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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-01
Clinic Thursday
AT Fife School

Under direction Of Dr.. Norman
Mangnussen. Pierce county health
director. a clinic viii Be held At
Fife Thursday beginning at ? a. m
in the school gymnasium
All children In the community
between the ages Of six months
and six years are entitled 10 the
free health check-ups 10 be given
BY the doctor and assisting county
nurses. Those requesting IT also
may have incubation and vsccins-
ton service.
Mothers are asked to bring their
children and 10 provide them with
robes and slippers for the exsmin.-
ton.
This clinic in sponsored annually
by the Fife PIT. a. this year Mrs.
Carl Anderson being IN charge.
Assisting her in arrangements are
hesdames Joe Cereghino. d. Yosh-
ioka. o. Hargis, A. Karpaek and
Louie Mettis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-01

Mrs. A. d. Mendsnhall, another
pioneer and an interested member
Of the Adelphisn audience at
Pomeroy. tells a better story than
Mr.. Baldwin about the shift m
county boundaries. Two OF her
five children were born in Walla
Walla county. two in Columbia and
one In Asotin, but all in the same
house and on the original home
stead.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-01

Mrs. Herbert Hoover. wife OF
the 3lst president Of the United
States. will visit Tacoma Monday,
May 8.
Accompanying Mrs. Hoover. who
is honorary vice president of Girl
Scouts Of America, will be Mrs.
Paul Rittenhouse. New York, ma
tional director of Girl Scouts.
They will stop In Tacoma for
the day, while en- route to the
Northwest conference of Girl
Scouts to be held In Seattle May
TO. Headquarters there win be at
the New Washington hotel.
Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Ritten-
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portant potential field o. develop
msnt was IN eastern Europe where
Soviet Russia's official Communist
party Newspaper Przvda reported
that 1900 German troops equip
ped with tanks and artillery had
arrived IN Finland
RUSSIAN MOVE FEARED
The report followed recent indi-
cations that the Firms were lean
ing on Germany for protection
against possible future moves Of
the soviets. II also followed Tues
days Soviet decree prohibiting the
transportation Of certain war ma
terials across Russia and regulat-
Ing movement of other materials.
The Soviet decree was not
explained n was interpreted
IN different ways 30 suit the
policy of different beIligerent
capitals. hut II did not neces-
sarily suggest that Germany's
war effort would be handi-
capped nj the present. Brit
ain, nevertheless, believed that
n might indicate \ cooler afti-
tude on the part Of Moscow
toward Berlin.
At the same time. and Of greater
Importance. Turkey was reported
less friendly toward Britain at a
time when Nazi forces have spread
out over the islands of the eastern
Mediterranean az possible pre-
lude TO grab at the rich oil fields
Of 1raq. Turkey il now virtually
thanked by the axis forces and, un-
less strongly backed up by Russia,
appeared to be swinging more and
more toward the idea OF avoiding
4 clash with Germany.
pEACE PLAN TALKED
The same war developments
seemed to have prompted new dip
lomstic gestures in Japan. where
there was increasing talk OF an
early peace which would admitted
ly be a triumph for the axis pow
ers.
The Japan Times and Advertiser
suggested peace plan which
echoed the ideas previously ex-
pressed In Rome and Berlin and
proposed that the British govern
ment transfer its center of empire
to Canada. leaving Europe to Ger
man domination. The plan called
for a European state under Ger
many. naval holiday and sur
render Of the Mediterranean. North
Africa and the Near East oil fields
to the axis powers.
The Dutch East Indies and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-01
War in Europe
A Year Ago
April 80, l940

Adolf Hitler proclaimed 10 Ger
man soldiers that victories in Nor
way have ''conclusively nuIlified"
the allies efforts to beat the
reich to her knees on the scandi-
nsvisn battlefront
German troops occupied DOM
baas and stoeren after days d
hard fighting.
Britain announced the following
naval losses: Submarines Tarpon
and sterlet and trawlers Bradman
and Cape Siretoko.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-01

house will speak at a meeting of
the Girl Scouts council In the
Pacific Savings Bank building al
10 a. m. Mrs. b. +. Buckmaster
Tacoma Girl Scouts commissioner,
will preside.
There will be luncheon In
honor of the distinguished guests
at the home of DIR. and Mrs. w.
Weldon Pascos at Steilacoom lake.
In the afternoon there will be
a tea with about 800 guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. e.
Buckmaster. Among those invited
to the affair will be Gov. and
Mrs. Arthur Langlie and Mayor
and Mrs. Harry p. Cain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-01
Police Question Two
With Borrowed Auto

