V A Chief Praises Hospital
TUSKEGEE, Ala. (ANP). High
praise was heaped on operation
of the Tuskegee Veterans Admin
istration Hospital today by Dr.
Paul B. Magnuson, Chief Medical
Director of the VA, following a
tour of the institution.
“Th£ only purpose of a hospital
is to make sick people well and
to stimulate them so that they
can take their proper place in
their community and the Tuske
gee hospital is performing this
function in an ideal manner,” Dr.
Magnuson said.
He particularly praised the
hospital’s Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation division, headed by
Dr. Harvey F Davis.
Dr. Magnuson s^id this division
is “the nearest thing to the ideal
of rehabilitation I have seen.”
“All categories of patients, in
cluding mental, orthopedic and
all other types, are stimulated by
becoming interested in something
useful that will help them make
a living and in this manner they
are given a great assist on the
road to complete rehabilitation, ’
he added He explained that it
is not contemplated to provide
complete training, but this activ
ity makes complete training easier
for the individual.
Dr. Magnuson visited the Tus
kegee Hospital with R. A. Kevan,
his assistant executive officer,
and Dr. Frank B. Brewer, of At
lanta, Ga., VA Area Medical Di
rector.
The Tuskegee VA Hospital, the
largest institution of its kind in
this section of the country, has
15 of its full-time staff members
as members of American specialty
boards. There is a close working
arrangement with the staffs of the
Emory University Medical School
and the University of Alabama
Medical College.
Tuskegee VA staff members
take courses at each of the two
schools and members of the facul
ties of the school visit the hospi
tal each week for lectures and
ward rounds.
Courses in post-graduate work
are taken at intervals at other
schools over the country.'
Dr. T. T. Tildon is manager of
the Tuskegee VA Hospital and Dr.
G. C. Branche is chief of profes
sional services.
Following his tour of the hos
pital, Dr. Magnuson spoke to the
staff members in the hospital au
ditorium.
Gwendolyn Brooks* to
Lecture at Columbia
NEW YORK. (ANP). Gwen
dolyn Brooks, the first Negro
woman to be honored with the
Pulitzer prize, continues to crash
barriers. The Chicago author will
be a guest consultant in the Eng
lish Seminary at Barnard college.
Dr. William Boyd of Atlanta
university was the most recent
professor of color to hold sessions
on the Morningside Heights cam
pus.
Frederick Reeves Dies
Word was received recently
by Mrs. R. E. Edwards of the
death and funeral services of
Frederick Reeves, husband of the
former Christine Ward.
Mr. Reeves died suddenly on
Tuesday and funeral services
were held on Friday. He had been
in ill health several years.
Martin VanBuren was the first
President to be born a citizen of
the United States.
Feted on Kirtiidny
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Photo by R&ndol
Mrs. Mary Green
Two hundred and fifty guests
completed the list at a birthday
reception Sunday afternoon, De
cember 31, honoring Mrs. Mary
Green. The affair was given by
Mrs. Green’s mother, Mrs. Cor
delia Walker, 2000 Dudley, with
guests being received from 3 to 7
p.m.
An out of town guest for the
occasion was Mrs. M. I. Morgan
of the National Judicial Council
of the Woodmen Insurance Com
pany of Denver, Colo.
Hostesses assisting Mrs. Walker
were Betty and Hazel Wilson and
Winifred Winston.
Charles Mitchell, brother of
Mrs. Green proved an efficient
chef who prepared the buffet
service. Christmas decorations
were used.
The observance took on a dif
ferent form "when a New Year’s
Eve party commenced at 9:30
p.m.
Mrs. Green was recipient of
many lovely gifts.
Emperor Selassie
Is A Grandfather
PARIS. (ANP). Emperor Haile
Selassie of Ethiopia became a
grandfather Friday when a baby
girl was born to Crown Prince
Asfa and Princess Medfariach
Wosen here. The crown prince is
heir to the Ethiopian crown.
ATTEND WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE—Among the many persons to attend the Mid-Century
White House conference on Children and Youth last week in Washington, D.C., were these attractive
women, all members of the National Dental auxiliary. From left to right: Mrs. John Carr, Washing
ton; Mrs. J. E. Carter Jr., Augusta, Gv; Mrs. J. A. Jackson, Charlottesville, Va.; Mrs. M. B. Hutto,
Bainbridge, Ga.; and Mrs. W. T. Randa.il, Washington.—(ANP).
Inte^.ated Units Gallant
Says “Efficiency Expert”
Wendell Green
■Walled in
the St. Loui#
nt although/
new reixw
nes witho^/. (ANP). Judge Wen
dell E. Greten this week was of
ficially installed as a member of
the Circuit court of Cook County.
As a circuit judge, he holds the
highest judicial office ever held
by a Negro in Chicago.
Leading attorneys, judges and
officials in this area jammed room
729 in the County building to
honor Judge Green at the official
ceremonies. After the praising had
ended, the new jurist declared:
"I am merely a product of my
American environment, and I re
gard my appointment as an
American achievement.”
