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Evening star., 1945-08-12
'91-Pound Raleigh Womon, .63,
Operates Concrete Block Plant

ought to be carefully sheltered from
all OF life's snarls and combats
She took over her now successful
business when she was s. years old
Shortly after the death of her
husband, DR.. Otis L. Ray. a country
physician near Raleigh, she dis
covered that the concrete masonry
plant. which she had supposed
would be a sizazle income pre-
ducing asset, was showing a profit
of $51.38, according to the annual
report of the auditor.
To the amazement of neighbors
and friends, Mrs. Ray decided to
manage and operate the business
herself. Today, after one year under
her daily supervision, this same
business is going concern in every
way, and is showing a growing In
come. More than this, in addition
to Government orders, she has ex.
panded her general output so thai
she has orders for two years aheac
for such postwar needs as chicken
coops, tobacco barns and foundations
for buildings. Many returning vet.
Grams have come to her Office re.
Gently to talk about the use ol
concrete blocks in the building oi
the homes they are planning fol
themselves and their families.
Her plant foreman is a white man
who keeps the machinery in order
All of her other help is unskilled
colored labor. She spends half of
every day in her Office, where she
does her own bookkeeping and
tipping. The rest of the time, she
is outside, where her duties in
volve every possible sort of super
vision, even to the loading of the
trucks, when the foreman is away.
She leases 200 feet of track from
the Norfolk & Southern Railway, so
as to have trestle over her pits, to
which sand and gravel are dumped
directly from the railroad cars.
The concrete blocks which her
plant manufactures have been util-
lied in the construction work at
Camp Butner, which is about Is
miles from Durham, N. c. Her out
put has to meet government specifi-
cations as to tensile strength and
comply with many other stipulated
regulations.
When she was starting on her
business career, she had to master
Immediately such technical details
as the formulae for the correct mix
for the concrete blocks, how many
hours they were to remain in the
kilns under live steam and how
many hours they were to dry in the
yard under the sun. There also was
the matter of how many units of
masonry should and could be pro-
duced from a bag of cement.
Mrs. Ray is a graduate of Wake
Forest College and has been active
in social work and in the Federated
Farm Women's Council of her
State.
Evening star., 1945-08-12
By JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

Mrs. Macy Ray, a Washington
visitor, is one Of the two women
operators, managers and owners OF
a year-round concrete masonry
plant in the United States. She
is making concrete blocks for both
war and peace use in a plant in
Raleigh, N. C.
This small, soft-spoken woman,
who weights exactly 81 pounds, is
the descendant of generations OF
Southern folk, and looks as If she
Evening star., 1945-08-12
|WPB Eases Controls
On MetoI Furniture
BY The Associsted pre...

By the Associated Press.
Production controls on the metal
furniture and fixture industry were
further relaxed yesterday.
The War Production Board an
nounced that manufacturers now
may use steel in making furniture
and fixtures to the extent OF IS per
cent annually (6A per cent quar-
terly) of the amount they used in
the base production year (July /,
1940-June 80, 194I without apply
ing for special authorization.
Previously, manufacturers had
been permitted to make $4,000
worth q quarter of furniture and
Evening star., 1945-08-12
Missouri Man Joins
Jewish Welfare Bourd

Jesse Nathan. former head OF USO
operations in Missouri and Kansas,
has been assistant regional super
visor for the National Jewish Well
fare Board in the region comprising
the District, Maryland, North Caro-
lima. Virginia and West Virginia.
Mr.. Nathan, associated with mill
tary welfare and recreation work
since February, 1943, will assist E. J.
Londow, general supervisor, at head
quarters at 1887 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV
Evening star., 1945-08-12
Justice Department Aide
Honored on Retirement

Friends and coworkers Of Maurice
H. Ferguson, colored, l75l U street
NV, recently honored him following
his retirement after 43 years in the
Justice Department.
Mr.. Ferguson, who retired July 81,
Evening star., 1945-08-12

started in the department as la
borer in 1903 and successfully held
jobs OF watchman. filing clerk, as
sistant chief, filing division and
service clerk, special searching.
He now is vacationing with his
wife In the Catskill Mountains.
Evening star., 1945-08-12

fixtures containing steel. In addi-
ton to the amount OF priority or
ders on hand.
Evening star., 1945-08-12

