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DETROirS PARALYSIS
Even’ little while some national figure comes
to town and asks a very embarrassing question.
These students of American affairs want to know
what has been done in the city to prevent a recur
rence of the riot of June 20. They are told that the
police have been given training in commando tactics,
that the state troopers have acquired several riot
cars and everybody is learning to shoot straight.
They may also learn the startling fact that one lone
Negro patrolman has been added to Commissioner
.Witherspoon’s force of 3,600 stick-twirlers.
These visitors ask about our Mayor, the Inter
racial Peace Board, the varied brotherhood and good
will groups, the unions and the press. What, they
ask, are all these groups doing? It goes without say
ing that such questions are legitimate and no De
troiter should take offense at these searching in
quiries. It is perfectly obvious to outsiders that
we have in Detroit all of the potentialities, all of the
elements necessary for launching a broad progressive
program to eliminate the basic soc o-economic fac
tors which underly our racial friction, to rout out the
Klan-fastist fifth column and to bring true unity
to our populace.
We Detroiters, however, are suffering from
what the sociologists are telling us is a state of social
paralysis. As a matter of fact there are plenty of
wonderful plans, and last w*eek Dr. Selling of the
Recorder’s Court added another to the mounting
total As one recent visitor put it, everyone seems
to know what to do but nobody does it. -Now the
sociologists have told us that w’e are paralyzed, a
fact a great many have suspected all along, but they
have not told us how to overcome this illness.
This week, however, we learned that Mayor
Edward J. Jeffries is back in town. According to
the minor prophets on the daily newspaper staffs
downtown it may be assumed that the Mayor has
come back home prepared to give the city of Detroit
*nd progressive leadership. It may be, that
this is what Detroiters have been waiting for. Given
the proper leadership the citizenry might shake off
this paralysis of which our learned observers speak.
We recall having been told once by a musical
authority that almost any group of people can be
taught to s : ng well if they are led by an enthusiastic
and capable song-leader. There can be little doubt
that Detroiters need to be led in some new harmonies.
Since the Mayor can be regarded as our duly elected
song-leader we hope that he will enter upon this
task w ; th plenty of enthusiasm. Speaking for this
side of town, we bone that he doesn’t start off sing
ing “Carrv Me Back To Old Virginny” or “Old
Black Joe.”
THE UNTOUCHABLES
Last week the nation’s press was filled with
comment on the strange story of General “Blood and
Guts” Patton who exhibited his arrogance and bru
tality by mauling a sick soldier in a Sicilian hospital.
There was another strange story, however, which
did not make the great da lies. It was released last
week by the Associated Negro Press. This story
concerned the punishment of a white private who
dared to dance with a Negro girl.
Although the penalty imposed on the private
was later over-ruled by higher authorities, it seems
that Private Herman P. Suiter of Louisville, Ky.,
was court martialed and a bulletin describing the
reasons for this action was posted in the camp. We
quote in part from the bulletin: “Private Herman F.
Suiter did, in Morgantown, W. Va., on or about No
vember 5, 1943, wh le attending a dance at the Mor
gan hotel ballroom, wilfully and wrongfully to the
prejudice of good order and military discipline con
duct himself in a manner to bring discredit upon
the military Service by dancing with a colored girl
in view of those present.”
Th s white private was fined two-thirds of his
pay for a month, but when the news reached higher
brass hats, the penalty was revoked. While he will
not have to pay the fine, we feel sure that Private
Suiter w 11 be made to regret his democratic im
pulses before the brass hats are through with him.
The incident would not be especially noteworthy
perhaps if it were not symbolical of so much that
goes on in the Jim Crow U. S. Army.
Those wh te boys in the armed services who have
no deep-seated anti-Negro prejudices are being given
quite an education. It is common knowledge that
many of them object just as much as we do to some
of the anti-Negro practices of the military despite
the attitudes expressed in the silly surveys some of
the brass hats have made on the subject. Congress-
EDITORIAL PAGE OP THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE
man Will Rogers Jr., has spoken about the resents
ment he shared with other whites over this issue
when he was in the Army. Private Alton Levy who
was recently humiliated and punished for his demo
cratic views is another case in point.
