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The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
BETWEEN The LINES

Some months ago it was my
happy fortune to sit through an
evening of supernal delight listen
ing to great Marian Anderson as
she thrilled Richmond with her
mission of music. She was great
and she was so acclaimed by ex-
acting critics in Richmond as
elsewhere The Marian Anderson
spell is we'll cast over the nation.
Everything she dNes in the dis
charge of her duties as artist is
eight and nothing she does is
wrong When people is overaWed
it loses the sense of constructive
criticism. To pick a flaw is hereSy
and to find fault is sacrilege. But
all the time I was listening to Miss
Arderson's wonderful singing my
mind drifted to that white ac-
companist.
I should have enjoyed a much
more pleasant evening had a Ne
gro been her accCmpanist. There
was nothing particularly wrong
about having a white man accom-
pany our leading artistic lady. But
there are traditions that cannot be
lived down within day and these
stared me in the face as they must
have stared hundreds of others. I
wondered if there were not Negroes
who could accompany Miss Ander-
son. Would it not have left bet
ter taste in the mouth generally
had the performance been an all
Negro cne? Was the accompaniSt
interested in Negro advancement
or in the fees? Is there anything
the booking agencies would do for
Miss Anderson with the white &C
companist that they would not do
for her with a Negro one? Now
had other Negro artists gone for
ward if the white accompanist is
necessity? If Miss Anderson could
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And Acid Thru Kidneys
And Stop Getting Up Nights
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and costs but 35 cents at any
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It's one good way to put more
healthy activity into kidneys and
bladder-you should sleep more
soundly the whole night through.
But be sure to get GOLD MEDAL
it's a genuine medicine for weak
kidneys. Don't accept a substitute
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This Is No White Man S War;
But A War On All Humanity

as much tied together now in in
terest as were the Negro and white
sections of the city of Baltimore in
1904. We are tied together by rails,
shuttled together by ships, and
needed together by airplanes. Ev-
cry day and every advance in the
sciences of communication and
transportation make it more SO;
and every calamity, every huge
blunder and every war will make
us feel it. --.-. ----.- d. ,-..
SHOULD NOT FIGURE
These poor pitiable minds, some
of them are not of colored Amer
leans, and some Of them are in our
congress, who imagine that
Europe's war and sufferings have
no relation to our welfare and
should not figure in our plans at
all. What a rude awakening is
just ahead of them, when the war
is over, even if Hitler is beaten, but
especially if Hitler would triumph.
This is no white mans war" this
is a new world war. There are
doubtless a million Negro fighters
in it this minute, and hundreds of
millions of blacks waiting upon its
terrible decisions.
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UNITED WE STAND
DIVIDED WE FALL

their dispossessed cousins" and
brothers.
MUST open EYES"
The only Negro who seems to
count with them is the Negro with
money to spend. They are not
may be on federal relief or he
may have hit the numbers" This
indifference will be the ruin Of Me-
groes economically if they do not
open their eyes. When federal
relief is stopped or radically re-
duced and the numbers racket
have taken their ultimate toll and
gone the way of all rackets, it will
be too late.
The Negro business man, when
approached on this subject, far too
often attempts to escape RESPONSE
bility by saying that Negroes have
no race pride, that they just prefer
trading with other races or that
relief has made them lazy.
The writer has listened to ser
mons by Negro ministers pastoring
large congregations and interview
ed number of these gentlemen,
Through sermons the escape is that
Negroes are suffering because they
have not had sufficient faith or
tnat they should ''go back to the
farms" where the Lord has prepar-
ed place for them. In other
words, dispossessed church men,
bers cease to be problems of CON
science" when they are out Of town
and out of sight.
MAY BE TOO LATE
Many Negro high school teach
ers and college professors appar-
emily feel that it is beneath the
dignity of their exalted positions
for them to be identified with the
lower classes. They have made
their contributions when they con-
tribute scholarly treatises to pro-
fessional journals.
So it goes From one form of
dodge to another goes the priv1-
legged Negro trying to escape re-
sponsibilAy foT the majority of
Negroes and their plight. 1t will
catch UP with him. He will be
shocked out Of his snug complacen-
cy too late. The writer believes
that the future of the Negro is in
making use of all the practical
tools available to minority groups
in an effort to gain a reasonable
guarantee of economic security.
The American Negro racial
group does not meet the anthro-
Ilological anh sociological defini-
tions of a race, but it has COM
mon grievances that cause it to
act as if it were race. The chal-
lenge here is for Negroes to Sc
riously consider their plight and
to use the advantages of this in
telligence to help all of their
kinspeople. The first step is to
recognize their membership In
the group and act toward them as
is the custom for cousins" and
"brothers" to act toward one an
other.
For United We Stand---Dl-
vided We Fall j
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The Light That
Guides To Unity

