Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1959-02-07 Thaddeus T. Stokes 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—Ph. JA. 6-4030 Member of SCOTT NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE W. A. Scott, II, Founder; C. A. Scott, General Manager Entered In the Post Office at Memphis, Tenn., as second-Clam mail under the Act of Congress, March 1, 1870 THADDEUS T. STOKES Managing Editor SMITH FLEMING Circulation Manager The is an independent newspaper—nonsectarian 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. Why Conduct A Witch Hunt For Arkansas? In approving an investigation of the Highlander Folk School by voice vote instead of by a roll call, the state legislature indicated a certain uneasiness about this adventure. And well it might have, for the whole thing has the appearance of a witch hunt. This would be unfortunate in any circumstances. It is all the more so in view of the fact that the Tennessee legislature has allowed itself to be used by the attorney general of Arkansas, whose record at home is hardly, a recommendation for improving his talents or ideas here. It is not necessary to agree with the teachings of the Highlegislature has now authorized. Its ultra-liberal philosophy has, in fact, won the school more critics than admires. But that is not the point. The point is that Highlander has made no attempt to hide its views or its activities Unpopular though its philosophy may be, the school openly stands on it. And as one of the backers of the investigation said in on unguarded moment recently in the house, the school has received enough publicity in the last 15 years to make everyone familiar with it. Furthermore, the institution has been repeatedly investigated by various groups, including the un-American activities committee of the United Slates House of Representatives, and nothing has been turned up that wasn't already known. What, then, does the Tennessee legislature now hope to accomplish? Until presented to the house for action recently, the resolution calling for the probe did not even say. When this oversight, was called to the attention of the sponsors, an amendment was adopted to provide for recommendations leading to "appropriate legislative action." But that is so fuzzy as to be almost meaningless, and it does not answer the question of just what it is that the legislature might do after its investigating committee has completed its work. Nor does it dispel the suspicion that the real purpose — despite the communism smoke screen — is to harass and intimidate the institution because of its candid advocacy, of integration, which is the reason it does not please Atty. Gen. Bruce Bennett of Arkansas. It is one thing to disagree with Highlander on this issue — or on any other — but it is quite another to talk of closing the school because of it, which is the course advocated by Mr. Bennett. As thousands of youngsters in Little Rock can testify, Mr. Bennett is an expert on closing schools. But that is just one more reason Tennessee should reject his gratuitous offer of assistance in the Highlander matter. If the day comes when minority views are not tolerated in this country, no matter how unpopular they may be, then damocrocy will have lost its meaning. That may be no concern to Mr. Bennett, but it should give pause to the officials and people of Tennessee before they follow the advice of this interloper arty farther. The resolution calling for the probe now goes to Governor Ellington. The courageous thing to do would be to veto it. Short of that, he should exercise extreme caution in naming the committee members so the probe can be kept in reasonable bounds. If there, is anything Tennessee does not need at this point, it is the distinction of reviving McCarthyism. Looking Another Way The collapse of Faubusism in that "police" test power in Arkansas, and the political "dogfall" in the Virginia "one by one" school closing abortion, those, who made political hay in the area of segregation, apparently will look another way. Thusly, the old adage still clings—"a sow will return to her wallow." Troops broke the backs of the Arkansas debacle; two Courts, a federal and her own state court crashed the dream of Virginia. In the face of all this there are those who feel keenly their obligations to certain voters who subscribed to their formulas, who are in the act of processing legislation for a state to do what Governor Almond has told the state of Virginia that he could not do— exercise powers that the state could not confer itself. It is well that there is an inkling of a positive approach to the question at hand. While there are many who have not so declared that the court decision is on accomplished fact, and that one cannot argue with a fact, there may be followers of the plan tot a constitutional amendment to allow states absolute control over their public schools. While this amendment would have no chance at even getting before the slates for ratification, it does soy that the federal government has cetain rights the states must respect. It also says that the way to handle things in this country is by the constitutional route. The move to inquire into and set qualifications for justices of the Supreme Court, as futile as it seems, is a constitutional approach to the public school question. As said before, these two plans would have no chance at passage, they least suggest to the people of this country that the court is Supreme and that we must live by a system of laws, not mouthings and frothings. However, the amendment to the constitution, like the Alabama placement law, is a clever device for trying to get around this same court decision. The criticism of the background of the justices of the Supreme Court would be in hollering distance of this proposed amendment. In that a politician could run for office on these as long as they proved political paydirt. Hardly just now, do we see an end to racism in political campaigns. The ox knoweth his owner,—the ass his master's crib." WISHING WELL Registered U. S. Patent Office. 