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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
Cominvn.0u svFvices

Peoples Community Church.
1901 Woodward, is observing lis
Fifth Anniversary during the
month Of October A series of
programs have been arranged
for each Wednesday and Sunday
evening during the month to
properly mark this occasion.
On Sunday, October 4, 1859 at
7:30 pm. the ST George Syrian
Orthodox Choir appeared in Con
cert under the direction Of Mr..
Ray George. Father Thomas Ruff.
fin, pastor of ST. George Syrian
Orthodox Church served as com
mentator. Mr.. Fred Farmer.
we'll known organist Of Christ
Episcopal Church. in Dearborn
Michigan, was featured in a
group Of organ selections.
On Wednesday. Oct. 7. 1859
Mr.. stephen kish, Director of
Detroit Civic Center Commission,
will be the principal speaker
Music will be provided By the
Inspirational Choir of Peoples
Community Church. A social
hour with refreshments will fol
low each program.
Mr.. w. A. Kelley, Sr., General
Chairman of the Fifth Annivcr-
sary Committee. DR.. Carlyle F.
Stewart. Pastor of Peoples Com
munity Church. The public is in
vited to attend each program
during the anniversary
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10


and Washington Water Power
Co., Spokane. for a special prof
Get dealing with the merger of
It's electric operations with a gas
company.
Mr.. Wolfe presented Michigan
Consolidated a handsome l8-inch
trophy symbolizing the progress
Sivc spirit and service character
Of the gas industry. Three grace
full arches form a pyramid from
which rises a blue-tinted, flame
shaped pillar. On the base of the
trophy are inscribed the three
major dimensions of sound pub
lie relations Integrity, En-
lightcnment. Achievement
The trophy was received by
Noble d. Travis, Michigan Con
solidatcds director Of public re-
lati0ns, who conceived the idea.
SIX inch desk rcplicas of this
trophy were presented TO the six
companies winch gained first
place in their classifications of
the contest.
Last year top honors in the
aga. contest were won by Que.
bee Natural Gas Corporation,
Montreal, and in 1857 by South
crn California Gas Company, Los
Angeles.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
"a loek At HE New A6ta:
No Teen Gangs In
Africa Says Artist

NEW YORK CITY During
a time when tcenasc killings
and gangs are headline news
over The nation a spokesman
who has just retained from
Ailsca tltcs there is no tecnape
delinquency there.
The kids in Africa are too
busy planning to better them.
selves and get an cducation-
they don't have time TO rel lnto
mischief stated Earl Sweotin,
1.mcrlcan Negro artist VINO r..
Gently returned from that coun.
tr, 10 take part IN the African
heritage Exposition held here
last month.
The youth do not hang around
the streets at nlght-dO not be.
long 10 gangs and do not carr,
weapons MIR. Swceting says en-
%pnatically. The country Itself
has greatly expanded. You would
never think this is the Africa
you We been reading about ana
seeing in the moves. American
Nv mas a tendency Of giving the
viewer a distorted viewpoint. 100
few Cf the Reports on Africa
have been authentic
For instance Mr.. Swcetinp
pointed out, the Mau Mau still
exists but they are mol fighting
for ~evil-thcy are fighting for
i1ceGom and now that the Arr.
can Is getting many of ms wants
the Mau Mau is slowly bccom-
Ing non-cxlstant.'
Journcylng TO Africa with his
wife, Ina, for a II month stretch
Mr.. Swceting was summoned
there to paint the history of
Africa. This task took him the
full time, working from 8 am.
until nearly midnight and doing
much research before he could
began TO paint.
Queen Of Shena was African
Always a lover of African his
tory, Mr.. sweefing for years
previously had been a consuItanf
and authority on African life
and the heritage they are proud
to bear. There is little about
the African way Of Iife-pasf or
present-whicn mr.. Sweeiins is
not thoroughly acquainted. He
loves to remind Americans that
the beautiful Queen Of Sheba
was an African-proud and gor.
geovs.
A balding, cxacting man Of
49, Mr.. Swecting has complete
a set of II paintings which the
African Government, Archivc of
Ghana, has attractivcly put up in
colored postal cards. Each de-
scribcs a famous scene in Afri-
can history-such as The Chan.
aians defending their country
from the enemy'-"the science
OF Medicine originated by Afri-
cans in the ancient empire of
Ghana. The cards are educational
in that they tell you that Afri-
cans taught the Greeks the al
phabet-onc picture shows Ham
teaching his brothers Shem and
Japhct the alphabet. 1t was Tyro,
African secretary to Cicero, who
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10