For over two years now, the Nergo and white
liberal leadership has sought to have the Army form
a volunteer brigade of American soldiers which
would simply be an American brigade without the
prefix white or black. While the brass hats have
refused to act on this proposal it seems that such
a brigade would go far to counteract the admittedly
prejudicial composition of our fighting forces. It
would be a progressive step which would not only
lift the morale of the million Negroes in the armed
services but it would also demonstrate to the world
at large that we Americans can practice what we
preach.
As long as the Negro is regarded as the Ameri
can untouchable, there is going to be resentment
among Negroes and this resentment is going to breed
hate, no matter what we say about it. The brass
hats say that the Army is no sociological laboratory
and they cannot be bothered with any experiments.
By forcing many liberal whites to conform to the
prejudicial practices of the armed services, how
ever, the brass hats are making the Army a uni
versity for the teaching of racial hatred. We believe
this is by far the greater danger to the war effort
and to our democracy.
*Y WILUAM L. SHERRILL
THIS OLD WORLD today Is ~.ck
of "masters of men;”—sick of the
Napoleons;—eick of Ceasars; —sick
of Atilas;— sick of ll'jnt.ibals; and
sick of Hitlers . . .
For hundreds of years the Na
poleons, etc. . . . have captured
the imagination of the world . . .
The greatest pens have praised them
to high heavei. or exposed them to
infamy . . . Everything about them
has been recorded for the study of
posterity . . . The greatest poets
have sung their praises or stripped
the glory from their bon-'* . . .
The greatest actors have copied
their uniform# and stalked their
trumpery glory across the stage . . .
* * *
THE INFLUENCE OF THESE
BUTCHERS of men has been tre
mendous . . . Because of the glory
historian* have draped about their
shoulder*, hundreds of square
jawed men look at themselves every
morning in the (lass, after shaving
their puny beerds with safety
razors ... set their jaws, pull
down a lock of hair over their
brows and say to themselves, *T
too will be a Napoleon . . . And
so we have Napoleons of business
. . . Napoleons of the rackets . . .
Napoleons of politics . . . Napo
leons of the church . . . Napoleons
of everything . , . Yet in spite of
their conquests they will for all
time remain only giant figures
whose heels have left their mark
upon the necks of men.
★ * *
As H. G. Wells says of Napoleon
one might say oi all w'ho have
sought world conquest . . . “He
could do no more than strut upon
the rest of this great mountain of
opportunity like a cockerel v, on a
dunghill . . . The figure he makes
in history Is of almost incredible
self-conceit, of vanity, greed, and
cunning, of callous contempt and
disregard of all who trusted him,
and a grandiose aping of Caesars,
Alexander and Charlemagne which
would be purely comic if it were
not caked over with blood.”
$ * *
THESE CONQUERERS DO NOT
KNOW anything ... Do they ever
envisage a world full of women
and little children and old men
struggling towards the light? . . .
Or do they dream only of domina
tion that would crush all aspira
tions other than their own, and
* * BOOK NOTES
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CERTRUDE SCOTT MARTIN
Edwin Embree, president of the
Julius Rojrenwald Fund, and author
of BROWN AMERICANS (The
Viking Press; New York City; 1943;
$2.75) writes from a wide knowledge
of the history and present status of
the Negro in the United States
There Is no question of Mr Em
bree’s sympathetic approach* to his
subject but he attacks the popular
Actions about the Negro with fact*,
not with passion.
American Negroes today are ‘'one
of the exciting strands of the New
World rainbow. A special product
of the great American melting pot,
they are a fresh mixture of the
three principal branches of man:
black, white, yellow-brown.** Mr
Embree states that some student*
of race place the amount of mixed
blood among Negroes as high as 80
per cent. The Census is not an
accurate guide to this mixture be
cause it permits only two classifica
tions: black and mulatto.
Mr. Embree traces the American
Negro from 1819 when the first Af
ricans were brought to this coun
try up to the present. He cites the
progress which has been made by
Negroes since Emancipation ana
notes the handicaps which have
stood In their way. Of the presen*
state of Negro-whi*^ 1 relat'.on*hiP'
Mr Embree writer "The Second
World War is creating greater op-
make of the empire of human souls
only a dominion to be re-enslaved?
When Simpson discovered chloro
form he did not conquer the world
... he conquered the entrance to
another world . . . And when Lis
ter made a plague spot of germs
into a healing-space he crossed only
the Alps of the human mind . . .
and only to conquer death . . .
