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We are concerned, as most good citi¬
zens must be, with the prevalence of
crime, murder specifically, among Ne¬
groes. It exists among Negroes of
the lower stratum of society in this
city. There are many reasons, perhaps,
why this is so. We believe the main
reason, however, is their lack of fear that
they will receive swift and adequate
punishment for crimes committed against
each other. They hold the lives of
each other far more cheaply than they
do the lives of white people. They count
upon leniency, and, unfortunately, they
count on finding somebody to testify
for them has having good character.
Right thinking Negroes everywhere
have the feeling that leniency shown t«
Negro murderers is largely responsible
for their readiness to take life. If
these people, handy with ice-picks,
switch-blade knives, pistols and other
tools of murder, knew that swift and
certain adequate punishment awaited
them, they would think twice before
acting. We know of no surer and
quicker way of putting an end to this
business. ... ^ i
THREE EDITORIALS
Within the past several weeks there
appeared in the press, three articles or
editorials dealing with a very important
phase of Negro life. Two of the three
articles discussed employment opportu¬
nity for Negroes, especially in the Courier South.
M!r. Prattis of the Pittsburgh
said, “The vast majority of Negroes who
have to depend upon the white Ameri¬
can for a living are kept near or below
the subsistence level. . . What jobs do
the Negroes have? .. .They have the most
menial. They have the hardest. They
have those which pay the least.”
Commenting on a near-fatal incident
to a Negro field hand, the Morning News
says, “The Alabama Negro’s experience
focuses attention, however, on the fact
that something of a new era for Negroes,
has dawned in the South in which they
are finding better schools and homes.”
It quotes from the United States News
which says, improvement in the condi¬
tion of Negroes in the South is prompt¬
ing a “reverse migration.” The com¬
ment concludes with this interesting
statement: “Savannah . . is reported by
outside travelers to be a community
w here there are exceptional opportunities
for Negroes who are honest and effici¬
ent in their businesses and professions.”
George Schuyler discusses and debunks
the “Phantom Negro.” He says in sub¬
stance, the Negro as thought of
by most foreigners does not ac¬
tually exist. Rut we fear dissolving
the “Phantom Negro,” Mr. Schuyler
portrays a picture which fails to show in
factual balance the other side to the
Negro’s life in America. Despite the
facts stated in his article, he could have
mentioned a great deal which leaves
Will Aid The C ountry
PITTSBURGH. Pa.—(ANP >
Failure to adopt a civil rights
program for America will earn
the United States the “moral
condemnation” of people in
other parts of the world, and
may also “bring us economic
troubles of the most serious
nature," CIO President Philip
Murray declared today.
Speaking at a testimonial
banquet in his honor, under
the auspices of the Allegheny
Countv . Pa.» Citizens Commit¬
tee. and attended bv Negro and
white civic leaders from western
Pennsylvania, Murrav said:
“Passage bv the Congress of
a Fair Employment Practices
law would bring tremendous
benefits to every American cit¬
izen here at home. It would
also be worth two or three
army divisions, or a Voice year's
appropriation for the
America in our world-wide
struggle against communism . .
“Each betrayal of American
democratic principles whether
it is in the field of civil rights
or in any other phase of cmr
daily life, plays directly into the
hands of the Kremlin.
“The massive propaganda ma¬
chine of the Kremlin is ready
to seize upon distort and broad¬
cast our failures, in a hundred
tongues. We cannot control the
Kremlin propaganda machine—
but we can, as a nation, reg¬
ulate our conduct to win friends
rather than to rebuff our nat¬
ural allies.”
The CIO president described
as “unfortunate" the "unholy
alliance” of southern Democrats
and northern Republicans,
which he said has prevented
action on the civil rights pro-
gram. Murray described this
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much to be desired, and much yet to
keep Negroes from being satisfied with
conditions even in the most democratic,
the freest country on earth, offering
more opportunity for social progress
than any other. We are not unmind¬
ful of the fact that though things
move smoothly in this city and county,
Negroes have few employment oppor¬
tunities of a public nature above the
most menial and lowest paid. This is
a general condition.
