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The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22

NEW YORK K-(ANP)-LesS than
one-fourth of the recruiting quota
of the Second Corps area, COM
prising New York, New Jersey and
Delaware, has been filled in the
army's drive to enlist $1,000 men
by June 80, it was revealed this
week. At the same time it was
learned from Washington that re-
cruiting of men Jagged in about
the same ratio in other areas.
Local residents wonder if the
army is sincere in its desire for re-
cruits for the Negro section of the
town is buzzing with talk concen-
ing several refusals of Negroes
seeking enlistment. 1t is that the
Negro is not wanted in the new
army, they ask? If the white man
will not enlist in sufficient num-
bers Negroes are not wanted, then
conscription will have to be the
next step, thinking leaders of the
race have said.
Begun here on May 20, only 720
men have been added in this drive
for new men. 1t had been hoped
to sign up over 5000 by the end OF
June. War department figures is
sued this week indicated that about
l 400 men have been enrolled thru
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
Petition For R0TC Units
Gets Officials Attention

Kellar, Congressman Clifford Da-
Wis, and Mayor Walter Chandler
were shown by Mr.. Scott, and ap-
pear in this edition.
Hon. E. H Camp, Memphis
leader, is also in favor of the
idea, according to information
which Scott states he received by
telephone from Mr.. Crump's Of
flee. Supt. E. C. Ball, head OF
the city schools, is also under
stood to have endorsed the idea.
The Council of Colored Civic
Clubs will meet next Thursday
night at p. m. in Brownlee
Hall, at LeMoyne College, and it
is understood that further consid-
Grafton of the movement will be
taken up at that time.
Council leaders point out that
it will be necessary to work out
the details of establishing the
units in Booker T. Washington
and Manassas High schools. For
nation of such units of colored
boys, it is understood, will be
along the same lines as that fol-
lowed in organizing and training
the units in the white high schools
of Memphis.
One spokesman stated that it
may be expedient that the Coun-
Gil select a committee to learn
the details of the formation of
ROTC units, considering such
matters as the securing of uni
forms and other paraphernalia
connected with the training.
One observer pointed out that
with the possible exception of
Tuskegee Institutes ROTC unit
he could think of no other instltu-
ton or school in this section of
the country which provides such
training for colored youths.
1t is the Councils hope that
the units be approved and set up
in time for the training of the
boys selected to begin with the
opening of schools this fall.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
Officer, Prisoner
Injured During
Scuffle Saturday

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
A policeman and a prisoner were
nursing injuries Monday they re
celyed during a scuffle Saturday.
The prisoner, listed at City Jail
rs James Whatley, IS, of an un-
'nown address, received head in,
iuries when he crashed into a glass
window of police radio car while
Gcuffling on the rear with Officer
j. E. Helms.
Policeman Helms said Whatley
hit him in the right side while the
arrest was being made near the in
terSection of Baker and Peachtree
Streets.
Officer Helms in his report said
ne injured his hand while scuffline
with the prisoner. Whatley was
booked at the Jail on charges OF
disorderly conduct and resisting
arrest.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
Final Rites For
Robert Walker Are
Held On Saturday

The funeral of Robert Walker
was attended Saturday, June IS by
Rev. L. Rucker from the First
Colored Baptist Church, by an
overwhelming attendance. Robert
was killed Friday, June 7 in an
accident near 1ndio, California.
Riding with him at the time of his
death were Robert Downing and
George Diggs, Downing is also said
to be seriously injured and is not
expected to recover.
Robert Walker leaves to mourn
his passing a father who was with
him at the tine of his death, Mrs.
Morgan, of E. jefferson St, a\d
several aunts, host of other rel
atives and friends.
Pallbearers were James Clark,
Johnnie Taylor, Davis Philips,
Essie White, Leroy Clark and Rob-
ert Waldon.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
Bill To Limit
Railroad Jobs
To Voters Only
Ry c. w. RICE

