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Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-21

Alta kct-
Lon AZ tne International club
there is Ettla yellow basket placed
in It prmoinent place. On the basket
is sign:
1--WE found the darned thing!'
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20
THE NAACP COMBATS
CIVIL SERVICE ABUSES

NV observation and experience have
convinced me that III the hundreds
Of complaints against the Civil Ser
vice it will be very difficult to find
well authenticated cases that Will
stand the test when submitted to
judicial scrutiny. / feel sure that
Mr.. Houston will And this TO be his
chief difficulty.
Several months ago | issued a re-
lease requesting those who have
complaint against the Civil Service
to write to Senator William ]. Bu-
low OF South Dakota, chairman OF
the Senate committee on the Civil
Service, stating the exact basis Of
their complaint. Duplicates were
sent to me which / now have in my
files and which will be turned over
to the MAACP to facilitate it's pro-
cedure.
In case of the Anti-Lynching
Bill the object is to have the nation
enact law calculated to put an end
to the evil Of lynching. On the
other hand, in the case Of the Civil
Service abuses the object Is to have
/ the nation honestly and fairly inter
pref and execute the law already
on the statute books. Shining with
the law is even more reprehensible
than SHINING without the law. If the
/, NAACP shall exhibit the same re-
sourcefulness and courage In max
i ing this nation aware of the evi
consequences which much from {
self-stulified conscience. The re-
| suits may prove to be as beneficial
directly or indirectly as its battle
against the national iniquity o.
lynehing.
After the investigation shall have
been completed it will be found tina
the crux Of the evil complained Of
consists in the Judgement of discre-
/ tionary power in petty appointing
officers. Unless or until by Execu-
tive order or by political action th
Civil Service commission IS required
and compelled to certify only tn
i highest name on the eligible list Q.
appointees the higher objective 0.
the merit system will be frustrated
In my next release / will publisl
certain correspondence between my
self and the Civil servic Commits
sioner which will bring this poin
! of view into clear light.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20
-. pheasant places

Christian Science fChristian Healing.
b. 10). She continues, You WILL
gather the importance of this saying,
when SORROW seems to come, II you
will look on the bright side, for sor-
row endureth but for the night. ana
Joy cometh with the light. In the
light of Truth, which reveals man
indissoluble sonship with the tender,
loving Father Mother God, the dark
dream of separation from God. from
Life, from health, abundance, secur-
fty, lis dispelled The understanding
of our true spiritual inheritance, OF
our at-one-ment with divine Love,
which meets our every human neea
by giving us divine ideas. lifts US
above doubt. dependency, gloom.
4 Our fundamental need 10 TO ac-
knowledge the perfection OF divine
Mind God From this basis we learn
| to think spiritually in place OF ma.
terialIy, to know health In place oi
disease. TO know love and forgive
ness in place OF hate and revenge
| to know abundance in place or lack !.
| In brief, to think truly instead OF
erroneously We carry with us the
mental seeds OF our thought garden,
and according to the seeds soWn Is
/ the harvest 1t lies within the prov
Iinee OF each and every one to select
/ the seed for his own mental prop
erty. his own thought garden. In
1 the harvest we reap the fruit OF the
seed we have sown. This Is the dl-
vine law of multiplication, law
/ which cannot be annulled.
1t does not always seem easy U
| stand still In the face or aeemlne
danger, to declare and to realize ths
presence OF God as the only power
Neither did examinations seem eas.
\ iu school days. Yet through thes'
tests the quality Of our knowledg'
was revealed. Poor work, like poo
I thinking, deserves and receives NJ
reward. Through tests we grow
stronger IN the understanding Q
God'a love and eare We discovc
Il that we are inleed dwellers Il
pheasant places. and that Low
leads us to rest In green pasture
.. beside the still waters B
resting calniiy iii he understandin
of the presence and power IT diyin
{ Love. we receive fils Ideas With whie
i Ia meet eaeh human need Cor
sciougness OF tie omnip0tence. on
niscience, omniSrcscnce of God give
J us the tender assurance Of His mfr
: ite protection afite Chftstto
( Science Monitor.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20
BY KELLY MILLER

