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Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10
Brotherhood Wins
Storeroom
Employees

In the recent election held
among the Pullman employees in
the shops and yards, the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters won
bargaining rights for the non
clerical storeroom employees. The
Electrical Workers Union won
the electricians. No organization
won the carmen.
The Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters is making prepara-
tons to renew its drive for the
organization of the carmen in the
Pullman shops and yards, an
nounced A. Philip Randolph, In
ternational President Of the
Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car
Porters.
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10

battle.
In these cases the usual pattern
has been reversed. The banner is
carried in black hands instead of
white. The future course of
Unionism in Arkansas is being
determined in case in which
black men are the standard bear
ers. This strikes new note in
progress where freedom for the
mass depends upon black agents
instead Of white. This distinc-
ton, for it is distinction, comes
to the Negro laborer through the
liberal policy of the CLIO. Local
SO of the United Tobacco, Agri-
cultural and Allied Workers of
Continued on Page A
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10

be unusually busy during the
coming months in connection
with measures scheduled sched-
uled for introduction in state
legislatures, many of which con-
vene this month. This activity
will be III line with the growing
movement among churches to in
fluence legislation affecting moral
and social conditions. Among
specific types of legislation in
which church leaders are expect
ed to make their influence felt
are those involving efforts TO
outlaw racial discrimination in
employment, to enact minimum
Continued on page A.
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10

My head is really in a whirl,'
declared Miss Ada Lois Sipuel,
Tuesday morning when Roscoe
Dunjee, president of the Okla
homa Conference of Branches.
called the brilliant Langston
graduate over long distance tele-
phone at Chickasha. Oklahoma,
and read her the telegram from
the Chicago Defender, addressed
to Miss Sipuel, in care OF Mr.
Duniee, Announcing that he
young woman now fighting in
the courts to be enrolled in the
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10
YOUTH MASS MEETING

DR.. S. S. Morris, ST., General
Secretary of Christian Education
of Nashville, Tennessee, will adj
dress a Youth Mass Meeting at
Bethel A. M. f. Church, 9th and
Broadway at 4 p. m. Sunday. Re
freshments free, sponsored by the
Richard Allen Youth Council.
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10
DIR. SMITH TO PREACH

DR.. Roland Smith, recently
elected pastor of the historical
First Baptist Church, 7th and
Gaines Streets, will preach his
first sermon Sunday at ll;00 a.
m. and 7:45 p. m. The public is
invited.
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10
HEIR and IIINH2

Dallas, Texas. - Mrs. T. M.
Chambers, ST., wife of Or. T. M.
Chambers, was funeralized here
recently. Mrs. Chambers had
been i'll for a number of years,
but more recently she was con-
fined to the Pinkston Clinic for
treatment where she passed. DR..
Joseph j. Rhoads, president of
Bishop College, Marshall, Texas.
delivered the funeral Grafton. DR..
Chambers formerly pastored Arch
ST. Baptist Church in Little Rock,
Ark.
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10

Dalals, Texas. - The Good
Street Baptist Church, d. T. M.
Chambers, Sr., pastor, was total
ly destroyed by fire last Sunday
morning near the Sunday School
hour. The church was construct
ed under the pastorate of DR.. f.
Arlington Wilson, a former pas
tor of ST Louis, Mo. II was said
to be one of the finest and most
magnificent church buildings
among Negroes in America. The
building cost near a half million
dollars when il was constructed
by architectural design from
nine countries abroad by Dr.
Wilson. The church carried $780,
900 insurance which did not cover
the furniture and fixtures, includ-
ing a $4,000 organ. DR.. T. M.
Chambers, standing across the
street with tears in his eyes, re-
marked, my wife has gone, now
my church, and ! guess l am
next" A score of firemen was
injured in battling the blaze
which il is believed started from
an overheated gas stove.
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10
Significant Local Trends in I9AS
Py Samuel S. Taylor

