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The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27
NEGRO AND DEFENSE

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-E Fred.
eric Morrow, co-crdinator of
branches for the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People, delivered the prin-
cipal address on the Negro Day
program at the California State
Fair, Sunday, September 7.
The entire program and Mr..
Morrow's address were built around
the theme Of 1.-THE Negro, His
Place in National Defense -
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27
Men OF Vision
Called For
ByDr. Scruggs
Lincoln Prexy
Stresses Need
Before Faculty

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-(ANP)
DR.. Sherman D. ScruggS, pres1-
dent of Lincoln university, address
iog his colleagues in the first gen
eral faculty meeting of the year,
termed them "men of vision" and,
in a message whose scope was not
limited to the campus, impressed
upon his hearers the need for such
men in the world today.
Speaking of the men Who ad-
vance institutions by their unstint-
ed efforts in behalf of the cause OF
which the institutions stand, Pres
jdent Scruggs said: Men who see
the worth and values for individ-
uals in particular and society in
general in these causes are men OF
vision.
They have eyes and they see.
They have ears and they hear the
appeal which the cause makes.
they have faith in the possibilities
Of it's achievement; they believe in
its principles and tenetS; they give
their strength and expend their
energies in dignified attempts to
attain these goals; they muster
their courage and fight to achieve
the ends
He stressed the need of an intel
ligent optimism and faith, by say
ing: "Only men with vision are
ever called to the struggle for high
purposes. Problems of the human
family and their challenges are
only seen by men of vision. They
are moved to solve the problems
which are before their eyes, believ-
ing that never is a problem pre-
sented but what the solution of it
is near by and at hand"
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27
TO HANDLE CIVIL
COMPLAINTS

NEW YORK-The National ASso-
citation for the Advancement of Col
ored People received information
from Lawrence Gramer, executive
secretary Of the Presidents Com
mittee on Fair Emplcyment Prac-
tice, last week, that his commit
tee is authorized to receive and in
vestigate complaints of discrimina-
tion in federal civil service.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27
I25 NAMED ON DRAFT BOARDS

WASHINGTON-(A N P)-Fol-
lowing the general trend of admin
istration of selective service af-
fairs, the governor of Texas has
just named 125 Negroes, promin-
ent in various sections of the
state, to serve on the selective
service draft boards of that state.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27

Ine MOVIES ulIdV lIlI5IIU Or 0'IO11V'
ing to Mr. Hitler.
Personally the writer agrees with
Messrs. Roosevelt and Willkie that
little could be found in current
films that might be labeled war
mongering." If in attempting to
cater to the tempo of public opin-
ion, which is definitely i'll the stop
Hitler" mood, can be termed war
mongering" it might be true that
the producers are guilty of just
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27
Movie Propaganda

NO SMALL. AMOUNT of interest has been created
among Negro citizens in the investigation of the
ton picture industry currently being conducted in
Washington by group of isolatonist senators bent
on frightening producers into omitting everything
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27
FIVE DEFENSE COURSES

PRAIRIE VIEW, TeX.-Dlrectot
J. j. Abernethy received notice that
Prairie View has again been ap-
proved for offering Defense courses
during the year 1941-42. The
authorization calls for courses in
Architectural Drafting, Construc-
ton Engineering, Engineering
Drawing, Internal Combustion En-
gines, and Radio Engineering.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27
HOTEL MACK

30 Tourist Rms Newly Decorated.
81 up. 54s Bedford Pl., NE. We.
1921. Atlanta, Ca, Free parking.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27
BOWELS SLUGGISH I?

. Feeling like you lost your best friend =
hsadachy - dull - pepless - all because of
sluggish bowels? Why put up with such
misery? Chew modern FEEN-A-MINT, the
pleasant-tasting chewing gum laxative. Chew
FEEN-A-MINT tonight at bedtime. Next
morning = thorough, gentle relief, helping
you feel swell again, full of your normal pep.
Millions of folks rely on FEEN-A-MINT.
Just chew it like your favorite gum. Tastes
good. Try FEEN-A-MINT-a whole family
supply costs only 10e.
The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27

Half the cotton gins in the State
of Bahia, Brazil, are overage the
Department of Commerce reported.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06
GREATER RESERVES
IN FEED IS ADVISED
More Than Normal Sup
ply May Be Needed for
National Defense

