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The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-01-26
|TORebuild
Rust College
Destroyed By Fire
With a 100000
Loss

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss, Jan
(ANP)-Phns for rebuilding Rust
college, destroyed by fire with loss
of 100000, were discussed by the
schools building committee Friday
night.
President L. M. Mccoy said
temporary mess hall and barracks for
male students will be constructed at
once. Girl students will be cared
for in the Elizabeth L. Rust hall
The building committee is COM
posed of DR. M. J Holmes, general
secretary of the board of education
for Negro schools of the Methodist
church; Bishop A. P. Shaw of New
Orleans, DR.. c. W. Newman of Indi-
anola, DIR. E. S. Scarborough, field
worker for the college, and President
Mccoy. j II
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-01-26

WASHINGTON, Jan-(ANP) Dis
cussing the dire situation which con-
fronts minority groups in the u. S.
members of the white House Con
tference on Children in a Democracy"
placed the burden for betterilg these
conditions squarely upon several ex
Sting national and state agencies
labor and social organizations. which
have refused to grant the full rights
OF American citizens to the children
OF citizens comprising minority groups
Poll taxes, failure to include do
nestic and agricultural workers I'M
der the social security bene fits, labor
discrimination, and other racial dis
! ordinations all are included as in
tegral parts in the further depression
OF minority group children according
to the report heard by the body in
session here Thursday through Satur-
day
Called by Frances Perkins, score
tary of labor lat the direction of the
president the conference brought to
Washington some of the countrys
foremost experts and persons inter
ested in the welfare Of the nations
children.
Delegates included many prominent
Negroes from all sections of the
country, who We're in attendance at
Zach of the conferences and took part
In the group discussions held Thurs
day. "a
Friday the delegates were guests
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-01-26
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON ALL CHILDREN
Says Rust College To Be Rebuilt
FIRE EATING PRESIDENTS

Fl he LATING FR-S.D-N1tj-
In this issue OF the Echo W. "a pub
fishing the Names preside Is who
reported more than $4,000. We are
also running their cts ia the E,ho,
if they have them in our Office
Those presidents who rep rtcd more
than $4,000 have the distinct n OF
being called FIRE EATING presi-
dents.
Those presidents who reporte Sc
and above stand in a class TO them
selves and are called FIRE FIGHT
ING Presidents.
Those presidents who reporte $50
and above are in class to them
selves. They are called Fl ING
Presidents
Read this issue and see what class
you are in. Some of these presi-
dents eat up fire; some of them fight
fire and some are Fl ing fire. Others
|are on their way and others are get
ting kindling and trash to make FIRE
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-01-26
s193.45

a higher, richer, sweeter standard
for all of Gods chillun" the editorial
said.
Congressman Sam Householder
ed 'NiggerP when there wasn't a
woodpile in a thousand miles of his
audience. He pleaded for white SUI
premacy" at an hour when civilized
men everywhere should he more
deeply concerned with salvaging the
CONTINUED on page two(
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-01-26

a Home Paper with a HON
Editor: That Tells the 1tats
ews Weekly.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-01-26

The said d. Tanadge Webster and
wife, Elise Webster, have sold and
conveyed all of their interests in the
Meridian Burial Association and the
Strayhorn, Webster and Young Fu-
neral Home of Meridian, Mississippi
10 Henry Strayhorn and E. F. Young.
Jr., who will continue to conduct
both businesses at 406 25th Avenue
in the City of Meridian. Mississippi
All debts due the Strayhorn, Webster
and Young Funeral Home of Meri-
dian, Mississippi, will be paid to the
said Henry Strayhorn and E. F.
Young, Jr., and all premiums due on
burial association policies will be
paid to the Meridian Burial Associ-
alton or some agent designated by it
to receive the same.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-01-26

Tom Watson. 1--WE had hoped that
white supremacy as political is
sue was dead and buried SO that the
rest of us with any talent for think =
ing nationally and constructively and
with sense of social respon Utility
about common human problems
might at least devote our talents, en-
ergies and our influence unreservedly
to the respectable cause of achieving
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-01-26
~ q TICE
Os Dissolution

The undersigned Henry Strayhorn D Talmadge Web
ster and wife, Elise Webster and E Young, Jr here
tofore engaged in a partnership business under the
firm name of Strayhorn, Webster and Young Flu
neral Home of Meridian, Miss, announce that eff
fective January l. 194O they have dissolved partner
ship
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-01-26

