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WALTER CHIVERS SAYS.

this great industrial metropolis is
affected by an atmosphere of such
a. quality until the pure simple,
untainted son of the soil'' who
settles in Birmingham with full
intention of becoming a good citi-
zen is more likely to 'forsake the
mocking BIRDS song for the
'honky-tork rockola." If this is
true then white rural migrants are
susceptible to the identical crime
breeding magnets. Observation
proves that the lure of the rockola
is interracial
Again what is "natu1al,
every day sort of Negro?" The
question is asked in all sincerity
I admit in spite Of the number OF
years 1 have been Negro and as
widely as have travelled making
professional studies of all classes of
Negroes. even in Birmingham,
this new" Negro has completely
escaped my notice.
JUST PLAIN AMERICANS
The Negroes that I have met,
talked to and lived among belong
to every conceivable class. My
Birmingham experience extended
from "Bear Mash" to Tennessee
Pike and from Bear Mash" to
the laborerS' settlements in the
Ensley coal field. The only conclu-
sion I could read was that Negroes
are just plain American citizens
possessing the same voices and
good points as the Americans OF
the ruling class. 1t is so patent
Ghet Negroes have learned their
"way of life" by initiating white
people until sometime I have
wondered if they have not learned
too aptly and too we'll
he can talk their language
and good naturedly mimics them"
What is this different language
spoken by American Negroes?"
Where did they learn it? Why one
would have to travel away, away
back into the most isolated rural
communities to discover any con-
siderable usage Of the exaggerated
dialect so characteristic Of the
Octavus Roy Cohen stories. 1
strongly suspect that Mr.. Cohen
views mis- Negro characters and
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Williams, 1--WE Amt go nobody"
The office was honOred with
visit from Dean william Pick
ems, now officially identified
with the treasury department.
And right off the bat, the Dean
knew our landlord, Atty. Frank
lin Wilson, who as a former stu
dent at Talladega was taught by
the dean. And by gosh, the dean
got right after Wilson saying
Wilson knew less latin when he
entered his class than anyone
in the school, but when he COM
pleted the course, he was top
man in the class.
The Dean told an interesting story
OF his work and how he plans to
try to show Negroes the benefits of
the defense stamps and bonds and
how he intends trying to put his
program over. He has a job on his
hands, no matter which way he goes
about it. Says he needs bigger staff
to do the work he has lined up.
Finding these streets in ID. c.
is more of a problem than any
thing else in the world. We find
there are streets named that are
not on any maps! And they all
are in the North East section,
where mud is MUD!
Few people know more persons
than does Dean PickenS and he Is
one of the most popular appointees
to be named by the administration
in recent years.
'Tis said the reason Bob Weaver
turned down the presidency of Dill
lard university in New Orleans is
that he is slated to get the civil
service commission poSt-by execu-
tive order, whether Commissioner
Mitchell wants it or not. DR..
WeaYer's present position is merely
stop gay until the commission ad-
usts itself to the fact that 2 Negro
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army of China.

army of China.
Talked with a gentleman in WASH
ington, Monday, who claims to have
put 300 folk to work in the govern
ment service last year and 365 this
year to date. He's colored. The
workers were both white and color
ed.
What ever became of that fine
private housing project to be erect
ed for Negro occupancy in subur-
ban Washington, somewhere on the
Baltimore pike? Just wondering.
Everything there is a big fire
nowadays, the cry goes up Sabo-
teurs!" Still few Negroes are getting
jobs in defense, none in the FBI
and where are we?
Maj. Campbell johnson
chuckled when we recalled the
interview we had with him on
the COS conscientious Objec-
tors to yOu) some months ago,
and the way the story was gar
bled by a paper last week. Also
the officers training business,
Hee, hee!
The story is that the civil Serv-
ice commission is not going to put a
Negro in that division to handle
Negro affairs because Commission
er Mitchell is again it.
And the off-record stuff is that a
well known Negro is in line for a
job at five grand per annum be-
cause he finally contacted a guy
who says he has the ear of Mr.. Nc
Intryre, Zone of FDR's secretaries)
who brought the matter directly to
the attention of FDR.
Well, the boys go their merry way.
Each of our big shots has his own
particular rabbi in the White House.
Edgar has Steve Early, my new ac-
quaintance has Marvin Mcintyre.
another one had Sherm Minton
when he was there, but US, like Bert
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TUSKECEE
AIR BASE
es@s
CONTRACTS
GIVEN RACE

