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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-07

A capacity crowd thronged the
patriotically decorated state
armory Wednesday night at the
2sth annual Lincoln high school
commencement exercises and heard
II student speakers exploit the
American way of living. The grad
uation program was the high
school finale for 666 students who
received diplomas for three years
Of study.
With their central topic The
American Way" the II orators
delivered short talks covering var1-
Gus phases of the general theme.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-07
Stadium highs graduation
exercises will he held mt the
armory and Bellarmine highs Mt
st. Leo's, both tonight, June 9.

They were led by Valedictorian
John krutilla. who delivered the
summarizing talk. IAN Apprecia-
ton OF American Democracy" and
Salutatorian Aldo Benedict. who
opened the program with What is
the American Way"
Award Scholarships
Adding to the patriotic theme.
the orchestra and choir, under d.
rection of Frank Ansrde and Mar
garet Rawson Gohcen, presented a
Ballad For Americans" com
plete history of the United States
in song.
Four scholarships and two an
nual honorary awards were pre-
sented by Principal Burt o. Beal.
The coveted American Association
of University Women's honorary
award went to Bonnie Busch,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
]. Busch of 500 So. 3sth st. The
award is based upon high scholar
ship and womanliness. Bonnie was
editor of the Lincolnian, an honor
roll student, and active in sports
Her name was added to the AAUN
plaque and she receives medal.
The Richard Graft honorary
award went to Jack Godfrey. scr
of Mrs. Lillian Godfrey, 2lo3 SO. L
st. Basis for the award is athletic
ability. scholarship and school &C
tivities. Besides being a membei
of varsity football. basketball anc
baseball teams during his thre'
years. he was active in schoo
Journalism and politics. He wal
associate editor of The Lincoln
News and junior class presiden'
and senior treasurer.
Gets Reed Award
John Krutilla, who gained th'
valedictorianship of the class by
earning IS A grades for a perfect
mark. was awarded the Reed col
lege scholarship. which calls for
500 yearly maximum for five
years. John is the son of Mr.. ans
Mrs. Vasil Krutilla Of Rt. ). Bo,
25s, Tacoma. Besides his scholastic
achievements. he is well known fol-
his swimming prowess. having helc
a position on the swimming team
for the past three years.
Norma Johnson. daughter of Mr.
xand Mrs. w. f. johnson. 5607 Sc
St. received a scholarship 4
Marylhurst college. at Oswego. Ore
She was one of Lincoln's foremos
girl athletes. as well as being al
honor roll pupil
The scholarship awarded an
nually by the College OF Puge
Sound administration went to Ros
Mare Pesecreta. daughter Of MI
and Mrs. T. n. Pesecreta, IlQ Sc
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-07
Ray L. Huff
New Warden
Succeeds Swope
AT Mcneil Isle

Mcneil island penitentiary will
soon be governed by new warden.
II was announced in Washington,
d. c., Thursday.
Raymond l.. Huff, general super
intendent of penal institutions for
the District of Columbia, has been
chosen for the post. according to a
dispatch from the nations capital.
Huff will succeed f. b. Swope,
who recently left Mcneil island to
accept the appointment of warden
Of the new federal medium security
Institution at Terre Haute. Ind.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-07
Hold Program
AT Stewart
304 Graduating
From 9Th Grade

In Stewart junior highs newly
painted auditorium more than 100
graduating GAS will present a
college Campus Party" to par
ents and neighhors Thursday eve
ming. This complimentary pro-
gram. planned by Muriel Siddall.
chairman. Janet wolters and Ed
Bemis. class president will be
directed by Miss Florence Dodge.
The first acts campfire party"
will include a solo by Don Ryan;
duets by Tom Hamilton and Keith
Langton. Roberta Hartley and
Ellen Hartsell: an initiation led by
Gerald Jacques: and a Virginia
reel called by Mel Jones. The
Stewart band will play. with a
bass horn solo by John Parker
and a trombone solo by Norman
Larsen.
Janet Wolters will be hostess
Of the second act garden party
featuring the Girls nonette, led
by Miss Inez Jackson. The Jake
twins. Gladys and Gloria, will tap
dance: Alice Stockton will play
her violin. and Walt Peterson and
Malcolm Fischer will ventriloquize.
Patricia Anderson. Patricia Bogue
and Malcolm Fischer will sing a
trio: Andre Ellison and Yvonne
Thompson, solos. and Joyce Rausch
and Virginia kilde, duet.
Friday morning the program
will be repeated for Stewards
~underclassmen," and President
elect Ted Durham will be pre-
eented TO the student body. Prin-
cipal George Burlingame will bid
farewell to the 304 graduates
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-07
Five Enlist in Navy

