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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01
TUSKECEE CHOIR BEGINS SERIES
OF BROADCASTSOCTOBER TENTH

plantation melodies have been play
ing prominent role in our com
munity campus life" he said
I'VE therefore take pleasure in
presenting the Tuskusee Institute
choir for the nations entertainment
as contribution of the Negro race,
as an expression of Negro culture
and as an instrument of inter-racial
goodwill" !"
.'The choir will be remembered for
its engagement at the opening Of The
Radio City Music Hall, New York,
in 1888 followed by concert appear
ances in Carnegie Hall, New York,
the Academy of Music. Philadelphia
and the WhiteHouse, Washington,
DC. In this brief tour Mr.. Dawson's
boys and girls received instantaneous
critical approval one New York
critic naming them probably the
finest vocal ensemble in the world
today"
"The Tuskegee choirsters have
not heretofore been available for
national radio presentation because
of the schools isolation from city
possessing network radio station.
Counting line costs of 185 miles to
Station WAPI, Birmingham, radio
engineering staff and installation and
the combined value Of the station
time on the air, it is estimated that
the program will cost nearly $4,000
each week to put on the air through
the courtesy Of the National Broad
casting company.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01

IuSkEGEE, Ala. CAMP ~ With
the haunting strains Of Deep River
my home IS over Jordan" swell
ing from 100 voices of the famed
Iuskegee Institute Choir, a major
Negro radio program will make its
bow to the nation on Sunday, Octo-
Der 10, at 1:30 pm, Eastern Stand
ard Time in the first Of series Of
weekly concerts via station WAPI,
Birmingham and the red network Of
the National Broadcasting company.
TO William l.. Dawson, director Of
Music and national prominent con-
ductor and composer, has been as
signed the important role Of pro-
duclng the new program which may
bring about a nationwide recrudes-
cence in the spirituaPs popularity.
Gov. Bibb Graves Of Alabama will
join with Dr. Frederick Douglas
Patterson, president Of Tuskegee,
in the ceremonies introducing the
choir and its conductor to the ma
tional radio audience. The opening
program will shortly be announced.
In a statement here after con-
cluding final arrangements with
NBC officials, DR.. Patterson pointed
out that. Tuskegee il one of the few
places left in the nation where the
rich heritage of Negro culture is be-
inc preserved and fostered.
sssince the earliest days Of our
institution which was founded IN
1881 by Booker I, Washington
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01
RACE. WOMAN
OPENS DRIVE
ETHEL PiSEAR HOLDS
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING

DATTON--Ine opening campaign
meeting Of the West Side Citizens
Committee sponsoring the candidacy
Of Mrs Ethel prear for member OF
the Dayton Board OF Education, was
held al Odd Fellows Hall, West Fifth
Street, Tuesday, September 2S. The
pre-eampaign workers made fine re-
ports Of their activities since the pri-
mary Through their efforts more
than 500 persons have been qualified
70 vote, and there are 1900 potential
Negra voters yet to be contacted.
Marion Anderson Sends Telegram
During the meeting telegram was
received from Mrs Marion Anderson,
Dayton's capitalist and philanthro
pist, as follows
CINCINNATI, Ohio, September %.
Mrs. Ethel Prear. odd Fellows
Hall, Fifth and Mound SITS, Dayton,
O. You have my best wishes and
cooperation, soltg ! can, : be at your
meeting,
MARION e. ANDERSON,
AIRS. anderson ls attenulng tbs
international Npiseotalian oolifef-
ence, which il meeting IN Cincinnati
this week.
George W Reed campaign m4h-
ager, nlaue All instructive address,
explaining The obJeetipes oi The
workers and the splendid contacts
that have been made with various
white groups AS usual Mrs. Preaf
thrilled the audience with her ilne
oratory and inside knowledge Of
school affairs.
Negroes OF Dayton are determin-
cd to have representation on the
school board and it is generally
conceded that Mrs. Prear will be
elected November 2.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01
FIRST c. 4. O.
CHARTER ISSUED


