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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-02-11

AMAZING PROGRESS SINCE
EMANCIPATION CITED AT
lNTER-RACIAL MASS MEETING

DAYTON Despite general pes
sinism regarding the future OF the
American Negro following his en,an-
cipation from slavery, tho raee has
made & amazing progress" IL every
line Of activity in the last 10 years,
said DIR. Mordecai johnson, ps sesident
of Howard University, Washington,
DC, in an address before an inter
racial mass meeting Sunday after
10 h in Westminster Presbyterian
church.
Approximately 1000 Daytonians
attended the program sponsored by
the Dayton Race Relations commis~
sion as part Of the national celehfa-
ton Of Race Relations Sunday Ia.
cooperation with the Federal Gonfi4
ell Of Churches in Christ in America.
Speaking Monday morning before
the Dayton Ministerial association at
the YAfCA, Dr. Johnson declared
that .sthe weakest part of the pro-:
gram Of Protestant Christianity Is in
its limited application of Christ s.
doctrine of brotherhood for all races
sarsd elasssse at the altar AZ tlse
churches.
All Need Welcome
zone or more churches in every
CITY should pioneer in making all
kinds Of people, rich and poor, black
and white and brown, feel conf
pletely welcome at some, If not all,
Of their services Of worship, il Chris
tion brotherhood Is to be regarded
as anything more than vague
IDEAL" he said.
DR.. Johnson spoke at noon IL the
Fifth Street branch Of the YMGA.
Tine noted educator aud Orator
pointed out, in his Sunday afternoon
address, that when the Negro was
freed after ESQ years of slavery
poverty and ignorance, white men ex
pressed fears that the race could no1
survive physically the nervous straif
of modern civilization, that it wo,lle
be unable to make its own way II
the world economically and that i
was incapable Of intellectual adj
vancement.
Increase Of Negro population iron
about 100000 to 12,0oo,00o SING
the Civil War and the outstanding
achievements Of Negro athletes wer
cited as proof that the physical sur
vival Of the race was no longer il
doubt.
Have Proved Asset
ssStarting out in poverty, withou
land, mules or tools, Negroes hay
accumulated property, develope
their own business institutions an
wherever hard work was to be don
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-02-11
BISHOP WRIGHT SHOWS
MENTAL CALIBRE OF
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVE
by BISHOP n. r.. WRIGHT. Jr.
EFor Calvin Service)

by BISR10P ~. n. WRfSsNb y Jr.
EFor Calvin Sevvice)
{Editer's Note. Bishop Wrigh,
IL so arrive in New York ON
February II frons hia work in
che Fifteenth Episcopal District
Of the A.M.E. Church, covering
all Of South Africa.)
CAPE TOWN" what languages
do you speak, Bishop d young
South African asked me. English =
I replied.
"Only English? Why, that is
queer said the South African in
honest amazemant, because nearly
eli South Africans speak more than
one language. Indeed, the Union of
South Africa is bi-IinguaI country.
There are two official languages. All
government documents are printed in
two languages; legal enaetments, of
fetal publications, legal notices,
government form letters, even re-
ceipts, postage stamps and railroad
tickets ARE printed ii. both English
and Afrikaans. No one can be a
government official, telegraph OPP
erator, street car conductor, I'M
less he speaks both languages. If q
man speaks to you In Africans you
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-02-11
WHEREFORE UNIVERSITY TO
HOLD EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
Fine Program Arranged, Dates February
18 and 10; Conference To Be Part Of
Annual Founders Day Celebration

