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do this or that particular job, he
answered, "Well, 1 don't know" or
Maybe I can," instead of saying
briskly and with determination, ~
can"
Numberless are the failures that
have been brought about simply be-
cause there was lack of the will
to try.
We, the Negro, are too quick to
say what can't be done without
even turning a hand toward the
doing of the thing. Psychologists
tell US that we can do what we
want to do, if we will concentrate
on what we would achieve burn
the image bright and clear into the
inner recesses of our souls, keep
the mental picture ever before our
eyes tune our whole attitude
toward the attainment of our de-
sire and q. . think it dream it
=. talk it and work like blazes
to do the thing. The experiences
of countless thousands of earth's
mortals will verify the truth of this
statement. And all those who have
achieved will tell you that once
they have decided upon the worth
of any project or cause and set
upon its attainment they feel an
unexplainable urge pushing them
on to the realization of their
dreams; and an indefnable voice
within that will not let them rest
upon their oars, or remain content
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LISTEN
TO
THIS
HAIR AND COLOR
By Hobart T. Mitchell

Just because a persons colored,
Just because his skins not white
Ought that make a difference,
Jesus,
Just so longs he does what's right =?
January q, 1939-In the inter
est of science, David G. Mandel-
baum, anthrOpology instructor,
University of Minnesota, is asking
Negro students to sacrifice 4
grams of their hair.
DR.. Mandelbaum, with William
NJ. Sandstrom, associate professor
of agricultural biochemistry, is
performing an experiment in de-
termining various types of hair
through chemical analysis instead
of through physical measurements.
Howard University-When the
young man and lady of Negro de-
scent decide to marry does the male
of the species pick a mate of a
lighter hue than himself? At
Howard University, in Washing
ton, D. c., where students attend
school from nearly every state in
the Union, this simple question was
asked in a survey pertaining to
their mother and father. Which is
the lighter? Mother lighter 56.5
per cent of the students. Father
lighter 1913 per cent. About the
same color 1872 per cent.
Virginia's marriage law in 1877
"A woman whose father was
white and whose mothers father
was white, but whose great-grand-
mother was of brown complexion
was not Negro, within the statute
prohibiting marriages between the
white and Negro races.
Patrick (Give me liberty or give
me death) Henry when a speaker
of the Virginia Assembly, intro
duced a bill Offering a bonus to
children of mixed parentage.
November rs, 1929-The Hytken
Brothers, merchants in Cleveland,
Mississippi, ordered a bill of goods
from the Hanover Children's Wear
Co. through a travelling salesman
living in Mississippi.
1t was contended by the Hytken
Brothers that when the goods ar
rived the colors were duplicated,
and that there was an understand
ing that there would be no duplica-
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What Are You Going to Do About 1t?

We might Is well face the facts.
people sold this They aren't
fighting sold going Army
paying higher doing anything else the democrac
To them the democraes the democracies"
implicit quotation marks They don't like Hitler. They
like Fascism
they say, "hy should fight? Things couldn't much
And why do they say this, feel this within themselves?
given
small share of democracy that the word mockey Be-
th their needs laughed
hurts their with the acid bgotry
udce
Now national crisis, recognize mistakes
try to correct them?
We don't We haven't We have thrown the Negro people
half heartedy nothing We still won't let build
apane won't them of the the defense
We still let them Annapolis, the Navy
all menias with seeming taking
the Army training few aimen but in strictly segregated
units the concept of which insult the Negro
Will all this win the fight against Fascism? Will advance the
of democracy isolate tenth the nation Hitler
has isolated the Jews?
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LETTERSTOTHEEDI

