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The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
JACKSON COUNTY
MILLS EMPLOYEES
SET FOR OUTING


The employees q the jackson
Cozntg kzlIls ara completing plans
fD 11aEir first ararsna4 azKaanR. waieh
s1b tnkE plnpe GufuruaE Il fks4s
eN xase sxnpAgFsees and fhezr
eaesA WI 70 .rcsn PzsraeoulM
Moss Ruint. GAuuer. Kreole. Hsld2
Fontasnebieau ax16 Ocean Springs
or a special train winch viii be up-
eratec ON the Z q n Railroad for
0ls purpose. Z A Khavat person
ne director Of Tie mills. viii be II
charge OF the excursion
The employees vii 90 e BILOXI
where they VIII spend the day At the
Naval Reserve PARK Various =
I~ertainrneut vii be furnished them
there
Upon their arrival ~ Biloxi. they
VII be welcomed officially BY
Mayor Louis Braun They vii ther.
board special buses fer the PARK
Howard Glass and MS Kings Of
SWING, popular local orchestra vii
furnish music for the occasion
They wii play h each coach of the
train enroase 70 Rtlnxz and VII
furnish muac Tor the dancing a.
the pArk pavilion
Other entertainment VIII inelnde
two softbAn games or the fine dia-
moao al 1he PARK. . fat ladlez
bathing beauty contest. . mems
nae1lng beautE contest. amateur
contest anc Other novelties
sightseeing. recreatloEal facilities
golf anc tennis vii be available <
those making the tr1p
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
High Waters Flood
Roads, Low Areas
In jackson County

Continues rams IL jackson Coun-
y since TIE frs part Of this nonth
have created q menace % traffic and
une nxiaEhds of the county an the
vicinity u streams ard rivers Il
was reported yesterday.
H1gh waters swelling the PAsca-
eouia and ESs&tAxpA Rivers north
81 Moss Point have caused the
xnter 70 bach 10 and 81 various
puznn 81 TIE highway the road
has been n5o1Hd with more thar
q foot of water. Much OF this con-
dtttnn a brought about through tn
noodHd conditions oE the streams
m the vac4nity o. Merrill where the
ruads N that section has bee
e3ozed By nOcds for uae four days
Between Mczs Point and Esca-
taupa the river rtse has reached
ths sage where about two feet Of
water covers ezs roadway m sev-
erA1 paAces v J. LAdnier Of the
state highway department stated
yesterday t1at another rise of about
. feet N the water would necexSl-
tate chasing the highway 70 al
traffic.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
MOSS POINT OFFICIALS
CALL SPECIAL ELECTION
TO DETERMINE GAS PROJECT
Bead Issue For Revenue Producing Finances To BE Voted
On BY Qualified Electors On
August 20

