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The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07
Why, Why Do They Fail To Advertise?

IN THE FACE OF THE ACTS that this paper ~ the
official of the Negro ks of the state Of illinois,
and the fact that there are three hundred Of
here in this city, II stands to that mast all OF
the business and OF this city would be inter
advertising for this business These people and
their friends certainly, appreciate the fact that local
business interested the and their life to the extent
they advertise for tn cir business, but strangely
of the businesses. BIG BUSINESS MEN, ON Main 81
decided that they along without advertising
with Those who do the around 10 inches
just counted OF this better than
sssas we ssss ss Y -: x.. s :. =
take ns&hi Ms whish makes sxfsmss
hard for = operate.
THESE MEN Know full W ell that it is advertising that
any paper Therefore, simply saying in no un
certain I'VE int crested IN whether or moi you
are able get along well without your
paper" This perhaps But to those who have been
life time who have been ther ps
customers need it is hardly fair TO have and TO
hold this in sttnon that belongs To them
1t paper that will give them the news service ."s
want Is this paper that they ENJOY reaa"9 ~ '
homes In fact the paper that prints the news Oh any
people certainly is welcome In their homfa SOME
of the business appear not to realize h'S or 'es
pee to get the Of the Negro race without using
their advertising medium. In fact too mueh trace k "
stores that never use our pap advertise would be
appreciated by who are attempting 70 se'
you you would conne your buying 70 the stores .' @
this paper in which adverti Sc CERTAINLY WE 1Ei
SOME THINGS WRONGFUL we are always Wiling 70 se.
them straight and order. make mistakes in your nd
willing correct them which we do at no cost 10 you
II Is advisable at times CUT DOWN ON ADVEklisiN1
but is not all the cutting in place II rs
fair 10 cut The fact that have contract
advertise does not release your ooga
ton to the people tn city To ignore tsf w IN
time tell will be appreciated by YOU Every
dollar that you mi Is gone mewhere else
WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR ELEVENTH ANSisEh-
SARY this month, hay tried during these eleven
years to the people OF this community just hke
other people hardly fair as we see H.
ustabe busn that have always enjoyed
al low TO fail IN our eiior's 10
community the service We feel inst .he
running paper usness of the business men and
of this communtynot mine IL you help US we can
do it, you ha rdy keep the running to
anybody
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07
LEE FAMILY
REUNION

Mr.. and Mrs. Carmilns Head, re-
turning from Oklahoma and burial
OF his aunt, stopped here and took
his uncle and aunt. Rev. and Mrs.
Granville Lee Of N. Poplar st.,
to indianapolis to attend the fami-
iy reunion Of over 80 persons, on
, July 18th, and to meet his BROTH
err, Henry Lee Of Pueblo, Colo. who
had not met for over 40 years
Four brothers, Henry, Grandyille,
William and Logan and Robert Lee
and two sisters, Mrs. Erma Head
an Mrs. Georgia Mansfield.
The dinner was held in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Lee,
Of Martindale Ave. in which home
are 10 children. % grandchildren,
i6 great grandfather and 10 great
great grandchildren. The families
gathered from Michigan, Colo.
Tenn. Kentucky and Illinois. In
the group were found carpenters,
. electricians, ministers, street car
employees, interior decorators and
policemen. From Chanute Field
we're nephews Sherrie Butler and
Reginald Cross. Mrs. Granville
Lee Of Champaign is organizer Of
O.E.S. No. 3 and Life member Of
Central District Missionary. Mrs.
head of Indianapolis is promin-
ent beautieian and manufacturer 1
cosmetics. The oldest member Is
so and the youngest 2 days were
present.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07
RECENT WHITE
HOUSE TEA

