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The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-04-24
Letters

(2) The financing Of this pri-
vate school system is highly i'm,
aginative. People have subscrib-
ed some money for it. How reli-
able are these pledges? In recent
years many accredited private
schools with a noble history,
schools with church backing and
old endowments, have had to
close because of debt. If they
couldn't keep open, how about
the Prince Edward County pri-
vate schools, founded only on
the negative principle of main
tanning racial Segregation.
60 United States voters have
no right to legislate away the
school rights of any minority of
children, let alone majority.
Negro parents can not afford to
finance private school system,
and their children will be a Ii
ability to the state, and perhaps
a dangerous liability, if they
grow up illiterate.
The whole situation reminds
me of an Old Testament tale
that you may have heard in
your early days of going to
Methodist Sunday School. My
mothers little old Bible has q
steel engraving illustrating the
case of the two mothers. King
Solomon sits on his throne,
q proud looking woman glances
nonchalantly at pathetic dead
baby lying on the floor, an officer
raises his sword to kill another
baby whose mother is frantically
pleading for the child's life.
/ think the teachers of Prince
Edward County are probably Of
the fine type of southern teach
ers whom / have met in a long
teaching career, but they seem
to be forced into the position
of this mother. She wanted the
child to live, whatever sacrifice
this meant for herself. The other
mother cared only to get her
way, regardless of the helpless
baby. In the recent shortage of
teachers, this Virginia group
could go elsewhere and get jobs.
They needn't worry about jobs,
but they are submitting to an
unreliable plan of working con-
ditions and salary, much as the
s'true mother in the old story
was willing to submit to injus-
tice to keep her child alive.
/ can just hear that mother OF
ancient times crying out-"in no
wise STAY the child"
Sincerely yours,
Julia D. Randall
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-04-24

The temperature in Djibouti,
French Somaliland, on the north
coast of Africa varies between II
and 113 degrees.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-04-24
Ep up THE GOOD WORK!

AGAIN AND AGAIN, industrial newcomers
~ to the Southland tell us how pleased they
are with their first manufacturing plant in the
South There are many reasons for this But right
up top Of the list is the fact that they've found
the men and women in industry here to be willing,
dependable workers-easy trained and eager TO
give a full days work for a fair days pay.
In times of lessened business activity everywhere.
this WILLINGNESS to work is more important than
ever before, both for Southland industry and Tor
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1958-04-24
I'VE WANT YouRsEaElcHrsM's sl

To shippers and receivers of freight the railroad aat
Serves the South offers the largest most ethcen most
modern plant and equipment in its 127-year history
As before we are eager to and seard to CO.
Let our lowrate all weather volume transportation service
help you do better job for your shipping dollar
eI.as sGAa-s,As VA SOUTHERN AND SEA-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
AUTOMOBILES ron SALE

DQDQH 80 club cpe,. excel. eond.
NoSTfokI.' IE.A Ia, ~ 5.ai SSSSn ROPER
DODGE 1886 Royal Lancer 4-dr !:
$l,zDb. OF, 6-l740.
poDoE 'bb VS. coronst hardtop;
scS nDss slsyhkn thFSgpshcat: week
BELL MOTORS
II Years IN Same Location
800 Wis, Ave. WO 0-hpOO
DODGE $50 haTdtop piplo,: :. ana
salffe.'A S sos. , ~. 's-aaobp. 's Wv
DODGE 1885 Custom Royal VS.
4-dr. sedan; powerfiite trans.
power steering and power brakes,
7, and h Wv. tires, 2-tope blue.
S's Sm 'G snd 9il p'H Hf caa .,, sSs.ys'n
DoDoE 1858 station wagon, green;
radio, heater: ready for the summer
beach trips: sos down,
Kenyon Peck Chevrolet
JA slte .o bcs Hwy 4 opeS T,i VA
poDoE 81 Coronet 4-door: r. and
n, auto, drive; perfect for "a car:
excel exec s shape throushouti fun price
CRANSON MOTOR co.
e3lg GA. AVE. NV. To. l-7Oii /
D0nqg 20; clean, :. and b., excel,
10. 4-S0bJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
LOVING
CHEVROLET
JU. $4,000
EHF sOIEf 81 VS. ssI0s z-dF.i
silver sray. white: under 5000

