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resid en t m asters bent on e x ­ try who will have th e nerve,
GEORGIAS GOVERNOR
ploiting S o u th ern resources and guts, and Christian fortitude, like
DENOUNCES PREJUDICE
the young governor from A la­
S o u th ern w orkers.
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bam a; this w as erroneous and
M
ake
th
e
South
genuinely
in the South can be traced to big ­
otry in office and out. He gave prosperous, so th a t th ere is eco­ in ad v erten tly placed; I w as re ­
concreate exam ples of acts of nom ic o p p o rtu n ity for every citi­ ferring then, to th e aforesaid es-
his predecessor, Gov. Talm age, zen, w h ite and black, and th e tem ed and capable G overnor of
as a rabble rouser. F u rth e r on in tw o races w ill live on friendly G eorgia, Mr. A rnall.
We agree w ith both Mr. A r­
term s. T he low incom e of the
this interview he said:
nall
and Hon. M arshall Fields,
South
is
responsible
for
the
The South has suffered w ith
editor
from Chicago, 111., w hen
squalid
housing
and
in
ad
eq
u
ate
inferiority. She has been h u m b ­
they
say
th at education w ill be
ly g ratefu l for the crum bs from diet, the disease and high m or­
the N o rth ’s table. T he average ta lity ra te of th e Negro citizen. m atters w ill be ad ju sted .” We
A m erican an n u al incom e at th e The ten m illion N egroe citizens the m edium by w hich racial
tim e of P e a rl H arbor w as $604. of th e South are not a special, m ust look to the younger g e n era ­
In the South it was $314. The sep arate problem , any m ore th an tion to solve same. We cannot
average N egro incom e w as con­ they are a special and sep erate expect any degree of success or
siderably low er. No plan to cure resource. They are p a rt of the any concrete action from th e
th e South of its ills w ill succeed South, and th e ir economic w el­ “Uncle Tom T ype” of our group,
w hich does n o t m ake th a t d iffer­ fare is p a rt of th e section’s eco­ nor from the h y d ra-p red ju d iced
e n tial its first order of business. nom ic w elfare. T hey are en titled bourbon elem ent of th e w hite
As long as a large segm ent of to d ecent housing, decent cloth­ race, whose m inds are w arped
and who w ill not listen to re a ­
our population is so fa r dow n the ing, good schools.
son.
It's
Not
Good—It's
Bad
econom ic scale, the South w ill
G overnor A rnall is a young
It isn ’t good to see a state p lu n ­
not thrive.
college
m an w ith vision, fo re­
The so-called race question is dered openly by a political mob.
an econom ic one, not social. P ay the governor going to the p en i­ sight and the courage to be re a ­
the N egro good w ages for his te n tia ry as a com m on thief, p re ­ sonable, fair and im partial.
We need m ore of his kind.
w ork give him the oppo rtu n ity sently to be w elcom ed back on
to d em onstrate his own capacity his release w ith a testim onial May God continue to raise up
cham pions for us who will fight
to learn, w ork and earn, give dinner. It isn’t good to h ear the
our
battles and rem ove the b a r­
scream
s
against
abolishing
the
him his C onstitutional rights and
riers
th a t th w a rt oui progress.
you have solved this distorted so- poll tax, coming from politicians
called race problem . O nly th e w ho are afi aid th a t th e men
dem agogue tries to m ake p o liti­ overseas fighting for th e ir right HOUSE SAVES FEPC MEASURE
cal capital and social equality, of to scream m ay vote them out of
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racial in term arriag e.
L e t’s not sinecures. It isn ’t good to hear
talknig about
S tates’ past tw o weeks, re tu rn e d to his
confuse ourselves and the issue people
Rights,
w
ith
o
u
t
any
m
ention
of desk and got in a tw o-m inute
w ith such absurdities. A nd le t’s
against
th e C o l m e r
m ake v ery sure th a t those w ho S ta te ’s R esponsibilities to th e ir speech
for one reason and an o th er try citizens and to our common am endm ent on th e last day of
arg u m en t on the bill. He re ­
to confuse us w ith such clap­ country.
B ut th e South is w aking up. vised and extended his rem arks
tra p do n o t stop us of th e South
in th e job th a t lies im m ediately We like th e sw eet sm ell of m ag­ for th e Congressional Record.
Said Rep. Pow ell:
nolia blossoms and honeysuckle
ahead.
“I th in k we are going to do
and
gardenia,
and
th
e
song
of
the
The South can help herself!
She can and w ill w hen she fin ­ m ockingbird, "but th e new South ourselves a grave injustice if we
ally refuses to be exploited and regards them as pleasures not confuse w hat is before us now
to exploit. F or years, the South, as opiates. We like the dream s w ith a perm anent FEPC. D espite
th ro u g h h er G overnors C onfer­ of stately m anor houses, of heres speeches of some of our col-j
ence has petitioned the In te rsta te of in corruptible g a lla n try wooing leagues, we are still at w ar, and
C om m erce Com mission to rew rite w om en of m elting b eau ty w hile it is a b itte r w ar. M en are still;
th e banjos stru m happy, h a u n t­ going to die before w e w in i t j
h er constitution.
G eorgia’s new constitution w ill ing p lain tiv e m elodies from the w ith a com plete victory.
