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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
May Gain Benefits

The dilemma of the South to-
day is a tragedy to a proud peo-
pie who cannot relish doing
their own chores and mental
tasks formerly and for hun
dreds of years, performed by
faithful servants. The Big House
amidst the magnolias must echo
with the emptiness of departed
sons and servants alike. And
some Of Dixie's colored cooks
are now serving up chow for
Uncle Sam.
True, the more elderly SER
wants, still with the stamp of
bondage, may carry on for the
master in the Big House on the
hill. But it's the youth, that
vast ever-reliable pool of SER
want reserves, that is going
away joining the Navy, Airforce,
Marines, Coast Guard, Merchant
Marine, and in war work. Those
who remain are bound to. gain
better conditions eventually.
Intelligent white southerners
are already reported working on
som plan to better relations be-
tween colored and white citi-
zens.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
CITY NEWS

A surprise birthday party was
given Aug. 16 by DIR. Minnie
Clark Wood, 80 Worcester st, in
honor of her niece, Mrs. Minnie
johnson. Other gusts were Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Morgan, Mines
Cordelia Dixon, Ostranda Mich
OILS, Claudia Roachford, Bernice
Casneau, Lillian Ccgswell, Emily
Delgado, Rev. Julia Lee, Miss
Bessie Brothers, Messrs. Harry
Cross, George Mason, william
Lindsay. Bonnie Hodges.
The Rose Tea Club meets
Aug. 81, at the home of Mrs.
Maude Brown, 4S Northfeld st.
Thsre will be reports from the
financial secretary, Mrs. 1. B.
Stephens.
Robert CardYell, courteous
and efficient clerk at Stark s
Market, has been called by the
Army and is stationed at TT.
Deyens.
Don't fail to hear Harvey
Higgins in Concert Thursday
night at the Big Tent on war
wick St.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28

progress of colored soldiers and
civilians alike that keep the
colored brother from breaking
down in tears over the sad
awakening Of the South. The
awakening has not progressed to
any major stage of development
as yet and cannot fully develop
as long as the Cracker Coali-
ton" or race-baiting, unedu-
Gated element remains in power
to rule the South. When we
think of CANISTER regimes ex-
plotting the best people of
other nations, we must not oy-
erlook the many regimes that
have disgraced the fair name of
the South where even the white
youth of today is seriously queS-
tioning the hate-vendors. Many
of these southern boys may
catch glimpse-their first-of
Champion Joe Louis who will
Socn tour the Camps in the in
terest Of better democracy. Be-
tween them, the young white
and colored southerners (Joe's
from Alabama) may eventually
show the American color prob
lem" to be nothing more than a
Pigment of the Imagination.
That's all it is.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
Need Race Servants

While denials are being aired
relative to the banning of Col
ored migration from the South,
the Atlanta branch of the
N.A.A.C.P. has already been re-
ported as protesting an order of
a Georgia mayor to CERTAIN col
ored cooks or nurses to return to
their former occupations or else
"be arrested and prosecuted"
The South is the nations
leader in large families, large
homes and big estates. It is
most obvious that the South
needs cooks, nursemaids, and
other mental workers and
household servants. Already the
South has had to import natives
from the Islands and brown In
dians from Mexico. Without ser
wants, wealthy southerners feel
that they have lost prestige. To
them the current situation is
alarming. Long an agricultural
area, the South is not happy
over prospects of losing her
large resources of colorad man
power which, once it has got a
taste of new freedoms else
WHARF, may never return. These
facts are we'll known.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
NO SUBSTITUTE FOR WORK
BY RUTH TAYLOR

In the years since the war
began, We have re-learned one
important lesson-the secret
that made this country great in
the past and that gave the
world a new goal of prosperity
and freedom at which to aim.
This lesson is there is no sub
stitute for hard work. q
A wise man. once said that
ninety percent Of what men
call genius is only a talent for
hard work. And he was pretty
near right. The great discover
les, the great inventions, the
great deeds We, acclaim were
done by men with an infinite
capacity for taking pains by
men who were not easily dis
couraged, who went right on
working even when they didn't
want to keep at it, who Just
wouldn't give up as long as there
was something to be done.
There isn't any other way to
succeed. Success must have a
firm foundation if it is to be
permanent and that firm
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28

