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ARIZONA TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, SEPT. 6, 1963, Arizunagjittbutu t f i ii jitmrf r A VOL. 6, NO. 8 EDWARD BANKS, publsher— editor ELOISE BANKS, assistant editor BOBBY HEARD, staff photographer ESTABLISHED JULY 10, 1958 PUBLISHED EACH THURSDAY BY THE BANKS PUBL SHING COMPANY INC 2137 E. BROADWAY ROAD 276—2301 PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85040 $2.50 YR . SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT PHOEN.X , ARIZONA "all THAT IS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE EVILS OF OUR TIMES IS TO DO JUSTICE AND GIVE FREEDOM.” This newspaper Is a member of Arizona Newspapers Association 1 For Greater Public Service NORTHERN SCENE Last week the shadows of jeering people were seen in the sunlit streets of a beautiful suburb of Philadelphia, the so called City of Brotherly Love. Shouts and curses greeted a Negro couple in Folcroft, Pa., when they moved into their new home in an all white neighborhood. Under the protection of state police this scene could have occurred in the deep south . Remove the northern boundaries and the enraged mob could have easily found like nesses with their counterparts in Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi or any other state below the Mas on-Dixon line. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Baker had purchased a home that had been on the Federal Housing Administration list because its original own ers had defaulted. Horace Baker, a Negro, is a chemist, who wishes only to live with his wife in a com fortable house. They were called racial names. They were pelted with eggs and they were stoned. All of this because one family wants to find happiness in a home that is located in a area where peopled faces are of a different hue. People of all races can't turn their backs on the conflicts arising in their own back yards and condemn the south. People in the north and south must calmly and cooly find ways to solve problems of injustice and dis crimination rising from a person's race, creed or color. FIRST...TAKE REAL BREAD! II r v '•* s - mm A _ If PETER A. ROOSEN H CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ML 510 E. SOUTHERN AVE. • PHOENIX 40, ARIZONA CUSTOM DESIGNER AND BUILDER FREE PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS - FINANCING PHONE 276-6723 or 276-5778 FOR PHOTOS CALL 276-2301 276-4329 276-3796 P.2 Sights and Sounds Eloise Banks HORROR-SCOPE Don t become startled dear readers I haven’t discarded my book or pen to become an as tronomer. 1 have merely tried to follow the course of a week In my life with the aid of horo scopes. Horoscopes have played Important part in many great persons lives. Some people today will not make a move without consulting their horoscope. Wars have been launched. Fortunes have been won. Lives have been spared on the movement or posi tion of certain stars. My curiosity swept away my usual reason and I bought a horo scope magazine last week. The publication is a bargain for forty cents you get 132 pages. There are few advertisements in It and most pages contain a great amount of reading material. This edition is called "New Frontiers of Astrology." Other articles are" Our Decaying Small Towns" Skin Trouble, Your Health in 1964, and Dr. Jonas Salk. Being a novice I began reading the first article hoping to get a basic understanding of what might follow. The first few paragraphs were confusing. The reader is told that astrology is not a static science and astrology students are still searching for the truth. The writer attempts to show the relationship of the earth’s sur face with a corresponding area of the zodiacal universe. For the uninitiated the zodiacal universe is a chart using heavenly bodies plotted with signs and symbols. There are names given to cer tain parts of the calendar year which we all know including Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sag ittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. Most of us have enough trouble reading a road map. There are animals or figures depicting these signs which were derived from ancient Babylon, Greece and Rome. Astrologers believe the fate of humans de pends upon the calculations drawn from the positions of the planets, stars, sun, moon and the ability of the forecasters and their cycle charts. I was equally baffled after com pleting the article when the life of Rudolph Valentino was ex plained by such phrases as "An old lady got him a part (Saturn in the house of friends)." Poor Valentino was no longer the dashing Latin type lover with those soulful and penetrating orbs. Here he was a mere figure who progressed Neptune and Plu to completed their conjunctions with natal Pluto. Alas, Jupiter was transiting when he became successful. I turned to September’s horo scope for those born July 24- Aug. 23 under the sign of Leo the Lion. The brief synopsis of my char acter was funny if not ridicu lous. The first line stumped me. I don’t know anything about the emphasis in my second house since we only own one. This sec ond house is ruling