Memphis World
Memphis World Publishing Co.
1957-03-16
Raymond F. Tisby

MEMPHIS WORLD
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Vice President Nixon Meets Montgomery's
King
Whether by coincident or on purpose, the general public will
be gratified in that Vice President Nixon met in person Montgomery's 
Martin Luther King, Jr., and had a chat with him.
This was not in the deep South region but was in far away
Ghana where both had gone as goodwill emissaries from their
heaths.
Vice-President Nixon is the much traveled, dashing heir apparent 
to the presidency, who has made on excellent record on
his own accounts. Considered a general favorite for the presidency, 
his words as well as his gestures are of much import:
Dr. King, of course is the Dexter Avenue pastor who figured
so conspicuously in the montgomery bus affair. It was possibly
upon his motion that President Eisenhower was asked to make
a speech somewhere in the deep South where there were bombings, 
torch-throwing and demonstrations in process against the
integration of the buses and in some points demonstrations
against the integration of the public schools.
From the reports the meeting of King and Nixon was cordial;
the Vice President is reported to have invited him to Washington
where the two will be able to converse more effectively.
As is known, Vice President Nixon is a direct representative
of The President. Having intimated such commitment, it would
go without saying that the President has his time and method
of treatment of the conditions touching those citizens in the deep
South upon whom reprisal has been visited because of the school
segregation decision. He has not been unmindful of the interest
of the citizens invilved and as has been said all along, such will
not be passed up lightly.
At the celebration of Ghana, two great Americans met in
the persons of Richard Nixon and Martin Luther King, Jr. Both
are young and vigorous and each possessing the sense of modern
liberality, let it be hoped that more will become of this cordial
meeting on African soil. Let there be an understanding between
the excellent Vice-President, and young King who is one of our
most able and popular young leaders.

School Tragedy Averted
A few days ago a Navy jet aircraft crashed into a building
only three hundred yard from a schoolhouse where 500 pupils
were in class. The crash occurred at 'Hertford, North Carolina, the
town which is known for the setting of the song, "Carolina" Moon."
The F-3H Demon fighter had been abandoned by its pilot a
little earlier and came down and crashed in Hertford, injuring
two men working in the building — a school bus garage.
Had the jet aircraft traveled a few hundred yards further,
it could have, exploded in the school and killed a large number
of pupils. As it turned out, the jet exploded in the garage and
burned, and several vehicles were destroyed.
There have been an increasing number of near-disasters involving 
aircraft falling a school property in recent weeks and
months; We do not know what the answer to this situation is,
although it may be that military aircraft will have to be restricted
more severely in flying areas than they are today.
Of course, school houses are to be found everywhere, and
more and more aircraft are in the air each year, so that accidents
are going to happen and some tragedies involving crashing aircraft 
and schools are to be expected. However, in recent weeks
there have been too many close calls for comfort, and it appears
that precautions will have to be increased if some pretty gruesome 
accidents are to be experienced in the immediate future.

The Tuskegee Request
For a long number of years private und church-related educational 
institutions have had to service the learning needs of a
substantial portion of the Negro group. Not until. 1931 did a
state-supported Alabama institution graduate a Negro person
with a degree. Alabama is not yet providing within its borders
either equal or equivalent educational opportunities for the two
competitive groups.
Tuskegee Institute, which in its beginning started as a' state
supported school, for a number of years has received a small
subsidy from the state to provide courses not open to the Negro
group in other insid e of A;abama schools. This vear Tuskegee institute 
asked that its annual appropriation be stepped up from
$350,000 to $564,000.
This request has provoked the opposition of a legislative
group which is opposed to educational upgrading. It suggested,
that the Tuskegee appropriation be taken away entirely unless
it could serve to induce Negro students to remain away from
Alabama's other institutions or higher learning. In other words,
it would use the Tuskegee appropriation as a club to beat the
Negro group into surrendering its claims and forfeiting its dignity.
How such a suggestion, now a recommendation of the legislative 
Council, could accomplish anything constructive is yet to
be shown. We do not know the history of this appropriation
but it does not have to be true that it was entirely conceived "to
prevent the necessity of Negroes attending white colleges". What,
then; about the our-of-state scholarship aide program? Does this
mean that the Jim Crow Scholarship program is to be eliminated?
Is this an oblique invitation that the other schools are now ready
to accept all on the basis of merit and the new concept?
Meantime it seems that the Legislative Council has made:
a move which points up and sharpens the need for stitching
the Powell Amendment info the proposed and pending Congressional 
school aid construction bill. It shows that unless contractual
protection is written, into the various aid bills the hindered minority 
will be deprived of benefits administered in a manner that
will hug with constitutional requirements.
Spite action aimed at striking back at progress could boomerang 
against those who initiated such action. To continue or
to cut out the Tuskegee appropriation deserves to be weighed
upon a better basis than spite, racial pressure, and misconception.
The argument that if Negro student, insist on "attending
white colleges" shows "they have no more need for state money"
at Tuskegee Institute is not in point. Tuskegee Institute needs the
appropriation to help do a service that will still need to be done
when Negro students are eventually enrolled in the presently
all-white colleges. Tuskegee Institute is not doing the work of
any other school in Alabama. It is performing a function that
fits properly into the total picture of Alabama.

