Memphis World
Memphis World Publishing Co.
1955-01-28
Raymond F. Tisby

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And May It Be The Token Of Peace
"The United States must remove any doubt regarding our
readiness to fight."
These ringing words of the President of the United Slates on
last Monday to the Congress and the American people, in addition
to being a call to fealty, bear also that imbedded hope of peace.
The President hates war and would do nothing to drag the nations 
into one short of its merits and its effectiveness of bringing
the world into a lasting peace.
All along there has been a murmur of war in the air; the
UN Congress through its offices of goodwill, has striven to avert an
all out war. The Department of Slate has struggled unceasingly
through the many flying junkets of Secretary Dulles to bring about
world adjustment. The safe and sane leadership of President Eisenhower, 
himself a soldier to the manner born, has been that emblem 
of peace.
So the clarion call of the President to Congress, might well
be a peace message in essence, for it hopes to put down the aggressiveness 
of the cold war period through which we are passing.
The vote of the Congress to give him a blank check to meet
any emergency in which he might deem wise, is the striking
American spirit, so intense and genuine in a time of stress and
tension, which know no party or races of men.
This gesture of the Congress is a fine example of what we
as a nation must do if we are to enhance the good offices of
the President of the United States in this, one of the most critical
periods in the nation's long history.
We must also keep in mind that a workable foreign policy,
by which we must move, must be implemented by a firm domestic
policy. An enemy will not take seriously an opponent with divided
ranks.
Following the example of the Congress, those upon whom
the defense of the nation must finally rest, should seek and implement 
a spirit of unity.
While the war clouds thicken, it is possible that there is a
silver lining of peace and the country at large should address
itself vigorously to such internal problems calculated to produce
disunion and a strained relation of universal brotherhood if and
when an all out struggle ensues.
The President has sounded the signal warning; with the all
out support of whatever position he assumes, let no person or
state persist in any measure calculated to render a disservice to
the President of the United States, who assumes this grave responsibility 
soully upon the confidence he has in the American people.

Freedom Of

isn't any good, and asks him to allow 
himself to be used in destroying
what he himself built up."
On Negro advancement, Lightfoot
said that "under the greatest handicaps, 
the Negro in America has
made phenomenal advances. But
these advances, great as they are,
are still small in comparison to the
distance we must travel."
Parsons cited the "almost providential 
phenomenon of the American 
democratic ideology which had
its birth in the constitution" as one
of the main leasons for the Negroes 
great advance.
As to the future of the Negro in
America, Lightfoot described it as
pregnant with both tremendous
opportunities and grave dangers."
He claimed the full emancipation of
the American Negro was going to
be determined by the "struggle to
preserve democracy in our country
and to prevent a world atomic war."
Parsons looked to a bright future
with "eventual disappearance of
discrimination and segregation and
eventual full participation into all
facets of American living and progress." 

Both hailed Negro "first," such as
Jackie Robinson breaking into the
major leagues and Marian Anderson's 
deput at the Metropolitan
Opera in New York.
Of the Supreme Court's decision
to end segregation in public schools,
Lightfoot said his reaction was
"positive," but that 'unless this
ruling is enforced and the government 
is prepared to enforce it with
all powers at its disposal, the condition 
of the Negro people may be
undermined rather than advanced."
Parsons declared the high court's
ruling "was the only legal and
logical decision possible under the
constitution... its mandate will
be followed out within a reasonable
time, and without serious friction,
I know that because I know the
American people."
Of the need for special legislation, 
Lightfoot wanted emphasis
placed on fair employment practice
laws, anti-poll tax and anti-lynch
laws, and general enforcement of
the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. 

Parsons seeks strengthening of
the Federal Civil Rights statutes to
protect the individual against
abuse, harm and mistreatment. He
asserted:
I believe Government at all level
must meet the challenge of perfect
performance of its operations and
duties without short cuts that tend
in forget the universal dignity of
the-man-irrespective in America."
for Humphrey said:
"The civil rights issue has in the

past been characterized by conflict
and bitterness in this body. We are
presenting cur proposals this year
with a prayer that the 84th Congress 
by considering this vital legislative 
program will crystallize and
symbolize American dedcation to
good will and brotherhood."
Significantly missing from the
10 point civil rights "package" was
any mention of a resolution to
amend Senate rules so as to outlaw
the filibuster the stumbling block
of civil rights legislation.

BOTH VIEW FUTURE

isn't any good, and asks him to allow 
himself to be used in destroying
what he himself built up."
On Negro advancement, Lightfoot
said that "under the greatest handicaps, 
the Negro in America has
made phenomenal advances. But
these advances, great as they are,
are still small in comparison to the
distance we must travel."
Parsons cited the "almost providential 
phenomenon of the American 
democratic ideology which had
its birth in the constitution" as one
of the main leasons for the Negroes 
great advance.
As to the future of the Negro in
America, Lightfoot described it as
pregnant with both tremendous
opportunities and grave dangers."
He claimed the full emancipation of
the American Negro was going to
be determined by the "struggle to
preserve democracy in our country
and to prevent a world atomic war."
Parsons looked to a bright future
with "eventual disappearance of
discrimination and segregation and
eventual full participation into all
facets of American living and progress." 

