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Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
POLITICS AND TRADITION"

Many Negroes employ brand of reasoning regarding
voting that used by the other preudces Some
think that democratic candidate would consider Negro
anything just the other believe that
sderng him individual Without dsrespect orefather
changing conditions with and consider
We told that souherneI stated
he would rather for yellow dog than for repub
can Be the foregoing true not regarding politics. easily
accept the souherners attitude Negroes So how
such obstacles being handicapped by the logic
in actions and thoughts.
AS minority of cannot allow ourselves to
become divided defeat proposition of racial value
should allow ourselves crcumscrbed by
exclusively because first and last Americans While
get full share of prosperity certainly included
first the division of the spos of depression of necessity
aid country become better place which live
Nonparsan clubs could be formed whose leaders should
the facts concerning each candidate only his
tude but also the attitude of his string The club should
dsband after each election whether the choice majority
elected but should follow party throughout
making reasonable requests upon them attending all meetings
possible etc. While this be raddng such
would certainly enable place balance power
would not only help community nation but also allow the
Negro in for his just share of opportunities
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
Music Department

Are you interested in joining the
drum and bugle corps?. If so, here is
your chance. The Phyllis Wheatley
Music Department has recently been
modernized and new equipment has
been installed Eight bugles have
been added to the department. also.
Any boy or girl who is interested
should see Miss Dorsey, music in
structor.
Our Miss Dorsey is now the con-
ductor of the Sumner chorus which is
made up of women residing in the
Sumner Field Homes.
Any one else who is interested in
singing should join the Metronome
Choral Club, who is in need of tenors
and sopranos. Why not apply, if you
can sing.
Phyllis Wheatly is going to put over
another grant Operetta, 20 Doctor
This is to be presented in the spring
The first meeting will be held Thurs
day, January 25th at 800 p. m. in the
Assembly. II you are in any way in.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
WILLIAM ALLEN & DOROTHY
MAYNOR AT WEST VA. STATE
COLLEGE INSTITUTE,

West Virginia, (C)-The third NUM-
Der of the artists series at West Vir-
ginia State College was presented by
William Allen, pianist, on Sunday eve
ming in the college auditorium
Mr.. Allen is graduate of Oberlin
Conservatory of Music holding both
Bachelor and Master of Music degrees.
Upon completion of his musical stud
les at Ober1in, he spent two years at
the Institute of Musical Art in New
York City. He has also studied several
seasons with Egon Petri, the famous
Dutch pianist, and returned from study
with Petri just before the beginning of
the present European war. Mr. Allen
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

Colored Women's Clubs will sponsor
bakery sale Saturday, Jan. 20, at the
home of Mrs. Francis Duncan, 1913
25th Avenue South.
Marie Lewis, who has been for the
past eight weeks, a patient in the
General Hospital died of natural
cause Wednesday. Mrs. Lewis was
the wife of Thomas Lewis of SOB 7th
Avenue North.
Matt Hammond and Clarence Tn
derwood will see action, and John
Bond, Raymond Sessions, and Vernard
Lewis and Scott Tyler will leave little
doubt in the minds of spectators and
fans that they are in the ring. Already
plans are under way for the Phyllis
Wheatley Summer Camp. Watch for
the Camp Fund Benefits. Here's hop
ing Phyllis Wheat1ey gets this camp as
they really deserve it.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
City Nc ws

Mrs. Sarah Hunter, 4026 Clinton Ave
nue, is very sick at her home.
Mrs. Pinky, 712 10th Avenue South,
is slowly improving at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Quinn are
now residing at 334 E. 38th Street.
Mrs. Ida Mae Burrell, 61o Sixth Ave
nue. North, is convalscing at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warren, 635
Seventh Avenue North are both con-
fined to their homes with the flu.
The Dorcas Missionary Society of
Bethesda Baptist met We'd, Jan. II, at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Quinn, 334 E. 38th St.
The Mariposa Club will meet Thurs
day, Jan. rs, at the home of Mrs. Ger
trude Vinigar,, 6lo Oak Lake Avenue
North, at p. m.
The Minnesota State Association of
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

isn't doing so we'll, and slip him the
price of movie, or an ice cream cone.
There is something in his gesture
that does things to my adams apple.
Now for those who wonder what the
younger generation is coming to, /
might mention Andrew Clark.l
Andrew is a young man who can
take time out from the current attrac-
tions, to find time to train boy scouts,
and keep informed on how to get
things done in his vicinity.
If one half those on the mournef's
bench, could just initiate Evans and
Clark one fourth of the time, they
would have a hard time finding rea-
son to dye life and living such deep
indigo.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

