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Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
NEW PARTY MEMBERS
PICKETPRO-KLAN FILM
Pickets Marched in Front of L. A. Theatre in
Protest K. K. K. Film "Birth of Nation"

Los Angeles, Aug. 5.-Failure of
the Vista Theater to withdraw the
Ku Klux Klan film, Birth of a
Nation" despite community pro-
tests, today resulted in decision by
two Independent Progressive party
clubs to establish nightly picket
lines.
Eight pickets, including Negroes
from IPP clubs in the 56th A. D.,
marched in front of the theater,
at Sunset and HillhurSt, for an
hour last night. They also distrib-
uted leaflets urging patrons not to
see the anti-Negro film.
"A six-person delegation, headed
by Allen Metcalf, new party can
didate for assembly in the 56th dis
trict, visited Barnes Perdue. Per-
due is district manager, for the
Western Amusement Co., exhibi-
tors for several small theaterS in
cluding the Vista.
Perdue said he thought the film
was educational" He contended
he was "powerless" to withdraw
it. He did promise, however, to for
ward to the Western Amusement
Co. letter handed him by the del
egates.
"The letter read in part:
I'm exhibiting this viciously anti
Negro film in a neighborhood
which includes large Negro pop
ulation, we contend you are need
lebssly antagonizing many of your
own patrons, as we'll as contribut-
ing to an unhealthy social atmos-
phere in which bigotry and racial
discrimination thrive"
When Perdue said he considered
the picture educational, Ernie
Wilson, Negro member of the Ma
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, told him:
"We're on different sides of the
fence. You are really thinking
only in terms of dollars and cents"
"Well," Perdue replied, "this is
business, you know"
/, IPP leaders in the 56th A. D.
urged a continuous flood of pro-
test letters and telephone calls to
Perdue, whose telephone number
at the theater is Walnut 1103.
The letter also read: 1--WE wish
to call your attention to the fact
that the Rev. Thomas Dixon, au-
thor of "The Clansman," the novel
upon which the film was based,
once openly boasted his purpose in
writing the book was to "create
a feeling of adherence in white
people against colored men,"
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
n. A. A. C.. p.
BY j. L. DAVIS
MET IN EAST LAKE BAND
SHELL.

The regular monthly meeting of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
has held last Sunday evening at
the East Lake Park Band Shell.
Some of the highlights of the re-
cent National Conference was
given by president, Rev. L. B. Mel
son. The regular business was
transacted including replacement
of some of the Committee Chair
men. The so voice chorus of the
First Colored Baptist Church fur
nished the music for the occasion.
Mrs. Charles A. Wade, a social
worker of outstanding ability was
the principal speaker. Mrs. Wade's
wide experience in social work
fitted her for the wonderful gos-
pei message which Swayed the
great crowd. She spoke of the
things in every day life that keeps
the Negro in America from ad-
vancing. 1t is still ringing in the
hearers ears, that sharp retort,
"get smart" in many instances it
is your conduct and not your color
that keeps you back. Go forward
with the NA.A.C.P.-Start today,
she said.
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
SPORTMAN CLUB
"LIMELIGHT''
BY JERRY w. VANCE

Friday night, the members of
the Sportsman Club were lavishly
entertained at the home of Miss
Sadie Hagler.
Cold drinks were served along
with some of the best tuna and
ham sandwiches ever made Gin my
opinionD. Besides the refreshments,
the shrewd whist" playing of Miss
Christine Bledsoe and her partner,
Alfonso Campbell, made the party
"a very great success.
Midway through the party, Miss
Ethel Boyer made, known the plans
of those two love birds, Miss Eva
Mae Nedd and David Hilman, by
announcing that Miss Nedd and
Mr.. Hilman have set October "a
for their wedding ceremony.
Everyone agreed it was one of
those rare accomplishments - a
spontaneously gay party.
Everyone" included Thelma
Clardy, Cecil Scott, Ethel Boyer,
Leon Thomas, Opal Franklin, Will
lie Johnson, Geraldine Christopher,
Pearline Davis and Jerry Vance.
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
Sepia Olympians
Bolster Americas
Early Lead