A survey which bears very appropri¬
ately on this discussion was conducted
recently by the Industrial Relations
Department of the Richmond Urban
League. it is too voluminous to quote
in full. One section of it shows that
“over 110 different job classifications
above the unskilled level are held by
Negroes in the South, though as yet no
one city has opened up as many qualified as one-
third of the classifications to
Negroes.” These classifications include
employment in courts, health depart¬
ments, libraries, recreation and parks,
safety, pulxlic utilities, welfare, public
works, etc. While Negroes are em¬
ployed iu every one of these classifi¬
cations in different cities, in no one city
are they employed in all classifications.
The implication is plain.
It is brought out in the survey that
six Southern cities have Negro fire¬
fighters.
LASTING MONUMENTS
Tablets of bronze and marble, col¬
umns of stone, other structures, and
institutions, constitute memorials and
monuments of more or less enduring
nature, but those consisting of the in¬
spiration of a noble character imbeded
in the lives of people, border on the
eternal and everlasting.* People and
institutions do themselves honor when
they turn aside from the routine of ev¬
eryday to do honor to one who laid the
foundation of his own monument in
service to men and women, to human¬
ity. The late Rev. !L. R. Maxwell, the
first Negro pastor of the First Congre¬
gational Church, who wrought well 6,‘i
years ago, left his influence on this
community, in the hearts of his people
which time may dim but not destroy.
Through the beneficence of one who
acknowledges his debt to the Christian
counsel and example of the late Mr. Max¬
well, the members of the First Congre¬
gational Church, on June 17 dedicated
the renovated annex to his memory. It
was dedicated and set aside as a room
specifically for children and for medi¬
tation. The occasion had a significance
beyond the members of the immediate
congregation. People in the city, not
members of this church, and elsewhere
in the Congregational Fellowship were
interested in this very appropriate pro¬
gram of a deserved tribute to a hero of
the Faith.
inaction as a “national dsgracc
-and the sooner the American
people remedy that situation at
the polls, the better off our
ctuntry will be.’
Hopes President Will Issue I
FKPC Order j
Noting that the CIO has
joined other organizations in
pressing for legislative action j
and an end to racial diserm-
ination. he. Murray, voiced hope i
that "our President, who is so.
often responsive to the needs!
of the American people, will j
issue such order for a national
emergency FEPC at the earliest
possible moment.”
Murray criticized theories
that our present global conflicts
stem from a struggle between
colored men and white men
“Our difference with the
communists pertain to basic
problems of liberty and free¬
dom,’’ he said. “Those differ¬
ences do not. thev should not,
relate to the matter of men's
color or creed or race
“We all know that the world¬
wide communist program, if it
were successful, would bring
about the enslavement of all
men—regardless of race or col¬
or or creed.
But the eventual triumph of
world democracy will mean
freedom for all men, regardless
of race, color or creed
“Our task at home and abroad
must be to insure that old. out¬
moded forms of imperialism
and colonialism, wherever they
m*y exist today, are replaced
at once V* free institutions and
economic opportunity for all
people."
Murray, reviewing the record
of the CIO. predicted that it
would continue to be in the
vanguard of the fight to break
down artificial fences of dis¬
crimination or segregation. The
CIO. three he objectives; said, will press for j
tl> There must be equality
of economic opportunity lor
every American citizen,
.2) There must be equality j |
of political rights for every
American citizen.’’
.3) There must 'services"and‘fa-i be an equal
sharing of the
cilities of each community by
all its citizens.
