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The Washington times., 1937-02-04
CREDIT HOUSE.
SHOWS GAIN

BALTIMORE, Feb. 4.-The con-
solidated twenty-fifth annual re-
port of Commercial Credit Com
pany for the calendar year 1886
shows gross purchases of receiv-
ables were $789 ,508,418, compared
with $525,999, 1903 for 1885.
Net income from operations
available for consolidated interest
and discount charges for 1886,
after charging off or providing
ample reserves for doubtful items,
was $16,511,336, compared with
$10,491,748 for 1885. Consolidated
interest and discount charges were
earned $50 times for 1886, COM
pared with IT'S times for 1885.
Net income from operations
available for dividends for 1886
was $12,159,887 compared with
$7,800,133 for 1885. This net in
come does not include any net in
come prior to July l, 1886, of
American Credit Indemnity Com
pany of New York, acquired on
June 81, 1850, vi ally dppISCldUIOIA
of any of the assets of the COM
pany or any of its subsidiaries 1t
includes $187, 500 taxable dividend
($37,500 cash and $150,000 in 5000
shares of common stock valued at
$25 per share) received December
IT, 1886, on the capital stock of
Cleaner Harvester Corporation, IN
dependence, Missouri, held by the
company.
After payment of all dividends
aggregating 1921 ,452 on the con.
vertible preferred stocks outstand-
ing during 1886 (Which dividends
were earned 14.79 times before and
1851 times after surtax on undi5-
tributed profits, and after deduct
ing $8,305 income on minority
common shares of subsidiaries,
there remained 1,330,129 or S6.15
per share ($607 per share after
SurtaX on undiStributed profits) =,
applicable to 1,840,744 shares, in.
Guiding scrip, of common stock
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
COTTON OPTION WHEAT At NEW
TURN MIXED HIGHS ON MOVE

HICAGO Feb. 4 G.N.SJ.
Wheat bounded to new highs on
the recovery today, rising as much
as lac before realizing sales
erased part of the gain.
Further strength in world mar.
kets, where prices scared swiftly
on good demand for cash wheat
by countries not normally a factor
in the import market, influenced
buying here.
May wheat led the upturn and
advanced to 1922 a bushel, up
lac fromyesterday's close and
sac above the low of the recent
setback.
Corn followed the trend in
wheat.
Around mid.session wheat was %
to 7sc up, corn "a to 12c up, oats
unchanged to &c higher, and rye
y to 5sC up. Soy beans we're IA
to il2c up.
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
NAIL SHIP SA|LINGS

Earia, Greece, French Morocco, Ru-
mania and Turkey.
ZAREMBO (Amercan West AfricanD
Dakar February 20, FreetOwn 23, Port
Bouet 81, Accra March and Lagos 6
Pier IS. B'klyn (Pioneer StD-Mails
close 1880 a. m.-Letter and prints
mails for French Guinea, Gold Coast
Ivory Coast Marshall. Nigeria, Senegal
and Sierra Leone; parcel post for Gold
Coast, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
West Indies and Latin.AmPriCa
BURGOS CAmeriCan Carihbean), st
Kits February IA. Dominica Is Bar
bados II and st, Vincent Is. Pier IS, K
r. Catherine St)-MaiIs close ! p. m
prints mails for Antigua. Barbados
Dominica, Guiana, MOntserrat, Nevis
st. kits, st. Lucia and st, Vincent.
parcel post
MARTINIQUE tColombisn). cane
Haiti February II, Gonalves IL, etc, to
Jacmel; Pier S, B'klyn Furman St)-
Malls close 1880 p. M; sails I p. M
Letter and prints mails for Haiti, par
eel post
MEDEA (Funch, Edye), 1nagua Feb
ruary 10, La Guayra Is, Curacao II, and
Maracaibo 10, Pier ), klyn (Fulton ST.
Mails close 1880 p. m.-LeTer and
prints mails for lnagua in Bahamas, 'let-
ter mails for Curacao. Haiti and Nene-
zuela; parcel post forInagua.
PILSUDSKI tGydnia-America) Mar
Curacao Is, 6th St, HObokcn-MaiIs close
$50 p. m. sails 10 p. m.-Letter and
prints mails for Martinique: letter mails
for Curacao (eXCcpt Aruha) and Ncnr-
zucla Except Caripito and Ciudad Boil
va) parcel post for Martinique.
SANTA MARIA (GraCe), Kingston Feb
ruary ., Callao 16, Iquque ~ and Val
paraiso % Pier 81, n. X. (West 18th StO
-fMails close . p. m. (Supp. mails to
p. M; sails p. m.-Letter and prints
mails for Bolivia, Canal Zone, Chile, Co
lombia (Cauca and Narno Departments
and Bogota only). Jamaica Panama and
Peru (Arequipa, Callao. Lima, Molendo
and Tacna only); parcel post
SIBONEY lN.Y. & Cuba maiD, Havana
February s, Progreso and Vera Cruz 10
Pier IS, E. r. (Wall St)-TMans close
l p. m; sails p m.-Letter and prints
mails for CampeChe and Yucatan; prints
mails and "letter mail for Cuba; 'letter
mail for other parts of Mexico; parcel
post for Cuba and Campeche and Yucca
tan.
STATEN AM (HoIand-America)
Basse -Terre February 10. Trinidad II:
5th St, HobOken-Mails close s p. M;
sails midnight-Lettcr and prints mails
for Caripito, Ciudad Bolivar. Grenada
Guadeloupe,. Guiana and Trinidad; parcel
post Except Caripito and Guiana).
The Washington times., 1937-02-04

