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The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

parade feast and attend ? show
gwen by top-gaied entertainers.
No Date Set
No date has been set since
many OF the wounded and POWs
have not been released from hos
pitsls or from PW camps How
ever, the last oi the repairlated
are expected by the last OF Oc
tober and the celebration IS hoped
10 be staged in mid-November.
Herbert w Hart, president Of
II. w. Hart Co. Troy II Brown
ing. president OF Browning Steam
ship Co.. Inc, and Ben Lcvinson
Michigan Mortgage Co. president,
are co-charman OF the commit
tee in charge OF the event
Hart stated II the public VIII
get behind the Korean Veterans
Day as the generous people OF
Detroit always have other worthy
projects. we can put on q day
these BOYS viii never forget
Raising Fund
A public subscription is undcl
way to raise fund totaling IN
the neighborhood Of $4,000 10
cefrav expenses OF the program
Each hotel could handle 1000
veterans and their wives or
sweetheaits for dinner he ex-
planned. Then the entertainers
could move from hotel 20 hotel
putting on their acts
Full.DaY Slate
A iull days entertainment is
planned with a full-dress paraue.
a civic reception. lunches the
aters, banqueis and dances.
Each veteran and his wife
would be given books of tickets
which would admit them free 20
any OF the restaurants, hotels or
theatres.
All contributions TO the fund
should be addressed 10 the ko-
rean Veterans Day Committee
( which opened an office in Room
1857. National Bank Building last
week.
Mayor Cobo and Council Presi-
! dent Louis c. Miriam were named
honorary co-chaIrmen Of the COM
miitee.
Also named 10 the committee
were Irving Goldberg. president
OF Community Theaters Don
Mumford. manager of the Statlcr
Hotel; Circuit Judge Miles NJ.
Culehan. City Clerk Thomas d.
Leadbetter, City Treasurer Charles
n Williams. County Auditor
Charles F Edgecomb and John
NJ Carlisle. newspaper columnlSt.
Expect 5000
The committee decided that the
metropolitan area veterans of the
, Korean War shall be invited with
their wives and sweethcarts q
total of $500 10 5000 persons.
The committee adopted Don
Mumford'S suggestion that part
of the entertainment be given at
the Statler. Shcraton-Cadillac.
and Fort Shelby hotels.
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
FHA to Finance
Home Repairing

To encourage more extensive
rconditioning of trade-in houses
fHA Commissioner Guy T. o.
nollyday announced today that
ihe FILA insured mortgage plan
mas been liberalized 10 assist in
financing repairs to older houses
s well as refinancing the exist
ing mortgage on them.
The more liberal provisions
will make Il possible for build
sfs to do a more economic job
on frade-in houses and this
aeiion was taken by the FHA
as a result of the experiments
mar have been carried on in
connection with the frade-in
house program.
analyses of trade-in house deals
nave shown that it pays TO do a
thorough reconditioning job on
we y, old dwelling rather than Just
ties
"nen the trade-in house is put
nearly as possible in a new
sosse condition the economic
m sue Is increased. This increase
40, 10y well be over and above the
ras ,aual cost Of the repairs and
"o,dernization.
al "a addition 10 increased value
=, 40 improved Inability the life
~. 'ne dwelling is extended and
lr.ena y, character Of the neighborhood
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
Omegas Offer Cash tc
Undergrad Chapters

The Undergraduate Committee.
headed by Atty Grant Reynolds.
Grand Basileus of Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity. announces $1,000
in cash awards are offered among
its undergraduate chapters for the
three best written statements on
"How the Omega Psi Phi Fra
ternity Can Cooperate with the
Respective Colleges and Univer-
sites in Promoting their Ideals.
Aspirations and Programs.
The contest is part Of the over
all plans 10 restudy and revital-
ize the undergraduate and TO
further implement the constitu-
tional provision OF the Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity, Inc. They coop
crate with respective colleges and
universities in fostering their
ideals, aspirations. and programs
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

This represents an increase 2H
times as fast as the overall popu-
lation growth during the period,
and twice as big gain as in the
previous wear.
DR.. Benson Y. Lands, associate
director of the Councils Research
Department, said that during
the past decade. the annual gain
has been about . per cent.
"In 1852. / was twice that fig
'uie, accelerating an upward trend
that has been maintained in this
country for the past 100 years"
Over Half Of Nation
The gain brought church mem
bership 10 SO per cent of the total
United States population. In 1910,
only 49 per cent of the people
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

