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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-05
Baptists Set For
Continued from Page u

, work of the convention will rest
upon his shoulders.
The March of Quarters Drive.
headed by Or. A. M Townsend
secretary of the Sunday School
Publishing Board, Nashville, Tenn
esSee, will be one of the main
features at the confab. All Bap-
fist church members are request
ed to contribute twenty-five cents
to pay off the remaining obliga-
tons of the million-d dollar publish
ing plant. If and when this is
done, the plant will become the
property of the Baptists, free Of
debt.
/ Much interest is being manifest
ed in the selection of a successor
to the late Attorney William A.
Haynes, of Chicago, who served as
the convention attorney for sever
al years. Already many have Of
fered the names of several prom
inent lawyers to fill this post
Mrs, S. w. Layton, Philadelphia
Pa, president of the Wcman's
Auxiliary to the National Baptist
Convention, will preside over that
body. Mrs. Layton is one of the
leading figures in the Baptist con-
nection. Mrs. l.. l.. Craig, Atlanta,
director of the Young Peoples De-
partment of the parent body, will
direct the activities of hundreds of
young Baptists. during the conyen-
ton
DR.. w, w. Weatherspool, Allan
ia, secretary-treasurer of the Cen
eral Missionary Baptist Conven-
ton of Georgia, stated that
large delegation would attend the
convention from Georgia, as did
James E. Gayles, New Orleans, La.
The Lay,nen Movement. headed by
John L. Webb, Hot Springs, Ark,
will meet jointly.
The Memphis Baptist Brother
hood, host to the convention, stat
ed that ell things are ready for
the entertainment of the Baptist
churchmen.
The program will feature some
of the races most outstanding
leaders and many are expected to
deliver messages which will carry
national themes.
Upward of ten thousand dele
gates, visitors are expected to at
tend the meeting.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-05
Draft LawsAre
Attacked In La.

NEW ORLEANS, La.-(ANP)-
Delivering his 117th speech since
the beginning of his campaign FOL
office, Monday night over state.
wide radio hookup E. A. Stephens
candidate for the United States
senate, again attacked the Selectfve
service laws as being Impractical
for the south and maintained his
Negro batting tactics as he told
his audience, "We of the south
shall continue to handle the race
problem in our own way"
Reiterating his charges Of two
weeks ago when he declared, 1--WE
are fast taking our white men and
leaving the Negroes on the street
to present an increasing menacine
social, economic problem Stephens
told the white voters, 'if you folk
send me to congress I shall modify
the draft laws to suit the south"
He warned the white section OF
the population that the south
would have to fight hard to MAIN
tain the laws of segregation as
there were northernerS and So
cialist agents in the south who
wanted to do away with discrimina-
ton.
Referring to exposures of his
race-baiting tactics carried in The
Louisiana Weekly, he declared, al
ready have been attacked by Ne
gro papers. Why, Just few days
ago I received a marked copy from
one of them" He expressed a be-
lief that this attack" would become
more intense as the election day
drew nearer.
Stephens is seeking nomination
by the Democratic party which in
Louisiana is equal to election, be-
cause of the one-party system.
According to statements and
letters from throughout the state,
Negroes highly resent Stephens
race-baiting technique. He is ac-
cused of stirring up disunity
among the people of the state
purely for political reasons, which
is said to be dangerous during the
present war crisis. Last week, in
an effort to prevent further dis
sention, the New Orleans president
appealed to the local FBI. He ask
ed that Stephen either be forced
to stop his race hate program or
be arrested.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-05
Fill Your Coal Bin

The government is again urging that all coal users fill
their bins before winter
The reasons obvious If wait until cold weather
before ordering fuel the demand the mines and
agencies OF transport will be enormous And domestic de-
mand must not be allowed to compete with needs of the
effort.
BY buying your coal you will assure yourself of an
adequate suppy-and will be aiding the prosecution
the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-09-05

A Nazi newspaper deplores quar-
rels and unpleasant scenes" Great
ed by Westphalian housew1ves
pushing and showing to get ra-
toned vegetables.
Evening star., 1942-02-25

Expensive looking. but they
come two decks to Q box for
this one low pricel Slick. dur
able finish. Have plenty of fresh
cards on handl
Evening star., 1942-03-08

