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Evening star., 1942-02-01

wife, Donna Darcy Vargas, ac-
cording to Mrs. Sylvester, are the
active leaders in all that pertains
to Brazil's advancement along mod
ern scientific and educational lines,
and are broadly humanitarian in
their concepts of how the welfare
of their fellow citizens may best be
advanced, as we'll as loyal friends
of their sister North American re-
public, the United States.
Equally at ease conversationally
in Portuguese or French, in addition
to her understanding of German
and her ability to speak it, Mrs.
Sylvester began her study of Por-
tuguese on the boat going down
to Rio de Janeiro on her wedding
journey. From that time on she
had lessons in it every day until
she had fully mastered it.
Language Essential.
There is nothing more essen
tial,' she said, than a knowledge
of the language of a country for
the person who wishes to under
stand it's people and their customs.
Portuguese is the language of the
people of Brazil Mrs. Sylvester also
said French is the language of ele-
gance and culture in Brazil, with
Evening star., 1942-02-01
Columbus j. 10 Offer
Accounfancy Course

A course in beginning accountancy
will be offered by Columbus Univer-
sity starting with the second semes-
ter tomorrow. The entire first year
of accounting will be covered in one
semester by increasing the class
hours per week.
This is the sixth year Columbus
has offered such a course and the
class is being scheduled at a later
hour so Government workers will be
able to attend.
The course in budgets and budget
Evening star., 1942-02-01

North American continent where
one can daily run into the friends
one has met all around the world"
Needless to say, air flights to Brazil
are also a part of their schedule
of their future life.
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10
Addresses State College
Founders Day Gathering

Two important needs for pros
peetive mothers were S ressed ~
the sanatorium head, namely;
prospective mott ers must be free
from social diseases; their minds
and bodies should not be distort-
ed by ravages Of liquor and the
orgies Of sex. He pointed out that,
mistakes are made daily in the
treatment of the aged, and the
normal morality Of advanced life
is considerably increased as n re-
suit of the hitherto neglected stu
dy Of pe~euliarities of senile Or
ganism. To us black men and wo-
men of America and Arkansas,
this war presents Il definite chal-
lenee, the task of rebuilding our
race. the task Of preserving health
The health of the Negro must no
longer be considered the white
mans burden and worry, but we
must weed cut those factors which
are undermining us as a race.
we need not be alarmed when
we see the great number Of Ne
@roes rejected by the army hecanse
of physical defects. We should be
urged to action when we note the
difference in death rates among Ne
groes as compared to other races
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10

PINE BLUFF - April 3
(ANP)-A stirring appeal for an
about eifor. toward improvement
of health of Negroes in the south
was made by DR., Hugh Browne
superintendent Of MeRae Memor-
ial S~anatorium, Alexander, ARK
at Workers conference in Arkan-
sas State college here last Satur-
day. The college president, D. i.
Watson, presided over the confer
enee,
In making his appeal, DIR.
Browne declared that the chief
reasons for poor health among Ne
groes in the south were ignorance,
superst. ion and poverty; the
chief enemies destroying the youth
being gonorrhea, syphilis and tu-
be~rculosis, In quoting statistics
which revealed the percentage OF
Negroes dying daily because Of
these diseases was more than WHIT
es, he said, eve are begetting in-
ferior progeney from inferior
stock. We begin to note more OF
infectious d~iseaaesqia oar younger
groups more of the yenefal dis
eases in the teen ages, more death
and disability in our early TWEEN
ties"
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10

gertips of his rigffs hand were
pressed deeply into the soft fib-
ers of the rig and his whole body
vibrated from the wild pounding of
his heart. He had to get out Of
the room, and quickly. Suppose
that had been Mr.. Dalton? His
escape had been narrow enough,
as it was.
He stood and listened, Mrs. Dali
ton might be out there in the hall
way. How could he get out of the
| room? He all but shuddered with
the intensity of his loathing for
this house and all it had made him
! feel since he had first come into
it. He reached his hand behind him
and touched the wall; he was glad
to have something solid at his
back. He looked at the shadowy
bed and remembered Mary as
| some person he had not seen in a
long time. She was still there.
Had he hurt her? He went to the
bed and stood over her; her face
lay sideways on the pillow. His
hand moved toward her, but stop
ped in mid-air. He blinked his
eyes and stared at Marys face; 1t
was darker than when he had first
bent over her. Her mouth was
open and her eyes bulged glass
lily. Her bosom, her bosop .
her bosom was not moving! He
could not hear her breath coming
and going now as he had when
he had first brought her into the
rooml He bent and moved her
head with his hand and found that
she was relaxed and limp. He
snatched his hand away. Thought
and feeling were baked in him ;
There was something he was try
ing to tell himself, desperately
but could not. Then, convulsiyely
he sucked his breath in and huge
words formed slowly, ringing IN
his cars: She's dead
The reality of the room fell
from him; the vast city Of white
people that sprawlcd outside took
its place. She was dead and he
had killed her. He was a murder
err, a Negro murderer, a black
murderer. He had killed a white
woman. He had to get away from
here. Mrs. Dalton had been in the
room while he was there. hut she
had not known it. But, had sheF
MOI Yes! Maybe she had gone Tor
hclp? No. If she had known she
would lave screamed. She didn't
know. He had to slip out OF the
hopse. Yes. He could go home to
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10

