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The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
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The principal speaker w. P. Reid welghts
and measures inspector for the City OF Atanta our
rounded by an avalanche of crooked ana HAeo
scales tapped sugar sacks tempered olive ootteS anu
shortn quart lars Mr. Reid prefaced his remarks and
demonstration by revealing that for the most part
many merchants doing business In negro nelgnpor~
hoods always consider Negro housewives ss ~
game" and that it was always open season 10
Cheat these already economically enslaved folk out
of their hard-earned pennies.
WOMEN ARE CHEATED
Varied and sundry the artltlces used by
+bsse ,,nscrnulo,s erocers to "beat these trusting
and unsuspectng women out of their money. Many
arc the times when thirteen ounces OF lard are sold
pound, thus actually increasing the cost OF this
necessary commodity over ana ABOVE tne alreaoy
high market price.
Butchers doing business in Negro neighborhoods,
too have notorious habit of weighing their thumbs
with the hamburger. of keeping up running pat
ter of conversation to divert the unknowlng house
wifes attention while they weigh their purchase as
much four five ounces short OF what 1t
should be.
Mr. Reid who spole like who had made
a careful study of his subject warned his hearers
about making the all too common mistake of going
into store and asking for dimes worth of this
or quarters worth of that. Such consumer he
cautioned is merely letting down the bars' for the
merchant to cheat him.
Always determine first how much per pound the
pork chops are selling and then ash for them ac-
cording to the amount you desire.
SUGAR is WITHDRAWN
Packaged articles must also be watched Oftines
fvepound sacks of sugar, actually contain only four
pounds, six ounces The chiSing merchant has in
serted an ice pick between the seams of the sack
and drawn out the difference. He thus sells the
sugar you have paid for again.
Good advice was given by the speaker when he
urged his hearers to obtain good reliable scale then
carefully weigh and check the articles you purchase
after reaching home. If they do not come up to
weight then lodge loud protest If that merchant
learns that you have scale and are checking on
him in most instances he will be very careful to
see that you get your moneys worth.
Never before has it become such an absolute
necessity that the budget-harassed housewife OBJ
tain full measure for her money. That is why they
should exercise extreme diligence in seeing that they
do not fall victim to these cheating merchants.
Out of the Atlanta Urban Leagues Consumer
Conference should come strong Consumer League,
which could ally itself to similar groups now active
in many communities throughout the nation Such
an organization headed bv determined leadership
could quickly weed out those unscrupulous mer-
chants who like SO many buz2ards, swoop down toI
prey impoverished residents of Negro neighbor |
hoods. |
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
Passes In Chi

CHICAGO - (ANP) - This
death of Mrs. Jeonna Snowden,
noted civic and social worker, at
her home Thursday brought to d
close a life devoted to civic i'm
provement. Mrs. Snowden, at her.
death was II years old.
The founder of the Northwest
ern Federation Of Colored Wom-
en- and co-founder of the Chicago
Urban League which was organic
ed in her home and the home for
Aged and Infirm Colored People,
Mrs Snowden was born near the
present site of the Dearborn
station. During the Chicago fire
her parents home was refuge
for both white and colored. She
held the distinction Of being the
first female clerical worker in
a Chicago bank.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
Expansion In
Negro Banks Is
Shown In Report
Several Cities
Now In Need Of
Financial Units

WASHINGTON. D. C.-(S N s.
Expansion during the calendar
year 194O among banking institu-
tions owned and operated by Ne
groes is reflected in the First
Annual Business Report prepared
by Emner Martin Lancaster. Ad-
wiser on Negro Affairs, Department
of Commerce
Financial statements submitted
by these institutions show total
deposits in 1910 were $6,258, ,894
compared with $5367 $50 the year
before, an increase of 1891 Ola. Re-
sources totaled $7,404,475 as
against $6,497,OOO in 1899, gain
of $9O7, ATS.
Total loans aggregated $2,942 BOZ.
en- increase of S403,80 over the
proceeding year, while capital ac-
counts rose to S1,092, ,410, showing
an increase of $22,430.
United States Government obli-
cations held by these banking in
StitutionS aggregated $915,956.
while other security investments
reached a total of $1,863, ,504.
Eleven of the twelve reporting
banks are chartered by the states
in which they are domiciled. one
is privately owned, and eight are
members of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, which in
sureS the funds of each depositor up
to $1,000
Negro borrowers residing in large
cities where the loan policy of
other banks is influenced to some
extent by race and location. have
experienced considerable difficulty
in obtaining leans for home con-
struction The fact that this situa-
ton has been partly alleviated in
areas where Negro-owned lending
institutions are located is deemed
an important factor indicating the
advisabilIty of their establishment
i'm sections where this difficulty
remains.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
Duke To Study
Race ccC Setup

