davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
BETWEEN THE LINES

ing here.
But when a Negro America First
Committee puts in its appearance
it is disappearing and disappoint'
ing.
We had hoped that with their
fine record of patriotism Negroes
might be spared the odium which
the America First Committee IS
fast bringing upon itself. Not only
i. there a Negro America First
Committee but it is an appendagd
of the national committee which|
features Lindbergh, Senator Wheel 1
er's wife and Hugh johnson. In
other words there is "Jim-CroW'
America First Committee which is
all-Negro, as distinct from the nal
tional committee which is an-whiteI
AGAINST WHITE
It is doubtful whether LindbergfI
would be member of a committee
that had Negroes for his common
associates. Lindbergh's anti-Negrf
attitude is so generally acknowledg
ed by Negroes themselves that OF
general principles We oppose him
When we read the roster of tn
Negro America First Committee W
are tremendously impressed but W
are more impressed by the name
not included
A REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION
1t is safe then to say that thi
Negro America First Committee, is
like its parent organization, a Re
publican organization bent on dis
crediting the democratic admins
tration. Wheelerism is Republican,
ISM under another name and so
America First Conmitteeism tn
plea that the con- -mittee is maxim
is the same made by the denote
Lindbergh. 1t is the same made b
Wheeler and General Hugh John
son. 1t is the plea that Republ
cans everywhere make in their e1
forts to stem the tide of democrat
that has swept this nation for a do
cade.
We are forced to conclude that
Negro America First Committee
nothing but a tail to fly the XIII
of the white America First Con
mittee. and this is merely tai,
fly the kite of defeated republicar
ism. Negro America First Commi
tee is merely to scratch the ba,
of the white America First Con
mittee. Can Negroes afford to pla
such ignoble role?
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

These titles carry seriods impl1-
cations. They place burden OF II
million people-Weight upon the
backs of each person upon whom
they are bestowed. These people
are underprivileged,m ost of them
are inarticulate, thousands have
been broW-beaten into submission
hordes are ready to go militantly
forward at the signal from their
leaders. These advisors then must
obviously be of exceptionally strong
character They must be emotion
ally we'll balanced. their physical
energy must be above the average
and they should possess a super
abundance of endurance.
INTERRACIAL WORK
The bluk of their work is tran
stating the needs and desires of
Negroes to white political admins
traitors. This is basically interracial
work. 1t is apparent then that
these advisors must be people of
maturity with experience in bal
ancing the delicate scales of in
terracial cooperation. The measure
ments of which this maturity and
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
PITRLIC HEALTH POST

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(ANP)-
DR.. E.. B. Perry, widely known ply
sician of Kansas City where he was
medical director of Wheatley-Provi'
dent hospital, has resigned TO ac-
cept a position with the United
States Public Health service at
Tuskegee institute. DR.. Perry was
granted a leave of absence by the
board of directors of Wheatley"
Provident and left Sunday for his
new post. DR.. Perry is the son Of
the famous physician, DR. j. F.. Perry
of this city.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
might AS Well"

Continued from Page ID
why the state had to appropriate
an average of one-half million dol
lars a year for "a handful" of Ne
gro students at Lincoln as long as
the state was spending four MIL
hon dollars a year for the Univer-
slty OF Missouri which had plen-
ty OF classrooms and instructors to
take care OF these Negroes"
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
WALTER CHlVERS SAYS:

selection? Obviously they are selec-
ted on a basis of qualification diff
ferent from those laid down here.
Maybe they were selected by
white friends people who often
times mean we'll but do Negroes
great injustices because they do
not know that they are not compe-
tent judges of Negro leadership. A
Drained white man will appoint
Negro he knows" to suit a respon-
sible position just because (a) he
does not know any other Negro in
telligence (b) he has special Solu-
ton for Negro problems which he
fears to trust to a strange Negro
Co he does not believe Negroes
are capable of selecting their
leaders
SHOULD SELECT LEADER
Negroes should be given an Op-
tunity to select the persons who
are going to fill positions to vital
to them. They would be a different
group, in the main, from those
now holding many of these posi-
tions. Negroes would be much more
enthusiastic about the national de-
fense program than they are now
A Negro leader chosen by Negroes
is far more valuable asset to a
united America than a Negro lead
er chosen by white people to lead
Negroes as white people want them
led.
These last named leaders never
really get anything significant done
by Negroes because they cannot
capture the imagination of the
masses.
They are successful in fooling
white political administrators and
thereby draw large salaries but
their spatial and social distance
from those whom they are paid to
lead deprives the government of
the cooperation of thousands of
Negroes.
Most Negroes in the United
States do not know that there are
Negro Advisors on Negro Affairs.
This should not be, especially, now
when people need so much advice
and explanation.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
BY WALTER r. CHIVERS

