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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-23

Thus the father of a four-year old
boy, to an acquaintance who was ask
ing him about his little son, of whom
it was easy to see he was very proud.
The father, a man approaching middle
age, and a "high-powered" executive
in a position of Importance, went on
to say, ct don't know just how much
they should be learning, anyway.
About a year and half ago I tried
to teach him his alphabet. We stuck
at it for a while every night, but
after awhile began to see that it was
making him nervous so I stopped"
Let's examine for a minute what
this father has said. In the first
place, he and his wife assume that
the time her little boy sspends with
them is well-spent. Maybe it is, but
the chances are that because he is
an only child, born when his parents
were past their youth, they will be
inclined to lavish much attention on
him, and talk to him in such a way
as to make him too old for his years.
Many mothers take it for granted that
child would rather have their COM
pany than that of other children,
without ever giving the child an OPP
portunity to try out which would be
more fun. A mother may be a highly
intelligent person, have a sparkling
personality, and still be a very poor
person for a child to be with. She
may so dominate that he is always a
bit over-poWered.
While not every enid needs to go
to nursery school, this little fellow is
almost undoubtedly one of those who
would profit most by such experience.
AS it is, he has every advantage that
well-provided for home can give,
except the companionship of little
children, at his own level of interest
| and capacity.
Children who are under school age
do not need teaching" in the sense
| of being filled full of facts. What
they do need is to learn how TO live.
Instead of finding out about those
| mysterious symbols, A, B, and c, he
should be finding the enjoyment and
thrill Of achievement of doing some
thing for himself. Instead of talking
to his mother all day long, and pick
| ing up a large vocabulary of more
or less grown-up words, he should be
collecting large smears of dirt on his
person, as a result of his intimate
acquaintance with nature, and his
encounters with the little boy next
door, who doesn't take kindly to the
idea of sharing his sand-toys.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-23
Wartime State FAIR HAS
PRODUCE MORE FOOD Theme

the United Nations to insure victory
and secure the peace. AS an added
stimulus in this all out agricultural
effort the fair management is offer
ing a premium subsidy of more than
$150,000-an all time record.
In peace, or in war, the Minnesota
state fair marches on!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-23
X Il
WotHo~ BUY WiM
WAR bonds
A u

The Army's fighter planes are the
finest in the world and develop
speeds up to 400 miles an hour.
They cost approximately 100000
each, provide fighter escorts for the
huge flying fortresses, and combine
speed, range, altitude and blistering
fire mower
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-23

Americas plane production plants
are working overtime turning out
thousands of these fighter planes.
War Savings Bonds will help pay
for them and the American people
are committed to at least ten per-
cent of their income to finance their
cost in War Bonds. Every Ameri-
can, buying his share every pay day,
will make it comparatively easy to
supply our army and navy air corps
with these supreme Eagles of the air.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-23

Ely Miner advertisers are guaranteed
delivery. The postman takes the paper
directly to each subscriber.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-23
Family Use of Steel

According to estimates, each
American family used approximate
ly 2,295 pounds of finished steel in
1899.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-23
RECREATION
News
BY Stanley MOdin, Director.
Soft Ball League.

Last Weeks Results.
Lincoln %, Washington 8.
Lincoln 10, Whiteside /.
Lincoln 6, Whiteside 5 e innings
This Weeks Schedule.
Wed, July -Whiteside at Wash
ington.
Fri, July "A Lincoln at washington.
Mon, July 27-Whiteside at Lincoln.
Ray Babb will conduct playground
chess classes for boys and girls at
Whiteside Park, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday mornings from 10 to r..
The game of chess is rapidly becom-
ing popular on the Fairgrounds and
chess clubs may be formed for play
during the winter months.
Peggy Lambert has group of girls
making beach shoes at the Lincoln
school, The playground craft groups at
Whiteside Park and the Lincoln school
on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons
are being well attended.
A room in the Winton school has
been made available for craft activities
during rainy or hot weather. Miss
Hazel Krunkkala, recreation leader
reports a good attendance.
80
A group of boys are enjoying a
three-day camping trip on White
Iron under the supervision of Ralph
Majerle Mr. M. j. Murphy has given
the group the use of his cottage.
Game equipment, fishing rods, SWIM
ming suits, balls and bats were in
evidence during the preparation for
the trip.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-23