Five more Tacomans have en-
listed in the U. S. navy. They are
Jack d. Houtz. Route 3. Box All;
Floyd B. Athow. Route 8, Box 45i;
Roy d. Galloway. 1912 No. Proctor
at; Ralph d. Simpson, jr., 25o5 So.
4ist st. and Rudolph ]. srsen, 1906
So. Goth st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-07
Help Is Miles Of Kidney Tubes
Flush Out Poisonous Waste

MODERN BATHROOM. Trans
form the old room with beauti-
full ]. VI. Asbestos. Mainscoting.
Many colors. Easily applied.
Low cost. John Dover Lumber
Co.. Main $751;.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08
Rice Hotel Owner
Retires, Leaves
For Vacation

Mr.. H. H. Rice, owner and man
ager of the Rice Hotel for years
has now retired, Mr.. Rice, in the
near future, will be leaving on va
cation and summer tour TO the
coast including :hC Exposition at
Frisco. This is something Mr.. Rlce
has not been able to do for some
time, get away from the hotel and
duties. Now that lie is able to get
away from responsibilities in this
way he is hard to catch up with.
The hotel has been under new
managements for The past thirty
800 days. Mrs. c. M. Thomas, OF
Wichita Falls, Texas, came for the
specific purpose OF taking over the
hotel Mrs. Thomas is a progress
eive-minded woman. She has great
things in view FOR the continued
success of the hotel. 1t is pleas
IRE to meet Mrs Thomas and that
charming daughter, Miss Jennie
Richardson, who is now visiting
her mother. Rev. Charles Faver was
seen in the hotel wednesday, May
90. getting acquainted, exchanging
progressive thoughts with this new
manager, and wishing her a lot OF
success in our city.
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urged to write their Senators The
Bill still has to pass the House
after its passage in the Senate. In
Ou1 National Defense Program the
first line of defense is the health
Of all of the American people.
The National Non Partisan
Council on Public Affairs of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority, feels that
the introduction Of the amendment
is signal achievement, for it rep
reSentS not only q glimmer OF hope
for Improvement of health condi-
tions among Negroes but equally
in mportant the power which Ne
grOes may WELD through unified
action under sincere leadership.
The National Medical Associa-
tion National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
National Hospital AsSocia ton,
American Federation of Teachers
American Missionary Association
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por-
ters and Maids, improved and
Protective order Of Elks of the
World National Alliance of Postal
EMPLOYEES, National Association of
Colored Gradual Nurses. National
Baptist Convention. National Bar
Association. National Council of
Negro Women. National Conference
OF Colored Farmers National Ne
gro Insurance Company. National
Sunday School and Baptist Train
ing Union Congress. Southern
Youth Congress. National Non
Partisan Council on Public Af-
fairs. the Alpha Kappa Kappa,
National Negro Congress, Washing
ton Urban League, United Govern
ment EMPLOYEES. New Negro AL
lance. Washington Council of So
cial Workers. Kappa Alpha Psi
fraternity Phi Beta Sienna frater-
nifty, Medico Chirurgical Associa-
ton. Delta Sigma Theta sorority,
Women's international League for
Peace and Freedom National AS
sociation of college Women. Negro
Youth Federation of the District
of Columbia, Pleasant Plains Civic
Association. Tuskegee National
Service Association, Congress of
Industrial Organizations and Unit
ed Federal Workers total Of "a
organizations have placed the
strength of nearly million Ne
groes behind the campaign and are
directly responsible for its prog
ress.
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before the Congressional Commit
tee on March 10 IN spite of this
the amendment was left out and
no mention of the dire need of
the Negro for health facilities was
made in the Committees Report
Tt then became a matter of get
ting the amendment added on the
floor Of the Senate. Senator Muir
ray took the "Pollyanna attitude"
that We have "taken care of the
needs Of everybody in the Bill
CThe words of the Bill read the
facilities of the hospital will be
made available, under appropriate
conditions and to the extent of the
hospital facilities, to every person
residing in the territorial area Of
the applicant for such hospital:D
HASTE APPROACHED
The National Non Partisan
Council On Public Affairs of Alpha
Kappa Alpha did not feel the same
as the Senator did. Their legisla-
tive representative Mrs. Thoma-
sina Johnson, went straight to
Dean William Haste of the How
ard University Law School and
asked him to write another
amendment He wrote the follow
ing: "On page IL. line 25, after the
word hospital insert a comma and
the following: without discrimina-
ton on account of race, creed or
color: Provided, That wherever
separate health facilities are re-
nuired by law for separate popula-
ton groupS, equitable provisions
,pon the basis Of need will be made
for facilities and services of like
| quality for each such group" This
amendment was taken to several
Senators bv Mrs. johnson, who was
refused with various and sundry
alibis Of being busy" ''fear of a
filibuster" hv Senator Wagner,
himself: nv Senator MURRAY feel
ing that the Bill was adequate"
and others.
Eventually Senator Warren Bar
bour was APPROACHED and the
amendment introduced from the
Senate floor. All the cooperating
organizations were called, tele-
eraphed and written to have them
let their Senators know how they
felt about the amendment. Sen
ator Wagner got so many kilograms
from New York and so many calls
that he forgot his ''f1libuster alibl'
and introduced an amendment vefy
similar; in fact the only difference
is that he left in the words "un-
der appropriate conditions" and
succeeded in having Senator Wal
ter GEORGE of Georgia accept the
amendment.
WALTER WHITE HELPS
Fortunately. Mr.. Walter Whlte
of the NAACP had to come to town
on other business and he was ask
ed to go down to see Senators Muir
raw and Wagner, which helped ire
mendOuSly.
Passage of the amendment from
this point looms bright. however,
those who feel that this amend
ment should go in the Bill are
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DIR. Thomas Slater
Honored By City
Medical Group

