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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
Preachers, Politicians
Topich ChroniclePoH

were asked people in all walks Of
life and an attempt was made to get
fair cross section Of the people
The Chronicle poll will be conduct
ed twice monthly and readers are
urged to submit questions which
they fee should be asked the Ne
gro public address iii communica-
tons 10 the Chronicle poll Of public
opinion, Chronicle Building, 268
Eliot street Detroit, Mich.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
Musician VIII Speak
Here On January I

Rev. Glenn T. Settles, founder and
director Of Wings Over Jordan, %
the Negro choir Of radio fame. will
speak in Detroit January /. 1910
at St Stephens A.ME churcn. STAN
ford avenue at Cobb place. al pm,
IN the annual Emancipation eclebra-
ton Of the West Side Improvement
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23
Youth Held On
Forgery Charge

RAYMOND Carter, IB, OF 5bOz
Stockton street, was arrested by
police pending an investigation OF
uttering and publishing, according
to police records Of the case.
He is charged with attempting
10 cash a 81 check at Kern's store
ION December IL. He also tried to
cash check at Crowley Miners,
according TO Patrolman Robert
Burton Of the store detail who
stated the accused youth admitted
writing the checks.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23

association in its tenth annual
program
Mr.. Settles will speak from the
subject, For Their Sakes,' and the
union will at the same time cele-
brste the completion Of one years
work in the Credit Union Division
Of the organization.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-12-23

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Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
A WAR VOTE
FOR AMERICA?
lNevada State JournaI)

Whether or not the United States en-
ters war is of vital Importance to every
citizen, but the referendum plan propos-
ed by certain congressman is far too un-
wieldy thing to be practical.
The plan would allow Americans to
vote upon whether or not the country
should declare war. On the face of it,
the plan seems sensible and in keeping
with democratic policies.
But it would be far too slow, and
would place our diplomats at the mercy
of foreign statesmen with whom they
might be engaged in a battle of wits and
power.
The next war will be swift and merci-
less. At the beginning, within a matter
of hours after hostilities are declared,
powerful bombers will be dropping dy-
Mantle upon cities of enemy nations.
Dictators may not even wait for the old
niceties, may not even go to the trouble
of formally declaring intentions to at
tack and destroy.
Think where that would place the
United States, if national vote had to
be taken on declaring defensive war.
Or if we were linked with allies, it would
place our allies in a dangerous position
if forced to wait for us to make up our
mind
American statesmen, never too adroit
in world politics, would be at decided
disadvantage at the conference tables.
They would not be able to say, "Unless
you do this or that, America will fight.
They can not threaten force, for it would
first have to be put to national vote.
Remember that the ma jority of battles
are won at the conference table, and
think where that would put our states
men, They are tied hand and foot at the
outset, and can do nothing.
A small minority of propagandists
could sway public opinion, and refer
endum might not actually be the voice
of the people. 1t might represent but a
temporary emotion, unsound, unsafe and
disastrous.
Something, obviously, should be done
to keep the United States out of world
war. 1t would place this nation in the
position of having everything to lose and
nothing to gain. But war vote is not
the solution. In fact, it is dangerous to
the welfare of the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Congress how|s Against New Deals
Spending :. Then Spends More Itself

emphatically the reverse.
Well, it didn't greatly matter Tor
awhile. Uncle Sans credit being
Al, he could borrow
But ultimately his borrowings
started to pile up alarmingly, Sec
retary Morgenthau himself is au-
thority for the statement that his
deficits are sufficient already-and
he's been no tightWad, either.
There have been some tax boosts
but they're described as business
deterrents.' A tax of that kind
can be transferred from a deferred
business to some other business,
but if SO, business No. 2 will be
deferred.
Secretary Morgenthau was up
against it He realized that he
mustn't increase taxes. He couldn't
trim expenses much. Nevertheless,
in making, out, through the Budget
Bureau his last prospective ex-
pense account, he eliminated all
the items he thought he could. One
of them was that 338-million item
for the farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
THE CiO COMPLAINS;
THE NLRB CARRIES ON

