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The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

Colonel Faunteroy Julian, avia-
tor, adventurer and the worlds
greatest publicity hound, made Fa-
her Divine take a back seat and
most recently stole the show from
one of the country's leading motion
picture producers-the very bust
lesslike Oscar MicheauX. Julian
somehow gets in and out Of the
news and rates the puh-sonal okay
Of your N. Y. correspondent as a
definite neWs-copy type. But, on
the other hand, with all his pub
licity, it does not net him one
cent This very great and true
personality with a monacle in one
eye clowns before the press and
the press in turn clowns with him.
It worries me. How come Julian
CANNOT sell all that lickker he is
imposed to have brought back from
France? And just what ever hap
pened to that deal that Julian was
to have made for the French gov
ernment? You know. the one which
was to have meant the purchase of
canned foods and meats. Is it true,
too, that Fox Film Corporation
offered THE GREAT JULIAN
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03
HOT INSTRUMENTAL AND
VOCAL

Louis Armstrong-SUmday, Tues
day, II midnite. Cotton Club, New
York City.
Bon Bon, singer with Jan Savitt'S
orchestra NBC Red, Wednesday
IL midnight, Thursday 1870 2, n
NBC Blue Tuesday II midnight.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

$3.50 per week?? Say what you
will, Julian is help to the writ
ers like me who need something
10 fill space.
A little birdie told me that
Julian thrived on an apple and
chocolate bar on a recent re-
turn trip from Washington,
ID, c., because il is alleged he
had eight cents in his pocket
that was NO-GO-MONEY be- 81
cause, after all, one cawn't
ride the subway "hOme to Har-
lem" free.
Business men (and women too
in Harlem opened their ears and
eyes when they heard and reao
newspaper accounts OF the reorgan-
ization of the Brown Bomber Bak-
ing Company. The fact that 100
G's was poured into the project
made the headlines. -. The Brown
Bomber bread may not be adver-
tised in the Hi, Yo Silver-Lone
Ranger" manner. 1t may not make
the billboardS and bill posters from
coast -to-coast, but, secretly and
unobserved Brown Bomber Bread
has grown. 1t can be said that
the rise of this product has come
with the growing Of three major
firms, namely: Victory Mutual Life
Insurance, the Community Person
al Finance, and the New York
Amsterdam News.
These corporations were set
up with good management, fl
nance and reliability became
most dependable. True now
their success is town taIk-but,
looking into them you will find
two men who carried a mes
sage to Garcia in Doctors C..
B. Powell and p. NJ. ii. SavOry.
They happen to be two of the
towns most loyal and respected
citizens. Ask any New York
er.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

New York welcomed Harlem'S
favOrite cinema stars, James
Cagney and Pat O'Brien, one
day last, week. The two appear
in the pix. THE Fightin' 69".
Now, il Oscar Micheaux actual
ly would WANT TO DO
SOMETHING BIG he could
film the story of THE FIGHT
IN 18TH. / wouldn't mind
writing it for him. He owes me-
that much since Oh more than
one occasion used our name,
column and character in his
films. HOwd'y prexy?
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

cINISS dIlu GU 1GNo IIS%s liz '
They were Cabling about the
theatre at one of the brighter spots
the other early dawnin' when an
erstWhile reporter Il should have
said alleged reporter) told of how
he broke stories on the front page
OF the Pittsburgh Courier. That's
nothing City Editor Bill Num-
would have billed us for twenty
five dollars for the release that
Nina Mae Mckinney Was to lead
an orchestra. But Nunn's Courier,
like all the other newspapers, ran
that one about Miss Mckinney get
ting slugged in a coffee pot shop
below the MaSon-DlXUn line on the
front page. And, if that wasn't
publicity, glory!! ."Taint what
cha do, it's hotcha do it,
The Reds have new game. Now
that Germany kissed Italy, and
Italy sWooned; Japan doing an
accidental move according to the
war correspondents by making an
exit from her ally Germany, and,
lest we forget Germany's bargain
with Russia which netted Hitler's
Reich with a good kick-in-t the
pants, the Communists have pub
lenty fun ribbing Uncle Sam for
its aid to Finland One of the
was saying, Just be-
cause the Firms Paid their debt 10
the U. S. is no reason why We
should have to pay it back" 1 sup
pose BroWder's four-year sentence
is the Communistic way of paying
up a debt. Tee, hee!
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

So-o-o-oo I'll twiddle my thumbs
until next week comes. So longl
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-04
PAPERS SPONSOR
PETPARADE HERE
Prizes Offered For Every
Division Of CoIorfuI Event
Slated October ~

