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Evening star., 1941-01-26

wind Just goin' to the schoolhouse. Maybe
can make it after you go through"
Tommie nodded and closed the window.
Again the transport moved forward. Monk
shook his head doubtfully Shouldn't have
left him. Don't think he can make it in our
tracks - amt got clearance enough. It'll be
pitch-dark mighty soon - wouldn t leave
dawg along the road night like this
Tommie grinned. Monk would like an ex-
cuse to put up somewhere for the night. He
can get back the way he come, - he said. "rhe
kids will be all right in the schoolhouse until
morning prob'ly be warmer than they
would at home"
Monk did not reply. Tommie snapped on
the lights, then tuned the radio on the dash.
1t was time for road reports. Presently the
announcer s voice came booming into the cab.
g. worst storm of the season is sweeping
over Iowa tonight" the voice was saying.
Motorists are warned to stay off all but
arterial highways and even these may be
blocked before long" Then the announcer
turned to local news Tommie snapped him off.
Hey" Monk protested mildly. Let's
leave it on! Maybe he'll tell us some more
about them fellers Keller nabbed.''
Tommie groaned. Amt you gettin' tired
of hearin' about Keller? It's all you see in the
paper anymore"
Monk rubbed his chin. Papers like to have
news to print - an Bert's local boy -
/ l'ays kind of liked Bert"
Tommie scowled into the windshield. Most
people, he admitted grudgingly, seemed to
like Keller The big Dutch fathead had a
smooth way about him. That line, now, about
nabbing two armed men being just part of
his job. That was honey Folks fell for that,
especially the women. Even Lola =
He glanced at his watch. Five-thirty He
wasn't making such good time now. 1t was
going to crowd him to make Coewater in time
for the dance. Unless, maybe, he took the
Clio cutoff.
Monk was looking out the cab window.
There's the schoolhouse now. Looks all
dark. Maybe some other bus took the kids. +"
''Prob1y," Tommie agreed. He was think
ing of the cutoff. 1t was our-mile stretch of
dirt road through timber, usually too soft for
the transport. But now the dirt would be
frozen. 1t would save him several miles But
on the other hand, if he got into trouble along
that byroad there'd be no way of getting
help. There were no farm houses; not even
telephone line.
Tommie drew a deep breath. He'd decide
about the cutoff when he reached it. In the
meantime he'd keep rolling make as good
time as he could. He leaned over the wheel,
straining his eyes through the storm. The big
(Confinved on pose ~
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

ma Theta Sorority and many otner
civic groups, Miss Norman declar-
ed:
Gas Negro youth we have um-
limited resources 30 contribute 10
the struggles of our people Tor ao-
vancemenu and the national effort
of our government to preserve de-
nocracy We seek merely to make
our contribution en- the basis OF
complete equality with all otfler
youth. Decisions affecting the 1u-
ture of our entire generation are
being made on the batt!e-flelds Z!
Europe. in government halls ana
industrial centers in ou1 own land'
It is in the interests Of democracy
that We have a ssH in making these
decisions.
Our army will Dc stronger IN
ST, ument of democracy il the
shameful determinations against
negro youth and the growing
ABUSES against Negro selectees are
brought to an end. We pledge our
selves to this task. Our great IN
dustrial plants, producing lmpie-
ments for the destruction OF Hlt-
lerism, will be doing the job halt-
way unless President RooseVelCS
sulendid executive order is given
immediate effect. Only if we WIN
Jobs NOW in defense industries
and all phases of Americas Worh,
life will we have any assurance OF
security in the future. We pleoge
ourselves to this task, too.
and these are but two OF the
manv problems which will make
this call to action imperative, To-
gether with poll taxes, lynchlng'
questions of civil liberties and com
munity welfare, they comprise the
conditions that Negro youth are
most anxious to work unitedly 10
challenge"
Manv committees have already
begun to work on Conference prep
arations. The Conference head
Quarters in New York City have In"
vited all young people who wish to
volunteer for service on commit
tees relating to publicity, finan-
cling, technical work, contacIlIlg ag
and speaking to write to 1882
Juniper Avenue, Flushing, New
York The date and place OF the
Conference are to be announced
with the issuance of the call.
Among those listed as members
of the initiating committee are,
Madison Jones, Youth Director OF
the National Association for the
Advancement for Colored People
Olivia Stokes, newly-elected Secre-
tary of the Christian Youth Coun'
ell of North America; Hugo Men
tor, of the West Indies Natloaal
Council; Fsrline Morrison, YWCA
Secretary of Newark, N. j.; ReV'
James Robinson, Church OF thc
Master; and Edward E. Strong
OrEanizational Secretary of the
American Youth Congress.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23
Nathan Straus
May Leave USHA
Post Is Rumor
Administrator
Has Been Fair
To All People