originated shorthand writing i'm
% t. {. Architecture was orr.
s'nated by African mothers in
laying foundations for building
construction. Acsop was an Afri-
ean-and he impaired the wis.
IN Oh African TO the Greeks.
me Science Of Chemistry was
oiis'natcd by Africans and il
was the Africans vino taught
Ma'hmcmatlcs 10 the Greeks. All
lhese are painted from facts
from reliable and authentic an.
Gentle history books and records.
As an extra added attraction,
mr.. Sweetiny beautifully painted
me Madonna and Child as Afri-
cans for Christmas greetings
from the government 10 widen
fhe international bond Of peace
at Christmastime
Never think Of African as a
jungle Of natives and animals
Galley Five Tribune WV
these people 4 more civilized
they are alert and ambitious
and anxious to impart their
knowicdsc-and learn more mod
Vrn ways. Ii is amazing what
lhey have done in Ghana in So
snort a time since gaining their
independence. They realize what
happens in Ghana sets the pace
Tor other African countries strug.
SUNG for freedom
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10

grade student al pcrshing High
School lie is an active member
81 the Excelsior choir If the Co
rn;hian and has high hopes Of
maxine guard position on the
varsity basketball team He re-
sides with his family at 1925
Goddard street. The contest is
one of the main features OF Co
rinthian pastor. the Rev. +. =.
Jones. anniversary program
which Will end this Sunday.
Mrs Ethel DeGraffcnr.ed is
chairman Of This is Your Life
program to be held Friday, Oct.
% al the Metropolitan Baptist
Church.
The Missionary Department
sponsored a bazaar Friday and
Saturday, Oct 23 Mrs. Erncs-
tine Merrell is chairman.
Mrs Annie Poolcr of 1912 18th
street remains shutin ut her
home. She is a member Of the
Church VI God, Hancock al Yer
mont.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10

J. Theodore Wolfe, Baltimore,
president of AGA. told dele
gates 10 the Associations 4lst an
nual convention that the Detroit
company has been honorcd for
the years outstanding contribu-
ton to greater understanding of
the industry and modern gas ser
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10

lsan's rate of growth in the fu.
turc is adequate to provide work
for our present and our growing
population.
Population migration to Mich.
gan and other highly industrial
states in the surrounding area
will continue in the future.
though perhaps not at the high
rates of the past two decades.
While the rate IF induslrialila.
ton of the Southern states is en-.
couraslns. ii is far short of
enough to take care OF their
grOwing populations
We should do or share of the
nations work as efficiently as
possible. If we have lransporta
ton problems. We should solve
hem If there is any basis for the
charge that our tax structure
thwartS maximum development of
profitable business and well pay
ing job opportunities, then we
should correct it.
n taking an aggressive stand
toward the solution Of our prob
lens. We a,e in no sense compel
Ing with other states; we should
be glad TO see all of the other
states solve their problems too.
The whole forecast of a bright
future for American depends on
the assumption that, as individu.
ais. business firms. communities.
states. and as a nation, we shall
continue TO solve our economic
nrohlpmS with reasonable
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
DOUBLE WINNERS

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The
University of Michigan is the
only institution in track and
field history that had three dou-
bic winners in the Olympic
Games spirits. Archie Hahn won
both the 100 and 200 meter
dashes in 1904; Ralph Craig did
the same thing in 1912, and Ed
die Tolan copied both events IN
the 1882 Olympic Games.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10

LAKELAND ABB, TEx.-Air-
man John II. Upton. son of
Rev. and Mrs. Emanuel T Tip.
ton of 1861 Canton. Detroit.
has completed his initial course
in Air Force basic military
training here. He has been Sc
lcctcd to attend the technical
course for Supply Specialist
at Amarillo AFB. Tex. Airman
Upton is a graduate of East
crn High School. Basic airmcn
al Lakeland are selected for
'pccializcd training at a tcchni
cal schools on the basis Ct
their interests and aplitudcS
They arc rcassigncd 10 the
school after four weeks of ba-
sic. and are given additional
military basic training along
with the technical subjects. Ac-
cording to SGT Emerson +.
Johnson local Air Force Re
cruiter located at 290l llol-
brook.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
Church NesCS