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. Memphis Federal 28. The extraordinary order which has been issued by the Sixth Circuit is expected to result in the admission of these students to the Memphis State University for the Feb. 1959 term. The Sixth Circuit Court has the legal power to instruct Judge Boyd on how to rule on the motion for the preliminary injunction, sought by the attorneys for the Negro students. The court also have legal methods available to force Judge Boyd to render a decision immediately. Attorneys for the Negroes are H. T. Lockard, chief councel E. B. Sugarmon, Jr., B. F. Janes and A. W. Willis, all of Memphis, Tenn.; Thurgood Marshall and Constance Baker Motley of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in New York. Baptist Group To Nebo Baptist Church and announced candidate for a slot on the local Board of Education, will serve as chairman of the local entertainment committee. He said his committee is head of its schedule in preparing for the more than 11,000 delegates who are expected to attend 'This will be a very significant meeting," he emphasized, "because just 43 years ago the Congress was organized here in this City." Dr. A. F. Fisher dean of the Congress, an Atlanta, Ga., minister, sled the theme for the big confab will be, "Our Baptist Witness Through Evangelism in an Emerging Age of Freedom." Dr. Fisher said that freedom "like power corrupts when he who possesses it is not controlled by the spirit of Christ." He added that there "is a great need of accelerating the evangelistic need of the church because after the legal battles for freedom have been won the real struggle has just begum." Evangelism to be effective must be a total church program." Dr. Fisher said, "as it demands team work from every officer, member and auxiliary. The pastor nor the evangelist cannot do it alone." He said the growth of church membership is lagging the growth of population for the first time in 30 years. Recently at Hot springs. Ark., the president of the Congress, Dr O. Clay Maxwell, announced that the enlarged and progressive program of the Congress had allowed for a budget of $45,000 for the fiscal year. "EMERGING AGE OF FREEDOM" Nebo Baptist Church and announced candidate for a slot on the local Board of Education, will serve as chairman of the local entertainment committee. He said his committee is head of its schedule in preparing for the more than 11,000 delegates who are expected to attend 'This will be a very significant meeting," he emphasized, "because just 43 years ago the Congress was organized here in this City." Dr. A. F. Fisher dean of the Congress, an Atlanta, Ga., minister, sled the theme for the big confab will be, "Our Baptist Witness Through Evangelism in an Emerging Age of Freedom." Dr. Fisher said that freedom "like power corrupts when he who possesses it is not controlled by the spirit of Christ." He added that there "is a great need of accelerating the evangelistic need of the church because after the legal battles for freedom have been won the real struggle has just begum." Evangelism to be effective must be a total church program." Dr. Fisher said, "as it demands team work from every officer, member and auxiliary. The pastor nor the evangelist cannot do it alone." He said the growth of church membership is lagging the growth of population for the first time in 30 years. Recently at Hot springs. Ark., the president of the Congress, Dr O. Clay Maxwell, announced that the enlarged and progressive program of the Congress had allowed for a budget of $45,000 for the fiscal year. New Civic Club Minnie Pearl Brownlee, reporter; and Willie Jones, sergeant-at-arms. A corsage of white carnations was presented to Mrs. Owens by Miss Brownlee. She also, presented a boutonniere to Joseph. Also appearing on the program were Alonzo Weaver, principal of Mitchell Road School, and Felton J. Earls, III, master of ceremony, and Isaiah Goodrich, principal of Ford Road School. Advisors to the club are F. J. Earls, III, Miss. Joe Adair and Mrs. Katharine Tappan. February The Prince Of Months In spite of oil we can do the days go by. Or should we mind? Each one brings, something new—if you have your eyes open. Just ahead are some interesting days, looking back a few years. Let's look at some of February's memorable days. On February 5th, back in 1631, Roger Williams landed in Boston. As you may or may not know, Williams believed in religious liberty to a fierce degree. Banished from Massachusetts, he fled to Providence, which he founded, and continued to stand for liberty—the theory that men could not be punished for their consciences. He founded the first Baptist Church in America. February 6th is the birthday of Aaron Burr, who—remember—killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. He was Vice President, a U.S. Senator from New York, and held a number of other important offices. On February 7th, in 1892, the first telephone from Mew York to Chicago was installed. On that day in 1812 Charles Dickens was born at Land port, England. Peter The Great died February 8th, 1725, and the Boy Scouts of America were founded February 8th, 1910. This day this year is Quinquagesima Sunday. The ninth is the birthday anniversary of William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States. He was born in Charles County, Virginia, in 1773. Canada was ceded to England February 10th, 1763. President McKinley signed into law the treaty ending the war with Spain, and giving, the United States the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam in 1899. Cuba was freed by the some treaty. February 11th is Ash Wednesday this year. Daniel Boone was born February 11th, 1735, as was the eighth Chief Justice of the United Stales, Melville Weston Fuller. Fuller was born in 1833 in Augusta, Maine. And Thomas A. Edison was born at Milan, Ohio, February 11th, 1847. It must also be remembered that Frederick Douglass, the great crusader was born in February. The grand old lion led his people out of the wilderness of slavery. Of interest to most Americans would be that February 12th is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. He was limed for one of the most crucial spots in history and he has been made greater by the ages. The Union he saved has saved civilization; it turned the tide of two World Wars and is leading the free world in this ideological cold war. February, the shortest month in the year, becomes tops in an array and appraisal of months. It includes Negro History Week which should, be observed by all. February, the ages bless thee. SEEING and SAYING By WILLIAM FOWLKES World's Managing Editor A FEW YEARS from now, unless there is a breakdown in total law and order, Americans