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The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
RAPS GENERALIZATION

There has been a tendency in
our nation to place ever increas-
ing authority and power in the
central government, in Washing
ton. That, we believe, is danger
Gus tendency. Decentralization
Of governments results in dictator
ship. We have seen how dictator
ship works out in Europe. We have
the lessons of Soviet Russia and
Nazi Germany fresh in our minds.
We want nothing like that here.
The American Federation Of Labor
has faith in democracy and demo-
cratic processes.
Purpose of the conference Is for
co-ordinating all organizing ac-
tivities in the South; co-ordinat-
ing all legislative activities in the
South, and promoting trade unions
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Ponder These
Bagatelles
BY OLD TIMER
DID YOU KNOW

BY OLD TIMER
DID YOU KNOW
That we are continuing the
theme "Some Fishing Experiences?
That the net must be cast where
results are to be had?
That we must, as fishers of men,
use the Master Fishermen's tao
tics?
That Just as the fisherman knows
that not all fish can be caught
with a fly. but that each may be
caught by some specific lure, SO in
our attracting men to the church
we must use the means that will
be most acceptable?
That in the Sunday School and
the youth organizations we have
The set-up for the interesting OF
the unchurched youth?
That when they are brought in
to these organizations they should
be won for Christ and His church?
That business men and protes
sioral men must approach men OF
their kind?
That each approach will call for
both tact and ingenuity?
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Both Races Figh ting For
Same Cause, AFL Is Told
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

Both races are fighting together for the same
cause declared Cornelius Maiden prominent labor
organizer in his address Saturday afternoon at the City
auditorium to the Southern Labor Conference.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

Ine conference Is. under the
auspices OF the state federations of
labor of ten southern states and
the organization department of the
American Federation of Labor.
Another session will be held at
the Auditorium today.
Mr.. Maiden, the only co1ored
man to address the audience Sat-
urday, is the vice president-at-
large of the Alabama State Fed
Grafton of Labor. He also tours the
United States and Canada as a
representative of the A. F.. of l..
PRAISES A. +. OF l..
Maiden praised the A. F.. of L.,
saying that the organization al
ways has stood for free speech and
religious worship.
Declaring that the Negro is an
important part of the labor group,
the speaker said, "the colored man
has always been a laborer. we
have worked in the fields to feed
and clothe the world"
Close to $50 colored delegates
are here attending. the confer
ence. They occupied the south side
of the main floor of the auditorium
during the Saturday sessions.
The largest colored delegation
came from Alabama, while Geor-
gia and the Carolinas sent size
able groups Virginia also il re-
sponsible for large delegation.
MUSICAL UNIT APPEARS
A musical aggregation from Bir-
mingham thrilled the crowd at
both Saturday sessions with quar-
tet and choir selections. The sing
ers are members of the Hod Car
riers' union in the Magic City.
They will sing again this morning.
Practically all of the delegates
enjoyed the banquet given in their
honor Saturday night at the But
Ter Street YMCA. The Negro dele
gates heard President William
Green's address by means of radio
The talk was broadcast through
Radio Station WSB from the Ans
ley Hotel where the white dele
cation were feted.
In his address, President Green
said, 1--WE seek to build up and
never tear down; 20 construct
rather than destroy; to deal with
realities rather than theories
THE chief purpose OF this Or
ganization is to obtain by peace
full collective bargaining higher
wages, Shorter hours and bettey
working condition for the WORK
erS.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Wise Sayings
BY THE SCRIBE
ISN'T 1T TRUE THAT

Some people grrlmble, groan.
mourn, NOPE, fuss, fret, fume and
make life miserable for others and
themselves?
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
CLINIC TO BE HELD

PRAIRIE VIEW, TeXas-The
Fourth Post Graduate Medical
Clinic will be held at Prairie View
Stat College from March to
March Z, inclusive
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
BY DIR. w. c. HACKETT
WAKING UP TO OUR NEEDS

