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PAGE TWO ARIZONA SUN • iHE VOICE OF 60,000 NEGROES IN ARIZONA Published Every Thursday by the ARIZONA SUN PUBLISHING CO., INC. 1927 South Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona PHONE AL 3-3682 Subscription Rates 10c Per Copy 53.00 Per Year Six Months ... - $1.75 Three Months - Two Cents to Mail Overseas All Inquiries concerning advertising rates should be secured at the above address p. F. Benson _ Editor and Publisher Fredonia Benson - - Assistant Editor W. A. Robinson Associate Editor Registered as Second class matter July 2, 1948, at the Postoffice at Phoenix, Arizona, under the Act of March 3, 1879. EDITORIAL . SOURCE OF COMPETENT LEADERSHIP' The Negro population of Phoenixi is one of the weaker and least considered minorities in our city and our state. Because of our frustration and unhappiness over our failure to get a share of the community jobs in both public and private employ, and our successive failures to get civil rights legislation that will give us a chance to improve our position, we are inclined to accuse our selves of many shortcomings of which we know on sober thought we are not guilty. There is one shortcoming, however, which we think we are guilty of and which we could and must correct. As badly as we need strong and trained representation,* we have failed to look the situation over and to make use of good material in the group that could represent us in any company and in any situation, as effectively as any person in any group. We might excuse our selves by saying that many really able people will not assume leadership responsibility, but we wonder if that is true. One source we have failed to exploit in our search for competent leadership, is our retired Citizens. Fortunately now we have in our community a man' who for twelve years has served the community schools in the most responsible positions. He has the respect and confidence of the community, among all groups. When Mr. W. A. Robinson retired a few weeks ago, no finer tribute could have been paid to any person of any group than was paid him, both for his service to the schools and for service on many important boards in our community. There is no one in our group who would question Mr. Robinson’s ability to represent us honestly and straight forwardly in any responsible position of leadership. If we expect to make gains we must have such a man who can and will be heard in any situation affecting us. Whether or not Mr. Robinson is available, we do not know, but we do know, that unless we make use of such men in our fight for better status in our community we will be much longer making the grade than we need be. "JACKIE" ANSWERS SOUTHERN CRITIC The letter from Jackie Robinson replying to Bill Keefe, columnist for Times-Picayune, is a masterpiece of restraiss. One thing that Bill Keefe doesn’t know, that those of us ac quainted with Jackie, do know, is that Jackie is a MAN. He plays ball like a man; he did a man-size job when he faced down the gaff in the early months and years of his life in the Majors; he is a man when he defends his team in a rhubarb; he’s a man in the estimation of the N.A.A.C.P. when they awarded the Spingarn Medal; he writes biggoted Southern columnists like a man; in fact he is not and never has been the kind of grown up “boy” that Southerners want Negro men to be. Mr. Keefe should look around him and see that his “boys” have all outgrown his recognition. If he wants to see juvenile behavior he should look at his state legislature that passes laws they think are aimed at the Negro and can’t anticipate the dire effect, their stupid laws have on white athletics and white businesses based on athletics in Louisiana —they have reduced college athletics in Louisiana to southern boys’ play. Evidently this has the approval of Bill Keefe. The Sun is giving its readers Jackie’s complete letter (page 1), for fear some of them have seen onlf those parts of that manly document and not just the parts that the white press has given to the public. JZet mm, I** fj? SUN SHINE IN YOUR HOME If your neighborhood is not serviced by an Arizona Sun news boy, just step around the corner to the nearest newsstand. Here is a list of stands for your convenience: Rosner Pharmacy 901 East Jefferson Street Norman’s Pharmacy 1402 East Washington Street Reddy’s Corner 1602 East Jefferson Street Jim’s Food Market 1110 East Washington Southern Drug Store 624 South 7th Avenue Broadway Pharmacy 1608 East Broadway Mountain View Grocery 2106 East Broadway Key’s Market 2454 East Broadway Nelson’s Grocery 2803 East Broadway ARIZONA SUN Veterans News The World War II GI Loan • Program ending date has been extended for one more year to July 25, 1958,' under an omnibus GI loan loan law signed by the President August 1, 1956. In the 12 years that the GI loan has been in operation, 4,466,000 World War II veterans have borrowed $32.2 billion in GI loans to purchase homes, farms and businesses. Os that amount, VA has guaranteed or insured $17.9 billion. The GI Loan Program previous ly was scheduled to end July 25, 1957 