Last week we spoke to you about
problems in which colored citizens
should take a vital interest, man,
ing the ccning state election.
We stressed to you last week the
vital necessity for you to unite,
for only through this unity of all
your groups and unity of pur-
pose may you as a race receive
the recognition you have wanted
for so many years.
Now, you have selected your lead
ers and we believe you have chosen
them wisely and well. May the good
Father above bless them and guide
them that they may be given the
grace to lead you out of the dark
ness of past years of dissension
among the colored groups into
Unity" and into The Light
which comes from harmony or
purpose of all groups among the
colored people.
The next door neighbor to uni
ty" is Loyalty Let the colored
people offer these two good
neighbors and friends, Unity and
Loyalty to the chosen leaders of
the colored people and with unity
of purpose and loyalty work for
the common cause Be united for
only through unity can the colored
people reach success.
1t is essential that the colored
people must be loyal to their lead
ers ard through harmony and uni
ty Light that guides" will lead the
colored people to reach a place
in the sun.
In the coming election be guided
by your leaders in voting for the
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Convicted
Burglar Gets
2O-Year Term

. ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
A 2O-year prison sentence was
meted Robert Lee StinSon, %, Mon
day morning following his con-
viction on burglary charge. Stin-
son was tried in a Fulton Superior
Court.
The defendant was found guilty
of breaking into the w. F. Slaton
school on April S, and stealing
goods valued at $11. Stinson has a
previous Jail record.
In another burglary trial, Willie
Brownlee, who boasts previous con-
victions, was given a sentence of
five to ten years in the peniten-
tiary.
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81 WALTER r. ChIVERS
Professor Of Sociology at
MOrehOuSe College

ONE OF THE MOST significant
incidents in southern human re-
lations during the past decade has
been the almost sudden awakening
of the white employers and pow
erful politicians to the fact tnat
The great burden around theil
necks was the poorer class OF white
people. They realized apparently
for the first time, in large way,
that continued exploitation of these
unfortunate people was doing them
and their society more harm than
good. They must publicly acknowl-
edge these people as their kin
folk, then strive to make them
worthy of being called cousins
Or brothers"
This consciousness of kind" has
grown rapidly. Its spread has de-
prived Negroes of many jobs and
probably will continue to do so.
Negroes were permitted to develop
a partial monopoly on certain
types Of jobs because these Jobs
were considered beneath the dig
nifty of white people. In addition
tine EN- ! Dying classes of White
people had not felt that the jobs
were needed by their group
SEEN FOR FIRST TIME
In fact the last ten years is the
first time that the landowning
south has actually seen" the poor
er classes Of white people with
sufficiently clear vision as to recog-
nize the blood ties"---This recog-
milton was naturally followed by a
sense of duty and responsibility
Basic in this responsibility was CIV
ing to these people steady jobs and
enough wages to make them feel
like independent citizens.
The search for jobs revealed the
cold fact that there were not
nearly enough jobs available; so,
it was natural that Negro JOBS
were examined. remember Or1
flequent warning that blood is
thicker than water. This examina-
ton showed that they were, in
the main, menjal. This meant that
the wages were far too low, work
ing conditions too poor, and that
their names lad come to indicate
inferior social and class status.
The above condition is being
remedied by giving traditional Ne
gro jobs status and then transfer
ring them to white people. These
jobs are giving status by changing
their titles, increasing the wages,
and creating improved working
conditions.
The time Is coming rapidly when
this displacement IS going to Sc
riously effect the economic life of
the Negro business and profess
sional people. They need to stop
long enough to take stock of these
displaced and otherwise diSadvan-
tagged Negroes. When such a sug-
gestion is made to them, they us
ually charge the person so doing
with being an alarmist. They go
on year in and year out trying
hard not to "see" with clear vision
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EDITORIALS
Reflect Officers
Continued from Page II


