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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-26
Negro Held For
Murder OF
White Farmer

Meridian, Miss. Especially Riast
Cooper, 20 year old negro man
was charged with murder here
Monday in connection with the
death of IRA Ellis, 70 year old whit
farmer of Kewanee, Friday night.
Announcement of the charged was
made by District Attorney Jack
Lobrano.
The District Attorney added
that he has a signed statement
form Cooper saying that he kill
ed Mr.. Ellis in the $500. robbery
of the victim. Cooper added in the
signed statement that he killed
and robbed the victim to get mon
ey for his marriage Saturday
night, of Ada Pearl Nickerson,
Kewanee, II year old negro girl.
She is held as a material witness.
Mr.. Ellis body was not found
until Sunday morning. He was un-
married and lived alone about three
miles northwest of Kewanee. Sus-
picion was directed to Cooper by
Dave Tubbs, aged negro, stepfath-
er of Cooper, as he saw heelless
shoes at the Ellis home, and knew
that Cooper, was arrested in
Laurel and brought to Meridian
and placed in the Lauderdale coun-
ty Jail.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-26

ing Muriel Rain to appear as
guest star at their pagent have
been completed.
Miss Rain, widely-hailed con-
cert singer and for two years star
of the Roadway production Car
men Jones is no stranger to
agricultural and farm activities
having been at one time secretary
to the late DR.. George Washing
ton Carver, famous agricultural
chemist whose experiments and
chemistry wizardry with the pea
nut and sweet potato, has surved
as an inspiration to farm youth
throughout the world.
The New Farmers of America
is the national organization of
Negro farm boys studying vocat-
ional agriculture in the public Sc
hools throughout the United Stat
es. The organization now boasts
$4,000 active members in appro-
ximately 1000 chapters. The or
ganization affords it's members an
opportunity to develop leadership
in their vocational, social and re-
creational life, the type of leader
ship essential for the modern sue
cessful farmer.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-26
Charged With
MansIaughter In
Highway Accident

Por Gibson, Miss. - L. A. War
ner, local Negro man, was charg-
ed with manslaughter last Friday
following an accident in which the
truck he was driving side swiped
truck load of Negro cotton pick
ers on hiway 81 near Vicksburg
killing two and wounding Is 9TH
ers.
The dead in the accident were
Mrs Mary Jordan and Mrs Bell
Tucker, both of Vicksburg. High
way Patrolmen said that Warner
would also be charged with hit
and run driving because he fail
ed to stop when the accident oc-
urred.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-26
Soaking Clothes

6OaH1ux OAOtuCU
Most laundering experts agree
that overnight soaking Of clothing
and linens is undesirable. With ex-
cess soaking, the dirt which ID
freed from the clothes tends to set
tie back In the fabric.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-26
Army Now
Accepting Negro
EnIiStments

Washington ID C - The War
Department said last Friday that
as an inducement towards increas-
ing enlistments in the Regular
Army it has abandoned its double
standards of enlistment for color
ed and white applicants and that,
until further notice, qualified col
ored men will be accepted across
the board on the same basis as
white men.
Previously the War Department
required coloed applicants for en-
listment to have high school edu
cation and make a score of 80 on
the Army general classification
tests while white applicants were
accepted without a high school
education if they could make a
score of 70 on the test.
Major General Willard S. Paul,
director of the War Departments
division of personnel and admins
tration, said the new move was
one of five steps which the army
has taken to raise its strength to
100000 men.
At the present time, General
Paul said, the Army is under str
ength with slightly less than a
million men, 80 per cent of whom
are colored.
Under the new five point plan,
the Army expects to reach auth
orized strength and, in doing so,
to increase the strength of its
colored personnel by $4,000 rough
ly approaching the 10 per cent
quota prescribed for colored men
by the Gillem report. There is at
present 1851 colored men in the
Army.
Although General Paul himself
did not say so, War Department
officials indicate dthat once the
prescribed 10 per cent quota is
reached, the enlistments of color
ed men will again be terminated.
Two of the four inducements
which the War Department hopes
will increase its depleted ranks in
cludes the offering of service to
men in the attractive European
Theater and a guarantee of one
years service in the United States
to new enlistees who desire it.
The Other inducements are a
technical training plan for high
school students which will enable
them to pursue the specifi ctrade
of their choice while in the Army
and atrial of enlistment where
a man who does not fully meet
all enlistment requirements will
be given opportunity to enter the
Army and retake the qualification
test after being in for a period.
Failure to pass the test ON the
second try would be grounds fol
discharge.
War Department officials sat
that although the present strength
of colored men in the European
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-26

