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Evening star., 1937-08-15
ARLINGTON REPUBLICANS
TO NOMINATE DELEGATE
County Convention Also Will
Choose Representatives to
Session at Richmond.

ScSSlO1l AZ N1C 1CH1uOUU.
By Staf Correspondent Of The Star.
ARLINGTON, Va. August 14.-A
meeting of Republican voters Of Ar
lington County to nominate a candi-
date for the General Assembly has
been called for August Is at the Lyon
Park Community House at pm,
Grayson Ahalt, chairman Of the Ar
lington County Republican Executive
Committee, announced today
Another purpose Of the gathering
is to nominate delegates to attend
the State Convention at Richmond
August %.
Delegates and alternates to attend
the convention will be elected as fol-
lows Arlington. Z; BaIlston, s; Cher
rydale. 7; Clarendon No. /, 5; Claren-
don No. 2, 8; East Falls Church, 2;
Glendarlyn, /; Lyon Park, S; Vir-
ginia Highlands, s.; Rosslyn, 3, and
delegates at large, 2.
Evening star., 1937-08-15

Declaring It's tests Of rubber pave
ments successful, the City Council Of
Moscow, Russia, is considering rubber
paving the streets Of a large section Of
the city.
Evening star., 1937-08-15
BIG GUNS SHAKE CHICAGO
IN GUARDS WAR SHOW
By the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 1.-THE roar Of
heavy guns shook Chicago's front yard
tonight.
Air raiders swooped down on the
lake front sector in Z mass attack.
Evening star., 1937-08-15

bat cars, arn1ored and transport cargo
cars from Fort Knox, KY.
The spectacle will be presented again
tomorrow night.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-12-31
LE 7 T E K S
TO THE EDITOR

10 the Editors
The National Association for the
a Advancement Of Colored People.
both the New York office and the
branches scattered in every section
OF the country, wishes to express to
your paper its appreciation for the
manner IN which you have handled
the news Of the activities Of the
NAACP during 1887.
This association understands and
appreciates, from regular scanning
Of your news and editorial columns,
that you join US in regarding the
struggle for full citizenship rights
for Negro Americans as coopera-
tive task requiring the joint action
OF all forces; and yet we believe
your generosity in printing and
commenting upon news of the NAA
CP warrants a special word Of
thanks.
The association extends to you
and your paper the greetings of
the season and wishes for you a
successful and prosperous New Year.
Very sincerely yours,
Roy Wilkins,
Assistant Secretary.
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PUT In YOUR
CLAIM FOR OLD
ACE INSURANCE
MONEY NOW DUE

Many persons in the Dayton area,
who are entitled to the lump-sum
payments under the Social Security
Act, have failed to claim the money
due them, it was said today by
Joseph T.. Ware, manager of the Old
Age Insurance bureau office at 303
Post Office building, Dayton, Ohio.
Early this year the field research
section of the Social Security Board
estimated that during the calendar
year there would be about one thou
sand claims for lump-sum payments
filed in the district served by the
Dayton office" Ware said.
So far only 268 claims have
been fled, indicating that some 732
other persons who were expected to
seek these lump-sum payments be-
fore the end Of 1887 still have not
yet done so, although the year is
nearing its end. Any person who
has been employed in an occupation
included in the Social Security
coverage is entitled to a lump-sum
payment if he has reached the age
of 65 this year." Ware added.
Workers should file claims for
these benefits as soon as they reach
| the age of 65 years. They are en-
titled to a lump-sum payment equal
to 3 1-2 percent of the wages they
received while working this year in
occupation covered by the Social
Security act.
similar claims may be made in
behalf of all persons who have died
this year after working in covered
employment. Relatives or the estates
of such persons may claim these
payments which are also 8 I--2 per
cent of wages paid. 1t is not neces-
sary to hire an attorney or an ex-
pert to file these claims as our office
is prepared to give all necessary
services in this connection. There is
no charge Of any sort for this ser
vice." Ware added.
Employers can assist materially
in effecting the payment Of these
benefits due workers Or their heirs,
by notifying Mr.. Wares office
promptly OF the amount Of wages
which have been paid their en-
ployees during 1887 before they
have attained age 65 or before their
death, as the case may be. Form
1901, which should be used for this
purpose, will be mailed to any em-
paoyer upon request. ass' N -fs
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Children In Court
By JUDGE MALCOLM HATFIELD