where he delivered his radio speech
last Sunday. He is the pastor o1
one of the Oldest Baptist churches
in the nation, and is rated as q
leader and preacher of wide repute
He is also vice president of the
General Missionary Baptist Con-
vention of Georgia.
In the afternoon, the junior con-
test scored under the direction OF
Misses Florence Morrison and Ocie
Belle Freeman. This period was
followed by fine program by the
Intermediates under the able di-
rection of Mrs. Bivins. During the
program by the Intermediates q
demonstration against the evils OF
wliskey, smoking and beer was
staged under the direction of Mrs
South. Joseph Crawford spoke Oh
the .Standardizing of the BTU.
NEXT MEET IN JACKSON
The next session will be held at
Zion Baptist church, Jackson, Rev
w. W. Thomas, pastor, in l94l
The executive board meeting will
be held at Wheat Street Baptist
this morning, when final business
will be completed.
DR.. w. H. Borders, castor OF
Wheat Street Baptist church, de-
livered a powerful educational SER
mon Friday night.
Committee reports were as fol-
lows: Music, Mrs. w. F. Mckinney;
state of the country, Rev. j. r
Barnett: youth and mission, Mrs.
l.. L. Craig; BYPU. Mrs. r. P Biv-
ins; temperance, Miss F.. Morri-
son; Sunday School, John O. Coley:
recreation, Mrs. Evelyn Cade.
Rev. B. r. Holmes, president OF
the Holmes Institute, was present.
ed as a visitor E. D. Dorsey, head
of the Mt. Zion Baptist church
Sunday School, was one Of the
leading workers at the convention
being active on many committees.
Rev. johnson was reelected tr
head the Sunday School and l.. D
Keith was given the BTU post for
another year.
BYPU OFFICERS ~ 1gT=F,
Deacon L. -. Meth. president;
Rev. Y. l.. Davenport, first vice.
president; Mrs. Geneva Hauga-
brooks, second ce-president; Mrs
Dora D. Harris, third vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. Ora w. Woods, fourth
vice-president; Mrs. S. B. Sawyer.
secretary; Mrs. N. w. Crawford
treasurer; Miss L. B. Jones, CORE
spending secretary; Miss Florence
Morrison, pianist; Hampton Baker,
pianist; Miss Louise Lindsay, pian-
ist, and ,Aeacon Joseph Crawford.
organizer.
SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS
Rev. B. j. Johnson, president;
Mrs. Pearl Reese, first vice-presi-
dent; Rev. P. R. Geer, second vice.
president; Miss Doris Mayfield.
third vice-president; Bro. j. c.
Coley. fourth vke-president; E. D.
Dorsey, fifth vice-president; Mrs
Mary L. Dickerson, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. j. L. Robinson,
treasurer; Miss Ruth Stafford,
treasurer; Mrs. B. j. Johnson, pian-
ist; Mr.. Reese Lyons, pianist; Bro.
R. L. Cook, organist, and Miss
Gertrude Butts. pianist.
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J u N E

