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The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-10-17
Alcorn A & M College

Alcorn A & M College, Miss. - In
keeping with the sp rt of the time and
as a part of its contribution to the Ma
tional Emergency Alcorn A & M Col
lege is sponsoring a Statewide Nutri
ton Conference for Negroes, Friday
October "a, 1871, beginning at $3.50 in
the morning. The Conference has been
endorsed by the State Department Of
Education, Mississippi State Board of
Health, Cooperative Extension Depart
ment, Farm Security Administration
Mates and other agencies whose pro-
grams have as their aims and detectives
general improvement of the Negro peo-
pie in the state and throughout the
Lower South. Contr. butors to the pro-
gram will be announced at a later date
A. A. Abraham,
Secretary 10 the President
FOURTH QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
According to reports from Reverend
II. L. Young, Presiding Elder of the
Meridian District he will hold his 4tb
and last quarterly conference for the
year at Little Zion on the Good Hope
Circuit Rev. z. D. Brent is pastor
the third Saturday and Sunday in Oct.
ober, the 18th and 18th.
The Presiding Elder is asking all Of
ficers from the three churches to be
present on Saturday at Zoo pm. for
the business session He is also hopine
that the churches will pay their quar-
treage out on Saturday-it is most GER
tain that Good Hope will do that.
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-10-17
M. S. Washington, Pres.
A. M. Thompson, Vice Pres
Rev. c. Thompson, P. C.
Rev. R. L. Young, Pc.

MERIDIAN Lodge number 299 wish
to let the many readers of the Echo
know that it has lost one of its faithful
members, in the person of Mr.. Henry
Brown in good standing.
W. NJ Neal Pres, Lodge No. 299
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-10-17
Columbia, M ssissippi
..... R. F. D. l Box 131
October 9th 1874. g..

Mrs. R. L. Young ...... ....
Meridian, Mississippi
Dear Sister Young:
At your request we the members
Blue Springs ST.. missionary Society ar
sending to you one dollar (S10O) for
subscription to the Messenger.
With best wishes to you and family.
we hope to remain loyal servants TO
Christ and His cause.
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

Skinner the Tree Swallow had
just remarked to Johnny Chuck that
he didn't know of anybody who
caught more flies and winged insects
than Twitter the Purple Martin.
How about me?" demanded a
new voice, as a graceful form
skinned over Johnny Chuck's head,
turned like flash and came back.
1t was Forktail the Barn Swallow,
handsomest and one of the most
graceful of all the Swallow family.
He passed so close to Johnny that
the latter had splendid chance to
see and admire his glistening steel
blue black and the beautiful chest
nut brown of his forehead and
throat, with its narrow black COL
lar, and the brown to buff color of
his under parts. But the thing that
was most striking about him was
his tail, which was so deeply forked
as to seem almost like two tails.
Il would know him as far as I
could see him just by his tail alone" 4"
exclaimed Johnny Chuck. II don't
know of any other tail like it,"
There isn't any other like it," de-
clared Skinner IF Twitter the
Martin is the largest of our family,
Forktail is the handSomest."
How about my uSefulnesS?" de-
manded Forktail, skimming past
again. Cousin Twitter certainly
does catch a lot of flies and insects,
but I'm willing to go against him
any day to see who can catch the
most"
With this he darted away. Watch
ing him they saw him alight on the
top of Farmer Browns barn. Its
funny" remarked Johnny Chuck,
"but as long as I've known Fork
tail, and I've known him since I
was big enough to know anybody,
I've never found out where he builds
his nest. I've seen him Skimming
over the Green Meadows times
without number, and often he
comes here to the Old Orchard as
he did just now, but I've never seen
him stop anywhere except over on
that barn."
That's where he nests" chuckled
Skinner.
What" cried Johnny Chuck. do
you mean to say he nests on Farmer
Browns barn?"
mo" replied Skinner. HE nests
in it. That's why he is called the
Barn Swallow, and why you never
have seen his nest. If you'll run
over to Farmer Browns barn and
look up to the roof inside, you'll see
Forktail's nest there somewhere"
ME go over to Farmer Browns
barn." cried Johnny Chuck. do
you think I'm crazy?"
"Forktail isn't crazy" chuckled
Skinner. "and he goes in and out
of that barn all day long. wouldn't
trade homes with him, though. Give
me hollow in a tree, well lined
with feathers, to a nest made of
mud and straw, even if it is feather
lined"
do you mean that such a neat
looking, handsome fellow as Fork
tail uses mud in his nest?" cried
Johnny.
He does just that" said Skim
mer. Hes something like Welcome
Robin in that respect"
Evening star., 1941-06-19

