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and following other gods. the gods
Of pleasure, Of money. Of lust.
III. Gods Plan OF Deliverance
(2:18, 1O.
One would have thought that God
would give up a people SO set on
SHINING, but He did not. He pro-
vided deliverance for Israel. That
gives us courage, for we know that
He has not given us up, but has
provided in Christ a sure deliver
ance-if America will but turn to
Him.
For Israels deliverance God pro-
vided judges, who were not only
judicial. but. in fact, primarily ad-
ministrative in their work. They
were Gods men to call Israel
back to Him. The repeated failure
and backsliding of Israel brought
new acts of mercy on Gods part
in calling out new judges.
1t is interesting to note that God
works through men. Some Of these
judges were great men; others
were just ordinary men. But each
in his appointed place, at the ap-
pointed time, was Gods man.
God is looking for men today
who will serve Him. He wants bril-
liant, capable men, but He also
calls the ordinary, everyday vari-
ETY.. and as they are faithful, He
blesses them. Has He called you?
Have you responded?
~. Gods Presence and Power
(6:11-l6).
Israel had long been under the op-
preston of the Midianites, who
would sweep over the land and steal
their crops and their flocks. Israel
finally turned to God for help, and
He met their need by calling Gideon
as the fifth Of the judges.
God knows better than to call an
idle man, one who is sitting around
waiting for opportunity to knock.
He seeks out the busy person and
gives him more to do.
Note the entirely adequate pro.
vision made for Gideon's success.
Surely l will be with thee" That
means both the presence and the
power Of the eternal and omnipo.
tent One.
Gideon at once began the tear
ing down Of the heather places Of
worship In his own community. II
was the hardest place to start. II
always is. But the one whose light
IL to shine afar must see that II
shines brightest at home.
The humility Of Gideon as he
looked at himself ". l5 is COM
mendable. But note that he did
not permit 1t to shut the door Of
faith, as he believed God and did
mighty exploits for Him. Don't trust
yourself, but do trust Godl
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OKOLONA
Mrs. Zela Gill

The Missionary met at the
home of Mrs. jamie Dixon, Friday,
April goth. Mrs. Luck Surink,
vice president presided over the
meeting. Mrs. JAMIE Dixon, Mrs.
zela Gill, secretary. =. TAs 7th
and 9Th grades presented a play
titled, Caught Mapping" H..
Simmons, sponsor. The Okolona
boys and girls soft ball teams
played Peake HI In Arkadelphia
Thursday at 2:S0 p. - The
PTA met Thursday with the
president. Mrs. JAMIE Dixon. i.
The Church Of God quartet of
Prescott rendered a program at
the First Baptist church. Miss
A. Wesson of Burtsel community
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl Simmons and Mrs. Irv-
ing. &c Willie James Har-
rington is home ON a furlough.
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CURDON
Deptest CanilelI

c osy Holloway of Detroit,
Mich, is here visiting his sister,
Mrs. Sarah Dixon, and other rel
atiyes. Leon Dixon, of Pres
colt, is here visiting his father,
Pfc. Leroy Dixon, who has been
given an honorable discharge from
the army, Miss Annie Royston
of Oakland, Calf, is here on a
short visit with her sister. Mrs.
Charles. Mother stitts is i'm
proving very fast, and We hope
she will continue. Miss Oracle
Harris of Jonesboro, La, has re-
turned HON. She was accompan-
led by Miss Williams. Mines,
Rosie Lee Bucks and Silvia Evans
are on on the sick list this week.
The District Singing Union will
beheld at the Mt. Canaan Bapt.
church. Div. c. Singing Union
will be held at the Eureka Bapt.
Church Sunday.
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the rain and high wayte, high
way 6a has been closed between
Woodsdn and Hensley. One
of the outstanding organizations
of the Hensley school is the Boy
Scouts. The following boys have
Joined and are doing real Scout
work Clifford Epps, Eddie Full
er. Billie Joe Garwood, Earnest
Withers, Walter Kelley. Jack EN-
merson. Hudson and Haywood
Levia. Derwoody MeClinton has
a beautiful home going up.
Mrs. Bessie Matloek, made a fly
ing trip to Arkadelphia to see her
father who Is i'll. Willie Mis-
SQUIRE is expected home soon from
Oregon. where he has been en-
ployed in a defense plant, Rev.
Gillard who has been in declin-
ing health for some time is not
doing SO well at this time. :.
The STAT PRESS is sent over
seas weekly to the soldiers by the
following Ida Lou Emmerson to
husband: Juanita Briggs to bro
Their; Eula Mae Gregory to hus-
band; Thelma Mosby to husband.
The boys enjoy reading the news
from back home.
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McCEHEE
Mrs. Jimmie Perkins