will look back and wonder why it took so long for all the states in the Union to join the drive and accomplish the fact of full justice and freedom to all. Presently, the fury of determined subterfuge continues to blow bitterly in the "hard core" states. Last week, the Governor of Virginia "threw in the towel" for his so-called "massive resistance" law's rind reached for a system of private schools to get around desegregated public units. Virginia already has integrated schools of higher learning. All this is defiance of the Supreme Court's warning to states that any scheme or move to keep the Negro child from his full rights is unconstitutional. These problems can be solved; these irritations eased. Mixing Nothing But Mud By WILLIAM FOWLKES World's Managing Editor A FEW YEARS from now, unless there is a breakdown in total law and order, Americans will look back and wonder why it took so long for all the states in the Union to join the drive and accomplish the fact of full justice and freedom to all. Presently, the fury of determined subterfuge continues to blow bitterly in the "hard core" states. Last week, the Governor of Virginia "threw in the towel" for his so-called "massive resistance" law's rind reached for a system of private schools to get around desegregated public units. Virginia already has integrated schools of higher learning. All this is defiance of the Supreme Court's warning to states that any scheme or move to keep the Negro child from his full rights is unconstitutional. These problems can be solved; these irritations eased. Ike Seeking gram had swayed the President toward civil rights proposals more moderate than Vice President Richard M. Nixon and some other cabinet officials were said to favor. Senate GOP Leader Everett M Dirksen Ill., disclosed that, administration officials finally agreed Tuesday night on the new civil rights package. Two comparatively "strong" proposals, reportedly advocated by Nixon, Attorney General William P. Rogers and Secretary Arthur S. Flemming of the Health, Education and Welfare Department may have been dropped Tuesday night. They were: A provision to provide federal aid for southern communities that agree to desegregate their schools, Such a move would be hotly opposed by southerners. A provision to give the Justice Department the right to file school desegregation lawsuits when affected Negro citizens are unable to do so. A similar injunctive power provision was knocked out of the 1957 Civil Right Act by the Senate. Judge Orders "five students, three on grounds they lived closer to a Negro school than the white school they asked to attend. Negroes who entered previously - white schools Monday in Norfolk and Arlington spent another orderly day in classes Wednesday. Police were still assigned to all seven of the newly - integrated, schools but me force was cut sharply at Arlington's Stratford Junior High. There have been no incidents or disturbances reported at the schools since they began the courtordered integration. Bryan who ordered integration in Arlington, earlier this month, had told the Alexandria school board to stop assigning students to schools on the oasis of race. A six - point assignment plan was cited by the city when it returned to report last week it had rejected all 14 Negroes. Wednesday, Bryan upheld five points in the city's assignment criteria But he threw out the factor, of "emotional stability," noting that other federal courts had done the same in passing on other lod cally - administered assignment plans. Bryan said the city school board was correct in turning down two of the Negroes because they were scholastically deficient. MEMPHIS WORLD Deadline For Classified Ad Is Tuesday for Saturday's Edition and Saturday for Wednesday's Edition Want Ad Information Deadline For Classified Ad Is Tuesday for Saturday's Edition and Saturday for Wednesday's Edition FOR RENT Grade Floor about 4.000 Sq. Ft. Ideal for furniture and other retail line. Reduced rental. 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This loan is a tangible expression of our confidence in the efforts of your people and their government to achieve an even brighter future," Ambassador Padmore replied: "It is a little early to be speaking of what will be done with physical faculties which are as yet scarcely in the blueprint stage, but I hope that when the various telecommunication circuits which are to be built with the money provided in this loan are brought into operation, the first telephone call, the first telegram, and the first teletype message will all take the form of an expression of Liberia's giatitude to the people of the United States for this latest demonstration of their kindness Ho us and of their faith in our future." Pointing to Liberia's close relationship with the United States for more than a century, the Ambassador said it is unlikely that the equipment made possible by the loan will ever be used for the transmission of propaganda hostile to the United States or for the exchange of information between conceded enemies of the United States. Others present at the ceremony included two Embassy, of Liberia officials: First Secretary and Consul John W. Grigsby, who is ambassador-designate to Ethiopia and Financial Attache Magnus A. Jones. Other United States representatives included Robert B. Menapace, deputy managing director of the Development Loan Fund; Hart Perry, deputy director of DLF's loan operations; C. Vaughn Ferguson, Jr., director of the State Department's Office of Middle and Southern African Affairs and James K. Perifield, the State Department's deputy assistant secretary for African affairs. AMBASSADOR STATES LIBERIA'S GRATITUDE ultimately benefit us in the United States; for improved prosperity in any one country in the free world ultimately means greater prosperity for all. This loan is a tangible expression of our confidence in the efforts of your people and their government to achieve an even brighter future," Ambassador Padmore replied: "It is a little early to be speaking of what will be done with physical faculties which are as yet scarcely in the blueprint stage, but I hope that when the various telecommunication circuits which are to be built with the money provided in this loan are brought into operation, the first telephone call, the first telegram, and the first teletype message will all take the form of an expression