Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1955-04-29 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 TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 164 BEALE — Phone 8-4030 Entered in the Post Office at Memphis, Tenn., as second-class mail under the Act of Congress, March 1, 1870 Member of SCOTT NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE W. A. Scott, II, Founder; C. A. Scott, General Manager Raymond F. Tisby Managing Editor Mrs. Rosa Brown Bracy Public Relations and Advertising William C. Weathers Circulation Promotion The MEMPHIS WORLD is an independent newspaper — non-sectarian and non-partisan, printing news unbiasedly and supporting those things it believes to be of interest to its readers and opposing those things against the interest of its readers. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Year $5.00 — 6 Months $3.00 — 3 Months $1.50 (In Advance) Where Are Those Missing Farmers? This is the important question a machinery parts manufacturing company put to its advertising public. This is a good question and it concerns not only the makers of machines and parts, but the general public. America from the beginning was a strictly farming country. Springing from the Atlantic seaboard on toward the south and west, she is rich in literature and history by her cabin fires, wide fields and singing farmers. Not until the seams bursted at Horace Greeley's "Go West Young Man" did the farm loosen up its stronghold for that wild life of adventure and romance. For many years after that, the farm held on as a principal fixture in American life and industry. Hissing gins, rollicking steamboats, smoking cabins and great fields of cotton and grain, were American traditions. By this token America became great. The era of invention caught like wild fire the quiet and peaceful procession which held forth, to turn the country overnight into a powerful age of machinery electric gadgets, telephones, radios and televisions. The Wright Brothers came along with the airplane which completely revolutionized our whole systems. The country became mechanized and suddenly we came upon atomic energy and nuclear radioactivity. While the survey of the parts manufacturing concern noted a heavy decline in those farmers who slept on through the centuries of prosied ease, it also showed that by machinery the production of food and farm products was on the increase. Machinery is today doing nearly all the ground-breaking, sowing and reaping. We have a great army of consumers taking up the surplus and learning the technique of machinery manipulations. Some of those farmers inquired of are in the business of manufacture and the operation of the machinery that took the old burdens from the man and his mule to bring the age into one of respectability and progress. Any one going through the rural areas along the rural highways will find the stooping cabin chimneys, discarded churches, school houses and barns asking this question. It is no uncommon thing to come upon cottages, once nice homes and modern so far as the age in which they came into existence was concerned, delapidated and deserted. Among the older ones there is a tinge of sadness for that off sung nostalgia and its accompanying romance that knew the farms in other days. The school houses and churches are gone and wild pasture lands have taken the fertile farm-fields where that race of people natively American, kept the even tenor of their way. That is a good question — "Where Are Those Farmers." Upon Being The Home Of Democracy And The Land Of Opportunity Truly civilization has been blessed and the world made better by the American principle of freedom of thought and encouragement to those persons engaged in research, invention and the arts and sciences. When the story of that wonderful drug, known as the Salk Vaccine, is written it will stem from Daniel and Dorah Salk, poor immigrant parents of Dr. Jonas Salk, the discoverer of the polio vaccine which will bear his name. The Salks, industrious Jewish immigrants found in this country the means and opportunity to give to three sons a medical education. Many a country in the old world with its terrible caste system and the keeping of common peasants from high professsions, would never have made this possible. Another tall figure in the field of science and research was the late Dr. Albert Einstein, who came to this country nearly a generation ago to give the world the go sign in atomic energy and many other phases of modern inventions in warfare as well as in peace times. The late Joseph Pulitzer of newspaper fame and whose fortunes will for generations encourage the dynamic spirits of creative genius and worthwhile contributions in the arts and sciences, was the son of an immigrant father who stowed away in an American bound vessel and when caught a short distance from the shore, jumped overboard and swam to American soil to become the founder and guiding genius of one of America's most powerful institutions. Nobel and others might be mentioned among those who helped to shape the world from an outpost that found its being from pioneers who sought first of all the four freedoms for which we strive today. In keeping with the American principle, the President of the United States, in his last message to the Congress was not unfindful of the debt of encouragement due our men of the arts and he sciences. America will always encourage her creative genius and those gifted with the skill to manipulate in artistic and scientific contrivances. While, we have always had the rabble rouser, the pitiful political opportunist and those who would forment race prejudice and preach that man is of account only as he can qualify under certain schemes of color, there have been those open-minded tolerant ones who saw first worthwhile contributions. We are striving as the days go by to sell that idea that opportunity should be equal and that a man's color should be no restriction of a regulatory nature, limiting him and his activities in the circulation of a free society. Jesus and Paul both were two powerful Jews of the old world; both were put to death in their prime; Booker Washington and George W, Carver were great Negroes—both lived out their span of nearly three-score and ten, leaving under the American principle some of the most wholesome contributions that ever came within the grasp of civilization. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors The better one is protected, there is the assurance that friends will not be wanting. This lesson was taught in the early colonial period and has seen service in the advocacy of lawmakers for fence laws. The fact holds good from any level and that is why those who realize the importance of friends made and kept, insist upon good fences. We all have seen through the years how countries for expediency fall into the practice of making treaties and lying out of them, how they preen themselves into self esteemed technicians in bargaining out of a commitment when they desire to wiggle out of a concassion. Many a country has changed its mind when confronted with the evidence that strong fences are in the boundary of their obligations and responsibilities. This holds good in the field of cittizenship. The people who are better fenced politically enjoy more privilege. They are less apt to be preyed upon and made targets for the cynic and those who make their plight political bait. For those who would have friends, now is the time to build fences; the fences of suffrage which are indicators to vote getting that the voter must be considered. Not too often have we called attention to the various wards in the city the importance of keeping their organizations intact. We are moving on into a year of important history. We are to help make this history and except we conform to the prime requisite of the Democracy under which we live, we can in nowise fence out the perils awaiting those who have no political fortifications. Now, did you register the other day when you gave in your tax returns? Did you think to ask your neighbor to do likewise? Remember, good fences make good neighbors—politically. The Inheritors ANOTHER day or rain and Gary Norbeck found himself waiting for Enid to come. She had said she would. He explained his eagerness in anticipating it by the fact that he had something to tell her. That Bressi was sending his canvas back to him and she could have it, if she still wanted it. He was tar from discouraged by its return Bressi had written that it was not up to others of Gary's he had seen in the past. Gary had read the letter a dozen times since he had got it, the day before it lay open on his work table now and he reread some of it. "I have often wondered what had become of you I made a few inquiries but no one seemed to know. Then I came to the conclusion that you had abandoned your painting, which possibility, when I contemplated it, gave me deep regret for I felt you had more promise than most young artists and also the will to work hard, which, put together, should have taken you far. Where is Killbuck and why are you there? I am hoping that some day you will come to Boston and stop in to see me. I would like a good talk with you." "The will to work..." That had been before he met Ursula. Near noon, Enid appeared in the door a gray figure in her hood and raincoat And Gary tell the impulse to kiss net as he had before, He checked it, said: "Come in. I was looking for you!" She took off the coat, the hood, slipped out of her boots, came in, barefooted, parrying a box in her hand. "You've had your long walk?" "No, I've been cleaning the kitchen. And I made a pie—a lemon pie. It was quite exciting—I never made one before. Oh back in school but with the domestic science teacher telling me every little thing to do. Silly to be proud of a pie, but I am! I gave halt of it to Cindy and Aunt Jennie, but I brought the rest with me—if you'd dare eat it! "Swell," declared Gary. "How is the career coming?" She sat down on the stool. "I am getting somewhere," she said. "By the process of eliminating what I can't do. I'm good with gures—my best grades in school were in math—I thought I might study lo be an accountant." Gary sprang to his feet in protest. "That's too dull!" "Figures are not dull," she countered. "They are real—they never change and you know what they are—you don't have to guess! You put them together.. " Gary said: "I want something different tot you!" He stopped abruptly. What did he want for her? Enid said: "But I think I'd like it—and isn't it best for one to do what one can do and-likes to do? You do your—paintings..." "Here — read this letter." He gave her the letter. She read it, then a second time as it she were learning something from it. Then she looked up at him. "You will send him more? I mean —like the ones you painted before —the good ones? You'll really work?" "Yes, I'll work! If it's in me to do it!" Then a smile broke the soberness of his race. "Do you know, girl, that you'd be good for me? A slave driver—that is what I need!" She glanced over the room. "Maybe you should go away from here—maybe you're too shut in with yourself here to get ideas of what you want to paint." "That's something to think about," he answered. Then: "What say we eat?" As they ate, Gary told her more about Breast. "He's one of the best critics in the country—has a gallery in Boston. If you have anything you've done hung in one of his exhibits you're getting places!" He told of Bressi's kindness to him, when he was beginning to paint, Bresst's encouragement. "Everyone else thought I was a fool to chuck college so as to give all my time to painting, but Bressi didn't." She asked, "You have a family?" "I did then. Not much of a one —a grandfather and a brother. I've only the brother now and he despises me, so I don't count it a relationship." Enid said: "I'm awfully confused about relationships. I do think everyone has a right to be free! I've talked about it—yes, I told you I had to feel free of my mother. And now, lately, I'm worried about her—she isn't herself at all. Maybe you can't get wholly free of others. There are strings ..." "Strings," Gary repeated. "And maybe we wouldn't like it, without them." Enid cut the pie, and as they started to eat it Enid gave a cry of disappointment. "It's awful! I must have forgotten something — put something wrong in it! And I was so proud or it!" Then with tears in her eyes she began to laugh, and Gary laughed with her. "Oh, not too bad! Let's finis. "No. no! And what'll Cindy and Aunt Jennie think of me? That I am useless..." "What — you a future accountant? Bet neither of them can add up a column of figures!" They washed the dishes. They disposed of the pie. "I'm going to make a good one," Enid declared. "I found an ancient cookbook on a kitchen shelf—but next time I'll ask Cindy." "Strings?" said Gary, smiling. "Yes, strings." Then she put on her boots, her raincoat, her hood. "Next rainy day?" "Yes." A letter came the next week to Hester from Anne Babbit. It