Writing in Predictions and
quoted in the STATE PRESS at
the beginning Of 1916, the
thoughtful, constructive and COM
paratively conservative Lester B.
Granger, executive secretary of
the National Urgan League, de
clared The racial question is
convenient tool for fanatic
trouble makeres and unserup-
ulous racketeers. The time is
ripe and the way is open to
new series Of race riots; to a sue
eession of more quietly and
efficiently conducted Scottsboro
cases; to night riding in rural sec
tons and gang thuggery in city
streets. Savage mob action If
some states, housing riots in
others and alleged ineffective in
Vestigations and prejudicial ju-
dicial proceedings in several dur
ing the year seemed to give point
and significance to his words. But
in general, events in Arkansas
"a counter to this national back
ground.
Anti-Violence
The local killing of a picket by
strike in an Acknowledgment
ently) affray in the last days of
1945 gave a disturbing lead for
the first STATE PRESS issue of
l946, and continued to bring an
aftermath of controversy, court
trials, and sensational headlines
throughout the year. Legal for
tunes ran up and down: convic-
ton in Circuit Court; reversal in
State Supreme Court; second
conviction in Circuit Court with
new judge; continuation of legal
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10

Seattle, Washington.--Dr. Ben
jamin Z. Mays, president of
Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga,
was replaced as vice president of
the Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in a meeting here and
was succeeded by Bishop John S.
Stamm of the Evangelical United
Brethren Church of Harrisburg,
Pa.
Arkansas State press., 1947-01-10

Washington, ID. C.-According
to a release by the Religious
News Service Church groups will
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-03-25

WAR VETS PICKET Approximately 1000 veterans
capital apply
mum pressure authorities for speedy solution q veteran prob
lems Arriving by train and meetings
Of the Legislatures. committee called
veteran of World War The group marched with d
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-03-25

ki Sc ne udelezujejo sci in XII DO
krivi, da nj zveze med kraievni-
mi ljudskimi odbori in ljud-
stvom ter Sc izmikajo polaganju
raeuna pred zbori volivcev.
Ia odposlance krajevnih Iud-
skin odborov DO treba voliti po-
stene in delovne ljudi, XII jim nj
vseeno, kako delajo krajevni
ljudski odbori ter XII bodo poi
movali svojo izvolitev ne kot
breme, ampak kot sluzbo ljud-
stvu. Omeniti je se to, da v ko-
njiski okrajni skupscini zene
skoraj MISC zastopane, prav tako
tudi delavci ne, ceprav je v
okraju precej lesnih in drugih
industrijskih delavcev.
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|stelj. v cilju, da Sc pridobijo, je
zdravstvo predvsem zacelo pri
vsaki javai bolnisnici' urejati od-
nosa1o tgraditi poseben oddelek
"a jeticne. v letosnjem letu bo-
do ii oddelki ze vrsili svojo dolz-
most. Omeniti moran posebno
lepega v Novem mestu, XII bo
zdruzen preurejenim zgodovin-
skim gradom Kamen in DO spa
dial med najmodernejse urejene
bolniske ustanove.
V easu okupacije je nekaj Ca
sa cd obeh slovenskih zdravi-
lisc "a jetiko samo zdravilisce v
Topolsici delalo. Zelo lepo in ve-
liko zdravilisce ma Golniku so
Nemci izpremenili v splosno boil
nisnico, privatno zdravilisce v
Vurbergu SO izpremenili " ma
cisticno vojasko Solo. (Stavbo
tega zdravilisca so " letu 1914
porusile angleske bombe.) Ia
koj po osvoboditvi je bilo obnov-
ljeno, izpopolnjeno in znova
opremljeno zdravilisce v Topol-
sici in ma Golniku. Ma novo je
pa bilo ustanovljeno in urejeno
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-03-25
SANS.

