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The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
PRE-EASTER SOCIAL

The Cheerful Home Keepers Club,
composed of eleven young married
ladies of this city entertained their
husbands, Thursday evening April
18th, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Northern, 18th Street 32nd Ave,
with a Banquet and display of the
work they've done since the club was
organized, the early part of the year.
When the guests arrived each one
was welcomed by Mr.. and Mrs. North
ern. A profusion of beautiful spring
flowers under the dim shaded lights
added beauty to the home. Various
games were played and music mingled
with mirth seemed to have made
everybody forget "Old Mr.. Depression"
While the games were being played
the Cheerful wives served tea and
cookies topped with nuts. After every
body had played until their appetites
were as keen as the North wind on a
wintry day, the Cheerful Home Keep
ers summoned their guests, coupled
themselves and went to beautiful de-
corated dining hall. Flowers here and
here were very attractive, their fra
CANT and lovely colors lent beauty to
the scene. Toasts were offered by the
men which were enjoyed by all. The
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
MINISTER'S OF THE CITY GREAT
ING MUCH INTEREST

According to several reports, from
members of various churches, the min
listers of our group are putting their
souls into their work Splendid re-
ports are being made with reference to
the following ministers:
Revs. W. G. Wilson, New Hope; M
T. J. Howard, st. Paul M. E.; w. H
Lewis, Church of God; A. Nelson, Rose
Hill M. E; w. G. Johnson, Haven Chap
ell NJ. E.; VIM Redditt, St. James A. M
E.; Roy L Young, Newell Chapel C.
M. E.; D. Evans, ST. John Baptist; C.
j. Boykins, New Prospect Baptist: T
J. Flynn Mt. Zion Baptist; E. F. Young
Zion Hill c. M. E.; M. Williams Isl
Congregational; r. H. Pack, Mt Bethel
Baptist; H. ]. Riley, St. Elizabeth M
E.; G. H. CASTOR, New Era Baptist; A
T. Clayton, Mt. Olive Baptist;
We are always glad to have splendid
reports with reference to our ministers
and their work. We hope we can hear
of some of the rest of our ministers
who are doing energetic work.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
WHY | STUDY HEALTH
J. c. Johnson 3rd. Grade

l study health so l can have a
strong, clean, healthy body and mind
free to think.
l want to be a preacher when
am a man and my teacher says | must
go by the health rules. eat vegetables
go to bed early, keep my teeth brush
ed, my hair comb and my body clean
Mother gives me clean clothes to put
on my body.
Pussy cat said milk is the best thing
in the world and that it is buried
treasury found in the COW,
Every morning and night l help
mother find the treasury and I drink
pleltty of it and fresh water every day
l am going to keep health rules so
can play, run ramp and study my
books. My teacher says l am smart
1 know l will pass to the 4th grade
when school closes today.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21

Cheerful Home Keepers gracefully
served an elaborate course of bowl
shaped creamed potatoes filled with
petite pois green peas on lettuce leaves,
baked chicken with dill pickles, hot
buttered rolls and Aqua. This course
was followed by the 3rd and last, pink
ice cream and chocolate cake. After
all appetites were throughly satisfied
the guests were then taken to an adj
iacent room where a lovely scene of
Handy Craft work was displayed. The
young men seemed to have been over
come with happiness and surprise and
many compliments were made upon
their better halves.
Happy Adieus and expressions of a
well spent evening was the close of the
affair.
Due to the Indictment weather Mr..
and Mrs. James Spann and Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnnie Beasley were not present.
The members regretted their absence
very much.
Those who witnessed the exquisite
Joy of the evening were
Mesdames w. M, Sherrod, Johnnie
Wilson, Moses Smith, W. E. Walker,
Louis Northern, George Key, Harvey
Bell, Henry Ray and C. H. Holloway.
Miss Jessie Mae Webb, an invited
guest, furnished music for the club.
Messrs w. M. Sherrod, Johnnie Wilson,
Moses Smith, Harry Bell, George Key,
w. E. Walker, Louis Northern, c. H.
Holloway and Henry Ray.
We hope to MAKE the next exhibit 4
public affair.
Mrs Kresses E. Holloway, Rep.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
WECHSLER SCHOOL LOSES TO AL
CORN COLLEGE 81

