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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-08
Public Health
Nursing Week

Public health nurses constantly
perform work essential to the health
program" Dr. r. H. Riley, Director
Of the State Department of Health,
said recently in lending his support
to the 1913 observance of Public
Health Nursing Week. Their daily
services in clinics, schools and
homes are indispensable to the
State and County Health Depart
ments," added DR.. Riley.
This year the week beginning
April II and ending April II has
been designated as Public Health
Nursing Week. The National Or
ganization for Public Health Nurs-
ing win cooperate with the United
States Public Health Service and
other interested groups in sponsor
ing this week, set aside in recogni-
ton of the valuable work perform
ed by professional nurses employed
by official and non-official public
health agencies.
The motto for this year is Help
Your Public Health Nurse Help the
Community" The campaigns main
purpose is to make people more
aware of services provided by all
types of public health nursing
agencies. Publicity will stress SER
vices to all members of the COM
munity regardless of economic stat
US, efforts to extend adequate nurs-
ing to communities now lacking eff
fectiVe service, recruitment of adj
ditional nurses needed for expand
ing programs, and the importance
of lay participation in the connun-
itywide nursing program.
Public health nursing services
provided by the State and County
Health Departments have expand
ed greatly in recent years. In adj
dition to staff nurses, most counties
now have supervisory nurses to
provide guidance. Specially train
ed consultants assigned to the Di-
vision Of Public Health Nursing
make their advice available to the
nurses who are carrying on gen
eralized public health nursing pro-
gram in each of the twenty three
counties of Maryland.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-08
AeHOOKH&G
AND
AsLHSTEAHAG
By Ellen Hagedorn

Easter came, saw, and was
astonished! The amount of
flowers, foliage and feathers on
milady's bonnet put nature
herself to shame.
Little girls preened them
selves before shop windows
on their way to church.
Little boys walked self-con-
sciously in their new long pants
and hats "just like daddy's."
Mother and father beamed
with pride upon their offspring,
thoroughly enjoying their un-
accustomed cleanliness and
good behavior, realizing its
temporary naturel
Casters spirited message,
the symbolism of new clothing,
the sun and warmth of Spring,
gave to us, not only a new
look" but a new tout look" on
life.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-08
Republican Women
To Meet Tomorrow

The Republican Women's Club of
Washington County will hold its reg
ular meeting tomorrow night in
their rooms in the Colonial Theatre
Building, South Potomac Street,
with the president, Mrs. John D.
Dunn, in the chair.
The guest speaker of the evening
will be Miss Catherine Beachley,
vice-principal of the Hagerstown
High School, and at the close of the
meeting light refreshments viii be
served.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-08
Preaching Mission
Begins Tonight

Services Sponsored By Wash
ington County Council OF
Churches VIII Be Held at St.
Paul's Methodist Church -
Services To Be Held Every
Thursday Evening-Rt. Rev.
Noble CiIley Powell To Be
Tonight's Speaker.
The first in the series of Easter to
Pentecost Preaching Mission Ser
vices, all of which will be at St.
Paul's Methodist Church, North Po-
tomac Street, will be held tonight,
with the Rt. Rev. Noble Cilley Pow
ell, d. D., as guest speaker.
These seven inter-denominational
services of worship are sponsored
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-08
COUNTY REPUBLICANS
ELECT L. BEARD MILLER

At meeting of the Washington
County Republican Central Com
mittee, held on March 30, L. Beard
Miller, of Williamsport, was elected
as member of the Committee to
fill in the vacancy which has re-
manned untitled since the death of
the late Irwin Hoffman.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-08

The U. S. Marine Corps has loaned
a mobile hospital to each of the
eleven Naval Districts within the
United States for use in disaster re-
lief work.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-08

The first book in ten years to deal
exclusively with the subject of wind
waves, their origin, characteristics
and effects, has been published by
the U. S. Nays photographic Of
flee.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-08

The U. S. Naval Reserve now con-
tains more than 100000 officers and
men.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1948-04-08
You Can Buy Anything From A Needle To
A Haystack AT Today's Big Auction Sale

Everything Set For Mammoth Sale At The Fairgrounds All
Day Today To Raise Funds For Church World Service The
Iner-Denomnational Agency for Worldwide Relief
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
PLAY IN OLE MISS BAND