June 9th WAS Red Letter Day
| al Bethel A.M.E. Church when the
Eisie Tmborn Club. of which Mrs.
Osielia Alexander IN the president.
held Isethel's annual white House
Tea" There were 33 presidents
and their wives represented at the
very pretty affair where Mrs. Min
Ie Ruth Bracy and her son Rudy.
A. President and ArA, TrumAn.
play.d MosA AssA lssstesM. IGy9s Nel-
- - Nllf111mnnn ~ f. "a
gnr<t TrninAn ~tSA ~ =
10. Mrs. Grace Jonsa Of GnNesss
Iowa. representing Mrs. Eieano'
Roosevelt. won thu club prize b,
having the most money over $500
reporting q total Of $4,000. Miss
Leila Mae Smith. representing Mrs
Marion Anderson. and Mrs. Mary
Campbell. representing Mrs. Frank
lin Pierce. were highly commended
for the beautiful solos that they
. rendered.
On Monday. June 18th, Rev. TIA
born, the clubs namesake. enter
tanned the club with q well pre-
pared dinner. Of which Mrs. Hraey
and Mrs. Alexander were the
cooks. The club agreed the 18th
Annual White House Tea had been
unanimous success and has com
meneed making plans for the i2ih
Annual White House Tea for ext
year.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07

Enlarge the place Of thy tent,
stretch forth the curtains of Thy
dwelling. ieaxthsn thy cords.
lengthen they stakes. These ara
words Ut Isaiah 10 Israel eensur.
les before Christ, but they are
full Of meaning for us to-day The
figure employed In taken from
tent life with which Israel was
well acquainted Their fathers
had been a nomadle people, tent
jewellers for many years. and IL
was not difficult for them 10 grasp
the meaning of this symbol usssi
by III. Prophet. Literally when
ones household Increased the t.ns
was enlarged To mrcomadats this
inhabitants and like the Master
isaiah makes use Of these natural
things 10 teach deeper truth. fI@
~cald have his people think Of this
enlargement NJ the tent Of life,
making roam for God and thslr
fellowmAn.
Wa, too. are called upon To on
large the plac@ Of our ssata assa
sApM&Nh f~v&M 49, ens&skuAs - .u6ax
\ m Sl11lG "a I ~
nssst sssA - Mvs ~ nsaximnnl
life. Our tents must be- Iarxs
enough TO house all Of the chill.
drsn Of God. The curtains Of on,
love must be sufficient to include
men Of every class and clIms, noas
should be left out. The cords Of
love must be made strong No q.
to hold against the most bitter
winds of hate and intolerance. The
stakes Of faith must b~ driven
down deep enough 10 Withstand
the storms VI doubt and infideii-
~. Faith in God. faith In cur fell
bowman. and faith In ourselves 10
the need OF the hour.
What about the tent In which
you live. Nv II large enough to
take In your brothers Of every
race Have you eonae to know that
you are your brothers ks~psYy
Make room In ypur tent VI Love
for all Of mankind. strengthen
the cords ef fellowship. and drive
eeper the stakes Of faith and you
will see the world grow better
about you This In no day for small
tent dweilers, enlarge your tent.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis, East Wins
St. son born.
esss
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Woodrow sayIes. 20, soi East
Bradley. and Mary Agnes Westh-
ington, IL, 7o3 North Oak.
Steve H. Friend, Champaign IA
Doris G. Banks, Champaign ID
&ss%
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07
ILLINOIS NEWS

% Thou Kind Lord:-Let this
American democracy become glof-
lous in spiritual degrees even -
Il has aspired Ia material de-
erees. and render tins just govern
meat victorious, Confirm this re-
xered nation 10 apraise the stan
dand of the oneness of humanity,
10 pronalgate the Most Great
Peace, To become thereby most
glorious and praiseworthy among
all the nations of the world. d
God This American nation Is wor-
thy Of Thy favors and IS deserv
ing of Thy mercy. Make il precious
snd near to Thee through Thy
bounty and bestowal
From Bahai writings
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07


