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NEWS
By Samuel P. Perry Jr.
Nigeria'* Trade and Health
United Nations —(ANP) —The
UN Department of Economic af
fairs reported this week that the
foreign trade for Nigeria in 1953
was $653.800.000; the Gold Coast
(Ghana) $431,000,000; and Eierra
Leone, $50,228,000.
Speaking of Nigeria, the World
Health organization, with the co
operation of the government of
Nigeria, has proposed a campaign
in the western Sokote district in
the Northern Provinces to develop
malaria control in rural areas
There, malaria is a serious prob
lem, though of a seasonal charac
ter. It is intended to carry out
control measures in an area in
habited by some 100,000 people.
One of the objectives of the cam
paign will be to find the most ef
ficient, as well as the most eco-
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and held for U days, are shown after their release. Th y were brought to Nuremberg, Germany for a
rest and a pres* conference after they were formally freed at the Waidhaus herder point Standing ten
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j nomical bethod of malaria con
trol. In the period of 1954-55 a
sum of $30,771 will be spent under
the allocation program of the UN
. Technical Assistance administra
i tion.
In connection with the control
of “yaws," one of the most serious
diseases of the people of southern
Nigeria,, the UNTAA has allocat
ed $35,847 for 1954-55. to reduce
the incidence of yaws by means
of mass treatment with penicillin;
j to train local professional auxili
ary personnel with the diagnosis.
, modem therapy and epidemology
iof yaws; and the encouragement
Jof active case-finding and treat
ment of yaws in all dispensaries
and hospitals.
Children's Fund Report on Africa
The executive board of the UN
Children's fund has forwarded Its
report on allocations during 1954-
55 for Africa.
Announcement was made of
$53,700 allocated for long-range
feeding in the Belgian Congo and
the UN trust territory of Ruanda-
Urundi; $74,500, material and
child welfare. Kenya; $51,700
malaria control. Kenya; $12,000
yaws, malarial control, Liberia;
$70,400. control of trachoma and
associated eye diseases. Morocco;
and $22,000 maternal and child
welfare (training and health edu
cation, Uganda.
The Congo fund wall be used to
provide 120 tons of dried skim and
49 tons of dried whole milk for
continuation through 1954 of the
nutrition program in the Belgian
Congo and Ruanda-Urundl. Dur
ing 1953. more than 31.000 bene
ficiaries in the Congo and 32 500
in Ruanda-Umndi received UN
ICEF milk rations. The govern
ment of the Belgian Congo will
use its own resources to continue
free distribution of milk from 1955
on.
In the troubled area of Kenya
in East Africa, the $74,500 will be
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used to provide equipment and
transport for 20 new rural health
centers (much to the chagrin of
some undemocratic European
settlers), mobile equipment for
health education and for training
of African personnel for the rural
health service, and skim milk pow
der for the treatment of kwaahler
ker (nutritional deficiency dla-1
easel through hospitals, health
centers and dispensaries during
1954-56
The government of Kenya's
commitments include SBO,OOO in
capital investment for construc
tion of 13 additional hesdth centers
and grants of $2,800 each to these
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HONOR GEORGIA TEACHER Mias Irnnle Green, teacher of
stringed Instruments, general music and chorat work at the Becker T>
Washington High school In Atlanta, (is, will be one of six teachers to
be honored by Columbia university (N. Y.) In a special outdoor aca
demic ceremony “for Uielr distinguished services to American edu
cation." A native of Brinkley. Ark., Miss Green studied at Hpelmaa
and Northwestern, and holds the MA degree from Atlanta university.
(Newspress Photo).
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DALLAM RE4EFI lON —Dr Ralph Bonche (right) la greeted at
the Dallas airport on his recent arrival to address the closing session
•f the 45th annual convention of the NAACP. At left Is the Rev
Ernest G, Estell. Jr., pastor of the St. John Baptist rhurrh In Dallas
and chairman of the Dallas convention committee. NAACP executive
secretary. Welter White, looks on. I News press Photo).
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AFRIC AN CHIEFS IN FRANCE - Madame Rear Coty, wife of
the French President la shown talking to two Wsot African chiefs at
the Palais ds LTlysee, the official residence sf the President. The
African rulers, together with their famines and rottaoe. were is riled
to Paris to witness the BasUie Day parade. (Nowspenao Photo).
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centers, in addition to annual op-
erating expenses of $130,000
For malaria control in Kenya
the funds will be used to control
seasonal epidemic malaria in the
Nandi district for a three year
project An estimated 55.000 huto
are to be sprayed to protect 130.-
000 persona. Some 35 team leaders
will be trained in the spraying
technique.
