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the only furniture they had in
their unfinished apartment.
Jimmy. with doctor bills and the
new baby. So he wasn't all to
blame for falling behind In his
bills. His meager earnings from
that job that he knew would last
after he twar. didn't go very far.
Jimmy was hurt though. Apd
IN his anger, he cursed the Jews
whom he knew controlled the
finance company. He at frst
told his wife: Let them take it
back if they want it. I'm tired
of the way the Jews are kicking
us around anyway" He finally
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which. indeed, they shouldn't in a
democracy.
Fascism Is our Enemy
! The programs for olde children
have been condemning Germans
and japanese as the enemy" That's
foolish; our enemy is fascism. and
fascists: We are fghting a system,
not people who were born in any
particular part Of the world.
To teach children to hate all Ger
mans and all laps without exception
is to insult the thousands Of liberals
q. both countries who were murder
cd for their snti-fascist beliefs. and
TO create distrust and suspicion
which will inevitably be reflected
in the postwar world 20 years from
now when these same children will
be molding Americas attitude in
foreign affairs.
Eadio Most Powerful Influence
To make America truly demo-
cratic; the principles Of democracy
must be indelibly imprinted in the
hearts and minds Of all our children.
That JOB can be done primarily by
radio. because il is one Of the most
powerful OF all outside influences
affecting children, and the onlv one
able 10 compete win and nullify in
the home. prejudices handed TO chi,-
dren by their parents or friends.
A thoroushgoing program Of radio
education to destroy undemocrztic
ideas will take years 10 complete. II
might even take generation. But
isn't II worth Il: Isn't IL . job that
ha 10 be done: And isn't radio fail
ing TO do IL:
Mr.. District Attorney rests his
caSe.-ARNOLD BLOM.
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young
/ Jay puts his case this way:
/ No child Is born undemocratic
He accepts everyone rs an equal
until and unless prejudices are ere
ated, as he grows older. by his fam
lily. neighbors. and other children
who themselves have been taught
prejudices.
Since radio wields enormous in
auence il can and should perform
the task Of wiping out preiudices in
the minds Of the young. But by and
large radio has Stunned this task.
Occasionally station or network
Will present a tolerance or an;i-dis-
elimination program. but usually
4 consists merely OF speeches which
few people OF contrary mind viii
listen 10, ard in which no child can
be interested.
Tolerance Can BE Taught
Since Older people are prone 20
cling 10 their prejudices. il is almost
useless 10 appeal 10 them. The only
way 70 break down intolerance and
NlSNA - ~ vac
young BY far the best way Of dong
that is through programs that they
will listen 10 and enjoy-that put
across democratic. anti-fascs s; ideas
inside a sugsr-coatIng OF entertain
ment. and that do i year in. year
out.
The word democracy" doesn {
mean anything 10 child. His fam
lily and teachers may tell him It's a
wonderful thing. but he simply can't
understand II any more than he can
understand calculus. You've got 10
talk 10 him on his own level.
Black or Yellow Princess
Thus the radio programs which
cater 10 the youngest in the family
with fairy tales III ght sometimes
picture the heroine as a princess
with black or yellow skin The little
boys who 60 out 10 fight dragons
might be Of different religion and
color--difYerences which should no.
be stressed. but mentioned only
casually and with indifference. as 4
they don't amount 10 anything
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THE WEEKLY DIGEST
Story OF A Genius

