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Twin city press., 1940-06-22
DR.. Walker Reelected
Unanimously Pres.
Of Wilberforce ~"
GREAT COMMENCEMENT
BY Editor 4. c. Hatcher

by Bditor 3. &. Hatcher
Wilberiorcs, Ohio-Aundreds Ct
old graduates, friends Of the col
lege, and students were here at
the seventy-seventh commence
ment exercises Of Wilberforce
University June Is where a
variety of degrees and honors
were conferred upon both youth
and age.
The scholarly DR.. W. E. B. Du-
bois delivered the commencement
address, using the subject, "The
Future of Wilberforce." a timely
topic in trying days like these.
DIR. Dubois, vigorous and cbal-
longing, recounted the glorious
past Of Wilberforce. appraised her
present high position in contem-
porary education, and saw q fu-
ture bright and great for her.
DIR. Walker Reelected
DR.. D'Ormonde Walker was not
only praised for his efforts and
fight to keep Wilberforee in the
front ranks Of colleges and uA!-
versities but was reelected unani-
mously by the Board of Trustees
which met Tuesday, June II, at
the call Of Bishop R. c. Ransom.
President's Report
All the trustees from all over
the A. M. Z. Connection were
present to hear the remarkable
report Of President Walker who
has had Q great deal Of trouble
trying TO keep the school
from losing Ito academic rating
His report was q statement Of
successful toll in behalf Of the
A. N. Els great center of learn
ing, aR institution which stands al
a symbol Of the best there 10 In
higher education for Negroes.
The report showed further
that DR.. Walker had ably handed
tho affairs Of the institution to
tho credit, honor and best interest
Of all concerned.
Dubeis Hoaorsd
DR.. Dubois, the guest speaker
and head Of the Dept Of Sociolg,
at Atlanta University, (Ga.) was
awarded an honorary degree ol
Doctor Of Humantiss.
Dr.. Howard Alan Garcia, Minis.
ter Of Mt. Pisgah A. M. E. church
Jersey City, N. J. was awarded
the honorary degree Of Doctor Of
! Divinity.
(Continusd On Back rass)
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Pine Bluff Editor
Pays Office A Visit

Mrs. J. B. Hamilton Jones,
esteemed editor Of the Pine Bluff
Press, was office visitor to this
newspaper Thursday.
Backed by the citizens of her
hometown, she has plans Of putt
ing her newspaper on top.
Her visit was quite a profitable
one as, she was able to exchange
ideas in regards to her new pro-
gram.
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
DIR. Bethune Goes
Back To Washington
Post

Washington. d. c. DR.. Mary
Mcleod Bethuns has returned to
her post in Washington after ILL.,
ness which kept her away for
several weeks.
In a letter to President Roose-
welt, expressing the sentiment Of
the National Council Of Negro
Women, which she founded, Dr.
Bethune pledged To back the New
Deal program.
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Ask Chance To Vote In State Primary
Area Ministers
Urged To Meeting
June ~, 1910

Little Rock An announcement
credited to Bishop E. J. Howard
urges Arkansas and vicinity min
listers to a call meeting set for
June 27 at the Bethel A. M. E.
Church, pastored by Rev. G. Way
man Blekely, located in Ninth and
Broadway.
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
'll1E MEMS bEAl
BY THE EDllUK