He declared that in a factory,
it is not enough for a union to
win great improvements tor
just a few of the most highly
skilled workers. We will have
done our job unitl every
worker especially those in the
most lowlv-paid sections of the
plant—have also gained eco¬
nomic justice. The status of the
] highly-paid be skilled if his worker humble will |
not secure more
pushed brothers around. are exploited or |
Rights Must be Extended to All
That same principle applies 1
in the field of civil rights, I re¬
joice. I know you do. in the j
long-delayed recognition of the
superb talents of outstanding, j
diplomats, professional people,
artists and scientists in the Ne¬
gro community.
“The growing acceptance of
their splendid talents and the
recognition of their tremendous
contributions to American so¬
ciety has enriehed the lives of
all of us. It is equally impor¬
tant. however, that the rights
and privileges of full American
democratic citizenship be ex¬
tended not just to a few out¬
standing leaders but to all the
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE
BETWEEN THE LINES
By DEAN GORDON B. HANCOCK for ANP
BYRDS OF A FEATHER
®*“ ato / Harr y Flood Byrd’s Atlanta
Talmadgites ~, «ir;
hal a field night with the Vir-
fiinia senator calling for the repeal of the
civil rights plank in the democratic plat¬
form. ”
It is easy to understand the temper of
the Talmadge clan, committed to eternaliz¬
ing the subjugation of Georgia Negroes in
particular and Negroes everywhere In gen¬
eral It is difficult to believe that a man,
such sop to the Talmadgltes of Georgia. But
of Pen. Byrd’s national standing would throw
dt all goes to show the desperation that is
characterizing the maneuvers of the decad¬
ent cause of reactionism in the south
It is even more difficult to understand
the rashness it must take to flaunt defi-'
ance in the face of the moral progress the
south daily is making in the matter of
race relations. The younger generation of
the south is ”sick and tired” of handicap-*
ping itself by spending its greater energies
trying to hold the Negro down.
It is not so difficult to understand Sen.
Byrd’s presidential aaspirations which breaka
out like an infectious itch come election
years. Well. Byrd and the Talmadgltes
had a great evening or as one less so¬
phisticated would say, they had a ‘‘large
time” yelling themselves hoarse over Sen.
Byrd's presiding aspirations which break
democratic platform in 1952.
It must be admitted that the old south
dies hard. But Negroes must not be dis¬
mayed. such reactions of the old south
were to be expected in view of the frontal
attack Negroes have made on its cherish¬
ed traditions. Intelligent Negroes do not
expect to see the old south yield without a
struggle, and what a struggle it is!
If Sen. Byrd's Atlanta speech does for
Negroes what it should do, it will strength¬
en the Negro's determination to stand by
bis guns, not with words but with votes
The votlessness of Negroes emboldens the
Byrds of a certain feather.
Tf the Negroes of Virginia would imple¬
ment their voting potential, Sen. Byrd woull
be balling for a civil rights plank in the
Rangers In Korea
By Cpl. C. E. J. Garmakcr for ANP
'Editor’s Note: This is
first of a series of stories about
one of the heroic units
on the Korean war front for the
United Nations. Col.
in in this series .........ill will 1 take I with ...
vou
him through basic training with
these fighting men on up to the
front.)
They travel light, fast and
often. Thev’re durable, strong,
hardv men, small in
vet large enough to tackle
hi** enough to make larger units
f aber Thev are the men of the
2nd Ranger Company, a new
unit in Korea whose accomplish¬
ments are fast becoming
end within the 7th
division.
In the white mountain fast¬
nesses of Korea a oartv of sol¬
diers crouched in the snow
waiting expectantly. Then, from
a mountain draw, a
band of guerrillas emerged,
headed for a small village
their plunder for the dav. The
dusky ambush party closed
bayonets fixed. The guerrillas
opened fire with
"Ba weapons. Suddenly, shouts
who ja” .Rangers!)
the air.
