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The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
Commission Charged
With Limiting City's
Trade To Favored Few
Anti Candidates
For Mayor and Commissioners Pledge
Ticket of Free and Open Bidding

departments Specifications. Such
materials designated in the water
conditions are attributable, Mr..
Fleming said. to a boss-ridden mu-
nicipal government.
"A boss-ridden city government
simply will not properly function y
Mr.. Fleming declared. 'JMe cstn
city officials from pernicious po-
never progress until we free our
litical ring domination. 1t is with
that objective foremost in mind
that am heartily supporting Mr..
Walsh, Mr.. Wheeler and Mr.. Wo-
mack in this election. The people
of Phoenix are entitled to some
thing better than boss rule. This
city must be properly governed if
We are to expect people to come
here to make their homes and rear
their families-or even to spend
their winters. They will never be
attracted so long as they are con-
fronted by conditions of lawless-
ness, excessive taxation, and loose
administration of the city's mu-
nicipal affairs. The time has come
when we must demand-and GET
a little Righteousness in govern
ment.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
pe-Whart0n-Sims
Ticket Is Favorable

Colored citizens have learned
over the years there is great deal
of difference in the attitude of
some men when they are candi-
dates and after they have been
elected to public office.
Colored citizens have learned
this to their chagrin. and to their
sorrow.
A result of this experience in
many cities and many states is
that colored voters are casting their
ballots with greater care and dis
cretion.
An example recently arose in the
City of Phoenix. The city owns
property on which the Tilden-
White post, the colored post of the
American Legion. sought to build
a home for colored veterans who
served their nation side by side
with other soldiers during the
World War.
WALSH OPPOSED DEAL
Commissioner Reed Shupe and
and Commissioner M. F. Wharton
spoke for and voted in favor Of
leasing this city-owned property
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

Striking forcefully at questionable
practices on the part of the pres
ent city administration, and in
ferentially condemning the the
sewing up of city business for
the benefit of favored few, Hous-
ton L. Walsh, anti-administration
candidate for mayor. and Andy j..
Womack and j. S. Wheeler. for
campaign last week with a series
of public addresses.
Speaking also in support of the
Walsh Wheeler Womack ticket was
City Commissioner Bert Fleming,
who was elected to the commits
sion as running mate of Mr..
Walsh in last years primary in
movement to bleak up boss-rule at
the city hall.
Pledging the Walsh Wheeler -Wo-
mack ticket % free and open
competitive bidding" for city sup
plies and materials. both Mr..
Walsh and Mr.. Fleming discussed
the awarding of a large cast iron
pipe contract by the majority bloc
of the city commission last week
under circumstances that precluded
competitive bidding and precented
open discussiill CT the quality of
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
SC0ttsb0ro
Pleas Are
Studied

MONTGOMERY, Alas N 81
The State Pardon and Parole
Board Friday was studying files Of
the famous "Scottsboro Case fo.-
lowing a hearing Thursday Oh
applications of the five prisoners
for freedom.
Alex Smith, chairman, said the
board was interested "only III see
ing that justice is done" He
advised advocates and opponents
Of parole for the convicts that the
cases would be given careful con-
SiGeration.
Only five persons, other than
reporters, attended the two and
one-half hours hearing Thursday.
Former U. S. Senator j.. Thomas
Heflin pleaded for denial of parole
applications for the five "Scotts
boro boys"
DR.. F. D. Patterson, president of
Tuskegee Institute, made a strong
plea in defense of the prisoners.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
|Gandhi Declares India Will
Not Help To Exploit Africa

BOMBAY, India-(A N P)-Mo-
banda <. Gandhi, leader of the
Indian National Congress gave
voice last week to sentiments
which show clearly that the little
political general who is giving
England so much concern, is not
unmindful of the problems of all
darker peoples.
Failure of the talks which
Gandhi has been having with the
Marques of Linlithgow, who as
viceroy of India is the English
ruler of that country, does not
mean that India will not eventual
ly win her independence Gandhi
declared.
On the subject of the economic
exploitation which observers de-
clare is at the bottom Of the
European war, Gandhi declared,
Meanwhile, we have got to edu-
cate the world as to what we stand
for. India cannot be partner to the
exploitation of the non-Euro-
pean nations.
eff India is not a co-sharer in
the exploitation of Africa and the
degradation of her own country
men in the dominionS, she must
have independent status to be de-
termiued by her own elected repre-
sentativeS. ."
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
Cotton Ed May
Become 'WaIkin Ed!

