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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-24
The Lines
By Dean Gordon B. Hancock

has.
In the first place., the moment
it became generally known that
Negroes were to be scattered
about the nation, whites every
where-with few exception that
might establish the rule-would
begin to exert an opposition that
would thwart the plan. If a plan
had been formulated and backed
by Congress whereby a million
Negroes were to be transplanted
from the south to the north as
was done during the first and Sec
ond world wars, the transplanta-
ton could never have been effect
ed so easily, if at all. If millions
of Italians that are scattered
throughout many countries had
been transposed in a single VEN
ture such venture would have been
doomed to failure.
The trouble with the Jones plan
and the Negroes to South America
plan is that such vigorous resis-
lance has been built up to Ne
groes, that any over all attempt
to resettle Negroes in considerable
numbers in any section or nation
would meet with an opposition
that would defeat such plan. SO
long then as certain elements of
the south have DETAINED and mis-
represented and maligned it's Ne
gro citizens because of the acct
dent Of color and slavery and the
| concomitants thereof they w it
the Negro and themselves to work
out a plan that is both Christian
like and democratic and that will
accord the Negro his full-fledged
citizenship rights in the south he
has helped to build.
It is being done and can be
further done. The better south
is struggling heroically and not
without gratifying results. The
recent statement by the Presby-
terrain Committee of the south
chairmaned by. a South Caroliniar
shows it has come out unequivo'
cally and unreservedly for civil
rights for Negroes. That com
mittee is both Christian and dem
! ocratic, and it's stand is worth {
hundred plans. Defeatists canno'
be safe leaders, be these defeats
white or black. We have the plal
but we lack the courage, withou
which no plan will work.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-05-24
Plans and the Plan

Inc late Elmer Burrett Bryan,
sometime president OF Colgate I'M
iversity, often told his classes in
psychology that it his wife would
spend half the time doing the
homework that she spent trying
to show him how to do it, the
work would be done much nor
easily and with time to spare.
1t is even SO with the various de-
signers of plans for the supposed
solution of the color question. We
do not have to go very far along
any line before we bump head
on into some plan for the solution
Of the problem Of race relations.
Recently Cong. Jones Of Georgia
came up with a plan for the de-
Capitalization of Negroes by scat
tering them throughout the United
States, where there are at present
relatively few Negroes. Now
come some Negro leaders propos-
ing to direct this decentralization
into South America. These are
fine plans with one exception, they
will not work. This writer is
convinced that if these planners
spent as much time trying to be
Christian like and democratic as
they spend trying to indulge them
selves in being undemocratic and
un-Christian like, they would
shortly come up with a plan that
will work-the only plan that will
work and that is full-fledged citi-
zenship according to the Christian
principles laid down by Jesus
Christ himself.
We are not going to get very
far trying to evade the basic is
sues, The basic issues are bound
about the question of whether
this supposedly Christian nation
is going to be Christian and wheth-
err this supposed democracy is go
ing to be democratic. Or basic
ally it is a question of whether a
thing can change it's nature and
be the same thing? Any plan
that leaves the southland the ma
ton un-christian and undemocrat-
ic is dangerous.
Suppose Cong. Jones had his
way and secured congressional ap'
preparation with which to decen'
tralibze Negroes, where in the U
S. could great masses of Negroes
go without stirring up racial ami
mosities that would be worse thai
those he seeks to assuage. Cong
Jones advance agents and his own
position determine beforehand op
position for his scheme. If thes'
people are -unwelcome and I'm
wanted in the habitat of their orr
gin how under high heavens coul'
we expect to see them welcomes
nj other regions? Some year
years ago a real friend OF Negr
advancement discussed this sam
plan with me. He was not lik
49, -. - Loo~r% n MonrOnhnh
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25
Choirmen Of Four New Departments
Named At Meeting OF Womon's Club