The marauders turned and
JACKIE ROBINSON
ATTACKS BEANBALLS
New York July 2—Jackie
Robinson, star second baseman
of the Brooklyn Dodgers, ac¬
cuses Leo Durocher. his old
boss, and the tjew York Giants,
of beinv responsible for the
> >sh of bean balls in the Na¬
tional League this year. His
statements appear in the ar¬
ticle "Baseball’s Bad Blood”
published in the issue of Look
Magazine just out. ,
“Some of (Leo’s) pitchers,
like Larry Janson, don’t waul
to lo it, but they have to,” says
Jackie.
Robinson realizes that he
will never be just another ball
Player; that he will always
be organized baseball’s pioneer
Negro. He realizes, says Look,
that he must avoid skirmishes.
“I don’t want to spoil all I’vo
built up,” claims Jackie, “and
believe me, as soon as I’m
established financially I’m go¬
ing to quit baseball, only be¬
cause I don’t want to spoil it.”
He says he’ll never get into
arguments on the field in Chi¬
cago. St. Louis or Cincinnati
“because I appreciate what
terrible things could follow.’”
In fact. Look reports, he’ll
fight back only against the
Giants, because “they’re tv.*,
only ones who play it t
way.”
Look reports that bean
balls, hot tempers and umpire
baiting is causing serious trou¬
ble in the majjors this season,
and that unless it stops some¬
body is going to end up hold¬
ing a lily in each hand.
player was once killed bv a
bean ball, anl it could
again. Look says.
Negro people of America.
"That is what we in the
have been trying to do. Our
ognition of the value of
ance and fair play
not because we were
larly angelic. Cur concepts
ideas about the dangers of
crimination. segregation
intolerance came out of
crucible of our experience in
factories and mines and
1952 platform. But in Virginia as wher¬
ever Negroes can vote, Negroes are content
to receive better wages and salaries, ride in
big cars, wear the latest fashions, break
into white residential sections with their
better housing, and let the matter of vot¬
ing slip by. tragedy of utter¬
Herein lies the greater refuse to
ances like Sen. Byrd's. Negros although
do something tangible about it
they have power to easily malce such state¬
ments impossible. in the might 1
When will Negroes rise up
of common sense and qualify and vote out
such demagogues as Talmadge and Byrd?
What can be done to make Negroes vote¬
conscious? This writer’s answer is, give
the country more Talmadges, Byrds and
Tafts. The pressure they exert will bring
the Negro potential voters to themselves.
Pressure is a dangerous cure for what ails
the voteless Negroes; but it is the only cure'
where reason fails.
With the cards stackel against him the
Negro is quite content to gripe and grunt
and grouch, but all too often he fails to
resort to the only etfective recourse, the
ballot. We shall have to learn the hard
way and Byrds of a certain feather are cal*
culated to make it plenty hard.
When the Talmadges, Byrds and Tafts
are through with us, we are going to hunt:
for the ballot box as the fox hunts for a
hole when hounds are in close pursuit. A
few hundred thousand Negro votes would
cure these men. But we are quite content
to fuss and fume in our papers and then
let the matter rest. What it takes to
make us rise and get busy, the Byrds of
a feather have in plenty.
The answer to Senator Bvrd lies not in the
conscious belongs to the Negro leaders who¬
ever they may be. Let us suppose that our
teachers and preachers and our profession-'
als are our leaders. It is incumbent upon
them to generate in the Negro masses a
hankering desire to use the ballot.
The answer to Senator Byrd lies in the
gnashing of a race’s teeth, but its effective
ballot. Byrds of a feather ought to drive
Negroes together!
^ fled, terrorized, back up the
, mountain draw. Some got
1 but the ground was
1 with bodies of dead Commun-
’ ists who had made their last
I raid. . . Rangers in Korea!
were
The Rangers, an all-Negro
unit that has been in Korea a
relatively short time, have a
colorful background. Like their
predecessors of World War II,
extensive preparatory training
was undertaken by each man
in the unit at a stateside Army
camp to prepare him for £he
rigorous duties which would be
renuired of him.
