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The Phoenix index., 1941-01-11

BUREAU OF MISSING PER-
SONS. Wonder where is Ulysses
"slow Kid" Thompson. the globe
trctter?-Edith Spencer is back
from several years absence in
Manila. but where is Allegretta
Anderson who left with herr
Others, Edivies Flennoy, pro-
phesied for big stage and screen
by the OF Kolyum year ago?
Excitingly enthusiastic promoter
Honeyhush, who was going TO
nlant a NEGRO building and SU-
PER EXPOSITION on Treasure is
land at the Worlds Fair in Frisco?
backward, Turn Backward,
Oh Time in thy flight.
AS I remarked in recent blurb
from the OF Kolyum, history is al
ways interesting, so at this time
since we always grow reminiscent
at this time of the year let's turn
the clock back on the seplans IN
Hollywood in stage and screen.
HEADLINES. May /, 1916,
First colored cast picture produc-
ed by A. Cant. and starring Clar-
ence Brooks; FEB. l6, 1929, F'afay-
cite players in 40 weeks run at
Lincoln -theatre.-Oct. l9. 1890,
Evelyn Preer and Mildred WASH
ington finish Ladies of the Big
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-11
|IQNI%Ql[l[5IlZ

first of year; Harlem Tuff Kids,
Pete, "Niel" Webster, Jeni LeJon,
Dorothy cambridge, Gladys Sny-
der, Lena Horne and other under
consideration for cast, - CovanS,
Florence and Willie, sign up pupils
for winter classes at dance school.
Club Alabam under guidance OF
that master of amusement, Curtis
Mosby, takes new a lasting bow
as theatre cafe; movies, dancing
on elevated floor; swell band, swell
revue, etc
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-11

Club Memo Steered into the
ocean of pleasure by the able genial
Clarence Moore packed every
night, with a continued cutpour-
ing expected during 1941.-Ralpn
Cooper sends expensive Christmas
cards, to a number Of acqaulilo-
ances decorated by his carefully
retouched photograph-forget a lot
of other real friends, however
those who assisted his plans ana
overlooked his faults while ON the
ccast.-Mcst unique Xmas greet
ing received by Yours truly. ooA
from Jules Levey, president Of
Mayfair Productions, IN New YORK.
with Olsen and Johnson's HELISA-
POPPIN still showing III secono
year. card on box reads open at
once, so it can stretch.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-11

a colored singer with a white cast.
This was as a cafe entertainer in
George Bancroft's 'Thunderbolt",
filmed on the old Lasky lot, now
Paramount. In this, one OF their
first talkies she sang "Baby Won't
You Please Come Home.
"HEARTS IN DIXIE" AND
'HALLELUJAH" MADE IN 1929
Both Hearts in Dixie, starring
Stepllin Fetchit and "Hallelujah",
starring Nina Mae Mckinney were
made during the fall and winter of
this memorable year of 1929.
Hearts in Dixie" opened at the
Figureos. "Hallelujah", at Fox Pal
ace.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26
CALLING DRAFTED
MOTHERS
Copyrighted 1871
BY ERAINE TURIN

Drafted mothers Of our ma
ton nov. more than ever. is the
time d sffsct' thaP Winch WIN
keep the. hEsdEB2 .tddf Soldier
sons in grade-A condition. Now,
more than ever. you can lead the
way in q morale campaign. For
when you can be Of that kind Of
service to your sons. you give
your own morale a boost; and
incidentally you set an example
for others to take new courage.
Or to put it somewhat different
ly, you raise the morale in the
armed and home forces alike.
And one of the main objec-
tives in this morale campaign is
to lay the foundation-stones for
future peace-to evolve some
economic pattern whereby your
soldier sons. and my soldier son,
viii be given a better fare than
that which was offered return
ing soldiers after the first World
War. en Epe
The now, as drafted mother
recently put it sis our most vul-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26
MONROE DEFENSE
COUNCIL NOTES
BY Z. p. WINTER
Executive Secretary