D An ordtFsanee calling for = special
elect1Dn 20 determine whether the
CITY 81 Moss Poiat vii issue kao01a
In revenue bearing b0nds 70 provide
for natural Ezs system. waS Unani-
mezzSly adupzed At q special neeiing
Of he Mayer and Board of Alder
men Tuesday night
The ordinances. which Is published
IN this weeks lssl1e Of The Moss
Point Advertiser. calls for ire cleo
uon 70 be held on Tuesday. August
%. 81 the regular polling place Of
the city. giving the VsterS the up-
purtunity @ vote for. or against the
issuance Of the bonds. with pay
ments 70 be derived only from the
revenue q the said gas system
4 ferl ne waoald De missing .
goiuen opportunity If We 90 no get
gas nov when ne have an opporTun-
iw.~ Mayor George Wood said. fol-
l0wtng the adoption OF the ordi-
nance. We have much 70 gain and
nothing % lose. The credit of the
city Is not al stake. neither VIII
any tax be added or ans present
tax raised The bonds VIII be re-
tired only from the revenue Of the
system.
In reference 70 the issuance Of the
bonds. City Attorney L K MeIn-
toxh pointed out 3 section In Chap
ter SIT OF Miss1Ezpp Laws Of 1855.
1T xhan be plainly stated on the
face Of each such bond IN substance
that the same has been issued under
the provisions Of this act and that
the taxing power Of the municipality
issuing the same Is not pledged %
the payment Of such bond or inter-
est thereon- and that such bond
and the interest thereon arr payable
solely FROM the revenue Of the sys-
TEN 70 acquire or improve which
such bond Is issued
The purpose Of the o by The
city officials 70 obtain natural Gas
Is Is pointed out IN the ordinance,
calling for the election. is 70 provide
a more economical and modern sup
ply Of fuel 20 the city. At the same
time protecting the city from direct
OF tn6trect obligation for the cost
a. Installation and operation Of ne
system.
Under tire proposed contract All
streets. Sidewalks. etc. which may
be necessarily damaged ny the pap
ing Of n gas. VIII be replaced 70
the satisfaction OF the city engineer
with 10 cost 70 the city.
The gas win be secured from the
Southwestern Gas Companys line a.
Lucedzle and VIII be plped through
Moss Point into PascaRoula Pasca-
gouia recently voted s175l009 bonds
20 pay for securing the gas for use
there II was pointed out that there
are $50 potential consumers OF gas
Ia the city Of Moss Point
Gas supplied In Moss Point VIII be
obtained By tapping into the Pas
eagoula-Lueedale main line Gas
win be supplied 70 AL residences
and other consumers within the city
OF Moss Point at 9 very reasonable
rate. II Is estimated that the an
nuai reFenne from the gas oper-
atoms would be about SIS 600. which.
Of course. would go 70 the city.
After the bonds are retired the gas
service would become the sole prop
erty q the city Of Moss Point.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
SOFT BALL RESULTS

RAIN iasls1 te iau Tuesday night
alter W. Reekf o. xlea6y raining
GiE the FAscaeua2 sofi bAn league
Wa Officially starred wzfh She Pas
e4gaata Independent girls team o.
iea4lng lie Koang Msznen1x BuE-
neN Cut az d one-Hdec confess
le e e. while the Ingalls, wor 5
haxc game zfla TIE JACKSON County
Mlh 8 C 2 ano the Khiyes Grp-
oeTXnen Goa lie nlgat CAP G x :
cser NE e y .
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
SMITH APPOINTS
NEW CON MlTTfES
FOR ROTARY CLUB


kenentlf irAngurated PreAaeut
Arsazzr Smsth pfrEiae1 ever the fsrnt
session q the naaezgaula H1iArs
ctas IT. r. regular naeetane paaoe
aizea to- beglnnang q uss RES
yen ane nsamadsaseH umFea M
y the wuHk az arKAxaxzlzg Rxa1 ap~
pasntsnx uzznmffsers IL u-regxzAttnn
- T2ar zuask
ln maxine fae APPOINTMENTS &c
tAt xafsoaa committees A. axuiu
siat&c itsat rnuch uarx nnG tsaoaggaf
NAG beer given - fht solectz1u a
the members tn acfx0. Is Z tn
coNu1ittees more tilan is1e ufficrrx
that really direct the ~actsxfles a
the club he SAC.
Committees or Vocational servaoe
C1uh Service Community Herrtu~
and international Service wsft nam
&c ~ tee toar nans araparsAnt eozu-
rqfteeS ars xaraazn Kab-fxamsntfaexx
were appointed 70 carry Get ttle dn-
tere4la PHRASES q eaeh - tine mayn
cosafnitiee1
COMMITTEES measberx zsnzneA ~
Aims arc nhtneG coxafftee-Arfhaf
Y Ezn1tk 5nhr " Meuex a "
bes-a1 0 6 + Mcfluain asae "
= WasTeas vocational ses4aoe-A
W hkgnd chairman. J " M.
CfzsE ans - A = Aiszach
GLIB serx81e-G " NazA naansrtzgmr
u Il Bsca4 J r wata& 81 = ~
Kay ! = East c3nEzuzsify szrr1ef
ID 8 q McIlwnan. chairman :
n Wells and L p GAnsaes inter
National Eerxne-W p Warren
cassnan r. ! nead anc n a
More membership zna elazzsfica.
n0n-E + Eaeat Grant Il Nile,
and a = GrAsaok attendanae-5
" Waite A y Jaaaassn Il &
wlnEfae1d seIlowKtnpZ1 y Eaxt
Dr. p a Robertson. Rotary infer.
manao-E c MCKAY. o L L~ual
AM "a = Epaxknsn boy WORK
Thomas z Wells. in saans an
A I Smith ladies nAgnt-Chasse.
" SMITH james Z MrGfAus an,
han9n Gardner.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
SRIPYARD WORKER
DIES IN ACCIDENT
WEDNESDAY, night
kermit Mfzeile. sf Hurley. Aocfden-
tally Killed While Working As
Welaer On ship In City