At Fort Bragg, North Caro¬
lina, in the fall of 1950. a call
for volunteers for Ranger dutv
was put forth. The call brought
quick results, as enough men to
fill eight Ranger companies re¬
sponded. The 2nd Ranger Com-
nany was among the eight
formed to convert ordinary
lighting men into highly
specialized Rangers. Seventv-
five percent of the unit came
from one battalion of an air
borne C l nS,
vh,on ' volXers Vom P
cent an
82nd. r ;' -ttalion, also of the
Pharmacists
In White Store
CLEVELAND, O— (ANP) —
Cleveland now can boast of
having two Negro women phar¬
macists working as assistant
managers in a large white drug
chain.
In the summer of 1944 Miss
Bernice Davis went to see an
official at the Standard Drug
j Co. about a iob. He encouraged
' her to study pharmacy. How¬
ever, he did not promise her a
job.
After receiving her degree
from the school of Pharmacy
at Western Reserve University,
Miss Davis was given a chance
to serve her apprenticeship at
I
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WOMEN TRAIN FOR TESTING and trouble shooting in
i UE Local 430s program. Not only have women been barred from
these high skilled jobs in the radio and television industry but the
i UE resvirn ttee found out in trying to set up their job training pro¬
gram thet most schools did not troin women workers. UE Local
430 worked 0-t with New Yo;k City Board of Education o homing
'•rogram for s and trouble shooters, giving first opportunity
tc women and Negro workers who now make up most of the pa.ti-
-ironts, the most enthusiostic learners, in the UE program.
\bove is q group of UE members producing their new sk.lls.__—
HOME EDUCATION
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Street, New York City. Theao Articles are appearing weekly W
columns.
“THE CHILD’S FIRST SCHOOL IS THE FAMILY”—Froebei
CHILDREN AND GARDENS ■ftn
"Wasn’t this afternoon’* dis¬
stimulating?” Mrs-
said, as she drove her
friend and next-door neighbor,
Mrs. Brown, home from the
Thursday meeting of the Gar¬
Club. “I want to begin
this spring on that colon¬
ial arrangement of old-fash¬
ioned flowers.”
“Honestly, Grace,” Mrs Brown
“I don’t see how you
so well with your gar¬
den —and two little children. I
to have to sacrifice one oi
the other. Don and Bob ruin
the garden—cut through the
flower beds when they're play¬
ing; use them for hiding places
during games.”
“Well, why don’t you—”
“Oh, I know what you’re going
to say, but fences are no good
cither. We tried that one year.
swung on the wire until
the whole thing was torn down.
T don't believe they mean to be
nauerhty, but I’m afraid thev’re
I’ve done everything.
I’ve scolded, coaxed, punished
and tried in everv way to keep
them away from the flowers;
it’s no use.”
“Oh Jane’, van shouldn’t have
tried to keep them away from
the flowers. You enjoy beauty:
let them eniov It, too. Why not
encourage their working in the
warden? T really mean working!
and Dick, even though
they’re only five, have their
plot of ground. Their daddy
loosens the dirt for them first,
but thev dig, also, with the
they asked us to give
for their birthday presents
last year.”
Thpy asked for shovels?”
“Of course. Thev do all the
too, and arrange the
to suit themselves. Some¬
I admit, results wouldn’t
in harmony with the artistic
of a landscape gard¬
Disease
The number of certain enm-
P diseases reported in
United States for the cur¬
we°k are shown below with
for the corresponding
of i°50 and the 5-year
respectively.
Anthrax. 1, 0, O.
Dintheria. 49, 80. 113.
Fnep-halltls, acute infectious,
22 11
Influenza. 503. 32ft. 336
Measles. 14 177. 12.606. 13 QRO
Meningitis, meningococcal, 63.
61.
Pneumonia. 687. 971.
Poliomyelitis. 160. 234. $34.
Rockv Mountain spotted fev¬
14. 28. 27.
Scarlet fever, 1,043, 723, 1,239.
Smallpox, 0. 1. 0.
Tularemia, 8. 30. 28.
