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La gaceta., 1940-05-20
81 Gran Picnic de aver

La primera gran fiesta de la
lueva Directiva del Centre As
uriano, picnic de la Secci6n de
Propaganda, la Secci6n que ayu
la a los socios enfermos y sin
trabajo, Sc efectu6 aver en- ell
palacio de la avenida de Nebras
ka y constituy6 un resonante e
xito para sus organizadores y el
Centre.
Era una fiesta de expression
lie simpatfa hacia ell nuevo cuer-
30 director y al mismo tempo
de hondo aprecio para los sOcios
que, abrumados por la pobreza
0 los dolores del cuerpo, no pue-
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pc Sc dara 81 primer grade a o.
cho ~aspirGntes.
Esperase que IUs miembrOs
de esta Logia ayuden con su pre-
Sencia al mayor lucimiento de
la session.
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Hoy por la tarde, a las 5 80,
g efectuara ell entierro del CO.
nocido joven Nicolas Espolita,
miembro de una familia muy
querida, victima de un acciden-
te ocurrido en- la ciudad de New
York.
Saldra ell ~uortejO de la resi-
dencia de la familia Espolita zen
q 2901 de la calle Nueve. Reel
bira sepultura ell cadaver en- el
cementeriO del Centre Asturia-
no.
Los numerosos amigos de la
familia acompanaran los restos
del desventurado Nicolas.
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Charles Jim6nez

Charles Jim6nez
En- horas de la tarde de hoy
Sc verificara ell entierro de Char
les NJ. Jimenez, de 45 amos, EN-
pleado de un teatro local y fun
dador del puesto Marcelo Con-
zalez No, 70, de la Legion Ame-
ricana.
Charles contaba con muchos
amigos y era muy apreciado
por su honradez y correction.
lie sobreviven su viuda, I'M
hijo, Su anciana madre y otros
familiares.
Llegue a la familia de Char
les, que luch6 en- Europa por la
libertad, nuestro pesame.
La gaceta., 1940-05-20
ProgresO No. 81

PrOgreSO No. 81
Celebrara manana martes u
ma importante reunion la logia
Progreso No, 81, de la orden de
Odd Fellows.
Sc hara Il. nomination del
cuerpo director Y al mismo item
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-07-19
DOG DAYS

"Dog Days" is the applied that unpleasant hot and
sury July and August Numerous supestons cling
to this The widespread is that it time when
dogs likely to rabies and 60 mad and that
tie for the There foundation fact for this
belief More of rabies in dogs in the early spring
and late fall than during midsummer.
The dog days originated with the ancient Greeks
and Romans who applied it the heaca rising of Sirius the
bog Star the brightest and largest Of the fixed Heaca
rising the time when the after being conjunction with
the and invisible energies from the light be visible in the
morning before sunrise.
The anciens counted the "dies canicuares dog days
20 days before 20 days after the rising the At that
time the period approximately between July and August
H. Greeks, Romans and Egyptians Of ancient times believed
that the appearance of this the
drought and petence On of the procession of the
equnoXes Sirius the Dog longer with the dur
ing this period and dog days assigned any definite
dates The generally applied the 40 days of the
hottest of the year.
Another prevalent superstition is that snakes 60 blind dur
ing dog There is foundation for this belief
poray impaired vision snakes when they slough
ing their skins when they slough
during other The eyes of snakes acquire milky
peance shortly before the slough the layer of
paired vision.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-07-19
ORPHANS OF THE STORM

