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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-10-11

Today shall recount the =, action. &c
various white people when suddenly CON.
fronted with the petition to save Jarx.on.
Ihese people can be divided rougbiv
into the bold and timid. The timd sion
efs were very time consuming. Thew hes.
ltated and tottered and drew back and
waited Their questions were almost end
less. Was sure Of the facts? What wera
Che details of the case? How did | know
that white man would not have gotten
the death sentence in this particular case :?
was sure that their signatures would
not involve them legally in some way? IF
@ckson were not executed, could thew he
sure that he would not be released 10
strike again?
Two women asked me to come back ,at
en- after they had gotten advice from, tbe;r
husbands. A dodge, you think? No. Re.
oause did come back, and thew STONED
The timid non-signers refused on the
grounds that they could not take the no
sponsibility Of deciding such AN issue or
that they wouldn't sign their names TO
any petition, no matter what it's nature :.
mat they didn't wish to be involved in
such controversial issue; or that thcv
would feel safer if jackson wore deod
ana That they thought that white men
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-10-11
should be executed for rape. too.

should be executed for rape, too.
The hold si&asra1 were such q. lev and
comfort that they cured all the headaches
brought on by the timid ones They signed
with their chins out and such comments
as Il should say So" and "My God, yes!"
The bold non-signers were--alI except
one--surprisinsly decent people, They were
uniformed and stubborn but they refused
not because they tolerated injustice, but
cause they could not believe that our
courts were guilty of it. They as good as
said that they would trust the opinion of
the courts before they would trust mine--
and who am ! to claim that this was an
unreasonable stand? With. only one ex-
ception l think they would have become
bod signers if they had really believed
the facts.
This story wouldn't be complete with
out mention of the people who think that
discriminatory sentence for Negroes is
all right. How many did / find? Out of
Az whites interviewed I found only one
who thought it was all right to have two
kinds of justice black justice and white
Justlce--in our courts or anywhere.
SARAH PATTON BOYLE
Box 1888, Univ. Station
Charlottesville, Va.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-10-11
Charlottesville HAACP
To Hold Meeting

The Local Chapter of the
Charlottesville NAACP will
hold a special meeting ct
the Jefferson Elementary
School on Tuesday, October
Is at 8 o'clock p. m.
The purpose of this meet
ing is to INFORM the citizens
of Charlottesville and vicin-
ity about the platforms of
both the Democratic and
Republican Parties. The
speakers will discuss the
present issues Of both sides
of the campaign.
A large crowd is urged
and expected to attend.
George Hardy is the Presi-
dent of the local chapter.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-10-11

form at Harrison Ave. and Gainsboro Rd
NV. at $50 pm, moving past the YNI-
CA to Gilmer Ave-, to jefferson Street. to
Campbell Ave-, to Henry ST. Bridge, down
Henry ST. to Gilmer Ave- and back to the
Hunton Branch YMCA.
The parade is set to build up interest
IN the current Community Fund Drive
which will begin on Monday, Oct 10 and
continue through Nov. 4. The Fourth Di-
vision has a goal of $2,SOO.OO.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-10-11
From Behind
The Curtain
Continued from last week. }
BY A WHITE SoUTHERNER


This is the fourth and last of a ser;a.
OF articles revealing the attitudes and ba.
havlor OF the white community in reoard
to the Jackson case.
The first revealed that the whole MOVE,
ment in Charlottesville to save AIber,
jackson was started by white medical
student who wrote the petition which wa.
aligned by nearly 800 Negroes and who in.
spred the second petition, written bv an.
otner white person and circulated nv fen
people in the white community.
1t also told about the young white law.
yer OF Richmond who, working on the
case without compensation, donated more
than hundred hours of his time besides
large slice of his personal funds in an
eftort TO save jackson from the chair.
Inc second article showed that il is
chlefly ignorance of the facts which nre-
vents the white community from moving
against injustice in the courts. While the
third showed that Negroes and libera,
whites, as we'll as prejudiced whites. must
guard against unjust generalizing.
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Dial 2-s221

