Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1958-05-28 Thaddeus T. Stokes MEMPHIS WORLD AMERICA'S STANDARD RACE JOURNAL The South's Oldest and Leading Colored Semi-Weekly Newspapers Published by MEMPHIS WORLD PUBLISHING CO. Every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at 564 BEALE—Ph. JA. 6-4030 Member of SCOTT NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE W. A. Scott, II, Founder; C. A. Scott, General Manager Entered in the Post Office at Memphis, Tenn., as second-class mail under the Act of Congress, March 1, 1870 THADDEUS T. STOKES Managing Editor SMITH FLEMING Circulation Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Year $5.00 — 6 Months $3.00 — 3 Months $1.50 (In Advance) The MEMPHIS WORLD is an independent newspaper — non-sectarian and non-partisan, printing news unbiasedly and supporting those things it believes to be of interest to its readers and opposing those things against the interest of its readers. Virginia Hanging On The Line When the President intimated to the press a few days ago that troops were to be withdrawn from Little Rock Central High School, and expressed his regret that such a dispatch had to be the only option whereby the country could serve the prestige of its directives, there was nothing in his tone or tenor to suggest that such an action taken in the Little Rock affair would not be repeated if and when the honor of the country, demanded it. The affair at Little Rock finally boiled down to one simple paragraph: that in no instance would wrong-doing be rescued because it had massed enough strength and numbers to constitute a menace. Now, upon the Supreme Court's order on Monday, Arlington County, Va., must admit seven Negro students, for its fall term. This moves the famous Virginia case into focus. Arlington, it will be recalled is a suburb of the nation's capital and naturally would be no compliment to a nation like ours with a violation of its court's ruling, outlawing something that a state is permitted to carry on right in the shadow of its dome. It must be noted the order was more specific than any previous court order, because it specifically names the seven students and the schools to which they are to be admitted. Virginia is in that bracket of segregationists providing for private schools if integration sets in. It is obvious that public funds will have to be appropriated for disbursement to pupils attending private schools. Several taxpayers in Virginia have indicated they will immediately file suit if any tax monies are used for private schools, or if Virginia denies funds to Arlington County because it obeys the federal court order. So, the case up in the Old Dominion state will be keenly observed, not only by those who might be interested in the outcome because of similar laws in other deep South states, but those who are in the market of implementing such evasive regulations for the furtherance of their own plans in such an incident. It would appear that if a few more such orders are issued that much slack will be taken out of the time which is of so great an essence in this climb of our nation into the place it so richly deserves as an arbiter in and a dispenser of those good relations by which other countries might follow along the road to a lasting peace. So, Virginia is on the line. High School Commencement Time This is the season of the year when youth literally thrills with unbridled ambition and that all out inquiry into what lies in store for the reword of sacrifice, time evaluation and hard study. It is well that such be the case and especially in the long lines of high school graduates who are just "finishing to begin." At this, the first base in the round for-an education and that fitness which will enable one to be useful in society as well as among the eligibles to make a living and a success in this world. All over the state and country, for that matter, the young teen-agers are making their first march for their coveted pieces of paper which for the most will accord them the rights and privileges to continue on in the quest of an education, whose goal is never fully achieved. A few short years ago, the church, philanthropy and private friends provided for the principal high school training for the Negro youth of this state. High school facilities came late and as such, the youth of today will realize that a blessing has come to it. In the old days thousands of the race who could not afford the price for private tuition had to stop at the elementary level. Today such is not the case; not only does the pupil have before him the wide scope of college training, but areas for specialization in various professional fields. Let the high school youth of today view, with full speed ahead, the vast fields open for exploration, the many opportunities awaiting the prepared and that channel through which the specialist is processed for an advanced scientific era. After all, we find the soundness in the early parables of Booker T. Washington, in learning the hands also how to do something. He brought a powerful affiliate to the educational arena in his broad emphasis on industrial training. His teaching would envelope a wide expanse in the field of the new scientific venture in our industries and inventions. So, in the acquisition of guided professional liberal arts processions, let there also march along the practical side of living, the acquiring of the ability to do something with the hands, thereby giving the mind a bit of relaxation in its grasp for the high and noble side of scientific training. We congratulate the graduates and express the hope that many of them will continue their educational training. All of them can resolve to make a worthwhile use of their lives. Golden Gleams Think naught a trifle, though it small appear; Small sands the mountain, moments make the year. —Young. Brief Comments Most people are befogged by figures, one kind or another. WISHING WELL Registered U. S. Patent Office. H is a pleasant little game that will give you a message every day. It is a numerical puzzle designed to spell out your fortune. Count the letters in your first name. If the number of letters is 6 or more, subtract 4. If the number is less than 6, add 3. The result is your key number. Start at the upper left-hand comer of the rectangle and check every one of your key numbers, left to right. Then read the message the letters under the Chucked figures give you. SEEING and SAYING By WILLIAM A. FOWLKES Managing Editor Atlanta Daily World Ever now and then, it is good for the citizens to go up to Washington, the seat of our national government. It is refreshing even to those who have visited the Capital many times. It is inspirational to the young and to the foreigner. For, in Washington has lain, beginning in 1789, all the accumulation of the federal laws and hopes of the great American democracy. IN THESE DAYS of sectional indecision and bickering, even the most demagogic-minded American is humbled while standing face upwards to the inscription on the Supreme Court building, which reads: "Equal Justice Under the Law." If he is not of himself humbled and cannot comprehend the majestic stature of the building and its "headline," he will not go far along Washington's avenues before feeling "something." That "something" is an awareness that in Washington he cannot and must hot protest the meaning of equality of American citizens. DESPITE THE politics of Congress, the tensions of some com mittee meetings, or ths outbursts of freedom-rebellious representatives, there is a thick air of dignity and respect for centralized governmental authority in Washington. It is our federal "holy ground." May Washington's Freedom Air Spread! By WILLIAM A. FOWLKES Managing Editor Atlanta Daily World Ever now and then, it is good for the citizens to go up to Washington, the seat of our national government. It is refreshing even to those who have visited the Capital many times. It is inspirational to the young and to the foreigner. For, in Washington has lain, beginning in 1789, all the accumulation of the federal laws and hopes of the great American democracy. IN THESE DAYS of sectional indecision and bickering, even the most demagogic-minded American is humbled while standing face upwards to the inscription on the Supreme Court building, which reads: "Equal Justice Under the Law." If he is not of himself humbled and cannot comprehend the majestic stature of the building and its "headline," he will not go far along Washington's avenues before feeling "something." That "something" is an awareness that in Washington he cannot and must hot protest the meaning of equality of American citizens. DESPITE THE politics of Congress, the tensions of some com mittee meetings, or ths outbursts of freedom-rebellious representatives, there is a thick air of dignity and respect for centralized governmental authority in Washington. It is our federal "holy ground." Powell Introduces tor at the FBI shall, with the approval of the Attorney General, include in the training of agents and other FBI personnel "appropriate training and instruction for the investigation of civil rights cases." A Joint Committee on Civil Rights also would be created by the bill. This committee would be composed of seven Senators, appointed by the Vice President, and seven members of the House, appointed by the Speaker. The two major parties would be represented on this committee in proportion to their membership in the Senate and House. The Joint Committee would make a continuing study of mailers relating to civil rights and advise with the Congressional committees which handle civil rights matters. It would be authorized to hold headings and would have subpena powers to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers. The bill also would amend existing Federal criminal civil rights laws and also the laws against peonage. Any perosn, whether acting in a private, public or official capacity, who denies or attempts to deny any interstate passenger equal accommodations on a public carrier, or incites or participates in such denial or attempt, would be guilty of a misdemeanor under the omnibus bill and upon conviction, would be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each, offense The bill also makes it unlawful for any common carrier to segregate interstate passengers on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin, or for any operator of any transportation facility to do so Violators of this provision also would be subject to a fine or not more than $1,000. By the terms of the bill there would be created an "Equality of Opportunity in Employment Commissions," composed of seven members, who would be appointed by the President. Their pay would be $15,000 a year each. The proposed commission would be empowered to investigate complaints of racial and religious discrimination and, if it fails to elimnate such, discrimination through conference, conciliation, and persuasion, to hold hearings and issue cease-and-desist orders. Such orders would be enforceable by the Federal courts. Any person aggrieved by a final order of the commission also could obtain a review of the order in the appropriate United tSates Court of Appeals." An employers would have to have 50 or more employees to be subject to the provisions of the fair employment practice section. Religious, charitable, fraternal, social, educational and sectarian organizations would be exempt from the provisions of the bill. The omnibus bill also contains what would be an anti-lynching act if it should become law. Under its terms, persons who participate in a lynching would be subject to a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $10,000. The other three Powell bills would— 1. Prohibit the use of Federal funds for loans, grants or aid to provide housing in which there would be racial or religious discrimination against occupancy. 2. Prohibit racial discrimination or segregation in interstate travel. 3. Protect uniformed members of the Armed Forces against bodily attack. CONTINUE STUDY tor at the FBI shall, with the approval of the Attorney General, include in the training of agents and other FBI personnel "appropriate training and instruction for the investigation of civil rights cases." A Joint Committee on Civil Rights also would be created by the bill. This committee would be composed of seven Senators, appointed by the Vice President, and seven members of the House, appointed by the Speaker. The two major parties would be represented on this committee in proportion to their membership in the Senate and House. The Joint Committee would make a continuing study of mailers relating to civil rights and advise with the Congressional committees which handle civil rights matters. It would be authorized to hold headings and would have subpena powers to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers. The bill also would amend existing Federal criminal civil rights laws and also the laws against peonage. Any perosn, whether acting in a private, public or official capacity, who denies or attempts to deny any interstate passenger equal accommodations on a public carrier, or incites or participates in such denial or attempt, would be guilty of a misdemeanor under the omnibus bill and upon conviction, would be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each, offense The bill also makes it unlawful for any common carrier to segregate interstate passengers on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin, or for any operator of any transportation facility to do so Violators of this provision also would be subject to a fine or not more than $1,000. By the terms of the bill there would be created an "Equality of Opportunity in Employment Commissions," composed of seven members, who would be appointed by the President. Their pay would be $15,000 a year each. The proposed commission would be empowered to investigate complaints of racial and religious discrimination and, if it fails to elimnate such, discrimination through conference, conciliation, and persuasion, to hold hearings and issue cease-and-desist orders. Such orders would be enforceable by the Federal courts. Any person aggrieved by a final order of the commission also could obtain a review of the order in the appropriate United tSates Court of Appeals." An employers would have to have 50 or more employees to be subject to the provisions of the fair employment practice section. Religious, charitable, fraternal, social, educational and sectarian organizations would be exempt from the provisions of the bill. The omnibus bill also contains what would be an anti-lynching act if it should become law. Under its terms, persons who participate in a lynching would be subject to a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $10,000. The other three Powell bills would— 1. Prohibit the use of Federal funds for loans, grants or aid to provide housing in which there would be racial or religious discrimination against occupancy. 2. Prohibit racial discrimination or segregation in interstate travel. 3. Protect uniformed members of the Armed Forces against bodily attack. COMMON CARRIER tor at the FBI shall, with the approval of the Attorney General, include in the training of agents and other FBI personnel "appropriate training and instruction for the investigation of civil rights cases." A Joint Committee on Civil Rights also would be created by the bill. This committee would be composed of seven Senators, appointed by the Vice President, and seven members of the House, appointed by the Speaker. The two major parties would be represented on this committee in proportion to their membership in the Senate and House. The Joint Committee would make a continuing study of mailers relating to civil rights and advise with the Congressional committees which handle civil rights matters. It would be authorized to hold headings and would have subpena powers to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers. The bill also would amend existing Federal criminal civil rights laws and also the laws against peonage. Any perosn, whether acting in a private, public or official capacity, who denies or attempts to deny any interstate passenger equal accommodations on a public carrier, or incites or participates in such denial or attempt, would be guilty of a misdemeanor under the omnibus bill and upon conviction, would be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each, offense The bill also makes it unlawful for any common carrier to segregate interstate passengers on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin, or for any operator of any