Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1954-01-29 Mrs. Rosa Brown Bracy MEMPHIS WORLD The South's Oldest and Leading Colored Semi-Weekly Newspaper Published by MEMPHIS WORLD PUBLISHING CO. Every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 164 BEALE—Phone 8-4030 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 Mrs. Rosa Brown Bracy Acting Editor Charles W. Hairgrow, Jr. Circulation Manager The MEMPHIS WORLD to 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. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Year $5.00 — 6 Months $3.00 — 3 Months $1.50 (In Advance) Senator Bricker Throws A Brick Robert Alfonso Taft is not how in the United States Senate, but his old partner Senator John W. Bricker is. During the lifetime of Senator Taft, Bricker was seldom heard from on the front pages. Now he is about to take the spotlight with the much talked of "Bricker Amendment" to the Constitution. Biblical students recall an old passage — "In the year King Uzziah died. I saw the Lord." Now, we see Senator Bricker. Isolationism has several components; while these might emerge in various tones and messages, when reduced to a common denominator, they will all be divided by the same digit. Little the laymen know about the Brisker Amendment; they, along with everybody else are entitled to know just what this Amendment provides long before it is submitted to them for the "dotted line." Just what is it? Is it something hidden in the wood-pile a-kin to those subtle measures meant for the taking away of vested rights? Is it a political substance meant to discredit former administrations which made much use of what it proposes to curb? The measure aims at two particular things. One is the curbing of executive power to make treaties through "agreements." No treaty can be ratified except by the senate; an agreement can be executed by the president. While the Constitution and the treaties must go along together as the law of the land, the treaties might not agree in letter with the Constitution. No Supreme Court has ever ruled a treaty un-constitutional. Second, it aims at secret agreements made by presidents and seeks to, in case there is something that an "agreement" could permit, which might be of secret proportions, that this could be aired in a secret session of the Senate. In other words the Bricker Amendment bares, the suspicion that many things of treaty porportions and should be included in treaties, are otherwise eased off in the form of a presidential agreement. It is said that some 10,000 such agreements were made during the Roosevelt Administration; that President Truman made much use of them and that it was at Yalta that President Roosevelt made with Stalin some that did not meet the approval of many citizens. The Bricker Amendment hints of state rights. In an illustration made of it, there is a reference that the United States government can regulate dove shooting in Canada; that dove shooting in any of the portions of the United States and other hunting is a matter for the states to settle. Senator Bricker holds that "agreements" should not in wholesale fashion intrude upon treaty rights. The amendment, while having some good qualities, might neutralize even these, in a drastic measure at intruding upon the province of the Executive rights of the President of the United States. Already too much valuable information has leaked out of "confidential chambers" to the disadvantage of the United States. In times like these with enemies even within government circles, every caution should be made in ham-stringing the arms of the President of the United States. It is well and widely known that it was charged at one time in Washington that the next morning after a secret session was held on some important phase of government that it was common gossip. The people of this nation have always trusted their presidents. Only in one instance was a president impeached and he escaped by one vote. The Bricker Amendment from our side of the fence would appear that the American people have found good and sufficient reasons, not to trust the presidents they choose, to select. Such a reprimand would not be in keeping with the sacredness of the safety of the American people, nor the good offices we have assumed as a criteria in the family of world governments. While it might not be in immediate possibilities, there might come a time in the annals of this nation, a reason to rue the day that Amendment was thought, if it gets anywhere. Funeral Services one brother Mr. Luke Murrell of Farming Dale, New Jersey and other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Mr. William Walter Smith, husband of Mrs. Smith who died January 17 at the John Gaston Hospital was held on January 21, at the Bethlehem M. B. Church. Thursday night with the following ministers officiating. Rev. Quincy Billops, Rev. C. H. White, Rev. R. V. Johnson of Collins Chapel CME Church and Rev. J. R. Bibbs, pastor delivering the eulogy. Mr. Smith was born in Dyersburg, Tenn., came to Memphis in 1910, united in wedlock to Mrs. Elizabeth Murrell