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Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-05-23
or EVE

hogy a Cortland es k0rnyekbeli ina.
gyarsag ismeri es partfogolja Cort.
landon a Biggin's ceget, hol az or
szagos hiri Kelvinator-t aruljak =
Ugyanitt kaphato Kelvinator mosogep
is, Zenith, RCA radiok. Kis lefizetes
re vasarolhat Javitasi munkakat ell
fogadnak. Telefonjuk 4S7
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-05-23
A POLITIKAI HELYZET

Eermesztesen teljesen vi
kepet nyert a multi heten. Ma
mar mem arrol van $40, hogy
jel0lje-e a demokrata part
Rooseyeltet harmadszor, ha-
mem arrol, hogy a jelenlegi
valsagos viszonyok kozt lehet7e
es szabad-e Rooseveltnek a
harmadik terminus elol kiterni
hogy meme k0telessege a SUI
lyos hivatalt tovabbi negy eyre
vallalni.
Ertheto, hogy ilyen korul-
menyek kozt a republicans
jeloles koriil a zaj lecsendese-
dett, inert ha Roosevelt meg
egyszer jelolt lesz, almodni
sem lehet rola, hogy novem-
berben kicserelje a polgarsag.
A republicans jeloles tehat
valosziniileg csak AIT jelenti,
hogy aki az aldozatokat meg
,hozza, annak a kezebe jut a re-
publikanus politikai gepezet a
kovetkezo negy eyre.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-05-23
EUROPABAN
EGYEL0RE

a sajat polgaraink biztonsa-
CARA es a haboru szerencsetlen-
jeire gondol a kormanyunk.
Olaszorszagbol mar a konzul
jaink csaladtagjait kihivtak, s
a kilonbozo orszagokban tar
tozkodo polgarainkat Delfran-
ciaorszagba es Spanyolorszag-
ba rendeltek, hogy oman kony
nyen haza szallithassak oket,
amint ARA sziikseg lesz.
A megtamadott hatalmak
erdekeit Nemetorszagban a le-'
hetoseg hatarain belul vedel-
mezi a kiilkepviseletiink, S a
Voros Kereszt a segites mum
kajat mindenfele megkezdte.
Csupan a nemet voros kereszt
tudatta velunk, hogy segitseg-
re semmi szuksege. Ha meta
Ian elvesztenek a haborut,
akkor egesz biztosan mas han
gokat fognak pengetni es a
Hoover-konyhakat ismet imad-
sagos halalkodassal fogadjak
maid.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-05-23
III I'll = II ID NIL ID

kozni, mint amikor arra fe
vannak keSziilve.
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-05-23

A KOZHANGULAT
NYOMASAT
termeszetesen a republika-
nus jel0ltek is meglattak. Taft
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1940-05-23

A KONGRESSZUS
EBBEN
a hangulatban most mar in
kabb szavazo-gep lesz, inert az
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Says NAACP
Will Strike While
Iron is Hot

LOS ANGELES, Cal.-(SNS)
Launching a tnree-weeks speak
inG four of the Pacific coast, Wal
ter White, Of New York, national
secretary of the NAACP, spoke
to 5000 persons here at a mass
meeting sponsored by the Los
Angeles branch of the association.
Mr.. Whites meeting was to
have. been held Sunday afternoon
November 10, but he was delayed in
his trip from New York by wealth
er conditions and did not arrive
until Sunday night. Nevertheless,
with the meeting postponed until
ther next night, an audience OF
5000 persons gathered and heard
Mr. White outline the position OF
the Negro in the present national
and international crisis, and tell OF
the steps being taken by the Ma.
A.C.P. to secure jobs for colored
workers in the national defense
program and a fair deal for the
race in the armed forces of the
country.
Mr.. White told his hearers that
the 'NAACP. would redouble its ef-
forts and would strike while the
lronsis not" in the struggle for full
democracy for colored Americans.
The NAACP. secretary, who is
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Randolph
Attends
.AFI Meet

NEW ORLEANS, La.-(SNS)-
The recent International Conven-
tion of the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters elected A. Philip Ran
dolph, International president and
M. P. Webster, first International
vice-president as delegates to the
American Federation of Labor Con-
vention, which is being held III New
Orleans, November 18 to %.
Brotherhood delegates left New
York November Is for the conven-
ton, where they will present reso-
lutions in the interest of the aboli-
tion of the color bar and all forms
of racial discrimination against
Negro workers in the labor move
ment.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Publication ellis
Tells Thrilling
History of Church

