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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
BISHOP X. l.. YOUNG VISITS
MOBILE

Bishop r. L. Young spent three
days in Mobile, Alabama, the first of
t h g month, visiting Reverend A.
Hawk. He was the guest speaker
at Reverend Hawks church Sunday
morning, where more than $4,000
was raised and was the guest speaker
at Reverend Flanagan's church Sun
d a Y afternoon, where more h an
$4,000 was raised.
On Monday morning, Bishop Young
delivered a special address to the
white Interdenominational Minister
ial Alliance which was held in one of
the city's white churches. The meet
ing was largely attended by white
and colored ministers. Presiding Ell
der J. A. Brodie of Montgomery,
Alabama, and his loving wife, were
present throughout the meeting.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
EECUTIVE BOARD INTERESTING

the Executive Board presided over
by Chairman A. J. Barnett had II
members out of a total membership
of 10 present for the Executive Board
meeting, Tuesday morning, March
18th, 900 o'clock. The meeting was
opened by the Vice President, Rev.
erend E. w. Blackman. Shortly
thereafter, the General President ar
rived and the vice president wi it h
courtesy yielded the chair to the gen.
eral president.
Chairman Barnett expedited bust
ness in his usual manner. The June
Board will open Tuesday morning,
June 3rd, 1000 o'clock. The June
assessment is S1.35 per member.
The H. B. A. drive is continued I'M
til June for one thousand members.
The joining fee is $40 per appli-
cant.
The band wagon is now rolling.
Get on board little children, there is
room for many more.
Many new faces were seen in the
Board just closed The board was
largely attended by presidents and
-'"r'hers from over the state.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
WHO ARE THE FIVE HOT SHOTS
FROM THE BEAVER DAM

VIM. Kinslow, president of Lodge
No. 100, Waynesboro, PIP members;
M. Paige, president of Lodge No.
260, Laurel, 1874 members; G. E. Ar
rington, president of Lodge No. go,
Laurel, 1877; Aaron Trotter, president
of Lodge No. 373, Picayune, 143 and
J. c. Jordan, president of H. B. A.
Lodge No. 215, Waynesboro, 107.
Watch this column in the next is
sue. Any president who can report
one hundred members or more is con-
sidered a "hot shot from the Beaver
DAM.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
II1ITrrc cvorrUruy, ana 4

n6iiIrS CNOrrUufy, anu TOo
the least of them is freedom Of
opportunity. Almost within our
own generation the working man
has had his hours cut nearly one.
third. Real wages of the un-
discovered" common man have
tripled in many industries. Sec
ondary school enrollments nave
increased ten times, and college
education is available to every.
one. The physical comforts and
the luxury goods consumed by
Americas common-man are the
envy of the whole world. All this
has taken place, despite depres-
sions.
This is not to say that Amer.
lea should accept serious business
recessions without making any
effort to cushion their effect. 4
wealth of experience from the W.
certain Thirties should enab,a
Congress to meet future en- era
gencies with more success. We
shall be able to avoid the mis- a;to.
of blaming overproduction, 70 -
now know that to admit over rSs.s
duction is to admit that we c.~
offer higher standard of ~ ireI
than our people can accept. !
America can keep going ah. I'd
on nc climb upward TOW =, d
now undreamed of, f
cate ourselves to hu-
IN understanding add
TNst m that has
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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
PICAYUNE
Dear Secretary:

Dear Secretary:
This comes to lat the readers of
the Echo know that
Lodge No. 1913 is moving along NICE
~, Ringing no backing BELLS. Like
Joe Louis, who shuffles forward all
She time, we are gaining new men,
bers, paying doctor and medicine bills
and strictly nursing our sick.
Did you know that the membership
here has been about (100) one hun
dred for about 10 years. Some of
our members have paid all of their
claims for the year 1947, including
both General assessment and dues.
Now that is what | call hot shot
just from Beaver Dam.
Our secretary, Mr.. Hunter reported
on our last meeting night that we
had sum of $4,000 (eight hundred
dollars) in our treasury.
Mr.. Secretary, my report will be
in the office on time. There is no
room for me on the Mourners'
bench. Save it for brother VIM.
Kinslow. He will need it. If he
isn't there reserve it for Rev. James
Patrick or some of those high STEP
pers around Laurel. | don't know,
Mrs. Bette Faulkner might n d
that seat | think we had a fine
time at the board.
A. A. Trotter, Pres. No. 1878
Picayune. Miss.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
BADGES OF HONOR

