The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-13
ESTRIDGE MARKET SUBMITS TO
DEMAND OF YOUTH MOVEMENT
AFTER Is DAYS OF PICKETING
Organizatio i'm Four-Week Drive
To Secure 1000 New Members
Beginning May 18th and Ending june 9th

through the Negro public as a buy
ing power. Mr.. McLin urged every
one in the vicinity to increase their
patronage and those out of the vi
cinity with cars to drop around to
the store whenever possible. Motley
has been informed of his grave re-
sponsibility in paving the way for
others OF his race, and in state
ment TO the council Wednesday
night, proved that he realized it
when he said, Il am going to try to
be the best clerk that any kroger
store ever had, had little trou-
bic finding where things were placed
and one white lady didn't seem to
like me very much, but that's all
right, I've got the chance, and I'm
going to make good.
Estr.dgc Store Gives In
After fifteen days OF parading
back and forth the piekets III front
OF Estridge's store ut the corner of
Germantown and Adelite streets,
were called oil when Mr.. Estridge
Informed the contact committee of
the Youth Movement Monday that
he was ready to comply with their
demands" and forthwith placed
young Negro clerk in his store by
the name Of David Alvis, who lives
at $40 Gard street. He informed
members OF the council that Alvis
would receive an adequate salary
but the council refused TO give him
cooperation sign until Wednes-
day noon at which time a complete
contract was signed and motorized,
stipulating in detail, working hours
and wages, which are not to be uil--
der fifteen dollars per week for full
time work, on a forty hour week
basis. The contract also provided for
Negro butchers and additional clerks
| If the business in the future would
seem to the council justihable.
| Present and witnesses to the
signing were Mr.. Mays, owner and
| proprietor of the Neighborhood
| Tavern, just across the street from
the store, where the contract Incl
| IDENTIFY, was signed; Edwin Buckner,
| president Of the Council; Clarence
Smith, chairman of the contact com
mittee; Lewis Morgan, chairman of
the petition committee; Robert Mel
son, chairman Of the Investigating
committee; Cortez Wilkerson, vice
president Of the Movement and this
correspondent, chairman of the pub
licity committee.
| Even though much feeling was in
evidence at the beginning Of the
aicketing Of his store, Mr. Estridge,
having seen the light, took the sign
| ing gracefully, and the short con-
ference broke up with a minimum
Of feeling all around, the council
proud Of their victory, Mr.. Estridge
glad to be rid Of the eternal march
ing of the pickets.
Youth Movement Blamed for
Disturbance at Dunbar
After hearing hundreds of con-
flicting reports about mn attempted
walk-out at Dunbar High Schoo
Tuesday. in which members Of tn
student body, are said by eye-wit-
nesses to have inaugaurate the frs
stages of a demonstration agains
: their principal because Of his allege
y outspokeness against the picketin
Y practices used by the Youth Move
Y mont in securing Jobs from stuhbor
e white business places, and hearin
IS that Tho wenth Movement was be
'r ing directly charged with incitin
d the disturbance" committee com
posed Of Mr.. Buckner. president
II the movement, Miss Weir, actin
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