Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1956-09-01 Raymond F. Tisby MEMPHIS WORLD The south's oldest and Leading Colored Semi-Weekly News paper Published by MEMPHIS WORLD PUBLISHING CO. EVERY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at 546 BEALE—Ph. JA. 6-4030 Entered in the post office at Memphis, Tenn., as second-class mail under the Act of congress, March 1, 1870 Member of SCOTT NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE W. A. Scott, II, Founder; C. A. Scott, General Manager Raymond F. Tisby ..............................Managing Editor Mrs. Rosa Brown Bracy.........Public Relations and Advertising William C. Weathers ......................Circulation promotion The MEMPHIS WORLD is an independent newspaper-non sectarian and non-partisan, printing news unbiasedly and supporting those things it believes to the interest of its readers and opposing those things against the interest of its readers. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Year $5.00—6 Months $3.00—3 Months $1.50 (In Advance) Will Looking Back Help? Life Magazine has undertaken to publish in its September 3rd issue the first of a six-part series of illustrated essays on segregation. The publishers of the magazine avow that the intention of the series is "to inform, not persuade." That this is a laudable and serviceable undertaking is on the face of it, patent. And that the tremendous intellectual and professional capacities of this great magazine to offer a completely fair and unbiased, presentation, is undubitable. However, there is a considerable element of doubt in our minds as to whether a re-hashing of the highly volatile issues of the slavery question, (as Life proposes), or whether a fresh presentation of the horrors and injustices of the slave era can really serve a constructive purpose at this time. The period from 1619 to 1865 and after, represents for Americans, an unfortunate era, when in this country man's inhumanity to man reached a level that most of us would rather forget. There are still a few to be sure, who cling with chauvinistic tenacity to the somewhat jaded memory of leisure and wealth wrung from the bodies of some, at the extraordinary sacrifice of the consciences and the souls of others. These we may write off as moral anachronisms. For most Americans, the slave-holding past represents a time in our history when the preoccupation with lesser values temporarily inundated the ultimate spiritual and moral values so essential to any vigorous civilization. It is significant that the self-same values that made for the establishment of this free nation, were eventually to reassert themselves with such vigor and conviction that the evils of slavery were eradicated, and the inalienable rights of human beings to be men, equal under God, were restored. It seems to us that a good place for the Life series to begin is right here and now. The old story—the story of many wounds that have scarcely healed, we already know. We wish very much that we did NOT know the story, or that with the poet, we could "quite obliterate and otherwise enregister." This we cannot do. But what we can do is to begin at the present point of issue. It is not our purpose to deny history, but men being what they are, it is sometimes better to forget, at least some parts of history. what they are, it is sometimes better to forget, at least some parts of history. They Burned Crosses And Listened To Desegregation Speeches A Tuscaloosa, Alabama dateline would disclose that a group of some 300 Klansmen gathered in a group at that city and burned crosses while they listened to speeches on segregation. This is not good American taste neither would it commend itself to Christian ethics in a seizure upon the cross of Jesus as something to be burned as its smoke would bear away the ugly words and violent outburst of tempers as it went up to the skies. One wonders at the harmony anyway in burned crosses furnishing a leaven or a kind of relishing flavor, when denunciations bordering on treason itself are indulged. Not only was the high prestige of the court derided and blasphemed, the holy symbol of the death and suffering of our Lord was consigned to rebuke - at the same time. Hardly a pagan country, with its anti-Christ philosophies and its sun and fire worshippers could be guilty of a more drastic disregard for something they themselves did not believe in. Possible another generation will wonder at the combination of one's sealing of expressions of rebuke and displeasure with the smoke of the cross. There will possibly come a time when those devout leaders of the Christian Church will get their fill at seeing such a wanton misuse of the cross and couse laws to compel respect where the ravings of human exceeds its civil appreciation for what millions of people down the centuries regard as the producer of holy environs. A person in our own time might not go unmolested were he to tear a flag from a pole and spit on it or even wipe his windshield lens with its time honored folds. Again, we say, we wonder at the harmony in the expression of hate and defiance of the laws of the land and the tapering off of a violent appetite by burning a cross in a courthouse square or on somebody's lawn who might be slightly out of step with some unwritten law that must, wait for night, the hood and the sheet. MADAM BELL THE GREATEST PALMIST ON EARTH MADAM BELL that you all know who stayed at the Mississippi State line for years is back on her own place to stay. Are you Dissatisfied with Marriage? Have you lost faith in your wife or sweetheart? Are you in bad health? Or discouraged? If any of these are your problems, come let MADAM BELL advise you at once. She reads life to you just as she would read a nopen book. Tells you why your job or business is not a success. If you have failed in the rest come see MADAM BELL at once. Colman Asks Stevenson To Speak In Mississippi Gov.J.P.Coleman has received a telephone call from Adlai Stevenson, Democrat nominee for president, saying that he would like to make one of his first addresses at some central point in "the South and asking for the Governor's opinion on the subject. The Governor said