The said Strayhorn d Young
will pay all debts due by the said
Funeral Home and Burial Association
In retiring from said business, D.
Talmadge Webster and wife, Elise
Webster, request all policy holders
to maintain their policies in good
standing and bespeak continued pa
tronage of the public for the new
firm of Strayhorn and Young Fune. al
Home.
Henry Strayhorn
d. Talmadge Webster
Elise Webster
& F. Young, Jr.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
BY Fronk Beck
By Willard
By Bud Fisher

Danny Meadow Mouse looked at
Unc' Billy's white teeth and remem.
bered that he couldn't stop any
longer. So did Striped Chipmunk
and Whitefoot the Wood Mouse. In
fact, by the time Unc' Billy reached
the ground there was no one, there
but Reddy Fox. But as they left
each had promised to call again.
Unc' Billy grinned at Reddy Fox
and showed all his teeth once more.
I'm pleased to meet you, Mr..
Possum," said Reddy, respectfully,
which wasn't at all what he had
meant to say, and then he started
OF to tell Granny Fox an about 1t.
Evening star., 1940-04-02

bit afraid. You see he didn't know
the stranger would like it and Peter
had looked up at some very sharp
teeth when Unc' Billy Possum had
grinned down on him that morning.
LETS send Chatterer, the Red
Squirrel, up to look in and see If
there is any one in the hollow tree" "
said Reddy Fox.
mo you don't, Reddy Fox!"
shouted Chatterer,, who is quick
tempered and a terrible scold, and
he began to call Reddy names In
such a shrill voice that he walked
Unc' Billy.
Very slowly Unc' Billy Possum
Evening star., 1940-04-02
By Edqor Rice Burroughs

climbed out of the hollow to a limb,
where all could see him. He looked
down and then he grinned until he
showed all his white teeth.
How do yo' alls do?" asked Unc'
Billy Possum. "'Pears to me that
yo' alls are right smart interested
in nah Oh hollow tree"
1T isn't the hollow tree; it's your
self, Uncle Billy" explained Peter
Rabbit. "These are your neighbors
come to make a CALL"
Unc Billy grinned again. "Ah
sutt'nly feel honored. All think All
viii come down and shake hands, I"
said he.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
the hollow tree when the first of the

the hollow tree when the first of the
callers arrived, SO they sat down
around the foot Of the tree to wait.
Every few minutes there would
arrive another visitor. Each would
appear very much surprised to find
the others there, and would look q
little foolish. No one would admit
that he had come with a purpose,
but each pretended that it was
merely chance that had brought him
that way. But no one seemed to
have business important enough to
take him away, and pretty soon
nearly all the little people Of the
Green Forest and Green Meadows
Evening star., 1940-04-02
were seated at the foot of the hollow

were seated at the foot of the hollow
tree.
Finally Johnny Chuck grew tired
Of waiting. Il begin to believe that
we have been fooled and that there
isn't any stranger, here at ALL" said
he.
There is, too, for Il talked with
him." said Peter Rabbit Indignantly.
IF you know him why don't you
call him out 50 we can all meet
him?" asked Jimmp Skunk.
I'LL don't think it would be
polite" replied Peter Rabbit. But
this wasn't the real reason. Down
In his heart Peter was Just . wee
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Bedtime Stories
b. THORNTON W. BURGESS.

By THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Peter Rabbit and the Merry Little
Breezes soon had the news that
there was a stranger in the GreAl
Forest spread not only all through
the Green Forest itself, but all over
the Green Meadows as well. OF
course everybody soon found some
excuse to visit the hollow tree where
Unc' Billy Possum had decided to
make his home.
Unc' Billy was tired after his long
Journey, and Was CAST asleep inside
Evening star., 1940-04-02
jolly Polly
A Little Chat on English

BY JOS. ]. FRISCH,
G. G.-There is no "r" in idea.
This word is pronounced as spelled
i-DEE-a, not i-DEER. Other words
often mispronounced are lawr, Gin
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Winning Contract
nv THE E0IIR ACES

David Bruce Burnstone, Merwin D. Maier
Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken. worlds
leading team-of-four, inventors Of the
system that has beaten every other syS-
TEN in existence
Evening star., 1940-04-02
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l3-cent). self-addressed envelope is in
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the Four Aces care OF The Evening
Star. q stamped (3-centI. self-ad-
dressed, large-size envelope and you
charge.
Evening star., 1940-04-02

