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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
Aid Bill.

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Immediately begn to correct
this great weakness in Ameri-
can life and will continue to
operate to eradicate a tester
ing sore which harms all OF
the United States, North as
well as South.
ON urging passage OF S1jl5
the NAACP Boad egistes its
emphatic disappoval of The
poposal to evade this issue
made by Congressman Rankin
Of Mississippi-that Americans
who through no fault of their
own are unable to meet liter
acy tests, particularly solored,
should be herded into labor
battalion. This attempt to
evade the fundamentals of this
problem can only do harm,
particularly to the morale Of
those who are denied oppor-
tunity to defend democracy
because they have been denied
democracy in education in the
past.
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Fred Chapman

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Nov, 10 from Ambrose Mendes
Funeral Home in Providence.
Mi Chapman is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Blanche Johns
Chapman, a son, VIM, Freder-
lex Chapman, il, and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. Anne Comes
Chapman, all Of Needham,
Mass, also two brothers, two
sisters and a host of friends.
Deceased was we'll known in
Cambridge where he spent his
younger days and had many
friends in Boston, Needham
and Providence.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
Duke Ellington To
Invade Carnegie

NEW YORK (C)-The nlcst
important milestone in Duke
Ellington'S career will be his
performance at Carnegie Hall
here Jan. %, for no other
modern swing band, except
Benny Goodman's has ever
monopolized a whole evening
in the famous mecca Of the
classics.
The announcement should
set to rest the conflicting ru-
mors concerning the Duke
plans for the future. The con-
cert will be sponsored by a
wartime charitable organi3a-
ton and will be highlighted by
new material by the Duke HIM
self for the occasion. Billy
Strayhorn, Dukes arTanger,
has done some special work,
too.
A Carnegie Hall date has
been in the air ever since
Dukes concert at Colgate U. in
1910, but one-nighters, theatre
work and movies kept him too
busy.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
RECENT DEATHS

WILLIAMS - In Roxbury.
Mrs. Adelaide Williams of 6
Hubert st. Funeral services
Nov. 20 from Twelfth Baptist
Church. J. B. Johnson, Funer-
al Director.
DANCY-In RoxbuTy, Mrs.
Julia Dancy of Ga Cabot st,
Funeral services Nov. 81 from
Johnson's Funeral Chapel.
SWAN - In Roxburxy, Lewis
H. Swan of 119 Kendall st.
Funeral services Nov. 81 from
Johnson's Funeral Chapel.
HUGGs - In Boston, Mrs.
Anna B. Hugs Of 1O8 Dart
mouth st. FFunearl services
Nov. "a from Johnson's Funer-
al Chapel.
BROWN - In Saugus. Mrs,
Florence Wv Brown of % ORR
ole ave. Funeral services Nov.
25, from the First Baptist
Church, Cliftondale, Saugus. j.
B. johnson, Funeral Director.
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clared as her belief that
leaders are born, not made"
Atty. Joseph S. Mitchell was
lauded as always friendly and
helpful to rank and file peo-
pie. She read the following let
ter which was addressed to
her by Mr.. Mitchell;
MY dear Miss Black:
Our victory on Tuesday, Nov.
8, was a great one. Much
credit is due to you and your
organization for the number OF
voters who came out for our
candidates in certain precincts
of Ward 9. lam taking this
opportunity to express my APP
probation to you individually
and also to your organization
as a group for the interest
which you manifested for our
candidates. Kindly express to
the members of your organiza-
ton my personal gratitude.
I hope that in the future We
may be able to work agreeably
together as we have in the
past.
JOSEPH S. MITCHELL.
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I'M GOING TO SEE THAT YOU GROW BETTER WORLD YOUNG FELLOW!
Family In War.
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NIODIGtutU yum FUgb Oft6J
Mcclellan, Ala. last week with
his 2O-year-old twin sons,
youngest of the family of sew
The father, George L. Sr,
and the wins, Richard and
John, have been assigned to
the same company and the
twins, Richard and John, have
been assigned to the same
company and the same platon.
Dad Williams, who, inciden-
tally, received a Navy E for eff
ficiency in his work at a de-
Tense plant shortly before he
was indicted on Nov. 7 with
his sons, is hoping that he and
the twins may join the other
members of the family in the
armed service. They are
George L, Jr., an Army man,
and Frank, a seafare attached
to he Great Lakes Naval
Training Station.
The Williamses did not for
get Sis, either. She's doing her
part in a defense plant near
Washington.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
BUY WAR BONDS
SACRICE AND THANKSGIVING
BY RUTH TAYLOR