Two tickets instead OF 10 or
~ paid off for a DSR street
car driver this week.
Whats more. he along with
hundreds of other DSH en-
ploysss also received an
hourly wage increase Tues
day Of this week.
Willie (BiD Jones of 2946
Brush was awarded second
prize by the Detroit Firemans
Field Day Fund Tuesday. Sec
ond prize was q Lincoln Cos
mopolitan. with grey body and
green top.
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

This situation is becoming in
cressingly significant and import
ant to society and is bringing in
its wake problems of great COM
plexity and importance both TO
the individuals Immediately con-
cerned and 10 society in general,
which range from considerations
OF The adequacy of social security
programs in government and re-
tlrement programs in industry to
consideration of ways and means
through which the accumulated
experience and skills of the over
sixty age group might be made
available and useful to industry,
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

Pictures of the machine ap-
peared in newspapers through
out the nation and as far as
India with the Southern Pa
frioi. organ of The SCEF. among
the first in which il appeared.
Moss Hendrix. Coca-Cola pub
lie relations man. commented
that none of the papers printing
the picture described the machine
accurately. This is simply not
true. said DR.. DombrowSki.
In our February issue, we
described explicitly the function
of the spigotS-and in neither the
January nor February issue did
we make any erroneous or mis-
leading statement.
1T has been stated that Coca
Cola bottlerS and jobbers are in
dependent businessmen W h O
choose their own style of dispen-
ser, etc. This seems hardly in
accord with a recent press re-
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

belonged to churches.
Protestant and Roman Catholic
percentage gains were about the
same during 1852 as they have
been in recent past years. he
said.
ProteStants increased 39 per
cent; Roman Catholic 3.5 per cent.
The proportion Of Protestanis
and Catholic. he said, has re-
mained about the same for so
years
Churches Increase
Rejecting the mushroomine
building ogram among
churches. the number OF local
churches increased from 284. 592
to- \285,277.
Number of clergymen increased
from l81,l23 to l83,899.
Sunday school enrolment
showed a record 6.4 per cent
gain of nearly two million, bring
ing the total TO 32,638,879.
Present membership totals for
the nations top six religious
bodies are:
Protestant. 54,229.963: Roman
Catholic, 3O.253,427, Jewish, s.
100000 Eastern Orthodox, p
1853, 1888. Old Catholic and Polish
National Catholic. 366,956: Budd-
hist, 10000
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
Intergroup Films

NEW YORK-A catalogue con-
tanning a selected list OF human
relations films is available from
the American Jewish Committee,
1886 Fourth Avenue, New York Is,
~ Y.
The list includes 100 films on
human relations. community re-
lations. democracy, American his
tory, and mental health. Each
film Is described, its length is
given, and the names Of the pro-
duced and distributor are given.
The price II Is cents.
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

600.
His recommendation is sane
toned by the Board of Education.
John j. Considine. superinten-
dent of the Department Of Parks
and Recreation, however, heated
~ objected.
He reminded that the city
would get the center at half of
which il would cost to build it,,
adding that it would be opened
all day as a center, while pool
connected with the school would
simply mean it would be avail
able to the public only after
school hours.
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
Aword Poses Problem: :.
Home or business?

worked for the DSR II years.
Usually buy 10 or IL
tickets. but this year l
bought only two. the winner
having my former badge
number on IL. that why !
chose H." he stated.
Late Tuesday Jones, who
formerly operated a barbecue
stand across street from the
Detroit Tribubne office, stated
that he may sell the Lincoln
and use the money either 10
open another rib stand or
make down payment on a
home.
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
First White House
Secretary Named

WASHINGTON. - Mrs. Lois
Lippman. %, last week was APP
pointed secretary to Charles F.
Wills, Jr., one Of President Eisen-
hower's aides.
Miss Lippman. who toiled in
Eisenhower's New York head
quarters during the campaigning,
becomes the first Negro to work
as White House secretary.
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

OF family reunions and a gigantic
home cooked feast. while the
Korean veterans day celebration
will be in form Of a civic demon
stration, the like OF which has
never been staged
Government officials Will honor
the veterans along with their
sweethearts and wives after they
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
o|d-Age Pensions loxing
Says Councilman Connor

