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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-08-23
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to take this method of
acknowledging our sincere graft
tude and thanks to our many
friends and the different depart
ments of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad shop for their tokens of
sympathy in our recent bereave-
ment, the loss of our dear brother
and uncle, Don Bland of Nc
Gehee, who passed June rs, 1916.
Mrs. Linnie Green, Dermott,
Mrs. Mamie Gordon, Greenville
Sisters;
Leon Green, Dermott,
Bernard Brown, California,
nephews;
Mrs. Leon Green Dermott,
neice- in law. ADV.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-08-23
DARDANELLE
Pauline Burns

The stork visited Mr. and Mrs
Willie Hobert Oats and brought
TENN two daughters. Mrs. LII
ellie Kelleybrew is in Little Rock
at the bedside of her daughter,
Mrs. Johnnie Lee James, Asa
Burns of Tulsa, Oklahoma is
home visiting relatives and
friends. The Golden Bell quar-
tet sang at ST. Paul c. M. f.
Church recently, Mr.. Asberry
is still on the sick list, but he is
improving. Mrs. Edna Engram
is still improving. George
Enoch is home visiting his rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Enoch.
A homecoming program was rem
dered at SET. John Baptist Church
Sunday Funds will go for the
purpose of building new church.
Rev. and Mrs, E. H. Hughes Wis
tied relatives and friends in Little
Rock last week. Willie Parson
of Little Rock was recent WISH
tor of Mr.. and Mrs. Curzie Kel-
leybrew. William Joe Enoch
left recently for Detroit. The
play given by the Matrons was
very interesting and was we'll at
tended. Ross Kilkey won the
basket of groceries that was given
away.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-08-23

Williams, chorister, presented a
musical by this aggregation Sun
day night. The program includes
solo by James Atkinson present.
ed in honor Of Miss Tecola Lee,
advanced sophomore at Philan-
der Smith College, Little Rock.
Miss Lee will return to Philander
soon The Ministerial Alliance
presented the Wings Over Jordan
Choir here Thursday, August Is.
Happenings that really make
news. Last Saturday night about
II o'chek a young man sat on a
bench before a cafe in West NAL
vern doing from over-indul-
gence. Presently the police drove
up and parked close by. Friends
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-08-23
AkKADEl
M. D. Caesar

Nose Henry Carter, ATM &c
of this city, has received his dis
charge from the Naval Personnel
Center at Norman, Okla. Moses
served IA months overseas in the
Pacific Theatre of War. Miss
Florene D. Lorthridge, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Mccoy of
this city, has gone to Ell Dorado
where she is in training in pre-
paration for assuming duties as
a Home Demonstration agent.
After completing her training she
will be assigned as agent in one
of the many counties where home
improvement, food preparation
and preservation are needed.
Miss Lorthridge is a graduate of
Texas College, Tyler, Texas and
before accepting a position with
the Arkansas Agriculture Exten-
sion Service was science and
music teacher at Peake High
School. The teachers of this
city who were attending summer
school at Philander Smith Col
lege have returned home. Those
who were in attendance there
were Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Haw-
kins, Mrs. Lottie Snowden, Mrs,
Viola Luster, c. L. Williams, Mrs,
N. B. Cooke, and Mrs. M. D.
Caesar, Mrs. Cooke and Mrs.
Caesar received their B. A. de-
grees. Mrs. N. B. Cooke is
visiting relatives in Georgia.
Mrs. Elsie Mccoy is on the sick
list. Mrs. Caesar became ill
while attending the Dist. S. S. P.
T. U. and Usher Board Congress
at Malvern but has improved
greatly. Several cars carried
people TO Malvern last Thursday
night to hear the wings Over
Jordan" Choir which appeared at
the First Baptist Church, DR..
r. S. Shorty, pastor. Many
members of the A. M. Z. Church
here are attending the District
S. S. Convention at Delark. g.
N. b. Cooke has returned from
his summer duties in Detroit,
Mich, and is getting ready for
the opening of school. w. M.
John Randle and c. l.. Williams
and many of the Eastern Star
members including Mines. Annie
Perry, Steed, and John Stitts at
tended the Grand Lodge (Ma-
sonic) at Pine Bluff last week.
Advisor M. d. Caesar and
several members of the Peake
High N. F, A. chapter attended
the State N. F. A. meeting this
past week at Pine Bluff. Two
members of the Peake chapter
were elected to state offices,
namely; Robert Jackson-Secre-
tary; Carl Ed. White, Chaplain.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-08-23