and, under the working of the original law, all GI loans would have had to be closed by that date. Under this new law, any GI loan for which VA receives an application by July 25, 1958 may be guaranteed or insured by VA if it is completed by July 25, 1959. VA emphasized that the new law affects only World War II veterans. Korean conflict period veterans have until January 31, 1965 to obtain GI loans for homes, farms and businesses. To date, more than 345,000 Korean conflict period veterans have borrowed $3.6 billion in GI loans for homes, farms and businesses. Os that amount VA has guaranteed or insured $2 billion. In addition, this new law will permit any veteran who sells residential property purchased with a GI loan to be relieved from liability to the government under certain circumstances. Previously, the veteran >who sold his property and allowed the purchaser to assume his GI loan still remained liable to the gov ernment in the event of subse quent foreclosure and the pay ment of a guaranty claim by the VA. Now the veteran may be re lieved of liability if the purchas er assumes full liability on the loan, the VA approves him from a credit standpoint; and the loan is current. The new law also permits World War II veterans tq have their GI loan entitlement restored up to January 31, 1965 if their property: (1) was taken by a government agency for public use; (2) was de stroyed bv a natural hazard, or (3) was otherwise disposed of for compelling reasons without fault on the part of the veteran. The new law also amends the GI bill to permit the restoration of GI home loan entitlement to a veteran in military service who disposes of his home because of a transfer under military orders. A veteran, under the new law, will have to certify that he in tends to live in the home he is buying with the assistance of a GI loan at the time of application and at the time of closing the loan. The new law also clarifies and confirms VA’s authority to make the final determination of reason able value of property irrespective of the estimate of value made by an individual appraiser. o RENO MAY USE SKY HARBOR AS MODEL A delegation of officials from Reno, Nevada, headed by the Mayor of that City, made a. tour of Sky Harbor Municipal Airport last Thursday to inspect the air port facilities. Reno is planning to build a new air terminal and feels that Sky Harbor would serve as a good model. Sky Harbor covers 1,000 acres of land with an in vestment of over $7 million in City and Federal funds. Included is the million - dollar terminal building, which covers 50,000 square feet of floor space, and the tubular, all-metal control tower dedicated in September, 1952. o Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgive ness.—Elbert Hubbard. PRELUDE TO A 'MIRACLE' The 33rd Annual Convo eation of the House of Prayer churches, held recently in New '•York City, ended on a dramatic note. The spectacular > "baptism/' with a fire hose, of 100 converts, by spiritual leader 'Daddy** Grace, was highlighted by the "recovery* of the crippled woman (above) who was brought to the scene in an ambulance. After being sprayed by the “Jordan Water." the woman walked. (NEWSPRESS PHOTO) JUNIOR TENNIS CHAMPS Handsnakes were in order last week for youthful William Neil son, Hampton, Virginia, and Clara Henry, lovely tennis stylist from Hawkins, Texas, who took top honors at American Tennis Asso ciation’s National Junior Tennis Tournament at Durham, North Carolina. Above, Durham insur ance executive W. L. Cook, left, chairman of ATA Junior Develop ment Program, and Moss H. Ken drix Organization, Washington, D. C., compliment winners follow ing play held cn the campus of North Carolina College at Dur ham. o— : A mighty pain to love it is, And ’Tis a pain that pain to miss; But of all pains, the greatest pain It is to love, but love in vain. —Cowley. .... - KEY TO SUCCESSFUL civil defense countermeasures against as attack would be adequate warning time for evacuation of city popu lations. Here attack warning officers at Federal Civil Defense Administration headquarters plot “approaching planes" from re ports relayed from Air Divisions. During “Operation Alert, 1956,“ training exercises for CD personnel will be carried out to im prove alerting systems and emergency communications. (FCDA Photo* THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 195& rAH& TRASH CONTAINERS PAINTED BRIGHTER COLOR As an added incentive for park patrons to use trash receptacles in an effort to curb littering, the City Park and Recreation Depart ment is two-toning its trash cans. More than 300 trash containers will be painted green and orange. In addition to becoming more at tractive, it is hoped that the col ors will enable maintenance di vision personnel to locate them faster for servicing. o SAC CITY, IOWA, SUN: “A few days ago The Sac Sun editor was talking with a man who came over from one of the old countries about 40 years ago. He settled down and went to work. Today he owns a nice lowa farm and has other prop erty which he calls his own He says, ‘lt couldn’t have been done anywhere else but in Amer ica.’”