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tional real estate and miscellaneous
equipment used in housing workers
under the recently concluded U.s.
DA farm labor program. Depart
ment officials say that 104 of the
10 temporary camps and five of
the permanent camps have been
sold. Most of them will continue
to serve migratory farm workers
and will remain on the same sites.
The number of temporary camps
sold in each of the Southern States
is as follows: Delaware, 4; Florida,
10; Maryland, 5; North Carolina, 8;
Tennessee, l; and Virginia, Is. One
permanent camp in Arkansas and
three in Texas also were sold.
hTe equipment, buildings, AID
other facilities of the farm labor
program were offered for sale last
December. Authority to dispose of
the camps continues until June 80,
l949.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

work at odd jobs to buy groceries
and pay the interest on $500 mort
gage on his small farm and three
room shack.
Then one day, he went TO far
mers meeting being conducted by
the County Extension agent. When
the meeting was over, he went up
to his agent and told him his prob
lem. The agent helped him make
contact with his Soil Conservation
District office and apply for assis-
lance A Soil Conservation Service
technician came to his farm. studi-
ed II carefully. and then made a
map OF IL planning cropping sys-
tenn for each acre in terms Of the
needs Of Mr. Monk and his farmily
and in line with the capability Of
his land
Part of his farm was selected for
meadow. three acres of eroded land
were devoted TO pine seedlings. and
the remainder was terraced fer
growing cotton and corn rotated
with soil building crops. BY 1898,
he had paid off the $500 mortgage
and made the down payment on 80
acres of woodland. Six years later,
Mr.. Monk was out of debt and Rad
built modern, eight-rcom home
for his family of II, ana a new
barn for his livestock.
Last year. he was acclaimed the
champion soil conservation farmer
of Arkansas and was awarded $500
at the Log Cabin, Ga, Soil Conser-
walton Jamboree. In addition. the
Arkansas Bankers Association pres
ented him a certificate of merit,
and the Dorcheat Soil Conservation
District gave him $500 prize Tor
outstanding soil conservation work
BY farming the conservation way
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

Now that the Rural Electrified
ton Administration has brought
electricity within their reach, col
ored farm families in three more
Florida communities have lights and
other electric facilities, according
to a report received by the u. S.
Department from the Florida State
Extension Service.
Many of the families financed the
wiring of their homes from the sale
OF poultry and eggs and other side
line crops. Principal types of farm
ing carried out in these communi-
ties, which are situated near Gain
'esville, are truck farming and
dairying
In addition to having electric
lights, radios, refrigerators, and
electric irons, some of the farm
families in the area have installed
electric pumps for watering their
cattle.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

Mr.. Monk now produces annually
about IA bales of cotton. $500 worth
of calves and hogs. 900 bushels Of
corn, 800 bales Of lespedeza hay.
500 bushels of sweet potatoes. $50
bushels of Irish potatoes. 50 gallons
u syrup. five gallons OF milk day
fce his family. poultry eggs. and
fresh fruits and vegetables for .
wcll-balancec diet
When I applied ~ tic Soil Cen
scrvaton Service fcs help Mr..
Monk says. everything owned.
including my land, wouldn't have
s6o0. Today, my farm and home
and livestock would easily bring
$1,000"
His livestock consists Of four hor-
ses. eight milk cows, eight calves.
two brood sows. 2l pigs. and 100
chickens.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

A white and a colored Georgia
All youth will receive scholarships
of S400 each this year for outstand-
ing farm achievement and scholastic
standing in high school, reports the
Georgia State Extension Service.
An impartial committee selected
by the State All Club office will
Judge the records of Alters and
determine the winners. The awards
viii serve as two-year scholarship
aid. One hundred dollars viii be
given &c each o. the winners upon
entering college this fall and SO
al the beginning Of each Of the o.hcr
two quarters. The same plan WI
BE- followed the second year.
The awards are being presented
by an IRON and roofing firm Of Saw
annah Ca.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

Besides having an adequate SUP.
ply OF milk for their growing chill
dren. the 4a Person County. n. C.
colored farmers. whom the State
Extension Service helped 70 buy .
carload Of heifers five years aeo
have made gross profit Of 5000
from the sale of calves and they
still have their original stock. SAYS
State Leader n Z. Jones.
An Extension agent helped the
farmers make credit arrangements
with local bank for the purchase
The 81 grade Jerseys cost a total OF
s2,7495o, Forty-five of the animals
have produced IS calves-40 males
and IS females. All OF the male
calves and % of the females have
been sold. They brought total
of S2,933. The animals still on hand
are valued at S7,135.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

