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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1941-09-26


Letha E. Malone, white named postmsress July
-, 1941.
THE HISTORY
On June 1870 the United Civil Service Commission
held examination to fill the office Seven persons
examination two whites and five Negroes Only three persons
qualified One of the white candidates. Mrs Letha E. Malone
recently appointed postmistres FAILED THE ExAMINA
TON, Three Negroes, MRS. SADIE B. WOODS, MR. JOHN
ROCHELLE, AND MISS BERNICE MABIN, were placed en-
the eligible list
On September %, 1o4O the Civil Service Commission GER
titled the Postoce Department names of the three Ne
groes elgihles for the appointment
On November 49, 194O the Postoce Department returned
the certified list of elgbles for further investigation concern
ing the suitability of of the eligibes result
vestigaton. the application of Mrs Sadie Woods
celed.
The two remaining Names John Rochelle and Miss Bernicc
Mabn re-cered April 49, 1884, to the Postoice De-
partment BUT WERE AGAIN RETURNED TO THE CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION because "the parment decided to
select It's candidate for the office through investigation
selection by the postofice Inspector"
ACTION OF RESIDENTS
petition signed ty than $50 residents of the com
muny urging the appointment of Negro postmaster was
filed with Congressman David Terry President Franklin D.
Roosevelt and the Postofice Department
On May 10, 1871, the Menifee C. N O. sent w Harold
Flowers c. N O. secretary Washington where he conferred
with Postofce Department officials concerning the appoint
ment
LETTERS TO OFFICIALS URGING THE APPOINT
MFNT WERE SENT BY NUMEROUS RESIDENTS OF MEM
FEE.
THE IRONY
The white posmsress in by Professor J. c.
Mcdaniel member Of the Committee Negro Organization
who according to residents the nstieaor of
tive participation the rat of the Negro candidates
THE CHALLENGE
The United States Government did not appoint a Negro
because:
% Negroes are politically mpoten the Fifth Congress
District
A. Very few Negroes pay their poll taxes (the poll tax
is prerequisite to voting).
B. Negroes barred from voting in the democratic
primaries in the Fifth Congressional District
(2) WE CALL UPON EVERY NEGRO OVER q YEARS
OF AGE TO PAY THE ONE DOLLAR POLL TAX BY
SEPTEMBER 80, 1941
(3) SEND THE POLL TAX RECEIPT NUMBER AND
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS TO THE COMMITTEE
ON NEGRO ORGANIZATIONS MASONIC TEMPLE
PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS
"a VOTELESS PEOPLE IS A HOPELESS PEOPLE,
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DON'T FORGET TO PAY
YOUR POLL TAX. ONLY THREE
DAYS LEFT.
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HAVE YOU PAID YOUR POLL TAX?
ONLY THRsaasa1I DAYS LEFT
1.-The blackout Of Democracy"
The Place: United The Time:
Menifee, States Of Nineteen
Arkansas America FOrty-One

In the town of Menfee Conway County Arkansas United
States of America the petition the overwhelming majority
the residents for the appointment of Negro Postmaster
denied by the of the United States when Mrs
Letha E. Malone, white named postmistress July
-, 1941,
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See FENSEEZ, Page 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
WE, THE WOMEN You Can Read Your Future HappineSS---In Books

One of these days, if she gets a chance, she'll likely mary some boy with a job not a great deal better than hers and a future not much brighter-not because she loves him, but because she is bored to death. READING HELPS TO
 SOLVE MANY PROBLEMS
 Acquiring a taste for reading wouldn't solve all the girls problems but it would help to solve them.
 To begin with, reading would get her in the habit of using her mind more than she has to use it now in the routine job she does. It might even teach her to think, so that she could look ahead and recognize the future that lies in store for her and determine to better it by her own efforts.
 It would in time, if she read the right things, give her an interest in common with young men and wom- en who have more to offer her than the friends with whom she now spends her time.
 It would most surely teach her how to enjoy those evenings she spends alone. For the person who likes to read is seldom resentful of the fact that he has a whole eve- ming to himself.
 T never read !. ." The girl of or dinary intelligence who says that ought to examine her life to see if the fact isn't in some measure re- sponsible for what is holding her back.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

