Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1957-05-15 Raymond F. Tisby MEMPHIS WORLD AMERICA'S STANDARD RACE JOURNAL 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 mall under the Act of Congress, March 1, 1870 RAYMOND F. TISBY Managing Editor MRS. ROSA BROWN BRACY Public Relation and Advertising ALYSON E. WISE Circulation Promotion SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Year $5.00 — 6 Months $2.00 — 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 his readers and opposing those things against the interest of its readers. The Southerner Is No Stereotyped Bigot FOR MANY years the American Negro has been the victim of a cruel and unjust sterotype. We have been told by the white supremacists that he is shiftless and ignorant, congenially disposed toward crime and dedicated in his childlike mind to racial intermarriage. This stereotype came to mind recently when the imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan was interviewed on a television network. Here was bigotry at close range with every minute facet of it ruthlessly exposed by the television cameras. The imperial wizard was garbed in the ceremonial robes of his order but his dream world of ignorance, his evasiveness, his bland contempt for the Negro, were nakedly revealed. Through this dream would the press, the Anti-Defamation league and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People stalked like ghostly villains and nothing was real or good that did not have the mark of racial segregation on it. This was the voice of the Southern Presbyterian church. In a 4,000-word pronouncement it declared that in this nation, where Christianity and democracy are bywords, it is unthinkable that a Christian should join himself to klan or (white citizen) council." The Christian faith, it went to to say, "has never counternanced racial discrimination and the supreme law of the land requires that it no longer be practiced in the public school system." Those were brave and noble words. Compared to them, the imperial wizard was speaking a harsh gibberish completely foreign to the principles and ideals on which this nation was established. The stereotype is a vicious instrument which responsible citizens will boldly reject. In the emotional turmoil generated by the supreme court's decision on segregation, it is not only dangerous. It is intolerable. There is no place for it in the hearts of those citizens who seek a solution of good will for animosities that often run like prairie fires through the South. Filibuster In Reverse The filibuster in this country, commonly employed on the floor of the national Congress has seen service in many distructive proportions. It is a weapon principally used by the extreme conservative bloc, which resort has for years been the lone refuge when there was a desire to keep a measure from being voted upon. It is the haven of the minority who senses that their only means of effecting minority rule would be to keep the majority from voting. Down in South Carolina, in a session of the General Assembly, angry senators broke up a filibuster last Tuesday night. This was not done by cloture or other legal escapements which have long been studied by those to whom the filibuster is repugnant, but these angry senators staged a series ot punches in a grappling melee on the state Senate floor. A heavy pounder, who had seen professional bouts in his youth, landed a hook to the right, which gravely interfered with the talkathon carried on by his adversary on the floor of the Senate. While the melee was broken up by other members of the Senate, it nevertheless broke the filibuster. The contesting couple shook hands and went on in good humor. Nevertheless, the filibuster was broken and maybe after all the state house of South Carolina has demonstrated one way a filibuster can be broken. Community Mourns Death Of Dr. R. W. Moore Memphis, and the surrounding Tri-State area mourns the death of Dr. R. W. Moore, prominent physician, whose passing occurred Tuesday, May 7 at 12:15 P. M. at the residence, 650 Vance. Dr. Moore, the son of the late Henry and Susie A. Moore, was born in Nesbitt, Miss. He received his early schooling in Nesbitt, later to attend arid graduate from LeMoyne High School here in Memphis. Following high school, he entered Meharry Medical College and received his medical degree in 1914. Soon after his graduation - Aug 3, 1914 - he married Miss Pearl A. Clark, daughter of the late William and Hattie Clark of Nesbitt. Dr. Moore's sustained practice in Memphis covered a period of 40 odd years, during which time, he deeply endeared himself with his unselfish attention to his hundreds of patients needs. He was both a member of Mount Olive CME Church of Memphis and despite being a resident here and throughout the years kept firm relationship with the Mt. Olive CME Church of his hometown-Nesbitt. He was a member of long standing with the Bluff City Medical Association and also the Masons. Dr. Moore leaves to mourn: Mrs. Pearl A. Clark Moore, widow, one brother. Mr. Edgar Moore of 225 Utah. Memphis and Mrs. Elizabeth Hill of Horn Lake, Miss., sister. Final rites were held Sunday in Mt. Olive CME Church, Nesbitt, Miss. The Rev. J. D. Washington, former pastor and life-long friend of the deceased, officiated. T. H. Hayes and Sons supervised arrangements. PLAN CONVENTION— Officers of the International Florists Association, Inc., met in Washington recently to round out plans for their convention to be held here July 7-10 with headquarters at Hotel Statler. The Washington Flower and Garden Guild, Inc., will serve as convention host. Shown here, from left: E. O. Chisley, executive secretary, Washington Flower and Garden Guild and convention chairman; William O. Perry, of Miami, Association president, and J. Wesley Lee, Pittsburgh, Association secretary. HI Athletes To Receive Awards Forty-eight lettermen at Hampton Institute will be honored With a banquet and a special assembly program during the college's annual observance of Varsity Day on Thursday, May 16. J. Shober Barr, Dean of Athletics