BATON ROUGE, La,-(ANP) )....
One of the shrewdest legal maneu-
vers in the history of those seek
ing to displace Negro laborers from
their jobs was barred here this week
when Senate Bill No. 100 was cir
culated through the Louisiana SEN
ate seeking to require railroads
operating within the state of Louis
lana to employ in their services
''only bona-fide and qualified
voters of the United States of
America"
The bill is detrimental inasmuch
as Negroes are not only barred
from primary elections but only
few are able to qualify for the
general election in Louisiana.
Many of the workers who run on
railroads operating in Louisiana
are from Texas and are also him
dered through the Texas Primary
law barring them fom participation.
Some claim that the bill was
aimed not solely at Negroes but at
aliens employed on the railroads
who may be members of the much
feared Fifth Column, This
group, however, Is small in COM
parison with Negro workers.
Informed circles state the bill
has the backing of white labor un-
ions which for many years have
eyed with envy the stragetic places
occupied by Negro laborers on the
Southern Pacific, Missouri Pacific,
Texas Pacific, and other railroad
systems within the confines of the
state and on which important posi-
tions are held as brakemen, firemen
nOrferS etc
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
No Death Chair
In Mississippi;
Murderer Lives
Supreme Court
Must Fix New
Execution Date

JACKSON, Miss. (ANP)-Be-
cause the state of Mississippi SO
far has been unable to secure an
electric chair for the execution,
Booker T. Chi1dress, Newton
cosnty resident, sentenced to die
Wednesday for murder, is ex-
pected to nave at least two
months more to live
If the execution date passes and
he is not executed, the supreme
court, which set the June date,
must fix new date, aid the
court adjourned Monday for its
annual summer recess. It will not
sit again until September.
Childress, whose conviction of
the murder of Myrtle 1sIcCune,
was upheld by the Supreme court
last month, notified the Newton
county sheriff last week that he
chose to be electrocutcd.
Under an act of the recent Ses-
sion, electrocution was substituted
for hanging in Mississippi, and a
condemned person given the right
to choose this method OF death.
The state has no electric chair,
however, and Secretary of State
Wood declared he could not get
the travelling electrocution outfit
described in the law for the 81, 500
appropriated by the legislature.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
Hint 9th Or 10Th Calvary
Nav Go To Mexican Border
Colored Calvary
School May
Become Reality

KANSAS CITY, Kan.-(ANP)-
For the past fortnight rumors have
come from cities adjacent to Army
reservations of the 7th Corps area
that either the 9Th or 10th U. S
Calvary will soon be ordered to the
Mexican border for duty.
Indications, however, point to the
9th stationed at Ft. Riley, as being
scheduled for duty. Many colored
recruits have been passing through
Kansas City, enroute to Ft. Riley
and a recruiting officer was report
ed as saying they were being en-
listed for a unit called Cavalry
School Detachment, Colored."
Should the 9th be ordered to the
Border the Colored Cavalry School
Detachment will become reality.
authorized by the War Department,
observers declared. The colored unit
will be formed, it was stated, be-
cause certain white officers of every
rank, do not want Negroes in uni
forms, unless they are willing to
serve as stevedores, flunkies, boot
blacks, dishwashers and stable
hands
Last week, it was disclosed that
soldiers of the 9th Cavalry again
shouldered arms for the purpose of
practicing at the game of war.
And, true to the prediction, pub
lished recently by a number of
Race papers, Negroes are compelled
to shine boots attend horses and do
other chores around the homes of
white commissioned officers dur
ing the portion of the days they are
not handling rifles. Soldiers of
white units of the 7th Corps Area,
it was said, are allowed to relax
after such tiresome tasks.
Despite such handicaps and hum
iliation, the asseI tions of white
commissioned officers and official
reports indicate that just as many
colored soldiers qualify as expert
marksmen and sharpshooters out OF
every 100 participants as soldiers of
white regiments, even though white
soldiers handle their rifles every
day.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
Loses S250,000 Suit
AGAINST Chi Defender

Cobbs was connected with the
death of a Chicago youth last fall.
The Robert S. Abbott Publish
ing company was represented by its
general counsel, James B. Cashin
and Rev. Cobbs by Atty Bernard A.
Fried white. The motion. to dis
miss the complaint was presented
to the court by Atty. Edward B.
Toles, a member Of the Cashin firm.
Rev. Cobbs' original complaint
was ordered striken on April ~
when a hearing at that time re-
suited in the motion of Atty. Cash
in and the arguments of Atty, Toles
being sustained.
Last weeks hearing, set after
Rev. CobbS' attorney filed a plea
to present an amended complaint,
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22