No-wit abashed by its gallant fight
and glorious defeat for the Wagner
Van Nuys Anti-Lynching Bill, the
NAACP takes up the cudgel against
Civil Service discrimination on ac-
count Of race and color. There does
not seem to have occurred single
lynching Of record during the past
six months. III the nation has been
constrained to desist from the afro
cious practice by the defeated fight
against lynching, than 1t might be
said that the NAACP is more glori-
Gus in defeat than it might have been
i'll victory The American people
owes this militant organization not
only a vote Of thanks but nation
wide testimonial for sensitizing the
conscience OF the nation over its
greatest national evil. Let us hope
that it will be equally successful
| in it's attack on Civil Service abuses.
Walter White has announced the
intention of the NAACP to appear
at the hearings authorized at the in
stance Of Senator Ellender of Louis
lana, TO inquire into fayoritism on
| part Of the Civil Service applicants
| on the ground of pulcritude or the
lack Of it. The basis of the investl-
| cation is sufficiently broad however,
| to include other forms of discrimin-
alton and injustice 1t can hardly
| be supposed that Senator Ellendef,
the disciple and successor of the late
Huey Long, who has been made
] chairman of the committee, will have
much sympathy with the purpose to
! correct Civil Service abouses on ac--
count of race or color. However
I, unfortunate the personnel of the
] committee may seem to be, the case
| has been appealed to Ceasar, and to
/ Ceasar it must go. The race must
rely upon the inherent righteousness
of it's cause rather than upon the
sinister leanings Of the court. It is
fortunate for the race that Charles
Fl. Houston, attorney for the NAA
/ CP, who has won his spurs in de-
Tending civil rights for the raea is
/ to appear before the investigating
committee with his keen legal acu-
men and sage experience.
NY interest in fair treatment Of
colored men and women in the Civil
/ Service of the Government dates
/ back more than half of century,
when as a school boy, was among
the first of my race to secure a Civil
/ Service appointment through COM
! petitive examination. For years
| have been fighting against Civil Ser
/, vice abuses by voice and pen before
1 the bar Of public opinion. At times
| it seems that was fighting alone. A
| single individual without organize
| tion or resources can accomplish but
! little. ] recognized my limitations
4 from the beginning. Some years age
! I requested James Weldon Johnson
| then executive secretary Of the
| NAACP, to send to Washington an
/ undercover Investigator to ascertain
| definite facts upon which claims oi
discrimination might be based. Sucf
an agent was sent but was recalled
as the result of bad local COUNSEL
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20
The Right to Work

An inalienable inheritance
Of all Americans is the right
to work. Thus when Amerl-
can citizens are deprived OF
the opportunity to earn their
living the foundation Of West
ern Democracy is being un-
dermined. No chain is stronger
than it's weakest link. When
the Negro is denied the right to
work the entire citizenry is Ell
fected.
Realizing their inalienable
right, youth movements are
being organized throught the
nation to demand employment.
These youths will and must be
heard. They are not satisfied
to stand IN breadlines or to be
placed on relief rolls.
Negro youths are the great 4
est sufferers. They are the
last hired and the first fired.
To off set this tendency to
consign the Negro to a life Of
idleness, militant organizations
have been formed ia Dayton
and In Cincinnati to compel
neighborhood m err c h a n t s,
whose patrons are largely col
ored, to give Negro fnen and
women jobs in their stores.
The Dayton Youth Move
ment has had singular sue
cess in securing employment
for race men and women. One
Of the most obstinate merch
ants now employs two clerks
and Is satisfied with their work.
The Kroger Grocery Co, has
put on two Negro clerks and
will employ others. Many
West Side merchants have
sensed the trend and put on
Negro clerks voluntarily. The
Lay lOi SDdilS SLSiss ltetN y eeAiaA
100 per cent cooperation from
elders Of both races.
The movement in Cincinnati,
the Negro Youth Civic As
sociation, headed by George
Austin Is operating along the
same line and is getting re-
suits. Being a metropolitan
area, Cincinnati will require q
larger and stronger organlza-
ton, and Of course 2 longer
period Of time to accomplish
the objectiyes. But youth never
gives up, and they will sue
ceed.
The Forum has become the
medium Of publicity for this
movement throughout the val
ley.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20
HARLEM ON
THE PRAIRIE
Continued from page pne)

