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other occasions, decorations were in
the conventional geld and white,
celebrating the national organiza-
tons fifty years Of existence.
Mrs. w H. Timerhoff of Pres
colt, outgoing president of the state
federation, presided. Following in
vocation by Monsignor Louis Duval
and the call to order by Mrs. Sam
R. Dysart, convention chairman,
talks welcoming the delegates were
made by Mrs r. Y. Meeker, presi-
dent of the Nogales Woman's Club;
Mayor Louis Hudgin of Nogales,
Ariz., and Senor Lauro Larios, Pres
idente Municipal of Nogales, Sonora.
Response was made by Mrs. B. L.
Murphy of Globe, first vice president
of the Arizona federation. Brief his
tories of the national and state fed
erations were given and all state
and national officers were introduced
to the delegates in attendance.
MAIN SPEAKERS
Main speakers for the occasion
were Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar Of
Portland, Oregon, national presit
dent; Miss Josephine Seaman Of La
Jolla, California, president of the
Western division; and Mrs. E. L..
Bissinger, birthday party chairman.
During the evening a large card
board cake became the center of at
traction as junior and senior club
presidents of the state came for
ward to place donations for the ma
tional foundation fund inside the
container.
MEDALS PRESENTED
A feature of the occasion was the
presentation by the Nogales Wom-
ans Club of medals to Mrs. j. A.
Harrison, Mrs j. E. Wise and Judge
Charles E. Hardy, nearest living rel
ative of the late Mrs Minnie Boone
Hardy.
Mrs Harrison, charter member OF
the Nogales Woman's Club, was CIV
en- her award for having the longest
continuous membership in the Nc
gales Woman's Club and the most
outstanding record of leadership.
Mrs. Wise was selected as the liv-
ing charter member having the long
est continuous membership and the
! late Mrs. Charles E. Hardy as the
deceased charter member having the
longest continuous membership.
The medals bear the designs of a
statue depicting a woman of pioneer
days which stands in the state park
on the eastern edge of Ponca City,
Oklahoma.
The names of the three outstand-
ing pioneers will be sent to the dis
trict chairman and the three select
ed from the district list will be for
warded to the state chairman, who
Nogales international., 1940-03-27

900 Arizona History, Gladys Bag
ley, chairman; resolutions, Mrs. B.
l.. Murphy; Reports of district presi-
dents; Presidents Travelling Fund,
Mrs. S. H. Bowyer, chairman; Foun-
dation Fund, Mrs. B. l.. Murphy.
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PURCHASING AGENT
OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

H. A. Otto, purchasing agent of
the Arizona Highway Department,
was visitor here yesterday form
Phoenix enroute to Douglas.
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Urban League Opposes Naming
Of Harrison As Labor Secretary

burdened by one "trade-unlon
segregationist' in the Department
of Labor, Dan Tracy. international
President of the A. F.. of L. Elec-
trical Workers Onion. which has
been known as actively anti-Negrc
for the past fifty years. New York
ing the practices of Local 3 of the
Negro electricians are still recall
Electrical Workers Union, which
"hounded' Negro workers out of
jobs as rapidly as the local was
able to establish collective bar
gaining agreements with employ
erS.
Civic organizations, Negro trade
union leaders, and others interested
in improving the status of Negro
workers are being urged by the
League to express to authorities in
Washington their protest agains5
any plans for appointing Harrison
to the post of Secretary of Labor;
and at the same time to express
their approval of such preferable
alternative candidates, including
Sidney Hillman, Dan Tobin, presi-
dent of the AF of L Teamsters
Union, and Mayor F. H. LaGuar-
dia of New York City.
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CHICAGO-(ANP) - Tuskegee
Institute airport hysteria reached
new heights Tuesday evening when
President F.. D. Patterson address
ed an enthusiastic group of Air
port Fund campaign workers at
Poro college.
In championing The cause Tor an
airport within walking distance OF
the campus, DR.. Paterson placed
great emphasis upcn his contention
that the Negro shou!o be integrated
into all phases of American democ-
racy.
The notea educator exclaimed,
"If Tuskegee Is successful in rails
ing sufficienA funds with which to
develop the work in aviation, I am
convinced that it will be a service
to the Negroes of the nation at
large. We shall through this means
be able to make available to the
United States army an adequate
number of efficient men vhC would
be needed to establish a branch in
this service. If this is done anoth-
er signal victory for the Negro
in attaining full status in Ameri-
can democracy will have been
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THOUGHTS AT THANKSGIVING
''The Lord loveth cheerful giver.'

