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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-05-02
Open Letters

TO My Fellow Home Folk,
Roanoke, Virginia.
Dear Friends:
1t goes without saying that / love every
foot of ground upon which Roanoke stands,
and everybody and everything that 90
to make up the "Star City" And although
I have been away from the city for a few
years | am still as interested in the welfare
OF my nome town as l was when lived
there. 1t is truly "The All American City,
in my book
There is a Councilmanic Race coming up.
and one of our own, the Rev. F. E. Alexan-
der, is in the race. I am writing to remind
my Fellow Townmen, that those ''who would
exploit us, would first seek to divide u.s."
The time has come for us to put aside
all petty differences and unite behind one
candidate so the strength of your vote will,
be felt. The hour is here to make our Home
Town one of the most democratic cities of
the country.
There are many of us elsewhere SER
wing, who wish we could vote in this Pri-
mary, and help usher in the New Era we see
around the corner; but we cannot do it, so
we must depend on you. please don't let us
down."
Yours for can All American City,
Richard E. Jones, Minister,
First Baptist Church. Pocahontas.
Moderator, Valley Baptist Assn.
Rev. F. E. Alexander,
Editor, The Tribune,
312 First Street, N. w.,
Roanoke, Virginia.
Dear Rev. Alexander:
Now that April-Cancer Month-has al
most ended wish to personally thank the
Tribune for the publicity it so graciously
gave us in our effort in the Cancer Cru
SADIE.
Nor can we find words with which we
can adequately thank those officials of the
American Cancer Society, officials of the
Bessie Dunn Miller Cancer Prevention Cen
ter volunteer workers, the clergy, and each
and every individual who contributed in any
manner, however small, to our success in
this Fight Cancer Campaign.
Very gratefully yours,
(Mrs.) Grace o. White, R. NJ
Chairman, Auxiliary Chapter
Negro Division, American Cancer Society
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EDITORIALS
Alexander Adds Two
More Planks To Platform
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1853

AS editor of The Tribune, it has always
been our policy to discuss matters that di-
rectly effect the lives of the people of our
city, state and nation and particularly mat
tiers which effect our race relations.
Today, while we are discussing our own
candidacy for Roanoke City Council we feel
that we are giving the public information
of paramount interest
A few days ago when we released ten
points of our campaign platform, we made
it clear that others would follow. Next week
we hope to have in pamphlet form our COM
plete platform. These pamphlets will be
distributed Unfortunately throughout the
city.
Today we are adding two planks to our
platform which effect all segments and Sec
tons of our city. They are as follows:
1. We feel that our city schools should be
provided with at least two school physicians
Zone for the Negro schools and one for the
white schools). We do not recommend this
because other cities have school physicians,
but because of the dire need of school physi-
clans in our Roanoke City Schools With a
large population of school folk, such as
Roanoke has, the probabilities of sickness
or accidents are too great to be without a
school physician that can be contacted on
short notice. Not only that there are many
ways that school physician could contrib
ute to the we-being of both the school
and the home.
z. Scientific investigation has proved the
need of official inspection of all meats and
poultry sold on our markets or by hucksters.
AS guard against the sale of diseased
meats and poultry sold in Roanoke we are
in favor of enacting law with teeth in it,,
prohibiting the sale of meats and poultry
without official inspection
Abraham Lincon's motto was. ST do the
very best [ know how. the very best I
can; and mean to keep doing so until the
end. If the end brings me out all right, what
is said against me won't amount to any,
thing. If the end brings me out wrong, ten
angels swearing | was right would make no
difference"
TO the thousands of people who will vote
for me in the coming election, I promise to
do the very best that I know how the
best can. This pledge does not 90 to any
segment or section of the city, but to all of
the people and every section, and to this sa
cred pledge l must be true, because of you
who trust me.
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we do that, we will do whole lot to BRING
into the community and the world some re.
ligiously well-adjusted children"
The question and answer period follow.
ing the speech was quite stimulating and
informative Miss Mary E. Hairston served
as Mistress of Ceremonies in very pleas.
ing manner Mr.. l.. A Sydnor is principal
of Harrison School.
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A Minister
lesson for May 3, 1853

