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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03

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&. =. @iaeert, @cnernl Inlogc Nto,.
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ter ErGiiocnt lrno @err @nltbrur
Nadicleer bon George u. Canning,
ohio 9cu Snecnicllr. ols &i5eprdli
bent ocs Glepelono Council.
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ser ,gtational Eionier Srganilu
ton geoicnt, Die mcbr nls 10000
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Stuaten luo aonnoa bat.
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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03
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21iaoara>8riiefen

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scua, oas BON einisen 3lllhauern als
ein fanaoiiher gomber angeleher
pllroe, flog intcr alien Orei 9riifell
iiber Die Niagarn. ..SGlle binlucg. Gas
Tlllg5cug lei 10 ihneu geflogcn, Dab
man ieinc Abseitcn poer Tllmncrn
uid,t habe crfcnnen fOnnen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03

The village was plundered aA4
the victorious war party fastened
northward through the forests
with their booty.
In quick succession fresh action
took place. A youthful surveyor,
George Washington, was sent by
the Virginia governor to demand
that the French cease building
forts on the Allegheny River. Fol.
lowing Washington's suggestion,
the English started q fort at what
| is now Pittsburgh, which was
seized by the French before II
could be completed. Braddoek't
army was disastrously defeated
when an attempt was made to
Irecapture the fort which was 4.
nalIy taken by Forbes and named
Fort Pitt.
For seven years the war that
started over the control Of Ohio,
ragged. In far.off India, on the
European Continent, in canada,
1.-THE Seven Years War was carried
to its bloody conclusion.
Next Week-The story q FoeS
'Lsureus, 70 sieges asd WaseAofsa
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03
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ereibt iitt 8rite,,

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ballptquarticr eab befannt. oaB iid)
General 8ertcllo, Scr 5ulctt sic ita,
lknild,en Streitfrdfte iu @ritiid),
Somaliluno bcfebligte. BEN 8riten
crgebcn bat. Tie &plonie lit ihon
ieit oorigeln Serbit pieoer in bri,
tiihen SGnoen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03
Okie 8eu Geleptene Gempanv

Sorolo S. Barber, Gi5e= Hr1lioent
scr Ohio @eu Telephone 50. bier,
lit ols YrGliocnt prn u. G. Sings
bl,rp Chapter, Selepbun Eipncrs
bon Nulerifo, bel ser iibrlihcn 9c'
amtcnlpabl, oie III Glepeluno ubgt'
balten, gclu0blt ipcroen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03
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Ser Siirfei iou oie rl,nlGniid)e SIC.
eierung aus 8ufareit aefluben iein
ipegen Der ltdnoigen 2uftanerifie Ser
Mniien. sluf Scr anoeren Scite ipie.
oerl,m iou. Die rl,iiiihe Meaierllns
ibren Sit 1000 Meilen oitlif bon
Mpsfnm perlegt boben. slQe oiele
Nadjribten gcboren ins 9teid) Der
Yropaganba.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03
Ket,titee fir St,,>i,,,,t
pcn Discrimination

@aIhington. GrGiibent Mpoieoelt
iette einen @ebtproouftionsoirefto.
renrot bon flint Mann Elm, Dem es
obliegcn miro, mad, entipred,enoen
ltntcrilid)ungeu ItaBnnbmen 81
cmpfeblcu, nm guitelli,nesperncige.
riulgen IN Der Miiitlmgs ySnouitrie
,pcaen Maiie, 8lauben sSnrbe pbcr
notionoler Serflmft Ginbalt 81 &c.
bietcn.
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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03
GenineraS riiitet
fiir pcrteiHiemne

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pcgcbcn, bnB ulle Miinncr lto sSrall.
en- 9eniugrobs iuluie l,nllicgenocl
Srtc 5llr ioiortigcn Tornabme poll
@eieItigiln0snrbeiten fir oicie mid,
tige Sncitgrobte Stnot Ser Sotuiet
union berange5ogen ipuroen.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03
1tenimlatc Int 1taIiei,
cntierftcn ihrc mappen

Mdibinetcn. Sic apnlulatsbeaml
ten Scr @ercinietcn Staaten beiin
Sen lid) auf bem @ege nod SiiiabrI
uno uerenilcn nidJt ioear lire War,
pen oil Sen @ebGlloen mitSunebmeu
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03

Gin emiig 91ingen. ntl,tpoa
Sd)aiicn lit einen pollen ,Siiabcrn
eleid. Stiist por'ln TerSagen, por'm
grIhlaiien, fueft SdGse in bes Gen.
fens Heid.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03
Der Aird)cnidDat BON Splebo.

