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Evening star., 1945-09-12
On the Record
By Dorothy Thompson

President Truman's 16,000-word .ad-
dress to Congress reveals a New Dealer
with a difference. The President is
neither Mr.. Roosevelt nor is he another
Mr.. Harding The message reveals the
basic New Deal insight: The primacy
of mass welfare and the duty of the
Government TO provide means for cush-
ioning major economic shocks and dis
locations. President Truman also shows
himself sensitive to the chief challenge
of the postwar period which is to main
tain in and for peace something ap-
preaching or surprising the unexampled
mass prosperity which came, ironically
enough, through war.
1t is in the New Deal tradition to re-
jeCt the attitude of mind that sound"
economy is possible only through the
conjunction of individual buSineSSmen'S
judgments in relation to their own spe-
cific incentives and needs, and that this
alone is the way to full employment.
This view is universally rejected in the
modern world. 1t treats as an economic
law something that is not law at all,
but only habit.
There is no doubt that much of busi-
ness-not, by any means, all of it's
still restorationist. longing for normal
cy." But whatever Government was in
Office would have to respond to irresist-
ible social pressures. That is why the
cry from some quarters that the Presi-
dent is looking forward to the 1916
elections" is off the point. I presume
he is; but the test will be American
prosperity. Mr. Trumans success as a
politician will be dependent on his sue
cess as statesman, and so far he is
doing very well indeed-sometimes, 1
think. better than he knows.
He has done, for instance, extraordi-
narily well in his japanese policy From
the ranks of his supporters came
clamor for deposing the Emperor and
reforming the japanese social system
With the common sense of knowing the
limitations of ones own power, the
President did not give ear to these
clanors. The entrance of Russia into
the Far Eastern war and the atomic
bomb were both decisive for victory
The war might. nevertheless, have been
dragged out for weeks more without
political craftsmanship. Even the atomic
bomb was beginning to richochet as
Evening star., 1945-09-12

But If this war has taught us any,
thing, it is that air power cannot be
divorced from surface power: it is part
and parcel OF the same military effort,
the one being intrinsically dependent
on the other
1t is, as Gen. Eisenhower SAYS, not
air power, nor ground power, nor sea
power. but integrated power, all three
together, that wins in modern war.
1t may seem that I am now arguing
against what I said at the beginning of
this article. I am arguing for unity of
command, whereas I began by pointing
out some of the difficulties inherent in
combined department of national de-
fense. Actually, the problem is just to
find a way to insure the principle of
unity of command being maintained,
while reconciling that principle with
the constitutional structure of our re-
public.
But in doing so, it seems to me that
we should hesitate for long time be-
fore creating single Office with as much
power as the proposed secretary of ma
tional defense would have, we should
avoid the easy solution which assumes
that mere increase in size Of itself in
creases efficiency.
1t has been demonstrated that proper
military advice for the President can be
provided through the medium of the
joint chiefs of staff, without impairing
the efficient administration of the two
departments; it has been demonstrated
that unified command in the field can
be achieved without combining the serv-
ices, and can be uniformly victorious.
We should think long time, and
examine with meticulous care the les
sons of the war before we make funda-
mental changes just because they are
urged upon us in the name of efficiency
by those who have become understand
ably impatient with certain frictions
and overlapping which were due more
to wartime improvisation than to fun
damental errors in administrative struc-
ture. No doubt many changes are re-
quired, but there is time now to ex-
anime the whole question with thor
oughness and care. Particularly we
should hesitate to throw away the splens
did traditions and esprit de corps of our
armed services in the name of a drab-
like mon-denominator efficiency"
tCopyright 1945.)
Evening star., 1945-09-12
A LoqicuI Condition