Iht tVtklk6S hl1H llbhN.
WJN, 6:30-Vx Pop: A salute 10 the
United Service Organizations, featuring briei
talks by Waller HoVng, national chairman oi
The group; Authors Fannie Hurst, Howard Lind
say and J. P. Narquand, Screen Star Jean Muir
and Frank Bring EN- Back Alive" Buck.
WRC, 7OO-Fanne Brite: Wherein Snooks'
tommempration Of Fathers Day is recalled and
Frank Morgan tells Of his activities on Wall
street.
WMAI, 700-Program in connection with
The 50th anniversary Of the founding Of Stan-
ford University.
WINK, 7:30-SaIuie 10 the States: Idaho is
neh in line, with representatives Of the local
State society paying tribute.
W6V, 7:30-city Desk: An adventure al the
race Track provides our hustng reporters
with this weeks scoop.
WpC, 8O0-Bing Crosbys Show: Comedian
Bert Lahr pays return visit, while eslawYer
Gail Patrick drops in for the first time.
WOl, 8:t5-Robin Hood Dell Concerts: First
local broadcast Of the current series Of outdoor
concerts from Philadelphia. The program list
Brahms Symphony No. f. 0rmandy con
dutting.
WkAL, o:00-Toronfo Philharmonic: Tenol
John Dudley Of The Metropolitan is guest soIois
presenting Bi1efs Flower Song" from Gar
men" Reginald Stewart conducts Tahakow
skys "Pathetique.
Evening star., 1941-06-19
SH0RT.WAVE PROGRAM.

BERLIN, 6:O0-News in English: DID. I'LL
meg, Is m.; DID. 1854 meg, 2S.5 m.; DXp,
SOB meg, 497 m.
BUDAPEST. 7:3O-News in English: HAT4,
9.t2 meg, 37.S m.
LONDON. 7:45-HeadIine news and views:
CSC, 958 meg, 3i.3 m.; 6SD, Ills meg.
25.5 m.; GSL, 6ti meg, 49.i m
LONDON, 9:00-Demouay Marches: Csc
95S meg, 3t,3 m.; GSD, Ills meg 25.5
m.; 6l, 6.tt meg, 49.t m.
ROME, i0:00-News in English: 2R03, 9.63
meg 3i.t m.; 2R04. tt.8i meg. 75.4 m;
2R06, 1880 meg 1876 m
GUATEMALA, 10:00-Chamber Music: T6WA
968 meg, 81 m.
BERLIN, iO:3O-New in English DID
I'LL meg, IS m.; DID. 1854 meg, 78.t
m.; DXp, SOB meg. 497 m.
LONDON ii:15-Briiain Speaks: CSC. 95s
meg, 3i.3 m.; 6SD, Ills meg, 75,5 m.
! GSL, 61t meg, 49.1 m.
Evening star., 1941-06-19