LETTERS TO THE

Dear Friend:
Last summer paralytic polio
struck Chicago a hard blow. Most
heavily attacked was a densely populated 
area on the southwestern
side of the city. In this area lived
recent migrants from the South
and Puerto Rico, and low income
residents.
October 31 statistics reveal that
60 per cent of tile total number of
Chicago's polio victims came from
this area. Those paralyzed by polio
were principally pre-school children. 
Teen-agers and young adults
also were hard hit.
The entire area has an inferior
vaccination protection status. Similar 
situations could be cited from
information about communities
throughout the nation. The solution 
of this problem is simple. Every
means must be used to tell all people 
to get their polio shots now.
Your National Foundation urges
yon to support the Spring vaccination 
program with editorial messages 
and feature stories Several
million volunteers are at work developing 
community vaccine programs 
for all people under 40 years
of age. Your newspaper can provide 
the implementation necessary
to insure, use of the Salk vaccine,
by your leaders.
Help finish the job of polio prevention. 
Urge everyone to "Vaccinate 
Before Too Late—Get Your
Polio Shots Now." Do call on me
for any additional information you
may desire.
Sincerely yours.
Charles H. Bynum
Director of Interracial Activities
Memphis World
Memphis, Tenn.
Gentlemen:
A man's right to work at his
chosen occupation is one of the
most fundamental of American
rights.
But that right is geing violated
constantly by compulsory unionism.
Men are being forced against their
will to become members of labor
organizations and pay tribute for
the right to earn a living.
The National Right to Work
Committee is devoting its full time
and effort to a program of action.
It is working continuously to educate 
the citizens of the nation to
an understanding of the Right to
Work issue and the dangers of
compulsory union membership.
Section 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley 
Act guarantees the authority
of the state to enact laws to protect 
the individual's right to join
a union or not join a union, as he
sees fit. That is basic Americanism!
But desperate efforts are being
made to repeal this section of the
law and deprive the states of any
right to enact protective legislation 
of this type. THAT MUST
SOT HAPPEN!
Every man must have the right
but not be compelled to join a
labor union. Membership must be
voluntary!
Many union members agree with
this basic principle and are working 
with the National Right to
Work Committee in its efforts.
Our fight is a fight for freedom
of choice and against compulsion.
We need your help in this struggle.
As individuals we can do little but
united in this just cause" we can
do much.
Sincerely yours.
Nathan Thorington
Chairman of the Board

URGES INCREASED
SALK VACCINE USAGE
Dear Friend:
Last summer paralytic polio
struck Chicago a hard blow. Most
heavily attacked was a densely populated 
area on the southwestern
side of the city. In this area lived
recent migrants from the South
and Puerto Rico, and low income
residents.
October 31 statistics reveal that
60 per cent of tile total number of
Chicago's polio victims came from
this area. Those paralyzed by polio
were principally pre-school children. 
Teen-agers and young adults
also were hard hit.
The entire area has an inferior
vaccination protection status. Similar 
situations could be cited from
information about communities
throughout the nation. The solution 
of this problem is simple. Every
means must be used to tell all people 
to get their polio shots now.
Your National Foundation urges
yon to support the Spring vaccination 
program with editorial messages 
and feature stories Several
million volunteers are at work developing 
community vaccine programs 
for all people under 40 years
of age. Your newspaper can provide 
the implementation necessary
to insure, use of the Salk vaccine,
by your leaders.
Help finish the job of polio prevention. 
Urge everyone to "Vaccinate 
Before Too Late—Get Your
Polio Shots Now." Do call on me
for any additional information you
may desire.
Sincerely yours.
Charles H. Bynum
Director of Interracial Activities
Memphis World
Memphis, Tenn.
Gentlemen:
A man's right to work at his
chosen occupation is one of the
most fundamental of American
rights.
But that right is geing violated
constantly by compulsory unionism.
Men are being forced against their
will to become members of labor
organizations and pay tribute for
the right to earn a living.
The National Right to Work
Committee is devoting its full time
and effort to a program of action.
It is working continuously to educate 
the citizens of the nation to
an understanding of the Right to
Work issue and the dangers of
compulsory union membership.
Section 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley 
Act guarantees the authority
of the state to enact laws to protect 
the individual's right to join
a union or not join a union, as he
sees fit. That is basic Americanism!
But desperate efforts are being
made to repeal this section of the
law and deprive the states of any
right to enact protective legislation 
of this type. THAT MUST
SOT HAPPEN!
Every man must have the right
but not be compelled to join a
labor union. Membership must be
voluntary!
Many union members agree with
this basic principle and are working 
with the National Right to
Work Committee in its efforts.
Our fight is a fight for freedom
of choice and against compulsion.
We need your help in this struggle.
As individuals we can do little but
united in this just cause" we can
do much.
Sincerely yours.
Nathan Thorington
Chairman of the Board

