Arizona sun. [volume], June 25, 1948, Image 1

About Arizona sun. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1942-196?

Image provided by: Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ

                
Read The
Arizona Sun
Hie State's Only
tfegre £ •'wspaper
Ofc" 4 'jter Copy.
FLAC vTAFF college head
FLAYS MINORITY GROUPS
Governor’s Youth
Conference Holds
Spotlight in Phoenix
Beginning with registrations at
9:30 Tuesday morning, Phoenix en
tertained more than 100 guests
from all parts of the state at the
Governor's Youth Conference,
which was held in the Continental
Room of the Westward Ho Hotel.
The Conference opened on a
high note Tuesday morning when
Miss Karin Stallcup, of Phoenix
Union High School, Governor of
the Girls’ State held recently at
Tucson and John Haney, Yuma,
State President of Future Farmers
of America, addressed the confer
ence on the needs of youth. as
youth sees them. Both young peo
ple made thoughtful and forthright
speeches.
Other sessions of the conference
were addressed by such eminent
persons as Dudley Field Malone,
Miss Margaret Knight, Tucson, Dr.
Henry S. Schumacher, U. S. Public
Health, and others. Governor Dan
E. Garvey who welcomed the
guests spoke feelingly of the late
Governor Osborn who planed the
conference.
In planning for meeting the
needs of young people all speakers
have emphasized the principle that
no program can be successful that
fails to take into account all youths
regardless of race, creed, or color.
Dr. Schumacher in speaking of
mental health stressed especially
the emotional tensions which some
American communities inflict upon
children of minority groups.
Dudley Field Malone mentioned
that he had recently strolled
arounds “across the tracks” where
he saw the almost unbelievable
slum sections of Phoenix. He ex
pressed the opinion that children
cannot be brought up in slums to
be good citizens.
Among those registered for the
conference were several Negroes
including: Mrs. Myrtle Rodgers,
Dean of. Girls at Carver High, W.
A. Robinson, J. W. McPherson, Ex
ecutive Sec. , Phoenix Urban
League, Elder Russell, Director,
Westside Boys’ Club, Lloyd D.
Dickey, Principal of Booker T.
Washington School, and Rev. F. D.
L. McDonald of the Tanner Chapel
A. M. E. Church also present were
William Swain and Duquesne
Dickey students of Carver High.
Several Negro delegates were re
presented on important committees
and Rev. McDonald opened the
Wednesday morning session with
prayer.
Alpha Kappa
Alpha Initiation
Saturday evening, June 19, the
following ladies were initiated into
the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority:
Maude P. Weems. Kathleen
Franklin, Manuella Sue Rideau,
and Minnie Earle Marshall of Tuc
son. • The initiation was held at
South Mountain after the serving
of a delicious dinner which all
sorority members enjoyed.
ARIZONA SUN
Published in the Interest of the Social, Political and Eco nomic Welfare of 40,000 Negroes of Arizona.
First Charity
Dance Held
The first of a series of dances
to benefit the under-privileged
of the city was held at Riverside
Park last Monday evening. These
dances are sponsored by Mr. Marty
Myers prominent business man of
the city.
The band played sweet as well
as hot music with Sonny Bridges
playing and singing the well loved
blues, that “wowed” the small aud
ience that turned out for the open
ing dance and amateur show.
This entertainment is for the
benefit of the poor and needy. The
City Wide Welfare Council is in
charge of the distribution of 10%
of the proceeds. This distribution
incidentally is for the underprivi
leged Negro families to have
Thanksgiving and Christmas bas
kets and the kiddies to have
Christmas toys.
The amateur show altho’ not as
full of competition as would be
expected went over big to the
tune of Fifty dollars (SSO) given
in four prizes: Ist went to Carrie
Jenkins who sang “Sunday Kind
of Love” 2nd went to Dixie Wool
dridge who sang “Nature Boy.”
3rd went to Mae Arnold who sang
and whistled “Baby, Baby”. 4th
went to Delores Broom who sang
“Walking Blues”. The prizes were
all cash awards being given to the
person getting the most applause.