Stevenson will be asked to speak in Mississippi. "The Democratic leadership in Missippi is planning a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner at a later date in Jackson. We plan to extend an invitation to Gov. Stevenson to address that meeting." The Governor is firmly of the opinion that the Democratic nominee is much more moderate in his views on all phases of the race problem than he is generally credited with being, and that if elected president the will have a conciliatory attitude toward the south. SON TO SPEAK Gov.J.P.Coleman has received a telephone call from Adlai Stevenson, Democrat nominee for president, saying that he would like to make one of his first addresses at some central point in "the South and asking for the Governor's opinion on the subject. The Governor said Stevenson will be asked to speak in Mississippi. "The Democratic leadership in Missippi is planning a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner at a later date in Jackson. We plan to extend an invitation to Gov. Stevenson to address that meeting." The Governor is firmly of the opinion that the Democratic nominee is much more moderate in his views on all phases of the race problem than he is generally credited with being, and that if elected president the will have a conciliatory attitude toward the south. Safety Council Cautions Safety During Holidays "Holiday traffic over the Labor Day week-end claimed seven lives in Tennessee last year," Nolen Puckett, executive director of the Tennissee Safety Council, said today. in a plea for greater caution in driving over the coming three-day holiday. "That was a reduction of three from the previous year's traffic toll for the state; but," the safety director pointed out, "nationally, the 1955 Labor Day traffic toll - 438 deaths — was higher than in any year since 1951. And this year's observance threatens to be even more tragic, unless every possible method is used to prevent accidents." Quoting state and national figures, Puckett stated that holiday week-ends as a rule show about 3O per cent more traffic deaths than ordinary week-ends. "Labor Day is always a traffic bugaboo," he noted, because it's the end of the summer-vacation period, and the last 'wholesale' holiday until Thanksgiving. It catches vacationers just winding up a trip, and others who've waited specifically for that three-day break to take to the highways. In addition, this time. Labor Day will be the, year's first three-day holiday and plans for many family trips that usually are scattered over other three-day holidays will be compressed into this one period." Usually, the safety director said Tennessee holiday deaths fall in two broad categories, traffic and recreational. "The July 4 holiday showed a wonderful reduction in traffic deaths," he commented, "but we had five deaths from drowning." For a safer Labor Day, the Tennessee Safety Council reccommends scrupulous observance of all traffic laws (about 61 per cent of all drivers in fatal accidents were violating some traffic law. Puckett explained): a reduction in driving speed (about three out of 10 drivers in fatal accidents were violating a speed law): alertness and caution in passing other cars in heavy traffic. "In general," said Puckett, "don't trust your safety to the other fellow. Stay on your guard keep your temper and avoid trouble." Puckett also urged caution in all water sports. Safe practices recommended: Never swim alone, or immediately after a meal or after dark. Never dive into unfamiliar water or wade into it, if a non-swimmer. Don't swim too far out it's a two-way trip. Come out before you are tired. On boats, always wear a life jacket. Stay "put" in the boat don't stand, jump, or change seats after the boat leaves shallow water. Keep matches and cigarettes well away from the outboard motor and the extra gas can. Watch for rough weather; get to shore, and stay on shore if a storm threatens. If you are caught out in rough weather, sit in the bottom of the boat, and head into the storm to avoid being swamped. MEAL TIME MELODIES! Here is one of the best snack ideas of the season! Serve for Labor Day or any other day. Served hot and openface. Deviled ham and Cheese. Appetizers are a superb accompaniment to chilled fruit juice of punch, or to a hot beverage. Party food as this is a pleasure to prepare. Actually these appetizers are simply sandwiches cut into quarters. Bread is toasted on just one side, then the untoasted side is spread with mayonnaise to give the appetizers moistness and extra flavor. A spread of deviled ham topped with a slice of American cheese makes a tempting and eye appealing topping Pasteurized process , a uniform oneounce, are the exact fit for a slice of bread and give the appetizers that "perfect" look. Cut into quarters, and broiled until melted, these appetizers are the kind you can easily make production-line style for a crowd. Deviled ham and cheese appetizers are just one example of how cheese can be used in many wonderful ways from appetizer to dessert. These appetizer make a timely specialty, offering the excellent nutrition of cheese with its high quality protein, vitamins and minerals, and their good eating knows no reason! Toast each slice of bread on one side. Spread the toasted side first with mayonnaise, then with deviled ham; top each with a slice of cheese. Cut into quarters under broiler heat until the cheese begins to melt. Serve hot. DEVILED HAM AND CHEESE APPETIZER Here is one of the best snack ideas of the season! Serve for Labor Day or any other day. Served hot and openface. Deviled ham and Cheese. Appetizers are a superb accompaniment to chilled fruit juice of punch, or to a hot beverage. Party food as this is a pleasure to prepare. Actually these appetizers are simply sandwiches cut into quarters. Bread is toasted on just one side, then the untoasted side is spread with mayonnaise to give the appetizers moistness and extra flavor. A spread of deviled ham topped with a slice of American cheese makes a tempting and eye appealing topping Pasteurized process , a uniform oneounce, are the exact fit for a slice of bread and give the appetizers that "perfect" look. Cut into