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The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-10

AN Honest Introduction To TIL South
BY Rev. C. c. Walker, Pastor Of
First Congregational Church
ell fares the land, to fastening lis
a prey,
Where wealth accumulates, and men de.
cay.
Princes and lords may flourish or may
fade
A breath can make them, as a breath
has made;
But a bold peasantry their country's
pride,
When once destroyed, can never be
supplied"
The above lines are from Oliver
Goldsrnith's Deserted Village" and I
think they best express succintly an
honest opinion of The South as seen
through Meridian, thriving city des.
tined to become a great metropolis in
this section.
This is to be a personal testimony. a
testimony Of my own experiences and
thoughts after three months in the
deep south. 1t is not intended to be
. effective and make no claim to estab-
hsh lasting truths because so short a
duration Of stay in a section is not in
elective Of the truth of conditions which
one encounters However. I am very
anxious to establish a spirit of coopera
ton and forwardness among these
people-the bold peasantry-whom !
have met and think that through this
method much good in that direction can
r. accomplished.
AS most of my friends know. 7 am
from New Jersey, that particular sec
ton Of The North where ANYTHING
southern is looked upon with indiffer-
ence and perhaps snobbishness-and
when the word "Mississippi' has only
to mean Father Of Waters. If the
word is ever used to connote the state,
# is in the likeness Of a foreign one
or probably as 10Th one seeking ad-
mission to the nation Among the elite
mississippi" is best considered as a
concentration camp where sincere mis-
sionaries are sent never again to be
heard Yes even among the super
sophisticates mothers have been known
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-05-10
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Hattiesburg, Miss.

Dear Secretary:
Enclosed you will find money or
yer in the amount of $........ for n
newal fee and finance cards. Please
send these by return mail.
I saw in last weeks paper where Bro.
Thigpen said that | am using a toy
hammer. Please tell him that | ann
sorry but he will have to move in the
rural because / am already loaded up
coming to town with machine hammer.
"a sledge hammer is too slow for me-.
J. S. Patrick, President, Lodge No. 254.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
7. H. s. RESERVES
LOSE LAST TILT

Although fpsiianti High Schools
reserve eleven put up valiant
fight against overwhelming odds in
their final game OF 1870 Thursday
afternoon. the superiority u the
Ecorse team in both weight and
numbers was too much. They
DROPPED the game by 20 10
score. The game played az Island
PARK SAW the local boys score
within the first thirty seconds OF
play as Fred Horn took the opening
kickoff and ran ninety yards
straight through the entire Ecorse
team u was the third time this
year that an fpsi player has per
formed the feat % running back the
kickoff Tor a touchdown Halfbsck
Fred Walters has turned tn trick
twice 20 stand ont in that depart
ment
After Horn s sensational run the
attempted kick for the extra point
was low and the score stood six to
nothing In favor OF Y.HS The lead
was short lived. however 20
Ecorse retaiiated quickly with a
seventy yard drive that 1ettad
them their first score The plunge
for the extra point vas successful
and Ecorse took q lead that %
never relinquished p
The second quarter saw the yisi.
tors score again as the TO- ult Of
long pass into the end zone. but
this time the plunge for tho add
tional point was stopped cold and
the local team still had a.caance 10
tie the score. They were unable to
get out OF their own territory. how
ever. and when Ecorse added seven
more points in the fourth quarter
10 bring their total up 70 90 points.
the outcome Of the game became
certain.
The loss Thursday WIS YpsTs
fifth Of the season but unlike their
varsity brothers. they have one vic
tory in the win column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08

to finally draw first blood by PIN
nine RoXie.
The second fall was an entirely
different story, however, as RoXie
came out. fast 10 swarm all over
the Bull with series Of bone
crushing blocks that finally re-
suited in Montana shoulders
going to the mat after three min
utes OF furious action The boys
rested up for ten minutes and
then went al n again as each tried
to -ain the all important third
fall
The match soon resolved into a
battle between referee jerry
jones and Montana, as the lat
ter's constant use OF Illegal tao
tics kept Jones continually break
ing holds When the Bull put a
flyins mare on referee Jones and
almost tossed him out OF the ring,
he was disqualified and the match
awarded 70 RoNe.
Aneelo Savoldi and Rebel Rus
sell TANGLED in the semi.finals
through fortysfive hectic minutes
f entertaining action The ac'
tion was more fitted to a boxing
match than one of Wrestling, as
SayOldi turned the bout into a
match Russell took the
first fall. though. after twenty
minutes had passed, but Savoldi
came back TO even it by pinnins
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
Wrestling Bouts Lively