There are dozens OF ways to clas-
sify your collection, and probably
hundreds Of kinds of cards you can
specialize in. You could collect only
scenic pictures, and file them ac-
cording to the natural wonder they
depict, like California Redwoods, {"
Natural Bridge" Grand Canyon,
and 50 on. You might get all the
monuments dedicated to famous
Americans you can. You might try to
get one from each State or each
State capital. You could attempt to
get cards from all the cities of the
same name in different States, like
Springfield or Columbia. Probably
you can think Of many other classi-
flcations and types of cards.
Another interesting aspect Of the
hobby. although the war now makes
it very difficult, is the collection of
foreign post cards. Watch the pen
pal departments of various maga-
zines for the names of boy and girl
card collectors in foreign lands. In
that way, you can get your cards
and keep up an interesting corre-
spondence at the same time.
One other thing about post cards.
Most Of them have very beautiful
pictures, particularly when they are
masnided In al their colors. With
q protector, you could have regular
shows Of post cards, portraying to
the audience many Of the wonders
Of the world. It's almost as good
as long trip.
Next week directions for building
q homemade protector, suitable for
showing your post card collection
will appear in The Junior starr
Evening star., 1942-03-08

his brothers J. Charles Mssrers.
mink farm and We eagerly &C.
cepted.
On entering an inclosure We
found 1t divided into q number q
paths with smaller Enclosures alont
the sides. Each had a small houS
and q run about / by 2 by IN
feet. These houses were mounted
on legs and almost all had q pair
Of mink in them.
The farm had 200 mink In all.
Occasionally an owner will find that
q platinum -colored mink has been
born on his farm and this gives
him a great thrill. There was one
on the farm we visited. Platinum
mink are very scarce-in fact. there
are only enough platinum mink in
America to make an occasional fur
coat.
The animals are fed raw meat
from slaughter houses and also raw
vegetables. They have to be fed
Just right; not too much and not
too little, so as not to injure their
health and thus ruin the fur. Mink
are usually very friendly to the
owner, but won't come out Of their
houses for strangers
We also visited a fox farm. The
fences of fox farm are usually
10 feet high and the runs are about
10 feet by 20 feet The foxes also
are fed raw meat and raw vege-
tables.
There are a large number Of fox
and mink farms throughout Wis
consin. One Of the mink farms we
saw must have had a thousand
mink in it. I enjoyed my visits
to the farms and hope others will
have the same opportunity.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Stripes of French
Flag Purbosely
Varied in Width

When the French flag, the trl-
color, was first designed. the bands
of red, white and blue were made
of equal width. But the designers
soon discovered that the stripes
seemed to vary, with the red ap-
pearing larger than the white, and
the blue smaller. AS a result they
made the stripes of different widths
so they would appear to be the
same width!
The reason for the optical illusion
Is that color light rays aren't all
bent the same way in the eye. Red
bends less easily than blue. for
example. so that a red object ap-
pears nearer than a blue object the
same distance away. This is due
to the fact that strain on the lens
isa key factor in judging distance
and the difficulty of bending the
red beams results in this illusion.
The French flag makers solved
their problem by designing the trl-
color stripes in the proportion OF
3 for red, 3.3 for white and 81 for
blue. AS a result no Frenchman
has ever been able to complain that
the stripes of his flag are OF un-
equal width-although, of course,
they are!
Evening star., 1942-03-08

man who sells ornaments. For
her eggs and part of her butter,
she obtains two pairs OF leather
sandals, one pair for herself. the
other for a daughter. In trade for
her hen, she gets small jar of
perfume. The rest of her butter
she exchanges for . string Of glass
beads.
The ornament man has his eyes
on the goose, and shows her o brace
let made of amber beads from q
distant land" She remembers that
her eldest daughter Is almost ready
to be married. She hesitates, and
then she buys. The goose belongs
to the man and the amber bracelet
belongs to her. With q happy
heart, she walks home-carrying q
lighter load.
When the ancient Egyptians were
not busy working or trading at the
market. they were likely to spend
their time at some sport or pastime.
Many wrestling matches took
place. The wrestler ran at his rival
for "catch-as -catch-can." After the
two fell to the ground or floor,
they kept up the struggle until one
or the other was down"
On one entire wall Of . partly
ruined building in Egypt we find
paintings Of different scenes In a
wrestling match. One wrestler is
colored black, the other red. The
artist may have used these colors
so the men could be told apart, but
it also is possible that one wrestler
was meant for q Negro, the other
for an Egyptian. The Egyptians
were members Of the white race.
but Egypt's glaring sun gave their
skins a reddish brown tinge
A game Of checkers was known
and played in Egypt. Some Of the
men" used on the boards have
been found. They usually were
made of clay or ivory. The check
ers of the two players were shaped
differently or else had different
oolors. One player might have
checkers with rounded. tops, while
those Of the other were nat.
Evening star., 1942-03-08