foundation takes energy and
labor and courage to build.
All Of us have something to
do these days, and we are find
ing out that the more we do,
the more we can do. We are
developing new skills-from the
white collar men who have gone
into the factories to the honle.
keeper who has gone back into
the kitchen. We are all learn
ing how to work-and above all
to'Tork together.
When the war is over, will
We put the new knowledge into
making this world We have
worked. to save, the world in
which we want to live, the
world We want to pass to fu-
ture generations? If we work
as hard for peace as We have
for war We can win the victory
of peace and set up for all time
the kind of a world of which
we have dreams, a world Of OPP
portunity for work, for service
for all mankind.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
Legion Pleads.
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PIN far too many instances.
Federal, State, County, City and
Town governments have failed
to provide adequate official pro-
lection to all citizens, when
sinister interests seek to usurp
laws and violate sacred tradi-
tons, the better to overwhelm
certain racial minorities, who
seek nothing more than an
equal opportunity for economic
advancement.
3-The perniciouS and I'm
american "Intermingling" para
graphs Of Army, Navy and
Marine Corps regulations deny
the equality Of opportunities fer
advancement, while at the same
time calling upon these same
minorities for equal sacrifices Of
life and blood, be it
RESOLVED; That the De-
partment Of Massachusetts,, the
American Legion be recorded as
unalterably opposed to diScrim-
nation because Of race creed
or color, as a menace to the
security Of the Home Front the
War Front and Victory, and be
it,
RESOLVED; That the undem-
oeratic and intolerant Inter
mingling" paragraph Of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps
regulations be erased from the
regulations and unrestricted
equality of opportunity for adj
vancement be provided for all
enlisted personnel of our armed
forces, and be it further,
RESOLVED: That by vigorous
official cooperation, racial pro-
scription in every form be
purged from our way Of life so
as to assure all minorities that
they are wholly a part of his
Nations War effort.
Monroe Mason, delegate from
William E. Carter Post is, was
a member Of the resolutions
committee and was also ap-
pointed by Chairman john H.
Burke, former Mayor Of Med
ford, one of the four convention
floor leaders to offend the re-
port against any opposition. He
and Maurice L. Smith wrote the
resolutions.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28

/ Louisville, the Governor Ct KY,
the Pastor of the Church, the
Supreme Chancellor and other
prominent Pythians, men and
women.
On Wednesday after the bust
ness session, a wonderful outing
consisting of barbecue, a well
come address by the Mayor of
Shelbyville, and a dance for the
young people was provided I'M
der the auspices of Shelby Star
Lodge No. "A of Shelbyville. .
Attending the Supreme Ses-
sion from the New England Jur-
isdiction were the following:
Grand Chancellor Geo. W. Will
liams; Supreme Representative
Sir william A. Howard; Grand
Outer Guard Edward A. Gibbons
and Sir Knight Jasper Cook of
Boston and Past Grand Cham
cellor Charles Curtis of Hart
ford, Conn; also the following
members of the Court Of Calan-
the-Grand Worthy CouncelIor
Sarah g. Stratman and Grand
Secretary Sister Cora Alden of
Boston and Sister Thomas of
Springfield, Mass. and Sisters
Brown and Cottle of Hartford.
The N. E. Jurisdiction was &C
corded honors as follows Grand
Chancellor Geo. w. Williams
and Grand Worthy Councillor
Sarah E. Stratman were both
elected to Supreme offices; SUI
preme Representative William A.
Howard was chosen to service on /
the Committee for Appeals and
Grievances; and Sir knight Ed
ward A. Gibbons and Jasper
Cook both received the Supreme
Lodge degree.
The Pythians of KY. own and
one of the largest and
most magnificent buildings in
the country and have made
wonderful progress.
Columbus, Ohio, was chosen
for the next next convention in |
1885.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
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Charles Thomas, who managed
the entire affair, Eta Williams,
the golden voiced singer who
rendered the wedding solo, Mrs.
AIelnea Cass, Mrs. GeraIdiSe
Bennett, Mrs. Eva Walker, Mrs.
Georgia Sanford, Townsend
Stokes, John J. Purcell Sr. and
Mrs, Nellie Thomas, all CT whom
served very efficiently,
Ralph and Margaret White,
two of the happiest people in
Boston, spent the fifteen days
CT the groom's furlough in and
around Boston and at the END
the bride accompanied her hus-
band to New York to see him off
on his return to his station.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28

