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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09

Detroit Chapter Of the AM
ciican Red Cross will de-
vote the month of March,
additionally lis fund-rais-
ing period. to an 'education-
al campaign
The Red Cross conducts
programs and serN ices sc
varied they may touch the
lives of any American fam
ily.' A quasi-governmental
organization, the Red Cross
is obligated by its Congress
sional charter to serve-in
the Home Service program
as the connecting link bet
ween Americas Armed
Forces and their families,
and as the nations official
relief agency in TIME of
natural disaster.
In addition to its Char
ter obligations, the De-
troit chapter conducts a
blood program, through
which groups or individuals
can deposit blood for use
in time of medical emer-
gency; a first aid and water
safety program; nursing
services which include ms
truction in home care of
the sick and classes for
eXpectant parents; a Braille
tianscribing program; a
food and nutrition service :;
and in schools throughout
Wayne County. the Junior
Red Cross program.
Without its volunteers,
which outnumber profess
s;cnal staff 100 to l, no
Red Cross program would
be possible. The Chapters
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09

eminent. industry and labor are
needed if the situation is to be
met."
Conner turned the spotlight
on the economic picture last
wcck and Won Council approval
Of action calling for
Reports from all city de-
pSwmcnts showing what they
src dong and what they recon-
mend % keep industry in De-
trpi and 70 bring additional fac
tories here
, a fun Council session when
tho rcposts are received n the
next 40 70 so days. for con-
ference, with department heads
e. develop an economic pro-
gram
g. Consideration Of setting up
am intcr-deparimcntal commit
zee and 4 full-tamc administration
70 carry out the program.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09

Brotherhood Dav was OBJ
served az the Greater King Sol
ONION Baptist Church 9Th at w.
Forest on Sunday, March Bird
tall dav). ~ Ii a m. the Rev.
DR. Robert Roscoe Tdrpin. pas
tor of the Mt Olive Baptist
Church in Flint. gave q dy-
manic and imprcssine sermon
on the subject. Men To Match
Tho Mountains"
He made a comparison of the
men who were commissioned 10
survey the land of Israel He
stated that Caleb and Joshua
surveyed the mountains and de-
citlcd that with God they could
match the mountains
Ho warned the men Of the
brotherhood that we have noun
tains of doubt. indifference. etc.
hut II we arc WILLING TO pay
the price. wei succeed.
The Morehouse College and
Cornell University graduate wa:
introduced by Or. Robert l.
Bradby. pastor.
I cannot close my column
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09
Teen -Age XesSk

vendcr, Belle Hammond. Don
aid Coleman, Barbara Coleman,
Mary Ann Patton. Barbara
Wright, Clcmmct RicumStrick,
youths truly and many others.
After the AKA's Club New
Yorker, Mary Anne Patron in
viied many of those attending
the dance to her home in De-
troit for an altcr-paIty. Amona
those attending were Mary and
Kenneth Harrington. Vernon
and Marion Watkins. Ro g
Block, Barbara Mitchell, John
son Woods, Barbala Jean Cole
man. Barbara Pratt, Barbara
Robertson, Anne Colemn, Bar
bara Wright and many others.
hear you had quite a few
overnight guests too Mary | al
so hear they left the house in a
wreck did they?
James Boyd was honorcd at
gong away party in his hon
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09
HERE and THERE

Without reminding you that
The Tribune's Superintendent's
Contest is now in full pro-
gress.
Robert Moore of 1924 Semi
mole was honored with a birth
day party on Saturday, March
2, from Z to 10 pm. The young
MISTER who just turned sixteen
is a sophomore at Eastern High
School and the son OF Mr.. and
MIS-. James LaRoach
Those who brought gifts and
enjoyed sandwiches. cup cakes,
pop and other goodies, as well
as record playing, were Elaine
Gibson. Geraldine Martin, Rer-
nice Fate. Lawrence Natchett,
Curtis Gibson, Chester Crump
Jr, Donnic LcRoach. James Lee,
Many Mecrc and Dorothy Ben
ara.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09
$4,000
Needed AT
Center

