Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1956-11-14 Raymond F. Tisby 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. 11, 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 RAYMOND F. TISBY Managing Editor MRS. ROSA BROWN BRACY — Public Relations and Advertising ALTSON E. WISE Circulation Promotion SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Year $5.00 — 6 Months $3.00 — 3 Months $1.50 (In Advance) The MEMPHIS WORLD is an independent newspaper — non-Sectarian and non-partisan, printing news unbiasedly and supporting those things it believes to be of interest to its readers and opposing those things against the interest of its readers. The Eisenhower Doctrine Of This "New Republicanism." While it was but natural that those who would claim that the heavy vote cost was more for President Eisenhower than his party, the startling fact remains that it is entirely impossible to separate the President from his party; in fact as the titular head and the one who holds the pilot-controls with so much vision and sagacity, the President actually represents the letter and spirit of the party. Much has been said about this "New Republicanism," with those biting satires that the party as it were, was inadequate to imbibe the spirit of the great President it has projected in this unprecedented crisis in which we find the county engulfed. This New Republicanism in its sweep and scope, admittedly has been able to recapture that vote which went over to Roosevelt and could not be held firmly in line for more than one Truman era. That vote showed its independence in that in such populous areas as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit, there are gains over the vote the President received in 1952. The big Harlem shift may have been due in part to the stand so liberally taken by Rep. Adam Clayton Powell. This New Republicanism swept seven Southern states into the Republican column and even in the deep South state of Georgia, the Stevenson lead was less than a two to one victory for the Democrats in 1952. While on the 'Georgia situation, fully eleven counties went Over into the Republican column. The following counties landed in the Eisenhower corner: Chatham, Effingham, Fannin, Pickens, Richmond, Glynn, liberty; Mclntosh, Muskogee and Towns. This New Republicanism would hove emerged with handsome majorities for both Houses of Congress had traditional South been debating ground its one-party system has prevented the invasion of this territory. But the future looks different. It has been seen from the record of the past that the President's popularity, itself founded upon the principles of this New Republicanism, the Congress will go along in the same vein of patronism in helping to carry over the President's program which would advance the whole people. If the deep South can by its awakening take a leaf from the Georgia situation in which its Fifth Congressional District brought out more voting than in previous years, because of an opposition candidate, there will be high hopes of a working two-party system in this area, such as other states are presently enjoying. With the coming on of streamline economics, with the country becoming adjusted to a new system in agriculture, industry and trade the infusion of new blood and settlers with varied faiths and customs, there will come astonishing results along this way. Independent voters, regardless of color are fast bringing about this condition. The abnormal shift to Roosevelt, to later be diminished at the high-tide of the Truman era only to be embraced in the spiral of the golden Eisenhower period, is one of the factors which will bring about a complete renaissance in the almanac of American procedure resulting in a freedom for both segment of voters. Earth Warming Up In spite of recent forecasts for colder winters, and dissents from the prevailing theory that the earth is warming up steadily, over the years, Dr. Helmut E. Landsburg, director of Climatology for the U. S. Weather Bureau, reasserts the recently-expressed theory that the earth is definitely warming up. Dr. landsburg says the average temperature increase in the Eastern United States is two or three degrees a century. He points out that the ice masses in the Arctic regions are melting away, while the average temperature in that area goes up ten to twelve degrees each one hundred years. This steady change may be important to future generations, although it will not be o great amount of help to present-day citizens. The added heat will gradually extend the growth line of various plants and trees further north, and eventually it will mean lower heating bills for most Americans. However, the process is so slow that it is hardly noticeable in a ten or twenty year period. The important thing, however, is that Dr. landsburg says the earth is continuing to grow warmer and that he disagrees with recently-expressed theories that this trend is changing, and that winters will be colder, with the earth consequently becoming colder. As far as we are concerned, we are in favor of warmer winters, and generally warmer weather, with a warmer earth. The warmer earth creates conditions which allow the growth of a greater food supply and this may be important to future generations, but mainly it makes living milder and