Four cargoe of tired English children have reached Mon
real, refugees from threatening that would not
them Additional hundreds have arrived in the
United States More their way many will follow
will sail weekly for the United States
be The people of the United States according
the Care of European Chill
1ren will willingly take all that the immigration restrictions
and quotas permit. %*~ = S." 80 & 81 40 @~stss '~~
The law allows about $500 British subjects month to
United Quotas of other nations much
is likely therefore, that the great majority of
little immigrants will be English boys and girls Amer
will be glad of it. Many remember that England gave
refugee children during the Spanish
threatened by the twin that
aged Spain Hitler and Nussoni needs help for her
Youngsters kind of help that the United States
and Canada glad to give.
No guess what the future holds for these exes
Those the United States in the future will
be whose is paid by their friends and
permit whose passage has been paid by foreign
government thousands of poorer children will first
Canada and later may enter the United States
privileged may back to their homes when the
war if they have homes to- Many will never
back will part of army of many Municipalities
who will their homeland And the final effect
of this TRANSFORMING populations nobody oresee
Nav they be made everlasngy welcome The is
of their or their parents making Their future part of the
civilized They lose much by leaving their homes
and families will need much affection and understanding
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-07-19
The heart of America goes out to them.
OVER THE WEATHER

After three months of trial the first ranScOntinenal
plane flights at levels too high for comfortable breathing
in scheduled operation The sealed planes with air pressure
artificiay maintained making time the T.
Most of the they fly at 10000 feet above the earth and
make the trip in less than 16 hours.
At the time substraOsphee service is beginning be
tween North and South America.
High flying avoids most of the bad weather which slows
the planes grounds them altogether Thunderstorm for
usually happens within miles of the ground
ubsrospee plane cruise comfortably for all concerned
d four miles
The pace set by this type of transportation is about
miles minute and be speeded to five This to
fast enough for all imaginable But 1T is not the
speed subsraosphere flying which matters most
purpose to get away from unfavorabe
hazards of flying too close to earth
that the Hamilton Fish forces consisting
of Hamilton FISH have finally conceded the nomination of Mr.
Dark Horse Willkie.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-07-19


Park the coming season:
July q: Lowery Reunion.
July 81: Forsythe Reunion.
July %: Barnhart Reunion.
July %: Schindel Reunion.
July %: Burns Reunion.
August 3: Ausherman Reunion
August 4: Rebbert Reunion.
August 4 Shiffler Reunion.
August s: StOckslager Reun-
ion.
August 8: John and Maggie
Shank Reunion.
August II: Crunkleton' Reunion
August II: Martin Reunion.
August IA: Dennis Reunion.
August IA: Lappans Home
Makers Club Picnic.
August II: Kirk Reunion.
August IS: Grosh Reunion.
August IS: Culler-Hewitt Re
union.
August 1S: Wells Reunion
August 81: Shank Reunion CIV.
S. Foley.
August 25: MUllendore Reunion
August 25: Bingham Reunion.
August %: WOlfinger Reunion.
August 90: Harsh Reunion.
August %: Frush Reunion
August 81: Minnich Reunion
Sent. l: Butterbaugh Reunion.
Sept. I: Fahrney Reunion
Sept .: Carpenter Reunion.
Sept 8: Henkle Reunion
Sept. IS: Sensenbaugh Reunion.
Sept. IS: Wolf Reunion.
Sept. IS: Needy Reunion
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-07-19

Col. Leroy Springs Of Lancaster
S. c., has 400 mules and knows
each one of them by name.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-07-19

STOUFFFR PRINTING COMPANY
Printing That Clicks"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-07-19
EVENTS SCHEDULED
IN THE CITY PARK.

Permits have been secured for
the following events in the City
Park the coming season:
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-07-19
THE HAGERSTOWN GLOBE

~ friday At los North Potomac street. Hage5
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
A.G. CASTOR
To Head Newly
Formed League

