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Evening star., 1941-04-27
Il Short Story Complete in This Issue

Il Short Story Complete in This Issue
QHEY grew up together in Emeton Franny Haover and
her three young
There was Rudy West. who was dark and rugged, and
who'd carried the ball in the backed during their Emerton
High School days There Pen JASON and
keen eyed who'd blocked tacke in Rudy way and had
shared the glory nearly half.
Then there Henry Mayo who always sat with Franny
in the stands TALL gangng lad no less earnest who peered
out lively eyes the flashing heroes down the field
AS for Fray she was brightha and laughing and
slim hardought with uptilted nose which in
profile quite the sweetest thing that any of them
Evening star., 1941-04-27

I1E and they stripped him and poked him and
listened to the things that made him CO. They ovay told him
he healthy baze and where and when report again
He to take the downsate train Tuesday morning
for Fort Benjamin Harrison where few hundred young men
would be received and sorted out.
On Sunday Rudy West back 1t wasn't very happy
reunion for Rudy feeling pretty low He'd missed the
boat with the air corps His eexes weren't up par He'd
been battered too much in football Rudy didn't know just
what he'd do
Then the next day Pen Jason Pen pretty dour
too Those friends his down Washington hadn proved as
important as he'd thought.
Fray was infinitely sweet and sympathetic toward both
of Them and you could tell by watching which ones
disappointment affected her most
In the light of his friends unhappness Henry decided to
make occasion of going In fact the thought
about it, the more he decided say goodby He
didn't like goodbys with anyone and three at once would be
altogether too much He'd just write them after got there
and say hed be seeing them sometime, that was ALL
He said goodby to his mother She was affected but de-
Gently realistic She knew part of Heny duty and she
was glad he able to go.
(Continued pose 1o)
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
Erect Monument
To Memories Of
"Black MammieS''

SARDINIA, S. CLAMP Bear
ing the inscription, ITO the Mem
ory of the Old Black Mammies of
the McFaddin Family unique
monument has been erected here
as memorial to picturesque
figure Of days gone by. The monu-
ment erected by the McFaddin
Family association, which numbers
members throughout the nation,
stands In the historic McFaddirl
graveyard on the banks of the
Black river at Sardinia.
Contributions for the memorial
came from all parts of the United
States and even from Peiping,
China. Make this monument
reach the skies, for she we'll de-
serves jt," wrote one Southern wo-
man in sending her gift.
This latest monument which is
to be unveiled this summer is not
the only unique memorial in South
Carolina, for here are to be found
monuments to Eve, to Adam, tC
the Family Physician. and to the
slaves who sleep in unmarked
graves The monument to Eve was
erected by Robert Quillan on the
lawn of his home.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
Harlem NAACP
To Take Care
Of Joe Spell

NEW YORK-(ANP)- Dissenting
opinion failed to assert itself when
the New York branch of the MA.
A C.P. decited in meeting Mon
day evening to make itself financi-
ally responsible fol- the mainten-
anCe of Josenh Spell recently ac-
quitted on an attack charge and
his common-laW wife. Verges Clark
According to Information re-
ceived when the national body
footed the $4,000 cost of defend
n1g Spell it felt il had SatiSfactori-,
ly discharged its duty. The reali-
lation among some, however. that
certain rehabilitativc efforts should
De made provoked the question of
the whereWithal to accomplish
this end Therefore. decision is
said to have been reached to pass
N 10 the local branch the burden
of their keep.
Asked if such rehabilitative work
Gid not fall within the province of
such organizations as the New
York Urban league or the YM.C.
A. rather than the NAACP.. an Of
ficial of the New York branch of
the association admitted such would
possibly be the case but believed
any such request to either of these
two groups would have been
futile.
The approximate extent of this
maintenance could not be de-
ternlined although it is known that
Spell is now residing at the local
YMCA. His spouse is said TO be
at the YWCA. but confirmation
was lacking.
Efforts of the NAECP to secure
work for Spell have been difficult,
an authority said. however, he is
believed to be working at present.
The statement was added that any
help that may be given the couple
would be in order to meet ''un-
| forseen contingencies" that might
conceivably develop. y
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
Library Conference At
A.U. Attracts Over 100

