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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-03-02
Sport Shorts

II Ellen WILLS MOODY, tennis
IL queen, is going to write book
"a mystery novel with tennis
background Canada holds the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-03-02
RESURGAM

RESURGAM
Il Shall Rise Again.
AT times, when dark unlovely things
Intrude themselves upon my brain,
l catch the sheen of rising wings
Above the rain.
When brooding doubt creeps forth to
sigh,
Full of despair, low-browed, uncouth,
I see beyond, framed in the sky,
The face of Truth.
When discord sounds its notes that
bind
Upon my soul it's little hates,
1 hear the mighty song behind
The Golden Gates.
ALONG THE ROAD
/ can not check Wars gloomy wrath
On battlefelds, where humans grope.
But 1 can keep my little faith
And cling to Hope.
In some far rock-hewn Stygian cave,
Deaths boatman waits with dripping
oar,
But 1 reach past each angry wave
And find the Shore.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-03-02

A wife wins divorce and $500 a
month, which makes winner at
Monte Carlo just piker. Out in New
Mexico the Hopi snake dancers In
their rain ritual were so successful in
bringing on the rain that the directors
had to change the date of the cere-
monials so that the audience would
not be "all Wet. From Ocala, Fla,
comes the news that Ross Allen has
new pet rattlesnake which is so
tame that he can pat it on the head
like kitten. I'll pat the kitten even
if it is a "sour-puss". Max Schmeling
and his wife, Amy Ondra, black
haired actress, plan visit to the
United States which may mean exile
from Germany. The Nazis will prob
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-03-02

The recent speech on armament and
international policies, by a well known
newspaper man is full of empty
phrases and nonsensical queries which
no man in the world can answer. 1t
criticises but offers no solution. 1t
bitterly attacks France and England,
but cautions against taking sides, and
concludes by advocating arning for
defense only. This of course is an ap-
propriate ending for a silly speech.
Someone asked naval officer recent
ly what he thought of arming for de-
Tense only, and he replied that he
couldn't understand this policy exact
ly. He intimated that if we were going
to sit along our coast line and defend
our shores only, then we might as well
dismantle the navy altogether.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15
"A variance with their policies,

ponceS
Despite, however, Mr. Coscotts Khan
would have widespread influence the editor publisher Of
Atlanta daily of the hooded hoodums said
he connected with it, the papers policy the Kn
antics of terrorism and clOwnism would change,
Stating specifically that there intelligent handle
the problems which face the Kan the wizard said he would rather
the Khan dsOganzed than continue old policy Semi
ism anti Catholicism aenm No mention made regard
ing Negroes whom the Kans dastady have
been directed since its organization.
Bespeakng intelligence with which said the Khan
mbue COesco said Jews equal rights under the
stuon the Khan concerned they entitled
those rights"
Coesco that also have equal
under the constitution perhaps he intends ignore dis
opinion that Negroes today have but
pronounced value their cOnsttu
rights than did the time the Khan first organized
that Mr.. Coeseott includes Negroes in the
body terrOrs and outlaws will be
made arbitrarily cura the
constitutional rights of Negroes-LOuisvile Defender.
Slow
change process The of the Negro
subject public opinion and public practice most
designed the of
tions.-Louisvile Defender
Sun Shines
white people ony-AfrO American.
No Better Time
the people who kill time waiting for better time
than the time Indeed there is
time except the present time.
from doing what know ought to do at the
be done.-Pittsburgh Courier.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15
The Peoples
Opinion
GETTING TOGETHER

Dec. IL, 1889.
Editor: Now is the time that
the ten thousand Negroes in the
Twin Cities should get together
on these two issues-politics and
economics. We have a saying in
the cooperative movement that
when a banana leaves the bunch it
gets skinned.
AS Twin Citians we could begin
to consolidate our political strength
for the next governor. First look
ing carefully into the present ad-
ministration and seeing what our
gains and losses are and see
whether we want to support the
present administration another
term. Then as separate cities be-
cause of distance, we should begin
to concentrate on our next mayor.
Each one of these offices is tied up
with our economic welfare.
A small group of US since 1884
have come together in the co-opera-
tives to build a better economic
order. But we can not go far I'M
less we have political democracy.
We cannot have political democracy
until we get people in office who
believe in political democracy for
all. We do not need money to do
the trick. All we need to do is to
decide on one thing and work in
that direction. On the north side
we need a Negro policeman, a col
ored man to read gas meters and
a visiting nurse. We can have all
these if we begin our political agi-
tation before the election.
Herbert Howell,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15
Listen to
This"
By Hobart T. Mitchell