Dr. w, d. Watson and Rev.
G. X. Holmes OF Pine Bluff were
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Peete
while attending the convention
here. Mrs. Leaner Ellis and
grandchildren We're the week
end guests of Mrs. Hattie Whittier
OF Dermott. Mrs. Sarah Har-
Dor, 209 Ammit ST., Pine Bluff,
was welcome visitor in town
last week. While here she stop
ped with Mrs. Mary Lou Brad
ford and mother. She also at
tended the convention which was
held at the McGehee chapel
church. The number / District
Singing Union will be held with
the Seven Star Baptist church of
Tillar, April 29th, Rev. Tripplett
pastor. Annual Negro All Club
rally held In Desha County--4-H
Club members and leaders repre-
senting fourteen of the twenty
two, All Club communities of
Desha county, met Friday, April
18th for their annual county A.
n Club rally. The rally was held
at the Desha County Training
School. Club rally highlights
were; Reports from all clubs:
The meaning of the All Club
emblem, motto, and pledge, by
Miss Crystol Cambell, Desha Co.
Ho. Dem. Agt The church In the
All Club, motion pictures on ma
laria control. The success of the
club rally was due the splendid
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Each Country Rules
The Arrays Above 1t

The analogy between freedom of
the sea and freedom of the air, 1t
seems, is an attractive one but 1t
won't hold water.
IAN airplane does not merely
touch the coast Of a country" the
colonel explained. "it may penetrate
into the remotest interior. Ac-
cordingly it has become fairly well
established that a nation has juris-
diction over the airspace above its
land to the same extent that 1t has
Jurisdiction over the land itself. The
result is that, in the absence Of
agreement between countries, no
plane may cross foreign border.
The air is not free. it is closed"
American ambition doesn't like to
be fenced In and already we have
mapped a pattern Of air routes we'd
like to establish when peace comes.
Those routes will encircle the globe.
Our own civil aeronautics board Is
in the process Of holding hearings
to determine which carriers will be
certified to fly these routes.
But the certificates Issued, says
Colonel Mitchell. will be mere
scraps Of paper unless other coun-
tries consent to operations by Unit
ed States carriers"
Arrival at such common consent
Is m the making today, and has been
gr1atly advanced since the state de-
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CURTIS

Curtis School No. 10 will play
ball in Smithton, Apr. 9th. They
won the championship in the last
game between them, Sgt. Henry
l.. Gordon who has been station
ed overseas for the past two years
is home on furlough, visiting his
parents. Pvt. Osborn Guiman has
received an honorable discharge
from the Army and is now home
with his parents.
The Upchurch Training School
rendered a program at Curtis on
Sunday at 3 p. m. !. The students
of No. 10 had baseball tourna-
ment Friday. They played
Smithton and Mrs. Horton team.
Mrs. Florine Quinn left for Oak
land, Calf, :. Mrs. Oracle Mitch
ell left for st. Louis, Mo, to join
her husband. Mt. Friendship
Sunday school was opened with
the Supt. The Young Mems class
had a very interesting letter
from Cpl. A. l.. Mitchell, who is
stationed some where in France.
lie sent the class a donation of
$6. The class raised SO. The
pastor delivered a soul stirring
sermon. Mr.. Banks and Mrs.
Quinn attended the baseball game
in Little Rock Friday night. :.
We are sorry to hear of Charlie
Banks in an automobile accident
and are glad that he was not Sc
riously injured.
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partment called the conference In
Chicago last November. Represent
atives Of 50 countries met. At the
last minute the Soviet Union
dropped out, but certain basic agree
ments were reached. This confer
ence Colonel Mitchell calls 1.-THE CIV
il air part of the peace settlement"
because it provided "in the main
convention which was prepared, a
proposed international organization
which might, with respect to air
matters within its competence di-
rectly affecting world security, en-
ter into appropriate agreements
with any general organization set up
by the nations to preserve peace"
Colonel Mitchell believes that the
degree, or lack of it, to which the
world can be linked by aviation. will
be an important element in deter
mining whether the nations Of the
world can be brought together in
peaceful understanding.
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guest of his sister, Mrs. p. A.
Baxter. Little Marian Robert
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
A. Robertson, celebrated her
fourth birthday April goth.
Mrs. Thelma Harris is home on a
visit from Little Rock. Erie
Jordan made a business trip TO
Little Rock. An entertainment
was given at the Wilmar public
school, sponsored by the Sth and
9th grades under the leadership
of Mrs. F. A, Baxter. Cpl. and
Mrs, viii V. Rutherford, Marva
and Will Jr. Rutherford, Mrs. C..
X. Ramsey and John Rutherford
were the dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jasper Taylor on Sunday,
April 18th, The MAY Day
Queen" contest that is to be given
is under way. 1t Is being spon-
sored by the Wilmar Public
School. Each class is working
hard to try to have the honor of
GROWING the Queen" Mines.
l., NJ, Rutherford. Robizene Croe-
der, Mildred Robertson, Norma
jean Railey and Margaret Jones
were in Monticello on business
Tuesday. Mrs. Naomi Lawson,
county home agent, visited the
school Tuesday and gave several
interesting demonstrations. j..
Mrs, ldella Robinson has returned
from visiting her mother, Mrs.
Narcis Bumpas in Dumas. f..
Mr.. Princis left Thursday for
Richmond, Calf. Pfc. Jack
Jackson has returned to his post
IN an Army camp. Miss jamie
Ashford visited her sister, Mrs.
b, Il, Simmons. Miss Theothis
Harrison is visiting in Pine Bluff.
Mrs. Almerta Nelson and family
have returned from Detroit, Mich.
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BIERNE,