construction Job to cut them from.
Use 1-inch boards for the ends and
an old broom handle for the cross
piece.
Start by making a paper pattern
for the ends. The easiest way to do
this is to draw a 6-inch square
and rule 1t of into 1-inch squares.
Now draw the end of the pattern
to the proper dimensions.
Trace the pattern on your wood,
having the grain run up and down.
Cut the cross pieces, using a coping
or Jig saw.
Bore holes into which your cross
pieces will At snugly through each
end. Cut the cross piece inches
long. 1t may be made longer If you
desire.
Sandpaper all pieces to a smooth
finish. Cement the cross piece into
the holes. When doing this place
the ends on a level surface SO that
they will be straight.
Finish by painting or vanishing.
Strips Of felt cemented to the bot
toms Of ends will prevent them from
scratching furniture.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Uncle Rays Corner

From a small piece of baked clay
now in the British Museum. we
learn about an event which tool
place several thousand years age
in Egypt.
The strange writing on the clay
tells about a sale at the market
place of an Egyptian town. A man
by the name of Ahmousou sold q
bull and received in return one mat
flve measures Of honey, eleven meas
ures Of oil and seven other articles
That kind Of exchange was COM
mon In ancient Egypt. In every
town Of size there was a market
where people gathered to trade.
Crowds came to the spot, bringing
goods of many kinds. Some per-
sons brought beads or bracelets.
Others were loaded down with fish.
meat or grain Still others had
sandals or clothing to trade.
Let us follow an Egyptian wom-
an on market day. Living a few
miles from the town, she has
trudged in with heavy load-a
IleIl, d SOOSc, SOIIlc UUItcE AIlu cSSS
and good sized piece Of cloth.
After working her way through the
crowd, she comes to the side of a
fish merchant. She is tired and
puts down her load for a moment
Take a look at my fish," says
the merchant.
The woman examines a basket of
fish. She decides she should take
home two or three fish to cook for
her husband and children.
II will give you a measure Of
butter for two Of these fish," she
says.
mo, do not want butter" the
man replies.
How would you like this nne
piece Of linen?"
II will give you three fish for it,"
mo, I must have at least four!"
Every well, here they are!"
AS she walks away, the woman
wonders whether she has lost by
the trade, but she is glad she has
obtained the fish. Later. she visits
a sandal man, q perfume man and
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Prize Contest

Five prizes of 81 each are
awarded in every issue of The
Junior Star for the best original
stories, articles, poems and car
toons by boys and girls of high
school age or under. Successful
contributors, whether they win a
prize or not, also are eligible for
participation in THE Junior Star
of the Air" broadcast from WMAL
at 10:45 am. every Saturday.
All contributions must bear
the name. age, address, telephone
number df any and school of
the author. Stories, articles and
poems must be written on one
side of paper and, if typewriter,
must be double-spaced. Draw
ings must be in black-and-white
and must be mailed fiat, not
rolled or folded.
The editors decisions as to the
winners will be final, and he re-
serves the right to use any con-
tribution received in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether 1t Is awarded
a prize. Checks will be mailed to
the winners during the week fol-
lowing publication Of their con-
tributions. No contributions will
be returned.
Writers of stories and articles
which, in the opinion of the edi-
tor, are of sufficient merit will
be given cards identifying them
as reporters for The Junior Star.
The editor reserves the right,
however, to decline to issue re-
porters' cards or to revoke those
already issued, whenever such
action appears advisable.
Address contributions to: Junior
Star Editor, 727 Star Building,
washington, D. g.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Prise Contribution
BY RUSSELL MORSE, 8,
Lafayette School.