Nht SuLE ~ III
and h.; 81 .ass. wa. s-547s.
5SHhcI SFEI AsfS sr 4. an c %rw
TIRES. CONF. KIT, on BACK,
MI. rms CAR SELLING FOR
$500 ON ALL LOTS SAVE $500
e. S eaIf X pt 1.cTali rHOA OWN
CHEvR0LET SO 4-dr. hardtop; 2.
$3.50. IL i-7sse,
cHEv. 80 a-passenseF 4-dooP sta
ton wagon. 2. and h., powerglide.
one-ovrer. garage-kept station
wagon: should Be seen new car
guar: trade or terms $e95,
CRANSON MOTOR CO.
e3Ie Ca. Ave. NV 10. e-7Oll
cHEV, 81 hardtop VS.: every ex-
sew. 70 choose from: 1895.
THACKER MOTORS
18th and r. /. Ave. NE. La. e-os30
CHEvRoLEf 81 convertible:
cream pph, red With black TOP,
poweFEiide, r. ana n. White-
ss,s, up 1s SaC;os slsetris vips's'
CHEVROLET ,'se BEL Air sport.
my equity and take over nay
NEWBERoER. PA S-iess.
CHEyRoLET so sonv.; Z and =
down. ROPR NoTORss Ia.
CHEv. '55 Bel Air hardtop e-cyi:
inder: black: Wv. tires; red and
geld interior; ysEg clean excel
fyssss hS g. Pc 4!se ssss sen lu'
che R0LEf 1855 station waEon
V-e "2iO' ToWnsnan: T.. and b.
essnsr: si.iss. OF $50. US
CHEVROLET 1856 station wagor
dean dean Sizes. *. s.sss7.
cHEvRoLETe-'55 through 81
eonyertibles: 2. and h.. standard
shifts: v-es. Wv. tiress AL IKE
new; priced 70 sell
THACKER MOTORS
18th and n. 1 Ave. NE. La. d-o5:iu
CHEvR0LET 80 Bel Air. equipped
mat iesvina country. FE. 3-4o76
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
| AuromoslLEs ron sALl AuroMoBIlEs FoR SALE

IcnRvROLEF - a-dr.. "ei0" mod.
Ecr an Ssa n ,so sss .'aa aood s sa5'
must sell quickly, Call IA. e-lfl:.ti
IcHEv. SO .2i0" spoft coupe; r,
and h.: perfect eond, throughout
one.year guar; trade or terms;
S737.b0.
|CRANSON MOTOR CO.
eaia o.. Ave. NV, tn, 2.7oll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

HALE I . fOHD
NJ ST. AT FIRST ST. Sc,
1915 Pa. Ave, Sc. II. $4,000
DOD0E '63 coronet 49, sedan
Ryr0matie, =. and b., seat covers
niNe clean carr S4DB.
TRIANGLE FORD
30l 0 n. ]. Ave. NE. La e-IOOa
DODGE 1853 Meadowbrook subur-
ban wagon; 90, STRAIGHT transmits
sion. One OF the cieanest wagons
In town, Priesd ct only Segb.
KIRK MOTOR CO.
$3.50 Wis, Ave, EN-. 3-453a
DODGE '5T Cow. Custom Royal:
power equipped. Z and h.. excel.
cend.. like new, Call La. 10000.
DODGE 80; excellent Condition,
snow tires. new battery, $3.50
or best ofier. OF. 4-0414.
DODGE ~. 4-dr., coFonet De
Luxe: power steering, fully
equipped, 1000 miles, very reaa..
owner. OIL, 2-5043.
DODGE 'b4 2-dr.; =. and h., hght
blue hnish; low mileage; good tires.
mechanically perfect 1905.
PARKWAY FORD
3030 N ST. NV. FE. 3-2204
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
AUTOMOBILES ron SALE
DODGE '51
HALEY'S FORD

coropet s-door; equipped: excellent
sea breeze green fnish with nice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