There is a close analogy be-
tween sacrifice and thanks
giving If you look up the word
Thanksgiving in your Concor.
dance of the Bible, you will see
how great is the connection
between the two-for in The
early days Thanksgiving i'm
piled the Offering of sacrifices
in gratitude for the mercy
and lovingkindness of God.
Thanksgiving began as a re-
ligious festival-hut we have
too often made it just a day
of feasting only. 1t should be
a day Of happiness and re
ioicing, but it has a far deeper
significance for all Of US. We
should, more than ever, on
Thanksgiving Day this year,
offer our sacrifices in return
for the goodness that has been
bestowed upon US, for the peace
and prosperity that has been
ours, for the freedom that has
been vouchsafed to us,
The sacrifices we should
make are not just burnt Of
ferings-but the sacrifices of
the spirit and of ourselves. Our
selfish desires and aspirations
for ourselves alone should be
sacrificed for the good of all.
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Our unreasoning prejudices
against people because of race,
creed, or nationality should be
sacrihcfied to the spirit of
brotherhood. Our clever gener.
alities should be sacrificed to
a kinder, more tolerant tongue.
Our bitterness against change
should be sacrificed to a will
ingness to try as individuals to
bring His Kingdom to reign on
earth.
We must sacrifice inlpa-
tience, pride to forebearance,
Indifference to kindness, hatred
to love. We must face this day
of Thanksgiving, 1912, not only
in the same spirit the first Gel
ebrants did over three hundred
years ago-with gratitude for
the mercleS OF the past ana
with faith in the continuance
of those mercies, saying as they
did, in the words of the
Psalmist. 20 Give thanks UNI
to the God of heaven; for His
mercy endureth forever, but
with the fervent prayer that,
God willing and we toiling, We
can continue to celebrate as a
united people in United
States with all those precious
privileges that the word con-
notes.
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Resthayen League

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England area and past presi-
dent of ReSthaven League. Mrs.
Harriet Hall, who has recently
returned from a trip to the
WAC training center at Fort
Des Moines, Iowa, will speak
on THE Colored Women in the
War" There will be a must
cal program and refreshments
with silver Offering at the door.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
to attend.
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Project
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dwellings will house 1000 wom-
en- and the name given is
Langston Halls.
Located on Oklahoma ave N.
E., just off Benning rd, Lang
ston Stadium Residence Halls
will consist of two residence
halls, one of seven wings and
one of eight wings; 1873 rooms
C767 single rooms); 1,107 beds,
two informal sitting rooms, two
lounges, four formal sitting
rooms, eight diet Kitchens, Is
domestic rooms, five house
managers and counsellors'
suites. one storage building,
one recreation building, one
cafeteria building and an in
Urinary building and a beauty
shop,
The residence halls will be
erected at an estimated cost of
$4,000. A colored contractor
Samuel Plato of Louisville, KY,
VIII do the work. Residence hall
sleeping rooms will be fur
nished in IS different combin-
ations of color schemes, with
comfortable and attractive
furnishings, including dressers,
bureaus, easy chairs, floor
lamps and draperies.
3ingle rooms will rent for
S24.50 and double rooms from
$3.50 to $$24.5O for each occu-
pant. Room rental entities the
residents to sleeping room ac-
commodations and other fa-
cilities of the building health
service and the use of infirm-
airy facilities for emergency
and minor ailments. Nursing
service will also be included in
the rental. The first section of
the dormitory facilities may be
ready for occupancy as early
as Jan. IS, 1043, the Federal
Works Agency reports.
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Anti-PoIL Tax
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established precedent by
which a minority could pre-
vent the consideration of any
bill against which it was pre-
pared to filibuster.
There never was any doubt
from the time Senator Barley
first attempted to call up the
measure, that majority of
the Senate favored its passage
despite the contention of oppo-
nents that the bill would in
wade the States" constitutional
rights to fix the qualifications
for voters.
Faced with this fact, sera-
tors from poll tax States
raised numerous points of or
der which they debated at
length, Finally, Barley ac-
knowledged in the Senate that
the fiIibusers could talk the
bill to death, so he staked the
measures fate on the closure
motion.
Among the 81 senators vot-
ing for closure were Senators
Lodge and Walsh of Massachu-
sets.
Walter White, executive sec
retary of the National Associ-
alton for the Advancement Of
Colored People, said that Am
erica today is tasting the bit
ter fruits Of a new secession a
rebellion against constitution
al government by a handful CT
outlaws who have successfully
dehed the will Of the people
and a majority of the United
States Senate"
The National Committee TO
Abolish the Poll Tax said that
the fight would be renewed in
the new Congress. Today's ac-
ton, it said. dashed "the
hopes of 1O0O0,00 colored and
white voteless Americans for a
share in our democracy"
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For Youth

