Arizona sun., 1953-04-17
You Play A Part In Our Progress

You Play A Part In Our Progress
Every person is in certain respect (a) like all other
persons (b like other person. and (c) like other
person These characteristics of people universally
known We want to word about our Phoenix Negroes
There is nescapabe fact that the Negro group in
Phoenix has made phenomenal advances This advance
growth sometime misses the observation of many of
partly because the group that growing It is very
difficult for growing child to notice his daily increase
in height The reason for this lack of dscemment in both
cases is similar
Every socio-economic group of Negroes in Phoenix
has made considerable during the few
One may observe that employment opportunities for
Negroes though far from adequate, improved The
numbers of Negroes employed in domestic services skilled
and semskilled labor and in the professions have in
creased.
Our ministers have done we'll in their efforts to inn
the spiritual and moral growth of their respective
church groups The quantity and quality of their religious
leadership evident in the programs that their nsttu
tions carry Certainly minister would claim that he
has reached the mark of perfection with respect
Christian practices his flock In spite of their han
dcaps, ministers have gone about their work reen
lessy.
In checking with the law enforcement agencies we
find that the percentage of crime done by members of
group is steadily declining. We predict that
poyment opportunities for our group increase the crime
Our doctors boast of mixed clientele. Their homes
automobiles and office roune show evidence of progress
Our teachers, in spite of working in segregated
schools are doing good job for our children AS pro-
fessiona group they have kept with of the
white colleagues has been brought to our attention. that
of teachers and administrators leader
ship roles in mixed professional greups Some of the classes
of Negro teachers have been used demonstration clinics
for white and Negro teachers When complete ntegraton
is accomplished in schools expect even greater
contributions part of our Negro educators.
Small business concerns, including drug stores, fu
neral homes hotels motes and grocery Stores supported
in the main by Negroes proftng their operations
1t is sound principle of economics to point out that
these professional business and trade groups pro-
crossing because they have services whose quality de-
manded by Negroes The of this principle true
namely those whose services of not quality satisfy
the needs of potential will find themselves
without the support of Negroes.
In organizational enterprises have shown a
tinual progress. The Elks and Masons deserve
graulatons for their accomplishments We urge you to
associate yourselves with these organizations which have
humanitarian aims Those individuals who engaged
in contracting and building homes have certainly made
outstanding contributions to group They pioneered
their fields in the face of the restrictive and the
gentlemens agreement to keep in ghettos
Politically we have advanced. We have two
state legislators. We had five years ago These
but few of the examples of progress made by
group Certainly minded reader will feel that
these evidences of should cessation of
our efforts toward full inegraton in the total American
fe We cite these instances to encourage those who have
led and those who have followed to bring higher
heights n
With increase in group unity and greater economic
opportunity many of che obstacles which
confront group We ourselves both part of