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CANCER OF THE MOUTH

The long arms of Eternal Justice which neither slumbers

nor sleeps reached out and with uncanny accufacy took hold

oi Theodore Gilmore Bilbo of Mississippi, and yanked him

from hi: seat in the United States Senate, sending him with

haste to a hos ~ in Louisiana to be operated on for cancer
of the moui

This un-couthed, unlettered, irresponsible mouthpiece oh
a dyinz era in the south had used the same mouth with unaba ed fury to stem the tide of a rising sense of decency _that |}
is to be felt in nearly every southern state. This cancerous
mouth was used to call citizens of italian~ extraction ~~Dagos~~;
citizeas of jewizth descent ~~~Chenes~~; citizens of African deecent ~niggers~ and other foul names that decency does riot
-o use.

This same cancerous rnvuth was used to speak against a
Permanent Fair Employment Practice Law, and to prevent
the passage of iegislation that: would benefit the poor of America. Yes, we thought all 2long that there was cancer some-:
where eating into the life of a man whose hate for Negroes and,
v.her minority groups ~kriew no bounds. But we did not know
it was cancer of the mouth. We knew that the Senator had
some malignant soc~:] diséase, but we did not know that he was
also ill physically. The mills of the gods grind slowly, but exceedingly fine. And so the hall of America~s exalted debating.
club 1 is freed for a time at least fiom the voice of Ameri
~cent of the veterans
~ployed in 6 low-wage industry

_satuapay, ~ 28, 1947

IAS E CEE IT

E. Vineerit Suitt
According to s.atist:~s r~c3nty reiecs.a by the U. S. Devartmecn. ~of wibo.~s Burau oi
Labor Statistcs,; vetesafis comariscd more than 18.pe: cetit of
all work<rs in manufactiirimg industr.s.n July, 1546, amy a:
most 22 per rent of all employees in the heavy-goods group.
More than one-third of the
2.6 milkow v2terans in manufacturing in July, 1946 were employed in industry group:
where weekly earnings averag
-d $5.00 or more. In June o
the same year, almost 17 per
were

groups: ~where week~y earnings
averaged 1 ss than $40.00,~
Neeriy three out of every f-ve
veterans in manufacturing were
employeJ in the durable goods
industries, Veterans comprised
about 20 per cent. of the omployess in all major durabl:
goods grcups except tumbe:
~which reported 16 per ment.

' Veteran's were a substantially
smialier part of the nondvrable
goocs work force (16 per cent),

em- |

"ie et Feats: 2 yee
cent of the work force in pap-z,
shemicais.petrokeum and coal
TOUL is. iuoper. Veterans
constituted a considerably smaller préduci.on ef tae work fore
in th> folir industry groups ih
which women predimiaate (ap
Gai

gar.l, todaced. ~kabher, taxtiic
ail. provusis).
The ~rotft and s-ael.and ayto
Nobile indusiry groups employ
d: G.1..08. ul--.vurth of all vetsanz 4 manutactur.ng in July.
He ~~qu:t rate~? among veterans
at ~raups continued hgh
In~ the iron and. steal group,
vet:.2ns quit at the rate of 63
yer 1,000 as compared with ine
nor. veveran ~~~quit rate~ of 31
4 -2 automobile industry, fhe
vet--an ~~quit rate~? wis 8d p-r

1:00 employees with a rate of
#7 per 1,000 ndn-veterans.

The involuntary separation,
rate of veterans ((11 per 1,000
-mployc.s) maimy traceable to
lay-offs anid discharges was at
~ts lowest level since Decemb2r,

E, er Suitt

THE SHAPE. OF
THINGS AS -
THEY ARE...

By Layou
The ~State.of Georgia is in a
dilimma to decide who is their
governor and it looks as though
they will have two governors

ca~s hating senator. We trust thttt the malignancy of the cancer of his mouth will be permanant 8o that his voice of hate

will never be heard again in the Senate of the United States.
~ The Buffalo ~Guardian.

SENTENCE SERMONS

(By Rev. Frank ~Clarence Lowry for ANP)

|. Geiting started in the fight direction has to begin
with, a decisive move, especially when one has so long lived
within a certain groove.