an 10. OF 1901 inhibit his free ex-
preston. In speech he Is free and
his language Is excellent"
Samples Of Craig's literary work
that saw do not indicate any intel
lectual repression. For . long time
he conducted Q weekly newsletter.
He had too many friends to write
weekly letters, 80 he published his
own paper"
He does not write in script, but In
well-informed, mature. printed
characters. as many exceptionally
bright children do.
Father II Brilliant
His mother attributes his amaZ-
ing acumen 70 his father. His
father is brilliant Whatever brains
Craig has come from him" The
statement is another Of the unusual
things about Mrs. Work.
She also attributes her child's
brilliance ito the fact that he has
always been exposed TO richer edu-
cational and cultural opportunities
Most children, certainly not colored
ones, don't have season tickets to
Craig does"
Mrs. Work devotes her entire life
to sending Craig to the expensive
progressive school she has chosen
She could use financial help, but
carefully chooses the source Of such
help.
He must be reared as colored
boy. He must know the rich heri-
tage OF his race. for he is more
colored-since this is Anerica-than
white.
"On the other hand. he must not
be st.hed by oppressive life in the
South or by empty social life in
many schools. He must not lose con-
tact with his people and their
struggles"
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OF Satchmo-l79, 6 feet 3. size IA
orogans-is pitching at Ebbets Field
over the weekend In the second
game of Sundays double header
there. He's with the Kansas City
Monarchs and when he shufYles out
to the mound he'll be just ~ hours
past his 38th birthday.
Fellows like Lee Dureeher and
Dizzy Dean who have seen Satch
work will seon at the age Of - and
swear he's better than Is bat that
draft board card kinda convinced
me.
How many games have you
pitched. Satch?
Hard tellin'. Better'n 1000 ]
guess. I got Ave scrapbooks allied
with pictures and more than 1000
little items. II takes time to clip all
those. Last season on a trip from
Kansas City to Boston I threw at
least one inning for 20 straight
nights, rain and thunder"
AS say. this will be Satch's f1rst
trip into Ebbets Field. Figures ia
draw about $1,000 for his afternoons
work. His pitching. over the recent
10 years, has averaged him abou,
$40, 900 a season. season starting
down in the tropics country and
probably ending before 47,OOO al
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Comiskey Park In CHICAGO in ne
EaSt-West Negro game.
Satchel has invested his earnins1
operates . big apartment building y
Kaycee, raises docks OF hens and
hobbies in antiques and photogra.
ply.
His money arm! Wen. In ths ma
jor leagues-n they had q work.
horse anything like the Satch -
He'd probably be kept under SisSs
and coddled. Not Satch.
He does have q personal trainer
named Frank Lloyd who has been
with the Monarchs for 70 years, the
Satch's rubber. No fancy stun On
the Satch's soupbone. Just large
applications of plain olive oil
Ever seen Satch pitch? Well, s1r,
he really puts on q show. VINO ever
heard Of pitcher deliberately load.
ing the bases to lend a little drama
to a strikeout! He did il in Pitts.
bursh last season.
There were two away and ! Wa
getting ready to leave the game.
go four. Ave, maybe six innings now.
Josh Gibson. the Pittsburgh Gray
homer hitter (The Babe Ruth OF
Negro baseball-Ed) was slated to
hit, providing three men came w
ahead Of him.
-Josh's dad had bet me g
couldn't strike Josh out. ! walked
those three guys and by golly. ! got
that Josh on three straight pitches.
Josh il a great hitter. but GOT his
number"
Paige likes TO boast about the
season he played in Puerto Rico.
winning his q straight and hitting
40l When he lost his 24th game
by 80, the fans wouldn't speak to
him
They said musta been out
drinkin' the night before"
Paige Is as unusual rs he u great.
Before all his games he takes part
in the pepper drill and often works
out at third base during inheld prac-
tice. He wears two pair OF heavy
stockings because his legs are 90
pipe-stemmy.
Last Tuesday In Philadeiphia,
$4,000 fans turned out to see Satch,
a good crowd for that town. Last
season, he drew $4,000 at Shibe Park.
The ether night 1t 0riA1A Sta-
dunn In Washingtsn. hs set . nsW
night record when 3t,ooo fans t1Enaa
eut. He has drawn $3.50 - D41ggn
Stadium In Detrelt Al - gu0a
ever Ae,ooo several times n CAaeAga,
Likewise In New Ysek.
Paige was sick the mint ~ 70
ord was pet In WAGhlngtnD -
mates said he'd oet4of 80 as0oeoDl
ana that he prooab1y coul6nt 80
Sstch would have none Of tha1
See all those peoplsis he eaia
pointing. They're here 70 See 0ateA
pitch and Satch win pitch" He I'D
too. for Ave innings.
Clark Griffith. looking at he turn
out In his ball park said:
Amazing. ! don't know what "a
make Of il"
Satch does though. He makes q
lot Of money and il satisfied with his
lot He would like to see the Negro
players get q chance at the major
leagues. but for Satch,- he says:
What club In the majors could
pay me the kind Of money ] earn
pitching this way?"
What club indeed. Satchmoi
Paige thinks he has four Or Ave
more pitching years left. Could be.
But here's q chance to see him Sun
day. without benefit Of press clip
pings Hes still throwing that loose
armed delivery now-and seems al-
ways better than readin'. He's truly
an athletic phenomena Of our time
and our Dads before us.
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BENET VS.. BILB0
lCondenSed from william, Rose column In the
Saturday Review Of Iherature)