Typhoid fever. 32. 48. 64.
Parat.vnhoid fever (salmonel¬
10. 12, 12.
Whooping cough, 1,365, 2.735,
Rabies in animals. 119, 113.
No reports were received from
and Nevada. 1
For the current week 160.
of poliomyelitis were re-
which is about 12 per- !
more than the figure (H3)
the previous week For the
week the states report¬
5 or more ca^es were as
the figures for last
being shown in paren¬
Texas 4t (34), Califor¬
20 (19i. New York 12 (15),
9(3). Louisiana 9 (7),
7 (5), Florida 7 (4),
6 (2), Georgia 6 jl).
5 (2), Iowa 5 (0), and
5 (1).
In Texas nearlv two thirds of
cases in the past month
i-oop ooncentrated in two
and Nueces—
have a combined popula¬
of about 1 million. Avail¬
reports do not indicate any
of cases in Cal¬
More than half of the
in New York State have
reported in New York City.
The total number of cases for
United States for the cur¬
week (160) compares fav¬
with that for the same
last yeaj < 2341. The cum¬
total since the seasonal
week is 1.062 as compared
1,314 for the same period
year. These figures exclude
and Nevada for which
reports were received. For
week no cases were report¬
in either of these States.
The San Francisco Health
has reported a case
Hansen's disease in a 12-
girl who came from
Philippines with her parents
years ago.
REPORTS
Dr. R. H. Hutcheson, Tennes¬
Commissioner of Health,
reported an outbreak of food
in a family of 10
residing in MeNairy
All members of the
except a nursing infant
ill suddenly with head¬
nausea, vomiting and di¬
from to 2 to 5 hours
a noon-day meal on June
Food consisted of fried
mackrel, home-made
hot cocoa, and a drink
from powdered fruit mix¬
The canned mackeral.
was opened, cooked and 1
The trainee.'; were sent from
Fort, Bragg to Fort Banning.
Ga., where training began in
earnest. From the dav the
eomnanv arrived at Henning
until thev left six weeks later,
it was cram, cram, cram. Do
this, now this . . . no, you’re
dome it wrong. Like this, see?
Their training consisted of
neht patrols, demolition in¬
struction. the lethal art of sab¬
otage. first aid. methods of de-
stroving encmv communication
centers, mountain climbing
techniques, nieht infiltration
and map readme. Physical
training was greatly stressed.
A prerequisite of Ranger
training is qualification as an
able parachutist—this reauires
near perfect physical makeup.
Long, arduous road marches in¬
creased physical stamina. A 25
mile road march wasn't con¬
sidered extreme. On one occas¬
ion it took over eight hours to
get through 2,000 yards of
swamp.
At the end of the six weeks
course all men were required
training was over. They were
Rangers! Thev were ready to
to make one night jump and the
take on the toughest of jobs.—
(Continued next week)
one of Standard Drue’s most
important stores. Later she
hccamc assistant manager in
this store.
The story of Miss Theresa
Rucker, the other Negro woman
nharmacist. is much the same.
She was graduated from the
'’chool of Pharmacy at, Western
Reserve she. tod. served her
apprenticeship at one of the
standard Drug stores. She row
is assistant manager in this
store.
Much credit for their success
can be attributed to the Urban
League which has recommend¬
ed persons to the Standard
Drug Co. for employment.
THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1951
will takes, be apparent corrected even time to them]
as their! goes
on. Anyhow, the work is
own, and if its wrong thevi
know they made it that wayf
And if it turns out well anc!
they have a real ‘bumper’ crop
of beans, lettuce or nasturtiums,
they know they are responsible
for that too, and they are as
proud and glad as you are
when your dinner party’s a suc¬
cess.”
“Well, it sounds too good to
be true, but I’m willing to try.
I suppose I should get them
some seeds first.”
“Oh no, my dear Jane, don’t
begin that wav. you see, they
are the ones to begin. It’s not'
to their advantage if you start
doing things for them."