CHICAGO-(A N PA $3.50, 900
suit in which the Robert S. Abbott
publishing company, publishers Of
the Chicago Defenders, were charg-
ed with libel by Rev. Clarence
Cobbs, pastor of the First Church
of Deliverance, was thrown out of
court this week by Judge Peter
SchWaba, superior court judge, aft
er arguments by the publishers
counsel against Cobbs' amended
complaint.
Rev. Cobbs brought suit against
the publishing establishment in
November, 1899, charging that the
Chicago Defender had published
a news story which libeled and de-
famed his character The story
grew out of rumorS that Rev.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
Slow Down Car At
SundOWn Is Advice
OF Safety Officer
BY ]. w. STROBE
Safety Coordinator, Arizona
Hirhway Dent


1t cannot be emphasized TOO
often that drivers of automobiles
should slow down at sundown. Twice
as many accidents occur after
dark as in the daylight hours, not
withstanding that rs per cent of
the cars owned by Americans are
stored in the garages for the night
when darkness falls.
Sixty per cent of the fatal auto
accidents last year happened after
dark. Only 1920 were killed dur
ing daylight hours; 1880 died as
result of accidents after dark.
Lessened visibility after dark ac-
counts for the disproportionate
number of accidents. The driver
cannot see as far nor as well.
And remember, only Is per cen"
of the cars owned in the United
States were in operation at the
time the 1880 were killed,
So We repeat, SOW down at sun
own.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
News I'm
Brief
GOES TO JAIL

Reversing a previous plea, Preci-
Gus Haywood, % years old plead
ed guilty in municipal court to
vagrancy and went to Jail for 25
days instead of paying $25 fine. In
West Phoenix Precinct Justice
Court, Ruth Deerdoff was granted
60 days probation on a similar
charge.
Thiray days in Jail was the sem
tence imposed in municipal court
on Grant Miller, 40 years old, 10th
and Jefferson Streets, who pleaded
guilty to carrying a razor con-
cealed on his person at 1347 East
Washington Street.
An information accusing Willie
Williams, % years old, an electri-
clan. GIG West Sherman Street OF
contributing to the delinquency OF
a l6-year-old local girl Friday was
filed Saturday in Maricopa Coun-
ty Superior Court. Judge M. T.
Phelps set bond at $3.50. Williams
is charged with encouraging the
girl to leave a dance hall, go to his
room and remain with him against
the wishes of her mother.
Ralio-car Policemen arrested SIX
men, one colored, in Eastlake Park
about l.3O p. m. Saturday ana
booked them in the city jail ON
charges of gambling in a poker
game. The officers reported they
seized 1928 and two decks of cards.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(SNS)-

ga most encouraging reponse,"
were the words used by Frank
Scott, Jr., executive secretary of
the Council of Colored Civic
Clubs, with reference to the re-
action his organization received
concerning it's petition of June
5th, asking that consideration be
given to the establishment of
ROTC units in the colored high
schools of Memphis.
Mr.. Scott disclosed that re-
sponses had been received from
all of the high officials and indi-
viduals to whom the petition had
been sent.
Copies of the written replies
received from Senator K. d. Nc
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
Fugitive Who Tied
Up Deputies Is
Back In Custody

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Benjamin Hughes, fugitive from
a Fulton County prison camp,
was back in Georgia Saturday.
y.,aile being returnod from De-
troit to Atlanta last week, he
overpowered two Fulton policemen,
tied them to tree near Hunting
ton w. Va, and then escaped.
He was recaptured several hours
Gter. Hughes, who was serving
1O5 years for a series of burglaries,
fed a. Fulton County camp in
1896
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
TO GET BOYS CLUB

SAN ANTONIO, Tex.-(ANP)
San Antonio became assured OF
a Negro unit of the Boys Club
with the successful closing, this
week, of short, intensive finan-
cial drive, held in conjunction
with the city-wide effort that saw
the colored division "over-invest'
its quota by nearly 5000.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
THURMAN DELIVERS
ADDRESS

ST. AUGUSTINE,-(AN (ANP)-Dr
Howard Thurman of the school of
religion Howard University, de-
livered the commencement address
to the graduating class Of Florida
Normal College of which Prof. N.
w. Collier is president. What
Shall + do With My Life" was the
subject of Dr.. Thurman's Grafton.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22

brought a second defeat for The
minister when Attys. Cashin and
Toles again were successful in theil
motion and arguments.
When Atty Fried presented a
plea to appeal the courts decision
Judge SchWaba assessed court costs
of 500 against Rev. Cobhs.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
FBI APPOINTMENTS TO
INCLUDE NEGROES