The Canadian Women's Army
Corps has an enlistment Of about
$4,000.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
ATLANTA, (SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNO)-
Columbus Roberts, one Of the
leading southern figures of the day
and a former commissioner of agri-
culture for the State of Georgia,
visited Morehouse College h S
week as a special guest of the Col
lege. Mr. Roberts, VINO believes that
a school ought to be endowed SO
that it would not cost a boy dime
except fer board and lodging" re-
Gently contributed $4,000 to the
MorehouSe endowment campaign.
The gift actually means an ad
dition of $4,000 into the Golfers of
the College, inasmuch as any sums
contributed up to July l, 1915, will
be equally matched by an educa
tional foundation.
mo one ought to be discouraged
with any condition in which he
finds himself" the noted Georgian
told his listeners at the Tuesday
morning chapel hour. Cooperate
with God and make the best man
out of yourself that is possible,
and you will make the South the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19

reviewed by the Office of the Adju-
tant General and the sentence was
oredred executed on January II,
1914.
Even if all of the evidence sub
mitted on behalf of the prosecu-
ton is taken as true, in our opinion
it fails to substantiate the charge
that It's Mccoy entered the prem
Uses with intent to commit assault
upon the occupants therein Not
ordered executed on January 27,
indicating that the accused was in
a frame of mind to modest the &C.
cupantS of the barracks. Certainly
no overt act was pointed to other
than his wrongful presence on the
premises. But the accused was not
charged wit simple unlawful
entry as he perhaps could have
been. Instead, the courtmartial
jumped to the conclusion that by
merely being on the premises
ergo, the intent was to commit as
sault"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
APPOINTED TO STAFF

BOSTON (ANP)-Mrs. Ruth E.
Williams, Cambridge. was recently
appointed secretary on the staff OF
Gov. Maurice j. Tobin of Massa-
chusetts. Mrs. Williams formerly
served as financial secretary for
the New York Urban League.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
Uncle Sam Eyes
Cabbies incomes

WASHINGTON - CAMP Unit
ed States tax experts are looking
into the returns filed in tbs city
by taxi drivers, scenting violations
and evasions, it is said. With the
average taxi driver earning around
SIS per week without trying hard,
The internal revenue department
is not satisfied with the returns
which most of the drivers have
submitted Independent operators
especially are under surveillance.
One driver told the treasury de
partment he and his wife lived on
an income OF $25 per week. When
the wife was questioned, she said
there must have been some mis-
take
Incomes for these drivers is es-
timated at approximately 500 per
week in most cases, with pushers
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
NAkcP Hits Evidence
In Sentence Of G. |.

WASHINGTON, d. c. (SNS)--
In a letter 10 Secretary OF War
Stimson the NAACP Washington
charge with having unlaWfully
Bureau pointed out insufficiency OF
evidence substantiating the charge
on which To julius MCCOY was
recently dishonorably discharged
and sentenced TO ten years at hard
labor and requested new trial
for the accused or release from all
future penalties and forteitlres.
It's, q member OF Company Q,
2e2nd Quartermaster Battalion was
entered the living quarters OF
members of the Army Nurse Corps
with intent TO commit assault
upon the occupants therein Oct.
II, l943,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19

In reviewing the evidence on
which Mccoy was tried and sem
fenced, by a general court martial
at w Island Command, APO 708
January II, 1914, Leslie Perry OF
the NAACP Washington Bureau
declared, "Om review OF the record
convinces us that there is fatal
variance between the charge upon
which this man was tried and con-
victed and the proof made out by
The prosecution In urging new
trial FOR the accused Perry said:
LIQUOR INFLUENCE
Mccoy testified that ne was I'm
der the influence Of liquor on the
night in question; that after wan
dering about in the area in a state
of confusion. he entered the build
ing in question, not knowing that
it was the nurses barracks. There
after, upon hearing women's voices
he realized that he was In the
wrong place and, in his confusion,
hid under the bed.
There is no evidence that Nc
Gov approached any occupant OF
the barracks nor that he resisted
Captain Sidney r. Branson, who
was visiting there The statements
by the witnesses for the prosecu-
tion and the defense are in con-
fiict as to whether the man was IN
toxicated when apprehended.
RECORD REVIEWED
"The record of the trial was
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
Hospital Workers
To Make Report
Monday Night
COLUMBIA, s. C.-(sNs,-

COLUMBIA, s. C.-(SNS,--
Workers in the $100,00000 build
ing fund campaign of the Good
Samaritan Waverly hospital Will
hold their second report meet
ing during the current $35, 10000
drive on Monday evening, May Il,
in the Allen University Library.
Scores of persons are working
hard in the drive in house to
huose campaign urging coopera-
ton.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
EDITOR GETS AWARD

