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The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15
Attention:
Ga. Teachers

OUR ANNUAL MEETING is
scheduled for next month and it is
high time that we begin to face
scme of the grim facts about our
organization and our relationship
to it.
For the past eight years the
leadership has been most ineffec-
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15

Today, it finds itself on the side
of those who not only want to
lease and lend Great Britain nipple
ments of war, but with those who
want to get into the conflict NOW
to fight Hitler and all his ilk to the
last ditch.
After all. Negroes in general and
in particular, have lot at stake
in the present world conflict. For
Americans of color the current
rl1nnn1S is mora than a threat to
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15

tive. it has in
no sense devei-
oped a worth
while program
and has not
a aggresSively pros
ecuted w h a
pr o g I a m 1T
claimed to have.
The vital prob
lens facing the
Negro public
school teachers
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15

Miss Mildred f. Wardlaw gradu.
ate of Atlanta University School of
social Work is enjoying her work
as director of the Nursery School
Department of the Southeast House
operated by the Washington, ID. C.
Welfare Association, Inc. with Miss
Nae C. Hawes serving rs Executive
Director. Miss Warl'aw is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. &. III.
Wardlaw. 825 Fair Street. S. W.,
Atlanta, a graduate of Spelman Col
ege and t.aa sister of James III.
Vardlaw, executive secretary of the
MassillOn (OhiO) Urban League.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15
Let's Fight The Man

THIS COLUMN HAS never favored the appease-
ment act because it has long since discovered that
with evil designs often pull to take advantage
of appeasers. 1t, however, has favored peace over
war and, such, has hera1ded any attempt to keep
quietude among individuals and nations.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15

what is called democracy and what even WILh us
many shortcomings, looks better than the offerings
oi Others it is threat to the very soul of black
folk" Their very existence individuals and as a
group capable of enjoying freedom liberty and the
pursuit of happiness is at stake.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15
FROM MY STUDY
WINDOW
By-Products Of Natl Defense
By REV. ]. C. WRIGHT

"the land of the free and the home
of the brave" must be backed up
by demonstrated fairness in the
treatment of all men regardless of
race or caste within her borders.
rs President Robert Hutchins Of
Chicago University, SO well put it
recently in one of the finest ad-
dresses vet delivered on the SUBJ
ject of national defense-"Democ-
racy in the United States has no
meaning unless we believe in hui
man dignity. Human dignity means
that every man is an end in him.
self. No man can be exploited by
another. Think of these things and
then think of the sharecroppers,
the Oakies, the Negroes, the slum-
dwelIers downtrodden and oppress-
ed for gain.
They have neither freedom
from want nor freedom from fear
They hardly know they are living
IN moral order or In a democracy
where justice and human rights
are supreme. And until they do
know it and are liberated by that
knowledge from fear and want in
land of liberty and plenty,
, Americas crusade for democracy
must ever be by-word and
, mockery.
| YOUTHS BENEFITED
And lastly, as much as we may
hate and oppose a system of COM
! DulSory military training for our
young men, we cannot lightly con-
slider the permanently beneficial
| by-proouctS Of that system. Hun
dreds Of boys, otherwise unable to
obtain an education. will during
their training period be given
! instruction in skilled vocations
through which, if they so desire,
| they NAV make an independent
ivinp when thev are returned to
civilian life The habits of regular
ity, order, respect for authority and
cleanliness inculcated in camp life
will be personal and community
assets as long as they live.
! am therefore confident that
/ however heavy the burdens or de-
plorable or questionable the neces-
sity for such a program of nation
al defense as we are now asked to
support, its by-products are and
will be of such lasting value to
the nation that we shall never re-
gret the sacrifices entailed in the
support of it's major purposes
and objectives.
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15

The PHOENIX INDEX connected with political party
the completely mparay hatred
All matter coming this should be in office Sun
day later p. M order the
written side
the otherwise We the Fights
all matter safety convenience unless the
paid for
Make all orders payable to the INDEX 1914 East Monroe
Street contributors they
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15
PLATFORM

