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The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14

with bridge and whist party at
the home of the president. Mrs
Nettie Warner, 1014 .Skhth Sec
ond avenue. The decoration con.
sisted OF Chinese lanterns. More
than seventy guests pttendeet
Prizes were awarded for the high
est scores in whist Refreshments
We're served Members of the club
are: Mrs. Nettie Warner, presi-
dent; Mrs. Lula Johnson, vice
president; Mrs Eleanor Harris,
secretary; Mrs. Muriel Murell, as
sistant secretary; Mrs. Margaret
Clinkscales, Mrs. Lillian Davis,
Mrs Eleanor Peterson, Mrs Thel-
ma Robinson, Mrs. Pearl Ealy,
Mrs. Bernice Perkins, Mrs. Lora
Mae Franklin, Mrs Barbara, Mrs.
Laura Bell, reporter.
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number of prisoners camps. What
he has to say of the different
treatment accorded to prisoners of
various nationalities is revealatory
of the thorough planning that
characteristics the whole of the Ma
ri war of would-be world domino.
tion.
He says: French prisoners are
not treated badly; but the Czech
oslovaks are executed as soon as
their nationality is established. The
Spaniards are sent to France; the
Poles are put to work at all the
hardest jobs. In the camp was one
English prisoner and he was given
his meals in the German officers
mess, because the Nazi. despite
their hatred of England, consider
the British as Nordics,' superior
beings. Moreover they are afraid
that if they ill-treat the English
prisoners the same kind Of thing
will be done to German prisoners
IN England
"At the start Negroes were shot;
but later they were better treated.
because, as was explained to me by
Seq. Engel. the Germans have the
intention of becoming a colonial
power This change of policy con-
cerning the Negroes came about q
few weeks after I arrived in the
camp of Dieuze. An official called
Pape told me that orders had been
received that the Negroes were TO
be converted so that they might
carry the Nazi creed to Africa"
TRY TO CONVERT AFRICANS
One suppoSes that the last phrase
must mean: converted to the idea
of supremacy of the Germans
amongst all the white nations as
the Nazi race doctrine of utter
contempt for the blask man can
not have any appeal for the Afri-
cans: even the Arabs; who are put
I into another category to the Ne
groes bv the Germans, are disgust
ed by their race theories, for, as
they say. these are diametrlcally
opposed to Koranic teaching which
holds that all men are brothers.
Of the propaganda inside the
prison camp the same writer says
that the Nazis tried to make the
French and other prisoners believe
that they were going to hear
special radio program, sent out
from England on the occasion of
the coronation of the King of the
Jews They said the following
personages were at this ceremony.
; the queen of Holland, the king OF
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Clearance through his office of
these cases brings them to his at
tention. The cases are not confined
to anyone part of the country, but
are from all of the industrial Sec
tions where skilled and semi-skilled
labor is at a high premium.
Citing the difficulties which in
dustry is experiencing in obtaining
competent help, DR.. Reid is called 4
upon to convince these employers
that the prospective workers are
American citizens, regardless of
what their former nationality might
have been, what their parents were,
and what their race or religion
might be.
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DEATHS

Mrs Mary Rosser an old resi-.
dent Phoenix, passed Tuescay
evening at her home, SIG E. Jef-
ferson Street The body was fu-
neralized Monday, June 9 from
the First Colored Baptist Church.
Reynolds Funeral Home i'll charge
Mrs. cambridge IIavis, SO6 w.
Lyncoln Street, passed Monday.
June 2. His body was funeralized
Wednesday. June from E. Lake
Funeral Home. He was the father
of Mrs. Florence Brown
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structor and equipment to be
secured during the vacation
period The courses are to be as
functional as possible. Emphasis
will be placed On practice AND
human relationship not theory.
All along, new courses have
been added to departments al
ready established. To the Foreign
Language Department, history OF
Hebrew has been added, and his
tory of Tennessee to the History
Department. The latter is a re-
Quired course for teachers. Grimm
olcgy has enlarged the Sociology
Department 1t is scientific study
Of criminals with reference to their
physical traits and mental
bearings.
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MT. CALVARY SERVICES

The pastor, Rev. E. j. Jacobs,
preached two great sermons Sun
Gay night. AT 8 pm. he chose for
text Examine Thy Self. The
message was inspiring. The Sunday
School rendered a wonderful chill
dren's day program Sunday, June l.
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
MOTORED TO MESA