ST. LOUIS (ANP)-Citizens OF
Webster, MO, a suburb of st. Louis,
presented Editor J f. Mitchell OF
the st. Louis Argus distinguish
ed service award" Wednesday even
ing.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
Students Urged To
Present Posters
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (SNS)-

MONTGOMERY, Ala, (SNS)-
Montgomery High scnooj SUI
dents of jefferson County nave
been invited by Mrs Ray Meade,
Alabama state Commander OF the
Field Army of the American Cancer
Society, to submit, to posters III the
statewide poster contest being
sponsored by that organization
First prize will be $25 and second
prize Sic. All posters, to be con-
c.dered, must be 20 by II inches
and may be in black and white OF
in colors Their effectiveness in
telling people about cancer, as well
as their artistic qualities, win be
considered They should recently
Ell by the Montgomery headquart'
ers Of the Field Army Of the Ameri
can Cancer Society, 400 Monroe St,
by May 81. Each poster should show
en- the back the name OF its de
signer.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
'NCNW Presents
Rep. Douglas

WASHINGTON, d. C. tNNPA)
Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas ID
OF Calif) will be the speaker on
program May IL sponsored by the
National Council of Negro Women
where orld Security viii be the
theme. Prof. Eugene c. Holmes OF
Howard University will speak also
The program is part OF the Wotia
Securit Month initiated by the
the NCNW, whose president, Mrs,
Mary Mcleod Bethune Is one OF
the three official consultants at
the San Francisco Conference rep
resenting the National Association
for the Advancement or Colofeo
People.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
A CHURCH WITH A MESSAGE

There a little 0 the Corner of Rose ana
Pacagoula Streets that and give you per1ect
hope for the sick and SINFUL SOUL
which purely biblical and scientific Each Sabpatn
$3.50 A. M Sabbath School is conducted with preaching
at 80 m Each D M to m. Young Peo-
pies Missionary Program Each Wed 73O TO 8:oo D. III.
special prayer Come unto me, all we that hoor
and heavy laden, and will give you rest lake my YIN
upon you, learn of me; for am meek and lowV IN
heart We md unto your souls FOR my yohe
and burden is light Matt l1.2s3O we VIII ooh
your coming with great deal OF ANTICIPATION
ELDER G. s. MYLEs, Pastor.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
Mrs. Sheriff. On Visit
To Hot Springs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Mrs. O.
w. Sheriff. popular educator and
civic leader of Johnson City,
wife of the well known ply
stefan, is spending several days in
the city as guest of her charming
young daughter; Doctor and Mrs.
Walter Davis and other friends
about State College before leaving
for rest of a week or more with
friends at Hot Springs, Ark. Miss
Sheriff., member of the State Col
lege senior class, will complete her
work and receive her degree with
the graduating class June 4.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19
Roberts Donates 5000
To Morehouse's Campaign

outstanding section of America"
A former candidate for governor
of Georgia, MI. Roberts believes
profoundly in education as means
for the salvation Of the South. He
told his audience that one of his
greatest hopes is to see the South
measure up educationally to any
other section Of this country. How
ever, he stated, education is not
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19

enough. Suppose Germany, h e
best educated nation in the world
had linked the gospel of Christ
with its educational program!"
Mr.. Roberts be1feves that the
greatest mistake the South has
made has been its lack of interest
in education. He also expressed
the belief that am an is obligated
to the public, and that the great
est need he has is to his commun-
ity and his church
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1945-05-19

and hard workers driving that fl
cure up to half as much again
Association report their drivers do
ing very We'll and hitting the high
er brackets in earnings Cab rent
ers usually pay about SIS per day
for their cabs and $3.50 per day
for gasoline. All above this they
pocket and $25 day is usually ex-
pected
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-06-14