North Little Rock-The neon
sign for the Morning Star Bap-
list Church which was purchased
by the Mems Club was dedicated
Sunday afternoon. Participants
on the program were; Rev.
Green, Miss Evelyn Walker, Mrs.
Julia Poole Henry, W. o. Hill,
f. Williams, and Rev. Harris.
Music was furnished by the Jub-
lice Chorus, the Senior Choir with
Mrs. Coruthers at the piano, a
duet by Mrs, Mary Cleveland and
Mr. Devin, and a trio by the
johnson sister, a solo by Charlie
Hall. Rev. Mays delivered the
message. Rev, +. j. Lee, Pres;
Mrs Ethel Lindsey, Sect; Mrs.
Henrietta Smith, Mistress of Cere-
monies.
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GOOD HOPE
Mrs. Electa Curry

The Eastern Star Lodge No.
1873 met Saturday, August 10th.
Several new members joined,
namely: Mines. Ruthella Fort,
Gordia Hicks, Thelma Adams,
Sarah Parker, Ingram and Emma
Tidwell. Mrs. Beulah Jackson,
Worthy Matron; Prof. A. J. Jack
son, Worthy Patron. The Sun
day School Convention and Dis
trict Conference of Prescott Dis
trict met at Bethlehem G. NJ. E.
Church August l-4th. Rev. +. ID.
Adams, p. f. Bishop Luther Stew
art of Hopkinsville, *. Y. the new
Bishop of the c. M. E. Church,
was present and preached the
opening sermon Thursday night.
Mrs. Alice Clark has returned
from Shreveport, La. Mrs.
Catherine Galberth of Camden,
daughter of Mrs. Deanie Penny
passed recently. Mrs. Esther
Brown and children of Gurdon
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. John Clark of
Chichester.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1946-08-23

sitting close by nndeed this fell
low TO straighten up He did. Bus
TO the surprise of all he walked'
straight to the police car. Police
opened the door. He politely got
in. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Burrts
lived in a low place near =
branch not long ago. Torrent y
rains would swell this branch
and the overlooking water could
'seep through the homeland did
this one time too many. COM
pletely ruined 20 pounds of pre-
'cious sugar for them, with no
stamps to buy more. Result, the
Burrises have moved. They now
reside on one of the highest hills
in Malvern.
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PORTLAND
Mrs. Sadie Davenport

Mrs. Augusta Woods left for
Chicago Saturday, August 3rd TO
visit her daughter, Mrs. Willie
Mae Cato. Miss Noble Garland
is on the sick list Mrs. Ger
trude Smith is here from Cali
fornia to visit her sister, Miss
Lula Young of Little Rock is
here visiting relatives and
friends. The Southeast Dis
trict Sunday School, Usher Board
and B. T. u. Congress was held
recently in Wilmott at First Bap-
fist Church where Rev. c. w.
Russell is pastor. Over 500 dele
gates and visitors were present
and $1950.65 was reported. Rev.
l. J. Davenport is president.
Steve Harris is visiting his broth
err in St. Louis. The body of
Brady Pc who was found dead
in St. Louis, was brought here for
burial in Saint Marion cemetery
August 3rd. Nathan Craze OF
Pine Bluff was in Portland Satur-
day, August 3rd. Mr.. and Mrs,
Willie Jones, Mrs. Rosie Gibson
and daughters, Ethel and Shellie
Gipson, motored to Louisiana
Sunday. . Nathaniel Rails of Der
mott was guest of Miss Earnes-
tine Gipson Sunday, Rev. 5.
M. Simpson is conducting re-
vival at Brown Temple Church.
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BRADLEY
Mrs. Essie White

