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The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
Look To Your LeadeH
By RUTH TAYLOR

From the beginning of time the favorte ab of man.,
nation for going asray has been the detection
of the leader He the to blame His the sim The
others simply followed.
But that is aibi that won't hold water in demo
cratic society For where the people determine upon their
leader-he iS their servant-ther representative.
Wherever cofYupG dishonorabe leader is in author
y he stays there with the ns ar through the liberation
OF those who placed him in such pos which most
usual, through their indifference.
David Harum said, "You can't have an honest horse
race until you have honest hua race And you can't
have honest and honorable leaders unless the honest and
honorable people will get ou and put them into power and
help them in way ITO carry out their appointed tasks
THE or rq need of the world today is leadership-in
international relations in national affairs in local Offices
ad in all branches of daily life Good leaders hard
find because the task conscientious honest objective
leadership is difficult, thankless
AS people too apt to put up with mediocrity
rather than get out and bstr ourselves to find who
properly represent We too easily taken in by
glib tongue and easy, confident
What must do is to remember that leaders rep
ushey the embodiment of the things for which
stand of the principles in which believe We must be
of their integrity in all things of own
They must up to highest Standards Once
have found such must back them whoeheartedy in
action we'll in speechfor responsible for them
If they turn out WE'LL take the credit they turn
out bady-there abi for chose them AS long
we tolerate them remain responsible Let look to
leaders!
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FROM MY STUDY WINDOW

to say that these apostles of beauty
have discovered the Negro to him
self.
He has found that in addition
to being a study race, capable 0f
bearing almost unbelievable phys
ical hardships and silrvice, he be-
longs to race of rare physical
charm and beauty-a race quick to
sense and to make the most of
personality assets of which it had
teen almost totally unaware.
Thus the candidates for cer-
tificates as beauticians as they
proudly assembled for the plaudits
of their friends and relatives the
other night. were. whether they
were conscious of it or not, mis-
siCnaries in one of the most i'm
portant areas of human service.
NOT A LUXURY
For beauty is not a, luxury in
whatever form 1t may be sought.
Man has an instructive longing for
1t. and God has provided him with
the five senses through which its
constant inflow will reach the
soul. The more highly civilized a
people, the more completely will
utility be wed to beauty in all the
products of his hand and bran. And
even the savage in the bush
finds himself moved by an urge
to paint the lily" in his personal
edornment, and in his crude eff
forts to cheer, brighten and deco
rate the places where he resides.
So it is reassuring to see great,
emerging people like the Negro In
America rating among his most
successful and lucrative callings,
the business of Beauty Culture.
And we somehow believe that it
is not to mere vanity that its
marvellous growth and expansion
can be attributed, but rather to the
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PR0CL A N Alto N

United States, seeking to provide
special recognition and training Of
these new citizens has, by adopting
House Resolution No. 437, recon-
mended and ordered set aside as q
spScial II am An American Day"
the third Sunday in May of each,
year, and appealed to the President
of the United States and the Gov.
ernors of the states TO issue op
propriate proclamations;
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, Sidney
P. Osborn, Governor Of the State
of Arizona, do hereby urge ap-
propriate recognition of OUR new
citizens by declaring Sunday, May
18TH as Il Am An American Day.
and I call upon all state, county
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Hy MACK G. NANCE

MISSIONARY: An adTance guard
TO capitalistic exploitation; a had
omen: a forerunner of evil de-
signs; a notice of future enslave-
ments, unWarranted and cruel mur-
der, seduction, rape; a distribution
OF immortality and sex disease. The
victim of Anglo-SaXon missionary
service may go to sleep in prayer,
and wake up with his pockets
picked, home and land confiscat-
ed. The wagon of Anglo-SaXon
missionaries consists of a Bible in
one hand, jug Of gin in the other,
with a goodly amount of "hop'
stored in an inner pocket. In case
the above mentioned weapons fail
TO bring the victim around, there
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
Beauty Business
Rev. John Clarence Wright