-2..Cars sometimes have to be pushed to a start by hitman:
motivation, and this is the force, and no other kind, that produces, moral, spiritual tand intellectual circulation.
3. Inventions would be very seldom created if inventors
were like the average individual, slow to start and quickly aggra-rated.

4. Progress in this world would be slow, land religion and
business very thin, if somebody didn't brave the elements and
teke a chance on when to begin.

5 This great big world is a checkered square and only
those of ~its inhabitants get weli lalong who play square the
game, but are not afraid to dare.

6. It is all in cautiously and prayerfully moving in God's
direction, ~and taking Him on your side for your constant proteciion. =

7. This supercedes ~ilies and man-made laws when a man

~ star!s out te live for God and boldly to defend His cause..

8. Life must be ved on a high and honest plane, or he

who thinks he has gone ~comewhere will find too. late he has

made no gain.
9. But there are hoes who wisely start out eatly to fol
low Go

d. and can ~ran on His staff of security with uo fear of
a chastening rod.~

10. These are the people who make the worid happier -~~
wo really know when, where and how to start, who thought-,
felly atd pr ayerfu ally cran where they are going without pulling
other eane:t people apart.

11. it is simple to learn the art of living, if with God ow
loaves and fishes we will share ~ ~for He only keeps His promise to multi iply them, and we start anew to live as a heavenly

heir,

$ MY BOOKS
By William Henry Huff for ANP
{'m not concerned ~about my looks
Bat | am wild about my books;
They traly feed my hungry mind.
Good kooks have always been my friends~
Qn them my hazspiness depends,
For them no substitute | find.

in days when all ahead seemed dark
}l pressed y!ong toward the mark
With reeding matter in my hand.
Why I sought cut a lonely nook
_/ I know. It was to read a book.

But, people could not understand.

Hloliy Sacrea

The legends fegardin, the ~not
date back to the Driiids. who be
lieved the evergreen leaves of the
holly were proof that the sun hevrer
deserted it and it was therefore
yacred. Legend also ~ays that thcrown of thorns was composed if
rolly. end that before the cruci'ix

Beans Easy to Keep {

Of all the different vegetables, |
beans are the easiest to keep. Au
you have to do is keep them in a;
cold~dry place and nothing wil |
bother them. When you keep the |
beans in a cold place, the bean
weevil doesn~t bother because a
temperature of-around 80 degrees

for 30 days or so will kill both, the berries were white. bdut
~insects and eggs. Therefore, the, ("ned crimsor. like drope ef bldod
*tarward

housewife wh> keeps her beans in
the barn or in the wdodsned seldom
has much treuble |

pee anit

Better Tires From -~hayon

Use of rayon for cords in tre
making promises a tfre that wit
give increased mileage ahd operats
with so much les~ internal frictios
than when cotton ts ~used that it wil,
reduce gasoline consumption, P W
Litchfield, chairman of the Good
year Tire and Rubber ~~ampahy. an
nounced, Tt will be sbme time be

Dinosaurs Smart
Probably because they were
smart enough to stay in the shade
when it was hot and get into the
when it was cold the dinosaurs
d the earth for 100 million year~s,
says a biologist of the University of

mae:: ~ f fore such tires are available for pas

e s~rnger cars, he states, as rayon
* germane ~Trifiton Electrons manufacturers are unable to pro |
Oh cg veh enSegewagrhiner eg sige duce enough materia! to meet de

fom. iam the dlectric laht on}
table.

mands end all that is available is

sitting. at the same time, one
~with: offices in the lobby, and
ithe other in the executive offices of the state house. The Legislature of Georgia, contrary to
all Democratic rights elected
Herman Talmadge governor to
Succeed his father, who had
died before taking the oath of
office. Herman, realizing his
father was about to die asked a
few of his friends to write his
frame on the ballot on last No
sponded. We are now faced with
4 governor who only received
700 votes. Ain~t white folks
funny? This paper trust that
the delay of the. courts will not
be used in settling this question,
but that an immediate dec~sion
will be handed down.:

A lot of us think that only
Negro Christians take their troubles to the court. We notice that
ir our own city one of our min
~vember to which 700 of them re- [

New York |
Tenants Unite
Against Landlord

NEW YRK ~ ANP~One hundred and eighteen of the 120:
tenants at 555 Edgecombe avenue have banded together to
fight the landlord~s determination to give second class service
for first class rentals.