The final game of the two days series
played between the Wechsler Black
Cats and the Alcorn A. & M. College
team at Traction Park Wednesday
afternoon resulted in win for the
College team by a score of nine to four
The game was holly contested by the
Black Cats throughout the entire ses-
sion. The High School boys ployed a
spectacular and thrilling game. With
bases full on several occasions it APP
peared that they would come out at
the big end of the score, but under the
gruelling pitching of Alcdrn's ace
pitcher-the Black cats could not
click.
The College team left Meridian for
games in the delta-playing at Green
vile, Mississippi Friday and Saturday
Starring for the Black Cats were:
Morgan, Fluker and Burwell. For the
Alcorn team: Scott, Redmond and
Brooks. Game by innings:
Alcorn-0, 0, a, 1, 3, 1, O-Total-9
Wechsler-0, 0, 1, l, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0-total-
4. Batteries: Alcorn: Watts, Brooks
and Redmond. Black Cats: Burley
and Blackwell.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
NIGHT HAWKS HOLD INTERESTING
MEETING

Two very interesting meetings were
held by the Night Hawks Club. One
of the meeting was held at the Hawks
Club room on April 10th at 1101-34
Avenue and the other meeting was
held at the home of Hawk Brown,
3401-11th Street. These were two of the
most interesting meetings ever held by
the Night Hawks during this year. All
of the Hawks were present at these
meeting William Bennett officiated The
following meetings of the Night Hawks
will be held Monday night, April "a, at
Hawk Needhan's home 18th Street and
Sind Avenue.
Theodore Gaines, Reporter
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
EDITORS NOTE

Since l wrote the article which re-
ferred to the play staged by Mrs. w.
G. Wilson, I wish to ask the readers
of the Echo to read my article again
and it will be clearly seen that l said
the Revue International" sponsored
by Mrs, W. C. Wilson etc. If you will
turn to page four in last weeks issue,
column three, under WHO'S WHO
AND WHAT'S WHAT IN THE LANG
STON HUGHES DRAMATIC CLUB,
by Miss Canary N Wilson, you will see
the same name REVUE INTERNA-
TIONAL. I wish to state that l did
not name the play Talent from the
various churches etc" l did state how
ever, that Mrs. Wilson had selected tai
ent from the various churches and l
am sure that l was correct in that
statement, I did not say that all of the
talent she had was from churches and
I am proud to learn that membership
does not necessarily hinge on church
utilization. That may account to some
extent for the last scene in New York.
Now with reference to one scene
seemingly unsightly for the Holiness"
of clergmen, wish to state that there
was one scene unsightly seemingly to
the Holiness" of some laymen.
I wish to ask this question: From
what school did the children who took
part in the Revue International gradu-
ate. The requisites for membership
are: High school graduate, of good
character and membership in church
not necessary.
The wedding and African scenes
played by the children, seem to have
been enjoyed by the audience. Child
rem were in the play from two years up.
I wonder how were they permitted to
take a part, since we know that they
are not high school graduates. I pre-
sumo that one can take part in the
practices and can go before the public
in rendering program without really
being a member Of the Langston Hug
hes Dramatic Club. If not, I persume
that the Bi-laws provide for honorary
members. Was the Revue International
presented by the Langston Hughes
Dramatic Club, or was it presented by
the Langston Hughes Dramatic Club
and others? There was one scene, the
last scene, that was unsightly for the
Holiness" of the editor and the editor
is clergyman.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
SHOT BY OvERZEALOUS COP