To that they feel
Of and which they their views all political social
seligous economic questions which face the
To awaken racial conscience especially in business the extent
as
3. To instruct boys and girls i'm the art OF thrift
brotherhood
s. To build firmer racial fol posterity.
compete
with technique other
dependable
nen courteous service times; that will be able
vital
INDEX shall all times
gestions better service
which
be opinions and shall not reflect
the opinl of The
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15

They have student strikes
The Phoenix index., 1941-03-15
KINDRED PHILOSOPHERS

The philosophy of Hitler is too much akin to that
of certain sectonasts of these United States South
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-18

session o. said Cour' ~
= ~ County Building, Detrc q
Aafsurtr 10. 1870
Present., The Honorable JANEa
: thENoT Circuit Judge.
Satisfactory proc, ~ afidavl, q
1.e showing that he defendant ].
Allen Is not a resident g, q
safe O. Michigan and that his lasl
address, is SIS Bay street. Gads1snl
Aismsha.
on NOTION % Edward N. Tsrn-
r.. attorney fcr plaintiff:
1T * ORDERED that the sa.i
defendant appear and answer ne
n.'l ~ complain, filed n this Gauss
within three months from The aa's
p, ia.s order. or the said bill vii
D. 'aEen A. confessed against him:
1T Is FURTHER ORDERED ihai
copy az this order be published
% The Detroit Tribune and served
according 10 law.
JAMES r. CHENoT.
Circuit Judge
a True Copyl
ASPAR J. L1NGEMAN. Clerk.
P. sable.
Deputy clerf 11-7-i-is-iL
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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20
WHERE DO THE BILLIONS CO.?

There is at least one editor in the state of Mis-
sissippi with courage enough to question the way our
national Congress is spending billions upon billions of
dollars without even taking the trouble to know what
thew are being spent for. That editor is ". K. Chapman
of the Indianola Enterprise. He says:
"It is a slick trick on the part of our representatives
in the congress to vote viva voice. which means by word
of mouth or orally, and such votes leave no record against
the pro and con voters-nofhing that might incrimlnate
them in coming years when the people will once again
come to their senses and hold in justled Indignation ana
contempt those who ruthlessly squandered their money
and piled upon the tax payers of this nation a debt that
will amount to near confiscation.
Don't forget, please, that congress and the ad-
ministration are spending YOUR MONEY. money taken
from you by taxation. Those who are so careless Win
public funds are not the ones who must bear the burdens
for years to come. Children in the coming generation
will have their part of the burden to bear and should
this nation be invaded and our cause lost to the murderous
Hitler and his gang we will be in the same plight that
France and Poland and other nations taken by force ct
arms, when we once proud Americans will become SER
wants of a master whose hands reek with blood OF the
innocent men, women and children of all the conquered
nations of Europe"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20

the wearer herself can snap On a
new one when the old one gets worn
or cracked a new kind OF
bread especially designed for break.
fast use because it's tailored for
toast"-it features q slight home
sweetening for husbands who
always have trouble with butter
being too well chilled to spread
easily, some new electric refreigera-
tors have a special butter compar.-
ment where butter can be kept at
"perfec. spreading" temperature
a campaign may. be launched t.
adept daylight saving time the year
around instead Of just in a summer
time, as a national defense measure
and most European u
tries, have done so already-a new
type Of wall outlet for gas, thai
fits flush with the wall just like
an electric plug - a 600-pound re-
frigerating engine for trucks, o.
Grating Independently of the truck
motor, it can be used to maintain
refrigeration on trailer trucks park
ed overnight.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20
SHOULD ORGANIZE