There are two types of incen-
diary bombs. the intensive type
and the scatter type.
The intensive type should not
be approached too closely, par
ticularly during the first minute.
The printing mixture may scatter
sparks and molten metal as far as
20 feet.
After the printing mixture has
burned the bomb can be APP
preached so that it can be covered
with sand or dirt.
There are two kinds of inten-
sive type bombs, the Magnesium
Case bomb and the Thermit
! Bomb.
A good method of dealing with
the Magnesium Case bomb is to
use a SPRAY of water. This does
not extinguish the bomb but
causes ID to burn more rapidly, so
/ that the noFmalaburning time of
about y minutes is reduced to 2
| or 3 minutes. About 4 to 5 gallons
OF water are required and must be
applied In a spray; if solid
stream of water is directed on the
| bomb an explosion viii occur and
spread the fire.
| The same technique as for Mag
Inesium Case bombs should be
used in applying water to Their
Unit Bomb. The water spray will
neither extinguish or cause 9
Thermit Bomb to burn faster, but
by chilling will restrict the in
cendiary action.
| If the fire has not gained toe
much Roadway it IS best to
| smother it with sand or dirt ano
advise your nearest air warder
lstation and let the men equipped
| and prepared to fight bomb fires
remove the bomb.
Under no circumstances usk
any fire extinguisher filled witt
carbon tetrachloride. Poisonou!
phosgene gas may be formed by
sl the reaction of carbon tetrach.
horde and molten metal Soda
acid and foam type extinguisher'
4 can be used but are no more eff
fective than water spray.
Watch for more bomb informa
ton in this column in The Key
: West Citizen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26
ANNOUNCE CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMS

The United States Civil Serv-
iceice Commission announces the
amendment of the announcement
of the open competitive examina-
ton for Guard. Senior. Principal,
and Head, to show that the para
graph headed Physical Require
msnts' has been amended to read
as follows instead of as given in
the original announcement:
Physical Requirements: The
height requirement has been re-
duced to five feet, six inches,
while the weight requirements
has been reduced to one hundred
and forty pounds in ordinary
clothing. These requirements viii
not be waived in any case.
ssThe rates of pay have been in
creased to $500 for Senior and
Principal Guard, and 1880 for
Head Guard"
The Commission also announces
an open competitive examination
for the position of Helper, Ma
chinist Applications may be filed
until further notice with the Re
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26

corder, Labor Board, Post Office
Building, Key West, Fla.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26
BROKEN PROMISE
FOR RoBERTAl

promised myself all this:
q viii forget your eyes. your
hair,
And every little kiss;
Every secret we used to share,
And the way you tilted your
head
Amused by something l had
said.
7 win forget. 1 swore,
That my heart was ever brok-
en-,
/ viii just close the door
On love; if one word is spoken
OF you, III pretend not to hear
No one shall ever see a tear.
| said all this, so clear, so cool.
Everyone knows / tried,
But o. I was the biggest fool
For now l know I lied!
TOMMY MURRAY.
Key West Fla,
Dec. &c. 1s41.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26
ENTERTAINERS TAKE
MOTHERS TROUBLES
fnv A..arlstea pre..l

BRONxVILLE. N. Y, Dec. 26.--
II mama is busy at something else
on baby's birthday, the tiny tot
may still have birthday party.
The Bronxville village entertain
ers viii plan the party. make the
favors, put youthful guests
through their capers, and even
bundle them off to their respec-
tive homes.
In case daddy needs to catch I'D
on his sleep on Saturday morn
ing, the tots can be sent to the
~children's theater" at the village
movie house. Here they are en-
tertained by selected films. mari
onette shows. singing and story
telling. n
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26

49,
war is over. people too easily
forget the valor of soldiers who
are allowed to live. Although
they may suffer all the fortunes
of warfare. they seldom are Civ
en- Their just reward after the
conflict is ended.
And l, for my part, am in ae-
cord with this view. Because
people are not sufficiently given,
in wartime, to put much thought
to the soldiers distresses which
an aftermath of war creates for
them. When the time arrives
in which a soldier is discharged
from the service and, let us say,
he seeks his former position, ne
is likely to hear: We've had to
cut our overhead and the job
you previously filled no longer
exists. We're sorry, but what
can we do? Times are bad. And
the unfortunate part is that the
majority of US viii pass that
situation over without much eff
fort to see what plan can be es-
tablished to efface the condi-
tons responsible.
But now when consummate
sacrifices may be expected of us
all, now when the inevitable can
happen over here, now when
life and death hang in equal
balance, people pull together
and are less inclined to the laxi-
ties into which time tends
to submerge them. Such laxi-
ties, one might say. are analog-
Gus to the selfishness of a FAM
lily who are so wrapped up with
their own interests that they
disregard the welfare of others.
But should a bomb drop near
their home. and life and death
hang In eqtial balance. observe
how quickly they will change
and open Their doors to those
whom they previously ignored
The realization of catastrophe
awakens people to the need o.
pulling together and doing thai
which a halcyon existence 81
often keeps them from doing.
So get together. drafted moth
ers of our nation. and take adj
vantage of "the now. Evolve
some economic pattern which
will offer plenty of jobs to you
returning soldier sons. For nov
is the time that such a patterI
can be made a reality-nov
when people pull together ant
give the soldier his just recogni
ton.
| Obviously, there is nothing 5,
effectual in raising the morale o
the men in the service as this
to have such an economic plal
awaiting them when the war j
over. esl Aef' 80 %
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26
AIR CORPS MOVES
INTO DORR FIELD
CADETS HOUSED m NEWEST
FLIGHT TRAINING
CENTER
ssp<elal 20 rae citisen,

