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The weekly echo., 1941-10-24
The Right of
The Minority
THE RIGHT OF THE
MINORITY
By Ruth Taylor

By Ruth Taylor
The rights of the minority are the rights
of the majority-no more, no less, for
if we would look at the problem real
istically and not in the spirit of senti.
ment, we should see that each infringe
ment of minority rights" is really an
infringement of majority rights.
Any attack upon the rights of a MI
nority whites away the rights of all.
The early barbarians who ravaged the
History has proven this again and again.
outposts of civilization could not hold
the countries they conquered because.
as they destroyed all rights except their
own, there was nothing left to take root
and so stabilize their conjuests.
Each country which has tried 10 legis-
late religion, and to wipe out all creeds
but one, has fallen from power, no
matter what the creed for religion, like
a tree religion must have space and
freedom to grow, dependent as it is up
on universally and freedom of spirit
for life.
Such has been the experience of every
individual or group who ever tried to
bnl tNry ,-.r1l+ -
a minority. They have found that they
have cut their own roots as well-and
have gradually starved to death as does
the murdered tree.
In Europe the minorities of today are
hunted and harried from pillar to post
Driven from place to place, from nation
to nation Or forced into subservience
amosating to slavery, their future is
black. So black it is that but two cour-
ses remain open-gradual lowering of
morale until there is an almost animal
like servility to those in authority, or
life of constant danger and hole-in-
corner intrigue, with an eventual ex-
plosion inevitable
In this country we do not have the
rights of minorities or majorities. We
have the privilege of choice by the ma
jority; the obligation of cooperation 10y
the minority. The rights belong to all
on complete equality and without diff
ferentiation, for that is the democratic
way of life.
The weekly echo., 1941-10-24
Morrison departed this life
on October IA, 1941. We believe
that our loss is Heavens gain.
Mr. E H Edward,
President and Reporter

..s...
A PROCL. AVIATION

n PROCLAMATION
The National Negro Business League
was founded in 1900 by Booker T. Wash
ington, and its purpose is to bring to
gether Negro business men and women
in cooperative efforts for their mutua
benefit.
WHEREAS, since 1917 the National
Negri Business League has sponsored
local Trade Week Campaigns in order
to focus local public attention upon the
services offered through Negro enter
prises;
WHEREAS, the slogan Spend SOME
THING WITH NEGRO ENTERPRISE
with appropriate publicity through the
press, in circulars, posters and through,
printed matter has been successfully
used to intensity the campaign;
WHEREAS, cities in which these cam
oaigns have been conducted report sub
stantial increase in sales volume of Neg
70 stores, increase in business for Negro
professionals, insurance companies, and
service establishments, and correspond
ingly a continuing spirit of community
cooperation beyond the week of the
campaign;
AND WHEREAS the cumulative eff
feet of these campaigns has been to en-
courage more Negroes to enter the field
of business and to direct national in
terest in the economic progress of the
Negro,
l, Joseph Edison Walker, President of
the National Negro Business League, do
hereby proclaim the months of October
and November for the annual Fall Trade
Campaigna nd urge that all cities with
Considerable Negro population participate
and that during Trade Week every eff
fort be made to increase memberships
in the National League which includes
years subscription to SERVICE ma
gazine.
Joseph Edison Walker, President
NATIONAL NEGRO BUS. LEAGUE
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u ] s. 3 ! 3 St ! 3 I sSl'

