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The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

the class recited a different scien-
tic fact.
Prof. c. M. Greene, principal,
and B. A. Wade made rema ks,
complimenting the class for its
splendid accompl shments and the
fee spirit exhibited by both the
winners and the los RS. Prof. A. L
Richardson was also complimented
for his excellent k.
The cass IS div ded irto five
groups headed by Fannie Wood
Myft Hunter, Evalyn Norman
Edna Mae Thurmond and Rubie
Mae Thomas The FIST three tests
ended in a five way tie but after
the final round, Fannie Wood and
her group we in fl st place and
Myrtrs Hunters group in second
p ace.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14
Little Girl browns

MOUND BAYOU, Miss, Dec.
10-The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nose Vence was crossing a
plank walk across a dredge ditch
near their home and fell into the
water. Her 4 year old brother tried
to get her out but could not, so he
went down in the field to let his
mother know. When she got there
the child had drowned.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14
BASKETBALL TIPS

The Redwave of Mound Bayou
H gh School will soon be rolling
out in Their new beautiful uniforms
in a few d 7ys to demonstrate their
basketball ability. You come and
see for yourseIves-these boys art
just as dangerous as the r. A F.
The Redwave Will take the Of
fsnsive on the Minnesota system
md the d Tense from the Iowa
stem. Redwave seniors are Pa
Stringer, Greenee Presley, SIP a s
brothers. and Arthur Thomss
Coaches Crump and Rich 4rdsor
,ay that the team is out for three
MISUNDERSTANDING, District
nd State The RedWave hopes to
yIay in the tournament at Tuske,
gee Institute
Season tickets will be on sale in
few days.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14
SCHOOL NEWS

The members of the ninth grade
class of Bolivar County Training
School were entertained Monday
afternoon by members of the class
who lost in question end answer
contest conducted by Prof. A. L.
Richardson. Science Instructor.
Those attending the affair as
sembled around long tables for
lunch and after the blessings, each
Of the fifty or more members of
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14
Rosedale News
(Intended for last week.

(Intended for last week.
Funeral services of Mrs. Eliza
beth Oats was held at the Gospel
T m p e Church Sunday, Mrs.
Oats was an aged citizen of this
town and was member of Gospel
Temple, where she served
till she died. She is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. Carrie Mat
thews, IL grand children and many
relatives and friends.
Miss Verge Burdell served a
delicious dinner Thursday evening
for Masters Aleaza Mason, Robt.
Donelson, Jr., Leon Allen and
Misses Mamie Smiley and Causie
Donelson.
Mrs. Lula Lotion is on the sick
list.
Mrs. c. c. Brooks is up after a
severe illness.
Miss G. M. Donelson visited
her grandfather in SCOTS, Sunday.
The Rosedale Basket Ball Team
sponsored a party at the school
Thursday night which was a big
success.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

The Home Economics Depart
ment ofthe Bolivar County Train
ing School invites the patrons and
friends of Mound Bayou to an
exhibit in our school, Thursday,
December 10, from HOO a. m. to
200 p. m.
Allie Parker Dunn, Director Of
Home Economics.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

A Short Dress Party was given
at the home of Miss Kay M. Will
liams Thursday night. She served
ice cream, cake, hot cocoa and
drinks. Mrs. S. T. Gordon wore
the shortest dress. A prize was
given. There were many guest to
attend the party.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14
Bethel Church News