Within 10 years. Prentis Monk.
an Arkansas farmer. has increased
the net worth of his farm from
a mere $500 to about $4,000 by fol-
lowing sound soil conservation prac-
tees, reports H. c. Ray. Extension
Service district agent of Little Rock,
Ark.
A few years ago, Mr.. Monk was
really up against it trying to make
ends meet, operating his 40-acre
hill farm near Magnolia, says Dis
trict Agent Ray. At that time. his
farm wasn't producing even enough
to feed two mules-his own and
one he borrowed from a neighbor.
Things got so bad that he had to
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26
On The
Agricultural Front

Mississippi farmers now may
make application for free classifi-
cation and market news service on
this years cotton crop. Clyde c.
McWhorter, Manager, South Central
Area Cotton Branch, u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture's Production
and Marketing Administration,
Memphis announced.
Groups first must organize, adopt
a variety of cotton, file application,
arrange for sampling and meet GER
tain other requirements to be eligi-
bic for these services provided for
under the Smith-Doxey Act Appli-
cation forms are available at Coun-
ty Agricultural Agents office or at
the following PIMA Cotton Branch
offices: Box 1166 Jackson, Miss; Box
452, Greenwood, Miss; Box 1863,
Memphis. Tenn. Applications for the
free cotton chasing and market
news services may be filed with
these offices any time after group
members plant their cotton but not
later than August /.
Since it takes about Is days to
process applications and deliver
supplies to sampling agencies,
groups are urged to get their appli-
cations in not later than July / or
well i'm advance of the ginning sea-
son. This will assure members ma
ximum benefits from the services
for their entire crop, McWhorter
explained.
During the past season, 1853 i'm
provement groups in Mississippi,
composed of 1886 farmers, took
advantage of the free classification
and market news services. They
planted 1,396,123 acres and have had
256,l22 samples classed so far this
season.
Interest in the classification and
market news services has grown
steadily since 1888, the first season
of operation, McWhorter pointed
cut. That year only 10 groups in
Mississippi, representing 2,o40 MEM
hers, took advantage of it and had
only 1910 bales claSsed.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

The entire Nation will benefit by
the removal of the many disadvan-
tages which handicap rural people,
said Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture Charles F. Brannan in an
address last week before a meeting
of rural and town people in Burling-
ton, La.
In reviewing the Departments
testimony on long-range agricul-
tural program before the agricul-
tural committees of the Senate and
House, Brannan said that portion
of that testimony was concerned
with the disadvantages of many
rural areas.
I'VE shall never achieve farm
parity in living" he said, unless
we fearlessly tell the truth about
farm conditions. Admittedly, agri-
culture stands at the peak of its all
time prosperity Yet in 1916 the
average per capita income of farm
people was S779 compared with ST.
288 for non-farm people" the Assis-
tant Secretary asserted.
Il believe firmly" Brannan de-
clared, that the interest Of the
entire Nation viii be served by
striving to bring about a condition
in which rural areas are no longer
disadvantage in such elementary
aspects OF living as electrification
running water. housing. education.
recreation. and medical care"
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

ment
The association conferred with
the local merchant and arranged for
Mr. Turner to pay off his old debt
which finally boiled down to only
$40. Then the association approved
his application for loan of $3l5.
With the interest rate at Az per-
cent, he was able to repay his pro-
duction credit loans at the end of
each crop-year and have something
left over to put aside.
By last year, he had saved up
enough to start buying a farm of
his own. Also, he has workstcck,
new farm equipment, milk cows,
hogs, poultry, and a year-round
garden, says Mr. Fuhr
AS of last December, over 400 900
white and colored farmers held
membership in the Nations SOB
Production Credit Associations. Dur
ing the year, members borrowed a
total of $757, 900 on which to
help run their farms.
Mr.. Fuhr left last week on a trip
through Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
souri,, and Arkansas where he will
confer with rural leaders in an eff
fort to acquaint more farm people
with the credit facilities of his ag-
ency.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

