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Arizona sun., 1955-03-11

New developments in cotton, cat
tie, corn and produce growing are
outlined in the current issue Of the
agricultural and Livestock News
Digest" monthly publication of
the Valley National Banks agricul-
tural-livestock loan department..
The digest contains highlights of
a recent address by Ed Lipscomb
of the National Cotton Council be-
fore the Arizona Cotton Growers
association in which Lipscomb de-
clared:
"Regardless Of government writs,
weather, worms and weeds, the
welfare of the cotton industry, in
the final analysis, is in the hands
of the consumer"
Lipscomb singled out the fair sex
for special praise. by turning to
high-faShion clothes made of cot
ton, the ladies have given Ari
zona's major farm product big
boost in selling power" he said.
The male sex and Arizona's
pleasant weather also came in for
their share Of bouquets. ARIZONA,
where residents and winter visit
orS lead an outdoor life, has pro-
vided tremendous impetus to the
acceptance of cotton sportsclOtheS
for women and sport shirts for
men. And because outdoor living
here has helped to increase the ma
tionwide popularity of sports shirts,
two out of every three made in
1855 will be fashioned Of cotton" !"
Lipscomb predicted.
Squaw Dresses Help
Cotton -squaw dresses = which
originated in AriZona-haVe gained
tremendously in national favor in
recent years, he said, and are a
factor in cotton'S firm hold upon
first place as the most widely used
fiber in the textile industry.
To Lipscomb's remarks, the
bank publication adds;
CAS- we see it, industrywide CO.
operation is the real explanation
of cottonS growing popularity in
the face of the vigorous campaigns
for the consumers clothing dollar
being waged by man-made fibers
like nylOn and orion.
"And here a good many groups
can take bow. They include the
agricultural schools and progress
sive growers constantly striving for
stronger, more adaptable strains;
enterprising mills and their re-
search departments where new
weaves, textures and colors are
daily being tested; American de-
Arizona sun., 1955-03-11
kPH0 Executive To
Head Association

The Arizona Broadcasters Asso-
citation this week elected Richard
B. Rawls president of the organi-
cation during the. coming year.
Rawls, general manager of
KPHO Radio and Televsion, Phoe-
nix, succeeds Charles Garland,
manager of KOOL-TV, Phoenix, to
the state broadcasters' post.
Arizona sun., 1955-03-11
The emily
RoundtobIe
By ELGTVA BALL

Dear Miss Ball:
My sister Mazda married last
wear. She was the youngest girl
and had never worked. Each Of the
older children worked his way
through school and in turn helped
the next one. We all pooled our
money to help Mazda. She is the
kind of person who accepts only
the word Of an authority on any
question. Those of us who were
married, tried to offer advice and
were almost insulted. Mazda is
working now for the first time and
insists that it is proper for her to
bank all her money in her hus-
bands account. She feels nothing
should be spent until she has asked
him. Would you give her a nudge
for us? We see trouble abrewing.
Another thing: She is deeply re-
ligiouS and feels that she should
be waiting each time the church
door opens. Is this right? Her hus-
band doesn't approve and it is
causing friction because he will
not 60 to church. She will accept
advice from authorities, so give
her the business, please!
Vivian Atlanta Ga
Dear Vivian:
Your sister has grown up under
false illusions. You all worked and
helped each other and learned the
value of money and many intan-
gible things which will aid you
throughout life; but your younger
sister was denied this by being
helped. She will have to learn what
you already got by experience.
Certain things must be learned
sooner or later. For your sister,
learning her lessons late, may be
harder.
y
into sharing experiences, working
with others, learning the value of
money while they are young. Tell
ing youth these things does not
convince them. They must eMper-
fence them. AS to accepting the
words of an authority your sis
ter should realize that there are
many views on every topic and one
must weigh the views Of each au-
thority and draw ones own conclu-
SionS. Your sister is too young to
he so rigid or set in her ways. She
will have to learn from experience,
OR when the children come along,
how to be more flexible. She will
understand, too, that it is more de-
sirabe to share and-in her case
have a joint bank account. This is
important for many reasons. If she
were to be left a widow, for in
stance, she would be forced to
manage the family finances. She
should share that family RESPONSE
bility now.
