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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-30
kURIEL RAIN TO
DO AIDA"

New York-Muriel Rain, Con-
cert soprano star who became the
first Negro artist to appear in the
Yale Bowl Summer Concerts with
the 37-piece New Haven Sym
phony a few weeks ago will set
another precedent when she takes
on the title role of aida" in the
Opera Under The Stars series
at the Triboro Stadium in New
York on Saturday evening. Aug
ust 7th, with the Salmaggi Opera
Company.
Appearing opposite Miss Rain
will be Mario Pasquetto, noted l.
Italian tenor who was imported
from Italy by Maestro Salmaggi
to sing the role of "Rhadames"
With the exception of Miss Rain,
the company will be all white.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-30

In loving memory of Mrs. Freeda
Jackson who passed from this life
one year ago, July 80
We did not hear the voice which
said
My child you cannot stay
We could not see that hand
That beckoned her away.
Our hearts have suffered,
For we know only happiness
DWells with her there
AS she dWells in that land
So far away.
Sadly missed by: Mrs. Lottie
Payne. mother; Henry ROLAND,
father; Chandler Payne, brother;
George Jackson, husband; Mrs
Emma Jackson, a friend; and
Mildred West, friend
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-30
VICTIMS WIFE RESCUED :
BARES TWO MURDERS


Mrs. John Roe, aided by Civil
Rights Congress representatives
has fled the huge Moore planta.
ton near Navasota. With the fam
lily reunited in Austin, she Joined
her husband in demanding the
prosecution of landlord T m
Moore. Roe is still hospitalized
from the pistol-Whipping Moore
gave him when he tried to leave
the farm to take his infant son
to a doctor.
Meanwhile, state officials clamp
ed down curtain of silence on
the case. The story suddenly drop
ped out of local papers after an
Arstin American scoop" predict
ing Federal Bureau Of Investl-
CATION action on the case proved
false.
Todd Lowry, Civil Rights Con-
gress member who helped Mrs.
Roe leave the plantation, warned
that "the plan of the state Parole
Board to transfer Mr.. Roe and
bury the case must be defeated.
Mr.. Roe must be permitted to
stay in Austin until fully recover
ed, and he must be allowed to
file suit for civil damages against
Moore"
In an interview. Mrs. Roe told
of two killings of workers on the
plantation in recent years. She
stated that during the war. a Me-
gro soldier had been killed with
a pistol blow when he was unable
to pay an alleged debt owed the
farm. He had previously been a
worker on the farm. She told of
the shooting of Mexican-Ameri-
can worker by farm overseer
during an argument.
Law endorsements officials are
refusing to act on any of these sem
sational revelations, just as the
parole board declines to investi-
gate Mrs. Roe's statement that
Moore tried to bride her into tell
ing the board that he had not
harmed Roel
Until the CRC representative
visited her on the farm, Mrs. Roe
had not known her husbands
whereabouts, or even IL he was
still alive. Moore had ordered her
to return to her work in the fields,
but she had refused to do so I'M
til paid her husbands back wages,
about S12. Women are paid two
dollars day, and children one
dollar, she says.
Telling Of the unexpected ar
rival of the CRC representatives,
Mrs. Roe says, Il was sitting on
a wash-tub, and l jumped straight
up. was too glad to get away
too glad to leave. I'd been worried
to death about John"
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-30

Winkley has returned home after
a two-week visit in st. Louis,
Mo. 80. A reception will be given
at Oak Grove on Sunday, August
8 for Miss Nelly Gather, a recent
graduate of Dunbar co.. Miss Mary
Toombs has returned home after
an extended visit with friends in
New York City :. Mrs Mable Story
is on the sick list.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-30
Wallace


Po8C oAC
ingly, has no record by which to
measure the sincerity of your pro-
nouncements," Mr.. Jones said. I'VE
expect from you fortnight en-
dorsement of not only the civil
rights legislation which is Of such
vital importance to minorities in
this country, but also of such ur-
gent social legislation as housing
price control, minimum wages and
federal aid to education"
Presenting the Declaration of
Negro Voters" drawn up by rep
resentatives of the % organiza-
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-30

What would happen to them? How
could | get them off toO2
Il ran for four hours, and fin
ally | decided to go to Austin to
the parole board
That's Joe Roe's story. And it's
the story of millions of other Me-
groes throughout the southern
plantation belt, Today the Negro
people and their white allies are
waging a determined fight to de-
stroy this murderous system of
slavery and intimidation The Roe
case can become rallying point
in that struggle.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-30

were waiting upon the South Car
DINA experiment to shape their
own policies Judge Warning is to
be congratulated for his uncompro-
missing ruling"
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Students
Continued from Page IL