l have often said that let
group of women get together and
start ironing Mrs. so-in-to, and
their children can get permission
10 60 any place and do most any
thing as long as they are not III
hearing distance of their parents.
From day to day l am having SO
family due to the negligence of the
many experiences with the human
parent until l believe I can truth
fully that unless the mothers c.
the present generation cease being
too busy to devote few hours OF
their time ever the conference
table discussing the general welfare
of their children We cannot expect
our civilization to continue to
make progress.
1t is just essential to the general
welfare OF the children for the pa
rents to be interested in their So
cial and mental welfare as they
are in his physical and vice versa
A parent should welcome the
chance to meet the teachers Of his
children at every opportunity pos
sible, because it will be only thru
their working together that The
children will be able to progress
under normal conditions. We Often
shear parents say, "Oh we'll they're
getting pay for teaching down
there and they'd better do this OF
that for my child" 1 wonder if tney
stop to think that pay isn't the
only element necessary to make a
man put his best in his work.
Appreciation will go a long way
toward winning the best respects
from even a dog. Too cften the
teachers labor year in an year out
without receiving a kind word
from some of the parents whose
children they have given the most
minute care. Every Negro parent
Evening star., 1940-03-01
W.P. 4. Rolls Not 10 Be Cut
Pending Funds Appeal
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Col. r. G. Harrington, Work Prof.
ects commissioner, assured a con-
gressional delegation yesterday that
w. P. A. would not decrease work re-
lief rolls pending an appeal by the
delegation to President Roosevelt for
an emergency relief appropriation. 4.
The delegation, headed by Kepre-
sentative Marcantonio (American-
Labor, Of New York;, included Rep
-esentatives Geyer Of California. Hill
and Coffee, Washington; Keogh Of
New York, Tenerowicz and Hook of
Michigan, O'Connor of Montana and
Keller and Fries Of Illinois-all
Democrats.
Representative Marcantonio said
his group would ask Mr.. Roosevelt to
Evening star., 1940-03-01

said, "and there is not much chance
Of its being any cheaper. Even y
dealers here are allowed to 60 out In
the Middle West or somewhere to
buy inferior milk at lower cost the
price will remain the same to the
local consumer. Milk at cents
should be bought here. to take care
Of the poorer class Of people who
need and should have 1t. There is
not enough milk used"
Lauds Businessmens Courage.
Mr.. Gross, q Republican, lauded
businessmen for their courage and
fortitude in succeeding through the
depression and New Deal persecu-
ton"
The association adopted q motion
by Robert w. Mccullough asking ap-
pointment Of committee to contact
the Health Department relative to
an entertainment in June for chill
Evening star., 1940-03-01

church itself for use q . branch
library and post ONCE.
Capt. Ellis r. King, rnember OF
the association, reported he had
been assured the church property,
now Federally owned, was not to be
destroyed, but that demolition was
begun without the association being
notified. Work was stopped on the
church on the assurance that the
association would replace the roof,
which had been torn off.
Capt. King moved that the asso-
citation communicate with the Sec
retary Of the Interior, protesting the
lack Of corporation and asking
what steps could be taken to secure
adequate housing for the library and
post of1lce branch. The present
branch library Is to be torn down
to make way for road.
The association voted to support
Boy Scout Troop No. 81 and sponsor
Girl Scout troop presently spon-
Evening star., 1940-03-01
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, C., FRIDAY l.

dren who have passed all health re-
quirements Of their school.
Discontinue Directory.
In another motion, by Louis l..
Bcwdler, the association voted, 10 to
10, to discontinue the Northeast busi-
ness directory.
Ofdcers Of the association for the
coming year are James P. Rogers,
president; Arthur Hartung, first vice
president: Luther L. Strobel, second
vice president; E. r. Geisel, third
vice president; G. @. Boswell, secre-
tary; Julian o. Cardin, treasurer;
Joseph p. Bailey, general counsel:
Mr.. Mccullough, associate general
counsel. and George ]. Geiger, ser.
geant at arms.
The meeting was held in the
Northeast branch Of the Hamilton
National Bank.
Evening star., 1940-03-01

sored by the Francis Scott Key
School.
Reported plans for . movie the
ater in the neighborhood were dis
cussed.
A letter protesting trash in the
streets was authorized, as was one
to TIE District Commissioner con-.
planning against the new automo-
bile taxes.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Citizens Protest
Demolition Of House
Sought for Library
Conduit Rood Association
Authorizes Complaint
To Interior Secretary

Lack Of cooperation was charged
to the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission last night by
the Conduit Road Citizens Associa-
ton following demolition of st.
David's Parish House, at Conduit
and Chain Bridge roads, which the
association had sought with the
Evening star., 1940-03-01

recommend to Congress an emer-
sency appropriation to avoid a lay
Oh Of approximately 800 900 w. P. A.
workers during April. May and June.
He declined to estimate the amount
OF the appropriation.
Col. Harrington told the group
that he had set the March enrcil-
ment quota at 2,34s,000, compared
with an average enrolment Of g.
305 900 In February. This, he said,
offered opportunity to increase
rather than decrease w. P. A. Jobs
during the next month.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Businessmen Told
DC. Should Retain
Hiuh Milk Standard
Representative Gross
Addresses Northeast
Association