transportation facility to do so Violators of this provision also would be subject to a fine or not more than $1,000. By the terms of the bill there would be created an "Equality of Opportunity in Employment Commissions," composed of seven members, who would be appointed by the President. Their pay would be $15,000 a year each. The proposed commission would be empowered to investigate complaints of racial and religious discrimination and, if it fails to elimnate such, discrimination through conference, conciliation, and persuasion, to hold hearings and issue cease-and-desist orders. Such orders would be enforceable by the Federal courts. Any person aggrieved by a final order of the commission also could obtain a review of the order in the appropriate United tSates Court of Appeals." An employers would have to have 50 or more employees to be subject to the provisions of the fair employment practice section. Religious, charitable, fraternal, social, educational and sectarian organizations would be exempt from the provisions of the bill. The omnibus bill also contains what would be an anti-lynching act if it should become law. Under its terms, persons who participate in a lynching would be subject to a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $10,000. The other three Powell bills would— 1. Prohibit the use of Federal funds for loans, grants or aid to provide housing in which there would be racial or religious discrimination against occupancy. 2. Prohibit racial discrimination or segregation in interstate travel. 3. Protect uniformed members of the Armed Forces against bodily attack. FEDERAL COURTS tor at the FBI shall, with the approval of the Attorney General, include in the training of agents and other FBI personnel "appropriate training and instruction for the investigation of civil rights cases." A Joint Committee on Civil Rights also would be created by the bill. This committee would be composed of seven Senators, appointed by the Vice President, and seven members of the House, appointed by the Speaker. The two major parties would be represented on this committee in proportion to their membership in the Senate and House. The Joint Committee would make a continuing study of mailers relating to civil rights and advise with the Congressional committees which handle civil rights matters. It would be authorized to hold headings and would have subpena powers to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers. The bill also would amend existing Federal criminal civil rights laws and also the laws against peonage. Any perosn, whether acting in a private, public or official capacity, who denies or attempts to deny any interstate passenger equal accommodations on a public carrier, or incites or participates in such denial or attempt, would be guilty of a misdemeanor under the omnibus bill and upon conviction, would be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each, offense The bill also makes it unlawful for any common carrier to segregate interstate passengers on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin, or for any operator of any transportation facility to do so Violators of this provision also would be subject to a fine or not more than $1,000. By the terms of the bill there would be created an "Equality of Opportunity in Employment Commissions," composed of seven members, who would be appointed by the President. Their pay would be $15,000 a year each. The proposed commission would be empowered to investigate complaints of racial and religious discrimination and, if it fails to elimnate such, discrimination through conference, conciliation, and persuasion, to hold hearings and issue cease-and-desist orders. Such orders would be enforceable by the Federal courts. Any person aggrieved by a final order of the commission also could obtain a review of the order in the appropriate United tSates Court of Appeals." An employers would have to have 50 or more employees to be subject to the provisions of the fair employment practice section. Religious, charitable, fraternal, social, educational and sectarian organizations would be exempt from the provisions of the bill. The omnibus bill also contains what would be an anti-lynching act if it should become law. Under its terms, persons who participate in a lynching would be subject to a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $10,000. The other three Powell bills would— 1. Prohibit the use of Federal funds for loans, grants or aid to provide housing in which there would be racial or religious discrimination against occupancy. 2. Prohibit racial discrimination or segregation in interstate travel. 3. Protect uniformed members of the Armed Forces against bodily attack. OMNIBUS BILL tor at the FBI shall, with the approval of the Attorney General, include in the training of agents and other FBI personnel "appropriate training and instruction for the investigation of civil rights cases." A Joint Committee on Civil Rights also would be created by the bill. This committee would be composed of seven Senators, appointed by the Vice President, and seven members of the House, appointed by the Speaker. The two major parties would be represented on this committee in proportion to their membership in the Senate and House. The Joint Committee would make a continuing study of mailers relating to civil rights and advise with the Congressional committees which handle civil rights matters. It would be authorized to hold headings and would have subpena powers to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers. The bill also would amend existing Federal criminal civil rights laws and also the laws against peonage. Any perosn, whether acting in a private, public or official capacity, who denies or attempts to deny any interstate passenger equal accommodations on a public carrier, or incites or participates in such denial or attempt, would be guilty of a misdemeanor under the omnibus bill and upon conviction, would be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each, offense The bill also makes it unlawful for any common carrier to segregate interstate passengers on the basis of race, color, religion or national origin, or for any operator of any transportation facility to do so Violators of this provision also would be subject to a fine or not more than $1,000. By the terms of the bill there would be created an "Equality of Opportunity in Employment Commissions," composed of seven members, who would be appointed by the President. Their pay would be $15,000 a year each. The proposed commission would be empowered to investigate complaints of racial and religious discrimination and, if it fails to elimnate such, discrimination through conference, conciliation, and persuasion, to hold hearings and issue cease-and-desist orders. Such orders would be enforceable by the Federal courts. Any person aggrieved by a final order of the commission also could obtain a review of the order in the appropriate United tSates Court of Appeals." An employers would have to have 50 or more employees to be subject to the provisions of the fair employment practice section. Religious, charitable, fraternal, social, educational and sectarian organizations would be exempt from the provisions of the bill. The omnibus bill also contains what would be an anti-lynching act if it should become law. Under its terms, persons who participate in a lynching would be subject to a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $10,000. The other three Powell bills would— 1. Prohibit the use of Federal funds for loans, grants or aid to provide housing in which there would be racial or religious discrimination against occupancy. 2. Prohibit racial discrimination or segregation in interstate travel. 3. Protect uniformed members of the Armed Forces against bodily attack. Record Throng Pays who really gave a brief of his life. He said of Dr. Martin "he had three, hobbles—the Martin Stadium, Collons Chapel Hospital and Cins Chapel Church." Nearly 1,300 viewed the remains while it was reposed at the Qualls Funeral Home. Also intoning remarks were Rev. Henry C. Bunton, Dr. B. F. McCleave, Rev. Blair T. Hunt and Rev. J. B. Boyd. His obituary was read by Miss Harry Mae Simons and a solo was by Mrs. Annie Ketchum. Rev. D. S. Cunningham, pastor of the church officiated. Bearing the casket were: Dr. E. M. Wilkins, Dr. B. F. McCleave, Dr. J. W. Hose, Mr. O. T. Suttles, Dr. A. Ross, Prof. James King, and Dr. W. B. Woods. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Eva Carman Martin; three brothers, Dr. A. T. Martin, a physician, and Dr. B.' B. Martin, a dentist, both of Memphis, and Dr. J. B. Martin, a pharmicist and Trustee of Sanitary District of Chicago. Forces Of Racism Horton. "Public opinion in the south is against the decision of the Supreme count concerning the 1954 school case. There was a great out-cry when the decision was made known." Also, the reason Supreme court decisions are simply written is it seats to draw public sentiment to its side, explained the speaker. Atty. Horton went on to say that the Supreme count took the position, in a case involving a New York University professor who invoked the Fifth Amendment five times, that "guilt or innocence has no effect on the right to invoke the amendment." He said in another case where a man was convicted for contempt of congress, the Supreme court reversed the decision and said, if congress is seeking, information to form legislation, good, but if its intentons is smear, a person have right to refuse to answer. The lawyer explained "it is important that an accused person know his rights because all accussed are not guilty. The court sd ... it is not that a man be convicted or sat free but that justice be done." said Horton. Also a guest at toe luncheonmeeting was Atty. Ira H. Murphy. President of the club is Rev. H. Charles Nabrit. Two Virginia Youths from white schools on the basis of race, beginning next September. Judge Paul originally ordered desegregation effective in September, 1956, but stayed foe order pending appeals and legal tests of Virginia's "massive resistance" program. The judge at that time also enjoined the Charlottesville School Board from requiring compliance with Virginia's Pupil Placement Act. Venable school serves the northwest section of the city where many of the city's higher income families live. Most persons associated with the. University of Virginia also live in that area. Venable's grounds are bordered on the east by a colored residential section Which is served by Jefferson School, the only city elementary school for colored pupils. The two schools are about three-quarters of a mile apart. George Ferguson, president of the Charlottesville Branch of the NAACP, said the applications were a surprise to him and that he did not know the names of, the parents concerned. NORTHWEST SECTION from white schools on the basis of race, beginning next September. Judge Paul originally ordered desegregation effective in September, 1956, but stayed foe order pending appeals and legal tests of Virginia's "massive resistance" program. The judge at that time also enjoined the Charlottesville School Board from requiring compliance with Virginia's Pupil Placement Act. Venable school serves the northwest section of the city where many of the city's higher income families live. Most persons associated with the. University of Virginia also live in that area. Venable's grounds are bordered on the east by a colored residential section Which is served by Jefferson School, the only city elementary school for colored pupils. The two schools are about three-quarters of a mile apart. George Ferguson, president of the Charlottesville Branch of the NAACP, said the applications were a surprise to him and that he did not know the names of, the parents concerned. "... PAUSE FOR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!" INFORM YOURSELF ON THE ISSUES — When the time COMES— VOTE! "Muddied Sentimentalist" FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover declared that "muddled sentimentalists" and "confused psychiatrists" must bear much of the blame for the teen-age crime problem, which he said, has "grown into a monster of frightening proportions." The FBI chief explained, in an exclusive, question-and-answer interview why in recent months he has spoken out with such emphasis to alert the nation to what he called "the real nature and scope of this menace." Hoover urged an immediate, nationwide crackdown on youthful criminals. Otherwise, he warned, the U. S. Will, face an appalling situation, with countless thousands of juvenile terrorists hurling defiance at law and order. The interview follows: Q. What has prompted your emphatic statements recently concerning youthful lawlessness? A Actually the problem of juvenile crime is not in itself a new problem. It is one on which I have spoken out strongly on many occastons in the past. In recent years, however, the problem of youthful crime has grown into a monster of frightening proportions, characterized by violence and utter disdain for law and order. Unless the responsible citizens of the nation realize the real nature and scope of this menace and take action, there can be little hope for stemming the tide of criminality in America. Q. What is the scope of this menace? A. No geographical area or strata of society is immune from the dire consequences of juvenile crime. The day-to-day experiences and records of law enforcement agencies across the country last year, as illustrated in the uniform crime reports recently published for 1957, coldly and impartially express the wide spread extent of the problem. City police reports from all parts of the country showed that persons under 18 years of age comprised 47 per cent of all arrests far the major crimes of criminal homicide, negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary larceny and auto theft. Of all persons arrested 67.6 cent of the auto thieves, 54.3 per cent of the burglars, 51.3 per cent of the larceny perpetrators, and 26.4 per cent of the robbers were under 18 yeans of age. Q. What causes this alarming situation? A. There is no single cause of juvenile criminal behavior. There can be no doubt, however, that parental neglect, public indifference, and unwarranted sympathy and leniency for teen-age hood lums have immeasurably contributed to the appalling rise in youthful violations and especially to the shocking increase in the brutality and violence of these crimes. Q. Is it your opinion then that the "soft treatment" programs in effect in so many localities today encourage the young wrongdoer? A. In connection with the young thug who commits acts of violence of repeated transgressions of law, that is my firm conviction. Remember, I am not speaking of youngsters who commit misdemeanors or minor infractions but rather of juvenile criminals, wily and hardened beyond their years, who perpetrate felonies and crimes of viciousness. Behavior that the prospect of swift and sure justice—encompassing prompt detection, vigorous prosecution, and certain punishment fitted, to the crime, the criminal and the needs of the community—is one of the greatest deterrents to crime. Today it is not an uncommon thing for a teenage terrorist to hurl defiance at an arresting officer or a presiding judge with the snarling retort, "you can't touch me. I'm a juvenile." Unfortunately, the young tough is generally correct. CRACKDOWN URGED ON TEEN-AGE CRIME FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover declared that "muddled sentimentalists" and "confused psychiatrists" must bear much of the blame for the teen-age crime problem, which he said, has "grown into a monster of frightening proportions." The FBI chief explained, in an exclusive, question-and-answer interview why in recent months he has spoken out with such emphasis to alert the nation to what he called "the real nature and scope of this menace." Hoover urged an immediate, nationwide crackdown on youthful criminals. Otherwise, he warned, the U. S. Will, face an appalling situation, with countless thousands of juvenile terrorists hurling defiance at law and order. The interview follows: Q. What has prompted your emphatic statements recently concerning youthful lawlessness? A Actually the problem of juvenile crime is not in itself a new problem. It is one on which I have spoken out strongly on many occastons in the past. In recent years, however, the problem of youthful crime has grown into a monster of frightening proportions, characterized by violence and utter disdain for law and order. Unless the responsible citizens of the nation realize the real