PACK FOUR , '
THE FUTURE OUTLOOK
Greensboro Negro Newspaper.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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J. F. Johnson, Editor A Publisher
Gertrude liriggs, Social Editor
L. A. Wise, Contributing Editor. J
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THE Fl'TlRE OUTLOOK.
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T1IE FUTURE OUTLOOK
SATURDAY. MARCH 28. HM5.~
"votiueklf IN THE MOVIES
You're In u thenter?sitting in the
balcony, of course, because this is the
r South and yon are a Negro. The feature
attraction Is going on when suddenly
there Is flashed on the screen
u fut, BLACK, greasy, grinning' character.
And what Is your immediate
reaction? You hurst Into loud appro
cfutlve guffaws and think that this
character is probably the funniest you
have ever seen. Why?
l>o you like to see your race represented
at Its lowest, most unattractive
level? Do you want other |hk>pie
to Judge you by the uiovic representation
of the Negro? Do you waut j
to be thought of as a perpetually grnlnlng.
lazy stooge that speaks in a
half-witted dialect? Of course you \
don't and yet as long as you laugh '
at tlienj, the cinema producers will
qontlnue to characterize the Negro as
unbecomingly as |>osslble. '
The matter of' typing the American
Negro as /'the happy cotton picker" 1
has long been a bone of i-ontentiou 1
championed by the N. A. A- <_'. P. Ad- ]
vertlsers have been forced to change *
their Illustrations of the Negro woman.
Instead of. the big. common, ugly,
black "mammy" formerly seen In the
ads. tlie Negro woman now Is pictured 1
as a rich brown with pleasing fea- 1
tures and a not-so-elephantlnc stature. 1
The usual red bandana is missing 1
from her head nine times out of ten *
now?nor does she murder the king's 1
y.. English so consistently or thoroughly '
"as l?efore. '
The N. A. A. C. P. hus fought a 1
long battle to raise the idea of the 1
Negro in the eyes of other races. Yet 1
YOU. the Negro .himself, seek to tour 1
down all the work done by putting
your- stHiup of approval on things I
about which you should properly be I
highly indignant. * ( i
4 Some pictures or series of pictures t
preset the Negro ua a tneritorius lev- :
el. One of the "Dr. Klldure" pictures i
paid tribute to a Negro surgeon. The ;
more recent .lack Denny pictures have
made Rochester nod his "lady-love"
more comical by their clever lines i
. rather.than by dressing them In poor '
taste or making thein resort to derogatory
race statement*. "Gone With
the Wind" depicted Huttle McDanlels
as a "mammy"?that is true?but not
as a ludicrous one. The mammy in
~ ""Gone "With ftie tYind" wmrone of the
most admirable cliaructers In the pic
Spfrtflc examples nf hud race representation
on the screen nre not necHwary,
You knou* the type when you
Kee It?men with popping eyes. broad
grins disclosing tooth caps, the worst
hnlr imaginable, and a laziness that
really rivals the proverbial "molasses
ip January." The women?big and fiat
1? tight-fitting. loud clothes,, coarse
And loud In speech. Both men and
women are represented lis the "Uncle
Tom" type?Ingratiating. ?ver-lovlng
yet ufrnld nf the "superior" whites?
. which may have l>een all right for
Civil War days but do you nppreclnte
It now?
So the next time your race Is Jok".
tngly Insulted on the screen, don't
laugh! Suppress that inmnua urgf
somehow! He perfectly silent.
. - .port the distasteful Incident to your
t' f. t theater management?show them tlial
i you nRSKNT,.lt!' In that way nrime
<Jay In the not too far off future the
f V"'Negroes on screen will he persons that
will make you proud .that you. too,
have a brown, skin.' V
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KEKP PHYSICALLY FIT TO KKFJ?
AMERICA FIRST!
.?\T Ten thousand football' fans stand
t /-i-in the stadium cheering for one of
J v^*}M two leama struggling on the gridIron.
Twenty-two College bays at the
I
TIIB
height of physical condition get ?
good work-out. What of tin* ton
thousand excited fans?wliat exercise
are I hey petti tip?
That has Ufa the fault of Aiuerleu
at large. The massifs cheer while
a few tuen pet the full lK*neflt8 of
exercise. America has Ikhmi a "si*ctutor
sport" nation! In Germany and
Italy all ImyS nre a part of a great
youth movement. They participate In
nrnsa drills, exercises, outdoor camps,
hikes and the like. Their childish
flesh Ik trained Into Iron like muscles.
They enter manhood as iierfecl examples
of health conditioning. In Germany
ami Italy they realize that the
hoys of today are' the men of tomorrow
!