'"The Lord oveth cheerful giver"
Midst means and groans of preJudlced world, the
persecution of those who love the Lord and cries of
leaders in their plea for Fair Play the above lines OF
verse at this season of the year, ring out.
If you are a physician, do you believe in Him?
Your answer comes in your response to the widowed
mother whose pangs of misery and suffering sink in
to the lives of men who know Him not.
If you are teacher do you give more time to help
solve the problems of girl boy, who needs your
cares than your checks calls for? Do you stress the
principles of Life of Service" gift of mankind?
Or are you selfish with what you know do? Your an
swer is found in the light you shine, the mold into
which you place this massive timber humanity
Business man. do you think of your patrons as
they plead for time to pay their debts? Or do you
speak discouragingy as time rols on to multitudes
who clamor for for chance?
Laborer your place is important. Christ worked
as fisherman. Serve each soul with thoughts of bright
days
Fellow students, you know our tasks Can we but
hear these means of vice? What shall do Our an
swer rests in our hands of youthful ambition willing
to endure shame make untold sacrifices, to accomp
lish goal.
And as these bells, these harvests gathered
these of greedy world heard, may we be i'm
bued with spirit of Hin-who admonshed us that it
is more blessed to give than to receive Let at this
season the year. give to the world the best have
so that the best will back to "Give,' one
writer says, until it hurts!
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Referring to the idealism of the
American youth the speaker said.
Americans are not red nor arc
they yellow. We know that they
are willing to die for their coun-
try, as their fathers did, when the
occasion arises to preserve democ-
racy. Our American youth will
stand forever firm in the defense of
American ideals and interests"
The speaker paid tribute to the
genius of Booker T. Washington,
who lifted the veil of ignorance
from his people and pointed the
way to industry and true Ameri
canism; his successor, DR.. Robert
r. Motion, to the achievements OF
DR.. George w. Carver, eminent
scientist, and to DR.. Frederick
Douglass Patterson, who, like his
predecessors, is pointing the way
to true Americanism through in
dustry and education.
PRAISES LEGION
THE American Legion has been
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This display unparalleled in the
history of Birmingham indicated
the progress of the American Ne
gro since he evolved from slavery.
Both white and Negro citizens rose
to applause the performance W.T.
messed on Sunday afternoon.
DR.. Mary Mcleod Bethune, di-
rector, Division Negro Affairs, NYA
and principal speaker, powerfully
appealed to the assembled Negroes
to follow the America we all love" ;"
The theme of the address by DR..
Bethune was that Negroes should
seize the opportunities offered II.
this advanced world TO develop
pride, interracial understanding,
cooperation and brotherhood. DIT.
Bethune told her mixed audience
that "the white people have had to
do our thinking long enough. we
are no longer wanting them tc
think for us but with u.s." Further
the speaker stated when referring
to her unprecedented position I'VE
need to get all America accustomed
to seeing Negroes i'll high places" ="
Mrs. Venice T. Sprsggs, state SUI
pervisor of Negro Affairs, introduc-
The performance of the ten rep
resentative choral groups testified
eloquently a. the cultural achieve
ment of the present DAY group.
The program got underway with
a rendition CT the Star Spangle
Banner by the local Parker High
school band. A joint NYA chorus
under conductor Nell Hunter rem
dered three effective numbers. Three
numbers pleasing the large audience
were offered by the Tuscaloosa
choir with s. Richard Washington.
conductor.
The local Parker High High
school choir, likewise, came in for
much praise with William S. Henry
as the conductor. The State A. and
M. choir performed especially well
in the rendition of three numbers,
Samuel w. Hill was conductor OF
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BY DAVID L. JOHNSON

Arizona is the youngest, and
most virile state, within the MEM
ory of living man The modern
Arizona has been built and its his
tory has been written. Yet Ari-
zona'S potential wealth, beauty
and opportunities have been little
more than scratched. 1t has its
modern communities which man
has built with wealth wrested
from the soil, rocks, and the tim
bers. Arizona also records chap
ter on chapter of mans greatest
cdnquests and surrenders vic
tories and defeats But there Is
more, much more yet to come.
A short time ago one of Ari-
zona's faithful colored citizens
visualized a colored city in the
heart of Central Arizona. Today.
with the cooperation of a small
group of modern pioneers, Ari-
zona's Baby City is being built in
the heart of beautiful Rain Bow
Valley, just thirty miles west! OF
Phoenix on Highway 80, and eight
miles south. The town has been
given the name of THOMAS
WILLIE. The name being taken
from that of its founder, j. L..
Thomas.
Rapid progress is being made;
more than twenty acres OF land
have been leveled off and surveyed
into town lots. Streets and alleys
have been laid out, and in a fe"
days road improvement is expect
permit has been released IRON
ed to get underway. A Post Once
washington, D. c., and scnoo
and a nursery have been built ano
are now in session; also Cnurcn |.
Building materials are being placec
on the grounds by some OF thos'
who purchased lots on the lo"'
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Cites His Long Record Of
0pD0sition To Race Workers

