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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27
Conway Youth
Becomes Flying
Officer

William Theodious Mattison. %,
son of Mr.. and Mrs Willie Matti-
son of Conway, has received a
commission as End Lieutenant in
the Army Air Forces and wings at
the Army Flying School at Tuske-
gee. He is believed to be the first
Race Filler from Arkansas to be
commissioned a flying officer.
Young Mattison is a graduate
from 10th the high school and col
lege divisions of AM&N College at
Pine Bluff. He taught science and
mathematics in q Smackover High
school, prior to his induction in
April 1871,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27
Center Ridge Items

Goods attending schools out OF
the city are Misses Gequittcr
Jones at Dunbar, Chicago, OLIVE
Morris, Conway Hi, Alean Dooley
and Naomi Morris County Train
ing School, Menifee ard Carl and
Caver Morris, A. M. & N. College
Pine Bluff The regular State
Convention of Arkansas Baptists,
with DR.. J. R. Jamison president
has just closed at the Union Bapt
and Trinity Churches Of Morrilton
and a great session was witnessed,
More than 100000 was collected
for missions and education. Mr.
and Mrs. King Bird and children
of Little Rock were recent visitors
in the city. Mrs. Arsa Baskin of
Kansas City is visiting her father
Mr.. w. B. Morris. . See your local
agent for the STATE PRESS, for
both information and inspiration.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27

Attorney Returns For Active
Practice In Arkansas

Attorney Vince Monroe Town
send jr., son of Rev. Y. NJ. Town
send, d. d. Presiding Elder Of the
AME Church Hot Spring Dis
triet, who successfully passed the
Arkansas State Bar examination On
June 29th and 30th, 1912 and who
left Immediately thereafter for Cal
ifCrnia for business establishment,
returned To the city on Thursday,
November 10 to begin the a.,'Yc
practice Of law.
Nh Townsend is looking about
for a suitable location to establish
lis Law Offices. He is also looking
for legal stenographer and of
flca secretary, Anyone qualified and
interested may contact him for
interview.
Pending his finding of a salts
factory office location, Mr.. Town
send will maintain an office in his
home at 2123 Cross street where
he is now living with his father.
His telephone number at the above
address is 2-4765.
NJ. Townsend is now open for
business at his home office and
will give public notice when he
finds suitable office location,
Mr.. Townsend is an orator Of
national repute, scholar, author
and radio lecturer and civic and
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27

Corporation and the Farm Security
Administration and other new ae
ton agencies.
The letter from the Secretary
reads in part: 81 wish to take this
opportunity to express appreciation
on behalf of the Department and
myself for the many years Of SER
vice which you have devoted to
the Department. and to wish you
good health and happiness in the
years to come"
Taking a keen interest in EN-
ployee activities, Mr., Fitzhugh or
ganized and managed the Depart
ment's baseball team several years
ago and won two trophies which
are on exhibit in the lobby of the
Agricultural administration build
ing, He is a charter member of the
Association of Colofed Employees
Of the Department and has SER
we'd as its president.
Mr., Fitzhugh is an officer in his
church. and holds membership in
several civic and fraternal organ
izations. He is married and is the
father of one son. His wife, Mrs.
Lillian Naylor Fitzhugh, is a teach
err in the public school system Of
Washington, and his son, H. Nay
lor Fitzhugh, is an instructor in
the department Of commerce Of
Howard university,
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but something is going to have to
happen very soon.
Ans: Put your cards on the table.
Make him choose between you and
his home or his gambling cron-
les. When he sees that you refuse
to put up with his foolish waste
of money any longer he will prob
ably come to his senses. Especial
ly if you get the job you have il
mind and become self-supporting
Let me remind you that it is YOU
duty to furnish your husband with
plenty of companionship and ent-
ertainment that he won't have tt
seek it elsewhere. He is in rut
but he can be pulled out of it if
you will lend a supporting hand.
/. H.: ! have been married for
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USO Travellers
Aid Service