WILBERFORCE, Ohio---Dr. d. o.
Walker, president of WiIberforce
University, announces that Wilber-
force University is planning her an
nual Founders Day celebration as
usual this year One OF the OUT
standing features of the weeks pro-
gram will be the Educational Con-
ference which will be held at the
University on Friday and Saturday,
February 8 and 10 This confer
ence promises 10 be epoch-making.
One Of the largest groups OF white
ard Negro educators ever to assem-
Bile at any enc meeting for the pul
pose Of conference are to gather
together at this famous institution to
discuss educational issues connected
with the problems Of building cur
rieulum, the relationship this cur
ricuIum should bear to the high
school, and the problem Of recruit
ing students from the high school on
the part Of the college.
TO date 2G Of the leading Negro
INSTITUTIONS and "a white colleges lin
the state Of Ohio have indicated their
intention of having representatives
at the Conference. Among the Me-
/ gro institutions responding early to
the invitation and indicating their
desire to be present and take part III
the conferences are the following
Howard, Fisk, Morgan, Knoxville,
Miner Teachers College, Tuskegee,
billiard, Morehouse, Southern Uni
| versity, and Bluefield. Among the
| Ohio colleges responding early and
indicating their intention of having
representatives present are: Wit
tenberg, Blutfton, Antioch, Ashland,
Dennison, Marietta, Wilmington,
Ottcrbein and Wooster.
The conference will open on
| Friday morning at 10 o'clock in Shor-
! ter Hall. After the preliminary ey-
ercises DIR. Arthur J. Klein, Dean o.
the College of Education at The Ohio
State University, will present paper
| on "The Theories of the College
/ Curriculum" and as expert in charge
| will lead the discussion on "The
| College Curriculum After this
paper there will be a floor discus
sion of an hour and half. At /:
| o'clock DR.. Reid e. Jackson of Dill
lard University will read paper o.
"The Place Function) of the Col
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-02-11

DAYTON, O. The Fifth Street
YMCA will celeb4atc its tenth an
niversary. February 18th, 1dtb, and
18TH. This institutions worth to
the West Side is incalcuable. 1t has
taken boys from the streets, men who
are on the wreag path and given
them new interest in life, promoted
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-02-11
SIDELIGHTS ON
ANTI-LY LYNCHING
BILL FIGHT

WASHINGTON The presence of
a goodly number Of colored people
in the galleries during the debate on
the anti-lynching bill is having
good effect. The southern senators
try to pretend they are not aware
of the attendance, but is easy to see
that they are kcenly conscious Of the
support for the bill.
The complete frankncss with
which newspapers and especial
" special coiumnists for the
daiiies have exposed the behind
the--scencs plans 10 ditch the
anti-lynehing bill is worrying
the politicians Of both parties.
The columnists have brought out
the secsets behind the fsiihuster,
have iutimatcd that the White
House Is totally Indifferent, have
charged that the supporters OF
the bill arc weak and are secret
" hoping that the filibusterers
will win, and have predicted
graceful sidetracking OF the bill
to fool Negro voters.
Sharp editorials in the Baltimore
Afro- American, the Pittsburgh Cour
ier and the New York Amsterdam
News charging both political parties
with "doubie-crossing and selling
out the Negro voters have alarmed
the politicians.
During Senator Wagner
speech, Senator Cotton Ed
Smith of South Carolina was
deliberately discourtesua, walk
ing around the Senate chamber.
talking loudly TO any senator's
who ,vonld listen. Obviously he
was trying to distract attention
from Wagner's speech. Senator
! Fsankhead of Alabama walked
over and stood in front of Sem
stor Wagner aa he was speaking
and gIared into hia face. The
New Yorker continued in q calm
and forceful nanner.
| Senator Borah. opponent Of TIL
u K
lCentInuca on page fourl
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-02-11

Or. Charlotte Hawkins Brown,
dynamic principal of Palmer Me-
mortal Institute, sedalia, Nc, who
mas for thirty-fve years striven 70
transplant ''the culture Of New
England III the Old North State.
Reared and educated IN Cambridge,
Mass, Or. Brown has built an instl-
tuition "of beautiful campus, refined
and dignifed student body, and well
trained and cultured teachers Pal
mer Memorial Is now regarded ~ p
"finislling school for teen age Negro
youths from Junior high through
Junior college on the national
scene, Dir. Brown is 4 noted advo--
cate OF racial unity, and champion
of civic and social progress.
-~( Calvin Seryieel
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-02-11

answer IN Afrikaans; If Ii English
you rely ii English. Radio pro-
grams are hi-lingaai,
The above ,is as far as d white
(continued On Eage four) i
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1938-03-04
PROTEKCE.
Napsal BEDRICH MORAVEC.