Theater is already at the 1 0per
cent quota, the figure will soon be
increased by an additional 1900
men when the Livorno treaty is
ratified.
Ratification Of the tready calls
for the removal Within 80 days
of all United States troops in the
Mediterranean Theater and the 49,
90 men there will be transferred to
the Frankfurt area in the ETC.
All together from six to four
teen thousand men will be shipped
to the ETC.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-26
Named Guest Star
On National Farm
Meet Pagent

Greensboro, N G - The North
Carolina Association of New Far
mers of America, host to the 18th
National N. F. A. Convention set
for A. and T. College here on
August 3 5, with delegates
from II southern states, announc-
ed last week that plans for bring
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-26
UEtyinR Hazard

oun-g1asses should not be worn NJ
night h driving automobiles. warns
Shs Better Vision institute. Tinted
glasses reduce The glare Of ap-
preaching headlights. but they also
reduce visibility by cutting down the
light, already dim. entering the eye
ct night. th''s increasing hazards-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-07-26
New Plastic

A new plastic called '1kmtnats" ID
made by sandwiching several layers
together. This material Be- stronger
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

years in the college game:
Centers: Germany Schulz, Michi-
gan; Robert Peck, Pittsburgh; Stein
of Pitt. (Mel Helm reached his great
ness as a pro).
Guards: Fudge Heffelfnger, Yale.
outstanding.
Tackles: Fat Henry, w. and j..
outstanding; Slater, Iowa.
Ends: Stage, Hinkey, Shevlin. Kill
patrick, Yale; Oosterbaan, Michi-
gan; Hewitt, Michigan; Hutson,
Alabama.
Backs: Gipp, Notre Dame;
Grange, Illinois; Thorpe. Carlisle;
Nagurski, Minnesota; Eckersali,
Chicago; Heston, Michigan; Davis,
Army
We could add Coy, Yale; Mahan,
Harvard; Nevers, Stanford; Baugh,
T. c. u; Luckman, Columbia; but
the latter two reached top star
dom with the pros.
1t was a smoke-filled evening, rife
with the innumerable blend of many
voices. Here was one of the final
agreements reached concerning the
top stars of many universities-the
stars who belonged:
Notre Dame: George Gipp.
Illinois: Red Grange.
Minnesota: BronkO Nagurski.
Yale: Fudge Heffelfinger.
Michigan: Germany Schultz, Will
lie Heston.
Stanford: Ernie Nevers.
Carlisle: Jim Thorpe.
N. Y, u: Ken Strong.
Harvard: Eddie Mahan.
Army: Glenn Davis.
w. and j.: Fat" Henry.
Chicago: Walter Eckersall.
These are the ones that got most
of the votes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Bad Memory

: Oklahoma City, Okla. = When
the car of farmer Earl Carter, of
Hcminy, Okla, broke down in the
suburbs of Oklahoma City late
one night, Carter went. to look for
an open garage and left his IL
year-old daughter, Caroline Sue,
and his 7-yeaf-old son; Jessie Don,
to wait in the car for him. For
getting where he had left the car,
it was twenty-four hours later be-
fore he, with the help of a patrol
man, locatedlit and, playing beside
the abandoned car, hungry but still
faithful to Instructions were the
two children. h
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Calvert County Sage
Favors Sales Tax Act

Thomas Parran, Calvert county
sage, who was in both branches of
the Maryland Legislature. in the
SOS and COS, a member of Con-
gress when William Howard Taft
was president, CLERK of Court OF
Appeals in the early 1900's and
uncle of Dir. Thomas Parran, Sur
geon General Of the United States,
declared on his last visit to Balti-
more from his home in Southern
Maryland that the Retail Sales Act
was fair.
Mr.. Parran said, eve could not
have better schools, increase in
salaries for teachers, better hos
pitalization and better roads
without increasing taxes on real
estate, and real estate has now as
much taxes as it can stand.'
81 think unfair the treatment
that Governor and Mrs. Lane have
received in their public appearan-
ces in Maryland" Mr.. Parran add
ed, because he is not responsible
for the sales tax act. 1t was
passed by both branches of the
Legislature whose members were
elected by the people of Maryland
as we'll as Governor Lane was. I
think the people in a few years
will realize the fairness of the levy
by the improvements that will be
made and which could not have
been made without this new tax"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Christmas Goods

