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The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19

Employers whose regular work
week starts before midnight on
Wednesday, october %, 1910, dur
ing that week need conform only
to the 42-no5 the 40-hour work
week. it was announced by DR.
James C. Johnson, Acting
Regional Director of the Wage ana
Hour Division for Georgia and
Florida.
1T is OUR opinion that the 40
hour week will apply for first time
to the first full workweek beginning
on or after midnight, October %.
1940', DR.. johnson said. "ThiS is
in accordance with the language OF
the Act which declares that en-
ployees shall not be worked fol
a workweek longer than 40 hours
after the expiration of the secon6
year from the effective date of the
Act If the employees work be-
gins, for example, on Monday. Oct
81, 1910, the employer need pay
time and half only if more thar
AZ hours are worked in the period
of seven consecutive days from
Monday, october 81, through SUM-
day, October 81, inclusive"
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
Atlanta Baptist Ass ociation At
CartersvilIe Church Oct. 1917

business and reports and the doc
trlnal sermon to be preached by
the Rev. J. T. johnson, Atlanta
At $3.50, Deacon j. w. johnson will
talk on "The Duty of a Deacon.
The night session will feature a
memorial sermon to be delivered
by the Rev. w. w. Weather
spool, Atlanta, women's report and
parting hand. Friday morning an
executive board meeting will be
held in Atlanta at the Ebenezer
Baptist church, Rev. M. l.. King,
pastor.
Meanwhile, the Woman's AuXil-
iary, under the direction of Mrs.
L. L. Craig, president, will also be
in session jointly. President Craig
is striving to make this session
among the best in the associations
history.
From reports, it is freely predict
ed that an overflow crowd will
jam many of the sessions to hear
the Informative addresses and
sermons
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
Court Silent
On Issue Of
Dead Candidate

CHICAGO-(ANP) Whether a
dead man can be a candidate for
public office wasn't decided last
week by the Illinois supreme court
when it denied motion for an or
der to compel the state canvassing
board to certify Atty. Joseph E.
SnoUden as Republican nominee
for state assemblyman from the
5rd district.
Snowden received the third
highest vote total in the April pri-
maries with the two top candidates
getting the nomination. But A. An
drew Terrence, the incumbent who
stood second in the total, was shot
to death by a disgruntled precinct
worker the day before election.
The Republican senatorial COM
mittee then named DUrley S. Mar
tin to fill the vacancy on the as
sumption that Terrence had been
nominated. Snowden then filed
suit and the supreme court ruled
against him without stating the
grounds.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
BARKLEY B0ILS As ANTI-LYNCH BILL is DELAYE
Land Grant Colleges
To Convene In Chi

ALCORN, Miss. LAMP The
18th annual convention of the Ne.
gro Land Grant colleges will be
held in Chicago, Nov. 12-14, it was
announced this week by DR.. Will
liam H. Bell, president of the as
sociation and president of Alcorn
college. The theme of the meeting
is "Allyirg Education and Business
for Greater Economic Progress
and More Efficient Service.
''It is the desire of the land
grant colleges" DR.. Bell said, etc
place greater emphasis upon busi-
ness education for our youth, and
the association will devote three
full days to consideration of this
topic. In forming our program we
have had splendid cooperation from
a number of sources and individ-
uals, especially the Negro Busi-
ness, league"
Institutions that hold member
ship in the association and their
presidents who are expected to at
tend are: j. F. Drake, Alabama A
and M; j. B. Watson, Arkansas
State college; R. S. Grossley, Della
ware State college; j. r. E. Lee
Florida A. and M. college; B. F
Hubert. Georgia State; R. B. At
wood, Kentucky State college; F
G. Clark, Southern university;
Princess Ann college; w. H. Bell
Alcorn A. and M; Sherman D
Scruggs, Lincoln; F.. D. Bluford,
A. and T.; w. L. Harrison, Langs.
ton; M. F. Whitaker. South Caro-
lima State; W. j. Hale, Tennessee
A. and l.; w. r. Banks, Prairie
View; John M. Candy, Virginia
State; John w. Davis, West Vir-
ginia; F. D. Patterson, Tuskegee:
M. w. johnson, Howard; w. R
valentine. Bordentown Training
School; D. Ormond Walker, Wilber-
force; Malcolm S. ,MacLean, Hamp-
ton, and Horace Mann Bond. Fort
Valley State college.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
NYA Statewide
Meeting 4 Set
For October 19

