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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20


Walter Gratz has taken over the
management of the Economy store
from Fred Gratz, the former mana
ger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Swank who.
attended the funeral of Chris Swank,
have returned to their home in
Dewey, Oklahoma.
Lowell Schaublin is in training at.
Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala.
Weight limit of parcels that may
be mailed has been raised from 50
pounds to 10 pounds.
Floyd Woods has returned to
Camp Sheridan. Tom Murray is
training at Camp Sherman. Ray
Staater enlisted in Cincinnati base
hospital training unit.
Mrs: Darling, this article says
that in some parts of India a man
doesn't know his wife until he mar
ries her. ....
Mr.: Why single out India?
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20
EVANGELICAL & REFORMED
CHURCHES

V. c. Oppermann, Minister
Emmanuel's:
9:3O a. m. Morning worship
1920 a. m. Church school
No choir rehearsal this week.
st. Johns:
$50 a. m. Church school
10:45 a m. Morning Worship
The choir of the church will meet
for rehearsal on Wednesday evening
of this week at 500 o'clock.
You are welcome to worship at
our churches.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20

Henry Ward Beecher
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20
IN Ohe
Churches
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH

FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Paul FL. Cramer, Pastor d.
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
Morning worship 10:30 a. m.
NJ. Y. F. 6:30 p. m.
Senior choir Thursday 7 p. m.
EBENEZER MENNONITE
1.-TWO miles west of Bluffton)
Rev. Howard T. Landes, Pastor
Wednesday,
8 P. NJ. Prayer and Bible study
Sunday
9:30 Sunday school, Phares Bixel
Supt.
1920 Morning worship
1880 C. E. programs
$40 Evening service
@ No rehearsal for Children's Day
this Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20

Along about 1880 a 15-year-old
boy who worked as printers devil
in the weekly Western Aurora office
and fiddled with playing fife in
odd moments, came up with catchy
little song, the words and tune of
his own composition, "0la Dan
Tucker-he got drunk; fell in the fire
and kicked DIP a chunk" He too,
knew all about the big kettle.
The kid was Daniel Decatur Em-
NETT, born in 1916 at Mulberry
Street and Ohio Avenue, and his
little tune caught on and spread all
over the country. Readers of more
than middle age remember dancing
to it at house parties. 1t had count
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES

PkESB IEhlAN JHUhIhEo
The Rev. e. n. Bigelow, Pastor
Rockport:
Morning Worship 9:30
Church School 10:30
Mr.. Lawrence Begg, Supt.
Button:
Church School 9:45
Daniel J. Alspach, Supt.
Morning Worship 11:00
Sundays sermon: "The Christians
Arm0r."
All welcome to these services.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20
FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
I. n. Smucker. Pastor

$50 Sunday school; Carl Smucker,
Supt. Glasses for all ages.
1880 The Worship service
6:30 Christian Endeavor
7:3O Evening service. A Gospel
Team from the College presents the
program.
Visitors are always welcome to
our services.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20
BEAVERDAM PARISH

Holy Communion will be observed
Sunday morning at the regular wor-
ship hours in both the Beaverdam
and Rockport Methodist churches.
Friends and fellow travellers are well
come.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20
MISSIONARY CHURCH

WIDSIUNAhI NHUhNH
Robert r. Welch, Minister
Wednesday,
500 Prayer service
Sunday
9:30 Sunday school
1890 Morning worship
6:30 Prayer service
700 Young Peoples meeting
Children's meeting in basement.
1880 Evening service
Everyone is welcome.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20
EVANGELICAL MENNONITE

E. J. Shady, Pastor
Sunday
9:30 Sunday school. C. d. DilIer,
Supt.
10:30 Morning Worship
700 p. m, c. w. B. programs
7:45 Evening service
9:15 Singspiration led by Rev.
William Cox.
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= .4 HARRY :. HALR

EDITORS NoTE-This Is one
of series of articles 70 appear
IN the BIufton Neaos dealing
with early Ohio history. Others
wiH appear in forthcoming
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-05-20

Conceited men are harmless kind
of creatures, who, by their over
weening self-respect, relieve others
from the duty of respecting them at
all.
Henry Ward Beecher
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Kappas Hold
Meeting Here

