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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Looks Drunk
When Sober

BIRMINGHAM, ENG, Up
Judge and jury inspected the
noted mathematician, Lancelot
Hogben, in a witness box and
agreed he looks drunk when he's
cold sober.
Hogben's old friend, Phillip
Cloake, a neurology professor at
Birmingham University, also test
flied Hogen was likely to be
mistaken for a drunken man X
when he was quite sober"
So Magistrate Paul Sandlands
dismissed a drunken drivin &
charge growing from Hogben's ar
rest after he backed his car into
two other cars.
Hogben, So, is professor of
medical statistics at Birmingham
University. He wrote "mathema-
tics for the Millions best-sell-
ing book explaining the complex
tiles of mathematics.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Today's Business Mirror

NEW YORK, --P-Merchants
are looking for the first robin
even more eagerly than you. It's
been a dull winter in many stores
and merchants are hoping that the
customary spring pickup in trade
won't be delayed much longer.
A late Easter may delay the
arrival of any pickup for a cou-
pie more weeks. But by April
merchants should at least be out
from under the unpleasant COM
parisons with last years trade
which discourage them now.
1t was just a year ago that GUS
toners ended the run on stores
that started in December, 1850,
when the Chinese Reds crossed
the Yalu. But Easter came three
weeks earlier last year, So that
1851 March sales figures reflect
ed the purchasing of spring finery
after the rush to buy household
appliances died as suddenly as it
had started.
BY April last year allawas quiet
once more in the nations stores.
So that this April sales figures
should show gains over a year ago
or so the merchants hope.
Some, however, already are
cutting down their former more
optimistic hopes. They say that
the stretch-out of defense spend
ing by the government has delay
ed the timetable of the return of
prosperity. Maybe, they say, it
will come later this year, perhaps
in the prediction months.
Department store sales in the
nation last week ran Is per cent
behind year ago, the Federal
Reserve Board reports. 1t blames
this years bad weather in some
cities, as well as last years boost
from early-Easter shopping.
Dun & Bradstreet which es-
Inmates this weeks spending in all
retail stores, as distinguished from
just department stores-says dol
lars volume is running from two
to six per cent below the level of
a year ago. Southern women are
showing little more interest in
spring clothing, the agency says,
but in the north Easter shopping
hasn't started yet. And every
where the men are showing much
less interest in duds than their
wives.
Some merchants aren't down.
hearted. They say the late Easter
will be a help. 1t means longer
period of selling Spring clothes
warmer weather of a late Easter
stimulating the desire to shine in
the Easter parade.
And the federal reserve notes
that department store sales in
February ran los per cent over
the 1947-49 average, which indi-
Gates the merchants aren't exactly
starving. Last years war-scare-
buying February ran 115 per cent
over the average.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
The World TODAY

WASHINGTON-lP)-The strug-
gle against Communism makes
strange bedfellows for the United
States. Indochina is a good exam
pie.
Even with American help the
French in Indochina haven't been
able to whip the Communist Wet
mimi troops. And the Communists
in turn haven't been able to win
decisively even with help from
Red China.
Thesfact is the French are doing
badly. After six years of strug-
lie against Ho Chi Minis Wet
minis the French steadily are
being pushed back.
In the past q months the
United States has pumped more
than SEQ million dollars in mill
tary aid into the French in Indo-
china. And the Chinese Com
IlLtAilStS nave E1OdICd vast SIpP4lCS
southwark to the Vietminh.
This has been a steady drain
on the United States and China,
both of which could have used
their military supplies elsewhere
It's been a steady drain on the
French, too.
It's kept pinned down there 10,
600 troops who could otherwise be
used in the defense of western
Europe. And the French losses in
Indochina have spread discomfort
in France.
What the French waGC in -ndo-
china is what they've always want
cd: undisturbed possession. It's
been their colony a long time, and
they want to keep it that.
Their record in Indochina has
been shabby. They've treated it as
a colony, exploiting it and its
people. The democracy they prac-
ticed at home was something they
didn't export TO Indochina
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Favors Mine Law
With TEETH