nature and scope of this menace and take action, there can be little hope for stemming the tide of criminality in America. Q. What is the scope of this menace? A. No geographical area or strata of society is immune from the dire consequences of juvenile crime. The day-to-day experiences and records of law enforcement agencies across the country last year, as illustrated in the uniform crime reports recently published for 1957, coldly and impartially express the wide spread extent of the problem. City police reports from all parts of the country showed that persons under 18 years of age comprised 47 per cent of all arrests far the major crimes of criminal homicide, negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary larceny and auto theft. Of all persons arrested 67.6 cent of the auto thieves, 54.3 per cent of the burglars, 51.3 per cent of the larceny perpetrators, and 26.4 per cent of the robbers were under 18 yeans of age. Q. What causes this alarming situation? A. There is no single cause of juvenile criminal behavior. There can be no doubt, however, that parental neglect, public indifference, and unwarranted sympathy and leniency for teen-age hood lums have immeasurably contributed to the appalling rise in youthful violations and especially to the shocking increase in the brutality and violence of these crimes. Q. Is it your opinion then that the "soft treatment" programs in effect in so many localities today encourage the young wrongdoer? A. In connection with the young thug who commits acts of violence of repeated transgressions of law, that is my firm conviction. Remember, I am not speaking of youngsters who commit misdemeanors or minor infractions but rather of juvenile criminals, wily and hardened beyond their years, who perpetrate felonies and crimes of viciousness. Behavior that the prospect of swift and sure justice—encompassing prompt detection, vigorous prosecution, and certain punishment fitted, to the crime, the criminal and the needs of the community—is one of the greatest deterrents to crime. Today it is not an uncommon thing for a teenage terrorist to hurl defiance at an arresting officer or a presiding judge with the snarling retort, "you can't touch me. I'm a juvenile." Unfortunately, the young tough is generally correct. ASKS CRACKDOWN FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover declared that "muddled sentimentalists" and "confused psychiatrists" must bear much of the blame for the teen-age crime problem, which he said, has "grown into a monster of frightening proportions." The FBI chief explained, in an exclusive, question-and-answer interview why in recent months he has spoken out with such emphasis to alert the nation to what he called "the real nature and scope of this menace." Hoover urged an immediate, nationwide crackdown on youthful criminals. Otherwise, he warned, the U. S. Will, face an appalling situation, with countless thousands of juvenile terrorists hurling defiance at law and order. The interview follows: Q. What has prompted your emphatic statements recently concerning youthful lawlessness? A Actually the problem of juvenile crime is not in itself a new problem. It is one on which I have spoken out strongly on many occastons in the past. In recent years, however, the problem of youthful crime has grown into a monster of frightening proportions, characterized by violence and utter disdain for law and order. Unless the responsible citizens of the nation realize the real nature and scope of this menace and take action, there can be little hope for stemming the tide of criminality in America. Q. What is the scope of this menace? A. No geographical area or strata of society is immune from the dire consequences of juvenile crime. The day-to-day experiences and records of law enforcement agencies across the country last year, as illustrated in the uniform crime reports recently published for 1957, coldly and impartially express the wide spread extent of the problem. City police reports from all parts of the country showed that persons under 18 years of age comprised 47 per cent of all arrests far the major crimes of criminal homicide, negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary larceny and auto theft. Of all persons arrested 67.6 cent of the auto thieves, 54.3 per cent of the burglars, 51.3 per cent of the larceny perpetrators, and 26.4 per cent of the robbers were under 18 yeans of age. Q. What causes this alarming situation? A. There is no single cause of juvenile criminal behavior. There can be no doubt, however, that parental neglect, public indifference, and unwarranted sympathy and leniency for teen-age hood lums have immeasurably contributed to the appalling rise in youthful violations and especially to the shocking increase in the brutality and violence of these crimes. Q. Is it your opinion then that the "soft treatment" programs in effect in so many localities today encourage the young wrongdoer? A. In connection with the young thug who commits acts of violence of repeated transgressions of law, that is my firm conviction. Remember, I am not speaking of youngsters who commit misdemeanors or minor infractions but rather of juvenile criminals, wily and hardened beyond their years, who perpetrate felonies and crimes of viciousness. Behavior that the prospect of swift and sure justice—encompassing prompt detection, vigorous prosecution, and certain punishment fitted, to the crime, the criminal and the needs of the community—is one of the greatest deterrents to crime. Today it is not an uncommon thing for a teenage terrorist to hurl defiance at an arresting officer or a presiding judge with the snarling retort, "you can't touch me. I'm a juvenile." Unfortunately, the young tough is generally correct. WHAT IS SCOPE? FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover declared that "muddled sentimentalists" and "confused psychiatrists" must bear much of the blame for the teen-age crime problem, which he said, has "grown into a monster of frightening proportions." The FBI chief explained, in an exclusive, question-and-answer interview why in recent months he has spoken out with such emphasis to alert the nation to what he called "the real nature and scope of this menace." Hoover urged an immediate, nationwide crackdown on youthful criminals. Otherwise, he warned, the U. S. Will, face an appalling situation, with countless thousands of juvenile terrorists hurling defiance at law and order. The interview follows: Q. What has prompted your emphatic statements recently concerning youthful lawlessness? A Actually the problem of juvenile crime is not in itself a new problem. It is one on which I have spoken out strongly on many occastons in the past. In recent years, however, the problem of youthful crime has grown into a monster of frightening proportions, characterized by violence and utter disdain for law and order. Unless the responsible citizens of the nation realize the real nature and scope of this menace and take action, there can be little hope for stemming the tide of criminality in America. Q. What is the scope of this menace? A. No geographical area or strata of society is immune from the dire consequences of juvenile crime. The day-to-day experiences and records of law enforcement agencies across the country last year, as illustrated in the uniform crime reports recently published for 1957, coldly and impartially express the wide spread extent of the problem. City police reports from all parts of the country showed that persons under 18 years of age comprised 47 per cent of all arrests far the major crimes of criminal homicide, negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary larceny and auto theft. Of all persons arrested 67.6 cent of the auto thieves, 54.3 per cent of the burglars, 51.3 per cent of the larceny perpetrators, and 26.4 per cent of the robbers were under 18 yeans of age. Q. What causes this alarming situation? A. There is no single cause of juvenile criminal behavior. There can be no doubt, however, that parental neglect, public indifference, and unwarranted sympathy and leniency for teen-age hood lums have immeasurably contributed to the appalling rise in youthful violations and especially to the shocking increase in the brutality and violence of these crimes. Q. Is it your opinion then that the "soft treatment" programs in effect in so many localities today encourage the young wrongdoer? A. In connection with the young thug who commits acts of violence of repeated transgressions of law, that is my firm conviction. 