GOING up in canal-boat to the
-rirserior of China or some
where, stopping now and then to
Mcach a sermon and distribute
znme Testaments and then SHOW
ing along to the next stop-this is
some peoples idea Of foreign mis-
MONS. but it won't do. It isn't the
Ssy the best work has been done.
and 1t most certainly is not the
Kew Testament way of spreading
he Gospel. st. Paul, for instance.
faveled many a mile. and he is
Known for his missionary Jour-
1eys." But an examination Of the
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CARD OF THANKS

The family of Mrs. Martha E.. Flood
OF 3O2 Rutherford Avenue, N. w. who
died April 18th, 1863, sends warm and
sincere thanks to every friend and neigh
Dor for messages of coincidence, flowers,
and floral designs. Each expression was a
source of great comfort to us.
Her Children and Grandchildren
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-05-02

New Testament
story shows that
sis journ e y S
we're m o S t ly
stops, some of
hem right long
ssles. Paul be-
aeved not only in
urea chin G the
Good News but
IN est a bli S hin g
Shur c h e S. He
Sfayed in Corinti
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1953-05-02

year and half, and in Ephesus
go whole years. He left going
gregations behind him at both
}ces, and he kept up with them
a.. years.
Evening star., 1953-12-14

to one Mrs. Howe had written
and which was delivered by NBC
Radio Correspondent Jim Robin
son through the Indian COM
mand which guards the camp
prisoners.
In the letter. Richard casually
asked his mother to look up the
Japanese wife of another Amer
lean POW-Claude j. Bachelor
of Kermit, Texas.
The two met tonight in Mrs.
Howe's hotel room, but had little
to say.
The girl, Kiyoko Araki, told
newsmen she and Bachelor had
been about to register their mar
riage with the American consul
here when the Korean war broke
out and he left for the front.
Friends said Kiyoko still con-
sidered Bachelor the only man
she wants to marry.
Kiyoko said her last letter
from Bachelor came just before
the Korean armistice July q,
and that he said he wanted to
come back and see her. She
said there was no hint he
planned to stay with. the Com
munists. s.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Keon Joins Reed in Opposing
freeze of Social Security Tax

ing the current method of build
ing up a trust fund for possible
future old age and survivors
insurance payments.
But the White House plan
presumably could greatly in
crease social security income by
broadening coverage and thus
lend support to any move to
cancel the January / scheduled
boost in the levy on employees
and employers.
In. any event. Mr.. Kean. whose
colleagues on the. Ways and
Means Committee long have
noted his especially close in
terest in the social security pro-
gram. declared today:
Reversing the Congress man.
date that the tax. should go to
2 per cent January would in
dicate that the Congress has also
reversed Its position. and favors
Paysas-y you SgU financing plan
in plaea Of the reserve financing
now eMbod died ia the law.
'rsSlch q asYita1 decision as this
shoAld eTer be made without
deep consideration of its long
term effects which might weaken
the whole program and the pro-
lection for the working men
embodied in the present law.
There is some political ap-
peal for freezing at this time
when an II per cent reduction
in income taxes goes into effect
January /. The social security
tax is a tax on gross income
while the income tax is a tax on
Evening star., 1953-12-14
u GIs Are Believed
Intent on Sailing
Talks Permanently
BY the Assoeiosed Press

PANMUNJOM. Dec. 14.-In-
dian 1t. Gen. K. s. Thimayya
said today he believes the %
American prisoners of the Ko-
rean war who refuse to quit the
Communists are attempting to
permanently stall off allied at
temptS to coax them home.
''It looks to me like the Ameri-
cans might never be explained
to-" he said, adding he would
make a personal appeal to them,
possibly tomorrow.
Gen. Thimayya said the In
dian command would make every
effort to get the explanations
started. but there was little posi-
bility they would get under way
in less than four or five days.
Time is fast running out; the
explanation period ends Decem-
ber %
Only hours before they were
scheduled to meet with American
explanation teams, the % balky
Americans refused to meet with
interviewers. They said they
won't leave their barbed wire
compounds unless fellow pro-
Communist South Korean pris-
oners also agree to attend the
sessions. This South Koreans
have refused to do for three days.
The Neutral Nations Repatria-
ton Commission, headed by
Gen. Thimayya. met for an hour
studying protests filed by both
the South Korean and American
prisoners.
Gen. Thimayya labeled absurd
some of the South Korean COM
plants and said they only could
have been made to stall the ex-
plantations.
Insisting on Own Explanations.
The Korean POWs, the gen.
eral said, were insisting on the
right to make counter-explana-
tions and long statements to ex-
planners.
He said 81 Of the % balky
Americans signed a petition ask
ing that several points be
clarified" in the South Korean
POWs' stand. He said the
Americans asked that their one
fellow POW who didn't sign the
petition go before the explainers,
but that he refused.
Gen. Thimayya said he
Evening star., 1953-12-14