quarters, and broiled until melted, these appetizers are the kind you can easily make production-line style for a crowd. Deviled ham and cheese appetizers are just one example of how cheese can be used in many wonderful ways from appetizer to dessert. These appetizer make a timely specialty, offering the excellent nutrition of cheese with its high quality protein, vitamins and minerals, and their good eating knows no reason! Toast each slice of bread on one side. Spread the toasted side first with mayonnaise, then with deviled ham; top each with a slice of cheese. Cut into quarters under broiler heat until the cheese begins to melt. Serve hot. Agitator Fails To father want me to." Picketing of the school started Monday, when classes began, with only about 50 white persons talking part. Kasper, who led Wednesday's demonstration, was released from jail Tuesday after being acquitted of charges of inciting a riot by urging white residents to picket the school. He had been arrested Sunday. Bogus 'Dentist' Here tive to the technician and could be equally dangerous to the unwitting citizen eeking to save a few dollars................ Laboratory technicians train for about one year at against six to seven years for the licensed dentist. While Hoskins was practicing he extracted a tooth for a woman and in ignorance of indifference, used Red Cros drops in the cavity. The carbolic acid in the drops seriously burned the woman's gums and mouth and caused her to suffer for months. A great danger, the society warns, is that irritations caused by a poorly fitting place of dental work turned out by an unqualified man could result in cancer. PASTOR The term was first applied to ministers having oversights of churches. The reason no doubt was in the resemblance between the work of a pastor and that of literal shepherd. A shepherd was under his charge a flock for which he must care and whose wants he must provide. The sheep and the lamb must be looked after. The Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep. It is worthy of remarks that this language wasn't addresses to Peter, until the saviour had obtained from him an affirmative answer to the question. "Loveth Thou me?" as if he had said: I love my spiritual flock so well that I cannot entrust the sheep and lambs love to Christ, must be regarded in all ages and in all places as the pastor's supreme qualification. The minister must think himself empty, read himself full, write himself clear, and pray yourself hot so you won't have to ask for fire. In apostolic times there were no bishops having charge of the church and the new testament, so far from encouraging a plurality of churches under one pastor refers in two instances at least to plurality of pastors in one church. See Acts 20 chapter 28 verse; Philippians 1 chapter 1 verse. Thus does it appear that pastor, bishop and elder are three terms designating the same office. This view further confirmed by reference 1 Peter, 5:1 and 2 verses, where elders are exhorted to feed the flock of God. Ousted Admiral dependent against the incumbent Sen. Lester Hill was thoroughly trounced. He showed up to discuss a segregation amendment to the state constitution which was submitted to the voters August 28. Integration A gun. Shoemaker said that the figures represented a "factual summary" of the status of integration in the South since the Supreme Court banned segregation in the nation's schools in 1954. Two million Negro children remain segregated, he said. Judge Dismisses ion plan - grades 1 through 6 will be accomplished when the program is working smoothly in the junior and senior high schools. Superintendent Virgil T. Blossom hailed the Court's decision yesterday as "a complete endorsement" of the School Board's program. "This gives us an opportunity to integrate the schools and at the same time maintain our educational standards." he said. "We will move along in good faith." He said he still couldn't "spell out" a target date for finishing the integration process. But he said plans were moving on schedule to begin integrating in the high schools next year. Dr. W. G. Cooper, president of the School Board, said the decision has "advanced the cause of education in the entire South." "We intend to do our best to give the finest possible education to all children and to conform with the state and federal laws." he added "I feel the Court has recognized we are doing our best to conscientiously assume our responsibilities." Mrs. L. C. Bates, president of the Arkansas Chapter of the NAACP, said a meeting of the organization's leaders and atorneys would probably be called to consider an appeal. "I can't say now whether we'll appeal the decision." she said. Mrs. Bates said the NAACP felt the School board was using "delaying tactics" instead of acting in good faith on the integration problem. "I think a definite starting date should have been named." she said. "Their plan has too much "probability" and "maybe" in it. COMMENT ON SCHOOL MEN ion plan - grades 1 through 6 will be accomplished when the program is working smoothly in the junior and senior high schools. Superintendent Virgil T. Blossom hailed the Court's decision yesterday as "a complete endorsement" of the School Board's program. "This gives us an opportunity to integrate the schools and at the same time maintain our educational standards." he said. "We will move along in good faith." He said he still couldn't "spell out" a target date for finishing the integration process. But he said plans were moving on schedule to begin integrating in the high schools next year. Dr. W. G. Cooper, president of the School Board, said the decision has "advanced the cause of education in the entire South." "We intend to do our best to give the finest possible education to all children and to conform with the state and federal laws." he added "I feel the Court has recognized we are doing our best to conscientiously assume our responsibilities." Mrs. L. C. Bates, president of the Arkansas Chapter of the NAACP, said a meeting of the organization's leaders and atorneys would probably be called to consider an appeal. "I can't say now whether we'll appeal the decision." she said. Mrs. Bates