Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1960-02-13 Thaddeus T. Stokes MEMPHIS WORLD The South's Oldest and Leading Colored Semi-Weekly Newspaper Published by MEMPHIS WORLD PUBLISHING CO. Every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at 546 BEALE—Ph. JA. 6-4030 Member of SCOTT NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE W. A. Scott, II, Founder; C. A. Scott, General Manager Entered in the Post Office at Memphis, Tenn., as second-class mail under the Act of Congress, March 1, 1870 THADDEUS T. STOKES Managing Editor SMITH FLEMING Circulation Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES Year $5.00 — 6 Months $3.00 Months $1.50 (In Advance) The MEMPHIS WOLRD is an independent newspaper — non-sectarian and non-partisan, printing new unbiasedly and supporting those things it believes to be of interest to its readers and opposing those things against the interest of its readers. Closed Schools — Grim View Recently 33 southern educators — all college officials — spoke some frank words about the results of closing down any public school system to fight integration. Their analysis is particularly effective because it steers clear of arguing the integration issue itself, and simply sets down a picture of the economic and social effects that would probably descend on a no-school community. Ultimately, the educators said, the outcome would be a "collapse of our democratic society. . . The labor market would be flooded with unskilled and untrained young people." These multitudes of unoccupied youths could not possibly be kept busy with sufficient jobs and or recreational facilities, the educators added. The results: "Many will drift into crime and delinquency." Even discounting a possible bias of educators toward education, this is a realistic description of what might indeed happen. And yet the possibility of closed schools looms — in Georgia, for instance. In relation to average citizen income, Georgia has a commendable record of supporting the public schools. But many public officials, including the Governor, are committed to shutting the schools rather than allow even token integration. It is believed that some of these officials hope the courts will get them off the hook. But the judicial process may move too slowly to avert a no-school crisis. Parents who want to protect their children presumably could help get their elected leaders but of this awkward position by putting pressure on them now not to make school closure their final line of defense against integration. The 33 educators have given these parents a convincing ground on which to argue — not just for their own children but for the economic and social health of the whole community. Free The Ballot America is not fully free so long as the ballot is fettered in any part of the United States of America. The right of the Negro citizen to vote is embedded in the Fifteenth Amendment of the federal constitution. In a number of states the righ-tovote amendment has been frustrated, negated and butchered. In the South there is only token Negro voting on an average basis. In a number of Southern counties with more Negro citizens than white citizens there are no Negro voters. This is a tragic commentary on American democracy. Excuse given for such racial denial of voting is the preservation of "white supremacy" and to prevent "Negro bloc voting". The bogey of "Negro rule" and the preservation of "white rule" are other scares. Still much is said of "States' Rights" and "local rule." Yet local rule should be based upon the rule of the local people. States' rights envision a respect for personal and individual rights. Southern politicians tend to distort the theory of states' rights and to misapply the idea of local rule.' The Fifteenth Amendment bestows upon the Negro citizen a right which constitutionally cannot be removed by state action or states' rights doctrines. Yet that very thing is being done in the South and the Congress has been indifferent and laggard about using its authority and power to protect, guard and actuate the Negro citizen's right to vote in the South. A number of bills have been introduced in the Congress seeking to implement the Fifteenth Amendment. The Republican Administration and the Democratic Majority Leadership together with individual lawmakers have submitted bills designed to make voting rights practical opportunities for the Negro group. Introduction of bills, press releases about them and the crisscross of quibbling partisian criticism, do not always produce legislation. Therefore if the President of the United States actually means that he is for meaningful voting by the Negro group in the South he is going to have to begin to fight with all of his power for such legislation. He probably will need to carry the fight to the people in a special nationwide civil rights speech. We would like to see President Eisenhower carry the fight for practical voting opportunities to the people and exert bold and uncompromising leadership for the right to vote. In the meantime, those who want Negro voting opportunities established and materialized in the South should build a fire under Congress. A hard fight is a hand and the Southern lawmakers in Congress are tough, skilled and experienced counter fighters, let Congress have no peace of mind, no easy conscience and no happy time at the polls until adequate civil rights legislation is passed in the current session. Million-Dollar Estate Of Dr. Boyd Kicks Up Legal Fuss A legal hassle over the "true meaning" of the will and an addition thereof of the late Dr. Henry Allen Boyd is scheduled to be aired in chancery court soon. At issue is whether M. G. Fergugon, current president of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust company and trustee of the late Dr. Boyd's estate — estimated at more than $1 million — is required to settle directly with Mrs. Katherine BoydRoach, the deceased's daughter, her share of the estate, or whether the band stock and other properties are to be held in trust for her benefit. Dr. Boyd, who died last spring, held large holdings as general secretary - treasurer, National Baptist Publishing board; president board chairman. Citizens Savings bank; president - board chairman. YMCA Nashville Globe newspaper; and owned extensive property and stock in big firms throughout the country. The will was executed April 9, 1952 and its addition, April 14, 1955. Trustee listed in the 955 provision are Ferguson, the Misses H. L. Jordan, bank cashier; and State B. Wilson, publishing board executive secretary and ban kdirector. Besides Mrs. Roach, other beneficiaries include Mrs., Lula - Boyd Landers, sister of the deceased; the Misses Wilson and Jordan and Moss J. Davis, former YMCA executive secretary and also of the publishing board. Mrs. Roach is to receive, in addition, $60,000 in life insurance; all holdings and stock in the Nashville Globe, and property in Cleveland and Nashville, together with control of monies deposited in five banks in different parts of the country. Miss Wilson, Dr. Boyd's confidential aide for many years, is to receive 2,000 shares of Citizen Bank stock; $100 in life insurance stock; stock in Supreme Liberty Life Insurance company. Tri-State bank, Memphis; Republican National Club building, New York; half of Dr. Boyd's investment in the Denominational Trust association, and stock, and stock in the Farmers bank, Richmond, Va. HAD LARGE HOLDINGS A legal hassle over the "true meaning" of the will and an addition thereof of the late Dr. Henry Allen Boyd is scheduled to be aired in chancery court soon. At issue is whether M. G. Fergugon, current president of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust company and trustee of the late Dr. Boyd's estate — estimated at more than $1 million — is required to settle directly with Mrs. Katherine BoydRoach, the deceased's daughter, her share of the estate, or whether the band stock and other properties are to be held in trust for her benefit. Dr. Boyd, who died last spring, held large holdings as general secretary - treasurer, National Baptist Publishing board; president board chairman. Citizens Savings bank; president - board chairman. YMCA Nashville Globe newspaper; and owned extensive property and stock in big firms throughout the country. The will was executed April 9, 1952 and its addition, April 14, 1955. Trustee listed in the 955 provision are Ferguson, the Misses H. L. Jordan, bank cashier; and State B. Wilson, publishing board executive secretary and ban kdirector. Besides Mrs. Roach, other beneficiaries include Mrs., Lula - Boyd Landers, sister of the deceased; the Misses Wilson and Jordan and Moss J. Davis, former YMCA executive secretary and also of the publishing board. Mrs. Roach is to receive, in addition, $60,000 in life insurance; all holdings and stock in the Nashville Globe, and property in Cleveland and Nashville, together with control of monies deposited in five banks in different parts of the country. Miss Wilson, Dr. Boyd's