Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1958-03-12 Thaddeus T. Stokes MEMPHIS WORLD AMERICAN'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 mail under the Act of Congress, March 1, 1870 THADDEUS T. STOKES Managing Editor SMITH FLEMING Circulation Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Year $5.00 — 6 Months $3.00 — 3 Months $1.50 (In Advance) The MEMPHIS WORLD is an independent newspaper — non-sectarian and non-partisan, printing news unbiasedly and supporting those things it believes to be of interest to its readers and opposing those things against the interest of its readers. Let The Modern Youth Take Up The Challenge Of Other Days It must be honestly admitted that in other days when opportunity was sparse, the most serious problem youth met was that of the opportunity of acquiring an education. It was the prime objective in the mind of the average youth which will be substantiated in the manner in which many of them went to night school, studied at home by lightwood knots from books they found within their reach. It is regrettable to see on the pages of the newspapers, crimes precipitated by youth and the ugly manner in which many of them present themselves. It is no uncommon thing to note that the juvenile authorizes ore constantly invited to step in and take over where the parents and the schools fail. This should not be any comfort to bur society nor those whose tax monies go for the support of our institutions. There is entirely too much spare time on the hands of youth; many of them are not beings taught to work. They have seldom been called upon to produce for their upkeep, hence they are strangers to the many hardships and sacrifices known by youths of another era. Something must be done about these serious conditions, not only taking our tax dollars but heaping an added cost in the machinery of our juvenile courts and places of correction. This condition is no respector of races; it picks no quarter or catalogue, but devours wherever and whatever it finds. The church, the Sunday School and the public schools might coordinate and streamline a guardianship from the home and apply effective measures of correction before the juvenile courts take over. It is our belief that these cases are not hopeless; that we should not resign and give over to evil forces, admitting that they are more powerful than our churches, schools and social agencies. The Demands Of The Times For United Action Under the Republican form of government, a government with, for and by the consent of the governed, the call of the age everywhere is for united action. There must be some sort of coordination, indexed by numbers and reinforced by popular sanction that the best might be obtained under such a system of the body politic. We have seen in the past where disorganized efforts, though great in numbers, but misdirected in method contributed to defeat the main objective. Learning this lesson the hard way, the time is ripe for an appeal to common reason for redress in the wisest and most effective manner. We live in an age of referendum and recall, a form of government stemming from committees and boards. The Congress of the United States sets the pace of committee work. The various departments are represented through committees who hold hearings in order that their recommendations might represent the wishes of the masses. In our own time, we see as never before the need of committee representation. We have seen the fruits of our labors and votes go down the drain because of the lack of proper clearance before responsible bodies. Complaining is of no value without some sort of remedial suggestion for redress. Following the pattern of modern government and upholding popular machinery, there should be among, us some style of committee or board, voted by popular demand from the registered voters within the group. It is well and widely known that we have some able and responsible citizens among us who have demonstrated their ability in organization and community leadership. Let there be a vote by the registered eligibles for candidates of their choice. No undue influence should be put upon any person who votes in the contest. This would take on the form of a popularity contest in which elimination would lead to the set up of a committee, whose duty it would be, to act as a top advisory body to deal with matters touching the interest of our people. Matters of vital importance would be cleared before this body. If we are to get anywhere as a group, if we are to defend when our votes are challenged and set into motion machinery for the getting ready of those who must cut this red tape to register, we must have some official center bearing popular sanction. Those who are candidates in this contest would not mind paying a fee which would finance the committee's operations. We must have an advisory council. Our going out after registered voters and getting them voted, will profit nothing with the people straying in misdirected fashion. Power is worthless when those who have it refuse to coordinate and carry out the full sanction of group action. This cannot obtain unless the group, by popular referendum expresses its wishes as to who shall be the spokesmen. Let our organized groups consider this plan for popular selection of a top advisory committee to speak for every Negro community. WISHING WELL Registered U. S. Patent Office. HERE is a pleasant little game that will give you a message every day. It is a numerical puzzle designed to spell out your fortune. Count the letters in your first name. If the number of letters is 6 or more, subtract 4. If the number is less than 6, add 3. The result is your key number. Start at the upper left-hand corner of the rectangle and check every one of your key numbers, left to right. Then read the message the letters under the checked figures give you. AWARD AT FORT BENNING — Receiving a cash award and letter of appreciation at Fort Benning is M-Sgt. William E. Hill, right, of (472 23rd Street), Columbus, Ga., branch chief of Motor Pool No. 2, U. S. Army Infantry Center Transportation Section. Sgt. Hill won third place in the post's Military Suggestion Contest for December. Brig. Gen. John F. Ruggles, deputy commanding general of the Infantry Center, makes the presentation. SEEING and SAYING By WILLIAM A. FOWLKES Managing Editor Atlanta Daily World Keep It Quiet... Let 'Em Sleep! ONE OF THE FAVORITE sayings in the Deep South following the Emancipation Proclamation in Washington was: "Keep it quiet! Keep it quiet!" Another one was: "Let 'em sleep! Let 'em sleep!" As a result the effective date of the Emancipation Proclamation varied from the January 1, cited in the document, to August 8 and October 15 and later. LIBERTY for the minority people today is faced with nearly the same designs as those of the civil war days, because, despite the numerous media all about us there are too many people who do not know what is going on in their behalf and what laws they can use to become and remain totally free. DESPITE THE "changed attitude" of some of the majority press in carrying Negro news, there is nowhere to be found the opportunity to read and hear