ABOUT TWO WEEKS ago, along
with hundreds of other interested,
if not to say thrilled, Atlantans, I
witnessed the graduating exercises
OF our local Apex College of Beau
ty Culture. With academic "pomp
and circumstances, some one
hundred and forty women of vary
ing ages, garbed in spotless white
gowns and mortar board caps,
marched proudly down the aisle of
Big Bethel church to be addressed
by Col. Roscoe Simmons, one Of
Americas most noted platform
speakers.
These women had completed a
brief, but intensive, course H. culti-
waiting and preserving the assets
of beauty, whether small or great.
possessed by all women. They
were being indicted into an ever
increasing army of experts whose
business tor profession is to
make the world a more liveable
place by making it easier and more
inspiring to look at the men anG
women who are perennial actors
in the drama of daily living.
WORK ESSENTIAL
That their work Is at once es-
sential and highly esteemed is
evidence by the phenomenal prog
ress and expansion over period
of a single generation of this
beauty business" It hos made in
dividuals II the race wealthy, and
given dignified and lucrative en-
ployment to thousands of others.
It has, in some cases, miraculously
transformed the women of our
race. It would not be too much
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
BY DEAN GORDON b. HANCOCK
DEMOCRACY AT ITS WORST

1T IS BOTH dangerous and dis
tressing 70 see the plight in which
the democracies find themselves.
that rugged individualism from
which democracy stands units
the citizens for the sacrifices that
ritual times demand. There are
those ia this country today more
bent on making profits out of the
worlds series than in seeing
righteousness prevail. At its best
democracy is a might blessing; at
it's worst it is a great danger. In
times of peace the democratic
theology is inspiring and full OF
praise; but in times of war it is fun
of dangers and detrimentS.
In other words democracy is at
its best in times Of peace; but in
, times of crisis it cannot meet the
needs of the fast changing emerg-
encies. Democracy has never func-
toned in any emergency, for in
variably dictatorial powers must
be delegated to some powerful per-
SOnallGy WHO Cali dCcUlilpliSlI tllC
desired ends.
During the first world war Will
sola was as real dictator as Hit
Ter is today. So in this second
world war Roosevelt is being
clothed with dictatorial powers. not
because we like 1t so well but be-
cause it is the only answer to the
threat of nazism and fascism.
Our country can conscript
men for the army; it can levy
taxes to support the nations
! program it can commander the
| various utilities an force COM
munities to evacuate their in
terests and make room for can
comments Today we have thou
sands and thousands of persons
made homeless by the govern
ments edict that certain areas
must be taken over by the
government for military pur-
| poses.
1t is the field of free speech
where we seem to be color blind. In
| times of peace free speech is an
essential of progress: it is the
T, ahibboleth of spiritual achieve
ment Jesus Christ said himself
eye shall know the truth and the
truth shall make you free". This
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BETWEEN THE LINES

try who think that the object Of
free speech is merely to hamper
your political enemies.
This country is fighting for its
life and for any person under the
preteXt of free speech to hamper
it, is exceedingly dangerous. What
does it profit our nation if it sends
it's sons to the colors and levies
taxes to prosecute the work of de-
fense if its efforts are to be nul1-
fled by ''tweedledee" democrats and
''tweedle- dun" republicans? 1t is
better to sacrifice, free speech for
the moment and recover it when
our victory is won than to use free
speech to defeat our nation when
free speech will be forever here
after impossible!
The man who will not sac
rifice free speech temporarily
for the safety of his nation is
an enemy of his nation regard
less of the affiliation which he
claims. The activities of Lind
burgh and Wheeler and Hugh
Johnson and John Lewis just
show democracy at its worst.
Lindbergh left New York
"flying fool" and returned
world hero and colonel.
It seems that if given a fair
chance, he is going to wind ur
where he began. His sun already
has set in the dusk of dishonor.
Inasmuch as Lindbergh seems ar
rayed against his nation, it is we'll
for the nation to see him in his
true light not only as a Hitler
worshipper but as a Negro-hater
and Negro batter. This counter
Roosevelt group and their tactics
show democracy at its worst.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
I AM AN AMERICAN DAY