Living up to previous Olympic
expectations and preserving GUS
tom, Uncle Sans darker nephews
threw cinders from practically
every event in which they partici-
pated into the eyes of challenging
foreigners.
First Harrison billiard of Bald
win, Wallace College started all
America smiling by winning the
100 meters in 1913 seconds. To for
tify the victory of his racial BROTH
er Barney Ewell came in second to
Dillard-so close that photo had
to reveal the winner.
Then came the brilliant Nal Whit
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
More About Water

California's stake in the Colora-
do River, a fine booklet with IA pic
ture of Hoover Dam on the front.
This again carries it's distortions
cleverly mixed in with incontro-
vertible facts.
The Colorado River-the South
vests greatest natural resource, a
reprint of an article in the Jour-
nal of American Water Works As
sociation. This is the article that
just avoids all mention of the Cali
fornia Limitation Acts terms, al
though in a short sentence or two
it does say such an Act exists.
Colorado River projects pictor-
ial, a beautifully done booklet
which leaves the reader with the
impression that only California
owns the Colorado River and only
California has a right to use it.
There are other pieces of pro-
paganda, too. Those are the main
ones.
The fight will be hard but it can
be won if Arizona sticks together
Z
Arizona-Davis Dam
Detouring of the Colorado Riv-
er to permit the building of Davis
Dam was completed this week, and
engineers are now ready to begin
work on the rockfill embankment.
Completion is expected in two
years.
National Reclamation Association
Although four months away,
consideration is being given to the
annual meeting of the National
Reclamation Association to be held
in November at Oklahoma City. A
committee is now being composed
to take care of AriZona'S exhibits
at the convention.
Confusion?
Some uncertainty appears to ex-
list in the minds of local people
pertaining to the $4,000 acre-feet
of water allocated on an annual
basis to Arizona under terms of
the agreement reached by Upper
Basin states at Vernal, Utah.
This water is independent from
the apportionment within the Low
er Basin and has nothing to do
with the supply available to the
Central Arizona Project, or other
projects below Lee Ferry.
Capsuled Comments
Do you know that the Central
Arizona Project includes a supple
mental supply of domestic water
for the City of Tucson? This water
aggregating 10000 acre-feet per
year will come from Charleston
Dam near st. David by a steel
pipeline to Tucson reservoirs. Do
you also know that the flood wa
ters of the San Pedro will be cap
tured by a second dam at Butte
Reservoir above Florence, to pro-
vide for its orderly use in Pinal
valleys?
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
Tennessee Mine Adds Johnny Bull Claims

Chloride, Ariz.-The Tennessee
Schuylkill Corporation, owners of
the Tennessee Mine, for many
years the largest producer of lead
and zinc in this district, have an
nounced the acquisition of an addi-
tional 1000 feet of the Tennessee
vein through a lease and option of
the Johnny Bull-Silver Knight
group which Immediately adjoins
the Tennessee on the south.
Nye A. Winner, President of Ten
nessee Schuyklkill Corporation,
stated that production from some
5000 feet of the Tennessee vein in
the Tennessee Mine had reached
gross estimated at $25, 100000 since
its discovery in 1894 and that the
continuation of the vein could be
traced on the surface of the newly
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
Wesley Methodist Hold
Ground Breaking Ceremony

Ground breaking ceremony was
held last Sunday at 1902 E. Wash
ington ST., where the new $4,000
Wesley Methodist Church will be
built.
Ministers and laymen from many
Churches of the city were present
and served on the program. The
Governor and City Mayor were
represented.
The ground breaking for the
new church was the realization of
a dream by Rev. A. L. Johnson,
Pastor of the Church as well as it's
members.
Wesley was organized % years
ago as the first all-Negro Metho-
dist of its denomination in the
State. Rev. johnson is its first and
only Pastor. Meetings were held
just where a place could be Sc
cured until December of 1916 when
present site was purchased for
$1O,545.OO.
Construction of the first unit
will begin in a few days according
to Rev. Allen L. Johnson.
The program is a matter of
steps," one building at a time.
The first unit will eventually be-
come the social hall when the main
auditorium is built.
AS an outgrowth of Wesley, a
neighborhood Church has been eS-
tablished on East Broadway and
Marguerite ST., which has in con-
nection a coop grocery, for its
members.
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
New Combo at
Sunset Club