in 1916. He was a member of the Male Chorus and the White Rose Musical Club. He was a retired worker from the Bruce Lumber Company. He also had a wide circle of friends in both races. Those surviving are, one sister, one foster daughter, one foster grand daughter, two brothers in law. Interment wad in New Park Cemetery with his wile Friday at 10 a. m. Southern Funeral name in charge. RITES FOR MR. SMITH one brother Mr. Luke Murrell of Farming Dale, New Jersey and other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Mr. William Walter Smith, husband of Mrs. Smith who died January 17 at the John Gaston Hospital was held on January 21, at the Bethlehem M. B. Church. Thursday night with the following ministers officiating. Rev. Quincy Billops, Rev. C. H. White, Rev. R. V. Johnson of Collins Chapel CME Church and Rev. J. R. Bibbs, pastor delivering the eulogy. Mr. Smith was born in Dyersburg, Tenn., came to Memphis in 1910, united in wedlock to Mrs. Elizabeth Murrell in 1916. He was a member of the Male Chorus and the White Rose Musical Club. He was a retired worker from the Bruce Lumber Company. He also had a wide circle of friends in both races. Those surviving are, one sister, one foster daughter, one foster grand daughter, two brothers in law. Interment wad in New Park Cemetery with his wile Friday at 10 a. m. Southern Funeral name in charge. THE AMERICAN WAY at Gettysburg, Penna. November 19, 1863 "...That this nation under god, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." This Nation Under God School Bias slower than we think, and it will be easier than we think," Mays stated. He said de-segregation or integration will be slow for the following reasons, in the event the Supreme Court outlaws segregation in public schools: 1. The decision of the high court will apply only to the five cases involving Clarendon County, S. C. Prince Edward County, Va.; Topeka, Kans.; the District of Columbia, and a case in Delaware. "Some localities will move immediately toward de-segregation as some states have done in the case of higher education, but others may have to be ordered to do so by the courts," Mays observed. 2. Negro parents will move very cautiously in many parts of the South. "There will be no run on the bank." Mays said. "Parents will not risk their children being embarrassed and for that reason they will not rush in just because the Supreme Court has voted against segregation." He buttressed his point by citing interstate travel in which racial segregation is unlawful. Though many colored persons "ride across state lines unsegregated, the vast majority of Negroes ride segregated across state lines." 3. There will be a tendency for Negroes to relax, once segregation has been knocked out by law. "The very fact that the law says to Negroes, 'You cannot' and 'You must not,' makes them determined to get the law changed," Mays said. "Human nature is like that. In many areas of the North, Negroes are free to worship in white churches but they prefer the Negro church were they hold membership and where their fathers and mothers were members." ESS nah awil' make de-segregation slow. "Both in the North and South Negroes are segregated,' Mays explained. "Even in the North there are segregated schools due mainly to the fact that the people who live in the area are either Negroes or whites. This pattern will be followed in the South. "There will be more mixture in some places than in others. In many areas there will be no mixture for some time to come." He said people are unnecessarily excited because past experiences indicate that their fears are not well grounded. "De-segregation will be easier than we think because it has been in process for 15 years or more and no calamity has fallen upon the South," Mays stated. He referred to the outlawing of segregation in the dining cars, interstate travel and Southern universities. "Negroes are enrolled in every Southern state university except in South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama Florida and Mississippi." Mays said. "The Supreme Court has ruled that residential segregation cannot be enforced by law. There has been no race riots as a result of it. Segregation in the armed services is almost a thing of the past and nobody is disturbed." He believes order will prevail in the South if the Supreme Court rules against segregation in public schools. "I suppose I have more faith in my native South than most Southerners." Mays declared. "If the United States Supreme Court rules against segregation in the public schools. I believe the Southern people will meet the challenge withdignity, poise and calm. "In other Supreme Court decisions the South has made the adjustment and I believe the South will make the adjustment if segregation in the public schools is declared unconstitutional. After the close of the question and answer period, a temporary citizens committee at large was seected to spearhead action for a larger committee to formulate a statement representative of opinions in the Negro community on the question of segregation in public schools. "This is