A Riddles Pet Parade. complheo
with all kinds of kiddie vehicles
and what have you, a special
event of the Coastal Fair on Oc-
tober 10. is being sponsored by
the Star-News newspapers.
There are prizes for every dlVl-
sion, including the best decorated
bicycle by both boys and glrls'
the best decorated scooters by both
boys and girls, the best dressed
pet carried by boys and girls III
arms.
There are also prizes for pets
led in the parade. the best dacor-
ated wagon by both boys and by
girls. for the best costume worn
in the parade by bot boy and
girl, the best boy and girl black
face comedian in the parade, the
best boys and girls decorated trl-
cycle, for the best impersonatlon
of a movie star by both a boy and
girl, the youngest kiddie walking
in the parade and the best boy
and the best girl clown in the pa
Tade.
The parade will form at the
srandstand at the fair grounds at
2:45 o'clock and will move at 3
o'clock. It is expected that there
will be several hundred children
taking a part in the parade, and
that there will be a wide variation
OF costumes, fancy and freakish
dressed pets, and with vehicles Of
all kinds decorated as floats Of
every description.
The Star-NeWs and VIM. A. Pes
chau, secretary-treasurer Of the
Coastal Fair, say that this is a spe-
cial party given for the children.
The Star-News. also says that
special arrangements are being
made for a special Riddles matinee
so that they may enjoy the rides
nthe midway for five cents
between the hours Of y noon
and 6 o'clock. There will also be
many other special features to en-
terrain the Riddles and their par
ents during the afternoon.
Immediately after the Riddles
Pet parade all the prizes will be
awarded the pr;ze winners. There
will be a king picked from among
the boys IN the parade and d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-04
three-mile dam which surrounds

I'LL Gill ooi
Toomer's Creek.
Maffitt pointed out that the
weather bureau reports hal Octo-
Der and November r usually the
two driest months of the year ana
there is little prospect OF relle1
from the present situation through
rainfall on the water shed IN the
near future.
With the increase in the salt
content, he said, the water not
only will become u~ndrinkable and
useless for washing, but will also
approach the point at which 1t
might kill grass if lawns are wat
cred with it.
The commissioners completed
their session at 1:30 o'clock and
work was begun Immediately to
make drinkable water available
prior to the time when the city
water supply becomes too salty
for use.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-04
OBITUARIES
MRS. KATIE M. PEARSON

WARSAW, Oct. 3.-IIrs. Katie M
Pearson, g., wife of Robert Nose
ley Pearson, of the Taylor's Bridge
community in Sampson country,
died this morning at 4:20 o'clock.
Funeral services will beheldfrom
the home Friday afternoon at 2:3C
o'clock with her pastor, the Rev.
P. L. Clark, assisted by the Rev.
M. c. Mcqueen, pastor of the Gin
ton Presbyterian church, official
ing.
Interment will follow in the Hope
well cemetery, near Burgaw.
She is survived by her husband,
one sister, Mrs. G. W. Piner,
of Charlotte; two brothers, C. c.
Mallard, of Charlotte, and c. F.
Maliard, of BurgaW.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-04

queen selected from the girls Il
preside over the event. Ali the
kiddies in the parade will be ad,
mitted to the fair GROUNDS free. Sc
make your application to be in the
parade at the fair Office at 125
Princess Street or at the Star-NeWs
offices.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-04
WILLIAM b. NAPIER

GREENWOOD, S. C. Oct. 3.-LP-
Funeral services were held late today
at nearby Long Cane church for
William Benjamin Napier, 80, in
stfuctor in romance languages at
the University of North Carolina,
Napier was found dead Tuesday
night in his room.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-04
Woman Arrested, Liquor
Taken In Raids Here

One person was arrested and a
quantity of non-taXpaid liquor was
seized in two raids conducted late
yesterday afternoon by ABC agents.
Mary McKoy, negress, of 20S 1-2
Cores row, was arrested on a charge
of violating the liquor laws. ABC
officers reported the seizure of a
half gallon of Illicit liquor found on
her premises.
Twenty-four half gallon jars of
non-taXpaid liquor ere taken in a
raid conducted in ar empty house
at SIG North Seventh street, ABC
officers said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-04

Many sects in India forbid the
killing of animals. The animal life
of the country, therefore, is ire
mendous. There are one-and-one-
third million donkeys, thirty-one
million buffaloes, 1913 million oxen,
IS million sheep, and IS million
seats,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-04