Councilman Edward Conno today called attention plight
zoe thousands OF persons over sixty Of living in
Detroit Connor stated
There are $4,000 go Of
living In Detroit Thousands OF them
other than inadequate pension With them unable
supplement- their incomes thousands of elderly people
who have contributed growth DEVELOPMENT
OF our community face a bleak noe
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

The sum was raised by the
Rev. J. Raymond Henderson.
pastor. as an after offering al
Sunday morning service.
Rev Mr.. Henderson wrote. 1T
has gwen me great pleasure TO
do this and our church deserves
iustfiable credit He directed
that all the money go to the
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

Both arrived al The Willow Run
Airport.
Hemlett was a prisoner o. war
for nearly three years, while
Madison, who was freed on the
fourth day of the exchange. was
in captivity for four month
Families of both will have inn
mediate big celebrations in form
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
? P0Ws HOME:
Plan KOREAN
VETERANS DAY

Just few days before the first freed CT prisoner from
Michigan and another arrived Tuesday night in Detroit
plans for a gala Korean Veterans Day were being com
peted.
Arriving back home were: Sgt. Edward Hewlett
of Mrs. Mollie Hewlett Of 9S1 Theodore and hus
band of, Mrs. Eselle Hewlett, of 2542 Magnolia, the
first released of this state, and Pvt Kenneth l.. Mad
ison of Mr.. and Mrs Shirley Madison of 1850
IiddesdaIe
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

that instead Of purchasing
the center for $3.50, 900. he
recommended that the land
be bought, and indoor swim
ming pool constructed and
alterations Of the school be
made for total coSt OF SS6tSs
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
Father of Three

Although Jones. who Is
married and Is father OF
three children. was notified
of the award Sunday. while
he was away from home;
II was Tuesday before he
actually drove the car onto
the street elesr--excepi for
taxes which he must pay
Uncle Sam by next March Is.
Owns Ford
Owner Of a i94l Ford, he
currently is motorman on the
Gratiot street cs- line. and has
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

ZEE" Educational Equality Fund
being raised by the Legal De-
fense Fund in cooperation with
the Pittsburgh Courier and other
newspapers.
Rev. Mr.. Henderson has long
been supporter Of the NAACP
during his years al the Mt. Olivet
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
Los Angeles Church Gives
NAACP LegoIFund$1 500

NEW YORK. A 81 the expense Of
the public school has been received by the NAACP
Legal Defense and Educational Fund the Second Baptist Church
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
Rec Center Moy Be
Up to Mayor Cobo

Mayor Cobo may be called upon decide the contro-
versa issue of purchasing the Jewish Community Center
at Woodward and Hobrook a city recreation center
This was posed last week when alternative
proposal made to the city 100000 by pur-
chasing ga of land adjacent to the Northern
High School, block from the center.
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
Rops Explanation Of Jim
Grow Signs on Machines

NEW ORLEANS: Explanation ioi white" and "Cooied coke
vending machines with water speo public relations
raped this by Dr. James Donbiowsk Southern
l. E,,rd
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

Charles A. Blessing, direc-
tory-secretary of the City
Plan Commission, stated
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29
Americans Join
|Churchin1q52
atFastes:s>Rate

NEW YORK (SPECIh%| IL - are ioinns
church at the fastest rate in hiss< 2pA try accord
ing to the National Council Of G. ~.
The Council revealed SundAz % e show
ed that total church membership q a all.time
high of 92,277, 129, showing a gain. ,6O4,124 for
1852 or a L per cent increase.
The Detroit tribune., 1953-08-29

1852, or a Al per cent increase.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-23

manager; John Fariss; art editor
Doug Marley: club editor. Jackey
Pickles photo editor. Patsy Full
Ter: assistant photo editor. Regi-
nald Patterson: athletic editors.
Alma Brown and Bobby Smith
general manager. Mary Ann Bass:
associates. Christine Clements
and Virginia ellis Each member
or the class has the responsibility
Of selling several ads to help cover.
the expense of the annual.
The Magazine Sale
The big contest between the
grades and high school OF Pow
hatan School has been the recent
center Of attention. The cause for
this rivalry is the annual maya
zine sale. For the moment, the
grades are enjoying big margin
of leadership in the sales, but the
high school hopes to catch up and
pass them.
Main prize OF the contest is an
offer of tWo-thirds of the profits
to the winner With only one third
going to the losers. The high
schools holds high hope of win
ming in order that they may buy
basketball scoreboard The con-
test will end on October "a ~
support both grades and high
school by buying your subscrlp-
ton
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-23
Pouhafan Ners ta.@
May Memorial Church Building Fund
OUersubscribed AT SUNDAY Service

