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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-12-28

GlBBS-Christmas was highlight
ed at Gibbs school with assembly
programs The intermediate grades
presented a pageant on Wednes.
day titled Viewing Christmas in
Other Lands The characters in
cluded Representatives from Hol-
land. France, Italy, Germany, Eng
land. and Mexico. The children
participating were. Essie Phillips,
Gus Bowers, Helen McCullum,
Gloria Ray, Faye Quick. Delton
Jones. Ernest Green. Allen Tuggle,
Charmaine Johnson. Jane Grigsby,
Juanita Hawkins, Barbara Will
liams, Fannie Louden, leroy Bet
ton and Eddie Joe Washington.
The thirty-voice chorus sang
Christmas carols of England. Ger.
many and France. Mary Frances
Smith was Mexican soloist, and
Eta Mae Wheeler, Italian soloist
The Dutch dancers were. Edith
Thomas. alena James
Yvonne Evans, Pearline Woodland
Sylvia Pondexter, Damon Mays
Floyd Huff, Frank Upper. James
Washington. and leroy Betton.
The primary grades presented a
humorous Christmas play Thurs
day titled "Tweedledee Plays a
Bad Joke The characters came
from the second and third grade
rooms The participants were: Car.
melita caruth, J. Jones, Tritobia
Hayes, Vendya Payne, Labet,,el
Shead, Bernice Bass, Herbert Dem
ton, Jacquelyn Denton, John Jeter,
Scott Green, Leandrew Hill, Mar
gretta Motley. Joyce Miller, Mer
Ram Upper, Spurgeon Waddy
Robert Harris, Michael Dean. Don.
aid Furgeson, and Jimmie Thomp-
son.
On Thursday, which marked the
beginning OF the Christmas holi
days, each child was presented
with Christmas bag Of goodies.
the Gift Of Gibbs school and the
Parent Teacher Association.
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A High Way and a Low

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Pine 81. N School

Conway-A group from the Gle. |
mentary department motored 70
Menifee recently to take n mar.
In dramatic tournament. The
title OF the play chosen was, The
Ming is Born. This group won
llrst place The best actor was
Emmett Anderson. Sponsors were
mrs Daisy Hill, Mrs. FELTON,
Wheeler and Miss Mary J. Hill
The senior high school play was
presented in one act titled
Never Trust Man. This play
won second place The best actress
was Patsy Ann Gatewood The
sponsor was Mrs. f. J. Landers.
Six seniors under the supcrvi.
sion of Mrs Howard and Mr. Cum.
nings have taken the preliminary
science research talent examina-
ton. The seniors are Advert Ryan.
Dewatha Thomas, Patsy Ann Gate.
wood. Alfonzo Morris. Bernice Ea.
ly and Opal Gault.
The second and third grades pre-
sented Christmas program in the
school auditorium Miss Lucille
Fletcher was sponsor
The Pine Street chorus pre-
sented a Christmas Cantata The
program was under the direction
Of J. Boyd and Mrs w Wheeler
The band sponsored a post Christ
mas social
Mrs w Taylor Mrs |. Mattison
Miss l. Fletcher and Miss Mary J.
Hill were sponsors Of the Christ
mas program presented by the
first, second, third and fourth
grades
Frank H0rrton. ir ~ r,troit. a
former student Of the school. was
present at the Joint Christmas pro
gram. Frank VINO has been called
to the army. rendered musical
number on the program.
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Bradley
Armie Burrell

Armie Burreu
Mrs. L. H. Washington and Mrs
Eula Williams and son, Arthur
Ray, left for California to visit
relatives go. Mrs. Elnora Howell OF
California is home visiting her
mother and sister. Miss Create
Whitmore is back in the school
room again after undergoing an
operation .Mable Pace Is recov-
ering from spell Of sickness.
Chester jefferson was seriously in.
jured by a tractor which he was
driving .Cleave Cornelius and
wife are home visiting their par
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the kiddie korner %.

