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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
An Open Letter To The
Negroes of Roanoke

The dream, of first class citizenship for Negroes is
about to become reality. Unfortunately, some of us
are not ready for the responsibilities accompany this
honor is for these unenghtened individuals that set
down the following patterns behavior and conduct which
when practiced will enable be the very best first
class citizens. ~ ~ ''
, We are privileged to ride wherever we desire on
tne buses Some OF abuse this privilege and would
IKE TO list some rules of bus etiquette which would be
wise to employ:
L. Let us keep voices low confine our remarks
to those in our immediate area
& Let us be courteous to all bus passengers and
not neglect to say excuse me- when trying pass another
person. . - ' O-
would room in home throw litter on the
floor ~ VII e
d. Let at all times refrain from the use of profane
language. ~ wy VI pe
g.. Let all of us remember the Golden Rule" and
make 1T a part of our daily lives.
Since indignation in the public schools is inevitable
we parents and teachers must impress youth the
stead OF the lowest possible passing mark High scholastic
achlevemens will better jobs for our girls and hovs
ana petter Jobs will mean better pay which in turn will
raise the living standards of the Negroes this comu-
my NOT all OF our young people qualify be pro-
fessonal men and women but whatever vocation thew
~ We have been remiss the past in patronizinp orr
negro businesses and organizations is time we took
STOCK OF the situation and realized that every dollar we
put INTO Negro concern potential lob for Negro
BOY or girl in capacity other than that of janitor or
maid Our greatest strength lies in economic soidity
Ihese are only of the things we can do in order
TO be good first class citizens Doubtless there are others
but feel have covered the important Let us not
reiaX our efforts for but ever aware of orr
responsibilities to our church, home our community
and country. 49, ''
Mrs Foa c. Dickey 1926 Gltmer Avenue N w.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
AEPC Complete Third Accident
Free Million Manhours

For the third time in the
last Is years the employees
of the Roanoke district of
Appalachian Electric Power
Company have worked one
million manhours without a
disabling injury.
The 337 employees of the
district completed their third
accident free million man.
hours this morning, w. P.
Booker, district manager re-
ported. Booker said that the
last disabling accident in the
district occurred on December
II, 1854.
The district manager
praised the Roanoke en-
ployees and said, 1--WE are
greatly pleased with this
record. 1t is not so much that
we have established a new
record, but the fact that we
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11

have all escaped injury dur
ing the past million manhours
OF work that is vitality import
ant. This is convincing proof
that our employees are all
aware of the very important
part that safety plays in each
of their lives"
The two previous million
manhour records extended
from October 10, 1910 to De-
cember 81, 1912 when the
employees worked 1,275,735
hours without a disabling in
jury and from November 81,
1913 to December 81, 1915
when the record was 1,O08,831
hours.
Booker said, eve are hope
full that we can continue this
record and / am sure that
all of the employees will con-
tinue to work safely"
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11

Gale Hospital. X-rays show
ed no fractures but he was
admitted for observation for
possible internal injuries. His
condition was not regarded
as serious. He remained con-
scious during the accident,
and at press time his con-
dition was reported as fair.
Hayes lives at SIT Ruther-
ford Avenue, N. f.
War said he had stopped
his truck at the warehouse
to pick up load of groceries.
He walked back to the ele-
vator just in the nick of time.
Hayes, said War, had load
ed a cart or "floater" with
groceries and started the ele-
vator from the basement to
the main floor of the building.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
Workers Life Saved Bv
AIertness Of ruck Driver

A quick thinking truck
driver was today credited
with saving the life of a man
caught in a freight elevator.
Walter Hayes, 38 year old
war house worker, was
caught between the elevator
platform and a wall and would
probably have been crushed
to death.
Claude M. War, a Kroger
Co. driver saw what was hap
pening and made a leap for
the rope controlling the ele-
vator. He stopped it just as
the upper part Of Hayes body
was being crushed. The ac-
cident occurred at Allied Sales
Co., 100 Norfolk Avenue, SW,
around $3.50 am.
Hayes was taken to Lewis
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11