net income after allowance for
dependents. So, certain workers
with several dependents who
now pay a small income tax
would have lower take-home
pay next year in spite of the
income tax reduction.
However, we should not con-
slider these two taxes in the
same category. Social security
taxes are paid by the worker for
his own future protection, while
income tax is for the workers
share in the support of the nee
essary Government expenditures.
"It is interesting to note that
this concern for the few workers
whose take-hone pay might be
reduced does not come from rep
resentatives of the workers. The
AFL and CIO are strongly op-
posed to the freeze and in favor
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Mother
Continued From First Page)

pened to him in a prison camp
under what conditions don't
know and under circumstances
I do not understand.
But I think the Communists
are capable of doing the same
thing under other conditions.
If they can destroy the home,
they can disintegrate the Ma
ton"
Analyses Sons Letter.
Analyzing her sons letter, she
read a passage from it
During life I have witnessed
both peace and war in the United
States I love peace. I love
mankind. I love them enough
to fight for them. That is what
I am doing right now-that is
why I am not going home"
She gestured to the letter.
why, he was only III"
What does he know of life
and life in the United States?
"He was in combat seven
weeks. What does he know of
war?
'The whole argument falls
apart" - - -
In another message, he wrote:
1T is impossible for me to live
in the United States because I
want to live as wish" -
The mother commented: IT
wouldn't have any idea what he
meant about impossible
IT have failed somewhere and
I must find out where, because !
have three other children and I
must not make the same mis-
take.
81 believe a mother should
start at birth trying to train a
child for life. Perhaps ! overdid
it. Richard resented discipline.
Perhaps that is where I made
my mistake"
Still Wants to See Son.
Asked if she still wanted to
see her son, she almost broke
down.
"Of course I want to see my
son-of course l still want to see
him!"
She will stay in Tokyo for
awhile.
Her sons message was a reply
Evening star., 1953-12-14

DOG. male, small light brown. vie,
8. Capitol and Atlantic stS.; has name
. COLLAR. 10. 7-s322.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
By Robert K. Walsh

The Eisenhower administra-
tion's proposal to reverse a
scheduled increase January / in
the social security tax was in
terpreted by high-ranking
Republican on the House Ways
and Means Committee today as
a move toward a pay-as-you-go
plan for financing the system.
Representative Kean, Republi-
can, Of New Jersey, warned that
the social security trust fund
would be bankrupt" in Is years
If the present contributory rate
Of 1k per cent both on employees
and employers is frozen at that
figure. That rate is scheduled
to increase to 2 per cent each on
employers and employees after
January l. unless Congress retro
actively restores it to the cur
rent level.
Mr.. Kean S. Comments did not
deal directly with reports pub
lished that p White House con-
ference of Republican congress
Sional and administration leaders
this week will study a broad pro-
gram to be proposed by Presi-
dent Eisenhower for revision of
social security coverage and rate
provisions.
That proposed program, so far
as could be learned, would not
recommend meeting annual So
cial security needs out of yearly
tax revenues instead of continu-
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Clothing for Koreans
Drive Exceeds Goal
BY the Assoe,oted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. l4.-Ameri.
can Relief for Korea says it has
obtained 10000 pounds more
clothing for destitute Korean
civilians than its 1853 goal OF
10 million pounds.
Douglas Fairbanks. the relief
organizations national chair.
man. said in a report yesterday
to President Eisenhower that the
clothing has a value Of about
$l2 million.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Britain Backs Dean
In Suspendinq Talks