Six members were present at
a recent meeting of the Mt. Olive
Circle at the home of Mrs. Pash-
on Moses and $40 was collected,
The Mt. Olive revival closed
Sunday with one member re-
stored to the church, The pas
tor preached a wonderful sermon
after which the Lords Supper
was served, $86.26 was raised.
. Mable PAGES brother and his
wife spent a few days with her
and her sister, Mary. Mr., and
Mrs. Robertson are spending a
week in ST. Louis with his cousin.
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Red Cross Aids
Stote's Vet Students

Pine Bluff-Sixty-one students
at the Negro Agricultural, Me-
chanical, and Normal College
here have received approximately
$500 since November 1915 from
the Red Cross chapter, which
came to their aid during a three
to four month wait for subsist-
ence checks. OF this amount, all
but 5000 has been repaid. The
chapter has been working closely
with the vocational counselor of
the college, who refers veterans
in need to Home Service.
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MALVERN
Jimmie Atkinson

An apology is due Harsell
Smith for a slight error made in
last weeks news. It was he in
stead of G.. r. Smith, who, with
G. Lawson, has been appointed
by Presiding Elder Eason to Or
ganize mission church in the
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BRADLEY
Mrs. Essie White

MIS-. ESSle WlllIe
The members of St Mary Bap-
fist Church conducted rally
June 23-July % in which $l5l.O5
was raised. This will be used
toward the building of new
church.
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play in this country for all men
regardless of creed or color.
To withhold the ballot from
Negroes is taxation without re-
presentation, for which Negro
blood was spilled to free this
country from British rule.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
STUDENTS GO BACK
TO CLASSES AFTER
SIGNING AGREEMENT

NAPERv1LLE, ILL.,, April 5.-(P)
North Central College students
who struck against an old rule
prohibiting dancing on the campus
decided to return to classes Friday
after a student committee reached
an agreement on a proposed social
program.
About 400 of the $50 students at
the Evangelical Denominatlonal
school quit classes Thursday ana
did not report this morning while
the student committee met with
school trustees.
The student group agreed to es-
tablishment of an 11-member COM
mittee, consisting Of five students
three faculty members and three
trustees, which will work out a
social program. This program will
be submitted to the full board OF
Is trustees for action.
Student strike leaders included a
war veteran who declared about
200 veterans on the campus as well
as other students preferred cam
pus social activities to attending
nearby roadhouses and night CLUBS
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06

ceeded in making clear to the
small nations of the world that
they can come before the new
world peace agency and be heard
on basis of equality with the
big powers. Also the council re-
ceived on time an answer from
Russia regarding the Iranian ques-
ton whereas the individual gov
ernments of the United States and
Britain still are awaiting replies
to notes on that subject dispatch
ed to Russia weeks ago.
The Security Council early
Thursday afternoon decided, with
Australia abstaining from the vote
and Russia absent, to accept the
Russian promise to have Red sol
diers out of Iran before May
and put over to that date further
consideration of the matter. The
Council Chairman, DR.. Quo Tai
Chi, expressed the hope that de-
velopments might make it I'm.
necessary for the Council to con-
slider the matter again.
Signed At Tehran
While the council talked, it is
now known, the Russians and
lranians were approaching an oil
accord in Tehran The communi-
que outlining the basis of settle
ment was formally signed in Teh-
ran just about seven hours after
the council voted, counting actual
elapsed time
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
MORE ABOUT
MCFARLAND
FROM PAGE ONE