Delaware. Some of these
councils were expected to
send representatives.
Asa (Ace) Carter, execu-
tive secretary of the Alabama
White Citizens Councils was
principal speaker at the meet
ing, while his brother Douglas
Carter served as doorkeeper.
All apparently went we'll
,u.ntilsythree Negro reporters
attempted to enter, to cover
the meeting for their papers.
After they were prohibited
from entering, Kasper is said
to have told the approximate
ly 100 persons in attendance,
that the press is the greatest
enemy of the people, apart
from the politicians.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11

the affair and implying that
the Legion was backing it.
1t was also reported that
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
refused to allow the use of
their hall in Arlington, Va,
after an announcement had
been made of the meeting
there.
The hotel room was said to
have been rented in .the.naspe
of the Seaboard Citizens Conf
mittee.
When the question was
raised as to the name used
in obtaining the room, Kas-
per explained that the Sea-
board group consisted of the
citizens councils in Washing
ton, Maryland, Virginia and
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
MOTHER AND
FOUR CHILDREN
PERISH IN
FREAK ACCIDENT

Washington - When a
mother of four children saw
one of her children step off
into deep water, she followed
in an attempt to save him.
AS she went after the first
child, the other three followed
her, and in the confusion all
were drowned.
Maryland State Police said
that the victims were all wad-
ing in shallow water in Bro
ton Bay, st. Marys County,
Md, when one of the children
stepped into deep water and
started to sink.
In an attempt to aid the
first victim, Mrs. Madeline
Berry, %, and her four chill
dren, Gladys Barbor, IS, a
daughter by previous mar
riage; Christina Berry, 8; Lee
Roy, 5; and Paul Berry, 4,
were all drowned.
While dragging operations
were in progress, police said
the father, Augustus Berry,
was shot in the leg and ar
rested for being abusive on
the shore" He was jailed
on charges of being drunk and
disorderly.
Mrs. Berry's body was re-
covered before the search was
called off due to darkness
and dragging was resumed
the following morning.
The Berry family is from
Clements, Md.
There are three other Berry
children.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11

New York = Mayor Rich
ardson Dilworth asserted to-
day that philadelphia has
gone further toward solving
the problem of race relations
than any other big city in the
United States"
Irked by a recent Look
Magazine article which had
Philadelphia pictured as typi-
cal of racial practices in the
North, the Mayor declared in
a letter to the current issue
of Look:
81 believe | am safe in say
ing that, for the first time
in the city's history, Negroes
are today employed by the
city in every department and
in positions of every degree
of responsibility"
Mayor Dilworth stressed
that "the Commission on
Human Relations and the
police, working in close CO.
operation, have been able to
prevent any violent Incl
dents when Negroes have
moved for the first time in
to white areas"
Philadelphia civic organi-
cations and the Quaker COM
munity have played a ire
mendous part in the field of
human relations, the Mayor
said.
"The implication in your
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
Roanoke Tribune
European Tour

Mrs. Letitia Lynch of GOA
10th Street, N. w., Roanoke,
has had a wonderful expert
ence from a European Tour
of 80 days with a group of
Virginia teachers, namely !;
Mrs. Irma Thompson, Presi-
dent of VITA, Newport
News; Mrs. Elizabeth Hines,
Newport News; Mrs. Thelma
Boyd, Newport News; and
Miss Evelyn Ware, a teacher
in Arlington, special Ed. tea
cher.
Mrs. Lynch returned to her
home July 31st and is resting
up from the trip and in the
near future will be making
talks to her many groups of
the highlights of the ten coun-
tries visited while in Europe.
Mrs. Lynch is a very active
and loyal member of First
Baptist Church and her pas
tor, the Rev. A. L. James, is
very proud of not only Mrs.
Lynch, but others who have
the opportunity to get expert
ence of countries abroad and
will be anxiously awaiting to
hear of her report of this
tour.
Mrs. Lynch is connected
with the Montgomery County
School system and will be re-
turning to her post of duty
August 80, where she is recog-
nized by her system as one
of their best elementary tea
cheers.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11

The Tweny-Second Annual
Communication of the Most
Worshipful Saint John Grand
Lodge, F and A.A.Y. Masons,
Prince Hall Origin (Compact)
Grand Court and Grand Chap
ter of Eastern Star of the
State Virginia, will convene
at 1000 am. September g.
9, 1856, in the ST. Stephen
Church of Christ, 1914 Chapel
Street, Norfolk, Va.
O. w. Nowlin, Most Wor-
shipful Grand Master; r. w.
Terry, r ig h t Worshipful
Grand Secretary; w. A. An
thony, R ig h t Worshipful
Treasurer.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
Race Reporters Barred From
Talks In Nation S CAPITAL

Washington - The first
meeting of the White Citi-
zen's Council was almost halt
ed at the halfway mark last
week when three Negro news
paper reporters attempted
to enter.
The Council which was or
ganized i'm Washington by a
John Kasper, held it's first
regular meeting Friday night
at Annapolis hotel after it
was refused to use the Ameri-
can Legion meeting room.
Alton F. Bradford, chair
man of the Legion Club Board
of Directors, refused to al
low the use of their club
room after the council dis
tributed handbills advertising
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
BAPTIST YOUTH COUNCIL
HIKES TO MILL NTH.