The Kappamen of the Jackson
Alumni Chapter of the Kappa AL.
pha Psi fraternity met Sunday
Decemer 9Th, at the office of DIR,
R. o. Williams, on Parish st.
Among those resent were the
following out-oftown guests: Drs
Richard Neal of Laurel, Charles
Smith of Hattiesburg; Gorge Car.
michael of Canton; Professors
S. e. Wilson and N. R. Burger of
Hattiesburg. The Jackson men in
cluded p A. Blackburn, ]. A. Will
liams, t. B. Ellis. Kermit Holley,
V. ]. Jones, Rev. R. N. Stephens.
Pres. S. l.. Greene Jr., and Drs.
R. o. Williams and G A. Price.
The two main features of the
meeting were the installation of
officers: B. A. Blackburn, Pole
march; B. L. Bell, Bice-Pole-
march; v. J. Jones, Keeper of
Records and Exchequer; N. R.
Burger, Strategus; DIR. E. H.
Smith, Historian; and the laying
of plans for their Regional meet
ing hee in Jackson around Easter
of 1949.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
President Reddix
To Write For
jackson Advocate
MhiIe In Africa

Readers of the Jackson Advo-
cate will be pleased to know that
President Jacob l.. Reddix of Jack
son College, will write a series of
articles for the paper during his
stay in Africa.
Prior to his departure Tuesday
morning President Reddix told the
editor of the Jackson Advocate
that as result of a proposal
made in a speech by the editor
during a banquet in honor of the
president by the Noon Day Lunch
con Club, that he would act as
foreign correspondent for the pa
per during his stay in Africa and
would attempt to send weekly ar
ticles, the frequency, however. de-
pending upon his being able to-
tain secretarial help.
The president left by air Tues
day morning and should arrive in
Africa during the weekend.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Negro Soldiers
Attempt To Get
S61,481 Payroll

Fort Bragg, N. c. Dec. G.
Four Negro soldiers are being
held for court martial today after
their attempt holdup of a Fort
Bragg payroll car was foiled by
heavily armed military police
men.
The car was carrying $51, 481
paratrooper payroll.
Four officers and a driver were
taking the sack of money to the
quarters of the 505th Airborne
Infantry Regiment when the -four
CT bandits forced the staff cal
to the curb. However the route
posted with guards and the men
surrendered when IL MP's appear
ed from behind bushes with sub
machine guns.
The four are identified as PFC
Robert Harris, Pvt. Artie Curtis,
Pvt. Samuel Richardson and one
other. They were armed with pis-
tolls and knives.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Ga. Mob Victims
Wife Discounts
Rumor killing
Was A "Mistake''
KHAN SAID TO HAVE MARKED
LOCAL UNDERTAKEN

riffin, Ca, Dec. 6-(SpeciaD-
Mrs. Amy James Mallard has dis.
counted widespread rumor that
there might have been a case of
mistake Indemnity, in the shoot
ing to death of her husband, Rob
ert E. Mallard, prosperous Toombs
county farmer, by a whtie-robed
mob last week.
This rumor gained credence "a
ter the first law enforcement Off.
Ger who reached the scene asked
sis this Reno Tapley's carp" Res
idents of the small community
had speculated that Tapley might
have been tn eintended victim.
Some sources indicate that the
Ku Klux Khan had warned Tap.
ley collapsed, and was in a state
that bordered on hysteria when
he learned that Mallard had been
slain. He was unable to embalm
the body until nearly 80 hours
later.
Owned New Car.
Mallard owned a new Kaiser
and the undertaken, Tapley. had
almost an Identical model by Kais-
er.
Mrs. Mallard has testified that
no such possibility existed She
said the masked slayers had a
clear, closeup of her husband be-
fore the Wired the fatal volley.
In Toombs county, Sheriff r.
4. Gray was preparing to ask a
grand jury to return indictments
against a number of persons be-
lieVed responsible for Mallard's
murder.
Sheriff Gray has told reporters
that he still hope dthat Mrs. NAL
lard would swear out warrants
against the alleged killers. How
ever, such an action appeared i'm
probable, Mrs. Portia Mallard
Walker, sister-in-law of the widow
said the woman was in such a
ton that she would never ven-
ture back to Lyons or Vidalia for
such an ordeal.
William T. Carter and his sis
ter, Angelina, who were riding in
the back seat of Mallard's car at
the time it was blockaded. have
been released.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
President
RooseveIt's
Musician Gets
Navy Award