Mack's Swing Masters is the lat
est addition to the Sunset Club,
featuring Ella Mae Fells. It's most
ly. composed of home talent musi-
clans and some of the best. This
orchestra was organized just a few
weeks ago as a special attraction
at the Sunset Club and is pleasing
the crowd four nights a week.
The band is composed of the fol-
lowing: Robbie Dean Webb, piano;
Adolph Mack, bass; Erice Clark,
sax; Emmett Finney, trumpet;
and Bennie Steele, drums. A jam
session every Monday night.
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06

acquired property for distance of
some 1000 feet.
The company is extending its l.
900 foot south level toward the
new property with a distance of
only about 100 feet to go before
reaching the Johnny Bull claim.
The face of this drift is said to be
in ore showing a good grade of
lead and zinc. Production from the
Johnny Bull-Silver Knight will be
handled through the main Tennes-
see shaft to the company's $50 ton
mill which is located at the collar
of this shaft. Mining men in this
district believe that the productive
life of the Tennessee Mine will be
heightened many years through
the combining of these two prop
critics.
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
Raymond r. Earhart
Announces For
Secretary of State

Raymond R. Earhart, former
State Treasurer of Arizona, and a
member of the lower house of the
legislature from Santa Cruz coun-
ty in the recent 18th session, an
nounces his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Secre-
tary of State.
Born in Athens, Ohio, Mr.. Ear
hart is longtime resident of Ari-
IONA. He served Santa Cruz coun-
ty as county treasurer for two
terms, and as sheriff for two
terms.
In 1920, the year of the Repub-
lican landslide, he was elected
State Treasurer, the only Demo
crat elected to "a state executive
office that year in Arizona.
Mr.. Earhart was formerly en-
gagged in the mining industry, and
was a rancher in Santa Cruz coun-
| ty. In recent years he was in the
mercantile business at Patagonia,
which he disposed of to become
manager of the Santa Cruz Coun-
| ty Chamber of Commerce at No
gales, a post which he now holds.
A former locomotive engineer,
he is a member of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers.
His family consists of his wife
and one son, Harry Earhart, grad
uate of Nogales High School and
the State Teachers College at
Tempe.
Mr.. Earhart states that with
past political and business expert
ence, he will give a courteous and
efficient administration of the Of
flee of Secretary of State.
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
St. Monica Student
Doctor Finds Ariz.
Desert Exciting

From school-teaching in Alaska
to "externing" in Arizona is a far
cry, but Beryl F. Michaelson, stu
dent-physician at st. Monica's Hos
pital, finds life just las exciting in
the desert country as it was above
the Arctic Circle.
The young externe, who is a
senior medical student at Iowa
University, one step away from an
inferno, is at st. Monica's this sum-
mer obtaining practical expert
ence. She figures she will need
plenty when she returns to Anch-
orage, Alaska, and establishes a
general practice there.
"To practice medicine in that
country, where there are practi-
cally no specialists, you have to be
all kinds of a DOCTOR" the attrac-
tive cdr" Michaelson declared.
She believes she should have "a
two-year internship and a resi-
dence in surgery.
She is in a position to know. For
a year and half, she lived at Kot-
zebue, north of the Arctic Circle,
teaching Eskimo children in two
room, six grade school house. Her
students included IL beginners
who knew no English.
Enthusiastic about Alaska be-
cause of the friendliness of the
people and the frontier spirit OF
the country, CDR" Michaelson is
equally thrilled about the welcome
she has received at st. Monica's.
"The wonderful thing is that
they let me treat the patients,
rather than just watch, but they
are there to back me up" she ex-
claimed. One memorable day re-
Gently, she delivered her first ba-
by, with the regular doctor just
standing by. Then she received the
compliment of having the baby
named after her.
The visitor from Alaska defin-
itely finds life interesting on the
Arizona frontier"
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
Garvey Campaign
Headquarters to Be
In Old Hanny Store

Garvey for Governor campaign
headquarters will open at 40 North
Central Avenue (the old Hanny
store) in Phoenix this week under
the management of John R. Allen
of Mesa, who has been named or
ganization director in Acting Gov
ernor Garvey's campaign for cleo
ton to the office he succeeded to
upon the death of Governor Sidney
P. Osborn.
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06
A New Study of
Heart Disease

