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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
Health Play By
Harris First Graders

The 1B class of Division Street
School gave a Health Play in
chapel Friday morning.
The play, which featured King
and Queen of Health and their
friends who help children grow
big and strong, was an outgrowth
of the lessons learned this SEM
ester and was made up by the
children with the help of their
teacher, Miss Miriam Carey.
A page introduced the charac-
tiers, which represented Clean
Teeth, Milk, Fruits, Vegetables,
Play. Bath and Sleep.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
DIVORCE ACTIONS

Suits in three cases of divorce
were filed yesterday afternoon
and this morning in the office of
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer at the
county courthouse, as follows:
Madeleine -ieverty Rausch
versus Victor Rausch, Frank del
Candid versus Carmela Dim
manuela del Candida, Mildred M.
Caraballo versus Jesus CaraballO.
Final decree in the divorce
suit of Hester F. Demeritt How
ell versus Harland A. Howell
was filed yesterday afternoon in
the office of Clerk Ross c. Saw
yer, Circuit Court.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

A pretty church wedding held
last evening at 7:30 o'clock at
the Fleming Street Methodist
Church united Dorothy Mayfield
Knowles. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William N. Knowles, Gil
Francis street, and Claude E.
Sails, son of Mrs. Hildah Sails, of
Fleming street. Rev. Jim Lilly,
Of that church, officiated.
Church was beautifully dec
GRATED for the occasion and the
whole wedding party was attired
in summer formal, soft pastel
gowns for the bride and her at
PENDANTS, white suits with white
bow ties, for the groom and his
attendants. Matron of honor was
Mrs. Minnie Hughes, sister of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
Dance Tonight
At RauPs Club

Management of Rauls Club
announces a dance at their fav-
orite night club for tonight, be-
ginning at 1000 o'clock.
Music for this occasion will be
supplied by the Hot Tops orches-
ira.
Many special features have
been arranged for the entertain
ment of patrons, and a good at
tendance is anticipated.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
Filipino Bluejackets
Sponsor Dance Tonight

Announcement IS made of a
dance to be held tonight at the
Cuban Club, sponsored by the
Filipino Bluejackets of the Unit
ed States Neutrality Patrol of
this city.
The dance starts at 800 o'clock
The affair is an invitation func-
ton.
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Young Women's Circle
To Meet Monday

Young Women'S Circle of the
Ley Memorial Church will meet
Monday evening, 800 o'clock,
with Mrs. Albert Carey, 927 Eat
on street.
An interesting program is be-
ing arranged and. all members
are urged to be present.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
REV. LILLY breaches
ON THE CHURCH

Rev. Jim Lilly, pastor of Flem-
ing Street Methodist Church an
nounced today.that he will preach
on The Church" at the HOO
a. m. service tomorrow. He will
treat on the hardships, handicaps,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
CARD OF THANKS

Please accept our sincere
thanks for the many kind acts
rendered us during our recent
sorrow, the loss of our beloved
ones, Leon c. Roberts and F. w.
Roberts. We are grateful to
those who gave the use of their
cars, the donors of the lovely
floral tributes and messages of
sympathy.
mlay181t THE FAMILY.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

interests. successes and glory Of
churches today.
In the evening service a. 800
o'clock, Rev. Lilly w7in have as
his subject. Is II Well With
Thee?" At this service. a shor1
memorial period viii be ObserT-
ed in memory Of those who have
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

l. Robert Peary.
2. Mu-ze'-um; not mu'-ze-um.
3. Antelope.
4. A. J. Cronin.
5. Yes.
6. Sea water.
z. Sweden and Norway.
8. Charon.
9. Owen j. Roberts.
10. Occasionally.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

paSsed OF 6Elg - - 80
yesz GooG - - - 80
Tl1e1 a. al - 49,
are curdizIly mr=z - -
Fle1lng Sc-eef c.
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"socializing along the palm
fringed shore.
A pot-luck supper was follow
ed by an evening of dancing in
the large dining room which was
converted into an excellent ball
room.
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Baker Goes To New Jersey

DdhE4 CUES 10 NEW JERSEY
Russell Baker was a passenger
on the morning bus going for a
visit with relatives and friends
in New Jersey. He will go for
a sightseeing trip in New York
and to the Worlds Fair.
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Visits Family In Miami

visits Family In Miami
j. H Mccarthy, who is en-
ployed in local baking eStab-
lishment. left on the bus this
morning for a visit with his FAM
lily In Miami, and will return
tomorrow. IS -
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Englands Vacation Here