Chalrmen were named for the
four new departments that have
been created in the Mississippi
Federation of Women's clubs and
are now in local clubs through
out the state. at a meeting of the
Pascagoula Woman's club Thurs
day at the Community Activities
center on 18th street.
The appointments we're made
by the president, Mrs. Henry eau
tier and are as follows: Mrs.
Frederick Graef, religious educa-
ton. Mrs. Joe Leatherbury.
Indian Welfare; Mrs. Hal E. Lee,
Mississippi state song and Mrs.
John Collie, director of projects.
This last department will include
the various cultural contests that
club members are being urged to
enter, and a contest being fos-
tered this year by a grocery COM
pany of national scope in which
the prizes amount to thousands
of dollars.
Mrs. Gautier, reporting for Mrs.
H. G. Otis who was absent, asked
all members to send photos of
themselves to Mrs. Otis for entry
in the scrapbook which the his
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25

school district to discuss plans of
Improvement for the school on
Wednesday night. There we're 35
present.
The Rev. James Williamson
filled his pulpit at Caswell
Springs at the morning and eve
ming hours.
The Roundtree quartet from
Mobile will be at the Caswell
Springs church Sunday evening
for a concert.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25

torian is compiling, under the
caption Our Hall of Fame.
These should be about the size
used on visas for foreign travel
and should be in within the
month, according to the report.
Mrs. Gautier also asked the club
to participate in every way pos
sible in the Red Cross drive in
the blood bank project.
Reports from the various de-
partments were heard from Mrs.
j. E. Brent the general chairman.
The Arts and Fine Arts commit
tee under Mrs. F. l.. Fisher, re-
ported that in the art contest re-
Gently sponsored in the schools
by the club, the prize winners
were Pat Davis, first; Hazel
Grant, second and Yvonne We'll
born, third. All are from the Jun
ior high school.
Prize Winners
Mrs. j. G.. Memo, of the Ameri-
can Homes department reported
the winners in the recent poster
contest on Safety" prizes were
Patsy Farragut, Betty Sue Cor
man, Mike Flechas, III, Marlene
Hysell, Barbara Johnson and Mil
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25
PAscAcouLA cHRoN1c1E-srAR and MOSS POINT ADVERTISER

the formers niece, Mrs. Robert
Hester, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhett Johnson
and son from Florida are visiting
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
P. B. johnson. for a few days
before he leaves for a camp in
South Carolina where he is to be
stationed.
Superintendent A. F. Megehee
and Lum Oliver met with a num-
Der of the patrons of the Wade
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25
NEWS FROM
Wade

The Wade boys and girls bas-
ketball teams entered the county
tournament Tuesday afternoon in
the grammar school division and
were victorious although that
night they lost. The high school
boys played Pascagoula boys on
Saturday afternoon and lost
while the girls played the Moss
Points girls and were defeated,
too, both losing to the teams that
won the championships.
We understand the campaign
against the ants will start in our
community this week. 1t is need
ed as people IN unable to plant
their gardens because of their
destructiveness.
Professor A. E. Bradley, Miss
Ann CHM and Mesdames Vivian
Greene, Queenie Cumbest, Eve
lyn Wyatt and Eula Carter at
tended the county teachers meet
ing at Vancleave last week. Mrs
Susie Carter. our primary teach
er was elected a delegate to the
state teachers meeting in Jack
Sol in March.
The many friends and relatives
of Mrs. Mary Cronier Coleman
were sorry to hear of her death
Friday night. She leaves a small
daughter and her husband and a
host of relatives in Wade and
Wolf Ridge.
Mesdames Claudio Bell and
Maude Hearndon were visitors of
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25

for circulation include the follow
ing titles, Stevenson: "Aleck Bell,
Ingenious Boy" Anthony Wayne
Daring Boy" CLARA Barton, Girl
Nurse; Snow: eli Whitney, Boy
Mechanic; We'll: Franklin
Roosevelt, Boy of the Four Free
doms"; Mason: Mark Twain, Boy
of Old Missouri; Wagner: Mar
tina Washington, Girl of Old Vir-
ginia"; Monsell: Young Stone
wall, Tom Jackson"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25