Chicago, Scientists can now
"see" certain kinds of heart disor-
ders in individuals, regardless of
race or color, with the aid of ra-
dioactive substances injected into
the blood. This new technique of
studying heart disease, known as
radiocardiography, was described
this week, in report prepared by
DR.. Myron Prinzmetal and his as
sociates at the Cedar of Lebanon
Hospital, Los Angeles, and present
ed before the Twenty-First Scien-
tific Sessions of the American
Heart Association.
The report covered the further
development of radiocardiography
since its first application to dogs
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filed, great 300 meter runner from
Ohio State to crash the worlds
Olympic record. Whitfiled's Stirr-
ing triumph provided Mondays
main high light for America.
Arizona sun., 1948-08-06

The average bee is compelled to
travel approximately $50 miles to
make a teaspoonful Of honey.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-03-17
HEAVENLY EXPRESS

Heavenly Express now in
it's third week at the Repertory
Playhouse is an unusual folk tale
of America on rails. The play, by
Albert Bein, deals with hoboes. a
legendary train and features the
fabulous ballad, 1.-THE Big Rock
Candy Mountain"
Lloyd Allan plays the lead as
the Overland Kid" supported by
large cast including other lead
Ing actors such as Burton w.
James. AL Russell, Dave Harris,
Albert M. Ottenheimer and James
Copeland with Esther Nelson and
Grace Lillard who share the one
one feminine role as Granny"
Graham.
Heavenly Express" is the fourth
production of the Repertory's goth
Anniversary festival of plays and
runs each week, Thursday through
Saturday. Reservation are avail
able by calling MElrose 7700.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-03-17
SOUTH TO BE PITIED
AS WELL AS CENSURED

ignorant, down and out among
them. The situation would not be
so pathetic II there were not SO
many of us in the southern states,
and 1t would be too bad If all
of us could leave there for other
parts of the country at one time;
for We have been deprived of
life to the extent that we do not
fit into he life of any other COM
munity in the country.
This. by no means, is chargeable
to the Negro race itself. Where
the people of our race have the
same chance as others it has and
does accomplish as much. If one
watches the youth of the south
ern states only one conclusion can
be reached. AS time goes on, just
ice will surely come to all peo-
pie, even in the deep south. If,
however. the people of America
wish to prove their honesty In the
claim to leadership, in the spread
of the principles of justice and
fair play to all countries of the
world, Congress will have to stand
pat behind Mr.. Humans proposal
to pass laws that will enforce the
terms of the American Constitu-
ton; and then we are going to
have to spend some of our mill
lions to educate those people.
white and black In the South, as
well as those who have strayed
away from that section and con-
taminated the thinking of people
all over the country. The job
Is tremendous one but not too
big to be done If We WILL.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-03-17
Ry EpWlN A. LAHEY


Last May, while with Henry
Wallace, reported in dispatch
from Oakland, Calf, that Henry
had reached point In the road
from which there was no turning
back, that he had to lead third
party or fan on his face.
Henry was irritated that such a
nat statement should be made 80
early In his career as BARN
burner. / recall this with some
immodesty only for the purpose
of taking another gander into the
crystal ball.
All the talk can stop now about
those millions of votes that were
being analysed to suggest the Ne
groes might hold the balance Of
power in the presidential election
of 1913.
MY guess Is that the Negroes of
the United States win throw their
vote away ON Henry Wallace as
surely as they cast it effectively
for Franklin d. Roosevelt during
his lifetime. Democrats or Republi-
cans who try to buy the influence
of the few Negro newspaper edi-
tors who "can be had" simply will
be wasting their money.
go out on this limb because
Wallace's feeling about racial dis
elimination amounts to religious
fanaticism, and believe most of
our Negro citizens respond warmly
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-03-17
TACOMA NEWS

