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The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
EDITORIAL
Dividing The Association Enio Districts

1t has been mentioned frequently in the Boards about divd
ing Association districts and letting each district be self
sustaining have thought this method would work
cessuly and still don't think it will work
There many things to take under consideration have
convinced thoroughly this quarter that this system will
not by In local lodge alone have three
deaths and three other adjacent lodges have death each
making total of deaths for this section The amount
of death claims reported by lodges this section will
pay two claims the amount that are now paying
Results: would fall low fifty and sixty dollars
claimant if this system adopted If this method used
would be districts paying its claimants around $4,000
claimant.
Take Meridian you WILL the second largest city in the state
would be able cope with other sections when comes to
paying its dead because do not have the members
The Association is greater than any OF its sections and yet 1t
takes make the Association what is We
think wisely and saney all issues that affect the
Association in general
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
Presidents Are Urged 10
Read Their Constitutions
As Much as Possible
Dear Presidents:

Dear Presidents:
l am exceedingly anxious that
,~ch Ut yc0 stuay your constitution
as much as you possibly can. Study
in order that you might have a
knowledge of the working of the AS
ISOLATION. Unless you know the
works and doiings of the Association
1t IS impossible to instruct those who
have better knowledge of the
things involved than you. It is pa
thetic to see a man attempting to
instruct others when he has not kept
abreast with the law himself.
1t is a bit pathetic to see a man
or woman trying to instruct, advise,
and suggest something that he is al
together ignorant of. Presidents,
when you don't know, you just don't
know, and the emily way you will
know is by studying your law and
getting an understanding after stu
dying. If you know what can be
done and what cannot be done, you
don't have to worry: just "sit pat"
The boards are held strictly for
the purpose or paying off our hon
ored dead. Anything other than
this is absolutely secondary. Any
body who attempts to change this
law is working in opposition to the
Association. Some might suggest
this, that, and the other to be done
in the quarterly BOARD meetings,
however, as long as those of us
know what the boards are held for.
we Gle not have to worry to become
alarmed over what some individual
might suggest or would like to see
done in these particular boards. This
procedure has not just started. II
has taken this course since the Or.
ganization of the Association. If 3
person does not know, he just does
not knew.
.,..,...a. sg..s. Secretary.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
Agents For Echo Wanted

We are asking each local lodge to
furnish us with the name of some
dependable member of h e lodge
who will make us good Agent for
the Echo. We are also asking the
lodge to select a reporter to report
the local news of the lodge, churches,
schools and the community in gen.
eral to the office of the Echo, in
order that we might publish same.
All agents are allowed a so per-
cent commission on all papers sold
over 30. Presidents, we are depend
ing upon you for your wholehearted
cooperation in this matter. I be-
lieve you are going to stand by me
as you have done in other instances,
Brother Aaron Trotter of Picayune
sold 100 copies Of the Echo as of Feb
ruary 1st. His reporter sends in the
Picayune news and the members oil
lodge 373 are glad to buy the pap
ers from him.
We have other agents who are do
ing nicely and yet, we need others
Come on Presidents, let's make G.
official organ what h ssaeslA -
Secretary.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
Are You Men or Fish?

Real fishermen the kind of bait to in fishing for diff
eren the fish will bite the bait without thinking
what doing The only thing that he interested in beat
ing another fish the bait that he floating around in the
water.
don't usually bite without examining the bait or do they?
There people who viii their psychology you find out
Of bait you like most and at the opportune time they will
throw bait out and you aren't very careful the fisherman
viii catch YOU Anything that looks appeznz that sounds
too soothing that feels SOFT win pay in the long to
anime thoroughly and find out as to whether there hook
therein and weigh then you think you being
hoodwinked you had better let that bait pass BY is too late
after YOU have swallowed the bait to hoIOr
Are you fish?
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01

The Pine Vile Baptist Church
was the guest Of the Nazeriah Bap-
fist Church Of Mobile Ala, the LIST
Sunday, Prayer service was rem
dered by Deacon John Davis and
others. Collection was $21.OO.
Rev. L. Moore preached a soul
stirring sermon. The house was fill
led with the spirit, after which din
ner was served.
G. V. Mills, reporter.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
TRANSFER CARDS

We still have local Presidents
throughout the Association who do
not know what procedure to take
in transferring members. Any mem
Der who wishes to transfer to some
other II. 3. A. Lodge is at liberty
to do so, however, the local lodge
cannot issue a transfer card until
the member forwards the number of
the lodge to which he desires Il
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01