The following shows the
names of ships, the lines Operat-
ing them, their times of sailing
from New York, and when their
regular and supplementary
rails close. The time shown IS
Eastern standard time. Dates
after names of ports indicate
scheduled date of arrival. ~ In
dicateS mails must be specific
ally addressed by this steamer.
(T) Indicates supplementary
mails will be accepted on pier
up to 10 minutes before sailing
time.
TOMORROW
Transatlantic
AMERICAN SHIPPER ~. S. Lines),
Plymouth February II and London 15;
Pier 90, ~ r. (West 10Th SD-t Mails
close noon (supp, mails to p. m.) ;
sails ( p. m.-Letter mails for Austria,
Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Danzig, Den
mark Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iran.
Latvla. Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway,
Poland, Rumania, Sweden. L. S. S. r.;
letter and prints mails for Canary Is
MarshalD, Netherlands; prints mails for
Gibraltar, Northern Ireland and Portu-
gal parcel post for Great Britain, North
ern ireland
BERENGARIA CCunard White starr.
CherbourG and Southampton February
II, Pier 80, ~ r. (West 50th St)-MaIls
close a m. Csupp. mails to 10 a. M ;
sals noon-Letter mails for Europe,
Africa and West Asia Except Austria
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Egypt, Gibraltar.
Greece Hungary. Italy, Iraq. Malta,
French Morocco, Palestine, Portugal. Ru-
mania. Switzerland, Syria, Turkey and
YuEoslavIa)
BLACK TERN CBlack Diamond),
Antwerp February is and Rotterdam 10 :;
Pier X Weehawken, n. J.-Mails close
II so a. m.-Prnts mails for Belgian
Congo, Belgium. Luxembourg and Neither
lands, parcel post.
CAMERONIA (Anchor). via Boston to
Londonderry February "A, Glasgow 15;
Pier 81, y. f. (West 57th St)-Mails
close p. m. 60 by rail to Boston and
thence by steamer; sails noon-Letter
mails for Northern Ireland.
ENMOUTH (AmeriCan Export, Casa
blanca February IS. Piraeus "a, Salon
ika IS, Istanbul 2S and Constanza
March .; Pier F. Jersey City-Msils
close noon-Prints mails for Greece and
French Morocco; parcel post for Bull
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
MARKET TURNS
MIXED AFTER
EARLY RISE