Fantastic
A travelling salesman told the
story IN the ress office last week
that he encountered several Of the
cagey creopers ltiIth Columnistl
in his going arounds in Arkansas
and Texas. He declares it is the
truth that the Nazi i:.visibie
trenches nave Negroes in them.
As describes them as CLEVER
and possessing minute geographic
information, carrying bluerrlnts
OF factories and being convinc-
ing takers.
1T all sounds fantastic but the
riding salesman is spreading 1t
around as the truth. There is no
wuy Of checking this and no avail
able way of knowing all the facts
just now. hA
Pitifui
Once upon u time a man work.
cd at a laundry and his wife was
taken III one day. SO upon q Sun
day pickup Of clothes he spotted
some hams in u hospital and de-
cided to storage one in the bundle
Of clothes. Evidently some one
saw him hiding the ham in the
laundry bug, for ii was searched
before he 70 could get out. Meat
was found packed down in the
laundry bag and the laundry Of.
ficials notified.
They turned the man off and
hired white man in his place. A
Negro boy was accused Of rolling
the ham-l loving man but the facts
exonerates him.
~ .ss ~
Pork Chops
He taps closed doors with his
walking willow (stick) "Come
way from there, Pork Chops" a
voice cried. "What do you want
therc?" II demanded. The ILL.,
clothed, diseased.looking. tumble
walking, stubborn-stubbled man
moved away on down Ninth st.
Asked the reporter. "Why do
they call you Pork Chops"
"Cause eats pork chops" he
returned.
Traneed
Tho boy wore an Alpha pledgec
pin and was eating a bowl Of chile
Continued on Back Pags)
Twin city press., 1940-06-22
Negro Democrats
Desire To Vote In
"ClOsed" Primary

A request made by the Arkan-
sas Negro Democratic Associa-
ton incorporated in letter ask
ing tnat loyal (Negro) Demo-
Gratis (be permitted to vote in the
(white) primaries" cleared the
first hurdle Tuesday as it was
iavorably referred to the State
Democratic Convention.
Dr. J. NJ. Robinson, president,
addressed the letter to Beloit Tay-
Tor, secretary Of the State Central
Committee which letter said NE
groes have sacrificed their blood
and lives upon the battle fields for
the preservation OF Democracy in
America" 1t argued that a "sud-
den change" in world conditions
which affected the United States
made it imperative that tomo-
cracy in this state become m0ls
adaptable, flexible and all-inclus-
i've.
Here is the complete text of the
letter
June IT, ls4V
Mr.. Beloit Taylor, Secretary
State Central Committee
Donaghey Building
Little Rock, Arkansas
DR.. Mr.. Taylor
This afternoon. while the VA
clouds overhans the - 'vozrt
salsmis Of civilization, easterE
and western 10 disturbed by tha
/ sudden change Of geographical and
political affairs, most Of which
could have been avoided II each
and every group had been loyal to
its own Flag.
From the battle of Yorktown
and of Saratoga Negroes have
| sacrificed their lives and blood up
on the battle fields for the pre-
servation Of Democracy in Ameri-
(Continusd On Back Psgs)
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Abrams, Cocoa Battle
Held Sure Despite
Weight Debate

Although the George Abrams
Louis Kid Cocoa match is as good
as sealed for Griffith Stadium
August 10, the principles still are
debating the weight issue and no
closer to an agreement than when
the matter first was broached.
Cocoa, a legitimate welterweight,
wants Abrams, legitimate middle
weight, to make 158 pounds for the
bout. To do this George will have
to shed at least 4 pounds, and
both he and his staff of advisers are
carefully considering all the angles
in the case.
Cocoa is unwilling to be separated
by more than pounds from
Abrams and the Kid can't weigh
more than $50 if he carries crow
bar on the scales. Abrams, on the
other hand, hardly could keep his
strength after boiling off 4
pounds. Two pounds might be okay,
but Manager Chris Dundee is balk-
ing at the larger figure.
Promoter Joe Turner is sure the
two can reach an agreement in the
matter, but If any concessions are
made Abrams must make them.
Cocoa will stand on his 8-pound diff
ference ultimatum and unless
Abrams handlers agree to that stip-
ulation there will be no fight.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Miller, Packard Mines
Battle 10 Remain
In City A Tie
Flood and D. 6. 5. Seem
Sure to Take Their
Contests Sunday