Both hailed Negro "first," such as
Jackie Robinson breaking into the
major leagues and Marian Anderson's 
deput at the Metropolitan
Opera in New York.
Of the Supreme Court's decision
to end segregation in public schools,
Lightfoot said his reaction was
"positive," but that 'unless this
ruling is enforced and the government 
is prepared to enforce it with
all powers at its disposal, the condition 
of the Negro people may be
undermined rather than advanced."
Parsons declared the high court's
ruling "was the only legal and
logical decision possible under the
constitution... its mandate will
be followed out within a reasonable
time, and without serious friction,
I know that because I know the
American people."
Of the need for special legislation, 
Lightfoot wanted emphasis
placed on fair employment practice
laws, anti-poll tax and anti-lynch
laws, and general enforcement of
the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. 

Parsons seeks strengthening of
the Federal Civil Rights statutes to
protect the individual against
abuse, harm and mistreatment. He
asserted:
I believe Government at all level
must meet the challenge of perfect
performance of its operations and
duties without short cuts that tend
in forget the universal dignity of
the-man-irrespective in America."
for Humphrey said:
"The civil rights issue has in the

past been characterized by conflict
and bitterness in this body. We are
presenting cur proposals this year
with a prayer that the 84th Congress 
by considering this vital legislative 
program will crystallize and
symbolize American dedcation to
good will and brotherhood."
Significantly missing from the
10 point civil rights "package" was
any mention of a resolution to
amend Senate rules so as to outlaw
the filibuster the stumbling block
of civil rights legislation.

"ONLY LOGICAL" DECISION

isn't any good, and asks him to allow 
himself to be used in destroying
what he himself built up."
On Negro advancement, Lightfoot
said that "under the greatest handicaps, 
the Negro in America has
made phenomenal advances. But
these advances, great as they are,
are still small in comparison to the
distance we must travel."
Parsons cited the "almost providential 
phenomenon of the American 
democratic ideology which had
its birth in the constitution" as one
of the main leasons for the Negroes 
great advance.
As to the future of the Negro in
America, Lightfoot described it as
pregnant with both tremendous
opportunities and grave dangers."
He claimed the full emancipation of
the American Negro was going to
be determined by the "struggle to
preserve democracy in our country
and to prevent a world atomic war."
Parsons looked to a bright future
with "eventual disappearance of
discrimination and segregation and
eventual full participation into all
facets of American living and progress." 

Both hailed Negro "first," such as
Jackie Robinson breaking into the
major leagues and Marian Anderson's 
deput at the Metropolitan
Opera in New York.
Of the Supreme Court's decision
to end segregation in public schools,
Lightfoot said his reaction was
"positive," but that 'unless this
ruling is enforced and the government 
is prepared to enforce it with
all powers at its disposal, the condition 
of the Negro people may be
undermined rather than advanced."
Parsons declared the high court's
ruling "was the only legal and
logical decision possible under the
constitution... its mandate will
be followed out within a reasonable
time, and without serious friction,
I know that because I know the
American people."
Of the need for special legislation, 
Lightfoot wanted emphasis
placed on fair employment practice
laws, anti-poll tax and anti-lynch
laws, and general enforcement of
the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. 

Parsons seeks strengthening of
the Federal Civil Rights statutes to
protect the individual against
abuse, harm and mistreatment. He
asserted:
I believe Government at all level
must meet the challenge of perfect
performance of its operations and
duties without short cuts that tend
in forget the universal dignity of
the-man-irrespective in America."
for Humphrey said:
"The civil rights issue has in the

past been characterized by conflict
and bitterness in this body. We are
presenting cur proposals this year
with a prayer that the 84th Congress 
by considering this vital legislative 
program will crystallize and
symbolize American dedcation to
good will and brotherhood."
Significantly missing from the
10 point civil rights "package" was
any mention of a resolution to
amend Senate rules so as to outlaw
the filibuster the stumbling block
of civil rights legislation.

Senator Humphrey

an Assistant Attorney General in
charge, and a bill to strengthen the
pe laws.
Declaring that "we must place
the consideration of human right
above partisan politices," Sena-

Mississippi

her farm during 1955. "It is generally 
believed," she adds, "that Mr.
Strider refuses some loans to NAACP 
members because of local activeities." 

Last year, a local NAACP leader
swears, he secured without difficultty 
an operational loan from the
FHA. "But this year, I have been
unsuccessful in getting any consideration 
for a loan to operate my
farm," he asserts, naming O'Neal
as the one who rejected his application. 

"Because of my mere membership 
in the NAACP and my presence 
in the community," complains
the owner of a 76-acre farm, "there
exists a feeling of dislike for me
by some white men who are in federal 
authority (FHA) and who have
attempted to make my presence
in the community impossible.
"No loans," he continues, "will be
extended to me for current operations 
which begin in mid-January.
A Mr. Walter E. Strider, supervisor
for the FHA of Lexington. Miss.,
through which my property was
purchased, will not make it possible 
for me to secure a loan for operations 
through the FHA. However, 
a white friend of mine was
able to receive up to $10,000 for the
purchase of equipment and for operations 
through the FHA and Mr.
Strider."
The president of an NAACP
branch and owner of a $37,000 business 
in a Mississippi V city affirms
that he was warned by a member
of the City Council and two police
officers to post a sign over his place
"For Colored Only" in an effort to
drive away white trade.
"I was told," he declares "that
their reason was to protect me from
the 'poor whites' and to keep the
mean white people from bombing
my place. I refused their request. As
a result, pressure was put on whites
who stopped locally around my place
for service. My business is very
young and I didn't have money, for
operation. I went to my local bank
but was turned down No reasons
were given for not granting the application." 