WRc, 9:00-Rudy VaIIees Show: Marjorie
Rambeau, the "Tugboai Annie" Of moviedom,
takes role in a skit ribbing summer resort
hotels.
WMAl, t0:00-Good Neighbos: Ecuador IS
tonighfs stop. There will be talk by Colon
Eloy AIfaro, Etusdorean Ambassador 10 the
United States, and a special broadcast from
the summit Of 20,000-fooi Mount Chimbora1o.
VOL, t0:t5-Nons Ernst Of the American
Labor Party speaks on immigration and
citizenship.
WMAL, 10;30-Spedking Of Liberty: Alex
ander WooItoii, author-tritt. discusses "A Dem.
ouaiC Army"
Evening star., 1941-06-19
Not This

Bill: why don't you put those
dandelion seeds in the garbage
CAM"
Joe: Because dad pays me a
cent a dozen for digging dandehons
and I want to make more money"
Evening star., 1941-06-19
POINTS FOR PARENTS
By EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

Paying children for tasks
about their otDn homes sometimes
contuSes the reasons for their
being done.
Evening star., 1941-06-19
EVENING STAR FEATURES.
The EVENINGS HIGH II6HIS.

Star Flashes: Latest morning news, with Bill
toye, WMAL, 4 am.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-02
SWITCHES
nEE TllE

LIBRARY IiSHTS/
HELPS LII AND KITTY THROUGH
THE WINDOW AND PASSES NOGU
OUT TO THEM. AS HE EOLLOWSf
HE FILINGS a FINAL WORD TO
,THORSON: WILL De 6ACh SLHNfT!
(ooAr,NUzo.)
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Defense 'Crockdown' Agency
Orqonized to Police Industry
Priorities Division
Will Govern Delivery
Of Materials

3, the Associated Press.
A new Government agency en-
powered to use breakdown meth
DDS to secure induStrys compliance
with defense orders took form yes
teroay with the appointment OF
staff officials to the Priorities Dlvl-
sion of the Knudsen-Hillman pro-
drction msnaqement office.
Edward r. Stettinius, jr., director
OF the division. named several as
sistants and also joint Army
Navy-industry special group TO as
sure an adequate flow Of steel prod
ucts for defense and other needs.
The Priorlties Division is an ex-
ecutive arm of the new four-man
defense production general staff
headed jointly by William S. Knud-
sen and Sidney Hillman.
Ample Powers Exist.
officials said the division would
carry out any breakdown orders
of the Knudsen- Hillman board, by
means or priorities which govern
the delivery OF materials and use OF
transportation.
Ample powers to enforce a right
of way for defense orders were voted
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Traffic Kills Two;
One Crash HurIs Man
Into Live Wires
D. c. Toll of Fatalities
Raised to Eight in
First II Days Of l94l

One man was killed and two
| others injured last night when two
automobiles collided head-on at New
Hampshire and Eastern avenues NE
Later a 6-year-old Maryland boy
died in Georgetown Hospital of in
juries received when run down by
car in nearby Hunting Hill.
The New Hampshire avenue crash
raised the Districts traffic death toll
to eight in the first II days of 194l
Only two persons were killed in the
corresponding period last year.
The dead man, Frank Brogan
1924 New Hampshire avenue NV.
lay beneath tangled live wire from
street light pole knocked over by
one of the careening automobiles
following the crash.
Sergt. William Liverman of the
homicide squad said an autopsy
would be performed to determine
the cause of death after he had been
informed by power repairmen that
sufficient current flowed through the
wires contracting the victims body
to cause death.
Police said the victim was pas
senger in a car driven by Harry E
Acher, 40, of the New Hampshire
avenue address. The latter was
seriously injured. At Emergency
(See TRAFFIC, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Brig. Gen. Strong, Observer in London Last Fall,
Thinks British Have 55-45 Chance Now