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B. O. care of Memphis World, 546 Beale St., Memphis, Tenn. JUSTICE, MY BROTHER! JAMES KEENE'S powerful new novel © 1951, by James Keene; reprinted by permission of the novel's publisher, Random House Inc: distributed by King Features Syndicate. There has been no woman except their widowed mother on the ranch that the three O'Dare brothers work in wild Oklahoma Territory of the 1900s. Although Cord, the eldest, has been the "ladies' man," Luther, the second brother, is the first to be marrying. Cora picked out the bride. Edna Shore, and Luther courted her by mail. The family is at Ponca City, where Edna is arriving from Chicago. Stopping at Lanahan's saloon with Smoke, the youngest brother. Cord stirs up the enmity of the drought-stricken farmers. Cord refuses to share the O'Dare ranch's water with them. Walking out of the saloon, the two brothers meet young Julie Hageman and her brother. Bill, who is also a cattleman. Smoke continues the story. BILL HELPED JULIE from the buggy. She popped open her parasol to hold back the sun, then walked into Herschammer's Hardware store. But she paused in the doorway and looked across at Cord. BILL Hageman saw this and I knew good and well that he didn't like it. He stepped under the hitch rail and crossed over. He had a bland sort of face, the kind a man liked to have if he wanted to play good poker. Consequently it wasn't always easy to tell how Bill felt about things, and this irked Cord. There were a few people around Ponca City who figured that Bill Hageman had a poke of money, seeing as how he rarely spent a nickel. He wasn't very old, near thirty, which was Cord's age, but he moved slow most of the time and acted like a man of forty and then some. Bill looked at me and a smile flitted briefly over Ma thin lips. "I don't see much of you, Smoke. Got a mad on?" "No." I said. "Been pretty busy. We're figuring to ship in a week." Maybe I shouldn't have said that: Cord gave me an irritated look; he was a man who liked to keep O'Dare business among the O'Dares. Bill Hageman's eyes mirrored a momentary interest "Didn't know you'd completed a gather, Cord. I may come over and cut the herd. Likely some of my stuff has drifted." "I haven't seen any of it," Cord said. "If any turns up, I'll have Smoke drive it across the river." "You don't have to go to the trouble," Bill said. "I'm shipping a few head myself. Maybe I'll drop over in a day or two." He turned his head toward the depot as the train whistle sounded in the distance. "Buy you a drink, Cord?" "Not now, thanks," Cord said. He watched as Hageman went into Lanahan's, then turned to the horses. We mounted and rode slowly toward the depot. Cord was watching the front of Herscammer's store and as he drew abreast, Julie Hageman stepped out as if by accident. Only I knew better. Women never did anything by accident where Cord O'Dare was concerned. She pretended pleasant surprise and D felt a quick resentment; never have I been able to accept pretense in a woman as something cute. Julie looked at me, her eyes bright in that way women's eyes are when they talk to one person and are only conscious of another. "I haven't seen you in over a month, Smoke. Have you forgotten the way across the river?" "No," I said. "A lot of things have needed doing." I pulled my eyes away from hers for fear she'd read something there I didn't want her to read. Cord said, "We'd best get along, Smoke, Train's about due." This was all the excuse Julie needed. Her eyes switched to Cord and she gave him, a smile. "Tonight you'll have another woman in the house. Do you mind if I drop over to meet her?" "You're always welcome," Cord said. "We don't see enough of you, Julie." He kneed his horse around and we rode on. When she was out of earshot, I said, "You don't get along with Bill but you shine up to his sister. That don't make sense." He looked at me in that careful way he had. "Go easy now, Smoke. I guess it's, been four or five years since I've belted you for talkin' out of turn." Then he smiled and the edge of the threat was dulled. "I guess you like her, huh?" "Some," I hedged. "Julie's got nothing to do with Bill," he said. "Of what I think about him." "And what do you think?" I asked. "You pace around each other like you was walking on eggs." 'I'll wait until I'm sure, then I'll say," Cord said. One thing you want to understand about Cord is that when he's had his say about something, all talk ended, and further questions just made him mad. Which is why I let the subject of Bill Hageman drop; Cord would bring it up again when the notion struck him. We pulled the buggy in on the shady side of the depot. Ma and Luther were around in front on the cinder platform, We dismounted and went around the building to join them. I could see the train coming, black smoke rolling from the bulged funnel stack. Then the train huffed into the depot, slid past with a hiss and a sigh ex hausting steam and the odors of hot oil. The conductor was first out, with his little steps. Finally, she stepped down; I was afraid she never would. Luther, like a danged fool, whipped out the tintype, studied it to make sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him, then ran up and grabbed her. She dropped her canvas satchels—I guess Luther scared the daylights out of her—then she recognized him and threw her arms around his neck. I said recognized, because Luther rode all the way to Guthrie so he could have a picture taken to send to her. Ma and Cord and I all crowded in and started to talk at once, but Ma's soft cooing sort of pushed all our babble aside. "So you're Edna. My, my, but ain't you a pretty thing." She had her fat arms around Edna and was leading her to the shade. "Get her grips. Smoke." I grabbed them and followed around the corner of the depot. Luther was moving about, trying to get a word in edgewise, but Ma was doing ail the talking, trying to tell Edna Shore everything there was to know in the first minute, the way women do when they get together. Edna was doing as much talking as Ma, and this was something that's always amazed me, how two women can both talk at that same tune and still understand each other. Edna was sure a lot younger than I figured. Eighteen, I guessed, or maybe nineteen, but surely not the twenty-one she claimed to be in her letters. She was a small girl. Came up to my chin if she stood straight. Her face was kind of heartshaped, and she had brown hair, parted in the center and braided down the back. I don't suppose she'd ever take a beauty prize but she was still a looker. But right there, at the neck, that simple, homespun girl ended. Now I never claimed to be up on the latest fashions, but I sure knew that Edna Shore had been twice around the park in different buggies. Her dress was a tight fit, and most men would agree that there was enough there to fit tightly. She had taken some of the fancywork off because I could see where the stitches had been, and a few odd ends of thread remained. But her clothes were garish enough to make any man look twice. Luther didn't notice, and Ma wouldn't have known a highstepper if she'd have seen one, and Cord didn't care. So I figured I ought to keep my opinions to myself, and did. WHAT IS HAPPENING JAMES KEENE'S powerful new novel © 1951, by James Keene; reprinted by permission of the novel's publisher, Random House Inc: distributed by King Features Syndicate. There has been no woman except their widowed mother on the ranch that the three O'Dare brothers work in wild Oklahoma Territory of the 1900s. Although Cord, the eldest, has been the "ladies' man," Luther, the second brother, is the first to be marrying. Cora picked out the bride. Edna Shore, and Luther courted her by mail. The family is at Ponca City, where Edna is arriving from Chicago. Stopping at Lanahan's saloon with Smoke, the youngest brother. Cord stirs up the enmity of the drought-stricken farmers. Cord refuses to share the O'Dare ranch's water with them. Walking out of the saloon, the two brothers meet young Julie Hageman and her brother. Bill, who is