DISLIKED BY FHA OFFICIALS

her farm during 1955. "It is generally 
believed," she adds, "that Mr.
Strider refuses some loans to NAACP 
members because of local activeities." 

Last year, a local NAACP leader
swears, he secured without difficultty 
an operational loan from the
FHA. "But this year, I have been
unsuccessful in getting any consideration 
for a loan to operate my
farm," he asserts, naming O'Neal
as the one who rejected his application. 

"Because of my mere membership 
in the NAACP and my presence 
in the community," complains
the owner of a 76-acre farm, "there
exists a feeling of dislike for me
by some white men who are in federal 
authority (FHA) and who have
attempted to make my presence
in the community impossible.
"No loans," he continues, "will be
extended to me for current operations 
which begin in mid-January.
A Mr. Walter E. Strider, supervisor
for the FHA of Lexington. Miss.,
through which my property was
purchased, will not make it possible 
for me to secure a loan for operations 
through the FHA. However, 
a white friend of mine was
able to receive up to $10,000 for the
purchase of equipment and for operations 
through the FHA and Mr.
Strider."
The president of an NAACP
branch and owner of a $37,000 business 
in a Mississippi V city affirms
that he was warned by a member
of the City Council and two police
officers to post a sign over his place
"For Colored Only" in an effort to
drive away white trade.
"I was told," he declares "that
their reason was to protect me from
the 'poor whites' and to keep the
mean white people from bombing
my place. I refused their request. As
a result, pressure was put on whites
who stopped locally around my place
for service. My business is very
young and I didn't have money, for
operation. I went to my local bank
but was turned down No reasons
were given for not granting the application." 


BRANCH PRESIDENT
TURNED DOWN

her farm during 1955. "It is generally 
believed," she adds, "that Mr.
Strider refuses some loans to NAACP 
members because of local activeities." 

Last year, a local NAACP leader
swears, he secured without difficultty 
an operational loan from the
FHA. "But this year, I have been
unsuccessful in getting any consideration 
for a loan to operate my
farm," he asserts, naming O'Neal
as the one who rejected his application. 

"Because of my mere membership 
in the NAACP and my presence 
in the community," complains
the owner of a 76-acre farm, "there
exists a feeling of dislike for me
by some white men who are in federal 
authority (FHA) and who have
attempted to make my presence
in the community impossible.
"No loans," he continues, "will be
extended to me for current operations 
which begin in mid-January.
A Mr. Walter E. Strider, supervisor
for the FHA of Lexington. Miss.,
through which my property was
purchased, will not make it possible 
for me to secure a loan for operations 
through the FHA. However, 
a white friend of mine was
able to receive up to $10,000 for the
purchase of equipment and for operations 
through the FHA and Mr.
Strider."
The president of an NAACP
branch and owner of a $37,000 business 
in a Mississippi V city affirms
that he was warned by a member
of the City Council and two police
officers to post a sign over his place
"For Colored Only" in an effort to
drive away white trade.
"I was told," he declares "that
their reason was to protect me from
the 'poor whites' and to keep the
mean white people from bombing
my place. I refused their request. As
a result, pressure was put on whites
who stopped locally around my place
for service. My business is very
young and I didn't have money, for
operation. I went to my local bank
but was turned down No reasons
were given for not granting the application." 


Attorney Named
Vice President Of
Victory Mutual
Atty. Bindley 
C. Cyrus Saturday, Jan. 22,
was named executive president of

the Victory Mutual Life Insurance
Ga., here. He succeeds the late
Bishop R. A. Valentine who died
several months ago.
Atty. Cyrus will be in charge of
home office operations. He will assume 
his duties Feb. 15. He was
elected to the post at a board meeting 
of the organization.
Victory Mutual also announced
that the organization now has assets 
of $5 million and some 30.000
policy holders.

MEALTIME MELODIES!
By GRACE WILLIAMS
Let's talk about the protective
foods. With so many people shutin 
with the flu and virus infections
I can think of no better time to
discuss the foods that increase our
abilities to resist infection.
We should understand though,
that by increased resistance we do
not mean complete immunity from
infection, but rather, that there is
less probability of infectious disease 
when we eat certain foods.
The term protective foods include
those foods that
are rich in vitamin 
A, B, C, and
calcium. These
nutrients not only 
protect but
they promote vitality 
and better
than average
health. Therefore
we apply the
term to milk,
fruit, vegetables,
and eggs. Milk furnished all 4 of
nutrients just named and is outstanding 
source of three of them
while each of the other three foods
mentioned is-a good source of two
of the protective nutrients.
Looking at the groups of foods
that build resistance and glancing
at the U. S. D. Als list of plentiful
foods we see that several foods
from each group are listed as abun
dant 
foods. For example, oranges,
tangerines, and grapefruits are in
abundance and they are rich with
vitamin C. Under the heading of
vegetable, you will find collards,
kale, turnips, mustards and yams.
There is a large supply of eggs in
the local markets now and we are
told that there will be even more
in February.
You no doubt saw on your TV
set the big milk drinking campaign
that was launched by the President
and Secretary of Agriculture.
With so many of the protective
foods available at moderate to low
prices there is no reason why we
shouldn't teach intelligently to
build up resistance against disease.
This weeks recipe features three
of the protective foods. This is just
one example of how protective eating 
can really be good eating.
1-4. cup butter
1-4 cup flour
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 egg yolks, beaten
1-4 teaspoon salt
2 pound asparagus, cooked
Toast
Make white sauce with butter,
flour and milk. Add egg yolks lemon 
juice, and seasoning. Arrange
asparagus on toast and pour sauce
over.