To you who have heard the thunder
from time to time about southside con-
ditions, we will give you a couple OF
reasons why we do not believe that
things are as bad as one might be led
to believe.
First we would like to mention A. ].
Evans.
There is a certain pathos surround
ing Mr.. Evans He has always wanted
children, (and what man does not want
sony.
Denied this, he tried to lavish on his
neighbors children, the affection he
might have given his own.
When ever any move is mentioned
to help youth conditions, one does not
have to see Evans, Evans will see him.
He sets fine example for SO many
other chi1dless ones, whose disappoint-
ment takes on certain bitterness to-
ward all children, especially the lively
ones.
l must give a wry smile when l see
A. J., sneak around to some kid who
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY NEWS


The Phyllis Wheatley House hopes
this. bit of news reaches big bit of
people every week. 1t should be of in
terest to everyone, young or old.
We hope YOU will turn out to the
Minneapolis Sunday Forum here at the
House We are fortunate in having
Mr.. Clarence Mitchell, Jr., Executive
Secretary of the St. Paul Urban
League to speak on Sunday, January
2lst. Mr.. Mitchell's speech is on "A
Look at 1889 and 1940." Rev. w. E.
Wadlington will be our guest minister
and the choir of Bethesda Baptist
Church will sing.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

he had Saul in his power in the cave at
En-gedi, and Saul said to David,
Thou are more righteous than I for
thou hast rendered unto me good,
where as | have rendered unto thee
evil" This is just what Jesus told
His disciples, that the Davids must be
more righteous than the Sauls; they
must love their enemies.
Only the pure in heart, the clear
purposed, the straight forward, have
the capacity to grasp divine revelation.
The secret of the Lord is only with
them that fear him.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
Nursery

The K. and N. Mothers Club will
meet Wednesday, January 18th. On
this day Mrs. Opal Stone will be pre-
sented with gift for her new baby
girl.
Two members of this club are i'll,
Mrs. Irene Harvey and Mrs. Mary
Lou Breedlove. We hope these men,
bers will not be i'll long and hope they
will be back soon. We hope you de-
rived some pleasure from this bit of
news and hope to see you again next
week.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

has held positions at Howard Univer-
sity, Washington, D. c. and Fisk Uni
versity, Nashville, Tenn, where he is
still employed. At present he is again
studying at the Julliard School of
Music, New York, during the year
1o3o-40
Mr.. Allen played items by Bach
Busoni, Franck, Chopin and a group
by Negro composers.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

The prevalent sub-zero weather
throughout the northwest chilled the
fervent spirit of the members at Pill
grim Rest, and the Bethesda Church,
Wednesday and Thursday night As
a result there was no mid-week pray
er meeting at either church. But our
trip out north was pleasant one for
the Lord opened a door of the house
of Mesdames Owens and Moore, 5121
Irving Ave- No., where we held pray
er meeting. All there felt the presence
Of the Lord.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
State of Minnesota District Court
County of Hennepin Fourth Judicial District

State of Minnesota District court
County of Hennepin Fourth Judicial District
SUMMONS
GLADYS LONG. Plaintiff.
VIRGIL C. LONG, Defendant.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, To The
ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT:
You, Virgil c. Long, are hereby summoned
and required to answer tie compairt OF tie
Plaintiff in the above entitled action, which
complaint is hereto attached and herewith
served upon you-has been filed in the Of
flee of the Clerk of said District Court, at
the City of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin,
and State of Minnesota, and to serve a copy
of your answer to said complaint on the sub
scriber, at his office, at 1906 Sth Ave. N, in
the City of Minneapolis, County of Henne-
pin, and State of Minnesota, within thirty
davs after TIE service of this Summons upon
you, exclusive of the day of such service; and
if Won fail 10 3--s - s7I1 - 317F nth
in the time aforesaid the Plaintiff in this ac-
tion will apply to the court for the relief de-
manded in said complaint.
HARRY L. SCOTT. Plaintiffs Attorney,
1906 9Th Ave, ~,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Dated January 18th, 1910.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20