New York, April 81 (ANP) Thomas
Chapman was severely injured when
he was shot Wednesday night in a
vacant house by white detective who
was searching for some one who is
alleged to have attempted to assault
a six-year- white boy.
Chapman was also questioned re-
garding the strangling of a six-year-
old white girl in Tire cellar of her home
March %. Chapman denied both allie
cations.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
PRESIDENT OF LINCOLN TELLS OF
NEGROES STRUGGLE

DIR. William Hallack Johnson, president
of Lincoln University, Chester County,
Pa. stressed the great advances made
by Negroes in the past century and the
great difficulties that still remain for
members of the group TO overcome. Dr.
johnson was addressing the members
of the Gilbert Presbyterian Church
(colored) of which the Rev. Douglas M.
Collins, is pastor DR.. Johnson declar-
ed that the obstacles that remain in the
path Of Negroes should only add zest
to the fight to obtain the better things
in life.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
OH HOW WILL MISS MY TEACHER

(By Willie A. Davis, Jr.) 4th Grade
I am little boy only nine years old.
l 60 to Pilgrim school and l am in the
4th Grade.
l love my teacher dearly and I know
she loves me. l am sad because school
will be closing on Friday and l will
not see my teacher. will miss hear
ing her say "Bill please study and
stop looking at me-. 1 am sad, yes
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
THE WEEKLY ECHO
BY Mrs. w. G. Wilson
Dear Mr.. Editor:

Dear Mr.. Editor:
Please inform the public thru the
next issue of your paper that the name
of the Club presenting the entertain
ment, last Tuesday night at the H. B.
a. Auditorium, is Langston Hughes
Literary and Dramatic Club. From an
article appearing in the last issue, the
name of the club was somewhat mis-
represented, and called by the name,
Talent from the various churches I'M
der the direction of Mrs. w. G. Wilson,
wife of Rev. w. G.. Wilson. The re-
quisites for membership are as follows:
One must be a high-school graduate,
and of good character. We don't care
whether he is a member of any church
or not. Church utilization is not neces-
sary nor considered.
The club presented miniature scenes
of everyday life in various parts of the
world, some slightly, and one seemingly
unsightly for the holiness of Clerg-
men.
Thanks. Mrs w. G. Wilson
q N w
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
PILGRIM SCHOOL NEWS
Miss Bessie T. Edwards, Teacher.

Pilgrim school will not have its
closing exercises as planned, owing to
the servere illness that exist in the
school and community
Mrs. Cypha Davis, president of the
P. T. A. regrets very much that the
physical condition of number of the
parents prevent them from being out
as they had planned delicious basket
dinner for the public on Friday April
21st.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
WANTED

Out of town agents to sell the Weekly
Echo in all towns. Liberal commits
sion given. Why not let your boy or
girl sell papers In your home town
Your home town folks will be glad to
read the Echo. We have several out
of town agents. Send in your name
to -day.
THE GOODWILL PRINTING co.
2508-5th Street Meridian. MisA
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
Fs7r~F7

am sad because must leave my teach
er. l wish l could go to school the
whole year round, so l could see my
teacher and study my books while
she is near
Daddy says l must help him during
my vacation, of course | will help for
it may be that l wans have to work
long.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21

But, my advice to all is: if you have
some Common Horse Sense. If you
know how to get along with your
neighbor; if you know how to be rea-
sonable, you can make it forward in
life, but if you fail to have the above
mentioned, you will be able to make
it downward in life.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
NEGRO LEADERS SHOULD SUP
PORT NEGRO ENTERPRISES
EDITORIAL

1t goes without saying, that Negro
leaders should do their best to support
Negro enterprises. If our leaders will
become interested, our people will
readily follow US. What we need is
unselfish leadership We have in our
midst lot of supposed to-be leaders,
but some Of us far below the standard.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
WEEKLY ECHO