A konecne vzdyt jsem Sc
lastne ami nepTetvaroval. Ema
opravdu nen1 skaredou, obcu-
je-li s nj clovek stale. Ostatne
je dosti rozumnou, ably doved-
la posouditi, kan az saba oby-
cejna forma zdvoTilosti a kde
zacfna vlastn1 dvoTen1 sc dew
Ceti.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1938-03-04

la posouditi, kan az saba oby-
cejna forma zdvoTilosti a kde
zacina vlastn1 dvoren1 Sc dev.
ceti.
Mijela lima "a stalych pra-
CT, hoT1nskem dvoTe Sc mic ne
zmenilo. Dolan konal vSecky
sve povinnosti svedomite, ko-
nal jich mnoho i "a spravce Ii
kama, ably dostal pekne vysved
cent "a sve pGsoben1 v HORNE.
Vedel jiste, re ma jare Dude re
sluzby propulsion, re pGjde zas
k matce do Prahy a re Dude
zas pres leto hledati move mis-
to. Tedy jen O to vysvedceni
Sc mu jednalo.
V pomeru jeho k Eme ne
zmeniIo Sc take mic. D1vka cho
vala sc k n6mu neobycejn6
vTele a Dolan ty vrelosti opla-
eel zdvorilou galantnostf. y
zikan1 Jedi vSichni spolecne a
jednou pfi obede pTisla take
rec ma to, re Dolan ma jafe z
HoTfna odejde. Ema pri tie
zmfnce zbledla.
"Kdybyste mel ma nasem pan
stvf nejakou protekci, udrzel
byste Sc tu," nadhodil zikan.
90 mfsto z protekce nesto-
jfm," odvetil Dolan pevne.
"Snad Sc piece nekdy domo~
hu pevneho mfsta vlastn1m pfi-
cinenim."
"To p1jde asi z t6zka," mi
nil zikan. "Lidu je ma vSe pl-
no, a vsude panuje jen protek-
CO."
"Je to mojf pevnou zasadou
uplatniti Sc jenom ma zaklad6
svych schopnostf," rekl Dolan.
Ema sklonila hlavu. Tusila
re je O jej1m osudu rozhodnu-
to. Tim byla take zalezitost
definitivne skoncena. Dolan
nechtel.
K jaru cekal Dolan, kdy re-
ditel posle do HoT1na jeho p1-
semn6 propustenf. Kazdeho
dine, kdyz prinesl posel do dvo-
ra postu, Ema veb6hla k otci
do kancelaTe, tazajfc Sc 1zkost
live: "Je tn neco pro pana Do
lanai"
Dopisy p~richazejfc1 cd redi-
telstvf otviral Zikan tresouc1
Sc rukou, ale neprichazelo sta
lie mic. Nastalo jaro, zacala or
ba v polfch, ale vypoved nepfi-
chazela. "Co Sc stalo?" divil
Sc Dolan. "Snad mne prece
nechajf V HoTfn6? Ale kde
pax! Pr nynejsim 1spornem
systemu nebude velkostatek
drzeti ma jednom dvoTe diva u
Tednfky. Poslou mi jednoho
dine pfsemn1 vypoved S pfilo-
zenym vysvedcen1m a pGjdu
odkud jsem priSel."
Dolan dohl1zel jednoho dine
ma radu oracG pracuj1c1ch ma
poll pTi silnici daleko cd dvo-
ra. Ma silnici objevil sc jez-
dec a Dolan poznal Teditele.
Reditel Gruber byl telnaty pan
a objfzdel pc velkostatku kon-
mo. Dojel k Dolanovi, zasta-
vii kOn6 a hned Sc S MIN dial do
rozmluvy.
"Tak jak to Dude, pane adj
junkt s vami? Mate uz jine mi
sto?"
"Zadal jsem ma nekolik
MIST" odvetil Dolan mrzute.
ALE nesl1bil jste nikde?"
tazal sc reditel.
"Dosud nikde, pane Tedite-
H." odvetil Dolan.
Mohl to f1ci smele, kdyz je-
ste ma zadnou zadost nedoslo
pTfzniv6 vyTfzenf.
"Nechtel byste z1stati v Ho-
Tfn6 jest6 pres leto?" tazal Sc
Teditel.
"TTeba bych zdstal, kdyz by
81 pan Teditel pral," Tekl Dolan
p%ohlednuv prekvapen ma fedi-
tele.
"Z1stanete tedy v HORNE do
podzimu," Tekl Teditel. "Po-
tTebuji vas prav6 ma tonic mi
ste. Slysel jste snad, re nam
We Vfdni svakra radou?"
"Slysel, pane rediteli," Cd
v6til Dolan.
Neslysel Size O tom nikdy, a.
lie bylo by byvalo velkou odvaz
livostf Tfci Tediteli, re jemu ia
kova vec je neznamou. Vzdyt
snad cele okolf vedelo, re sva-
kr pana Teditele We Vfdni je
radon. Jiste 1rednfci ma vel
kostatku to vedeli a Teditel
mohl Jim treba m1ti "a zle, re
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1938-03-04