MIR. CLEVELAND JOHNSON died Sep
TENDER 20 at the Veterans Administration
Hospital. Funeral services were held Oc-
ODER 3, at First Baptist Church, wher
he was faithful member. Rev. A. i.
James, pastor, eulogized A solo was rem.
dered by Mr.. Felix Barber. Interment was
at Mt. Moriah Cemetary with Citizens I'm
dertaking Est, Inc. in charge.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Hazel
Johnson; one sister, Mrs. Ada Faulks; one
niece, Mrs. Ida E. Carter, Burkesvile, Va:
one nephew, Mr.. Cleveland w. Laney
Mr.. Johnson was World War veter
an and an employee of the Norfolk and
Western telegraph and signal department
for about forty years He will be great
missed by his many friends.
MIR. CHARLIE MITCHELL died Octo-
Der at his residence, 61S Norfolk Ave-,
Continued to Page g.
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pm. Following the pa
rade the Colonel, Chap
lain r. johnson Smith,
will preside at the kick
off meeting of leaders
and workers, at the Will
liam A. Hunton Branch
YMCA at 1880 pm.
The parade, led by the
an CarverBand 0 ber,P
Addison and Carve r
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-10-11
Roanoke Community Fund
Kickoff With Parade

The Fourth Division of the Community
Fund will begin it's kickoff for the, Com
murity Fund Campaign with parade on
Monday q
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-10-11

Agencies are performing in
valuable and necessary SER
vice for the welfare of the
Continued to Page Three)
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-10-11

appeal and generous sup
port is obvious. A great
majority of the people, rea-
LIE that the Red Feather
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-10-11
CANTY's
()tiituar Y
COLUMN

Blessed are the
dead who die in
the Lord. Bible
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1952-10-11

LOUISE SAVAGE
ACQUISITION LIBRARY
ALDERMAN ALBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF VA.
The frontiersman., 1952-12-31
Celebrating
 New Year'sIs Centuries Old

Man has welcomed the New Year in giddy fashion for centuries.
 It has been observed on various dates in different times and places but the manner of celebration has been virtually the same from the times of the Romans. And in America, the merry-making spirit has been a strong one since the colonial days.
 "Lewd Orgies" is the way writ~ CTS have described the early festi- Vals of the Romans. The celebra- tions were noted for the amount of food and drink consumed.
 In colonial days in America it was the custom of younger people to visit taverns and friends to drink their health and toast the coming of the New Year. Some of the parties became small riots.
 The custom of celebrating has grown so much that today the av- craze American feels lost unless he has plans to Ego somewhere" and do something" on New Years eve.
 In France and Germany, the holip day is marked by festivities re- sembling those of this country. Be- fore World War II, Paris and Ber- lin assumed carnival atmosphere. Much of that spirit is returning as these countries recover from the economic and physical damage caused by the war.
The frontiersman., 1952-12-31
New Year Open House Introduced by Dutch

The custom of making short calls on New Years Day was in full swing in the United States around the turn of the century.
 Newspapers carried columns of "at home notices specifying the hours during which visitors would be received. Hosts and hostesses, having duly received, closed their open house to become guests at somebody else's.
 Open House" on New Years Day was introduced into America by the Dutch who settled in New Amsterdam. Friends were accus- toned to dropping in to offer the compliments of the day and re- treatments centered around home made snacks, plus the hosts ia vorite concoction of punch.
 The custom grew with the coun- try, finally attaining the newspaper announcement stage, with it's even- tual timetable and scurrying from one "open house" to another. It was inevitable that some guests, after a succession of nine or ten punch bowls, sometimes embar- rassed their tenth or eleventh hostess; and receptions sometimes were crashed" by total strangers
The frontiersman., 1952-12-31

there Many details One of the S Swiss legend.
 this legend that the Holy Family IS abroad during midnight Christmas Eve
 Therefore, the dining table and carefully his the table 
 returning finds his anticipate blessings during the coming within the abode during flight Egypt Virgin feed the infant
Evening star., 1952-05-04

A LTHOUGH citizens of
IA Washington are denied
the right to vote, sounds
pouring from the windows OF
the boardroom of the Dis
trict Building one or two
Saturday nights a month are
very much like those heard
at a New England town
meeting. AS a matter Of fact,
what goes on in the District
Building those nights is a
town meeting of a sort. It's
the meeting of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations,
the unofficial voice Of Wash
ington.
Anything pertaining to the
welfare of District residents
from the size of the District
budget to traffic lights-is a
suitable topic of discussion
and debate by the assembly,
which consists of two dele
gates from each of the 66
member citizens associations
and allied organizations.
Although it has no official
status, the unique position of
the Federation as a focal
point for public sentiment
gives it an air of authority
which cannot be ignored. It's
actions frequently influence
congressional decisions, and
the District Commissioners
consider carefully its recon-
mendationS. ....
Delegates represent, in gen.
Evening star., 1952-05-04
The Star Attends
Phoiosiory by Harold J. Flecknoe