WASHINGTON, Up Rep.
Hays (D-Ohio) says he favors
federal mine inspection with
teeth" to stop what he calls the
needless slaughter of coal min
ers."
Hays said in the congressional
record statement that spokesmen
for the United Mine Workers and
the Ohio Operators Association
have agreed before House and
Senate committees there should
be federal supervision" of mine
safety.
Bills are pending in both houses
to provide a federal mine safety
code.
Present law allows federal in
spectors to make safety recon-
mendations, but gives them no en-
forcement powers.
What we must have" Hays
said, are adequate police powers
for these federal inspectors, either
to enforce their decisions for
safety or to close the mines, il
those people operating them re-
fuse to make them safe for the
men to work in"
Three major mine disasters ir
the 18th Ohio district, Hays said
led to the strengthening of the
Ohio mine safety code.
But he said much Of the Ohio
law needs revision and strength.
ening," Since it was passed II
years ago.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Maneuvers To Be
In Texas Area

FORT HOOD, TEX, Up
Thousands of men in strange
green uniforms will drop from the
skies soon to battle a u. S. force
which doesn't know just when or
where to expect them.
The defenders-ab about a humid
red thousands of them-know this
much: The attack will come some
time soon after March 25. And
the blow will fall somewhere
within an 1,800-square mile area
of central Texas.
The air drop of the aggressor
force will be the start of exer-
else LONG HORN-the largest
joint Army-Air-Force maneuvers
since the 1910 Louisiana maneu-
Vers.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Syndicate Gets
ScIlering Corp.

NEWARK, N. ], -tP)-The
federal government has awarded
ownership of the Giant Schering
Corp, former German-held drug
and chemical firm, to an under
writing syndicate headed by Mer-
rill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and
Beane.
The nationwide syndicate of in
vestment brokers had submitted
the highest of eight bids-S29,-
131, $50 (M)-for the Bloomfield,
NJ j., firms assets, equipment and
good will The corporation was
seized 10 years ago by the gov
ernment.
The underwriting group also in
cluded Kidder Peabody and Co.
and Drexel and Company.
Announcement of the award
was made here by. Assistant At
torney General Harold /. Bayn-
ton. The bids were submitted at
the New York City office of the
u. S. Alien Property custodian.
Spokesman Fer the successful
bidders said they planned to split
the 100000 shares of the drug
firms common stock four shares
to one and reoffer the new stock
to the public at 1750 a share
Subject to approval of the securi-
ties and exchange commission.
The bid price was equal to about
SEC share.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Scrap Drive To-.
Get II Engines

CLEVELAND, Up Eleven
steam locomotives contain in &
enough steel to make $50 light
tanks will be delivered to the
national scrap drive here Tuesday
by Erie Railroad.
The locomotives will produce
about 1900 tons of scrap which
will go toward the manufacture
of 1900 tons of finished steel.
Erie President Paul w. Johns
ton said the IL engines will re-
present probably the biggest
amount of scrap steel ever con-
tributed to the campaign at one
time by an American railroad.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11

They seemed, and still seem, un-
able to get it through their heads,
that the age of western colonial
ism in Asia is finished.
At the end of World War II
they were washed up and done in
IndOchina and would heve remain
ed done if the British hadn't bailed
them out by holding the line for
them until France could get troops
back in.
The French today have about
as much right in Indochina as
we'd have by trying to move in
and take over Mexico. Still, if
they withdraw or collapsed, all
southeast Asia would be open to
Communism.
That's why the Chinese CON-
munists are giving the Vietminh
what help they can, and, for the
opposite reason-to keep Com
munism from taking over all east
ern Asia-The United States is
helping the French.
As result, the people of Indo-
china are caught between the two
forces which have made their
country a siX-year battlefield: the
struggle between the West and
Communism.
It's a power struggle in small
land. This is the cold blooded view
of what's happening in Indochina,
stripped of any fancy talk. It's
worth remembering in case we get
more deeply involved, and we
may.
Larry Allen, veteran Associated
Press foreign correspondent, re-
ported from Indochina that the
people there think neither the
French nor the Vietminh can win
without outside intervention.
He said The question upper
most in many minds is: Who is
going to intervene first-the Red
Chinese or the United Nation s ?"
The United States and China
are both intervening with military
supplies the big intervention would
be the sending of foreign troops
into Indochina.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Rt. 40 Phantom
Still Roaring