And when George W. Carver
wrested hundreds of products from
the lowly potato and peanut he did
not take a city he only crossed the
desert of human needs . . . These
did not write their names in the
blood of suffering women and
children . . . They did not seek to
capture from the sun tomorrow’s
glory ... or steal from the next
night's moon one silvery gleam , . .
They only for others conquered and,
at their own cost, tolled . . . And
so not in terms of death, are they
spoken of . . . The virtue that men
do live after them.
And this same little silly, wonder
ing, blundering world will go on
working upward and dreaming in
spite of super-men . . . Even after
a steamroller has crushed it a new
blade of grass comes up . . . And
in a world whose God is might and
power, we still belie. e, we must be
lieve that faith, if It cannot remove
mountains, can cross them , . . the
mountains of misery, pain, and ra
cial hates . . .
A poor, dying Christ, with his
eyes looking down on his persecu
tors, did not complain . . . His only
words were, “Father forgive them;
they know not what they do” . . .
Only sacrifice can make of the
world a heaven . . . Only conquest
can make of the world a hell.
Interracial Meeting
Held On West Coast
SANTA MONICA, Calif—ln an
effort to unit white, Negro and
other racial groups of the bay sub
urban areas, an interracial cultural
program was presented last Sunday
here at Calvary Baptist church, the
Rev. W. P. Carter, pastor. The pro
gram directed by Edna Heard, was
co-sponsored by church officials and
the American Anti-Prejudice So
ciety, Inc. Dr. Edwin O. Palmer
represented Mayor Leonard J. Mur
ray and the principal speaker vaa
Mrs. Ethel Gillett Whitehorn.
portunities for Negroes, and these
in turn are bringing new tensions
As Negroes are entering some areas
formerly closed to them, this threat
to the traditional pattern of white
d *minance is frightening many peo
ple to violent resistance."
One of the most interesting chap
ters In the book is "A Kentucky
Crusader,” the story of the author’s
grandfather. John D. Fee, the found
er of Berea Academy. Mr. Fee was
one of those rare creatures, a prac
ticing Christian who lived the bro
therhood of man. The son of a Ken
tucky planter family, he became
convinced while studying at the
Lane Theological Seminary at Cin
cinnati that slavery was Inhuman.
He was forced to leave his family
home never to return and in the
years to come was the victim of
mobs 22 times. He established Berea
Academy In the 1850’s and threw
its doors open to both races and
thus it remained until 1904 when
Kentucky passed a law segregating
the races in all schools.
BROWN AMERICANS was writ
ten to supplar.t the author’s earlier
work, BROWN AMERICA. It is not
a revision but is a new and up-to
da’e treatment of »he Negro’s role
'n American life. It is a short, un
pretentious book but It will fill a
unique place in the literature of
the Negro.
THE FACTS
N OUR NEWS
By HORACE A. WHITI
Preaching and Railing Against
Bad Conduct la Useless . . . Every
week some well-meaning soul
writes me a letter asking me to lash
out against loud talk, obscene
language and boisterous conduct on
the part of "our people. 1 * One has
to agree ||hat some of onr people
are quite loud In conversation and
they do an "nnneceasary amount”
of cursing about every little thing.
Some of the cursing Is so very foul
and revolting to oars of self-respect
ing people. Tie explanation of
why “our people’* do these “revolt
ing" things Is necessary If Individ
uals and social organisations are to
deal with this negative conduct ef
fectively. It must be dealt with
not to say Negroes, but to say de
mocracy. Bad conduct and obscene
language can be tools In the hands
of the fascist elements In our com
munity to divide the workers. A
“dozen playing" Negro can be made
to scare ten thousand Ignorant
white workers. These Ignorant
whites, because they are Insecure
in their Jobs and houses, will ac
cept one "dosen playing” Negro as
an excuse for keeping all Negroes
out of deserved jobs.
Nobody Is so naive as to believe
that If all Negroes become “good
little chocolate soldiers" that our
problems are solved. No! No! Far
from It. The problems of boisterous
talk and actions are just little manl-
Vstatlono to our bigger problems
bit have to bo met.
