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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AT.
RICA.-Anna Swanepoel, a So Nth
African woman who has been al
most continually asleep for more
than Is years. has been moved from
her bed In the chronic sick home,
Rietfontein, to the johannesburg
general hospital. She had occupied
the bed for 10 years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
Meters Take Tarpon

A tarpon, first ever found in
North Cardinals Newport river,
was landed by commercial fisher
men while hauling their net just
south of Beaufort. 1t weighed 81
pounds. TarpOn are frequently
taken in nets along the coast, but
rarely with rod and reel because
no one fishes for them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
AIRWAY

AR We goin' my way?"'
The young fellow who has
been planning to take to the
road this summer and hoping
to go places and see things
by cumming" has been
given a word of advice from
JEFF Davis, the King of
Hoboes. He warns that al
ready there are about 10000
youngsters on the road and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
JUST A
LAUGH BEFORE
DINNER
Happy Equilibrium.

Happy Equilibrium.
Farmer Giles had married and
all the village was talking.
The bride was some twenty
years younger than her husband,
and, said the villagers, this was not
right.
Eventually the rumor got to the
ears of Giles himself.
"Everybody's talking about you"
began a friend. They're sayin'
you had no right to marry so
young girl as you did. The dis
parity is too great.
'Don't you believe it,, said the
farmer. "There's no disparity at
all, for every time l looks at my
wife l feel twenty years younger
an every time she looks at me
she feels twenty years olderl"
Perhaps the richest of Gods
-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
In God's Treasury

Treat the weakest and the W.
with reverence, for, like yOW ~,
they are the temples OF the Nv
God.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
Abides Forever

The world passes away anu
lust Of it, but he that doetn 'is
of God abides forever. Jonn .
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
Au-.ct;ve Holiness

The holiness Of Christ did nov = J
men away from Him. nor .E ~ ~
them It inspired them WIN W
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
Lesson for August 6

Lesson subjects and scrint,,.
Iected and copyrighted nv Tae texts
COUNCIL OF Religious Educattnr.e: rnatic
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03

Observation-Disclosures one exam
ines political situations and ma
neuvers, there is nearly always a
tendency to overestimate the impor-
lance Of the current activity. That
is to say, an action or a policy just
completed IL generally likely to be
given an appraisal that exaggerates
its significance. Political plans, on
the contrary, ought to be looked
upon in the mass. This is especially
true Of national politics which, of
course, involves the national party
and voting strength.
For these reasons, there seems to
be need for a review Of the first ses-
sion Of the seventy-sixth congress.
The things that have happened, the
party defections and party realign-
ments, temporary defeats for the
President and balancing victories
for him and his political philosophy,
all should be analysed. The result
OF all Of these things is the impor-
liant bit Of history. 1t is important
because 1t has a direct bearing on
the 1910 political campaign and vot-
ing. It Is more valuable to see the
shaping Of national policies at this
time than usual because of the eff
forts being made to put forward
President Roosevelt for precedent
breaking third term in the White
House.
Most every one has been aware,
since 1885, that split in Democrat
ic party strength has been growing.
Mr.. Roosevelt, himself, led the way
and was perhaps the main cause Of
the present wide breach. It will be
remembered how he sought to
purge the Democratic party Of
Senators George Of Georgia; Smith,
Of South Carolina; Tydings, Of
Maryland; and Representative
O'Connor Of New York. He failed
on all except the New York repre-
sentative. So there were three
senior members of the United
States able. openly, to battle Mr..
Roosevelt's policies. Around these
three have since collected all Of
those Democrats who fear radical
leadership In the party; who fear q
Roosevelt third term and who are
determined to restore party control
to those who have been responsible
for 4 long line Of party successes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
ELIJAH: A LIFE OF CORP i,

LESSON TEXT Kings 10 .qo =,
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord IL wy sO
the wicked: but he heareth tba . iar n
the ENTHUSIASTICALLY I5:2S praye1
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
OId-Line Democrats Succeed
In Building 1910 Platform