of Liberia's giatitude to the people of the United States for this latest demonstration of their kindness Ho us and of their faith in our future." Pointing to Liberia's close relationship with the United States for more than a century, the Ambassador said it is unlikely that the equipment made possible by the loan will ever be used for the transmission of propaganda hostile to the United States or for the exchange of information between conceded enemies of the United States. Others present at the ceremony included two Embassy, of Liberia officials: First Secretary and Consul John W. Grigsby, who is ambassador-designate to Ethiopia and Financial Attache Magnus A. Jones. Other United States representatives included Robert B. Menapace, deputy managing director of the Development Loan Fund; Hart Perry, deputy director of DLF's loan operations; C. Vaughn Ferguson, Jr., director of the State Department's Office of Middle and Southern African Affairs and James K. Perifield, the State Department's deputy assistant secretary for African affairs. Hoodlums Fire On dent, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, 50, of 680 Marechal Neil, walked out of a church at 2472, only two blocks away, and was the victim of a shotgun blast from a passing car, Two pellets hit her in the right arm, and she said the car was two-tone blue. Taylor was rushed to John Gaston Hospital in critical condition. Neither of the victims said whether the gunman or gunmen was white or Negro, although it is believed that it was the work of while hoodlums. Police are investigating as to whether the shots were fired by the same thug. The New WAYNE D. OVERHOLSER Thriller THE LONE DEPUTY © 1957, Warne D. Overholser. From the novel published by The Macmillan Co, Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Price Regan town marshal of Saddie Rock, Colo., and deputy sheriff his mind than Laura Madden, even though she has announced to him that he is marrying her. Price would be willing enough to marry Laura if he wasn't the man in the middle in a struggle of money power and pride between two determined men. One is Laura's father Barry Madden. Saddle Rock's banker. Price suspects that Madden isn't the strong man he appears to be but is or can be dominated by Cole Weston a cattleman whose riders do not respect any laws. Madden thought he owned Price. He found out differently when offering Price a house as a wedding presstorekeeper Walt Cronin out of the country. Price refused, Price riding to Cronin's to warn him of trouble, was greeted by a shotgun. The belligerent Cronin accuses him of riding with Madden and Weston. was not familiar with failure. If he had not been sure that Curly Blue could whip Regan, he would never have agreed to Blue's plan. Blue, who had been arrested and manhandled by Regan more times than he cared to remember, hated the deputy with a deep bitterness that ha had never felt for anyone else, so the fight Had been his idea to square accounts. But Blue and failed. After he regained consciousness, he sat on the ground, his back against the water trough, a bruised and battered hulk of a man. Weston stared at Blue in loathing because he loathed all failures. After Price Regan rode by going downriver, Weston said to Pete Nance, "Get Curly on his horse and take him home." "I didn't hire on him play nursemaid," Nance said in his mild tone. Weston wheeled on him. "You'll do what I tell yon or you'll draw your time." He swung around and strode to the bank, the edge of his fury blunted. When he went into the bank, John Ramey got down from his high stool. "Good morning, Mr. Weston," Ramey said in the obsequious tone he always used with him. "Go right on back. Mr. Madden to expecting you." Weston swore and strode through the gate at the end of Madden's office. It seemed to him there were Just two Kinds of people in the world: Those who bowed and scraped, in front of him because he was Cole Weston and those who defied him, men like Price Regan and Walt Cronin out there on the mouth of the Yellow Cat. He hated the latter and he despised the former. Now, standing with this back to the door and glaring at Barry Madden, who glared back. Weston wasn't quite sure into which class tie should put Madden. He wasn't quite sure, either, whether he could manage Madden if their relationship ever reached the breaking point. There were moments when the banker showed traces of a backbone That bothered Weston. He needed Madden, needed him badly, but that was something Madden must never know. "What did Price Regan say?" Weston demanded. "You can guess," Madden said. "I offered to buy mm the house. I told him it wouldn't be long before we had our own county and he'd be the first sheriff. He wanted to know what it would cost him, and I said all he had to do was to run Cronin out of the country. He got his neck bowed, so I said he'd lose both his job and has girl." Madden spread his hands. "Nothing worked. He said he'd handle Cronin when he got evidence against him." Weston walked to the window and stared into the alley, thinking how much he could do with a man like Price Regan. The trouble was, you seldom found a man of his caliber, and when you did he was bound to be on the other side of the fence. "We've waited too long, Barry." Weston said. "Now we've got to kill him." For a moment Barry Madden stared at his back, then said angrily, "You tried to kill Regan this morning. That wasn't in our agreement." "No, it wasn't," Weston agreed, "You missed seeing a good fight, Barry. Regan could do pretty well in the prize ring. It's my guess he's had some training." "I watched it from the bank." Madden ro and, putting his hands palm down against the desk, leaned forward. "Cole, said that wasn't part of our agreement." Weston turned, irritated by Madden's tone, "To hell with our agreement! You kept asking for time and I kept giving it to you on account of Laura. Regan's had plenty of chance. Now I'm done waiting. She'll find another man. She's young." "We've got to cry once more." Madden said. "I don't like Regan and he knows it, but that's not the point. If he's killed, Laura will hold it against me." "She'll get over that, too." Weston said. "Sometimes You're a little stupid, Barry, there's more to this than just having a deputy we can't handle. There's more to it than letting Cronin steal a few calves and letting that bunch of sodbusters hang on." "Stupid!" Madden