Police and FBl agents ran down
the most promising of more than
1000 tips, but none was productive
Friday.
Stefan Questioned
Rep. Stefan made the grand jury
suggestion as he was questioned m
the House about the Dlstrlct Oh
Columbia appropriation bill. ne is
senior Republican member Of the
Appropriations committee.
Rep. Hoffman, (Rep. -Mlcho SAID
the House was entitled to know
how and why prisoners could es-
cane from death cells in the district
iail Rep. DingeE (D.-Micho crltl-
cized the committee for cutting out
funds for 1875 additional policemen,
requested by the district commits
sioners. He said that there was a
dangerous" lack of protection IN
he capital city.
Visit Jail
s,,bcomrnitte of the House
District cornmitte, headed by Rep.
Herbert O.-La.) has been direct
ed to make a full inquiry into the
escape. The subcommitte paid an
unscheduled visit to the district jail
to make an inspection.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
MORE ABOUT
TRAIN
FROM PAGE ONE

800 pm. (PST) at point near the
Nevada-Utah border, 139 miles west
of Salt Lake City.
Railway officials said 10 passen-
gers were seriously injured and 43
suffered minor injuries. The engi-
neer and fireman and three other
employees of the railroad also were
injured.
Ambulances Rushed
Ambulances were rushed to the
scene from the Wendover Army
Air base, Is miles east of the
wreck, arc from Wells, New, and
Elko.
One body and about 20 injured
persons arrived at the Wendover
base hospital at / pm, and Chief
warrant Officer William ]. Swan
wick said quite a few of them
appeared to be in serious condi-
ton"
He said he had been instructed to
prepare the hospital to accommodate
200 injured.
Kenneth Russell, deputy sheriff
at Wendover, reported the wreck
was pretty awful" after talking
to people who had visited the scene.
He said he was told bodies were
Strewn all over the tracks and cars
were pretty badly damned up"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
MASTER MECHANIC
SETS new RECORD
Department c o mpletes
6,697 Days Without Lost
Time Accidents

Using the slogan IAN Accident
Cannot Occur from A Hazard Re
moved" Atlantic Coast Lines Mas
ter Mechanic, A. H. Williams has
set what is believed to be a record
among Is workers on the railroad.
The record" comes from the
coach Running Repair department,
which employs about Is men, and
in the last 6,697 days this partic-
ular department has not regis
tered a single lost time accident.
Notice Posted
The notice, inconspiciously placed
on the building reads ''It has been
6,6s7 days since this department
had a lost time accident.
C. T. Jordan, car foreman, is
in charge of this group of men
and their work.
Williams said the men perform
such tasks as passenger coach
inspection, cleaning and repairing
and coach carpentry.
Caretaking Expert
The Mechanic is something of a
"caretaking'' expert according te
the safety certificates hung on the
walls of his office, ana the silver
cups closeted there. He has rec
ords for highest safety achieve
ments, dating back as far as 1880
and running almost consecutive
years.
He received the presidents an
nual. award for producing out
standing safety during 1e45," Civ
en- in Rocky Mount forethe North
ern division, ACL in February.
The award was made by Robert
Scott. director Of safety and in
surance for the company.
Pays Off
The safety measures employed by
this department paid off in full
during the past year, and accord
ing to official figures, compare
favorab1y with all other district
departments of the line.
Broken down the figures repre-.
sent eight hours per day tor q "a
men which gives total OF 2oo-
man hours per day. The 6,6e7 days
times the man hours per day.
represent 1889, 400 approximate,
man hours of work without lost
time accident.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
MORE ABOUT
SENATE
FROM PAGE ONE