ne in brezbrizno zanemarjajo
ljudske interese, docela izkrivi;
postane lahko orodje saboter-
jev-kakor jih je skupscina pra-
vino imenovala.
Tako Sc je moglo zgoditi tudi
zaradi premajhne cujecnosti od-
poslancev, da je prislo v nekate-
rih krajevnih ljudskih odborih
do ocitne sabotaze. Okrajna
skupscina je zategadelj potrdila
razresitev petih krajevnih ljud-
skin odborov, in sicer pri Sv.
Florijanu, v Dolicu, v Zlebovi,
v Locah, pri Sv. Jerneju in v
Loski gori. To so bill krajevni
ljudski odbori, v katerih nj bilo
niti enega zbora volivcev, pone-
kod pet mesecev niti odborovih
sci ne.
Razumljivo je torej, da so Sc
mogle dogajati nepravilnosti
pri oddaji zivilskih nakaznic
ponekod so dobivali karte mill
narji ali pa taksni, XII so sc hva-
lili, da so vzredili S kartami pra-
sica, medtem ko jih nekateri
bajtarji sploh MISC dobili. Pred
sednik KLO pri Sv. Florijanu je
da jail zivilske nakaznice cello So
vraznikom move Jugoslavije, XII
so sc skrivali pred oblastmi.
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okraj vazno, koliko DO okraj, XII
je pretezno agraren in gozdnat,
pomagal pri preskrbi prehrane
"a industriiske kraje in mesta.
Zato skupscina nj v zadostni me-
ri ozigosala naziranje nekaterih
krajev, XII so Sc izrnikali oddaji
mascob z izgovori, da nj bilo "a
dosti krme, ali da nj ozigosala
onih kmetov, XII so hiteli z odda-
jo mleka in so ze do oktobra od-
dali predpisani kontingent, po-
tenn pa SO zaceli pitati mlekom
prasiee.
Ma skupscini je bilo proved
govorjenja o cestno-prometnih
|predpisih, o'zatiranju gostinskih
prostorov, O motornih vozilih in
10 pijancih. Taksna razpravlja-
MIA so skupscino nujno odtrgo-
vala cd bistvenih vprasanj, XII
bi morala zadevati ljudskih od-
borrow in vprasanj prehrane. Ma
skupscini SO vse premalo govo-
rili; tenn, zakaj so Sc delale
take napake v nekaterih kra-
jevnih ljudskih odborih.
Vendar pa je skupscina pou-
darila, da SO sc napake pri od-
daji tako krompirja kakor zita
delale samo pri nekaterih odbo-
rih in posameznikih, ter da so
kmetje splosnem pokazali pri
oddaji presezkov razumevanje.
- IDssal ~aEsVssS 1uU
Sekretar okrajnega odbora
OF je ma koncu zasedanja ma
glasil, da SO ma skupscini vse
premalo prisle do izraza teznje
in potrebe ljudstva in da sc od-
poslanci MISC oglasali, ker MISC
posecali sci KLO, ker sc MISC
povezali zdelom ljudskih odbo-
row in Sc zanimali "a potrebe
ljudstva. Treba je voditi borbo
proti saboterjem odbornikom,
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Nepravilnosti so Sc dogajale
nadalje pri oddaji krompirja. v
Locah je clanica KLO prikrila
zalogo; tajnica KLo pa Sc je pri
odhodu clana Kontrolne komisi-
je obregnila: "Kaj 81 vendar ko-
misija misli!'
Nekateri izmed teh odborov
so zakrivali vojne obveznike. v
nekaterih odborih predsedniki
sploh MISC podpisovali aktov.
Vse te napake, namerne ali ne
namerne, so objektivno sabotaz-
mega znacaja ter jasno izpricu-
jejo, da so sedeli v razresenih
krajevnih odborih ljudje, XII sc
MISC zavedali svoje odgovorno-
sti do ljudstva, XII jih je izvolilo
"a izv:sevalce ljudske oblasti.
&c je skupscina ma eni strani
pravilno razresila take odbore,
pa je ma drugi strani sano pote-
kanje skupscine in neposeganje
v problematiko pokazalo, da so
odposlanci premalo kritizirali
take pojave, XII so ocitno namer-
jeni proti koristim delovnih
ljudskih mnozic. Vse, v kolikor
so Sc oglasali, Sc je sukalo okoli
kake krajevne ceste ali okoli
izvclitve kakega odposlanca,
ko pa je vitanjski od-.
poslanec samo prikazoval napa-
ke in kritiziral, veasih tudi zara-
di samega kritiziranja, nj pa
povedal, kaj Sc je ukrenilo in
kaj je tudi sam ukrenil, da bi
Sc napake popravile.
Tako nekateri odposlanci ka-
kor Izvrsni odbor so Sc vse'pre-
malo zavedali, da je "a konjiski
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|zdravilisce v Novem Celju. Pred
vojno SO imei v zdraviliscih "a
jetiko v Sloveniji $50 bolniskih
postelj, danes jih je ze S2o.
Veliko pomot borbi z jetiko je
izkazal tudi Rdeci kriz Sloveni-
|je, XII je vsestransko podprl ma
Sc zdravstvo v tenn vaznem delu.
Pomagal je opremiti zdravilisca
"a jeticne, nudil je vsestransko
podporo protituberkuloznim dis
|panzerjem in predvsem je poma-
gal z najrazlicnejsimi podpora-
mi v dodatni prehrani, zdravi-
lih, denarju in podobnem jetic-
mem bolnikom in njihovim dru-
Imam.
Cetudi je jetika zaradi strasne
vojne, XII SO jo ljudje prestali, v
Sloveniji moeno narastla, je VEN
dar danes ma delu ljudsko zdrav-
stvo, XII mu pomagajo vsi ljudje,
da Sc zajezi naval te strasne
morilke in da 'slovensko liud-
stvo obvarujejo nevarnosti in
nesrece, XII jih prinasa jetika s
seboj.
GANG
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-03-25
Konfsko okroino skupS6ino ie rozreSi|o ses4
|iudskih odborov zorodi neproviinego
de|ovonio
Ponatis il "Slovenskega poroeevalca"