Vying for The honor and title
Of Mr. Corin:hian' is johnny c.
Rankin. jr, a well hammered,
clean cut young man who is most
definitely an asset TO the CORN.
THAN Baptist Church who is
sponsoring the popularity con
test.
Young Mister Rankin is seven.
teen years of age and a twelfth
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
THIRD BAPTIST
5e2 East Ferry
WARREN AVE. BAPTIST
l0A1 z W

Sunday school, OILS am. Morn.
ing worship. 1920 am. B. T. IT,,
600 pm Evening worship. 7:30
pm.
Rev. w. r. Matthews. Pastor
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10

JOHN {. WILSON. s'man, USN
son Of Mr. and Mrs. James Mo
ton Of 2042l Kentucky, Detroit.
Michigan. Before entering the
Navy in August 1857, he grad.
uated from Northern High in
Detroit. The iccbrcakcr is
slowly knitting its way through
unchartcd waters performing
the first clcctronic controlled
photographic survey in history.
Twenty four hours a day are
devoted to this task of making
these waters safe for mariners
TO reSupply our nothern out
posts of defense. Carefully po-
sitioning the EdiSto as She ma.
vigates through tremendous
lccbcrgS, rocks and shoals are
two electronic stations near
Melville Bay, Greenland.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
Employment Research
Reveals Need OF Jobs
lFirst in a series of articles

10 provide full employment for expanding population.
Michigan should develop more than a million new Jobs
over the next ]. years. For every two Jobs available in the
state in 1853. a third will be needed BY 1870.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
ST. MATTHEWS SPIRITUAL
CHuRCH-I237 Harper

Sunday school, $50 am. De-
vine Healing and sermon. ll:l5
am Hour 0 Meditation and Can
dle-lighting Hour every Friday
Night. $50 pm.
Rev. a. Cobb. Pastor
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10

5APTlST-l50l ST. Aubin

SUNDAY SCHOOL $50 AN.
SERVICES - l0:45 A.M..7:30
PM.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
Mich. Consolidated Gas Co.
Gets Top National Award

CHICAGO - Michigan Consolidated Gas Company,
Detroit, today was awarded top honors in the third annual
Public Relations Achievement competition Of the American
Gas Association.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
GREATER ST. PETER anne
ZlON-44o0 Nj. Elliott
Rev. c. M. MetcaIfe

Sunday school, $50 am. Morn
Ing services. HOO am. Night
service, ZOO pm. Pray and Class
meetings, Fridays, 800 pm.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10

HONE SEWERS. there's exciting
news for you this fall. For the first
time, Syl-mer. Dow Cornins's sili-
cone treatment thoi mokes fobries
crease and spot resistant os we'll os
woier repellent. is ovoiloble on
wofsied fabrics at rcioil. Miss
Moriho Titus is shown os she models
McColl's pattern =5l0I in Crest
woods Torryiown worsted plold Of
The American National Exhibition in
Moscow. The some garment moy be
seen in The ccoIl-Modemoiselle
iroveline fashion show touring he
bette, department stores around the
covntFys
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
BETHEL AM. e.
SIS Friedrich

EBENEzER a. IA. &.
4225 Brvsh-Rev. Il. NJ. Robinson
WORSHIP service 1890, 1880.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
PEACE BAPTIST
1880 GODDARD
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH or
DETROiT-441 Monroe

S. s. 1890 a.. m, Worship
service 1870 pm, 600 pm.
Rev. a. a. Banks. jr.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10

MORNING STAR MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
3495 McDougaII
Rev. s. J. Glover, Pastor
RUSSELL STREET
BAPTIST CHURCH
300 Russell Street
Rev. Stephen {. Campbell. Pastor
=
list Your Church by calling
W0. 2-1023 10 uei full details.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
G.CS~A DIRECTORY
NINTH CO CHURCH
MN
siiof

sunday school, $50 and HOO
m. sunday services. ll:00 am.
Wednesday testimonial services
IL 800 pm.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1959-10-10
OAKLAND AVENUE BAPTIST

SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:l5 AM.
WORSHIP l0:45 A.M.-7.30 PM.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
In Bethesda
In Bethesda
Ared Ne1U School
Due for ReUiunI

A multi-million dollar West
Bethesda High School is slat-
ed to be reinstated in the
school boards proposed capt.
tai budget for 1959-60-but
at a reduced cost figure.
The proposed budget of Super
intendent c. Taylor Whittier orig
inally included S4.1 million for
the project. The board deleted
the item last week, leaving in
just 100000 for site acquisition
and drawing of plans.
Board members indicated Tues.
day however, that construction
timetables will force them to re.
insert the total project at this
time. The cost will be listed at
$500,000 below the original fig
ure, or $50 million.
The half-million dollar reduc-
ton Is an arbitrary" figure, and
it has not been determined what
phases of the original project
will be deleted.
The school would have ca
pacity of 1900 students. 1t pre-
sumably would be located in the
vicinity of River rd. and Wilson
la. and would help to relieve
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
rIEsnAN.s RAsKrrnAI.L
Group Launches
MOUe Against
Detention Home

A move to enlist the sup
port of the County Council
against a move by the State
to build a juvenile detention
home at Burtonsville failed
Tuesday when the Council
tabled the proposal for more
study.
The Columbia Road Citizens
Association asked tho Council TO
urge the State Welfare Depart.
ment to look elsewhere for a
detention home site. The state
proposes TO build a 40-bed detcn.
ton home on new II 6. 90 be.
tween Burtonsville and Falkland.
II would serve six counties as a
regional center.
The Marvland-Natioral Capital
Park and Planning Commission
Monday approved the Welfare
Departments plans for the
homo. Commissioners w. Law.
son King and Louis Gravelle. of
Montgomery County dissented.
Commission vice chairman ].
Newton Brewer, ir., who was
present for discussion of the site
but not there when the vote was
taken. said he would have voted
against location for the home
in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
City to Get
New Type
Street Light

The Rockville Mayor and Coun-
Gil Tuesday night authorized city
manager Walter A. Scheiber to
enter into an agreement with the
Potomac Electric Power Company
to provide mercury vapor street
lights along East Montgomery
ave. from Hungerford DIR. to
Washington st.
City heads took the action after
hearing. delightedly, that the new
lights would cost only an addi.
tional $500 year over existent
incandescent street lights.
Scheiber said installation costs
would be amortized within the
annual service charge for the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
TwO-tO-One Ratio
Two-tO-One Ratio
New Classrooms Urged
10 Speed Indignation

The school board has APP
proved more than 50 million
worth of new construction at
up-county schools to nipple
ment the superintendent de-
segregation plan.
Major single item is a proposed
new eight-room Travilah Ele.
mentary School in the Rockville
area, to cost an estimated S603,.
$50.
The board has not set a def.
mite target date for complet.
Ing Indignation. but generally
has been talking in terms of
fall of 1861.
Presently. about 40 percent of
the county's more than 5000 Ne
gro pupils are already attending
integrated schools. Still segre.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Tuesday Sports
Trojans Drop
Close One to
N'wood High

Gaithersburg nearly pulled one
of the biggest upsets Of the cur
rent basketball season Tuesday
but lost to Northwood 60-55 in
the final minutes of play. With
three minutes left the Troians
tied the score at 1888. Don
Davis sank foul shot, missed
his second attempt which Dick
Slye tapped in to put Northwood
ahead for good. Carl Shipley led
Gaithersburg with 81 points.
A scrappy High Point club
nearly spoiled B.CCs unbeaten
Bi-County record and a surpris.
ing Richard Montgom G r y
trounced Suitland, 1929, for its
first league win.
Fred Role scored six i'm.
portant points in the last two
minutes for B-CC as a last sec.
ond High Point shot bounced off
the rim and the Barons won,
50-4S.
The Rockets outscored Suit
land. 1863 in. the final period
after trailing at halftime, 1914.
Kenny Doane led the Rockets
tfaapage with IL points.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15