not a committee of the Hungry Club," R. O. Johnson said, speaking as moderator of the club. He said his impression was that "the committee would strive to clarify issues and would seek ways of implementing whatever decision the United States Supreme Court hands down on racial segregation in public schools." The committee would work for these objectives as well as for a statement of collective views, he said. Those selected are Benjamin E. Mays, T. M. Alexander, Rev. R. B. Shorts, Rev. E. R. Searcy, C. L. Harper. J. R. Henderson and Mrs. G. T. Hamilton. EXPECTS "CAUTION" slower than we think, and it will be easier than we think," Mays stated. He said de-segregation or integration will be slow for the following reasons, in the event the Supreme Court outlaws segregation in public schools: 1. The decision of the high court will apply only to the five cases involving Clarendon County, S. C. Prince Edward County, Va.; Topeka, Kans.; the District of Columbia, and a case in Delaware. "Some localities will move immediately toward de-segregation as some states have done in the case of higher education, but others may have to be ordered to do so by the courts," Mays observed. 2. Negro parents will move very cautiously in many parts of the South. "There will be no run on the bank." Mays said. "Parents will not risk their children being embarrassed and for that reason they will not rush in just because the Supreme Court has voted against segregation." He buttressed his point by citing interstate travel in which racial segregation is unlawful. Though many colored persons "ride across state lines unsegregated, the vast majority of Negroes ride segregated across state lines." 3. There will be a tendency for Negroes to relax, once segregation has been knocked out by law. "The very fact that the law says to Negroes, 'You cannot' and 'You must not,' makes them determined to get the law changed," Mays said. "Human nature is like that. In many areas of the North, Negroes are free to worship in white churches but they prefer the Negro church were they hold membership and where their fathers and mothers were members." ESS nah awil' make de-segregation slow. "Both in the North and South Negroes are segregated,' Mays explained. "Even in the North there are segregated schools due mainly to the fact that the people who live in the area are either Negroes or whites. This pattern will be followed in the South. "There will be more mixture in some places than in others. In many areas there will be no mixture for some time to come." He said people are unnecessarily excited because past experiences indicate that their fears are not well grounded. "De-segregation will be easier than we think because it has been in process for 15 years or more and no calamity has fallen upon the South," Mays stated. He referred to the outlawing of segregation in the dining cars, interstate travel and Southern universities. "Negroes are enrolled in every Southern state university except in South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama Florida and Mississippi." Mays said. "The Supreme Court has ruled that residential segregation cannot be enforced by law. There has been no race riots as a result of it. Segregation in the armed services is almost a thing of the past and nobody is disturbed." He believes order will prevail in the South if the Supreme Court rules against segregation in public schools. "I suppose I have more faith in my native South than most Southerners." Mays declared. "If the United States Supreme Court rules against segregation in the public schools. I believe the Southern people will meet the challenge withdignity, poise and calm. "In other Supreme Court decisions the South has made the adjustment and I believe the South will make the adjustment if segregation in the public schools is declared unconstitutional. After the close of the question and answer period, a temporary citizens committee at large was seected to spearhead action for a larger committee to formulate a statement representative of opinions in the Negro community on the question of segregation in public schools. "This is not a committee of the Hungry Club," R. O. Johnson said, speaking as moderator of the club. He said his impression was that "the committee would strive to clarify issues and would seek ways of implementing whatever decision the United States Supreme Court hands down on racial segregation in public schools." The committee would work for these objectives as well as for a statement of collective views, he said. Those selected are Benjamin E. Mays, T. M. Alexander, Rev. R. B. Shorts, Rev. E. R. Searcy, C. L. Harper. J. R. Henderson and Mrs. G. T. Hamilton. RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION slower than we think, and it will be easier than we think," Mays stated. He said de-segregation or integration will be slow for the following reasons, in the event the Supreme Court outlaws segregation in public schools: 1. The decision of the high court will apply only to the five cases involving Clarendon County, S. C. Prince Edward County, Va.; Topeka, Kans.; the District of Columbia, and a case in Delaware. "Some localities will move immediately toward de-segregation as some states have done in the case of higher education, but others may have to be ordered to do so by the courts," Mays observed. 