RICHMOND, Va.-(S N S)-The
rise of the Negro Baptist Church
from the early struggles of mission
aries working among slaves to its
present Strength-embracing 17,743
ministers, J22,081 churches, $780,
600 communicates and property
valued at $103,465, ,80O-is recount
ed in the Inventory of Church
Archives in Virginia entitled NE
gro Baptist Churches in Rich
mond," just issued.
This publication stems from the
Historical Records Survey Project
of the Virginia WPA. Russell S
Hummel, WPA State Administra-
tor, says that an average of four
persons were employed on work.
relief rolls for a year in preparing
this Inventory of Church Archives
for publication. Eight other similar
inventories have been produced in
this State.
AUTHORIZED BY PRESIDENT
It was President Franklin D.
Roosevelt, who on September l,
1889, authorized the Historical
Records Survey to perform work
leading to the preparing and dup
lication inventories of Federal,
state, county, municipal and other
public archives; preparing and
duplicating inventories, guides and
calendars of manuscript collec-
tions including church archives"
A Negro by the name of Quas-
sey is cited in the WPA Archives
of Virginia as the first communi-
cant of his race to have joined the
Baptist church. In 1743 he was one
of the fifty-one members of the
Baptist Church at Newton
Rhode Island, the WPA publication
| asserts.
although the first known Negro
BAPTIST was a member of the
Rhode Island Church, there were
Negro Baptist churches in the
South for more than a quarter of
a. century before they began to be
constituted in the North and about
a half century before the first
church of it's kind was planted in
the West" the Inventory of Ne
gro Baptist Churches in Virginia
continues.
FIRST NORTHERN CHURCH
When the first African Baptist
Church was organized in Boston
Mass, in 1905. it was not only
the first Negro Baptist church If
the North, but was also the onl!
independent Negro church in tina
area with the exception of the st
Thomas Episcopal Church in Phila
delphia which had Negro Rector
The WPA Inventory OF Church
Archieves cites the case Of man,
slaves in South Carolina who a
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
By cliff Maekay

tine thousands of Georgia Negroes who had riskeo
tkeir lives just did their white fellows were co
petely forgotten and ignored IN a parade 'weii'S
years later. ,,oauc
Forgotten was the fact that Georgas Negro
population in the World War had given more ooyS
tc the cause than any other single state; thae eeor
ga's Negroes were inducted into service III Tar
greater proportion than were the whites
# was a discouraging note to those who soon
will be called upon to sacrifice themselves IN TINS
second fight to save democracy" The true mean
fng of unity had not yet dawned upon those patrl-
otic organizations who had planned Atlantas Arm
istice Day parade And what happened in Atlanta
was doubtless duplicated in virtually Southern
city.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
TALLY trained for the work.
COOPERATIVES URGED

AS one solution for the building
I'D of Negro purchasing power the
cooperative was suggested. Follow
ing a scholarly discussion of the
nroblem of consumer education by
DIR Booker T. McGraW, depart
ment of economics and business
administration, Lincoln University;
Missouri, Cornelius King; special
assistant to the governor OF the
Farm Credit administration, spoke
of the potential economics inherent
in cooperative buying and selling.
The concluding address on this
session was by j. H. Gadson, Jr.
Georgia state Industrial College
who told in practical terms what
had been done at the Georgia
school in the establishment Of a
faculty-student cooperative store
National defense and the Negroes
part in this current movement, IN
military way and economically
was the theme of the banquet
meeting. Dr. Rayford w. Logan,
Howard University, and DR.. Rob
ert C. Weaver, National Defense
council. were the speakers. The
Importance of having the Negro
play his proper roll IN the defense
and preparation of our natlon
caused this session to be particular
Iv interesting. While both speaK-
ers admitted the Negro had not
vet received the opportunities
which are rightfully his, DR..
Weaver was optimistic as to fu-
ture developments.
DR.. F.. G.. Clark, president OF
Southern University of Louisiana,
was elected president of the Asso-
citation of Presidents of Negro Land
Grant Colleges. and R. B. Atwood
president of kentucky State Col
lege. was reelected secretary OF
the association. On the executive
council for the coming year are
President r. S. Grossley, Dela-
ware. President w. H. Bell, chair
man of the council from Alcorn,
Mississippi, President S. d.
Scruggs, Lincoln University, MIS-
souri,; President F.. D. Bluford,
North Carolina A. & T. College;
President w. r. Banks, Pralrle
View State College, Texas; Presl-
dent John M. Candy, Virginia
State College; President John w.
Davis, West Virginia and Presldenb
F.. D. Patterson Of Tukegee.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23