hers visited the Greatest Temple
IN the United States. BahAi. al
Nilmette. Ill The meeting Was a
great success and was enjoyed b.
all.
Mrs. Willie Niece Of Kenton.
Tenn. was recent visitor in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Glover
of North .3rd ST.
eess
Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Parks and
two children from st. Louis. No.
are visiting in the home IF MIR. and
Mrs. Harry Fletcher Of Eas,
Hin ST.
Mr. and Mrs Lewis Banks of n.
Bird ST. were recent hosts to the
neighborhood children in honor of
Little Miss Callie Ann on her sth
birthday All had an enjoyable
time.
Mrs. Doris Blackwell of East
Church ST., was hostess at dinner
on Sunday to Mrs. ID. {. Jones,
Mrs. Ella Williams, Mrs. Gertrude
Harris, Enoch Atkinson and Du-
ane Blackwell.
Mr.. Harve Everhart of Ellis Ave.
and son attended the funeral of
Mr.. Eserhart's brother at Carbon
dale. Winifred Everhart Is visiting
her mother there for the summer.
$3.50
Mrs. Opal Jones and mother-in-
law from Pine Bluff. Ark, are Wis
ting her mother, Mrs. Iueila
Vaughn and grandmother, Mrs.
Vera Ingram.
Mr.. Vivian Neal Ii now in
Dwight Veteran Hospital.
MIR. and Mrs. c. 7. Harris, of
G@srxstoS~n, Ia. tssa4t@s sxs ss.sss.ss
Harris Ia remodelling his home in
Georgetown, and will leave on the
3lst for West Virginia for his job.
Miss Kaye Frances Harris neice
of Editor and Mrs. Harris was an
overnight guest and attende the
County fair on Wednesday.
eapa
Mrs. Betty Copper Of Chicago. is
a visitor in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fort Wesley.
Mrs. f. Taborn. wife Of Rev. f.
Taborn. pastor of Bethel A.M.E.
Church is home from the hospital
and doing nicely.
Mrs. Winfred Green and Mrs.
Alton McNaire left for New York
to join the band and convention of
Jehovah Witnesses for ten days.
AMONG THE SICK
Mrs. Vernel Douglas has gone to
her home and her sister. Mrs. Al
gee in Burnham is still doing fine.
They are yictimes Of recent an-
10 accident.
Mrs. Arbie Jones Of East Hill
St, had stroke on Thursday and
will be admitted 10 the County
Hospital.
Mr.. George Bigham, of E. Park
St, recently had an appendicitis
operation and is doing nicely.
Mrs. Irene Combs recently
broke her finger. but is doing nice
| ly at home.
Mr.. Harold Combs recent victim
of a motorcycle accident will be
treated at the Research Hospital
in Chicago.
MEMoRIAN
William r. V. Baker, passed
away Aug. 3, 1913. but is not for
gotten. We all miss you.-Mother
Brother, Grandparents and Aunts
The Smell Family
| AMONG THE RECENT DEATHS
| IN DANyILLE
| Mr.. VIM. DePree of Van BuraI
St, whose wife passed only shor
time ago.
Mr.. Donald Harold passed il
a Philadelphia Hospital.
BIRTHS
Stratton: Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Stratton, 1902 West Dublil
ST., son, 1886 am. Friday
Burnham City Hospital.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07

