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The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-14
MAR|COPA, P|NAL AND C|LA COUNTIES TO
BENEFIT FROM FEDERAL FOODSTANP PLAN
PLAN TO BEGIN OPERATING IN ABOUT A MONTH
Secretary Wallace Makes Announcement in Washington
Authorities Advice Plan Will Start AS Soon AS
Preliminary Arrangements Are Made


Inauguration of the Federal Governments Food Stamp
Plan for distribution of surplus agricultural products to
approximately 21,3 public-assstance households IN
Maricopa, Pna and Gila Counties was assured today
when Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, at
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-14
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COMMUNITY CHURCH
e. M. Ward. Pastor

{. M. Ward, Pastor
Sunday Schoo1, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, HOO o'clock.
Evening worship, 500 o'clock.
Junior Endeavor, intermediate
Endeavor, 100 p. m.
Senior Endeavor at Z p. m.
Woman's Auxiliary, 1st and 3r6
Thursdays of each month.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-03-14

CHURCH OF CHRIST
Each Sunday afternoon 2:30.
Woman's Club Building.
You are cordially invited, Visit
ing members welcome.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09

of popular interest in the observance
may be due to the spread of education
and to the fact that the depression
decade has caused people to pay more
attention to their government and the
history of Americas birth and pro-
gress.
A general appraisal of the obser-
vances is that while they teach the
need of protest and action in over
coming tyranny they also help to make
plain that the Inauguration and the
burden of the movement toward liberty
must be borne by those who suffer most
from the oppression. The "frst mar
tyrs" were not the so-called "best
people" Attucks the leader was a run
away slave who became a sailor. The
Tories of the Revolution, like the
Tories of today-those who reap ample
returns from existing conditions are
not likely to concern themselves with
any effort for the general improvement
of government or the common people.
1t is always the oppressed, "the ragged
army, the ill-fed, the ill-clad the i'll
housed, in whom dire necessity creates
a positive duty to carry democracy for
ward for the common benefit of the
Just and the unjust.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09
MASSACRE NV

1t was in 1882 that the Common
wealth of Massachusetts enacted tbo
Massacre Day Bill which provided
Inc governor shall annually Issue q
proclamation calling for proper oh
Servance on March fifth of the ami
V.ersary OF the Boston Massacre where
IN Crlspus Attucks, an American Of
African descent, and Samuel Maverick
James Caldwell, Samuel GRAY and
Patrlck Carr met heroic deaths as tbe
iirst martyrs in the cause of Amorioa,,
independence 49, = '''i
With the succeeding years since then
interest has increased in the Massacre
Day celebrations. Usually the crowds
al the exercises on State Street. the Ola
burial Ground and the monument ON
Boston Common have been made m
largely OF casual passerby, the curious
'he immediate sponsors and partici-
pants on the programme. But tbis
years celebration was marked bv tho
attendance of an unusually large col
ored eontingent-people who came
from distant parts of the city. esneci-
any for the occasion and in spite Of
the torbldding weather. The growth
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09
Ht1t. Mnttrnp Urnttpr|
Editor and Publisher
1901 1894
SUPPORT THE GEYER BILL

One OF the most progressive legisla-
tive measures ever introduced in Con
gress is the bill designed as H.R. 1884
OF which Representative Lee f. Geyer
OF California is the sponsor. 1t pro-
vldes for the outlawing of the vicious
poll tax system now obtaining in
several Southern States-a system
DISTINGUISHING Ga percent of the whites
as well as the colored citizens in the
eight States of Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia, Mississippi South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, where
only one person out of four voted in
the 1886 Presidential election. Jeffer-
son County, Alabama, perhaps holds
the record for this kind of disfran-
chlsement; in that county, out of 12O.-
OOO colored citizens, only 667 were per
mitted to vote.
How does this poll tax system work ?
Many Northern readers will ask this
question, for the practice is unknown
north of the Mason-Dixon Line. A
person Is not qualified to vote until he
has paid his poll tax, and payment is
retroactive from the age of twenty
one. Thus person who had not the
desire to vote until he was thirty, when
ne became politically conscious, would
be excluded unless he paid the nine
years arrears of poll taxes. In a re-
glon where wages are the lowest any,
where In the nation, it will be readily
seen how difficult it is for a person TO
save sufficient to pay such a compare
lively large tax.
1t has been estimated that the aboIi-
tlon OF the poll tax system would give
l2,6O6,437 persons, colored and white
the ballot, which they could and would
be used to better their economic nosi-
ton. The NAACP and other proores-
slve organizations have gone on record
IN support of the Geyer Bill, which has
tar-reachlng consequences for the en-
iargement and increase of democracy
IN America. The Geyer Bill should he
supported by all true Americans. who
believe In those principles of liberty
equality, and social justice enunciated
IN the Declaration of Independence and
the Federal Constitution. Readers are
urged to address kilograms and most
cards to their Congressional Represen-
tatlves, asking them to vote for the
bill. 80 'ne
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09
LOOKING AROUND
and BEYOND
THE INCREASING MECHANI-
By
FRANK R. CROSSWAITH