Kermit Quinn hazetle. ~ years Of
age. native Of Hurley. and al en-
piOyes Of the Ingalls, ship5uElding
Corporation IN Pasczgouia Tor the
past several months, vas zeclcen-
tally killed there wednesday night
While working c. an assembly On
che Ct the kfipe. he wes found IN
an unconscious state about 8 O'clock
and after fellow -workmen at
tsmpsed . revive him By artificial
respiration. he va pronounced deac
- ILL O'Clock
EEzelle had burns On 1he left SIDE
81 his bo1y an6 s4i arm Coroner
II A Fails stated dAt MlzeIl met
his death As the result q aceldenta1
ebeezrocaIlon After ~ i~nFestiez-
ton nhe coroner el1 not deem It
neoeszary - hoe an inquest
After Mlzxle wax found. ne va
rushed 70 re emergency hospital a.
ffe &nipfaKd. where has vas
treated. - he failed 70 respond
Mkzelie NaE WORKING alone. per-
forming = routine dufv be selder
~ ne tine Of the aseloenf. A
there were nc witnesses mystery
khEoadS he cause u hss deasn II
pesz1Es1onz have not As Yet refealea
any clues a. % now tie accident
might have happkned
Pertaining 20 the accident. A J
Craaszck. genera manager u tha
yards. EaZ that a thorough n
Feztszztion Is underway 6 &C.
terza5ne O possible s4zs hoW he ms
ms death
Tie deceased IS survived - n
pHreuzH ~. aNd Mrz EoNaHc Q
MEezze ard Or brother. u81gzA.
Nle1e rs funeral zzn = he.z
TINS afternoon from ne family rea.
ceueE ard services x1lI - conducted
IN re Hurley Meszzu1lA Eaufea
BaFlaz - - nzas Is ne Magnolia
cemetery
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
WOODEN MILLS PAY
HIGHER WAGES To
EMPLOYEES NOW
Increased Wage ScaAe Gees Late II
feet Under Prss1zzens OF
Hage-HsaS Lava

Employees 81 tire jackson County
A1Ik VII receive their first fun pay
day under the new regulations uf
the WGge-Hoar dsvisaon Of the z.
s Department Of Labor. this week
enc Although the increase yin not
mean any addition 10 fhe payroIls
Al the mills because Of ezrzsfied
operations. Il vii mean Al increase
In salary.
Pr instance. the workers In eer-
tain divisions q the plant reserved
30 cents per hour Ia the past for
~ hours xuk 3 week. and Stnee
the xage-honr law went int effect
Eneg receive Is cents uer hoar bus
arr only required 70 work g hours
per week Under the lev set-uu
i means that Ezere VII be No IN
crease Ia wages earned % the pex-
roll
Al garment workeEs throaxhous
the a1auon received increases Ia sal
aries effective. July Is
jackson County. thr0agh q bune
election approp<tased q lAFRe sum o.
AAA4AEI III AAA&A1A 4-kA&L - lie A|ZE-
son County Nils and hundreds o.
residents % tze county are be1ns
employed there. Originally iM00(
square fret a 0oax space on . stnsse
elevation u2s provided maklnR !.
ne largest a tk Kind = tkse United
States II the past fex munEhs n
aoc1E1or Vas 6eeEnec necessary b
The officials % szae nils an1 fuwna.
EeFe provided through q hone 4.
a Tor construction e the acol.
uo1zi roazE
ne new ad1i1an l. nov nsagsns
ouzunletto1 and al aou1z1E 500
square fet q for space. Z l. b.
Ing Bulk - Bernard Kn1saEe. caasI
contractor Il w1n be ~sed e I
Hars1oas and Stripping depa<tuneuI
EEHn Il i eaEnpiNtee ara maze read
tW 4sE l. several week
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
RAscA0oUIAN LOSES FArHEz