confidential aide for many years, is to receive 2,000 shares of Citizen Bank stock; $100 in life insurance stock; stock in Supreme Liberty Life Insurance company. Tri-State bank, Memphis; Republican National Club building, New York; half of Dr. Boyd's investment in the Denominational Trust association, and stock, and stock in the Farmers bank, Richmond, Va. MANY REQUESTS TO DAUGHTER A legal hassle over the "true meaning" of the will and an addition thereof of the late Dr. Henry Allen Boyd is scheduled to be aired in chancery court soon. At issue is whether M. G. Fergugon, current president of Citizens Savings Bank and Trust company and trustee of the late Dr. Boyd's estate — estimated at more than $1 million — is required to settle directly with Mrs. Katherine BoydRoach, the deceased's daughter, her share of the estate, or whether the band stock and other properties are to be held in trust for her benefit. Dr. Boyd, who died last spring, held large holdings as general secretary - treasurer, National Baptist Publishing board; president board chairman. Citizens Savings bank; president - board chairman. YMCA Nashville Globe newspaper; and owned extensive property and stock in big firms throughout the country. The will was executed April 9, 1952 and its addition, April 14, 1955. Trustee listed in the 955 provision are Ferguson, the Misses H. L. Jordan, bank cashier; and State B. Wilson, publishing board executive secretary and ban kdirector. Besides Mrs. Roach, other beneficiaries include Mrs., Lula - Boyd Landers, sister of the deceased; the Misses Wilson and Jordan and Moss J. Davis, former YMCA executive secretary and also of the publishing board. Mrs. Roach is to receive, in addition, $60,000 in life insurance; all holdings and stock in the Nashville Globe, and property in Cleveland and Nashville, together with control of monies deposited in five banks in different parts of the country. Miss Wilson, Dr. Boyd's confidential aide for many years, is to receive 2,000 shares of Citizen Bank stock; $100 in life insurance stock; stock in Supreme Liberty Life Insurance company. Tri-State bank, Memphis; Republican National Club building, New York; half of Dr. Boyd's investment in the Denominational Trust association, and stock, and stock in the Farmers bank, Richmond, Va. Dr. Gibson Heads Central Division Of Boy Scouts Drive Dr. Walter, W. Gibson, professor of natural science at LeMoyne College, has bean selected to head the central division of the local Boy Scouts drive. Dr. Gibson, veteran educator and civc leader, said the participants in the drive are trying to supplement the Scout budget. The drive will begin Wednesday. Improvement Ass'n To Meet Tonight A large crowd is expected to attend a meeting of the newly organized Memphis and Shelby County Improvement Association, which is scheduled for 8:15 o'clock tonight (Friday) at Mt. Nebro Baptist. Church at the corner of Vance Ave., and Lauderdale St. Members arc urged, to attend and bring with them at least another person. All committees are expected to be prepared to report on their projects. Atty. Ben Hooks is president of the association. First Baptist Church To End Brotherhood Meeting Sunday Feb. 14 Festivities surrounding the annual Brotherhood Month at First Baptist Church-Lauderdale, are scheduled to culminate Sunday, Feb. 14, when Rev., Alexander Gregory of Bluefield W. V., addresses the congregation. The Brotherhood of the churchis extending ail invitation to all friends to attend the services at 3:15 p. m., to hear Rev. Gregory, who is the pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Bluefield. He is a former president of the West Virginia State Conversion. A dynamic man, he is termned "an inspirer of men," with a large active congergation. The 11 o'clock worship service will be featured with a special message to men by the pastor of the church, Rev. H. Clark Nabrit. Chairmen of the celebration are Luther Jones and George Banks. THIRSTY THIEF A thirsty thief broke into a bar, took $30 from a juke box, and drew himself a beer. Then he had a second beer, and a third. When the bartender, Stanley Miller, opened up next morning, he found the man sleep on the floor, the money in a paper bag beside him. Police booked Joseph Rivas on suspicion of burglary. MEMPHIS WORLD Want Ad information Call JA. 6-4030 SALESWOMEN WANTED ATTENTION MOTHERS! HELP WANTED — FEMALE WANTED SALESMEN OR WOMEN FOR SALE NEWSBOYS WANTED GET YOUR VITAMINS REPAIRS ROUTE MANAGERS WANTED SEW FOR PROFIT THE LAND IS BRIGHT BY JIM KJELGAARD Copyright © 1958 by Jim Kjelgaard. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, Dodd, Mead&Co., Inc. Distributed by K. F. S. Ling Stewart reacted characteristically when he detected a fur buyer cheating, him. Ling hotly knocked down the trader and strode away. So now Ling was facing charges of felonious assault. He has to stand trial in the court at the county seat. Ling, a Virginia backwoodsman all his life, has no fears when in the wilds along Hobbs Creek, but quails at the thought of venturing into a big settlement like Denbury where at least 400 people live in the year 1860. His wife Ann realizes that is the reason he has asked her to accompany him to court: he wants her along when he has to fare so many strangers. Then. . . WHEN the sun had fully risen, Ling and Ann Stewart had left the mountains behind them, crossed the broad and sluggish Connicon River and were on the wide plateau of Denbury county. Here the land was green and fertile, plantation country. Their road paralleled the Connicon and now and then they passed a stately mansion across the river which faced the willow trees lining the riverbank. On their side of the river the houses were less grand and the fields more indifferently kept. "I thought there were no poor Virginia planters," Ann said. Ling grinned, "Didn't you take to mind how all the rest front right on the river and got their own wharfs? They can tote their corn an' wheat an' tobacco on river boats and have an easy haul to that agent's warehouse we passed a ways back." "Tom Dare," Ann quoted from the sign she had seen on the warehouse. "Well, this fella here has got to tote all his crops on wagons because he's too far from the river, and that costs. He jest can't handle as much." Ann marveled at Ling. He could neither read nor write but ha had acute powers of observation, and he could analyze what he had observed. She wondered suddenly what heights he might have achieved if he had had an education. And then at the sight of the loveliest plantation they had yet passed, she gasped with pleasure and lost herself in looking. The house, surrounded by spacious lawns and huge trees, was set well back from the river, its rosy brick overgrown with ivy and its windows sparkling in the morning sun. "Look, Ling! Look!" "Sure is mighty nice." "Quail Wings it's called," Ann said reading from the sign on the wharf. "Mighty nice name, too," Ling said. "But none suits me like the house your dad built up in the mountains. That is the prettiest house I ever did see." "It was once," Ann answered quietly. Soon they approached the town of Denbury itself, and the won ders to be seen came one after the other. Ann gasped. "Oh, Ling —look!". They both stared wide-eyed at the splendid coach approaching them, drawn by four perfectly matched grays and manned by a liveried footman and two coachmen. The windows were curtained, so they were unable to see the personage who commanded such magnificence. "I'll be jugged!" Ling said. Ann continued to gasp, to exclaim, and only by exercising rigid self-control could she keep from pointing at each new discovery. Ling's brief answers were entirely satisfactory; she wouldn't have heard him if he'd said anything more. She did notice when the horse swung, turned and halted. She glanced at Ling and then followed his steady gaze. A brick building, by far the largest and most imposing she had seen in the town of Denbury, stood well back on a lawn still green, though the surrounding maples and poplars were bare. Above its verandah, supported by white marble pillars, was a facade bearing a sculpture of blindfolded Justice eternally weighing human fate in the balance. The words "Denbury Courthouse" were chiseled into stone beneath the figure. Ann knew instantly why they were here. Ling was following his deepest instincts. If he were going into Cherokee country, he would reconnoiter. In Denbury, he saw no reason to do otherwise. "The paper said we're due in court at half past one?" Ling asked. "Yes." He glanced at the sky and said, "Must be quarter-past eleven now. Let's go." Soon they were entering a livery stable that Ling had seen on the way down. A white-haired old man came forward. Ling greeted him amiably, "You care for horses here, Cap'n?" "Yes, suh." "How much?" "Twenty fi' cents." "Heap o' money for jest takin' care of a horse," Ling objected. The old man rolled worried eyes. "Hit's what we gits." Ling paid, but when he took Ann's arm to escort her across the street she knew he had suffered a