A city wide drive to raise
$4,000 TO sustain and improve
the operation of Merchants Com
muni'y Center 1887 Clay avt.,
got underway this week. accord
ne to Samuel Lipson, president
Of the Clay-Oakland Merchants
Association.
The ;nier-racial group OF
eas'side businessmen. headed
by Mr.. Lipson. ACQUIRED a
vacated union hall at Clay and
Russell two years ago and
turned il into much needed
recresiional center for the
many neglected youth in that
nei9hborhood.
Members Of the association
who had been supporting the
center with their personal con-
tr;butions. are now seeking ad-
dltional financial aid from out
side businesses and individuals
who will share in the up-keep
Of this important community
project.
Outstanding Detroit leaders in
civic development who are now
serving on the growing ccnter's
advisory board arc: Juvenile
Court Judge Nathan j. kaut-
man. Charles Wartman Of the
Michigan Chronicle and Mrs.
Joseph Eldclman Of the jewish
Community Council Mrs. Ethel
Smith president OF p T. a al
Brietmcycr School. Mrs. Fred
Tucker. president of p. 7. a. at
Palmer School, and Mr.. Joseph
p. Zasucha-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09

100 Gray Ladies, serving
In "a hospitals, last year
gave 10000 hours Of vol
unteer service; its Motor
Service drivers gave 22.SO3
hours of their time driving
a total of 224.246 miles on
5,Ol2 varied assignments;
its IFS Nurse Aides gave
13,945 hours Of their time
assisting in several hospi-
tails.
Production Service made
thousands Of garments and
articles for use by service
mems families and patients
in veterans hospitals: l.491
Canteen Service volunteers
gave 24.53S hours assisting
in the chapter. blood center
and bloodmobile unit cam
teens; p specially quail
fled and trained volunteer
social workers-Social We'll
fare AideS-contributed b.
563 hours of work while
over 200 Staff Aides-clerkS.
rcceptionistS. etc. contri-
luted 23.751 volunteer
hours.
The American National
Red Cross slogan for this
year is ON THE JOB
WHEN TT COTrNTS
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09
Los Angeles
Hailed For
Racial Gains

NEW YORK-A prominent
Negro LAWYER and newspaper
publisher today hailed Los An
gclcS. once racial trouble spot.
for the great strides it has made
! race relations.
Loren Miller. "A board mem
Der Of both the NAACP and the
Urban League, declared in the
new issue of Look Magazine that
Los Angeles is now one of the
nations leading cities in en-
lichtcncd race and community
relations.
Miller said in the magazine:
There are many. many
rough spots. of course. but
regard Los Angeles - and I
think most Negroes regard
Los Angeles-as one OF the
better Giles of the nation"
Millcr'S sentiments were
backed by 2l-ycar-old willard
Johnson. president of the stu
dent body at the University OF
California at Les Angeles. John
son is the second Negro ever to
hold this position.
The student elected mo only
because Of the issues. There
has been an Improvement in the
general attitude. Put there are
still problems. and none of US
should be complaccnt," Johnson
said in Look.
UCLA also came in for praise
from DR.. Ralph Bunche, who
said of his alma mater:
Possibly no Institution of
higher education in the country
has as good a record as UCLA
over a long period of years on
the question Of indignation Ct
minority groups, and particular
~ Of Negroes
Largely responsible for Los
Angeles success IN race rcla-
tons. according to- Look. lis the
prolifcration of what might be
called 'do-good' or humanitarian
organizations"
Here the magazine credits the
work Of churches. labor unions.
minority groups. public and pri-
Natc welfare agencies. youth
groups. Womcn'S organizations
and veterans groups.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09

or given by his best friend Ka-
Is. James was very surprised
when he discovered the cause
tor the party
James. former student Of
Tennessee State, returned this
week.
Among those attending his
party was, Rose Marie Block.
Barbara Mitchell, Alma Pryor,
jeanne. Phyliss Lett. Nickic
Pitts. Fairfax Woods. George
Jcnnct, Johnson and many oth-
crS.
| James best friend Harold al
$50 left this week but not for
school. The Army got him first.
Good Luck to the both of you
and may you both be very sue
.ceSSful.
Well, I must sign off now I'M
It'll next week this time. There
fore | Will be looking forward
To seeing more OF YOU in this
looming week.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09
Appoint New Principal
Az Miller High School

little folks birth 10 four years.
who soon will enter school
for the first time has gone up
27 per cent.
Tn Dcat pablo schools is
charged by Law with the respon-
s,biliiy Of educating them To
% this adequately and efficient
Is 800 more cha srooms must be
built immediately
Revenues coming from the
passage Of Proposition ID VIII
assure the schools Of funds to
construct new buildings now
while they are needed
The thicc-mill levy, however.
is stop-eap measure. In order
10 face q bigger problem in 1859
y hen all millape VIII expire. a
citizens committee IS being es-
Gihlshcd
Immediate bookings for speak
crs. arranged at the convenience
of Tho caller can be made by
tclephonlng the millaec office.
Board of Education. WO 3-7l5O.
Line l05.
In their addresses, the school
men viii explain in detail why
now schools and additions must
be built now 70 accommodate
those pre-school children already
living in Detroit. And they viii
answer questions raised by their
listeners on educational and
building problems.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09