in the South. The white medics
and a religious leader whose souls
must have been blighted-declared
me insane. They couldn't fathom
a white woman's concern and love
for a colored race held down like
dogs, and even asked me why l felt
such concern. Had I had a love
affair with a Negro? Had I been
indiscreet with one? I was even
put in an asylum because 1 swore
I'd rather face death than be de-
MED a chance to become a nun and
do the work l felt called to do:
strike at the core of the most de-
spicable hypocrisy ever practiced in
the history of religion.
Like Blessed Martin de PORES,
I, too, could do such work under
various guises, but / craved a more
definite plan and pattern for my
life, and could find it only as a
nun, in abject poverty and obedi-
ence under Christ's dictates.
But a wall stands in my way
a wall built of prejudice, Christ
less theorizing, and evil minded
thoughts. l want help-the help
of prayers-prayers from a race
suddenly discovered to have vision
lost christian" nation might be
able to use during night battles ID
called upon to fight for its rights.
wonder if a Democracy built
upon a one-sided justice can escape
becoming slaves under totalitarian.
ism? How long can christian
charity" based upon the Christless
theories of segregation save oul
Nation from the fate of Europe?
The other day as / argued
against segregation for Negroes,
minister's wife spoke up: II don't
want a Negro sleeping with meP
Pray God makes it possible for me
to get in and fight this shameful
attitude. I don't believe any Negro
wants to "get in the hair" of ou1
white race and the sooner it real
ICES that Negroes are asking that
we live Christ, and stop merely
preaching Him, the quicker will the
veil of fast-increasing paganism bt
lifted from the face of Europe ant
Asia, who have only the United
States to thank for one of the mos
outstanding lessons in devilisl
ekyll-Hydism ever practiced since
the death of Christ upon that cross
erected by perverted hearts anC
minds.
Very sincerely,
II. F.
st. Paul, MINI.
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public to hear Rev. Ware and his
Pilgrim Gospel chorus. Mrs. Dor
othy Massie is chairman of the
Women's Day committee which will
be held on July 10. Deacon Boyd
Collins is the prayer leader for this
month. We are urging the entire
membership to spend one hour with
us in prayer each Wednesday eve
ming. We invite you to worship
with us on Sunday.
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Deaths and
Funerals
HARRY WOODS BURIED

Funeral services were held for
Harry Woods, age 81, or 528 Emer-
son Ave. No., on Monday, June 9,
at 2 o'clock at the Woodland Flu
neral Chapel. Rev. Mrs. C. E.
Parker read the burial service.
Mr.. Woods, who died at the Min
neapohs General Hospital on June
5, is survived by two nieces of
Guthrie, Oklahoma, and a nephew
of Topeka, Kansas.
Interment in Crystal Lake ceme-
terry.
FLOSSIE SLAUGHTER BURIED
Flossie Slaughter, age A, of
1920 9Th st, s., died at Minneapolis
General hospital on June 9. Flu
neral services were held Thursday,
June IL, at two o'clock at Woodland
Funeral Chapel with Rev. H. W.
Bolts officiating.
She is survived by a husband,
Lloyd, and a mother, Mrs. Anna
Green of Washington, D. c., who
came for the funeral, and other rel
atives.
Interment at Crystal Lake ceme-
terry.
FORMER ST. PAUL RESIDENT
DIES
Mrs. Mary (Jones) Wigington, a
resident of st. Paul for a number
of years, died in Mason City, Iowa,
Saturday, June 7, at 4 a. M, at a
local hospital. She had been in ill
health for about a year and had
been in the hospital for a week.
Mrs. Wigington moved to Mason
City, Iowa, in 1871, and was en-
ployed as junior matron in the
Junior College in Mason City.
Survivors include her husband,
one daughter, and sister, Mrs. M.
v. Littlejohn, 698 Rondo avenue.
Funeral services were held Tues
day, June 10, at 10 a. M, in the
Patterson Funeral Home in Mason
City with Sherman Yelland, read
er in the Christian Science Church,
officiating. Burial was in Elmwood
cemetery.
MRS. LUCY BRADLEY IS DEAD
Mrs. Lucy Bradley, $40 st. An
thony avenue, died Tuesday, June
10, at her home. She was 76 years
old, and was born in Holly Springs,
Mississippi. She came to st. Paul
nineteen years ago to make her
home with her son, Benjamin Brad
ley, who survives her.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, June IL, at 2 p. m. from
the Apostolic Faith Mission, Rondo
and Chatsworth Streets, with Elder
Lawrence officiating.
Interment at Elmhurst cemetery
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Facing
the
Facts
DEFEATISTS
WE CAN
TO CONQUER-BELIEVE
BELIEVE
Rv VIM. T. Sheriff.
By VIM. L. Sheriff.