Of the 35 accredited Negro Col
leges operated by the major de-
nominations to provide Christian
higher education for Negro youth.
Your contribution may be sent to
President M. Lafayette Harris, clio
Fnilander Smith College.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-30

1--WE Inn is being held every
Friday night Your favorite part
ner expects to see you Don't dis
appoint him or her this Friday
night. Remember we still give
prizes to the persons holding the
lucky numbers Will it be you this
Friday night? We have refreshing
drinks.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-30
Phyllis WheaileY
ny" NOTES

National Visitor Miss Anne
Guthrie, secretary of the Foreign
Division of the National Board
YWCA was a visitor at the Phyl-
lis Wheatley Branch last Wednes-
day She was accompanied by Miss
Merthyne Rogers, president of the
Board of the Central YWCA. Miss
Guthrie was very pleased with the
set up at the Branch and at the
manner in which our membership
meets National obligations.
World Fellowship Committee met
Sunday and received a report Of
the Gay Nineties Tea. T h e
report was an excellent one and
the ladies agreed to make the
event an annual one The follow
ing awards were made: World
Fellowship pins to Mesdames jan
lie Edwards, Annie Harris, l.. B.
Sutton, Mary Vample, and Miss
A. B. Gillian. YWCA pins were
given to Mesdames S. Lewis and
E. c. Jenkins
-.-
Miss Jacqueline Davis has ac-
cepted the responsibility of or
ganizing the Good Cheer which
will be carried by the IYWCA to
the Crippled Children at the Hos
pital in Jacksonville. Miss Davis
is being ably assisted by Miss
Marion Weaver who majored in
Social Science at Wilberforce u.
Ocie Lee Smith will donate his
car for the trip on Saturday Any
one wishing to help with this
worthy project call 8469.
The Basement Recreation Room
is proving quite popular with the
small fry of the Community this
hot weather. Always delightfully."-
cool II offers pin-pong, checkers
and dominoes. The basement show
ers also offer welcome relief from
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1948-07-30
Cousin Marriage

Although the marriage Of cousins
10 forbidden In many countries,
some primitive tribes prefer cousin
marriage and even insist on Il.
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August a, will end our Game
Tournament that has been in pro-
gress for the past five weeks. Lots
of interest and enthusiasm has
been shown by the Teen-agers
The downstairs and upstairs of
the ~" is bursting with activities
keeping the players in trim for
each Wednesday. Don't let the
humidity keep you away, you can
enjoy a cool shower after hard
game. See you Wednesday.
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the heat and several shower
parties" have been held.
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WEST ROCK

Leroy Madden
Regular services were held at
Oak Grove last Sunday with SER
mon by Rev. Floyd see. Mrs. Grace
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Smyrna times., 1948-03-25
Safety Council
Notes

1t takes both methods and mo-
tive to increase the safety of our
days. All the best safety methods
and equipments in the world will
not result in preventing accidents
unlesss they are understood, re-
spected and obeyed by all indiyid-
uals and groups.
To make agricultural life as safe
as possible we must know the
areas of danger in order to take
extra caution when we approach
those areas. Agricultural areas of
danger follow this order: First,
falls; Second, machinery; Third.
animals.
All who climb must be careful in
barns, trees, upon houses and on
ladders. Before climbing a tree,
make sure the limbs are sound,
safe and dependable. Fixing roofs
the battlements must be in
place. Ladders must be sound and
capable of holding the weight, they
should be placed against a solid
support and they should be watch
ed as to slipping and tumbling.
Trimming trees and repairing
chimneys must be approached with
thought and careful preparation.
Things done in thoughtless hur-
Smyrna times., 1948-03-25
Food For Thought
SPECIAL DELIVERY
by Mary Il. Davenport, Nutritionist
State Board of Health

state Board OF Health
This is a dessert which will de-
light the entire family. 1t may be
served with top milk or whipped
cream.
GRAPE NUT PUDDING
tablespoons minute tapioca
2A cups cold water
1 cup brown sugar
Y cup cut raisins
1s teaspoon salt
Y cup Grape nuts
1 teaspoon vanilla
Add the tapioca to the cold wat
er and cook until clear. Add the
brown sugar, raisins and salt.
Cook three minutes. Add the
grape nuts. Cook one minute. Re-
move from heat and add vanilla.
Stir occasionally as it cools. Pour
into serving dishes, This serves
five or six.
There are so many favorable
qualities about this dessert. First,
it makes one more use for those
every popular kitchen scissors.
They snip the raisins in jiffy.
Then the enjoyment of the dessert
itself is sufficient to warrant its
preparation. It's a simple recipe
and requires little time.
Now to the main points of nu-
trition-it uses brown sugar, rails
ms and a cereal. While they are
used in small amounts it is still a
contribution that is valuable. Elab-
Grating on this point bit, brown
sugar contains slightly more food
value than white per tablespoon.
However, by its repeated use the
value received from five pounds of
white sugar. Ut has flavor, too
have you tried it on cereals ? }
Your portion of raisins here may
not establish you as well fed per-
son but again each use of them
stocks up their highly desirable
value. We've always stressed the
use of cereals as breakfast food,
filler for meat loaf, candies, etc.
And above all these, it's right
food dessert that you'll be proud
to serve.
Smyrna times., 1948-03-25

