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The weekly echo., 1940-04-05
EllisviIIe, Miss.

Ellisville, Miss.-Dear Editor
Please allow space in he ECHO ia
mention the program being sponsored
by Lodge No. IS, Sunday, April Il
1910 The pvogram Will be Given
at Mt Aid Baptist Church, one half
mile below the station and can be
seen from the highway The march
will start at 1890 o'clock. Our most
worthy General Secretary, Rev. R. l.
Young, will deliver the sermon.
Special invitations have been GIVEN
the following lodges and presidents:
Mr.. o. c. Thigpin, Mrs. Ella Marcel,
Mrs. Bette Faulkner, Rev. Alex
Moody and Mrs. S. P. Jones.
All of the general officers are cor
daily invited, and we shall be glad
to have all other lodges that can
come join with us and help to make
our program a success. We will also
be glad 70 have as many folk as pos
sible come down from Meridian.
". M. Strickland, president
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Newell Chapel
MAKING RAPID SPEED

Our Sunday School has grown to
the point where we have practically
100 in our Sunday School.
1t appears as if Mrs. r. L. Young
teacher of class No. 1 thinks she
will get the prize. We, the members
of No. 2 don't think so, however, the
fourth Sunday in March, Mrs Young
led with an attendance of "a and a
collection of $5O5. On the fifth
Sunday in March she led with an at
tendance of al and with a collection
of more than $500.
Our Sunday School collection for
the last two Sundays was about $15.OC
Look out, Mrs. Young we are after
you for the next four Sundays. We
see you think you must gobble III
both prizes. This is from an interes
ed party. Will tell you who I am
after the campaign is over.
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05

placed on little table for the pastor
and his guests. Did you do is
The lights in the church on eur last
pastoral day were ready for Sunday
night. There was plenty of oil in
the lamp and the lamp globes were
bright and clean. Did you do it?
On Easter Sunday, the pastor had
on an effort to raise some finance and
be asked the members to respond
literally. Did you do it?
The pastor asked the officers and
members to begin devotional service
on time and not leave everything fol
the pastor. He stated that it would
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05
Did You Do 1t

The church yard was swept and de-
corated last Saturday and Sunday
when the preacher came. 1t was very
beautiful and clean. Did you do it?
The church house was clean in
side. The benches were straight and
the floor was swept and beautiful
bouquet was on the collection table.
Did you do it?
There was a beautiful glass pitcher
with two glasses in tray with fresh
water in the pitcher. Ali Of this was
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05
35&65&&REs y KS ! s :

(Music Features & Photo Syndicate)
60 Years a Best Seller

60 Years a Best Seller
The life of the most popular dane
tunes is limited in this era of mel
CHESS radio repetition to tire
months. but Beethoven has sold wei
for sixty years. OF course, in tn
heyday, or pre-radio era, Of popg
lar music, a million copies of
good song We're frequently sold. !
49,
IN 7icr.sr American nuSic, Va
f1r Herbert EdWard MdcDOtcet
tephea Foster, Sigmand Rombe Q
Jerome Kern, George GerShtcin arr
Rodgers and Hart are an mae
Gemeud.
zen Of these leads in pcpa
ldr.tg' CiUe np' Very 1Cell-N 10
doWeA Foster is near the top cNe
HeyberfS kiss Ne Again" sells e
large Numbers. 1t ought to. 1t g~:t
enough plugging on the air. Gerss
lota'S Rhapsody in Blue" is IN tCifA
demand. So is Kern's "0r II ~
Pirer" Bat then, the Rhapsody a
the classic Of jazz. 4
Fotchas may come and go, IN
Beethoven goes on forever. BE-,
thoven and the other big five-Ba n
Brahms, Chopin, Schubert aid
Schumann, with Tschaikows ~
crowding them closely. Nh q
teachers, singing teachers, the wi =
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05
|. Among the songs the

b,s most performed according to the
surveys Of the American Society of
Composers, Authors and Publish
srs. are @Schubert's Serenade,'
erahms' Lullaby" and Schumann's
Two Grenadiers.s Year in and
year out these pieces are purchased,
played on the piano and sung in
public. as well as in the privacy OF
be home.
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05

Tnthe old days boys todnted to tsl
President or the leading bdsebgui
pitcher. To-day they rant to be ASI
leading ssoing maestro.
~r I
A sure-fre remedy for insomnia
today is to count dance band Lead
ers j-inping upon the old Scotch
ballads. Z
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05

cid masters. Be-
lieve it or not,
the classics out
distance jazz at
the cash register.
In fact, t here
are those who
state author. i'd
lively that the
old masters keep
the music bus
ness alive. L r.
almost Ike say
ing that tie SAT-
E 1,r.;,- - l-f--
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Financial Department
CINE. Church
1910
Seventh Episcopal District