Almost typical of the Siamese Twin
aspect of the two organizations is the
action Of d Congress of Industrial Or
ganization union and the federal Ma
tional Labor Relations Board in lmpe-
rial Valley this week.
The Go union complained that Impe-
rial Valley shippers have ignored an
agreement with another union and ig
nored the CIO.
The NLRB Immediately sent an inves-
tigator to the valley to put shippers on
the grid and, by implication if not by
fact, to demand greater consideration
for the CIO.
Truth of the matter is that the Fruit
and Vegetable Packers association an
Independent union made up for the most
part of level-headed men whose desire
is to work for fair wage under fair
conditions, avoiding trouble if possible,
included most of the shed laborers in the
valley, and has agreed with shippers up
on wage scales and other details of shed
employment. CIO representation in the
sheds is negligible
The FVPA is disliked by the C1O be-
cause it is an independent union. CIO
agents have even called it company
union but not even partial NLRB in
vestigation could prove this charge.
The association is independent in every
sense of the word. For the sake of I'M
perial Valley employers and employees
alike, it is to be hoped the association
remains Independent, both of employer
domination and of CIO affiliation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
OLSON CAN'T SAY NO
SO THE PEOPLE PAY

Governor Culbert L. Olson couldn't
say no this week-and his yes will
cost the people Of California between
100000 and S600,O00. The estimate is
extremely conservative.
He said yes TO advocates Of the $50
EveryThursday Pension plan when they
asked a special election to submit their
once-beaten plan TO the electorate. Had
he said no instead, he would have saved
California S taxpayers many dollars, and
the result would have been the same i'll
the end
Methods used by the pension advocates
10 force the gubernatorial agreement to
their proposal for a special election were
reprehensible in the extreme. They SAVIOR
ed more of the tactics of radical pres
sure group than of anything else That
the governor gave in to such tactics is
regrettable. His subsequent remark that
his action in agreeing To call the cleo
ton does not indicate that he believes
in the plan itself appeared only as a
last-minute fence-straddling gesture.
1t was not necessary for Gov Olson
to call a special election on the pension
proposal. In the legal course of events
it would have appeared on the ballot at
the next general election At that time,
feated, just as it probably will meet de-
feat in August There are enough SEN
sible Californians left TO take care of
that.
Now, with the special election assured,
the pension group can meet defeat go out
after new petitions, and force their pro-
posal on the ballot at the general cleo
ton if they wish, for the third time.
And they probably will do So The more
fuss made about the plan, the more con-
tributions will go to pension headquar-
ters, and the more election campaigns
there are, the more will be the fuss.
Gov Olson could have prevented one
costly skirmish over this unworkable,
Utopia-seeking scheme, merely by letting
the law take its course For the sake of
the taxpayers already flattened pocket
books, he should have done SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
AN ATLANTIC BOY
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
[ Atlantic IoWal Telegraph

If South Dakota can do it, why can't
Iowa?
The South Dakota legislature, which
already has met-done its Work-put
through program of economy which
saves the state S1,000000 this biennium
and adiourned-can point to the fol-
lowing achievements in economy:
Repeal of the state property levy
(Which amounted to S1,481 ,794 in 1881
strengthening of the sales tax by making
a 3 per cent use tax; elimination of sew
eral boards and commissions and reduc-
ton of membership in others; putting
of practically all special funds into the
state general fund.- subject to legislative
appropriation and the abolishment of
several New Deal commissions, authori-
ties and corporations.
The program, which was sponsored by
the new governor, Harlan J. Bushfield,
a former Atlantic boy, was carried out as
promised to the voters at the last cleo
ton. The new officers went in upon an
economy program and, strange as it may
ssem in these days of violated political
promises, they carried out their platform
with neatness and dispatch Would that
there were more men in public life like
Governor Bushfield and his legislators.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Famous Sayings
Willis Thornton's Editorial Or.
The Problem Overshadowing All Others