Dr. George w. Sadler. OF Rich
mond brought a most inspiring
message and challenge to an over
flowing congregation at May Me
mortal Baptist Church. Sunday
The building fund goal of $4,000
was overSubscribed by 500. The
ladies of the church served a
bountiful dinner in the basement
OF the new building The Rev
Thomas p Reynolds and family
of Cumberland, Mrs. Jesse w
Nichols and family of HopeWell
and Mr.. and Mrs H w. Nichols.
OF Richmond, were some of those
who attended from a distance
The building committee wishes to
thank all who have contributed
money and labor towards this
building and any other donations
OF either labor or money Will be
most welcome.
The ladies Of the church viii
serve the usual Christmas dinner
in the community house the sec
cnd Tuesday night in December TO
members of the Masonic Lodge
and to the public
Jesse Green, Jr., of the UnlVer-
sity OF Virginia and Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Edward Bass, Of Richmond.
were week end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs J. c. Green.
Miss Patsy Nichols, of Rich
mond. spent the week end with
relatives here
Judge Lindsay Almond Of Rich
mond, addressed a large audience
at Goochland High School Mon
day night, Oct 10.
Beverly Gills. Z. r. Snider. J V.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-23

Nancy and others enjoyed 4 sue
ceSsful week end fishing party on
the YORK RNQ and report that
both spot ana cro4kcrs We're still
biting
Mrs f Terrell is sick this
week.
Mrs Ada Dunkley visited with
Mr. and MS W NJ Brown at
Ballsville while Mr. ana Mrs
Frank Dunkley visited in Phila-
delphla
Many people from Powhatan at
tended the marriage Of Miss
Helen Sprouse. Of Fine Creek
Mills to Francis Graham Satur-
day, at Fine Greek Baptist
Church
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-23

PoWhatan placed fourth. There
were approximately $50 partici-
pants in the contest.
There were approximately three
hundred exhibits in the crop show
The crops judged were barley.
wheat, white potatoes, and white
and yellow corn Richard White
took first place in lespedeza hay
and Bobby Cosby second place in
alfalfa hay. The prizes were given
by the merchants and businesses
OF Blackstone, Va.
Powhatan High Band
The PoWhatan High Band pre-
sented short concert Wednesday
night. Several of the summer stu
dents played solos and the band
played six marches and a Jam
Session" which was appreciated
by all the teen-agers The band
plays for all the football games
and will go with the team to Va
rina.
The Beta Club held a meeting
on October IS and discussed the
forthcoming assembly which will
be given for the purpose of invit-
ing new members into the club
Pat Fuller. Alma Brown. and
Mary Ann Bass will be in charge
Of decorations. Nancy Settle will
sing the Beta Club song and give
a short talk on Achievement. Paul
Perkins will give a talk on Leader
ship and Jane Davies will talk on
Character. Jim Layne, president
Of The club. will preside over the
meeting Eight new members,
whose name will be published af-
ter the assembly will be invited to
ioin the Beta Club.
Teen Club News
The Powhatan Teen Club met
on Saturday, Oct 10. at the War
Memorial Building lounge. There
were eighteen members present.
and 4 guest. Charles Riley. who is
Mr. w. r Parker's nephew our
sponsor Mrs. Mason Knabe. and
ChaperOnes. Mrs Fl. NJ Franklin
and Mr.. and Mrs D A. Bottoms.
were present
Officers for the year 1854
were elected. They are as follows.
president. Nick Elan: vice presi-
dent. Kinsey Green; secretary
Mildred Patterson; treasurer. Lin
da Perkins. and reporter, Nita An
derSOn
The jolly Five FILA Federation,
which includes Goochland, Pow
hatan. Fluvanna, Buckingham
Central Louisa. and Marshall Dis
trict held its annual fall meeting
at FluVanna on October 10. There
were 80 students representing the
six schools Powhatan was repre-
sented by Gage Walker. jamie
Davies. Joyce Drinkard. and Jean
Wells.
or the SIX officers in the Jolly
Five three were held by Powhatan
FILA members vice president.
jamie Davies. treasurer, Knsey
Green. and song leader Gage
walker.
Seniors
The Class of 81 has hopes of
presenting a very outstanding
and distinguished annual The
staff has been selected as follows
editor Nancy Settle: assistant edi-
tor, jamie Davies; business editor.
Janice Bonovitch. advertising
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-23