Babies and Midwives: In 1895
there were 255,l25 Negro births in
the United States, of which IS, 732
or 1876 per cent were in cities, and
l69,393 or 66.4 per cent in the
rural areas. The State of New
York had the greatest number of
Negro births in cities. In each of
three States, Mississippi, Georgia,
and North Carolina, the number OF
Negro births in rural areas ex-
ceeded 10000. Mississippi had the
greatest number of births of any
State.
Of the total number of births,
44,059 or approximately II per cent
were attended by physicians; &C.,
218 or about 26 per cent by ply
sicians not in hospitals; 142,791 or
56 per cent by widwives, while
2,O57 or nearly l per cent were at
tended by relatives, neighbors and
other friends Physicians attended
all births in Colorado, Maine, Min
nesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ne
vada, New Hampshire, South Da-
kOta, Utah, Vermont, Washington,
Wisconsin and Wyoming, but in
each of these States the number
of Negro births was relatively
small.
In excess of 10000 births were
attended by midwives in each of
the following States: Mississippi,
Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina,
North Carolina and Louisiana,
while Texas, Massachusetts, Vir-
GINA and Arkansas reported the
greatest number of Negro births
unattended by physicians or mid
wives. No Negro births were re-
ported for Idaho.
Ministers and Preachers: In the
United States there are 25,O34 Ne
gro ministers of the gospel. The
State of Texas has more ministers
than any other State. Illinois has
1872; Michigan, 349; Florida, 1,488;
Minnesota, 30; Nevada, 2; Maine,
A; Utah, 2; Oregon, 5.
According to reports no ministers
were listed for New Hampshire,
Vermont and North Dakota.
Drug Store Owners: New York
City with a Negro population of
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15

327,706 has six (6) Negro pro-
prietors of drug stores. Chicago
with a population of 2S3,9O3 has
thirty-eight 1881 proprietors of
drug stores; Detroit, Negro popu-
lation of l2O,O66, has twenty (2O)
Negro drug store proprietors; Bir-
mingham, Alabama, a Negro popu-
lation of 99,O77, three 81 drug
store proprietors; Cleveland two
(2).
Total Sales $4S,9s7, 900: The
total number of sales of the 23,490
retail stores in the United States.
operated by Negro proprietors,
amounted to $4S,9S7,OOO.
$32,985, 900, or slightly in excess
of 81 per cent of the total value of
all sales made in retail stores was
accredited to the food group of
stores and the eating and drinking
places. The 1894 grocery stores
reported total sales amounting to
1891 900, or an average of $2,140
per store, but the average for the
1853 grocery stores without meats
was only $1,377 as compared with
$4,059 for the combination stores
handling both groceries and meats.
Motor vehicle dealers had average
sales of $4,000 per store; house
hold appliance stores $12,333; lum-
Der and building material dealers,
1888; furniture stores, $7,3O5;
farmer supplies, $7,235; variety
stores, $7,O58; drug stores, $6,184,
and book stores, $5,111.
Bleached Muslin: 1t isn't Chanel
or Schiaparelli in Paris or our
great Negro stage and movie stars
who decide what materials shall be
used for clothing American fam
lilies; rather it's the man who
chooses the flour sacks for the
great American mills.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15
Poetic
Thoughts
By Morris Gibbs, Sr.
Criticism

