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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25
Treating Trees To
Preserve Needles

Dropping needles or leaves of
Christmas trees, which strip the
trees of color and litter the floor,
long have been a Yuletide bane.
Therefore, the discovery of the
New York State College of Forestry
that waterglass spray will prevent
the spruce leaves from falling
comes as welcome news to family
and housewife alike.
Besides preserving the foliage,
the waterglass. spray adds to the
decorative effect of the spruce by
leaving a slight silver sheen to the
green of the needle-like leaves. The
waterglass also has been found to
be a good fire retardant.
The college found that the she'd
ding of spruce leaves also can be
retarded by placing the base of the
tree in a bucket of moist earth,
peat moss or water. Users have re-
ported. the success of this treat
ment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

adorned with tinsel, gay ornaments
and lighted candles, or electrical
lights now in vogue.
It's not always Santa who brings
gifts to children in other lands. The
Dutch children anxiously await the
arrival of St. Nicholas. He was the
bishop of Myra, so he is dressed In
the traditional bishops robes of
black, wears a mitre and carries
the crozier. He rides white horse
named "Sleipner" and is accompan-
led by Black Peter, his page boy.
Instead of hanging up their stock
ings, Dutch children place their
wooden shoes in the chimney corner
before going to bed. On the win
dow sills they leave bunch of hay
for "Sleipner. 1t is customary for
st. Nicholas to overturn chairs and
leave the room in general con-
fusion for Christmas morning.
THE English children look for a
l. Santa Claus who closely resem-
bles our own. They also find gifts
tied to a green Christmas tree but
this custom has been in effect only
since Queen Victoria was young
bride. Her husband, Albert, Ger
man prince, introduced this Christ
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

This custom originated with the
Dutch. They used their wooden
shoes instead of stockings.
When the Dutch come to New Am
sterdam, this custom came with
them-the wooden shoes being grad
ually replaced by stockings made for
the occasion out of net-like materi-
ais. As nearly every home had a
fireplace the usual place to hang the
stockings was over the fireplace.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25
Whatever Man,e, Santa NNere

mas custom to England from Ger
many.
In Finland Santa has elves who
pass out gifts for him. This gen
erous group is known as Wainemoi-
nen and Akko.
Babonska, a young and beautiful
girl, brings the gifts in Russia.
Grandfather Frost accompanies Ba-
bonska in a sleigh as she makes her.
rounds on Christmas Eve.
Italy has no Santa Claus, but In
his place is a benefcent old witch,
Befona, who sails through the air
on a broom stick. She leaves her
presents for the children beside the
hearth.
Papa Noel, who is very similar to
Santa Claus, reigns in Brazil. Like
Santa, he wears a red suit and trav-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

CANTA CLAUS is not always the
y merry, jovial, fur-clad saint be-
hind a team of reindeer. There are
almost as many versions Of Santa
as there are nationalities-Father
Christmas, Kris Krinkle, St. Mich
olas or even Babonska. But, what
ever his name, he is loved and well
coined by all children.
In America on Christmas Eve
there is a merry tinkling of sleigh
bells as Santa Claus drives up in a
sleigh drawn by eight reindeer.
pauses just long enough to climb
down each chimney. From a huge
pack on his back he fills the chill
dren's stockings with toys and
goodies. Gifts too large to be
stuffed in the stockings are tied
on glittering evergreen trees
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

There were three wise men from
afar
Directed by glorious star,
And on they wandered night and day
Until they came. where Jesus lay.
And when they came unto that place
Where our beloved Messiah was
They humbly cast them at his feet
we ~ re # cold and incense e"ont
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25
Ms,,y Christmas

ms,,y christina, s@s.
Bohemian: Vesele Vanoce.
Czech: Stansi Vanoce.
Dutch: Gelukkig Kerstmis.
Finnish: Hauskaa Joula.
French: Joyeux Noell
German: Frohliche Weinnachten.
Greek: Kala Christougenna.
Italian: Buon Natalie.
Norwegian: Glaedelig Jul.
Polish: Wesolych SWAT Bozego
Narodzenia.
Romanian: La multiani ou Sane
tate.
Russian: Dudushka Moroz.
Spanish: Felices Pascuas.
Swedish God Jul.
Chinese: Hsr 10 Yeh so chang
sheng jih!
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

chicken wishbones
make an attractive
a d d tion to the
Christmas present.
Wash them dry and
then paint tn lem
any color you like.
Fasten one to the
top of every Christ
mas gift to add an
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

extra note of sentiment when wrap
ping packages for yuletide giving.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

