Memphis World
Memphis World Publishing Co.
1952-07-18
Chester M. Hampton

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Highlights Of The Republican Platform
The Republican National Convention adopted a 6,000 word
1952 platform from which will come the text of GOP campaign
orators in months to come.
GOP leaders in approving the document had to make many
compromises, appeal to many sectional interests, chart new action
in foreign policies and affirm its interest in civil rights.
In the platform's own words — it established a road for free
men to march into a new day. The Republicans also accused the
Democrats with losing the peace abroad and with trying to set
up a socialist state at home.
It laid down a promise to reestablish freedom and liberty
at home. Such an achievement, it declared would revive "contagious 
liberating influences that would set up stresses and strains
behind the Iron Curtain and make Communist, rulers impotent to
carry out their goal of world domination.
The platform is not a cure all for the problems of the
United States, it had to appeal to many people, special interests,
States, and minorities. Not everybody will be satisfied. There is
sufficient conflict in the approach the platform takes to many
crucial issues before the U. S. public. On the whole, the 52
Republican platform is not bad.
On civil rights, the GOPs promised federal action against
unfair employment practices in states which themselves refused
to act. It did not say, however, whether such action should be the
compulsory or voluntary type.
The Republicans devoted far more attention to the civil
rights issue than it did in 1948. The platform said:
We will prove our good faith by:
1. Appointing qualified persons without distinction of race,
religion or national origin, to responsible positions in the government. 

2. Federal action towards the elimination of lynching.
3. Federal action towards the elimination of poll taxes as a
requisite to voting.
4. Appropriate action to end segregation in the District
of Columbia. This alone will be a significant accomplishment
which will pave the way for forward action in other areas and
sections.
5. Enacting federal legislation to further just and equitable
treatment in the area of discriminatory employment practices.
Federal action should not duplicate state efforts to end such
practices; should not set up another huge bureacracy.
The Republican Party, spelled out in detail its plan of civil
rights action. It is noteworthy that the GOPs did not come through
with another set of generalities that marked its '48 plank.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Republican candidate
can be expected to implement this program with a liberal, forward-thinking, 
internationalist and progressive course of action.
He is alert on the domestic and national defense issues that face
this country.
He has been handed a platform text that hits hard punches
against corruption in high places. The GOP document asserted;
that the administration's "sordid record of corruption has shocked
the American people." "Fraud, bribery, graft, favoritism and influence-peddling 
have come to light."
On foreign policy, the platform insists that the party in power
had "squandered" the nation's power and prestige.
The GOP campaign platform is not a patent medicine for
all the nation's ailments. Yet it poses a challenge to the U. S. The
bill of particulars will not be tasty and inviting to all segments
of American society. Yet its-morsels are food for thought to voters
who will decide the course of the nation next November.


Now that the Republican Convention 
is over and the clouds are
clearing away Through the mist and
over the horizon the Democrats on
the crest of the waves of expectation 
rides forward just a few days
from the convention in Chicago
where the Republicans just left.
The average American Citizen is
more conscious of his right to vote
today than ever before and this is
especially true with the Negro Citizen 
who is represented in the Solid
South in large numbers. It was not
always that he could vote without
being intimidated and in a few
Southern Areas he voted at his
own peril.
Throughout the South one record
after another is being broken in
registration in a good, many instances 
the rank and file Negro
who has had a little or no education 
is more eager to vote and show
more interest in the voting than the
educated Negro and those who hold

degrees from Colleges and Universities. 
Of course there is reason for
this laxity in most instances the educated 
Negro may be getting along
pretty good and is satisfied with his
lot and too he does not want, to
intimidate those to whom he is responsible. 
The less fortunate Negro 
who has little or no education
has everything to gain and nothing
to loose and he therefore would
naturally venture out and become
interested in the election. There is
absoultely no excuse for the edducated 
Negro's laxity, his fear timidity 
has gotten him nothing but
caused those around him not only
to loose respect for him but fail to
depend on him for anything and
therefore it is impossible for a good
many educated Negroes to assume
the role of leadership in his community. 