IS. Rosie Moss, No. n, Mrs. Bet
tie Faulkner, Pres, Ellisville.
is. Hattie Arlington, No. 80 G..
3. Arlington Pres Laurel.
II. Easter Magee, No. l16, Ellis
Walker, Pres, Mt. Olive.
18. Victoria MCGOWAN, No. 2l3,
Brown McRee, Pres, Qultman.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
Notice To Presidents

We have been fortunate in finding
a company that can furnish us with
the following kind Of badges; Presi-
dent, Vice President, Secretary and
Members. For sometime, the presi-
dents have especially desired a spec
ial badge or bar for president" and
this comes to inform you that you
might now place your order. We
only ordered a limited number, not
knowing as to whether the presi-
dents would be interested.
The badges are the same, only the
Bars and different.
Secretary.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
JUNE DEATH LIST

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We are in this issue of the Echo
publishing a tentative death list of
our deceased members scheduled to
be paid off in the June Board.
stand surpinely by because Brother
Tom or Sister Jane is the president
and will not register complaint.
Friends, have you not thought of
the fact that if we had lesser claims
to pay our death benefits would be
greater? AS long as we have presi-
dents to take in applicants that are
too old or sick we will not be able
to make much progress.
If you know of any president who
will persistently violate the laws Of
the Association by taking in appli-
cants that are bad risks, it is your
duty to register a complaint to y
president involved or to the office.
Please remember that any applicant
that is taken in the Association, in
violation to the age limit, must have
been a member seven years before
he will be entitled to benefits in the
Association.
We have only one way to find out
the status of an applicant and that
is by what the local presidents send
to the office.
You will note in TIL is tentative
death list that some lodges h ave
from one to three deaths, and yet,
we have had this to happen at in-
tervals before. The i'm portant
thing is were these applicants good
risks when they became members Of
the H. B. A.
s Some of the good and loyal pres
idents write us that they woul d
rather not d a single member
than to put in applicants that are
too old and sick. On the other
hand seemingly, we have o m e
presidents who take them in after
they get too old and sick. This pro-
cedure on the part of some of our
presidents must be checked and it
, is going to take these loyal presi-
/ dents and members to check it. 1t
isn't one of the automatic devices
that will check itself.
We have seen automatic washing
machines, monographs, refrigera-
tors, etc, cut themselves off automa-
tically, but we have a few presi-
dents who will not stop violating
automatically, therefore, they w i'll
have to be stopped.
The H. B. A. is on the upward
trend and it is dependent on the sup
port of the local presidents n d
agents throughout the Association to
keep it going upward. The official
staff might desire to keep the AS
ISOLATION going forward and yet, it
is going to take the hard work, sac
rifices and toll on the part of the
presidents to make the increases.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
Secretary.

20. Tobb Johnson, No. 2O2, Clay
ton Everette, Pres, Ellisville.
81. Ola West, No. 213, Brown Nc
Rec, Pres, Quitman.
%. Isom Cooley, No. 369, Davis
Trotter, pres, Vossburg.
%. Matte Punches, No, 50, G. E.
Anderson, Pres, Shuqualak.
"a. Lonnie Brown, No. rs, Duke
Morrell, Pres, Laurel.
25.. Sara Bester, No. 213, Brown
McRee, Pres, Quitman.
90. EsSs.:s ag:...s;;!...s9.. &c. ss. Floyd
Coins, Pres, Ellisville.
81. H. D. McShann, No. 1, H. D
McShann, Pres, Meridian,
%. Alice White, No. 122, Melvin
Clark, Pres, Daleville.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
DUPLICATE POLICIES

Whenever a member of the H. B.
A. desires to change the Will on his
Policy, it is absolutely necessary that
said member purchase a duplicate
policy. .4eAt'
Wills are to be made in the local
lodge. Presidents, please read your
constitution.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
WINCHESTER NEWS

The New Light Baptist Church had
a great service May 18th. Sermon
was delivered by Rev. W. NJ. Rober-
son. The Pastor, Rev. c. B. Cooley,
gave the members some brief, en-
couraging words along the line of
being faithful
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
Reports Coming In Nicely /,

We wish to thank the loyal presi-
dents for the promptness shown in
mailing their June report blanks to
the office. We received several re-
ports during the month of May
some a month ahead of time. Yes,
this is truly loyalty
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01
CORRECTION