BIRMINGHAM, Ala-(SNS)-
Mr.. A. G.. CASTOR, president OF
the Booker t. Washington Burial
Insurance Company was selected
by local business and professional
men to head their organization
that they named the Birmingham
Negro Business League. The Or
ganization grew out of a desire on
the part on local persons to be as
sociated in an organization pri-
marily constructed for business.
Almost fifty persons met last
Monday at Big Alexis Steak House,
guests Of Mr.. Alvy Alexander, and
perfected the organization. They
had met the previous week at the
Little Savoy Cafe as guests of Mr..
Robert Williams. -
Mr.. Lorenza Gates, Fairfield
business man was elected first vice
PRESIDENT Mr.. Wilbur Holland, ir-
surance and realty broker, secre-
tary, and Mr.. S, j. Bennet, district
manager of the North Carolina
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
President Bell
Welcomes Miles
Students Back

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(SNS)-
President w. A. Bell Monday well
coined the faculty new and re-
turning students to Miles Memorial
College where they begin the 1910
scholastic grind.
DR.. w. L. Brown delivered the
opening day speech at ceremonies
held in the college auditorium.
Devotions were conducted jointly
by Rev. A. j. Hicks, pastor of the
Southside CINE Church and Rev.
W. E. jenkins, pastor of st. Paul
CME Church, Bessemer.
Members of the trustee board
and visiting ministers spoke en-
couragingly to those present.
The auditorium, recently re-
decorated and fragrant with the
odor of freshly cut flowers, was
filled with students and friends
who helped make the occasion a
very colorful one.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05

the guests of DR.. and Mrs. A. w.
Dumas at very elaborate dinner.
At 4 pm. they were the guests of
Mrs. Hammond on NJ Pine street
at very beautiful tea.
At p m. the Natchez Social
and Civic Club of Chicago, and
a like Club of Natchez met in
Joint session and formulated plans
for their future activities.
At pm. the. delegation was
rendered a reception at the newly
built lst Rankin st. Hall. After
the wee hours of the evening. they
retired to their respective homes,
to try to get a little rest before
starting on their long journey back
! home.
The delegation left Natchez
Tuesday noon. and arrived in st.
Louis, Mo-, Wednesday afternoon,
where thev we're met by a delega-
tion of relatives and friends now
IF st. Louis. for former citizens of
Natchez. They were taken to "a
Hotel where they refreshed them
selves for about 2 hours. And at
7::30 a meeting of former Natchez-
ians were called, and again that
organizer of organizers formed a
Natchez Social and Civic Club in
st. Louis; after which we were
fonored with very beautiful and
elaborate banquet and at 10 o'clock
we left for our own home in Chi
cago.
We want to thank every one that
had anything to do with any part
| of our entertainment on this his
tory-making tour.
Too much praise cannot be Civ
en- that old maestro of promoters,
| Thad Stevens, who, as chairman OF
the Civic Department of this Club
for his untiring efforts in perfect
| ing this program. It was he who
planned the entire program from
start to finish, and he has now to
his credit 8 outstanding Crganiza-
tions which lave pledged to him
their unstinted cooperation in the
future. A full detail of the future
activities of these clubs will be
published in our papers through
cut the country in the very near
future. The 8 ior officers OF
the clubs are as follows:
Chicago Club
John Middeshoff. president
James Mcintyre, secretary
l.. Garner. treasurer
Memphis Club
Andrew j. Walker, president
Floise Baker, secretary
John Mills, treasurer
st. Louis Club
John Mosby. president
Barney BenisS, secretary
Bismark Lavine, treasurer
Natchez Club
Wiley Oates, president
Earl Reed, secretary
A. c. curtis, treasurer
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
Pays Taxes
Man Falls
Dead
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(SNS)-