SUPPORTS' RIGHTS
TO WORK LAWS
Dear Friend:
Last summer paralytic polio
struck Chicago a hard blow. Most
heavily attacked was a densely populated 
area on the southwestern
side of the city. In this area lived
recent migrants from the South
and Puerto Rico, and low income
residents.
October 31 statistics reveal that
60 per cent of tile total number of
Chicago's polio victims came from
this area. Those paralyzed by polio
were principally pre-school children. 
Teen-agers and young adults
also were hard hit.
The entire area has an inferior
vaccination protection status. Similar 
situations could be cited from
information about communities
throughout the nation. The solution 
of this problem is simple. Every
means must be used to tell all people 
to get their polio shots now.
Your National Foundation urges
yon to support the Spring vaccination 
program with editorial messages 
and feature stories Several
million volunteers are at work developing 
community vaccine programs 
for all people under 40 years
of age. Your newspaper can provide 
the implementation necessary
to insure, use of the Salk vaccine,
by your leaders.
Help finish the job of polio prevention. 
Urge everyone to "Vaccinate 
Before Too Late—Get Your
Polio Shots Now." Do call on me
for any additional information you
may desire.
Sincerely yours.
Charles H. Bynum
Director of Interracial Activities
Memphis World
Memphis, Tenn.
Gentlemen:
A man's right to work at his
chosen occupation is one of the
most fundamental of American
rights.
But that right is geing violated
constantly by compulsory unionism.
Men are being forced against their
will to become members of labor
organizations and pay tribute for
the right to earn a living.
The National Right to Work
Committee is devoting its full time
and effort to a program of action.
It is working continuously to educate 
the citizens of the nation to
an understanding of the Right to
Work issue and the dangers of
compulsory union membership.
Section 14 (b) of the Taft-Hartley 
Act guarantees the authority
of the state to enact laws to protect 
the individual's right to join
a union or not join a union, as he
sees fit. That is basic Americanism!
But desperate efforts are being
made to repeal this section of the
law and deprive the states of any
right to enact protective legislation 
of this type. THAT MUST
SOT HAPPEN!
Every man must have the right
but not be compelled to join a
labor union. Membership must be
voluntary!
Many union members agree with
this basic principle and are working 
with the National Right to
Work Committee in its efforts.
Our fight is a fight for freedom
of choice and against compulsion.
We need your help in this struggle.
As individuals we can do little but
united in this just cause" we can
do much.
Sincerely yours.
Nathan Thorington
Chairman of the Board

Armour Holds

Rev. Mr. Norsworthy asked.

Each case stands on its own facts
and it is the policy that these
cases be taken before the grand
jury Armour said.

The Rev S A Owen, pastor
of Metropolitan Baptist church and
chairman of the Negro division
of the Greater Memphis Race Relations 
Committee who was attending 
the meeting as an abserver, 
believed "great good will
be accomplished from this sort of
conference."

W. W. Scott, chairman of
GMRRC, also attended.
The hearing delayed for nearly 
30 minutes because a Commercial
Appeal reporter was late, was covered 
by the Memphis World two
other Negro reporters and representatives 
of the dailies, radio and television. 


Morticians

cipal speakers on Monday. March
18.
Other outstanding citizens present 
will be Senator Harry A. Cole
Maryland State Senate; Mr. John
L. Berry, Manager of East Baltimore 
District of N C Mutual
Ins.; Dr. F D Templeton, Exec.
Sec'y of Baltimore Urban League;
and Dr" Walter T Dixon., member 
of City Council, 4th District

"Racial Justice and the Negro Press — 1827-1957"
RACIAL
JUSTICE
THE NEGRO
PRESS
OPPRESSION
courtesy W. Holloway, Pittsburgh Courier


In-Service Education
Helpful, Educator Says
An estimated 700 heard a noted
professional educator assert that
in-service education helps to create
better conditions for growing young
teachers.
He was Dr. H. Gordon Hullfish,
professor of education at Ohio
State University, Columbus, Ohio,
who addressed the Wenonah conference 
on In-Service Education
held Saturday March 9 at Wenonah 
High School. His speech
was based upon the conference
theme: "Cooperative Approaches to
In Service Study."
Growing is valuable." Dr. Hull
fish declared. He said the growth
idea placed value on in-service education. 
He said in-service education
provided: the opportunity for the
administration and teachers to share
a common problem. Meantime he
declared that it also afforded teachers 
a chance to share ideas and abilities. 

Identifying himself as an educator 
of 35 yrs. teaching how to teach
experience. Dr. Hullfish raised this
question: "How did you do certain
things and why?" He suggested that
upon the answer ti this question
rested the key to effective teaching. 
He pointed out that the good
to find out how they can do a better 
teaching job.
Dr. Hullfish spotted a "sense of
skepticism" among teachers who
"live as if we do not know what
the score is." He saw a gap in
"what we learn in the learning
act and what is needed in the
teaching act." He said that in trying 
to bridge this gap "meanful
small steps" were more desirable
than meaningless long strides."
Three ways Dr. Hullfish listed
for improving the teaching force
were:
(1) Hire good people. (2) See
that all of the teachers work inside 
of a single concept. (3) Hire
good teachers and create the conditions 
tot them to grew into the
profession. He criticized the first
two approaches as inadequate.
He feared that the single concept 
idea would lead to conformity
and that it was too close to the
totalitarian doctrine. Hiring good
teachers, he said, without direction
would be inadequate.
Two of the five discussant scated 
made implementing comment
Dr I. F. Simmons, superintendent
of Jefferson County Public Schools.
injected the idea that the Board
of Education has a responsibility
in understanding the possiblitites
of in-service training In a supplementary 
statement. Dr. Hullfish
suggested that the superintendent
was in the best position to do
the necessary selling job.
Dr. J. F. Drake, obviously embrac
ing the Hullfish viewpoint, went a
step further to say it was his concept 
that "the world is still being
made and man is still being created." 