at Franklin and Marshall College at Lancaster, Pa., will be the speaker during the special All-College Assembly in Ogden Hall at 1 P. M., preceded by the banquet at 5 in Cleveland Dining Hall. Sponsored by the Hampton Institute Athletic Committee and Athletic Department, the opening program will include remarks by the captains of the five varsity teams and Harry R. Jefferson. Head Football Coach and Athletic Director. In addition to the awarding of the varsity monograms, a special feature of the evening will be the presentation of the Townsend Trophy, the most important team honor an HI football player can win, and the Varsity Club Award, which goes to the top Pirate athlete of the year. HI Announces 9-Game Grid Slate The Hampton Institute football team will play nine central Intercollegiate Athletic Association foes during the 1957 season, it was announced recently by retiring athletic director and football coach. Harry B. Jefferson. The Pirates won two and tied one, completing a ten-game schedule last year. Maryland State College has been dropped from the Bucs' slate. The schedule: Sept. 21 - at Fayetteville (N. c) State: Sept. 28 at Bluefield (W. Va.) State: Oct. 5 - Delaware State; Oct. 19 - at Winston-Salem (N. C.) Teachers College: Oct. 26 - Virginia State; Nov. 2 - Lincoln (Pa.) Univ. HOMECOMING: Nov. 9 - at Howard (D. C.) Univ.: Nov. 16 - Morgan State; and Nov. 28 (Thanksgiving Day) at Virginia Union. Your Teeth The mailbag has been bulging with letters from readsrs wanting to know about abscessed teeth. There have been books written on this subject. One column cannot hone to do it justice. This thumbnail sketch of the common forms of dental abscesses will, I trust, provide some useful information. All abscessed teeth fall under the classification of dentoalveolar abscesses. That is, they involve the affected teeth and the alveolar bone surrounding these affected teeth. When these abscesses occur as a result of infection in the inner soft tissue of the tooth, they eventually appear at the tip of the root of the infected tooth. The tip of the root is called the apex! hence these abscesses. The apical abscess is the most common of all dentoalveolar abscesses. The usual source of infection to the soft pulp tissue inside the tooth is dental decay. When a tooth is decayed and a suitable course of treatment is not undertaken the decay soon penetrates to the inside of the tooth, carrying infection with it. Once the soft tissue is involved the infection quickly spreads to the bone surrounding the tooth This resultant abscess must be cleared up or it can enlarge to include other teeth. When a tooth is abscessed in this way, it can be a very painful experience or it can happen so gradually that you are not aware of it. When an apical abscess occurs without any noticeable pain. It has usually been walled off from the surrounding bone walked off from the membrane. This forms the typical pus sac so often found on the root tip of an abscessed tooth. Only when additional germs appear or when your natural body resistance is lowered does this type of apical abscess flare up and become noticeable. The acute or painful apical abscess will always let you know of its presence. The chronic or pus sac type apical abscess will not. This fact alone is one good reason forperiodic X-ray examination of the teeth. X-rays can be depended upon to uncover these chronic type abscesses. There are other ways in which a dentoalveolar abscess can occur. I think at least two other types occur frequently enough to be mentioned. One the lateral abscess, is found alongside the root of a single rooted tooth. This occurs as a result of infection Which has made its entry through the gum surrounding the tooth. This bacterial invasion can occur as a result of physical damage, such as can be produced if you puncture the gums while picking your teeth with a toothpick. The most frequent manner of entry, however, is as a result of an infection of the gums, such as periodontal diseases. Another common type of abscess is the interreticular abscess. This is found in multirooted teeth. The abscess forms in between the roots deep under the gums. The manner in which the infectious germs enter and produce the abscess is about the same as for the lateral abscess. There are many other interesting topics that fall into the classification of dentoalveolar abscess. In future columns I hope to cover some of these topics. (Q)"Can teeth cause the sinus to become infected?"-M.G. (A) Sometimes some of the roots of the upper teeth actually penetrate the floor of the maxillary sinus. If these teeth become infected or abscessed, they can and do infect the sinus. In reverse, the same sinus; if infected could very well cause the teeth that penetrate it to become infected. ABSCESSED TEETH NOT ALWAYS PAINFUL The mailbag has been bulging with letters from readsrs wanting to know about abscessed teeth. There have been books written on this subject. One column cannot hone to do it justice. This thumbnail sketch of the common forms of dental abscesses will, I trust, provide some useful information. All abscessed teeth fall under the classification of dentoalveolar abscesses. That is, they involve the affected teeth and the alveolar bone surrounding these affected teeth. When these abscesses occur as a result of infection in the inner soft tissue of the tooth, they eventually appear at the tip of the root of the infected tooth. The tip of the root is called the apex! hence these abscesses. The apical abscess is the most common of all dentoalveolar abscesses. The usual source of infection to the soft pulp tissue inside the tooth is dental decay. When a tooth is decayed and a suitable course of treatment is not undertaken the decay soon penetrates to the inside of the tooth, carrying infection with it. Once the soft tissue is involved the infection quickly spreads to the bone surrounding the tooth This resultant abscess must be cleared up or it can enlarge to include other teeth. When a tooth is abscessed in this way, it can be a very painful experience or it can happen so