eral, the views of their or
ganizations. Thus, when a
majority of the delegates
agree on a course OF action,
the Federation reflects the
opinions of thousands Of or
ganized Washingtonians.
The Federation has a presi-
dent, several vice presidents,
other officers and an Execu-
tive Board. IT'S list of COM
mittees covers matters from
auditing to zoning. Although
many of the problems consid-
cred at the meetings originate
with individual associations,
the Federation itself often
initiates actions which are
later approved - or disap-
proved-by the associations.
Not all the eligible organ
izations in the District are
members of the Federation.
Some groups prefer to work
alone for the communities
they represent; others, once
members, have Withdrawn
for various reasons.
Now In its 43d year, the
Federation Is sparkling a drive
to build up membership.
Property owners predominant
in the Federation and asso-
Citations, but a strong effort
is being made to enroll other
residents of the community.
The pictures on these pages
show a typical Saturday night
meeting.
The Miami times., 1952-07-26

Mr.. E. A. Bethel well known
fraternal and civic worker who
has been confined in Jackson Me-
mortal hospital for six weeks is
much improved now and is con-
valescing at his hotel room 307
NV 11th st. Mr.. Bethel wishes to
thank the many fraternal orders
of which he is connected for their
unlimited kindness to him. Among
the organizations were the
Daughter Elks of Greater Miami
Temple No. 769, Bethany Chapter
Order of Eastern Stars, Kazah
Court Daughters of Isis.
Noble Bethel was also visited
by the Imperial Potentate DR..
Raymond Jackson. This veteran
fraternal gentleman who serves as
treasurer of New Providence
lodge FA.A,M. is connected with
every branch of masonry and is
deeply grateful to all who were
so kind to him. He wishes to state
that he is much improved and
would like to see all of his friends.
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
HARLEM BEAUTY
SHOP DRAWS
CELEB CROWD

NEW YOfth (AfNEJ
When Harlem's newest and
swankiest beauty salon, Casdulan
Hairdressers held its grand
opening last week top celebrities
in and around New York were on
hand as more than 700 persons
crowded the 22-booth premises at
210 w. 125th st.
Headed by 7th Deputy Police
Commissioner William (Billy)
Rowe, the gathering included the
wives of pianists Eddie Haywood
and Count Basic. Others on hand
were Dorothy Donegan, Assemb-
lyman Elijah Crump, Jimmy
Richardson, Mrs. Illinois JasQuet,
Mrs. Gene Anlmons, Bertha Diggs,
Mrs. Fannie Robinson, and Har-
LENS own mayor, Willie Bryant.
The crowning event of the af-
fair was the cutting of a human
hair tape that officially threw
open the doors of this swank es-
tablishment to the public.
The owners of Casdulan are
Mrs. Bessie Delaney, Miss Mari
lee McDuffie, and Haitian born
Frenchy Casmir, who received his
beauty training in France.
The Miami times., 1952-07-26

The National Phyllis Wheatley
Foundation announced July l, that
the Foundations Play-Writing
Contest win end September !,
1852. To encourage the PSI appliS
cants who have entered the contest
letters were mailed urging them
to concentrate on their manu-
scripts in the next forty-five days
so as to enter their plays before
the deadline. The Foundation
hopes through its contest to secure
original plays that are meaning
full and good theatre, to be used
in conjunction with the two hum
dreth birthday celebration in
1854 of the famed Negro poetess,
Phyllis Wheatley.
It has been gratifying to note
the abiding interest Of many pro-
fessional writer's who have asked
for material relating to the
achievements of Phyllis Wheatley
and other Negro women's accom-
pliShmentS.
The National Steering Com
mittee has received and has been
impressed by many inquiries
which might prove of interest to
other writers, such as: Does the
play have to be true in every de-
tail or may the writer be allow
ed poetic license for the purpose
of putting over the mesSage?"
"Are we allowed to invent char
acters?" IF the play is presented,
will the cast be part Negro and
part White if the script indicates
as much?" Should the inclusion
of children make the play i'm
practical for a tour?" "Is 1t per-
missible to introduce, singing in
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
oLYMPIcs SEND SOS TO AID
SEPIA NORDIC ATHLETES

Dynamic Daniel J. Ferris,
treasurer of the National AAU
Olympic Finance, Committee has
sent out urgent calls to selected
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
WORLD ELKS TO
CONVERGE ON
ATLANTIC CITY

