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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-02-19
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Pursuant to authority directed to
me by the Board of Supervisors OF
Holmes County. Mississippi, notice
is hereby given that the said Board
will receive sealed bids until IL o.
clock Noon on March /, 1913, for the
purchase from District No. ! of the
following equipment, to-wit:
One 1910 Model III Ton Chevrolet
Truck.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
Published by order of the Board OF
date of February End, 1948.
PARHAM Fl. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
42-4tnp
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-02-19

You KNOW, .oIks, the brew.
Ing industry's "self-regulation"
program is neither involved nor
complicated. It's a d o W n-to-
earth program that means do
Righti!"
This simple statement sums
up the work of my friend. w.
w. Pierce, Director of the Mis-
sissippi COMMITTEES, q. 8. Brew.
ers Foundation, and his vigtiant
staff OF field investigators. IL
means that retail outlets must
observe the law and respect
public decency or get out OF
business.
For eight years this eommit-
tee has cooperated with eiti-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-02-19
From where | sit ;. by Joe Marsh
DO RIGHT"

gems groups, officials, law en-
forcement officers and the gen.
eral public In seeing to 1t that
beer. the beverage of modera-
ton, Is sold in wholesome sur.
roundings and In full accord.
ance with the law.
From where ! sit, 1t looks
like the brewing industry IL per-
forming q real public service
with its down-to-earth SELF
regulation" program that
means "Do Rightii"
& M~4e
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-02-19

Using high temperatures in cook
ing makes eggs tough.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-02-19

To supply eggs and poultry pro-
ducts for a family of five, 30 laying
hens should be kept.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-02-19

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The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03
'Y" TO ERECT $225,0OO rt
FOR ARMED
FORCES IN GUAM.

Construction of a S225,OOO
Y M c A buildin to serve Am
er1can military and civilian
personnel on the island of Gu
am will be undertaken immedi-
ately, VIM. H. Mead, general
secretary-of the Omaha Y NJ C
A announced today.
The building will be a one
floor structure of reinforced
concrete covering $4,000 SUI
are feet and will contain an
auditorium, clubrooms, rest
aurant, longe, game rooms, sn-
ack bar and an outdoor patio.
The new building is expected
to be in operation by next sp-
ring, Mead said.
The decision to construct
the building was made in res
ponse to requests from the arm
ed forces that the Y extend its
ervlces to Guam, he declared.
The leiure-time problems
of American military and civ
lllan personnel in Guam is
particularly acute" he said,
Because the island contains
no stable town and the Am
erican population there now
outnumbers the natives. Guam
is the civilization that men
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03
William Richardson
Pueblo Colo.

area at Island Lake, is admin
istered by the Central Florida
Council Of the Boy Scouts Will
Oh had headquarters at Orlan-
do, Fla. Nearly 100 Scout Cam
pers can be accommodated at
one time in the six Troop Ca
mp sites.
Or. G. L. Eccleston, Negro
dentist, who contributed much
to the new camp, presided at
the dedication exercises. He
is the Councils Divisional Oh
airman. The Councils first Ne
gro Troop was organized in
June 1886 it'll II Scouts. Today
there are 7O5 Negro boys enrol
led in IS Troops, 8 Cub Packs
and 2 Senior Units. This pro-
gress is attributed to the work
Of the 800 Negro adult volun.
teer leaders in the Council.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03
BLACKJACKER SHAR-
CHOPPER SUES LAND
LORD FOR 100000 DAM
AGES

Little rock, Ark-James Ha-
wilkins, Negro sharecropper
was beaten, robbed and threat
ened with death by the oper-
ator of Cox Brothers planta-
ton and some of his friends.
AS a result he has Just bro
ught suit in U. S. district court
here for 100000. The Work
ers Defense League has placed
the case in the hands Of Ross
Robley. leading Little Rock
attorney.
In addition Hawkins and
his stepfather, William Hend-
erson, have sued for $1,000, the
value of their crop, livestock
and personal possessions.
When cotton-plowlng time
came, the operator had warned
Hawkins and Henderson not
to use their mules, asserting he
would do the job with his ira
ctor. His motive was to raise
his share of the crop from the
customary Is per cent to 40
per cent. But a month passed
and no blowing was done. Fin
ally the two sharecroppers
told the operator they would
have to 60 ahead with the plo-
wing.
On that afternoon the oper-
ator and some Of his friends,
armed with shotguns, headed
for the shack. Meeting Haw-
klns accompanied by his wife
on the road, they hauled him
off the wagon and slugged him
unconscience with blackjacks.
They told him they would kill
him if he left the plantation for
medical aid.
Hawkins lay bleeding in his
shack. When he tried to work
he lost unconscience Two days
later overcoming his fear, he
went to a doctor. When the
operator learned of this, he
threw Hawkins and Henderson
OFT the plantation, confiscating
their share of the crop. These
facts were verified by, WDL
field investigators. !
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03