A large number of church work
ers motored to Mesa, Sunday
June l. to attend the inspirational
services Of the district. Rev. E. P
Jacobs. vice moderator of the Salt
River District Association, preach
ed the district sermon Services
were held in the new edifice OF Mt.
Calvary, Mesa, Ariz
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Norway, the secretary of the league
of nations, and the negus of Abys-
sinia. Most Of the prisoners took
this in good faith. and believed it.
until it was discovered that the
wireless talk was coming from the
Gostapo kitchen.
ARABS NOT FOOLED
Despite the threats of the Nazi
guard in the camp that it would be
impossible for the prisoners not to
become Nazis too after a spell of
the treatment there, it is not pos
sible to think of France, save for
small number relatively of its
whole population who were already
Fascist-minded. ever submitting to
a Nazi way of thinking. And this
applies to the great majority of
people in Frances colonies.
Despite the intensive penetration
of what the Germans call tour
lists at present into French Moroc-
co, the Arabs know full we'll that
these men are just so many more
Nazi soldiers and technicians ar
irving to carry out some new war
move.
Recently LEA" Chilian review,
published a note on the fact Of
Marianne, a leading Paris week
ly, having incurred Nazi fury be-
cause a Jewish writer called Ber-
nard Leccache, had written in it
that he had seen in Algeria how
French people of all races and
France still dreamed of her resur-
rection."
is also striking.
Physical Education is now be-
ing directed by a LeMoyne grad
uate, c. M. Roulhac. Although
equipment and space have been
limited this first year. courses in
freshman physical education, first
aid and massage, plays and games
for teachers, principles Of physical
education, coaching and officiat-
ing, ,and archery were offered.
Since provisions for physical
education in Memphis Negro high
schools are insufficient. the need
for physical development of local
Negro youth is striking. Next
semester, the present facilities arc
expected to be improved with, the
possible addition of an assistant
director. New courses to be added
are; mass athletics. intra-col-
lesiate sports, methods of physical
education and history of physical
eduation. Plans for a gymnasium
have already been made.
The most recent department
added to IeMoyne is the Home
Economics division which was
established in February, 1e41. It
came as the result cf a student re-
quest. Marked enthusiasm has
been shown by students in raising
funds to equip the former presi-
cents home for a modern home
making arug department.
Actual study in the field of
home~making will begin in Sep
tember of this year, with an in
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MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Nielsen closed the spirit
ual and financial service June l.,
with Memorial Baptist church.
Several pastors and their congre-
cations showed a wonderful coop
erative spirit as well as did Rev.
Hardison and hts members OF
Tempe, Ariz.
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MAN is STABBED WHILE
SEPARATING FIGHTERS

ATLANTA, Ca (SNS)-
Harvey Cooper, 80, of rs Hilliard
Street, NE, was admitted to Grady
Hospital early Sunday morning
and given treatment for stab
wounds of both arms and chest.
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CHANCE Of A LIFETIME

year subscriptions or so Six
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5. The scholarships are not
transferable and have no cash
reward.
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Reference, one or more High
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reference
Mail to the office of The Phoe
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES.
HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOU TO ENTER COLLEGE
THE PHOENIX INDEX OFFER
INC THREE SCHOI IARCHIpS

INO HhEE SChOIJAhSfRfS
ENTER THE Campaign now take
your choice from the list of colleges
listed
Jr. College, Phoenix
Tempe Teachers College Tempe,
Arizona.
University of Arizona, Tucson,
Arizona. This campaign be-
gins June 6, runs for nine weeks
ending midnight, Aug. %, l941.
AbV one aspiring for college is
chat is a high school graduate)
eligible for this campaign.
q. Winners of this Campaign
will be awarded scholarships in
according to his Or her subscrip
tionS.
3. Subscription rates during this
contest are as follows: One year
4T.50; six months $100. Each
| contestant will receive a reward
according to his Or her subscriptions
4. Those eligible for scholarship
must report not less than 80 one.
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PERSONALS

MISS THOMASEE H G H
TOWER of New York, left Mon
day. June g, for her home. She is
the niece of DR.. N. d. HightoWer
of this city. She attended Junior
college this city.
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
THoMAsvILLE PROGRESS