WASHINGTCN-(S (SNS)-~
Two colored firms have been
awarded contracts totallng
S1,4SO,295 for the new Army
Air Base to be erected at
Tuskegee Institute.
Pilots will be trained at the
base, which will be the ma
tion's first all-Negro unit.
The w "a Department
awarded the contracts to the
McKissick & McKissick Con-
struction Company, Nashville,
Tennessee, and Hilyard 4.
Robinson, Washington, D. c.,
architect.
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more sympathetically administered
when the Negro fits description
and definition set forth by the
judge of that court. This state
ment is based upon the following
extracts from the news article.
Formerly there was another
cause. gaming. but Judge
Abernathy declared he put a stop
to that by refusing to convict Ne
gres for gaming"
The other extract reads:
He prefers a country Negro be-
cause he says the country Negro
hasn't forsaken the mocking BIRDS
song for the honky-tonk rockola.
But country or city, he likes the
Negro, if he is a natural everyday
sort of Negro, and he can talk
their language and good naturedly
mimic them"
SHOULD BE OF CONCERN
This definition of the type OF
Negro who has the judges approx
al should concern the intelligent,
fair minded citizens of the Ma
gic City regardless of race. say
this because it seems as though
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"AS I SEES IT.

Coop, and am ready and always
willing to defend it at all times,
come what may.
I am in hopes that the race as
a whole will soon settle down on
the soberness of supporting the
Genesee Consumers Coop Club AS
I am sure that it is safe and sound,
and it always stands ready for con-
structive criticism no matter who
gives it.
If we fail to do something tam
gible for ourselves today, it doesn't
take seer to predict that the fu-
ture will be very dark and gloomy,
when you stop to consider how
well organized other groups are
and how determined they are to
hold their so-caIlled superiority
over others. ! am suggesting to
the thoughtful people of my race
to get behind the Genesee Con-
sumer's Club and push it on 10
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Mother OF Rev.
Maynard Jackson
Passes In Dallas

DALLAS, Texas. -(SNS)- Mrs.
Odalie M. Jackson, mother OF the
Fev. Maynard H. Jackson, passed
away here Saturday at the home
of her son.
She was the widow OF the late
Rev. Alexander S. Jackson, Jr.,
who died five years ago. It was
the late Rev. Jackson's father, Rev
A. s. Jackson. Sr., who founded
Wheat Street Baptist church, At
lanta, many years ago.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
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FLINT, Mich.-(SNS)-
' There are SO many organizations
and clubs in this community that
a man can hardly tell which to
connect himself with and each
claiming to be good, surely it is
not possible to do justice to- them
all, but this one thing is certain,
our time, talent, limited cash and
very best interest is so divided
that it is impossible for any of
them to accomplish any amount of
good.
I am hoping that the time is not
far when all the leaders of these
clubs and organizations will come
together bury their differences,
and take into account the very
best interest OF our people, then
find out which of these organiza-
tions can best solve our economic
needs.
Personally I am for Consumers
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fles again distinguished themselves
in the capture of Sciasciamanna,
the Italian stronghold near Lake
Scala, some 100 miles south OF
Adds Ababa. After a fierce bat
tie which ragged for several days,
they captured 500 prisoners, OF
whom 400, including 20 officers,
were European, as well as num-
ber of tanks and guns. Despite
difficulties caused by bad roads and
rain, they successfully withstood an
Italian counter attack and, re-
Stunning the initiative, continued
their advance.
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Aged Murder
Continued from page II

Continued from page II
Avenue in a three-room apart
ment. He lives alone. His wife died
about IA years ago at the age OF
ID.
He went to Fulton criminal court
Monday to testify in the murder
case of the state versus Mrs. Lucy
Head who was charged with the
fatal stabbing May % of Mrs. Ad-
die Head.
Uncle" Sandy was a witness to
the Staying. Speaking of the
woman on trial. he said, "she was
the angriest woman I ever saw.
Bud, she really was dangerous that
night"
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FLUSH KIDNEYS OF P0IS0NS
and STOP GETTING UP NIGHTS