~ y tet<*A - @a-@~ - =
ARCADIA. Fla Dec &c.
U. S. Army Air Corps moved
cadets into Dorr Field over the
weekend with the opening OF
the nations newest flight train
ing center "a years to the day
after construction started on
old Dorr and carlstrom Fields,
where American pilots were
trained during the last year.
Three shifts of men were
employed so the field could be
opened under the present emer-
gency. Tom Gates. Embry-Riddle
manager of Dorr, said Five bar
racks, mess hall, ground school
.
building and infirmary are COM
pleted, he reported go
Is Cadets were moved from ad-
jacent Carlstrom Field. where
they had been living. Flight in
struction, however. has been
given at Dorr Field for several
months under direction Of Lieut..
William S. Boyd, commanding
officer. Construction on hangers
and other buildings viii be COM
pleted in about six weeks.
Opening of Dorr makes a total
Of three flight fields operated
BY Embry-Riddle School of Avia-
lion under the Southeastern Air
Corps training program. Carl
strom has been housing and
raining both American and
Raj cadets. Riddle Field,
Clewiston, is training British
students, and Dorr viii be de-
voted to American cadets.
Carlstrom and Dorr were IA
nous training centers on their
present sites in 1918, turning
out many of the men who are
leaders today in the Air Corps
and commercial aviation.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26
THE LOWDOWN
FROM HICKORY GROVE

I been thinking about our
U.S.A. debt Whatever il is or
how we got it. we gotta pay it.
Like coming down with quick
appendicitis you can't stop TO
fgurefp ebEy the llks Us. get II
fixeG and Mhen yoa Lafe back in
good health you win manage
somehow ! Otherwise yep are a
dead pige6R and u would sooner
be up to my meek in debt versus
being any hrand-of dead pigeon.
Now is the time to pour in ef-
fort-no time TO argue and fool
around. ] a m taking about
war.
When it is over we WI see
how we could have done better
but hindsight is always that
way. If we come out at the
end with a whole hide but shirt
less. that viii not be so bad.
Right now Mr.. Einstein wears
no nightshirt-says it is more
healthful
Winning the War, Shirt or no
shirt. that s, our iQb--asd fpaset
ne wshpsah Hss a1e
body starts dong politics ana
trying TO spend money. on fuma-
diddles versus on tanks and bal-
lets. tap him on the Shoulder
and ask him to sit down.
Yours with the low down.
10 SIERRA
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26
STILL KNITS FOR
SOLDIERS AT 81

COTTONWOOD. Ia, Dec. 20.
Mrs. N. E. RooKe learned to
knit when she was six so she
might do her bit in the Civil war.
Today. she claims something of a
record in having knitted for ref
ugees and soldiers of every war
since that first one in her life.
AT 81. she is turning out a pair
of socks a day for the Red Cross
and aiming at her record of the
last World war when she pro-
duced 100 pairs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26

neranie spoi
of time to
make adjust
ments for our
soldiers Ad-
jus ents
which, at a
later period.
may not be so
readily made.
Because" she
co n tin u d,
I" W hen the
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26
CRISIS NEARS
IN PRIORITES
OVER BUSINESS
GOVERNMENTS EFFORTS TO
SAVE SMALL BUSINESS EN-
TERPRIsEs Is HoUGH hid
NC
BY ALEXANDER n. GEORGE
Ap Feature Service Writer

~~-@-% 49, VIC W AA4EE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-This
business Of the governments try
ing to save thousands of small
business enterprises from extinc-
ton faces rough going because:
!, There aren't enough essen
tial materials, particularly metals.
10 go around,
2. First things tweapons for
defense) must come first.
3. Defense authorities insist
that arms must be turned out as
quickly as possible.
supply Chief Donald 3. Nell
son says supplies Of such vital
lnaterials as steel and copper have
been running behind defense
program demands. Most defense
orders are for airplanes, tanks,
ships and guns. The big com
panies, possessing the facilities
for producing these weapons in
large numbers within a relatively
short time, have been getting the
vast bulk Of Army and Navy con-
tracts.
Thousands Of small plants
have been unable to get de-
Tense contracts. Army and Navy
purchasing officers naturally
prefer to do business with COM
panies oeared to mass output
and with q record Of past per-
formhnce. Prime contractors
haven't made an extra effort to
spread their work among .
large number of suh-contrac-
tbfs.
Little manufacturers. facing
disaster. are complaining to their
congressman. Under increasing
pressure from Congress, OPM is
planning to enlarge its campaign
10 help save the little business
man.
In prospect are two major
remedies:
l. A nationwide program If
Nsub-consracting clinics" to de-
wise ways Of spreading defense
work.
3. Feeding : small fraction Of
the ropntrY's output of raw
materials into a hardship pool
monthly for distribution to
~Fnost deserving producers of
non-defense goods.
Hardship" cases would be Sc
lected after weighing several fac
tors. For example a factory en-
ployine rs to 100 men might get
help II il is the backbone of a
small community but might not
get help If located in a large city
where displaced workers had a
good opportunity to find employ
ment
And company would be in
favorable position if its manufac-
turing process required only small
amounts Of critical materials to
keep many workers employed 4
Under the 'sub-contracting
clinic plan, representatives. OF
prime contractors would be taken
into all sections of the country
in quest of plants which could
handle farmed-out work.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-26
W~W%%% .%~%~
TALE OF PLASTERER
WHO WAS PASTERED
tny Associated Pressl

BUTTE Mont. Dec. 2s.-
Here is Pasrolman Earl Hill
mans report covering a night
calls n plasterer by name Of
Harry was 50 plastered ] put
his car in garage TO keep him
from driving while plastered
and to keep him from plaster
ing himself against a well or
somsthing. This was done at
request of the plasterer's
friends. fellow plssterers."
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-12
Five Loyal Men Not Wanted
By Army
An Editorial

If the experience of the five Minneapolis who
wanted to enlist in the cOun armed forces in Minneapolis
Tuesday and refused because they Negroes be-
ing repeated throughout the country it would indicate that
even in the hour of the nations crisis have learned little
newspaper that it is time to lay aside of this type Of
damfOoshess that makes for everything but national
unity.
Every radio and newspaper making appeals for
sments Imagine the feeling of these five patriotic Amer
who went down to offer up their lives for their
country and turned down of other fellow
Americans accepted
The radio and newspaper appeals that have heard
appeal to ALL from II to So not "white" Natu
rally Negroes feel that these appeals what they
especially in time of national emergency and war.
Treatment of this sort for Americas most loyal group
of citizens is both disgusting disturbing and wholly incOn
sstent with the nations need for to the for
national safety.
There no reason why an American Negro who wants
to join army navy either for that matter today
should have to stand aside to wait until some general or
admiral decides he may join while others enlist at will Such
condition does nothing for preparations and
dampens the morale of the Negro people,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-12

combat the forces of evil opposing
us.-O. C. Hall, Jr., University
student, st. Paul.
'"The United States is at war
with Japan and will combat the
enemy with every resource at its
command and with grim determine
ton. There is no further discus.
sion of how we got into this war
but realistic complete and patriotic
acceptance Of the fact we are in
it is important. Let all Americans
be Americans in every thought and
act."-Harry Lewis, member John.
ny Baker American Legion Post.
"If the japanese figure that they
can lick the United States they are
In bad fix. Maybe they are smart,
but they must remember the United
States never lost a battle yet and
We'll lick the Japs like we did the
Germans in 1917. I was in the last
World War and I am willing to die
to help wipe the Japs off the face
of the map."-George Cites, Dis
abled Veteran, Minneapolis.
This war with Japan was in.
evitable. As Americans we must
dedicate our economic, industrial
and spiritual resources to the de.
feat of Japan and any other IA.
ton that endangers the existence
Of our American way of life."-C.
W. Washington, Executive Secre-
tary of the Minneapolis Urban
League. -... ..
'The bombs that fell on the U. s.
dropped by the Japs will be their
ruination."-James W. Slemmons,
22O1 Fifth Ave. S., Minneapolis.
81 am sorry that we are in this
war, but there is no doubt in INV
mind that the United States will
win. I only wish that I was young
enough to go and help do the iob.'
Mr.. F. B. Simpson, Ss5 st. An
thony Ave., st. Paul.
II cannot see anything else but
victory for the United States. I am
willing with my whole heart to 20
as far as I can to see the United
States win."-Mr. Edward Daniels.
s97 W. Central Ave-, st. Paul.
'It is too bad Gods people can
not live without war."-Mrs. J. L.
James, 900 Carroll Ave-, st. Paul.
"Our backs are to the wall and
we must do our best and all pull
together."-M. Love, BOG Rondo
Ave., st. Paul.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-12

