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§A N ANTONIO REGISTER
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•Ml Register's editorial raqutrsments Is reserved without qaattfk»a<
ipfiter dree not gvaraittae the i>aa or raturn of unaoHcltod mat a rial.
Hiere is No Excuse for Not Belonging to NAACP
THK annual membership campaign of the San An-
tcinio branch of the National Association for the
Idvancement of Colored People ?s lagging-lagging
deimingly.
It is lagging for more than a few reasons, and
;t be attributed to both the NAACP itself and
he general public.
But the important thing, now, is getting the job
lone.
Assuredly, the dedicated NAACP campaigners
.ill redouble* their efforts in the final few weeks
.f the drive, which terminates May 19. But that is
iot quite enough.
They cannot, and will not, reach all of the p<>-
'ential members.
Even many persons who wish to renew their
•nemberships will not be contacted.
Not being contacted is no reason, no excuse. f«>r
not having membership in the NAACP.
A person who is thirsty does not wait for a
drink of water to be brought to him. He goes search-
ing for a drink.
Negro progress has reached the stage it has to-
la... principally through the efforts, the struggles of
the NAACP. Few intelligent persons will dis-
>ute that. The association is a vital part of the
Negro's everyday life.
Putting it directly, in the first person, if you
are not contacted to renew, or take, membership in
the NAACP, look for a campaigner, or a NAACP
membership sub-station. You won't have to look long
or far.
Or you can call the office of San Antonio Regis-
ter. CApitoi 2-1721, and a worker close to you will
be sent to call at your convenience.
We repeat, there is no excuse for not belonging
to the NAACP. Join now. Do it today.
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THEY MUST BE FREE TO DETERMINE THBOt OWN FUTURE I
t—Functions of Life Insurance i
1
By J. a. TAYLOR. JR.,
J B. Ta/lor, Jr, Agtaej, Genera! .v-nt,
Goldta P>at« Mutual Lift Insurance Company
SOCIAL SECURITY
TUB Social Security aft, pa»ed in 11135, wmi a Siixnl piece
of social legislation bnru of the trreat 1W1 depression. In
addition to the federally administered old «_•« and survivor
inv iirtnee fr'Htur^ with which life underwriter® lire familiar,
the act also include* unemployment compensation, aii to the
w*4 it. a J to the disabled, sti'l . the tax 1* jointly by emplmer
atw lar mocimI prwram* •dminUterrd I and «mi>l<»>><• Th*» rsf»» for
Pt
pm
m%u
Hy tbe mpedivt aUt« governments
d« lic'irn uruiprwritieB bj ilia
government.
1»ofpltf thin an
r.trii tf program
tfcr -h iiJUi.
N; "social serur-
has wmf t'»
i only that
•ii of ti>* get
<-h la d««ignat-
m Title If aud
a th *»ld nw
*n>t - rvivor in*'ir-
l» ■
* - al geouritj;
wm into ♦•ff*«ct
•r January 1,
t|::' It profirfwi TAYLOR
rgHreratnt 1* -nefiu to certain spec!-
U+J -4-otipationnl pr<»u|»* wh'»«e m»'m*
l.ad attaint the sge of and
wm retired from their jobs. Two
fpot later, a life insurance featnr»»
wa* ii-kM providihit income to *id-
amm of cevt-red Wurkera who «iie<l
Imv ,g children voder the age of IS.
Tl.. amendment* of 1950, 195'J.
UN and in their airrreaat*
to <1> aulistnntiall.v increase
Af amount of benefita payable:
(£» KaJttend covernje to every oc
Ml" >nal group of any aiz« not
altee.aiM provided f>* by federal leg
♦alat'tfi, except med.'*al doctor*;
<:•) Add roverage for total and
fm *ient disability ;
1 4 Kednce the ap#» at which female
«, wirea and widowa of covered
- a migtit cufli.fy for old age
- • 's arvJ
inemaae taxea.