10. Florence Hillie, No 468.
Frank johnson, President, Newton.
In the last issue of the Echo we
published the name Of Florence Hill
lie Wheaton, a deceased member OF
H. B. A. Lodge No. 468, of which
Mr.. Frank Johnson is president. The
name should read Florence Hillie.
We gladly make this correction.
The echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1942-1960, 1949-06-01

transfer. Presidents, please read
your constitution on this procedure.
Evening star., 1949-10-30
Radio Techniciun Forum
Set Here This Week

The Town Meeting of Radio
Technicians will be held at 7 pm.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day at the Chamber Of Com
merce auditorium. The sessions
are sponsored by the Radio Man
ufacturers' Association, the Elec-
trio Institute of Washington and
District distributors of radio sets
and parts.
Speakers at the opening session
will include Wayne Coy. chair
man Of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission; John A.
Meagher. television specialist, and
H. L. Spencer. of Georges Radio
and Television Co. Moderator will
be A. T. Alexander, chairman of
the Service Committee of the
Radio Manufacturers Association.
Evening star., 1949-10-30
Rita's Maternity Clothes
Made by Paris Gown Firm
BY the Associated Press

PARIS. Oct. 29.-Rita HayWorth,
the Princess Ally Khan, has had
her maternity wardrobe made by
Jacques Faith. the same Paris firm
that designed her wedding gown.
The maternity clothing was Or
dered in July or August" it was
disclosed.
The wardrobe consists entirely
of envelope skirts and box jack
cts, all in black and navy blue.
About five ensembles were COM
pleted and delivered some time
ago-possibly in August. Most
were in summer weight materials.
Miss Hayworth and Prince Ally
were married last May 27.
Evening star., 1949-10-30
WutercoIor Exhibition
To Open at Library

A month-long exhibition of
watercolors by Henriette Lauter-
man will open at the Central
Public Library Tuesday.
Mrs. Lauterman, New York
artist and teacher. came to Wash
ington five years ago and lives
at 1871 New Hampshire avenue
NV. Her work has been in ex-
hibitions at the Corcoran CAL
lery Of Art and the National Mu-
scum
Evening star., 1949-10-30

Company dessert can be quickly
made by using two store-bought
sponge cake layers filled with
chocolate pudding made from a
packaged mix. Frost the dessert
with whipped cream and garnish
with pecanS.
Evening star., 1949-10-30
1t. Campbell Gets Award
For Berlin Airlift EIiohts

1t. Doak S. Campbell, jr., of
Boiling Air Force Base, has been
awarded a first oak-leaf cluster
to his World War II Air Medal
for services as a pilot with the
Berlin Airlift, it has been an
Evening star., 1949-10-30

LYNN MERRICK. ROBERT GOELET, JR
ELOPEMENT REPORTED-New York.-Lynn Merrick, Holly
great fortunes eloped Friday according the
WodTelegram Charles Ventura the papers society
editor young Goee Immediately dsinherited by his
mother Duchess varosa who living in Rome Mr..
Goeet the of Robert Goee of Newport r. The World
Telegram said the latter had supplied with which to set
up a movie-making business for his in Rome.
-AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1949-10-30

The North of Scotland Hydro
electric Board is working on a
$400. .000, 900 program.
Evening star., 1949-09-29
Three Addresses Listed
BY Prince Georges WCTU

Members of the Prince Georges
County Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union will hear three ad-
dresses this afternoon and to-
night as part of their 25th an
nual convention.
Principal speaker will be DR.
Frederick w. Smith, secretary OF
the Temperance League Of Amer
lea. He will speak at a session
at 1880 o'clock tonight at the
Riverdale Presbyterian Church
4603 Rittenhouse street, River
dale.
The convention was to convene
at 1:30 pm. with Mrs. Charles
II. Wagner of Halethorpe, Md.
the speaker. Election of officers
also was scheduled this afternoon
DR.. Edward B. Dunford of Riy.
+erdale, counselor for the Temper
ance League of America, will
speak during a fellowship dinner
at the church at 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Henry A. Jones of Univer-
.sity Park is president of the coun-
tvs WCTU unit.
Evening star., 1949-09-29
Trappist Monk 10 Lecture
Al Baltimore Church
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