WASHINGTON, D. CLAMP
When 500 additional investiga-
tols are appointed by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation in the
governments drive against Fifth
Column activities in this couAtry,
many Negroes are expectedto be in
cluded, according to report made
this week.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22
PUERTO RICAN TOWN HAS
'BLACKOUT"

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico;-(ANP)
-Aguadilla. coast town hear the
new army air base at Point Borin-
quen. was blacked out for As min
utes Thursday night as a tryout
for possible contingencies.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-22

Will Halle Selassie, crOwnless
emperor of Ethiopia, now i'll Ital-
ian hands, lead his cOuntrymen in
a revolt against Italy now that the
Italians are at war with the Allies,
friend of Selassie? Reports by
British radio said that London had
heard that :nere was a revolt in
Ethiopia. Selassie is in London
and in event the Allies win the
war, he probably would get back
his empire in Africa.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Uncommon
Am egicans 8


ONE hundred years ago they
~ looked upon John Humphrey
Noyes as madman, crank, a
hereto and an inmoralist. But to-
day the historians speak of him
as ga Yankee saint" true
genius" and tore of the noblest
pioneers America has ever pro-
duced."
Born in Vermont, Noyes was edu-
Gated at Dartmouth and prepared
himself for a career in law But
the religious fervor which swept the
country in the early 1830's seized
him and he entered Andover theo-
logical seminary to prepare himself
for the ministry. However, after OBJ
tanning his license to preach, Noyes
began to rebel against dogmatic and
professional religion. Becoming
known for his heresies, his license
was taken away from him. Then
he announced he was going to es-
tablish kingdom of God on earth
and he founded the Putney COM
munity in Vermont.
There he put into practice his phil
osophy of Christian Communism
which included the most intimate
relationships of living. Because of
these daring experiments, Noyes
was repeatedly prosecuted by
groups of reformers and more than
once he narrowly escaped imprison-
ment. Finally, he moved his colony
to Oneida, N. Y, where it became
famous for the successful industries
1t started.
In 1869 Noyes inaugurated anoth-
er experiment which brought down
upon him a fresh storm of protest
from the exponents of traditional
morality. He called it "stirpicul-
ture" which was nothing more than
program of scientific breeding for
the human race long before the
word "eugenics" had been coined
The results of these experiments
are said by actuarial experts to
be unparalleled in the records Of
modern vital statistics.
In 1881 his Oneida community was
changed to corporation and by
the time of his death five years
later there was little left of the
original idea of the community but
its name. During the next half CEN
tury the name of John Humphrey
Noyes sank into obscurity. Then his
biography was written by modern
scholar who has declared: How
ever obvious his defects remain,
John Noyes possessed the attributes
OF genius Such life has
seemed far more worthy of co:a-
memoration than many of those more
celebrated, more henored by the
nation and the verdi, yet who nc :.
dared, as Moves did, 70 t~ee i@s-
IDEALS in.o - LII V
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Boosters
Win OUer Bradfeld

Bluffton Boosters emerged victor
ious in the opening tilt of the second
round of play in the Lima American
league last Thursday night by best
ing Bradfield Center in a tight game,
27 to %.
Bluffton led all the way in van
gushing the negro outfit the second
time this season, but Bradfield stayed
within striking distance to keep the
final outcome uncertain.
Score at the quarters with the
Boosters out in front was: to s.;
II to IL and % to II. Jim Morri-
son, of Bluffton, and Jerry Brown,
Bradfield star, each had nine points
to their credit.
Morrison is tied with Bollinger,
house star, for the scoring lead in the
American league. Each has tailed
81 points in loop play. Morrison's
were made on % fielders and six free
throwns. Bollinger racked up 20
fielders and IL charity tosses.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
Recreation Center

