Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1952-01-15 Chester M. Hampton MEMPHIS WORLD AMERICA'S STANDARD RACE JOURNAL 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 CHESTER M. HAMPTON Editor A. G. SHIELDS, Jr. Advertising Manager The MEMPHIS WORLD is an independent newspaper—non sectarian and non-partisan, printing news unbiasedly and supporting those things it believes to the interest of its readers and opposing those things against the interest of its readers. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Year $5.00—6 Months $3.00—3 Months $1.50 (In Advance) Jimmie Cooper, 119 E. Utah.............. Phone 9-3700 Mrs. Sadie Gray ...... 1355 Kennedy St., Phone: 9-2824 Lucius Vessell, 1001 Thomas . . . 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The second, which also has southwide significance, is the decision of officials at the University of Tennessee to admit four Negro applicants to its law school and thus stave off a possible ruling on the constitutionality of the state's school segregation laws. What Tennessee has done, can and eventually, must be done in every other southern state and large city Southerners, little by little, are beginning, to understand that the "separate but equal" doctrine, to have meaning and vitality, must make room for proportional representation of Negroes on boards of education no less than in the matter of distribution of school funds. Nashville, as far as we are able to state, is the first city in the Deep South to appoint a Negro to the Board of Education. Other cities ought and must come to that point. Especially should Georgia and South Carolina gain a valuable lesson from the action of the University of Tennessee officials in admitting Negro applicants to its Law School without a fight. That is what the Georgia Board of Regents ought do. Horace Ward has been knocking at the door for more than 15 months now and still the Regents are seeking ways and means by which to escape obeying the simple order from the United States Supreme Court. Eventually the Regents will be compelled by Court Order to admit Ward. In that case they cannot hope to gain any special commendation from Negroes, since they will be acting under force, rather than in the more Christian way. Greasing The Palm This is a good year to take stock of the state of national ethics in parties and individuals seeking political office. There is a pending bill in the United States Senate, which if passed, is calculated to bar officials of any national party from accepting fees or other benefits for negotiating with federal agencies on behalf of themseives, and others. That bill ought to be passed with speed and promptness. But we would like to take the prohibition further so as to include every form of activity by which a person, holding any position, public or private, accepts additional compensation or other benefits for performing any task within the range of his official or unofficial duties. Somebody has suggested that the "open palm" has become a symbol not only of some officials but many connected with private business enterprises. In fact, the vice is prevalent in business as well as in Governmental circles. We have heard business men relate, with considerable pride, how they obtained extra favors or concessions by the simple device of greasing the palm or extending special favors to the person in a, position to deliver the goods. While every effort should be made to stamp out graft and corruption, wherever they exist, one cannot solve the problem by denouncing those who accept bribes and gratuities. The blame must likewise be extended to those who are willing to buy their wares and use such means to gain advantages over their competitors and associates. New Chemical Controls Weeds In Strawberries Use of a new chemical spray, known as EH-1 or Crag Herbicide-l, has been shown by cooperative experiments of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and a number of State agricultural experiment stations to control weeds in strawberry beds for both the home gardner and commercial grower. The new herbicide is known technically as sodium 2,4-dichlorophenoxy ethyl sulfate. It is closely related to 2,4-D, but is not as toxic to strawberry plants. EH–1 kills weeds effectively only when applied to the soil where it is absorbed by the germinating seeds or root systems of young grasses and broad-leaved weeds. Laboratory tests show that its herbicidal properties probably are due to the ability of soil microorganism to convert the chemical into an active plant poison. For effective use in strawberry fields, all weeds must be removed before the chemical is applied. When applied on clean fields after, strawberry plants are set, it acts as a pre-emergence herbicide on grasses and other weeds. At Plant Industry Station, Peltsville, Md., in 1951, two applications effectively controlled weeds for the remainder of the season in newly set beds. The first application was made May 15, about 5 weeks after the berry plante were set. This kept the weeds under, control for the next six weeks, at which time the beds were cultivated. A second application of the herbicide was made July 9, which controlled the weeds even into the early Winter. In cooperative tests of the USDA and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and at other locations, there have been no off flavors, off colors, or malformations in the berries. Little or no effects have been observed on runner production by plants at recommended rates. EH-1 has been tested with favorable results on a large number of vanities. In commercial strawberry fields, applications normally will be at a rate of about 3 pounds of the herbicide per acre. Department weed specialists recommended that home gardners be guided by recommendations of manufacturers or distributors on the package, or of the local county agent or specialists of the State Extension Service, or State Experiment Station. The new herbicide is expected to be available during the 1952 season. WISHING WELL HERE 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 corner of the rectangle and check every one of your key numbers, left to right. Then read the message the letters under the checked figures give you. REVIEWING THE NEWS By WILLIAM GORDON Managing Editor Atlanta Daily World There should be a law against the acts of those who parade around as outspoken political bigots. Those who would come under this category are to be found mostly in the political field spreading hate and filth among the