Too Many Far too many of
us are the victims of doubt and
fear. Defeatists, we are branding
every effort on the part of the race
to advance impossible; making con-
slant use of the phrase, eve can't"
If the race is ever to accomplish
anything it must attempt much.
The determination to achieve
brings success and smooths and
softens the path to victory. Those
who lack the will to do, the will to
dare, hardly if ever accomplish
anything worthwhile because the
precious things of life are only OBJ
tanned by the strong-minded (.
and determined those who
know nothing of the word "can't."
Many a Man has lost a good
position because when asked by his
prospective employer If he could
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with half success, but keeps calling
to them calling at them t
go on on on to success.
They Conquer who believe they
can" If we, the Negro, will only
believe we can do the job what,
ever it happens to be we car
do it, provided we put all we have
into the doing of it . Our future
as race is in our hands. Much
that we fail to get economically
and politically is because of oul
own unbelief and indifference. If 8
great business venture is proposed
we are quick to say it can't be
done. Before we start, we give up
We have little representation and
voice in city, county, state, and ma
honal government because we
don't believe we can elect our own.
We don't believe we have brains
enough to plan and maneuver so as
to use our force and other forces to
aid US in the attainment of our
goals. We fail to remember that
others apparently weak and out
numbered have faced gigantic and
seemingly impossible tasks with
little or no equipment and won,
Conscious of Our Possibilities as
a people, we the Negro must make
a new allegiance with infnity for
the successful attainment of our
goals. We must decide to take God
at his word, and step out with our
fate in our own hands. We must
cease to depend upon the tutelage
of the other fellow and build
for ourselves such monuments to
Negro activities in every field
of human endeavor that the world
about US will stand aghast. We
must lay aside our swaddling
clothes burst the bands of
timidity that keep US shrinking and
hiding from the shadows of passing
events and resolve to form for our
selves the course which we will
henceforth take, to gain for our
selves everything we as a group,
feel we are entitled to.
We must refuse to listen to the
cry of weaklings among US or
the selfish within our ranks who
would deter US from our detectives.
We realize that there is no easy
road between US and that which we
desire to attain; we are fully cog
infant of the fact that much work
and money will be necessary before
we reach our goal; yet we must go
forward if we are to become a part
of all about US. If we are deter
mined, we shall not fail what
ever we attempt, for there is no
such word as impossible" no
such word as Cant" in the Ian
guage of people that have sworn
to attain a particular goal.
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BEAUTY is EARTHS IMMORTAL
CARET ,ESSNFSS

By Anderson M. Scruggs in Harpers
Beauty is earth's immortal carelessness:
There is order in a grassy field
Cleft by stream whose casual waters press
The random rocks of years. The hands that WELD
The patterns of a wood are careless hands:
log is flung stream, vine
Stretches at above leaf-cluttered lands
Where confusion is the design.
But man. who owes his accident of birth
To laundering cells that meet in blind collision,
Chafes to conform the softness of the earth
To the sharp pattern of his minds precision,
Needless that in the end he shall be one
With times anonymous dust he treads upon.
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QUOTED AGAIN