VAN DALIA, O.,-LPl-The
Phantom of Route 40'' is roaring
down the national highway these
nights--maybe along stretch
you've travelled on.
Listen to Roy Fitzwater, 30, a
Greenville, o., truck:
1T was splitting snow, and
freezing rain, and very dark one
night three weeks ago. l dimmed
my lights when a car approached.
When the car got about 200
feet from me, its lights went out
entirely. Then a little light flicked
on inside, and / saw this thing.
1t was horrible looking. / jammed
down my throttle and got out of
there fast.
Five tales of the ghostly ira
veler have reached the state high
way patrol here Some truckers
said the "phantom's car glows. oc-
casionally, the phantom" gets out
and reveals a halloween mask,
and skeleton suit, with bones
outlined in luminous paint.
Three truckers almost caught
the macabre motorist week ago
But he Zoomed away, scraping his
car against one of the trucks.
Maybe he's mentally i'll, said a
patrol officer-or maybe he's just
got a weird sense of humor.
But keep a keen eye, if you're
going Route 40 in dead of night
in western Ohio.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11

NO HANDicAP-Joseph e. Hor-
vath is a topflieht worker des-
pite artificial hand. He is said to
be one of the fastest operators in
the nation on these machines
which help make parachute packs
for soldiers.
Cooperation Needed
The community and the en-
ployer must also work together
to find out what jobs fit what
people. Can q wheel chair get
into the place? Can it get into
the lavatory and the cafeteria =?
How high are the work benches +?
How much physical energy does
this job require? Can this heart
case do it? These are some of
the questions training centers
must ask of employers.
There is also q traSport prob
lem. The handicapped may not be
able to use a jammed subway
Viscardi sees the need for more
thinking on that problem. -.
There are also bodies SO Grip
pied they startle people. We don't
want to hide the disabled, says
Viscardi, but neither should we
flaunt them. For example. some
New York's swank hotels hire
the handicapped. But those with
startling disabilities don't meet
the public.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate OF Katharine Y. Spittle de-
ceased. J. Robert Tanner, London,
Ohio has been duly appointed and
qualified as Executor of the Estate
Of Katharine Y. Spittle late of Mad
ison County, Ohio, deceased.
Dated this 29th day of February
a. ID. 1852. No. 1880, Docket 5,
Page 1884.
MAURICE e. BEATHARD, Pro-
bate Judge of said County
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1952-03-11
Calendar For The Week

NOTE feature Ou regaorly and cn be published
each Monday Tuesday The is FREE Please send IN
copy by Friday noon for even taking the fooins Wse
Copy mast be submitted before Friday dadne Thank Yos
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-02-09
Providing RecreationaI Facilities

Joe Louis in exposing the uginess of the Profession
al Golfers Associations Caucasian Only" clause has
brought into focus other unWhoesOme restrictions
Negro golfers It is about time that the whole landscape
of discriminatory practices which deny people OPP
pOrtunity to play unsupported links be examined
The exact circumstances of Louis controversy with
the P. G. A. simple The Brown Bomber invited
to enter tournament at San Diego which co-spon-
sOred by the PA He accepted the invitation Later, he
informed of rule limiting competition to Caucas-
anS. Louis decided to the issue
national sounding board against such unfair and
undemocratc golf law. His put the PEA. the
defensive and the nation reacted swiftly in opposing
such OutmOded tactics AS result the barriers in Cali
fornia have been lifted to limited extent
That policy is contrary to the progress made in
baseball basketball football and track If likewise
veas golf of the last frontiers of athletic dscrmi
nation in the United States.
Meanwhile American cities should examine their
conscience In the South and in sections of
the North, Negroes have been excluded from public
links which supported by funds collected from all the
people. In most of the cities in the south
maintained at public expense without single of
these facilities being opened to Negroes.
Too much stress has been placed on the 10Th hole
the for barring Negroes from public links 1t
is nconcevable that party or two persons
playing in the great outdoors would be less deSira
BILE than hundreds of persons shopping in department
store
Most club houses of the United States have only
lockers showers and benches The stress is upon
tition The night club setting which Hollywood movie
makers gamorize country club life is fictitious and
phony.
Louis is right in leading the fight against stipuat
ed i'm crow The IA should realize that fair minded
Americans won't tolerate such bias in sports
All cities should awaken to their obligation to give
it's citizens equal recreaona facilities Many cities like
Louisville KY. Houston Texas; Miami, Fla etc. have
opened public links to Negroes Others have granted
golfers chance to play special days Others have
built special courses for Negro Players.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-02-09
White Fraternity
Initiates Negro
Despite Opposition

