The Phoenix index., 1939-11-18
Declares Farmers
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secretary on the platform as Mr..
Wallace described some of the
methods through which the gov~
ernment had sought to aid the
farmers and winch had redounded
to the benefit of Negro tillers of the
SOIL
THE Farm Security Adrninistra-
tion", Mr.. Wallace pointed out, sis
trying to improve landlord tenant
relations. Farm Security is trying
to help falmers who are down and
out. More than $4,000 rehabilita-
ton loans-loans which enable q
farmer to buy stock, seed, tools and
other things needed to make q
living from the land--have been
made to Negro farmers by Farm
Security. Farmers receiving the
loan have been taught better ways
of farming and better ways of liv-
ing"
The secretary told OF the Food
Stamp Plan now being tried out in
a number of cities including Birm-
ingham, where large proportion
Of the families taking part in the
Food Stamp Program are Negro
families.
TO EXTEND PROGRAM
The School Lunch program and
far flung farm extension work,
which the secretary said should be
extended, were describe by the
speaker.
''Colored farmers have come to
know the educational value of these
programs he said "and that is
one reason why the programs have
such loyal support from Negroes
everywhere"
The day was a great one for
Tuskegee Institute, which was cele-
brating its annual home coming
and Armistice Day. Secretary Wal
lace touched upon the latter when
he reminded his hearers that
Wars abroad make us all realize
what a privilege it is to be an
American. Whatever our race OF
Greer, we can be thankful that
Europe's conflict has not spread to
our shores.'
almost all, if not all, propa-
ganda about superior racial stocks,
Mr.. Wallace said at another point
in an address which for plain
speaking and fine ideals won his
auitor's hears, has no basis in
scientific facts.'' >
President Patterson presided over
the exercises which were held In
Logan Hall. Responses to Secretary
Wallace were made by President
Benjamin F.. Hubert of Georgia
State College and DR.. George w
Carver. famed scientist who taught
Mr.. wallace botany when the Sec
retary was a lad in Iowa where he
was born and where Prof. Carver
attended school.
HUBERT PRAISES WALLACE ,-
President Hubert praised the
fearless and stateSmanlike address
of secretary Wallace, declaring that
no secretary or even president at
Washington had ever shown a
greater grasp Of theproblems af-
fecting the citizen farthest down ;
than did MIR. wallace. DR.. Carver
dwelt upon his early acquaintance
with Secretary Wallace and urged
appreciation of his own rev ap-
proach to education, study by the
group method.
The 300 members of the Tuskegee.
cadet regiment, Lieut.. B. 0. Davis.
Jr.. United States Army, P. M. 3.
q T.. under the Immediate COM
mand of Cadet Lieut.. Colonel Nell
son S. Brooks, passed in review for.
the Secretary. who later saw Tus-
kegee's football team win ovei
Knoxville College. ..., =
Among the visitors were:
S. E. Bledsoe, information Dept.
Agricultural Department, Washing" T"
ton; e. A. Miller, director OF negro
education, AAA; former congress-
man Patterson. Haygood Patterson,
state director of Agricultural. p. O
Davis. head of Alabama Extension
work; A. w. Jones, acting admin
ictrator. triple A.; President Iigon
Wilson, Snow Hill Institute; PreSi'
dent II. d. Denkins, Selma Univer" /,
;ity, President j. F. Drake OF Ala'
.arna- A. 81 M. College; P. H. Stone.
state Negro Agent, for Georgia;
Harry Daniels, state agent foi
South Carolina, N. Koilock, state
agent for Alabama; Thomas n
Roberts. Manager Macon County
land use project; Miss Eta NC
Gaugh, state home demonstration
agent; Donald Robinson, extension
,di+or and Gould Beach, assistant
extension editor, Alabama exten-
on service.