WASHINGTON, D. c. - lANP)
Changes in the administrative
offices of the United STATES Hous-
inc authority now under the olrec-
tion of Nathan Straus of New YORK
are expected, although under the
onnointment Mr.. Straus' term mas
a wear to run, according to an an
noI1ncement made last week.
Since his tenure of office, MI
Straus has been eminently ialr
with the race problem and mas
sought to bring about changes
which make not only far better
housing, but better relations in the
houses after they are opened 10
the public. -
In several instances, in sections
of the country where the COM
munity pattern permits 1T, Negroes
and whites are living in the same
nroiects, but where there is DEL
mite segregation policy, Negroes
have enjoyed the same advantages
that whites have had and in some
cases, more So.
Long a target of certain southern
congressmen who resent literal at
titudes toward Negroes, Mr.. Straus,
keenly interested in his work and
well fitted for it, has frequently
found himself at loggerheads with
powerful blocS in the government
halls.
Mr.. Straus is responsible, say
those on the inside, for many OF
the labor policies which have help
ed Negroes, and in many instances
his attitudes and position on these
questions have formulated the gen
eral policies followed.
Should he leave, it will be OF his
own volition and not because OF
any pressure, for he is responsible
only to the President. The records
of housing administration under
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23
Tect1nicians To
Hold Meeting
AT Tuskegee
18th Session
To Begin Tuesday,
.. August 20

TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala
!. (SNS) More than 800 trained tech
nicians, students of technical COL
leges and employees of trained
technicians of the race will part1ci-
pate in the most significant meet
ing in the history of the National
"T,echnicel Association when that
body conveneS at TuSkegee InStl-
etute, August %, 80, and 81 for its
thirteenth annual convention.
!. The convention theme is:
TRAINED technicians for National
Defense" Richard G. White, presl-
dent of the MIA, has issued call
urging all association members to
be present for the opening session,
Friday, August %, at 2 P. M, In
the William c. Wilcox Trades
Building.
Carpenters, masons, plumbers,
and electricians will be interested
in the national "get- gether'' be-
cause of the opportunity to hear
Calvin McKissack of McKissack and
McKissack, Negro construction Com
pany, that is turning architect
Robinsonfs blue prints into hangers,
mess halls, shops, offices and bar
racks of wood and steel almost
over night. McKissack has first
hand information for a revealing
closeup of Negro technicians, good,
bad, and indifferent, in the build
if1o -conStr11ctiOn field.
Young Negro graduates with the
signatures of their degrees in civil
engineering not yet dry-and many
not so young-will sieze the Oppor-
tunity to attend the annual meet
ing of the National Technicians
to see in the flesh A. A. Alexander,
a Negro engineer who has done
a two million dollar job for state
university, built railroad bridges for
the traffic transcontinental steam
lined palace cars, sewage system
for cities whose Negro population
is negligible. ...
James C. Evans. National secre-
!. tary, who is on leave from his
duties as Head of Vocational Train
ing at West Virginia State College
to work with OPM, announces that
= Tuskegee meeting is "One of the
= few sessions to be held at one OF
the great institutions of technical
training"
Others among those expected to
attend the national meeting are;
!. John, A., Lanford, washington
D. c., president-elect; Paul E.
johnson, Chicago, Ill, past-presi-
dent; Julius M. Gardner, Wash
ington, treasurer; Robert Weaver,
OPM; T. Arnold Hill, NYA; Frank
Horne, National Housing; D. A q.
Williston, sanitary engineer, Tus-
kegee Institute and Washington.
Officers of the host chapter are
G.. l.. Washington, president; j.
George Reed, secretary-treasurer
L. Anderson, vice president
3 wilson Allen, regional director,
Southern Region; William c.
Curtis, chairman program commit
tee and Arthur P. Mack, chair
man tours and inspection.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

A program is underway to afford
the colored soldiers Of Fort Riley
recl lational facilities Comparable
to those already enjoyed by white
soldiers IN this area. This pro-
gram is being initiated by a color
ed entertainer, Wayne HarshaW,
who is representative of the
WPA recreation program for na-
tiCnal defense. He comes directly
from Kansas City, Kansas, but has
been organizing recreation clubs at
Fort Leavenworth for the past
year.
Helping Mr.. Harshaw in this
work is Miss Evelyn T'o1ney, a
YWCA representative who is work
ing conjunction with the USO. she
has accepted the job CT bringing
girls to the colored dances.
Pending the completion OF rec
reational facilities, entertainment
will be staged on the outside. TINS
entertainment will consist OF
DANES band concerts by the WPA
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