MIDDLETOWN, Conn-(ANP)
Despite opposition from its par
ent body the Wesleyan university
chapter of Delta Epsilon fraternity
last week initiated Edga4 F. Beck
ham, IS year old Negro into the
fraternity.
Beckham, former boy governor"
of Connecticut and mayor pro
team of Hartford, his home town,
Junior city council, was among
seven pledges taken into full mem
bership in the chapter.
Were going on our own house
policy" said Johnson M. Proud Of
Williamson Mass, chapter presi-
dent. "That is initiate on the basis
of character and president. That
is initiate on the basis of charac-
ter and personality alone.
Another chapter official said the
action defied a national rule which
allows any alumni member to bar
a prospective candidate. One alum
nus did vote to bar Beckham.
Beckham, holder of two scholar
ships, was a high school honor stu
dent and elected "boy governor"
OF Connecticut at American Leg
ion Boys State in 1850.
In a move designed to prevent
other Negroes from becoming
members of Delta Epsilon fraterni-
ty, representatives of the group at
a recent conference voted to change
the rules on admission of new
members.
The delegates recommended that
the rule be altered so that in each
local chapter "seven Fights of the
graduate members present or hav-
ing voted by mail" on a proposed
initiate must approve of his initia-
ton
The Wesleyan chapter has
threatened to resign from the ma
tional organization over the issue
Of admitting Beckham. The con-
ference requested the chapter to
refrain from doing so until after
the national convention to be held
in Rochester, n. Y. this summer.
At that time the proposals for
change in the admission rules will
be submitted for a vote.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-02-09
Abode OF Living

In these days when the evidence points to wide
spread weakening of the American moral fibre, with
jor crimes climbing faster than the increase in
population it is encouraging to note that great moral
force in America is growing even stronger.
The Boy Scouts of America celebrates its And
birthday during Boy Scout Week. February through
r. 1t is occasion when pause and consider it's
mark the youth of the nation Since 1910 than
nineteen million American boys and men have been in
fluenced by this Scout Oath:
"On my honor | will my best
To do my duty to God and my country, and to obey
the Scout Law
To help other people at all times
To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake,
and morally straight"
For its young men members, known as Explorers,
the Boy Scouts of America has this dedication pledge
which could we'll be adopted by all Americans:
Il will live the Scout Oath and Law. will be ia
miar with the Declaration of Independence the COnsti
tuition and the Bill of Rights of the United States of
America will respect and obey the law in order to have
security and freedom
Il will share the responsibility of my home, school,
church, neighborhOod, and community; and when legal
y of age will register and vote in all elections will
deal fairly and kindly with my felowctizens of what
creed in the spirit of the Scout Law and
Americas tradition of equality of opportunity
Il will work to preserve our American heritage of
liberty and responsibility acknowledge that the pri-
vileges enjoy by the hard work. and sacri
fices faith and clear thinking of forefathers | will
do all in my power to pass better America to the
next generation"
Today over 100000 boys and are actively en-
rolled in 80 900 different units Scouting is indeed
great asset to the nation May continue to succeed in
influencing the lives of countless boys you go
Forward On Iberty's Team"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-02-09
Negro Postal
Employees Get
Top Promotions