Harold J IIarrr icn nowlv
appointed principal Of Miller
Junior HIGH School who viii
take h.s post after Win +
MERIT tp 9s T. noV Icnr'
Ford High s hool Sept. 3, has
been selected By the Supcrin-
tcndcnt Of Detroit public schools
a. spread the personal word OF
Tie $4,000 pupil housing clucr-
pcncy 10 appear on the April
ballot as School Tax Limita-
ton. Proposition ID.
Also on the speakers roster
are William s. Billups. prlnci-
pal Of Sampson elementary;
Ernest T Marshall. admInistta-
tive assistant, Guidance and
Placement Dept and Lloyd
Co.cr. counselor. Miller.
Mr. Bllups Mr. Marshall and
Mr.. Cofer viii help their audi
encc reach fun understanding
Of why the public schools are
asking voters to approve a three
mill increase in assessed prop
erty valuation on the April LIST
election.
This current emergency has
been handed to the Detroit pub
lie schools because Of the city's
rapidly rising birth rate.
In the past 10 years children
of school census age have in
creased IL per cent; and. most
Significantly. the number Of
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09
THE AMERICAN RED
CROSS

With budget require
ments for the coming wear
assured in al but three
Observation-Disclosures. Huron
Browns own and Norville-
by rarticinption ~ tho S'ic-
c"Seful United Fonrdat on
Torch Drive last fall. the
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09
COM NJ E n T ATOR


CONTINUED From Page 81
walter said.
Camp Cavcll is located
on Lake Huron, near Lex
ington. Mich, approximate
~ 80 miles from Detroit
Chartered buSseS, leaving
from and returning to Cen
trail Branch. will transport
the campers at the begin
ming of each camping per-
iod.
Camping periods for the
1857 summer are as fol-
lows: June u to July 10;
July 11-24; July Is to Aug.
z; and Aug. S-21.
Each camp period now
opens on a Thursday and
ends on a Wednesday.
Miss Buckwalter pointed
out.
Girls staying two per-
iods will be allowed to
leave camp for an over
night visit home If they
wish" she said.
Camp Cavell is open to
all girls between the ages
of 8 and 16. Camperships
to help defray part or all
e X p enses are available
through the YWCA, Miss
Ruckwalter stated.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1957-03-09
BY RUBY WOODS

Hello everyone How has
lie been treating all Of YOU
This week Ten-age talk will
be little short due to the fact
/, have acquired many extra
duties i'm the last few weeks;
never thcless shall relate to
you the little news | have.
Alice Thompson was the
hostess to rs teen-agers Fri
day night. The occasion
just a LITTLE get-to- gether. so
Alice explained. But the guest
all said il was a winging
party.
A few Of the dancing to her
large collection of both Rock &
Roll and Progressive Jazz were:
Earlyn Byas. Billy Snowden,
Jackie lIullun, George Ford,
Purnicc TAYLOR. David Gaines,
Mary Davidson, Lcncll Grim
bic, Floyd Burch, Barbara
Gaines, Lawrence Samuel Rose
Range. Helen and Sam Worthy,
Ivy Price, Howard Worthy,
Leon Revnold. jimmy, Robert
and many others.
AS USUAL THE BETA ETA
CHAPTER OF ALPHA KAPPA
ALPHA SORORITY Annua |
Club New Yorker was very
successful. Many people from
Detroit travelled to Ann Arbor
to sec the wonderful floor show.
One Of Ann Arbors disc joe
keys was the cmccc none
other than Ollie Mclaughlin
himself. And naturally things
had TO be swinging. if music
was by Ken Ky. and his fam
Gus combo.
Others who helped to make
the evening very enjoyable
were: Vivian Bugs, Willis Pat
terson. Dolores Evans, Pancho
and Cisco.
The main part Of the show
was THE AKA Chorus Line"
not only were the costumes We
~ beautiful, but their dance
routine was original and eXcit-
ing. to watch. The Chorus Line
consisted of AKR members Jua-
nita Anderson, Judy Bronston,
Shirley Brown, Anne Coleman.
Barbara Flood. Gloria Johnson,
Juanita Kirkpatrick. Phyllis
Lee. Nanny Murrell Betty Pat
tcrson. Mary Anee Patton. Bar
bara Pratt. Clemmet Ricum-
strick. Barbara Robertson. Mar
lcnc Roberts. Betty Watts. Clio
ria West and Martha Washing
ton. Graduate Advisor.
A few Of those enjoying them
selves we're: one Of ". of MS
star football players, Jim Pace;
Mary Mason, Kenneth Harring-
ton, Vernon and Marion Wat
kins. Johnson Woods. George
.Icnnci Barbara Coleman, Gle
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY El0ins townsend Dieksrson