Other discussants were: Dr. H.
Councill Trenholm, president of Alabama 
State College; Lester Wooten,
superintendent of Morgan County
Schools. Rev. Dr. J. C. Blair director 
of the Division of Secondary
School, State Department of Education. 

Greetings were voiced by Leon
Kennedy, host principal and Dr.
E. Paul Jones, director of Negro
Education, Jefferson County Public 
Schools Rev. C. J. Booker, pastor 
of Enon Methodist Church gave
the Invocation.
Miss Lelia M. Barlow, chairman
of the Department of English
Alabama State College at Montgomery, 
gave the response. Dr. Robert 
C. Hatch, program coordina
tor, 
made a statement.
Dr. J. H Hadley assistant state
superintendent of Education. State
Department of Education, presided
over the panel discussion of the sub
ject: "Improving programs of InService 
Education."
L. G. Walker, superintendent of
Perry county Schools, Marion, Ala.
presided over the genera! session.
Music was furnished by the Brigh
ton High School Band and the Wenonah 
High School Choir.
The conference divided itself into 
four basic features-coffee hours,
clinic session, general assembly and
luncheon session.
Nine Clinic sessions were schedul
ed. Conductors were C. L. Sheffield. 
McDonald Hughes. J. T. Willlams 
S. J. Whisenhunt. Dr. C. W
Hayes, W. E. Morton, W. B. Lightfoote, 
R. E. Lawson, C. A. Fredd.
Counselors were Mrs. A. M. Norris. 
Dr. Jones, E. J. Oliver, Dr. C.
W. Orr. Dr. W. S. Edmonds, Miss
Barlow, Dr. W. E. Anderson; Mrs.
Carrie C. Robinson and Vernon McDaniel. 

Resource associates were; Dr.
Hatch. E. B. Payne. W. H. Ashford,
B. R. Jowers john T Smith. P. H.
Wesley, W. H. Lewis, Joseph Green
and Mrs. Geraldine H. Moore.
Clinic appraisal teams included
(1) L. M. Campbell, John L. Hill,
Jr.. Nathaniel Davis; (2) J. S. Abrams, 
W. F. Chambers; Wyman
R. F. Grant; (3) C. M. Randolph
J. B. Hargrove, B. F. Garth; (4)
N, Judge King. Mrs. Hattie B. Palm
er, L. O. Bryant; (5) J. B. Weir,
H. G. Fields. Mrs. Queen E. Crawford; 
(6) Robert Black, W. B. Ward.
E. D. Sledge; (7)Paul L. Ware.
Menrre M. Smith, W E. Jones; (8)
W. J. Moore. Mrs. Ruth Foreman
Boatwright A. C. Peoples and (9)
L. L. Penn., W. L. Preyer and C. L.
Reeves.
Members of the Wenonah planning 
committee were Mrs. Emma
B. Bailey. Mrs. Ethel S. Burke
Mrs. Ruth Cooper. Mrs. Catherine
Hall. Mm. Ella B. McCain, Edward
McClure, Mrs. Ruth Barefield pendleton, 
Joseph Sommerville and
Mrs. Nell S. Oden, chairman.
Brighton High School principal
Charles Allen Brown presided over
the curriculum work session. Recorders 
were Mrs. Mae ola Charlow
and Luther L. Penn.
Resources associates listed were:
Mrs. Hattie Allen: Mrs. Katie Black
burn. Miss Emma K. Gray, Alphonso 
Marsh and Miss Tessl M. Olivers. 

Constultants listed were Dr. Blair
Dr. Hadley. Dr. Trenholm. Supt.
Walker. Supt, Wooten and Dr.
Drake. Dr. Hullish also spoke
at-this session.
Curriculum workers listed were
Mrs. Evelyn S. Adams, Mrs. Hattie
R. Allen, Mrs. Robert L. Beasley,
Mrs. Ethel H. Bill; Mrs. Katie S.
Blackwood Mrs. C. E. Bozeman,
Mrs. Maude M. Calhoun. L. M.
Campbell. Richard K. Coats, Mrs.
Carrie W. Darby. Mrs. Ludie P
Dowdell. Mrs. Mabel Clarke Edwards, 
Mrs.. Bessie S. Estell, Miss
Gray, Mrs. Alice f. Holston, Mrs.
Mary. E. Jackson, Mrs. Lucile. Jiles,
Mrs. Eva P. Jordan, Mrs. Helen
F. Kennedy, Walter Kennedy, James
F. Kidd, Mrs. India Lay, Mrs. Maurine 
J. Little, Mrs. Thelma Morgan, 
Mrs. T..S. Morris, Asa Nichols,
Mrs. Rheutelia G. Oliver; Mrs. Sadie 
G. Penn, Miss Susie Pettway,
R. R. Pierce, Mrs. Mary E. Preyer.
Mrs. Thelma Reed Richardson, Mrs.
Odell L. Sheffield Mrs. Rheto Free
man Tate, Miss Ruby C. Todd, John
C. Tucker, Mrs. Carolyn Watts, Mrs.
Dorothy Williams, Mrs. Viola Wilson 
Williams and Miss Sadie A. Wilson. 