To insure Hawkins and Hen
derson against reprisals, the
WDL removed them from the
the area. Hawkins, his wife and
his two children are now i'll
Chicago. Henderson is on a CO.
operative farm near Elmira, N.
Y.
"This is not the only case Of
its kind on the WDL docket"
commented Rowland Watts, Of
the national WDL ecretary.
."WDL field workers have I'm
earthed evidence of other gray
es inJustices in this and other
areas where men and women
are still held in Peonage and
slavery. Vigilant investigation
of all such evidence and immed
late legal action as soon as vic
tenn are removed to safety are
the answer to violence and ter
rOr, peonage and slavery.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03

aboard ship wait months to
reach. What they find is one
main highway that parallels
the beach, leads to nowhere,
and already is populated with
thousands of soldiers and mar
ines looking in vain for some
thing to do"
"A unique feature Of the new
Guam Y NJ c building, Mead
said, will be its service to the
families Of military personnel
and civilian service and con-
tractors employees. Armed
Services Y NJ c A s, he ex-
planned, ordinarily limit them
selves to military personnel
but because the recreational
facilities on Guam are 50 limit
ed a special effort will be made
to provide activities for civil
ians.
Funds for the construction
OF the new building Mead stat
ed, were obtained from the
sale OF Armed Services Y. M.
z. a. properties located in ar
cas- no longer having strategic
value to the Army or Navy. To
carry out its contemplated pro-
gram in 1919 the YMCA's Ar
med Service Department bud
get will total 81 million. Of
this, S155,OOo must still be raj.
sed.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03
Girls {, Young Women with High School Dip1oma~Ca11
MIR. Taylor R-416
Hanback, BLDG.

utive Secretary ofthe Omaha
Urban League, that his health
and Welfare Committee learn
ed Of five nurse training school
with doors ajar for Negro en-
try. This knoledge was the cul
mination of the committees
project in Denver, which was
togather facts and seek opport-
unities for nurse training, it
was further disclosed by Mr..
Barbour. Interested girls and
young women, having a high
school diploma are requested
to contact Mr.. Taylor of the
Omaha Urban League for add
itional information.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03

Getting the drop on the campaigns of the other parties, the
National Wallace for President Committee has begun iss"'ng
International material to Negro newspapers from its new
York headquarters, where George B. Murphy, formerly with
the NAACP, is assistant campaign manager. This cartoon was
drawn for the Wallace group by Owen Middleton, well-known
Negro cartoOnist.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03
ESTILE TO WHITE
CHRISTIANS
BY Fred D. Vented
CLOTH--$1.5t

Do you remember how the
reading of the The Races Of
Mankind by Benedict and Wei
tfish was banned in our armed
services, and how the sale of
the pamphlet skyrocketed as
a result of thhe ban? The Ans
erican people have become in
creasingly aware of the fact
that a new way of interracial
fellowship must be found if we
are to justify democracy and
the Christian religion before
the world.
DR.. Fred D. VENTED, author
Of our new publication, ESPIS
TIE TO WHITE CHRIST
ANS, has worked for twenty
years in the interracial field.
He has devoted a great deal Of
effort to the elimination of seq
regation in churches, offices,
colleges and seminaries. He
helped organize the Philadel-
phia Interracial Fellowship in
1881. Since 1911, when this
group was incorporated as Eel
lowship House, he has been pre-
sident Of the board Of directors
He is one of the presiding min
listers of the monthly commun-
ity services sponsored by the
Religious Fellowship Of Eel
lowship house and chairman of
the executive committee of the
Religious Fellowship.
With this background Of ex-
perience and his long acknow-
lodged ability in writing both
poetry and prose, DR.. Vented
is well qualified to state the
case of the Negro and the CHI
urch. He offers a frank apprais
al Of the long and dreary sim
ming of the white Christians.
Not content merely to point a.
what is wrong, he proposes a
simple, fundamental remedy for
what we call "the race prob
lem"
This is nit a book for faint
hearts, or for people who are
content to drift. 1t is for those
who are willing to take the Cos
pei seriously. Jacket and end
paper, by Harold Minton Of
Philadelphia, strongly suggest
the force and honety of the
books contents.
There is much strife and
worry in the world which ma
ny people feel they can do not
hing to alleviate but the in
justice Of segregation is the CO
mmon sin of white Christians.
and this unhappiness, at least,
can be wiped out if we will.
May we count on your cooper
alton in bringing ESPISTLE
TO WHITE CHRISTIANS
to the attention of Negro and
white Americans? We believe
this book will heln to give real
ity to the conviction of the Fed
eral Council of the Churches Of
Christ in America that the pat
tern of segregation in race rel
atoms is unnecessary and undes
irable, and a violation of the 60
spell OF love and human brother
hood"
The Christian Education Press
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03
CAMP HOWARD