3NT Pass Pass Pass
West opened the ',ade deuce and
South was fortunate in that dunn
my's singleton queen won the first
trick. Declarer promptly played a
club to his jack, which West allowed
to hold. A second club was played
and West again held OH. Now the
contract was hopelessly lost.
South's line of play could have
been successful only If (a) one of
his opponents held the club ace
exactly twice guarded, or co if
one of them was kind enough to
win either the first or second round
"a remote possibility. However,
the slightest amount of thought
would have shown, first, that the
opening lead was from a four-card
suit, and secondly, that the needed
extra trick could be won in dia-
monds If the suit were divided or
an honor dropped. Declarer, there
fore, should have Immediately
played three rounds of diamonds.
Dummy's club suit could then have
been utilized as the re-entry for
the thirteenth diamond, and mean
while all the opponents could take
would be two spade tricks, one dia-
mond and the club ace.
Yesterday you were Oswald ia
coby's partner and held:
"a AK2
oA 1914
"A @ 10973
The bidding:
You Schenken Jacoby Maier
- Pass IA Pass
(?)
Answer-Your correct bid is two
diamonds. Although your hand is
close to an opening two-bid in
strength, the fact that your partner
has responded in suit in which
you are void is possible warning.
Hence this bid, which he is very un-
likely to pass, is probably your best.
Score 100 per cent for two dia-
mands,s90 per cent for three clubs.
go per cent for three diamonds.
nothing for all bids in no-trump.
Question No. 40.
You are Merwin Maier's partner
and again you hold:
3AK2
nA @ 1914
%AQ 10973
The bidding:
You Schenken Maier Burnstone
Pass ~ Pass
co
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
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Evening star., 1940-04-02

cinnatir, rawr, for law, Cincinnati,
raw. Many otherwise good speakers
are guilty of these mispronuncia-
tions.
Send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope for the leaflet, "120 Every
day Words Often Mispronounced."
Evening star., 1940-01-28
{. {. {. Camps Aid
Local Organizations
In Wi|dIife Feeding
Special Orders Issued
As Snow and Cold
Increase Hazards

Civilian Conservation Corps camps
in the Washington area and
throughout the country stood ready
today to assist wildlife conservation
organizations in aiding birds and
game to survive the present cold
wave and deep snow.
Special instructions were for
warded yesterday by James j. Nc
Entee, acting director Of the G. C. c.,
to Fred Morrell, Agriculture Depart
ment representative on the G. c. G.
Advisory Council, and Conrad L..
Wirth, Interior Department repre-
sentative, to instruct camp COM
manders and project superintend-
ents to provide added assistance to
local organizations in caring for
wild birds and game.
Mr.. McEntee acted after consulta-
ton with officials of the National
Wildlife Federation.
Part of Regular Program.
Aiding wildlife is part of the
regular program of the G. G. G.
During the 1899 fiscal year, the G.
c. C. built 20,798 crude wildlife
shelters and spent 15,601 man days
in wildlife. feeding.
The severity of the current wealth
er in some areas, however, made
issuance of special orders advisable,
MIR. McEntee said yesterday. Only
once before, in 1886, were such orders
issued, it was learned.
It was pointed out that the G. c. c.
could not inaugurate feeding pro-
gram of its own on any scale be-
cause no funds are provided. Or
ganizations wishing to provide food,
however, may enlist the aid of en-
rollees in distributing 1t.
Weather Conditions Critical.
That current weather conditions
are critical for wild birds and game
was indicated yesterday in a state
ment from W. G. Henderson, acting
chief of the Biological Survey.
present conditions create prob
lem especially for upland game birds
and migratory waterfowl" Mr.. Hen
derson said. THE lack of natural
protective cover and the scarcity of
food may subject wild life, especially
birds, to starvation and freezing, or
weaken them so that they fall prey
to predatory animals and disease"
I'm the present emergency almost
any kind of feeding will help" Mr..
Henderson said Wheat, corn, oats
and other grains are perhaps the
most desirable foods. Most mills
will gladly donate screenings, which
also is very satisfactory food. Loose
grains should not be scattered on soft
snow, as that is both wasteful and
ineffective. Instead, it should be
placed on patches that are clear of
snow and near trees, shrubbery,
fallen logs and other natural wind
breaks"
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Insurance Rate to Rise
If Mercury Doesn't