presented a playlet entitled The
Night Before Christmas. After
the program, art work made by
the students was on display,,..,Mrs
Velma Dantzler, instructor in the
Northside elementary school. was
taken seriously i'll last week but
she is reported better....,.,.Mrs,
Ceola Jackson worshipped at I'm
ion Hill Baptist church recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus Mccoy
have beautifully decorated the ex
terror OF their home. Rev. and
Mrs. J. D. Davis have also re.
decorated their home Charley
Gray, a mop and broom maker So
licits your patronage. He Is blind
and supports himself by making
mops and brooms for sale. He re
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sides on the west siae with 44ts
ana Mrs. Charlie Wilkes, one nal
block east oil st. James AH4I
church The Bradley county
nigh school closed for the hon
days December 20,,.Dr. Il. II.
Rhinehart and family were IN
Stephen recently attending the
dedieatory exercises of the new
Stephens school.
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POEM or THE WEEK.

Santa Cluas On New Years Eve
II seems to me that all of Christ
mas had gone,
And the new year would be in
the coming morn,
And it seems to me twas Santa
Claus that said.
Il know that the children are
safely in bed.
I'll just leave my reindeer and
slyly steal out,
And take a good peep at the gifts
strowed about"
The first place he went to dweh
six reckless boys.
And In sad plight did he find
all their toys,
The drums. II was awful, eacn one
Of the six.
Was riddled with holcs-there was
not a drum stick.
A dog with his tail gone. horse
| with no head,
A Wagon wheel tied to the wagon
with thread,
And Santa Claus, you know ho
felt awful bad,
He stood there and looked disap'
pointed and sad
And then Santa went where dwell,
three tiny girls,
All sweet lite maidens with cut
dangling curls,
He said: They're not boys with
such rough, careless ways,
For girls can be happy IN much
gutter plays
But. o he was shocked when he
entered in there,
| A doll with both legs Off lay un
der the chair.
| A little bird, eyeleSs, WIN teal'tls
pulled out,
Reposed on a bed with It's tongue
in a pout,
The tea sets 81 scattereed thai
Santa Claus said
~ feel very sick--lll e. home ano
TO bed
F. y Coffin.
/ 4a=a
WEEKLY THOUGHT Y F' "
YOU don't succeed don't succumh
STrpHrNs--The Stephens school
Junior BED Cross project for the
week was a visit to the County
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Warren