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ically and financially has been
accomplished during the short
period he has been at the head
Of the Organization. Great pro-
gress has been made in the
reinstatement Of Grand Jurisdic-
lions, in the reclamation Of vast
properties, and in increased
fraternal prestige.
He and his entire staff Of Su-
preme Lodge officers were re-
elected, consisting Of Sir Walter
D. Crowley, Chicago, Ill-Su-
preme ce-Chanceuor; J. Will
Cooper, Detroit, Mich.-Sp. K. Of
r. & S.; T. G. Nutter Of West
Wasp. Master Of Exchequer;
S. D. McGll, Jacksonville, Fla
Sp. Atty; James E. Allen Of
Philadelphia-Major Gen. OF
the Uniform Rank; Geo. w.
Williams of Massachusetts, Out
er Guard; J. Allen Reese Of
California-Sp. Lecturer; G. NJ.
Travis of K.-Sp. Director Of
Education; Geo. w. Lawrence of
Ill.-President Of Building Corr
poration; Bishop B. C. Shaw Of
the ANfE Zion Church-S. Pre-
late.
The Grand Lodge of Ky. I'M
der the leadership of the State
wealthiest ard most prominent
colored citizen, Grand Chancel-
lor G. William Saffell Of Shell
byville, KY, provided an elab-
crate program for the enter
tainment of the Supreme Lodge,
The welcome exercises were
held on Tuesday, August 18th in
Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church
tie Committee having arranged
a splendid program which in
cluded as speakers the Mayor OF
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
Recent Editorial
HOW To PREVENT RIOTS

One hundred and thirtyelght
good American names, repre-
senting many racial origins,
religions, occupations and points
CT view, are signed to an appeal
made public this week b. DR.
william Allan Nelson, p esid-nt
emeritus of Smith College. The
Signers are deeply concerned
over the situation which pro-
duced race riots in Detroit and
other communities. such riots,
as they say, embody many of
the practices which have been
associated with Nazi Germany
and her partner, the japanese
Empire" Unchecked, the ten
denotes which they represent
threaten the very foundation
of the Republic itself"
DR.. Nelson's committee is
absolutely right. There could
be no race riots if a good many
citizens did not hold to the
vicious doctrine Of superior and
inferior races. And there will be
no American democracy if this
contagion of ignorance, foolish
ness and fear ever infects a
majority of US. Of course, it
won't ever do that. The danger
is that a small nitWit minority
will have its way at times and
do great harm because the sane
and well-meaning majority is
also too easy-going.
1t is the obligation of the
citizen to know what his prin-
ciples are and to stand up for
them. It is not sufficient to
stand up for them after the
rioting begins. They must be
defended by words and acts in
the round Of everyday life. We
have to have courage to rebuke
intolerance when it shows it.
self. We have to have goodwill
and a sense CT fair play ready
for use in subways, elsvatorS
and factories, in the humdrum
matters of daily life. Intoler-
ance is always explicit and
dramatic. Why not put a little
drama into the role CT being a
! good neighbor?
NEW YORK TIMES
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28

morning SERIES will be based
upon a recent book by DR..
Clarence MacCartney, entitled
Great Nights of the Bible"
The specific title Sunday morn
ing will be "A Night of Dream
ing" Music by the senior
choir, Lorenzo Greene, director,
with Miss Mary Holmes, soloist.
At 7:45 PM, the pastor, open
ing the evening series, based
upon a recsnt book entitled
Creative Personalities will
discuss THE Founders of Reli-
gious Movements. ThcSe ser
mons will be the, result of wide
reading and careful preparation
and are designed to give the
hearers a fair knowledge of re-
ligious developments. Il
The autumn program will,
open the first Sunday in Sep
TENDER and on the second Sun
day the first stage of the Rally
to make the church. Debt Free
in 43" will take place. The
church is engaged in this cam
paign whole -heartsdly. Two
hundred persons are taking part
and there is promise that the
mortgage of $500 will be. paid
in full before the holidays. A
number of members a n d
friends have subscribed to- raise
from $1,000 TO $4,000
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
OUR RADIO COLUMN
LILLIAN LEWIS FEuRTADo

