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United Action

The people of a town. and partic-
ularly its business elements. have
to work together to accomplish re-
suits. The single business may not
be able of itself to greatly enlarge
the activity of town as retail
trading center. But if the business
people get together and form coop
erative plans TO boost the business
of the community. they can expect
results.
Such united action calls for good
organization work. 1t needs busi-
ness association. which is operating
steadily to draw in new trade, OBJ
tain new industries. and unite the
business places in plans for boost
ing commercial prosperity. If there
is no such organization, one should
be formed. and if there is one it
should be given whatever support is
necessary to do the work that needs
to be done.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
The FIand WorlLer's Chance

The Hand Workers Chance
During recent years the majority
lof American boys have looked for
ward to what is called a white
collar job This was not mainly
because they were afraid to get
their hands dirty, or did not like
jobs in which they would soil their
cuffs. Many of them argued that
their fathers had not done well in
manual work. The business office
was the ideal place to their minds,
mainly because it seemed to give a
chance for promotion.
1t has long been noted that the
supply Of clerical and Office work
ers is far greater than the demand.
The offices are largely filled with
young women workers. AS fast as
one bunch gets married, a new
crowd come out Of the schools and
take their places. The chances for
the young man there, unless he has
fairly complete business educa-
ton, are not very good.
Meanwhile the defense program
has come along, with tremendous
demand for skilled mechanical labor.
The boy who tries for some kind of
mechanical skill can at least be
sure of work for some years, and
probably permanently.
What will be his chances of a
pleasant and comfortable life? He
wants to marry some nice girl, they
will want a car, and will naturally
have one or two children at least.
Can they do it on the boys wages
at the bench?
AS things go, if they want a really
life. the girl may have
to do some money earning. If busi-
ness is good. and it should be good
if business is properly encouraged,
she should find work if she wants it.
The coming of the children may in
terfere, but perhaps the future will
devise plans by which many more
married women can work, while |
their young children are cared for
in some public nursery.
The average youths best chances
appear today in the overalls job,
facing a bench, and doing skillful
work with tools. The bird in the |
hand is worth two in the bush.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

below zero.
An army is. said to fight on its
stomach. The meals already served
have plenty Of vitamins. with solid
meat and vegetables abundant. The
armies of Europe are supposed to
get the best food available. while
the folks at home subsist on substi-
tutes. Even those armies would
probably grin with satisfaction If
they got such a solid meal as Uncle
Sans boys will partake Of.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

friend with a halo of glory, when
the person so adored may be very
ordinary individual with weak or
cranky traits.
Young people need instruction
about marriage, though whether it
should be given in high schools viii
be doubted by many. At least all
young people can be talked to very
plainly on the subject Of the con-
cessions and compromises necessary
in marriage. They should realize
that If they get married with the
idea that they are going to have
their own way. they are very likely
heading for grand smash.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06
Comfort For The Draftees

The draftees at the training camps
are going to be well looked after.
For instance. each man at one of the
northern camps starts out with SS
distinct items of clothing. With
winter coming on. they are given
plenty of warm wool. There are
three sets of wool underwear. with
woolen breeches. coats and over
coats. These men will be well fit-
ted to dig themselves out from
snow banks. and to sing and shout
when the thermometer goes frisking
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

WHILE THE REST OF US are
sleeping. the home merchants are
busy in thinking up plans to push
the home town ahead and benefit us
all. We should give our trade to the
people who push these activities.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
would bo in half developed state
today, if it had not been for adver-
tising. Advertising is a force that
can double or more than double all
most any business. !.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

ADVERTISING not merely sells
the particular articles advertised,
but it draws people to a store so
they look around and buy many
more things.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

MANY PEOPLE are strong adj
vocates of home town improvements,
until 1t is suggested they should
help pay for them.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

IF YOU FIND your home town
cold. perhaps you haven't tried the
thawing power of warm smiles upon
your neighbors.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
No Negroes On Draft Boards

