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Do You Value Your Health?

Writing in Hygeia, Dr. Fred W. Norris states that the
American public wastes ~over $4,000,000 annually on gar
ments and gadgets which are

a'leged to reduce fat. Most of

the money is spent for reducing girdles and massage de
vices of one kind or another.

~This does not take into consideration the sizable sums
that are spent for patent reducing medicinés. In this case,
the possible danger to health is a far worse factor than the
waste of money involved. As medica] authorities and government bodies have pointed out, some remedies of this char
acter have been put on the

market, which are definitely

harmful, and which. may even cause death if taken long

enough, a

_ Persons who wish to rid themselves of excess fat should
realize that reducing is a serious matter, and should not be

undertaken except under. a

physician~s direction. Those

versed in the proper treatment of obesity almost unanimously
oppose fat reduction by means of rollers or girdles without
resort to rigid restriction of diet and regular, scientific ex
ercise., Tf yeu wish to reduce,

advice.

see your doctor and follow his

America~s registered, qualified medical men are your

best protection against the quacks and fakes whose prin~ipal

ambition is to obtain your money, errespective of the effects

of their treatments on your health.

NOTES AND COMMENTS
FROM OUR CAPITAL

By CONGRESSMAN WILITTAM
i. BuACKNEY
(Siti = Micoi fin Thistrict)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
-~THIS? On September 17th the
Pifsss carried the announcement
of ~the British statesman, HoreBelisha, that: ~Churchill had an
imaginative idea in offering France
~common citizenship with Rritian.
There is far more reason for common citizenship with America. If

We can replace the Declaration of -

{intlependence with a, declaration
of inter-dependence, we should lay
é{ye firmest foundation for permanent world peace.~ In other
words, under the statement of
Hore-Belisha, we would scrap our
Declaration of Independence~the
declaration which gave~ birth to
liberty 2nd to freedom in\the Unit~ed States and which. has been the
foundation upon which our civiligation, cur prosperity and our security has been built. ~
~Hore -Belisha states in substance
* thst aid to Fneland means the
complete surreridering of the Amerfcan form of government and mergfing England ar-d the United States
in the so-called ~Union Now.~ 1
cannot believe that thinking English people endorse this idea and IT
know that the~ citizens of the
_ United States would never surrender such a right.:
FOOD PRICFS HIGHEST IN 10
YEARS. Retail food prices have
risen to their highest leye] in ten
~years; They show a 12.3 percent
poh 8 tte the whole country~
over. the orines over a vear ago.
Sitter prices. for. instance. are 25
per-ent shove those of a verr 290.
~SIMPLER SYSTEM OF PRE~FERENCE RATINGS NECESSARY. Washireton observers see ~as
the riegest task now facinz Don.
aid Nelson Administration Uead
of the SPAB the working. out of a
simvler svstem of preference ratIngs Businessmen complair. thet
they. get lost in a junele.sf multiple
ratines and diverse handling of
varions materials which are
f&carce. s es A
NEW TINITFD STATES PLANES
PERFORM WELL. Army _~_ Air
Corns chiefs are renorted as being
very pleased with thé. perforance
~ yerorts on the latest models of
United States nlanes in the air avlvity over urove and the ~Middle
East. The reports apnears to be
so persistent and well-authenticated as. to he bevond doubt now
thet the super-b*~nhers ~eine. sent
abroad bv the United States c-r
outfight the Nazis in their own air,and on their own terms.
TH PRICE CONTROL- MEASURE. Admfnistration advisers have