races purposely to keep up disorder and disunity among human beings. The irony of the whole matter is, that they are able to hide behind the Jaw while practicing their rabble-rousing, consequently, very little or nothing is ever done about their activities. Those, who ride into office on white supremacy tickets and race-baiting are outlaws to democracy and the ideals of a freedom loving people. They are just as dangerous to national security as the power of the atom bomb released in the hands of a fanatic aggressor. They should be outlawed and should not be allowed to participate in political activities. The aftermath of political rabble-rousing and bigotry came out of course in the case of the Florida bombings. The echoes of the 1951 hate campaign rose to a bloody climax on Christmas night, when a high explosive blast killed a Negro community leader and his wife, the victims, were Harry T. Moore and his wife. Mr. Moore had done nothing more than fight for civil rights in his home state, and he led a drive to pay Negro teachers the same salaries as those paid whites. He and his wife died trying to make democracy here at home a reality. We believe strongly that the failure of Congress to act on this whole question of civil rights in this and other recent sessions is a contributing cause to these outbursts of violence in Florida. The whole matter is indicative of letting political demogogues hide behind the law and the failure to do anything about the protection of helpless citizens. The murder of Mr. Moore was the peak of a siege of terror that has been building up in Florida for more than a year, ever since the reactionary backers of Senator Smothers poured millions of dollars into the state to pay for a smear campaign against Senator Pepper in the Democratic primaries in 1950: This political campaign, and others like if, have become the foundation for hate and corruption. Hatred is blind and knows no bounds. This is an old lesson, which we learn again today in the murder of a fine man and his wife who did nothing more than work for the interest of their race. The real murderers of Harry T. Moore and his wife are not merely the fiends who set off the blast under their home. They are those who deliberately adopted intolerance, racial, and religious hatred as a political greed. The campaign bigots, the men who spread the lies and those who believe in white supremacy are the real enemies of democracy. They are the ones who lit the torch to the bomb which took the lives of Harry T. Moore and his wife. These hate mongers are the real enemies of America. Political Rabble Rousers Should Be Outlawed On The American Scene By WILLIAM GORDON Managing Editor Atlanta Daily World There should be a law against the acts of those who parade around as outspoken political bigots. Those who would come under this category are to be found mostly in the political field spreading hate and filth among the races purposely to keep up disorder and disunity among human beings. The irony of the whole matter is, that they are able to hide behind the Jaw while practicing their rabble-rousing, consequently, very little or nothing is ever done about their activities. Those, who ride into office on white supremacy tickets and race-baiting are outlaws to democracy and the ideals of a freedom loving people. They are just as dangerous to national security as the power of the atom bomb released in the hands of a fanatic aggressor. They should be outlawed and should not be allowed to participate in political activities. The aftermath of political rabble-rousing and bigotry came out of course in the case of the Florida bombings. The echoes of the 1951 hate campaign rose to a bloody climax on Christmas night, when a high explosive blast killed a Negro community leader and his wife, the victims, were Harry T. Moore and his wife. Mr. Moore had done nothing more than fight for civil rights in his home state, and he led a drive to pay Negro teachers the same salaries as those paid whites. He and his wife died trying to make democracy here at home a reality. We believe strongly that the failure of Congress to act on this whole question of civil rights in this and other recent sessions is a contributing cause to these outbursts of violence in Florida. The whole matter is indicative of letting political demogogues hide behind the law and the failure to do anything about the protection of helpless citizens. The murder of Mr. Moore was the peak of a siege of terror that has been building up in Florida for more than a year, ever since the reactionary backers of Senator Smothers poured millions of dollars into the state to pay for a smear campaign against Senator Pepper in the Democratic primaries in 1950: This political campaign, and others like if, have become the foundation for hate and corruption. Hatred is blind and knows no bounds. This is an old lesson, which we learn again today in the murder of a fine man and his wife who did nothing more than work for the interest of their race. The real murderers of Harry T. Moore and his wife are not merely the fiends who set off the blast under their home. They are those who deliberately adopted intolerance, racial, and religious hatred as a political greed. The campaign bigots, the men who spread the lies and those who believe in white supremacy are the real enemies of democracy. They are the ones who lit the torch to the bomb which took the lives of Harry T. Moore and his wife. These hate mongers are the real enemies of America. Dots Dashes By GEORGE A. SEWELL It takes a lot of time "to exhaust all administrative procedures." But, the principals in the Horace Ward case are exhausting them one by one. Ward, a graduate of Morehouse College and Atlanta University has applied for admission to the Law School of the University of WhiteGeorgia. (There is no such for Negro-Georgians). The registrar and committee on admissions rejected the application. Afterwards the president of the university was asked to rule on the application. He followed the course of the registrar. In both instances there was not any reason given for the action. And now after more than ninety days the Board of Regents has been appealed to, only to have its educational committee ask for an additional thirty days in which "to study the appeal." However, in the meantime HoraceWard and" many others like him would like to be studying Law, in Georgia. Seriously speaking I must admit that here of late I have come upon several instances that have helped me to believe in the