4x an M- JElsz &cuwaar
wee called e Ptoxzsa. kiabamA
lAz Fr1daT be1z2R = ne ser1oaz
Has r. M Acfaazznss zKtkz=z
" Z FozNz1 no Gee 1zeTx t.
following morning 81 : ocla<Z NJ.
fczS9m - 8 Yeaxk &C az1 was
Cute Wuenznezt AZ Eormza r.
funeral So he'd Sunday Afternoon
n : ocAGk VIII zerTlses utter fhzs
A1sp1ues 6 ue Bapzza Cnarcn
AsaaEx Ud3e from RzscAeuazs 80
&t4euoec ue sazzsFA seTF zss :
= AcLAaln ZHa E4Ezoa Esoksz
~ AiE4n ca4oseH ~ -
Azanz E11 IN e Merps.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
coERBruON

D. = 40 error i EzfarmEslan
EsHu tbs p4u<f ne hours q -
services - - heIc & zaf IL Plezz-
az Methodist Church puazzaee l.
uE p9pes ARa seeE aeEe 10 eN-
rec1 Tas EpeeA aCn5l1rea8 d.
6erFscs ~ y bcl1 = = e. Ean=
dax ma-nlnE 5us = E1 preach
M services g 80 ee2oez n -
Afternoon
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19

Tae euztoD-Ea1 z4oot i fosuc
h a. q 1ae fxzE-elxEa EalE &c
Is p - ~ eozETa zaFazs4
@l-Ezz AnazE re faf VIZ
b oSt1ozt1 zc W1D4A -
Ez4E ANNA : fae 1ez.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19

DzrIzr ne pesaoe 1gss-sE xaen
Nes Mezzeo - q 1-eparanent e
Me0uc E saa ; uaIlal erzne =
msuEdsesast Ean paNaer - sc
001EL Usp01ak
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19

C4n4d4z geese afs uoaA1 fH
loaEeF1u Marta Carolina A.aacez
saF uzeY have Eaese SKY sszFs O.
and sun 1nu1g
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
GIGANTIC HOME BUILDING
PROGRAM PROPOSED To
RELIEVE HOUSING NEEDS
Housing Authority Crested To Seek Funds Under Provisions
0f Nniisnai Defease
program