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id)at bon Solebc IN Spanien lit N
Yaris cine altflGmiihe Silbcrid)ale
auActnud,t. Icn nod feblenoen
Stiidcn bcs airdpnlhntes lit man
nuf ser Spur.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03
smli 1T Ser eci6brliebits
N1cnaf int 3abr
Saat Euliscidlef 8cprac !. Dtatu,uii,

Ter Ntonoi SuIi lit Ser gefGbr
lifIte Mcnat inn Sabr. MGbrenb oie.
les Wtpnnts llngefubr ieoe $50. Ycr
ion miro perlctt ourd, llniau. SEQ,
~ Gage Ocs Wonots perlieren eben.
icpiele slmerifancr ihr 2eben aIs ibl
Sebcn oerlcren bohen i'm Hepoll,.
ticnsfricg. uno 100000 lpurocn Der.
lcst in llnfdllen ieoer srt.
Die sseier bes 4. Suli soblt ser
aroBten Hreis in Sooesfoueu. Sc
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nl,na nah Den iseiertaeen Der sefiibr
lid)lte in ltnfGllen.
Suii lit alf Der pirflid,e gnfanQ
Ser ,serienlaiion. Scr Tcrfebr n,i
sen SohitraBcn lit idnperer. 81;
2ellte fobren ihneller uuo longert
Streden nit lpenls 8eoonfen fiil
Siherbeit.
;srellen lie lid Der ,seiertaae abel
gebruiden lie Siherbeit im ,Sahren
gSenn lie bie HeiIe nntreten fabrel
lie friiber ab uno inbrcn Tie oablrd
lungianer. slud) Die ,suBgdnger iou
ten ncbr Nd)t gebcn, mo- lie gcbcn
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03

- Sinter Sd)meid,elei perberaen
iih Oft Die neilten Siiaen. ipdbrenb
iid, Wabrbeit 5llmeiit riidbaltlps lnb
in @robbcit piienbart.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03

- 9ittc lcicu sic Die Mnieiecn
une unterltiiben Sic oieie 8eldlGite!
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1941-07-03

Next Week-Ihe story q FeeS
Lsureus, 10 sieses and 1asaAofsa
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
By WILLIAM PICKENS
FOR AMP

You can't eat your cake and
have it. tool" At least, that is
what has been said for years. But
the United States. through its
Treasury Department is really
giving American citizens. and ES-
PECIALLY it's Negro citizens, a
chance to eat it and still havs
it.
Think of investing your money
in United States bonds, of the
Saving" variety: say, you are OF
small means, and you want to buy
a $25 bond. You have not the SIS
to spare, you only earn $25 in
third of a month or half a month.
But, you can always spare dime
maybe a quarter. Therefore you be-
gin by buying stamps for 1Oc or
25c. When you have bought enough
to total $1875, and buy a U. S.
GovernTent sec,mSty; worth s25
in a few years and you don't
have to keepj it any longer than
60 days, in case you come to need
the money badly. But every year
you keep that $18.75 investment,
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
THE BRINK OF WAR

Our Country rapidly approaches
the brink of war. German atrocities
to the so-called democracieS serve
to make us mad at Hitler and all his
ilk. Some of us are not angry
enough, however, and there is leth-
argy and failure In our defense
and help the democracies work.
Americans. despite our democratic
setup that allows numerous free
doms under the Constitution, should
have learned by now that in an
emergency quick and adequate ac-
ton is necessary to carry a point.
1t seems that many do not yet know
what is the intention of our demo-
cracy with regards Britain and Hit
Ter.
Perhaps Mr.. Roosevelt should not
so veil his words as to not impress
many that the administration means
to launch an "all out" blitz to Hit
Ter. Between the lines, it seems
that we all can see only too well
that FDR and the powerful thought
in America intend to help Britain
adequately and quickly. Bluntly,
that means war. When one is fight
ing demon, he must assume some
of his qualities and alertnesS to whip
him. America and Britain must use
Hitler's tactics and worse to guar
antee his failure. Gentlemen wear
ing white gloves and speaking kind
words rarely conquer irrational
thugs bent on their destruction and
armed with deadly weapons.
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
Faith For Tomorrow
BY RUTH TAYLOR