times a day and cleared it all up. i have tried it and 1t seems to c-ead my head all right. Is it harmful
 (NFrs. w. R.)
 Answer-Not if it does not cause immediate irritation. Better than shining would be gentle irrigation- allowing the iukewarm solution of not more than two teaspoonfuls of salt in the pint of water to flow in one nostril and out of the other, from 8 reservoir a few inches above level of nostrils. Study the chapter on sinus trouble in booklet Call It Cri-for copy send twenty-fi cents and stamped envelope bearing your address. Ask also for monograph "The Calcium Shortage"
 Here It Comes
 Some time ago read in your cole rmn about the plan for the govern- nlent to fortify white flour or to en- rich it with vitamins, calcium and iron. Have been feeding poultry on a mineral and chemical analysis of the eggs shows the iron in the whites increased 223 per cent and the iron in the yo1ks 1S5 per cent. what value would this higher: con- tent if iron have for hospital use or infant feeding? (P. l.. Al
 AnsWer-It would have no value whatever, if were selecting eggs. NO doubt the fad of restoring" or 'tenriching" white flour will bring on an avalanche of similar spacious sales schemes.
 Protected by John F. Dille co)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

rayon mixtures, crochet-StitcheS and heavier sport stockings But sheer cotton hose is & complicated baIsi- ness and the U. s. simply doesn't have the machinery to spin fine isle thread. The final coup is add ed by the fact that 1ong-staple cot- ton is necessary for really fine thread, and distant Egypt is the prime source for it. U. s. cotton is predominantly short-staple.
 SOLVING SILK
 SHORTAGE PROBLEMS
 Perhaps most vitally affected by threatened silk shortage are the ITS, 900 hosiery workers who are won- dering just what is going to happen to their jobs. Washington is buzz zing with conferences on the whole silk situation. Representatives from c. I. o. and A. F. l.. unions, manu- lecturers, OPM and OPACS officials are all trying to find ways of les sening the shock to industry as well as to fair consumers. By pooling all silk stocks, and by rationing supplies to various factories after govern ment requirements are filled, many feel, the blow can be softened and the transition to the use of other materials rendered less drastic.
 Over half of the present silk ma chinery could be adapted to using somewhat coarser rayon and cotton thread after some months of adjust ment, according to hosiery experts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
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JUMPER OUTFIT BUTTONS IN BACK
PATTERN sOs

At the very head of the hit par ade of young world fashion is the jumper model And no wonder it's so overlooking and to practical for change-about-wear. Pattern sos by Claire Tilden is smart example of this childhood favogite. You'll find 1t is as simple as saying your ABC,s to stitch up. with its few pattern parts and the clear direc- tions of the Sewing Guide to help along. The jumper, smart in spun rayon, in gingharn, in serge or fan mel, has a prettily shaped bodice top and fiaring skirt. Notice the saucy all-down-the-back butt0ning that makes dressing a restless youngster eaSier-and that allows for fiat- spread ironing, too. The blouse. is included in the pattern and may be stitched up in several versions for 8 plentiful supply of fresh changes. Have 1t with long sleeves or with short sleeves .-.. make it with & round neckiEne or add a priSn little collar trim 1t with FTiffling and ribbon bows or choose bright ric-rac. A style any youngster needs.
 Pattern sos Is cut in children's sizes 3, A. 6. Q and 10. Eize (. jumper, requires isk yards 3G inch fabric: short-sleeved hlalse. M yard cons trast and long-sleeved blouse, ik yards contrast.
 send FIFTEEN CENTS tiSc) in colna for tlias pattern. WRITE CLEARLY SIZE, NAME, AD. DlEMS9 AND STYLE MURDER.
 Sand orders 10 Waterbury Danaov cFat. Pattern Department, 70 Eiteh Avenue New xcsss N. x.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Why Not Tie a Tin Can
 To Hot Weather Cooking!

