Memphis World
Memphis World Publishing Co.
1951-04-13
Lewis O. Swingler

MEMPHIS WORLD
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General MacArthur Is Out
General Douglas MacArthur is out as Supreme Commander 
of the Far Eastern forces. President Truman removed, 
the Commander because, in the president's own
words: "Because I have concluded that General of the Army
Douglas MacArthur is unable to give his whole-hearted support 
to the policies of the United States Government and
the United Nations in matters pertaining to his official duties." 

The marvel is not that the General has been fired, but how
he has remained so long at the head of the United Nations
forces with so much opposition to his strategy as a Commander 
and with him giving out so many embarrassing
policy-making pronouncements, with utter disregards to the
President as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army as well
as without consultation with his inner-circle of advisers.
In the light of this unpleasant background, together 
with the fact that the General set a bad example to his
soldiers by refusing to respect constituted authority, it was
the only thing the President could do. Besides, the belief is
widespread that the late December-January slaughter of our
forces against the Chinese Reds, was in largest measure,
due to the faulty, if not careless planning and strategy of
General MacArthur alone Whatever the facts may be, one
thing is certain, the soldiers fighting under him will hail
any change as a wholesome advance over the past.
That we shall have weeks and perhaps months of namecalling 
by Republicans, is to be expected.

MART OF THOUGHT


When a young relative of mine
entered college last fall. I tried to

think of some advice to offer him
Something to bridge that gap between 
school and church. Something 
really beneficial. I told him
to develop a keener appreciation for
intellect in womanhoods It is becoming 
increasingly difficult for
mates because men prefer the cling
ing vine type. Women would just
love to be that too with bin strong
men to protect and care for them.
But since they acquire educations
with which to earn their livelihoods
until they are married and most of
them do continue working after marriage 
the men should have deep
appreciation for women who can
make good companions. A woman
who competes, with a man in his
world, wins over him and merits a
place of her own cannot be expected 
to come home evenings and take
orders. Reason with her.
During the pail week I received
several letters inquiring about the
source of the unusual stories I
write. I have matte the usual trips
to the East and West coasts, visited

cities in the Midwest, Canada and
the Pacific Northwest. About average 
I suppose for the lower income 
bracket. So you see I am definitely 
not a widely traveled person
and I have not encountered too
many unusual personalities. But in
my time I have done more than the
average reading and my mind to me
a kingdom is The interesting things
that one can find on the printed
page! In this marketplace of
thought I pass little gems on to you
hoping that they will have the same
good influence on you that they had
on me The one that I shall tell
next week has meaning, I neither
condone nor condemn that which
it concerns. It will merely be told
as thought provoking material.

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HEADLINES & BYLINES
By SILAS WASHINGTON
As a consequence of one of our
discussions on the FEPC, someone
said that the southern states objected 
to federal control because of
the federal governments more liberal 
attitude toward Negroes. That
statement, is at best only partly
true. As a matter of fact, there had
always been considerable confusion
in the mind of the average citizen
about where the rights of the states
end and where those of the national
government begin.
It is a matter of
record that the
states surrendered 
certain rights
to the federal
government and
retained all which
were not so yielded. 
In fact, all
powers not delegated 
to the fedwere 
reserved to
the states. This
point is stated
very clearly by
Munroe: "All unmentioned governmental 
powers remain where they
were originally — with the states.
Tips point will bear repetition, for
despite its simplicity and importance, 
there is no feature of the
American constitutional system so
persistently misunderstood by the
average citizen."
Apropos of this idea are two
new items seen in THE NEWPORT
(R. I.) DAILY NEWS on March 17:
The first is:
"The Rhode Island Potato Growers 
Association in a surprise move
initiated by Ralph C. Turner of
Chase Road, Portsmouth- farmer
voted Friday night to attempt to
throw out all federal control of
potato marketing in this state.
The second;
"He (governor Byrnes of South
Carolina) said in a speech here
(Columbia, S. C.) last night that if
federal courts outlaw segregation,
we will, if possible, live within the
law, preserve the public school systern, 
and at the same time maintain
segregation."
Let us look at these, two items. In
rural Rhode Island the "white" or
"Irish" potato crops are of great
importance to their economy. I
know that from experience, for
Rhode Island is my home. Also, I
have worked many days in the potato 
fields on that island. I repeat
the fact that the potato is vital to
those islanders. Again they feel
that the federal law is disadvantageous 
to them; for, the news item
continued They complain that the
federal marketing order hurts
Rhode Island growers for the benefit 
of other farmers, particularly
the large Maine growers who have
a federal marketing agreement all
their own."
In South Carolina, on the other
hand, the people for whom Byrnes
was speaking feel, rightly or wrongly, 
that segregation is essential for
their well-being. Whether that is
really so or not is beside the point.
Just the fact that they think it is.