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
The Division of Negro Affairs of
the National Youth Administra-
ton for Georgia, William H. Shell,
Administrative Assistant, will hold
another of it's Annual Statewide
meetings at Wheat Street Baptist
church, Saturday, october 10,
starting at $50 am, it was an
nounced Saturday.
Topics for discussion will be
Health and Physical Development,
Out f-School Work Program,
Public Forums and Youth Activi-
ties, Student Work Program and
National Defense and the Negro
under the NYA for Georgia. Space
will be provided for discussion.
DR.. Ira DeA Reid, of the De-
partment of Sociology, Atlanta
University, will deliver the closing
address of the conference. Nation
al and state officials of the NYA
have been invited to the confer
ence. Several other representatives
of various federal, private and
state agencies working among Ne
groes in Georgia have also been
invited to attend the meeting.
The meeting will adjourn at
1890 pm, allowing time for
those who wish to attend the
Morehouse-Morris Brown football
game in the early afternoon at
Ponce de Leon Park to do SO.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19

AS soon as the Civil war broke
out, he Joined the Union forces
and first became a hostler with the
Forth Illinois calvary, later enlist
ing in the new Third Coloreo
calvary and fighting in Tennessee
for two years. He was never
wounded but was captured once
and made a miraculous escape, aid
ed by discovering a suit of civilian
clothes that fit him perfectly and
droWiness of Confederate sentries.
Mr.. Lewis has been indentifed
with Quinn chapel for 79 years,
atteding services once or twice a
week, and has acted as chorister
Sunday school superintendent ano
trustee. His birthday was actual
ly on September 1, but after OBJ
serving them for a century it may
be permissible to move a celebra-
ton a few months either way.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
FIRE DAMAGES
HUNTER STREET


ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
A blaze which is believed to have
originated from a carelessly thrown
cigarette did slight damage Friday
night to the Varsity cleaning es-
tablishment, Chestnut and Hunter
streets, and filled the second floor
headquarters of the Atlanta school
of Embalming and EIortuary
Science with heavy clouds. of
smoke.
Flremen, who answered The call
to the Chestnut street address dis
covered the blaze in a small closet
in the rear of the cleaning estab-
lishment.
Several articles of wearing ap-
parel were burned and the smould-
ering flame beneath a huge bun
die of clothes filled both down.
stairs and upstairs with a dense
smoke fog.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
Opposition To Mob Measure Still
Heavy In Senate, So|on Declares
Senator Barbour
Cites Walter White
Communication

WASHINGTON, D. CLAMP
When Sen. Warren Barbour OF
New Jersey called attention to
the senate on Tuesday, the failure
of that body to act on the anti
lynch bill, he brought down on his
head the wrath of Sen. Alben
Barkley, majority Nader of the
senate and regarded as the Presi-
dents spokesman in that body.
Sen. Barbour cited a letter from
Walter White of the NAACP and
asked:
"I therefore very earnestly ask
the distinguished senator from
Kentucky (Barkley) what he may
Rpect in relation to the most i'm
Rtant question which the letter
rRises, and which I myself raise So
Urgently"
The question had to do with the
bringing up of the anti-lynch bill
at this session. Sen. Barkley ana
Sen. ConnaIay both had been
quoted on this measure before but
inl this instance, it was the first
tlrhe that the question had been
raised on the floor of The senate
With a direct query.
Immediately, Barkely tried to
place political construction on the
question:
81 am sure the senator from
New Jersey knows, and all other
senators know, that there is violent
opposition to the measure in the
sanste. -
mot only was there six-weeks
fillibuster when the bill was
brought up on previous occasion
but those weo are opposed to 1t. OF
some of them, have served notice
that they will pursue the same
course again when the bill comes
up either in this session or in any
future session in which they hap
pen to be members of the senate.
ct cannot state to the senator
when the measure can be taken up
with any prospect of obtaining
vote. I hope it can be done at an
early date, either when we come
back in November, or at an early
date in the next session, but in all
frankness, I do not feel it would
be possible at this time, consider
ing the legislative situation, and
the mood of both houses to take the
bill UP and dispose of it before
some form of recess is taken by
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
4O-Hour Work Week
To Start On Oct. 23