read: "Darling: "I was in too horrible a rush to write you before I left Buffalo and you will observe that I left before the pageant. I simply was not going to stay and see Lydia Holzworth featured in a big way when it should have been you! I'm here in Salem with my cousin Janet Price for two weeks, then going to Bar Harbor. Any chance of your Joining me there? "This Gary Norbeck you-wrote to me about—the name of Norbeck was familiar to me because of the Norbeck Mills. But I never knew any of the family. I figured this man who you said had been a man-of-all-work for your uncle might be some distant, poor relation. But, NO. "The second day I was here. Janet took me to a bride luncheon —12 women. And straight off I was introduced to a Mrs. Alec Norbeck. Incidentally, she is the most stunning gal I've ever seen! She sat across from me at the table and I asked her: 'Is your husband any relation of Gary Norbeck's? She laughed and said: "Very much of one — they're brothers.' But when I asked her there was the queerest hush as if each one at the table held their breath. Then, quick, one of them started talking madly about something else. I still wasn't certain this brother and your man were the same, but before we sat down to play she came up to me and asked if were a friend of Gary's. I said he was a friend of a friend of mine who was spending the summer in Killbuck where he lives. And she said: 'Oh, yes, Killbuck. Gary's ridiculous, living in a place with such a name.' So then I knew they were the same. But, Hester, I wish you could have seen her face when she said it—well, probably you've seen a cat's face when it sights its prey and she looked just that way. "The moment we got home I asked Janet to give me the lowdown about it. And she had it— she's older than Mrs. Alec's set but she gets in with them quite a bit. Seems this Gary Norbeck is the black sheep of the family. Simply no good, Janet has heard some say. He wouldn't finish college, wouldn't go into the Mills, just hung around, night clubs and cocktail lounges. Pretended to be an artist, but Janet said no one ever saw anything he had painted. He was in the Navy for a part of the war and while he was away Alec married his girl. When Gary came back he went on seeing her It was the big scandal at the time. That was when mother was living in Florida and I wasn't coming back to Salem so I missed it all. "But there was more, Janet said His grandfather died very suddenly and after the funeral Gary Norbeck simply disappeared. He had to disappear or else be charged with the murder of his grandfather for he had knocked the old man down! "That's your, man, darling. I hope this dope is what you want. It's fantastic to think of a brotherin-law of Mrs. Alec as a farmhand but funny things do happen. If you are having the fellow do any work for you, I'd discharge him. "I ran Into Hubert oh the street downtown a day or so before I left Buffalo. You don't have to worry about him—he looked very well. "By now. This is a long letter for me. I'm exhausted. "Love, Anne." CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO ANOTHER day or rain and Gary Norbeck found himself waiting for Enid to come. She had said she would. He explained his eagerness in anticipating it by the fact that he had something to tell her. That Bressi was sending his canvas back to him and she could have it, if she still wanted it. He was tar from discouraged by its return Bressi had written that it was not up to others of Gary's he had seen in the past. Gary had read the letter a dozen times since he had got it, the day before it lay open on his work table now and he reread some of it. "I have often wondered what had become of you I made a few inquiries but no one seemed to know. Then I came to the conclusion that you had abandoned your painting, which possibility, when I contemplated it, gave me deep regret for I felt you had more promise than most young artists and also the will to work hard, which, put together, should have taken you far. Where is Killbuck and why are you there? I am hoping that some day you will come to Boston and stop in to see me. I would like a good talk with you." "The will to work..." That had been before he met Ursula. Near noon, Enid appeared in the door a gray figure in her hood and raincoat And Gary tell the impulse to kiss net as he had before, He checked it, said: "Come in. I was looking for you!" She took off the coat, the hood, slipped out of her boots, came in, barefooted, parrying a box in her hand. "You've had your long walk?" "No, I've been cleaning the kitchen. And I made a pie—a lemon pie. It was quite exciting—I never made one before. Oh back in school but with the domestic science teacher telling me every little thing to do. Silly to be proud of a pie, but I am! I gave halt of it to Cindy and Aunt Jennie, but I brought the rest with me—if you'd dare eat it! "Swell," declared Gary. "How is the career coming?" She sat down on the stool. "I am getting somewhere," she said. "By the process of eliminating what I can't do. I'm good with gures—my best grades in school were in math—I thought I might study lo be an accountant." Gary sprang to his feet in protest. "That's too dull!" "Figures are not dull," she countered. "They are real—they never change and you know what they are—you don't have to guess! You put them together.. " Gary said: "I want something different tot you!" He stopped abruptly. What did he want for her? Enid said: "But I think I'd like it—and isn't it best for one to do what one can do and-likes to do? You do your—paintings..." "Here — read this letter." He gave her the letter. She read it, then a second time as it she were learning something from it. Then she looked up at him. "You will send him more? I mean —like the ones you painted before —the good ones? You'll really work?" "Yes, I'll work! If it's in me to do it!" Then a smile broke the soberness of his race. "Do you know, girl, that you'd be good for me? A slave driver—that is what I need!" She glanced over the room. "Maybe you should go away from here—maybe you're too shut in with yourself here to get ideas of what you want to paint." "That's something to think about," he answered. Then: "What say we eat?" As they ate, Gary told her more about Breast. "He's one of the best critics in the country—has a gallery in Boston. If you have anything you've done hung in one of his exhibits you're getting places!" He told of Bressi's kindness to him, when he was beginning to paint, Bresst's encouragement. "Everyone else