In th esecond tenants meeting
held Thursday night ir the lobby of the swanky establishment,
a firm- stand was taken and
threats of a rent strike were.Made unless the landlord immediately changes his attitude
and gave a superintendent wha,
would give the kind of service
the tenants were ppying for.

It is reported that the second
~superintendent, fired because he
was too friendly to the tenartis,
was succeeded by a young colored man. To hold such a job,

BETWEEN THE LINES

was alWays +~ The time is not ripe.; to make -way for another type which says Let's try. There may

By DEAN GOREON B. HANCOCK

MEET ~BUDDY YOUNG F. D.

A few days ago there passed in Atlanta -an aged white
Captist preacher, Dr. Ashby Jones was his name. Interrcialism
38 a movement -and principle of inter-racial understanding was
inaugurated targely through the instrumentality of:a certain type
it southern white Christian and chief amiong these was the late
Jr. Jones,

These white southerners went about the adjustment of
race relations in a rather quiet way, but perhaps in the only
way they knew. Interracialism tias never been spectacular nor
rsopular but it has nevertheless been a constructive approach
so one of the nation~s gravest problems. Of course thsre are
-ome Negroes who have, do now, and doubtless will ever disparago interrdcialism as a movement, but such ones would just
2s quickly disparage the onward drive of Christianity. Certainly the ~earl interracialists like Dr. Jones hbve given\the cause a
-echnique and approach and pattern that stands the ration in
reed stead in many a criticl situation.

Until the Negro is fully integrated into the full citizenship
of the country, interracialism as a movement, however unsatisactory iat times in its workings, offers the fullest hope of imotoving race relations in the south and nation. And to thcse
who disparage the church and its ministeries, we point out the
heroism of such church-produced men like Dr. Jones. Unfortunately there arose in the south a ~professional interracialist~~
whose chief mission was to keep Negroes quiet. This group
was always quick to see what could not be done and the:r cty

This type of interracialism is fast fadirig from the scene

be son:e better way of handling the interracial situation besides
an attempted cooperation, between the better class of whites
and Negroes but to date it has not been offered; and until such
time as it is offered the possibilities of interracialism must be
seriously exploited.

There is a new type of interracialism that demancs ~serious
attention: today. Spezking of the Joe Louis, Levi Jackson and
Buddy Young brand of interracialism. It consists of a maximum
of ~performance and ia: minimum of argument. It is sefe to say
that Buddy Young today is the leading interracialist in the United States if not indeed the world. Joe Louis has had his day.
Budey Young i is having his today.

There is not a more widely and favorably publicized athlete in the United States than. this young Negro hailing from
the University of Illinois. Here is a Negro with football ~ability
fand here is a great university big and broad enough to turn him
Ioose in the Rose bowl. And did this Buddy Young perform?
He was easily the whole show on the eventful Rose bowl occasion. What is more, there was none-to disparage his football
prowress. Buddy is a football pleyer and a gentleman and. ~the
nation willingly acclaim him football hero of a great.football
séason, ee Ogee: re

Buddy Young, like Jod ~Tduis, takes no speerbes. He.
plays football. He is not trying to solve the color question; he
specializes in touchdowns and first downs and the ~world expects no more of him. When Fritz Pollard~ was in his glory as
_the first Negro to play in the far-famed Rose bowl, unforturiately radio was in its infancy or probably unborn. Records show
that Pollard was for the mest part ~bottled up~ by 'a very clever defense, but no defense could bottle up Buddy Young. When

a super must have an- engine~er's licens2 and be prepared
to meet any emergency which
might arise.