The lower Rio Grande valley of
Texas in 1910 experienced its hot
test and dryest August in 20 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05

Waterville, April 5 - A monthly business meeting of the Fairmount Community Club was held Wednes- day evening at the club rooms on Essex avenue. Edward Kahn pre- sided. The subject of placing the new fire box was brought up for discussion. It was decided that the new box would be at the corner ot MiddleseX street and Chester ave nue, and the one now on Colonial avenue would be moved to the cor ner of Cornwall avenue and Col onial avenue.
 A committee of Frederick Seidel, Russell Atherton and Harry Sizer was named to check up on the gut ters in the Fairmount section, and to report at the next meeting.
 It was also voted to make a do- nation to the Visiting Nurse Asso- citation, and plans were made for a food sale to take place some time during May. There will be the usual mid-monthly card party, WedneS- day evening, April IT in the club rooms, with Mrs. George Caldwell, in charge.
 A social followed the meeting, when were played and refreshments served. Mrs. Kenneth Rappe was hostess. Those present included: MT. and Mrs. Edward Kahn, MT. and Mrs. Russell Atherton, Franklin Warren, MT. and Mrs. Walter Hor- man, James Culbert, MT. and Mrs. Kenneth Rappe, Edward Link, MT. and Mrs. Frederick Seidel, MT. and Mrs. Harry Sizer, MT. and Mrs. John Byrnes, MT. and Mrs. Clifford Nor throp, MT. and Mrs. Everett Cook, Mrs. Mary Snagg, w. Meymer and Mrs. George Caldwell.
 A meeting of the auditing con- mittee of the Pride of Welch Circle, Companions of the Forest will be held Tuesday evening, April g at 8 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Joseph McArdle on DriggS street. The com- mittee includes the following mem bers: Mrs. Francis Whalen, Mrs. John Fitzgerald, Mrs. William Dun- lavey, Mrs. James Duncan, Mrs. Thomas Buckley, Mrs. William Rooney, Mrs. Edward Barlow and Mrs. McArdle.
 The Ladies Aid Society of Grace Methodist church met Wednesday afternoon in the church parlors, with Mrs. Arthur Twelves in charge. Plans were made for serving a fel- lowship supper Monday, April 8 at 6 o'clock, for members of the church after which Rev. Dr. Lloyd Morley, district superintendent of the New Haven County of Methodist church. es will be in charge of the fourth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
ARMY DAY EVENT PLANNED BY GUARD
Company H to Stand Fed= eral Inspection Tonight;
 Musical Features

A special program will be pre- sented by Go. H. 102nd Infantry in observance of Army Day at the state armory tonight. Capt. George J. Baribault vii, direct the pro gram which is in conjunction With the units federal inSpectin.
 The Mendelsshon Male Chorus under the direction of G. Loring Burwell vii give a concert from 7:3O to 8 o'clock, while the company orchestra will play for the rest Of the program. Special seats have been arranged for the guests and the public is invited. .,,
 Many veterans organizations will participate.
 Members of the Kellogg Guard, Co. F. 102nd Onfantry, was inspec- ted last night at the armory. A program of close order drill, re- cruit instruction, rifle markham ship, automatic rifle assembly and musketry was staged, under com- mand of Capt. Wilfred A. St. Mar tin.
 Mai. Thomas F. Bresnahan, USA, was inspecting officer. Many off cers attended the reception which followed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05

proved in advance by the state tax commissioner.
 Specifications for the auditing work are unusually strict, the mayor said, being more rigid than thoIs set up by the state. They were drawn up, he said by Budget Di- rector Thorvald E. Olsen.
 Transfer Approved
 The finance board authorized an intra a-department transfer for the city court of $125 to allow for pay ment of the sponsors search of a WPA project now in progress. The project consists of filing and index ing court warrants.
 The sum of $670 left as a bal ance from a 1887 WPA bond fund was voted made 8 free balance, so that it can be used for payment of the city's share of WPA projects. as needed.
 Transfer of $500 within the street department to allow the purchase of a new one-half ton truck was voted. This vote was passed at the request of the board of public works
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
WORLDS FAIR
 PRICES LOWERED
Advance Ticket Sale Gives Substantial Reductions
 for l94O Patrons
Special to The DemOcrat)