If the employees workWeek be-
gins on or after midnight, OCTOBER
%. DR.. Johnson explained, the en-
ployer must pay time and a hall
after 40 hours are worked in the
workweek beginning at such time
For employers whose regular work"
week begins on Monday, TUESDAY,
or wednesday, the 4O-hour provi-
sion will not become effective until
Monday, October %, Tuesday, Oct.
20, or Wednesday, October 80, re-
Gpectively.
DR.. johnson said the present
statutory minimum wage rate OF
80 cents an hour remains unchang-
ed. This does not apply in cases
where industry committees have
recommended minimum wages
higher than the statutory require
ment of 30c per hour which became
effective on october "a, 1889.
The Fair Labor Standards Act,
which became effective on october
"a. 1898, provided that for the first
year of its operation employees
should receive a minimum wage OF
Csc per hour with overtime at the
rate of time and a half the regular
wage, whatever that might be, for
all hours in excess of a. worked in
any workWeek.
For the second year, which expires
on midnight october %, the Act
provided that the minimum wage
should be 3Oc per hour, with over
time at the rate of time and half
after AZ hours. Beginning on
October "a, the maximum work
week without overtime is establish
e6 at 40 hours, but the statutory
minimum wage does not increase
until October "a, 1945, when ii
must be a minimum of 40c per
hour.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
Rev. NJ. l.. King
Moderator Of
Strong Group

Church" at 9:3O a. M, followed by
an address by Prof. C. H. S. Ly-
ons, Athens, educational sermon by
the Rev. c.. N. Ellis, Atlanta, and
educational rally conducted by
Revs. VIM. G. Bivins and J. r.
Barnett. In the afternoon, the
program provides Moderator Kings
annual address, election of officers
preceded by reports. The night
session will continue with an ad-
dress by DR.. G. D. Hubert, dean of
the School of Religion at More
house College and missionary SER
mon by the Rev. II. H. George.
"What Baptists Believe" will be
the theme of a feature message to
be delivered by DR.. VIM c.. Biv-
ms Thursday morning, followed by
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
Vets To Help Lawyer
Mark Doth Birthday

CHICAGO,-(ANP) Other white
haired veterans of the Civil war
VIII Join with James Henry Lewis.
retlred attorney, as he celebrates
his Tooth birthday on October 20
with special services at Quinn
chapel, Oldest Negro church west OF
Philadelphia which was founded in
1914.
Mr.. Lewis was born in 1.owden
county, Va, in 1870 Because his
grandfather had fought in the
revolution under George Washing
ton and his father had fought
under Gen. Jackson in the war of
1872, he was free man His first
job was as a jockey. Later he went
to New orleans as a nurse for the
son and daughter of a railroad
official and one day as he stood or
wharf watching hunhreds of
slaves being unloaded, he resolved
to help free the slaves if ever he
had the chance.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
BY REV. TAsCHEREAU ARNOLD

oJ RLFs AASOhEhEAO ARNOLD
ATLANTA, Ga (SNSD-
Messengers, delegates from more
than forty churches will gather at
Cartersvllle, Ga, October 1917, to
attend the annual session of the
Atlanta Missionary Baptist Asso-
citation, Inc, DR.. M. L. King,
moderator, meeting with the Mt
Zion Baptist church, Rev. S. M.
Bryant, minister
The association, rated as one of
the strongest in Georgia will open
Tuesday night with an executive
board meeting with the chairman,
DR.. VIM. G. Bivins, presiding,
followed by an Introductory sermon
by the Rev A. G.. Davis, Atlanta,
Conventional address by DR.. D. D.
Crawford, executive secretary of
the State Baptist Convention, and
welcome exercises, to which the
Rev. r. H Miner, Atlanta, is
scheduled to give the response.
Continuing the session Wednes-
day the Rev j. L. King, Coving-
ton, viii speak on '"Ihe Rural
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
Several Positions
Available Through
Civil Service Exams

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open.
competitive examinations to secure
public employment office special
lists for the Bureau Of Employ.
ment Security, Federal Security
Agency.
The examination cover 4 grades
as follows: Public employment;
office specialist, $1,000 year; also
senior, $4,000 a year; associate
$4,000 year; and assistant, $4,000
a year. The salaries are subject
to a retirement deduction of 5
1-2 percent.
Applications must be on file with
the Commissions Washington Off
ce not later than November if re-
ceived from States east of Colorado,
and November II, 1910, if received
from Colorado and States west
ward.
Applicants must have had college
education and must have had high
ly responsible experience in con
nection with public employment
Office administration, development
of procedures for collecting data
for public employment work, or re-
search in problems of the labor
market.
Full information as to the re-
quiremenCs for these examinations
and application forms, may be OBJ
tanned from. Secretary of the
Board Of u. s. Civil Service Ex :
aminers, at the post office or
customhouse in this city, or from
the Secretary of the Board of U. S
Civil Service Examiners, at any
frst-or second-class post Office,
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
Historic AME
Property Is
Reclaimed
By III. w. HENNING