Going to. church is fine, but it
can be overdone. Mazda should
try to find more time to be with
her husband, because companion
ship in marriage is very important.
One should, and can, live a Chris
tian life without Giving" in church.
In fact, your sister could probably
be a better Christian. if she were
to practice her religion in her daily
living. E. B.
Arizona sun., 1955-03-11
BY LAWRENCE f. LAMAR

LOS ANGELES, tNPB).-A con-
| t;nuance on the part of the Chief
Engineer Of the Los. Angeles City
Fire Department to obey an order
by Mayor Norris Poulson and the
fire commission to desegregate the
clty's two Negro manned fire sta
tions and re-assign the personnel
INTO other houses, being viewed
here both with awe and alarm.
The situation the stalemate is
causing, naturally poses a full
book of. questions. Uppermost, is
who, or what does fire Chief John
H. Anderson, regard as his supe-
rior? On the purely legal side, it
is the duty of the fire chief to obey
the order set forth by both the
mayor and the fire commission.
But, many believe that there might
be factors other than legal, which
are controlling the action of the
fire chief.
Long ago, people remember.
there was another type of sub
verted government other than the
underworld, or today's communism.
1t was the invisible empire. 1t set
up rules and regulations, estab-
lished or took away rights and
generally guided the conduct of
the people clearly outside and
above the established law.
The leaders of that theology
were noted for their anti-Negro
sentiment. They believed in the
segregated system and they did
everything possible to continue it.
1t is more than mere co-incident,
that the conduct of Chief Anderson
follows the pattern laid down by
the advocates of the "invisible en-
pire"
Capt. Randolph Taylor, who re-
Gently retired from the depart
ment following a row with the
chief over what he considered a
disciplinary transfer from one fire
station to another, in a copy writ
ten story to a metropolitan daily
newspaper, revealed certain prac-
tees of racial segregation within
the department..
He told how he was requested
to donate money to a "fact finding"
committee organized to defeat the
purpose Of the integration order,
and of openly avowing the prin-
ciples of desegration. For this, he
believes he was punished" by the
method of transfer.
Captain Taylor, told of receiving
his transfer order on Dec. % and
of reporting for duty at Studio
City in the Valley the next day.
IIe said he found that the station
had been cleaned out to a man., Of
its previous personnel. He discov-
cred that all the men on both A
and B shifts, had been disciplinary
transferees like himself.
The courageous and outspoken
fire captain went on to complain
in his article, that such an unusual
transfer of experienced crews sub
stituted by men unfamiliar with
the station or the districts in which
it serves, created a grave and dan
gerous hazard to every resident in
the community.
Captain Taylor said the first
night at the Studio City station, he
answered four separate calls. His
crewmen had to get their direc-
tions to the scene of the calls from
the dispatcher. He related how be-
received anonymous phone calls
Arizona sun., 1955-03-11

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grandson's election as president.
It was common knowledge that
young Fords father, Edsel q.
Ford, had been president largely
in name only. from 1918 until his
death In 1913: that the elder
Ford and some Of his close assoc
ciates frequently countermanded
commitments Edsel made, much
to the latter's embarrassment.
Eleanor Clay Ford. Edsel's
widow, repeatedly threatened to
sell her company holdings and
the stock she controlled as trus-
tee for her younger children on
the open market. If the elder
Ford did not step down and let
her son, Henry II. become presi-
dent in fact as well as In name.
It was the same threat the
company founder had used q
quarter century earlier TO force
minority stockholders to sell
their holdings to him.
