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The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
Disclose Many Negroes Get
Social Security Positions
Civil Service
Blamed For Not
Having More

WASHINGTON, D. -(SNS)-
Federal Security Administrator
Paul v. McNutt said this week the
development of the Social Security
Boards programs is bringing to
Negro Office workers permanent
jobs of an administrative, super
visory, and technical grade, on a
large scale. The Administrator
emphasized that this was particu-
larly true as it related to executive
positions and to the recognition
accorded trained Negro women.
Of the 40 male Negro technical
employees, 10 are college graduates,
and &c of the los Negro women su-
pervisors and clerks are college
graduates. Charles F. Franklin and
George l.. Cohron, two of the Ne
gro men who are employed in ad-
ministrative positions by the So
cial Security Board, hold doctors
degrees from Columbia and Amer
ican universities, and James f.
Stamps did graduate work at
Northwestern University.
DR.. Franklin is a social science
analyst for the Social Security
Board. DR.. Cohron is manager OF
the Harlem Field Office of the So
cial Security Board in New York
City, and Mr.. Stamps is manager
of the 47th Street Field Office OF
the Social Security Board on the
south side of Chicago. William c.
Kelley and Austin Fl. Scott are the
assistant managers of these two
field Offices. An entire Negro staff
completes the personnel of these
branch offices in New York and
Chicago. and all employees are ap-
pointees from the Federal civil
service registers.
The Administrator said that, IN
conformity with the stipulations OF
the Social Security Act, the social
Security Security Board has taken
all it's employees, regardless OF race
from the registers of the civil
Service Commission, and it is the
unquestioned claim of the Boaro
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27

OKLAHOMA CITY, - (ANP)--
This city will become the rail CEN
ter of the Nation on May 2, when
delegates representing 1900 color
ed employees of Southern and Mid
die West states will come here to
attend the annual meeting of the
Trainmen, Brakemen, and Porters'
Union No. 21458, A. F. of l.. Steve
Bennett, national president, will
preside.
During the session, all national
officers will be elected as the term
Of office of those now heading the
Union. ends in May.
The list Of executive, boards and
representatives as announced by
President Bennett, who are expect
ed to attend this grand lodge ses-
sion are:
Vernon c. Coffey, national rep
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
Ohioan;s S Bill Sc eks To
Curb Porters-In-Charge'

WASHINGTON, o. CLAMP
Calling attention to the unfairnesS
Of placing porters in charge Of
sleeping cars as "porter-in-ch charge"
thereby adding additional respon-
sibilities on the porter at a slight
increase in pay and eliminating
the conductor, Robert Crosser, of
Ohio introduced a bin to prevent
such actions on the part Of the
Pullman company, now contem-
plated. .s
4,sTIle, porter-in-charge practice
is unfair to the porter When the
company eliminates the conductor
and places a porter in charge. it
does not promote the p0rter to
THE. rank of conductor or pay him
a conductors wage" said Rep.
Crosser. at keeps him III the por-
ter's rank and pays him a small
additional amount above the STAN
dafd rate of the porter's wages for
dscf1arging the conductors du-
tieS."
Continuing, Rep. Crosser said;
"T'he very able president of the
brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
ters, A Philip Randolph, de-
nounced the unfairness Of this
practice in an address printed III
the Ame&can Federationist! for
August, 1899, from which the fol-
lowing is quoted:
'"TheSe in-charge jobs only serve
to .displace a Pullman conductor or
diI1tng-car steward, thereby be-
slowing AN unfair economic adj
vantage to the carriers. This does
not mean that Pullman porters
should not desire to be promoted
to conductors or that dining car
walters should not aspire to be
come dining-car stewards This is
their right. But it does mean that
these hyphenated .occupational
honors and advantages are more
APPARENT than real.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
Redmond Elected
To COP Convention
From Missouri

