davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1952-07-27

Under date of July "a. 1902, The Star
cited the Brooklyn Eagle as follows:
while the rich people
Vacation keep on using automo-
Auton,oh;Ie' biles to run down bicy-
cliStS and carriage
drivers, it has remained for band OF
gypsies in Mount Vernon to put the
new carriage to a really sensible service.
A band of these nomads is reported
to be travelling in sloW-going machine
wagon divided into three compartments
"a kitchen, a dining room and sleep
ing room. With this vehicle the owner
saws he can make so miles a day, when
he needs to go so far. What an impetus
that model is bound to give to summer
vacation travel when the idea becomes
better known! The houseboat is the
most desirable vehicle so far devised for
an ambulatory vacation. But the auto
mobile must be much cheaper than the
houseboat, and it will enable its owners
to move through mountain regions that
they can traverse in no other way so
comfortably and so cheaply. =. After
the first cost Of an automobile the ex-
penses of migratory camping party
on it would be comparatively slight. :.
The vacation automobile promises to fill
1ong-felt want. II the gypsies hasten
its coming. they will have done at least
one good deed in a naughty world"
The fashion page Of The Star for
July 26, 1902, contained an article be-
ginning: do clothes give an
Foshion air to the girl? Or does the girl
Tolk give an air to the clothes?
Opinions are divided. A IA
nous gown maker Of New York
says: Give me woman who can carry
my gowns well; bad figure will ruin
the most artistic effort Then another
will say to despairing matchmaking
mamma: Yes, her figure Is very bad.
She walks atrociously. :. But depend
upon it. madam: trust me. In my gowns
your daughter will rival the most stun
ming woman at the play! Frocks and
frills, laces and furbelows. These are
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Letters to The Star

water. One of these areas is in Texas,
where men are men and women are
women. Statistics in these areas do
not show wholesale slaughter due to
the water. but they do show that tooth
decay in these areas is significantly
lower than in areas where there is no
fluoride present in the water.
Since I haven't much longer to live
0'm not drinking bottled water), I'm
going to make my first million in a
hurry by dlstilling water and selling it
to all these suffering people.
Dorothy Skaggs.
Traffic Plan
The valley of Rock Greek Park is
practically worthless for recreation, as
much of the land is too steep. It isn't
even possible to walk in safety along
the roads as they are too narrow, there
are no sidewalks and the continual
flow of traffic makes it too hazardous.
However. it is perfect setup for rapid
transit artery for private and public
transportation. The valley extends the
entire length Of the city and the topog-
raphy provides NATURAL overhead cross
LOWu dFCeIleS.
1t is shortSighted to continually talk
OF more parking space downtown and
more efficient public transportation as
the solution to the traffic problem in
Washington. The scrambled layout of
streets here makes it impossible for any
company to provide efficient rapid
transit. And more parking space down.
town does nothing to relieve bad con-
gestion of the streets leading to town.
BY providing extensive. uninterrupted
rapid flow of traffic. many thousands of
people would be glad to travel on public
transportation. This would greatly reduce
the waste of steel, gas and rubber that
now occurs when thousands of private
cars carry only one or two people back
and forth to work daily. We may need
these materials badly in time Of war.
Now that the sewerage line through
Rock Creek Park has to be replaced, it
would be an excellent time to remake
the whole valley into rapid transit
artery by cutting wide road with side
walks adjacent, and cross streets over
head. It should extend into Maryland
as far as possible, connecting with some
Of the main national routes. I'M.
Evening star., 1952-07-27

Pen-nanes may be used If letters carry
a0riterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-07-27
Fortune in FIuoridution?

Mary G. Wilcox.
Evening star., 1952-11-09
Soldier Who Escaped
From Pickett Stockade
Is Killed Fleeing MPs
Special Dispoteh to The Star

CAMP PICKETT, Va, Nov. g.
Military police shot to death a
fugitive from the Camp Pickett
stockade today when he failed to
obey their command to halt.
Another fleeing prisoner and a
guard who took part in the escape
plot were recaptured along rail-
road tracks near DundaS, Lunen-
burg County.
The dead man was Pvt. Charles
c. Article, 20, of Abingdon, Va. A
lpost spokesman said he died a few
minutes after being shot in the
neck.
The other fugitive Pvt. Billy L.
Allen. %, of South Charleston,
w. Va, was in the post hospital,
recovering from shock.
Pvt. Willis L. Childers, 10, OF
Bulan. KY, the guard, told post
authorities that Article, whom he
knew. talked him into contrivine
the escape so they could "gc
home"
Childers was quoted as saying
he. Artice and Allen made of
yesterday afternoon about 3 pm
while on a work detail and headed
into the wodss First, they waited
until another prisoner in the de-
tail, Pvt. Burdell Jenkins. 20. was
mapping, and then they Slipped
away. Jenkins was not in on the
scheme.
When a patrol of two MPs bore
down on them around II am. to-
day, Childers said he and Allen
stopped at the cry. ''halt." But
Article kept running along the
tracks, Childers related, and after
several more shouted commands
to stop, a couple of shots rang
out and Article fell. The wounded
man staggered to his feet, ran
Ia few more steps, and the col
Ilapsed. He died shortly after,
Evening star., 1952-11-09
Mary Martin Washes Her Hair
Last Time in South Pacific
Gives Up Role After
3 Years, 7 Months;
Changing Couture
BY the Assoeiuted Press