Emotional insecurity, inferiority,
dividual and group frustration
e the key words to what we corn-
only call boisterous and “un
i vilized” behavior. Overlook these
vords and their meanings in the up
'truggle of “our people” and we
miss an topportunity to give help
to the Negro people.
The Negro la emotionally Inse
cure because he has been rejected
by the majority of his neighbors
The Negro in this regard may be
likened unto a child In a family
who seeks to come before his
parents on an equal basis with his
brothers and sisters but Is pushed
back In every attempt to do so. The
child who Is pushed back has no
status. He knows that the moment
he shows his face he Is going to get
kicked against.
The child still wants to be ac
cepted in the family circle. He
wants to be accepted by his parents,
brothers and sisters. He needs and
wants their acceptance so badly
that he cannot be normal. The child
will follow one or two GENERAL
LINES of behavior. He will poit
himself off In a corner and nurse
his hurt and learn to hate the rest
of the family and anybody who
"looks like" them. Or the child
may do all sort* of overt negative
things to gain attention. He may
wet the bed, curse, drink and fight
members of the family to get AT
TENTION. He has to have the at
tention of his family even though
he brings punishment down on his
head to get it.
Negroes who hare been given
Jobs that have been denied them by
the community under other circum
stances feel insecure and unwanted.
To feel unwanted it • terrifying ex
perienc whether It Is on the part of
an individual or s group. The un
wanted individual or group builds
up tremendous amounts of hostility
and hatred against those that have
rejected them. This hostility and
hatred ultimately has to be ex
pressed. When a Negro gets on a
street car and curses out a conduc
tor, he Is not cursing and showing
hostility to the conductor so much
as he is showing hostility to his
kind for years of rejection. When
Negroes talk load among them
selves on street cars they are not
Just dirty and disrespectful—they
are like the little boy whistling in
the dark. They are trying to find
some security for themselves in
loud talk. Of course the security
they want is not in the loud talk
any more than courage is in the
little boy’s whistling.
School teachers who work in Ne
gro districts complain that Negro
children are loud, boisterous and
hostile. That is possibly true. Their
parents plus their environment
makes them that way. Their parents
have built up so much unexpressed
hostility for the way that they have
been treated by their white neigh
bors that they turn a great deal of
this hostility at their own children.
The Negro child is tossed so much
between love end hate by his
parents that the child is completely
frustrated. He cannot take it out
on the parent directly, but he can
take it out on the teacher, school
and other student*. Hostility as to
be expressed.
O course, the above is only a
small pook into a complicated sub
ject but it is enough to suggest a
program to meet the problem.
Negro leaders must accept Ne
groes, and stop always asking the
masses of people to prove them
selves worthy. Negroes are born
worthy of all American opportuni
ties.
Negro organizations must set up
an organizational structure which
strengthens the "egotism” of the
masses. We mean by this a construc
tive attitude toward self. Organiza
tions among Negroes must take into
account the need of the Negro as
with all people to have status.
The organizations among 'he
masses do not give status. They
only give opportunity for emotional
explosion. Status means recogni
tion with opportunity for self ful
fillment in maintaining one's place.
Our organizations must set up some
very high idealism—ldealism that
expresses Itself in every day con
duct-idealism that gives a man
some firmness in each step he takes
Cursing, loud talk and fighting are
only signs of the lack of self-realiza
tion on the part of individuals and
group*
‘ALL THIS AND INFLATION TOOr
[ ....." il'. (>«**-'. J
HIGHLAND PARE
Dear Readers: The non-appear
ance of this column. Is not the
fault of your columnist. We al
ways keep the rules of the press.
♦ * *
Edfar Guest Noted Poet In
Recital at Berea Church
Mr. Guest, well known poet, be
gan his recital Friday evening, with
humor and wit, and for the first
part of the evening kept his audi
ence laughing with his jovial con
versation about ministers and the
minister his mother wanted him
to be. Pleased with his audience,
Mr. Guest quickly changed his
mood to one of dramatic serious
ness, reciting poem after poem
quietly but fervently and with rare
poetic and dramatic ability, voicing
the aspirations, dreams, heartaches,
sorrows, and joys of the human
heart. He closed his recital with
"America, God’s Second Gift to
Man.”
The Great Lakes Choir
The Great Lakes choir rendered
the musical setting for Mr. Guest.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gary is director and
accompanist of the choir.