shock. In Hobbs Creek, if a man decided to go away, any neighbor would gladly care for his stock and ask nothing except permission to feed from the owner's stores of grain and hay. If he had none, they'd care for his creatures anyway and let him return the fodder when he could. By some magical process, Ann's body seemed able to defy the law of gravity as they entered the Denbury House, Rooms at Moderate Rates. It was she who saw the sign that indicated the dining room. "This way." "I'm with you." Her conscience smote hen "You should Have let me pack a lunch." "We come to town, we eat at a eatin' house." "It's very thoughtful of you." Ling grinned, "First meal you ain't had to rustle in. . .how many years Ann?" Ling ate quickly and heartily but Ann lingered over every forkful; this memory must endure for a very long while. A third of her dessert remained uneaten when Ling said, "Gittin' on that time." She said reluctantly, "Then we'd better go." She hesitated, hoping against hope that he would help her with her coat, but she stifled the sigh that threatened when he did not She knew it had simply never occurred to Ling that a young, healthy woman needed any help in a matter as fundamental as putting on her coat. Ling paid the bill and they went back onto the street. A cold wind blew now and the sun had grown sickly bathing Denbury in a mournful light. As two men passed by, Ann heard a snatch of their excited conversation. "Lincoln's election means war! There'll he no stopping it now." "You're dead right!" his companion agreed. "Did you hear that, Ling?" Ann asked, when the men were some distance from thorn. "Those men said that Lincoln's election means war. I read about Lincoln in that newspaper you brought back from Wetherly for me. He wants to free the slaves and the South will fight to the last man, the paper said." "That sounds like planter talk to me, honey; Don't pay it no mind. Those fellers think they own all creation along with their slaves." Side by side, they strode up the walk to the courthouse, but as Ann started to climb the marble steps she was suddenly aware that Ling was no longer at her side. When she tuned she saw him standing two paces back and his eyes told her why he had halted. He was not afraid, but he neither trusted note understood this place he was supposed to enter. She said calmly, "Coming, Ling?" "Yeah, sure." He joined her then and remained at her side as they ascended the steps and opened the massive doors that stood between the world and Denbury court. © 1958 by Jim Kjelgaard. Reprint granted by publisher, Dodd, Mead&Co., Inc. Dist. by King Features Syndicate. WHAT HAS HAPPENED BY JIM KJELGAARD Copyright © 1958 by Jim Kjelgaard. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, Dodd, Mead&Co., Inc. Distributed by K. F. S. Ling Stewart reacted characteristically when he detected a fur buyer cheating, him. Ling hotly knocked down the trader and strode away. So now Ling was facing charges of felonious assault. He has to stand trial in the court at the county seat. Ling, a Virginia backwoodsman all his life, has no fears when in the wilds along Hobbs Creek, but quails at the thought of venturing into a big settlement like Denbury where at least 400 people live in the year 1860. His wife Ann realizes that is the reason he has asked her to accompany him to court: he wants her along when he has to fare so many strangers. Then. . . WHEN the sun had fully risen, Ling and Ann Stewart had left the mountains behind them, crossed the broad and sluggish Connicon River and were on the wide plateau of Denbury county. Here the land was green and fertile, plantation country. Their road paralleled the Connicon and now and then they passed a stately mansion across the river which faced the willow trees lining the riverbank. On their side of the river the houses were less grand and the fields more indifferently kept. "I thought there were no poor Virginia planters," Ann said. Ling grinned, "Didn't you take to mind how all the rest front right on the river and got their own wharfs? They can tote their corn an' wheat an' tobacco on river boats and have an easy haul to that agent's warehouse we passed a ways back." "Tom Dare," Ann quoted from the sign she had seen on the warehouse. "Well, this fella here has got to tote all his crops on wagons because he's too far from the river, and that costs. He jest can't handle as much." Ann marveled at Ling. He could neither read nor write but ha had acute powers of observation, and he could analyze what he had observed. She wondered suddenly what heights he might have achieved if he had had an education. And then at the sight of the loveliest plantation they had yet passed, she gasped with pleasure and lost herself in looking. The house, surrounded by spacious lawns and huge trees, was set well back from the river, its rosy brick overgrown with ivy and its windows sparkling in the morning sun. "Look, Ling! Look!" "Sure is mighty nice." "Quail Wings it's called," Ann said reading from the sign on the wharf. "Mighty nice name, too," Ling said. "But none suits me like the house your dad built up in the mountains. That is the prettiest house I ever did see." "It was once," Ann answered quietly. Soon they approached the town of Denbury itself, and the won ders to be seen came one after the other. Ann gasped. "Oh, Ling —look!". They both stared wide-eyed at the splendid coach approaching them, drawn by four perfectly matched grays and manned by a liveried footman and two coachmen. The windows were curtained, so they were unable to see the personage who commanded such magnificence. "I'll be jugged!" Ling said. Ann continued to gasp, to exclaim, and only by exercising rigid self-control could she keep from pointing at each new discovery. Ling's brief answers were entirely satisfactory; she wouldn't have heard him if he'd said anything more. She did notice when the horse swung, turned and halted. She glanced at Ling and then followed his steady gaze. A brick building, by far the largest and most imposing she had seen in the town of Denbury, stood well back on a lawn still green, though the surrounding maples and poplars were bare. Above its verandah, supported by white marble pillars, was a facade bearing a sculpture of blindfolded Justice eternally weighing human fate in the balance. The words "Denbury Courthouse" were chiseled into stone beneath the figure. Ann knew instantly why they were here. Ling was following his deepest instincts. If he were going into Cherokee country, he would reconnoiter. In Denbury, he saw no reason to do otherwise. "The paper said we're due in court at half past one?" Ling asked. "Yes." He glanced at the sky and said, "Must be quarter-past eleven now. Let's go." Soon they were entering a livery stable that Ling had seen on the way down. A white-haired old man came forward. Ling greeted him amiably, "You care for horses here, Cap'n?" "Yes, suh." "How much?" "Twenty fi' cents." "Heap o' money for jest takin' care of a horse," Ling objected. The old man rolled worried eyes. "Hit's what we gits." Ling paid, but when he took Ann's arm to escort her across the street she knew he had suffered a shock. In Hobbs Creek, if a man decided to go away, any neighbor would gladly care for his stock and ask nothing except permission to feed from the owner's stores of grain and hay. If he had none, they'd care for his creatures anyway and let him return the fodder when he could. By some magical process, Ann's body seemed able to defy the law of gravity as they entered the Denbury House, Rooms at Moderate Rates. It was she who saw the sign that indicated the dining room. "This way." "I'm with you." Her conscience smote hen "You should Have let me pack a lunch." "We come to town, we eat at a eatin' house." "It's very thoughtful of you." Ling grinned, "First meal you ain't had to rustle in. . .how many years Ann?" Ling ate quickly and heartily but Ann lingered over every forkful; this memory must endure for a very long while. A third of her dessert remained uneaten when Ling said, "Gittin' on that time." She said reluctantly, "Then we'd better go." She hesitated, hoping against hope that he would help her with her coat, but she stifled the sigh that threatened when he did not She knew it had simply never occurred to Ling that a young, healthy woman needed any help in a matter as fundamental as putting on her coat. Ling paid the bill and they went back onto the street. A cold wind blew now and the sun had grown sickly bathing Denbury in a mournful light. As two men passed by, Ann heard a snatch of their excited conversation. "Lincoln's election means war! There'll he no stopping it now." "You're dead right!" his companion agreed. "Did you hear that, Ling?" Ann asked, when the men were some distance from thorn. "Those men said that Lincoln's election means war. I read about Lincoln in that newspaper you brought back from Wetherly for me. He wants to free the slaves and the South will fight to the last man, the paper said." "That sounds like planter talk to me, honey; Don't pay it no mind. Those fellers think they own all creation along with their slaves." Side by side, they strode up the walk to the courthouse, but as Ann started to climb the marble steps she was suddenly aware that Ling was no longer at her side. When she tuned she saw him standing two paces back and his eyes told her why he had halted. He was not afraid, but he neither trusted note understood this place he was supposed to enter. She said calmly, "Coming, Ling?" "Yeah, sure." He joined her then and remained at her side as they ascended the steps and opened the massive doors that stood between the world and Denbury court. © 1958 by Jim Kjelgaard. Reprint granted by publisher, Dodd, Mead&Co., Inc. Dist. by King Features Syndicate. CHAPTER 2 BY JIM KJELGAARD Copyright © 1958 by Jim Kjelgaard. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, Dodd, Mead&Co., Inc. Distributed by K. F. S. Ling Stewart reacted characteristically when he detected a fur buyer cheating, him. Ling hotly knocked down the trader and strode away. So now Ling was facing charges of felonious assault. He has to stand trial in the court at the county seat. Ling, a Virginia backwoodsman all his life, has no fears when in the wilds along Hobbs Creek, but quails at the thought of venturing into a big settlement like Denbury where at least 400 people live in the year 1860. His wife Ann realizes that is the reason he has asked her to accompany him to court: he wants her along when he has to fare so many strangers. Then. . . WHEN the sun had fully risen, Ling and Ann Stewart had left the mountains behind them, crossed the broad and sluggish Connicon River and were on the wide plateau of Denbury county. Here the land was green and fertile, plantation country. Their road paralleled the Connicon and now and then they passed a stately mansion across the river which faced the willow trees lining the riverbank. On their side of the river the houses were less grand and the fields more indifferently kept. "I thought there were no poor Virginia planters," Ann said. Ling grinned, "Didn't you take to mind how all the rest front right on the river and got their own wharfs? They can tote their corn an' wheat an' tobacco on river boats and have an easy haul to that agent's warehouse we passed a ways back." "Tom Dare," Ann quoted from the sign she had seen on the warehouse. "Well, this fella here has got to tote all his crops on wagons because he's too far from the river, and that costs. He jest can't handle as much." Ann marveled at Ling. He could neither read nor write but ha had acute powers of observation, and he could analyze what he had observed. She wondered suddenly what heights he might have achieved if he had had an education. And then at the sight of the loveliest plantation they had yet passed, she gasped with pleasure and lost herself in looking. The house, surrounded by spacious lawns and huge trees, was set well back from the river, its rosy brick overgrown with ivy and its windows sparkling in the morning sun. "Look, Ling! Look!" "Sure is mighty nice." "Quail Wings it's called," Ann said reading from the sign on the wharf. "Mighty nice name, too," Ling said. "But none suits me like the house your dad built up in the mountains. That is the prettiest house I ever did see." "It was once," Ann answered quietly. Soon they approached the town of Denbury itself, and the won ders to be seen came one after the other. Ann gasped. "Oh, Ling —look!". They both stared wide-eyed at the splendid coach approaching them, drawn by four perfectly matched grays and manned by a liveried footman and two coachmen. The windows were curtained, so they were unable to see the personage who commanded such magnificence. "I'll be jugged!" Ling said. Ann continued to gasp, to exclaim, and only by exercising rigid self-control could she keep from pointing at each new discovery. Ling's brief answers were entirely satisfactory; she wouldn't have heard him if he'd said anything more. She did notice when the horse swung, turned and halted. She glanced at Ling and then followed his steady gaze. A brick building, by far the largest and most imposing she had seen in the town of Denbury, stood well back on a lawn still green, though the surrounding maples and poplars were bare. Above its verandah, supported by white marble pillars, was a facade bearing a sculpture of blindfolded Justice eternally weighing human fate in the balance. The words "Denbury Courthouse" were chiseled into stone beneath the figure. Ann knew instantly why they were here. Ling was following his deepest instincts. If he were going into Cherokee country, he would reconnoiter. In Denbury, he saw no reason to do otherwise. "The paper said we're due in court at half past one?" Ling asked. "Yes." He glanced at the sky and said, "Must be quarter-past eleven now. Let's go." Soon they were entering a livery stable that Ling had seen on the way down. A white-haired old man came forward. Ling greeted him amiably, "You care for horses here, Cap'n?" "Yes, suh." "How much?" "Twenty fi' cents." "Heap o' money for jest takin' care of a horse," Ling objected. The old man rolled worried eyes. "Hit's what we gits." Ling paid, but when he took Ann's arm to escort her across the street she knew he had suffered a shock. In Hobbs Creek, if a man decided to go away, any neighbor would gladly care for his stock and ask nothing except permission to feed from the owner's stores of grain and hay. If he had none, they'd care for his creatures anyway and let him return the fodder when he could. By some magical process, Ann's body seemed able to defy the law of gravity as they entered the Denbury House, Rooms at Moderate Rates. It was she who saw the sign that indicated the dining room. "This way." "I'm with you." Her conscience smote hen "You should Have let me pack a lunch." "We come to town, we eat at a eatin' house." "It's very thoughtful of you." Ling grinned, "First meal you ain't had to rustle in. . .how many years Ann?" Ling ate quickly and heartily but Ann lingered over every forkful; this memory must endure for a very long while. A third of her dessert remained uneaten when Ling said, "Gittin' on that time." She said reluctantly, "Then we'd better go." She hesitated, hoping against hope that he would help her with her coat, but she stifled the sigh that threatened when he did not She knew it had simply never occurred to Ling that a young, healthy woman needed any help in a matter as fundamental as putting on her coat. Ling paid the bill and they went back onto the street. A cold wind blew now and the sun had grown sickly bathing Denbury in a mournful light. As two men passed by, Ann heard a snatch of their excited conversation. "Lincoln's election means war! There'll he no stopping it now." "You're dead right!" his companion agreed. "Did you hear that, Ling?" Ann asked, when the men were some distance from thorn. "Those men said that Lincoln's election means war. I read about Lincoln in that newspaper you brought back from Wetherly for me. He wants to free the slaves and the South will fight to the last man, the paper said." "That sounds like planter talk to me, honey; Don't pay it no mind. Those fellers think they own all creation along with their slaves." Side by side, they strode up the walk to the courthouse, but as Ann started to climb the marble steps she was suddenly aware that Ling was no longer at her side. When she tuned she saw him standing two paces back and his eyes told her why he had halted. He was not afraid, but he neither trusted note understood this place he was supposed to enter. She said calmly, "Coming, Ling?" "Yeah, sure." He joined her then and remained at her side as they ascended the steps and opened the massive doors that stood between the world and Denbury court. © 1958 by Jim Kjelgaard. Reprint granted by publisher, Dodd, Mead&Co., Inc. Dist. by King Features Syndicate. Rev. And Mrs. Williamson Celebrate 4th Anniversary At Mt. Olive Baptist Church Members of the Olivet Baptst Church will honor their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Williamson at an "Appreciation Program on their fourth anniversary at Olivet, 270 East Calboun Ave. February 16-21. A special feature en Tuesday night will start off the week's activities. Service begins each night at 8 p. m. with outstanding celebrations expressing appreciation of Rev. Williamson's wonderful leadership each night. The week's program will be climaxed Sunday evening, Feburary 21 at 3 p. m., with Greater White Stone, Pentecostal Temple and Mt. Nebo churches appearing as Olivet's guests. Rev. Williamson will take as his subject, "Honor All Men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God." MBOYA SAYS KENYA TO BE RULED BY AFRICANS Mr. Mbbya, whose party demands independence from Britain this year and political equality for all races on a "one man, one vote" basis, made the statement in a filmed interview seen on ABC-TV's "The Dark and the Light," a special ABC News report on the rising tides of