Tenant Farmer
Is Burned In
Rescue Try
Herbert Franklin, 43-year-old tenant 
farmer on the Crosby Simmons 
plantation near-Inverness, will
live despite arms, face and leg,
burns suffered when he rescued
two children from a burning house.
According to attendants at South
Sunflower county hospital, Franklin
is doing well.
He rescued Victor Ruth Wallace,
12-year-old cripple and her sister,

Karle Lou, six months from their
burning home. According to police; 
Franklin ran through flames
at the front door, picked up the
children and made good his escape.


by KELLEY ROOS
From the Dodd. Fred & Co. novel. Copyright© 1949 by Williams and Audrey Kelley Ross. © by Keller B
Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
BOB SAT down in the empty
conference room and immediately 
proceeded to put me at my
ease. He soothed me with a small,
dull anecdote about a teaching
experience he had recently had.
Then he leaned back, crossed his
legs, folded his hands over his
vest and said, "Now, Hester, what
can I do for you?"
"Well, Bob . . ."
"Be glad to help you, only too
glad. Have any of the students
been annoying you?"
"No, it isn't that. ."
"You can be frank with me
Hester. The pass, as I often say,
is the occupational hazard of the
female dancing teacher. And, I
might add," he added, chuckling,
"also of the male upon occasion."
"No, Bob, I want to help you."
"Help me?" He was amazed,
rocked with disbelief. "You want
to help me? How?"
"Bob, this is rather delicate,
but I feel if you arid I aren't
friends already . . . well, we're
destined to be. That seems obvious." 

"Hester, what is it?"
"Well, I've heard gossip, and
if it should get to the police. . ."
"Gossip about me, Hester?"
"May I be frank?"
"Yes, please!"
"Just how much did Anita Farrell 
mean to you, Bob?"
"Anita?"
"Yes. Is it true that you were
so crazy about her that when she
threw you over you couldn't take
it?
"Where did you hear this, Hester?" 

"It's only gossip. But I'm
afraid if the police heard it they'll
think you might have . . well,
killed Anita because you couldn't
live without her."
"Hester!" Bob said sharply.
"I'm only trying to help you,
warm you. . ."
"Thank you, but . . . Hester!"
"Yes?"
"It is true that there was a
Lime when I did seriously consider 
Anita Farrell Because of
her beauty, her poise and her
charm I thought she might be
the very person I was looking for
to be Mrs. Robert Spencer. But,
no, I was wrong."
"Oh?"
He nodded solemnly. "I decided
against asking Anita to marry
me. Yes after serious and prolonged 
consideration."
"Oh?"
"Anita was not the" type' Not
the type at all to be an executive's 
wife, Anita was essentially
too self-interested. She could
never have sublimated herself
into my long-range plans, Anita

I'm afraid, was intent on carving
out a career of her own. Quite
frankly, Hester, I couldn't quite
see Anita ever-attending a P.T.A.
meeting."
"No?"
"No, Heater. No, it may be ungracious 
of me to say so, but I
Eliminated Anita Farrell from my
picture. She was nothing to me
but a teaching colleague here at
Crescent."
"So you have nothing to fear
from the police."
"Nothing whatsoever. Should
they get wind of this gossip, I
shall tell them the truth, ungracious 
as it may sound. But
thank you for your concern. I
shall remember this favor, Hester." 

After Bob had gone I sat for a
moment in the conference room.
It had been a busy day, but somehow 
I didn't seem to have proved
that anybody need have anything
to fear from the police except
my husband.
I was discouraged.
My feet hurt.
The next morning Steve and I
went through the motions of having 
Breakfast, but our hearts
weren't in it. When we had
awakened we had wished each
other a happy fifth wedding anniversary, 
but our hearts hadn't
been in that, either. We were
just killing time,, waiting for two
besodden ladies down on West
Twenty-fifth Street to sleep it
off.
Then, unexpectedly, we had
company to help us kill the time.
We did our insincere best to make
Detective' Lieutenant Bolling welcome. 
We offered him our most
comfortable chair, some coffee,
some toast and coffee. We made
it clear that we were delighted
that the man who was directing
the search for the Waltzer had
come to sec us, of all people. But
Boiling was in no mood to accept
our hospitality. This morning he
was all business; you couldn't see
the grindstone for his nose.
"Barton," he said briskly, looking 
the Walter straight in the
eye, "I'm going to wrap up this
case this afternoon."
"What time this afternoon?"
the Waltzer asked.
"You're not joking. Four
o'clock this afternoon. I'll know
then who the Waltzer is. I want
you to be at the Crescent School
at four."
"Me? Why me?"
"I'm throwing a little party.
I've invited all of Anita Farrell's
pupils. I've invited Wendell Kipp
and the two bartenders from the
Feather Club . ..."
"And they'll pick out the
Waltzer from Anita Farrell's