LONDON. Nov. 8.--Mary Martin
tonight washed South Pacific
out of her hair-three years and
seven months after the musicals
New York premiere.
| The exuberant stage and screen
star is turning over to American
night club singer Julie Wilson the
role Of the nurse, Nellie Forbush
in the Rodgers and Hammerstein
production.
Save for a two-month break
last year, Miss Martin has sung
the hit I'm Gonna Wash That
Man Right Out of My Hair" and
actually washed her hair on stage
at every performance.
She washed her hair at the
opening of the show, musical
dramatization of James A. Mich
ener's Pulitzer prize winning
Tales Of the South Pacific" in
New York'S majestic Theater
April Z. 1949. Since November /,
1851. she has been washing 1t at
lLondon's famed Drury Lane
ITheater.
The lady from Texas, in private
life Mrs. Richard Halliday, let II
be known that the Mary Martin
Ihairdo is finished-as far as Mary
Martin is concerned.
| She is going to let that blond
hair OF hers grow and grow.
Hair Thicker Than Ever.
After at least $500 soap and
water shampoos before cheering
audiences land twice as many
each day, before and after the
show, Miss Martin said: "My
hair is stronger, healthier, thicker
than it ever was. Even today, ]
had to thin it out. Don't ask me
why. I just don't know"
1t was a rough week for Miss
Martin. Her lyric soprano voice
which she has punished at ever,
performance. was huskier thar
ever because of a virus infection
She received medical treatment
and penicilhn shots every day
lhut nothing could stop her from
making each opening curtain.
Many of her last nights audi.
ence had queued since yesterday
with blankets and stools in Al.
degree weather.
Miss Martin confessed she hac
only herself to blame for the
rather chilling task of hair-wash-
irg on the stage. She said she
suggested the stunt to Richard
Rodgers long, long ago when
South Pacific" was being readieo
fer Broadway.
Shes Weary Of Part.
You couldn't squeeze the admis-
sion out of her. but it wasn't haro
to realize she was weary of he,
part.
She did say she will have te
learn how to walk and talk agair
in what she hopes she can recall,
as her normal manner.
THE part is my whole life wher
I'm in a show" she said.
But when asked whether she
will ever be able to erase South
Pacific" from her mind, she an
swered readily: ooh. yes. Tn
Evening star., 1952-11-09

and damage to the truck was
estimated at $1,000.
Mr.. Thurman was a carpenter
with the firm Cramer- Vol1mer-
hausen Co.. Inc. He was a ma
tive of Campbell County. Va.
Survivors are his widow. Grace;
a daughter, Penelope Ann. g.;
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. g. w.
Thurman of Gladys, Va, and
six brothers and three sisters.
One of the surviving brothers is
&c. B. Thurman of Silver Spring,
Md.
Evening star., 1952-11-09
Shoe Prices Stable
| Compored With Hides
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK-Stability of shoe
prices in comparison with price
movements of hides, skins and
leather has been stressed by the
National Shoe Manufacturers As
Isociation.
The wholesale price index of
hides and skins moved from 94.3
in June, 1850, to 1903 in January,
1851, the association said. Be-
tween then and April, 1852. the
index fell back to 49.7. During
this period, the wholesale price
|of footwear fluctuated compare
lively little. From June, 1850, to
April, 1851, the low was 1927 and
the high 1881. In April, 1852, the
index remained at 1895.
Evening star., 1952-11-09


quickly adjusted. I may remember
the words to Wonderful Guy"
but otherwise they will all fade
away"
Miss Martin is sailing fol
Jamaica shortly and will be in
New York December Z. She is to
attend luncheon of the National
Women's Press Club in Wash
ington and a party Rodgers and
Hammerstein are giving her In
New York.
Then, it's back to London be-
cause her son Larry is here in
the United States Air Force ano
her daughter Heller is studying
ballet at Saddlers Wells.
Evening star., 1952-11-09

north Of Ash
land, Va.
The ASsoci-
ated Press re-
ported that Mr..
Thurman's car
crashed in t o
the side Of a
truck. He was
alone. The truck
driver was Nor
ris C. Lindsey.
36, of New Cas-.
tie. Del. Mr..
Thllrn1an'S car
urar rinnonlichnd
Evening star., 1952-11-09
District Carpenter Killed
In Auto-Truck Crash

