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Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
Supreme Vice-President's Visits
By
/. E. EDWAR

To the Lodges Visited in June:
At this time we are rushing this issue to press and
don't have time to mention the points item by item
4 usually do. However, take this method of thanking
you for your wonderful cooperation It Was through
your efforts that wrote 149 meabersin May and 1870
for June want you to know that have you at heart
and my interest in you beypnd dollars and CENTS
not forget the big part you played helping yourselves
and humanity and hope YOU will not forget the organ
zato and those who are giving their lives to spread and
perpetuate it, Calf me when you need mes Meet me in
Jackson at the Grand Lodge.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
Mr.. w. A. Swayze Addresses
Graduating Class.

Mr. W. A. Swayze of the Universal Life Insurance
COMPANY of Memphis Tennessee, gave the graduating
address to the graduates of Yazoo High School No. z
His subject was Debit and Credit. The address was
an inspiration to all who heard it and know that the
graduates could not have gotten more practical ana
profitable message than the one he delivered
While in the city Mr.. Swayze visited the Afro
American Sons & Daughters Office, and Hospital, the
Century Burial Association and other places He
highly commended the management OF these concerns.
He had not been City for about forty years
and of course we know his return like that OF Kip
Van Wrinkle. We always glad to nave men OF Nlf.
Swayzes type visit us.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
HERE AND
And The Blue Eagle Flies No More.

The NRA, the most popular alphabetical arrange
ment Under the New Deal has been pronounced by the
Supreme Court unconstitutional For almost two
years industries. both and small have been shad-
owed by The wings of the Blue Eagle, the National In
dustrial Recovery Act, know it NRA. The NRA
had its merits where the large industries concern.
ed but to the small industries the NRA indeed d
disadvantage and they suffered. We glad that
live in country that unties knot when it is discovered
that it chokes a part of it's people,
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
A Credit To The Race.

One of the most attractive roadside views are the
buildings and grounds of the Humphrey County Train
ing School at Louise, Mississippi Prof Ross should be
congratulated the improvements around the school
The orchard and campus tell each passerby that the
place occupied We will be glad to see the day when
all our people make their surroundings, however hum
bic thew may be- beautiful When the yards and lawns
are cut and Clean flowers nicely arranged and blooming
adds beauty and beauty attracts attention wherever It
is found
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01

|ough the valley Of great despair He mas Dorhe WHAT
Few men can He has through sorrow pains
and woe But the cry his heart to know Tuskegee
and it's influence the result of his ambition so let
mot poverty obstacles the accident OF humble blrth
evont Won from hitchng your ambition to the stars to
reach those heights. You should not be swayed by I'M
pulse but governed and controlled by Principal You Will
advance onward cautiously and resolueiy We should
be reminded that in all undertaking results are not
ways immediate Be not discouraged II success shouo
to meet you at the expected time Let your wa1ch
I'd be ITO LABOR AND TO WAIT"
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
Notice.
To the Officers and Members Of all lodges:

To the Officers and Members of all lodges I
From until the meeting Of the Grand Lodge
will make PreGrand Lodge visits to any Lodges request
ing it. have received quite few invitations from Lodges
asking that and spur the membership up relative
to the Grand Lodge Such meetings must be in the form
of public membership drive. If you need me write at
once for date X IS
Hoping to meet strong delegation from AL local
Lodges at Jackson, am 7
Fraternay yours, E i
]. E. EDWARDS, Supreme Vice-Pres
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
Bus Excursions Visit Yazoo City To
View The Afro-American Hospital
On The Fifth Sunday in June, 1885.


On the, 9Th Sunday Afternoon June 80, 1885, there
Bus Excursion from the following places: Leland
Inanola and Greenvile The ncement weather prevent
ed the crowd from getting here early planned but
few braved the weather and in Yazoo City at the
o-Audtorum on time A short local program
dered.7
Invocation Rev. F. p. Leonard
Song CollgFeSduoH
Welcome by the Custodian, T. J. Huddeston
Solo .......... Miss Maggie Williams
Remarks Observation-Disclosures. By Visitors
Remarks Observation-Disclosures. Mrs. E. B. Miller
Refreshments served to the Guests in the Afro
Auditorium. The entire party led by the Custodian to
view the Afro American Hospital This indeed treat
to have these faithful members visit the hospital They
left with much inspiration and expressed their willingness
do the support of the hospital than heretofore
We invite more lodges and that which have
been telling you about and you, too, Will be
more inspired do for the support of the only ra
cial hospital in the State of Mississippi
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
Notice.