irritated bladder and put more
healthful activity into them, get a
35 cent package of GOLD MEDAL,
HARLEM Capsules and take az
directed!
This tried and true medicine should make
you feel better in few days - it's an effect
i've diuretic and kidney stimulant that re-
lieves the pains caused by gouty phases Of
sciatica, neuritis and rheumatic Joint agony
when irritated by excess uric acid.
Don't be an EASY MARK and ac-
cept a substitute-Get Gold Medal
HARLEM Oil Capsules - the original
on the box - IS CENTS =
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and that all will be helped. AS one
commencement speaker said last
week, Education is the hope of
democracy" People who keep them
selves and others in the dark die
along with the latter, while both
live if given light.
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is coming in and that his post will
be considerably higher than they
anticipate. The President wants this
done. Selah!
DIR. Carter G. WOOdsOn and
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune
strolling down 9th street after a
dinner at the Y. w. C. A. Mrs.
Bethune's gait impeded DIR.
Wccdson,
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sermon: Make sure you are well
prepared for what you've set as
your goal in life and get in there
and fight with all your might.
Don't be afraid to face disillusion-
ment in your lofty ideals, if the
time comes. but hold to the very
essence and the knowledge of the
true worth of the thought and ma
terial gains that generations have
secured through the centuries.
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Invented: A
New Negro
BY WALTER r. CHIYERs

NO RECENT commentary on
Negroes has struck me as hard
blow between the eyes as the
recent feature article in the Birm-
1ngham News entitled Judge Alb
Knows Negroes by Heart" One
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Live a Healthier, Happier, Life

Thousands of men and women won
der why backache bothers them -
why they have to visit the bathroom
often at night - why flow is scanty
and sometimes smarts and burns.
Any one of these symptoms may
mean that your kidneys and bladder
need attention now before these minor
symptoms may develop into serious
trouble.
To flush out excess waste poisons
and acid from Kidneys, soothe your
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reason why it
disconforts me
is the apparent
confession that
separate stand
ard of justice is
maintained for
Negroes by a
legally consti-
tuted court OF
juEtice. Further
this justice is
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William PickenS
Continued from Page u

Henry Morganthau, and the dean
says he plans to : attend for the
purpose of meeting the people with
whom he will have to work and be
associated during the tenure of his
position with the treasury depart
ment.
Thus far, Mr.. Pickens has found
the entire department entirely
sympathetic and cooperative to-
wards his efforts and plans.
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aimed at the
S a m e advisory
point, until the
graduate W h o
hears two sermons
and reads of a
hundred m o r e
might be confused
as to exactly what
might be expected
OF him and what
he must do to get
along in this per-
picking world.
To all of them
we'd preach the
~.lL
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John Adams

Continued from page u
port of the measure and gave Sen.
Adams who was present, instructions
for presenting it in legislature:
departure, we turn to the promise OF
a reunion in the Heavenly home.
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PEONAGE STRUCK A LICK

Congratulations to the Abolish
Peonage Committee and William
Henry Huff, that persistent attorney
in Chicago, for securing indictment
of two Georgians they allege to be
practicing modern slavery in the
southern empire state.
Following the Chicago U. S. grand
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Mr.. Graduate

BEGINNING LAST WEEK and
continuing through this week, we
have been and will be hearing the
din of baccalaureate and commence
ment addresses in every sector of
the land. They come with such a
varied hue. vet all
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AUGUSTINE'S GRADUATES so

AUGUSTINE'S GRADUATES SO
RALEIGH, N. CLAMP DR..
Harold L. Trigg, president of the
Elizabeth City IN. c. State Teach
ers College, was the speaker as so
graduates received diplomas, GER
tificates and degrees at the 74th
annual commencement exercises of
st. Augustine's College May %.
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BUYS SEVEN HOUSES

NEW YORK-(ANP)- Through
sbrew manipulation and the avail
ability of nearly $4,000, Fred -.
Dickens. well-known real estate
operator and popular political
figure. was able to circumvent tne
traditional residential restriction
against Negroes in the st. AlbanS
section of Long Island and sue
ceeded in buying seven brick, one
family houses in spite Of the OBJ
iections OF the bank.
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CHARLOTTE, N. c. tANP)--
The Rev. Lockhart Amerman, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
church, Sewickley, Pa, will de-
liver the commencement address
at johnson G. Smith University,
June II.
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NEGRO GETS PH.D.