ASPARAGUS WITH
LEMON SAUCE
By GRACE WILLIAMS
Let's talk about the protective
foods. With so many people shutin 
with the flu and virus infections
I can think of no better time to
discuss the foods that increase our
abilities to resist infection.
We should understand though,
that by increased resistance we do
not mean complete immunity from
infection, but rather, that there is
less probability of infectious disease 
when we eat certain foods.
The term protective foods include
those foods that
are rich in vitamin 
A, B, C, and
calcium. These
nutrients not only 
protect but
they promote vitality 
and better
than average
health. Therefore
we apply the
term to milk,
fruit, vegetables,
and eggs. Milk furnished all 4 of
nutrients just named and is outstanding 
source of three of them
while each of the other three foods
mentioned is-a good source of two
of the protective nutrients.
Looking at the groups of foods
that build resistance and glancing
at the U. S. D. Als list of plentiful
foods we see that several foods
from each group are listed as abun
dant 
foods. For example, oranges,
tangerines, and grapefruits are in
abundance and they are rich with
vitamin C. Under the heading of
vegetable, you will find collards,
kale, turnips, mustards and yams.
There is a large supply of eggs in
the local markets now and we are
told that there will be even more
in February.
You no doubt saw on your TV
set the big milk drinking campaign
that was launched by the President
and Secretary of Agriculture.
With so many of the protective
foods available at moderate to low
prices there is no reason why we
shouldn't teach intelligently to
build up resistance against disease.
This weeks recipe features three
of the protective foods. This is just
one example of how protective eating 
can really be good eating.
1-4. cup butter
1-4 cup flour
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 egg yolks, beaten
1-4 teaspoon salt
2 pound asparagus, cooked
Toast
Make white sauce with butter,
flour and milk. Add egg yolks lemon 
juice, and seasoning. Arrange
asparagus on toast and pour sauce
over.

The laming of Carney Wilde
by BART SPICER
Copyright 1954, by 
 by King Features Syndicate
I WALKED back to the dock,
striding along swiftly, and turned
down the slope toward the Dixie
Dandy. On board, the tireless Mr.
Russell stood dashingly at the far
railing. He wore most of his Masking 
Day pirate's garb, minus only
the big, silver mounted pistols and
"the wide brimmed hat. He was
leaning on the guardrail, yelling to
someone out of sight. I crossed
over to ask him if he'd seen Ellen.
"Not since breakfast," he said.
"Congratulations, Sherlock." He
pointed to a paper on the deck
near his pirate's hat. "I was just
reading about it. I'll bet you..."
"How long have you had the
paper?"
"Boy brought them half an hour
ago. Makes you look pretty smart,
don't it? How come I never
noticed? Maybe you keep it just
for.
"Is Ellen on board now?" I cut
him off brusquely but he didn't
object
"Don't think so. She was loaded
down with camera stuff when I
saw her on deck." Russell leaned
perilously over to take a folded
paper someone handed him from a
flatboat moored alongside.
"What's all this?" I gestured at
the flatboat.
"Lighter," Russell explained
"Just getting set up so we can
move cargo tomorrow."
"Move it where?"
"We lighter it downstream to
that ship there See the basket
masthead?. The rusty fub, the
Montelume. About 1,000 yards,
maybe Lightering is cheaper than
taking it on shore and reshipping." 

"Yeah," I said vaguely, not listening, 
but thinking of a wild, unlikely 
notion. "But what about
customs? That's a sea-going ship,
isn't it? Don't you..."
"You saw the customs man,"
Russell said, indicating the crew
of the lighter. "He's already
checked the cargo. There isn't
much of it". We don't have enough
space. No job to go down in the
hold and check cargo there."
"Then the cargo is put on board
that ship and taken out of the
country," I said almost to myself.
Then I grabbed Russell's arm
tightly. "Why didn't you move the
cargo earlier? You've been here
for three days."
"Take it easy, man," Russell protested. 
"This is no slave ship. Our
crew wants to take in Mardi Gras,
too. It's all we can do to keep
enough cooks and stewards around
to feed the passengers. The crew
would just quit if we tried to work
them during carnival. And even if
they would work, the crew of that
ship wouldn't be on hand."
"Is that routine?" I asked excitedly. 
"Do you always do that?"
I took a sober breath and let go of
Russell's arm. "Wait a minute, let
me get it in order. First, do you
always carry cargo on this
cruise?"
"Sure," Russell said. "I told
you.
"I know you did. I just wanted
to make sure you always took
cargo, not just sometimes. Now,
do you always take your cargo off
by lighter to send to another
ship?"
"Well, yes, if the cargo is consigned 
to a ship," Russell said.
"Sometimes it goes ashore to somebody 
in town."
"Okay. When cargo is put on a
ship bound for foreign ports, is it
always inspected in your hold, the
day before you move it?"
Russell said: "Well, that's a
tough one. Usually, I guess it is.
It's a routine inspection, you
know, just to make sure no critical
war materials go to the wrong people. 
So sometimes..."
"You mean it's always done, nut
it isn't strictly the way it should
be done. Stay with me, Russell.
I'm not arcing for fun."
"We always do it that way,
Wilde. Is it important?"
"Mighty important. Have you
ever moved cargo any day other
than the day after Mardi Gras?
Do you always wait?"
"Sure, the men like to get
ashore. There's never any rush
about the cargo and Mardi Gras is
a big show."
"It's certainly a big show," I
said numbly.
Russell looked at me sharply.
"What's the matter with you,
Wilde? You sick?"
"I just saw a ghost," I mumbled.
"And I thought it was finished." I
shook my head, trying to clear my
brain. "Listen, will you do something 
for me, Russell?"
"Yes, if I can."
"Go up to that phone booth there
near the warehouse. Call Capt
Grodnik. He's at the office of the