The Afro American Sons and Daughters do not pay
fare of persons from the hospital to their homes
We have been burdened with this very often When pa
tients come to the hospital for treatment be to have
your means Of transportation we'll planned From now
on there will be money available for persons who come
to the hospital without Of rettnngto their homes
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
Notice From The Supreme Lecturer.
By
CLISTER l.. JOHNSON

have written several lodges for dates ia bring them
some Grand Lodge information. If it possible would
like for the dates set to be accepted for change
would inconvenience me in making my itinerarys ana
also asking for at least five applications from these
lodges that night 1T
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
What Next?

We know that many Of us have and have not seen
the articles in the Daily Clarion Ledger Jackson, Miss
concerning the mechanical heart and lungs that Col.
Lndberg has contributed to the scientific world. We
dare believe that this mechanical heart will some
day become substitute for the physical heart for in
that case the rich would live and the poor would die.
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01

Monday night July 18th, night of interest
to thousands of people, The total eclipse OF the moon
which happens only in fifty was the center oil
attraction Those of who fortunate enough 70
have radio or to listen one enjoyed rare treat as
the pages of history reviewed and the astronomical
explanations given
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01

a MfH1ent to cause you to disIay to test your worth
any undertaking for which your talent be adopted
Nor f Won have the elements of composition
GU need not your fate too much let your dessert
e too small to dare to put to the touch to gain or to
foss. flt,e
Honorable Custodian, in summing up all would say
t me borrow the fine phrase of eminent writer Live
NJ YOUR life truly as human life, not as supernatu
life for YOU are a man and not angel, not as
nal life for you are and not brute, not as
ked life for you and not demon, not as
nus life for you man not an insect Live each
Atrne life of a man today; not yesterdays life
GU become visionary, but the life OF happy
and confident tomorrow.
II own Booker T. Washington was full OF ambition
An of will to do his share for the uplitt OF
burst forth out OF the wilderness of the night
egro man travelled to the dawn of light. lie came
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
Every Farmer A Landowner.

Editors Note: Below is article taken from the
Southern Agrcuturalist which felt should be OF spe
ch interest to people.) ~ s&N
The Fed -'cnt can dt1 nothing TOR the
Anow til III *re-- =Alsp South
Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1935-07-01
Notice
WATCH YOUR RECEIPTS

Always notice your receipts when you receive thena
If tn'. signature 81. 2. .&l<4s<A+z~s 'sE.r"s on
# Il is not an Official Receipt DEMAND THIS SIGMA
TURE. tS
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
If old Uncle Sam

cans knows that this country wants
no war, no territory.
We took from Spain the beautiful
Island of Cuba, then gave it back to
the Cubans. We took from Spain
the rich Philippine Islands, with un-
developed wealth in gold mines and
oil wells, beyond calculation, and
now we hand those islands back to
their primitive inhabitants.
We are not a CONQUERING ma
ton, but we do not propose to be
CONQUERED.
To avoid that, the thing necessary
is preparedness, AIRPLANES,
UBMARINE ES, POWERFUL
TANKS TO REPLACE THE
CHILDISH OUT-OF-DATE CAV
AIRY, A DEFENSIVE POWER
so GREAT THAT IT WOULD
JUSTIFY OUR SAYING TO ANY
ATTACKING NATION: ITO attack
the United States today would mean
immediate destruction of your coun-
try tomorrow"
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
The Greatest Show On Earth
Bu John Snure, Jr.

and to11ind them GtD1y is Gp-
parently much more interesting
to the police than q conce11-
trGted driue on criminals.
On one occasion recently, six
police representatives gathered
on a downtown street to direct
a campaign against an entire
block of parked automobiles.
Locked cars were taken away
regardless of the fact that the
treatment might interfere with
the efficiency of brakes and
gears and make them less safe
in the future.
In New York, Gov. Herbert
Lehman closes his crime parley
by pledging an unrelenting war
on organized crime.
In Washington, six policemen
unite their efforts to direct the
seizure of a few automobiles
whose owners have committed
the grievous crime Of parking
overtime.
The trip to the Philippines OF
Gen. Douglas A. Macarthur,
former Chief Of Staff Of the
Army, is a disappointment to
many Of his subOrdinates, they
say.
A large group Of Army Of
ficers would have liked to have
been advised that Macarthur
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

