Arkansas State press., 1943-10-29

lpefs please readl and Anita
twho also became a widow went
to the fortune teller to get their
fortunes told and you know
the rest of those lines which the
luke Box University has taught
you. Well, Dorothy didn't find
out much, but Anita won't tell.
And conincidently last nights
daily newspaper reports the death
of Madame Thelmo, the osay
magic healer and seer into the
future. -. DAVID MAYS, a hand.
some fellow with what a girl told
me "a manufactured air OF i'm
p%ortance, just doesn't click, de-
spite his eligibility, EARL
EVANS things eminently correct
that "this column and columnist
are polluted GRACE DAYS
asked Harold Flowers last even
ing "Do you write a column"
But, she was peeved because her
name was not spelled correctly
when reported here, She did say
that Father is out of town three
days each week." and that's why
we don't see Father around any
more. He is teaching at Father
Kings ~parochial school at Forrest
City. I dreamed that I saw them
under an arch of roses after Ma
zique left me this morning. That
is agood dream. 1t may be the
Wedding of the Roses. TIL
MAN COTHRAN was rejected for
army service at the Little Rock
induction station last week after
three trying days of ordeal, prob
ably comparable only to the la
Dor ordeal in his own household
when the STORK CAME IN ON
A PRAYER. He's passing out
"seegars' and I do want mine!
ENERGETIC ALEXANDER of
the College Grocery missed the
army too, and now he stays home
with his wife and daughter, and
sells his wares over the counter.
OTIS WILBORN Is back with 9S.
i forgot | am mad with the out
fit, but Otis and Merrill Watts will
come when they promise even
though Merrill may be an hour
late but what's that between
friends and your work and early
morning. You have probably
heard about 1t. and know more
about it than | do, but youthful
Mr., President Davis. Of A. NJ. &
N. College was in a wreck in or
aout the Bauxite community. Get
me McClinton Num- and Mott
$500
Smith for confidential reports,
but I'm sure the president was
OF a good mission and wasn't as
you might have thought had it
been Dave driving the car, OF
maybe Mazique, or maybe ME-.
SPEAKING OF THE PRESIDENT
Mr., Davis delivered a nice
speech to the delegates to Dis
trict No. /, of the National ALI
ance Of Postal Employees, here
Friday evening, I do mean to the
delegates. For certainly any air
of Importance possessed by any
member Of the local alliance fad
ed away where there were more
delegates present at the welcome
program than local citizns. Tell
: these Mr., LEADERS of Pine
Bluff, whose leadership never af-
fects much outside of the CON
fines Of their own snug homes
that they ought to GET ON THE
BEAM, whatever that means. j..
From Little Rock here for the
meeting came McLane Birch. a
ma nwho is growing old graceful
ly, with that self-composed air,
that makes him an admirable ia
Their and husband. He Is now
retired and at home on Little
Rocks Wolfe Street with the
family, Conscientious and ever
sincere William Fl. Bass was here.
incidentally, he was down talking
about voting in elections, paying
poll tax, etc. He means so much
to Little Rock and Arkansas, for
despite the dismal outlook Of the
present day, he still has HOPE
FOR A BETTER DAY, and es-
pecially so, when NEGROES DE-
eide FOR THEMSELVES THAT
THEY WILL BE FREE.
FRANKIE (Thompson) BEN
SON Is home with her husband
at 1902 West Second, and is no