all the real news about Negroes except in the Negro press. There are some who will argue the point, one way or the other, expressing the mistaken notion that enough integration is here to leave off reading the minority press. The Negro press keeps would-be American bigots from whispering about its freedoms: "Keep it quiet... Let 'em sleep!" KNOW YOUR LIBRARY by MAUDDEAN THOMPSON SEWARD Girl Scouts observe the beginning of Girl Scout Week by attending religious services in the church or synagogue of their choice. This year and every year, Girl Scout Week (March 9-15) starts with religious observances because every Girl Scout has made a promise. It reads: "On my honor, I will try to do my duty to God and my country." Gertrude Stein might have said, "a girl is a girl is a girl is a girl," but leaders of Girl Scout troops say, "a Girl Scout is a girl you can count on." She learns how to do all kinds of useful things—first aid, cooking, minding younger children. Most important, she learns to be a good citizen and is ready to serve her community when she is needed. Hunters and fishermen are usually a rugged lot. Not long ago, five of these men who love thedeep woods and clear lakes were almost drowned when their fish ing boat overturned. They were rescued by a group of teen-age Girl Scouts who were on a canoe trip. In the last two years 30 Girl Scouts have received awards for extraordinary and often dangerous, rescue work. Juliette Loe, the Woman who started the first Girl Scout troop 46 years ago today, was over 50 years old when she began her work with youth. She was a widow, childless and had no formal training or preparation for her new venture, yet in a few years she had firmly established a nation-wide youth movement for girls which today has grown to more than 3 million members. Many thousands of youngsters in the United States never live in any one town for more than a few weeks. They never can stay in one school, live in one house, or belong to any youth group. These are the children of migratory farm workers. To give these children a sense of belonging and a chance to have their own friends, the Girl Scouts issue "travel cards" so that when a girl presents her travel card to the Girl Scout troop in the next place her family stops, she becomes a member of that troop until she moves on again. Putting President Eisenhower's "People to People" program into action, the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. last year sponsored an exchange of 582 Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. Girl scouts from the U.S.A. traveled as far westward as the Philip pines and as far eastward as Switzerland. Girl Guides from all over the world visited the United States. Purpose of the exchange: to make friends for the United States on a people to people basis. From the palm trees in the South Pacific islands to the shows in Iceland, there are U.S.A. Girl Scout troops. Called. "TOFS," a nickname of Troops on Foreign Soil, these troops are for daughters of American families who live overseas. Many of the 30,000 Girl Scouts in TOFS are daughters of American Servicemen stationed all over the world. SALUTE TO GIRL SCOUTS (See Handbook at Library) SUNDAY, MARCH 9 A PROMISE TO KEEP by MAUDDEAN THOMPSON SEWARD Girl Scouts observe the beginning of Girl Scout Week by attending religious services in the church or synagogue of their choice. This year and every year, Girl Scout Week (March 9-15) starts with religious observances because every Girl Scout has made a promise. It reads: "On my honor, I will try to do my duty to God and my country." Gertrude Stein might have said, "a girl is a girl is a girl is a girl," but leaders of Girl Scout troops say, "a Girl Scout is a girl you can count on." She learns how to do all kinds of useful things—first aid, cooking, minding younger children. Most important, she learns to be a good citizen and is ready to serve her community when she is needed. Hunters and fishermen are usually a rugged lot. Not long ago, five of these men who love thedeep woods and clear lakes were almost drowned when their fish ing boat overturned. They were rescued by a group of teen-age Girl Scouts who were on a canoe trip. In the last two years 30 Girl Scouts have received awards for extraordinary and often dangerous, rescue work. Juliette Loe, the Woman who started the first Girl Scout troop 46 years ago today, was over 50 years old when she began her work with youth. She was a widow, childless and had no formal training or preparation for her new venture, yet in a few years she had firmly established a nation-wide youth movement for girls which today has grown to more than 3 million members. Many thousands of youngsters in the United States never live in any one town for more than a few weeks. They never can stay in one school, live in one house, or belong to any youth group. These are the children of migratory farm workers. To give these children a sense of belonging and a chance to have their own friends, the Girl Scouts issue "travel cards" so that when a girl presents her travel card to the Girl Scout troop in the next place her family stops, she becomes a member of that troop until she moves on again. Putting President Eisenhower's "People to People" program into action, the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. last year sponsored an exchange of 582 Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. Girl scouts from the U.S.A. traveled as far westward as the Philip pines and as far eastward as Switzerland. Girl Guides from all over the world visited the United States. Purpose of the exchange: to make friends for the United States on a people to people basis. From the palm trees in the South Pacific islands to the shows in Iceland, there are U.S.A. Girl Scout troops. Called. "TOFS," a nickname of Troops on Foreign Soil, these troops are for daughters of American families who live overseas. Many of the 30,000 Girl Scouts in TOFS are daughters of American Servicemen stationed all over the world. MONDAY, MARCH 10 YOU CAN COUNT ON HER by MAUDDEAN THOMPSON SEWARD Girl Scouts observe the beginning of Girl Scout Week by attending religious services in the church or synagogue of their choice. This year and every year, Girl Scout Week (March 9-15) starts with religious observances because every Girl Scout has made a promise. It reads: "On my honor, I will try to do my duty to God and my country." Gertrude Stein might have said, "a girl is a girl is a girl is a girl," but leaders of Girl Scout troops say, "a Girl Scout is a girl you can count on." She learns how to do all kinds of useful things—first aid, cooking, minding younger children. Most important, she learns to be a good citizen and is ready to serve her community when she is needed. Hunters and fishermen are usually a rugged lot. Not long ago, five of these men who love thedeep woods and clear lakes were almost drowned when their fish ing boat overturned. They were rescued by a group of teen-age Girl Scouts who were on a canoe trip. In the last two years 30 Girl Scouts have received awards for extraordinary and often dangerous, rescue work. Juliette Loe, the Woman who started the first