Continued from page pns)
urday, May 27 and %.
Produced by Jed Buell., for A.
sociated Features Inc, Harlem On
the Prairie" IS one Of The current
seasons genuine novelties and mas
the added distinction Of being the
only picture with an all-Negro cast
to be accorded the honor Of a first
run in one Of the so-called "whitc'
theatres on New York's Broadway.
In addition TO q highly capable
east of well-known Negro artists,
Harlem on the Prairie" is notuh e
for its melodious songs, the majofi-
| ty of which are rendered by its tai
ented cowboy hero, Herbert Jeffries,
to the accompaniment Of two na-
tionally known quartets, the 'Four
Tones and the -Four BIackbirds."
The story of Harlem on the
Prairie written by Fred Myton,
concerns the thrilling adventures
which the hero encounters when he
attempts to circumvent the efforts
Of Wolf Cain and his gang Of
outlaws to lay hands on q gold
cache, hidden away some years pre-
vious by a board of outlaws, among
whom was vendor of patent medi-
cines, the father Of the girl whom
the hero loves, but who, suffering
from nagging conscience, is do
ing everything in his power to re-
gain possession Of the gold and re-
turn it to those from whom it was
stolen many years ago.
Harlem on the Prairie is thWill-
ing, exciting and full of action, with
more than dash Of comedy. To the
lover of popular songs, action
screen entertainment and whole
some fun Harlem on the Prairie"
will prove satisfying and delightful
| screen entertainment.
The cast of Harlem on the
| Prairie consists Of Herbert Jeffries,
F. E. Miller, Mantan Moreland,
| Connie Harris, Maceo B. Sheffield,
Spencer Williams, Jr., George Ran
dali, Nathan Curry Edward Bran
done, James Davis, the -Four Tones
| and the Four Blackbirds quartets.
This remarkable picture was direct
ed by Sam Newfield, from an origin
al screen play by Fred Myton. It
was produced BY Jed Buell. for As
/ sociated Features, Inc, release. The
! musical director, who also wrote the
, majority of the songs for which
Harlem on the Prairie is notable,
was Lew Porter.
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Wv r no does not wish to End the
NM green pastures. the

Tw r no does not wish to End the
W green pastures. the
w still waters Psalms 23:2),
about which the Psalmiyt wrote so
many centuries ago! "The Lord Is
the portion OF mine Inheritance, he
declared (Psaims 1861, adding,
"The lines are fallen unto me In
pleasant places; yea, have goodly
heritage"
TO inherit Is to come into posses
sion OF that which belongs to one by
gift and by law. Happiness and
harmony, health, success. and prog
resa are spiritual. and belong to us
an Gods gifts, through divine law.
III we do not consciously possess
them. 1t Is because we are allowing
some form of evil to deprive us OF
our God-bestowed heritage.
rs there. In reality, anything that
Is able to rob us OF the divine good
which God has given to u.s.
When we discover that evil think
Ing is the only foundation for pain
full human experiences, we are better
able to take the steps toward spirit
ual thinking. The life which reflects
Life, God, lis forever good, pleasant
harmonious, and this Is the only
true life Man made In the image
and likeness OF God possesses all tbs
pheasant places given to him ~
his Father Mother Cod. This is tht
truth about the real man. Each ont
of us. wherever he finds himself eai
hagin the demonstration Of this trutf
| today.
If worry, lack, sorrow. seem z
darken our path. there Is q way on
| by knowing God. Truth. through
| spiritual thinking, which reverse
| the false arguments of the physica
| senses. "As he thinketh In his heart
| so is he'' proverbs 23:7e, is well
| known Biblical proverb. II Is STU
a gauge by which we may test ou
owa secret fhaughtg. Thinss aendi
/ tions. environments are lhought
| made manifest. This shows US ina
the means of release lies IN on
claiming our divine heritage Of SPIT
| itual. healthy, harmonious thoughi
] and ideas. which come from Coo
We have the God given power :
stand guard al the portal OF auF eW
consciousness. to refuse evil beiief'
aud 10 choose the truth.
Truth Is the real; error is 20
unreal writes Mary Baker Edo
she piscoyerer and Founder
4
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CO M M z N 7 S
Calvin 5 Digest
BY FLOYD j. CALVIN
(Ony Column the Negro Press listed by Editor Pubsher)