The wise shopper will get in his,
or her, Christmas shopping early
this year. While goods will be
more abundant than at any time
since the war days, some goods
are still hard to get. Moderate
shortages are still persisting in
some lines Of toys and sporting
goods. Electrical appliances, radio
sets, bicycles and some mems and
women's wear will be in ample
supply.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Sky Rains Fish

Marksville. La.-Fish = google
eyed perch, Dream and shad = by
the hundreds, fell from the skies
or this town. Weather Bureau Of
ficials' said the only satisfactory
explanation of the phenomenon
was that tornado, dust devil or
other updrift of wind had picked
up the fish from a nearby pond,
lake or stream and held them in
the air until over Marksville. The
fall occurred during a heavy fog
but there was no wind or rain at
the time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
AU-Time AU-America

Some years ago, John Sims Ship
wreck Kelly of Kentucky wrote to
So coaches asking each to name the
greatest player he had ever seen
or coached. Only one man got two
votes. His name was Jim Thorpe.
In this conclave, it Wes generally
agreed that Bronko Nagurski was
the top all-around star, tackle, end
or back, and Fudge Heffelfnger the
most amazing football player. who
at the age of SO was still the best
guard in the country. Ask Bo Nc
Millin.
In naming an all-time, college
All-America team, there are
only a few men who stand out.
One is Germany Schulz Of Michi-
gan, 6 feet 4, weight 245 pounds,
faster than most Of his backs,
at center. Another is Fudge Hef-
felfinger Of Yale, a star guard
in 1889, and even better guard
In 1921 or 1922, more than 30
years later.
Fat Henry of W. and ]. is rated
by Lou Little and other veterans
as the greatest tackle the college
game has ever known.
The ends are a problem far be.
yond our limited range. Hinkey and
Shevlin OF Yale were two of the
greatest defensive ends football has
ever known. Hutson and Oosterbaan
of Alabama and Michigan were two
of the best offensive ends. Don Hut
son was undoubtedly the most valu-
able end that ever walked on a foot
ball field. You must start with
Hutson. I'll let you pick the other
end.
When it comes to the backs, well
give you three quick names
Bronko Nagurski, Jim Thorpe and
Red Grange. For the fourth college
spot we can give you Walter Ecker.
sail, Glenn Davis, Ernie Nevers,
Dutch Clarke, George Gipp and Ken
Strong.
Notre Dame supporters are 100
per cent back Of George Gipp, the
Far West rolls with Ernie Nevers
Of stanford. Wen string along with
Ken Strong, one of the best block.
ers Of all time, a great ball car
rier, the best kicker we have ever
seen and one of the best passers.
Also Glenn Davis.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Construction

Construction activity, measured
by employment and expenditures
for work put in place, continued to
rise in September, to reach a new
postwar high, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. The
dollar volume of all types of CON
struction, including new work and
major repairs, rose TO 81 800, 000,-
600, a gain Of $31, 100000 over
August. The hiring of an addi-
tional $4,000 men brought total
employment in the industry to
about 100000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
The Super Backfeld

II we had to pick an all-time col
lege backfeld, it would be Grange
at quarter. Thorpe and Strong at
the halves, Nagn-skl at fullback
Davis? Yes. we'd want Davis. Our
ends. under the modern game.
would be Hutson and Hewitt. Out.
side of HeiTelfnger. there has been
no outstanding college guard. and
outside OF Henry there has been
no outstanding college tackle.
The two best passers have been
Baugh and Luckman. exceptionally
good in college, but far better in
the pro game. In the college game
Friedman and Governali were just
as good.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Federal Employees