Locked in a four-Way tie for first
place in Section A. National City
League, Miller Furniture and Pack
ard-Washington will have 1t out
Sunday to see which will drop a rung
on the ladder. The game features a
somewhat one sided program.
J. C. Flood Plumbers and District
Grocers, currently sharing the lead
with the above teams, meet COM
paratively weak opponents, and if
form runs true should have no trou-
BILE holding their places. The Plumb
ers tangle with Marvins Credit and
the Grocers are down for a game
with Orange Disc.
In Section B, Plaza Tile & Marble
and Capital Cafe, both undefeated
thus far, will meet for the lead in a
game that should produce brilliant
baseball pyrotechnics. A long smol-
dering feud between the two has
turned this into one of the seasons S
hottest rivalries and Plaza will be
out to avenge a surprise trimming it
took from the restaurateurs in the
first half
I Because permits for the month Of
August have not been issued as yet
Vic Gauzza, league prexy, will be un.
able to announce the site of games
until later In the week.
The schedules:
Section A
Packard-Washinston vs.. Miller Furniture
j, G. Flood VS.. Marvin's Credit.
District Grocers VS.. Oranee Disc.
Small Motors vs. Klein's Tavern.
Section b.
st. Francis Xavier VS.. Washington Home
Improvement
Capitol Cafe VS.. Plaza Tile and Marble.
Variety Club VS.. Terminal Ice.
Atchison- Keller draws bye.
Junior Division.
Uline Ice VS.. Mailman Photographers.
Woodridse VS.. Friendship.
Kneesi Cubs VS.. Police No. 4.
Southeast Boys Club VS.. Cardinal A. @.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Pavone Back in Rinq
As Alexandria Team
Opposes Roanoke
Junior Middle Battles
Konuroy in Feature Of
10 Bouts Tomorrow

Returning to ring competition
after long lay-off, Lewis (Bananas)
Pavone, hitting st. Mary's
Boys Club junior middleweight, will
meet Ray Kanaray tomorrow night
IN the feature bout of an amateur
boxing match between the Alexan-
dria clubmen and a picked team
from Roanoke. Va.
The card will be presented at Mu-
nicipal Stadium. Alexandria, first
bout starting at $3.50.
Pavone scored six knockouts in
eight bouts before suddenly taking
lay-off and was rated one of the
most promising youngsters on the
local flStic scene. He was going 10
remain longer on the sidelines, but
the glare of the lights, roar of the
crowd and prospect of a profitable
professional career lured him back.
Tomorrow Pavone mingles with
the Virginia State 155-pound cham
pion and his re-entry in the game
may not be triumphant. Kanary
hits hard and is clever boxer. He'll
give Bananas" all the argument he
can handle.
st. Mary's will present a new
conner in Reno Workman 6-foot a
inch l70-pounder hailing from West
Virginia, who will make his debut
against Charley Kanary. Work.
mans gym work has been impressive,
and he is In excellent fettle despite
a passion for ice cream that some-
times reaches the amazing propor-
ton of quarts daily.
Frank McCaleb, former 147-pound
Golden Gloves titleholder; AL Hor-
ton, 112-pound novice champ last
year and now full-f1edged bantam;
Marvin CMutt) Bailey, robust 100
FOUNDER, and Carroll (Beezy) Clay
ton, s0-pounder, also will appear
against Roanoke.
The card:
SO nounds-carroll Clayton VS. (oppo-
100 pounds-Marvin Bailey VS.. Grayson
Teeshoot.
1o6 pounds-Al Pavone VS.. Paul Moore.
1875 pounds-Tommy Johns VS.. (oppo-
lis poundswAi Horton VS.. william
Deane.
IA. pounds-Frank Mccaleb VS.. Wilson
40 pounds-Reno Workman VS.. Charles
Ksnary.
147 pounds-carl Steele VS.. Roy john
i55 pounds-Lewis Pavone VS.. Ray
Kanary.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Hard Work and Texas League
Weather Bringing Dir Back,
Says Pilot After 2-Hitter

