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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
From SIPS Per To $4,000
Record Of Pb. Teacher

From 1925 per month as a
teacher in the Pine Bluff colored
high school to $4,000 year as a
poultry farmer is the shift which
Henry w. Foster has made with
in the last seven years.
1t all started in 1910 when Eos
ter, thorough-going biology In
structor and championship foot
ball coach. decided to have his
class conduct an experiment in
the breeding of poultry as
means of increasing egg pro-
duction.
The class secured small flock
of White Plymouth Rocks and
Black Minorcas. By cross-breed-
ing the birds, the students not
only confirmed the validity of
their textbooks with respect to
egg production. but they also con
lirmed their teachers long time
bunch that with good layers, mon
ey could be made out of eggs.
Netting neat little sum for
the ella from the sale of eggs
and Gull layers, Foster decided
TO make poultry experiment
permanent part of biology labo-
ratory work. Becoming adept at
handling chickens, he soon join
ed up with the poultry instructor
at Arkansas State College. stu
ated across town, and together
they expanded the project and
made it a part OF the colleges
poultry experimental work.
The expanded project included
broilers, fryers, and eggs. By the
time Foster really was becoming
interested in broiler production.
the War Department began call
ing for chemist to man munition
plants. Taking leave from his
teaching post. he served as
chemist in nearby plant
After the war, the budding poul
try farmer resigned from the
school system and went into poul
try on full-time basis. BY the
end of 1915, he was feeding $50
baby chicks into his battery brood
ors about 225 dresser eight-week
old broilers. In addition, he was
selling nearby so dozen eggs week
Is.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
Negro Designs
Gowns For
Movie Stars

An assignment to turn out cos
TUNES for actress Ida Lupno in
a forthcoming Guild Studios film
production as photo-featured in
August Ebony makes Berniee l.
Tanya Griffin the newest design.
ar to crack the Hollywood lime.
light.
Mother of two sons and still In
her twenties LTanya creations
are worn in private life by Marva
Louis and screen acti ess Rochelle
Hudson. The designer really land
ed this year, though, with fat
contract to apply her talents as
creator OF smart, provocative at
tire on the Lupino movie.
In a business where modelling
is the key to sales the Ebony
feature states, 'LTanya's best
model has proven to be herself.
When she wears gowns to the
theater or church, she finds Gus
toners around the next day de
mandins the same
\ native of spokane. L'Tanya
attended the Lipson school OF
Dress Design in Hollywood and
worked as a modiste in New
York On her return to Hollywood
she lcaped into the limcight by
designing all the gowns for a
stunning style show at Earl Car,
rolls restaurant.
i'TanJa Is still studying. ac.
cording to the Ebony story. and
is flying 10 Paris this FAN TO
study dress design for six months
under the famous Schiaparelli.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25

plain their objections but this
demand was refused by armed
guards who We're in charge of the
work gang. When the men refus
ed to enter the swamp they were
told to sit In the road while one
of the guards returned to the
camp to report the situation to
the warden. Only two guards re-
manned with the men who were
perfectly aware of the fact that
there were fifteen heavily armed
guards back at the camp. 1t was
pointed out to the investigators
by one of the prisoners that If
an escape had been contemplated
1t would have been more feasible
with only two guards over them
than later, when they'd been re-
turned to camp in trucks. under
the guns of seventeen guards.
The trucks carrying the pris-
oners back to camp was followed
by the warden, who requested
county police who were met on
the road, to follow the caravan.
The Negro prisoners were I'M
loaded in front of the barracks
prisoners to step OUT. This the
men refused to do when it was
obvious to the tightly packed
group that the warden was reel
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
j|M.CROW HOSPITAL
UNDER NAACP fire

The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie restated its uneompromising
opposition to any attempts to es-
tablish Jim-Crow veterans hospi-
tails this week when Roy Wilkins,
NAACP assistant secretary, noti-
fled Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers,
(R.Mass) of the Associations
stand.
In a message wired to the con
gresswoman who is chairman OF
the House Veterans Affairs Com
mittee, Mr., Wilkins stated, The
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People has
noted in the press that the House
Veterans Affairs Committee has
approved a bill to establish a hos
pital for Negro veterans In
Franklin County. Virginia We
wish TO reaffirm our opposition
to the policy of setting up OF
hospitals for veterans segregated
on the basis of color. The United
States Army hospitals are on a
non-segregated basis The hospi'
tails on the fighting fronts dur
ing wartime were non-segregated.
II all men who fought and were
wounded for their country dur
ing wartime could be treated
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
CITY
EDITION
WEST COAST WRITER
WARNED ON SHIPPING
BOOKS TO MISSISSIPPI