WASHINGTON, d. Clamp
Sc impressed was the Duke q
Windsor with the excellent records
and work of the Negro CCC insti'
tutions operating under the Fed
eral Security Administration, he
plans to spend little time on his
return trip to Washington studying
methods of operation in order Il
bring this innovation to the Ba
hanas where it is sadly needed.
Since the population of the Ba.
hanas is largely Negro and since
there Is little in the line of EN-.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11

Tolliver and Cunningham were
charged with keeping Negroes in
conditions of slavery and peonage,
and Attorney William Henry Huff
of the Abolish PCOnagn committee
had sought to have them eXtradit-
ed to Chicago for trial. However,
Judge Deaver ruled against the
peonage lawyer and refused to re-
lease McWhorter and Cunningham
to the Chicago court.
Said the resolution in part:
Whereas. our county of Ogle
thorpe through the widespread
publicity given the case, has been
held up to the nation as an OBJ
ject of ridicule. branding us as
barbarors, inhunan and anti
social, we, the Oglethcrpe county
grand jury, wish
therefore, to go on record as
branding the charges false. malic-
ious and libellous aid feel that
any individual, body, or organiza-
ton striving to stir up racial ha-
tired is not contributing to the
democratic form of constitutional
government. The south and more
especially Georgia and Oglethorpe
county is the last stronghold Of
Anglo-SaXon civilization in this
country, and we, the descendents Of
those forbearS who carried the
bloody flag of freedom across
countless battlefields and planted
it upon a thousand hills. protest
with every fibre of our being the
injustice that has been dealt us. -
Holding that Judge Deaver had
handed down a true and correct
decision, the resolution said: 1--WE
also wish to commend that fearless
southern gentleman, Judge Bas-
com Deaver of the middle district
of Georgia, for his action in the
case, to the end that true Justice
would pe served !"
Protest was also registered bv
the grand jury against the book.
"Our Native Land,I' written BY
Anna Louis Strong 1t is their
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
Effectiveness
OF Order
Is Questioned
Church Leaders
Debate Issue
At Conference

NEW YORK (ANP) AT the
annual all-day meeting Of the oe-
nartment of race relations Of the
Federal Couacil of Churches OF
Christ in America, reactions OF
church leaders regarding the prog
ress and drawbacks since PreSl-
dent Roosevert's executive order
was issued, were cited.
Meeting at Riverside church
Saturday, the group Represented
moro than 10,G00,0o0 ProtestantS
church members.
Starting the session off was an
of Oberlin college school OF the-
ology. "People of different races
and cultures in all parts OF the
world. and especially in America
must come to understand and ap'
preciate each ether until there
arises the conviction of comrades
in service" said Dean Graham
"And the special work of the
churches is to foster that conVlc'
ton"
Reviewing the progress in race
relations and particularly the ex'
listing situation regarding the Ne
gro in defense industry, deep con-
Germ was shown in questions as tc
the effectiveness 'of Presiden,
Roosevelt's executive order. A num-
ber of concrete situations were
cited showing gains, while others
pointed out existing difficulties.
An out line of the OPM's work
following the executive order, oy
DR.. Robert G. Weaver, chief, Ne
gro employment and training
branch. labor division showed the
trends toward fulfillment of the re.
tarding elements with respect to
the removal of discrimination
against employment of Negroes.
Presiding over the sessions were
Mrs. Lucius r. E9Stmen, Bishop
J. A. Gregg, co-chairman of the
department; and DR.. Samuel M .
Cavert, general secretary of the
Federal Council Of Churches.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
Stop Racial Differences
And Build Unified Nation,
Hastie Advises Soldiers
Claim Native, American Troops
Clash On Newly Leased Islands

