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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27

Mr.. Frank Johnson, president of H.
B. A. Lodge No. 468, located at New
ton, passed through Meridian Satur-
day, en- route to Birmingham, Alaba-
ma, to the bed side of his brother,
Mr.. Willie Johnson, who is critically
i'll. According to reports, Mr.. John
son took sick in December.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27
Big Weekly Echo Drive
For 400 Subscriptions
I'm Boards

lions along with your Quarterly Re-
port. We are forced to ask you to
stand by us in this drive. We want
400 new subscribers in March. If
they are not new new subscribers, we
want them to renew their subscrip-
ton. The high cost of material, the
high cost of printing, the high cost
of labor make it absolutely necessary
that we call on you at this time. The
subscription rate in this drive will be,
one year, $1.30; Six Months, 75c;
three months, 4oc; one month, 2Oc.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27
Thousands OF HBA's
will Be Flocking to
Boards Beginning Monday
Second Through Twelfth
FIRST HI. B. A. BOARD OPENS
MONDAY
THOUSANDS OF H. B. AS WILL
BE BLOCKING TO BOARDS, BE-
! GINNING MONDAY, SECOND
THROUGH TWELFTH

Many presidents and members will
be on their march, beginning Monday,
March End, to the various boards be-
ing held in different sections of the
j, state.
Wide spread interest ha sheen crea-
ted among practically five thousand
members, during the pas thre e
months. A big drive is on for new
members.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27

If you expect for US to continue
publishing the Echo each week, we
must have more subscribers, other
wise, the high cost of publishing the
paper will force us to publish twice
each month, or maybe once per month.
For more than IS years you have been
reading the Echo. It has been COM
ing to your door.
Will you help us to continues?
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27
BIG ECHO DRIVE FOR MARCH
BOARD

We are launching a big drive for
subscribers to the Weekly Echo dur
ing the H. B. A. Boards. We are
asking each President in the Asso-
citation to please send US at least
three (3) subscriptions. If you come
to the Boards, we want you to bring
them with you. If you do not attend
the boards, please mail the subscrip-
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27
WEEKLY ECHO SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN DRIVE

Mississippi. Standard Negrs
newspaper of character, circu-
lation and opinion, with mors
than 10000 readers
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27
PRIZES AWARDED

Several prizes will be awarded to
presidents who have reached the re-
quired goal This has been one of
the most interesting drives for new
members that has been staged for a
number of years.
Several of the presidents are vying
with each other for first place. Watch
them go.
The boards will open at 1000 o.
clock, central war time.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27
HATTIESBURG, MISS.

The Installation Service of Lodge
No. 481 was held Sunday, February
Is, 1912 at the st. James C. M. E.
Church. The sermon was delivered
by Rey, B Hines: Lodge No, 213,
108, and 102 were the visiting lodges.
Mr. Joe Knox installed the officers.
Amount raised was reported as $3.50.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27
LANGSDALE, MISS.

President Jerry Lang of Lodge No.
159 wishes to announce the death of
one of his members in the person of
Alex Evans who has been a member
of the H. B. A. for IA years.
Jerry Lang, Reporter
Langsdale, Miss.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27
State News
EASTABUCHIE, MISS.

Misses Essie Mae Bethel, Mclean
Bethea, Christine Powe and Bessie
Gains were visitors of Little Miss Lee
| nora Knight.
Sophia Nixon, Reporter
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27

The great world war that is now in
progress cannot last always. History
shows that there has been many wars,
however, this is the greatest and most
outrageous war that the world has
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27
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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1942-02-27
VS. CLAIMS ARE TO BE PAID IN
MARCH BOARDS

An effort is being made to pay
more than $4,000 to each claimant.
The Association is lastly retaining
her old place. % claims will be paid
off in March.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17

dition to those cases in which coun-
sci have not been appointed by the
Criminal Courts, it is well-known that
in trials before Justices Of the Peace
and other minor tribunals, counsel sell
dom appear, and are never appointed.
For these reasons, q decision that the
Constitution Of the United States re
quires the appointment Of counsel in
every case where a prisoners liberty
is involved, viii require a material
change in criminal procedure through
out this country.
Attorney General William c. Walsh
and Assistant Attorney General Rob
ert f. Clapp, Jr. represented the
State. Belts was represented by Jes-
Sc SIingluff, Jr and G. Van Velsor
Wolf
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17
ATTY GENERAL
ARGUES CASE OF
LEGAL COUNSEL