Girl Scout troop 46 years ago today, was over 50 years old when she began her work with youth. She was a widow, childless and had no formal training or preparation for her new venture, yet in a few years she had firmly established a nation-wide youth movement for girls which today has grown to more than 3 million members. Many thousands of youngsters in the United States never live in any one town for more than a few weeks. They never can stay in one school, live in one house, or belong to any youth group. These are the children of migratory farm workers. To give these children a sense of belonging and a chance to have their own friends, the Girl Scouts issue "travel cards" so that when a girl presents her travel card to the Girl Scout troop in the next place her family stops, she becomes a member of that troop until she moves on again. Putting President Eisenhower's "People to People" program into action, the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. last year sponsored an exchange of 582 Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. Girl scouts from the U.S.A. traveled as far westward as the Philip pines and as far eastward as Switzerland. Girl Guides from all over the world visited the United States. Purpose of the exchange: to make friends for the United States on a people to people basis. From the palm trees in the South Pacific islands to the shows in Iceland, there are U.S.A. Girl Scout troops. Called. "TOFS," a nickname of Troops on Foreign Soil, these troops are for daughters of American families who live overseas. Many of the 30,000 Girl Scouts in TOFS are daughters of American Servicemen stationed all over the world. TUESDAY, MARCH 11 A DRY FOR HELP by MAUDDEAN THOMPSON SEWARD Girl Scouts observe the beginning of Girl Scout Week by attending religious services in the church or synagogue of their choice. This year and every year, Girl Scout Week (March 9-15) starts with religious observances because every Girl Scout has made a promise. It reads: "On my honor, I will try to do my duty to God and my country." Gertrude Stein might have said, "a girl is a girl is a girl is a girl," but leaders of Girl Scout troops say, "a Girl Scout is a girl you can count on." She learns how to do all kinds of useful things—first aid, cooking, minding younger children. Most important, she learns to be a good citizen and is ready to serve her community when she is needed. Hunters and fishermen are usually a rugged lot. Not long ago, five of these men who love thedeep woods and clear lakes were almost drowned when their fish ing boat overturned. They were rescued by a group of teen-age Girl Scouts who were on a canoe trip. In the last two years 30 Girl Scouts have received awards for extraordinary and often dangerous, rescue work. Juliette Loe, the Woman who started the first Girl Scout troop 46 years ago today, was over 50 years old when she began her work with youth. She was a widow, childless and had no formal training or preparation for her new venture, yet in a few years she had firmly established a nation-wide youth movement for girls which today has grown to more than 3 million members. Many thousands of youngsters in the United States never live in any one town for more than a few weeks. They never can stay in one school, live in one house, or belong to any youth group. These are the children of migratory farm workers. To give these children a sense of belonging and a chance to have their own friends, the Girl Scouts issue "travel cards" so that when a girl presents her travel card to the Girl Scout troop in the next place her family stops, she becomes a member of that troop until she moves on again. Putting President Eisenhower's "People to People" program into action, the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. last year sponsored an exchange of 582 Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. Girl scouts from the U.S.A. traveled as far westward as the Philip pines and as far eastward as Switzerland. Girl Guides from all over the world visited the United States. Purpose of the exchange: to make friends for the United States on a people to people basis. From the palm trees in the South Pacific islands to the shows in Iceland, there are U.S.A. Girl Scout troops. Called. "TOFS," a nickname of Troops on Foreign Soil, these troops are for daughters of American families who live overseas. Many of the 30,000 Girl Scouts in TOFS are daughters of American Servicemen stationed all over the world. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 NEVER TOO OLD by MAUDDEAN THOMPSON SEWARD Girl Scouts observe the beginning of Girl Scout Week by attending religious services in the church or synagogue of their choice. This year and every year, Girl Scout Week (March 9-15) starts with religious observances because every Girl Scout has made a promise. It reads: "On my honor, I will try to do my duty to God and my country." Gertrude Stein might have said, "a girl is a girl is a girl is a girl," but leaders of Girl Scout troops say, "a Girl Scout is a girl you can count on." She learns how to do all kinds of useful things—first aid, cooking, minding younger children. Most important, she learns to be a good citizen and is ready to serve her community when she is needed. Hunters and fishermen are usually a rugged lot. Not long ago, five of these men who love thedeep woods and clear lakes were almost drowned when their fish ing boat overturned. They were rescued by a group of teen-age Girl Scouts who were on a canoe trip. In the last two years 30 Girl Scouts have received awards for extraordinary and often dangerous, rescue work. Juliette Loe, the Woman who started the first Girl Scout troop 46 years ago today, was over 50 years old when she began her work with youth. She was a widow, childless and had no formal training or preparation for her new venture, yet in a few years she had firmly established a nation-wide youth movement for girls which today has grown to more than 3 million members. Many thousands of youngsters in the United States never live in any one town for more than a few weeks. They never can stay in one school, live in one house, or belong to any youth group. These are the children of migratory farm workers. To give these children a sense of belonging and a chance to have their own friends, the Girl Scouts issue "travel cards" so that when a girl presents her travel card to the Girl Scout troop in the next place her family stops, she becomes a member of that troop until she moves on again. Putting President Eisenhower's "People to People" program into action, the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. last year sponsored an exchange of 582 Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. Girl scouts from the U.S.A. traveled as far westward as the Philip pines and as far eastward as Switzerland. Girl Guides from all over the world visited the United States. Purpose of the exchange: to make friends for the United States on a people to people basis. From the palm trees in the South Pacific islands to the shows in Iceland, there are U.S.A. Girl Scout troops. Called. "TOFS," a nickname of Troops on Foreign Soil, these troops