Only recently, the B ritish government
sent Trinidad newspaper man, Negro, on
tour of the British camps to see just
how Negroes were being treated by the
Empire. it is reported i'm New York. The
writer was furnished with a place and
transportation direct through the U. S.
from Miami where he landed from South
American Clipper. He passed through
New York, it is alleged, en- route to Canada
where he will re-embark for England.
This is not the first report of clashes
in the islands where the United States has
taken over land for naval bases.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11

WASHINGTON, d. C.-(ANP)-Un-
authenticated stories of clashes between
American troops and natives in Trinidad
are beginning to seep into the news col
umns of local dailies.
The War Department denies it and has
mo comment to make concerning these
rumOrs which reached this country
throughVenezueIa Some persons are at
legged to have been killed in clash of re-
cent date. Other sources said reports had
been received here of "some friction" re-
Gently on the island, although they did not
have the details.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11

to the activity of these race men
Wayne county, it is interesting
to note, is in the southern part OF
Illinois. NOT 4 SINGLE NEGRO
LIVES IN THIS COUNTY WHILE
ONLY ONE NEGRO LIVES IN
CLAY COUNTY. JUST TO THE
NORTH. In Jefferson county
where Mt. Vernon is the county
seat. there are quite a number OF
Negroes, some 800 living.
When Horn and Faulkner first
started their oil prospecting some
two years ago there was plenty OF
hostility in evidence. Negroes
were not wanted, in fact, efforts
were made to run them out, but
they were not to be frightened
away. They stuck by their guns
and, as the result, much prosperity
has resulted for all
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11

generally benefits users is mainly
due to it's chief ingredient, an
intestinal tonic-laxative" which
helps tone lazy intestinal muscles.
The millions of packages used
prove BLACK-DRAUGHT's me-
rit. It's a purely vegetable medi-
cine. And economical, too! 25 to
40 doses cost only 25c.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11

rloyfnent and training for these
Bahamas other than domestic wcrf
and fishing, the former kine
thought it a splendid opportunity
to give these youths training ir
other fields whereby they may
better serve themselves and the en-,
pire.
A trip to one of the nearby Ne.
gro camps is planned for the duke
and duchess upon their return from
the Canadian ranch where they
will vacation.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11

70 prevent IIIIIdIIO1I 0I1e10
is already here. With him this
writer and the millions of house
wives all over the country hearti"
ly agree.
These housewives, who find
themselves in the helpless d;lem-
ma of trying to stretch the lean
family budget to offset the squeeze
cf rapidly rising costs and increas-
ed taxation, know that initiation is
here when they are forced to pay
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
Laxative with Three
important Features

Three things most people want
laxative to do are: Act punct-
ualiy; act thoroughly; act gently.
This one usually fills all three
requirements, brings happy re-
lief from constipation's bad
breath, loginess next morning if
taken at bed time by the direc-
tions.
The way BLACK-DRAUGHT
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
Needed: Consumers League

THE GOVERNMENT ever fearful OF the grim
spectre of initiation is moving to detlnlte program
of price stabilization. c.a
The movement. however, is too SLOW congress
for the past two months has had before 1t price
control" bill without even holding the first near
ing on this all-mportant measure.
Leon Henderson, who heads the OPAC, the price
control agency charges that it IS already 100 la'e
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11

Last week, after drillers had fin
ished their work to a depth OF
$500 feet. the Horn and Faulkner
Petroleum Co.. Mitchell 3. Miles
B. F. Reid No / Well in Wayne
County. Ill, just short distance
from Cisne, Ill, came in. 1t starteo
producing at the rate of 400 bar
rels, (42 gallons to the barreD per
daS.
ANOTHER BOOM ON
1t was early in August that Horn
and Faulkner took over the Lease
on the B. F. Reid place That was
after the Pure Oil Co. has relln'
quished the lease as officials o.
that company contended that the
well would not be paying prop
ositicn and that oil could not be
found there.
But oil was found there and Ii
seems as if another boom era Is
coming to Wayne county. thanks
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
YOUNGEST NAACP MEMBER