njillr, the iw»ein? aacurity pro-
ifii. »aa financed i»r a two per cent
<y««> r^Lf on the ftrat of em-
pUtmaut Inrome. The tax waa aha red
♦aHK'y by tha employer and employ-
ee (|80 aacii» It waa recognised from
vtie oi.taet tbat thia amount waa not
•dWcicat to meet tl.e future coata
c4 tit* program. I.nlika legal raaerve
lila inxaranc.'. no effort ia ma4e %o
|«kHot the benefita p*f*ble to a
irark.r |p thoao that conWburtons
In Ua behalf will purehata. I]
Jbm*. nay menu to thoaa anrrcj
teali:.4 for bonaflta are mat
Bare rit aocial aaa®rity aon.tr
VNted cm tha worUng fa
la t^BO tha tax waa
par cant (ana and <
tha nr*t
h>
t .
H^omMni Ucoma. In
|l four par oeni oa IB,
III 1*95 h waa
19 oant oa the fUat
fNymaBl «»aaane aad im
aM aaWf par
Vndar preaaat
aabM.clad ta rata 1
•ar «at la Mf>.
•» U 1^70
employed i»er*on§ ia three-fourtha <rf
th**ae amouuta.
Social ae«-uri»y b«-nefit pay me:, is are
apedfie la am >un» and arc payable
only lioder certain rigidly ai^ufieil
conditiona t«» certain Individunla and
to their immediate heneficiariea, banH*]
•a their relationship to the retired
or deceased worker.
Id Home aitunuooa these benefii-
ara payable fi»r limited p.rioda only,
lieneiir payment a may either be ter-
minated or *M*pende<1, j»u<-h aituatiuna
being baae-1 other ap*- :fied condi-
tions.
No b~nafiu are payable to anyone
unlea*-~fa) 'he individual ia eligible
to apply for them, and (b» he or «he
make)* proper appheatiun and aubmit^
the required documentary evidence re-
lating ti> Hiirh matter- a* marriage
recorda, birth records, death r«*s»rda.
etc.
A clear understanding «»f th# rdea
wh;ch create an '"insured" Mtatua is
obvioualy of primary lmien'tau^ Iti
any consideration or diacusaioa «jf
luaations roncerniag aocial ae<urity
lienefita. it will be extremely help-
ul if we recognize that all auch
1'iestiona fall into one or the other
"f tha following two dietinctiy a»*p-
arate cate(j«»r>s;
(eligibility
Thia aategory ^s>ncerna iteeif With
(ha rulea, requl reman ta, time perioda.
money amounta, a^'sa and dates whieh
deal with the aole qaaation of eligi-
bilitf tut to the individual wage-earner
or aelf-employed person being in an
inaured" atatus aa of aome given
date. holda the answers to that
important and basle question t "It*
tha Individual iaaur«-d?"
if'ontinned next- week.t
, monthly check?
j ANHWKK: N-. In the enait of
!>«»ur death, your widow may recelvr
.* mttflthly check in addition to the
'lumpsum payment if she is 13 or
oter, or if she has in her care any
rhildrrn who are eligible for benefit*
based tm your work under social se-
curity. The children will reerhe bene
fits until they reach ace in (or in
■ definitely if they are totally di«»abled
before IK).
Payments to your widow would
<4 of i when there were no children
receding pa-mints. Hut when she
re«»«hed US. «»he would become eligible
for monthly a-;ed widow'a belief it •».
if *hr had not remjirrlcd.
QUESTION: Da jroa h.ira ta bt
helpleno t.. tfi-t disability benefits?
AN>WKK: N«». Ilut you must have
an illness or injury whieh is mi se-
rious that you are unable to do any
w«»rh and which ia expected to con-
tinue for a long and Indefinite time.
Ql'ESTH'N: I>o I need a doctor's
•oateinent that I atu disabled before
I make a disability claiin^
ANSHFiH: No. your social secur!
ty office will explain just what inedi-
• al e>idenre you need to support your
rUim. and will giva you the proper
wedlr*l forms when yon apply.
Ql ESTION: What are aome ex-
Ninplea «»f disability which would he
aerioue enough to mart th^ require-
ments of the anrinl aecurity law?