Subscribe to the Blufton News,
$500 per year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-12-25

A traditional good luck piece.
chicken Wishhnnes
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27

gestion. He had outdone his "su-
periors".
When our test group related
these two incidents to the many
Negroes who supported us at
meetings along the way, they ex
pressed the greatest disgust.
Most of them were members of
the NAACP and know from ex-
perience how Uncle Toms him
der their struggle.
But We were also able to tell
these meetings about Negroes
who were the opposite of Uncle
Toms. Such a person was the pro
prietor Of a Negro restaurant OPP
posite the bus station in Culpep-
per, Va. Not only did she board
the bus and offer to help Den
mis- Banks, but after his arrest
she came into the office of the
Justice of the Peace to renew
her offer.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
WE MUST STOP MOB
(Confinued on Pace ~

neighbors, we can discuss this at
our clubs and We can pass this
bill if we want to.
Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton is a group of citizens who
in democratic ways are trying to
make democracy work in this
country and throughout theworld
Give them your money and
your support; do it now while We
have the chance to stop this in
fanny. Send $1,000 if you can or
81 But do not permit this day to
pass without registering your pro
test against these crimes which
unchecked will draw America
down.
As southerner and human being
| believe this is the urgent task
before us today, the most immed-
lately pressing. Each racial crime
in America now is like a bell
tolling across the earth, telling
the people everywhere that de-
mocracy is dead We must stop
that sound
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
This Weeks Guest

move.
Squirming nervously in his stiff
white shirt. he pleaded in a
shaky voice: please don't do
this. Please move to the back. You
II get to Durham just the same
sitting in back as in front"
Rustin explained that standing
M for his rights was more i'm
poItant than getting TO Durham
But the Uncle Tom stood there
five minutes imploring Rustin to
move. and then finally withdrew.
After long-distance conversations
with bus company attorneys. II
was decided not 10 make the ar.
rests. So the passengers got q.
board including the Uncle Tom
and the bus drove Off with Rus
tin and me still IN our front
seats.
We had won out on that bus.
contrary to the Uncle Toms ex-
poctatiuns So when we got out
at Durham. the Unc'e Tom tried
to ingratiate himself with us.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
NEGRO DISTRICT AGENT
OF EXTENSION SERVICE
VISIT PHILLIPS COUNTY

T. r. Betton, Negro District A
gent and Mrs Fannie Boone, Ne
gro District Home Demonstration
Agent of Little Rock We're yisi-
tors in Phillips County Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mrs. Bonnie discussed plans for
the All Club Camp to be held
in Pine Bluff in August and as.
sisted Mrs Gertrude Lemay in
giving sewing demonstrations to
the All Club girls and local lead
ers.
Tuesday Mr.. Betton inspected
several result demonstrations set
up by County Agent Berry Minor
in the following communities:
Southland Tucker Grove, Mid
way. and Lakeview. These de.
monstrations included corn water
melons. pastures, and All club
calves. Wednesday he assisted in
giving demonstrations in spray
ing livestock with DOT for the
control of flies. mosquitoes, gnats
and other insects.
Mr.. Betton and Mrs. Bonnie ex-
pressed a feeling of satisfaction
with the progress being made by
the Negro Agents in getting the
extension program over to the
farm people in this country. Ber-
ry Minor, Negro County Agent;
Mrs. Gertrude Lemay. Negro
Home Demonstration Agent.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27

former schoolmate of mine at
Philadelphia. He took good pride
to show me around in the plant,
However. after looking through
several cases in what Is known
as a morgue in newspaper plants
We finally came across the en-
craving of the writer asked
the operator In the plant, do the
Bateses own this plant? With a
quick reply, he said II was own
ed by them. Your writer was IN
for surprise to know this, be-
cause there are several weekly
papers that are published by our
people in the state, but they are
printed by the white press, so
thanks a million that we have
at least one in the wonder state
that has the ability to own its
own plant. We realize that there
is Or has been one religious pa
per published on its own press,
but there is not another independ
ent paper as the STATE PRESS
in the state printed on its own
press.
| have found the Bateses to
be very friendly with visitors
and that is the reason why the
paper is a success. Each year
two or three groups of the Car
yer High School visit the STATE
PRESS.
failed to ask what was the to
tai circulation, since | could not
believe my eyes, when | saw so
many papers printed while there:
yet, ! was informed that, that
was just part of the printing.
May | say again. thanks a mil,
lion to the Bateses of Arkansas.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27