Lyle Morgan Thurman. 36, of
4012 Edmunds street NV, was
killed yesterday in an automo-
bile accident on No. / highway
The Valley settler., 1952-02-01

FOURTEENTH PROGRESS
REP oRT FROM STATION
The Experiment Station
has re leased f or Gener-
al dis tribut on their
III til pro gross report.
In these reports the
work being done at the
station in all phases
Of porimental pr jec is
is presented so that
farmers can get an idea
how their problems are
being solved. The Ex-
tens ion OFFICE Will
send or ~ive q report
to anyone intere s ted.
AGRIC ULTURAL MAGAZINES
AVAILABLE
The Extension Service
has 4 rack Of agri cult
ural ma gaines at the
office for anyone who
mi ght have some free
time. We have to date,
the Farm Journa |, Farm
Qua rterly, Country
Cont leren, Farmers Di-
cost, Low Farm Sc fence
Pac life Poultryman,
Poultry Digest Ferti l
The Valley settler., 1952-02-01

izer Review, Dairy Goa t
Journal and a few others
so come in and browse
around.
The Pa Ina s lila Homo
maker's Club vii me ct
February 5th. with Mrs.
Jack Dunlap.
On February lst. the
Wa silla Homemakeris
c Tub meets at the home
Of Mrs. Violet CouGhlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
McRae are planning an
open-houso at their ne W
home in Pc lmor, noxt
Sunday, February 5rd.
Hours will be from 500
to 1900 o'c lock, and
the young couple hopes
all Of their friends
Will call.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-29
Phi Beta Sigma
Sets Southern
REGIONAL Cont.

Daytona Beach, Fla, March "a
(SpeciaD-The Southern Regional
Conference of the Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity, Inc, will be held April
25 and 26, 1852 at Bethune-Cook-
man College, Daytona Beach,
Florida with Beta Epsilon and
Beta Zeta Sigma Chapters being
co-hosts. The theme Of the confer
ence this year is, Strength and
Unity Through Education" DR.. l..
d. Reddick of Atlanta University
will be speaker at the public meet
ing Friday, April 25 at HOO a. m.
in the college chapel. Mr.. L. /.
Alexander former Regional Di-
rector and outstanding business
man of Jacksonville, Florida will
be the main speaker at the Bigger
and Better Business Banquet, Fri
day night at 900 p. m.
r. H. Beasley, Comptroller, jack
son College, Jackson, Miss, is Di-
rector of the Region
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-29
Nashville A City In The South Which
Jackson Could Well Emulate

Better race relations subject that is often talk
ed about in Southern communities but rarely does the
conversation result in action that harmony and
understanding between the There notable
ceptons to the rule and Nashville Tennessee is of
them
Now, Birmingham, Alabama, large southern in
dusrial city that has long unsavory record in the mat
ter of relations decided the other day to do
thing about changing the record Presently the
munty is studying the possibility of hiring uniformed
Negro police as the first step Because of the strides
Nashville is making in actually doing something about
better relations the Birmingham News has begun
series of articles concerning the progress that has been
made there. The idea being that if it be done in
Nashville it be done in Birmingham or anywhere
else in the South providing the will to do it is with the
people.
long list of notable achievements were cited in
the first article appearing in the which dealt with
the success of uniformed Negro police during the past
four years
Topping the list of achievements were The appoint
ment of Negro to the city school board by the
Mayor 40-year-od Ben West and the appointment also
by Mayor West of Negro to the Housing Authority
which administers low rent housing projects for white
and Negro occupants In Davidson county where Nash
vile is located four Negro deputy sherffs hired
months ago. For SO years Nashville has had company
Other achievements of Nashville include Negro
member of the seven man Auditorium Commission, a
members of the ctyS board of Censors which passes
on movies and plays.
Mayor West quoted in the article thusy, eve
have fine group of Negro educators lawyers and doc
tors They big help to any official who wants to
let them help"
The top achievement was the election of Atty e.
Alexander LOBBY to the Nashville City Council.
Besides the fact that uniformed Negro police have
served four commercially without friction Incl
dent it has made Negroes of Nashville feel they
have responsible part in their city government
The Negro police receive the pay the white
officers. They start at $3.50 month"; get $275 at the
end of the second year, $500 the end of the third year
when they become first class patrolmen
IA Negro policewomen also employed part time
and serve as guards at the school crossings.
fair estimate of the progress being made in race
relations in Nashville be obtained by noting the
number of achievements above that have been made in
Nashville
In the of better relations here in Jackson
the Nashville pattern of achievements and advance are
such that Jackson well seek to emulate
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-29
Gold Coast Gov.
Hon0rs Colonel
Mccormick