It is the duty of every organized
body to not only become interested 
in-politics but take a stand for
principle. He should support the

candidate who offers something to
him and his race and cast his vote
along with labor and encourage his
friends to vote for them.
An office holder doesn't necessarily 
love any persons or race of people, 
but-he does respect and favor
a voter and a voting group. Every
office holder is very desirous of
holding the office and when he has
to make commitments or concessiens 
to stay in office he will do
it. If it is necessary to appoint
Negroes to responsible positions in
the South in order to stay in office 
any Southern office holder will
do it.
The white people in the South are
very well acquainted with the Negro 
in the South. Unfortunately
the educated white man and the
educated Negro has had too little
contact, feeling or equals in the
South to solidify such a relationship. 
We have had and still do
have a few educated Uncle Tom's,
who venture to speak for the race
as a whole, but in most instances
he says what he thinks the average
white man wants to hear from a
Negro and then has his hand out
for a small favor.
The Negro especially in the South
must pick its own leadership Regardless 
to how much sincerity is
exhibited no one can pick leaders
for a group but the group itself. If
the leadership is to be true and
worthwhile.
The whole world wants happiness
and that is what the south wants.
The South needs happiness and
kindness more than other areas
in America because it has so much
confusion, Natural and otherwise
that even the right of happiness
ahead would be comforting. The
dilemma that the two races are in
the South continues to keep its inhabitants 
confused. The production
of so many illiterates in the South
has made a bad problem worse and
the great hope for the future lies
in the fact that many fine schools
are being, built and our educational
program is being carried on by the
labor union in adult education which
helps white and colored alike. Those
in the ranks of Labor have learned
to vote for those who favor labor
The labor union member gets a political 
education while participating
in union politics. The Negro labor
union members have been elected
to high paying offices in the
South by both white and colored.
It is not too far away to look for
the Southern white man to come
out and say he thinks the. Negro
should have a square deal. It is
just around the corner where you
will find the Negro worker arid the
white worker to agree not only that
their problems are the same but
the problem (economic) of a white
working man can't be settled unless
the problems (economic) of, a white
man are settled.
All this success can only be reached 
through honesty, sincerity, hard
work and serious study.
It was in the early days that
Senator John C. Calhoun of South
Carolina said a Negro could not
learn Latin nor Greek and that if
a Negro did show capability to
learn those languages he, Calhoun
would recognize the Negro to the
fullest extent. A Negro finished
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire 
at about that time and Mr.
Calhoun had to swallow his words
and embark on a new course to
prove inferiority.
The educated Negro arid whites
and the press must do a job on those
who are uneducated so that a happy 
medium can be reached in the
South.
Since my major promise is happiness 
lets work hard and look forward 
to that end and have some
happiness in route.
Chas H. Fisher, L. LD.



POLITICS
Now that the Republican Convention 
is over and the clouds are
clearing away Through the mist and
over the horizon the Democrats on
the crest of the waves of expectation 
rides forward just a few days
from the convention in Chicago
where the Republicans just left.
The average American Citizen is
more conscious of his right to vote
today than ever before and this is
especially true with the Negro Citizen 
who is represented in the Solid
South in large numbers. It was not
always that he could vote without
being intimidated and in a few
Southern Areas he voted at his
own peril.
Throughout the South one record
after another is being broken in
registration in a good, many instances 
the rank and file Negro
who has had a little or no education 
is more eager to vote and show
more interest in the voting than the
educated Negro and those who hold

degrees from Colleges and Universities. 
Of course there is reason for
this laxity in most instances the educated 
Negro may be getting along
pretty good and is satisfied with his
lot and too he does not want, to
intimidate those to whom he is responsible. 
The less fortunate Negro 
who has little or no education
has everything to gain and nothing
to loose and he therefore would
naturally venture out and become
interested in the election. There is
absoultely no excuse for the edducated 
Negro's laxity, his fear timidity 
has gotten him nothing but
caused those around him not only
to loose respect for him but fail to
depend on him for anything and
therefore it is impossible for a good
many educated Negroes to assume
the role of leadership in his community. 