THE INCREASING MECHANI-
ZATION of our industrial processes Is
finally attracting the measure OF at
tention it deserves from those who are
equipped with the necessary courage,
training and information, and who
recognize their social responsibility to
their fellows. Many years ago, it was
a common practice to deride and rldl-
cule those who sought constructively to
point out both the benefits and the
handicaps involved in our chronological
progress. We recall that at one time
a solution to the problem was seen by
some shortsighted people advocating
a ban upon invention of all labor
saving devices.
THE ENTIRE QUESTION was
recently thrown into the open arena of
discussion when DR.. Karl 7. Compton,
President of the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology objected to that
part of President Roosevelt's recent
message to Congress which in effect
stated that we have not yet found a
way ''to employ the surplus of our
labor" which the efficiency of our in
dustrial processes has created. Of
course this writer agrees fully with
the Presidents observation. We also
appreciate the measure of truth in
volved in Dr. Compton's reaction when
he argues that while chronological
progress has sometimes created unem-
ployment in specific situations, it has
also created new employment and made
available to the public material and
services which would otherwise have
been unavailable except to the priv
legged few. No one can deny the essen
tial soundness of that part of DR.
Compton's views regarding the avail
ability of material and services to a
wider audience But even that sound
social observation does not subtract
from the President Roosevelt's equally
sound claim that we have not yet found
way to employ the surplus of our
labor which the efficiency Of our in
dustrial processes has created.
IN DISCUSSION of this nature, it
seems to me, that certain basic truths
ought to be readily recognized and APP
preciated. For instance, we should all
reject the more or less we'll established
fallacy that the purpose of mans pres
ence on the earth is to enable him to
work. If work was the only reason for
our being born, l contend that our all
wise Creator would have provided us
with the strength and other physical
attributes of the OK, the mule, the
horse, the camel and other beasts of
burden. If our mission was mainly
one of work, we would never have been
equipped with a soul to be thrilled by
a beautiful sunset, by a garden of
roses or by the cadence of music, ETC.
If work is to be the yardstick by which
our existence is to be measured and
justified then why are we equipped
with the faculties to think, to invent,
to write, to sculpture, to paint, etc.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09
ANOTHER BASIC TRUTH which

ANOTHER BASIC TRUTH which
should be considered in a discussion of
this nature is our community of inter
est as members Of the human race in
spite of any real or imaginary differ
ence of color sex, creed or social posi-
ton. Acceptance of these two basic
truths lead us inevitable to the eonclu-
sion that under our present economic
arrangement there is little likelihood Of
more jobs being available in our in
dustrial life because of inventions IN
less there is, firstly, a substantial re-
duction in working hours and wider
distribution Of wealth to permit greater
purchasing power among the common
people who are the overwhelming ma
jority of mankind and secondly. the
eventual substitution of social owner
ship for private ownership in the basic
instruments of production and distri-
button. DR.. Lubin, U. S. Commissioner
Of Labor Statistics, recently testified
before a Federal Committee that the
manufacturing industries had increased
their output per man-hour from 60 to
40 representing an increase of about
103 percent between 1909 and 1886.
THE CIGAR MAKING industry is
particularly interesting and illumi-
mating example of the problem which
mechanization presents to our society
In 1921, about $4,000 workers were
employed in the manufacture of cigars.
But, "a years later the number of
workers had been reduced to about
$4,000. This alarming reduction in
the number of employed cigar makers
is due largely to the use of the long
filler machine. The machine on the
other hand gave employment to about
1900 new workers, mostly unskilled.
THIS WRITER CONTENDS that
the trouble is not to be located or rene
died by attacking the machine nor by
curtailing invention, but rather, as
aforesaid, by an intelligent recognition
Of the out-moded msocial and inhuman
practice of permitting the private
ownership and control for personal
gain of social agencies of production
and distribution. There is much that
can be said for the old custom That
it did much to arouse mans mquisi-
tiveness and accelerate the tempo of
his pace toward security no one who
has given even cursOry thought to
the subject can successfully deny, how
ever those aroused attributes must not
be considered as ends in themselves but
rather as means toward an end-and
that end being to enable man to meet
his normal economic needs with mini
mum of effort and thus release him to
live and develop culturally and other
wise. Whether we like it or not society
is destined to move out Of the narrow
selfish capitalistic rut which once gave
much to invention and finally step onto
the higher ground of cooperation, thus
giving mankind an opportunity to
really appreciate enduring human
values as against immediate but tenn
porary material gains.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09
ROBERT S. ABBOTT

