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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

Father and daughter
didn't look at each other for a long
time after that. Ultimately they made
up but the outraged commodore
never gave Billy a second look
Bubbles and Billy had an ally in
Bubbles half-brother, Lewis, who
gave her away in IN arriage and
turned over his yacht to them for
honeymoon. Poor Lewis paid heav.
ily for his generosity.
At the marriage an unlimited
guest slipped him a summons in
$4,000 action by one of his eX-wives
and when the commodore died in 1913
he left Lewis a paltry S5,0OO 1t is
only simple justice, however to re-
port that Lewis matrimonial ven.
lures cost some $650,060.
Bubbles and her 23-year-old bride.
groom had a little trouble getting
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

good-leoking tradesman first refined
in beside Bubbles. He was an able
rider and both of them were crazy
over horses.
When the family heard of him,
particularly the straight-pillared old
commodore. he got more once-oVerS
than a tea-taster at a Bowery bar
Bubbles looked up to him as a
young man OF great expectations.
The commodore looked down on him
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

anythlng more than we
have. We're perfectly
happy. We've got
horses, dogs, cats and
a goat. This is a swell
little place."
Billy" chimed in
b u b b | e s, provides
everything I want and
need. He's SO serious,
SO anxious TO make me
happy that even if we
We're without all the
comfort and fun we
have here l know I'd
still be happier with
him than l ever was
before. Father doesn't
understand, but I'd have
been crazy to wait any
longer than I did for
III this"
That was four years
ago when Bubbles still
had her mind set on
Billy Dobbs.
After that came her
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
Cru sty Old
& IN IN OdOrp
Lu X enbach
, Took a Walk
When Bubbles
X an Off to
Marry.

man and gentleman Jockey on the
side. The commodore turned purple
lie huffcd and puffcd and said he'd
blow in the house Of her decision.
But she had made up her mind
and he and all the EuCkenbaCh steam.
ship millions couldn't prevail against
It. Papa LuckcnbaCh might more
easily have blown the stars away.
Bubbles stood up against him for
five long years and then-aS soon as
she came Of aEc-ran off and mar
ricd the pcnnilesS young horseman.
Now, five years later, she's made
up her mind again about Billy. She's
Arided she's had enough Of him and
gone down 10 Florida and filed
1t for divorce.
Billy didn't raise a murmur- of
protest. He didn't beg her TO come
back or oppose her action, nor did he
ask SO much as a dimes settlement.
He remembered papa in.law.
The l0-yeaf- romance and five-yT7r
marriage, according TO Bubbles, went
down under a flood OF mental cruelty
Hs.l~
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

Bubbles, more for
mally Andrea Frcdcr.
lcka, WAS only a child
OF l3 in yellow pigtails
10 years ago when the
S hitc haired Commo-
dore skinned the pa.
rental hide against the
extremely sharp edge
of her resolve.
She told him then
ne was going 20 marry
dark Billy Dobbs, the
,Oor butter and egg
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

as a mere beggar on
horseback. Only Lewis
Luckenbach, alim on y
shocked veteran of four
marital encounters, was
neutral. He looked him
over casually as a re-
mote possibility for a
brother-in.law.
When the Lucken.
bachs finished eXchang
ing looks, the commo-
dore vanked his white
goatee and said no dice.
Three tim es married
himself, he said Bubbles
was too young.
But that's where he
barked his shinS. Bub-
bleS dcfied him to dis.
inherit her if he chose.
She kept on seeing Billy
and on the day after
her 18th birthday they
were married in the
home of friends on
LonH Island.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

BY IRVING JOHNSON
AUBBLES LUCKENBACH is blithc
and blond and she likes 10 laugh
- and play and ride a horse. But
she has mind of her own for all
Of that and knows how 10 make il UP
and Keep il made up
Her decisions are always her own
and the majority OF them stand.
When she does change one it is only
at her own pleasure.
Her late father. rich old Commo-
dore Edgar F. Luckenbach, was one
Of the first who came 10 know the
folly OF trying 20 influence her. The
-;r1ust recent WIS her young husband,
Who knew better than 10 try.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05
MAYFLOWER
c. r. Arnold