Attorney General William q Walsh
and Assistant Attorney General Rob
ert +. CIapp, Jr., argued early this
week before the Supreme Court of
the United States a case which direct
ly involves the right Of an INDECENT
person accused of crime to have coun-
sci appointed for him by the Court.
The case, which may have far-reach-
ing effects throughout the entire
country, is that Of Smith Belts VS..
Patrick j. Brady, Warden of the Pen
itentiary Of Maryland.
Belts was accused of robbery in
Carroll County, and at the time of
trial, requested that the Judge ap-
point counsel for him as he did not
have funds to employ counsel for him
self. Judge Forsythe refused to ap-
point such counsel, it being the prac
tice in the Fifth Judicial Circuit to
appoint counsel only in cases where
the prisoner might be subject to CAPT
tai punishment, and at the trial Belts
was found guilty, and sentenced to
the Maryland Penitentiary.
Subsequent to his conviction, Belts
applied for writ of habeas corpus
on the ground that the 14th Amend
ment to the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States had been violaed when he
was refused counsel. The Honorable
Carroll T. Bond, Chief Judge of the
Court of Appeals of Maryland, de-
clined to release Belts in a habeas
corpus proceeding, and an appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court from
Judge Bonds decision, and certiorari
was granted by the Supreme Court
on February 10th of this year.
1t has long been the practice Of
some of the Judges in Baltimore City,
and i ncertain of the Counties, to APP
point counsel for INDECENT prisoners
only in cases involving capital punish
ment, and there are, at present, many
prisoners confined in the penal insti-
tutions of the State who were tried
without having been represented by
counsel. 1t is therefore, quite possible
that these prisoners may be released
by habeas corpus proceedings in the
event that the Supreme Court should
hold the 18th Amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States requires
the appointment of counsel for indig
ent accused in all cases.
1t has been pointed out that, in ad-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17

of new and used machines The WPB
ordered all production Of medium and
heavy trucks for civilian use discon-
tinued after existing quotas have
been completed.
The OPA said defense workers may
obtain recapped tires for their cars
only when no other means of trans
portation to their jobs is available
The agency said Army and Navy In
telligence officers and FBI agents are
exempt from regulations requiring
names, addresses and occupations to
be published of all who get tire pur-
chase certificates. The WPB granted
additional sugar quotas for April to
more than 40 defense areas whose
population had increased 10 percent
or more during the past year. The
Board also said Gamers and packers
may obtain quota-exempt sugar for
the original canning of fruits and
vegetables.
The Labor Department reported the
average family food bill advanced 1.5
percent from February II to March
II The OPA authorized increased
prices of one cent on each five pounds
of sugar in six New England States
to offset increased transportation
costs. The agency also authorized
motor fuel retailers in II Eastern
States, Washington. Oregon and the
District of Columbia to charge three
cents a gallon more than wholesale
prices. The Office stated uncontrolled
initiation would add an additional 500
billion to the nations war bill.
Numerically superior Japanese
troops on Bata&n Peninsula finally
broke through the lines of approx
mately $4,000 American and Filipino
defenders, weakened as a result of
short rations since January II. Most
of the defenders, we'll supplied with
arms and ammunition, were success
fully evacuated to Corregidor Island
where they set up new defense. Cor
regidor was subjected to continuous
bombardment by the Japanese.
The Navy reported total naval loss
es inflicted on the Japanese by Amer
lean forces from December z to APP
ril IL included % warships sunk, 13
possibly sunk, and % damaged, and
So noncombatant ships sunk, ID pos
sibly sunk, and Is damaged. The Ma
Wy announced the sinking of Is more
United Nations merchant ships off
the Atlantic coast. Navy Secretary
Knox said the inshore patrol had
ben strengthened, however, and by
May 1 damage inflicted by enemy
submarines in the Atlantic will be
negligible"
The Navy said it will train 10000
men annually in three types of pri-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17
EXPERT CHICKEN THIEVES
IN BALTIMORE COUNTY