When the n-w man was hired,
it is said he was told that the
owners wanted a super who was
not afraid of his ~own p2opls,~~
who would stall them off and

isters of the white group was
sued for possession of the pulpit to which the was called. The
Judge, after listening to
conflicting testimony of both
sides decided that the minister
had to go. Immediately follow:
ing ~this decision~ the deplaced
minister set up a Wew congregation in a rented hall, Courts
can take ~the pulpit from you,
but they cannot take the right
of preaching~ from any man.
Since so many of ~ the
checks have stopped coming to
the unemployed, William Street
taverns look as dead as the dodo. Boys, it looks 1s though you
will have to reduce the price of
your drinks. Why not sell a
glass of,beer for a nickle, and a
swig of whiskey for twenty
cents. I~m only hirtting.

The intelligent direction now
being given organized labor has
been a source of much worry
to the leaders of the Marrufacturers Association and the
Chamber of Commerce. Since
Roosevelt caused the books of
these great corporations to be
opened to the public through
the government it can be ascertained just how much profit is
being made, sirrce the forced increase of the price of steel to
meet the 18 1-2 cénts granted
labor has ~brought ~ enormous
profits to the steel barons, they
ought now to be willing to
grant another increase to labor
because of the tremendous incr2as> in the cost of living. Our
large corporations are so intertwined with the production of:
steel that the lowering or rais-.
ing of the price of steel éffects:
our entire economy. We hope
the Americar? business man sfifl
has some conscience remaining.

The cost of butter has fallen
considerably
American.

oo msaregitie sata |

the |

$21:

promise anything yet stay within the limits set up by the own-.~rs to furnisa as little as possible. The young man agreed to
~accept the job. on those condi_tions and so on found that he
was dealing with a_ different
typ2 ~of person than he had expected.

| News of the rebellion spread
_ through Harlem rapidly and other. landlords are watching to
see what will be the outcome of
this fight. The tenants once before staged a strike holding up
over $7,000. in rentals until the
Fifth avenue landlords complied
with the demands sét forth.

It has been reported at times
that the landlord referred to his
tenants 23 ~n~~s"~ amd said he
couldn~t imagine them wantirg
to be treated like kings and
queens, Long ago, the doorman
and the sécond elevator operator have been removed and now
it is difficult for tenants to get
~the most reasonable things done,
they say.: Nyfon Sails

Due to the shortage of cotton sail
cloth, sailmakers are now manufacturing nylon sails. Although
nylon is more difficult to work with
and slightly more expensive, it has
between two and three times the
tensile strength, greater tear
~strength, and due to its low water
and moisture absorption, it drys out
far quitker than the former sail
cloth. Nylon is highly resistant to
mildew~a great relief to sailors.

in the cost of butter is due to
~buyer resistance im Buffalo. It~s
now down to 69 cents. If t2n
thousand families would refuse
to buy it at this price for one
~week we predict the cost will
go down to 59 cents a pound
By next Saturday. We are not
suggestng- a buyer's ~strike, we
are only telling you how to re
did not.
breakit, Mrs.

will know. that you
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he grabbed that pigskin he traveled. What is more there was
nothing to indicate that he was getting anything less than the
fullest team play from his fellows. This is even more important
than the touchdowns.

When Buddy Young went over for that touchdown the
nation and world forgot for an instant thiat terrible color line.
Negroes must not forget that this is equally true when we are
carrying something else besides a foctball. In the last analvsis
performance autweighs argument in interracial advances. We

WOULD THE:

~ront, the cry goes up for the formation of a third
same ery is being rdised in the Country today. Usually
Joesn~t get far despite the efforts of the elder LisFol:ette,. i
é

Ry GEORGE F. McCRAY - e.
~NEGRO SUPPORT A THIRD | we.

Every time Labor arid the progressive forces in the cot
~ry suffér a sharp defeat from their enemies on the ~pe itioal |

jore Roosevelt Progressives and the Populists who finall
-endered to southern prejudices and inevitable death

the 1850 5, Déspite all criticism ihe Republicans and the Deme

crats have alternlitely dominated American politics since the.
first campaign of Abraham Lincoln ~ over 86 years
~Ina literal sense it ~is ingccurate td say there ate

varties m the United~ ~Statea. Phe Communists and the D
ists have been doing business for~ years. Local political parties

ike the Non-I";-tisan league in the Pacific northwest, the Pré~ressives' in~ Wisconsin, and the recent Farm-Labor party in.
Vlintiesota, have enjoyed local successes, but could not extend ~
heir influence beyond state froundaries. Even the.American -
uabor party in New York was torn asunder by factionalism Be
fore it Was able to solidify its strength in New York... -
~Labor ~has dorie the heavy work in all these third j party.