WWalter Briggs of Omaha,
Nebraska, is here because of i'll
ness, Earl Tate visited here
in Beirne with his mother-in1law
last week. Mrs. Lula Green
has moved to Hot Springs. i. Joe
Gordon of Gurdon preached at
Shady Grove Bapt. church last
Sunday Mr., and Mrs. Bass
have moved to Prescott. :. Mrs.
Odessa Gray and sister, Geneva,
made business trip to Prescott.
Mrs. Aline CranysOn and neiee
We're here visiting mother, Mrs.
Ella Cambell. Mrs. Lucy Mas
we'll has moved to Prescott to
make her home.
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North View
HI SCHOOL

HI SCHOOL
The fourth grade students made
health posters for the bulletin
board; their theme was Food for
Victory" Our baccalaureate ser
mon will be delivered Sunday by
Rev, Lotion, who resides in Lit
tie Rock. On April 26th, plays
will be presented by Mines. Walk
er and Archie and Miss Marshall.
The plays are: "Billy's Goat" and
How Bobby Put It Over"
The 10th grade will have their
graduation exercise April 27th. .
The PTA met Thursday. How We
Can Stimulate Interest in PTA
was discussed by Mrs. Inez Mar
shall. Plans were made for a
PTA play and n picnic. . Miss
Il. Marshall and Mrs. Inez Mar
shall visited in Russellville last
week.
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Some time after V-Day, when the