The addition Of these titles
completes the collection of the
Childhood of Famous Americans
series which has proved popular
with the younger readers. Miss
Cook said.
A purchase order of adult
books is also on order II was stat
ed, These will include the new
est best sellers in both fiction and
non-fiction.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25

dred Tyrone.
The prize winning pictures and
posters we're on display as were
a fine photograph of a scene on
River Road by Walter johnson,
a large watercolor drawing of a
child's head by Mrs. William Kolb
and two W%atercolor drawings of
camellias by Mrs. Thomas Leath-
erbury.
The section of the country un-
der consideration by the club at
this meeting was the Northeast
and it was entertainingly handled
by Mrs. ]. w. Brumfield who
took her listeners on an imagin-
airy travelogue, to this section,
starting from and returning to
Pascagoula, in which she gave
glimpses of historic, scenic and
other interesting parts of that sec
ton.
The hostesses during the meet
ing were Mesdames F. A. Graef,
j. S. Abbey, N. l.. Hatten, F. l..
Clinton and A. v. Smith and Miss
Vela Mckinley, who served an ice
course featuring the George
Washington motif which was also
evident in the floral arrangements
and in the flag above the presi-
dents desk.
The floral arrangements were
by club members and during the
social hour Mrs. Charles H. Gray
chairman of gardens invited crit
icism of the different ones.
Mrs. A. B. Dinwiddie of New
Orleans and Mrs. Victor Wheeler
of Natchez were guests.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-02-25
Books For Juveniles
Added To Moss Point
LibrorY Collection

An attractive collection of ju-
venile books has been added to
the Moss Point City Library, it
was announced by Miss Amelia
Cook, librarian.
The new books whcih are ready
Evening star., 1949-02-06
State Society Calendar

room Of the Shoreham Hotel. A
Paul Jones will be the featured
attraction of the evening.
Saturday.
Illinois State Society-Valentine
dance for members and guests, 10
pm. in the west ballroom Of the
Shoreham Hotel.
New York State Society-Monthly
dance open to the public, $3.50 pm,
in the main ballroom of the Shore
ham Hotel. A free trip to Havana,
Cuba, on the Peruvian Interna-
tional Airways will be given away.
Guest night for all Colgate Univer-
Sity alumni. Each month of this
year the society will honor the
alumni of O different New York
university.
Evening star., 1949-02-06

Some lucky person will draw a
free trip to Havana, Cuba, on the
Peruvian International Airways at
the New York State Society
monthly dance Saturday night.
Each month a trip is given away
by the society.
The New York group will also
be host to all Colgate University
alumni Saturday.
Following is list of State society
activities for this week:
Wednesday.
Kansas State Society - Dinner
and dance for members and guests,
Y pm. at the Hotel 2400.
Friday.
Pennsylvania State Society -
Monthly dance for members and
guests, 10 pm. at the West Ball
Evening star., 1949-02-06

father and had rs her matron of
honor Mrs. william D. DeCamp Of
Short Hills, N. j., sister Of the BRIDE
groom. Mr.. Joseph w. Oliver of
Pittsburgh was best man for his
brother and the usher was Mr.. John
M. Patterson of Washington.
After a short wedding trip, the
couple will reside in this city, where
Mr.. Oliver is employed in the De-
partment of State.
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Miss REYNOLDS We'd

In the First Congregational
Church in Pittsfield, Mass, Miss
Lee Reynolds, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. George S. Reynolds
of Pittsfield, was married yesterday
to Mr.. John Bennett Oliver Of
Washington, son of MIR. and Mrs.
Augustus Kountze Oliver of Pitts
burgh.
The bride was escorted by her
Evening star., 1949-02-06
(VarnOck-CO1Vue