Il feel sorrier for that than
anything ever did in my life
he told me II am really with
you. I am a teacher at Oxford.
Please don't give my name to the
pepers."
Cant you see that you gave
these white people a story that
they will repeat in an attempt
to prove that Negroes really want
jmcrow?" | asked. He continued
his oily apologies.
At the bus station in Peters
burg. Va, the only individual
who tried to whip up mob hys.
terra at the time of Conrad
Lynn's arrest was a deerepit Ne
gro porter He boarded the bus
in which most of the passengers
were white, and said I'VE know
how to handle this. We should
drag him off
Nobody responded to his sug-
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27

Communism, They Say

ference. the House Committee on
Un-Ameriean Activities got busy,
and failing in its attempt to stop
Wallace, branded the organiza-
ton as a Communist front. We
believe this accusation is a means
to get back" at Wallace, 3one
ofe Americas most dangerous per
sons Mr.. Wallace is danger
Gus man because he believes in
the equality of all men, and is
courageous enough to work to
that end.
Recently, an Arkansas Commit
tee of the Southern Conference for
Human Welfare was organized.
Many members were accepted as
well as officers were elected But
unfortunate for the Arkansas PEG
pie many We're appointed TO the
board who We're not free to fol-
low the dictates of their convic-
tons, and were forced to resign
from the Committee. 1t may be
far better for the Committee that
those resigned did resign, for it
leaves the Committee free to car
ry out its program without intim.
idation in making Arkansas a
more desirable place to live.
This brings us up to ccngratulat-
ing one Walter Harris. Arkansas
CLOS head, for not allowing him
self to be swayed by the Commu
nistic accusation Of such demo
cratic organization, but demand
ed positive proof Of the accusa-
ton. So Mr.. Harris We share your
views. II the organization is a
Communist front let the House
on Un-American Activities prove
IT. But until II Is proved this pa
per is one hundred per cent be.
hind the Southern Conference for
Human Welfare.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
Here And There
Continued from PAGE u


from many parts of America to
take part and appear on program.
A large delegation came from
Arkansas to take the courses Of
fered as well as served as in
structors in many Of the depart
ments.
DIR, w. II. Jernigan of Washing
ton. ID. c. was reelected presi-
dent; DR.. II. T. Sims of Kansas
as secretary; Or. f. w. d. Isaac,
director-General; DR.. Ernest c..
Estell Of Texas, Associate Direc-
tor-General, DR.. A. Franklin Fis-
her Of New York, Dean; and
Miss Lucy Cambell of Tennessee,
Musical Director Among the
many who appeared on program
were Hon. William Pickens OF
New York; DR. Howard Thurman
associate pastor OF the Berkeley
Commity 1nterracial Church ant
u S. Senator William F. Know
land of Valifornia.
The National Baptist Sunda,
School and Training Union Con
gress went on record endorsing
the Ati-lynching Bill introduced
by Senator Knowland in the U
S. Senate.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
WHY NOT A NATIONAL DISGRACE DAY?

AT once to bring shame and great
er consciousness of wrong doing
into the hearts and minds of the
white masses all over the coun-
try. They must have wildly por-
trayed to them the living hell of
discrimination and fear that
faces the Negro every day of the
year. He must be made to under
stand that since 1882 up to 1914,
3,417 Negroes were lynched This
is the record of the Southern
part OF our democracy, with Bill.
bo's state. Mississippi. leading.
But what price the disappoint-
ment of not being a leading state
when you are a state that con
dones such travesties on Justice?
Either by silent consent or by
open appreciation? We must
change that
We must change It by working
among ourselves toward the ear
" establishment of a NATIONAL
DISGRACE DAY. A day in which
Negroes will refrain from work
all over the country and apply
themselves to the task of drama
tizing and portraying to the
greatest extent possible all phas
es Of this thing that has become
the disgrace of nation and the
scourge OF q minority people.
On this NATIONAL DISGRACE
DAY we could sell souvineers OF
lynch terror, such as miniature
scaffolds, with a black doll or
figure hanging from II, as a but
ton for the lapel. We could wear
black armbands of mourning
Each Church and fraternal Home
could fly at half mast, a token
of mourning. Dramatic groups
could portray on whatever stage
is convenient, plays that would
bring fully to the fore the full
shame of the United state lynch
terror Mass meetings could be
held in every city as memorials
to the lynch victims,
Such day could he dosigna-
ted as the day when the 2S CON
feseeed lynchers in Greonvillc. S.
G. were set free
THINK TT OVER, ana LETS
Get BUSY.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
BY Leonard H. Bell