vice is case work service the
volunteers frequently need to call
the director ohelp. One day ar
, elderly man, very obviously i'll
was sitting in the waiting room
The volunteer recognized that he
needed the service Of a physician
and called the director. He was ser
iously i'll, without funds, a strang-
er in town and the director was
able to get him to a doctor and
assisted to get him into a local
hospital for an operation. Travel
ers Aid did not finance the opera
ton but got the man to the proper
agency to take care of him.
Since children are not permitted
to travel alone on the train all
volunteers watch for them and
when one is brought to the station
, call the director to come to make
plans for the child to be met by
: Travellers Aid workers at other
towns, just as the case of Bert
age five, who was on his way tc
Chicago. The relatives here going
to put him on the train in the af-
ternoon and expected him tc
change trains in st. Louis in the
middle of the night. The worker
assisted the relatives to see that
he should get on at night and
Ichange trains in the morning with
the help of Travellers Aid in Saint
Louis. Bert was also met in Chi
cago by relatives and connected
with his grandparents whom he
was visiting.
Occasionally soldiers on fur
Tough miss train connections just
as Pvt. James Harris did last Sat
urday. He had been delayed 2C
hours, was out of money and il
danger of being AWOL. The vol.
unteer talked with Pvt. Harris anc
knew that he had to eat, so called
the worker who was able to loar
him enough money from the use
IA service fund for his meals back
to camp and to give him a state
ment that he had missed his train
here which would have taken him
to camp on time. Pvt Harris hac
plenty Of time to go to the use
Club for a few hours which help.
ed as a railroad waiting room IL
pretty rninteresting.
/ One time the reward for service
at the USO Travellers Aid desl
was to be on hand when soldier sor
came home for an unexpected ful
Tough, That happened to Mrs. j
Is. Bryant, 1910 Gaines, chairman
Of the USO Travellers Aid Negro
Volunteers. Both Mrs. Bryant anc
Bill were surprised, and pleasantly
70, for it meant few extra min.
utes together.
Volunteers who have given fifty
hours Of service on more are: Mrs
". A, Arnold. Mrs. J. B. Bryant
Mrs. Hattie Hughes, Mrs. Beulaf
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Coal Hill
Geo. W. " st

Geo. W. west
The Common school of this dis
trict opened Monday, Nov. l6 with
Mrs. Utley of GAINESVILLE as prin-
cipal. Mrs. Velma Chamber and
Bernce West made short visit
to TT. Smith last weekend. Mrs.
Mary Green is visiting her daugh-
ter Roselie, who resides in Van
Buren, this week. We have learn
ed that Rev. VIM. Gray has been
e-appointed to Bethel A. M. 4.
church, making this his 4th year
in our community as leader. liz
the absence of the pastor, who was
in attendance at conference, Bro
H. w. Hogan passed away and
citizens regret the pastor was
unable to attend the funeral ser
vices.
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USO Travellers Aid Service

USO Travellers Aid Service is
one of the many special programs
in greater Little Rock established
to meet the emergencies created by
the present war. Travellers Aid is
the social case work agency in the
USO that serves people who arc
away from home and in need Of
help. This assistance may take the
form of information and directions
to places in the city or about recre-
ational places, it may I've travel in
formation or assistance to locate a
room for the night. Travellers Aid
workers serve in bus and railroad
terminals to be available to travel
ers.
In Little Rock the service was
extended to the waiting room in
the Missouri Railroad Station on
July 29th and since then has con-
tinued to give service daily from
ii a. m. to / 2 midnight except on
Sunday, when the hours are from
p. m. to midnight. The service in
the waiting room is entirely volun-
teei' under the supervision of Miss
Eunice d. Harkey, Director of USO
Travellers Aid Service and Miss
Joyce Plat, Assistant Director.
Thirty-two volunteers are used
each week and they give and aver
age Of four hours each week tc
their duties at the desk. About Sc
volunteers have served and more
than seventy-five have had the
training courses which have bee
given periodically to prepare the
women for the work.
The value Of the service can.
not he measured in dollars anC
cents but it is important to tbs
volunteers to know that they have
been on hand to help in an emer.
gency. Some services seem very in.
significant such as the assistance
with a telegram, but when sold.
Ter asked to have the volunteer
send wire saying, "Meet me in
New York Sunday" she discussed
the message and urged that h,
set a time and place to meet, Sc
that the friend could be at tn,
right train station.
| inexperienced travellers who ar,
unfamiliar with the city need {
great deal of help when they CONF
to visit soldiers at camp. q. s. o
Travellers Aid Volunteers help thu
travellers find room or assis
them TO the USO Club on 9th st
whore a more complete file O
rooms is available. 1t may TAXI
an hour or more and counties,
/ phone calls to locate a place fol
the soldiers wife. The volunteers
can also assist to locate the Sold
Ter at camp and arrange for them
to meet when he Is free to come
into town.
Since US0 Travellers Aid Ser.
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PAGE THREE