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ing and books furnished with
out charge,
For complete information
see the Enrolling Officer in
the U. S. Maritime Service in
Boston, Mass. at 1T Milk St,
in Providence, R. I, at IA Wey-
bosset st, in Springfield, Mass,
at 1887 Main st, IN Portland,
Maine at 443 Congress st, and
in New Haven, Conn, at 80
Church st.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
COMMUNITY CHURCH
T0yjc77 unIT


peace without Justice" will
be the provocative subject Of
the address by DR.. Clarence R.
Skinner, Dean of the Tufts Col
lege School of Religion, at the
morning service Sunday Nov.
20, at 1890. DR.. Skinner, the
founder and first Leader of the
non-sectarian c o m m Il n i t Y
Church, is the author of The
Future of Liberalism" and other
books. He has Travelled extern
Siyely and is a close student Of
the international scene He is a
contributing editor of Unity, a
trustee of st. Lawrence Uni
versity, and Professor of APP
piled Christianity at Tufts Col
lege.
The guest soloist will be Miss
Leona Vanni lyric soprano, a
granddaughter of Roberto Van
nj of the Metropolitan Opera.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
Remember Pearl HarboF''
BUY WAR BONDS
The Poet Corner
THANKSGIVING
1912
By ST. CLAIR KIRToN

We thank Thee for our Country,
That which Thou hast ordained
With countless blessings, stores OF Wealth.
All, through Thy nnercies gained.
We thank Thee, too, for life and strengtr
To fight for her cause,
For heart and soul and mind and will
To uphold her righteous laws.
We thank Thee for her soldiers,
Crusaders of the Right.
We thank Thee for her sailors,
Who dare the demons might.
Guard those at home and those abroad,
Guide them, wherefore they be,
Mid banks of clouds, or trackless Vast
Or on the raging sea.
Then, may we all be true
To Thee, and to ourselves;
Striving with honest toll and skill
To enrich our Country's shelves.
Your Country and my Country
Your heritage and mine,
Cod grant that she may prosper
And never see decline. -,
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Byron Wifhers-
Continued from Page One)

- ! Gdfs Z W = C'@N(
have heard the song consider
it one Of Mr.. Wither's best
contributions to musical art.
Although Mr.. Withers contin-
ues in i'll health, and is under
care at the wilkins Nursing
Home in RoXbury, he finds
solace in composing music and
is exceedingly cheerful and
persevering in his musical &C
tivities. In the past he was
noted as an excellent accom-
PIANIST.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
Churches
NEW CHARLES STREET
AME CHURCH


AME CHURCH
OliUer w. H. ChuderS, Pastor
Sunday, Nov. 90, marks the
opening of a four weeks pro-
gram celebrating the 109th
anniversary of the church,
The children's choir will pro-
vide the music morning and
evening, led by Mrs. Elastine
Broadnax. In the evening there
will be a fine musical and lit
erary program. At 1920 o'clock
the pastor will preach the an
niversary sermon on the sub
ject "The Chuch and It's OPP
portunity."
At $3.50 p m Rev. E. NJ.
Woodhouse and the Gospel
choir of Zion AME church will
be presented by the Usher
Board, Ralph Epps, president,
The anniversary dinner will be
served on Friday night, Dec. 4
by Mrs. Rosa Peay of the
General Claims Committee
and the AME Ministers Union
will give a program of install
alton exercises at $3.50 p m.
Rev, R. T. Reed will preside
and Rev Vernon Carter of
Lynn will preach.
Sunday, Dew. 6, Rev. George
A. Singleton, editor of the
Christian Recorder, Philadel-
phia, will be the preacher.
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Member.
Continued from Page One)