Mrs. Cardelia Montgomery, of
a43l East jeff Street, Phoenix, re-
ported that the contractors have
completed the foundation for her
4-room house now under construc-
ton in Thomasville. She is ex-
pected to move from her Phoenix
home to Thomasville as soon as
the building IS complete.
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Mr.. Charles Fields, a member of
the Maricopa County Board OF Su-
pervisors, who has been showing
splendid cooperation with the tax
payers of the Thomasville district,
idS1ed instructions this week to
his foreman to grade or smooth the
rough roads from the river south
through Thomasvillet and the Mo-
bile vicinity.
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Says Negro Other Minorities
Should Unite In Justice Drive

WASHINGTON, d. lamp -
The future of the Negro in the
United States is definitely tied up
with the future of other minority
groups in this country according to
Ira DeA Reid, and the more pres
sure these minority groups bring
on the government to render as
SiStance in their cases, the more
rapidly will relief come to the Ne
gro.
In his position as consultant on
the Negro and minority groups for
the employment division of the So
cial Security board, Dr. Reid is call
ed upon to solve the problems of
thousands of whites as we'll as Ne
groes.
Letters pour into his office daily
says Dr. Reid, setting forth the most
miserable circumstances imaginable.
And they come from American citi-
zenS, whose names happen to have
an italian flavor. or Germanic
tinge
NOT FOREIGN BORN
These people are not foreign born,
neither are their parents foreign
born, But" says DR.. Reid, ''it is
pathetic to read a letter written
intelligently by some wife, who
watches her husband slowly go tc
pieces because he can't get a job
merely. because his name happens
to be an Italian or Germanic name.
Such letters are sent to the Presi-
dent, who refers them to the en-
ployment division and then they are
sent to DR.. Reid, who attempts to
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14

Mrs. Clennet Anthney, of Los
Angeles, Earthberth Whitworth
and Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, of Long
Beach, Calf, were weekend visl-
tors of Mrs. Lovon Hamilton and
Miss Glodeene Hamilton, 9l5 East
Monroe Street, Phoenix.
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14
DR.. N. D. Hightower

Physician and Surgeon
PHONE 3-8532
Residence, 1109 1st Ave.
PHONE 3-539I
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Mrs. Cora WedloW, of 18 North
18th Street, received word Thurs
day that her sister, Mrs. Lottie
Williams of Dallas, Texas, suffer-
ed a stroke and was seriously i'll.
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NOT FOREIGN BORN

Norway, the secretary of the league
of nations, and the negus of Abys-
sinia. Most Of the prisoners took
this in good faith. and believed it.
until it was discovered that the
wireless talk was coming from the
Gostapo kitchen.
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14

The Nah Jong Club entertained
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14

Mrs. Anne Browne, who is the
wife of Prof. Thomas H. Browne,
coach of the Phoenix Colored High
School, was admitted to the st.
Joseph Hospital June and un-
derwent an operation June 8. 1T
was reported that blood trans
fusion was necessary before the
operation was performed.
The Phoenix index., 1941-06-14

Mrs. r. L. Mack, of 92l South
9Th Avenue, has been i'll at her
home for the past three weeks, but
is reported improving nicely. Mrs.
MackTs sister, Mrs. GilchriSt on
Pasadena, Calf, and family, are
visiting with Mrs. Mack.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Soft AHSUer,
KnudSen Trait

Handclasp like a wise Foot
fall like an Indians. All bone,
muscle, vitality. topped by head
full of brains. And with the soft
answer that the psalmist said
turneth away wrath.
Yes. Big Bill Knudsen can
handle himself in Washington.
And he likes il. too. A production
fellow out of motor plant. trans
planted 10 the capital of the most
powerful nation the world has
ever seen. thrust into the spotlight,
made TO talk, given a job in a
goldfish bowl and he loves IT.
He's taken a house out on
Woodland drive. Two big hotels
ncarby-the Wardman Park and
Shoreham. The back yard looks
down into Rock Creek Park. Mrs.
KnudSen comes down every two
or three weeks. but prefers De
troit. The children and grand
children are there.
The boss lives alone with A
Filipino boy as his only hired help.
The Filipino gets his breakfasts,
prepares dinner about three nights
a week, looks after his clothes,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Singapore Base
Key to DefenSeS