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Mr. and Mrs. Ellis England and
daughter. Nancy, arrived over
the highway yesterday and are
visiting with their parents and
many friends during their vaca-
ton.
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On Miami Visit

On Miami Visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Jabez Lowe left
this morning on the early bus
for Miami to spend a few days
with friends. MIR. Lowe will
consult a specialist regarding his
health.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
Pena's Garden
Has Big Dance

Pena's Garden of Roses an
nounces another in its series of
Big Saturday Night dances for
tonight, starting $50 o'clock.
Johnny Pritchard's orchestra will
again be on hand to play all the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18
Waite Visits Son

Waite Visits Son
Bernard Waite, Jr., left over
the highway this afternoon to
visit his son, who is with his
mother in Miami undergoing
treatment for infantile paralysis,
and is showing great improve
ment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

favoriteS for dance-lovers who
patronize this ,night-spot rem
devious of big majority of Key
West pleaSure-seekers.
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Returns From Havana

Mr. and Mrs. j. D. Mccain,
who had been visiting in Havana
for few days and returned yes
terday afternoon on the SIS.
Cuba, left this morning for Mi
ami.
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NOTES OF TODAY
Back To Fl. Myers

Graydon Jones, who was spend
ing several days in Key West
with friends, left on the early
bus today for his home in Fit.
Myers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

Sxedez ms HISS 49,
OF - far eVEy IsN zzzszz
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Returns To Miami

Oscar founders, member of the
Customs House force in Miami,
who was in the city for a brief
visit with his family and friends,
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Boston Visitor Leaves

Howard Lawrence, visitor for
several days on a sightseeing
trip, left this morning for his
home in Boston, Mass. f
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-05-18

left on the z o'clock bus today
for Miami.
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Short Miami Trip

Short Miami Trip
u. j. Delgado was passenger
on the z o'clock bus this morning
for Miami and plans returning
to the city tomorrow afternoon.
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ANSWERS TO
TODAY'S DAILY QUIZ

Below are the Answers TO Today's
Daily Quiz printed on Page 2
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
5 States
Have Poll
Tax Laws
3 Out of Every
4 Can't Vote
In the South

WASHINGTON - (ANP)
Charging that John N. Gar
ner, Cotton Ed' Smith,
Theodore G.. BiIbo, "Gene"
Cox, Martin Dies, Howard
Smith, and Tom Connally are
typical Southern legislators
who have opposed every pro-
gressive democratic trend in
national legislation, a spokes-
man for the National Negro
Congress declared this week
that the results of the activity
of these men in Congress are
poll tax laws and other re-
strictions which keep three
out of every four citizens in
the South from voting.
Eight states, Alabama, Ar
kansas, Georgia, Mississippi,
South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia, have laws
requiring the payment of a
poll tax of from 81 to So a
year, it was pointed out. In
four of these states the tax
is cumulative for periods of
from three to 80 years, rec
ords show, and in Mississippi
a voter may be required to
pay amounts Of from 81 to
SLIT before he will be allow
ed to vote. In other states the
range is from 81 to $50. The
extreme poverty of the aver
age southern Negro family
makes the poll tax an effec-
tive bar to voting, it is fur
ther emphasized.
Poll tax laws were enacted
after the Reconstruction Pc
riod, it was revealed, with the
express purpose to disfran-
'chise Negro citizens. In the
eight states named in 1880
there were more than 1885,
900 Negroes of voting age,
and less than one per cent OF
them voted, it was authorita-
lively shown. The poll tax also
has disfranchised the majorl-
ty of white voters, more thar
100000 of whom are denied
the right to vote on the same
grounds.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
FeIIowships Given d
ByMat'I Urban League

NEW YORK CITY.-(SNS-The
award of four felloWships for ad-
vanced study in the field Of Social
Work was announced this week by
the Fellowship Committee Of the
National Urban League, an organ
ization for social work among Ne
groes, with branches in forty-five
cities. - ssE
Winners Of the awards for study
during the school year 1940-'41 are
Joseph A. Allen, Jr., of Cleveland,
Ohio; Roger F. Gordon of Phila-
delphia, Penna; Edith a. Lockley,
also Of Philadelphia, and Gertrude
4. Tanneyhill Of Norwood, Mass.
Mr.. Allen, a graduate of WILDER
force University in 1897 and the
Divinity and Graduate Schools of
Yale University in 1910, has been
assigned to study on the ella Sachs
Plotz" fellowship at the New York
School of Social Work which is to
be affiliated with Columbia Uni
versity in the fall.
Mr.. Gordon will study at the
same school on one of two fellow
ships awarded "1n Memory of An
thony Benezet". He is a graduate
of Bluefield (West VirginiO State
Teachers College and has studied
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
By REV. TAsCHEREAU ARNOLD

COLUMBUS, Ga. - (SNS)-
eff Hitler is against Jews, he is
opposed to Negroes" declared
Prof. w. l.. Hughes, Dublin, pres
ident of the IA. T. u. convention,
as he delivered his annual address
here Wednesday at Spencer high
school to young Baptists assem-
bled to study new methods in B.
T. U. and Sunday school work.
81 am against war anywhere
and any place." he stated. Prof.
Hughes, head of the organization
for twenty-three years, stated in
telligence investigates everything,
while ignorance investigates moth
ing. He told Baptists that the
doctrines of the church must be
stressed and defended by the pull
pits.
He urged the elders to approach
the youth with the proper contact
which will help to gain conf
dence. President Hughes urged
appointment of state organizer
for the B. T. U. and also urged
the convention to help place q
monument over. the grave of the
late DR.. PeteE James Bryant.
DR.. J. L. Lomax, Valdosta, vice
president of the 3. T. U conven-
ton, is playing a prominent role
at the meet DR.. E. o. S. Cleveland,
Savannah, presided.
Speakers heard included: DR..
S. D. Ross, Detroit, promotional
secretary for the National Baptist
Convention, Inc; DR.. F. N. Marsh
burn, Macon, director of Religious
Education for the State Bapt:sts !;
DR.. T. w. Tippett, (white), secre-
tary of Georgia Baptist Conven-
ton; DR.. R. G. Gresham. presi-
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
Hitler Opposes Negroes,
Baptist Leader Declares

dent, Georgia Sunday School
Convention, (white). Rev. C. N.
Hawk, Savannah; W. H. Shell,
N.Y.A. representative, Atlanta.
The convention sermon was
preached by DR.. w. M. Jackson,
pastor, Bethlehem Baptist church,
Atlanta, at First African Baptist
church. "The greatest fact in re-
ligion is, God reveals himself to
man." he declared.
Preceding this message, Miss
Denald Brown, Americus. spoke
on "How Music May be Used to
Interpret the Hymns and Enrich
their Meanings in the Church To-
day."
DR.. R. H. Milner, Atlanta,
spoke on "The Sunday School
Functioning as an Agency for the
Promotion of the Baptist Spirit" !"
"Superirtendents and teachers
should not be kept on the staff
simply because they have served
the church for number of
years." he asserted. eff they have
nothing but years in their favor.
they should be replaced with more
energetic and forward looking
persons"
The Rev. Mr.. Miner said fur
ther, "the Baptist spirit cannot
thrive with the Sunday schools
failure to extend it's scope and in
fluence beyond the House of
God"
Mrs. w. F. Mckinney, Atlanta,
presided during the Junior B. T.
U. hour. Several young people
took part in the history-making
event. First African, Columbus,
won first prize and Beulah, Allan
ia, won second prize,
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03

at the University of Pennsylvania.
Miss Lockley, winner of the Sec
ond fellowship "In Memory of An
thony Benezet" has been assigned
to study at the School of Social
Service Administration of the Uni
versity of Chicago. She received
her A. 3. degree at Virginia Union
University in 1888 and her M. A.
degree at Fisk University, two years
later.
Miss Tanneyhill, a graduate Of
Simmons College, will study at the
School Of Applied Sciences of the
University of Pittsburgh on q fel-
loWship maintained Jointly by the
National Urban League and the
Urban League Of Pittsburgh. The
Benezet Fellowships are for $1,000
each; and the other two for $1,000
each.
Since 1910, the National Urban
League has awarded 80 fellowships
to colored students, all of whom
are now engaged in some phase of
social work among Negroes. This
years fellows were selected from
total of 112 candidates by the
Leagues Fellowship Committee of
which Dorothy Straus, New York
City lawyer, is chairman,
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03