gradually that you are not aware of it. When an apical abscess occurs without any noticeable pain. It has usually been walled off from the surrounding bone walked off from the membrane. This forms the typical pus sac so often found on the root tip of an abscessed tooth. Only when additional germs appear or when your natural body resistance is lowered does this type of apical abscess flare up and become noticeable. The acute or painful apical abscess will always let you know of its presence. The chronic or pus sac type apical abscess will not. This fact alone is one good reason forperiodic X-ray examination of the teeth. X-rays can be depended upon to uncover these chronic type abscesses. There are other ways in which a dentoalveolar abscess can occur. I think at least two other types occur frequently enough to be mentioned. One the lateral abscess, is found alongside the root of a single rooted tooth. This occurs as a result of infection Which has made its entry through the gum surrounding the tooth. This bacterial invasion can occur as a result of physical damage, such as can be produced if you puncture the gums while picking your teeth with a toothpick. The most frequent manner of entry, however, is as a result of an infection of the gums, such as periodontal diseases. Another common type of abscess is the interreticular abscess. This is found in multirooted teeth. The abscess forms in between the roots deep under the gums. The manner in which the infectious germs enter and produce the abscess is about the same as for the lateral abscess. There are many other interesting topics that fall into the classification of dentoalveolar abscess. In future columns I hope to cover some of these topics. (Q)"Can teeth cause the sinus to become infected?"-M.G. (A) Sometimes some of the roots of the upper teeth actually penetrate the floor of the maxillary sinus. If these teeth become infected or abscessed, they can and do infect the sinus. In reverse, the same sinus; if infected could very well cause the teeth that penetrate it to become infected. DENTAL DECAY The mailbag has been bulging with letters from readsrs wanting to know about abscessed teeth. There have been books written on this subject. One column cannot hone to do it justice. This thumbnail sketch of the common forms of dental abscesses will, I trust, provide some useful information. All abscessed teeth fall under the classification of dentoalveolar abscesses. That is, they involve the affected teeth and the alveolar bone surrounding these affected teeth. When these abscesses occur as a result of infection in the inner soft tissue of the tooth, they eventually appear at the tip of the root of the infected tooth. The tip of the root is called the apex! hence these abscesses. The apical abscess is the most common of all dentoalveolar abscesses. The usual source of infection to the soft pulp tissue inside the tooth is dental decay. When a tooth is decayed and a suitable course of treatment is not undertaken the decay soon penetrates to the inside of the tooth, carrying infection with it. Once the soft tissue is involved the infection quickly spreads to the bone surrounding the tooth This resultant abscess must be cleared up or it can enlarge to include other teeth. When a tooth is abscessed in this way, it can be a very painful experience or it can happen so gradually that you are not aware of it. When an apical abscess occurs without any noticeable pain. It has usually been walled off from the surrounding bone walked off from the membrane. This forms the typical pus sac so often found on the root tip of an abscessed tooth. Only when additional germs appear or when your natural body resistance is lowered does this type of apical abscess flare up and become noticeable. The acute or painful apical abscess will always let you know of its presence. The chronic or pus sac type apical abscess will not. This fact alone is one good reason forperiodic X-ray examination of the teeth. X-rays can be depended upon to uncover these chronic type abscesses. There are other ways in which a dentoalveolar abscess can occur. I think at least two other types occur frequently enough to be mentioned. One the lateral abscess, is found alongside the root of a single rooted tooth. This occurs as a result of infection Which has made its entry through the gum surrounding the tooth. This bacterial invasion can occur as a result of physical damage, such as can be produced if you puncture the gums while picking your teeth with a toothpick. The most frequent manner of entry, however, is as a result of an infection of the gums, such as periodontal diseases. Another common type of abscess is the interreticular abscess. This is found in multirooted teeth. The abscess forms in between the roots deep under the gums. The manner in which the infectious germs enter and produce the abscess is about the same as for the lateral abscess. There are many other interesting topics that fall into the classification of dentoalveolar abscess. In future columns I hope to cover some of these topics. (Q)"Can teeth cause the sinus to become infected?"-M.G. (A) Sometimes some of the roots of the upper teeth actually penetrate the floor of the maxillary sinus. If these teeth become infected or abscessed, they can and do infect the sinus. In reverse, the same sinus; if infected could very well cause the teeth that penetrate it to become infected. TWO OTHER TYPES The mailbag has been bulging with letters from readsrs wanting to know about abscessed teeth. There have been books written on this subject. One column cannot hone to do it justice. This thumbnail sketch of the common forms of dental abscesses will, I trust, provide some useful information. All abscessed teeth fall under the classification of dentoalveolar abscesses. That is, they involve the affected teeth and the alveolar bone surrounding these affected teeth. When these abscesses occur as a result of infection in the inner soft tissue of the tooth, they eventually appear at the tip of the root of the infected tooth. The tip of the root is called the