bill joined in denouncing further
attempts to change it.
The final vote was taken after
the chamber rejected, also by voice
vote, a motion by Sen. Joseph H.
Ball, R., Mimi, to send the bill
back to committee.
Blasts Measure
Wisconsin's Republican Robert
M. Lafollette, who backed Cape
hart's amendment, seized the oc-
casion to blast the entire measure
as farce which stood no chance
of being enacted into law.
He told the senate it fought tt
quit operating on this legislative
cadaver that is now before u.s.
and give it "a decent mortuary
service"
THE bill is a legislative deae
duck" he said.
Ball Chimes In
Senator Ball chimed in to de
scribe the measure as "a legls
lative monstrosity."
Majority Leader Alben w. Bark
ley, D., KY. who joined his fel
IloW-Southerners in an unsuccessful
fight to maintain the 60-cent mini
mum, jumped into the debate a
that point.
He denounced cloakroom sugges
tons to send the whole bill back tt
the Education and Labor commit
tee or vote it down on the floor.
Wants Law
IT want legislation" Barley
shouted, waving his arms angrily
4 want to get something that car
become a law. want to send some
thing to the House for action. an
not ready to concede defeat yet.
House rejection of the farm bio
rider would throw the bill back int
Joint conference. and Barley &C
knowledged there was no chanc
that the senate would reverse it
twice-affirmed decision to hnl
farm prices with wages.
| Little Chance
In any event, observers saw httl'
prospect for enactment this yea
of any law to boost the pay o
some 100000 sub-standard work
ers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06

pleted, Mr.. Wade went to work
He employed Mr.. Will Render. the
florist, as park beautician, and
Mr.. Render got himself some more
hired help. And the rest is his
Greenfield Park has grown, as
we said before, into one OF the
most beautiful parks in the ma
ton.
We want to suggest that you
folks who haven't been out there
vet this year do so this weekend.
And then, while your eyes pop
and your bosoms pant with pride;
ask yourselves whether Greenfield
park is worth $25, o0o-or $25, Ooo,-
100000.
No. It's not worth either.
Because you can't put price on
Beauty.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
100 ATTEND
FASHION SHOW
Preview Of New Styles And
Model Wedding Seen
AT WrightsvilIe

The second annual Fashion Show
and Dance of the Wilmington Lions
club was presented last night at
Lurnina on Wcightsville Beach with
more than LOO in attendance.
Featured at the show was wed.
ding tableau with nuptial gar
ments displayed by model bride
and groom, Bobby Tildon and
Katherine Meier.
Preceding the stylish wedding
were showings of beach clothing,
sports and business garb, after
noon, cocktail hour, and evening
clothes.
Modelling the latest cryss from
dressmaker and tailor were Anice
Clemens, Mary league, Bunny
Blackman, Gene Mead, Ann Bryan,
Frances Mobley, Olivia Sharp, and
M. L. Pierce, who exhibited mems
styles.
Mrs. E. A. Millican acted as
Mistress of Ceremonies, assisted
by Beulah Meier who was in charge
of the procession.
Serving on the Fashion Show and
Dance committee were Paul T.
Marshburn, Pete Jeffreys, Joe
Hood, w. R. Jones, W. E. Yopp
William B. Campbell, M. Eugene
Billiard, L. c. Robinson, Jr., and
H. N. Hayden, president Of the
Wilmington Lions club.
Music was furnished by George
| Paxton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
MORE ABOUT
DOODLE-BUG
FROM PAGE ONE
Searched Before


The Marshall yard had beer
searched once because authorizes
vera certain Marshal did not have
time between the robbery and MS
arrest ten days later to secrete
The money far from home. How
ever. on the first search, no detect
ing device was used; and holes aug
cid not extend nine feet below the
surface.
Marshall was ergistry clerk in the
post office here2and on the night 'o1
May is a Federal Reserve register
cd shipment came in consigned to a
Miami bank. The package winch
arrived at the bank the next day,
however, was a dummy. Sometime.
between those two periods the
21xsxl6 canvas bag containing the
$50, 900 had been taken from the
postoffice.
Compare Writing
It was Marshalrs handwriting
however, which led to MS arrest.
Postal authorities compared the
penmanship on the dummy pack
age with that Of the shipment con-
tanning the real money, announced
it tailed precisely win Marshall
handwriting, and arrested him.
He was indicated but never was
brought to trial. He became i'll
while in Jail an6 1t was not until
he knew he was going to die that
he confessed the theft. But even
then he refused to say where the
money was hidden.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
.LIPSTICK TO STAY
IN EDITORIAL DENIS
: SECRETARY STATES