Failure by Governor Rivers appoint Negro any OF the
states 1877 completed draft boards disappointment to the
group upwards of forty of the population
is cooed The had been contacted and requested BY
the appoint eligible of color to boards
where Negroes constituted large percentages of the total number
of inhabitants.
AS stated by Governor Price of Virginia, himself Southern
executive he membership OF these boards must be chosen with
out regard political religious other aiaton of factiona
group is essential the of the seecve sys
tenn that these men the confidence 0 heii neighbo
by their fairness and mpartia In districts in which there is
large Negro population is suggested that member OF the
board for that district mgt properly be outstanding
member of this race Governor Price and other governors al
ready have responded fair sentiment OF the nation with
plated districts.
Why Governor Rivers has failed appoint Negro draft
board members view of the large constituency not clear
followed of political other afiaon OF fac
group There hundreds Of eligible members for the
boards throughout The raees should have the priv
lege consideration in this hour Let hope that the Gov
will reconsider and appoint appropriate number of
members of the draft boards. Atlanta (Ga Daily World
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Vote For This Measure


The Arizona Con"ress of Parents and teachers and the
zona Education Association have endorsed an 1aVe peo
which proposes state aid for public education lhs measure wiz
arfear on the general election ballot November , l9o ana w"
be called a Aid Public Education and to vote tor you
must mark an number 800 found under this title
We will do well to for this and thereby cage
the method that by using state funds Tor eoucao
the small property will not have to carry heaW aN @
This proposes to wealth wherever the wealth is ana
to educate the children wherever they reside IN nuDe
of districts throughout coored children and large num-
ber of other children do equazed educational opo
tes because reside poor school districts and poor cou
ties Under the present system of teachers who
were teaching district and counties have received s
&c low s $50 co per month There would be little for such
situation as this under this proposed measure
Initiative Petition number 800 does not propose to increase
the amount spent education proposes to snt most o l
support for public schools from local to state sources % choo
should be supported mainly by the state The state can lower
erv tax make the wealth OF e
entire state support the education of the children of the state
The coored schools throughout the state viii gam vauv
adoption Of this because it will make pSsiDe e
availability of sufficient funds for their maintenance.
Vote YES on Number 500
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NoLonqerACrime

THAT WOULD SEEM to be
justifiable conclusion for the
thoughtful citizen to arrive at, as
he mediates upon the indifferent
and lenient attitude of our courts
toward the killing of Negroes by
Negroes. On october T6 two strik-
ing news items appeared on the
front page of the Atlanta Daily
World. One heralded the imposing
of a sentence of from thirty to
forty years in prison upon robber
who admitted upon several occa-
sions of taking two hundred dol
lars or more.
The sentence drawn was on two
counts each of which carried from
fifteen to twenty years. If similar
sentences on five other counts had
not been imposed-concurrently this
snatcher of material wealth would
have been put away" for one
hundred and forty years--consid-
erably more than his natural life.
A few columns over on this same
page a head line read "Short terms
meted two Fulton Slayers." Each a
confessed murderer, they received,
together, sentences totaling from
five to ten years. One hundred and
fortv years for robbery, from one
to three years, or from one TO seven
1,aorc foY. y,o,Irder
Is there any wonder that we
have had sixty six homicides
among Atlanta Negroes in less
than a year? Already the bloody
record is better than one week,
and the percentage isn't as high
as it has been in some previous
years. The gun, knife and ice pick
Staying of black men by murderers
of their own color, has apparently
ceased to be a capital offense in
this highly civilized and law-abjd-
ing metropolis. Taking q human
life in Atlanta Is little more than
a misdemeanor.
After a few months of rest and
research in mora modern and ef-
fective methods OF following his
calling in the county jai! or state
penitentiary a confessed Fulton
County slayer is returned to society
to demonstrate further his own
and the municipalities disregard
for the sacredness of life. There
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TEACHER: johnnie, take your
seat, please"
JOHNNIE: There's tobacco
juice in this seat, and I've got or
my best pants"
TEACHER: "Well, take another
seat. I remember now, some of
those fellows were chewing tobac-
CO Wednesday"
JOHNNIE: "Is it OK for soldiers
to chew tobacco in the classroom"
TEACHER: "They aren't soldiers
yet. They just registered in case
Uncle Sam should need more SOL
diers."
BUSTER: my empty ink bottle
is missing"
TEACHER: Keep quiet, Buster.
But if you must have that ink
bottle, you will have to go to the
Police Station" 3"
BUSTER: whats it doing down
there?"
TEACHER: 1.-THE policeman kepr
it for evidence when he caught one
of the men taking a little nip,
BUSTER: "You mean to say he
was drinking from my ink bottle|
TEACHER: 81 think you'd better
study your spelling. And don't
bother me again"
JOHNNIE: ST hate to disturb
you, teacher, but here is a mans
hat I found in this desk"
TEACHER: "My goodness, there
must have been gentleman among
that great crowd of potential SOL
diers."
JOHNNIE: "You mean the men
wore their hats inside of our schooi
building?"
TEACHER: 81 cannot tell a lie
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From Ny Study Window
By REV. JOHN CLARENCE WRIGHT