are for daughters of American families who live overseas. Many of the 30,000 Girl Scouts in TOFS are daughters of American Servicemen stationed all over the world. THURSDAY, MARCH 13 FRIENDS ALONG THE ROAD by MAUDDEAN THOMPSON SEWARD Girl Scouts observe the beginning of Girl Scout Week by attending religious services in the church or synagogue of their choice. This year and every year, Girl Scout Week (March 9-15) starts with religious observances because every Girl Scout has made a promise. It reads: "On my honor, I will try to do my duty to God and my country." Gertrude Stein might have said, "a girl is a girl is a girl is a girl," but leaders of Girl Scout troops say, "a Girl Scout is a girl you can count on." She learns how to do all kinds of useful things—first aid, cooking, minding younger children. Most important, she learns to be a good citizen and is ready to serve her community when she is needed. Hunters and fishermen are usually a rugged lot. Not long ago, five of these men who love thedeep woods and clear lakes were almost drowned when their fish ing boat overturned. They were rescued by a group of teen-age Girl Scouts who were on a canoe trip. In the last two years 30 Girl Scouts have received awards for extraordinary and often dangerous, rescue work. Juliette Loe, the Woman who started the first Girl Scout troop 46 years ago today, was over 50 years old when she began her work with youth. She was a widow, childless and had no formal training or preparation for her new venture, yet in a few years she had firmly established a nation-wide youth movement for girls which today has grown to more than 3 million members. Many thousands of youngsters in the United States never live in any one town for more than a few weeks. They never can stay in one school, live in one house, or belong to any youth group. These are the children of migratory farm workers. To give these children a sense of belonging and a chance to have their own friends, the Girl Scouts issue "travel cards" so that when a girl presents her travel card to the Girl Scout troop in the next place her family stops, she becomes a member of that troop until she moves on again. Putting President Eisenhower's "People to People" program into action, the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. last year sponsored an exchange of 582 Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. Girl scouts from the U.S.A. traveled as far westward as the Philip pines and as far eastward as Switzerland. Girl Guides from all over the world visited the United States. Purpose of the exchange: to make friends for the United States on a people to people basis. From the palm trees in the South Pacific islands to the shows in Iceland, there are U.S.A. Girl Scout troops. Called. "TOFS," a nickname of Troops on Foreign Soil, these troops are for daughters of American families who live overseas. Many of the 30,000 Girl Scouts in TOFS are daughters of American Servicemen stationed all over the world. FRIDAY, MARCH 14 PEOPLE TO PEOPLE by MAUDDEAN THOMPSON SEWARD Girl Scouts observe the beginning of Girl Scout Week by attending religious services in the church or synagogue of their choice. This year and every year, Girl Scout Week (March 9-15) starts with religious observances because every Girl Scout has made a promise. It reads: "On my honor, I will try to do my duty to God and my country." Gertrude Stein might have said, "a girl is a girl is a girl is a girl," but leaders of Girl Scout troops say, "a Girl Scout is a girl you can count on." She learns how to do all kinds of useful things—first aid, cooking, minding younger children. Most important, she learns to be a good citizen and is ready to serve her community when she is needed. Hunters and fishermen are usually a rugged lot. Not long ago, five of these men who love thedeep woods and clear lakes were almost drowned when their fish ing boat overturned. They were rescued by a group of teen-age Girl Scouts who were on a canoe trip. In the last two years 30 Girl Scouts have received awards for extraordinary and often dangerous, rescue work. Juliette Loe, the Woman who started the first Girl Scout troop 46 years ago today, was over 50 years old when she began her work with youth. She was a widow, childless and had no formal training or preparation for her new venture, yet in a few years she had firmly established a nation-wide youth movement for girls which today has grown to more than 3 million members. Many thousands of youngsters in the United States never live in any one town for more than a few weeks. They never can stay in one school, live in one house, or belong to any youth group. These are the children of migratory farm workers. To give these children a sense of belonging and a chance to have their own friends, the Girl Scouts issue "travel cards" so that when a girl presents her travel card to the Girl Scout troop in the next place her family stops, she becomes a member of that troop until she moves on again. Putting President Eisenhower's "People to People" program into action, the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. last year sponsored an exchange of 582 Girl Scouts and Girl Guides. Girl scouts from the U.S.A. traveled as far westward as the Philip pines and as far eastward as Switzerland. Girl Guides from all over the world visited the United States. Purpose of the exchange: to make friends for the United States on a people to people basis. From the palm trees in the South Pacific islands to the shows in Iceland, there are U.S.A. Girl Scout troops. Called. "TOFS," a nickname of Troops on Foreign Soil, these troops are for daughters of American families who live overseas. Many of the 30,000 Girl Scouts in TOFS are daughters of American Servicemen stationed all over the world. SATURDAY, MARCH 15 HOME AWAY FROM HOME by MAUDDEAN THOMPSON SEWARD Girl Scouts observe the beginning of Girl Scout Week by attending religious services in the church or synagogue of their choice. This year and every year, Girl Scout Week (March 9-15) starts with religious observances because every Girl Scout has made a promise. It reads: "On my honor, I will try to do my duty to God and my country." Gertrude Stein might have said, "a girl is a girl is a girl is a girl," but leaders of Girl Scout troops say, "a Girl Scout is a girl you can count on." She learns how to do all kinds of useful things—first aid, cooking, minding younger children. Most important, she learns to be a good citizen and is ready to serve her community when she is needed. Hunters and fishermen are usually a rugged lot. Not long ago, five of these men who love thedeep woods and clear lakes were almost drowned when their fish ing boat overturned. They were rescued by a group of teen-age Girl Scouts who were on a canoe trip. In the last two years 30 Girl Scouts have received awards for extraordinary and often dangerous, rescue work. Juliette Loe, the Woman who started the first Girl Scout troop 46 years ago today, was over 50 years old when she began her work with youth. 