apex! hence these abscesses. The apical abscess is the most common of all dentoalveolar abscesses. The usual source of infection to the soft pulp tissue inside the tooth is dental decay. When a tooth is decayed and a suitable course of treatment is not undertaken the decay soon penetrates to the inside of the tooth, carrying infection with it. Once the soft tissue is involved the infection quickly spreads to the bone surrounding the tooth This resultant abscess must be cleared up or it can enlarge to include other teeth. When a tooth is abscessed in this way, it can be a very painful experience or it can happen so gradually that you are not aware of it. When an apical abscess occurs without any noticeable pain. It has usually been walled off from the surrounding bone walked off from the membrane. This forms the typical pus sac so often found on the root tip of an abscessed tooth. Only when additional germs appear or when your natural body resistance is lowered does this type of apical abscess flare up and become noticeable. The acute or painful apical abscess will always let you know of its presence. The chronic or pus sac type apical abscess will not. This fact alone is one good reason forperiodic X-ray examination of the teeth. X-rays can be depended upon to uncover these chronic type abscesses. There are other ways in which a dentoalveolar abscess can occur. I think at least two other types occur frequently enough to be mentioned. One the lateral abscess, is found alongside the root of a single rooted tooth. This occurs as a result of infection Which has made its entry through the gum surrounding the tooth. This bacterial invasion can occur as a result of physical damage, such as can be produced if you puncture the gums while picking your teeth with a toothpick. The most frequent manner of entry, however, is as a result of an infection of the gums, such as periodontal diseases. Another common type of abscess is the interreticular abscess. This is found in multirooted teeth. The abscess forms in between the roots deep under the gums. The manner in which the infectious germs enter and produce the abscess is about the same as for the lateral abscess. There are many other interesting topics that fall into the classification of dentoalveolar abscess. In future columns I hope to cover some of these topics. (Q)"Can teeth cause the sinus to become infected?"-M.G. (A) Sometimes some of the roots of the upper teeth actually penetrate the floor of the maxillary sinus. If these teeth become infected or abscessed, they can and do infect the sinus. In reverse, the same sinus; if infected could very well cause the teeth that penetrate it to become infected. Public Hearing Thurs. On Two Proposed Negro Subdivisions At its regular meeting Thursday afternoon, 2 P. M. in the City Commission Chamber at the Courthouse, the Planning Commission will hold public hearing on two proposed Negro residential sub-divisions to be built in so called 'white' neighborhoods. One proposal is for a 22-lot residential section on the west side of Horn Lake Road between Whitehaven-Capleyille Road and Holmes Road. According to William Wolfe, representing the developers and who appeared before the Planning Commission last Thursday, the proposed residential section would be part of a larger subdivision called Lakeview Gardens which also includes plans for the erection of a country club, Lakeview Country Club. The second development, proposed by Islah Tate would be built on five lots on the south side of Alcy Road between McRae and Manchester Road. The announcement of the hearing was made by Fred Davis, commission planning staff director. Accreditation Representatives Visit Owen College Here Owen College has been visited by a representative of the Committee on Junior Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The representative Rabun L. Brantley vice president of Mercer University, Macon. Georgia, conduct ed a two-day preliminary survey at Owen. President Levi Watkins said it would be some time before Dr. Brantley's report would be made. It will include findings and recommendations for the College as measured in terms of the Association's fifteen standards for accreditation. Recipe of the Week PET MILK HOME ECONOMIST Days when the whole family has plenty of time for a long, lazy breakfast just seem to call for "something special - and that's when I get out my pet Evaporated Milk recipe for Pineapple Crunch Cake! Its a really different kind of coffee cake, with pineapple flavor all through and a crunchy, goldenbrown topping just rich enough just sweet enough, to please those breakfast appetites...You see, the crushed pineapple is baked in the middle of the cake, between two layers of the batter, so the pine apple flavor blends right into every bite. The rich brown-sugarand-cinnamon and nut topping makes it look extra good and taste extra good too. Best of all you can stir it up in a jiffy because it's made with biscuit mix so you have just a few ingredients to mix. In fact, Pineapple Crunch Cake is such a favorite with my family and me that we don't always wait for a special breakfast to have one- its good any time! Here's the recipe. I hope you'll plan to try it soon! 1-3 cup sifted, all-purpose flour 1-4 cup brown sugar 1-2 teaspoon cinnamon 1-2 cup cold butter or margarine 1-2 cup unsalted nuts 1-2 cups biscuit mix 1-2 cup sugar 1-2 cup pet Evaporated Milk 1-4 cup Water 9-oz can crushed pineapple, well drained Mix well in a bowl the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon Work in the cold butter with a fork until crumbly. Fold in the nuts. Let stand until needed. Mix the biscuit mix with the sugar in a l 1-2 quart bowl, Stir in quickly with a fork a mixture of the milk and water. Spread about half of the batter in a well greased cake pan about 8 x 8 x 2 inches Sprinkle batter with half of the crumbs. Cover with the pineapple Spread rest of batter over pineapple. Sprinkle with rest of crumbs. Bake near center of a 400 oven (hot) about 25 minutes, or until cake pulls from sides of pan. Turn cake out. Put on rack to cool