We have published theWeekly Echo
in Meridian for one year and seven
months. We have not missed single
issue in these nineteen months. This
means that We have published the pa
per about eighty-two weeks without
missing a single issue. AS editor of
this paper, I have been carefully
checking up On the support that some
of our leaders are giving to the paper
We have been able to find that there
are ministers in our city whose church.
es get big publicity through the col
umns o. our paper and yet, these par
ticular ministers will not even sub
scribe for the Echo. We have ques-
toned our boys who sell papers and
there are certain supposed to-be big
leaders in our city who do not purchase
a single copy. We know that the paper
can exist without them, for as matter
of fact it is doing that, but let us ask
ourselves this question; after ALL is
it fair to this Negro Weekly? Every
church IN this city has had some pub
Gcity through the columns of this pa
per. Some Of the members read the
paper and appreciate it, but some Of
the members and preachers are too
narrow to help a Negro enterprise.
Remember this: we have several min
listers IN The city who are strong sup
porters Of our paper and we have some
who will borrow a paper to read be-
fore they will buy one, and we know
them by mime. We have few who
because of some petty dislikes, will
not even speak of the Weekly Echo
from their pulpit We have few
Great Big Marrow men in our city who
will no doubt wake up at some time
and find out that they are too big for
their shell and that means they must
Burst" There are men in our town
who are not big and broad enough 10
give other men credit for being able
to do something. There are men not
only in our town but every where,
who, if they cannot be 1T" they will
do all they can to tear down whatever
influence you have built up
The Weekly Echo should be read by
at least five thousand people in Meri-
dian and if our people, as whole,
could dispossess themselves of petty
selfishness, we would be better sup
porters in our business affairs and
every day life. Let us remember this
one thing: no one man knows it all; no
one man can do it all; no one man is
the only pebble on the beech. 1t mat
tiers not what high school or college
you may have attended, it matters not
how big a membership you have in
your church, if you have not got some
good Old Common Horse Sense; If you
are not agreeable; if you cannot get
along with your brother, lit won't
long"
/ have known ministers, business
hieH anu tie Int, 70 ~ INV hS" Twins
and they would find some minister or
buAness man who stood high among
the people, who had influence among
the people and just because this in
dividual, who comes to a new town
has probably been to some high school
or college can wear nice clothes, he or
she thinks that the people ought to fall
at once for the line that he carries.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
THE WEEKLY ECHO

eye High school, Central Alabama In
stitute, Birmingham and Roanoke
Baptist Institute, Elizabeth City, N. C..
We hope for them an extended stay
in our midst.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21

W. c. Baity, Asst. Editor and Asst.
Business Manager, 250S 5th Street,
Meridian, Mississippi. Phone 33H
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21

Rev. R. L. Young, Editor and Bust
ness Manager, Box 1O43, Meridian,
Mississippi.
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
THE WEEKLY ECHO
MEMBER NEGRO NATIONAL
PRESS ASSOCIATION

Published every Friday of each
week at 25O8 5th Street, Meridian,
Mississippi. Phone 1871
The weekly echo., 1933-04-21
FRIDAY APRIL 81, 1888

SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE IN
ADVANCE)
Entered as second-class matter
November Is, 1928 at the post office
at Meridian, Mississippi under the
act of March 3, 1879.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-30
CORRESPONDENTS
tContinued From Page Eighty

pended on the cannery for a sea-
son Of profitable employment.
Plans are being made for the an
nual home coming at Union NJ. E.
Church on the Boulevard, on Sun
day, September 10th. The morn
ing speaker will be DR.. F. B. Short
Of Milford.
The watermelon crop is proving
one of gigantic proportions and
both train and truck are taxed
heavily to haul the melons to mar
ket. One grower reports having
the heaviest crop of melons for
years, while his cantaloupe acre
age has been likewise plentiful and
fair prices prevail.
A very pleasant evening was
spent, when about fifty friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Jones gathered
at the parsonage and gave them a
surprise shower, on Wednesday ev-
ening Of last week. Mrs. Jones
will be remembered as Miss Coyar-
Smyrna times., 1933-08-30