CINCINNATI (ANP) The Com
mittee for Industrial Organization
yesterday chartered its first Negro
union in the Ohio valley BY approy-
ing afliliation Of employees of the
slin-schmidt company, Loekland.
The new organization will be affii-
ated directly with the CIO there be
ing no international union Of ferti-
lizing plant employees. Paul w.
Fuller, regional director for the Go,
said 130 Of the firms l65 employees
were members OF the new local. He
added that two white men are mem
bers of the organization, which
is known as the Lincoln Local In
sdustrial union
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01

uscripts and the Dunbar library,
now in the custody Of the Ohio
State Archaeological and Historic
cal Society, will not be ready for
public exhibition until this fall,
thousands have already visited the
shrine.
Dunbar was born of parents
who had been slaves and he had
to struggle against poverty all his
lifetime. Today his privately
printed volumes of poetry are
highly valued collectors items.
Publication Of his first book,
"Oak and Ivy Poems gained
wide recognition for the poet, and
publication in 1896 Of his second
book, Majors and Minors made
him world famous. Dunbar Was
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01

oA ehe l2th day Of July, 1897,
George Williams, a Negro junker.
was attacked and beaten by police
officer in uniform, and his in,n,,es
We're 50 severe that the services Of
. physician at the st. Elizabeth Hos
pleal were required. After beating
Inc Negro junkel, the police officer
arrested the Negro and charged him
win qnarfeling and wangling This
ehafge was tried before the Chief
justice Of the Municipal Court oa
The 10th day Of July, but to date no
decision has been rendered b. the.
Judge in the case.
The National Association for the
Advancement Of Colofed People be-
came interested in this matter and
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01

The last home of Paul Laurence
Dunbar, famous poet laureate Of
the negro race whose career was
one of the most phenomenal in the
history of his people, is the latest
shrine dedicated to Ohios famous
sons to be opened to the public
Il is located in Dayton.
The modest two-story brick
house to which Dunbar returned,
broken in health, after his writing
had won national acclaim contains
many Of the poets personal me-
mentoes, including his scrapbooks,
letters and manuscripts. His study
the front room on the second floor
has renamed very much as it was
when the poet died over 30 years
ago. Although some OF the man
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01

only "a when his second book was
published.
On the walls of his study are
special commissions and pictures
of his friends. Dunbar numbered
among his intimates William Nc
Kinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Will
liam Dean Howells, Robert Inger-
soil, John Hay and many other
famous people Of his day.
Visitors to Dayton should also
see the famous air base, Wright
Field, center of aeronautical re-
search OF the u. S. Army Air
Corps, Hills and Dales Public
Park, embracing $50 acres Of
scenic beauty, and the Miami
Conservancy Dams, flood preven-
ton works costing S32,0O0, ,000., /,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01

4 wave Of atheism is sweeping over
the world aud threatens the destru,
tion of all civilization.
The encyclical devoted to the
rosary Of the Blessed virgin Mary"
called upon all the devout TO reeite
their rosaries, especially during 0c--
tober
The ropc criticized Communism,
deplored trends toward atheism and
condemned the ideals Of dictators
who forget the wisdom Of the Cos
pei and exhume pagan errors and
morals.
The after o'.,;,s.siy wa IN reffr-
ence to Nazi Germany, where the
Catholic church is involved in strife
with Fnehrer Adolf Hitler's regime.
AS for himself, the pontiff asked
his followers to render thanks to
the Virgin Mary for restoration Of
his health
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01
Board Given Right to
TO Assign Pupils to
Schools i'm Ruling
BY Court