said, getting red in the face. "If anyone's stupid, it's you for thinking you can go on forever making your own law." Weston grinned. "No, I'm not stupid. I can't change, I've got to keep on. Cronin ain't hurting us and I don't need the Yellow Cat Neither does Red Sanders or the Mohawk boys." He Jabbed a forefinger at Madden. "The point is," sooner or later word will get out that them nesters have come here and they're staying. We'll get some land promoter in here and he'll advertise the country and farmers will pour in by the hundreds. We're finished then, Barry. Our days gone now. We're living on borrowed time and I aim to keep on borrowing time." "I'm not finished." Madden said. "I'll still have a banking business." Weston laughed at him. "I'll tell you what you'll have! You'll have competition, and you don't want that no more than I want farmers! We'll stay on top or We'll go down together. And if we do go down, you'll never get to the legislature." Weston saw Madden's face turn pale; he watched him sit down at the desk again, suddenly, as if his knees had lost their strength and could not hold him any longer. Barry Madden had a dream that Weston had used time and time again to Keep him any line, a dream so big and overpowering that it ruled everything Madden did. The only rival it had was Laura, and now watching Madden. Weston sensed the old struggle that had gone on in Madden from the time his wife had died and Laura had become doubly important to him. Sweat made a bright shine on Madden's forehead. He took a white handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his face. Then he said. "I know you're right about what'll happen once we get a real flood of farmers coming over the pass, but twelve hours won't change anything. Give me that much time, Cole For Laura." "You still think, Regan will change, after the way you put it up to him this morning?" Weston shook his head. "You're crazy, Barry." "I've got to make one more try. Red Sanders and the Mohawk boys will be in town this afternoon, today being Saturday. So far I've been the one to talk to Regan. Maybe I went at wrong, trying to buy him with a house. Well, I want all of you to be at my place this evening and we'll make it plain. I'll nave Max Harker there, too so Regan will think the townsmen are behind us." Weston gave this moment's thought. Then he said. "No, twelve hours won't make any difference. You won't change Regan, but you can try, if you'll go along with us after ho turns you down." "With you? I mean, what are you planning?" "I don't know yet, I Just want your word you'll back us." Reluctantly Madden nodded, "All right, you've got it." "If you break it, I'll kill you, Barry. Don't ever doubt it." Weston walked to the door and put his hand on the knob then looked back at Madden, his dark eye's faintly speculating No real guts in the man he thought. He belonged to the bowing and scraping class, and the funny pan of it was he didn't need to because the truth was that Weston needed Madden more than Madden needed. Weston. "I'll kill you, Barry." Weston said again. "Remember that." WHAT HAS HAPPENED © 1957, Warne D. Overholser. From the novel published by The Macmillan Co, Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Price Regan town marshal of Saddie Rock, Colo., and deputy sheriff his mind than Laura Madden, even though she has announced to him that he is marrying her. Price would be willing enough to marry Laura if he wasn't the man in the middle in a struggle of money power and pride between two determined men. One is Laura's father Barry Madden. Saddle Rock's banker. Price suspects that Madden isn't the strong man he appears to be but is or can be dominated by Cole Weston a cattleman whose riders do not respect any laws. Madden thought he owned Price. He found out differently when offering Price a house as a wedding presstorekeeper Walt Cronin out of the country. Price refused, Price riding to Cronin's to warn him of trouble, was greeted by a shotgun. The belligerent Cronin accuses him of riding with Madden and Weston. was not familiar with failure. If he had not been sure that Curly Blue could whip Regan, he would never have agreed to Blue's plan. Blue, who had been arrested and manhandled by Regan more times than he cared to remember, hated the deputy with a deep bitterness that ha had never felt for anyone else, so the fight Had been his idea to square accounts. But Blue and failed. After he regained consciousness, he sat on the ground, his back against the water trough, a bruised and battered hulk of a man. Weston stared at Blue in loathing because he loathed all failures. After Price Regan rode by going downriver, Weston said to Pete Nance, "Get Curly on his horse and take him home." "I didn't hire on him play nursemaid," Nance said in his mild tone. Weston wheeled on him. "You'll do what I tell yon or you'll draw your time." He swung around and strode to the bank, the edge of his fury blunted. When he went into the bank, John Ramey got down from his high stool. "Good morning, Mr. Weston," Ramey said in the obsequious tone he always used with him. "Go right on back. Mr. Madden to expecting you." Weston swore and strode through the gate at the end of Madden's office. It seemed to him there were Just two Kinds of people in the world: Those who bowed and scraped, in front of him because he was Cole Weston and those who defied him, men like Price Regan and Walt Cronin out there on the mouth of the Yellow Cat. He hated the latter and he despised the former. Now, standing with this back to the door and glaring at Barry Madden, who glared back. Weston wasn't quite sure into which class tie should put Madden. He wasn't quite sure, either, whether he could manage Madden if their relationship ever reached the breaking point. There were moments when the banker showed traces of a backbone That bothered Weston. He needed Madden, needed him badly, but that was something Madden must never know. "What did Price Regan say?" Weston demanded. "You can guess," Madden said. "I offered to buy mm the house. I told him it wouldn't be long before we had our own county and he'd be the first sheriff. He wanted to know what it would cost him, and I said all he had to do was to run Cronin out of the country. He got his neck bowed, so I said he'd lose both his job and has girl." Madden spread his hands. "Nothing worked. He said he'd handle