"That’s so. Do vou think wr
could work it out together? r
mean, will you help mi?”
"Certainly. I should afternoAi eAjov it.”
The following both
mothers with their Siildren
went to b,uy packages on seeds,
Also, they bought a few plants
in different stages of develop¬
ment. Don and Bob Brown were
somewhat disconcerted at first,
for thev had never been taught
to “shop,” but soon the general
liveliness of the Johnson twins
aroused their enthusiasm, and,
bv the time Ihev were safclv in
Red that, night. Mr. and Mrs.
Brown decided that according
to the evidence, though they
admitted ‘i was a. bit one-sided,
there never had been such a gar¬
den as the one they now
planned.
The best thing about a child's
own garden is that the initial
challenge never wears away. The
plants appear, they grow, they
change. Each day presents new
and, if carefully observed, ex¬
citing problems. The solving of
these leads the rhild into new
fields of exploration and en¬
deavor.
June 15
eaten within 3n minutes, was
suspe'-ted nf bein'* the vehicle
of Infection, but this has not
been proved.
Dr. J. C. Hart, Connecticut
Department of Health,
has reported 2 outbreaks of gas-
tro-enteritis in a private school
ocetiring 6 days apart. Boti
followed turkey dinner*; In th
first outbreak about fi5 in a
population of 135 were sffpetecj known
to be ill, and 70 were
in the second. The incubation
periods varied from 1° to 24
hours, with the majority be:
tween 10 and 1(5 hours. In both and
instances abdominal pain
diarrhea were the main symp¬
toms, with recpverv in 24 to 48
hours. Specimens of turkey and
stool cultures of food handlers
are undergoing bacteriological
examination.
Communicable Diseases Til
Other Areas
jtiPn The World Health Organizat
epidemic reports that 77 cases „of
typhus with fi deaths
occurred in Ecuador in the
month ,, , Yu , ^ ... ... ° „„
'
™ se *'\ death were in Qui- h
ft- tion J hp als0 . W orl ? reaorts " p r a A t,h ^* that ani r£; the
number of cases of dysentery
reported in Jnnan from Janu¬
ary 1 to May 21 is 3 times the
figure for the same period last
year. For the 3-week period end¬
ed Mav 13. 25 cases were report¬
ed in Egvot. A total of 496 oases
have sinep been the first reported the in Egypt fn
of year
many, Stuttgart 17 and and 11 Hamburg eases, iBspeet- Ger¬
ivelv. were renorted in Tl week
during with the last 5 deaths of Mav. wdre (Twelve re¬
cases
norted in the munieipalities of
Bangkok and Dhnnburi, Thai¬
land, in 1 week, 7 of the cases
being imported. A total of 37
cases occurred in a 3-week ner-
iod ended Mav 20 in Milan,
Italy. In a neriod of 5 weeks
ended June 8. a total of 698
cases of hookworm were found
in Vera Cruz. Mexico. In the
Colony of British Guiana, there
were 20 new cases with 1 death
of typhoid fever for the week
ended May 26. In Egvpt 139
cases were reported. 101 of
which occurred in Cairo and
Alexandria, for the week ended
May 13. A total of 1.488 cases
have occurred in the country as
a whole since the first of tha
year.
APPOINTS RACEMAN
ELECTRICAL n
INSPECTOR "H
CLEVELAND. Ohio— < ANP) —
Robert Richardson recently was
appointed this city’s first Ne¬
gro electrical inspector. His
appointment came a- a rpsult
of having placed sixth on a
civil service examination.
Richardson’s anpointmert cli¬
maxes a battln bv the Urban
league to **pt x T pgroes admitted
to the electrical contractor
union.
Richardson once was em¬
ployed in the shop of Kum
Morgan, electrician. Morgan is
one of Cleveland's most out¬
standing Negro electrician*. 1
also was the first colored ma
to be admitted to the Brother¬
hood _____ of Electrical worn 2
union.
