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Smyrna times., 1948-05-13
Your School Reporter
NEWS OF THE
JOHN BAsSETT MOORE SCHOOL

think that it is a great privil-
ege and opportunity for a high
school student to be able to attend
Boys State and to get a taste of
what real government is like. 1
am sure that I personally better
understand the workings of our
state government now that 1 had
part in Boys State.
The Delaware American Legion
deserves a great deal of credit for
making Boys State possible.
Report from "Senator" Melvin
On our arrival at the State
House in Dover last Friday we re-
received our official badges. We
were then ushered into our respec-
tive halls = the Senate or the
House.
The first step for the senator's
was to be divided into the two
parties Conservative and Liberal.
This was done by drawing from a
hat. After the parties were form
ed they elected a majority leader
and minority leader-(the Lib
erals had the majority with nine
members and the Conservatives
the minority with eight.)
After choosing the leaders each
party was asked to nominate one
man for President ProTempore.
When the vote was taken it was a
solid part vote thus electing the
Liberals nominee with a vote of
9 for the Liberal and s for the
Conservative.
We then recessed for 80 minutes
to meet the Governor and the
Boys State officers. Governor
Bacon gave his welcoming speech
and presented each boy with a
copy of the state constitution and
an autographed illustrated pamph-
let in color about Delaware.
There was joint session of the
House and Senate held in the Sen
ate following Governor Bacon's adj
dress. The Boys State Governor
gave his address which was on
Delaware's Public Schools. Fol-
lowing his speech there were sew
eral short talks by the State offic-
ers and American Legion officers.
Immediately following the joint
session we recessed for lunch at
the Walter L. Fox Post of the
Legion.
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memorating this historic event,
and by patronizing the Air Mail
Service.
Done at the Town of Smyrna
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this thirteenth day of May in the
year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and forty-eight and
in the one hundred and seventy
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third year of our American inde-
ipendence.
C. ]. PRICKETT,
Mayor
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When we convened again we in
troduced all the Senate bills and
held discussion on the first one
to abolish the whipping post.
This discussion took most of the
afternoon; so we adjourned until
9 o'clock Saturday morning.
That evening We attended a
banquet given by the Legion for
all the members of Boys State.
Upon convening Saturday morn
ing we discussed most of the other
bills and voted on them.
We recessed for lunch at 10
o'clock-and again were served at
the Walter L. Fox Post.
In the afternoon session the bills
brought from the house were acted
on and several newly introduced
Senate bills. There was much
heated debate in the afternoon ses-
sion.
After acting on all the bills we
adjourned at 4:30 and returned
home.
The experience was well worth
while.
Projects Completed
Most of the departments of the
school and the homerooms now
are displaying work completed by
students during the past year. The
departments of English and of So
cial Studies in senior high school
again cooperated this year in the
production of term papers. Each
student in the junior and senior
years produced at least one paper
on an appropriate subject of his
choice. Many of these papers
We're bound in covers made by the
students. Those now on exhibit
have considerable artistic merit.
Dog Steals Show
Teal, a Chesapeake Bay re-
triever, won the enthusiastic admi-
ration of the audience here last
Friday evening for the perfect
manner in which she carried out
her part of the gym carnival. De-
spite the excitement of the fast
moving show and the many dis
fractions which would have cap
tured the attention of a less well
trained dog, Teal" held patiently
to her part of keeping watch over
the sleeping Rip Van Wrinkle to
the very end.
Exams
That the end of the year is near
was emphasized this week with the
announcement that senior exam
nations will be held on May 27
and % and examinations for the
remainder of the school on June 8,
4 and 7.
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If not pleased. The germ grows DEEPLY.
To kill it. you must REACH it. Get
TE-OL at any drug store. A STRONG
fungicide made with 900 alcohol, it PEN
ETRATES. Reaches More Germs.
Howard r.. Jones Pharmacy
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School Backs Cleanup