proved to y marked degree almost
over night.
Our Newspapers.
The latest report on our News
papers from the Department of
Commerce gives hope for the con-
tinued growth Of that industry. Life
Insurance IS in the lead as our &C.
onomic bulwark, but the press, ac-
cording to the report just issued
has investments ranging from $500
to 100000; and 81 concerns ewn
equipment valued at more than
| $4,000.
Ninety-.eight newspapers employ
1904 persons, and 10 papers have
combined average monthly payroll
! of $72,349.95. Forty-nine newspa-
per enterprises have invested S1,-
| 523.960 in equipment.
| Again, it is noted that 1a4 news.
| papers reported a total circulation
of 1906, ,787, cor 86,589 more than
was reported in 1886 by 10e news
papers, And 1873 publications
newspapers and magazines) report
| ed combirod average net circulation
/ per issue Of 1,411,087.
This is a very fine record for the
press. And we are glad to have as
compiler Of these statistics a former
editor. Charles E. Hall, whose love
of the press causes him to gather
such basic data as will enable pub
fishers to gain larger share Of the
advertising revenue Of the nations
business.
/ 1t is not hard to see that the Me-
gro group, by astute leadership,
might seriously affect local and ma
tional elections iii seven Northern
and middle western states. But it is
another matter for the group to
have the proper counsel and guid-
ance to make that power effective
in their racial behalf, Hardly any
white man would countenance such
a situation as a matter Of right and
justice to the group. That is one Of
the main reasons why such a pos-
sibility is highly improbable,
Politics.
It is reported that Republican
! Congressman Hamilton Fish Of New
! York, speaking to Harlemites re-
Gently, told them that they are
themselves to blame for the low
estate of the Negro in national poll
! itics. The Congressman, it is said,
! asserted that the race should hold
J the balance of power politically In
! about seven states, and should, per-
J force, WELD tremendous influence
in the nation.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20

continue their education beyond the
college level and to express appreci-
alton to those whose contributions
have made possible our educational
institutions and our individual edu--
cation.
The meeting is open to the general
public and every one is most re-
spectfully invited. College men and
women will be listed under the name
of their respective colleges (under-
graduate college,. Please telephone
your name and college to Mrs. Hazel
Il. Banks for souvenir program.
plete their course and present day
college students in our university
for an evening of religious, cultural,
and intellectual fellowship with one
whose achievements in these fields
have been most outstanding and who
today is giving his life to the edu--
cation of religious leaders at our
oldest and best established univer-
sites Of America; to encourage and
inspire high school girls and boys to
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20
commencement Orations.

1t will be interesting to hear what
the commencement orators will tell
college graduates this year. A year
ago the depression seemed to be
lifting, but now it is back, full
force, with opportunities far around
the corner for youth going out intD
the world.
Perhaps the safest theme the ora
tors can take will be that it always
pays to be optimistic; that the
darkest cloud has a silver lining;
and that "even this will pass away
However, we believe the most
practical thing the orators might
tell the graduates is something of
the art of holding money if they
are lucky enough to earn any. Il
does not take esseer" to note that
one great weakness Of the Negro
group is inprovidence. This seems to
be basic, for it is true of those who
| have had superior advantages as
! we'll as of those who may actually
not know better.
Recently, the New York Times
made a survey of Harlem retail
4 stores, and from the published re-
| ports, the only figures which were
sufficiently impressive for circuIa-
tion we've the sales of dollar
! whiskey."
i A sad commentary. Of course
Harlem has recently lost face" on
several economic scounts, but this
] affluence in the dollar whiskey'
class is, to our mind, most dishcart-
ening Of a
| We wish the commencement ora
| tors would warn young people VIII,
! will live III industrial centers am
earn from s12 to $50 a week, tina
| il they do not watch their pennie
| they will most likely find the paw
shops getting $1.25 and up a weel
! for furnishing from SIS to So q weel
ready cash they will find them
selves paying three times the wortl
of clothing because they buy "ol
credit (sseasy payment" an
that they may eventually get mar
ried, and mortgage their future 70
years to come, buying what the
want but what they really do no
need. Many will be unable to liv
sound economic lives because, eve
though they may have job, the
are weighed down by debt.
If our young people knew thes
J things when they left school, and a
consequence avoided some Of hos
pitfalls, our group would be i'm
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NEGRO YOUTH
CIVIC ASSN
Continued from page 1