NCUTtJUIUtu JTUWt FUy6 UIItJ
The proceeds from the DIM
ner were presented to the 73-
year-old Mr.. Hamilton as 4
birthday gift from his many
friends. Mr.. Hamilton, how
ever, presented the money to
the church as a birthday gift
at services last Sunday.
Three birthday cakes, one
valued at seven dollars, were
donated for the dinner.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28

Senator Doxey of MisSisSipa
tied up the Anti-Poll Tax Billh
the Senate on a point of ordsl,
and Senator Connally Of Texas
took it off the floor by petition.
ing for cloture. BY these Parlis.
mentary tactics, the south has
won again against the Constitu.
tional rights of the colored cit.
liens.
Before the Bill can again be
introduced in the Senate, some
or perhaps all of the 8 poll tax
states will have repealed the
Poll Tax. This will preserve
their state sovernity or state
rights, and allow the south con-
trary to the Constitution of the
United States to continue It's
discrimination, segregation, and
iim-crowism.
No Senator that I can re.
member since the days of Hen
ry Cabot Lodge, the elder, and
George Frisby Hoar 'of Mass
achusetts has made a more de-
termined fight for the rights Of
the colored people than Senator
Barley of Kentucky. He has
clearly explained cloture, and
its significance. and on Wilat
conditions it may be applied
Next week I will give the high
lights of his argument for clo'
ture. There are still some OF Us
who remember Senator Lodges
Force Bill,-to police polling
places with Federal Troops IN
the suth at elections. 1t met I'M
same fate as the Poll Tax Bill
We must find some other way
to make the south howl,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
Segregation Domnne Degradation
COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOpn,
BY DR.. W. ALEXANDER COX

Hon. Thorn. Connally of Tex
as, on the Poll Tax Bill: Eve
have lived under the Constitu-
ton $50 years. We have some
rights" The Constitution does
not give any state the right to
prosecute, segregate, or jim
crow American Citizens. The fif-
teen million Afro-Americans al
so have some rights.
The truth is the south has
lived under the Constitution,
and over the Constitution. The
south has willfully, f1agrantly,
and crinlinally violated the
Constitution of the United
States. 1t has been humored by
the government. BY bluffing its
way and filibustering, it has
prospered in its diabolical
schemes until now. It expects
that sort of nonsence to contin-
lie. ut is long alley that has
not tin cans to thros it's rubbish
in"
Mr.. Connally also said 1.-THE
state of Texas alone sent $685.
10000 to New York and Wash
ington, to elect Democrats from
the North. That indicates that
the other southern states con-
ribued substantially to the pool
to spread the southern Negro
Policy over the United States.
Toe result down to 1886 was the
reduction from 80 Republican
States to 8; the indictment of
misguided colored people to
vote for Democrats, and the
election of one docile colored
Democrat to Congress.
Wherever radicals, d m a.
gogues, and INSCRIPTIONS poll
ticians are permitted to whip
the populace into a frenzy by
appealing to the passions and
emotions, on misrepresented
facts, or where ever a pressure
group, a community, militant
organization or a state, abro-
gates, repudiateS, or defieS a
constituted government author
ity, we have Democracy. 1t is
encouraging to note that the
better class, and thinking peo-
pie are beginning to make a
more universal use of the word
Republic, and Republican form
of Government, of which the
nation has been denied by the
quibbling in the south over a
Negro Problem.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28
were being denied a RenuhN..