Cubs sent him to Tulsa was that
he had been too inactive. what with
having his arm looked over by
specialists and the team not taking
q chance OF leaving him in the box
when his arm started hurting.
HE was too soft when he came
to me, but now he's in shape again,
thanks to this Texas League weather
that's good for sore. arms. and be-
cause he's got a lot of work. He IS
even partly abandoned his sidearm
delivery he thought necessary to
prevent hurting his arm.
ITO show he's in shape, want to
call your attention to the fact that
Dean has pitched three times since
last Thursday night, going nine
innings twice and doing relief work
the other time.
THE boys say he's coming along
fine and they're all pulling for him.
The Cub management is delighted
over his showing and so are we ALL
Dean has pitched in IL games,
won six and lost three. He has
hurled 1924 innings and finished
three games in which he was the
starting pitcher.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, July 31.-Inci-
dental intelligence: Looks as II
Freddie Smith, Bimelech's regu-
lar pilot is out and that Don
Meade will have the leg up on
Bimmy in the Travers at Sara
toga and the American Derby at
Washington Park. That bonus
check fat Freddie Fitzsimmons got
from the Dodger front Office for
winning No. 202 was for 500
smackeroos. A wealthy and infiu-
ential Pittsburgh faAily is back
Of the move to bring the Conn st.
Louis fight to the Smoky City.
Auburn's first football coach, Dr..
George Petrie now is the grad
schools dean. Coaches of three
Of last years bowl teams-Bobby
Dodd Of Georgia Tech, Frank
Leahy Of Boston College and Red
Dawson of Tulane-give that
Daytona Beach coaching school a
triple threat faculty. The bookies
weren't surprised. at the slim play
at Saratoga the first two days. {
They recall that during the first
weeks in past years they were
lucky to get half dozen bets on
a race. Saratoga means August
to the racing crowd.
Today's guest star,-Arch Ward,
Chicago Tribune: Acquisition OF
Rabbit Warstlef enables the Cubs
to put the following well seasoned
team in the field-Hartnett,
catcher, 80: Root, pitcher, Al;
Bonura, first base, 81; Herman,
second base, 81: Warstler, short
stop, 35; Rogell. third base, So;
Lotshaw left field, IS; Corriden,
center field, 10, and Uhle, right
field, 65."
From the heart of America
Frank Goodman of the K. c. Star,
president of the Ban johnson cir
cult, Is through doing his stun in
ceremonies at Ban johnson base
ball games. Reason: at Coffey-
vile, Kans, Frank threw the first
pitch to Coffeyville's Mayor-and
banked hizzoner smack in the
shin.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
By the Associated Press.

DALLAS, July 31-Dizzy Dean is
on the way back up, says Roy john
son. the man who ought to know.
johnson is manager of the Tulsa
Oilers of the Texas League. The
Chicago Cubs sent Dean to Tulsa in
the hope Of Strengthening out his
ailing arm.
Dizzy showed me more the other
night monday night, when Dean
beat Dallas, 10. with a 2-hit per-
formance) than any time since he
was bought by Chicago from st.
Louis" declared johnson.
johnson, a coach with the Cubs
when Dean went to Chicago. was
there until this season and knows
all about Dizzy's arm trouble.
His arm doesn't hurt any more,
he can go nine innings and he
wants to work." johnson said.
I'm planning to use him every
third day. That's what Dizzy needs
Plenty Of work. The reason he
couldn't 60 nine innings when the
Evening star., 1940-07-31

Stubler, last years Santa Clara
ace, came along 10 years later.
Has everybody in the pro
ranks heard that Bill Feldhaus,
the Detroit Lion guard, found out
those scented bulbs he bought
from landscape gardener, were
really onions dipped in perfume?
Michigan opponents are hereby
warned to duck when Howard
Mehaffey, the Wolverines block
ing back gets going this fall. He's
poison, they say. Crosley Field
can't be enlarged any for this
years world series. They used up
all the available space last year.
First book odds on the Conn
Pastor fight make Beauteous Bill
the favorite at 1-2. Any dag now
you can expect to hear Hymie
Caplan, manager of Herbie Katz,
holler for shot at Joe Louis
now that his boy caught Bob
Pastor OF balance and sat him
down in training camp yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Mike Goes McPhoiI's
Free-WheeIino lorynx