2. Negro parents will move very cautiously in many parts of the South. "There will be no run on the bank." Mays said. "Parents will not risk their children being embarrassed and for that reason they will not rush in just because the Supreme Court has voted against segregation." He buttressed his point by citing interstate travel in which racial segregation is unlawful. Though many colored persons "ride across state lines unsegregated, the vast majority of Negroes ride segregated across state lines." 3. There will be a tendency for Negroes to relax, once segregation has been knocked out by law. "The very fact that the law says to Negroes, 'You cannot' and 'You must not,' makes them determined to get the law changed," Mays said. "Human nature is like that. In many areas of the North, Negroes are free to worship in white churches but they prefer the Negro church were they hold membership and where their fathers and mothers were members." ESS nah awil' make de-segregation slow. "Both in the North and South Negroes are segregated,' Mays explained. "Even in the North there are segregated schools due mainly to the fact that the people who live in the area are either Negroes or whites. This pattern will be followed in the South. "There will be more mixture in some places than in others. In many areas there will be no mixture for some time to come." He said people are unnecessarily excited because past experiences indicate that their fears are not well grounded. "De-segregation will be easier than we think because it has been in process for 15 years or more and no calamity has fallen upon the South," Mays stated. He referred to the outlawing of segregation in the dining cars, interstate travel and Southern universities. "Negroes are enrolled in every Southern state university except in South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama Florida and Mississippi." Mays said. "The Supreme Court has ruled that residential segregation cannot be enforced by law. There has been no race riots as a result of it. Segregation in the armed services is almost a thing of the past and nobody is disturbed." He believes order will prevail in the South if the Supreme Court rules against segregation in public schools. "I suppose I have more faith in my native South than most Southerners." Mays declared. "If the United States Supreme Court rules against segregation in the public schools. I believe the Southern people will meet the challenge withdignity, poise and calm. "In other Supreme Court decisions the South has made the adjustment and I believe the South will make the adjustment if segregation in the public schools is declared unconstitutional. After the close of the question and answer period, a temporary citizens committee at large was seected to spearhead action for a larger committee to formulate a statement representative of opinions in the Negro community on the question of segregation in public schools. "This is not a committee of the Hungry Club," R. O. Johnson said, speaking as moderator of the club. He said his impression was that "the committee would strive to clarify issues and would seek ways of implementing whatever decision the United States Supreme Court hands down on racial segregation in public schools." The committee would work for these objectives as well as for a statement of collective views, he said. Those selected are Benjamin E. Mays, T. M. Alexander, Rev. R. B. Shorts, Rev. E. R. Searcy, C. L. Harper. J. R. Henderson and Mrs. G. T. Hamilton. "DISTURBANCE" NOT ANTICIPATED slower than we think, and it will be easier than we think," Mays stated. He said de-segregation or integration will be slow for the following reasons, in the event the Supreme Court outlaws segregation in public schools: 1. The decision of the high court will apply only to the five cases involving Clarendon County, S. C. Prince Edward County, Va.; Topeka, Kans.; the District of Columbia, and a case in Delaware. "Some localities will move immediately toward de-segregation as some states have done in the case of higher education, but others may have to be ordered to do so by the courts," Mays observed. 2. Negro parents will move very cautiously in many parts of the South. "There will be no run on the bank." Mays said. "Parents will not risk their children being embarrassed and for that reason they will not rush in just because the Supreme Court has voted against segregation." He buttressed his point by citing interstate travel in which racial segregation is unlawful. Though many colored persons "ride across state lines unsegregated, the vast majority of Negroes ride segregated across state lines." 