BALTIMORE. Sept. 2e.-A
Trappist monk will appear in pub
lie to give a series of sermons
here for the first time in the 100
year-history of the order in
America, the Rev. Louis Mendelis
announced yesterday.
Father Mendelis, pastor of st.
Alphonsus Catholic Church, said
Abbot M. Robert Of the Trappist
monastery at Conyefs, Ca, has
accepted an invitation to preach
at st. AlphonSus Sunday.
Abbot Robert heads the abbey
Of Our Lady Of the Holy Ghost
established in Georgia In 1894 by
the CiStercian order. Its mem
bers. known as Trappist monks,
live an austere clustered life of
silence, fasting, prayer and con-
temptation.
While a member of the original
Trappist monastery in America,
at Gethsemani. KY, Abbot Robert
was the instructor for a class of
novices which included Thomas
Merton, author Of a series of
widely read books on Trappist
life.
Evening star., 1949-09-29
Annapolis Yachtsman
Sails Russian Waters
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Sept. 29.-An
Annapolis yachtsman brought his
58-foot yawl home safely yester-
day after a summer cruise behind
the Iron Curtain in the Baltic Sea.
Carleton Mitchell and his wife.
Elizabeth. sailed their yacht past
Tallinn in the Russian corridor of
the gulf of Finland to Helsinki.
But. says Mr.. Mitchell, at no
time were they threatened by the
Russians. I'VE were greeted every
where with cordiality." he said
Their craft, the Caribee, was
shipped by freighter in early July
to Oslo, Norway. where the sum-
mer voyage began with a cruise In
the Norwegian fjords. They
cruised through the Gotta Canal,
entered the Baltic Sea at Stock
holm, and went on to Sandhamn to
participate in the royal Swedish
yacht club regatta.
From Sweden. they went on to
Finland through the Russian cor
ridor, then back to the Swidish
island of Tottland.
Mr.. Mitchell related that he
and a companion took a side trip
into Poland. They signed on as
stewards helpers and visited the
ports OF Gdynia and Danzig, he
said. "but because we were mem
oers OF the ships crew, our free
dom was not restricted by the COM
munist regime there"
Evening star., 1949-09-29
Murder Indictment
Upheld in Alexandra

Judge William P. Woolls in
Alexandria Corporation Court to-
day overruled an attempt by at
torneys for Mrs. Ruth Maxwell, %,
charged with the murder Of her
husband. to quaSh the indictment
against her on the ground there
were no women on the grand jury.
Walter I. Young, attorney for
Mrs. Maxwell, argued that exclu-
sion of women from the grand
jury denied his client equal pro-
lection of the law
He contended law excluding
women as jurors preceded the
10th Amendment to the Federal
Constitution. which granted
women suffrage.
After the ruling, Mr.. Young
said he would renew his objection,
this time in the case Of petit jur-
les, having no women members,
when Mrs. Maxwell goes on trial
at 10 am. tomorrow.
Mrs. Maxwell is accused of kill
ing her husband, Corpl. Gardner
Maxwell, July 81 in front of their
home in the TOO block Of North
Washington street, by striking
him with a broken milk bottle. He
died Of a severed jugular vein.
Evening star., 1949-09-29

The Montgomery County Tax
Appeal Court has under study q
second attempt in a year by the
Woman's Club Of Chevy Chase,
Inc, to exempt from taxes its
property at 7431 Connecticut ave-
nue..
A hearing in the matter was
continued indefinitely yesterday
to permit Mrs. Kathryn Lawlor,
attorney for the club. to submit
further evidence to support her
contention that the group quail
f1es for tax exemption under a
law passed at the 1949 session of
the General Assembly.
The clubs appeal from an ad-
verse decision of the Montgomery
County Circuit Court concerning
a 1859 assessment is pending
before the Maryland Court of
Appeals. The present action seeks
exemption from approximately
81 500 in taxes for the 1949-50
fiscal year. -'
Reads Charter Provisions.
Mrs. Lawlor said the 1949 law,
which became effective June /,
specifically exempts all nom
political women's clubs whose
charters show their only purposes
'are Of a charitable, benevolent
and civic nature"
She then read provisions of the
clubs charter which she said made
the group eligible for tax exemp-
'tion ~ -,
clear intent d AeF Legisla- Z
ture was to exempt our club" she
declared. Z
County Attorney David Mac
donald argued. however, that most
of the clubs finds last year were
spent for social activities. y
Deadline Cited.
He also claimed the deadline
for placing assessments on the
books was May /, a month before
the law became effective. In ad-
dition, he said the club failed to
comply with a county law requir-
ing assessment protests to be made
before May l Of each year.
Mrs. Lawlor insisted, on the
other hand, that the General AS
sembly law superseded all other
legislation.
Evening star., 1949-09-29
Two $500, High School,
Voted by Loudoun Boar
BY the Asseeioisd Press

