The Phoenix index., 1940-02-10
Offer, Gift
ToLeading
Community
To Stimulate
Interest In
Colored Groups

(ANP) - To Stimu-
late greater interest in the work
cone by Negroes to help their owr
communities, an International mo-
tor truck chassis and appropriate
body, valued at $1,000, will be
awarded to the colored community
IN the United States which has
made the greatest contribution
within the past year to the well
fare Of its residents, it was an
nounced this week by the Interna-
tional Harvester company.
This award will be made in con-
nection with the coming Afra-
American Emancipation exposition
in Chicago. The winner In this con-
test, extending to May /, will be
judged by special committee com.
posed of DR.. Charming Tobias, sem
ior secretary for colored work Of
the National Council of the
YMCA; Mrs. Mary Mcleod Be.
thune, NYA Negro activities direc
tor; Walter White, NAACP execu.
tive secretary; Dr. M. o. Bousfeld,
julius Rosenwald fund Negro
health director. and DR.. Frederick
D. Patterson, president of Tuskegee
Institute.
FAVOR EXPOSITION
International Harvester COM
pany officials, in announcing The
contest, said they were thoroughly
in accord with the Afra- American
exposition plan to show the Ne.
gro's progress since emancipation
and felt the award of a truck
would make the general public
more aware of what had been &C.
complished by colored Americans
as well as express the company's
realization of this progress"
All Negro communities in the ma
ton, both urban and rural, are eli
gible for award, it was announced.
A community, it was pointed out, IL
used in its broadest sense. If a
church, hospital. library, school,
or college. rural settlement OI
some other central institution
within larger community is car.
rying on outstanding local COM
munity work for the advancement
of it's people, this group or organ
ization will receive full considera.
tion for the truck.
The committee OF judges will
have full power to name the viii.
ner and their decision will be final
RESPONSE SOUGHT
All communities interested in
this competition are being asked
to send a typewriter digest Of
their work and recent achieve
ments, not more than 500 words
long, to DR.. M. o. Bousfield, care
of International Harvester COM
pany, 18O North Michigan avenue.
Chicago. These statements must bs
received before May 1 to be eligi-
BILE. The judges will meet shortly
afterward to make their selection
which will then be publicly an
nounced.
The winning community group
will have its choice of several diff
ferent type truck bodies and will
be expected to select the type
which will be of greatest service.
An agricultural community might
select a stake body suitable 70,
hauling or an inclosed body which
could be converted into travelling
library or ambulance. An urban
community might select panel
body suitable for delivery or haul
ing. A COMMITTEES from the winning
community will be invited to select
the truck body most useful to IT.
After the body has been selected
and the truck assembled, 1t Will
be placed on exhibition at the exc
position on request Of the Afra-
American Emancipation exposition
from July 10 to Sept. 10, where
visitors will have an opportunity 20
insect it and learn of the COM
munity service for which it has
been awarded. When the exposition
closes Sept. 10, tae truck will be
delivered to the prize winning COM
murity for immediate use.