These tingling October days make
tt exciting to start out On a beauty
making program, and if you find
yourself with that up-and-doing
Feeling this bright morning, seize
lshe mood and make something Of 1t !
Exercise is q must, whether you
rike ii or not. The basic exercises
Improved by leading health auth0ri
tics are quite simple-and here is
"a trick to make them more fun and
lmore beneficial. 4 noted New York
l&eauty Salon, which believes IN The
value of stretching for beauty and
lFeiaxation, has put az exercise aid
EN- the market. This gadget is
simply a piece cf tough elastic with
Icons at each end IN which to Slip
'khe hands and the feet during your
exercises. 1f thus isn't available,
you can make one yourself which
! gill serve very Wei.
! Here are some CT TIE stretching
exercises recommended by this au-
shcrity. We've tried them, and they
ire fun ard downright sensible.
1. Lie on your back and put your
, al is in the loops OF your elastic
strip. Place your feet in the middle
o tbs elastic and push til n up
7tiI your knees are straight and
lsgs at a right angie to the BODY.
2. Sit on the floor with knees
s--awn up. Take both ends OF t1e
q astIc In one hand, hold the center
it'll the other, and stretch your
rlne high above your head and IS
far apart as the elastic Will allow.
8. Lie on your back, put both
cops % the elastic On one foot. the
,.ter foot In the center Of the elias
nc. Raise your legs, stretching
them az far apart as possible, then
tower them slowly.
a. Stand erect with both arms
sssr your head, ons hand in each
Assp. Pull one arm straight dew
- the side, keeping the other ar
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straight Repeat with che other
arm.
s. Sit erect, graspina the ends OF
the elastic and stretch your arms
wide over your head. Rock hard on
the hips.
6. Stand up, with feet about a
foot apart. Hold the elastic taut
over your head and swing torso
from side 20 side, without relaxing
the stretched elastic.
7. Now you 90 flat on the floor,
wiki knees bent and feet on this
floor. Loop the elastic over your
feet and stretch one leg straight up.
then lower il ana repeat with ths
other leg.
3. Lie Oh your back with arms
ouEstretched At shoulder leve, rect
straight up in the air. With the
elastic loops over your feet, swing
your legs from side to side, toGch-
ing the floor at each side, and keep
ing the elastic taut.
9. Finally sit with your knees
straight, toes up and heels forward.
Lie down and sit up again as slowly
as possible.
If you make your own exercise
aid, be sure that the elastic is
strong enough TO make it real exer.
else 10 stretch ii. 7 is extra stretch
g, added co the familiar exercises
is a splendid idea. A few minutes
OF these exercises every morning
ard we mean every morning viii
help YOU gain the 1.-THE, young figure
that you want.
1t takes a little will powerful
1t works!
Wbat are your beauty problems'
Write: Marie Downing, Larie,5e
Beauty Bureau, 1909 LindeT
Bird, St. Loais, Mo-, and SIZE HaI
tr glad to answer them. Be
enclose self-addressel.
The weekly echo., 1941-10-24

NEW YORK, Oct Successfully con-
GLIDING esries of one nighters, Eddie
Rochester" Anderson returned to the city
this week to begin rehearsals for his
initial new season appearance on Jack
Benny's Sunday evening radio CONNER
cial
The first two broadcasts are scheduled
to be heard here after which the whole
show viii move back to the Coast. Their
return will mean Benny's starting work
on new film in which his famous va
(Continued on page three)
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CoLORED MINISTER'S SPEAK OVER wcoc

Inc ColoIed Ministers of the City of Meridian under
the auspices OF the Inerdenomnatona Ministerial Alliance
are speaking Saturday Morning OF each week over WOC
Inc devotional services conducted thus far according to re-
ports, have been interesting Rev g A. Mays Pastor of
ST. Paul Methodist Church. was tht first to speak Follow
ing Rev Mays Rev. B. w. Goa Pastor of the Union
Baptist Church Saturday of this week. the Rev W. P c.
Taylor Pastor Of Rose Hill Methodist Church speaks Ar
rangements have also been made for Bishop R. E. of
the Methodist Church to speak Saturday. during his An
nual Conference which will at St. Paul Methodist
Church the week of the 5l Of November Bishop J. H.
Moore Of the G. NJ E. Church is to speak Saturday the
week of the 18th during his Annual Conference.
We wish TO congratulate all concerned for this forward
move. WE CAN DC SOMETHING, WE CAN BE SOME
The weekly echo., 1941-10-24
-Ellisville, Mississippi


Brother Mark Carter is
our missed very much in the
Lodge No II, We are sorry
to say that we cannot find
another Cha plan who was
as faithful as Brother Cart
er, 1t was a nice Program,
rendered by his lodge and
ojs church, Rev H Wingfield
preached the funeral ser
mon after which the body
was carried to the Cemetery
Mrs Bette Faulkner,
Reporter,
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Dekalb, Mississippi

This comes to let the many
readers know that Lodge
No 400 has lost one of it's
best members in the person
of Rev. I. S. Morrison. Rev.
The weekly echo., 1941-10-24

WILL RESUME BENNY
HECKLING
The weekly echo., 1941-10-24

The Reverend H B Boyd
has been confined to bed
for a few days. He seem to
be much improved now.
May his many friends and
members everywhere, pray
for his speedy recover.
Brother A M TrotteF
~ lRepoHtter
Lodge No. 358 has lost
one of its outstanding mem
bers in the person of Bro
ther Austin Richardson
on Sep tember 27, 1941 af-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23
'Rdss|e Royal