There has been another reclassifica-
ton of the WPA organization, and it
seems as though some of the co1ored
folk are coming out the little end of
the horn.
We can't say that Jim Crow has
crept in, but we certainly see his sha-
dow just little too close for comfort
have had plenty of trouble, and one
Tive persons of our acquaintance
only regained her job after struggle.
Another is hanging fire, and several
have complacently accepted 403, blam-
ing it all on the fact they were born
blacks
Some organization might get hold of
this and do some lasting good
WPA probably won't be with us for
ever, but the prejudice engendered
through Jim Crow tactics might be
passed on to the grandchildren of the
present workers.
Speaking of the present, colored folk
have to eat too.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
terested, be present.
Girls Department

And now for the girls. The P. w.
intermediate Team has won each of
the games played with Halle Q.
Brown House and one game played
with Wells Memorial House.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
WANTED
HELP WANTED-Male:

Man to- sell nationally advertised
home appliances in ST. Paul. Wonder
full opportunity. II E. Fifth ST, St.
Paul.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

A tobogganing party will be given
by the Go-Getter Club on January
9th Their friends will be invited to
go with them on this out of door fun.
Boys Department
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

FOUR ROOM upper duplex, all
mo4crn but heat. Call Colfax l443
any time after four.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
Piano and harmony taught, MacPhail
graduate, high school credits given,
Geneva 5199.
Cla flied Ads

Is Stoves, Bunglo's, Heatrolas, cook
stoves, round oaks, very reasonable.
Cash or trade for unneeded furniture.
Peoples Furniture Store. All South
Washington Avenue.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

The Phyllis Whealtley House will
be ably represented in the Golden
Glove Tournament, now in progress
Mr.. Webster Epperson, Coach, thinks
the boys should make good showing
if not actually winning crown or two.
Boys give it all you've got
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

A paramount fear of the Democra-
cies is that Asiatic hords may get be-
yond control and precipitate war of
color against white civilization. The
Mahatma says: Though the part that
Russia is playing is painful, let US hope
that the unnatural combination will re-
suit in a happy, though unintended
fusion whose shape no one can fore
tell Unless the Allies suffer demorali-
cation, of which so far there is not the
slightest indication, this war may be
used to end all wars, at any rate of
the virulent type we see today"
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20

PIANO LESSONS, McPhail gradu-
ate. Certified to highschool stud
ents. $l.0O lesson, GE. 5129
FOR RENT-Five room duples, gar
age Adults only.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-20
CONSISTENT SAINT

Mahatma Ghandi, writing in Liberty
Magazine on Passive Resistance and
the War" assures the world that, still
loving his enemies, although blaming
Hitler for the present was, he, Ghandi,
has not swerved one jot from his doc
trine of passive resistance.
II would give the same advice" he
says, "that l gave to the Czechs and
the Abssinians. For my non-violence
is made of stern stuff 1t is the firm
est metal known to the scientist. Even
at the risk of being misunderstood, l
must act in obedience to the still small
voice"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
BY JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, March 27.-ParlOr Game:
It's called "Pinning on the Diaper" Interior Sec.
rotary Ickes, doing a little extra'curricula
stint for the democratic party, started the whole
thing in a magazine blast at Tom Dewey. He
made some scathing reference to pinning the
young presidential aspirant's diaper up behind.
Representative Hoffman (republican) con.
temptuously pointed out on the floor Of the
house that Mr.. Ickes didn't know his diapers,
demonstrated pinning on infant panties with
one pin. Opponents called Mr.. Hoffman old
fashioned.
The squabble spread. Now the capital is di
vided into camps and is eager to demonstrate
are one.pinners, two-pinners, three-pinners,
square-riggers and advocates of the flying ti-
angle.
Hospital baby wards and nurseries,, which
should be final arbiters in such a matter, re-
fuse to enter the fracas. It's a political fight,
they say, and in political fights there's no
room for science.
Washington traffic is a mess. The capital
ought to be setting an example for the United
States, but instead it offers a driving problem
that would make breaking trail in the African
bush seem like a joy-ride.
There are so many rules. and regulations
that not even the veteran taxi drivers can re-
member them. The regulations change through
out the day. At 4 o'clock you get fined for
making a U-turn where it was ok. at 8. West
bound streets become eastbound at the turn
of the clock. Many corners have SO many
signs, it takes Is minutes to read them.
Being a capital traffic cop must be one of
the most discouraging jobs in the U. S. Not
because of all the rules and regulations, but
because every time you hand out a ticket, you
stick out your neck.
Nearly every one in Washington has pull or
he wouldn't be here. In the last two weeks,
125 traffic tickets were "fixed." Add to that
all the violations the police didn't give tickets
for because they knew it would be useless.
Examples:
() Man parking in driveway turned out to
be a foreign embassy official. Ticket torn up
Reason, diplomatic immunity.
(2) Rep. Dash-Dash requested ticket handed
young lady be changed to- warning. Granted.
90 Man parked in restricted zone turned out
to be official collecting Finnish relief funds.
Ticket changed to warning. Reason, it's a
worthy cause.
That's a rough idea. Traffic police badges
here should bear the motto: All is futility. In.
~vitations to tourists should read: See your cap
ital-but on footi
Goobertorial: It's time for us to revise our
opinion Of the peanut.
Thumbing through a batch of recent federal
tax refunds at the treasury department, I came
across the notation that the Columbian Peanut
Co., Norfolk, Va, received a refund for the fis-
cal year ending September 80, 1886, amounting
to s24, $3.50
Considering that that's just the refund, it
looks as if the peanut business isn't exactly
what you'd call a peanut business.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
WATER AND TAXATION
Greensboro News