Other Children VIII Educate Him.
"No, my wife feels that what she
has to offer our boys is fully the
equal of whatever teaching he'd get
in nursery school, so we've decided
not to send him to one He's with us
so much that he gets plenty of mental
stimulation"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-23

so much that he gets plenty OF mental
Motion carried unanimously.
The Chairman announced the fol-
lowing appointments for the ensuing
year:
Schools: Finance:
Richards Ahola
Dragavon SLENDER
Ahola Richards
Buildings G. Grounds:
Stember
Ahola
Sales G. Purchasing: Concessions:
Dragavon Kun
Klun Richards
SLENDER Dragavon
Moved by Ahola, supported by Rich
ards, that the Committee appointments
be approved. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Moved by Ahola, supported by
Richards, that the treasurer's bond
be fixed at 100000. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Ahola, supported by
SLENDER, that the salaries of the clerk
and treasurer be set at $4,000 per
year. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Richards, supported by
Dragavon, that the regular meetings
be held on the second Monday of
each month at seven-thirty o'clock
P. M. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Richards, supported by
Dragavon, that the proper officers be
authorized to issue vouchers in pay
ment of bills subject to discount and
pay rolls, as they become due. Motion
carried unanimously.
Moved by Dragavon, supported by
SLENDER, that The Ely Miner be desig-
mated as the official newspaper for the
district. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved and supported, the meeting
adjourn. Motion carried.
L. G. SLENDER,
Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-07-23

Be a Booster for Ely!
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
Negro Girls To
PIav Islanders

LOS ANGELES - CAMP - For
Road to Morocco" timely new
comedy starring Bing Crosby and
Bob Hope at Paramount, Charles
Butler of Central Casting bureau
was called upon to send girls from
whom would be chosen six for their
beauty of face and figure, as well
as grace and acting ability. Of the
number who went on interview, the
six selected to depict native Moric-
can maidens were Eddives Flennoy,
Mildred Boyd, Lucille Battle, Vivian
cambridge, Avanelle Harris and
Doris Axes.
Twenty-nine men were picked for
their height to play the part of
NubianS. They were Oscar Vena,
Joe Bacon, Doc McGill, Darby
Jones, Everett Brown, Curtis Hamil-
ton, Lens Benjamin, Emmett Smith,
John Lester johnson, Art Murray,
Ray Martin, Tom Sherman, Munro
Tollerson, Art Ellis, Tom Cobb, Ro-
land Jones, Charles Gordon, Harold
Farley, J. Narcissus, Wesley Bly,,
Bob Kellog, Noble Blake, Elmer
Fain, Henry Roberts, Blue" Wash
ington, Harold "Slickum" Garrison,
Willie Williams, Elias English and
Louis Woods.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
LIGHTS THAT FLICKER

greener pastures. we hope, we
hope HARRY HANSEN, whose
widely read column THE FIRST
READER" appears daily in New
York World Telegram, lauds an
article by =. PAUL. MURRAY, OF
Howard University's Law school,
written by Murray for the periodi-
cal Threshold, dealing with.
discriminatory tactics against Me-
gro workers in industry. Hansen al
SO mentions ROI OTTLEY'S piece
in. Common Ground" where Ot-
tley asks. rs THIS A WHITE
FOLKS WAR, 1T SEEMS So"
(whadda you think chum, we
'spect it is also).:
The use of COLORED POLICE
MEN IN SOUTHERN CITIES is
advanced by Virginius Dabney,
editor of the Richmond TimeS-Dis-
patch?. . if that suggestion Is
brought forth to insure headwhip-
ped Negroes immunity from such
brutalities, we're all for it, yeS-sir-
re-bob but if it Savors of British
colonial life, re: Negro police
campaign against 'KaffirS' who
work Kimberley diamond mines, we
are definitely against such plan. q.
don't you agree with us readers?
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
White Physician
Continued from Page IL