Millions of words, many
books have been written
about the Lawrence of
Arabia" supposed in some
mysterious, magic way to
have united the Arabs and
brought them to the British
side in the big war.
Romantic writers credit
romantic Lawrence of Arabia,
mysterious gentleman who
liked to wear fancy clothes
and hide himself away in
humble positions, as the
genius that brought the Arab
tribes to join the British.
The picture on the right
in this article shows a portly
old gentleman, called "The
Aga Khan" with his French
wife and child, who probably
had ten millions times as
much to do with bringing
about Arab support of Eng
land as had Lawrence.
The Aga Khan, supposed
direct descendant of Fatima,
daughter of Mohammed,
"The Prophet" is spiritual
lord, actual ruler of fifty mil
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Soaking the MOtOrist

Motorists of Washington and they constitute about
fifth of our population have particular cause to be wor
ried about the new program which is being formu
lated at the District Building
From all indications automobile OUnerS are going
to et it in the neck unless they are able to regis
ter an ADEQUATE protest against the proposal to
thrOu gasoline tax receipts into the general funds
of the city.
At present the money derived from the gasoline tax
is held in separate fund and is used only for the repair
and improvement of streets.
BUT THE GASOLINE TAX IS A SUBSTANTIAL
SOURCE OF REVENUE AND OFFICIALS ARE
LOOKING WITH GREEDY EYES AT THE MONEY
OBTAINED FROM THIS TAX.
They want to "divert the gas tax funds to other
purposes using it to meet the general needs Of the
city.
There is some merit in the argument that all tax re-
ceps should be Jumped instead Of being earmarked for
special purposes.
That merit, however, disappears when the argument
Is used as an excuse for RAISING TAXES.
And that is what would happen if the proposal to
alter the present law governing use OF gasoline taxes
were to be adopted.
WHEN THAT LAW IS CHANGED IT IS ALMOST
INEVITABLE THAT THE LoNG-FOUGHT IN
CREASE IN GASOLINE TAXES WILL BE LINKED
WITH THE CHANGE.
The fact that the present from the gas tax
are ADEQUATE to meet the street needs OF the city Is the
only thing that has prevented increase in the tax
When new uses are found for the gas tax receipts those
who have for years advocated increase In the tax Will
have eliminated the principal argument OF those VINO
have fought the tax.
THE PROPOSAL TO DIVERT THE GAS TAX
FUNDS THEREFORE, BECOMES NOT ONLY PRO
PosAL FOR DIVERSION BUT DISGUISE FOR
TAX INCREASE.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

Journeys

Many travellers, who only
thought in terms Of other lands
when 1t came to planning trips,
are now heartily indorsing the
slogan that advises us to "see
America first"
Unfavorable foreign exchange
has made a European stay pro-
hibitive for many tourists, so
guide books about America have
been enjoying a larger sale than
ever before. Talking to some of
these travellers usually diScloSeS
the fact that they feel both
ashamed and sorry that they
neglected their own land for so
long. Some said that they knew
that the United States encom-
passed within its borders some
of the worlds finest and most
varied scenery, but they said
that they had the idea that all
American cities were stereotyped
and standardized.
One city that Is far from
stereotyped comes to mind. That
is Phoenix, Ariz. During the
past winter many wealthy .peo-
pie who used to go abroad went
out to Arizona for the winter.
These returning travellers have
sung the praises of Arizona, and
Phoenix in particular, in no un-
certain fashion.
Many of the buildings in Phoe-
nix are of Spanish type archi-
lecture, built of white or colored
stucco with red tile roofs. And
these are not private homes,
but thriving business and com
mercial buildings. I
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