In America there Is a tendency to
let childhood go Its wanton way ?
there Is no specific training that ha*
an ultimate end In view. The diets of
youngsters are not watched too carefully?their
hours of rest are loosely
regulated. This early laxity shows In
mnnhnod. The numlier of hollow chested.
actually weak, men that respond
to the draft was surprising. And that
Is America's youth.
Mnnv places in the country esjieclally
In the South are without facilities
for recreational athletics which
are so vital In the physical fltoes-s
program. As a result the Physical Fltfiess
Department In/Washington la attempting
to raise $300,000 for the
f>qu!pment needed In these sections:
?lx ty thousand dollars ,has already
been raiHM. Proceeds from big league
mseball games. The Hnll' America
!?olf Tourney. The National Golf
Tournament, The Eastern Golf Championship,
"and other profit-making
sports events will be turned over to
his fund. Part of It will l>e used in
forth Carolina to give American cltzens
better bodies and Americans a
xetter cbancet. ' * .
Exercise regularly. A few minutes
>r regulated Individual exercise can
ceep your muscles In tone, your body.
It. Dor^t let the school boys get nil
he exercise. Ploy baseball yourself;
ret out on the old sandlot and take
i swing at the apple. -Play basketiuII.
tennis and n number of othpri
(ports. These sports as well as keepng
your physical condition at it hlgh?r
level will give you that release
From everyday routine that mHkes for
i happy mental balance.
Physical fitness 'is the keynote of
( day's crisis. America not ohly needs
tier citizens strong hut she can not
afford to have them 111. There is a
shortage of medical aid which will
:row more acute as the war progresses.
A cold that keeps ynu away froip
your job one duv is milking you a
bottle-neck" iu the defeuse campaign.
Prevent sickness rather than waiting
to cure !L Keep yourse.lf at the peak
of health!" Give America a chance!
THK NFC.KO COMKS INTO HIS
OWN
In previous Atnerlcan \vars the Negro
has served and served faithfully
hut his service usually, consisted
of carrying some Snnthem gentlemnns
sword, digging trenches, working in
the kitchens, or a dozen other menial
but vital activities. Iu this new war.
World Wur II. the Negro is coming
into his own. He is gaining the recognition
of rnllnnt Mrrl >? w? -i?w?
should have been accorded him as far
hack hb the TtevoluUonary War when
jPeter Snlera distinguished himself at
| Bunker Hill. He Is getting the chance
for advancement Into officers* ranks
?a chance he has long merited bul
has l?een deiiled because of that ven
ntnnua word?prejudice!
The Negro can not oAly fight?tin
Negro makes a good tactician as well
Cp until now it seems that the white
agreed that the Negro could ahoo
well or use a bayonet with skill be
cause these were manual activities
The whites did not think the Negri
ccfnld use his brain as well. Brigadier
General Benjamin O. Davis. Colon*
West ITamUton. - Colonel ' Charle
,Young have all proved themseJves 111
tng refutal*. . h*-*;
Combat-In the air in the last~wii
was strictly a white man's Job. Tber
were no Negro "sir devils' 'In Amei
Ics. In anticipation of this war an al
corps was established at Tuakeege
Alabama, to train Negro combat p
lots. The Negro student pUots'ai
required to pass the same xlgoroS
tests that the white pilots must ut
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FUTURE OUTDOOR. GREENSBORO
dergo and at least W per cent of them
through the I'mirw ami receive
their wings.
The public does not soetn to Ih? reluctant
ill giving tlie Negro praise
where pruise is merited in this war.
Dorie Miller, the "unknown" hero In
the Pearl Harbor attack Is just as
great a hero to the whites as he la to
member* of his own race. When .a
news reel recently showed a sequence
of the 41st Engineers laying out a
temporary bridge- at Fort Bragg the
white audience clupped enthusiastically
for the Negro boys. Outstanding
articles have l?eeo brought to the
attention of the public?Walter
White's article that appeared first in
Survey Craphls. "The Negro In the
"Army" is printed In the April Renders'
Digest where millions of Aiuerleans-will
read it and l?e proud.
Yes. the Negro is establishing a|
military tradition of his own. Wholgl
families follow the uriuy?the Rich-J
ardsons of Kvanstoti. Illinois. the
Welch brothers of Tuskeegec. Ala-'
bnina. the Davises. father and son. i
For them the army has new meaning |
?they arc at lest getting those equal I
rights that we. as Negroes, talk so
much nhout. They are fighting shoulder
to shoulder with white soldiers
In war time Just as they lived shoulder
to shoulder with white inen dorr
ing pen<-e tiiue. America ' has been
slow 'to recognize the Negro but at
last lie is coming into his own!
A SALUTE TO NEGRO FAMILY
LIFE
It is truly significant that In the
Kith Annuul Hoinemaking Institute
held at Bennett College March lfl-22
four Greensboroians received traditional
Family Awards. Dr. Charlotte
Hawkins Brown, of Palmer-Memorial
Institute, presented the certificates
of honor to one member of each family.