~| cies is the best evidence
| lovers

their doubts about the pending price
control bill operating effectively.
They are backing the measure,
however,on the theory that it Is
better than no measure at a!l, and
that it may be improved in practice, Many members of Congress
believe that the ~bill ~s designed
fo take the navi0n one step near:
er to a military dictatorship.
AL | DECLARA.
TION OF WAR. It is the consensus of opinion expressed, not only
among the members of. Congress,
but by many Washington observers,
that President Roosevelt, in his
world-wide broadcast order to the
Navy to "shoot on sight,~ declared
war against Germany and Italy.
There are many who believe th:'
the President greatly exceedéd Fis
cpngtitutional powers in making
a declaration... There are many
~others who believe that only Congress could have, the power tc
fheke such a declaration. But. ~f
has been the policy of the Administration to do things and ther
tell Congress sbout it, rather than
to submit the problem in auestior
to the Congress for approval or
dis-approval.
SMALL BUSINESS GRAVELY
THREATENED. The: vrive of sur:
vival for American small business
seems to be a hizh priority rating.
observers in Washington believe.
Washineton is being flooded daily
with distress stories from industries unable to get supplies for
for their-emplovees and for their
machines. Administration officials
éleim ~they are attempting to ease
the expected shock of industrial
shut-downs and wnemployment in
perience of the small business men
non-defense industry. but fhe ex.
in Washington has been that the
bureaucrats are nretty hard boiled
and co*k-sure, Manv of the small
industries not face the choice of
closing their doors or finding work
im the rational c~fifense. For
some mysterious reason, however.
it is exccedinzly difficult for these
small industries to secure contracts
PRIORITIES CAUSH HFEMIfor national defense articles.
SPHERE TRADE TROUBLS. South
American wants American automoti~2my hardware, machinery and
a~gplanes. The problem for the
Administration is what. to
about a situation which threatens
our start in good neighbor relations. The trouble is that what the
Latin Americans want and need
most must be manufactured from
raw materials which are being didevted under the Lend-Lease pro

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AID TO THE DEMOCRACIES.
To fhose who assert that our
Waaration of Indeyendency
showtza be replaced by a decilar.
say that we do not have to sacrifice our~ loyalty to our own country
in the aid that we are giving w
the. Buropean democracies.. The
fac~ remains that what we are
giving to these European democraf that.we
are lovers of liberty, and ~

of libe'

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tion ~of imter-dependence, let me:

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| If Roosevelt

Should Die

By L. BAYNARD WHITNEY
SUPPOSE PRESIDENT Roosevelt
should soon die? > os ~
This thought smote me forcibly
when the President~s mother passed thru transition recently.. If the
President should die, the Negro
would lose the most influential
friend in modern history. ~

Of all U. S. Presidents (not even
excepting Teddy) Franklin D
Roosevelt--and his good wife~have
tried to do the most for our race.
(Thereby increasing many fold the
hatred of their enemies as well as
alienating many. friends.)

It is perfectly obvious that if
FDR sheuld pass away under the
terrific strain of his war-burdered
Srd term in office, those who are
against us would lose no time in
trying to destroy their efforts and
every advantage Negroes have gained during Rooseveli~s New Deal
Administration.

THE GREAT UNKNOWN

We do not know to what extem
the (President~s successor, Henry A
Wallace, would go.to the bat for

us,

Mr. Wallace is known to be 4
great citizen, a deeply religious man.
even mystical with a strong sense
of right and justice. He was peronally ~chosen~ by FDR to be his

ming mate for the express purpose of prepetuating New Deal policies.

However, it would be a very wise
thing for our leaders to _ begin
NOW to ~cultivate~ Mr. Wallace,
with a view toward assuring ourselves, as far as possible, not only
that the gains we have made shall
not be lost, but that there shall be
an inerease of justice and fair play
for ug throughout the naticn.

Dr. Leach

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the action taken by the executive
board in expelling Dr. Leach from
membership in the NMA at its
mid-winter meeting during the interim between the New York meeting and the Houston meeting, we
disagree with and hdid it was illegal. Since there has never been any
ratification by the house of delegates or the general assembly in
either of the subsequent meetings
we hold that action of the old executive board null and void.~ =
~Therefore Dr. Leach is a member of the National Medical association upon payment of his dues.