The Cts Of EzsnnGpal2 h uankzzz
pNEFafMl4azzk 10 xeu1Nnsl E9GEA MN
frxEn t1ae ursitEn Ena1ax HMEk4rG An
kssSzaxM zzziM III l1F ritV pinfH
for Rse caszkUzHtaog o. usasx uEsss
arr Eou bAirg drNWn ~ nE she fra
ct MAtl1rzm and AAxzogx asaE 1ossn
T. C1lilEA EzlaE mrEtziiHrzk aus9 .
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rE@nasnuan waN be cxxzapinted to1ME.
Oven Cogrx~ * ssr1so3L rrxr1
nEzzznV 1n g HnzzsnQ AsEsanvks
xz= zzs1E Sarsaex HAS wHtk NzH p
knoNE Is the Hsaz1E4 AulsorStE q
cne Czsy of P1aragoaln THIS gy0af,
cuzzpzan3 81 " - fzErrtnE yweA
nezx1s Il = uTnxz1. xsceu14enx
k~Aa& Goa AcaEzg zExrEuRT tFnaannr
= = Akza ara hn15zn E.s4aktw sill
EnzeTz xkN 1a1Aun q Ilae unntse4
Mayer Prank Cnxltx anc CounrA-
mEn " r. D1sE&n anE plAcaaE
walker lauzacta91 Lxe uiAfH 70 a..
czzFt ttF Exfn9ez4 sexNrAi WHekx arc
azn appxAxztnc Lfn uur1znziMn1oE
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cazzzz22z1n<4 9x3Nec8 e sa e MNxss-
tEEEnz- p c eaf1g rex4 wsssk 10 ae
czrx ttN fan1A
1aK pxuxSmrn akla ~ narxsac uas
Ezzdzr s1R Nnfanxnaz DeiexAe pre-
gram M 0lsr e s. GuVerrxaess2 L
wA4 pDsxtee c1z - Ia Izsa ef ftaaa
FAzezz5ual wi ~ E1sen sEsaclal nuRl-
EzuEratlnn becazaS a TIE &caA Bs44s-
x1& &3orlagr and hsHaau=x nae CTS
a. n1zszaaerec n Being important IL
uH L11E1nM program because al lfsx
c-HzlzEzrtl1zn g the ships a 1he In
gzah Efzlphaacazs Corporation tsaa11i
ksExx.
Tbs b faE 1zrsE pro9aca og il
k1raG prurseaec fEw 1sath ser1aun Dsae
80 ut1Ns 1lscn prsueac4 1aRe teen
MFgE1s<1 - lii ser1iasA. Gnnze al
- FezzzMeaAas RAnr1uA. ans Merit
EuzzezT. Alzn4nzA zaus wa1zr4 I'll
ca tor n<Mzznzznnnu a sirsRzr res
n&ssns&s c~11nAnxzS Axla canuruxaexe
AaAaea 1t Gaossex 4kan 1nnorg
nkz1 LflaEtN CznAnkse4c r-NsFeseuf-
nG ne axnfzffs14& WE'RE IN Faalxa
auzEa X r1zInr uiin fAe laeA a.
1E4A3 zNlattsf IL Inc narsuNz
nAaasEn Enzzszzr
T1n kseaklne uxnas nzA e zsasE-
e zRW S1zx z
- nHd1A4E II e MfF 4t 8afafes
= Do4sl4e a. Apprueea b Tn
l6tA IaASz VII o. frame elruc-
tur<x with asbestos ssaex AsaC fysazk
&nc VII ~ OF sLzEa1AF1 srAx1fses
t&azM i \ pFuExase1 70 h4l1c BIC
81 HSesr asz1u Tar white pesnle nraa
l& fr zaeErnaz Tier uzl -
1reeiec o. SiNS sf11ch am cenuaiss
1acAsso ~ rxlAlau1 &c sh3 m-assraag
senxauEaS = b2k11eaz azstracI T4aes
an HKpecnG " nouae workman Aaae
l&zkzE 4Mznl1z ffu<n ffaE Ingalls, saalzs
y4xE Wcaasn Ml1A& Mxa1 ilae Saalhsrn
&<z4E MAA The oszraAz q ulsat
Nnonsxtxa arr noopzfala14 a. 1as
movement 70 secure Iae prugscI
uneez the regulations = TIE
I6zzA TIE housing as1aE wan y
xEf1iec zElc az FUNDS ffE Their eo1,-
strnzzuD All be granted - Aht
Government The Cts a. pAxcA-
EuzAA vii no M reeulr~c ta faf-
.u1zA axsy Eausey Tor TIE uro1art Taa
A&ozzlEAg Czsnrn1ssiKan 81 control tn
refz1Aa m the houses The raae
ctzarKnc VI bx tn pxasor.san 70 .
nsn1zEae q Inc Az1axt& Js1es all ae
ec0ntnasc On Page Tuelp4l
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19

WA6 taxkeyE. which rank - kze
game IN Eeg Mexzco today. were
rAksed Is domestic fexi b. The
Raehzo Indians HEen ne 6pAniards
arrived n he nxteenh century.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19