Britain's extremely difficult caSh
position is emphasized by the report
that it may have to abandon or
drastically modify its empire trade
preference system if it wishes addl-
tional aid from us. This is cited as
one of the conditions to be set forth
by American officials in the current
financial negotiations with Lord
Keynes and Ambassador Halifax.
Other conditions to be proposed
are said to include the more technl-
cal one of scaling down Britain's
huge external debt. The proposal
on the preference setup, however,
setup giving Britain special trading
advantages with countries like
Canada-seems especially impor-
tant because it is aimed at creating
a freer flow of world commerce,
which is one of the basic objectives
of American foreign policy,
Unquestionably our officials will
negotiate sympathetically with the
British, because it is clear that the
war has really created extraordl-
nary financial problems for them.
This can be better understood when
we keep in mind that in order to
stay in the fight, the United King
dom had to sell billions of dollars
worth of overseas assets, to acquire
a huge debt abroad and to suffer
an enormous decline in its exports
and imports. Such factors as these,
together with the ending of lease
lend, leave it without the dollar in
come it needs to do business with
us and other countries, SO that it
definitely must have help from
America, the only nation able to
give it.
This help, according to the cur
rent report. will be made available
because Britain is what bankers
call good risk" country whose
skilled manpower and productive
capacity constitute a reasonable
guarantee of repayment. Actually,
the British would like to avoid fur
ther Indebtedness, but there appears
to be no other choice, and American
officials are represented as being
willing to extend very long-term
credit at very low interest. But this
would be predicated on the condi-
tions cited, which in the long run,
as judged by our own authorities,
would be helpful not only to Britain
but to the world at large.
In this connection, moreover, it
is worth noting that under Article
VII of the master lease-lend agree
ment with us. Britain has under
taken to join in a common effort to
eliminate discriminatory practices
In international trade. AS far as
Evening star., 1945-09-12
No Need for Haste
By Maj. George FieIdins Eliot

There is great deal of pressure these
days tending toward the creation of
single department of national defense
to combine the present functions of the
War and Navy Departments. There is
even considerable sentiment in some
quarters for the unification of the
armed services: That is, for the merger
of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps
into single service.
On the face of them, these Sugges-
tions seem sound; they appeal to the
efficiency expert mentality which
comes so naturally to many Americans.
But are they really what they seem?
For example, let us look at the pro-
posed department of national defense.
There are various schemes for its organ
ization; most of its proponents seem 70
desire that there shall be a secretary of
national defense at the head of the
department, with undersecretaries for
Army, Navy, Air Forces and a combined
supply service.
The real effect of this would simply
be to impose an additional echelon of
administration between the functioning
heads of departments and the constitu-
tional Commander in Chief-the Presi-
dent. Inevitably the underSecretaries
for Army and Navy would come to oc-
cupy much the same status with respect
to the two services as the present Secre-
taries of War and Navy Over them
would be bigger boss, who would alone
have the right of direct access to the
President.
I cannot. believe that administration
would be simpler and easier under such
a system; rather it would tend to dupli-
cation of effort, lost motion, constant
interplay of forces trying to get some
edge of advantage in the Office of the
secretary.
Since the President must still bear
the responsibility imposed on him by
the Constitution, of being the Comman-
der in Chief of the Army and Navy OF
the United States, it seems virtually
certain to this writer that under the
proposed system he would be less we'll
informed, would have less direct con-
tact with the services, and in conse-
quence would be less able to discharge
his functions efficiently, and in the
best interests of the country
One thing this proposed set-up would
do is to provide an independent air
force.
Evening star., 1945-09-12

day in midJuly. The force of the
explosion encountered a force almost
as great-the central substance of
the planet. But the directed
power was the more dynamic in the
sense that,4t could and did leave its
mark on the mesa. The surface of
the earth was, fused into "a green
CLASSY substance" by the heat of the
blast and by the shock of it. Pho
tographers picked up fragments of
the "slag" as souvenirs. They
brought away with them the evi-
dence of what man can do to Nature.
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Minorities and Diplomacy

To the Editor of The Star:
l commend Lowell Mellett for sug-
gesting that Stain must have enjoyed
horse laugh" when he read that Mr..
Secretary Byrnes had intimated that the
proposed elections in Rumania were
not democratically conceived.
How can American diplomacy avail
in the courts Of the world when SO MANY
of our commonwealths deny to even it's
citizen soldiery of the poorer classes
and races the right TO vote for their
representatives?
Just SO long as minorities in this coun-
try are deprived of civil rights, just to
that extent will we be unable to assume
leadership toward lasting peace.
E. B. HENDERSON.
Evening star., 1945-09-12
Earth Has q Way