eg

had the cohesion, 4pd the feeling of having been injured suf-.
ficiritly to sustain éven a local opposition party to the Democrats ahd the Republicans._

In the past and even today labor and the progressives
iee] they can gain more by boring from within the Republican
and Democratic parties than they can by trying to lkunch a

| Strong national third party which would have a chance of win
ning congress or the presidency. In New York & week ago a.
group of liberal leaders decided to continue this policy.

There is increasing evidence that many liberals, working
men, Negroes, and farmers are thoroughly disgusted with both

equally divided between the Republicans and the Democrats.
About half of the nearly half million Negro voters in the cotn+_

ciate themselves with men like Bilbo and Rankin in the Dem-.
otratic party, Of course that is quite all right with Messrs. Bil-_.
bo and Rankin.:

The other half of the Negroes in the country who are alfeel they _ have

Rankin and their associates. These Negroes

\ nothing to lose as Negroes, but that they could make substan
tial gains as workers and as ordinary citizens.
The Negro voter is a natural for a third party. He ae

with which he entered the various labor unions affiliated with |
the CIO and the AFL whenever he had an opportunity to do -

for a bright hope a and a rosy promise.

~LIFE AT A

By David Beth | known as the Progressive Cie
_ Well everythigg hee settled
down. to the mysterious turns| zation, if you can. remen
of 1947. Ewen. the. ~Congress | was een: bye Henry
got down to the Business.of |::
closing the. doors to the un-|qualifying. members. What
worries me is whether we
would have ever had any Public inkling of the irifectuous
mouth of ithe litt'~e man with
the red tie from Missizsippi if
his job in the Senate had not
been on a kanzena ~peel?

med to be knowa as tie
icans for Demociacy ~ors
ocratic Action ~
such prominent Libera's as the ~
former First Lady ~ Mts.
Roosevelt, Leon Heénderson,
Paul Porter. Wilson Wyalt.
Chester Bowles, and FDR, yr.
They feel the Commiunitsts offer death to all Progressivism
in America.

[ ~think President Truman

missed a very important bus in
his address to the 80th Congress last Mondey. He cmi ted

any direct and specific promn- Prominent among the lead
movements with the exception of the Populists. Only labor has |

lowed to vote cast their ballots for Democrats in spite of Bilbo,.

duce the cost of living. Nobody |

need some to specialize in larguments; but we especially need
some to carry the ball and lethal fists. Hail to Buddy Young,
F. D. (Doctor of Football) Milton said they also serve who
only stand and. wait. We add, that they. also improve interracial
relations who generally do their stuff!

By S. Edward Gilbert
For ANP

Confusion in the economic
world is the order of the day,
however. before many months
in the year 1947 pass, we shall
find the market for consumer
goods changing from a seller's
market to that of buyer's mar
ket.

Gradually but surely the
consumer is catching up on
long and much needed commodities, with this becoming a
reality he will again become
value conscious; and again assert himself in matters which
will be measured ~in service.
courtesy, and the retailer's adherence to tried and proven
rules conducive to the success
of @ business enterprise.

With this abrupt change it
shall be necessary for the retailer who hopes to service to
adhere to the five points: |.
Develop direct consumer contact. This he can do by acce!erating his civic end religious
activity, by personal correspondence, ky personalizing his
enterprise, and by using every
available advertising medium
to remind the prospective cus
of se-vice he is in position to |'
render.

Rule 2. Servicing the customer beyond the vecint where
the sale is made. This he thay
do by inaugurating a free delivery service, as well as credit

BUSINESS FACTS

customers, where they live and
work, and what sort of service
they shall expect. This information must form the basis of
any sound selling effort. [t will
enable you to direct your ad~vertising, for example, to those
people who are likely to be
customers because your enterprise is convenient and because their incomes and tastes
are such as to give rise to a
demand for your service.