nationalism in three areas of Africa — Kenya, Tanganyika and the Union of South Africa. The documentary, narrated by ABC News chief John Daly, was telecast by the ABC Television Network. On that portion of the program devoted to Kenya, viewers heard the opinions of leaders representing the three main positions on Kenyan independence Mr. Mboya; Michael Blundell, a leader of the moderate multi - racial New Kenya party; and group Capt. L. R. Briggs, head of the white settlers' United party which insists on preserving Kenya's status as a colony under white leadership. The leaders' remarks were made before they left Kenya to attend the constitutional conference on the future of Kenya underway in London at the present time. On the ABC-TV program, Mr. Blundell said that he was "absolutely opposed" to the one man, one vote idea for two reasons: "I don't believe the great bulk of the African people understand or are responsible enough to operate a democratic system on that basis," he said, (and) one man, one vote, especially on a common role, would completely eliminate the legitimate political influence of the Asian and European communities (which would be) quite wrong at this stage. ." Mr. Blundell accused Tom Mboya of "extremism" and of "seeking domination." Group Capt. Briggs said that it was not nationalism, but rather "anti-Europeanism" built up as a result of "distortion and misrepresentation that was the cause of Kenya's problems. He warned that the new secret society of Africans, the KKM, could terrorize the country in much the same way as the Mau Mau did earlier. "As you may know", he said, "they have connected up plans for collecting poison with KKM and of course it could spread on to the same sort of scale as Mau Mau." How The New Pension Law Affects Veterans The wide-spread interest among veterans and their dependents on the new pension lazy going into effect later this year, motivates the Memphis World to print the third of five columns of "pertinent information on the new law. Succeeding columns will appear in each, issue, cut out an save each column for a complete fact sheet. The following question with appropriate answers were chosen by Autress Russell Post No. 27 of the American Legion from the thousands being asked. Q. In order, to compare the new pension system with the present one, what is the amount of pension a single veteran may receive now? A. At present any World War I, II or Korean Conflict veteran if he is single and drawing a pension receives $66. a month unless he is 65 years of age or older, or has been on the pension rolls 10 years, in which event he draws $78. Those who become blind or so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person, receives $135 per month. Q. Now what will sngle veterans receive under the new system after July 1, 1960. A. The new system is planned to hs annual income is not more than to the need of the pensioner. Thus a veteran without dependents may receive a pension of $85 a month if his annual income is not more than $600; $70 a month if his income is above $600 but not more than $1200; an $40 a month if his income is more than $1200 but not more than $1800. If his annual income is more than $1800 he receives nothing. Q. What pension does a veteran with dependents receive at present? A. He receives the same amount of pension as the single veteran receives. His only advantage is that he may continue to draw the penson if he has an annual income as high as $2703, whereas the single veteran cannot draw a pension if his annual income exceeds $1400. Q. How will the veteran with dependents fare under the new system? A. A veteran with one dependent may receive $90 a month if his annual income is not more than $1000; $75 a month if his annual income is more than $1000 but not more than $2000; and $45 a month if his annual income is more than $2000 but not mare than $300O. It his annual income is more than $3,000, he receives nothing. Q. What about the veteran with more than one dependent? A. A veteran with two dependents may receive monthly pension payments of $95, $75 and $45 in the same three income ranges noted above. A veteran with three or more pendents may receive monthly payments of $100, $75 and $45 in those income ranges. Q. What will the new system do for veteran who require regular aid and attendance? A. Under the new law all pensions will be increased $70 a month for veterans who require regular aid and attendance. Detailed information to fit your individual case may obtained from a contact representative at any VA office. FIRST COUNTY SCHOOL ZO-ZO CLUB — The Zo-Zo Club, a teenage organization affiliated with the Cotton Makers Jubilee which produces the annual variety show, "Jubilect," has spread to the county. Previously, only city high schools had Zo-Zo units. The seven young ladies pictured above are members of the Shelby County Training School chapter formed recently at Woodstock. Seated are (left to right): Maxine Pullen, Sadie Bradford and Donnie Marva Todd. Standing (left to right) are: Betty Jo Clements, Earnestine Neely, Olivia Warren and Gertrude Rodgers. Miss Irma Clinton, English teacher at Melrose High, is general supervisor of the Zo-Zo organization. It is fairly clear why promises can be an expansive gesture of kindness, an easy way of giving the apperance of being well disposed. It is a short cut to saying we will do as well as we can for the next man, as soon as we can manage it conveniently. Promises kept are human faith in dally operation. Wars are bred on insecurity and mistreust. The worst insecurity is not knowing whom one can trust and how much. The fact is that is is batter not to make a promise if you don't have intentions of keeping it. The happiness and peace of mankind depends on the fairth in one another's pledges. Past week, in the seminar being held at Lester, the students dwelled on English. Mrs. Holmes, an English teachers was our instructor. We were given tests dealing with word meanings, composition of sentences and spelling. This is a very good way to sharpen your brain. Tomorrow, the Lester chapter of the N. H. A. is leaving for Jackson, Tenn., to attend the West Tennessee district meeting. Our president Flora Greene with 30 members will leave at 7 a. m. We will have a report of the trip next week. An assembly program was held Tuesday morning at 8:40 in our gymnasium. The program was centere around Crime Prevention Week and also gave recognition to students making the honor roll for the third six weeks and the semeser. We were proud to see approximately 89 students in chairs of honor during the program from grades 7-12. For Crime Prevention Week, here is always a poster contest for both Junior and Senior High students. This is our 3rd year to be 1st, place winners. We are proud to accept both 1st and 2nd place of all Negro high schools. James E. Smith, a senior, won first with a $50 war bond, and John Plunkett, also a senior, came in second with a $25 war bond. We were honored by a wonderful speech of Officer Windell Robinson. Our principal, Mr. Robert Morris, acknowledge the winners and also gave recognition to all honor roll students. Music was supplied by our wonderful Glee Club under direction of Mrs. Bernice Williams. BASKETBALL: . . . Monday Feb. 8, Lester played Carver, both A and B teams in our gymnasium and was scheduled for 7 p. m. The game was cetained for a while because the opposing team was late. They arrived though at 7:20 p. m., and the game was under way promptly at 7:30. The A game was most interesting and our team was really ready for Carver. We didn't start with the first point but by the end of the first quarter we had doubled Carver scare. Keeping the lead and gradually increasing it the score was 51-28 at the end of the third quarter in favor of the Lions. We defeated Carver by 33 points, the score being 72-39, and the highpoint man was John Swift, a sophomore, with 19 points. Coming in second was Willie Morgan with 13 points. The B team was also victorious over Carver and the score was 38-15. The Lions bad 3 men who almost tied for the same position of high point man. They were Thomas Bethany with the highest amount of points, (8 points) A. J. Albright with 7 points, and Milton Burchfield with 6 points. We played Melrose Thursday night. Details next week. 1. William Mackin, 2. Ben Starks, 3. Woodrow Jones, 4. John Swift, 5. Tommy Jones, 6. Thomas Parham, 7. Robert Shaw, 8. Milton Burchfield, 9. Charles Miller, 10. Willie Morgan. 1. Dora Robins, 2. Flora Greene, 3. Rose Johnson, 5. Quincey McDonald, 5. Claudette Tucker, 6. Mary Hunt, 7. Ruth Davis 8. Lelia Myers, 9. Earnestine Pewrit, 10. Stella Smith. 