Now that the lynch-terror has
been loosed again in the South
Negroes must take drastic steps
to curb ii. Every means at hand
should be used, such as writing
the President. Congressman the
governors of Southern states and
our own State Legislators,
But even this will not be
enough TO stay the lynch beast
as he stalks his prey. Nor will
II instill in the minds of the
people, the magnitude of the ma
tional crime that is being perpe-
tuated on a minority people
Something more drastic. more
dramatic.must be done. This SER
les Of barbarie crime tests that
constantly make a mockery of
the word democracy. must be
stopped, before II progresses into
a bestial cloak that will forever
shroud the coming carnations OF
white Americans in its folds, so
that brutal murder and sadstlc
torture will become a part OF
their nature.
The Greenville, s. c. trial was
a good example OF what can hap.
pen to white Americans when
they are constantly exposed to n
lynch atmosphere and actual lyn-
chings that are glorified and poin.
ted out to the residents of that
locality as necessity for THE
good Of the white race and the
publication Of the community.
Even through Justice was pre-.
sent In the Court room, in the
able Judge and the stern States
Attorney. thejurors, who were re.
sidents, blindfolded justice and
brought In a verdict in accord.
ance with their indoctrination
Such actions In such trials will
continue II Federal statue n.
| Gainst lyuching Is enacted. BE.
cause the jurors necessary to
sit In any court case involving
The lynch death Of Negro viii
be white, Negro hating. lynch ap.
proving Suuthcrncrs, or poor scar.
ed Negroes, who win not dare to
convict their Southern masters.
So other Means must be- found
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
LOCAL AMvETS GET CHAR.
TER

In beautiful ceremony Satnr.
day evening in the Dreamland
Auditorium, Post No. 6 of the
local AMETS received their char
ter before small but apprecia.
tive audience, The charter was
presented to Everett A. Dorm
post commander by the State
Commander.
Many of the state officials of
the AMVETS were present and
participated in the program. DR.
Lawrence A. Davis. president NJ
AM q n College of Pine Bluff
was the principal speaker. Other
on the program included DR. /
Robinson, president of the Ark.
ansas Negro Democratic Assoc.
iation, Col, Troy Lewis. adiut.
ant general, Atty. Steinberg of
the Ell Dorado Post and one of
the men instrumental in getting
the AMVETS organized. Z. O.
Smith, post commander of FL
Dorado appeared on program. 1t.
G. r. Van Hook, realtor of Ell
Dorado and c. ?, Williams bus.
inessman of FL Dorado, and Off
Gals of the FL Dorado post We're
present.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27

Whenever white people and col
ored people get together on equal
basis to make democracy function
reactionaries holler Communism
Whenever a Negro gets courage
enough to demand his eonstitu-
tional rights. he is a Communist,
and whenever a white man coin
cides with him that he should
have and enjoy the rights guaran
feed under the constitution as
other citizens, the white man I'M
mediately becomes a Communist,
according to the expressed opih'
ion of southern democrats and
reactionary republicans.
. Now the latest--The Southern
Conference for Human Welfare
-"An organization with Com
munist front" Why? Our guess is
that It is because its aims and
detectives are for Human Wei
fare. and not for white welfare
only. Those are the only grounds
ON the surface that would ear
mark II Communist in the face OF
reactionary whites, for everything
visible that It stands for, is In
corporated in the great document
We call the United States Consti-
tuition. So why not just call the
United States Constitution a Com
munist document, and denounce
II and live our lives by the rebels
practices, such as Jim crow, mob
violence. lynching, poor housing,
drudgery in employment, disfran-
chisement, and every other damn
able device that only the foul
minds can conceive?
Back to the Southern Confer
ence for Human Welfare-when
II was announced that Henry Wal
lace, the traitor to Americas
way of doing things" was slated
to make an address for the Con.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
MethodisIll
tContinued from Page II