, sion which will be participated in
by Mrs. Halle Beacham Brooks,
librarian of the Atlanta University
Laboratory School, Waiter G..
Daniel. librarian of Howard Uni
yerssty; Wallate Van Jackson.
librarian at Virginia Union Uni
versity Miss Virginia M Lacy,
catalogue librarian at Atlanta Uni
versity; Dr.. Louis Shores, direc-
tor of the library school at George
Peabody College for Teachers; and
Miss Charlotte Templeton, librarian
Of Atlanta University.
The conference will be brought TO
close with a general summary Of
the happenings during the two
Gay session by Carl H. Milan,
executive secretary of the Ameri-
can Library Association.
The Library Conference has been
arranged in connection with the
Library School which will open at
Atlanta University in September,
1941 This newest link in the At
lanta University chain has been
maze possible by grant Of $150,00c
from the Carnegie Corporation of
New York. The School will be of
the class designated as Type II, one
requiring graduation from an ac-
credited four-year college for ad-
mission, and offering a one-year
professional course for the train
ing of librarians. The annual en-
rollment will be limited to approx
mately twenty-five carefully select
ed students whose academic rec
ords and personal qualities indicate
that they will succeed as profess
Sional librarians.
Atlanta University was selected
as the site for the new Library
School because it offers un-
paralleled opportunities for. the
training of Negro librarians. In the
University system the main library
contains more than $1,000 volumes
and serves more than 1,50C stu
dents in six institutions. The sys-
tenn also offers opportunities in the
elementary school library and the
high school library, and in the
specialized reading rooms. Coope-
ration in certain phases of the
program will be worked out with
the Emory University Library
School.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
Good College
Is Famcee Topic
For DR.. Watson

TALLAHASSEE, Fla (SNS)-
Boldly directing his attention to
tendencies which he regards as
evils in college life, DR.. John B.
Watson, president of the Agricul-
tural, Mechanical, and Normal
College of Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
discussed here last week, on Found
ars' Day, the simple topic. The
Good College.
He outlined this type of insti-
tuition, not by pointing out in full
Setails the characteristics of a
good college; but, rather, by list
ing some unlovely tendencies in
college life which, in his opinion,
make it impossible for ninstitu-
ton to be really good college.
The address did not wholly neg
lect to indicate what a good COL
lege is; it named certain colleges
whose practices and ideals have
made the respective institutions
strong and Influential in Amer
lean life
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
WINGS" SPEAKER

JACKSONVILLE. Fla .-(ANP) -
Guest speaker on the weekly Wings
Over Jordan program for Sunday,
March %, will be A. l.. Lewis,
president of the Afro-Arnerican Life
Insurance company which he found-
cd in 1901. Mr.. Lewis will broadcast
from Orlando. Fla on the subject,
What the Negroes of Florida Have
Given Toward Racial Uplift.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Educators and librarians from
twenty eight southern colleges. Ii
brary officials in several of the
leading universities in the United
States, representatives from major
foundations, state agents of Negro
schools, and state library super
visors gathered at Atlanta Uni
versity Friday to take part in the
Cwo-day Library Conference ,spon-
sored Jointly by the Carnegie Cor
poration of New York and the Cen
eral Education Board.
More than che hundred persons
are in attendance at the proceed
ings which are open by invitation
to persons interested in the bet
terment of library facilities for
Negroes i'll the southern states.
The general theme cf the confer
ence is Library Needs of the Com
munity-F Equipment and Service on
the Librarian--with Particular Ref
erence to the South and the Ne
gro'.
The Conference has been planned
by President Rufus E. Clement of
Atlanta University with the assist
ance of President Florence M.
Read of Spelman College and pres
loent Benjamin F. Mays of More
house College. All sessions are held
IL the Atlanta University Library
and are being presided over by
President Clement.
At the opening session on Friday
morning. Miss Anita M. Hostetter,
secretary of the board of education
foT librarianship of the American
Liberarv Association. spoke on
''OuestionS for a New Library
School,; and Dean Louis r. Will
son of the Graduate School of
Library Science at the University
of Chicago addressed the Confer
ence on 'Factors Conditioning Ii
brary Facilities in the Southern
States. General discussion on these
subjects was opened by DR.. w. W.
Bishop, distinguished librarian of
the University of Michigan.
At the afternoon session, five
speakers were scheduled to appear
on the second half of the pro-
gram. DR.. Frederick P. Keppel,
president of the Carnegie Corpora
ton, spoke briefly. Other speakers
were Miss Tomnie Dora Barker.
dean of the Emory University
Library School, whose subject was
''The Education of Librarians for
Service in the South. Mrs. Eliza
| Atkins Gleason, librarian of Talla-
! dcga College, who discussed pub
! tic Library Service for Negroes in
| the South" Mrs. Ruth Theobald
/ Young, visiting lecturer Of the
Emory University Library School,
who spoke on "a State Program
for Library Extension" ard Miss
Ernestine Rose, librarian of the
135th Street Branch, New York
Library. whose subject was ''The
| LlDr9uy- An 1ntelllgence center
for the Community"
This morning at nine o'clock
there will be a University Conven-
/ tion in Sisters Chapel. Spelman
College, at which all conference
members are to be special guests
cf the affiliated Institutions. I'M
mediately after these exercises,
there will be an inspection tour of
the campuses. at the close Of
which the conference sessions are
to be resumed in the Library.
Principal speaker on the morning
program will be Miss Florence r
Curtis, formerly director of the
Hampton Library School. who will
| speak on Problems and Condi-
tions which the Librarian Faced and
the Progress which has been
made" Seven speakers are sched-
uled to participate on panel con-
cerned with The Problems Which
|
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
RICHARD WRIGHT SPEAKS