Before an even larger crowd
than that which Witnessed the
opening of the wrestling season
week ago, six talented erapplers
engaged in three fast bouts at
the Ypsilant armory Thursday
evening. with the match between
Walter RoXie and Bull Montana
being the main attraction. Al
though the famed Ali Bahia was
scheduled TO be Montana's op-
ponent in the feature event an
injured wrist. suffered Wednes
day night during match in Pom
tiac. necessarily caused the can
collation. OF Thursday nights
bout
Very little improvement could
have been made on the substitute
match as RoXie and Montana put
on a furious battle before the for
mer triumphed II was revenge
for RoXie as he evened a personal
score with the Bull who defeated
him week ago at the armory.
Montana was at his best Thurs
day night as he resorted TO lie
sal holds in his attempt to pin the
Rcxie to the mat. From
the opening bell through sixteen
full minutes. the two ~srappled.
as Bull interspliced gauging. hair
pulling. biting. slugsing and the
like. with a few recognized holds
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08

Walt Sierra vs.. Frank Cudillo.
That's the way Michigan Nor
mails football game with Wayne
University at Briggs Field Satur-
day shapes up. The Siera-Cudillo
feud. more than anything else, is
expected 10 provide the thglls for
an estimated crowd Of 5000. The
kickoff time is 2 p. m.
Although, Sierra. l65-pound Ham
tramck senior. will be wearing
heavy brace and roll Of bandages
on his weak left knee, he is still
likely to prove very elusive tar
get for the Wayne eleven. Like
wise. Cudillo, who played freshman
football at Normal in 1885, will ada
sparkle in the Wayne backheld.
The plain truth is that both mon
are indispensable. II Sierra is able
TO play most OF the contest, thcn
Michigan Normal may find the task
of upsetting the favored Tartars a
relatively easy job.
On the other hand. Cudillo. who
has only recently recovered from
an injury similar to that of his
stellar rival, may turn the game
into one-man scoring exhibition.
They're both that good
Wayne has good cause to remem-
Der the shifty Sierra. 1t wa Walt
who two years ago ran for two
touchdowns and passed for anoth.
err as, the Hurons walloped the De
troit squad. 20-7. 1t was also Sierra
who scored the winning goal as he
scampered Ga yards on fake punt
as Normal downed Wayne last sea
son. 1876.
Michigan Normal's starting team
will be exactly the same as that
which trounced Alma College, 24-7.
a week ago. Besides Sierra. John
Palmer. Jack Yuille and Chuck
Nemeth will be stationed in the
Huron hackfeld.
Palmer and Yuille. but chiefly
the former. will alternate with
Sierra in running the bail. Palmer
this week has looked better than
any other Huron back except Sierra.
Ypsilanti will rely mainly on
straight power plays. There will
be few passes with Sierra doing
most of the pitching. The old de-
ceptiye double wingback, however,
will not be used at all.
In the line George Newlands and
Lowell Beach will line up at ends,
Dave Gates and John Grant at
tackles. Barney Dyer and Art
Maschke at guards and Dick Man.
ming at center. Beach. who has
been troubled with a pulled mus
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
e Field to Vie For State A. A. u. Harrier Titles
S%K Sierra CudiIo Feud Will Feature Huron Wayne Clash