recite "Methodism." People from
all parts of the State are coming
to witness the unique affair
The following pastors are contri-
buting to the program; Rev G.
Wayman Blakely, A, w. Kicks w,
S. Shelton. II. Ralph Jackson, J.
NJ. Watkins, C. F. Upton, l.. W.
Ellis, d. A. Johnson, l.. O. Grady,
f d. Adams. J. w. Parham, H. c.
Ewing. d. J. Webster, ]. II. Clip
son, ?. l.. Johnson, w. T, Esk-
ridge. NJ. L. Brooks, r. T. Will
liams, e. r. Crawford, S. e. Nit
chum. and many other pastors
from the four Methodist bodies
who have worked to make this
celebration success. Two or 3
bishops will be present to honor
the occasion. Rev. V. NJ. Town
send, president of this movement
will preside at the meeting Sun
day. The march will leave Bull
lock on nth street promptly at
100 pm. parading Cross Street
to Ninth. and Ninth to Broadway.
From Bethel East on Ninth st.
to Spring, down Spring to Mark
ham, thence to the auditorium.
Leaving Bethel at 1:30 p NJ.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27

keep the Negro on an inferior
level. and too, he is we'll acquain.
ted with the shortcomings of the
race to break through those bar
riers when an opportunity arises
and it is to both Of these that
he is dedicating his work to over
come He is very serious man
and yet equally as pleasant to
meet and is credit to the race
on and off the screen.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
WiIberforCe
Continued from page one


ministers and laymembers we're
present to rescue Wilberforce.
1t was learned that the State
side that controlled the utilities
had cut the Water and lights,
and Immediately Ten thousand
dollars was dispatched to Bishop
Ransom from the General treas.
urery of the church. and from
their Educational Department,
and at once restored the attemp.
ted injury that was imposed by
the State of Ohio.
The plan suggested by D o.
Walker of Buffalo New York
would raise in our Educational
Department 12s thousand dollars
each year which will ably run
the institution without help from
any State or other organization.
a resolution declaring that Ne
gro manhood shall forever be our
motto. and self help never to be
sacrificed as long as the demon.
nation exists. Dr. G. II. Westly
who has been in charge seemed
to lean too far to the left to
please his church, and he was
dismissed so far as the church
Is concerned
DR.. Hill of South Carlonia, one
of Americas finest scholars with
thePhD. Degree from Ohio State
and study course In Germany
was selected to succeed Bishop J.
ID. Clayborn OF Little Rock. prea-
ched the Episcopal sermon and
the thousands present shouted
their approval. All Of the affairs
of the church were satisfactorily
settled until the coming General
Conference.
Bishop NJ. II. Davis of Baltimore
VINO was suspended here last
November was restored and re.
turned to a part of the District
he had before.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
Racial Tensions
CONTINUED from Page ~

Several hundred prominent fig
ures in American life. both white
and colored. have accepted invi-
tation to sit on the platform for
this historic meeting.
The program will begin at 800
PM. with musical selection by a
community chorus directed by
Dean Warner Lawson of the
Howard University school of mu-
sic. At 400 p m. the one hour
program of speeches will begin
with an invocation by the Rev.
stephen Gill spottswood, presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
NAACP and minister Of the John
Wesley AME Zion Church.
Following the Presidents
speech, Miss Brice will lead the
audience in God Be With You
Till We Meet Again accompan-
led by the U. s. Marine Band.
The benediction will be prononn-
ced by Father Paul Hanly Furfey
OF Catholic University.
In addition to major networks,
several independent stations in
various sections of the country
will broadcast the meeting by ar
rangement with network stations.
More than thirty NAACP branch
es within a 200-mile radius of
Washington are planning to send
special delegations to the meet.
ing by bus, private motorcade, or
train.
A total of 1875 NAACP branch.
Arkansas State press., 1947-06-27
Uncle Toms
oy James Peck, Member Of Inter
racial test group on Southern
buses. Second In a series)

Every group Of underprivileged
persons striving for improved
conditions is held back by Uncle
Toms-individuals who bow and
scrape TO their superiors In fac
tory they are the workers who
parrot the anti-union views Of
their employers. In race relations
they are the Negroes, Jews or
orientals who parrot the white
or Nordic supremacy theories.
We met two such unfortunate
characters during our antl-jlm-
crow bus trip through the upper
south In April. One was an aged
negro teacher from oxford, N. C.
While the bus driver was wait.
ing for police to arrest Bayard
hustln and me for violating the
''mcrow seating pattern, this Tn
o'e Tom asked permission to 20
ABOARD and appeal to Rustin to