Chicken necks Uttered the yards of
at least three Dundalk homes this
week when thief invaded the hen
roosts Of poultrymen of the Dundalk
section and made haul of some 20
chickens.
Apparently a specialist in the art
of neckwringing was responsible for
the thefts. All of the fowls stolen
were taken minus their heads A
quick twirk of the hand was all that
was needed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17
MILLION Ali YARDS
TO help WIN The WAR

One million All gardens! That is the
goal set by Al Club boys and girls
on farms, and in towns, villages and
hamIets in every section of the United
States, to help win the war.
In addition to contributing to the
nations food for freedom" drive, the
clubsters will have the opportunity to
win special recognition for meritori-
Gus service in the national Al gar
den contest, in which awards provided
by Sears, Roebuck will be given for
outstanding achievements in garden
ing. These awards include coveted
Defense Bonds.
Gold-filled medals will be given five
representatives Of the blue award
group in each county. Four selected
from the county winners in a State
will receive a $25 Defense Bond. One
of the four State representatives will
be considered in selecting sectional
and national winners. There will be
eight of the latter, comprising the two
highest scoring participants in each
of the four extension sections, each of
whom will receive an all-expense trip
to the National All Club Congress in
Chicago next November, and a 500
Defense Bond. The contest will be
supervised by the extension service,
in Maryland, only boys will be eligi-
BILE to take part.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17

vately-operated schools; elementary
electricity and radio material, visual
signaling, and radio operators. Twen-
ty-one such schools are scheduled to
start classes by June /, and Is have
already begun to turn out trained
men. Secretary Knox said the Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard will
recruit Negro volunteers for general
service in Reserve components as soon
as a suitable training station is es-
tabHshed The Navy asked the pub
lie to use only one Of two designated
post office addresses IN writing the
naval personnel outside this country
Go Postmaster, New York, and Clio
Postmaster, San Francisco, whichev-
.er is nerer the addressee.
Army Chief of Staff Marshall and
Special Adviser to the President Hop
kins arrived in London to discuss mil
itary strategy with British leaders.
Army Ground Forces Commander Nc
Nair reported troops going overseas
are better trained and better led than
in 1917. The Senate passed a $40 bill
lion war appropriation bill carrying
funds for equipment for an army of
100000 men. The Army said it
plans to commission 500 physicians
a month for active duty with the
Army Air Forces, and the Army
Nurse Corps is seeking an enrolment
of 10000 nurses by the end of this
year. Attorney General Biddle re-
ported there have been 900 convictions
for violation of the Selective Service
Act since October 1910 and prison
terms up to five years have been inn
posed. President Roosevelt said he
is seriously considering voluntary
registration of women between IS and
les.
Funds for 3,10O airplanes were
provided in a $19 billion war appro-
priation bill passed by the Senate and
returned to the House. The Army
said it will use 25 percent of CONNER
cial airlines' transport planes to
transport military cargoes and per
sonnet. The OCD reported its Civil
Air Patrol courier service along the
East Coast has released Army filters
for more important duties. WPA
Commissioner Hunter said WPA
workers during 1941 had improved
facilities at 387 airports, including
533 completed projects.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17

State Trooper John Schenel, in
calling attention to the Importance of
this inspection, stated that if tires are
stolen the serial number, make, size
are a help in recovering the stolen
articles.
The stealing of automobile tires
may we'll be considered a type of sa-
botage as one must be engaged in
work necessary to the war effort if he
is to be able to replace the tires and
continue the use of his car.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17
MOTORISTS ADVISED TO
COPY THE TIRE NUMBERS

Attention is again called to the sug-
gestion that motorists should copy
down the numbers on their tires not
ing the serial number, make and size.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17

Dishes that are rinsed in very hot
water and then drained require very
little drying.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-17