pupils for you," the Waltzer said
unenthusiastically. "A great
idea."
"I'd nave done it sooner," Bolling 
said, "except that I was sure
we'd pick up Ralph Tolley., But
we haven't found him yet."
Good old Ralph Tolley! So nice
of him to stay out of sight. It had
been quite a while since I had
even thought of that sterling
pupil of Anita's whose lesson
time Steve had borrowed, but I
made up for it now. I thought of
Ralph Tolley not only with gratllude, 
but with affection.
"Maybe the reason we haven't
found him," Boiling was saying,
"is because he's the Waltzer and
he's hiding out. Or maybe, if he
isn't the Waltzer, it's because
he's dead."
"Dead?" Steve and I said,
"Murdered. By the Waltzer."
"Murdered?" we said. "By the
Waltzer?"
Boiling nodded. He look the
chart of Anita Farrell's teaching
schedule out of his packet. He
showed it to us. "See this? I've
got every lesson hour accounted
for except the hour of the murder, 
seven on Wednesday. Now.
if Tolley is the Waltzer, that's
his time. But if he isn't the
Waltzer the Waltzer took Tolley's 
time. Understand?"
Steve and I understood. It wasn't 
especially brilliant of us
since taking Ralph Tolley's lesson 
time Was exactly what Steve,
had done. Boiling, however, was
pleased with our quickness. He
continued, admiring his own
Logic, despite its morbid turn.
"So it's to the Waltzer's advantage, 
to keep. Tolley out of our
way.. Maybe ho did a complete
job and killed him. However.
we'll know more this afternoon.
If Kipp and the bartenders don't
identify the Waltzer among Miss
Farrell's pupils, we'll know for
certain that this Tolley is guilty."
"So," I said, "this afternoon
will Wrap up the case."
"One way." Steve said, "or another." 

"We'll know," Bolling said,
"who is the Waltzer. You be
there, Barton, at four."
"You bet," Steve said.
"So long," Bolling said.
"So long," Steve said.
"Gruesome, isn't it?" I said.
Boiling turned back from the
door.
"Gruesome, Mrs. Barton?"
"You like Steve. I can tell you
do."
"I admit it," Bolling said.
"Charming fellow, Barton."


CHAPTER 29
by KELLEY ROOS
From the Dodd. Fred & Co. novel. Copyright© 1949 by Williams and Audrey Kelley Ross. © by Keller B
Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
BOB SAT down in the empty
conference room and immediately 
proceeded to put me at my
ease. He soothed me with a small,
dull anecdote about a teaching
experience he had recently had.
Then he leaned back, crossed his
legs, folded his hands over his
vest and said, "Now, Hester, what
can I do for you?"
"Well, Bob . . ."
"Be glad to help you, only too
glad. Have any of the students
been annoying you?"
"No, it isn't that. ."
"You can be frank with me
Hester. The pass, as I often say,
is the occupational hazard of the
female dancing teacher. And, I
might add," he added, chuckling,
"also of the male upon occasion."
"No, Bob, I want to help you."
"Help me?" He was amazed,
rocked with disbelief. "You want
to help me? How?"
"Bob, this is rather delicate,
but I feel if you arid I aren't
friends already . . . well, we're
destined to be. That seems obvious." 

"Hester, what is it?"
"Well, I've heard gossip, and
if it should get to the police. . ."
"Gossip about me, Hester?"
"May I be frank?"
"Yes, please!"
"Just how much did Anita Farrell 
mean to you, Bob?"
"Anita?"
"Yes. Is it true that you were
so crazy about her that when she
threw you over you couldn't take
it?
"Where did you hear this, Hester?" 

"It's only gossip. But I'm
afraid if the police heard it they'll
think you might have . . well,
killed Anita because you couldn't
live without her."
"Hester!" Bob said sharply.
"I'm only trying to help you,
warm you. . ."
"Thank you, but . . . Hester!"
"Yes?"
"It is true that there was a
Lime when I did seriously consider 
Anita Farrell Because of
her beauty, her poise and her
charm I thought she might be
the very person I was looking for
to be Mrs. Robert Spencer. But,
no, I was wrong."
"Oh?"
He nodded solemnly. "I decided
against asking Anita to marry
me. Yes after serious and prolonged 
consideration."
"Oh?"
"Anita was not the" type' Not
the type at all to be an executive's 
wife, Anita was essentially
too self-interested. She could
never have sublimated herself
into my long-range plans, Anita

I'm afraid, was intent on carving
out a career of her own. Quite
frankly, Hester, I couldn't quite
see Anita ever-attending a P.T.A.
meeting."
"No?"
"No, Heater. No, it may be ungracious 
of me to say so, but I
Eliminated Anita Farrell from my
picture. She was nothing to me
but a teaching colleague here at
Crescent."
"So you have nothing to fear
from the police."
"Nothing whatsoever. Should
they get wind of this gossip, I
shall tell them the truth, ungracious 
as it may sound. But
thank you for your concern. I
shall remember this favor, Hester." 