is sufficient to move them lo action. 
And those people are — I believe 
— one hundred, percent with
Byrnes on that issue, particularly
when you consider South. Carolina's
large Negro population.
Now, Rhode Island, with only a
Handful of Negroes is not concerned 
about segregation in the public
schools. To them it is neither vital
nor important. Thus, the captain of
this year's Rogers Hill School (of
Newport) basketball "Vikings" is a
colored lad. Also, two other of the
first string men are colored. Besides, 
there are a few colored women 
teaching in the public school
system. Hence, segregation in the
public schools, that's a horse of
them and is causing no problem
there. But the potato situation is
something else again.
In like manner, South Carolina,
not a large potato growing state,
is not giving much thought to federal 
controls on "Irish" potatoes
Presumably they do not raise many
of them: hence, they are not losing
much sleep over that issue. But,
when it comes to segregation in the
public schools, thats a horse of
another color.
The whole thing in a nutshell is
this any state — north or south —
does feel, and also has done so
from the beginning, rather keenly
about anything which in its opinion
is of a threatening nature to itself.
Moreover, any state is inclined to
be disinterested in matters of littie 
obvious, concern to it. Consequently. 
Rhode Island attacks federal 
potato controls, but does not
oppose federal controls on segregation 
in the public school system,
Likewise. South Carolina attacks
federal controls on racial segregation 
in the public school systems,
but is unconcerned where federal
control of "Irish" potato marketing.
is involved.
As I have said, this is nothing
now, and is not restricted to any
section of our land. Consequently
the southern states fight FEPC
and anti segregation laws not onyl
because of the more liberal-attitude
of the national government toward
Negroes, but also because they definitely 
fear that such laws are direct 
threats to their established
ways of doing things.

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MEALTIME MELODIES!
By BELL BLAND
No doubt about it the high cost
of living and particularly the high
cost of eating, is troubling many
other homemakers these days. Do
you place new emphasis on economy
in buying foods and cooking methods? 

Continue to check foods which
are plentiful in the local, market.
The U. S. Dept. of Agriculture puts
out a monthly report on plentiful
low-priced foods. Fruits and vegetables 
that are plentiful this month
are apples and processed apple
products, sweet potatoes, celery,
spinach and turnip greens. Broilers,
fryers, and eggs, as well as frozen
fish, dry beans, cottage cheese and
peanut butter are the protein foods
In plentiful supply this month.
As a suggestion.
try fried apples
and bacon. Just
fry the bacon
crisp, drain and
keep it hot Leave
about four tablespoons 
of fat in
the skillet, and
fill skillet with,
sliced apples (remove 
the core but
leave the peeling
on). Sprinkle with
sugar, if desired.
cover and cook
slowly until tender. Serve on a hot
platter with the bacon Yum, yum
— it's really a taste-tempting economy 
dish The method of cooking
is very simple, too.
Definitely, nothing good ever
stands still Food specialists report
this about cooking beans. You do
not have to soak dry beans overnight 
before cooking them. In fact,
beans taste as good or better when

prepared by a faster method. Add
two cups of beans, sorted and rinsed
to six cups of water. Boil beans two
minutes, then remove from the stove
and allow to soak one hour. By all
means, cook beans in the water they
are soaked in, to retain minerals,
vitamins and flavor. This method is
successful with navy beans, pinto
beans, great northerns, red kidney
and large limas.
Perhaps the most frequent violations 
of the principal of good cookery 
are the use of too large long
a cooking time for vegetables and
the use of too high temperature for
too lone time in meat cookery.
Cooking vegetables in dry heat