NEW YORK Youngest life
member of the NAACP is William
Pickens III. who was five years old
September 27. On his birthday, his
grandfather, Dean William Pick
ems. attached to the U. S. Treasury
Department, sent a check to the
NAACP for the last 500 payment
on his $500 membership.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
Race Drillefs Give
Lie To Oil Experts
BY E. N. DAVIS

NIT VERNON Tl.-( (Specia]--They gone and done
it again! -
Thev are those two oil men, o. L. Faulkner and L. H.
Horn now of Chicago but well known in Oklahoma City,
who with their financial angel Mitchell B. Miles, proml
nen Buffalo, n Y business man, have accomplished what
experts said just couldn't be.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
Peonage Charges
Irk Grand Jury

LEXINGTON, Ga.-(ANP)-Appearing in the Septem-
Der 25 edition of the Ogehorpe Echo local white daily was
resolution by the grand jury branding false the charges
of peonage upper Ogethorpe county, and phodng Judge
Bascom the middle district court of Georgia
his refusal to extradite Hamilton McWhorter and William
Toliver Cunningham white. for trial in Chicago
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
Naziis AT Last
Free Negroes

WASHINGTON, D. C.-(C)-
American diplomacy has finally
succeeded in rescuing Negro
mother and her daughter from
the clutches of a German prison
camp. according to an announce
ment by the State Department:
this week.
The mother. Mrs. Thomas o.
Johnson, and 14-year-old Julia
were aboard the Egyptian steam.
er, the Zamzam, which was sunk
by a German raider on April IT.
With her husband, whose ma
tionality has not yet been dis.
covered, they were arrested and
imprisoned in Germany.
After many diplomatic efforts,
their citizenship was established
and they were released. Right
now they are in Berlin where
they have been given passports.
contention that 'he book holds
the country up to ridicule, being
scurrilous, malicious and without
basis in fact" The county grand
jury also branded it as unfit for
people of the country" "
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
HOTEL. MACK

30 Tourist and Transit Rooms 81
up. 54S Bedford Pl., N. f. We.
1921. Atlanta, Ga. Free Parking.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
WeNust Stand
Together, He
Tells Hearers
Says Negro
Must Feel
He Is Wanted

CAMP DAVIS, N. CLAMP
Revealing that nearly 10000 Negro
men are enrolled in the United
States army, serving in virtually
every fighting unit, William Hastle,
nationally-known attorney present.
ly serving as civilian aide to the
secretary of war, told 1000 Camp
Davis soldiers Sunday afternoon
that petty racial difference must
be subjugated to the greater task
of a unified nation"
Judge Hastie, who for several
years prior to his recall to wash
ington to assist in the defense pro-
gram presided over the U, S. dis
trict court in the Virgin islands,
spoke at a public meeting at Willis
ton High school, Wilmington. His
address featured a patriotic assem-
bly, paying tribute to the Negro
soldier and particularly to the
5000 colored men stationed at
Camp Davis.
"It is hard for us here on a
peaceful Sunday afternoon to realize
how urgently. how desperately,
America needs strong and powerful
fighting forces. But we must make
ourselves realize that fact" Judge
HASTE asserted.
STAND TOGETHER
would we sit by unConcernedly.
if raging fire, mighty hurricane
were bearing upon us, upon our
homes? say to you that something
more dreadful than fire, more ter
rifle than a hurricane, more awful
than deadly epidemic is sweeping
toward us, is threatening us with
destruction. We can not sit idly by.
We have created this army of men
in the armed forces and men and
women in defense industries to
defend ourselves. And we must
stand together" Judge HASTE en-
phasized.
Democracy, Judge Hastie told
his audience, must be made to
mean as much to the American
citizen as does fasciSrn to the Ger
man nazl.
Pursuing his theme of unity
Judge Hastie pointed out that fully
1919 of the population of the United
States is Negro. "The Negro must
feel that he is a wanted, needed and
respected part of our American
struggle for survival against things
and ideals repugnant to all Ameri-
cans" he said.
CITES RECORDS
Before he concluded his address
Judge HaStie reviewed several out
standing incidents in war depart
ment records in which Negro troops
have played important roles. The
colored soldier is good soldier and
Is doing, Judge HaStie said, an ex-
Uellent job in multitude of tasks
assigned by the Army.
The judge said he had visited
Camp Davis and said he was parti.
cularly impressed with what is
being done ana planned for the
Negro soldier. He mentioned the
colored service hut in Wilmington
and predicted that construction
would begin shortly on 100000 u.
S. O. hut for Negro soldiers in
Wilmington.
Judge Hastie spent three days at
Camp Davis-Saturday, Sunday,
and Monday. On Saturday he ad-
dressed soldiers of the 99th and
Tooth Coast Artillery regiments. Be-
fore taking a plane back to WASH
ington Monday, he appeared before
the 54th Coast Artillery regiment.
Col. Oscar G. Warner commands the
54th, while Col. r. D. Brown COM
mands the 10Th Training group.
composed of the Goth and Tooth
regiments.
The Phoenix index., 1941-10-11
BOWELS SLUGGISH :?