Uplynul tyden. ODE d1vky
vychazely rano ma prochazku,
vracely Sc k desate iodine,
Blanka pila cerstve mleko a
celia Dolanovy knihy.
(Pokracovani.)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-29
DEEDS FILED
Activity in the Real Es-
tate Market in the
Last Week

Mamie Ledbetter, 81 acres, Ed
NEVILLE, to Cora Corak.
G. A.. Turner, tract, Spartan
burg road, to Eugenia M. Nor
rison.
M. NJ. Redden, ct TX, tract,
Hendersonville, to j. H. Dalotn.
NJ. C. LYDIA, ct ux, lot, Davis
street, to j.. H. Dalton.
j. H. Dalton, tract, Henderson,
vile, to Merida LYDIA.
l.. A. Blair, ct ux, lot, Patton
avenue, to D. H. Black.
Sallie Justus, ct al, tract, Blue
Ridge, to Charlie Justice, ct al.
M. F. Toms, commissioner, lot,
Laurel Park, to Rhododendron
corporation.
Mary Margaret Simmons, ct vir,
lot, Conner avenue, to j. Ellis
Crawford, ct ux.
w. A. Glaspy, 9 acres, Clear
Creek, to Blain Whitaker.
Ann Branch, IL acres, Blue
Ridge, to G. H. Edney, ct ux.
A. F. McKissick, ct ux, lot 5, A..
f .McKissick property, to F.. F.
Dryman, ct ux.
p: W. Thompson, ct ux, lot 7,
A. +. McKissick property, to J. H.
Dryman, ct ux.
M; F. Toms, COMMISSIONER, ct
al, lot, Palanza park, to F. R..
Peeler.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
WHAT DOTH 1T PROFIT?