_ Rule 4. Selling quality merchandise at competitive prices.
Herein is to ke found a rule
which if adhered to will greatiy decrease the mortality of
small business. With the
changing of the tide upon the
business horizon it becomes
necessary for the retailer to
~first be a seller of nationally
known products and to be
willing to accept a smaller
margin of profit with emphasis
on volume if he is to meet the
competitive prices within a
given community.

Rule 5.-Keeping aberst of
changes in physical __ display.
store capacity and other fea~tures of retailing.

tomer as to the value and type.

In this fifth an last rule is to
be found a composite necessary to the operation of a successful business.

The business man ois returns some of his profit perfédically back in the vehic'e
which made it possible, in the

form of an interior ~and exter
where it is deemed advisable.

Rule 3. Analys~s of your
prospective market. To apply
this rule, it ig necessary for the

ior improvement, modern fixtures and lighting, increases
selling efforts through advertising and sales promotion, im-|

retailer to have a. thorough

knowledge ae Bc peoepeciva.

proves his relation with h's

ise of any legislation, to establish a Fair Employment Practice Law. I'm mighty afraid the
Democratic Forces are letting
fruitful opportunities to retain
what Negro votes they have,

and grasp maybe they forget
most of the Negroes were bred
and born Republicans, and only left the party during the
advent of the New Deal. Ah!
but Franklin D. cosevelt ~has
passed on, and mutch of the
Legislation which was so benefitting to the Negro may pase
on. But the Negro-~sas come
a long ways since Lincoln's
Gettysburg Address. Now, he
~ net be hood-winkec. He is
definitely in the market fo give
his votes to the party which
offers him the nearest thing
to a full enjoyment of the Democracy as it is:+t-forth in the
Declaration vw! Independence.
Yes the SouthernDemocrats
Liadecs better wake up, less
they emerge one morning to
find all the Negroes about
them voting Republican. They
used to be Republicans long}:
time ago when they were allowed to vote. Yeu remember? If the present cngress
ever succeed~ in shoveling thr:
a bill ~to establish an FEPC.
ahd a long delayed Anti-Lynching Bill, don't be surprised
if a whele lot of Negrocs may
hop back on the Elephant for}
a spin.
Remember my predictions
of the early part of 1946?
Well, I spoke much about the
possibility of a Third Party.
Well, we are seeing some of
e first sprigs of pape A few
ys ago. a group of Progres-.
sives, includ~ng Mike Quill of~
the powerful Transit Union,

together afd formed what is

five points

pr ee ae )

catomety cuts. _ overhead, A aglld

slip right out of their group.

|'Progressive groove, it

minatés wasteful practices. |
watches some over and~ inven- b

ers of the group are Henry A.

Iv. admit that the possibility of
a Third Pazty is not a remote>

ject ~ in fact they would ~
rather not talk about it. But ~
let me tell you these organizations have gathered together-a
whole mess of Liberals and
Progressives, and if they
should ever take a notion to

political terms nothing could
stop their Presidential candidate short of the White House..
Don't brush this aside lightly.
Yes, sir, anything can happen
wiihin the next year.

Well, he may be expériencing the first step since the days
of Lincoln, to establish Demecracy ~ real Democracy ~
in the deep South. Yes, such
a task may have been destined
to fall to the Republicans. it is
the Party that set the wheels
~of Freedom for the Negro
hmore than Eighty years
If it decides to fa ll into
t couid
tatklin D.

pick up where F
and make

Roosevelt left off,

and large seginents of the Po-| 9; 7
litical Action Committee came},

one. The latter organization _
~makes no mention ~of the sub-? #

as

the Democrats and the Republicans. Negroes. today are about, '. _

&
at

try vote for the Republicans because they clyn~t etand- to asso+)

enter it with high hopes. He would enter it with the abandon...

so. In short the Negro voter like the Negro worker is & sucker |

zens of America. This ~organi
_Just six des ~tie Po - nisi
Liberal Organization was for- rr

Wallace and Senator Claude ~
Pepper of Florida. They open- ~

come together on mutual and ~

he se

this country be what the rest ~
of the world really thinks it is. ~