Camp Howard at Paoli, Fla,
west Of Sanford, for Negro
boys in the Boy Scout Move
ment, demonstrates both the
growth Of the organization in
that area and the practical help
given by white leaders in be-
half of colored youths.
The 1O5-acre site was pur-
chased by William E. Howard
retired New York business
man and the late Joshua Coffin
Chase, citrus grower and ship
per Of Sanford, Fla.
Mr.. Howard is a member Of
the Section on Negro Work of
the Boy Scouts National Com
mlttee on Interracial Service.
His winter home in near San.
fdor.
The late M. Chase was born
in Germantown, Pa. 90 years
ago and spent more than half
a century in the citrus business
in Florida. He helped to obtain
the site Of Memorial Park in
Jacksonville and was a Direct
or of the Children's Home Soc
iety in Florida. The Central
Florida Council Of the Boy Sc.
outs presented to him the Sill.
yer Beaver Award "for dist
inguished service to boyhood".
Camp Howard, a woodland
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03
SEES YELLOW STREAK
IN COLUMN

To the Editor: r
The column Of George Sch
uyler May 18th, had a large
yellow freak in it. He says,
After all there are worse Thu
ngs than serving in a jim-crow
Army" 1t seems as though he
tdars annihilation-then he
mentions the Jews. But if he
will take a good look around
him in all parts Of this world
he will see that there are a GO
Cd many proud Jews left des-
pite what they have been thro
ugh.
| onder what could be worse
than going thousands Of miles
to kill people who have treated
you much better than the aver
age American white? What
could be worse than fighting
for vour country and your civ
il rights and when it comes to
claiming these same rights it
threatens the life Of you, your
family and even innocent part
les? What could be worse than
facing enemy fire Of Japanese
and Germans, fighting for the
cause Of democracy,only to re-
hurn to your home and be ham
ged burned or blinded by one
Of your white countrymen?
Schuyler should take a good
look at all of the Negro graves
that have accumulated over the
years Of fighting for demo-
crazy and come back and write
a good column-something
that the Negro can read and
hold his head high in praise for
Mr. Schuyler.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03
F | R f
0
O
for 1917
500
Million

From the point Of view of
fire loss, last year was the-blac-
kest in American history. The
total destruction was about
500 million.
At the anne time, however,
it was a year OF progress in fire
prevention DIRK. wAccording to
the National Board Of Fire un
derwriters, there was material
Improvement in the delivery OF
new fire fighing equipment.
The number Of cities adopting
the Boards model fire prevent
ion ordinance increased by 48
per cent. Many cities made pro-
gress in strengthening their
budding laws. The Presidents
Fire Prevention Conference in
itiated a long-term program
which has been felt to some
degree in most of the states.
And the Spring Clean-Ups at
tracted an unusual degree Of
cooperation and eliminated
many hazards.
1t may seem strange that
we should have record fire los
ses along with such intensive
prevention work. That simply
indicates the extent of the fire
danger. The total number Of
fires has been on the increase,
and in these days of high pric-
es the average fire does much
more dollar damage than be-
fore the war. And due to the
building shortage, MANY homes
and businesses are housed in S
ubstandard structures wher the
risks are abnormally great.
Last April was the first time
since March 1914, that month
ly losses declined below the
the same month in the preced-
ing year. If that continues, we
will make a dent in fires raw
ages. 1t can be done if we keep
the fire prevention campaign
going and intensity it.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03