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(SNS)-
Death came last Thursday to one
Of Memphis pioneer citizens, when
Robert Bradshaw Sr., collapsed at
the window of the city tax collec-
tor just after having paid the taxes
On his home.
Mr.. Bradshap was 72 years of
age. He was a native of Memphis,
born in 1866. His life spanned the
growth of the city from a sprawling
river-town just getting it's bearing,
to the rapidly expanding metro
polls it is today Mr.. Bradshaw
career covered many of the great
events in the city's history, includ-
ing the Reconstruction Days when
there were colored policemen here
and other city officials q. the
days of the Yellow Fever epidemics,
when the town was almost depopu-
lated and other colorful oc-
currences in Memphis history.
He had the distinction of hav-
ing nelQ Dut one JOD all his WORK
ing life. 81 years as a chef
cock for the John Gerber Com
pany He was a fixture at the great
establishment, and was one of the
firms most popular employees.
His wife dide 13 years ago. The
couple lived together 35 years. He
was the father of two sons, Willis
Wavman Brawshaw and Mr.. Rob-
ert Bradshaw Jr., the former lived
with his father at SGT Aston, the
home on which Mr. BRADSHAW was
paying taxes when he died of a
heart attack, and where the fami-
ly had lived since 1921.
Other survivors, outside of his
sons, are four nieces, Mrs. Marie
Pickett, Mrs. Sadie Mitchum, Mrs
Leila Adams. and Mrs. Alice T.
Tate. Funeral obseouies were held
Sunday at Emanuel Episcopal
Church. r. S. Lewis Funeral di-
rectors, had charge of the arrange
mentS.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
Disaster Victims In N atCheZ Fire
Mem0riaIiZed With Tablets

The Natchez Social and Civic
Club of Chicago, Ill, had a bronze
tablet made with the 209 names in
scribed of those that lost their lives
in the Rhythm Club fire disaster in
Natchez, Tuesday evening, April
%. 1910,
The tablet was made at a cost
of $4,000 This club chartered
40 passenger bus, and left Chicago
with the tablet Thursday evening,
September IL, with the bus filled
to capacity with members of the
club stopping in Memphis, Tenn. =,
Friday evening, where they were
entertained to the very highest by
their relatives and friends who
were former residences of Natchez
A meeting was held in Avery
Chapel, at which time a Natchez
Social and Civic Club was organiz-
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05

ed there by that dean Of organic
ers, Thad Stevens of Chicago but
formerly Of Natchez.
The party left Memphis Friday
at midnight fer Natchez, arriving
at noon Saturday They were met
by a large delegation of citizens.
Their pictures were taken. and
they were taken TO their respective
places of ahode.
Saturday evening, the delegation
took much-needed rest SUI
day morning at 10 O'Clock their
picture was taken On the City Bluff
where the tablet was placed on a
beautiful stone monumen pur-
chased bv the citizens of Natchez.
At II o'clock they were the guests
of Zion Chapel AME church. On
Sunday afternoon at 200 o'clock
the unveiling and dedication serv-
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ices were held. with a very elab-
crate and impressive program par
ticipated in by the leading citizens
of Natchez of both groups. The
park was filled to it's capacity, and
Broadway street was a mass of hui
manity with people from all walks
of life, numbering more than 5000.
On Sunday night the delegation
was the guests of Rosehill Baptist
Church.
Monday morning at 10 o'clock
the local committee secured the
services of II cars, and escorted
the delegation on a sightseeing
tour. Sunday night after the serv-
ices at Rosehill, they were enter
tanned by Mrs. Louise G. Lee. in
her beautiful home on Dunleath
Avenue.
On Monday at 2 pm. they were
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
MiStele Coal
Rush Now On

DETROIT, Mich.-Although
the cold weather has not set
in, it seems as if everyone is
rushing to place his fall or
ders for coal with Mistele. The
many trucks from the nine
well-equipped yards are busy
delivering coal all day long.
M'stele,. who has large per-
centage Of Colored trade, stat
ed recently that his Colored
trade for this fall has increas-
ed over that of last year. He
explains this big increase in
satisfied customers to the ex-
cellent coal at reasonable rates
and the quick courteous serv-
ice which he endeavors to rem
der a. all times. You may be
assured of the best in coal by
calling MISTELE, Plaza 4404.
When ordering. don't forge to
mention the Echo, your guide
to wise buying.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
Here Is A
kiIIer-DiIler
By DAVID L. JOHNSON