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 G.N.SO.
Persistent profit-taking turned the
stock market irregular today, after
Steels had led an earlier advance.
U. S. Steel's initial sale was
5000 shares at 100. representing
the first transaction at that level
since July IT, 1881. Profit-taking
later, however, brought the stock
back to 9914. Republic and Gulf
States Steel also went into new
high ground, and Bethlehem
equaled its 1936-1937 peak before
encountering realizing.
Motor shares, including Chrysler
and General Motors. had gains
converted into small fractional
losses. Coppers turned soft, par
ticularly Kennecott and Anaconda.
American Zinc climbed point to
q new top above 9.
Oils came forward under lead of
Standard of Jersey, which jumped
we'll over point. Others to reach
new high ground were Standard of
Indiana and Socony.
Most rail equipment shares
reached new high levels. Alcohols
and liuors rallied, U. S. Industrial
Alcohol squirting better than 2
points.
Utilities and electrical equip
mentS we're backward.
Bonds were generally firm.
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
STAYS UP
ASPR0F|T|NG
DEVELOPS
BY EDWARD KRICKER

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 GNS).
Curb stocks remained generally
higher in later morning trading
today, but profit taking developed,
depressing most issues moderately
from highs and effectively check
ing the initial advance for the
time being. Trading decreased as
realization entered the market.
Better earnings sent Detroit
Steel Products up points and
other heavy industry shares were
also doing we'll. Jones Laughlin
climbed 2 points and Copper BesSe-
mer almost as much to 80, in ac-
tive dealings. Tubize ChatillOn
reached a new peak on a gain OF
~ points to "a. and the A stock
also gained more than a point.
Carrier Corporation and McWll.
liamS Dredge were boosted more
than a point each on good d.
mand.
Gains in Sherwin williams we're
reduced
The Washington times., 1937-02-04

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 QNS).
Near month cotton contracts
dipped in later trading, but later
positions held opening gains.
Heavy buying in March End
May fell off after the opening
From Wall Street and New Or
leans came a good demand for
July, and the trade and spot
houses bought near months.
Southern and commission house
brokers sold aggressively, the Far
East offered distant months and
there were sales by local traders.
March sold at 12.77, off 3;
May 1889, off 3; July 12.43, I'M
changed; October ll.86. off l; De
cmeber 1183, unchanged, and Jan
uary 1l.85, up 3.
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
Metal Markets

NEW YORK, Feb. GN.SD.-As
speculative buying again boosted Euro
pean copper prices to as much as 1917
cents, sales for export advanced today
to 1910 and 1912 cents a pound c. /. f..
European base ports. This compares
with yesterdays range of 12.S75 to 1875
cents. Domestic price was firm at 13
cents a pound.
American Smelling and Refining
Company advanced zinc prices i of a
cent to 6.25 cents a pound East St.
Louis and $50 cents New York. 1t was
reported that other producers were con-
sidering the question of a similar in
crease.
Domestic lead markets were fairly
active, with prices unchanged at cents
9 pound New York and 5S5 East ST.
Louis.
With London prices stronger domestic
tin was quoted at about 81 cents a
pound in sales early today.
American spot antimonY was un-
changed at 14l2 cents a pound.
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
Cotton Goods

NEW YORK. Feb. 4 G.N.S) ).-while
actual sales Of cotton cloths were in
only moderate volume, there was con-
siderable inquiry for late deliveries at
slightly under the market. Only in a
few cases, however, were there sales at
the concessions asked First quarter
ings 1t was said on Worth Street that
the release of quantities of seconds re-
Gently was a consequence of cancella-
tlons by merchants in the flood area.
A fair amount of business went
through in 3S15- 5-inch 5.35-yard 64x60s for
third quarter shipment.
The Washington times., 1937-02-04

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
Navy Orders

Navy orders of the week include the
following:
Lieutenant Commander
Charles j. Rend det. L. :. s Lexing-
ton June l, to Nav. Oper- Navy Dept.
Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Robert f. Lockwood, det L. S. $. Ham
nibal. March Is; to L. S. s. Dckerson.
Ensign
stephen Sherwood ors. ian. II revoked; I;
continue duty U. 5. s. California.
Medical Corps
Comdr. William P. Null, det. Nav.
Disp., Navy Dept, in May to L. s. S.
Colorado.
Lieut.. COmdr. Jesse D. det Nav.
Hosp, Newport, in March; to Nav. Sta,
Guantanamo Bay Cuba.
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
Bankers Aid Held
N NeCeSSdry to
Curb Initiation