making his first extended visit u
the Pacific coast in the % years he
has been an officer of the NAACP.
spoke, also in Pasadena, san
Diego, and Bakersfield.
On Friday night, November ID,
Mr.. White spoke at forum at the
University of California at Berke-
ley. He is speaking, also for the
Oakland branch of the NAACP.
November IT; Vallejo, November
lS: Sacramento, November 10; and
Salinas and Pacific Grove, Novem-
Der 20; Fresno and Tulare, Novem-
ber 21; Stockton, November 20
San Francisco, November "a, and
Portland, oregon, November 25-26.
He is speaking for the Tacoma
branch of the NAACP November
27 and will be in Seattle Novem-
Der % and 90, with one engage
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Rapid GroUth OF Baptist
Church Told In Ne1U Study

early as 1895 could read the Bible
distinctly and great numbers of
them who were engaged in learn
ing the scriptures. While English
planters generally neglected relig-
ious instruction among the slaves,
the missionary movement laid a
broad foundation which was re-
sponsible for ''the epic quality OF
the rise of the Negro Baptist
church from primitive animiSm in
Africa to the present impressive
organization. i'
The first Negro Baptist church
in America was established be-
tween 1773 and ITS to Silver Bluff,
Georgia. This church went into
exile when Savannah fell to the
British in December 1778. The
Reverend David George, and about
forty other slaves moved from
Silver Bluff to Savannah to seek
protection. There they won their
freedom in exchange for an alli-
ance with the British.
The earliest known BaptlSr
church for Negro communicates in
Virginia is said to have been the
GilfieId Baptist Church, organized
at Petersburg III the year 1774, The
first Baptist Church of Manchester
is the only Negro Baptist Church
that was organized before 1865
within the present bounds of the
City of Richmond.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Liberia Is
BL0ckaded

LONDON-(ANP) an
nounced this week that she had
succeeded in widening her block
age to include the Republic of Ii
IBERIA as we'll as Syria, French West
Africa; Portuguese Guinea, NADIA
gascar and Reunion island
Blockading vessels of the British
navy are halting all sailing vessels
to and from those territories un-
less the ships have what is known
as navicerts "a sort of certificate
that the charges have approved by
the EnglishO.
This maneuver is to prevent any
trading with Germany or Italy
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23

The Inventory also recounts the
founding of the Richmond African
Baptist Missionary Society on April
%, 1915, and summarizes the emin-
ent career Of Lott Carey, one OF
the co-founders of this Society.
Mainly, the Inventory records the
individual history of eight Baptist
Conventions in the Old Dominion
State and tells a brief story of each
Richmond church affiliated with
its respective Convention. The his
tories of thirty three churches not
connected with any district associa-
tion are also set forth.
For many years, it has been the
aim of Baptist Church leaders and
officers of Negro Baptist Church
Conventions to undertake just such
a task as the work on the Inven-
tory Of the Church Archives in Vir-
ginia has proved to be. Lack OF fin
ancial resources had made this i'm
possible. R1lt now, through the work
of the Historical Records Survey
Project of the State WPA, the In
ventory puts into the hands OF
church officials and communicates.
students of social and economic
history. and persons engaged IN
genealogical research rich store
of information on the religious
background of the Negro Baptist
Church in general and particularly
in Richmond.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
PARADE CREATES DOUBT