The members of Bethlehem Bap-
list church, honored their pastor,
the Rev. E. B. Wilson, with a
surprise birthday dinner held in
the basement of the church, which
was beautifully decorated for the
occasion. The guests of honor
table was a pretty setting center
ed with a three-tier birthday cake,
on a lace covered table. Baked
ham with pineapple. toasted cheese
and toasted rolls featured the
menu ending with fruit punch,
Ice cream and cake.
Mrs. Annie Dupree, assisted by
)Mesdames: ]. Wesley, e. C. Tum-
lin, Francis Frazier and several
other missionary ladies, was in
charge. Mrs. Matte Fuller poured
coffee. A program followed, featur-
ing Mrs. Edna Moore and Mrs.
Lena Mae Smith, soprano soloists
and Bethlehem choir Auxiliaries
sent greeting and the honored
pastor received many fine gifts.
Mrs. Sarah Jenkins entertained
the Glover Leaf Art Club at her
home on South 7th street, Mrs.
Matte j. Asberry presiding Fol
lowing a business session, a del
icious dinner was served Mrs.
Ben Singleton was a guest of the
club.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-03-17
WRITER PREDICTS NEGROES WILL
LEAVE DEMO CAMP FOR WALLACE

and instinctively to his fervor.
During his junket last May. Wal
lace temporarily broke the bar
riers Of segregation at the Univer-
sity of Texas, and this little Incl.
dent, which happily involved no
bitterness, was the big event of
the trip for Wallace. He sounded
like a child recalling a romantic
exploit when he told Of his expe-
rience in Austin, and he told 1t
at every opportunity.
II Wallace does get the Negro
vote. as l believe he will, 1t viii
he more bad news for President
Truman, because this vote will be
important in New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Michigan, Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois. The departure of Negroes
from the Democratic Party only
will Increase the odds In favor of
the Republicans in these indus
trial states.
Only few left-wing labor lead
ers will stick their necks out for
Wallace at the beginning. Most
of the other union officials will
no doubt be in Truman's camp.
Without discounting the con-
sideration of patriotism" and the
Red issue. Wallace, with that Wild
eyed, evangelistic knack of his.
may start a stampede among the
rank and file of labor and put
the third party In lead.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-03-17

Years later when my father lay
dying in dingy, cockroach in
tested Jim Grow ward in an At
lanta hospital, he put into words
for me and my brother.
Human kindness; decency; love
whatever you wish to call It; is
the only real thing in the world.
It's up to you and others like
you to use your education and tai
ents to make love as positive an
emotion as are prejudice and
hate. That's the only way the
world can save itself. No matter
what happens you must love not
hate. The he died.
Suppose the skin of every Ne
gro in America were suddenly to
turn white: What would happen
to all the notions about Negroes
on which race prejudice is built?
What would became of the Ne
groes' presumed shiftlesness, al
legged cowardice, dishonesty. stu
pidity and body odor?
Would they not then be subject
to individual judgment as are
whites, How else could they be
judged?
There are times when | have
felt with a sweep of fear that
the patience of the colored man
is close to its end.
remember how | felt when I
stood beside my father and knew
that the whites would not let me
live, that l must kill them first
and then be killed.
Yet | know there is no reason
for this killing, this hatred, this
demarcation. There is no differ
ence between them: Black is white
and white is black. When one
shoots the other he kills his re-
Election.
Only hate, the negative force
can separate them; only love the
positive force, can bind them to-
gether.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-03-17

Surely the South, those II South
ern states that discriminate SO
vigorously agains the American
Negro, should be pitied rathe than
censured too in reality they know
not what they do to themselves
and all America when they be-
have as they do about the people
who served them for period of
more than 200 years without a
pay day. Now, near three quarters
of a century after Providence set
the Negro free, physically, the old
timers of the south fight so hard
to keep the Negro race every
where from enjoying even the
reasonably good things of life.
That they would talk OF boiling
the democratic party just because
its leader has proposed to give
the Negro some protection, and
some chance for economic advance
ment that is strictly in keeping
with the United States Constitu-
ton. is down right pathetic and
disgrace to a country that sets
itself up as an arsenal of demo-
cracy for the world. 1t is encour-
aging, however to note that there
are many even in the South, who
think just as we do about the
matter. There is a growing gene
ration of the younger citizens of
the south that are determined
to change that situation.
Time will bring about justice
in the south and it removes from
this life those people who fight
so hard to keep the Negro race