Mahon. They flew here from
Roosevelt Field, New York, from
Washington, d. c., and other
points. Three army planes from
Mitchell Field also were in the
cortege. Mcmahon was an Army
Reserve Corps fiier. The widow
had flown here in a plane from her
horne in Oyster Bay, NY, arriving
at the Dover Airport at 1.3O
Standard Time. The procession,
led by three planes from the Dover
Airport, took off at 2.30 o'clock
Standard Time and returned an
hour later. Shortly after the re-
turn, all the planes took off again,
heading in different directions to
their airports. Among the fiiers
who came here for the services,
were F. c. Hart, of Washington;
Tony Little, noted pilot of Norris
town, Pa, and Russell Thaw, son
of Harry K. Thaw. The cross at
the grave was erected by the
Carey Brothers on whose farm the
bog is located. 1t was draped with
an American flag. When ready to
take off from the Dover airport
for the Carey farm for the servic-
es, the fifteen planes were escorted
by a plane owned by Miss Alma
Fooks of Dover and piloted BY
John T. Benedict, field manager of
the Dover airport. It was a new
four passenger plane recently pur-
by Miss Fooks. In this
plane beside Pilot Benedict, were
Miss Fooks and Miss Cornelia H.
Of Dover, and an assistant
pilot. After the services in the
air, the Walter L. Fox Post, Amer
lean Legion, with members from
the David @. Harrison Post, Amer
lean Legion, Of Smyrna, and a de-
tail of soldiers from the National
Guard of Dover, held services on
fast land several hundred yards
from the spot Of the grave. Nc
Mahon plunged to his death during
a storm Saturday, August 19,
while he was flying from Atlantic
City to Washington in a plane of
the Skyloft, Inc, an air transpor-
tation company by which he was
His plane is thought to
have been hit by lightning Crews
of volunteers struggled in the
marsh for two days
ID a futile attempt to recover the
body. This hopeless quest was
stopped when Mrs. Mcmahon con
sented to leave the body where it
had fallen.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-30
SUDLERSVILLE
Items of Personal and Social In
teresr Cleaned From the Vicinity


teresr Cleaned From the Vicinity
Sudlersville, Aug. 30.-Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Damron and family,
of Alexandria, Va, have been the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Austin F.
Roberts. While here they accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts and
family, and Mrs. Ruth Braye on a
trip to Rehoboth Beach.
Mr.. Hubert Skinner, of near
Barclay, has been visiting Mr.Rob-
ert Cronshaw.
Miss Margaret Stevens enter
tanned Miss Mary Everett, of
Downs Chapel, recently.
Miss Sarah Horner, of New Jer-
seyl, who is spending the summer
at Rehoboth Beach, was a recent
guest of Miss Frances Metcalfe.
Mrs. Anna Yarnall, Miss Emma
Gillespie and guest Mrs Robert
son, were recent guests of Mrs.
Dudley G. Roe at her cottage at
Rehoboth.
Mrs. Lizzie Walraven and daugh-
Smyrna times., 1933-08-30

