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The Phoenix index., 1940-08-31
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THE CONQUEKING CORPORAL
No amount of disparaging talk
about Hitler'S victories can de-
tract from his great achievement
In statecraft and in arms. Hitler is
no worse than hundred other
conquerers VINO have come and
gone these fleeting centuries OF
history. There is something revolt
ing in the Hitler methods and in
the brutishness of his realism, but
the fact remains that Hitler has
done no more these few months he
has been in power, than has been
done through seven centuries of
British rule. We must ever remem-
ber that Hitler is not as bad as
painted though bad he evidently is;
but so was the kaiser pictured dur
ing the First World War
History since 1914 bellies the
allegation that the kaiser was the
devils half brother and subsequent
history may do as much for Adolph
Hitler the invincible fuchrer of the
German Reich. Napoleon was calleL.
the Little Corporal" now we have
Hitler, corporal in the last war, the
greatest conqueror OF modern times.
May God send us here in the
United States one of these "cor-
poralS" to make our nation safe;
for at present all it lacks of shar-
ing with France sackcloth and ash
es, is a Hitler.
1t is fervently to be hoped that
ere --itler can catch is breath, we
may have some semblance of Sc
curity. Our own country has been
so busy watching Japan, a dark
race" that it has unhappily left it
self unprotected and unprepared. 1t
is generally agreed that politicians
betrayed France into unprepared-
ness; but from the state of our
own defenses, somebody has betray-
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capable of holding $4,000 troops.
There appears to be no belief
among the Massachusetts, militant
Negro officers that their crack
battalion will ever become a la
Dor unit and there is at least one
known case where the war de-
partment has been asked to make
the 372nd an entire New England
regiment with units at Boston,
Providence, Springfield and Hart
ford.
Tie 372nd at present is wide
ly separated while the New York
369th and Chicago 370th are COM
pact regimental units.
Up until few years ago, it was
expected that the 369th, 370th
and 372nd might provide the
nucleous for Negro division. To-
day with these units being chang
ed from rifle regiments to artil-
lery and other more specialized
branches, some observers see the
formation of separate Negro
units attached to white units
on the order of the old
French colonial plan. This will ELI
inmate any complete Negro army
set-up or any reestablishment of
the Negro division experiments of
1917. 1t would also fit in with.
expected colonial expansion of
this nation.
Just whether these observers
are correct and whether Negro
units will only reach the strength
of separate regiments, time only
foil
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Vaudeville comedy that usually goes with travelling
patent medicine shows. Many of these meetings
are patent medicine shows" The question raised
here is why do these Negroes not follow the lead
ers who call the meetings and lecture to those
attending the meetings how to solve their prob
lems
One reason is that the of Negroes do
rot trust many of those who would lead them This
djstrust is due to the sins of omission and commits
sion of the leaders in reference to these people.
One only has to recall the disappearance" of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars placed into lodges
and aid societies. The funds gone but neither
are they nor the folk alegedly responsible for their
not bearing fruit forgotten.
When lynchnes an1 race riots happen these
folks are not blind to the fact that their leaders
stay hcme with TIE shutters closed and shades
drawn waiting for the storm to blow over They
arc certain that it is for the best interests of the
masses Of NEGROES that they presevered to carry
on the fight in times of peace"
These folk do not feel real kinship to their
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lE3X IAOAAAs yEEEERsON FLANAGAN Ns&YA
COME ON PRETTY AUTUMN

COME on pretty autumn, bring golden leaf
And lay gorgeous quilt upon South;
Out there where the wheat field lifts the bearded sheaf
A silver spoon is reaching for my mouth.
Come pretty autumn-bring whisper and breeze
And the remnant that gan sing the cotton song
And while you'll fra the umbrellas from the sleeping trees
You'll tell us that the Christmas won't be long.
Come pretty autumn, for you make sweet little BRIDE
Ye tops rise and meet the queen:
Oh the Wooing fall among the pumpkins hide
Asking you to be his Halloween.
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PLATFORM


Of which political social
religious and economic questions which face the
that must become job makers as well job
g. To instruct boys girls n O thrift
brotherhood
a rme fol pOserty.
business the compete
with those other
dealing dependable
cient and times; able
Therefore, realizing vital
points the INDEX shall all times
gesons from rendering
which your
question
especially business
way the opinion of The INDEX.
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He Passed Away At
A Ripe Old Age