Ist prize was $20.00, 2nd prize was
$15.00, 3rd prize was SIO.OO and
4th prize was $5.00.
Between the amatfur numbers
the sponsor had some very fine
! talent to offer. “Iretha,” having
just closed in Hollywood gave a
very fine rendition of “Little Red
Wagon” singing 3fid dancing. .Mrs.
John Abbey of the original Slim
Gailard Trio gave a rich rendi
tion of “Night and Day” with “In
My Solitude” as an encore. Miss
Evelyn Williams was the mistress
of ceremonies.
This amateur show along with
the fifty dollars in prizes will be
given every Monday night.
American Legion
Holds Election
Tilden White Post No. 40 held
election of officers Thursday, June
17. The officers were elected as
follows:
Ist Vice Commander, Sgt. C.
Ricks
2nd Vice Commander, L. J. Rags
dale
Sgt. of Arms, Sgt. James Peters
Finance Officer, Rev. A. L. John
son
Historian, C. V. Grissom Jr.
Chaplin, Rev. Frank Perkins
Executive Board, L. Coleman
Rev. Allen L. Johnson was elect
ed by a landslide vote. Mr. Levi
Coleman will hold office for one
year.
Ocean plants are not found deep
er than a quarter of a mile from
the surface of the water. According
to the World Book Encyclopedia,
this quarter-mile represents the
limit of sunlight penetration.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, FRIDAY, June 25, 1948.
j Master Sergeant Retires From Army
"
huHB
’MHHMWfclfii ||n||
HjKfeL- i ;
|HIk. /Up n&k
mmmk ,
■n
a pßi; W™ 1
Master Sergeant George DeHaven, Tucson, Arizona, has recently re
tired from the Army after 31 years’ service. He is shown receiving
congratulations from Colonel Robert K. McDonough, commander of
troops at Fort Lewis, Washingtn. Troops at Fort Lewis staged a par
ade and review in honor of the retiring soldier. (From Public Infor
mation Division.)
Timmerman Status
OK’d in District 3
Representative Fletcher Timmer
man of district No. 3 has secured
permission from the Attorney Gen
eral Evo De Concini to continue
to run for state representative in
his same district which he has
represented for several years.
The Attorney General’s decision
was that Timmerman’s new resi
dence on North 35th Street iS
only temporary, and that the legis
lator still owns property at his
former residence, 1135 East Fill
more street, and still receives mail
there.
“Residence is not affected by
temporary absences so long as
there is present an intent to re
turn,” De Concini said.
Unit Training
On Monday evening at 8:00
P. M., 28th. June 1948, at 31 West
Jefferson Street, Phoenix. Captain
: Ralph W. Caldwell Jr. and Captain
Roy W. Jones will report on the
13th. Armored Division meeting
recently held in Los Angeles, Cali
fornia.
a. Proposed training plan for
Summer Camp
b. The responsibilities of the
Active Organized Reserve Corps
Officer
c. The importance of the Reserve
Officers Association to the Re
serve Officer.
An interesting film will be
shown..
All members of the Army Re
serves are welcome to attend this
meeting.
BY ORDER OF LT. COL.
WYNEE:
Read NEWS and VIEWS by Wade
H. Hammond on Editorial Page.
San Diego to
Entertain A.K. A’s.
The San Diego Chapter of Alpha
j Kappa Sorority will act as hostess
i to the Far Western Regional Con
j ference, the weekend of July 3-4.
Mercedes Ritchie—capable basi
! leus of Beta Kappa Chapter hps
I been working with the regional
director Audrey B. Jones and the
Conference Committee of the hos
tess Chapter to make the two
day session an outstanding success.
Committee chairman include: Oc
tavia Payne Coleman, general
chairman; Helen Nelson, housing;
Lucile Culberson, registration;
Gladys Robinson, public meeting;
Ruby Hubert, dance; Alice Whaley,
reception; Bernice Small, courtesy;
Ruth McGregor, conference pub
plicity; Elizabeth McGee, banquet;
June Lewis, escorts; Verna Lee
King, entertainment.
