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The Phoenix index., 1941-08-30
SEGREGATION IN BAPTISM

On Sunday there was a great
baptizing of some Iov0 new wit
nesses made during the conclave
in st. Louis. The new Negro wit
nesses were sent to the Negro YMCA
for baptism; while the whites
were baptized in the great pool in
Forest park. An so Jehovah's Wit
nesseS declined to let their colored
brethren be baptized in the same
pool. This all goes to show that
Negroes are in their own light who
think that any of these sects art
different. It matters not what
kind of new religion comes along,
the Negro tries it once in the hope
that it might receive him as a real
brother. And although we always
find the Negro, we also find that
there is always that attitude of
sufferance on the part of their
white brothers.
When great old Richard Allen
Just took the OK by the horns ano
went out and built his own church
he had something; There is great
Negro rush today into every new
religious sect but it only means the
Negroes are trying to be different
and that is all. The Negroes always
find themselves fooled on all these
new religions. Jehovah's Witnesses
like all the rest will only suffer"
the Negro, but they do SO knowing
that he is not an integral part of
them. When therefore Negroes turn
to these new white cults they may
as well search out and find the
jim-crow coach for they will wind
up in one by and by. If our white
religionists insist on fooling us,
let us not fool ourselves.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-30
East Lake Park
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
dancing period.
To close the program, the play
ground secured Carolina" Bron-
son of the Rialto Theater to lead
the group in community singing. Mr..
Bronson lead with the aid of Ian
tern slides in the popular swing
tunes, opening with the current fa-
vorite, Hut Sut Song, and many
others.
The public was cordially invit-
ed to attend this program at East
lake Park and join in the festivi-
ties.
The music program at Eastlake
has been in addition to a fun ath-
letic, swimming and minor sports
program, club work and arts and
crafts work are also part of
the recreation program at Eastlake
for the leisure time of the colored
citizens of Phoenix.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-30

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letter lies in
the fact that it
j S a Negro
youths answer
to an educator
of youth. 1t is
to me the most
m e nj n g f u
statement that
I have re a d
about this en-
tire unfortunate
affair.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-30
Answers HoIIey
BY WALTER r. CHIvERS

Last Sundays edition of the At
lanta Daily WORLD reproduced
under the caption What Our
Readers Say" an open letter to
the editor by a young Negro soldier
in reference to President Holley's
publicity expressed philosophy of
education for Negro youth. The
fundamental significance of this
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political
faction shall all rulings
tions the hatred
ALI matter coming this should be in office Sun
day not p in n
current plainly written only side
of the copy
paid
Make all payable to the INDEX 1914 East Monroe
Street All articles must be- signed by contributors they
be publ
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-30
FooIing Folks

Within the last five years 1t has
been my rare fortune to attend
three great religious conclaveS. The
Oxford group which met in Oxford,
England, four years ago attracted
delegates from the four corners OF
the earth. This group impressed me
as one of great intellectual calibre
and composed of the best peoples.
More recently I attended one of
the great meetings of the Seventh
Day AdventiSts at their CAMP ground
in Michigan and what meeting it
turned out to be! The group i'm
pressed me as belonging to a hard
working farmer class with a good
representation of intellectuals.
Last week while visiting in st.
Louis I ran into the annual con-
clave of Jehovah'S witnesses led by
Judge Rutherford. spent a whole
day following up every lead that ]
thought would help me to under
stand this great movement. At the
end of my seeking I had found
nothing. I had thought might
find something different; but
my disillusionment was complete
when I had spent part of two
days among Jehovah's witnesses.
The impression gained was that
this group is not different from
hundreds of other cults great and
small. They all have the same tech
nique and the same financial OBJ
jectives.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-30
Awake America!