When the North Carolina conference Tor soclal
service got around to hearing George w. ooai''
state administrator for the works progress ADMIN
straton, at its Tuesday morning session, 1t heafu
emphasis upon problem which is at the base ol
practically all it's problems and at the bottom 1or
that matter of the accumulation with which WASH
ngton is wrestling for preservation of the national
economy.
Mr. Coan, who spoke upon Current Unemploy-
ment Relief Trends" and. who is certainly in posi-
ton to know whereof he speaks, sounded warn
ing" as we quote from the abstract of his address
in the news columns, chat unemployment is in
creasing in both the agricultural and industrial
fields due to the new farm legislation curtailing
crops and the general recession in the industrial
field"
That is a picture painted by high Washington
spuointee too which must be gloomy as 1t is
realistic for a combination of agriculture and IN
dustrv in their ramifcations, takes in just about
all of us; and unemployment is increasing IN Doth'
asserts Diagnostician Coan. The paradox OF the
situation lies, however, in the circumstances uhuef
which it occurred and is developing. The govern
ment's very program to bring farm rellef contflo-
utes to that ideness which is the bane OF our econ
orny Industry is victim of recession which DroKe
these fve-sx years after "we had planned II tnat
way"
Measures, however, nobly motiVated or theoretl-
cally perfect they may be, are patiently plllhg up
instead of solving social problems when they nave
such an effect upon unemployment trends. Mr..
Coan whose statements we take as factual, mas
offered serious indictment of that which has been
done, mostly, for the avowed purpose of helping
society; society which now finds, aside from tan
genital progress, that its basic ament, that from
which practically all of its others spring, grows
worse. There is implicit in this revelation and en-
uhass test which must be applied to Washington
measures, enacted and contemplated, in their deep
est significance, application and results
What doth it profit a nation to make great social
progress at the expense of idleness which gnaws
at the very vitals of sturdy and sustaining citl-
zenship ?-Greensboro News.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-29
THE TWELFTH GRADE

In q speech recently made in Marion on the
subject of schools, Governor Clyde Hoey made the
point that there is no class distinction in the
schools of North Carolina By that, he meant that
every child regardless Of whom its parents are Is
given an equal chance to get an elementary and
high school education. In order to carry out this
principle of equality, the state is now providing a
system by which poorer children may not be handl-
capped by the lack of books.
Further to carry out this idea, it now is being
proposed to add another grade, the 18th, to the
high school curriculum that all children who at
tend school in North Carolina may enter the col
leges and universities on an equal footing with the
children from other states They not fully pre-
pared to enter college when they leave the high
schools providing only the eleventh grade.
This is not proposed only because there are other
states that now have the twelfth grade in their
high schools 1t also is being agitated because there
cities in own state which have provided the
additional grade for the schools in their own sys-
TENS. Also those children whose parents have the
means to send them to preparatory schools before
they enter college have advantage over the chill
dren of families less fortunate.
Another good argument advanced in favor OF
insttuting the 18th grade in high school is that ii
provides occupation for another year of the young
peoples lives during that period before some OF
them are quite ready to enter into industry; and
it is thought, it might prevent some OF them IRON
misapplication of their idle time.
For these reasons, it is believed that another
grade added to the states schools is worthy
Observation-Disclosures Progress
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-29
KULTUR ON ITS WAY

Among the first acts of the German authorities
after they succeeded in taking over Austria with
out a fight was to order purge" of the great
Vienna National library.
AS the flames feed on the discarded volumes and
manuscripts this great center of culture will lose
some of its best works and the results of some OF
the profoundest study in medicine, science and all
other lines of human endeavor.
The Aryans have produced good literature and
have pioneered in scientific development. But they
have not monopolized these fields and other 'bloods
have made Invaluable contributions to the cultural
and scientific advancement of the race. Why should
Aryans not prize valuable work no matter who pro-
duced it?
An astonishing thing about the Nazs is the
puerile attitude they take towards everything Sem
itic They permit their blind hatred to lead to
steps which are calculated to weaken Germany
eventually rather than to build up purer and
more powerful German race-Greenville Piedmont
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-29