THIS is A title given to Negroes
who work in an advisory capacity
to numerous National and State
administrators of the program of
the present National government.
They have been steadily increasing
in numbers as the crises have shift
ed from unemployment emphasis
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
House Passes Big
u. S. Tax Measure

WASHINGTON N S)-A
$3,206, 100000 tax bill was passed
Monday IN the House and then sent
to the Senate. This move just
about triples the taxes of persons in
the medium income brackets.
In the vote, a provision requiring
married persons to file joint in
come tax returns, was eliminated.
Vote on the final passage was
369 to 20.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Executive Order
Continued from Page ~

CONTINUED from Page u
second it severely limits promo
tional opportunities for Negroes"
This latter has been one of the
drawbacks of the segregated units
ana has been one Of the main
reasons for the retention of these
units. BY limiting Negroes to GER
tain phases of work and stating
certain projects with all Negro
workers, there is little chance for
promotion excepting a limited few
who do not gain much headwav
after they reach the peak in that
particular section.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
News In Brief
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page y
Bryant, 20 year old, 3 a student
1925 West Hadley street, and
Superior Judge Arthur T. La ,Prade
ordered him to pay $50 costs o1
birth and So weekly support for c
daughter born June to Leola
Grant, 8l2 South 18th avenue.
TREATED in the county clinic
TOR several cuts On her arms an0
back was Ollie Bailey, "a years old
1ll6 South Tenth avenue. who
reported to deputies sheriff she
Was stabbed by two women in an
altercation at 18th avenue ano
Buckeye road.
All diamond mining in the Union
of South Africa has been discon-
tinued and the production of dia-
monos restricted to the working OF
aluvial deposits.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

to that of nat
ional defense.
Sometimes these
persons a r e
called assistants
on Negro Al
fairs or are Just
committee mem
bers, at least
one is a dollar"
a year advisor
to the Treasury
Department.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
Flush P0is0ns From
Kidneys and Stop
Getting Up Nights
Be Healthier, Happier-Sleep Better

DE HedIthIer, Happler-SIeep Better
When you can get for 35 cents an
efficient and harmless stimulant and
dluretic that should flush from your
Kidneys the waste matter, poisons and
acid that are now doing you harm.
why continue to. break your restfui
sleep by getting up thru the night?
Don't be an EASY MARK and ac-
cept a substitute-Get Gold Medal
Haarlem Oil Capsules - the original
ana genuine. Look for the Gold Medal
on the box - 35 cents.
other symptoms of weak kidneys
and irritated bladder may be back
ache puffy eyes, shifting pains, burn
Ing or scanty passage.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

Power to make you victorious in all
you undertake to do? Power to
mako people admire you? Power to
earn money? Power to gain popu-
larity? Power to make any one fol
low you? l will send you informa-
tion which is the result of scientific
research by ONE holding a degree of
s. s. With this information and di-
rections in your possession you must
become more masterful and exert
greater influence. You will be able
TO break prevailing misconceptions
! GUARANTEE TO HELP you IF
YOT ARE NOT DELIGHTED YOUR
MONEY ITMEDIATE1IT REFUND
ED Just send me your name and
address Pay postman on delivery
only $l98 when he delivers goods
and written guarantee. Write now.
HARRIS. 15 COLUMBIA STR EFT
New york City, N. Y, Dept. BE-.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09

The PHOENIX INDEX
of Of
the completely mpartiay hatred
All matter coming this in
day not later than NJ each week
News plainly only de
Gf the sheet otherwise
cOndenSe all matter
S
Make all orders payable to the INDEX, 1914 Monroe
Street All articles
will not b ed
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
PLATFORM

To give to the cood feel
and in which they political
religious questions WI face tn
To awaken racial conscience especially business
tnat as
8. To instruct boys and girls i'm the art thrift
FatherhOOd
S. TO tIid a firmer racial foundation posterity.
business,
With
in lone
the INDEX shall
gestons from its readers in regard to rendering better service
each in
opinions reflect
the nofT
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
BIZ JOHN WESLEY DOBRS
Atlanta Civic-POhtical
League