ultimate goodness of the human race. For example, at the most recent session of the Board of Regents Roy Harris of Augusta declared: "You're trying to build a half dozen universities and the state just can't support them." Chancellor Caldwell agreed, saying that the state "can't even support two really good ones." It took them a whole lot of time to come to that. Why, I know some people who could have told them that very same thing a long, long time ago. But, its so nice that they have finally discovered it for themselves. Say what you will, Georgia is really a swell place to live. You can sit back, in your parlor and enjoy the entertainment of television with out the fear of some undernourished politician coming in to smash in your screen. Not only can we enjoy the singing and dancing of Arthur Godfrey and Company, but we can likewise listen to Walter Winchell. If either of these should bore us we still have the antics of our native son "Hummon" to amuse us. You see all of this is possible because, "We Will Sink or Swim Together." At least that was the title of the leading editorial in The Atlanta Constitution on last Thursday. That editorial quoted lines from Paul Elmer More. "We are prone to forget that civilization has always been a 'tour de force', so to speak, a little hard-won area of order and self-subordination amidst a vast wilderness of anarchy and barbarism that are continually threatening to overrun their bounds......" With that we will agree. Civilization, such as there is in our Southland, has been just that — a feat requiring considerable strength. A people less rugged, and with less patience would have given up in the quest for human rights. To be sure, our racial history has been "a little hard-won area of order and selfsubordination amidst a vast wilderness of anarchy and barbarism." And after all these years it does not seem that we can expect anything else but a continuous struggling in this vast wilderness, a struggling aimed at convincing those who disregard the law that; "We Will Sink or Swim Together." The South has tried with all of its might to hold, the line. That line has snapped in North Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and more recently in Tennessee. The barbarians of Georgia, like those of whom More spoke, are continually threatening to overrun their bounds. Their leaders are finally opening, their eyes and seeing. They are now willing to admit that we are too poor to attempt to support three or four universities. Like the heroic Captain Carlson of the ill-fated "Flying Enterprise," the Captains of the Jim Crow South are fighting, with all their might to "uphold the traditions and characteristics" of a vessel that is outworn and unprepared to sail the modern seas. Both served another generation. Tomorrow will require equipment of another sort. There is a tradition to the effect that the beautiful, graceful Swan never sings until just before it dies. They also say that just before General Sherman set fire to Atlanta, he ordered his band to play. Segregation in education might well decide to take music lessons. Soon it may want to sing, and thus die in good old Southern tradition. Just A Few Jolts By GEORGE A. SEWELL It takes a lot of time "to exhaust all administrative procedures." But, the principals in the Horace Ward case are exhausting them one by one. Ward, a graduate of Morehouse College and Atlanta University has applied for admission to the Law School of the University of WhiteGeorgia. (There is no such for Negro-Georgians). The registrar and committee on admissions rejected the application. Afterwards the president of the university was asked to rule on the application. He followed the course of the registrar. In both instances there was not any reason given for the action. And now after more than ninety days the Board of Regents has been appealed to, only to have its educational committee ask for an additional thirty days in which "to study the appeal." However, in the meantime HoraceWard and" many others like him would like to be studying Law, in Georgia. Seriously speaking I must admit that here of late I have come upon several instances that have helped me to believe in the ultimate goodness of the human race. For example, at the most recent session of the Board of Regents Roy Harris of Augusta declared: "You're trying to build a half dozen universities and the state just can't support them." Chancellor Caldwell agreed, saying that the state "can't even support two really good ones." It took them a whole lot of time to come to that. Why, I know some people who could have told them that very same thing a long, long time ago. But, its so nice that they have finally discovered it for themselves. Say what you will, Georgia is really a swell place to live. You can sit back, in your parlor and enjoy the entertainment of television with out the fear of some undernourished politician coming in to smash in your screen. Not only can we enjoy the singing and dancing of Arthur Godfrey and Company, but we can likewise listen to Walter Winchell. If either of these should bore us we still have the antics of our native son "Hummon" to amuse us. You see all of this is possible because, "We Will Sink or Swim Together." At least that was the title of the leading editorial in The Atlanta Constitution on last Thursday. That editorial quoted lines from Paul Elmer More. "We are prone to forget that civilization has always been a 'tour de force', so to speak, a little hard-won area of order and self-subordination amidst a vast wilderness of anarchy and barbarism that are continually threatening to overrun their bounds......" With that we will agree. Civilization, such as there is in our Southland, has been just that — a feat requiring considerable strength. A people less rugged, and with less patience would have given up in the quest for human rights. To be sure, our racial history has been "a little hard-won area of order and selfsubordination amidst a vast wilderness of anarchy and barbarism." And after all these years it does not seem that we can expect anything else but a continuous struggling in this vast wilderness, a struggling aimed at convincing those who disregard the law that; "We Will Sink or Swim Together." The South has tried with all of its might to hold, the line. That line has snapped in North Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and more recently in Tennessee. The barbarians of Georgia, like those of whom More spoke, are continually threatening to overrun