Leaders of youth organizations
and adult sponsors from coast to
coast are responding enthusiastic
ally. Miss Norman said, and lend
ing their names to the impressive
list of hackers already secured for
the Conference.
The plan for the Conference was
born On July 9Th in Philadeiphla
when more than a hundred young
people who arc active members m
a wide variety of organizations IN
all parts of the country, agreed
that the challenge of ihternatlon-
al and national events requires OF
Negro youth greater unity OF
thought and action than ever be-
fore"
An active member Of Delta Sig
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23
Pickens Speaker
On CBS Aug. 81

CLEVELAND, O.-(ANP) -
Dean William Pickens, special as
sistant to the Secretary of the u.
S. Treasury and for many years
field secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People, is to be the
speaker on Wings Over Jordan"
ever the Columbia Broadcasting
System, Sunday morning, August
81, Rev. Glenn T. Settle, director
of the famous radio program an
nounced here this week.
Dean Pickens, regarded as one
of the foremost thinkers and
most effective orators in current
Negro life, is also perhaps one
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

of the best known men IN Amer
ca. His entire life since gradua-
ton from Yale university has
been spent in the fields of edu-
caticn and in the struggle for
civil rights for his group and
better living conditions for hu-
nanity.
World traveller and as nearly
as anyone within the race, an in
ternaticnal figure, Mr.. Pickens's
appearance on the program which
brings to the air the cream of Ne
qru thought and opinion is GER
tan to be a popular occasion with
the millions of listeners On the
coas- ceest BROADCAST.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

poned to the fall"
Reason given was that, con
trary to earlier reports, all OF the
delegates who had been invited
could not have attended at this
time. They were to have come
from such points as Miami, At
lanta, New Orleans, Los Angeles
St. Louis, Dallas, Chicago, De-
troit, Pittsburgh and New Haven
General reference was made to
the fact that many persons were
making preparation to attend
various conventions being held
elsewhere such as the Elks, the
medics, Baptists, dentists and
others.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23
TEACHERS CONTRIBUTE SIPS

BALTIMORE, Md.-From the
Calvert County Educational Asso-
citation, an organization of teachers
In Calvert County, Md, the NAACP
received last week check for $125
to be placed in its educational
fund.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23
Plans For National Youth
Conference Being Mapped
Unity Of Action
HOPE Of Meeting

FLUSHING New York (SNS)-Preparations un-
derway in New York, Washington and number OF other
cities in the country to assemble thousand young people
in National Conference Negro YOUTH announced
Saturday bv Miss Wnifred Norman Flushing New York.
leader Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and chairman OF the
Initiating Committee
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

NEW YORK-(ANP) - The
three-day conference Of ''the real
leaders, not the puppets" of Ne
gro masses, to have been held
here Friday, Saturday and Sun
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

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The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23
Meeting Of Race
Leaders Cancelled

day, was called off Thursday aft
ernoon by CCordinating Commit
tee for Employment, sponsors
with the brief announcement
that the meeting would be post
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23
RileyRecreaton
PROGRAM Bettered

band, comedy acts, talent shows,
ct j.. and will be comprised of talent
taken from colored regiments in
the Fort Riley area.
Mr.. HarShaW and Miss Forney
plan to make their headquarters
in nearby junction City. They
promise to develop their recreation
program there and to furnish the
colored soldiers Of this area soma
splendid entertainments in the near
future.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

his sisters will get in one room
and l know they talk about me.
Dc you think l should give him
up? Can / write for a private
answer?
Ans: Stick to him =. you can't
cast aside your marriage just be-
cause his sisters don't particular
lv like you. You two should find
you a small apartment and move
just as soon as you can for they
will think more OF you when you
get out of their house. Yes. send
IS cents for my Astrology Read
ing. Will be glad to hear from
you anytime. Will give you my
free opinion on three questions
with each purchase of my Astro
Reading.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

his guidance have proved bene1l'
cial and exceeded by far the fond
est expectations. That there has
been a break between Mr.. Straus
and Mr.. Carmody of FWA has not
been apparent to those who are IN
a position to observe closely what
goes on,
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

NAMING DEFENSE COMMITTEE
DURHAM, N. C.-(ANP)-For-
nation of a National Defense Vigi-
lance committee to see that Negroes
secure equal training and jobs In
the defense program is now taking
place through the National Negro
Insurance association.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

will see to it that she finds out
what real love is like.
P. d. S.-He and | got along
good before he started making
big money. Now his friends have
turned his head and | feel like
a step child. He won't give me
any money and don't want me to
know where he gees or what he
does. Help me out please.
Ans: Young woman if were
in vour boots I'd get out and
find me a job and not ask him
for anything. The next thing you
should do is to dress yourself up
and make him proud of you.
Give him a few things to open
his eyes and am sure that he
will be glad to take you out and
of throwing it away as he is
spend his money on you instead
doing right now.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23
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Ans: Your girl is having a big
time right now and she doesn't
have time to write =. but she
will get around tC it E. just be-
fore she leaves to come home.
Tell her all these plans you have
stored up for she doesn't reaiizs
how serious you have become.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