LONDON, Dec. IA (R.-Britain
Fundamentally endorsed today
the American action in suspend
ing the Panmunjom negotiations
on a Korean peace conference.
A Foreign Office spokesman
told a news conference: I'VE
have every confidence in Arthur
Dean, the special United States
envoy, and we are certain that
Evening star., 1953-12-14
Dean Coming Home,
Communists Demand
Talks Be Resumed
BY the A,seeiaied Pros,

<A4NUA OANoSAS - CC IL
United States Special Envoy Ar
thur H. Dean leaves tomorrow
for consultations in Washington,
leaving his chief aide in Korea
''to see if the Communists wish
to resume" the ruptured nego-
tiations to set UP a Korean peace
conference.
Even as Mr.. Dean made plans
to depart, Red China and North
Korea demanded through Pei
ping radio that the United States
resume the talks "or take full
responsibility for destroying" the
peace conference.
"The North Korean and Chi
nese side insist on the resump-
tion of the conference" said a
terse communique attributed to
the Red delegates.
Aide Has Full Authority.
Mr.. Dean, who met for eight
weeks with the Reds in an effort
to reach agreement, walked out
on the Communist diplomats
Saturday after they accused the
allies of "perfidy."
He told newSmen today that
his aide, Kenneth Young of the
United States State Department,
will have full authority to re-
sumo the talks if the Com
munists withdraw the perfidy
charges and give some sign they
are ready to negotiate in good
faith"
However, the Communists
Peiping radio already had re-
asserted the perfldy charges and
laid the blame for the break
down on the contemplate COLI
war policy of the United States"
Pelping said Mr.. Deans walk
out was IAN ominous sign that
the United States Government
might commit further perfidies
OF graver consequences"
Won't Compromise SIur.
Mr.. Dean said in statement
it is "the definite policy of the
United States of America that
every reasonable attempt should
be made to work out the difficult
ties and to convene the political
(peace) conference, but it could
not compromise a slur on it's
integrity"
Mr.. Dean again repeated the
United Nations stand that Rus
STA be tnvited~to the peace con-
ference as a full voting partici-
pant on the Communist side and
not as a neutral as the Reds
have insisted. This was the big
stumbling block in the talks.
Mr.. Dean leaves Seoul at l
pm. tomorrow (11 pm. Mon
day EST for Washington to
talk with United States author
tiles and representatives of
some Of the other United Ma
tions that sent troops to Korea.
He. is due in Washington Thurs
day, United States time.
The preliminary Panmunjom
talks were aimed at fixing the
time, date and composition of
the lot1g-delayed peace confer
ence. s,..x >a
Bittef disputes over. which
nations should sit at the peace
table begged down the discus
sions. Mr., Dean walked out
after the Reds accused the
United States Government of
deliberately conniving in the
release of q, 900 anti-Red North
Korean prisoners June 17-18.
The Koreans were released by
order of President Syngman
Rhee of South Korea.
In Paris, where Secretary of
State Dulles arrived to attend
NATO Council sessions, CORE
spondents were told Mr.. Deans
Walkout was mot an emotional
reaction to Communist provoca-
tion."
Evening star., 1953-12-14

he would not break off the talks
without reason"
Other informants said that re-
gardless of whether the PAN
munjom negotiations break down
completely, Britain will continue
to press for the January % re-
lease of prisoners.
Evening star., 1953-12-14

Of maintaining the increase
which was placed in the lawfin
order to assure the future Sc.
curity of the worker"
Evening star., 1953-12-14

couldn't understand why the
Americans suddenly changed
their position and refused to go
to the explanations.
"They promised me, honestly,
they would come out" he said.
Evening star., 1953-12-14
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| Freedom.Of. Choice

