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John Clifford Giles World In A Ju The Negro race has 2nother more disturbing characteristic — this one in the mental category. And it gives us excellent reason to question the wisdom of turn- ing over to the Negro the respon- sibility of choosing the leaders of this government. We refer to the almost childlike tendency among Negroes to blindly accept the supposition that ordi- nary mortals can suddenly become gods by merely announcing thie great feat to other Negroes. These Arlene Dahl Joan Blondel! Speaks Up For Old-T1 One warm afternoon on M.G.M.’s far-out lot No, 4, the “Company et Cowards” set was transformed into the glamorous, fairy-tale legend that was formerly Holly- wood, . The reason was Joan Blondel). Against a backdrop of grazing horses, milling dusty Yankee soldiers, and a white riverboat with its paddiewhee] churning the man-made "river," Miss Blondell reigned—a true movie queen. Her serviceable trailer dress- ing room took on the aura of pink chiffon-draped luxury, of Joan Blondell the days when stars’ dressing rooms were protected from out- side glances with shimmering screens and a red carpet stretched from the threshold to the sound (or silent) stage. Had she been dressed in a pink feather boa-trimmed peinoir in- stead of slacks and long-tailed shirt, Miss Blondell couldn’t have been more representative of true glamor. Her honey-golden hair was piled high into an extrava- gance of busy curls—abetted with! a matching hairpiece “to give it gush and height,” Those large, Juminous green eyes and the origi- nal beauty mark on the left cheek lived up to the legend, too. Attitude Te Hollywood Miss Blondell has a good- humored, though critical, attitude about the more “realistic’ Holly- wood. “It's just wrongly set up, now,’ she told me. “But it wil change, because anything that is wnnatural or unhealthy must change. This profession need old-time glamor—and Jots of it! There has to be new. grass growing in this world. There is plenty of beauty around, loaded with talent. But it needs to be watered to grow and blossom, Men have forgotten that women need a helping hand! Men have Whcir hands in hojsters, now. This 4s the ‘shoct-em up phase. Now they push your covered wagon over, or jump over you with a horse! “It’s a shame that men aren’t self-styled gods ars, of course, al- ways black people! Take the case of George Baker for instance. George was bora in the Jate 1880's on a rice plantation located on Hutchingon Island in the Savannah River. He was one of several children born to a Ne- gro couple who worked ss Jaborers on the plantation, . Early in life, George discovered that he could make more money passing the collection plate in Ne- me Glamo tealled upon to do more for @ | worman—to coddle her, treasure “her! Even the most determined career girl longs tor that.” Need Femininity “And men wonder why women are becoming extinct. “The American girl has forgot- ten how to be mysterious. | She hould always look as if she has a, “secret—even if her secret is that, she doesn’t have one! And she ‘should never give it away. Even lif she marries the guy, there ' should be a little area that is secret) and apart from him. It will keep, him interested, keep him on his, toes! There isn’t a guy in the; world who isn’t rattled by mystery. That is the special, built-in secret of Garbo! - t 1 “Be vain, be mysterious, be catered tol it’ as it should bel” She returned to the subject .of Hollywood glamor. “You can't tell me that women all over the world aren’t gratified at seeing glamor on the screen. , They think ‘maybe if I brushed my hair a little more, maybe if J lost a few pounds, I’d look like that!’ This was the great secret that Hollywood had. Now you see all this rough and tough stuff on the screen, and pictures of a star real over a stove, or with her head in | an icebox.” 'She’s Liberated, Late Conqueror BENOITVILLE, France—(WNS) —Arlette Catherine Gondree was only 2 years old when her family became the first in France to be liberated from Nazi occupation by the allied armies during the war, Her father served $7 bottles of champagne to the soldiers. One English soldier, who re- cently returned to offer thanks, brovght with him his son, Theo- dore Pritchett, 29. . ‘The son was immediatel§ con- quered by Arlette Catherine. They have just been married. . ee Assumes The Worst , PALMA DE MAJORCA, Spain —(WNS)—Gina Lollobrigida went to a movie theater to see a West- ern and promptly screamed that somebody was teeling her leg. The miscreant turned out to be a cat. Gina apologized, signed many autographs, and ibe per- formance resumed. For the first time in 150 years