ing of Thy mercy. Make il precious
and near to Thee through Thy
bounty and bestowal,
From Bahai writings
ssse
SUMMER VISITORS
DR. Helen Reta and Miss Doro-
thy Watson of Chicago. were re
cent visitors in the home of Miss
Watsons mother, Mrs. Anna Wat
son of West Hill St.
Mrs. Marshall Williams and
Mrs. Lucille Foster were visitors
IN Los Angeles, Calf. with Mrs.
Williams son, Mr.. and Mrs. Hsr-
old Williams.
Mrs. Texannle Bowyer has re-
turned from Sslema, Ala. from y
visit at home with her sister
Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, of Chi
eago visited her mother Mother,
Mrs. Minnie Johnson Of North 5th
st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus Money
of Cincinnati, Ohio, visited her sis
ter and mother, Mrs. Bertha Wade
and Mrs. s. Harris. Mrs. Moneys
seon, Harry visited here last week
end.
Rev. and Mrs. r. Lillard recent
pastor OF the Salem baptist
church will visit in the city during
Rev. LIZARDS vacation from his
charge in Fulton, Mo.
@sas
Mrs. Theo. Bowles of West Ma
pie St, will visit her son and
daughter -in-law and Karen. Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Bowles of Los
Angeles. Salif.
%ess
Mrs. Anna Chandler has return
ed from Dayton, Ohio where she
visited her daughter Harriet.
ssAs
Mrs. Cynthia King had her
granddaughter as recent visitor
from Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Anderson,
of Z. Washington have returned
from visiting at Detroit and Jack
son, Mich. Mrs. Josie Jones of w.
Church ST., accompanied the An
dersons. Little Sarah Ann Ander-
son returned to her in Daville es-
eorted by her sut, Mrs. Mary Edith
Thomas, she visited her grandpar-
ents Mr.. and Mrs. w. Anderson.
ssss
Sgt. William Phillips recently
left California to join the forces
overseas. He is the husband OF the
former Miss Betty Cochran.
$3.50
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Glass have
their niece Mrs. Victoria Dawson
and son from Topeka, Kansas.
$3.50
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones were
recent visitors from Chicago in
the home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Larry Hess, of West Maple
Street.
RECENT PICNIC
The lies Femmes held their an.
nual picnic at kickapoo Park and
Mr.. Home Porter and Mr.. and Mrs
j. Jones of Chicago were out-of
town attendants.
%s@s
Mrs. Bessie Osby of East Parl
ST., visited her cousin. Mrs. Ger
trnde Flanke of Milan. Tenn. He
nephew Mr.. Louis Williams &C
companied her.
Mrs. Velma Hendricks of Eas
Vine ST., was at the bedside O
her sick son, George in the 81
Luke Hospital, Chicago.
Mrs. Louis Gray attended tn
funeral of her uncle, Mr. Lindsle
Blanton at Paris. Ill.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07
Local NelUs
ATTENDS CONVENTION

\ ENDS tA1S fS4N ION
Prom Georgetown, Ill. Mrs. An
IA Mckenzie and daughters Patsy
and Eleanor and q friend, Nav
Frances Harris attended the
Chunch Of God convention held IN
Evanston. III, The group 81 mem
bers visited the Greatest Temple
N the United States. Bahai. Al
Nilmefte. H. The meeting MAS
great success and was enjoyed hy
all.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07
SUMNER VISITORS

DR. Helen Reta and Miss Doro-
thy Watson of Chicago. were re-
cent visitors in the home of Miss
Watson's mother. Mrs. Anna Wat
son of West Hill St.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus Money
of Cincinnati, Ohio, visited her sis
ter and mother, Mrs. Bertha Wade
and Mrs. S. Harris. Mrs. Moneys
seon, Harry visited here last week
end.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07

Mrs. Louis Gray attended the
funeral of her uncle, Mr.. Lindsey
Blanton at Paris, H..
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07

Mrs. Velma Hendricks of East
Vine ST., was at the bedside Of
her sick son, George in the st.
Luke Hospital. Chicago.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-07-07

Mrs. Texannie Bowyer has re-
turned from Salema, Ala. from =
visit at home with her sister
Evening star., 1950-06-18