The Elks of the world, Improv-
ed Benevolent Protective Order,
nearly a million strong, will meet
in Atlantic City, NJ. for their
43rd annual session.
Besides the 48 states, represen-
tatives are expected to come from
Canada, the West Indies, the
Canal Zone, Hawaii, South Africa
and Honolulu.
Top business at the meeting
will be the election of a grand
exalted ruler, and grand exalted
daughter ruler. Candidates for
election to these positions are G..
E. r. Johnson, intermim grand
ruler since the death of J. Fin
ley Wilson and Nine. Nettie jack
son, present grand daughter
ruler.
Scholarships, valued at $1,000
will be awarded to high school
graduates.
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
MASSIE PATTERSON AND
CARIR SINGERS AT
CLUB CINEMA

Dynamic Massie Patterson, or
ganizer and music director as
sisted by Lionel BelaSco and her
singers and dancers, is rounding
out a notable Caribbean specially
at the new "Club Cinema" in the
heart of the Village. Sammy Hay
ward, guitarist and folk singer
with the group, will depart for a
program series in Vermont on the
completion of the current en-
gagement under the direction Of
VIM. c. GaSsner.
Eugene Brice, brother of en-
tralto singer Carol Brice, was
no.ed in the special chorus at the
stadium on Kerns-Hammerstein
night, featuring William War
field as narrator and singer in the
largest crowd in the history of the
Stadium Concerts at City college.
Mr.. Warfiield received a tumul-
touS ovation.
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
Play-Writing Contest
To Close September lst

the play?" The National. Steering
Committee gave an affirmative
reply to each Of the inquiries with
the exception Of the reference to
children being used In the cast.
Il was felt that too large num-
ber Of children may lessen the
chances for a tour. q5 u.i,
The Foundation looks with
eager anticipation to receiving the
final submission Of the manu-
scripts from contestants and that
the writers will keep in, mind the
deadline date - September l, 1864.
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
ED SULLIVAN is CUES
COVER BOY

Ed Sullivan who has done so
much to better the case of broth
erhood via his famous "Toast of
the Town." on Columbia Broad
casting System TV was himself
saluted and toasted when Cue
featured him as their cover boy
and in a feature story. The same
periodical carried an excellent
piece on the Caribbean Fiesta.
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
POWELL WANTS DEMOCRATS
TO GET ON CIVIL RIGHTS
PLANK

NEW YORK - (ANP) -
Abyssinia's Rev. Adam Clayton
Powell Jr. congressional repre-
sentative from Harlem, voiced q
warning note here when he indi-
Gated that no compromise would
be acceptable to the Negro vote
on civil rights and that it was
toolhardy for Democrats to feel
they could conquer the Negro
vote without meeting this demand.
He also threatened to keep Ne
groes away from the polls, per-
sonally, unless such a plank ac-
ceptable to the North and South
was set up.
No party can win without the
Negro cote, and the Negro doesn't
have to vote either way, avcrred
Cong. Powell, who arose from a
sick bed to make statemen: for
the record.
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
JIM CROW OUT IN NEW
ENGLAND

FEPC is working like magic in
New England according to re-
ports from Hartford, Conn. COM
muters. The International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers,
Local 35, was found guilty of dis
elimination. The union refused to
admit two Negroes to their local
but were forced by the courts
through the State Civil Rights
Commission to do so.
Racial prejudice or jimcrow
was decribed by the judge as be-
ing intangible and elusive being
established only by influence. No
Negro had ever been admitted to
Electrical Workers Local 35 in
Hartford.
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
1t Happened ]! p!I!lI! !! LIN In NY.
Ry GLADYS p. GRAHAM

list of 600 persons who are ma
tionally known for their interest
in amateur sports to aid the
United States Olympic Fund and
the 335 athletes representing the
US. in the 1852 Olympic Games
at Helsinki, July 10 to August 8.
TALLEY BEATTY SET FOR
JACOBS PILLOW
The so-called primitive dancers
have made excellent contributions
to dance styles at Jacobs Pillow
Dance Festivals in Lee, Mass.
Tally Beatty, versatile sepia star,
and his company were seen in a
group of Caribbean dances the
third week. Pearl Primus, Jean
Destine and Donald McKayle,
specialists in their respective
fields, have appeared at his IA
nous dance center. ..
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
WALCOTT TO LAY TITLE
ON THE LINE

Joe Walcott, the heavyweig.
champion of the world, is set to
place his title on the line in a
but to the winner of the Rocky
Marciano-Harry Matthews fight
set for the last of September q:
the Yankee stadium.
The Miami times., 1952-07-26
ISRAEL IN THE NEWS

The Israeli ambassador to the
United States, Abba Eban, and
Mayor Vincent Impellitteri were
among distinguished notables
present for the opening of the
Israeli Exhibition.
Pearl Primus, Hazel Scott, Tai
ley Beatty and Mayme Richard
son are among Harlemites who
have given of their services to the
new nation and who gueSt-starr-
ed in the Holy Land. The newest
conner is Sugar Ray Robinson who
is dickering for a bout in Israel.
Evening star., 1952-09-12
Gas Station Bandit
Seizes S82 in HoIdup