ATLANTA, Ga. - (SNS)-
The father of my good friend,
Mr.. John Atkinson passed. He was
Mr.. George w. Atkinson who pass
ed at the ripe old age of eighty
years.
He was a graduate of Atlanta
University and among his class
mates we're H. A. Hunt, P. A. Allen
and "Bill" Matthews.
He was a substantial citizen OF
Charlottesville. Ga. and was a
member for fifty years at Spring
field Baptist Church. He held the
office of church secretary for nearly
fifty years. He was the father OF
five children with one deceased.
During his illness, his children
moved him to Atlanta where they
provided every want he needed and
cared for him till his death which
came last Friday morning. He is
survived by a wife and four chill
dren and other relatives.
His body will be funeralized in
Charlottesville today from the
churchyard.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-31
WHEN KIDNEY TROUBLE CAUSES
YOU TO GET UP NIGHTS 4.

Ia tion.
One reliable medicine, highly efficient
and inexpensive is GOLD MEDAL Haar-
'em Oil Capsules. This tried and true
medicine should make you feel better
in a few days-it's an effective diuretic
and kidney stimulant that relieves the
pains caused by gouty phases of sciati-
ca neuritis and rheumatic joint agony
when irritated by excess uric acid.
so if you have such symptoms of kid
ney trouble backache nervousness,
getting up two or thu ee times during the
nght-scanty or smarting passag ge--leg
cramps-moist palms or puffy eyes get
S5 cent package of this grand and
harmless diuretic at any drugstore-it
start the first day its errand 0f
helpfulness.
Don't he an EASY MARK and accept 3
substi'ute-Get Gold Medal Haarlem OH
Capsules-the original and genuine. Look
for the Gold Medal on the bOx-S5 cents.
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They arise to great heights when
spanking" these folk for not show
ing tangible appreciation Of their
efforts for good" These folk are
looking for followers to lead" and
seem unable to understand why
the masses do not follow them
blindly in great hordes. You
know these leaders have a pat
ented prescription for curing ra-
cial ills, already put up in three
ounce bottles, to be taken with
out water or question as directed.
Their oratory is comparable to the
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before its internal collapse and the
onslaught of the Nazi forces Iona
eXtolled the virtues of the people
ip and around gay Paris. Cav
Paree" is no more.
Beneath the Towel Effiel and
around the Place de la Concord
one can most prominently hear the
clump of soldiers heels in the
manner of the German goose step.
Already the government has turn
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HITS BRIDGE-PLAYING AS
AGAINST RACE ADVANCEMENT

There is a place in human well
fare for sports that observe and
develop good moral and genteel
manners. If the hope of the race
is in it's youth, it will be lost if
we do not train the youth in the
way of religion, good citizenship
and racial consciousness. Clean
sport is the spice of life after
good days work is done; but
leaving our affairs, politically,
economically and industrially to
the white mans care and keep
ing, we will always be second
handed men and women, compel
led to take what the white man
dishes out to US. We will get no.
where giving more of our at
tention to bridge and similar
idleness than we do our religious,
economic and political welfare.
The National Association for
the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie represents human liberty and
self independence; bridge repre-
sents idleness and responsibility.
We know man is his own moral
free agent, but he has no right
to use his personal liberty to the
detriment of other people. Educa-
tion ought to broaden our mental
horizon and inspire US to grasp
the science of government and
the responsibility of citizenship
along with other races if we be-
lieve that the Creator created us
free and equal to other men and
women. Education ought not to
keep of imply selfishness, or pro-
mote caste and segregation among
us. 1t should make us more use
full and helpful to others and not
less service for God and country.
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When Bladder is Irritated
When Passage is Difficult
When Backache Results
Flush Poisonous Waste and
Acid From Kidneys
GAIN IN HEALTH

If you aren't feeling just right are
nervous-have dizzy spells and occasion
all backache-study your kidneys and
learn more a bout yourself
Through the delicate filters of the kid
neys, acid and poisonous waste are
drawn from the blood and discharged
from the body thru the bladder-some-
times these filters are less active than
they should be because of excess poison
Gus waste and kidneys do not function
properly they need harmless stimu-
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No. No. Never!

Those Americans of color and the others who
thought that the coming Of Hitler and his terrible
hordes in our wicked and unjust" civilization
might prove boon for fair dealing by those who
won't forget" and more liberty for the minoritie:
may be disillusoned in learning that practically
ali liberties have been lost the individual and secret
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Case Of The Negro Masses

educated leaders because they live too far apart
rne one on the hill and the other in the bottom
Frog EoLow Mechanicsvle and the like And
parenthetically it seems like the EAST and West
the two shall never meet When these leaders are
preaching to them about their problems they dis
play such fundamental ignorance of the conditions
under which the of Negroes live until thew
ia4 10 strike live coal in their breasts They ac-
tualy sound hollow.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-31
BY WALTER Il. CHIVERS,
Professor of Soc c'OlOgy, Morehouse Cole,

The writer frequently participates in meetings
at home and abroad where the central theme is Sim
pIovement of the Conditions of Negroes" Con-
sistently there is much oratory by the sef-styled
educated leaders, laden with metaphors SIM
lies and hyperboles larenting the lack of cooper
groes in their efforts to guide the masses right
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-31
YMCA GETS $4,000

1MCA GEAS SEU,UUU
PHILADFIPHIA-(ANP) - The
Christian Street YdCA received
an appropriation of $4,000 last
week from the board of directors
of the city-wide YMCA, to under
write the initial improvement in
the rehabilitation program of the
branch.
This amount is based on the
past support which branch mem
bers have themselves given, and
will make possible the repair of the
roof pointing" of the eptire build
ing, laying of a new maple gym
nasium floor, resetting of the en-
tire first floor and lobby of the
building.
AS clients of the branch of which
Herbert T. Miller is executive Sec
retary, raise more money, all the
dormitory rooms will be entirely
renovated.
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EDITORIALS

The PHOENIX INDEX connected political party
faction shall all
IOns the completely mpartay hatred
All matter coming this should be office Sun
day in Order to
be plainly only
Of the otherwise rights
the
is paid
Make all to the INDEX 1914 East Monroe
Street All articles contributors they
will be published
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eG Into dictatorship and What Germany objects to
does not become law or practice Anti-Jewish nrac
tees are spreading and dark Frenchmen are fear
1ul lest any day Hitler order through the puppet
French dictator that sterilization Of non-Aryans go
into ERECT and that the coored generation
oe transported to concentration camps Or made chat
tel slaves All resistance to the German invaders
and military law la Hitler bring Imprisonment
or death 1t is sad Paris indeed they tell me-
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-31

RALEIGH, NJ. C.-(ANP)-Charg-
ed with attempted assault on p
vear-old colored girl, Nevia Nayler
38-year-old white man of this city
last week was sentenced ar CITY
Court here to serve two years on
Wake County roads
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-31
IT'S BETTER HERE

: All the petty deeds done by the hypocritical
American ruling class to the poor and underpriv-
lliged seem shallow when compared to the atroci-
cities under the dictatorship The aftermath of sue
cess by force is never desirable neither in war
peacetime ventures
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Coast Defense

Continued from Page y
here in the East at the Atlantic
Cape in the reservation which is
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Seeing and Saying BY William Il. Fowlke;'

The relationships could never be desirable to
minority group which under a so-called democ-
racy is already the scapegoat of practically every
inconsistency. The brute must appease those in the
majority by making the minority bear the burdens
Of hate and greed. If Negroes in America catch
t" because Of littleness of the present generation
they would catch five times that portion under a
Hitler or Mussoni, who project the idea that their
race is superior and destined to "rule with God"
Under the Dictatorship man can feel as men"
more because they but cogs in mechanical
Societys wheel. Even those who are in the ruling
party and subject to fears of insecurity and
retaliation for talking and doing out of turn that
Americans have never known. Life is beau
tiiul under that type of regime
We would not want Hit1eTs fix to light on these
shores neither coming from within without.
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS
Those who listened to Wendell WILKES &C.
ceptance speech from his Elwood, Indiana, home
must have been inspired at the broad principles,
similar in respects to those already in practice
under Roosevelt enunciated by the Republican
standard -be"rer. They must have been comforted
to know whoever is in the White House in Jan
uary. 1941 will be of liberal-minded vein
The dictator minded nations must bow their
heads in shame hat is, insofar as they allowed
70 read and analvze the American way) at the free
Gom of action in choosing ruler and those
who will legislate and rule with him.
This corner believes that though long men may
search and search for systems of government which
will embcdy efficiency freedom and benefit for the
which the soul breathe more freely than the
e~ardless of admitted imperfectons.
Certainly the dictatorship cannot add to mems free
dom in any way
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-23