Screen bogE q Pascaecula have
enrolled IN the CCC and left today
for Ocean spkff1sx where they vii
undergo two Eeekz training It the
local camp before being transferred
70 either the Louisiana OF Los An
geies CAMPS. The training period i
for ~ mon1hk Tne group inciu6e6
Z : BosErEe. Alvin Carlton Robert
Bioooworth Albert Baker. Francis
Hutchinson. Kenneth CrswfoS ane
MeEea vlxoEruux. al Of rasca-
gOu1A. ==sa txO boys from g. Mar
TIN
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19
Fort Bayou Clubs
Conduct Meeting
With Miss Cain

Mss N<gte Baker 81 resneSens
fnf FNt Eayoa Home Deni0aEuA-
nal Elu5 ~ tAs conference 70 b
be2e ~ MlsSlNslp3 State callees
during the aBtaef par .. lals month
She wAx Appo4niec IS 0e afficEa.
uesgate 6 the eat 81 ttx meeiiaa
hele ME Neek d xnkeh member
sc he 81 Grub for girls ane buv.
SeTe present HISS Ruah Can
cuNnfy demonstration a,eas Mas 4
charge G the meeting
TIE session 8pesas1 VII bo.E
groups nssNatznE tae Lozas Prayer
THIS va followed rs singing sGax
EAesz America AnaeraeS ant
Ame~zea ne BeaunfL
MasS IA oeert0u aaFe 3 veel
delightful reading
D1r1iE Ene sss2un he RIFls an
paxz rn@us booKzu18 and a.aaer Z.
teHestir1r work HAs nasraee oft :
ths esggxuezIt q tzosh Kraan
II 50 clab AL mset August :
W III CzaEAA asu Ana Ne Haas
Demonstration Gu ~ meez Ia 4
h<zae g &m o4mpeNa % Anr4s
FoleN1ag TIE b1s ness aazaar -
freahzDeua were ew3 ~ Nk naE
rez Mz Cl1aslA
Tfx pr Bsyoa 81 eIab rtrl
Azz1 5o4z mel e. JUS 10 eae maz
Ukz-eazz uuoeT ifH Hazfrzalon c
rs E1zE Gait cuazzzx uaaanessz
ton aeezz re CD pledge e.
moHso Nes Hpazteo z11 na.rsua
saszR asHa EaHH
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-07-19

LARCEg1 AND MOST
MODEM PAINTING PtIANT
IN s0CrH MISSISSIPPI
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-14
WELCOME HALL NEWS

The members of the Sewing
Class spent Monday picnicking at
Snail Lake. An enjoyable time was
had by all. Members of class present
were: Mrs. Hayden, Mrs. Holt,
Mrs. Shelton, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs.
Boyd, Mrs. Hagan, Mrs. Rideaux.
AS special guests the group enter
tanned Rev. Hayden, Mr.. Shelton,
Mr.. Hagan, Mr.. Boyd, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Holland.
The Cosmopolitan Girls and
their company enjoyed Pow-Wow
at Minnehaha Thursday evening.
Most of the Club members were
present. These girls are planning
an interesting Summer Program,
new members are always welcome
Helen Smith, Group leader; Mrs.
Mable Lewis, Music Directress.
We are happy to announce that
Mrs. Eta Graham of Louisville,
KY, has returned and joins the
Welcome Hall Christian Center's
Staff for the summer. We are
looking forward to a bigger and
better Daily Vacation Bible School
and Fresh Air Camp Program this
summer. All children and adults
are invited to share with US the
many treats which are in store.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-14
Listen to This
By Hobart T. Mitchell

