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‘ TWELVE
Three Lynchings
During 1949
14 Persons Saved
From Mob Violence
According to records complied
in the Departmen of Records and
Research, Tuskegee Institute,
three persons were lynched dur¬
ing the year 1949. This is one
more than the number two for
1948; two more than the number
one for 1947; three less than the
number six for 1946; and two
more than the number one for
1945. Thus, for the 5-year-period,
1945-1949 inclusive, 13 lynchings
have been recorded.
One of the victims was Caleb
Hill, Jr., 28-year-old negro Chalk
mine worker of Irwin ton, Wilkin¬
son county, Georgia, charged with
creating a disturbance and re¬
sisting arrest. Lodged in jail, he
was removed by a group of men,
beaten and shot to death.
The second victim was Mal
colm Wright, 45-year-old negro
tenant farmer of near Houston,
Chickasaw county, Mississippi,
who is reported to have “hogged
the road” and of not moving his
wagon over fast enough to per¬
mit a group of white men, riding
in a motor car, to pass. He was
beaten to death.
The third victim was Hollis
Riles, 53-year-old prosperous
negro landowner of near Bain
bridge, Decatur county, Georgia,
found dead with a number of bul
let holes in his body after an
argument with a group of white
men, who had been fishing in his
pond without permission. It was
reported that sometime previous¬
ly Riles’ home had been riddled
with buckshot fired from an
automobile.
The states in which the lynch¬
ings occurred and the number in
each state are as follows: Geor¬
gia, 2; Mississippi, 1.
Two men were jailed in con
nection with the lynching of Caleb
Hill, Jr., but later freed for lack
of sufficient evidence to bring
them to trial.
Lynchings Prevented
In at least 14 instances, lynch¬
ings were prevented—four in the
north and 10 in the south. One
person escaped from a group of
men and bent on lynching him
by jumping into a river; in the
13 other instances, officers of the
law gave protection. A total of
at least 17 persons were thus sav¬
ed from mob violence. Of these,
six were white persons and 11
were negroes.
Although there are three clear
cut cases of lynching reported for
1949, according to criteria now
used, attention should be called
to other killings which according
to all intent and purpose would
seem to fall into this category.
These include murders reported
as being committeed by less than
three persons; killings by special¬
ly deputized posses, who in some
instances appear to be composed
of irresponsible persons bent not
on upholding legal instutions but
on vengenance; prisioners meet¬
ing violent death in jails after
confinement; and other cases of
police brutality.
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New Year's Clearance Sale At—
Pearce Florist b Nursery Co.
WHILE THEY LAST—
One Group Satsuma and Kumquat Trees, Regular
$2.00, Going at $1.00 Each.
One Group Grapefruit Trees, 2-Year, Regular $3.00,
Going at $1.50 Each.
One Group Azaleas, Regular 50c, Going at 25c Each.
One Group Camellias, Regular $1.50, Going at 75c.
Drastic Reductions on many other items.
We have a complete line of First-Quality Nursery
Stock arriving daily. Come "ramble thru" your "Flow¬
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CHOSEN "QUEEN FOR A
DAY" AT WMGR
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ed by Ba inbridge merchants who
proved to be most generous to
the “Queen” from Grady County.
Mr. and Mrs. Schinkel and
children remained as guests of
the Gilbert-Bon Air Wednesday
night, in order to be on hand to
get othre prizes Thursday.
Officials of the radio station
expressed the belief that Mrs.
Schinkel had a very good chance
to place among the five “queens”
would be awarded a free
trip to Hollywood. These five
winners will be announced next
Friday night, Jan 6th.
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HEARINGS
ASSIGNED
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operate on elapsed time
of from 29 to 34; mph.,
the same as they
20 or 30 years ago, the reso¬
lution set forth. ACL contends
the trains are being operated at
a substantial loss because of lack
of passenger revenue. E. B. Rush,
the ACL general superintendent,
said in a conference here a few
weeks ago that the heavy volume
of express and mail handled by
the trains is not a responsibility
of the railroad company.
Association officials have said
a court order may prohibit the
importance of express and mail
service afforded by the trains
from being considered by the
Commission, although the Associ¬
ation plans to include showings
on it as well as passenger ser¬
vice.
MR. AND MRS. MCKINNON
HAVE DINNER GUESTS.—
Mr. and Mrs. Howell E. Mc¬
Kinnon entertained the following
out-of-town guests at dinner
Tuesday evening: Mr. and Mrs.
Kelly Bullard, of Mebane, N. C.,
THE CAIRO MESSENGER. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1949
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bullard, of
College Park, Miss Emilyn
Spence, of Miami, Fla., Mrs. Wal¬
ton Freeman, of Albany, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Rivers, Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Bullard, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Morris Palmer and Mr. and Mrs.
E. J. (Smoky) Vann, all of
Camilla.
