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About The voice. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1946-195? | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1953)
American Cancer Socie* •*\0* ^ Opens Annual Fine1 ^°v%' irr ••,?srfwwn'Ji»i!PB«*,. * ■ TO FIGHT CANCER — President Dwight D. Eisenhower points of the ways to control eancer is to give to the American Cancer During April, which the President proclaims as Cancer Control volunteers raise funds for a program to help save 70,000 livee from cancer in 1953. The American Cancer Society is •gain conducting its annual cam paign for funds in this community. In considering the request for contributions, most people, it is pretty certain, will ask themselves just how important is it that they give to the cause. Can they also ask with justifi cation, “I’ve given year after year and -still we’re threatened by cancer?” Each man’s answer will be his own. Our answer is based on the one word, “hope.” It must be remembered that the long hard road of research can turn at any moment. A look at the record of scientific achieve ment will demonstrate this better than anything else. The death rate from rheumatic fever declined 53 per cent between 1944 and 1950, the last year for which figures are available. Deaths from pneumonia and in fluenza declined 47 per cent in the same period. From 1944 to 1949 appendicitis deaths were cut 53.7 per cent and the scarlet fever death rate dropped 70 per cent. The over-all death rate in the U.S. was reduced 15 per cent from 1937 to 1950. This represents a saving of 1,763,347 lives. This tremendous improvement is directly due to the development of the sulfa drugs, penicillin and other antibiotics. But these wondrous jailers of infection did not leap full blown from the minds of their creators. They were the results of many patient years of plodding investi gations. And so, too, can It be with cancer. If the public can provide funds to keep the scientists at work long enough they will find the complete answer. Already, half of those who develop cancer could be saved by early diagnosis and, prompt treatment. More than $4,100,000 was allo cated to research by the American Cancer Society in 1952. The ACS expects .to increase the figure this year. When you are asked to give, do it with great expectations—with the knowledge that cancer can be conquered and with the ever con stant hope that it will be soon! Virginia Title Won By Negro Mother Waynesboro, Va. The first Negro ever to be chosen as Virginia’s “Mother of the Year” wa» described as an “outstanding person . . . who really did it the hard way.” Mrs. Leah Young of Courtland, Va., mother of 14 children, was chosen for the honor by a 10 member committee of Virginia clubwomen. She will receive a special citation at a later date and will be Virginia’s represen ative in the contest for “American Mother of the Year for 1953.” Mrs. Louis Spilman, chairman of the selection committee, said: “She had more than half the votes of the committee on the first ballot, which is really un usual.” Mrs. Spilman said about 45 applicants were considered for the honor and “we had some very outstanding nominees.” Half of those who died of cancer in the U5. are people under 65 years of age, the American Cancer Society states. Non-Partisan Rule For Rural Powers “Farmers and other customers of Rural Electrification can take heart from the published report that Lt. Governor Ancher Nelson of Minnesota will succeed Claude Wickard as Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administra tion,” Senator Hugh Butler (R. Neb.) declared here today. “This press report indicates that Rural Electrification will continue to be handled in a non-partisan manner by a man sympathetic to the needs of farmers and de termined to push expansion of rural power use through the public power districts and co-ops,” he continued. “Lt. Governor Nel I son is a farmer himself and has long been a leader in the develop ment of rural electrification in his state. I do not expect any par ticular change in REA policies under his administration.” “Some of those interested in this program have expressed con cern to me regarding the an nounced resignation of Mr. Wichard. I hope his resignation will not be seized up as an op portunity to make political ' capital.” “Anyone familiar with the I backgrounds of Secretary Benson ;N v* v\s T ho light \ ...ers not how strait th« „ gate, How charged with punishment: the scroll, I am master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. U. L. Executive to Go to Germany As Exchange Visitor Paul I. Phillips, executive sec retary of the Grand Rapids Urban League for the past six years, has been given a leave of absence to go to Germany next month for a ten-week visit, it was announced today (March 16th) by the Na tional Urban League. According to reports received from Grand Rapids at the Urban League headquarters here tn New York, Mr. Phillips will go as an exchange visitor and his trip was arranged by six German cities in return for a tour of the United States made by German citizens last year, at the invitation of the State Department. The Urban League official played host to the visiting group and met at that time, Harold N. Dorr, director of the University of Michigan summer session, who subsequently recommended Phil lips to the State Department as one of those who might accept the German invitation, when it was learned that such an invita tion would be issued. Senator Homer Ferguson (R.) and Senator Charles E. Potter (R.), both ol [Michigan, approved Mr. Phillips appointment. German civic and public or ganizations have pledged full sup port. Covering the six cities ol Krefeld. Giessen, Pforzeheim, Lu beck,, Karlsruke and Straubing, the trip will be conducted as a community project. Three of these cities will be visited by a team of six members each. The visitors will be guests of German families and each city will provide a spe cial program for social, political, economic and cultural study. A graduate of Marquette and Fisk Universities, Mr. Philips has done an outstanding job in or ganizing the Grand Rapids com munity for effective interracial action in the