JACKSON, Miss (ANP)-Bish-
op S. L. Greene, presiding bishop
of the Eighth Episcopal district, in
a special session of the presiding
elders council announced here Wed
nesday that the long lost property
of the st. Matthew AME church,
Shreveport, La, is again in the pos
session of the AMEs.
Bishop Greene found more than
100000 dollars worth of property
lost to the connection when he be-
came bishop eight years ago. To
day every dollars worth is back in
the AIE possession, including
Campbell college, which was $4,000
in debt. ...-..
The churches here, with all lost
property regained, are singing
,oudly the praises of Bishop Greene
who had just returned from attend
ing the Inter dertominational
Council of Churches on Rural Life.
Atlanta, Ga.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
MAN FOUND DEAD
Jesse O. Thomas To
Be Speaker On "Wir1gs'

ganization operated for and among
colored people, has been seeking to
improve the economic position, in
dustrial opportunities and social
welfare of Negroes. through sup
plying training for Negro social
workers and stimulating better re-
lationship between the races.
During the World War l. various
branches of the league secured en-
ployment for more than $4,000 Ne
groes in one week, many of them
in types of employment Negroes
had not previously occupied,
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Marvin Atkins, Is, of rear Rock
Spring Road, brought to Grady
near noon Friday last for emerg-
ency attention to guns;hot wounds,
died Sunday afternoon at 1855.
The victim never was able to raj
ly and sank rapidly Saturday
night after attendants had decreed
that he had an almost even
chance to survive.
Marion Welcher, 20, of rs Lid
deli Place, was lacerated on the
arms and legs painfully at eight
o'clock Sunday morning. Police are
seeking Tom Welcher, A, the
victimIs husband who resides at
the same address.
She told officers that she asked
her husband for twenty cents, that
he became angry and began at
tacking her with a knife. witnesses
claim that the victim has burned
clothing belonging to her husband,
and also add that she has attacked
him with a knife.
A westside woman registered
complaint at police headquarters
against a man whom she does not
know. The woman, 33 years of age
claims that she was on Peters
street near Fair at $50 Saturday
night.
She states further that a 200
pound man, real black, apparently
near 40 years of age and wearing
white overalls grabbed her and
dragged her into an alley where he
attacked her criminally. Before
leaving her he robbed her of all the
cash she had, $495, and fled.
MAN FOUND DEAD
Simpson Galloway, So, IA Boule
ward, was found dead at o'clock
Sunday morning. A brother, John
Galloway, who tried to awaken the
deceased without success from
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
Police Search For
J0neSbOrO Road
Slayer Of Wife
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
County officers began a search
Thursday for, Wilmer Allen, wanted
for the Staying of his wife, Ruth.
at 1884 Jonesboro Road.
Police officials quoted Miss En-
ma Wilson, of the same address,
as saying Allen returned home
after stabbing his wife in the head
and shot her once, killing her in
stantly.
The witness said Allen left the
house to get solle medicine for the
stab wound, but returned with 2
pistol.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
Wisconsin Man
Will Head Draft

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(SNS-.
President Clarence A. Dykstra, OF
Wisconsin University, accepted
Saturday the post of director OF
selective service. The senate will
be asked to confirm his nomina-
ton speedily inasrnuch as the
draft registration is to be next
wednesday. The appointee will re-
ceive $4,000 a year as head Of the
draft
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
By ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS

BY ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS
Jesse O. Thomas, field director
of the National Urban league, will
be guest speaker on wings Over
Jordan, Oct. 20. and will speak
from Kansas City. Mo. The sub
ject of the address is "The 30th
Anniversary of the National Urban
League.
This occasion will call the at
tention of the American public to
the fact that for three decades
this, the largest social welfare or
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
H. G. Flint Gets
$4,000 Verdict
In Rum Wrangle

MACON, Ga.,-(SNS)--
H. c. Flint, retail liquor dealer
end barber shop operator of this
city, was recipient of a verdict en-
titling him to $50 at the culmina-
ton of a trial in which he sued for
$4,000 damages against Ed Miral~
gia and j. M Simmons who he
charged attacked him after he re-
fused to buy liquor from the for
ner's wholesale house.
The Phoenix index., 1940-10-19
Gunsh0t Victim Dies OF
Wounds; Find ManDead

without his quarters, made the dis
covery.
He was pronounced dead on ar
rival at Grady Hospital and turn
ed over to a local undertaking
establishment.
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Continued on Back Pagc)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12
KEMPTON