ACCRA, Gold Coast-Governol
of the Gold Coast, Chas. Ardon-
Clarke gave dinner recently at
Christiansberg castle, honoring
Col. and Mrs. Robert Mccormick
who are making 10000 mile fly
ing trip through parts of Africa
and Europe.
Mccormick is the editor and pub
Usher of the Chicago Tribune.
Among other guests were Dr.
Kwamo Nhrumah, the outstanding
African political figure of the Gold
Coast, and William E. Cole, Amer
lean consul here.
In the earlier part of the day
the McCormicks attended the leg
islative assembly.
The assembly during this visit
was debating the budget. While
the McCormicks were attending
khe meeting, the deputy speaker
spent most of his time denouncing
The way the government runs the
police force. Periodically members
laughed loudly, and in true British
fashion, cried, 'Hear, Hear"
The assembly is modelled in the
lines Of the London House of Com
mons. A tier of seats rises on each
a long wig and heavy cloak and
sits on the platform at the far end.
uhe cabinet ministers and their
supporters sit on the right hand
tier, the opposing members on the
left.
Most OF the members wore their
traditional GARMENTS, brightly pat
termed to go like robes or loose
knee-length one-piece coats worn
lover loose trousers gathered at
the ankle.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-29
Adventure On
I he Mississippi
Mission Trail
By HERBERT L. LANG

On the northwest fringe of the
little stayed sleepy County Seat of
Pike County, through which the
illinois Central trunk line and the
highway artery No. 81 run, and
nestled on the red hills of the cen
trail southwest part of Mississippi,
you will find on a beautiful five
acre campus, constructed of con-
crete blocks, the domicile of the
Harper Baptist Seminary, which
includes a chapel with seating ca
pacity of 200, with four standard
classrooms, two halls, two offices,
q basement. This plant represents
the first material evidence of the
Holy Spirits sanction of the "Mis-
sissippi Mission Trail" and the first
child of the GREAT ADVEN-
TURE." If the writer were an adj
vocate of "reincarnation" of the
Harper Baptist College. DR.. Her
bert L. Lang, co-founder and first
and present president, often affec-
tionately refers to it as his first
and oldest child of the GREAT
ADVENTURE ON THE MISSIS-
SIPPI MISSION TRAIL"
The Seminary operates sixteen
weeks or one semester each school
year and ten days during the sum-
mer, offering standard courses in
Theology, Missions, Religious Edu-
cation, Sacred Music. 1t has an in
terracial faculty and serves APP
proximately two hundred students
coming from the rural areas of
southwest Mississippi, many of
whom commute as far as 25 miles
each way daily.
Back in the good 'old days when
this was only an extension class of
Two days each month directed and
taught by the present president,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-29
LOU SW A RE-
Outings

Mote: This column will take on
a new name because of all the cor
respondence coming from all over
the universe. So sit up and take
! notice of "Around The Globe" with
Lou Swarz, from now on +. J
LONDON, England i. from the
pen of one DR.. Nancy B. Woodbridge
Quote London is proving more
interesting, even more than |
thought. | have so many interest
ing ideas that would like to share
them with someone. | am regis
tered in three lectures on the cam
pus, and am thereby serving a two
fold purpose, for | can observe
both faculty and student reaction
on the English College campus,
and at the same time have the ben
eft of scholarly information
through class participation. Gen
ordinations on such a short &C
quaintance are dangerous, but | do
observe many differences between
student-teacher relationship here
as compared with American uni
versities.
"The most interesting times |
have had here have been by the
good graces of several organiza-
tions with which | am affiliated
or which have extended courtesies
to me. At home | belong to the
American Association of University
Women, and here the British Fed
GRAFTON of University Women ac-
cepts us as affiliated members.
They have a lovely club house,
Crosby Hall, on the Thames river
and last week | was guest at din
ner there-and this week shall at
tend a dinner there in honor of a
Barnard College Professor who is
speaking here professor Reich
ard) Through the efforts Of the
English-speaking Union in whose
office ] merely stopped for regis
tration last week, Lady Verney,
whose husband is secretary to the
Speaker OF the House of Commons,
took me to the Royal Art Acad-
envy for the One Hundred years
Exhibit of English Paintings, last
Saturday morning Then we had
lunch in the famous Mitre Tavern
off Fleet Street, favorite of the
famous DR.. Samuel Johnson in the
mid-eighteenth century. | visited
his home nearby and spent most
enjoyable and profitable afternoon
in 18th century England"
Ito be continued or some
thing new each week-Around the
Globe by Lou Swarz for Global-
Hotel Theresa NYC).
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-29