Arlington. Va. N N''N ia. 7.s7si
cHRYSLER 'SS. New Yorker New.
port. 2-dr. hardtop, fluidmatic,
x and h.. Z tone paint. wv. tires,
clean thIoughout. SdSa,
|cHRYsLER PIT RaouTH- idPERiAi.
1888 GEORGIA AVE, 10. $4,000
IcHRYsLER 81 Town and Country
yagQn;. house car, beautiful white
nnlsh. luxuFions interior, full power
equipment, Music Master radio,
lcustom air heater. Solex glass. un-
dercoating. dual headlishts. Oh
seIvation pack, Wv, tires many
Ssnsr eecess s ls new-Sar factory
w1HiRiikHisksh. sfn NC -cHRysLER CITY
1900 WISCONSIN NV. EM. a-4sOO
c sRccb ios4 lac siioss' W.. ': ~.
cHRYsLER. .ss, New Yorker S-dr
sed. heater, power ssssrtns. 2 tone
WHEELER. INC, WHEATON, ND.
lcHRY6LER-pIYAGOUTH-IAI IMPERIAL
1928 GEORGIA AVE, 10. S-5OnA
cMRYsLER 81 VS. 4-door: :. and
b.. automatic shift, Wv: good
eond,; $3.50. ia. e-0s2a.
CHRYsLKn 81 New Yorker hard
TOP; fully equip. DIS, p.b., p.w.
many extras: sos down s3.iaS
Royal cHRYsIFR. INC, 1901
r I ave, ne, WA. 7-7OO0.
saa S.sa:s S.: :.d, nav T.d e
% pm.
Silver Spring Motor Co.
zoos Ca. Ave. NV. ia. a-ai0s
CHRYSLER So Imperial 4-dT., full
PVT low miieege, excel. ecnd. DE
cHRYsLER. 'ss. New Yorker 81.
Resis hardtop. fully equipped IN
eluding power, immaculate one
owner, sale price 81 ,o0S.
WHEELER. INC. CHRYSLRR CITY
LARGEST WASHINGTON DEALER
$500 Wisconsin NV. IN. .-10aa
CHRYsLER IS. .S0O-cs' convert
new-ear title and warranty. FUZZY
equip, p.s.. p.b,, 7. and b.. Wv.
uges many extras s4eo down,
1901 n. l. ave, ne. WA. 7-SoeO,
CnHNHlakH 1890 New Yorker 4-dF
sedan. beautiful satin tray flnlsh
With matehing custom interior:
power steering. BRAKES, 2. and \
Wv, tires etc full price. 81 ,a0a
Can finance with sieS down.
Royal Motors (Plymouthl
400 Ga. Ave NV. ia. $4,000
CHRYslER IS Windsor a-dr. hard.
top. tone, fully equip. demo I.
new-car title warranty; very sub
Slanifal saving. ROYAL CHRY-
sLER. INC. 1901 r. !. ave. ne
wa. 7-7O0O.
cHRYsLER, SO. New Yorker hard
top, fully power equipped. radio.
heater. push-hutton drive. VERY
clean. one owner, 50. 99s,
WHEELER. INC, cHRYsLER CITY
LARGEST WASHINGTON DEALER
$500 wisconsin NV, EN-. 3-t02u
CuRYsLER 4s Windsor az iuxs
S soSn ROPER MOTORS, La
CHRYsLER "a New Yorker sta
vas. q, and h.; Wv. tires; pow
age. etc. Cash, trade or bank
terms. MERsoN 4 THOMPSON
/ ChIy Ply dealers, used-ear dept
T~27 Wis. ave, OIL. 2-20iS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Royal Motors (Plymouthl

fIW GA, Ave. NV. IA. $4,000
CHRYSlER SIS windsor a-dr. hard
top, tone. fully equip. demo. I.
new.sAr title warranty; very sub
slaniial saving ROYAL CHRY-
sLkR. INC. 1901 r. !. ave. ne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
AUfoMoDlLEs ron SALE
Pr soTo 1919 extra nissI only
FAIRFAX NASH

a seSs ss3 DE- !ss.sd ES Al ssa PT
DODGE $50 coronet V.s A-dr. sed
aromatic, y. and hu new tires,
must sacrifice; best offer accepted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
AUTOMOBILES ron SALE