The Youth Council of High
Street Baptist Church hiked
to Mill Mountain for a full
days outing on Saturday,
August 3. The 81 council
members were accompanied
by seven council advisors.
Entertainment for the day
consisted of a variety of
games including softball, and
scrabble. TV and radio pro-
grams as well as the use of
a piano were available at the
lodge.
Highlights of the outing
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11

were the tour of the ZOO, and
rides on the midget train.
The council members were
accompanied by the Rev. and
Mrs. F. G.. Sampson, and Fred
erick Sampson, III.
Other youth council activr
tiles for August include a
program on Sunday, August
IL, at 5 pm, at which time
the Rev. Mr.. Sampson, pas
tor, will speak at a party at
the residence of Council Ad-
visor Rena Mae Finney on
Saturday, August II, and a
trip to Luray Caverans on
Saturday, August rs.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
DIR. BERNARD HARRIS
AGAIN HEADS
FRONTIERS"

Columbus, Ohio - DR.. Ber-
nard Harris, Baltimore, Md,
was elected president of the
Frontiers of America at the
closing session of the Con-
vention which met in Column
bus, Ohio last week.
DR.. Harris, who succeeds
DR.. Melvin F.. Farris of Ak
ron, Ohio, previously served
as national president in 1852
and 1854.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11

One end of the loaded cart
hit the bottom of an elevator
gate and tipped over. throw
ing Hayes between the wall
and the elevator.
I'm sure glad I walked
back to the elevator when |
did," said War, who lives at
2781 Clifton Avenue, N. w.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
HE SURPRISED EN-

Creney. Neb. In 1885, doctors
told Louis Alfred Morton he would
not live another year. Morton, Il
retired Lancaster County farmer, re-
Gently observed his Tooth birthday
He recalls how Indians roamed
much of southeastern Nebraska
when he came TO the State from
Illinois by covered wagon in 1882.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
Driver Fined 500 On
Permit Charge

traffic section of Municipal
Court yesterday.
Driving without a permit
brought Warren P. Nichols,
27, 100 block Orange Avenue,
N. W., a $25 fine. He also
was fined SIS for speeding.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11

Leroy Donald Williams, 100
block Loudon Avenue, N. W.,
charged with giving false in
formation in applying for a
drivers permit, was fined
500 and given a 10 day
suspended jail sentence in the
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
BURRELL MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL NEWS

Each week the TRIBUNE,
with the cooperation of the
administration, will list the
patients of Burrell Memorial
Hospital, both admissions and
I'm and Around Roanoke"
the listed parents of new
babies will be found.
AS of August LIST, the visit
ing hours were changed. Phi
vate and semi-private rooms
may be visited from IL to
8 pm. Wards and solariums
2 to 3 and Z to 8 pm.
You will be interested to
know that June statistics
show 46 babies were born
there and 269 patients admit
ted for the month.
Suggestions for a helpful
and successful visit to your
friends in the hospital have
been released. They are as
follows:
/. Isolation and Quiet
Rooms-No visitors are per-
mitted in Isolation or Quiet
Rooms except by special per-
mission from the Doctor and
the Administrator.
Do not tire the patient by
too long a visit.
2. Only two visitors are al
lowed at the same time.
All visitors are to obtain a
visiting card from the recep-
Zionist prior to visiting any
patient.
3. On the day of operation
only members of the immedi-
ate family may visit patients
if permission has been grant
ed by the Doctor in charge.
a. No children under the
age of ID are allowed beyond
the main floor. ~-A--.-~-.--..
5. Your visit is designed
to promote recovery and bring
pleasure. Keep your worries
to yourself or discuss them
with Social Service person
mel.
6. Avoid loud talk and
laughter which may disturb
others.
7. Don't sit on the bed.
8. Gifts of food must be APP
proved by the Ward Nurse.
Visitors may eat only in the
Employee Cafeteria.
8. Visiting cannot be az
lowed to interfere with the
care of patients.
Visitors must leave the
room when requested by hos
pital personnel in order that
they may carry out necessary
procedures.
10. A Visitors Lounge is To-
Gated on the main floor.
A list of admissions and
discharges of patients at
Burrell Memorial Hospital
will be given next week.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
CHORUS CHURCH
HOLD SELLING DAY