The bus slowed down about ten miles from
South Georgia village and an old man with kind
tatoes through the narrow isle, he dropped down
on the the back "jim-crow' seat.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-30

OUC 20 80 UP HeTe anu nIeeC
Tom Smith. He got killed the
ether day."
"How?" ] queried.
"He's drowned out at the army
camp somewhere in Arkansas
"What was he doing, swim
ming?" I asked further.
"From what I can hear, they
was building over a big, deep
place for Uncle Sam and it fell
somehow" the relator answer
ed.
"That's too bad" I comforted.
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published in which
question of local national Such views
reflect
way opinion of INDEX.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-30
PLATFORM

To give to the they feel
Of and in which their all political social
religious and economic questions which face the
that must job makers as well job seekers
3 To instruct boys and girls in the art Of thrift
brotherhood
s.. To build a firmer racial foundation posterity.
the compete
other
dependable
service that will be able
realizing vital
points respect
Eestions its rendering service
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-30
By ROBERT M. RADCLIFFE

COLORED SOLDIERS in the South are catching plenty
of "H"
Negro soldier downtown street gets more stares
than convict riding prison truck.
Windy Hi S. c.. has bloodless record so far Police
officers there don't allow Negro soldiers in town. Police
can't shoot you if you amt there
But up in the sister state just little bit North of
South Carolina Fayetteville, N. c. has blood 1t hap
pened bus.
Prescott Arkansas really put the pressure on the
coored soldiers Uncle Sans Negro sawars are forced to
walk in bitches along the highway.
No wonder the boys in camp tell the "unfts" and "old
men, they should be glad "you amt here"
cas going to establish separate camps for cooed and
white convicts The officials have hit upon the idea that
white prisoners intelligent than the darker brother
and apt to "lead and influence him.
Now amt that something But it goes to prove that
the Negro who is intelligent the white prisoner has
enough to stay out of Jail
BILBO (The NAM who made his way to Washington
Mississippi senator isn't all he is cooked to be- He's
the who advocated sending all Negroes back to Africa
He got scared the other day and backed out of speaking
engagement in Harlem He to have spoken III connec
ton with the birthday celebration of the late Marcus Gavey
Bibo copied the bacto-Afrca live from Garvey The
aor from the lynch state must have heard of Haremtes
plans to stage demonstration should he appear the
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-30
PROPAGANDA

If Jehovah's witnesses excel in
anything it is in their zeal to sell
literature which is propaganda OF
the most effective sort Throughout
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s." se;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-28

had said. Soon now she'd have to end this masquerade. She'd have to do something about improving the management of the store.
 But then she wondered what it would do to Anthony, finding out who she was. Would he hate her for deceiving him? Once he had asked her, Are you trying to make a fool of me?" Please, please, God, don't let Anthony take the attitude that I've been amusing myself at his expense!
 She knew, too, that Anthony wasn't the kind of man who would enjoy marrying a girl with millions. If he had met me some- where as Beatrice Davenport, he'd never have given me second thought. He's so independent. He's not like clarence ."
 Miss Dane lined the salesgirls up beside the wrapping desk, first thing that morning.
 T want an improvement around here in the care of the stock!" she announced. we've kept two stock girls busy, just because the sales girls haven't made it their bulsi- ness to pick up dresses, to bring them back out of the fitting rooms, to pin back belts and make sure about clips and buttons. This can't go on! The office has withdrawn one stock girl this morning, and we'll have to manage by ourselves. I've seen girls standing in front of cases talking when they might have been taking care of their stock"
 Her eyes singled out Beatrice. Any girl who can't do the rou- tine work as well as make sales is not worth her salary. Remember! That will be all"
 The girls scattered to the cases, grimly. Beatrice saw Miss Getz lingering the chain on her glasses nervously. You've always taken beautiful care of the stock, Miss Getz," she whispered deflantly. T think she has her nerve! And how can we wait on customers prop erly if we've got to do stock girls work?"
 "Sh-h!" pleaded Miss Getz. She's looking"
 Budget fashions was very busy, that morning. Beatrice ran in and out of the fitting rooms, placating a customer in the first booth and an- other in the sixth. She peered through the curtains as one cus- toner turned for inspection in a sport dress, murmured, That's good on you," and fled to see how the woman in velvet was coming on. Instead of taking only two or three possible dresses into the fitting
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-28