saves more of the nutritents cooking 
in a pressure pan, in a small
amount of water or in water to cover. 
This is the result of studies made
with thirteen vegetables. Use a
heavy aluminum utensil with a
tightly fitting cover for dry heat
cooking.
So you pride yourself on your
ability to select good quality meat
and on your knowledge about various 
cuts and the servings per pound
from various cuts. That's excellent,
to know how and what cuts are
economical and also- the best methods 
of cooking. You know cooking 
meats, causes changes in the color, 
textured, flavor and nutritives
value. Moist heat softens the gelatin 
like substance of connective tissues 
making meat more tender. Dry
heat is suitable only, for tender
cuts. Heat shrinks muscle fibres,
causing them to squeeze out Juices.
It also results in loss of fat thru
melting. To keep these Josses at the
lowest low temperature are desirable. 
Roasting is a dry heat method
suitable for tender cuts of heel, veal
pork or lamb. Cook the meat in a
slow oven. Use no water.
By the way have you tried the
new pastry method? You mix shortening, 
boiling water and a little
milk together, then sift in flour and
salt, and mix. This method has
been introduced for use with homogenized 
fat.
Well, when you desire an especially 
brown pie crust, use milt instead 
of water or brash the top
with milk. And speaking of milk It
can be bought from vending machines 
right here in the city, Memphis 
Light end Water division and
S. C. Toof company.
Since cottage cheese is in heavy
demand supply during this month,
you can feature it in many ways.
One especially good way is to serve
it in salad combined with either
celery, grated onion, chopped green
pepper grated carrots or nuts or all.
Cottage cheese salad is lucious 'It's
an excellent and inexpensive source
of easily digested protein, containing 
calcium and other essential minerals 
and vitamins.
Now if you place new emphasis
on economy in buying plentiful and
less expensive foods and cooking
methods, you will cut the high cost
of eating. For the real secret of
your economy is your care in avoiding 
waste.

The HEALTH
FORUM World
By DR. R. EARL BLAND
The problem of pain has challenged 
the thought of scientists and
philosophers in all ages, but in
spite of all that has been written
upon the subject, no definition has
yet been formulated which adequate
ly describe what we mean by this
experience. The difficulties of such
definitions are obvious for although 
primitive in character, pain
is essentially a sensation in which
both physiological and psychological 
processes play a part. The interpretation 
and evolution of painful 
impression are functions of the
higher centers and may be appreciably 
influenced by physical and
emotional forces.
Many explanations 
have been
suggested concern
ing the origin of
headaches. The
brain covering
and the brain cavities 
are usually,
given as probably
location of some
stimulation. No
adequate explanation 
has been offered 
for the periodic 
attacks of
ever there is a strong hereditary
element in its causes. It is said that
seven per cent of the population
have migraine. The average attacks
come every eleven days, though the
frequency varies from one a day to
one every, six months. The hereditary 
character of the disorder indicates 
that it may be a form of
neuroisis involving certain portions
of the brain and also It may be of
endocrine origin.
It is possible that all headaches
can be analyzed and the factors
contributing to cause the headache
evaluated.
Headache is one of the commonest
of clinical symptom, the most universal 
of all symptoms to be treated 
as a disease. However it is not
a disease. In a general way it refers
to pain experienced in any portion
of the cranical region.
It is granted that your physician

is well prepared to practice medicine. 
That is to say that he has a
knowledge of pathologic changes,
the effect, of age and occupation,
residence, habits, hereditary, environment, 
past aliments, constitutional 
peculiarities, and personal
characteristics of the individual.
Then it is presupposed that he can
make an accurate diagnosis of your
case.