The CRISIS Magazine for June
again carries in it's "From the
Press of the Nation" section an
editorial excerpt from this news
paper. During the past two years
this newspaper has been more fire.
quently included in that section Of
the leading Negro monthly than
any of the weeklies serving the
smaller Negro communities.
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Numbered Among Our Subscribers

this and its sister publication in the other Twin
will completed weekly several
thousand homes here Issues each of the other Al states and
into several foreign countries
Enjoying calculations before known by local publications
published the interests of the Negro community both
their growth in the matter of readers and wider
the job each to do for its respective community
Numbered subscribers the leading
of the white communities They leaders in business edua
ton, politics. the professions and the labor movement.
Once subscription lists they seldom cancel their subcrp
Sometimes of them disagree with policies
have vntured try change them except by reasoning
We value those white subscribers because they much
thousands their white brethren who nothing
the tenth of this nations population what
bursques perhaps the radio
BOLD FACED
bold faced fafer spreading the ridiculous tale that
member the who conference with Governor Harold
Sssen last Saturday told the that the Negro didn't
jobs in the defense industry
Such propaganda naturally be traced either to wfu gno
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with half success, but keeps calling
to them calling at them to
go on on. on to success.
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MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH
Cor. w. Central and Mackubin St.
Rev. C. B. Wheeler, Pastor

Rev. C. B. Wheeler, Pastor
Pastor Wheeler spoke from the
subject, Holding On" at the morn
ing service. At the evening hour
he spoke from the subject, Saving
the Individual to Save the World"
The Sunday School and B. T. U.
gave a birthday dinner in honor of
the pastor, Miss Geraldine Middle
coff and Maceo Simmons on their
birthday Wednesday, June A, at the
church. Rev. S. E.. Ware, pastor of
the Pilgrim church, will deliver the
annual sermon of the Dorcas club
Sunday, June Is, at 8 p. m. at the
Mt. 0tfvet church. We invite the
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June Graduates
BY MORRIS GIBBS, SN.

Every year at June
Large classes of young Americans
Graduate from institutions of
learning
Seeking positions in the
hinterlands.
Our group in recent years
Has been educationally minded,
The younger generation is wide
awake
Against prejudices that would
keep them blinded.
Today the trained youth
Is the one most likely,
To get a government job
If he knows his fundamentals
correctly.
Education is stressed so much
That domestics nowadays,
Have to have fair education
Or else be eliminated in carrying
trays.
Our group with it's advanced
education
What can it do?
We're barred from every
defense project
And this is a democracy too.
Looks like we have an eternal
struggle
We're common people it's true,
But on the pages of history
We've proven true Americans
thru and thru.
Congratulations graduates
For you have opened the way,
And shown America you have the
intelligence
If given the chance and the day.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
GOLD, DIAMONDS.
DOGS. PETS, ETC

Highest cash prices paid Arthur Mark
91s st NV. Rn 301 Ma. 02S4.
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ROOMS FURNISHED.

1923 X ST. NV. downtown-Attractivel
furnished single and double rooms: S20-S30.
1872 KANAWHA ST (Of Conn )-2nd a 81,
dble. rm., twin beds; S5 each. wkly. WO.
300
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ROOMS WITH BOARD WANTED.
ROOMS WITH BOARD SUBURBAN.
APARTMENTS FURNISHED.

ROOM AND BOARD. S35. for 1 or me
in clean. quiet, country home, miles fro
D. c. line Kensington 6-F-16 2'
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ROOMS WANTED.

ATTRACTTVELY furnished rooms, con-
Meeting private bath, unlimited phone, NV.
section: 2 young men. Box 125-A Star.
FIRST FLOOR or basement rm. for man
and quiet dog: reas.; state phone no..
yard Box IL. Star or ph HO 6942 1s
Evening star., 1941-05-01
ROOMS WITH BOARD.