BY the Associated Press.
CURWENSVILLE, Pa, Jan. 81
Insurance rates will go up if the
temperature stays down-unless
frozen water mains supplying this
Central Pennsylvania community
are thawed.
Insurance underwriters warned
Borough Council rates would be
boosted unless the lines are thawed
by Monday.
Engineers advised councimen
seven men have thawed TOO of the
$500 feet estimated to be frozen but
that, unless the weather moderates,
it will take two weeks to complete
the job.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Wisconsin Low Xoided

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 27 (P.-Cir-
cult Judge Gustave Gehrz today
declared unconstitutional a law, en-
acted by the 1899 session of the
legislature, restricting the issuance
and redemption Of trading stamps
Judge Gehrz declared that the law
was an effort at price fixing con-
trary to provisions of the State
Fair Trade Act and the Antitrust
Monopoly Act.
Evening star., 1940-01-28
Florida Truiferites Cold

TAMPA, Fla, Jan. ~ R.-Many
trailerites, caught unprepared by
Flordia's worst cold spell in years,
had to rustic up some form Of heater
Some found that 4 sun ray lamp,
placed in a 10-quart tin can punched
full Of holes makes 3 right work.
able miniature stove. :
Evening star., 1940-01-28

NEW YORK.-HALF A MIL
LION DOLLARS WORTH OF
DIAMONDS-Society staged
its diamond ball in the early
hours yesterday and Mrs.
Adolph Spreckels of San
Francisco came to the affair
in the spirit of the thing. A
half million dollars was the
valuation put on the diamond
necklace and turban clip she
wore, along with four black
orchids on her shoulder.
"A. P. Wirephoto.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-14

Fer Rent, TWO four-room beauti-
full apartments, 240e Lake ST., call
AT. TOGO.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-14

making our needed weapons. The
wisest industrial and economic states
manship is vital. Speed, efficiency and
economy are the essentials.
This is the time to make democr-
acy work. Americas capacity to pro
duce is limitless, the genius for achieve
ment has proven itself too often in 9TH
er crisis to be doubted a single second
now. And that genius must be freed
of the political shackles that have been
welded on to it in recent years.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-14
MAKE DEMOCRACY WORK

The American People, fully a.
wake to the menace to our institutions
are willing to make any conceivable,
economic sacrifice in the name of lib
erty and security. But that does not
mean that people are going to be sat-
isfied with mere bills appropriating
money and raising taxes. They are
going to make sure that tax money
spent produces results that bureau
cratic red tape is cut, waste reduced,
delay avoided.
1t is one thing to appropriate bill
lions. 1t is another thing to translate
these billions into airplanes and artil-
lery and fighting ships. Any one can
vote to spend taxes, but will be a dark
day for this country if politics are per
mitted to dominate the actual job of
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-14
EDITORIALS
CALLENGE TO YOUTH

AS they return to colleges ana
high schools for the fall term OF grim
1910. Americas adolescent boys and
girls have understandable for doubt
ing the future, doubling the value of
SINCERE effort, doubling the worth of
ideals. They have grown up as children
in a nation beset by economic depres-
sion, and as they prepare to- enter upon
manhood and womanhood, the shadow
of war spreads o%mniously. What solid
ground remains upon which to build
for usefulness, security and happiness?
It is a pity that all American
youth could not have heard, with new
students at the University of Californ-
ia, the mighty challenge Of the times as
voiced by President Robert Gordon
Sproul; the challenge that never has
this nation been more desperately and
deeply in need of tolerance, earnest
ness, willingness to sacrifice, and fid-
elity to democratic ideals on the part
of her youth.
"This nation" declared President
Sproul, has shown an alarming tend
ency to grow soft while the rest of the
world groWls hard. American citizens
young as we'll as old, will have to de-
vote less energy to insisting to the last
iota of their rights and privileges, and
more energy to the duties of cooperat-
i've citizenship, or the democracy IN
which we live will either d~isintegrate
like a cracked flywheel or be destroyed
by more powerful and consecrated PEG
Piles. If you are not as much interested
in the welfare of others and in the pre-
servation of democratic ideals as you
are in yourself and your pet causes and
if you are not sufficiently concerned
with the unity of this nation during a
crisis to forego promoting ~dissension,
then you have no business at the Uni
versity of America"
Upon the manner in which youth
meets that challenge, depends the fate
of America in the not distant future.
And upon the manner in which the vast
majority of Americans OF all ages meet
it now, may depend the fate Of Ameri-
ca on a surprisingly near tomorrow.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-14
RECORD For 63eAaS or
- s.

