Show Mrs BY Virginia housewife and is an authority on the Lawson W Turner social leader DAVID W WRIGHT a throbbing melodies of One of America’s top authorities on music is neither a jazz- band conductor nor a college professor — she’s a housewife who’s a society leader in her home state of Virginia Acclaimed by both white and Negro as the leading expert in her field Mrs Lawson W Turner has sung her own’ compositions in the White House in halls on television and her own coast -- to -- coast radio show and in univer- sity classrooms Weldon Johnson the noted Negro educator wept as he heard sing “I never believed a white person ‘get’ our music” he said “but you’ve done it!” Mrs Turner first became interested in music as a little girl listen- ing to the chants and folk songs of Negro workers on her father’s plantation She re- membered the words and melodies and later recorded them for posterity Currently she finds inspiration for her own composition in talks with Negroes in Afro-Americ- Afro-Americ- Life on on Afro-Americ- her father’s plantation led Mrs Turner to become an expert music and an ardent collector of primitive drums an Jjike help with your 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 advantage of this wonder worker Next time you’re glossing the floors with paste wax 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 grow 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 Self -- polishing wax helps linoleum rubber-til- e vinyl plastic asphalt- - and 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 some an an Afro-America- music n the rural sections Not long ago she was talking to an old Negro whose possessions had been washed away many times by Mississippi floods “What are we going to do with that river?” she asked idly lie the shook his head “I dunno-unl- ess gov-musici- ans ernment streamlines it” From that short conversation came one folk n of Mrs Turner’s positions: “Mississippi Streamline best-know- The wife of a Lynchburg corn-conc- ert Va apparel manufacturer Mrs Turner has no interest in Dixieland jazz or the current rock-h- er and-rolmusic Her research and compo-cou- ld sitions go even deeper than the standard “spirituals” All of these she says sprang folk music And this from in turn developed when men first learned to “make glory” on primitive drums A collector of African and West Indian drums Mrs Turner hopes some day to visit the dark continent and prove that the basic answer to all melody lies in “the language of the drums i” Afro-Americ- an guards sewing machines cutting tables and other work surfaces against abuse and costly repairs And of course it’s excellent for leather-toppe- d 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 shoes soiled patent-leathbelts and bags and gives clothesline finish a moisture- - and Waxed trays slip out easily from the freezer compartment Supplementing the “big ten” uses the little things wax does add up to a lot of help for every homemaker and er dirt-resista- ice-cu- nt be Surfaces exposed to weather need waxing Protect new luggage with a coat of cloth paste wax spread with a damp Work Wonders with Wax "BIG TEN' USES FOR WAX Woodwork Floors Kitchen laundry appliances equipment Kitchen wax cleans and protects your blinds Fireplaces Furniture Leather articles Metal fixtures Sporting Venetian bhnds Household silver Get your free copy of the Handy Household Waxing Guide It gives many additional ideas for using wax In the homo n care of Send your name and address to Wax Guido Pa m i! WppUu 179 N Michigan Avo Chicago I Illinois Family Weekly Magazine July 22 1956 IS |