FORD 1888 eonysrtibie: fully
must ssii. so s.sisa'. '"
| FORD '57 bardtop 300 Tudor
Thundsrbird ans stand I trans trans
Assume notes Oh. 2-00Ss,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

cHRYsIER 1888 New Yorker 4-dr.
sedan: beautiful satin gray flnish
With matehing custom interior
fully equipped with powerfite,
power steeFins. orakes. z. and
Can finance With SlNh down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
ROYAL Motors lPlymouthl

4lo0 Ga, ave. NV. IA. a.eaOO
DE SOTO 's5 hardtop VS. coupe;
powerfiite. T. and h., 2-tone finlsh.
power steering and brakes; 81 ms,
~pen today 70 . pm.
Silver Spring Motor Co.
1908 Ca. Ave. NV, IA. e-3I0S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

CHRYsLER 81 New Yorker sta
vas; ., and h.: Wv. tires; pow
er steering, auto. trans low mile
, age; etc Cash; iEaas q ,, ssRs
chrys Ply eds ssiers = us aadoMrS Ssp.
ss27 Wis, ave. OF. s-seiS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

cHRYsLER, IS. New Yorker ct
Regis hardtop. fully equipped IN
cluding power, immaculate one
owner, sale price 81 .o05.
t, ! INC; G, cH Z CITY
$500 Wisconsin NV, KM. e-10sa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

c sgss. 9El., % Sis sYSy; ,s Z sHd 50
down, koPER MoToRs IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

cHRYsLER. SO. New Yorker hard
top. fully power equipped. radio.
heater. push-hutton drive. very
clean. one owner, Se.99s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
OLMSTEAD Odds

DE soTo 1884 VS. Firedome 2.
DIR. e-tone green finish. eauinued
with powerhite power steering
etc tull price. saa5. Can finance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

CHEv. 'b5 Bel Air hardtop e-cyi.
inder: Slack: Wv. tires: red and
se SsSa '1 pssi oSjwNEk VII sac. g.
bV Wholesale: must sell LII.
f-7edN or II. 4-64T1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

CNkYSLER 81 "9OO-C~' convert.
new-ear title and Warranty fully
equip, p.s.. p.b., 2. and h.. y. "
tires many extras, s4Q5 down,
g 9es. ROYAL cHRYsLER. INC
anOl 3. 4 ave. ne. WA. 1-1nan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

IT'D and 4. = ave. NJ. IA. u-Oo.iV
CHEvROLET s57 Bel Air. equipped
price, s2,0o6 or best ofieFi diplo-
mat ieaVfnn country. FE. 3-4o76.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

CHEVROLET SO Bel Air sports
coupe, iust Ike new; slnO for
n.y. ny :og wv, and s.ks S.sF "a, ~
NEWBERoER. PA. 5-ieas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

ts00 wlseonsiR Nv IN s-ioa Z
CuRYsLER 'ts Windsor de iuxs
little g" sedan; SIe5. terms. SO
sosS1na ROPER MOTORS. LA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12

l-tn enq - I. ave. ~ In. o-ooto
CUEVROLET 81 convertible
cream .pgn. red With black TOP,
walls, undereoat, electric utpers
$a-ITs LU 9-0903,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18
Negroes Attend
Memphis Church

