Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1950-08-15 Lewis O. Swingler The James Fisher Slaying The sensational cafe brawl which led to the fatal shooting of one man and serious wounding of another in typical gangster fashion two weeks ago should cause concern on part of the better element in the community. This sort of violence is a throwback to the days of gambling and vice, and in ft sense more serious because it involves young men still in their twenties. The killing of James Ed Fisher, and shooting of Hunt, who is in critical condition at the hospital is part of an upward crime trend involving the youth. One of the major factors for these repeated acts of violence is the indifference of the police department if the slayer and slain are Negroes. It has long been an established fact that the courts deal with Negro killings in a more casual way than they do minor offenses. Testimony in the James Fisher Killing case was conflicting as was expected. Witnesses, as a rule, give their versions in cases of this kind according to their own prevailing sentiment. But one thing stood out more than everything else. This was the fact that several witnesses quoted the investigating police officers as saying that "Fisher was no good and should have been killed." This sort of tacit approval of killing by an officer of the law coupled with laxity of the court in dealing with murderers if they are Negroes led to Memphis gaining the unwellcome title, "Murder Capitol of the World" a few years back. The trend seems to be again in that direction. REVIEWING NEWS BY WILLIAM GORDON The loyalty of the American Negro has never been questionable despite the role of second-class citizenship and the lack of opportunity he is so accustomed to within the framework of a free democratic country. Despite all adverse conditions, he has emerged as the most loyal of all American citizens. In upholding his flag and maintaining the desire to fight for the rights of all free people, the Negro rates second to none. If all he world were fair in its judgment, it would pay tribute to what has been the very essence of loyalty. Hate and bigotry nave never been a part of the Negro's thinking and reasoning. Yet he has been among the most abused and illtreated of all human beings. In the face of lynchings and brutality he has always taken time out to lend a hand to the least fortunate. This has been done without regard to race, creed or color. Despite his loyalty and patriotism, a lot of Americans bigotry still prevails against him. There are still those among us who would deny the Negro equal educational and employment opportunities, yet the very foundation of our economic system exists on the strength of our ability to produce and buy. To deny part of the population equal protection before the law and equal opportunity to earn a living, is assist in destroying the fundamental principles of a true democracy. On the political scene, there are still those who would preach hate and ill-feeling in order to destroy this most sacred principle. This nation was founded, and has grown great upon respect for differences among creeds and races This is true at least because a large number of Americans still fight alongside the Negro in his efforts to achieve which is rightfully his. In this country in the years since our republic was founded, we have made great progress in learning to live together. Had all the people failed to profit by these differences, we never would have survived as a nation. Hence, in dealing with the internal paradox in our American life, we have endeavored to hold fast to certain clearly defined propositions which are discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color or national origin. This internal paradox is a serious menace to democracy and is not to be neglected. It is becoming a reality now. that the loyalty of the American Negro will be a major factor in saving our democratic way of life in this country. Loyalty Of The Negro BY WILLIAM GORDON The loyalty of the American Negro has never been questionable despite the role of second-class citizenship and the lack of opportunity he is so accustomed to within the framework of a free democratic country. Despite all adverse conditions, he has emerged as the most loyal of all American citizens. In upholding his flag and maintaining the desire to fight for the rights of all free people, the Negro rates second to none. If all he world were fair in its judgment, it would pay tribute to what has been the very essence of loyalty. Hate and bigotry nave never been a part of the Negro's thinking and reasoning. Yet he has been among the most abused and illtreated of all human beings. In the face of lynchings and brutality he has always taken time out to lend a hand to the least fortunate. This has been done without regard to race, creed or color. Despite his loyalty and patriotism, a lot of Americans bigotry still prevails against him. There are still those among us who would deny the