The Federal payroll has dropped
from 100000 at the end of the
war to 100000, according to the
Census Bureau, which also points
out that States and local govern
ments have reversed their trend
and have been stepping up their
payrolls. School employees account
for 40 per cent of the State and
local government workers, while
postal employees make up one-ffth
Of those on the Federal Govern
ment payroll. VS. a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

THE room was full of smoke. as
L usual. This happened to be "A
gathering Of football old-tiiners thai
could take you back 40 or so, years.
and bring you up to the present
hour.
The argument or the debate start
ed as TO who should be listed as the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Population

In 1899, there were 13O,880,00O
people in the United States. In
1947, as of August 1, the popula-
ton was estimated at 144,230,0O0
including the armed forces. By
1850, it is estimated that the
population will have grown to
$50, 100000 approximately. The
Census Bureau last year forecast
peak of about 165,000,000 in
1890.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Future OF Civilization

A British scientist has produced
sugar chemically, suggesting the
possibility of making all food
stuffs in factories. Then we would
ali live in cities and use the coun-
try to park our cars.-New York
Ell.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

ODDS And ENDS - Groasbo
Marx. back on fbe air Vifb Hew anir
sbow, "Y0H Bet Yom Life" Mondays
on ABC. Announces thai be tViH be mar
rafor on '-Tbe SidewaIk5," a Ben Heebt
starry t0bieb bis brother GHmmo Marx
uiH produce Tor fbe screen. Weary
Of riding 20 miles 10 take dip in Dew
mis- Morgan's pool. lack Carson MoO
bas Swimming pool IN bis our. back
yard. :. EVelya Warden C''YoEsg Dr..
Alalons'') did more iban rHn iRfo ROY.
ally one day some years ago al fbe Vic.
foria Hotel. in Lond0H--sbs BUMPED
into fbe DIXIE Of York and nearly
knocked bin Of ibs aaiya
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

real greats OF foot
ball since 1899,
when Walter Camp
and Casper Whit
ney had only Har-
ward, Yale and
Princeton to call
on. In the course
of a long evening,
where hundreds of
names were men,
toned, ! can give
you the selected
survivors n o m j.
mated through the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

II you want to understand the
weakness of human nature, look
up newspaper about ten years
old and read what the so-called
leaders of the people were saying.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

Peace in the world can be main
tanned only when there is some
force to restrain nations which
want something and have the
means Of taxing it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

Every citizen of this county can
help this county along by buying
a home. This not only keeps
money in circulation here but it
enables business men to keep local
people employed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
BY INEz GERHARD

DIE weeks most impor.
L tant event in the enter.
tainment world Isl the testi-
monial dinner given for Jean
Hersholt, marking the 10th
anniversary of his portrayal
of CBS's "Dr, Christian" The
guest list includes leaders in radio,
pictures, medicine. public service.
charities, music and education; he
is as famous for his philanthropic
activities as for his skill as an
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13
Meat

Next years meat supplies will
be about seven per cent below this
years and little improvement is
likely before late in 1919, accord
ing to the Department of Agricul-
ture. The 1913 per capita supply
is estimated to average about LAG
pounds, compared with 156 pounds
this year and the pre-war average
of about 1877 pounds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

The nation that permits a mi
nority to control its policies will
eventually have new govern
ment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

Beginning November 80 and for
four Sundays thereafter the COM
plete story of the birth of Christ
will be dramatized on ABC's "The
Greatest Story Ever Told" 1t has
never before been done in this way.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

Production of Pres Brooklyn,
U.S.A.," starring Brooklyn Dodger
first baseman Jackie Robinson,
starts December S; it will be re-
leased by Eagle-Lion Films. Branch
Hickey, who gave Robinson his
chance in the major leagues, has
been added to the cast.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13


longs to the public, since each week
a prize-winning script sent in to the
DR.. Christian Award contest is
broadcast; it's a program written
by the listening audience.
-
Write Director Producer Orson
Welles decided thats Actor Orson
Welles would drive station wagon
in Columbia's The Lady From
Shanghai" = he forgot that Welles
couldn't drive. Refusing to have a
double, Welles took an hours in
struction, got behind the Wheel
and drove the station wagon into a
sound truck. It's double you'll see
driving.
y
Of course it is feather in Sam
uel Goldwyn's cap that his The
Bishops Wife" was chosen for
showing at the Second Annual
Royal Command performance be-
fore British royalty ip London No
vember rs. But-both male stars,
Cary Grant and David Niven, are
British born, and two of the sup
porting cast, Gladys Cooper and
Elsa Manchester, are English.
-
Newspaper pages really come to
life in the new March of Time,
END of an Empire?" 1t tells the
story of Dutch attempts to sal
wage what they can of Indonesia; it
will send audiences away wonder
ing whether the era of the white
mans rule in Asia is ended. 1t is
colorful, beautiful at times - 5ut
most important, 1t is thought-pro-
voking.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