The present administration has done more Tor iapor
than any other president ever to sit in the White house.
He has made the country conscious of the laboring mans
right to bargain for himself over a conference table Win
his employer.
Mr.. Roosevelt has made labor itself class conscious
and that consciousness will be maintained throughout the
coming years. It is now an organized group to be reckoned
with on any national issue. Labor has never voted as a
class before. But it will henceforth.
In connection with this Will Hight, editor OF the
Winston County Journal, observes:
Zone of the most interesting things to watch Tor al
this time, is the result of the fight now raging IN America
between organized labor and industry. 1t is nothing out
natural for labor to take advantage of an opportunity
such as it now has, to win its spurs. Especially Is TINS
true. since government has encouraged that element OF
people to such an extent during the past few years, ana
our country being at the mercy Of labor as II never mas
been before. There is no question but what our gov
eminent is faced with a big question and one that re-
uuires both nerve and brain power to successfully meet.
Il ia sincerely hoped that America is not yet Europeanized
TO the extent that it cannot handle the situation better
than other countries have"
It is very well for labor to be organized to protect
it's rights. But where does this leave John Farmer!
TODAY. IS always, he is in the middle of a bad fix.
He is going to stay there until he wakes up to the
fact that he will never get anywhere until he has sense
enough to organize.
Until then he will continue to grow the food the
nation eats while his own children go hungry.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20
ARE HIGH SCHOOLS FAILING?

1t seems to us a fine thing for educators to be critical
OF the educational system. Therefore, we welcome the
report which a committee appointed by the American
Council on Education has prepared for the American
Youth Commission.
This countrys high schools, ii asserts, are not meet
ing the important needs of most of the $500, 900 boys
and girls who attend them. Some four million young peo-
pie between the ages of Is and "a are unemployed.
Yet the great majority of high school pupils are being
led by their studies to hope for careers in white collar
jobs, and most of them are sure to be disappointed.
So the report holds that the country should return
to 1.-THE realistic educational views of early Colonial set
tlers"-the training of young people to do productive
labor. 1t says that in many cases the present methods
OF teaching such subjects as algebra, geometry, English
composition and foreign languages cannot be defended
in the light of modern conditions" And it recommends
high school courses in improved methods of reading and
in actual work experience, expanded courses in the So
cial studies and instruction in personal problems.
In short, we taken il that the committee wants the
high schools to prepare their pupils for the kind of world
In which they will nave to live a reasonable want,
surely. But one trouble is that no one seems very GER
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20
"BEHIND THE SCENES
IN,
BUSINESS"
By JOHN

NEW YORK, March l7.-BUSi-
NESS-Passage OF the lend-leas =
bill, along with Presidents Roose-
velt's immediate request for an APP
preparation Of 81. 600, 000,0 600 to put
it into effect, will not have any no.
ticeablc effect on the general tempo
of industry, which continues upward
but can no longer snow such rapid
spurts because already Our prodoc-
tive mechanism IS gearod up, OF =
being geared up, 10 full capacity.
But il will mean & spead-up in az
plication of priorities, with respce.
to men. materials and machines.
These priorit;es were coming, any
way, and in several cases have al
ready been applied. Most obvious
and most quickly apparcn. 70 Nj
and Mrs. Average Citizen is effe:.
Of prioritics applied to aluminium
Typical Of the Office OF Productio1
Management efforts 10 countc,-
balance work restrictions III OK
sumer-goods Industries nus affected
is the fac. Robert l.. M%eherany,
chief of o. p. Ms defense contrac:
service, has scheduled meetings with
the aluminium utensil manufacturers
to discuss getting defense sub-con'
tracts for them, SO as to give EN-.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20

Buildings for that sum; or the same
number of first-class battleships;
four-motored bombing planes cost
around $25O,OO0 apiece-yet 0
seven billion you could buy 2s,ooo
of those giants! Look at it another
way: That money would pay all the
costs of education in the United
States for three years; or it wouia
buy a $50 bond for every man,
woman and child in the nation. Or,
if you broke it up into $40 bills
and laid 'em end to end, they'd reach
67,662 miles or two-and-t-haif
times around the equator!
TASTE TESTERS-One of those
romantic little acknowledgements
tasks Of American business comes 20
light each year about this time wnen
the United States board of tea en-
perts meets in New York. These
gentlemen, who taste several hun
dred samples during their five-day
"tea-party," set the standards for
all tea imported during the coming
12 months. Many other industries
also employ professional tasters'
whose jobs depend on the efficiency
of their "taste buds" sensitive little
nerves on their tongues. Coffee, dis
stilled spirits, cheese, wine, olives,
pudding, ice a even soap, must
all pass the test. Taste experts must
make allowance for variations in
tastes in different parts of the
country. For example, DR.. A. j.
Liebmann, technical director for
Schcnley Distillers corporation,
found that people in some areas
prefer Eight" blends of distilled
spirits. while richer blends are fav-
cred in other sections. His special
tasting board takes into account
such i~nclinations when pre-
pairing new blends. As for the tea
tasters, they still don't know why
green Nagasaki tea is especially
popular around Albany, N. Y. and
in certain parts of the midwest!
THINGS TO WATCH FORA
last the telephone company has
perfected a long sought device that
will automatically reject "phoney'
coins in phone boxes-it's a magne-
tic device that returns any coin in
which there is a trace Of iron
a new plastic heel for women's
hose - styled in such a way that
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20