ST. LOUIS-(ANP)- For the first
time in Republican history in
st. Louis, Negro Republican COM
mitteemen and committeewomen
showed unanimity behind can
didate for delegate to the National
Republican convention in Philadel-
phia when on Friday, Attorney Sid
ney Revels Redmond was elected
delegate from the 18th Congress
sional district.
Redmond won the delegateship
after a fight that had attracted
considerable attention in the white
press. 1t was the only major con-
test to be carried out in the en-
tire city. Redmond defeated Atty.
N. B. Young 70 to 81 in an inter-
esting battle.
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1t was an inspiring sight; it was
a great meeting Democracy at last
moved South when the First Lady
could speak from the same plat
form with a .sharecroppers wife;
when black men could sit down
and discuss mutual problems with
white men, minus all the petty
foolish and embarrassing barriers
which those who wished to prevent
such discussions had erected.
It was meeting that gave you
,.aoeu,oJ how IN tho section of the
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
NOT RADICAL

Though there are some who may think So the
program is not radical 1t is conservative-in that II
will save for the South the best that is in the South
This indscrminate wasting of resources both
human and natural is unquestionably the cause OF
the South's woe-begotten plight today The waste
must stop That clearer thinking Southerners of al
classes and races can sit down together and calmly
work out program is in itself hopeful sign 1t is
certainly far-cry from earlier days of irrational
prejudice blinded thinking.
Those who have the real interest in the Souths
Improvement and development at heart cannot pu,
be impressed by this forward-looking program. II
is to be hoped that its spirit of understanding OF
mutual interest and cooperation of economic oppor
tunity for all and of racial good will be carried by
the hundreds of delegates who attended back TO th
hundreds of thousands of Sollfherners who have no
yet seen the light
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
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The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27

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The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
The Globe Tr0ttcr {. Bv
Bv cuff M~ek3y

these progressive members of the conference are
taking Their resolutions passed at the Chattanooga
meeting make no attempt to dodge the issue CAUSING
the ills of the South they deep to the heart OF
the matter and seek remedy.
They would preserve civil liberties and the dem
ocratc processes this country; do away with DIS
elimination against the Negro people and secure
Guetter housing better jobs and recreatonal oppor-
tunities for the Negro" secure better standards OF
education in the South with more money appropri-
ated; and passage by Congress of bill to give ade-
quae medical and health facilities to the Southern
people,
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
BACK ANTILYNCHING BILL

The delegates are also pledged to work for i'm
mediate passage of the antilynching bill before
Congress- to sponsor legislation to properly care Tor
the aged and adequate old age pension plan; to
seek passage of bill by Congress to set aside $780,
100000 for loans for low-rental housing, of which
5000 100000 will be spent rural housing projects;
and to file vigorous protest the firing of 60O-
600 to 100000 WPA workers this year."
They would still fight for the elimination of the
poll tax law in the eight Southern states; and seek
sponsors for legislation designed to help Southern
farmers-especiay the owner of the family sized
farm, the tenant and the sharecropper
The writer has listed but a few points in the
ambitious program the conference delegates have un-
a slow and gradual process. Of this the conference
delegates are aware But they are nevertheless de-
termined, as one speaker said "to bring the South
back into the United States"
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
TRANSFER OF HOWARD UNIV
FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL is URGED
Roosevelt Asks
TransferOfTWo

WASHINGTON-(ANP)A AFreedmens hospital and How
ard university of the talked of institutions in this CITY,
in for another bit of publicity in the latest message OF the
President to Congress on his plan for reorganization
The vice president laid before the message from
the President Wednesday, which read and with the
companyng paper referred the select committee govcln
men
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
BILL HAS FAIR CHANCE