said the NAACP felt the School board was using "delaying tactics" instead of acting in good faith on the integration problem. "I think a definite starting date should have been named." she said. "Their plan has too much "probability" and "maybe" in it. NAACP REACTION ion plan - grades 1 through 6 will be accomplished when the program is working smoothly in the junior and senior high schools. Superintendent Virgil T. Blossom hailed the Court's decision yesterday as "a complete endorsement" of the School Board's program. "This gives us an opportunity to integrate the schools and at the same time maintain our educational standards." he said. "We will move along in good faith." He said he still couldn't "spell out" a target date for finishing the integration process. But he said plans were moving on schedule to begin integrating in the high schools next year. Dr. W. G. Cooper, president of the School Board, said the decision has "advanced the cause of education in the entire South." "We intend to do our best to give the finest possible education to all children and to conform with the state and federal laws." he added "I feel the Court has recognized we are doing our best to conscientiously assume our responsibilities." Mrs. L. C. Bates, president of the Arkansas Chapter of the NAACP, said a meeting of the organization's leaders and atorneys would probably be called to consider an appeal. "I can't say now whether we'll appeal the decision." she said. Mrs. Bates said the NAACP felt the School board was using "delaying tactics" instead of acting in good faith on the integration problem. "I think a definite starting date should have been named." she said. "Their plan has too much "probability" and "maybe" in it. Elks Urged right to proprietorship in these state. We own real estate in this un-American section and have thousands of members within the state lines of Mississippi and Louisiana. "I am sure that the advancement of our people can go on working from the inside of our various ldges and temples women's auxiliries. "Open your doors and your hearts to the NAACP. I call you to take battle stations in your areas and to contribute to the cause in any manner by which your brothers in the South may benefit." Mr. Johnson recited several incidents which have occurred in the last year including the brutal murder of Emmett Till, 14-year-old Chicago boy, whose body was recovered from the Tallahatchie Ri ver in Mississippi. He called the trial and acquittal of the two white men charged with the Till boy's murder a "comedy" and the two men who were freed "the crown princes of race hatred." The time is close, Mr. Johnson warned, when southern race haters will declare the Elks are one of the American organizations working to secure full citizenship rights for colored people. The Elks, he said, had urged the Justice Department to investigate the Till murder. He added that Hobson R. Reynolds, grand director of civil liberties, had gone to Mississippi at his direction to see what could be done there to relieve racial tensions in that state. Mr. Reynolds also referred to the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott and said the blus had aided the people in Montgomery who refused to ride city buses there because of Mistreatment of colored passengers. Both the Republican and Democratic parties, he said, are bring urged to speak out on the civil rights issue. He promised to use the power of the office of grand exalted duler to see that they carry out their promises. Elk programs are working better than he hoped, Mr. Johnson said, and the only criticism directed at the order is coming from perosons who are ambitious for offices within the organization. Session of the grand lodge were held in the Jefferson High school Auditorium. Sessions of the grand temple, the women's auxiliary, were held in the Carver Junior High school Auditorium. Despite a stricke of Yellow Cab drivers over wages, delegates managed to get to the business session of the two groups. But attendance at pre-convention activities was affected by the strike. The city is virtually without taxicab service. Events Sunday included a memorial service for departed Elks, gra duation exercies of the Purple Cross Nurses, a meeting of the shrine and Public Relations Department, and a baccalaureate sermon under auspices of the educational department. At the memorial service, held at 11 o'clock Sunday morning, Grand Exalted Ruler Johnson conducted a lodgge of sorrow, during which Mrs. Nettie Carter Jackson, grand daughter ruler, delivered the eulogy, and "Thanatopsis" was read by Ralph M. Hutcherson of Detroit. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Otis Dunn, assistant grand chaplain, Ashland, N. C. The highlights of the graduation exercises of Purple Cross Nurses at the Carver Junior High School Auditorium Sunday was the oath graduating class took and their capping by Mrs. Anna B. Jones, grand directress of Purple Cross Nurses. Diplomas were presented by Dr. Carter L. Marshall, New Haven, Connecticut, Elks' grand director of health, and members of his staff. Dr. Marshall, a graduate of Howard University Medical School, is an assistant Clinical professor at Yale. Others who participated on the program included Dr. James E. Jones of Elizabeth City, N. C.; Mrs. Jennie P. Marzett, Los Angeles who delivered a welcome address, and William C. Hueston, grand secretary, who made remarks. Delegates who attended the Shrine and Public Relations Department meeting, also at Carver Junior High School immediately following the Purple Nures program. heard Mrs. Bertha McKanlass of Detroit, grand directress of the shrine say she had set a goal of $10,000 for the last grand lodge year but actually had raised more than $11,000 for the Shrine – the John Brown Farm near Harper's Ferry, W. Va. RACE HATRED right to proprietorship in these state. We own real estate in this un-American section and have thousands of members within the state lines of Mississippi and Louisiana. "I am sure that the advancement of our people can go on working from the inside of our various ldges and temples women's auxiliries. "Open your doors and your hearts to the NAACP. I call you