ANSWERS (i) l>oae of u-» of both
arms, both legs, or a leg and an arm.
(2) Diseases of h art, lont;«. or
bliNid \essr4» which have resulted In
serioua l«»ss of heart or lung reserve
as shown by \-ray. electrocardiogram,
or other tests so that, in spite of
medical treatment, there is breathless-
nesa, pain or fatigue on slirM exer-
tion. auch aa walking several blocks,
using public transportation, or doing
small chores.
(Hi Damage to the brain, or brain
abnormalit". whieh ha* resulted in
severe los* of Judcmeut. Intellect, or-
ientation. or memory.
QT KSTIo.N : I hnve a child who
has l>een disabled since birth. My
wife Is dead and the boy lioa no one
to care for him In the event of my
death Can social seenrity help him?
ANNWKRt Yea. In case of your
death, a monthly aocial security check
would be payable to him or to some
one who waa caring for him. This
check would e<«itinue to he paid to
the child for the duration of bis life
or imtll he reco\ered from bis dis-
ability. When you retire and beeln
collecting your social security bene-
fit*. he will be eligible for a depend-
ent's benefit if lie ia still disabled
at that time.
QITffTIOXt T am moving next
month. How can I make sure that
my social security cheek will reach
me on time?
ANSWER: Try to send your new
address to the Hoclal Security ad-
ministration before the fifteenth of
the month. Also fill oat a chance of
address card at the poet office so
that any check already In the mail
will be forwarded.
Sojourner Truth
Heroes of Emancipation
fA weekly feature through fhe •••urtesy of the national office of the
National Association for the Aiaaa^-ment of Colored People.)
in upttato New York aliont 17!»7, s.ijmirn. r Truth whs
t* called Isabella at fir»f, am) the Inn^ruHtte spoken in her
family was Dutch. Already ten of her brothers and sisters hail
l>ecii sold into slavery, leaving only Isabella or Hell us she was
called for abort, her |>arenta ami a younjrer brother. At an early
she w as Sold; she belonged
• ••«'«ively to five different ft
.ind ahhou^b ehe had no snrm
her own, she to<4 the name
of her mastera.
One family wan coarae and
from them IsaUdla learned to
nml smoke.
Another master was aenauoi
hiui Isabella had children.
In at the age of 2tt alu
ried Tom. a freedman, who
1K30 after they bad been aepai
In 1827 Isabella became fi
der New York State's gradnal
cipatioa act. she came to New
City in 1N-J0 and joiued a
cult which preached a d<
"matching spirits." Hhe folio
croup to Hiug Sing where it <1
grated.
At this point she became
jM'rson, she felt reborn. Hhe
thai she felt so tall within *he
aa if the power of a nation
within her. It was the spring of 1843.
she waa working for a Mrs. Whiting
a maid whom she told sha Was
going away and the Lord waa going
to givs her a new name. Isabella
went Knot, renamed herself Sojourn-
er Truth, and hiked alowly through
Ma -sf.ichusetta and Connecticut.
She walked the lund preaching,
teaching and lecturing. The first
winter caught up with her in North*
ampton. Massachusetts, where Sam-
uel mil. Parker I'illshury, and
Cat-urge Renson. brother-in-law of
scarred face and a deep voice. He-
cause of her iip|n»nranee, then were
thoMe who doubted her femininity.
Once iu 185>\ at an anti-slavery
meeting in Kansas, a man who wn«
an opponent of abolition interrupted
her speech to ask: "Is the S|s»aker
man or woman ... I demand that
if she ia a woman she submit her
breast to the inspection of some of
the ladies present , .
When the confusion aubsided. Ho
journer stepped to the edge of th
platform and pounded her cane oi
the fl<H>r. "My breasts/* she said,
"has suckled many a white baby
when dey sboulda been aucklin' my
own. I dar'st show my breastm to the
whole cong'agation. It ain't my shame
dat I do dis. hut youru. Hero den."
-he said, ripping her clothe* from
ueckliue to waist, "see fer |ourself."