The parade created the same doubt in many Ne
groes' minds about what they will be called upon 10
fight for did the assnine uterance two weeks ago
Of Tennessee's Governor Cooper that the Negro had
no right to claim anything and does not deserve any
thing from America; that he had part in its de-
velopment and should be glad that he is allowed to
live here.
spirit Of unity in the hearts of Americas largest
minority. The cnly redeeming feature is that few
real Americans think like Governor Cooper or the
planners of Atlantas Armistice Day parade
We rather like to believe that true American
thought and action is best expressed leaders IKE
Mrs. Roosevelt whose address before the Nanonai
Urban Leagu at it's 30th anniversary dinner is
brilliant call to unity-real unity of not just one
group of Americans but all the Heterogeneous people
who have made America great.
Declaring that "the complete cooperation OF
Americas Negro citizens like that of all other mnor1
ty groups in America is vital to Americas present
defense effort" gracious First Lady further
said
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Pardon Granted
Mrs. Cora Jones

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Mrs. Cora Jones, under a Six
month lottery sentence, was granted
a pardon by Governor Rivers Mon
day, according to notices received
by the clerk OF Fulton Criminal
Court. Mrs. Jones was convicted
last June, but did not enter the
prison camp until October 8, after
the case had been affirmed by the
Court of Appeals.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23

CLEVELAND - (ANP) - Atty.
Thomas M. Frey, unsuccessful can
didate for city council during the
last municipal election, and for
mer president of the Harlan club,
local lawyers association was in
dicted Friday by the county grand
jury on cnarges Of obtaining money
under false pretenses and forgery.
The indictment charges Frey
with having accepted $500 from DIR.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Greater Cooperation Is Urged
Between Education And Business
Land Grant Coneqe
Presidents Meet
By III. S. SMITH

CHICAGO-(ANP)-To secure 9
closer alliance between business and
education was the theme which
dominated the 18th annual confer
ence of Negro Land Grant College
Presidents in Chicago November
1914. Bringing together some of
the most outstanding Negro eouca-
tors, business men, and government
agents the entire question of how
education, especially as carried on
bv the II Land Grant colleges,
could aid in the economic life of
the race by training workers in in
dustry and business, increasing the
actual purchasing power Of the
race. and generally interesting the
college graduate in business as a
vocation.
URGES DEVELOPMENT
Among the business men who
presented their problems to the
conference was DR.. j. E. Walker,
president of the National Negro
Business league, who like the mes
sage to the conference of c.. c..
Spaulding, president of North
Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
Company, stressed the wisdom of
Booker T. Washington in en-
phasizing economic DEVELOPMENT
for the race, and asked for a
"streamlined'' adaptation of this
great leaders, advice.
James A. Jackson, special repre-
sentative of the ESQ Marketers,
while discussing the purchasing
power of the Negro as basis for
Negro business, warned his audi
ence of the danger of trying to
create a separate economic setup
and said our greatest problem was
integrating our business into the
general national system.
A great deal of emphasis was plac-
ed by the employers of Negro labor
at the conference on the fact that
at present the colleges are not do
ing much in preparing the young
Negro college graduate either for
business opportunities or encour-
aging them to seek these oppor-
tunities. "Dick" Jones, we'll known
and successful Chicago business
man, discussed the problems and
difficulties of retailing and the
fact that special training is essen
tia1.
Giles A. Hubert, assistant to the
director of the Rural Rehabilita-
ton division of the Farm Secur-
ity administration, spoke of the
difficulty of finding adequately
trained Negroes to administer the
various local projects, and out
lined in detail the opportunities
open to those who were even par
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23

ing. You should feel fine again.
BLACK DRAUGHTS effective
ness is largely due to its CHIEF
Ingredient known as an intestinal
tonic-laxative" which helps impart
tone to lazy bowel muscles.
Take BLACK-DRAUGHT next
time. It is time-tested, economical.
25 to 40 doses are just 25c.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
ALL MUST PARTICIPATE

Defense to be real Defense must spring from
the feeling in the heart of every Individual that
the life he is able to live is good enough to wan
to live for it. and to die fot it, too if need BE-
"We know, those of us who know the country
as a whole know that there are many, many places
in this land where it would be almost impossible to
expect that the individuals would really feel tha'
their daily way of life is worth much sacrlnce or
their part and think that is something Whlch con
Germs us all.
"Now, if that kind of defense has been lackina
IN some of the countries which have lost their de
mocracy. their freedom, if that kind OF oefense
is to be our goal then have got to work TO-
gether all of us, without any line OF race creed
o color"
To which We can but add amen, amen amen
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Hold Lawyer In
E:I1lbezZIen1ent