The window tax is mmon spoken of as
having been the most evil imposition ever de-
vised. 1t SOUNDS worse than it was; it was es-
~sentially a house tax, levied in England in
1896, for a specific, unrelated purpose. All
houses except those in restricted classes were
assessed two shillings a year, but the rate was
increased according to the number of windows,
beginning at ten. 1t became in fact a window
tax if the house had numerous windows, but
it was not a discriminatory impost on the null
titude, penalizing to them the use of light and
air.
Such an eXaction as window tax" sounds like
it would be an evil thing indeed; the next thing
that we can think of to it is a tax on water.
Like sunlight and air, water is supplied by
nature in unlimited quantity, more than suffi-
cient for the uses of all creatures, of whose
life it is an element. With the exception of
desert regions and others made temporarily
arid by weather phenomena, water-of which
the globe possesses a supply that remains con-
slant, is never increased nor diminished by one
DROPS not only constantly distributed in sur
plus quantity, but is constantly cleansed and
revitalized by the action of the sun upon the
sea, the movement and discharge of clouds
and the attraction of gravitation.
Water ought not to be taxed; the user ought
not to be penalized on the basis of the amount
of it consumed. 1t costs something to obtain
it, but the element is not property. 1t costs the
effort of bending down to drink from the stream.
of filling and lifting a cup, of digging a well
and drawing up a bucket, of impounding, puri-
flying and piping a supply convenient for the
jewellers in a town. All that cost is equitably
and justly borne by the consumer according
to the amount used: anything above that is a
tax, as unjustly levied as any tax can be. 1t
does not matter how righteous, how necessary,
the purpose for which the impost so levied is
used.
A true tax is a toll upon possessions, things
that are, in the true sense, property. 1t is a
division with the state of the products of the
soil and labor, or the equivalent thereof. Any
assessment that departs from this fundamental
principle is not only lacking in justice, in right.
eousness, it is lacking in common sense. It is a
false taxation Of a sort that can be justified
to itself by a tyrannical, predatory power, but
can in nowise be justified to itself by a self
governing commonwealth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
NEW STREET PROJECTS