IUNE! we shake off our ashes and where the soh
scented grass
Weave its blue rbboned carpet which your sWeete
pass:
And linger where the breath of the roses
from the garden to the moon,
And the legons sick of the winter hooray the herads
OF June.
June the Chatahoochee bubbles and souls wait with
the tide,
That's foamng in love forever and calling heaven for
a bride:
The beautiful hymn of summer is in the robins Groom
And the land is abaze with the anthem that swings the ole
world into June.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
LA GUARDIA HITS PREJUDICE

NEW YORK-(A N P)-Direct-
ing a strong blast of criticism at
all those who advocate racial and
religious hatred, Mayor F. II. La
Guardia of this city this week said
at an address at the annual me-
mortal service of the Police Dept.
Legion Of Honor, that these per-
sons were "djsloyal to this coun-
try" 80
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15

Vic WOilU dS SupO1lOl IlNhiioll u
tions
Each time l see an actual photo.
graph or a good artists conception
of the man-made. armored tanks
and mighty guns moving along
the roads or hurting missives oi
deadly explosive characteristics
scores of miles to kill. MAIN or de-
stroy those they term enemies
am possessed with a fear never be-
fore experienced and I hope that
am really far from the battlefields
of Hitler and the Allies.
A good artists sketch came to the
editorial desk the other night show
ing the new type of warfare as be.
ing carried on by the Hitlerite le-
riG
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OF the Germans was with such precision and demon
Strated such advance organization that it no
wonder they progressed consistently against the
British and French Behind curtain of fire and
lear lald down by airplane bombers, mortars, and
howltzers, the advance motorcyclists scout the OBJ
engineers and techncians, oil and supply trucks
1eld artillery hospital units all equipped with radio
to communication on the field armed with the lat
es' oeadllest devices and weapons of convenience
and destruction. Every advance in science, widely
known and secret has been employed by the Ger
mans to turn out devices to defeat the foes for a
time"
Crawling along like huge pythons. sheltered by
thick metals and breathing fire the Nazi units
throwing hell and torment into everything that
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candidates who will give the just
and proper recognition to the
colored people in proportion to
their voting straight.
Look to your chosen leaders to
keep clear and bright the Light
that guides,' you to Unity" Of
purpose in choosing the candidates
who are willing to gve "oil for your
lamps"
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
Heart Stab Victim
Able TOGO Home

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Nose Marshall was thanking
Grady Hospital doctors Monday
for saving his life.
Admitted several days ago, nurs-
ing stab wound of the heart,
Marshall was given only a slim
chance to recover.
He was told Monday that he
could 60 home.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
SHACKLEFORDS SAIL

NEW YORK-(A N P)-Termi-
mating a visit that was to nave last
ed only a few weeks but which, be-
cause of illness, was extended to
more than a year, Mr.. and Mrs,
A. s. Wynter Shackleford, natives
of Jamaica, B.WI., but now resi-
dents of Lagos, Nigeria, British
West Africa for the past 25 years.
sailed Thursday on the SIS Sa-
rembo.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
OFFERS GRADUATE WORK

EFFn.RSON CITY, MiSsOuri-
A N P)-For the first time in the
Yistcry of the school, Lincoln
university offered graduate work
when the summer session opened
June 10.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
The War Gets Worse

THIS EUROPEAN OR World War II, it matters
not what future historians call it, really gets worse
each day. The inhabitants of western Europe nave
grand opportunity Of destroying themselves anu
he civilizations they have so long shown off To
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NEW YORK--(A N PA census
enumerator recently discovered.
thatthe sole resident of capscious
Central Park was James Carter,
q, who came from Charleston, S.
c., five years ago and has been
occasionally employed as a fruit
handler. d.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-15
SLAYER ELECTROCUTED

