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Their reasoning is that with all the increase
in employment the WPA is no longer necessary.
The conclusion of course, in your case, is not
based fact.
True large number of people have secured
jobs in the rapidly expanding defense industries.
But for the most part this has not greatly affect
ed the bulk of persons who through no fault of
their own, dependent the small wages
they obtain from WPA for their very meagre ex-
stence
1t should be remembered that most of those
securing jobs in defense industries are skilled.
Many of them were employed before the defense
emergency and merely shifted from producing
consumer goods to making articles necessary to
portion of those on WPA are unskied, and as
consequence have net been ntegrated into jobs
created by the defense effort.
A slash of WPA funds would therefore not
only work undue hardships on the Negro workers,
but most of the white employed by WPA as
well.
This means that not only Negro workers would
suffer, but those white classed as unskilled, who
are obtaining support from WPA would become
victims All of the white skilled workers who had
been on WPA for the most part have obtained
defense employment. But in the of the Ne
gro his skill availeth him nothing, far as jobs
in discrimination bound factories are concerned.
Thus the Negro still finds WPA his last resort and
sole barrier to starvation.
The congressman who seek to remove this
last very barrier would certainly not be working
in harmony with the Presidents repeated calls for
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The Globe TrOtter
By cliff Maekay

national unity. How can there be unity when
large percentage of the population is forced to
starvation?
The slashng of WPA would mean that this
large group of persons would be thrown back on
the local communities for support And the past
experience that made necessary the creation of
WPA has definitely proved this is a task which
most communities with limited revenue, cannot
perform
Serious consideration, too, should be given be-
fore slashing the Works Progress Administration in
view of how quickly this agency has turned its
efforts toward national defense. Possibly other
has done to speed up the nations frantic
move to rearm itself.
WPA is building roads leading to army
tonments WPA is grading wide areas of land to
make air bases. And most important of all WPA,
along with the NYA and the United States Of
flee of Education is carrying on widespread pro-
gram of adult education, providing refresher
courses for those who have become rusty in their
skills and teaching others the various techniques
needed to handle industrial tools.
This is vitaly needed service, particularly
among Negroes who have not always had an op-
portunty to become familiar with these industrial
skils.
And too, it must be remembered that WPA
is just the starting point for those who ever since
the inception of the New Deal have been bitterly
opposed to the social program it advocated. Un-
less this effort to stife those social gains is i'm
mediately halted, after victory over WPA, this
same group of congressman will soon be proposing
a drastic slash in the National Youth Administra-
Con' cloSely IoHoWed by an atIempC TO 90 away
with the Civilian Conservation Corps
All of these agencies, the most effective
weapons the government has designed to combat
the wave of despair sweeping the youth of the nation
seven years ago, have dove-tailed their pro-
gram perfectly with the defense emergency.
Their dissolution would have disastrous eff
feet not only on the defense effort, but Negro
life Make no mistake about that To resist the
efforts of these short-sghted congressman to knife
these agencies therefore, would not be purely
selfish move on the part of Negroes. And resist
them must.
The desks of President Roosevelt, John M.
Carmody, administrator Of the Federal Works
Agency and your representatives and senators in
Washington should be flooded with letters pro-
testing this attempt to curtail and possibly do
away with WPA until the way has been cleared
for private employment to absorb the large num-
ber of people who would be left without any means
of support
There should be no delay in sending these
letters the matter is now being considered by
Congressional committees. Write at once.
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Commissions ,.
In Army Given
300 Race Medics
Two Officers OF
NINA Have Gone
Into Service

NORFOLK, Va.-.SNS)-The
Negro in America is really doing
his share in Americas great emer-
gency. Additional evidence that
the nations colored brothers have
not failed in the crisis was shown
this week when the files Of the
National Medical Association re-
vealed that over 800 colored doc
tors had volunteered for the
United States Army Medical
Corps since the beginning of the
vast Selective Service Program.
This item of evidence was add
ed to the rapidly growing list
of patriotic contributions of the
race by DR.. John T. Givens, gen
eral secretary of the National
Medal Association in an an
nouncement issued from his of
flee here this week. DR.. Givens,
who is in the midst of prepara-
tions for the 47th annual con-
vention of the NINA in Chicago,
August 1922, has received many
letters from physicians who have
been assigned to the medical
corps to serve units of the Army
at stations all over the country.
The general secretary pointed
out that through recommenda-
tions from it's president, DR..
Vaughn of st. Louis, several Ne
gro physicians have been granted
commissions in the United States
Army.
The Association itself must
handle some of the important
phases Of it's annual convention
this year without the services of
some of its key officeholders who
have gone into the service of the
country. Among them are DR.. A.
c.. Terrence, Of Opelousas, La. as
sistant secretary, and DR.. William
E. Allen, of st. Louis director of
exhibits.
DR.. Givens gave a brief outline
of the highly interesting program
for the annual meeting which
will be held at DuSable High
School and at Provident Hospital
in Chicago during August
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Migration May
Even Increase,
Says DIR. Stouffer

CHICAGO-(ENP)- Decline of
job opportunities for Negroes in
southern agriculture and q higher
relief standard in the North
caused the net migration Of 403 900
Negroes from southern states in
the 1930-4O decade, according to
DR.. Samuel A. t5touffer, professor
CT sociology at the University OF
Chicago. who has just completed
study of new census data.
DR. SJouffer asserted that if the
defense program offers new job
opportunities to Negroes in the
North, the flow nOrthward may
be expected to continue and even
increase"
The recent migration was not as
great as in either of the two
previous decades In 192O-30 the
figure for the country was 682, ,OUO,
while from 1910 to 1920 the tota:
was $4,000. Lowest figure for the
century was III 900 for 1900-1O
These figures represent migrants
Is years old or more at the end OF
each decade.
TN the two decades before the
depression Negroes left the South
by the hundreds of thousands to
find Jobs in northern industry" ="
said DR.. Stouffer "The curtail-
ment of foreign immigration Great
ed labor shortage III northern
factories which Negroes could fill.
The depression, however. hit the
Negroes harder than any other
ethnic GaciaD group in the North,
but still they swarmed north.
Several theories might be ad-
vanced to account for this move
ment. One is the possibility that
the Negro has been losing out in
southern agriculture. Another is
that relief itself was an attrac-
ton. The Negro in the South did
not receive any such relief boum-
ties as were handed out in the
North -
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Put Something In
His Head, Father
Pleads With Teacher

PHILADELPHIA--(ANP)-
stop peeping into my boys
mouth and put something in his
head" was the brusque come
back from a Philadelphia father
last week when a teacher sent
q note home saying that the
child needed medical attention.
The school doctor had exam
ined the child and the letter
followed. Papa, who doesn't
like doctors, was sore and he
went to the Smith Elementary
school of which George Eyle is
principal.
Nothing is wrong with my
son." he told Mfr. Lyle. The
trouble with you people is that
yOu spend all your time peep
ing into the childrcn's mouths
and having them say ah! a-a-h!
and don't do nothing about put
ting something in their head"
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Foes Would Bury
Senate Rule IS

NEW YORK-(SNS) )--Forces
opposing Senate Resolution IS
are working hard to have ii
smOthered, it was learned this
week by the National Association
for the Advancement of COlOred
People. The resolution proposes
an investigation into discrimlna-
ton against the Negro in the de-
fense program.
Efforts are being made to side
track the issue cf racial bias by
including the resolution in the
work of the Truman Committee
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
II Tuskegee
Students Pass
Pilot S Test
Three Average
81; Nineteen
Okehed on Ground

Trskegee Institute, Ala (SNS)
Twenty seven students enrolled
in Primary Civilian Pilot Training
Course at Tuskegee Institute were
given examination in ground work
here Friday by Gerald D. Latham.
of washington, D. C. All Of the
tWenty-seven students who took
part in the examination passed.
The class average was 90. Three
members of the class. Faythe Nc
Ginnis. Oklahoma; James Wright,
Georgia, and Fleming F.. Rose,
=. Virginia, each had an individual
Eaverage of 81.
twenty students enrolled in
tSecondary Civilian Pilot training
scourse, took the ground school
feXamination. Nineteen passed in
AaH subjects. The class average was
1855. Individual high point average
was made by Lar gston Caldwell,
+ sDer1yer Colorado with an average
sof go.
. George Boiling, Tully Hickman.
Linkwood Williams and Walter
Lawson came second With an av-
.erage of So. The secondary ground
examination was given by L. E.
Marden, Ground School Inspector
C. A. A. Washington, D. c.
sGround instructor for the Primary
Course at Tuskegee Institute is
Joseph T. Camilleri; for the Sec
,ondary, Warren G.. Darty Wilmot
.G. Rhodes, Lewis A. Jackson ano
Joseph T. Camilleri.
G.. l.. Washington, director OF
the division of AeronaUtics stated
that he WIS well pleased with the
irecords made. This is the fourth
,eroup to complete the Primary and
third to complete the Secondary
since Tuskegee began CiviliaH
Pilot training in October, 1889, un-
;der the Civil Aeronautics Authori-
'ty. Five courses ~ civilian flying
ARE now in operation at the Tus-
.kcgee Airport: Primary Civilian
lPiot Training, Secondary Civilian
lPnot Training, Student (Apprent.
lice) Instructor, Commercial Re-
lfresher, and Secondary Instruc-
itOr RefreSher.
Charls A. Anderson is the Chief
sFlight Instructor.
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the New Deal have blindly and
stubbornly fought a losing battle
against the social gains carried
forward by Mr.. Roosevelt are
waging a new campaign and it
seems unless quick action is TAX
en- they will win this time.
Covering their actions with
the much over-worked theme of
national defense this group of
congressman, small in number,
but loud in voice, are now turn
ing all of their guns against the
Works PROGRESS Administration
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complete facts as to men qualified
and available for special work we
are giving you an opportunity of
filling out the attached question
naire.'
The QUESTIONABLE, which makes
no designation as to race lists a
great number of skilled jobs. Just
how many colored men within the
plants will be able to qualify for
some of these jobs is, of course,
not known but the significant thing
is that if the barriers are being
let down, it may offer a chance to
those who are prepared for special
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Macintosh, who is Mr.. BeI<l'i
deputy in Scotland. also entertain
ed them.
Each technician Was employed
Immediately, ana from the outset
enjoyed the status of a trades un'
ionist. In the factories, where
many of these colOred workers
have joined special units Of the
home guard and air raid precau-
tions. they toll side by side with
Britons in whose homes they re-
ceive hospitality during leisure
hours.
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ton will receive special attention
this year: the student loan fund,
and the activities Of the state Fed
Grafton of Colored Girls sponsored
by the parent organization.
State president Mrs. A. c.. Mick
ems, has been working all year
with the junior department.
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The letter implies that skilled
men within the plants will be
given preference before more men
are hired. The letter says in part:
Every possible facility of the COR
poration that is needed must be
used-buildings tools. machines,
etc. But the greater Importance is
the know how of the trained per
sonnel available for responsible
positions. General Motors is for
tunate in having so large group
of men with this practical train
ing.
"In order that We NAV have the
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Fla. Federation
To Hold Its 33rd
Meeting In June

WEST PALM BEACH Fla
(ANP)-The Florida State Fedora
ton of Colored Women's Clubs,
one of the most active state groups,
will hold its 33rd annual conven-
ton at Ocala, June 8.
Mrs. Fannie Kerbo- Smith, cor
secretary has announced
that two projects of the fedora
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Save The WPA

AS IF YOUR thus far unsuccessful effort to
smash the rigid color lines erected by industrial
lists and contractors against Negro workers Is not
enough still more discordant note affecting your
ptiful economic status is being loudly sound
ed in Congressional halls.
The same lineup of senators and representa-
tives who throughont the eightYear old history of
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Move Might Mean General
Motors To Giue Race Jobs
: Circular Discloses Dire
Need for Skilled Workers
BY ROBERT A. CRUMP

DETROTT-(ANP)-That Negroes might at long last
get chance work skilled artisans in General Motors
plants denied them oomed the past
week General Motors corporation letters and ques
tonnares it's 100000 automotve employees telling them
there is crying need for many skilled abores defense
production in it's plants amounting to $3.50, 100000
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COLOR LINE WIPED OUT AS
BRITONS BATTLE FOR FREEDOM
CoIored dAndWhite
Work Side BY Side

LONDON Eng.-(ANP)-B government policy is
to accept the services of coored people in aiding the eff
fort according to Iver Cummings native Of Sierra Leone
Africa who acting ason officer between the British
Colonial office and the ministry of labor behalf of
of coored echncans who have arrived here from jamaica
B. w L. to take part in Great Britans program.
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SAYS Relief Drew 100000
North During Past Decade

the 100000 migrants with the
northern and western states get
ting the remaining $4,000 of which
$4,000 came to Illinois.
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Delaware, Maryland, West Vir-
ginia, kentucky. Tennessee, Mis-
souri, and the District of Colum-
bit-border states-got 10000 of
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All CO o r e d people are
now freely accepted among their
felloW-Workers in the war effort"
according to Mr.. Cummings, who
is also warden of the Aggrey
House club here for students of
African descent and who formerly
acted as adviser to the colored
students in Great Britain.
SEGREGATION ABSENT
THE governments policy is not
one of segregation" he adds "The
views of those who favor segrega-
ton are only a personal express
sion and do not reflect the views
of the government or of the people
as a whole, The acceptance and
treatment of my people every
where in the services and in the
factories prove this"
The club members of Aggrey
house include ARP. workers
senior wardens auxiliary fire serv-
ice members and ambulance driv-
ers-in fact, all branches of the
civil defense are represented. All
the services are open to members
Of the colored races, any one Of
whom can receive an officers COM
mission if he is competent to full
fill the requirements.
At present there are several col
ored officers-two in the infantry,
one in the Royal Army Medical
corps and one in the Royal Den
tai corps. Babatunde Alkija who
is training with the Royal All
Force is a Nigerian of noble birth
He will probably become an officer
of one of the West African all
crews. There are also three doc
tors, one dentist and several nurses
of African descent working to
England.
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work to break through when the
corporation brings in skilled men
from the outside.
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HONORED AT LUNCHEON

When the Jamaican technicians
arrived in response to British La
Dor Minister Ernest Bevin's call
for volunteers, the welfare Officer
of that area met them and took
them to special luncheon al
which the local provost made .
speech of welcome. The senior
baillie for Scotland and Major
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which would hear only four OF
five witnesses and where the i'm
portance of S. r. IS would be
lost.
Delayed in the Senate Commit
tee on Labor and Education, the
resolution was expected to have
been reported TO the Senate for
action before this time
It is important that every per-
son who is concerned about the
run-around the Negro is being
given in the matter of jobs, vo-
cational training, and integration
into the armed forces, send i'm
mediately strong kilograms to the
Senate Labor and Education
Committee, headed by Senator
Ebert D. Thomas, demanding
that S. r. rs be reported without
fail Immediately to the Senate.
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WORRIED. UNHAPPY? Com.
panionshiP, Money, Gambling.
Drinking, Employment. Help
Guaranteed. Send Csc Coin. DR..
Rodney, 3451 So. Michigan, Chi.
caeo. Illinois.
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If you want our book with prepared
Church and Sunday SrhOOl Addresses
and Prayers for the Wounded, Sick and
Dying and All Occasions at Small Cost,
WRITE PUBLIC SPEAKERS SOCIETY,
BOX 1114 Il, OAKLAND, CAIIFOR-
MA,
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24

IN order that we may have the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10
GAS PUMPS REVEAL
SHORT PERCENTAGE

A recent test of gas pumps at fill
ing stations in Northampton county
by F. H. Jordan, an Inspector of the
Division of Markets of the State De-
partment of Agriculture, shows q
total of lit gas pumps in use and
tested, and 20 Of these were found
incorrect or failed to meet the stan
dards and requirements.
Those pumps that were found to
be correct were approved and sealed
with a white sticker or tag. All
pumps found to measure inaccurate
ly or have mechanical defects were
tagged with a red CONDEMNED for
Repairs" tag.
In connection with the testing of
gas pumps, the grease measuring de-
vices used in filling the transmission
and differential of automobiles were
also tested and tagged or sealed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10
Snow Hill News
Continued from Page q

CONTINUED from Page q
entertained at dinner party on Sun
day. Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Shockley of near Ocean City,
Mrs. Cora Godfrey and Miss Grace
Dickerson of Indiantown, and Mr..
Charles w. Shockley and Miss Evelyn
Shockley of Snow Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Truitt
and sons, Bond and Fooks left Sat-
urday to spend several weeks at Mi
ami, Fla.
Miss Irma Lee Dickerson has re-
turned to Glen Burnie, after spend
ing the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Disharoon.
The following girls and boys who
have been spending the holidays with
their parents here and returned to
college this week are, Miss Sarah
Brown, Mr.. Charles w. Corddry,
American University, Washington,
Miss Ellen Hancock, Wilson College,
Chambersburg, Pa, Mr.. Jack VIM
brow Peddie, Western Maryland Col
lege, Westminster, Md, Miss Flea
nor Clarke, Hood College, Frederick,
Miss Barbara Ards, Mr.. Lee Adkins
and Mr.. David Northam, University
of Maryland, College Park, Mr.. Mil
ton Laws, Beacoms Business College,
Wilmington, Mr.. Robert Corddry.
Washington College, Chestertown,
Miss Florence Laws, Miss Hazel Dish
aroon and Mr.. Lingo Hudson, State
Teachers College, Salisbury, Miss
Martha Mock, Goldey College, Will
mington, Mr.. Marion H. Dashiell, St.
Andrews Preparatory School, Mid
dletown, Del.
DIR. w. H. Ricketts, has returned
after visiting DR.. and Mrs. Dewitt
Ricketts, in Point Pleasant, N. J.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10
SIDNEY SNOW will be glad to
answer any questions
on food
A Post-Holiday Feed" of
Spare Ribs and Kraut

With the holiday season over but
far from forgotten, we settle our
selves down to everyday routine of
housekeeping, and planning meals.
We have had our fill of turkeys and
geese and are now all set for a good,
wholesome "feed." AS good as tur-
key sounds to me, spareribs and
sauerkraut sounds better, and when
served with those nice rawfried po-
tatoes-oh-what a feed!
SPARERIBS & SAUERKRAUT
8 pounds pork spareribs
8 cups sauerkraut
Ia cup brown sugar
Salt and pepper
Choose spareribs with meat on
them. Place on rack in a roasting
pan, in hot oven $500 degrees F.)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10

for 20 minutes, or until nicely brown
ed. Reduce heat to 300 F. place
sauerkraut on ribs, sprinkle with
brown sugar. Return to oven and
bake until tender which is about one
hour.
Here are spareribs and sauerkraut
en- casserole which is also very fine
eating:
Spareribs and Sauerkraut en- casse-
role: Brown the pieces of spareribs
on each side in a frying pan with
pork fat. Season the meat with a
little salt, pepper and poultry seas
oning; place half of the kraut in a
casserole, add the meat, then the bal
ance of the kraut and boiling water
to cover. Bake, closely covered and
serve with mashed potatoes.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
VISIT TANGIER ISLAND

A group of some thirty to forty
students from Temple University,
Philadelphia, Pa, in charge of Direc-
tor Joseph S. Butterweck, arrived in
Crisfield on Friday last on a spec
tally chartered Greyhound bus, en-
route to Tangier Island, Va, for a
weekend trip.
This trip to Tangier, during which
they observed the customs and relig-
tops activities of the inhabitants, was
a part of their educational training
and they were escorted to and from
Tangier by Captain Eulace Thomas,
of the Island.
The group returned to Philadelphia
on Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10
RADIANT LIVING
Wells of Appreciation
By Rev. {. Nj. Griffith
CeciltOn. Md.

How casually and cold heartedly
we take all things as a matter of
course! What little recognition we
give to others for the accomplish
ment of the everyday life which
they have achieved.
Perhaps we may be generous with
our praise to some stranger or ac-
quaintance who has accomplished
some outstanding achievement, but
we never notice the faithfulness of
the daily worker at his monotonous
task.
How about the wife who washes
stacks of dishes out of the same old
dishpan three times day? How a.
bout the husband who tolls back and
forth across the hot acres of plowed
ground day after day? What words
of appreciation do they get for their
daily stadfastness, their daily fidel-
ity, their daily dependability?
Who can measure the pleasure that
a few well spoken words of apprecia-
ton would give to them! Such words
of appreciation would be as refresh
ing as a drink of cool delicious water
drawn from the depths Of an old fash
Toned messy we'll on a hot summer
day!
There are such wells of apprecia-
ton on every hand. Why not draw
the sweet waters of refreshment
from them to encourage that faith
full life partner of yours who keeps
toiling so courageously at your side.
In the water of appreciation one
tastes the joy of recognition. 1t
brings a delight to the heart in know
ing that one has accomplished some
thing that has won the appreciative
notice of another. It stimulates the
will to achieve something that will
be worthy of still greater recogni-
ton.
Out of the wells of appreciation
comes forth that living water which
creates within the mind an inspira-
ton for still greater accomplish
ments.