A holdup man escaped with $82
early this morning after robbing
a gas station at Rhode Island and
Florida avenues NV, Dennis w.
Tremblay. manager of the sta
ton, told police.
He said a colored man entered
the building. showed a 32-caliber
revolver in his back. and said,
Lets have your money"
The man forced Mr.. Tremblay
to lie face down on the floor and
escaped, the manager reported.
Earlier last night, Miss Ruby
Moody, 80, of 3107 Mount Pleas
ant street NV, was hit from be-
hind by a youth and robbed of
$83. Miss Moody was walking in
the 1900 block of Irving street
INV. when she was attacked.
Evening star., 1952-09-12
Prisoner Makes Smart Swap,
Clothes and Cell for Freedom

costs. However. he added that
Rosico would have to remain in
custody because he was reported
AWOL from the Lakeland (Tex.)
Air Force Base.
The $50 and costs were paid
Wednesday night and Van Valen
and Mrs. Rosico were released.
Last night, "a hours later, the
warden disclosed that the two
men had changed clothes and
switched cells shortly after they
were placed in the Jail Wednes-
day afternoon. The cell doors are
not locked until evening. Guards,
who came on in the evening, did
not know the identity of the two
men except as to which cell
each was in.
Van Valen is being held without
bail on a charge of aiding and
abetting a prison break,
Evening star., 1952-09-12
New Industry Sought
For Montgomery

The Montgomery County Com
merce Associations announced to-
day a concerted drive to attract
light industry to the county, a
move opposed by many civic
groups who fear the residential
Evening star., 1952-09-12
Shopping Center Grading
Near Bridge Completed
BY the Associofed Press

STEVENSVILLE, Md, Sept. IL.
Rough grading has been completed
for a 81 million shopping center
near the east end of Maryland s
new Chesapeake Bay bridge.
David M. Nichols, member of
the State Roads Commission and
head of an Eastern Shore real
estate company. is the builder.
The site is on the, north side
of U. S. so between Stevensville
and Chester, about 3 miles from
the bridge.
Mr.. Nichols said the plans call
for eight stores. IL Offices, a filing
station, a 50-unit motel and a
restaurant that can seat 800.
The combined population of
Stevensville and Chester is less
than 500.
Evening star., 1952-09-12
BY the Assoeicied Press

EASTON, Pa, Sept. IA switch
in clothes, a switch in prison cells
and a switch in Jail guards resulted
in the wrong man getting his free
dom from Northampton County
prison here.
Here's the story as Warden E. c.
Gackenback tells it:
State police arrested Lewis Rosi-
co, 10. of Detroit; his wife Irene,
18, and a friend Robert Van Valen.
81, Scranton, Pa, in nearby Port
land Tuesday on charges of steal
ing $50 from a gas station cash
drawer while the attendant filed
their car with gasoline.
After a hearing, Justice of the
Peace Clifford Sebring said he'd
free the trio if they reimbursed
the gas station and paid court
Evening star., 1952-09-12
Lewis Calls UNIV
Policy Group TO Study
Soft Coal Proposals

John L. Lewis today called his
United Mine Workers 200-man
Policy Committee to meet here
Monday to discuss contract nego-
tiations with soft coal operators.
The miners will be free to strike
September 20 at the mines of
Northern and Western operators.
Ten days later the unions con-
tract with Southern mine owners
expires.
Presumably, the policy-makers
will decide whether to strike or
continue work if new contract
terms are not reached.
Meeting Other Operators.
A strike against the Northern
and Western mines would not take
effect until Monday. September
%, the first work day following
expiration of the present contract.
Mr.. Lewis has been conducting
negotiations here with two other
groups of operators in addition to
VIC Al11lC ONIlClo . VI CLlC 4NOA UA dAiA
West.
today with Joseph E. Moody, presi-
dent of the Southern Coal Pro-
|ducers Association. Mr.. Moody is
chief negotiator for the Southern
interests.
Seeks to Share Work.
One Of the Lewis demands,
which he has not made public.
was for a plan to distribute work
more evenly among all of the
miners. Many of the miners now
are working only two or three
days a week.
Meanwhile. Thomas Kennedy.
tvice president of the UNIV, re-
lported some progress in new con-
tract talks with Pennsylvania hard
coal operators. The union is seek
ling a 20-cent boost in the present
80 cents per ton welfare fund Of
the hard coal miners.