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(ANP)
"Walkout Ed" may be another
sObriquet given the senator from
South Carolina, Ellison d.
Smith, now known as "Cotton
Ed" by his associates, II he car
ries out his newest threat. VI.
Declaring that he will walk
out of the Democratic conven-
tion and stay out IL President
Roosevelt Is ren0minated. the
senator reminded his listeners
of his act in 1885, when at the
Democratic convention In Phila-
delphia he walked out of the
hall because a Negro minister
offered a prayer.
Says Mr.. Smith: "Mr. Roose-
welt is discOuraging other Demo.
cratic candidates by his silence.
He hopes that If he keeps si-
lent, the convention will draft
him."
"WalkOut Ed" was opposed bs
the 1888 senatorial elections By
the president and there has
been little amity between them
since.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
N stb
Lose In
Equal
.s- - =
Pay Case $ {: !.
rw .Gs q,
Federal Court
Judge Turns
Down Petition

NORFOLK, Va.-(ANP)- y
Norfolk's colored school teach-
ers lost in their effort to have
the u. S. District Court decree
that Negro teachers should be
paid the same salaries as white
teacers in similar positions and
with the same educational train
ing. .. -,,.. ;.a,r s.ss.,s.si ~ /.
The case at bar was suit, filed
last summer by M. O. Aston,
teacher at Booker T. washington
High School who said in his suit
that he brought the action on
behalf of himself and other coll
ored teacers and principals. ss /
Basis of the Aston suit was
that he and the other teachers
We're paid smaller salaries than
white teachers, simply because of
their color, that this was In
violation of the 14th Amendrn6h'
to the U. S. Constitution. The suit
was against the Norfolk Schoo,
Board and c. w. Mason. superin-
tendent of schools. Ne
Federal Judge Luther B. Way,
presiding in the District Court,
sustained a motion by City At
torney Alfred Anderson to dismiss
the bill of complaint in the suit.
thus marking fms to the second
effort by colored teachers here to
obtain court decree to compel
the City to pay them salaries on
an equal basis with whites. !
NAACP lawyers, headed by
Thurgood Marshall, who represent
ed Aston, noted an exception to
Judge Ways decision, thus max
ing possible an appeal to the u.
S. Circuit Court and finally to the
U. S. Supreme Court.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

Not much chance of that" Joe
said. my names Louis and I'm
the one that just bought this farm.
Why don't you folks move into
the tenant house up on the hill?
It'll be at least warm and dry up
there and maybe we can fix you
up with any other things you re-
qulre.''
Later it was revealed the squat
ter's name was Wig Lerich. He was
a grandson of Peter Lerich who
cleared and owned the farm 100
years and had been a great friend
to Negroes.
Corum said that this story,
which might have been used as
god ballyhoo for the Godoy fight,
was not told him by Joe or any
of the champions camp. He Tot
it from two friends in Detroit, Bud
Shaver and Jack Abernathy.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

to the colored LegionnaireS. Com
missioner H. l.. Walsh, who now
asks to be mayor of Phoenix, Bit
terly opposed leasing this ground
to the colored veterans.
But today, in spite of his oppo-
sition to granting this service to
colored veterans, MIR. Walsh has
the effrontery to solicit The votes
of colored residents of Phoenix. Mr..
Walsh and his running mates. Wo-
mack and Wheeler, are attempting
to win the colored voters support
with many extravagant promises.
How utterly different is this
appeal of the anti-city ticket to
the record of Commissioners Dr..
Shupe and Mac" Wharton, who
demonstrated by their votes in
favor of leasing city land to the
colored veterans, that they Cog
nize the services these men gave
to their country. Commissioners
Shupe and Wharton proved that
they are playing no favorites. A
former city commission leased city
(Conksu.oI -. pacL pnuol
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
Four Bullets In
His Body, Man Is
Sent To Grady
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Shot three times in the chest
and once in the stomach at a late
hour Friday night, a man listed by
police as Leroy Cridell 25, of 238
1-2 Boulevard, NE. was reported
in an "only fair" condition Satu1-
day at Grady Hospital.
Questioned at the hospital b.
radio patrolmen, Criden was quot
ed as saying Homer Winn of Brao~
'ey Street shot him after the
reached the corner of Bradley and
Irwin Streets. Officers were seek
ing Winn Saturday.
The victim told the officers thai
Winn Cursed me and then start.
ed shooting
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