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-(A N p
David MCGUIRE, Birmingham
died in the electric chair here
early Friday morning for the
stickup murder, March 1, 1888, of
a street car conductor. The Slay-
ing followed the attempted rob-
berry of J. o. Hall in night rob-
berry.
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PHOENIX INDEX political
md
Cons the completely mpaaly and free from hatred
coming office Tues
A. NJ of order to in the
plainly written side
the rights
matter convenience the
Is paid for
the INDEX 1914 East Monroe
signed contributors they
published.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-06
Carcia-Hosiak
Match on Fire

SEATTLE Boxing Promotes
aats nnxman said today that
fomotsy Mike Jacob. N ns~
yoyh h.a asy.~a IN rslsass csssr.
inc Garcia for . f,rht hare with Al
ftos,nh "a sstti. the vpria,s mid
d,s~,,uht ehams,ocshlp.
a..e.. 4. y.easp,.sd A ~ot,a.s
enamo... only IN N~x Yess snd
e.i,f..nt. ttnst.k a assffls
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Fuel Team Top
In K. E. Leaque

Fuel Oil Service won the cham
pionship Of the Knights of Column
bus bowling league by defeating
Center Street Service Station in
the play-off series on the Broad
way alleys Monday night. The
Fuelmen had previously won the
second half championship, and the
Center Street Service quintet took
the first half title.
Members of the champion team
are Louis Burke, Ted Gaffney,
George Hoffner, George Boseo-
vich, and Jack Barry, captain.
The championship match Of
ficialiy closed the most sue
cessful season the Knights Of
Columbus have had in their
three years of bowling.
The official records as released
by Secretary Carley Mettler. show
Jim Hin to be the leading bowler
Of the league. He finished the sea
son with an average Of 40.
The most improved pinman Of
the league was Walt Schroeder,
who started with an average Of
81, and finished with 1852.
Seven Of the league mem
hers finished the season with
perfect attendance records.
George Boseoyich. Charley
Toynbee, Benny Gsryais, Jack
Barry, August Leppert. doe
Mclaughlin, and Joe Ashe
rolled every game during the
season.
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Coast Camps