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Buy the best for your child. ST. JOSEPH ASPIRIN FOR CHILDREN World's Largest Selling Aspirin For Children DESPERATE MAN WAYNE D. OVERHOLSER'S new Western thriller © 1956, 1957, Wayne D. Overholser, From the novel published by the Macmillan Co. Distributed by King Features Syndicate. NOW I WAS past Johnny Strong's ranch, and there was no road, just a stock trail that wound up the cliff ahead of me like the wiggling track of a snake. Snow lay in a solid carpet on the ground six inches or more deep. No tracks! Jones hadn't come this way. Slowly I turned my horse and rode back. I turned in at Johnny Strong's place on the chance he'd seen Jones ride by. I didn't realize how cold I was until I was inside the house and standing beside the red-hot heater. I told Johnny what had happened, holding my hands out to the stove, rubbing them and working my toes in my boots. They didn't have much feeling. Maybe they were frozen. Johnny was young, not over thirty, a slender, rawhide-tough man who had ridden for Rafter 3. He'd quit just after Toll was made foreman. He didn't make any bones about it. He couldn't stand him, he'd said, and he still couldn't. He had been, along with Elder Smith, my father's best friend. Now he stood staring blankly at me like a man who had been knocked cold but is still on his feet. Mrs. Strong, who had been nursing a baby in the kitchen, heard what I said, and she ran into the room, the baby in her arms. "Johnny, hitch up the buggy. I'll go right down." "No," I said. "There's no need of that. Bess and Lorna Dance will be there. We'll let you know when the funeral is." "He's right," Johnny said. "You've got a little cold anyhow." He turned to where his coat and hat hung on the wall. "I'll go with you, Dave—just to keep you from murdering that devil." "Murder him?" I stared at Johnny, not understanding. "It wouldn't be murder. It'd be an execution." "I know it and you know it, but Ed Veach won't. He'll see you hang just to please Vic Toll if nothing else." He slipped into his coat and crossed back to where I stood. "If a man wants to get his neck stretched, it's usually his own business." He put a hand on my shoulder. "In your case it ain't. We need you, and we're gonna need you a lot be fore this is over. You've got a lot of Joe in you, Dave." I turned away from him and headed for the door. The stupid tears started running down my face again. I waited outside until Johnny saddled up and joined me. As we rode downriver, Johnny said: "Dave, this like looking for a needle in a haystack. He might have circled on you after he headed this way, just to throw you off the track." "He might have, all right." I said. I hadn't thought of that, but it could have been easy enough, with the ground frozen and the snow scattered in patches the way it was at the other end of the park. I felt like a fool. By this time that devil might be halfway to Buhl or, warming his hands in the Rafter 3 bunkhouse. "We'll watch this side of the road for tracks," Johnny said. "He might have turned off anywhere." Not up here, I thought, but I didn't argue. We rode slowly, each watching his side of the road. Presently Johnny said, "Ed Veach has got to know about this." I grunted an agreement, not caring whether Ed Veach knew or not. Then Johnny said, "Let's stop at the March place and send Hugo to town." "I'll go on," I said, "You tell him." He turned off and joined me a few minutes later. "Hugo will go soon as he eats," he said. The snow had gradually thinned as we dropped downriver. By the time we reached Matt Colohan's ranch it was so spotty that a man could have turned back anywhere without leaving tracks. It was all a lot of damn foolishness anyway, because if he had turned back he'd have done it sooner than this. I should have got Frank Dance up. He was the best tracker in the park. He wouldn't have ridden around the park on a wild goose chase the way I'd done. He could pick up a fly's track on a pane of glass, or so folks said. I would have gone after Dance if I hadn't been so sure I knew what Jones would do. I was mentally kicking myself all over the place when Johnny said, "Dave, what color horse was that yahoo forking?" "A mouse." "Looks to me like that's it yon der in Matt's corral. Leastwise I never seen it before." I looked up. "That's it," I said, and dug in my spurs. I headed across Matt Colohan's hay meadow. He had more fence down than he had up, so I rode straight to the house, Johnny a jump behind. I hit the ground running and plunged across the porch and jerked the door open, not taking time to knock. Matt was sitting in one of his homemade chairs, a jug in his hand. His fat wife had her mouth open, jawing him about something. Kids were all over the place, some of them bigger than Jones. Matt and his wife both straightened up and looked at me, bug-eyed. Then I saw Jones back in the corner and I went for him, the kids scattering in front of me and heading for the kitchen like cowhands coming home to dinner. Jones, let out a blast like a scared sheep; then I got hold of him and yanked him out of his chair and hit him. He went back about ten feet and fell. I jumped on top of him and got my thumbs on his throat and started to squeeze. By the time Matt and Johnny pulled me off, his face was getting purple. "Dave, what'd I tell you?" Johnny bellowed. "They can hang him in Buhl just as well as you can choke him to death out here." "What's going on?" Matt demanded, shocked sober. Jones was sitting up, rubbing his throat and trying to get his breath. Matt had me by one arm and Johnny by the other, and after a while I quit struggling. I'd lost my head. Johnny was right, of course. "I want to know what's going on," Matt said again. "That coyote shot and killed Pa this morning," I said, so choked up my words were almost incoherent. "Let me go. I'm all right now." Matt began to swear. Then he stopped. "This morning, Dave?" "Yeah, this morning. About six, I guess it was." "Then you've got the wrong man, boy. This galoot showed up here about four, and he's been here ever since." CHAPTER 15 WAYNE D. OVERHOLSER'S new Western thriller © 1956, 1957, Wayne D. Overholser, From the novel published by the Macmillan Co. Distributed by King Features Syndicate. NOW I WAS past Johnny Strong's ranch, and there was no road, just a stock trail that wound up the cliff ahead of me like the wiggling track of a snake. Snow lay in a solid carpet on the ground six inches or more deep. No tracks! Jones hadn't come this way. Slowly I turned my horse and rode back. I turned in at Johnny Strong's place on the chance he'd seen Jones ride by. I didn't realize how cold I was until I was inside the house and standing beside the red-hot heater. I told Johnny what had happened, holding my hands out to the stove, rubbing them and working my toes in my boots. They didn't have much feeling. Maybe they were frozen. Johnny was young, not over thirty, a slender, rawhide-tough man who had ridden for Rafter 3. He'd quit just after Toll was made foreman. He didn't make any bones about it. He couldn't stand him, he'd said, and he still couldn't. He had been, along with Elder Smith, my father's best friend. Now he stood staring blankly at me like a man who had been knocked cold but is still on his feet. Mrs. Strong, who