The usual Sunday activity
went on at the Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church at the head of
Waumbeck st. on Humboldt
Ave. last Sunday. The usual
radio program was heard with
the Clover Leaf Quartet as the
principal feature. Mildred
Jenkins did not make her usual
appearance.
The radio anniversary concert
takes place Thursday, Sept. 10,
with the Clover Leaf Quartet,
the Celestial Choir Ensemble
and Mildred Jenkins, soprano,
on the program. Prof. william
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
Tent Continues
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~ ~ = - Sst~t
For this coming week the
sixth, the evening topics are as
follows Sunday, "A Great
Spiritual Crash, Gods People
Eseaping''-the greatest of all
the sermons; all well wishers
and friends should hear it
Tuesday, Making Of a Happy
Home; Wednesday, The Man
Who Dug his Grave with his
Teeth" Thursday, Harvey Hug
gins cncert and talking picture,
Life Of st. Paul.; Friday, Heav-
ems Telephone System; Sat
urday night, Moving Pictures.
All cordially welcome to these
services.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
CHURCH
PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH
ReU. R. ". QUEENS, Pastor

PEOPLES BAPTIST CHURCH
ReU. R. N. QUEENS, Pastor
Peoples Church was well at
tended last Sunday. R:v. Law
renee Kay Of Yonkers, N. Y, de-
Ivered the sermon.
Among the many visitors
ware two Chaplains from the
Chaplain'S school at Harvard
University. One-Rev. Anderson
Of Camp Lee, Virginia, was for
merly at Peoples Church, Ports
mouth, N. H.
On Sunday, August 29th, the
sermon will be delivered by
Rev. J. @. Jackson, formerly of
Newport, R. l., now of Philadel-
phia, Pa.
News flashes from Rev. Owens
reports him and family having
a fine rest.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
migration
Ban" Shows

CONTINUED from Page One)
janitor is well aware Of these
conditions. Many would not be
janitors if these conditions did
not exist!
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
Rhodes is chairman.

hnooeS Is chairman.
The festivities were carries
on all the week, On Sunday the
haptising takes place and tn,
anniversary exercises confirm.
through the 18th Of September,
On Thursday, the church pic.
mic took place on the chure,
grounds ending at Franklin
Park where ice cream and cake
we're served. The coming week
is full of good times for the
parisilioners in which all friends
of the church are'invited to
Join.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
Wise Sayings

,"We are forever boarding.
carrying dead burdens"
Every battle has its dead
Busy people are the happi-
est
BE just before you are ger
erous."
"All sunshine makes the des
ert..
"a man can be too confdinS
in others but never too conf
dent in himself
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
Army Took Many

1t is difficult to believe that
the colored girls from the South
now working at the Hub Navy
Yard as skilled specialists viii
ever return to slave status in
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
'"FIRST A. NJ. E. SOCIETY.

(Old Charles st. Church,
Warren st. at Elm Hill AUe
Req. OIiUer w. H. ChilderS,
Pastor
Summer services at old
Charles st. A. M. E. Church
have been largely attended. The
program has been extensive and
interesting, with several guest
ministers preaching. Many visi-
try have been introduced at the
close Of each service. The music
has been exceptional and sever
al guest soloistS have served.
Sunday, Aug. 90, will be the last
day Of this period.
SUNDAY, AUG 29, the pastor
will open a series of sermons,
a part Of the autumn morning
and evening program. The
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1943-08-28
Louis May Help

1t is the tactics being en-
ployed not only to retard the
migration but also to retard the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-03
TexoS rieS
JAW Chief On
Crinrin0l Chorqe

HOUSTON, Tex,-(FP) = Holc
on the criminal charge of violat'
ing the Texas Manford act, Pres
R. ]. Thomas of the United Auto
Workers (CIO) was scheduled tc
appear in Houston district court
Nov. 20 for soliciting membership
in the Oil Workers Intl. Union
(CIO) without a license.
The maximum penalty is &C
days and $500 fine, according to
Defense Counsel Ernest Goodman
Of Detroit.
With Thomas as defendants are
CIO subregional director John
Crosslan and Asst. Oil Workers
director C. M. Massongale. If con-
victed appeal will be made through
two Texas courts and then to the
U. S. supreme court if necessary.
The Texas supreme court, in
throwing out Thomas appeal from
a contempt conviction under the
Manford act, upheld the laws con-
stitutionality. His appeal to the
U. S. supreme court from this
decision is now being filed after
the Texas court denied rehear-
ing.
If the U. S. supreme court
throws out the Manford act as un-
constitutional then any convictions
obtained in the meatime will be
null and void, Goodman points
out.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-03