The Homemakers' Club members
held their regular meeting at the
school house on Friday evening. Mrs.
Asa Lewis, president, was in charge.
Mrs. Ethel Fox gave the demonstra-
ton, Fall and Winter Style Trends. "
Definite plans were made for the an
nual Christmas party to be held on
December Is. A nominating commit
tee was appointed by Mrs. Lewis. Mrs.
Dewey Lewis was a visitor.
Miscellaneous Shower For Bride
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Lantz enter
tanned at their home on Saturday ev-
ening with a miscellaneous shower
honoring Mrs. Darrell Lantz, the for
mer Miss Mary Virginia LaRue, whose
marriage was recently announced. An
evening of games and other informal
entertainment was enjoyed by the
group, after which the hostess served
refreshments, assisted by Mrs. A. J.
Wotring and Mrs. L.. w. Duling. The
honor guest was the recipient of a
large number of beautiful and useful
gifts. Guests included Mrs. G. P.
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America on letter to Jacob Riis of
New York, author, reporter and pio-
neer in the field of social service.
Miss Emily Bissell of Delaware was
trying to save small children's san
atorium on the Brandywine from
closing through lack of funds. She
read Mr.. Riis's article in the Outlook
and determined to give the seal try.
Miss Bissell, herself, designed the
seal and borrowed $40 in order to pay
for the printing.
The first American Christmas seal
went on sale in Wilmington on De-
cember 9, 1907, and instead of raising
$500, Miss Bissell had $4,000 when
the campaign was ended Everyone
knew that Christmas seals were the
media through which the fight
against tuberculosis could be carried
on when a ragged newsboy reached up
to the marble counter, higher than his
head, and put down his penny for the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-12
Christmas Seals Have
Interesting History

Christmas seals, which support the
work of the Maryland tuberculosis
Association, have had an interesting
history.
The idea originated with a Danish
postal clerk, Einar Holbell, who in
1903 thought how easily rich and poor
alike could build hospital for tuber-
cular children if each letter carried
a small penny stamp of the seasons
greetings.
A plan which was sanctioned by the
royal family. The next Christmas,
1904, the Danish people built the hos
pital through their generous response
to the first nationwide Christmas
seal sale.
The seal came from Denmark to
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day with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arch Glotfelty.
Mrs. Randall Wilburn and two chill
dren, Flatwoods; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Glotfelty and daughter, of Loeb Lynn,
spent Sunday with Mrs. George Glot-
felty.
Mrs. Walter Hamill and daughter
and Lonnie Hamill We're guests of
Mrs. Hamill's mother, Mrs. George
Glotfelty, on Saturday.
Carl Harvey left here Sunday for
Fort Meade, where he expects to Sc
cure employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l. Wright had
as their guests on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. C. H. Bateman and family, of
Swanton.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Kahl and fam
lily, Accident, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Kahl's mother, Mrs. V. 0. Bowman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Gilbert came here
to spend the weekend with their
nephew, Jack Reed, who is visit
ing at the home of Mrs. George Glot-
felty.
Charles l. Wright and members of
his family attended church services at
Painter on Sunday evening.
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Smith, Mrs. William Broll, Mrs. E.
P. Dice, Mrs. G. C. Greathouse, Mrs.
Asa Lewis, Mrs. William Wratchford,
Mrs. George Sewers, Jr., Mrs. Leon
Steyer, Mrs. Robert Martin, Mrs.
Ronald Wotring, Mrs. Melvin Wot-
ring, Mrs. Dewey Lewis, Mrs. Arthur
King, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry King, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Geroski, A. ].
Wotring, Darrell Lantz and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Nutter and Mrs. Thomas
J. Day, of Thomas, w. Va.
Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Smith were Wis
itors to Harmon and Jenningston on
Sunday.
Dale Duling and Junior Lantz Wis
tied friends at State Teachers Col
lege, Frostburg, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sewers announce
the birth of daughter on December
9Th.
Mrs. Joseph Geroski has returned
to her home from City Hospital, and
is recovering rapidly.
George Sewers, Jr., was removed to
City Hospital, Elkins, on Tuesday ev-
ening suffering with appendicitis.
G. p. Smith, Robert Stockley, En-
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first tuberculosis seal sold in America,
saying, Gimme one, my sisters got
it."
The following year, 1908, Maryland
had its first tuberculosis Christmas
seal sale and ever since these penny
seals have been winning the battle
against the white plague" in this
state.
Forty-five countries now have OF
have had Christmas seal campaigns
of their own in the effort to stamp
out tuberculosis.
Year-round activities financed by
Christmas seals include medical re-
search, tuberculin testing, x-rays,
clinics, and the Miracle House, pre-
ventorium for undernourished chill
dren.