Sunday, December 9, was a high
day at Bethel A M. E. Church
Sunday School wss conducted as
usual by BIO. Preston Holmes
Superintendent. After the teache S
had done their very best, Prof. A
L. Richards reviewed the lesson
IN way that everyone enjoyed it.
But, you should have been in
the morning service. The Jun or
choir, with Mrs H L. leggs a
rector would have taken you off
as in a dresm while t,ey S ng.
Just Cou dn't Be Contented Until
Fo nd TIE Lord " led by Mis-
10 ephire Moo of Psrkin, Ark.
The congregation joined in reading
PAIN 100. Tie Juniors SANG
''S,lent Night" and off ng for the
poor was taken MISS E ola Cart
saog, My L fe Will Be SWe ter
Some Day.
Announcements were IS ftl WIS:
Pie Conte5t-at c hris n
Church Friday night, December 20.
The big feature will be Woman S
Day at Bethel A al. E. Church
Sunday, December Is. Sister T B
Walker viii act IS Supterint endent
and Mis- c. Csnton as Secretary.
1880 Morning Sc, vice
PRAYER Sister Katie Ais
Scripture Sister Mary Swanegan
Dec. -...-....--.....Srs Sister T. ThompsoI
Song .--..-...--..-....-..--.-. e.. Sister Ba,De
Address. Sister Niche lie, subject,
Women The Worlds B e 5
Teacher
Crusaders: Please report So 90
each. Sisters Katie Aills, v. c. Cow
ington, Richardson, Evalyn Wash
ington, z. H. Jores, Carrie Ford,
Sarah Gray, Mary Findley, Emms
Clay, M. E Davis, T. Thompson,
Buckner Morgan Weaver Barnes
end Lula Robinson, Fiance Com
mittee
Christmas Tree Tuesday night.
Santa Claus and his wife will be II
town with presents galore. A
engagements for Christmas Tree
will be in charge of Mesdames H.
L Cleggs and Josephine Cant.
The Junior and Senior Choir vii
render a worth while program
Christmas night. All are invited.
5th Sunday, December %, 1910
Mems Day.
lst Sunday n January 1941-
First Quarterly Conference.
After the announcements the
worthy pa tor, Rev. ]. M. B. Mi
chele came forward and with that
minister look in his face and tn
trumpet voice he took a text from
Joshua 24:l5 Taking st nd for
God. He closed tn s great sermon
by singing I'm Gonna take Sol
diers Fare" Invitation. Offering
Apostles Greed. Doxology.
Visitors: Mr. Thomas Lee Smith
of Belma Chapel A. M. E. Church
and our own DR.. P. M. George
Frsnk N. Perkins. Reporter
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

The Prayer Band held a Spirit
ual meeting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. T. S. Morris Thursday
evening.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

Mr.. M. S. Finnie, who recently
celebrated his 89th birthday is
still active and able to work. He
lives on little Mound Bayou.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

Mound Bayou. He is youngster
but has the right spirit, Own
something of your own"
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

Mrs, Zelda Smith, daughter of
Prof. and Mrs. John Brown has
returned to her home in Chicago,
after spending several days here
visiting relatives and friends.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

Rev. John Joyner visited in
Nile this week.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

The workers in the w. P. A.
Lunch Room gave the boys on the
football squad a chicken dinner
last week. The lunch room workers
are: Rev. r. B. Motley, Mr.. An
drew White, Mrs. Lula Barr and
Mrs. Elizabeth Jones.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

Mr.. w. L. Jones visited in Rose
dale, last week.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14
Local News

Mrs. Matte Thompson was up
Sunday after brief illness.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

Among the business callers to
our office we're: Mr.. F. H. Miller,
Mayor B. A. Green, Prof. I. E.
Edwards, Revs. ] B. Bell, E. T.
Smith, ]. L. Joiner, w. T. Lowery.
Miss Carrie Lee Coleman of
Grapeland, Miss, has resumed her
studies in the B. c. T. S.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

Mr.. James McGill is building
his mother a nice new home in
the Harris addition to the town of
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

Miss G. M. Donelson visited
her grandfather in SCOTS, Sunday
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-12-14

Mrs. c. c. Brooks is up after a
severe illness.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

in history for England and France.
They added doggedly: The fight
isn't over yet"
Authoritative London sources said
1.-The Allies continue as hitherto-in
close consultation and complete
agreement"
Rumors of discord between the
Allies were laid to enemy propa-
ganda.
A British statement said:
1.-THE German and Italian propa.
ganda machines have today been
more than usually active in the cir
culation through their innumerable
and devious channels of a variety
Of rumors designed to shake the
mutual confidence of the Allied pee.
pies.
THE main thesis, of which there
is much variation, is that disagree.
ment exists beween the British and
French civil and military authori-
ties.
"Stories to this effect have been
reproduced in many languages from
German and Italian wireless sta
lions. In authoritative London
quarters tonight attention was di-
rected" to the origin of the rumors
which are completely devoid of foun-
dation."
Heads of the governments Of New
Zealand, Australia anG the Union
of South Africa sent to Premier
Reynaud of France pledges to fight
on ito the finish to drive the foes
from France.
A Reuters British news agen-
Cyl correspondent somewhere in
France" wrote that the situation
is the most tragic since the Prus-
slams marched into Paris 70 years
ago." but commented that there
is complete absence of panic or des-
peration.'
Reports from France indicated the
French r falling back in good or.
der to establish new defense lines.
Where these are being formed was
not disclosed. The river Loire is
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16