The social studies department of
/ the school moved solidly behind
the Paint-up, Fix-up, Cleanup
Campaign in the Smyrna-Clayton
area today as community groups
joined forces to make the cam
paign the best to date. Stressing
the benefits to health and the
gains from better living conditions,
the student committee is making
sure that every student in the en-
tire high school and elementary
school will be given a chance to
pledge his full cooperation in doing
the many things which must be
done before we can claim full sue
cess in the campaign. Blanks list
ing some of the most important
things to be taken care of have
been printed at the expense of the
Smyrna-Clayton Chamber of Com
meree. The social studies depart
ment under the direction of Mrs.
Margaret O'Neill will visit every
homeroom in the entire school,
explain the Importance of the pro-
gram, and distribute blanks. They
will follow. up by collecting the
blanks when they have been prop
erly filed out at home. The blanks
provide for such things as cleaning
inside and outside of buildings,
cleaning lots and alleys, painting
and decorating inside and out,
planting grass and flowers and
shrubs, and many other miscel-
laneous things.
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Heinold Reports

AS attache, I had very pleas
ant and instructive time attending
Boys State in Dover on May z
and 8. We left early on May
after checking in at school. Eddie
Melvin, Martin Williams and
represented Smyrna.
We first registered and received
our badges. Then we were TAX
en- to separate rooms where our
duties were assigned and explain
ed.
My duties were those of the as
sistant Sergeant of Arms and mes
senger for the House. In spare
moments and during recesses in
the House, 1 had time to visit the
Senate to compare the proceedings
with those in the House.
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Dog steals Show
Exams

That the end of the year is near
was emphasized this week with the
announcement that senior exam
nations will be held on May 27
and % and examinations for the
remainder of the school on June 8,
4 and 7.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-12-01

Never wash your Hour sitter ifo-
ne5iatalv fl hot wster bec1a haa-
thiclsens the flour clinslng to the
sitter First rinse out then was with
water un+ all the flour has been
washed out, then wash thoroughly in
hot, soapy water; finally rinse again
with clear, hot water and dry thor
oughly
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-12-01

Cora Neal Pres dent.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1948-12-01
EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Executive Board viii m t
Tuesday morning, December IA, $3.50
o'clock ia the regular meeting place
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-13
GROWING WITH ROANOKE RAPIDS

Over The DR. Pepper ~
in Roanoke Rapids present During
enlarge and modernze this increasing w.
Pepper
Today there are % people employed in the Dr. Pepper plant and IL
botlg in North Carolina Mr. [.
Hines of the Dr. Pepper establishment AS
public ntands handhow &D
bottled mea to makeD the
store II
DR. Pepper, in
good for life" nourihng COOL refreshing
member of family
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The Republican National Convention in Philadelphia
lis and a few million American people glad.
Many non-Repubicans glad because the suspense
lifted and they know what they have to facein the
position-between and November Many Republic
cans likewise breathing signs of reefrelef from
suspense-whie many truly rejoicing that GER
tain results have been that promise them
permanent victory in November.
There are others, however abroad-across the ocean
who not quite glad This includes some of the
cynical and critical and others who afraid
afraid that when they their Santa Claus again he
will have his generous whiskers trimmed into pointed
and businesske ''Vandyke and will be wearing rather
dark brown business sut-which may more trim
and less corupent wastne In the coming few months,
however, there will be very little worry about distant
viewpoints fears and emotions-because this is stand
will remain for long time to come STRICTLY
AMERICAN AFFAIR."
The NORTHWEST ENTERPRISE is pleased with the
results of this convention We do not believe that the
Republicans could have picked better running team
either for successful campaign for the good of the
American people-n event of election. Likewise, find
some few pleasing features the general conduct of the
convention-in spite of the subtle insinuations about
''scheming and planning in smoke-fled rooms" After
ALL they had "big time" in free and democratic man.
ner-wh every candidate and faction given full chance
do hs-or their BEST with all coming together near
the end, in good sporsmanshipke manner, to unite
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COLUMBIA FLOOD COSTS RED CROSS
81, 600, 600, SAYS JESSE 0. THOMAS