had been nursing a baby in the kitchen, heard what I said, and she ran into the room, the baby in her arms. "Johnny, hitch up the buggy. I'll go right down." "No," I said. "There's no need of that. Bess and Lorna Dance will be there. We'll let you know when the funeral is." "He's right," Johnny said. "You've got a little cold anyhow." He turned to where his coat and hat hung on the wall. "I'll go with you, Dave—just to keep you from murdering that devil." "Murder him?" I stared at Johnny, not understanding. "It wouldn't be murder. It'd be an execution." "I know it and you know it, but Ed Veach won't. He'll see you hang just to please Vic Toll if nothing else." He slipped into his coat and crossed back to where I stood. "If a man wants to get his neck stretched, it's usually his own business." He put a hand on my shoulder. "In your case it ain't. We need you, and we're gonna need you a lot be fore this is over. You've got a lot of Joe in you, Dave." I turned away from him and headed for the door. The stupid tears started running down my face again. I waited outside until Johnny saddled up and joined me. As we rode downriver, Johnny said: "Dave, this like looking for a needle in a haystack. He might have circled on you after he headed this way, just to throw you off the track." "He might have, all right." I said. I hadn't thought of that, but it could have been easy enough, with the ground frozen and the snow scattered in patches the way it was at the other end of the park. I felt like a fool. By this time that devil might be halfway to Buhl or, warming his hands in the Rafter 3 bunkhouse. "We'll watch this side of the road for tracks," Johnny said. "He might have turned off anywhere." Not up here, I thought, but I didn't argue. We rode slowly, each watching his side of the road. Presently Johnny said, "Ed Veach has got to know about this." I grunted an agreement, not caring whether Ed Veach knew or not. Then Johnny said, "Let's stop at the March place and send Hugo to town." "I'll go on," I said, "You tell him." He turned off and joined me a few minutes later. "Hugo will go soon as he eats," he said. The snow had gradually thinned as we dropped downriver. By the time we reached Matt Colohan's ranch it was so spotty that a man could have turned back anywhere without leaving tracks. It was all a lot of damn foolishness anyway, because if he had turned back he'd have done it sooner than this. I should have got Frank Dance up. He was the best tracker in the park. He wouldn't have ridden around the park on a wild goose chase the way I'd done. He could pick up a fly's track on a pane of glass, or so folks said. I would have gone after Dance if I hadn't been so sure I knew what Jones would do. I was mentally kicking myself all over the place when Johnny said, "Dave, what color horse was that yahoo forking?" "A mouse." "Looks to me like that's it yon der in Matt's corral. Leastwise I never seen it before." I looked up. "That's it," I said, and dug in my spurs. I headed across Matt Colohan's hay meadow. He had more fence down than he had up, so I rode straight to the house, Johnny a jump behind. I hit the ground running and plunged across the porch and jerked the door open, not taking time to knock. Matt was sitting in one of his homemade chairs, a jug in his hand. His fat wife had her mouth open, jawing him about something. Kids were all over the place, some of them bigger than Jones. Matt and his wife both straightened up and looked at me, bug-eyed. Then I saw Jones back in the corner and I went for him, the kids scattering in front of me and heading for the kitchen like cowhands coming home to dinner. Jones, let out a blast like a scared sheep; then I got hold of him and yanked him out of his chair and hit him. He went back about ten feet and fell. I jumped on top of him and got my thumbs on his throat and started to squeeze. By the time Matt and Johnny pulled me off, his face was getting purple. "Dave, what'd I tell you?" Johnny bellowed. "They can hang him in Buhl just as well as you can choke him to death out here." "What's going on?" Matt demanded, shocked sober. Jones was sitting up, rubbing his throat and trying to get his breath. Matt had me by one arm and Johnny by the other, and after a while I quit struggling. I'd lost my head. Johnny was right, of course. "I want to know what's going on," Matt said again. "That coyote shot and killed Pa this morning," I said, so choked up my words were almost incoherent. "Let me go. I'm all right now." Matt began to swear. Then he stopped. "This morning, Dave?" "Yeah, this morning. About six, I guess it was." "Then you've got the wrong man, boy. This galoot showed up here about four, and he's been here ever since." Nurse Confesses afternoon, alter being held about seven days after it was discovered in the trunk. Funeral services for the younger Jenkins were conducted at 11 a. m. Sunday, at Mt. Pleasant Grove Baptist church in Hernando, Miss. The tightly-sealed copper-tone steel casket, containing the badly decomposed body of Jenkins was carried to its final resting place by the Southern Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jenkins, Sr., of 1392 Kennedy St., a sister, Mrs. Ernestine Whitfield of Chicago; two brothers, Bennie Lee Jenkins of 1388 Gleason St., and Harvey Jenkins, Jr., of Detroit, and an uncle, Lindsey Jenkins of 663 Vance Ave. Mississippi College of the mixing, which in his mind was "unbelievable." He said it was "inconceivable" that such a situation should occur "in the heart of Mississippi... when we are engaged in a life and death struggle against our enemies." Cancellation Of and he had obtained a committment from underwriters insurance associations that no mass cancellations of property insurance would be undertaken. The brokers group is in favor of refusing to place insurance on properties which are in violation of the building Code, but beleive the indiscriminate designation of an entire area of the city as slum" without taking into consideration the properties in the area which are well kept in accordance with the laws, does incalculable harm to the innocent landlords and tenants, in an effort to crack down on the guilty. INNOCENT SUFFER WITH THE GUILTY and he had obtained a committment from underwriters insurance associations that no mass cancellations of property insurance would be undertaken. The brokers group is in favor of refusing to place insurance on properties which are in violation of the building Code, but beleive the indiscriminate designation of an entire area of the city as slum" without taking into consideration the properties in the area which are well kept in accordance with the laws, does incalculable harm to the innocent landlords and tenants, in an effort to crack down on the guilty. Funeral Services Mrs. Mary Washington, Mrs. Lucy Johnson, Miss Lucrease Alexander, of Tucker, and Mrs. Annie C. West of Westumka, Okla.; and three brothers, Dennie Alexander of Tucker; William Alexander of Texarkana, Tex., and James Alexander of Columbus, Miss. Labor Secretary Mitchell Sees Jobless at Peak Secretary Labor James P. Mitchell, in St. Louis for an on-the -scene look at the jobless situation