Gle, is now in top shape for the
battle.
Tommy Adams. Carl Macy and
Jerry Schneider will be Cudillo'c
backfield teammates. Adams and
Macy are l0-second sprinters, but
the hard-driving Schneider is a
bigger Huron worry Schneider
gained most OF the ground against
Normal last year.
Wayne presents an almost vet
eran team Capt. Pat Savage and
Winfield Hardy will start at end,
Ed Trzcinski and Ed Larimore at
tackles, Joe Szczygiel and Ralph
Betker at guard and Vern Cassin at
center. Virtually the same line up
started against the Hurons in 1899.
Although the Tartars have
strong first team, they are weak
in reserves. Here is the only adj
vantage Normal holds oveY Coach
Joe Gembis' charges, and it's only
a slight one.
Wayne has not won a game since
ii beat Western State, 1876, early
in the season. The Tartars have
played three successive ties, dead
locking with Ohio Wesleyan, Akron
and Central State in that order.
Wayne was defeated by University
of Detroit. 427, at the start of
the campaign.
The Hurons. Of course. have won
one, lost-hree and tied one. They
bowed to Central State 24-0, and
to L. OF d., 40. Saturdays clash
will be the fifteenth In a series be-
tween the schools.
Probable starting lineups:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08

the Rebel in eleven minutes. Dur
ing the four minutes remaining.
before the forty-fiye minute time
limit was to expire, neither wres-
tier was able to gain the advan-
tage. and the match was called a
draw.
Harold Chaundy and Art Per
kins were the principals in the
opening match of the evening,
and the former came out victor
ious after twelve minutes and
thirty seconds Of battling. when
he pinned his opponent for the
one and only fan needed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
HuRONS To SEEK
MIN OVER STATE

Michigan Normal and Michigan
s..t. ,,rc time cross country ri.
''"''' .u"7 ,'., III. ca -
walls. VIII resume 'N'''
the Michigan Amateur Athletic
Union championships over the four
Ia. tt,,.,, .orrse here Saturday.
NM '' ~ - - ~
Ine meet VIII 'eN'" az O" ~
Although state. ny virtue OF us
victory in The state lntercollegia'e
al Kalamazoo last Week rates as
the favorite. Michigan Norman can
5ardly be counted ont OF 'ue oalliT
for the team title. me hurohs Nlll
hold the advantage OF IuHiiins o'ei
their own course.
Nearly 80 lndlNldual ana hiile
team entries viii contest tor 'he
AA.t. crowns. most coNeleu ol
state cross country championships,
Coach Lloyd W. Olus mas talileu
an eight man team OF iNe veterans
and tlree sopaomoIes 10 attempt
TO vrest the state laurels away
from The Sparians zoe hrztA'hsNl'
Jackson sophomore. VINO so' on 10
late start TINS iaIl. Is 'he auul''on
10 tae lpsi.anil unit.
Others are Tommy quinn 'u"he
Temper Capt BOD lee ueuIs
. Cole, Elmer Blrnlo. BOD Archer,
and Warren Johnson. Cole ana
Archer are second'year men
Michigan Normal mas romped 10
easy dual meet victories over en-
trail state ana Wayne nlNe'sIt'
and placed second 10 me STATE m
tercollegiate SO lar thls season ,
The stern eompettioon "hlCh tne
Hurons. met IN tAe IntetcoiIesla,e
and Wayne encounter mas siea'lS
strengthened the teams
State has TWO duai meet triunipns
and one defeat 10 lls Sreult tnlS
fall The Spartans easl'y supuueu
Penn state and FittsnuIgh, pul
found indiana hiNefsi'y huch 'oo
powerful
The spartan team lhcluues Dapr
Z. Mills. W warren Anderson Jerry
Page. Ralph Monroe BIZ scott
Al Mansan, and NaIt bearuslee'
Page. Monroe and scott nave oeen
the state paceWakefs
Michigan Normal freshmen ana
the Huron Club VIII also be repre-
sented in the meet. Nern hreDsoach
and Ed Sigety are the chiet irosh
contenders Other yearunss are
Dwight Chapman. Bob Allen. FRANK
Durham Jack Erskine. Narl Johh'
son Art Lee and Art WINS
Ralph BraAcrog. tae sensational
Nj Morris runner VINO established
the Michigan high school mile rec
ord OF 4.2S.2 last June. VII! make
his initial appearance as college
runner under the coloTs OF the
Huron CLUB.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
Sports Calendar