Cronin when he got evidence against him." Weston walked to the window and stared into the alley, thinking how much he could do with a man like Price Regan. The trouble was, you seldom found a man of his caliber, and when you did he was bound to be on the other side of the fence. "We've waited too long, Barry." Weston said. "Now we've got to kill him." For a moment Barry Madden stared at his back, then said angrily, "You tried to kill Regan this morning. That wasn't in our agreement." "No, it wasn't," Weston agreed, "You missed seeing a good fight, Barry. Regan could do pretty well in the prize ring. It's my guess he's had some training." "I watched it from the bank." Madden ro and, putting his hands palm down against the desk, leaned forward. "Cole, said that wasn't part of our agreement." Weston turned, irritated by Madden's tone, "To hell with our agreement! You kept asking for time and I kept giving it to you on account of Laura. Regan's had plenty of chance. Now I'm done waiting. She'll find another man. She's young." "We've got to cry once more." Madden said. "I don't like Regan and he knows it, but that's not the point. If he's killed, Laura will hold it against me." "She'll get over that, too." Weston said. "Sometimes You're a little stupid, Barry, there's more to this than just having a deputy we can't handle. There's more to it than letting Cronin steal a few calves and letting that bunch of sodbusters hang on." "Stupid!" Madden said, getting red in the face. "If anyone's stupid, it's you for thinking you can go on forever making your own law." Weston grinned. "No, I'm not stupid. I can't change, I've got to keep on. Cronin ain't hurting us and I don't need the Yellow Cat Neither does Red Sanders or the Mohawk boys." He Jabbed a forefinger at Madden. "The point is," sooner or later word will get out that them nesters have come here and they're staying. We'll get some land promoter in here and he'll advertise the country and farmers will pour in by the hundreds. We're finished then, Barry. Our days gone now. We're living on borrowed time and I aim to keep on borrowing time." "I'm not finished." Madden said. "I'll still have a banking business." Weston laughed at him. "I'll tell you what you'll have! You'll have competition, and you don't want that no more than I want farmers! We'll stay on top or We'll go down together. And if we do go down, you'll never get to the legislature." Weston saw Madden's face turn pale; he watched him sit down at the desk again, suddenly, as if his knees had lost their strength and could not hold him any longer. Barry Madden had a dream that Weston had used time and time again to Keep him any line, a dream so big and overpowering that it ruled everything Madden did. The only rival it had was Laura, and now watching Madden. Weston sensed the old struggle that had gone on in Madden from the time his wife had died and Laura had become doubly important to him. Sweat made a bright shine on Madden's forehead. He took a white handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his face. Then he said. "I know you're right about what'll happen once we get a real flood of farmers coming over the pass, but twelve hours won't change anything. Give me that much time, Cole For Laura." "You still think, Regan will change, after the way you put it up to him this morning?" Weston shook his head. "You're crazy, Barry." "I've got to make one more try. Red Sanders and the Mohawk boys will be in town this afternoon, today being Saturday. So far I've been the one to talk to Regan. Maybe I went at wrong, trying to buy him with a house. Well, I want all of you to be at my place this evening and we'll make it plain. I'll nave Max Harker there, too so Regan will think the townsmen are behind us." Weston gave this moment's thought. Then he said. "No, twelve hours won't make any difference. You won't change Regan, but you can try, if you'll go along with us after ho turns you down." "With you? I mean, what are you planning?" "I don't know yet, I Just want your word you'll back us." Reluctantly Madden nodded, "All right, you've got it." "If you break it, I'll kill you, Barry. Don't ever doubt it." Weston walked to the door and put his hand on the knob then looked back at Madden, his dark eye's faintly speculating No real guts in the man he thought. He belonged to the bowing and scraping class, and the funny pan of it was he didn't need to because the truth was that Weston needed Madden more than Madden needed. Weston. "I'll kill you, Barry." Weston said again. "Remember that." CHAPTER 5 © 1957, Warne D. Overholser. From the novel published by The Macmillan Co, Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Price Regan town marshal of Saddie Rock, Colo., and deputy sheriff his mind than Laura Madden, even though she has announced to him that he is marrying her. Price would be willing enough to marry Laura if he wasn't the man in the middle in a struggle of money power and pride between two determined men. One is Laura's father Barry Madden. Saddle Rock's banker. Price suspects that Madden isn't the strong man he appears to be but is or can be dominated by Cole Weston a cattleman whose riders do not respect any laws. Madden thought he owned Price. He found out differently when offering Price a house as a wedding presstorekeeper Walt Cronin out of the country. Price refused, Price riding to Cronin's to warn him of trouble, was greeted by a shotgun. The belligerent Cronin accuses him of riding with Madden and Weston. was not familiar with failure. If he had not been sure that Curly Blue could whip Regan, he would never have agreed to Blue's plan. Blue, who had been arrested and manhandled by Regan more times than he cared to remember, hated the deputy with a deep bitterness that ha had never felt for anyone else, so the fight Had been his idea to square accounts. But Blue and failed. After he regained consciousness, he sat on the ground, his back against the water trough, a bruised and battered hulk of a man. Weston stared at Blue in loathing because he loathed all failures. After Price Regan rode by going downriver, Weston said to Pete Nance, "Get Curly on his horse and take him home." "I didn't hire on him play nursemaid," Nance said in his mild tone. Weston wheeled on him. "You'll do what I tell yon or you'll draw your time." He swung around and strode to the bank, the edge of his fury