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Evening star., 1940-01-03
Deaths Reported

Fannie F. Meany. So. 1882 st.
William H. Harryman, 85, 1419 r st.
Bessie j. Def1baugh, rs. 9TH and H SITS.
Sister Cecilia, II, Providence Hospital.
Anna Hooper 50. Sibley Hospital.
Louis M. Saxton, 63, 1901 Argonne pl.
John Anderson, SO. Emergency Hospital.
Gertrude L. Finckel. 81, 1414 Ingraham st
Harry A. Dove. 5S 1905 4th st. s.w.
Julia l.. Marphis, 55, 100 9th st. ne.
Newton C. Parks 81, Annapolis Hotel.
Irving Testerman. AZ. Emergency Hospital
Russell M. Brooks SO. St. Elizabeth's Hos
Dorothy j. Wells, 81, Emergency Hospital.
John A. Ingram. 80. Freedmen's Hospital.
Irene E. Ridgely, 27. Gallinger Hospital.
Infant schaub, Providence Hospital.
Rachel s. McKeen. 81: 3009 18th st. ne
Laura c. Hoy. s6. 734 4th st. Sc.
Amelia E. Murch, II. 1902 st.
Rose Carroll, n, $500 14th st.
Catherine A. Walton, "a 3l3l 3ath st.
John Fling, 73, Emergency Hospital.
William M. Herndon. 81. 312 End st.
William H. James. 81, 1889 10th st.
Helena A. Rosenbusch. 65 1896 P st.
William H. Myers, 50, House once Bldg
Rebecca Himelfarb, A. George Washington
Randolph c. colston. AZ, 1850 Wis. ave.
Ira L. Brashears. A. Providence Hospital
Gertrude 5tg C. Gilchrist' 46 ees Mass
Kathryn NJ Masterson, 4e, St Elizabeth's
Thomas r. CHARTERS, 32, Gallinser Hos
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Births Reported

orval and Bonnie Barchet; girl.
John and Betty Bennett boy.
Eeonsrd teas snd aad Ssush Lois sri Fr
Edgar and Elsie Dean. boy.
Lyman and Helen Easter boy.
Nc Nicholas s and ieH Helen neHs Guilianc, SGs girl
Ronald and Margaret Jefiries boy.
Richard and Phyllis Moncure. boy.
owen and Elizabeth Flicker. girl.
sephen ana and Ress shaSsor Do boy
Joseph and Asnes sweeney, boy,
Lambert and Cathryn Tuerke, girl.
Harry and Ernestine Brill girl.
Edwin and Dorothy Corcoran: girl.
Kaph oseab and and Msdge MSdte saovs Mtene boy
Edward and Dorothy CLANCY. girl.
Edmund and Ruth Grady. girl.
Albert and Beatrice Levin, boy.
Arthur and Katherine Nachas, boy.
John and Maxine Pergal, girl,
GlSta GpStav and ds Rebeces Richter. boy
Joseph and Carrie Trinko, boy.
Robert and Foncie Hef1ron, girl.
John and Myrtle Heavener, boy.
Jeremiah ayn ana and f0s VlFsina %ay Nelssn s boy
Edgar and Cecile Edsall. boy
John and Annie Sullivan, boy.
LdQSOn ana MhI ItHd CullCUdt, UOy.
Ray and Beatrice NeaSon, girl.
Tommy and Edna Jones girl.
Howard and Margaret Beall. jr., girl.
Clay and Beulah Brockman girl.
Charles and Gertrude Callander. boy.
Ralph and Marguerite Collins. jr boy.
George and Helen Downs girl
Arthur and Mildred Faust, girl.
Sydney and Mildred Grant girl.
Leo and Johanna Hannah boy.
William and Ruth Hldebrand. boy.
Earle and Norma MacHardy. boy
George and Irene Mandley,' girl.
Frederick and Agnes McHargue. girl.
Paul and Eta PLATA, girl.
Lyman and Evelyn Robertson, girl.
James and Gertrude Seabury. girl
Raleigh and Julia Shifhet. boy.
George and Mary Sterner, girl
George and Rosale Tippett. boy.
Melvin and Margaret Tyrrel! boy.
Frank and Elizabeth Cook jr.. boy.
Harry and Anna Mathews boy.
Rea and Violet Mckinney girl
Starley and Bernice Shelton, boy.
Robert and Evelyn Talley. girl.
George and Irma Edmunds, girl.
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Charles and Kathryn Junkin. girl.
Richard and Evelyn McAllister, boy.
Herman and Dorothy Paul, boy.
John and Helen Keeping. girl.
James and Pearl Scott, boy.
John and Isabelle Shymansky, girl.
John and Elizabeth Diamond, boy.
Robert and Helene Masterson boy.
Sigmund and Evelyn Lazer, boy
Henry and Hilda Trautwein. boy.
Roland and Celeste Martin. ST.. boy.
George and Mary McWhorter. boy.
Edward and Dorothy Sheaffer. boy.
George and Rose Davis, girl.
John and Mary Watson. girl.
John and Ann Dorsey. girl.
Herbert and Pearl Payton, boy.
James and Eartha Heron girl.
Esear and Matte Poole. boy
Wilmer and Alice Connor. boy.
Alex and Ida Mayfield. girl
Clarence and Dorothy Taylor. boy.
Charles and Carrie Prentiss. boy.
Leertes and Martha Gillis, girl.
Harold and Julia Jackson. boy.
Stewart and Harriet Marshall, girl.
Evening star., 1940-01-03
Conference to Discuss
ScurIet Fever Cases

DR.. v. L. Elliott, Montgomery
County CMd) health officer, will
meet with the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Public Health Lay Committee
at 3 pm. today in the Bethesda
Elementary School to discuss a Sc
ries of scarlet fever cases reported
during the last month.
DR.. Elliott said 81 cases had been
reported since December l in the
Bethesda area, several of them in
the elementary school, and that
precautionary measures would be
Evening star., 1940-01-03

Archie Fuller. 4s. Georgetown Hospital
Otto Byrd. 43, 1850 Wis. ave.
Elnora Moore, 80, 1906 r st.
Mamie Smith, 81. Casualty Hospital.
Infant Juanita Chambers, 139 L st. Sc.
Lizzie Glasso, "a, st. Elizabeths Hospital
Hattie Brooks, 80 Home for Aged.
Robert Ford. 66, Gallinger Hospital
Emma Lewis. "a. GEORGETOWN Hospital.
Chanty Thomas. Al. Freedmen's Hospital.
Leroy Barnes, 80. Gallnger Hospital.
Infant Mack. Gallinger Hospital.
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discussed at the meeting today.
How many cases are still active he
was unable to say, explaining he
was making a check and would re-
port at the afternoon meeting. Mrs.
Philip E. Bradley is chairman Of
the committee.
Evening star., 1940-01-03
Vireinion Gets 20 Years
For Killing Wife, y

By the Associated Press.
STAUNTON, Va, Jan. edwin
David Hopkins, 81. was sentenced
yesterday to 20 years imprisonment
for the fatal shooting of his IT.
year-old wife, Helen Gibson Hop
kins, last July % at Waynesboro.
Judge Joseph A. Glasgow pro-
nounced the sentence after hearing
arguments and overruling a defense
motion to set aside the verdict re-
turned by a jury November 20.
Evening star., 1940-01-03
Awards Prizes Toniqht

Prize awards for the six best out
door Christmas decorations in the
community will be presented tonight
at the regular meeting of Friendship
Citizens Association in Janney
School
Evening star., 1940-01-03

An after the holiday roundup
of all the odd two's and three's
left from recent sales and
what a collection it is. Think
of getting a bed.hi divan for
SIS or one with arms and
back, making it a splendid liv-
ing room piece. Some only
one.of.a.kind. All covered in
excellent wearing, colorful cot
ton or rayon-and-cotton up-
holstery fabrics. Tomorrow
so long as they last :. only SIS.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
BY THOMAS E. WATSON

Few Christians care to question
the origin of their religion Even
fewer will admit the historical fact
that the role of Messiahship was
forced upon the Christ child
Hundreds of years before His
birth. the role he was to play
had been preconceived by the old
prophets" This expectation was
tied UP with the history of de-
pressed race of people who believed
that some day a leader would be
born for the sole purpose Of de-
liyering them from physical op-
preston.
The fact that the prophecy of
Christ's birth was entwined with
all kinds of superstition, myth
ology, legends and unfounded re-
ligious dogma has detracted from
the actual scientific value of the
teachings of Jesus Christ. How
ever, this is not without recogni-
ton of the possible fact that
Christ's contributions were en-
tirely dependent upon the expec-
tations of the people of His time
as we'll as before.
First of all, no Christian is now
willing to concede that there was
nothing miraculous" about the
birth and life of Christ, nor that
His works were natural rather
than supernatural. Also for some
reason we fail to acknowledge and
teach any fundamental differ
ence between the New and old
TestamentS of the Bible.
These NEUROLOGICAL and super
natural elements tied up with the
life of Christ were fundamental
only in that they were the means
by which an unscientific yet
skeptical people were made to be-
lieve fundamental truths.
In this streamlined modern era
this supernatural appeal has COM
plete1y lost it's effectiveness in
making man believe in the Chris
tian philosophy Of life.
we UO lOG uellcV0 II Is Important
to believe in Christianity for any
particular reason. AS long as one
believes, the ultimate results
should be the same-the highest
type of social order would be per-
petuated in the hearts of men, as
well as due reverence to God and
the MAN who taught the world a
sound social philosophy.
Many pastors and evangelists
have recognized a positive indif-
ference to any kind of religion by
the "intelligentsia", but they have
found it difficult to make any eff
fective approach to the problem for
several reasons. the most promi-
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
By WALTER X. CHIVERS
professor of SOciGiOsy.
Warehouses College

THE PLACE Of the private COL
lege for Negroes in the educa ion
al scheme of things will increase
ingly depend upon its ability and
courage in attempting to develop
group and racial leaders in many
fields but principally tnO5e which
deal with stable econohlICo, family
life, politics, religion.
To do this Ieql res general re
definition of educational ValGcS
and the formation of Il practical
philosophy OF education which Will
serve as an agency for fitting tie
youth of a minu!l1 l1y racial group
for normal living aS q member OF
sucn a group hS potential leaders
these youth must not merely be
acquainted with the problems %
their l1inspeople WlIC live across
the railroad tracks" but they must
feel these problems and be SYM
pathetic with them.
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTION
This conception # the purpose
of private college educational pro-
cedre is thought to be of funda-
mental value because Of obscrva-
tions which lead to the conclusion
that Negro college youth are not
effectively meeting the problems of
contemporary life DIS they should
and the belief that the cal.sc is
noJ in t.-elr lack Of desire Or in
teres5 but inherent in the type of
educational procedure 70 which
they are subjected-the ci',ssical,
being taken from the advantaged
n-utilitarian education of the
era Of rugged individualiSm.
For example: In economies the
PR blems are more than likely to
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
CINE Church Stages
Mock Wedding

A mock ceremony of the Wallis
Warfield Simpson n-Duke of Wind
sor wedding was held at the Mon
roe Street School Friday evening.
The entire performance was one
of beauty and dignity From tine
moment that the first strains of
Mendelssohn's Wedding March
were heard until the last note
softly died away, the audience was
kept in awed silence by the diga1i-
ty and bearing displayed by the
many personalities vino took part.
Miss Glodden Hamilton, teacher
of the Dunbar School, was bride,
and Ford Smith, former junior COL
-lege student, the bride groom
Among the bridesmaids wearing
pastel colors were the Misses
McFraddie Robinson, anita Mil
ler Mozelle Mack, Ruth Staley, 10
cal grade school teachers, and the
Misses Margaret Mosley, Merdine
Motion, Delois Thompson, Betty
Moore, Carlisle Copeland, Erma
Reece, Winifred Johnson, and
Vivian Johnson, \ Junior maids,
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

NEW ORLEANS, La.-(Tpecian
One thousand young people will
assemble in New Orleans, April 49,
21 as a part of the Fourth ALL
Southern Negro Youth conference
to further the right to vote move
ment being organized by the South
ern Negro Congress with the as
sistance of organizations through
out the South. With the slogans
tCast Your Vote for Youth in
l94O' and "Vote The Youth Tick
et," the conference will be design
ed to further the organization
among young people of voting clubs.
abolish poll tax campaigns, regis
tration drives, and general under
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Superstition, Mythology
Retard Christianity

nent of which is mixed" con-
gregations.
Students of theology are taught
who meet this problem in man.
ner we believe to be ineffective.
To satisfy" them all is the COM
mon solution. This method is de-
grading to the dignity of Chris
tianity. Some of these same young
preachers who question many in
terpretations of the Bible and who
would like to preach ONLY what
they themselves believe, seldom
get the opportunity since they are
too busy trying to satisfy every
one in their congregations.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

Dr VIM. Stuart Nelson, president,
billiard University, Mr.. G.. D
Rogers, president of the Central
Life Insurance Co., Miss E. Ophilia
Settle, Department of Sociology at
Howard University, Miss Celestine
L. Smith, National Student Secre-
tary, National Student Council of
the YWCA, Mr.. j. 3. Watson, presi-
dent, Arkansas N and NJ State Col
legc, Dr. Charles H. Wesley, presi-
dent, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
end Prof. Dokey WilkerSon, vice
president, American Federation of
Teachers.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Over 1000 Young People
To Attend Youth Meet

I standing On the part of young peo-
pie as to the Importance of the
ballot. The Fourth All-Southern
Negro Youth Conference will af~
ford Negro youth an opportunity
to discuss for the first time on a
major scale the Organization OF
100000 young Negroes of voting age
in the United States for indepen-
dent political action.
DR.. Rayford w. Logan, profess
sor of History at Howard Univer-
sity and director of the voting
campaign of the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, will lead a symposium
at the conference on "Balloting for
Democracy" and assist each state
delegation which will be present in
its discussion on Attaining the
Vote Through Community Action. 3"
Enthusiastic support of the
Southern Negro Youth Congress
efforts to make Negro young people
vote conscious has come from ma
tional leaders in every major field
Of human endeavor. 81 wish to Join
with you and others in calling
young people of the South to at
tend the Fourth All-Southern Negro
Negro Youth Conference, DR.. Mar
shall A. Talley, Dean of the Ma
tional BPPU and Sunday School
Congress, stated recently. THE Ne
gro youth are surging with bowels
of dissatisfaction with regard to
their social and economic status ali
over this land" DR.. Talley further
pointed out. "They are also voic-
ing" he concluded, serious indict-
ment against the lethargy and in
difference exhibited by race leaders
who are in a position to help but
who are not doing so. AS I see it
you have come to the fore for such
time as this and I trust that you
will be able to maintain your usual
courage to continue to go forward
without fainting"
Among other important leaders
who have joined in calling the
Fourth All-Southern Negro Youth
president of Tuskegee Institute, DIR
Charlotte Hawkins BliDwn, presi-
dent of the Palmer Memorial In
stitute, Mr.. Roscoe Dunjee, editor
Of the Oklahoma Black Dispatch.
Miss Margaret Davis Bowen. mem
ber of the executive committee OF
the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
Mr.. W. G. Craver, secretary OF the
Houston YMCA, Mr. Albert w
Dent, president of the Omega Psi
Phi Fraternity and director of the
Flint Goodrich Hospital, Mr.. John
M. Candy, president of Virginia
State College, Mr. Wiley A. Hall,
secretary of The Richmond Urban
League, Mr.. Charles v. Hendley,
Grand Master, Ancient, Free and
Accepted Mason of Alabama, Mrs.
Irma Neal Henry, special consul
tant in the WPA of North Caro-
lima, Mrs. John Hope, Sr, of At
lanta, Ga. Rev. w. H. Jernagin.
president of the National BYPU
and Sunday School Congress, Mr..
r O'Hara Lanler, assistant super
visor OF Negro Affairs, National
Youth administration, Dr. Alain
Locke, professor OF Philosophy.
Howard University, DR.. John +.
Moreland, pastor of the Metropoli-
tan AN1E Zion Church of st. Louis,
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Coolidge, Ariz. News

JAMES M. JORDAN, Reporter
The P-TA which was organized
the fourth week in September by
Mrs. Love Jordan is making
splendid progress The elected Of
ficerS are: Mrs Grace Pettees,
president; Mrs. Elizabeth SimmS,
treasurer; Miss Dorothy Pettees,
secretary Meetings are held the
second and fourth Friday evenings
in each month.
The Coolidge colored women's
quartet sang for the white P-TA
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

with tiny Theodore Burton dress
ed in stunning black satin, as ring
bearer.
Flower girls in colorful cos
TUNES were CharleSetta Lee, Joan,
Beverly. and Meredith Coleman,
Beverly Crump, Hazel Williams,
and Geraldine Christopher
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gardiner
played the part of King George
and Queen Elizabeth, with Gwen
dolyn McCarty and Janice Leigh
the two daughters of royalty.
Other dignitaries attending the
ceremony we're Mrs. Versie Brooks,
representative from India, Mes
DANES Copeland, Rucker, and
Roller. Young Leon McCarty serv-
ed as King Farouk, the youthful
king of Egypt.
Musical numbers were rendered
by Mesdames Cecil Hewett, Ollie
Mae Christopher, Estella Hogan,
and John Washington, with Mrs.
Christopher singing in deep con-
tralto st Love You Truly Rachel
Smith played a selection on the
violin from MerdelSsohn.
Seventy-five persons took part
in the performance which was
staged by the Lucy Phillips CNE
Church of which the Rev. l.. Ruck-
er is pastor Mrs Mansel Thomp-
son served as commentator and
Mrs. Frances Coltiew, the direc-
tor. DR.. Robert Phillips played
the part of the Rev Jardine in
performing the ceremony
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority Launches
Luncheon Friday

Members of the Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority of Phoenix will
honor visiting sorority sisters with
a luncheon in the reception room
of the YWCA on Friday evening,
March s. Members and their
escorts will attend and an evening
of bridge will be engaged in.
Il floor show of local talent will
be a special feature of entertain
ment for members and visitors,
The Misses Charlesetta Favors. Nc
FTaddie Robinson, Glodeen Ham
ilton. and Vivian Bell will serve
as hostesses.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09

gathering Tuesday, March 5, a
2:30 pm.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
rs COOLIDGE GROWING?

In the past week our new ar
rivals are: Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Frazier and son, Clinton, and
Miss EStelle Miller from Kilgoro,
Texas; Mr.. Willie williams from
Hot Springs, Arkansas; Clarence
Young and Thomas E Tonblin
rfom DougIassville, Tex; and Miss
Airline Mccoy from Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
NOTICE

Girls and Boys Wanted to Sell
and Deliver The INDEX. Call at
Office or Phone 4-2713.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
NEW COMERS IN COOLIDGE

Little Miss Morence Ross, age y,
and her brother, Booker T. Ross,
age 10. arrived here from Kansas
City, Kansas, and happy to be with
their mother, Mrs. Wander Broom,
who expected the children to ar
rive a week sooner.
Rev. George Pettles and Mr.. and
Mrs. P. M. Frazier have returned
from Hot Springs, Ark, where
they went health seeking and are
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Geory are
the proud parents of baby girl,
born Feb. 5th.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
FOUND GUILTY

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (ANP)-
Lester McGrady was found guilty
OF raping a l6-year-old cclored girl
last summer, by an all-white jury,
headed by a woman, Mrs. Buford
E. Brady. The case Was heard in
the Wyandotee County district
No. 8. Judge Harver j. Emerson
presided.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-09
A Philosophy Of Negro
Private College Education

deal with millions, 8 MILLIONS, lO
millions, lie, finance capital
Where the emphasis is on profits
rather than human interest, the
concepts Of business are likely 10
be drawn from the m"nopolistic
structures.
Politics is too often viewed from
an utopian viewpoint and tie en-
pnasis is upon its lac& Of gentiiity
the examples of political leaders
group. SO, as q reSui Of his edu-
cation. the average Negro ol
scholarl[ ambitions is more in
terested in gaining TIE respect OF
white educators than he Is the
love and respect of Negroes. To
do this his teaching and research
must be of a nature understood
and appreciated by the educators
and philantnropis5s Of the ma
jority group. The white educators
and philanthropiSts have great
difficulty i understanding and
identifying themselves with the
needs, yearningS, and desires OF
the underprivilged folk across
the tracks" or the descendants Of
slaves only three quarters OF CEN
tury legally freed.
MUST FREE SELVES
When Negro youth are taught
to really free themselves Of the
strain and maladjustment caused
by striving to live by the stant.~
ards of finance capitalists and to
develop a standard of living con-
ditioned upon their opportunities
for income. when their education
puts more value on widespread
variety of vocations, dispel2 the
legend of disgrace Of manual Ia
Dor. takes the sin from politics
and promotes the need for stake
family life. a socialized religion
and the preference for the respect
and love Of the Negro masses
above the acceptability of the ma
jority race, then shall the Negro
youth begin to enjoy happy days
a bright future because their
educatin has utilitarian values.
Educated Negroes must learn
how to work, demand the right TO
work. learn to save and to Gcvelop
the courage necessary to ole If
needs be in defense of tho right
to live and to be let alone.
Charles Gilpin, in an. article in
the American Magazine during the
era when he was gett'rg great
acclaim for mis- performance in
the leading role of Emperor
JONES'" asked the pertinent ques-
ton: Where do 1 go from herc?"
This seems to me to be, the proper
and confronting question for the
1910 graduates of Negro colleges
of liberal arts to ask of their presi-
dents upon receiving their degrees
and collegiate benediction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14

ing makes of cars from which most people make their selection are now available upholstered in canda cloth: 1t can be specified without extra charge.
 Superior in every respect because 1t has been developed especially for one purpose, carlda cloth wears long, CT than ordinary types of upholstery fabrics, and has a softness and pliability which makes for perfect tailoring, smooth "easy sliding" sur- faces. Canda cloth is Q remarkably comfortable fabric; in addition to smooth, soft textures, they have what the designers term e "breath- ing back", which simply means porous quality that allows free cir culation of air through the cush- ions. Therefore, unlike old-fashion- ed fabrics, it neither retains heat in hot weather nor cold in winter, but is comfortable all year round.
 As practical as it is beautiful, can- da cloth presents another amazing development in automobile uphol- stery; 1t can be washed with plain soap and water as frequently as is necessary. Instead of its beauty being hidden with expensive and ill., fitting slip covers, the fabric can easily be kept fresh and new-look- ing for years. Spots from grease, strawberry jam, or what-have-you can be removed quickly without fear of an unsightly ring.
 The new fabric is available in all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-14

q. A. WiieOK is connected with tbe Mo0dystNileoN Motor Coms pany co C0ttaEe Place end he cordially Invites you te inspect the flew iDtl EiuGseli models with thslT manv nsW leAtuges.