Is nothing that should challenge
the organized protest Of our entire
Negro community any more than
the apparent laxity of our County
Courts in the matter of dealing
with murders when their victims
are black.
When hundred and forty years
Imprisonment can be meted out
for robbery and from one to three,
or from four to seven for murder
there is something radically wrong
with the law or something pro-
forlndly "screwy" about our sys-
tenn of administering justice.
Whatever or wherever the trouble
lies, it is up to our intelligent and
patriotic leadership to do more
than has been done In the past TO
locate and remove 1t.
No man can be safe in COM
munity where it is more Of a crime
to steal a dollar than it is to take
a human life. Man in a civilized
society should be protected in the
rightful possession of all that is
his. Of all of these possessions
none is more precious than his
life. The measure of the effectiVe-
ness of any community's law en-
forcement machinery is the degree
of security it gives to every citi-
zen, from the humblest to the
greatest, in his inalienable right to
life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness" IN
Not therefore lightly regarding
all other contributing factors in
Atlanta's disgracefully high hon.
icide rate, it can be attributed
very largely to the consistency
light sentences imposed upon the
killers who are thereby encouraged
by the courts, not only to consider
human life as being cheap. but to
return to society after a brief per-
iod of incarceration to further
menace the community with their
lust for blood. -, ....
If we would reduce Atlanta's
high homicide rate and wash. the
stain of blood from her fair name,
We must remove murder from the
comfortable berth it now occupies
in our local category of crimes, and
put it where it belongs as a capital
offense worthy, when the accused is
found guilty, of the severest penal
ties the law allows.
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PLATFORM

the coored people race paper that tney can iee'
their views OH all poh%a So'"
religious questions which face the race
racial conscience especially IN business 70 Tile e~
that we become makers well as job seekers
3. To and girls In the art OF tfTnt
promote God and the brotherhood OF Ma"
8 II build firme foundation for pOsterity
of the cOlOred race must so"p
with those Of other technique other races
dealing patrons Above all must render dependaDe
alone De aoe
Therefore, realizing these vital
all times give heed and respect 10 any s"s
readers in regard to rendering pe'ter SeV'e
weekly each week in which your views
. e on national Such views
are to shall not reflect III any
nav the opinion of Tn. PHOENIX INDEX
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puzzle me to see the cOnClnuatlOn
of military training. Except for the
straight and sturdy bodies they
said it produced and the disclp-
lined minds listed among it's claims,
I could see no use of the military
instruction. Said I who was filled
to the brim with idealiSm: "They
fought the World War to the finish
to make the world safe for demo-
cracy. They will fight no more.
The world is a beautiful and peace
full place in which to live. Down
with militarism!" I was glad that
the all-Negro schools I attended
had no ROTC, that the only drills
T could become accustomed to were
those in reading, writing and arith-
metic-the stroke of the painters
brush, the scales of music and the
variations.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
Hidden Genius BY WALTER cHIvERs