with the crumbsids up. Pineapple Crunch Cake PET MILK HOME ECONOMIST Days when the whole family has plenty of time for a long, lazy breakfast just seem to call for "something special - and that's when I get out my pet Evaporated Milk recipe for Pineapple Crunch Cake! Its a really different kind of coffee cake, with pineapple flavor all through and a crunchy, goldenbrown topping just rich enough just sweet enough, to please those breakfast appetites...You see, the crushed pineapple is baked in the middle of the cake, between two layers of the batter, so the pine apple flavor blends right into every bite. The rich brown-sugarand-cinnamon and nut topping makes it look extra good and taste extra good too. Best of all you can stir it up in a jiffy because it's made with biscuit mix so you have just a few ingredients to mix. In fact, Pineapple Crunch Cake is such a favorite with my family and me that we don't always wait for a special breakfast to have one- its good any time! Here's the recipe. I hope you'll plan to try it soon! 1-3 cup sifted, all-purpose flour 1-4 cup brown sugar 1-2 teaspoon cinnamon 1-2 cup cold butter or margarine 1-2 cup unsalted nuts 1-2 cups biscuit mix 1-2 cup sugar 1-2 cup pet Evaporated Milk 1-4 cup Water 9-oz can crushed pineapple, well drained Mix well in a bowl the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon Work in the cold butter with a fork until crumbly. Fold in the nuts. Let stand until needed. Mix the biscuit mix with the sugar in a l 1-2 quart bowl, Stir in quickly with a fork a mixture of the milk and water. Spread about half of the batter in a well greased cake pan about 8 x 8 x 2 inches Sprinkle batter with half of the crumbs. Cover with the pineapple Spread rest of batter over pineapple. Sprinkle with rest of crumbs. Bake near center of a 400 oven (hot) about 25 minutes, or until cake pulls from sides of pan. Turn cake out. Put on rack to cool with the crumbsids up. House Rules granting more than two days of debate. Chairman Smith replied that it is very unusual for the Rules Committee to fix debate in terms of days. He said debate is always fixed in terms of hours. Mr. Keating pointed out that if a rule on the civil rights bill is framed in terms of hours, it will result in a filibuster through numerous quorum calls and other dilatory tactics. "It has been made abundantly clear to us," Mr. Keating said, "that the opposition will resort to any tactic it can to delay the ligislation. They have in the past resorted to every device known to delay consideration." Porter PTA In Last Meeting Thursday Election of officers, reports of delegates to the recent State P-TA Meeting at Knoxville, Tennessee and the annual financial report will highlight the last meeting of the Porter P-TA, Thursday, May. 16, 7:30 P. M. in the School Cafeteria. The president, Mrs. Dante Strong, urges all parents to be present at this important business meeting. Refreshments will be served. R. B. Thompson is principal and Mrs. O. S. Shannon is assistant principal. The Brass and the Blue BY JAMES KEENE © Copyright, 1956, by James Keene Reported by permission of Random House, Inc. (King Features Syndicate) AS HE had missed every longdesired thing in his life. Lieutenant Emil Schwabacker missed the arrival of Jim Bridger at Fort Kearny by better than eight hours. Some men lived to become legend, some men witnessed legends, while others merely had legends pass them by, close, but pass nevertheless. Schwabacker was beating east through the night when Bridget came off Lodge rail Ridge, an old man, humped in the shoulders and dressed in a dirty canvas coat. But he had the softness of forest winds in his voice and eyes that were accustomed to gazing at inscrutable distances. Ancient now, Bridger had tobacco-stained whiskers and deep wrinkles in the goiter beneath his cbin, which had earned him the Sioux name, Big Throat. Mcuntain man, trapper, horse thief. He was everything a man could be, and more," and the post watched as he came through the gates, going directly to headquarters, the buttonless coat flapping as he walked. About him were the wild, nameless flavors of years past. He was the living link to the Bents, to St. Vrain and Hugh Glass, all gone now in the shadows of the great fur trade. All this the men felt who watched Jim Bridger, his old body bent to the wind. The orderly woke General Wessels, who had slept the night at his desk. Bridger took a chair while the general splashed water over his face. He turned with a towel, his words slightly muffled through it. "What's going on out there, Jim?" He threw the towel aside and rummaged around for a cigar. Bridger slumped in the chair, studying his gnarled fingers with their broken nails. "Been a hard winter fer th' Sioux, Generl. They fussed around until it was top late to hunt much. Been livin off their moccasins an that's poor fixin's." "What's their strength? They've united with the Cheyenne." Heap-much," Bridger said. "I seen a heap o' Cheyenne lodges, wimmen, kids an all." He raised his head then. "You want some advice, Generl?" "I'm not Carrington, Jim. I'll take all I can get." "They sot for a whoop-up," Bridger said softly. "Th' medicine's right, th' weather's right. Was I you I'd send all th' sojers I could spare to Fort Smith. When Red Cloud hits, he'll hit there first." "Any reason to think this?" Bridger's shoulders rose and fell. "Hunch Th' smell in th' wind. I've been sniffin it all m' life. I here's now get th' feeling that's all." Weasels ran his fingers through his thick mustache, worry building furrows in the flesh of his forehead. "I'm under strength and General Cooke is pretty tight with his replacements. Carrington lost a lot of men and there'll be a stink raised about it before the campaign's over I've a regiment of infantry on the way. I'll have to make do with that, Jim." "Ain't hard to figure Red Cloud's strategy." Bridger said. "For nigh onto a year now he's been snipin away, a man at a time. Guess Carrington lost a heap of sojers that way, one at a time. That fool Fetterman killed nigh onto eighty at one whack: that was Red Cloud's big day, yessiree. You want an olbeaver's opinion, Gener'l? You pull them sojers out of Fort Smith and let th' Injuns have it. What is it they call it in lawyer talk? Sue for peace; that's it!" "And after I pull them out. what? Have them killed while marching here?" "Wal, now, that ain't too likely," Bridger said. "Red Cloud just wants you folks outa his huntin grounds. He's said so afore, but no one wanted to believe him. Was I to make a guess, I'd say he'd just watch while them sojers marched south." Then I'd have to make my stand here," Wessels said flatly. "Jim, I have orders to follow." "Dang-fool orders they be too." Bridger said and moved toward the door. He stopped when Wessels spoke again. "Jim, I've never asked, but what's in this for you, besides the pay?" "Nothin'," Bridger said. 