Los Anpeles--Author Dederick
+. Jenkins received a warning
this week from his hometown of
Pontonoc, Miss, not to ship any
more of his books to Mississippi
II he desired to stay healthy. It
seems that a white lawyer and
his wife and friends strenuously
objected to Jenkins castigating
whites in his sensational books
1t Was Not My World" and Let
ters to My Son..
When asked what he intended
to do about the threat, Jenkins
calmly shrugged 1t off saying
he intended to keep right ON
sending his books to Miss, and
any other points. whether the
whites like 1t or not.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25

ant to the pastor and other min
listers of the city conducted tho
ground breaking ceremony. The
proposed new building for Good
st. Baptist Church will have q
seating capacity OF $500. The fam
Gus church was destroyed by fire
in December 1916, three days az
ter the death OF the wife of Dr..
Chambers. DR.. Chambers at one
time served as pastor OF Arch st.
Baptist Church in Little Rock.
Arkansas where his son, Rev. +.
M. Chambers, Jr. is pastor
Houston, Texas-The first perm
anent building on the campus Of
the Houston College. q so-called
branch of the New University OF
Houston, was recently dedicated.
1t Is the new Thornton-Fairchild
Vocational Building which win
house temporarily the administra
ton offices OF the college. Fair.
child's widow donated approx
mately S600s toward construction
of the building. Last week the
Board Of Directors Of the new
Jim-Crow State University an.
nouneed that they were going to
accept the h3 acres of campus
ground of Houston College for
the New University.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25

without segregation surely our
Government should not adopt
policy of separating them on the
basis of color in veterans hospi-
tails during peace time. We be-
lieve that such a policy nullifies
the goal which the allied eoun-
tries fought to achieve namely
the destruction of the armies
dedicated to the master race
theory. We urge your Committee
to reconsider its action and to
disapprove any policy calling for
the segregation of veterans on
the basis of race and color"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
Dr.. John N Robinson, jr.
Makes EnViabIe Record

area. taking over the office of
the late John S. Outlaw. For
three years he was associated
with DR.. Leonard Stovall at Gen
eral Hospital doing work in tuber-
culosis. At that time he was also
associated with the late DR., Har-
Ian Shumaker at General. receiv-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
Anti.Lynch Drive
Launched In House

Washington. d. Following
the introduction last week of
Discharge Petition No. on the
Case Anti-Lynch Bill, II. h. 34SS,
the Washington Bureau NAACP
launched a full scale drive to Sc
cure the necessary 21S signatures
to bring the bill to the House
floor before the Congress adj
ieurns for the summer.
NAACP officials said that there
are more than a hundred mem
bers in the House today who had
joined in signing a similar dis
charge petition during the 10th
Congress. With the support of
these members, together with the
large number of newly elected
representatives, the NAACP Is
hopeful of getting speedy action
on the bill.
In direct appeals to more than
200 legislators for action on the
antl.lynch bill, the NAACP called
on them to help outlaw lynch
ing by signing Discharge Peti
lion No g."
No figures on the number Of
Congressman who signed the pet
ltion during the first week hav,
been made public, but It is under
stood that the response has beer
good.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25

under the agreement signed last
tMHEday wlich forced IN to
permit tine y actice Of racial dis
elimination in housing projects
for ~ employees in Peter Coop.
Sc' COEHCISG-"ag, eli hit
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
HERE and TFJNH1

Dallas, Texas-An impressive
and sacred mountaineering cere-
mony on a s129,000 church edi-
flee for Good st, Baptist Church
was held Sunday at 4 p. m. In
the absence of Pastor T. NJ. Cham
bers, Sr. who Is now in Copen-
hagen, Denmark attending the
World Baptist Alliance, the assist
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25

gin raising poultry as a sideline
cash crop.
Mrs. Foster, who Is a home
management supervisor for the
Farmers Home Administration
also brings home with her some
of the farm people with whom
she works so that they may study
See sl25 TO Ss0oo-page eight
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25
SWiim

while vacationing at Camp
cIearfork. Every kind Of health
full recreation during weeks
or 2 days Of fun.
Teen-age girls may stay II
days, women spend the week
end August 9th and 10th.
Only limited number Of
women can be accommodates
Registrations must be made
on or before August list. For
information call YWCA 1859.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1947-07-25