A. G. Redmond, local dentist, as
part of a down payment on the
lease of the Cedar County club,
popular night club and amusement
center, owned by Bennie Mason,
former policy king and former
client of Frey's. Frey is charged
with having produced documents
bearing the names of the owner
and his wife, Blanche, authorizing
him to lease the country club.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Happy Relief When
Laxative Is Needed

Don't experimc mt with harsh
ways to relieve constipation.
There's no use when there's a gen.
tie way: spicy, aromatic BLACK
DRAUGHT when taken by direc-
tions.
1t is a purely vegetable medicine
Taken as directed at night it usu-
ally allows time for sleep; acts
gently but thoroughly next morn
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
NO NATIONAL UNITY

We have repeatedly contended in this space that
there can be national unity when a large segment
CT the population is excluded from the benefits, yet
called in for full Of the sacrifices at
tendant to democratic government
On Armistice Day this writer stood along with
thousands of others of both at Atlantas his
toric Five Points Peachtree street watching the
parade honoring those who served so bravey score
of years ago in Americas crusade to save democ
racy."
Bands blared, flags waved, hundreds of uni
formed units marched by. Organization after
ganizaton of veterans in the line of march.
Many of the army's crack units stationed at Fort
MCPHERSON fully equipped with mobile field pieces
went by. The writer kept straining his neck in an
effort to- see this military display.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23

The thinking leaders are joining
this nationwide campaign for unity.
Those who by word and deed
sound discordant notes in this song
of unity are the real fifth column
lists, the real borers-from- within,
who form a threat to the united
front which Americans must
achieve during the crisis which our
nation faces.
The happy state of unity for
which all right-thinl1ing Ameri-
cans are striving was best eXpreSSed
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
Walter White Is Heard
By 1000 In Los Angeles

ment at the University of Washing
ton. Mr.. White will wind up his
Pacific coast tour with a speech at
Spokane, December l.
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
The Globe TrOtter
Let's Work Together

NATIONAL UNITY is the cry. Every radio and
platform speaker, Democrats and Republicans have
taken up the chorus. We must have Unity. Unity
il thought and action, solidarity of purpose is
vital to continued existence as democratic
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23
ONE SPEAKS UP

A fellow citizen of color stood next to We
both watched until the last of the marchers passed
Finally he could restrain himself no longer.
"That's bad he said. Especially when so many
Of had to register the other day getting ready to
do it all again.
1 knew he thinking the same thing was
but seeing that he wanted to be urged complied
" asl1ing. what he meant.
"You saw that parade didn't yoU?" His ques-
ion needed no answer.
And you didn't see single Negro in it except
that fellow in the white coat, pulling the bass drum
N band Now ask is that right"
It was another question that needed no answer
NEGROES FORGOTTEN
+-c-e aglidt Il Of the clanor for national unity,
The Phoenix index., 1940-11-23

long ago by Melanchton who said: "In necessary
things unity; in doubtful things liberty in all things
charity
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1940-01-26

services; school, recreation, medical
care. The largest minority group and
| the greatest sufferers from discrimi-
| nation are Negroes, but minority
status is also experienced to a degree
which varies from time to time and
| from place to place by Indians, Mex
leans, Jews a d some foreign-born
people. There are about 100000 non
white children under IA years of age
in the population and about 5000, 900
foreign-born or of foreign-born par
entage.
Science has made it clear that
strict race lines cannot be drawn and
also that no factual basis exists for
any assumption that one race su-
perior to another. The reasons for
prejudice and discrimination must,
therefore, he sought mainly In social
and economic rather than in biologi-
cal factors. The problem Is large
one quantitatively in the United
States and one of which must be
ulCt II VIC W give Ctll1ol ell
reasonable opportunity for health AMI
happiness.
The educational program for redu
cling inequalities of the minority group
will of necessity have to be of long
duration. It will be based on the
conviction shared by this conference
that the denial of opportunity to any
child on the basis of race, color or
creed is undemocrattic and dangerous
to the welfare of all children The
effort to eliminate race prejudice and
accompanying discrimination must b'
made in home and school, local ard
national organizations, public and
private agencies.
Following the discussion the recon-
mendations of the conference were:
l. Civic and social AGENCIES, labor
and consumer organizations, political
parties and governmental agencies
should place no Obstacles in the way
of minority groups both in the ranks
and in administrative and policy
making activities.