and added there was no reason to
believe rumors that an invasion
had been started last fall and
turned back.
Gen. Strong also predicted the
war will develop into a two-front
fight, with the second front in
Italy, the Balkans or the Near
East. This would help England,
because Germany probably would
be pressed for "usable" troops,
Gen. Strong explained.
Possibility of an Italian col
lapse. he said, cannot be ex-
cluded.
THE plain fact is that they
(the Italians) have no CUTS for
fighting" the general asserted.
"They do not like the punish
ment that fighting means. They
are fine men when the bands are
playing and the sun is shining.
But when they have to go up
against the things they found in
Albania or a first-class military
force as in Egypt they do not do
we'll"
Although he declined to ex-
plain details, Gen. Strong said
1t will be only a matter of time"
until the British defense against
night bombing will be comparable
to the present defense against
day bombing"
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Mile O. Dimes Opens uesdoy;
% Cities Follow D. 6. Example
War and Navy Departments Hope to Double
Gifts in This Years Anti-PoroIysis Drive

competition with the Treasury De-
partment, with the latter coming
of first in the collection OF dimes.
This year both departments have
announced they will collect the most
dimes, while the expanded War and
Navy Departments expect to double
the number of dimes they piled on
the track last year.
As the days passed last year, the
dime and dollar mileage chart over
the stand showed how the dimes
were pouring in. Crowds stopped
to examine the chart and leave their
dimes. Passing motorists pulled up
long enough to toss dimes c. the
track.
And the crowds came to see the
movie stars who arrived early to ap-
pear at the Presidents Birthday
Balls and paid their calls at the
Mile O Dimes as they will do again
this year. Thousands blocked the
sidewalk and poured into the street
when Cowboy Star Gene Autry
visited the Mile O. Dimes. Olivia
De Havilland came, too. and Dorothy
Larnour, Elsa Manchester, Mickey
(see MILE o DIMES, Page A-140
Evening star., 1941-01-12

The N. B. C.-Star Mile O. Dimes
in behalf of the fight against in
fantile paralysis-will open for its
third year Tuesday, but this time %
other cities will follow the example
of the Nations Capital.
Cities from New York to Seattle
and down to New Orleans will see
if their people can put as many
dimes on the track as Washington
did last year.
From cabinet officers to cab driv-
ers, the people of Washington
streamed to the Mile O. Dimes stand
at Fourteenth street and New York
avenue NV. last year.
When the stand closed, not l,
but almost 2 miles of dimes had
been collected. Washington had
answered the appeal OF the helpless
victims of infantile paralysis with
$1,000.
Cabinet Officers Helped.
Day after day, Government de-
partments, led by their cabinet Of
ficers, brought thousands of dimes
to the stand. Agriculture, which
led the first year Of the Mile o.
Dimes, entered into lively
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Windsor Visit Stops
Air Show at Miami
For rs Minutes
Crowd of 10000 Cheers
Duke; Trip Made in
Aged U. S.-BuiIt Plune
BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associate Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 1.-THE Duke
of Windsor. Governor Of the Ba-
hamas. came to town again today
completely stopping Miami's annual
mid-winter air show for As minutes
He had little to say beyond the
usual amenities, but what he did say
was roCndly cheered by a crowd OF
approximately 10000.
Asked if he had anything to say
about American aid to Britain, he
replied, II always got to the Embassy
in Washington for what you cal
the low-down.
The Duke was here for approxi-
mately two hours. leaving as he
came, by plane. He reached Cat
Cay, Bahamas at 4:50 pm. and was
welcomed back by the Duchess who
did not accompany him. She spent
the time he was away In a shopping
trip The Windsors planned tenta
lively to visit Bimini, an island near
Cat Cay, Monday.
Obviously dif11oent in respect to
any political questions, the Duke
said he supposed" the British were
grateful for the cooperation of the
United States in speeding the arma-
ment of those embattled islands.
Flies in Old Plane.
The Dukes winged steed for his
second visit to the American con-
tinent since he assumed the gover-
norship-he was here with his wife
few weeks ago when she needed
dental ettention-was an old AM
erican-built, bi-winged Douglas DOL
phin amphibian. 1t had seen at
least decade of service.
The royal visitor laughingly COM
piled with numerous requests for
autographs but a couple of Boy
Scouts copped the honors in that
respect. They not only got his sig
nature but they had their pictures
taken with him.
Asked afterward what he had said
the pair, Jerry Harold and Clarence
Crosby, IA and 13 years old, respec-
lively, both of Miami, replied that
his royal highness had remarked OF
the autographs:
For Boy Scouts? Anytime"
He liked, he told reporters, ito
keep up the traditional close ties
between the United States and
Great Britain.
Duke Is Whole Show.
So far as the crowd was concerned
the duke was the air show. One
performer, disguised. cut his stunt
ing short and TAXED disconsolately
back to the line of planes in front
of the hangers at the far end OF
the field.
Jimmy Granere of Birmingham
son of the late Canadian World War
flyer, Dick Granere, outdid himself
in a drunken flyer" act apparently
for the benefit of the royal visitor
Wobbling over the field at low alti-
tude, the plane several times ap-
(see WINDSOR, Page ABB
Evening star., 1941-01-12
War Greater Dancer
Than Hitler Victory,
Landon Asserts
No Other Threut to U. S.
As Serious as Becoming
Involved, He Says