Cd 48 odposlancev krajevnih
ljudskih odborov je prislo ma "a
sedanje okrajne skupscine v Ko-
micah samo 81; skupscina je to
molce brez vsake' kritike presla
z izgovorom ma sneg. Vendar pa
je jasno, da bi bila dvorana
Mladinskega donna zasedena do
zadnjega sedeza, &c bi Sc mani
kajoci odposlanci zavedali ma
log, XII Jim jih je dalo ljudstvo,
ko jih je izbralo "a odposlance.
Da je tako, je pokazalo tudi
porocilo o delu krajevnih ljud-
skin odborov. Namesto sto zbo-
rov volivcev, kolikor bi jih mo-
ralo biti v okraju cd prejsnjega
zasedanja, jih je bilo samo %;
namesto 25o SCI krajevnih ljud-
skin odborov jih nj bilo dejan-
sko niti sto. Razumljivo je, da
pri takih razmerah, kjer neka-
teri odposlanci in odborniki
KLO ne smatrajo svojo izvoli-
tev kot sluzbo svojemu ljudstvu,
marsikje Sc ne moreno govoriti
o ljudski oblasti. Kjer pa nj kon-
troje najsirsih ljudskih mnozic
(zborov volivcey), tam sc lahko
oblast v rokah nekaterih odbor-
nikov, XII scitijo samo svoje last
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-03-25
HIGIJENSKA STANo-
VANJA "a IDRIJSKE
RUDARJE

V Ajdovseini je bill podpisan
med Mestnim narodno osvobo-
dilnim odborom Idrijo in Pro-
jektivnim zavodom LRS v Ljub-
ljani dogovor o zgraditvi 20
stanovanskih zgradb "a rudarje
in 80 zgradb "a potrebe Nest
mega narodno osvobodilnega od-
bora Idrije in zasebnikov. Ho-
norar "a parcelacijski osnutek,
XII znasa skupno $4,000 din, bo-
sta plaeala Projektivnemu "a
vodu v Ljubljani Mestni narod-
no osvobodilni odbor Idrije in
Uprava drzavnega rudnika.
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-03-25
PROTIJETICNA BORBA Y SLOVENIJI
Spisal dr.. Vitko Musek