“If a tem p o rary FEPC has
w rite into h e r fu n d am en tal law snow -w hite cottonfields. T hey are
been
of assistance to us d u ring
nice
dream
s,
to
w
hile
aw
ay
the
th e prohibition against th e al­
the
p
a
st four years, we m ust by
read y discarded poll tax. It w ill hours betw een m aking th e tu r ­
place b u t tw o qualifications upon bines tu rn or terracin g the new all m eans continue it. We are
th e rig h t of all G eorgians to vote: pastures. B ut the new South is going to need th e 100 p er cent,
th a t they shall be a t least eigh­ w aking up and is going to w ork cooperation of every A m erican
teen y ears old and th a t they in a w orld of re a lity to achieve citizen, N orth and South, to w hip
fascism in th e Pacific.
be lite ra te enough to be able to h er p ro p er destiny.
T
he
re
st
of
the
country
is
u n d erstan d w h a t th e y ’re voting
slow to realize this new em o­
on and about.
M uch of th e bad governm ent tional m a tu rity of the South.
th a t w e’ve had in the South can We are still g reatly m isu n d er­
be traced to bigotry and in to l­ stood. We can t expect not to
erance, in office and out. In any be, perhaps. B ut we are tellin g
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society plagued by poverty, th ere you.
In
m
y
editorial
in
last
w
eek
’s
F uneral Directors
are those living at a bare subsis­
tence level w hose an tip ath ies can issue, u n d er caption “A New
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be fanned into flam ing h atred of B reed of ogs N eeded” I said,
“We
need
a
new
breed
of
c
iti­
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those of another race, w hom they
zens in those p arts of the coun-
see as com petitors.
T he e n tire racial problem in |ll!!llllllllllilllliniUlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllll!^
th e South is economic, a t its
EAT WITH US
roots.
“The Race P roblem ,”
You are a lw a y s
spelled w ith capitals, is som e­
w elcom e—
th in g else again. It is an in v en ­
tion of unscrupulous dem agogues,
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IN HOMES
FRANK L. M cGUIRE—3 houses F irst and Pacific—ju st
across th e Steel bridge. All 3 bedroom , 6 room houses
w ith full cem ent basem ent w arm a ir pipe furnace. M ust
all be sold a t once. If you have tw o
friends th at w ill buy th e adjoining hous­
es, we are open to do business.
One
house is $3650, one $2990, and th e other
$2900. R easonable term s down, balance
less th an rent. Ask for A-194, A-198, F-178.
FRANK L. M cGUIRE—$2890, $35 per
m onth buys. Why pay rent? H ere’s a
fine, 5 room hom e—reception hall, liv ­
ing room, dining room, m odern kitchen,
bath. 2 airy bedroom s w ith floored a ttic th a t can be
m ade into an o th er bedroom. C em ent basem ent. Large
lot fru it, flow ers, shrubs. Call or see J. D. M orris only
AT. 7171.
FRANK L. McGUIRE—$8500. Four 5 room ap artm en ts, each
w ith bath. 2 garages. On K erby S tre e t n e ar K nott. This
p ro p erty can be handled for reasonable paym ent down,
balance less th an rent. Ask for A-58.
FRANK L. M cGUIRE—$3200 furnished. 2 bedroom, 4 room,
double ra k e shake. Full cem ent basem ent w arm air pipe
furnace, hardw ood floors. K nott stre e t near A lbina. Ask
for A-189. Also, house adjoining on th e corner, $3300
furnished. 5 full room, com plete plum bing, full cem ent
basem ent, autom atic oil hot a ir pipe furnace. Ask for
B-189. J. D. M orris, AT. 7171.
FRANK L. McGUIRE— Furnished, 3 bedroom home. Only
$3300 buys this on your own term s. 6 room (3 bedroom
hom e)—full cem ent basem ent oil furnace. C om pletely fu r­
nished w ith good fu rn itu re. Also has a sleeping porch. A
real buy. Come in and see how easy you can own this
home. We w ill help you m ake the dow n paym ent, easy
term s on balance. Call J. D. M orris only—AT. 7171.
FRANK L. McGUIRE]—H ere’s a real hom e—very attractiv e,
rak e shake on a corner lot. Close to B roadw ay bridge on
East ide. V ery clean and attractiv e. 5 full rooms w ith
2 large bedrooms, hardw ood floors, linotile kitchen, lots
of bult-ins. Full cem ent basem ent w ith autom atic gas
furnace, lau n d ry trays. A ttached garage. R easonable down
paym ent, only $40 per m onth. Total price $4950 and w orth
every cent of it. Call by phone for J. D. M orris only for
ap p o in tm en t to see—AT. 7171 or drop in at F ran k L.
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FRANK L. M cGUIRE—$3250. A lbina H eights, 3 bedroom, 6
room home. C orner lot—sitely property. Close to E m an­
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m en t dow n, balance like rent. Ask for B-193.
FRA N K L. M cGUIRE—Nice incom e plus a p artm en t for
ow ner. P ro p erty has five room a p artm en t w ith bath
dow n. L arge, 2 room ap artm en t w ith b ath up. In 50x150
lot. Good condition and only $3500—term s. Call AT. 7171,
Mr. M orris ask for A56.
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