Getting into the European war
would cause greater economic, social
and political disturbances in this
country than would Nazi victory,
Alf M. Landon told Tulsa (Oklao
audience last night.
The 1886 Republican presidential
nominee denied that British VIC
tory was essential to our security,
but added that our difficulties would
enormously increase if Hitler should
win"
THE chances for working out
world collaboration for peace and
order are certainly much better with
England surviving" he said, but
none of these things threatens the
security of the Republic as much as
would our becoming involved in an
other European war
Earlier, Mr.. Landon asserted in
an interview that administration
plans to allow repairing and out
fitting of British warships in United
States ports would import the war
into America"
COMMITTED to War Policy"
The Kansan said he had made a
preliminary study of the admins
tration's lease-lend bill and conclud-
ed that President Roosevelt was
jumping over the ocean,
I'm such a provision" Mr.. Lam
don declared, hes removing our
only natural barrier of defense. He's
certainly bringing the war close to
home. Step by step, he's working us
into wa;."
In his message to Congress asking
full support of peoples resisting ag-
gression President Roosevelt COM
mitted himself to war policy" Mr..
Landon said in speech at the
Alexander Hamilton Clubs annual
dinner.
IF this policy is to prevail we must
fight, # need be, in order to make
the Presidents word good" he as
serted.
What then becomes of his pledge
not to send an armed expeditionary
force to Europe?
Here is a new and entirely diff
(see LANDON, Page AID
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Liner America Soils,
Weurinq Anti-Mine Belt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE United
States liner America, first American
passenger ship to be equipped with
q magnetic mine-repelling belt,
sailed today with Isl passengers on
q 12-day Caribbean cruise.
The anti-mine device, developed
by the British, is almost entirely
inside the ship, contrary to the Brit
ish practice of installing it outside
the hull.
A company spokesman said it was
installed during routine overhaul
at the Norfolk Navy Yard in the
record time of three and one-half
days. He expressed belief that
because the liner is subject to i'm
mediate call by the Navy, installa-
ton of the belt was a precautionary
measure.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
By the Associated Press.

by LIE ASSOIlnLCu EACoo'
OMAHA, Jan. 11.-Brig. Gen.
George v. Strong, former chief
of the general staff's war plans
division, offered his personal and
private opinion" today that on
January l England stood 55-
As chance to win the war with
Germany.
Gen. Strong, now commander
of the 7th Corps Area, with head
quarters here, explained in an
interview that his odds were 10
80 on Germany last June but
in September they dropped to
55-45, still on Germany. Then
they switched, and England be-
came his favorite. He was in
England as an American OBJ
server for several months last
fall.
He predicted that balance of
military factors shifting toward
the British. plus a possible criti-
cal shortage of German oil and
gasoline supplies, will cause Ger
many to try desperately for a
knockout by summer.
The most serious menace to
England, Gen. Strong said, Is
Germany's counter-blockade and
the sinking Of British ships by
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Smashing Fire Raid Smothered
By BoIstered London Defense;
Nozis Join Mediterranean War
Geneva Reports Five
Raid Alarms to
Set q Record
Py the Associated Press,