On September q, 1910 in the Old
Phoenix Junior College auditorium
a new page was written into the
history of Maricopa County. II
all happened when the "Caricopa
County Central Democratic Com
mittee' held its convention, COM
posed of Precinct Committeeman
from throughout the County.
After almost full day of busi
ness transactions, in which New
OFFICERS were elected for the next
two years. The convention
adopted two separate resolutions;
whereby colored co-captain
and a Spanish Co-Chairman will be
appointed to serve or the Com
mittee for a period of two years
After each resolution was read
it brought the delegation to a
roaring cheer. Thus new history
was made, and to our white friends,
these 2 minority groups owe you
sincere vote of thanks for your
splendid cooperation. 3,
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
HARLEM
SKETCHES
By SID THOMPSON

NEW YORK-(ANP)- 1t is not
generally known but Negro pro-
prietors of business establishments
N Harlem exploit members of
their race, who work for them,
more than the much maligned
white brother. For instance, not
one of the Negro-owned bars and
grillS are unionized according to
James A. Webster, official of the
Bartenders and Restaurant Work
ers union.
In some instances prices paid en-
ployes of glamour spots are far be-
low wages paid workers in the same
industry in the South. Imagine
walters working for 81 per night;
dishwashers "pearl-diving" for So
per week; bartenders earning SIC
per week of IL hour shifts. These
wages prevail throughout Harlem.
New York state has minimum
vagelaw for women restaurant
workers. Recently one of the bet
ter restaurants on Seventh Avenue
refused to pay their mattresses over
$3.50 per week and the Labor De-
partment forced its closing. The
average clerk gets $12 per week:
stenographers earn big money
when thev are paid SIS per week.
Police in Harlem have become
so accustomed to bloodshed that
thev are a callous lot. Just this
week woman who was almost cut
to pieces bv her lover, was walked
to the corner by two policemen who
put a tourniouet on her arm, wrap
ped a towel about her head, placed
q butchers apron on her lap to
catch the blood and made her sit
on a stool on the street for more
than 90 minutes while waiting for
the not-to-arrive ambulance.
a large crowd collecting drew
seven police cars to the scene but
not an effort was made to place ner
in a car until mutterings and angry
mlir1nurings from the crowd COM
nelled the cops, after the woman
had tainted from loss of blood, to
carry her to a squad car and rush
her, with siren screaming, to Har-
lem HOSPITAL. If she dies. then part
of the blame can be laid to the po-
lice, who looked on indifferently as
her lifeblood spurted away.
Some of the swanky, aristocratic
apartment houses, both Sin the
alley" and on sugar HILL" remind
one of luxurious apartment houses
in the movies There is a splendid,
lv bedecked doorman ALWAYS in at
tendance, a striped awning from
the curb entrance, richly tiled and
marbled, spacious lobbies, the latest
in elevator service.
HARLENANIA: Union pickets in
front of Herbert Bruce's Kenny
Cafe we're laid to politics by owner
Bruce. Union officials said mo"
Ground floor windows and windows
leading to fireescapes look like jail
windows. All have bars to keep out
prowlerS.
Theatres showing newsreels ex-
clusive1y are thick in downtown
New York. There are none in Har-
lem Latest in foods is a frank
furter cooked in an "egg roll. "
Looks like an elongated yeast roll
and tastes delicious.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
YeHo.V, White Blanks
Keep Out Negro Votes

special trip to Florida where he got
the first hand account of the situa-
ton.
He turned over to the Justice De-
partment two types of registra-
ton certificates used in Palm
Beach county. A yellow certificate,
issued to white voters, contains a
blank space for political party
affiliation'' to be filled in: a
second, white certificate, which is
issued to colored voters, contains no
such blank space.
''The use of separate types of
registration certificates for the two
races" the letter said, represents
the type of practice prevalent in
the entire state of Florida today"
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05