TODAY
Football q.
Roosevelt High School vs. Romu-
lus. Normal College Field, $3.50
Ypsilanti High School vs. Ecorse,
at Ecorse.
Cross Country
Twin Valley Association cham
pionships. at Plymouth.
SATURDAY
Cross Country
Michigan Amateur Athletic Union
championships. Michigan Normal
course, / a. m.
Football
Michigan Normal VS. Wayne Uni
yersity. Briggs Field. . p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
ONE CENT!
THANK YOU!

acknowledge my gratitude to the voters of Wash
tenaw County for electing to the office of
Prosecuting Attorney.
hope to demonstrate this gratitude in
crete way and to merit this expression of conf
dence by discharging the important duties of the
office with all the energy efficiency and impartial
ity of which | am capable.
GEORGE MEADER
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
Ro5eER SENTENCED

Saginaw. Nov Ernest Mid.
dleton. %. Flint, pleaded guilty
Thursday before Circuit Judge
James +. O'Neill 10 robbery armed
and was sentenced 10 II IL 10 25
years in State Prison. A com
panion. John Koziel. %. Flint.
who with Middleton was accused
Of stealing s5.72 from a newsboy
at the point OF gun Is awaiting
arraignment on the same charge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
ASSETS PURCHASED

Jackson. Nov. s Remaining as
sets of the closed Union Peoples
National Bank, consisting Of notes
accounts and judgements. origi-
nally valued at slS3655l6. were
purchased Thursday by clyde b
Elwood. representing the Elwood
Finance Service of Jackson, for
1905.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
TO BUILD MlNEsWEePERs

Bay City. Nov. S Four mine
sweepcrs costing S6.300,000 will
he built at the plant Of the Defoe
Boat and Motor Works here Off
cials of The company announce.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
Bowling Scores
MOTOR STATE LEAGUE
STANDINGS

High single QndiyiduaD-B Bender
-226.
High three 0ndividuaD Roll
562
High single (team) machine
915.
High three team machine
045o
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
HIGH SCHOOLS REPRESENTED

Kalamazoo, Nov s --Forty.five
Michigan high schools were re-
presented at the third annual
principal freshman conference
Thursday at Western State Tea
cheers College.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-08
Probable starting lineups

Referee-Fred SpurgeOn IVaIpa-
raiso); Umpire-John Kobs Ham
line); Head linesman-Mal Han
son (Purdue). KICKOFF time-2 p.
m.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Clearing JEWElRY

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$50 pcs. 81 Jewelry-necklaces, bracelets, pins.
light colors, 2 for 81.
25-S3 Necklaces-2-strand simulated pearls
with rhinestone clasps S1.59
Clearing SLIPS
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~ Cleorinn 6H 81
Evening star., 1940-06-06

fered from the Walter brothers
in some details on construction
problems.
Derby Director Speaks.
Derby Director Zeb T. Hamilton
spoke briefly concerning the race,
and emphasized the need for regis
tration before the deadline.
Mr.. Hamilton announced earlier
this week that Derby registration
would close Saturday, June %
There is still plenty of time to
register and puild a racer before
July l3, however" he said. IF you
want the biggest and most exciting
afternoon of your lite, go now and
register for the 1910 Soap Box Derby.
GO to the Chevrolet dealers
nearest your home and tell them
that you want to enter the Soap Box
Evening star., 1940-06-06

Regularly sl0.95" is putting it modestly They
were more than that earlier In the season.
Print dresses, solid color dresses Of sheer
rayon crepe under fitted full-length wool coats,
navy or black double breasted and one-button
models.
lu.;a. RuIn
Evening star., 1940-06-06

not eligible. A boy who does
NOT have his 1lth birthday
anniversary until after the day
of the race is not eligible.
Members of the immediate
family of employees of The Star,
the Chevrolet Motor Co., deal
ers or employees of dealers will
not be permitted to race.
2. How to enter-Sign your
entry blanks and safety pledge
and get your rule book at the
salesroom of the Chevrolet
dealer nearest your home.
There are dealers in Wash
ington, Alexandria and Arling-
ton. Va. and Silver Spring,
Hyattsville and Bethesda. Md.
You must be accompanied by
one of your parents or your
guardian, who also must sign
the entry blanks and safety
pledge.
(Read The Star for Derby NeUs)
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Students From Paul
School Top Entrants
|nCoaster Race
1889 Championship Car
Scheduled for Exhibition
At Shaw Today