Inc passing Of the founder of the
Chicago Defender" Robert s. Abbott
marks the removal from the American
scene OF a pioneer in Race journalism
MS eInlnence as an editor was reflected
IN the large circulation which that
newspaper was the first to eniov
nationally and in its progressive poll
Gles on most issues affecting the Race
ne was an uncompromising fighter for
the enactment of a Federal anti-lvncb
ing bill. He was an inveterate foo of
the racial discrimination countenanced
ny the reactlonary leadership of tbe
American Federation of Labor He
advocated In season and out tbn on
torcement of the 18th, 18th. and 18th
amendments = to the Constitution as
fundamental guarantees of tbe raco,s
eirectlVe participation in American
democracy. '''''
robert S. Abbott's career was almost
a success story along the lines made 90
Ianlllar to the youth of the Land bv
[he novels OF HOratio Alger. He rose
from poverty to comparative wealth
LOT ms business acumen was as acuto
as his sensitivity to the ever-cbanoino.
needs OF his readers. Thus he was 2
BUSINESS leader as well as a publicist
One OF his most memorable writings
was ms exposure of racial prejudice in
england, which won for him the biob
creait OIL shattering an illusion that was
widespread among American people
mat there is no color discrimination in
Great Britain. '''' ~
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09

remaining to the people. The news
dispatches today bear all the earmarks
of propaganda. A wise man he who
knows the truth. 1t was Boake Carter
who said that in time of war the first
casualty is truth We soon will be
hearing some new shibboleths which,
as in 1917, will unleash a mass hysteria
to stampede the American people into
war in which we have no business. In
1917 it was "a war to end war, "a war
to make the world safe for democracy"
and other such nOnsence. 1t is inter
estng to speculate what the new catch
words will be but you may depend on
1t the cleverest brains of Wall Street
are even now engaged in their formu-
latlon. And then, if we are gullible
enough to fall for such a1rant non
sense, God help us! Good bye the last
vestlge Of civil liberty; farewell the
last privilege of our dearly-won demo-
cratic heritage. War means dictator
ship, and dictatorship means the sub
mergence of the individual with all his
God given rights to the will of an all
powerful and ruthless State controlled
by those whose chief end is the exploit
tation of the people
There is but one way to ouell the
chauvinists and the sabre-ratling lingo
lists IN this country and whom I regret
to say, the present administration is
dong everything in its power to aid
and albeit. And that way is unity among
the people who will be called upon to
bear the brunt of the sacrifices, and
from whom will be stripped the last
yestlge Of democratic rights. When
they come to you and ask YOU to Shout
der gun with a bayonet on the end of
1t to run it into the belly of a man who
has done you no harm and intends YOU
no harm, you in your turn ask, Why?
ASK for clear and concise definition
OF war aims. Why am being asked to
night? Refusal may mean Leavenworth.
Dut an honest man languishing in a
prison dungeon means more for the
safeguard of the liberties of the world
than a dead fool upon the battle fields
of Europe.
The Constitution guarantees us GER
tam rlghts--in theory. We must make
them real and operative. know of
one way, and that is a united front
among the people.
Separate and apart we will be
broken and cast upon the rubbish heap
OF predatory social system which will
reach out its long tentacIes for its next
ylctlm--your brother, to break him in
turn and so on to the next and the next
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09
NEW SCHOLARSHIP
FUND ESTABLISHED