JEANNE Pelham of Pascagoulq.
and Michael G.. Prassenos -of
Moss Point will journey to JEnE-s
son with the Old Miss Band~t&
take part in an inaugural pafades
preceding the inauguration -o&
Gov. Fielding Wright on JanuaIss
20. announced Paul Page, dired0f~
of the band.
JEANNE Pelham, who Is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Josepir
N. Pelham of $50 Front street.
Pascagoula, plays first oboe and
bells in the band. She is a sophs
csnore in the school of commence
Michael Prassenos, the sonfvofl
Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Prasse-
nos OF Moss Point, is a drummer
in the Rebel Band. He is a sophes
omore, enrolled in the school of.
liberal arts. mo-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

marshes and so reduced the de-
msnd for traps.
The company factory also SUI
fered minor damage from the fall
hurricane, but this has all been
repaired. The principal loss re-
suited from water damage 10
goods in storage.
Mr.. Weaver also announced that
the Animal Trap Company will
shortly undertake the manufac-
ture of roller skates at Pascagou-
la. He concluded, Eve hope that
this will enable us to offer fun
yearly employment to all our
present personnel
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Being In One Wreck Is Enough
Experience. Says Society Editor

was in the diner of the Hum
mingbird when it went off the
track just outside of Long Beach.
The guess of the majority of
those who seem to know about
railroading is that it was a brok-
en- rail.
Whatever it was il happened
Just across from where the soeie-
ty editor and a companion were
seated. First, there was a jolt, an
honest-to-goodness one that felt
as if the train had struck and
run over a piece Of iron.
Begin TO Slide
Folks looked at each other and
began to breathe easier as the
train rolled on for a minute. Then
from the rear of the car came a
sliding motion, slow but definite,
then it got faster, and came the
crash of crockery and tumbling
furniture as the slide continued.
Two women began to scream.
There is nothing more blood
curdling than a woman's scream
in time of emergency, it ceases
to be human and is like the
wall Of a wounded animal, as
the society editor discovered in
a near-bus accident. wears ago.
Then the horrible grinding ac-
companying the wreck ceased
and folks picked themselves from
amid the broken crockery, cof-
fee, egg, milk, and furniture into
which they found themselves
after the diner reached a forty
five degree angle in a ditch on
the side of the track the right
half of which came along, too.
The steward, or what ever they
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23


Perhaps it's what make newspa-
per folk tick but if the truth were
told every one of them has deep
down in his heart the desire to
experience things in person, not
to the point of great suffering,
but just to be there so as to write
about it afterwards.
The society editor had always
wanted to be in a hurricane, not
dangerously involved, but be
there. Well, the recent blow in
Pascagoula gave her enough ex-
p~erience to know that she would
rather not be in the "eye" of one,
OF even on the eye-lid.
Fire, floods, tornadoes, even
auto accidents were things of the
past to her but she had yet to be
in a train wreck.
That happened when New Or
leans bound last Saturday, she
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Manufacture Of Steel Roller Skates
PIonned BY Animal Trap Co. Plant

The Animal Trap Company will
shortly undertake the manufac-
ture OF roller skates at its Pasca-
goula plant. in addition to its
present production of wooden
duck decoys and steel traps, c. M.
Weaver, superintendent, said
this week in reviewing the local
plants l947 activities.
"All in ALL" Mr.. Weaver said,
"l947 was a very favorable year,
though one beset by many prob
lems.r
The superintendent stated that
the volume of the company's
principal business-production OF
wooden duck decoys-was some
what below the record breaking
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

figure for 1916, due to the short
age of ducks and the consequent
curtailment of the open shooting
season by federal authorities. He
added, however, with an in
crease in the duck population, we
should do better this year"
The eompanN's steel trap pre-
duction, including the manufac-
ture of the famed two-trigger
traps long so popular along the
Gulf Coast, was the best so far
on record, but still did not come
quite up to expectations. Mr.,
Weaver explained that this was
due to hurricane damage, which
destroyed large portions of some
of the most productive muskrat
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23


having an X-ray taken of his Jaw,
which he averred had been hit.
The railroad is to be congratu-
lated on the way in which the
whole business was conducted.
Everything possible was done by
the trainmen to make things cas-
Ter. in the way of courtesy over
and above the need to keep people
from reacting unfavorably, again
st the company. from the exper-
fence. That they succeeded was
shown by the good-natured crowd
that poured out of the bus at the
last stop.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