chief of police. If he isn't, try to
trace him. Tell him I'm on the
boat. I want him to come down
here. And he better bring a local
badge with him. Tell him we quit
too soon."
Russell whistled soundlessly. His
foot touched at the newspaper lying 
on the deck. "Same stuff?
More of the same?"
"Yeah, the last part. Hustle it,
will you?"
Russell hit the gangplank in a
long leap and ran lightly up the
beam.
I walked slowly up the wide
staircase and moved along the corridor 
of the texas deck, heading
for the last deluxe bedroom on
the right side.
Stewart's getaway, I thought,
That's what we overlooked. Getting 
Stewart, then finding the girl
and the money, was enough for us.
But Stewart had planned to come
aboard the Dixie Dandy today, with
his girl, hidden in a crowd of costumed 
tourists. He'd stay under
cover and tomorrow, when the cargo 
left the boat's hold and was
winched downstream to the rusty
ship just 1,000 yards away, Stewart 
and his Mary would move with
it. A simple, reasonable plan.
If everything had gone smoothly,
Stewart would have been just another 
passenger on the Dixie
Dandy, less active than most,
probably. In New Orleans, he
would have picked up the girl and
the money, moved with the cargo
to the Montelume with no trouble.
I'd thought it very funny when the
cops were poking through the
crated machinery, hoping to find
Stewart in the cargo hold. It was
funny then, but not now. It would
be ridiculously easy, if any of that
machinery was boxed with a little
added space designed to take a
man, a girl and a wad of cash. It
wouldn't be a long trip. Just "1,000
yards.
I was beginning to see it all now.
Though I still couldn't guess what
had upset the original program.
Of course Stewart had left a trail
when he tried to burn his personal
papers and wasn't careful to burn
everything thoroughly, So we
knew about the boat and from that
moment his original plan was lost.
But it had been a good plan. And
a cleverer mind than Stewart's bad
set it up.


CHAPTER TWENTY NINE
by BART SPICER
Copyright 1954, by 
 by King Features Syndicate
I WALKED back to the dock,
striding along swiftly, and turned
down the slope toward the Dixie
Dandy. On board, the tireless Mr.
Russell stood dashingly at the far
railing. He wore most of his Masking 
Day pirate's garb, minus only
the big, silver mounted pistols and
"the wide brimmed hat. He was
leaning on the guardrail, yelling to
someone out of sight. I crossed
over to ask him if he'd seen Ellen.
"Not since breakfast," he said.
"Congratulations, Sherlock." He
pointed to a paper on the deck
near his pirate's hat. "I was just
reading about it. I'll bet you..."
"How long have you had the
paper?"
"Boy brought them half an hour
ago. Makes you look pretty smart,
don't it? How come I never
noticed? Maybe you keep it just
for.
"Is Ellen on board now?" I cut
him off brusquely but he didn't
object
"Don't think so. She was loaded
down with camera stuff when I
saw her on deck." Russell leaned
perilously over to take a folded
paper someone handed him from a
flatboat moored alongside.
"What's all this?" I gestured at
the flatboat.
"Lighter," Russell explained
"Just getting set up so we can
move cargo tomorrow."
"Move it where?"
"We lighter it downstream to
that ship there See the basket
masthead?. The rusty fub, the
Montelume. About 1,000 yards,
maybe Lightering is cheaper than
taking it on shore and reshipping." 

