The Phoenix index., 1941-03-29
EDITORIAL E s
Alpha In National
Defense Theme OF
l94I.ObServance
MEMPHIS. Tenn.-(SNS)-

Alpha Phi Alpha and National
Defense will be the theme Of this
years Education for Citizenship
Campaign in Memphis, Attorney
A. A. Lating. Director of the proj-
ect for Alpha Delta Lambda chap
ter, announced this week. Plans
for program to express i'll def
mite way the patriotism of the
Negro. his traditional loyalty to
the American Wap of Life, as out
lined in the fundamental laws Of
the nation; and mis- plans for COM
plete integration in the present
National Defense, are being con-
sidered for the 1o41 campaign.
Week Of the annual observance
by the national organization has
not been officially announced, but
it is expected to be held during
the last Of April and first of May.
DR.. II. Councill Trenholm. presi-
dent of Alabama state Teachers
College, Montgomery, is Director
of Education. for Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity, Inc.
as American Citizens. We share
our privileges with all Americans
regardless of race, creed, or color.
1t is our sincere desire to make
tlis truly a government of all the
people and that includes h
municipal government of Phoenix.
But certain political facts are
making this impossible, by vicious
ly clollding ND the real issues at
stake. Take the promises that
this same group have made III re-
gard to placing colored officers in
the police department. We have
been told they would place eight
colored men on the force. Now what
are the facts?
Last spring when money was run
ming short in the police depart
ment, it was necessary to lay off
four of the youngest men. There
were three white men and one
colored man, Joe Island, laid of.
All of these were to have been
put back to work as soon as mon
ey was available. When h e
Sims-Fleming group came into
power last october, they put back
to work all of these men who had
been laid off and eight additional
white men. That is, they p u t
back to work all of the men eX-
cept Joe Island, the colored Off
Ger! If they have any idea of put
ting additional colored men on the
force next year why don't they put
Joe Island, who is qualified IN
der Civil Service and available
RIGHT NOW, BACK? Or, take
the matter of our parks. We
have more children and need more
parks than any other part of town.
This is the most important thing
the city of Phoenix has to offer
for Southside residents. But what
is being done about it? Since the
Sims-Fleming group has been il
control it h done absolutely
nothing. Last summer Mayor
Shupe, along with Commissioner
Wharton, purchased an entire city
Block East of Grant Park. This
land is now ready to be made in
to a, park but the Sim-Fleming
group has done nothing about it.
Orme Lewis, the candidate for City
commissioner who is working with
Mayor Shupe and Commissioner
Wharton has promised the con-
struction OF a new park in the
vicinity of Father Emmett's Mis-
sion. This is what we need! 1t
will relieve the congestion and the
trouble which has been brewing
around Grant Street Park for
many years. We need park OF
our own in the Southwest corner
of town. The administration head
ed by DR.. Shupe and which will
be continued by Orme Lewis has
been the principal supporter of the
park program for many years.
Their pledges are good. We can
depend on them. Orme Lewis is
the kind Of a man We. need, the
kind of a man who will give us
consideration after the election as
well as a few days before. All
residents of the southside should
turn out and elect Orme Lewis in
the general election April ].