fields of housing, education, employment and neigh borhood development. League Has Style Show The Annual Urban League Fashion Show will be given Sat urday, April 4, 1953 at 8:00 P.M in the Auditorium of the Urban League Building, 2030 T Street. The theme of this year's show will be “Spring Is Just Around the Corner.” Featured will be spring attire by Children, Teen Agers and Adults. Part of the entertainment will consist of numbers by the Donna McCand less Dance Studio, and Mrs. Rose Harrison. Planning Committee: Mrs. Betty McWilliams, Mrs. Carrie King, Mrs. Virginia Johnson, Mrs. Dorothy Arnold, Mrs. Mary Mc Williams, Mrs. Agenese Adams, and Miss Frances Lewis. The Public is invited. and Lt. Governor Nelson will realize that they are both devoted to REA principles. The Secretary himself has spent much of his life with the National Council ol Farmer Cooperatives. I anticipate that we are now entering a period when Rural Electrification will grow larger and stronger than ever before.” Langston Hughes Appears Before Senate Probers | Langston Mugnes, appearing on the televised part of the senate ! investigations Thursday, March 26, said that he was “amazed” at the selection of his books for for eigners to read in the state de partment’s information service libraries abroard. The noted , Negro poet and1 j writer told the senate permanent investigations committee that the 'state department should have not : bought his books with taxpayers’ I money to fight communism around! the world. Hughes admitted that he had been a communist sympathizer for many years, but said he had turned against communism five years ago. He said some of his early books did follow the com munist line. Roy M. Corn, committee coun sel said, that 200 copies of 16 books] by Hughes are in the libraries. The, committee thus far has been un |able to learn of any books in the |libraries that Hughes wrote after] his purported renunciation of com munist belief. Asked if he thought his early books should be given to foreign ers to enable them to learn about , the United States, he said: “I was amazed to find the serv ice had bought them, and T would Isay it should not have bought them.” One of his books, said by the committee to be in the libraries at Tel Aviv, Singapore, and Hong Kong, is "Simple Speaks His Mind,” which committee chair man, Senator Joseph McCarthy, (R., Wis.) said contains a satire ridiculing the house committee on un-American activities. Hughes said the satire does not ridicule the committee, but por trays an imaginary hearing of the State Gas Tax Collects Billions LINCOLN, Neb., April 1.—1953 will see total collections of Ne braska Gas Tax reach one-third of a Billion Dollars since the levy was first imposed here 28 years ago this week, Willard M. Wilson, Executive Secretary of the Ne braska Petroleum Industries Com mittee reported today. ‘Yearly income from the state’s gasoline tax has jumped from 3 million a year to 22 million a year,” Wilson said, “and of course these 28 years have seen both a substantial rise in gasoline con sumption and an increase in the tax rate.” When a motorist buys 10 gal lons of gasoline today, he pays 70 cents in taxes to the state and federal governments, Wilson pointed out. 28 years ago, the tax on 10 gallons was 20 cents. “With the use of motor vehicles still on the rise ,the gasoline tax should continue to produce yearly increases in revenue, and it is ex pected that in the next ten years, with present tax rates, the state gasoline tax will produce a quar ter of a billion dollars in tax revenue. Certainly the taxpayers have the right to insist that these added funds be used only for highway purposes and so spsnt as to insure a full return in road improvements for each dollar col lected.” committee centering on race prej udice and picturing some of the 'committee members as unfair to Negroes. Hughes said he believes the work would be "confusing” to foreigners, but would demonstrate that the United States has a free press. McCarthy placed in the record a poem by Hughes entitled “Good bye Christ.” It began: "Listen Christ, You did all right in Your day, I reckon—but that day’s gone now.” Hughes said anti-Semitism in Russia was a major reason why he turned against communism, rapidly improving racial relations in the United States also led him to realize that the American gov ernment is superior to the Rus sian, he said. Hughes was complimented by Chairman McCarthy for his frank and honest ansVers to questions submitted by committee members. Suggestions to Home Buyers If you «re planning to buy a house, weigh the many factors needed to make the purchase a wise one. Here are a few suggestions you might follow: SIZE UP the market. As houses for rent become less scarce, the building market gets more com petitive and you can make better buys. DON’T OVERBUY on space. Anticipate your needs for a period of years, but forget that extra bedroom for guests. It’s a high priced luxury for most families. CHECK THE school situation in the community. AVOID HOUSES that do not fit their neighborhood. Advanced architecture is out of place in a district of conservative homes. CHECK WHETHER the FHA will insure a loan on the property. Its willingness to do so is a favorable indications and means their investment is economically sound. ESTIMATE THE cost of any property improvements needed in the future, such as installation of sewers and surfacing of streets. These elements will add to the house cost. WATCH OUT for tiny or badly arranged kitchens. Plenty of cabinet space, counter and drain board surfaces of easily cleaned materials, and good location of appliances make work lighter for the housewife. CONSIDER THE resale possi bilities before you buy. A change of jobs or of income may make it necessary to sell the house, and you’ll want a good return. Phillip Moris Has New Program A precedent-making agreement on a far-reaching employee bene fits program, designed to include seasonal tobacco workers—most of whom are Negroes—for the first time in the history of the industry, and doubling insurance benefits for all employees, was announced today by Philip Morris Si Com pany and the Tobacco Worker* International Union, AFL.
