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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-01-20

pre-Civil War days their employ
ment was almost completely restrict
ed TO two fields where work is large.
" unskilled and heavy-ag agriculture
and domestic service. In 1880 about
9 in every 10 Negro women were
still engaged III farm work or in do
mestic and personal sevice. What
occupational progress Negro women
have made has been for the most
trance into the somewhat better
paid and better standardized occu-
nations in domestic and personal
service, for example, in power
laundlies, beauty shops, public
housekeeping, and as elevator opera
tors and charwomen. In addition,
increases have been shown in the
last 20 years III the professions and
In clerical work. Even here, how
ever, it must be pointed out that
while 56 percent of all native-born
white women workers were in the
white collar occupations in 1880,
only percent OF The gainfully em-
lloyed Negro women were in these
occupations.
Among the measures for improv-
ing the economic status of the Me-
gro woman worker briefly consider
ed in the bulletin are social and
| labor legislation, improvement in
educational and training facilities,
and trade-union organization. A
group of selected references on Ne
gro women workers is included as
an appendix.
/ The publication which is popular
rather than statistical in form should
| be found useful by workers educa-
tion and club groups interested in
| labor problems The title is 'The
Negro Woman Worker, and the re-
| port is the work Of Jean Collier
! Brown Of the Women's Bureau staff.
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3 RACE SHOWS HAVE UPS
AND DOWNS ON BROADWAY

