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ARIZONA TRIBUNE. FRIDAY, AUG. 3,1962, Pictorial Weekly VOL. 5, NO. 2 EDWARD BANKS, PUBLISHER —EDITOR ELOISE BANKS. ASST. EDITOR BOBBY HEARD, staff photographer ESTABLISHED JULY 10, 1938 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY BY THE BANKS PUBLISHING COMPANY. INC., 2137 E. BROADWAY, PHOENIX 40, ARIZONA, SR. 6-2301, $2.50 PER YR. SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT PHOENIX 26, ARIZONA "ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE EVILS OF OUR TIMES IS TO DO JUSTICE AND GIVE FREEDOM." Street Lights Aren't All Within the past two months, street lights have been placed along one of the city's busiest thoroughfares East Broadway. There is a long stretch of the road without lights but it is hoped they will be installed soon. In the South Phoenix area which was an nexed last year there are some very press ing problems. First and foremost in this area which stretches many miles where a large concentration of Negro families live, is a sewage system. During the hot weath er nothing is more distasteful than the acrid odors of overfilled cesspools. Secondly, there is not adequate play ground facilities although the city parks and recreation department has continued playground areas at some of the school sites. Hundreds of children have no access to a public swimming pool and daily they try to get to Eastlake, at least four miles away. There is no public library facility in the immediate area except the bookmobile, which is routed blocks away from the Julian and Palmdale School areas. In checking the proposed park areas for the southside there was no mention of any in these neighborhoods. Let us hot be sat isfied with lights on the street there are many more pressing problems. , Combined Efforts A new star in the heavens which is really not a star but a communication satellite, spins over the earth transmitting television from Europe to the United States. As we pondered several years ago about the great technological success of the Rus sians when Sputnik was first launched little did we think that within the decade the USA would conquer space. Through the combined efforts of private enterprise and the federal government, we have made it possible to see London and Paris with only a television set. Where are all of the loud wailing critics who said that America was behind and had lost the space race ? Where are all of the dissidents and disbelievers in the American Way? Why don't they step forward and take a bow as Telstar beams brightly and shows the world that the land of the free and the home of the brave still exists l Subscribe to the ARIZONA TRIBUNE P.2 Sights and Sounds eloisE banks „ GREEN THUMBS Everyone believes he or she can cultivate house plants and achieve that beautiful verdant look outside and inside his or her little home. There is a con spiracy between the plants and the sellers of plants. Next time you get the urge to buy some greenery—stop and think. In the past four years my hus band and I have fought a losing battle with philodendron, rubber trees, privet, palm trees, and ivy. We have cajoled, cursed and almost cried in vain trying to make out plants attain that slick House and Gardens Magazine touch. We have lost sleep water ing in the wee hours of the morn ing (someone said watering be fore the sun arises is benefi cial). About the only thing this aided in oursituationwastomake our water bill soar. At one time there were five growing trees in our yard, now there are two. A sickly, dis colored citrus tree which pro duces hard green things, not lem on not lime-I have labelled the fruit-Limeon. I have been unable to squeeze any juice from .the fruit and the birds don’t even attempt to take a taste. They are excellent for substitute rocks. Our second tree managed to survive heat, sand, rain, neglect and gophers. It is the sole sur vivor of a trio of Washington robusta palms which were planted nearly four years ago. Once it appeared to be waning but now it is looking healthier. Few people in the Valley of the Sun have trouble raising ole anders, but we are exceptions. Some type of blight struck our oleanders this spring and the leaves quickly tumedyellow. Be fore we could summon some nur sery aid, the ailment halted and* most of our 1101/2 plants perked up and turned green again. That one-half is what’s left from the scourge of gophers and an un known rider on horseback who took an early a.m. canter through our premises. Inside plants have responded worse than the outside ones. All flower plant containers are empty except one. It is the homeslte of an aggressive rubber plant which refuses to expire. Whoever coined the phrase concerning having a green thumb was on the right track but un fortunately on the wrong train or perhaps using last year’s time schedule. To become a grower of luxurious green things one must possess and give in return lots of greenbacked dollars. The green in our home and yard are not the results of green thumbs-or even toes. Each green sprig, counting the blades of bermuda plus chickweed and the two trees surrounded by 110 1/2 oleanders are living proof that it pays to have green in the pockets if you want green in the yard and flower pots. Next year I may join the GOOGFS (Gone out of greenery fund society)—Our motto could easily read--“Be it ever so stub ble—there’s no place like green in the purse." BRITISH ROADS MOST CROWDED With one vehicle for every 35 yards, Britain’s 195,000 miles of roads are the most crowded in the world and they are going to become more so, the British Road Federation says, accord ing to The Times of