'I'm old. M' kids is growed an' things is changin' so's a man can't keep up with em no more. I keep sniffin' th' wind like an old dog, hopin' there's some thin' out there. But there ain't nothin': this one's seen it all. But a man's a fool who don't know when to quit." He shook his head sadly. "There was a time when I'd ask a man for nothin'. I can't recollect th' day I'd ride into rendezvous with m' hosses sway-backed with plews. Now I ain't got a good rifle." For a moment Brevet Brigadier General H. W. Wessels was held motionless by the honesty of Bridger's words. Then he said, "I believe we're all near the end of something. You, Me. Red Cloud. This is the great year, Jim. We've made our threats and shaken our fists. Now this is the year for dying. I think you're right; you can feel it in the air." After Jim Bridger left, Weasels summoned his orderly. "Corporal, see if Portugee Phillips is in his barracks. Have him report here on the double." When the orderly dashed away. Wessels closed his office door. "Maybe Bridger is right: I ought to let Red Cloud have Fort C. F. Smith. I could withdraw the troops and give it to him. If I can't fight and win a summer of peace for Fort Kearny, then maybe I can buy it." He waited patiently for the courier. First Lieutenant Emil Schwabacker sighted the infantry camp on the north bank of Crazy Woman's Fork. He drew his column into a gallop and went in under the horn and guidon, heading for the cavalry detachment's command tent. Schwabacker turned the troop over to Sergeant Finnegan for dismounting and bivouac. Captain Temple Jocelyn was seated oh a folding camp chair, and Emil Schwabacker was shocked to find him so drawn and pale. Cove Butler was there, just completing a dressing on Jocelyn's wound. He smiled and toed another chair around. Butler's face was long and narrow, and since his eyebrows bent down at the ends, he wore a perpetually sad expression. He said, "Glad to see you. Emil Maybe you can talk some sense into this man. He has the bad habit of unraveling my sutures by riding instead of lounging in the ambulance." Butler snapped his bag shut and Schwabacker drew his chair close to Jocelyn's. On Jocelyn's forehead sweat slickened the skin like oil. He was in pain, for his lips were pinched and the corners of his eyes drew into small wrinkles. Schwabacker said, "Sir, with your permission I'll lead the command into Fort Kearny." "Denied," Jocelyn said, eyeing Schwabacker's shoulder boxes, where the solitary lieutenant's bar stood out fresh and new. "You're a stubborn jackass," Butler said bluntly. Jocelyn was seized with a fit of coughing, and put his handkerchief quickly to his lips. When he drew it away there was a smear of pink on it. Schwabacker forgot all about being an officer and became a doctor. He shot Butler a worried glance. Butler turned to Jocelyn "Care for some advice, Temple?" "If it's cheap." "Let Schwabacker take the command in. Get in the ambulance and stay there." He saw by Jocelyn's inflexible expression that his advice was unheeded. "Oh, well." he added. "Had I been anything but a fool I might be doctoring the governor's prize mare now and reaping a handsome fee instead of talking to fool captains." He turned away, but before e did he managed to catch Emil Schwabacker's eye. A moment after Butler walked away. Schwabacker said, "Will you excuse me, sir?" and followed the doctor to his slab-sided wagon. "You saw him," said Butler. "What do you think, Emil?" "Are you asking for a medical opinion?" Cove Butler nodded. "Then he's putting one foot in the grave." Tomorrow in Chapter 17: "Your saber, air. I'm placing you under arrest." © Copyright, 1956, by James Keene Reported by permission of Random House, Inc. (King Features Syndicate) CHAPTER 16 BY JAMES KEENE © Copyright, 1956, by James Keene Reported by permission of Random House, Inc. (King Features Syndicate) AS HE had missed every longdesired thing in his life. Lieutenant Emil Schwabacker missed the arrival of Jim Bridger at Fort Kearny by better than eight hours. Some men lived to become legend, some men witnessed legends, while others merely had legends pass them by, close, but pass nevertheless. Schwabacker was beating east through the night when Bridget came off Lodge rail Ridge, an old man, humped in the shoulders and dressed in a dirty canvas coat. But he had the softness of forest winds in his voice and eyes that were accustomed to gazing at inscrutable distances. Ancient now, Bridger had tobacco-stained whiskers and deep wrinkles in the goiter beneath his cbin, which had earned him the Sioux name, Big Throat. Mcuntain man, trapper, horse thief. He was everything a man could be, and more," and the post watched as he came through the gates, going directly to headquarters, the buttonless coat flapping as he walked. About him were the wild, nameless flavors of years past. He was the living link to the Bents, to St. Vrain and Hugh Glass, all gone now in the shadows of the great fur trade. All this the men felt who watched Jim Bridger, his old body bent to the wind. The orderly woke General Wessels, who had slept the night at his desk. Bridger took a chair while the general splashed water over his face. He turned with a towel, his words slightly muffled through it. "What's going on