<>n another invasion, when some-
one prslMMt th« Constitution. S«»-
journer said: "Children. I talks to
God and He talks to me. Now I hears
talking about dis <'(institution and
de rights of man. It looks mighty
big. and I feels for my rights, but
dere ain't any dare. Dcu I t/tys,
'<o»d what nils dis Conatitnlion?< lie
says to me, Sojourner, dere is a lit-
el weasel in it."
By 1S68 this great woman who
had become such a renowned orator,
was beginning to feel the wear iimi
tear of the years. Her Wounded leg
required i»eriodic treatment hud gave
(InrriMou—nil Aholitioniits—racdTfl ll,r Kr,'at refill to
her as one of them.
After the winter, Sojourner jour-
neyed wist. She turned her religion*-
fever iuto an anti-slavery plea, be
coming the first Negro woman anti-
slavery s)>eal;er. She was beaten many
times and finally sustained injnrie-
which lacerated her leg, after which
she was forced to use a cane.
Although Sojourner waa illiterate
she bad a quick and Incisive mind.
Uu a platform she w as unforgettable:
she was six feet tall, slender, with a
stop for long. She went back into
Illinois, Kansas, Ohio und Indiana
and out into New Kngland. She was
received by Lincolu at the White
House during which meeting she told
the President that lis was the great-
est man of all times, a Daniel iu the
Lion's den of treason und suppres-
sion.
Sojourner evcutually settled In
Battle Creek, Mich., with her daugh-
ter's son, Sammy Banks, with whom
she lived until her death In 18X3.
th* lines
SOCIAL
SECURITY
Br JOHN 0. PAI.MBR
0C£8T1ON|
th* «v«ut
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^ Dean Gordon B. Hancock^
For the Associated Negro Ttm
FREEZING SEGREGATION
W/TIETFIER by design or co-
" Incidence, the* redevelop,
mant and housing authorities
art th* handmaiden) of segre-
gation, Tliev art fastening seg-
fK«tlo» oa Laple« Is'egrw. tut a
hnsdrM 7(nr* to eome.
Altliou^h tliea, hav, rraM
hnpr»vln« tha Uvlnf lut of
I
remain nnefcangai
I4e future. A pnfc
fnit to be allies of the
tionist* Hiuf *.Ne segregation mo*e-
nicnt. If Richmond's is typical of
the hou>itit: authorities elsewhere,
as it doubt lest* is, then the whole
country and the Mouth especially
is being swept along Into A
•frozen" state of segregaHaa.
In Richmond, about 29 years ago,
Armstrong hitch school was bodily
train ported to Itiehmond'a Church
Hill which is Richmond's ''east
aide* Armstrong waa rebuilt in state-
ly fashion and was hailed aa Rfch
mond's finest school building witfLn"
exception. And then came tha l(Ha-
velopmeut and housing authopt)
which herded Neffroea by thonMBos
into the Armstrong area which l»a^
Income a kind of Richmond Har-
lem" population wise.
Here Is being set
tern which will
In the foreseen
tern of segregation conld ndl
have been more effectively folate
ed upon a people than that faah»
loned by tha housing authority
and the whola thing waa M>
cumplinhed so quietly that H;
came without • protest.
It is said that if we place a frog
in cold water, and heat aaid waldr
by imperceptible degrees, the ttf
can be boiled without the frog'a
kicking. These housing authorities
are so many foi-cea "boiling" tha hap-
less Negroes iu segregation without
their kicking. It is equivalent to put-
ting before the Negro a cholca bo-
tween bad living conditions and aeg-
regation with good housing, and the
Negro is unconsciously choosing »®f-
regatiou—a wretched choice I
It nil goes to show htm •
Voteless people can be basHw
about, ^iid should inspire ike "N>-
fo |»«»rw the -tfeetlve power
of the ballot.
This whole matter of howdnr
authorities needs critical review by
imaginative Negro leadership. In the
case of the Armstrong situation, the
segreirationista were thinl:in? 2-'» year-
ahead of Negroea who bnve av * '
belatedly to the real Miiuutiou v.
cannot easily be undone.