Badges of honor were placed on
the presidents who made their re-
ports before the board met. Presi-
dents were seen walking over the
city with their beautiful badges on
which attracted much attention and
gave the wearers recognition. Many
of the presidents who were present
would have worn badges if their
members had co-operated with them
in geeting their reports in on time.
1t is an honor to be an up-to-date
energetic member of the H. B. A.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
Dips and Peaks
r
By GEORGE S.BENsON
President Of Harding College
Seary. Arkdnsos

PRACTICAL economists view the
business outlook in terms Of
peaks and valleys. They have
come to accept the ups and downs
of the charts as Interpretation &
the myriad fso4sso @1saaMR %
trends eha4 may tune Pfacr III our
changing, dynamic economy. But
the query is put: How can we
avoid depressions7 Must we take
these periodic back sets for
granted? Is there not danger for
America in depressions
These questions are sometimes
honestly asked by critics of what
they call "boom and bust" capt.
talism. Yes, there is danger in
depressions. They're full of dy-
Mantle. We might wish to avoid
the effects of every kind of bust
ness recession, but to say that we
desire to give up freedom of in.
dividual opportunity for a regi-
mentation so thorough that we
can avoid depressions would be to
swap temporary setback for per-
nlanent disaster.
Level AMERICAS economy is
Road? a changing economy. It
is dynamic. And its d.
rection, always, has been up
wards toward the mountain peaks
of a higher and higher standard
of living for all her citizens. 1t
Is just possible that we could
ctay in the valley, finding a level
road that would be smooth ard
easy. Some folks mistaEa~ o. coli
:his security" But j. so
have the mountain peas d.
~ and higher standards o
tNon we must be ~"-0st.-
Hrief p,ateaus,
- raodiIstlnr
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
MIR. CHARLIE COLEMAN
SUCCUMBS

Stafford Springs. We, the men,
bers of Lodge No. 1875 have lost
faithful member in the passing of
Brother Charlie Coleman, who re-
sided at Vossburg, February oath at
the age of &C. He held membership
in the H. B. A. for ten years. Sur
vivors are: loving wife, four sons,
one daughter, four brothers and one
sister.
Funeral services were hid Friday,
February 28th from St. John Bap-
fist Church.
Mrs. Christine NJ. Lucas, President
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15

Mamie Currie, of 2O3O Mars St.,
jacksonville, Florida, will play the
part Of Juliet one of the two nights,
March IA and Is, when the immortal
Shakesnearean love-drama ROMEO
AND JULIET will be presented by
the Fisk University Stagecrafters in
Memorial Chapel Ann Heard, of
Nashville, will perform the same role
on the other night. Miss Currie, a
sophomore at Fisk, portrayed h e
character Julie in the Stagacrafters'
production last year of John NJ. Ross
WANGA DOLL.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
TEACHER ENTERTAINS CLASS

Friday evening, February 21st,
Miss H. B. Nelson, teacher of the
Adult Glass of Rose Hill Methodist
Church, entertained in honor of her
class. The church was beautifully
decorated in keeping with Washing
tons birthday. Misses Jordan and
Lorene Sherrod were tn e invited
guests.
Interesting topics were discussed,
after which, the hostess served a
course of ice cream and cake. A
delightful evening was spent.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15

Spanked by Riley Williams, the AL
corn College Braves completely out
classed the Tougaloo Bull Dogs in
the annual basketball classic at Tou-
galoo College Saturday night.
Alcorn never lost the lead, having
made basket in the first five sec
onds of the game.
For more than half a century, riv-
a Try in basketball between Alcorn
and Tougaloo has been keen - and
sometimes even bitter. Coach Harris
of Alcorn was proud Of this victory;
his team has lost only two games
this season, out a total of ten played.
The Alcorn College girls were also
on hand and defeated the Tougaloo
girls.
Sincerely Yours,
w, H. Pipes, President.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
TWO DAY INSTITUTE OR
WORSHIP AT MILES

The 9th Episcopal District over
which Bishop R. L. Young presides,
will hold a two day Institute or
Workshop at Miles College, Thurs
day and Friday, March 81 and %.
President w. A. Bell is making
preparations for large attendance.
Mrs. Young plans to accompany the
bishop on his trip to Miles.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
NEWS FROM HERE AND
YONDER

The H. B. A. has just closed sue
~essful Board is which substantial
rains were made in membership,
presidents and members encouraged;
81 claimants paid $221.00 each; pre-
sent membership more than six
thousand and six hundred.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15