IL. B.-I feel that would
like to take high school work at
home instead of going to school
/ could stay at home and write
poems and pick cotton during the
fall and make mere money. /
believe | can make money in
few months writing poems.
Ans: Go back to school. Pick
cotton during the afternoons and
on Saturdays for your spending
money. fear that if you were to
depend on your income for poem
writing you would soon starve
to death. Try selling the poems
YOU already have. you Will
soon find out just how hard that
is going to be.
P. FL would like to know II
nv sister has been voodooed? She
is terribly in love with young
man and doesn't know why.
Ans: The old "love bug" has
bitten your sister and there isn't
anv answer. She hasn't been voO-
dooed she will eventually come
out of the fog and be able to see
straight again. This young man
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

M. Ell wish to know if it
would be all right. for me to try
to get one of those houses that
I have in mind?
Ans: By all means do. They
are lovely little places and just
within vour income. am sure
that you would be well satisfied
by making a change of this
nature.
R. w. M.-His people don't
seem to like me at all. They just
have nothing at all to say to me
when I come around. Sometime
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

w. il had a girl friend and
she went away. She told me she
was going to write to me and |
want to know why she doesn't
write me as she said she really
did love me and / want to know
does she mean it and will she ever
come back to me? l had planned
to marry her when she comes
back and | am real worried.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-23

will see to it that she finds out
vbat real love is like.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30
Double Car Trouble
Hits This MOtorist

CINCINNATI, o., Nov. %
-fINS)-Those who believe that it
never rains but what it pours will
find firm supporter in Harry De-
Vaughn, "a Crossing a street to
reach his parked auto. DeVaughn
was run down by motorist.
He went 10 hospital TO have
minor injuries treated. Upon de-
parting. a patrolman told De-
Vaughn 10 brace himself for a
second shock. While he was in
the hospital his parked machine
was smashed by another car.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30

LANSING NOV % a system
-a4ie-iHspeetieH-e 81 Al state-dePaFt-
nlents 10 comb out excess employees
Will be started by the civil service
department after January !. d.
-rrr-or F1nrnaS Wilson said to-
dan
4 reorganization survey OF The
liouor control commission has
been completed and personnel eN-
perts will GO from department TO
department 10 weed out the
"deadwood as promised by Gov
ernor Van WRgoner.
I'VE are sure some state aeen-
cieS can he run nv fewer people.
Wilson said. "Others can he
merged or consolidated. We
hope some day 10 have stream
lined personnel system that VIII
he the envy Of other states.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30
Economy AK Poised
State Prepares to Cut
'Deadwood' OffPayRoll
INSPECTION Of Civil Service
Departments Planned for Jan.
Economy Ak Poised
By Don GARDNER
Times stan Correspondent

such action, what types OF work
would he needed In defense in
dustries that we can supply and
how many employees we have In
age groups which would he
taken from us," he said.
Another project now under
way is an attempt to determine
how adequately public an
nnuncements OF examination
cover the labor market through
out the state"
Other Plans Considered
The plans which are being
started for various other activi-
tics during the coming year in
eEude
A retirement system for state
employees.
Feasibility of instituting dis
ability insurance for employees
stricken while on the state pay
roll.
Developing better coordination
between the civil service depart
ment and the states educational
institutions.
guidance clinic,
Setting up of a new division of
training in which state employees
can learn their present work bet
ter and train for positions in the
higher pay brackets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30
Many to Lose Jobs

Its going 10 he "A tough job
because lot of people are going
10 be fred. We always try To
consider the human element as
much as possible In choosing
fhoSa IN ca /"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-30
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much as possible In choosing
those 10 CO." ---------
Wilson said the new compenSa-
ton plan which went into effect
,I4l44-ll and which Taised-the- mint
mum pay from S75 to 500 per
month, will cost more during the
first year. roughly. I per cent OF
the annual pay roll.
TT IL expected however, this
increase will be entirely wiped
out by the savings instituted AZ
result OF the reorganization
survey" he said.
Service given nv state en-
ployes should he better because
OF better organization Of their
work and their departments,
and because they are being paid
n living wage at no extra cost
Ia the people OF the state"
Include War Study
Future projects of the depart
ment viii include a war study 10
determine what effect a declara-
ton Of war by this country will
have on state service.
I'VE want 10 know what
classes viii be most affected nv