Maryland farmers are advised to
build up greater than normal feed
reserves by E. l. Oswald. assistant
director of the University of Harry
land Extension Service.
With the harvest of an unusually
large grain crop approaching and
with grain elevators in the West
full of surplus grain from previous
seasons the Nations transportation
systems will be taxed to the limit,
Mr.. Oswald says. He points out
also that the railroads are called
upon to carry increasing supplies
OF other defense materials and are
handling more freight that would
ordinarily be shipped by boats.
Maryland poultrymen, dairymen
and livestockmen should hedge
against a possible shortage in
transportation facilities and store
on their farms greater than normal
supplies of processed feeds Mr.. Os-
wald advises. He cautions, however,
that they insure themselves against
spoilage, deterioration and damage
by rodents.
In order that the supply Of stor-
ed feed shall be kept in as good
condition as possible, it is suggest
ed that it's use be rotated, using the
oldest feed first and replacing it
with fresh feed according to the
farmers normal needs.
A reserve of feed products on
farms will be in the interest of the
national defense program, Mr.. Os-
wald states. The Secretary of Ag-
riculture has called upon Maryland
dairy, poultry and livestock farm
ers for increased production to
meet defense needs. Increased pro-
duction from present herds and
flocks can be obtained by heavier
feeding, he says, and a backlog of
feeds is necessary to prevent inter-
ruption in the feeding program.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06
10 SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR THE 4-H CLUBS
Generous Offer AnnOunc.
ed By the B. & O.
Railroad

In recognition of the work of
volunteer local leaders of girls
All Clubs in Maryland, the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad is offer
ing II scholarships to the 1941 All
Club Week at the University of
Maryland. One scholarship is Of
fered to each of the following coun-
ties which are traversed by that
railway: Allegany, Anne Arundel,
Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Freder-
ick, Garrett, Hartford, Howard.
Montgomery, Prince Georges, and
Washington.
Those eligible for scholarships
must not have attended Club Week
before, must be leaders who would
not otherwise attend this year, and
preference will be given to leaders
who are bringing a group of club
members with them. The leader
may be either an older All Club
girl or an adult.
The scholarships are valued at
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06
CAREFULNESS WITH
FIRE IS IMPORTANT

Insurance Commissioner John B.
Centrum issued the following warn
ing:
Last year, some 5000 Americans
died the horrible death of fire. and
2,0O0 OF them were children under
ten years of age, according to the
National Board Of Fire Underwrit-
ers, now observing it's 18th ami
versary.
An average of 1.500 damaging
fires per day broke out in 1910.
Our national fire loss per capita
was again world 'mraveP total
ing about $500 for every man. wo-
man and child, as against an aver
age per capita fire loss in pre-war
Europe of around 40 cents a year.
Why? Nothing but carelessness,
says the National Board. Careless
ness they call the great national
sin against our safety, our proper
ty, the welfare of our loved ones
So they have dedicated their 18th
Anniversary year to the job Of fire
proofing' the United States by edu-
cation, to help us learn to fight
fire the right way-before it starts
This is free school we can all at
tend, to our lasting benefit"
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06
SHOWS MUCH USE
OF TEL. COMMUNICATION

With 1884 telephones per 100
people, Washington D. c., today
ranks third among the large cities
of the world in telephone develop
ment, according to recent statistics
published by the A. T. & T. Co.
San Francisco with 44.SS per 100
inhabitants and Stockholm, Sweden
with 4016 ranks first and second,
respectively. On January l, 1910,
out of a total of 42,642,252 tele-
phones in the world, 20,S30,950 were
in service in the United States,
which country had 16 telephones
per 100 population. At the present
time approximately 1O0,00O,O00 tel
ephone calls are completed in the
United States every full business
day. Latest statistics on the tele
phone development of the world
thus serve as evidence that Amer
lea has maintained its supremacy
in the field Of voice communica-
ton.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06

a true fish story from Louisiana
E. c. Whitney pulled five catfish
from Cross Lake at one time with
single hook. The five fish were
on line lost by somebody, and
one of them, not profiting by ex-
perience, had gone after Whitney's
bait"
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06

$500 and cover the registration
fee at Club Week. Each leader
will be responsible for providing
her own transportation. Applica-
tions for scholarships must be in
the state home demonstration office
at College Park on or before July l.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06
SUNDAY JUNE 8. 1e41

900 St. Pauls L. B. Church
1000 Request Melodies
1880 Sunday Morning Melodies
*11:0 Alvino Ray
"11:30 Haven of Rest
1900 Piano Fantasy
1915 News
a12:45 To be announced
leo Console Serenade
1:30 Cedric Foster
% LAS Ell Paseo Troubadors
200 To be announced
2:30 String Ensemble +
800 Dance Orchestra =
$3.50 To be announced 4
400 Organ Melodies
4:30 To be announced
500 Homemakers
Sis Owls vs.. Trenton
5:45 Sports Parade ~
500 Owls VS.. Trenton
700 American Forum
7:45 Bud Gluscon
500 Old Fashioned Revival
800 Nobody's Children
$50 F. Y. |.
GAS Cats N TANNERS
$1,000 Del Courtney
*10:15 Britain Speaks
*10:30 Bunny Berrigan
*10:45 Lawrence Welk
*11:O0 Larry Clinton
*11:30 BIC News
*11:35 Leonard Keller
*12:00 Jan Savitt
1920 Art Jarrett
100 Sign off.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06

Charged with stealing $50 from
his employer to finance his honey
moon, Charles Keer, rs, Of Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, was convicted and SEN
fenced to prison for three years.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06
R A DID,
W-J-E-J PROGRAM
FRIDAY - JUNE g. 1e41

700 Earl the Early Bird
1920 Gene and the Saddle Pals
7:45 Earl the Early Bird
$50 News
900 Market Basket
9:15 Morning Devotions
$50 Organ Melodies
1000 B. S. Bercovici
*10:15 Melody Strings
*10:30 Dream Girl
10:45 Ion Ross McFarlan
11:00 Civic News
IL: Is Music and News
11:45 Shoppers Guide
1900 News
1905 Jingle Man
1910 Interlude
.12:15 Music in the Letter Vein
1890 Chambersburg Time
100 Shippensburg Program
1:30 Cy Walter
900 A. P. Bulletins
2:15 Johnny Bright
2:30 Greencastle Program
800 Shafter Parker
3:15 Alvino Rey
$3.50 Johnson Family
3:45 Top Flight Handicap
400 John B. Hughes
AIS Byers' Preview
4:30 Tea with Bea
4:45 Charles Town Races
500 Supper Chat -.
$50 Super Man IS
5:45 Sports Parade
5:55 Interlude go
500 Fulton Lewis, Jr.
6:15 RC Review
$40 News FN
6:25 Hit of the Day
$50 Heralds of Grace
6:45 Know Your Number
6:55 Interlude -Is
700 Are You Listening?
7:1O Console Serenade
7:3s S. S. Wayne E
500 Owls VS.. Wilmington
s10:00 Bernie Cummings
a10:15 Dance Orchestra
*10:30 The Vagabond Trail '
HOO Gavier Cugat. -
*11:3O BIC News -
%11:35 Jan CARRIER *E
1890 Henry King =
1915 Leighton Noble
1890 Leonard Keller
100 Sign Off. r.
Mutual Programs
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06

In Brooklyn, man arrested for
running down a pedestrian pleaded
in extenuation that his vision had
been obscured by a large safety
first" sticker which someone had
pasted on his windshield.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-06-06

AlcatraZ, which is a federal pen.
itentiary, was military prison
prior to October, 1888.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-18
The Colored Group And The Worlds
Supreme Crisis

1t might be well said that the coored group the
American continent is the most outstanding example of
loyalty in the annals of history Coming the
captves thrust hher from their native land they picked
up the tongue patterned the customs and endured the
secutions and rvaton known to minority The hope
for brighter and better day Of tolerant understand
ing the gerng thread that all through the fabric
their behaviour We do not to that the group
has been without it's radicals and fanatics at times but 1t
is implied here that it has been foreign to the natures OF te
whole people present at any time spirit OF dlsloyay
The world today faces the testing WINDS Ot Tragedy
gambling with unforeseen condition OF international o
rbance Playing the pages of history Is the reck
less drama mechanical substance of mlsguoed ana
exploited people, whose drunken ruler like herd OF
wild beast His lust blood not power for power mas maoe
him drunk.
country under its sober preambles has cast ITS ot
side o. those opposing depressing and mlsgideo
nloitaor therefore essential to success IN lnlS
Struggle that solid front be presented so that no internal
sabotage that disintegraon that routed thoSe
conquered countries dangling from the belt of MOD
em Attila.
Those acquainted with many of the past inhctlons OF
penalty upon loyalty marvel at the orttude and sincere
devotion affected most Their devotion the most
powerful weapon in the great struggle that has come 10
surface.
every hand be the fruits Of the efforts OF
our people in this defense program. In the recovery
there at time the absence OF tne
efforts our people In another in which their freedom
hung in the balance there effort their part to
berav their trust at home to prey upon tner chaIge
Without this War Between the States could not have pro
ceeded But God heard their cries and understood all ana
delivered them.
So God lives today He has kept the record and it be-
comes every American citizen this hour of trial to lay
all petty differences and strike for the principles OF
country in earnest 1t IS feared that the Has o
been scratched in this bloody History has NOT TOTO
and time has such variation of chcanery and snreWd
nlaneuvering to set up sabotage within our ranks
Our people will be loyal the last Reward will come
to the faithful death and the only democracy we know
anything about can this hour of peril trust the black
hand-he hand that rocked the cradle of the new world
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-18
By GORDON b. HANCOCK
(ANP Feature Writer)

aristocracy and I am tremendously
glad that 1 was wrong; for it WOULD
o ca calamity for Hampton to de-
yiate from the faith of the faith
ers in such fundamental way as in
timated in my previous release. This
fine statement from DR.. MacLear
is a declaration of educational
faith that we are happy to publish
even though it was provoked by ar
erraneous conclusion on our part.
The truth is what we are after
and not personal erroneous conclu-
sion on our part The truth is what
we are after and not personal
prestige. and we are GLAD to get it
from DR.. MacLean himself. and l
am sure that in its publication the
Negro race will rejoice to know
that Hampton still stands for these
fundamentals without which ma
tions and races cannot be great and
civilization cannot be splendid
Hampton is rightly the mother OF
the vocational ideal in American
education and it is heartening to
know that under DR.. MacLean
Hampton is going to carry on true
to the Armstrong tradition. Long
live Hampton!
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-18

The letter noted the denial of
the charges by the United States
plain facts are that visas are denied
by British consulates to highly
qualified American Negroes who
wish to work in the British Carib-
bean Islands. Other means, subtitle
and otherwise, are used to dis
courage American Negroes from ap-
plying for work at these places.
This is all the more incredible
in view of the fact that the Negro
population of these islands consti-
tutes from 80 to 95 per cent of
the total. Does the British Govern
ment bar these American Negroes
lest the example of qualified Ne
groes filling executive and other
official positions arouse too great
ambition to do likewise on the part
of underprivileged Negro British
subjects in these islands?"
The NAACP also said tl.at, as far
as it is able to learn, every one of
the qualified Negro applicants for
employment with the British Pur-
chasing Commission at Washington
has been turned down. During the
hearings before the Congressional
committee on motion picture pro-
paganda, witnesses testified that
the Purchasing Commission also
barred Germans, Jews and South
Irish from employment there.
Spokesman for the Commission de-
MED religious restrictions, but said
nothing about color.
The NAACP told Churchill,
'You have with unsurpassed elo-
quence appealed to the peoples Of
the world to help Great Britain
destroy Hitler and Hitlerism and to
keep freedom from being eX-
tinguished. You have in stirring
language denounced the racial
theories on which Hitler has built
senister philosophy and dia-
bolic war machine. But these in
stances reveal that England is no
less guilty of racial Arrogance than
is Nazi Germany unless the leaders
of the British Government smm-
marily order the abolition of such
discrimination.
"Such racial demarcation must
not only be abandoned during the
war, but the same freedom from
prejudice must be manifested at
the Peace Conference. Unless such
theories are abandoned, other and
more destructive wars will follow
as inevitably as the night does the
day."
No answer has yet been received.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-18

THERE IS NO institution OF
learning in this country with a
higher, holier tradition than Hamp-
ton institution. Although such edu-
cation as I have received has been
of the liberal arts type, my admira-
ton of veneration for the Hamp-
ton tradition thoroughly interested
and deeply concerned with, the for
tuned of Hampton and TuSkegee.
For / verify believe that from
these schools must emanate certain
ideals and influences without which
the Negro may perish from this
continent. The Negro minister had
his day; the Negro physician had
his day; the Negro teacher is hav-
ing his day; tomorrow the Negro
artisan and business man will have
his day. Because of the economic
crisis facing this nation in general
and the Negro race in particular,
within recent years I have become
intensely allergic to anything that
Smacks of intellectual artiStocra-
cy."
Hence several weeks ago in an
article to the Associated Negro
Press entitled "a DEPENDABLE
DEPARTURE" 1 criticized what
appeared to me to be a departure
by Hampton from its great tradi-
ton, towards the ideal of the in
tellectual aristOcracy. The article
was Inspired by newspaper accounts
that 200 students had been advis-
ed not to return to Hampton this
fall, and by conversation I had
with one of the students so advised.
/ enormously assumed that the
news account plus the converse
ton warranted the conclusion that
Hampton was making "deplOrable
departure"
I was honestly criticizing Hamp-
ton not as one of its enemies but
as one, of its staunchest friends. The
article in question was not in any
sense an attempt to disparage the
vigorous administration of DR.. Nc
Lean and the fine task he is per-
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-18

Last week a special entertain
ment was held at the "Y'' honorlng
the colored officers now in study at
Fort Benring's Infantry school. Ihe
Infantry School at Fort Bennlng Is
uneoualed. From every corner OF
these United States come Officers
To better prepare themselves Tor
work in the infantry units scatter
ed throughout the length and
breath of this land by study at Fort
Benning's Infantry school. In re-
cent months colored officers have
come here in large numbers. So 1t
was that a special entertainment
in their honor was given at the
newly constructed "Y".
OFFICERS WHO WERE THERE
Officers who were present on the
honored occasion hailed from many
different points throughout the
country. The colored officer highest
in military rank to attend the at
fair was 1t. Col H. D. Mcqueen
of the 366th Infantry stationed at
Fort Devens, Mass. Col. Mcqueen
offered the responsive welcome IN
behalf of the officers present. Next
of highest rank was Major J. w.
Holmes of the 372nd Infantry sta
toned at Fort Dix.
Several officers were present who
hold the rank of captain in the
United States army. There were
Captains E. w. Lockwood and j.
H. Walker of the 372nd. Also Cap
tains E. j. Pierce and w. B. Edelin,
of the 366th.
Among the lieutenants present
was 1St 1t. L. A. Parker of the
372nd whom we knew in days gone
bv when he was student in the
graduate school OF the Ohio State
University. First 1t. j. H. Hilliard
likewise of the 372nd was also pres
ent at the affair.
ONE OF THREE NEGRO
REGULAR ARMY OFFICERS
IN U. S.
Interesting among the officer
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-18
No Apology

Continued from Page y
of State Teachers College, gave
the SUMMARY of the conference
center around the controversial
subjects, the traditional school
versus the progressive school
Approximately two hundred
principals regfst@'ed for the
conf renee. While the list df
registrant was not convenient for
checking, the following principals
from the Birmingham district
were spotted: B. A. RudSor, Bob
.Ihnson, w. 3. Johnson, P. B.
Jakson, G. w. Cares, Felix L..
Paul Lula Dowdell, Mrs. Robbie
Crawford, Mrs. Addie Arlington,
Mrs. Mona Powell, Paul Ware,
William Hazierly, N. Judge King,
Mrs. Mabel Terrell, Supervisor E.
Paul Jones, Prof. Gaines, Prof.
Davis, w. B. Calhoun, Mrs. Mat
holm. Alonza Saunders and Mrs.
Belzora Ward of NYA
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-18
BY WALTER r. CHIvERs

their recreation.
The impact Of these social forces
is particularly severe and damaging
when it strikes Negro college, pro-
fessional or technical students or
those with the sort of ambitions
these schools would satisfy. Being
young and immatured these forces
are bound to produce personality
problems in them. Consequently
they need intelligent, sympathetic
assistance from matured, emotional
Unbalanced teachers with rich ex-
perienceS.
FULL-TIME OCCUPATION
College teaching, in any instance,
is full time occupation in any in
stitution. But in Negro colleges it
demands all of himself that a teach
er can give because of the sreat
size of the task and the lack of
resources with which to work. There
can be no time for unrelated avo-
cations.
I have endeavored to give brief
outline of the complexity of the
lives of each of these youth. It is
easy to realize then that they need
individual treatment by persons
whose lives are devoted to training
youth and whose fitness is demon
strated by the confidence they in
spire in youth.
I started out discussing Professor
Forbes philosophy of teacher-stu-
dent relations. This is his philoso-
ply with Celebrations by me. He
acts upon his philosophy and conse-
quently is most valuable teacher
and friend of youth. His boys be-
lieve in him and he is devoted to
their cause.
realize more and more what the
late President John Hope meant
when he insisted that he was in
terested in a small college and
teachers whose great love was teach
ing youth.