The tail section of ward
Hughes giant flying boat is as
tall as an 8-story building.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11

Value of farmers grain will be
increased by mixing into the
mashes one Of the dried milk
products.
found necessary to health and
growth in chicks and is helpful in
maintaining high egg production
and increased hatchability.
These milk products also are high
In lactose or milk sugar. This is
important in poultry feeds because
milk sugar favors development OF
a friendly bacteria in the intes-
tines and this helps provide good
intestinal health.
Proteins found in milk products
have a high biological or growth
promoting value. They provide bal
ance to the proteins in cereal feeds.
The combination of lactose and high
quality protein in these products
helps assure more complete assimi-
lation and utilization of other nutri-
ents in mixed feeds.
And of course dried skim milk,
dried buttermilk or dried cheese
whey contain sizable quantities OF
calcium and phosphorus and the
other minerals of milk.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
IL ROOMlQhan1

Balzac's profound knowledge Of
human nature caused the great
novelist to fancy himself an ex-
pert at reading character in hand
writing.
One day an old woman brought
him a little boys copybook and
said, "Master, what do you think
of this child's possibilities?"
Balzac studied the scrawly, un-
tidy handwriting.
"Your child?" he asked.
EMO"
"Some other relative?" he ven
tured.
''None at ALL" the woman re-
piled.
'FWell," Balzac finally pontifi-
Gated, "This child is slovenly and
profoundly stupid. I fear he will
never amount to anything"
"But, MASTER the woman
cried, "that copybook was your
very own when you were little
boy in school,"
The profound judge of human
nature retired in confusion.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11

Sprinkle cOrnmeal on your rugs,
let it remain for a short time and
then sweep. This picks up dirt and
particles imbedded in the nap.
In remOdeling your kitchen it is
a good idea to redesign it as a
precautionary measure against
fire. To do this be sure curtains,
doors and wooden cabinets are not
too close to the range.
An electric motor mounted on a
stand or bench often is quite
noisy, so much so that the vibra-
tions can be felt in nearby rooms.
The cure is sound-deadening
cushion of rubber or felt. Four or
five rubber washers placed under
the base will do the job.
If you'd like to preserve eggs
at home by the flash heat method,
proceed as follows: Dip the eggs
into boiling water for five seconds,
let them cool in the air, then store
them carefully in cartons in a cool
moist place.
If you carry stamps in your
purse, fold them and slip waxed
paper dividers between the
gummed surface folds. Divided
this way, stamps will never stick
together.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Steel Furnaces

The number of steelmaking fur
naces in the United States is Ito,
ranging in size from small furnaces
producing only few tons at time
to units making 400 tons per heat.
Included in the total are 924 open
hearth furnaces, 20 Bessemer con-
verters and 217 electric furnaces.
Annual capacity Of the steelmaking
furnaces is 90, ,241, ESQ net tons. Blast
furnaces, which have a capacity Of
IS, 5,709, 200 tons per year, number
233.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Newcastle Disease of
Poultry Is SPREADING

The fight against Newcastle dis
ease Of poultry has been carried
into 40 states. Producers Of broil-
ers have been hard hit. Large-scale
vaccination trials are in progress
but results will not be determined
for some time. Until preventive
methods can be determined, santa
ton and daily killing and disposal
of all sick birds offer the best and
perhaps only solution to the problem
at present.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Bombs Killed Crows

One bomb caused $4,000 deaths,
and a series Of bombs in another
explosion caused $4,000 deaths.
These deaths were not Of human
beings, but of crows. The former
explosion was set off in Illinois and
the latter in Oklahoma to blast out
of existence hundreds Of thousands
Of crows that gathered in rookeries
and had become a nuisance. This
method Of getting rid of them is
described by DR.. Alfred o. Gross in
a bulletin issued by Smithsonian
institution.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11

dish that goes pretty well with any
thing else that may be served.
First, there are a number Of main
dishes from which to choose. Any
Of these will put you up with the
top ranking cooks Of the commu-
nifty.
Chicken Chow Mein.
(Serves g.
2 cups cooked chicken
2 tablespoons fat or oil
2 cups thinly sliced celery
1h cups sliced peeled onions
@ teaspoon pepper
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups canned mixed Chinese
vegetables
" cup canned mushrooms
2 tablespoons cornstarch
tablespoons soy sauce
Scallions
can fried noodles
Brown chicken slightly in fat; add
celery, onions and pepper. Add
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
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49,: RaHlaE I1E4gg|lER8fIz?!|l2 U.s.

