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THE WEEKLYECHO MEMBER NEGRO NATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION Published every Friday of each week at 250! 5th Street Meridian, Missiatippi Phone 3377 SUBSCRIPTIONS (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE) Entered as second-class matter November 15, 1923 a the post office at Meridian, Mississippi under the act of March 3, 1879 Bead The Weekly Echo, Its the best paper the south. It carries the city and Foregn News. One Year-- --$1.50 Six Months _’_ ___ $1.00 Three Months ___ $.50 Single Copy ___’_ $.05 Rev. R L. Young _ _ Editor and Manager Rev. Mrs. L. B. William* _ _ Social Editor Robert K. Smith_Advertising Manager Editorials I My First impression Ot Meridian __ 1 Aii Honest Introduction To Th South By Rev. C. C. Walker, Pastor of First Congregational Church “111 fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men de cay. Princes and lords may flourish or may fade,— A breath can make them, as a breath has made; But a bold peasantry ,their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied.” The above lines are from Oliver Goldsmith’s “Deserted Village” and I think they best express succintly an honest opinion of The South as seen through Meridian, a thriving city des tined to become a great metropolis in this section. This is to be a personal testimony, a testimony of my own experiences and thoughts after three months in the deep south. It is not intended to be t. cliective and make no claim to estab lish lasting truths because so short a duration of stay in a section is not in dicative of the truth of conditions which one encounters However, I am ver*’ , anxious lo establish a spirit of coopera tion and forwardness among these people—the bold peasantry—whom 1 have met and I think that through this method much good in that direction can he accomplished. As most of my friends know. I am from New Jersey, that partciular sec tion of The North where anything southern is looked upon with indiffer ence and perhaps snobbishness—and when the word “Mississippi’’ has only to mean “Father of Waters”. If the word is ever used to connote the state, It is in the likeness of a foreign one or probably as a 49th one seeking ad mission to the nation. Among the elite “Mississippi” is best considered as a Concentration camp where sincere mis sionaries are sent never again to he heard. Yes, even among the super sophisticates, mothers have been known C-- . -.. ... ■ — ■■Miiijjm_ to quiet crying babies into silence by re claming, "I'll send you to Mississippi. Thus one can easily see that in my na tive section, this part of the south has never been honestly portrayed or given a chance to stand on it* own merit* in the face of unbiased criticism. It seems to me that Merdian is “the city of tomorrow” for Intelligent people. There is a splendid race-relationship here for this part of the country. Hid ' sous treatments do perhaps occur but not in the frequency one would think after having read a northern news paper. It is a growing city with unli mited room for business enterprises. jBut it does not hasten to grow, how ever, it seems to take its own time in developing—a sort of a planned growth. This growth does not seem to he ob sessed by efficiency, punctuality and the desire for achievement and suc cess that other northern cities have. As Lin Yutang writes in The Importance of Living, “They are the things that make the Americans so unhappy and so nervous. They steal from them their inalienable right of loafing and cheat them of many a good, idle and beauti ful afternoon. Our quar | rel with efficiency is not that it gets things done, but that it is a thief of time when it leaves us no leisure to enjoy ourselves and that it frays our nerves in trying to get things done perfectly.” I find that people here are | like the Chinese in that they are ex tremely punctual, provided you give them plenty of time to do a thing (“They will always finish a thing on schedule, provided the schedule is long | enough.” I Another thing that impresses me a j bout Meridian is the friendliness of the | inhabitants. I am told that that is a particular congenial habit of the whole south. Tthat habit