3. There will be a tendency for Negroes to relax, once segregation has been knocked out by law. "The very fact that the law says to Negroes, 'You cannot' and 'You must not,' makes them determined to get the law changed," Mays said. "Human nature is like that. In many areas of the North, Negroes are free to worship in white churches but they prefer the Negro church were they hold membership and where their fathers and mothers were members." ESS nah awil' make de-segregation slow. "Both in the North and South Negroes are segregated,' Mays explained. "Even in the North there are segregated schools due mainly to the fact that the people who live in the area are either Negroes or whites. This pattern will be followed in the South. "There will be more mixture in some places than in others. In many areas there will be no mixture for some time to come." He said people are unnecessarily excited because past experiences indicate that their fears are not well grounded. "De-segregation will be easier than we think because it has been in process for 15 years or more and no calamity has fallen upon the South," Mays stated. He referred to the outlawing of segregation in the dining cars, interstate travel and Southern universities. "Negroes are enrolled in every Southern state university except in South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama Florida and Mississippi." Mays said. "The Supreme Court has ruled that residential segregation cannot be enforced by law. There has been no race riots as a result of it. Segregation in the armed services is almost a thing of the past and nobody is disturbed." He believes order will prevail in the South if the Supreme Court rules against segregation in public schools. "I suppose I have more faith in my native South than most Southerners." Mays declared. "If the United States Supreme Court rules against segregation in the public schools. I believe the Southern people will meet the challenge withdignity, poise and calm. "In other Supreme Court decisions the South has made the adjustment and I believe the South will make the adjustment if segregation in the public schools is declared unconstitutional. After the close of the question and answer period, a temporary citizens committee at large was seected to spearhead action for a larger committee to formulate a statement representative of opinions in the Negro community on the question of segregation in public schools. "This is not a committee of the Hungry Club," R. O. Johnson said, speaking as moderator of the club. He said his impression was that "the committee would strive to clarify issues and would seek ways of implementing whatever decision the United States Supreme Court hands down on racial segregation in public schools." The committee would work for these objectives as well as for a statement of collective views, he said. Those selected are Benjamin E. Mays, T. M. Alexander, Rev. R. B. Shorts, Rev. E. R. Searcy, C. L. Harper. J. R. Henderson and Mrs. G. T. Hamilton. COMMITTEE FORMED slower than we think, and it will be easier than we think," Mays stated. He said de-segregation or integration will be slow for the following reasons, in the event the Supreme Court outlaws segregation in public schools: 1. The decision of the high court will apply only to the five cases involving Clarendon County, S. C. Prince Edward County, Va.; Topeka, Kans.; the District of Columbia, and a case in Delaware. "Some localities will move immediately toward de-segregation as some states have done in the case of higher education, but others may have to be ordered to do so by the courts," Mays observed. 2. Negro parents will move very cautiously in many parts of the South. "There will be no run on the bank." Mays said. "Parents will not risk their children being embarrassed and for that reason they will not rush in just because the Supreme Court has voted against segregation." He buttressed his point by citing interstate travel in which racial segregation is unlawful. Though many colored persons "ride across state lines unsegregated, the vast majority of Negroes ride segregated across state lines." 3. There will be a tendency for Negroes to relax, once segregation has been knocked out by law. "The very fact that the law says to Negroes, 'You cannot' and 'You must not,' makes them determined to get the law changed," Mays said. "Human nature is like that. In many areas of the North, Negroes are free to worship in white churches but they prefer the Negro church were they hold membership and where their fathers and mothers were members." ESS nah awil' make de-segregation slow. "Both in the North and South Negroes are segregated,' Mays explained. "Even in the North there are segregated schools due mainly to the fact that the people who live in the area are either Negroes or whites. This pattern will be followed in the South. "There will be more mixture in some places than in others. In many areas there will be no mixture for some time to come." He said people are unnecessarily excited because past experiences indicate that their fears are not well grounded. "De-segregation will be easier than we think because it has been in process for 15 years or more and no calamity has fallen upon the South," Mays stated. He referred to the outlawing of segregation