Gen. MACArGnuH u CECu q H
able officer whose time might
have been spent improving the
air forces of the United States
rather than in training an army
for the Philippines.
Representative Jennings Ran
dolph of West Virginia has a
new method Of advertising his
home town of Elkton.
At his own expense Randolph
is mailing thousands Of blOtterS
to persons who may be inter
ested in the report that ElktOn
is the gateway to the MOnOn-
gaheIa National Forest"
The blotters are inscribed
with a regular Chamber of Com
merce description Of the town
and, for Randolph, it illustrates
his interest in this town in a
more successful way tn an
speech-making.
(Copyright, 1895, The Washington
Times)
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

ever the cauSe-every now and
then we all got plenty sunk.
Hating everybody'n' everything.
Wondering if it's all worth while
and what the heck's the use Of
going on.
INDUCEMENT
It's no use-times like that
handing yourself any Pollyanna
hokum. Telling yourself there's
a silver lining to every cloud.
Assuring yourself that you'll
Show EN- Some Day If You
Ever Get a Chance. You know
darned we'll you won't show 'em.
You're a tramp and nobody's
hep to it better than you, your
self. A flat tire. A wash out.
Not worth the powder to blow
you up
So on and on-with your
stock sinking lower and you
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
"never lost a battle" said: "A man.
of-war is the best ambassador.
A man-of-war WAS the best am
bassador in Cromwells time.

But. he lived long ago. A man-of-
war now is only target for the real
"man-o-war"-the airship.
The real fighting ocean is the air.
Marching soldiers, open cities, today
would be as hopelessly helpless as
collection of rabbits attacked by
eagles. More important to America
than any saying by the powerful
Cromwell, is GEORGE WASHING
TON, who said:
ITO be prepared for war is one Of
the most effectual means of pre-
serving peace"
That saying should be posted up
in the House of Representatives and
the Senate, in letters ten feet high,
and never forgotten.
Every one of 13O,OOO,OOO Ameri-
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
By Elsie Robinson

they had on that belief. Willing
to stake even life. And did!
Old Socrates. Never man
who knew other men better than
he-all their weakness and Gus
sedness, all their rottenneSS and
unreliability. And yet-he was
willing to gamble all he had on
that same human nature. Will
ing to throw away power and po-
Sition and vast popularity rather
than turn his back on the Com
mon Man. And did!
JUSTIFY FAITH
Old Socrates, drinking the
Misunderstanding as he felt
the death chill creeping. creep
ing-but the faith in his fight
ing eyes never chilling, not even
at the end-HE THOUGHT WE
WE'RE WORTH WHILE.
And that young carpenter
from Nazareth-Who might, so
easily, have held His peoples
scepter in His hand, yet chose
instead to die like any common
thief-HE THOUGH HIT WE
WE'RE WORTH WHILE.
And last, those two who fed
and warmed our baby helpless
neSs-those two poor. simple,
kindly human souls who loved
us better than they loved their
own liveS-Mother and Father
THEY, TOO, THOUGHT WE
WE'RE WORTH WHILE.
They-all Of tn e m-they
thought we were worth while.
Thought there was something in
us fine and brave and true.
And backed that faith with all
they had or were. And yet we
whine and quit because the way
is hard! And sell, for q plugged
nickel, what they dtsd to save!
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Listen, World!

hating yourself worse every
minute. And your family prob
ably agreeing with you!
Pretty muggy? Yes-and how!
For if you can, have faith in
yourself there isn't much left,
is there? If you can't believe
that you, yourself, are worth
while-or produce any proofs
that you are-there isn't much
inducement to keep on fighting.
And you're the one who knows
it, aren't you, stranger? Which
is why I'm writing this. And
maybe what I'm about to tell
will help a heap.
It happened to me the other
day when was sunk. And,
boy, when I'm sunk, I'M SUNK.
So there I was, wallowing around
with no more ambition than a
last weeks waffle. Just telling
myself what a bum I am. And
suddenly-as if someone had
spoken out of the big, black
clouds, I heard
"THEY THOUGHT YOU
WERE WORTH WHILE!"
They? What'd it mean?
Nobody, as far as I knew, was
placing very heavy bets on Elsie.
Nobody, if they were in their
senses, was apt to go bond on
the old gals stock. And yet
there was that voice crying
"They thought you were worth
while!"
And suddenly I saw them
standing up tall and straight
and shining against the dust OF
t,ne-those brave, believing
spirits who had thought that I
and you-all of us-were
worth while. Thought 1t so
deeply, firmly, furiously, that
they were willing to stake all
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Which Did It--Lawrence or the Aga Khan?