tain what kind of a world that will be.
It's probably true that there will never be nearly
enough white collar careers for all high school grad
yates. Will there be enough Jobs for those who may De
trained ia do productive labor? A good deal of in
genuty has gone lately into scheme to restrict produc-
ton. on the theory that-barring such things as ar
planes. tanks and guns-we already have too much OF
if. Perhaps schemes for increasing consumption VIII be
evep more necessary if the high schools change their
methods and train more young people to become pro-
ductive workers. Memphis Pre~ss-Scimitar.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20
Over 300 Formers
Joined Farm Bureau

Over 800 farmers have paid their
dues and become members of the
Holmes County Farm Bureau. Cam
paign committeeman are turning liz
rev memberships almost daily.
Holmes County is listed in a group
of 10 counties lard on the Honor
Roll. Il is believed that several hun
dred more farmers will pay their
dues during this month.
The negro farmers are 20 be CON-
%plimented for the splendid work
they are doing in the membership
campaign. About twelve negro com
mitteemen have received member
ship dues from over 200 farmers
according to I. w. Carson, agent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20

TOOLS
TRADE BARRIERS, DOMESTIC
.VARIETY-While Europe's war has
snctighted :he many international
trade barriers it has built up, we've
had a quiet, but nonetheless bitter
.'border" war going on right here
at home. 1t cos us money, too,
hi, battle of laws that crimp the
free flow Of commerce among the
states. Most of us know them as
state port-of-entry laws, special
truck licenses and regulations, state
"use" taxes. A survey just completed
by Economics Statistics, Inc, New
York research organizations, shows
that 81 per cent of the marketing,
finance and economics professors
ard state and tax-grour officials
giving opinions held that chain store
taxes also are trade barriers that
hamper interstate m at the
EXPENSE of the consuming public
Such lev.es are especially out OF
place today, one expert said for,
with increased expenditures for de-
Tense and the threat of rising prices,
every effort must be made to lower
the cost Of production and distribu-
ton, and any barrier to the develop
nleat Of a distribution system that
can keep pace with u productive
system is An obstacle in the road OF
national prosperity"
WHAT PRICE? ETC.-Here are
a few figures to help illustrate just
how big seven billion dollars the
initial lend-lease appropriation, is;
You could buy 100 Empire State
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Campbell and
two children, Ruth Ray and Donald,
spent the week end in Kentwood.
La. visiting relatives.
Mrs. Ruth Geotes has returned
home after visiting her son, Harry,
who is a student at the Gulf Coast
Military Academy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1941-03-20

ployment to their skills and their
tools
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-28