in the dining cars, interstate travel and Southern universities. "Negroes are enrolled in every Southern state university except in South Carolina. Georgia, Alabama Florida and Mississippi." Mays said. "The Supreme Court has ruled that residential segregation cannot be enforced by law. There has been no race riots as a result of it. Segregation in the armed services is almost a thing of the past and nobody is disturbed." He believes order will prevail in the South if the Supreme Court rules against segregation in public schools. "I suppose I have more faith in my native South than most Southerners." Mays declared. "If the United States Supreme Court rules against segregation in the public schools. I believe the Southern people will meet the challenge withdignity, poise and calm. "In other Supreme Court decisions the South has made the adjustment and I believe the South will make the adjustment if segregation in the public schools is declared unconstitutional. After the close of the question and answer period, a temporary citizens committee at large was seected to spearhead action for a larger committee to formulate a statement representative of opinions in the Negro community on the question of segregation in public schools. "This is not a committee of the Hungry Club," R. O. Johnson said, speaking as moderator of the club. He said his impression was that "the committee would strive to clarify issues and would seek ways of implementing whatever decision the United States Supreme Court hands down on racial segregation in public schools." The committee would work for these objectives as well as for a statement of collective views, he said. Those selected are Benjamin E. Mays, T. M. Alexander, Rev. R. B. Shorts, Rev. E. R. Searcy, C. L. Harper. J. R. Henderson and Mrs. G. T. Hamilton. THE MOTHERS MARCH GETS IMPETUS FROM HOUSEWIVES UNITS — The Mothers March which will be held Sunday, January 31, starting at 1 P. M., gained new impetus Tuesday when two representatives of the Housewives League turned their donations over to Mrs. Arienne Simpkins, Chairman of the 1954 Mothers March. Mrs. Simpkins, wife of Rev. St. Julian Simpkins, Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, is shown left, as she received a check from Mrs. Hortense Crivens, Director of Housewives Unit Number 12. She is the wife of Rev. Crivens, pastor of St. Stephens Baptist Church. Third from left is Mrs. Roland Neal, President of Housewives Unit Number 8, wife of Mr. Roland Neal, prominent North Memphian who each year has cooperated in the Drive among Negro Theatres. Seated right is Mrs. Mary Louise Davis, Coordinator of the 1954 Polio Division, who has worked closely with the Housewives Leagues thru the past several years. These women are only typical of the many thousands of women who will march throughout the city on Sunday to solicit dimes and dollars from their friends and neighbors with which to fight Polio. When a nationwide army of women take the field to participate in the Mothers March on Polio, they will have support at their home bases from an unsung troop of fath ers who will baby-sit while mother marches. The chances are that the marching hour will find most fathers, whose wives are taking part in the March, arrayed in kitchen aprons washing the dinner dishes and later reading a story to junior and tucking him into bed. If the Mothers' March on Polio, happens to be lodge night, or Dad's bowling night or the scheduled date for a poker session the husbands of marching mothers will just have to forego these recreational pursuits for one night. There probably will be a certain amount of policy grumbling on the part of baby-sitting fathers lest their polio-crusading wives get the notion that in enlisting their services to man the home front in the interest of the fight against polio they are conditioning them for like service on future occasions for less worthy activities in which friend wife would like to participate. Mere males also will assist in the Mothers' March in other capacities than that of baby-sitters and guardians of the hearth. Volunteers from the police and fire departments will act as escorts in transferring funds from the various collection centers to a central depository. Volunteer bank tellers have offered to donate their services to help count and package Mothers' March contributions. And some male volunteers may even be used to march in the porchlight parade as "contact fathers" if there is a shortage of "contact mothers" in any locality. The Veterans Administration is sending letters of advice as to benefits to the next-of-kin of the 3,500 men missing in Korea and now officially presumed dead. Because the armed forces continued pay and other allowances until the official declaration of death on December 31, 1935, the VA will use that date in computing pensions and compensations payments. DADS BABY — SIT AS MOMS MARCH The Mothers March which will be held Sunday, January 31, starting at 1 P. M., gained new impetus Tuesday when two representatives of the Housewives League turned their donations over to Mrs. Arienne