For Uganda, funds are allocated
for maternal and child welfare,
.training and health education). It
will be used primarily to furnish
equipment for health education ac
tivities and for the training of
auxiliary personnel for maternal
and child welfare serviced.
A special section for health ,
education will be created under !,
the senior medical officer and (
health inspectors will be trained j
as teachers, arranging for group
education utilizing visual aids
such as film, photographs, models
and posters Two training schools
for midwives and a new school for
nursing orderlies will be opened in
January, 1955 Existing schools
for hygiene orderlies, health In
spectors. medical assistants, and
nurses will be enlarged.
The Uganda government will in
cur capital expensea of $375,000
for the three new schools.
The UN Technical assistance
administration reports that the
World Health organisation will
provide four experts during 1954-
55 at a coat of s3l 486 to help lo
cal authorities in Uganda “to
make a survey in two or three
selected areas of the distribution
and severity of nutritional de
ficiencies an associated parasitic
conditions."
Economic Disparity
A glaring example of the econ i
omlc disparity between wages of I
Africans and Europeans on the !
African continent la the 1951 re- |
port for Southern Rhodesia's no- ;
tlonal income. It is painted out I
that the average Industrial wage
for Europeans in the central Afri
can territory was $2 296 per per
son! against that of the average
African of $l5O
Gold t oast and Industry
The Gold Coast government has
approved a grant of $2,800,000 to
the Gold Coast Cooperative fed
eration to be loaned to their 40,-
000 farmer members for improve
ment and development of farms
The government also approved a
special development grant to
cover proposals submitted by the
Trane-Volta Togoland council.
This sum will be allocated as fol
lows health. $53,200; water sup
plies, $840,000, education and so
cial welfare, $450,800; and com
munications, $152,880
When Dr. Hylan G. Lewis of the
department of sociology. Atlanta
university, left the Gold Coast Inst
April, he Is reported to have lastied
the following statement:
"My chief contribution (in the
labor study of the Volta River
Project with Dr. W Arthur Lewis.
University of Manchester, Eng
lan) Is likely to bo in the form
of a different perspective and new
questions on the problem of ob
taining and maintaining n stable
labor force for Volta River pro
ject.
"My report will be made to the
preparatory commission, but I
will Just say that perhaps it has
been taken too much for granted
that most of the labor for the pro
ject must come from the North.”
In the western part of Gold
Coast, Dr. Ix»wis was particularly
interested in the Industrial or
ganization which has seen the
greatest degree of "Africaniza
tion" at supervisory levels the
harbor and railway Installments at
Takoradi-Sekendi He spent con
siderable time and received co
operation in mining areas He
studied methods used for receiv
ing new labor, the reputed prefer
ence of various tribes for different
kinds of work and figures of labor
turnover "which ax some mines lx
as high as 100 per cent per year "
The "Improve your conduct" i
cartoon, “Do's and Don't” by
Ntann Pat Is a regular weekly |
feature of this paper.
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'WE WANT WORK NOT CHARITY’ Five ef to Mind broom makers who have lost their Jobe
and are oa a alldowa strike, are shows as they tried to sleep st cafeteria tables la Um Association tee
the Blind headquarters In Plttslrarxh. The men went on strike last Mirth t, prsCe.ttag a pay cut. They
bars ae anion “Wo Just esal io go bark to work and we don’t want charity." one spekoMnaa aai&
(Nursprsas Photo).
Friday July 30. 1954. 8t Paul RECORDER. Page T
I’INIH l» the word the local Follow the activity of the lead*
and national new* coverage of Ing community churchea each
thl« paper. Always •onvethlng in week on page 4. A handy church
the news here not found anywhere directory tcllo you where to go to
else. church Sunday
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ROM. V AN ADD6CTT —Jmo BehsUnb, (T-year-oM istrssgit
wife ef orssasr Billy Eoksttae, to shows at a ■oßyweod aoitoo etattoa.
white she and three other persona ware recowdy hooked on rillstloa
of tbh Mate Narsotisw Ast. The four ware arrested whew vtoo eqend
oktoora raided Mra. MnUae*s Heaywood boase and aßogedto teatod
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•810 FMIF NEXT? Olaat Orban heavyweight, Nias Valdew
who scored a surprise KO over favored “Hurricane" Jackson la their
re-rent Madison Square Gsr<»rn bout, seems ready to threw the little
ftsh bark, os he enjoys a holiday at Harry's (shown here) Farm la
New Jersey Valdes has his eye set on the *b4g kah" ef boxing,
champ Becky Maretoas (Nswapcoao Photo). - —.
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