What did these pieces of rolled
paper mean that made them so precious.
so >VERY significant at a time
such-as this7
These pieces of. paper meant that
these four families ' possessed traits
indicating that they have high potentialities
of making successful adjustment
to the current war situation.
As family units they are cooperative,
sincere. Interested: they realise that
much "war news" la propaganda and
try to establish an Intelligent basis
for that which they will lmlieve and
that which they will discredit. They
understand the significance and seriousness
of Idnck-outs, air-raid warnings,
tire saving. They l*?lleve" In being
together more than ever in this
time of national disturbance.
Through their years of married life
each of the four'couples honored has
been constant, stable, and has thought
primarily of - the home and family
each was building.
Employment records show that all
four tupjt and some of the women
have been thorough-perservlng workers
In whatever field they they worked.
They have advanced In good times
any have l?een able to secure employment
In times of depression liefore
those who liHO less commendable records.
Their hnying and nutritional hnbIts
have Itceo the beat. Tbey buy
what they NEED wisely. Their
i clothes have been chosen with care
and kept In (mod condition. Their
diets have been balanced, wholesome,
; attractive. .
! One family represented happy home
i life for over a period of 20 years?
! one was a* recently established home
In which the mother looked almost
as young as her two pretty little
(rlrls. All were outstanding examples
of well-rounded homes. Tbelr contrtbi
utlon to society are better citizens to
t build tomorrow's world?the world we
. are tearing down now.
I Xnd so the Future Outlook salutes
[> these four/families:" Mr. and Mrs.
- Henry Halth of 111ft Land ret h street
1 Mc.- and Mrs. Robert Smith of ltf
McCnlloch street,' ReV. and Mm. J
W, Shu ford of fiOft Bennett street, Mr
i and Mriu * Robert Wallace of 1825
r Booker street
? May there be manyT" many mow
> like them In the years to cornel
' St. Matthew* Choir
" The Junior Cbo4i/ of St Matthewi
i? ChurCh will have thelf practice Tuea
J- day evening.
, N. c. yPoetry
In ' I
Everyday Life <
REVERIE
(Valena R. Minor)
1 Hit alone and try, to scoff c
At thoughts of you-Mhey won't wear t
off t
I cuss, get mad. and swear! r
Your name keeps running through my
mind
And deep within my heart 1 find
My dear. I'll always care.
And every time I close my eyes
I see your hated fofin arise
And?oh ! it irks me so.
Why must you nlways haunt liiy
dreams?
Why are you part of all my schemes?
Why must lost love still grow?
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Every now and then I see 0
That you huye tender thought _pf, ine v
They make my world seem/rlghf. j
And If someday you do reclaim ) c
My love and then revise .the. flame Q
Tin- embers'will burn bright1' ... r
y: r
"It's plain to see we'd never make If ?
I'll "keep my, heart 'cause you'd Just g
break It j
You had it once, I know!" ^
Rut those words I ain't believe t)
|My lips were meant just to receive q
Your kiss?I miss it so! p
" ! b
If I could pledge myself anew
I'd like to prove I could be true ^
Through all the years to come. c|
Dut. what the lieck, our paths don't
cross, . j . ... v.
I flipped the coin and lost the toss? ^
I guess I Just played dumb! ... &
YOLK BIRTHDAY "
(Valena E. Minor) j . m
1 went down town today to buy 0l
A birthday card that 8ald what I ^
Might want to say to you..- .? '
run no carurno vpnte swrnffl quite ?
Blncere . , \
Enough to give to you, iny dear,
Though all s^ld "I love you." , N ,
How could some unknown' person ^
write { 'w ':*/ tl
My feelings down In Muck and white"5"
He wouldn't know the story. K
He wouldn't know the Joy and pain 11
That's In my heart for you to claim? ^
He couldn't know the glory. " 1
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I'm sure my eyes have told you all
I feel?If you cau hut recall. *1
Why should my lips repeat* h
So all that's left for me to say n
Is that I'm looking toward the day b
You'll make tny life complete.
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LOVE SONG. b
[This Innocent and equal air. c
iReing host allketo hawk and dove. F
Indifferent In the will to bear h
The adder's .hiss, the song of love 41
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And careJess all of 111 or well. a
And ample having ample room. ^
For sleigh bell and the marriage bell
And the elow-tolllngtongue ofdoom, *
c
Hu? now the gracious will to take
The flowering syllahles of this
That I am singing for your sake, B
And wear It with theadder'a kins. 0
?David Morton?in Kaleldograph. 1
GIFTS.