out there, Jim?" He threw the towel aside and rummaged around for a cigar. Bridger slumped in the chair, studying his gnarled fingers with their broken nails. "Been a hard winter fer th' Sioux, Generl. They fussed around until it was top late to hunt much. Been livin off their moccasins an that's poor fixin's." "What's their strength? They've united with the Cheyenne." Heap-much," Bridger said. "I seen a heap o' Cheyenne lodges, wimmen, kids an all." He raised his head then. "You want some advice, Generl?" "I'm not Carrington, Jim. I'll take all I can get." "They sot for a whoop-up," Bridger said softly. "Th' medicine's right, th' weather's right. Was I you I'd send all th' sojers I could spare to Fort Smith. When Red Cloud hits, he'll hit there first." "Any reason to think this?" Bridger's shoulders rose and fell. "Hunch Th' smell in th' wind. I've been sniffin it all m' life. I here's now get th' feeling that's all." Weasels ran his fingers through his thick mustache, worry building furrows in the flesh of his forehead. "I'm under strength and General Cooke is pretty tight with his replacements. Carrington lost a lot of men and there'll be a stink raised about it before the campaign's over I've a regiment of infantry on the way. I'll have to make do with that, Jim." "Ain't hard to figure Red Cloud's strategy." Bridger said. "For nigh onto a year now he's been snipin away, a man at a time. Guess Carrington lost a heap of sojers that way, one at a time. That fool Fetterman killed nigh onto eighty at one whack: that was Red Cloud's big day, yessiree. You want an olbeaver's opinion, Gener'l? You pull them sojers out of Fort Smith and let th' Injuns have it. What is it they call it in lawyer talk? Sue for peace; that's it!" "And after I pull them out. what? Have them killed while marching here?" "Wal, now, that ain't too likely," Bridger said. "Red Cloud just wants you folks outa his huntin grounds. He's said so afore, but no one wanted to believe him. Was I to make a guess, I'd say he'd just watch while them sojers marched south." Then I'd have to make my stand here," Wessels said flatly. "Jim, I have orders to follow." "Dang-fool orders they be too." Bridger said and moved toward the door. He stopped when Wessels spoke again. "Jim, I've never asked, but what's in this for you, besides the pay?" "Nothin'," Bridger said. 'I'm old. M' kids is growed an' things is changin' so's a man can't keep up with em no more. I keep sniffin' th' wind like an old dog, hopin' there's some thin' out there. But there ain't nothin': this one's seen it all. But a man's a fool who don't know when to quit." He shook his head sadly. "There was a time when I'd ask a man for nothin'. I can't recollect th' day I'd ride into rendezvous with m' hosses sway-backed with plews. Now I ain't got a good rifle." For a moment Brevet Brigadier General H. W. Wessels was held motionless by the honesty of Bridger's words. Then he said, "I believe we're all near the end of something. You, Me. Red Cloud. This is the great year, Jim. We've made our threats and shaken our fists. Now this is the year for dying. I think you're right; you can feel it in the air." After Jim Bridger left, Weasels summoned his orderly. "Corporal, see if Portugee Phillips is in his barracks. Have him report here on the double." When the orderly dashed away. Wessels closed his office door. "Maybe Bridger is right: I ought to let Red Cloud have Fort C. F. Smith. I could withdraw the troops and give it to him. If I can't fight and win a summer of peace for Fort Kearny, then maybe I can buy it." He waited patiently for the courier. First Lieutenant Emil Schwabacker sighted the infantry camp on the north bank of Crazy Woman's Fork. He drew his column into a gallop and went in under the horn and guidon, heading for the cavalry detachment's command tent. Schwabacker turned the troop over to Sergeant Finnegan for dismounting and bivouac. Captain Temple Jocelyn was seated oh a folding camp chair, and Emil Schwabacker was shocked to find him so drawn and pale. Cove Butler was there, just completing a dressing on Jocelyn's wound. He smiled and toed another chair around. Butler's face was long and narrow, and since his eyebrows bent down at the ends, he wore a perpetually sad expression. He said, "Glad to see you. Emil Maybe you can talk some sense into this man. He has the bad habit of unraveling my sutures by riding instead of lounging in the ambulance." Butler snapped his bag shut and Schwabacker drew his chair close to Jocelyn's. On Jocelyn's forehead sweat slickened the skin like oil. He was in pain, for his lips were pinched and the corners of his eyes drew into small wrinkles. Schwabacker said, "Sir, with your permission I'll lead the command into Fort Kearny." "Denied," Jocelyn said, eyeing Schwabacker's shoulder boxes, where the solitary lieutenant's bar stood out fresh and new. "You're a stubborn jackass," Butler said bluntly. Jocelyn was seized with a fit of coughing, and put his handkerchief quickly to his lips. When he drew it away there was a smear of pink on it. Schwabacker forgot all about being an officer and became a doctor. He shot Butler a worried glance. Butler turned to Jocelyn "Care for some advice, Temple?" "If it's cheap." "Let Schwabacker take the command in. Get in the ambulance and stay there." He saw by Jocelyn's inflexible expression that his advice was unheeded. "Oh, well." he added. "Had I been anything but a fool I might be doctoring the governor's prize mare now and reaping a handsome fee instead of talking to fool captains." He turned away, but before e did he managed to catch Emil Schwabacker's eye. A moment after Butler walked away. Schwabacker said, "Will you excuse me, sir?" and followed the doctor to his slab-sided wagon. "You saw him," said Butler. "What do you think, Emil?" "Are you asking for a medical opinion?" Cove Butler nodded. "Then he's putting one foot in the grave." Tomorrow in Chapter 17: "Your saber, air. I'm placing you under arrest." © Copyright, 1956, by James Keene Reported by permission of Random House, Inc. (King Features