to take battle stations in your areas and to contribute to the cause in any manner by which your brothers in the South may benefit." Mr. Johnson recited several incidents which have occurred in the last year including the brutal murder of Emmett Till, 14-year-old Chicago boy, whose body was recovered from the Tallahatchie Ri ver in Mississippi. He called the trial and acquittal of the two white men charged with the Till boy's murder a "comedy" and the two men who were freed "the crown princes of race hatred." The time is close, Mr. Johnson warned, when southern race haters will declare the Elks are one of the American organizations working to secure full citizenship rights for colored people. The Elks, he said, had urged the Justice Department to investigate the Till murder. He added that Hobson R. Reynolds, grand director of civil liberties, had gone to Mississippi at his direction to see what could be done there to relieve racial tensions in that state. Mr. Reynolds also referred to the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott and said the blus had aided the people in Montgomery who refused to ride city buses there because of Mistreatment of colored passengers. Both the Republican and Democratic parties, he said, are bring urged to speak out on the civil rights issue. He promised to use the power of the office of grand exalted duler to see that they carry out their promises. Elk programs are working better than he hoped, Mr. Johnson said, and the only criticism directed at the order is coming from perosons who are ambitious for offices within the organization. Session of the grand lodge were held in the Jefferson High school Auditorium. Sessions of the grand temple, the women's auxiliary, were held in the Carver Junior High school Auditorium. Despite a stricke of Yellow Cab drivers over wages, delegates managed to get to the business session of the two groups. But attendance at pre-convention activities was affected by the strike. The city is virtually without taxicab service. Events Sunday included a memorial service for departed Elks, gra duation exercies of the Purple Cross Nurses, a meeting of the shrine and Public Relations Department, and a baccalaureate sermon under auspices of the educational department. At the memorial service, held at 11 o'clock Sunday morning, Grand Exalted Ruler Johnson conducted a lodgge of sorrow, during which Mrs. Nettie Carter Jackson, grand daughter ruler, delivered the eulogy, and "Thanatopsis" was read by Ralph M. Hutcherson of Detroit. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Otis Dunn, assistant grand chaplain, Ashland, N. C. The highlights of the graduation exercises of Purple Cross Nurses at the Carver Junior High School Auditorium Sunday was the oath graduating class took and their capping by Mrs. Anna B. Jones, grand directress of Purple Cross Nurses. Diplomas were presented by Dr. Carter L. Marshall, New Haven, Connecticut, Elks' grand director of health, and members of his staff. Dr. Marshall, a graduate of Howard University Medical School, is an assistant Clinical professor at Yale. Others who participated on the program included Dr. James E. Jones of Elizabeth City, N. C.; Mrs. Jennie P. Marzett, Los Angeles who delivered a welcome address, and William C. Hueston, grand secretary, who made remarks. Delegates who attended the Shrine and Public Relations Department meeting, also at Carver Junior High School immediately following the Purple Nures program. heard Mrs. Bertha McKanlass of Detroit, grand directress of the shrine say she had set a goal of $10,000 for the last grand lodge year but actually had raised more than $11,000 for the Shrine – the John Brown Farm near Harper's Ferry, W. Va. AMBITIOUS FOR OFFICERS right to proprietorship in these state. We own real estate in this un-American section and have thousands of members within the state lines of Mississippi and Louisiana. "I am sure that the advancement of our people can go on working from the inside of our various ldges and temples women's auxiliries. "Open your doors and your hearts to the NAACP. I call you to take battle stations in your areas and to contribute to the cause in any manner by which your brothers in the South may benefit." Mr. Johnson recited several incidents which have occurred in the last year including the brutal murder of Emmett Till, 14-year-old Chicago boy, whose body was recovered from the Tallahatchie Ri ver in Mississippi. He called the trial and acquittal of the two white men charged with the Till boy's murder a "comedy" and the two men who were freed "the crown princes of race hatred." The time is close, Mr. Johnson warned, when southern race haters will declare the Elks are one of the American organizations working to secure full citizenship rights for colored people. The Elks, he said, had urged the Justice Department to investigate the Till murder. He added that Hobson R. Reynolds, grand director of civil liberties, had gone to Mississippi at his direction to see what could be done there to relieve racial tensions in that state. Mr. Reynolds also referred to the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott and said the blus had aided the people in Montgomery who refused to ride city buses there because of Mistreatment of colored passengers. Both the Republican and Democratic parties, he said, are bring urged to speak out on the civil rights issue. He promised to use the power of the office of grand exalted duler to see that they carry out their promises. Elk programs are working better than he hoped, Mr. Johnson said, and the only criticism directed at the order is coming from perosons who are ambitious for offices within the organization. Session of the grand lodge were held in the Jefferson High school Auditorium. Sessions of the grand temple, the women's auxiliary, were held in the Carver Junior High school Auditorium. Despite a stricke of Yellow Cab drivers over wages, delegates managed to get to the business session of the two groups. But attendance at pre-convention activities was affected by the strike. The city is virtually without taxicab service. Events Sunday included a memorial service for departed Elks, gra duation exercies of the Purple Cross Nurses, a meeting of the shrine and Public Relations Department, and a baccalaureate sermon under auspices of the educational department. At the memorial service, held at 11 o'clock Sunday morning, Grand Exalted Ruler Johnson conducted a lodgge of sorrow, during which Mrs. Nettie Carter Jackson, grand daughter ruler, delivered the eulogy, and "Thanatopsis" was read by Ralph M. Hutcherson of Detroit. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Otis Dunn, assistant grand chaplain, Ashland, N. C. The highlights of the graduation exercises of Purple Cross Nurses at the Carver Junior High School Auditorium Sunday was the oath graduating class took and their capping by Mrs. Anna B. Jones, grand directress of Purple Cross Nurses. Diplomas were presented by Dr. Carter L. Marshall, New Haven, Connecticut, Elks' grand director of health, and members of his staff. Dr. Marshall, a graduate of Howard University Medical School, is an assistant Clinical professor at Yale. Others who participated on the program included Dr. James E. Jones of Elizabeth City, N. C.; Mrs. Jennie P. Marzett, Los Angeles who delivered a welcome address, and William C. Hueston, grand secretary, who made remarks. Delegates who attended the Shrine and Public Relations Department meeting, also at Carver Junior High School immediately following the Purple Nures program. heard Mrs. Bertha McKanlass of Detroit, grand directress of the shrine say she had set a goal of $10,000 for the last grand lodge year but actually had raised more than $11,000 for the Shrine – the John Brown Farm near Harper's Ferry, W. Va. GOAL OF $10,000 right to proprietorship in these state. We own real estate in this un-American section and have thousands of members within the state lines of Mississippi and Louisiana. "I am sure that the advancement of our people can go on working from the inside of our various ldges and temples women's auxiliries. "Open your doors and your hearts to the NAACP. I call you to take battle stations in your areas and to contribute to the cause in any manner by which your brothers in the South may benefit." Mr. Johnson recited several incidents which have occurred in the last year including the brutal murder of Emmett Till, 14-year-old Chicago boy, whose body was recovered from the Tallahatchie Ri ver in Mississippi. He called the trial and acquittal of the two white men charged with the Till boy's murder a "comedy" and the two men who were freed "the crown princes of race hatred." The time is close, Mr. Johnson warned, when southern race haters will declare the Elks are one of the American organizations working to secure full citizenship rights for colored people. The Elks, he said, had urged the Justice Department to investigate the Till murder. He added that Hobson R. Reynolds, grand director of civil liberties, had gone to Mississippi at his direction to see what could be done there to relieve racial tensions in that state. Mr. Reynolds also referred to the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott and said the blus had aided the people in Montgomery who refused to ride city buses there because of Mistreatment of colored passengers. Both the Republican and Democratic parties, he said, are bring urged to speak out on the civil rights issue. He promised to use the power of the office of grand exalted duler to see that they carry out their promises. Elk programs are working better than he hoped, Mr. Johnson said, and the only criticism directed at the order is coming from perosons who are ambitious for offices within the organization. Session of the grand lodge were held in the Jefferson High school Auditorium. Sessions of the grand temple, the women's auxiliary, were held in the Carver Junior High school Auditorium. Despite a stricke of Yellow Cab drivers over wages, delegates managed to get to the business session of the two groups. But attendance at pre-convention activities was affected by the strike. The city is virtually without taxicab service. Events Sunday included a memorial service for departed Elks, gra duation exercies of the Purple Cross Nurses, a meeting of the shrine and Public Relations Department, and a baccalaureate sermon under auspices of the educational department. At the memorial service, held at 11 o'clock Sunday morning, Grand Exalted Ruler Johnson conducted a lodgge of sorrow, during which Mrs. Nettie Carter Jackson, grand daughter ruler, delivered the eulogy, and "Thanatopsis" was read by Ralph M. Hutcherson of Detroit. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Otis Dunn, assistant grand chaplain, Ashland, N. C. The highlights of the graduation exercises of Purple Cross Nurses at the Carver Junior High School Auditorium Sunday was the oath graduating class took and their capping by Mrs. Anna B. Jones, grand directress of Purple Cross Nurses. Diplomas were presented by Dr. Carter L. Marshall, New Haven, Connecticut, Elks' grand director of health, and members of his staff. Dr. Marshall, a graduate of Howard University Medical School, is an assistant Clinical professor at Yale. Others who participated on the program included Dr. James E. Jones of Elizabeth City, N. C.; Mrs. Jennie P. Marzett, Los Angeles who delivered a welcome address, and William C. Hueston, grand secretary, who made remarks. Delegates who attended the Shrine and Public Relations Department meeting, also at Carver Junior High School immediately following the Purple Nures program. heard Mrs. Bertha McKanlass of Detroit, grand directress of the shrine say she had set a goal of $10,000 for the last grand lodge year but actually had raised more than $11,000 for the Shrine – the John Brown Farm near Harper's Ferry, W. Va. PULL THE PLUG ON STOMACH UPSET Half-alive, headachy, when constipation sours stomach? Black-Draught relieves constipation overnight Helps sweeten sour stomach too. No harsh griping. 