GODS POWER WILL SAVE YOU
| have started out with Jesus
Christ
Yes he shed His blood for me,
Where He leads me | will follow
Because l know my soal is free.
He hung upon that rugged Cross
With nails drove in His hands,
And He said He would be crucified
And on the third day a loving
man.
The kings fire furnace was no good
When Jesus was standing there
in,
No harm it did to Gods children
But it stewed the kings great
men.
Jesus had the power of His Father
To squinch that fire furnace as
well,
The king was looking for a great
day
But his fire was no good in his
hell.
Such kings are living on the earth
today
God is going to save His children
as we'll,
He has the power of the world in
His hand
To squinch the fire of that burn
ing hell.
If we only had enough righteous
men
In the house of God today,
We could put this devil out | say
And stop keeping them in for
pay.
The lover of money is the root of
evil
The Holy Bible tells me so,
Can l look for Heaven with three
or four churches
And a tax on every members
door.
| am afraid its just a hell scrape
With me and every man,
Will safeguard our Saviour
And His Fathers command.
God the Father sent His Son to
save
A world of sin and distress,
To all who would believe on Him
Should have an eternal rest.
A oneless church for Jesus Christ
Every preacher tells the same
tail,
Jesus said to Peter upon this rock
| will BUILD My church
And the gates of hell shall not
prevail.
Rev. John r. Perkins
2611 Lilly st.
Jackson, Miss.
(NOTE: Rev. Perkins will be
speaker at Christ Temple Holt
ness Church the 3rd Sunday in
May. Everyone is invited to
come.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-29

cording artists. Yet, they aren't
being pushed as they should be.
By the way of the grapevine:
Rumor has it that the Palm Cafe
will change Disc Jockeys at it's
West 125th Street place in Har-
lem Attention New Jersey
ties: Be on the lookout for a big
religious attraction at Newark S
Opera House on Mothers Day. This
stellar attraction is being presented
by Joseph West, a popular New
ark promoter. Beautiful Erma
West, a Newark model, will get a
Hollywood contract soon For
mer Detroiter, Billy Bowen of the
Inkspots, gets this writer's vote for
being a masterful singer. One of
these days, you'll hear more of
Billy Bowen a great guy, a
great musician, a great fellow, and
above all, true.
Last Friday night, / heard the
first broadcast over station WNEW
from Broadway's Birdland, featur-
ing Sarah Vaughan, Wild Bill
Davis at the Organ and bop orches-
ira from Seattle, Wash. | won
der if a majority of radio listen
ers appreciate bop coming into
their homes. 1t seemed to me that
Wild Bill Davis didn't click over
the air waves on the Organ. Gould
be that | am prejudiced in favor
of Doc Bagby, whom | consider
absolutely the greatest on the
Hammond Organ.) Sarah Vaughan
was devine and smooth as ever
Her pianist did fine job behind
her. Of course, Birdland could
have had some smooth instrumen-
tation behind her, but even at that
Miss Vaughan was great.
For over fifty years, the Harnett
Music School, located at 1886
Broadway (Tin Pan Alley) has
turned out many singers and mu-
sicians who are now famous. Dur
ing those years, the school has
found the recording field almost
closed to their Negro students. So,
the Directors Of the School, Mr.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-29

and Mrs. Wheeler, have formed
their own recording company, as
well as their own publishing COM
pany, to give a commercial outlet
to their Negro graduates and to
other Negroes who have much tai
ent, but are turned down by major
recording companies. The Wheeler
Label has such artists as inter-
nationally famous Alberta Hunter,
Sam Donahue, Nude Williams, Joe
Taylor and Leroy Kirkland, a Ne
gro who is Wheeler's musical di-
rector. So, any Negro who has
talent and needs helping hand in
being put over, can come to New
York and visit Wheeler at 1886
Broadway, or contact this writer
through Global News Syndicate at
the Hotel Theresa, Seventh Avenue
at 125th Street, New York City.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-03-29

WEEKLY QUOTATION "Once
wise man was asked, What is
intelligence? He answered, Mod
esty. Then he was asked, What is
Modesty? And he answered, in
telligence. "-Gabirol.