It's easy enough to pick out flaws
In the work that others have done,
To point out errors that others have
made
When your task you haven't begun.
It's easy enough to fuss and find
fault,
When others are doing their best,
To sheer at the little that they have
achieved
When you have done nothing but
rest.
It's easy enough to cavail and carp
To criticise, scott and deride,
For few if ever have done perfect
work
No matter how hard they have
tried.
It's easy enough to say, l can't
When l won't, is the true answer,
For when asked there is always an
abb
And it comes from one who won't
stir.
It's easy enough for some aliens
here,
To find some fault any day
Came here when the foundation
was all laid
If it isn't velvet they won't stay.
It's easy enough for floaters to
criticize,
Why certain things should be done,
But we know they are only here
To get what they can't elsewhere
and run.
It's easy enough not to speak of
the best
And to dwell all the time on the
worst,
And perhaps it is proper some
times to find fault,
But be sure you have done some
thing first.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15
Editorial Notes

the Dad who foos
happy. raising
a family.
that what the Negro needs Hitler For
part, would trade couple e for combination Booker
Washington Bots before the and A. Randolph
What flock leader a combination like that would make
find how much older people interested
made raise help
the kids
you'll aside the ordinary which the
provide little raising the cultural
religious Those who
first point seornful finger the youngsters who make
misstep.
It's funny organizations being formed
Poestants, Catholics and That
white (sic) entirely the
in this land of 100000 Of African descent who
really Americas No. unsOved problem These good folks who organize
goodwill obviously themselves ing
the unsettled problem tinker with problem less aggravatng
The Pittsburgh Courier credit for the opening of
the aviation training Negro youth This
which greatly beneficial
Negro particular and the country in general.
All the so-caed national weekly which
whites with international happenings Negroes
initiate with profit the American Negro the various
mi for basic rights naugurated by the Courier
THE NEW KU KLUX KHAN
that
which American Nazs bringing life throughout the
organization with modes of attack in
telIigence widespread influence.
Two ago A. Colesco the Imperial Khan Wizard
from his Atlanta that did intend
tolerate" the Kansmen the
paradng white obed figures Less than
week their traditional "Mad Gas" robes
parang daily in protest
papers editorial policy which the Khan said against them
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15
An UncrOwned King

opinion this called the Pacific Coast foot
a outstanding player
the Pacific Kenny Washington the University Cali
Los Angeles.
sports pages exploits Washington
Without the benefit organized he has stood head
and shoulders above back the the well pubcized
worthwhile Nile Kinnick of the University of Iowa.
When Granland Rces AAmercan eleven in Golfers
team! Many expected him be
didn't think he belonged but
The frstte
three thousand Americans of them whites
Saturday Washington
full thing American
football annals cheer the youth who couldn't make Grantnd Rce
AI-American
Oh forgot that Washington what call in this
country Maybe that's why he Golfers
mayb wasnt-maybe
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15
Mr.. Ickes Is ALI Right With Us

Chief for antNw Deal often Secretary of the
Harold ckes Aside D. R. himself Mr. Ickes the
best newspaper copyon the New Deal side of the fence
press, Mr.
Ickes with thought that his bOadd the
logic
many daily they opposition press
would certainly do better job of cleaning up Honest Harold
han
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15
Flash-Extra
]. E. Stewart Dead!

Word reached this paper at press
time of the death Wednesday night
at 1880 p. m. of J. Edward Ste
wart, pioneer Minneapolis business
and clubman.
He died at his family home at
2915 Columbus Ave. He was one
of the Northwest's most widely
known citizens. Details of funeral
will be given in next weeks paper
His health had been failing fol
two years.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15
Guaranteed Coal
Heat Satisfaction

Look through the columns of
this newspaper for your fuel
wants.
If you need fuel, why not buy it
from a firm which solicits your
business? You will find that the
fuel dealers who advertise in
YOUR newspaper want your bust
ness and will give you service and
quality to get it and keep it.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1939-12-15
Three Million Dollars Is Lot of Money

