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Evening star., 1941-11-20
Take My Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
All Right

This weeks Slip O. the Tongue:
I'll be there all right" No. Avoid
this slangy expression. Better say:
I will be there without fail.
Avoid: I'm sure that it was him,
all right" There are two errors
here, and "all right" is superfuous.
Better say: am sure that it was he.
Avoid: "All right, I'll be glad to
90 it" Better say: Yes certainly, +,
I shall be glad to do it.
Avoid: Its an all right PROPOSE
ton" Better say: It's good fair;
honest; attractive) proposition.
1t will surprise many a reader to
know that all right" has not yet
been recognized as respectable
English idiom. In some uses, such
as those listed above, it is stigma
tized as slang. "All right in the
meaning of satisfactory; correct" p"
at best is a dubious colloquialism.
I should avoid the expression alto
gether in serious speech or writing,
at least until the authorities regard
IT with more favor than at present.
All right should never be written as
one word, as: alright" or alright" ."
What's Wrong With This Sentence.
I'm sick to my stomach?"
Primarily, to denote direction to-
ward One is not sick in the direc-
ton of" or toward" ones stomach.
Better say: am sick at my stomach.
Or: am nauseated.
Evening star., 1941-11-20

footprints in the corn meal, but 1t
seems that the Aztec people be-
lieved what they heard.
Going further back in history,
we find an ancient goddess named
Pomona who had something to do
with harvest feast. The Romans
said she had special power over
trees, and brought good crops of
fruits and nuts.
Each year, early in November,
the Romans held a feast in honor
of Pomona. 1t may be that the
feast of Pomona-with fruit and
nuts In every home-Was an olden
form of Halloween. In any case,
we may class 1t as one of the Thar
vest feasts" of history.
A good harvest of Indian corn
brought about the first Thanks
giving feast of white men on this
continent. The feast was repeated
by the Pilgrims, but was not held
every year by them, nor did it al
ways come in the same season.
Once the Pilgrims had Thanksgiv-
ing in July.
For great many years, the
Thanksgiving feast usually has been
held in october in Canada and in
November In the United States.
For general interest section of your
serapbook)
h~cA Ra4
Tomorrow: Flies on the Ceiling.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Importunt-Todoy Only

Why is it incorrect to say, Il
only have one br0ther??" My free,
non-technical pamphlet on the
correct use of the word ONLY
explains this vexatiOs word so
that it will never bother you
again. Ask for your free copy
today. Send stamped (3-cent),
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Most Unkindest

Nashville: Recently in a rhymo-
gram you wrote, This was the most
unkindest cut of all" How is it
Evening star., 1941-11-20
MISSING

Remove
called the opposite
word from which have
correctly it vanishes
Answer Yesterdays LETTER
Letter-Out
tY) YOURS-SOUR (btter).
(UD PLEURA-PEARL (jeweD.
tK) STRIKE-RITES (practces.
90 OPERA-PARE ii an appe).
(N BEDAN-BEAD (smal sphere.
Evening star., 1941-11-20
Answer to Yesterdays LETTER-OUT

that you do not know that it is in
correct to use a superlative to modify
a superlative?-J. H.
Answer: You are correct, of course.
Modern usage does not permit most
unkindest." However, my play on
words was a direct and literal quota
ton from Shakespeare's julius
Caesar. act 3, scene %. line 1888:
This was the most unkindest cut
of all"
Evening star., 1941-11-20

What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
(Released BY the Bell Syndicate, mc)
Evening star., 1941-11-20

- P6SS - Pass
"a Pass a Pass
Pass Pass
West led the queen of diamonds,
East winning with the ace. For
lack Of anything better to do, East
returned a low heart, West covering
= South's jack with the queen,
DUMMY winning with the king. At
this point, most players would
f1nesse the queen of trump. That
would lose to Vests singleton king,
and then South would still have to
lose two trump tricks to East.
But the actual declarer knew that
he was bound to lose one trump
trick even if his finesse succeeded.
He could, therefore, lose nothing by
winning the first trump trick with
the ace. II nothing unusual hap
pened. he could get back to dummy
with a club to lead another spade
toward the queen.
OF course, when South played the
ace of trump on the first lead of
that suit, he caught Vests single
ton king. Then he caShed the queen
of trump and could afford to give
up two trump tricks to East.
This situation is a very common
one, yet most players handle it in
correctly every time they get
chance. The correct play is not
to take an immediate finesse, but
to play the ace first. Then dummy
should be entered for a lead toward
the queen.
Yesterday YOU were Oswald
Jacobys partner and. with neither
side vulnerable you held:
AKQ9743
9 IA
Q AT
1862
The bidding:
Jacoby. Schenken. You. Maier.
10 Pass IA Pass
% Pass "a Pass
"a Pass 90
AnsWer-Bid four diamonds Your
partner holds a strong hand with
nine red cards and probably three
spades. That leaves him only sin
gleton club, so if he has two aces
YOU have a good chance to make
slam. 1t is possible, however, that
he has two clubs and two spades.
so you must allow him to accept or
refuse the slam invitation.
Score 100 per cent for four dia-
monds, 80 per cent for four no
trump. 10 per cent for five spades, 40
per cent for six spades.
Question No. 922.
Today you hold the same hand,
and the bidding continues:
Jacoby. Schenken. You. Maier.
10 Pass IA Pass
~ Pass ?. Pass
81 Pass 40 Pass
a. Pass (?)
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
fn.i1 -. Nall
The guardian., 1941-06-21