sne podpore tedanjih oblasti, sta
ostala po letu 1941 v Sloveniji
sarao dispanzer " Ljubljani in
..-ariboru. Vse druge SO okupa.
tori zaprli, dragoceno premoze.
ME (predvsem rentgenske apa.
rate) pa odvlekli. Posebno v We
likih mestih Njubljana in Mari.
bor) ter v podezelskih krajih je
jetika mocno porastla.
V mestu Ljubljani, XII je
bilo v easu okupacije prav. "a
prav koncentracijsko taborisce,
je jetika porastla stirikrat tako
visoko, kakor pred vojno. v ci-
sto kmeckem okraju Slovenska
Bistrica je porastla po dosedaj
znanih podatkih vsaj dvakrat.
LIE v industrijskih predelih, XII
so jih okupatorji nujno seveda
rabbi "a sebe in so morali zara-
di tega vsaj malenkostno skrbe-
ii zanje, nj opaziti dviga jetike.
Slovenska ljudska obla t.,
predvsem pa zdravstvo Sc je v
polnem obsegu takoj oh osvobo-
ditvi zavedalo vaznosti vprasa-
MIA jetike. Zaradi tega je posve-
tilo resevanju tega vaznega
ljudskega zdravstvenega vprasa-
MIA zelo mnogo naporov.
Predvsem so bill obnovljeni
vsi protituberkulozni dispanzer-
il, XII vodijo ma terenu borbo z
jetiko. Danes Sc nahaja Slove-
niji ze 22protijetienih dispanzer-
jew, cd katerih ina vsak prime
rem rentgenski aparat in druge
potrebne pripomocke 70 ugotav-
ljanje jetike. Cilj protijeticnih
dispanzerjev je, da vodijo kon-
trolo mad vsemi prebivalci v
svojem delokrogu z ozirom ma
jetiko in da vsakogar, XII bi mo-
rebiti zbolel, odpravijo takoj v
zdravljenje. Zraven tega skrbi-
jot udi v socialnem pogledu "a
jeticne in njihove druzine in jim
S pomocjo Rdecega kriza Slove-
nije pomagajo. Vsi protijeticni
dispanzerji so danes JAYNE,
:ljudske zdravstvene ustanove
in ne vec privatna institucije,
kakor pred vojno.
Po racunih Sc rabi "a jeticne
v Sloveniji 1,500 bolniSkih po-
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Jetika je bila Sc pred vojnc
v Sloveniji sorazmerno Sc mo-
cno razsirjena ljudska bolezen
Sal je pred vojno umrlo v Slo'
veniji okrog 1,5OO ljudi letno "a
jetiko. Vsako leto pred vojnc
je povprecno bolehalo "a jetiko
okoli 5000 Slovencev. Nj nam
tezko razumeti taksnega stanja,
&c pomislimo ma neurejene So
elaine in gospodarske prilike
predvojne Jugoslavije in ma tez.
ko zivljenje, XII so ga morali pc
veliki vecini prenasati delovni
ljudje.
Vojna je vprasanje jetike Sc
bolj zaostrila. Nemski in itali-
janski okupatorji MISC hoteli
slovenski narod samo zasuznjiti,
temvec so ga hoteli il tako vaz-
mega della Evropa, kakor .je Slo-
venija, enostavno odstraniti. V
ia namen so Sc posluzevali vse-
ga mogocega. Omenim maj sa-
mo mnozicna preganjanja, ubi-
janja talcev, zatiranje, posilja-
ME slovenskih Iudi ma tezka
prisilna della in podobno. Slove-
Mia, pa tudi Jugoslavija, nj sa-
mo krvavela ma bojiscih, temvec
Sc je izpremenila VISA v emo sa-
mo fronto. Vsi posteni Slovenci
so vstopali v borbo proti okupa-
torjem in izdajalcem, sovrazni-
XII so mad vso Slovenijo izvajali
cato brezobziren terror. Cesar nj
so mogli preganjanji, streljanji
in mucenji-so poiskusili ma
druge nacine, XII so bill bolj wi
jacni. Predvsem so slovensko
liudstvo pahnili v taksno stisko,
da je zacela pesati njihova pri-
rodna zivljenjska odpornost. c.
sar nj dosegel terror in ubijanje,
maj bi izvrsile bolezni, XII so mo-
rale biti nujna posledica gospo-
darskega in socialnega zatira-
MIA, XII je bilo tesno zvezano z
narodnim preganjanjem.
Razumljivo je, da je predvsem
jetika mocno poskocila in da je
pridobila ma obsegu: Cd 21 pro
tijetienih dispanzerjev, XII so
stall pred vojno v borbi proti
jetiki in XII so jih ustanovili
idealni liudie skorai brez kak-
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-03-25

PRESIDENCY FOR JAPAN Japan begins rehabilae
modern nation there
governed by presidency instead Of the old sovereign
Tadano advocate for
addresses hrongs they Tokyo
them to vete down the and cabinet
ready has denied his divinity.
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Just A Mascot

A little runt of a man, with a
height scarcely exceeding five feet,
recently married a widow, over six
feet tall and of extremely generous
girth.
''How do you like married life?"
a friend asked the diminutive
groom, shortly after he returned
from the honeymoon.
The little man sadly shook his
head.
at wouldn't be so bad" he re-
piled, "if people wouldn't persist in
calling me the widows mite"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-05-16
The Wrong Book

Tell me, JONES'" asked a SYM
pathetic friend, chow is it that your
wife dresses so magnificently and
you always appear out at the ell
bows?"
"Well, III tell you," was the pa
tient, long-suffering reply; molly
dresses according to latest show
ings in the Ladies Home Journal
while I dress according to the fig
ures in the Jones Manufacturing
company ledgers."
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Long After-effect