ever, according to the management
Prominent Harlemites had been in
vited to the premiere.
"Mamba's Daughters, play by
Dorothy and DuBose Hayward, bas-
cd on the novel by Mr.. Hayward, is
set to open Wednesday night, Janu-
ary 4, at the Empire Theatre, with
Ethel Waters as star A large COM
pany Of colored and white players
will surround Miss Waters. The star
is to sing moving song, Lonssoae
walls ps Jetoine Kern.
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NEW YORK, Jan. (C)-LeW
Leslie's "Blaokbirds of 1882, sched-
uled to open at the 44th Street
Theatre Thursday night, ran into
financial trouble and failed to show.
1t may open next week, but where.
is the question.
POLICY Kings, by Michael Ash
wood, brother of the first Mrs. Mar
Gus Garvey, tried for week to open
at the Nora Bayes theatre, but up to
December 20 had not been able to
make it. There was still nope, how
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large Negro institution and he said
that he had on his waiting list not
only ph. ID S from some OF the best
institutions bat III many cases they
were offering themselves for what
they could get and in many cases
for mere board and shelter. The
slices are getting thinner here also.
The conditions referred to in no
wise reflect on the ability and in
tegrity Of the Negro; they only
show what is going on throughout
the realms of Negrodem. There are
only three fundamental sources Of
economic sustenanee for the Negro
and that is contact with the soil,
contact in an oceupational way with
the government and contacts with
the white mans pocket-book. Our
economic life is rooted in these and
where these are interrupted il means
for us thinner slices Of economic
cake.
Under the Roosevelt administra-
tion we have contacted the govern
ment in a financial way as we have
never before. But government em-
ployes also change in many in
stances. Then too, only small
fraction Of the employees can work
for The government. Our contact
capitalist is our most effective means
Of subsistence. Take this away and
the tender plant Of our economic
and social life will wither and die.
As pointed out ten years ago, there
is constant threat to our contact
with the fund-sources of the white
capitalists both from the changing
psychology Of the loWly white man
and from the encroachments of
iabor-saving devices and general
technical development Of the nation
and world. 1t all means that our
slices are getting thinner. 1t is
true that here and there outstanding
Negroes like Joe Louis can ring in
on good fortune and secure thicker
slices. But it is safe to say that
where one Negro gets thicker slice
there are tens and hundreds that
get even thinner slices or no slice
at all.
Did you hear Americans at Work"
last Tuesday night when three por-
ters on trains running to Canada
were interviewed? ] did, and / was
pleased with the way the men re-
sponded to the interviewers ques-
! tions. They were very intelligent
/ and straightforward Isl. Did you
hear This is New York. last Sur
day night? 1t took US for round
Of New York's hos spots and mite
clubs and last but not least we
wound up at the Famous Door
where Fats Waller was getting of
il his usual style e. Fletcher Hen.
derson and his orchestra opened al
/ Chicago's Grand Terrace with Jear
Brady and Ted Smith as vocalists IL.
/ Maxine Sullivan has concluded .
! very successful engagement at ths
! Colony Club
Well, readers, arc there any omis
sions OF corrections? II SO, senc
them in pronto. If not, the meeting
stands adjourned. See you mex
i week. SO long.
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tinuous, or for the same employer
And it matters not whether the em-
ployer has contributed to the fund;
just SO he was liable for contribu-
tions by having 3 or more i'll covered
employment.
Q.-What period of time consti-
tutes a weeks time under the Ohio
lawa
A. For the purposes Of paying
benefits for total unemploymcnt un-
der the Ohio law, the week begins
the day an unemployed worker APP
plies for benefit. For partial bene-
fits, the week will be computed ac-
cording TO the employers payroll
week. al case worker is paid at III
regular intervals, or on monthly
basis, the calendar week will be used
for the purpose Of making computa-
tions of partial benefits.
Q.-Does a person have to earn
less than sixty per cent of his week
~ wage before he can serve his
waiting period for partial uncm-
ployment?
A. Yes. The same procedure
governing the payment Of partial
benefits applies to the serving of
the waiting period.
Q.-How long can person draw
partial benefits?
Ale can draw partial benefits
for up to 81 weeks, but he cannot
! draw more than 16 times the amount
he would draw for one week of
total unemployment.
Q.--What is an extra worker?
Ale is person who works
not more than one day per week,
for an employer subject to the act
The employer pays contributions on
the pay of such worker, but the
worker is not entitled to benefits.
There must be written or oral
contract that such worker is an ex-
ira worker.
| Q.-What is an Employment
Service Identification card?
At is a card given to the
worker after he has registered for
work at that office.
Q.--Can a worker secure rec
ord Of his wages from the Commits
sion at any timeg
A.--No. Such information is con-
| fidential. Such d record, however, is
maintained for calculating his bene-
/ fits. ......
Q.-Can all unemployed worker
| qualify for benefits even though his
/ separation report shows that he has
not worked in each of 20 weeks.
A.-Yes, it. is possible. A sepa-
ration report obtained in 1888
gives only date of one employer fol
the last six months Of 1898. The
! worker might have worked all Of
the first six months of 1888, or al
| least enough weeks to qualify fol
benefits.
| Q.-Is an unemployed worker en-
| titled to benefits even though his
| employer has not made contribu
tions to the UCC fund, or made re
| ports to the commission?
| A.-Yes, but there will be nee.
essary delay until the required in
formation is obtained
Q.Is an employer notified Whei
one Of his workers starts drawing
| benefits?
i Yes, he is notified when the claim
is allowed.
II Continued Next Week.
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UNEMPLO YMENT
COMPENSATION
IN FORMATION

Q.-Have old age benefits anu
unemployment insurance any con-
nection in Ohiog
Add age benefits have nothing
to do with unemployment insurance.
Each is entirely separate.
O. How much does JOB. insuf-
ance cost the worker?
A.-The employee pays nothing
for his job insurance. The employ
er's contributions make up the iuha.
Unemployment benefits are Tor tns
present. Old age banetlts are Tor
the future aid of the individual.
Q.-ls job insurance dole!
A.-No, it is not a charity. ~ pc
longs to the workers. The Unem-
ployment Compensation COMMISSION
administers this fund.
Q.-What is the purpose OF slop
insurance.
At will help TO relieye dai-
tress caused unemployment.
Q.-Wherc should an unempiop-
cd worker file his ciaim!
A.--Local offices are 'ocaeed
throughout the state and an ell
gible worker should make his claim
at the Office nearest ms nome.
Q.-Are workers N seasonal en-
ployment eligible for benehts
A.-Yes, at the present time
the same as any othef worker, IL
they worked in 20 weeks III 1888.
Q.--What is separation report
At IS report an ehipioyel y
required to give worker Witnin q
hours after the worker ieaVes OF
loses his employment.
Q.-When an employed worker
files claim for Dement'S, what docu-
ments must ne have with MN!
Ale must nave his appoint
ment card; Social security cara en-
ployment service identification cara
and, If ne has left MS lob since
October /, 1898, the separation
notice which his employer gave hlm.
Q.-Should worker keep rec
ord of his earnings!
At is not mandatory, but ad-
visable.
Q.-Supposing that worker loses
his Social Security account caro-
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president of the National Associa-
tion of Colored Graduate Nurses
Of Akron.
Mrs. Mary Mcleod Bethune, di-
rector of the Division of Negro At
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fairs of the National Yauth Adj
ministration, was III charge of the
conference which was attended by
Negroes representing wide variety
Of occupational and social interests.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20
RULE LEWIS TOO
BLIND TO FIGHT
British Boxing Boards
Holds Up Encounter