IN GOVERNOR Talmadge's
weekly paper, "The Statesman"
July 22nd, 194l, on the front page,
we find printed in full Address to
the General Council of the Uni
versity System at StatesbOro, Ga.
in 1885 by j. w. Holley,"
Governor Talmadge ir mis- radio
message to the people of Georgia.
July rs, 194l quoted freely from
DR.. Holley's address, omitting, how
ever, the derogatory references
made by DR.. Holley against the
Jews in ancient Egypt.
Our Governor has perfect right
to praise "the venerable white
haired Negro over seventy years of
age", so admiringly referred to. No
doubt many white people of
Georgia and a few Negroes share
the Governors opinion. On the
other hand there are thousands of
loyal thinking Negroes in the state
and quite a few white people too,
who do not share that viewpoint.
DR.. Holley simply does not repre-
sent the thinking Negroes of
Georgia.
The Phoenix index., 1941-08-09
RECALL TEACHERS FIGHT

L
In April of this year Dr. Holley
came to the Negro State Teachers
Annual meeting at Augusta, Ga,
with the same kind of tactics. He
| tried hard to tie the hands of 5000
Negro school teachers in Georgia
for the next S years. 1t is common
| knowledge to all who attended that
meeting that DR.. Holley and his
recommendations were both re-
| iected and repudiated.
In discussing the subject of Ne
gro education in Georgia let us
first set down two fundamental
facts upon which right thinking
Negroes may coincide and agree.
First-The Negroes of Georgia
do not advocate social equality.
They rarely ever think about it,
seldom if ever discuss it, and of
all the varied complexities of their
hard every day life. that is the
one subject in which they have
and express the least interest
What I am trying to say plainly
is that SO per cent of the Ne
groes of Georgia do not give
tinker's damn about social equality
Second-They do not object to
separate schools provided they
are equal in other respects. Again,
l believe 1 voice the sentiment of
SO per cent of the Negroes of
Georgia when I say that we even
prefer separate schools provided
the curriculum and salaries are
equal. Equality under law is
guaranteed us by the United States
Constitution.
TIIREE-FOURTHS ON FARM
We realize that three-fourths OF
the Negroes in Georgia are in the
country and on the farms. They
own and pay taxes on approximate
ly one and a half million acres of
farm land. We believe that prac-
tical type of education should be
provided for these masses. Booker
Washington was certainly right in
his doctrine along that line. For
tunately we have in our Universe
ty System, as President of Georgia
State College at Savannah, a dis
ciple of Booker Washington in
the person of President Benjamin
F.. Hubert, who before returning to
Georgia was head of the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Tuskegee
Institute.
President Hubert after gradual
ing from Morehouse College in At
lanta spent three years at the
Massachusetts, State College, two
at the University of Minnesota and
another year at Harvard studying
agriculture and its related subjects
He has since taken his life savings
back to his home in Hancock
County and invested them on the
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02
Union Oil Gets
Contract For
Watson Lake

Harry Murphy. construction en-
gineer for the Union OIL Company.
arrived in Wrangell ON the North
Coast To begin installation of new
pipe lies and meters TO handle the
new business the company has here
through being awarded the con
tract for supplying gasoline and oil
to the Watson Lake airport projects
in Canada. tSee editorial Page =
Agent F. q. Hanford said the first
order under the new contract calls
for 10000 gallons OF diesel oil and
10000 gallons of gasoline. 1t is eX-
peeted that there will be much more
as the project gets under way
The fuel will be brought here on
barges. piped to one of the big
tanks at the plant and redrawn on
10 barges for transfer up river.
thence overland aud via Dease Lake
TO Watson.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02
NEW ASSOCIATION
FORMED HERE AIMED
TO ASSIST INDIANS

a nov association, called the
Wrangell Cooperative Association,
headed by William l. Paul as Pres
ident. and Frederick Paul as Secre-
tary- Treasurer. is being formed here
to furnish financial aid to Wrangell
Indians with its main purpose to
secure loans for buying boats and
putting old boats into seaworthy
shape, it is announced by Fred
Paul Tie Board of Directors con-
sists OF Herbert Bradley, Henry
Bradley. Livingston Desmond, Wal
ter Rudolph, John Joseph and James
Harvie
The Association will work with
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and It
IS hoped loan up to $4,000 will
be forthcoming for rehabilitation
work in Wrangell, Paul said
Petition for charter has been mail
ed to Juneau. Immediately upon re-
ceipt of which, application will be
made for the loan.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02
ALIENS BARRED
FROM FISHING
AFTER JUNE Is

JUNEAU Alaska, May 2-Aliens
will not be allowed to engage in
fishing operations in Alaska after
June 25 this year under terms Of
an act passed by congress in 1898.
as interpreted by George Folta, Al
aska counsel at large for the de-
partment of the interior it was dis
closed here.
The Interpretation by Folta has
been approved By tie solicitor gen
eral for the department Of interior.
also the attorney general OF the Tn
tied States.
The prohibition extends u any
thing construed as constituting fish
ing operations. For instance. aliens
will not be eligible as cooks on fish
ing vessels Aliens ineligible to fish.
may, however. still be employed as
laborers in the fisheries.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02
NAVY PLANS BASE
AT PETERSBURG

WASHINGTON. D. c. May .
Navy plans to locate So sectional
bases for operation of small local de-
dense craft. including one at Ket-
chikan were disclosed in a report
today on the house naval affairs
committee.
Money to start work on 80 bases
was provided previously. while
among the additional % the re-
port listed Neah Bay, Washington,
and the following in Alaska: Ketch-
ikan. Petersburg. Juneau and Sew
ard. Legislation would authorize
$4,000 for these bases, including
a $10,O0O.000 allotments from en-
Urgency funds for starting work on
the first 80 bases.
The average cost of the bases will
be about $4,000. The bases are
intended TO support local defense
forces TO be used for coastal and
harbor patrol, minesweeping, sub
marine detection. coastal convoy,
and net tending.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02
SChRamm Gets
Permit To Fly
Into Canada

Pilot Tony schwamm of the Pc
tersburg- Nrangell Air Service re
eeiYed word yesterday from the Dir
ector of Civil Aviation for Canada
in Ottawa that he had been granted
permission TO operate from Wran-
gel into Telegraph Greek. Dease
Lake and points in that district
Survey flight will be made over the
route today or tomorrow, sehwamm
said. and service will be inaugurated
Immediately. Fare will be $50 to
Telegraph and $40 TO Dease Lake
FOR three passenger loads and 500
and $50 ON charter trips.
The permission came after months
Of negotiation on the part Of the
pilot and after Delegate Dimond had
taken up the matter of facilitating
air traffic into Canada with both
and American air officials
at the request OF the Wrangell
Chamber of Commerce. Alaska filters
have been faced with long delays
awaiting permits to fly into Canada
often days, and then the permits
were good for only the specific trip.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02
New Hazel B No. | Launched
10 Traditional Manner For
Service On Stikine River

With Mrs. Ted Sterling, wife of
Capt. Sterling, breaking the tradi-
tional bottle of champagne over her
bow as she slid gracefully down the
ways, the new Hazel B No. 1 of the
Transportation Company
was launched yesterday afternoon at
the Anderson shipyards. The fifth
river boat Capt. S. C. harrington has
built in his many years in the
north from the Yukon to the Stikine,
the new No. brings the Darlington
fleet TO three vessels and an addi-
tional new barge just completed, for
traffic ON the river this summer,
given new impetus by the contract
for hauling supplies for Watson Lake
airport.
Without a sprinkle to mar the
event. the launching went off in
traditional style with Mrs Hazel
Darlington, wife of Capt S. c., for
whom the new river steamer is nam
ed, acting as official hostess, Mrs
Sterling, cousin of Mrs. Darlington,
cracked the deluxe wine provided,
for the occasion by Mrs. Mary 1.
Grant, on the glistening new bow
with the sea-going words: 81 chris
ten thee the Hazel b No. l." The
lines were released and into Wran-
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02

CELL harbor glided the new vessel to
join her sisters in the Stikine trade.
On deck with Mrs Sterling and Mrs
Darlington as the new Hazel b.
slid down on her maiden voyage
were Mrs. Mildred Darlington, wife
of Capt. Hill Darlington. General
Agent A. W. H. Smith and Mrs
Smith, Mrs. e. G. Anderson, wife of
Contractor Anderson and a group of
Wrangell friends. From shore the
Captains. Steamboat Inspector John
NJ. Clark and John Newmarker and
a group of spectators watched
her take the water with approval.
Colored movies OF the event were
taken by H. B. Thornquist and fol-
lowing the launching Mrs. Hazel
Darlington entertained at the Wran-
gell Hotel with a small cocktail
party.
The new boat will be ready for
service shortly. Meanwhile, the Ha-
eel B No. started the seasons OPP
erations by going up river last Sat
urday. the second time in history
the river boats have been able to
take to the Stikine in April. j. V.
Rees, Canadian customs man at the
Boundary. was aboard the initial
trip.
The No 2 sails Monday
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02
CHRISTINE DUBBKE
SERIOUSLY HURT
IN CAR ACCIDENT