Joe-It sure doesn't pay to kiss a
married woman. The first time !
ever did it, I couldn't forget it for
six months.
Ike-Wow-wee! Was it that good?
Joe - No. Her husband came
home early and sent me to the hos
pital for that length of time.
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USELESS GAME

The manager of movie theater
was standing in the lobby. He no.
ticed a patron, obviously from out
of town, buy a ticket, then few
minutes later 60 back and buy an.
other one. This happened several
times, until the manager finally
went over to the man. my dear
sir" he said, "why do you waste
your money like that? All you need
is one ticket"
II know" the man walled, "but
that doorman keeps tearing them
up!"
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Persuasive Measures

"Doc," said the old mountaineer,
leading a gangling youth into the
presence of the village medico, II
want you should fix up my son-in.
law. shot him in the leg yesterday
and famed him up a mite
Tut, tut" clucked the doctor dis.
approvingly. "Shame on you for
shooting your own son-in-law."
oval, doc," replied the mountain
eer, che warnt my son-in-law when
I shot him!"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-05-16
MODERN FABLE

Oficer-Didn't you hear me yell
for you to stop?
Motorist-No, sir.
Officer - Didn't you hear me
whistle?
Motorist-No, sir.
Oficer-Didn't you see me sig
nal?
Motorist-No, sir.
Oficer-Well, I guess I better 60
home. I don't seem to be doing
much good around here.
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Diner-I wish I had come to this
restaurant last year when I was in
town.
Proprietor-It's very kind Of you
to say that, sir.
Diner-Yes, this fish would have
| been about right then.
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Total Flop

A very small boy came home de-
jectedly from his first day at school.
"Ain't goin' tomorra," he muttered.
"And why not?" his mother asked.
"Well, can't read and I can't write
and they won't let me talk, so
what's the use"
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High Stakes

A hillbilly G.I. got into poker
game with some British soldiers.
"I'n bet one pound" said one Of
the Tommies.
The American studied his four
aces.
II don't know how yuh count yer
money over here" he declared,
"but I'll jest raise yuh to one tor"
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Right from the Nest

Housewife-Are these eggs strict
ly fresh?
Grocer ito his clerk) - Feel OF
those eggs, Jim, and see Il they're
cool enough to sell yet.
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He's the Man

Employer-For this job we want
a responsible man.
Applicant - I'm the guy you're
looking for. Everyw ere I've
worked, when something went
wrong they told me I was respon-
sible.
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Better Be Nuts

"I'm afraid you're bit crazy,
old chap"
"Is that so? And how about your
self" -.
"Oh, I'm perfectly sane"
"Then I'm happy to be crazy,
brother"
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Lazy Way Out

"Why don't you work hard, like
Jim? Now look at him-carrying
two ladders at a time while you
only carry one."
"He doesn't work hard-he's just
too lazy to make two trips"
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So Helpful!

She came into the railway ex-
press Office with a very heavy par
eel and said to the manager:
"They tell me you wrap packages
for shipment here"
All the employees were busy. It
was the rush hour. So the manager
graciously wrapped the package
himself and tied it carefully. As he
finished, he asked:
DO you want it sent prepaid or
collect?"
"Oh, I'm not sending it express"
she exclaimed. "I'm going to mail
i'll"
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Rapid Progress

He - How're you getting along
with your driving?
She - Wonderful. Yesterday I
went sixty miles an hour and tomor-
row I'm going to try opening my
eyes when I pass another car.
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Ugly Words

Sue-1 quit because my boss used
a couple of offensive words.
Lou-What were the words?
Sue-You're firedl
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$3.50
Practical Potholder

A GIANT strawberry potholder
"A to brighten your kitchen-and
gift to delight your friends! This
practical holder measures :; III
inches and is crocheted of red
thread, seeded in green.
To obtain complete crocheting instruc-
tons for the Giant Strawberry Holder
pattern No. 5333) send 20 cents in coin.
your name. address and pattern number.
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Lovely Centerpiece

HERE'S a crocheted dolly to
- treasure - cleverly designed
around center arbor hung with
five-inch punches of round grapes
and big three inch crocheted
leaves. Completed it is 20 inches.
To obtain complete crocheting instruc.
tons for the Grape and Leaf Dolly (Pat.
tern No. 5384) large detail of leaves and
grapes. send 20 cents in coin, your name.
address and pattern number.