Winsor Rogers, "a. and Joe
Rider. 20. were in the city Jail
Wednesday on charges of being
drunk and for investigation Of the
ownership Of an automobile which
they said they borrowed from a
friend.
Police said the men could not
name the friend and added that
the car was listed to C. NJ.
Gonyeau. Of 1902 No. Stevens st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-01

A musical program and gospel
message win be presented at
Adams Street chapel. So. nth and
Adams Sta. Thursday at p. m,
according 20 the Rev. T. c. and
Anna X Newly. pastors.
Featured win be DeLoss Crook,
who win play the euphonium and
deliver the message Of the eve
ming. Additional music will In
clude orchestra and clarinet and
guitar numbers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-01
Adj. General
For II Years
Anniversary VIII
b On Thursday

Brix. Cen. Maurice Thompson
Thursday <ill reach his 77th amir
<erssry ~ adjutant general Of the
Washington National Guard. .
post 70 which ne was appointed
Msy !, 1914. By Gov. Ernest Lister.
Continuously since that date
Gen. Thompson has directed the
states military affairs. with the
exception Il one period. from
March. 1919. until January. 1913.
when he wss called into federal
service m the sdjutsnt generals
department m Washington. d. c.
rhe rencraIs long service ~
nA)uennt general of the state
my ternn1nate soon after his
annlverunry Nay l. n has been
ruper1sa- - rcsiEnation -
bssn an1icipa1ed for several
wea1n - L. Dol waiter J.
n Leg q Spokane b expect-
- - - apps1ntsd IN NJ place
~ 0eg. Arthur ,. LAngiie.
The senior national guard adju-
tsnt general m the United States,
Gen. Thompson has been In the
military services - years. He en-
listed June 30. 1895. In the Second
Washington Infantry for Spanish
American war service.
During the generals service the
Washington National Guard In
creased from IL infantry COM
panies and = troop OF cavalry to
more than 400 units In all branches
and 6.71s officers and men.
When the guard was mobilixed
Into khs regular army last Sep
tember. Gen. Thompson was given
the added position Of state director
~ selective services.
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Nv Z 7. SHORT

CI.ARksToN-One Of the In
teresting personsges at the Adei-
phian concert IN Pomeroy Satur-
day night was Charles W. Bald
win. known as the dean Of the
Washington state legislature. and
resident If Eastern Washington
So years. He served his first term
in the legislature In 1929 when
that body met In the old capital
that occupied a site between the
present state house and the Tenn
pie Of Justice.
Twenty-Five years later he was
again elected for two terms. 1928
and 1928. when the legislature met
in the ornate court house which
the state purchased from Thurston
county and which served as state
headquarters until the present cap
ital group was erected. His last
term was In the senate In 1871,
meeting IN the present state house.
MANY Iuhnkc@ seen
In the AZ years since he served
his first term the political COM
plexion has undergone many
changes. In 1899. near the close
Of the John r. Rogers regime. the
state was just emerging from the
control OF the Populist group. In
that session he stood by Gov.
Rogers and helped him save the
capital buildings for Olympia.
He also was responsible that
year for the election OF r. n. Cute,
Of Seattle. for many years an &C
tive figure IN state politics. ~
speaker Of the house. When he
returned to the legislature in 1921
after a lapse of ~ years, Cute
was again candidate for speaker
and Il was Baldwin's influence
which organized the house in his
behalf.
Speaking of political changes in
the legislature, he recalls that In
1921 there were 80 Republicans in
the house and only one Democrat,
f. II. Banker, who later became
head Of the state department of
agriculture. AS q party man,
French Indo China would come
into the Japanese framework, 1t
was added although thew would
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-01