you must join and dues labor Union else give
your obthat compulsion which being imposed
hundreds of thousands of free" American citizens.
Within the last months virtually all the railroads of the
country have agreed with the railroad Unions all
must become Union members and start paying dues and fees
the Unions and that those who willing shall
promptly discharged matter how long how competent they
have been working their jobs The thing widely
spreading in other industries.
That this wrong could possibly be- beyond
question The right and freedom labor Union
is longer denied anywhere in this country protected
Federal law But the corresponding right stay
out of Union is not protected and becoming rapidly
extingushed in this, "land of liberty"
The matter that deserves great deal attention
than it has generally been receiving Thousands employees
country who willing join Unions petit
toned and protested, but far in vain. 81
this be not form of tyranny then what it? denial
of private organizations for the privilege working earning
living 1t is oppression of mnorities and compelled ale
glance which natural and bitter resentment 1t
creates condition of monopoly which in the long will in
evaby work to the injury of employers employees and the
general public alike.
The principle at stake is simple basic and vital Individual
liberty freedom to lawful organization and likewise
freedom not to join the truly the
other
bill has recently been introduced in Congress which would
to American citizen that he has right join
labor Union not to on he fit and that he shall
not be subjected requirement compuon either drec
ton This certainly ought to be the law in this land to be
hoped that those who share this conviction will declare them
selves to their representatives in Congress
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STRANGE ATTITUDE

No country long exist half socialist and half free
or half communist and half free One must be victorious
must be defeated and destroyed.
In every country which has adopted dictatorship
CARELESS of what it calls ITSELF organized labor
of the first victims.
No who knows anything of history doubt these
facts So resolution adopted at the last convention
of the Clio strange indeed The CLIO reafrms its
support for national health program which will provide
the people of our nation with needed medical services fac
tiles and personnel Such program must include expanded
federal aid 1t must also include system of national
health insurance -
This resolution calls for degree of political domna
ton of medicine which could result only socalzed med
icne And socalized medicine history atests of
the main panks in the general socialist program Do the
CLIO policy makers honestly believe we can sociaze and
regiment certain professions and certain enerprisesand
leave other groups including labor free and independent?
else. And getting better care-n sound and
orderly We gradually solving the problems
voved No major nation point greater medical pro-
gress than To make the medical the instrument
of would be to turn the clock back
in motion chain of the luminous and far-reachine
consequences.
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fill one or two jars in a wire basket
or square of cheese cloth, lower
them into boiling water from u
to one minute, then dip into cold
water.
Now drain the peaches, cut them
in halves and remove the pit and
skin. Drop the fruit into vinegar
salt water e tablespoons vinegar
and like amount of salt to A
quarts of water) for not more than
20 minutes. Rinse and drain, then
cook in strip made of one part
sugar to one or two of water until
hot through. Do not cook until soft.
Or add dry sugar to suit taste and
cook until sugar dissolves and
peaches are hot.
Pack the halves into hot jars pit
side down in overlapping layers
and add hot sirup to cover fruit.
Put Dome Lid on jar and screw
band tight. Process 20 minutes in
boiling water bath.
Peach Butter is snap to make.
You simply wash the peaches, and
rub them with cloth to remove
fuzz. Discard the stones. Cook
peaches until soft in just enough
water to prevent sticking. Press
through sieve or food mill. Add
from u to 70 cup sugar for each
cup of pulp. Boil rapidly until
thick. Pour into hot jars. Put Dome
Lid on jar and screw band tight.
Process 10 minutes in boiling
water bath.
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MANTEo PERSONALS

Mrs. Henry Thompson left
Wednesday for her home in Lees
burg, Va, after visiting Mrs. w.
L. Warren for a week.
Mrs. Ivey H. Evans spent
Tuesday in Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Smith and
son, Spencer, spent last week end
in Williamsburg, Va.
Mrs. Warren Midget has been
patient in Norfolk General
Hospital where she recently I'M
derwent an eye operation.
Mrs. Leslie R. Tillett has
accepted a secretarial position in
the Dare home agents office, re-
placing Mrs. Mccoy Tillett, who
recently resigned.
Mrs. M. o. Roberts of Greens
boro is visiting her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bob G. Roberts at their home
near Manteo.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hender-
son had as their guests last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Peacock and
Edward Alderman of Washing
ton. DC.
Mrs. John T. Daniels has as
her guests her daughter, Mrs.
R. S. Jordan, Mr.. Jordan and