Some time after V-Day, when the
forces OF the occupation are with
drawn and the world once more set
ties back to peace, the greatest in
ternational air transport system
which was ever built will largely
cease to be. That system. the Air
Transport Command of the U. S.
army, criss-crosses the western
hemisphere from Nome in Alaska to
Rio de Janeiro; from Iceland to
Panama City. 1t stretches eastward
across the Atlantic, laces Europe
and Africa, reaches India and then
swings around the globe by way Of
Australia, through Honolulu to the
Pacific coast.
Over the ATC's more than hun
dred and fifty landing fields, the
American flag now flies. Big planes
travel the routes at the rate of 81
million miles month, which is
equal to 70 trips around the world
at the equator every "a hours.
From the flagpoles on most of
those bases, the Stars and Stripes
will be lowered after the world has
returned to peace. And strange as
1t may seem. the thing that worries
the friends Of commercial aviation
most Is not SO much whether Old
Glory flies free over those bases,
as whether the air over them and
the rest Of the world is free to the
extent that American planes will
have access to those and other bases
over the globe.
We have achieved freedom of the
seas. Why can't we have freedom
OF the air, too?
! carried that question right into
the Pentagon building to the office
of one of the AAF officers whose
job includes worrying over that inn
portant question. He Is William
Mitchell, lieutenant colonel, United
States army air force, assistant ex-
ecutive to the assistant secretary Of
war for air This was his answer
Colonel Mitchell made it clear that
he was expressing his personal
views and was not speaking for the
war department, but he stated that
his opinions were shared by many
other members of the air staff:
Conflicts over artificial barriers
on intercourse by sea-" he said,
used to be fertile breeding ground
for wars. But for 200 years vessels
of any nation have been able to trav-
ell the oceans in peacetime without
international supervision, and as a
result, this source Of international
conflict has disappeared"
If he had stopped there l might
have left his office feeling quite re-
assured But that was only the be-
ginning.
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God keeps his promises. Israel
found that to be true as He brought
them into the promised land OF
Canaan. Those who rebelled against
Him had died in the wilderness. bu,
now new generation had come
into possession Of the land.
Here they met the challenge of the
heather, and were victorious over
them as they trusted the Lord.
Joshua. their leader, after faithful
services was ready to 60 to be with
the Lord, but before doing so, re-
minded them of Gods promise and
of the danger of unbelief and sin.
As our lesson opens. we find the
people settled in the land, as far as
they had taken it, We find:
/. Gods Promise Fulfilled t2:6)
The Lord had promised the land
to them as they went in and pos
sessed it by faith in Him. He
fully kept that promise in the meas
ure that they believed Him. They
never did take the whole land, but
that was because OF their failure,
not Gods. ..
The story speaks to us. God has
provided a rich inheritance for the
believer in Christ, but it must be
appropriated by faith. How much
have we taken out of the riches
we have in Christ?
We are also reminded of the alb
solute faithfulness of God. There is
little in this world In which we may
repose complete confidence, but we
may and should trust God. He has
never failed anyone, and He will
not fail us.
II. Mans Promise Broken CAT,
II. 12).
The people had solemnly prom
Used to keep Gods commandments
(see last weeks lesson. That prom
Use they had renewed in response
to Joshua's farewell challenge (see
Josh. A:20, 2D. They kept their
word only as long as those who
remembered Joshua were alive,
and then they "forsook the Lord"
This fall Of Israel has its counter.
part in what is taking place in our
land today. The great mass Of de-
cent people In America were reared
In Christian homes. They know what
is right, and they live on the spir-
itual and moral momentum re-
ceived from their godly parents.
The next generation now COM
ing into power, without the bene-
fit Of spiritual training in the home
and church. are forsaking the Lord
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cooperation of teachers. local lead
ers, and Ali Club members and
their parents and Mrs. Lois b.
Perkins. Ho. Dem, Agt. Dinner
guest of Mrs. q. Tillman Thurs
day were DIR. W. +. Watson and
Rev. c, c. Holmes OF Pine Bluff
and Mrs. n, c. Bass of Warren. :.
Delicious ice cream and cake were
served by Mrs. A. ]. Patterson.
Fri, to a large group. The room
was decorate with honeysuckles
and johnnyquils.
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Mo-, Is visiting her uncle, G. III.
Fitzhugh. =. Mrs. NJ. j. Horn -
home, having closed a successful
year teaehin gin Jerome. =. Miss
Julie Davis left for Oakland We'd
nesday night. Mrs. Thelma
Jordan is home from Milwaukee,.
Wise. Mrs. l.. Reed was home
for the weekend. Mrs. Blanch
Sharpe is home from Oakland.
Calf. Mrs. e. l.. Straughter
spent the weekend In st. Louis.
Mo. Sgt. and Mrs, Wilbert
Davis visited relatives and friends
here. Miss Ruby Holt has re-
turned to her home In Washing
ton after long visit here with
relatives and friends. There
will be a school Of religion held
at the Ash Street church, begin
ming Apr. a0th through May 4th.
The Modern Matron and Maids
Club announces the opening of
their playground, May 9Th on w.
Maple st. will thank all of
you who will give me some news
to put In the paper. When the
girl comes to deliver your paper,
give her the news, 10 that 1t can
DO In time for the next weeks
issue. Thank you. Miss Josie
Smith,
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NEWPORT