NEW YORK-(ANP)-The flrst
Negro to receive a Ph.D. degree
from the Graduate Faculty OF
Political and Social Science. Ne"
School CT Social Research, is War
rem Brown, former newspaperman
and now executive secretary of the
March on Washington" commit
tee. who was handed his Sheep
skin at ceremonies held Tuesday.
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weekly forum shall be published
may be expressed question of
reflect n anv
the opinion o. The PHOENIX
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PHOENIX with
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on present the news completely mpara
All matter coming be office Sum-
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current News
Of the sheet otherwise We
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Make all orders payable
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PLATFORM


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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
Notice Of Hearing Before Making
Assessment

Notice Is Hereby Given, that public
hearing will be held by the City
Council of the City of Ely, Minnesota,
in the Council Chambers in the City
Hall of said place at seven-thirty
(7:3O o'clock P. M, Tuesday, February
4, 1941, on an assessment then and
there to be made by the City Council
against the several parcels and lots
of land hereinafter described for the
purpose Of paying part of the expense
Of constructing sanitary sewer. and
work in connection Herewith benefit
ing the lots and parcels of land ad-
jacent thereto; the amount to be
assessed being $4,000.
That all persons interested in such
assessment shall have the right to be
present and be heard either in person
or by counsel, and the Council will
receive evidence thereon.
FORTIER'S ADDITION
Lots l to II, inclusive, Block 4.
By order of the City Council.
Dated at Ely, Minnesota, this END
day of January, 1941.
A, o. KNUTSoN,
l-23 Al City Clerk.
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Commercial Club, Resorts
Prepare for Chicago ShoW
Navy Pier Extravaganza First
on List of Eight Midwest
Outdoor Exhibits.

The Ely Commercial club will be
represented in one way or another a.
eight outdoor shows, according to Ray
Hoefler, club secretary.
The first, the Navy Pier show Feb.
10, will attract the best representation
from Ely with ten resorts and a rep
reSentative of the club being on hand
Literature on the Ely area, and the
clubs motion pictures will be sent to
the other shows, and several resort
operators are planning to attend a
number of them.
Hcefler is leaving next Wednesday
for Chicago to set up the clubs ex-
hibit, which will be a part of that
of the Minnesota Arrowhead. The Ely
organization will have its own space,
which will have a frontage of 80 feet
Present at the show will be Robert
Watts of the wilderness Outfitters
and Eastwood lodge; George Hubbard,
Hibbard's lodge; Mel Kirk, Kinks re-
sort; Leo Schlacter, Deer Trail lodge;
Matt Michaels, Timber Trail resort;
NJ. j. Conorton, Pipestone Falls lodge;
Roland Ericsson, Big lake resort; Eric
Roscher, Dominion Isle resort; Paul
Mittermier, Evergreen Isle resort, and
Jacob L. Pete.
Many of these resorts will also be
represented at the Amphitheatre show
in Chicago Feb. % to Mar. 2. Ericsson
may be in charge Of a display for the
Commercial club. Watts may be the
clubs envoy to the st. Louis show
Feb. 8-16.
Because of its restricted income the
club could not set aside funds for
the outdoor show expense. Merchants
and resorters are underwriting it, and
a Embarrassing campaign is now being
conducted by a committee headed by
James I. Laing.
Friday John Buccowich, club presi-
dent, Laing, Hoeher, and Pete were In
Duluth as members of the outdoor
show committee planning the associ-
ation's appearance at the Navy Pier
Other shows at which the club will
display its motion pictures and liter
allure of Ely resorts include Cincinnati
Enquirer show, April 1920; Corn Belt
Sports show, Des Moines, March o.
April 4; Northwest Sportsmen's show
Minneapolis, April 1920; Chicago Daily
News show, April 1927; Milwaukee
April 26-May 4.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
Over One.half Of All
bLINpNE{{iApREv ENTAbLE

AS we grow older the focusing power
of the lens within our eye becomes con-
stantly less because of a progressive
loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye.
This is not abnormal in anyway, but
eventually reduces the efficiency of
the unaided eye, even in persons with
very little farsightedness, so that glas-
ses are required. Persons whose eyes
are perfectly focused for distance ev-
entually find that they are unable to
focus on near objects, such as reading
matter, with any ease, and are forced
to obtain reading glasses. In persons
over forty years of age this ability to
focus ON near objects is gradually lost
and its place must be taken by lens
which shortens the focus of the eye.
Anyone who feels that he needs glasses
should consult his doctor who will rec
Commend an eye physician.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
K|WANIS Name
COM M ITTEE
Standing Committees for the
Year 1941 Appointed by
President Richards.