Serving as a justice in the Chi
cago Municipal court, Judge
Green was promoted to the higher
chair to fill a vacancy caused by
a death. Gov. Adlai Stevenson ap
pointed him to this post.
Mayor Martin H. Kennelly,
Rep. William L. Dawson, Chiei
Justice Daniel A. Roberts and nu
merous others headed the list oi
prominent persons paying tribute
to Judge Green.
_ Sharing in the. plaudits of tbt
speakers was h Is wife, Loralne,
who often appears in guest speak
j er’s role with him or for him.
They work as a team. She is
holder of advanced degrees from
the University of Chicago.
Serving as master of ceremonies
was Judge Dennie E. Normoyle,
whose wittiness and eloquence
kept the program moving at a
rapid rate. Among the many per
sons who spoke jtvere:
George Woods, president of the
Chicago Bar Association — he
pointed out that Green ranked
highest among the members of
the association in its annual poll
on judges of the Municipal court
—Judge Abraham Marowitz who
cited the progress of Negroes in
2nd Division Praised In Hattie;
Officer (ated In Saving His Men
Copelands in
“New Home’.
Two years ago when Maurice
Copeland made his first cement
block at 547 North 22nd street,
his neighbors asked him what he
was doing.
“I am going to build a house,”
Copeland replied, and he kept on
making blocks. The beautiful resi
dence, into which Mr. and Mrs.
Copeland and their daughter,
Marlene movect a few days before
Christmas Holidays, is located at
4502 W street.
The Copelands bought the six
lots at 45th and W 15 years ago
and have been planning for their
new home since that time. Even
though there are numerous minor
details to be completed, Mrs.
Copeland says it is a thrill of a
life time to be in one’s own home.
Frisk’s Prexy to
Speak in Chicago
CHICAGO—(ANP)—Charles S.
Johnson, president of Fisk uni
versity, will present a Sidney Hill
I man foundation lecture at the
' University of Chicago on Jan. 9.
He will discuss “The Negro’s Fight i
for Equal Rights.”
President Johnson will speak
under the^auspices of the Sidney
Hillman foundation and the uni
versity’s Committee on Education,
Training and Research in Race
Relations.
The Hillman foundation lec
tures, established to perpetuate
the ideals for which Mr. Hillman
lived, are delivered throughout the ;
nation by leading educators. 1
the Chicago Bar association;
The Ref. Father Suthern of St. 1
Thomas Episcopal church pro- 1
nounced invocation. '
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SEOUL, Korea — (ANP)— Col.
S. L. A. Marshall, the army’s
roving “efficiency expert” in in
fantry operations, had high praise
here last week for the actions
under fire of mixed Negro and
white units of the U. S. Second
division.
The former army historian of
World War I, and chief editorial
writer of the Detroit News, told
correspondents that in neither the
Pacific nor European theaters “did
I find a division that fought with
more gallantry than the Second.”
Marshall is serving as an opera
tions analyst in Korea and is com
piling the detailed histories of 16
companies of the Ninth, 23rd and
38th Infantry regiments during
their offense and defense against
six Chinese divisions in the Ku
jangdong-Suchon sector last
month.
“I did not find one company
that yielded ground until its am
munition ran out or until it be
came unusually encumbered by
its dead and wounded. No unit
left any of its wounded behind.
Highest praise went to “B”
company of the Ninth, for bravery
I in action, and to its Negro execu
I live officer. First L.t. Ellison C.
/ Wynn of Durham, W. C., who was
I in command of the unit for 24
I hours.
“That company’s stand perhaps
unequalled in American military
history,” said Colonel Marshall.
“It entered action with 125 men
and withdrew only on regimental
orders 24 hours later with only
34 men not wounded.
The company commander, Capt.
William C. Wallace, white, was
wounded in the first hour of battle
and Lt. Wynn took over the com
mand.
Colonel Marshall commented:
“Get the picture. The CO from
Virginia, a Negro second in com
mand, and two non-coms (both
.vhite), distinguishing themselves
in action.”
Of Wynn, the colonel said:
“Nothing can be said of his
heroism which would not be an
underestimation. As an example
when dawn broke after a night
attack, Wynn led six men to the
crest of a hill and—because they
were out of ammunition—threw
rocks and C-ration cans at the
charging Chinese with great ef
fect. His action enabled 30 of
his 34 men to escape.”
Wynn was one of the 30 to get
away.
Army Calls for 3,000
Professional Nurses
NEW YORK.—(ANP) — The
American Nurses’ association,
through its committee on nurs
ing resources, fell solidly behind
the army’s urgent call for 3,000
professional nurses here last
week, by establishing quotas for
states to fill requirements based
on their nurse population.
At the same time, the commit
tee urged state units to do every
thing possible to facilitate enroll
ment of professional nurses in
accordance with the quotas.
Since Negro nurses now hold
membership in ANA through
state units in all except four
southern states, the call is also
directed at them.