There has been much written and
spoken about maneuvers under
meath, and what the results of these
maneuverS are. / am inclined to
the opinion, however, that only now
after seven months Of the first ses-
sion Of the seventy-sixt congress
are we able to evaluate them prop
erly. The various acts Of congress,
the various attitudes and defeats
and victories can now be placed in
the basket. When they are shaken
up, 1t strikes me that the old line
Democrats have succeeded in build
ing what amounts to a national
Democratic platform for 1910. And
that platform can reasonably be
said to be one upon which no real
New Dealer can run for the presi-
dency next year.
Perhaps, the statement Of Senator
Joe Guffey Of Pennsylvania evalu-
ates the circumstance better than l
can do. Guffey. New Dealer, closer
associate Of the President than Mr..
Roosevelt sometimes desired, as
serted In q recent radio address that
Mr.. Roosevelt has had no term in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03

Perhaps the richest of Gods
earthly gifts is an accepted sorrow
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03

Not only to hotels does the society
distribute Bibles. The sacred books
are made available to immigrants,
seamen on all ships, hospitals and
public institutions. Bible distribu-
ton in New York indicates the poly
glot population Of the great city. To
supply the needs here, the Bible
must be printed in SO different lam
guages.
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Thornton Reelected
Mayor Of BeaIe st.

consciousness on the part of ais
people during his tenure OF office.
He is expected to serve in his
same capacity as Commissioner Of
Public Safety. Mr.. Hayes was
third-place winner in the elec-
ton. @N .''' P
Besides Mayer Thornton and
Commissioner e. F.. Hayes, Two
other members of the Mayor OF
Beale Street Council retained
their positions. They were John
Mills, Jr., known from Coast to
Coast as the Barbecue King,
who served as COMMISSIONER, of
Fire Prevention; and Marvin @.
Young, we'll known civic and So
cial leader of this community. MI.
Young served last year as Com;
missioner of Labor. 8H A@ p
A. B. Springfield, president of
the powerful Colored Citizens As
sociation, and prominent III the
Masonic Order, was elected as a
new member of the Council, re-
placing T. L. Lumpkin. Mr.
Spring has been closely identified
with Beale Street for a number OF
years and has an intimate &C
quaintance with many of the prob
lens.
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
BY ALVIN e. WHITE

WASHING1O ON, d. C-Colored
legin1asries journeyed homeward
from the Chicago American legion
convention, ss war-torn Europe
listened to the audacious, Nazi-
Red Partition Of Poland and the
Balkans, and as the revised Neu-
tralIty act was sent forth for the
battle on the floor of the U. S. SEN
ate. Americas Negro youth took
stock OF the world situation to see,
if possible, what the future had in
store for them.
Judging frcm the experience of
their fathers and uncles in World
war I, there was little of solace
offered them, as the 1918 postwar
period showed that more Negroes
in proportion to population-had
been drafted for military service
than whites; that, though the first
in war, Negroes were the last in
peace when they were mustered out
to again resume civilian life.
IOLDIERS FIND JOBS GONE
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07

are essentially correct This course
is costing the government $500
per man more than has ever been
spent in training flyers, rjlless
they were in the army.
There are no strings attached
to this course and a man is free to
utilize MS training in any way he
sees tit. However, every man must
take the examination similar to
that given 10 army flyers.
"IIpon compile ton of the course,
the man is granted his license and
is not signed up in the reserve.
MAY NAME MORE
"In the matter Of training Ne
sroes, there has been no precedent.
They have been included in this
program because it is fair that
they should bt, and they are in
tenSely interested in the work.
"One Hundred more schools are
to be named s:Enetime soon, and it
is highly probaEle that a few more
colCred schools will be included in
this !is5
"The colleges interested wrote
ard received applications for the
course. Whether prominent Negro
schools were included, I can't say
off hand.
"Upon completion of the regular
course, We hope to have additional
1unds appropriated for further
training of those pilots who show
particular aptitude. But as yet, no
funds have been set aside for this
work and as TIC whole thing is in
the formative stage, we hardly
know how it will worK OUT"
Important indeed to persons in
terested in this work is the fact
that noJ yet has the army broken
down its barrielS to permit Negroes
in the aviation branch, although
there seems to be a tendency to
think that the present set-up is 60
ing 10 train flyers for the army.
Quotas at schools will possibly
be 80 students per class. If the us
ual ratio of Ole Negro to 10 whites
is carried out. this means LOO Ne
gro pilots at the end of the year.
And to do this, some So Negro
schools will Lave to be named, or
the number o. students per class
greatly increased.
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Insurance Men Begin Drive
For Increased Collections