Congressman Lee E. Geyer CD of California
finally consented to act as sponsor Of the BILL which
is now in the process of having hearings before the
Judiciary Committee and unless filibustered to death
when it reaches the Senate, has a fair chance OF
passage.
That's just one example of the definite action
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. Ala
(ANP)-It's totally new type of
education which Tuskegee students
are getting these days. Although
learning to do by doing" for years
has been the theme of Tuskegee's
training program, it has been more
recently that education on the job
in outside establishments, of the
type where the student is most
likely to find employment when he
finishes his course, has been insti-
tuted at the school.
This policy, in keeping with the
new trend of education on the
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
Let This Spirit Spread

MORE THAN ONE thousand Southerners from
the farm the factory, the church. the schools rep
resentng both races gathered in. Chattanooga last
week to attend the second Southern Conference for
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27

Gulf Mobile & Northern System;
Mack C. Spears, president, INT.
Union of Railway Workers: repre-
sentatiVes from the international
Association of Railway Employees,
and Association of Colored Railway
Trainmen, and Colored Trainmen
of America.
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27

p. l.. Prattis, editor of the city
edition of the Pittsburgh Courier
and author Of "The Horizon, pub
lished in that newspaper, who will
address the students of Mount Holy
Oke college, South Hadley, Mass,
On "RaCiaI Relations in the United
States" Thursday, April IS. Mr..
Prattis was formerly news editor
of the Associated Negro Press
(ANP PhOtO).
The Phoenix index., 1940-04-27
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country which too long has not only been the ma
tions economic Problem No. T., but its Social lts
Health its Educational and its Political problems
as well
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that ali appointments are based on
the applicants record. He empha-
sized that the reason the number
Of Negro workers employed is not
even greater is due largely to the
comparative scarcity of Negroes
with civil-service ratings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16
C0NSCRIpTI0N THREAT; STUDY
 LAW AT ONCE
Know What You Are Doinq Before Announcing
 Wedding Bells
CAP Feature Service)

The threat of conscription may be hurrying young couples into mar riage. But in at least 30 states there are laws that require more th an spur-of -of-the-moment agree ment by the parties before the knot can be tied.
 Some states require waiting period after intention to marry is announced Others require pre- marital health tests. Some require both.
 Most of the laws fixing waiting periods are directed at the so-called "Gretna Green" marriage which have aroused public opinion in var iouS sections of the country, accord ing to the Council of State Govern mentS.
 Twenty-three states require either advance notice of intention to wed before a license will be issued or a waiting period between issuance of the license and the marriage.
 Eighteen have pre-marital health test laws, eleven of these also having statutory waiting periods,
 Longest waiting period is six days. in Rhode Island Shortest is 24 hours, in Delaware.
 States with 5-day waiting period Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Mas sachusetts. Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Mississippi, Vermont, Wisconsin.
 States with 3-day period = Cali fornia. Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennes- see, Washington, West Virginia.
 Maryland alone has 2-day wait ing period.
 Several states subject non-resi- dents to delays.
 Pre-marital health test laws were enacted primarily as health meas ures, but they have also served to hinder nasty weddings.
 Health test laws are in effect in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Colorado, North Carolina, North and South Dakota, West Virginia, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire. New Jersey, New York. oregon, Rhode Island Wisconsin.
 Tennessee and Kentucky have en- acted such laws to go into effect in 1941
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16

as first president, heads the Alaska chapter which had its beginning less than a year ago. To him Is due most of the credit fer the sue cess of getting the Alaska chapter organized. Practically every post master in the Territory from Circle far north of Meme, to Ketchikan is included in it's membership.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16

 where applicable, one member from agriculture.
 c. Is there any way l can find out new what are the physical requirements for men who will get into Class 1? A. Not specifically, but roughly (and with few minor changes) they are the same as those for the Army For example, the Army accepts men only if they are five feet four or taller; selectees may be placed in Class l who are only five feet or taller.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16
FOSTMASTERS ASSOCIATION
 MAKES LOCAL MAN OFFICIAL