The Negro question that is, in time OF
and deeply concerning country can hardly help
being interested in it, particularly since that parf gentil
knghte Ode South, senator Bilbo branded
communistic negrophie thereby implying that he him.
self negrophobe which is also the truth In my
his Indictment Is the truth. for the "communistic
believe a certain Of colectvism but that is hard
" being a Communist particularly as don't belong To the
Party. am however. proudly "negrophile' in other
words believe treating Negroes like the of the human
and exercising intelligence rather than brutality
and prejudice in trying to solve problem originally wished
upon us by the old irresponsible savetraders who
brought the Negro this land In spite OF all brutality
ond prejudice the strides the Negro has made toward civil
zation half-cvized country. have been
Therefore I'm particularly glad that the supreme Court
showed the Democratic Party in Texas that IL clearly
violating the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments the
Constitution denying Negroes the vote in its primary
elections.
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are empty, or II there II Just one
white man sitting in the back, we
can't sit there. l would like to know
just what it is that Is wrong. Why
are We hated so much7 l sit around
and try 10 figure II out. have the
time because there n no place 10
SO and nothing 10 do. All the fell
lows feel the same way I do.
They even refuse to sell me any.
thing in the main post >exchanEs.
the one in the lunchroom.
While l was In school. my claso
was touring the different buildinsa.
We had twenty-five-minuts break
in front of the PIX, % we all lined
up 10 buy some doughnuts when
] got TO the window the girl said:
Il can't sell you anything"
So said. Why"
She said, "You can give that white
soldier your money"
l said. mo. why should IL
asked the Lieutenant who was
In charge. why I said. Il am q
soldier, that man Is a soldier, and
We are both supposed 10 be lighting
for the same cause. Why should I
give him my money 10 walk two
steps TO buy something for met"
He said, We'll. I know IL Is wrong.
and you know II. and they know II
IS wrong But no one will do any.
thing about IT,"
WANTS TO GET RACK
TO CIVILIZATION
You know. unless my guess 70
wrong. something drastic 10 going
to happen. believe there u . Ga.
preme Beng and I believe He 10
just. 1 don't believe that He intsnds
for any OF His people to BE- kicked
around by any OF the others So you
see. | will be q glad soldier Tn rot
oset-aeme To my family and bach
among civilized people.
| try 90 hard to De a good soldier
But how can I. with my blood boil
ing all the ttrnsi ~
hope you haven't oeen too bors1
with this note. could write Q ooos
about the South
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II is becoming clear as the days 60 by that no.
- oody not even Governor Dewey. can swallow
III" Republican platform adopted al the Chicago
c. ut.on. OF course. campaign platforms have
come to be recognized as something TO which not
too much attention should be paid, but even So
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Race Hate Must Be Out|aWed

tonary twang, and il won't surprise Us if we're
accused in some quarters of melting 10 riot. Free
World Is very interested in riots Free World is
very interested in avoiding them.
We call for action against the cause of riots.
Law is the best action. the most decisive. We
call for laws then. prohibiting what moral iuds-
msnt already counts as lawlessness.
That every man has right 10 his own
opinion is an American boast. But race hate isn't
hate is disease. In peoples world the ineurabs
rseisf has no rights. He must be deprived Of in
flusncs in . peoples government. He must be
segregated a. he himself would segreeafe the
eolored and semitic peoplss-as we now sssresais
the leprous and the insane.
Anything very big is very simple. II there's a
big race question, there's big to it, and a
big answer is simple like the word no"
This is our proposition: that the sin Of race hate
be solemnly declared a crime.
Our liberty has every day to be saved
from marauders whose greed is for all things
possessed by the people. Care OF these possessions
is the hope OF life on this planet They are living
things. they grow-these fair possessions OF de-
mocracy-snd nothing but death can stop that
growth. Let the yearners for the past the wilfuy
childish learn now the facts of life. the first OF
which is the fact of that growth
In our hemisphere the growing has begun but
just only begun. Ameries can write her name
across this century. and so she will II the
people-brown and black and white and red-riss
now to the great occasion Of our Brotherhood
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MISFIT

