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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08

NEW YORK--A charge that post
masters in the South have deliber-
ately set out to embarrass and drive
out Negro employees from the the
postal service was charged here this
week by the NAACP in a letter 30
w. w. Howes, first assistant post
master general in Washington.
The letter also charged that South
ern postmasters are refusing Negro
postal employees the appointments
and pomotions they are due accord
ing to merit and their ranking under
the civil service and that the post
office department in Washington "has
no special solicitude to see that the
Negro employees are given equal
protection with other citizens"
The letter to Mr.. Howes was oc-
casioned by the dismissal of Ezra IT.
Nix, carrier in the Montgomery,
Ala. postoffice. Mr.. Nix is sup
posed to have accumulated so many
demerits that he was deemed to be
an inefficient employe, but the
NAACP pointed out that Mr.. Nix
had an efficiency rating Of 81 per
cent or better for the four years
1929-1932, and that in these -four
years, he accumulated only 33 de-
merits-eleven in 1929 and twenty
two in 1930--with none in 1881 and
1879
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
CAMPAIGN TO ELIMINATE NEGRO
FROM POSTAL SERVICE CHARGED

However, with the change Of adj
ministration in 1888, Mr.. Nix sud-
denly began to accumulate hug
number of demerits. He was given
1876 demerits in 1924 and 434 il
1895.
The NAACP letter to Mr. Howes.
signed by Charles H. Houston, special
cousel, stated: Frankly, this record
is not reasonable. 1t does not make
sense in the ordinary experience of
mankind. There must be other ele-
ments in the picture. The sudden
accumulation of dement's for insu-
bordination and other alleged offenses
which have been charged against
veteran Negro employees in the past
FIVE years in different postoffices in
the South ase enough to cause any
fair-minded person to be skeptical.
We do not argue that the Negro
postal employees have no faults. We
do state, however, that they did not
suddenly change their character fol
the worse with the event of the
| present administration.
1--WE must insist that the centra
administration in Washington give
the most careful scrutiny to sucl
shocking changes in merit ratings a
the Nix case, and many other case!
Of Negro postal employees, in til,
South.n
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08

NEW YORK - A sharp protes
against the forcing Of Negro labor
off WPA rolls in southern states into
jobs as cotton pickers at substandard
wages was filed with Harry L. Hop
kins, WPA administrator, by the
NAACp this week.
The NAACP protest was a review
Of the reports which have come to the
association since September Q, 1886,
climaxed by the complaint received
this week from Fayetteville, NC,
which charged that colored women
are being taken off WPA projects
and forced to accept cotton picking
jobs. The Fayetteville complaint
atates that sthe women were told
to take their children out Of school
and make them pick cotton also.
No white women IN Fayetteville
were ordered into the cotton fields
from WPA projects.
The colored women in Fayetteville
were being paid only $2A month
and they were working originally
on sewing projects. However, they
were shifted from that project to
manual labor such as cutting grass
around schools for white children,
scrubbing and cleaning white schools,
cleaning the white churches, and
cleaning up the jail.
The pay for this work was low
enough-S24 month-but as cot
ton pickers, it is estimated that the
women will not be able to earn more
than twelve or fifteen dollars a
month since most of them are not
expert pickers and, therefore, are
not able TO earn more than 50c a
day.
The NAACP letter to Administra-
tor Hopkins cited the pledge Of the
| WPA made by Thaddeus Holt, assist
ant administrator, in the fall OF
1886, that state administrators had
been instructed not to close down
WPA projects in cotton areas unless
employment at standard wages was
definitely available. 1t cited, also,
the report from Bibb County, Ca.
in June. 1887, that Negroes were
| bssag forcsd an WPA projects intr
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
COLORED WOMEN FORCED
OFF WPA TO PICK COTTON
Sharp Protest Sent Harry L. Hopkins by
NAACP On Complaint From North
Carolina; Demand Made for Sweeping
Investigation of Virtual Peonage

private employment regardless Of
wages offered, with penalty Of be-
ing jailed if they did not accept the
jobs.
The NAACP changed that WPA
administrators had an agreement to
cooperate" with private employers,
especially planters, in transferring
Negroes.
Demand was made upon Mr.. Hop
kins to investigate at once these
practices in all the cotton states and
to warn WPA administrators Of the
penalties of violating the federal
statutes against forced labor. II
asks Mr.. Hopkins, also, insofar as
possible, to cooperate with the De-
partment of Justice BY placing be-
fore the latter any evidence of Pc
onage it may uncover
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
A Challenge to the
Race Women of Dayton

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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
sP PELMAN COLLEGE

Several hundred local alumni, ia
Guilty members and friends Of the
affiliated schools, were the guests
Of President Florence NJ. Read of
spelman College at a formal recep-
ion honoring the recently elected
President Of Atlanta Umyrsity and
his wife.
The function was held in the spa
eious dining room Of Morgan Hall, on
the Spelman College campus, which
for the evening was colorfulIy dec
Grated with gorgeous dahlias, roses,
magnolia, and stately palms. AT one
end of the hall were twelve remov-
able panels, suggesting campus
scenes throughout the month Of the
year, the work of Hale Woodruff, I,
noted Negro artist, and member of
the Atlanta University faculty. A
string trio furnished incidental mu.-
sic throughout the evening.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
Calvirl's 5 Service First
Colored News Agency
Listed BY Editor
And Publisher


NEW YORK The first cololed
news agency to be listed by Editor
u Publisher, l70O Times Bldg, the
reading newspaper trade paper, is
Calvin's Newspaper Service, 143 w.
125th Street, Floyd ]. Calvin, editor
and manager. The listing appears
in the fourteenth annual directory of
syndicated features, thirty eigl
page supplement- to the regular Edi-
tor & Publisher issue of Sept. 20.
Calvin's Service is listed in six
different places, on pages 8, 5, ID,
80, and 80. On page 1s it is listed
twice first for special articles writ
ten by contributors, and for special
feature articles written by Mr.. Cal
win.
"Calvin's Digest is listed on
pages 3 and s, the first listing as
a column, and the second as an edi-
torial feature classed with that Of
Westbrook Pegler and other writer's.
On page 80, Calvin's Newspaper
Service is listed along with all other
newspaper services and syndicates,
including the Associated Press, Es-
quire Features, New York Herald
Tribune Syndicate and the North
American Newspaper Alliance.
On page SO, under Photographic
Services Calvin's Newspaper Ser
vice is listed for its distribution Of
news picture mats.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
VIRGINIA UNION
UNIVERSITY

Miss Fredi Washington, star Of
limitation Of Life" and zone Mile
from Heaven was guest at the
chapel service, Wednesday morning.
Miss Washington was introduced TO
the student body BY Rufus s. Byefs,
supervisor Of the Lichtman Theatres.
She was accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. A. Clayton Powell, Jr., Of New
York City Also appearing on the
program was DR.. q. Lake lines OF
Lincoln University who addressed
the student body on the @objectives
Of Education
Bernard s. Smith, Virginia Union
grid luminary, was chosen Tuesday
night by the Boys Work Committee
Of the Friends Community Center to
succeed Trent S. Russell as athletic
director Of the play center. Smith
known to all followers of CIAA foot
ball as aSmitty,' wrote his name ~
the gridiron hall Of fame with out
standing work at center, which rated
him all-conference several years.
Following his graduation from Union
in 81 he served as assistant coach IN
football at the local college.
chalking up the largest season 4
opener score in the last five years,
the Virginia Union University Pan
theirs scored a smashing 15-o win
oyer the Lincoln Lions of Pennsyi-
vania Saturday at Hovey Field be-
fore crowd Of more than 1000 fans
sweltering in midsummer weather
Under the lights Of Mayo island
| Ball park here Friday night the Nlr-
rinia Union University Panthers VIII
take i crack at history-making with
the Morgan Bears Of Baltimore, Md,
furnishing the cause. Not only nave
the locals failed to hand the Morgan
elan defeat III seven years ethey
defeated the Hurttmen 13-0 in 1880,
but they have failed to cross the Bal
timoreans goal line in the last ilNe
engagements.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
MOREHoUsE COLLEGE

One hundred twelve freshmen,
representing eighteen different states,
have enrolled in Morehouse College.
Business careers have been listed BY
the largest number as the favorite
choice of profession after gradua-
ton. Medicine is the next largest
field indicated, with government SER
vice, teaching, law, and the ministry
following in the order named. One
student is interested in aviation, one
in engineering, and one hopes to be-
come an auditor
The Maroon Tigers will inaugurate
their 1887 football schedule against
South Carolina State Bulldogs, Oc-
tober 8, at orangeburg, sc. The
Tigers will meet w. Va. State at
Institute, Viva, Oct. 16.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
A FRIEND
~ WILLIAM HENRY HUFF
(for AMP

(for ANPo
A friend is one who knows you wei
And loves you Just the same;
4 foe is one whowho knows y0u
not
Yet vilifies your name.
Unlike the foe, who would suppress
The truth with braNny arm
j friend viii wait to get Inc truth
Before he does YOU harm.
il friend Il one who tries to live
lfp to the golden rule
And does not act like everyone
Except himself's a fool
Hc does not tly to wound the pride
0f one because he can
But tries to be to everyone
What lnan should be TO man
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08

r Z A 7 U R E S

4 -9.7 - Z @-g9
second clash Of the season, Satur-
this week in preparation for their
day, October 8. After opening the
season last Friday with . mere 3D.
0 victory over q weak MoriistoWn
eleven, the Bulldogs 60 to Memphis
to take on the mighty LeMoyne
Yellowiackets.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
HAMPTON INSTITUTE

Bv virtue Of an extra point Whlch
followed the touchdown scored IN
short pass into the end zone from
Taylor to Hudgins, ex-Phenlx nlgh
school star end, the Blue and White
clad boys of Hampton Institute de-
feated the powerful sc. State Buli-
dogs rs on Armstrong Field sat''f-
dav afternoon.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
Press Unity


While Mr.. Justice Black is MAX
ing up his mind on just how and
where he will answer the Klan charg
es, we would like to call attention
to the unity of the Negro Press on
this burning public issue. At no
time in recent history has the organ
Of a minority group demonstrated
greater solidarity than has the
mouthpiece Of the Negro group IN
this instance. Although few Of our
leaders were caught "out on limb"
in the Black case, not one was
bona fide Journalist. All of our edi-
tors, whether Republican or Demo
cratic, whether pryNew Deal or
anti-New Deal, whether staunch
supporters of the President or silent
IL and patiently awaiting chance
to criticize-all struck with equal
force and fervor in behalf Of the
public interest and human rights on
the BLACK ISSUE.
I This should be lesson to some OF
our leaders in other fields, who are
prone to smile benevolently and pa
ternalistically when the press seeks
| its rightfnl place in the sun Of racial
/ leadership. Because most of our edl-
tors are comparatively poor persons,
/ and do not command huge sums o1
/ money which can lie undisturDed un-
! til certain dates for expenditure ar
rive, they are rated little lower
than the more privileged racial
angels.
/ But when it comes to standing up
for public interest, and not compro-
missing for the sake Of what migh'
happen to the fortunes OF the lndl-
yidual. no more brave group-as o.
poor as they are-can be foune
than the Negro editors.
Whatever Mr.. Justice Black says
or however the issue is met at tn
White House, you can count On tn
Negro press to shoot straight, an
with telling effect, in this or an.
other instance where the public Wea
is concerned.
Porters' Victory
We join heartily in the chorus Q
praise now going up to A. Phil
Randolph and the Brotherhood Q
Sleeping Car Porters, for the endur
ance that brought victory in the forr
of a 81 ,250,00 annual wage increas
after twelve year battle with tn
Pullman Company We like especial
ly a sentence in an editorial in TIL
Interracial Review, which reads
I'VE congratulate the Porters an
set them forth as an example to othe
unions of moral integrity, persever
ance, and intelligence
/ 1t happens that the writer know
/ just how tersely that sentence sun
j up the life and work Of A. Phil
$ Randolph. Once upon time "
worked under Mr.. Randolph and th
/ energy and fortitude, as we'll as til
5 earnestness and diligence Of the ma
{ was our lasting impression of hin
He utterly spared himself not, f
: cause. He gave, and gave. and gay
until he had given ALL. There wei
< those who thought, because of whs
/, he put into the work, that he Wonl
never live to see this day of victor,
: But he was spared to win.
! If there are any doubts about VIII
is heir to the true courage and self
sacrifice of the old--time leaders 9
! the group, take a look at Randolph
\ There is man who stru -.glcd for
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
COLLEGE NEWS s

KNOXVILLE COLLEGE
Coaches HawlSins Bogle, and jar
rett of the Knoxville collera caacF-
ing star are sending the K.C. Bull
dogs through strenuous workouts
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
MEN - WOMEN

THE KNACK OF MAKING MONEY
IN ANY BUSINESS, job or pro
fession easily mastered II you know
how. Send me 3 cent stamp and I
viii tell you.-Advanca Publications.
p.D. BOX n2a, Eiacannats, 0Aio.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-08
BY FLOYD J. CALVIN

(NOTE: This 10 the only
column in the Negro Press
whiSh Is listed BY Editor and
Publisher.)
The daily independent., 1937-07-28

claim is yours on the Stikine?"
Aloud she said, Il can't under
stand how men have the nerve to
stake so much on the throw of
these little scubes. Has Captain
Page, by any chance, this same
gambling blood?"
Harp answered with evident re-
luctance, "Well-yes and no. He's
crazy to play; give him the edge
and he'll stick till the COWS come
home. But-he's what we call a
winning gambler"
Denny, unaware that win
ming gambler" was one who could
not stick" to play out losing
hand, was turning over in her
mind what she knew of Revelry
Bourne and Jack Page. Both gam
blers and master whitewater ma
vigators. Their coming contest on
the Stikine promised to be game
worth watching. She felt faint
regret that she would not be here
to witness it; and at the same
time, a thrill that came from
knowing she controlled what
would prove to be an ace in the
game they were to play.
TO be continuedO
The daily independent., 1937-07-28

wood brown, orange, trace OF
black. Two soft club chairs. The
berth, into which Rio sank i'm
mediately, was made up like a
couch, with cushions in varying
shades of green, brown and burnt
orange. The lower half of the
walls was lined with books.
Denny picked up a tiny sha'
green case with a gold sphinx
head clasp.
What is this exotic thing?"
she asked.
Give it look" suggested Harp.
The skipper won't mind. Prince
As Is, or AS Wuz, or some such
Egyptian name, slipped it to him
a couple of years ago when he
was hunting up here"
An Egyptian price? Up here?"
exclaimed Denny in surprise.
Sure! We get hunters from all
over the world, Miss Denise"
Denny opened the case and an
exquisite pair of dice rolled into
her palm-cubes of moonlight"
Jade with rubies for spots.
She stood gazing at them, think.
ing of last night in the grove,
when Bourne had said to Page,
How about a little game to settle
this-my right against what you
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aside.
Denny saw Bourne's hand shift
saw him strain at the wheel until
the muscles sprang out on his
sweatered shoulders. Yet the Maid
stayed fast in the path Of disas-
ter. Something was wrong.
Shan! The rudder'S jammed!
Get aft"
The Indian leaped from the pi-
dollhouse. but even as he sped
sternward Denny knew ne must
be too late
Bourne jerked the bellpull that
set bangs changing in the engine
room. The drone of DieSelS ceased
with a Suddenness that was like
a drop in space. The rush of wa
terS Surged up into the silence,
The Maid stopped, then began to
slip back. stern first, down the
Canyon.
The lurching tree trunk pur-
sued her. gaining inch by inch,
until the long branch was flay-
ing the air above the bow.
Denny dropped her terrified
gaze back to the man who stood
at the useless wheel. His hand was
on the bellpull. conveying orders
to his engineer. Gongs beat out a
brazen demand for haste. The ad-
vancing branch was but twenty
feet in front of the pilothouse
when the Maid shivered to the
shock of her port engine roaring
into full ahead" while its mate
coughed into reverse" The boats
bow began to swing. Another gong
sent both engines full ahead and
by a margin of incheS-the win
dows cleared the laShing arm that
trailed its tip along the sun deck.
All clear the ruddaI. sir!
Shan's voice came from aft. Den
ny realized vaguely. wonderingly,
that by the skillfui manipulation
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of his engines alone, the Maids
master had swung his rudderless
ship and saved it from disaster.
The Maid forged on, guided by
the firm hands and split-second
decisions of the man at the wheel.
Denny watched him Swaying
there. She felt deep admiration
for him. for his GOODNESS, for the
perfect coordination of eye, hand,
and brain that enabled him to
cope successfully with the ever
changing hazards of the canyon.
For the first time in her life she
had a fleeting consciousness OF
that conquering bit of God which
dwells in the soul of man that
sublime, audaciouS spark which
gives him dominion over the
mindless immenSitieS of Nature.
When she looked ahead again,
waterfall, perhaps three feet
high. seemed to bar the channel
from wall to wall Smooth as glass
it rounded down to the Canyon
floor. She felt the Maid veer, leap
forward. and could have almost
sworn that Bourne had sent 1t
climbing to the upper level. She
then discovered that the high
walls no longer hemmed them in.
The Maid had in reality slid off
to one side, made a half-circle
round the fall. and was now in the
eddy above it.
We're through" cried Miss
Hale, with a shaky laugh.
Bourne was patting the wheel
of the Maid. Good work, baby! !"
ne said to it, before turning it ov-
er to Shan.
We'll. well. we made it again! y
he exclaimed eXuberantly, grim
ming at the girls. Ladies, at a
moment like this, I'm as clay in
the hands of the potter. Ask me
anything and I can't refuse you!'
I'll take you up on that, Cap
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tain" drawled Rio. Make it
champagne when we get to Tarni-
gan.
"Okay," Bourne agreed short
ly. Then he turned to Denny. She
was looking up at him with eyes
that were full of radiant, green
light.
And you?" said his eloquent
glance and silent tongue. rs there
nothing l can do for you?" But
before he could voice the ques-
ton, Harp thrust his head in az
the door. Holy Andrew, skipper! "
he cried. That maneuver with the
tree was the pretticSt piece OF riv-
er work I ever saw"
Bourne laughed and hooked his
cap over a peg. The credit goes
to the fast work of my engineer
Harp. He's a wonder. I'm going to
hop down to the engine room to
give him a cheer. You take the
girls in to my cabin and entertain
them while I'm gone"
Denny followed her companions
into the captains quarters and
glanced curiously about. He had
done himself rather well, for a
Northerner, she thought. Hang
ings and thick rugs in smoky
green: here and there touches of