Church will be the principal speak
er. The program will feature solos
by Miss Frances Fair, Miss Mary
Gibson and Harry Davis. Special
selections will be sung by the
Ladies' Quartette and Trio.
The chorus will present several
Christmas Carol selections which
will include Negro Spirituals. The
program will be climaxed by the
singing of the Hallelujah Chorus.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-12
COUNCIL OF NEGRO ORGANI-
CATIONS TO CONDUCT FORUM
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY HOUSE
STINnAV


The Minneapolis Community will
have an opportunity to hear Louis
Gregory, member of the National
Bahai Race Unity Committee at
the Sunday Forum at Phyllis
Wheatley House at p. m.
Travelled Extensively
Buy Defense Bonds
Mr.. Gregory's travels as a Baha'i
worker has carried him through
eleven countries, including Eng
land, France, Germany, Italy,
Egypt, Palestine and Haiti, also
has covered eastern, middle and
western Canada, and all the United
States except the Dakotas.
Present World Crisis Is Subject
He will discuss "The Progress
Made in the Field of Race Rela-
lions in the Present World Crisis. -
He will also be the guest speaker
at the Mems Club luncheon of Wes-
ley Methodist Church Saturday,
December 10Th.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-12
Five Minneapolitans Try to
Enlist in Army; Refused
Because of Color
Five Can't
Join Army

Five Minneapolis Negroes who
went to the Army Recruiting office
in the Federal Office Building, Min
neapolis, were refused Tuesday
because "there is no Negro quota"
The men were told by recruiting
officers to write to Omaha or Kan
sas City. Meanwhile hundreds of
American white men We're enlisted
as the colored men who wanted to
serve their country, were refused
an opportunity.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-12

papers claimed two weeks ago that
America was not prepared and that
among the several reasons why
America could not win q war with
Nippon was because of the dissatis-
faction of its Negro population. This
paper pOlled Minnesota Negro citizens
in all walks Of life and found q uni
versal unity among them for defeat
OF Japan or any country which at
I'm this world of doubt, con-
fusion and gloom, there is no place
for small prejudices and hate. We,
as Americans, should stand to-
gether for democracy" - Dorothy
Scott, housewife and beautician,
Minneapolis.
This war with Japan and pos
sible conflict with other Axis
powers is a threat to our Ameri.
can democracy. The Negro, now as
ever in crisis, will join hands with
all other true Americans and rally
around Old Glory to do all they can
to save the democracy which their
ancestors have unselfishly fought
for before. This one-tenth of
Americas population has always
been patriotic to the core."-
Thomas Johnson, Graduate student,
University of MIMI, Minneapolis.
II am sorry that America, also,
must bleed, but I trust that she will
be the better therefore, as this will
be an opportunity to replenish the
blood with true brotherly love and
altruism which has been so sadly
lacking in both the high and low
places. DIR. W. D. Brown, Mayor
of Bonneville.
"As a young Negro of America,
l realize our democracy is not per-
feet, but we are not going to stand
idly by and let Japan and other ma
tons destroy the gains we have
made. A state of war exists and
we are ready to go to protect what
others have already gained for our
democratic freedom. Everett
Harris, SIS Bryant Ave. n, Mime
apOlis.
"We as a racial minority should
put our full-hearted support back
Of U. S. in subduing our common
enemy. This is the time, place and
opportunity for us to submit our
services for the common cause. We
have abilities and techniques which
are Of immense value to the i'm
mediate defense of the nation and
it is part of our patriotic duty to
demand that our rights be re-
spected that we too may effectively
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-12-12
Publisher Pledges
Negro Support
For Emergency

Cecil Newman, publisher of the
st. Paul Recorder, as was reported
in Mondays st. Paul Pioneer
Press, wired President Roosevelt
early Monday morning, pledging
the support of the Negro COM
munity of ST. Paul and vicinity to
the about war effort.
Many readers of the paper, in
Guiding J. W. Walton, called to
congratulate the papers on the
publishers alertness in making
known to the world promptly how
st. Paul Negroes stood in the pres
ent emergency.