WHEREAS. each year some tw0
million young men anJ women in
the United States become of age
of which some seven thousand five
hundred are Arizonians, and, in
addition, each year a great many
more obtain citizenship by nac.r<Ii..
zation; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that
these new sovereign citizens of oul
State and Nation be prepared for
the responsibilities of citizenship
and be impressed with the signifi.
canoe of their new status as citi.
zens in our self-governing COM
monwealth and republic; and
WHEREAS, the Congress of the
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is one Of the principles of Jesus
that is generally accepted by mer
everywhere. The best way to know
the truth is through free speech.
Consequently we in democracieS.
swear by the free speech principle.
This is as it should be except in
times of emergency. Knowing the
full trust is not always essential
to survive! 1t is quite possible to
know the truth by more subtle
means. There is a time to speak
freely and time to hold our
peace. Ttfre is time to speak
ourselves and time to let some
body better prepared speak for us
There is a time when the in
dividuaPs right Of free speech
must give away before the
larger right of the nation for
survival. Sc long as free speech
is not danger to a nation in
Its struggle for survival let
there be free speech by ali
means; but when free speech
JeOpardIzes our natIOn, It is
time that free speech were
sacrificed for the common
good.
What is more, II seems that IN
our great emergency the enemies
of democracy are the ones who
are invoking this free speech prin-
ciple unto the utmost. Walter
Winchell arose to "a point Of
order" which was we'll taken when
he said that although Lirdbergh
has right to his speech when he
would disparage his nations despe-
rate efforts at defense, it was also
true that Roosevelt had a right
to call him a "copperhead, etc"
There are some folk in this coun-
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
THE HOME DICTIONARY

I IS a bunch CT soldiers II the Of
ing, who will shoot them doTr
like rats, fer noncompliance.
Were 1 forced to choose, for my
people, between Asiatic bubonic
plague and the service for an
Anglo-Saxon missionary, I would
much prefer the former. Budonic
plague is an Asiatic epidemic, high
ly fatal, but will eventually burn
itself out.
The service of a missionary, like
leprosy. is perpetual, will work
right ON thru several generations
and then it is rot thru. Beware
of Anglo-SaXon missionaries.
Definition of Christianity tAng-
lo-Saxon) in next issue.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
EDITOR IAL s
Democracy Is
Weighed And
Found Wantinq
BY MACK c. NANCE
NOGALES, ARIZONA

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact
that every true democratic princi-
pal has, and is being flagrantly
violated in the land of the social
ed free and brave, many of us in
nocently hobbled to Pier, 9 Ho-
boken, NY there to embark to the
battlefields of France Q917-18) to
join in combat against the central
powers, for the purpose of
Making the world safe for de-
mocracy." Many of us wondered
then even now; why there was no
special efforts made to establish
al least shadow of true democ-
racy, here at home. Members of
the army, navy, air and marine
corps, then as now, have no choice
in such matters. Our motto: My
country; may she always be right
My country; right or wrong, my
country.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24

Scads of col0red boys and
girls in the parade of safety
partols which took washington
by storm when 1900 youths
from New England and nearby
Southern states strutted their
stuff up and down the broad
expanse of Constitution avenue.
CoIored groups ELECTED much
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
Proposed Beer
Legislation

FLINT, Mich.-The proposed bill
now in the State Senate which is
designed to stop the sale of beer
from Saturday night until Mon
day morning is a very direct blow
to the personal liberties of every
human being who, after working
all the week for the National De-
tense, would want to take a few
minutes of restful, sociable recrea-
ton, while he is off work, In sip
ping a little beer and chatting
with O. friend or SO. Who is it that
is behind this movement which
hammers at the very root of Free
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Personnel Is
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leadership, will be eligible to en-
ter any of the various officers
training schools.
CAN GET TRAINING
Differing from the last war
when Negro officers were hurriedly
sl,lnted off in a special school at
Fort Des Moines,. the army this
time, it was disclosed, is accept.
inig Negro potential officers In all
Of it's schools. t>1.s
Any young men interested in this
new opportunity for career IN the
army are advised to contact Ser
geant Mayes at the Army Recruit
ing Station, Room 321, New Post
office Building. 49,
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
When P0is0ns Slow
KIDNEYS
and Irritate Bladder
Flush Them Out for IS Cents