trunk and inyoluntarily Jerked
his head round and saw a white
blur standing at the door and his
tDdy was instantly wrapped in u
sheet of blazing terror and a hard
ache seized his head and then the
white blur went away. | thought
that was her. . His heart pound
ed.
lie stood with her body in his
arms in the silent room and cold
facts battered him like waves
sweeping in from the sea; She
was dead; she was white, she was
a woman, he had killed her; he
was black: he might be caught;
he did not want to bye eaugh.; II
he were they would kill him,
He stopped to put her in the
trunk. Could he get her in? He
looked again towards the door,
expecting to see the white blur F.,
but nothing was there.
(To BE Continued Next Week)
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10
Capitol Hill School

We are observing National Ne
gro Health Week. THE pupils
are wearing Health Emblems,
The Art Department is busy with
posters. The children are placing
emphasis upon their clean clothes
and clean bodies. When the prize
for having the largest number OF
clean yards is awarded, we hope
to be the winner.
The little girls in the "V For
Victory pageant are very anxious
to get started, Capitol Hill will
represent the United States of
America and will form the "V' in
the word Victory.
Many children went off to spend
their Easter vacations; c. Wilhart,
Charlie M. Cooper went to Mem
phis, Ten, Leroy and Thurman
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10

ed downward upon the pillow will
all of his weight, determined tina
she mus not move or make any
sound that would betray him. His
eyes were filled with III" white
blur moving toward him m tho
shadows Of the room. Again Mary's
body heaved and he held the pillow
in a grip that took all of his
strength. For a long time he felt
the sharp pain of her %fingernails
biting into his wrists. The white
blur was still.
"Mary? Is that you?o
He clenehed his teeth and held
his breath, inundated to the core
by the awesome white blur float
ing toward him. His muscles fleX-
ed taut as steel and he pressed
the pillow, feeling the bed give
slowly, evenly, but silently. Then
suddenly her f|ingernails did not
bite into his wrists. Mary's fin
gers loosened. He did not feel her
surging and heaving against him.
Her body vas still.
"Mary! Are you ill?'
He could see Mrs. Dalton plain
ly now. AS he took his hands from
the pillow he heard a long slow
sigh go up from the bed into the
air of the darkened room, a sigh
which afterwards, when he remem-
bered it, seemed final, ir~revocable,
"Mary Are you ill.,"
He stood up. With each of her
movements toward the bed his
body made a movement to match
hers, away from her, his feet not
lifting themselves from The floor,
but sliding softly and silently over
the smooth deep rug, his muscles
flexed so taut they ached. Mrs.
Dalton now stood over the bed.
Her hands reached out and touch
cd Mary.
"Mary! are you asleep? | heard
you moving abou. .
Mrs. Dalton Strengthened sud,
denly and took a quick step back.
you're dead drunk! You stink
with whiskey!"
She stood silently in The hazy
blue light, then she knelt at the
side of tic bed. Bigger heard her
whispering. She's praying he
thought in amazernem and the
words echoed in his mind as tho
someone had spoken them aloud.
Finally, Mrs. Dalton stood up and
Ter face tilted to that upward an
gle a. which she always held it.
He waited, his teeth clamped, his
fists clenehed. She moved slowly
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10
"NatiVe Son"
BY Richard Wright

Mary and Mrs. Dalton by merely
shifting his eyes. Mary mumbled
and tried to rise again. Frantical-
ly, he caught a corner of the pill
low and brought it to her lips, He
had to stop her from mumbling, or
he would be caught, Mrs. Dalton
was moving slowly towards him
and he grew tight and full, as
though about to explode, Mary's
fingernails tore at lis hands and he
caught the pillow and covered her
entire face with it, firmly, Mary's
body surged upward and he push
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10
Sanatoriun Head Stresses Better Health Drive Among Southern Negroe