they SIDED with the British.
When the war was over
Lawrence of Arabia" was
much disgusted, because the
Turks who had fought
against England were all
lowed to retain Constanti-
nople, and their toe-hold in
Europe.
The Aga Khan got the
credit for that, with all good
Mohammedans, but he is no
Lawrence of Arabia" and
did not talk about it.
The British, who know
which men are useful to
them, find it impossible to
do too much for the Aga
Khan. Whenever he appears
within sight of a British
warship, the heavy guns fire
a salute in his honor.
1t pleases romantic souls
to consider Lawrence of
Arabia the greatest man of
his time. In reality, he was
another fairly good, pleasant,
Englishman.
Without the Aga Khan the
Arabs would not have backed
Britain and Lawrence of
Arabia,would probably never
have been heard of.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
Marry-Go-
Round
By Helen ROWLGnd
Take It From Eve

Too many men are apt to re-
gard marriage as a dictatorship,
instead of as a partnership; and
too many women are inclined
to look upon it as a graft, in
stead of as a job.
whether her kitchen is large
or small, a woman always finds
something in its size to brag
about" says a bachelor, "and
the same thing applies to her
figure"
Women have always been
branded as the "gabby" sex;
and there is also a large per-
centage of men who know how
to keep a secret-in circulation.
Love is what makes a. woman
want to scratch a mans eyes
out, when he lets them linger
too long or too admiringly on
another woman.
When a girls kisses are so
easy or so plentiful that a mans
fervor gradually sinks into mere
tolerance, you may be sure that
she has never heard Of the
'law Of diminishing returns"
It's getting so that drawing
an offer of marriage out Of a
man is like extracting a cork
from a bottle. 1t requires skill,
luck and lots of patience; and,
even then you may succeed in
getting it out only a little bit
at a time.
Copyright, 1875. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

had been ap-
pointed chief
Of tn e Air
Corps.
The post Of
chief of the
Air Corps is
not occupied,
and in Army
circles there
existed tn e
vie W tn a t
M a C A r thur
would h aV e
been the man
for the job.
He is con-
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

ggrie We d
at the Italian
&C 10 n / n
Ethiopia.
Secretaries
at the E m
bassy admit
that every ef-
fort is being
made to halt
opposition t o
the activities
of Pre- m / e r
MuSSolini.
Attaches Of
the Embassy
under AmbaS-
sador Augusta
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

plugged nick
ell. Get that
way yourself
Of course you
do. w h o
Doesn't!
Maybe it's
because we're
all so bewil-
dered. Don't
know where
we're going or
how we'll get
there. A n d
uncertainty is
Plain Poison
for m oS t
folks. What
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

Noah received from Divine Wis
dom the command MAKE THEE
AN ARK"
1t was a terrific task to make an
ark big enough to hold two, male
and female, of every living creature.
You realize it now, knowing that the
ark's inhabitants must have num-
bered many tens Of thousands. .
After he had built his ark, and put
his family and the animals on board,
including the "dove" that is having
such a hard time now as peace repre-
sentative, Noah found that he had
made no mistake.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

Storm clouds that threatened
when Noah built the ark were no
blacker than WAR clouds of today.
The Lord told Noah make thee an
ark"
COMMON SENSE tells Uncle
Sam to build ian ark" of prepared
ness, and everything that goes with
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

Desperate efforts are being
made by the Italian Embassy
here to saIve Americans who are
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

life easily, probably believes
in Mohammed about as much
as he believes in Santa Claus.
To HIM, beyond doubt,
and NOT the mysterious
Lawrence of Arabia" Eng
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
"HOme, Sweet Home

An Oklahoma lawyer sang Home, Sweet Home 70 jury
in an attempt to his client from prison
The jury which had to listen, promptly gave the client
home for ne
The next time you have to hire lawyer be sure to ask
him if he sings.
The Washington times., 1935-10-05
They Thought You Wer'
Worth While

Awful lot of the blues lately,
isn't there? Times when you'd
swap your whole future for a
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

1t is all very well to talk about
'keeping out of foreign wars" We
OUGHT to do that, of course, but
we did not do it last time, and are
still floundering and quarreling in
a depression born of that war.
That last great war was bad
enough, but unfortunately the next
world war, if it must come, will be
infinitely worse.
If war struck the cities of a popu-
lous country today, deaths would
number millions. Who can doubt
that the policy of "horribleness,"
the effort to paralyze the enemy with
fear, would be adopted in the next
war, as in the last?
Cromwell, one Of few men that
The Washington times., 1935-10-05

land owes the support of the
Arabs.
He sent them word, in sub
stance, "I, direct descendant
of the Prophet, instruct you
to side with the British" and