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Farmer of
Maryville, Tenn. announce the en-
gagement of the latter's daughter
Miss Violet Cowne, to Mr.. Archibald
Warnock, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evening star., 1949-04-03
/. Girds 10 Fight
Worst Invasion of
'Hoppcrs in Years
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THE AKEac44sfAsfv DeEsAstrnes :
sAyx err es I1e greatest gTAExAor-
p~r outbreaks n rwcSrs ywafn .
slarva teEssva IN .E western arss rssa
westr-n ssx1rz tnss summer
R,si Already ttss eepartsssai =
,ASk sosce srrys-swTo 10 gwsszss
srs slth twso ssw rSa1sog1S--asss $ \
saa9 CO. transport paAne, ,v
xgna!}ey Planes arass sasETsr old a.
'vraAEas.n r&r*gei tzsseka-to q -
ts2e rgg- &c sgs,4s sIaSexts n ttssiy r@'
*y see 4nas
f.se eask !azce Is grosgi7 % s-s
sxyseg. az tito esFpA tFsaeots . b
reau a entomology sfsa pa :
quarantine. headed ey " / Pc
ham. ghaes et !i4sect control -
all attempt 80 AnnahilAls tss
'f1oppcss In their i.see 600 sess
nursery IN Montana and WY
nagag BEFORE heavy damage occurs,
The var Will COST 81 .3+0 200, TH2s
poaSoas 10 be used are chAoG<iAns
and ioxapaane IN bran EnAsA
Last year 60 900 cattle had 10
be moved from the nursery
area because ETAsshoppers ate al
et the pasture grass
II task force seFo-tRTo tAils 10
XIII The 'hopsegs In Tie nGFssFy
ARA this year they and tl}cg cf,s'-
drrn vii eat lsrlr way esstp ard
ss-st al hundred miles thcn Sei
dow n tor the winter ard resume
tfe.g advance ueNt year
Evening star., 1949-04-03
| Cash PiSes offered
For Work of Young
| Wrifers and Artists

Cash prizes Of 81 are awarded
for original Stories. articles, poems
and cartoons published In The
Junior Star. Contributors OF ma
terial which the editor considers
of SUFFICIENT merit also are issued
reporters cards.
The contest Is open TO boys and
girls Of high school age and under.
Write on one side Of paper (dou-
BILE space II you type) and put
your name. age. address and tele-
phone number In the upper left
hand corner. Draw with black
India ink on white paper and do
not roll or fold. Contributions
cannot be returned.
The editor reserves the right
to publish any contribution in
whatever form he thinks best,
regardless of whether 1t is award
ed a prize. He also may withhold
prizes awarded for contributions
found not to be original.
Checks for prizes are mailed
during the week following publi-
cation. Address: The Junior Star.
TAT Star Building. Washington 4.
q. q.
Evening star., 1949-04-03
Plants for the Hot, Dry Banks
Sometimes 1t Is Best to Fit Plants
To misunderstanding Is Hardest Part
eY w. h. Ycsnemen

but does surprisingly wei CO
hot. dry hank. The sanross
tEelian makes Rn excsa'
lent ss3owtns but Only n o vel
drained. sunny situation Hcw'
ever, II does best IN = swees SOL.
Two other perennlals ssAoold n
mentioned for that hot, dry bank
the gA.!lArgiza and the hardy ransS
Both will live IN a perennial aaE-
der bet they are aaaEjf5 arc
n!tenLlEnsS are nao1c pegs4stgsg?
when planted IN a sell Et2ag peTeg
becomes water logged
Senae shrubs 10 Try.
Shrubs Tor the olf aat 81 tdatsor
might include the japanese bar
berry, beach plum 'PrQnG$ mari
TINA the trailing 1untaegs, bush
clover lLexpedeEab plsrviiia com
monty called bush honeySSlckls
but no relation to the lonacerasi
eoralherry. and wlneleaf cinoue-
foil tPoteniilla tridentatAl Many
other shrubs that require q sunny
situation may be suitable. al
though this will depend upon how
we'll the sol! Is improved With
humus before planting The roots
Of many shrubs will penetrate
deeply enough 10 Obtain focS and
moisture Il given help In SKA ~
Bu; this viii depcns Song q,
upon the soil, Too much care a.,
too large a top may retard N'e
deep roofing necessary To survival
under such conditions.
The shrubs listed vary IN height
from 8 inches 10 I feet. Coral
berry and the beach plum are the
taller. The trailing jumpers aTr
ow-growing. All should be plant
ed In the early spring In this area
The jumpers should be protected
from sun and wind the first win
ter.
Occasionally an inexpensive
bank-cover Is needed and some
will suggest the Japanese honey
suckle. This vine is normally
listed as pest in this area be-
cause the creeping shoots must
be kept trimmed to keep It within
bounds. II is not suitable for use
IN a mixed planting since the
strong growing vines will smother
shrubs and other plants.
Two Other Covers.
Both the American bittersaeei
and the trumpet creeper may be
used on the hot bank II given q
start. Both are strong growing
vines. The bittersweet Is of inter-
est primarily for its orange colored
berries for winter bouquets. The
trumpet creeper is grown for its
large orange-red flowers, produced
abundantly in midsummer BY
judicious pruning these two can be
kept within bounds but ordinarily
Continued on PAGE B-7, Col. 81
Evening star., 1949-04-03
lOES Activities
| In Local Chapters
Special chapter notices:

Special chapter notlceS:
Unity-Friday, committee chair
men honored.
Ruth - Monday. StansburI
night. April birthdays honored.
Mizpah-Tuesday, Mu Delts
Sigman Club 10 entertain. Thurs
day, games with Edith Biggs.
Esther-Tuesday. Ways ane
Means with Miss Mathilda Heuser
Loyalty-wednesday, line offi'
GERS night. A,
Congress Lodge-Monday. ini'
tation.
Joppa Lodge-Wednesday. ini'
tiation. The chapter Is sponsorfns
Miss Esther c. Rice for queen oi
the might of Thrills"
Joseph II. Milans Lodge-Thurs'
day. initiation. Tuesday, Bridge
Club with Mrs. Annie Clark Wed
nesday club with Mrs. Gillian
Grimm.
La Fayette Lodee-Wednesday
star points with MT6. Afputu'
Holt. Friday. dance and care
party. Shoreham Hotel
Brookland ~ Thursday, stai
points with Mrs. Margaret Morris
Friday, sways and Means Caro-
Club with Mr.. and Mrs. Eltor
Lollo.
Federal-wednesday. ways and
means with Mrs. Mary Warren
Friday, dance. ghoreham Hotel
Chevy Chase-Tuesday, Omcers
Club with Mrs. Alice Macdonald
Naomi-Monday. Home Board
card party with Grace Bliss.
Acacia Tuesday. entertainment
Evening star., 1949-04-03

bers has made a suggestion. On
our show we have had everything
from discussion to choral groups
and drama, including a docu-
mentary, adaptations. music talent
monologues, and q broacast Of the
"I Speak for Democracy" contest,
30 no ones suggestion is to be
sneezed at. This idea Of ours
Idea x for CONFERENCE.-The re-
ceived Hall Katzenbach's OK at
the meeting and we're ready to
20 ahead. Mr.. Katzenbach Is
the sponsor for our club and he
Is on hand at our bi-weekly meet
ings, held at the studios Sunday
afternoons at 2:30, to answer our
questions.
Idea X is now in the hands Of
the subcommittee on script writ
ing and it's up to Sally Rosenthal,
chairman. to assign it to one of
the special groups to be written.
Members of Script Committee B,
the group chosen to do it. now
commence to meet on their own,
organize a general form, look UP
all the necessary music and other
data, and finally write a full-hour
show.
It's about time for another
general meeting and this time
President Walter Gilbert of Sid
well Friends School Is ready for
discussion and criticism of the
script. After the date has been
decided and corrections for the
show have been made. Wilbur
Bleckman, keeper of the f1les-a
mailing list of more than 100 stu
dents. is assigned the job Of mail
ing addition notices to all mem
bers. and production Of Idea K is
now In full swing.
The Production Committee.
headed by Maria Gorvea. makes
contacts with the special talent
available from all the public and
private high schools in the area,
and Harold Semling. chairman OF
the Publicity Committee, rounds
UP his group to do their best in
informing the general public, local
newspapers. and school publica-
tions.
When the Tuesday before the
broadcast rolls around. the stu
dents who were accepted at the
addition come out for strenuous
rehearsals, where the last-minute
details are ironed out.
So when you flick your radio
dial around to 99.5 megacycles of
q Thursday evening you will be
sure that the WCFM Student Club
offers you full half-hour of real
student listening.
Evening star., 1949-04-03
Life In the Country:
Life IN the Country:
Building Wire Fence
Is Full of Hazards;
1t Just Looks Easy
By jones BirchfieId