1 said that, I did James Bethany and Bubby Taylor Joe Lee Jones and Starleen Willams. John Swift and Ruth Davis Did his hear about the lad who shot his parents so that he could go to the orphans' picnic? A stitch in time has put many a talor out of business. GENERAL NEWS: It is fairly clear why promises can be an expansive gesture of kindness, an easy way of giving the apperance of being well disposed. It is a short cut to saying we will do as well as we can for the next man, as soon as we can manage it conveniently. Promises kept are human faith in dally operation. Wars are bred on insecurity and mistreust. The worst insecurity is not knowing whom one can trust and how much. The fact is that is is batter not to make a promise if you don't have intentions of keeping it. The happiness and peace of mankind depends on the fairth in one another's pledges. Past week, in the seminar being held at Lester, the students dwelled on English. Mrs. Holmes, an English teachers was our instructor. We were given tests dealing with word meanings, composition of sentences and spelling. This is a very good way to sharpen your brain. Tomorrow, the Lester chapter of the N. H. A. is leaving for Jackson, Tenn., to attend the West Tennessee district meeting. Our president Flora Greene with 30 members will leave at 7 a. m. We will have a report of the trip next week. An assembly program was held Tuesday morning at 8:40 in our gymnasium. The program was centere around Crime Prevention Week and also gave recognition to students making the honor roll for the third six weeks and the semeser. We were proud to see approximately 89 students in chairs of honor during the program from grades 7-12. For Crime Prevention Week, here is always a poster contest for both Junior and Senior High students. This is our 3rd year to be 1st, place winners. We are proud to accept both 1st and 2nd place of all Negro high schools. James E. Smith, a senior, won first with a $50 war bond, and John Plunkett, also a senior, came in second with a $25 war bond. We were honored by a wonderful speech of Officer Windell Robinson. Our principal, Mr. Robert Morris, acknowledge the winners and also gave recognition to all honor roll students. Music was supplied by our wonderful Glee Club under direction of Mrs. Bernice Williams. BASKETBALL: . . . Monday Feb. 8, Lester played Carver, both A and B teams in our gymnasium and was scheduled for 7 p. m. The game was cetained for a while because the opposing team was late. They arrived though at 7:20 p. m., and the game was under way promptly at 7:30. The A game was most interesting and our team was really ready for Carver. We didn't start with the first point but by the end of the first quarter we had doubled Carver scare. Keeping the lead and gradually increasing it the score was 51-28 at the end of the third quarter in favor of the Lions. We defeated Carver by 33 points, the score being 72-39, and the highpoint man was John Swift, a sophomore, with 19 points. Coming in second was Willie Morgan with 13 points. The B team was also victorious over Carver and the score was 38-15. The Lions bad 3 men who almost tied for the same position of high point man. They were Thomas Bethany with the highest amount of points, (8 points) A. J. Albright with 7 points, and Milton Burchfield with 6 points. We played Melrose Thursday night. Details next week. 1. William Mackin, 2. Ben Starks, 3. Woodrow Jones, 4. John Swift, 5. Tommy Jones, 6. Thomas Parham, 7. Robert Shaw, 8. Milton Burchfield, 9. Charles Miller, 10. Willie Morgan. 1. Dora Robins, 2. Flora Greene, 3. Rose Johnson, 5. Quincey McDonald, 5. Claudette Tucker, 6. Mary Hunt, 7. Ruth Davis 8. Lelia Myers, 9. Earnestine Pewrit, 10. Stella Smith. 1 said that, I did James Bethany and Bubby Taylor Joe Lee Jones and Starleen Willams. John Swift and Ruth Davis Did his hear about the lad who shot his parents so that he could go to the orphans' picnic? A stitch in time has put many a talor out of business. TOP TEN BOYS: It is fairly clear why promises can be an expansive gesture of kindness, an easy way of giving the apperance of being well disposed. It is a short cut to saying we will do as well as we can for the next man, as soon as we can manage it conveniently. Promises kept are human faith in dally operation. Wars are bred on insecurity and mistreust. The worst insecurity is not knowing whom one can trust and how much. The fact is that is is batter not to make a promise if you don't have intentions of keeping it. The happiness and peace of mankind depends on the fairth in one another's pledges. Past week, in the seminar being held at Lester, the students dwelled on English. Mrs. Holmes, an English teachers was our instructor. We were given tests dealing with word meanings, composition of sentences and spelling. This is a very good way to sharpen your brain. Tomorrow, the Lester chapter of the N. H. A. is leaving for Jackson, Tenn., to attend the West Tennessee district meeting. Our president Flora Greene with 30 members will leave at 7 a. m. We will have a report of the trip next week. An assembly program was held Tuesday morning at 8:40 in our gymnasium. The program was centere around Crime Prevention Week and also gave recognition to students making the honor roll for the third six weeks and the semeser. We were proud to see approximately 89 students in chairs of honor during the program from grades 7-12. For Crime Prevention Week, here is always a poster contest for both Junior and Senior High students. This is our 3rd year to be 1st, place winners. We are proud to accept both 1st and 2nd place of all Negro high schools. James E. Smith, a senior, won first with a $50 war bond, and John Plunkett, also a senior, came in second with a $25 war bond. We were honored by a wonderful speech of Officer Windell Robinson. Our principal, Mr. Robert Morris, acknowledge the winners and also gave recognition to all honor roll students. Music was supplied by our wonderful Glee Club under direction of Mrs. Bernice Williams. BASKETBALL: . . . Monday Feb. 8, Lester played Carver, both A and B teams in our gymnasium and was scheduled for 7 p. m. The game was cetained for a while because the opposing team was late. They arrived though at 7:20 p. m., and the game was under way promptly at 7:30. The A game was most interesting and our team was really ready for Carver. We didn't start with the first point but by the end of the first quarter we had doubled Carver scare. Keeping the lead and gradually increasing it the score was 51-28 at the end of the third quarter in favor of the Lions. We defeated Carver by 33 points, the score being 72-39, and the highpoint man was John Swift, a sophomore, with 19 points. Coming in second was Willie Morgan with 13 points. The B team was also victorious over Carver and the score was 38-15. The Lions bad 3 men who almost tied for the same position of high point man. They were Thomas Bethany with the highest amount of points, (8 points) A. J. Albright with 7 points, and Milton Burchfield with 6 points. We played Melrose Thursday night. Details next week. 1. William Mackin, 2. Ben Starks, 3. Woodrow Jones, 4. John Swift, 5. Tommy Jones, 6. Thomas Parham, 7. Robert Shaw, 8. Milton Burchfield, 9. Charles Miller, 10. Willie Morgan. 1. Dora Robins, 2. Flora Greene, 3. Rose Johnson, 5. Quincey McDonald, 5. Claudette Tucker, 6. Mary Hunt, 7. Ruth Davis 8. Lelia Myers, 9. Earnestine Pewrit, 10. Stella Smith. 1 said that, I did James Bethany and Bubby Taylor Joe Lee Jones and Starleen Willams. John Swift and Ruth Davis Did his hear about the lad who shot his parents so that he could go to the orphans' picnic? A stitch in time has put many a talor out of business. TOP TEN GIRLS: It is fairly clear why promises can be an expansive gesture of kindness, an easy way of giving the apperance of being well disposed. It is a short cut to saying we will do as well as we can for the next man, as soon as we can manage it conveniently. Promises kept are human faith in dally operation. Wars are bred on insecurity and mistreust. The worst insecurity is not knowing whom one can trust and how much. The fact is that is is batter not to make a promise if you don't have intentions of keeping it. The happiness and peace of mankind depends on the fairth in one another's pledges. Past week, in the seminar being held at Lester, the students dwelled on English. Mrs. Holmes, an English teachers was our instructor. We were given tests dealing with word meanings, composition of sentences and spelling. This is a very good way to sharpen your brain. Tomorrow, the Lester chapter of the N. H. A. is leaving for Jackson, Tenn., to attend the West Tennessee district meeting. Our president Flora Greene with 30 members will leave at 7 a. m. We will have a report of the trip next week. An assembly program was held Tuesday morning at 8:40 in our gymnasium. The program was centere around Crime Prevention Week and also gave recognition to students making the honor roll for the third six weeks and the semeser. We were proud to see approximately 89 students in chairs of honor during the program from grades 7-12. For Crime Prevention Week, here is always a poster contest for both Junior and Senior High students. This is our 3rd year to be 1st, place winners. We are proud to accept both 1st and 2nd place of all Negro high schools. James E. Smith, a senior, won first with a $50 war bond, and