Go to your druggist today and get
this harmless diuretic and stimulant
- ask for Gold Medal HARLEM Oil
CAPSULES and start at once to flush
kidneys of waste matter saturated
with acids and poisons.
That's a prompt and effective way
to help bring about more healthful
kidney activity and relieve that blad-
der irritation with its scanty passage
with smarting and burning as well as
restless nights.
Remember the kidneys often need flushing
as well as the bowels, and some symptoms Of
kidney weakness may be: getting up often
during the night-puffy eyes-backache.
But be sure and get GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules - the original
and genuine - the price Is small (35
cents). Just see If your expectations
aren't fulfilled. Refuse q substitute.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24

The Kansas Citv delegation fin
ely got to Washington to lay its
complaints before the OPM Of
ficials. Their specific grievance is
against the North American Avia-
ton, Inc, of which Mr.. Kindle-
berger is president You know, he's
the one who refused to hire Ne
eroes in any capacity except AS
ianitors and porters. incidentally,
the state of Kansas has Dassed a
law making such action illegal.
Shep Allen doesn't play with 'em
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
CAPITOL COMMENT
BY AL WHITE

WASHINGTON. D. ca N P,
May Day celebrations in the
capitol city took On the aspect of
play times in vivid contrast to the
demonstre items formerly held
throughout the country on the oc-
casion of the arrival of May. The
boys and gals used to demonstrate
on May Day but now, they merely
dance around the good old May
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applause.

Loads of pretty girls in town
celebrating something or other
called the Girl Friends. dances aft
er dances, parties On top of parties
and what not. The life of a social
lion in this town is hectic to say
the least.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
WHY GIVE WAY TO VANITY?

just what countries. in this
world of chaos, in 1917-18 or even
now. were or are stupid enough,
~ SIT around idlv sucking their
thumbs. awaiting the verv pre1u-
Aicnd and poorlv disciplined lead
r''Shin Of 60 no11oI "'@'o~'""n ~a0 -.
~ln' Personally speaking. ] would
r0rrh prefer the leadership Of
Argentina. Tibet or Siam. If we
o~n ura'1a 10 establish and main
+o;,, . chodo,v of 1ocnncv nati0r-
- o~d civio lieoirlinn u, fire We
tolli0v~ co''+h. bow nav as
clrnno +ho+ vvo orn IN . nOeitiNN
r. tOoI c+hny,c =, -~~ov9~- "" "~tonreS
49,. c,,v>o~iO~c7 Toic ~ me ic
vo~i'w IN i+c Iov,nc+ fo~~n THE
-,i~L w. "oo~ o,o1 ovnr, the blind
read +o1--'
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Mallory To Be
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They said Mallory took them as
a favor, that they later practiced
prostitution, but that they did not
give money to him
Miss Henderson, on the other
hand, testified that Mallory ap-
preached her the day after she
arrived in Laramie and asked her
to work for him as a prostitute,
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
CAPABLE OF THINKING

It should be borne in mind that
members of the army, navy, ma
rine or air corps, are not void OF
that the civilian population, the
good common sense. 1t is also true
John Does, the base of our. So
called great commonwealth, are
far from being the Dumb Doras.
the brainless "goons" of the 18th
century. They to, know up from
down, right from wrong and the
difference between the truth and
a lie. To proclaim today, that the
ace went to France, engaged in
combat against the central powers
for the sole purpose of making
The World Safe for Democracy,
is not only ridiculous, but con-
stitute challenge to the common
sense of all concerned.
Which, if any of the so-called
democracies, wre benefited by
our very costly adventure; in
view of the fact that all the quasi
democracieS. with the exception
of the United States, has been
washed UP in their own blood it
would seem that our efforts were
contributine factors to the down.
fall of such institutions.
If someone lied in 1918 what
is to prevent repetition of same
in 941.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24

Senator Smathers sent up a
batch of his printed bills-about so
concerning the introduction OF
the civil rights bill in the district
two days too late.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24

Visiting with the secretary OF
the Interstate Commerce commits
sion and finding that dignity un-
suffled in spite of the supreme
court decision in the Mitchell case.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24

Testimonial dinners are the
things in this town. They come
right after another and with
out cessation. They are almost
as common as the famous "ris-
ing vote of thanks" the only
thing my dad ever got for 40
years of charitable work.
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Continued from rage
patriots, in the recent recon-
quest Of the country, had loosed
swarms of bees on Italian camps.
While the Italians we're swatttng
and fleeing, she said, the Ethiop-
ians would dash in, seize the
enemy weapons and turn them on
their former owners. <'~
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
ALL IN VAIN