James Noble, U. S. Navy, is
here visiting relatives. He also
made a trip to Hot Springs to
see his mother Herman
Cook (Yankie) were home on
a furlough from the U. S. Army
visiting relatives and friends :.
Hattie Mae Agee has been i'll
from wounds obtained while
playing around an open pump
at the home of Albert Harper,
but is much improved at this
writing Sanders Mcclure
and Joe Willie Fuller suffered
from snake bites, but are re-
ported as not being in danger -.
Sam Agee is suffering from chill
attacks Mrs. Cynthis Irby
has been on the sick list. +.
John Hill is able to attend church
again E. F. Acklin, pres
ident of the East Wing Singing
Union, reports he plans for big
and successful union.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05

most shed tears of sorrow. How
could we believe that such min
listers were called of God when
the Bible teaches us that ours is
"God of light"
send out a personal challenge
to all ministers of the above types
to show me one scripture in the
Bible where God ever condoned
ignorance | challenge them to
show me one scripture where God
ever sent an ignorant waterhead
to lead his people.
In conclusion I shall say that |
am of the opinion that what our
denomination really needs is
more men who are actually called
of God, and not so many jack
legs who are too lazy to work and
are using the calling of Gods
highest servant to further their
own ends.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05

wrongs of slavery. He was a
fluence public opinion as to the
highly educated man, having re-
ceived honorary degrees from
leading universities.
Booker T. Washington might be
classed among the greatest in
fluences among Negroes since the
emancipation, and he, too, was a
highly educated man, having re-
ceived an honorary degree from
one of Americas outstanding uni
versities. Knowing these things
our hearts are made to burn
within us when we look around
at the sad plight of our people be-
cause of ignorance; and then to
hear some little minded water
headed minister get up in the
pulpit and encourage our people
to remain ignorant is enough to
make any one who can think al
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05

'aff5 PNbIifafi0ni
Miss Carpenter, the thrill-proVid-
ing thrush. whom Lew Leslie --
noted B'way producer-hails as the
Goth Century Florence Mills has
been booked into the Club Copaca'
bana in New York. Eddie Cantor.
noted star Of radio. stage and
screen. selected Thrushing'Thelma
for his popular radio show. Both
acts are booked by Gale Agency.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05
Antics Of Baptist Ministry Get
Lasting / rom Prominent Layman

ly prepared minister have form
ed an apparent clique to keep
the laymen in darkness. These
are the type of ministers who be-
little education and preparedness.
These are the type of ministers
who would make their members
believe that all members with a
fair amount of literary training
are a deterrent to the church.
These are the type of ministers
who take advantage of their
pulpits to make slanderous re-
marks about literary prepared
ness, or education. These are the
type of ministers who fill all
their offices in the church with
his hand picked henchmen who in
most instances are so poorly pre-
pared in their respective capaci-
ties that they even make the
ministers themselves ashamed.
These type of ministers would
have their churches in darkness
SO that they can force anything
down the laymen's Threats and
make them like it. Regardless of
how loyal you may be, or may
have been in furthering this type
of minister's program he shuns
you as soon as he finds that you
can think for yourself. He is
constantly afraid that you will
pull the cover back from over him
and expose him as he really is
wolf in sheep clothing. The
Baptist laymen are fast becoming
awake, and in this time of world
revolution when the very pat
terms of civilization as we have
known them are being discarded
for something better, it behooves
us to start a cleansing of our
own house. Truly now men
must know Christ as their per-
sonal savior, or else the world
is headed for armageddon. Men
must know that to serve Christ is
simply to serve humanity.
The progress has has been made
by the Negro has been brought
about by the intelligent leader
ship of men who were prepared
both spiritually and educational
ly. If we are to continue to pro-
gress it will be under the lead.
ership of prepared men.
Paul is considered the greatest
exponent in the spread of the
Christian religion. He was {
highly educated man. Having
studied at the feet of the Their
masters Of art and culture. Fred
erick Douglass was easy the out
standing Negro advocate Of our
freedom. He did much to in
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05
MeGEHEE
Mary l.. Brandford