Declaring milk standards In the
District Of Columbia are the highest
in the United States, Representa-
tive Gross, who described himself as
= Pennsylvania farmer, last night
told the Northeast Businessmen
Association that the standards
should be retained.
Milk Is high in Washington" he
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Iowa Alumni Luncheon

Color motion pictures Of the Iowa
Notre Dame football game will fea-
ture the University of Iowa alumni
luncheon, to be held at 1:30 p.h.
Saturday. The meeting will be held
In All Souls Church, Sixteenth and
Harvard streets NV.
Evening star., 1940-03-01
Will ToIk on lew at Work

Aaron Goldman will speak on
The American Jew at Work" at
$3.50 o'clock tonight before Beth
Sholom Congregation, $40 Shep-
herd street NV. An open forum
and social hour will follow.
Evening star., 1940-03-01

Workers employed more than
eight hours q day In Germany will
be served q warm meal in the
factory.
Evening star., 1940-03-01

Caution IL one automobile acces-
sorry you can't buy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
~Feuowships Available
To Graduate Engineers

Nineteen fellowships are avail.
able to graduate engineers provid.
ing an academic year of training
each covered by the five courses
Tor the bureau of traffic research
at Yale university, j. E. L. Wade
was informed yesterday by w. H.
Newell, field consultant of the North
Carolina League of Municipalities
Anyone interested in securing
one OF the fellowships may secure
information on procedure from Mr.
Wade.
The fellowships provide a living
stipend of $500 disbursed at the
late of 500 a month for eight
months, and a tuition fee for $500
In addition a maximum of 5000 is
available for each fellow for SEIZED.
uled field investigation, the total
value of each fellowship being an.
proximately $14OO.
Applicants must be not more
than IS years of age or less than 2:
at the time of application. Appli.
cants must have an engineers de.
gree representing four years Of
work in an accredited college or
university.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
UTILITY VALUATION
HERE UNCHANGED
Tide Water Figure Remains
At $4,OOo,oOo; A.C.L.
Is $37,145,OO0

The tax valuation of t h e Tide
Water Power company, set at a..
900 900 last year by the state board
Of assessment, remains at the same
figure this year, according to an AS.
ISOLATED Press dispatch from Raleigh.
Also unchanged was the valuation
Of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad
which remains at $37,145,0O0
The board met Wednesday and set
the valuation on taxable property of
public utilities in the state a~ggregat-
ing 500, 900, 900.
The board boosted valuations of
most power and gas companies and
changed only one railroad ..ssess
ment, lowering that of the east Car
DINA railroad from $4,000 last year
to $66,975 for 1910.
The 1910 assessments were com.
piled after hearings in which most of
the railroads, power and gas com
panies asked reductions, pleading
that increased operating costs had
risen faster than in come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
Recorders Court Has
Another Heavy Docket

pscorder's court cleared another
heavy docket yesterday.
De pF. Epperson, 1902 Ann street,
,tsrsed with reckless operation OF
sn automobile, hit and run driving
and damage to personal property,
WAS found not guilty.
Ernest Williams, Castle Hayne,
charged with assault with a deadly
wpapon. was assessed the cost OF
court.
The case of George Herring, 81
KeIogg's alley, charged with main
tanning a nuisance and a similar
case against Willie Richberg, SIS
North Seventh street, were mol
urosred but two new charges filed
AGAINST them in similar warrants
we're continued.
Trial of Joseph King and Robert
Jones, charged with forgery, and
trial Of King on a larcenty and
receiving charge, was continued.
Wesley Morris. charged with
larceny and receiving, was
sentenced to seven months on the
state highways in one count and
two months in another.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
ions ARRANGING
ladies' PROGRAM
,~...,tainment Session To
Re Held At Wrights-
vile On June II