them for membership dues without
even a pretense at representation
in the unions policy-makine
bodies. 1t is also reported that
Harrison's organization, assisted by
william Green, President of the A.
F.. of L., is attempting to force
all Negro Red Caps organized un-
Ger federal A F. of l.. charters
to disband their organizations, turn
erhood of Railway Clerks, and ac-
their finances over to the Broth
cept membership in the Clerks
Jim Grow auxiliary.
After six years of fighting to
establish their own federal unions
without one bit OF assistance from
the Railway Clerks, and after OBJ
tairing contracts with several
western railroads, these Negro
union members were ordered by
: William Green, in a letter dated
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Race Arizonians BuiIdinq
Town In Center Of State

site in preparation to build homes.
The cool soft water afforded by
one of the wells already in service
was reached at a depth of only
2 feet. The Town site is surrounded
by strange, but highly pleasing,
combination of scenery. There is
weird ideseru beauty-slender Sa-
huaroS, wind-whipped rocks and
cactus-studded rolling hills, rim
med with shrubs, desert flowers
and resting grease-wood trees. A
few miles north of the town-Site
lies the historic Gila River where
the fishermen may cast their reels,
and the duck hunters may try
their skill.
A park site has also been estab-
lished just northwest of the town
site and is known as MONT
GCMERY" Park. Subsequent de-
velopment will make it an ideal
area for picnics and other outdoor
outings. Sweeping out from the
borders of "THOMASVILLE' there
are hundreds Of acres of land
SO as to add its bit to one of Ari-
zona's greatest assets-"Agricul-
ture''.
When the dust bowl refugees
emigrated several years ago, Ari-
IONA received quite "a quota of
those who moved farther west in
search of earth to till. Many of
these have been absorbed as
permanent residents. Others still
are migratory, flowing back and
forth across the state. THOMAS
WILLIE. the new Babe OF Arizona,
surrounded by the beauties of Rain
now Valley, offers a future to the
Pioneers of 1910, a thousand-fo fold
greater, with less effort, than those
offered to the Pioneers of the Days
J of Old.
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Indiana COlOred
Ends Hit Paydirt

EVANSTON, In.-(ANP) - Jim
Smith. regular left end playing his
final year on the Northwestern
football team, scored the first Wild
cat touchdown In Saturdays de-
feat of Illinois, 80 to IA, before
35 900 spectators. In the second
quarter Smith got behind the IL
lini secondary, gathered in a 80
yard pass, and trotted the remains
ing Is yards with no one near him.
This was Smiths second touch
down in Dyche stadium this sea-
son. He tailhed one against indiana
on a blocked kick in the fourth
quarter which he picked up and
carried over from eight yards out.
Smith is currently handicapped by
a leg injury sustained few weeks
ago
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the choir.
j. Duncan conducted the State
Teachers College choir; and Frank
Harrison the Talledega College
choir. The local Miles College
choral group under Gregory Durr
White performed impressively.
The special treat of the choral
groups came N the performance OF
the very popular Fisk University
choir under Harold G. Schmidt.
position of Progress took place
Monday evening at 800 p. m. The
Formal opening of the Negro Ex-
program scheduled thru the week
includes Wednesday, set aside as
White Patrons Day and Friday,
Nov %, designated as White
School Chil6ren's Day. Thursday
the 21st az 1870 there will be
football at Slossfield Stadium. AT
TOO p. m. the City Federation OF
Women's Clubs will be featured,
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Patterson Pleads
For New Airport

achieved. I am sure that you will
agree with me that such posi-
bility makes this effort a worthy
one"
Among the other speakers were
DR.. U.J. Daley; Claude A. Bar
nett; Col. j. c. Robinson; Percy
R. Hines; Miss Janet Harmon
Waterford, veteran aviatriX; DR..
w. D. Giles, and Daniel j. Faux
ner. Brig. Gen. S. c. Dickerson
the general chairman, acted as
master of ceremonies
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Hailed As
Social
Victory
Negroes Had
Been Barred
From District