~ years and as yet have not had a
child. My husband is just crazy
about every baby he sees, and 1t
makes nae eel mighty bad to know
that | haven't had baby for him.
/ t.ld nm Nzss ao.na l. cave him
50 he could marry seme woman
who can, but he Yogt agree to it.
You see. we l1se each other.
Ans; Your husband married you
for yourself alone, net as a poten-
til mother. II is true that he
would like To have had a child
but he would not think of sacri-
fieing you for a woman who could
give him a dozen children. 1t would
be unfair TO both of you to run
cut on him BECAUSE of this foolish
idea. There are ways of getting
around your problem. You could
go TO your family doctor and ar
range to adopt a child. Both of
you would soon love it as one of
your own.
f. NJ: | believe | love her, and
she gave me the impression that
she loves me. Then we had an
argument and she stopped see
ing me. Tell me how to square
myself? You have helped me be-
fore and | would appreciate your
doing so again.
Ans You have apologized and
tried in every way possible to con-
vince her of your sincerity. But
she seems to want to pout a little
longer, You might send her a
corsage with a note attached :.
asking her for farewell date and
explain that you are leaving soon
for New York. When she learns
you are leaving, she will change
her tune in hurry. Take advan-
tage of this date and let her know
she is still your sugar plum.
Pop: | have a small store and
it seems as if | am losing all Of my
business gradually. Should | close
this store and. 90 to some other
place? Or should | try to get into
something else?
Ans: You have been in the store
business all Of your life, and that
is all you know. It would take you
years to gain the same knowledge
of another profession. You have
made money in the past and you
still have money. You are smart to
realize that you haven't made
much in the past two years and
need to make a change. 1t is a
change Of location instead of busi-
ness. Inasmuch as the other bust
nesses are moving to the other side
of town, ! would suggest the same
COR you.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27
Church OF God
In Christ
14th and Pulaski Street

Mrs, Lancra Johnson, president
of the Home and Foreign Missions
sponsored a program, in recogni-
ton Of Moses Copefield, jr, son
Of Mr., and Mrs. Moses Copefield,
sr in elimination of Baby con-
test in raising funds to aid in the
building of the new church struc
ture. Other contestant was James
Phillips Jones, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Cleve Jones. An inspiring sermon,
ats Travelling Time" was brought
by Elder 7. Graham of College
Station. Distinguished visitors
present were Elder J. Bowe of Hot
Springs, The Elder Faisen, Elder
Haymon. Bro. Will Harris, Bro.
Jessie Grien, with his electric
guitar and other visiting saints and
friends. Elder M. Jones, Assistant
overseer and pastor and brother
George Rendles, assistant pastor
were there to give their support
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27
Retiring Negro Agricultural Worker
Paid Tribute BY Secretary Wickard