classrooms, but goes even further
into extra-curricula activities. This
is a portent for good and the as
sociation thus formed, extends
from the schools to the sections of
the country where they live.
This association leads to cooper
alton and the exchange Of ideas
and the broadening of relationships
between the two races tor the mu-
tual good of both.
Going down into Florida, Miss
Northcutt was amazed at the large
number of migratory workers
among Negroes and the children OF
the workers. From northern Flor
ida right on down to the southern
most part of the large state, Ne
groes roam in search of work, fol-
lowing crops.
Their children are eager to learn
and in one city, there is a double
shift of school children attending
the one building and during classes,
standing room is at premium.
Here, in this particular instance
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Census law for more than 1o0
years.
Penalties applicable to the pub
lie range from $1O0 fines or 60
days imprisonment for refusal to
answer, up to $500 fines or one
year imprisonment for giving in
tentionally incorrect information.
Propriet0rs OF hotels, apart
ments, boarding houses and SINH
lar enterprises who refuse to CO.
operate with the enumerator in
registering guests are subject to a
fine Of $500. Individuals or COM
mittees who conspire to cause an
inaccurate count Of a community
are subject to a fine of $1,000 or
imprisonment of one year or both.
Compulsory submission Of reports
by business firms dates from 1880.
Penalties for refusal range from
$500 or 60 days Imprisonment or
both up to as high as $4,000 fines
or one year Imprisonment Tor mis-
representation.
A census enumeratOr who re-
fuses Or neglects to do his official
duty is subject to fine Of $500
If he reveals to an outsider
any information he has collected
on his official duties, he is subject
to a $1,000 fine or two years i'm
prisonment or both. If he knowingly
reports false information to the
Bureau of the Census, he is sub
ject to fine of $4,000 or imprison-
2ent for five years or both.
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-23

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(SNS)--
James j. McEntee, appointed by
President Roosevelt as director OF
the Civilian Conservation Corps to
succeed the late Robert Fechner,
has announced that the 152 colored
CCC camps in twenty-seVen states
would cooperate fully with the 26th
observance of National Negro
Health Week, March 81 to April
Z, 1910 under the auspices OF the
u. S. Public Health Service.
The hundred and fifty-two Ne
gro CCC educational advisers and
CCC medical officers will set up
exhibits in the educational build
ings and camp clinics, arranging
appropriate programs, and lectures
for the enrollees.
National Negro Health Week
was established by the late DR..
Booker T. Washington, founder OF
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-23

A. w. RI wish to know If l
will be successful in the work OF
Beauty Culture as a side line?
Ans: No doubt you would. Open
a shop Immediately after school
closes and you will make COM
time to be prepared fer two fields
of endeavOr is a good idea. mel
ther of them will become boarins
to you, and you will be able to en-
joy more luxuries in life.
K. H. M.-My aunt wants me to
go North with her and she said
would keep me up until 1 got
work. Now I have got to make up
my mind real soon and don't
know which way to turn, so help
me?
Ans: Sell your furniture and &c
with her You are alone here, and
YOU will find living in the North
quite pleasant and you will be able
TO get good paying employment.
The next important step in your
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-23

college, fresh killed meats can now
be chilled in cold storage and cur
ed without too much regard for
temperature.
PORK RAISING STRESSED
The production of PORK is being
stressed on the farms Of South
Texas and farmers are peing en-
ccuraged to produce as much Of
their food as possible, Williams
said.
"Thie is a movement that needs
the support OF our white friends TO
greater degree than ever before
he added "Amcng the farmers Of
South Texas a new type of agrlcul-
ture is emerging. 1t sNells increased
buying power and h9 ,|piness among
cur own people, as we'll as being
contribution to the welfare Of
Texas"
The agricultural committee OF
the chamber Of commerce and the
public relations department of the
chamber, are cooperating in az
ranging the exhibit.
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Must Answer Census
Man, Official Says