in the area, said Wednesday he is "concerned' over the unemployment but believes the peak was reached last month. Mitchell reported that the total of unemployed throughout the nation will probably hit the 5-million mark when the February figures are made public next week. He added, however, that the March jobless figure - when announced in April –should show a downturn. The cabinet officer predicted the employment rise will be due to normal seasonal pickup in various types of industry affected by weather - such as construction work and to the effects of increased government defense program spending, more housing nd easing of credit. He asserted: "The ecenomy is basically sound and so long as people continue to have confidence, the recession will take an upward turn in the not too distant future. The Labor Secretary will make a similar unemployment inspection tour of Kansas-City today. The spontaneous feeling of brotherhood is a mark of human maturity. – Oveta Culp Hobby. Dodgers sell Amoros outright to Montreal farm. "No One Asked Me" my heart. The church must be rebuilt. This we agree. However, we don't see eye to eye on your proposed ordinance. However, we should not begin on our points of differences which means that we will never make progress. So let us begin on our points of agreement. "We agree that the church should be rebuilt. All persons can feel free to come forth with contributions and mix dollars from black and white hands to form a huge pile of green to be transformed into a beautiful Santuary where any man can enter to worship God. Mr. Ayres, I thank you for my congregation and myself. May some day see the end of all men's worry and problems. Yours in Christ." In the meantime it was revealed that another Negro family had purchased a home several doors from the Mason home. Rev. R. W. Norsworthy, pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist church, has purchased a home at 1801 Glenview, from E. V. Henson, a plumbing contractor. Several weeks ago another family purchased the home next door to Rev. Mason. The transaction was handled by Mrs. Evelyn Taylor of 2569 Spottswood, a real estate dealer. She said she has about three other homes on a listing. The neighbors were so wrought up over the news about more Negroes purchasing homes on the street until they staged a demonstration last Sunday when Mrs. Taylor held "open house" for prospective buyers. Some old-timers showed surprise at the "controvery about Negroes moving into the neighborhood. Negroes have lived in or near most all the Memphis neighborhoods for many years without any outburst." ANOTHER PURCHASE my heart. The church must be rebuilt. This we agree. However, we don't see eye to eye on your proposed ordinance. However, we should not begin on our points of differences which means that we will never make progress. So let us begin on our points of agreement. "We agree that the church should be rebuilt. All persons can feel free to come forth with contributions and mix dollars from black and white hands to form a huge pile of green to be transformed into a beautiful Santuary where any man can enter to worship God. Mr. Ayres, I thank you for my congregation and myself. May some day see the end of all men's worry and problems. Yours in Christ." In the meantime it was revealed that another Negro family had purchased a home several doors from the Mason home. Rev. R. W. Norsworthy, pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist church, has purchased a home at 1801 Glenview, from E. V. Henson, a plumbing contractor. Several weeks ago another family purchased the home next door to Rev. Mason. The transaction was handled by Mrs. Evelyn Taylor of 2569 Spottswood, a real estate dealer. She said she has about three other homes on a listing. The neighbors were so wrought up over the news about more Negroes purchasing homes on the street until they staged a demonstration last Sunday when Mrs. Taylor held "open house" for prospective buyers. Some old-timers showed surprise at the "controvery about Negroes moving into the neighborhood. Negroes have lived in or near most all the Memphis neighborhoods for many years without any outburst." Mrs. Helen Hewlett Funeral Rites Held Funeral services were conducted for Mrs. Helen Mable Fowler Hewlett at Centenary Methodist Church Saturday afternoon with Rev. D. M. Grisham officiating. Assisting him were Rev. Fred C. Lofton, Rev. H. H. Jones, Rev. J. W. Golden. Interment was in Mt. Carmel cemetery under direction of the R. S. Lewis and Sons funeral home. Mrs. Hewlett, a retired school teacher since 1952, died March 5. Active in civic and religious work, she was a member of the Oklahoma Teachers Association, YWCA, the NAACP, National Federation of Colored Women and the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. She started teaching in 1917 at Menasha, Ark., In 1924 she became principal at Rosenwald school. In 1927 she went to Manassas and in 1929 she become the home demonstration agent in Gulfport, and Biloxi, Miss., In 1936 she served as state supervisor of extention agent in Oklahoma. It was from this position she retired. She attended Mississippi Industrial Collarge, Rust college and received her A. B. degree from Tennessee State university. A native of Waterford, Mississippi she was morried to the late James Wesley Hewlett. They were the parents of one child, Mrs. Gloria Victoria Glover. UNCF Choirs Heard Around The Globe "I listen to your broadcast every Sunday from Frankfort, Germany. It is one of the finest programs here in Europe. Thanks to the College Fund for remembering the soldiers overseas." This letter from a GI is typical of the mail received regularly at United "Negro College Fund headquarters. The weekly radio programs, presented by the American Broadcasttog Network in cooperation with the United Negro College Fund, are rebroadcast overseas by Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. The series is heard over 119 Armed Forces Radio stations which reach audiences from Saudi Arabia to Berlin, from northern Greenland to the Caribbean, and from Alaska to Tokyo. The broadcasts feature the student choirs of the 33 member colleges of the United Negro College Fund. Originating in New York, Sundays, 10:35 - 11:00 a. m., the programs can be heard all over the United States at varying times on affiliated stations of the ABC network. Use It Or Lose It By LOUISE LYNOM And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; and they were amazed, and these who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him. (Mark 10:32) We as individuals are approaching the resurrection of our Savior. In order to keep before us the paramount importance of the soul over the body, the Church each year sets aside a contemplate the sorrows and trials of our Savior, but especially His death for us on the Cross. Yet the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord are the most outstanding events in the history of the world. To ponder these eternal facts is all important. That fact of the nearing cross we must constantly keep in mind, the deep and tender sympathy is still there, but there is a sterner note as he speaks about what discipleship