A special tribute was paid vii
liam II. Fitzhugh, retiring employ
&c Of the Department of Agricul-
ture hY Secretary Claude Z. Wick
ard last week. With a firm hand
shake, the Secretary presented him
a letter and said II want to COM
mend you upon the 36 years of
loyal service you have given the
Department"
n addition O receiving
congratulations from Secretary
Wiekard, Mr. Fit2hugh was also
honored by officials and employees
of the Office of Plant and Opera
tions of which the Sceretary's file
room is a part. The group as
sembled at the close of the work
day and made a presentation.
Entering the employ of the De-
partment as carriage driver for
Secretary James Wilson in 1906,
Mr.. Fitzhugh was soon promoted
t othe Secretary's file room, which
position he held until he retired,
Serving in the file room under 8
Secretaries, Mr., Fitzhugh has seen
at close range, many important
developments take place in the De-
partmcnt from the Food and Drug
Act, and the Meat Inspection Act
Of 1906 to the establishment Of
the Agricultural Adjustment
Agency, Federal Crop Insurance
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27
Visits In Texas

Rev. J. II. Clayborn, A. b. A,
NJ, d. d., Presiding Elder Of the
TT Smith District received the
unanimous approval (along with
others) for the Bishopric, 1914 in
the AME General Conference The
resolution was passed in the Ark.
Annual Conference. He is visit
ing the annual conferences in
Texas this week, presided over by
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27
Texas Minister
Address
Usher Union

Rev. G. II. George of Houston,
Texas delivered the annual ser
mon to the Golden Link Usher Tn
ion at Macedonia Baptist church
on last Sunday Prior to the adj
dress. the welcome to the union
was given by Mrs. Nettie Perry
and a short talk was made by Mr..
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27

L. G. M. Will my husband ever
come to his senses and stop gamb-
ling and throwing his money away
| love my husband very much and
l don't want my home broken up
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eer service at the desk.
Little Rock is one of the six USO
Travellers Aid Units in the USA
using colored volunteers to assist
travellers. There are four Travel
ers Aid Services stated by white
volunteers with total of 1870 wo-
men Of Little Rock assisting in this
program of service to help in the
war effort.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27

ATTY. VINCE NJ. TOW NSEND
labor leader of many years IL
Washington, d. c., New York and
Los Angeles, Calf.
1t is with distinct pleasure that
we welcome Attorney Townsend
to our city. He is a young liberal
and progressive citizen and we
have no doubt as to the great pub
lie service he will render to our
community.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27

Bonnie Barnes. Among other solo
lists was Mrs. Jones of Arch St.,
Bapt church. Mrs. Rosina Moore
is chairman of the program COM
mittee. President of the Union is
Doc Cleveland, Mrs. Rosie holden,
secretary and Mrs. Emma Diggs
reporter. collection for the day
totaled $31.70.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27

Bishop Geo. B Young.
DIR. Claybotr is orc of the edu-
Gators of MS rae One Of the out
standing leaders of the church. lie
Is loved b. al o: his brcthren,
thru out the AME Connection. He
was left standing in the door Of
the Bishopric, in Detroit. Mich,
1910, only like Al votes of being
elected Bishop.
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Lesson for November 20

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
leeted and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
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cheerful words and smiles tt
brighten the service.
Bro. Godfrey Meredith had
charge of the collection, which
amounted to s20.30, assisted by
Elder Dan johnson, Sister Grien
and Sister Anna Jones of 10Th and
Commerce.
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are higher heights somewhere.
Arise and let's go. Let us get
the job done.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27

Secretary Claude R, Wieksrd is
shown paying a special tribute t.
William II. Fitzhugh, retiring EN-
ployee who had worked for the
Department Of Agricultural since
1906. The Secretary presented him
a letter and said, 81 want to com
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27

mend you upon the SO years of
loyal service you have given the
Department" Except for the short
time he served as car riage driver
for Secretary James Wilson, Mr.,
Fitzhugh has been employed in the
Secretary's file room.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-11-27

LESSON TEXT-Matthew l8;l5-l7:
Acts Ia; 2:42; ella; ll.27-3o; l3:l'3;
! John Is
GOLDEN TEXT-As my Father hath
sent me, even SO send you.-John 2O:2.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-27
Thrills for Four
Boys Trek W. Miles to Belle Isle Where Youngest
Falls In-OIdest Dives After Him