I CHICAGO - Pinball is the mod
ern descendant of an old Americana
game originally called "bagatelle,"|
which was very popular in the sos
of the last century. A novice cam
play it as well as an expert. The
game is intriguing because of it's
infinite variety of action.
} w. A. Patzer, shown above, chief
engineer of a member factory Of
Coin Machine Industries, Inc, here,
studied mathematics at the Univer-
sity of Bonn, Germany under Ali
fred Einstein and compiled the
following interesting figures. On al
table having IL bumpers and five
balls, a given player has one
chance in 72O,JO0,O0O of ever See
ing two games with ball action ard
angles exactly alike. The possihil-
ity of two identical games in every
minute respect, Occurring in sue
cession are one In a vigintiui"7.
That means 1,0OO,O00,C0O,Oc :,
100000, 900, 1000 900, 00O ,G00,C vy,.us.
100000, 900 900 ,OO0,OOO,oOO.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
HOUSE BURNS AND ALL IN 1T

The home of Reverend and Mrs.
Levi Thomas of this city was COM
pletaly destroyed by fire, Thursday,
February 9th. No one was at the
house at the time of the fire, &C
cording to report, therefore the house
and al Of its esGteDts we're losts In
- ~ ~ 49,
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
QUITM

Brother Secretary, please rush this
policy out in order that l might col
lect the March assessment from said
member.
Prof. Thos. Blackney, Pres.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
MARION

This is to let the many readers
know of the death of Reverend Keen
on, which occurred at Marion. Rev
erend Keenon was stabbed in the back
with a dirk that caused instant death.
This was a shock to the citizens
of Marion. He was a member of st.
John Baptist Church. His funeral
wea conducted by Reverend F. M.
aughn, assisted by others. His sur
vivors are wife, one son and seven
daughters.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
Folk We Know

Mrs. Eleanor Peppers, daughter of
Mrs. Adlea Hardy, is in the city from
Detroit, Michigan, visiting relatives
and friends.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15

Virgil Thomson, noted composer of
the opera FOUR SAINTS IN THREE
ACTS and music critic of the New
York HERALD TRIBUNE, will be a
special guest at Fisk University's 18
annual Festival of Music and Art,
to be held April 1926. Some of his
works will be performed in a con-
cert of contemporary music Friday
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15

Mr.. Leon PRESLEY, local bust
ness man of this city, has been i'll
for the past week.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1947-03-15
MRS. MISSOURI DYESS PASSES

Quitman: Lodge No. 41O wishes
to report the passing of one of it's
faithful members, Sister Missouri
Dyess. We trust that our loss is
heavens gain.
ALCORN DEFEATS TOUGALOO
1926
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-21
Alaska Has Too Many Churches

SEATTLE, (P-Alaska is both "irreligious and over-churched," the Rev. pr. Mark A. Dawber of New York, executive secretary of the Home Missions Council of North America, said today on his return from a survey of the Terri tory.
 D. Dawber made the survey with two other prominent eastern churchmen, the Rev. Dr. Earl Jackman, Presbyterian, and the Rev. pr. Earl Brown, Methodist, with the idea of organizing a coun- cil of churches in Alaska.
 Such a council probably will be organized in the fall, Dr. Dawber reported.
 pr. Dawber said there is "ter- rifle problem in the matter of or ganized evil'' in Alaska.
 The weather isn't the only han dicap to living there," he said. People with children are leaving because of the organized vice"
 pr. Dawber, who last visited Alaska 34 years ago and who made this trip under quite different con- ditions - entirely by air said Alaska is 'over-churched" through a racket" being conducted by Sin dependent" groups who go Out side with sob stories" to raise money. He said there are six of these church groups in settlement of 700 natives.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-21
Find SlO,OOO,OO In Texas City Ruins
tBy l1al BoYlel

TEXAS CITY. (P) - He might sot even have stopped to pick it hp. Yesterday he found $l0,000,- 900.
 Stokes, a Houston, Texas, man, has been putting in 24 hours day as a rescue worker. He was prob ing the ruins of the Texas City Terminal Railway company when he came across the company safe.
 It looked like a safe cracker had used too large load of nitro on it.. 1t was a messy job, but efficient.
 Inside was a mass of paper Stokes took them to w. H. Sand berg, vice president of the com pany.
 Thank God for this." Sandberg said. This is seven million dollars in company fire insurance poli- cies."
 He gave Stokes the keys to other Cooms and asked him to look around again. This time Stokes took a sheet with him. He entered room after ruined room.
 When he came back, he had more paper. They were 500 individuals policies of workers, and Sandberg said they amounted to over $3,000,- GOO. "I had a sheet full of them" Stokes said. Removing his tin hel- men and wiping his forehead on the sleeve of white jacket.
 Sandberg said their recovery would speed Up steps in recovering insurance tremendously.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-21
Slash Would Halt Wagner Act