Seventh Episcopal District
South mississippi Conference
Meridian, Roy L. Young s4O4 90
jackson e. B. Balckman s171 25
Gloster- U. L. Washington 1J0O0
North Mississippi Conference
olive Branch J. A. Abram s101 10 /
IMmca-- W. o. Brown s1en M
Sardis E H. Carmen s10s m
Holly Springs B. T. Tolbert $50 90
East Mississippi
Water Valley j. H. Walton s2n0 M
Aberdeen M S. McGlown 1000
Iupelo- ]. D. Murdoch S61 m
New Albany-W. II. Foster s33 90 !
Mississippi Conference
greenwood I. M. Coleman S11500
Durant- W. w. Wall sol AZ q
Columbus c. Thomas s122 NJ
Brooksville- T. J. johnson s3ooo
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Spl Sdu OGFS4OpLilSlli -
music appre cia ii I
among the youth of re
land stimulate the Sc IS.
Tin Pan Alley knows {
cannot compete " .
the masters in the los &
run at the sales cou..-
tiers. 1t does the NJ q
best thing. It sets briS.-
ly about rewriting tns
"Minuet in G."
Word comes to ~
that Turkey has go-s|
completely overboar I
about swing music. Has
gone? Why. Turkey
went overheard cea-
turtles ago.
The weekly echo., 1940-04-05

hp the grocery business alive, or
bat U. S. Steel has touched zero,
b that Congress had passed a law
kainst grooming. 1t comes under the
Esading Of incredible
49,
Nevertheless, the depression
mich has affected the sale OF pop
iiar music, has made scarcely
tent in the sale of classical com
,ositions. Topping all demands at
he counters are the works of Beet
,oven. with his "Minuet in G. the
eader. You know how it goes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
A Thought for Today
Will 1910 Be Peace Year?

There has been a lot of talk about
European peace during the past rev
weeks, ad there will probably be lot
more in the days to come. 1t is strange
thing to talk of peace SO early IN the
conflict, but it Is an encouraging sign.
Thomas Mann, German refugee author
now in the United States, recently ven
tured the prediction that Europes
struggles would end before 1941. AT var
ious times, others have forecast an early
peace.
Perhaps all this Is wishful thinking.
People all over the world, affected directly
or Indirectly by the wars, hope not. AL
least there have been enough implications
to warrant a sincere belief in the posi-
bility of an early settlement. 1t Is i'm
possible to forecast accurately the course
of the world. There are too many IN de-
terminate factors. Hitler Is one. Stain
is one. Mussolini, Chamberlain, Daladler
ali are incalculable elements IN this great
equation of world politics.
Influential leaders Of church and state
have set up chorus Of pleas for peace:
Added 10 this have been the efforts OF
scores Of influential persons, acting uno1-
ficially. Constructive plans have been
outlined for the attainment OF peace, ana
out of them all arises the imperative
demand for some kind Of European feder-
alton No peace, most people agree, can
he a lasting one while Europe seethes
within itself. Something better, more
effective than the League OF Nations, must
be devised, and all nations must be given
a voice in the management OF the contl-
nent and must be treated equitably.
Certainly, 1t Is wiser to settle the differ
ences now before technical defeats and
victories have been recorded, than to wait
until millions OF lives are lost, economies
smashed, nations torn to tatters and
hatreds stamped more deeply into the
hearts OF men. Even within nation at
war, people desire nothing more than
peace, regardless Of victory But nation
engaged In conflict Is nation under the
influence Of powerful narcotic Slogans
and catch-phrases and ideologies and
sacred missions" all tend to fan the spark
Of hate that has been implanted IN the
breasts OF citizens by their leaders.
No one wins war these days. That IS q
truism few dispute. There Is nothing to be
gained - everything to be lost. Victory
Is a poor substitute for the lives that must
be sacrificed and the damage wrought.
Maybe 1910 won't be the "year Of peace"
But 1t Is good thing for everyone to be-
lieve that 1t will be, to keep talking about 1t,
never to let hope die. Perhaps, II
enough people talk about 1t often enough,
the crescendo OF voices will reach the
War-makers as an insistent demand that
cannot be denied,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
LIN to Old Tricks

