Arizona sun., 1960-04-22
so Years OF Team work

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"Americoa Teamwork Works the powerful sogon Of the
bdn League strongly implies thdt people work
together for goal This idea Of total communtys being
responsible born so years ogo-Aprl
TO- l9l0-ond is Just ds potent toddy
When q tenn operates smoothly. each pluYer hos role
to pluy and certainly not role. When the
Urban League works smoothly, the otdl community
Lqbbr business industry schools churches government social
ogehcies qnd hosts Of individuds-is in Ucdon
This teamwork has demonstrated effectiveness throughout
the notion 1910 Phoenix hos been exception. would
be difficult aspect Of life in Phoenix which hos not
beeh effected by the local League since 1914 when it wus
established. -. 80 @<e
Most of the fine moes ond restaurants where Negroes
ore now welcome took the steps through conference with the
LeoBue Teamwork between the Wicn Patterson Lodge
AT nd the League produced more motel accommodations
1T the teamwork Of the Urbom League end Council Of
Civic Unity which opened the lunch counters OF NebeY
Kress and Woolwoh Urbon League which found
wY bury the first Negro the Veterans section OF Green
wo4 Memorial Pork
The League brought about public housing integroion
both MQucopQ County qad City OF Phoenix projects At one
pOit of time the only ntegroed rental housing in Phoenix
wUs produced by typical League teamwork The few
white builders in the Valley who hove offered their homes
to NEGROES were cultivated by the Urbon Le0que.
Mony focors produced school nogEaon in Phoenix be-
fore the Supreme Courts decision in 1854 Superintendent
Hoold Gear Observed School ntegroon in Phoenix
eeed well ds because OF the groundwork OF organ.
the subject PTAs service clubs churches ond the clossroos
Mnsrels have all but disappeared from the Valley be-
couFe Of the untring efforts Of two Urbm Leoguers.
the nsistent demands Of Of the founders OF the
the fcrimes OF mnorites by the local press
There of workers local industries who
hdhk the Urbdn Ledgue for getting them in workers at ReY
nOl4s ARese0rCh SperY Of Phoenix, MCCroY RegerdOn,
RuGo Wuer Users Assn Arizona Public Service, Mountain
States Telephone, Yellow Cab dnd manY others.
Businesses like the hospos Penney KorrCks, Leonords
Lugguge Midland Speciality ond Pork Central have
worked with the Leugue place Negroes jobs City.
County Ond State have Coopeuted with the League in
steps Of ntegruton
The Employment Service Of Arizona enjoys signed mutual
cooperative dgreement with the Ledgue
Ldbor Unions have held many conferences with the League
to promote further membership ntegrcton.
Teamwork between UrbCm League ond Visiting Nurse
Service brought training for Negro girls at Good Samaritan
dnd ST. Joseph.
During Of its many routine visits to monugemen the
UrbCm League the first learn Phoenix theues
longer segregUe Negroes.
An Urbun League board member together with suf.
opened all Chinese estqTunts except one. 10 Negroes
The Phoenix Urban League. cooperating with Delta Sigma
guidance program cued Tomoows Technicons and Scientists
which will change the lives Of many minority youth.
The local League hos attempted cooperation with
OF dgenCes from the Governors Office down. effect
advance in relations.
The Phoenix Urbon League will continue hon
ever the tool Of community organization discrimination
from Phoenix hos claimed the 0biY to do the job
dlone dnd will make such clom
The entire community is responsible for Cdusing rdcidl
problems in Phoenix therefore the entire community will
together for solutions American Teamwork Works!
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