The following persons motored
to Fordyce to the funeral OF the
late Rev. ]. E. Tidwell, first pas
tor of Union Hill Baptist church
and moderator OF Bradley dis
trict: Rev. and Mrs. W. l.. Strick-
land, Mrs. Eta Faulk, Willie Boze'
man, Rev. and Mrs. E. D. MeCree,
Rev Ed Mason, Mrs. Ethel Will
fonp. Mrs. Ophelia Jackson, Miss
Annie Lee Phillips, Miss Willie
Williams, Mrs, Bessie Brown and
Mrs. H. L. Momon....,The newly
nominated officers Of the local
branch of NAACP were installed
Sunday at New Zion AME Zion
church. Mrs. M. B. Gould is Wis.,
ting out of town for the holidays
Jesse Walker passed Friday
night in Bradley county memorial
hospital. =. Russell Butler is wen
on the road to recovery Inc
Emancipation program is oeihs
held January at Mt. Carmel bap
fist church at 7:3o p. H.. Inc
safety patrolmen were installed
last week. They were given BAD
ees and belts. Raincoats Will De
given later. Mr.. Herring, supefih
tendent Of schools, was the guest
Rev, and Mrs. ]. D. Davis are
spending the holidays inn jack
son, Mississippi.
Dorothy Lille Bullock dauen'
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs S. E. Bullock
celebrated her fifth birthday De
cember Is with birthday party
Games were conducted by MISS "a
L. Cowans. The small guests
were served birthday cake Ice
cream and punch and receiVeo
souvenirs. Those present were
Dorothy Jean, Stella Anne ana
Virginia Alexander, Charlotte ana
RAYMOND Alexander, Lawrence
Harris Edwina Faye McCree'
Ralph and Niles Smith, Mauren
tana and Patricia Hooper. Inc
honoree received many beautiful
gifts Mr. and Mrs. Niles e. Smith,
sr., and Miss Kathryn Stewart, in
structors of the Bradley county
high school, entertained the faeul-
tv members of Bradley county
high school on December Is with
a Christmas party at the Smith
residence. The home was beauti
fully decorated to carry out the
current holiday theme. A variety
of games were played during the
evening A very delicious turkey
dinner with all the trimmings was
served. Gifts were distributed from
a very beautiful tree. Persons
present were Mr.. and Mrs. S. Z
Bullock. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bar
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. Major Hayes, 7
c. Bronson, Miss E. M. Jackson, c.
w. Carter, Mrs. Rachael Elliott,
Mrs. Rosalie Walker. Mrs. Rose
Mckay, Mrs. Manner Freeman,
Mrs. Gertrude Moore, Mrs. Fran
ces Jones. Miss Pauline Feaster
Miss A. l.. Cowans, Mrs. Agnes
Harrison, Special guests were Miss
Pipkins. instructor in the Fordyce
high school. and Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Brox. jr.. OF Warren .... The
students Of the nursery school con.
Quoted by Mrs Ellen Richmond
presented a Christmas program
December IS at 400 p. m. at the
Zion AME church. Mrs. Richmond
Is the wife Of Rev. Richmond. pas
tor Of Zion AME church. Students
appearing on program were Doro-
thy Lille Bullock, David Gragg,
Charolettc Alexander, Stella Anne
Alexander, Billy McCray and Jer.
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MtuEo curve upward
Or DOWN.
The answer to
such questions lies
h the answer 70
another one: What
will the people
ehoossi The most
Imp ortant fact
about any people.
ct any crisis in
their LIE. Il not
what they have. not
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-12-28

what they have done or accom-
plished or enjoyed, not what they
have at the present moment In pow.
or or In possessions. It is not their
reputation. their income, their his
tory. II Is simply their choices, their
decisions. However grand a nations
past may be. however good their
present may be. wrong decisions
can destroy everything. What will
the people choose?
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BY lvie Wesley

hospital, Tuesday, December ID
where pupils Of the fifth grade,
under the direction Of Mrs. c, T
Johnson, sang Christmas carols to
the patients. A large box OF fruit
was delivered to the hospital as a
gift from the pupils. Mrs. A. M.
Gillespie is Junior Red Cross
sponsor.
Faculty, pupils, and parents are
grieved to hear Of the death OF
Mrs. c. Z. Stephens, pioneer teach
er, after whom the school was
named in 1910. Pictures and a
tape recording OF the dedication
Of the new Stephens school on DC
tober 8, 1850, in which Mrs. Ste
phens participated are kept at the
school.
The eight page edition of the
school paper came off the press
Tuesday. December 8. Monthly
supplements are published, except
in December, March, and May,
when full edition appears.
Pupils participated in Christmas
activity for the Seal Sale drive
and Goodfellows fund. Each pupil
was given bag of fruit, nuts, and
candy This is an annual project
jointly sponsored by the PTA and
the school through its activity
fund.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-12-28