Negro equal educational and employment opportunities, yet the very foundation of our economic system exists on the strength of our ability to produce and buy. To deny part of the population equal protection before the law and equal opportunity to earn a living, is assist in destroying the fundamental principles of a true democracy. On the political scene, there are still those who would preach hate and ill-feeling in order to destroy this most sacred principle. This nation was founded, and has grown great upon respect for differences among creeds and races This is true at least because a large number of Americans still fight alongside the Negro in his efforts to achieve which is rightfully his. In this country in the years since our republic was founded, we have made great progress in learning to live together. Had all the people failed to profit by these differences, we never would have survived as a nation. Hence, in dealing with the internal paradox in our American life, we have endeavored to hold fast to certain clearly defined propositions which are discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color or national origin. This internal paradox is a serious menace to democracy and is not to be neglected. It is becoming a reality now. that the loyalty of the American Negro will be a major factor in saving our democratic way of life in this country. 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In appealing for $1 political contributions from each CIO member, the organization termed the record of the 81st Congress "far from satisfactory" with only 11 bills passed out of 47 requested by President Truman. Sen. Robert A Taft, of Ohio, Republican policy leader, was high on the list of Congressmen opposed by Labor. CIO credited Taft with only one "right" vote, that one favoring the boost in the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. Other senators listed with "no right votes" or only one and who will be fought by Labor in November are: Millikin (R) Colo, Capehart (R) Ind., Hickenlooper (R) Iowa, and Darby (R) Kan. In the House, the CIO declared that most southern Democrats voted "wrong." A few exceptions whose records generally were okay, includeed: Reps. Elliott and Jones, of Ala.; Trimble of Ark.; Lanham of Ga; Boggs of La; Deane of N. C.; Sims of S. C. who was beaten in a recent primary, and Priest of Tenn. Major CIO criticism was directed against House members in six states. It said New York and Pennsylvania each had 11 congressmen voting predominantly "wrong"; Illinois, nine; Ohio and California, eight apiece, and Michigan, seven. VOTE RECORD key questions were mixed and Labor's support or opposition will depend largely on local conditions. CIO President Philip Murray and Political Action Chief Jack Kroll warned that the voting guide "does not constitute an endorsement" of any candidate and "doesn't necessaritly teel the whole story. But they added: "Obviously, a senator or congressman with all "right" votes is more apt to get Labor's endorsement than one whose votes have been all "wrong." In appealing for $1 political contributions from each CIO member, the organization termed the record of the 81st Congress "far from satisfactory" with only 11 bills passed out of 47 requested by President Truman. Sen. Robert A Taft, of Ohio, Republican policy leader, was high on the list of Congressmen opposed by Labor. CIO credited Taft with only one "right" vote, that one favoring the boost in the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour. Other senators listed with "no right votes" or only one and who will be fought by Labor in November are: Millikin (R) Colo, Capehart (R) Ind., Hickenlooper (R) Iowa, and Darby (R) Kan. In the House, the CIO declared that most southern Democrats voted "wrong." A few exceptions whose records generally were okay, includeed: Reps. Elliott and Jones, of Ala.; Trimble of Ark.; Lanham of Ga; Boggs of La; Deane of N. C.; Sims of S. C. who was beaten in a recent primary, and Priest of Tenn. Major CIO criticism was directed against House members in six states. It said New York and Pennsylvania each had 11 congressmen voting predominantly "wrong"; Illinois, nine; Ohio and California, eight apiece, and Michigan, seven. National nati; Mary Wilks of Detroitl Irma Lee Hunt, Los Angeles and Nadine R.Arnold of Pittsburgh. Writing on the subject, "To Be Alive in Such An Age," 17-year-old Nadine Arnold of Pittsburgh was the first place winner by 93 2-3 points. Harold Swink of St. Louis took second place with 92 2-3 points. Judges were Dr. Lionel Newsome, Mrs. Virginia Nance and Mrs. Julia Davis; all of St. Louis. Other speakers included the Rev. Earl Williams, pastor of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church; Mrs. Myrtle Crump, convention secretary; Robert H Dowd, representing Mayor Joseph M. Darst; the Rev. J. E, Nance, St. Louis Music Association; Mrs. Lucille A. Warr, St Louis Union; Miss Carol Haynes, Detroit recording secretary. BRETT HALLIDAY CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE RANDOLPH trowned and picked up another typed sheet "No... and yes" 'The King loss happened right inside the apartment building," said the insurance man. "King was in the habit of leaving the ring in the hotel sate at night He called down at eight o'clock this particular evening and asked to have it sent to his room. He and his wife were going out unexpectedly to a swanky party. The fact that the party was gotten up on the spur of the moment was later established. "The clerk got the box out and gave It to a bell-boy to take up. He got out of the elevator and suited down the corridor to the King suite. As he passed an alcove he was tapped on the back of the head and knocked out cold. When they found him ten minutes later the ring had vanished. It hasn't turned up since." Shayne was tugging at his earlobe and listening intently. "King?" he suggested. Randolph shrugged. "Naturally, we made a very thorough investigation before allowing the claim. There wasn't a particle of evidence. He lost twenty thousand on the deal." "If the ruby could be fenced for fifty per cent he'd have made thirty grand," Shayne pointed out. Randolph agreed. But that's the big if, Mike. Look... you might cut it down to say six carats. A six-carat ruby might bring fifty thousand in the open market. But those things are distinctive. There aren't many six carat stones like that around. We have records of every unique stone like that. it had turned up later we'd know it. It hasn't." Shayne crushed out his cigarette and nodded thoughtfully. "But you have to admit it looks like an inside job. Who else but King could have known the bell-boy was going to bring the ring up Just then?" "Only the clerk, but he actually had no time to notify a confederate to get up there in time to waylay the boy. If we'd had anything else to hang suspicion on, we might have tried to make a case out of it But we went through King's background with a fine-tooth comb. He was absolutely legitimate. From a small town in Ohio where he and his wife had lived all their lives. He was an engineer, graduate of Purdue, who'd worked on a small salary all his life until he fell into a fortune a couple of months previously. "He inherited the estate of a wealthy uncle in California, estimated at between two and three hundred thousand. He and his wife sold their home and went west to collect the money, then started out to have sonic fun for the first time in their lives. They hit Miami the first of October, spent money lavishly, and ended up by splurging on the ring. I remember King and his wife," Randolph went on reflectively, leaning back and closing his eyes. "They were met people, a little bewildered by sudden wealth. He was about forty. Thin and stooped, though he'd worked too hard at his life without quite enough to eat. His wife always managed to look dowdy, even when she was wearing a Paris original. There wasn't one single thing to hang anything on. Mike. We sent a man to Ohio to check their background, and they were exactly what they claimed to be." Shayne said, 'That doesn't sound like very much," his eyes bleak and staring into space. "By Itself, It isn't," said Randolph. He shuffled the papers until he found the one he wanted. "The next case is another star ruby sold by Walter Voorland. I was In New York at the time and the policy on this one was issued by Provident Casualty. To Roland Kendrick of Westchester County, New York, a wealthy sportsman and playboy. That was in October of forty-five. He bought an elevencarat star ruby pendant for his wife. Stanley Ellsworth made the appraisal at one hundred and ten thousand. Purchase price was one twenty-five. It lasted longer than the first one. Almost a month. The Kendrick's went from here to New Orleans and were held up by two armed men late at night when they were returning home from a night club. Kendrick was knocked cold as he stepped out of his car to open his garage door, and when he came to, his wife was dead. Shot through the head. The ruby, pendant was gone. It has never turned up, either. That claim was paid promptly, after the New Orleans police reported it absolutely straight." "I was in New Orleans at the time," Shayne broke in. He lit another cigarette and continued, 'I wasn't in on that one, but I don't recall a whisper of suspicion attaching to the widowed husband. The couple were apparently happy together, and she had been flashing the pendant around at night clubs. I don't see much in any of this," he ended soberly. "Except that were star rubies... were sold by Voorland... and have disappeared as completely as though they had disintegrated. Now, it happens again. There's a pattern, Mike. A deflite pattern, but a completely illogical one. Who could profit if the stolen stones aren't resold?" "I suppose you didn't meet this second victim, Kendrick's." "No. As I said, my company didn't handle that one. But Kendrick's background was just as thoroughly checked as King's had been. He was rather a well-known sportsman around New York, and a heavy gambler. Had a piece of two or three fighters and was reputedly very wealthy." Shayne said slowly. 