Make your own belts. Make
them in various colors to match
your frocks. Put a layer of stiff
ening between two layers of rib
bon. Sew through ribbon sell
wedges with tiny machine stitch
ing.
You can save many steps by
using tray to carry dishes from
the dining room to the kitchen.
POisons like lye, insect sprays
and disinfectants should be kept
on high shelves, out of children's
reach.
WOrn-Out electric cords are
highly dangerous. If it cannot be
repaired, throw it away and get a
new one at once.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Milk Products Fill
Many Poultry Needs
Health and Production
Improved by Their Use

Dried milk products-dried skim
milk, dried buttermilk and dried
cheese whey-are important ingre-
dients in practically all commercial
ly mixed poultry mashes, and are
important to farmers seeking add
ed quality in their poultry rations.
Many supplements included in
poultry feeds are added to provide
one specific nutrient. But milk prod
ucts provide many nutrients and per-
form several important jobs in a
poultry mash.
All three popular milk product
supplements long have been recog-
nized as rich natural sources of
ribofavin. This vitamin has been
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
RECIPES given.

Baked Beans With Hamburger.
(ServeS a
2 tablespoons fat
u cup sliced onions
3s cup diced celery
" pound chuck beef, ground
22s cups canned, baked beans
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
y teaspoon salt
y teaspoon powdered sage
Y cup water or tomato juice
Heat the fat in a skillet. Then
add onions, celery and beef, and
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11

Soaking pots, pans and casseroles
ON which food has burned or dried
makes them much easier to wash.
If the condition is serious, boil some
soap suds in the pan slowly for a
few minutes to loosen the food.
Avoid excessive use of soap and
soaking when cleaning heavy dark
cast iron skillets. Restore finish by
coating with fat.
Pipe cleaners are ideal for clean.
ing many parts Of the range that
are inaccessible otherwise. Keep
them handy.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11

welcome at church or pot-luck sup
per than some of your freshest veg
etables, seasoned beautifully and
cooked to perfection.
Spinach, Bacon Dressing.
(Serves a.
21z cups hot, cooked spinach
strips bacon
tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
I teaspoon salt
h teaspoon pepper
u teaspoon prepared mustard
Dice bacon and saute in skillet
until golden brown. Add remaining
ingredients, except spinach and
heat thoroughly. Then add to spin
ach, toss and serve at once.
Make your desserts easy but de-
icious by selecting one Of these
two:
*FrOzen Fruit Salad.
(Serves g.
orange
2 slices pineapple
A cup Royal Anne cherries
banana
canned pear halves
n cup blanched, chopped almonds
"A cup maraschinO cherries
" cup boiled salad dressing
II cup whipping cream
Remove rind and skin from or
ange and cut fine. Chop other fruits
and combine with nuts. Add dress
ing and fold in whipped cream.
Freeze in tray Of automatic .refrig-
orator until firm.
LemOn-Egg Pie.
(Serves g.
4 egg yOlks
cup sugar
Grated rind Of / lemon
tablespoons lemon juice
k teaspoon salt
Meringue:
egg whites
" teaspoon salt
" cup sugar
9-inch baked pie shell
Blend first five ingredients. Cook
over simmering water, stirring con-
stantly until thickened, about IS
minutes. Remove from heat. Pre-
pare meringue by beating egg
whites until stiff, then adding salt
and sugar gradually. Beat until
glossy and firm. Fold yolk mixture
into meringue. Pour into baked pie
shell. Bake in a moderate (325-
degree) oven until delicately
Drowned, about 20 minutes.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Origin Of EstOniaI1s