,,ons club yesterday com
,one for a ladies' night pro
at s o'clock Monday evening:
' II, at the Ocean Terrace hotel !
nrightsville Beach,
W." .n,ttees in charge include: club
Con warshburn and M'Kean Maj
Paul. ia, and auxiliary, Mrs. Edward B
fhT Mrs. Donald L. Sewell, Mrs
"alsa' watkins, Mrs. William B
A. = and Mrs. L. D. Latta.
CaiDF = Latta, president of the club
';asd. Dr.. H. A. Codington gave
pIss~i inrocation; Paul T. Marshburn
Inv +orv. presented his weekly re
se',s and Z. Bruce Roberts was
,sp ~at a 100 per cent attendance
pill c,orIes stark was introduced as
,ost Of Lion Walter M. Hew-
' Lut Wick c. Twining was program
lt", on for the meeting.
'%h al G Pate It. Of the eoldsboro Lions
reported on the chewing gum
cIu' 1.-TWO machines placed in bust
''l'' Establishments through the city
ne's mo impose of raising additional.
iuu M,q glasses to needy children
having defective vision in the city
aad county schools.
oil, special musical program in
,,,,ded: a solo, God Bless America
wallace Barber; popular songs
" tho clubs quartet composed OF
n.rbar Twining, M. Eugene Bull
i.a and Marshburn; and accordlo1
.,os bv William G.. Robertson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
SURVIVORS ARRIVE

SANTIAGO, Spain, June 13.-R-
Twenty survivors of a Greek mer
chairman, the ViolanGo Goulandris
1888 tons, which was torpedoel
about 22O miles off Cape F~inisterre
Spain, by a submarine of unknowy
nationality, arrived at the small
Spanish fishing village of Muro to
day. The captain ard seven other
were missing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
DOUBLE FEATURE

Wilmington's sidewalk super
intendents had an enjoyable
time yesterday morning on Prln-
cess street between Front and
Second.
Here a gang. of negroes was
loading street a rails on trucks
and in accordance with the habit
of rail gangs, were singing rhy-
thmically at their work.
Result: double attendance from
sidewalk superintendent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
Negro Boy, IL, Finds
Big Cache OF Liquor

Police received call yesterday
from Herman Jenkins, 12-year-old
negro, who asked that they come to
2l4 Cowan street. Immediately.
They responded and found Her
man, digging in the ground, had
found % gallons of non-taxpaid
liquor.
The liquor was taken to head
quarters. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
Bolivia Woman Enters
N. Y. Poetry Contest

The poetry of Mrs. Margaret I'd
wards Mercer. of Bolivia, has been
accepted for the 1910 edition of the
Worlds Fair Anthology of Verse, The
Exposition Press, New York pub
fishers, announced yesterday.
Earlier works of the author, whose
POEM entitled October Days" HI :
bee entered in the $1OO prize poetry
@ntest, have been published in the
State Port Pilot at Southport.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
Bids For Postoffice
Roof Repairs Sought

Bids for roof repairs to the post.
office and courthouse buildings will
be received at the office of Wilbur
R. Dosher, postmaster, until
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, June
10.
Copies of specifications may be
obtained without cost from the SUI
pervising engineer, public buildings
administration, federal works agency,
Washington, D. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
PORK PURCHASES

WASHINGTON, June IS. Up -
The agriculture department an.
nounced today additional purchases
OF 72,556,160 pounds Of pork products
for relief distribution under a pro-
gram designed to relieve market
SURPRISES.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14

Newly baked bread loaves are
stored by placing them outdoors
and freezing them in Siberia. A
loaf is brough in and heated when
needed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-14
FIFTH BILL

SAN SALVADOR, Ell Salvador,
June 13.-LP)-Striking at fifth col,
lmn activities, the Salvadorean con-
sress today passed a government-in-
reduced bill prohibiting political ac-
lIvlties by foreigners.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-18

When Interior Secretary Haros
lckes recently was quoted !,
saying republican candidate.f or'
President Tom Dewey b.i
Thrown his diaper in the ring
a diaper which had to be piSS1
up fore and aft-he earned ia
scorn Of diaper experts. Abors
Representative Clare E. Hofns,
of Michigan, demonstrating m
classic three-cornered, one-safey.
pin diaper technique,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-18

Following complain an mat lo-foot baskets make it too easy for sky.
scraper players ll-1oot goals are being tested by Naton., RasI-et-
ball Rules Commute n Tee. Difference between two is demonstrated
by University o washington players at Seatte-Riu McDon.Id
right, s feet 5 inches, and Hal schlicting, 6 feet a Cosch 'a,
Edmundson, center. INDICATED higher goal would reduce chances
% rebound shots for giants. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-18

Chester B. Duryea, SO, returns to-
face a murder charge in the city he
left as a mailman twenty-six years!
ago, following Staying in New York
of his father, wealthy General
Hiram Duryea. Police said the
two guns used in the Staying are
missing. Duryea has been held in
Matteawan State Hospital since
the Staying.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-18

vaino Hakkila, speaker of the Fin
nish Diet, presided over the ses-
sion which ratified the treaty Of
peace signed in Moscow, bringing
to an end Finland's heroic struggle
for existence against an enemy
fifty times her size. Hakkila ranks
politically behind the president n
prime minister Of Finland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-18