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Thoroughly but gently uncorks clogged intestines. Brings comforting relief in morning. Then life looks sunny again! Get Black-Draught today. When constipation sours children's digestion and disposition, get Syrup of BlackDraught. They love this honey-sweet liquid. ENCHANTED HARBOR By DOROTHY WORLEY 1956, by Dorothy Worley. Reprinted by permission of the publisher Avalon Books. Distributed by King Features Syndicate. DR.RICHARD DEVEREAUX slowed his cat to a stop as Priscilla came out of the house late the next afternoon. "Why, hello!" She looked up with a friendly smile. "It's the doctor again." "I was in the neighborhood and saw you come out," he said pleasantly. "No more shrimp pains?" "No pains at all. I feel wonderful." Their eyes met and held. "Better be careful a day or so longer. It takes a little while to get back to normal after such an attack." "Oh I'm all right now," Priscilia assured him. "We're on our way to Maud's right now to get a steak." "Broiled," the doctor said. "Have it broiled." He seemed on the verge of saying something else but Rita came out just then and he changed his mind. He said, instead, "Good luck, then, and be careful." He drove on. "Wasn't that the doctor?" asked Rita. "Yes." Priscilla's eyes were following his car. "He stopped to see how I was feeling." "Do you suppose he makes a practice of going around after calls to see how his patients are feeling?" "If can't see him any other way," Priscilla said cheerfully, "I think I'll eat something I shouldn't." "You really do like him, don't you?" "Yes," Priscilla said, and Rita was a little troubled at the definiteness of that one word. Later at Maud's, after they had given their order, Priscilla said in a quick little breath, "Don't look, just now, but I think the doctor is standing by the telephone booth." Rita looked discreetly and said, not entirely pleased, "It is. And Bill Duval is with him" She broke off and whispered, "They're coming over here. You told Dr. Devereaux we were coming here, and it seems we're followed again." The two men came up to the table and the doctor said pleasantly, "Having that steak?" "Yes, Doctor, Broiled. And I'm famished." There was a lilt in Priscilla's voice. Dr. Devereaux introduced Bill Duval. Then he said, "I happened to have a tree evening so far, at least and Bill and I also felt inclined toward steaks. May we join you?" His glance included them both, and Priscilla looked at Rita for an answer. "Why not?" Rita said amiably "Sit down and tell us something about your town." It was soon apparent that the doctor's attention was mostly on Priscilla, leaving a clear field for Bill Duval with Rita. Rita was thinking, That was a little obvious. Bill Duval wants to talk to me. But why? The doctor isn't that much interested in Priscilla. She had an uncanny intuition that Bill Duval wanted to talk to her for a purpose. She would have liked him, otherwise. Priscilla and the doctor got up to dance. Bill Duval lost no time in getting the conversation started. "I believe Dr. Devereaux said you were a writer." Rita looked at him, her eyes veiled under the long, upcurling lashes. Instead of answering his question directly, she said, "I can't recall telling Dr. Devereaux that. Perhaps Priscilla did." "And you're here for material?" He met her eyes squarely. He had a very direct look. She looked back at him just as directly. "There seems to have been plenty of material here in the past. Of course you know that a number of books have already been written about Apalachicola," She took a cigaret from the pack he extended, leaned toward the lighter he had snapped open. Over the sudden golden flare, she said, her eyes not leaving his," And what is your business here, Mr. Duval? You're not a native." He put the lighter away. "No. No, I'm not a native. I'm having a holiday of sorts," he paused, "and looking around." "Seems I've heard you're a writer, also." Bill Duval's hesitation was perceptible. Then he said in an offhand manner, "Oh-sports, that sort of thing." He changed the subject. "Plan to be here long?" Rita lifted a shoulder in a tiny shrug. "A few days, possibly longer." She was sure now that Bill Duval was trying to find out something, and with the irritation she had felt, there came amusement. She decided I can play this game, too. His next question came even more casually. "Didn't I see you and your friend at Lookout House?" Matching his tone, she said, "It's a picturesque old place, isn't it? I understand it was built before the War Between the States." "Yes, the place has quite a history. Several of those old places around. Your name Zerita it's Spanish, isn't it?" "Is it?" "Then you're not Spanish?" "I suppose my mother just liked the name." Again she did not answer directly. He crumbled a cracker absently. "My mistake, then. I thought perhaps you were. Didn't I see you talking with the Spanish fellow, Alvarez, who owns the He hadn't, of course, because she hadn't been talking to Alvarez. He waited for her reaction, thinking, She's clever. She knows. I didn't see her talking to Alvarez and she's already discerned I'm trying to find out something. And she doesn't bat an eyelash. He was already convinced, or almost, that she was not the person he was looking for, but why was he warning her? He admired her manner and he found himself liking her. Rita said, smiling a little, "That's a beautiful boat, isn't it, the "Yes," he said. "Quite a luxury yacht, to be anchored in a port like this, to belongs down around Miami or Nassau with others in its class. I haven't been on it Have you?" Instead of answering, she said, "I've heard he's going to have a big party on board, so perhaps we'll both see it. Maybe he's here for the fishing." Bill lighted another cigarette and said, looking at her directly, "May be. I've seen him talking to one of those shrimpers." "Are you interested in the man, Mr. Duval? mean, not the fisherman." The question was so direct that for a moment it disconcerted him, but this was not apparent when he said lazily. "Let's say curious. Not many strangers stay around so long, especially those with private yachts." "Isn't there talk of his building over on the Island? Or building a hotel here? Isn't Apalachicola supposed to be having a boom or something because of the prospective channel to the Gulf?" Bill Duval shrugged. "I wouldn't say Alvarez was the type to be interested in a land boom anywhere - or a