Gentleman Jack" Claybourne.
the dusky South African, was the
winner of the eight-man "Rassls
Royal" in the Arena Gardens last
evening. II was witnessed by
near capacity crowd of fans who
agreed that II was the best scram-
BILE of this sort seen here.
The 64O-pound "Blimp" was the
first m an eliminated in the
Royal" He succumbed TO a COM
bined attack by the other seven
in 2:45. "Reb' Russell went out In
4;0s, Walter Roxy in 500. Bert
Rubi in 7:09, Jack League in S12
and frankie Taylor in 1884. This
left Paul Orth and Claybourne,
and the latter pinned the Toledoan
in 2S:l4 in the last bout Of the
evening 10 decide the Royal"
winner.
Dale Haddock and frankie Hart
drew as did Walter Roxy and Bert
Ruhi in short matches. frankie
Taylor and Jack League also drew
in a 45-minute bout
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23
.Gridiron Draft
Choices Please
Lion Officials
Selections Indicate
Edwards Hoping 70
Strengthen OfFense

Continued from First Sport Psge)
formances for three years at Re-
serve.
Sansotta, 1907 pounds Of speed
runs either from the tailback or
wingback spot In addition 10
his running ability he is a better
than average passer.
Tom Colella, chosen on the little
All-America for his work at
Canisius. is another offensive back.
Colella, an outstanding kicker and
runner, is another break away
runner.
Wake Forest furnished another
bone crushing fullback John Po-
lanski, 90 pounds, 6 feet 3 inches
tall. is ruled by Southern coaches
as the equal Of Westfall as a spin
ming fullback. A Commute man
and a good line hacker.
Among the other choices is n
back familiar 10 Michigan football
fans. He is Dick Fisher, Ohio
States speedy halfback, whoe Will
be remembered for his sparkling
performance in the last Ohio
State-MiChigan game Fisher Is
perhaps the most moderated guy
in the Big Ten. a shifty runner
good kicker and better than aver:
age -pasSer.- Fisher is-the ldeal
4riDIp throat tailbaCk
Although the keynote was of-
Tense. Edwards will have several
players who Will be helpful in the
line that ranked fourth in the
league defensively this year. Bau'
man AT tackle plus Wolf Helm.
berg. Santa Barbara tackle who
towers well over 6 feet and weighs
225: Bill Diehl. Iowa's center. anc
Michigan States Tony Arena, an
other pivot man of better thar
average ability. would bolster the
line.
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Utes Impressive on Overland Shots

The themselves should have satisfied basketball
hungry czenry You will look long time before you find
Cassier outfit than the University of Utah club that whipped
Wayne last night The Ues presented collection Of marksmen
who specialized Tipping onehanded from angle
and position. Their floor and their maneuvering
under the basket masterpieces Of art.
Wayne rfe jtery in its first start the Olympia
court There another explain the
sided defeat which the of Oregon absorbed The
the Wayne just bunch of youngsters who
erested primarily getting education Most Of them
working their way through college, and working
All but three members Of the squad worked several hours
at the office before reporting for duty Hence they
trfe and they lacked their bounce
Any who them Oregon however knows the brand
of basketball that he expected Of them in the future
The IT, of Darvard clash speedy and exciting although
L. of D. led all the The inexperienced Tans improving
with They appear be definitely the upgrade
On the whole fine entertainment And there's
Of the the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23
Clancy
Praises
Wing Fans

Continued from First Sport Page }
mistake and some one IL Just
coming up 10 shake hands 2"
asked a friend.
mot In Montreal" said the
King NJ.
Detroit fans used TO be adept
with missiles. There was the happy
evening when some gallery far
scored a bullseye with an aged
egg on the white-haired and well.
hated Mike Rodden. 1t was a
miracle shot when YOU consider
that the United States bomb sight
had not been invented, and would
probably cause an investigation by
spy-fearing FBI agents today.
OTHER MISSILES
Missiles Of all description have
ratified 10 Olympia ice, including
one set of ladies' false teeth
which still await "a claimant Al
Olympia. They arc lowers. il
you're interested But this year
the Red Wing followers, with that
one exception, have limited their
attacks 10 booing.
PerhanS the Red Wing followers
are softenlng up? We doubt il
Perhaps the team itself Just haSn't
yNrn,vJrI tho ,vcv.fvatfnu ,,nt II
raise the fans blood 10 the boiling
point necessary for an outbreak oI
attempted mayhem and murder
II so, King Clancy Joins with the
other referees Of the Nationa
Hockey League in hoping the Rec
Wings continue their compare.
lively placid way and don't start
threatening any one for that
National League championship.
Clubhouse notes: Jack Adams
remained in Fort William, Ont.
following his fathers funeral yes
tcrday He Will spend Christina
with his mother and Join Tho
Wings in Toronto Saturday night
on his return 10 Detroit Adams
will 60 to Lansing 10 ask Cover
nor Van Wagner 70 which wal
service fund the governor woulc
like the proceeds Of the Red Wing
y n. L. All-Star game donated
The game. tentatively set fol
| Olympia January ~ will pit Dc
troit against the pick of the League
and is expected TO draw A S25 ,00t
gate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23
Lions Finally Get a Break