ry may have to be paid for by re-
covery in days of long drawn out
hospital treatment. The Delaware
Safety Council asks us to do our
thinking beforehand instead of af-
terwards. Remember then-that
falls are the NUMBER ONE area
of accidents for agriculture.
The NUMBER TWO area of ac-
'cidents for agriculture is machin-
cry. Strain and labor can be saw
ed by farm machinery, but risk
and ruin can hide there too. Pow
er out of control can smash things
up and retard work and success by
unhappy days and nights of suf-
fering and expense. Before you
attempt to repair any broken farm
equipment, make sure the power is
off. Machinery is to be the farm
er's servant-not his whip master
and executioner.
The NUMBER THREE area of
dancer to be guarded and studied
is animals. Animals can bite and
gore, kick and butt, they can run
away and overturn things. They
must be understood, respected and
handled with care. Animals on
the farm can be mans friends and
helpers, his producers and profit
providers, but they can be fright
ened, they can be irritated, they
can be wild, reckless and destruc-
tive.
Smyrna times., 1948-03-25

The Delaware Safety Council re-
minds all farmers to be extra eau
tious in these areas. The very ma
ture of farm work demands even
more caution, kindness and more
alertness than is demanded in
many other lines.
Milford chronicle., 1948-07-16
George S. Ward, 81,
GrOundkeeper, Dies

George S. Ward, ga, of FELTON,,
groundkeeper for the Wilmington
Clippers football team, died We'd
nesday, July z, at his home at Eel
ton. He had served as ground
keeper for the Clippers since Will
mingtOn Park was built, and before
that he filled a similar position
with the Clippers at Pennsy Field.
He also served as caretaker at
Wilmington Park during the base
ball season. Until two months ago
Mr.. Ward and his family lived in
Wilmington.
The funeral took place from the
Berry funeral home at FELTON, Sat-
urday afternoon. The Rev. T. B.
Brinton, pastor of the Methodist
Church there, officiated. Inter
ment was made in Hollywood Gem
etery at Harrington. Surviving Mr..
Ward are his widow, Mrs. Elsie
Ward; two daughters, Patsy Ann
and Darla Ward, at home; three
stepsOns, George and Harry Coop
er of FELTON,, and Private Raymond
Cooper, in the Army, stationed at
TuscOn, Ariz.; two stepdaughters,
Mrs. Agnes Anderson and Miss
Phyllis Cooper, FELTON,, and two
sisters, Mrs. Elmer Scanlon and
Mrs. Laura Knapp, Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1948-07-16
Trophy Grange Notes

Trophy Grange had a very enjoy
able meeting last Monday night.
Discussion Centered around the
possibility of starting a community
project. A committee was appointed
TO look out for ways and means.
Mrs. Lefty was chosen to be chair
man of the exhibit committee for
Booster Night. The literary pro-
gram was in the hands of the lee
turer and was as follows: Sugges-
tiOns for vacation TO rthe busy
housewife, Miss Heyd, Mrs. Cohee
and Miss Cow; readings by Gladys
farrell, Ann Moore, Shirley Morris,
Mrs. Case, Pauline Minner and Mrs.
Lefty; PiOna duet, Shirley Morris
and Ann Moore; vocal duets by
Mildred Simpson and Verna COhee
and by Mrs. Lefty and Miss Cow;
Tour of the United States in
Twenty Minutes, led by Lewis Har-
ringtOn. This was a contest and the
prize was won by Ann Moore.
Cakes and iced tea were served.
There will be no meeting on
July 26 as scheduled on account of
the opening of the Fair.
A picnic was planned for Tues
day, August 3. colchester was
chosen as the most desirable place.
Make plans to go. If you can offer
your car or if you want a place in
another car, contact the lecturer.
Milford chronicle., 1948-07-16
1913 Road Deaths
Less Than In ~
CONTINUED from first page1