Rufus Sddler recently spent a
leave Of absence from the Naval
Ain Force with His parents. Mr..
ana MRS, p D. sadler
Jimmy Lavne will attend the
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-23

meeting and luncheon of the Stu
Dent Council Association, at the
Hotel Raleigh in Richmond. on
October 30.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-23
n. Wi.

Miss Edna Womack recently
spent several days with relatives
in North Carolina.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-23
It's the RIGHT CAR!

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for hundreds of thousands of people like you because
it fills their needs perfectly. For beauty Pontiac
offers the Silver Streak distinction that is recognized
and admired everywhere. For allaround performance
you can't match the potper and stamina of Pontacs
rugged, high compression engines anywhere
the price. And Pontiacs dependablity and longl
economy a matter of record. For important value
EXTRAS Ponfiac's your car!
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-23

Now is the time to get thot new PhiIco
Refrigerator during our big Blue Tog
Clearance. 500 TrQde-In allowance
N your old refrigerator regardless Of
condition Trode-In your old refriqe-
-otor for the down poynent and toke
lip to "a months to poy.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-10-23

Dollars and decide the issue for most all of rs
making ma jor purchases. But the price of PONTIAC
will sway you from buying the rght car for the
price is right, too Pontiac engineers discovered lone
ago that-for very, very few dollars i'm price
they could offer great deal of quality As result
Pontiac : big, beautiful luxurious fine performing
Pontac-is actually one of Americas lowest priced
cars. Come in and see how easy it is to own.
Evening star., 1953-04-19
Exclusively Yours-
Remarks re Some WeII-Known Figures
CopitoItes Open Doors of New Project
Betty Beole

What to call the new mem
ber of President Eisenhower's
cabinet, Secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare Oveta
Ctlp Hobby, is the current
question in town. Newspapers
and radio commentators will
probably refer to her most OF
the time as the Welfare Secre-
tary, and, of course, she will be
properly addressed in person
as Mrs. Secretary. But Mrs.
Hobby herself says she has no
objections to her title being
shortened, after the usual Cap
ital fashion for initials, to
Secretary of H.E.W.-but she
is sure glad, says the poised
cabinet lady in her beautifully
modulated voice with eyes
twinkling, that she isn't Secre-
tary of Public Health. Educa-
ton and Welfare.
+ X X \
Fleur CowleS, one Of the
official United States delegates
to the coronation, will wear
something purposely under
stated to the crowning cere-
mony. While the rest of the
company will be dripping furS,
Fleur will have her waist
length jacket coronation rules
are that jackets or capes can't
come below the waist) lined
with fur to keep her warm but
still preserve an air of Ameri-
can simplicity. Of course,
Fleur knows that you see more
minks in America in five min
utes than you probably see
in a week in most places, still
underStatement is smart and
to be the exception to the
rule In fashion is still smarter.
Wright Bryan, editor OF the
Atlanta Journal and hand
some president of the Ameri-
can Society of Newspaper Ed
itors who finally bid us fare
we'll today, says that he has
finally found one woman's
organization that his wife
doesn't belong to. He saw it
on the bulletin board at the
Statler-the National Society
of Women Descendants of the
Ancient and Honorable Ar
tillery Company. Give her a
little time though. he added,
sounding like all husbands,
and she will.
y y II +
This afternoon will witness
the realization of an effort of
kindness on the part of a few
CapitaliteS. At 4 o'clock out
at $500 Loughboro road, the
Hobby Club of the Junior Viii
lage will open its new gym
naSium and behind this simple
announcement lies a heart
warming story.
The Junior Village is the
new approved name Of the