Waterbury's new city administration Is
only few days old, but the Waterbury
Republican, unable to restrain Itself,
reverts to old habits Of nagging and I'm
dermining with natsy editorial Cracks.
Not content to await the announcement
Of Mayor scully's board appointments. 1t
must embarrass him and the citizens he
contemplates naming by specializing on
who may or may not be selected and then
slurring editorially them and others who
are not even under consideration.
We doubt II the Mayor wants or needs
guidance from the Waterbury Republic
cans self-appointed civic experts or that
he can hope for fair treatment Of his
administration from that source any
more after election than before. We be-
lieve the majority Of citizens who elected
him in spite of the Waterbury Republic
cans bitter political campaign Of oppo-
sition will prefer to give him and other
city officials as well as non-partisan
board members chance to prove them
selves before criticizing or imputing other
faults to them.
No wonder good citizens hesitate to
accept appointment to public service and
incoming mayors find It difficult to enlist
good board members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

the national elections to come this year.
If anybody endeavored to construe his
remarks into q political campaign adj
dress they would have to stretch their
imaginationS to the breaking point. The
President talked business strictly, the
business Of our federal government.
In his budget message Congress can
find plenty to both worry about and
enthuSe ove-. There was no indication
that the coming fiscal year would find
balanced budget possible. Republican
leaders claim they have the secret Of this
and Senator Robert Taft of Ohio is about
to reveal this secret But with respect to
governmental expenditures and sources
of revenue the chief executive stuck
pretty closely to fundamentals. Most of us
are convinced by this time that an ade-
quate national defense program must in
clude much of what the President and
other legislative leaders are calling for.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

Lauritz Melchior, Wagnerian tenor,
short-vacationing In Florida In an inter-
view stated that this country should have
National Opera, saying that prospective
musicians cannot all make the Metro
politan. Which Is right. Some lucky
ones get there, and no doubt the opera
additions have launched many singer
who might otherwise be unnoticed and
unheard. The robust tenor also said that
any other country but this, even the
smallest, has a National Opera, which
gives all singers chance. AS can be
seen more people are 1nusic-conscious to-
day than ever before, due, no doubt, to
hearing the best operas and the best SYM
phonies over the radio. Music Is much
more attainable than In former years,
and as your old Aunt Abby used to say,
the young folks get ideas, some Of which
being that they want to sing and they
want to play some instrument, In big
way. In the old days 1t was expected that
just the prodigies would make q name
for themselves In the musical world. Thus
1t goes. But the government seems to
have big order ahead which does not
include a National Opera.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

A mutt has O two.to.one tougher
Job going through lise than q tho.
roughbred.
-MaglsEate Henry II. curran Of
YoFkvilie court, N. X, In ruling
on roaming dog eases
I regarded him tEFits Kuhn 81 O
nuisance 10 tho community and
probably o threat, 10 civil liberties
and the proper preservation Of the
American system II he should be-
come more Important than he was.
Dist. Atty. Thomas %. Dewey Of
New York, testifying OF Kuhn
trial.
I think the Democratic party end
the nation o. q whole are entitled "
know whether the President ID going
10 ruin for 3 third term. .
Senator Frederick Van Nuyl
(Dein., f1d,).
During eli shs years that have
followed Thomas Jefferson thl
United Dtateg has expanded hi
philosophy into Q greater achieve.
inent Of security Of the individual
and nAtIonAi unity than IN any
other part Of the world, f
President Roosevelt, laying corner
stone Of jefferson Memorial ~
Warrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

poses 10 send the seamen from
Ellis Island direct To Hamburg,
However, any American ship
carrying them would DO stopped
on the high seas and the German
sailors removed. Only way TO got
around thd blockade IA 10 send
them on an army transport or on
q U. 8. merchant ship which has
been made O naval auxiliary and
files the y. 8. naval flag.
Tho French and British have
pulled In O considerable number OF
Germans from American and
italian boats on the high seas or
OF Gibraltar. There have been
many more such incidents than
the few reported,
In o difficult predlcament are
q group Of German sailors en-.
pl0yed by the Standard OIL COM
pany 10 operate their tanlEeFs.
These men have been living In
New York hetels, many Of them
In The Hotel Flanders, where
they were paid @2.b0 0 day by
the Standard OIL plus their
keep.
Not long ago some OF them tried
10 90 back TO Germany on On
italian ship but were taken off
by the British, Even more r0-
Gently 0 number left for San
Francisco, where they planned TO
take 0 Japanese liner 10 vladlees-
tek and then make tho long trip
across Siberia and Russia In order
TO reach Germany.
Copyright, 1910, by United
Feature Syndicate, Ine)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