Simpkins, Chairman of the 1954 Mothers March. Mrs. Simpkins, wife of Rev. St. Julian Simpkins, Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, is shown left, as she received a check from Mrs. Hortense Crivens, Director of Housewives Unit Number 12. She is the wife of Rev. Crivens, pastor of St. Stephens Baptist Church. Third from left is Mrs. Roland Neal, President of Housewives Unit Number 8, wife of Mr. Roland Neal, prominent North Memphian who each year has cooperated in the Drive among Negro Theatres. Seated right is Mrs. Mary Louise Davis, Coordinator of the 1954 Polio Division, who has worked closely with the Housewives Leagues thru the past several years. These women are only typical of the many thousands of women who will march throughout the city on Sunday to solicit dimes and dollars from their friends and neighbors with which to fight Polio. When a nationwide army of women take the field to participate in the Mothers March on Polio, they will have support at their home bases from an unsung troop of fath ers who will baby-sit while mother marches. The chances are that the marching hour will find most fathers, whose wives are taking part in the March, arrayed in kitchen aprons washing the dinner dishes and later reading a story to junior and tucking him into bed. If the Mothers' March on Polio, happens to be lodge night, or Dad's bowling night or the scheduled date for a poker session the husbands of marching mothers will just have to forego these recreational pursuits for one night. There probably will be a certain amount of policy grumbling on the part of baby-sitting fathers lest their polio-crusading wives get the notion that in enlisting their services to man the home front in the interest of the fight against polio they are conditioning them for like service on future occasions for less worthy activities in which friend wife would like to participate. Mere males also will assist in the Mothers' March in other capacities than that of baby-sitters and guardians of the hearth. Volunteers from the police and fire departments will act as escorts in transferring funds from the various collection centers to a central depository. Volunteer bank tellers have offered to donate their services to help count and package Mothers' March contributions. And some male volunteers may even be used to march in the porchlight parade as "contact fathers" if there is a shortage of "contact mothers" in any locality. The Veterans Administration is sending letters of advice as to benefits to the next-of-kin of the 3,500 men missing in Korea and now officially presumed dead. Because the armed forces continued pay and other allowances until the official declaration of death on December 31, 1935, the VA will use that date in computing pensions and compensations payments. RECREATION PUT ASIDE The Mothers March which will be held Sunday, January 31, starting at 1 P. M., gained new impetus Tuesday when two representatives of the Housewives League turned their donations over to Mrs. Arienne Simpkins, Chairman of the 1954 Mothers March. Mrs. Simpkins, wife of Rev. St. Julian Simpkins, Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, is shown left, as she received a check from Mrs. Hortense Crivens, Director of Housewives Unit Number 12. She is the wife of Rev. Crivens, pastor of St. Stephens Baptist Church. Third from left is Mrs. Roland Neal, President of Housewives Unit Number 8, wife of Mr. Roland Neal, prominent North Memphian who each year has cooperated in the Drive among Negro Theatres. Seated right is Mrs. Mary Louise Davis, Coordinator of the 1954 Polio Division, who has worked closely with the Housewives Leagues thru the past several years. These women are only typical of the many thousands of women who will march throughout the city on Sunday to solicit dimes and dollars from their friends and neighbors with which to fight Polio. When a nationwide army of women take the field to participate in the Mothers March on Polio, they will have support at their home bases from an unsung troop of fath ers who will baby-sit while mother marches. The chances are that the marching hour will find most fathers, whose wives are taking part in the March, arrayed in kitchen aprons washing the dinner dishes and later reading a story to junior and tucking him into bed. If the Mothers' March on Polio, happens to be lodge night, or Dad's bowling night or the scheduled date for a poker session the husbands of marching mothers will just have to forego these recreational pursuits for one night. There probably will be a certain amount of policy grumbling on the part of baby-sitting fathers lest their polio-crusading wives get the notion that in enlisting their services to man the home front in the interest of the fight against polio they are conditioning them for like service on future occasions for less worthy activities in which friend wife would like to participate. Mere males also will assist in the Mothers' March in other capacities than that of baby-sitters and guardians of the hearth. Volunteers from the police and fire departments