impossible for many bright minds
to move TO the forefront during an
ordinarily active life time.
Ideas of racial superiority work
to retard the development of in
dividuals of the races looked upon
as the minorities, ideas OF social
class and social caste form rigid
social frame work that will defy
the strength Of genius to break
down. These forces can be so
strong in their acts of repression
as to give genius the same diff
CultieS as a plant would have Of
showing itself if buried too deep in
the ground. .-...
The writer is interested in this
matter of hidden genius as it re-
lates to Negroes and believes that
he has made many observations
which prove that far too much Ne
gro genius dies of premature birth.
Several years ago while awaiting
service in a barber shop a Negro
man came in who was obviously
common laborer. He was in a
hurry to be served, the reason foe
his hurry was explained by the
fact that he had to attend a lodge
meeting in which he was the lead
ing factor. ~:
Further questioning brought out
an interesting story for it showed
that this man was busy as a lead
er nearly every night in the week.
He was important in the church,
the lodge, in his work group and
in the social activities of his aSSo-
ciates. On another occasion while
lounging in the lobby of the YMCA,
lanky, under-nourished, poorly
dressed and not very literate young
Negro man walked in and finally
sat down to the piano. .tr.
The music which he brought
from that instrument was so full
of harmony and feeling until it
drew the people from their chairs
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plight of Europe.
DESTROYED FRANCE

plight of Europe.
DESTROYED FRANCE
Had this country prepared, it is
safe to say that Hitler never
would have marched into Czecho
slovakia and the disgrace of Mu-
mich would not stain forever the
pages of history. These plutocrats
destroyed France and they will de-
stroy this country unless a man
like Roosevelt keeps them from de-
Ing it.. .. .-:-.t .... b,
Certainly the country cannot lie
saved from plutocrats by tool OF
the plutocrats. We are not going so
far as to say Mr.. Willkie has. NO
right to serve plutocracy; but we
are saying such service disqualifies
him for the presidency OF the
United States. And just because he
has no issues MIR. Willkie continues
TO quarrel and quibble.
There has not appeared on the
horizon of this nation within the
last so years a candidate so utter
ly bereft of a campaign issue. 1t all
goes to show that so far as the
two parties are concerned, they are
almost identical and in an cleo
ton it is the candidate and his
ability rather than the party that
deserves the major attention. Oh
the two men, Roosevelt is the abler
by far. The quarreling and quib-
bling of Mr.. Willkie is the best
proof of this!
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
Between The Lines

A few weeks ago isolationists
were the affliction of this nation
The Transportation of events slap
ped them in their faces and made
them blush for shame. The man
who cannot see that the fortunes
of this nation are bound up with
the fortunes of Great Britain is
either blind, or. will not see. The
United States must hang with
Britain or hang by itself. The iso-
lationists wCTld have us hang by
ourselves; common sense would
have us hang with Britain
HITS OLD DEALISM
Old Dealism harkS back to
Hooverism with it's rugged individ-
Calism which allows the big fish to
swallow the little ones Old Deal
ism would renounce obligation to
the victims of a system that dooms
them to unemployment and hunger
and frustrated hopes. sfs.
Old Dealijm would put dividends
before the welfare of the millions
who make them possible; would
make permanent the lot Of the
forgotten man; would decree that
few should waste and many should
want; that millions should live at
the mercy of q few whose primary
interest is not general welfare but
ever and ever greater dividends.
1t is safe to say that if the Old
Dealers could have been brought
to see the necessity of Our national
defenses and security, We would
have had under Roosevelt the
greatest defense of any nation of
the earth. But these Old Dealers
knew that if a defense program is
financed, it takes money and more
money; and that this money will
come from those who have it, the
piutocrats. Rather than pay for
defenses they preferred to leave the
nation undefended, and talked
peace when there was no peace;
and when war broke out in Europe,
the same old clan began to cry
Monroe Dcctrine' and 50 the iso-
lationists are largely responsible for
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
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The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
Seeing and Saying BY William 4. FoaAke'