SDOl - WlltCI.
Louis, said Corum, was riding on
one of his saddle horses inspecting
his farm shortly before going into
training for the Godoy fight. He
noticed a squatters shack almost
hidden in the willows beside the
river bank Smoke was coming
from the stovepipe SO the cham
pion rode up to the door and call
ed out. An elderly white man and
his wife came out.
Good morning." said Joe, "you
live here?"
"We do
Must get pretty cold these
nights" Joe said, eying the film
sy shanty.
p The woman said it did, but that
was the only home they had. She
also hoped they wouldn't lose it
now that the farm had a new
owner. ID
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
JaDaneSe Offer Prizes
For Cultural ESSAYS

TOKYO, Japan.-In commemor-
alton of the 260Oth anniversary of
the founding of the japanese En-
pire by Emperor Jimmu, the first
of an unbroken dynasty of rulers
of Nippon, The Society for inter-
national Cultural Relations is hold
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
Another Victim
Claimed By Blaze
Firemen Ignored

CHICAGO-(ANP)- The second
fatality, resulting from fire which
North Chicago firemen refused tc
fight last Saturday, came Wednes-
LAY when Rita Mae Pinkard, II,
lied in st. Therese's hospital in
vaukegane. The first victim was
Mia Mayfield, years old, whose
barred body woS found in the
ruins of the building at 1886 Dickey
avenue. Just west of North Chi
cago where the fire took place.
FIRST human being to stand
on the North Pole, Matt Henson,
Negro, a member of the Perry
North Pole Expedition.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
Louis Befriends
White Squatters

NEW YORK--(ANP)-How Joe Louis on his farm
Utica Nch berended elderly white couple living
shack and learned they descendants of Peter
Lerch who supporter of Lincoln and used this farm
of the last stops Underground railway OF
Civil war revealed this week by Bill Cor noted white
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24
Yankee Clipper Has
First Race PASSENGERS

NEW YORK-(ANP) - When
Mrs. j. T. Layton and her daught-
er, A Leila, left for their home In
England last Thursday, the YAM
kee Clipper, Americas premier
transatlantic airplane, had its
first Negro passengers. The lay
tons travel scheduled called for
lunch in Bermuda. dinner in the
Azores, and breakfast In Lisbon
Portugal where they dsCmbarked
to proceed by train and boat tc
their country home in Surrey. They
ore the wife and daughter OF j
Turner Layton. noted composed.
FIRST Negro woman member Of
any state legislature In the
United States. Mrs. E. Howard
Harper was appointed by the
governor of West Virginia to Sue
ceed her husband who died Oh
December 81, 1927.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-24

ing this year a worldwide prize
essay contest on the subject of
Japanese culture, it has been an
nounced Awards will include five
and ten second prize travel schol-
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-22
Vivian Moffat
Guest Of Homer

Miss Vivian Moftat, whose mar
riage to Bert Birdsell is to be an
event of September 30, was guest
of honor at a bridal shower Thurs
day evening at the Aaron Afford
home, 873 Brighton, W J. Ne ;.
Herbert Baskins, cohostcss.
Miss Moffat was presented with a
substantial gift for the kitchen of
her rev home by the group after
which the guests played an anus
ng game. Mrs Gerald Port won
first prize, the second honor going
to Miss Doris Cooley.
Guests included: the Misses Cool
ey, Lillian ShaWley, Mildred Bogue
and Rheta Percival; Mesdames Will
liam Livingston, Clark Jacobs, Ted
Reynolds, Marguerite Brooks, Alma
Wolfe, Harvey Kenyon, Rober
Douhitt, Katherine Hammer, Arth-
ur Harris, Edwin Fitzhugh, Zola
Beth SWink, Gerold Port, Elmer
Heald, Colon Barrett, Irene McWil-
Jams, Edna Gertz and Miss Moffat
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-22
Big Fire Levels Y
'Tidiuunu Block

One building burned housed the
telegraph office, and this border
resort was temorarily withouto TEL
egraphic communication.
The Tijuana and San Ysidro, Call
fire departments, augmented py
more than so volunteers, fought the
blaze for four hours, and 1t was
not until dawn that it was heid
under control. Two firemen were
reported to have been injured.
1t was the second disastrous fire
within a year for Tijuana, which
once thrived on the wealth OF Cal
ifornia movie notables and others
who came here to gamble and avoid
prohibition laws in the United
States. A conflagration about a
year ago razed an entire block OF
famous bars and native eating es-
tablishments. Damage in that fire
was fixed over $1,00000O.
Today's fire started in the rear OF
the La Bodega bar and cafe, where
American authors and painters often
used to go to obtain atmosphere for
their respective products. Cause of
the blaze was not Immediately de-
termined
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-22
No Pussyfooting'
Wi|Ikie Declares