good tasting canned foods it into the budget, they may be used to cut down on preparation and cook ing time.
 Some hot food must be in the dinner menu. On that principle, the following dog-day menus and recipes are given, using canned foods to cut dow on kitchen time. BAKED SAUERKRAUT WITH
 CORNED BEEF HASH
 (Serves 6 to 8)
 One No. 21a can sauerkraut, l No. 2 can corned beef hash, ], cup canned tomato juice, 2 tablespoons chopped onion, 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish, strp bacon.
 Place sauerkraut in bottom of shallow greased casserole. Mix to- gether corned beef hash, tomato juice, onion and horesradish, and spread over sauerkraut. Cut bacon into + inch pieces and place on top of hash mixture. Bake in hot oven (450 degrees FL for about 20 minutes.
 Here's another low-coSt quick hot night dinner. Fried slices of canned Philadelphia scrapple, broiled to- mato halves, green peas (fresh or canned). a jellied or mixed greens salad, cup custard with fruit and cream, iced coffee, milk.
 Slice the canned scrapple about 3-4 inch thick. Fry quickly in bacon drippings. Serve very hot at once. Here's another: kidney beans, frankfurters, cole slaw and pickles, pineapple-lemon sherbet or chilled pineapple tapioca cream, coffee, milk
 KIDNEY BEANS-FRANK-
 PURIFIERS
 (1O Servings)
 Three tablespoons butter, 3 table spoons four, pound frankfurters, 2 No. 2 cans red kidney beans.
 Brown the butter and flour to- gether in frying pan, stirring con- Stantly. Add & cup water, or % cup clear stock made from leftover vegetables. Remove from heat. Add beans. Pour into shallow buttered baking dish. Cut the frankfurters in half lengthwise and arrange on top of beans, pressing them lightly into the beans. Bake in moderate oven (375 degrees F) for about 30 minutes. Cut this recipe in half for small family.
 TOMORROW'S MENU
 BREAKFAST: Canned grape fruit juice, scrambled eggs, en- riched bread toast, tart jelly, coffee, milk.
 LUNCHEON: Split pea and potato soup. watercresS-whole- wheat sandwiches, fruit cookies, fruit bowl. tea, milk.
 DINNER: Fruit cup, fried canned Philadelphia scrapple, broiled tomato halves, green peas. rye bread, romaine salad, apple sauce pie, cheese, iced coffee, milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

on her wedding day. Others will tell you that a moth9r's face as she looks at her c%ile is t3la most beau tiful sight in the world. To have and to hold beauty, you must have happiness.
 It is great deal easier to be happy when your nerves are calm and relaxed To the people in the public eye, the secret of relaxing is of the greatest importance, and every precious moment is put to s90od advantage. You cannot be wide awake and alert, nor can you give the best of yourself, if you are not well rested and relaxed.
 HOW TO GET RID OF
 THAT NERVOUS" FEELING
 There are many ways to get rid of that nervous" feeling. For ex- ample:
 i. Once each day, either before dinner, or during the afternoon, or whenever 1t Is most convenient for yourself, take fifteen minutes to yourself. Make it point to lie down 1n a cool, darkeEed room with your clothes Ioosencd and your shoes of. Place R pad soaked in boric acid oyer each eye, and try to rid your mind completely of any thoughts. Perhaps you can have a victrola Mogtlv play your favorites selection, sR us something that is soothing.
 2 Give yourself an extra five minutes for that appointment. so sou can get out of the habit Of HlashIng.
 2. Take long walks Give yourself ak least one evening a week, or per- nans one day over the weekend, and
 Aik feisurely--eitlaer alone or with &n old friend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

A moment ago other guests al the buffet party were calling her that lovely new girl" But what an impression she's making now holding her plate near her face gripping her folk like spear!
 Such poor manners have socially blscklisted many "lovely girls" with smart hostessss and their guests.
 At 8 buffet supper. ycu hold your plate on your lap or cnly a little above it. Your fork is always he'd near its end-with thep rongs UP.
 As for uslng the fork, hare arc a few dos and don'ts that are easy to remember.
 Do cat aspics, vegetables and fruit saladc with a fork - no knife, of course. except for hearts Of let- tuce, endive and romaine salads. Do bring your forkful of food directly to your mouth. Don't hold it ill niid-air while you converse, or spear bread with 1t, or pack food on it with a knife!
 Don't let ANY eating problem en1barrasS you-krcw how to re- move pits from your mouth, where to hold the water gcE!et. when to eat cake with your fingersl
 Our 32-page booklet tells what's correct at dinners, buffet. parties, teas, restaurants. clubs. Describes what silver to use for evsry course, how to eat unusual fcods. Explains correct table setting.
 Send 1cc in coin for your copy of GOOD TABLE MANNERS to Wat erbury Democrat, Home Service, 635 Sixth Ave. New York, N. Y. Be sure to write plainly your NAME, ADDRESS, and the NAME of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