M1sENHEIMER, April S. -P--
T,ipstick 49, the kind used by all
newspaper women-is in the news
paper business to stay. says John
Harden, secretary to Governor
Cherry and newspaperman for ~
years.
Speaking at a student newspaper
institute at Pfeiffer Junior college
here, Harden said:
Zone of the victories of war was
in the gal-chile invasion OF the
ivory towers of newspapers. By be-
ing coura geous and natural the gals
have broken down a prejudice as
tough as the one that existed
against women voting.
1.-THE girls have proven them
selves under the wartime strain,
and most newspaper executives
that 1 know want to keep gener-
Gus portion of their staff in lipstick
and skirts"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
MORE ABOUT
ARMY DAY
Speaks over WMFD
FROM PAGE ONE

He will deliver the principa
address of the day over station
WMFD at BIS tonight, after which
TWO other short talks will be Civ
en-, one at the Legion home, an
other at the Second and Orange
USO club, where special arrange
ments have been made to welcome
the servicemen, and former ser.
vicemen.
The two clubs will observe open
house for the veterans and ser.
vicemen all day today, and will
have special dances for the men
and their guests tonight at
O. clock.
Proclamations
Governor R. Gregg Cherry, and
Mayor W. Ronald Lane, locally
have proclaimed the day set aside
as Army day, to pay homage to
the men of the U. S. Army, on the
completion of a task we'll done, -
and in memorian to their valiant
comrades, who lost their lives in
the spearhead Of victory"
Their proclamations came short
ly on the heels of that by Presi-
dent Truman.
Officials Help
City and county officials have
volunteered to help sponsor the
various entertainments to be held
in the city.
Efforts were made to procure a
battalion of men from Fort Bragg
for military parade, as well as
other phases of Army life, to make
whatCol. John B. Hill termed a
real homecoming for the men OF
the SERVICE" but this was impos-
sible because of shortage OF
troops at the post, officials said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
|EXCHANCITES HEAR
DIR. EDWIN KEEVER
Sneaker Discusses Revi.
sion King James Version
OF Bible AT Luncheon

Dr Edwin F. Keever told the
Exchange Club of the interesting
in the recent trans
lations and revision of the King
James versions of the Bible. A
group of theologians engaged IN
revising the King James transla-
ton which originally came from
the Greek trans1ations in the New
Testament and the Hebrew ano
Arabic in the Old Testament. The
King James version written ap.
proximate1y 300 years ago reflect
ed the poetic language and rythmr
of the Shakespearian era. Today
revision interprets the language Of
common usage as existed in the
eras of the original writings.
j. B. Edwards served as pro-
gram chairman in the absence Of
Harry Dosher. The president ap-
pointed John Show as chairman
of the recreation committee, and
announced the election to the Board
of Control of Cecil Matthes.
Oscar Simpson reported on the
annual Bowling Club banquet, and
J. L. Alle.good advised of the efforts
being made to obtain float rep
resenting all the civic clubs fol
participation in the Strawberry
Festival at Wallace. The club au
thorized participation in pro rata
TO the other civic clubs.
Newton Kelly, a new member
and a new father, RECALLED the
membership with a round of cigars
and won considerable APPLAUSE.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-06
MORE ABOUT
OPA
FROM PAGE ONE

p Representative Outland {D-Calii.l
committee member, told news.
men this and other amendments
can be interpreted as saying but
one thing: the consumer be damn.
ed"
The committee rejected, Is 10 a
a proposal by Representative Wal
colt (R-Mich.) to limit OPA's new
life span to nine months. No
change was made in rent ceiling
and the committee
s:eered clear of the issue of in.
creasing farm parity. Some Sena-
tors have announced they will seek
to put the parity revision into the
bill when it reaches that body.