Nothing, not wars or rumors OF
wars abroad. not domestic party
politics and chickering's, nothing IS
SO important to the United States
as unemployment.
This is the one central fact on
which every thought ought to cen
ter today. About 100000 poten-
tial wage -earners are unable TO IND
work. As long as this remains true,
it is wasted breath to talk in terms
of budget balancing, return to nor
malcy, and all such catchWords.
Yet there is no reason whatever
to yield TO despair This is prob
lem that will be faced and met by
some planned means or by some
natural processes of development
not yet evident. But it must and
will be met.
Many people fail to recognize the
essence of the problem. The unem-
ployed today represent almost eX-
actly the increase in the working
population since 1929. There are
employed today in non-agricultural
industries 33000,000 workers. In
1929, at the very peak of prosper
ity, employment was only 35,300,000.
In other words, return to the
prosperity" of 1929 would scarcely
make dent in today's unemploy-
ment.
Employment today is 6,750,000
above the low of March, 1888, and
even 100000 above March, 1888
Increases like that only tend to
get back to levels which must be
exceeded if we are to have real
prosperity Nevertheless, they do
show progress.
Today there is work for almost
100000 more than there was in
1888 But the working population
has increased much faster To have
a 1929 level of prosperity, we would
have to employ today not $4,000 600
workers as then, but perhaps As
100000.
This problem is common to all
the world. Pointing TO Germany
and Italy and saying mo unem-
ployment there" is no answer. Pic
ture the result if the United States
suddenly clapped 100000 men into
the standing army, stepped up in
dustry and agriculture to feed and
equip these men, themselves sud
denly withdrawn from production
Two million would be about in pro-
portion to the 100000 Germany
has constantly under arms. Three
out of four men thus enrolled would
leave a vacant job behind, to be
filled by others. All industry, all
agriculture would feel the stimulus.
Such a move might we'll solve
unemployment for us, as for much
of Europe.
But such a solution is no solu-
ton. We do not want it.
Brains, research, imagination,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Disseets the News

and went to writing for the maga-
zines for living
Mr. Ellerbe also spent several pre-
war years in charge of government
naturalization service in Denver.
we we're ruled by red tape and
my superior was the most COM
pletely incompetent man l have
ever known. He used TO send me
letters beginning, The bureau in
its wisdom having decided that
All of which. says Mr.. Ellerbe.
makes him sore when people talk
about lost motion and general boom
doggling in government jobs, in
Guiding WPA. The service now,
he says, is a thousand per cent
more efficient, enlightened and
conscientious than it was quar-
ter-century ago. And that, he adds,
goes for WPA, too.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
BY CHARLES 2. STEWART

CONGRESS "a large part of 1t,
anyway howls continually at what
ii denounceS as the administra-
tion's policy of spending vastly IN
excess of its collections from tax
payers, thus piling up a huge ma
tional Indebtedness, to be paid oil
goodness knows when.
Yet this same congress eVerlaSt-
ingly votes for expenditures OF
huge sums without providing any
money to foot the bill In such
fashion the lawmakers leave Treas
ury Secretary Henry Morgenthau
with no option but to run farther
and farther into the red-after
which they rake him over the Goals
for doing so. The other day he
turned the tables on them by let
ting out a screech of horror at
THEIR extravaganza.
The senate was the legislative
body that he particularly panned.
1t had just approved an item OF
1898 100000 for farm parity pay
ments and crop surplus removal.
1t did it SO casually that it. didn't
even bother to take a record vote.
It simply was a case of The ayes
have it, and the allowance was in
dorsed-unless the representatives
turn it down, which it's safe bet
ting that they won't do.
Secretary Morgenthau didn't say
that the farmers don't need the
cash. His point was that cash is
just what the senate didn't vote to
give him. 1t simply instructed him
to pay it out, without voting him
anything to pay it with.
Morgenthau's Argument
Here's the secretary's argument:
The treasury hasn't got a cent
except what it collects in taxes.
1t estimates year by year in ad-
vance how much these collections
will total during the coming year
Then it calculates what its cor
responding years expenses will be
1t ought to have bit left over at
the years end. Time was when 1t
did Finally, however, it began to
find that it was annually somewhat
in the hole; expenses were increas-
ing, but tax collections were not.
Inasmuch as expenses apparently
couldn't be cut, it seemd as if tax
es needed to be hiked.
Yet that didn't prove to be at
all a satisfactory solution of the
problem. Government spending is
very popular. Higher taxation is
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21