British planes dumped heavy bombs
on military targets in Germany's
Ruhr valley and Rhineland, and on
troops at Baden. Ammunition at
Bergen, Norway, also was bombed.
The air ministry acknowledged
the loss Of six bombers; and the ad-
miralty reported the sinking of the
4,180-ton anti-aircraft cruiser Calyp-
so, third cruiser lost since the war
began.
One officer and SO seamen. from
the Calypso are missing. The ship
was torpedoed by an Italian subma.
rine in the, Mediterranean.
The admiralty also disclosed the
sinking of the trawlers Myrtle and
Ocean Sunlight. They struck mines
in English waters. All aboard the
Myrtle are believed lost and egiht
are missing from the Ocean Sun
light.
The air ministry communique said
"bombers of the r. A. F. were &C
lively engaged in support of the
Allied forces over the fighting zones
south Of the Seine and added:
Others attacked and severely
damaged a concentration Of enemy
aircraft at Merville airdrome near
Neuve Chapelle. Bombers renew
ed their attacks in Germany. .
In southwest Germany an attack
was made on heavy concentrations
of troops and materials in the state
Of Baden. . . Aircraft of the coastal
command destroyed large supplies
of ammunition on the Quay at Ber.
gen and returned safely"
An American built Hudson Clock.
heed plane) led the attack at Ber-
gen, the air ministry disclosed.
Its first bomb struck an ammu-
milton Dump" the communique said.
There was a violent explosion. . i.
The big fire which started guided
other aircraft to the target"
Blacklist In History
British sources said the week of
constant withdrawal before terrific
German pressure was the BLACKLIST
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
NEW BEF FIGHTS
HARD IN FRANCE
Continued from Page One)

them NO implications Of military
commitment. Only the congress can
make such commitments
Britain summoned a new class of
300. 900 to the colors, called for vol.
unteers for the air force, and reach
ed into her home defense reserve to
back the exhausted armies in
France.
A group of members of parlia.
ment was called to meet next Tues.
day to consider "arming the popu-
lation' against invasion - the
spokesman for the move, M. P.
Clement Davies, declaring that the
people, even women and any boy
"who a throw a ball. should be
given hand grenades, bombs, pis-
tolls, anything"
Spokesman at London declared the
British would fight to the last drop
of blood. They denied reports that
France was driven to the verge of
separate peace.
Fresh armored divisions, the iron
cavalry shock troops of the new
B. E. F., smashed at surging Ger
man waves ION a front as wide as
France to give the Poilus rest.
They had the support from the air
that British Tommies asked for
when they returned from the bat
tering at Dunkerque with the cry:
For Gods sake, give us planes"
Waves of British bombers. appar-
emily working closely with the
ground troops, splattered German
s~pearheads south Of the Seine with
explosives just ahead of the Allied
counter attacks.
Ruhr Valley Bombed
At the same time other flights of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
REPORTS
CLAIM SUCCESSES
Continued from Page One)

(COntlnueQ from rage OUe)
three persons were killed and II
wounded.
Another destroyer was reported
damaged by a torpedo from the
Calatafimi.
The Genoa naval raid casualties
we're among ten civilians killed
and SO wounded during the last
few days in naval and air raids
on Turin and the port cities of
Genoa, Savona, Imperia and Ven
ice.
An aged woman was slightly
hurt, authorities announced, by the
explosion of an anti-aircraft shell
against a building in Rome when
planes believed to have been
French flew over the capital yes
terday and scattered leaflets.
Mussolini, sure of his people, al
lowed the leaflets to be published.
THE Duce wanted war. Here it
isl The leaflets said in Italian.
France has nothing against you.
Quit and France will quit"
Italian bombers continued their
attacks upon the British naval base
on the island of Malta in the east
ern Mediterranean and upon the
British air and naval base at Alden,
just east of Italian Somaliland.
Spirited fighting on the Egyptian
Libyan frontier was reported, the
Italians declaring British troops
attacked the Libyan frontier gar
risons from Egypt.
"a British communique from Cal
the capture of a fort near the
Egyptian Libyan frontier, with
four officers and 100 troops taken
prisoner, and the surrender to the
British of the Italian fort NADIA
lena, in the same
Attack Border Posts
lABrltlsh communique from Cal
70 said that Italian bombers at
tackled frontier posts held by the
Egyptians at Shagga and Weshka.
This apparently fell within t h e
tellils OIL Egypts warning to Italy
that she would enter the war if
Italy made air raids on Egyptian
military detectives. Informed cir
cles in Alexandria said they could
not see how Egypt could remain
out OF the conflict much longer.)
Egypt's position was put before
Italy today by the Egyptian min
lister to Rome. Egypt has severed
diplomatic relations with Italy.
The French ambassador, Andrew
Francois-Poncet, still had not left
Italy four days after his special
train left Rome with ga French
citizens aboard. A dispute between
the French and Italians over ex-
change Of their nationals is delay
ing his crossing into France. II
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
BRAZIL DICTATOR
PLEDGES LOYALTY
Continued from Page One)

