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The Phoenix index., 1940-03-30

founded b. the northern whites,
which nov are foremost in pro-
viding higher educational oppor-
tunities for the Negro Of today,
are the direct products of these
men and women with the mission
ary complex. Within recent years
the clamor has arisen for the dis
placement of these whites. One by
one they are ceasing their labors
among us.
1t seems so unfortunate that
the cry was raised so soon for
their departure; for although the
Negro has the ability and the
loyalty and enthusiasm, he most
certainly lacks their culture. The
white man and woman who
taught him, brought him cultur-
al contact that he could not have
had otherwise, and once this
white missionary has been re-
moved, with him will have been
removed one of the finest sources
Of culture for the Negro.
Negroes need positions it is
true; but they also need culture.
There is a too general disposi-
tion to say that Negroes can
now "take care of themselves"
and that whites should be speedi-
ly displaced; for Negroes need
the jobs. There is much truth
in this view but Negroes still
need white men and women with
the missionary complex. 1t is
true there is little or no room
for the white mercenaries in our
educational system.
1t is also true that in many
cases the whites of more recent
generations who have come South
have come with the mercenary
complex. But it is not safe to al
lege that even most of those
found here today are Of the
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the coOred people that they can feel pou"
which their all poiFca SOCIAL
religious economic questions which face the
especially the extent
that job makers well as job seekers
s. instruct and girls in the art Of thrift
Of God the brotherhood OF mar
S. a racial foundation for pOsteriy
Of the colored must compete
We must the technique other races
in Above all must render dependable ef-
alone will be able
enterprise Therefore realizing these vital
points, to
rendering better service
published in which views
question of local national Such views
opinions and shall not reflect Iii any
wayth Of PHOENIX INDEX.
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still generations of fight, struggle
aand suffering ahead.
We had many illusions when we
were at war. we white Ameri-
cans and We colored Americans
But if We had had good sense we
would have known that we would
come out OF them as one comes
out of the effects of dope, when
there is no more dope. War is not
a natural and typical social force
or condition. But the Negro SOL
diers showed hard-headed sense:
When Germany planes flew owe:
the lines Of Negro soldiers anc
dropped leaflets, saying: What are
you here fighting Us for? &
Lay down your guns and come
over into Germany: you can eat
in any restaurant in Germany!"-
the blacks answered by taking shots
at those German planes. That was
good sense. In this present war, the
other day the Germans erected large
sings facing Che French and say
ing: why do yoH fight for the
British?" The French answered
with their artillery and demolish-
ed those signs. That was good
French sense.
DIDN'T WANT WAR
The British and French did not
want this war. The Germans force
it. All the world knows that. - al
but a few idiots. If Mussolini he'
his right mind he will stay on the
fence. If Stain has not gone mad
he will do more than he has al
ready done to help the moSC dar-
gerous enemy of Russia. At any rate
we expect the British to fighc. They
are not the breed to surrender, even
in an uneven fight. If concerned
they will not sink their own ships.
That is German stuff.
Let India see that the issues of
this war will affect more than
London and Paris. There IS moth
ing to brag about in the present
world civilization but that British
French battle line IS standing in
defense of whatever little good
there is in this civilization. We
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government lumber being sent up
to Hampers Ferry where DR..
johnson was building a summer
home.
A part of the report related that
the special agent interviewed a
man who was working on Dr..
Johnson's house. This worker, the
report stated, declared "that de-
livery of sills and flooring was
made at early hours of the morn
ing and he never saw the truck
make the deliveries.
1t was never publicly demon
strated or specifically charged by
the interior department that the
lumber had been used on Dr.
Johnson's house.
Special Agent Belus reported
that "in view of the affidavit of
a bookkeeper that he was in
structed to change his books and
in view of the fact that the treas
urer of Howard university in a
letter admitted that Howard uni
versity had njsused funds ap-
propriated for other specific plT-
poses, l recommend that a
thorough and exhaustive audit be
made of The books of Howard uni
versity." The audit was made and
accounting methods at the univer-
sity changed.
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Missionaries o.

MEsN W1Ad TIE missionary
complex have been powers
throughout history. These have
made nations great and civiliza-
ttons splendid. One Of the ex-
plantations of the greatness of
Jesus, and the church He came
to found, is in this self same mis-
sionary complex. The thing that
most makes communism a threat
to the existing social order is its
missionary complex
When the Negro was emanci-
pated and needed educational op-
portunities in which to lay sure
foundations of an uncertain flu
ture, white men and women left
the North and turned toward the
South. and the thing that made
them great blessings was their
missionary coG1plex.' They felt
that they were going out to help
the man farthest down, and their
labors were crowned with a suc-
cess that is a marvel of history.
In some cases the whites of the
South tourrned missionary to help
the Negroes they had previously
enslaved. Paine College, Augusta.
Georgia, Is the most classic exam
pie of this complex on tine part of
the white South. Here at Augusta
is college founded and supported
by former shareholders and Their
sons and daughters, for the educa-
tioi OF the sons and daughters of
former slaves! The world must
look with admiration upon this
great Christian gesture. The my
rtads tongues of history will
doubtless tell about it unto the
end of time. The important thing
is not SO much the school, but
the missionary complex of which
it came.
PRODUCTS OF LABOR
The UNCONVENTIONAL schools
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tolerance and understanding To such He dedicated
His life and crucified that others might live.
One would think that the world has forgotten
Christ and His dying and resurrection except tor the
show that is put each Easter Day as the result
of ali apparently successful commercial buildup
through the years with the aid of tiny bit of SEN
timent.
Inhabitants of our troubled sphere might LOOK
for cross in reality this Easter and work
that the true spirit of the Christ reign among us
DISCUSSING THE PROBLEMS
1t was significant Friday and Saturday that
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with apologies to Professor
ChiverS)
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CnltcASI
By A. III. GORDON
Author of the Georgia Negro ano
Head of the Department OF Socia'
Sciences, Georgia State College.
WAS BORN one-half mile
outside the Incorporated limits OF
the little country town of Month
cello, Georgia, Jasper County ana
there, claim to have been born IN
the country. I confess that am
ignorant of the birthplace OF the
distinguished city professor OF the
Atlanta University System, better
known as Walter Chivers, but from
the contents of his recent release
through the columns of the Atlanta
Daily WORLD on the subject o.
BACK to the Farm" for Negroes"
T think I am justified in making
the statement that if he were born
ON a Georgia farm or anywhere
near one he has certainly forgotten
most he ever knew about the 1arm
and what it really offers TO Me-
groes.
The erudite professor is likewise
ignorant. it seems, of the advice
that some of our leaders are giving
he Negroes in reference to what
farming offers the Negro IN these
lines which are testing our abil-
;ty to stay in existence anywhere
either in the back alleys of our
qreat cities or along the country
-anes of our poverty ridden rural
sreaS.
CAN'T NAME ONE
In the first place, Professor,
hink YOU would be put in a close
.orner if you were asked to name
iust ONE Negro leader who has
advised Negroes to return to the
.arms indiscriminately or in large
numbers; that is, any person COM
,etent to advise any one on rural
matters at all.
For lonng time so-called "1n-
stitutions of Higher Learning"
have been taking selected or tai
,nted Negroes largely from the
.ural areas of Georgia and other
Touthern States and giving them
classical" training or so-called
rofessional training to get jobs in
tiles.
Most of these young people are
low almost on relief and quite
'ew of them are working for WPA
W some other government subsi-
lized agency. When one consid-
RS that this is the best that the
cities can do for the talented
tenth" who are trained, it is very
discouraging to think of what the
cities mean to great "unwaShed
Masses" especially those who are
black. '" ':
BY the way. Professor, that pipe
of yours which you love SO much
TO smoke while you go through the
arduous process of trying to think,
more SUCCESSFULLY we hope than
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The Christ these nations follow
must be awed as He views them in
greater confusion today today than
He was surrounded by 1900 odd
years ago..
Christ taught peace, love, bro
therhood and those qualities OF
the human personality which are
indeed contrasted by mems war.
like. selfish and cheating present
day ways.
He taught a brotherhood which
had no place for the experiences
that are still dominant in our
Southland, in regards the preseni
generation of the Americas freed
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among Negroes in the South, where
In state like Mississippi
there are 100000 Negroes, only 6s
hospital beds are available for
them and in the state of Texas With
100000 Negroes, there are 200 hos
pital beds available.
He further stated that in recent
years, a large addition has beer
made to the number of hospital
beds available for Negroes but OF
these, 80 per cent are for insane
persons; IS per cent are in general
hospitals and Is per cent for tuber-
"ulosiS. DR.. Carney said there are
N the United States 110 Negro hos
oitals, largely in areas where Ne
groes are now allowed in other in
stitutions, giving employment to
1000 nurses and attendants and
furnishing Negro doctors opportllni-
ty for hospital practice.
TELL OF BENEFITS
Under the present plan, the bill
calls for an outlay of $10000,000 by
the federal government TO erect in
the South such hospitals as are
needed to carry out the health pro.
gram indicated by the U. S. Pub.
lie Health Service. with the hos.
pitals to be administered by the To-
cal governments.
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A Strange Easter

EASTER OF 1910 presents strange situation
among the nations which profess the following Of
Jesus of Nazareth, whose body not in the tomb
when his earthly associates went there three days
after his crucifiXion.
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Americans do not want hostility,
but will face plenty of it, if that
line gives way.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-10
'EX-CRIPPLES' RUN
in HUNTER mile

Boston, February 10. - CUP -
The "Schoolboy Cripples" led by
Glenn Cunningham seek to conquer
their "healty" rivals in the famed
Hunter mile, most popular event in
tho 51st Boston A. A. track and
field games at Boston Garden to-
night.
Best known of the Cripple trio fac
ing the starters gun in the nations
oldest indoor meet before an ex-
pected crowd Of $4,000, is the barrel
chested Cunningham, who some two
decades ago was carried from a burn
ing Kansas schoolhouse and told
that he never would walk again.
The story Of the other two Grip
pies probably is not as familiar.
Louis Zamperini, formerly of South
ern California and dark horse" OF
the event, has had leg trouble since
his boyhood days in Olean, N. Y.
So weak was young zamperini that
a physician advised his family to
move to California. Even in that
sunny cline, Zamperini has suf-
fered seven leg injuries including
several breaks.
Gene Venzke, Pennsylvania styl-
ist, qualities as the third cripple.
He carries a load of about so buck
shot in his limbs as result of hunt
ing accident in his school days.
Their rivals in the select field OF
five will be Charles (Chuck) Fenske
=
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worry about that. Even as I write
this, Monopoly Mike Jacobs is sitting
in his Red Bank, N. J., home figur-
ing out how soon he can match Louis
and Godoy once more. The next one
will be out Of doors, In the Yankee
stadium, and the bite won't be cheap.
Mike Is not the sort Of man to give
you a good thing twice In row with
out making you pay for 1t. Mike
knows that whatever Is worth seeing
is worth paying for.
Radio is still too new a gadget
for me to trust whole heartedly. 1
won't know exactly what happened
until my carrier pigeons get in to-
morrow with the round by round de-
scription. I cannot conceive Of Louis
hitting any man as many times with
his right hand as the radio said he
did without that man going down.
I still can't completely swallow the
description of a challenger, in the
14th round, waving to Louis and call
ing Come on and fight"
Note on Seabiscuit, another cham
pion: He finished third to Heelf1y
and Sun Egret at mile, but he was
winging at the finish and picking
up horses. Another furlong and all
of it would have been his. You can
tab him as a good thing in the hun
dred grander."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-10
CRAVEN DEFEATS
JACK THOMPSON
Small Crowd Sees Local
Show; Cartegena De-
feats Williams

Irish Jackie Craven Of Philadel-
phia won an unpopular decision over
Baby Jack Thompson Of Albany, N.
Y, last night insthe main bout of
a fivebout program at Buckingham
hall before a crowd Of fans much
smaller than those which have seen
the past three shows. Thompsons
was f1oored three times in the first
round by Craven and for the next
seven rounds nothing happened.
In a six-round semi-final Danny
Williams, a clever colored boy from
Hudson, N. Y, outpointed willing
Mike Angieri of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Benny Cartegena of New York
scored knockdown of Mickey Will
liams of New Haven in round three
and went on to win the nod despite
hard rally by Williams in the final
round.
Irish Bill Kelly of New York did
not last any time to speak of against
hard-hitting Eddie Elm of Man
chester who got TKO win in the
first round. Make Katz, local Jewish
boy, won a four round decision over
Harold Brewster, colored lad from
Suf1eld. It was a slam bang battle
from start to finish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-10
Godof Surprised
Ardent Friends
In South America
BY WILLIAM HORsEY

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Santiago, Chile, Feb. 1O.-Arturo
Godoy was q hero In defeat on his
native continent today.
In going the full Is rounds with
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe
Louis in New York last night, Godoy
had done even better than some Of
his most ardent fans had hoped and
they believed now, that though he
had lost the decision, he was still
a worthy opponent for the worlds
best fighter.
When TIL bell rang In Madison
Square Garden opening the 18th
round of the fight, and Chile,S
Godoy was still going strong, South
American Sportsdom had its biggest
thrill since tho word came that
Louis Firpo had knocked Champion
Jack Dempsey out of the ring.
Two of the most interested radio
listeners last night were Godoy's
mother in Iquique, who had thought
he would wiz if he got past the fifth
round, and CEile's president, Pedro
Aguirre Cerda, who sat beside the
radio in his summer palace at Vina
Delmar with party of friends and
ministers, intent upon the an
nouncer's every word. Afterward,
the president cabled Godoy: "Con-
CALCULATIONS on your valiant, plucky
fight"
Most Chileans took their country
mans defeat in good humor. Godoy
fans in Argentine, however, object
ed to the decision. The Buenos Aires
newspaper Ell Mundo said: "All ra-
dio listeners. gained the impair
tial feeling that the Chilean fight
er gave the same thing and the de-
cision was unjust.
Champ Lost Prestige
La Nacion at Buenos Aires said
that Louis got the smelly benefit
of the doubt" but lost prestige in
the fight.
Chilean crowds, gathered around
loud speakers at newspaper offices,
cheered and sang after the fight in
spite Of the decision. Most of them
regarded it a moral victory for
Godoy, who learned boxing while
doing military service.
Yesterday afternoons newspapers
had been divided in opinion on
Godoy's chances. Jack Dempsey be-
came q Chilean hero when the
newspaper La Union at Valparaiso
published statements attributed to
him. in New York, praising Godoy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-10
TENNIS BODY AIRS
MAKO AND SABIN

New York, February 10 = Cup
= The most drastic ruling by the
United States Lawn Tennis Asso-
citation in IL years today mode Gene
Mako of Los Angeles, member of
several Davis cup teams, and Wayne
Sabin of Portland, Oregon, fifth
ranking player, ineligible for COM
petition for the entire 1910 season.
Infringements of the amateur code
with respect to the eight weeks rule
and travelling expenses were charged
by the executive committee of the
association in its action taken yes
terday prior to the general meeting
today.
The suspension came as result
of charges filed by the amateur rules
committee last November and will
keep them out of all tournaments
sponsored by the association. An
application for reinstatement will
not be considered before Septem-
Der.
Both Mako and Sabin, although
invited, were absent when the COM
mittee ruled that both had received
travelling and living expenses for
more than eight weeks in 1899 and
had obtained more travelling money
through duplication.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-10
PAWTUCKET five
HERE TONIGHT
Rhode Island Shooting
Circus" Faces Liths
Again Tonight