Nearly every school in the Dis
trict and vicinity will be represented
by one or more entrants in the
1910 Soap Box Derby, an inspec-
ton of the Derby roster at head
quarters showed today.
The biggest representation for the
coaster race, to be run July 13,
comes from Paul Junior High
School in Washington, where II boys
already have registered and are
working on their miniature cars
Alice Deal Junior High, school of
last years champion, Carl Ceder-
strand, jr., has the next largest
group with II entrants.
There are one or more boys in
every District high school eager to
win one of the many prizes to be
offered. The greatest number, of
course, are coming from the Junior
high schools in the District and in
Virginia and MARYLAND. There also
is large representation from the
grammar schools, although this
group was naturally reduced this
year because of the raising of the
Derby minimum age limit from 10
to II years.
Racer Shown at Garnet Patterson.
A large number of schools in the
Metropolitan Area have had the
1889 championship racer on exhi-
bition, and boys interested in the
Derby have had a chance to in
spect it and ask questions. Yes
terday the car was shown at Garnet
Patterson Junior High School.
Today it was scheduled for eXhi-
bition at Shaw Junior High during
the noon lunch period and at Claude
A. Swanson Junior High in Airing
ton in the afternoon from 2:45
until 3:15.
Two sets of brothers entered in
the 1910 Derby were interviewed by
Bill Coyle, radio director of The
Star, on the Derby radio program
over Station WMAL at Ais pm
yesterday.
Richard, Is, and Charles Walter
13, told of their construction progress
and processes, and revealed that
rivalry. for them. is going to be con-
fined to outsiders" on Derby day.
The other set of brothers, Melvin
II, and Richard Freebairn, II, had
the same ideas on rivalry, but diff
Evening star., 1940-06-06

cleared through Derby headquarters
at The Evening Star. Their entry
brought the total number Of
brother acts" to seven.
Meanwhile, the eight boys who
became flnalists in the Derby radio
quiz program to be broadcast soon,
busted themselves restudying the
1910 rules to be sure they know all
the answers. The eight finalists
won their positions Tuesday. They
will compete for a $6 set of wheels
and cash prizes of 81, - and 81, at
Evening star., 1940-06-06

tual discipline which the rigor Of
college training has given them.
1T is our sacred duty to discipline
ourselves to think responsibly," he
declared.
Graduates include Elizabeth Marie
Pope, and Mary Alice Sturdevant Of
the District, Betty Tyson Hooker,
Louise Sharp. Jane Baker Bell, Ger
trude Armstrong Lucas Of Virginia
and Virginia M. Pfeil, Mary An
nette Beasley and Catherine Hide
garde Norris Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

Derby. There you will receive ap-
plication blanks and a safety pledge.
When you and one OF your parents
have signed the applications and
pledge, you will receive a rule book.
Register now, and get in on the fun"
Must Build Own Cars.
The Derby is open to boys living
in Washington and vicinity, who
are between II and IS years old.
The main rules to remember are
that each boy must build his own
car himself, and must keep the cost
to no more than $40 Adults are
not allowed to help build the car,
but they may offer advice.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
5Jun0rs $O95 Afternoon DressesCheck - O


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Evening star., 1940-06-06
Clearing SLIPS

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Evening star., 1940-06-06
Soap Box Derby Rules

The 1910 Soap Box Derby,
sponsored for the third year by
The Star and the American
Legion, will be held July 13 for
boys living in Washington and
in nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia. The Derby is a race for
boy-built coaster cars, which
must be constructed within a
cost limit of $40. The winner
will represent Washington at
the national finals at Akron,
Ohio, in August.
These rules are your guide
for the third WASHINGTON
SOAP BOX DERBY:
/. Eligibility-The Derby is
open to boys of Washington and
vicinity between II and IS years
old. A boy having his 10th
birthday anniversary on the
day of the race, or before. is
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Bryn Muwr Graduates
Nine From D. G. Area

Nine students from Washington
and nearby were graduated today
from Bryn Mawr College. DR.. Huh
Shih, the Chinese Ambassador, gave
the commencement address.
DR.. Shih warned the students
against any slackening Of intellec-