught, the basis that "Only the big loads are
pay loads" then a careful check system will need
| to be established
TAXES VS.. TOLLS
cannot deny the fact that it is a pleasure to
drive the 327 miles from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia
on a super-hghway. Yet resent, in principle. the
idea of having to pay toll on top of a tax. With
tolls currently averaging from l to II cents a mile
this is simply adding additional tax of Is to
20 cents a gallon. l wonder how many motorists
ever stopped consider the problem in this fash
ion. What would be your reaction should the cur
rent price of gasoline at your favOrite pump be
hked from % cents to As cents per gallon?
Apparently with roads being pounded tC
pieces at a fast clip, present funds wholly in
adequate both to maintain old roads and build
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-18

modern express ways Added to this is the fact that
to insure a fair degree of financial toll
road must have some kind of dangerous monopoly
Pressure might be brought by bondhOlders to dis
courage mOdernizatiOn of parallel routes. Is this
principle of highway monopoly in the public inter-
est?
RAILROADS AND TRUCKS
The truck companies make a profit their
business just as the railroads make profit the
freight they carry. Railroads, however, build and
maintain their private roads. Truck companies, on
the other hand, have the use of the highways which
all of us build and maintain.
I'm not suggesting the truckers build their own
roads. I am, however, suggesting they carry their
fair share of building and maintaining the rOadbed
they Perhaps a per-mile rate multiplied by
tonnage might be an equitable basis? I know that
a proposition of this sort will not appeal to the
truckers But l ask you, isn't it often the abuse
of privilege by a few which brings about regulation
of all?
ADVICE TO TRUCK DRIVERS
Many have noticed of late the increasing care
lessness with which truckers drive. Almost any day
between Boston and Hartford for example. they rOl
along racing each other, two abreast that the
average motorist has to fight for his place tht
road. More than lately I've been scared on
of my wits by trucks failing to stop at red lights
simply because they were rolling fast they cOudn'
stop! We used to look upon truck drivers tn
most courteous on the road. If overlooking ant
reckessness continue, the whole industry will suf
fer.
Truckers ought to try to regulate themselve
before the state and federal governments step in
In fact, municipal governments may rule tina
truckers can use downtown streets only after 60
p NJ. Eliminating trucks from congested areas viii
be the next step in solving the wretched traffic con
ditiOns of today
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-18

Within eight months citizens Of
SeafOrd began to realize that this
operation was going to be success
full beyond anyone's expectations;
steps were taken to acquire the
plant and lines through the condi-
tions so providing in the COM
pany's proposal.
Today, fourteen years later, Sea-
ford now owns its own plant and
distribution facilities, and has in
the banks of SeafOrd over 100000,
and has loaned to the City of Sea-
ford over $4,000, of which they
are not expecting the city to pay
back. While it is true, as many
are quick to point out, that the
power operation has not yet turned
over any appreciable amount of ex-
cess funds to the city. the city has
acquired a tremendously valuable
asset, and would refuse a million
dollar offer for this franchise.
Moreover, the city of SeafOrd has
gone through a surge of expan-
sion during this period, and new
! equipment has been bought to keep
up with the demand for current.
They have paid cash for this equip
ment. If this expansion, which was
due in the main TO the dupont plant
locating there, had not occurred,
(and it probably will not happen
AGAIN., the electric plant would
have been providing yearly sur
plus in excess of Milford.
We believe this is worthy of your
consideration.
Milford chronicle., 1952-01-18
We Present Both Sides On
MiLford's Power C0ntroyersary

was $42,SO6.98. Their bonded in
debtedness is $31S,OO0. This town
has a population less than that of
Milford. Their assessed valuation
is $3,36S,755. Their electric rates
for the average home owner are
much higher than Milford's rates.
The only revenue from the plant
for the last fiscal year was $3,-
$3.50, which represents fran
chise rental of 5000 per month,
plus $1,2S2.50 taxes on the new
plant. The remainder of their fran
chise earnings are and must be set
aside for the purchase of new gem
Grating equipment.
Everything considered, their ow-
nership of light plant has bene-
fitted them practically none at ALL
They did obtain the electrical fran
chise for themselves by erecting a
plant, but as usual the plant eats
up the whole profit of the fran
chise. Or another way of saying
it, all of the profit of the plant
4 goes to the manufacturer of diesel
I generating equipment just as fast
( as it is accumulated.
We don't have to go to other
towns for a comparison of plant
ownership versus purchased pow
er. Milford has experienced both.
Up until 1882, under the Light and
Water Commission the plant con-
tributed nothing to the running ex-
! penses of the town. This is no re-
Election on the old Light and Wa
ter Board, because any Board, then
or now, that properly maintained
a plant had no money left for the
town. From 1882 to 1945 we used
the revenues of the Plant for the
operation of the City, but nothing
; was set aside for replacement. AS
a result, if we had continued to
} operate the plant, it would have
been necessary to borrow and spend
more money on the plant than was
ever taken from it for the opera
t ton of the City In short, the mon
l ey we spent was not profit, but was
S the plant itself.
From 1946 to 1851 the electric
t franchise has paid 100000 toward
the operation of the City. Milford
e now has $150,OO0 in the bank to
n spend as it sees fit. During the last
e five fiscal years of purchased pow
= er, Milford has operated and i'm.
t proved the town, and still saved
e enough money to pay off it's entire
a bonded indebtedness (if the bonds
were callable).
a To make a comparison of tn,
x two towns easier, we will list tn
II essential facts: