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The Phoenix index., 1940-10-12
SUNSHINE
OVER ARIZONA
BY ADYL REYOH

These days Of the past months
have seen ArlzOna's-as well as
America's-leaders of tomorrow, the
young men and women, girls and
boys, in schools throughout Ari-
zona, the nation, and all the Out
lying possessions of the United
States, gather in the school rooms
for what is one of the precious
heritages of Democracy--free edu-
cation in the three RS; the cul-
tural arts and vocational training
AS they go into their weeks of
study, as they face the monumen-
tai volume Of analysis and aspir-
alton, what will be youths reac-
ton to the present and their plans
for the future?
In the school rooms in which we
place these young and receptive
minds of our boys and girls, will
they find the leadership, the stim'
ulation for loyalty, respect, love and
devotion for this country in which
they live and for the Flag, its en-
blem? Will they find this spirit Of
patriotism Which should emanate
from every school room teacher to
student in a surge of feeling which
becomes a mighty force for patrio-
tism of country and flag; for law
and order; an adherence for filth
and mud rucking political tactics;
a determination for dynamic,
constructive Interpretation of the
word politics into the finer one
of good, clean science Of govern
ment and legislation.
Every Arizona school room
should be a shrine of patriotism,
where loyalty and devotion, re-
spect and honor for our United
States and our flag, its emblem are
wholeheartedly given by teacher
and pupil alike. There should be
no ism" in an Arizona school
room, but PATRIOTISM for our
state and nation.
In this glorious land of Arizona,
where children are given the adj
vantage of as fine a school system
as in any part of our nation, and
in many cases a far superior one.
let us take jealous care to see that
sunrise and morning star, sunset
and evening star, the days sun
shine and the nights starlight,
shed their rays on a spreading
depth of patriotism which, breed
ing in the school rooms, spreads
into mighty epidemic from which
no person or home is immune and
no innocuiation of any ism" is ef-
fective.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-12

COMMENT
By III WHITE

WASHINGTON, D. CLAMP
AS the election grows closer, one
is reminded of the old political AK
iom, Elections are won by Oct
15." Well, that may be true, but
there also Is a saying among base
ball fans, that the team on top
of the league on July 4 usually wins
the pennant. Humph!
Speaking of elections and what
not, it would seem that former
publicity man for a Republican
Eastern division leader is now on
the payroll of the opposite party
and doing much better there.
Is it true that an examining
physician in the post offire deport-
ment has been instructed to quit
disqualfying Negro applicants for
jobs on account of the proximity
to the elections?
Whoever arranged the affair
at the YWCA for Charles Ed
ward Russell ought to learn
that invitotiOns to the press
for such affairs usually include
the dinner as well as the
speeches.
The elimination of photos from
civil service applications does not
entirely eliminate he difficulty
that Negro applicants have-for
with the educational experience,
there lomeS the questions of schools
and they speak loudly for them
selves.
What did the boy discuss with
the President the other night
when Walter White of the NAACP
T.. Arnold Hill of the NYA and A.
Philip Randolph of the AT of T.
and the Sleeping Car Porters met
in a meeting carefully hidden
from the general public? Come
now boys, out with it.
did Elder Samuel LightfOOt
Michaux frog the other day in
front fO the President, when,
scheduled to pronounce bene-
dictiOn at the affair, the Elder
first delivered himself of a lit
tie speech. Good going, Elder,
but you weren't in your taber-
nacle or Griffith stadium eth
er. One of the biggest broach-
es of etiquette seen in these
arts, sir.
They call them "heel-twiSters, "
those little girls in their teens, per.
haps, who wear flat heel shoes and
socks and parade up and down the
streets, past the boys on the corn
er and then back and forth again
until darkness forces them home.
Yep, "heel twisters" and a very
title.
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gro education. 1t is true that Ne.
groes have had but the crumbs
that fell from the table of this ma
TONS opportunity, but these crumbs
nave produced this nations only
super-patriots.
The greater investment made in
white education has, it is true, pro-
duced patriots in abundance; but
IT remained for the meagre in
VeStment In Negro education to pro-
ollce the super-patriot. The man
who fights for his right to sit at
the laden table of opportunity is
the patriot good and grand; but
he who fights to preserve the table
while he must live upon the crumbs
Is the super-patriot. This is the
role that the Negro is playing in
this great drama in American life.
NEGROES ARE LOYAL
1t has come about that these
aliens who have come to this count.
- SAS Se<A AAAAA5j III 4Ald1ly lIloCdIlCGS,
into a flag-desecrating, bomb throw
ing factory blasting, fifth column
stabbing at the heart of a nation
that offered them haven and op-
portunity! Those fifth columnists
have been offered seats at the
table of national opportunities. The
Negro too often has been refused
a place at the table and too often
has had to take the crumbs or
nothing.
The Negro rewards the nation
with a super-patriotiSm and Su-
per-loyalty; the aliens are throw
ing bombs, organizing bunds and
playing the devil generally with
our present defense plans. The
question of discrimination and seq
regation can wait; our program of
defense cannot. Super-patriots can
not fail.
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From Ny Study Window
Ry REV. JOHN CLARENCE WRIGHT
The Finest Work Of Man

ONE CAN HARDLY stand and
look upon the work of laying the
foundations for the new buildings
of Clark University without realiz
ing how fraught with human sig
nificance is the job. In the mids'
Of a center of learning already
nationally famous, another insti-
tuition is rearing its head.
Deep down into the red clay Of
Georgia the foundations are being
anchored, in order that not man.
days hence, stately temples OF
sweetness and light" may lift
their towers toward the dwelling
place of Him who is the fountain
of all truth. Sooner than can be
realized. order will grow out Of
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hanging it, told the writer that while he would
any officer of defaulting with funds his
perusa of the church accounts revealed that enough
money had been collected to pay current expenses
and at the time reduce the mortgage far
below its present size Let us hope that that is an
exceptional case and even that it is not real
FUNDS ARE LACKING
The case of Negro education may be proof that
Negroes just not sacrfcia givers The bursar of
d Negro church college told the writer that
the money given by Negroes during that year a.
mounted to barely enough to pay operating expens-
es for one month. The superintendent of an excep-
tlonally well conducted orphanage made the same
ceport The heavy mortality in recent years of Ne.
gro church colleges and secondary schools has been
due to lack of funds.
There those who offer the excuse that Ne
groes do not have anything to give Let us examine
this statement Ii from denomination in state
claiming 25000O active members the average of fifty
cents per member each year was placed in sn edu-
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BY DEAN GORDON H. HANCOCK
For AMP
THE SUPER

BLESSED rs that nation with
The citizenry in whose heart burns
The fire of fervent patriotism. A
nations true wealth is not found
n it's natural resources or the vaults
If its treasures, but in the spirit
that consecrates men to the cause
Of that nations preservation and
advancement. It has been said that
peace hath its heroes no less re-
noWned than war;; peace, also hath
it's patriotisms no less pronounced
than those of war. But it is in war
time, when enemies are battering
at a nations gates, when patriotism
throws out it's light Ike joys Oh
the wings of the morning.
This country of ours is threaten
ed in a way that makes us sick
at heart at times to contemplate:
The threat would not be so threat
ening were it not for a group of
so-called statesmen who cannot
see, even now, the dangers that
lurk in cowardly pacificism that
gives Hitler his chance. The fore
sight of our statesmen has been
lamentable, while their hindsight is
disappointing. The heart of this ma
ton is not prepared for war that
may burst upon us any day. 1t is
we'll to bear in mind that hind
sight however great cannot COM
pare with foresight however small!
Although there is hope that this
country will use effectively its pro-
digious hindsight.
WE MUST WIN
The PROSTATE nations of Europe
can bear swift witness to the fact
that nations without a keen fore
sight are doomed before those ma
ions blessed with it. Their swan
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group, always seeing things "the other way and
for the good of alP which meant to him only my
self and the others" To many, he an evil in
fluence that threw the group back to former days
when place" meant everything and the Negros
lace was "way back"
THOSE IN THE GROUP
Today, of the most sinister forms of mod
Uncle Toms" consists of those who themselves
keep the in bondage by various and sundry
Methods They may economic advantage and
supposed social caste superiority to keep their bro
thers enSlaved-the very methods EN- e
ployed by others. They may cripple by their unfit
the pupils that fall under their tutelage in the
lassrooms, for which they insist taking mini
mum pay and inferior equipment supposedly to
maintain good relaionsD, daring to TASK
more" since it might mean the upset of their
little red wagon.
They may their positions to sell the vote and
the pressure OF their kind for monetary and pow
er gain for the sake of good relationsD most of
which they keep unto themselves.
They may enslave the bodies and minds of thos
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Between The Lines

songs are sung to the tune of lam
entable foresight and colossal hind
sight. Patriotism demands that we
sacrifice every subordinate question
OF International concern and bend
our energies to win our war that
Britain is so nobly fighting.
Gandhi in his handling of the
Indian situation exemplifieS the
spirit of the true patriot. The
Hindoos have been baffled and
broW-beaten by Britain these many
generations. Gandhi'S Christ-like
approach to the question has Shak~
en- the British empire to its foun-
dations. But Gandhi is. not willing
to see Britain defeated and he re-.
fuses to lead an uprising of the
Indian millions. Gandhi is seeing
to it that his quarrel with Britain
may not be an aid to Hitler. Here
in the Negroes of these. United
States may take their cue.
GHANDHI is GREAT
The great craftsmanship of Gand-
hi never stood out in bolder relief
than when he refused to indirectly
align himself and his power with
Hitler in his attempt to "get even"
with Britain. This is not the time
to even scores; it is the time to
save the nation from conquest. 1t
must never be forgotten that the
greater burden of any national
calamity be it conquest or inter-
nal revolution, will fall with great
est weight upon the Negroes.
No other land can boast of
group so loyal. The loyalty of the
Negroes is compliment to Negro
leadership trained as it was in the
schools founded by white philan-
thropy. The loyalty and patriotism
of the Negro are wonderful divi-
dends that have accrued from the
investments white men made in Me-
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Ace In The Hole

At the present time according the Dairymens League News
OF New York there than 40 different agricultural agree
ments effect throughout the country dealing with milk and dairy
products fruits vegetables and hops Some 100000 farm
reaping the benefits.
The agreements make it possible for farmers, through their
marketing organizations only better fnan
a for what they produce but to stabilize markets we'll
The farmer has long since that distant time
when he raised his then and sold them for whatever he
offered The marketing really BROUGHT business prnc
pies the farm 1t did with exploitation by big buyers And
al the time provided definite to the by
steady supply of hq-qlaliy farm produce fair
price The marketing cooperative the modern farm
er's ace in the hole.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-12
EDITORIALS
A LITTLE
SAFETY TALK
BY j. w. STROBE
Safety COOrdinatOr, Arizona
Highway Dept.)

highway Dcpt.)
WATCH YOUR STEP
The tartling total of 38,100 per-
sons was killed in the United
States last year because they did
not watch their step. OF this mum
Der, 12,300 were pedestrians who
were killed by being struck by au-
tomobiles. The remainder, 25,800
were killed in fails.
To this appalling number must
be added 100000 pedestrians who
were injured but not fatally in traf-
fic accidents.
Two out of every five motor ve-
hicle traffic deaths in the United
States in 1899 were pedektrians.
That is the terrific price that
the nation paid for not watching
its step.
The autoiSt must be careful. al
SO the pedestrian. Self preserva-.
ton is the first law of nature. 1t
is not mucil consolation after one
is dead that the blame lay with
some one else.
Watch your step!
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-12
Flush Kidneys of
Acid and Poisons
Gain In Health And Stop
Getting Up Nights

When kidneys are continually over
burdened they often become weak -
the bladder g irritated-often passage
is scanty AMI smarts and burns-sleep
is restless and nightly visits to the
bathroom are frequent.
A safe, harmless and inexpensive
way to relieve this trouble and helm
restore more healthy action to kid
neys and bladder is to get from any
druggist a 35 cent box of GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules and
take as directed.
Don't be an EASY MARK and ac-
cept substitute-Get Gold Medal
HARLEM Oil Capsules-the original and
genuine Look for the Gold Medal on
the hOx-35 cents.
Remember-other symptoms of kid.
ney ard bladder trouble may be back
ache puffy eyes nervousness and leg
cramps.
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achieved well nigh impossible
things through his attitude. But,
on the whole, the Uncle Tom was
scoffed and disliked by members
of his own group, because his
benefits" usually accrued in and
around Himself. His opposite was
the smart darky with uppity
ideas" To his own, he was Of
times a traitor to the good of the
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which in spite, of glaring faults
of ore so1t 'or another. have been
hasic factors for good in their
lives. Either their gifts have been
over estimated or there has been
something rotten in Denmark" in
the handling of funds.
1t is a fact that there have been
ugly rumors of mishandled funds.
The new pastor Of very large
church which hac q huge nnnrtPaPn
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lRX IhOAAAs yEEEERsON EANNAGAN X&2AI
OCTOBER

The days of yellow leaves are come,--
Of fading dahlia booms;
The pine needles tremble from
The stars skyriding blooms
A strangeness fills the mellow lay
That moves the toling throng,
And wintrv winds begin to play
The old groves marching song.
| love this Indian summer haze,
The harvest scented mist,
That marches on beside the days
That knit life like this.
| love to see the roses fall
Unto the sunsets feet
Where the Chattahoochee's call
Is rapturous and sweet
The lanes of Stewart County stretch -.
Far the golden shocks
That agaist the skylight etch
The once gay silky locks
That flowed forth to meet the June
That came out for his bride,
All vested for the honeymoon
And the maiden ride.
How sweet is peace at eventide,--
When the foam-it band
Trembles DER the rivers tide
To fold upon the sand
That glitters where October's sun
Flares its dazzling bright
Before the winds soft feet that run
To tell the s,inmner-goodnight
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what now appears to be the chaos
of men and materials.
The brick and cement and steel
and lumber and sand will soon give
form and fashion to the dreams
of architect and builder. When all
is done; when the wounds in the
earth have been healed; wher
green grass and blooming flowers
and inviting shade trees welcome
scholars and lovers alike; when
quiet, cloistered academic hats
beckon to adventure into new
fields of discovery and truth, then
the labor and sweat and travail
of construction will be forgotten.
The finished product will delight
the eye, stimulate the magma
ton, inspire the soul, challenge
the spirig of youth and age alike.
WILL MOULD GENERATIONS
But it is what Is to go on in
those completed structures which
constitutes the finest work of man.
For into them will pour genera
ton after generation of precious
human raw material to be moulded
and fashioned after Gods plans
into temples fit for His eternal in
dwelling. From farm and counting
room, from avenue and back alley,
from mansion and hovel it will be
gathered.
Measured, classified and apprais-
ed it will be started on it's way
through processes calculated to
test strength and prove its pow
ers. Away from distraction and
burdens of an "intelligible world"
those new buildings will shell
ter for a few precious years Sc
lected youths who would earnestly
study to show themselves approved.
BY standardized academic pro-
cedures they will become acquaint-
ed with the best that has been
produced by the human spirit.
They will learn to speak the Ian
guage of the truly cultured. They
will gaze for the first time upon
the wonders of creation through
the eyes of those who have looked
through nature to natures God.
They will thrill to the wonders
of science and perhaps be chal-
lenged to new and daring eXplora-
tionS into undiscerned truth. They
will be awakened to the fact that
"the greatest study of mankind is
man" and that if he can possess
them all things were given him
richly to enjoy.
MORAL STAMINA
But those buildings will fall
short of their purpose, the thous-
ands of dollars sunk In their con-
struction will be worst than squan-
dered, their beauty and architec-
tural grandeur mockery, unless
those who abide for a season with
in their clustered calm, come out
stronger men as we'll as more cru
dite scholars.
Unless within them some plan
is devised, some ideal implemented
that viii build into the fabric Of
coming generations more courage,
faith, persistence, tolerance, SYM
pathy and an abiding faith In the
ultimate triumph of truth and
righteousness.
Not less of learning but more OF
moral stamina is what must issue
from our institutions of higher d,
learning. For however magnifi-
cent and StupendouS may have
been their work in many varied
fields those-.who- plan their pro-
grams and determine their destiny :.
should never forget that "the
finest works of man is building
the character of man..
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Modern Uncle Toms

YEARS AGO, THE title given those who ap
preached the former masters generations with hat in
hand to get something done and to benefit them
selves in the large Uncle Tom" Today. the ap
proach is different, but the designs especially from
the selfish point of view, are sometimes the same
We have many versions of Modern Uncle Tornt
In quarters, doubt, the Uncle Tom of cd
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ROOSEVELT SYMPA1jHIZES
WITH WALTON

NEW YORK,-(ANP)- Among
the many communications received
by Lester A. Walton, United States
Minister to Liberia, inquiring as
to his health was personal let
ter from President Roosevelt, who
expressed the hope the diplomat
was feeling himself again.
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PLATFORM

10 give the coored people that they feel proud
which they
religious and questions which face the race
To
shat We must become job makers well job
J. To instruct m in tn art of thrift
To promote the FatherhOOd of God brotherhood
s. To build frmer posterity.
To succeed compete
with those Of other
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Hcnt and courteous service times
succeed In business enterprise Therefore
points, the INDEX shall
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Temperatures of the water OBJ
aimed from a household faucet are
indicated by new thermometer
having a panel that changes COL
or.
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By WALTER r. CHIVERS
Professor Of Sociology,
RaOTehOuse College

THE WRITER HAS frequently heard it said
prior to the current depression that Negroes give
money to pay for church and lodge buildings. The
exposure of the overdue mortgages on such build
ngs during the depre ,son raises the question of how
freely Negroes have given to these Institutions
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Former Factory Worker
Becomes Archbishop
~ tire Associated Press.

| ~ the Associated Press.
MILWAUKEE,, March 38.-TAll,
stately Moses Elias Kiley. 8. T. D.,
who in his youth labored as I car
riage factory hand and As 4 Eoston
streetcer motorman, today was en-
throned as sixth Archbishop Of the
Milwaukee Diocese.
In pageantry as old as the Roman
Catholic Church, he succeeded Arch
bishop Samuel A. 6tritch, now Of
Chicago, as spiritual adviser over
seer for 455,500 Catholics in the II
counties Of the diocese.
Scene Of the ceremony was the
Church of the Gesu, colorful cathe-
dral filled to overhowing With black
robed priests, monks in gray, brown
and black. and church dignitaries,
including 80 bishops, two abbots and
nine archbishops, from more than
half the States in the Union. A few
laymen brought the number in the
church to more than 100.
Archbishop Kiley arrived on q
special train yesterday and was
greeted by thousands Of school chill
dren who lined the streets from a
railroad station to the archbishop's
dwelling. He came here from Tren-
ton, N. j.
Evening star., 1940-03-28
Act Allows
|CIeric to Pray
IFor Democrats
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Rev. D. Gwilym Roberts, 1t
seems, may pray out loud for Iowa
Democrats at their State conven-
ton without jeopardizing his job as
watchman on an N. Y. A. project.
E. H. Birmingham, Iowa Demo-
cratic chairman, said at Des Moines
he had asked a ruling on whether
the Hatch Anti-Politics Act would
make 1t unlawful for the Rev. Mr..
Roberts to open the convention, as
he did in 1888, by asking continued
divine blessings" for the party.
The Justice Department no longer
gives out individual rulings on the
Hatch Act, but officials said that
If a reply were sent Mr.. Birmingham
it unquestionably would call Atten-
ton to President Roosevelt's state
ment in signing the bill that nom
civil service employees would not vio-
late the law %f they should merely
express their opinion or preference
publicly-orally, by radio. or In writ
ing-without doing so as part OF an
organized political campaign" for
ONCE.