Colored high school students who
wish to enter college on the compile
ton of their courses will be among
those eligible for aid from the Ed
wards Scholarship Fund. The Fund Is
for Boston residents of good habits
and normal or superior intelligence to
obtain an education," according to the
announcement issued last Wednesday
by the Trustees, Former Governor
Joseph B. Ely, Leon NJ. Little, vice,
president of the New England Trust
Company, and Judge Paul g. Kirk oil
the Superior Court.
Established through the will Of Miss
Grace NJ. Edwards, the Fund has head
quarters at 40 Federal Street, Boston,
to which all enquiries may be ad-
dressed. Applications must be filed not
later than April l.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09

SEE MARCH 1s ISSUE

For accounts of the splendid An
nual NAACP banquet with Atty.
Eunice Hunton Carter of New
York. chief speaker. and Rabbi
Abrams. Auditor Russell Wood.
Justice Ahearn. Victor Byndes and
Mayor Tobin's representative
speaking; also the Fanuei Hall
Meeting tuesday night lauspices
of Attucks' Pageant Committee.
not fhe Equal Rights Leaguel. The
Editor attended both meetings.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09
CHURCH NEWS
FREE WILL COMMUNITY
METHODIST CHURCH, Inc.
107 Cabot Street
Row G MvricL naSfor

Preaching last Sunday was conduct
ed by the pastor at II am. and 500
pm. Holy Communion at IL am
Sunday School, u :30.-Prayer Meet
ing, 700 pm. The pastor was invited
to a delicious dinner at Sister Ida Mat
thew's on Sunday and to a turkey din
ner with Bro. James and Sister Arrie
with Bro. James and Sister Ar1ie
Green. The many kindnesses shown
from time to time by his members
makes him feel that he has some of the
best members in the world.-The fol
lowing Stewards and Stewardesses are
requested to meet with Rev Myrick
Sunday morning at 10:45; Sisters
Arrie Green, Alzater Moore NJ. F.
Word, Ida Matthews, Katie Howard,
Eula Hicks, Lular Lenox, Fannie Ross
and G. Hamilton; Brothers Richard
Trother James Green, John l. Slater,
Marcus Howard, G. McCraw, George
Jones, Harry Johnson James Ross and
James Gaines.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09
ST. CYPRIAN'S EPISCOPAL
MISSION
Termont & WaIpOle Streets
Rev. ID. Leroy Ferguson. minister

~, q SuoUH, MINISTER
st. Bede's Literary Guild--Sundav.
March 10, 1910. The program will be
Debate: Resolved: Capital Punish
ment Should be Abolished" Partici-
pants will be young men and women
from the Literary guild.-Time 5 80
pm. All are cordially invited.-C. F.
Belgrave, President.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Symphony Hall
DR.. LOthrOp, minister

DIR. INVERSION, PSYCHIATRIST
AT SYMPHONY HALL SUNDAY
"This is Man? will be the subject
of the address by DR.. Abraham Myer-
son, Professor of Neurology at Tufts
College Medical School, at the morning
service of the Community Church, Sun
day, March 10, at 10 80. DR.. Myerson
IS also Clinical Professor of Psychia-
try at Harvard Medical School, a Con-
sultant Neurologist at Boston Psy-
chopathic Hospital, Visiting Neurolo-
gist at Boston City Hospital and like
wise OF Beth Israel Hospital. He is
the author of 'The Nervous House
wife," foundations of Personality"
inheritance of Mental Diseases"
"When Life Loses its Zest", psychic
logy of Mental Disorders "The Ger
man Jew-His share in Modern Gull
ture" with Isaac GoIdberg), and
"Eugenical Sterilization" A Question
Period will fellow the address.
METROPOLITAN BAPT. CHURCH
TIT Shawmut Ave.
Rev. NJ. ]. Minor, pastor
Order of services: 1890 am. wor-
ship; II 30, Bible School; 600 pm,
B.Y.P.U.; 7:30 evening worship; Sun
day, March 3, was Youth Day at the
Metropolitan Church. Music was sup
piled by the Young Peoples Choir
Miss Charlotte Harrison, President
The Junior Church convenes in the
Parish House, every Friday evening
from 1870 to 8:30-Regular PRAYER
meeting in the church Friday at s pm.
Sunday morning, Mar. 10. the pas
tor continues his series of sermons.
Text: blessed are the pure in heart
for they shall see God" The Sunday
School, under the leadership of Mr..
Lambert, is planning its Easter Pro
gram. During the month of March.
alternating Revival Services will be
held at Twelfth Baptist Church and
Metropolitan Church, respectively.
During the week of the tenth services
will be held at Metropolitan Church.
Rev. f. r. Mason of North Carolina is
conducting the meetings. Sunday. Mar
~ the regular Communion service will
be held at 300 pm. Come and wor-
ship with us.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-03-09

unto the last unless we stop it by the
presentation of united front, solid
phalanx of determined souls who love
liberty more than life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-11