NEY YORK-(S (SNS)-The De-
partment of Justice has been asked
to make an investigation of dis
franchisement against Negroes in
Palm Beach county, Fla, whereby
these citizens are denied the right
to vote in primary elections, through
the refusal of officials to register
them for either the Democratic
or Republican parties.
The request for a probe into
conditions in Florida was made by
Thurgood Marshall special NAACP
counsel, in a letter to John Rogge,
United States assistant attorney
general in charge of the Justice De-
partment's civil liberties division
Marshall recently returned from a
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
Flax Can Be GrolUn In
Wilcox, Farmer Reveals

ROCHELLE, Ga.-(SNS)- Miss
Matte Wooten. farmer of this
section, reported Saturday that
Wilcox county soil is well adapted
for the growing of flax. She said
"for number of years I have had
my flax patches"
Each year, Miss Wooten has
planted flax, gathered and cured it.,
and woven it into many useful
articles for the home. An old-fash-
ioned spinning wheel which has
been in her family more than a
century is used.
On Miss Wooten's farm are plant
ed beside the hobby crop of flax,
cotton and peanut crops to finance
the farm and grain and hay for
winter feeding.
Informed the other day that
chemical engineers are perfecting
machinery for removing the wood
from flax fiber, Miss Wooten ex-
planned that the product was easily
produced and declared it could be-
come one of the money crops for
the farmers of this section of Geor-
gia. She invited interested persons
to visit her home to see flax in all
forms.
In additioo TO the articles made
from flax, displayed in the Wooten
home are articles such as baskets,
wall vases and other items made
from pine needles. Work on these
objects was done in spare time
and from their showing comes
much delight to the owner.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05

Mutual Life Insurance Company
was elected treasurer. Other Of
ficers are slated for selection on
Monday Sept. 80 when the group
meets at the Savoy Cafe at 12:15
for dinner. All business and pro-
fessional persons are urged to at
tend and participate in the meet
ing.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05

The farm on which the Wootens
live was cleared for cultivation
early after the Civil War.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
Mrs. Lampkin In
Tenn. Drive

MEMPHIS. Tenn. - (SNS)-
The Memphis Branch of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People an
nounceS thru its president, U. R.
Phillips, that the annual member
ship campaign will start october
18th.
Mrs. Daisy E. Lampkin of New
York, National Field Secretary of
the organization, will arrive here
about three weeks hence to serve as
director of the impending cam
paign. At present, she is con-
Quoting similar drive in Chicago
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-05
CLUB NEWS
TOP HAT CLUB"

OAI AAhA NAOD
met with Mrs, Vivian Simms. E..
Jefferson Street, September 26.
Having a small amount of business
to attend to, the members spent
the evening in games and en-
broiderlng. Mrs. Ethel Robinson.
making the highest number of
Pame points, won a lovely and USE
ful hox Of dus'ting powder. A
lovely luncheon was served and en-
joyed bv all.
Another important feature was a
marvellous fiel dinner served hy
the club Saturday evening. Sept.
~. 1t was successfully suoported
by the club members and their
many friends. The coming week.
lv meeting of the "Top Hat Club"
has been POSTPONED until the fol-
lowing week, because of the barn
dance sponsored by the Polka
DOT Club, Thursday, october 3. at
South Mountain. The Top Hat
ters VIII meet at the home of Miss
Anna stephenson, 1877 E. Wash
1ngton Street, October 10, with the
husbands and boy friends of the
girls Of the club for our informal
party.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, sister of
Mrs. Tishie Brown, N. IL ST., re-
turned to the city a few days ago
after several weeks vacation.
Nrs. Marie lack, Fr'sno Calf
arrived in Pho n1iv Tuesday.
Sertenher "a, to join her husband
who has been here for several
wec',- 7r'. Jac,- is tia hrothe~ of
MIR. ~ "0Tvtr-', cH2 puckeye Rd.
Mrs. Jack is anxious to get back to
California.