Atlanta, Dec. 6-Graham Jack
son, Negro musician who used to
entertain President Roosevelt on
his visits to Warm Springs, Ca,
before his death has been award.
ed a Navy Commentator it was
revealed her elast week.
Jackson was cited for selling
two million dollars worth of war
bonds for his recruiting activities
during the war.
Jackson served as chief Spec
ialist in the Naval Reserve dur
ing the war.
The commentator medal and
citation were awarded Monday at
the Atlanta Naval Air Station.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
State Building
Commission To
Decide Location
OF Delta Negro
Vocational
School

The State Building Commission
meeting here this week, is expect
ed to make a final decision on
the site for the location of the
Delta Negro Vocational School,
which was authorized by the 1916
session of the State Legislature.
The new school will be built
at a cost of 100000.
Among the towns now bidding
for the location Of the school are:
Tutwiler, Indianola and Itta B'ena.
With the sites offered by these
towns having already been visit
ed by members of the legislature
and trustees of the Institutions
of Higher Learning in the State
Building Commission, will study
a number of ither sites near there
widely separated Delta towns.
Acting as a subcommittee this
group has repoted that each of
the towns to be consideed, where
numrous sites, have been offered
ranging from 800 to $40 acres, the
populace appeared unanimously in
favor of the school.
The fist delay in the constuc-
ton and opening of the school
was met shortly after the action
of the legislature when citizens
of Carroll county objected to the
location of the school at the form
er site of the Greenwood Air Base
where the school could have put
into operation as first-class in
stitution with considerable reduc.
ton in cost to the state.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Federal Council
OF Church
Approves Pesi-
dents Civil
Rights Program
CALLS FOR ELIMINATION OF
RACIAL SEGREGATION

Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 6-The
Federal Council of churches Of
Christ in America, the nations
largest protestant rhurch group
here last Friday approved Presi-
dent Truman's Civil Rights Pro
gram and called for the elimina.
tion of racial segregation in the
United States.
Delegates adopted a report which
says in effect that it is fine to
pass aw la abolishing racial seq
regation but what really is need.
ed is to have every man believe
in his heart that non-segregation
is 100 per centright malpractice
it.
The councils newly elected pres
ident, Bishop John S. Stamm of
Harrisburg, Pa, hailed the action
at a news conference.
"These are the Christian prin-
ciples and the objective toward
which we are striving" he said.
The council, which embraces
.27 denominations with more than
,28,O0O,OO0 members reaffirmed
a declaration that racial segre-
cation is unnecessary and un-
desirable" Tt had said that in
other years, but it. went all the
way today by saying:
GAS proof of their sincerity
the churches must work for a
non-segregated church and nom
segregated society"
The report adopted near the
close of the councils 10th ami
versary convention, met scatter
ed opposition during a discussion
period. However, it was adopted
without a single "Nay" voice
vote.
In what convention members
said was an obvious reference to
President Truman's program. the
report stated:
at is for the state to enbodv
these rights in its own legal svs-
tenn and to endure their obser-
vance in practices. Tt is for the
churches to encourage the state
fully to recognize these rights
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Stringer Masonic
Grand Lodge Holds
73rd Annual
Session


Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. THE
M. w. Stringer Masonic Grand
diction, held it's 73rd Annual Ses-
sion here this week The session
opened Sunday with the Memorial
Services and was scheduled to
conclude it's work by Wednesday
night. Delegates were in attend
ance from some 900 Lodges and
their Auxiliaries, from every Sec
I ton of the state. The Session is
presided over by State Grand
Master James B. Gillian, of Clarks
dale, successor to the late John
l.. Webb.
The most important item to
come before the Session is the
selection of site for the location
Of proposed Masonic Temple to
be erected by the body. The mat
ter was turned over to a commit
tee at the last Grand Session,
and it is expected to make a final
recommendation during this
session.
Prominent on the Sessions pro-
gram VIZ Ill. John G.. Lewis Jr..
Grand Master of the State of
Louisiana; Rev. Joseph H. Jack
son, pastor livet Baptist Church,
Chicago, and Col. Roscoe Conklin
Simmons.
Officers of the Stringer Lodge
are Jas. G. Gillian, Clarks,sale.
Grand Master; DR.. Lee M. Owen.
Vicksburg, Deputy Grand Master,
DR.. Fl. G. Fields, Laurel, Grand
Senior Warden; w. A. Godbolt.
Hattieburg, Junior Grand Ward
en-; j. w. Porter, Tupelo, Grand
treasurer; ]. G. Greene, Port Gin
son, Grand Secretary.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
DR.. Stewart
Addresses
Luncheon Club