Earth has 10ay of covering
Each ugly thing she o,Dns-
OF spreading gentle needIeWork
Above the bIeakest bones.
Climb high along the Great Divide
Her hands haze been there, too.
And past forbidding crags and turns
The coIumbine shines blue.
Descend along her plainest path
There still tpiH be no lack
Where bouncing Bet, erubernnt.
Adorns the railroad track.
VIRGINIA SCOTT MINER.
Evening star., 1945-09-12

the empire preference system is
concerned, therefore, the reported
American proposal is not something
suddenly improvised but stems di-
rectly from a British commitment
made early in the war. The idea of
conditioning peacetime loan on it
thus seems wholly logical.
Evening star., 1945-09-12

1t seems a shame that Washing
ton cannot have any of that extra
parking space so noticeable right
now in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Evening star., 1945-09-12

The Brooklyn Dodgers, famous in
past days for their speciality of hav-
ing two men on the same base at the
same time, have now sunk so low
that they usually have none on.
Evening star., 1945-09-12

ReconverSion is proceeding so
rapidly now that it will not be long
before plumbers will have an un-
limited supply Of tools to forget to
bring to the job.
Evening star., 1945-09-12

New York policemen have been
warned to look out for criminals
from other cities. How about the
home crop. also?
Evening star., 1945-09-12

How Templeton Jones used a noisy old
World War 1 electric fan to WOO sleep
by drowning out some of the loveliest
music in the world is being whispered
in his neighborhood
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Evening star., 1945-12-30

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The echo., 1945-02-16
SINGING PARADE A GLOWING
EFFORT

The Singing Parade Friday night of
last week in the H. B. A. auditorium
under the auspices Of Newell Chapel
C. NJ. E. Church was the hit of the
eason. ~
Gladys Howard of Gulfport and her
accompanist and Cpl. Willis of Camp
Shelby, who was accompanied by his
wife, made a lasting impression upon
their hearers. The effort was one of
the best programs that has appeared
in Meridian for a long time.
Mr.. 7. E. Atkins of Mobile, who
ooked the singers was well pleased
with the response Of the public.
Rev. Young and members of Newell
Chapel are very grateful to their
many, many friends who supported
them.
The echo., 1945-02-16
APPEAL TO Fl. b. A.
PRESIDENTS

Dear Presidents: Again l am max
ng an earnest appeal to you in be-
half of the Weekly Echo. l am ask
ing each president to bring me at
least two subscriptions in the March
Board. If you find it impossible to
meet the board then mail them in
with your report. Sometime ago we
had on an Echo campaign and you re-
sponded so nicely to my plea. We
have quite a few subscriptions on our
list whose subscriptions have
expired, however, I f e e that they
don't want to miss a single issue,
I have kept their names on
the mailing list. 1t will be impossible
to do this much longer, however on
account Of the paper shortage, etc.
Presidents, you have always given
me your support and I believe that
you are going to do the same thing
this quarter. Just put the names of
the subscribers on the back of your
report blank
would auureciato on+tir0 cord
from you telling me that I can count
on you.
The echo., 1945-02-16
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The echo., 1945-02-16

On Tuesday, February 9th, Rever-
end Washington held a great Council
at Lynch Street c. NJ. E. Church,
Jackson. He broke all records for
South Mississippi. He and the great
personelle Of the Jackson District
raised practically $150OO0
What Elder has ever done that so
soon in South Mississippi? All Cen
eral Funds for the Conference year
raised.
The Gloster District and its Elder
were present to see if E. w. could DO
j i. The Meridian District was pres
! ent to say that he would do it. Hats
; off to E. w. Washington
The echo., 1945-02-16
LODGE NO. 2O4 NEWS.

Lodge No. 2O4 m et on tie first
Thursday night with fervent relig-
ious opening. Encouraging remarks
were made by Rev. Curtis Williams
Rev. j. T. Little responded TO his adj
dress.
We have a member who has been
seriously I'D for whom we have been
praying. i'm the person of Mrs. Chris
time Nichols of 21J7 22nd Ave.
One application was received in our
meeting from 1Ir Joanna Harae.
This is hint to the General Vice
President. You said You could do it,
but l am trying to beat you doing it,
So come on and let's go. The invasion
is on"
Ben Phillips, President
Mrs. C.. M. johnson. Renortar
The echo., 1945-02-16
MERIDIAN