hotel, either." "Well, I'm sure I don t know," Rita said vaguely, her tone indicating that she didn't care. CHAPTER 13 By DOROTHY WORLEY 1956, by Dorothy Worley. Reprinted by permission of the publisher Avalon Books. Distributed by King Features Syndicate. DR.RICHARD DEVEREAUX slowed his cat to a stop as Priscilla came out of the house late the next afternoon. "Why, hello!" She looked up with a friendly smile. "It's the doctor again." "I was in the neighborhood and saw you come out," he said pleasantly. "No more shrimp pains?" "No pains at all. I feel wonderful." Their eyes met and held. "Better be careful a day or so longer. It takes a little while to get back to normal after such an attack." "Oh I'm all right now," Priscilia assured him. "We're on our way to Maud's right now to get a steak." "Broiled," the doctor said. "Have it broiled." He seemed on the verge of saying something else but Rita came out just then and he changed his mind. He said, instead, "Good luck, then, and be careful." He drove on. "Wasn't that the doctor?" asked Rita. "Yes." Priscilla's eyes were following his car. "He stopped to see how I was feeling." "Do you suppose he makes a practice of going around after calls to see how his patients are feeling?" "If can't see him any other way," Priscilla said cheerfully, "I think I'll eat something I shouldn't." "You really do like him, don't you?" "Yes," Priscilla said, and Rita was a little troubled at the definiteness of that one word. Later at Maud's, after they had given their order, Priscilla said in a quick little breath, "Don't look, just now, but I think the doctor is standing by the telephone booth." Rita looked discreetly and said, not entirely pleased, "It is. And Bill Duval is with him" She broke off and whispered, "They're coming over here. You told Dr. Devereaux we were coming here, and it seems we're followed again." The two men came up to the table and the doctor said pleasantly, "Having that steak?" "Yes, Doctor, Broiled. And I'm famished." There was a lilt in Priscilla's voice. Dr. Devereaux introduced Bill Duval. Then he said, "I happened to have a tree evening so far, at least and Bill and I also felt inclined toward steaks. May we join you?" His glance included them both, and Priscilla looked at Rita for an answer. "Why not?" Rita said amiably "Sit down and tell us something about your town." It was soon apparent that the doctor's attention was mostly on Priscilla, leaving a clear field for Bill Duval with Rita. Rita was thinking, That was a little obvious. Bill Duval wants to talk to me. But why? The doctor isn't that much interested in Priscilla. She had an uncanny intuition that Bill Duval wanted to talk to her for a purpose. She would have liked him, otherwise. Priscilla and the doctor got up to dance. Bill Duval lost no time in getting the conversation started. "I believe Dr. Devereaux said you were a writer." Rita looked at him, her eyes veiled under the long, upcurling lashes. Instead of answering his question directly, she said, "I can't recall telling Dr. Devereaux that. Perhaps Priscilla did." "And you're here for material?" He met her eyes squarely. He had a very direct look. She looked back at him just as directly. "There seems to have been plenty of material here in the past. Of course you know that a number of books have already been written about Apalachicola," She took a cigaret from the pack he extended, leaned toward the lighter he had snapped open. Over the sudden golden flare, she said, her eyes not leaving his," And what is your business here, Mr. Duval? You're not a native." He put the lighter away. "No. No, I'm not a native. I'm having a holiday of sorts," he paused, "and looking around." "Seems I've heard you're a writer, also." Bill Duval's hesitation was perceptible. Then he said in an offhand manner, "Oh-sports, that sort of thing." He changed the subject. "Plan to be here long?" Rita lifted a shoulder in a tiny shrug. "A few days, possibly longer." She was sure now that Bill Duval was trying to find out something, and with the irritation she had felt, there came amusement. She decided I can play this game, too. His next question came even more casually. "Didn't I see you and your friend at Lookout House?" Matching his tone, she said, "It's a picturesque old place, isn't it? I understand it was built before the War Between the States." "Yes, the place has quite a history. Several of those old places around. Your name Zerita it's Spanish, isn't it?" "Is it?" "Then you're not Spanish?" "I suppose my mother just liked the name." Again she did not answer directly. He crumbled a cracker absently. "My mistake, then. I thought perhaps you were. Didn't I see you talking with the Spanish fellow, Alvarez, who owns the He hadn't, of course, because she hadn't been talking to Alvarez. He waited for her reaction, thinking, She's clever. She knows. I didn't see her talking to Alvarez and she's already discerned I'm trying to find out something. And she doesn't bat an eyelash. He was already convinced, or almost, that she was not the person he was looking for, but why was he warning her? He admired her manner and he found himself liking her. Rita said, smiling a little, "That's a beautiful boat, isn't it, the "Yes," he said. "Quite a luxury yacht, to be anchored in a port like this, to belongs down around Miami or Nassau with others in its class. I haven't been on it Have you?" Instead of answering, she said, "I've heard he's going to have a big party on board, so perhaps we'll both see it. Maybe he's here for the fishing." Bill lighted another cigarette and said, looking at her directly, "May be. I've seen him talking to one of those shrimpers." "Are you interested in the man, Mr. Duval? mean, not the fisherman." The question was so direct that for a moment it disconcerted him, but this was not apparent when he said lazily. "Let's say curious. Not many strangers stay around so long, especially those with private yachts." "Isn't there talk of his building over on the Island? Or building a hotel here? Isn't Apalachicola supposed to be having a boom or something because of the prospective channel to the Gulf?" 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