Became President at 20
Thus. on September 81. 1945.
a couple Of weeks after his 28th
birthday. young Henry Ford.
who had had relatively little ex-
perience in the business. became
its president. On that day his
grandfather sent a letter OF
resignation to the company's
directors. The letter read In part:
II hereby resign the office OF
president Of this company.
May / recommend to the board
that it consider the appointment
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lthe management team was Err
nest r. Breech. top-notch pro-
ductien man who had directed
three General Motors subsidi-
aries.
Formation Of the management
team followed q major "house
cleaning" Mr.. Ford started when
he stepped into the presidency
Many old, time-worn policies
along with many individuals
long associated with the elder
Ford. were swept out Of the cor
Iporation.
Numerous fringe" enterprises
developed by the company's
founder also went out. Ships
that sailed the seven seas were
sold; so. too. were big rubber
plantations In South America:
tire manufacturing facilities,
timberlsnds and saw mills. soy
bean oil mills. numerous small
factories in rural towns: thou
sands Of acres Of farm lands and
hydro power sites in various parts
of the country.
"Our business" explained
young Ford. lis making automo-
biles."
The comback was just gaining
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met earnings Of the Ford Motor
Co. will top the estimated 1880
total Of $265 million. That
was the year Of the auto indus
try's biggest output. Ford as
semblies and sales win be greater
this year than those of any pre-
vious year.
Friends Of young Ford say his
ambition goes farther than just
to ''beat Chevrolet. They Wis
|ualize Ford challenging General
Motors in all price classes. They
point to the huge expansion pro-
gram that has been underway
since 1916.
Facilities Added
When currently planned prof.
ects are completed in 1858 more
than $2.325.000. 900 viii have
been spent on expansion and
modernization. More than SO
million square feet Of floor space
will have been added to present
facilities.
The overall expansion pro-
gram has added to the COM
pany's facilities In several gen.
erai segments Of the automobile
'industry-basic materials, cast
ings, engines and stampings.
smaller forged and machined
parts. assembly and distri5u-
ton and finally. offices. labora-
tories and styling and testing
facilities.
An acrimonious family meet
ing is said to have preceded the
elder Ford's resignation and his
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momentum when Q problem de-
|veloped that might have wrecked
the empire.
It. was the elder Ford's death,
|on April 9, 1947. The company
founder had tried to anticipate
the problem II years earlier
when he formed the Ford Foun-
dalton to which was transferred
la substantial part Of the Ford
family holdings.
His death, nevertheless,
brought inheritance tax prob
lens. Pending At the tis1e was
final settlement also Of the In
|heritance taxes on the estate Of
Edsel Ford.
Together the two estates had
ian estimated value of sos mil
lion. Fortunately. the elder
Ford left $28 million IN cash.
With this and money borrowed
from the company and obtained
through the sale Of property the
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D. DAVID ). WmKIK

Associate4 PTee1 Automotivs 1ditof
Il DETROIT. Sept. 2l.-Ter
years ago Q stubborn but tired
old man resigned Is president Of
the Ford Motor Co. and into the
post stepped his 28 year-oid
grandson.
FOR the Ford Motor Co. 1t wa
q history-maling event.
world War II had just ended
Big defense contracts were about
to be terminated. The huge ip.
dustrial empire the elder Henry
Ford had founded and directed
a. o one-man institution showed
signs Of lettering.
To q younger Henry Ford
backed by all members Of his
family excepting perhaps the re-
firing s2-year-old patriarch. fell
the task Of rebuilding the
empire.
Did 1t frighten him?
II didn't know enough to be
frightened," he said later.
In the decade that Henry Ford
II has directed the destinise OF
the great family-owned auto
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of my grandson. Henry Ford II
las my successor"
Young Henry Ford was borr
tn Detroit. He attended Hotch.
kiss School IN Connecticut and
was q Yale senior In l940. He
left school before graduation and
took q brief apprenticeship In
the Ford factories before joining
the Naval Reserve as an ensign
In 1871. He served at the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station
facility OF Dearborn. Mich.