their bounds. Their leaders are finally opening, their eyes and seeing. They are now willing to admit that we are too poor to attempt to support three or four universities. Like the heroic Captain Carlson of the ill-fated "Flying Enterprise," the Captains of the Jim Crow South are fighting, with all their might to "uphold the traditions and characteristics" of a vessel that is outworn and unprepared to sail the modern seas. Both served another generation. Tomorrow will require equipment of another sort. There is a tradition to the effect that the beautiful, graceful Swan never sings until just before it dies. They also say that just before General Sherman set fire to Atlanta, he ordered his band to play. Segregation in education might well decide to take music lessons. Soon it may want to sing, and thus die in good old Southern tradition. Marques Haynes Gets Draft Call Marques Haynes was called to report to the local draft board number 75 for a physical examination, recently. Results of the examination were not obtained. Haynes has just begun his first year as captain of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Team. The foreign trade of the U. S. spurred by the huge raw materials needs of the defense program and inflationary effects of the Korean war, reached new high levels in 1651 of $25,80,000,000 against $19,126,000,000 in 1950, a gain of more than thirty-three per cent. Of the total about $14,600,000,000 represented exports and $117,200,000,000 were imports. The latter figure sets a pew high, while exports were under the 1847 peak of $15,34,000,000. FOREIGN TRADE Marques Haynes was called to report to the local draft board number 75 for a physical examination, recently. Results of the examination were not obtained. Haynes has just begun his first year as captain of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters Basketball Team. The foreign trade of the U. S. spurred by the huge raw materials needs of the defense program and inflationary effects of the Korean war, reached new high levels in 1651 of $25,80,000,000 against $19,126,000,000 in 1950, a gain of more than thirty-three per cent. Of the total about $14,600,000,000 represented exports and $117,200,000,000 were imports. The latter figure sets a pew high, while exports were under the 1847 peak of $15,34,000,000. BETWEEN THE LINES It is becoming evident to even the casual observers that our economy is badly strained. Our billion-dollar talk is not the answer to our quest for peace and security. When we consider that our national indebtedness amounts to a quarter of a trillion dollars and there seems to foe no end in sight of our prodigious spending spree, we get some faint notion of the national peril that seems to be impending. Something must give way. Like the man butting his head against a stone wall, if the wall does not give away his head will. Tills means that if our better judgment does not assert itself, national disaster will. The old man spoke wisely when he is said this world is in the "mell-of-a-hess!" Obviously our great nation is in a dangerous dilemma. If we sit supinely and wishfully by, Russia will, communize the world, if we are to throttle Russia in her world wide ambitions, we must spend and spend and spend. But the very spending brings us face to face with bankruptcy which will soften our "under-belly as Churchill said during the last war and make us an easy prey for Com munism or some other dangerous ism. The prospect is distressing. It begins to look as if Russia has pushed us out on the horns of a terrible dilemma from which we seem unable to extricate ourselves. It has come about that we are called upon finance democracy the world safe for democracy" and thrill entire financial burden of keeping democracy alive in the world? If democracy is what we represent it to be why do the nations who profess desire for it leave it up to us to pay their way or else they will turn communist? Why have we allowed ourselves to become the prey of the supposed democracy loving peoples of the world? It is difficult to tell where the friendship of our comrades ends and their financial designs begin. This writer cannot see what else the country could do other than what it is doing and that is fihance democracy throughout the world and fight the while in Korea. The pity is that we have allowed ourselves to toe jock-eyed in to this unhappy world position. A nation that once was the envy of the world is being used by design ing nations for gain. The nation that more than any other, during World War I popularized the slogan "Make the world safe or democracy' and thrill ed all mankind with its idealistic approach to the problem of peace and security somewhere must have fumbled a great opportunity. For one thing, the failure to reward her Negro soldiers and citizens with the democracy for which the nations shed blood created a doubt in the mind of the nations as to our sincerity. The weakening of our moral status in the world dates from the close of World War I with, its outbreak of savage hatred toward Negro citizens and soldiers who helped win that war and the events that followed Word War II only corroborated the opinion of the civilized world that America is not sincere in her profession of democracy. Our moral position in the world has steadily tout certainly deterioated since World War I and today finds us in the weakest moral position of any nation with whom we are al lied. America is not loved among the nations. America is being used as a great international Santa Claus to fill the stocking of hypocritical comrades who have designs on our exchequer rather than on our survivid, and security. It is difficult to understand our awkward position among the nations where we must purchase friends or go friend less. We intend to beat back Communism; but by our excessive spending we invite Communism thru national bankruptcy which is inevitable unless the current tides can be stemmed. It is not a happy sight to see Russia sitting back stackng up atom bombs while we wear ourselves out in Korea. HOW SHALL WE ESCAPE? It is becoming evident to even the casual observers that our economy is badly strained. Our billion-dollar talk is not the answer to our quest for peace and security. When we consider that our national indebtedness amounts to a quarter of a trillion dollars and there seems to foe no end in sight of our prodigious spending spree, we get some faint notion of the national peril that seems to be impending. Something must give way. Like the man butting