mas observed as National Negro Col
lecticn month. t.1ts
]. @. Ish, Jr., agency officer Of
the Supreme Liberty Life Insur-
ance company and chairman of the
National Negro Collection Month
committee, said that he had re-
ceive6 letters from company rep
resentatives all over the country.
The insurance men stated in their
letters that they were cooperating
with the committee 100 per cent.
Two of the most optimistic letters
were from President P. P. Creuzot
of New Orleans and Secretary G.
L. Townes of Richmond, Va.
AS usual the National Negro In
Surance association is this year
offering an engraved trophy to the
company having the highest per-
centage in industrial and ordinary
collections. In addition to the award
of q the national association, insur-
ance organizations, in each state.
and city ere offering medals and
prizes for local attainments. This
year President Creuzot is also Of
qfering beautiful emblems as, his ,per-,-
ccnal appreciation of the work of
outstanding agents.
Negro insurance executive feel
that this year the American public
will be particularly conscious of
insurance during october because
1.-The agency forces of the member,
companies have. been conducting.
edllcationaI campaigns dtiring the
last nine month. Policy-holders and
friends everywhere have indicated
that they will give their liberal
support during the month. Incl
dcntally the week of october %
had been designated at the annual
message of life insurance week. 1t
will be observed by all Of the in
surance companies in the United
States.
New additions to the National
Negro Collection month state or
ganizing committee are Chairman
F.. A. Young of New Orleans and
Sheridan Jackson, Jr., OF Rich
mond. Va.
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Prof. w. H. Warren
Runner-up; Named
Vice-Mayor
MEMPHIS. Tenn.-(SNS)-

MEMPHIS. Tenn.-(SNS)-
Matthew Thornton, Sr., who a
Year ago was elected the first
Mayor of Beale Street, and whose
term of office has been marked by
series of activities designed for
the betterment of the community,
was reelected to succeed himself
last Friday night, September 20.
While the Mayor of Beale Street
Campaign, conducted during a six
week period. was not as spectacu-
lar as last years campaign, the
election was packed with many
thrills. 1t was not until the early
hour of 2:30 Saturday morning
that the judges completed theif
taEulation and made announce.
ment OF results.
Mayor Thornton, the "Granj
Old Man OF Beale Street." led
the field again with 10,390 votes,
followed by Prof. W. H. Warren
founder and president of the W. I.
D. Bible Class for the position of
Vice-Mayor. Prof. Warren polled
5,372 votes, and succeeded Eddie
F.. Hayes for Vice-Mayor. Mr..
Hayes, president of the Hayes and
Langston Funeral Home, and one
of the most popular citizens in
North Memphis, won the respect
of the City Administration and
the citizenry at large for his in
terse efforts to bring about safety
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
State of Georgia
Led in Number Of
Negroes Registered