WASHINGTON, (P)-Chairman Paul M. Herzog said today a pro- posed 50 per cent slash in funds for the national labor relations board would virtually destroy" administration of the Wagner Act during the fiscal year beginning July l.
 The board already had back log of 5,307 undecided cases on March 1, he told members of a Senate appropriations subcommit- tee, and the cut voted by the House would force dismissal of about 50 of the 738 staff members after June 30.
 He said the board is so busy now that a contested Wagner Act case filed today "could probably not be decided by the board until Novem- Der, 1948, at the earliest"
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-21
Investigate Alaska Before Permitting Statehood

JUNEAU, (P)-Territorial Sen, Edward D. Coffey urged today that members of Congress make first hand, factual investigations of con- ditions in Alaska before acting on statehood for Alaska.
 Declaring that he personally is definitely" for statehood, the vet eran legislator said he believes much of the testimony offered last week before the House sub-com- mittee in Washington was for "po- litical and publicity purposes"
 Alaska is being represented at the present hearings in Washing ton by privileged few, mostly government officials, who can spend public funds to travel to Washington while people of Alas ka are hardly represented.
 These public officials, and their representatives" he continu d !, "are for statehood under any cir cumstances, and have little regard for provisions that Alaskans want in the enabling act.
 What we need is few common sense Alaskans to point out to Con- gress the fact that our economy is based today primarily on vast amounts of money spent here by federal bureaus and for national defense work.
 Our industrial production is less than half of what it was be- fore the war. It cannot recover on higher taxes, increasing costs of production and poor steamship service. Fewer mines will operate in 1947 than operated in 1946. Our fisheries production is halved. Costs have scared to the point where nobody can build homes, industrial enterprises or anything beneficial to our basic economy. Without fe d eral expenditures, many Alaskans would have to seek their livings elsewhere"
 COffey said he is not certain that Alaska is ready for statehood lat this time" He recited that vot- CTS in two of Alaska's four Divi- sions voted against statehood at the referendum vote, and suggested it may be more than people can bear under their present limited industrial system.
 Alaska is frontier land," said Coffey. "No frontier land was ever developed on high taxes"
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-21
Texas City Starts
 Digging Out r.

Continued From Page One day listed 580 persons presumed dead, but at Red Cross headquar- .arS in Galveston yesterday an of- ficial said l9 of the names listed mad been found alive.
 HOUSTON, Tex. (P)-The ex- plosion disaster will not affect the overall industrial future of Texas City in the slightest, said Don J. Smith of New York, president of the Pan-American Refining com pany and several associated con- cerns.
 'I have always had a great deal of faith in Texas City as an indus trial site," Smith said, land the disaster there does not change my mind. Such explosion could have occurred anywhere.
 There is no reason to be afraid of the future. It looks as bright to me for Texas City as it ever did"
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-21
NEWS IN BRIEF

WASHINGTON, (P) - Rolling stock for narrow gauge railroad, oxygen generating plants, and searchlights were listed by the war assests administration today among items on which bids are being ac- cepted. All the equipment is To- cated in Hawaii, except the rail- road stock, which is at Skagway, Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-21
SEATTLE, R - Eleven of the

SEATTLE, R - Eleven of the nations outstanding crews will be invited to participate in the sec- ond running of the Lake Washing ton regatta scheduled for June 28, Harvey Cassill, University of Washington athletic manager, said today. The 2,000-meter event will be a week after the Poughkeepsie regatta. Cassill said competitors probably will fly here for the event.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-21
SAN FRANCISCO, (P) :

American World Airways today announced the appointment of Jo- seph D. Fessio, formerly regional traffic manager for its headquart- CTS in Seattle, as sales manager for the airlines, Pacific Alaska divi- sion. His new headquarters will be here.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-21

The worlds largest oil refinery is at Abadan, Iran.
The Nome nugget., 1947-04-21

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Evening star., 1947-02-10
Louise {. Wilmer Funeral
ARRANGED in HyattsviIIe