more pleasant in most areas of the country. One can always find a cool spot, even if he has to go up a mountain to reach higher and cooler altitudes. However, it is not too easy to find warm weather, especially for those who are not able to travel or stay away from their homes for long periods of time. And we think a warmer climate will be an aid to invalids, sportsmen and to those who enjoy the outdoors in any form. An End To Cancer Meffor R. Runyon, speaking to the District of Columbia Cancer Society recently, send that he was "hopeful" that we might now hope for an end to cancer in our lifetime. Runyon said that today one patient out of every three who contracted cancer is saved, whereas the rate, only ten years ago, in 1946, was one out of four patients saved. Moreover, he added, doctors claim that half the people who have cancer could be saved if they were given the proper attention in time. He strongly recommends the annual checkup for both men end women, pointing out that women hove benefited considerably from stepped up efforts to control cancer, noting that their cancer death rate dropped 12.6 per cent in the last ten years. He advises men, who sometimes do not have an annual physical checkup, to get into the habit, and believes that a corresponding decrease in male cancer deaths can be achieved if these periodic physical checkups are made. As for research being conducted seeking a cure for cancer, Runyon said this research is making progress, and that it has reached a stage where it is not unreasonable to expect, with confidence, an end of the cancer threat — as we know it — in our lifetime. RIDICULOUS? — ASK THE OPPRESSED MILLIONS SURE, YOU'RE A FULL-FLEDGED AMERICAN CITIZEN, BUT DECIDE WHAT YOU CAN OR CANNOT DO 'YE SHALL NOT OPPRESS ONE ANOTHER" — LEV.25:17 MY WEEKLY SERMON REV. BLAIR T. HUNT Paul lists his comforters. He writes to the Colossians mentioning three names as being a comfort to him. Rich is the man who has comforters. We like to remember our comforters. They are friends in times of need. They re-light our torch of hope. They put a song oh our lips. They chase sorrow from the hearts. The whole gamut of society needs a comforter. Those who mourn need a comforter. When the shades are covered and the blinds are drawn, where there is the scent of flowers in the death chamber When the "Silver cord has loosened and the golden bowl has broken" comfort is needed there and then. For a loved one lies asleep whose eyelids are kissed down by the sleep of death. Let us go to the lonely one and make that bereaved soul feel that they are not alone. Those who are ill nerd a comforter. The helpless, the sick confined to a little world of four walls, need your comforting words words like "Apples of Gold in a framework of silver." Jesus said that in the last day he would say to some. 'I was sick and you visited me." When people are sick they feel so keenly the neglect of friends Visit the sick comfort the shut-ins. Old people need comfort. The old sit alone, waiting the ringing of the sunset bell. They are on the last mile of the journey They are hungry for comfort Go in and chat with them. Flood the souls of the aged with sunshine, If you continue to stay here, you will be old and maybe forgotten. Strangers need comforters. In a strange city, in a strange place, one feels so lonely and sometimes afraid. Comfort the strangers within your gates. Little children need comforters. Little children are so weak so helpless so dependent. They are hungry for love for attention. Comfort the little children. Victims of adversity need comforters. In the time of adversity, one most needs a friend Reverses come to all of us. Life is like a seesaw, we are sometimes up and sometimes down When we are down and our lives have fallen in hard places, our hearts cry out for comfort. "Into each life some rain must fall, some days be dark and dreary." Into each life there will come a something that will make that life hungry for comfort. Happy is he of whom it can be said, "he was my comforter" Today, the child of God can say, Jesus is my comforter." In a candle-lit, upper room Jesus promised lo be our comforter. With only an hour between him and Gethsemane, and twelve hours between him and calvary, he said, "I will not leave you comfortless. You will have a comforter that will abide with you forever." This comforter is the Holy Spirit. In the language of Samuel Longfellow-may our pilgrim hearts sing in prayer: The Holy Comforter, the Holy Spirit, Jesus has promised, will never leave us alone and comfortless. OUR COMFORTER REV. BLAIR T. HUNT Paul lists his comforters. He writes to the Colossians mentioning three names as being a comfort to him. Rich is the man who has comforters. We like to remember our comforters. They are friends in times of need. They re-light our torch of hope. They put a song oh our lips. They chase sorrow from the hearts. The whole gamut of society needs a comforter. Those who mourn need a comforter. When the shades are covered and the blinds are drawn, where there is the scent of flowers in the death chamber When the "Silver cord has loosened and the golden bowl has broken" comfort is needed there and then. For a loved one lies asleep whose eyelids are kissed down by the sleep of death. Let us go to the lonely one and make that bereaved soul feel that they are not alone. Those who are ill nerd a comforter. The helpless, the sick confined to a little world of four walls, need your comforting words words like "Apples of Gold in a framework of silver." Jesus said that in the last day he would say to some. 