Beginning the week of August s.
IL has been set aside as Boy Scout
Week by the camp committee. AL
ready the committee has assurance
from troops from Macon, Thomas
ton, Griffin and Newman, and
other troops have been invited
from Augusta, Waycross, Bruins
wick, and Montgomery, Alabama.
Indications point to the largest
boy scout camp in the history of
scouting in Georgia. Invitations
have been extended to national and
state scout executive es to be pres
ent and conduct training courses.
Among the fine facilities of the
camp may be noted the following:
The buildings and facilities include
"a wei ventilated airy, electrically
lighted cabins, which can be clos
ed during bad weather. Each Of
the "a cabins contains eight COM
Portable built-in single hunks to
accommodate seven campers and
one leader per cabin.
The other buildings of the site
are large combination dining
room and assembly hall with thea
ire stage dressing rooms, kitchen
and offices; two bath houses (one
for boys and one for girls; an ad-
ministration cottage, a 1000 gallon
water tank; a deep well furnishing
artesian water; two athletic fields
for baseball and softball; two vol
ley bali courts; two basketball
courts; horse shoe ring; croquet
court; and tennis court.
In addition there is a lake cov-
ering approximately Is acres of
ground which will furnish oppor-
tunity for swimming, boating and
fishing.
Following the boy scouts the
following organized groups will use
the camp: August IL to August "a,
Atlanta YMCA August 26-31 Wild
Life Camp for the state of Georgia
and September 81 WPA Teach
er Institute.
The camp can accommodate 200
campers. Individual campers or or
ganized groups of children and
adults are desired. The camp makes
an ideal place for picnics and
weekend trips. For further in
formation write, camp director,
Camp John Hope, R. F. b. 8, Fort
Valley, Ga.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
Light
That Guides

This week the light that gu!oes
has its rays on another problem
of great Importance. 1t concerns
the welfare and the existence OF
hundreds of elderly people, the
struggle for existence of men and
women who can no longer do any
work, even if there was work to be
had.
We build high speed boulevaros'
state employees squander money
but we cannot supply more of the
necessities of life to men ana
women who worked hard for Arl-
zona and made it what it is to-
day.
These old people are asking very
little and the people OF the state
cannot see why the employees OF
the state in the $4,0O0000 class had
to have a raise of $1,000 per year
and the old folks have to beg Tor
q measley $500 month.
Unity, the light that guides.
favors that in time these small
t'puttances for existence, under
improved economic conditions, will
be increased to $50 a month for
the aged.
We are calling on the leaders
and members of the Jeffersonian
Democratic League and the officers
and members Of the Junior Leagu-
erers to unit their groups and work
and fight for the good Of Arizona
and the welfare of the aged col
ored people. Remember, unity is
the light that guides.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
TRAIN VICTIM
IDENTIFIED
BY FATHER
ATLANTA. Ga..-(SNSl-

ATLANTA, Ga.--(SNS)-
The body Of Negro found on
the Missouri Pacific Lines tracks
near Ward, LonoKe, County, We'd
nesday was identified at Hubble
Brothers Funeral Home, North Lit
tie Rock, Thursday as Lloyd Miles
Stewart, about 40, 240O Howard
Street, Little Rock. The Indentifi-
cation was made by the father, Joe
Stewart, police said. The father
said his son was apparent coming
here from Chicago, where he had
been staying. 1t is believed that
Stewart fell from the train,
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)
Milton Woods, 81, of 248 Curry
Street, was admitted to Grady
hospital late Saturday night near
ly two hours after he had been
struck and seriously injured by a
railroad engine near the Ansley
Park golf course, according to re-
ports.
Woods was struck by an engine
whose crew repeatedly failed to get
ambulance service for him until
after nearly an hour and haf
had elapsed. Meanwhile, he is said
to have lain on the ground in pain
and agony from his injuries. The
train crew is reported to have call
ed its division superintendent be-
fore acting to get the injured man
to a hospital
Mayor Hartsfield, Judge Luther
z. Rosser and several other public
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
Bullets Fly As
Rival Gangs
Clash in Chi

CHICAGO. = CAMP - Juvenile
hoodlumism had new outburst
here when a gang fued, which has
existed between Englewood boys
for the past three years, culminat-
ed in the Staying Of a 19-year-old
youth, and the serious wounding
of his younger brother by a school
age gun wielder.
The victim, Lacey Walker, was
hit by bullet which struck him in
the abdomen. and died at Engle-
wood hospital soon after the shoot
ing. His brother Charles was re-
ported in a critical condition at
Bridewell hospital. Paul Tarver, 10,
was charged with the Staying.
According to the account given
by Charles before he collapsed, Tar
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
Body Of Gus
Ward, Suicide
Victim, Found
v11cKsBuRG. Miss.-(SNSl-