New York - A nation wide ad- vance ticket sale, through which the public will be able to see the Worlds Fair of 1940 in New York at sub- stantial savings, was announced to- day by Harvey D. Gibson, chairman of the fairs board of directors. The sale starts April Il, and closes May 10, the. day before the opening of the fair.
 Prices of the various tickets aside from being considerably less expen- sive tha nthose sold last year, also represent material savings over this years 50 cents admission price.
 Purchasers of these family ticket books will receive almost 40 per- cent saving, since the family book will have a value of $4.05 and will be sold for only $2.50. last year, the book sold for $3.75. The book will entitle the holder to five admissions to the fair as well as admission to five new feature attractions out of a choice of eight. Tickets will be de- tachable and may be used by any member of the family or by friends If the purchasers chooses.
 The eight attractions offered on the family souvenir ticket of which the purchaser has a choice of five, include the great shows of the fair: American Jubilee", spectacular, patriotic pageant with music: Dancing Campus, or Morris Gest's Midgets; Mrs. Thorne's Miniature Rooms," or the perisphere and Gardens on Parade" or Gay New Orleans"
 MT. Gibson also announced that adult and junior season tickets woul d be available this year, at greatly reduced prices. The adult ticket, which cost $15 last year. will be sold for $10.
 An adult 20-admission ticket for $5 representing saving of 50 per- cent will also be placed on sale, MT Gibson said. This ticket sold for $7.50 last year.
 "The issue of family souvenir books will be strictly limited to an ssue of one million," MT. Gibson aid. Also, the sale will close defin- .tely with the opening of the fair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
Place For New Fire
 Box Chosen By Club
Fairmount Members Now Checking Cutters Donation Made to Visiting Nurses s-May Food Sale Planned
WATERVlLLE Mrs Correspondent-2S Drtgss st-TeL S-S4e2

quarterly conference.
 It was decided to hold knitting and sewing meeting, Wednesday evening, April IT at the home of Mrs. Frank Wilson on Thomaston avenue. A social hour followed the meeting, when refreshments were served. The hostesses were: Mrs. Alan Fairhurst,. Mrs. Gorge Horn becker, and Mrs. Edward zaugg.
 J. Ayotte and family of Thomas ton avenue have left Waterville and taken up residence in Oakville. Funeral services for George B. Hubbell, of 29 Harvard street, were held this afternoon, 3:30 o'clock at the Alderson Funeral Home, with Rev. Robert Beecher, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church officiating Burial was in Hillside cemetery, Cheshire.
 MT. Hubbell, a lifelong resident of Waterville, died Wednesday at St. Mary's hospital following short illness. He was born, January p, 1870 in Cheshire, son of Henry and Almira Hubbell. He was employed at the Waterbury Manufacturing Con- pany and was 8 member of Go. E., 1O2nd Infantry, Connecticut National Guard.
 Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maude (Brown Hubbell; three daughters, Mrs. Harry Wright, Mrs. Charles Crepon and Miss Gladys Hubbell; three grandchildren, all of Waterbury, and a sister, Mrs. Charles Wolcott of Cheshire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
Local Auditing Firm
 Given City Contract
Work of Checking Books in Tax Collectors, COn=
 trOIIers Offices Not to Exceed S5,OOO;

Audits of the books of the con- troller and tax collector for 1939 will get underway soon, as a result of the action of the board of finance yesterday afternoon in approving a recommendation by Mayor Vincent A. Scully that the contract for the work be awarded to Barrow, Wade Guthrie & Go. of this city. The firm will do the work, which consists of auditing the tax books for the last nine months of the year and auditing the controllers books for the last five months of the year at 8 cost not to exceed $5,000.
 Examination of the books for the full year is not required because the controllers accounts were audit- ed for the January-July period fol- lowing the death of Controller Sher- wood L. Rowland, while the tax of- flee accounts were audited for the first three months of the year. The partial audits were made by Grif- fenhagen & Associates.
 Estimates Submitted
 Among those who filed estimates of the cost of the audits were:
 The Frank J. Murphy Co.,, $7,00C if the audits are done separately $6,500 if done together.
 c. William Calabrese, $6,160.
 Griffenhagen & Associates, $7,50( if done separately, $6,750 if done together.
 No actual estimates of the cos were submitted by two other firms Baker Goodyear, and Herdman 6 Cranston.
 Mayor Scully told the board tha Barrow, Wade, Guthrie & Co.,, wa a reliable and qualified firm. II the audit, he said, not only Woult figures be checked, but recon mendations as to improved proce dures made. He said that next year under the annual audit act, the cit. audits must be done by firm ap
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05
DeMOLAYS PRESENT
 COMEDY TONIGHT

A comedy show featuring origin ality, written and directed by local man, Dr. Franklin A. Warren, and entitled, Stars and Gripes", will be presented as the 14th annual stage show of Doric chapter, Order of DeMolay, this evening at 8:15 o'clock at Temple hall. Dancing will fol- low to the music of Cliff Slater and his orchestra.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-05