Mrs, d. ID. Young is visiting
her cousin, Fred Boone in Toledo,
Ohio and before returning will
visit in st, Paul, Mimi. and De-
troit, Michigan. She will be gone
about 60 days A revival is
being run at the McGhee Chapel
M. B. Church, Rev. w. J. Sims
is in charge The Pastors
Aid Club surprised Rev. M. Cole
man with $4l,50 The Silver
Rose Gospel Chorus surprised
Mrs. Alberta Coins with a musical
shower Wednesday night, Septem-
Der 10. She was much uplifted
by the singing The No. l
District Singing Union was held
at the Sixteen Section Church,
Selma, on September 80 Mr.,
and Mrs. Spenser Wheelington
have returned from their summer
vacation spent in Detroit, Canada,
Chicago and st. Louis. While
in Chicago they visited the Ma
tional Baptist Convention; in
Chicago they were guests of their
uncle and friends :. . Mr.. Wheel
ington reported to the Mo. p,
Hospital in st. Louis after which
he was relieved for work True
Vine Baptist Church conducted
revival 10 nights. $53.40 was
raised. Rev. Jessie Need is pas
tor Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thurlow d. Peete in Davis Hos
pital, Pine Bluff a baby girl;
name, Ernest Annette Peete i.
New Hope Missionary Baptist
Church conducted revival II
nights. $62.40 was raised i.
The Sunday School Convention
was held with the Cornerstone
A. M. f. Zion Church September
10. Total offering, $3003 Is.
Motto, Look up and Lift up.
Rev. ]. x. Martin, pastor-host;
Rev. N. X. Byles, Presiding; Rt.
Rev. w. w. Mathews, Presiding
Bishop Members of St. Peter
A. M. E. Church are preparing
for the last quarterly conference
of the year. P. f. Dr. w. T. Esk-
ridge is in charge.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05

BY an act Of congress. August
&c, 1912, June 80 was fixed as the
end of the governments fiscal year.
This date was chosen because the
secretary of the treasury Is required
by law to make a report on the
condition Of the treasury when con-
gress assemblies. His only alterna-
tive since congress assembled early
In December (not until 1884 was the
date of converting moved to Janu-
ary) was to give an incomplete re-
port for the current calendar year
or to submit report almost year
old. June 80 was fixed as date
which would enable him to pre-
pare a complete report for congress
on time.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05
NEWPORT
Gladys MAYS

hiduye ways
Albert Smith, Mrs. Nellie
Thomas and Mrs. Ethel Williams,
who are here visiting from De-
troit, motored recently to Cam
den and from there to Texar-
kama Mr., and Mrs. Charley
Miller of Los Angeles, Mrs.
Laura johnson of Little Rock
were recent visitors here. They
were entertained with a party
on Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. X. V. Walker Re-
turning from overseas during
the past week were, Sgt. Ches-
ter Jack Green, Pvt. Jerome
Brandon and Pvt. Laymon Den
ton Miss Mae Doris King
of Little Rock spent few days
here as the guest of Mrs. E. M.
Walker Mrs. c, l.. Branch
will leave soon for Kirkville,
Mo. to visit her son, Rev. J. !.
Branch and wife. Rev Branch
is pastor of Bethel A. M. E.
Church there Miss Loretta
Black left recently for Nash
vile, Tenn, where she will enter
Fisk University for the school
year S Sgt. H. A. Walker
writes his wife, Mrs. E. M. Wal
ker that he is again in the states.
S Sgt. Walker is returning from
the Pacific and expects to be
home soon . Reeds Chapel
C. M. E. Church is conducting
a revival with Rev. w. J. Thomas
of Jonesboro as speaker :.
Mrs. Estella Jackson and child
rem, Verbena, Katie and Ray
mond of West Helena and Mrs.
Ruth Rhedus of Gary, Ind. are
here on a visit with their aunt,
Mrs. Leona Jackson Mrs.
Ruth Ellis has returned from
Peoria, Ill, Mrs. Lizzie Sim
mons and grandchildren, Shir-
ley and Glenn returned from
Portland, Oregon recently =.
Little Miss Willie Lorene Ste
gall returned from a pleasant
visit in Chicago Mrs. Mat
tie Adams and daughter, Tile
Lee left recently for Cleveland,
Ohio to join husband and father.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05
NeW Crop of
Criminals Teen-Agers