It is the duty of every organized
body to not only become interested 
in-politics but take a stand for
principle. He should support the

candidate who offers something to
him and his race and cast his vote
along with labor and encourage his
friends to vote for them.
An office holder doesn't necessarily 
love any persons or race of people, 
but-he does respect and favor
a voter and a voting group. Every
office holder is very desirous of
holding the office and when he has
to make commitments or concessiens 
to stay in office he will do
it. If it is necessary to appoint
Negroes to responsible positions in
the South in order to stay in office 
any Southern office holder will
do it.
The white people in the South are
very well acquainted with the Negro 
in the South. Unfortunately
the educated white man and the
educated Negro has had too little
contact, feeling or equals in the
South to solidify such a relationship. 
We have had and still do
have a few educated Uncle Tom's,
who venture to speak for the race
as a whole, but in most instances
he says what he thinks the average
white man wants to hear from a
Negro and then has his hand out
for a small favor.
The Negro especially in the South
must pick its own leadership Regardless 
to how much sincerity is
exhibited no one can pick leaders
for a group but the group itself. If
the leadership is to be true and
worthwhile.
The whole world wants happiness
and that is what the south wants.
The South needs happiness and
kindness more than other areas
in America because it has so much
confusion, Natural and otherwise
that even the right of happiness
ahead would be comforting. The
dilemma that the two races are in
the South continues to keep its inhabitants 
confused. The production
of so many illiterates in the South
has made a bad problem worse and
the great hope for the future lies
in the fact that many fine schools
are being, built and our educational
program is being carried on by the
labor union in adult education which
helps white and colored alike. Those
in the ranks of Labor have learned
to vote for those who favor labor
The labor union member gets a political 
education while participating
in union politics. The Negro labor
union members have been elected
to high paying offices in the
South by both white and colored.
It is not too far away to look for
the Southern white man to come
out and say he thinks the. Negro
should have a square deal. It is
just around the corner where you
will find the Negro worker arid the
white worker to agree not only that
their problems are the same but
the problem (economic) of a white
working man can't be settled unless
the problems (economic) of, a white
man are settled.
All this success can only be reached 
through honesty, sincerity, hard
work and serious study.
It was in the early days that
Senator John C. Calhoun of South
Carolina said a Negro could not
learn Latin nor Greek and that if
a Negro did show capability to
learn those languages he, Calhoun
would recognize the Negro to the
fullest extent. A Negro finished
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire 
at about that time and Mr.
Calhoun had to swallow his words
and embark on a new course to
prove inferiority.
The educated Negro arid whites
and the press must do a job on those
who are uneducated so that a happy 
medium can be reached in the
South.
Since my major promise is happiness 
lets work hard and look forward 
to that end and have some
happiness in route.
Chas H. Fisher, L. LD.



Poetic Musing
By MRS.
CORINE
ELIZABETH
ROWAN
Why so much insincerity abounding? 

The falseness in the world is so
astounding.
People come around and give you
a sweet smile.
Then ready to back-bite in such
a short while.
What is it that hinders us from
being true?
Can't we be fair and give a person
his due?
Be a servant of God—reject the
devil
To all people be true and on the
level.

FALSE NOTES
By MRS.
CORINE
ELIZABETH
ROWAN
Why so much insincerity abounding? 

The falseness in the world is so
astounding.
People come around and give you
a sweet smile.
Then ready to back-bite in such
a short while.
What is it that hinders us from
being true?
Can't we be fair and give a person
his due?
Be a servant of God—reject the
devil
To all people be true and on the
level.