Continued from Page One)
delphia speech, delivered yesterday
and offered comments or criticism
on it.
The other night, last night be-
lieve. the president of United States
made a speech" Willkie said III
was one of those speeches he says
he can't decide whether they are
political or political
After the laughter of the crowd
subsidized. A.e referred 70 statement
Mr.. Roosevelt had made about "peo-
pie from the top exerting pressure
on people below"
Il subscribe to these sentiments,
Willkie said. Il have been much
convinced. by reading the records
of the New Deal, that there is pres
sure. If you watch them you see
that the relief rolls go up in elec-
ton year and down in other years.
Referring to the preparedness
spending program, he said he ap-
proved of the expenditure of vast
sums but added Il see already
pressure being exerted on those who
are producing for their govern
ment's protection"
Il too-only 1 practice it don't
want to see those on top exert pres
sure on those below" he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-22
Party Honors
Danny Judd

Honoring their son Dan on his
21st birthday, Mr.. and Mrs. P. H.
Judd entertained the boys of the
Imperial valley C. A. A. unit and
some other guests at a dinner
Friday evening at Tony's There
were 25 guests present.
Most of these boys anticipating
a call into the air service at any
time, Mrs. Judd used a bon voy-
age theme for her decorations. Over
the table was hung large air
plane model, the place cards re-
peating the airplane theme. ThI
table was centered by the large
birthday cake, a date cake, the
favorite of the guest Of honor.
Among especial guests were in
spector Ed ludlow, who is in the
valley conducting tests for these
future pilots, Instructor c h d
Sproule and Mrs. Sproule, Mr.
Sproule acting as toastmaster for
the evening.
P. H. Judd gave the speech OF
welcome and others called on tC
speak were Mrs. Sproule, who spoke
on flying from wife's viewpoint
and Inspector ludlow, who talked
on the airplare and war.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-22
Los Amigos Hold
Kid Party Here;
Costumes Judged

A kid party was the opportunity
for a jolly evening by the Los Ami
COS club of the Presbyterian church
Friday evening at the James Noel
home, 1884 Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Noel and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nc
Call being the committee in charge
John Rhodes was awarded first
prize in costumes, Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. Rayburn and Mrs. Adams win
ming prizes in the games.
Raymond Reeder presided over a
short business meeting and the club
pledged its support of the fall fiesta
planned by the Presbyterian Sunday
school for Friday, Sept. 27 at the
Mitchell ranch.
Refreshments completed the eve
ming, members present being, Mr.
and Mrs. George Adams, Mrs. Har-
Ian Frymire, Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodes,
MI. and Mrs. AL Shaller, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Robert Rayburn, Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond Reeder, DR.. and Mrs.
George w. Thomas and the COM
mittee
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-22
FIier
Crashes on nHop

tor started heating up" and he at
tempted to land it along the jack
son road. The plane ground-looped
he said, and was completely wreck
ed.
1t was Johns second failure in an
attempt to make the flight in a tiny
plane loaded with more than its
own weigh in gasoline. Last Decem-
ber, he took off only to return to
Sacramento when he failed to gain
enough altitude to clear the Teha-
chapi range south of Bakersfield.
The pilot said he would return
to Sacramento. He told airport man
ager Don Smith that he started
losing altitude as the motor failed
and high tension wires were in his
path, so he decided to put her
down.
The field he chose was too short
for landing, he said, and the plane
turned over.
Johns is the son of Congressman
!. L. Johns of Wisconsin. He calls
himself the nations "screWball flier''
and once attempted to gain permis-
sion for a good will flight to Ire
land in small plane.
The 7OO-pound Aeronca mono
plane was loaded with 168 gallons
of gasoline for the present flight
Gas tanks built into the cabin OBJ
scured the pilots vision.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-22

President Roosevelt. Most of the
many candidates who opposed Ma
lone early in the two-day political
sessions swung over support and
made seconding speeches.
Malone succeeds Secretary OF
State Paul Peek, an. Olson appoin-
tee. New secretary was Assembly,
man George Miller, of Alameda,
succeeding Harry See. of Oakland,
while Thomas Armstrong of Sacra-
mento was chosen treasurer.
The Republican squabble con-
inued in naming of minor offices
An Alameda county split between
Knowland and Senator Arthur
Breed, of Oakland. ended in Breeds
favor with naming Of Arthur B.
Dunn. of San Francisco, as first
vice chairman. Assembly Hubert
Scudder. Sebastopol, was second
vice chairman, and regional vice
chairmen were Jessie Williamson,
Berkeley, north; Mrs. Agnes Jarvis,
Fresno. central; and Mrs. Ruth E.
Buchanan, Glendale, south.
Willis Sargent, Pasadena, was the
new Republican secretary and
Harding Mcclure, San Francisco
treasurer.
Kuchel succeeds Brad Melvin, San
Francisco. Each party must ro-
tate the Craftsmanship from north
to south.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-22
Riders May ReIive
History in Desert
Horseback Pageant