Mrs. Inez Williams and sons
returned from pleasant visit
with relatives in Chicago. Mrs.
Dezzie Reeves shopped in Mem
phis over theweek-end. She was
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Smith. Pvt. Frank Heinaman,
MeDill Field. is here on furlough
visiting relatives. Mrs. G. l..
Branch is eonvalescing fast. :.
s 1st class Aaron Dorthard of
Atlanta, Georgia, is here on fur
Tough with family. Street Con-
ley. Of Santa Monica, Calf, is
here due to death OF his mother.
Mrs. Beatrice Conley at Tucker
man. A bus load attended the
installation service of the Minis
tiers Alliance at Augusta. The
choir of st. Paul AME church
rendered program ON Sunday
night, with Miss M. o. Taylor,
pianist. Mrs. e. l.. Dove and
son, George Edward, visited rela-
tives in West Memphis. Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar White and family
are here visiting his parents. :.
Mesdames Lucy Mae Keys, Ethel
Cox and Ballard Gilmon OF Searcy
spent short time here on Sunday
with Mrs. Booker Mays, enroute
from Tuckerman. Mrs. T. ].
Chingman and Miss Nellie Dewalk
were cohostesses to party on
Wed, honoring Miss Colene White
Of Santa Monica. Mrs. Nettie
Alcorn has returned from St.
Louis, where she was confined to
hospital. She is much improved.
Rev. N. l.. Dove attended the flu
neral of Mrs. Beatrice Comfy on
Sun, in Tuckerman.
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Preliminary Agreement
Made at Chicago Meeting

Now. what did the Chicago confer.
ence achieve?
After considerable discussion In
which there were sharp differences
OF opinion, the conference prepared
two multilateral agreements on
commercial operations which were
separate from the main convention
and which any country was free to
sign If it wished. They are con-
cerned with the 1--WE freedoms of
the air" which will be taken up In
detail in later article. They are
I'd the right to fly over country
CD the right to land for non-traffic
purposes 90 the right to disembark
passengers, mail and freight from
the country of origin of the aircraft
(4 the right to embark traffic for
the country of origin and 60 the
right to do business along the way.
Because all Of the countries we're
not prepared to accept all the free
doms, choice was provided. One
agreement offered, between the sig
natory countries, merely the first
two freedoms. That is right to fly
over the country and the right of
non-traffic stop, which means per-
mission to stop at an airport for
refuelling and such purposes.
The other grants all five freedoms,
but the fifth could be denied by any
country on proper notice to other
contracting countries.
At the time this is written the
"Two-Freedoms' agreement has
been signed (but not definitely ac-
cepted) by "a countries, accepted by
four (including the United States.
Canada, the Netherlands and Nor
way
The Five Freedoms agreement
has been signed but not definitely
accepted by % countries; definitely
accepted by two, including the Meth
erlands without the fifth freedom)
and the United States.
The main work Of the conference
was the writing OF convention on
International Civil Aviation and In
term Agreement which will set up
an international organization. The
conference also recommended a
model form of agreement on com.
mercial services to be used in bi.
lateral negotiations.
1.-THE work Of the Chicago confer
ence," said Colonel Mitchell, "is
merely blueprint for further &C.
tivity. A start has been made, but,
like Dumbarton Oaks, much remains
to be done"
Further details Of some Of the
problems involved and the attitudes
revealed in negotiations so far will
be set forth in a second article ap-
pearing next week.
Australia's famous Empire Air
Training Scheme, which provided
airmen for Britain, has ended. Ten
thousand trained Aussies were
promised, $4,000 provided. or them,
more than 5000 have been killed,
1000 are missing, 1000 are prison.
ers.
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II looks as II one Of the worst
pieces of misuse of labor unions Is
going TO be smashed when congress
gets through with one Car. Petril-
10, head Of the AFL musicians
union. 1t all started as chill
dren's crusade when Petrillo banned
all school orchestras and bands
from the networks but 1t has turned
into a move to stop a violation of
the bill OF rights.
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CONWAY
Odessa Bynum

S-Sgt. Christine P. Shaddock, is
horne on emergency furlough visit
ing her sister, who is ill .. Mrs.
Gloree Shaddock Brown End daugh-
ter Of Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Shad-
dock is now visiting In Conway
at the beautiful home Of her old
est sister. S-Sgt. Christine Shad-
dock. and brother Lloyd Shadisek.
S-Sgt. Shaddock, is stationed 1t
Fl. Jackson, South Carolina, a. .
surgeon and medical technician.
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The April quota of new automo-
biles is rs per cent below the March
figurc-1 500 as compared with 1000.
Japan junked its old and only po-
litical party and created new one
called the Political Association of
Great Japan. The old one was
called the Imperial Rule Assist
ance Political Party" What's In a
name. Hirohito2
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Omaha, Tex.

Omaha junior high presented a
musical Wednesday night. Pfc.
A. ID. Phillips has returned to
Selma, Ala. Sgt. John Coffey
has returned to Hattiesburg,
Miss, Mines. Arthur Coffey.
Margaret Greenwood and Gar
field Turned were visitors in Ma
pies, Tuesday. Miss Joyce
Henderson is on the sick list.