CINCINNATI 80 -(ANP)-Holding
that the case showed no discrimina-
tion against the race by the Lock
land board Of education, Judge Al
fred Mack in common pleas court,
Thursday refused to grant writ of
mandamus which would have forced
the board to admit a Negro girl TO
Lockland high school instead Of
Wayne Avenue elementary school
The suit was in behalf of Vera
Grace, daughter Of Grace Graca.
Lockland. Judge Mack's decis On
disclosed that her brother already Is
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01
WORLD FORGE TING G0D," SAYS POPE
DAYTON NAACP RAISES FUND TO
DEFEND GEORGE WILLIAMS


Is dong everything III its power to
see that justice is done to the de-
fenseless Negro, and for the future
protection of ali Ngroes in this com
munity.
The local branch has launched Z
campaign to raise defense fund
and a calling upon every citizen in
the community y give both large
and small donations TO defend This
and other eases which seems 70 il
cases Of cruelty and injustice. The
NaAeP has long been guardian IF
Negro rights io secure some aad
protect others there must be endless
work The practical device through
which we may win our freedom Is
unity. We have no higher duty than
Y bend ou1' h'Aeks anu lend eur JOINT
energies IN = struggle e end atroei-
ties, crueltlos, injussiees and u. aita
which We suilef on every hand.
~ seems ilttihg and proper that
one Of bayton's own sons I1r Arm
old p. Shaw should lead the Defense
fand Committee Az chairman he
needs the support of every rcd
hlooded man and woman q this
effort Each Of Us can give We
Ian build Il line 40 defensei And
with hands locked together, tii
rights n democratic land can he
fully ours, for as one rises, all mtis
rise, and as one falls, 81 must fall
The foloWfnr contributions haYe
already becn made:
IIn,d Iay,;s A III
pbon,a. Nor.{s si 90
j efte,,. st.oO
WaIter Anderson $50
gn,.net,,3e Enhs.ta hn
,,aorpe Wbeeler x95
III pavne Ill 90
t,Ias.ie I.,,neh Room. sI.oo
Tba,,a. il ufrirbt IN
q Il lucEson 1 IN
navid lIunmhrey. S25
Beatrice Wilson. S.05
Edmund parker $40
I,la Mccullough. $50
charIctta Brown. s.fo
Roscoe Crops. $40
h.tfa lIa,.la,, 4 on
Marv Hamilton. SO
sarsh Njllians S.25
Bertha pencil S25
Thomas Sparks. s.2b
Leroy steed, s.25
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01
Mrs. w. III. McCalIum
Speaker at YWCA
Membership Rally
Al BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH
SUNDAY, OCTOBER s, 1887


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1887.
oliee q woman make up her mind
that settles the issue. With this
q naId, we, the membership com
iniltee u the YWCA are asking YOU
y make up your mind that it Is your
atlty, as = Negro citizen Of Dayton
g see that the program oI thi- IN
stltution shall go forward 90 blgge!
and better achievements.
Ia this drive for memberships, a,
need your assistance lis i mentbel
of the organization, to make tn
effort q success. You can best AID
Us by renewing your membership anu
by encouraging your friends who aie
not already members 10 join.
You, the present and former mem
bers Of the YWCA know that the
work Of this organization Il vital to
the cultural growth Of our communi
ty You have seen the strides that
we have made III our efforts To meet
the needs Of our women and glls
New departments, new activities, and
new programs all bending toward the
single aim of greater service.
This year our greatest desire IS le
| serve you better We want to make
this place so interesting, 50 helpful
50 broad in its scope Of activities tnat
! you will be glad you are q member
The years program Is laid. II
Offers you such wide choice Of 50
eial activities that you will readily
| recognize the thought and care tha'
We have devoted to it. All age groups
and as many varied tastes as our Inn
| tied space will allow have been con
sidered in our selections Great
stress has been laid on the teen age
and adolescent girls programs, Spe-
cial classes for those interested III
| handicrafts, household training for
| younp housewives, classes in Spanish
and French, discussion groups on
/ current news and public affairs.
All this for single membership.
| Doesn't it sound like bargain coun-
ter of culture. Come in and look
around. See if you don't find
something that you would like e
be doing, some group that you would
like to be part Of. We know thai
there is some phase Of our program
that will be particularly interesting
to YOU. Your friends will be ther.
and We want you there too.
On Sunday the third Of October
we are having grand get-to-gefh-
er at Bethel Baptist Church. Mrs
w. II. McCallum, the wife of th'
Rev w. III. McCaNum nastor &
Mckinley Church. will address til
rroup She has chosen as her sub
ieet, youth Facing the Future.
Mrs McCallum is graduate q
Northwestern University Of Chicag
and has had quite great deal q
experience with young people. He
message will be well worth hearing
Music will be furnished hv Mis-
Cecil Roberts. pianist and the Gil
Reserve Chorus Miss Grace Youn
will preside. The leaders will max
their reports. Mrs. LOWE Cav
chairman of the membership rail
committee. - @ssss
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01
POPE PLEADS FOR
WORLD SALVATION
CALLS FOR PRAYER