start at o'clock in the evening,
is as follows: Tuesday, September
5-Fire House, Smyrna. Wednes-
day, September g. Town Hall,
Frederick. Thursday, September z
- Community Building. Milford.
Friday, September - Trophy
Grange Hall, FELTON,. Monday,
September I'm. E. Church base
ment, Kenton. Tuesday, Septem-
Der II First National Bank Build
ing. Harrington Wednesday, Sep
tember 13 Capital Grange Hall,
Dover. At each Of these meetings
2 local committee Of three wheat
growers will be elected by those
farmers who have signed applica-
tions for allotment contracts, and
one member of this committee will
be selected to represent the COM
munity in the county wheat pro
duction control association. From
the personnel Of this county asso-
citation there will be chosen three
wheat growers who will serve as
the allotment committee to pass
upon all applications from those
farmers in this county who apply
for contracts. This committee will
fill out the regular allotment con
tracts which will be returned to
the growers for their signatures
after these contracts have been ap-
proved by Secretary of Agricur-
ture, Henry A. Wallace, for the
premium payments this year on 54
percent of each growers average
wheat production for the three
year period of 1880, 1881 and 1882,
and the acreage reduction for the
next two years. According to re-
ports which have been received
from other wheat producing sec
tions in the United States, this
wheat adjustment plan is attract
ing favorable attention of wheat
growers, as the low prices which
have prevailed during the past few
years have caused farmers to be-
come more concerned than ever be-
fore in program which has for
its purpose the reduction of acre
age and securing a better balance
between supply and demand as
means of stabilizing prices in the
future.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-30

line Packs of this town. They were
presented with purse of $500
and numerous gifts. Refreshments
were served. The occasion was
given in honor of their going to
housekeeping in Richardson Park.
Mrs. William Blade and son, of
st. Michael, Md, were recent
guests at the parsonage.
Miss jeanette Wilson spent sew
eral days recently with relatives at
White Crystal Beach
Miss Natalie Bramble of Burl-
ington, N. J., is spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs N. w. Van
Horn.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-30
WELLINGTON
Items of Personal and Social In
terest Cleaned About Neighborhood

Millington, Md, Aug 3O.-Mrs.
Clarence Melvin entertained the
following at a birthday dinner last
week in honor of her father, Mr..
Fletcher Pratt. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fletcher Pratt and son Jay, Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Van SAINT and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Wright
Pratt and family.
Miss Pauline and Mabel Com
eggs are spending some time at
Rehoboth.
Miss Evelyn Pulleman, and Miss
Arminta Rulleman, of Annapolis
have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Logan.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clendaniel
and son Lindsey Of Bel Air, were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Ford near town. Their son,
George, returned home with them
after spending several days with
his many friends around town.
Mrs. John Hilyard and daughter
Helen, have been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Medford Jones, of Rock Hall.
Miss Ruby Ahern of Huntington,
West Va, and Mr.. Hughlett Fraser
Of Philadelphia, were recent guests
Of the formers mother, Mrs. Clara
Ahern.
Mrs. James 9. Vansant cele-
brated her 10Th birthday, August
18th, and received a postal show
er" and the good wishes of her
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry CBud) Mill
Smyrna times., 1933-08-30

ter, Virginia, of Dover, have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Wal
raven. Miss Rebecca Walraven
returned home with them for a
visit.
Mrs. Price Johnson and daugh-
ter, Ellen Ross, were recent guests
of Miss Catherine Price, at Ches-
tertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Walls and
daughter, Miss Margaret Walls
and Mrs. Robert Clendening spent
a recent visit to Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stevens,
Mrs. Edward Gillespie have return
ed from sojourn at Ocean City,
Md, where Mr.. Stevens, clerk to
the Queen Anne's Board of County
Smyrna times., 1933-08-30

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We are prepared to furnish the
public with high-grade anthracite
coal of all sizes. Our coal prices
have been REDUCED for Summer
delivery. It viii pay to buy the
best grade fuel. Call or visit our
yard and examine our coal. You
can't get better.
Clean your Furnace this summer
with CHA-SOOT, Chemical Action
will burn the SCOT, scale and carbon
deposits from your furnace and
chimney, and save fuel. We sell it.
We have a large stock of ROOF
PAINT that we can guarantee.
Examine your roofs and paint them
before they become leaky and you
will save money.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-30

burger, son Billy, and Thomas and
Spencer Carolan, all of West Oak
Lane. Philadelphia, were guests of
Mrs. .Millburger's grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. James C. VanSant, last
week.
Miss Florence Comegys of Stam-
ford, Conn, has been the guest of
her mother, Mrs. Sue Comegys.