 PARSON
by: ALICE ROSS COLUER

CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
CONSTANCE'S face lightened
when Barth indicated she should
not give up Virginia. She arid
Virginia were not intimate in any
sense of the word. But here at
last was a woman to whom she
felt close spiritually. With Virginia 
she did not nave to caution
herself to be careful of every word
she said. For it would not only
be understood, but it would go no
further. Until Virginia came into
their lives she had hot realized
quite now lonely she was or how
compressed. Virginia gave, her release. 
And a companionship that
could be taken or left. It never
intruded, yet it was always there.
"There are various loyalties,"
Barth went on. "Besides, we are
told to, love our neighbors."
Once more, silence fell upon
them it was a previous hour,
Constance was thinking, with the
world well away beyond the sleet
and the snow. In this privacy they
could speak of the things that
were in their hearts and, speaking,
take comfort and counsel. It
would be nice it Anne were here,
too but she had gone to the dance
at the Country Club with Joe
Her thoughts now centered on her
daughter and she said. "Anne
seems much happier to me than
When she first came home. Doesn't
she to you, too, Barth?"
"I think so"
"She seems to have effected a
compromise with herself."
Yes, she had' effected a compromise. 
She smoked at home but
not outside She went fairly regularly 
to church, and she attended
the Youth Group meetings always,
although she had not taken a Sunday 
School class. Furthermore,
she no longer quarreled with Donaid. 
Instead, she now divided her
time fairly equally between him
and Joe. Which one would she
accept in the end? Constance's
heart trembled often before this
question.
"Do you think she cares about
Joe Melick?" she went on now.
Barth's answer was slow in coming, 
"What Anne's, wants. I believe, 
is to establish a pattern of
complete personal freedom for her
selt. She admires the one Virginia
and Philip have set up and would
like to emulate it. But she knows
she can't with Donald. Whether
she knows she can't with Joe,
either—or, in tact, with, anyone—
I am not entirely sure."
"Why couldn't she with Joe?"
He shook his head. "There is
no more conventional soul than
Alvin Melick. He heeds the approval 
and the loudly sung praises
of the community. Because of his
own inner uncertainties, he must
have the reassurance of an outer
rectitude that conforms. He has
tried, more or less successfully—
less, rather than more—to press
Joe into this mold. But Joe has

no such need as his father. If be
ever does select a pattern Anne
will find it not at all to her liking,
for it will be almost purely social
and she will tire of that as quickly
as of no pattern at all." He paused.
"Anne needs to be dedicated to
something. She's fighting it. But
that's what she really wants. She
can't get away from it, try as she
will. She has seen, it in our lives.
And now she sees it In Virginia's
and Philip's—for they are dedicated 
to their professions, if Don
had only been a writer or an artist, 
everything would nave been
all right."
"I guess we've set our mark on
her, haven't we?"
"Well, we are meant to bequeath
more than just blood. We are
meant to be a living channel
through which all the riches acquired 
through the ages, of beauty
and wisdom and faith, may flow
into the next generation. I do not
worry about Anne. She can hardly
escape, once she realizes the excitement 
of, possessing this great
heritage."
She looked at his serene face.
No, she thought, he never worries
Almost too easily, she sometimes
telt, he wiped unpleasantness from
his mind and remembered only
good things. Life might surprise
him. It might even disappoint
him, but he never worried. Because 
he felt so certainly that
there was a Larger Plan than any
we could conceive, into which all
events, in spite of our efforts at
manipulation, inevitably and rightly 
fitted.
There came how the stamping
of feet on the porch outside the
front door, and, before they could
ask themselves who it could possibly 
be at this hour and on such
a night, the door opened and Donald 
called out to them.
"May I come in?"
They both rose in astonishment
and went put to meet him. He
had gone to the dance, too. Anne
had arranged it for him. She had
thought he ought to go, even
though he had no partner, and
meet more of his contemporaries
in town. What was he doing back
at only a little after ten thirty?
And why was his face so pale
with anger?, Standing there, his
blue eyes dark, he told them
briefly.
"I was put out."
They could not believe it. They
invited turn to join them before
the fire and there, softly beating
one fist into the palm of the other
hand and staring into the flames
he related what had happened.
He was to have gone with Anne
And Joe. But at the last minute
Joe had telephoned, saying he had
to pick up two other couples and
he was afraid there would not be
room, after all. Would Donald
mind meeting them Would So he
drove up alone, feeling a little odd,