WASHINGTON, D. C.-CSNS)-
Considerable circulation has been
given recently to hn erroneous
statement to the effect that there
is no legal compulsion to respond
to- the Inquiries of census enunera-
tors. -
The taking Of the census of
population is provided for in the
Constitution. Since its results pro-
vide the basis for Congressional
representation, all persons are re-
quired by law to give correct an
swers to the inquiries Of census
enumerato1-. From time to time
the Congress has. by special en-
actment, provided penalties for
failure to comply and for the Civ
ing Of Intentionally incorrect in
formation.
These penalties apply not only
to- the public but to census en-
ployeeS as well. Census employees
are required 10 treat census infor-
nation as confidential and divul-
gence of information about any in
dividual or firm is severely penal
lied.
Fortunately, in the $50 years Of
cenSuS-taking, the records show
that it has rarely been necessary
toiresort to compulsion.
The penalties provided for non
compliance with the 1910 Decen-
NAL Census were set by Congress
sional enactment of 1929. Similar
penalties have been provided by
The Phoenix index., 1940-03-23

the children are anxious to come
to school because the teachers are
interested in their work and make
it Interesting to the children.
Strange to say, Miss Northcutt
tells that the children of the MI
gratory workers are the best fed,
healthiest looking children in the
South. This, she believes, is due
to the fact that they get plenty
of fresh vegetables in their diet, as
they and their parents are allowed
to eat all of the food they can
while picking.
But according to Miss Northcutt,
who is in a position to know after
observing this area for a period OF
years, conditions are changing
gradually, but very slowly, and il
the good work that is being done
is reflected in the 'confessionais'
of some older people, there must
be more which remains untold.
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Stamp Is
Supported
By Many
Elaborate
Program Is
Announced

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
(SNS)-PiaIIS IOr the nationwide
observance of the issue Of the
Booker T. Washington stamp
moved forward rapidly to conclu-
sion as De. F.. D. Patterson, presI-
dent, TusKegee Institute, announc-
ed spontaneous pubic response 10
the Booker Il. Washington Stamp
celebration. The famed Neglo edu-
Gator founded Tuskegee Institute
in 1881
''The participation of distinguish
ed personages from all walks Oh
life, Joining us in friendship and
goodwill as we pause at this his
toric milestone Of Negro progress
in America, is dramatic source OF
inspiration not only to Tuskegee
Institute. but TO every one of Our
people," DR.. Patterson declared.
"As we honor the memory OF one
who devoted his entire life to the
service of otners, we are reminded
of the grave responsibilities facing
us today as we'll as the celebrations
challenge to our increasing useful
ness to cur country in the future"
he said
LIST COMMITTEE
At the same time Tuskegee's
third president made public a
partial list of five hundred men,
bers of the National Committee OF
Patrons under whose auspices the
celebration will take place. 1t is
expected to number more than one
thousand
The honorary chairman Of this
Committee is Hon. Charles Evans
Hughes, Chief Justice of the Unit
ed States. Honorary Merchantmen
include Hon. Leverettt SaltonstaH,
Governor of Massachusetts; Hon.
Frank M. Dixon, Governor of Ala
bama and DR.. Robert R. Motion,
President Emeritus of the college.
The National Chairman of the
Committee is DR.. William Jay
Schieffelin, New York City, chair
man of the Board of Trustees.
The celebration will close on
April 7 during ceremonies in the
great Chapel of the college when
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley will deliver the Founders Day
Address before distinguished in
vited guests. The board of Trustees
and student body during forty
five minute national radio broad
cast: The famed Tuskegee Institute
Choir of 100 voices, Paul Robson,
Roland Hayes and other artists will
be heard from various cities sing
ing their tribute to the former
slaved called "The Moses Of His
Race" because "He lifted the Veil
of Ignorance from his People and
Pointed the Way to Progress
through Education and Industry"
ORGANIZE MEETINGS
Concurrently with the Tuskegee
ceremonies series of public
meetings are being organized III
churches and public auditoriumS
from coast to coast where other
national personalities are being in
vited to speak. During these meet
ings the assembled persons may
listen to the bEoadcast from Tuske-
gee and other cities.
Meanwhile H. S. Chamberlain,
Stamps Division, Post Office De-
partment, here making arrange
ments to handle the avalanche of
First Day envelopes which has
been arriving at the TuSkegee IN