In this day of crisis when pessimsm hangs like mrkv
pail over much of daily life and conversation-it
moment but the long range view of eternity.
In this overwhelming thing that is happenig to us
calamity which is alone to face or are going
through of the great cycles of history through which
countless others before us have passed?
Whatever it u.s. we should in time of trouble get back
to first things and contemplate the eternal goodness In
Whlttiers this subject he states his faith thus
"Yet, in the maddng of things
And tossed by storm and food
To one fixed trust my spirit clings,
| know that God is good.
[ know not what the future hath
OF marvel or surprise
Assured alone, that life death
His mercy underlies."
If we hold fast to this say with the Psamist
David-"Yea, though walk through the valley of the
Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me- Once we can
rive at this state of trust then able to face all prob
lens with the proper courage and perspective.
And above all, go about daily life, and car
daily tasks should-wth high morale and
with modicm of happiness We have much for which
to be thankful The of the world has ben at for
nearly two long We have had peace at home We have
free speech free uncesored discussion and all the
rights guaranteed under the Constitution We have chance
to live and learn according to talents.
Yes we must face the grave conditions confronting
But must not darken lives by constant harpng
roubies-we must face their and continue to live
normal people, grateful for blessings enjoying all the
good things of life that still doing daily tasks
to the best of ability working to help others in
ke trying to make the people live work with
happier for presenceand having the
that has been the decades with faith for to-
morrow because put trust in the Eternal Goodness
for the final otcome.
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
AMPS London
Continued from page y

CONTINUED from page y
Gelib and Brava, thus preventing
the escape of the main body oil
italian troops. Nigerian infantry
were the first to enter Mogadishu,
and later Harar.
The Gold Coast brigade, which
had been in the heavy fighting
around the Juba, completed the
encirclement of the italian garri-
son of Mogadishu by cutting off
the avenues of escape to the north.
To the credit of the Kings Afri-
can Rifles is the heroic defense,
against overwhelming odds, of the
Kenya-Abyssinian frontier port ct
Moyale. Shortly after the declara-
ton of war, this post fought off
attack after attack, until at last
the garrison was able to withdraw
intact. The Somaliland Camel
corps Of the K. A. r. likewise
fought a magnificent rearguard ac-
ton in British Somaliland in the
early part of the campaign, and
one of it's officers, Capt. E. c. T.
Wilson (second from the East
Surrey regiment) was awarded the
v. C.. for gallantly defending a
post until he was taken prisoner.
Recently the Kings African Ri
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14

success, I say this because I know
it to- be fundamentally sound.
The teachers, preachers and
leaders of our race may as well
start now to let our young people
know that they will have to face
a great danger in the future, all
because they will not stop long
enough On any one job TO learn
how it is done; they are all in a
hurry to demand good pay for
jobs that they know very little, or
nothing, at all about. How far they
expect to reach in this world with
it's well-laid- out competition God
only knows.
It is also surprising to know
that our housewife would much
rather give her odd jobs to a little
white boy because he will charge
less and give better service. "What
is going to befall us in the long
run?" Will you please tell me?
1 feel that the following quota
ton contains something to stimu.
late us a1l-TODAY rs YOURS
The past has revealed to you all
its secrets, the future hangs over
you like the mist of the morning,
but the present is as clear and dis.
tinct as a midday sun, therefore,
actl You are the master Of your
fate and you are the captain of
your soul. Every day is the begin
ming Of q new epoch in your life,
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14

their dialect as the fictional Gre
ations of a professional story
Write;.
DOUBTS STATEMENT
This news article quotes the
judge as saying that IT have never
seen or known of a Negro who was
an habitual druEkard." Negroes in
Birmingham and Jefferson county
have either undergone a sudden
reformation of miraculous proper
tions or they have achieved a.
state of perfection in deceiving the
court. One is inclined to suspect
the latter situation is the correct
conclusion. wish there were NO
habitual drunkards among Ne
groes, even if just in Birmingham.
Then Negroes would have dem
onstrated quality of self -discip-
line superior to a significant num-
Der of white Americans. I know
that there are ''oodles" of habitu-
al white drunkards in all social
classes because I have served them
the spirits in exclusive and cheap
clubs and exclusive and cheap bar
rooms. But I am afraid Negroes
even in Birmingham, are too
American TO warrant that COM
pliment 3.
That type of publicity contained
in this feature article does not
make the task of the local Cham
ber of Commerce any easier to
put it very mildly. Alabama needs
all of the good reputation in the
matter of treatment of it's minor
ity populations that it can mus
ter.
Birmingham wants to capitalize
upon it's great resources and their
Importance to national defense. It
is making ornaments. 1t wants to
make more and more. They will
need large numbers of Negroes
to do the hard. grueling work
But they will have to be Ameri-
can Negroes who speak English
and are protected from a deluge
of honky-tonk rockolas. Foreign
ers are giving America too much
trouble now-the Negro described
in the news article is foreigner"
out of Nowhere"
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
Natl Conference
fcon.;nued from PAGE ~