Those interested in preventing
juvenile crime are alarmed to note
that during the past four years our
churches have declined 80 per cent,
while the sale of whiskey has in
creased 220 per cent.
During the same period general
benevolence declined 80 per cent,
while the sale of beer increased BIT
per cent. The Community Chest de-
creased "a per cent, with the sale
Of cigarettes up 48 per cent, and
attendance at the movies increased
41 per cent.
With church attendance down 80
per cent, and moving picture attend
ance up al per cent, is there any
wonder that the Sunday School
Movement may soon be a thing Of
the past? Is this the sort Of thing
we are to give thanks for on Christ
mas Day?
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FEATURES EDIT0R1Al
r E A T u r E S

:
colored author 20 be included
among 200 volumes which went to
the White House library last week.
The Sunday School Worker, 971
Fort Hill Street, Macon, Ga, II. $.
Bynes, founder and editor, issued
it's twenty--sixth anniversary num-
Der in December.
Mrs. Mayme Osby Brown Of the
Louisiana Weekly was the only woni-
an editor attending the recent con-
ference Of colored editors with the
Secretary of Agriculture.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-12-31
BY FLOYD j. CALVIN
(only Column in the Negro Press
listed by Editor & Publisher)
New Year
Geryriaht.


The years come and go. A New
Year has come. Of the many he
tefogeneous groups which by .'push
and pull ..eug o. warp--find it
possible to survive and thus make
up this homogeneous Nation, the
Negro group is at this time survey
ing the scene and specializing on the
events to come.
BY this time, however, the Negro
group has learned that it has certain
definite advantages in its battle to
survive, to Offset certain disadvan--
tages which are we'll defined and
well known.
First, the Negro group is the
most populous of the minority
groups. 1t has the numbers. Sec
ond, the Negro group, by outstand-
ing achievements of its individuals,
IS gaining in respect and prestige in
the national life. Third, the Negro
group, because Of the very space it
occupies, is a definite drawback to
the advancement of other groups, if
other groups attempt to move along
without it.
The Negro group finds, however,
that it is weak on generalship, on
strategy, on maneuvering. This is its
greatest weakness, for other groups,
with far less numbers, because of
their generalship, gain far more of
the benefits of life and living. The
Negro group finds, too, that its
weakness on generalship is due,
mainly, to its own failings in the
cooperative attitude, one toward the
other. The few outstanding organi-
zation successes we have are due,
quite obviously, to fine spirit of
teamwork But that spirit is
limited almost strictly to the in
fluence Of the personality of the
leaders Of these few successful or
CARNATIONS limited to the organi--
cations themselves.
OF course our history will explain
why we are weak on generalship; but
if education means anything, then
the rapid growth Of education among
us should bring larger group results.
But So far, those larger results are
only very slowly being realized.
One good resolution in the New
Year for prominent Negroes Of the
United States is, strangely, a mega
tive one-to resolve to do less to
hurt his neighbor. This does not
mean, to be sure, that we should
let self-aggrandizement run wild,
but it does mean to place restraint
on jealousy and "the spirit of evil, Z
if possible.
Of all the things which might be
done, we think of nothing more i'm
portant than this, Of which we might
do less.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
To the Editor:
As we begins this, our third New
Year under our own steam, we are
resolved:
/. To seize every opportunity to
promote the best interests Of the
Press as a Group;
2. To make this Service more
and more SERVICEABLE;
3. To keep in harmony with the
AIMS and ASPIRATIONS of the
Negro Press.
We are duly thankful for your
'ast cooperation, and we shall try
70 merit, at all times, your goodwill
and support in the future.
Calvin Newspaper Seryice)
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{ alvin S Digest