John Plunkett, also a senior, came in second with a $25 war bond. We were honored by a wonderful speech of Officer Windell Robinson. Our principal, Mr. Robert Morris, acknowledge the winners and also gave recognition to all honor roll students. Music was supplied by our wonderful Glee Club under direction of Mrs. Bernice Williams. BASKETBALL: . . . Monday Feb. 8, Lester played Carver, both A and B teams in our gymnasium and was scheduled for 7 p. m. The game was cetained for a while because the opposing team was late. They arrived though at 7:20 p. m., and the game was under way promptly at 7:30. The A game was most interesting and our team was really ready for Carver. We didn't start with the first point but by the end of the first quarter we had doubled Carver scare. Keeping the lead and gradually increasing it the score was 51-28 at the end of the third quarter in favor of the Lions. We defeated Carver by 33 points, the score being 72-39, and the highpoint man was John Swift, a sophomore, with 19 points. Coming in second was Willie Morgan with 13 points. The B team was also victorious over Carver and the score was 38-15. The Lions bad 3 men who almost tied for the same position of high point man. They were Thomas Bethany with the highest amount of points, (8 points) A. J. Albright with 7 points, and Milton Burchfield with 6 points. We played Melrose Thursday night. Details next week. 1. William Mackin, 2. Ben Starks, 3. Woodrow Jones, 4. John Swift, 5. Tommy Jones, 6. Thomas Parham, 7. Robert Shaw, 8. Milton Burchfield, 9. Charles Miller, 10. Willie Morgan. 1. Dora Robins, 2. Flora Greene, 3. Rose Johnson, 5. Quincey McDonald, 5. Claudette Tucker, 6. Mary Hunt, 7. Ruth Davis 8. Lelia Myers, 9. Earnestine Pewrit, 10. Stella Smith. 1 said that, I did James Bethany and Bubby Taylor Joe Lee Jones and Starleen Willams. John Swift and Ruth Davis Did his hear about the lad who shot his parents so that he could go to the orphans' picnic? A stitch in time has put many a talor out of business. SLANG OF THE MONTH: It is fairly clear why promises can be an expansive gesture of kindness, an easy way of giving the apperance of being well disposed. It is a short cut to saying we will do as well as we can for the next man, as soon as we can manage it conveniently. Promises kept are human faith in dally operation. Wars are bred on insecurity and mistreust. The worst insecurity is not knowing whom one can trust and how much. The fact is that is is batter not to make a promise if you don't have intentions of keeping it. The happiness and peace of mankind depends on the fairth in one another's pledges. Past week, in the seminar being held at Lester, the students dwelled on English. Mrs. Holmes, an English teachers was our instructor. We were given tests dealing with word meanings, composition of sentences and spelling. This is a very good way to sharpen your brain. Tomorrow, the Lester chapter of the N. H. A. is leaving for Jackson, Tenn., to attend the West Tennessee district meeting. Our president Flora Greene with 30 members will leave at 7 a. m. We will have a report of the trip next week. An assembly program was held Tuesday morning at 8:40 in our gymnasium. The program was centere around Crime Prevention Week and also gave recognition to students making the honor roll for the third six weeks and the semeser. We were proud to see approximately 89 students in chairs of honor during the program from grades 7-12. For Crime Prevention Week, here is always a poster contest for both Junior and Senior High students. This is our 3rd year to be 1st, place winners. We are proud to accept both 1st and 2nd place of all Negro high schools. James E. Smith, a senior, won first with a $50 war bond, and John Plunkett, also a senior, came in second with a $25 war bond. We were honored by a wonderful speech of Officer Windell Robinson. Our principal, Mr. Robert Morris, acknowledge the winners and also gave recognition to all honor roll students. Music was supplied by our wonderful Glee Club under direction of Mrs. Bernice Williams. BASKETBALL: . . . Monday Feb. 8, Lester played Carver, both A and B teams in our gymnasium and was scheduled for 7 p. m. The game was cetained for a while because the opposing team was late. They arrived though at 7:20 p. m., and the game was under way promptly at 7:30. The A game was most interesting and our team was really ready for Carver. We didn't start with the first point but by the end of the first quarter we had doubled Carver scare. Keeping the lead and gradually increasing it the score was 51-28 at the end of the third quarter in favor of the Lions. We defeated Carver by 33 points, the score being 72-39, and the highpoint man was John Swift, a sophomore, with 19 points. Coming in second was Willie Morgan with 13 points. The B team was also victorious over Carver and the score was 38-15. The Lions bad 3 men who almost tied for the same position of high point man. They were Thomas Bethany with the highest amount of points, (8 points) A. J. Albright with 7 points, and Milton Burchfield with 6 points. We played Melrose Thursday night. Details next week. 1. William Mackin, 2. Ben Starks, 3. Woodrow Jones, 4. John Swift, 5. Tommy Jones, 6. Thomas Parham, 7. Robert Shaw, 8. Milton Burchfield, 9. Charles Miller, 10. Willie Morgan. 1. Dora Robins, 2. Flora Greene, 3. Rose Johnson, 5. Quincey McDonald, 5. Claudette Tucker, 6. Mary Hunt, 7. Ruth Davis 8. Lelia Myers, 9. Earnestine Pewrit, 10. Stella Smith. 1 said that, I did James Bethany and Bubby Taylor Joe Lee Jones and Starleen Willams. John Swift and Ruth Davis Did his hear about the lad who shot his parents so that he could go to the orphans' picnic? A stitch in time has put many a talor out of business. THE NEWEST COUPLES ARE: It is fairly clear why promises can be an expansive gesture of kindness, an easy way of giving the apperance of being well disposed. It is a short cut to saying we will do as well as we can for the next man, as soon as we can manage it conveniently. Promises kept are human faith in dally operation. Wars are bred on insecurity and mistreust. The worst insecurity is not knowing whom one can trust and how much. The fact is that is is batter not to make a promise if you don't have intentions of keeping it. The happiness and peace of mankind depends on the fairth in one another's pledges. Past week, in the seminar being held at Lester, the students dwelled on English. Mrs. Holmes, an English teachers was our instructor. We were given tests dealing with word meanings, composition of sentences and spelling. This is a very good way to sharpen your brain. Tomorrow, the Lester chapter of the N. H. A. is leaving for Jackson, Tenn., to attend the West Tennessee district meeting. Our president Flora Greene with 30 members will leave at 7 a. m. We will have a report of the trip next week. An assembly program was held Tuesday morning at 8:40 in our gymnasium. The program was centere around Crime Prevention Week and also gave recognition to students making the honor roll for the third six weeks and the semeser. We were proud to see approximately 89 students in chairs of honor during the program from grades 7-12. For Crime Prevention Week, here is always a poster contest for both Junior and Senior High students. This is our 3rd year to be 1st, place winners. We are proud to accept both 1st and 2nd place of all Negro high schools. James E. Smith, a senior, won first with a $50 war bond, and John Plunkett, also a senior, came in second with a $25 war bond. We were honored by a wonderful speech of Officer Windell Robinson. Our principal, Mr. Robert Morris, acknowledge the winners and also gave recognition to all honor roll students. Music was supplied by our wonderful Glee Club under direction of Mrs. Bernice Williams. BASKETBALL: . . . Monday Feb. 8, Lester played Carver, both A and B teams in our gymnasium and was scheduled for 7 p. m. The game was cetained for a while because the opposing team was late. They arrived though at 7:20 p. m., and the game was under way promptly at 7:30. The A game was most interesting and our team was really ready for Carver. We didn't start with the first point but by the end of the first quarter we had doubled Carver scare. Keeping the lead and gradually increasing it the score was 51-28 at the end of the third quarter in favor of the Lions. We defeated Carver by 33 points, the score being 72-39, and the highpoint man was John Swift, a sophomore, with 19 points. Coming in second was Willie Morgan with 13 points. The B team was also victorious over Carver and the score was 38-15. The Lions bad 3 men who almost tied for the same position of high point man. They were Thomas Bethany with the highest amount of points, (8 points) A. J. Albright with 7 points, and Milton Burchfield with 6 points. We played Melrose Thursday night. Details next week. 1. William Mackin, 2. Ben Starks, 3. Woodrow Jones, 4. John Swift, 5. Tommy Jones, 6. Thomas Parham, 7. Robert Shaw, 8. Milton Burchfield, 9. Charles Miller, 10. Willie Morgan. 