Thousands of white and colored
farmers are being helped out of debt
and into farm ownership by the
Farm Credit Administration Of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
says A. H. Fuhr. assistant TO the
governor Of the agency.
Typical Of many of the coIored
farmers who are being aided is Ed
ward Turner Of Talladega County
Ala. q former tenant who Is now
buying a farm Of MS own. when
Mr. Turner applied 10 his Produc-
ton Credit Association for a loan
seven years ago. he stili owed a To-
cal merchant $500 even after he
had turned over his entire cotton
crop Of II bales. all Of mis- corn.
four head Of workstock. . wagon.
two plows. and other farm equip
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

The Il. S Department Of Agricul-
ture has announced that 100 OF the
l62 farm labor camps offered for
sale last December have been sold.
However, i04 of them viii continue
In use as housing for white and
colored migrant agricultural work
ore
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

SSiAi MANLY tCoeiiNA III q illioctOii
school OF Sierra Leone. eWst Africa.
is studying the Extension organi-
cation and program. as we'll as
practical farming methods in Ala
bama.
Mr.. aMnly is on leave from his
position to study and observe vari-
Gus aspects of agriculture in this
country. Following special courses
at Tuskegee, he has been spending
some time with county agents,
learning first hand the practical
side OF improved farming. This
training has included a three-week
tour of duties as field hand for
colored farmer. On this farm. he
learned to drive tractor, operate
a corn planter drawn by mule
pillow, drive a truck, and milk a
COW.
He says that when he returns to
West Africa, the training and prac-
tical experience he has gained here
will help raise the ling standards
of his people.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

Organized communities through
out Tennessee will compete this
year in Statewide Community
Improvement Contest, reports w.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

With cotton planting and chop
ping underway in the South, farm
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

AS result of the further extern
sion of Rural Identification Ad-
ministration lines in Virginia, many
rural women have been faced with
the problem of obtaining electric
lamps to replace their old oil burn
ers To help solve this problem, Miss
Ruth Jamison, house furnishing
specialist of Virginia State Exten-
sion Service, is conducting demon
stration clinics in converting lamps
from oil to electricity, reports Ross
W. Newsome, Extension State A
gent.
oFllowing a recent clinic in Not
toway County, a few miles south
west of Richmond, 68 colored home
makers in that county converted
their oil lamps to electricity: 10
others repaired their electric lamps;
and 10 made-over old lamp shades.
The house furnishing specialist
conducts her demonstration clinics
before neighborhood leaders who. in
turn, then conduct similar clinics
for the women in their respective
communities.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

H. Williamson, assistant state agent
in charge of agricultural extension
work among colored farmers.
1t is expected that every county
in the State will be represented in
the community effort which will
stress far mand home Improvement
Also, the contest will be aimed at
encouraging and stimulating rural
families to work together for a
system of farm, home, and COM
munity management. Among other
things, steps will be taken to assure
increased production of food to pro-
vide an adequate diet for every
family; develop and improve sound
farming and homemaking practices;
discuss and reach solutions to COM
munity problems.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1948-06-26

Forty three of the farmers are
receiving good service from their
cows and consider the purchase an
excellent investment. The cows av-
erage 3n gallons of milk per day.
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29

Three million heard these
stars Monday night, Nav 10th,
over the ABC network, from
1890 to II 100 P. NJ, when the
stars and the network donated
a half hour to the United Neg
TO Fund, now in its fifth ann
ual campaign to raise more
than a million dollars for its 81
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29
C~ORNHUSKER COMMENT
Loren Frv

Are you qualified to drive?
This may seem a silly quest
ion to ask, but it inst if one
considers it from the view
point of time spent in learn
ing.
When you entered high
school and decided that you
wanted to learn how to type,
you were told that it would
take at least a year to become
proficient.
Upon deciding to become
an expeft golf player, you
were told by your instructor
that it would take a lot of
long had work. He also said
that if you were lucky, you
might be able to shoot a par
game within the next ten
years.
But statistics prove that the
average person learned to
drive after about one hours
instruction by a person who
learned the same way.
There is a widespread pop
ular delusion that it takes less
training to drive a $500 pound
120-horsepower vehicle than
it does to handling of one of
mans most widely used and
most dangerous instruments
is practically nil. There are
far more golf pros and typing
teachers than there are auto
driving teachers.
There has been a number of
pedestrians killed or injured
in Nebraska since the first of
the year. Possibly some Of the
persons struck by cars were
partially at fault, but motor
lists cannot escape a measure
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29
~BEAUTICIANS End AN
NUAL STYLE REVUE