Lawson went to Pine Bluff; II.
Hardin went to Woodson, Barbara
Combs went to the country. Many
others expressed themselves as
having enjoyed a lovely Easter
Carrie Ann Robinson Of the IA
grade had a lovely Easter egg
hunt at her home.
The obs will furnish the pro-
gram for the Primary Assembly
Friday. The Health pietuer and a
health presentation will be the
program for the intermediate AS
semhly,
Mosella Thompson and Mary
Louise Allen Of the "a grades
were winners Of the best book
reviews. Geraldine Fletcher ana
Dorothy Williams won in the 5b
grade,
We are looking forward to hav
ing a large attendance at the last
auditorium play, Mrs. Wigs OF
the Cabbage Patch,' on Friday,
April 10th.
Mrs. Terrence gave to our
school many blotters, A beautiful
baby picture of Preston Terrence,
her son in the lib grade is seen
smiling from it at us.
The GA grade, under their teach
er and Principal, Mr., Denton, had
Il lovely Easter Egg Hunt Fri
day. Mary Howard won tine Gold
en- Egg and Willie Paradise VOL.
the prize for having found the
largest number of eggs.
The ga grade also had an Eas-
ter egg hunt and David Moore
found the largest number of their
eggs.
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10

Ut. roland
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10
IL

He turned and a hysterieal ter
ror seized him, as though he were
falling from Il great height in a
dream. A white blur was stand
ing by the door, silent, ghostlike,
II filled bis eyes and gripped his
body. 1t was Mrs. Dalton. He
waned to knock her out OF his
way and bolt from the room.
"Maryt" she spoke softly, ques-
tioningly.
Bigger held his breath, Mary
mumbled again; he bent over her
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10

toward the door; he could scarcely
e her now, The door ereaked ,
then silence,
He relaxed and sank 20 the
floor, lis breath going in a long
gasp. He was weak and wet with
sweat, He stayed erouched and
bent, hearing the sound of his
breathing filling the darkness.
Gradually, the intensity of his
sensations subsidized and he was
aware Of the room. He felt that
he had been in the grip Of a weird
spell and was now free. Tie fin
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10
CAPITOL COMMENTS

Bob Mcneil, photographer, Ed
ward Baker of the Courier and
your correspondent, rode in an
army station wagon along with
Sgt. Stone and 1t. Worden back
and forth to Camp Lee, Va, t.
other day. And volta trip? We
breezed past Union in Richmond
and hardly got a sight of the new
Belgian Friendship building
which is rapidly taking shape on
the corner of the campus.
G. James Fleming Of the fCo
FEP, as they like to be called,
writes as fine a report as you
would want to see. Concise, logi-
cal and all covering.
- 49, ~
Dean William Pickens has TAX
on up abode in the recently
apartmcntized home of William H..
C. Brown, former political fore
caster and Republican, over Mt attn
and Tea Streets.
~ 49, ~
Wonder what that chap meant
the other day at Camp Ice when
he said. ave don't know whether
we are in the same army as the
whites or not
~ **s ~
Hearings are being held too fast
and often nowadays on practical
ly everything under the sun. You
miss one going to another.
- res -
Mai. Aston Burleigh was o visi-
or to Camp Lee last week. He Is
now on duty with the morale divi-
sion Of the army.
80 A*4 ~
Looking in on the USO house at
Alexandria, Va, Saturday night
and being agreeably surprised with
the layout and the program con-
there by Ellis b. Weather
less and Ella Reeves. They have
one of the Glass ID" houses, To-
Gated in a mixed neighhorhood'
Whites threatened to move wheh
the building was planned, but when
it was erected and they saw the
types of soldiers coming in, they
have become the staunchest sup
porters of the movement. Mrs.
Reeves has built an excellent stan
of Junior hostesses who know how
to entertain the soldier boys from
nearby camps.
- sts ~
Congressman koppleman intro
duced a similar civil rights bill IN
the house two years ago for the
New Negro alliance. What be-
came of it? Buried somewhere IN
the dust and so forth, The boys
from dixie who race that the Ne
gro is trying to cause disunity'
and blame all of the trouble on
japanese propaganda have got to
get a rev excuse. Negroes, like
She Indians told the English do
not want any more post dated
checks. A young woman working
in the PCoFEP says she had been
insulted three or four times by
being called IN 7" here in
the capital on the streets and
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10