'I was sick and you visited me." When people are sick they feel so keenly the neglect of friends Visit the sick comfort the shut-ins. Old people need comfort. The old sit alone, waiting the ringing of the sunset bell. They are on the last mile of the journey They are hungry for comfort Go in and chat with them. Flood the souls of the aged with sunshine, If you continue to stay here, you will be old and maybe forgotten. Strangers need comforters. In a strange city, in a strange place, one feels so lonely and sometimes afraid. Comfort the strangers within your gates. Little children need comforters. Little children are so weak so helpless so dependent. They are hungry for love for attention. Comfort the little children. Victims of adversity need comforters. In the time of adversity, one most needs a friend Reverses come to all of us. Life is like a seesaw, we are sometimes up and sometimes down When we are down and our lives have fallen in hard places, our hearts cry out for comfort. "Into each life some rain must fall, some days be dark and dreary." Into each life there will come a something that will make that life hungry for comfort. Happy is he of whom it can be said, "he was my comforter" Today, the child of God can say, Jesus is my comforter." In a candle-lit, upper room Jesus promised lo be our comforter. With only an hour between him and Gethsemane, and twelve hours between him and calvary, he said, "I will not leave you comfortless. You will have a comforter that will abide with you forever." This comforter is the Holy Spirit. In the language of Samuel Longfellow-may our pilgrim hearts sing in prayer: The Holy Comforter, the Holy Spirit, Jesus has promised, will never leave us alone and comfortless. An Analysis Of Current Legal Developments Recently it was revealed that a teacher at Hyde Park School had been arrested.. tried and fined on a charge of disorderly conduct. According to a statement attributed to the victim, he was only "standing in my friend's yard talking." Physical abuse and vituperation allegedly accompanied his arrest. It was reported an appeal is planned. Regardless of the truth or lack of it in the matter above, we must be awakened to the necessity for increased interest in the administration of justice in our community. The administration of justice in any locality is best characterized by the community which it represents. If the community be unconcerned about human rights, indifferent to justice, disrespectful of citizenship, these faults are traceable to the action or inaction of those of us who live here. Our ideals and efforts, individual and collective, economic and political help to form the basis for what ever consequences we meet. Those of us who are too preoccupied with our personal progress to participate in civic activity, too busy to be concerned about political effort, too shortsighted to look forward, shall continue to lament many undesirable end-products which our actions beget. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE Recently it was revealed that a teacher at Hyde Park School had been arrested.. tried and fined on a charge of disorderly conduct. According to a statement attributed to the victim, he was only "standing in my friend's yard talking." Physical abuse and vituperation allegedly accompanied his arrest. It was reported an appeal is planned. Regardless of the truth or lack of it in the matter above, we must be awakened to the necessity for increased interest in the administration of justice in our community. The administration of justice in any locality is best characterized by the community which it represents. If the community be unconcerned about human rights, indifferent to justice, disrespectful of citizenship, these faults are traceable to the action or inaction of those of us who live here. Our ideals and efforts, individual and collective, economic and political help to form the basis for what ever consequences we meet. Those of us who are too preoccupied with our personal progress to participate in civic activity, too busy to be concerned about political effort, too shortsighted to look forward, shall continue to lament many undesirable end-products which our actions beget. One Killed, One Shot hoka, was wounded in the chest when a shotgun in the car was discharged by the impact of the collision. It was not known that Falyers had been shot until he was examined at Graham hospital in Keokuk. Ia. Physicians described Falyers' condition as critical. A third youth in the car, Eddie Boggus, 16, of Revere escaped injury by Jumping from the car as it was hit. The three teenagers were returning from a hunting trip when the accident occurred. Ike Opens "Gates" For Refugees America's gates were thrown open by President Eisenhower today to 5,000 refugees from Soviet terror in Hungary. The President directed the government to slash all red tape so the refugees can be processed for settlement in the U. S. "as expeditiously as possible." Between 14,000 and 16,000 Hungarians, mostly the