"Yeah," I said vaguely, not listening, 
but thinking of a wild, unlikely 
notion. "But what about
customs? That's a sea-going ship,
isn't it? Don't you..."
"You saw the customs man,"
Russell said, indicating the crew
of the lighter. "He's already
checked the cargo. There isn't
much of it". We don't have enough
space. No job to go down in the
hold and check cargo there."
"Then the cargo is put on board
that ship and taken out of the
country," I said almost to myself.
Then I grabbed Russell's arm
tightly. "Why didn't you move the
cargo earlier? You've been here
for three days."
"Take it easy, man," Russell protested. 
"This is no slave ship. Our
crew wants to take in Mardi Gras,
too. It's all we can do to keep
enough cooks and stewards around
to feed the passengers. The crew
would just quit if we tried to work
them during carnival. And even if
they would work, the crew of that
ship wouldn't be on hand."
"Is that routine?" I asked excitedly. 
"Do you always do that?"
I took a sober breath and let go of
Russell's arm. "Wait a minute, let
me get it in order. First, do you
always carry cargo on this
cruise?"
"Sure," Russell said. "I told
you.
"I know you did. I just wanted
to make sure you always took
cargo, not just sometimes. Now,
do you always take your cargo off
by lighter to send to another
ship?"
"Well, yes, if the cargo is consigned 
to a ship," Russell said.
"Sometimes it goes ashore to somebody 
in town."
"Okay. When cargo is put on a
ship bound for foreign ports, is it
always inspected in your hold, the
day before you move it?"
Russell said: "Well, that's a
tough one. Usually, I guess it is.
It's a routine inspection, you
know, just to make sure no critical
war materials go to the wrong people. 
So sometimes..."
"You mean it's always done, nut
it isn't strictly the way it should
be done. Stay with me, Russell.
I'm not arcing for fun."
"We always do it that way,
Wilde. Is it important?"
"Mighty important. Have you
ever moved cargo any day other
than the day after Mardi Gras?
Do you always wait?"
"Sure, the men like to get
ashore. There's never any rush
about the cargo and Mardi Gras is
a big show."
"It's certainly a big show," I
said numbly.
Russell looked at me sharply.
"What's the matter with you,
Wilde? You sick?"
"I just saw a ghost," I mumbled.
"And I thought it was finished." I
shook my head, trying to clear my
brain. "Listen, will you do something 
for me, Russell?"
"Yes, if I can."
"Go up to that phone booth there
near the warehouse. Call Capt
Grodnik. He's at the office of the

chief of police. If he isn't, try to
trace him. Tell him I'm on the
boat. I want him to come down
here. And he better bring a local
badge with him. Tell him we quit
too soon."
Russell whistled soundlessly. His
foot touched at the newspaper lying 
on the deck. "Same stuff?
More of the same?"
"Yeah, the last part. Hustle it,
will you?"
Russell hit the gangplank in a
long leap and ran lightly up the
beam.
I walked slowly up the wide
staircase and moved along the corridor 
of the texas deck, heading
for the last deluxe bedroom on
the right side.
Stewart's getaway, I thought,
That's what we overlooked. Getting 
Stewart, then finding the girl
and the money, was enough for us.
But Stewart had planned to come
aboard the Dixie Dandy today, with
his girl, hidden in a crowd of costumed 
tourists. He'd stay under
cover and tomorrow, when the cargo 
left the boat's hold and was
winched downstream to the rusty
ship just 1,000 yards away, Stewart 
and his Mary would move with
it. A simple, reasonable plan.
If everything had gone smoothly,
Stewart would have been just another 
passenger on the Dixie
Dandy, less active than most,
probably. In New Orleans, he
would have picked up the girl and
the money, moved with the cargo
to the Montelume with no trouble.
I'd thought it very funny when the
cops were poking through the
crated machinery, hoping to find
Stewart in the cargo hold. It was
funny then, but not now. It would
be ridiculously easy, if any of that
machinery was boxed with a little
added space designed to take a
man, a girl and a wad of cash. It
wouldn't be a long trip. Just "1,000
yards.
I was beginning to see it all now.
Though I still couldn't guess what
had upset the original program.
Of course Stewart had left a trail
when he tried to burn his personal
papers and wasn't careful to burn
everything thoroughly, So we
knew about the boat and from that
moment his original plan was lost.
But it had been a good plan. And
a cleverer mind than Stewart's bad
set it up.


First Conviction

seen, commented.
"I think the verdict is a substantial 
measure in effecting the
security of the nation. I felt this
and soul into it.
"I don't like to see the vicious
exploitation of minority groups, I
don't like to see my people sold
down the river with some trumped-up 
ideas that had origin in other 
countries. I don't like to see

Communists using our race to destroy 
something fine that our race
helped to build."
As he left the courtroom, Assistant 
U. S. Attorney General William 
O'Donnell joined northern Illinois 
U. S. Attorney Robert Tieken
in congratulating the 42-year-old
Parsons. O'Donnell had assisted
Parsons in the prosecution.
Parsons has been practicing law
only live years, three of them for
government. He is a Chicagoan a
specialist in military and security
matters. He was chosen to outline
the evidence because he had the
highest security rating among three
assistant prosecutors screened by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 

Parsons charged Lightfoot was
guilty due to his own writings and
teachings of the Communist party
doctrine.
Lightfoot was first to be tried
alone under Section 2385 of the
Smith Act. Of 107 accused Communists 
previously indicted under
this statute, all were seized in
groups of five or more and charged 
with revolutionary conspiracy.

Marian Anderson
Complimented
Miss Marian Anderson was complimented 
with a small dinner party 
immediately following her recital 
last week at Tennessee State
University by Dr. and Mrs. W. S.
Davis.
Sharing the honor with their
house guest, Miss Anderson, were
the artist's accompanist and her
Franz Rupp and I Jofe.
The heavy schedule which Miss
Anderson is carrying, in addition
to her operatic work, would not
permit any large gathering of
friends. In deference of her full
program of activities, no reception
followed the recital.
Other members of the party
were: Dr. and Mrs. William Crump,
Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Lewis, Mr.
and Mrs. John W. Work, Sr., Dr.
and Mrs. Earl L. Sasser, Arthur

Crowley, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Goins,
Mrs. Clinton D. Crooks, Mrs. S. H.
Freeman, Miss Luerlia Freeman,
Mr. and Mrs. George Hughes, John
H. Sharpe and Master Ivan H. Davis. 