thought I was a fool to chuck college so as to give all my time to painting, but Bressi didn't." She asked, "You have a family?" "I did then. Not much of a one —a grandfather and a brother. I've only the brother now and he despises me, so I don't count it a relationship." Enid said: "I'm awfully confused about relationships. I do think everyone has a right to be free! I've talked about it—yes, I told you I had to feel free of my mother. And now, lately, I'm worried about her—she isn't herself at all. Maybe you can't get wholly free of others. There are strings ..." "Strings," Gary repeated. "And maybe we wouldn't like it, without them." Enid cut the pie, and as they started to eat it Enid gave a cry of disappointment. "It's awful! I must have forgotten something — put something wrong in it! And I was so proud or it!" Then with tears in her eyes she began to laugh, and Gary laughed with her. "Oh, not too bad! Let's finis. "No. no! And what'll Cindy and Aunt Jennie think of me? That I am useless..." "What — you a future accountant? Bet neither of them can add up a column of figures!" They washed the dishes. They disposed of the pie. "I'm going to make a good one," Enid declared. "I found an ancient cookbook on a kitchen shelf—but next time I'll ask Cindy." "Strings?" said Gary, smiling. "Yes, strings." Then she put on her boots, her raincoat, her hood. "Next rainy day?" "Yes." A letter came the next week to Hester from Anne Babbit. It read: "Darling: "I was in too horrible a rush to write you before I left Buffalo and you will observe that I left before the pageant. I simply was not going to stay and see Lydia Holzworth featured in a big way when it should have been you! I'm here in Salem with my cousin Janet Price for two weeks, then going to Bar Harbor. Any chance of your Joining me there? "This Gary Norbeck you-wrote to me about—the name of Norbeck was familiar to me because of the Norbeck Mills. But I never knew any of the family. I figured this man who you said had been a man-of-all-work for your uncle might be some distant, poor relation. But, NO. "The second day I was here. Janet took me to a bride luncheon —12 women. And straight off I was introduced to a Mrs. Alec Norbeck. Incidentally, she is the most stunning gal I've ever seen! She sat across from me at the table and I asked her: 'Is your husband any relation of Gary Norbeck's? She laughed and said: "Very much of one — they're brothers.' But when I asked her there was the queerest hush as if each one at the table held their breath. Then, quick, one of them started talking madly about something else. I still wasn't certain this brother and your man were the same, but before we sat down to play she came up to me and asked if were a friend of Gary's. I said he was a friend of a friend of mine who was spending the summer in Killbuck where he lives. And she said: 'Oh, yes, Killbuck. Gary's ridiculous, living in a place with such a name.' So then I knew they were the same. But, Hester, I wish you could have seen her face when she said it—well, probably you've seen a cat's face when it sights its prey and she looked just that way. "The moment we got home I asked Janet to give me the lowdown about it. And she had it— she's older than Mrs. Alec's set but she gets in with them quite a bit. Seems this Gary Norbeck is the black sheep of the family. Simply no good, Janet has heard some say. He wouldn't finish college, wouldn't go into the Mills, just hung around, night clubs and cocktail lounges. Pretended to be an artist, but Janet said no one ever saw anything he had painted. He was in the Navy for a part of the war and while he was away Alec married his girl. When Gary came back he went on seeing her It was the big scandal at the time. That was when mother was living in Florida and I wasn't coming back to Salem so I missed it all. "But there was more, Janet said His grandfather died very suddenly and after the funeral Gary Norbeck simply disappeared. He had to disappear or else be charged with the murder of his grandfather for he had knocked the old man down! "That's your, man, darling. I hope this dope is what you want. It's fantastic to think of a brotherin-law of Mrs. Alec as a farmhand but funny things do happen. If you are having the fellow do any work for you, I'd discharge him. "I ran Into Hubert oh the street downtown a day or so before I left Buffalo. You don't have to worry about him—he looked very well. "By now. This is a long letter for me. I'm exhausted. "Love, Anne." MEALTIME MELODIES! When Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia suggested the idea of observing Mother's Day she must have had a divine inspiration. On Mother's Day you pay tribute to the best mother in the world—your own. The second Sunday in May has been selected for this observance. The special sermon and other exercises at church do honor to mother. The whole idea tends to bring families closer to together, love is renewed, appreciation refreshed and the ties become just a little stronger. Many gifts are received by mother on her day but one that would make most any mother happy would be a handmade gift from her own child. Even the most amateur of cooks could make an uupside down cake for mother on her day, May 8 You may use a prepared cake mix for the batter. If so, mix according to instructions given on the package. If you are more ambitious use this simple and-Inexpensive recipe. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 12 x 2 in, heavy skillet or an 8 x 2 inches baking pan, over low heat. Sprinkle with 1-4 cup brown sugar, arrange drained canned pineapple slices over sugar. Place a maraschino cherry in center of each. Add pecan halves between slices of pineapple if you want added richness and flavor. Pour over this, a batter prepared by sifting 1 3-4 cups sifted cake flour, 2 1-4 teaspoons baking powder, 3-4 teaspoons salt and 1 cup add: 1-2 cup of shorten ing (soft) 2-3 cup milk. 1 teaspoon vanilla Beat on medium speed—2 minutes, scraping bowl often while beating. Stop mixer. Scrape beaters (a rubber scraper is best for this) add 2 eggs, unbeaten, 1-4 cup milk. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes longer, scraping bowl while beating. Stop mixer. Scrape beaters. Pour batter over fruit spreading to sides of skillet or pan. Bake in a moderate oven (350 F) — about 30 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean when stuck into center top of cake. Serve with plain or whipped cream, a lemonade with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or pineapple sherbet. Believe you me, mother will, say "yum, yum, this is delicious." PINE APPLE UPSIDE- DOWN CAKE. When Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia suggested the idea of observing Mother's Day she must have had a divine inspiration. On Mother's Day you pay tribute to the best mother in the world—your own. The second Sunday in May has been selected for this observance. The special sermon and other exercises at church do honor to mother. The whole idea tends to bring families closer to together, love is renewed, appreciation refreshed and the ties become just a little stronger. Many gifts are received by mother on her day but one that would make most any mother happy would be a handmade gift from her own child. Even the most amateur of cooks could make an uupside down cake for mother on her day, May 8 You may use a prepared cake mix for the batter. If so, mix according to instructions given on the package. If you are more ambitious use this simple and-Inexpensive recipe. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 12 x 2 in, heavy skillet or an 8 x 2 inches baking pan, over low heat. Sprinkle with 1-4 cup brown sugar, arrange drained canned pineapple slices over sugar. Place a maraschino cherry in center of each. Add pecan halves between slices of pineapple if you want added richness and flavor. Pour over this, a batter prepared by sifting 1 3-4 cups sifted cake flour, 2 1-4 teaspoons baking powder, 3-4 teaspoons salt and 1 cup add: 1-2 cup of shorten ing (soft) 2-3 cup milk. 1 teaspoon vanilla Beat on medium speed—2 minutes, scraping bowl often while beating. Stop mixer. Scrape beaters (a rubber scraper is best for this) add 2 eggs, unbeaten, 1-4 cup milk. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes longer, scraping bowl while beating. Stop mixer. Scrape beaters. Pour batter over fruit spreading to sides of skillet or pan. Bake in a moderate oven (350 F) — about 30 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean when stuck into center top of cake. Serve with plain or whipped cream, a lemonade with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or pineapple sherbet. Believe you me, mother will, say "yum, yum, this is delicious." Club News The Canasta Demoinselle Social Club invites the public to attend their anniversary dance which will be held tonight (Friday), April 29, at the beautiful Curries Club Tropicanna from 10 p. m. until 2 a. m. The Stitch and Chat Sewing Club met at the home of Mrs. Corrine Cochran, 39 Belleair Drive on Wednesday night with the president presiding. A brief business meeting was held at which time final plans were made for their annual after Easter fashion tea to be held Sunday, May 1, at the YWCA at 4 p. m. All models are requested to be on time. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Odessa Mitchess on Livewell Circle. Mrs. Ruth O. Burke, president; Mrs. Lula J. Gibson, secretary. CANASTA CLUB SLATES ANNUAL BALL TONIGHT The Canasta Demoinselle Social Club invites the public to attend their anniversary dance which will be held tonight (Friday), April 29, at the beautiful Curries Club Tropicanna from 10 p. m. until 2 a. m. The Stitch and Chat Sewing Club met at the home of Mrs. Corrine Cochran, 39 Belleair Drive on Wednesday night with the president presiding. A brief business meeting was held at which time final plans were made for their annual after Easter fashion tea to be held Sunday, May 1, at the YWCA at 4 p. m. All models are requested to be on time. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Odessa Mitchess on Livewell Circle. Mrs. Ruth O. Burke, president; Mrs. Lula J. Gibson, secretary. SWITCH AND CHAT SEWING CLUB POST-EASTER SHOW SUNDAY STITCH AND CHAT SEWING The Canasta Demoinselle Social Club invites the public to attend their anniversary dance which will be held tonight (Friday), April 29, at the beautiful Curries Club Tropicanna from 10 p. m. until 2 a. m. The Stitch and Chat Sewing Club met at the home of Mrs. Corrine Cochran, 39 Belleair Drive on Wednesday night with the president presiding. A brief business meeting was held at which time final plans were made for their annual after Easter fashion tea to be held Sunday, May 1, at the YWCA at 4 p. m. All models are requested to be on time. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Odessa Mitchess on Livewell Circle. Mrs. Ruth O. Burke, president; Mrs. Lula J. Gibson, secretary. Church News The Memphis Cooperative Bible Class will hold their meeting at Class held their regular meeting at the home of the president. Rev. J. S. Spraggins, 595 Vance Avenue tonight, April 39, at 8:00 o'clock. The International Sunday School lesson will be taught by Rev. F. G. Lewis and following the lesson, a Special Program will be rendered by various talents of the city. The general public is invited. Mrs. Ida P. Spraggins, secretary; Mrs. Clayton, pianist. The Morning Star Baptist Church 641 Georgia will hold its regular services at 11 a, m. Sunday, May 1. Everybody is invited. The pastor is Rev. R. J. Maberry, 701 St. Paul Street. The text will be. "And the Lord said unto Moses; wherefore cry unto me, speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward." Subject: "Go Forward." The Good Will Bible Class met at the home of Mrs. Gussie Brabbon Thursday night, April 21. The president called the meeting to order at 8:00 p. m. Devotion by the chaplain, Mrs. Bussie Brabbon. After the regular routine business, M. J. Young taught ten lesson. Blackboard Demonstration by Willie Ward. Eleven members were present. The latest meeting was at the home or Mrs. Willie Horton, 2200 Lyon Avenue, Thursday night, April 28. Rev. A. J. Jones president; Mrs. Ernestine Johnson, secretary; Rosie Tinnin, reporter. The New Friendship Baptist Church Choir held their annual Evening of Songs Sunday April 24, at 8 p. m. in the Church's auditorium at 724 Georgia at McKindly Streets. Mrs. L. V. Kearny is president of the choir; Rev. W. M. Brown, minister. Missionary Women of South Memphis Districts of the CME Church are presenting a Musical Extravaganza and address by President C. A. Kirkendoll of Lane College, Sunday, May 1, at 3:30 p. m. at Mt. Olive Cathedral. Outstanding choirs of the city will be heard Mrs. Cora Winchester, general chairman; Mrs. Kate Tapton, co-chairman; Mrs. A. M. Able, Mrs. E. B. Raines, Mrs. Eliza Mims, publicity chairmen. COOP BIBLE CLASS TO MEET TONIGHT The Memphis Cooperative Bible Class will hold their meeting at Class held their regular meeting at the