Legion Will Hold
Meeting Tuesday;
Steak Supper
The regular monthly meeting
of the American Legion will be
held Tuesday night, Jan. 2nd, at
the Clubhouse, when a steak sup¬
per is being planned for all mem¬
bers, said Commander Bob Wight
this week.
Continuing the drive to enlist
new Legion members, Mr. Wight
emphasized that no one would be
admitted to the meeting and sup¬
per without their 1950 member¬
ship cards. All old members are
urged to renew their membership
at once, or come to the meeting
Tuesday night prepared to get
their 1950 membership cards.
New Year's Eve
Dance At Legion
Clubhouse
The annual New Year’s ball at
the American Legion Clubhouse
here will for the second time be
staged Saturday night, with
Jerry Kohler, and his nine-piece
orchestra providing the music—
for either dancing, listening, or
just getting together with a few
of your friends for a quiet greet¬
ing of the new year.
The Legion, said Commander
Wight, aims toward providing
good wholesome entertainment
for Cairo and Grady County peo¬
ple, a place where they may dance
or listen to good music in an at¬
mosphere of refinement and civi¬
lized behavior. Everyone has a
cordial invitation to this dance.
Vigorous Start
Seen For 1950
Sawyer Says New
Year Will Keep
Pace With Last
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer
predicted last week that 1950
business will start off vigorously.
And Senator Myers (Dem., Pa.)
declared that the outlook for last¬
ing world peace “is better than
it’s been in a long, long time.”
As for business, the senator un¬
derlined Sawyer’s optimism by
saying:
“Our economy is humming
along in good shape for the most
part, with plenty of signs that
the future looks good.”
Sawyer, in a year-end review,
forecast that the new year will be
launched “with a volume of busi¬
ness activity not materially differ¬
ent from the high rate which per¬
vaded” in the last half of 1949.
He termed 1949 a good year
from the economic view—particu¬
larly in the latter half. All in
all, he said, it was one of high
level economic activity.
Demand Continues
Leading up to his forecast,
Sawyer observed:
“At the end of the year busi¬
ness activity was moderately be¬
low the post war high reached at
the close of 1948.
“Consumer demands continued
at the high rates prevailing
throughout the year.
“Residential construction, which
had rebounded from the lows in
the early part of the year, was
at peak rates.
“Government expenditures were
rising with the insurance divi¬
dend payment to the GIs in the
offing.
“Business demand for plant and
equipment and foreign demand
for our goods, on the other hand,
were declining.”
Myers, who surveyed the econ¬
omy in a statement for broad¬
cast in Pennsylvania, concluded
that “America is in very good
shape. We’re at peace, and our
prospects for the future look
good.”
Sawyer said that in some im¬
portant respects—gross national
product, national income, and em¬
ployment—1949 was only about
2 per cent below boomtime 1948’s
all-time highs.
Slip Explained
The commerce chief said a
slowdown by businessmen in
buying goods was the major rea¬
son why the economic levels—
especially production and em¬
ployment—slipped some from
1948.
Strong consumer buying and
government spending helped off¬
set declining inventory outlays,
he said.
Maintenance of consumer or
personal incomes at the 1948 level
of $212,000,000,000 was “signifi¬
cant in relation to the economy’s
wellbeing in 1949,” Sawyer said.
“With lower personal tax rates
in effect in 1949, plus refunds in
1948 tax payments, disposable
personal income (meaning that
left after paying taxes) was ac¬
tually higher than in 1948.)
“As a consequence, consumers
were able to save somewhat more
than they did in the previous
yeaj - and at the same time were
enabled to maintain the volume
of their expenditures on goods
and services at virtually the same
level as in 1948.”
Less Than 2 Per Cent
Sawyer said that a drop of less
than two per cent in national in¬
come to an estimated $22,000,
000,000 in 1949 “is accounted for
by price declines during the
year,” hence is no more than a
paper loss.
Higher wage rates made 1949
wages and salaries greater than
in 1948 despite a “small reduc¬
tion” in the number employed
to a total-employment average of
58,500,000, he said.
Sawyer said “the weakest sec¬
tor of the economy” in 1949 was
industrial production. He con¬
tended the cause of the
erate” decline there was reduced
buying for inventory and the re
suit was “moderate unemploy¬
ment.”
He said unemployment aver¬
aged about 3,500,000 in 1949 “com¬
pared with the minimum level of
2,000,000 in the previous year.”
Sawyer noted “a substantial
rise” in federal, state and local
government spending as an im¬
portant factor in demand”
throughout the year. The main
increases were in military and
foreign aid programs, while pub¬
lic works outlays continued to
rise. These included schools,
hospitals, roads, bridges and the
like.
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Fresh pork to be roasted should
be sprinkled with salt and pep¬
per before it goes into the oven,
and if you want a crisp crust, rub
a little flour on the roast before
cooking.
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