THE HOUSE THAT LEIPER
BUILT: Yes, it was a long time
ago; in fact, in the year of 1884;
but this is story which bears re-
peating. 1t is a story not entirely
unique, but occurring at time and
under circumstances making it we'll
worth reading.
Her name isn't important. 1t is
mentioned here simply to serve as
a convenient handle. Miss Fannie
Leiper, a woman of color and one
of the social leaders of her set,
wishing to improve her social sta
tus purchased a lot in the city of
Natchez, Mississippi, from John R.
Wells, thereupon to build a home
to convey certain dignity and
respect in that community. The
Leiper home was built at a cost Of
$1,5O0.0O-not a great sum today
for the purpose of housebuilding
but we may be sure that 106 years
ago this new home was indeed the
"Grand Mansion" among the col
ored elite of Natchez.
After a few years in the whirl of
this southern social atmosphere,
Miss Leiper moved to the more
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-14
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Your Paper
Crispus Attucks Home
Association

The Crispus Attacks Home AS
ISOLATION will hold it's annual tea,
Sunday, June 16, from four to
seven p. m. at the home, 469 Col
Inns street. This tea, to which the
public is invited, will close the an
nual membership drive. The Asso-
citation expects those who have not
renewed their memberships to do
so before Sunday.
Final membership reports will
be made at the last meeting of
the 1939-4O season, Tuesday eve
ming, June 10, at the Halle Q.
Brown Community House at 8 p.
m. Huron J. Shelton Jr. is secre-
tary of the Membership commit
tee.
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fer degrees only on gentlemen who
are present. Our commencement
occurs this year on June oath and
your presence would be desirable
from noon till about five o'clock in
the afternoon. Would it be posi-
BILE for you to be in Cambridge on
that day?
Believe me, with great regards,
Very truly yours,
Charles w. Elliot.
BIRTHDAY OF EDWARD H.
Morris-Ch Chicago: Edward H. Nor
ris, of Chicago, Illinois, was born
May 80. Served for two terms as
a member of the Illinois House of
Representatives.
The Minneapolis Tribune (eve-
ning) of Minneapolis, Minnesota,
of Monday, January 81, 1907,
states that Edward Morris, Negro
lawyer of Chicago, has a practice
worth $4,000 a year.
AGAINST LYNCHING: In 1911,
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
published it's first pamphlet
against lynching and held it's first
large meeting of protest.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-06-14
EXAMPLE FOR AMERICA

The headline above weekly paper story
the final admission of British
subjects Royal the British empire One Captain H.
declared to have told the House
applications received and several candi
had been accepted
This news information widely
daily weeks that Britain has lifted the
color bar the and receiving applications of Europeans
for officers training
The of forces into Norway prompted the acceptance
Negroes officers the The drive of H egion
the doorstep of London evidently has lowered the bars against
Negro plane pilots
Holland Belgium Northern France and c
zens high President Roosevelt have taken
the cry for national defense.
The President nes supplemented request
that pilots would trained the
fiscal year beginning July 1.
appropriation voted
addition regular appropriation of than
cruitng asked expand
plants Training schools for badyneeded mechanics being
posed
time being against Fifth
traitors saboteurs
But the traditional Negro
dases about shouting about
death traitors the sweetness of de-
and the terror and degradation of dictatorship Negro citizens
nsted and Inundated before their fellow Americans
single Negro officer with the United States regular
army Only Negro regiments apparently is actually
maintained guard
regiment 369 which made glorious record the World War;
weeks ordered the War be designated
after "Colored"
Navy continues advertise recruits but ensts Negroes
only attendants.
The corps corps,
the artillery the guard the the signal
other branches of the service
this piled the unfogoen of Negro SOL
diers during the World War.
Beaedy need with flashes German
guns English channel and with German bombers
England the British have tossed overheard their color
pudices Ironically Hitler the btterest of the de-
mocraces is forcing democracy to be democratic
Negro has been loyal to his country He will not be
found fifth columns To he will fight America is
him the national unity
forced bitterly under the lash
discrimination Aside and patriotic condra-
ton Negro deserves better from coun national defense
gram sharing
ing skils which will be valuable in civilian life.
Will fifth columns and in Mexico SUBJ
the Atlantic and German bombers based Central
equality
of opportunity ?-Crsis Magazine.