French Indo China would come
into the Japanese framework, 1t
was added, although they would
remain independent"
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
Spirits Get
Mrs. Futtdn1
In Trouble

NEW YORK -, (ANF) - They
hauled Mime. Flu Futtam, spiritual
adviser and widow of the late Su-
Fl Abdul Hamid, self-styled "BlacH
ITitler," into felony court lasl
week on charge that through
celestial aid and material contrl'
vance she had reduced to $3.50
the total assests of a Mrs. ldS
Liiantainen, white. She gave her
non-professional and more mum
dane name as Dorothy Mathews
Mrs. Liinatainen's complaint sci
forth that for seven years Nine
Futtam had been engaged in the
process of stopping "evil things
from following her. In this course
O.. time the spiritualist is said to
have extracted the $3.50 from her
client for services rendered.
The complaint says that Oh
March ., date of the last visit, the
realization daWned on Mrs. Lima
tainen that the chase was as hot
as ever and that perhaps Mime.
Futtam was committed to a very
material Jail pending further
court action.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29

such a transformation that ever
your Montgomery Advertiser ano
Birmingham Age and Herald hail
the Ethiopians as patriots That is
what war does for the Negro
AGAINST SEGREGATION
DR.. Logan then branded the
treatment of the Negro in the de-
tense set-up as violation of the
spirit or letter and sometimes both
the spirit and letter of the Decla-
ration of Independence and the
Constitution.
He was against all segregation
and singled out the South for per-
petuating this menace to the ma
TONS progress. He, too, emphasized
the value of publicity pointing out
that "sonne people in the country
we're peculiarly sensitive to crltl-
cism.'' BY shaming them in public
print, the Negro might be able &c
achieve most of his needs. Ded1cat-
ing the slogan: ''Ihere is no defeat;
there is only "a postponement OF
victory" to the association ne
warned Negro teacher to be alive
to their high responsibilities ano
never fall asleep at the sWltcn'
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
Wilberf0rce To Be
Made Defense Base

COLUMBUS, Ohio-(SNS)- Ex-
pansion Of defense work for youth
at Wilberforce University in q
$4,000 federal and state develop
ment was announced today by
Leo B. Jacobs, Ohio National
Youth Administrator Wilberforce
has been designated as one of
NYAs "Home-Defense" bases.
The NYA will lead in the ex-
pansion with projects costing $685.
000 Additional federal funds al
located through the U. S. Office
of Education and State Depart
ment of Education will total S37.-
COO The State of Ohio is contri-
buting $4,000 to the new Wilber>
force program.
NYA will construct four new
buildings on Wilberforce campus,
near Xenia, Ohio. These will be
additional units Of NYA's resident
center for Ohio Negro youth. Staff
ot the center will be increased
from members to II full-time su-
pervisors.
Machine shops, sheet metal
fabrication unit, welding a n d
forge shop, and an auto mechanics
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
School Buses
Forthcoming
After Suit

RICHMOND, Va. -(SNS)- AT
ter a colored parent and tax-pay-
er of Greenville county, Virginia,
had filed suit against the board OF
education seeking to compel it to
provide bus transportation for Ne
gro pupils, the attorney for the
school board made overtares to
settle the matter out of court, and
to consider a proposition for the
providing of bus transportation.
Oliver w. Hill. an NAACP at
torney of Richmond. Va, acting
for the parents, was approached by
Ennis Ennes. an attorney and
chairman Of the Greenville county
school board. Mr.. EnneS asked
for conference and indicated
ever the telephone that the school
board desires to settle the case
without going to court.
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will be included in the MA sec.
ton.
Present courses in aviation me-
chanics handled by the University
will be continued and expanded
under direction of instructors from
the State Department Of Educa
ton.
NYA will construct an infirTnary
to house a new health program
for the IT'S members of the resi-.
dent center A registered nurse
will organize the health program
and a physician will be in con-
sultation on the program, as well
as a dentist. The health project
is in line with NYA's national
health program recently begun
with the recommendation of the
Defense Commission and u S. De-
partment of Public Health.
The continuation Of the aviation
work at Wilberforce is of parti-
chlar interest to Ohio observers
because of the construction by air
craft companies of four large
plants in Ohio.
All expansion plans announced
here for Wilbeforce are based up
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29