but Twin City Negroes spend
each for the necessities and uxuries of life
the coin by this
Three Million, Six Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars per year!
spent individuals The
potential The that this
wisely Negro
studied where how that expended
instance money families spend for food
employment from wholesalers retailers of
possible of the packing industry
The portion of the clothes dollar similarly with
evidently thought where their COL
money with which their bills
contrast railroads. small portion
labor.
that because unused influence which could well be
utilized change of the employment inequalities from
which the here distribution of jobs in for
buying might hasten the end of restrictions and
employment o Negroes in all branches of industry.
good begin the neighbor-
idea of these merchants
will listen
Nobodys going which us-but
all minded business people industrial
when they business Those who do
simply spending with
responsible organization organization
individuals especially the housewives should make them
have heart talks with the and
with whom they spend their part of the $3650OOO
the strength
allowing Deah Indifference shear their
financial locks daily without fair and equitable return
Evening star., 1939-06-25

glass. At first glance you'll see that the
top side is studded with blunt spines;
these are sensory organs. The glass
will show you that this surface is also
covered with smaller hairlike spines.
These have jointed ends that open and
close like tiny pincers, and if you drag
a string or a bit of seaweed over the
stars back, you can feel the grip of
these tiny fingers. 1t is with these that
the star removes waste matter and
debris that may collect upon its back.
and you will notice that healthy
starfish is always very clean.
The optical organs are actually near
the tips of the arms, one eyespot for
each ray; and while they are crude
compared to our eyes, they are still
keen enough to distinguish light too
feeble for us to detect.
Beyond this eyespot at the tip of
each arm is one particular tubefoot
without sucker; these tubefeet serve
as noses. And if you want to find out
Evening star., 1939-06-25

how keen the five noses are, put a
starfish in a tank of sea water and
then drop in bit of oyster meat on a
string. BY keeping it just out of reach,
you can make him follow the bait all
over the tank.
Don't conclude your observation of
a starfish until you've turned him over
on his back and examined the five
arms lined with rows of wriggling.
reaching, tickling little things moving
in all directions. These are the hollow
tubefeet, each equipped with suck
ing disk at the outer end and tiny
pouch (something like medicine
dropper) at the opposite end inside the
arm. With these the star clings to an
object or walks by means of a vacuum
suction.
Another amazing thing about this
animal is the stomach, located in the
exact center of the under side of the
body - most unique stomach which
can be turned inside out as desired.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

The stars diet consists of oysters,
mussels, snails, clans, worms, small
fish, and such, with a decided prefer
ence for mollusks, which are easy to
capture. Small ones the star merely
picks up with its arms and thrusts into
the mouth, splitting out the shell later.
But if the prey is too big for this lazy
method, the shell is opened by sheer
force. Standing on tlptoe, as it were,
the star humps itself around the oyster,
completely surrounding it with arms
and fastening its tiny suckers against
the shell. The pull is exerted - and
maintained with dogged patience -
until the shell begins to cape; where
upon the star places its mouth to the
opening and, turning its elastic stom-
ach inside out, virtually wraps it
around the oyster. In other words, the
star doesn't swallow the food directly
but, rather, picks it up with its
stomach and then swallows the stom-
ach. This certainly is the development
Evening star., 1939-06-25

to ultimate perfection of the famous
clearinghouse reach!
They are also quite adept in aero
batics, as you'll see if you turn one on
his back in the sand. Curling one or
more arms over. it will proceed to
right itself in a sort of slow-motion
handspring that is very amusing to
watch. If you are living at the beach
for any length of time, this needn't be
difficult to observe, for you can fill a
fish tank with sea water and keep star
fish in it. Be sure to keep lots of ive4
green seaweed in it for oxygen; and
put in lots of stones.
The ordinary starfshes (of which
there are about fifteen species along
the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts
are easy enough to find in rocky places
and in tide pools when high water re-
cedes. The largest eastern variety is
the common yellow star, which is
found as far north as South Carolina
and grows to a diameter of foot or
more: the giant star of California,
however, attains twice this size and
has six arms.
What the northern Atlantic and
Pacific coast starfshes lack in size,
they make up for in quantity, and on
Maine shores you will often find star
fish beds so thick that it looks as if the
bottom had been paved with red, star
shaped tiles.
The odd brittle or serpent stars are
not so easy to locate, being chiefly
deep-water denizens. Those found on
the beach are invariably washed in.
dead or dying. The best time to hunt
for them is after heavy storm; the
best place in the punches of seaweed
cast ashore by the surf. Dredges and
trawlers often bring them up from the
bottom alive, and offer another oppor-
tunity to get specimens.
But regardless of whether or not
you get any, the actions and habits
of the common stars will prove well
worth your attention. And no matter
what else it may teach you, "the fish
that fell from the sky" is a livihks
example of that old adage too many of
US ignore: Take it easy and you'll
last longerr'
Evening star., 1939-06-25