will act as escorts in transferring funds from the various collection centers to a central depository. Volunteer bank tellers have offered to donate their services to help count and package Mothers' March contributions. And some male volunteers may even be used to march in the porchlight parade as "contact fathers" if there is a shortage of "contact mothers" in any locality. The Veterans Administration is sending letters of advice as to benefits to the next-of-kin of the 3,500 men missing in Korea and now officially presumed dead. Because the armed forces continued pay and other allowances until the official declaration of death on December 31, 1935, the VA will use that date in computing pensions and compensations payments. POLICE, FIREMEN TO HELP The Mothers March which will be held Sunday, January 31, starting at 1 P. M., gained new impetus Tuesday when two representatives of the Housewives League turned their donations over to Mrs. Arienne Simpkins, Chairman of the 1954 Mothers March. Mrs. Simpkins, wife of Rev. St. Julian Simpkins, Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, is shown left, as she received a check from Mrs. Hortense Crivens, Director of Housewives Unit Number 12. She is the wife of Rev. Crivens, pastor of St. Stephens Baptist Church. Third from left is Mrs. Roland Neal, President of Housewives Unit Number 8, wife of Mr. Roland Neal, prominent North Memphian who each year has cooperated in the Drive among Negro Theatres. Seated right is Mrs. Mary Louise Davis, Coordinator of the 1954 Polio Division, who has worked closely with the Housewives Leagues thru the past several years. These women are only typical of the many thousands of women who will march throughout the city on Sunday to solicit dimes and dollars from their friends and neighbors with which to fight Polio. When a nationwide army of women take the field to participate in the Mothers March on Polio, they will have support at their home bases from an unsung troop of fath ers who will baby-sit while mother marches. The chances are that the marching hour will find most fathers, whose wives are taking part in the March, arrayed in kitchen aprons washing the dinner dishes and later reading a story to junior and tucking him into bed. If the Mothers' March on Polio, happens to be lodge night, or Dad's bowling night or the scheduled date for a poker session the husbands of marching mothers will just have to forego these recreational pursuits for one night. There probably will be a certain amount of policy grumbling on the part of baby-sitting fathers lest their polio-crusading wives get the notion that in enlisting their services to man the home front in the interest of the fight against polio they are conditioning them for like service on future occasions for less worthy activities in which friend wife would like to participate. Mere males also will assist in the Mothers' March in other capacities than that of baby-sitters and guardians of the hearth. Volunteers from the police and fire departments will act as escorts in transferring funds from the various collection centers to a central depository. Volunteer bank tellers have offered to donate their services to help count and package Mothers' March contributions. And some male volunteers may even be used to march in the porchlight parade as "contact fathers" if there is a shortage of "contact mothers" in any locality. The Veterans Administration is sending letters of advice as to benefits to the next-of-kin of the 3,500 men missing in Korea and now officially presumed dead. Because the armed forces continued pay and other allowances until the official declaration of death on December 31, 1935, the VA will use that date in computing pensions and compensations payments. VA BENEFITS The Mothers March which will be held Sunday, January 31, starting at 1 P. M., gained new impetus Tuesday when two representatives of the Housewives League turned their donations over to Mrs. Arienne Simpkins, Chairman of the 1954 Mothers March. Mrs. Simpkins, wife of Rev. St. Julian Simpkins, Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, is shown left, as she received a check from Mrs. Hortense Crivens, Director of Housewives Unit Number 12. She is the wife of Rev. Crivens, pastor of St. Stephens Baptist Church. Third from left is Mrs. Roland Neal, President of Housewives Unit Number 8, wife of Mr. Roland Neal, prominent North Memphian who each year has cooperated in the Drive among Negro Theatres. Seated right is Mrs. Mary Louise Davis, Coordinator of the 1954 Polio Division, who has worked closely with the Housewives Leagues thru the past several years. These women are only typical of the many thousands of women who will march throughout the city on Sunday to solicit dimes and dollars from their friends and neighbors with which to fight Polio. When a nationwide army of women take the field to participate in the Mothers March on Polio, they will have support at their home bases from an unsung troop of fath ers who will baby-sit while mother marches. 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