Memphis, Tenn. Oct. 6 A
middle-aged Negro woman and a
Negro youth attended church serv-
ices here Sunday at the all-white
Evergreen Presbyterian church.
The Negroes entered the church
after services had begun and were
seated in the rear of the building.
They stayed about 45 minutes ard
left during the closing benediction.
DIR. w. ]. Willard. Evergreen's
pastor, said the Negroes were
treated courteously by ushers.
THE church governing body had
instructed the ushers to seat who
ever came in" DIR. Willard said.
Mr.. Willard said he heard re-
ports before the start of services
that Negroes would come to the
church.
Il was told the NAACP would
send them. We'd had such rumors
In the past 80 i didn't pay too
much attention to it." Willard said.
Three white members of the con-
gregation were reported to have
walked out when the Negroes were
seated.
DIR. Willard said the church
adopted a policy to seat Negroes
more than three years ago.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18

dent that the choir would lose no
prestige this year, as the music
was comparable to other years,
and there was an indication that
perhaps this would be the "big'
year for the choir. Mrs. Miriam
Dansby johnson resumes her duty
as the choral director for another
year.
This was only one of the many
programs which the choir will rem
der during the school year. The It'll
nerary includes many of the An
nual Conferences of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church in the
Eighth Episcopal District, inclu-
sive of Mississippi and Louisiana.
1t is also expected that the choir
would make tours out of the Dis
trict during the year. Many voices
returned to the choir that had
participated during the last school
year. Many freshmen have been
added to the group, and this along
with other factors assures the
choir a most successful school year.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18

as starting her theatrical career
in a Chicago niteclub, it was really
in this city that she first sang
for money 10 years ago.
Now currently at the Chatterbox
cafe, the Tweedle Dee girl landed
here as a mmber of a girls quar-
tet decade ago and found herself
stranded when the promoter had
skipped town with the money he
promised them. Young and mex
perienced she let a conman talk
her out of her return train fare
to Chicago.
Walking by the now closed Kit
Kat club then she heard the music
booming forth and walked inside
where she asked for the manager.
Informing him of her plight she
asked for a chance to go onstage
to raise her necessary fare back
to the Windy City for her and her
pals.
That night she was more than
nervous-she was plain scared.
But with a hunger pain in her
stomach she burst out in song and
soon had the crowd approving of
her efforts. Finishing out the
week and with her name on the
window, she was paid $92.5O by
the manager.
With this money she bought four
bus tickets to Chicago. Six months
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18

Hope handed him his quitting no.
tice a month ago to branch out
on his own with a seven-man crew.
Offering a new musical sound, the
future of his group looks bright
and his career promises to eclipse
his kin's.
Before he sat behind the drums,
Billy served as chauffeur for
Lynn's band. But during inter
mission the drummer would give
him lessons on that instrument.
Finally one day when the regular
man took sick, Billy filled in for
him and never relinquished that
spot to anyone else until he quit
last month.
His first record, "Deacon's
Walk" on Savoy records won quick
disc jockey applause and the firm
said that they will soon cut an al
bum of the group. In addition to
this several booking agencies in
New York have sent out scouts to
interest him in mixing a contract
with their firms.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18
White Students
Boyeotting
Integrated School
In Illinois

COLP. Ill--The town of Colp.
deep in southern Illinois. has only
one grade school, and it is all
Negro.
For two school years. white stu
dents have refused to attend Colp's
integrated school. There is no
end in sight to the deadlock and,
il it continues, it may well be that
Colp will have no school at all.
Colp is a hamlet of only 500 per-
sons, with Negroes outnumbering
whites by a ratio of 3 to 2.
Back on the 1905, the town was
a busting coal mining camp. But
then two coal mines closed and q
depression set in which has never
ended. Although most of the
white residents have been able to
find jobs in other mines or fac
tories, majority of the Negroes
who worked in the mines are now
welfare cases of dependent on
part-time jobs.
Colp's school troubles started in
the spring of 1857, when the four
Negro members on the seven-man
school board voted to consolidate
the towns Negro and white grade
schools. The town was too poor
to support two schools, the ma
jority decided.
The three white members of the
board promptly resigned. And the
following school year, the white
children of the town boycotted the
school.
The boycott was still in force
when classes opened again this
year. While SO Negro children at
tend the Colp school, the parents
of 35 white children are paying
5000 per pupil to send them to
schools in neighboring districts.
Some families bought an extra
car to take their children to near
by towns. Six families, unable to
pay the extra tuition, moved out
of Colp. A predominantly white
section of town tried to get itself
annexed into a neighboring all
school district, but a panel of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18

