The Omaha guide., 1932-08-06
Faithful Aides
of Uncle Sammy

b DR. Juiius Klein. Asst Secretary
u Commerce Of the United States
Washington. July 27-(ANP)--
Pre- Hoover, several weeks ago,
aslt a bsa-tlfI memorial wreath TO
~ Lil upon the grave Of a Negro
pha Ad l1ng been p member Of his
persl-4l staI whas IS was Secre-
t li Clmmerc. and who had
r-- 4l-ogether, twenty-sesen
years 90 lhe government The man
80 hon1red b. the chief executive
-. 1lr- Charlie Nelson Johnson,
t1th occurred On May 18th.
la scents offering represented
ORE lereiy ~ expression Of regret
5- aarn personal acknowledge
meme a Ar. Johns0n's efficient and
era cla IS ~secretary's mes
curing the eight years that
Mr. Hoover was head 81 this organ
sn
Oniy a few weeks after Mr. John
sen Fad passed away. there occurred
tire Death 81 another Of our long
linie. highiy valued Negro employees
SIR. Stephen Fuller, Of the Bureau
~ Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
! consider Il a privilege to take this
opportunity Of paying tribute to the
work ard the personal worth Of these
-ED Negro veterans Of the United
States Grill Service.
II may Be remarked, first of all,
thar Mr.. Johnson probably knew by
sighr A. many outstanding national
ard International figures as any man
IN observation-disclosures, during all
the long period when he officiated
in the outer office Of Herbert Hoo
YER and Of r. p. Lamont in the De-
perrnens II Commerce, there pass
81 through the portals an almost I'M
ce2sing stream OF men who have at
aimed distinction in every walk Of
life, il America and in foreign lands.
Mr. Johnson had a keen memory
for their names and faces. And
many Of them remembered him on
the occasion Of repeated visits, de-
spite his natural modesty and I'M
0btrusiEeness- His demeanor was al
ways characterized by perfect cour-
tesy, and he had rare gifts Of tact.
And too, Mr. Johnson was depend
sble IN the highest degree. and was
entrusted with numerous missions
Of importanee-in the full assurances
that the duty would be discharged
both faithfully and eompetently. The
secretaries Of commerce whom he
served SO long had good reason to
appreciate such Jealous and unre-
hitting application to the task in
hand
Stephen Fuller was in charge Of
she Loan File Of publications of the
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce. His knowledge of the
publications within his charge was
really astonishing, especially when
one considers the variety Of their
sEbiect-matter. covering practically
every phase Of domestic an dinterna-
tionai commerce, industry, and T.
nance
Nr- Fuller had an inquiring mind.
and he famiharized himself, to a
remarkable extent. with the contents
u each new booklet, as it came a.
cross ms desk. Thus when any in
qGirer was vague or possible mis-
taken with respect 20 the precise
number Of title Of a pamphlet-but
was able % Indicate its contents with
o degree Of aecuracy-Mr. Fuller
could nearly always put his hand on
the desired publication very quickly.
he vas alert, energetic, exceptional
~ methodicaL. He was glad To 20
out Of his way to do things for his
fellow-workers. in the course of Of
ice business.
Conscientioasness was n Of Mr.
FuileF's major traits-as it was of
Mr. Johnson also. Even after Mr..
Fuller had been stricken with his last
fatal illness, and was struggling
against the gravest physical in
capacity. ne insisted upon coming to
the Office at times when he should
not have done so. He was constant
y soieitous, 70 che last, that his
work should be carried on with the
most complete efficiency. He had
been with the Department of Com.
meree for more than 81 years