groes not be given a chance to be-
come trained, but the Negro voca-.
tional school in Kansas City, Mis-
sou4i-in a segregated system
though it isis to be utilized
for classes of white trainees, for
which Negroes are to be barred.
isn't there something you can
do about this?" Mr.. Jones asked
the O. P M executives. "God
forbid that this travesty on JUS
tice should spread and give our
nations enemies weapons more
effective than bullets
Copies of the letter were sent to
DR.. John w. Studebaker, Commits
sioner in the Office of Education; :;
John Carmody, Director of the
Bureau of Employment Security;
and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29

Mr.. Kindelberger said that
North American would send about
600 men to Kansas City early in
May to open up the company's new
ten-milLion- dollar plant there.
Applications for jobs in the plant.
where We will employ upward of
10000 persons, will be received at
the temporary Kansas City offices
i'm the near future" Mr.. Kindel-
berger said. I'VE will receive appli-
cations from both white and Negro
workers. However the Negroes will
be considered only as janitors and
in other similar capacities "
DRAWS COLOR LINE
1T was the first statement made
by the North American president
concerning the employment of Ne
sroes in the plant to be operated
by his company as Fairfex. He
emphasized that under no circum-
Stances would Negroes be employed
as aircraft workers or mechanics in
the plant.
While we are in complete SYM
pathy with the Negro, it is against
the company policy to employ them
as mechanics or aircraft workers."
Mr.. Kindelberger said. I'VE use
none except white workers in the
plant here in TngleWood and the
plant in Dallas and we intend to
maintain the same policy in Kan
sas city.
'There will be some jobs as
janitors for Negroes. Regardless of
their training as aircraft workers,
we will not employ them in the
North American plant"
In a letter addressed to William
S. Knudsen and Sidney Hillman of
the Office Of production Manage
nient, Eugene Kinckle Jones eXecu-
tive secretary OF the League, brand
ed the aircraft industry's discrimi-
nation policy "the principal dis
grace which we are facing inter-
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
To
Meet Equal
PayDemands

JACKSON, Miss -[ANP)-State
superintendent of schools, j. S.
VHndiver announced Tuesday
morning that applications for fed
eral funds for state schools with
out federal control will be made to
meet the recent United States su-
prelne court ruling that Negro
teachers in public schools be paid
salaries equal TO those of white in
structorS.
Tt has been estimated that the
increase in salaries for colored
teachers would cost Mississippi
sI,950000, but Mr.. Vandiver said
The department of education had
not confirmed the figures. RE ex-
rlained that the state is now maxi
ing every effort to equalize edu-
cational advantages of its white
and colored children, and that the
additional mounts to rise NEGRO
as well as white teachers salaries
to a living wage" would have to
De procured from the federal gov
ernment.
The superintendent enumerated
recent benefits to Negro educa-
ton saying: "By the last legisla-
Fure both white and black schools
were provided free textbooks. The
Mississippi Training school in
Jackson was also provided. Steps
are now underway for establish
ment Of junior college in the
Delta section for training the Me-
gro, who already has three ap-
proved agricultural high schools,
toward which there is a growing
tendency.
In the adult education program.
The Negro has Jared extremely
well. and vocational schools have
been supplied in great many Of
the Negro high schools Of the
state.
Leading educators of Mississippi
will continue their efforts before
Congress to secure federal funds
in the solution of this and other
educational problems he conclud-
ed. 8.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
League Broadcast To Make Public
Aware OF Barriers Negroes Face