Colored bread to match the dec orative scheme of the dining room is sold in Spokane, Wash. plane was confiscated.
The Omaha guide., 1940-04-06
CANDIDATES EXCEPTIONAL
LY COURTEOUS AS NEGRO
VOTE WOOED

WASHINGTON, April 4 (ANP)
Having unanswered himself into a
strategic spot the colored citizens
of America who possesses the all
important ballot will find himself
a much sought after man between
now and November.
Candidates all over the country,
seeking the presidential nominal
ton, are being courteous and caut-
ious toward the Negro whom they
realize holds the balance of power
in certain border states.
1t is reported that two candidates
whose. aspirations are somewhat
overshadowed by the present in
cumbent in the White House, clash
ed mildly in a matter of a photo
graph of a Negro with a potential
candidate.
During a certain convention here
one of the colored leaders in the
meeting, had a visiting friend who
held an important job in a govern
mental department.
Both Negroes were photograph
ed with an opponent-or a would
be opponent-of the boss of the two
Negroes, who Immediately jumped
them.
Letters passed back and forth an
the photographer, who had been
called in for the job of taking the
pictures, was asked as a matter of
protection to say that he had just
happened in on a matter of routine
and hadn't been sent for.
Things have quoted down consid-
erably and there is little activity on
that from. ncw-but. an explosion
of some sort is due shortly and the
brothers r wondering where it is
going to hit.
But With all of it, the American
Negro, is in the best spot now since
the final victory of the Civil war
and tn subsequent freeing of the
slaves.
The Omaha guide., 1940-04-06
Why Am for Dewey
By Ruth Hanna Mccormick Simms
Co-Manager of d. A. Dewey's
Presidential Campaign and former
Representative-at- from
Illinois

In the Fall of 1888. Thomas f.
Dewey was running for Governor
of New York State and l was
chatting under the inactivity en-
forced upon me by a broken hip.
There was little l could do ex-
cept read and listen to the radio.
Soon / gave up reading almost en-
tire to listen to the radio, more
and more, and with increasing in
terest as | became aware of the
foreeful personality of New York's
two-fisted young district attorney,
as he went up and down New York
in his campaign for the governor
ship.
That I am today co-manager Of
Thomas E. Dewey's campaign to
win the Republican nomination for
President is due to my earnest con-
vietion that he is the best man
for the job. When the Republican
Party leaders of New York State
made Thomas E. Dewey their IA
The Omaha guide., 1940-04-06
NAACP Opposes City
Cont act With Lily White
Subway Engineers Union

New York-The National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People notified the New
York CITY Board of Transportation
Thursday, March %, that it will
appear before the board in opposi-
ton to the City's entering into a
closed sl.op agreement with SUBJ
way workers who are members of
the Brotherhood Ct Locomotive En-
gineers, an A. F. of L. Union on
the ground that this union has a
constitutional provision barring
Negroes from membership.
The union, which has 1,400 men,
bers (motormen) who work on New
York subways is one of two SUBJ
way unions which recently won a
victory, when Mayor LaGuardia
announced that he would recon-
mend to the transportation board
that is assume "all terms and con-
ditions" in the transportation
board that it assume "all terms
and conditions" in contracts be-
tween the BMT and the IRT SUBJ
way systems and labor unions,
when the city takes over these
lines May 1 under the unification
plan. Both the Brotherhood and
the Transport Workers Union, the
latter with a membership of $1,000
have closed-shop contracts which
not expire until June, 1871.
Prior to a conference between
representatives of the two unions
and the Mayor, LaGuardia had
said that the city would permit an
open-shop, no-strike operation of
the unified subway lines, under the
of the city. The N. A.
A. c. P. sent the Mayor a telegram
while the conference was in ses-
urging the consideration of
discriminatory clauses in the bro
'herhood's contract, which bars Ne
,roes from membership.
Commenting on the action taken
~ the Association, Walter White.
executive secretary said:
"This is a fundamental issue.
The NAACP is strongly in favor
# labor unions must come into
court with clean hands. Any and
III unions that continue to bar Ne
,roes from membership, will be
The Omaha guide., 1940-04-06

Washington stamp Sunday is Geo.
". Peterson, audit clerk in the div
ision of stamps, bureau of the third
assistant postmaster general.
Nh. Peterson, a partner in the
law firm of Peterson, Tignor and
Branson in Washington, will re-
turn home April 8.