also a cattleman. Smoke continues the story. BILL HELPED JULIE from the buggy. She popped open her parasol to hold back the sun, then walked into Herschammer's Hardware store. But she paused in the doorway and looked across at Cord. BILL Hageman saw this and I knew good and well that he didn't like it. He stepped under the hitch rail and crossed over. He had a bland sort of face, the kind a man liked to have if he wanted to play good poker. Consequently it wasn't always easy to tell how Bill felt about things, and this irked Cord. There were a few people around Ponca City who figured that Bill Hageman had a poke of money, seeing as how he rarely spent a nickel. He wasn't very old, near thirty, which was Cord's age, but he moved slow most of the time and acted like a man of forty and then some. Bill looked at me and a smile flitted briefly over Ma thin lips. "I don't see much of you, Smoke. Got a mad on?" "No." I said. "Been pretty busy. We're figuring to ship in a week." Maybe I shouldn't have said that: Cord gave me an irritated look; he was a man who liked to keep O'Dare business among the O'Dares. Bill Hageman's eyes mirrored a momentary interest "Didn't know you'd completed a gather, Cord. I may come over and cut the herd. Likely some of my stuff has drifted." "I haven't seen any of it," Cord said. "If any turns up, I'll have Smoke drive it across the river." "You don't have to go to the trouble," Bill said. "I'm shipping a few head myself. Maybe I'll drop over in a day or two." He turned his head toward the depot as the train whistle sounded in the distance. "Buy you a drink, Cord?" "Not now, thanks," Cord said. He watched as Hageman went into Lanahan's, then turned to the horses. We mounted and rode slowly toward the depot. Cord was watching the front of Herscammer's store and as he drew abreast, Julie Hageman stepped out as if by accident. Only I knew better. Women never did anything by accident where Cord O'Dare was concerned. She pretended pleasant surprise and D felt a quick resentment; never have I been able to accept pretense in a woman as something cute. Julie looked at me, her eyes bright in that way women's eyes are when they talk to one person and are only conscious of another. "I haven't seen you in over a month, Smoke. Have you forgotten the way across the river?" "No," I said. "A lot of things have needed doing." I pulled my eyes away from hers for fear she'd read something there I didn't want her to read. Cord said, "We'd best get along, Smoke, Train's about due." This was all the excuse Julie needed. Her eyes switched to Cord and she gave him, a smile. "Tonight you'll have another woman in the house. Do you mind if I drop over to meet her?" "You're always welcome," Cord said. "We don't see enough of you, Julie." He kneed his horse around and we rode on. When she was out of earshot, I said, "You don't get along with Bill but you shine up to his sister. That don't make sense." He looked at me in that careful way he had. "Go easy now, Smoke. I guess it's, been four or five years since I've belted you for talkin' out of turn." Then he smiled and the edge of the threat was dulled. "I guess you like her, huh?" "Some," I hedged. "Julie's got nothing to do with Bill," he said. "Of what I think about him." "And what do you think?" I asked. "You pace around each other like you was walking on eggs." 'I'll wait until I'm sure, then I'll say," Cord said. One thing you want to understand about Cord is that when he's had his say about something, all talk ended, and further questions just made him mad. Which is why I let the subject of Bill Hageman drop; Cord would bring it up again when the notion struck him. We pulled the buggy in on the shady side of the depot. Ma and Luther were around in front on the cinder platform, We dismounted and went around the building to join them. I could see the train coming, black smoke rolling from the bulged funnel stack. Then the train huffed into the depot, slid past with a hiss and a sigh ex hausting steam and the odors of hot oil. The conductor was first out, with his little steps. Finally, she stepped down; I was afraid she never would. Luther, like a danged fool, whipped out the tintype, studied it to make sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him, then ran up and grabbed her. She dropped her canvas satchels—I guess Luther scared the daylights out of her—then she recognized him and threw her arms around his neck. I said recognized, because Luther rode all the way to Guthrie so he could have a picture taken to send to her. Ma and Cord and I all crowded in and started to talk at once, but Ma's soft cooing sort of pushed all our babble aside. "So you're Edna. My, my, but ain't you a pretty thing." She had her fat arms around Edna and was leading her to the shade. "Get her grips. Smoke." I grabbed them and followed around the corner of the depot. Luther was moving about, trying to get a word in edgewise, but Ma was doing ail the talking, trying to tell Edna Shore everything there was to know in the first minute, the way women do when they get together. Edna was doing as much talking as Ma, and this was something that's always amazed me, how two women can both talk at that same tune and still understand each other. Edna was sure a lot younger than I figured. Eighteen, I guessed, or maybe nineteen, but surely not the twenty-one she claimed to be in her letters. She was a small girl. Came up to my chin if she stood straight. Her face was kind of heartshaped, and she had brown hair, parted in the center and braided down the back. I don't suppose she'd ever take a beauty prize but she was still a looker. But right there, at the neck, that simple, homespun girl ended. Now I never claimed to be up on the latest fashions, but I sure knew that Edna Shore had been twice around the park in different buggies. Her dress was a tight fit, and most men would agree that there was enough there to fit tightly. She had taken some of the fancywork off because I could see where the stitches had been, and a few odd ends of thread remained. But her clothes were garish enough to make any man look twice. Luther didn't notice, and Ma wouldn't have known a highstepper if she'd have seen one, and Cord didn't care. So I figured I ought to keep my opinions to myself, and did. CHAPTER 4 JAMES KEENE'S powerful new novel © 1951, by James Keene; reprinted by permission of the novel's publisher, Random House Inc: distributed by King Features Syndicate. There has been no woman except their widowed mother on the ranch that the three O'Dare brothers work in wild Oklahoma Territory of the 1900s. Although Cord, the eldest, has been the "ladies' man," Luther, the second brother, is the first to be marrying. Cora picked out the bride. Edna Shore, and Luther courted her by mail. The family is at Ponca City, where Edna is arriving from Chicago. Stopping at Lanahan's saloon with Smoke, the youngest brother. Cord stirs up the enmity of the drought-stricken farmers. Cord refuses to share the O'Dare ranch's water with them. Walking out of the saloon, the two brothers meet young Julie Hageman and her brother. Bill, who is also a cattleman. Smoke continues the story. BILL HELPED JULIE from the buggy. She popped open her parasol to hold back the sun, then walked into Herschammer's Hardware store. But she paused in the doorway and looked across at Cord. BILL Hageman saw this and I knew good and well that he didn't like it. He stepped under the hitch rail and crossed over. He had a bland sort of face, the kind a man liked to have if he wanted to play good poker. Consequently it wasn't always easy to tell how Bill felt about things, and this irked Cord. There were a few people around Ponca City who figured that Bill Hageman had a poke of money, seeing as how he rarely spent a nickel. He wasn't very old, near thirty, which was Cord's age, but he moved slow most of the time and acted like a man of forty and then some. Bill looked at me and a smile flitted briefly over Ma thin lips. "I don't see much of you, Smoke. Got a mad on?" "No." I said. "Been pretty busy. We're figuring to ship in a week." Maybe I shouldn't have said that: Cord gave me an irritated look; he was a man who liked to keep O'Dare business among the O'Dares. Bill Hageman's eyes mirrored a momentary interest "Didn't know you'd completed a