They found most of the so-call-
ed 'menial" jobs-waiters, porters,
elevator operators, dish washers,
etc. usually set aside as Negro
jo6s-tilled by 'vhiles who for va
riOus reasons had not been called
to the colors. They found the doors
of economic progress closed to
them, and in all lines of business
and industry, they heard the same
cry: "The whites must be taken
care of first" Small wonders, then,
as Europes war clouds continue to
to Garken and become more
ominous, that the Negro youth of
the nation saw but little hope for
the future When compared with the
gloomy PAST.
Analysis OF the cold figures of
Word war I, gives interesting pic
lures OF the rsrt the Negro played
in making TIE world safe for
democracy way back in 1917-18. Re
gardiess of foreign blacks fighting
fo:' their respective countries, it is
we'll TO consider the important role
the American Negro played in the
war.
2,29G.527 NEGROES REGISTERED
During the period from June S,
1917, to Nov. Il, 1918, 2,290,527 Ne
groes registered for service with the
United States army under the rul-
iugs of the selective service sys-
tenn. Of this number, 458,838 were
examined for military service with
total of 3h7,710 being finally
accepted.
Other military units brought the
total Number Of Negroes under COL
ors TO ,00G-those units being
the 9Th Illinois regiment; the 18th
New York regiment; the 9th Ohio;
the Isl Separate battalion of
Washington D, c.; the 9Th Massa-
chusetts infantry; 1st Separate
company of Connecticut the 1st
Separate company of Maryland,
and Company G of the Tennessee
National guard Added to these
were the four standing regular
army units.
Associated with these troops
we're 1.4QO Negro officers trained
for service with their outfits in the
officers training camps and from
the regular army.
OF more than passing interest il
the fact that Ct the Negroes ex-
amined for military service, 74.6(
we're accpeted, while of the white
7C.41 per cent were accepted.
GEORGIA LEADS
A tabulation of the figures o
the registration shows the state o
Georgia led tue entire country b,
large margin in the total regis
trations, and in the numher O.
men in camp for the entire perioc
Again, had the total male popu
lation of the United States white
been registered in the same pro
portion as TIE Negroes, the Unite
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Sees Opening fSecond Teacher Salary Case
Miss AIine Black Is
Given Years Salary

NORFOLK, Va-(SNS)-Undeterred by the recent action
of the local school board which dismissed Miss Alne Black
teacher in the Booker t. Washington High School in order to stop
the N a. A. c. Ps fight equalze the salaries of white
again. when Melvin O. Aston regular teacher in the same high
school, filed petition with the board Thursday September H.
asking that his and other Negro teachers salaries be equazed
with whites.
With the filing of the petition Dr. J. NJ Tiney, OF Richmond
Va chairman of the joint committee Equalize Teachers Sal
Virginia. announced that the committee has paid TO MISS
Black, the of her salary for the current year.
M Black has lost her job because of her efforts to secure
the equal protection of the laws he sad another teacher has
filed similar petition Others will forward This campaign
will be continued until Justice is secured"
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
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In last weeks issue it was announo-
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Parlor and HairdresserS Supply House
would give a 81 days free treatment
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this firm has made arrangements to
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the thousands far distant from Phila-
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Also, df you are troubled with gray
hair and would like to see how quickly
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The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07

OdylC 10 III postum W NllON.
TO stimulate interest in flying,
increase the use of private planes
and form pool of partially train
ed private pilots are the aims of
the vocational training. courses in
aviation to be given by the Civil
Aerorautic authority at three Ne
gro schools aieady designated as
training centers.
Positively net to be confused with
a similar course the army is pro-
jecting for its cadets, the CAA
cCurse will lead to private pilots
licepse and at the end of the first
year Of training give the Negro
race Ii7c or six times as many
iicense6 pilots as there now in the
United States.
81 LICENSED
To date the department of COM
merce records show 81 licensed
pilots, not including amateur pilots,
listed as Negroes. How many of
these will have the necessary 200
hours flying to qualify for a mill
tary pilots Iank is unknown.
Even if the courses were con-
tinued beyond the first year at the
rate flying instruction, it would
take six years for student to
quality as a military pilot on the
IS flying hour basis.
In making the statement that
the students get 72 hours of theo-
rerical ground work and 35 hours
of flying" Mr. Sayre said, "you
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07