When Boston's first electric
trolley line was opened in 1856,
the company permitted passen-
gers to ride free at first and there
was a deluge of public protests
when it began to collect fares.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23

Alexander ii of Russia liberat-
ed 10000 900 serfs at the time
OF the American Civil War which
resulted in the freeing of the
slaves.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
Illinois First Negro
Master In Chan
Gerry Takes Oath

Chicago - The first Negro to
be named a master i'm chancery
i'm Illinois was sworn in last
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
Suits Hold
Family Reunion

Anding. Trelia, the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. #. Suits was
the scene of the usual annual
family reunion on Christmas Day.
Of added interest to the occasion
was the COUPLES 45th anniver-
sary celebration.
Following the traditional Christ
mas dinner, members of the fam
lily waited in the dining room
while two of the grandchildren
distributed gifts from the large
Christmas tree. Mr.. Suits an
niversary gifts to his wife was
a bottle of imported perfume ac-
companied by letter to her re-
affirming his admiration for her
which, he said, had been heigh-
tened by the experiences Of the
many years through which they
had travelled together.
The solemnity of the occasion
was relieved by the mischievous
comments on the 'love letter" by
the youngest daughters, Ann
Smith and Inez Knowles, who as
youngsters used to tease their
parents at strategic moments by
quoting from old love letters
which they had stolen from their
mothers treasure chest.
Enjoying the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Suits were also their dau-
ghters Ruby Lyells and Lily
Handy, four son in laws, J. z.
Smith, Lexington, M. ]. Lyells,
Jackson, L. L. Knowles, Belzoni,
Sasser Handy, Yazoo City and
Anding. The Knowles children
Rose Anita, Leon Suits, and Tom
Limbric added to the joys of
the day with their roller skates,
footballs, drums, whistles and O.
Their gifts from Santa Claus.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10

of the organization, which was
founded on good principles, let us
be mindful of faculty leadership,
for you know we as a race here
in Kemper are already infested
with that. Now friends, as we have
met together, let US be together in
words and actions. Let us endea-
vor in all our undertaking to leave
faculty leadership in the rear. Let
us stand together, stick together,
act together, and ask for better
schools, transportation for our boys
and girls, and all the necessities
which we have been deprived Of.
This is ours by right and if we
fail to get what belongs to US,
then we have failed to stick to-
gether.
Going back to leadership, we
as a race for advancement cannot
put all the responsibility on our
leaders, because in this land the
people chose their leaders and have
the habit of changing them yearly.
While part of the blame may rest
upon the leaders, the other part
rests upon the people who choose
the leaders.
Choosing incompetent, short
sighted leaders, and then blaming
them for their incompetence, and
short sightedness does not make
sense. Any method of getting sense
into the heads of the leaders could
profitably be applied to those who
choose the leaders. A little more
sense in the heads of US, the voter,
would add appreciably to the Ma
tional Advancement for Colored
People throughout the world in
peace and guinness.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
National Baptist
Board Meeting Set

Stima, Ala, (ANP) The board
of directors of the National Bap-
list Convention, U S A, Inc, will
convene in first African Baptist
church, New Orleans, Feb. AS, to
draw up plans for the operation
of it's program during 1948. it
was announced here last week by
DIR. d. V. Jemison, president. Host
pastor is the Rev. r. w. Coleman.
The directors will be confronted
with the prospect of raising funds
to carry on it's educational, foreign
mission and state schools pro-
grams. It's educational program
calls for mort than 100000; the
missionary set up 100000 and a.
bout $4,000 for the various state
schols. All thes funds are to be
raised by the group.
DR.. Jemison reported that the
convention has doubled itself in
church representation in tht past
five years, and that it has given
more than $4,000 for benevolence,
and more than $4,000 for home
missions during 1947.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
Preston N.A.A.C.-
p. Branch Hail
Presidents
Annual Address