Grudgingly Republicans and other
partisais who do not see eye to eye with
President Roosevelt admitted that he did
pretty good job In his annual message
to Congress on Wednesday and his bud
get speech the following day. In foreign
quarters, however, there was t1nstinted
praise for the chief executive and the
policies he advocated. In Democratic
quarters, too, 1t was noticeable that
heretofore opposition lessened In the face
Of his very frank attitude on domestic
and foreign questions.
II will have to be granted that the
President was at his best IN his Congress.
sional address. He outlined scheme OF
things TO be followed by Congress that
completely eliminated any thoughts OF
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
Wins Approval

Appointment of Attorney General
Frank w. Murphy, the fiery-thatched
and energetic federal prosecutor, to the
United States Supreme Court was ex-
pected, was welcomed, will be ratified by
the Senate The nation at large already
has approved it. The Attorney General
is personable official whose following Is
considerable outside of his own state Of
Michigan and Washington circles. He
succeeds the late Pierce Butler and be-
comes the only Roman Catholic on this
court bench.
Murphy will be very much substan-
tial member of the Supreme Court. He Is
still young man and his life expectancy
on the bench, barring, of course, retire.
ment before reaching what Is regarded as
the age limit, Is considerable. He should
bring to his new Office, pending natur-
ally confirmation at the hands Of the
Senate vigor, honesty, determination,
and the ability to cover lot of ground.
Succeeding him in the Presidents Cab
met Is another up-and-coming legal light
Robert H. Jackson. AS Solicitor General
Of the United States he has been perhaps
bit more in the background than he was
for number Of years when his rise to
national prominence was so rapid as to
make predictions for his future read like
fairy tales. Behind the glamour Of his
rise are character and ability. The Presi-
dent has rewarded not party fealty so
much as qualifications and progressive
ness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
THREE FEWER LYNoHINds IN
U. i. IN 1889 THAN PRE-.
VIoUS YEAR

Dec. 2ist, 1882
IldlteF, Waterbury Demoeratl
I send you the following infeFnia-
ton concerning lynehings for the
year 1890. | and, according 10 the
reports compiled In the Department
OF Records and Research, that there
were . persons iynehed In 1899. This
ID 3 less than the number 0 Tor the
year 1890; . loss than the number
3 for each OF the years 1887 and
1885; and II less than the number
40 for the year 1898. Two OF the
persons lynehed were taken from
the hands OF tho iaw-ene from the
jail and the other from On officer
Of the low outside OF tail.
There were 10 reports OF instances
In which officers OF the law pre-
vented iynehings. All OF these IN.
stances reported were IN southern
states. In oil instances, the persons
were removed or tho guards aug
inented or other precautions taken
A total number OF % persons, :
white men and 40 negro men, were
thus saved from the hands OF Enobs
OF the persons lynehed 2 were
negroes and was white. The Of
lenses charged werei murder, J;
fatal injury 10 boy In automobile
accident, II alteration with man, ]
The states In which lynchlngi
occurred and the number IN each
state are o. foliowsi Florida, 81
Mississippi, !.
Very truly yours,
y. .. PATTERSON,
President
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
In 'Today's Mail

defects In O democracy.
Az her yards dip into the water
and her bow ID buried beneath the
waves II will tell him, that the
growth OF the city has made gov.
eminent O very formidable task, and
an uFgept call 10 duty OF Ito gov
eFnlng body, and that also II Ia the
duty OF every citizen TO yaliantly
support this body, and TO assist
them In presenting conclusions,
based upon sound knowledge Aiid
Logical thought,
AS the ship retains her buoyaney
II will tell him, that the merits and
dement's OF the twe.party system
have undergone on ordeal, more
fiery than which II has been sub.
mitted 10 In the Brass City the past
few years, than In its previous years
but the time element will eliminate
the fierce ana 20 very lnerelless re-
sentiment.
As no pictures the dextereuG
movement OF tho helm, II will arouse
In him that political wisdom, 10 d.
rect bis judgment OF events and
men,
And, therefore, the good ship
waterbury" will sell into port witt
lts human cargo intact, because the
captain iIiapresses me, that he opors
ates on an even keel, and no will
keep the vessel IN that manner.
Bon Voyage, Captain. e,
]. v. WALKER.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
but JaekSon'S speech may supply
MISS PERKINS sPEcTAoLEs