Funeral services for Miss Louise
E. Wilmer, 86, former school teacher
and at one time practicing osteo-
path, were to be held at l pm. today
in Gasch's funeral home, Hyatts-
vile. Miss Wilmer died Friday at
the Mother Jones Rest Home, Riggs
road, after a brief illness. Burial
will be private.
Miss Wilmer, who lived with her
sister, Mrs. Howard M. Rice of
4206 Decatur street, Hyattsville, was
born in Suspension Bridge, N. Y.
She attended Buffalo Normal School
and started teaching in Lockport,
N. Y, when she was 16. In 1901,
she entered the Kirksville (Mo)
College of Osteopathy and Surgery
and after graduation practiced in
Colorado and Washington until
1920, when she moved to Hyatts-
vile.
While making her home with Mrs.
Rice she served as a substitute
teacher in Hyattsville schools.
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Rice and Miss Anna M. Wilmer of
Marysville, Wash.
Evening star., 1947-02-10
Granville J. Thompson,
Fruit Farm Owner, Dies

Granville Jackson Thompson, 10,
owner Of the Hayden Fruit Farm at
Cloverly, near Colesville, and life
long resident of Montgomery County,
died Saturday night at his home
after an illness of 3 years.
Born at Ednor, Mr.. Thompson was
the son of the late Andrew and
Mary Elizabeth Harding Thompson
He was a charter member of the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau
the Liberty Grove Grange. Burtons-
vile, and the Ashton Methodist
Church.
Surviving are three daughters,
Miss Ethel Lavinia Thompson, Clo-
verify; Mrs. Charles Lethbride, Ed
nor, and Mrs. William o. Brown,
Laurel; two sons, Milton L. Thomp-
son, Silver Spring. and James R.
Thompson Cloverly; four sisters,
Mrs. Annie Wilson, College Park;
Mrs. George Richardson, Spencer
Vile; Mrs. George johnson, Wash
ington, and Mrs. Jessie Lasswell
Arlington; two brothers, Herbert
Thompson, Spencerville, and Almus
c. Thompson, Philipsburg, Pa, and
five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow at the Ashton
Methodist Church. Burial will be
in the Burtonsville Union Cemetery
Evening star., 1947-02-10
Robert |. LeipoIdDies
Helped Navy Design
Big Drydock in War

Robert Theodore Leopold, 10, a
prominent bridge engineer who
helped the Navy design one of its
most potent secret" weapons-a
40,000-ton floating drydock which
allowed repair of big ships near the
battlefront-died last night at his
home, 2625 Thirty-first street Sc.
He had been i'll for some time. Mr..
Leopold, native of Washington,
was born January Is, 1877, the son
of Robert H. T. and Isabelle Leopold.
For many years he lived at As Oak
place, Bethesda.
For the last IA years he had been
an engineer for the American
Bridge Co. He was loaned" to the
Navy during the war to help with
the drydock and other work. His
last job for the Navy was checking
and approving contractors designs
for heavy cranes.
RE played major role in the
design of the cantilever arch of the
Hell Gate Bridge over New York's
East River. His work included all
kinds of bridges as well as many
types of industrial structures.
+ Mr.. Leopold also helped design and
build mill and Office buildings, train
sheds, hangers dncluding floating
dirigible shangars), railroad turn
tables and conveyor systems for ore,
coke, coal, cement and other heavy
products.
At one time he helped the jap
anese construct a large power line
and assisted the Bureau of Stand
ards In testing bridge materials.
He was educated at Sidwell's
Friends School here and took his
engineering degree at Princeton
University in 1897.
His wife Viola and an only child,
Robert D. Leopold, a student at
Charlotte Hall Military Academy,
survive.
Funeral services will be private.
He will be buried in the family plot
in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1947-02-10
lawrence Paddock Rites
To Be Held tomorrow

Funeral services for Lawrence
Paddock, 18, Washington-Lee High
School senior, viii be held at the
Mount Olivet Methodist Church at
/ pm. tomorrow. Burial will be in
the National Memorial Cemetery.
The youth died Saturday night
after Shedding accident near his
home. 1918 North jackson street,
Arlington.
He is survived by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney L. Paddock, and a
brother, Norman. Born in Con-
cord, Mass, the youth had lived
with his family in Arlington for the
last year.
The accident which resulted in
his death occurred when he was
thrown from his sled into ditch
on Lorcum lane near North Twenty
third street. Returning to his home,
he complained of feeling i'll. He was
being taken to Georgetown Hospital
when he died en- route.