aged, women and children, have fled to Austria from their revolt-torn homeland in order to escape Soviet forces. More are sneaking across the border to freedom every night. The President acted in response to an appeal from the Austrian Government, the United Nations Committee for Refugee Relief and the International Commission for European Migration. The 5,000 would come to the U. S under the refugee relief act which expires Dec. 31. White House News Secretary James C. Hagerty said, the President "requested all Americans who are willing to grant assurances of employment, housing or financial assistance to write or wire immediately to Mr. Pierce J. Gerity, Deputy Administrator of the Refugee Act. Washington, D. C." But Gerity made it plain that security and job requirements would be waived when necessary in order to make sure that all who want and need visas for entry into the U S. will get them before the act expires. He declined to say when the first refugees from Hungary would arrive in the U S. Mr. "Eisenhower noted that "few events of recent times have so stirred the American people as the tragic effort of Hungarian men and women to gain freedom for themselves and for their children." He added: "The brutal purge of liberty which followed their heroic struggle will be long and sorrowfully remembered, not only by those directly suffering from that brutality, but also by humans who believe in the dignity of man." REFUGEE RELIEF America's gates were thrown open by President Eisenhower today to 5,000 refugees from Soviet terror in Hungary. The President directed the government to slash all red tape so the refugees can be processed for settlement in the U. S. "as expeditiously as possible." Between 14,000 and 16,000 Hungarians, mostly the aged, women and children, have fled to Austria from their revolt-torn homeland in order to escape Soviet forces. More are sneaking across the border to freedom every night. The President acted in response to an appeal from the Austrian Government, the United Nations Committee for Refugee Relief and the International Commission for European Migration. The 5,000 would come to the U. S under the refugee relief act which expires Dec. 31. White House News Secretary James C. Hagerty said, the President "requested all Americans who are willing to grant assurances of employment, housing or financial assistance to write or wire immediately to Mr. Pierce J. Gerity, Deputy Administrator of the Refugee Act. Washington, D. C." But Gerity made it plain that security and job requirements would be waived when necessary in order to make sure that all who want and need visas for entry into the U S. will get them before the act expires. He declined to say when the first refugees from Hungary would arrive in the U S. Mr. "Eisenhower noted that "few events of recent times have so stirred the American people as the tragic effort of Hungarian men and women to gain freedom for themselves and for their children." He added: "The brutal purge of liberty which followed their heroic struggle will be long and sorrowfully remembered, not only by those directly suffering from that brutality, but also by humans who believe in the dignity of man." FEW EVENTS America's gates were thrown open by President Eisenhower today to 5,000 refugees from Soviet terror in Hungary. The President directed the government to slash all red tape so the refugees can be processed for settlement in the U. S. "as expeditiously as possible." Between 14,000 and 16,000 Hungarians, mostly the aged, women and children, have fled to Austria from their revolt-torn homeland in order to escape Soviet forces. More are sneaking across the border to freedom every night. The President acted in response to an appeal from the Austrian Government, the United Nations Committee for Refugee Relief and the International Commission for European Migration. The 5,000 would come to the U. S under the refugee relief act which expires Dec. 31. White House News Secretary James C. Hagerty said, the President "requested all Americans who are willing to grant assurances of employment, housing or financial assistance to write or wire immediately to Mr. Pierce J. Gerity, Deputy Administrator of the Refugee Act. Washington, D. C." But Gerity made it plain that security and job requirements would be waived when necessary in order to make sure that all who want and need visas for entry into the U S. will get them before the act expires. He declined to say when the first refugees from Hungary would arrive in the U S. Mr. "Eisenhower noted that "few events of recent times have so stirred the American people as the tragic effort of Hungarian men and women to gain freedom for themselves and for their children." He added: "The brutal purge of liberty which followed their heroic struggle will be long and sorrowfully remembered, not only by those directly suffering from that brutality, but also by humans who believe in the dignity of man." Negro Shift From districts: The districts cast 405,400 votes Tuesday compared to 469,062 in 1952. The big Harlem shift may have been due, in part to the stand tak en by Democratic Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, a Harlem Negro. POWELL REFUSED to support the Democratic ticket. He urged Negroes throughout the country to vote for President