after Officer Hopkins allegedly
slapped him.
Mrs. Nabers' statement declared:
Henry Matthews had been
working at my home since January
l. He was a very intelligent, honest
and superior servant. He had op-
portunity to drink liquor. perhaps,
while working about the house
but never touched it, though his
wife SAYS he did take drink oc-
casionally when not working
"On last Wednesday he worked
as usual and went to town because
that was his afternoon off.
ct have been told he went to
barber shcp where a friend was
employed and spent most CT the
afternoon in the shop.
'"Fhis morning two Negro
preachers, the Rev. j. j. Jordan
and the Rev. L. M. Smith, told
me they were standing near Mat
thews when it happened and would
be. witnesses. Their names nave
been turned over to the solicitors s
office. Both preachers said he was
not noisy or obstreperouS. Inc
preachers told me also that about
10000 Negroes met last night III
protest against the killing.
Besides the preachers, a Negro
mail carrier was also standing with
! them and he gave about the same
account as the others.
THE story Of the shooting as
tod me by these witnesses was
?DDrOXimateIy as follows:
UNDERWENT SEARCH
THE policeman beckoned Henry
over to him. Henry put up his
hands and the officer searched
him, removing a paper from hi'
pocket and inspecting it. After re
turning the paper the officer slap
ped at him and showed him Whet
Henry was slapped he threw up hi
hand apparently to shield hi
face. and the next thing they Wer'
in a scuffle. HenIy fell TO tht
ground, tripped by the officer
jill jitSu trick.
"1'he officer said Henry reach
ed for his gun but The witnesses
have mentioned told me if ne dlt
they must have been stone BLIND
after that, the officer fired. Al
though Henry was on his hand
and knees and the examination
showed all five bullets entered III
lback, the officer claimed he Sho
in self defense.
Even if circumstances were a
the officer reported, I see no rea
son for the shooting because tn
arrest was being attempted on
crowded street where hundred
could have gore to the officer
aid. I sec no Justification for fiV
shots fired into the victims bac
since the officer already ha
searched his prisoner and knew Il
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

was unarmed-'
Mrs. Nabers said her husband
and DR.. Thomas Magruder eX-
amined the bullet wounds and
found three bullets entered the
back just above the kidney and
two in the shoulder.
Some reports indicated that
Matthews was jay-walking. The
three-Wheel traffic car in which
the officer rides says in large
black letters, do Not Jaywalk."
An employee of the corner
tunch counter informed a World
reporter Monday that the victim
had just purchased a frankturter
sandwich. "and had taken one bite
from it and stepped outside of the
door on the sidewalk"
Another report has it that a bus
driver reported to the traffic Of
ficer that Mr.. Matthews had just
come in on his bus and had been
disorderlv. The officer admitted to
the local press that he sought to
arrest Matthews for being drunk
and disorderly.
NAACP officials said Sunday
the case had been referred to thell
| legal committee.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

REVI EW

A Study On History Books Treat
ment of Negroes, Sl.5O
Published by Marie E. Carpenter,
ia Stormes Ave-, Elizabeth City,
New Jersey
(By Albert Anderson for AMP
THE TREATMENT of the Ne
gro in American History School
Textbooks" was written by Marie
E. Carpenter who received her
Doctor of Philosophy degree from
Columbia University last year. 1t
was written in order to compare
information about the Negro as
presented in American histories
which were published from the
early 18th century to the present
period with that information on
the Negro which has accumulated
through competent research.
Comparison of the textbook ma
terial with findings in books by
and about Negroes in American
history revealed that textbooks clo
not give adequate and well bal
anced treatments Of Negroes i'll
American life. characteristics are
almost always unFavorable ones
and attributed to the group as 4
whole. Illustrative material stress
es the Negro as a slave and the
evils of Reconstruction. .
This book is of particular value
to teachers who have little or no
knowledge of what the real history
of the Negro in America is. The
chapter on Historical Scholar
ships and the Negro" will intro
duce these and others to reliable
sources of information on the Ne
gro in American life and point
out the types of material that can
be USED to improve upon the pres
ent textbook treatment.
With the present highlighting OF
determinations against this group
in a democracy, there is need fol
dependable and full information
On Negroes in American history
Many public and private state
ments of individuals show lack OF
| knowledge of the valuable contrib
utory influences of Negroes II
American life and history.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
Ry ALYIN MOSES for ANP