Since I started to school, my hobby
has been assembling models-models
Of airplanes, trains, light boats and
battleships and studying the history
of the outstanding ones. In the last
few months, have graduated into
actual matchmaking, mainly air
planes, and hope to develop the
creative side of the hobby as grow
older.
In putting boat models together,
I learned many things about our
Navy, which today is helping to de-
fend our outpostS and our shores
against the enemy. For example,
cruisers are named for large cities,
battleshipS for States, aircraft car
riers for historic vessels or battles,
submarines for fish and destroyers
for navy men, members OF Congress
and inventors.
The model of the cruiser Indinapo-
lis is like the ship of that name that
carried President Roosevelt to a big
international conference at Buenos
Aires few years ago.
After making my first submarine
model, was very anxious to see
a real submarine. In the spring OF
1899 I was able to see one.
The submarine S-49, which hao
been decommissioned after the Lon
don Naval Treaty in 1881, was tour
ing the country. 1t was stationed at
the Seventh street wharves here In
Washington, and I went through 1t.
That same summer I went to An
napolis and visited several de-
stroyers. They, too, were wonderful
to see.
When a local department store
had a miniature display OF the
United States Navy. I was thrilled
when I was able to find cruisers,
destroyers and battleships exactly
like the models I had made, and
found they were bearing the same
number as mine.
The history of modern transporta-
ton unfolded itself to me In the
train models I assembled, some OF
the old pioneer trains or iron
horses" and others of our fast steam
and diesel engines OF today. Inc
Dewitt Clinton, named for the
famous Governor Of New York
was the first passenger train in that
state. The William Galloway. a
train of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road, was the first freight train IN
America.
With the airplane models, learn
ed that the Lockheed transport flew
around the world in three days, l9
hours and IA minutes. and that the
Consolidated Navy patrol bomber
is one of the newest types IN use in
the United States Navy.
With each of the q models I have
assembled. I found some interesting
facts about our great nation. The
chief value of such models Is IN
teaching children to follow simple
directions and plans. Not all the
task is Just matter of assembly,
because the parts have to be sanded,
sometimes trimmed, and after that,
fitted together. I have learned how
to handle tools. and this will help
me a lot in the future.
My other hobby is the study Of
the American Indian and collecting
Indian relics, weapons and costumes.
In The Junior Star almost a year
ago, I told about meeting real
Indian chief in the Pocono Noun
tains of Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1942-03-08

give extra wear, replacing worn
pockets, making new book cards,
or hinging pages which have come
loose. If you were to ask II this
becomes monotonous, the reply
would be mo, for each book pre-
sents a new problem"
Each volume is classified and has
a definite place on the shelf. If
any student has difficulty in finding
a book, an assistant may help. When
the assistant has the name of the
volume wanted, she will go to the
catalogue to find its call number,
and in few moments the work will
be in her hands. The library student
may then get busy putting books
back on their shelves.
At the present, there are eight
members on the staff, an average
of one student to period. Under
the watchful eye of Miss Mowbray.
the school librarian, they are
trained to be highly efdcient
workers.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Flag of Liberty
Prize Contribution
. By EVERETT THOMAS, Is,

Fairfax CVa) High School.
The grandest flag in all the world
Is our Red, White and Blue!
We're proud of every stripe and star
1t thrills us through and through.
From village, town and city
Wherever we may be.
Well give our all at freedoms call
For the Flag of Liberty.
It makes no difference who you are,
Or where you are. or why
Rally round your Uncle Sam,
Keep Old Glory waving high.
Not thing on earth can stop us,
For we know we're in the right;
Go to it, Americal
Go to it with all your might!
Evening star., 1942-03-08