CHICAGO - Three more top
bracket promotions have been an
nounced for National Alliance of
Postal Employees members. They
are in the Chicago Post Office, and
bring to almost thirty the number
of Negro postal employees in the
NAPE who have been promoted
during the last five months.
Henry w. Niece, former presi-
dent of both the Chicago Branch
NAPE and Chicago Branch MA
ACP, became general foreman of
the Money Order division; Robert
L. Birdson, secretary of the Chi
cage Branch, became clerk-in-
charge in the Personnel Section,
and Oscar O'Neal, also a star bas-
ketball player, became clerk-in-
charge of outgoing mails. The
promotions were made by Post
master John Haderlein.
Meanwhile, NAPE President
Ashby B. Carter announced the
naming of three men on a national
! NAPE veterans committee to aid
veterans of World War II and
Korea now in the postal service.
! The men are: John b. Lee, Phila-
delphia, chairman; John w. White,
Baltimore, and Erwin Logan,
Washington. Ten others will be
named from the NAPE districts.
1t was also announced that L.
q. Lockhart of Atlanta, Ga, has
been appointed treasurer of Dis
trict Three, by President L. C.
Norman of Jacksonville, Fla, to
succeed the late J. w. Reece Of
Atlanta.
1t has also been disclosed that
the NAPE goal of securing Negro
post office inspectors may be near
er realization than believed. Post
master General Jesse M. Donaldson
has revealed that several Negro
postal employees are already de-
tailed to work with post office
! inspectors in Chicago, New York,
Detroit and Los Angeles. These
Negroes are active in the work of
trailing and detecting apartment
house mail box thieves.
Two former NAPE officials are
recovering from illness, one of
them the highest ranking Negro
IN the U. S. Post Office Depart
ment. Thomas P. Bomar, former
national secretary, and District
Superintendent at Large of the
Bureau of Postal Transportation.
is recovering from disqualification
lat Freedman's Hospital, Washing
ton.
Former NAPE Vice President A.
w. Bryan, whose wife heads the
NAPE Women's Auxiliary, is re-
covering at his home in Atlanta.
after an illness.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1952-02-09
LOU SW ARR
10 THINGS

NEW YORK CITY showed it's
colors last Sunday when honors
were given to Elk Dgt. Rosa Block
er A delightful Breakfast at
Hotel Theresa brought over 200
guests out to pay tribute to the
darling little woman who had made
Elkdom felt in and around NYC
over the years. Among the special
guests were Buena Kelley Berry
of Virginia; the Grand Dgt. Ruler
Nettie Carter Jackson of New Jer-
sey; Julius j. Adams :. and Elks
clan from all over the city as we'll
as from out-of-town . Dynamic
Sadye ]. Williams served as Mis-
tress of Ceremonies Flowers,
gifts, kilograms and other mes
sages were showered upon Dgt.
Blocker . and she expressed
herself as deeply grateful and very
happy.
WYOMING-No, no-but WIS
CONSIN, now, missed 1t. Lonnie
Hill for few days last week when
he brought some ment to Fort
Belvoir in Virginia
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI was the
topic when Lonnie and Clarence
Hill, both from the "Sho-Me" town
got together.
HARLEM HOSPITAL SCHOOL
OF NURSING will welcome about
25 new Students comes this
month, February 18th to be exact.
WASHINGTON, D. C.'s Marian
Cole will soon take that altar
trek
LINCOLN UNDERSTANDS
SOURI, is readying for the Con-
ference of NADSA-the National
Association of Dramatic and
Speech Arts Members and
member-groups are being urged to
send registration now
The NATION Darling = DIR.
Mary Mcleod Bethune is on the
well list again . Just needed to
rest awhile e. So that she did for
a couple of weeks at Freedman's
Hospital in D. c. FLORIDA
awaits her return, and anxiously
:. just as we do here in NYC D..
All for now = Lou Swarz for
Global NYC.