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Safety Shorts
For April
Here's a message from, the Tennessee 
Safety Council to the young

people of this community. Don't
forget that riders of motor scooters
and motor bikes are under the same
laws as drivers of automobiles and
"trucks. You must have a driver's
license and you must obey all traffic 
laws and regulations just the
same as a motorist. Be sure to give
the proper signals when you start
to turn or stop in traffic. Always
keep to your right and out of the
main line of traffic. Never stunt
or carry a passenger with you.
The smartest rider is the one who
avoids accidents and injuries.
Here's a tip to the motor bike,
and motor scooter riders of this
community from the Tennessee
Safety Council Remember that the
State's motor vehicle laws apply to
you just the same as they do to
automobile and truck drivers. You
must have, a driver's license and to
get one you have to be at least 16
years of age. You may secure a
limited license between the age of
14 and 16 for certain prescribed
routes only.
Don't forget that you must give
signals for stops and turns and
obey all traffic laws and regulations.
Know and obey your traffic laws
and help prevent injuries.
Attention, young people: In a
short time baseball and other spring
sports will toe starting and before
long school will be out for the summer 
vacation. The Tennessee Safety 
Council warns you to walk and
drive carefully. Don't let a traffic
accident spoil your fun. It's smart
to be careful and avoid painful injuries. 


LOOKING THINGS OVER
By HELEN CALDWELL DAY
It seems that the Willie McGee
case Is still far from closed-which
may be just as well since there
seems to be so much confusion
about what is Justice in this particular 
case. If Willie McGee really 
did commit rape as he is accused, 
I don't think the death penatly 
anymore unwarranted than it
would be for murder, since in my
opinion rape itself Ls a kind of murder. 
Personally too, I would rather
be murdered.
However, I do not think that
those who sincerely believe in this
man's innocence or who believe
this penalty unjustified should be
labeled arbitrarily "Communist" as
many of the white
papers are doing
antler abused as
a fellow travelor
The Communist
after all are not
the only ones
who deploy the
fact that there
should he ore
justice for whitesand 
another "Justice" 
for Negroes
The Communists are not the only
ones who doubt and fear "southern"
for the Negro as long as white
southerners are the claimants and
Negroes are the defendants. Christians 
will also doubt it and fear a
travesty of justice in such cases as
long as the non-christian principles
or racial hatred and segregation
and prejudice continue to exist as

the boast and not the shame of
the south. For after all when a
people section or nation consistently 
mock by their teaching or
actions the Charity and Fatherhood
of God. how can we trust their
dispension of His justice? Want can
they know of justice who know
nothing of love?
Those then who Join in the fight
to "save Willie McGee" are not
then necessarily Communists. Fellow 
Travelors, nor misguided sentimentalists 
Anyone who believes
that this man is innocent is not
only justified but even, obliged as a
Christian to fight for his life if
he or she can. That means-fight
if necessary with those who really
are Communists, Fellow Travelers,
etc. Is an innocent man to be allowed 
to die merely because Satan
also defends him? If your child or
brother or father were in a well
drowning and a Communist cam
along with it rope to help you pu
him out, would you refuse because
he was a Communist and let the
other drown, or would you than
him warmly seeing a human response 
to a human need?
You could go on hating and
fighting Communism, the man's
belief all you wished, or all you had
to, but until one of you won you
could sometime work together to
solve a common problem-and that
without at all compromising your be
liefs.
In one of the papers recently, I
read that the fight to save Wille
McGee's life was started by Communists 
to divide and stir up the
people. All that is fine and the
reading, lofty and all that, But it
ignores the fact that there is already 
division, confusion and disquiet 
among the people, and that
there must be as long as there are
laws to make it so laws which
jimcrow stir up and divide the
people according to color instead
of worth. It supposes wrongly that
this man's death is of importance
only to his family or the people in
his own community, forgetting that
it may also stir up, anger and divid
the people with its name calling
and attempts to brand and label,
those, who follow their conscienc
only, since the dual system or Justice 
here makes It possible tot an
innocent man to die as they want
this man to die, and as others
have died whose skins were dark,
even though we recognize the fact
that it is possible that he is guilty
as charged. Still it is understandable 
and commendable that we
should be willing to set a guilty man
free rather than kill an innocent
one. Anyone who denies this, is
denying to basic principle of "American 
justice-that a man is innocent
until proven guilty beyond shadow.
of doubt.
Since there seems to be a great
many people, northerners and
southerners alike, who doubt, it
stands to reason that his guilt-has
not been proven beyond a reasonable
shadow of doubts unless you are
going to suppose an enormous
number of otherwise reasonable
and intelligent people unreasonable