81 girls enlisted.
When school reopened last fall the
teams name was changed to Tech
Girls Cadet Corps. with more than
100 girls under the majorship Of
Patricia Collins. Recruits were
placed in Companies A, B or G, &C
cording to height. AS mark Of au-
thority, sabers are carried by the
officers.
Lois Neuhaus is adjutant Of the
corps, and the officers of the three
companies are:
Company A. Capt. Roselle Lewis,
First 1t. Edith Frasier and Second
1t. Jeanne Reno. Company B, Capt.
Dorothy Valentine, First 1t. Emma
Tubbs and Second 1t. Lois Robinson.
Company C. Capt Marilyn Moseley,
First 1t. Peggy Barber and Second
1t. Bessie Manos.
The school colors, maroon and
gray, are carried out in the uni
forms. The gored skirt and socks
are maroon. while the long-sleeved
gabardine shirt is gray. The over
seas-style cap is maroon, with Nc
Kinley and T. G. G. printed in gray.
Brown-and- saddle shoes are
worn.
Every Friday after school the girls
drill on the plaza for an hour and
q half, and the officers drill also on
Monday. In these sessions movies
produced by the War Department
have proved helpful and the boys
of the I'd Regiment helped, too, by
teaching the girls the fundamentals
Of Army drill.
Character is built by discipline,
which plays an important part in
the Tech Girls Cadet Corps, as pre-
cision and obedience are enforced by
Mai. Collins. Dement'S are the pen
atty for failure to observe rules and
regulations, which are humiliating
and bar to advancement.
Captains Of each company make
an inspection tour each week, and
nothing seems to escape their keen
eyes. Shoes and hands must be
clean, hair neatly combed, with uni
forms cleaned and pressed fire.
quently. Nail polish is taboo. For
ktI SOuI IIdI, dllu yO0 6SV AAoAAi O44N
to three dement's.
The drilling, which is healthful
and enjoyable exercise for girls, i'm
proves posture and adds poise and
grace while the technique OF mill
t9riem is absorbed.
With our country in the midst OF
the greatest war in history, striving
to manufacture an overwhelming
quantity of supplies for defense, 1t
seems proper that teen-age girls
should receive training toward bet
ter physical fitness for tasks more
arduous than clerical positions. Tech
cadets are instructed in first aid and
fire prevention, and we are well
trained to meet emergencies un-
afraid.
Evening star., 1942-03-08
Boy Catches Mice
For Nickel Apiece

Mice have a persistent habit Of
getting in peoples homes, which an
noys the residents Of the houses no
end. But to Stuart Reynolds, the
little rodents are just the basis for
q money-making idea.
sStuart, 10. is the star mouse
remover of Madison, S. Oak. His
work started at home. Mother had
been trapping mice for while" he
explains. but she didn't like to do
it. Finally she offered me nickel
for each one I could trap. The
first week I caught II.
1T seemed like a good way to make
money, so I went around and offered
my services to the neighbors. Some
q, them consented to pay me the
same rate. and I'm now exterminat-
ing mice in several houses
Evening star., 1942-03-08


we have been going to school, learn
ing our lessons; but something else,
far more important than this-we
have been learning the principles of
democracy. Every rule that we have
had to obey in our school has
been because that rule had some
thing to do with making our school
a better place to be in.
Now that we know the foundations
of democracy We must practice and
use them every day of our lives in
this world. BY the time peace
reigns again, the present leaders of
our Nation may have passed away,
and it will then be the duty of young
America to carry on.
And young America will know
how, because of the things that were
learned in junior high. To many of
us these things seem mighty small
and unimportant, but it is the little
things that make the large ones.
This is illustrated best, I think, by
the poem:
Little drops OF 1Udter,
Little grains OF sand
Make the mighty ocean
And the beduteous land.
Thinking Of the principles we
have learned as the little drops of
water, and of our ideals as the little
grains of sand, we know we have the
greatest thing on earth, the thing
we all must try to make live on,
America!
Evening star., 1942-03-08

may De aDle 10 discover nearby
group listed in one Of the current
magazines pertaining to such sub
jects. But there are q lot Of other
ways to get post cards and the more
methods you use, the better collec-
ton you'll have.
First, look around the house. You
and your family probably have lot
Of cards which travelling friends
have written you. They make . fine
start for the hobby. Then ask your
friends and neighbors II they have
some around. II they don't want
everyone who looks at your collec-
ton reading the messages on the
back-and they probably won't
paste piece Of plain white paper
over the writing.
Then. be sure and ask anyone you
know who Is planning to take trip
to send you few cards while he's
gone. II you correspond with friends
or relatives in other cities, ask them
to send cards from their home
towns. and also when they travel.
BY using every method at your COM
mand, you'll build the collection
rapidly. There are so many thou
sands Of different cards available
that you run no risk Of duplicating
any.
Because Of their small, uniform
size, post cards are cay to keep in
q shoe box or drawer. OF course, to
prevent your collection becoming .
disorganized mess, you should class
ify them in some way. Perhaps you'll
90 beyond that and gather only GER
tain types Of post cards. trying to
make your collection as complete as
possible.