no sense be regarded as contradic.
tory to that Of President Roosevelt
whose speech I had not read at that
time. My speech is a warning, a call
to reality, addressed to Brazilians and
which might cause surprise only to
persons devoted to routine, not to a
f~ar.seeing mind like that of Roose-
welt, who is liberal minded, progress
sive and forward looking, crying out
as the voice Of the whole continent
regarding perils which threaten
America, and who knows that Brazil
will not fail him in loyalty"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
RESERVES WILL
Be CALLED UP
Continued from Page One)

yates of college eserve officer
training corps.
The s1,823, 600, 900 War depart
ment appropriation bill which Pres
ident Roosevelt signed yesterday
carried funds for active duty for
1883 temporary officers, aside from
new pilots to be trained by the air
corps.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., June 15.-
R-The Providence Sunday Journal
says that plans to inaugurate selec-
tive military service in the United
States have progressed so far that
the government printing office has
just completed a secret printing of
700, 900 detailed draft record blanks.
The blanks were ordered by the
War department, the newspaper
says, in anticipation of COMPRESSION
al action at the present session au-
thorizing selective service.
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 15.-P)
In OoSC I'll lAC a. LILY "
l,250,00 men, compulsory military
training for all young men and i'm
mediate a production of war ma
terial was urged today by the ma
tional convention of the Reserve Of
ficers' association.
The commentators, to be for
warded to congress, were made in
resolutions which termed them
necessary Gin view of the present
international situation, and in order
that the United States may be better
prepared to preserve it's own ma
tional integrity and the integrity Of
its possessions, and to be in a po-
sition to discharge it's obligations to
the other nations Of the western
hemisphere"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
Dam Dynamited

BASEL, Switzerland, June 15.-Rl
French efforts to flood the Ger.
mans out of the foothold they had
secured on the French side of the
Rhine, 40 miles north of Basel, were
reported tonight to have failed.
The French dynamited a great
dam a few miles firm Basel, appar-
emily hoping the flood waters would
Illustrate the German attack across
the river, but the Nazis retained
their position.
Details were lacking here on the
means used by the Germans to span
the river, but eve the French con-
firmed a German report that the
Nazi troops had a cor.plished what
military experts heretofore called a
suicidal action"
The place they chose for the
crossing was between the German
village Of Breisach and the French
village of Neuf-Breisach on opposite
shores of the Rhine at one of its
points,.
Fire Sporadically
Tonight French and German artil
lery fired sporadically at forts nortf
of Basel while the sound of inces
SAINT firing came. from the Breisac1
region, where a tremendous battle
was raging. The French rushed re
serves into the action in their at
tempt to blast the Germans out Of
their foothold on the west bank o.
the river.
Although the Germans apparently
captured several minor forts in the
Breisach vicinity after forcing
crossing of the Rhine, they remained
under heavy fire from the powerful
Maginot line forts before Colmar.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
FRENCH BATTLING
ON NEW FRONTS
Continued from Page One)

the rear, were forced to fight one
great battle after another.
Tonight these German armies had
crossed the Seine at Romilly, some
IS miles southeast Of Paris; had in
creased their pressure between
Troyes and st. Dizier, still further
east, and had sent advance guards
to the region of Chaumont, which is
the capital of the Haute-Marne de-
partment and lies bewteen the Marine
and the SuiZe.
This is in the heart of France.
In the west, the high command
said the situation was unchanged.
There raj violent fighting west OF
Luviers, a city SO miles southeast OF
the German-taken port of LIE Havre.
But, it seemed, the French were
hiding this German push toward the
rest of the channel ports. South of
Louviers, another battle went or in
the region of Evreux.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
TURKEY WILL NM
ENTER War Now
Continued from pas, =