The popular song will come true for passengers on the new Pan
American stratocipper, who will fly somewhere over the rain
bow" The .super-charged air liner, over 10000 feet up, will wing
through clear skies above the tumultous earth-weather level, as
shown in the above chart. Ready for service soon, the giant plane
has wing spread of over 1O7 feet, accommodations for SO day pas
csngers, Is night ones and a ton of mail or express.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-18

Fashions are not the subject Of con-,
versation as Dorothy RamSpeck
(right), daughter of Rep. Ro5eF'
Ramspeck of Georgia gets toge tn;
for a private chat with Helen ", W.T.
liams, daughter of Rep. George WI
liams of Delaware, at annual llia'|
con of Daughters of Congressnsn
in Washington. Dorothy, who y
taking flying lessons, is using :
paper airplane to illustrate some "
the finer points Of flying
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Criminal Career OF Two
Youths Ends in Court Here
Boys. Is and Il. Admit Series
Of Thefts During Recent Weeks

Experiencing their first crime
doesn't pay" lesson in juvenile
court Friday we're two boys
nabbed BY police as lone"
burglars. One was Il, the other Is.
Police Captain F. W. Gardner,
head Of the police juvenile division.
revealed the arrests cleared up
series of crimes in Tacoma.
The criminal career Of the
younger boy disclosed far more
activity than the other. With con-
siderable aplomb the boy talked
freely of his eseapades over a
three-month period, during which
time he burglarized stores, smash
ed seals on freight cars. and was
responsible for heavy loss and
damage
Property Damaged
The boy recently broke into the
Hamilton candy firm and spent
three hours during one plight en-
PERTAINING himself by toying with
premium guns and radios, eating
candy and damaging more than
he ate, and tossing tools into candy
watts.
"He told the story with such
wonderful memory of details
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
National Guard
To Add Officers

An order boosting the number Of
officers in the state national guard
to fun peace time strength was
received Friday from the secretary
of war by General Maurice Thomp-
son. acknowledgement at Camp
Murray.
Result of the authorization will
be to increase personnel of officers
by total of Al, described az "a
forwa I'd looking move" in the
event of probable national guard
mobiliza ton expected by congress.
II was pointed out that in or
binary time of mobilization It
takes about six weeks to obtain
authorization for officers commits
SONS and that this move will per-
nit such mobiliza ton TO keep pace
with enlistment to full strength.
Total number of officers last De-
cember was 27s, and some addi-
tons have been made since that
time.
Officer personnel in the various
units will be boosted as follows:
14sth field artillery, headquarters
in Tacoma, two officers; 146th
field artillery. Seattle, three off,
GERS; 16lst infantry, Spokane, II
officers; 116th medical regiment.
Co. A, Seattle, one officer; division
surgeons office. Seattle. two Off
GERS; 10th quartermaster's regi-
ment. Seattle. six officers; 24sth
coast artillery. Aberdeen. five off
GERS, Al dthe 205th coast artillery,
anti-aircraft division, Olympia, 10
officers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
I'D. R. Discusses
Wallace's Future

WASHINGTON-P res d en- [
Roosevelt today indicated that his
Democratic running mate, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Henry A. Wal
lace, will withdraw from the
cabinet when he begins active
campaigning this fall.
Roosevelt said President Wood
row Wilson made study of his
torical precedents regarding the
propriety OF high official remain
& in the government during a
campaign for the presidency or vice
presidency. Wilson's conclusion
was that the average of precedents
called for withdrawal at that point
where active campaigning begins,
he said.
Roosevelt said he had no idea
when Wallace would launch his
campaign. 1t was expected. how
ever, that the cabinet Withdrawal
would come some time about Aug.
Alternative date set by Wallace
for his notification and acceptance
speech somewhere in Iowa"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-27
Siassen Addresses
Insurance Group

PEQUOT, MINI. Addressing
100 agents of the Minnesota Mu-
tusl Life Insurance company from
five states at the opening of a
three-day convention here. Gov.
Harold Stsssen declared institu-
ton of life insurance was one of
the finest examples of democratic
free enterprise.
President T, A. Phillips an
nouneed the eompsnys new paid
business the first six months OF
the year was Sl5,3lo 500. II per
cent higher than for the same
period last year.