Standing committees for the Ely
Kiwanis club for 1941 were announced
at last Thursdays meeting by Ben S.
Richards, president.
Peter Moscatelli was in charge of
question and-answer program. The
committees follow:
Agriculture-Harry j. Homer, M. j.
Murphy, Gust A. Maxi, Arth Forselius
Public affairs-M. j. Murphy, w. P.
Wolff, Anton F. Kotchevar, Oscar
Friedsburg.
Classification g. Membership-Albe
j. McMahan, M. j. Murphy, Matt
Indy, John Lozar.
Underprivileged child-Dr. H. N
Sutherland, DR.. o. E. Snyker, DR.. Jack
Grahek, DR.. j. j. Call.
Pubhcity-Ray Hoefler, Cyrille For
tier, Jr. A. j. Slabodnik.
Program-Edward T. Buckley, Peter
Moscatelli, Thos. j. Murn, Arth
ForSeliuS.
Club meetings-Waino Somero, L.
C. SLENDER, w. P. Wolff, James Ed
wards.
Vocational guidance-Thos. j. Mum,
Edward T. Buckley, DR.. j. j. Call,
Stephen Smrekar.
Boys and girls work - Stephen
Smrekar, Matt Kapsch, Joseph Gerzin,
Jr., Harry j. Homer.
Kiwanis education-Arth Forselius,
Archie Swanson, Joseph Kovach.
At a recent meeting Mr.. Richards
was reelected president, A. j. Nc
Mahan, vice president; Henry Berg,
secretary-treasurer, and DR.. j. j. Call,
Harry Homer, Joseph Kovach, Pete
Wolff, Arthur Forsehus, and DR.. H. N.
Sutherland, directors.
August Neubauer, Virginia, ieuten-
ant governor of the northern district,
also attended a recent meeting, dis
cussing the boys camp at Esquagama
lake. The club voted to sponsor ten
Ely boys for the camp.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
AUTO PERMITS
LOST BY 5000

Nearly 5000 motorists forfeited their
right to drive through drivers license
revocations and suspensions enforced
last year by the state highway depart
ment in record breaking campaign to
make Minnesota's highways safe.
Two thousand two hundred and six
ty-six drivers licenses were revoked
outright and $500 were suspended as
result of the coordinated effort of high
way patrolmen, local police officers, and
traffic courts to eliminate those traffic
law violations which accident studies
have shown to be the most common
causes of deaths, injuries and property
destruction on highways.
OF the total of $3.50 combined revo-
cations and suspensions, 204 revoca-
tons and 141 suspensions were for Of
lenses committed in st. Louis county
The 1910 revocations showed an in
crease of $50 over the 1853 recorded
in 1889, the previous record year. Sus-
pensions showed an even greater in
crease of more than 1867 over the
1885 suspensions enforced in 1885,
Major increases in forfeitures result
ed both from increased arrests for driv-
ing while under the influence of intox-
cantS, and from the new policy inau-
gurated at the beginning of 1910 of
suspending the driving privilege of any
person twice convicted, and revoking
the license of any person three times
convicted, of speeding, careless or reck-
less driving within 12-month period.
Driving while intoxicated held top
place as the cause of forfeitureS with
1854 outright one-year revocations and
455 suspensions, or combined total
of 1924 as against 1880 in 1899.
Speeding was a close second with 1873
revocations for triple convictions dur
ing the year and 1,700 motorists bar
red from the wheel for varying periods
of time as penalty for having COM
united two speeding violations within
a 12-month period. The total of re-
vacations and suspensions enforced for
speeding was 1888, as against 321 dur
reckless driving suffered outright revo-
cations for triple offenses, and $50 driv-
ing the previous year.
Thirty-four motorists convicted of
eriS licenses were suspended for dual
offenses This total of 664 compares
with 1893 suspensions and no revoca-
tons recorded in 1899.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-01-23
Counting the Miles

One of the forerunners Of the
cyclometer on the dashboard of
every auto was contraption known
as the "roadameter." It consisted
Of device that counted the revolu-
tons of wagon wheel and was in
vented by one of the Mormon lead
ers on the long trek of his sect to
Utah. One of the duties of the in
ventor was to multiply the number
of revolutions by the circumference
of the wheel to estimate the distance
travelled each day.