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)--
In gay setting Of flowers, re-
Sembling a garden of roses, DR..
Thomas H. Slater was signal1y
honored by members of his profess
sion commemorative his fiftieth
anniversary as a practitioner in
the Gate City. This gathering as
sembled at the home of DR.. r. S.
Douthard, who suggested the idea.
at $50 Wednesday evening, May
90.
Among those present and who
spoke in addition to the honor
guest and host, were Drs. c.. H.
Johnson, r. H. Carter, H. E. Nash,
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08
Salt River Valley
District Union
Meet Interesting

The union meeting of the Salt
River Valley district met with the
Mount Calvary Baptist church IN
Phoenix, of which lev. E. j. JACOB
is pastor. The sermon was preach
ed bv Rev. w. M. Hardison. Money
raised was $3O05. There was an
first Sunday this meeting is held
with the different churches. The
next meeting Will be with Shilon
Baptist churcn, of which Rev. G.
E.. Grogans IS pastor.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08
Society. News

Mrs. E. j. Sykes is much i'm
proved after several days illness in
ST. Hospital She is now at home
with the family.
MIR. L. A. McCarty returned
Wednesday night from a short
vacation in Tucson, Ariz.
Mrs. E:rma B Williams received
word Thursday, May 30th, of the
death of her father in Fl Paso,
Texas,
Rev, and Mrs. j. w. Williams of
l4th and East Washington street
are now residing at 1877 East Mon
roe Street.
Mrs Lola Russell and Mrs. Hat
tie Morland left Saturday night
for Brewley, Calf. for the week.
end. They returned Monday, June
3. IL
Mrs. Jane Leef1 the aunt of Mrs.
Anna Bennett, with her lady COM
panion, Mrs. irwin, lost their home
and principally every thing they
possessed Sunday, June End by
fire that destroyed the sash door
and window building West Lincoln
st.
Mrs. j. j. Grose left Saturday
night for San Francisco, Calf.
where she will spend the summer.
Mr.. Hansell Bell, of 1903 E.
washington. Street suffered a
broken arm Thursday, May 3Oth,
in a softball game.
Mrs. Madison. the mother-in-law
Of Mrs. Sallie Bryant, is much I'M
proved after a severe attack that
caused her to be unable to walk
without the assistance of crutches.
Mrs. Milton Marina. of w. Ton
to, left Friday, June 7th for two
weeks vacation through Oklahoma
where she will visit her parents.
Little Eddie McGriff of I'LL
South Fifth Avenue left Saturday,
night for Tularc California, to
spend some time with his grand
father, Mr.. John Louder. Eddie is
the son of Mrs. Matte McGriff and
husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Debena's OF
South Seventh Avenue home was
DESTROYED by fire Thursday, with
complete lost of everything.
Tt was alleged that after the
murder trial of George Wilson, Jr,
of which he was acquitted for the
Staying of Harry {Buster) Essex
that he left Immediately for San
Francisco, Calf.
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Phoenix Index. Each of them was
very much impressed with the IN
DEX. Mrs. Williams was so much
so that she wishes to have some
one report from McNary, without
knowing that was just what the
manager wanted and the arrange
ment was made.
Miss Bee Hammond, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Ms. Wade H. Ham
mcnd, of Fort Huachua, Ariz., was
a Phoenix visitor last week. Miss
Hammond was the house guest of
Mrs. Ann Brown on E. Broadway.
She returned to the post Monday,
June 3.
Mr.. Joe Harrell, deacon of New
Hope Baptist church, of which Rev.
G.. w Houston is pastor, accom-
panied by Mr.. AID Mrs. Ambrose
Bookmon, of Goodric Polk Co.,
Texas, and Mrs Lilly B. Stonam,
of Galveston, Texas, and Mrs.
Chalman Houston, Texas, arrived
in Phoenix Monday night, May 26.
They were the house guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. E. P. sykes. They left for
their home in Texas Friday morn
ing May 81.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