MAhB6 A@AssbhNb bA 4S A6SssssD
The next time Secretary Of La.
Dor Frances Perkins shows up ct
o certain Washington radio station
without her glasses they'll know
Just what 10 do,
She dashed Into the studio O
few minutes before she was 10
40 on the cir, with the agitated
announcement that she had Just
broken q lens an dhAd 70 have
another pair OF glasses TO read
her manuscript.
"What will we dO2" cried the
studio director. "Its TOO late
10 send out for any"
"Ndaybe I can use the glasses
OF someone around here 'sug'
gested Miss Perkins.
A flying squad was dispatched
10 snatch the glasses Off the faces
OF everyone In the studio, and
soon was back with half Q dozen.
But after trying them oil, Miss
Perkins sheek her head diaeea.
solately,
'They went d." she sighed.
"They are oil too fancy for me.
You see, ! buy my glasses In the
five and ten" So"
GERMANS iNTERNED
One problem In the path OF
sending the German sailors freln
tho seNttied 8. o. Columbus back
10 Germany ID that OF getting
them past the British blockade,
Attorney General Murphy pro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

Grace Moore will help out with the
State Highway Campaign, but there Is a
catch. First off II she's going to sing for
good old Connecticut she wants the road
up to her Newtown country home re-
paired. There are many Connecticutians
who would like the approaches, lanes and
ox-roads, to their country homes fixed,
but country roads do not seem to be the
business OF the state. And you might
say bad roads are the price Of country
homes, usually.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

was marked deficiency Of rainfall In
the last three weeks OF November,
and this was felt by many mum.
eipalities. Among these were Boon.
vile, Worthwhile, etaatsburg, which
met the emergency from surface
supplies and Waveriy, which was
helped out by eayre, Pannsyivania
Later Beacon, Highland, Phelps and
Trumansburg were again obliged 70
resort 10 emergency supplies. The
communities named are IN counties
from the southeastern 70 the west
brn parts OF the state,
The department looks Tor low wa.
tor In streams and reservoirs until
thaws and spring rains come. Until!
then the careful supervision Of
emergency supplies by local ana
state ,authoFitiea will be maintained
and residents OF New York city owe
II TO themselves not 70 waste wa
ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05

WINTER.

WINTER.
Virginia shortridge In the Poets Column,
Hartford Courant)
Sleeping sweetly are the flowers,
Meath carth's blanket soft and white;
Moistened gently by the showers,
Tucked securely out OF sight.
Though we see them not, yet surely,
We all know, when warm Springs ray,
Reaches down 10 them 10 purely,
Sleeping till long Summers day.
That these little resting flowers
Will shoot upward toward tho light;
Making wan old earth bower,
Sparkling with her jewels bright.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
DRoUTII IN NEW YORK IN 1850
(New York SUM


In its final weekly, bulletin for
1880 the stats Department Of Health
summarizes the effect on public wa
ter supply systems Of the drouth
Of last year, which II describes %
tone Of the longest and most seri-
Gus ever experienced In this state y
adding:
"The water supplies Of. many
municipalities failed completely
and q number OF cities including
New York, Kingston, Norwich
and others, reported the water
levels In their reservoirs to be
the lowest ever recorded
Az the time this report was pre-
pared - II was published under the
date OF December 2b-c conditions IN
some parts OF the state were still
critical. In the first week Of No
veinber precipitation was sufficient
10 enable some communities 10 re-
sumo use OF their regular sources
Of supply after depending fol
months on emergency sources. Then
the village Of Coxsackie was ablt
TO abandon the Hudson river as 4
source Of supply after three months
continuous use. However, there
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
"gAIL ON, o SHIP or STATE,
SAIL 0Np
waterbury, Conn.,,
January 4, 1910,

waterbury, Conn.,,
January 4, 1910,
EdltoF OF the DemocFati
How, therefore, will the good ghiE
waterbury" sail with q new cap.
tain on the bFldgee
Az no stands, relaxed and observ'
ing, no will hear the shgiil whist
ling Of the wind through the rig.
ging; the eFeaking OF the EnAsts; thu
atrainlng and gFeanlng Of the bulk.
heads, as she labors on the poiitica
Bea.
AZ no hears the waves rushing
along the side Of the ship, u will
tell him that no true friend, vii
hesitate 70 tel him, that 70 have
q balance you must have merits as,s
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-05
WILSON'S BIRTHDAY
Boston Post

. a
The ESD anniversary Of the birth
Of Woodrow Wilson passed without
much public notice, but In several
parts OF the country there were pro-
gramnnes Of observances. In one Of
them, Beckinridge Long, Assistant
Secretary OF State In the Wilson
cabinet, declared that Wilson did not
fail IN his Efforts to end wars, but
that mankind failed. He Gifted the
present war a. proof Of his analysis.
II seems 4 first glance that all
Wilson fought for has been forgot
ten, Is the big nations OF Europe 20
ct IL again, but the moral force that
ne eyerted Is stu felt 10 aome de-
gree, and II may, be that sons day
his principles VIII be found working
ii g practical manner In eli the ma
tions d tho world.