LETTERS TO THE
Editor
Dear Sir:
Subject: Asking By-Laws to be
read to members of club pertaining
to nominating and Electing Officers 
of the Club. 35-1 Civic Clubs.
I am asking the members of the
club to work by the By Laws of
the Club.
The By Laws explains to you how
officers are nominated and elected
for representatives, of the organization, 
it also explains how our Elections 
are held.
Club Officers, I am asking, the articles 
pertaining to this subject to
be read to the club-mothers next
meeting and let the members know
who have the Charter and the
Constitutional By Laws of our organization. 

As chairman, of the Membership
Committee, I am nominating Mr.
Jack Sammuels for President of
the 35-1 Civic Club.
Sincerely yours, Willie B. Streeter,
chairman.

CITES BY LAWS
Dear Sir:
Subject: Asking By-Laws to be
read to members of club pertaining
to nominating and Electing Officers 
of the Club. 35-1 Civic Clubs.
I am asking the members of the
club to work by the By Laws of
the Club.
The By Laws explains to you how
officers are nominated and elected
for representatives, of the organization, 
it also explains how our Elections 
are held.
Club Officers, I am asking, the articles 
pertaining to this subject to
be read to the club-mothers next
meeting and let the members know
who have the Charter and the
Constitutional By Laws of our organization. 

As chairman, of the Membership
Committee, I am nominating Mr.
Jack Sammuels for President of
the 35-1 Civic Club.
Sincerely yours, Willie B. Streeter,
chairman.

Urban League
Chief Hails New
Anti-Bias Staff
Lester B. Granger, 
executive director of the National 
Urban League, in commenting 
on the White House announcement 
of the appointment of the
President's Committee on Government 
Employment Policy, declared
last week:
"The White House announcement
is extremely, gratifying. The new
Committee will supplant the Fair
Employment Board of the Civil
(Service Commission. That Board,
did good groundwork, but it was
limited in its effectiveness because
it was subordinate to the Civil Service 
Commission which has itself
been indicted for unsound policies.
"The old Board was also limited
in the extent to which it could initiate 
inquiries of its own. The new
President's Committee, operating at
presidential level of its own. The
new President's Committee, operating 
at presidential level and making 
its reports directly to the President, 
will enjoy increased prestige;
and is presumed to have greater
freedom in making inquiries and
investigations into allegedly discriminatory 
situations in government 
agencies.
"We hope that the Committee
will lose no time in investigating
charges of racially discriminatory
employment policies in such agencies 
as the Federal Reserve Bank,
the Bureau of Engraving, the State
Department and the Adjutant General's 
Office.
"Appointment of the President's
Committee should encourage governmental 
employees or job applicants 
who feel themselves to be victims 
of racial discrimination to
push their complaints vigorously
rather than hesitate as in the past
because of fear of reprisal.
"Urban League branches throughout 
the country will be alert to
give full cooperation to this President's 
Committee, and to individuals 
who feel that their employment
rights have been abridged."

NEW GAME
Mother: "Shirley, be still. Why
don't you be nice and quiet like
Johnny? He isn't making a sound
and you're jumping and screaming." 

Shirley: "Sure. That's our game.
He's daddy coming home late, and
I'm you"

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WRITES GUEST SERMON —
The Rev. David Walls, the "devil's foe and
the sinner's friend of Oxford, Miss., who envisions a school for
wayward youths in the Mississippi town, contributes a great sermon 
in this issue asking "What is Preaching?"
The Rev. Mr. Walls also serves as Memphis World distributor
in Oxford where he reports the Memphis World is eagerly awaited.

WHAT IS PREACHING?
Sermon Delivered by Evangelist
David Walis of Oxford, Miss. Text
found in St. Mark 16:15 Words
read as follows:
"Go ye into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature. 
He that believeth and is baptized 
shall be saved, but he that
believeth not shall be damned."
Now before beginning on this
text let us all think about the
commissioner and the commission
and consider it part of this text.
1st thought: What is preaching?
Preaching is the spoken communication 
of Divine Truth with
views to persuasion.
2. What is the gospel?.
The gospel is the power of God
unto salvation to everyone that believeth. 

3. Who is required to preach?
Those that are sent.
4. Who is sent to preach? Those
that are chosen to preach.
5. What is required of the people? 
Hear.
Read Mark 12:29 and consider it
a part of this text.
Now a few words on the subject:
The Gospel that Counts. I mean
with the Empire in Glory.
We will first take a thought from
a ball game, take the man in the
box. The balls he throws doesn't
count, the man at the bat, the
balls he hit it doesn't count. The
man in the pulpit, what counts?
Education, friends, money, good
clothes, big churches, that doesn't
count. Well what counts? Answer,
An unadulterated uncompressing
gospel preached by consecrated
us preachers.
Allow me to go back and get an
illustration of the ball game for
we preachers:
I have been told that once there

was a League team playing, they
were in the last inning not a score
had been made, they put up their
best batter. The first ball thrown
he missed it, the second ball 
misted it. They all cried out to
hit it if you can. He took a bird's
eye view on the pitcher. He threw
a kneedrop he reached down and
parked it. He was a swift runner
and he just sailed around the bases
and when he came in they picked
him up and carried him. Women
threw him their, pocketbooks and
when they cooled down, the umpire
said you are out he pointed in his
face and said you didn't touch the
first base.
And to us ministers it makes ho
difference how many you convert
and baptize you must be born
again. Next a good minister for
Jesus Christ. 1 Tim. 4:6. Next
what makes us preach. Isiah 61:1.
Again what makes us preach responsibilities. 
1 Cor. 9:16.
Last but not least. What must
we do with our body? Paul said
(1 Cor. 9:27) But I keep under my
body, and bring it into subjection
lest that by any means I have
preached to others I myself should
be a castaway.