never having been inside the club
before and thinking be would not
know anyone. It was not the high
school crowd, be explained. Their
hangout was the Tennis Club. It
was mostly the young married
group with a few older ones.
Constance nodded. "Yes. I
know."
"I was early," he said, "so I
waited outside in my car until
people began to arrive. I was
looking for Joe and Anne, but I
finally decided I must have missed
them In the crowd, so I went in
by myself. I found the coat room,
all right, and then I made my
way to the dance floor. I stood
inside the wide doorway to see if
there was anyone I knew, and at
the opposite end of the hall I
spotted Mr. and Mrs. Randall and
Joe's father and Mr. and Mrs. Ostrom 
from across the street here."
Constance nodded again.
"They saw me, and I put up a
hand and was about to start over
to speak to them when I realized
they hadn't any of them acknowledged 
my greeting. I thought maybe 
they hadn't recognized' me—
you look a little different in a
tuxedo, you know — so I went
ahead anyway." He paused. "Before 
I got to them they had turned
their backs and were drifting
away. I couldn't believe it was
intended, so I spoke Mr. Melick's
name, but he didn't—or wouldn't
—hear me. Then they all moved
into the card room together."
He stopped. Presently he went
on.
He still couldn't believe that,
they bad given him a deliberate
cut, he said—Randall perhaps, but
not the others—until he heard
someone speak his name as she
passed by his elbow. It was Mrs.
Melick. And she said, "You'd better 
go home, Mr. Kent"
He lifted his head now, his gaze
wide in remembered astonishment.
"That was all she said," he continued. 
"For a second I couldn't be
sure she had really spoken. She's
kind of a ghostlike little person,
you know. And she never looked
at me. She went right by to the
water cooler out on the veranda,
but when she came back she did
the same thing. Just drifted by
me and whispered, "Please go
borne. Right away. It'll be better.'
And then she slipped off into the
card room where the others were."
He got up now and stood with
one elbow on the mantel.
"Well, I, didn't go. Naturally.
I was puzzled. And a little hot, too,
I had had a bona fide invitation.
Anne said she had called up somebody 
on the committee who had
told her it was all right to bring
me. So I said to myself that when
she came the misunderstanding—
whatever It was, and if there really
was any—would he straightened
out."


THE HEALTH
FORUM WORLD

By R. EARL BLAND, M. D.
Powdered DDT rarely is toxic or
irritating to the intact skin. When
the substance is mixed with oil or
chemical solvents it may be absorbed 
into the system.
Acute poisoning is manifested by
muscle twitching, beginning in the
eyelids and spreading to the remainder 
of the body. These tremors 
may become marked and in
the more serious cases the heart
beats irregularly and convulsions develop. 

Chronic intoxication is possible
when exposure occurs over a long
period of time. Loss of weight and
appetite, mild anemia, muscular
weakness and tremors ensue. Fatal
cases often encounter convulsions
and go into coma prior to death.
The solvents that are combined
with DDT, may produce similar
symptons which make it difficult to
determine the exact origin of the
poisoning. Over exposure to kerosene 
for example, leads, to nervousness, 
headache, fatigue, and numbness 
and tingling sensations in and
about the lips; but regardless of
the cause, DDT mixtures should be
utilized according to direction.
The dry powder is less dangerous

than the mixed solution of DDT
Placing power on the skin, for example, 
may be harmless but if the
surface is oily and dissolves some
of the powder, the combination enters 
the system.
The aerosol form of DDT is relatively 
- safe but may irritate the
eyes or the lungs when inhaled.
Twitching of the lids is the first
sign that too much has been absorbed. 
If DDT swallowed accidently,
vomiting should be induced.
The physician also employes a
stomach tube to wash out the gastric 
pouch. For 24 hours the vietim 
must avoid cathartics as well
as oily and fatty foods to discourage 
absorption of any of the insectide 
that remains.
Individuals who use the powder
must wear protective clothing particularly 
if these kin is contaminated 
with grease or oil. Goggles
and solvent resistant gloves also
help when large amounts of the material 
are being handled. A mask
prevents inhalation of DDT applied
via spray, mist or aerosol mixture;
this is wise precaution if the preparation 
contains 5 per cent or more
of DDT. After the job is completed
a bath and change of clothing are
desirable.
C. A. Writes: After reading your
article on bad breath, I wondered
if there is some way whereby a
person could know when he is afflicted. 
If there were such a device,
it would be a blessing to human nature. 

Reply: Haven't you heard that
"even your best friend wont tell?"
Would that a breathometer were
available.
Y. B. Writes: What makes people 
pull out their own hair?.
Reply: This is a nervous habit
and is more painful than ear pulling 
or nose rubbing.



CARE NEEDED IN HANDLING
DDT TO AVOID POISNING

By R. EARL BLAND, M. D.
Powdered DDT rarely is toxic or
irritating to the intact skin. When
the substance is mixed with oil or
chemical solvents it may be absorbed 
into the system.
Acute poisoning is manifested by
muscle twitching, beginning in the
eyelids and spreading to the remainder 
of the body. These tremors 
may become marked and in
the more serious cases the heart
beats irregularly and convulsions develop. 