In Camp Edwards, Mass. 2s0-lb.
Sergeant Louis Fosburgh ordered q
pair OF summer pants. sine IS. re-
ccived . smartly tailored WAC skirt,
size IL.
Time
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
BY clAkfNcG ANDERSON

JIMMY STOPPED pumping gas long enough to
answer the telephone at the gas station where
he is employed as an attendant. This time it was
his wife calling him. She had bad news. The
finance company, she said, was going to take away
their bedroom set and radio which was practically
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LIVING IN FEAR

In reprinted
arrived safely and had intended drop you a few lines
before we'll present and hope you the same
and enjoying life There much enjoyment in place
like this don't to understand the situation here
drafted try win the people here are
seemingly still fighting previous And the bad part
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FREE FROM FEAR

-. Not did fear enter my mind during this long
crossing, that claim TO be exceptionally brave
OF safety that fear not effective. but had the
feeling of prayer within and knew often before that
alone will describe my first impression of the
British Empire for the evening landed dark with mist
and fog, expected so hastily formed opinion OF It,
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SATCHEL PAIGE: Shuffm' lightn'
BY JOE CUMMlSKEY
(Condonsed from PMl

Who is the biggest drawing card In basebanf Joe
DiMaggio? Teddy Williams? Bobby Teller? Gould be- But
doubt It, I'd say onhand. and from the record, it's big
gangly guy known big Boy"-Od Leroy (Sach) Paige
And also-and has been for paid
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NEW YORK CITY-Mrs. Aramnta Work, the mother Of
12year-od Craig Work. the little genius who discovered
by the AFRO some time ago. is almost interesting her
precocious
One of the things that makes Mrs Work interesting Is
the fact that she is white woman OF German ancestry who
married and later divorced coored Everything else
about her that is interesting stems from that.
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WHAT RADIO COULD DO
ney challenges against race hate)
CONDENSED from PM)

Jay Josyn Mr. District Attorney would like to prose-
radio industry, and particularly the networks
charges Of either ignoring botchng OF the most vital
tasks open -that Of teaching racial tolerance TO the
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FIND DISCRIMINATION
ON BUSES IN PIX

Even on the bus they have only,
one seat for Va. the one In the ex-
IRENE rear. Eveh II all the others
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about IL is they are wasting q lot Of
their good time watching and fight
ing the Negro here II is a one-sided
tisht. because 20 my estimation the
Negro seems 70 be their best friend.
I; seems as IL these people would
rather accept the German prisoners
before they would a Negro.
Here II one instance, In eur COM
pany we have eight weeks Of basic
training In the field and the rest Of
the seventeen weeks we 20 20 school
in ? white battalion. Last week one
on the instructors called . soUier
- niger" and the boys from my
company resented II. To be good
soldiers and try 10 20 about the
thing In . diplomatic way. they went
TO one Of the officers. He came down
and asked the instructor. who was
. white corporal. and he said right
there. Yes. said It." Then he
picked them out one 1T . time and
said. You are one. and you and
YOU" and 80 on.
JAPANESE AMERICANS
MISTREATED By WHITES
Just this morning | was talking
20 a soldier who had been in the
punishment Stockade and he had
talked 10 some Of the japanese
American soldiers that they had In
there sent here from other camps
They had been IN the army for some
time and some Of them had ratings
They would 60 10 town and the
white men would start fights with
them. II they defended themselves
they would lose their ratings. So
they refused 20 De soldiers They
said that they couldn't see the use
Of hghtng when they are kicked
around like dogs
IL We are kicked around now. dur
ing the war. what will happen after
the war? We are all ready and will
.ng 10 do our part 10 w.n the war.
but a, least we should act some
kind OF consideration.
FIND DISCRIMINATION
ON BUSES IN PIX
-, -, a.. -. sEa.. 49,. .-.f :.
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By MICHAEL CARTER

lin the following article condensed
Evening star., 1944-10-02
Dorothy Dix Says

Dear Miss Dix: We often read
that every mother should teach her
daughter how to be good wife, but
I cannot remember of ever having
read anything about fathers teach
ing their sons how to be good hus-
bands. Yet one Is quite as impor-
tant as the other. Is it not?
Answer-It certainly is, and there
is no greater mystery than why girls
should be deluged with advice be-
fore marriage on how to be good
wives, while nobody bothers to hand
out single admonition to boys who
are about to enter the holy estate
though, goodness knows, boys need
advice on the subject more than
girls do.
1t is only woman who knows
what a wife needs to make her
happy, SO it Is the boys mother
not his 1ather, who should take him
aside before marriage and say tc
him: Son, first get acquainted
with your wife You are going tc
find out that she has peculiarities
whims, tastes and characteristics
that you never dreamed she pos
sessed. Don't try to correct these
Evening star., 1944-10-02