NEW YORK-CANP)- Richard
Wright, novelist, was among those
who spoke at the luncheon held
under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Council on Soviet Relations at
the Hotel Commodore Saturday
Theodore Dresser, famed novelist
was guest of honor. Some 400 per-
sons, including many writer's, at
tended the luncheon.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
DIES IN GEORGIA

AUGUSTA-(A (ANP)-"COl. " ZaCn-
ariah J. Smith, nonogenarian and
widely known in this section as the
last of the Confederate soldiers in
Richmond County. Ga, is dead
Friends and admirers of both
races throughout the county paid
final tribute at his funeral.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

the Librarian FaceS--with Particu-
lar Reference to the Work of the
Negro college and High School.
Fred McCuistion, field agent of
serve as chairman OF this discus
the General Education BOARD. will
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
100000 EXTENSION STARTED

NEW YORK-(ANP)-Work
the 100000 extension to the
West 135th Street branch of the
public library is expected to be-
gin within the next week or ten
days, according to officials of
the department of public works.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
work.

According 70 Sid Skolsky, who is
quoting someone else, at last I am
a Journalist and no longer re-
porter. Q even carry cane IN my
perambulatiOns): Says Sid in his
quote, "A journalist is reporter
whose legs have gone bad" Humpn,
it amt my leg so much as my ankle
SO L am A half journalist.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

MRS. ANNA BENNETT returned
Monday night, March 10th, after
spending nearly three months in
Texas with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Bennett was called to Mar
shall, Texas, in December to be
with her son who was seriously
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
.iISl[E[ES[AN[S

MRS. w. c. BROWN is recov-
ering nicely from a very serious
operation. Mrs Ether Hogan of
Los Angeles few days after the
operation to be with Mrs. Brown.
She is also visiting in the home Of
her mother-in-law Mrs Estella
Hogans and attending at the bed
side Of Mrs. Brows. Mrs. Ethel
Hogans is enjoying shaking hands
and meeting a large number of old
friends. fs@sas
The WPA is sponsoring an adult
night class at East Lake Park and
also at the home of Mrs Joe
Douglas on South 18th avenue, l117,
THE THINKING MAN THEME
The man who thinks will help
others to think. This was the theme
of the West Side Civic League Mon
day night in a meeting held at II
avenue and Yuma street. The presi-
dent made some interesting remarks
The League enjoyed some very en-
couraging remarks from MI. White
and also Mr.. John C. Jackson.
Rev. E. j. Jacob advised each tax
payer and property owner to join
in this fight. Rev. B. Van Blrne,
reporter.
WE THE, MEMBERS and pastor
of Friendship Baptist church ex-
tend to each and everyone an in
vitation to be with us at all and
any time. Sunday school $3.50 a.
M; 1900 a. m. service; evening
service 7:30 p. m. Come over in
Macedonia and help us. Rev. b.
Van Buren,, pastor.
MRS. NAT REYNOLDS is re-
cuperating after several weeks of
illness.
MISS MAGGIE. LEE is seriously
Ill at her home, 1915 f. Jefferson
street.
MRS. JOHN PORTER under
went major operation at st.
Joseph's hospital and is reported IN
a favorbale condition at this writ
ing.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