CHICAGO-(ANP)-iHail-
ed here as the biggest social
victory in many years in the
u. S. supreme court, the Carl
A. and Mamie Hansberry de-
cision handed down Monday
in Washington is expected to
open up 500 new homes to
Chicago Negroes in a district
from which they previously
have been barred.
The high court ruling reversed
an Illinois supreme court decision
barring Negroes from residence in
the old Washington Park subdivi-
sion on the edge of the overcrowd-
ed Negro district. Stress was laid
on Mondays decision as a social
victory in contrast with other de-
cisions of an educational nature
or giving Negroes the right to fair
trial or personal safety.
OWNERS SUE HANSBERRY
When Hansberry, a prominent
realtor, and his wife bought prop
erty in the area along with Other
Negroes and moved in, suit was
brought by white property owners
signerS of restrictive covenan
which barred sales of homes to Ne.
groes for residential purposes. Tha
was four years ago. Lower court
upheld the covenant and when th'
case reached the state suprem
COURT it was again upheld OF
October Is, 1889, on the grouns
hat an earlier decision had de
clared such covenants legal ant
therefore it could not again b
challenged
Taking the matter to the Unitet
States supreme court attorneys TO
the Hansberrys, including c. Fran
els Stradford, Alderman Earl B
DickerSon, Truman K. Gibson, Jr
Loring B. Moore and Irving c.
Molison, argued last month tina
the restrictive agreement was no
effective since only 81 percent o
the property owners had signed
where as it stated specifically tina
95 percent must sign to be vali'
and binding, and that the Illinoi
supreme court ruling was uncon
stitutional because it deprived tn
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August 26, to comply with Harri"
sons demand, turn their treasures
over to him and tamely submit
to a segregated and ineffective
union status.
A similar battle was lost several
years ago by Negro railway steve
dores of New York City, who were
torn from the International Long
Shoremen's Association, which had
accepted them as members on
equal standing, and thrust into
the Jim Crow auxiliary of the Rail
way Clerks Union. Negro freight
handlers in railway stations
throughout the country have met
with similar injustice.
RAP DAN TRACY
In the letter to its local branches,
the National Urban League point
ed out that Negroes already are
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Negro Veterans
Hear Cheatham

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala. -(SNS)- Addressing
Negro of the first World War in Armco Day
program the Veterans Administration Facility last Monday
Captain c. Arthur Cheatham Director Veterans Service for
tie State of Georgia. said "here is America except
for ism and that AmCricanis We should teach Amer
that nasnch believe in God and country charged
with the responsibility OF intoxicating the minds of the citizens
OF this country that America need apologize nation
country for form of government
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"BRICXTOP' WRIGHT, sterling
Harlem basketball player who was
railroaded into a jam (Philly) that
has kept him in the lookup for
quite some time, comes back to
his friends who have raised close
to $500 (neD for him, and have
worked out a sort of housing
plan" at the YMCA. Nice boy, this
"brickie" but like all non troubles
drop for a friend, or against a
bully.
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NEGRO HEADS REVOLT

ON-(ANP)-The French
colony of Chad in equatorial Africa
was the first of the empires colo
nieS to declare its intention to
continue to fight on the side OF
Britain. Led by Monsieur Eboue
Negro governor of the Lake Chad
area, 100000 Africans are deter
mined not to submit to the Petain-
governor puppet France.
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NEW YORK City,-(SNS)- =

NEW YORK Citys-(SNS)-
Rllmors current in Washington
that include George M Harrison,
Grand President of the Brother
hood of Railway Clerks among ia
vored candidates for the post oi
Secretary of Labor have met With
prompt reaction from officials o1
the National Urban League.
In a recent letter to its affillates
and cooperating organizations, Les
ter b. Granger, Assistant Excel
tive Secretary of the League, quot
ed the unfavorable record OF Mr
Harrison on the question of Negro
membership in labor unions ano
urged all organizations interested
in the welfare of Negro workers to
express to the White House their
opposition to any plans for Mr
HarriSon'S elevation.
ANTI NEGRO POLICY
For years Mr.. Harrison has aid
ed the Railway Clerks and con-
Cured in that unions membership
nolicy which debars Negro rail
way employees. At present Negro
railway clerks are only allowed K
join auxiliary locals" which ts
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called a military organization, an
organization promoting war;" said
Capt Cheatham. "These statements
are not true. The American Legion
knows the meaning of war, it hor-
rors, sorrows and pains. Tho
American Legion will continue to
exert its efforts to insure the pre-
sent generation their right to live
in this great democracy as free
and independent people"
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PoHcyKingsReceiue
$3.50, OOOBa ckFron1
U.S.. Government
Leibowitz Of Scottsboro
Fame Elected To Judgeship