means. We gain a new picture of Jesus himself as he enters the shadow of the cross, a new vision of his determination and courage. And the disciples too are revealed to us more clearly. How, do they meet the tests and what kind of men does it show them to be? With their usual frankness the Gospels sho wus the darker and the brighter side of these men. Then, how hard it was to believe that the King long expected would be done to death like a common male factor; Was there to be no over throwing of His enemies? Was there to be no coronation of this King from God? Surely. He spoke a parable when He pointed onward, not to throne, but to a cross; On these last journeyings, however, Jesus made it perfectly clear that He was the King. Some found it impossible to understand the new idea. Others doubted. Yet the populace seizing the idea as it passed from mouth to mouth, accepted it gratefully, but did not understand it. They recognized Jesus as the Messiah, but they expected to see Him conquer His enemies. Our Father, we would be Thy disciples. Help us to give up anything that would hinder our growth in discipleship. Teach us to carry our cross cheerfully. Strengthen us to follow in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus Christ. In His name Amen. APPROACHING THE CROSS By LOUISE LYNOM And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; and they were amazed, and these who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him. (Mark 10:32) We as individuals are approaching the resurrection of our Savior. In order to keep before us the paramount importance of the soul over the body, the Church each year sets aside a contemplate the sorrows and trials of our Savior, but especially His death for us on the Cross. Yet the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord are the most outstanding events in the history of the world. To ponder these eternal facts is all important. That fact of the nearing cross we must constantly keep in mind, the deep and tender sympathy is still there, but there is a sterner note as he speaks about what discipleship means. We gain a new picture of Jesus himself as he enters the shadow of the cross, a new vision of his determination and courage. And the disciples too are revealed to us more clearly. How, do they meet the tests and what kind of men does it show them to be? With their usual frankness the Gospels sho wus the darker and the brighter side of these men. Then, how hard it was to believe that the King long expected would be done to death like a common male factor; Was there to be no over throwing of His enemies? Was there to be no coronation of this King from God? Surely. He spoke a parable when He pointed onward, not to throne, but to a cross; On these last journeyings, however, Jesus made it perfectly clear that He was the King. Some found it impossible to understand the new idea. Others doubted. Yet the populace seizing the idea as it passed from mouth to mouth, accepted it gratefully, but did not understand it. They recognized Jesus as the Messiah, but they expected to see Him conquer His enemies. Our Father, we would be Thy disciples. Help us to give up anything that would hinder our growth in discipleship. Teach us to carry our cross cheerfully. Strengthen us to follow in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus Christ. In His name Amen. PRAYER By LOUISE LYNOM And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; and they were amazed, and these who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him. (Mark 10:32) We as individuals are approaching the resurrection of our Savior. In order to keep before us the paramount importance of the soul over the body, the Church each year sets aside a contemplate the sorrows and trials of our Savior, but especially His death for us on the Cross. Yet the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord are the most outstanding events in the history of the world. To ponder these eternal facts is all important. That fact of the nearing cross we must constantly keep in mind, the deep and tender sympathy is still there, but there is a sterner note as he speaks about what discipleship means. We gain a new picture of Jesus himself as he enters the shadow of the cross, a new vision of his determination and courage. And the disciples too are revealed to us more clearly. How, do they meet the tests and what kind of men does it show them to be? With their usual frankness the Gospels sho wus the darker and the brighter side of these men. Then, how hard it was to believe that the King long expected would be done to death like a common male factor; Was there to be no over throwing of His enemies? Was there to be no coronation of this King from God? Surely. He spoke a parable when He pointed onward, not to throne, but to a cross; On these last journeyings, however, Jesus made it perfectly clear that He was the King. Some found it impossible to understand the new idea. Others doubted. Yet the populace seizing the idea as it passed from mouth to mouth, accepted it gratefully, but did not understand it. They recognized Jesus as the Messiah, but they expected to see Him conquer His enemies. Our Father, we would be Thy disciples. Help us to give up anything that would hinder our growth in discipleship. Teach us to carry our cross cheerfully. Strengthen us to follow in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus Christ. In His name Amen. Two Burned To Death In Home Mrs. Ida Nunnally, 65-year-old grandmother and her six-month-old granddaughter, Andora, were burned to death here Friday in their burning three-room frame house. They were the only occupants in the house when the fire broke out about 8:30 a.m. The volunteer fire company hurried to the scene but the blaze was too far advanced to be halted. According to firemen, Mrs. Nunnally's husband, Henry, had left the home a short time before the fire started. MEMPHIS WORLD BYRD TRANSFER COMPANY — FEMALE HELP WANTED OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT FURNISHED ROOMS SCHOOLS 5 NEGRO WOMEN Subs: Merry—Northern. Half-Time score: Warriors 17, Hornets 18. Tenn. State Rips North Carolina College, 115-65 The NAIA defending, champions, Tennessee A and I State University Tigers romped over the North Carolina College Eagero, 115-65 for their firsts ticket to Kansas City and the national basketball play-off, March 10-15. This was the play-off of the sixth annual District 29 Play off at Kean's Little Garden here. Tennessee State's Dick "Skull" Barnett dropped in 14 field goals to top the scorers with 28 points. He also scared 10 of the Tigers first 12 points. Tennessee State was out front 50-31 at hail time. In the two-days, Tennessee State bounced Morgan State 101 to 63, while North Carolina edged Lincoln, 74 to 72 to gain the championship slot. Lincoln got into the win column by besting Morgan State, 82-67 in the consolation round. The all-District team selected includes: George Pruitt Lincoln) Dick Barnett, John Barnhill, Ron Hamilton, Jim Satterwhite, (Tennessee State): and James Slight (North Carolina College); Satterwhite and Slight tied for fourth place. Explorer buoys market; stocks top November.