The Negro's current driie for
full citizenship Is being met by
the segregationist* with a deter-
minatlon und Imagination that
must not lie minimized. Even If
Negro Insurance companies wake
up and proeecut* their ow n hous-
ing authorities. H will largely be
after a segregated pattern for a
lone time to come. Ho tlie housing
authority concept is. generally
speaking, the handmaiden of seg-
regation.
Without voting power, the urban
Negro is at the mercy of the aegrcga-
tiouists who cau at will uproot Ne-
groes in any section of our cities and
herd them into another aection under
'he guiae of ruhouaing. And the end
is not yet, for these segregationists
seemingly never slumber aud aleep, but
are ever awake for another opportun-
ity to fasten aegregation upon the
Negroes.
It ia housing authority today, but
it will be some other "authority" to-
morrow. But not hint seems to stir
the Negro out of his political lethargy
This matter of voting must be
pressed upon him !n ways not yet
employed. Some way must be found
*«> stir tho Negro to tha possibilities
of the ballot. There ia no substitute
f ir a wisely cast ballot.
It Is gratifying to see the Ne
re In the enrreat siraf
full rltlrenship, bat wa may
as well face the fact that o<yr
struggle is limited bjr our vota»
lessness In general. B«t ahovg
all, wa must reall* "
regationlsts ara
marvelous degree
ft^regated must
"ourreful If thsr
Uvrrrd front the
relation.
For instance, ft Is within the pow-
"« of the possible Negro voters of
^ 'r^'iaia to break the strange-hold
1 'ie'i the Byrd machine haa on hap-
Vir :,iia. And until thia atrangle-
i I -o\en. the Negroea will fare
•illy and otherwise. Fro-
... i U u fearful thing. ,
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HANDV-MHW
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torn BHD
Pork Roast ^-39
CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS
Rib Chops <k-45c Loin Chops^49c
Country Style Spare Ribs ">• 37c
KATH'S BLACK HAWK SPICED
Luncheon Meat a 99c
(Limit S Out witk Btyalif FTchaiii)
V.ID.1 0BADED 0000 BABT BBET
Round Steak n>.75c Sirloin Steak »>. 69e
CLUB or BBISKST or
T-Bone Steaks 89c Short Ribs * 29c
GENUINE CENTRAL AMERICAN UNITED FRUIT
Bananas 2125'
^ m
FRESH CALIFORNIA
Strawberries ^ a"
Mazola
Qt. BU.
(No Limit)
MILWAUKEE BEST
Beer
6 Pk. Cans or
Glass Cans
(No
Limit)
59
75
FIESTA
T omatoes-9$l
(Limit 9 Cam with R*g. Purchase*)
FIESTA FANCY
Catsup
(Limit 8 Btls. with Reg. Purchases)
FIESTA Halves or Sliced Cling
PEACHES N°,„2,/= 4 for $1
14 oz.
Bti..
Can
FIESTA Crushed
Pineapple ^
FIESTA Sliced
No. 2
Can
Pineapple
5 for $1
4 for $1
(Additional Cans 14c Ba.)
8 *1
(Additional Btlf. 19c Ba.)
FIESTA
Sweet Peas Jo:' ^ f°r $1
FIESTA French Style (Ireen
Beans Noc,™3 8for$l
FIESTA Cream or Whole Kernel
Golden CornNoCa^0:!8 for $1
Ranch Style Beans 2Nc.r 25c
BAM A BED
Plum Jam
12 oz.
Jar
MAXWELL HOUSE IHSTANT
19e Coffee ^ $1.69
CHERRY HO Red Tart Pitted
Cherries
BORDEN'S
19c Ice Cream
Vi Gal.
Ctn.
79c
BAKED-RITE LEMON
Cream Pie s 49°
BAKED RITE BAKBD-RITB
Pineapple Puffs 6 for 30c Mary Anns 4 for 15«
BAKBD-RITB Old-Fashion Cinnamon Wn bu>in» th. b«4 »h« you buy
Raisin Bread 29c
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