Continued From Page II
Tournament of Roses, the New Or
leans Mardl Gras or Cheyenne's
Frontier Days" Senator EStudillo
declared.
Tentative plans drawn up at the
breakfast conference called for set
ting a date for the ride sometime
in November. Riverside county and
Imperial county men on horseback
would start out from Yuha well,
an old Indian waterhole, in the
shadow of Mt Signal and virtually
on the Mexican border The ride
would be for men only.
Following the same trail that
the Spanish soldiers made in the
1770's-first white men to invade
this territory = the riders would
travel northwest past where Dixie
land now stands to the old Coyote
Wells site. From there the trail
moves west past Superstition noun
tain to Harper's we'll and into Bore
go valley through the Cahuilla In
dian reservation and so on to Riv-
erSide.
The trip would take between a
week and ten days, it was esti-
mated, with the cavalcade travel
ing between 20 and 30 miles a day
At night they would camp out at
predetermined points along the
route where they would be met by
chuck wagons and feed for the
horses.
Sponsors of the ride were ex-
pected to appear before the board
OF supervisors Monday and Jorgen-
son and Senator Estudillo promised
upon their return to Riverside to
seek the support of that county
government.
This idea has grown far beyond
our first intention" Jorgenson, dele
gated by the de ANA group to look
into the matter said as the Impe-
rial county men envisioned vast
possibilities behind it. with your
county's cooperation we can make
this into a really splendid affair"
Not all riders would make the en-
TIRE ride, 1T was pointed out. Impe-
rial valley horsemen, for example,
could ride for day, two days or
three as they had time and then
laH out. Meanwhile, others would
be falling in to take their places
and ride few days before return
ing TO their homes. In this manner,
sponsors hoped to have a continuous
caValcade of many score all the
time.
Expenses for the trip would be
borne by the riders themselves, pay
ing their pro-rated share of the
cost OF feed for horses and them
selves.
1t was hoped that through cooper
alton OF the county the route could
be clearly outlined and historic
places along its course marked by
proper monuments as well as erec-
ton Of camp grounds at the water
holes and general Identification.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-22
British Break Up
German Attackers:
Guard Channel
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
the English channel, and blasted
Nazi airports. harbors and communi-
cations lines as far as western Ger
many, one of their most powerful
counter blows of the war.
Dispatches from Berlin admitted
for the first time that steady, pow-
erful British raids had been made
for weeks on the French side of the
English channel where the Ger
mans have been reported massing
boats and men at Calais. Dunkirk,
Ostend, and other ports for a pos
sible invasion of Britain.
The raids have been more in
tense in recent days, German re-
ports said, but the high command
asserted that little damage had been
done to military objectives by Brit
ish bombers that flew over western
Germany and were turned back
from Berlin at Hamburg.
German attacks on Britain were
described by the Nazis as successful
IN smashing-with the aid of new
fog piercing apparatus-at British
industrial and communications OBJ
Jectives. especially railroad centers
IN the London area which are vital
to British defense.
In Africa. the Italians admitted
that British planes which have been
bombing Fascist concentrations in
the Sidi Barrani area had again
attacked the big Libyan port OF
Benghazi but said that Italian pilots
mad intensely replied by bombing
railroads. store houses and defenses
around Marsa Matruh. The British
base at Alden also was again re-
ported ATTACKED and British convovs
were bombed in the Red Sea.
Official communiques, however. in
dlcated that the italian offensive
INTO Egypt was momentarily in a
iull, with the Fascists holding Sidi
Barrani. Fascist newspapers, which
hao previously been seeking to per-
suade the Egyptians not TO enter
tne war reported that King Farouk
OF Egypt, was virtually a prisoner
OF the British.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-22
Legislators viii
Take Up Measure
To Ban Communists
lContlnued From Pa1e n

oContinued From Page u
mas come when it is necessary to
take a positive and aggressive stand
against all subversive agencies and
clements in this state and the
United States"
The Democratic move was s,mi-
lar to resolutions passed by the
California American Legion boa rd
OF directors of the California Fe.5.
Grafton. of Women's clubs, and other
groups.
The resolution declared the Com
munist party advocates the sabo-
tage of the national preparedness
and defense program and the over
throw Of our government by force
and violence" Another clause stat.
ed "the Communist party and the
subVersive elements rostered and
encouraged by it constitute a men
ace TO the peace and safety of the
United Staes,"