Eisenhower and urged New York Negroes also to vote for the now-victorious GOP senatorial candidate Jacob K. Javits. On the other hand, Chicago's top Negro political leader, Rep. William L. Dawson (D-Ill) urged Negroes to remain loyal to the Democrats. Oven-Fried Chicken Cuts Work In Half Fried chicken is perhaps the most popular dish in these United States and now you can serve this family favorite with half the work by ovenfrying the pieces to golden brown goodness No flouring, no turning, no watching while the chicken fries The Marie Gifford test kitchen of Armour and Company offers the following recipe for oven-fried chicken: Melt 1-3 cup butter or margarine in a shallow baking pan Place uncoated pieces of Armour Star Frying Chicken, skin side down in pan. Bake, uncovered, in 425 degrees F. oven for 1-2 hour. To complete the meal, the test kitchen suggests that potatoes be put into the oven along with the chicken; and biscuits be placed in at the last minute to bake while you're getting the food on the table. With a green vegetable, a salad, and ice cream for dessert, you'll have a meal that the family or company will long remember. REVIEWING THE NEWS BY WILLIAM GORDON November 1956 was months away when I sat in the office of a top White Citizens Council official. His organization was already in the process of planning for the national election. "The danger," he said, "is that your people can elect a president; they have the balance of power. They will be able to dictate policy on a national level." There was obvious fear on the part of one man, but this fear, superstition as to what the Negro would do in the election spread to many areas. There were those in the Democratic party ranks who could not refrain from trying to embarrass the Negro, to neglect his views, to point him out as an inferior being, not entirely human. Negroes don't forget easily. They remembered the Southern Manifesto, they remembered the Washington, D. C. school probe, and they can't easily forget Emmitt Till and the Lucy case. They remembered the Eastland forces of Mississippi, and the Deep South governors with the exception of Collins of Florida. He was among the few who failed to use the Supreme Court's ruling against racial segregation as a political issue. But Negroes could not respect those who would take their Constitutional rights and bargain with them on the platforms of prejudice and bigotry. Negroes are Americans. They resent the use of race as a criteria. Politicians must learn that Negroes do not make violent moves. They prefer to follow a sane unemotional program to net them their civil rights. For this reason, the courts and the ballot have been their best weapons. This is slow of course, but sound and practical. The line of party loyally no longer exists with the Negro. He looks to the issues, the party leaders and the overall program which affect all Americans. Political leaders must also recognize that Negroes as Americans, have the same aspirations and feelings. This is another reason why they shifted to Eisenhower and the Republican ticket all over America. There is substantial crop of young Negroes who like the Republican Party, for through it, they see the chance for advancement, key appointments and recognition; that there exists a Strong willingness of party leaders to throw off the color aspect and pick and judge people on the basis of what they are. The young Negro Republicans will roll with the times. There must be a future for American politicians in general. As one man puts it: "We are looking for political leaders with dignity, the kind the world will look to. That's why I voted for Ike. I would have voted for him even if he had been a Democrat." There's a new Negro in America, and more so in the field of politics. He is more mature. It is true that he votes with an interest, like any group, racial or otherwise. Most of all, he is voting with logic, which accounts for his big shift in the recent election. Affected With An Interest . . . BY WILLIAM GORDON November 1956 was months away when I sat in the office of a top White Citizens Council official. His organization was already in the process of planning for the national election. "The danger," he said, "is that your people can elect a president; they have the balance of power. They will be able to dictate policy on a national level." There was obvious fear on the part of one man, but this fear, superstition as to what the Negro would do in the election spread to many areas. There were those in the Democratic party ranks who could not refrain from trying to embarrass the Negro, to neglect his views, to point him out as an inferior being, not entirely human. Negroes don't forget easily. They remembered the Southern Manifesto, they remembered the Washington, D. C. school probe, and they can't easily forget Emmitt Till and the Lucy case. They remembered the Eastland forces of Mississippi, and the Deep South governors with the exception of Collins of Florida. He was among the few who failed to use the Supreme Court's ruling against racial segregation as a political issue. But Negroes could not respect those who would take their Constitutional rights and bargain with them on the platforms of prejudice and bigotry. Negroes are Americans. They resent the use of race as a criteria. Politicians