Perhaps the most ominous single
factor about the picture with which
we start the postwar years is that
the most frequent criminals in the
United States today are boys and
girls II years Of age.
Director Hoover explained why
this has come about. These teen
ayers have been maturing in a Pc
riod Of great political, economic and
social upheaval. As they were en-
tering the critically formative years
for them in the beginning teens, IA
theirs and big brothers, to whom
they might have looked for guild
ance, left home to enter the armed
services. Mothers frequently had to
take jobs which kept them away
from home, leaving boys and girls
to their own social and recreational
devices.
Frequently, families pulled up
roots and moved to teeming indus
trial centers in other parts Of the
country where jobs could be had in
war plants. Normal living was inn
possible under such overcrowded
conditions There was a general
spirit Of wartime abandon which i'm
questionable youth was not long in
catching-lack Of discipline, lack of
personal responsibility, became the
accepted thing. A war hero" at
titude developed In many Of those
too young to 'join up"
Then teen-age boys and girls found
that because Of the manpower short
age they could stop school and take
jobs where they would make more
money than some Of their elders did
before the war. Coming suddenly
onto what seemed sudden wealth,
and OF their own making, found
them unprepared to use it wisely
I'VE have been developing a gen.
Grafton of money-rich and charac-
ter-poor Americans"
While we had our attention on the
far-fiung battlefronts the foundation
was being laid for one Of our major
postwar problems on the home
front.
There Is another condition that
has been breeding ground for law
lessness during the war, according
to Hoover, and which may spread
IL crime detection and law enforce
ment do not keep ahead Of it.
"Gangsterism has been showing
signs Of revival during the war;" he
said. There have been gang wars
in places where they used to thrive
Hijacking, shakedown rackets, black
markets and bootleg have been on
the increase"
Therefore, the groundwork has
been laid for new era Of Dillingers.
Then there are the returning vet
Grams. Because Of their peculiar
training, win they present a new
band Of criminals efficiently trained
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05
sMITHToN
Oracle Mae Nixon

Oracle Mae Nixon
Miss Margie Dudley and Gen
Dudley left September 16 for
Arkansas Baptist College at Lit
tie Rock Pvt. Burner Bailey
is home visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. O. Bailey Cpl.
Top Ward has returned home
to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Perry Ward Willie Nixon
went to Arkadelphia September
% on business Easton Star
Choir practice was held Septem-
Der 10 Missionary meeting
was held September "a in the
home of Mrs. A. B. Dudley
James Cunningham has return
ed to Wichita, Kansas after a
visit with his brother, Leroy
Cunningham and sisters, Oracle
Mae Nixon and Lucille Green
Mrs. Vertia Lee Cittimit of Los
Angeles, California is home Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Dudley The Easton
Star sermon was delivered by
Rev. A. Crosby on September
% at 4:30 P. M. Easto Stal
members went to Pine Ridge
Sunday to attend the funeral Of
Sam Mitchell Pvt. Lee An.
drew Lock who has been overseas
for 4 years is home with an hon,
orable discharge.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05

When the German armies left Hol.
land each soldier was permitted to
carry rs pounds only. Any more was
conascated by the Hollanders. But
they wouldn't have had much chance
to loot anyhow because the German
civilians left the Netherlands ahead
OF them and left very little behind
that wasn't nailed down.
The latest Ii canned sandwiches.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05

Christmas is coming--yes II Is. It
will be here before your package 10
your soldier Is there unless you mail
now. Wrap securely--address prop
erly.
In 1910 this country had less than
1914 million men In what Is con.
sidered the productive age group Of
IS 70 o. II Is estimated that In 1910
there will be over l8M million.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05
Nation Can Head Off
Postwar Crime Wave
Quick ReconversiOn Can Prevent Era Of
laWlessness, FBl Chief Says; Expects
Vets to Demand Order.
By BAUKHAGE
Neus Analyst and Commentator.
WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street NV,
Washington, ID. c.


VIII there be a postwar crime
wave In the United States?
That question was put to the man
who will have to deal with it II there
Is one-FBI Director J. Edgar Hoo
yer. He threw the answer back on
me-and on lot Of other people In
these United States. Here II is;
Whether we have a postwar crime
wave in the United States depends
on how well we as a nation can re-
convert If we do have period Of
lawlessness. 1t will in all probable
ity be led by teen-agers. The re-
turning veteran has it in his power
to make or break such a crime
wave.
That's not beating around the
bush. Let's look at the facts. dis
turbing though they may be. as the
FBI director laid them before me.
After the last war, he said, there
grew up a lawlessness from which
the United States has never been
entirely free since. When the gang
ster era Of the 20s and Sos was final
ly broken up there was some de-
cline in criminal tendencies. Never
theless. just before World War II
began in Europe crime was still
very much with us-in fact, the
United States had II times more
cases OF murder and manslaughter
than England and Wales.
With our entry into the war,
crimes increased. the emphasis on
type changing from crimes against
property to crimes against the per-
son-murder, assault, rape and the
like. On VI Day major crime
was being committed every % Sec
onds in the United States. One per-
son in every % in this country had
been arrested at some time or other.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05
BY 1t. G.. E. Van Hook, ORC-AUS