Dear Editor: Please forward me 40
nance Cards for the members of H.
B. A. Lodge No. 80. I want to supply
Il Of my members with cards.
Mrs. Lucy Brown, Pres. H. B. A. 80
The echo., 1945-02-16

This comes to let you know that
Lodge No. "A lost one of her mem
ers in the person of Bro. S. L. Jones.
He passed February 9th.
His survivors are a wife, u child
en-, Is grand children and host of
elatives and friends.
c. L. Hall, President
The echo., 1945-02-16
SHUBUTA

Dear Secretary: Please forward me
20 Constitutions and Bylaws and 20
Rituals and Initiation Guides. My
members want to read the law.
Levi mccarthy, Pres. H. B. A. 1877
The echo., 1945-02-16

On Tuesday afternoon one of the
worst storms passed through Merid-
ian that we have witnessed in some
time. The storm did not pass thru
the business section of Meridian but
on the south end.
Quite q fov lives were taken live
stock killed, large number of per-
sons injred and houses blown int o
plinters.
AS we go to press we have not been
liable to obtain the names of all per-
sons killed or injured Mr. Acy Mil
Ter of the Vimville Community was
one Of the death victims. His sons
house was blown away and the sons
wife and baby are now in the hospi-
tai in a critical condition.
The echo., 1945-02-16

Mrs. Mary Gray, known to large
number of her friends as "Mrs Pie"
was in the city visiting relatives last
week. Mrs. Gray is the daughter of
Mrs. Anna Graham and sister to Mrs.
R. L. Young. She reports a lovely
stay in the city She was the house
guest Of Rev and Mrs, r. l.. Young.
The echo., 1945-02-16
WHAT is THE NEED OF
RUNNING?
By Joe Skifer

You often hear colored men and wo-
men making the following statement;
'I am going to leave Mississippi, I
an going where people viii be treat
led right and get square dealing"
IT is hard now to get o square deal
anywhere Since So many errors need
to be corrected and so many wrongs
need to be made right and the col
ored people in the state Of Mississippi
need so much help and teaching, why
not more Of us decide that we are
going to stay here and help make Mis-
sissippi better?
Juse use lot of common sense,
good judgement and tact and you will
be wanted in Mississippi. What is
the need of running? Put your hand
in Gods hand and stay at home. The
job is too big to run from it.
The echo., 1945-02-16
VOSSBURG

Dear Mr.. Secretary: You will find
"a remittance to cover 20 Constitutions
for lodge No. 369 Please send this
order by return mail.
H. C. Terrell, Pres.
The echo., 1945-02-16

Rev. E. S. Kendrick who resides on
9th St. and 33rd Ave. lost his mother
asst week. According to reports, Mrs.
Coleman had been i'll for some time,
owcver, no one knew that the end
vas SO near. Interment followed in
Birmingham, Ala.
The echo., 1945-02-16

Mrs. r. L. Coleman, the charming
wife of Dr. r. L. Coleman received a
message that her mother was critic
ally i'll. Mrs. Coleman left at once
for her home in Haverhill, Mass. Ac-
cording to reports her mother remains
critically ill.,
The echo., 1945-02-16

uor o chat E.l u.'l reap what
y1 aw
DON'T forget THAT you can talk
about your pastor and fight the pro-
gram Of the church but the folk will
tell the pastor as to whether they like
him or not, and lot of times you
think you are dressed up walking be-
fore him and the people have stripped
you naked and the preacher will NOT
tell you, you are naked.
Continued on page A. II
The echo., 1945-02-16
WAYNESBORO

Dear Rev. Young: Brother Matt
Smith, a faithful member of Lodge
70. 1874 passed on the 4th of Febru-
ry. Please send death certificate.
c. W. Mclaughlin, Pres.
The echo., 1945-02-16

Don't try to fool folk and make them
believe that you mean it when you
SAY, Gust get him before my face,
he viii not say it, p for you know full
well that you viii pass that individual
a dozen times and never mention it.
The echo., 1945-02-16

According to reports, President An
lie Howe of Philadelphia has been
on the sick list for the past week,
however, as we go to press she is
somewhat improved.
The echo., 1945-02-16

Private Percy Lee who has been
stationed in Nebraska in the Armed
Service, is home on a furlough. Be-
fore returning to the camp he will
visit relatives in Alabama.
The echo., 1945-02-16
Folk We Know