Miss Evelyn Love, charming
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
L. Love of jefferson, S. c., who
was awarded first prize in a
state-wide essay contest sponsor
ed by the North Carolina Tuber-
coils Associa tion. She is . MEM
Der of the junior class at Bennett
College, Greensboro, N. c.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08
BY Al. WHITE

WASHINGTON, d. C.-tANP)-
Wacky feeling tnis after playing
hide and seek with Old man 1u
over the weekend, but as my
friend Clarence Robinson, mana
ger Of Victory Mutual life says, it's
all psychological, you just mag
inc you don't feel so good" He's
wacky too.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

A wheel shaped implement has
been invented to cut round cakes
and pies into eight or ten equal
size pieces with knives made OF
wire
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

Edges Of lawns are sheared
smoothly by d new toothed cut
ting tool operated by friction of
a wooden roller on sidewalk or
Sod.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

MIR. Henry Hall. Jr, Fidridge
Cannon and Theodore Williams
with his mother, Mrs. Maud Will
liams. of McNary, Ariz., while IN
the city attending the convoeation
made a visit 20 tbe office OF the
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

Master Robert J. Ashe, 15-
months old son of Prof. and Mrs.
H. A. Ashe of 40 Haigler Street,
AbbeviIIe, S. c., who won first
prize in the baby contest conduct
ed a.. Grace Chapel AME church
two weeks ago. He raised S9.15
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

Listening to Hattie Mcdaniel
tell stories Of her life Of Hollywood
and other interesting bits, is just
about tops in entertainment As
quick as flash, she can go into
character and send her listeners
into Mysteries, especially when she
repeats a line from Saratoga" il
telling the late Jean Harlow about
a dress, Il guess I'll have TO lei
it out a smidget" "
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08
CAPITOL COMMENT

last week. and that Snlithfleld
ham lett little to be desired.
While the rest of the encourage
tore into those hot biscuits, etc.
Shep Allen, manager of the How
ard and second TO RufuS ByarS,
steered clear OF all, eating grape
fruit, cereal, toast and tea.
When j. Franklin Wilson'S
photo was published in daily pa
per following his selection as a
delegate to the National Republi-
can convention, some Of his friends
told him he should sue the paper
Tor libel, SO bad was the picture.
VINO was it said, And Retribu-
ton comes with the DaWn?' John
Risher sued the Afro for $4,000
libel. The Afro admitted the con-
tent of the story published as be-
ing libelOus. so That the suit was
finally settled when a jury contain
ing three colOred jurors declared
that Mr. r. had been libelleG only
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY

A f5-year old boy was taken in
to custody by city Juvenile officers
for theft Of $40 May IL from
safe in the Capital City Cyclery'
10 North Second Street.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

The Top Hatters Club met at
tine home of Mrs. Erma Williams
with Mrs. McGhee presiding. A
hobo party was planned for June
9Th, after a brief business period
the club was entertained by play
inc pokeno. President Erma Will
liams; Vivian Sims, secretary.
Mr.. Ellis johnson was removed
Monday, June 3rd to Kempts
Rest Home 7th and Mongolian SITS.
after spending six months at 1914
E. Monro Street. He seems to i'm
prove slowly. He will appreciate
YOUR visit.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

Bob Harrison personally took
charge of the breakfast served fol
Haiti eby the Lichtman theatres
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

THE WHIPPING POST: Those
managers of big league teams who
have no regard for players unless
they are of the white race. or So
called whites and make slurTing
references to all others who try TO
make the grade.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