2 ROOMS, adj. bath, suitable to adults
private home. quiet surroundings. RA
Evening star., 1941-05-01
HOUSES FOR SALE.


CHEVY .;I CHASE, D, t.;o- DETACHED
eral thousand dollars; 6 rms. b.. to !
inns; baths. 1850 to @ SI5:50o. FULIIooNN
IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE CITY, TWO
trict 1896 WAPLE & JAMES. nc.
BUNGALOW. NEARBY VA, ONLY 10 MIN
downtown; nice high location, large lot; ;
R05S6fi S6IsEk fN6 5ar Nk saSS ss5s terms RRoDlE
| 29i2 o ST. Sc. = sEMI-DETACHED
Yard, schools, shops. bus: $3.50.
A. NJ. ROTH woodward Bldg. Ma. 1886.
| S9.550-AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK
New houses nearing completion; Now
dstashsd b5isk ,o ho@ss ,..4 in u This PopgIsS;
automatic heat. -Four sold Easy terms.
For Inspection, call Mr.. Raby. with BETT-
zELL, DI. 300; after 5 pm, Wo. $500.
spf BeocK 20 Tms ST ks NE3 and SsPS .sT
down payment. bal. like rent. W. W.
1900 BLOCK PARK RD. NW.-SEM-DET.
brick. II rms. and baths; made into
sG%9ste sooe doRP aPts W BEv 2l NA $50
CH. CHI, MD,-12 r.. 2 B., 8 Law, 2-CAR
gar. oil heat; very very oh larss lot; new con-:
sale. sale. ' OWNER. wi 4o5i. O-O'oOO -O- 80
| IN CHEVY CHAsE-THIs INDIVIDUALLY
| designed det brick home with very large
! living room and entrance hall: three bed
rms, two baths on second floor; two bed
rms. one bath on third floor: oil ht- two
| car brick garage THOS. L. PHILLIPS,
wO. 1900 until 9 pm 351S Conn.
THIS BRAND-NEW INDIVIDUALLY DE-
! signed brick in a grove Of trees; six rooms,
two baths, stairway to attic, finished rec.
room, two flreplaces, screened porch.
THOS. l. PHILLIPS WO. 1900. until
pm 35lS Conn
SIS $50 IN CONVENIENT VIRGINIA SUB
URB Only 10 minutes downtown. Brand
new brick, spacious rooms, full bsse-
ment; $3.50 cash and S33 per month.
worth Investigating. CH. 1885 till pm.
(contlnAsd 90 Eext Pass..
Evening star., 1941-05-01

LIVING ROOM, BEDROOM, KITCHEN
bath, refrigerator. screened porch, large
yard: $3.50. Apply W. B. CATION, 252S
Pennsylvania ave. Sc.
43O JEFFERSON ST. NV ROOMS.
kitchen, bath; newly decorated: utilities;
conv. transp.; adult gentiles. GE. 3002.
FALKLAND APIS, TOP OF 18th ST.
Modern, 3 expos; lge. liY. rul., din. I'M,
? bedrms., S72 mo-; avail. May Is. SH.
4531
Evening star., 1941-05-01

| 540l End ST. NV LARGE ROOMS,
| fireplace and kitchen, hot water, phone
| utilities included. admits
Evening star., 1941-05-01

nw-Neatly furn. bedrm., kit, adj tile
bath, elec. refg.: conv. trans: $40 wk.
IN PRIVATE HOME, 1851 CHAPLIN ST
nw-Cool. living room, kitchen and bed
room, $50: references
Evening star., 1941-05-01
NEAR FORT MYER-S62.5 S

Detached Groom. bath home inclos,
sun porch, side porch; large lot wit
garage: vacant and in new-house cond
ton. Call II. A. JACOB WI. 4S44
Evening star., 1941-05-01

AURORA HuLS-Single room. new house,
private family: convenient to transporta-
ton Jackson 1491-W. l.
FURNISHED ROOM, next bath. 2 blocks
from bus line, desirable neighborhood;
gentlemen preferred MA 6537, daytime:
ARLINGTON-SingIe or double room in
new brick home; excellent meals. 341S Sth
Evening star., 1941-05-01