After pushing doggedly through a which they
didn't good breaks Detroit Lions
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23

evening did hear brassarnyXed that tainted with
vrgarty aimed really offending any 1t
less spghty giveand-take and added welcome
bill
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BerteIIi' S Tutor
Attend Grid
Luncheon Here
Assistant irish Coach
Spent Long Afternoons
With SIsr Passer\ \
nv EDGAR HAYES

I'd Nckeever, the man who De.
ve,opcd Angelo Rer'ell into the
nations No 7 paSSer. will he q
guest a tho final meeting ~ The
Detroit Times Downtown Quarter
backs next Mondav noon AZ the
Book Cadillac. Football coaches
from every section ~ the country
viii attend and speak 70 the quar-
terhaCkS ~ this session.
MCkeeNer IS assistant 10 Frank
Leahy al Notre Dame and con-
sidered an outstanding young
tutor lie went 10 Notre Dame for
one year and then enrolled a.
Texas Tech. where he played his
football He took Up coaching and
a. a coaching school no met Loahy.
thcn an assistant Ar Fordham
Frank told the youngy ter that
a. he ever became a head coach
Mckeeyer would have q ioh II
wasn't long before Frank took
over a. Boston College ard the
young Texan went along
When LeahN moved 70 Noire
1N1AAlts IN " a. va Af y To WV 'If ~
coaching most a. Rnstnn- Cnllnge
but turned il down. lie wanted 10
stay with Frank.
At Notre Dame he found Ber-
tell. a pasSer with lots Of ability
but needing training. Ed made II
his business 70 see that he re-
ceived that training Each day
before practice Angelo and Nc
Keever warmed up. just like A
pitcher before a hall game. The
same procedure preceded every
game. AS a result Angelo was
never wild in a game
McKeever is a pleasing speaker
and should be a star attraction at
the biggest football luncheon in
Detroit's history.
Among those who will attend
are Fritz Crisler of Michigan, Bill
Alexander Of Georgia. Clark
Shaughnessy Of Stanford and 30
McMillin OF Indiana.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23

universities enlivened the eve.
ning's festivities with their in
cisive comments, directed with
A fine impartiality at both the
players and the officials.
While the Titans were bat
Ting the Harvards, the Wayne
rooters constituted Themselves
a cheering body for the Crimson,
urging the invaders 10 hang II
on the l.. Of D.'s. When the
Utahs took on the Tartars. the
Titan students delighted in
flinging their taunts at the
Green and Gold quintet.
II was all good-natured
railery, in the finest American
tradition. Not once during the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23
5000 Crowd at OIympia
Good Cage turnout
By Bob Murphy

Newman Ere Wayne University coach had similar ideas
The crowd, in my estimation. very good the
conditions he remarked THE students of school
the Christmas vacation Then people
making their astminute Christmas preparations
and watch basketball game The this good
and IL ought 10 he lot better Monday when Wayne
meets Cornell and L. of ID. plays Nebraska"
Also pleased by the initial reaction 10 the experiment
Lloyd Braz\U of d, court mentor Brazil however
anxious to talk about the Wayne five.N M M \ IN
Don't make mistakes about II, Wayne is LOT better
than looked tonight told 1.-THE just couldn't
accuom themselves to the strange playing conditions the
Olympia. As they get accimaed they'll give better
accounts of themselves"
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Yu|etide Letter
From Old Cav