''Iffen you make it worth WHILE
'Spect 'Melia's growed into a pretty
good cook by now"
Fair to middlin' cut Jud a
piece, 'Melia."
Jud licked his fingers when he had
finished. Sure good. Wouldn't
want to hire out as a cook. would
you now. 'Melia?"
Hardy looked at his daughter care
fully and yet ~abstractedly. Reckon
So" he said. There was a slight
pause. "How's yore wife, JUDI"
Jud sighed heavily. Still ailin'
Hardy. Doc say she can't last too
long, His eyes covertly rested on
'Melia going out the door with a
plate of scraps for the dogs. What
I come to see you bout, Hardy-you
s'pose 'Melia could cook an tend to
Hattie? Needin' someone now that
Hattie's sisters got to 60 home"
WAL - reckon she could, Jud.
What's you amin to make it
wuth?'
Shed git her keep O. course. An
what do you fgger to be bout
right. Hardy"
Il amt sayin'. An I dunno as
she could go. l amt got me no
flock O. COW hands in the woods like
you got, Jud. l just got 'Melia."
'Melia came back into the room.
Jud looked at the shapely curves.
the round young face and the soft
brown eyes. His wife was old and
scrawny. Soon's she died he'd
"Talkin' to yore pa here bout
gittin' you to cook an tend Hattie.
Could earn you a red silk dress
then. an some-some O. them fancy
shoes" Jud looked at 'Melia's slope
heeled cowboy boots.
"Why-' 'Melia hestitated. glanc-
ing downward. An a gold locket?"
she asked.
Sure"
Before 'Melia could say anything,
Hardy put in quickly. Well think
it over. Jud. What you amin to
make it wuth?"
Jud thought a bit and then
named an amount he figured would
win 'Melia over.
Jud rode up to the Polk shanty
around dark. Saturday. Hardy was
on the porch, his chair tipped back
against the wall, pipe in his mouth.
'Melia was nowhere in sight and no
sound came from the kitchen.
Fingered TO come by an see
could 'Melia come Monday morn
in" Jud said from the rickety swing
near Hardy.
She amt goin'. Jud. We done
talked it over" There was a slight
CLEAN Of triumph in Hardy's cold
eyes. "Figger she can make more
with me. ! done give her a third in
terest in the cattle SOS she can git
her a little money. Ruther have
money than doodads, 'Melia would"
Funny. thought Jud, v thought
before that 'Melia's soft brown eyes
often had the same look that
Hardy's cold blue ones did - a
calculatin'. greedy look.
You know the OIL sayin', JUG :
Hardy said. a touch of humor in his
dry voice. Longest stick gifts the
persimmon'l"
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Stretch your meat balls by add
ing oatmeal to the hamburger.

Stretch your meat balls by add
ing oatmeal to the hamburger.
To keep slip-covers new looking,
iron them on the wrong side.
Flat stones pressed beneath a
porch that rests directly upon the
earth will retard wood decay.
If brown sugar becomes lumpy,
place a damp cloth in the jar with
the sugar and cover it tightly.
When boiling potatoes for mash
ing, cut them as for french fries.
Much time and fuel will be saved.
Two spools nailed to the wall
about two inches apart makes a
good place to hang the broom Cup
side DOWN..
That old piano stool in the attic
can be painted to match the kitch-
en- and used there as an adjust
able chair. It's handy.
Do not allow your vacuum clean
er bag to become filled with dirt
before you empty it. 1t should be
emptied frequently so as not to
interfere with the flow of air.
Cut blotting paper to fit the bot
tom of the large salt shaker. This
will take up the dampness, leaving
the salt dry and free running.
Boil a cracked dish for about
three-quarters of an hour in
enough sweet milk to cover it. The
| crack in the dish will become al
most invisible.
Place a small hand brush, bris-
tie side up, in the soap dish. Keep
the soap on top of the brush and
when you need to use the brush
it will already be full of soap.
Don't be annoyed by a food chop
per that won't stay firmly an
chored to the table. Put a piece of
sandpaper, gritty side up, on the
table before screwing the chopper
in place above it.
An old turkish towel is good for
removing dust from upholstered
furniture. Wet the towel, wiring it
dry, and spread over piece to be
cleaned. Beat with a broomstick.
Escaping dust clings to the towel.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-06-14
RIGHT WAY TO COOK EGGS

Unless eggs are properly cooked,
they lose some of their food value
and flavor. So-called boiled eggs"
are best cooked below boiling. Use
n pint Of almost boiling water for
each egg. put the eggs in the water.
cover, and set the pan in a warm
place where the temperature will
fau slowly. Keep the eggs in this
water for from five to six minutes
for soft-cooked eggs. Allow about As
minutes for ~hard-cooked ones. then
drop them in cold water. For oven
cooking. use between $50 and 800 r.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-06-14
PAINFUL DILEMMA
Bell Syndicate.-WNu Feature.