home of the president. Rev. J. S. Spraggins, 595 Vance Avenue tonight, April 39, at 8:00 o'clock. The International Sunday School lesson will be taught by Rev. F. G. Lewis and following the lesson, a Special Program will be rendered by various talents of the city. The general public is invited. Mrs. Ida P. Spraggins, secretary; Mrs. Clayton, pianist. The Morning Star Baptist Church 641 Georgia will hold its regular services at 11 a, m. Sunday, May 1. Everybody is invited. The pastor is Rev. R. J. Maberry, 701 St. Paul Street. The text will be. "And the Lord said unto Moses; wherefore cry unto me, speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward." Subject: "Go Forward." The Good Will Bible Class met at the home of Mrs. Gussie Brabbon Thursday night, April 21. The president called the meeting to order at 8:00 p. m. Devotion by the chaplain, Mrs. Bussie Brabbon. After the regular routine business, M. J. Young taught ten lesson. Blackboard Demonstration by Willie Ward. Eleven members were present. The latest meeting was at the home or Mrs. Willie Horton, 2200 Lyon Avenue, Thursday night, April 28. Rev. A. J. Jones president; Mrs. Ernestine Johnson, secretary; Rosie Tinnin, reporter. The New Friendship Baptist Church Choir held their annual Evening of Songs Sunday April 24, at 8 p. m. in the Church's auditorium at 724 Georgia at McKindly Streets. Mrs. L. V. Kearny is president of the choir; Rev. W. M. Brown, minister. Missionary Women of South Memphis Districts of the CME Church are presenting a Musical Extravaganza and address by President C. A. Kirkendoll of Lane College, Sunday, May 1, at 3:30 p. m. at Mt. Olive Cathedral. Outstanding choirs of the city will be heard Mrs. Cora Winchester, general chairman; Mrs. Kate Tapton, co-chairman; Mrs. A. M. Able, Mrs. E. B. Raines, Mrs. Eliza Mims, publicity chairmen. MORNING STAR BAPTIST CHURCH The Memphis Cooperative Bible Class will hold their meeting at Class held their regular meeting at the home of the president. Rev. J. S. Spraggins, 595 Vance Avenue tonight, April 39, at 8:00 o'clock. The International Sunday School lesson will be taught by Rev. F. G. Lewis and following the lesson, a Special Program will be rendered by various talents of the city. The general public is invited. Mrs. Ida P. Spraggins, secretary; Mrs. Clayton, pianist. The Morning Star Baptist Church 641 Georgia will hold its regular services at 11 a, m. Sunday, May 1. Everybody is invited. The pastor is Rev. R. J. Maberry, 701 St. Paul Street. The text will be. "And the Lord said unto Moses; wherefore cry unto me, speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward." Subject: "Go Forward." The Good Will Bible Class met at the home of Mrs. Gussie Brabbon Thursday night, April 21. The president called the meeting to order at 8:00 p. m. Devotion by the chaplain, Mrs. Bussie Brabbon. After the regular routine business, M. J. Young taught ten lesson. Blackboard Demonstration by Willie Ward. Eleven members were present. The latest meeting was at the home or Mrs. Willie Horton, 2200 Lyon Avenue, Thursday night, April 28. Rev. A. J. Jones president; Mrs. Ernestine Johnson, secretary; Rosie Tinnin, reporter. The New Friendship Baptist Church Choir held their annual Evening of Songs Sunday April 24, at 8 p. m. in the Church's auditorium at 724 Georgia at McKindly Streets. Mrs. L. V. Kearny is president of the choir; Rev. W. M. Brown, minister. Missionary Women of South Memphis Districts of the CME Church are presenting a Musical Extravaganza and address by President C. A. Kirkendoll of Lane College, Sunday, May 1, at 3:30 p. m. at Mt. Olive Cathedral. Outstanding choirs of the city will be heard Mrs. Cora Winchester, general chairman; Mrs. Kate Tapton, co-chairman; Mrs. A. M. Able, Mrs. E. B. Raines, Mrs. Eliza Mims, publicity chairmen. GOOD WILL BIBLE CLASS The Memphis Cooperative Bible Class will hold their meeting at Class held their regular meeting at the home of the president. Rev. J. S. Spraggins, 595 Vance Avenue tonight, April 39, at 8:00 o'clock. The International Sunday School lesson will be taught by Rev. F. G. Lewis and following the lesson, a Special Program will be rendered by various talents of the city. The general public is invited. Mrs. Ida P. Spraggins, secretary; Mrs. Clayton, pianist. The Morning Star Baptist Church 641 Georgia will hold its regular services at 11 a, m. Sunday, May 1. Everybody is invited. The pastor is Rev. R. J. Maberry, 701 St. Paul Street. The text will be. "And the Lord said unto Moses; wherefore cry unto me, speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward." Subject: "Go Forward." The Good Will Bible Class met at the home of Mrs. Gussie Brabbon Thursday night, April 21. The president called the meeting to order at 8:00 p. m. Devotion by the chaplain, Mrs. Bussie Brabbon. After the regular routine business, M. J. Young taught ten lesson. Blackboard Demonstration by Willie Ward. Eleven members were present. The latest meeting was at the home or Mrs. Willie Horton, 2200 Lyon Avenue, Thursday night, April 28. Rev. A. J. Jones president; Mrs. Ernestine Johnson, secretary; Rosie Tinnin, reporter. The New Friendship Baptist Church Choir held their annual Evening of Songs Sunday April 24, at 8 p. m. in the Church's auditorium at 724 Georgia at McKindly Streets. Mrs. L. V. Kearny is president of the choir; Rev. W. M. Brown, minister. Missionary Women of South Memphis Districts of the CME Church are presenting a Musical Extravaganza and address by President C. A. Kirkendoll of Lane College, Sunday, May 1, at 3:30 p. m. at Mt. Olive Cathedral. Outstanding choirs of the city will be heard Mrs. Cora Winchester, general chairman; Mrs. Kate Tapton, co-chairman; Mrs. A. M. Able, Mrs. E. B. Raines, Mrs. Eliza Mims, publicity chairmen. HOLDS SUNDAY SONGFEST The Memphis Cooperative Bible Class will hold their meeting at Class held their regular meeting at the home of the president. Rev. J. S. Spraggins, 595 Vance Avenue tonight, April 39, at 8:00 o'clock. The International Sunday School lesson will be taught by Rev. F. G. Lewis and following the lesson, a Special Program will be rendered by various talents of the city. The general public is invited. Mrs. Ida P. Spraggins, secretary; Mrs. Clayton, pianist. The Morning Star Baptist Church 641 Georgia will hold its regular services at 11 a, m. Sunday, May 1. Everybody is invited. The pastor is Rev. R. J. Maberry, 701 St. Paul Street. The text will be. "And the Lord said unto Moses; wherefore cry unto me, speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward." Subject: "Go Forward." The Good Will Bible Class met at the home of Mrs. Gussie Brabbon Thursday night, April 21. The president called the meeting to order at 8:00 p. m. Devotion by the chaplain, Mrs. Bussie Brabbon. After the regular routine business, M. J. Young taught ten lesson. Blackboard Demonstration by Willie Ward. Eleven members were present. The latest meeting was at the home or Mrs. Willie Horton, 2200 Lyon Avenue, Thursday night, April 28. Rev. A. J. Jones president; Mrs. Ernestine Johnson, secretary; Rosie Tinnin, reporter. The New Friendship Baptist Church Choir held their annual Evening of Songs Sunday April 24, at 8 p. m. in the Church's auditorium at 724 Georgia at McKindly Streets. Mrs. L. V. Kearny is president of the choir; Rev. W. M. Brown, minister. Missionary Women of South Memphis Districts of the CME Church are presenting a Musical Extravaganza and address by President C. A. Kirkendoll of Lane College, Sunday, May 1, at 3:30 p. m. at Mt. Olive Cathedral. Outstanding choirs of the city will be heard Mrs. Cora Winchester, general chairman; Mrs. Kate Tapton, co-chairman; Mrs. A. M. Able, Mrs. E. B. Raines, Mrs. Eliza Mims, publicity chairmen. MISSIONARY WOMEN SLATE MUSICAL PROGRAM SUNDAY The Memphis Cooperative Bible Class will hold their meeting at Class held their regular meeting at the home of the president. Rev. J. S. Spraggins, 595 Vance Avenue tonight, April 39, at 8:00 o'clock. The International Sunday School lesson will be taught by Rev. F. G. Lewis and following the lesson, a Special Program will be rendered by various talents of the city. The general public is invited. Mrs. Ida P. Spraggins, secretary; Mrs. Clayton, pianist. The Morning Star Baptist Church 641 Georgia will hold its regular services at 11 a, m. Sunday, May 1. Everybody is invited. The pastor is Rev. R. J. Maberry, 701 St. Paul Street. The text will be. "And the Lord said unto Moses; wherefore cry unto me, speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward." Subject: "Go Forward." The Good Will Bible Class met at the home of Mrs. Gussie Brabbon Thursday night, April 21. The president called the meeting to order at 8:00 p. m. Devotion by the chaplain, Mrs. Bussie Brabbon. After the regular routine business, M. J. Young taught ten lesson. Blackboard Demonstration by Willie Ward. Eleven members were present. The latest meeting was at the home or Mrs. Willie Horton, 2200 Lyon Avenue, Thursday night, April 28. Rev. A. J. Jones president; Mrs. Ernestine Johnson, secretary; Rosie Tinnin, reporter. The New Friendship Baptist Church Choir held their annual Evening of Songs Sunday April 24, at 8 p. m. in the Church's auditorium at 724 Georgia at McKindly Streets. Mrs. L. V. Kearny is president of the choir; Rev. W. M. Brown, minister. Missionary Women of South Memphis Districts of the CME Church are presenting a Musical Extravaganza and address by President C. A. Kirkendoll of Lane College, Sunday, May 1, at 3:30 p. m. at Mt. Olive Cathedral. Outstanding choirs of the city will be heard Mrs. Cora Winchester, general chairman; Mrs. Kate Tapton, co-chairman; Mrs. A. M. Able, Mrs. E. B. Raines, Mrs. Eliza Mims, publicity chairmen. FIRST GAS TURBINE CAR IN TRAFFIC LETTERS TO THE Editor Dear Sir: The Supreme Court ruling May 17, 1954, declaring school segregation unlawful was not a 'new' interpretation of the U. S. Constitution. The former ruling by the Court in 1896 of "separate but equal," which in itself was ignored in the South was, in effect, a decree which nullified and ignored the 14th and 15th amendments. The majority of the 1896 Court largely fearful of the vicious Klu Klux Klan elements which, perpetuated over 3,000 lynchings during that period, bowed to the lawless whites, who illegally captured the State Governments and passed unconstitutional Jim Crow laws. After 58 years, the present Court has finally admitted that the Constitution means what it says. It has ruled against "second-class American citizens." It is now necessary for the Court to issue a decree in implementing the law. It should decree:. 1. That all state and local school segregation laws are illegal. 2. That all schools must be fully integrated by September 1, 1956, at the latest. 3. That Federal District Judges proceed in carrying out the Supreme Court's orders. 4. That the decrees be applied on a "class ruling" basis so as to set a precedent for rulings in succeeding causes. The people of the South, Negro and white, must insist on compliance and maintain free public schools. Until Reconstruction, even the white Southern child had no free public school system, today it is inferior, because of segregation, but tomorrow it can be the very best. LAURENCE MC GURTY READER SAYS PUBLIC SCHOOL RULING IS NOT A 'NEW' INTERPRETATION Dear Sir: The Supreme Court ruling May 17, 1954, declaring school segregation unlawful was not a 'new' interpretation of the U. S. Constitution. The former ruling by the Court in 1896 of "separate but equal," which in itself was ignored in the South was, in effect, a decree which nullified and ignored the 14th and 15th amendments. The majority of the 1896 Court largely fearful of the vicious Klu Klux Klan elements which, perpetuated over 3,000 lynchings during that period, bowed to the lawless whites, who illegally captured the State Governments and passed unconstitutional Jim Crow laws. After 58 years, the present Court has finally admitted that the Constitution means what it says. It has ruled against "second-class American citizens." It is now necessary for the Court to issue a decree in implementing the law. It should decree:. 1. That all state and local school segregation laws are illegal. 2. That all schools must be fully integrated by September 1, 1956, at the latest. 3. That Federal District Judges proceed in carrying out the Supreme Court's orders. 