| London-(SNS) - The British
boxing board of control Friday de-
|clined to sanction a world light
heavyweight championship bout
between John Henry Lewis and
Len Harvey after giving Lewis a
physical examination. The board,
at the same time, declined to grant
Lewis permission to box in Eng
land.
The light heavyweight champion
who "a beaten recently by heavy
wight champion Joe Louis, has
been troubled by failing eyesight
for some time.
Michigan authorities declined TO
permit him to box Dave Clark in
Detroit in March. At that time
Dr.. Daniel r. Donovan who exam-
ined Lewis, reported that the sight
of the champions legt eye was
almost most gone" DR.. Donovan
added that Lewis was unable to
read even the headline print of
a newspaper and apparently could
distinguish only light from dark"
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Race Leaders Asked TIC
Give 500 to Bethune-
Goodman College

Daytona Beach Fla, May 4 (C)
DIR. Mary Mcleod Bethune,
president of Bethune Goodman
College, sent out letters to racial
leaders throughout the country on
Saturday asking hat they give or
raise 500 for the college endow-
ment fund by July L. The college
must raise $135, 900 for endowment
this year to meet the requirements
of the Southern Association of
Colleges. Bethune-C Goodman has
turned out 1900 graduates in So
years, and its plant is valued at
$500, 900.
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Dept. of Labor.
News