rooms with each customer, she took six or seven, so the woman could splurge in trying on and be so busy she wouldn't notice the salesgirl's absence.
 Other girls got the same idea. The result was that by afternoon the fitting rooms were crowded with discarded dresses, and the work of arranging the stock was even heavier than before.
 "The nerve, firing stock girl!' Toby muttered, as she passed Bea- trice in the narrow aisle behind the curtains.
 Miss Ryan, 8 stack of dresses over her arm, bumped into them "Oh, sorry" She leaned for a mo- ment against the partition, hel hands over her eyes. I'm so tired I just can't keep on stepping and hanging without getting dizzy ] She swayed, and Toby cried , "Hey!"
 A moment later, the dresses slipped from Miss Ryan's arm into heap on the floor, and the gir lpitched forward.
 Bee! She's fainted!" (To Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-28
. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
History of Weapons Detailed in Stamps
.ssssss-vovv-~

THERE'S plenty of war in stamp
 designs. Victors and victories seem to be a favorite choice of postage designers. And you'll find almost every weapon man has em- ployed in warfare chronicled in the catalogues.
 Typical issue is Finland's stamp. above, picturing cross-bowman of the late middle ages.
 Man probably fought first with his fists, so Greek stamp pictures boxers. Later he took up clubs, then spears and bows and arrows. Stamps of Ruanda- -Uranda show primitive spears and shields; arch- CTS are well scattered through the stamp albums from Bolivia's na- tives to Switzerland's William Tell.
 Early armor is pictured in Italy's stamp showing Aeneas at the head of his army, and later develop ments of body protection can be found in Rhodes Crusader, Liech- tenstein's knights, Portugal Is chain-mail clad King Alfonso Henriques. Morocco's Ramparts of Sale show an old cannon.
 Modern armament is plentiful, especially in Russian, Spanish, Austrian and Italian issues. Austria showed men in trenches and siege gun of 1914. Russia depicts all the horrors of modern warfare, including bombing and gas, in a 1884 series. Spain has machine gunners and grenade throwers.
 And don't forget the anti-air- craft gun of the U. s. defense series. a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-28
CR AMIlJM CRACKERS
CIVIC DISTRICTS

CIVIC DISTRICTS
 Every big city has some district or area for which it is well known Take an armchair tour of the world and tell in which cities you would find the following places. 1. The Bowery.
 2. The French Quarter. 3. Chinatown.
 4. The Loop.
 5. Trafalgar Square.
 Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-28

YESTERDAY: Anthony tells Bee more about himself, how his parents tied when he was still in school, how his fathers friend eaucntea him. Bee almost admits her real identity, but doesn't, tearing the knowledge might kill Amtheny's love for her. She does lsA him about Grandfather Hunt lngten, mentioning no names. A Rsllceman finally Ousts them from the park.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

third floor has two rooms, one OF
secretary at $50 a month, and the
the other has a charity occupant.
A garage is rented for SIS month.
The board and the Commissioners
agreed that the first floor and base
ment of the property was properly
tax exempt, but that the remainder
should be assessed and taxed.
The Ryland Methodist Episcopal
Church at Branch avenue and S
street Sc. The Commissioners
ruled the church was tax exempt,
but that only a 60-foot frontage
should be considered in this class
and the remainder should be taxed.
The board and the Commissioners
concluded that the following were
properly. tax exempt; Columbus
University, for its property in the
1900 block of Eighteenth street
NV; Columbus University, for it's
junior college in the 1700 block of
N street NV; Church of the
Covenant, for property in the 1900
block of Eighteenth street NV. and
st. Matthews Roman Catholic
Church, for properties in the 100
block of N street and the 17QD block
of Rhode Island avenue NV.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Tax Exemption
Continued From First Page.)