Radio melodramas have paid off
for Actress Lurepe Tuttle. Noted
by screen scouts for her work on
THE Whistler" over CHS, and on
Peter Torres Mystery in the Air."
she is working in Metros Home
coming with Clark Gable.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

Blanche Stewart, once famous for
her work with Jack Benny and as
"Cobina'' on the Bob Hope show,
resumed her radio career recently
on the CHS Blonde; she is on
crutches and wearing a brace, after
an automobile accident.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-11-13

More than a dozen highway pa
trolmen were needed to untangle a
traffic snarl of 500 automobiles on
San Francisco's Golden Gate
Bridge when Humphrey Bogart and
Lauren Bacall did location Sc
qucnce there for Dark Passage"
hay Midland and Marlene Dietrich
did not want even to hear the word
FISH" after they had to eat rich
fish stew-at length-in Golden
Earrings" Richard Denning, on the
other hand, is all for fish; his wife,
Evelyn Ankers. gave the Gagged
Fury" star a complete spear-hshing
outfit for his birthday. equipping
him for his favorite sport.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-29
Naval Air Station
ToOppose Flyers,
Raiders Sunday

In doubleheader baseball con-
tests at Wickers Field tomorrow,
the Boca Chica Flyers and the
Naval Air Base will tangle in the
first game and the Naval Air
Station and the Red Raiders get
together in the second game.
Last Sunday Naval Air Base
and the Boca Chica Flyers met
and the Flyers won, the game in
the last frame with two men
out. Finkelstein will pitch and
Mpncrief will catch for Naval
Air Station and Day and Comp
bell will be the battery for the
Flyery-R% So
1t is expected that Monk My
ers win pitch for the Naval Air
Station, with Muncrief on the
receiving end, against the Raid
ers. Griffin, who pitched a no.
hit no-run game against the
Flyers for seven innings, viii be
on. the firing line again Sunday.
Dewitt Roberts will catch him.
The first game gets under way
at 1870 p. m, and will go for
seven innings. The second game
will 60 the full nine innings, un-
less darkess steps in.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-11-29

mote control. Yet actually your
kitchen isn't too far removed from
the feed lot where Farmer McKin-
ley wanted to keep his cows just a
little thinner, his hogs little light
er, to keep Europe'S kids from be-
ing so hungry.
Another familiar question:
"What about Thursday-doine
without eggs?
The answer goes something like
this. If you skip eggs on Thursday.
there will be less demand for this
product. - ...-a =.
At the very heart Of all this food
saving is the American home
maker. Without her understanding
and cooperation, the whole cam
paign bogs down. That's why the
Citizens Food Committee lost no
time in setting up Consumer Serv-
ice Section to alert homemakers in
ways of conservation. Incidentally,
the Consumer Service program,
now in full swing. leads to better
health and better eating. ..sss.. -.s-a
Anticipating the homemaker's
PAObACIilS tiiSTG q 0dlly program
OF meal-planning information and
tips on food saving from the Con-
sumner Service Section, headed by
Katharine Fisher, who is assisted
by wen-known home economists
and nutritionists. The daily PEACE
PLATE builds around plentiful
food. or meat-egg alternate. The
complete menu suggestion rounds
out the main dish into nutritious
whole. Good cooking methods tip
off the homemaker on how to pre-
serve flavor and nutrition. &ssss.ss
Color combinations are tempting.
Careful advance planning treads
lightly on the budget, includes
waste cutting ideas for the appetiz-
ing use of leftovers. To top all this.
the PEACE PLATE recipes are the
kind that will be family favorites
to be copied into the recipe books
for they are wen-tested, taste
good.