MY conclusions are, that those
who died on the battlefields OF
Flanders and other sectors, to
make the world safe for democra-
cracy, died in vain. Those who
bled for the same purpose, bled
in vain. Those who suffered the
hardships of war, faced the death
dealing machine of the enemy.
those who lay. blind, crippled
and nutilated for life, in the vari-
Gus hospitals throughout tho u.
S.. all are the victims of an in.
trig1e, Intentionally or non-in-
fentionally.
To me it seems. that alse demo-
cracY. has reached its Alpine
heights, of usefulness, its glory.
end like other silly impracticable,
double dealing dogmas, is now
we'll on its way out. A true and
'1nintpeachable, real democracy
must. shall and will take its
nlacc.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24
Teachers Pay
(Coas:asea f-G1 F&ge 7C

(Coai:aaea fcS4 FNse ID
r. ?. Ricsud school here, to
squaiize teachers salaries. The
petition was presented Friday
night, May g.
Thurgood Marshall, special coun>
sci of the National Association TO,
the Advancement of Colored Peo.
Pile, announced that the New Or
leans petition makes Louisiana the
third state In addition to Mary
land ana Virginia where sinful
taneous campaigns are being car
ried on to eqlalize teachers SAL
aries.
1t is expected that the Louis
vile, KY, case will be settled this
month. The case in Florida is now
pending in the local United States
court.
and local officials, all patriotic,
civil, educational and religious or.
ganizatins to give special signifi-
canoe to our new citizens of this
day,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have here unto set by hand,
and caused the Great Seal of
the State of Arizona to be
affixed, this Eighth day of
May, in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Forty-one.
SIDNEY p. OSBORN,
Governor.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24

I found out who Mr.. McFlater Is
the gentleman who wrote the
article that set Washington by its
story about the jobs being held by
cars. Mr.. McFlather wrote the
The PHI. DIS i'll town and pointed
out folk by name who were on
Jobs. These folk resented 1t and for
a while indignation was rife. But
Il all Gained down and McFlater,
which isn't his real name, moves
along in his own calm way .un-
til the spirit again moves him.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24

What became of that widely
publicized move to get Negro ball
PLAYERS in the majors' Seems as if
this is as good time as any for
Jimmy Powers to let out a few
more yelps. NOW that the army
is playing havoc with some of
the teams. Man." as Bert VIII
liams used to sing, wouldn't 1t be
a. dream" if Clark Griffith and his
stooge manager, Bucky Harris, were
to snap up a couple of those classy
colored lads to fill the shoes of the
local pets, Messrs. Lewis and
Travis? I'd better duck when I say
things like that you know.
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24

The PHOENIX INDEX connected political party
faction regardless
G0ns the completely impariay hatred
All matter coming should office SUM-
day appear the
News matter plainly written side
the rights
ali safety the
paid for
Make INDEX, Monroe
Street All articles contributors they
will not be published
PLATFORM
To proud
Of whfch they their political social
seigious and economic questions which face the
especially
that must become job makers well as job seekers
g. To instruct boys girls n the thrift
The Phoenix index., 1941-05-24

Back to the story about Camp
Dix where the 372nd Is quarter
ed. Judge HASTE isn't so pleased
that the story broke in the
newspapers prior to his investi-
CATION since it is criticism leel-
led at colOred officers apparent
ly and coming at this time is
not particularly helpful to what
is trying to be done in the de-
partment.
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in the Lincoln theater, When they
get out of line he merely steps 70
the front door, calls the law and
out they go. Which makes it very
nice for the people who go to the
theater to enjoy themselves and
not be annoyed by rowdies who
don't know how to act either IN
public or private. Keep it UP, Shep
The way to be successful m
the cabinet here says one OF
them is to move far, far away
from the center of activity as
members of the cabinet. who
possible. Unlike the former
were very much in evidence all
over the town and easily acces.
sible, the present group stays not
of sight and moves in a close
circle, all to themselves-and II
YOU don't know where to find
them from nine to four, bro
ther you surely won't be able
to find them from four to nine!