Syndicate) MY WEEKLY SERMON REV. BLAIR T. HUNT PASTOR MISSISSIPPI BLVD. CHRISTIAN CHURCH, MEMPHIS FREE NOT THYSELF." Don't get dangerously hot about things. When you get hot you lose your head. When you lose your head, you lose your battle. Keep cool. We are God's greatest machine ..... A most intricate machine fretting gets our bearings hot Don't have a hot-box. When the axles on the wheels of a locomotive get hot there is danger. Fretting is the heating of the axles of our life. Sometimes we say, "didn't he get hot over it?" Yes, it is the dangerous heat of the axles. When the axles of the wheel get hot it is because of needless friction. When we get fretful it is because of needless friction. Then it is, we have not got the saving oil of salvation. When we fret, something has gotten into our bearings ..... Some disappointment, some ingratitude, some impatience, some falsehood. There is friction (another word for "Fret"). Heat is begotten and with this heat a perilous situation is formed. Fretfulness leads to the greeneyed monster jealously. Be zealous but don't be jealous. One is fervor, the other is fever. Fretfulness begets envy and anger. Men and women fret themselves because of evildoers and the end thereof is that they become evil-doers themselves. Fretfulness is a disease, a cancerous disease. Is there a cure? Yes, there is a Cure. Fretfulness is earthy.....the cure is heavenly. Here is the prescription: 1. "Trust in the Lord" ..... Believe in God's fidelity..... Cast your cares upon God. Remember, even though things may seem to be against you, God is working with you. 2. "Delight thyself also in the Lord"....A beautiful expression! Another translation is: "Seek for the delicacies in the Lord." Too often we eat the crumbs from the Lord's table. You haven't as yet eaten of God's best when we eat of God's best fretfulness will suffocate. 3. "Commit thy way unto the Lord." What does the Psalmist mean by "Thy Way?" Any road we have to travel, any holy purpose, any noble aspiration, any worthy duty, commit them to God. Don't walk the road alone. If you do, fretfulness Will over take you. But if you walk in the company of God's only begotten son, Jesus, the Christ, you then will have a peace that passeth understanding ..... and the heat and fever of passion, the heat and fever of jealousy, the heat and fever of envy, the heat and fever of anger..... Will become the fervor of an undying devotion. 4. "Rest in the Lord." Trust in the Lord ...... Delight in the Lord.... Commit unto the Lord.... Then just rest in the Lord.... And don't fret. This is God's prescription for the fretfulness of humanity. FRET NOT THYSELF REV. BLAIR T. HUNT PASTOR MISSISSIPPI BLVD. CHRISTIAN CHURCH, MEMPHIS FREE NOT THYSELF." Don't get dangerously hot about things. When you get hot you lose your head. When you lose your head, you lose your battle. Keep cool. We are God's greatest machine ..... A most intricate machine fretting gets our bearings hot Don't have a hot-box. When the axles on the wheels of a locomotive get hot there is danger. Fretting is the heating of the axles of our life. Sometimes we say, "didn't he get hot over it?" Yes, it is the dangerous heat of the axles. When the axles of the wheel get hot it is because of needless friction. When we get fretful it is because of needless friction. Then it is, we have not got the saving oil of salvation. When we fret, something has gotten into our bearings ..... Some disappointment, some ingratitude, some impatience, some falsehood. There is friction (another word for "Fret"). Heat is begotten and with this heat a perilous situation is formed. Fretfulness leads to the greeneyed monster jealously. Be zealous but don't be jealous. One is fervor, the other is fever. Fretfulness begets envy and anger. Men and women fret themselves because of evildoers and the end thereof is that they become evil-doers themselves. Fretfulness is a disease, a cancerous disease. Is there a cure? Yes, there is a Cure. Fretfulness is earthy.....the cure is heavenly. Here is the prescription: 1. "Trust in the Lord" ..... Believe in God's fidelity..... Cast your cares upon God. Remember, even though things may seem to be against you, God is working with you. 2. "Delight thyself also in the Lord"....A beautiful expression! Another translation is: "Seek for the delicacies in the Lord." Too often we eat the crumbs from the Lord's table. You haven't as yet eaten of God's best when we eat of God's best fretfulness will suffocate. 3. "Commit thy way unto the Lord." What does the Psalmist mean by "Thy Way?" Any road we have to travel, any holy purpose, any noble aspiration, any worthy duty, commit them to God. Don't walk the road alone. If you do, fretfulness Will over take you. But if you walk in the company of God's only begotten son, Jesus, the Christ, you then will have a peace that passeth understanding ..... and the heat and fever of passion, the heat and fever of jealousy, the heat and fever of envy, the heat and fever of anger..... Will become the fervor of an undying devotion. 4. "Rest in the Lord." Trust in the Lord ...... Delight in the Lord.... Commit unto the Lord.... Then just rest in the Lord.... And don't fret. This is God's prescription for the fretfulness of humanity. Community Council Name Change Voted At a meeting Friday at the Calvary Episcopal Parish House, delegates voted to change the name of the Community Council of Memphis to the Health and Welfare Planning Council of Memphis and Shelby County. Alvan F. Tate Jr., council president, who said there must be a change in the council's charter before the name change becomes official, described the new name as "more adequately describing the purchase of the council," a Red Feather agency. IC Railroad Ladies Slate Friday Meeting The I. C. Railroad Ladies will meet Friday night, 7:30 P. M., at the home of Mrs. Lula Coleman, 1077 S. Orleans. The club's previous meeting was at the home of Mrs. Irene White, 1626 Wilson. Mrs. Irma Varnado is club president, Mrs. Velma Williams, secretary: Mrs. Della Sanders, chaplain, and Mrs. Ida Martin, reporter.