were being denied a RenuAn...
form of Government"
''The people in these st,...
is said have been denied Fl, "a
years a Republican form y :,
government, and now We Az,
distinguished gentlemen Wa. NV
ing on the shoulders Of . I.
colored brothers Socialist h.
nichiSts some of them; a r,ot i,
crowd to say the least
THE sponsors of this NV
posed legislation need mt e..
the fact-because the nrini.s
hearings which have bs.,
placed upon the desks Of S.n,
tors prove it conclusiyely-tb,,
the whole fight is an effort h
qualify Negroes in the 8 DOLL h,
states to vote in elections"
Mr.. Bilbo is trying to fluff hi
way outside of constitutes
authority. The Supreme Cont
recently handed down a dect.
ion imposing a penalty on far.
mer of 40 cents a buShel fn
over production of wheat. II /,
being quoted by Congressman
taht Jefferson said, THAT
whenever the Government can
tell a farmer when to SOW. and
when to reap the Nation will
want bread"
This decision is in keeping
with fantastic idea Of killing
hogs and plowng under farm
produce to raise the cost Of liz.
ing, to make a more equal dis.
tribution of money. A mystical
notion of relieving the poor.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1942-11-28

The Hon. Bilbo of Mississippi,
the champion of f1libuster, after
using several hours trying to
make the Senate believe that he
was a friend to the colored peo-
pie, and that they had the same
right to vote in Mississippi, as
white people, said the best
place for the Negro was in At
RIGA. He said: THE only peg on
which the sponsors of this leg
islation can hang their srgu-
ment that is worthy of consid-
Grafton, is the people in the
states where the poll tax is i'm
posed, are being denied a Re-
publican form Of Government.
That is the only ground worthy
of consideration. 1t took $50
years to discover that"
at was not until after the
lapse of $50 that the Senators
from Florida, and the disting-
ushed majority leader, discov-
cred that the people in 8 states
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-03
AIIeysNeed Examination

TT is good thing for Detroit that councimanic COM
mttee chosen to investigate garbage handling
conditions Detroit alleys Their projected tour in
pany with D. P. w. officials and officials of the sanitary
department suggested by pay raise request from
the garbage collectors
Certainly if the garbage collectors are underpaid
their claim should receive every consideration. The
touring committee would be WISE however to examine
carefully the general condition of Detroit alleys.
In altogether too many districts collection of garbage
and refuse is woefully inadequate In altogether too
many districts it is permitted to accumulate until it
sents definite rat hazard
Rats notorious carriers of epidemic disease. 1t
difficult to get rid of them unless the city refuse that
draws them is eliminated and that can be accomplished
only by keeping Detroit alleys clean as is humanity
possible
be jor blow to Detroit production. 1t is i'm
portant to public health to keep alleys clean it
is to keep water supply unpolluted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-03

to save sweeping the rooms and
making the beds; and that the
front porch furniture had been
blown away by a storm when 1
was absent at work."
Honesty having failed, the
husband, in later letter, went
off on another track.
scTNHIS time I adopted the
L happy, cheerful cherub
approach.
II told her not to worry about
me, that i had made up my
mind to carry on without her,
and was getting along fine.
IL told her that the boys
dropped In twice a week now,
to play poker and bridge and
cheer me up, and that rs 1
didn't want her to worry about
my eating, 1 had taken to hav-
ing dinner at a little combina-
fion restaurant and night club
Just outside of town.
II assured her that the food
was good, the simple little floor
show, featuring passable
chorus, was good enough to
make the time pass quickly, and
for her not to have one single
worry about me-"
THE husband said this letter
L came within an inch of maxi
ing his wife a deserter. Only
the presence of a stern sentry,
he intimated. kept her from
leaving Des Moines on the next
train.
But he got a letter from his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-03
War Workers Warned

ssTXCESSTvE drinking leads to glib tongues and we
L. have found that many defense workers were be-
ing pumped dangerous defense secrets by strangers
I'm taverns their plants"
This statement by Col George E. Strong, chief of
the army air force division of the Detroit
area accompanied threat yesterday that saloon keep
ers in industrial districts would suffer harsh punishment
of indiscretion.
Colonel Strong's stand endorsed by Sheriff An
drew Baird who advised defense workers that if they
needed drink it were better to 60 home to get it. The
sheriff also warned all Wayne County taverns and saloons
against selling drinks to workers who already had had
enough loosen their tongues He advised tavern keep
ers to display posters something like the following
keep your mouth shut The enemy is listening
That incidentally, sounds like pretty good slogan
for all defense workers at all times.