of speaking whether you know the person or not. This whole idea grips me into thinking that we are all a part of a great family. In my section, people do not have that art of conversation because of the tempo of their lives. With the apart ____i' --- —• I Flie Merchant^ Record kg ma; sometimes be incomplete but a cancelled check on First National ffi Bank is proof of payment which none k wilj question. A Checkin:; Account with this in sured Federal Reserve Member Bank not only protects your interests in this way, it also protects your money until you use it. The larger your balance the more secure will be your business position. I ! insurance Corporation. 1 r-iiirr.- J ■ ment house, the cocktail hour and the busy night life of entertainment via stage, screen and radio there is no need tor conversation It is getting so with television now that your very con versa* cions will be ready made. Yes, here • n this city when a casual call is made ^on an individual there is not cnat and worthless gossip but whole some conversation about such topics as what can my child do to make this world a better place in which to live? or what are the proper steps for this country to maintain a lasting peace in Curope? One o fthe most touching sights to be seen in Meridian is the juvenile labor used in cleaning streets. Oh how this wrecks my heart! Every tim* 1 see it, I stop, and pray God that Ke will raise up some Moses to point the <vay for a more efficient way of pun ching incorrigible youngsters who, I am sure, are not advertently had. I find this to be the black mark upon Meri dian’s decent citizenry. I am sure that the city’s intelligent people long for the day when this one damnable fea ture will no longer exist. It matters not what the color of one’s skin may b= for it seems that there w^s a man who came, on earth to establish the full right of every personality. For such a thing to continue make me think that His efforts in Gethsemane and on Golgotha's Hill were in vain. His parable on The Good Samaritan, His story of The Woman at the Well and His very life among both Jews and Gentiles seem nothing but mockery a long side of such a practice as this ; juvenile torture. Can we truthfully be | so inhuman? God forbid! Yet all in all no city is perfect nei- 1 ther is any state or government in this i world. But here in Meridian I find that “bold peasantry" of which Gold smith so heartily acclaims:—a people which are bent on doing the right as they see the right It seems that such a handy group are sincere in their de votion to their country and God and I know that ere long this city will take its proper place in the sun, among the keystone metropolis of the south. I also feel that Meridian is a proper ba rometer for the advancement of The South. Given the economic handicaps it however, is making marvelous strides to keep abreast with its sister indus trial and financial section. The North. It will go forward because its stock tlic bold peasantry, the country’s pride, has willed it aa Sunday School Lesson MAY 12, 1940 Hagakkuk 1:12. Art not thou from DOUBT TO FAITH—U bakkSk Printed Text, Hab. 1:12 2:4 Golden Text.—The righteous shall live oy his faith. Hab. 2:4. Habakkuk 1:,12 .Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. O Je hovah, thou hast ordained him for jud I gement; and thou O Rock, has estab- I tished him for correction. iO behold evil, and that canst not look 1.3. Thou that art of purer eyes than ui perverseness, where fore lookest chou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy peace when the wick- 1 ed swalloweth up the man that is more < righteous than he; i 14. And makest men as the fishes of 1 ne sea, as the creeping things, that 1 nave no ruler over them? |( 15- He taketh up all of them with 1 the angle, he aatcheth in his net, and , gathereth them in his drag: therefore . ne rejoiceth and is glad. I It! Therefore he sacrificeth unto Ms 5 net, and burneth incense unto his drag; 1 because by them his portion is fat, and i his food plenteous. 