"Get back" John ordered.
you're too close"
Francis is young, but he has q
mind of his own.
NO." he said-and fell in.
That was the near tragedy.
Then, as Francis splashed in the
deep channel, came the thrilling
rescue. John jumped in.
The air was filled with sirens
and people screaming, and hands
thrust down from the dock to haul
the brothers to safety. Then there
was Receiving Hospital, and that's
where the strange sights came in.
EYEFUL OF LIFE
Suffering no ill effects from the
immersion, the children got an eye
full of hospital life as they waited
for their father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley Muszynski, to
come and get them.
While they waited,a newspaper
photographer came in.
Like to get your picture
taken?" he asked Francis.
"No," said Francis.
The photographer took il any
way.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-27

1t was a dull day in the
Muszynski household at 1916
Theodore street. So the four
Muszynski youngsters-John, IL;
Bobby, 9; Marcella. z, and Francis
4, set out in search of adventure.
They found it.
Belle Isle was their goal, it's
only two and a half miles from
their home. Some boys were fish
ing from a dock at the foot of
Belle Isle bridge.
YOUNGEST TOO CLOSE
The young Muszynskis watched.
Francis, who has just had his
spring haircut-to the bone-was
especially curious.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-27
Military Area in East
Ordered by Army

NEW YORK, April u QNS).-
Plans for the early establishment
of an eastern military area" run
ming from Maine to Florida were
announced today by the eastern
defense command and the first
army.
The eastern military area will
be established, 1t was stated. ia
facilitate defense Of the Atlantic
coast and control of enemy aliens
and subversive elements.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-27
The War Today

LONDON-RAF bombs German
industrial city of Rostock for
fourth consecutive night;
Nazis raid resort city Of Bath
in England. page IL
SOUTH w EST PACIFIC
American fighter planes based
on Free French New Gale
donia in successful action
against Japanese. page 2.)
RUSSIA - Red Army sources
claim bag of LIT Nazi planes
in two days, including 3S
downed in mass raids on
Leningrad. page 2)
B URMA-Fate of Mandalay
may be determined by heavy
( battle raging around Pyaw-
bwe, SO miles south of Manda-
lay. page ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-27
5 Die, 233 Hurt
In Train Crash

JERSEY CITY, N. J., April u
(INS). - Moving swiftly to de-
termine the cause of the wreck
OF a crowded six car New York
bound tube train that resulted in
death to five persons and injuries
to 233, Daniel Casey. director of
public safety, today ordered the
Imotorman, Louis A. Vierbrucken,
4S, held on a charge of man.
slaughter.
The wreck, described by Casey
as the result of ian accident
not sabotage" occurred as the
Hudson and Manhattan train
roared into the Exchange Place
station shortly before midnight.
THIRD RAIL sHORTED
AS the train approached the
station platform travelling. some
witnesses told Casey. at "exces-
sive speed" it jumped the rails
and buckled. The third rail was
short circuited by the crash and
flames broke out. Z
Hundreds of persons trapped in
the cars became panic stricken as
acrid fumes and dense smoke
filled the tunnel. The tubes at
the point of the accident are 15O
feet below the surface just as the
tunnel starts under the Hudson
River.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-27
Woman Slain in Iran

WASHINGTON, April u QNS),
The state department was in
formed today that Mrs. Lea Bur-
dett, an Italian national, and wife
of Winston Burdett, a representa-
tive Of the Columbia broadcastine
service, has been shot and killed
by a Kurd IN northwestern Iran
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-27

LONDON. April II 0NS).-
DR.. Hubertus ]. Van Nook. lieu
tenant governor general Of the
exiled Netherlands East Indies
government. arrived in London
today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-27
CLOSE AT 0 r. NJ.
Roosevelt Signs

WASHINGTON, April n tINS).
In a ceremony without prece.
dent in American history, the
commander-in-chief of the army
and navy, Franklin ID. Roosevelt
today adds his name TO the rising
roster of the nation available
man power.
The President, who was sc
years old on his last birthday
heads the list of some 1900, 00C
men between the ages Of as and
IS who will present themselves to
selective service boards today.