ices, open to the public, are held
each morning except Sundays. We
have reached the conclusion that
the chapel of monastery, although
open to the public for worship, is
not church within the meaning
of our exemption statute. A chapel
adjacent to a church might be ex-
empt if part of the church's re-
ligious activities were conducted
therein. on the theory that it was
part of the church, but no such
construction can be used here, as
this chapel is adjacent to and part
of the monastery.
Used as Study House.
"The paramount purpose of this
order is outlined in its articles of
incorporation-the chapel is Incl
dental thereto. 1t is not referred
to as church, it has no regular
church membership, and the pri-
mary use is for the occupants of
the house of theological studies
which adjoins it.
i. "A church is a body of people,
Of worshippers, associated together
for relisious purposes. 1t consists
of an indefinite number of per-
sons of one or both sexes, who have
made a public profession OF re-
ligion and who are associated to-
gether by a covenant of church fell
lowship.
Here there is no united body of
persons associated together for the
purpose of maintaining Worship
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Defense Being Used
To Curb Antitrust
Enforcement IsCharge
Failure to Uphold Law
May Destroy Democratic
Institutions, Is Claim
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Government economist con-
tended before the Monopoly Com
mittee yesterday that the national
defense drive was being used in an
attempt to curb antitrust enforce
ment' and permit expansion OF
monopolistic industries.
The witness. Willis J. Ballinger,
economic adviser to the Federal
Trade Commission, said failure to
enforce antitrust laws during the
rearmament program may result
in destruction of the Nations demo-
cratic institutions.
There are enough facts at hand
to know that in the case of Ger
many, monopolistic business which
restricted production and aggra-
waited unemployment was a factor
contributing to the economic chaos
which eliminated in political die
tatorship," Mr.. Ballinger said.
Referring to the vast program of
military preparedness, the witness
said that since 1890 ''the United
States has never engaged in a war
or a preparation for war but what
the antitrust laws were practically
disregarded. This was particularly
true in the World War of 1913
The witness recalled that Thur
man Arnold, Assistant Attorney
General in charge of antitrust
prosecution, already had urged strict
enforcement of these laws to protect
Evening star., 1941-03-02

Black Sea. The Rumanian Navy,
now in German hands, has four
destroyers, three torpedo boats and
three submarines.
The Germans might thus hope to
hold the Black Sea against any pos
sible British naval moves, and by
sending German personnel to."aId"
the Italians, might commence
sudden submarine blitzkrieg against
the British fleet in the Mediter-
ranean, which is sadly short of des-
troyers.
Certainly unless some means can
be found of offsetting British sea
command, the Mediterranea situa-
ton seems likely to continue to be
an unwelcome diversion of German
strength and attention, to call for
ever-increasing German effort to
prop up a failing ally, and might
perhaps in the end prove-as Ma
poleon said of a campaign at the
other end of the middle seattle
ulcer to drain the strength from
the Nazi empire.
(Ccpyright, 1941, Tribune Incl
Evening star., 1941-03-02

Government purchasing of defense
against exploitation.
Millions were unemployed when
the defense drive started, Mr.. Bal
linger said, and military prepared
ness is not going to solve this un-
finished problem"
When defense spending ends, he
added, the situation may be worse"
Another period of widespread and
prolonged unemployment for mil
lions of Americans could furnish an
efficient economic cause menacing,
from the inside, the security of our
democracy" he declared.
Mr.. Ballinger contended that ths
most effective way to increase pur-
chasing power among all consumers
is to reduce prices" and added that
rigid enforcement of antitrust laws
would encourage competition and
insure the actual reduction Of
prices"
Evening star., 1941-03-02
335,OOO Are Trained
For Defense Industry