Continued from First Sport Page
home, and I'm sure that you'll
only play with clean boys who
don't do anything very bad and
who also like to 20 to school.
Didn't we used to have great
times together and wasn't II fun
when you'd come up 10 the car
10 meet me? Then, when YOU
saw me getting off. do you re-
member how you'd hide behind
n tree and run mp behind me
and scare me after I'd passed?
And do YOU remember how
sometimes YOU and I would race
and YOU were getting 50 that
YOU could run pretty fast. for
you were getting To he big
boy?
"And then we'd all 60 down
To see the circus and the parade
and hold hands so we wouldn't
get separated or lost. And then
Christmas. Early I'm the morning
how you'd all rush downstairs To
see your presents. And then
poor, tired mother would work
and work to give all You boys
and girls n Christmas dinner
turkey, cranberry sauce and
dressing and plum pudding and
candy and nuts and everything.
"Oh. Dave, did any little hoy
ever have such good mother
as YOU, I wonder. And now YOU
are soon 10 have another Christ
mas and old Cav won't he home.
But ! want YOU 10 have the fin
est time YOU ever had on that
day, so that I may he happy
over here just thinking of you
all.
IT wish I knew some little
boys and girls over here. so that
! might talk To them and hold
their hands and I would call
them my boys and girls names
and pretend that I was home.
And now, David, old hoy,
every one is In he'd hut me. try
ing 10 get lots Of strength and
health for the big fights we will
soon he In. 80 I must do likewise
and end this letter 10 you. You
must always remember that
your father came into this great
war for the sake Of all little
children, and I know YOU will,
while ] am gone, take good care
of mother and all the children.
~ can see YOU growing up
tall and straight. with shoulders
hack and head up, because that's
what old Cav wants, and YOU
love Cav. don't YOU, Davie boyc
Dave. will YOU do something real
nice for me? I knew you would.
Then kiss mother and Anne and
Bill, Rose Marie and John for
Cav and send one 10 Philip in
Maine
Excuse me. David, for writ
ing in pencil instead of ink, but
ink Is hard 10 get.
prom your old man.
"CAN|
Cav, struck fun in the face will
a charge Of Shrapncl survived e
coach moro football when the wa,
was over, but his eyesight gradu
ally dmmcd and he eventual!
died as a result Of those wounds
Dayie grew INTO the type of mar
1 his daddy dreamed Of that night
and is. perhaps, now in this sec
ond war with a hoy of his own.
THIS was a side of tho ruggct
coach that none but his player
over know. It's an old player o
his who's proud to help perpetual,
j.. especially in hours such a
these.
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Gary Cooper Picked
For Lou Gehrig Role

NEW YORK. Dec. q GNS).-
Lean, lank, Gary Cooper will play
the role Of Lou Gehrig in the NOV
ing picture TO he based on the
life of the late Yankee first base
man. Samuel Goldwyn announced
TODAY through his New York Office.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23

Westfa the Lions No choice When they prepared
for their Windy City hega the Lions sraegsts agreed to grab
All Bauman the second time around if he still available
But they much afraid that he would be picked
before they got chance at him.
Imagine therefore, their surprise and pleasure when they
rugged hard Wildcat lneman their No choice.
Both Wesa and Bauman especially desirable the
big grabbing because they been AZ ratings
tive service officials account of ailments.
We glad the Lions get few breaks They never
sebbed oused when the going rough They about
due for little good lnck
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23
Yost a Grandfather

ANN ARBOR. Dec 23.-Field-
ing II. Yost, former athletic direc-
tor az the University Of Michigan
is a grandfather. A baby girl was
born 10 Mr. and Mrs Fielding
Yost Jr At University Hospital in
Ann ArhOr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23
Suffolk Gets Dates

BOSTON, Dec. % QNSl.-The
horses will run from May II 10
July Is at Suffolk Downs next
year. The Massachusetts Racing
Commission has granted a 60-day
license to the Eastern Racing AS
ISOLATION, Inc, which operates the
track
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23
Hsner Thinks It's a Good Start

The behind this unprecedented Detroit basketball
pertinent agreed that the to the initial venture
heartening.
There lot of good basketball played out there to-
night and think that the people who the will
back and bring few others with Them observed Fred
Haner general of the Olympia These double head
frankly experiment and IL will take little time
for the idea to catch But think the teams off to
good start"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23
BOB TALES

Fast angy and designed for thrills double header nterco
legate basketball trial at Olympia last night and
huerbbon pronounced the experiment real The
bill had about everything except perhaps abundance Of
Al that the crowd Of close 5000 paying
Of the largest that has for
basketball program in the Motor City.
The twin bill had plenty Of color provided largely by the
paying patrons themselves The neghborng
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-23

finally drawn a smile from that
tickle jade. the goddess of
luck. In fact, the temperamental
lady just laughed right out loud.
For Fred Mandel and his
associates did all right in the
pro draft at Chicago. They
picked up two of the players
whom they especially wanted -
Bob Westfall, Michigan's All
America fullbsck, and Tony
Arena, Michigan States great
center.
These two youngsters can
do the ball team lot of good
next fall. Westfall ought to be
big help, both on the field and
in the box office. And Arena, if
he ism drafted for q hiooar "a,