cry, sliced carrots, an onion or two
and little bag OF herbs, such as a
sprig or two of thyme, parsley, a
bay leaf and bit of fresh tarragon
have been added.
The tongue is allowed to cook
slowly, for two to two and half
hours, being baSted often with the
pot liquor and a little dry red wine
When it is done. the skin is peeled
off and the tough end cut away.
The tongue is put on a hot platter
and served with this Jeudi sauce:
Melt the contents of one glass of
currant jelly in a pan with a table
spoon or SO of butter. margarine
won't do overwhelmingly Stir in
2 glasses of dry red wine, a scant
handful Of raisins that have been
soaked in hot water until plump
and a few slivered, blanched al
mondS. Let cook until sauce is well
| blended. add dash of cayenne and
serve alongside the tongue.
For the dessert, get some of those
big black cherries put up in brandy
as stocked by many of the specially
groceries. Pour these into a hattish
heat resistant dish, add small glass
or two of extra good brandy. Strike
match to the liquor, and serve
the cherries, flaming in their juice
over scoops of vanilla ice cream
Most effective and reminiscent of
the very best French restaurants in
the good old days.
Evening star., 1944-10-02
TRAVELLING WITH BABY.
(Thdnks to Mrs. E. c. K,
Washinqton.)

To Mrs. c. L. H: When taking g.
month-old twins on trip which
meant travelling by motor for several
days we packed luggage in the back
of the car, leaving just enough room
for myself SO as not to be too
cramped, then put the play pen pad
across the top of the luggage and
seat giving the babies space to roam
about. We took a number of toys,
giving them one or two at time,
You would probably have difficulty
keeping the baby in the car seat for
any great length of time. You will
find disposable diapers a tremen-
dous help if you can get them. AS
to the food you can heat the cans
on the engine under the hood, but it
doesn't seem wise to save the food
left in the can once it has been
opened, for the following day. We
took enough sterile water in large
sterile water bottle to last for two
weeks, The baby will enjoy playing
with many of your own necessities,
such as shoe trees, bracelets, etc
The best of luck to you-it is big
undertaking.
Evening star., 1944-10-02
BY 4rthur II. Deufe.

By arthur II. DeMfe.
spoons of butter or margarine in a
frying pan or skillet and brown the
sliced leeks In the fat. Two medium
onions are sliced also and Drowned
with the leeks If a stronger flavor is
wanted.
When the leeks and onions are a
golden brown, 8 large potatoes,
peeled and sliced. are added, to-
gether with y tablespoon salt. and
cups of chicken broth-canned will
do admirably. Let all these cook
nearly an hour or until the potatoes
are well done. Now crush and rub
the potatoes through sieve, return
them to the saucepan and add one
or two cups of milk if the soup is
too thick
Allow the soup to boil, stirring it
constantly with a fork or WhiSk
Now add 2 cups of cream and bring
the soup just to the boiling point,
but do not let it boil. Remove it
from the heat at once and blend In
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Check for seasoning with salt and
pepper, and serve in cups with crou-
tons and sprinkle of minced
ChiveS on top.
The tongue must be fine, firm
fresh beef tongue, nicely trimmed by
the butcher. 1t is placed in kettle
and is well covered with stock or
boulllon to which some chopped cell
Evening star., 1944-10-02
Beauty for the Bath

The bathroom Of tomorrow will be
smartness personified with indirect
lighting, large mirrors, gay-colored
tile and numerous gadgets of
sparkling chromium. 1t will un-
dc'lbtedly contain dressing table,
built-in drawers and closets to ac-
commodate all the necessary articles
for milady's beauty treatment.
Really dream room and one the
future home owner can plan and
save for, now.
Today's room, like today's car. is
all right, but probably needs little
face lifting here and there, such as a
paint job and some new accessories.
So, until the big dream becomes a
reality, let's make the most of what
We have and give it glamour treat
ment.
Make your starting point the
shower curtain. Select this in your
desired basic color. 1t is the thing