I cannot walk the dosty road
That leada to far off Bethlehem
To pay my homage to The Child, i
Or give Him any priceleaa gem. <
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But I can give much more than this I
By opening my heart'a door tonight, (
And welcoming Him King of Klnga
Again here on thl* holy night.
i He does not aak of u* the glfta <
The three klnga brought Him long
i " ago, ?
, Rut pence on earth, good will to man,
, Aa shining hk the starlight's glow^.l
i ~7~.
And ?o I whit the lovely hour,
. Away from al lthe huay throng;
> And oh. I'm'sure that I shall hear .
The angttaa', sw eet celestial song. f *
? / i rJVllllam Arnettd "Wofford
- k W. I. C. Meeting ; ;?
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The 'W. I. a of Shiloh Baptist
* Church will have their meeting Xoesr
day evening it the home of Mlas'Loty'
Rp^aent at A:!?> p. m.
SATURDAY. MARCH 2S. Ittfrf
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Or. Dett Honored '
At Niagara Falls
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A fourteenth-century Hebrew legnd
and the words of ? Ktno Splrlual
were the sources off "Father
tbraliani," niost recent' pl^no'coinMMltlon
by Dr.' It. Xuthunlel Dett, ?
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DR. R. NATHANIEL DRTT. .
lntlngulshed musician and composer, ho
played this composition'for the,
Irst time last Tuesday, at'a banquet '
commemorating the Kith anniversary^
f the founding of. the Chamber off
otnmerce at Nlagaru aFllai N. Y. Dr./
?ett, who 'in head of the music de-'^*
artment at Bennett Coljege, - was
uest of honor at the banquet >," ?* ?> :
Believed to be the only' living Ne- >,
ro thus honored. Dr. Dett attended
1e banquet.at the InvitationLof.the'4:;fj
hamebr of' Commerce '.of Niagara^-^
alls.'where members of his family' v
ave been' residents '^or over'a. cen-'
try. .His motheb, was at one time Af}'.
ommltiee-Womaii on the'City Coun- .*.
II, and his brother."is at present a4- . t
stant to the post master' there,
Composer, pianist and choir direc-"
>r. Dr. Dett Is widely known In thln;?; .?
>untry and abroad for his" piano
iltes and for his-arrangements "of
egro folk music. "Father Abraham,".^;
piano solo, la the first of-a series;-,^
f eight Bible vignettes on which he V'
at present engaged. '
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)r. Dett Honored >
At Niagara .Falli
A 14tlis.century Hebrew legend
le words of a Negro spiritual werejV..
>e" sources; of "Father Abraham," V
lost, recent piano composition by Dr..
Nathaniel . Dett, distinguished *
luslclnn^and composer, who played,.*^
lis composition for the first time laat^v^?
uesday at a banqnet commemorat-r
ig the 50th anniversary of the foundig
of the chamber of commere* Vat?*.
lagra Falls, N. T. Dr. Dclt, whols.^,';
ead of the music department at Benett
college. was guest of honor at the *
anquet. J .
Believed to he the only living Negro'.'-,
ins honored, Dr. Dett attended the .5
anquet at the Invitation of the .r^
hambor of commerce of Niagara',#^
'alia, where members of his fanJdly^
ave been residents for over.a cen-"3ifev
nry. His mother was at one time ???*
ommlttee-woman on. the city coundi,.
nd his brother Is at present assistant jjj; ' "
0 the postmaster there. '
Composer, pianist, and choir dlrec-'> ,
or. Dr. Dett Is widely known in this
Sun try and abroad for hlsT piano ~
ultes and for his arrangements of
fegro folk music. "Father Abraham," .
1 piano solo. Is the first of a aeries
f eight Bible vignettes on which he
b at present engaged. r
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\ Church Being Built 'V,.
The new structure of the hit. Pleas- "
int Christian church, located at the >s
.viuei ui ooum ouu vjrny bi r'?W, 1R
iow under construction. The alae . of !
the building Is 30x00 feet Rev. P.*E.
Carter in the pastor. ?*
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PINCHING SHOES.
Tight shoe* can Rive a man plenty
of trouble. K. L. Goodfellow, of Den
ver, Colo., removed an offending brrvgan
and flung It away. The shoe
broke ajeweler's window. Intrigued
by three shiny watches,; Ooodfellow i &
grabbed them and ran. oPllce bntran.'rt'
the limping Goodfellow. jGoodfellowy'. ,
got 15 years. ?/? "&? ;
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Cvy HOWARD-BOOZER. ' V >/.
: *A4 ? v'-*'.
MmaKtie Howard and Rev.
Rooxer were .' married Saturda
March .7. They "are residing at-. 1204
Haynes street \,Tfiby had i^dlnnbr y'
March 8 at W. c: $?k*:
Mr. .Booser la the pastor of J&tlarch;2jiy
IChrlstian rhtirch an Gibson* street.