stage; four weeks ago 1t crashed
the City of Vanport; two weeks
ago 1t reached the crest and start
ed its slow drop. Not for another
30 days. says Col T w. Weav er,
North Pacific Division Army En-
gineer, can reconstruction start
on broken lower level bikes. Re
Mobilization is already underway in
the upper reaches of the Column
bia River, parts of Idaho and
eastern Washington. The plan is
underway by the Army to provide
trailer camp homes as a stop-gap
housing project for many of the
homeless of the Vanport area. My
investigation revealed that the
Red Cross and all of the other
participating agencies, including
the Y.M.C.A. Y.W.C.A., Salvation
Army, st. Vincent de Paul, Port
land Housing Authority, Oregon
Employment Office, Urban League,
Veterans Organizations, U. S. Sur
plus Property, r. F. Corporation,
County Welfare, Council of Social
Agencies, U. S. Army and the
U. s. Coast Guard, are giving
relief and multiplicity of other
types of assistance to these evac-
uees and refugees who were made
homeless by this devasting flood
on the basis of need without re-
gard to accidental birth. l was
aprticularly interested in what
Mr.. Edwin c. Berry, Executive
Secretary of the Portland Urban
League, had to say concerning
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On leaving San Francisco for
Portland and the Pacific North
west by plane, since the Port
land airport is still Is feet under
water we had to lend at Salem,
Oregon. Salem is about 81 miles
from Portland which distance was
covered by limousine time about
two hours. Incidentally, the air
port people charged only So cents
for this s. miles transpor alton
the SAINT they would have charg-
ed from the airport in Portland
to the downtown terminal.
Five weeks ago the Columbia
River first went over the flood
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FLOOD REFUGEES
FRET PORTLAND

PORTLAND, Ore. Vanport
flood refugees found they still
had troubles.
Portlanders rushed to the City
Council to object when 1t was pro
posed to convert some city parks
into temporary trailer parks for
the refugees.
"Put those traIlers In the parks
for year and they'll be there
forever" said Commissioners w
A. Bowes.
1t was suggested the Vanporters
should be placed outside the city.
The Portland Housing Authority
said there were no out-of-city sites
with water, sewer systems, schools
stores and transportation.
The Red Cross said Portlanders
who had taken In the refugees
were pleading for housing to be
found quickly to get the Vanport'
ers our of their homes. Many
Vanporters made similar requests.
The vanport people apparently
did not want the traiiers, either
Groups representing the refugees
have protested the traiiers are In
adequate housing.
The flood itself was less of q
problem. The water dropped to a
level in the Willamette River that
allowed the Morrison st. Bridge
to be used. 1t had been closed
three weeks.
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NAACP at its national con-
vention here June "a.
AS the guest speaker of the
evening, Alexander told of the
problems facing the Negro and
America in seeking truly demo-
cratic nation. He also gave what
he thought were Americas three
biggest steps in favor of civil
rights during the past year. and
he praised two NAACP leaders.
The civic leader from Chapel
Hill, N. c., said:
"Your battle, | remind you again
Is not primarily for a minority
Of our population but for the
integrity of this nation which
with all its faults holds SO much
hope for the world"
Threats to American democracy
are such things as the Thomas
house un-American committee and
It's methods of intimidating and
allowing citizens to be smeared
without a chance of cross-examin-
ing their accusors, free enter
prise" people such as real estat-
ors who have successfully block
ing housing legislation, and I'M
democratic speeches by public of
ficials.
He also added that war and
the threat of war is always a
menace to individual freedom.
The three greatest contributions
to civil liberties during the past
year, the speaker said, are the
recent u. s. Supreme court deci-
sion in the restrictive covenant
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NAACP Closes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c. Mo
NEGRO LEADERS
AT ANNUAL NAACP
CONFERENCE
BY A. MARLBOROUGH