Santa has come and gone. We
noticed many happy faces over
the Christmas holidays. Even the
little boys and girls who were
not so good during the year beam.
ed happy expressions on Christ
mas day. That is one good thing
about Santa he will come to see
you and bring most Of the things
you want even II you merely try
to be good. During the early
hours of the day children were
out trying out their skates, bscy-
cles, scooters. cars, etc while
others were inside enjoying their
dolls. trains. projectors and other
much looked for items that they
mentioned in their letters to San
ta Later in the day one could see
the little youngsters sporting their
new Christmas wardrobe. Such an
array of beautiful coats. shoes,
hats, and bags. That's just about
all the weather would permit one
to see unless the observation was
made in church or In the home.
The holiday parties proved not
to be only for the adults. Many
youngsters had parties for their
friends and most church schools
and juvenile clubs held holiday
parties.
Now the time has come for the
New Years resolution. The time
we resolve to do this and resolve
to do that. This year let's make an
exception-make an honest effort
to only resolve to do the things
that we really intend to do re-
CARELESS of the temptations. Make
the resolutions an act Of sincerity
II you resolve to study harder
next year. do that The reward
will be forthcoming when the
school sends your name in on the
scholarship honor roll along with
the others. Why not let other Kid
die Korner readers know about
your resolutions. The child under
IL years OF age sending in the
best resolution will receive SlG0
from this writer. The deadline will
be January 4. 1852. BE sure to e1
close your name telephone num-
Der and address.
BIRTHDAY greetings
are going out TO the following
youngsters who celebrated birth
days in December. CECIL Ell
LOTT PAYNE. December 3;
RENE SELWYN JONES, who now
resides in the state of Washington
IS, ROBERT GREG
DRY SCOTT. December 20; VIC /.
TORIA HARRIS. December Is.
SCOTT. GREEN, December %,
CYRUS. December
20 and MAE IRIS WILLIFORD
who will celebrate her 9th birth
day tomorrow. HAPPY Birth
day TO Mae Iris. Her little pro-
ther, EARL WILLIFORD will cele.
brate his fourth birthday on Jan
uary 2. WHEN is YOUR BIRTH
DAY?
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Idols Of Today

THE Living God still challenges
. US. a free people. The words Of
Joshua might still be spoken In this
Goth century: Choose this day whom
you will serve. Millions make the
wrong choice. Some worship the
idol called success at any price,
some fall down and worship Mann
mon; others worship popular opin.
ion; others will do anything for
what is in liquor bottle. others
give their all for the goddess OF
sex, others for the great god luck. .
The dismissal Of ninety ca.
diets from West Point for cheat
ing twho set them the exam
ple?), the revelations Of the Ke-
fauver Crime Committee, the
sirangle-hold gamblers have on
national affairs. the crowded
divorce courts and race tracks,
the ravages OF liquor and drugs
even on young boys and girls,
the general fogRy confusion
about what Is right and what Is
wrong, The prevalence of the
bare-faced lie In public life-all
must cause thoughtful person
TO ask; What kind Of choices Is
our country making?
Can we be called a God-foa ring
nation or do we also atill worship
idols?
copyright 1891 by the Division o
Christian Education. National Cannci
OF the Churches OF christ OF the trltea
btaies ol America. Released b. "Ht
keataits)
Evening star., 1951-02-18
MILFORD, ONO

MILFORD, OHIO
CMAcK the middle of nowhere miles from any s,pehgh
- way population center bordered only by minor state
route stands country store that crosses
year.
Strangers stop along the roadside and say We're looking
for the Farm and Home Center Where it?" farmer gns
"It isn't any place exactly" And it isn't
mile from the tiny village of Milford Ohio the rolling
corneds break abruptly against plateau of parking
dways and lawns Approximately in the center stands the
main structure, mammoth spanking white. story build
ing rising out of sea of shoppers cars.
This is the Farm and Home Center colossus in
field which operates the stay simple principle of having
everything under roof 1t sells automobiles tee
vision SETS tractors baked goods wire fencing baby chicks
beefsteaks and barn paint than any other single dealer in
that includes Cincinnati, Ohos second largest city.
1t will sell a hunter his gum shells, clothing, camping
equipment, and grind the valves in his 1t will pack
of canned food - and a barber will his hair The
Center will cash check provide him with hunting license
and cover him with If his trip is successful the
largest ozenood locker in the Middle West icy
TERED with 2500 six-cubic-oot compartments.
He's an 0ddity
PROPRIETOR of this fabulous experiment rural merchandise
ing amiabe sospoken 43yearold dirt farmer named
Donald R. Forea who built the business from abandoned
chicken house.
In highly competitive small margin business, Donald
Florea is oddity If he becomes millionaire which
highly probable he will be reluctant and embarrassed
His chief characteristic backed by overwhelming ev
dence from employees dealers and customers is mixture of
Evening star., 1951-02-18
by Dick Ashbaugh
Photographs by Joe Munroe