10 US who walk around the beach
with the ability to think and
talk, the starhsh is creature far
below us in the scale of development,
yet it possesses gift that would be
priceless to thousands of human beings.
The starfish really thinks nothing
of it" if it loses an arm in an accident:
it simply proceeds to grow new arm.
If it loses two, it grows two new ones.
If. indeed. it should be carefully cut up
into five separate parts, it would in
due time become five separate star
fishes, each with the regulation five
arms and a complete set of organs!
Quite trick, without doubt. And
while the common starfish doesn't 20
out of its way looking for opportuni-
ties to use this marvellous power of
regeneration, there are many types
that resort to it instinctively in emer-
gencies. These are the brittle stars"
so called because if you attempt to
pick up one. it will politely leave its
arm in your fingers in an effort to
escape. The upshot is that live spec-
mems of this species are rarely cap
tured intact.
Starfish are among the easiest of all
beach creatures to study whether your
seashore holiday lasts a day or
month. They don't bite. sting, or
prick your fingers as do crabs. jelly
fish or sea urchins; they are too slow
to escape (they move about two inches
a minute) and too placid to be fright
ened.
To those who admire physical
strength, the starfish is something at
which to marvel Scientists have found
that an ordinary specimen can exert
pull of six times its weight. If you
want an example of its strength. get
healthy live oyster and try to open it
bare handed without resorting to
smashing the she'll When you finally
quit in disgust. make note that the
little starfish can do this trick many
times day without batting an eye.
Indeed, he is 80 good at it that he is the
curse and despair of the men who earn
. their livelihood in the oyster business.
When you go out to study starfish.
take along simple pocket magnlfylng
Evening star., 1939-06-25

''FvE DAuGHTERsl and I'm teaching them to give
their stockings nightly Ivory Flakes put this
the test myself Wore pair Of 3thread sheer Hole
proof stockings for long walks, caring for household
and daughters, serving church socials. Nightly.
washing with Ivory Flakes helped retain their color and
elasticity for 237A hours of wear"
says Mrs. James J. Spence.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
1861 Hours of Wear from
/ Pair of Stockings %. FOR MOTHER 0, THREE
Busy mothers thrilled to find that
nightly washing with Ivory Flakes helps
silk stockings wear longer! Saves money!

WOULDN'T YOU &c HAPPY, too, If at long
last you found a way to cut down
your stocking expenses Well, here's
the story, with evidence in words
and pictures.
EVERY ONE of these delighted women
members of the Parent Teachers
Association of Milwaukee, made
this stocking endurance test with
one pair of lovely 3-thread sheer
Holeproof stockings, washing them
Evening star., 1939-06-25

DON'T PILE UP sONeD sIOCKikGsI Make i, a habit to
wash out your stockings in pure Ivory Flakes every
night before to bed 1t takes only few seconds
like washing face brushing your teeth And
it pay These case histories prove that nightly Ivory
Flakes washing helps money stockings Try
it yoursef-begnning this very night.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

"TWO SICK CHILDREN AND A BABY to take Of
besides the regular housework marketing, hanging
the wash. and driving the family I'm amazed my
self at the way nightly washing with Ivory Flakes
helped my pair of lovely sheer Hoeproof stockings
stand up under this strain for whole month of daily
wear-336H hours"
says Mrs d. j. Blattner.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

out every night with Ivory Flakes.
They kept a day-by-day record
(signed and witnessed of their actual
hours of wear each day.
PROVING THIS MoheY-sAVlNc MoRAti If
you want more wear from your
stockings, remember this =.
I. Buy good stockings. like Holeproof.
z. Wash them erery night. after erery
mear'ng. with pure Irory Flakes.