The secretary y-treasureship Of the Alaska chapter, National Associa- ten Of PostmaSters came to Doug las this morning in the form of a lctter to Guy l.. Smith, local post master for nearly 20 years, from George F. Starr, Seattle Postmaster, and director of the Seattle Division Of the National organization, stat ing that the office was turned over to him
 Albert Vile, Juneau postmaster
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16
STUDENTS WORKING ON
 FIRST ISSUE OF BREEZE

The Gastineau Breeze, Douglas school paper, will be published again this year and the staff, which IS headed by Frank Cashen as editor in-chief. and Gordon Wahto. man. aging editor, c is working to have the filSt issue out the latter part of November. Miss Eleanor War ren is advisor to the staff
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16
CITY IS INSTALLING
 NEW GAS TANK NOW

A gas tank and pump, recently ar rived for the City of Douglas, is now being installed near the grade room dcor at the City Hall and when ready for service will replace the old oil house on the wharf, which will be removed The new installation is for use by the city's motor equip ment only
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16
0. I would like to do my military service immediately. c. aI.n4 ca. o... .aa.O

military service immediately.
 Can I enlist for one year?
 A Yes, the Army recently opened enlistments to men desiring to serve only one year and having served that year, you will have the same status as man who has served under selective service-not again subject to call for military training in peacetime. If you en- list in the National Guard, now being called into training. you will be subject to membership ill tic guard for two years after your year of training, but only at the armory, during two weeks of sum- mer encampment. or in the case of an emergency for which the guard is. called out.
 Q. I am 19, have finished
 high school and would like to
 take my military training be-
 fore I enter college. How can
 I do it?
 A. You may enlist either in the National Guard being called into training or in the Army Youths of Is or over, with permission of their parents, are accepted for all branches of military service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
DOUGLAS WOMEN
 SEWING FOR RED CROSS

A group of Douglas women, eight in number, met for a first session yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jessie Fraser with sewing for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16

Subscribe for The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16
RINEHART FLIES HERE

Jimmy Rinehart flew in yester- day evening from Ketchikan with his Glacier Bug Aeronca and pas senger Don Graham. Rinehart is to leave again for Petersburg with Bud Hyvari.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16

the Red Cross as their principal objective Knitting socks is the first project those present worked on.
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Questions, 5eIetiive Servite and Answers

Continued from Page One)
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GOA. SEWING
 GROUP WILL MEET

The sewing group of the Catholic Daughters of America will meet tomorrow afternoon at 1:15 at the nome of Mrs. George Shaw. A deS- ser luncheon will precede the meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-16
I>OI-iCE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing Ar route from Seattle to Nome. on sale at J. B. BurfOrd & Co. adv.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
Ex-Nun Giuen Right
To Renew Pardon Plea

MEXICO CITY, Nov. %. -R-
The supreme court today granted
Conception Asevedo y de la Llata,
36-year-old one-time nun Familiarity
known as "Madre Conchita," the
right to ask a presidential pardon
for her part in the 1928 assassina-
ton of President Alvaro Obregon.
Convicted as an accomplish Of
Jose Leon Toral, who shot and killed
Obregon 16 days after he had been
elected for a second term, "Madre
Conchita" has spent the past eleven
years in prison. There she met and
married Castro Balda, sentenced for
an earlier attempt on Obregon's life.
Balda was released about a year
ago and has since acted as his wires
attorney. Several previous pardon
requests have been refused.
Today's ruling merely recognizes
her right to apply again for free
dom.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
COPHERS BIDDING
FOR TOP HON0RS
Finish Season Undefeated And
United, Defeating Wis
cOnsin 22-13
BY TOM SILER