complete honesty and straightforward but kindly srewdness
The Centers policy of operation is simple startles
worldly businessmen Its merchandising tricks original
and advertising through the usual mediums almost
scopc However the entire establishment jumps with dozens
of amusing and imaginative services for the 5000 customers
who the store busy day
There casual rambling air about the place. On Satur-
days entire families lose themselves among the % depart
and seemingly endless ases of the building
They chat gossip buy trade and dcker amiaby with
the Centers ITO employees Forea himself wanders happily
among them stopped hundred times hour by crop
farmer chicken breeder dairy wanting the latest tips
on feed or equipment.
Free Telsvision
through the plate glass windows he chuckes as
he watches stable of 20 Shetland ponies entertain the
toners kids Under huge circus tent to the rear several
hundred small fry shout warnings their cowboy hero
Later the older folk will take over the tent with square dane
in darkened acove all free of charge. Keeping wachul
but kindly eye the thong Foreas police force
corps of trained employees who scoop up lost children direct
traffic and guard the parked cars.
Pausng at of the checout counters Forea
is approached by the chairman of church bake sale She
would like for the following Saturday. Certainly he
replies We'll put you the entrance lobby Best spot in
the store"
The chairman is properly grateful and then adds apoo
geticay I'm afraid your baked goods department will suffer
Naturally wei undersel YOU"
GO to it," he says. Il hope we lose our shirts"
He knows this is remote possibility. His customers will
Continued page 81
Evening star., 1951-05-11
$50 THE EVENING STAR

washington, D. Z.
FRIDAY, MAY IL, 1851
Evening star., 1951-05-11
Berryman and Glib Crockett
Works Shown in New York

Jim Bergman and Glib Crockett,
editorial cartoonists for The Star,
are among 200 American cartoon
lists whose works are represented
in an exhibition now on view at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York.
The exhibit contains original
drawings of comic strips, maga-
zine and animated cartoons, as
well as editorial cartoons. It is
primarily a cross-section of con-
temporary work but also includes
examples of the work of cartoon
lists prominent earlier this CEN
tury, such as a Happy Hooligan
drawing of 1905 by F. Opper, and
a 1914 drawing by Clare Briggs of
his famed cartoon. when a Fell
Ter Needs a Friend"
Besides Mr.. Bergman and Mr.
Crockett. the contemporary edi-
torial cartoonists represented in
the exhibit include D. B. Bowling
of the New York Herald Tribune,
D. R. Fitzpatrick of the st. Louis
Post Dispatch and C. d. Batche-
lor of the New York Daily News.
The exhibition will be open
through June 10.
Evening star., 1951-05-11