where do you get that Oh, Sidney!
stuff? You were offered the opportunity of
merger, and when you failed to take up your
option, was free, presume, to open negotia-
tions elsewhere. AS might have been fore
seen, was snapped up the moment it got
about that was in the market"
''Oh, I'm not jealous. It's just that want
you to be happy. And how can you be happy
with woman who looks like snake with
hips?"
''She has every right to look like snake
with hips In former incarnation she used
to be Cleopatra. l" said Sidney McMurdo,
was Marc Antony
who told you that?"
''She did. She has all the facts"
''She must be crazy"
mot at all. | admit that for while at our
first meeting some such thought did cross my
mind, but the matter is readily explained.
She is novelist. You may have heard of her.
Cora McGuffy Spottsworth.
Agnes uttered cry.
What! Oh, she can't be-.
'She has documents to prove it,
''OH, SIDNEY! Cora McGuffy Spottsworth?
At my school two girls were expelled because
they were found with her books under their
pillows She's awful She's notorious. And
don't suppose she has ever played golf in
her life"
'Is that so? She is a very fine player,
sound off the tee and excellent at her short
approaches. She expects to win the Women's
Singles next week."
Agnes drew herself up haughtily.
''She does, does she? Over my dead body"
THAT would be niblck shot, " said Sidney
McMurdo thoughtfully.
With powerful effort Agnes Flack forced
herself to be calm.
'Oh, well, hope it will be all right"
"Of course it will be all right I'm the
luckiest man alive"
In any case, it's fortunate that we found
out our mistake in time"
Very fortunate. A nice thing it would
have been if all this had happened after we
were married We should have had one OF
those situations authors have to use row OF
dots for
Eyes. Even if we had been married, l
should have flown to Ferdinand"
'And l should have made beeline for
Cora"
Ferdinand once killed lion in Kenya
Evening star., 1950-06-18
A SNORT sT0aY

CidH, ~. j., IL WdS RcflcT-
ally agreed that the marriage of Agnes Flack
and Sidney McMurdo, slated for the early
fall, would be one of those perfect unions
which nowadays one is so seldom privileged
to see.
Theirs was love based on mutual respect.
Both were devout golfers. and Sidney's habit
of always getting two hundred and fifty yards
off the tee fascinated Agnes, while he in his
turn was enthralled by her short game, which
was exceptionally accurate. Each used the
Two hearts that beat as one was the verdict
of their friends and well-wishers.
What none of these friends and we'll -wishers
had budgeted for was that Agnes, going to
spend the summer months at Easthampton,
L. l., would be ensnared by the polished per-
sonality of Lord Ferdinand Fosdyke, an Eng
lishman who was visiting there, and that the
latter apprised of the fact that she was the
only niece of the spectacularly wealthy Josiah
Flack of Larchmont, would fall ready vic
tim to her charms
Such, however, was the set-up, and so it
came about that when Sidney McMurdo
arrived in Easthampton with his bag of golf
clubs and heart full of love, he was informed
by Agnes that conditions had changed since
their last meeting.
In accepting his addresses, she said, she
had fallen into the error of making selection
before walking the length of the counter and
the photograph on her dressing table as of
even date was not his but that of Lord Ferdi
nand Fosdyke, to whom she was now be-
trothed
This was a nasty blow for devoted fiance
to get after a three-hour journey on hot day
on the Long Island Railroad, and Sidney
McMurdo tottered beneath it. Dimly he
heard Agnes Flack saying that she would be
a sister to him, and this threat, for he was a
man already loaded up to the Plimsoll mark
with sisters, brought him out of the coma into
which he had fallen. He turned and walked
blindly away, and after proceeding some
hundred yards bumped into solid object
that was coming in the opposite direction.
lHE object into which he had bumped was
slender. serpentine female of dark, subtle and
exotic aspect. Her eyes, as she gazed at him,
were large and lustrous and inscrutable, like
those of priestess of some strange old religion.
You" she said, in a low thrilling voice.
MY man! Kiss me-"
If she had studied for weeks she could not
have found an approach more calculated to
overcome any customers sales resistance
which might have been lurking in Sidney
McMurdo. A lover who has just got off
stuffy train to find himself discarded like a
worn-out glove by the girl he has worshiped
and trusted is ripe for treatment of this kind
Evening star., 1950-06-18