1t will be interesting to note
the decided change in womens
fashions in the brief space of
one year. To those who might
have attended the fashion re-
view of the Beauticians one yr.
ago, you will note the drastic
change in all fashions, and the
appearance of the New Look"
which it seems has come to ST.
ay. Fashions are undoubtedly
ultra feminine and most wom-
en- have welcomed the change
even though it did mean pract-
ically a new wardrobe. All wo-
men have clothes. 1t is tradit-
ional SO the change gave the
excuse which has always been
a by word in every house liv-
ed, | have nothing to wear. A
chance to really mean just that
dresses are colorful, prints We
ry and as | go on to narrate, let
start with the beautifully dres-
sed women. Mrs. Margaret De-
an wore a beautiful black COG
ktail drape dress. Nodes Plum
mer wore a sports dress and a
suit. HOrtense Chambers a big
hounds tooth check suit made
by herself Four stone Martins
around the neck. Blach Wright
nwore a three piece tan suit.
Alma Simms wore a green coat
self styled. Pauline Williams
wore a negligee, long full back
green coat. Hazel Green, wore
a light blue satin negligee with
ecru lace colored cuffs, a black
taffeta, afternoon and dinner
gown on edge around the bod
ice top, which was a straples
top. A powder blue frensh ere
pc reversible satin formal strap
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29

home this year and take adj
vantage of this new program
Under the new procedure,
the travellers can reserve a new
car at the time they purchase
their railroad tickets, and upon
arrival at their destination, fl
nd it waiting for them. The ar
rangements have been made
possible through the coopera-
ton Of a nationally known car
rental service with outlets in
355 cities throughout the Unit
ed States, Canada, and Hawaii.
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29

Back In 1915. railroad ties had tor
be replaced after five years OF
grinding and pounding under the
wheels Of heavy trains. The 1947-
model crossties, however, hardened
and preserved with creosote by im-l
proved methods. r good fo- 60
years. Stretching the life Of a te
skiold considerable as en-
costs more than a dollar, not count
ing labor. to renew each tie. There
are are nearly 1900, 000. 900 ties
constantly wearing out on all tho
vailrnad limo In the limited StataaL
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29
Pacific Coast Crab

Pacific Coast Crab
The most common maioid crab Of
the Pacific coast is the kelp crab.
1t is squarish in shape with two dis
tinct teeth on each side.
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29
RAIL-AUTO TRAVEL IN
CREASE
(NIPS)

1t is anticipated by railroad
officials that the wider use of
the rail-auto travel plan for
vacationers, which introduced
last year, will be even more
popular among the Nations
tourists this summer. Hugh w.
Siddall, industry spokesman,
who heads a Passenger-Inter-
territorial Committee has pre-
dicted that many car owners
will leave their own vehicles at
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29
THE SPORTS TRAIL
By Dick Lebbs

How many of you hoss-rac-
ing fans think the naming of {
nag is as simple as naming 3
son or a daughter? Don't be.
fact, only one in about 80 pro-
posed labels are accepted by
the Jockey Club, the high cou-
TT OF the naming phase OF the
racing game.
Restrictions are somewhat
more rugged than is common
ly believed. Names are held tc
IA letters and three words. The
spaces and punctuation count
as letters. Names prohibited
are those of famous horses,
famous or Infamous persons,
names used or advertising pur
posses, and vulgar, sacrilegi-
Gus obscene names. Lastly, and
worst of all, no name that has
been used during the previous
IS years can be repeated. This
restriction is the one that is re-
sponsible for many tags being
tossed into the wastebasket.
quarter Of "a million labels
are on file with 1.-THE Jockey CT
ub. Nearly all are an accumul-
alton of the last decade and a
half. So, you see, the chance OF
a repeat tag is nil.
Two of the nations top sta
Bile owners, the Whitneys and
Vanderbilts, are especially adj
epept at picking clever names
for their thoroghbreds. Some OF
the best are Hash, by Quest
ionaire out of Delicacy; Kitch-
en- Police, by Discovery out OF
Galley Slave; Song and Dance.
from the Baird and Heel and
Toe; and By Jove, the get OF
Rhodes Scholar Explosion.
Some very apt names are de-
rived from one parent instead
of a combination Of two. Exam
pies in this category include
Seven Hearts by Grand Slam
Gesapo, by Third Degree;
Shut Out, from Goose-Egg
Easy Living, out of Summer
Time; and Next, from Now
What +.
Although several stories
have arisen from the naming
game, the best is told by Art
hur Daley, New York Times
and Atlanta Journal writer. Ii
concerns two Irishmen who
where bitter enemies for most
of their lives. Finally they rea-
Iched a point where they made
peace-at least one of them
thought so anyway. The other
d more vindictive fellow
made what seemed the true re-
conciliatory gesture.
Pat" he said, "to show
what Oi really think of we, Oh
would like your permission to
name me finest stallion after
ye." Pat though this was a
great idea SO he quickly agreed
Consequently the breeder Of
fered free service o his stallion
Pat OToole, to anyone who
would let him name the get of
the mating. Thereupon t h e
stud book suddenly blossomed
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29
,eoxy a~v'o" ss,ase
equipment 'pS'