1t wouldn't have been so bad,
had it not been for the fact that
after stepping. off a curb stone and
striking a wee pebble in the gutter,
my whole 180 pounds wobbled in
that same gutter 1 had skipped
over so blithely so often in more
exhuberant moments, while my
companion vainly attempted 20
help me regain my one good leg
and foot
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
CAPITOL COMMENT
BY AL WHITE

WASHINGTON, CAMP = From
the purleius Of my domicile I be-
gin this column, simply because I
am forced to remain indoors (and
there was terrific snow storm
from which the capital has not as
yet recovered with an ankle swol-
len almost as big as my head ana
I wear size Ia.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
i'll and later passed.

MRS. EDWEANA SPELLS of
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, arrived in
the city last week to accompany
her sister, Nora, back to Oklahoma,
to the bedside of her father. it
was reported. He is seriously i'll
Norah Gray, as she was known to
us, served as news girl for The
Phoenix INDEX for more than two
years, and always proved faithful
She built a wonderful trade for
our paper. We regret very much
to give her up. She left Thursday,
March l3. Best wishes for her
success. The Staff.
MIR. BRITT SMITH of Mem
phis, Tenn, left Monday, Marcn
II, after spending six weeks in the
city. We are looking forward for
his early return.
IMPORTANCE OF SOMETHING
To Do
There is nothing so much
thought about, studied, and desir-
ed as happiness, and there is
nothing so little understood. II
is a homely truth and one that
will be despised by many and re-
jected by not a few. But it is
truth just the same, that the
most practical and important Sec
ret of happiness is having some
thing to do. This does not mean
that there can be no satisfaction
without drudgery but does mean
that there can be no beauty nor
contentment without responsible
ty. For all Social Reports, Call
Mrs. Iavon Hamilton, 3-5458.
MIR. AND MRS. ROBERT GER
TON and family have returned to
PhoeniM to make their future
home after two yealt in Tucson,
Arizona. Mrs. GertOn is the former
Mildred Oby.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

What snow storm does to this
hick town is unmentionable. You
ought to see how helpless Washing
ton is in big storm. Everything
stops, street cars, takes and folks.
Transportation just isn't and peo-
pie who work and get from their
places of business in Is minutes,
take weeks to get to and from
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

Had a cheerful letter from my
sharecropper friend, Clinton Clark
of the Louisiana clan. that scared
the white folk into doing some
thing for them. Clark relates some
interesting info which is released
in news form for your benefit.
Brave chap, that Clinton Clark,
and a real pioneer right here in
Darkest America. Here's wishing
him all the luck in the world and
even more
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
ASKS PROBE OF FIRE

CHICAGO-(ANP)-Ihe states
attorney has been asked by a
coroner's Jury to conduct an IN
vestigaticn to determine if thc
owner, lessee, or rental agent of a
building on tile South Side were
criminally negligent. This action
came about rs the result Of a fire
on Jan. % III which two persons
were burned to death, and in
which firemen had great difficulty
saving 27 others.
Recipes are mounted on reel
in a new holder and exposed as de-
sired under "a transparent window
without being touched by the fin
gers by turning knobs.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

So we get Ric Roberts here for
the sports editor of the Afro Ameri-
can. The whole story behind that
situation has never been told. In
our poor estimation, we always
considered Samuel Lacy a rather
competent journeyman is the
Fourth Estate and had a flair for
writing sports and other material
as well, with a style that was easy
and readable-Which is something
in these hectic days of columnistS
and writer's who force much trash
down the readers throats-and I'm
not exempt either--but Sam is too
good a newspaper man to be daily
ing around long without a portfolio.
Here's best wishes to him.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

Up in Hartford, Conn, where the
biggest insurance companies have
their offices. there are opportuni-
ties for Negroes in employment
ONLY as janitors, watchmen. etc.
Now the United Aircraft corpora
ton has received a little sum OF
$31 ,612,000 to add to their build
ings to build aircraft propellorS
and parts for Uncle Sans air
fleet. Here is g chance for Sena-
tors Mahoney and Danaher to see
to it that the defense program
reaches down to the many Ne
groes in Hartford and gives them
a share in the juicy melon being
split there. And to Sen. Meade, in
your town of Buffalo, no less, the
Curtiss- Wright corporation which
also does things with aeroplaneS.
got $6,095 900 for the same purpose
In Sen. Vandenbergs state of
Michigan, the Dow Chemical COM
pany got S12,249,0O0 to do things
to their already extensive plant
In Sen. Taft's state of Ohio, the
Eaton Manufacturing company of
Cleveland was allotted over mil
lion. They build aircraft engine
parts and propeller shafts. These
allottments were for construction
and plan expansion and do not re-
quire experts trained in airplane
manufacture-just laborers, skill
ed and semi-skilled, mechanics, etc.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

Two gents coming to the rescue
said they had never seen a man so
drunk. Raging with pain. 1 pro-
ceeded to turn them off, and they
asquiesced with knowing winks ex-
changed between the two. And [
tell the world, with my pal, Clai-
borne Gee who was with me as
witness, we hadn't had a drink that
night. Honest Injun!
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

Comes soon the cherry blossoms,
and believe me, pal, in all of our
years in and around this village, we
never saw them once. Gonna try
to see 'em this year for true. as
my friends down Louisiana way
would say.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

Signing off now, with lest
wishes and so forth and hopes that
next week the old ankle will be
able to carry our 180 pounds around
as it did before so we can stuff
your eyes with more readable
material.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

A recently inducted first Lieu
tenant, George Lawrence, the only
oOlOred lad to pass the recent bar
examination, passed through this
home town Saturday night en-
route to Fort Benning, Ga, where
he is to take three months course
in light and heavy artillery. Good
work, George, the gang is all with
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

Dean Gordon Hancock Of Vir-
ginia Union university got himself
in the Congressional Record last
week while singing the praises of
Congressman Arthur Mitchell His
speech or writings as recorded in
the Dapton Forum for Feb. "a were
fully reported.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22
yOII.

After the snow came spring and
brother you never saw such balmy
weather. Folks were almost ready
to shed their woolies and things,
but a little stiff breeze changed
all Of that Tuesday night.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

Not getting into the affairs of
other editors and so forth, but
Lacey is a we'll known figure now
having been in the sports field for
some time both as a writer and
referee Comes a brilliant idea
whereby he could capitalize on
the popularity Of basketball in this
city, so he organizes a team. which
promptly goes to town and makes
some much needed dough for Sam.
CWhere is there a newspaper man
who doesn't need dough- unless it
is the publisher we see in the
filmS?) So an ultimatum was
handed Sam, either give up the
team Or give up the paper Two
weeks ago, he was handed a sus-
pension and to date it has not
been revoked and Ric Roberts
moves up into Sans brCgans. Ric
will have quite a. task filling them,
believe me, for Sam is a home
grown product. Not that we ere
meddling, but we only heard it
and folks are beginning to talk
Looking through the Southwest
section for a street called Water
Street, spending hours on the
task and giving UP.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

Well boys, get ready for the
big fight. The Lend Lease bill
means just that according to Sen.
Wheeler who has led the opposition
against it. April is the favOrite
month for your Uncle Sam 10 de-
clare wars and April, my friends,
is not far eff.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-22

But thanks to the ministrations
of DR.. Albert Hughes, an odd
friend, ye old pin is almost as
good as new-bandaged and taped
to the extreme and willing to sally
forth on the Monday to do service
again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-06
NAnA FOAVu1IJ IT CN"~~ USSN" n
special train from London.
Served Exotic Food

Flowers beyond compare and champagne and exotic food
served with the utmost lavishnessl
especially remember the expressions Of the hrds and
bridegroom she only eighteen her lovely ltts face rather
white and startled looking, he twenty-five correct and
Unconditional
remember wondering if they would be happy the
prsncng horses drew them under the umphs srch and past
cheering tenants they left for their honeymoon
There need to wonder at this wedding yesterday.
radiance of first love gded these two He handsome and
tall in his khaki uniform and only twenty-five she nineteen
just ideal girl of and roses.
Only bridesmaid attended them and there no stiff
etiquette at ALL He caspng her hand they down
the AISLE unrestranedly happy.
We had heard their responses distinctly in the rather
old church. and had those sounded and
holy and wondered how anyone making them could
break them all lightly by divorce in year two often
happened just before the war.
Then the guestsfar from being marveous dressed were
in obviously last years clothes they in uniform
The beautiful Lady DAbernon in rather worn furs-Mrs
Anthony Eden in plain ordinary black coat and inexpensive
looking twist of red turban.