The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-06
EMPL 0YNlENT drive MEETS SUCCESS
IN SECOND WEEK OF INTENSIVE ACTION
PICKETS REMAIN ON DUTY AT
GERMANTOWN AND ADELITE

| patlonage warrants, 1t has with very
AeM e.Ns~peloas pveu nusr success
| aul
since the appearance OF the last
aflicie ~ conhe.sloa wl1n tne aetlyl-
Ties ceiiteteu arounu the actual
preaching, Diaine $ marked at tie
corner oI tlrun anu Hawtnorne Sts.,
mas paced Il Negro c.erk IN the
STORE.
Activities are now centered at the
Estfldge market on the corner OF
Germantown and Adente SITS. The
manager anu pefsonnel Oh TINS store
nave sahen very peiligefent attl-
tuae toward the prsAets, and il is Tor
lsiIs ieasun laal inosV o. the trouble
lias peen uuln cut oi lne nueleous
Of the stuDDorn management ana the
agitation ot certain sympathizers al
legged 70 DC receiving support from
him III various enterprises.
II was noticed at the beginning OF
the week that Mr. lsstriuge, man
ager Of the store IN question was III
the process OF making Il house 10
house canvas III tic nelEhborhood for
.ne apparent purpose vi creating
sentiment among tnc housewives III
his favor. 40 outset any possibility
Of Misrepresentation OF the aims OF
the movement and TO appeal to the
race pride of the people immdiate-
AZ nYoAcd by the boycott, tue coun-
,u liaugufated a house TO house
canvas oI It's own placing IN action
group OF women unaer eae dlrcc-
lion OF Mrs. Nlola MATTERS ana Mrs.
Darwin Jones.
Possibility that pichets might have
20 be placed at lie Inarles AIayer
store Oh the corner OF western ana
Iold Streets was voiced at the week
~ metlng Of the council Wednesday,
although complete negotiations WITH
lAf. laayer had not been completed
by the contact committee.
Full report of the contact COM
mittee was made Wednesday. lheir
leport IN part follows.
At the Bonded filling station, 5th
and Broadway, haze man 1lom lima
working there at ptesent. cong to
transfer pack ana ieplace Wltn II
Dayton man (Neg.ol Later Wi. re-
place with more. No aehnite time
specified. Advantageous to be
mechanic.
AT the w a. l. Phonograph Ser
vice, Germantown and Williams SITS.
Manager Robert Lutz. Have one
Negro service man working there.
Roland Wright, 7l2 W. flfth St.
Wright has worked since Christmas.
A Schroufe's Market, German
town and Williams Sts., one colored
clerk working there now. Vivian
Scaggs. Possibility Of hiring boy
later.
At Spoons Pharmacy Germantown
and Broadway, has man working
there now paying him $3.50 every
two weeks. Present clerk works 40
to AS hours per week. Averages
2b cents per hour.
Confectionery, Fifth and Bread
way, no business. Two men oner-
ate store one at day, one at night.
Offer to sell store. Claim just max
ing a living. No terms reached in
trying to get part time job for school
| boy Will be contacted later.
| At Bloc's market. Bank and Nor
wood. has Negro clerk, Paul Craft.
Works after school and Saturdays.
At present pay is $500. Will raise
to 5000 this week At end of school
term will place boy on full time
basis,
| AT Garrison Market, Germantown
ST., pays girl for full time work
only SIS per week. Girl is Mildred
Dunham. 13A Krug st. Has col
ored boy working part time, pays
| him SIS. Name, Joe Rutledge. Girl
also washes windows. This store will
surely be contacted again.
AT Donoff's Market, Germantown
and Hawthorne Streets, employees
ten Negro clerks both part and full
/ time. Has been given sign, but
may lose it due to fact that so many
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