VIICKSBURG, Miss.-(SNS)-
With the D. j. Dubisson Un-
dertaking crew, dragging from
Sunday around midnight, July 21,
for the drowned body Of Gus,
Ward, Little ROCK, Negro resident
of 1117 Pulaski Street, actlons
which created stir over the COM
munity, when it was learned that
Gus, had mentioned many times
that he was going to commit sui
eide, 8 persons told police they saw
Ward make the fatal leap Sunday
night from the Main Street bridge.
lust a few minutes after his tatal
threat to end his life.
The undertaking crew labored
steadily dragging the river between
the Main Street bridge and the
Missouri Pacific Lines Valley
Bridge four block east all Sunday,
Monday and Monday night, with
the expectation that the body will
eventually come to the surface. The
body was discovered Tuesday
morning near the Rock Island,
Railroad, where it had drifteo
down stream. No real reason for
Wards actions was given in detail
but it is reported that Ward, had
tEcome totally disgusted with lite
In general.
Relatives of Ward, at Aberdeen
Mississippi were properly notified.
Funeral services were held Tues
day evening, July % from the D
j, DubiSson's Funeral parlo
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
McAIpiin !
Asked To
Resign
McNutt to Get
Protest On
Jim Crow Order

WASHINGTON. D. CLAMP
Trouble arose in the Unemploy-
ment center here this week with
the result that Robert \McAlpin
colored director of the fdored OIL
vision, was asked to r4sien i'm
mediately and leave his Sdesk as a
result of the revelation that some
where along the line between the
Civil Service commission ana tne
Unemployment center at order Tor
workers had undergonei change
which made it appear that white
workers only were wanted
In an urgent order forS 1900 work
ers at once, the Civil sertice Com
mission asked the Unemployment
center to furnish these people on
the basis of educational qualfica-
tions plus some office practice ex-
perience. No specification accord
ing to the Commission, was made
chat tiley should be white workers
But when the order was issued at
the Center, only white workers
we're asked for.
DENIES ORDER
However, when the commission
was asked about the order, It
denied any such part in the set
up and said they had asked Tor
workers only.
Incensed that this "corlfidential
order should leak out, Mr.. Jones,
white director of the entire set
up, Immediately demanded Mr.
McAlpin's job-basing his claim on
the grounds that McAlpin had
low civil service rating and his ap-
pointment should not have been
made.
McAlpin's office is run more ef-
ficiently with less help than any
other division of the department
and the new turn is merely a car
rying out Of the policy which has
marked the Jim crow set up ever
since 1t was organized.
Negroes are forced to register
enmasse in one spot while white
professional workers are not COM
PEELED to mingle with the white
laboring and semiskilled classes.
WORK SATISFACTORY
McAlpin has made more place
ments, 1t is alleged, than has been
done in the other sections and has
maintained a high standard OF
placement work in his division at
all times.
Only recently, notice appeared
in the white papers stating that
there were plenty Of jobs for work
ers through the Office Of the Un.
employment center. but the jobs
were for white workers only.
This policy, it is believed, will
not meet the approval of Paul v
McNutt, who is in charge of the
placement divisions, and it is plan
ned to call the whole matter to his
immediate attention, with Mr.. Nc
Alpin's own case going before a
board of appeals to determine
whether or not he is justified in
holding down his position.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
Charge Train Victim
Was Left On Track

figures are said to have arrived on
the scene while the man was minus
aid and transportation to hospit'
al The Mayor is reported to have
called personally for an ambulance.
Finally, three arrived. according to
witnesses.
Struck before ten o'clock Woods
was admitted to Grady Hospital
around 1870 o'clock, according TO
reports.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03

PINE BLUFF. Ark.-(SS)-Ont
county in Florida, Okeechoobee,
has equalized the salaries of Ne
gro teachers to conform to those
paid white teachers, and eleven
others have raised salaries ma
terlally," said Noah Griffin, execu-
tive secretary of the Florida State
Teachers Association here Tues
day.
The Phoenix index., 1940-08-03
Marietta Choir
Wins First Place
At Convention

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
The Marietta choir won first
prize in a song contest, which was
Friday night feature Of the
Marietta District Sunday School.
League and Missionary Conven-
ton held at Woodstock, Georgia,
the Rev. J. F. Moses over the ses-
. sions.
A large gathering attended the
Friday night session