Standing e right Ethel Thomas Harris Mrs
oke seated eft TO right Mrs. Mary Smith and Miss Azona Kirkland
from the Academy Pnoforte and Dramatic Art who with other members
the adult group presented Music Demonstration For Adults
% Anna BobGardner Mus BS who short lecture the Value
Music Of establishing cultural background pointing out
me necessity OF mother having knowledge Of and urging adults
make use Of their leisure me The Academy main studio located at
Garemon Park while branch studios Roxbuy and West Medford
WIN an enrolment Of 100 students teachers and private secretary
Lessons arranged for Mothers class lessons and private adult
Students Anna Bob looking forward to seeing her many friends
ana patrons at the Chdns Recital Friday June 9th in Recital
F1a The program Will include the BEGINNERS INTERMEDIATES EN-
Ke BOYS GROUP JUNIORS and the ADVANCED JUNIORS Owing
the large enrolment this the senior students will be presented
the Fall.
The guardian., 1941-06-21

NEW YORK-An outstanding and
rare opportunity for specially trained
men has just come to the notice of the
New York office of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Col
ored People.
All colored men who hold first-class
radio and telephone licenses issued by
the Federal Communications Commits
sion and who wish to be considered for
employment by radio stations in New
York and elsewhere are requested to
write the national office of the NAACP,
SO Fifth Avenue, New York, giving
facts about their training, experience
and other information.
The director of a radio station in
this city has promised NAACP officials
that if there are any who meet the
qualifications he will employ them
Immediately. He stated that there
are vacancies in other radio stations
The guardian., 1941-06-21
End DEFENSE EMPLOYMENT BAN-FDR
Ex-Cov: CurIey Opens MayoraIty Campaign
ZION Church Ends Years Work. Dugger Gets Job Aircraft
F.D.R. BLASTS JOB DISCRIMINATION
DEMANDS OPM ACTION

WASHINGTON-Declaring that he
had received complaints of nationwide
exclusion of colored workers from de-
fense industries, President Roosevelt
this week called upon the Office of
Production Management ito take i'm
mediate steps to deal effectively" with
this grave situation.
In a memorandum to William s..
Knudsen and Sidney Hillman, OPM
directors, he said that "no nation com
batting the increasing threat of totali-
tarianism can afford arbitrarily to ex-
The guardian., 1941-06-21
JOBS OPEN FOR RADIO
Telephone OPERATORS

due to the fact that the Navy has
called many radio telephone operators.
The guardian., 1941-06-21
EDDIE DUGGER CALLED FOR
AIRCRAFT Defense DUTY

rites that the entire Engineer School
Class of Al had been employed.
Ordered To Report
Dugger was ordered to report by
government authorities as early as
June 9, last week, following the air
craft production strike on the Pacific
Coast. Wires were exchanged between
the Ohio officials and President Car
michael of Tufts College before it was
decided that Dugger could remain for
the Tufts graduation June IA, last
Continued on Page 81
The guardian., 1941-06-21
CURLEY OPENS CAMP PAIGNFoR MAYOR

James M. Curley launched his cam
paign for the Boston mayoralty Mon
day night at the first annual might
Before" banquet of the Hen Club of
Charlestown in the Charlestown High
School, as he recalled that he had
served as Mayor during the first World
War, assailed the proposed $19,000,000
radial highway as a scheme of Boston
banking interests to unload "rotten
property" on the city and promised
The guardian., 1941-06-21
R0XBURY BOY
WINS HONORS