Dr. John. T. Givens, general secretary wrote:

~Dr, Leach reapplied for fellowship under Section 11, Chapter 12
of the new constitution and I accepted his fellowship dues and
turned them over immediately to
the treasurer who was present at
the time and. who approved of the
transaction. Therefore, so far as I
am concerned, the matter is closed and-Dr. Leach stands reinstated
unless his application for membership is disapproved by the judiciary
council and vetoed by the house of
delegates.

NO. CHARGES BROUGHT

~We stand compelled to accept
Dr. Leach~s membership in NMA
for the simple fact that he is a
member of a constituent society
and unless they have expelled him
the only procedure to be taken by
those who wish to keep him out under the new constitution would be
far charges for to be preferred in
writing and filed with me as secretayr~when in turn, I would present those charges to the judicial
council for action. I feel the matter has been agitated sufficiently
and until charges, are~ brought

(against the doctor in question in

the proper manner there is nothing
to be gained.~:

President H. E. Lee wired:

~Correspondence in my office
coming from officials of the house
~of delegates and board of trustees.
of NMA.reveal that question of reinstatement of Dr. Leach in the
NMA. was referred to the judiciary
council: The judiciary council is
nominated by me and elected by the
house of delegates. Iam sending
nominations in today. When the
ry Fagyeae elected (1932) It

to upon all

referred matters.~ seeeas

Meanwhile~ Dr. Leach at Flint is
insisting that newspaper give coverage to his reinstatement of exonoration. The most it
be done its present the
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record,

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Negro Women
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FOOTBALL
THE CHIEF SIDE-SHOW OF
NEGRO COLLEGE EDUCATION

THIS TITLE HAS peculiar significance when treated, as it shall

be, in reference to Negro Colleges.
When I think~ of the cost of money,
time, and energy which a season
of football absorbs in relation to the
precarious condition of the racial
group socially, politically, and economically during the current national and international crisis I am
obliged to characterize intercollegiate football and its trappings as
@ glamorous parade in. the field of
poverty.

I believe fervently in the values
to be gained

believe that these
values should be
extended to. all
students by means

of a program
which requires
fiess emotional

and mental. intensity. The time
consumed by such
a program should. be inconsiderably

smaller allot~ ments and. distributed. over the entire school
year, Its emphasis should be on im
proving physical and mental health
and not just winning a game. The
emotional cost and embittered hatreds resulting from the intense
excitement of intercollegiate rivalry

CHIVERS

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general and youth in particular. |
In spite of the fact that the future existence of at least a half

is dependent,upon endowment
campaigns~campaigns to match
money given by white people~ the

concern of an appreciable group of
the alumni is on the quality of
football players. It is a bit on the
tronic side that Negroes during
their present state of insecurity
should tend to place greater values
on quality of football players than
on the quality of education that
their colleges provide,

It should be clear to them that
the future of Negroes as a minority group is increasingly dependent
/upon more and more varied education. The opportunities for a
minority race to continue to be tolerated are going to be conditioned
by their ability to contribute to the
reconstruction of a war torn society. Negroes have such a long
and hard road to travel before they

can be so prepared in meaningf
numbers, ~

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phasis. The sideshow is usea to nut

~|the stamp of inferiority on Negri

fan ~on the other side. of the
field~ struck the silently tense. Negro fans by yelling in. loud clear
tones ~Run, nigger run, d~n if
these niggers don~t play football
like white folks.~ Almost spontaneously the game lost meaning to
the Negroes but the college by ~reserving seats for white patrons~ had
made the game ~pay,

When the sideshow becomes more
fascinating and interesting than
the show in the big top tent, then
the sideshow has become the main

event.

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CLARENCE
WRIGHT

Changes In.
College Styles

NOT OF THE. altitude of the
Spirits or the circtmference of the
breeches are we talking now, altho
there have been some rather profound changes in these scholastic
essentials, too, in the last decade.
One does not see sO many outlandish and freakish fads emanatcampuses
as one did fifteen or twenty years
agu

The peg: tp trousers, the rough
neck sweater, and the pin-head cap,
have ~passed with the ~Rah, Rah~
boy into a state of blissful oblivior
to be revived only when some of the
~old boys~ return for their annual
reunions.