It's a good deal. The food and
peacetime conveniences of Army
life are better than ever before.
Get more details at your nearest
q. S. Army and q. S. Air Force
Recruiting Station.
u. S. ARMY AND u. S. AIR FORCE
RECRUITING SERVICE
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29

less top with draped bodice on
the skirt was nine yards Of mat
erial, very full skirt. Also she
modelled a hair. Pauline Muir
rel, wore a black suit, with a
royal blue on one side Of the
jacket a pink negligee, A house
dress and a Hand made apron
by Mrs. Winston. A beautiful
dark brown satin formal with
black lace bodice and black
lace gloves.
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29

0 moral responsibility. For,
in the final analysis, a mere
pedestrian hasn't much chance
IN an argument with an auto
mobile.
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29
THE POETRY CORNER
By May B.
YOU'RE YOU

You are to me the heady fragrance of spring,
The spel-binding awe Of some unearthly thing,
The rapturuous beauty that comes at eventide,
The wonder Of the world when you're by my ide.
You are to mi a gay and lifting melody,
The hush Of the night that forever haunts me-,
The thrill Of knowing that your love is true,
But most Of all, because you're you'll
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29

out with such lines as GA TIL
ief, by Pat O'Toole; ;" A Drum
kard, by Pat O'Toole"; A Sc
oundrel, by Pat O'Toole" and
more equally obnoxious labels.
The Omaha guide., 1948-05-29

MAGISTRATE Joseph II RMneyd Philadelphia 0eDF John e. T. Campers BatnoeM Maryland
5eme1 and Dr. Ulysses Campbell Of New Jersey right are three candidates for Congress on Henry
Wanaes New Pay ticket Magistrate amey president Of the philadelphia AAcP is grandson of
one of the first No Congressman the United States Coeph H. Ranyd South Cardinal He is
runnno in PhHadephash D Dr. Camper cocharmanf the PrgsivePa Party of Maryland is
graduate of Howard university Medical hI and a pretcnep physician In baltimore where he is cam
pdgmns in the Eth % Dr. Campbell, New Party candidate in New Jerseys nth CT is ah0 sdu
ate of Howard University, veteran of four years army SrVce and a PacHcngd Dentist Margaret Bush
Wilson is the New Party Congressional candidate in Mhsouis1 hC o. She the first Negro Woman
Congressional candidate in the history of the state. -
Evening star., 1948-09-11
Electrical Workers Vote
To Oppose European Aid
By the Associofed Press


NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE CIO
United Electrical Workers Union
has gone on record against the
European Recovery Program.
In the closing session of its 18th
annual convention, the union yester-
day adopted resolution condemn
ing the program as big business
plan" designed to swell the profits
Of American corporations.
The resolution was opposed by a
right wing minority led by James
B. Carey. CIO secretary-treasurer.
The delegates also passed resolu-
ton denouncing the Taft-Hartley
Act.
Other actions of the final session:
Delegates voted down consti-
tutional amendment to elect Ma
tional officers by referendum, after
Glenn E. Webb of Lima, Ohio, said
such a system would encourage
certain union elements to sponsor
"smear attacks" against the union S
leadership.
The convention refused to seat
four delegates from Local 1851, rep
resenting $500 Buffalo Westinghouse
workers, in dispute over dues.
The Buffalo delegate charged in
q statement they were excluded
because I'VE refuse to accept Com
munist Party domination.