Late in 1913 he was put on
inactive duty and rejoined the
company as q vice president.
At 80, the 6-foot Mr.. Ford IA
becoming somewhat plump. To
Ia characteristic personal charm
and outspoken frankness he has
added substantial poise in the
decade he has headed the Ford
Co.
Gives Team" Full Credit
A hard worker. he has the
faculty for quick discernment
and quick decisions. He gives
full credit to his management
team for much Of the company's
success during the last 10 years,
Unlike his grandfather. who
figuratively carried the COM
|pany's affairs in his vest pocket,
the younger Ford sought and got
10 lot Of help. He brought to-
gether a group Of experts In en-
cheering, in manufacturing. in
administration. in financial AZ
fairs, in labor relations. Heading
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family was able 70 satisfy the
estate tax claims.
The comeback started rolling
again.
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motive enterprise. he and his
associates have brought 1t back
into the big money making area,
|weathered some serious threats
Ito its life and supplemented a
I$2A billion expansion and
Imodernization program.
And, temporarily at least. he
has realized one Of his most
cherished ambitions-to over.
take Chevrolet. his major COM
|petitor, in production and sales.
Although disputed by Chevrolet.
Ford claimed sales leadership IN
actual customer deliveries at the
end Of 1854.
Unoficial estimates from n
nancial sources say this years
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-08-06

Canton, Miss.
District Grand Secretary, M. D.
Upchurch. 2O8 Adams Ave-. Clarks-
dale, Miss.
District Grand Treasurer, M. r.
Johnson, Ri. No. 2, Box 2, Vicks-
burg, Miss.
District Grand Director, W. A.
Daniels, Box 381, Bay st. Louis,
Miss.
Treasurer Supplemental Burial
Fund, Percy Nelson, Box 461.
Marks, Miss.
Secretary Supplemental Burial
Fund, Mrs. E. H. Keys, Box 332.
Ocean Springs, Miss.
The officers of the Household
of Ruth are as follows.
D.G.M.N.G (the late) Mrs. F. T.
Austin, Biloxi; D.G.R.N.G, Mrs.
E. C. Nelson, Marks; D.G.N.G.,
Mrs. L. M. Jackson, Pascagoula;
D. G. Director, Mrs. A. B.. Ran
kin, Pass Christian; D. G. w. Re-
corder, Mrs. E. H. Keys, Ocean
Springs; d. G., w. .Prelate, Mrs.
Mary Lee Rankin, Pennington; d.
G. w. Treasurer, Mrs. E. w.
Thompson, Moss Point.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1955-08-06
By Kenneth c. Field, Staff Writer
Los Angeles Sentinel,
Los Angeles, Calf.

By Kenneth c. Field, Staff Writer
Los Angeles Sentinel,
Los Angeles, Calf.
Two hours with Josephine Baker,
to my mind, is like two weeks in
the country stimulating, enter
tanning, and informative.
40 Baker is in town." my man.
aging editor told me the other day.
Find out her side of the rhubarbs
she's gotten into" l did.
l was prepared to meet an af-
fected self worshipping temptress.
She was neither. The accent was
on simplicity-not quiet simplicity
for no one could rightly describe
the fiery-tounged, St. Louis-born
Partisan as uncomplicated.
We met in the living room of a
personal friend of hers, in an at
mosphere of orderly living. La
Baker wanted to discuss her trou-
bles, and that was what | was there
for.
She prefaced the interview with
an announcement that:
Following her current North
American tour which opens next
month in the Midwest, she will
wrap up 80 years on the stages of
the world and call it quits. 80
2-The balance of her life will
be devoted to humanitarian work
and the rearing of her eight
adopted children. '9
Her misunderstanding in the
United States are the alleged fab
relations of Walter Winchell, mis-
quotes in daily newspapers, and a
lack of understanding of her
worldly outlook"
1t is also said that her frequent
blasts at racial discrimination in
this country have added to her dis
favor here.