HonOrs came to Benjamin T. John
son, Jr., last week when he was chosen
Editor int Chief of "The Bostonian," T."
the official publication of the Roxbury
Memorial High School. Then the mem
bers of the Junior Explorers connected
with the New England Museum of
Natural History elected him their
President.
The young man is an unusually gift
ed writer, according to the English
Department at the Roxbury Memorial
Continued on Page 81
The guardian., 1941-06-21

police one day off in seven.
The former Governor prefaced his
prepared speech with the remark that
he had asked for the privilege Of speak
ing in Charlestown the might Before"
but next year he would not have to ask
for that privilege, a statement which
brought prolonged cheering from the
300 men and women banqueters which
included such well-known leaders as
CONTINUED on Page 81
The guardian., 1941-06-21

clude large segments of its population
from its defense industries. Even
more important is it for us to strength
en- our unity and morale by refuting
at home the very theories which we are
fighting abroad"
The text of the memorandum reads
as follows:
Complaints have repeatedly been
brought to my attention that available
and much-needed workers are being
barred from defense production solely
Continued on Page 81
The guardian., 1941-06-21
COLUMBUS Ave A.M,E, ZION
CLOSES YEARS WORK

Gist of God" Don't miss hearing this
sermon. 1t will be one of his MASTER
pieces.
At 8 pm. there will be a song battle
by the two choirs of the church. The
Cathedral choir will sing anthems,
DR.. w. o. Taylor, Director, and the
Gospel Chorus will sing spirituals,
with James E. Prout, Director. The
e ontinued on Page 81
The guardian., 1941-06-21

Rev. James H. D. Bailey, pastor of
Columbus A.ME. Zion Church, is clos
ing out his first years service Sunday,
June %, 1941. He is asking all mem
bers and friends who believe in prayer
to meet him in the prayer service at
6 am. at the above-named church and
join in that sweet hour of prayer and
at 1920 he will bring a burning mes
sage to all of Boston-Theme: "The
The guardian., 1941-06-21
By MABE KOUNTZE

MEDFORD, Mass.-Eddie Dugger
left Boston, appropriately enough on
June II of this week, to serve immedi-
ately in the national air defense pro-
gram.
1t is expected that the recently
graduated Tufts Engineer School stu
dent and college track star will be en-
ployed at the Wright Field army air.
plant at Dayton, Ohio.
1t was announced here by Tufts autho-
The guardian., 1941-06-21
Mra. 5tFplrrn DuuglasH
3daHafH

Mrs. Sadie Montgomery Douglass,
wife of 1t. Stephen Douglass of Is
Harold PIX, died at City Hospital
Tuesday morning. She had been ailing
about a year. The funeral was held
Friday at pm from st. Mark Church.
Norris Davis was the undertaken.
The guardian., 1941-06-21
ZION AMES
CONFERENCE AT
CAMB. CHURCH

Rush A.M.E. Zion Church, Cam
bridge, Rev. Charles H. Foggie, pastor,
will entertain the ninety-seventh ses-
sion of the New England Annual Con-
ference of the A.ME. Zion Church
Continued on Page a.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Fire Victims
Can't Obtain
Any Legal Aid

PHILADELPHIA N P) -
Relatives of the fire victims vi tile
Maryland fire which three weeks
ago brought death to eight eople,
cannot get any lawyer to represent
them, it was related here last week
as Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mcbride
brought an eyewitness account of
conditions on the Maryland Eastern
Shore.
Mcbride, who works at the fa-
NOUS Bookbinder'S restaurant here.
lost his mother, sister, and an
aunt in the blaze, respectively, Le-
titia Mcbride, 60; Mrs. Alice
Wright, AZ; and Mrs. Anna Jones'.
S.
In the hosital in Chance. Nd.
there are still % critically hurt Ne
groeS, with very little inflammation
beng available about them.
Mcbride points or that the fire
which started in a WANNA mat
tresS project brought daaGl and
injuries to Negroes because, follow
ing southern custom. the Negroes
On the project were put in an CID
condemned frame building on the
campus of the Princess Ann Aca-
DENY, while white women also
learning mattress making were To-
Gated in much more modern and
substantial buildings.
Believing that whoever is to be
blamed for the deaths should be
brought into court and sued. the
McBrideS tried to get legal aid in
Maryland but found no Negro
lawyers in the area of tie fire
willing to even consider the case.
There are no colored lawyers there.
They are now appealing to the
NAACP to use its offices to bring
some justices to those who suffer,
due to their loss of relatives.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Pays Workers Legal Wages,
Then Takes Back A Portion