2I3 ST. NE.
rooms and bath. S47 so
172S LYMAN PL. NE.
3 rooms and bath, $40 so.
121 18th ST. NE.
z rooms and bath. S35.
1741 LANIER PL. NV
rooms and bath. S45
OLIVER T. CARR.
Mills Blde Ma 1855
Evening star., 1941-05-01
MY TOWN HOME

In Oak Grove Pure-air system, JIM in
sulation. C. E. oil heat and domestic hot
water; Gear stone garage Rm. and bath
for maid. nm. for butler; sun porch; 4 bed
rms rms paths bs+ aT Combid 0Ea5y Ok fT9P P
Country. Clubs. Avail. June l at S195.
Phone MA. 3O49
CoLoRED-1748 KALoRAMA RD.-vA-
cant: r, b.; h.-wh. gas. elec.: S62. so.
See ianitor in apt. house next door.
For Regularly Employed Colored.
NEWLY RECONDITIONED. ALL SECTIONS
Washington Housing Corp,
e3l H st NV National 1870.
Evening star., 1941-05-01

421 UPSHUR NV ROOMS, PVT
bath; in private home: utilities furn.;
electric refrigeration; near trans. RA.
Evening star., 1941-05-01

sUBLET-UNTIL OCT; AIRY COOL
modern apt, lobby, elevator service: beau
tiful modern furniture. living room, bed
room, dinette, model kitchen, bath
(showerl: adults: references. 500. Mrs.
Heiele DIXIE REALTY CO Ma $3.50
Evening star., 1941-05-01

14th and PIX. RD.-Lge. studio rm., adj.
bath, kit. privil.. sep. ent.: $50. AID. 2345
after Z. Also furn. single for lady.
TENLEY CIRCLE, Apt. >, 4613 41st, near
new Sears store-An convenlences. S24
mo. Single man. Woodley 1880
COLORED-Unfurnishe rooms wanted by
settled couple: 2 rooms kitchen and bath,
in NV. section; reasonable. Call HO. 1854.
Evening star., 1941-05-01

CUITURED YOUNG MAN TO SHARE EX-
cellent apt. with another: reasonable
1000 Conn. ave. MI. 5000, Apt. 214, eve
ninQS
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bath, modern in every respect; ideally
located at 1920 Clydesdale pl. NV. over
looking Rock Greek Park: SO; adults.
Evening star., 1941-05-01

COLLIE PUPPY. white, toy breed, very
reasonable At home evenings after z,
32I3 Wisconsin ave. NV, Apt. A. Mr..
SALESMAN
Evening star., 1941-05-01
PARK VIEW,

1901 FULTON ST. NV.
(West of Wis. Ave, Near the WeStchester)
> rooms with Murphy bed, kitchen, di-
nette and bath. $50 so
See Res. Msr. or Phone EN-. 5T41.
KELLEY. STEELE & RRANNER. DI. 114O
Evening star., 1941-05-01

s17 N CAROLINA AVE. e, 2nd FIR.
apt.-ConV. to stores and trans; no OBJ
iecti0r tn child
Evening star., 1941-05-01
BABY CHICKS.
ROOMS FURNISHED.

BARRED ROCKS, r. l. REDS, white Leg,
horns. Conkey's 70 feeds. James Feed
Store. 619 < st. NV. Metropolitan 0089.
Evening star., 1941-05-01
SUBURBAN ROOMS.

AURORA HILLS, VA Room with sun
porch, private entrance; Is minutes TO
14th and F. S14 oath st. g., Arlington,
Va. Jackson 1s47-W.
LGE. RM., next to bath; 1 50. from bus;
15 min. to Wash; gentleman Govt. empl.
pref; refs; space for car parking. TIE.
Evening star., 1941-05-01

1454 NEWTON ST NV ROOMS,
kitchen, porch, semi-private bath, utilities,
gas, electricity and Frigidaire: $50.
1870 WARDER ST. NW.-1 RIM, KITCH-
en-. bath. elec. refig.: all util.: $3.50
sen1i-monthly GE 9705.