BIRMINGHAM, Ala-(SNS)-
Almost one thousand Birming-
ham youngsters are in college,
many for their first time, this year
with more than two-thirds of this
Number attending college at home.
Pictures ir the above group to the
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
Recall Vital Part Race PLAYED
In First War For Democracy"

States army would have taken on
gigantic plCrortions-taking the
assumption thst the entire Negro
population OF the United States is
only 12.000,0G0 10 date. With the
countrys population set at 100000
coo, tnct would have meant we
would Rave hal an army of 20,000,-
900 men.
Thus, it is Shown that the pro-
portion Of Negroes called to the
colors was entirely out of proper
ton TO the total population, and
considerably cut of proportion to
the number CT whites called when
compared with the total white
population.
BOUGHT BONDS
Another interesting item in con-
necIion with World War I is that
Negroes subscribed over $225, 100000
in liberty bonds, war savings stamps
and other thrift movements orig
mating with the government.
The Red Cross benefited to a
large extent. also, with several in
stances standing out as remarkable
contributions The city of Birming-
ham alone, Though its Negro citi-
zens. subscribed and contributed
$4,000 to the Red Cross; Fort
Worth Negroes in one week raised
$4,484 in cash, and the Negro
citizens of W'i1lston-Salem, N. c.,
donated $4,000, representing the
sum raised in che week.
Conjecture l. riic to the num-
ber Of Negroes to be conscripted for
Word War Il should the United
States find Itself an entry in the
Death Sweepstakes" But it is a
foregone conclusion that the old
ratios of one to 10 as far as Ne
gro employment in the govern
,nent is concerned will be surpassed
when Negroes are called to War.
TOCAL NEGRO REGISTRATION
Tie Total registration by states
Of Negroes fo- World war l, under
the selective service (draft) sys-
tenn, 19i7-18, showing the dispropor-
tionate number of young Negroes
registered, and the total number
finally called to the colors, is as
f.,J1Nyxrc
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
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The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07
YOUTHS WILL NOT
BE ARMY FLYERS

Observation-Disclosures high hopes and much
talk Negroes have been admitted the army flying corps!
The crumbs from Lazarus which much cooon
has been raised does give Negroes much hope of becoming mil
ay pilots if the words of David Sayre of the department of
be taken indicative Of the whole plaand Mr..
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07

CHICAGC-(ANP)-On october
2. the nearly 8,CoO employees and
officials of the forty-four member
COMPANIES of the national Negro
The Phoenix index., 1939-10-07

Insurance Association began a
concerted drive to pile up record
in insurance collections during the
rnonth of october which the as
sociation for the past three years
Evening star., 1939-04-09

telephone called Room Service cheerfully.
please send daiquiri to 1922"
There! That was the spirit! She opened her
purse and counted her money. Fourteen
in or if he was disinterested. she'd 60 it alone,
as she often dreamed of doing. She had
enough for dinner oh, grand, leisurely
dinner on gold-rimmed plates in the formal
dining room. very hushed and stately, and
breakfast at a window looking out over Park
Avenue She'd dreamed of that so often,
hurrying by on her way to work, looking at
people who saw New York framed by
Park Avenue window. 1t was so long since
she had sat there looking through that frame
Evening star., 1939-04-09

at other people hurrying, that she'd forgotten
how it felt
She ought to call Gerry. No, better wait
until she had the daiquiri. She might need it.
He might hang up on her, or be coldly cutting.
She rehearsed her speech in low murmur.
The waiter knocked, brought in the tall
stemmed cocktail glass She signed the check.
Seventy five cents. She dropped quarter on
the tray. A whole dollar altogether. More
than third of days pay!
She drank it slowly. tasting every expen-
sive drop. When it was gone, she went to the
telephone "Mr. Gerald Darnley. please,
she said Her voice was steady.
She waited an eternity. OF course. he would