lear. He had at that time agreed
to abide by the wage-hour act, but
il was brought out in court Mon
day that Billings had failed to do
SO.
Witnesses for the government
EMPLOYEES of Billings, testified that
their employer would pay them
S24O day and then take 40 cents
back from them. They said they
returned the money at his request
and he had told them Il just can't
afford to paw YOU more than ~
cents an hour"
Sometimes he took it out of our
pav envelopes and sometimes we
cave it back to him when he ask
ed for it, one worker said. Walter
Copeland, an employe. said that
Billing paid them only for the
time the mill was running
When Billings took the stand, he
said he had taken fSie 40 cents a
day from the employees for carry
ing them to and from work daily.
On questioning by Federal Judge
Meekins. Billings said he charged
man just as much to haul him two
relies as he did one hauled 20.
Billings was given a six months
SUSPENDED sentence. The judge
warned. You'll have to pay these
workers of YOURS SO cents an hour
for eight hours work day"
house for department of home eco
nomics. repairs to all major build
ings. acquisition of IS acres of farm
land for agricultural developments,
and considerable mechanical and
scientific equipment for various
deDartments.
These funds will be expended by
the state department, headed by
Supt Carl G.. jenkins.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26

I. Al have been at this place
for years and G months and it
seems as though 1 stay worried
and afraid Of the rent folk. Please
tell me what is the cause OF this
feeling?
Ans: Aren'. you inclined to wor'
ry too much about everything? why
din't you make an effort to COLI
trOl this tendency. It's been some
time since you had clfeckup from
your doctor arrange to have this
done too. IL the place You five
in gives you feeling of insecurity
then it is suggested that you LOOK
around and find another place to
live.
N. G. NV mind is made up to
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
BUDGET
TOTALS 100000

Davey administration.
Increases in the new appropria-
ton provide for an increase of
$4,000 in personal service and
maintenance items and s105,00 in
additions and betterments over the
last budget, This is the largest
budget approved for Wilberforce
since 1929.
The new funds will be available
for the school just as soon as the
assembly passes the state appro-
priation bill
improvements contemplated in
the new budget will include ad-
ditions to gymnasium and swim
ming pool, additions to trades
buildings. remo6eling of Galloway
hall, construction Of practice
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
hearing the case.

Proceedings began ! a S
January when Sidney Has
gett, a qualified voter filed a
complaint on charges that he
was denied the right to vote
in the Democratic primary Aug.
ust Is, 1910, after he had appear
ed at the polls with his poll ta>
receipt. Denial was based on the
fact that he is a Negro.
Thurgood Marshall, special coun'
sci for the National Association
for the Advancement of Colorec
People, who with w. j. Durham
of Sherman, Texas, is acting fol
Hagsett, issued the following
statement:
1.-THE question involved is
whether or not the Demo-
cratic primary in Texas is
state action within the mean
ing of the Fifteenth Amend
ment to the United States
Constitution. We maintain that
the right to vote includes three
distinct steps: Cd qualifying to
vote. CO selection of candi
dates, and 90 the actual cleo
ton. The supreme court has
held that Negroes cannot be
prevented from taking part in
steps one and three. We main
tain that the selection of can
didates by primary election
pursuant to state statutes is
just as much a part of the cleo
ton machinery of the state as
the actual election.
I'VE will show at the hear
ing that the primary elections
are made and held pursuant to
statutes which are followed.
That the Democratic nominees
Texas is a loose-jointed organ
ization with 10 set rules or
regulations except the statutes
which they follow.
1--WE will also show that since
1859 all Democratic nominees
have been elected in Texas
with two exceptions. We will
show further that the primaries
use the county clerk and other
state officers in these primary
elections and follow the state
machinery.
1--WE will also show that Ne
groes in Houston formerly
voted in primary elections
prior to 1928 when they were
barred by statute"
The defendants will maintain
that the primary is a private insti-
tuition and is not "state action"
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
'C0tton-Ed' Smiths
Son Taken In Draft

Their turn came last week when
the local draft board refused to
grant Smiths son deferment from
army duty further than July il,
the end of the school term.
Young Smith, who is 26, ls a
student in law school here as
well as a clerk at the salary OF
$1,000 per annum to one of the
committees of congress.
Armed with letter signed by
10 members of the committee. ne
went before the appeal board, only
to be rejected His august Negro
hating father cried cut that his
sen was being prosecuted ana
not being given fair chance the
same as other American youths ap-
plving for deferment in the draft.
The local board turned a deal
ear to the senator's rantings and
on July / Ellison Smith, Jr., takes
his place the same as any ctner
citizen Of the country. white or
black. in the armed forces for his
reriod Of training.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
.Bv SIMEON BOOKER, JR.