blunted. When he went into the bank, John Ramey got down from his high stool. "Good morning, Mr. Weston," Ramey said in the obsequious tone he always used with him. "Go right on back. Mr. Madden to expecting you." Weston swore and strode through the gate at the end of Madden's office. It seemed to him there were Just two Kinds of people in the world: Those who bowed and scraped, in front of him because he was Cole Weston and those who defied him, men like Price Regan and Walt Cronin out there on the mouth of the Yellow Cat. He hated the latter and he despised the former. Now, standing with this back to the door and glaring at Barry Madden, who glared back. Weston wasn't quite sure into which class tie should put Madden. He wasn't quite sure, either, whether he could manage Madden if their relationship ever reached the breaking point. There were moments when the banker showed traces of a backbone That bothered Weston. He needed Madden, needed him badly, but that was something Madden must never know. "What did Price Regan say?" Weston demanded. "You can guess," Madden said. "I offered to buy mm the house. I told him it wouldn't be long before we had our own county and he'd be the first sheriff. He wanted to know what it would cost him, and I said all he had to do was to run Cronin out of the country. He got his neck bowed, so I said he'd lose both his job and has girl." Madden spread his hands. "Nothing worked. He said he'd handle Cronin when he got evidence against him." Weston walked to the window and stared into the alley, thinking how much he could do with a man like Price Regan. The trouble was, you seldom found a man of his caliber, and when you did he was bound to be on the other side of the fence. "We've waited too long, Barry." Weston said. "Now we've got to kill him." For a moment Barry Madden stared at his back, then said angrily, "You tried to kill Regan this morning. That wasn't in our agreement." "No, it wasn't," Weston agreed, "You missed seeing a good fight, Barry. Regan could do pretty well in the prize ring. It's my guess he's had some training." "I watched it from the bank." Madden ro and, putting his hands palm down against the desk, leaned forward. "Cole, said that wasn't part of our agreement." Weston turned, irritated by Madden's tone, "To hell with our agreement! You kept asking for time and I kept giving it to you on account of Laura. Regan's had plenty of chance. Now I'm done waiting. She'll find another man. She's young." "We've got to cry once more." Madden said. "I don't like Regan and he knows it, but that's not the point. If he's killed, Laura will hold it against me." "She'll get over that, too." Weston said. "Sometimes You're a little stupid, Barry, there's more to this than just having a deputy we can't handle. There's more to it than letting Cronin steal a few calves and letting that bunch of sodbusters hang on." "Stupid!" Madden said, getting red in the face. "If anyone's stupid, it's you for thinking you can go on forever making your own law." Weston grinned. "No, I'm not stupid. I can't change, I've got to keep on. Cronin ain't hurting us and I don't need the Yellow Cat Neither does Red Sanders or the Mohawk boys." He Jabbed a forefinger at Madden. "The point is," sooner or later word will get out that them nesters have come here and they're staying. We'll get some land promoter in here and he'll advertise the country and farmers will pour in by the hundreds. We're finished then, Barry. Our days gone now. We're living on borrowed time and I aim to keep on borrowing time." "I'm not finished." Madden said. "I'll still have a banking business." Weston laughed at him. "I'll tell you what you'll have! You'll have competition, and you don't want that no more than I want farmers! We'll stay on top or We'll go down together. And if we do go down, you'll never get to the legislature." Weston saw Madden's face turn pale; he watched him sit down at the desk again, suddenly, as if his knees had lost their strength and could not hold him any longer. Barry Madden had a dream that Weston had used time and time again to Keep him any line, a dream so big and overpowering that it ruled everything Madden did. The only rival it had was Laura, and now watching Madden. Weston sensed the old struggle that had gone on in Madden from the time his wife had died and Laura had become doubly important to him. Sweat made a bright shine on Madden's forehead. He took a white handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his face. Then he said. "I know you're right about what'll happen once we get a real flood of farmers coming over the pass, but twelve hours won't change anything. Give me that much time, Cole For Laura." "You still think, Regan will change, after the way you put it up to him this morning?" Weston shook his head. "You're crazy, Barry." "I've got to make one more try. Red Sanders and the Mohawk boys will be in town this afternoon, today being Saturday. So far I've been the one to talk to Regan. Maybe I went at wrong, trying to buy him with a house. Well, I want all of you to be at my place this evening and we'll make it plain. I'll nave Max Harker there, too so Regan will think the townsmen are behind us." Weston gave this moment's thought. Then he said. "No, twelve hours won't make any difference. You won't change Regan, but you can try, if you'll go along with us after ho turns you down." "With you? I mean, what are you planning?" "I don't know yet, I Just want your word you'll back us." Reluctantly Madden nodded, "All right, you've got it." "If you break it, I'll kill you, Barry. Don't ever doubt it." Weston walked to the door and put his hand on the knob then looked back at Madden, his dark eye's faintly speculating No real guts in the man he thought. He belonged to the bowing and scraping class, and the funny pan of it was he didn't need to because the truth was that Weston needed Madden more than Madden needed. Weston. "I'll kill you, Barry." Weston said again. "Remember that." MEALTIME MELODIES! National children's Dental Health Week. February B to 14 is observed this year in connection with the Centinnial of the American Dental Association. This is a good time for parents to think about family teeth and, a dental checkup. Around the time a baby is 6 months old he cuts his first tooth. Everyone is thrilled and that one tooth claims a lot of attention. All the rest should