Tt was alleged that after the
murder trial of George Wilson, Jr.,
of which he was acquitted for the
Staying of Harry {Buster) Essex
that he left Immediately for San
Francisco, Calf.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Debena's OF
South Seventh Avenue home was
DESTROYED by fire Thursday, with
complete lost of everything.
The Phoenix index., 1940-06-08

FAnmer Lancaster, the new ad-
visor on Negro affairs in the de-
partment of Commerce, is not
known to many of The lads III these
here parts, but it is believed that
his Appointment is due to the ac-
tivities of the Young Democratic
Club Of Akron, Ohio. MS home
Town
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-11
YOUR HEALTH
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN

Children naturally love to play
at games in which they initiate
their elders. One of the most
common is the game of doctor
and nurse in which, of course,
there must also be patient.
Many parents become seri-
ously alarmed when children
play at being sick because Of
the common superstition that
they will sooner or later actu-
ally become i'll. For the same
reason, many parents prevent
children from playing at crime
with the idea that the old games
of cops and robbers" is likely
to lead to a felonious career.
This is symbolic magic. From
all discussions of this type. it is
necessary to separate the influ-
ence of the power of suggestion.
Belief of this type can be so
powerful in the human mind as
to suppress even attempts at
some of the greatest new dis
coveries that may be made.
For instance, when Edward
Jenner first announced the pos
sibility that smallpox might be
prevented by inoculating indi-
viduals with materials from
cowpox, all sorts of cartoons
began to be distributed show
ing human beings gradually
changing into cows-growing
horns and tails, and even de-
veloping a hairy coat. There
was not the slightest reason TO
believe that such changes would
occur. People forgot that every
day they themselves were eat
ing large amounts Of beef, and
that they were not turning into
cows.
While many an educator is
opposed to having children see
movies or plays in which crime
is depicted, even though the
moral may always be, Crime
does not pay" there are others
who believe that children who
have no criminal tendencies are
not likely to become criminals
merely because they enjoy play
ing cops and robbers"
There is a much better argu-
ment against too much attention
TO crime-that the time might
be better spent in more con-
structive employments.
The emphasis on the idea that
belief may cause actual illness
OF the body is not sound scien-
ufically. On the other hand,
the power Of suggestion can
convince people so certainly that
they are III that they will sctu-
ally produce within themselves
serious illneAx.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-11
Lumber Object
OF u. S. Drive
Industry Picked for
Woge-Hour Effort
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - Wage Hour
Administrator Philip B. Fleming
Monday selected the lumber indus
try for the first nationwide cam
paign to enforce in a specific indus
try the federal law requiring mini
mum wages OF 80 cents an hour
and payment Of overtime for work
in excess of ~ hours a week.
More than 100 inspectors. work.
ing under the personal leadership
of Is regional directors. were as
signed to checking lumber company
records and interviewing employees.
Fleming emphasized that the di-
vision would cooperate with en-
ployers as much as possible, but
will institute court action prompt
ly if those found to be violating
the act refuse to make proper back
wage payments.
Most powerful enforcement wea-
pom possessed by Fleming is the
hot goods" clause, which empow-
ers the government TO halt the sale
of goods produced under substand-
ard labor conditions.
"Many complaints have been
received from employers in the
industry - particularly In the
southland the division has re-
allied and appreciated the JUS
tice OF their protests" Fleming
said. we are finally In a posi-
ton 10 give them relief from
the unfair competition that
has threatened In some parts
of the country to demoralize
the lumber industry.
The first aim OF the drive be-
gun today is the elimination. as an
excuse on the part Of a violator, of
the factor of claimed ignorance.
Every saw-mill or lumber yard WIS.,
tied by our inspectors will be ex-
amined TO determine whether it is
now complying. Material explain
ing the law in the simplest language
will be made available. Those de-
string to come into compliance will
be assisted in making the neces-
sary computations. Those who re-
fuse to do so will be proceeded
against.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-11
Harmony in Labor
Ranks Is Achieved

KENOSHA, Wis.-The Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor and the
Congress of Industrial Organiza-
lions have achieved labor harmony
in kenosha.
The rival organizations jointly
publish weekly paper, members
work side by side in the same fac
tories, meet together in council
session, sit on the same platform
at labor rallies and have no juris-
dictional disputes.
Back of this unusual peace is a
gentlemen's agreement entered
into between CLIO and AFL leaders
in 1885 at the time of the split in
the national ranks.
Both labor camps agreed to
limit their activities to organizing
the unorganized and not TO at
tempt raiding the membership of
the others group.