financial prowess and ambition, matters linked with earnings, buying and selling and possessions. I de duced this to mean since it was the end of the month I was mak ing bills, signing checks and fig uring income taxes. The only buying and selling transacted came in two trips to the super market and a shoe store. The next part could apply to anyone born under any sign. Who doesn’t keep documents in a safe place? Who isn’t trying to in crease his income? However, I am not finding things with hidden value and I am not seeking financial advice. Os course once last summer I found a folded ten dollar bill in a fall suit I was placing in a storage bag. That might solve the hidden value bit. t3| Views, Previews ( . jy| and Reviews mm Edward Banks THE GREAT MARCH IN WASHINGTON The night before the civil rights march on Washington was quiet. Government employees who had to travel to and from the city took the next day off. Many started leaving the city before dusk. By midnight the lobby of the Mayflower Hotel was practically empty and some life was at the Statler-Hilton where many Negro digni taries were staying. Early on Aug. 28 I awakened and telephoned my wife, Eloise, and told her to be certain to watch the early morning television coverage. The day was clear and bright and via the television set you could see a trickle of people arriving at die train and bus stations. For a while reporters were a bit skeptical that the marchers would meet in their full numbers but within three or four hours the town was packed with men, women, teenagers and children. As I rode in a taxi to the Capitol Building I could see hundreds of busses coming to the meeting places carrying passengers of all colors. You could tell that more persons had been caught in the spirit of the demonstration. There were signs from Texas, Mississippi, Illinois, California, New York, Massachusetts and many groups and organizations. Placards stressing rights for all and now were In profusion. About noon when the crowds were getting warmed up with songs the march started almost reverently. The people filled the route and no one was able to just stand and watch. I walked on the side of a couple from North Carolina for nearly two blocks. My asthma and the high humidity made me realize that I wasn't going to make the full course. Afterwards I attended a hearing on the Central Arizona Project in a Senate Committee room. It was very interesting. Arizona was ably represented by Senators Hayden and Goldwater. Reps. Rhodes, Udall and Senner were there, too. In the afternoon the marchers had finished and everyone seemed to be resting. Before dusk the busses were lined up like a huge caravan and the people began to leave. It was remarkable the way 200,000 people had come to a city and had their march without incident and then quickly and quietly returned to their respective homes. This will be a great day in the history of all Americans, not just Negroes. THE SCHOOLS' CHALLENGE Within two weeks thousands of Arizonans from Kindergarten to the university will en roll in classes and start on the pursuit of an education. The American way has produced the most widespread concepts of mass educa tion if not the most thorough. In Arizona where few classes are halted be cause of inclement weather-the school terms are spent free from forced shutdowns. Education comes to the young when they are very eager and most of them stay inter ested while the years slip past into high school. However many youths lose their de-* sire for learning when they enter secondary schools —this is the greatest challenge facing American educators. All of the improvements of curriculum or buildings mean nothing unless we have inter ested students who want to learn. Parents, teachers, administrators and friends can help make our schools better by taking greater efforts in providing not only vocal assistance but more time and finan cial backing. I am to avoid mixing finances with personal affairs, falling for get rich quick schemes, and hav ing uncertainty about decisions. My daily activity guide for the first of September urged me to cater to the wishes of my mate and stay away from water. I welcomed Ed home from his trip on the first, catered to him as usual and washed dishes and clothes for several hours. My Labor Day was supposed to be a happy one and I was cau tioned to drive at sunset. On that day set aside to honor labor I USDA studies show horse flies prefer red cattle to white. Arizona cotton income totaled $156 million last year. SIGHTS AND SOUNDS labored. Washing, ironing, cook ing and cleaning kept me occu pied. I didn’t have a chance to drive before sunrise or even after sunrise. Today the third I was slated to have a social evening. If you can call getting copy ready for this week’s edition a social affair then you are a better man than the fellow who wrote the horoscope. -Tomorrow is bright er because the tide is with me. What a horrible horoscope. GIVE TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN jpl gvj ill;, national 'V.'x ~ CYSTIC • FIBROSIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION September 16-22