OCR Text |
Show Mrs. Lawson W. Turner, a Virginia housewife and BY DAVID - $ social leader, is an authority on the W. WRIGHT throbbing melodies, of - Lr W L did 1 1 ES K 2 ft SWI3 :Afro-AmericafL.rnusi- Ci arfesa2"5- - top authorities on 0'ne of America's music is neither a the rural sections. Not IongTagd she was jazztalking to an old Negro whose possessions had been washed away many times by band conductor nor a college professor she's a housewife who's a society leader, in Mississippi floods. "What are we going to do with that river?'.' she asked idly. He her home state of Virginia. Acclaimed by both white and Negro shook his head. "I dunno unless the gov" musicians as the leading expert in her ernment streamlines it." From that short conversation came one field, Mrs. Lawson W. Turner has sung her folk own compositions in the White House, in of Mrs. Turner's best-knoStreamline. concert halls, on television and her own st The wife of a Lynchburg, Va.n apparel radio show, and in univer. m t sity classrooms. Weldon Johnson, the liiauiuaktuici, iui, xuiiicr iuu uu Uiicx eok noted Negro educator,' wept as he heard in Dixieland, jazz, or, the current "rock- - v. music. Her research and compo- - r her sing. "I neverl)elieved a white person and-rol- l" could 'get' our music," he said, "but you've sitions go even deeper than. the standard done it!" "spirituals." All of these, sprang folk from music. interested in And became first Mrs. Turner this, music as a little girClisten-in- g in turn, developed when men first learned to the chants and folk songs of Negro, to "make glory" on primitive drums. A collector of African and West Indian workers oh her father's plantation. She remembered the words and melodies and drums, Mrs. Turner hopes some day to visit thedark continent and prove that later recorded them for posterity. Currently, she finds inspiration for her the basic answer to all melody lies in "the own composition in talks with Negroes in language of the drums." Afro-Americ- an . w;w ju-j- x u) ... f wn com-positio- ns:. " coast-to-coa- 1 said fes r-Tffi- she-say- s, Afro-Americ- Afro-Americ- Life on her father's plantation led Mrs. Turner to become an expert music and an ardent collector of primitive drums. on Afro-Americ- an an an ' Xjike some help with your guards sewing machines, housework? Then put wax to work. Even if you've been using it on floors and furniture for years, you probably haven't been taking full ad. vantage of this wonder worker. Next time you're glossing the floors with paste to ax, rub some on the edges of windows, screens, dresser drawers, and traverse rods to prevent sticking. A small amount applied to the threads inside the cap bottle insures easy of a opening. Leather albums, luggage, riding gear, handbags, and wallets grpw old handsomely under a protective sheen of paste wax; a coating keeps metal garden tools from rusting and makes their wooden handles smoother. This type of wax also safeguards sleds, toboggans, shovels, and skates, and discourages snow from sticking to them. wax helps linoleum, vinyl plastic, asphalt- - and rubber-til- e floors to stay bright and clean longer, and will work the same kind of magic (after proper sealing) on the concrete floor of your enclosed terrace or porch. Liquid furniture wax makes wooden pieces shine like new without laborious rubbing, and a coat on outdoor wicker and rattan furniture reduces moisture damage. It also nail-poli- sh Self-polishi- ng a - ' ' . cutting tables, and other work surfaces against abuse and costly repairs. And, of course, it's excellent for tables. Kitchen wax does many big jobs in that busy room and performs smaller chores,, too. For instance, it prevents dishes from sticking to shelf coverings, and coverings from clinging to shelves. It renews worn and soiled patent-leath- er shoes," belts, and bags, and gives clothesline finish. a moisture- - and Waxed trays slip out easily leather-toppe- d dirt-resista- mmmi nt ice-cu- be from the freezer compartment. Supplementing the "big ten" uses, the little things wax does add tip to a lot of help for every homemaker. Surfaces exposed to weather need waxing. Protect new luggage with a coat of paste wax spread with a damp cloth. Work Wonders with Wax G TEN" USES FOR WAX Leather articles Furniture Metal fixtures Kitchen, laundry appliances Sporting blinds Venetian silver Household Fireplaces equipment Floors 9 tjtt ns Kitchen wax cleans and protects your blinds. , Woodwork Get your free copy of the Handy Household Waxing Guide. It gives many additional ideas for using wax in the ho'me. Send your name and address to Wax Guide, in care of 79 N. Michigan Ave.. Chicago I. Illinois. Family Weekly. 1 Family Weekly Magazine, July 22, 1956 IS |