Tomorrow Tuesdoy the Beverly theotef will otter Us
feoure ottrocton "Of Nice ond Men" The obove
from the picture shows Betty Field ond Burgess Meredith who
ploy eod roles stork doro OF eo people living eo lives
is slated for its first return showing at the Beverly
heater Tuesday, unfods richly emotional and tensely
dramatic story the migratory ranch workers of California
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-11

Sincerely and sceuratsly por-
trsying Lincoln - the man he
setusliy was. Robert ". sher-
woods Pulitzer Prize Play. ABE
Lincoln in Illinois" reaches the
Blue Mouse screen. presenting
Raymond Massey in the title role
he created in the Broadway hit.
Hailed In extrayagsnt terms
ss the finest Characterization OF
the Great Emancipstor. Massey's
dslinsstion on the screen, enhanced
a. II II by the wider sweep Of the
camera. II said 10 be an Inspiring
moving portrait Of the greatest
and most loysbls OF our national
heroes
A notable cast Of 80 players IL
headed by Gene Locahsrs. Ruth
Gordon. Mary Howard. Dorothy
Tree. Harvey stephens. Watson
Minor and Alan Baxter in featured
roles Max Gordon produced the
picture for BKo Radio. and John
Cromwell directed Il.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-11
Rialio Offers
Vivien Leigh
With Laurence
Olivier in Drama

Nivien Leigh and Laurence oil.
yier the years star sensations
=. excitingly together in the years
most exciting romantic drama
Her arms gave him refuge from
threatening disaster her lips
gave him ecstasy while life hung
in the balance,
The sensational stars Of Gone
With the Wind" and "Rebeeea"
are co-starred with Leslie Banks
in columhia's al Days Together, a"
which Is now playing at the Rislto
theater.
The new film. based upon John
Galsworthy's novel. The First and
the Last" is the thrilling romantic
story Of boy and girl who mar
ried and found happiness for three
weeks. even while they knew that
police were hunting them for muir
der
Basil Dean directed the film. and
the supporting cast includes Fran
els Sullivan. Hay Petrie. Esme
Percy and Robert Newton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-11
Notable Cast in
RK0'sNewDrama

A fine cast Of FILM favorites is
featured in RKo Radios Curtain
Call" comedy drama OF the ups
and downs of the theatrical pro-
fession now on the screen at the
Music Box theater.
Playing the romantic leads are
Barbara Read and John Archer,
who are cast respectively as an as
piring small town girl-author and
her salesman boy friend. Alan
Mowbray and Donald MacBride,
two Of the screens most distin-
guished funsters, portray the parts
of stage director and a producer.
Helen Vinson, Leona Miracle,
Frank Fsyne and Tom Kennedy
have other prominent roles in this
new picture produced by Howard
Benedict and directed by Frank
Woodruff.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-11
Seattle Next
For Gideons
3-DoY Sessions
Here at On End

A large gathering at the First
Presbyterian church Sunday after
noon, which WAS addressed By
Charles Eisemayer OF Los Angeles.
marked the end OF the three-Iay
14th annual convention Of Gideons
here
Work of the Cideons in provii-
ing Bibles for hotels. hospitals.
steamships and penitentiaries was
explained by Gideons IN nearly 50
churches in Pierce county on Sun
oay morning and evening.
Next years meeting will be held
IN Seattle. At a business session
Saturday afternoon. Joseph c. ROT
OF Tacoma was reelected presi-
dent. Also reelected were w. T..
Grimmer Of Spokane, vice presi-
dent. and w. S. Stacey. Yakima.
secretary-treasure
New officers are F. E. Shepard.
Everett. chaplain: Frank Pottin-
ger. Seattle. membership secretary.
and B. Keeney. Sumner, Bible dis
tribution secretary.
Almin L. Swanson, Tacoma,
presided at the banquet held Sat
urday evening at the First Presby-
terrain church.