Atlanta, Kansas City, Pittsburgh,
Buffalo, Dallas, Louisvile le and Nan
vile.
OF these twenty-five full rage
ads, only one was from a colored
concern-in Nashville, Tenn, f4om
q barber shop.
Of the tWenty-four white con-
Germs taking full page (three took
two pages each) in ihe Negro press,
there were four department stores.
three furniture companies, two drug
companies, three clothing stores, one
JeWelry company, one grocery store,
and five food markets.
Here is cue for local advertising
managers Of Negro newspapers in
1888. Go after local business, and
go after accounts from the lines men
toned above.
The time is coming when Negro
newspapers will be the recognized
advertising mediums Of the group.
Right now many white newspapers,
North and South, argue that Negroes
read their papers more than they
read the Negro papers. But we have
three newspaper organizations now
with weekly circulation OF over
100000, and that is ample proof
that the Negro press has readers.
With further strengthening OF the
editorial content, and more vigorous
civic and economic attitudes, It
will finally be impossible for white
newspapers to claim that THEY
represent US, and then our papers
will get the business that rightfully
goes with the circulation.
Race Conscious"
The Hon. j. Finley Wilson, Grand
Exalted Ruler OF the Elks, has sent
oHt a proclamation jyreet.ng the
antlered herd, both lodges and
temples, to observe Emancipation
Day on January THE 18th ami
versary Of the end Of slavery. The
Grand Exalted Ruler says he wants
to see the EllSs become more trace
conscious for there are several
items on the agendum Of his organi-
zation which require the united sup
port of his members, and perhaps
the best way they can all come to-
gether is under the term Of race. /
For instance, the Elks have a Civil
Liberties Commission which is active
in the fight for passage Of the Anti
Lynching bill, and for amendment
and passage Of the Wages Hours
bill, before the Congress. Congrat-
ulations to the Elk Ruler on joining
the ranks Of the Race Conscious. z
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z large and growing bank are in
si,le.~ad shape, according to reports
4 ON his executives. When Mr..
spa Lung is optimistic, the outlook
i indeed bright. And there is are
" time when Mr.. spaulding is not
optimistic.
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Press Growth

Last week we checked the news
papers Of the country and found
that fifteen carried a full page ad.
Of local origin. In fact, between the
fifteen papers, twenty-five full page
ads. were carried.
The papers were not restricted by
locality: one in New York, two in
Los Angeles, and one in Miami, De-
troit, Chicago. st. Louis. Houston,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-12-31
AROUND THE
WORLD
By FLOYD j. CALVIN
(Only coiored journalist listed
by Editor & Publisher

by Editor & Publisher
OF the i04 CCC camps to be closed
by January /, ten are colored, It
was announced by Robert Fechner,
director, last week.
Ruby Elzy, noted soprano, was
guest soloist at White House
luncheon rendered by MRS. Roosevelt
to the wives of the Supreme Court
Justices, recently.
Mayor I,aGuardia has again given
Harlem a Christmas tree, large one
being placed in the traffic island in
Seventh Avenue at l35th Street.
The tree is brilliantly lighted at
night, So New York nite-lifers can
witness the Mayors yuletide spirit.
Two thousand Alpha men are to
meet in New Orleans on December
28-3t in the goth general conven
ton. The fraternity voted $4,000
for expenses Of the meet.
p. Bernard Young, Jr., managing
editor Of the Norfolk Journal and
Guide, was the main speaker at the
Virginia State College Trojan's
football banquet, recently.
n y
The Durham Herald-Sun said in
a recent Sunday editorial: North
Carolina College for Negroes, the
best North Carolina has to offer
members of the Negro race in
liberal college, is today an institu-
tion of 418 students, physical plant
of numerous buildings valued at
more than million, commensur-
ate faculty, commendable past,
pleasing present and of hopeful
future We salute North Caro-
lima College for Negroes and those
who have brought it to its present
high place."
The Bureau of the Cens1us, Depart
ment ST Commerce, Washington, is
because Of requests for information
about the contribution made by Ne
gro inventors to the progress of the
Nation in agriculture, mining, manu-
featuring, construction, transporta-
ton, communication, trade and in
other fields,'' compiling, through
Charles e. Hall, Specialist in Negro
Statistics, "a list of Negroes who
have, since 1900, obtained patents
from the United States Patent Of
fee"
The Guaranty Life Insurance Co.
Of Savannah Ga, purchased last
week the three-story building it
now occupies, 460 w. Broad Street,
from the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company Of New York for SIS
900. The building was formerly
occupied by the Wage Farmers Saw
ings bank.
The Newport News Star, Miss b..
r. Anderson, manager, completed its
37th year of continuous publication
with the issue of December A.
Il II
w. C. Handy of New York,
ssfather Of the blues" will deliver
an illustrated lecture before the An
nual Forum in Birmingham, Ala, on
February IL. Mr.. Handy will be
assisted by the choir Of Industrial
High School.
The Louisville Leader, /. Willis
Cole, editor and publisher, issued it's
goth anniversary number on Deem
Der a.
The America Press, 53 Park place;
New York, has announced that the
daring book, "TnterraciaI Justice, I
by Father John LaFarge, which gives
the new Catholic approach to the
race problem, has had no adverse
criticism so far, and has been wide
" praised.
y y y
The University of Chicago Press
has accepted for publication, "Por-
traits Americans" French text
book by DR.. Mercer Cook Of Atlanta
University. I 'r''s'7
aMules and Men," Negro folk
sketches by Fora Neale Hurston, was
che only book On the Negro and BY
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-12-31
Optimistic" Spaulding

President G. G. spaulding Of the
National Negro Business League has
delivered himself of a most "opti-
mistic" statement on the condition
Of Negro business throughout the
country, and on the outlook for this
group in business during the New
Year. After d tour through many
states, North and South, and first
hand inspection Of some Of the most
unique and outstanding enterprises,
like the Ben Franklin Store III Chi
cago, and lesser businesses in Mem
phis, Atlanta, Philadelphia and New
Yer. the successor to Dr.. Booker
e Washington and Dir. r. R. Motion
feels that the outlook Of Negro busi-
ness was never more asspicious.
Mr.. Spaulding's own enterprises
orr largest insurance company and
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Evening star., 1937-06-11
EARHART PLANE
ENDS 1,O)O-ML. HOP
World Flyer Lands at Fort
lamy, in French West
Africa.
1y the Associated Press.

DS the Associated Press.
FORT LAMY, French West Africa
June ll.-Amelia Earhart landed here
today to complete a 1,000-mile leg Of
her flight around the world.
She set her twin-engined mono
plane down at 7:55 am tE. S. T)
after flying from Gao over equatorial
Africa.
GAO, French West Africa, June II
l4I.-Amelia Earhart started TODAY on
another leg of her round-the world
night, lifting her monoplane easily
into the eastern sky and heading for
Fort Lamy, about 1000 miles away,
In the Lake Chad country of French
Equatorial Africa.
The blazing sun glinted on her sill
very, twin-engined plane as it took
of at 6:15 am, Greenwich mean
time Q:15 am, Eastern standard
time).
Arrival at Fort Lamy would put the
United States airWoman back on the
original course she plotted over the
wild. sparsely populated Sudan section
OF Central Africa.
TempestuouS weather had forced her
to fly to Gao, slightly north of the
urect eastward route from Dakar,
French Senegal, to Khartoum, Anglo
Egyptian Sudan, some 2,2OO miles from
here, her last African stopping place.
On arrival here yesterday after a
1,l40-mlle hop from Dakar, Miss Ear
hart and her navigator Capt. Fred
Noonan, planned to fly to Ell flasher
only about 500 miles from Khartoum,
but weather advices today caused them
to choose their origianl goal, Fort
Lamy.
From Fort Lamy there lay a desert
jungle stretch of some 1900 miles to
khartoum
They expected to spend the night
ut Fort Lamy before completing her
trans-African journey. The fight
started June from Miami, Fla.
Evening star., 1937-06-11

Of the proposed District income tax,
because of the doubts of its constitu-
tonality if it applied to Federal work.
ers or because OF its apparent inequity
| If the thousands of Government work
ers were exempted. 1t also was offered
in lieu of the proposed business privi-
leges tax.
The group of District officials ad-
vised the Commissioners much time
would be needed to draft privilege
tax which would be equitable and
sound. The Commissioners agreed
Members of the Commissioners
committee have stated repeatedly they
had no sure way of estimating the
revenues to be gained by gross re-
ceipts tax and have feared a fiat rate
applied to all might work hardship
on some classes and prove too small
levy on others.
AS result Of the revolt in the
House District Subcommittee against
the proposed sales tax, however, that
group shelved the sales levy and di-
rected the Commissioners to prepare
the income and business privilege
bills. This was done with great speed
within several days.
The tax program headed into an
other threatened storm, meanwhile.
as the House set the stage for its
consideration Monday.
Chairman Norton of the District
Committee, made all Of the required
parliamentary moves to get the bill
on the calendar in time by arranging
Evening star., 1937-06-11

to submit the necessary explanatory
report on the measure to the House
later in the day.
The fate Of the bill, however, Is
uncertain. Various members of the
House-some of them members Of
the District Committee-are prepar-
ing an attack on the measure. The
battle will revolve chiefly around the
income tax plan, not only because OF
Its questioned constitutionality, but
also because Of the doubt raised as
to who would pay the tax other than
legal" residents of the District.
Representative Hull, Progressive, Of
Wisconsin is one of the members who
plans to fight the bill on the floor
OF the House. Representative Schultz,
Evening star., 1937-06-11