WASHINGTON. = You can find
most anything in Washington if
you look long enough. You can
even find farmers spokesman
who doesn't think that you can
cure the farm problems by simple
act of Congress.
Fred BrencSman. who represents
the National Grange in the capital
is interested in farm legislation, of
course. But he sees the farm
problem as Just one aspect of the
b,oader national problem. And he
has hunch that, until the national
economy is running smoothly, the
farm problem is going to remain
unsolYed
America has between 10 and Il
million people out of work. he says
Count in their dependents, and you
have 20 or 80 million people who
have practically no money coming
in How can you expect farm
prices to be good if that many peo-
pie nave no source of income?
Look at it another way. Our
national income was $4,000, 900 900
in 1929 and $600O0,0O0 900 last year
Meanwhile. the population has in
creased by nine million since 1929.
Hence the national income is really
down by more than one-fourth.
Now then: for the fiye-year
period, 1925 to 1929 inclusive, the
farm income averaged $10,000000,-
coo a year. Last year it stood at
S7625 100000 including benefit pay
ments.
IF we could get the national
income back to the $4,000, 100000
level. farm prices would go up.
There's no way to correct the farm
problem overnight. We've got to
get our system of private enterprise
to work and get it functioning
again"
All of this to be sure. doesnt t
mean that Mr.. Brenckman would
mt like to see a bit Of the right
kind of farm legislation passed, just
in case.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21

hard. He gave excellent service.
He was polite. But his business
went down hill. He grew desper-
ate He didn't know what to do.
Then, by chance, he picked up
look which made him do a bit OF
thinking This book dealt with
handling people. He read it close
" and decided to adopt different
tactics.
The next clay when a customer
drew up, Mr Drake filled the tank,
and thanked The customer for
patronizing him He had thanked
other customers before, but he put
little extra ferVor into this. He
appreciated the mans trade and
he made him realize that he did.
The man was about TO start his
car. Instead. he waited a moment
and talked. Mr.. Drake realized that
the man had been responsive be
cause his thanks had been sincere.
He decided to use The same prin-
oiple in dealing with his other Gus
toners.
Cne-third of lis business came
to him through courtesy cards fur
niShed by the oil company. SO
he decided that he would do more
than merely say Thank YOU He
would make a special appeal. He
copied their names and addresses
and, a day or two after they had
called. sent them letter of APP
probation. 1t was letter OF real
appreciation, too, for every custom
er Mr. Drake got meant he was
staving off the end that much
longer.
The result far exceeded his eX-
pectation People drove in pur-
resely to thank him for his letter
Not only local people, but some
from as far away as Harrisburg;
one all the way from Elmira, New
York.
Then he tried out letter on 40
CT his old customers. This is his
letter exactly as he wrote it. you
are one Of my best customers, and
l certainly appreciate it. Your ac-
count is as good as money in the
bank. | would like TO have more
accounts as GOOD as yours. Maybe
you'll be good enough to help me.
Will you give me the name of two
friends who are as reliable as your
self? Here is a stamped and adj
dressed envelope. I will write them
and tell them you are a customer
of mine, and ask them if they will
give me Il try. And again thank
YOU
OF course it worked He had
many of his old customers working
for hin, and in three weeks, he
increased his business ten per cent
Every one values sincerity. If
you really appreciate the trade that
comes to you, your customers usu-
ally will stick to you through thick
and thin. But don't try merely
to make an impression. There is
nothing that will more quickly merit
contempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21