must learn that Negroes do not make violent moves. They prefer to follow a sane unemotional program to net them their civil rights. For this reason, the courts and the ballot have been their best weapons. This is slow of course, but sound and practical. The line of party loyally no longer exists with the Negro. He looks to the issues, the party leaders and the overall program which affect all Americans. Political leaders must also recognize that Negroes as Americans, have the same aspirations and feelings. This is another reason why they shifted to Eisenhower and the Republican ticket all over America. There is substantial crop of young Negroes who like the Republican Party, for through it, they see the chance for advancement, key appointments and recognition; that there exists a Strong willingness of party leaders to throw off the color aspect and pick and judge people on the basis of what they are. The young Negro Republicans will roll with the times. There must be a future for American politicians in general. As one man puts it: "We are looking for political leaders with dignity, the kind the world will look to. That's why I voted for Ike. I would have voted for him even if he had been a Democrat." There's a new Negro in America, and more so in the field of politics. He is more mature. It is true that he votes with an interest, like any group, racial or otherwise. Most of all, he is voting with logic, which accounts for his big shift in the recent election. ENCHANTED HARBOR By DOROTHY WORLEY 1956, by Dorothy Worley, Reprinted by permission of the publisher Avalon Books Distributed by King Features Syndicate. GALLAGHER thought fast. He said, "I don't know what's in them chests. I'm keeping them for a fellow." "For whom?" The government man waited. "I don't have to tell that." Bill Duval said, "It will be better for you, Gallagher, if you tell everything you know. There's no way you can get out of it. It was a clever scheme, but there's never been a perfect crime. We'll tell you what you're going to do You're going right ahead with your scheme, as planned. You were going to give the chests to —to the fellow tonight, weren't you?" Gallagher panicked. His hand went to the gun in his pocket, but Bills gun was quicker. It flashed in the moonlight. "Don't try that, Gallagher Put your gun down. Put it down. Now we know you're not alone in this, and we aren't going to let the big brains slide out, as he has before. That's why you've got to go ahead. Just how did you plan Go get the chests to the man you're keeping them for?" Gallagher might have been a man of stone. He neither moved not spoke. One of the government, men said, "You have to talk now or later. If you talk now, it will go easier with you. You still expect us to believe you don't know What's in those chests?" "I didn't have nothing to do. with it, only "hauling," Gallagher was weakening. "You've been hauling for some time, "haven't you? You also hauled what the couple in the Packard took away with them. "I'd like to know how you found out," Gallagher said "Who talked?" "Nobody talked We've been watching you for a long time, you and your night ashing We figured you would make the big haul today, after Alvarez got possession of Lookout House being Harbor Day when there were lots of people around, it should have been easy. But it didn't work How many are mixed up in this besides you and Alvarez?" Not expecting an answer, he continued "If you won't tell me about it. I'll tell you You knew and Alvarez knew mat it was too risky to try to get those two chests aboard the Silver Song even in the dead of night. So he planned this little trip over to the island. And you're here waiting for him, He figured that once over here, with all the activity and fun aboard, no one would observe the little move of the chests from the to the ." "1 figured there'd be trouble when I seen that government boat. I tried to tell him that but he thought the boat was here for the celebration." "Worked pretty smoothly, didn't it? You see, if Alvarez had never been under suspicion, he would have gotten away with it. We suspected him a couple of years ago, but he got away from us When we heard he was down around Apalachicola, we sent a man down to keep an eye on him The man was Duval, and he's done a good job." He looked at his watch. "It's about time the was showing up." Gallagher asked, Where's that government boat?" "Standing by, not too far away. It will show up later. You see, Gallagher, this is all to be handied very quietly. The guests on the are not to Know what is going on. You're to get those chests aboard the Silver Song as quickly, , as possible." "Alvarez has got guns." "We're not worried about his guns. He won't have a chance to use them And remember that you're covered at all times. Alvarez won't think about guns. He'll think his scheme is working and there won't be but one thing on his mind—getting those chests. Our job now is to find out what he does with them, once he gets them on board." Bill said, suppressed excitement in his voice. "There she comes. Now, Gallagher, leave your boat in darkness. That's what you intended doing of course. You're just a fisherman tied up for the night and you're supposed to be asleep That right?" Gallagher said sneeringly "If Alvarez had been as smart