Walter Johnson and Bethesda.
Chevy Chase high schools.
In the beginning, ii would
offer seventh through 10Th
grades but eventually would be
used solely for the high school
level.
Board members explained that
requirements on the sale of school
bonds are responsible for the need
to place the entire construction
appropriation in the 1959-60 bud
get.
Site acquisition and architects
planning probably will take an
entire year. However, unless the
construction appropriation is
made Immediately, bonds could
not be floated until February of
1860, delaying the desired start
ing date several months.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
OF Report from p. I
HOegh Asks
Redrafting
from, p. I

creased, rather than decreased
deaths"
Hoegh tersely commented,
"This needs much further quail.
fication."
He pointed out need for re.
vision of still another conclusion
in the report: "The construction
of home shelter is the most
important single step that eiti.
zen of Montgomery County can
take 10 inaximiZe his chance of
survival i'm case of an attack.
Without shelters, few, if any of
the people in the county would be
likely to survive"
Hoegh said, shelter and
evacuation are tactics that may
be required before or after an
attack Neither tactic should be
eliminated from our planning"
Ewing's letter was in a similar
vein. acceptance of the re-
port could raise serious ques-
tions of my endorsement (of
county requests) for f deral
funds" he wrote Reese.
He went on to say he couldn't
see how Montgomery County
could be considered a part of the
States CD plans when ii is so
different from other areas"
It would be Uncomfortable"
Ewing said, that the County
Council would accept a report by
a small group working for sew
eral months in preference to
State and national plans worked
up over the years,
A spokesman for Ewing Tues
day said that methods of defense
against attack - evacuation or
shelter - were left pretty much
IN to communities, but that
Ewing felt y was unwise to aban.
don ono - the othcr completely.
Both Fr''no and Hoegh praised
ctl,e~ sontio~s of the report.
chiefly ef q plan 70 display pro.
totvpe home shelters at an OK.
hibit center. The project. under
Amusement by the County Coun-
Gil. would cost S9S500.
The report was the work of an
evaluation committee made up of
Board members including DR..
Ellis A. Johnson, chief of the
Office of Research Operations.
Johns Hopkins University; DIR.
Richard u. Sherman, jr., ORC;
John r. Steelman. newspaper
! publisher, and Worthington
Johnson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15

gated are one high school (Car-
ver) and four~up-county elemen-
tary schools Gongview, Taylor,
Sandy Spring and Rock Terrace !.
Most of the new budget items
envision the creation Of addition.
al classrooms to allow for re-
duced class sizes at newly-inte-
grated schools.
Whittier said the smaller
classes will allow greater indi.
vidual attention to up-county pu-
pills, both white and Negro, whose
present achievement levels are
below the general county level.
Under the desegragation plan,
no school will have more than one
Negro for each two white pupils.
(The school staff this week cor.
rected an earlier statement that
the maximum ratio would be one
to threeD
Here are the supplemental prof,
ects, in addition to Travilah, APP
proved by the board for 1880
in line with the indignation blue.
print:
. 1882, 300 for a nine-classroom
addition at Taylor.
$266.S50 for a three-classroom
addition at Clarksburg School.
e$266, $50 for three-classroom
addition at Poolesville School.
. $4,000 for a four-classroom
addition at Darnestown School.
$l69,000 for a three-class-
room addition at Laytonsvillc
School.
Q $4,000 for an addition to OIL.
ney School.
Lesser additions at Washing
ton Grove and Potomac schools.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15

lar lights along East Washington
ST. and Middle and Commerce las.
These new lights win 60 a
long way toward cleaning up the
business districts" Mayor Greene
told the Council.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15

lights.
Installation of mercury vapor
lights many times more light
full til n incandescent bulbs
along East Montgomery was the
first step toward putting in SINH
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15

Be sure to read the classified
ads in this issue of the Sentinel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Mrs. Nav Elected

Mrs. Leonard S. May, of 1908
Maple ave-, Chevy Chase, was
elected president of the Proven
ton of Blindness Society of Met
ropolitan Washington,
, 1959-09-15
N q TIcE

It IS hereby brought to pub
lie notice that the season for
hunting deer On the island Of
Croix shall be open be-
tween October /, 1859 and
December 81, 1859, inclusive.
However, due to the rather
depleted deer herd, hunters
are urged to take only buck
deer.
Applications for licenses
may be obtained from the
Department Of Agriculture
q n d Labor, Christiansted,
ST. Croix.
LOUIS E. BROWN
Acting Commissioner
Dept. Of Agriculture & Labor
Sept. II. 1859