BY ALVIN MOSES for AMP
NEW K-CARLTON MOSSS
Salute to Negro Soldiers" which
completed a weeks run at APOLLO
THEATRE, has possibilities, make
no mistake about it. dressed up
here-there-and here. i. . 1t should
play every state in the country save
one bossed over by Gov. Talmadge
Wed like to view better acting,
More middle" to the story, and
80. classier stage direction.
PARK COMMISSIONER ROB-
ERT MOSES, who differs with
folk not in his intellectual bracket
Che thinks no one else Isl; comes
out with an Illuminating blast in
New York's daily paper, after
FIORELLA Little Flower" La
GUADIA, presented his department
with a "brushoff" (budgetary cut of
1868, 8,359, This outstanding member
of New York's Jewry lashing out
at increase of crime in city parks
(New York has 764 parks says:
WHEN WE HAD THE HARLEM
CRIME WAVE. .... 1T WAS NOT
ONLY IN HARLEM - 49,. BUT
ELSEWHERE. 1T WAS PLAYED
DOWN BY US, AND THE PO-
LICE"
Well, now folks, just what do
you think of that? While Harlem
was being painted as unsafe for
WHITE WOMEN TO WALK
THROUGH, ROBERT MOSES held
his tongue. and of course, so
did high ranking POLICE Off
CIALS?. but the moment the
mayor hits Mosess pet ideas on
streamlining highways and park
sites by whiting down the amount
he can spend, THE TRUTH IS
SPELLED TO THE COUNTRY
SIDE?. :. God above us, has the
Negro any section of this vast
country where he can reside happy
in the thought that they'll speak
truthfully about him in-"the over
all?"
PM, that newsy white tabloid
takes a pot shot at PAUL ROBE
SON in this fashion: Seems strange
that whenever sympathizerS OF
Red Russia gather, certain folk who
lean towards Communism, head the
program" speaks of Paul sing
ing at a "sympathizers' banquet ano
of his son PAUL., being educated
in RUSSIA'! Robson sang al
the Apollo theatre as a favor tt
Moss last Thursday night wher
Soldiers Salute" moved on tt
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
DIR. Bland To John
A. Andrew Clinic
At TuSkegee

MEMPHIS. Tenn.-(SNS) -
DR.. r. Earl Bland, head Of
Wellington Clinic, and prominent in
civic life of this city, left early
Sunday morning of this week for
attendance at John A. Andrew
Clinic which opened its thirtieth
annual session at Tuskegee InSti-
tute this week. This is the fifth
consecutive sessions that the young
surgeon has attended since coming
to Memphis.
founded by the late DR.. Roman, ma
tionally known surgeon and philo-
sopher of Meharry Medical College,
attracts medical men from all over
the nation. 1t represents a series
of sessions dealing with various
aspects of surgical science.
DR.. B. F. McCleave, ATS Vance
Avenue, was the only other ply
sician indicating that he would at
tend the clinic. Approximately five
or more local doctors visit the
clinic each year. DR.. Bland inform
ed the Memphis World that he ex-
poets to be back in his office, 145
Beale Avenue, by Saturday morning
of this week. He addressed two
audiences at the Memphis World
Health Cooking School last week,
the first lecture Wednesday night,
and at the final session Friday night
of last week. Both dealt with Ma
tional Negro Health Week, with
emphasis upon prevention of
social diseases.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
Arts Festival
For billiard

NEW ORLEANS, La. (SNS)-
The Sixth Annual Arts Festival
opens at billiard University on
Sunday. April 19, with a gallery
tour at four p. m. Features of the
1912 Fine Arts festival program
include collections of wood sculp-
ture. prints and etchings by Ne
gro artists and photographs and
models illustrating the develop
ment of stage design. Robert
Durant Field, Head of the Depart
ment of Fine Arts at Newcomb
College. New Orleans, lectures at
the Assembly Program on Monday,
April 20, at noon.
The wood sculpture exhibit was
selected by Duncan Ferguson OF
the Department of Fine Arts at
Louisiana State University and is
circulated by The American Fed
Grafton Of Arts. The collection,
done in a variety Of woods from
every part Of the world, represents
a cross section Of the achievement
of contemporary carverS.
The prints and etchings by Ne
gro artists is circulated by the
WPA Art Program and contain a
variety of media and tecnniques;
lithography. drypoint and soft
ground etchings, aquatints and
carbonundum tints.
The exhibit Illustrating the de-
velopment of stage design in
cludes models and drawings fer
Greek, Shakesperean and modern
plays. It was arranged by Waldo
mar Johansen, technical director
of dramatics at Stanford Univer-
sity, California.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
BOUSEFIELD TO HEAD
HUACHUCA HOSPITAL UNIT

CHICAGO - tANF)- Reports
which lacked official confirmation
from the war department put
which appeared we'll enough found
ed To be taken for fact, have DR.
M. 0. Bousfield as the head Of the
station hospital unit to be estab-
Iished at Fort Huachuca, Arlz, IN
connection with the all Negro dl-
vision which will be stationed
there. DR.. Bousfieid, according to
these reports, will 60 into the army
with the rank Of lieutenant colonel
and will be entrusted with the task
of selecting the professional per-
sonnel of the institution
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
She Makes Chop Suey
That Fools Chinese

