Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1954-04-09 Mrs. Rosa Brown Bracy The Administration Moves Forward The recent release disclosing the appointment, of Mrs. Betty Granger education and public relations editor, of the President's Government Contract Committee and Emmett. J. Scott, Jr., field engineer for Foreign Operations Administration in Amman, Jordan, further demonstrates the attitude of the present administration in the field of patronage. Both are huge assignments, requiring the training of the specialist in these technical fields. Hardly had the commotion over the highest appointment in the Labor Department ever given to a man of color, subsided when these two important appointments came through. This assignment, Assistant Secretary of Labor, went to J. Ernest Wilkins a Chicago attorney. Thusly the Republican party is running true to form in its recognition of fitness and ability in preference to the color of a person's skin. For many years the colored group in America has aimed at that preparation which fitted a man for any post in life. In spite of the educational handicaps and otherwise differentials, it has plodded steadily on toward that goal in which man competes with man. We are proud of our young people who did not let their handicaps hold them fast; that kept on the battlefront for that acid-proof front which repel any attempt to bypass because of the lack of fitness. Here is great encouragement for the younger group coming on. We are just now in a great struggle for equality in education; we have fought it up the hard way and now that better opportunities are in sight there is no reason that in another generation, — "it does not yet appear what we shall see." Our Homicide Record (FROM ATLANTA DAILY WORLD) Regardless of their attendant causes, we are continuing to pile up a homicide record that no community could afford to feel proud of. Almost every day we chalk up a new victim, and while each case has its accompanying story, after all, we should become greatly disturbed in these apparently excuseless killings. When we take a look at other cities the size of our own and note how far we are outdistancing their records in homicides, we should re-examine our civic and social organism, with suggestive remedies that might stay this already high tide in what certainly does not become a community of churches, colleges, high schools and almost every endeavor in social, civic, economic and "industrial activities. On the face, when one reads of these incidents, their accompanying, news accounts might justify one or the other of the parties involved. Sympathy might be extended to the meritorious side, but in a Christian and educational social order the taking of a meritorious side would not be the answer to a civilized order responsible to its citizens for protection and common justice. A great contribution would be made in a sweeping investigation of the many homicides occuring almost daily in which colored citizens in a vast majority are involved. High tempers, reckless pistol packing, whiskey, bad family relations, disputes over what the law could settle, activities such as the numbers racket and other unrecorded ventures in which our people engage might hold the secret of these homicides. In the normal pursuits of a great municipality all sorts of individuals, it might naturally be expected that we would now and then have a killing, but we are woefully disturbed at such enormous rate in which we are chalking up an excess in homicides in this community. Where and in what manner will we begin an inquiry, meant for remedial treatment of this excuseless evil menancing our good name and civic usefulness as well as running into the money for penal intake and the machinery of justice? When A Questionnaire Loses Its Real Significance (FROM ATLANTA DAILY WORLD) Since time immortal men have seriously guarded the property of an oath. There are still times in which people are allowed to testify or otherwise make declarations, without being put under oath. The oath for many decades was regarded sacred; men valued their oaths and when the statement was made — "I would not believe him on his oath" it carried an irrepairable significance as to the veracity of the person in question There are those among us now who do not feel that the oath should lose the high order of its original significance; that its sacred premises should be kept clear of those unprovable superfluities, which upon their very faces, suggest things to be handled carelessly or guessed at. Now come the hue and cry and much ado around the Questionnaire required of state employes. The teachers tolling into this category, in their State GEA convention have attacked the measure as going too far. On the whole there is no objection to Questionnaires; applicants for jobs in the field of common labor are used to the mild form required as information, of those who would be employed and trusted. But when a Questionnaire on its face is complained of by our educational leaders to be "more demanding than one of the Atomic Energy Commission" it demands more than passing scrutiny. A Questionnaire inquiring beyond the recollections of an applicant, muchly involving his relatives, many of whom he might not know or even heard of, the temptation of guessing, or to use a more caustic term, actual falsifying, wilfully invades the sacred premises of the time honored oath. Such gates so flagrantly opened with a job held in the balance, offer the option of going under ground. There are some 250 organizations listed and it is doubtful that any person knows for certain, whether some relative or in-law might have belonged to them at one time or the other. The employe is required