Chronic intoxication is possible
when exposure occurs over a long
period of time. Loss of weight and
appetite, mild anemia, muscular
weakness and tremors ensue. Fatal
cases often encounter convulsions
and go into coma prior to death.
The solvents that are combined
with DDT, may produce similar
symptons which make it difficult to
determine the exact origin of the
poisoning. Over exposure to kerosene 
for example, leads, to nervousness, 
headache, fatigue, and numbness 
and tingling sensations in and
about the lips; but regardless of
the cause, DDT mixtures should be
utilized according to direction.
The dry powder is less dangerous

than the mixed solution of DDT
Placing power on the skin, for example, 
may be harmless but if the
surface is oily and dissolves some
of the powder, the combination enters 
the system.
The aerosol form of DDT is relatively 
- safe but may irritate the
eyes or the lungs when inhaled.
Twitching of the lids is the first
sign that too much has been absorbed. 
If DDT swallowed accidently,
vomiting should be induced.
The physician also employes a
stomach tube to wash out the gastric 
pouch. For 24 hours the vietim 
must avoid cathartics as well
as oily and fatty foods to discourage 
absorption of any of the insectide 
that remains.
Individuals who use the powder
must wear protective clothing particularly 
if these kin is contaminated 
with grease or oil. Goggles
and solvent resistant gloves also
help when large amounts of the material 
are being handled. A mask
prevents inhalation of DDT applied
via spray, mist or aerosol mixture;
this is wise precaution if the preparation 
contains 5 per cent or more
of DDT. After the job is completed
a bath and change of clothing are
desirable.
C. A. Writes: After reading your
article on bad breath, I wondered
if there is some way whereby a
person could know when he is afflicted. 
If there were such a device,
it would be a blessing to human nature. 

Reply: Haven't you heard that
"even your best friend wont tell?"
Would that a breathometer were
available.
Y. B. Writes: What makes people 
pull out their own hair?.
Reply: This is a nervous habit
and is more painful than ear pulling 
or nose rubbing.



HAIR PULLING

By R. EARL BLAND, M. D.
Powdered DDT rarely is toxic or
irritating to the intact skin. When
the substance is mixed with oil or
chemical solvents it may be absorbed 
into the system.
Acute poisoning is manifested by
muscle twitching, beginning in the
eyelids and spreading to the remainder 
of the body. These tremors 
may become marked and in
the more serious cases the heart
beats irregularly and convulsions develop. 

Chronic intoxication is possible
when exposure occurs over a long
period of time. Loss of weight and
appetite, mild anemia, muscular
weakness and tremors ensue. Fatal
cases often encounter convulsions
and go into coma prior to death.
The solvents that are combined
with DDT, may produce similar
symptons which make it difficult to
determine the exact origin of the
poisoning. Over exposure to kerosene 
for example, leads, to nervousness, 
headache, fatigue, and numbness 
and tingling sensations in and
about the lips; but regardless of
the cause, DDT mixtures should be
utilized according to direction.
The dry powder is less dangerous

than the mixed solution of DDT
Placing power on the skin, for example, 
may be harmless but if the
surface is oily and dissolves some
of the powder, the combination enters 
the system.
The aerosol form of DDT is relatively 
- safe but may irritate the
eyes or the lungs when inhaled.
Twitching of the lids is the first
sign that too much has been absorbed. 
If DDT swallowed accidently,
vomiting should be induced.
The physician also employes a
stomach tube to wash out the gastric 
pouch. For 24 hours the vietim 
must avoid cathartics as well
as oily and fatty foods to discourage 
absorption of any of the insectide 
that remains.
Individuals who use the powder
must wear protective clothing particularly 
if these kin is contaminated 
with grease or oil. Goggles
and solvent resistant gloves also
help when large amounts of the material 
are being handled. A mask
prevents inhalation of DDT applied
via spray, mist or aerosol mixture;
this is wise precaution if the preparation 
contains 5 per cent or more
of DDT. After the job is completed
a bath and change of clothing are
desirable.
C. A. Writes: After reading your
article on bad breath, I wondered
if there is some way whereby a
person could know when he is afflicted. 
If there were such a device,
it would be a blessing to human nature. 

Reply: Haven't you heard that
"even your best friend wont tell?"
Would that a breathometer were
available.
Y. B. Writes: What makes people 
pull out their own hair?.
Reply: This is a nervous habit
and is more painful than ear pulling 
or nose rubbing.