The Pawtucket Townies, who are
rapidly making a name for them
sleeves in Connecticut cage circles
as a shooting circus, pay another
visit to st. Josepf's hall tonight to
tangle with the K. Of L. hoopsters
for the sixth time in three seasons.
The clubs last met two months
ago and the Liths, trailing by IL
points at the half, staged a whirl-
wind comeback to pull out with a
60-56 overtime victory. Capt. Will
son Farley turned in brilliant job
for the TownieS, tossing in ~ points
to bring his total for five games
against the Knights to "a, one shy
of 10 average.
Boosting two victories over the
Bridgeport st. Cyril's, 1851, and 85-
81, the Townies have enjoyed con-
siderable success against Nutmeg
teams and have demonstrated why
they have won the Rhode Island
state championships the past three
seasons.
The Townies are currently tied
with the Peejays, who showed here
last week, for the leadership of the
Pawtucket Manufacturers league,
turning inSa 71-21 victory over the
Sayles five Wednesday night in their
most recent circuit start, Stan Klotz
scoring &C points to lead the attack.
The game Is set for 9 o'clock,
st. Joseph,s Holy Name taking on
the strong New Haven club in a G.
l.. G. league encounter at 7:30. The
New Haven team features Joe
Butch" Naimo, all-New England
performer at Branford high two
years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-10

After Monday nights battle, we
find that the Oilers are still in first
place. They gained a point on the
Irishmen who dropped to a tie for
second with the Milkmen.
The Butchers and the Newsboys
finished all even for the night. The
Butchers took the first two games
and had a 46 pin lead for pinfall. In
the last two boxes of the last game
Holleran and Snyder came through
with marks to finish 1874 and 1872 re-
spectively. This made up the differ
ence and the Newsboys took pinfall.
The Fuzzy Top Twins, Butcher
Gordon and "pickels" Shove were
taking it easy, thinking they had
four points all sewed up. They went
home talking to themselves.
The Milkmen took : out of from
the Hennessy Five. Winning the
last two and pinfall. "Ankels" camp
ers beat them with a nice 104 game.
After that he lost his eye. We won't
print his score.
McVerry for the Milkmen rolled a
1877, while George DAILY had tough
time trying to get going. Well,
George bowls good across the river.
Jim Fryer bowled two good games,
1873, 1874, but Carl Demenske also hit
1874 for the second game and Jim's
team lost that one. In the last game
the Bankers went to pieces and the
battle ended 8 to in favor of the
Oilers.
The Irishmen went to town the
first two games against the Hen
messy Banquets, Gibbons, McGrath,
Spillane and Tracy finishing the first
two with a lead of So pins. But the
last game was a different story
Barnes, Russell, Brady and Barrett
came across with lit, "a, 1877 to take
this game and make up the pinfall to
finish all even for the night. For
the first time this year the Irishmen
all missed hitting 100. It is a poor
game when one of the Irishers fails
to hit the charmed circle.
The schedule for Monday night at
the Grand Alleys and the seasons
record.
Irishmen VS.. Observation-Disclosures
5-3.
Oilers VS.. Hennessy Five Oilers
60.
Newsboys VS.. Hennessy Banquets
--Newsboys So.
Bankers VS.. Milkmen- Bankers So.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-10
North End Varsity,
Springfield Club
On Court Sunday

The powerful Springfield Col
legians are scheduled to appear at
the North End "Y" Sunday at 3 o.
clock, to oppose the varsity combine,
in a contest which should provide
plenty of thrills for the large crowd,
which is expected to witness this
Sabbath day feature. The Massa-
chusetts quintet has been knocking
over leading teams in their state
and should provide puenty of OPP
position for the North Enders. The
Collegians' lineup will show: Bob
"Chief" Harrison, 6 feet inch star,
formerly with Manchester high and
Plainfield pros; Ned BarroWs, bril-
liant ex-Springf1eld College and
WeStfield high school standout; Ed
Powers, who once played with Wes-
ton high and birmingham State
Teachers College; Russ Open
heimer, former captain of Westf1eld
College and Classical high; Jack
Ryan, who saw plenty of action with
st. Michaels prep and Tech high
school of Springfield; Cliff Benier,
captain of American International
College for three years and former
Wilberham prep star; and Jack Car
tiers and Don Grant, former Plain
field pros, who participated with
Springfield College in 1886.
The varsity will be at full strength
and hope to upset the out-of-staters
who are favored in this contest.
"Ricky" Ricciuto, Bobby Ray,
"Spuds" S-adola, Tony Jacks, Dom
Coviello, Lou Chestone, Bobby Leece,
Mike Haiday and Chick" Harmon
will be in uniforms for the "Y"
team.
In the preliminary the Spartans
will oppose a strong opponent.