Following conversations between
representative of the two govern
ments in Cairo, Turkey reaffirmed
her military alliance with Great
Britain calling on either nation to
help the other in case of attack in
the Mediterranean area. Turkeys
entrance into the war would give
the Allies a stepping stone into
eastern Greece and eliminate COM
plex sea operations against the
country, but the question appeared
to be whether the willy Turks would
consider an Allied offensive as a
protection of their interests, put
ting the alliance into effect.
In Jugoslavia, guerrillas con-
tinued vexing operations against
German communication lines and
industries supplying the Nazis with
war materials.
On the Continent, 1000 Raj
heavy bombers struck at Berlin,
firing every section of the German
capital of 100000 and disrupting
gas, electricity and street car facl-
lities.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-03
OIL:
u. S. Offers Leases

To capitalize on the 100000
barrels of oil and gas underlying
the Cerritos channel between Los
Angeles and Long Beach, Calf,
the U. S. government invited pri-
vate operators to submit bids for
leasing privileges to develop the
properties.
Besides obtaining a bonus for use
of the land, the U. S. will also re-
ceive a royalty of 162s per cent on
production from the area. Under
terms, 10 wells must be drilled to
production within II months, and
six more within 18 months of de-
livery of the lease.
Highest bonus ever paid for drill
ing oil on federal lands was ST.
407, 800 for 1921 acres in the Elk
basin field in Wyoming.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-03
DADS DRAFT:
SIOrCed again

To President Roosevelt's desk Tor
signature went senate-house bill
which would put all fathers in the
u. S. at the bottom Of the draft list
by requiring the induction of all
eligible single men first.
Approved by voice votes of boSh
legislative chambers, the bill also
would abolish the present practice
of drafting men according to their
employment in essential and non
essential industry classifications set
up by the War Manpower commits
sion.
The bill provides for the review
of any occupational deferments by
the appeals board within the dis
trict where the person works, and
would establish a special medical
commission to study the possibility
of lowering physical standards Of
the services.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-03
WAR PRODUCTION
Experience Counts

Because Of better management,
greater effort by labor and more
trained workers, U. S. arms output
in October registered its biggest
gain since last April, the War Pro-
duction board said.
Stimulated by its experience, u.
S. industry can now be expected to
function at peak efficiency, WPB
declared, with this efficiency most
ly accounting for increases in pro-
duction, since a limit has been prac-
tically reached on material and
manpower.
During October, WPB said stress
was laid on output of aircraft,
which showed a 10 per cent in
crease over SeptembeIS ships, up
B per cent; ammunition, up II per
cent, and communication equip
ment, including radar, up 8 per
cent.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-03
MORAL STANDARDS:
Demand High LeUeL

To molders of public opinion, the
Federal Council Of the Churches Of
Christ in America appealed for
leadership in maintaining the high
est sex standards and impressing
the dignity with which men and
women are endowed as custodians
of the home.
Protesting against the exploita-
tion of material in newspapers and
magazines which degrades Thought
and emotion, the council lashed
against the portrayal of the human
body in ways detractive to the rev-
erence in which men and women
should be held as creators of homes
and guardians of the sacredness of
family life.
Demanding strict enforcement of
laws against sexual promiscuity
and commercialized prostitution,
the council said venereal diseases
have rendered millions of Ameci-
can men and women unable to serve
their country as they ought"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-03
Harvester
Votes CIO II

Workers at the Harvester Dish
nance Depot registered their prefer
ence for Local 1868, United Whole
sale and Delivery Employes-CIO
at an NLRB election conducted No
vember 18.
Results of the voting gave the
CIO 70 per cent of the vote, AFL
II per cent and no union, 13 per
cent.
Organization work at Harvester
was in charge of Ivo Erwin, Clare
Beard and Dick Thompson. They
were aided by International Repre-
sentative Lawrence Steinberg, who
will make his headquarters here
and assist the new organization in
it's initial negotiations with the
plant management.
Many new members are signing
up with the CIO since the election
which gave Local 363 plant bar
gaining rights.
Army officials in charge of the
plant maintained a neutral attitude
both during the time the organi-
zation work was going on and at
the election. A meeting will soon
take place between the Army au-
thorities and negotiating commit
tee to be chosen to represent the
workers.
Members of the new group are
planning a victory dance to cele-
brate the winning of the election.