Dr. William H. Williams, dis
trict superintendent, aLso pleased
the artist by relating an instance
in his life when a poem of the
poet's caused a turning point in his
life. Dr. Williams recited the poem.
The evening of music and poetry
was sponsored by the W.S.C S. and
Mrs. Kathleen Bright, president of
the society presented the poet with
a beauty basket of flowers, express
ing friendship. Mr. Guest will re
turn to Berea in a recital Nov. 25.
1944.
Visitor Honored
Miss Ophelia Robinson, of Chi
cage was honored with a pre
nuptial party Sunday, Nov. 21. giv
en by her sister, Miss Mildred Rob
inson, at the handsome home of
the W. C. Lovings, Sr., on Laßelle
street. Petite Miss Robinaon who
does vital w’ar work in Chicago,
visited her sister, Mildred, enroute
to Chattanooga. Tenn., where she
became the bride of Cpl. Donald
Ellington, Thanksgiving day. Cpl.
Ellington is stationed at present in
Fort Bennlng Ga.
Another interesting visitor of the
week is Tech. Sgt. Paul Mack, aon
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mack of
Ford'avenue, W. The very young
sergeant is a graduate of Fort
Leonard Wood Mechanical Training
school. He was inducted four
months ago and was the youngest
in his class graduating with the
highest mark. Mrs. Florence Mack
Purdie, sister of Sergeant Mack,
will fly from Cleveland, Ohio, Sun
day to visit with him and the fam
ily. Mrs Purdie is a student at
the Cleveland School of Nursing.
The Union Thanksgiving Com
munity service was held at St.
Luke AME church Thanksgiving
day. A large audience heard the
Thanksgiving message delivered by
the Rev. Dr. Samuel S. Reed, min
ister of Thomson Avenue Baptist
church.
Attending Methodist Youth
Fellowship Recreation Training
Conference
From Berea Youth Fellowship
this week-end is lovely Doris Mil
ler, C. Edward Ward and Marlon
Coleman. The conference is held
in Flint and sponsored by the youth
of the Detroit Conference and
Youth of the Lexington Conference
Topic d scussions were very in
teresting last Sunday evening when
the discussion leaders, Barbara
Gordon., Doris Miller and Marion
Colemani came forth with this
topic: Totalitarianism. Barbara
Gordon chose the sub-topic: “To
ward a Christian Economic Order."
B—" What is Totalitarianism?” She
had a good argument and held
the young people's interest. Doris
Miller chose: 'Our purpose of the
study of Totalitarianism;” and ‘ The
Portrait of Nazi Germany.” "How
did the Nazi Movement Start?”
‘‘How could it be that such a phil
osophy was accepted in the minds
of men who were much like other
people elsewhere?” Doris w f as well
prepared and her period was very
interesting. Marion Coleman pre
sented the •'Eight Aspects of Ger
man Totalitarianism,” which
brought out the keen Interest of
the Juniors, like Lorraine Gordon,
Josephine Bryant and Loretta Jack
son.
C. Edward Ward b
Organ Recital
The Choral choTr of Berea pre
sented C. Edward Ward, organist,
in a recital of restful music at a
Vesper service last Sunday evening.
Young Ward, master of the organ,
played “The Lost Chord,” “Going
Home,” from "New World Sym
phony;” “Temper My Spirit,”
go” from “Xerxes;” "Ave Maria”
by Schubert, and "Ave Maria.” by
Bach-Gouhod. Appearing on the
program was William Ferguson, an
accomplished musician and gradu
ate of Morehouse college, Atlanta,
Ga. Miss Grace Mimms, violinist,
offered two selections.
Harold Overstreet, son of Mrs.
Lillian Overstreet of Laßelle W,
was inducted into the army, Nov.
24. called his mother from Fort
Sheridan, 111., to say that army life
is fine so far, and he will enter
officers training school very soon
MARRIAGE LICENSES
During the Period of Nov, 16 to
Nov. 22
Freddie Hutchins. 23; Eunice
Mitchell, 21.
Carter Thomas Cummings. 30;
Macelean Ewing, 22.
Samuel Tunetull, 20; Iva Lee
Jamee, 18.
Bishop George. 20; Janie Juanita
Minor, 23.
Ben Chilous. 44; Emmie Clark, 36
Earl Roberts, 22; Rose Marie
Bngy. 16.