Alpha Kappa Alpha women from
Seattle, San Francisco, Tacoma,
Phoenix, Tucson and El Centro
J will join a large Los Angeles dele-
I gation for a crowded two-day ses
sion in the beautiful border city.
A highlight of the Conference
will be the presence of Edna Over
Gray, National Basileus. Mrs. Gray
will address the public meeting
Sunday afternoon at Bethel Baptist
Church. She will also be the main
speaker and guest of honor at the
closed banquet held Saturday night
at the U. S. Grant hotel.
The formal dance following the
banquet will be held in the spac
ious gymnasium at San Diego State
College. In line with Alpha Kappa
Alpha’s new inter-cultural policy
the A. K. A. will share the morn
ing worship service with one of
the large down-town churches. The
conference sessions will be held -at
Bethel A.M.E. Church 31st and K
Sts. Registration will begin Friday
night and the sessions will open
Saturday morning at 10:00 A. M.
All business and special sessions
will be presided over by Audrey
B. Jones, regional director.
Baha’i Members to
Attend Convention
Several members of the Phoenix
Baha’i community leave next week
to attend the twenty-second ses
sion of the Baha’i summer school
now in progress at Geyserville,
California. Mrs. Ben Constanten
and children, Leon, Arline and
Devora, Mrs. Marietta Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Schoney and son,
Zahryl, and Mrs. Robert Phillips,
Judy and Bobby, will be among
the Arizonans reaching the school
in time for the annual Unity Feast
July 4.
Attracting Baha’is and non-
Baha’is alike, the school aims in
. its six-weeks session to deepen in
the knowledge of this world-em
i bracing Faith, survey the history
i and principles of this challenging
religion and offer a friendly, rest
ful environment in beautiful So
noma Valley, just north of San
Francisco.
In addition to adult courses and
j discussion groups, a full program
i for children will be presented, in
cluding such subjects as “World
Citizens in the Making,” “Heroes
of the Revealed Faiths,” “Learn
ing by Doing,” classes of music
and art, and supervised recrea
tional activities.
U. S. Navy enlisted men learn
400 trades, and more than 4,000
skills which are used in civilian
life, according to a recent study of
the Navy’s new rating structure.
NUMBER 4
The Professor Thinks Minority Groups
Should be Satisfied with Discrimination.
Says Negroes and Jews are Victims of
Their Own Folly.
R. C. Stanford
Announces For
Re-Election
R. C. Stanford, at present Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of
Arizona, has announced his can
didacy for re-election to that of
fice on the Democratic ticket.
111 k * Jiiiiiiiii
■y'#' dSF
R. C. Stanford
Judge Stanford’s legal qualifica
tions consist of eight years on the
superior court bench of Maricopa
County, during the years of 1915
to 1922, inclusive. He also practiced
law before and after that period,
having been admitted to the Bar
of the State of Arizona in 1906
and was admitted to the Supreme
Court of the United States in 1927.
He is just finishing his fifth term
on the Supreme Court Bench.
Judge Stanford served as Gov
ernor of Arizona in 1937-38 (the
depression years) and did not seek
re-election.
He was reared in this state. He
and Mrs. Stanford have lived at
their present home on East Mc-
Dowell Road for a period of thirty
eight years. They had seven
children, all of whom are living
but two.