Democrat, Of Indiana and Repre-
sentative Bigelow, Democrat, OF Ohio
also have served notice they would
take part in the battle.
Aside from the attack on the in
come tax plan, 1t is reported an effort
will be made to have the entire bill
recommitted to the District Com
mittee for further consideration on
the ground it was not subjected to
public hearings. Mrs. Norton said
she desired to have hearings before
the measure was reported to the
House, but the time is too short since
it should be enacted into law before
July l, the beginning of the new
fiscal year.
Evening star., 1937-06-11

budget deficit. This was estimated to
bring in about $5 100000 in new rev.
enues. With weight tax on auto
mobiles, increased insurance taxes and
other proposals, it was calculated to
cover the needs
The sales tax was suggested in lieu
Evening star., 1937-06-11
Taxes
Continued From First Page.)

NCOnllnued from First Page.)
quick draft of the proposed gross re-
ceipts tax.
In defense of District officials. it is
stated that they had to work hastily
and did not have time to make a
comprehensive study of estimates.
District officials used a rough cal
culatlon that the gross receipts of
business and various vOcations to be
taxed amounted to some S475.OO 900
or possibly more Retail business was
estimated at some S350,0OO, 900, whole
sale business at about $4,000 900,
and professional and vocational re-
turns were figured at perhaps
$75,o00,000. The total of s475,-
oo0,000 taxed at three-fifths of l
per cent. would bring in S285O,OOO,
and to this would be added license
fees amounting to some $500 900,
making the estimated total revenue
about S3,150O00.
The Board of Trade noted that
such list does not make any es-
innate for the business done by man
ufacturing in the District. From its
studies OF census reports and other
indicators, the trade body declared
today it believed the following to be
the best and most authentic calcu-
latlons OF the receipts against which
the tax would be applied:
Retail business 913 ooo
Wholesale business---- 24272q ooo
Service establishments-- le363 O0o
Amusement places--- 1915 600
hotels l5544 nm
PUBIC Warehousing------ laos, 900
construction ENTHUSIASTICALLY 2s,l27,0OO
Value of work performedD
Aaolo broadcasting----- 100000
tNet revenue from sale of time)
Total Is Not Comprehensive.
This table of estimates shows q
total OF 64802O 900, but this would
not include all business receipts sub
Ject to the tax, the trade body
declares.
The census of manufacturing of
the Bureau Of the Census" it stated
today, reported that the value of
products in the manufacturing in
ouStry IN Washington in 1885 was
s73 3,948052. From these accurate
sources We therefore have a total
Of s721 968,O52.
There are a number of classical
lions which have not been included
such as the various financial institu
tlons operating in the city which are
not banks. There are approximately
p5 such institutions, excluding build
Ing and loan associations, which en-
ployed over 800 persons. There were
also six advertising agencies. We do
not have figures for such fields as real
estate, newspapers, magazines and a
number Of Others
All business indices such as DEPART
ment store sales, bank clearings. utili
ties usage and the like indicate an
expansion of somewhere in the vicinity
OF Is per cent over these 1885 figures.
We, therefore, believe we are cor
rect in saying that the gross receipts
OF the business houses excluding
banks, utilities, insurance companies
building and loan associations, etc.,
which are excluded from this legisla-
tom are now approximately one bill
lion dollars per annum"
The trade body explained further
that there is also to be considered the
amount of business done by lawyers,
physicians, nurses, architects, dentists
and other professional or vocational
workers who would be subject to the
tax
The Commissioners and their Tax
Revenue Committee originally sug-
gested 2 per cent retail sales tax as
q "stop-gap" plan for meeting the 1898
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TO TELL OF BLIND

Miss Angela Frances Small, vice
chairman of the Friends of the Mo.
ment Blind Society, will discuss the
aims and accomplishments OF the
group in aiding Washington's blind
in an address over Radio Station
VOL at HAS pm. tomorrow.
The society, Miss Small announced.
hopes soon to nave place on Chesa.
peake Bay where the city's needy
blind can be taken each year for
vacations. Mrs. Roosevelt is honor.
airy chairman of the society.