SAYS T
AUTHOR

New York-Dr. Gunnar Ny
rdal, author of "An American
Dilemma" spoke before a dis
tinguished dinner gathering at
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel la
st week.
The famous Swedish states.
man and social scientist appe-
AIRED under the aupices of the
Committee of 100, fund raising
organization for the legal def
ense and educational fund Of
the NAACP.
Sharing the program with
DR.. Myrdal were Mrs. Frank
Ign D. Roosevelt, BARLEY Cru
m, publisher of the newspaper
P. M. DR. Allan Knigth Chal-
mers, Walter White and Roy
Wilkins.
Negroes are constantly ga
lining in their pursuit Of liber-
ty, DR.. Myrdal asserted. They
have, always many of the best
whites fighting with them.
They can fight wholeheartedly
while their a~dversaries have a
split personality. They have
not only the law, but the nat
ional creed on their side"
Gains are being made, Myr.'
dal continued, in spite of the
fact "the treatment Of the Neg
70 people is Americas great
est and most CONSPICUOUS scam
dal-For the colored peoples
all over the world rising influ
ence is exiomatic this scandal
is salt in their wounds"
In response to an appeal by
Mr.. Wilkins, a total of $6,657.
so was contributed to the legal
defense and educational fund
by organizations and persons
attending the dinner. The larg-
est contribution, $1,000 came
from the AFL International
Ladies Garment Workers I'M
ion. The Amagamated Cloth
ing Works of America, CLIO,
contributed $1,000 Other large
contributions included $500
from the Anti-D efamation Lea
que of B'nai Birth and $3.50
from the Jewish Labor Com
mittee.
Contributions previosuy raj
sed and announced at the din
ner were $500 from the Ros-
enwald Fund and $1,000 from
the CINE Church.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03
TRAFFIC NEWS

1o47 which showed | fatality,
81 personal injuries, and 1876
property damage accidents.
The economic loss for the
state during March 1913 was
$653,26O or a 80 per cent de-
crease over the same period in
1947. The state is also realiz.
ing a 80 per cent decrease in
loss for the year to date.
with an estimate "a person
destined to date to die in Neb.
due to traffic accidents during
the summer vacations, as an
nounced last week BY the coun-
Gil.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03

The strength Of q civilization is measured always by the scope and
senacty of its distractions o larceny. Those distractions range from
laws against your neighbor picking your pockets 20 statues that forbid
his counterfeing your registered trademarks and stealing your pat
ented inventions, says American Fair Trade Council
Incentive to individual enterprise springs primarily from assurances
that the fruits of that enterprise will mot he stolen. Men seldom plant
gardens where thieves abound and police protection is inadequate. Thus
our Trademark Laws, our Fsir-Trade Laws and u Patent Laws have
been the strongest factors in persuadins n people to that extraos-
binary effort to create and produce which marks the difference between
q static and q dynamic economy.
Conectvism, by whatever name, Is but organized larceny, agrandiz-
ina and enriching a cunning few-Out Of declining productivity of the
many. Therefore, Communism hates, and seeks to destroy, ON laws
against larceny. Henry Wallace, long before he 30 openly embraced his
natural allies. said Of our Patent System that it Is wrong and that every
body should be permitted, without restraint, to make any and all pat.
ented products. Naturally, no ne then would have much inducements
to invent anything. Industrial momentum in America, and III strength
for defense, would be DESTROYED.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03

Douglas County suffered an &C.
onomie loss Of $1O7, $40 during
March 1913 according to figu-
Jes released TODAY by the Nebr.
State Safety Council r.
For the same eriod in 1o47,
the county's loss was $138,16O.
This represents a 81 per cent
decrease increase over othis
years cost.
Included in the 1913 sum
was tine following analysis as
provided by the Accident Re-
cords Bureau of the Depart
ment Of Roads and Irrigation 4:
1, fatalities, 81 personal injur-
les. This is compared to the
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03

Police: "Did you knock do
wn this Pedestrian"
Motorist: "No, l pulled 10 to
him, stopped the car SO he could
cross the street, and he tainted.
The Omaha guide., 1948-07-03
NURSE TRAINING FACIL-
tiles IN
IN DENVER