changes without a conference. the
Senate again shouted voice ap-
proval.
In addition to the hospital bene-
fits, the resolution extends to men
in service after last June 27:
/. Burial benefits OF $3.50.
2. Compensation for service
connected disabilities at full war;
time rates. and pensions for vet
Grams and dependents. arising
from non-service-connected all
ments. The present "peacetime"
compensation rates are only about
80 per cent of the war rates.
VA officials said the lightning
like action, if approved by the
President. for the first time in
recent history will provide pen
|sions for service in the absence of
la declaration of war. Once. dur
ing the early days Of the Nation,
|such pensions were provided. but
were wiped out a year later, the
Officials said.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Arellano was
|operated on Wednesday at the
Pima County (Ariz0 Hospital for
the throat ailment, which pre-
|liminary diagnosis indicated was
cancer.
Korean and Chinese Red troops
shot at me. Some Of my buddies
were killed. If that isn't war,
I'd like to know what they call 1t. >"
That was Mr.. Arellano's reac-
ltion, expressed to a reporter at
the hospital.
He said his throat began swell
ing while he was in Korea.
II was in action off and on
for five months" he said. The
swelling failed to go down after
|he was discharged under de-
lpendency provision to support his
wife Dolores and two children, Da-
Ivid, 10 months, and Eileen, s
months.
Evening star., 1951-05-11
Hospital Rights for Veterans
OF Korea Now Up to Truman

law, could veterans be treated re-
gardless of service connection.
Law on Care Explained.
VA officials pointed out that the
new move will not guarantee"
hospital care to veterans with non
service connected ailments. just as
there is no guarantee for World
War II veterans. The law pro-
vides that such care may be given
if hospital beds are available. But
veterans with service-connected
ailments get first scrack at them.
The resolution refers only to bed
care and does not authorize out
patient clinic treatment for nom
service-connected ills.
1t was only Wednesday that ex-
Marine David r. Arellano. 81, who
served with a Misunderstanding ba-
zooka squad in Korea, was denied
treatment at a Tucson (Arizo vet
erans' hospital. The reason was
that the throat surgery he required
was not traced to his military
service.
AS news reports of his plight
reached Washington, things moved
fast, in this sequence:
Committee Action Omitted.
/. President Truman told a
morning press conference the law
barring the ex-Marine from treat
ment at Federal expense should
be changed. He sent letters ex-
pressing such sentiments to lead
ers of the House and Senate.
2. A few hours later, the Senate
junked it's customary committed
procedure and passed by voice
vote a resolution granting Korean
veterans the medical benefit held
by veterans of previous declared
wars.
3. The House followed suit, but
made changes in the resolution
which had to be sent back to the
Senate. Accepting the House
Evening star., 1951-05-11
BY the Associaied Press

LONDON, May 11.-Britain as
serted today that the people of
Formosa should be given a say in
deciding the future of the island.
Foreign Secretary Morrison told
the House of Commons, "It is
clearly desirable that the wishes
OF the inhabitants of Formosa
should be taken into account"
Mr.. Morrison also in effect
warned Communist China that
Britain feels the Korean conflict
must end before any decision is
made on Formosa. Britain's pol
icy toward Formosa differs from
that of the United States.
The island is now under con-
troll of Nationalist China's Gen.
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek, whose
government is recognized by the
United States. The island also is
claimed by Red China, whose gov
Evening star., 1951-05-11
By George Beveridee

President Truman was expected
today to quickly approve q whirl-
wind Capitol Hill move to give
veterans of the undeclared Ko-
rean war the same disqualification
rights granted to other war vet
Grams.
The most important provision OF
"a Joint resolution rushed through
Congress yesterday will allow
veterans with non-service- con-
Inected ailments to be treated in
Veterans Administration hospitals,
provided they were in service
after last June q.
Under present law, veterans
hospitals have authority to treat
veterans who entered service after
December 81. 1916. only If they
have disabilities resulting directly
from their military duty. Only in
time of declared war" under the
Evening star., 1951-05-11
.13 Pukistun Reds Held
For Quiz on Army Plot
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

KARACHI, Pakistan. May IL
Thirteen top Pakistani Commu-
|nists have been arrested in diff
|ferent parts Of the nation in the
last IL hours.
Ofncials said the roundup of
Reds would continue. They are
wanted for questioning in connec-
Ition with a recent Pakistan Army
conspiracy.
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan
has charged leading officers con-
spired with Communists to build
a dictatorship in Pakistan on the
Communist pattern.