Singapore base. being the vital
key to all defenSes in this area,
is a challenge to Japan's new
order in eastern Asia. and there
fore is her logical objective. While
IT remains in British hands il COM
mands the most important mari
time crossroads of the Far East
and prevents Japanese incursions
into the Indian Ocean. 1t provides
a naval and air base for the de-
Tense of India. the Dutch East In
dies and British possessions that
string across the Pacific to Aus
tralia and New Zealand.
| II also assures the safety of the
vast supply area from which the
British war effort now draws raw
materials and man power. ano
which is the principal support OF
the British campaign in the y edi-
terranean.
Singapore is more than a nava,
base. however. 1t is also a for
midable fortress known as the
Gibraltar of Asia" All ap-
proaches to the harbors and 10 the
Straits of lahore have been mined
for many miles 10 sea and the
coast is we'll defended. With the
British in possession of this com.
bination naval base and land fort.
ress. any japanese position in the
Dutch East Indies would be one
precariously held
The capture of Singapore by the
Japanese would seriously affect
the United States commercially by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Berlin's Version
Of Days Bombing

BERLIN. Feb % - GNS) -
German warplanes attacked IN
portant military detectives III Eng
land and British shipping during
the day. A contmunique said to-
night. Later. an official announce
ment said German reconnolter.
inC plane had shot down a British
craft in a dogiight over the Nortt
Sea.
Four moro planes were dc.
Stroyed on the ground in German
aerial attacks against Manstor
airdrome, the announcement said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
He'll Let Others
Argue LdWS

Strikes? Yes. But you can't
make a criminal of a man because
he strikes, says the one-time
immigrant from Denmark. The
sit-down? That's all past, he
thinks. The National Labor Re-
lations Act ended that. Sabotage :?
Not much. The work of dopes and
mean men. Defense delays? For
the whole country. not many.
Labor racketeering? Yes. some.
But it's being handled Does he
think there should be additional
legislation
"WelI. If you gentlemen want
to write a law"
No, they don't get Big Bill
Knudsen TO say there ought to
he a law" Not with the White
House listening.
To see him sitting there, or
anywhere, you'd think of him as
a Stocky man of about average
height Close to six feet perhaps.
Not big, particularly. It's when
he raises his POS pounds out of
the chair and moves like a panther
across the room that you see the
spring-steel construction of his
full SiX-feet-three. The man is d
giant. He walks like a leopard,
relaxes like one . You'd like TO
see him spring e. but not at you.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Fashion Plate
of Washington

And what clothes Blue pin
striped suit Blue shirt. Blue
dotted bow tie. Pearl buttons in
the turned up. Stiffly starched
cuffs. Black ribbon on horn
trimmed glasses. The man is a
fashion plate and out of a
motor plant.
Well. a motor plant is a bit dif-
ferent from a steel plant. You
cant wear clothes like that around
a blast furnace. Or an open
hearth or even in strip mill
and a strip mill. for your informa-
ton isn't a bllrlcSque show. but
a steel plant where they unwind
steel ribbon, and cut II up like
cheese.
How does a heavyweight pro-
,ducton man keep ct when
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Ash Wednesday
Rites Set Here

Detroit and the rest of the
Christian world Wednesday will
enter the annual six-week period
of penance which ushers in Easter.
Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday or
Pancake Day, so-called from the
old custom of eating the cakes in
general celebration before enter
ing the Lenten fast.
Easter this year falls on Sunday,
April 13.
Beginning this week with Ash
Wednesday, noon hour masses will
be held each week day in Catholic
churches in the business district.
A sermon will be preached each
day at 12:15 p. m. prior to mass
in st. Aloysius' Church, Washing
ton boulevard. Msgr Allen j. Bah
cock. pastor of st. Mary's student
parish at the University of Michi-
gan, will be the speaker beginning
Ash Wednesday and continuing
through the week
Following an annual custom, the
Detroit Council of Churches will
hold noon Lenten services in the
| Lafayette Theater each week day
from Ash Wednesday through
Good Friday.
Sermons will be given by guest
preachers.
The Rev. Raymond J. Wade,
bishop of Detroit area Methodist
/ churches. will deliver the sermon
Ash Wednesday.
Lutheran and Episcopal groups
will hold midweek servic es
Throughout the Lenten season.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
NeU Jap MOUe
In HdO-Chind Seen