VATICAN CRY lUP)-Pope Plus
XI today exhorted the 331 300 900
Roman Catholics to pray next month
for the worlds salvation from
.'moral and spiritual crisis that has
sprung from Nazisim and Comman-
ism.
The 80-year-od pontiff said that
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01


secretary treasurer oI the Pallaue.
pima lrlbune, ozo 5. Iotn atreel,
PnliauelpAia, ia, ana also woman !.
Editor OF the paper, who is no
writing a series oi ARTICLES III il,
paper, leling Of her recent Tip
England, France, Holland anu
gium. Mrs. khoaes, daughter of the
late Chris ]. Perry, founder 81 ,
Tribune is leader III social and
civic life Of the Quaker City. On
her trip abroad, which sile had plan
ned for five years, Mrs. Rhodes was
a close observer of the manners and
customs Of the people, paying special
attention to their food. clothing,
speech, and mode Of living.
- Calvin Service)
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-10-01

In an interview with the editor
of the Forum this week Mr.. Daniel
G. Brewer, chairman Of the Re
pubiictsl Executive Committee,
stated that the eolored people Of
Dayton are entitled TO represent
alton on the Board Of Education;
and moreover, they certainly have
the right TO choose their own can
didate. The Republican Organi-
zation, he further stated, will not
endorse any school board candidate
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
Election Ordered
In w. Va. Plant

UN.S.). The National Labor
Relations Board today ordered a
collective bargaining election with
in is days among the employees
Of the West Virginia Paper and
Pulp Company at Luke, w. Va.
The workers will choose which,
If either, of the following organi-
zations they wish to represent
them: International Brotherhood
Of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Workers, or Local No. 36,i of EN-
ployeS Protective Association.
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
Interior Air Party

Bubbling and bustling still, In.
terior's frolicsome personnel has
now decided to take it's personal
ity on the air. This evening over
VOL, 10:30, Evelyn Adams and
her entertainment group will give
a musical and dramatic impress
sion of the development of their
department, principally via use of
music Of the Colonies, songs of the
Indians, folk music, ballads and
war songs. e. j. Stenson will
play Martucci's Minuet, Tommy
Hampton and Palmer Byrd are to
render Indian songs, Julia Doster
is to sing two Civil War songs and
Bob Mahoney. of PWA, will give
"a tap dancers impression of the
trains in Union Station. Miss
Adams, Mrs. Grace Ware, Ian
Forbes, Mary E. Watts and Doro-
thea Lewis will present Five to
One" a Skit revolving around a
day in the lives of five Federal
workers, with sound effects BY
Mrs. Rose E. Softer.
News Tip Prize Today: "GustO"
(CAP).
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
Bees Tame,
Gunner NOW
Wild!

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. 8.
For so years M. H. Lind, Of Bader,
H., thought his swarm Of bees
was a pleasant and profitable gift
Of nature. Today he learned he
must pay a tax on them. After a
neighbor had complained to the
county board Of review that Lind
should pay taxes on his bees, Lind
protested to Attorney General
Otto Kerner.
Kerner, in an opinion today
said:
Although bees In the wild
state as when inhabiting a
bee tree are animals ferae
naturae, the same as rabbits,
squirrels or foxes running wild,
when reduced to possession by
placing them in a hive under
your control, they became your
own property :. taxable by
statute"
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
Just Ask Them!

Luther Corwin Steward, gener.
ally recognized as the granddaddy
Of all employe representatives,
takes time out to point out that
news stories, editorials, cartoons,
magazine articles and radio Skits
stating that Government employees
do not pay taxes are so much bunk
In q letter to almost every
editor in the country, he says:
Federal employees pay all taxes
Of every kind and description, in.
cluding Federal income taxes when
their incomes reach a taxable
figure. The only tax Federal en-
ployes do not pay is a State income
tax in those States in which such
a levy is made. Federal employees
do not pay State income taxes be-
cause that has been declared un.
constitutional by the courts"
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
U. S. MISSIONARY
STICKS TO POST

Despite reports that all Ameri-
cans are leaving war.torn China,
Prof. D. L. SherertZ, American
Missionary now in MokanShan,
China, with his wife, four children,
and mother-in-law, intends to re-
main at his post, according to a
letter. received today by his son,
William, now a student at Amert-
can University.
Mokanshan is in the center of
hostilities, being located between
Shanghai and Nanking. DR.. She
rertz's letter reported that so far
all we're safe.
His son, a graduate Of the
American School at Kuling, came
here in october to enter American
University.
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
M'KELLAR BILL
SCORED BY BLOC
AS 'SPOILS' PLAN
0'Mahoney Leads Fight
On Postal Measure

GN.S). Denouncing the Nc
Kellar postmaster bill as a return
to the political "spoils system" a
strong bipartisan bloc today noti-
fled the Senate it will wage a last
ditch campaign against the meas.
ure.
The bipartisan bloc, headed by
Senator O'Mahoney CD of Wyo-
ming, former First Assistant Post
master General under the Roose.
velt Administration, revealed a
battle plan in a minority report
on the bill submitted to the Sen
ate today.
ISSUE CLEAR CUT
The report, signed also by Sena-
tors LaFollette (P.) Of Wisconsin,
and Logan CD Of Kentucky, de-
scribed the Senator McKellar plan
as a patronage scheme. It added:
"The bill Is a clear-cut issue
between the patronage system
on the one hand and the merit
system on the other. It is also a
a reputation Of the political
platforms of both political par
ties"
Senator Bridges (R.) of New
Hampshire, denounced the Nc
Kellar bill in a separate minority
report.
"The bill will again saddle
the Post Office Department
with the spoils system and it is
merely perpetuation of the pa
tronage method and the spoils
system at its worst" he said.
BACK RAMSPECK
Bridges and the group headed
by OMahoney notified the Sen.
ate that they probably will sup
port the bill Of Representative
Ramspeck CD of Georgia.
The RamSpeck bill would place
all poStmasters under civil serv-
ice, eliminate Senate confirmation
and permit them to hold their
positions for indefinite" terms.
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
Moral Support

Ad "stick-in-the-mud" types:
Those girls at Census who won't
be photographed except in group,
where they can have moral sup
port. Present edition of Maya
zine Statistics as released by the
Division of Press Intelligence has
been filled with glaring errors.
In the November issue, in three
separate digests of articles on
Bonneville Dam and Administra-
tor Ross the name Of the project
is miSspelled seven times as
Bonneville. What's the matter,
too much overtime again?. Rep
reSentatives Lemke of North Da-
kota and Dietrich of Illinois are
reported interested in defaults on
PWA loans.
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
News Tips!