For a person who is not an expert
traveller it is we'll to keep in the suit
case a list of articles used on week
end trip.
If thimble is too large cut a mar
row strip of adhesive tape and apply
to the inside.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01
COTTON SHEERS

yards 39-inch material, plus ga
yard contract. Pattern No. 8104 is in
sizes IL to 20, also. Size IA takes 4
yards, IS or 39-inch material with
skirt cut on bias.
Two separate patterns 15c each
plue 1c extra for postage for each
pattern ordered.
For this attractive pattern, send
15c in coin, your name,a ddress,
pattern number an dsize to Wa
terbury Democrat, Today's Pattern
Service, 106 7th avenue, New York,
N. Y.
1t Is easy to find all the styles
you would like to sew for yourself
an dali your family - sitting COM
fortably at home, looking at the
smart summer edition of the
Fashion Book. All sizes from to
SO are represented in the variety Of
styles this catalogue shows.
Pattern 15c, Pattern Book 15c,
One Pattern and Pattern Book
ordered together Csc. Enclose 1c
postage for each pattern.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01
Clarifying
Yourself

NEA Service Stan Writer

Some Of the simplest, most war
budget-worthy home beauty treat
ments are of the greatest value of
feminine charm.
Keeping hair glossy, skin clear
and smooth, and hands nice are
things which can be accomplished
without spending huge amounts Of
luxurious preparations.
For instance, a piece Of pumice
stone costs practically nothing,
and will last for years - and
there's nothing more effective for
taking OF stains on hands and
keeping hands and feet perfectly
smooth. Women who are work
ing with their hands and women
who are going stockingless will
find in purnice a surprisingly able
ally to beauty.
For bleaching the skin = face,
neck, arms, O mixture Of half
lemon juice and half water is ex-
cellent. 1t can be used full
strength on the hands.
HONEY, BUTTERMELK
ARE BEAUTY AIDS
Housewives who have laia "a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01
BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
(NEA Service STAFF Wrlter)

Plan the war workers lunch box
as carefully as you plan any other
meal. Tucked under It's cover is
one-third OF his days food. Odds
and ends Of left-overs won't do for
his lunch boX-unless those left
overs really have been planned to
round out good meal pattern.
Heavy work requires energy
foods, such as starches, sweets and
fats. It takes food like meats,
cheese, milk, eggs and baked beans
to build tissue and muscle.
Healthful Dict Is Important
Iron, absolutely essential In build
ing good red blood, comes from eat
ing n1olasses, liver, oatmeal, drief
fruits, eggs and salads. Bones can
not be strong without plenty of
calcium, and calcium-lotS Of its
found in milk, cheese, green's and
salads.
The box lunch should taste good.
Grinding meats and mixing with
mayonnaise makes more delectable
sandwich, and varying the kinds OF
bread makes them more interesting.
Most and spicy cakes like ginger
bread go over big, as do crunchy
raw vegetables like celery and car
rot sticks. A bottle of fruit Juice
or tomato juice, as well as the ther-
mos of milk or hot coffee, are ever
welcome thirst quenchers.
Homemade Brown Bread
One cup -four, 2 teaspoons soda,
! teaspoon salt, ! cup corn meal,
] cup whole wheat -four, ga cup
New Orleans molasses, 2 cups sour
milk, l cup raisins or nuts (if de-
Sired).
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01