President r.. Coins Of Fossburg was
in the office last week on business.
Brother Coins states that he is maxi
ing ready for the March Board.
The echo., 1945-02-16

Don't say any more before your
brothers. back than you can swollow
be fore his face If you can and are
The echo., 1945-02-16

Don't forget that the tone of your
voice and the expression ON your face
tell the truth ON you a lot Of times
and you don't know it,
The echo., 1945-02-16

Don't think that when Won tell a
person something as a secret TIL a t.
your secret is kept He got it from
you and he keeps it going; fair
enough.
The echo., 1945-02-16

Don't forget tina t your friend is
somebody else's friend and you don't
have a monopoly on friendship.
The echo., 1945-02-16

by U Wa partment Bureau Of
REWARD FOR SUGGESTION General D.
Commanding General of the Jacksonville (nana
Depot, congrauas Fournoy English Kentucky
Street Louisville Ky employee of the depot he hands him
check awarded him for submitting sugges-
ton that resulted speedup loading freight The
mendaon, estimated, close to $4,000
four-month period Amy Photo BPR)
The echo., 1945-02-16
NOTICE no OUR READERS

We present to our readers Joe Skip
per who has been employed to make
special contributions for a few issues
To o-r MANY readers. IF you enjoy
his columns write him clio The Weekly
Echo, 2508 9Th ST.
If you have any criticism on his
/ columns you may write him register
ing your criticisms. Please give your
name and address whea whiting To Mr..
|SkIrer
The echo., 1945-02-16

Ben Phillips, President
Mrs. c. M. Johnson, Reporter
The echo., 1945-02-16

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NUMBER n
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-25

Notwithstanding her altitude,
this adorable Amazon was dubbed
the Brenda Frazier of Canada and
was pacing the field in the 1940-41
New York Glamour Girl Derby
when she upped and called off her
coming-out party and sent the
money to the British War Relief.
But she didn't have a thing on
her average-sized mother, slim
and statuesque blonde who was
called "one OF the most luxurious
women of the decade" as recently
as 1889.
In 1910, one chronicler Of the
aloof reported, 'Nclba, Sr., not
junior, is the glamour girl Of the
season"
Sometimes strangers have diff
cuty in deciding who's who be-
tween the two Meibas, as friends
of the family have always referred
to Mother Melba, smaller by far, as
Big Melba and the towering young
beauty as Little Melba.
Anyway, young Melba's mar.
riage TO Jimmy Cowans was the
outcome of an international quest
for a man of suitable height and
background. Others aspired to the
role before Jimmy cast his shadow
over her horizon.
All the earlier eligibles were
cast aside when she found a man
she could really look up to in
more ways than one. Melba, Jr.,
made a hasty decision and moved
aisleward with her siX.foot.five
hero right after the abandonment
Of her debut.
Detroit evening times., 1945-02-25

~ this wonderful era when nearly
every woman refuses 10 look and
] act her age, mothers and daughters
have started. 10 60 out together, TO
dress alike-cven 10 be college and
high school classmates.
AS darling daughters grow older,
rothers keep getting younger, and
the twain has almost reached the
meeting point in outer freshness and
sparkle.
Shining samples are Cobina
Wright senior and junior, and Eva
lyn Walsh Mclean and her honey
chile, also yclept Evalyn.
And now comes Melba Orr and
her daughter, Melba CoWans, 10 add
n slightly unusual mother-daughtcr
activity TO their agenda. Both have
left their husbands for good.
The two walkoutS came only 4
month apart Melba, Sr.. the former
Melba MacMartin. of the spectacular
lv wealthy Canadian Gold-mining
family, already is legally separated
from r. Wallace Orr, rich New
Torkcr. with whom she married up
after shedding herself Of Leander
Eibble Lee, broker.
Daughter Melba kept the ball roll
ing by announcing her separation
from James +. Cowans, former lieu
tenant in the Black Watch, Royal
Highllnders Regiment of Canada, now
"a business man and broker.
Nrlba, Jr. SiXfoot-tWo of blond
loveliness, says she's going shopping
for a Canadian divorce when Parlia-
ment sits again-since Parliament
must !ass on all petitions.