4. That the decrees be applied on a "class ruling" basis so as to set a precedent for rulings in succeeding causes. The people of the South, Negro and white, must insist on compliance and maintain free public schools. Until Reconstruction, even the white Southern child had no free public school system, today it is inferior, because of segregation, but tomorrow it can be the very best. LAURENCE MC GURTY Ex-Urban League Staffer Child Welfare Director Albert J. Neely, former assistant industrial secretary for the Chicago Urban League, was recently named director of the newly created division of child welfare of the Cook County department of welfare. Announcement of the appointments was made by welfare department Director Raymond M. Hilliard. In his new post, Neely becomes one of the highest paid social workers in the country. Grant P-TA Honor Young Hero At Annual Tea At School Sunday David Norris, the highly publiccized youth who saved a white youth from drowning here recently, will be honored by teachers, students and friends of Grant School which he attends at the Grant School's Annual P-TA Tea Sunday, May 1, in the school, auditorium from 3 to 5 p. m. The theme of the tea is "Youth in the Limelight." Three goals have been set for Sunday's tea. They are: the purchase of encyclopedias, the purchase of three record players and the establishing of an emergency fund for students. Mrs. Burney Dette Hayes is chairman; Mrs. Martha Moss, cochairman; Mrs. Claudella Addison, P-TA president and R. H, Morris Grant principal. MY WEEKLY SERMON BY REV. DAVID WALLS (Oxford, Miss.) My text is found in Romans 15. Subject "Five Requirements that make the man ready to preach the gospel." We will first use for our basic foundation "regeneration, chosen, and sent." Christian preaching must concern itself with religion, it follows that the sermon must be in touch with God and man. "He must be a chosen, vessel," Act. 9:15, then again he must be "sent." "How can he preach except he has be sent?" Romans 10:16. So all this we will use for a foundation. A man, I didn't say the man, ready to preach the gospel he must study to be ready to preach the gospel. Timothy 2:15 said "Paul, show thyself approved unto God a Workman that needth not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth." Secondly, to be ready to preach the gospel you must deny yourself. "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." Matt. 16:24. Furthermore, to stay ready to preach and take up his cross and preach the gospel you must behave yourself, Psalms 131. David said: 'Surely I have behaved and quited myself as a child that is weaned of his mother. My soul is even as a weaned child." Third, to be ready to preach you must suffer persecution. Christ said in his sermon on the mountain: "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous sake for their is the kingdom of Heaven." To be ready to preach the gospel you must fight. Sure I must fight if I would reign. Increase my courage Lord, I'll bear the trial, endure the pain, supported by thy word." Tim 4:7. To be ready to preach the gospel you must be ready to die. Paul said "for now I am ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand. And when they besought him not to go up to Jerusalem Paul answered: "what meat ye to weep and lo break my heart? For I am ready not to be bound only but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." If I never again be spared to write you another sermon I hope to meet you over yonder where the wicked ceases from troubling and the weary beat rest. Guest Sermon: BY REV. DAVID WALLS (Oxford, Miss.) My text is found in Romans 15. Subject "Five Requirements that make the man ready to preach the gospel." We will first use for our basic foundation "regeneration, chosen, and sent." Christian preaching must concern itself with religion, it follows that the sermon must be in touch with God and man. "He must be a chosen, vessel," Act. 9:15, then again he must be "sent." "How can he preach except he has be sent?" Romans 10:16. So all this we will use for a foundation. A man, I didn't say the man, ready to preach the gospel he must study to be ready to preach the gospel. Timothy 2:15 said "Paul, show thyself approved unto God a Workman that needth not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth." Secondly, to be ready to preach the gospel you must deny yourself. "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me." Matt. 16:24. Furthermore, to stay ready to preach and take up his cross and preach the gospel you must behave yourself, Psalms 131. David said: 'Surely I have behaved and quited myself as a child that is weaned of his mother. My soul is even as a weaned child." Third, to be ready to preach you must suffer persecution. Christ said in his sermon on the mountain: "Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous sake for their is the kingdom of Heaven." To be ready to preach the gospel you must fight. Sure I must fight if I would reign. Increase my courage Lord, I'll bear the trial, endure the pain, supported by thy word." Tim 4:7. To be ready to preach the gospel you must be ready to die. Paul said "for now I am ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand. And when they besought him not to go up to Jerusalem Paul answered: "what meat ye to weep and lo break my heart? For I am ready not to be bound only but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." If I never again be spared to write you another sermon I hope to meet you over yonder where the wicked ceases from troubling and the weary beat rest. WHAT DOES A radish WISH FOR? To and hit days in a beautiful fresh salad—resting on a green bed of lettuce with the other vegetable. And of course, a coating of rich mouthwatering Wish-Bona Salad Dressing to make him irresistible). Choose Wish-Bone Italian Dressing for exciting Continental flavor! It's made from wonderful Old World recipes that make every salad a success. WISH-BONE ITALIAN SALAD DRESSING WISH BONE ITALIAN SALAD DRESSING Guaranteed by Good Housekeeping A Few Minutes Pass Midnight Let God speak to you my friend, half past eight, or midnight, don't ever let it be too late. Commune with God on your bed. Ha pays a big dividend: If we look straight ahead; and we will have a clear vision of what He wants us to do just ahead. Don't be impatient and run away from work, and imagine other people to be giants and feel inferior like grass hoppers, and run away and say the work can not be done. Just bristle up, and grit your teeth and keep on working until the work, is done. Let God speak to you concerning work. God doesn't want you to be idle. Keep busy, keep smiling, and keep trusting in the good Lord; for there will be a brighter day; for God sure will make a way. Wait on God. He comes in due time, not on our time. His will must be done. But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint. Isa. 40-31. OVERSEAS AIR BASE The Army Engineers recently reported that the Boulhaut Air base, last of the complement of four Strategic Air Command bomber bases in French Morocco, had been completed five months ahead of schedule and at a cost of 5,000,000 below estimates.