And so on. The smooth, flowing
power of this discourse is tremen-
dous, for MacPahil never stops for
breath. Put him on the air, how
ever, with all the usual prudent re-
finements of radio, and what you
get is this:
We'll Chug-a-rum Obusiness
Of clearing throaD :. Let's see
All, yes, Dixie Walker coming to
the plate L. . Big fellow, fine, clean
limbed specimen {. HIM g.. Gra-
cious, the umpire called 1t strike
-. suppose he must be right
Egad (pardon the OATH, Walker
triples to right center Here
comes the fine, clean -limbed speci-
men into third base =. Let's see &.
The pitcher pitches :. the batter
bats 1t seems to be a savage
line drive i. No, it's short fly to
right Walker scores after the
catch 80. Or does he? .. Yes, he
does The boys must find the
weather rather uncomfortable, but
it's not so much the heat as the
AlullluAty.
Sooner or later, of course, the
sound engineers can teach L. S.
MacPhail to fill in those gaps with
nice. quiet expletives like "gee
whillikers" and believe you me-
and men, you ought to be eating
more peanut brittle with some kind
of fruit and plenty of sugar and
cream or milk" Then the full
power of this great human engine
will be chained and put to work
and the wheels of commerce will
begin to roll again.
Furthermore, if you get MacPhail
on the air, it will leave the private
platform of the Brooklyn ball club
open to Leo Durocher, the manager
who has been trying to make a
statement since May, 1899, the last
time MacPhail stopped for gas.
1t might be interesting to hear
what Leo has to say.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Baseball.
Washington at st. Louis, 1.
Tennis.
Women's League tournament,
Rock Greek courts, 4.
TOMORROW.
Tennis.
Women's League tournament,
Rock Greek courts, 4.
FRIDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Chicago, 3.
Tennis.
Women's League tournament,
Rock Creek courts. 4.
SATURDAY.
Baseball.
Washington at Chicago, 3.
Tennis.
District mems tournament,
Edgemoor Club, /.
Womens League tournament,
Rock Creek courts, 2::30.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Sturs Yesterday
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED Press.
Dutch Leonard. Senators--Pitched
seven hit ball to beat Browns.
Johnny MiZe, Cardinals--Hit two
home runs to lead 1s-hit assault on
Bees.
Red Ruffine. Yankees-Hit homer
with two on and hurled shutout ball
for six innings to get credit for tri-
Jack Knott White Sox-Pitched
tvo-hit shutout ball for eight innings
and got credit for victory, although
forced out of game in ninth.
Paul Derringer, Reds-Allowed
Giants only six hits before being re-
moved for pinchhitter in eighth inning
and won his fifteenth game Of the sea-
son.
Chuck Klein, -phillies-His triple was
big blow IN fve-run second inning
that helped beat Cubs. 7-5.
Truett Sewell, Pirates-Held Dodgers
TO six scattered hits for easy vic
tory.
Bob Feller, Indians-Won his sew
enteenth Of season with eight-hit per-
formance against Red Sox
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Planning Return Riverside Rates Boxing Secondary Issue Their
Meade Likely to Ride Bme|ech in His Next Big Races
Pittsburgh Bidding High for cons Fight Really

York played the Fredericton,
N. B., golf course a couple of days
ago, 1t was the 2,038th he has
toured in nine countries.
Colorado papers can copy
Nick Stubler, Colo. Ags' new frosh
grid coach, and Earl Dutch
Clark, the only State football
player the Denver Post ever called
"great"-until Whizzer White
came along-are the only two
Central High (Pueblo) athletes
ever to captain their football
squads two successive years.
Dutch did 1t in 1924-25 and
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Enough Power to Toost
5000 Slices of Breed

The harnessing of MacPhail's
voice for the benefit of the public
Is the first great step m radio de-
velopment since Marconi first began
to tinker with wireless. 1t was like
harnessing the great wasted power
of the waters at Boulder Dam or
Grand Coulee.
Sound engineers estimate that l..
Stanford MacPhail produces so me-
dunn words and 80 loud words per
minute for an average of II hours
a day. generating enough power to
operate three good-sized sawmills
or toast 5000 slices of bread on
both sides.
Unfortunately, the employment
of the MacPhail larynx for the
public welfare involves certain loss
of power. You have to censor the
stuff. In his regular private broad
casts, MacPhail probably delivers
twice as many words per minute as
he would publicly, but lot of feel
ings might be hurt if the whole
mass of wordage were transcribed
In the raw.
Thus, we have Mr.. MacPhail
broadcasting the first half inning of
the ball game privately:
Here comes Mize to the plate.
Pretty good hitter, but he's gotta
watch himself he don't get fat. And
fool him? Say, if I was pitching I
would give him-what the HI, the
lucky stiff hit one! How do you
like that? What's the matter with
Wyatt? How long does it take him
to find out not to pitch Mize high
inside? He'll murder that kind of
pitch. This disgusts me. Two and
one on Martin. He couldn't hit one
tf-there goes the ball down to Sec
ond. Well, Coscarart came up with
it, but he shoulda been playing 10
feet more to the left. There amt
been smart second baseman in this
business since 1904 I'll tell you
what, I'll bet fifty to twenty
Evening star., 1940-07-31
From the
Press Box
Top New Power Source
In McPhoiI's Lorynx
BY JOHN LARDNER,