It was a pretty beautiful world
before Hitler started this Taucus
Of Warefare again. One could i'm
agine himself visiting and drinking
in the air and culture of the old
world with its thousands OF years
of civilization-PariS, London, Ber-
lin, Rome, Vienna, Venice and the
rest. Now these parts are heaving
with destruction and death. Liberty
of movement by individuals is a
thing of the past. The position Of
one of minority Is even more pre-
carious as to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. And. .. if Hit
Ter wins, we understand it will be
even more So. "A dark day faces
the world If the race-baiting gentle
man from Austria is successful in
his drive for the British Islands and
finally the United States which
(Thanks to God> still harbors some
bold vestiges of the Ekeable things
of life and living so vastly missing
from the old world.
was Indifferent to the regis
tratiOn for the draft. Like most
other ambitious, working and
thinking individuals, still hope
that somehow, through the ex-
emptiOns the law provides, L will
escape service in the army as
possible cannon fodder against
foolish idealists. But, don't think
for once I'd hesitate to fight the
factors that started this mess
against my liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness. Down with
regimentatiOn and killing! Down
with Hitler, his underlings ana
ali they stand for!
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many almost insurmountable OBJ
stacles in the lives of many that
it is true to say that hidden gen.
ius will OUT, but will probably
not come far enough to gain pub
lie notice or undergo an effective
service over q large area. More
correctly we might call these OBJ
StacleS social forces.
These social forces are to be
viewed as barriers. Then the de-
gree to which genius is submerged
will depend upon the strength Of
the barriers. For the sake of ar
gument it might be granted that
the degree to which genius is kept
back is relative. The undeniable
fact, however, is, that the chaotic
world in which we live needs the
full value of all its geniuses,
WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS
What are these social forces or
barriers preventing society from
receiving the full value of its
geniuses? Only a few will be sug-
gested here. For instance, the COM
plex structure and monopolistic
nature of big business makes ii
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son. Most of the men did wear
their hats. -
JOHNNIE: "They weren't much
of gentlemen, then, were they?"
TEACHER: 1.-THE army needs
tough men, son. You'll learn one
of these days"
JOHNNIE: you've got to be
tough to fight old man Hitler.
That's what my dad told me-"
TEACHER: Buster, why are you
crying?"
BUSTER: willie won my nickel
with a deck of marked cards"
TEACHER: Speak up, Willie.
What about that?"
WILLIE: "I found the cards IN
my desk and Buster said he wanted
to risk his lunch money in little
friendly game.
TEACHER: "Those men again"
JOHNNIE: did you register any
of the men for Uncle Sam?"
TEACHER: Cant you see I've
got a crook in my neck?"
JOHNNIE: "My daddie came in
during the rush hour, but the
principal put him ahead of the
other men. He's big shot. my
dad is"
BUSTER: yeah, and ne got two
black eyes, too" ..
TEACHER: "Why?'
BUSTER: "Well, even if those,
other guys ain't big shots, they got
civic rights. And they don't MIND
using force to prove it"
JOHNNIE: May I lower the
window, teacher? feel a draft. "
BUSTER: Hes trying to be fun
ny. The draft was Wednesday"
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-26
HYMN TO THE REAPERS
The reapers come back singing,
for the mellow harvest-tide,
TiltS tho horn Of 4r,inntv

The reapers come back singing, H
for the mellow harveSt-tide .,
Tits the horn Of plenty
on the steady hopeful stride
And the sunset is beautiful
above the tapestry line
That etches on the river
and the shoulders of the pine.
"TrwEa jTT~
The reapers came back singing,
for they are singing throng,
The bitter day of tong
always left at night its song:
The moon smiled through the thickets
in ali it's blissful bright y.
On young cabin patters
who RAISED RukuS tonight"
The reapers come back singing,
and here is rest and shade
Where heaven sheds it's blessing
across the old brigade: go - l;,"
Life is full O. living
-- where dew sWeetens the grain
And they come home singing
from the cotton lane ggNs1gM