The untaithtuI ,Oife Of the
absent serviceman has become
a familiar theme. In this arti.
Gle, however, a rather unusual
situation is considered. Carol
Broun LOVES her husband and
her children, and Wants moth.
ing more than quiet and virtu-
Gus family life. When the ,rar
took Fred a,ray, however,
Carol uas so lonely and miser-
able that she tried to get uhot
solace she could from friends.
Before she ,Uas really aroare Of
it. she was seeing a man named
Morgan, an artist like herself,
more and more often. These
risits developed into an "dt-
fair lasting for months.
All during this period, ho,c.
erer. she continued writing at
fectionate and, in a sense, sim
cere letters to her husband.
He nerer suspected that any
thing uas amiss. Now he is
coming home, crippled. Carol
is anxious to haze him back,
and to try to resume life as it
used to be. This ugly episode
uith Morgan. ho,cerer, clouds
the future. While Morgan has
ended their meetings, and can
be depended upon to keep ST.
lent. many other people kno,c
about them, and a disclosure
some day is al,cays possible,
perhaps likely. Carol doesn't
kno,c uhat to do-uhether to
confess, and trust to Fred's un-
derstanding and generosity, or
uhether to try to conceal eu-
erything, and Hve in constant
fear.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-06-14
VERMONTER'S

A man driving through Vermont
came to his mothers birthplace, a
town where he had spent consider
able time as a boy when he was 40
years younger and some 200 pounds
lighter. Recognizing the name of a
distant cousin on the villages only
filing station, he pulled in, and a
slow-moving Vermonter ambled
over.
Ever hear the name of Tows-
lee?" he asked.
"Yup." the native replied.
Ever know Almeda Towslee?"
"Yup."
"She married a Blanchard. you
know"
"Yup."
We'll, I'm her son." the traveller
exclaimed.
Without looking up, the old-timer
remarked. "Growed. amt your"
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No Safety in Secrecy.

No Safety in Secrecy.
Ordinarily I would advise secrecy.
I would advise Carol to put this
whole affair from her life and her
thoughts. as if it had never hap
pened. But since her intimacy with
Morgan was pretty well known to
quite a large group Of persons. there
is no safety in concealment now. A
blackmailer might appear at any
moment. after Fred had been hap
PLY restored to his family, and
wreck the whole scene.
Far wiser to simply and regretful-
ly tell him the truth. Tell him that
it was the result OF association with
persons who had themselves no par
ticular respect for conventions, that
it is all over. and Morgan married.
Ask him to think Of the boys, of
Carols W love for him, before he
takes any action. He'll decide upon
forgiveness.
For a long while things won't be
the same, Of course. But after while
happiness will come back. Loving
consideration for him. wisdom In
handling the boys, clever manage.
ment of your affairs will all help,
and human hearts being as mutable
as they are. time win work its usual
miracle.
But it would be wonderful if lonely
service wives could see some sta.
tistics upon the outcome Of Illicit
love affairs. hasty divorces. disrup.
ton of homes and scattering chill.
dren. Perhaps one reason why all
the books on morality preach fidelity
and self-control is because they are
the only secret Of successful anc
happy marriage.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-06-14
The Longest Stick
By ELSIE WILLIAMS
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Features.
HARDY POLK had just finished

HARDY POLK had just finished
IL his supper and was tamping
tobacco into the bowl of his pipe
when he heard old Coot's deep bay.
followed by the yipping and yapping
of all the other dogs. He raised his
head with an intent, listening look.
Hear a horse comm down the
road a piece" he announced to his
young daughter 'Melia.
She stood a moment at the table
with the supper dishes in her hands.
and said: Sounds like Jud Tees
mare"
Reckon It's"
The moon was just rising in the
east as the rider dismounted at the
gate. It was Jud Tice's broad
brimmed hat. heavy-set body and
jangling spurs. Light an come
in" Hardy called.
Hello there. Hardy" the new
conner said in a deep. hearty voice.
Hearty-witn a tinge of falseness
around its edges.
Hardy motioned toward the lighted
kitc.!en door. Go in, Jud. Cool out
here
Good evenin', 'Melia," Jud's bold
eyes looked at the back of her head
with its neat brown braids, ran
on down the blue shirt and the tight
cowboy pants that emphasized
rather than concealed her shapely
curves.
Without seeming to do so. Hardy
Folks cold, Saxon : blue eyes
watched Jud narrowly. Won't you
sit?" he asked.
Don't mind if l do" Jud glanced
at the partly cleared table as he
sat down. Amt that sweet-potato
pie, Hardy? Looks mighty good.