One Of the most dangerous Jobs
on the farm. believe. is build
ing fences. I've Just been doing
it, and I know.
Besides a lump on my head. a
bruised shin bone and q bad
temper I got through this fence
all right. But the next one !
try may be my undoing.
A good. tight wire fence is q
pretty thing to look at. and seems
like 1t ought to be easy to build.
All you need Is a few posts
locust ones II possihle-a post
hole digger. a shovel and q few
rolls Of wire.
I started out with all OF the
necessary equipment. and got
along fine until ! started setting
the posts. Now. 1t looks like a
brace post ought to be the easiest
Evening star., 1949-04-03

thing In the world to put In place
but I found it both difficult and
dangerous.
As anybody knows. a brace goes
from the upper part of one fence
post to the bottom part of a
post that has been set about Q
feet away. You notch the two
posts and slide In the brace. Then
you take a couple Of big nails
and fasten it tight.
Nothing to it. That Is. until you
start mailing one end OF the GRACE
and the other comes out Of the
notch and hits you In the head.
Then you gather yourself UP and
push the loose end back In place
That Is Just q signal for the other
end-the one you have partly
nailed-to come loose.
That game can continue until
you knock yourself out. or by some
accident the brace Just happens 20
stay In until you get 1t nailed.
After getting all OF my braces In
place I took a little rest and then
started stringing the wire. All the
pictures I've seen OF people
stretching wire make 1t look easy.
So was sure with the help OF a
stretcher I'd borrowed from my
neighbor. Marshall Thomas. 1t
would be q simple job.
I guess Marshall's stretcher
was Just too big for my fence.
For when I got the wire nailed
to the posts at one end Of the
fence and started pulling 1t tight
| I thought that wire was mighty
elastic. The more ! stretched. the
looser the wire was.
I found the trouble. too. When
I went back TO the posts where
the wire was fastened ] found ]
| fSee BTRCHFTEID, Page B-7.J
Evening star., 1949-04-03

Strange ss Il may seem there
are plants which thrive best in q
hot. dry situation. Generally gar
6eners spend much time tnccr-
porattng hurnus into the SOL 70
keep II cool and molS; 50 that
plants will live in such spot,
But, II you want your Butterfly
weed 70 put on its coaorful display
year after year give II hot. dry
yes, even sandy-spos,
Too often gardeners spend more
time trying 10 change q situation
when II would be simpler 20 select
plants which are adapted. Most
garden reference books list such
plants.
One Of Several Such Perennials-
mentioned the Butterfly weed
above, q brilliant orange-colored
flower that blooms In July tit is
best transplanted IN September
but II Is only one Of several peren-
malls that thrive In dry bank,
The Bristled aster (Aster hnart-
foliu0, o fall hloolner. prefers
such O situation. but don't let
this confuse you. as most hardy
asters thrive best in q rich moist
soil. Most iris like such situR-
ton but with the exception O! the
Crested irls, they need q rich soil
for best growth. The BirdStoot
violet. which we all admire when
We see 1t growing along the high
ways. seldom persists for long IN
the perennial border or where
other violets thrive. Give ii a
hot. dry bank and 1t will thrive
for many years.
The Golden aster tChrysopsis
falcata). an aster-like plant. Is
not a desirable flower border plant