This approval of street work for Whining
ton, under which 100 blocks will be improved
at a cost of $555,977 is quite the biggest plum
that has fallen into our laps in a month of
Sundays.
It means practically a years employment
for 400 men or more-700, 430 man hours
and will get the city tout of the mud" 1t
means that $4,000 worth of sidewalks will
be laid.
AS the project will close unpaved gaps in
streets now partially paved, travel between
sections of the city will be direct. Many de-
tours now necessary to avoid unimproved
stretches will be completely eliminated, and
losses in time be done ava with.
But more important even than all this is
the moral effect on the community and the
stimulant it will administer to all circles, the
effect of which will be to stir new activity
new purpose, to press on to higher goals OF
progress and achievement.
1t goes without saying that residents OF
North Wilmington and of South Wilmington
will be gratified to have the unused car tracks
in their streets removed. These tracks have
been a handicap from the day car service
was superseded by bus lines, making traveI
On the streets where they remained both diff
ficult and hazardous. With them gone anG
the streets smoothly paved from curb to curb
motorists will find their lot vastly improved
j. E. L. WADE, commissioner of public works
may rest assured that there will be no re
straint placed upon praise for his energeti,
and successful campaign for the WPA funds
which make the improvement possible from
every user of the streets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
MORE OF THE SAME, CHIEF

|CHIEF OF POLICE ROURK says that traf-
" fc violations, both pedestrian and vehicu'
lar, must stop; that it is his purpose to see
they do stop, and that the police campaign
now launched against them will not close un'
til they are stopped. The chief is properly
aroused and Wilmington may hope that the
bad traffic situation, which holds this city
below par in traffic safety, is to begin the
climb upward at once.
Traffic rules, he says, will be strictly en-
forced, both as they apply to persons afoot
who crash red lights and who "jayWalk" to
the imminent peril of themselves and auto
drivers, and to motorists who break the law
There is but one way to view Chief RoURK's
attitude. That is to commend it, and to give
him, and his traffic squad, every encourage
ment in their undertaking.. Traffic rules should
be enforced-and strictly-in the interest OF
safety and order.
But there is one rule which creates as great
a hazard as violation of the others. That is
the right turn on a red light. If the chief
wants to carry his campaign to the full
measure of success, and we believe him wholly
sincere in his purpose, he will ask the city
commission to repeal this obnoxious rule, in
the existence of which human life is con-
stantly imperiled.
Many other cities which adopted it expert
mentally have found that it does not improve
the flow of traffic, but places the safety OF
pedestrians in danger, and repealed it. With
repeated examples of its shortcomings here
we cannot do better than follow their lead.
If the chief voices strong opposition to its
perpetuation, and makes his reason for its
abandonment clear to the city administration
that group cannot we'll refuse his wish, par
ticularly as the security of persons on the
streets will be better guaranteed thereby.
All Wilmingtonians to whom safety is more
than a theory will approve such a move by
the chief.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-28
AN POLL

Ever since the Literary Digest was driven
on the rocks by it's RoosEvELT-HoovER fiasco,
polls have had a diminishing value in indicat-
ing public sentiment on any public issue. The
Digest was so wrong in its last gesture that
the people have become suspicious of any SINH
lar effort.
But Current History has just completed a
survey on the present political outlook which
contains a definite interest, whatever its true
worth, or lack of worth, may prove to have
been after the polls close in November. This
magazine sought the opinions of daily news
paper editors throughout the country on the
chances the candidates for President stand of
election.
A majority of the editors believe that
ROOSEVELT will seek a third term and that
DEWEY will be his opponent. But their choice
would be HULL and VANDENRERG.
While 63 per cent of the editors think that
ROOSEVELT will be nominated, less than 10
per cent think he should be. They prefer Mr..
HULL. Nearly "a per cent think he should be
nominated. Only 10 per cent think he will be.
Though SO per cent of the editors believe
the republican nomination will go to DEWEY
only 10 per cent think that it should, as COM
pared to the "a per cent who think it should
20 to VANDENBERG.
AS to the democratic runners up nearly &c
per cent think that GARNER should be given
the nomination but less than five per cent
think that he will get it.
The democratic a~lsorans trail far behind
the favorites. Less than three per cent say
that Senator WHEELER will win the nomina
ton, six per cent think he should; less than
five per cent say that PAUL V. McNuTr will
be chosen, two per cent say that he should.
Attorney General JACKSON, Postmaster FAR
LEY, Senator CLARK, Senator GLASS and a
handful of others received a few scattered
votes but evidently newspaper editors don't
concede any of them a chance.
As a possible republican candidate, Senator
TAFT runs behind DEWEY to the extent thai
II per cent of the editors think he should
be nominated, and Is per cent think he will
be. Former President HOOVER retains a definite
following since eight per cent think he should
be nominated-only one per cent thinks he
actually will be.
Nor do the editors believe that the repub
lcan nomination will be landed by eithel