The Toast of Three Continents"
took a party of friends to the
Stork Club in New York several
years ago, was refused service al
legedly because Of her race, and
Miss Baker verbally tore Sherman
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group, and which will be rendered
Monday night at 3 o'clock.
The most important business to
be transacted in the annual session
Of the Odd Fellows will be the
election of officers. The election
will be held on the second day Of
the session, Aug. 9th, which is the
last day of the meeting. Officers
are elected to serve two years.
The death of the Grand Most
Noble Governor may also bring
about an election in the Household
of Ruth.
The largest attendance in recent
years is expected to attend the
meeting.
The officers of the Odd Fellows
and their addresses are as follows:
District Grand Master, Rev. j
P. Wilmington, Box 735, Hands
boro, Miss.
Deputy District Grand Master
B. C. Jones, R. No. 2, Box 1888
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just that.
The conversation got around to
race relations again and the fiery
chantuese said she has three in
terests-her family, show business,
and people.
She is a delegate of the Inter
national League Against Racism
and Anti-Semitism, an organization
devoted to improving relations be-
tween the races. l list the late
Albert Einstein, Ralph Bunche,
Eleanor Roosevelt, Leon Blum,
Edouard Benes, Vincent Auriol and
CASTOR Monnerville, vice-president
land Negro) of the attitude of
many American Negroes toward
her.
She recalled her background of
poverty in St. Louis and difficulties
encountered in obtaining decent
roles when she first entered show
business.
Miss Baker, who was decorated
by the French government for her
work in the Anti-Nazi underground
during World War II, said she left
the U. S. in 1924 to prove to the
world that Negro could do more
than play "Uncle Tom" roles.
81 tried to pave the way for other
American Negroes to be considered
as human beings, and l tried to
conduct myself so as to pave the
way for others. If l had not been
a success as a Negro, how could
l have helped Negroes she
queried.
She said she is not embittered by
some attitudes, because 81 have
confidence that people have good
hearts if they understand"
Miss Baker said there was a
standing clause in all previous
theatrical contracts she entered
into that stresses her refusal to
entertain anywhere Negroes, or
anyone else, are refused admission
because of race, creed or color.
That stand, she says, has often
gotten her into some trouble.
But the present GOODNESS, she
believes, is due in no small part
to the influence Winchell Yields.
She particularly resents the por-
trayal of her as a French citizen
meddling in American affairs.
II do not think l have become
involved in politics." she observed.
politics have involved me-"
Many Negroes have been led to
believe the La Baker claims love
for her race, but didn't bother to
adopt any Negro children. Her
eight children include two Japa-
nese, two French, a Senegal, a Mexi-
can-Indian, a Finn and a Colon
bian. Earlier l described the Co
lombian and Senegal as Negroid.
They are-decidely!
She said she drew the group of
youngsters together to prove to the
world (she always stresses bro
therhood) that when peoples of
any race are brought together, live
and work together, there will be
understanding. The children will be
infused with her views, but each
will be brought up in his own re-
ligious faith, Six religions-Shinto-
ism, Buddhism, Moslem, Hebrew,
Catholic and Protestant-are rep
resented.
What sort of mother" is she?
The International Committee on
Child Welfare at Geneva, Swift
erland, recently voted her "Inter-
national Mother of 1855"
One of Winchelps latest claims is
that Miss Baker is on tour again
because she is broke.
She owns q 14th Century Cha
teau, hotels, cabarets, restaurants
and a golf course; has numerous
employees. She owns an entire
village-Les Milandes-Lock, stock
and barrel.
l should be so broke!
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Negro votes.
This was due of course to the
small number of Negro voters in
the state as compared to the white
voters, and because of the fact that
continued segregation was the ma
jor issue of the campaign.
With a population Of nearly one
million Negroes and a potential
of 100000 Negro voters there are
not more than $4,000 Negroes quail
fled to vote in the state as COM
pared to over $4,000 white voters.