youth picketing the store We're not
disturbing the peace, the Negro Of
ficer, William Wilson, refused to
intervene. Failing to frighten the
youth with the police the manager
then, in desperation, called his dis
trict supervisor. Finding the Negro
youth preparing for an indefinite
seige, this supervisor informed the
picketing youth that he was wiling
to come to terms. The result was the
hiring Of a Negro clerk at | pm.
Even though the members have
been partially successful in securing
jobs for Negroes in the neighbor-
hood of Walnut Hills, they feel that
| there IS still work to be done IN
! Walnut Hills and in the West End.
| To this they pledge themselves.
Silently, and attracting little
public attention they have been
working also for the enforcement OF
the Civil Rights law in Cincinnati.
For months various members of the
organization have been ayailing
themselves of the opportunity OF
eating or attempting to cat in most
! Of the larger stores in downtown
CincinnSi Tyay inclrie Shillitos,
Rollman, Kresge, Dows, Newgerry,
Fair Store, Woolwarth and some
! suburban stores. These Negro
Youth Civic association members
contend that they have no real de-
sire to eat in places where there IS
discrimination but their aim in doing
So is to challenge the efforts Of these
and other stores which seek to dis
criminate against people of color
contrary to the Amended State
Civil Rights Law. 1t was upon the
/! refusal of the manager of the DoWs
Drug store at Gilbert and McMllien
street. Walnut Hills to serve them
that James M. Webster, Clemont
Hawkins, Thomas Bedford, William
| Miller, Harold CASTOR, Roger Gas
ton and John Lahr, members Of the
| association, filed a suit against the
!, manager of the store. The trial IS
| scheduled for June 18th In the
Hamilton County Court House, Gin
cinnati In upholding the youths
| action, Miss Juanita Jackson, spec
| ial assistant to Walter White. sec
retary Of the NAACP, states
"There should not be one case in
| the courts against managers Of the
| atres, restaurants and hotels who
! refuse to accord to Negroes the
same service given to whites but
| there should be four hundred cases
j For it is only through these issues
being brought before the courts and
public will the opinion of the public
rise up and demand stop to such
injustices.'' This organization is
working in unison with the Dayton
| Youth Movement and the NAACP
Rev. G. Baker Pearle, president OF
the Cincinnati branch of the Natl
onal Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People, has pledged
his support and that of his organi-
cation.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20
DEAN MAYS
Continued from page IS

IContInued from page
city-.Wide occasions. Dean B. II.
Mays, School of Religion, Howard
University has been secured as the
guest speaker for this great occa-
sion and will be coming to Cincinnati
very shortly after his return from
the World Conference Of the YMCA
in Sweden to which he sailed on the
18th Of May.
This event has for its objective,
the assembling Of all college trained
men and women of Cincinnati, those
who have attended college and who
for one reason or other did not COM
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20
FEATURES EUlTOR1A1
r E A 7 U R E 5

8, 1885,. Iswish to assure you that
you may depend upon full cooper
alton Of the Cincinnati Forum for
publicity of the endeavors and ac-
complishments of your Negro Youth
program.
Your assignment Of q reporter for
the activities was very commend
able move. We would like a con-
ference with him, probably we can
arrange to give him regular column
in the Cincinnati Forum.
Respectfully yours,
EUGENE DANIELS.
Managing Editor,
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20
NATIONAL
NEWS BRIEFS
MARIAN ANDERSON
APPLAUDED AGAIN
IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK (C) Marian
Anderson, consralio, giving her
fifth concert in New York this
season, and her second at Car
negie hall, Sunday aisht, was
heartily supported by Harlem
ties, who turned out in full
force, "alI doiled up" for the
occasion. The New York Time
said: There was lavish APP
plause throughout the evening,
and Miss Anderson was obliged
to sing several eucores."
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-05-20

HON. Nm. NIJkEKSOS, Jr.
President, manager Of the Golden
State Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, 4111 Central avenue, Los
Angeles, Calf, who reports a good
year in W, income being s342,--
495.19. The company organized in
rs, has assets Of s299,s7sso4, and
surplus Of $54,181.91. It has paid
S785, ,994.28 IN claims since organi-
zation. George A. Beavers, Jr., Is
vice president, and n. Q. Houston,
secretary-treasurer. A native Of San
Jacinto county, Texas, Mr.. Houston
was educated at Bishop and Prairie
View, and taught school before en-
tering the insurance business at
Dallas in '05.