SUBJECT: THE GOSPEL THAT
COUNTS
Sermon Delivered by Evangelist
David Walis of Oxford, Miss. Text
found in St. Mark 16:15 Words
read as follows:
"Go ye into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature. 
He that believeth and is baptized 
shall be saved, but he that
believeth not shall be damned."
Now before beginning on this
text let us all think about the
commissioner and the commission
and consider it part of this text.
1st thought: What is preaching?
Preaching is the spoken communication 
of Divine Truth with
views to persuasion.
2. What is the gospel?.
The gospel is the power of God
unto salvation to everyone that believeth. 

3. Who is required to preach?
Those that are sent.
4. Who is sent to preach? Those
that are chosen to preach.
5. What is required of the people? 
Hear.
Read Mark 12:29 and consider it
a part of this text.
Now a few words on the subject:
The Gospel that Counts. I mean
with the Empire in Glory.
We will first take a thought from
a ball game, take the man in the
box. The balls he throws doesn't
count, the man at the bat, the
balls he hit it doesn't count. The
man in the pulpit, what counts?
Education, friends, money, good
clothes, big churches, that doesn't
count. Well what counts? Answer,
An unadulterated uncompressing
gospel preached by consecrated
us preachers.
Allow me to go back and get an
illustration of the ball game for
we preachers:
I have been told that once there

was a League team playing, they
were in the last inning not a score
had been made, they put up their
best batter. The first ball thrown
he missed it, the second ball 
misted it. They all cried out to
hit it if you can. He took a bird's
eye view on the pitcher. He threw
a kneedrop he reached down and
parked it. He was a swift runner
and he just sailed around the bases
and when he came in they picked
him up and carried him. Women
threw him their, pocketbooks and
when they cooled down, the umpire
said you are out he pointed in his
face and said you didn't touch the
first base.
And to us ministers it makes ho
difference how many you convert
and baptize you must be born
again. Next a good minister for
Jesus Christ. 1 Tim. 4:6. Next
what makes us preach. Isiah 61:1.
Again what makes us preach responsibilities. 
1 Cor. 9:16.
Last but not least. What must
we do with our body? Paul said
(1 Cor. 9:27) But I keep under my
body, and bring it into subjection
lest that by any means I have
preached to others I myself should
be a castaway.

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MARCH OF DIMES

At half time the Allen five led 5032. 
In the second half S. C. State
rallied and had closed the gap to
Within three points of a tie. Allen
had to resort to freezing in the
waning moments in order to win by
the 85-82 score.
In the State vs Clark game Oscar
Butser was the high point scorer for
State with 19 points with Marcel
Martin second with 18 points.
Clark's high scorer was Reginald
Threat with 19 points and Warren
Rouse was second with 17 points.


CLARK COLLEGE
South
Carolina State College five after
losing its first game of the season
the first of the week chalked up a
78-58 victory over Clark College, Atlanta 
Friday night, January 21 in
Dukes Gym.
The Bulldogs lost to Allen University 
in Columbia, S. C., on Saturday 
night, January 18 by a score of
85-82.
At half time the Allen five led 5032. 
In the second half S. C. State
rallied and had closed the gap to
Within three points of a tie. Allen
had to resort to freezing in the
waning moments in order to win by
the 85-82 score.
In the State vs Clark game Oscar
Butser was the high point scorer for
State with 19 points with Marcel
Martin second with 18 points.
Clark's high scorer was Reginald
Threat with 19 points and Warren
Rouse was second with 17 points.


Virginia Union
Panthers Lead
CIAA Cage Race
Tom Harris
red-hot Union University Panthers
(8-0) are leading the pack in the
current CIAA cage race, but five
other clubs are pushing second place
Maryland State's (7-1) newcomers.
North Carolina College (9-2), Winston-Salem 
(7-2), and West Virginia
(6-2), all hard-to-beat contenders,
trial by slim margins in third, fourth, 
and fifth places.
With the season only half over,
each of ten other clubs must be
considered mathematical possibilities 
for the tournament. Only the
top eight teams will win berths in
the Durham classic on February
24, 25, and 26.
A breakdown of CIAA standings
as of late January by L. D. Smith
of Union University chairman of
the conference's 10th annual three
day dribble derby in Durham next
month, showed Delaware (5-2) running 
sixth; A. and T., seventh;
and St. Augustine's, eighth.
Significantly, however, Morgan's
Bears, the surprise of the 1954 tournament, 
sported an 8-8 record by
virtue of a resounding whacking of
the N. C. College Eagles, the No. 2
club, to place in ninth position.
In tenth place and slightly lower
in the standing was Ben Whaley's
Hampton Pirate five with a record
last week of 5-6.
Bluefield staked out on the eleventh 
position with a 2-3 record,
while the other clubs came in fellows: 
Howard (4-7); Shaw (5-9);
J. C. Smith (2-5); Virginia State
(2-9) St. Paul's Poly (2-12); and
Lincoln U., (Pa.), (6-5).
The CIAA uses the Dickinson, sys
tem for official computations, but
percentage wise here was the picture 
in late January: