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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
Knows There Is A
Santa Claus Now andForever

dreary would the world be if there
were no Santa Claus. 1t would be
as dreary as if there was no Viz
ginias. There would be no childlike
faith then, no poetry, no romance
to make tolerable his existence. We
should have no enjoyment excep.
in sense and sight. The external
light with which childhood fills the
world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You
might as we'll not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire
men to watch in all the chimneys
at Christmas Eve to catch Santa
Claus, but even if they did not see
Santa Claus coming down what
would that prove? Nobody sees
Santa Claus. The most real things
in the world are those that neither
men or children cen see. Did you
ever see fairies dancing on the lawn
Of ourse not, but that's no proof
that they are not there. Nobody
can conceive or imagine all the
wonders there are unseen and I'M
seeable in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's
rattle and see what makes the
noise inside. but there is a veil
covering the unseen world, which
not the strongest men, nor even
the united strength of all the
strongest men that ever lived,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25

could ear apart. Only faith, fancy,
poetry, love, romance, can push
aside that curtain and view and
picture the supernal beauty and
glory beyond. Is it all real? All!
Virginia, in all this world there is
nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he
lives and he lives forever. A thou
sand years from now, Virginia;
nay, ten times ten thousand years
from now, he will continue to
make glad heart of childhood.
Editorial from The New York
Sun, 1897:
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
Funeral Services
Held For Billy
w. Wrenn, II

Funeral services were held Dec.
FL at a local funeral home for Billy
Wrenn, ~, who died Dec. 20.
He is survived by his parents, MIR.
and Mrs. L. W. Wrenn of 52o
South Caldwell street; a brother,
Charles, and a sister, Gypsy, all of
Salisbury.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
L. Dalrymple
Passes In


H. L. Dalrymple, Southern Rail-
way carman at the Spencer shops
for 81 years, died Dec. 10th in a
Salisbury hospital. The funeral
was held Tuesday at $3.50 o'clock
at Coburn Memorial Methodist
church. He is survived by hi,
widow, one daughter, Mrs. Anna
Wheeler of Macon, Ca, two sons,
Myrtle and Warren of Salisbury.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25
NEW Y BOOTEES

Ankle high bootees with me-
dunn built-up heels set a new
style pace in feminine footwear.
Warm tones of wine and forest
green are color favorites.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25

children and several brothers and
sisters, as we'll as her mother, Mrs.
Bill Troutman, are the immediate
survivors.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25

INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS MOVE
What is looked upon as a move
in that direction, if not actually a
revival of N. R. A., is the trend
developed at the recent conference
held here under the direction of
Major George L. Berry, the Presi-
dents Coordinator for Industrial
Cooperation.
Even though a definite. plan did
not come out of this Council for
Industrial Progress, and many i'm
portant leaders of business and in
dustry were not represented, resolu-
tons were adopted recommending
the establishment Of something
like the old N. R. A., with agree
ments between labor and employers
on wages and hours, and On fair
trade practices among business in
terests in the same lines.
This cannot be accepted as the
Administrations plan, but it is the
basis upon which, it is believed, the
Administration will attempt to re-
establish N. R. AS basic principles.
The major weakness, as many
large business enterprises see it, is
that its control and direction are
under a labor leader. Major Berry
is president of the international
Pressmen's Union. As a result very
few of the important industries Of
the nation took part in the confer
ence. While that conference was on
the National Association of Manu-,
facturers was staging a Congress Of
American Industry in New York
A new spirit in the thinking of
CONTINUED on page four)
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-12-25

Official Washington believes that
the nation has not only entered
upon an era of economic recovery,
but that something resembling a
real boom" is imminent.
That outlook, while encouraging
in many ways, is not, however, to
the liking of folk who have a keen
recollection Of the great boom of
1862, and of the crash which.
followed its collapse.
How to control the tendency to-
ward rising prices and prevent the
boom from developing into such a
speculative wave as that which
swept the nation ten years ago is
the problem to which many of the
ablest minds in the Administration
are giving very serious thought.
The best opinion expressed here
is that efforts to control prices
and curb speculation, either by
Government action alone or by
closer cooperation between Gov
eminent and business, will be und-
ertaken when the new Congress
gets under way.
The recovery which is definitely
here will be of little benefit to the
great mass of the people if its result
is to increase the cost of living by
sending commodity prices sky-high.
Official Washington is more apPre-
hensive of that than of the recur-
renee of a speculative boom on the
Stock Eschange.
The powers already granted to
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission are regarded as being suffi-
Gent, if intelligently used, to pre-
vent any such Runaway" market
as developed in 1929; though the
stock market naturally reflects in
creased business prosperity, and the
price of stocks is based, in the main,
upon the business outlook.
PAY AND HOURS PROBLEM
What Washington fears is that it
may be found difficult or impossi-
bic to prevent drastic rises in the
prices of the ordinary commodities
of life, especially in view of the
growing strength of the demand
for higher wages and shorter hours
for workers in industry.
There is a very real conflict now
in progress on a number of fronts
between those who accept the view
that high wages and free COMPETE
ton are not incompatible with low
prices to consumers, and those who
still believe in the price maintenance
policy which underlay the MIRA.
Those who hold that the general
welfare is best served by fixing re-
tail prices to consumers received
considerable encouragement when
the Supreme Court unanimously
declared constitutional the laws OF
Illinois and California permitting
manufacturers of trade-marked
goods to fix the price at which re-
tailers must sell them.
Al similar law in New York State
had been declared unconstitutional
by the State Court Of Appeals, but
the Supreme Court of the United
States now holds that any state has
authority to abolish price-cuttins
to consumers by his means. Four
tee states now have laws of a SIM
liar nature. 1t is anticipated here
that the project Of a Federal resale
price-maintenance law will be re-
vived.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS MOVE
What is looked upon as a move
in that direction, if not actually a
revival of N, R. A.. is the trend
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
Dunbar Tenants Get
Their Money Back

New York, Nov 21 CT IS
reported that tcnant-owners of the
raul Lawrence Dunbar apartments
the cooperative housing project on
which John D. Rockefeller, ir.. re-
Gently foreelosed a $4,000. 900 mort
cage, are gett ne their money back
which has been PAID in on the buy
ing plan of the corporation during
the past eight years Reports state
some tenants got as much as
1000 cash. 1t is also reported that
the housing project will be immedi-
ately converted into a renting pro-
position, with no down payment,
and a reduction in rents of from
ten to twenty per cent.
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evidence Of his appreciation Of var
ious cultural developments. Yet his
statements, scientific mar though
he IS, entirely refuted by modern
anthropologists
While the exterior physical char
acteristics of the Negro are in some
respects contrasted to those of other
racial types and such evidence Is
often advanced to prove that the
Negro is N more primitive form in
the evolutionary scale than the
white mar and therefore* inferior.*
Tbs was an accepted fact by the
physical anthropologists of the old
er school and among non-scientifc
men 1t IS commonly held today. But
according to Ernest Albert Hooton
professor of anthropology at Har-
ward university it IS impossible to
state precisely the inheritance of
rhys'cal characteristics in cross
breeding. Therefore the good doc
tors observation as to the one
piece cartilage being found in peo-
PIE with ven a small amount of
Negro b'ood is another myth in
American folklore
The theory expounded by
many so called scientists of
Ahe Negroes similarity to the
anthropoid, cannot be found
ed on truth since in such physi-
cal characteristics as woody
texture of hair, thickness of
the lips, etc, the Negro is the
least ape-like of humans.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
WOODsON CENTER

On Sunday, Nov. %, the sec
ond of the series of the Youth
Forum will be given from 4 90
to 500 o'clock, Mrs. Gertrude
James, presiding.
Song. "America the Beautiful
Led by Mrs. Rae Lee Jones
Mss Edrose Wills, pianist
Invocation
Song "Swino Low Sweet Chariot
Ten Minute Discussion of Current
Events Led by Mss Pearl Howard
Vocal Solo M Task"
Miss Addie Lambert
Address "Part Youth Can Play in
the Effort for International Peace
and Goodwill"
Miss Gladys Pullum
Executive See'y Northside YWCA
Fifteen Minute Discussion
Led by Mr.. Ralph Alexander
song ..-...-..-........-. steal Away"
Remars:
Closing Song "Now the Day is Over
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
Still Coughing?

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough. chest
cold or bronchial irritation. You can
get relief now with CreomuIsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take a chance
with anything less than Creomul-
sion, which goes right to the seat
of the trouble to aid nature to
Soothe and heal the infamed mem
branes as the germ-laden phlegm
Is loosened and expelled.
Even If other remedies have
failed, don't be discouraged, your
druggist is authorized to guarantee
Circumcision and to refund your
money If you are not satisfied with
results from the very first bottle.
Get Circumcision right now. (Adv.)
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
PAGE THE HUMAN HOG
BY X. A. Adams

(For the Literary Service Bureau)
The hog, beneath an apple tree,
With table bountifully spread,
Tho source of such supply to see,
Never looks higher than his head.
He seeks his appetite to fill,
And, by another's labor fed,
He eats unmindfully, and still
Never looks higher than his head.
J
a mar to whom IS given
A full supply Of daily bread"
Never unto the Lord in heaven
In gratitude lifts up his head.
Receiving blessings every day,
A man should grateful be; instead.
Many a n going his way,
Never looks higher than his head.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
DETECTIVES ARREST MAN

New York, Nov. 81 (C)-It took
two detectives to subdue Joseph Do
ran, 40, who was locked up in West
123rd street station Tuesday char
ged with felonious assault and 9th
err crimes As Detectives Cusberth
and Barts closed in on Doran, he
fired, then the two men grappled
with the fugitive before he was
subdued. Doran faces life sentence
If convicted of any felony, because
of his previous record.
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MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST
CHURCH
Rev. j. P. Mosley, pastor

Morning service was preach
d by the pastor. His subject
was "Prove Yourself his text
was found in Daniel Is.
Sunday School was we'll at
tended.
500 p. NJ. service was in
charge of the pastor who talk
ed from Exodus 3.5.
The pastor has just closed a
great revival. There were IL
candidates for baptism and )
by Christian experience. Date
of baptism will be Sunday, Nov.
20, at 300 p. M, at the Mount
Moriah Baptist Church, a and
Ohio SITS.
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Closes Successful Meeting
VALLEY JUNCTION PEOPLE
FETE REV. JOHNSON

In recognition and apprecia-
ton of the splendid work done
by Rev. +. d. JOHNSON, who re-
Gently closed a ten day meeting
in Valley Junction, a banquet
was rendered him by the peo-
pie there. Many beautiful and
useful gifts were given to him
and Mrs. johnson.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
SWING THAT MUSIC.

Following in the steps Of the
galaxy of other illustrious Negro
Americans who have contributed
much to the making of the art
Of "Negro Folk Song"-that art
which IS now considered the ONLY
thing artistic, with the possible
exception of the skyscraper, VIII Oh
has originated on American soil
there is contemporary an illustri-
u son who has achieved marked
fame and popularity because of
his ability to present appealingly
another form of lsegro Folk
Song-"Swing Music" This bright
luminary is Louis f"Satchmo")
Armstrong, who is nationally and
Internal onallv known as a virtu-
oso of the cornet.
Armstrong has found time be-
tween his many dance, theatre,
and concert enpr gements to write
a book, Suing That Muse. What
John Wesley Worb Of Fisk has
done in the book, Foil Songs Of
the American Negro; Harry r.
Burleigh in his many writings,
and the brothers. James Weldon
and J. Rosamond Johnson, in Their
Book Of American Nero SPIRIT
uoLs, in interpretin~ the spirit
uals; what w. c. Handy. in his
volume, Tie Blues, he's done for
the blues, ragtime. and JAZZ; and
what II. e Krehbiel has done in
his great work. Afro-American
Folk Songs, in trac' ng the histori-
cal significance of folk song,
Louis Armstrong has done for
swing music in tie book. Suing
That Music. While there have
been written other books on the
subject, this one is of particular
Importance because it is the first
by one who has grown with the
music-one of its creators-the
peer of all its interpreters. To
read the book will, without a
doubt, enhance ones enjoyment
and increase the understanding of
that newest form of popular .yn-
copation, swing music, which is
now sweeping the country.
Anyone familiar with the his
tory of the rise of ragt me and
its later evolution, jazz, knows
that the pathway to responsibility
and a place in the sun was
fraught with manv difficulties for
that group of pioneers who have
dared to take liberties with the
written score and inject musical
interpretations which we're at vari-
ance with the composers fancy.
Louis Armstrong has dared and
in so doing he has blazed the
trail to a new art, swing music,
which is now accepted every
where with great acclaim. That
is the true test of its merit.
In the telling of his story, Arm
strong has stuck to a natural
style; the narrative is easy to
read yet well enough done to sat
isfy the erudite. The story is
inspiring, for all the world likes
to hear of those who have over
come great odds.
Suing That Music is more than
the story of the rise of Louis
Armstrong from n waif in the
streets of New Orleans to an
internationally acclaimed musician.
1t is also a history of the music
made him famous, swing
music, and as such perhaps merits
more attention than would a mere
autobiography of an important
igure in American musical life.
how much of the Importance of
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS NOTES

Mrs. Mary Houston, l207h
Pierce St. is in receipt of a let
ter from her son Melvin, who is
attending the School for the
Blind at Nebraska City. Mel
win writes tat he is getting
along nicely. lie IS quite cheer
full despite the fact that he re-
Gently lost the sight in his 9th
er eye.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
A EVE
By ROBERT L. NELSON
International Negro Press staff Writer

both the music and the musician
was due to the fact that Arm
strong and jazz got born to-
gether," no n knows. Perhaps
this was just another "lucky
:" As Armstrong writes:
Whatever it's good for,
and however long it will
live, swing music was born
in my country: it seeded
there in New Orleans and
grew there, and there it
got so hot it had to burst
out, and it did, and spread
to the world.
The path that swing followed
was the path that jazz had fol-
low-1. for Jazz was the
first crude form of swing
the daddy of swing, and it
was "going places" until it
got all tangled up in "Tin
Pan Alley" and made for
tunes for men who couldn't
swing a jews harp.
SWIM music differs from the
original New Orleans Jazz in per-
hitting free improvisation and in
being more refined and subtle
through classical influences. Jazz
began with this idea of free inn
p~rovisation, but that idea got lost
when jazz was written down. In
swing music the player may have
a score in front of him, but he
knows when to Swing away
from it. and when to come back
to It. In an orchestra the players
"ell play together. picking up and
following each others swinging
all bv ear and sheer musical in
stinct."
For the benefit of musicians
and students of music who would
like to know more about the
technical details Of swing music
the author has had added to the
book a Emusic Section" edited by
Harry Gerlach, which contains IL
Illustrative scores for the ten i'm
portant swing instruments, to
show how n of the great mas
tiers of each instrument swings a
given selection. These are not to
be copied, since the principle of
swing is that each musician does
his own improvisation; the scores
are merely illustrative. They are
contributed by such artists as
Benny Goodman, Joe Venuti, Tom
my Dorsev. Bud Freeman, Red
Norvo, Claude Hopkins, Carl
Kress, Stanley Dennis, Raw Bau-
due. and Armstrong himself. The
book contains also a glossary of
musical terms used by swing
musicians, which gives the un-
initiated a look behind the screen
at a language which is all their
own. Rudy Vallee has writer
an introduction for the book, in
a fine tribute is paid Louis
for his worth as an artist.
Armstrong concludes his story
these words:
Today swing music
has arrived. | think | will
live to see it come into a
very great future. | am
sure the idea of it and the
spirit of it are right and
that it is an art in the true
sense. l want to see u
young swingmen keep it
that way. And l say to
them and to all my friends
and all swing lovers, az
Hope Gabriel Likes Our
MuSic.n
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
e CHARLOTTE A. CllLAR0
INTERNATIONAL NEGRO DRESS
EMOTIONAL SCIENTIFIC
WRITING

The tendency to make general
cation on the basis of limited per-
sonal observation is not restricted
to the unframed. An examination of
literature furnishes many examples
of scholars, undoubtedly well in
formed in various fields who, in ev-
en- a casual reference to matters
pertaining to a group other than
their own lose all sense of scienti-
fc caution. More and more as we
find inaccurate statements repeat
Il by men of high scholastic stand
ing we must conclude that emotional
feeling is the basis of the belief
rather than impartial examination
and scientific support.
Of course we are all familiar with
the concentrations based on limit
ed contacts. Who does not number
among his friends those persons
who base all their opinions upon
personal observations? These peo-
pie, who would frankly recognize
their inability to cope with a stall
cd automobile engine and quickly
call a mechanic, will not hesitate to
assume an air of authority in max
ing a statement that, though it calls
for scientific knowledge, is based
entirely upon limited encounters
with the situation.
In this class belongs the cub re-
ported of a metropolitan daily who
recently burst into print with a
statement concerning the bone
structure of the legs of Negroes in
general and Jesse Owens in parti-
cular; something about the fleet
being attached to the legs in a
peculiar manner and the abnormal
shape of the heel" This was mere
folklore patter and intelligent
readers attached little credence to
the statement although Jesse'sI
coach, Larry Snyder thought 1t well
to refute it by quoting the findings
of the examining physician at John
Hopkins university to the effect
that Jesse's legs and feet were nor
NAL. In a recent issue of the Satur-
day Evening Post Larry Snyder
said, "Jesse's legs are no different
from any other athletes legs, except
that they are better formed than
any legs 1 have seen in my eight
years of running and ten of coach
But it is a different category of
writer's from the reporter that DR.
Victor Heiser belongs. This author
Of the currently popular can Amer
ican Doctors Odyssey" says among
other things concerning the various
on the island of Luzon: "The
IHoSG piiHllelNe VI the VIII lrlDeS
were Negritos That they were
truo Negroes was shown by the one
cartilage in their spreading
noses. Even octoroons show this
Negroid characteristics which is re-
garded as a reliable test for Negro
The good doctor is not pre-
JUDGED, far from It. He has travel
led too widely among people of var
led customs and physical differences
to have, shall we say, a provincial
attitude. All through his interest
ing book n gets unmistakable
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21

an as comfortable as possible
To combat poor nourishment and
nervous fatigue, Cardui has real
usefulness because it is a bitter
tonic and stomachic which stimu-
lates the appetite and increases the
amount of gastric juice. In this
way, digestion is aided, thus favor
ing more complete transformation
of food into living tissue, resulting
IN improved nutrition and the con-
sequent building up and strength
ening of the whole system.
Cardui is a liquid medicine, sold
In 9-ounce bottles, with full direc-
tons for use.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21

during the change
of life when the
body n e e d S the
very best nourish-
ment to fortify
it a g ainst the
changes that are
taking place. In
creased nervous
i~rritability and the
distressing symp-
toms that appear
in middle life all
n e e d treatment
with a view of
making the wom-
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
VISITS ZION BAPTIST

Mrs. Margaret Bowles, 5407
S. % ST., City Missionary of
Bethel Baptist Church, visited
the B.Y.P.U. of Zion Baptist
Church Sunday, Nov. Is. Mrs.
Bowles reports a splendid meet
ing. She also talked at church
service Sunday night.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21
N. A. A. G. P. TO HOLT
ELECTION OF OFFICERS

The N.A.A.C.P. will meet on
Sunday, Nov. %, at the Urban
League Community Center, at
2213 Lake st, for the purpose
of electing officers. All mem
bers are urged to be present to
select their choice of officers
for this organization.
The public is cordially invit-
ed to hear the report of the LIE
gal Redress Committed and 9th
ers.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21

Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Reed left
Monday for Sioux City where
they will visit Mr., and Mrs. r.
Z. jefferson. From Sioux City
they will go to their home at
Decatur, Ill.
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Mr.. N. S Littlejohn, who re-
ceived a broken toe in an acct
dent some time ago, has recov-
cred to the extent that he is
now back on the job.
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ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH
Pierce Street
Rev. E. D. Johnson, Pastor

heN. IA. ". JOAllSOn, dSJOI
Sunday School and II 100 o.
clock services were splendid.
Rev. Collier preached in the
morning.
The City President, Mr.. Coop
er, was present at the B.Y.P.U
Night services were conduct
ed by the pastor.
The church will hold Thanks
giving Day services and give
its usual free dinner at that
time.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21

Mr.. Ewell Montgomery, 5407
S. 20 St, returned Sunday from
Carinda, Iowa, where he at
tended the funeral of his grand
father.
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CARL FISHER DIES

Mr.. Carl Fisher, Pacific ST,
died Saturday morning. No IN
formation could be obtained re-
garding the funeral services.
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Mrs. Gertrude James, Wich-
tia, Kansas, is expected to
spend Thanksgiving in the city
with relatives and friends.
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CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
9th and X SITS
Elder A. ID. Carter. Pastor

The church has just closed a
week of successful meetings,
conducted by Elder Reed of
Decatur, Ill. Joining in this
meeting was Elder G. S. Hay
den, pastor of the 30 and U st.
church and his congregation.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21

Mrs. E. d. johnson enter
tanned the Pastors Wives Coun-
ell Wednesday, Nov. Is.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-21

Rev. p. j. Sears, pastor of the
Bethel Baptist Church, and his
congregation worshipped Sun
day afternoon with Paradise
Baptist Church at a mission
service.