Since the national defense pro-
gram began last summer more than
10 times as many workers have been
trained for vital industrial jobs as
was the case during the entire World
War period, Sidney Hillman, asso-
ciate director of the Office OF Pro-
duction Management, said yesterday
in a report on the work of the Ma
tional Defense Advisory Commits
sion's labor division.
The training program was started
on July l, 1910, and by the end OF
the year had provided instruction
for $4,000 persons-192,000 in pre-
employment refreSher courses and
$4,000 in supplementary vocational
classes. These figures do not in
clude the additional thousands of
workers given special instruction in
on-the- job classes in factories and
plants.
This program is expected to do
much toward providing the addi-
tional 2250 900 workers it has been
estimated the aircraft industry
alone would require between Feb
ruary and August, and the additional
100000 the expanding shipbuilding
program will need, according to
National Defense Commission cal
culations.
To fill there and other estimated
labor demands of defense projects,
the labor division, through the
United States Employment Service,
has sought to survey the Nations
human resources to find workers
properly equipped for the some IT,
OO0,0O0,000 man-hours of work that
must be done to fill orders authorized
for our Army and Navy and for
Britain, China and Greece.
The United States Employment
Service has classified more than
100000 unemployed men and wom-
en-, according to trades and Skills.
The findings indicate that about l.
100000, judging from their work his
tories, are suited for skilled jobs,
with another l ,250,000 in semi-Skilled
ClaSSificationS.
Labor unions we're praised in the
report for their efforts in finding
and supplying skilled and semi
skilled workers for specific projects,
often sending them to jobs hundreds
of miles away at the workers own
expense. The A. F. LIS provision
of most of the 5000 construction
workers needed to build a naval air
station in a remote area near Cor
pus Christi, Tex, was cited as an
outstanding example.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Britoin's Sea Power Causes
Hitler to Take Drastic Steps
Mediterranean Situation Forces Nozis
To Increase Aid for MussoIini

mand, the foundation on which all
this rests, continues supreme in the
eastern Mediterranean and Aegean
Seas and may even be extended to
the Black Sea with Turkish aid.
Turk Advance Unlikely.
1t is quite unlikely that the Turks
will advance into Bulgaria from
their strong positions in eastern
Thrace, to meet a German thrust
into that country. No informed
military observer expected them to
do so; it would be piece of strategi-
cal folly comparable to the allied
advance into Belgium last spring.
Whether the British will put any
part of the Army of the Nile into
Greece depends on a -blooded
estimate of whether the game will
be worth the candle; if the act were
sufficient to bring the Yugoslav
Army into the war against Germany,
for example, the risk would be
worth while. 1t is uncertain whether
Salonica could be held by what
troops Gen. Wavell can spare,
especially since there is no evidence
that they have already started.
Possibly the better use for them
would be to help the Turks in
Thrace, supplying just the elements
of armored troops and other mod
ern equipment which are the chief
Turkish deficiencies.
Very likely a German thrust to
the Aegean cannot now be stopped
even by British Greek COM
bination. What can be stopped is
the exploitation of such a move.
British air power established in the
Aegean islands and in Greece, ought
to be able seriously to contest any
attempt by the Germans to push
their air bases southwark. This,
however, assumes that the danger
of the Germans reaching the italian
bases in the Dodecanese can be
neutralized by the reduction of those
islands while yet there is time: they
become more important as the sit
uation develops.
Thus the Germans still will lack
the means of neutralizing British
Sea power by direct assault on
its bases, and they cannot accom-
plish very much if they cannot do
that. They may, of course, go all
out for an attack against the Turks;
but this would be a major opera
ton, the war on two fronts with
vengeance, against a determined
and well-supported enemy. 1t is
the last thing Hitler can desire.
May Occupy Aegean Ports.
They may occupy the Aegean
ports of Greece, but to do this opens
a new set of considerations. Yugo-
slavia would thereby be cut off from
all communication with the nom
axis world, and might prefer to
fight rather than to stand idly and
see this done; an advance into
Greece would meet with difficult
terrain and perhaps the resistance
of the army of the Nile-that ever
present threat due to sea powers
mobility. at a most unfavorable
moment; strong army would have
to be kept on the Turkish Bulgarian
border lest the Turks assail the
German communications - again,
therefore, we have major opera
ton in the Balkans, war on two
fronts. One can imagine Hitler in
staff conference observing bitterly:
"If some one would only sink that
British fleet"
Possibly this may be tried. There
are still something like 100 italian
submarines in the Mediterranean,
and there have been rumors of small,
German submarines being sent
overland to Rumanian ports on the