First let me say that l am a
member of the Missionary Baptist
Church, and that l have observed
the church and its practices for
a period of twenty-five years.
From my observations l have
concluded that out of the humid
reds of missionary Baptist mem
bers l have known Ihave met
very few whom | believe were
conscientious in their efforts to
be Christians. However, the
vast majority had not, or have
not any conception of what it
takes to be a Christian, They
seem to feel that paying homage
to their local minister, paying
church dues, and making an &C.
casional visit to the church is
their only duty to God. The
average laymen in our church has
yet to be taught the true con-
cepts of the purpose of Christian
lily, Christianity, to the average
laymen, should not be a dream
of something that is to be obtain
ed in another world, but should
be something to look forward to
in this world. He should be
taught that the life lived in this
world determines the reward to
be received in the world tocome.
This lack of knowledge among
our laymen may be attributed to
two causes: poorly prepared
ministers, and the intelligent
grating minister who uses the
ignorance of the masses to fur
Their his own causes. They know
that the leadership of the minis
ter is the only leadership that the
Negro masses have yet accepted,
and they exploit that fact to
their own advantage. However,
| realize that there are in the
church ministers who have con-
secrated their lives to the uplift of
Christ and His cause, but we be-
lieve they are yet in the minority
appeal to the latter mentioned
ministers to lead us out of this
quagmire of ignorance, and save
us from His wrath to come.
1t seems that our church has
fostered and encouraged a type
of minister who was so, or is 50
poorly prepared that they can
not even read a stanza in the
Bible. So many times have I seen
ministers get up in the pulpit
and take five minutes to read a
short stanza in the Bible that any
fourth grade pupil could have
read in thirty seconds. "How can
they understand if they are un-
able to read, and how can they
teach that they cannot UNDER
stand Truly those are great
words spoken by great man.
We believe that whom God calls
He also qualities. If he has the
shortcomings and is called Of God
truly the Great Master can and
will remove his difficulties.
However, on the other hand if
he lmagines he is called then his
plight must ever remain the same.
Reason would teach us that an
all wise God most assuredly
would not send out someone to
teach who knew nothing to teach.
To teach humanity the way to
God is the main duty of the min
lister. The so-called minister who
is unable to do that is not only
imposter on the Church of the
Living God, but he is a detriment
to the progress of the Negro
race.
now come to that second class
Of ministers mentioned in our in
PRODUCTION, the intelligent grating
minister who along with the poor
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-10-05

Exclusive TO Ted
TALENT that tells signifies the
l ability of both Taps Miller
and Thelma Carpenter taboye) who
this week are on the upbeat with
the downbeat. Miller's band is in
it's second week DeJais, popular
frequented nitery in Secaucus. N. j.,
where, by the way. Lorenzo Fuller
the outstanding ,baritone-is Great.
ine a sensation.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-03
One Word Led 10 Another
By ARTHUR BUGS 9BAER
RecoIIections About War

I GOT wondering about next Friday which will be the
fourth anniversary of the Nip Sneak Just 10 days before
that happened had written lines that hit the nail
o big toe.
There such thing a formal declaration war"
| this space g. 1941. This is yet
shooting but the pup will up to its
There is o middle of the road slack wire. And
playing checkers how did get into the Kim
Row"
am neither n i>oatoni>t nterventonst
Nov p 1941 But ] do know that when Noah wanted
suits he out the doves and kept the parrots home
Before dashng up the Burma road, Dec ., 1941 do
forget that the only topic at conference
sizzling kettles in Orient The way looks the
best hope for is S0day option the inevitable
rINHAT pretty close and Dec Z 191 SO the
sixth which day before the polite treachery l
wrote Hope deferred buffers parsnips looks like
a pumphandles cold
AN optims il a fellow who cried himself to sleep The
rest of - have insomnia Opinions the Burma road
a. divided : aligators smile and reversible
mittens Lacking the diplomatic of Ben Franklin
why don't eliminate the honeyed talk and get down 60
business have always found that dipping the boot in
moasses didn't sweeten the kick
Which makes look if Of not surprised
by the Pearl Harbor surprise. Well all right But
way 1882 had written line that sticks like the
pompadour on a porcupne, when japanese tourist
with a radio transmter, machine and trench knife
l fooled by his dollar camera
But peculiarly enough there line written on this
day just years before the sneak. 1t Dec 1921
Under the 553 naval pact Japan scraps the Mssu
carriers. But the idea is the 1t happened.
ligLi by Xxi