gather, Cord. I may come over and cut the herd. Likely some of my stuff has drifted." "I haven't seen any of it," Cord said. "If any turns up, I'll have Smoke drive it across the river." "You don't have to go to the trouble," Bill said. "I'm shipping a few head myself. Maybe I'll drop over in a day or two." He turned his head toward the depot as the train whistle sounded in the distance. "Buy you a drink, Cord?" "Not now, thanks," Cord said. He watched as Hageman went into Lanahan's, then turned to the horses. We mounted and rode slowly toward the depot. Cord was watching the front of Herscammer's store and as he drew abreast, Julie Hageman stepped out as if by accident. Only I knew better. Women never did anything by accident where Cord O'Dare was concerned. She pretended pleasant surprise and D felt a quick resentment; never have I been able to accept pretense in a woman as something cute. Julie looked at me, her eyes bright in that way women's eyes are when they talk to one person and are only conscious of another. "I haven't seen you in over a month, Smoke. Have you forgotten the way across the river?" "No," I said. "A lot of things have needed doing." I pulled my eyes away from hers for fear she'd read something there I didn't want her to read. Cord said, "We'd best get along, Smoke, Train's about due." This was all the excuse Julie needed. Her eyes switched to Cord and she gave him, a smile. "Tonight you'll have another woman in the house. Do you mind if I drop over to meet her?" "You're always welcome," Cord said. "We don't see enough of you, Julie." He kneed his horse around and we rode on. When she was out of earshot, I said, "You don't get along with Bill but you shine up to his sister. That don't make sense." He looked at me in that careful way he had. "Go easy now, Smoke. I guess it's, been four or five years since I've belted you for talkin' out of turn." Then he smiled and the edge of the threat was dulled. "I guess you like her, huh?" "Some," I hedged. "Julie's got nothing to do with Bill," he said. "Of what I think about him." "And what do you think?" I asked. "You pace around each other like you was walking on eggs." 'I'll wait until I'm sure, then I'll say," Cord said. One thing you want to understand about Cord is that when he's had his say about something, all talk ended, and further questions just made him mad. Which is why I let the subject of Bill Hageman drop; Cord would bring it up again when the notion struck him. We pulled the buggy in on the shady side of the depot. Ma and Luther were around in front on the cinder platform, We dismounted and went around the building to join them. I could see the train coming, black smoke rolling from the bulged funnel stack. Then the train huffed into the depot, slid past with a hiss and a sigh ex hausting steam and the odors of hot oil. The conductor was first out, with his little steps. Finally, she stepped down; I was afraid she never would. Luther, like a danged fool, whipped out the tintype, studied it to make sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him, then ran up and grabbed her. She dropped her canvas satchels—I guess Luther scared the daylights out of her—then she recognized him and threw her arms around his neck. I said recognized, because Luther rode all the way to Guthrie so he could have a picture taken to send to her. Ma and Cord and I all crowded in and started to talk at once, but Ma's soft cooing sort of pushed all our babble aside. "So you're Edna. My, my, but ain't you a pretty thing." She had her fat arms around Edna and was leading her to the shade. "Get her grips. Smoke." I grabbed them and followed around the corner of the depot. Luther was moving about, trying to get a word in edgewise, but Ma was doing ail the talking, trying to tell Edna Shore everything there was to know in the first minute, the way women do when they get together. Edna was doing as much talking as Ma, and this was something that's always amazed me, how two women can both talk at that same tune and still understand each other. Edna was sure a lot younger than I figured. Eighteen, I guessed, or maybe nineteen, but surely not the twenty-one she claimed to be in her letters. She was a small girl. Came up to my chin if she stood straight. Her face was kind of heartshaped, and she had brown hair, parted in the center and braided down the back. I don't suppose she'd ever take a beauty prize but she was still a looker. But right there, at the neck, that simple, homespun girl ended. Now I never claimed to be up on the latest fashions, but I sure knew that Edna Shore had been twice around the park in different buggies. Her dress was a tight fit, and most men would agree that there was enough there to fit tightly. She had taken some of the fancywork off because I could see where the stitches had been, and a few odd ends of thread remained. But her clothes were garish enough to make any man look twice. Luther didn't notice, and Ma wouldn't have known a highstepper if she'd have seen one, and Cord didn't care. So I figured I ought to keep my opinions to myself, and did. MY WEEKLY SERMON By REV. BLAIR T. HUNT PASTOR MISSISSIPPI BLVD. CHRISTIAN CHURCH "MIDNIGHT" (Sermonette) Text: "And He said unto them, which of you shall have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to his friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine, in his journey, is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him"? Luke 11: 4-5 A man of nearly seventy yeans died last week. He was good. He was kind. His wife was grief-stricken.. His children were called back home to his funeral. A friend, "Death", had visited the old homestead... at midnight. Why call death a friend? Death never takes from an individual anything worth keeping. It takes from the individual his pains, Ms aches, his sorrows, his anxieties, his griefs... Hence we call him a friend. In their bereavement the deceased old man's family came to the church.... saying in substance, "A friend, (death) of my husband, my father, came to us at midnight and we have nothing to set before him." They knew the church had something adequate to set before them in their sad mid-night hour. In one of Jesus' most interesting conversations, there is a haunting sentence... "A. friend of mine, in his journey, is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him" It was midnight when that visitor came and found the man upon whom he Had always depended empty-handed. It is midnight for thousands of people. Do we have anything adequate to set before them in their hour of dire need? In many homes "all love and tenderness seem turned to dust and ashes, mocked by the ghosts of sweet things dead." The church has something adequate and satisfying to set before men and women to their midnight hour. That "something" is not new. It is the ageless message of God to tine ageless heart of humanity. Christianity is a midnight religion. In its sacred book, the Bible, midnight is always the hour of deliverance. It was near midnight that the children of Israel departed from Egypt on that memorable journey to the land of promise. Without the aid of human hands, the iron gates of prison opened at midnight for Peter. At midnight the prisoners were awakened by the songs of Paul and Silas.. Songs which proved to be songs of deliverance. It could not have been far from midnight when the great stone was rolled away front the tomb of Joseph's Garden. Christianity is the only religion which has ever adequately measured itself against the midnight of death. It's the only religion which can ever adequately measure itself against those, forces in human society which bring the individual and the world to the midnight of heartaches and tears, bereavements and losses. The church has something for you.. and you... and you... in your midnight hour.... even the blackest midnight of the fearful sense of the irrevocable. The church has something for you! AIRLINE PLANS LAY-OFFS Capital Airlines says it is planning to lay off an unspecified number, of employees because of an expected seasonal slump in traffic aggravated by the recession. Hayes Dever, airline vice-president, said recently he doubted the lay-offs would "go as high as 500." He added that Capital hopes to re-hire the laid-off workers in September when traffic normally takes an upturn.