The Mission Circle of the
Glorius Church of God in
Christ will have "Selling
Day" Saturday, August Is,
beginning at $3.50 pm. at the
home of Mrs. Catherine Jor-
dan, 1106 Hanover Avenue,
n. w.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
Mayor Hits Segregation,
Article As Unfair To
Philadelphia

article that Philadelphia is
no better and no worse than
the average large city north
of the Mason-DiXon line is
an extremely unfair one" he
concluded.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
ROANOKER PRESENTS
PLAY

Behold, ] Stand At the
Door and Knock" a dramatic
pageant was presented by
Mrs. Lucy NJ. Reeves, of Roa-
noke, at the Overcoming
Church of God at Huntington,
West Virginia, Saturday, July
28, at $3.50 pm. The pageant
was well done, and such an
impression was made that
Mrs. Reeves has had several
requests for performances i'm
other places and a repeat per-
Torrance at an early date.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
YWCA NOTES

YWCA Membership report
too late for this weeks
edition. Watch next week for
report.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11
No Progress

Man was just as intelligent 10000
years ago as he is today, says an an
thropologist. 1t is humiliating TO
think that we are descendants Of
so dumb a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Plain Dealer.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-08-11

Watch for an interesting
account of her trip to Virgin.
Islands by Mrs. Gertrude
West, which will appear in
this paper in a few weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
BASKETBALL SCORES

CHRISTMAS JAMBOREE
fCha mpi0nshlp)
tConsolati0nb
Kendall 50 Md. Deaf school 40
SCHOLASTIC
HiEh Point IS Walter johnson 3s
PRO BASKETBALL
Rochester ~ PHILADELPHIA 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
Big Upset Scored
By Cunisius Over
Louisville, 1914

Buffalo, N. y. Dec. 8 (P).-
Unbeaten Canisius used a. tight
defense to tie up Louisville to-
night for a 1874 victory-the
young basketball seasons biggest
upset.
In the first game of the Mem
orial Auditorium double-header,
Niagara surprised Seton Hall,
1866, with unexpected ease.
The Golden Griffins from
Canisius, taking their fourth vic
tory, drew total of 26 personals
as Louisville's harassed Cardinals
tried to find the key to the close
CanisiuS weave.
Defensively, Canisius dropped
of man to double-team Char
lie Tyra, Louisville's star. Tyra
still got 81 points, including sew
en- field goals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
Navy Defenses
Strong in SO-57
Win Over Penn

ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 8 ,(R.-
Navy's basketball team bottled
up Penn with a tight man-to-
man defense today and took adj
vantage Of poor shooting by the
Quakers to roll to an 80-57 VIC
tory. 1t was Nays second win
In two starts.
1t was the firSt defeat for
Penn, previous conqueror of Rut-
gers and Swarthmore. Penn
made only IS per cent of its
shots.
Foul shooting kept Penn in the
game during the first half with
its final 10 points of the half
coming from the free-throw line.
Eight of these foul shots were by
Paul Kelso, who netted Is free
throws and added four field
goals to lead the Penn attack
with 81 points.
Capt. Dave Smalley led the
Midshipmen with q 17-point to-
tai.
Jay Metzler scored 80 points
and picked of 18 rebounds to
lead the Plebes to a, $3.50 VIC
tory over York Junior College
in the season opener.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
Lions 0utscore
|JOhnstown, "a
Tie for Fourth

The Washington Lions climbed
out of the Eastern Hockey League
cellar into a tie for fourth place
with a rousing "a victory over
the Johnstown Jets last night. A
crowd Of 1866 turned out at Uline
Arena.
Winger Steve Kuzma scored
the hockey hat trick of three
goals as the Lions were tallying
their first victory Of the season
over the Jets. The Lions are now
tied for fourth with Johnston.
Although it was Wasbington's
best offensive effort this season,
the victory really was won by
the tremendous goal tending job
of Jack Spencer who turned in
81 saves-16 Of them in the wild
second period when Johnstown
tied the count at 3-3.
Kuzma scored twice in the first
period and again in third.
The Jets had a brief 3-3 tie
in the second period, but Doug
Orvis. the Lions captain, scored
at 11:18 to put his team ahead
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
HOYAS
Continued from Page b.

