Arizona tribune. [volume], February 12, 1960, Image 1

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Second Year, No. 30
Utopia At Last
MANY YEARS AGO an English writer described Utopia as
a place of perfect life. No problems of any kind were encoun
tered, all was tranquility and harmony. A similar place exists
within our midst it is the Phoenix Urban League.
DESPITE the poor showing of the executive secretary and
his authoritarian office assistant, the office of the Urban
League continues to be the nerve center of a private enter
prize. Evidently, they have found the Utopia of the desert
country.
FURTHER PROOF of this is evidenced by the recent
action of the Urban League Board of Directors who met and
are attempting to sanction Mr. Thomas as a part time worker
who could engage in newspaper activities half time. No
mention was made of the use of the office space or the
salaried hours but a concilatory attitude prevailed.
THE SALARY of the Urban League executive secretary is
%4,400 per year. Isn’t this a trifle high for part time employ
ment? Many professionals in the Valley would be pleased to
earn this amount. Valley school teachers are just arriving at
this minimun and a college degree is one of their prerequisites.
HOW CAN the United Fund condone such actions and con
tinue to pay the salaries of the Urban League staff? Citizens
donate for charitable causes and they expect their monies to
be put into use as designated. United Fund contributions can
not be used to hire a part time worker for a job which requires
full time. If Mr. Thomas has accomplished so little on full
time for ten years what could he possibly do as a part time
employee?
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Permit No. 126
Pictorial Weekly
Friday, February 12, 1960
Brotherhood
Week Set
Three Phoenicians have
called for the year-around
observance of the ideals of
Brotherhood Week.
Speaking at a briefing ses
sion preparatory to Brother
hood Week, Feb. 21-28, were
Loren Vaughn, Jr., Phoenix
educator; Mrs. Matthew E.
Trudelle, cochairman of
Brotherhood Week committee
and Ben Projan, merchant,
chairman of the mass media
committee.
Projan said, "We should
respect at all times the digni
ty of the human soul, re
gardless of race, creed, or
color. Brotherhood Week, a
project of the National Con
ference of Christians and
Jews, strives for community
unity."
Some fellers freeze onto their
cold cash till they git in hot
water.
REMEMBER THE
HEART FUND
LEO PHILLIPS, JR. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Phillips, Sr.
3211 W. Washington, celebrat
ed his second birthday, Sun.
Feb. U. He rode his rocking
horse and made merry with
his guests.
Tribune photo - Ed Banks
Phoenix, Arizona
School Head Named
■ HL
LLOYD D. DICKEY, a former resident of Phoenix has been
named an assistant superintendent in the Willowbrook School
district, Los Angeles, California.
Mr. Dickey moved to Phoenix in 1937. He obtained his
teaching license while working part time as a druggist.
A native of Thomasville, Georgia, he attended high school
and college in Arizona. He has studied also at Los Angeles
State College and the University of Southern California.
In 1953, Lloyd Dickey resigned his principalship at Booker
T. Washington Elementary School. He and his family moved
to Los Angeles. He became a principal in the Willowbrook
District soon after his arrival. Since that time he has proven
his administrative abilities and has been placed in charge of
the district business offices.
A community leader, he is active in the Boy Scouts, NAACP
Urban League, Prince Hall Masons, and several other educa
tional and civic groups. He is a member of the Omega fraternity.
He and his wife, Julia
He and his wife, Juanita, have three sons. Lloyd Jr.
teaches in the Los Angeles system, Dudley and Robert attend
Los Angeles College.
(Interview notes by William Robertson)
DON’T TAKE CHANCES
TAKE YOUR POLIO SHOTS
File Early
Refund of federal income
taxes withheld from wages
is not automatic. Arizona
taxpayers were reminded by
the Internal Revenue Service.
The refunds can be obtained
only upon filing of proper
tax returns, said the ser
vice’s Arizona director,
Wilson B. Wood.
He wants people to start
filing their returns now and
avoid the April deadline rush.
There may be some people
who didn’t earn S6OO or more
during 1959 and had taxes
withheld. They are entitled
to their tax deduction back,
but they’ll have to file re
turns to secure refunds.
10 Cents
Bank Bandit
Sentenced
The last of six Phoe
nicians involved in the Oct.
Ist robbery of the First
National Bank branch at 701
S. Central was sentenced to
5 years in federal prison.
He is Willie Floyd Canada,
23, of 2519 E. Jones, whose
; share of the $8,619 loot was
$254. More than half of the
money was recovered.
The five others were sen
tenced to prison terms rang
ing from 5 to 20 years.