German and French troops are training side by side. At Coblenz a French soldier spoke for his bud- dies: “You Germans are better disciplined, you even salute cor- porals. But we French are more quick-witted and puzzle the en- emy.” gro churches than he could ever hope to-make in the rice fields. Like most Negro reverends, he took no special tralning to pre- pare him for his chosen profes- sion, George soon joined forces with another Negro named Sam Mor- ris. Sam had stopped calling him- self Sam and had taken on the glorified name of “Father Jehov- ah.” He let George call himself “The. Messenger.” Other Negroes calmly accepted this elite pair at their word and gave them such money as they had. But Georgie Negroes in the rural areas had very little cash. George was forced to {perform such morta] tasks as mowing lawns, clipping hedges and hauling garbage in order to keep up his godlike appearance on rT Sundays, Then they met another black Prophet who called himself “St. John The Vine." The police knew him better a4 just plein old John Hickerson, The trio headed for Baltimore and went inte the god business in’ m big way. George made money but he stiil hadn’t been promoted to a godlike title. When the police raids became more and more frequent, George headed back to Valdosta, Georgia where he announced that he had been re-born and was henceforth to be known as “Father Divine.” Then he went about the business of setting up his first “heaven.” He was particularly fond of ang- els and took several of thera into his brand new heaven with him- sel fas their “God.” He gave his; angels beautiful titles like “Virgin Mury>"“Sanctifled Cloth,” “Shin. ing Dimples,” and “Fiery Chariot.” There was no longer any doubt in most Negré minds that George Baker, alias Father Divine, was really and truly a re-born “God.” George unblushingly admitted his THE SAME PRODUCT . INTEGRITY... BUT AT A NEW LOW PRICE _.. 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He took his angels and went porth again and set up another heayen in g 32-room French-Goth- ic mansion on the banks of the Schuylkill River near Conshohoc- ken, Pa. He called it “The Mount of the House of The Lord.” He took a white wife and immediately had her re-born and named “Mother Divine.” He still main- tained his full complement of angels, however. By 1955, Father Divine had the full worship as well as full fi- nancial support of over 2,500,000 Negroes, They accepted him with- out question as God.” At their frequent meetings, the former George Baker was greeted with his favorite “hymn.” “Father Divine is my Father; Father Divine is walking in the land. . Father Divine got the world in a jug; he got the stopper in his hand.” But Father Divine was by no means the only bleck man to be freely accepted as “God” by other Negroes. Detroit had its Prophet Jones. But after this prophet set up his “heaven,” he accepted only young boys as his angels, The De- troit police took a dim view of such shenanigans. This, however, in no way prevented countless Negroes from calling him “God” and turning over all thefr worldly goods to him. Prophet Jones traveled around from heaven to heaven in probably the only dia- mond-studded Cadillac in Detroit. Negroes are great believers in hav- ing their gods live in the finest splendor this earth can provide. In a previous column (The Ex- aminer, June 18, 1963) we went into the matter of another Georgia Negro named Elijah Poole who also came to Detroit end an- nounced that he had suddenly be- come a god. He named himself “Elijah Muhammad” and set up cult Called The Black Musjims, He conferred divinity on several other Negroes, mostly ex-convicts, and today receives the blind ado- ration and worship of tens of ‘thousands of American Negroes. He also receives a)) the cash his dis- ciples can squeeze out of his wor- shippers. “Who will be the next Negro to become “God?” . It could very well be Martin Luther King! During the recent invasion of Washington, a Negro woman was seen to leap to her feet at the sight of King and scream in e¢s- tacy, “You know who you is! You is God, that’s who you Is!” King is in the perfect position to suddenly claim divinity for himself, And 206 million Negroes will accept this immediately. With his unswerving support from the Federal Government, King could very well make all the other “Gods” before him look like @ bunch of small-time operators. “ White Americans may stili have a slight chance, though. King may just possibly be a bit too smart to attempt such a bald deception, Pius the fact he already has a bigger jug and a tighter stopper than Father Divine ever dreamed of. 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