The symbol (PAL) beside
your name or "pen name" in
UiteS yoH to call at this desk
for ttDo passes to Locus Pal.
ace TheGter, notO shouting
Jeanette Mcdonald in "The
Firefly." Those tabled (CAP)
are entitled to tt0o free ducdtS
for the Capitol, shouting vii.
liam PoDeu and MyrnG Log
in Double Wedding" and
those NTH (COLJ mdy call
for tt0o Columbia tickets for
GretG Carlo and Charles
Boyer in Conquest"
Tickets are GaDGrded for
best "netDS tips" about GoU-
ernment conditions, which
may be mailed or phoned and
should carry q "nons de
plume" or "pen name" If of
the "toHchy" UGriety, frritGt.
ing to officials or Stooges.
General netDS about folks in
the office" may also min, and
often the tickets are GUGrded
3uSt as a good-UiH gesture
from The Times. s
The Washington times., 1937-12-03

countancy with LaSalle Exten-
sion University and now is an
accountant with Federal Trade,
having come to Washington al
most three years ago Member
of the N. j. Society'S executive
board and still retains an avid
interest in bowling, baseball and
basketball when away from his
desk.
The rules Of the Congressional Ii
brary state that its facilities are
available until 10 p. m. Usually
a warning was given at $50 or
9:55 so that there would be no
Stragglers. Now library employees
hustle everybody out at 9:45 p. m.
how come?-I. K. s.
The Washington times., 1937-12-03

a lot Of Charlie Mccarthy clap.
trap sawdust about a man and a
dog, she proceeds to earn her var
Sity letter, and if they don't give
it to her she'll raise a bigger
ruckus that Eleanor Holm ever did
with the olympic Games Commit
tee. To earn her letter in this
latest form of competitive razzle-
dazzle, the little lady pounces on a
speech by the President, and, by
diligent word-spading, purports to
discover inconsequential grammat-
ical errors therein"
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
Census to FrOlic

Census Bureaus Recreation and
Welfare Association tomorrow
holds its fall dance and floor show
in Commerce Departments main
auditorium. AT $50 p. m. Cristo-
pher Zepp will lead a community
Songfest and at 9 dancing will
begin to Brusiloff music. Floor
show will include a feminine
dance team, trombone solo by
Toby Tyler, a lyric quartet, and
Alvin Eley, tenor. Cafeteria soda
fountain will remain open. E.
committee: Franklin j. Lillard,
Eric SternS, Rexford Fletcher,
Mary A. Abel, Harry F. Tyler,
Eugene L. Hollis and Conrad
Shamel.
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
May Get Status

Plans for placing Employment
Service, Labor, under Civil Service
are reported materializing .
Some doubt as to whether all in
D. c. will be covered, however
UFWA local at Labor has re.
quested Madame Perkins to in.
clude those in D. C. Public En-
ployment Center, machine tabu.
latorS paid from Employment Serv.
ice funds and D. c. workers paid
from National Unemployment
Service cash.
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
Counter SalzedO
Divorce Suit Filed

RENO, Dec. 3 QN.S).-Reply-
ing to a divorce suit charging
cruelty which Carlos Salzedo, con-
cert musician, filed here Tuesday,
Lucille Lawrence Salzedo came
through today with a croSs-com-
plant on the same grounds. Mrs.
Salzedo is in New York city.
The Washington times., 1937-12-03

u11SS1Ou De re-
tanned, but lit
tie basis for
the attack on
pr o m otfo1 by
C o m p e tt tive
e K a m / nation
seems available
. . Pa t e n t
office, it is
pointed ou t,
tried it and
failed, but Pat
ent Office isn't
generally given
credit for rat
ing n e ar the
The Washington times., 1937-12-03
BY J. EARLE MosER

Postal Pater An insde the probable efficiency and
accuracy of the Unemployment Census may be obtained by
talking with postal carriers They almost unanimous in
condemnng the lackadaca in which cards being
filled Some have humorous stories the various
patonal cassifcaons the unemployed assign themselves
Beauty machine operators and charwomen particularly
mantle in selecting for their jobs On the cards they
are beautcians experts in makeup" and oce renovators
"superntendents of cleaning etc.