a few of the things she doesn't like about h e r life.
 Although she is a nice looking, pleasant girl who got through high school without any trouble and who is competent at her job, she is working, at a job that has no fu- ture and a mighty sad pr es e n t She is both over
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05


 What will women use when scar city puts silk stockings into the jew- elry class? "Synthetics. They'll toe the nylon- -lisle-rayon line," is the ob- vious answer. Too obvious-for it isn't quite as easy as all that, as we shall see.
 American women are going to take it on the shin.
 The American hosiery industry uses 90 per cent of all the silk i'm ported, turning out for luxurious femnes a half billion pairs of silk hose every year-using more silk than do all the other women in the world put together. At present, counting raw stocks and retailers in- ventories, there is an estimated four to five months silk stocking supply on hand-assuming that the current mass raids on hosiery counters do not exhaust stores reserves much sooner.
 Army and Navy experts assure the ladies that they don't want to be mean by taking silk that might be used for stockings. But synthetic silks stretch and bag too much for use as parachutes and all-silk powd- er-bags for big guns are the only ones that burn up completely when fired and don't foul gun barrels. CATCHES IN SILK
 STOCKING SITUATION
 There are some catches to almost every glamorouS substitute for silk stockings. With nylon, in fact, there are two catches. One is that, even with the new plant duPont hopes to have ready for production in or 8 months, nylon can supply only about 25 per cent of the hosiery industry's needs. The second catch is that this new plant may have to be turned over to filling defense orders. That has already happened to the Amer ican Viscose company which former ly made its silk synthetic, vinyon, into hosiery yarn. Now the chemicals once used for making vinyon are used for plastic insulating materials.
 With rayon, too, there are catch es. All rayon yarn is now under an allotment system. Manufacturers are going on hand-to-mouth basis, though they have not had to curtail yet.
 This isn't all directly due to de- fense, although there are lots of new military items using rayon, such as parachutistS' jump suits, small para chuteS for dropping marine mines, electric wire installations, and the cords and chevronS decking army and navy uniforms. The main req son for rayon allotments is that in- creased American purchasing power has made great inroadS on all rayon products, especially since the ingenu- ity of manufacturers and scientists has found so many new and tempt ing ways of using rayon.
 GOODBYE TO
 FLATTERING SHEERS
 Incidentally, the kind of high-ten- sile rayon which makes 4-thread ho- Siery, the sheereSt that can be made of rayon to date, is now being made into aviation tire endorsements. Normal twists, which will sti1 be available to some extent, are only good for service weight. So goodbye to that almost-bare allure imparted by filmy 2-thread sheers.
 The tops in cotton hosiery, finest count English lisle, can outdo rayon with 3-thread sheerness. The De- partment of Agriculture has been experimenting for several years to produce glamorous cotton stockings which might consume some of the huge cotton surplus. It has put out some rather nifty cotton-mesh num- bers and has also tried cotton and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Inner beauty re- fleets itself in your face as you go through life. And with o u t this inner beau- ty,external beau- ty cannot last.
 Beauty is more than peri e c t features an d lovely figure. A man I know once remarked that he has never seen a lloIl1eiy bride, that every girl looks beautiful
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
BY RUTH MILLETT

You know, I never read a book or magazine" the business girl said complacently.
 It has never occurred to her that there might possibly be some con- nection between that statement and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

WOIhtU dIIu UIIuUT-pdIu.
 She has lived in the town where her present job is for two years, and she is often lonely. She has some friends, but by no means are all of her evenings taken up with invitations. So she spends some- times two, sometimes four or five evenings a week alone, puttering around her room, switching the ra- dio on and off and wishing miser- ably that she had SOME place to go.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Glorifying Yourself