He kissed her, as directed. and there started
Flack wasn't everybody.
Nice day." he said. to help the converse
ton along.
Divine. Hark to the wavelets FLASHING on
the shore. How they seem to fill one with a
sense of the inexpressibly ineffable.'
That's right. They do, don't they?"
Are they singing songs of old Greece, of
Triton blowing on his wreathed horn and the
sunlit loves of gods and goddesses?"
I'm afraid couldn't tell you, said Sidney
McMurdo. I'm a stranger in these parts
myself"
They walked along, talking of this and that.
She said she hoped he had not thought her
abrupt just now in asking him to kiss her, and
he said. mot at all, not at all"
1T needs but glance, don't you think, to
recognize ones mater"
"Oh, sure"
''EsPECIALLY if you have loved before. All,
mel" she said. How long, how sadly long.
it seems since we were together in Egypt"
AIBypt: olullCy was d HtllC OC"hOSlSu.
The town she mentioned was, he knew, in
Illinois. but he had never been there.
She gave him reproachful look.
you have forgotten? Oh, Antony
The name is Sidney. McMurdo, Sidney
George"
'In your present incarnation, possibly.
But once, long ago, you were Marc Antony
and was Cleopatra. And all these weary
years have been seeking for you. Would
you. now that have found you, have me hold
back and mask my love from respect for out
worn fetishes of convention?"
"You betcher. Or, rather, you betcher not"
What have we to do with conventions?
remember once saying to my husband ="
Sidney McMurdo was conscious of quick
chill. His moral code, improving after rocky
start in his Marc Antony days, had become
rigid and would never allow him to be a
breaker-up of homes. Besides, there was the
insurance company which employed him to be
considered. A scandal might mean the loss
of his second vice e-presidency,
'You have husband?"
mo longer He has left me-
THE low hound
He had no option. Double pneumonia.
By now, no doubt, he has been reincarnated,
but probably only as jellyfish, A 'jellyfsh
need not come between us.
Evening star., 1950-06-18

Certainly not" said Sidney McMurdo
He disliked jellyfshes, having once been stung
by one.
And so the long day wore on.
Agnes Flack meanwhile though basking in
the rays of Lord Ferdinand Fosdyke had by
no means forgotten Sidney McMurdo. In the
intervals of brushing up her short game in
preparation for the Womens Singles contest
which was shortly to take place, she found her
thoughts dwelling on him quite good deal.
She hoped that his vacation was not being
spoiled by broken heart.
HE first time she saw him, accordingly,
she should have been relieved and pleased.
He was escorting slender, serpentine female
of dark, subtle and exotic aspect, and it was
abundantly obvious that if his heart had ever
been broken, there had been some adroit work
done at the repair shop. His whole attitude
was that of man who, recognizing that he is
onto good thing, is determined to push it
along.
But Agnes Flack was not relieved and
pleased. The woman looked to her the sort of
woman who steps out of pies at bachelor par
ties, and her first move on encountering Sid
ney at the golf club next morning was to
institute probe.
Who" she demanded, was that lady
saw you walking down the street WITH"
That was no lady" replied Sidney. THAT
was my fiancee."
Agnes reeled.
you are engaged? Oh, Sidney"
He stiffened and regarded Agnes coldly.
z .
>>&n.,.. !.
Lord Fosdyke now kNtkNs
with loothin9 EJI - -
<
Evening star., 1950-06-18

TN THE circles in which
Il they moved, in Mont
clair NJ I il waS pener-
Evening star., 1950-03-05
Why Grow Old?
N. Y. Won1on's Program
By Josephine Lowmon

her product is marketable, and if
so, how to do it successfully. It
advises about packaging for eye
appeal, patents, rules and so
forth.
The program I am describing is
only for women who live in the
State of New York. I am writing
about it in the hope that the
idea may spread to other State
Departments of Commerce and
also because I was given permis-
sion to reprint, in leaflet form
much of the little booklet which
is. sent out to New York State
women by their Department of
Commerce. I asked for permis-
sion to do this because I feel so
deeply that so many of my readers
all over the country need help
of this kind.
The leafet is titled Want a
Business of Your Own?" It will
help direct your thinking into
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pitfalls. Right in your own mind
and own talents and own home
may lie an exciting career!
If you would like to have this
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