HAIR PULLING

By R. EARL BLAND, M. D.
Powdered DDT rarely is toxic or
irritating to the intact skin. When
the substance is mixed with oil or
chemical solvents it may be absorbed 
into the system.
Acute poisoning is manifested by
muscle twitching, beginning in the
eyelids and spreading to the remainder 
of the body. These tremors 
may become marked and in
the more serious cases the heart
beats irregularly and convulsions develop. 

Chronic intoxication is possible
when exposure occurs over a long
period of time. Loss of weight and
appetite, mild anemia, muscular
weakness and tremors ensue. Fatal
cases often encounter convulsions
and go into coma prior to death.
The solvents that are combined
with DDT, may produce similar
symptons which make it difficult to
determine the exact origin of the
poisoning. Over exposure to kerosene 
for example, leads, to nervousness, 
headache, fatigue, and numbness 
and tingling sensations in and
about the lips; but regardless of
the cause, DDT mixtures should be
utilized according to direction.
The dry powder is less dangerous

than the mixed solution of DDT
Placing power on the skin, for example, 
may be harmless but if the
surface is oily and dissolves some
of the powder, the combination enters 
the system.
The aerosol form of DDT is relatively 
- safe but may irritate the
eyes or the lungs when inhaled.
Twitching of the lids is the first
sign that too much has been absorbed. 
If DDT swallowed accidently,
vomiting should be induced.
The physician also employes a
stomach tube to wash out the gastric 
pouch. For 24 hours the vietim 
must avoid cathartics as well
as oily and fatty foods to discourage 
absorption of any of the insectide 
that remains.
Individuals who use the powder
must wear protective clothing particularly 
if these kin is contaminated 
with grease or oil. Goggles
and solvent resistant gloves also
help when large amounts of the material 
are being handled. A mask
prevents inhalation of DDT applied
via spray, mist or aerosol mixture;
this is wise precaution if the preparation 
contains 5 per cent or more
of DDT. After the job is completed
a bath and change of clothing are
desirable.
C. A. Writes: After reading your
article on bad breath, I wondered
if there is some way whereby a
person could know when he is afflicted. 
If there were such a device,
it would be a blessing to human nature. 

Reply: Haven't you heard that
"even your best friend wont tell?"
Would that a breathometer were
available.
Y. B. Writes: What makes people 
pull out their own hair?.
Reply: This is a nervous habit
and is more painful than ear pulling 
or nose rubbing.





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KENTUCKY
BOURBON
91
PROOF

Stitzel-Weller Distillery Louisville, Kentucky

PARCEL POST
Postmaster General Donaldson
has asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission to grant another general 
advance in parcel post rates,

because fourth class mail — or
parcel post — is not paying its way
despite a general 25 per cent increase 
in rates granted by the commission 
last year, effective last October 
1.

REVIEWING
THE
NEWS
By WILLIAM GORDON
Managing Editor Atlanta Daily World
What is perhaps one of the most stupid and ignorant ideas
ever to be conceived by a human being, comes out of the state of
Florida today, and its impact has been so forceful that every news
service in the country has given it some prominence in reference
to space.
Bill Hendrix, Grand Dragon of the Florida K Klux Klan, which
represents the last frontier of indency and bigotry on the American
scene, believes so strongly in the institution of "slavery" that he
wants to organize a "Confederate Army" to keep the yoke of segregation 
around the necks of black Americans whose blood and
sweat, not only helped to build this country, but whose wit and
ability have helped to keep it free.
The hooded order of the Klan whose principles and ideas carry 
with them the worst sort of brutality and bigotry, is in reality 
on its last leg and is desperately gasping for breath, of recognition. 
The Florida demonstration on the part of Hendrix is merely 
an attempt to let the public know that a rapidly dying subversive 
group of prejudiced individuals is still struggling for survival.
The followers of Hendrix might not know it but, they are being 
led down the road in the wrong direction and that what they
are doing in regard to holding the Negro back is simply giving
Russia all the ammunition, she needs to fight us, our allies and
other nations. How in the world can we as Americans advocate
freedom and equal opportunity for all people and yet work to hold
back a tenth of our population here at home? The whole idea is
one born out of confused and frustrated reasoning, if you can call
this reasoning at all.
What Hendrix does not know, and others like him, is that the
Negro has long stopped running from any faction, group or mob
practices. Negroes make jokes put of pranks like this and dare
those who advocate them to show their hand in the end.
Those who have had enough nerve to lead any violence
against minorities, have been those who do it cowardly. Only on
bunch of cowards would stoop to the level of throwing dynamite
or bombs into the homes of people while they sleep. Only the
coward would associate himself with a group of people who parade 
around in numbers to beat and mob innocent people.
The state of Florida should be ashamed for letting hate mongers 
hide among decent individuals. We can't blame Hendrix and
his cult too much for advocating this sort of thing. But we
can blame the law of the state for letting people of his stripe hang
around. The whole practice is a reflection on all of the democratic 
principles we stand for and all that the Constitution of the United 
States means. Those in the state of Florida and Other states
who back such advocates of Hendrix and his hooded order are
not fit to be called Americans. They should stand up and be
counted among all the other hate mongers of the world and place
themselves alongside all the evil that the world has given birth
to. They are not fit to be called human beings.
In reference to putting the National Association for the Advancement 
of Colored People on his list as a hate group, Hendrix
should recall that the un-American Activities Committee has long
listed his order as subversive. The NAACP represents an American 
organization. The Klan represents what America it rapidly
trying to rid itself of.