Preston, Miss, Jan. 5, (DNS)-
The address of President Beauford
johnson, at the first annual meet
ing of the Bluff Springs Branch of
the NAACP, recently held here
was hailded as one o fthe most
fortnight and progressive after
ances ever made by Negro leader
in this section of the state.
The Bluff iCty Branch is the
first branch of the NAACP to be
organized in Kemper County, long
regarded as one of the more back
ward counties from the point of
Race Relations, and the first to
be organized in this section of the
state.
The address of President john
son was, in part, as follows:
We the Negro race here in the
United States of America for
some unseen cause, have journey
ed on with many discouragements
but we have lived to learn that
the prize comes after the race;
we realize that we have been hind
cred, guked, scorned and knocked
back in the shadows, but God
fearing race, we have made great
strides forward in life. Now,
friends, let US forget that no pro-
fession in life ever secures public
confidence until it has rightly ear
ne dit, and no profession retain
that confidence unless in its day
deeds ad actions.
| think now is the time for us
to admit that our progress, have
been retarded for several reasons,
and by no means are we clear.
Can we rightly say that we have
done and is now doing our duty
to God and our fellowmen? Have
we as a race united our efforts
and workedo hand in hand, and
heart in heart together? Now as
an advancement, let us unite in
one mind based on right for the
common good for all colored peo-
pie in America and elsewhere.
Entering into the business part
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
Progressive Voters
League Urge Pay
i,,ent Of Poll Tax
And Registration

The local chapter of the State
Progressive Voters league held
a special meeting Tuesday night
at Lynch st. C. M. E. Church.
The purpose of the meeting was
to make plans for real Five
wire" Poll Tax and registration
campaign.
Prof. ST. B. Wilson, President
of the State Progressive Voters
League in a speech urged all
Negro citizens in Jackson and
throughout the state to register
and pay their poll tax and re-
gister now. He pointed out that
the period for payment of poll
tax is Mississippi was from jan
uary 1 to February l only.
A large and enthusiastic crowd
attended the meeting.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
Y. w. c. AS
Christmas A
Success

In attractive charming manner,
Dating way back in the teens
Staged the Bette C. Marine Branch
'The Hanging Of the Greens"
Amog he may joyful Christmas
tide prosecutions and programs In
the City of Jackson was the one
given by the Bettine c. Marine
Branch YWCA, Sunday, December
81, 1947 from SIS to 600. With
Miss F. o. Alexander, chairman OF
the YWCA's Program Committee,
presiding and Mrs. Sage Rawls,
local piano teacher, at the keyboard
with Mrs G.. M. Gooden, chairman
of the music Committee, directing,
a successful and colorful program
was realized.
Amid beautiful background
of holly, pine and cedar offerings,
and under the soft glow of Christ
mas lights accompanied by the
audiences hearty participation in
familiar Christmas carols, an eff
ective rendition of the Nativity
was related with Mrs. B. A. Black
burn as narrator. One of the most
effective phases of the program
was the lighting of the Christmas
candles led by Mrs. M. M. HUI
bert, chairman of the Branch COM
mittee of management.
Miss Lille Belle Walker, direc-
tor of the Branch YWCA, disclosed
that this program is an annual
affair of the YWCA, and always
eagerly anticipated. The factor OF
the Hanging of the Greens" is one
engaging each member of the aud
fence and the entire program to
secure some of the yuletide botan-
zeal offerings and hang same pro-
miscously about the room. The
result of the room now draped in
natures own handiwork is most
effective, and suggests the won
derful simplicity and beauty OF
the earthly apparence of the
Christ.
A world Fellowship offering
was taken to help the YWCA's
around the world.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
Autopsy Order In
Death OF Torlllie
Ridley

Officials OF the Peoples Funreal
Home tild the Jackson Advocate
early this week that an autopsy
had been performed to determine
tht cause of the death of Tonmie
Ridley.
At the same time the company
officials said that no report had
been made on the Autophy finding.
Tommie Ridley who lived at 315
N. Parish St., is well known in
the Parish Street section of the
city and was UNDERSTOOD to be well
liked by all who knew him. He
was stricken while attending a
new years party at local night
club and died early the following
Sunday morning.
Funera services wer ehed We'd
nesday AFTERNOON.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
New York Publish
er NAACP Life
Member