The MONDAY Luncheon Club
OF the Parish Street Branch YMCA
had DIR. L. B. Stewart, prominent
physician of the city, as it's guest
speaker in the regular meeting on
December 3.
Dr.. Stewart concentrated her
entire message into a force that
would awaken the oitizenry of
jackson and of the South to a
sense Of the danger which ever
ccnfronts one-half of it's popula-
ton.
Using the current Albert Lee
case, DIR. Stewart gave a birdseye
view of the injustice that can and
is happening to an average, norm
al boy of the Negro race-a boy
who had a normal, average dream
and ambition for his life, and had
those dreams and ambitions blast
ed and withered by a giant hoax,
rape, or so-called rape.
The speaker brought out the
fact that this is not an incident
that can directly or indirectly ig-
nored on the "none-of-my-busi-
ness" basis, but that it is the
business of everyone that is IN
terested in his or her own rights
and duties as citizens.
She left the group with this
thought: There is no safety or
security for ANY of us until these
human rights are secured for ALL
of us. JUSTICE is everybody's
business.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11

Johnson, Negro track star of the
University of Michigan, won the
Literary College Senior Presi-
dency by student vote Friday
over Pete Elliott, a white student,
football, basketball and golf star.
Johnson is the first Negro stud
ent to be so honored at the Uni
versity.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Hollis Edmond
Loses Eye In
BrookhaVen
Accident

Brookhaven, Miss. Dec. A. Two
persons were injured here last
tuesday afternoon when the car
in which they were riding col
lided with a truck at the corner
of Minnesota street at 81 high
way.
The injured were Clarence John
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Vice-President BarkIeys Ruling Can
Stop Senate FiIibuster
Ruling Predicted To Bring Vote On
Civil Rights Law

Washington, Dec. 6-Vice Pres
ident Barley has it in his power
as President of the Senate, to
put new teeth in the Senates
nearly defunct cloture rule, op-
ening the way for passage of the
residents civil rights law, cap
itol observers pointed out here
last week.
civil rights legislation, exploring
means of enacting the program,
disclosed that a simple ruling
from the Senate chair may clear
the way.
All Barley needs to do, some
of his colleagues said, is reverse
an earlier ruling by his predeces-
sOr in the chair, Senate Prsidnt
Arthur H. Vandenberg Or. Mich
with whom Barley too issue at
the time.
Vandenberg ruled on August 2.
1948, that cloture procedure (shut-
ting filibuster) cannot be used to
stop debate on a motion to call UP
a bill.
AS a result of the ruling, which
Vandenberg said was in line with
his unbiased best judgment and
honest reflection of what the
Senate rules required Southern
Senators won their last filisbust-
er against anti-poll tax Iegisla-
ton.
Vandenberg went further and
found that ''the Senate has no eff
fective cloture rule at ALL
Barley, however, took a dia-
metrically opposite stand in de
batting leading up to the ruling.
he Kentucky Democrat who, start
ing January 20, will have the pow
er to place his own construction
on Senate rules, told the Senate:
Il have not any doubt that when
the Senate adopted Rule % (clo-
ture) it intended to make it DOS
sible for the Senate to bring to
a termination debate upon any
matter before it."
Barley has never 1ntimated
just how he will rule when the
cloture issue again comes before
the Senate, but an associate said:
eff he follows his arguments.
On record in the Senate, 1 do not
see how he can do otherwise than
reverse Senator Vandenberg's
ruling" itsj
1t was learned that the Vice
President-Elect plans informal
talks with Southern Senators be.
fore he succeeds Bandenberg on
the rostrum in an effort to work
out some amacable settlement.
He has long favored changes in
the cloture rule to make it posi-.
bic for something less than two
thirds of the Senate to bring any
matter to a vote.
Failing an agreement Senate
action Tightening the rule -
step the Senate Republican lead
ership already is committed to-
Rarkley still has the power to
strengthen the rule by interpre-
tation.
Issue Tested Last August
An associate who has worked
with him in past parliamentary
bouts, told newsmen he thought
cloture procedure would be tight
ened zone way or the other"
The issues were last tested in
the Senate on August 2, when %
Seniors led by Acting Republican
Leader Kenneth S. Wherry (Neb)
signed a cloture petition.
Southern Senators led by Sena-
tor Richard B. Russell Cd. Ga.),
had been filibustering motion
to call up the House-passed anti
poll tax bill.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Albert Lee Brilliant Young SCI
Graduate Charged With Attempted
Rape Here Tells Life Story
Youth Released On $4,000 Bond In
Perjury Charge Made By
Trail Judge
local Chapter OF NAAcP Continues
Defense Of Case