Christine Dubbke, aged 10, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Dubbke
OF Wrangell, was seriously injured
Tuesday evening when she was
struck by the More Dairy dump
truck while playing near The Sen
tinel office on Front Street. The lit
tie girl suffered a fractured skull
according to DR.. J. H Clements, but
is recovering in the hospital
Christine was playing with sew
eral other children around the Ken
meth Stensland boat house building
which was in the street preparatory
to being moved on its piling loca-
ton next day The child came run
ming out from behind the building
right into the truck, according to
report.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02
PROGRESS BEING
MADE ON HIGHWAY
THROUGH CANADA

A joint "off-the-record' meetiny
of the Alaskan International High
way Commission with the British
Columbia Yukon Alaska Highwar
Commission of Canada was held in
the conference room of the State De
partment in Washington. D. c. re
Gently to study the Alaska Inter
national Highway projected to con
meet the Pacific Northwest states
with British Columbia. Yukon Ter.
ritory and Alaska
Members of the Alaskan Interna-
tional Highway Commission are:
Congressman Warren G. Magnuson
of Washington, chairman; Thomas
Riggs, Commissioner, international
Boundary Commission. former Gov
ernor OF Alaska: Ernest Gruening,
Governor of Alaska: Donald Mac
Donald. Fairbanks. and James W.
Carey, Seattle
Members of the British Columbia
Yukon-AIaska Highway Commission
of Canada are: Charles Stewart,
Chairman, Ottawa, Ontario; Briga-
der General T. L. Tremblay of Que
bee; J. NJ. Wardle. Department of
Mines and Resources, Ottawa, Ar
thur Dix, Public Works Department
Victoria, B. c.. and J. W. Spencer
Vancouver, B. C.
T. D. PatulIo. Prime Minister OF
British Columbia, and Delegate Di-
mond, although not members of eth
er commission, upon invitation. at
tended the conference and partiei-
pated in the discussion.
Ii is expected that the Canadian
Commission will make a report to
the Canadian Government within
the next six weeks.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02
For Wrangell
HarbOr Approved;
NarrOwS Job Next

Wraugell HaFbor improvement
project estimated to cost S189.000
has been approved by the House
committee on rivers and habors. ae=
cording TO word from Delegate Di-
moud There IS every reason TO be
Heye ii will be embraced In the
forthcoming general authorization
bill fer rivers aud harhors. the Dele
gate reported.
The NrangelI Narrows project.
estimated 10 cost s2.73f.0O0, also
was TO come before the committee
this week. the Delegate said, and
very likely would be adopted. 1t was
approved by the committee in the
last session and included in the
general authorization bill which
passed both houses, but which was
vetoed by the President on the
grounds that the national defense
emergency precluded any river am
harbor construction not definitely
related To the national defense.
Other projects approved by the
committee and their estimated cost
are:
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-02
CAATO Build
Airport At
Boundary

An air port will be established at
Boundary, on the stikine above
Wrangen. this summer as a link in
tying Alaska and Canadian airways
into cooperating units. according TO
information from the Civil Aero
nautics Administration. The port IS
one of six new ones on which work
is being undertaken this summer.
In announcing the airport develop
ment the CAA said.
Before winter. at least one disable
runway on each of six new airpOrts
in Alaska. located and engineered
for national defense. will be in op-
Grafton, according TO a report made
to General Donald h Connolly. Ad-
ministrator OF Civil Aeronautics, by
CAA engineers after a two months
inspection tour through Alaska.
New airports at Juneau, Cor
doya. Boundary, Big Delta, West
Ruby and Nome are either in course
of construction or awaiting receipt
of bids for work to be done during
the summer. By winter. Alaska's a
valuable airport facilities and radio
aids to flying viii be more than
doubled
The new airports are a part of
the S40.000,00O airport program in
stituted last year now being ad-
ministered by the CAA and the Corps
OF Engineers. Alaska's share is So
100000 and is being handled by the
Always Engineering Division of the
CAA Canada's Always system will
tie up with ours at Boundary"