1 fin of his or her innocence"
That's my personal business, >"
snarled Rand. What right have
you going through my cancelled
checks and questioning one dated
how long ago was that?" he de-
manded; then. without waiting for
an answer, he added. Years ago,
anyway"
when checks are made out to
one person over a period of years."
suavely returned the detective,
land for no apparent reason, Banks
tell us this man hasn't worked for
you since he came to Rand House
ten years ago: when across one of
the checks is written the words
Damn him and written with such
force that the paper is torn by the
pen; when, in addition. the maker
of the check refuses to answer a
simple question" Grimly the de-
tective looked around the room.
Proctor sprang from his seat
and crossed to his fathers side.
Let me see that check"
AS the detective did not immedi-
ately comply with Proctor's de-
mand, he turned to his father.
whats the matter with you 2"
he asked. why don't you tell the
cop what he wants to know. You're
acting like an absolute fool"
Thus caustically criticized, Rand
lifted his eyes to his sons.
IT'S one of Wings checks" he
said bitterly.
We'll. for heavens sake, Dad,
what's biting you? If you've been
good enough to pay a man for
years because he hurt his back
while working for you, can't see
that that's so criminal That's the
story" he went on, turning to Cap
tain Lancy. You can't blame dad
for being sore; he's always felt Bill
Wing was holding him up. but he
couldn't prove it-so-" He spread
his hands in a hopeless gesture.
Bill Wing! Johnny's father! So
that accounted for the money
which enabled him to live without
working. The mystery OF the fish
ing village was exploded into a
most prosaic explanation. You
couldn't blame Rand for being sore
II he felt that Wing was claiming
compensation for an injury he had
not received or from which he had
recovered.
Liberal compensation I'd say"
commented the detective dryly.
"One hundred dollars a month for
Is years, according to the date on
an earlier check" He looked sharp
ly at Proctor; but his explanation
was a glib as before.
Il wouldn't say 1t was too liber-
al" he replied. wing was an able
bodied seaman. He could get from
sixty to eighty dollars a month on
ship. He drifted back here 10 or
II years ago. saw the Essex's maid
and lost his head over her. She
wouldn't marry a sailor, so he
hunted around for other work. Dad
hired him, he was a good worker,
and-when he hurt his back,
couldn't ever go back to sea again
dad felt 1t was only fair TO take
care of him."
Then why the Damn him. ?"
queried the detective.
Because a few years ago dad
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-28
Read justment Needed to Give
Growers Just Share of Profit

/ This also applies to the officials Of
cooperative Exchanges who get
their good salaries just the same.
whatever happens to the poor grow.
ers. include herewith the grow
ers OF scores OF other products from
potatoes in Maine TO prunes In Cal
fornia, and peaches in Georgia.
Employment After the War.
A second newspaper clipping
reads as follows
For the FIRST time in ten years
everyone willing to work IN our
town is fully employed This com.
pares with a large surplus OF labo-
few years ago In fact, there Is
an actual shortage OF labor here
at the present time. Even our
newspaper ONCE rs looking FOR two
boys. a condition that never exist.
ed before. or course. tails f. due
To- the war orders winch nave come
to our community But something
Is wrong when We must manufar
ture things TO KIN people Ia order
to give our men employment
The above illustrates conditions
in America and. 90 large extern.
today ia many other couutuos.
Readers brought up In conservative
Republican homes have been
taught this rs the way OF tho
World" ana that these conditions
must-always hc expected We have
been told "thr poor Will alWaYs hn
with us" and that under the lava
~ nature only the ntte-t should
surVivei' our difficulty has been
not only with the wrong definition
ut the "nttcst". but also with the
fact that We have artl0cmlly put
nature out OF balance Normally.
tho laws OF nature will bring forth
good forest when man. how
ever. urtlncinlly sets a forest ON
IRE, then other artificial means
must be instituted 10 put II out
There would have been no abnorm
al unemployment problem II tho
character OF our people had pro
gressed nt the same rate as tho
machine Trouble came when We
forgot God and went machine
cray" II is dangerous now 20
assume that tho employment prob
lem has been solved. II has been
given only "vhut lr-thc arm
Conclusion
| believe I'm social structure
which is founded on private owner
ship aud which requires employers
and wage workers. hlrIng and mr..
ing, and natural price levels. -
long ms these do not interfere with
the greatest good for tho greatest
number. IT, however. We can take
care of the unemployed. when our
protection Il at stake, We can pro
vide work for them In times OF
peace. A truly Christian society
demands some way OF doing this
however 1t hurts both those living
on dividends or those living on re-
lief. We must change our fatal in
diyidualistic philosophy which be-
lIeves that only through the mater
ial enrichment of the individual is
the community enriched Some
day we will put the good of the
communicated ourselves -
before any individual, including
ourselves.