his head against a stone wall, if the wall does not give away his head will. Tills means that if our better judgment does not assert itself, national disaster will. The old man spoke wisely when he is said this world is in the "mell-of-a-hess!" Obviously our great nation is in a dangerous dilemma. If we sit supinely and wishfully by, Russia will, communize the world, if we are to throttle Russia in her world wide ambitions, we must spend and spend and spend. But the very spending brings us face to face with bankruptcy which will soften our "under-belly as Churchill said during the last war and make us an easy prey for Com munism or some other dangerous ism. The prospect is distressing. It begins to look as if Russia has pushed us out on the horns of a terrible dilemma from which we seem unable to extricate ourselves. It has come about that we are called upon finance democracy the world safe for democracy" and thrill entire financial burden of keeping democracy alive in the world? If democracy is what we represent it to be why do the nations who profess desire for it leave it up to us to pay their way or else they will turn communist? Why have we allowed ourselves to become the prey of the supposed democracy loving peoples of the world? It is difficult to tell where the friendship of our comrades ends and their financial designs begin. This writer cannot see what else the country could do other than what it is doing and that is fihance democracy throughout the world and fight the while in Korea. The pity is that we have allowed ourselves to toe jock-eyed in to this unhappy world position. A nation that once was the envy of the world is being used by design ing nations for gain. The nation that more than any other, during World War I popularized the slogan "Make the world safe or democracy' and thrill ed all mankind with its idealistic approach to the problem of peace and security somewhere must have fumbled a great opportunity. For one thing, the failure to reward her Negro soldiers and citizens with the democracy for which the nations shed blood created a doubt in the mind of the nations as to our sincerity. The weakening of our moral status in the world dates from the close of World War I with, its outbreak of savage hatred toward Negro citizens and soldiers who helped win that war and the events that followed Word War II only corroborated the opinion of the civilized world that America is not sincere in her profession of democracy. Our moral position in the world has steadily tout certainly deterioated since World War I and today finds us in the weakest moral position of any nation with whom we are al lied. America is not loved among the nations. America is being used as a great international Santa Claus to fill the stocking of hypocritical comrades who have designs on our exchequer rather than on our survivid, and security. It is difficult to understand our awkward position among the nations where we must purchase friends or go friend less. We intend to beat back Communism; but by our excessive spending we invite Communism thru national bankruptcy which is inevitable unless the current tides can be stemmed. It is not a happy sight to see Russia sitting back stackng up atom bombs while we wear ourselves out in Korea. "BLAZE" COSTS $200 While counting money in the office at the from of his home, a stranger stuck his head in the doorway and yelled, "Mister, your house is on fire in the rear." William Crossman dumped the money into a drawer and rushed to the back. He found no fire— but on returning to the office, he found no stranger and no money. His loss was $200. NEW TAX RISE? The third in a series of hints that the Administration would seek another tax rise next year was dropped by Frederick J. Lawton, Budget Director recently when he said that even with the new tax legislation, the Government would have a deficit of from five to eight billion dollars for the current 1951 fiscal year. Expects Colored Voters To Support Kefauver Representative Wayne L. Hays, Democrat, of Ohio, declared - last Monday that he expects colored Democrats in Ohio to support a slate of delegates pledged to Senator Estes Kefauver, of Tennessee, for the Democratic nomination for President. During a press conference in which Mr. Hayes announced that he would enter in the Ohio Presidential preference primary of May 6 a full slate of candidates for delegates at the Democratic national convention, pledged to Senator Kefauver, he was asked whether he expected colored Democrats in his state to support such a slate. "Yes, I do," he replied. Mr. Hays then added that "My record on civil rights-legislation is 100 per cent and. I certainly would not be for anyone who is antagonistic to a square deal for all groups in the United States." During the last session, of Congress Senator Kefauver voted against limiting debate on the two roll-call votes on a motion to take up fair employment practice legislation. Mr. Hays is entering a full slate of Kefauver delegate candidates in opposition to Robert J. Buckley of Cleveland, former United States Senator, who will be the Ohio Democrats' favorite son candidate for President. Governor Frank J. Lausche of Ohio will be on Mr. Hays' slate, if he can get him to run for delegate, the Ohio Congressman said. He has had some talks with Lausche, Mr. Hays said, but nothing definite has been settled. He added that he hoped to interest some of the best known and most, outstanding Democrats in Ohio in Senator Kefauver's campaign. Mr. Hays repeated the statement which President Truman denied that Mr. Truman had told him he hoped to be able to shed some light on whether he intends to seek renomination by February 6, the last possible date to file petitions for candidacy to any office in Ohio. Mr., Truman said he had not told anyone what he intends to do. The Ohio Congressman would not indicate what he intends to do if Mr. Truman should announce his candidacy for renomination. "That is a contingency I positively do not anticipate that Truman will enter the Ohio primary," he said. Mr. Hays said he did not think the President will seek renomination. "If that contingency arises, we will have to meet it at the propel time." Mr. Hays said he thought it was only fair that the Democrats of Ohio should have a choice in the primary between Kefauver, whom they know about, and Buckley, who "everybody knows is not a candidate but merely a device to get around the Ohio law." The Ohio Congressman indicated that if the Ohio delegation should be pledged