Py tie Associated Press.
GENEVA. Jan. IL Sunday.
Five air raid alarms in Ge-
neva last night and early to-
day set a record for any Swiss
city in a single night as waves
of unidentified planes were re-
ported over the western tip of
this neutral country.
The fifth alarm in Geneva
sounded at 1920 am. The
planes were said to be passing
toward Italy and back.
Reports reaching Bern said
the Northern italian industrial
city of Turin was being bombed.
This would indicate the planes
were British. Unofficial OBJ
servers, however, said the planes
were heard but not identified
and no official statement was
expected until tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Fire in Shorehum
Kitchen Routs Diners

Smoke from f1ue fire in the
kitchen of the Shoreham Hotel in
terrupted late diners last night and
caused a aamber of parties in the
Blue Roof ~ break up early.
L. G.. Moore manager of the hotel,
said grease from an upset pot ig-
nited and spread to the flue. Smoke
filled the basement kitchen and
penetrated through corridors and
the elevator shaft to the lower floors.
Although the dining room emptied
quickly, a large number of persons
remained to dance in the ballroom.
No estimate of the damage was
available.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
British She'll Tobruk,
Expect Capture as
GRAHAM Stands By
Italian Marshal Makes
No Move to Relieve
BeIeoeuered Garrison
BY the Associate Press.

CAIRO. Jan. 11-Italy's Marshal
Rodolfo Graziani made no move to-
day to relieve his beleaguered gar
rison at Tobruk, 80 miles inside
Libya, but the British moved up
troops and guns under massive ali
protection and plopped shells into
| the seaport's semicircle of defense
from four carefully placed batteries
The guns of Tobruk replied, but
aside from these artillery duels there
was no fighting on the fourth day
| of the siege.
R. A. F. patrols were out all day
yesterday on the road west of To-
bruk leading to Derna, where Brit
ish mechanical ground forces also
are operating, but there was no con-
elusive engagement with Fascist air.
/ men.
Despite his tremendous losses,
Marshal Graziani still has a consid-
erable army to the west, but the
fact that it is not coming up leads
the British to believe that Tobruk
will fall as did Bardia, Salum and
Sidi Barrani before it.
Size of Garrison Not Known.
The size of the Tobruk garrison
is not known here, but it is believed
smaller than that of Bardia. The
latter turned out to be considerably
larger than the British anticipated,
for official figures released today
put the captured, dead and wounded
there at 2,041 officers and 1927
men. Of these more than 10000
were prisoners, for the Italian deac
and wounded at Bardia did not ex-
ceed 1000.
Total Italian losses in the last
month are figured at somewhere
| around $500 dead, wounded and
imprisoned, from five regular divi-
sions and three Blackshirt brigades
destroyed by the British.
Figures for total equipment cap
tured since the British blitz began
in Egypt are:
Light tanks, 162.
Guns of all calibers, $50.
Artillery ammunition rounds)
10000.
Machine guns, 600.
Light machine guns, 700.
Rifle and machine gun ammuni-
ton Crounds), 100000.
Lorries, 1,700.
Equipment Seized.
At Bardia, todays Near East
command report said, 1856 medium
and heavy field guns were taken
along with 26 heavy anti-aircraft
guns, SO light guns, 13 medium
tanks, 1T light tanks and 708 trans
port vehicles.
Many of the lorries were found to
be unserviceable.
In addition, quantities of military
stores and foodstuff have been
taken.
The bayonet, used so effectively
in the last war, has played promi-
nent part in this desert campaign
Several positions have been rushed
by the British at bayonet point
and the attacking officers say that
Italians and Libyans alike have
(See EGYPT, Page A-4)