DRESSING NORMAL

The American College and University undergraduate ts now, for
the most part, dressing like any
other norma] citizens of this ag~
and means. In fact there is at present, No prevaling college style of
dressing. The campus styles are
usually infleunced by those in
vogue in the nearest city or town.

~| displeasure of his fellows.

| Kappa Key has come to cornmmand
significant as they indicate more
important and profound, changes
which are affecting the life and
traditions of our American institutions of higher learning.

The present day undergraduate is
mote independent, aggressive and
inquisitive than his precessorg of
ten or twelve years ago. His search
after truth~the truth that frees
both mind and spirit is more courageous and militant. He is. evidencing less patience with sham
and charlatanism.in teaching Lecture and snap course are becoming
less popular.

DEMAND CLOSER TOUCH

There is a greater demand for

the closer touch of student and instructor that is made possible in
the tutor system now in force at
Princeton. There is constantly increasing respect for scholarship.
The mere student no longer has to
hide himself from the taunts and
As one
writer has put it, ~The Phi Beta

more respect than the block letters
of the Star Athlete.~.

In spite of the voice and publicity still given to college football,
there is a growing inclination on
the part of studenv public senttment to give the game only its

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pus activities. The action of tte
South Eastern Athletic Association
con-posed of the leadi.g Negro InStitutions of that section ' takea
some time ago against ~tramp
athletes~, and employing of professional playérs to win games, is an
encouraging case in point,
CHANGES OBVIOUS

The changes that are taking place
in our college are obvious not only
to students or education, but to
every citizen concerned with tbe

absorbing problem of training the |:

youth of today. The current magazines are filled with articles ~by
leading educators and publiciots attempting t, analyze students attitudes which are forcing in some
cases almost revoluticnary changes
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of sev of our most ancient and honorable institutions of
learning.:

This much is certain. The raw
material upon whieh our colleges
and universities are now called upon
to work is vastly different in both
quality and quantity from what it
Wag even before the World War
number one, The institution - then,
that fails to adjust its methods and
organization to meet the unmistakeably changing problems this
new raw material presents, is
doomed to failure in its mission

But these changes in the undergraduate~s mode of dressing are only

rightful place.as ONE of the cam
both to youth and to the State.~ -

BETWEEN THE LINES _ 5 pean conpon B. HANcock

@UR CONQUERED COUNTRY

OURS IS A conquered country! The Germans have conquered this country just as truly as
they have conquered Belgium or
Holland. The Belgians have been
conquered physically and this
country has been conquered spiritually. In fact, ours is the more
tragic conquest, for the simple
reason that no man is captured
completely until his spirit is captured.

The spirit of this country is
captured and let us make no mistake about it, Our libities are assailed, our freedom is threatened, our great President is maligned in his high and holy task
of upholding the honor of this
country. Our great and vaunted
democracy is spurned, our way of
life is jeopardized, our future 18
imperiled.

ENGLISH OUR GUARDIANS |
Only the valor of our English

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compatriots had saved us from
physical as well as spiritual defeat. Our ~traitorous Quislings
are heroized; the traducers of our
nation are openly upheld as patriots; our. Benedict Arnolds are
safe behind their mask of democratic immunities; our free
speech ideals have been prostituted and perverted and. the
hands of our greatest President |
have been infamously tied by
designing Republicans and mollycoddle Democrats. |

Our case for war against Hitler
is as strong as it.will ever be; the
time has struck when we must defend our nation with sweat and
tears and blood; a declaration of
war is long overdue if the honor
of this nation is fo be maintained.