After Bob had gone I sat for a
moment in the conference room.
It had been a busy day, but somehow 
I didn't seem to have proved
that anybody need have anything
to fear from the police except
my husband.
I was discouraged.
My feet hurt.
The next morning Steve and I
went through the motions of having 
Breakfast, but our hearts
weren't in it. When we had
awakened we had wished each
other a happy fifth wedding anniversary, 
but our hearts hadn't
been in that, either. We were
just killing time,, waiting for two
besodden ladies down on West
Twenty-fifth Street to sleep it
off.
Then, unexpectedly, we had
company to help us kill the time.
We did our insincere best to make
Detective' Lieutenant Bolling welcome. 
We offered him our most
comfortable chair, some coffee,
some toast and coffee. We made
it clear that we were delighted
that the man who was directing
the search for the Waltzer had
come to sec us, of all people. But
Boiling was in no mood to accept
our hospitality. This morning he
was all business; you couldn't see
the grindstone for his nose.
"Barton," he said briskly, looking 
the Walter straight in the
eye, "I'm going to wrap up this
case this afternoon."
"What time this afternoon?"
the Waltzer asked.
"You're not joking. Four
o'clock this afternoon. I'll know
then who the Waltzer is. I want
you to be at the Crescent School
at four."
"Me? Why me?"
"I'm throwing a little party.
I've invited all of Anita Farrell's
pupils. I've invited Wendell Kipp
and the two bartenders from the
Feather Club . ..."
"And they'll pick out the
Waltzer from Anita Farrell's

pupils for you," the Waltzer said
unenthusiastically. "A great
idea."
"I'd nave done it sooner," Bolling 
said, "except that I was sure
we'd pick up Ralph Tolley., But
we haven't found him yet."
Good old Ralph Tolley! So nice
of him to stay out of sight. It had
been quite a while since I had
even thought of that sterling
pupil of Anita's whose lesson
time Steve had borrowed, but I
made up for it now. I thought of
Ralph Tolley not only with gratllude, 
but with affection.
"Maybe the reason we haven't
found him," Boiling was saying,
"is because he's the Waltzer and
he's hiding out. Or maybe, if he
isn't the Waltzer, it's because
he's dead."
"Dead?" Steve and I said,
"Murdered. By the Waltzer."
"Murdered?" we said. "By the
Waltzer?"
Boiling nodded. He look the
chart of Anita Farrell's teaching
schedule out of his packet. He
showed it to us. "See this? I've
got every lesson hour accounted
for except the hour of the murder, 
seven on Wednesday. Now.
if Tolley is the Waltzer, that's
his time. But if he isn't the
Waltzer the Waltzer took Tolley's 
time. Understand?"
Steve and I understood. It wasn't 
especially brilliant of us
since taking Ralph Tolley's lesson 
time Was exactly what Steve,
had done. Boiling, however, was
pleased with our quickness. He
continued, admiring his own
Logic, despite its morbid turn.
"So it's to the Waltzer's advantage, 
to keep. Tolley out of our
way.. Maybe ho did a complete
job and killed him. However.
we'll know more this afternoon.
If Kipp and the bartenders don't
identify the Waltzer among Miss
Farrell's pupils, we'll know for
certain that this Tolley is guilty."
"So," I said, "this afternoon
will Wrap up the case."
"One way." Steve said, "or another." 

"We'll know," Bolling said,
"who is the Waltzer. You be
there, Barton, at four."
"You bet," Steve said.
"So long," Bolling said.
"So long," Steve said.
"Gruesome, isn't it?" I said.
Boiling turned back from the
door.
"Gruesome, Mrs. Barton?"
"You like Steve. I can tell you
do."
"I admit it," Bolling said.
"Charming fellow, Barton."


Barber Sued For $25,000
Solution Burns Head
Brice and Grace owners of the
House of Brice one of the city's
best known barber shops were sued
this week in Superior Court No. 1

to the enormous sum of $25,000,
The action was filed on behalf of
Edward Stukes, by Atty. Patrick E.
Chavis, r
The popular barber shop, one
of the largest and most patronized,
shops here, specializes in hair
straightening which give the shiny
wavy results often called the
"Sugar Bay." The civil complaint
alleges that on Feb. 11 1957 Stakes
was treated at the shop by Nathaniel 
Moorman, a barber there. He
paid $5 for the treatment.
After the process suite's scalp
began to burn and his hair began
to fall out. "As of Feb 26, he has
lost half of the hair on his head.
and will soon lose all-of it." Stukes
also stated, to the press that Brice
and his wife are "careless" because
the chemical solution used at the
House of Brice is "dangerous and
defective."
He said he was treated with an
excessive amount of the solution;
was disfigured by loss of his hair,
claims he will never look the same
to the girls.
Atty. Chavis has asked for a
jury trial of the case.

