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    American Cancer Socie*
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■ 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.