LEESBURG, Va, Sept. 2e.-The
Loudoun County School Board
has voted to build two new high
schools for white children at 4
cost Of $500, 900 each.
The board appeared to b. look
ing into the future, however, for
lit intends to seek q literary fund
lof 81. zoo, 900 and the State school
building fund Is hardly In a posi-
tion to accommodate that sort Of a
request.
The school board action was
taken subject to the approval of
the County Board of Supervisors
which vii be asked to give its ap-
proval Monday.
The school board plans to put
one school at rurcellville and one
lat Leesburg, both to be close
enough to towns to use existing
water and sewage systems. The
county now has four high schools
for white children and one for
Negroes.
Evening star., 1949-09-29
Farm Hand Arrested
In Baltimore Attack
BY the A..eeia.sd Pres.

BALTIMORE. Sept. 29.-Police
arrested a Baltimore County farm
hand, 81. early today in their in
|vestigation of a criminal attack
on q l2-year-old girl Wednesday
might.
Nd charges were filed against
him Immediately. Officers brought
the little girl, an 11-year- -old boy,
and q lunchroom waitress to view
him in lineup to see If they could
identify him.
A driver Friday night picked UP
the girl and boy but the boy be-
came frightened when the man
parked at a lonely spot. He Jumped
out and ran to the nearest house.
The girl told police the, man
then drove to another wooded spot
and attacked her. The waitress
reported she had been accosted by
. man answering the description
given by the children.
Evening star., 1949-09-29
Falls Church Backs
Teen-Age Confidence
Vote on City Canteen

The Falls Church Recreation
Commission last night approved q
vote of confidence given the direc-
tor of the city's Teen Canteen
target Of criticism Monday night
by the Recreation Commission's
chairman.
The vote of confidence in Miss
Frances Mayze indorsed by the
commission last night was given
by the Teen Council, an organiza,
timao of young people which adj
ministers the capteen under ts(
commission and the director.
The Teen Council met in closed
session with the Recreation Com
mission at the Teen Canteen last
night y to AcofSidef charges made
in the City Council by Donald s.
Frady, commission chairman. Mr.
Frady had said beer cans scattered
about the canteen grounds showed
that the Hillwood avenue youth
center is badly operated.
In reply to question from
Councilman Samuel E. McCrary
Mr.. Frady had said he does. not
believe the city is getting Its
moneys worth from the $500
monthly salary of the director
In a statement after last nights
meeting, Mr.. Frady said 1t was
agreed that with the whole
hearted cooperation of the Teen
Council, full use of the canteen
and the services of its director
could be made and the expense
OF its operation fully justified.
Both the commission and the
Teen Council" the statement said
have instituted plans to insure
full cooperation in programmine
and supervising activities"
Evening star., 1949-09-29

County police, Falco ran into the
side of a car driven by Edward
German, SO, of 1907 Varnum street
NV. shortly before 4:30 pm.
and apparently was run over.
Suffered Fractured Skull.
He was pronounced dead en-
arrival at Prince Georges General
Hospital. The hospital said the
boy suffered a fractured skull.
Pvts. Emmett Gray and Wallace
Baker reported that Mr.. German,
operator of a supermarket at
Tuxedo, was heading south along
State street, near Sixty first
street. when the accident occur
red.
Technical charges of man
slaughter and reckless driving
were placed against Mr.. German,
police said. He was freed under
$1,100 bond, pending a hearing
in Hyattsville Police Court at 10
m. Monday.
The young victims father is .
tile setter in Washington.
Besides his parents, Falco Ii
survived by four sisters, Beatrice,
IL: Angeline. 10; Annie, Z, and
Rosemary, 8 months, and .
brother. Nick, jr.. 8.
Funeral SATURDAY.
The body was taken to the
Gasch funeral home, Hyattsyille,
and funeral services will be- held
at 8 am. Saturday at the Holy
Rosary Catholic Church, Third
and F streets NV. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The boys grandfather, also
named Falco Bruno, suffered q
heart attack Immediately after
learning of the tragedy, members
[of the family said. His condition
was repprted satisfactory today.
DoRus Molloy, A, colored. Of
I'LL Harvard street NV, is in
critical condition at Freedmen's
Hospital after being struck by Q
car last night in the 1400 block
of Eleventh street NV.
/ Police said he ran from between
parked cars and was struck by an
automobile driven by James M.
Bessinger. 40. Of Mount Rainier.
Md. No charges were placed
against the driver. The hospital
said the victim had a fractured
skull and a compound fracture Of
the left leg.