tion and on the lot we're trees of
all varieties and bushes and for
him to help himself. These Likens-
Foster houses have nice yards, but
are completely void of any land
scaping. Oh! we did have one lone
tree.
Hayes and l donned our old
clothes. boots (Kansas soil is
either dusty or muddy and it's cur
rently Muddy, and headed for
the aforementioned lot If any of
you horticulturists could have seen
us that day you would have tainted
dead away in disbelief of our ignor-
ance. Hayes and I took great pains
to replant poison oak I'm certain.
Wen hSve 4 full garden. but every
tree and bush as it buds will be a
great surprise to us.
On Wednesday of Last week Major
John ToOmey and Hayes reported
to Manhatten, Kansas, for a day of
lect;ais=iIg to the RO.TC. boys at
Kansas State College. Last year
Hayes lectured here in town in the
boys at Washburn University and
SHJOyeu uoluB II SO muCn lndL he
accepted this invitation to K. State.
Hayes says it just seems impos-
sible to look at those young college
boys and realize that it was years
instead of yesterday" when he
was the student, instead of the
speaker.
Am wondering if the May Day
basket flare has taken affect in
the east I had never heard of such
custom until we moved to Kansas
and the evening of May the first
little friend of Lynne's surrepti-
ously tapped on our front door,
left, and when we opened the door
there on our door step was a bas-
ket made from art craft paper and
in it were placed several garden
flowers. It's quite popular here and
completely new custom to us.
Can't send May flowers to you all,
but happy May Day.
Always, e. T. D.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
N&@N&
ON GOING STEADY

A leading newspaper recently conducted
a poll on the question of youngsters sixteen
and under going steady By that, we mean a
boy or girl dating only each other, and none
of their other friends.
1t is interesting to note that most of those
who replied, both teenagers and adults, agree
that youngsters sixteen and under do we'll
not to limit their dates to one boy or girl.
While there is no rule which can be ap-
piled to everyone, either teenagers or adults,
the results of this poll are interesting, if not
unexpected One view which might be kept
in mind is that going steady at very young
age limits young person in his or her con-
facts, experiences and associations. Assum
ing that most youngsters will eventually be
married, it should also be mentioned that
they will have, at this age, number of years
in which to concentrate all of their attention
on their final choice.
But to those below the age of sixteen.
who have crush on one another, and are
experiencing "true love-" we do not neces-
sarily contend that in all these cases it is
only puppy love. 1t may well be the rea'
thing, and it will be remembered that, IN
the old days, boys and girls often went to
gether for many years before being married
and it was not uncommon for youngsters to
go together for five, six or seven years before
marriage.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03

BabsOn Park, Mass, May 2. A
sound of rejoicing is today echo
ing across the western Great
Plains. Mother Nature at long last
has showered down copius rains
and heavy SHOWS upon wide areas
If that drought-stricken region. AS
result, soil moisture conditions
in much of the Great Plains are
more encouraging than they have
been in several years.
But-IS The Drought Broken!
Farmers and businessmen living
in the Great Plains naturally are
greatly concerned as to whether
hese much-improved moisture con-
1itions are a mere flash in the
pan or the real thing Crops in
some instances have been hard
hit: valuable top-soil has been
blown away; cattle have starved
or farmers have been forced to
liquidate them for lack of feed !:
and some people living on the land
are facing poverty. Although this
ive-year drought has been less
destructive On the whole than the
disastrous drOughts of 1884 and
1896. it has been severe. l can
we'll appreciate the mounting hope
in many hearts that it may now be
ending.
| wish could give them definite
assurance that the worst is over.
Perhaps it is However, l am a
statistician and not a weather fore
caster-at least not a very good
one. Professional weather fore
forecasters tell me that it takes
about six months of above-nOrmal
precipitation to end major
drought. If so, in this respect at
least there is still some distance to
go before we can know for a GER
tainty that the drought has ended.
Incidentally, there are still size
able sections of Colorado, New
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
BabsOn Discusses The Western Drought Situation