London. In a pamphlet published re cently the federation states that in 1960 Britain had 36.1 ve hicles of four or more wheels for every mile of road; West Germany was next with 31.8, followed by the Netherlands. Sweden and the United States. f*\ Views, Previews § md Reviews Edward Banks VOTERS REGISTER ALL TIME HIGH George Erhardt, Maricopa County election bureau director has announced the latest totals for voter registration in the county. From the increase in both Democrats! and Republicans, there’ll be a great deal of interest in the primaries and in the general election. Registration ia at an all time high of 261,659. Democrats tallied 155,796 while Republicans numbered 101,135. The Democrats gained 15 per cent while the Republicans showed a gain of 28 per cent. Democrats lead by 54,000 instead of 56,000 tallied two years ago. This is a very encouraging sign. Persons no longer are apathetic in the county. Heretofore too few were interested enough to register. Unfortunately a large registration doesn’t assure a record turnout at the polls. There is only one way to insure a vote and it is to make the people realize that every vote counts. Perhaps the two major polit ical parties could arrange to show movies of the voteless people of Russia and its satelites. NEGRO HISTORY NOTES RICHARD HARRISON WAS GREAT ACTOR RICHARD B. HARRISON was born in London, Ontorio, Canada' on September 28, 1964 of ex-slave parents who had fled to freedom before the Civil War. After receiving his early education in his home town. Harrison went to Detroit, Michigan to study dramatics. Because of his color he was unable to pursue his chosen career and found only menial jobs until he finished his studies. Young Harrison became a dramatic reader and toured many cities in the country, Mexico and Canada. His audiences were mostly Negroes and he managed to make a living, plus elevating his people to understand and appreciate dramatic arts. His programs included poetry, declamations and somtimes he staged a Shakes peare play assuming all of the roles. In 1923 he became the drama instructor at Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro, North Carolina. White appearing in a New York production he caught a producer’s eye and he was signed to the leading role of * Green Pastures. Hesitant at first to take the role because of its Biblical nature, Harrison accepted and appeared in the role of ’De Lawd for 1,659 times on Broadway and in Major American cities. At the age of seventy he was exhausted from the gruelling schedule of the play and he suffered a physical breakdown and died on March 13, 1935. BE A CHICKEN He may be -the boy or girl next door-die guy on the stoop - the fellow you se on the cor ner all the time-someone you meet at a party. He needs new addicts constant ly to keep his own habit going. He appeals to young people's natural curiosity and desire to experiment. He takes advantage of young people's lack of information about the dangers and destructive pow er of narcotics. He takes advantage of young people’s fear of being called “chicken." He sets a trap by offering the first "shot” free, BUT, from then on. it’s CASH ON THE LINE. He pretends to be a friend, but underneath, he’s the worst ene my anybody ever had. Nobody, but Nobody, can “play" with narcotics. It isn’t just a simple matter of "taking it or leaving it." The body builds up an increas ing demand for drugs that can ONLY be satisfied by MORE and MORE drugs. At the same time, the COST goes up, too-and there are no more “free shots.’ A narcotic’s habit is expen sive--it cannot be supported by working. The addict becomes a thief, a robber, a mugger, a pros titute, and a PUSHER-to support the habit. It’s a vicious circle-which sometimes ends in death-but which most often, winds a tight er and tighter circle around the throat of its unfortunate victim. Watch out for the smooth char acter who says, "C’mon, try it. You won’t get hooked. ’ YES, YOU WILLI Curiosity and misinformation are the two big jaws of the trap. Any addict will tell you-he was SURE he wouldn’t get hooked. And he was the perfect set-up for the Pusher. Profit from his experience. Refuse that offer of poison. “Chickens" don’t die from narcotics. 3 WOMEN'S GROUPS AID BETHUNE PLAN Three nationally noted wom en’s organization’s threw their full weight behind the Mary Me Leod Bethune Memorial record campaign of the National Council of Negro Women. Announcement was made by Dorothy I. Height, National Coun c 11 president who added that more of the council's 20 additional affiliate organizations are ex pected to embrace the project shortly. The Memorial recording 4s a musical/narrative on the life and accomplishments of Mrs. Beth une. It is performed by Voices, Inc., the award winning a cappella octet of New York City. Miss Height reported that the three national groups are the Grand Temple Daughters of IB POE of W., headed by Mrs. Nettie B. Smith; the Women’s Auxiliary to the National Med ical Association, headed by Mrs. Selonia Walden; and Lambda Kap pa Mu Sorority, Inc., headed by Mrs. Catherine Cowell, presi dent. The attractively packaged $3.98 long playing recording also contains a group of Mrs. Beth une’s favorite spirituals. Proceeds from the Bethune Memorial Recording will aid in erecting the monument to the great educator in Washington, D.C. The recording may be pur chased through any member of the National Council or the above mentioned affiliates. It may be obtained directly by writing to National Council of Negro Women, Suite 1301, 200 West 57 Street, New York 19, HELP the Post Office HELP speed the mail. Use Zone Numbers on all your mail.