to list "all groups, societies, or organizations of which you are, or have been a member." Be it emphasized, that this newspaper is not opposed to questionnaires; there are vital things an employer should know about an employe but when inquiries must reach beyond those demanded by the Atomic Energy Commission, there should be no matter of surprise that serious objections are raised. We conclude that the oath should be kept sacred and that groups should not be herded into conditions to swear flagrantly to things of which they have absolutely no knowledge of and are unable improve. There may be gerrymandering in boundaries, subterfuge in political practices and circumvention in court decisions, but let us not place the sacredness of the oath into needless jeopardy. MEALTIME MELODIES! "Science is wonderful" and "Ain't nature grand' are two dishes that you've heard again and again, but when you turn the wonders of science loose on the grandeurs of nature— then you've really got something. That is exactly what they do again and again at the Government's experimental farm at Beltsville, Maryland. Their work at Beltsville has made it possible for us to buy turkeys of a size suitable for a small family. That is just one of the many things they have done—and there are more to come. Within the next few years here are some of the things you may expect to find on the market. (1) Hams with less fat and more lean. This ham is from a new and distinct breed of hogs. They have bred out fat and bred in lean. These hogs are right for butchering at about 200 pounds. (2) Powdered Orange Juice. That is completely dehydrated orange juice. All of the water has been taken out and what's left is made into a powder. The process, however, has been perfected to the point that the color and flavor of the orange juice are not lost. (3) Sunny Sweetpotatoes. A new variety developed so that it is resistant to Black Rot. They have tried to keep the good qualities of the yams and add the good qualities of the Nancy Halls. (4) Curley Leaf Lettuce. This variety is so new that they haven't even named it yet. It is a beautiful green with a definite Chartreuse hue and so curly you would swear someone had given it a permanent. It has the characteristic leaf lettuce flavor and is beautiful for garnishing. (5) New Process Cheddar Cheese This Cheddar cheese can be made in half the time it used to take. The flavor and texture are the same as in the old process. The time required for aging is unchanged but the new process should make possible certain savings to the cheese manufacturers which we may expect to see reflected in the price to the consum er. (6) De-hydro Frozen Fruits. This too is a brand new product. Fruits are partly dried then frozen. After they are thawed they can be used for making pies, jellies or sauces. The startling difference is the way they have captured the fresh fruit flavor. They are not yet on the market but keep your eyes open for them. You'll want to try them. Kroger Employes vania - 2 Willie L. Burrows - 590 Wicks - 1 James White - 1050 Marechaniel 1 Walter E. Thomas - 3291 Rochester - 1 Tom Hunter - 1481 Felix - 1 Tommy Gates - 1567 Cella - 1 Gilbert Jones - 1738 State Street Less than 1 year Willie Morris - 72 Wisconsin Less than 1 year Girl Killed In Auto "the right wheels of the car hit Vivian and dragged her about 40 feet. The man looked at what he'd done and then drove off." Later the two witnesses picked out of a police lineup a Negro man who had been arrested as a suspect following the mishap. Traffic Inspector J. C. Legg said the suspect denied any knowledge of the accident, but was jailed for further questioning. The stricken girl's mother, Mrs. Rosie Lee Lewis of 978 Porter, said Vivian and her brother were returning from a neighbor's home where they had gone to watch television. The nearly three year old child, whose skull was crushed by the blow, was one of four children in the Lewis family. She died at the John Gaston Hospital shortly after being hit. Her death raised traffic fatalities in Memphis to nine. Pfc. Anthony Gets Promotion Private First Class Willie J. Anthony godson of Mrs. Emma Sims, 599 Polk St., Memphis, was promoted to his present rank on February 26, 1954. At present he is working in the post infirmary. Pfc. Anthony serving with the th Airborne Medical Battalion of the noted 11 Airborne Division stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. NATION-WIDE DEMAND FOR L&M DROPS PRICE! Now Every Smoker can afford L&M—America's highest quality and best Filter Tip Cigarette— No cigarette ever went so far — so fast as L&M Filters. 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Officers are as follows: President Mrs. Isabel Flagg; vice president, Miss Catherine McChristian; secretary, Mrs. Sarah A. Sellers; treasurer, Mrs. Annie L. Thompson; director, Rev. Neasbie Alston; pianist, Mrs. Mauddean T. Seward. The atmosphere of the college gives one perspective anticipation. Spirit Of Cotton for her inception of this phase of the Jubilee celebration. In offering background to the Jubilee she termed Memphis the largest inland cotton market in the world. She cited the celebration as an "attempt to focus attention on cotton as an all around fabric and to offset stereotype portrayals of Negroes, whom she called "real cottonmakers," in similar celebrations held over the South. Miss Hendricks, and Mrs. Vinson (with 18 pieces of luggage, traveling via Delta C and S) have a full program, planned to have them return to Memphis, May 10 for the gala, official opening of a week long celebration. April 9 found them in Daytona Beach for a round at Bethune Cookman College. 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