Elizabeth Rethberg, famous opera star, Is today's guest cOl- nmnist in place of vacatiOning Alicia Hart. Mime. Rethberg, who could carry a tune before she could talk, now has a repertoire of 1O6 roles-abeut three times the number most sopranos undertake. BY ELISABETH RETHBERG
 Written for NEA Service
 To be born beautiful is gift from the gods, but to keep that beauty alive for more than a brief time is more than mere chance
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
MOVIE FIRECRACKERs

Before Aiming 8 Fourth of July scene in the month of March, for Hold Back the Dawn" Paramount Studio had to obtain a special fire- cracker permit from the Los Ail- seies Fire Commission. which crdi- narlly for6ids use of large fire- crackers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

as possible, unless you wish to use the trumps for suffing or unless by leading trumps you allow the oppo- nents to get into the lead before you have a chance to discard losers on an established suit. Study your hand and your partners and decide definitely the plan you will follow before you begin the play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

ready cosmeticians are concocting leg powders, knee rouges, and foun- dation creams to advance "leg-art." Some of the girls are experimenting with the subterfuge of painting stockings" on their legs. complete
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

husband that comes home oos ms hands and expecting to provide while yearng to finish her good pooK or expecting make plans for the evening ta M furnish excitement She tell you he's pain will tell how she dreads the evenings professional entertainer or hostess r adaot or visitor she and had home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

O. Is it advisable to keep ferns outdoors in summer?
 A. All ferns in pots can be sum- mered outdoors in shaded places where they will not be brolEnen by winds or driving rains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Cutting the number of styles of stockings to 6 or would also help meet the possible silk shortage.
 Nature, of course, has her own fool-proof way of solving the prob lem-leaving the leg unadorned. AL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Of Interest to Women

Have you a a0asehold problem Co seive? Write your question clearly, ssgn your name and sd. dress, enciOse a three cent I,astage stamp and mall Co The Woman's Editor, Washington Service Hu. Feau, The Democrat, 1913 lxtn Street, Washington. D. C.. fos a personal reply.
 c. In Contract Bridr1. Is it best for the ueclarer to exhaust the opponents trunps as soon as pos sible7
 A. Generally 1t is best to lead the opponents out of tFumps as quickly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

Marriage doesn't the right to leech on his wire ana wear her give pleasant existence Marriage does husband during his every hour aS home in addition nursing children providing for ms como leadng her own her life in the community as wei Rm these interests without hobbies do Just tna' cn
 through rent and the nursing willing to be su- perSeded
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
Many Snags Hinder Search
 For Hosiery Silk Substitute
SyntheticS and Cotton, Apparent Best Bets, Run Into Unforeseen Difficulties
By ELEANOR RAGSDALE NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Washington, freezing supplies starting throughout racing shops try up before m hand S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
L0test Styles
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HOzc TO Keep WeH
By DR. WILLIAM BRADY, MD.


  s enclosed Letters ssSHd De sEasf received Revvc can he Chicago
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

IL is utterly impossible intelligent woman to be
 nothing but business n oay t and cards drinking dining and dancing at i man who ex his wife provide the other forms o whatever s regardless oi Wat s been up against the day and regardless o1 "nat e e When night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

when getting along Tn years After our minds mould it's difficult to soften ana seIcn te and fill them with new form the habit of de- pending people need for diversion ana amusement chances this to the grave
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

with hack seams. Skirts have come costly down three inches in the fall style books, too. and designers are even planning gaiters to keep shins from getting chilly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

c. When is slam bidding begun by partners in Contract Bridge2
 A. Usually. it Is not attempted until by an interchange of bidding the partners have settled upon the trump suit, which must De a solid or nearly aolId suit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

lot companions marriage and cov to their be professional snurses CAhOAANE SnA&HAGAO'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-05
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 Hobbvless Husbands Sore Trials to Wives.
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Yesterday speaking of the injustice parents GO
 when they neglect guide them in finding interesting noD- . ,ch will make them resourceuI self sufficient inc in later wears We that woman married to one can't entertain himself planes ms narentS pties herself