'The one thing that sticks in my craw about all these cases is the way Voorland always hag these big star rubies for sale. You and he both say the value of them lies in the scarcity of such stones. Yet one dealer seems are got hold of a lot of them last few years. "I know round and slightly distended eyes looked troubled. "It is a remarkable coincidence, but I can't believe it's more than that. Voorland has an unimpeachable reputation throughout the world. And it isn't quite so remarkable when you realize that star rubies are his personal passion. They have been for the last forty years. He is known throughout the gem markets to pay well for every good one that turns up. That Dustin bracelet for instance. I've known for years that he has been searching for the perfect stones to match up in it.' Shayne asked moodily, "Couldn't those two stones ... the eight and a half and eleven-carat stones... have been cut down to make two of the rubies in the Dustin bracelet?" Randolph pursed his lips and looked doubtful. "It's possible, but certainly not probable. Remember. Voorland sold the stones originally. It would be mighty hard to cut them so, he wouldn't still recognize them in reduced sue." "Is there any way to check the sources from which he acquired the stones in the bracelet?" "I'm afraid not. That sort of information is regarded as a trade secret. In some cases a particular stone can be traced to its original source, but most dealers don't keep a record of such transacttions." "Why not?" "For various reasons," Randolph again pressed the fingertips of his hands together, and continued thoughtfully, "Customs duties are high. Suppose Voorland announced in Burma that he had acquired a perfect star ruby for a large price. He would then have to declare it to get it into this country where it could be sold." "Do you mean to gay Voorland smuggles such stuff in?" "Not necessarily. Someone else may smuggle them in. Let's say, rather, that Voorland is a business man. His store, is one of the most successful in the world, I imagine. He does what every business man does these days... meets competition." Shayne grinned suddenly and said, "I guess a private dick doesn't have so much to complain about, after all." ' "Right," said Randolph with an answering smile. "But what Voorland does is considered no less ethical than for a stock market manipulator to beat down the price of a stock so he can buy low. Vooriand is responsible to a board of directors who look only at the profit sheet each year. No matter what his personal ethics may be, to remain manager of that store he has to play the game according to the rules made by others. It's a competitive and cutthroat business." 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The keynote address on the theme of the Institute was delivered by one of our guest lecturers Dr. Stanley E. Grannum, Professor of Systematic Theology, Gammon Theo logical Seminary, Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Grannum lectured on several subject including "I Believe In God" and "Jesus Christ, The Son on Man." In several of the discussions on church administration Dr. Grannum was particularly inspiring as he talked out of his years of experience in the pastoriate. L. O. Swingler Birthday Circulation Contest 1. The contest will be known as the . 2. The contest will being Tuesday, August 1st and close Friday, August 28th. 3. All Memphis World carries are eligible to participate. 4. Prizes will be awarded to the carriers making the best showing in increasing his route and his collection. Memphis World carriers will be divided into four district groups namely Southwest, North and Northeast, Central, and East. THE CARRIER MAKING THE BEST SHOWING IN INCREASING HIS CIRCULATION AS WELL AS COLLECTION WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING CONSIDERATIONS. Cpl. Ewing Bill, Is a porter at Municipal Airport. Prof. Joseph W. Palls, principal of Geeter School. Whitehaven, said that Cpl. Brandon is a product of the Geeter School where he and his brothers and sisters were above the average students. Willie Hurd, another product of Geeter, was one of two Shelby County boys who gave their lives heroically at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. SEEING SAYING Greek mythology gives us the well-known tale of the Trojan Horse, a story with a moral so clear that men and nations, who throughout history have disregarded its lesson, have gone to their doom. The hard working, hard fighting, inhabitants of Troy, living in fear and distrust of the neighboring Grecian nation, built a gigantic wall around their country and began to feel secure within its guarded protection. They were Julled into q false sense of security. But, alas, one day fifth columnists within the nation opened the great gates and allowed an innocent