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 7-(DSN)
Albert Lee, brilliant young
graduate of SCI College at Ed
rape here, wrote his life story for
the local branch of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People last week as
the branch pledged to continue
it's effort in his defense, in a Sec
ond trial scheduled for the cur
rent term of the Kinds County
Circuit Court.
Convicted in the first trial and
sentenced to eighteen years in
prison Lees conviction was up
held by the State Supreme Court,
but was reversed and remanded
by the United States Supreme
Court.
Indicted by the grand jury on
a perjury charge placed against
him during his trial by Presiding
Judge Hugh B. Gillespie, the
youth was arrested last week but
was released on s., 900 bond.
Judge Gillespie made the per-
jury charge against the youth
when he was unable to identity
policemen in a lineup before the
court, after he had testified that
he was taken out and beaten while
in Jail in an attempt to force him
to make a confession.
The life-story, as written by the
youth follows:
MY LIFE
By Albert Ericsson Lee
was born November %, 1926,
at 2130 Meadow Street, Jackson,
Mississippi. My parents were
Mary Bennett and Fred w. Lee.
was one of five children in the
family and incidentally the only
boy. / have heard talk of two
other children but 1 never knew
them as they were before my
time. Soon after my appearance
upon this stage of life my mother
and dad separated and she was
left alone with five kids to sup
port. But dad helped me some,
and especially me, as / think /
was his favorite child.
was a. pretty apt lad, if I do
say SO myself, and at the tender
age of five / was first grade at
Mary c. Jones' Elementary School.
There I stayed until l finished the.
eighth grade, leading the normal,
life of fighting, flying kites, shoot
ing marbles, playing ball, etc.
or should l say abnormal boys
.-lqSIJ lueIII!Iq6 6I9A Gm Ie1ry
ing and schooling career at Mary
Z. Jones l entered Southern Chris
tlan Institute, after some ponder.
ing OF both parents. There part
ly worked my way to obtain a
nigh school education. 1t was there
that | got my nickname, "Chee
Chee", which has stuck To mo
throughout the years. This was In
ls4o, and here l stayed until
graduated in 1914, for what I cali
four thrill-packed yeyars.
1T SCI my life became rather
eventful. 1 became quite absorbed
IN campus life. being at one time
or another member of the Min
isterial Association. secretary IN
the YMCA, chairman Of can6ns
Social Committee, proctor in The
mems DORM, treasurer and bass
singer in the Travelling Chor,s
treasurer and regular member of
the school Choir; member of 4he
dramatic Club and held many 9TH
er major and minor offices for
campus and class activities. stand
ing out in athletics.
In athletics I played them all
represented the school IN has
Continued; nm paoa. e,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Jackson College
Gets "a Rating

President Jacob l.. Reddfx an
nounced here Monday, on the eve
of his departure for six months
stay in Liberia, Africa, that Jack
son College has received the "A'
rating.
The "a rating, which is the
highest that can be awarded was
given to Jackson College by the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools, at its re-
cent meeting in Memphis, Tenn.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Special
Christmas
Program AT
Pratt M. (.
Church

The Galloway Chorus under the
direction of Mr.. D. Galloway, will
be the guest of Pratt Memorial
M. E. Church in a special Christ
mas Program, on Sunday, Decem-
Der II at 7 pm. The public is in
vited to attend.
The people of Pratt M. E. Church
are SO happy to welcome its new
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11

son, age so, possible conclusions,
Hollis Edmond, 55, lost his left
eye and cuts about the body.
The driver of the truck and
two riders escaped injury.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Sowing Fat?

Are you saving your used latg
Industry needs fats and oils to-
day as much az tEe5 did during
the war. SALVAGE TT teasfo;js1-
FIJI of grease in tue hattola q
the frying ran.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-12-11
Michigan Students
Elects Track Star
First Senior
College President
Ann Arbor, Mich, Dec. 4-val

in law, and also, since the church
es are under special obligation
to obey God they must go be-
yond these resuirments of law
and encourage their members in
conscientious endeaver to achieve
these ends"