KANSAS CITY, Mo. = The Ma
tlonal Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People.
which opened its seth annual con-
ference here Tuesday. June %.
is the nations largest civil rights
organization with q membership
of nearly half-a-million in 1850
branches located In As states. the
District of Columbia and the Ter
ritory Of Hawaii.
Approximately 500 delegates at
tended the five-day conference
which closed with a public mass
meeting in the Municipal Audi
torium. Sunday afternoon. June
81. Sessions OF the conference
were devoted to review OF the
years activities and a discussion
OF ways and means of implement
ing the Associations program.
That program has as its object
i've the attainment OF first class
citizenship for the 100000 Ne
gro Americans through the esta-
blishment of equal civil and politi-
cal rights, the securing of equal
opportunity Of employment. edu-
cation and health; and the ell
mination Of discrimination and
Involuntary segregation from all
phases of public life in America.
For nearly 40 years. the N.
A. A. C. p. as the Association
is popularity known, has worked
consistently for these goals with
in the framework of the American
constitutional system and through
the means provided by that sys-
tenn. The activities of the Associa-
ton are embraced in a three
fold program: legal action, nom
partisan political action. and popu-
lar education or propaganda.
Mayor Speaks
The delegates. who represent
local leadership In scores of COM
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Britain. Imagine the king of Eng
land riding all over the country
with flock of reporters follow
ing him! That just couldn't be
done.'
He occupied the compartment
vacated at Omaha by Joseph Chi
ang of the Chinese News Service.
Another Chinese representative
was David Lu of the Central News
Agency. 1t was the likable Lu
who made possible the newsmen's
dinner in San Francisco's China
town.
Another surprised visitor on
the train was Jean r. Devau, chief
of the Washington bureau of the
Continued on Page g.
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ALEXANDER SAYS NAACP HELPS
NATION, NOT NEGROES ALONE

KANSAS CITI, Mo- (ANP)-The NAACP is impor-
tant to America because it helps the nation whole
rather than the Negro alone, Will W. Alexander member
of the Rosenwald Foundation, told members of the
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not needed. The presiden-
tial party included people
of sevral races and numer-
Gus nationalities.
With him on his two-week
home the President had in his
party three Negro reporters, Chi
nese, French, British and other
foreign reportersr.
The colored reporters were OBJ
jects of curiosity to citizens in
many cities and villages. Altho
few open comments were made,
the spectators really focused their
eyes on them.
In Los Angeles comments were
loud, especially around car 16
during a parade. This car in
cluded a white, a Chinese and a
colored woman. These represent
tatives and members of the for
eign press were also included in
the White House press party.
David Low, famous English
cartoonist, flew from London to
join the Presidents train, and
stayed with it until he reached
Portland, Ore. He then flew back
East to catch the Republican con-
vention. He expects to stay for
the Democratic and third party
conventions, too.
Awed by the idea of presiden-
tial special. he said. "A thing like
this Just couldn't happen in Great
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none spoke for Warren.
Bishop A. Preston Shaw of the
Methodist Episcopal Church led
the convention In prayer June "a.
From among 80 Negro delegates
and 35 alternates only two par
ticipated in the nomination of the
candidates.
Peaking for Gov. Dewey was
the Rev. Arthur J. Payne of Balti-
more. AS the fourth man to sec
ond his nomination, he said that
Dewey was a liberal who sought
equality for all people in his state.
He compared Dewey's actions
against the promises OF other
leaders.
Roy Gordon and Jose Schau-
bah. representing the Virgin Is
lands. carried banners in the wild
Dewey demonstration. Although
admitted to the convention. the
islanders had no vote.
Roscoe Conkling Simmons, sill
ver-tongued orator from the Mid
west. seconded the nomination of
Sen. Robert A. Taft. Telling the
American story of freedom from
1875 through the Civil War,
Simmons was greeted with mixed
cheers and jeers.
A big howl went up when he
said In regard tor the Civil War,
Your fathers blood wrote the
freedom of my people of which l
am a living example,"
No Negroes came to the fore for
Gov. Warren, Gen. Macarthur,
Raymond Baldwin of Connecticut,
Sen. Arthur Vandenberg or Har-
old Stassen.
IA Platform Rehashed
The Republican party platform
for 194S Is the usual Ambiguous
document that pops up every four
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years. When the text of this plat
form was finally released, the in
different attitude of most observ-
ers was quite apparent.
With the disgraceful record of
the SOth congress fresh in the
minds of most persons. nobody
became too excited over the civil
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BACKING GIVING
CIVIL RIGHTS
GROUP REPORT