17. Shall he therefore empty his net, and spare not to slay the nations con tinually? ) Summer Suits POE MEN WHO CARE! i ! | WE FIT YOU •Tropicals •Gabardines •Cool Rayons WE HAVE THEM ALL! Use Our Easy Way Deposit Plan! E. M CULPEPPER The Tailor And Clothier I ' 2222 4th St. Meridian, Miss | I THE FIGLY WIGLY WAY GO TO HOBBS’ TRADING POST 6th Street and 26th Avenue Select Your Car—Try It Out—Then Make Us Your Proposition—Re-member No Handling Charges. j Hobbs Auto CO. _ jg Barfeetsr Floral Co. J if STRAND BLDG- PHONE 340 gfj ALL KINDS OF CUT FLOWERS ) AND POTTED FLOWERS -for-MOTHERS’ DAY - i j MOTHERS DAY SPECIALS j|/j j SPRING AND SUMMER DRESSES $$ !■ Formerly to $10.95 & VOGUE $3 22P5 5th Street . ~ .. . ” i J Meridian Burial Association I Strayhorn- Young Funeral Home -EMBALMING and AMBULANCE SERVICE Official Undertakers tor II. B. A For Prompt and Courteous Service at All Times Call OFFICE 1980 RESIDENCE 3074 H. STRAYHORN & E. F. YOUNG, JR. MANAGERS I_ 1 Habakkuk 2:1. I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will look forth to see what he will speak with me, and what I shall answer concerning my compliant 2. And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it 3 For the vision is yet for the ap pointed tirae, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lio: though it arry, wait for it; because it will surely »me, it will not delay. 4. Behold, his soul is puffed up, it s not upright in hhn; but the righteous shall live by his faith. “Habakkuk has been called the pro- » shot of faith. He possessed a strong, iving faith in Jehovah; but he like nany other pious souls, was troubled tnd perplexed by the apparent inequali les of life. He found it difficult to econcile these with his lofty conception if Jehovah, who points the way to the olution, and the prophet comes forth rom his trouble with a faith stronger nd more intense than ever. It is in onnection ■ with his attempts to solve he perplexng problems raised by the inpunished sins of his countrymen and hat Habakkuk gives utterance to two he unlimited success of the Chaldean ublime truths: Jehovah is interested lot only in Israel. Though Habakkuk, ike other prophets, believes in a specail -- divine providence over Israel, he is e qually convinced that Jehovah’s ruje embraces the whole earth; the destinies of all the nations are in his hand. (2) The second important truth is expressed in 2A the righteous shall live by his faith’ (faithfulness’. Faith- **’ lulness assure permanency. A livin# faith determines conduct; religion and' ethics go hand in hand; and especially in the hour of adversity. Faith without works is dead.’* --* Hattiesburg, Miss. Hattiesburg, Miss. ’’ * Dear Secretary: ] # Enclosed you will find a money or uer in the amount of 5. for r\ ncwal fee and finance cards. Please send these by return mail. 1 saw in last week’s paper where Bro. rhigpen said that I am using a toy t hammer. Please tell him that I am sorry but he will have to move in the rural because I am already loaded up^ coming to town with a machine hammer. ‘ A sledge hammer is too slow for me”. J. S. Patrick, President, Lodge No. 254. - y * That’s what John says now—but if he could have seen Mary A Lou yesterday it might have been a different story. For then Mary Lou's hair was dull, dingy, streaked with gray. But thanks to GODEFROY’S LARIEUSE, that same hair ... 4 evenly colored, and lustrous — is now her crowning glory! 4 ► CODEFROY'S LARIEUSE is easy to COLORS HAIR ALMOST INSTANTLY mix, easy to apply (just follow direc- —evenly. Won'truh off or washout. Per tions in package). Choice of IS colors, tnits waving and i: ' hot irons. (Jet including jet-black, black and brown. Larieuse today — look lovely tonight. , , H LARIEUSE is guaranteed to satisfy, or your dealer will promptly refund your money. If your dealer doesn’t have Larieuse, send $1.25 (we pay postage) direct to GODEFROY MEG. CO., 3510 OLiVE ST., ST. LOUIS, MO. GGDEiRGil 5 'lieuAs, HAIR {'yfoTtstry * MOTHERS DAY Gift Suggestion From Mangels Dress, Slip, Hose and House Coat Thoughtful giftsthat will he appreciated Mangel's of Meridian lamtoii An r uiinoiUE Distinctive Service I P. A. CHRISTIAN, Manager 503 South 5th Ave. Phone 199 Laurel, Mississippi ! i | Hie best of Drugs, Paints, Wallpaper & Seeds at | t Rayner’s Drug and Paint j Store j 1 “IT PLEASES US TO PLEASE YOU.” I 5 Telephones 306 & 307 2310 Front Street FREE DELIVERY " ^ 1