LOS ANGELES-(A N PAL
though not as many far-seeing citi-
zens as could and should have
taken advantage of the japanese
evacuation to buy up their busi-
nesses, few did to their great
advantage, the most unusual one
being prosperous Chinese food
cafe with an excellent business al
ready established.
A Japanese couple conducted q
successful Chinese cafe" (most of
the Chinese cafes in LA have been
run by Japanese for years. until
evacuation orders forced them to
sell out.
Mrs. Gail Thompson, widely
known former beautician and So
cialite, thought it would be duck
soup COR bean sprouts soup) to
take over. If a Japanese can cook
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Chinese, what's to prevent
LOuiSianan?
He wanted to SELL" Mrs. Thomp-
son explained, II wanted to buy, so
I told him if he'd teach me the
tricks of the trade, he'd make a
deal"
The Japanese began teaching
Mrs. Thompson the finepoints of
Chinese food His wife showed her
the business and of things and in
troduced her properly to all the
tradeSmen.
MY first customer was Chinese
man." Mrs. Thompson said. "He ate
two orders of chop suey / had
made and thought I was just the
new waitress. Right then, i made
up my mind to buy out the Taiki
cafe"
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
Soldier Claims
Continued from Page ~
Mcpherson.

Mcpherson.
Officers at the Washington Park
military area said they had not yet
been able to find out everything
about the shooting. Persons who &C
tually witnessed the shooting had
disappeared and were not to be
found, they said.
Colonel John M. Boyer, in COM
mand at the military area where
Comena was reported staying while
visiting in the city, said that the
soldier told him Sunday night that
the white concessions operator shot
him first. Paul was wounded in the
left hand and treated for the in
jury at Grady Hospital Saturday
night. Police claimed that Paul shot
himself when he fired the first OF
two bullets from derringer at the
advancing white man. Trouble is
said to have developed after an
argument over conduct OF the game.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
Prisoner Beaten
By City Policeman
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNSJ-
James Alexander, of 327 Tuggle
street. was treated for injuries at
Grady hospital Thursday night 1or
ri,irieS received when he was sub
dued bv an Atlanta policeman, ac-
ccrding 20 reports.
officer j. A. Etheridge reported
that he attempted to arrest Alex
ander near police headquarters
aud had to use his blackjack be-
fore being able to take the pris-
oner to the jail. Charges of drunk
and disorderly and resisting arrest
we're booked against Alexander.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

May 3rd, the first Sunday, has
been designated as the terminating
day of the personal pledge rally
among the members of the Friend
ship Baptist Church. Since all
money and those who possess it
belong to God, we have asked him
(GoO Tor a certain amount CT
this reserved funds. Since we have
learned that our Lord has various
ways and means of answering the
human request, we must cooperate
with Him to get what we want. We
are not content just to ask, for
there is something for us to Go and
we are doing.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
Howard Law
Continued from Page II

men were not officers Of the
county or city, he said. They are
said to have stated:
1--WE heard you MS were
down here yesterday with knives.
We are going to teach you a les
scn."
One of the men is alleged to be
the foreman of the grand jury
which refused to indict in the at
tacR or DR.. Ransom. AfiidayitS
were obtained from the victims Oh
the second attack. DR.. Ransom
said
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

WASHINGTON, D. CLAMP
The. treasury department had hired
only 7 Negroes up until recently
when the pressure of war efforts
forced the department to hire more
They now have % Negroes working
in clerical capacities-but at night
only. There was said to have been
some kind of an understanding that
the department would limit the
number of Negroes hired,
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Reap the Wild Wind" a mar. =.
velously done film in which Hat
tie Mcdaniel continue her work
where she left off in ''GWTW", only
this time Hattie's lines call on her
to say "darky" several times. Other
actors refuse to use Objectionable
terms in their lines, we are told.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

Talking with Eta MOten i'll
the dining room of the Hotel
Theresa in New York Monday.
She was in a hurry to get down
town to her music teacher. But
we covered a lot of ground in
that time we had to talk. Still
as charming and gracious as
even-Or possibly more so.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18
IFsCoT SPEAKS AT HOWARD

WAsWIFNGTON-(ANP)-- While
in the city Ellie Lescott, president
of Haiti, was guest speaker at
Howard University Chapel last
week and also guest of Dr.. Morde-
cal Johnson, Howard president, at
luncheon
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

'Tis said the war depart
ment isn't any too happy over
some of the news published in
Negro newspapers. If the depart
ment would take time to do
something constructive about
furnishing news which can be
used by Negro papers the re-
suits would be different.
The Phoenix index., 1942-04-18

A noted army officer said re-
Gently that Negroes had made
more progress in the army in
the past so days than they have
made in so years heretofore. His
only fear was that they would
not be able to take advantage
of the opportunities as fast the
they presented themselves.