to Buckley, it will enable the former Senator to "make a deal and nominate somebody in a smoke-filled or back room." Mr. Hays said all the gamblers, racketeers, thugs and politicians associated with them may be expected to be against Senator Kefauver. TEXT: "And we all do fade as a leaf." . . . Isaiah 64:6. We went to the country in autumn. On hillside and plain we saw an enchanting scene. The trees with their leaves, leaves, some large, some small, some long, some short, some rough, some smooth, yellow, orange, red, brown, some a golden russet. A divine picture and art gallery of heaven! It seemed that angels had dropped their paint pots and brushes, on the forests ... on the trees. Their beauty seemed afire. We were reminded of Moses as he shepherded Jethro's flock (Exodus 3:2) beholding a burning bush. Yet unburned; We felt the place where on we stood was holy ground. We felt like uncovering our heads and unsandaling our feet. Some leaves had fallen and were being trodden upon...to become a brother to the senseless clod... and "mix forever with the elements from whence they came." These faded, but beautiful leaves made a sweet psalm... a sad music... a dirge ... "We all do fade as a leaf."... It was a psalm, a meaningful sang, of beautiful as melted pearls and liquid amethyst...reminding us, lest we forget...of our frailty...our mortality and then too, of our immortality! The leaves had done their work while the green chlorophyll (life blood) coursed through their veins. Are we doing our work while life's blood flows through our veins? Are we? The leaves had manufactured food. They had absorbed carbon dioxide. They had given off tons of, water. They had received the sunshine...They had been offered and had accepted much from God. And they, in turn had given much of oxygen and other elements that people and animals might live. They had given fruit and shade. The leaves had given and given. They had done what Jesus, the Christ tells us to do..."Freely you have received: freely give." We have received so much from God; we have so much to give. We have a Christ to give to those who know him not... A church to give to a world that worships him not. We have money to give...love to show...Help to render to the helpless. Are we giving them? Are we? Are we? After the work of the leaves was done, faded and beautiful, they fell to the ground. Some leaves fade and fall seemingly before their time in spring. In summer waiting not tpir autumn, with its chilling frost and biting winds. The same thing happens to people. "There is a reaper whose name is death... and with his sickle keen, he reaps the bearded grain at a breath, and the flowers that grow between." Boyhood is not spared— Neither the tender teens... the teachable twenties...the tireless thirties . . . the fiery forties ... the forceful fifties...the serious sixties ...the sacred seventies...the aching eighties!....The "reaper" spares hone! How beautiful the autumn leaves ere their departure! They clothe the trees in rain bow hued grandeur, and they quietly, contentedly, they-slip away, The sun, shining upon the stored-up materials of sugar, oil, and pigmentation in the leaves, enhances the leaves with the beauties of variegated colors—Red, yellow, orange, scarlet, bronze. We, too, can become more beautiful in character as we grow old. Heed the psalm of the faded and fallen leaves! Let God shine upon our heart of gold and more beautiful will we become. Then the sunset of our lives will fling to the skies a golden after glow...With the promise of a clear tomorrow. "We all do fade as a leaf"...We are fading...We shall some day fall. Let not these thoughts chill us, however. For, lf God in heaven, stoops to touch the dead limbs of a tree...A barren tree...With the promise of another spring...We are satified that our real selves, our souls will not suffer annihilation after they have left our tenements of clay. The faded and falling leaves sing to us a psalm. Heed the song of the fading leaves! Heed the words of Jesus..."Because I live, ye shall also live." ON THE REEL By REV. TASCHEREAU ARNOLD While the American Bible Society has no active desire or special solicitude as regards continuous public reading programs of the Bible, we are glad to respond to readers interested as to how a Bible-reading marathon is conducted. Below is the story of one of several such successful undertakings as quoted from press accounts: "A Bible-reading marathon stole the show in Coviton, Indiana on New Year's Eve, when 150 readers read the New Testament and the Book of Psalms is 22 hours and 23 minutes to a capacity audience of more than 200 persons in the county courthouse. In a similar program conducted in Covington in 1947 it took 170 persons, 74, hours, and 20 minutes to read the entire Bible. "The program began at 9: p. m. when a radio quartet sang for thirty minutes. This was followed by a half-hour Bible quiz, with prizes, Next, was shown the film "The Book for the World of Tomorrow," an American Bible Society production. Ministers then led a service of song and prayer until the reading began. "At the stroke of midnight a local judge commenced reading from the beginning of Matthew. He was followed by Protestant, Catholic and Jewish readers, including a blind man. These took their turns in ten minutes relays until 10:23 p. m. Sunday. The program closed with the doxology, after which those who remained were privileged to hear the reproduction of a set of NBC Bible drama recordings, also procured from the American Bible Society. The total cost involved in the presentation of the entire program was given as—$12.51! "Two directors working in twohour shifts were always at their posts on the platform one holding the watch on the readers and the other seeing that the readers were ready in proper order. "Bibles were placed in the seats, to be used by auditors who wished to follow along with the reader. A blackboard on the platform was used to post the name ot the Book, and the chapter being read. The entire program was considered a great success. The Scriptures definitely warn Christians about the mortal danger which creeps on the believer very much as death by freezing comes on a man with a deceiving sense of well-being. What makes churchlessness a sin for the Christian? Reason dictates that ultimately neglect of the visible church is a vote against the life of the church. "To him who knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." — James 4:17). —BAPTIST' UNION-REVIEW— "The Diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." — Chinese Prover. And that's that. Bargain sales cut United, States farm surpluses 50 per cent. Russians expected to repatriate number of Germans. "HOLDERS OF THE LIGHT" By REV. TASCHEREAU ARNOLD While the American Bible Society has no active desire or special solicitude as regards continuous public reading programs of the Bible, we are glad to respond to readers interested as to how a Bible-reading marathon is conducted. Below is the story of one of several such successful undertakings as quoted from press accounts: "A Bible-reading marathon stole the show in Coviton, Indiana on New Year's Eve, when 150 readers read the New Testament and the Book of Psalms is 22 hours and 23 minutes to a capacity audience of more than 200 persons in the county courthouse. In a similar program conducted in Covington in 1947 it took 170 persons, 74, hours, and 20 minutes to read the entire Bible. "The program began at 9: p. m. when a radio quartet sang for thirty minutes. This was followed by a half-hour Bible quiz, with prizes, Next, was shown the film "The Book for the World of Tomorrow," an American Bible Society production. Ministers then led a service of song and prayer until the reading began. "At the stroke of midnight a local judge commenced reading from the beginning of Matthew. He was followed by Protestant, Catholic and Jewish readers, including a blind man. These took their turns in ten minutes relays until 10:23 p. m. Sunday. The program closed with the doxology, after which those who remained were privileged to hear the reproduction of a set of NBC Bible drama recordings, also procured from the American Bible Society. The total cost involved in the presentation of the entire program was given as—$12.51! "Two directors working in twohour shifts were always at their posts on the platform one holding the watch on the readers and the other seeing that the readers were ready in proper order. "Bibles were placed in the seats, to be used by auditors who wished to follow along with the reader. A blackboard on the platform was used to post the name ot the Book, and the chapter being read. The entire program was considered a great success. The Scriptures definitely warn Christians about the mortal danger which creeps on the believer very much as death by freezing comes on a man with a deceiving sense of well-being. What makes churchlessness a sin for the Christian? Reason dictates that ultimately neglect of the visible church is a vote against the life of the church. "To him who knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." — James 4:17). —BAPTIST' UNION-REVIEW— "The Diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." — Chinese Prover. And that's that. Bargain sales cut United, States farm surpluses 50 per cent. Russians expected to repatriate number of Germans. THE SIN OF NOT GOING TO CHURCH By REV. TASCHEREAU ARNOLD While the American Bible Society has no active desire or special solicitude as regards continuous public reading programs of the Bible, we are glad to respond to readers interested as to how a Bible-reading marathon is conducted. Below is the story of one of several such successful undertakings as quoted from press accounts: "A Bible-reading marathon stole the show in Coviton, Indiana on New Year's Eve, when 150 readers read the New Testament and the Book of Psalms is 22 hours and 23 minutes to a capacity audience of more than 200 persons in the county courthouse. In a similar program conducted in Covington in 1947 it took 170 persons, 74, hours, and 20 minutes to read the entire Bible. "The program began at 9: p. m. when a radio quartet sang for thirty minutes. This was followed by a half-hour Bible quiz, with prizes, Next, was shown the film "The Book for the World of Tomorrow," an American Bible Society production. Ministers then led a service of song and prayer until the reading began. "At the stroke of midnight a local judge commenced reading from the beginning of Matthew. He was followed by Protestant, Catholic and Jewish readers, including a blind man. These took their turns in ten minutes relays until 10:23 p. m. Sunday. The program closed with the doxology, after which those who remained were privileged to hear the reproduction of a set of NBC Bible drama recordings, also procured from the American Bible Society. The total cost involved in the presentation of the entire program was given as—$12.51! "Two directors working in twohour shifts were always at their posts on the platform one holding the watch on the readers and the other seeing that the readers were ready in proper order. "Bibles were placed in the seats, to be used by auditors who wished to follow along with the reader. A blackboard on the platform was used to post the name ot the Book, and the chapter being read. The entire program was considered a great success. The Scriptures definitely warn Christians about the mortal danger which creeps on the believer very much as death by freezing comes on a man with a deceiving sense of well-being. What makes churchlessness a sin for the Christian? Reason dictates that ultimately neglect of the visible church is a vote against the life of the church. "To him who knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." — James 4:17). —BAPTIST' UNION-REVIEW— "The Diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." — Chinese Prover. And that's that. Bargain sales cut United, States farm surpluses 50 per cent. Russians expected to repatriate number of Germans. FAMOUS LAST WORDS BY DR. LOO KOO MARKE PERFECTION BY TRIALS By REV. TASCHEREAU ARNOLD While the American Bible Society has no active desire or special solicitude as regards continuous public reading programs of the Bible, we are glad to respond to readers interested as to how a Bible-reading marathon is conducted. Below is the story of one of several such successful undertakings as quoted from press accounts: "A Bible-reading marathon stole the show in Coviton, Indiana on New Year's Eve, when 150 readers read the New Testament and the Book of Psalms is 22 hours and 23 minutes to a capacity audience of more than 200 persons in the county courthouse. In a similar program conducted in Covington in 1947 it took 170 persons, 74, hours, and 20 minutes to read the entire Bible. "The program began at 9: p. m. when a radio quartet sang for thirty minutes. This was followed by a half-hour Bible quiz, with prizes, Next, was shown the film "The Book for the World of Tomorrow," an American Bible Society production. Ministers