CONTINUED from Page
ganizations or those dominated in
in any way by any isms" participat-
ing in these conferences but rather
encouraged those groups interested
in the Second emancipation of the
Negro race"
Release Of che announcement was
accompanied by the following state
ment in behalf of DR.. Powell:
Through the years, Negroes have
been struggling throughout this
broad country for exactly the same
equality and social
justice. Our fights have been single
handed, spontaneous and inordinate
and yet victory has been ours on
many occasions. 1t is the hope and
desire of we who are sponsoring this
move, however, to coordinate and
give guidance to these many indi-
vidual efforts with the end in mind
that there shall develop a national
unity, purpose and action"
Invitations were sent to Sam B,
Johnson, Miami, Fla; DR.. John
Henry Terrell, West Pam Beach,
Fla; George Fuller. Savannah, Ga;
John Wesley Dobbs, Atlanta; the
New Negro Alliance, Washington,
D, c.; the City-Wide Young Peoples
Forum, Baltimore; the Youth Coun-
Gill; Philadelphia; Carter w. Wesley,
Houston Informer; Rev. A. S. jack
son, Dallas; Joe Jefferson and
Archibald Carey, Chicago; Snow F.
Grigsby, Detroit; Rev. Clayton Rus
sell, Los Angeles; DR.. Allen F. Jack
son, Hartford, Conn.,; and Parnell
Talley, Pittsburgh.
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
CAPITOL COMMENTS

WASHINGTON, D. CLAMP
Decoration Day has come and gone
and there won't be another breather
until July 4, so it seems.
Atlantic City seems to be parti-
cular sort of jinx to uS-or is at vice
versa. No matter how we go there,
the weather just takes a decided
change-usually for the worst.
Some of the finer mite spots
line Kentucky avenue-and they
are Just about the best in the
country as far as we are con-
cerned. There is GOlden'S and
the Little Belmont, which leaps
with chippies mostly, and across
the street is the Harlem, and
just around the corner, the Tim
buktu, and scores of cateries
with prices that would shame
a rabbit.
Down some avenue or other we
strutted seeking some keen fun, a
bistro of no little rep, and as we ap-
preached, the bonner was tossing out
a drunk in the most approved fash
ion. BUT the bouncer was drunken
than the drunk and this caused a
little misunderstanding and misap-
prehenSion on our part, SO our party
curved and toddled toward the one
and only spot, after which A. c.
is Just another whistle stop, the
Boardwalk.
Trains many of them running in
three sections, filled with folk, 60
ing in all directions.
On the platform at North
Philadelphia, waiting for the A.
C. Express (sOrt of bonneville
trolley cOmbinatiOn) we counted
no less than six wedding parties.
Oh, yes, they still do it. All white
though. Full dress outfits and
flowing gowns and so forth.
They wasted enough rice there
to feed the famous 9th Route
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
Refusal To
Hire Negro
G-Men Costly
Definite Spot
In FBI for Use
Of Black Agents
WASHINGTON BUREAU
ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS

y WASHINGTON, d. CLAMP
Recent disasters in the United
States involving the destruction of
millions of dollars worth of sup
plies and manufacturers for Great
Britain have forcibly brought
home the need for more men in
the FBI, Edgar Hoover's lily-white
body operating under the depart
ment of justice.
Time after time, it mas been
pointed out that the admission Of
Negroes to this group Of investi-
gators for the government would
60 long way toward solving some
of the mysterious happenings now
beginning to throw terrific scare
into citizens of this country.
Adamant in his personal rulings
on the refusal to hire Negro ir1ves-
tigators, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation as administered by
Mr.. Hoover has in the opinion of
many lost the services of one OF
the most valuable groups in Amerl-
ca.
COSTLY TO GOVERNMENT
This refusal to hire Negroes is
costing the government plenty, al-
though in one of the recent cases,
it is said that the FBI had warm
ed the government to be on the
alert for just such occurrences
over the lengthy recent holiday.
There is a possibility that the
publicity given the extended leaves
of soldiers had much to do with the
untoward activities over the week
end, whereas if the warnings had
been needed, and leaves curtailed,
saboteurs would not have had the
splendid opportunities they enjoy
ed.
Having been warned by the
President that a state OF national
emergency exists, and despite the
we'll known fact that the United
States is infested with agents Itch
ing for an opportunity to destroy,
the laxity with which this ernergen-
CIV is being observed causes grave
concern and points to the need tor
the use of more Negroes in every
phase of the defense as we'll as
other programs in the country.
One of these fine days. some
smart member of the other race is
going to wake up to the fact that
thev are allowing themselves to be
duped into a state Of safety through
the use of foreign born whites, or
money mad members of their own
race whereas they could obtain
some semblance of security through
the use of the 100000 Negroes
who know no allegiance other than
to the United States of America.
There is a definite spot in the
FBI Immediately for the use OF
hundreds of Negroes, and there are
many who could step in right now
and fill the bill, according to OBJ
servers who have watched the mat
ter closely.
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
Eat Your Cake Ande! {! Have Il Tool

the bigger it becomes.
Now: You know that you have
that money, whenever you deposit
it with the USA. But not only
that money: it is growing all the
time. And that is not all: You are
r.elping to defend your money anu
your OTHER property, and all
YOUR precious liberties. when you
put that money into U. S. urea
sury. You, as a colored citizen,
strike a blow at Hitler, who says
that you are a half ape. and i'm
plies that you would be oustea
from all human rights, If he WINS
his war and rule the world. you
would be helping to give Musso-
lini the final kick out of Ethiopia,
and to restore that country to ltS
own black people
You would be strengthening the
position of your race in American
citizenship. You would be taking
advantage of one opportunity 10
act beyond and above 'race." ana
a part of the great republic. You
would be acting consistently Win
the best traditions of your Amerl-
can colored forebears, as patrloVs
of the republic, and loyal citizens
and better fellow-citizens than you
have any obligation" to be: tha1
is any obligation beyond your .es-
sential human quality.
You will not be doing something
simply for what you have been
getting, but you will be acting III
and for the FUTURE. In fact. you
will be living at the TOP of LIE.
if there be any such thing as ylr-
tue.
You will be laying a new fou1-
dation for YOUR children to base
their claims on. as Frederick Dou-
glass ard Harriet Tubman did for
YOU. long before you were born.
Suppose Douglass had been a lit
tle-souled cusS, who could only
say: "I will pay America back In
its own coin,--I will not be
patriot,-I will pe black traitor,
Il will net GIVE what I ASK. I
will go on crying out for the BEST
but will render unto my fellow
citizens the worst that is in me-
I cry against hate, but will out
hate -them!., What a pain it
would be to you now, if Douglass
had been so foolish.-And suppose
Harriet Tubman had said: will
not help the North to win this war,
for the north is not much better
than the south. I hate them BOTH"
What good would Harriet have
done?-Let us DEMAND and
RENDER. Keep demanding, and
keep rendering. That is BETTER
han the others, :
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
Seeing and Saying BY william H. Foulks;

jury action, the Georgia Interracial
Commission suddenly found itself
brave enough to come out and say
that it had known all along that
such practices were common around
us. It hadn't found occasion to say
so before, which leads me back to
my old argument that such an or
ganization ought to be more mill
tant and apparently interested in
righting those things it sees going
on that help neither racial group.
THE GEORGIA ELECTION
Only few GeorgianS voted in
the general election the other day.
was one of those who did, because
1 maintain registration, have done
so since was 81, and delight in us
ing that little weapon when I can.
Outside of the four-year term,
four-year election of general Of
ficers, hospital authority and per-
haps another general proposal, the
seventy amendments voted on con-
cerned local issues such as city
financing, school district refunding
issues, etc. Quite an antiquated way
to get things done in big Georgia,
but the way as provided for.
No specific issue affecting Negro
voters was on the ballot, from what
1 discerned. School district money
voted on was for others. Out of gen.
eral issues, such as the hospital au-
thority, you may be sure that there
will be only minimum provisions.
No personalities were involved, with
the exception of one solicitor general
way down somewhere. But I delight
ed in voting for the amendments I
thought deserved my vote, especially
for ones involving education. Be
cause I know that when I vote for
others to get more and better facil-
tiles way out somewhere in Georgia.
somebody out there is going to see
the light and let my black brothers
and sisters have a few rays of light