~ CENTRIC. ler Lott.
president NJ tina san Diego Base.
ball club. conferred with George
Ds,ors todsy In an attempt 10 Iron
cut difficulties that had Kept shs
heavy hitting estchsr from signing
his contract.
before Indicated that bic ron.
tract troubles would be sssilsd 10.
day.
SAN FERNANDO. C.isf.--hsns
aKsr JACK Lsliyelt pat ths Seattle
Eainisrs through another sssff ses.
sion today IN preparation for lntsr-
team games with othsr league
clubs before the ssas0n opens.
Leliysit. whose team won ths
Coast ieagas championship last
year. VAS named yesterday 10 lead
ths ali-star Coast league against
tina major leagss sii.staFs for ths
FINNISH fsilsf fund nest sunday.
nOfEs SPRINGS. tsilf---
Omftelasr TED sssbsrs 81 ls~t
ls In the s1s frsseises seal
camp. but rifsi ba.em@a Saek
Barns h ssnenG ths missing.
Doa Tfoaer, fsuaE sbaffstop
wearing Dem DssagKis's sa
on hls hsek. sss tgssiaa ~
Eaals siuiiiEaa. pfeaiaeHt ~
the ssii lake elssb. ss The hs@s
shsristog In ths lsagns this
year. Tsswes first m,sss beat
suf Harvey STOREY, whe. hgs-
ever, has bern sd 10 fbs Chi
cage Gsis for fstufs delivery.
NAPA. Gait ~ isen cant~siI
pitched eggl. fancy BASEBALL % Kiss
tas rookiss , - 2 vlesory over
tAs veterans ~ ths Oakland camp
yesterday.
ONTARIO. CAllfs - Tia Lss
Abksiss AnEeia played the
yannigaas todag in istFse3mp
oosapstitioa. Louis Agyih0ff
lived up "a adssaes rsvaiatioa
b. polling . long hsmef Ia yes
terdAg's Ksrna. HAY Prise and
nd Ming pitched for the first
squad. shiis lee Bern seat
the full ssyen ianings for thu
yanHixanA-
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rnss~a rs~<. xssfs res<~<s~~esrs
NEW vuak - rrennssr Mise
Jacoes scofrea xsed nxturedsy -
ths sins col - sait isanehsd -
,sraav against him ara M BIB
csnsnry club ~ ysmes ,. Hf.d.
scsk. farmsv heavyweight hsns.
ana NJ manager. to> csossld
N sAs~ hsxsrA - s~eesnee
saIt. nssa1e<k - oseea
clnim nat Sn<~a~ e~ps >A~1
- p<s rs~s Il ~ ~ ps~e>os
% ne sls< heavyweight sss1p
sssAss sssg~1 sssrs HFs1esrh
s~ss - stsie - - le~1s -
tAle~es n Snss. 1871. Dsy
s~ssnHss ~ profits - ahsse
80. 90
JsonAs smusnxiy dssmi&usd -
suit =. follows. ''it's - Ffdtcslinus
lt's . joks. Tn SURPRISED 81 Ne
snys trying h ssisk me w HE
this thauxhs shsy haa nsttsF
sense. its - silly I'm Fsstin' :
pain IN my n.is from isffts' n
talk mars seczss Il later after I've
conferred VITA NY assovneyas
NO LAUGHING MATrxn
nut !, was no laughing msIisF
~ath flfaddosk and tisnid. Thsx
charge that . contract entered
into with Jacobs ~ July l. 1871
"a week after lirsaaoek icst th>
Title 10 Louis assured lhsm a y
per cent al iAs net psufiss Il
ticket sale. movie. tslesisiau and
radio rights far ell hesvywsikht
championship houss rFemassd ~
Jacobs Tor 10 yuArs. starting IN
the contract date.
They we're given this enntrset.
they claim. In consideration tnr
nrsddock's shifs ffpm the Msdl'
son square Garden corporation tn
1897 20 Jacobs goth Century stub
The then .ehasuFisas usn4%
DIRK had . psSss essssnrs
with The t.asden csspssntisa
20 defend he CROWN n Sssse.
1897. against Mas nrhnssibHG
~ fhs tssssea kswf IN New
ysrk. Jseshs lsdsscsd thesa
10 arfrad against Inssis ~
chicago in~sesd. usdes seth
Century pscussties.
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Davis Wins
Mat Match
AT Coliseum
Referee Zvolis Aids
Victor. us Kutun,
Loser. Enters Beef

Wee Willie Davis Is still worlds
badman champion" thanks to the
inviting aid of Referee Nick
vols, who made ii possible for
ne 262-pound virginian to defeat
ohm Katan of Montreal in their
resting headliner last night at
ireenwich coliseum.
The largest crowd Of the season
as on hand.
Each man had taken a fall
In the mo time limit" tussle
when Zvolis. performing his
duty as he saw II, opened the
door for Davis.
Katan had obtained a Japanese
ouble toe hold, which Zvolis
roke when Davis crawled outside
ne ropes. As soon as he was re-
,ased. Davis kicked Katan on the
hin, then bounced on him for the
inning fall.
= The end came after one minute.
4 seconds Of their third session of
he evening.
Davis won the first fall in 1902
18th a series of headlocks and a
ody press, while Katan squared
pings in 4;03 with a Japanese
ouble toe hold.
.ATAN PROTESTS
Katan protested vigorously to
volts over the legitimacy Of the
erdict, but the arbiter refused to
econsider.
Chief Little Wolf took two
out Of three falls from Pat
Meehan 10 win the semi-final.
Billy Hansen employed a short
I'm scissors and body press to
i'm Gentleman Joe" Corbett in
seconds of the third round In
ne special event.
George Richards defeated Ed
ION Lewis in IL seconds of the
aird round of the opener.