. Feeling like you lost your best friend -
hsadachy = dull = pepless = all because of
sluggish bowels! Why put up with such
pleasant tasting chewing gum laxative. Chew
FEEN-A-MINT tonight at bedtime. Next
morning - thorough, gentle relief, helping
you feel swell again, full of your normal pep.
good. Try FEEN-A-MINT-a whole family
supply costs only log.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-20
Of Interest To Women

Have you . household problem Co solve? Write your question
 clearly, sign your name and ad.
 dress, enclose . three. cent postage
 stamp and mail to The Woman's
 Editor, Washington Service Bu.
 reau, The Democrat, lO13 18th
 Street, Washington, n. C., for personal reply.
 Q. My bedroom has northeastern exposure, one window facing north and the other window east. Please suggest suitable colors for drapes for these windows.
 A. Warm colors. especially the soft tints of yellow orange, and red are especially attractive in north and east bedrooms. Blue, green and purple, except fin very light tints, are likely to give a cold and gloomy look. "
 Q. When should Q player deliber- ately overhid in Contract Bridge to prevent the opponents from winning the rubber?
 A. He should count the winners in his hand and subtract the number from the tricks that he would have to take to fulfil the contract. Then, if his side is vulnerable, he should proceed to bid if he has all but two of the tricks that he plans to bid for. If not vulnerable. he should have all but three of the tricks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-20
War Doesn't Bring Shorter Skirts Girls Just Like To Wear Them

Denver, Dec. D-WN Denver women may be wearing shoeter skirts and more revealing necklineS, but take 1t from the plain-speaking Sairer sex, it'a not because of the war.
 "Short slEarts are beng worn be- cauSe girls know it's vell to Show their legs if they're good looking. explained pretty Evelyn Rothstein, Q well-tailored sorority leader on the Denver University campus.
 She apparently expressed the be- lief of Denver women in general who went up in arms when pr. Milton Kirkpatrick, physician psychologist of the National Com mittee for Mental Hygiene, said: ''The daring dresses women wear today are wartime phenomenon" Want to Be Noticed
 SNen do Che fighting and they claim all the credit" the New York doctor asserted. Some women iHn- agine they have to think up sonne- thing special so aS not to be left out of the picture"
 By way of an answer to pr. Kirkpatrick, the Denver coed re. piled that war psychology hasn't effected Denver much as yet. As for the daring dresses, the doctor must have meant New York-that's not like Colorado"
 A companion co-ed chimed in that "the smartest look is still the covered-up look" 7
 They added that most college girls wear clothes, particularly skirts, for comfort-and don't bother too much about fashions.
 The city's office workers and Junior League members backed up the students contentious.
 Economical
 Mrs. 0Ano eenter, president of the Denver Woman's Club, gave an- other reason for short skirts and low necklines.
 "The styles are an economic re- action by fashion experts who want to. keep the industry moving" she contended. 7
 Extreme styles today aren't the result of Q wartime psychological reaction by women-that's ridicu- lous," Mrs Senter said. There's no psychology back of this trend except the old one that we dress the way the rest of us do."