CpCCidi Soiltsppiidctlp Va AAo opaA'
NEW YORK, July 81 (N.A.NA).-
Leland Stanford MacPhail is the
first president of a major league
bali club to broadcast play-by play
over the radio.
This milestone in scientific prog
ress was achieved Sunday, while Mr..
MacPhail was delivering his regular
daily non-radio broadcast of the
ball game. The boys simply stuck
microphone in front of Mr.. Mac
Phail's mouth and told him to keep
going, but clean it up little
The request dumbfounded the
brain of Brooklyn to such an extent
that he made the first pause have
ever heard him make. 1t must have
lasted IS seconds, and Mr.. Mac
Phail's relatives all over the country
rushed to the telegraph wires to find
out whether Leland Stanford was
sick. He wasn't. Recovering his
grip. the Dodger chieftain sailed
forth into a brilliant and lucid de-
scription of half an innings play,
which consisted of the Dodgers
squeezing a run across against the
st I,OlIiS Cardinals
Evening star., 1940-07-31

Digging the divots: Al Kreuger,
the golf pro, pitches a couple Of
night games week for a Wis
consin OUTFIT. Johnny Bulla flies
his own plane to golf Journeys.
Why doesn't the Ryder Cup team
play the 10 best simon pures in a
charity match prior to the ANA
'teur championship in September?
Extremes: Ben Hogan the lead
ing money winner. weighs 1870 and
Ed Oliver, the st. Paul open
winner, tips the scales at 2:30.
When Ralph Kennedy Of New
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Pigeons Ammunition for Skeet
Shoot Total 2H Carloads

each had at least one perfect score.
Max Marcum, young Louisville,
KY, shooter, broke 20 out of Is
targets while balancing himself on
crutches.
The .410-gauge for the sub-small
bore championship was the first
event. Firing was against 100 tar
gets. The second event was the 100
target .20-guage contest, restricted to
guns of 20 caliber or smaller.
The final contest Saturday will be
the worlds open championship for
the top prize of $1,000.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
6. A. O. Swomps Maritime

Seven runs in the third were
enough to give G. A. o. a 14-4 vic
tory over Maritime Commission in
the Departmental League. Moore,
Hoff and O'Hanlon led the attack
Balcom held the losers to three hits.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
By the Associated Press.

ASHEVILLE, N. c., July 31.-A
carload and a half Of clay pigeons
and carload of ammunition were
opened today as some of the Nations
best marxsmen made ready to bang
away in the $1,000 Land of the Sky
national open skeet shoot.
Outstanding in a big entry list
was Grant Ilseng of Los Angeles,
captain of the All-America skeet
team. He and a teammate, Alex
Kerr, also of Los Angeles, shot sew
eral practice rounds yesterday and
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Cameo Remuins on Top

Cameo Furniture clung to its In
dustrial League lead by batting out
1914 victory over Reliance Life.
Although outhit, 11-9. Cameo
punched Its blows in the third and
fourth to score seven runs and
clinch the game.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Kuvukos Grill Ahead

Two runs in the last inning gave
Kavakos Grill a 20 victory over
Jimmies in their Sherwood League
softball game. Bolts gave up only
two hits for the winners.
Evening star., 1940-07-31
Anucostiu Cards Ready

Anacostia Cardinals have a few
cavities they would like to fill on
their August schedule. Address
Harry Buscher at 1349 Ridge place
Sc. or call him at Atlantic 0879-W.