claim attention too and when the baby is about 2 years old he should be taken to the dentist for a visit. Those primary teeth are important for chewing, appearance, speech habits and to preserve space for the permanent teeth. If a child starts his dental visits early he grows up knowing that the dentist is his friend. Children learn fear of the dentist from brothers, sisters, friends and adults A parent is very unwise who threatens a visit to the dentist as punishment for misbehavior. The child should be taught at this early age that teeth need brushing. As he grows older he can understand that the teeth are brushed the way they grow, that is, that the top teeth, are brushed downed and the lower teeth are brushed up. The teeth should be brushed on the side next to the tongue and on the side next to the cheek. The chewing surfaces of the big teeth in the back should be brushed also. If this brushing is done after each meal there will be little chance for cavities. This is especially true when the child is taught good nutrition habits, too A childs teeth develop from the building materials he eats. This includes the proteins, minerals, fats and other nutritive elements. In other words he needs a balanced diet daily. That means milk meat, (or meat substitute), fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, whole grains, eggs, and butter. Another very important point for the child to learn as he grows up is that at lot of sweets between meals will cause his teeth to decay. That thirty-third tooth which is the "Sweet Tooth" can ruin all the other thirty-two So the child should be taught to beware the sweets. He should also know that the key to a pleasing smile is the tooth brush used immediately after eating. As the child grows older everytime he unlocks his smile, and gives a big grin he will dhow about twenty teeth. Parents are responsible for the way those teeth look. DENTAL HEALTH National children's Dental Health Week. February B to 14 is observed this year in connection with the Centinnial of the American Dental Association. This is a good time for parents to think about family teeth and, a dental checkup. Around the time a baby is 6 months old he cuts his first tooth. Everyone is thrilled and that one tooth claims a lot of attention. All the rest should claim attention too and when the baby is about 2 years old he should be taken to the dentist for a visit. Those primary teeth are important for chewing, appearance, speech habits and to preserve space for the permanent teeth. If a child starts his dental visits early he grows up knowing that the dentist is his friend. Children learn fear of the dentist from brothers, sisters, friends and adults A parent is very unwise who threatens a visit to the dentist as punishment for misbehavior. The child should be taught at this early age that teeth need brushing. As he grows older he can understand that the teeth are brushed the way they grow, that is, that the top teeth, are brushed downed and the lower teeth are brushed up. The teeth should be brushed on the side next to the tongue and on the side next to the cheek. The chewing surfaces of the big teeth in the back should be brushed also. If this brushing is done after each meal there will be little chance for cavities. This is especially true when the child is taught good nutrition habits, too A childs teeth develop from the building materials he eats. This includes the proteins, minerals, fats and other nutritive elements. In other words he needs a balanced diet daily. That means milk meat, (or meat substitute), fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, whole grains, eggs, and butter. Another very important point for the child to learn as he grows up is that at lot of sweets between meals will cause his teeth to decay. That thirty-third tooth which is the "Sweet Tooth" can ruin all the other thirty-two So the child should be taught to beware the sweets. He should also know that the key to a pleasing smile is the tooth brush used immediately after eating. As the child grows older everytime he unlocks his smile, and gives a big grin he will dhow about twenty teeth. Parents are responsible for the way those teeth look. Negro Heads N.Y. Anti-Bias Agency With the sudden, but expected, resignation of Charles Abrams from the post of chairman of the New York State Commission Against Discrimination (SCAD), Governor Nelson Rockefeller has appointed Elmer. A. Carter, a graduate of Harvard University, to the post. Carter, a Republican, is the only original commissioner of SCAD who has survived the political vicissitudes of New York. He is the first Negro to become chairman of any state anti-bias agency. The salary is $16,000 per year. Carter succeeds the dynamic Abrams who had often incurred the ire of upstate Republicans in the State Legislature for his militant stands for additional appropriations for SCAD and for his scathing denunciation of upstate biased practices, particularly in areas where Negro organizations are not very strong. SALARY $16,000 A YEAR With the sudden, but expected, resignation of Charles Abrams from the post of chairman of the New York State Commission Against Discrimination (SCAD), Governor Nelson Rockefeller has appointed Elmer. A. Carter, a graduate of Harvard University, to the post. Carter, a Republican, is the only original commissioner of SCAD who has survived the political vicissitudes of New York. He is the first Negro to become chairman of any state anti-bias agency. The salary is $16,000 per year. Carter succeeds the dynamic Abrams who had often incurred the ire of upstate Republicans in the State Legislature for his militant stands for additional appropriations for SCAD and for his scathing denunciation of upstate biased practices, particularly in areas where Negro organizations are not very strong. Toledoan "Goofs" In Bank Holdup Robert Hood, 31, who pleaded guilty W the attempted robbery of a bank when he presented an official a note demanding $5,000 was sentenced to eight years in federal prison last week. U. S. District Judge Frank L. Kloeb described the crime as inept. He said that although Hood said he planned the crime the night before, he bungled it in such fashion that it was hard to believe that he had planned it. Hood threatened to blow up the bank unless the official handed him over the money. This official told him to wait, and then turned in an alarm.