MADISON, Wis, Nov. 23.-R-
The Golden Gophers of Minnesota
posted a strong claim to a share
Of the mythical national football
championship today, finishing the
season indicated and united with
a 2 to 10 victory over Wisconsin
before 40 $1,000 spectators.
The giant Norsemen, who clinch-
ed the Western conference cham
plonship a week ago, brushed aside
the badgers as they had seven
other teams after spotting the
home aggregation 10 points.
The Badgers had a great scoring
chance shortly after the opening
Kickoff when George Franck
1umoled a punt and Bob Henry
recovered for Wisconsin on t h e
Minnesota 10. But ne ponderous in
vaders held and took the ball.
franck's magnificent punting set
the Badgers back as the quarter
progressed.
Undaunted, Wisconsin started
rom its own rs with big George
Paskvan hitting center for two
YARDS. Then Johnny Tenant tossed
d long pass to Dave Schreiner,
VINO shook off two tacklers on the
gopher As and ran for a touch.
down, jim McFadzean prevented
oehrelner from being pulled down
from behind with a crushing block
On Bob Fitch, Minnesota end. Bob
nay added the point.
Less than two minutes later Wis.
eo1sln's Tommy Farris picked one
vi Bruce Smiths passes out of the
al at mldfield and scored unmo.
lesteo' Rays try from placement
Was wide.
me aroused and all-winnine
uophers then settled down to theil
uevastatlng ground attack anc
s %eii-knlt defense, keeping Wiscon
na IN It's own territory the re
flalnder of the game except for E
niai badger furry in the waning
''Nlutes OF the contest.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
BOSTON DEFEATS
PLAINSMEN, 33-7
Unbeaten Eleven Wins Be-
hind Playing OF O'Rourke
And Mazniki
BY STEVE O'LEARY

BOSTON, Nov. 23.-R-Unbeat-
en- Boston college crumbled a pow
erful Auburn eleven through the
first half today and then took the
Southern Plainsmen apart as the
seams to roll up a 1877 total in
their ninth straight victory before
IS, 900 spectators at Fenway park.
The high-flying Eagles, whose
supporters were lamenting the abb
sence of Gene Goodreault, their
great right end, from the lineup
for the first time in his college
career, found ample cause for re-
joicing in the performances OF
Charlie O'Rourke and Frank MAJ
nicki in the Boston backfield.
O'Rourke gave another convinc-
ing all-America performance as he
spanked two Boston touchdown
drives with his bullet-like passing
and his tricky running. He scored
himself on the niftiest piece of run
ming of the afternoon when he cut
back sharply through tackle and
tailed from 15-yards out, feinting
several Auburn defenders out of
danger along the route.
Maznicki scored twice, first on
the receiving end of a 41-yard pass
from O'Rourke, which he took over
his shoulder as he romped across
the Auburn line with the nearest
defender three yards away. His
second came on the first play of
the fourth period, a routine six
yard off-tackle dash after the
Eagles had marched Al yards.
O'Rourke's score came at the
close of a spectacular march from
kickoff in the third period. It re-
quired just eight plays and four
minutes to complete and in it o.
Rourke stilled his steel-spring arm
to prove that he was a great run
ming back by covering so of the 70
yards personally. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24

CHICAGO, Nov. 23-R-
Fenger and Lindbloom high
schools battled sixty minutes
today at Soldier Field for the
Chicago public school league
football championship.
They'll flip a coin Monday to
see who won.
The game ended in a score
less tie. Inasmuch as it had
had been planned previously
to have the winner play the
Catholic league champion next
Saturday in a Christmas bene-
fit game, school officials agreed
to let a coin decide the victor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-24
East Indies Prepare
Against Jap Attack

BOSTON, Nov. 23.-R-Complet-
ing a round-the-world voyage that
witnessed his millionth mile at sea,
Captain Thomas j.. F1annery
brought the Isthmiam liner Steel
Navigator into port today with
word that the Dutch East Indies
are actively preparing against a
possible threat from Japan.
On the south coast of Java, he
said, the Dutch are building a new
commercial port with a dock 1000
feet long and a channel 80 feet
deep. In the event of difficulties
with Japan, their principal ports
on the north would be closed inn
mediately and reliance placed in
the new port at T~jalatjap to stave
off effects of a blockade. "a