1. Dora Robins, 2. Flora Greene, 3. Rose Johnson, 5. Quincey McDonald, 5. Claudette Tucker, 6. Mary Hunt, 7. Ruth Davis 8. Lelia Myers, 9. Earnestine Pewrit, 10. Stella Smith. 1 said that, I did James Bethany and Bubby Taylor Joe Lee Jones and Starleen Willams. John Swift and Ruth Davis Did his hear about the lad who shot his parents so that he could go to the orphans' picnic? A stitch in time has put many a talor out of business. QESTION OF THE WEEK: It is fairly clear why promises can be an expansive gesture of kindness, an easy way of giving the apperance of being well disposed. It is a short cut to saying we will do as well as we can for the next man, as soon as we can manage it conveniently. Promises kept are human faith in dally operation. Wars are bred on insecurity and mistreust. The worst insecurity is not knowing whom one can trust and how much. The fact is that is is batter not to make a promise if you don't have intentions of keeping it. The happiness and peace of mankind depends on the fairth in one another's pledges. Past week, in the seminar being held at Lester, the students dwelled on English. Mrs. Holmes, an English teachers was our instructor. We were given tests dealing with word meanings, composition of sentences and spelling. This is a very good way to sharpen your brain. Tomorrow, the Lester chapter of the N. H. A. is leaving for Jackson, Tenn., to attend the West Tennessee district meeting. Our president Flora Greene with 30 members will leave at 7 a. m. We will have a report of the trip next week. An assembly program was held Tuesday morning at 8:40 in our gymnasium. The program was centere around Crime Prevention Week and also gave recognition to students making the honor roll for the third six weeks and the semeser. We were proud to see approximately 89 students in chairs of honor during the program from grades 7-12. For Crime Prevention Week, here is always a poster contest for both Junior and Senior High students. This is our 3rd year to be 1st, place winners. We are proud to accept both 1st and 2nd place of all Negro high schools. James E. Smith, a senior, won first with a $50 war bond, and John Plunkett, also a senior, came in second with a $25 war bond. We were honored by a wonderful speech of Officer Windell Robinson. Our principal, Mr. Robert Morris, acknowledge the winners and also gave recognition to all honor roll students. Music was supplied by our wonderful Glee Club under direction of Mrs. Bernice Williams. BASKETBALL: . . . Monday Feb. 8, Lester played Carver, both A and B teams in our gymnasium and was scheduled for 7 p. m. The game was cetained for a while because the opposing team was late. They arrived though at 7:20 p. m., and the game was under way promptly at 7:30. The A game was most interesting and our team was really ready for Carver. We didn't start with the first point but by the end of the first quarter we had doubled Carver scare. Keeping the lead and gradually increasing it the score was 51-28 at the end of the third quarter in favor of the Lions. We defeated Carver by 33 points, the score being 72-39, and the highpoint man was John Swift, a sophomore, with 19 points. Coming in second was Willie Morgan with 13 points. The B team was also victorious over Carver and the score was 38-15. The Lions bad 3 men who almost tied for the same position of high point man. They were Thomas Bethany with the highest amount of points, (8 points) A. J. Albright with 7 points, and Milton Burchfield with 6 points. We played Melrose Thursday night. Details next week. 1. William Mackin, 2. Ben Starks, 3. Woodrow Jones, 4. John Swift, 5. Tommy Jones, 6. Thomas Parham, 7. Robert Shaw, 8. Milton Burchfield, 9. Charles Miller, 10. Willie Morgan. 1. Dora Robins, 2. Flora Greene, 3. Rose Johnson, 5. Quincey McDonald, 5. Claudette Tucker, 6. Mary Hunt, 7. Ruth Davis 8. Lelia Myers, 9. Earnestine Pewrit, 10. Stella Smith. 1 said that, I did James Bethany and Bubby Taylor Joe Lee Jones and Starleen Willams. John Swift and Ruth Davis Did his hear about the lad who shot his parents so that he could go to the orphans' picnic? A stitch in time has put many a talor out of business. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: It is fairly clear why promises can be an expansive gesture of kindness, an easy way of giving the apperance of being well disposed. It is a short cut to saying we will do as well as we can for the next man, as soon as we can manage it conveniently. Promises kept are human faith in dally operation. Wars are bred on insecurity and mistreust. The worst insecurity is not knowing whom one can trust and how much. The fact is that is is batter not to make a promise if you don't have intentions of keeping it. The happiness and peace of mankind depends on the fairth in one another's pledges. Past week, in the seminar being held at Lester, the students dwelled on English. Mrs. Holmes, an English teachers was our instructor. We were given tests dealing with word meanings, composition of sentences and spelling. This is a very good way to sharpen your brain. Tomorrow, the Lester chapter of the N. H. A. is leaving for Jackson, Tenn., to attend the West Tennessee district meeting. Our president Flora Greene with 30 members will leave at 7 a. m. We will have a report of the trip next week. An assembly program was held Tuesday morning at 8:40 in our gymnasium. The program was centere around Crime Prevention Week and also gave recognition to students making the honor roll for the third six weeks and the semeser. We were proud to see approximately 89 students in chairs of honor during the program from grades 7-12. For Crime Prevention Week, here is always a poster contest for both Junior and Senior High students. This is our 3rd year to be 1st, place winners. We are proud to accept both 1st and 2nd place of all Negro high schools. James E. Smith, a senior, won first with a $50 war bond, and John Plunkett, also a senior, came in second with a $25 war bond. We were honored by a wonderful speech of Officer Windell Robinson. Our principal, Mr. Robert Morris, acknowledge the winners and also gave recognition to all honor roll students. Music was supplied by our wonderful Glee Club under direction of Mrs. Bernice Williams. BASKETBALL: . . . Monday Feb. 8, Lester played Carver, both A and B teams in our gymnasium and was scheduled for 7 p. m. The game was cetained for a while because the opposing team was late. They arrived though at 7:20 p. m., and the game was under way promptly at 7:30. The A game was most interesting and our team was really ready for Carver. We didn't start with the first point but by the end of the first quarter we had doubled Carver scare. Keeping the lead and gradually increasing it the score was 51-28 at the end of the third quarter in favor of the Lions. We defeated Carver by 33 points, the score being 72-39, and the highpoint man was John Swift, a sophomore, with 19 points. Coming in second was Willie Morgan with 13 points. The B team was also victorious over Carver and the score was 38-15. The Lions bad 3 men who almost tied for the same position of high point man. They were Thomas Bethany with the highest amount of points, (8 points) A. J. Albright with 7 points, and Milton Burchfield with 6 points. We played Melrose Thursday night. Details next week. 1. William Mackin, 2. Ben Starks, 3. Woodrow Jones, 4. John Swift, 5. Tommy Jones, 6. Thomas Parham, 7. Robert Shaw, 8. Milton Burchfield, 9. Charles Miller, 10. Willie Morgan. 1. Dora Robins, 2. Flora Greene, 3. Rose Johnson, 5. Quincey McDonald, 5. Claudette Tucker, 6. Mary Hunt, 7. Ruth Davis 8. Lelia Myers, 9. Earnestine Pewrit, 10. Stella Smith. 1 said that, I did James Bethany and Bubby Taylor Joe Lee Jones and Starleen Willams. John Swift and Ruth Davis Did his hear about the lad who shot his parents so that he could go to the orphans' picnic? A stitch in time has put many a talor out of business. Leath Service Club Installs Its Officers The Leath Social Service Club recently had its officers installed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Show, 876 No. Third Street. Mrs. Mary Clark Snow, an instructor in the city school system, held the installation. Installed were: Mrs. Mary L. Taylor, president. Mrs. Lela McCellam, vice president. Mrs. Amanther Steele, secretary. Mrs. Classie Carpenter, assistant secretary. Mrs. Gussie Day treasurer. Mrs. Annie Willey, business manager. Mrs. Arlander Williams, chairman, charity committee. Mrs. Loucille Joyner, chairman, sick committee. Mrs. Arinoza Gorothers chairman, flour committee. Mrs. Lodve L. Stokely, reporter. Other offices will be filled at the next meeting which will be held at the home of Mrs. Arelander Williams, 1423 Minager Rd. Thursday, Feb. 18. Recently members of the club visited their sick and shut-ins. Visited were: Mr. Henry Day of 1484 May, husband of Mrs. Day; Mrs. Linnie Hardy Scott of 958 Mississippi Blvd., who has been ill for two weeks now. The group left the shut-in members a basket of fuit and money.