And what Go we have? Saboteurs running wild, Quislings rampant, Hitlerites scoffing and strikes

abounding labor and capital using.

we are hindered by ~subtle influenees that even our President dares
not challenge. What we are doing
today is, waiting for our country to
be recaptured. Only a war can
save us and we cannot declare that
war because of ~pro-Hitlerism in
this country. This nation is at the
mercy of this country~s henchmen
of Hitler. What a shame! ~ This
country has neen conquered! The
tolerance with which the designs
of Lindbergh are treated shows
this; the seeming reverence and
admiration for Wheeler shows it.
The difficulties that Roosevelt encounters in hs efforts to retrieve
ovr nations shows it. This nation
is in a stupor of indifference and
ignorance induced by our isolationists who-. knowingly. or unknow
inly Hitler~s ~henchmen.

MUST BE PRESERVED

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ball season. Good ole football.

~ By WILLIAM PICKENS

IF YOU CAN, GOD... for no one:
else can save him. Now he has
gone and messed himself up. in
~race~
Nazis and the othe

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Dropping for the moment the con
_| sideration of the fact that we are

already in the war, and the Fascists have forced us into it, let

from another angie.

The British are doubtless trying
to make us see that. both British
Americans

The
any honorable and lawful
they may have made and may yet
make. our Lindberghs and
Wheelers understand their interests
in this struggle.
Suppose, for example, that Hit
ler was making war en us, on the

must not so easily fi ee

Lindbergh was. when~

tenant whe Negro who found his|Ormous increase in the enlisted

~slain~ ~ Lindbergh is for Hitler | Stfength of the Navy, more colored

on no against hlack peo- boys are needed to help prepare

les. et our black skin.remain | 80d serve food to officers and men,

come symbol of allegiance to our OB rags aay Png Bags Fg 3
heibrorimresnenaaies a to inactive duty and may re-:: im

The editorial boys are read

And it usually comes at a time w
the office. So, I guess we can live through it another foot
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Gosh, What a Storm!
By ROBERT:M. RATCLIFFE

A STORM BLEW through the Atlanta Daily WORLD
afinual occasion. It comes. in a great
huff, almost blowing the building apart for ten )
weeks, and then fades out with very. little ceremon 4

_. It doesn~t sneak upon anybody. It gives fair warning.
First warning a'ways comes from the sports department.
When the sports ed. goes down town and buys a new
ing bag and starts writing letters to various ~ notifying college officials of his desire to drop around and
ness homecoming games. vou then know the annual storm.

those Britishers in our,
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Another warning is when the men and women of the
other departments of the paper start yelling for passes to
the outstanding games-of the year. oh,

It is an annual headache for members of the editorial
lady on the switchboard. They suf-.

y this year. They've already
hought a supply of aspirin tablets and other ~soothers~ for

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One of the ladies of the switchboard drinks on the aver-.
age of six ~cokes~ an hour and eats up a box of aspirins
during the three hours she sits at the desk Saturday afternoons telling football-hungry fans who won and who lost. -

And after 9 p. m., the switchboard ladies are gone, and.
all the outside calls come to the news desk. And they keep
coming in until:about 1 a. m, That's when the editors start.
sweating and cussing. But, it~s all in the job. The public

The sports editor, the man who should be in the office
tc weather most of the storm, is veually out of town somewhere in North Carolina or Louisiana, He~s there on a: good
mission. He~s reporting the big game for the paper, which
is something of a task. But after his story is on the wire, he
enjoys himself. And you can~t blame him for that or, can

_ Well, the storm is here. The phones were jumping off _
their hooks Saturday. Crowds poured in to glimpse the scoreboard and argue. Editors scratched their heads and puffed
tobacco smoke toward ~the ceiling, wishing for a quiet mo- -
ment in which to do a little work. The poor switehboard girl,
in her sweetest voice, talked~ back: into ~the telephone. Wires
poured in from the news service,
games. There were pictures to be developed and ~cuts. made.

announcing results of

But, the storm blows through only. once during the year.
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