NEW YORK SNS)--COntinung it's campaign
make the general public of America of the fact
that discrimination against skilled Negro workers is being
practced daily in the nations defense industries the Ma
tional Urban League will present onehOur OasttOcOast
radio program the Columbia network Sunday after
nOOn March 30. from $500 to- 500 D. M. EST.
Among those expected to take part in the program
Marian Anderson Ethel Waters Bill Robinson, Joe Louis,
Eddie Matthews, Anne Wiggins Brown, Kenneth Spencer
and host of other nationally known Negro The bands
Of Louis Armstrong John Kirby Ella Fitzgerald Duke
Ellington will contribute several numbers each
Speakers invited include Fioreo II. LaGuarda, Mayor
OF New York; Frank Graham president of the University
OF North Carolina; Eugene Kincke Jones, executive
tary of the National Urban League; and representative
OF The Office of Production Management in Washington
The Columbia BrOadcastng System has donated its full
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
BIRMINGHAM, Ala -(sNs)

BIRMINGHAM, AIa.--(SNS)
Pictured above are five OF the
almost 100 girls who have enter
ed the contest for the selection
of "Miss Brown-BelP' sponsored
by the Brown-Belle Bottling Co.
The lucky girl will win $100 in
cash and her beauty will grace
the advertising of the bottling
firm. The contest will end OF
April Is, and additional girls are
urged to enter this week. Persons
who purchase Browne-Belle prod
ucts are given coupons that count
five votes. The name of their
choice should be written on the
coupon and given to the contest.
ant or the dealer.
Reading from left to right
above are Huberta Hunt, Anita
Hinton, FIorrie S. Evans, Essie
Cheathem and Elois Arnold.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29

Lear
Meeting in their 18th annual
convention, college officials will
give to each other the benefit of
experience unique to their parti-
cular set-ups. DR.. NJ. J. Bent,
associate dean in the Meharry
School of Medicine will discuss
The Health Program as q Factor
IN Improving the Quality of Col
lege Education Dean Cater will
acquaint his colleagues with the
working Of the Talladega expert
ments in a liberal arts survey sys-
tenn. Professor Bullock is to tell
of Prairie Views experiments in
cooperative service.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
Laxative With Three
Important features

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que to its chief ingredient, an in
testinal laxative which helps
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cles. The millions of packages used
prove BLACK-DRAUGHT'S merit
It's a purely vegetable medicine.
And economical too! 25 to 40
doses cost only 25c.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
Jay G. Cotton
ExtraditiOn Case
Is Postponed

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-(ANP) The
case OF young Jay Gould Cotton.
eXtradition papers for whom are
awaiting signature of Gov. Lehman
before returning him to Georgia
was again postponed by Magis-
trate Charles Colomon. The
case will again be heard on April
16, IN "
The 15-year-old boy was con-
victed of a SEQ holdup and sent
enced to the chain garg. Making
good his escape, he came to New
York and obtained a small job
Georgia authorities got wind Of
his whereabouts and started eX-
tradition proceedings. The boy is
now out in S1,500 bail furnished
by Bill "Bojang;es' Robinson. At
torney Lennie l.. George is de-
tending him.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29

but locaI citizens are predicting
that one of the main anti-aircratt
units will be established here. II
will be for the protection OF the
Gulf Coast region.
Preparations are being rushed
by bushes for the entertain
nent OF the troops.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
First Race Troops Encamp In Texas

GALVESTON, Texas LAMP
T h rough army orders, Texas
viii have the first army camp
for Negro soldiers in several years
when 1000 troops, ordered here by
the government, 60 into camp near
this city.
The movement of the troops to
the camp is for training purposes.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
Deans, Registrars
To Meet This Week

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -lANP2-
Highlights of the annual meeting
OF the National Association OF
Collegiate Deans and Registrars in
Negro Schools to be held at A.
and I State college March 1928,
include discussion by Dean J. L.
Cater of Talladega. Professor H.
A. Bullock, of Prairie View, and a
banquet address by Hampton's new
president. DR.. Malcolm S. Mac
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
Aviation Firms
PoIiCyProtested

NEW YORK CITY-GSNS) - statement by j. H.
ndeberger president and general manager of North Amer
lean Aviation lnc that his company employed Negro
skilled workers. and definitely would employ them under
any circumstances brought storm of protest this week
from officials OF the National Urban League Mr. Kindel
bergers statement published in the KANSAS CITY
STAR on Monday March H. He had been interviewed by
telephone from Inglewood California where his company
has It's principal office.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29

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