The bankers plan of control to
prevent initiation, as outlined by
several bankers recently, including
Winthrop Aldrich in his annual re-
port to the stockholders of the
Chase National Bank. largely
passes the buck to Washington,
according to DR.. Joseph E. Good
bar, president of the Society for
Stability in Money and Banking,
Inc, who asserted that the reSpon-
sibility lies just as much with Wall
Street, and that important changes
in bank lending policies are neces-
sary, before any progress in this
direction can be made. DR.. Good
bar said:
Runaway initiation is already
flirting with the near future.
Chairman Eccles of the Federal
Reserve Board, evidently real
ICES this danger, and he prepared
to haul in sail, and to batten
down the matches, using every
means of control at his com
mand.
"TheSe powers of control can
be applied to prevent the actual
expansion of bank deposits, but
do not touch the inflatiOnary
lending practices that banks
regularly, though perhaps un-
Willingly, adopt in good times.
For example, during the iII-fated
New Era the figures for de-
mand deposits show an expan-
sion not much, if any, greater
than the growth in population
and in business. But within that
nearly steady volume, a tremen-
dOuS initiation in speculation and
in new building of every kind,
was built up with the aid of
bank credit"
NaIu VorL WooI
The Washington times., 1937-02-04

ta) optional stock or cash. (b) stock Cs) Lqu.
dating dividend () On tops (R) Paid
IN 1886 Cr) Paid payable this year (ww) With war
rants txw) Without warrants t.) Exdiv,d.rd ~, r.
rights Yearly dividend rate carried preferred stock
The Washington times., 1937-02-04
Naval Stores

NEW YORK, Feb G.N.SD.-PHtro-
leum steady. crude Pennsylvania, - a
-. Linseed OH, per pound, lo1d 10.3
Darlots Turpentine steady, A.. ROsin
nAsN. cOmmOn. 1903.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-03-13
BURKE SETS NEW RECORD
FOR RUNNING HIGH JUMP

New York-Negro track and
field athletes who have been figuring
in every major meet this season,
carried their successes to the Metro
politan A. A. U. games at Madison
Square Garden last Saturday and
walked off with three championships.
Ben Johnson of Columbia, Ed Burke
of Marquette, and Tommy Richard
son of the Achilles Club, Toronto, de-
Tended crowns which they had once
held.
1t had been expected that Jim
Herbery of the New York Stock Ex-
change would show color in the GOO
meter run. Jim had legs on two
relays, however, both quarter-mile,
and by the time he got to the 600
meter run he was all in.
In the 60-yard dash final, Johnson
got the start on the field and blazed
down the boards. He won by foot
from Bob Grive of Illinois in 0:068.
Marty Glickman of Syracuse took
third place with Herb Weast of
Columbia fourth.
In the running high-jump, Ed
Burke set a new record for the event.
Burke jumped 6 feet, 81 inches, a
gain of more than an inch over his
old record.
The broad jump went to Sammy
Richardson, who retained his title
with leap of "a feet, 91s inches,
more than foot under the world
championship record set by another
Negro youth. The name of the rec
ord holder? None other than Jesse
Owens.
Jim Herbert, the N. Y. U. fresh
man and NYSE star, was a member
of two championship relay teams.
The 1,600 relay and the $500 meter
relay. His spectacular running en-
abled both teams to win.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-03-13
HARLEMITEs OFF FOR CHICAGO

New YORK. Four prominent Har-
lenites, Dr.: P. M. H. Savory, Dr.. C.
B. Powell; v. Kenneth Duncan and
DR.. Conrad A. Edwards, all MEM
bers of the board of directors Of
Victory Mutual Life Insurance Conf
pany, left New York Saturday night
for Chicago, where they are attend
ing the ANNUAL meeting of the COM
pany at the home office, 56O7 South
State street, this week. DR.. Savory,
chairman of the board, and DR.. Pow
ell, vice president and chairman OF
the finance committee, in a state
ment just before leaving New York,
said the company wrote $1,6O0,0O0
worth of business last year, which
was five times more than the bust
ness transacted the year before.
They also reported the purchase of
$4,000 worth of u. S. Treasury
bonds last week, the third invest
ment of this kind within six months.
DR.. Savory and DR.. Powell, in addi-
ton to their insurance connections
are also publishers of Harlem week.
ly newspaper, and heads or a per-
sonal loan company, while each con-
tlnues his medical practice. DR..
Powell is an X-ray expert.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-03-13
WRITERS PRAISES NEGROES
AND THE Law

PHILADELPHIA. Homer Starks,
newspapers writer, praises Negroes
and the Law" by Fitzhugh Lee
Styles, published by the Christopher
Publishing House, Boston. The book
is being handled by The Langston
Sales Company, 200 w. Columbia
avenue, here. Mr.. Starks says in
part of the work: IT feel that with
the advent of this invaluable book,
that the minds and hearts of both
black and white men and women will
be focused more on rights under the
law and by the courts; more than
this. it makes a new history, creates
new stimulation, encouragement. in
deed there will he a new resurrec-
ton for Negroes"
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-03-13
SHERIFF rs IMPEACHED
IN ALABAMA LYNCHING

Montgomery, Ala, March 9.-The
state filed impeachment proceedings
in the Alabama supreme court Tues
day against Sheriff ]. L. Corbitt of
Henry county, charging him with
''wilful neglect" in protecting Wesley
Johnson, Negro, taken from Jail at
Abbeville and lynched February 2.
The case was set for hearing May 3.
The Negroes body was found hang
ing from a tree in Tumbleton COM
munity where he allegedly attacked
a white woman.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-03-13
ATLANTA aREATEsT NEaR8
tEDUCATi0NAE CENTER

For the past five years, Negro
shuratefs have beer. workins toward
the cid u MaklAs Atlanta, Georgia,
the greatest center 81 NegEo eddca.
tion In the unitsd States. IN carry;
lns out their plans, they succeeded
ID getting MurshousS college, spell.
man College twomen, and Atlanta
University, all Of Atlanta, to Join and
form greater Atlanta University.
THESE seh66is Have sciisd without
losing their separate identity: fiis$
interchange teachers and have q
common library.
There are two other large four
year colleges In Atlanta yet to join
in the program. One is Morris
Brown University and the other is
Clark University. I'm the near fu-
tiire Clark will become part Of the
cooperating plan. Recently Dr.. NJ
s.. Davage, president 6f Clark Re:
ceived an $SO0oo0 gift from the
board of education Of the Methodist
church. With these funds the ad-
ministration of Clark, under the able
leadership of DR.. Davage are PLAN
ming to rebuild Clark University in
West Atlanta, so that it can become
one of the cooperating schools of
Greater Atlanta University.
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-03-13

When you do your shopping, shop
through OUR advertising columns.
Our advertisers appreciate your
patronage:
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-03-13

Down long distant highway be-
fore the break of day the daily work
began, feeding or milking, while
mother prepared the chow. Yez!
This all happened folks. I'm tell
ing va! Now today you ask one
of these har city sheiks about a
milking cow, he thinks yer crazy.
Vas sir. New leeka haf folks, yeu
knew what var Of Unk a Fee lisa
do: When he lived down dar in
them hills Of Sinkervilie. When the
sun just shines on one side of thar
cow shed, because the COW shed don't
have but one side! Now I tell yer
what I usta do. usta be known
as Fee Pennington, the fastest man
ever to mount a hoss. But I lost
my record one day when my boss
sent me spinning through the air in
to a briar patch. So until next
Saturday, good bye. Your old INK!
Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-03-13

BY Uncle Fec

All! What memories we bare of
childhood days gone by.
And high upon the hill we played
and watched the birds lily;
But today we're far from those
chilhold remembrances, our aim
is high:
Helping a worthy cause some place,
and a noble deed we comfy.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-17
CAN WE STAND CRITICISM?