The Estonians are not new COM
ers to the Baltic. They have been
there since the beginning Of the
Christian era. They belong to the
same race as the Films, and are
(remotely now) connected with the
Hungarians, as members Of what is
called the Finno-Ugrian peoples.
Ethnologists and workers in allied
matters are not all agreed about
origins, but it seems established
that in the time of the migration OF
races they came to their land from
the region of the Volga. The Mon
golian idea about them Is untenable,
and their orientation Is definitely
Western.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11

to the boiling point. Mix cornstarch
with soy sauce and add to hot mix
t1re, stirring constantly. Let SIM
mer minutes or until slightly
thickened. Arrange on deep plat
ter or vegetable dish with scallions
and serve with fried noodles.
Frozen Salmon Loaf.
(Serves g.
2 cups cold cooked rice
1h cups salmon, drained and
faxed
1 cup cooked peas
u teaspoon salt
Is teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon lemon juice
N cup mayOnnaise
Combine the ingredients lightly
and freeze in loaf or ring mold
until firm enough to slice. UnmoId
on crisp green's and serve with
lemon wedges.
"Dutch Hot Slaw.
(Serves A.
8 cups shredded green cabbage
tablespoon butter
eggs, beaten .
n cup vinegar
" teaspoon salt
1h tablespoons granulated sugar
Is teaspoon. paprika
n cup water
N cup light cream
Cook cabbage until just barely ten
der. Drain, place in serving dish
or casserole and keep hot. Mean
time, melt butter in double boiler,
then add eggs, vinegar, salt, sugar,
paprika and water. Cook until
thickened, stirring frequently. Re-
move from heat, add cream and
beat until fluffy. Pour over hot cab
bage.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
CONSUMPTION Of Meat

Consumption Of meat per capita
in the United States has reached 15S
pounds, made up Of II pounds OF
beef, 10 pounds of veal, 6 pounds OF
lamb and 66 pounds Of pork. How
ever, the United States does not
lead in per capita consumption Of
meat. Three foreign countries out.
rank us: New Zealand with 32l
pounds per person; Argentina with
300 pounds, and Australia with 2O5
pounds.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Herds and Flocks
For Greater Profit

Biggest single labor saver for
poultrymen is water piped to all
buildings and to the range. Use auto
matte floats at drinking fountains
to control water flow. Sketch shows
an automatic waterer made of an
oil drum mounted on skids, suit
able for use on range.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Big River of Milk

Enough milk is produced annually
in the United States to I'LL a river
5000 miles long, 40 feet wide and 8
feet deep. If all the milk produced
in the U. S. in one year had been
put IN quart bottles side by side.
they would extend almost $50 times
around the world.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Tree San NAV Freeze

Foresters say that freezing may
cause a tree to crack, sometimes
with a loud sound, but not to ex-
plode, as is still widely believed.
Sap in a tree may freeze and ex-
pand so that it cracks the wood,
just as milk may freeze and break
the bottle.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
PAPER Reflects Light

A piece Of white paper reflects
nearly as much light as a mirror,
says Better Vision institute. The
reason you cannot see a reflection
Of yourself in paper is because the
paper is not fiat and smooth like a
mirror, but contains many irregu-
larities which diffuse the light.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Church Suppers

Although church and club act1v-
ity dwindles to a minimum during
these warmer months, there are
still events on both calendars which
require participation - and with
food.
For events such as these the re-
Quirements are simple but quite
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Fire-ResiStant Tree

Because it is exceedingly Are-
resistant. the jarrah tree Of western
Australia has been used in place OF
brick or stone in chimneys and fire.
places. It also is used under condi-
tions where steel would buckle be-
cause Of heat.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Real Liherator Of Chile

O'Higgins, iberator Of Chile, for
bade, in 1918, the use Of titles and
coats Of arms, bettered conditions
among the lower classes and made
the land available to the poor in
order to form a class Of small land
owners.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Lack Of Milk Serious

The Pilgrims made the mistake Of
not bringing cows and lack Of milk
was said to have had bearing on
the high death rate, particularly OF
children. Cows were required to be
brought on later ships. When the
frontier moved westward, the COW
cred wagons were accompanied by
cows.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
Clay Pipes Change

Upper photo shows some of the
first machine-made clay pipes, al
most a century old. Lower photo
shows the present start clay pipe,
which is doing an excellent drainage
Job for the farmers of America.
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11
LYNN SAYS:
Effective Cleaning
Methods Suggested

MOtNUUS OUSSCStCU
Remove brown stains from tea
cups by rubbing with dampened
cloth to which has been added
some baking soda. Wash off in
warm water and dry. This prevents
the shine from coming off the china.
Dishes are more sterile if you
wash them in soapy suds, rinse In
very hot water by pouring it over
them. and let them dry on the drain
board
Arizona sun., 1947-07-11

important. W e
want a dish that
is easy to make
and to carry;
tn e n, too, W e
w a mt something
that will appeal
to a number of
people. We also
like to bring q