ing real progress under all condi-
tions.
Trend To Larger Farms win
Continue
These various modern methods
of farming and of minimizing the
effects of droughts or other ad-
verese conditions all point in one
directiOn-toward larger, better
equipped, and more skillfully man
aged farms. The one-man farm
even now is as outdated as the
"one boss shay This farm revo-
luton" has made rapid progress
in recent years. There are, for
instance, a million more tractors
on y. S. farms today than there
were in 1850; 131 per cent more
pickup hay balers; 81 per cent
more corn-pickers; 80 per cent
more grain combines; and II per
cent more milking machines.
On the other hand, the number
of U. S. farms has declined II per
cent since 195O-frOm 5.379 ,250 to
4,783,021. Yet total farm area has
not changed much since then
Therefore, the size of many farms
has increased. It is only on these
larger, well-managed farms that
the full benefits of mechanizatiOn
and modern techniques can profit
ably be realized. Such farms are
in a much better position to sur
vive prolonged drought or other
adversities than is the small. poor
ly managed farm. They are here
to stay. Farming in America now
is big business. I. therefore fore
cast another relatively good year
for most American farmers. They
are a sturdy, intelligent, indus
trious and God-fearing group This
is a combination Of qualities hard
to beat, and one America sorely
needs today.
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03
EYeryhedY's Apple-Cart

The cyclonic funnel of a legis-
lative storm now brewing in Wash
ington, that may be expected to
rock the agricultural and stock
raising areas of the nation, hovers
over Senate Bill 1856 which would
transfer from the Department of
Agriculture to the Federal Trade
Commission the administration OF
the Packers and Stockyards Act of
1921.
"The primary purpose of this
Act (of 1921" in the words OF
the USDA, "is to assure fair COM
petition and fair trade practices
in livestock marketing and in the
meat packing industry to
safeguard farmers and ranchers
against receiving less than the true
market value of their livestock and
to protect consumers against un-
fair business practices in the mar
keting of meats, poultry, etc.
That such organizations as the
American Farm. Bureau FEEDER
alton, the National Grange, the
American National Ca tile m II S
Assn, and the Texas and South
western Cattle-Raisers Assn, and
the American Meat Institute are
uniformly opposed to such a change
would seem to indicate that Secre-
tary Benson and his aides are do
ing a good job in the interests OF
all concerned. That there is no need
of such change would appear fur
ther frGm the fact that the Depart
ment is currently conducting 46
different major Investigations, that
while he is not required to do So
the Secretary has worked closely
with the Federal Trade Commits
sion where it seemed appropriate
and has further stated: II shall
request the FTC for help on any
investigation where it appears to
be in the public interest"
A broad hint of the eagerness OF
the Federal Trade Commission to
establish itself as the commissaT
If the whole American economy
and specifically and Immediately
70 move in on the territory of the
USDA, is seen in a rcent initial
1ecision' which cites 1.-THE recent
Introduction for passage by Con-
gress of S. 1856" mentioned above)
as indicating the sense of that
body. 1t is ambitious indeed to
suggest what Congress thinks be
fore committee hearings on the
bill in question have ever been be
gun!
There was much discussion when
he Act was passed in 1921 whe-
Milford chronicle., 1957-05-03

Mexico, Nebraska, Texas, and Ohio
that remain parched. The one sure
thing is that overall moisture
conditions have materially i'm
proved-the trend is in the right
direction. The drought is old. and
this is another favorable factor. By
the law &C averages, it shOul not
last much longer.
Farmers Gaining Drought
KnOWhOW
Whether recurrent droughts will
ever cease to plague the western
Great Plains is a secret buried
deep in Natures crystal ball. Per-
haps scientists some day will come
up with something very cOnstruc-
tive. Meanwhile, farmers are
learning more and more how to
live with droughts and come out
ahead or at least break even. They
have come a long way in this re-
spect since the Dust Bowl days of
the Thirties, when about all they
could do was to take it lying
down., or pull up stakes and
migrate to other, more favored
areas.
The smart farmer of the Great
Plains no longer plOws and plants
indiscriminately. He knows the
value of soil-conservation methods,
of irrigation, of modern farm tools,
of contour plowing and terracing.
of sowing drought-resistant cover
crops where and when needed, and
of shelter belts of trees. He also
now gears the kind of crop planted
to soil-motsture conditions pre-
vailing at the time of planting, and
utilizes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tech
niaues and diversified farming BY
these and other modern agricul-
tural methods and practices de-
signed to lessen the risk to farm
ers and crops from drought or
other destructive forces. he is max