Ike To Visit
Bermuda On
Rest Tour
President. 
Eisenhower, Wednesday gave
up the idea of going to Florida and
announced that he will leave Thurs
day on a leisurely, six-day cruise to
Bermuda.
The Chief Executive, still suffering 
from a cold, will travel abroad
the U. S. Navy Cruiser Canberra
to his scheduled March 20-24 meeting 
with British Prime Minister
Harold MacMillan
The Cruiser will take a roundabout 
Southern route to give Mr.
Eisenhower plenty of time to soak
up sunshine along they way in the
hope his cold will be cured on arrival 
in Bermuda.
Maj. Gen. Howard Mcc. Snyder
the President's physician, said today 
Mr. Eisenhower was in "generally 
good shape" with his cold
improving. Snyder said he thought
the Salt air would be a good tonic.
The president was a bit hoarse
as he answered questions for a half
hour at his news conference, but
looked considerably better than he
had a week ago.
Mr. Eisenhower plans to board
the Canberra in Norfolk. Va., during 
the evening after Visiting the
Atlantic Naval hearquarters of
the North Atlantic treaty organization. 
He is scheduled to fly to Norfolk 
in mid-afternoon.
It will be the first time Mr. Eisen
hower has traveled abroad a warship 
since entering the White
House. The Canberra is a heavy,
cruiser equipped to launch guided
Missiles.
Only five aides will accompany
the President on the cruise. They
are Snyder; Capt. E. P. Aurand,
Naval Aide; James C. Hagerty,
News Secretary: Jack Romagna,
White House Stenographer, and
John Moaney, valet.
Some two dozen members of the
White House News Corps will travel 
on two accompanying destroyers
the U. S. S. William M. Wood and
the U. S. S. Martin.

Miss Pursley Engaged
To S. Westbrook
Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Pursley of
1038 Grove Place announce the engagemerit 
of their daughter, Daisy
Melicla, to Solomon C. Westbrook,
Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon
C. West brooks of Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Pursley and Mr. West brooks
attended Tennessee A and I University 
A June wedding is planned.

JUNE EVENT PLANNED
Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Pursley of
1038 Grove Place announce the engagemerit 
of their daughter, Daisy
Melicla, to Solomon C. Westbrook,
Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon
C. West brooks of Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Pursley and Mr. West brooks
attended Tennessee A and I University 
A June wedding is planned.
7. Evelyn Wiggins and Norman
Miller.
8. Geraldine Prince and Lieutenant 
Singleton.
9. Katherine Adams and Joseph
McDaniel.
10. Juanita Tnompson (Melrose)
and Robert (Cool Boy) Curry.
MIH hirel
Today the spotlight lumes on
Floyd Bass, 15 Year old Freshman
at the Brooker T. Washington High
School. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Bass, 841 Walker Ave
His school activities are Member
of the student Council, Election
Commissioner Member of the
Freshman Program Committee.
His hobbies are
playing basketball
playing chess.
On the subject
of going steady
he states, it's a
personal matter
But he is going
steading with Verenica 
Haynes.
His future plans
are to finish high
school and college 
After graduation 
his plans
are to join the
West Point Air Force Academy.
He also is a member of the
Junior Band and Sport Writer of
all Washington games for the Commercial 
Appeal.
 We take our hats off to Floyd
Bass, the Student of the Week.
Leroy Standifier Cloyd Cody.
Charles Kenchlow Clnude Farmer
lewis Cotton, Samuel Spann.
Yes it is us and we are here
again to greet you in our own way
with a pre-anniversary dance, Mar.
25 at the Flamingo Room. All present, 
will receive invitation to the
anniversary in April. Admission,
ONE BUCK. Extra added attraction
The Quails, sounds by Harold Conner. 
See you there March 22.
The exclusive Zetas are presenting 
Spring Time at the beautiful
Curries Tropicanna Wednesday

night April 3 music by Ben Branch
and the Veliones Admission $1.00
The Teen Agers Social Club is
presenting  First Annual Sweetheart 
Bail in honor of its choice
sweethearts Bertha Hooks and Vontennie 
Tennion of Hamilton High
School Admission is $1.00.
See you there Monday night.

Bowen Bros. In Recital
Sun. For Crivens K'ngdn
The Bowen Brothers the sons
of the Rev. and Mrs. John Bowen,
talented musicallyinchned Manassas 
students will be presented in
recital Sunday night 8 p. m. at
St. Stephens Baptist Church sponsored 
by the advisory board of the
Crivens Playtime Kindergarten.
The Crivens Kindergarten was
started in 1950 by Mrs. Hortense
Jones Grivens, who is accredited
by the Southern Association for
Children Under Six and one of
the first schools in the city to be
licensed.
The church is located at 508 N.
Third, the Rev. O. C. Crivens,
pastor. The public is invited.

WE WILL SOON BE
VISITING You
PLEASE BUY

The 1957 Girl Scout Cookies Sale
will begin March 15th and end
March 23rd. All Brownies, Intermediate, 
and Senior Girl Scouts
in the ten comity area will be
selling the three kinds at cookies.
This your the cookies will be chocolate 
mint crane filled chocolate and
vanilla sandwish, and shortbread.
The cookies sell for 40c a box. All
profits will be used for camping
maintenance and development of
our establishment camps in Arkansas
and Mississippi development of the
troop camp site near Fisherville
Tennessee purchase of additional
sites and equipment of increase
camping opportunities for Girl
Scouts.
Mrs. James K. Leeper, Cookie
Chairman expects the best sale
ever.