In your baby booklet, when you
speak of wheat germ meal or -four,
what do you mean? The wheat germ
I get l1eSa from the mill Is removed
during the process Of milling white
flour. could not put this in a bot
tie feeding as 1t would not 60
through the nipple and does not dis
solve. Can baby nearly five month";
old digest plain whole wheat ground
at home and cooked In double
boiler? (Mrs. B. A. W
Mrs. v. asks several other ques-
tons while she Is at It, but some Of
them are a bit irrelevant, such as
why must grandpa get up so often
nights and wake everybody else and
will 1t be all right for the baby to
go swimming in Henson's pond with
the rest of the kids In the early part
Of June. Rather than be an ole
weanie I'd be inclined to say GER
tainly or Of course In reply to such
incidental questions, but thta policy
hasn't worked so well In certain in
stances, so I just try to answer the
easy ones and let the others 60, es-
pecially when 1t Is a fine day.
What I mean by wheat germ meal
or -four is precisely what the cor
respondent gets from the mill
wheat germ. Sometimes 1t Is called
"middlingE" or "lniddlings plus
germ" sometimes 1.-THE scalp Of the
sizings". This portion of the wheat
kernel, removed and discarded in
the milling Of refined white -four,
contains most Of the vitimin B COM
pick In the wheat. II has the same
calorie and protein value as whole
wheat. The wheat the correspond
ent gets from the mill Is the best
wheat germ in my opinion, cheaper
and better than any fancy brand"
wheat germ available anywhere.
OF course 1t will not readily pass
through the small opening of a nip
pie, but then, the better way to fede
1t to the baby is mixed In with the
baby's daily feeding Of ripe banana
and don't tell me the baby five
months old is not yet getting bana.
ma every day. What. no bannaas
available these days? Well, well, all
the more reason for hooping the
baby's intake of vitamin B complex
one way or another. Try mixing his
teaspoonful Or two Of wheat germ
with spoonful or two Of his regular
milk formula or mixture and see If
he won't take 1t that way, In wee
bite from a cYAnnn
AS I endeavor to explain In the
Brady Baby Book (for copy send ten
cents and stamped envelope bearing
your dadress), experimenting the
baby's diet with an adequate ration
Of vitanin B complex changes thin,
scrawny babies into satisfied, con-
tented and sturdily growing babies.
But don't take my word for 1t. Try
1t on your baby and see.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Lymphatic Leukemia
A says the white blood corplscles
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01

to do these days and less time in
which get all their Jobs done So make the most Of your time Don't
picking doing the housework
the cleaning
apron designed Washington the Bureau of Home
has deep
pockets the bottom half and top section that ALL pocket
material cheerful
striped ticking unbleached muslin, coons
Make matching dust with the little appqued
duspan
pattern Appiqued Cleaning (rat
tern YOUR NAME ADDRESS
Waterbury Democrat
Seventh New York City Enclose cent postage for each
pattern ordered
new which inquired
attractive album lovely designs
asked and admired designs of all all
famy-for for gftsl 1t the Anne
Album" Send IS today your copy!
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01

honey to supplement sugar in the
kitchen can dip into it for a home
made face treatment. Strained
honey mixed with bran to form a
paste is a good facial mask. But
termilk acts as a mild bleach as
well as a tightening mask. It
should be applied lavishly on
clean skin, allowed to dry, fol-
lowed by another layer of butter
milk, another five-minute drying
period, and a thorough rinse with
tepid water.
Exercise, fresh air and water
are the great skin-clarifers. Those
long walks that every woman is
taking are a cosmetic" too -
especially when taken briskly and
zestfully.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01

way.
They believe that only by enrolling in defense
courses and signing up for defense work can they
do their part
They are wrong in thinking that for there are
many ways in which women can help In defense
besides joining the defense classes and organizations
HELP RELIEVE THE LABOR SHORTAGE
School girls can help at home or get vacation
and part-time jobs that will help relieve the labor
shortage. They plan their education that they
will fit into jobs where they are needed most.
Women, supporting themselves and contributing
to the support Of families helping the war effort
in their daily jobs They not only are not dependent
on a man for livelihood, but they are holding down
jobs that may release men for active service
Mothers Of small children are making worth
while contribution when they looking after their
children. II they don't do 1t themselves someone
will have to do It, and 1t doesn't make sense for
ablebodied girl to look after her children and do
lie she does volunteer defense wrk.
lip in many ways to win the war. The only ones who
uh0
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1942-06-01

Don't envy the other women you
know who have soft, pretty, radiant
" lovely, cool frocks in sheer cot
tcns-make some for yourself in the
most fiattering styles you can find!
Today we feature two patterns, both
charming and both flattering.
Pattern No. S125 is for sizes IL to
70. Size IL short sleeves, takes 8 1-2