~ LEAFS Wright New York City. one of America
sA;S:and.sS s~rSserS ara brain specialists opened a
oroaGses ait@N 1Ycn certain phases ~ alleged made
lNAe hcsq'.A..Ea,+er among eur group in Detroit.
airing his aa'sss DELIVERED ~ The opersrs Of the
~ \. \. c. T. convention recently held in this city.
The criticism ras drawn fire from certain local physi-
ans ard hospitals ard statement in 70 Or.
rights charges has been Ssued - the press this week
The sa'swers however was not released 20 the Tri-
me. Was because the Tribune. in is last weeks Is
e. published portions q Or. Wrght's address along
th ether news reports q the y A. A. C. P proceedings
hope net.
a; any rate. !; difficult keep from progress
newspaper. - though efforts be made stfe its
ice by trying 20 collapse lis journalistic lungs.
We believe Dr. Wright. physician and an American
zen had night % express his convictions in his address
though he may have been misirfcrmed in Of hi:
.stemerts. We also believe had right to print
NcerptS from his speech. which Published as news
ID not our personal convictions
Furthermore. convinced that constructive crit
is helpful than harmful for it aids individual.
well institutions make Improvement and progress
When criticism is just should take il on the chin and
fit by il. On the other hand when unjustly
tcsed and condemned. the wise thing do 10 show
critics chat they wrong
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-17
THE HAND OF DESTINY
~

Senator Joseph Robinson Of Arkansas majority leader
u the Senate who slated 10 receive an appoint
ment 70 the supreme the vacancy caused BY the
resignation II Associate Justice Van Devanter has pass
ed from he sccrs a the American political stage forever
lie was s,apn, S1rrer;er the Roosevelt Admnistra-
tior but IN his s>srS clared citizens large will have
little cAuse Ter cf for Senator Robinons political
ord shows ina: S IS ussympathetc toward the welfare
q our pe9ple
/, WAS senator Josept Robinson whom the proponents
Of the rsndirS Anirynchns Bill considered the most for
midablo barrier passage Of the measure for il was
his roNer s,e priority other legislation before the
senate >oi thar the Aniilynchrr Bill which already has
safsen runHer 81 supporters pass il in the Senate
might he held in the background until the present session
AZ Congress came to a close
Asa wsn,ber II the l. Sarrenis Court, Senator Rob
rser in al likelihood would have been unsrerdy toward
a; vital saSss broarh Neiare that tribunal defense q
nero rist's
In many ways Senator Robinson was great statesman
Sgsa, Amerisan--i~. he belonged 70 the cid school
Soaeefv aaser ara ad ro possess that broad spirit
;,esar,e asd de~serasy vhch progressive statesmen
;he rssssr: 'ss srs,d possess ~ Arercar. who is
5rsaa and ,.srar. erosgh = ;hink II Negro citizens
a4rssr ssrrs WHO arc ors,'es ur6sr The Constitution
receive ~ ssre dsSss q prs;estion ara Justice guar
3totH crS +. o,Ner rasial sro@ps re, qualified =
III i,ek Y@bilt c.tce We ;rcrctcre have cause 70
;hatsa the DEAN q Robinson. The hand OF des-
'aye6 IS Yar and ir,erceieG in ;nte-ss. of the Ne
s:rs~s ser,. ,Se ~, Ter solored hotel
rss IS .rs rs. SIC Is Sossr tina; Senator Robinson.
ps r4s& saA 'sas~r role II he :ish, . push
rro-r -is.: 1o,> rrcrossd couw reform plan.
at rs>>ss ss,~ ~ s,ste N;e
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-17
By Pauline Raspberry and
Hiram Crawford
Better Relations League Takes
First Step

The League For Better Relation:
met Monday night. July IL. at
O'Clock. al 12050 Lumpkin street
Representatives were present from
Conant Gardens. North Detroit
Northern High Section and other
communities Of this locality. Many
current problems were discussed
The first problem which the Lea
que will investigate will be TO de-
termine why the school board re-
fuses 10 hire colored graduates who
are qualified 10 hold the jobs.
Information was secured from a
member Of the Hamtramck Self
Respect League that on meeting
with Mr.. Kopka. superintendent OF
Hamtramck Public Schools. he was
asked 10 hire some colored girl in
the school. Supt. Kopka told the
group 10 bring in some efficient
girls and said he would try TO place
them.
The names Of four capable girls
were presented 10 him. but Mr.
Kopka. II is claimed. argued that
our people are not reliable. He
cited the following example:
Take Mr.. Ringo. for illustration.
He had been hired for years by the
School Board and when they need
I'd him most. he gave up his Job
Tor a political one"