street cars. A young mar reports
a cracker complaining that "the
cafeteria referring to the de-
partment of interiorl is filled with
N rs now and you just can't
find a place to eat" Another said
a chap got on the street al wi b
a gang Of white girls and told
them to "Stand close to me and
YOU won't I've bothered" So when
this brown skinned girl got on the
ear, she was forced to stand near
the man. at always happen to
me-" he sneered winking at the
whites and nodding at the colored
girl. To which she replied, ut
isn't half as painful TO you as 1t is
to me-" And another told n crack
er who used the 'harmless and
endcaring epithet,' 'on another oc-
casion, "Iou are not only rudei
but you are damned ignorant
81 49, ~
NV old favorite, Ethel Waters,
really went to town Sunday night
singing "Give 'cm he'll, give 'em
hell" on that government spon-
sored program. We want to hear
more of Ethel and other colored
stars on this ana other programs
ms well. Remember the old race
record" ads. whore used to say,
Sing 'cm. Ethel?'
- se* -
Time to sign off with a hope thet
the democracy We hear about real
~ swings ino action right here
in the capital ci5y before 1t can
spread elsewhere.
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10
By Al White

DN III UNIV
WASHINGTON, Apr. 8 CAMP
We just finished off u taste
of winter . a little matter Of al
1S-inch snow which came Saturday
and Sunday, just to remind the
folks that we do have snow here
in ID. c., although it was the first
Of the year.
Monday listening to Edward
Arnold tell story after story on
the former greats who lived IT
Washington or who visited here,
Mr.. Arnold talked Of Paul Lau-
renee Dunbar. Frederick Douglas
and the great English composer
Coleridge Taylor.
80 *t# ~
Mr.. Arnold was a life long friend
to Dunbar, having met the young
poet when he first came to Wash
ington. They were the closest of
friends.
Douglas, according to Mr.. Arm
cid, was a dignified character who
was as impressive looking as he
was in talking. Once a white wo-
man rushed over in a crowd to
meet Mr.. Douglas. II must shake
hand with Fred Douglas she said
To which the magnificent Doug
las replied, The name is Frederick
Douglas, madam"
- 49, ~
Coleridge Taylor, whose "Hia-
watha" score is one of the class
les, in concert here nearly drove
the leader Of the famous Marine
band distracted. But his praises
were high for the piano playing of
Miss Mary Europe, who still lives
in the city.
~ $40 ~
According to Alfred Edgar
Smith, the Negro in America is
just as bewildered as a little dog
in the middle Of a busy street,
lodging automobiles, cars and traf-
fic, while several folks on either
side of the street whistle to him
to come this way or that.
ss *s& ~
What the war department really
needs is an information specialist
who can hand news to Negro pa
pers that they want. Judge Hast
lie nor Truman Gibson have the
time and Louis Lautier is busy
with personnel problems and de-
tail. So the war department and
the Negro newspaper alike suf-
fer.
- $50 ~
Shhh picture the minister
plenipotentiary 10 a certain coun-
try from ours. visiting friends, sit
ting on a sofa, bouncing up and
down like a little school hoy, pat
ting his hands and just bursting
with delight because Of a special
mission he was asked to perform
which Of course, he couldn't relate
to his eagerly listening au-
dienee. Boy, was he pleased with
HIMSELF
Arkansas State press., 1942-04-10

his fists elenched in fear. IL
knew that Mrs. Dalton could not
see him; but he knew that II Mary
spoke she would come to the side
Of the bed and discover him, touch
him. He waited ~tensely, afraid to
move for fear of humping into
something in the dark and be-
traying his presence.
"Mary!"
He felt Mary trying to rise and
quickly he pushed her head back
to the pillow.
"She must be asleep" Mrs. Dali
ton mumbled.
He wanted to move from the
bed, but was afraid he would
stumble over something and Mrs.
Dalton would hear him, would
know that someone besides Mary
was in the room. Frenzy dominat-
ed him. He held his hand owe her
mouth and his head was cooked at
an angle that enabled him to see
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-26
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-26
Five Diseases Which
Vaccine Can Check

10000 cases yearly in the United
States. Only 10 states have COM
pulsory vaccination laws for
smallpox. Our record is in inev-
table contrast with the IL cases
and no deaths recorded in the
Dominion of Canada.
Second Vaccination
AS to the duration Of smallpox
immunity, about which many pco-
pie write me. note that II The chart
1t is recommended that smallpox
vaccination be given ut about he
age of nine months and then re-
prated at 8 years. Ii was found
~ 10y and Husband. working
among college students. that those
who had only one vaccination
showed 4 susceptible reaction in
certain percentage Of cases
while those who had two vaccina-
tlons showed none.
Typhoid fever vaccination il
also IN imperative.
There are, incidentally. 4 num-
Der of other successful vaccina-
tons. but they are not necessary
for school children in a temperate
climate. For the forces of the
Army and Navy, however, tctanus
(lockJaw) and yellow fever are
regularly used, ana typhus immu-
nlzation is II possibility.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
&. D.:-What is the difference
between tuberculosis and congcs-
ton of the lungs? Does excessive
pcrSpiration go with tuberculosis?
Answer: Congestion of the
lungs is a back-dammimc of blood
IN the lungs, usually caused by
heart disease. Excessive ucrspi-
ration is Il regular symptom of
tuberculosis.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-26

FbLloRS NOTE; br. C!"ndcuIns has
seven pamphlets whi,F can tee uLfair,,I INV
readers. Zach pamrE.yr sells for 10 cents
Tor amy one pamphlet desired. send 10
cents IN coin. aud sc'i-adtlrt~-rI rryrlop,
STAMPED with "a thrr,.-,rni stamp. 10 Dir.
l"@Hn 'Icndcninr. ~ eat" r this I:.rirr.
The pamphlets are: "ErryF W,,a.' R,,!rr-
inr Diet. indigestion .trl t.?.-:ira.iut.''
'EciGcint: aud Gair r.s'. Infant Tr,,'-
ing Instructions & r 'ra Tr,4;;rv,i: -
Dialects. Feminine ~" ano ''-as
Care Of The Hair anG S.!w"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-26
by LOGAN CLENDENING. NJ. d.

IN THE LIST of prevcntable
contagious diseases which /
printed this week there were five
diseases mentioned - whooping
cough. Giphthcria. scarlet fever.
smallpox and typhoid. Whooping
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-08-26

D.. Clcuicning will answer
questions Of general interest
only. ana then only through
his column.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-18
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LESSON SERMON FOR
SERVICES ON SUNDAY

At the Church of Christ, Scien-
fist, on Sunday the subject is
Doctrine of Atonement."
The following excerpts from the
Lesson Sermon are taken from the
Bible: Behold, my servant shall deal
prudently, he shall be exalted and
extolled and be very high. Surely
he hath borne our griefs. and car
ried our sorrows. ISAIAH.
From Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures by Mary
Baker Eddy: We acknowledge Je-
sus' atonement as the evidence of
divine, efficacious Love, unfolding
mans unity with God through
Christ Jesus the Way-shower; and
we acknowledge that man is saved
through Christ, through Truth, Life,
and Love as demonstrated by the
.Galilean Prophet in healing the
sick and overcoming sin and death.
page 497).
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-18
CITY CONSIDERS
pURCHASINGWD
A. B. HALL, LOT
Would Use Building for
Recreation Center
for Service Men

The City of Juneaus proposed
sinking fund appeared to be sunk
last night as members of the Ju-
neau Service League petitioned the
City Council to purchase the lot
and buildings on the corner OF
Main Street and Third for the pur-
pose of using the old Arctic Broth
erhood Hall for a recreation CEN
ter for service men.
The purchase would include the
lot. the hall, the service station
and store. Harry Sporting, chair
man of the Juneau Service League,
explained that Federal officials
have advised the remodeling OF a
suitable building for a recreation
center, rather than the construc-
ton of a new building. Mayor
Harry 1. Lucas pointed out that he
also had been advised of such a
move. The city already has pc
titioned the Federal Works Agency
for a $4,000 grant under the Com
munity Facilities Act for the con :
itruction of building, but has been
advised that such a grant probably
would not be approved for Juneau.
BY the city purchasing the A. 8.
Hall, it is understood that the Fed
eral government would pay for the
remodeling of the structure. The
request for this aid could be sent
to Washington as an amendment
to the first application, it was
pointed out.
Mayor Lucas called a special
meeting for Monday night at 730
O'Clock, at which time the council
will decide on the proposition May
or Lucas also announced that the
question of salaries for city en-
ployes will be decided on then.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1942-04-18

boat 26 fit. long, 3 II.
beam. 6 H. P. Atlas Imp. En-
CINE Bargain. Inquire o. Meme,
Mile 2, Douglas Road.