New York = DR.. G. B. Powell,
publisher of the New York Amser-
dam News became a life member
of the NAACP December 80 with
the payment of $4,000. DR.. Powell
wrote, " | consider it an honor and
a privilege to contribute to the
support of an organization which
is making such an outstandig con-
tribution to promoting democracy
and better human relations. Keep
up the god work."
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10

week. by. Henry SOnnenschein,
clerk of the superior court. The
appOintee was James A. McLen-
don, Al, who will serve for Will
bert J. Crowley, newly-elected
superior court Judge. ------- -
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
Nine Year Old
Child Rapist Held
Without Bond

Jacob Edwards, Al year old man,
arrested here Saturday night, De-
cember 20 after being positively
identified as the man who raped
the nine year old daughter of a
local Baptist minister, on the Sally
Reynolds school ground in West
Jackson short time before his
arrest is being held without bond
toz await the action of the Kinds
County Grand Jury.
Under Mississippi law the death
penalty is mandatory in case of
rape.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10
Mccormack
Duffe|I Awning
Company Receives
PIauits

Jackson, Miss The McCor-
mack-Duffell Metal Awning Com
pany, A local firm, received with
pride expressions Of satisfaction
from citizens whose homes and
places of business were recent
ly enhanced by the addition of
Awnings by men of this firm.
Officials of the company in re-
leasing a statement of appreci-
alton praised the splendid work
men now in the employment of
the firm and added that they are
pledged to continue this fine type
of service as long as materials
are available.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10

II properly done, cross-fencfng Of
fenced pastures win make them
more useful and sometimes more
productive. Adequate water and
shade for each area to be enclosed
are important consideration In
planning cross-fencing operations.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-01-10

Remove mulch from old straw.
berry paintings before growth
starts, leaving enough 70 protect the
berries from the ground
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-27

terested and active in the welfare
of the public school. Members Of
various committees and all contrib
utors are deserving of great praise.
Norman Bushey won the $4,000
Savings Bond at the drawing.
w. ]. Dufendach and Francis
Simpson left on Monday for Chica-
go, Ill, on a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Emory Webb and
Mrs. Merritt Thistlewood went to
Wilmington on Wednesday to visit
the Jack Kemnedys and to do lit
tie shopping.
Mrs. Francis Simpson, who has
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hawkins in Washington, d. c., for
the past two weeks, is due to ar
RYE home on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Herring
ton, spent the weekend in Wilm-
ingtOn.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sharp were
Philadelphia visitors on Thursday.
The Houston New Century Club
Will meet on Tuesday night, March
End, with Public Welfare as the
subject. Mrs. w. J. Dufendach will
have charge of the program as She
is chairman for the evening.
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-27
HOUSTON
Church News


Sunday, February 29th
Sunday School at 10 o'clock a. m.
Howard r. Moore, superintendent,
with Edwin Prettyman, assistant.
At 1O:45 will be the dedication of
the beautiful chimes, which were
presented to the church in memory
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. James
Jump, by their children. Mrs. Ethel
johnson will give a fifteen minutes
organ recital, and at the close of
the dedicating exercises, the hour
of divine worship will follow, con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. Mckee.
Everyone come out on Sunday
morning for Church School and re-
main for the morning hour of wor-
ship and see and listen to the beau
tiful music and chimes.
Evening Meetings
Youths Fellowship at z o'clock.
followed by preaching by the pas
tor at 1880 o'clock.
The afternoon services will be
held at WilliamsVille, with Church
School beginning at 2 o'clock p. m,
followed by preaching by the pas
tor, Rev. Mckee, at 8 o'clock.
The social given by the Houston
P. T. A. last Friday night, was a
great success. The patrons of the
school responded wonderfully by
their contributions and their pres
ence Nearly $4,000 was netted for
the P. T. A. Once again Houston
people have shown themselves in
Milford chronicle., 1948-02-27
sandv Polnt. Matanealee seruloo
I LeaVe Matabeakl

Bus Connection. Sc Sundays only.
90 Ferry service through to Claiborne
for vehicles via prompt connection
at ROmancoke.