then led a service of song and prayer until the reading began. "At the stroke of midnight a local judge commenced reading from the beginning of Matthew. He was followed by Protestant, Catholic and Jewish readers, including a blind man. These took their turns in ten minutes relays until 10:23 p. m. Sunday. The program closed with the doxology, after which those who remained were privileged to hear the reproduction of a set of NBC Bible drama recordings, also procured from the American Bible Society. The total cost involved in the presentation of the entire program was given as—$12.51! "Two directors working in twohour shifts were always at their posts on the platform one holding the watch on the readers and the other seeing that the readers were ready in proper order. "Bibles were placed in the seats, to be used by auditors who wished to follow along with the reader. A blackboard on the platform was used to post the name ot the Book, and the chapter being read. The entire program was considered a great success. The Scriptures definitely warn Christians about the mortal danger which creeps on the believer very much as death by freezing comes on a man with a deceiving sense of well-being. What makes churchlessness a sin for the Christian? Reason dictates that ultimately neglect of the visible church is a vote against the life of the church. "To him who knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." — James 4:17). —BAPTIST' UNION-REVIEW— "The Diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials." — Chinese Prover. And that's that. Bargain sales cut United, States farm surpluses 50 per cent. Russians expected to repatriate number of Germans. THE NATION'S CAPITAL One of the fabulous characters among the local gambling fraternity is Emmitt Warring, who reputedly has abdicated his throne as kingpin of the numbers racket, but for whom, for some unexplained reason, Senate District of Columbia crime subcommittee investigators only recently began to search to subpoena for public hearings which began Monday. Committee investigators are try ing to link Washington cops with, the numbers operators. The chief targets are Robert J. Barrett, exchief of police, and Roger Simkins, a sportsman. To get information about Barrett and Simkins, they have questioned a number of small fry in the numbers game, who have in turn informed on smaller try who also, have been brought in and quizzed. This sort of procedure may suit in the branding of colo people generally as criminals—an argument which the Senator, Foghorns are toed ready to use. Among the big shots in the local gambling fraternity are. Warring, Sam Beard, "Jewboy" Dietz and the Sussman brothers, all white. Up to now, Arnold Bauman, committee counsel, has refused to confirm reports that Beard is under subpoena and that agents of the committee are looking for Warring and Dietz to serve them with subpoenas. Nearly every cop in Washington knows Warring, but he has never been arrested for gambling. About a year ago a House District of Columbia crime investigating subcommittee completed an inquiry into crime and law enforcement here. When Warring appeared before this committee, he refused to state his business tor the past twenty years on grounds that to do so might te to incriminate him. Charles E. Ford, the lawyer testified that Warring has "the reputation of being a fair and honest gambler." Capt. Anthony Richitt, who commanded No. 3 Precinct in which there were no arrests for gambling in the fiscal year 1949—although in the previous year there were 109 such arrests—testified that Warring caned at the precinct station house and stated, with gestures indicating his desire to bribe him: "You have been here over a year and I have never taken care of you. I would like to take care of you." Richett said he replied: "No, mister, not me." But Richitt made no move to arrest the would-be bribe giver. Emmitt denied making any gesture indicating he wished to bribe Richitt, but testified he considered himself a friend of the precin commander and also the friend Capt. Beverly Beach, former head of the vice squad and former commander of No. 7 Precinct, in which there also were no gambling raids made in the fiscal year 1949. Although Capt. Beach denied he was a friend of any gambler, he admitted informing Emmitt that Barrett had complained of the lack of arrests in No. 3 and No. 7 precincts. Emmitt also claimed friendship with Inspector George B. Walrodt and suggested that Walrodt meet him at "Pete's," a restaurant several miles away from police headquarters. Walrodt met Warring but denied he talked with the gambler about the absence of gambling arrests in the two precincts. It's dollars to doughnuts that no colored gambler has even been on such terms of intimacy with any police inspector or captain. President Truman will send up any day now the nomination of Earl W. Beck of Kansas City to be Recorder of Deeds of the Dis trict of Columbia. Since Congress recessed for more than thirty days, it's necessary for the President to renominate him—and the odds are he'll be confirmed. Representative Bill Dawson, Democrat, of Illinois, is detained in Chicago and has not yet put in an appearance at this session of Congress. P. S. Just got word that the Senate District of Columbia crime investigating subcommittee will want to talk to Inspector Beverly Beach and Inspector Howard V. Coveal on January 15. Jury Frees White Man In Negro Murder Newton Hanes, 37 year old WinstonSalem white man was acquitted on a charge of murdering a Negro tenant by an all-white jury that deliberated six hours and fifteen minutes Saturday. The Trent River farmer testify that following an argument, over tobacco money he threatened to have the man indicted for rape of his wife and as the Negro advanced upon him with a knife be killed him. The farmer's wife and daughter also testified that the man was working with them in a field when the alleged rape occurred. The Negro, Ishmael, 40, had been working on Hanes farm for a number of years. Better Negro Schools Promised For Valdosta Lowndes County board of education adopted a building program that will include the construction of a new elementary Negro schools and a New high school. The high school will combine facilities offered in the county for county and city schools. This is the most extensive building program in the history of the county and coincide with si plans throughout the state Georgia's effort to duck court decision for the equalization of educational opportunity.