If you think government offices
are full Of lost motion and clock
watchers, you ought to talk to Paul
Ellerbe who works in the informa-
ton section at WPA headquarters.
AS a government worker from way
back, he can remember when gov
ernment offices really did have lost
motion.
once. before the war he re-
members, Il got job over in the
War Department. Our office was
supposed 10 make a file of incom-
ing and outgoing correspondence
Well sir, this is a literal fact. all
my boss ever did was read the rheu-
matism ads in the papers and stand
on one foot IN the middle of the
office and swing the other leg
around in circles He claimed it
kept his circulation up
When the war came, Mr.. Ellerbe
became assistant chief OF the Am
ericanization section of the Council
CT National Defense He was sup
posed he says to think up ways by
which the government could help
the alien get on with the war.
I wrote lots and lots of reports, e"
ne says They were fine reports.
They piled them all up in an office
and put a paperWeight on top of
EN-. Nobody ever read EN-. Then
after the war was over they called
me in and said I'd done such a good
job they'd like to make it perma-
rent. I said no thanks and got out
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Dale
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Here is how one man applied
single bit of psychology and in
creased his business ten per cent in
three weeks. That man is Frank
II. Drake of Huntlngton. PennsYl-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21

Trout fishing is good in Yellow
stone National park, according to
the United States department of
the interior, and the regulations
governing same have been simpli-
fled this season, which runs from
May 30 to Oct. Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
TOday's Horoscope

TOday's Horoscope
II your birthday is ON this date,
be careful of your health during
this year. Your fortunes will be
good, and you will be benefited
through aviation, transportation
and military affairs. The child born
today would be successful in avia-
tion or in a military career. He or
she will be strong -Willed, courage
Gus. patient and perseVering.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21

Vania.
He put his saw
ings into a small
filling station.
But no sooner
had he moved in,
than a big filling
station located
near him; then
another. A price
war started, win
ter came. Mr..
Drake W or k C d
pOpo11aiot Cnr1-ipa
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21

daring, vision, the broadest kind
of patriotism and devotion, good
will, determination. and faith that
together We can work out our prob
lem-those are the things neces-
sary to the solution.
Those things America still has
Nothing must hamper full play for
these qualities, i'll which alone lies
our salvation.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Photographs

The Los Angeles fire department
takes samples OF the smoke of every
fire to determine whether or not
the blaze is of inccndiary origin.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21

In Balcic, on the Black sea coast
of Rumania, may be seen minarets,
fezes. wells and all the other dis
tinguishing marks of an old-time
Turkish town.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

One Minute Test
l. Which European country has
the most rivers?
2. What is meant hx an entente
cordiale?
3. What was the name of the
last ruling family of Russia?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21

The island of Rhodes has as its
capital and only sizeable settlement
the City of Rhodes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
thoughts for the Day

And it shall come to pass that whatsoever shall call
Oh the name Of the Lord shall be saved--Acts 22l
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21
Horoscope for Sunday

Horoscope for Sunday
If your birthday is on this date,
look for important changes during
the year now commencing, which
Will affect your whole life. The next
year will be fortunate one for you
Children born today will be success
full all their lives. They will be dis
Greet, prudent, tactful, amiable and
kind-hearted.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21

SELL Farm Produce Through
Post Press Want Ads
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-21

One Minute Test Answers
l. Germany.
2. A cordial understanding be-
tween two nations.
3. Romanoff.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-16
Negro Under
Guard For
Nash Trial

Nashville, March 16.-(AP)-In a
court room guarded by over half
dozen State highway patrolmen, I'M
der the personal direction Of Cap
tain Charles D. Farmer, Of Raleigh,
and the second shift of the Rocky
Mount police department, coupled
with officers from Wilson, Nash and
Edgecombe counties, i9-year-old
Willie Richardson, Rocky Mount
Negro, went on trial for his life in
superior court here this morning on
a charge of first degree burglary.
Though officers would not COM
ment on the presence of the State
patrolmen who have been here since
Richardson was brought from State
prison yesterday, it was apparent
possible disturbance was feared
from the crowd. The Negro is also
alleged to have attempted criminal
assault upon Mrs Frank Butler, 40
year-old wife of a Rocky Mount &C
countant on the night Of February
10, when he broke into her home
and stole her pocketbook.
The Negro is charged with attack
ing Mrs Butler and dragging her in
to the yard of her home, where he
allegedly attempted tie criminal at
tack.
By II o'clock a 12-man jury was
selected from a special venire of
fifty, and Judge c. E. Thompson, of
Elizabeth City, allowed recess of
an hour before the 18th juror was
chosen.