Hezekiah Scales, 24; Jewell Wil
son. 23.
Theodore Reginald Anderson Jr..
21; Mamie Gloria Hicks, 19.
L. Griffith, 40; Mazle B. Adams. 34
Ulysses Andrew Grant, 18; Annie
Mae Bolin, 17.
Yerby C. Green, 27; Rosie Lee
Singleton, 26.
Sammio Spearman, 27; Mellones
Aska. 28.
Ira T. Finney, 27; Maude Joyce,
27.
Joe Toney. 38; Hattie Templeton.
38.
Isham Sullivan, 40; Lillie Mae
Davis, 40.
Arthur Jefferson. 19; Betty Jane
Warren, 17.
Percy George Rice, 21; Stella
Hanks, 18.
Willie Waters. 19; Earline Carter.
IT.
William J. Wesley. 39; Carrie Mae
Sain, 37. 4
Edward Hanshaw 21; Mildred
Venessa Gordon, 19.
Coleman Saddler, 36; Ora Brown.
36
Frank Jackson, 36; Jessie Mae
Marie, 3S.
Willard B. Living. 30; Yvonnie
Romo, 24.
Harvey Black. 23; Mosczetta
Masch. 23.
James Anderson, 21; Gertrude E
S willey, 23. ,
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1948
‘Scoop’ Jones
Enters Officers
Training School
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA
(ANP)—••Scoop” Jones, the dash
ing Associated Negro Press corres
pondent in the Southwest Pacific,
but better known to the officer* of
his company as Master Sgt J. M.
Jones Jr., formerly of New Orleans,
is going to sprout a pair of shoulder
bars. That is providing he comet
through, but "Scoop" haa always
come through and is expected to do
so this time. All this is his way of
saying that Sgt Jones la now in
officer candidate school over here.
The school wdll be over bext Feb
ruary.
M-Sgt- "Scoop" Jones, one of the
popular men in f'e area, was a
newsman in New Orleans working
on the Louisiana Weekly before he
went to war. His mother and sis
ter reside in the Crescent City now.
Georgia Draft Board
Exhausts Negro Quota
LOUISVILLE. Ga.—(ANP)—Sixty
Negro men and boys were inducted
by the local board here Wednesday,
15 short of the November quota.
The local board frankly stated
the available supply of Negro men,
single, married and fathers has been
exhausted. Compared to the call
for 75 Negro men from this, Jeffer
son county, the November quota for
whites is only 15.
J. Mitchell, 22; Peggy
Lois Williams. 19.
James Brown. 20; Dolores Howell.
18
William Malden, 21; Geneva Boat
wright, 18.
James Bynum 22; Mary Gaines,
22.
Grady Bowens, 33; Julia Roberts.
37.
William Brav, 21; Elayne Robard.%
18.
Daniel W. Hamilton, 39; Esste
Saunders, 38.
Fred Knnx, 48; Arizona Love. 97.
Jacob Wiley, 31; Ruth C. Taylor,
21.
Arthur Jones. 38; Mary Lee Peny,
54
Rome McMullen, 36; Lucy Patter
son. 29
Henry Hillard, 37; Maggls Gam
ble. 33.
liOtiis Witters. 38; Inez Larkins. 99.
John Ross, 39; Josephine Williams,
31.
Allen Bibb, 38: Hazel Avree. 28.
Willie Roy Martin, 27; Lillian
Hortence Wright, 23.
Jasper Dunlap, 18; Genevs Lois
Morris, 18.
Elmer Turner, 18; Amelia Mc-
Kinney, 18.
Cecil Carl Hoscndove, 33; Bertha
B. Wells, 34.
Rufus Epps, 37j JJealrlce Cow'aer.
29.
Willie R. Bradford, 23; Aretha
Bolden,; 73.
Eswcll King. 26; Marlahsnea
Moore. 23.
Marion H. Peterson. 47; Julia
Dudley, 46.
Henry Patterson, 40; Thesless
Nunlee, 24.
George Williams, 43; Bertha Wil
liams. 34.
Howard L. Pttty, 21; Eunice Ella
Goode 20
Alex Hatcher. 46. Sophronla
Adamsk, 38
Samuel Hoge, 41; Rebecca Petty,
37.