IN DL-\ ' LIN
Omaha Girls have opportl-nit-
les also, local Urban League
officials advise.
Friday, June 18th, l94S-An
invitation was given the Oma-
ha UrDan League this month
to refer Negro girls, who arc
desireous and qualified for nur-
Sc training. The Information
came from Mr.. w. Miller Bar
bour, Executive Secretary Of
the Denper Urban League. Of
Denver Colorado. Mr.. Barbour
revealed in a letter addressed
to Mr.. M. Leo Bohanon, Exec
Chicago world., 1948-06-19

private enterprise
could! fire insurance grow and
render the service it does"
Fire insurance itself is a fine
example of free entrprise. People
buy it, voluntarily, because they
want to protect themselves
against the possibility of serious
loss. 1t is highly competitive
with scores of companies out for
business. The whole idea behind
it is to give top service at the
lowest cost. 1t has the flexibility
that is an inherent part of the
free enterprise system. When
trouble comes, it is ready for
action, taking care Of its obliga-
tions and often going beyond the
letter Of the contract.
Without fire insurance, who
could afford to put his savings
in home or business and take
the risk of being wiped out in
a few hours? This essential pro-
lection setands between the
Ohmes and enterprises of the
United States and sudden run.
1t is geared to handl closes OF
a few dollars-or conflagrations
costing millions. And it is always
on the job.
VOTE REPUBLICAN, -
Only about one-tenth of Japan
is suitable for farming.
Nitroglycerin was discovered
by Sobero, an Italian, in 1847.
- VOTE REPUBLICAN, -
If you axe us what we think
of the Presidents success in
splintering the Democrat party
We'll remind you of the old saw:
Hes not the best carpenter that
makes the most chips
Chicago world., 1948-06-19

ing standards between capitalist
America, communist Russie anu
socialist Britain. The average
American wage Garner, it is
pointed out, could buy SIX pairs
shoes with weeK's earnings,
while in Russia his counterpart
gets enough for only one shoe.
Again, in America an hours
work will pay for six quarts of
milk, while in Russia it Will buy
but a third of one quart. And,
despite our housing shortage, we
have an average of 410 square
feet per person as againstIvan's
TO-
These, and many other COM
parable works, are all part Of the
war Of ideas, which is relat-
lively new thing in the world.
The basic conflicts between ma
tions today are theological. That
is why totalitarian governments
always take over the press and
the radio ais first step in GEM
enting their authority, and eli
inmate all criticism, no matter
how mild. The Russians, for in
stance, are very proud of the fact
that their newspapers have had
an astonishing growth in circul-'
alton in the last eights O. ten
years. One leading paper acting
said that this was an example Of
"real'" freedom of the press
which consists of putting So Wet
ganda into every story!
One of the basic weaknesses in
the communist system is, of
course. this inability to stand
criticism. The Soviet leaders are
afraid that their people will be
contaminated by western ideas
and knowledge of western ways
of living. 1t is reliably reported
that returning Russian soldiers
who have had close contact with
British and Americans are fore
ed to take indoctrination train
ing, during which the virtues of
communism and the sins Of cap
italism are pumped into them
ad nauseum. Then, when the
soldiers are released to go home,
they are watched carefully to
make sure they are free of sub
versive ideas.
We live in an age in which
thoughts are weapons no less
than guns. Whatever one may
think Of the capitalist system,
it is the only one in being which
has never made an effort to stop
criticism, and the only one which
lives amicably with a free press
and a free radio.
Chicago world., 1948-06-19
PIEcEMEAL COMMUNISM

There can be little doubt that
socialized medicine is one of the
goals Of the communist program,
both within and without the
United States. The political i'm
portance of government control
of this vital service has been en-
phasized by Lenin and other
communist intellectuals. 1t. is
part and parcel of an all-inclus-
i've plan which emissions the step
by step RECOMMENDATION of peoples
in preparation for the great day
of victory when the commissars
are to take over and make the
police state secure.
1t is important TO remember
that intelligent communists are
hard-headed realists. They know
perfectly well that they can ach-
ieve ultimate success only by
Disgusting their schemes with
appealing arguments. They now
too that they muskt move care
fully, and mae their gains on a
piecemeal basis. This is true Of
socialized medicine, as it is Of
everything else. And the start to
that goal is found in tehi cur
rent proposal for compulsory
government health insurance.
1t would be absurd to argue
that the known proponents Of
the measure are communists.
Many of them do not understand
the difference between socialism
and a free society. They have