circuit judges vetoed the move on
grounds that 1t would financially
cripple the Colp district.
Archie Mosley, 80. the schools
Negro principal. says the school
viii not be able 10 pay its way.
anyway, unless the white children
come back. The boyeott-erimped
school budget makes il doubtful
whether the school can operate be-
yond this year. Mosley said.
"Unless the people have q change
Of heart, / don't see any solution
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18

to our problem" the principal
added.
> Since the boycott started. said
Mosley. white persons have also
stopped coming to community Ac-
Invites. A night club owned by q
former school board president, a
Negro. was bombed, although au-
thorities discounted the school is
sue as q motive.
The white parents, meanwhile,
insisted they bear no i'll feeling
towards the Negroes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18
Quits kin's Band
To Form His Own

Philadelphia -Everytime mu-
stefan Billy Hope heard the crowd
applaud for his older brother,
Lynn Hope, who headed his own
band the thought ran thru Billy's
mind that someday those same
cheers would be for him.
After playing drums for Lynn s
group for the past five years, Billy
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18
Campbell College
Chorus Sings AT
vicksburg During
94th Anniversary

Jackson, Mississippi-The Camp
bell College Choir participated in
the Gath Anniversary of the Beth
Ell A.M.E. Church at Vicksburg. On
this historic occasion, it was evI-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18

Plenty of high quality hay Is .
@must" for properly developing re-
placement dairy heifers.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18

later she made her second stage
entrance on a Southside niteclub
floor.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-10-18
Tavern Returns to
Starting Scene

CLEVELAND. = Although most
people credit singer Tavern Baker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-06

Michigan's Survey Research
Center will show you are a
much more cautious buyer than
in the past few years. That's
obvious.
But will 1t show you're no
more cautious than last fall?
If so. you can be counted on
to continue a sturdy prop under
our economy.
Or will it show that you're
decidedly cutting down? If so.
that1l be a red flag, for 1t viii
indicate that unless your con-
f1dence and buying power are
propped. you'll be another drag
on business.
I've named just two vital
clues. There are plenty Of
others.
The big point is that these
are advance indicators Of bust
ness, and when they turn up
they telegraph future rises in
employment, production, sales,
auto output, construction.
Distributed 1858. by The Hall syndi-
cate, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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slowing down on this sort .oi
spending since early fall anc
this showdown Is a Fundamental
reason the entire economy has
been faltering.
But will the new survey show
the 1858 drop still in the 7-1C
per cent range indicated by
previous studies? If so, it'll be
encouraging. for it will indicate
industry is not intensifying its
cutbackS.
Or will 1t show the 1858 drop
at a much larger percentage?
If so. that1l be a red flag. for
it will indicate recession is caus-
ing more recession and the
danger is Of a cumulative
breakdown.
OF profound significance too
will be the new survey for the
Federal Reserve Board of con-
sumers' plans to buy autos,
houses, etc.
Survey Cited
There is no doubt that this
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MONEYS WORTH
Clues to the Future
~ SYLVIA PORTER

April will be the critical test
for the American economy. In
this first full month Of spring,
1858. the policy makers will get
the clues indicating:
Whether business really is
beginning to pull out of the
1878 recession and drastic
anti-recession measures may
be safely kept on the shelf; or
Whether the current decline
is accelerating and the biggest
|anti-slump weapons-primarily
an immediate acroSs-the-board
tax cut--must be used to pre-
vent the recession and deteri-
Grating into a general break
down in the economy.
At this point you might ask,
Where do I look for the clues?
What figures will tell me
whether the Presidents opti-
mistic forecasts have been
warranted or whether the more
pessimistic warnings Of such
Senator's as Paul Douglas of
Illinois have been correct?"
Key Clues Listed
I'll begin by telling you
where you, won't find the key
clues.
You won't find them in the
stories on unemployment, in
dustrial production, retail sales,
etc. These figures reflect his
tory.
The clues to which ! am
referring will lie in figures that