OBERLIN, Ohio The general
council of Congregational Chris
tian Churches of the United
States concluded its biennial meet
ing in Oberlin with adoption of
resolutions and election Of two
assistant moderators.
The resolution urged the admis.
sion of Hawaii and Alaska to
statehood and commended the re-
Communications of the Presidents
committee on civil rights.
adequate preparation for car
ing for the moral and social en-
vironment of draftees" was ask
ed of the government In another
resolution.
The Rev. Lloyd e. Galloway OF
Los Angeles, Calf, and Mrs. Ell.
bert A. Read of Shenandoah, Ia,
were elected assistants modera-
tors.
The general council also named
three new members of the COM
mission of inter 'l,irch relations
and Christian unity, tie commit
tee which worked out the approx
ed basis of union with the evan
gelical and reformed church They
are DR.. Arthur Cushman McGif-
fert Jr., president of the Chicago
Theological Seminary; Or. Fred
erick M. Meek Of Boston, Mass,
and DR.. Charles Macmillan Houser
of Grand Rapids, Mish.
The general council urged the
church membership to take steps
to strengthen their religious pro-
grams Gin relation to public and
private education.
DIR. William Gilbert Mccormack
of Springfield, Mass, was elected
president of the board of home
missions by the delegates.
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REGISTRATION, PRIME REQUISITE OF
CONSTRUCTIVE CITIZENSHIP
BY J. A. tJAck) JOHNSON

bf y. ~ kSASNJ JO1NoON
A few days ago, we were asked
the question by a very nice old
lady who we believe wants to do
what is right Her question was:
"Are the many bad things said
about the Democrats by the Re-
publicans at their recent national
convention true?" We advised her
to be sure to listen to the proceed
ings of the Democratic conven-
ton which convenes July 18th and
note the many bad things that the
Democrats are sure to say about
the Republicans and then let her
own honest convictions decide the
question for her. We advised her
first of all to be sure she is a
registered voter so that whatever
decision she reaches she will be
able to do sor,ething about it be-
SIDES tnink ana talk. Inc hepuD-
licans at their convention said in
effect, that the country is going
to the very devil under Demo
cratic rule and justified the SOth
congress which recently adjourned
as having done very constructive
job. The Democrats will tell us
that the S0th congress, Republican
controlled, was the worst in all
the history with the exception of
one, the Thaddeus Stevens con-
gress.
The mention of Thaddeus Stew
ems by President Truman in his
Spokane speech while on his west
ern tour caused us to reread the
hfofnrv ~ Ctovouo ond the oao
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sions of congress that he con.
trolled and while we find that
Stevens was by almost unanimous
consent of historians the arch
william of American history, we
likewise find that he was a great
abolitionist, bitterly opposed to
huma nslavery and was beloved by
the Negroes of his day and gener.
alton who knew him. He believed
in civil rights, and that is the
thing that we of today must regis
ter for vote for and fight for. Are
you registered, we ask again-ii
not, why not?
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cases, the refusal of the senate
to approve the southern regional
college plan for segregated schools
aad the report ON civil lights by
President Trum:.n's Committee on
CIVIL Rights.
OF the Supreme Court decision
he said:
"The decision of the Supreme
Court denying the protection of
our courts to restrictive covenants
Is a major victory, not only for
Negroes and other minoritIes, but
for American democracy. 1t opens
the way for a new spirit>in Amer
lean community development, and
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groes Excluded from COPS Platform Committee
REPUBLICANS PRESENT DEWEY
WARREN TICKET; CIVIL RIGHTS
PLANKS MADE WITHOUT NEGROES
By Mark Hyman

PHILADELPHIA - (ANP) = Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
nominated for president and Gov Earl Warren Of
California for vice president at the National Republican
Party Convention hall in Philadelphia last week. The
party also worked out civil rights plank wthoute the
aid of single Negro the platform committee In the
nomination of President Negro spoke for Dewey and
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|TRUMAN'S TOUR DEMONSTRATES CIVIL
RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL GOOD WILL
By Alice A. Dunnigan

LOS ANGELES - (ANP) Travelling with President
Truman over 5000 miles in his rolling White House
demonstrated thata civil rights and international good
will if practiced in good faith work Although most
of the Presidents political speeches did not include
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-01

The 18th amendment to the US.
constitution provided for woman
suffrage and became effective in
1920.