Continued from Page b.
foul line the Hoyas made only
80 Of SIS shots.
The Hoyas jumped of to a
60 lead on shots by Dale Smith,
Warren Buehler, back at the
Hilltop after a years absence,
and INSECT. but the Eagles, led
by Joel Comito, Wells and Joe
Pellegrino, former Wilson High
star. tied the score three times
before falling behind for good.
After building up a 20-10 lead
in the first eight minutes, the
Hoyas watched their margin
dwindle to as few as four points
Georgetown led, 40 40, at the
half and the closest AU could
get after that was five points
once and six points twice.
Ken Pichette. a 6-foot-3 junior
veteran from Binghamton, N. Y,
was top scorer with 20 points,
while Weiss, with IA, and Comito,
with Is, led the Eagles.
The victory was the second in
as many starts for the Hoyas.
AU has lost both its starts.
In the preliminary between
the two freshman teams, the
Hoyas beat AU, $3.50. Tom Nc
Closkey, former Gonzaga star,
led Georgetown with 20 points
Ed Clements wound up as high
scorer for the entire day. He
led the freshmen with "a points
and scored six for the varsity.
Students and members of the
faculty showed their apprecia-
ton to Hugo Dutch Schulze
former basketball coach and ath-
letic director at AU, by present.
ing him a new cupboard motor
between halves of the varsity
game. Pellegrino made the pre-
sentation to Schulze, who left
the coaching ranks to 60 into
Government work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

pIAXING TWICE DAY is T5RINGEd Clements Of American slips
irsd freshman he played in both the freshman against
1avec Of the Hoyas O appears to be telling Clements while
oeat the Eagles for the 18th STRAIGHT Staff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
Big Ten Gets
IPlun to Limit
Aid to Players

CHICAGO. Dec. 8 ga A.
nancial aid program, limiting
assistance to 100 athletes yearly
at each school, was approved
today by majority vote of Big
Ten faculty representatives.
The plan caps a year of con-
ference study and committee
work and follows the Big Tens
critical self-appraisal which re-
Gently was made public.
The plan provides for aid on a
basis of established need, sets
limitations on that assistance,
guards against topping offers
with opportunities for jobs and
provides for the most drastic
penalties in conference history
for violators.
Although the new program did
not receive unanimous vote
and wasn't expected there
was little doubt that it even
tually will become operative. It
automatically will go into effect
in so days unless an institution
files rejection of it.
Repeatedly, the new aid plan
received a 6-to-4 favorine vote.
Negative votes were said to nave
been cast by Iowa. Minnesota,
Ohio State and Indiana. with
Michigan. Illinois. Purdue.
Northwestern. Wisconsin and
Michigan State favoring.
If there is objection, and Mar
Gus Plant, Michigan faculty rep
resentative. said that there
likely would be-" the plan will
be held in allegiance pending
another vote of faculty men
February %. This time a ma
jority vote, rather than unani-
nous. would be needed for
adoption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09
Unbeoten Kentucky
Tops Temple, 1888

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 8 tP1.--
Kentucky maintained It's unde-
feated record and swept Temple
University from that class with
IL 73-5s victory before 1890 fans
at the Palestra tonight In the
.nightcap Of q collegiate basket
ball double-header.
vilianova beat Delaware, 7e-
80. IN the opener.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

FAYETTEVILLE, w. Va, Dec.
9 P1. - West Virginia finally
gained the upper hand midway in
the second half tonight and
pulled away to a COTS basket
ball victory over a stubborn
Washington and Lee team.
Scoring 20 of his game-high
total of % before intermission,
Rod Hundley carried the brunt
Of West Virginia'S first-half scor-
ing. With Hundey doing much
of the ball-feeding. Bob Smith
and Lloyd Sharrar took UP the
scoring slack for the Mountain
eers in the second half.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dc. 8
R.-After getting off to a slow
start. Tennessee's Vols pulled
ahead midway of the first half
to defeat Virginia Military In
stitute. 1890, in basketball to-
night.
1t was the Vols second win in
as many games and the Keydets'
third straight loss.