Mems volleyball play in the high
school gymnasium will be held this
Wednesday night. During the winter,
dates for volleyball competition will
be shifted from week to week, to
adapt play to the schedule of other
events in the gymnasium. Notice of
play for the next week will be an
nounced in this column regularly.
Bluffton players will compete in an
Allen county ping pong tournament
at Lima this Saturday. Winners will
be eligible to compete in district play.
Bluffton's entrants will be as fol-
lows:
Youths, over 15--Robert Watkins
and Dick Backensto, singles; Dale
Davidson and Robert Watkins, doub-
les.
Boys division, Is and under; James
Clark and Fred Herman, singles;
Clark and Hermann, doubles.
Girls, over 15-Geneveive Fett, de-
Tending Northwest Ohio champion,
and Betty Weinhold, singles.
Girls, Is and under-Ruth Garmat-
ter and Lavonne Which, singles.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
BiuftOn High Loses
To Wiltshire, 1921

After getting away to a Z to 5
lead in the first quarter, Bluffton
High cagers were unable to keep
pace with Wiltshire in a contest at
that place last Saturday night and
finally lost out to the Van Vert
county outfit by score of 25 to FL.
After leading at the quarter, the
Pirates had dropped six points be-
hind at halftime, trailing 9 to 10,
and the third quarter mark found
them on the short end of 13 to 21
count.
Bluffton's attack revived in the
closing quarter when the Dillermen
counted eight points to four for
Wiltshire, but the advantage of the
opponents was too great to over
come.
Injuries hurt the Pirates in the
tilt at Wiltshire. Gratz was unable
to get into action because of a
wrenched ankle sustained on the pre-
ceding night in game with Celina.
Zuercher, who took Gratz' place in
the lineup played a fine game, how
ever, and ended by being the leading
scorer of his team with eight points.
Bluffton's loss to Wiltshire was the
first reversal the Pirates have suf-
fered since the resumption of play
after the Christmas holiday recess.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18
High School Wins Over Celina In
Last Second BY Score OF 1925

again just at the close of the con-
test.
Meyers hoisted a free throw for
the Bull Dogs early in the fourth
quarter and Celina trailed by only
one point. He then added field
goal, and the visitors were out in
front "A to %.
Clyde Fisher, who had made only
two points in the first stanzas,
broke loose for a fielder, but the
Pirates advantage was short-lived
as Hattry tossed free throw to
knot the count at 25-all. tsns6
With barely two seconds remain
ing Fisher was fouled, and his toss
went squareiy thru the nets to give
the locals a well-earned 26 to 20
victory. Cooney scored nine points
for Bluffton and Gratz got six, to
set the Pirates scoring pace.
Bluffton has won three of four
home games this season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

Faltering before the superior
strength of Findlay college cagers
after a game first-half performance,
the Bluffton college five went down
~ a 35 to 20 defeat, last Thursday
night at Findlay.
During the first half of the con-
fest. Bluffton battled the crack Find
Law outfit to a 1912 tie score, ana
there was hope that the Beavers
might break their disastrous losing
streak.
It was all Findlay after the half
time interniission, however, as the
arrangement sank difficult shots from
oil ANGLES. In the face of the "hot"
streak Of the Oilers, Buttons of
tense and defense begged down and
the home team coasted to an easy
victory.
Buttons scrappy cagers led most
of the way in the first half, with
Findlay pulling up to tie the score,
only shortly before the gun brought
the period to a close. Findlay had
knotted the count on two other occa-
sions. but each time the Burckymen
had what it took to go out in front
again.
At one time in the opening period
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-01-18

Taking one-point lead in the
last two seconds of play, Bluffton
High cagers last Friday night best
ed Celina Highs Bull Dogs by a
score of 26 to 25.
1t was the Pirates third victory
in a row, and also gave them a
clean record in the Western Buckeye
High school league, the tilt with
Celina being Buttons first loop as
signment of the season.
1t has been a long time since
Bluffton cage fans have seen as
thrilling tilt as that played here
last Friday. Starting strong, the
Dillermen had 10 to lead at the
trst quarter, principally because of
some fancy basket shooting by Beid-
Ter and Gratz, each of whom got
four points in the period.
Celina's offense was clicking in the
second quarter, however, and the
visitors rolled 13 points thru the
nets to trail by only two points, IS
to Is, at halftime.
1t was still a neck to neck race
thru the third stanza, the score at
the quarter mark standing % to 21,
with Blufton still out in front.
Cooney was Buttons principal
point-getter in the second and third
quarters by racking up nine points
in the two periods.
Bedlam broke loose in the fourth
period, as Celina took the lead, re-
linquished it to Bluffton, then tied
the score and finally dropped behind