VTASHINGTON.-"Sonny Jim"
w Roosevelt weeks ago gave his
friends to understand that he
would say "No" to the Massachu-
sets Democrats who asked him to
be candidate for lieutenant
governor in the Bay State.
But he has taken so long to say
it that the same friends think he
may be reconsidering. Some in
siders say the Presidents son and
secretary is about to make a few
speeches in Massachusetts, on the
problem of industrial migration
from New England to the south.
If that's so, suspicion is bound to
arise that he is still flirting with
the idea Of running for Office this
year.
Previously Jimmy was supposed
to have been dissuaded by the
fear that his political career might
suffer an early blight if he tried
this time and lost. His White
House position gives him great
power and a unique opportunity
for acquiring influence and friends.
Furthermore, he went into the
White House largely to make up
for the great personal loss suf-
fered by his father in the deaths
of Secretary Louis Howe and
Bodyguard Gus Gennerich, F. D.
RS closest associates. The Presi-
dent, in this period of rough going
for the New Deal, doesn't want to
lose him. Especially since Jimmy
has done ar acceptable job and
is increasingly valuable as con-
tact between hiG father and the
world outside-including members
of Congress.
On the other hand, Jimmy's in
fluencc on patronage in the Mas
sachusetts of his political adoption
has enabled him to build up
something of a personal machine
there. A few of his friends argue
that 1898 is the year in which he
can depend on that machine to do
most for his political career.
The chances still seem to be
against Jimmy's entry in the pri-
maries. But he still refrains from
saying no"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-29

compare a late mOQel WIN my
own, since conditions had been so
bad for some time l had been un-
able to get outside stations with
any degree of satisfaction. Up
here in the mountains is not the
best place in the world for radios.
But that night for the first
time in fifty days l tuned in out
side stations clearly. If the other
radio had been installed I should
have given it credit for the i'm
proved reception. And that is
probably the way many marvellous
cures get credited to patent med
icines; the sufferer is just about
ready to get well naturally and he
thinks the medicine did it.
Remember this" said one of
the faculty, addressing a medical
graduating class: 900 per cent of
your patients are going to get
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-29
BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

Hardly anyone outside the
Roosevelt family knows that
Jimmy would have joined the
White House secretariat at the
outset of the New Deal had it not
been for the implacable opposition
of the late Louis McHenry Howe.
The Jimmy Roosevelts had
moved to Washington and rented
an apartment. Blu. Howe insisted
Jimmy mustn't be a presidential
secretary and won his point.
Jimmy went away, feeling bad
ly used and declaring to his father
that in that case he was going out
and make a million dollars. It
was then that he went into the
insurance business and Massa-
chusetts politics. He may or may
not have made the million, but he
did very we'll for himself.
DR. JACOB S. VINER'S resigna-
IL ton from the treasury, where
he was special assistant to Sec
rotary Morgenthau, signalizes the
so-called victory of the "spenders"
in the administration over the
Morgenthau group Of budget-bal-
ancerS.
Viner, z University of Chicago
professor, was one of a small, Sc
cluded "brain trust" group which
stood behind Morgenthau as he
argued in cabinet meetings against
pump-priming and larger federal
expenditures on the ground that
the depression would not last.
This small "brain trust" of
treasury professors, which also in
cludes DR.. Winfield w. Riefler of
Princeton and Or. John H.
Williams of Harvard, has been
aided in avoiding the limelight by
the fact that its secret work in
operating the mysterious $2.OO0,-
600 coo sterilization fund requires
its members 10 talk TO no one but
Morgenthau. TIL cir influence
waned as the recession wore on.
Viner has quit with the explana-
ton that 81 haven't for some time
liked the way things were going"
copyright. 1893. NEA Service. lnc.>
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-29
RADIO STATIONS Alloy!

Gentlemen: Of course | may be
all wrong about this thing-but
when you announce that on such
and-such a program you are going
to present such-and-such attrac-
tons, l believe you would sub
stantially increase the number of
your listeners if you would tell
your public exactly at what time
in the program each attraction
will appear.
Often | read that some feature
I wish to hear will be on some
program which otherwise does not
intrigue me; yet not knowing
when to hear what I want to hear
and not being willing to listen to
the entire program in order to get
the small part l want, | do not
listen at all