Continued from flrst page)
with five in June, '947, a decrease
of 40 per cent.
On May 81 of both this year and
last, there had been % highway fa-
talities.
State police arrested 5,7O1 per-
sons in the first half of this year,
an increase of 16 percent over the
4,8S9 arrests of the first six months
of 1947.
939 Arrests In Month
In June this year there were 939
arrests and in June last year 1888,
an increase of II per cent.
Reprjmands by state police, ex-
elusive of arrests, in the first six
months of this year were 58,715, an
increase of 40 per cent over the
first half of last year.
While pedestrian accidents in the
first six months of this year were
Al, IA per cent less than the 48 pc
destrian accidents of the first six
months of last year, these types of
accidents in June this year were 10,
an increase of 66 per cent over
June last year
Pedestrians killed this year were
10 and in the first six months of
last year nine, a decrease of II per
cent. Pedestrians injured in the
first six months this year totalled
81, and the first half of last year
Al, a decrease of "a per cent.
Milford chronicle., 1948-07-16
Milford Business Girls

The Milford Business and Pro-
fessiOnal Girls met June % at the
home of Hazel and Ann Sapp.
In the absence of the Secretary,
Mrs. Virginia Scott gave a final re-
port on the card party. We also
discussed the possibility of pre-
senting a 'home talent" play.
Plans are now being made to
hold a "dOggie" roast sometime the
first of August. Girls will be nOti-
fed when more definite plans are
made.
The President, Hazel Sapp,
named as follows the committees
for the coming year: Membership
Jane Grove, Mary Keller; Pro-
eram-Marian Williamson and
Betty 10 Carter; Service-Doris
Wilkins and Margaret DOwnham;
Finance-Virginia Scott and Helen
Salevan; Publicity-Jeanette Won
CORES and Ann Sapp; Music
Louise Nailor and Frances Denney;
Observation-Disclosures ScarbOr-
ough and Thelma ArgO.
Milford chronicle., 1948-07-16
Big Crops Seen Pulling
Meat Prices DOWn
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In addition, excellent prospects
were held out for most of the other
crops to come off American farms
The huge corn, wheat and other
grain supplies will more than meet
the needs of farmers who want to
step up feeding Of cattle, hogs and
other meat producers.
The excess will be available for
Shipments abroad and building up
depleted stocks carried over from
previous years.
Last years poor corn crop was
pointed to by department experts
as the reason for the drop in this
years meat production and the big
jump in prices.
No Immediate Relief
On the other hand, the big feed
supply outlook does not promise
any immediate relief.
Holding off both hogs and cattle
from slaughter while they are Civ
en- extra rations of corn and other
grains will keep the meat supply
tight through this fall.
In addition, large numbers of
hogs are expected to be held back
Tor breeding purposes, further cut
ting the immediate supply.
With fewer animals on farms and
consumer demand very strong, pri-
ces of most livestock products are
at or near record levels. These
should come down, however, when
big supplies Of meat begin reach
ing stores next year.
Milford chronicle., 1948-07-16
Pepper Family To Hold
Reunion On August 1st

The Pepper Family Association
is making plans to hold their 18th
annual reunion Sunday, August 1st,
at Trappe Pond, Sussex County,
Delaware, at which time members
of the family from various states
will gather.
:. Joshua Pepper, who settled in
Sussex County from England at
the beginning of the 18th century,
was the father of this large clan of
active and prosperous defendants.
Defendants of Joshua Pepper,
three grandsons, David, Asbury,
and Joshua Pepper, who married
three Warrington sisters from
Sussex County have been very ac-
tive in the Association, but this
year the members would like very
much for any person who is a de-
cendant Of the original Joshua to
make special effort to join with
them.
The Honorary President, Mrs.
Ellen P. Penuel, urges all men,
bers to come fully prepared to en-
ter any births, deaths, or marri-
ages in the Pepper History Book"
and also to bring any pictures they
would like entered in the picture
record of the reunion of the family.
These records will become a very
valuable source of information and
interest as the years pass on.
The gathering will begin at II a.
m, with a brief business session,
followed by a cafeteria dinner and
entertainment Special recognition
and gifts will be given the Oldest
and youngest member of families
present. The family travelling the
tartherest to attend viii also be
recognized and games played with
the children.
Officers of the Association are:
President, Mrs. Fanny Spargo, cf
Wharton, N. J.: Vice President.
Mrs, Minerva Robinson, of Dover:
Secretary, Mrs. Eta Hamilton. of
Ocean iVew; Treasurer, Mrs. Ellen
P. Penuel. Oak Orchard; and Pub
licity. Mrs. Nettie G.. Xiegler. of
Bridgeville.
All members having family BIZ
bles are urged to submit their BIZ
BILE Record to Mrs. Ellen p. Pen
uel, Bible Record chairman, the
day of the reunion.