erosion in the Masa
area but it includes a D,.'s a'''
excusing her from fghtJns '' o'
Though continuing her A'''',
the Allies Turkey is eyna psel viz
to turn towards Russia fos as
support in the present "; Nscli
Premier Refk savdan situation
a public statement bafo. VIII nah
ment, possibly next waal e pa'ls
keys attitude. NeA' on IT,
With her communicate,
Britain and France seversd Ii1e' +
aly's entrance into the war eu = oy
H. La ABOUT to conclude add iai1'?
trade agreements with cc%ual'loj
under them the Reich oS..1
number of products. J jncilas I
chromium used in the m r's.aanl
ture OF munitions and wh% liir+f9 sa
erto has gone to the ' an:n a&
This arrangement is n iaaieS
LIS 1t is sald' to prevent Turke ey't az
beng cut off from all t,l na
trade. I'LL lOfeia
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
PR0-ALLIES RALLY
HALTED in BRAZIL.
Continued from Page One)

American flags arrived In front of
the United States embassy to de-
liver a message to Ambassador JEFF
ferson Caffrey but that the contents
Of the message were not disclosed
Immediately.
CThe first dispatch also told OF
shooting in dispensing a group Of
demonstrators, but this and the ref.
erence to the reported embassy DEM
o%nstration were not mentioned in the
last dispatch.l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
"JUDGMENT"

THE HAGUE, June 15.-(AP)
Two fearful mothers, each claim.
ing a baby boy whose parentage
was obscured in the confusion of
a bomb explosion in a maternity
home during the conquest of
The Netherlands, asked a local
court to make a Judgment of
Solomon" today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
Man Stays Family,
Then Ends DUN Life

WEED, Calf, June 15.-R-A
blazing pistol wiped out a family
of four last night.
Mark Brawman, assistant district
attorney, said Edwin Connolly, 50,
shot his divorced wife and two chill
dren, then ended his own life.
The other victims were Mrs. Ger
aldine Connolly, 80; Betty Lou, 8,
and Billy, 6. Connolly until recently
a owner of the Log Cabin hotel at
Weed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
REFUGEES

WASHINGTON June 15.-
(APeThe United States mott
fled beIligerent governments to-
day that she expects no Interrupt
ton or molestation by air, naval
or military forces" of the Amer
lean steamship Washington
homeward bound from Europe
with American war refugees.
The Washington sail from Gal
way, Ireland for New York this
morning with 2,442 persons
aboard-1872 passengers and $40
crew members.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
NAZI VOLUNTEERS

BUCHAREST. Rumania, June
15.@APeNearly 5000 Swab-
ians of Pennsylvania were re-
ported in diplomatic circles to-
day to have renowned Ruman-
ian citizenship and to have en-
listed in the German army in
answer to a Nazi appeal for vol
unteers. This dispatch. trans
mitted via Budapest, was delay
ed by the Hungarian censor for
is hours.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
OBSOLETE

WASHINGTON, June 15.-
(APeSenator Holt DIV Va)
told the senate today that % of
the so navy planes recently trad
ed in and resold to the Allies
were delivered to the navy in
March and April of this year.
"And those were the planes the
President called obsolete" Holt
added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
OIL SUPPLY

BERLIN, June 15.-(APC
The German news agency, DNB
said tonight that the Allies r
approaching a critical shortage
of oil whereas Germany's sit
uation is improving as a result
of Italy's entry in the war;
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
HOME GUARD

~ACRAMENTO, Calf, June
15-LR-A move to organize Cal
ifOrnia's men over IS into a de-
fensive unit with the slogan
Death Before Surrender" was
started today with the filing OF
articles of Incorporation for
"CaIifornia's Hundred YhOus-
and.''
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-16
AGREEMENT

DETROIT, June 15.-(AP)C
Negotiatprs for the CLOS Unit
ed Automobile Workers and
General Motors corporation
reached a tentative agreement"
tonight in their contract dispute
which had threatened complica-
lions for the national defense
program.