NEW ORK-(ANP)-Samuel Le.bOwitz head of
the defense in the last Scotsboro trials and who OBJ
tanned acquttal for murder suspects against only
sentenced to die, easy victory for county
Judge in Brooklyn Tuesday his Republican Oppon-
ent Orin c. Judd. He conducted his campaign on the
premise he knew the underworld and how to deal with it.
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DR.. Bethune In
Opening Talk
Choral Groups Thrill;
Big Program Scheduled
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-SNS-

BIRMINGHAM Ala.-SNS-- .~.4h
Approximately 1000 Negro ana Whte ctze,is sae's
cred in Brminghams Municipal Auditorium sunday IN
prelude to the opening of the Negro Exposition OF Progress
to witness program featuring of the largest
led groups of choral artists this nation together wth
stirring nspratona appeal by Dr. Mary Mcleod Bethune
6irector Division Negro Affairs NYA.
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TO DISMISS CHARGES

According to a secret compromise
agreement with the government
the criminal charges of tax evasion
will be dismissed against two of the
brothers, McKissack, McHenry and
George P. Jones. The third broth
er. Edward p, regarded as the
leader of the trio, will plead guilty
whenever his case is called to trial,
accepting whatever sentence the
court imposes for a crime whose
maximum punishment is five years
in prison and a $4,000 fine.
Julian Black, co-manager of Joe
Louis, has been in difficulties with
the government over income taxes,
too. Recently he had to pay several
thousand dollars in back taxes to
escape more serious trouble.
According 20 reliable source
Black was one of the many wit
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To Dismiss
Charges
Against 2
Julian Black Is
Also in Income
Tax Difficulties

WASHINGTON - (ANP)
- Last March the Jones
brothers, Chicago's policy
kings, ere indicted on
charges of income tax enva-
sion. At that time federal
agents seized assets which
converted into cash and de-
posted in the United States
treasury amounted to nearly
$1,350,000. Monday it was
learned that the government
has turned back some Of the
money to the Joneses.
The amount turned back is ap-
proximately $850,000. This repre-
sents what was left of the original
seizures after slightly less than
$500,000 was deducted for taxes, in
terest and penalties back to 1881
plus an additional sum covering a
more recent claim on their 1895
tax bill.
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Continued on Back Page)
Evening star., 1940-01-25
North American Co.
Plans $61,000,000
Construction
Huge Total includes
5000, 900 for D. c.
Power Addition
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-A $61 ,000,-
900 construction and expansion
program for Middle West and
Washington, D. c., utilities was an
nounced today by Edward l.. Shea,
president of North American Co.
The program, as outlined, indi-
Gates expenditures of about $685.
100000 this year and more than
$22 100000 in l941 for work which
cannot be completed next winter.
The budget is the systems largest
in nine years and the 1910 budget
is twice that of 1899.
Geographically grouped, the op-
Grating companies of the system
plan the following programs:
Missouri Illinois -Iowa-new power
plant in Venice, ILL.,, and new boil
ers in the Ashley street plant in
st. Louis, together adding 100000
kilowatts-capacity to Union Electric
Co. of Missouri and subsidiaries.
Smoke elimination devices to be in
stalled in those plants and in Caho-
kia plant, East st. Louis. Instlla-
ton of equipment for 6O-cycle
energy instead of present Bicycle
in Fort Madison, Iowa, region.
Ohio-New $6,3O0,O00 power plant
adjoining Cleveland Electric Illumi-
mating Co.'S Lake Shore plant in
Cleveland, with provision for ulti-
mate capacity of 240 900 kilowatts.
Wisconsin, Michigan Additions
costing $4,137 900 to Wisconsin Elec-
tric Power Co.'S Commerce street
plant in Milwaukee, including new
35 ,000- -kilowatt unit; to be completed
late in 1o41.
District of Columbia - Addition
costing $5,000,000 to Buzzard Point
plant of Potomac Electric Co., in
Guiding installation of new $4,000
kilowatt unit.
Kansas Missouri New power
plant to cost $1,7500O0 at Abilene,
Kans., with capacity of $4,000 kilo-
watts, fol Kansas Power g. Light Co.
Installation of new 5,0O0-kilowatt
unit in Brookfeld, Mo-, plant OF
Missouri Power & Light Co., costing
$500, 900.