as he thought he was he'd have figured you was a detective How'd you know I was in on it?" "Your boat was too near the same spot too often at night. And on two different nights. I saw lights flashing from your boat Of course that wasn't anything in itself, lots of fishermen flash lights around at night. But there was something methodical about the way your light flashed. And then I heard about a 'haunted house." "Yeah, It was them girls, wasn't it? That night Alvarez had the party on his boat I knew he was making a mistake. I was there, but you didn't see me. I heard one of them girls telling him about that haunted house, lights flashing and all." "I heard her, too," Bill said cheerfully, "and it gave me my clue. It was pretty smooth sailing from then on . . . Lay low now, Gallagher, and don't try anything fancy. We don't want anyone to get hurt." The guests on the had been dancing and frolicking all day and half the night, but they quickly made preparations for a dip in the surf. The surf was calm, a glittering gold sea with no whitecaps breaking, and the island, with its white sand and leaning palms, its shell roads gleaming in the moonlight, looked like a land of enchantment, calm, peaceful, giving no hint that anything sinister lurked in the shadows. Evening clothes were discarded for swim suits and piled over chairs in the cabins. They would have to dress again. Breakfast would be served after the swim. An appetizing aroma of coffee drifted from the galley. Peggy said. "We'll be absolutely starved after we've been in the water. Isn't this fun?" Priscilla, who had slipped aboard unnoticed, said, "Won't the water be very cold?" "They say the surf is warm tonight-it's like that sometimes, almost tepid. Hope so, anyway, Why on earth did you run away and come over on that little boat?" "Just an adventure. Bill had been asked, and he said he would take me along. I decided it would be fun to ride in all that glittering sea in a smaller boat." When she had the chance. Rita said, "That wasn't the reason, was it?" "Of course not But I can't tell you now There's something going on Rita. Something big." Priscilla's voice was tense. "They re going to work it so that the guests won't know anything about it until we're back in Apalachicola." 1956, by Dorothy Worley, Reprinted by permission of the publisher Avalon Books Distributed by King Features Syndicate. CHAPTER 33 By DOROTHY WORLEY 1956, by Dorothy Worley, Reprinted by permission of the publisher Avalon Books Distributed by King Features Syndicate. GALLAGHER thought fast. He said, "I don't know what's in them chests. I'm keeping them for a fellow." "For whom?" The government man waited. "I don't have to tell that." Bill Duval said, "It will be better for you, Gallagher, if you tell everything you know. There's no way you can get out of it. It was a clever scheme, but there's never been a perfect crime. We'll tell you what you're going to do You're going right ahead with your scheme, as planned. You were going to give the chests to —to the fellow tonight, weren't you?" Gallagher panicked. His hand went to the gun in his pocket, but Bills gun was quicker. It flashed in the moonlight. "Don't try that, Gallagher Put your gun down. Put it down. Now we know you're not alone in this, and we aren't going to let the big brains slide out, as he has before. That's why you've got to go ahead. Just how did you plan Go get the chests to the man you're keeping them for?" Gallagher might have been a man of stone. He neither moved not spoke. One of the government, men said, "You have to talk now or later. If you talk now, it will go easier with you. You still expect us to believe you don't know What's in those chests?" "I didn't have nothing to do. with it, only "hauling," Gallagher was weakening. "You've been hauling for some time, "haven't you? You also hauled what the couple in the Packard took away with them. "I'd like to know how you found out," Gallagher said "Who talked?" "Nobody talked We've been watching you for a long time, you and your night ashing We figured you would make the big haul today, after Alvarez got possession of Lookout House being Harbor Day when there were lots of people around, it should have been easy. But it didn't work How many are mixed up in this besides you and Alvarez?" Not expecting an answer, he continued "If you won't tell me about it. I'll tell you You knew and Alvarez knew mat it was too risky to try to get those two chests aboard the Silver Song even in the dead of night. So he planned this little trip over to the island. And you're here waiting for him, He figured that once over here, with all the activity and fun aboard, no one would observe the little move of the chests from the to the ." "1 figured there'd be trouble when I seen that government boat. I tried to tell him that but he thought the boat was here for the celebration." "Worked pretty smoothly, didn't it? You see, if Alvarez had never been under suspicion, he would have gotten away with it. We suspected him a couple of years ago, but he got away from us When we heard he was down around Apalachicola, we sent a man down to keep an eye on him The man was Duval, and he's done a good job." He looked at his watch. "It's about time the was showing up." Gallagher asked, Where's that government boat?" "Standing