Turkey Day Classic. 1 p. NJ
Games away: October II, j. C.
Smith at Charlotte, N. c.; Novcm-
Der 2, Union at Richmond; Novem-
Der 10, AIT at Greensboro, N. C.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-14
; Here's Happy Way To
Wake Lazy Insides

Thousands turn to this way for
happy relief when they're lazy in
t~estinallv and it has them head
achy, Bilious. Spicy, aromatic
by the dir
ections tonight; a drink of water;
and there you arel Taken as dir
octed, this purely vegetable meji-
cine usually allows time for sleep;
acts gently, thoroughly next morn-
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-14
Lowing & Unemployed
Workers Organization

The Low Wage and Unemployed
Workers Organization met the
sd'rool board Friday Sept. 9th and
got consideration for part time
jobs. Filling the request of the
people that live in the neighbor-
hood of Long School this case was
given the Low-Wage and Unem-
ployed Workers Organization.
These items will be taken care of
as soon as possible such as weeds
removed, holes filled up, volley
ball, turning pole and tennis courts
will be placed on south west lot.
A fence will be placed around the
north and east side of lot.
The committee consisted of
Virgil Bailey, George Thomas and
Edward Groomes of the A F. of L..
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-14

ing, so relieving constipation's
headaches, bad breath, sour stom-
ach.
BLACK-DRAUGHT'S chief IN
gredient, an intestinal t~oniclaxa-
tive" helps impart tone to lazy
bowel muscles. Millions of pack
ages used proves its merit. Econ
omical. too % to 40 doses: Csc.
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-14
Rheumatic Happy;
Relieves Pain Quick

Thousands who suffered from the torturing
pains of rheumatism. ~sciatica, Iumbago. neu-
ralgla and neurlts-are certainly happy over
their discovery of NURITO. Now they have
found a quick-acting formula which speedily
relieves those exhausting muscular aches and
pains. NuRITO is trustworthy and dependable
the joy of relief from pain-so you can work in
peace and sleep in comfort-bc wise and try
NURITO under this ironclad guarantee. If the
very first three doses do not relieve that cruel
pain to your satisfaction-your money will be
refunded. Don't suffer. Ask your druggist today
for NURITO on this guarantee. (T.N.C.1
The Omaha guide., 1940-09-14
TOO MUCH KNIFE WELDING

TOO MUCH KNIFE WELDING
While it is the function of a news
paper to mirror the news, it is hardl1
creditable to any group and far from
our delight to chronicle day after Ga,
ihstances in which knives are drawn
into play by certain elements among
us. In some cases the Standings prove
fatal and there are bereaved mothers
and dependent children and almost OF
every hand, shades of sorrow.
Human life is far too precious
and our inhabitants represent toe
much of an investment for such wan
ton waste of life for trivial reasons.
In some cases there are THOSE who
whip out the knife after losing at a
"skin' game; others include f~racases
tangent to some imagined love affair
in which jealousy plays a major part.
Still, old mar "corn" takes his toll
where the drinkers assemble. We
could go on and OH enumerating the
causes of much of this crime and wan
ton outlawry without reaching any
plane of honorable justification or
naming those who look for life's high
Ell ideals.
From time to time the suggestion
of the appointment of mdre police to
patrol the places has been made. 1t
has been suggested by many of the
crimes committed in the open could be
obviated if we had proper police pro-
lection. 1t would not hold that police
can stop by themselves the great crime
wave now before the people.
This condition calls for every law
abiding MAI and woman to enlist IN a
campaign to help u to laWless-
ness and immoral places wherever they
exist. On the other hand there is
something for the schools, churches
and civic organizations to do. In spite
of the fine work of the schools and the
teaching from the church, we have an
element bent on going along the way
of lawlessness. The basic principles
for the u r of our trouble cannot be
legislated or policed into the people.
OUR PEOPLE NEED TRAINING
and the development of those res
traints that of themselves are the great
est police forces. A people, with little
or no education, no local prestige and
nothing at stake can afford to disgrace
itself without feeling any loss.
In many places where III busin-
esses are located, it is no uncomor
thing to see the professional loafer, the
meddler and the idler engaging in ugly
conversations audiable to any n pass
ing, often to everlasting regret anC
chagrin. This is the class which upor
the least ~provocation, will whip out
gun or knife and proceed before the
passing guests.
Our people need training. Mos
of the crime is done by the younger
group. These have left the churches
the schools and honey firesides. w
must get them back there ore we arr
doomed.
Legislation does not make morals
Crime will decrease with the rails
ing of a better living and training stan
dard at home.