An Idea of Hate, Born
Out of Bigotry, Prejudice
By WILLIAM GORDON
Managing Editor Atlanta Daily World
What is perhaps one of the most stupid and ignorant ideas
ever to be conceived by a human being, comes out of the state of
Florida today, and its impact has been so forceful that every news
service in the country has given it some prominence in reference
to space.
Bill Hendrix, Grand Dragon of the Florida K Klux Klan, which
represents the last frontier of indency and bigotry on the American
scene, believes so strongly in the institution of "slavery" that he
wants to organize a "Confederate Army" to keep the yoke of segregation 
around the necks of black Americans whose blood and
sweat, not only helped to build this country, but whose wit and
ability have helped to keep it free.
The hooded order of the Klan whose principles and ideas carry 
with them the worst sort of brutality and bigotry, is in reality 
on its last leg and is desperately gasping for breath, of recognition. 
The Florida demonstration on the part of Hendrix is merely 
an attempt to let the public know that a rapidly dying subversive 
group of prejudiced individuals is still struggling for survival.
The followers of Hendrix might not know it but, they are being 
led down the road in the wrong direction and that what they
are doing in regard to holding the Negro back is simply giving
Russia all the ammunition, she needs to fight us, our allies and
other nations. How in the world can we as Americans advocate
freedom and equal opportunity for all people and yet work to hold
back a tenth of our population here at home? The whole idea is
one born out of confused and frustrated reasoning, if you can call
this reasoning at all.
What Hendrix does not know, and others like him, is that the
Negro has long stopped running from any faction, group or mob
practices. Negroes make jokes put of pranks like this and dare
those who advocate them to show their hand in the end.
Those who have had enough nerve to lead any violence
against minorities, have been those who do it cowardly. Only on
bunch of cowards would stoop to the level of throwing dynamite
or bombs into the homes of people while they sleep. Only the
coward would associate himself with a group of people who parade 
around in numbers to beat and mob innocent people.
The state of Florida should be ashamed for letting hate mongers 
hide among decent individuals. We can't blame Hendrix and
his cult too much for advocating this sort of thing. But we
can blame the law of the state for letting people of his stripe hang
around. The whole practice is a reflection on all of the democratic 
principles we stand for and all that the Constitution of the United 
States means. Those in the state of Florida and Other states
who back such advocates of Hendrix and his hooded order are
not fit to be called Americans. They should stand up and be
counted among all the other hate mongers of the world and place
themselves alongside all the evil that the world has given birth
to. They are not fit to be called human beings.
In reference to putting the National Association for the Advancement 
of Colored People on his list as a hate group, Hendrix
should recall that the un-American Activities Committee has long
listed his order as subversive. The NAACP represents an American 
organization. The Klan represents what America it rapidly
trying to rid itself of.

Golden Gleams
Of all the creatures that creep and breathe on earth there is
none more wretched than man.
—Homer.
Man is a shadow and a dream.
—Pindar