RICHMOND. Va CAMP -
Here's story that the metropoh-
tan newspapers overlooked some
how or other.
Prof Charles T. Russell, Vlr-
gilia Unions superintendent Of
buildings and grounds, will super
wise the actual construction of the
Belgian Worlds Fair building on
the Union campus here. The IA
NOUS Belgian architect, DR.. Van
Kuyck will make advisory trips
here at various times but the Negro
architect will be on hand "a hours
q day .
Architectural work is nothing
new to Prof Russell. He was
the first Negro certified architect
in the state passing the exams more
than 20 years ago. He has designed
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Negro To Supervis ise Belgian
Building Assembly At Union

and supervised constructions of the
buildings on the Union campus.
AT Tuskegee under DR.. Booker /.
Washington, Prof. Russell was the
head of the construction depart
ment and was a very close friend
of the educator.
Prof. Russell has been at Vn
gini Union since 1907. He is
member of both the Virginia So
ciety of Architects and the Profes-
sional Engineers, Architects, and
Land and Surveyors association.
The beautiful 100000 structure
originally designed as one build
ing college is now being dlsman-
tied and the material shipped to
the Union campus here. Almost
80 trucks have arrived already but
according to Architect Russell, the
actual construction will not begin
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26

'NEWYOR K CITY--(SNS) - In
line with the efforts of the United
States Department of State and
related institutions to foster the de
velopment of cultural relations
among the American Republics,
DR.. L. D. Reddick, curator of the
Schomburg Collection will spend
the month Of May in Haiti.
He will travel as representa-
tive of the New York Public Lii
brary and will make survey OF
the cultural resources of the Re-
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Authors Fund
Gets Play Award

NEW YORK, CITY-(ANP)-
The Sidney Howard Memorial
award of S1,500, for which Native
Son" has been considered in the
running. will not be made this
year but rather the money is be-
ING donated to the Authors league
Of America.
The announcement came from
the office of the Playwrights COM
pany which each year makes the
award for the best first play by an
American author to be produced
in New York. In accepting the gift,
the league will establish the Sid
ney Howard Memorial fund from
which financial assistance will be
given to needy playwrights.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Democratic Primaries State> Not
Private Affair." Texans Contend
Vote Restriction
Placed Under Fire

20 U S T o N, Texas
(SNS)-After having been
postponed from April IA, the
Texas white primary case,
Hasgett VS.. Werner and
Blackburn, opened here Fri
day morning, April 18. Judge
T. M. Kennerly of the United
States district court for the
southern district of Texas is
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
DR.. Reddick To Tour
Haitian Nation In May

public of Haiti He will attend the
inauguration of the New Haitian
President Ellie Lescot which takes
place on May 18th.
Short visits will be made from
Port-au-P Prince to the Dominican
Republic, Porto Rico and the Re
public of Cuba. The chief purpose
Of this whole endeavor IS to ar
yange for the exchange Of books
and other literature between Ii
braries of the United States and
those Of Haiti and other island re-
publicS
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26
Prof. Russell
To Be On Hand
"a Hours A Day

until about the middle of May
The drive to secure funds for the
re-erection of the Belgium build
ing is progressing in all sections
of the country. Friends Of the
school are being urged to aid in
the bringing of the landmark to
the historic Union campus.
The Phoenix index., 1941-04-26

go south, must I follow it. or should
l stay here and wait for the future
Ans: This is a rather bad sea-
son to go south to look for a job
and it is my suggestion that you
remain there in the city and hunt
for work. Make your plans to GO
south next fall. work and save
your money for this purpose this
summer.
NJ. RI am SICK and down in
my stomach and I want to know
If it is natural or not? Tell me if
this man I have is trying to get
me out Of the way for someone
else?
Ans: 1t is recommended that
you see a good doctor about your
physical condition right away
There isn't anything unnatural
about your sickness. Your hus-
band isn't trying to get you out
of the way. Although he is a
bit disgusted with your complain
ing all the time and you don't
seem to be doing thing FIR your
self. Go to the doctor at once
and get yourself well again.
S. Tt want to know if it will
be wise for me to go to training
camp? Could 1 get in?
Ans: Make your application right
away if you like. the training
will be excellent for you. You
will probably have to be examined
by a physician to determine
whether you can get i'm or not.
M. S.-I broke down living with
my husband and moved over with
my mother. Since 1 have been
there I have completely gotten a
hold of myself. l have told him
that 1 don't want him any more
as his ways and actions aren't
for me. deSpiSe him. What
must ! do?
Ans: Dcn't &c back to him f