Proclamation
CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN
MONTH
Whereas, as the tragic aftermath
of war, millions of children face
death from starvation or disease
born of malnutrition, and out of
the millions who may be left, stunt
ed in body and prey to bitterness
and despair, must be built the
world of tomorrow in which our
children will live; and
Whereas, in 50 nations a world
wide campaign is presently under
way to speed relief to these suffer
ing children through the United
Nations Appeal for Children; and
Whereas, our State Department
has sponsored American Overseas
Aid to join America’s share in this
global effort with the public ap
peals of twenty-five long-estab
voluntary church, labor and nation
ality relief groups; and
Whereas, this unified effort, The
Crusade for Children, is an emer
gency measure to provide immedi
ate assistance to children who will
die without it,
Now, Therefore, I, Dan E. Gar
vey, Acting Governor, do hereby
proclaim the month of June, 1948,
as CRUSADE FOR CHILDREN
MONTH in Arizona and urge Ari
zonans wherever situated to re
spond wholeheartedly and gener
ously to the Crusade for Children,
and I do further proclaim Satur
day, June twenty-sixth, 1948, as
Stop STARVATION DAY through
out Arizona and urge all residents
of the State to open their hearts
and in some way share in this hu
manitarian effort by that date.
DAN E. GARVEY,
Acting Governor.
One of the most unusual clocks
in the world, according to the
World Book Encyclopedia, is the
great clock in the Cathedral of
Strasbourg, France. This clock not
only tells the hour and the posi
tions of the heavenly bodies, but
also points to the day of the month.
Below the dial which tells the time
of day is a procession of gods and
godesses which show the days of
the week. Quarter hours are struck
by figures on the clock, one of
which turns an hourglass. At noon
each day a procession of the Apos
tles appears, while a cock above
crows three times.
Non-Poltttaal
Host Good For
The Greatest
Number
Dr. Otis Young head of the
Training Department of State Col
lege at Flagstaff spoke in open
defiance of Negroes and Jews, at
a Rotary Club meeting April 8
in Williams, Arizona. The following
is the exact text of his speech as
: reported by the Williams News:
Dr. Young appeared as speaker
on Rotarian Sal Montgomery’s pro
gram, and gave as his topic of
discussion “The Minority Groups
in a Constitutional Republic.”
The speaker reminded his listen
ers that thirteen independent re
publics, in order to present a solid
front, had gotten together and by
making individual concessions here
and there achieved the desired end.
From this, he told his audience,
the Constitution provided that the
voice of the majority rule. It also
provided for changes or amend
ments when and if the majority so
ruled. The latter has been exer
cised at least twenty times and
without a single revolution, he
added.
We have our two major parties,
he explained. This operates as
a safety valve in that the party
out of power or in the minority,
in an effort to reverse the situa
tion, serves to keep the party in
power in line. As a result of this
situation our nation has become
the greatest nation in the world.
It will continue as such as long
as this situation continues, he
predicted. We do not need nor
want additional political groups,
Dr. Young said.
He told the club members that
“we do not kant to become a sec
ond France, with so many political
groups that no one government can
survive for more than six months.”
He said that France has so many
political fractions with no single
faction strong enough to govern
so that these factions are con
stantly trading influences with no
party able to stay in power.
Dr. Young reminded the club
that we have many so-called mi
nority groups in this country that
are continuously squealing about
being discriminated against. They
constantly try to throw monkey
wrenches into our two-party form
of government.
He expressed the opinion that
the reason these minorities are dis
criminated against is the fault of
those group individuals rather than
(Continued on Page 4.) *
Phoenician Graduates
Cpl. John Ratliff of 823 South
9th Ave. Phoenix, Arizona, son of
Irene Ratliff of same address has
successfully completed the rigid
five week Basic Airborne course
at The Infantry School, Port Ben
ning, Georgia, and has been award
ed the official United States Army
Parachute Wings.
His air indoctrines included a
glider flight to acquaint him with
modern glider warfare. Practical
instruction in ground assembly,
parachute rigging and mainten
ance, and loading and lasing of
Airborne cargo—vital skills in all
Airborne units —were included in
his period of training.
During this training he made
five parachute jumps from Army
cargo aircraft at an altitude of
1,000 feet and chieved the high
score necessary to pass the “Para
troop” physicial fitness test.
Airborne training at Fort Ben
ning is patterned after successful
Airborne fighting methods de
veloped during World War II and
recent improvements and innova
tions. The American “Paratroop
er” is recognized throughout the
world for his technical “know
how”.