by, not too far away. It will show up later. You see, Gallagher, this is all to be handied very quietly. The guests on the are not to Know what is going on. You're to get those chests aboard the Silver Song as quickly, , as possible." "Alvarez has got guns." "We're not worried about his guns. He won't have a chance to use them And remember that you're covered at all times. Alvarez won't think about guns. He'll think his scheme is working and there won't be but one thing on his mind—getting those chests. Our job now is to find out what he does with them, once he gets them on board." Bill said, suppressed excitement in his voice. "There she comes. Now, Gallagher, leave your boat in darkness. That's what you intended doing of course. You're just a fisherman tied up for the night and you're supposed to be asleep That right?" Gallagher said sneeringly "If Alvarez had been as smart as he thought he was he'd have figured you was a detective How'd you know I was in on it?" "Your boat was too near the same spot too often at night. And on two different nights. I saw lights flashing from your boat Of course that wasn't anything in itself, lots of fishermen flash lights around at night. But there was something methodical about the way your light flashed. And then I heard about a 'haunted house." "Yeah, It was them girls, wasn't it? That night Alvarez had the party on his boat I knew he was making a mistake. I was there, but you didn't see me. I heard one of them girls telling him about that haunted house, lights flashing and all." "I heard her, too," Bill said cheerfully, "and it gave me my clue. It was pretty smooth sailing from then on . . . Lay low now, Gallagher, and don't try anything fancy. We don't want anyone to get hurt." The guests on the had been dancing and frolicking all day and half the night, but they quickly made preparations for a dip in the surf. The surf was calm, a glittering gold sea with no whitecaps breaking, and the island, with its white sand and leaning palms, its shell roads gleaming in the moonlight, looked like a land of enchantment, calm, peaceful, giving no hint that anything sinister lurked in the shadows. Evening clothes were discarded for swim suits and piled over chairs in the cabins. They would have to dress again. Breakfast would be served after the swim. An appetizing aroma of coffee drifted from the galley. Peggy said. "We'll be absolutely starved after we've been in the water. Isn't this fun?" Priscilla, who had slipped aboard unnoticed, said, "Won't the water be very cold?" "They say the surf is warm tonight-it's like that sometimes, almost tepid. Hope so, anyway, Why on earth did you run away and come over on that little boat?" "Just an adventure. Bill had been asked, and he said he would take me along. I decided it would be fun to ride in all that glittering sea in a smaller boat." When she had the chance. Rita said, "That wasn't the reason, was it?" "Of course not But I can't tell you now There's something going on Rita. Something big." Priscilla's voice was tense. "They re going to work it so that the guests won't know anything about it until we're back in Apalachicola." 1956, by Dorothy Worley, Reprinted by permission of the publisher Avalon Books Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Former Bank Employees Get Suspended Terms Frank Odum and Frank Moody, former loan discount tellers for Citizens Trust Company, were convicted Friday for misuse of bank funds and each given a two year suspended sentence. In suspending the two-year imprisonment terms a Federal Court judge decreed three years of probation for the two defendants with usual rules of probation. Conditions of the sentence also ordered the men to make complete restitution of the amounts they were accused of taking. The former bank tellers were charged in separate cases of converting to their own use certa bank funds entrusted to them by virtue of their employment as tellers. Odum was charged with falsifying bank records and embezzling $1,477 during the period of Feb.14 to Aug. 20, 1956 while he served as loan discount teller. Moody likewise was charged with falsifying records and converting to his own use $1,700. The defendants were free on $1,000 until their cases were litigated. Anniversary of Negro Press To Be Observed March Of 1957 marks the 130th anniversary of the founding of the first Negro newspaper in America Because the Negro Press has made such large contributions to our national well-being in service rendered to America's largest minority group and the general help given in building, sustaining, and exemplifying the nation's Democratic ideals Sidney J. Phillips, president of the Booker T. Washington Centennial Commission, has requested Postmaster General Arthur J. Summerfield, to issue a commemorative stamp paying tribute to the Negro Press on its 130th anniversary. Mr. Phillips states that he has recently been informed by the Assistant postmaster General that this request will be given consideration along with other subjects on file. Consideration of subjects for the 1957 Commemorative Stamp issue will be taken up in November. The issuance of such a stamp would not only be a worthy tribute to a great American organization — the Negro Press — but would be of great educational value to Americans of all races.