The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1955-01-29

moras farm help produce the food o their
and to study in the trade shops the remain
ing tnree days. The school for year at the close
OF which time majority the young men enrolled be-
came OF draft age and indicted into service Because
VI ehe hgn cost OF this undertaking we'll as the in
roads made on student enrolment by draft boards the
opportunity School" idea abandoned
II. Operated Denomination Farm. IN Maco, Conn
w. Aiabama; Franklin County, Virginia and Newton
County, Missouri which included livestock poultry and
field crops.
AS part of the Memorials agricultural program.
demonstration farms were conducted in Alabama Vir
GINA and Missouri indicated Such projects
carried out as the production and distribution of million
cerfed sweet potato plants among farmers of Alabama
DIS an ala In quality production; the growing and har
Vesng OF tons OF cabbage demonstrate large scale
marketing procedures All demonstration farms were
mechanized and manned by experienced farm people
IL Conducted radio goodwill programs IN Roa
noke Virginia, Montgomery, Alabama and WASHINGTON
ID. G.
Throughout eight of the Memorials nine wears Of
existence goodwill building radio programs were broad
o. !hese consisted of highly rated musical entertain
menu hIerspersed by script Of goodwill building nature
hese broadcass we'll received by both whites and
Negroes and evoked much favorable comment
ID Sponsored legislation in Washington u G. forI
ree years Tor the erection of S5,OOOOOO Veterans
hospai at Booker T. Washngtons birthplace CONGRESS
men Adam Clayton Powell and William Dawso ..L
credit for having defeated the passage of this hill b
cause would nave provided for Veterans Hospital for
negro veterans This they said would have provided for
segregation of the races however Negroes and Whit
veterans are now being admitted to all HOSPITALS which
were originally built for whites onlv and whites are b
ing admitted to the which originally for Negroes
only. 49,
H. Assisted in sponsoring legislation which made
posine the establishment OF George Washington Carver
National Monument at Diamond, Mo-. which was ded
Gated by Hon. Douglas Mckay Secretary of the Denar
ment of the Interior July ID 1853
ms particular project is great source of pride
70 no
20 'ie entlre Negro race as we'll addition to the
rlch heritage which belongs to all Americans
15 Donated to the Franklin County School po.rd
SIX acres of land and driveway on the birthplace Of
Dooher L. washington for the erection modern ele-
mentary school, This school opened ON September
1884 and was dedicated October H. 1854 President
EISENHOWER sent congraulatory message on the ded;
cation of this school.
Among the earliest dreams of those who set out
to build Service Memorial" to Booker r WASHINGTON
was that of establishing modern consolidated element
airy school the plantation where Booker # Wasb;no
ton was born The dedication Of the Booker r wasbin
ton consolidated school October IT, 1854 was the fnI
fillment of this dream
To- Secured resolution from the Virginia HIGH
way commission which authorized the remaining of High
way l2z to Booker T. Washington Memorial Highway
Highway 122 passes through portion of the plan
tauon ON winch Booker I. Washington was born High
way departments or many states sent congraulatoryI
messages when this highway renamed the "Bookerl
washington Memorial Highway" The press gave widel
publicity to the fine spirit evidenced by the Virginia
highway Commission in making this change
IL. Interested the Senate and House of Rem.
sentatves in amending Public Law Col to provide forl
the coinage of the Carver Washington Commemorative
half dollars in 1851.
AS means of honorirg George Washington Car
ver as well as arousng the interest of the American nub
nc IN supporting efforts to establish memorial at the
birthplace of Booker T. Washington legislation was GO
cured IN 1851 to use the likeness Dr. Carver together
with that of Booker T. Washington on the remaining
ooooooo CONS that had not been minted under provi
sions made under House Bill 3176 This new coin # was
hoped would help to ease the Memorials financial bur
dens Interest was stimulated to extent but not as
much as had been hoped.
IL. Made possible the naming of the communtv v
surrounding The birthplace OF Booker T. Washington as
Booker Washington Birthplace, Va" The United States
Post Office Department established Post Office ON the
Oid Burroughs plantation February IL, 1913 This
office held the classification for seven years as Second
Class Office based the sales of stanns