The armistice of Saigon. how
ever. is probably only preface TO
further Japanese penetration OF
Indo-C China. Possession of Saigon
and Cam Ranh Bay French naval
stationS) would materially facili-
tate Japanese naval operations in
the south China Sea and are in
excellent position vis-a-viS Singa-
pore and the Dutch East Indies,
on which latter he "Flowery
Kingdom has cast covetous eyes
for many years, because of their
great natural wealth and large oil
deposits.
The alarmist reports that the
Japanese have increased their
naval forces in the Gulf of Siam
do not necessarily prove that they
are yet ready for major action.
In fact, as they have only a toe
hold on ndoChina at present, it
would take months to prepare.
The short-time outlook is not so
bad.
Nevertheless, today, Japa n
seems poised and ready to swoop
down on these rich British and
Dutch colonial possessions where
tin and rubber - two important
strategic materials-and other wal
essentials are found in abundance
The magnitude Of the prize would
seem TO justify the struggle
However, any attempt of Japan's
army TO move against Singapore
through Thailand would imperil
her m aritime communications
f1anked. as they are by the Brit
ISL base at Hongkong at the
northern end and the bases of the
Dutch East Indies at the south
ern end. The Japanese position
in the South China Sea also would
be considerably weakened by the
arrival of superior naval force
in this area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
They Guess at Aims

This effort at hiding something
was another of the mysterious
events of confused day. Watch
ers along the Dover coast claimed
the purpose of the screen was TO
hide new buildings recently COM
pleted atop the Girls Nez cliffs.
Some unofficial sources thought
il might have been intended to
hide a Nazi invasion drill.
The British bombing raids Fri
day night were reported to have
caused heavy damage al the Man
naval bases of WilhelmshaVen and
Emden. battered for the forty
third time. Heavy bombs were
used at both places, il was
claimed. A large fire was started
at WilhelmShaven.
BreSt. on the French coast and
possible invasion base. was
bombed by other squadrons while
still more Raj bomberS ham,
mered NaH airdromes behind the
Dutch and French coasts.
War industry factories and sup
ply bases were bombed IN the
Ruhr valley, il was claimed. but
bad visibility prevented accurate
observation OF the damage.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Raj RepuIses
Raid on London
CONTINUED from Page One)


they dropped their bombs hap
hazardly and with little or no
effect, according to the air min
istry.
A squadron of Spitfres went up
behind the raiders and cut off their
retreat. For a few minutes British
and Nazi planes whirled around
in a dogfight whose progress could
be traced by long plumes of eN-
haust vaporS. The fight finally
worked its way to the French side
of the channel, where the COM
batants disappeared into the haze.
Other enemy raiders were re-
ported over the southeast coast
later in the day and along parts of
the east coast.
During the afternoon German
naval vessels. probably motor tor
pedo boats, put up a smoke screen
along the French coast in the
vicinity of Cape Girls Nez, where
the long range guns which shell
the Dover coast are located.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23
Has Little Time
For Social WhirL

How about social life? Well.
you may not believe it after see
ing that picture of Grandpa
Knudsen dancing with Deanna
Durbin, but the man isn't a social
hound. He couldn't be if he
would, and wouldn't be if he
could. When you're working sc
hours a week you don't make
dinner conversation very otter
even with gals like Deanna
And of course there aren't many
girls like Deanna.
But all work and no play might
wear down even big Dane from
Detroit.
You can guess the answer to
that one -. The rafting chips :.
Raise YOU Raise you
back" Another"
Aces" Kings up"
When poker's the game Jesse
Jones is probably in it, too. You
ask about that. and confirm 1t
And Forrestal of the navy and q
few other friends who play the
same kind of game.
Don't ask the stakes. If it were
penny-ante they wouldn't be play
ing il. No excitement in that to
take your mind off the production
schedule of tank plant.
Three-fourths of the social in
vitations which reach his house or
desk are regretted automatically
The other fourth are scanned,
most of them regretted reluctantly,
a few accepted AS duty or for
the hell of il or the experience OF
sitting down, we'll say, in a for
eign embassy dining room and
to the polite lies told
across the damask.
All day long Big Bill Knudsen
sits at his big desk or PAGES his
big room and listens or talks to
callers. An hour a day, on the
average. he spends on the long
distance phone the country's
at war . you might just as well
realize it Getting ready for
slaughter of human
beings wherever it may be neces-
sary, if it should come TO that
Getting ready the guns and
tanks and planes and shell and
and supplies required to
do a thorough job.