looking wooden horse, a huge structure, to be rolled inside. Immediately Greek soldiers climbed out of their hiding place inside the horse and were able to stage a bottle with the gate guards long enough to allow the Grecian army to enter and forthwith conquer the country. Secure in its great industrial power, wealth, vast natural resources, and freedom-loving citizens, America cannot afford to be lulled into a false sense of invincibility. Her interests now are scattered throughout the world, her interests are also those of the United Nations, and with these freedom-loving allies who believe in democracy and inalienable rights of the individual, the Trojan Wall is now only a wall of ideas....the dividing line between the ideologies of communism and democracy. The Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed last week that a total of 50,000 genuine communists in this country are under surveillance as bad security risks. No doubt, the G-men also have their eyes on additional thousands of "fellow travelers" and communist sympathizers. But under the watchful eyes of the FBI they are perhaps no more dangerous than the Germans, Italians, and Japanese were during the last war. The G-men moved in and took care of possible fifth columnists as soon as war was declared. The real fifth columnists. . . .the Trojan Horses within our gates are those who do not believe in the democratic ideology; the double-talkers who sometimes give, fervent lip service to the democratic idea but who at the some lime say they would go to jail" before granting Negroes the same privileges as other citizens The real saboteurs of democracy are those who would oppress other simply because of a racial difference, and perhaps almost as guilty are those who would stand idly by and allow them to do so. Some politicians in Georgia have been openly howling that they will defy the United States Supreme Court; the U. S. Constitution as the guardian of democratic concepts means nothing to them They declare that they would go to jail before allowing Negroes to enter state supported schools. That is exactly where they should be. Trojan Horses are dangerous in wartime, and we are now embarked in a war of ideas. Trojan Horses In Georgia Greek mythology gives us the well-known tale of the Trojan Horse, a story with a moral so clear that men and nations, who throughout history have disregarded its lesson, have gone to their doom. The hard working, hard fighting, inhabitants of Troy, living in fear and distrust of the neighboring Grecian nation, built a gigantic wall around their country and began to feel secure within its guarded protection. They were Julled into q false sense of security. But, alas, one day fifth columnists within the nation opened the great gates and allowed an innocent looking wooden horse, a huge structure, to be rolled inside. Immediately Greek soldiers climbed out of their hiding place inside the horse and were able to stage a bottle with the gate guards long enough to allow the Grecian army to enter and forthwith conquer the country. Secure in its great industrial power, wealth, vast natural resources, and freedom-loving citizens, America cannot afford to be lulled into a false sense of invincibility. Her interests now are scattered throughout the world, her interests are also those of the United Nations, and with these freedom-loving allies who believe in democracy and inalienable rights of the individual, the Trojan Wall is now only a wall of ideas....the dividing line between the ideologies of communism and democracy. The Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed last week that a total of 50,000 genuine communists in this country are under surveillance as bad security risks. No doubt, the G-men also have their eyes on additional thousands of "fellow travelers" and communist sympathizers. But under the watchful eyes of the FBI they are perhaps no more dangerous than the Germans, Italians, and Japanese were during the last war. The G-men moved in and took care of possible fifth columnists as soon as war was declared. The real fifth columnists. . . .the Trojan Horses within our gates are those who do not believe in the democratic ideology; the double-talkers who sometimes give, fervent lip service to the democratic idea but who at the some lime say they would go to jail" before granting Negroes the same privileges as other citizens The real saboteurs of democracy are those who would oppress other simply because of a racial difference, and perhaps almost as guilty are those who would stand idly by and allow them to do so. Some politicians in Georgia have been openly howling that they will defy the United States Supreme Court; the U. S. Constitution as the guardian of democratic concepts means nothing to them They declare that they would go to jail before allowing Negroes to enter state supported schools. That is exactly where they should be. Trojan Horses are dangerous in wartime, and we are now embarked in a war of ideas.