Lincoln, Nebraska A state
wide campaign has been launched
in Nebraska through the Nebraska
State Employment Service, to Sc
cure jobs for qualified employed
workers over 40. it was announced
by Harry Bane, Director of the
State Employment Service.
The campaign in Nebraska,
which will be carried on during
the entire month of May, Is part
of a national program launched by
President Roosevelt through a
special proclamation on April 80,
urging that at least one week be
set aside for this purpose by every
state.
Churches, civic organization,
veterans group, chambers of COM
merce, industry labor, radio, and
the press in Nebraska have been
asked to cooperate in finding jobs
for workers over 40. whose ex-
perience has qualified them for
work, but whose age has been a
factor in keeping them out of the
labor market.
w H. Andersen, Placement Re-
preventative for the Nebraska
State Employment Service, is IN
charge of the Nebraska campaign
which is being carried on with the
cooperation of the managers of 20
State Employment Services Of
fees.
Job Surveys for employment of
workers over 40 have already been
completed in Lincoln, Omaha, Nor
folk Kearney, and Holdrege. SINH
lar surveys will be made in other
cities of the state during the next
ten days.
1.-THE largest employers in Ne
braska have been contacted
through this survey as to their
employment policies in respect to
the older workers." said Andersen.
Almost unanimously they express
sed the idea that they would
just as soon hire a man past
forty, provided he has other quail
fications necessary for the parti-
cular job for which application is
being made by the older worker"
The national campaign with
which the Nebraska program is
affiliated is sponsored by the Com
mittee on Employment Problems
of Older Workers, appointed a
year ago by Secretary Of Labor
Perkins. The committee includes
prominent industrialists. heads Of
employee organizations, and eco
nomists.
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Before a crowd of about 5000
fans. Soup Lawson's boys started
the amateur season off with a
hang. It has been a long time
since the fans saw so many thrills
and spills in one ball game. l. Le-
vert of the opposing team was the
first man up. He singled to center.
But he died on base and the side
was retired nicely. In the first
half Of the second, Walker got
himself in a very bad hole. Tapley
and Scott came through nicely 70
get him in good standing, but IN
the first of the fourth you have to
page Mr.. Robert Ripley, Believe /
or Not.
Mr. Frye errored and also Mr..
Walker put. ing 3 on and nd one
out. Then one was hit to left field
and the o. K. Hardware begin to
error net results. 2 men were
thrown out. Again Walker got OH
a very bad hole. Then in the D h
Walker struck out the entire side.
8 up and 8 down began to look like
Bob Teller. In the 9Th, Bill Young
singled. Scott running for Young
stole second. also third. Watch your
step Mr.. Scott. Officer Birch hates
n thief In the 9th Soup Lawson
singled, stole second and scored
or Manley's single to right score
now / and /. In the 7.h and Oh
both sides had runner on base but
lacked the punch to score. But IN
tho 9th this boy Tapley saved the
Day by making a brilliant one
hand stop and threw his mar out
by 3 steps.
Through the craftsmanship OF
the managers and Hamm and Unit
ed Plumbers team the game was
allowed To continue. Then came the
first of the 10.h. o. X. Hardware
called on their reserve, a pinch
hitter. What hitters they turned
out to be. A triple to Left field
wa so well another pinch hitter
went to bat and tripled to center
and came home on an error. Score
now 3 to | in favor of o. X. Hard
ware. Looks bad for the colored
boys. Well here l. the last of the
10th. Manley first up. He walks.
Clannie Lee runs for Manley. Goes
to second on a passed ball. Then
Tapley who singled. Clan
Mo scores, Grady Frye doubles to
center. Tapley stops at third. Scott
next up. He singled. Tapley scored
and tied the old ball game 3 and
8. Now Mr.. Bill Young up. No
body out. He takes 4 balls, puts
s men on base. Mr.. Lee is up. This
is the 4th time at bat. Three strike
outs previous. Mr.. Lee ducks in
to a fast one. Got hit on the head
and forced in the winning run. A
hetic ball game. l and l until the
10th inning Both sides played a
wonderful ball game considering
that the game was the first one
of the season. Tapley is an out
standing ball player. His brilliant
playing at the keystone sack saved
the day. l Still think the team need
some reserve strength. Two or 3
times a pinch hitter would come
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DO YOU REMEMBER?
by TCHARD

racing form rates them keeping
tuned to the Omaha Guide for fun
and race horse dope. By the way,
fans, take a glance at the base
ball dope. It's a riot. You know all
the boys I'm blabbing about.
So long. See you next week.
Remember to keep tuned to the
Guide
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BROWN UPsETs EDDIE sIMMs

Chicago, May Is (ANP)-Eddie
Simmons, Cleveland trial horse who
recently kayoed Lem Franklin in
eight rounds, was the victim of
an upset at Marigold Gardens Mon
day night at the bronze fists of
Clarence Brown, former Catholic
Youth Organization heavyweight,
who has been an in-and-outer as
pro. Brown, after suffering an
eight count Touchdown in the fifth
rallied to win the 10 round de-
ision.
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0 1 0 0. 0 2
0 0 0 l 0 0 3
Soup Lawson, two hts, Grady
Frye, 2; Marley 1; Young, l; Tap
ley, 2; Scott, l
o K. Hardware, 7 hits; Omaha
Cash Coal 9 hits. Walks by Wal
ker. 5; by Raster 4; Hit batsman
Walker, 4; Raster, 2; Winning pit
cher, Walker, Losing pitcher Kas-
ter.
Manager of the United Coal
Team going to have 3 new players
IN tho fold Sunday. Come out fans
and watch the boys do their stuff
and I'll STE you next week.
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McGILL BAR & BLUE ROOM, at oath &
LAKE ST, OPENING TUESDAY MAY %

The McGill Bar & Blue Room will open at
6 a. m. Tuesday. Free drinks will be served
from 8 p. m. to 9 p. m, Everybody welcome.
The following we'll known b%altenders
will be there to greet you-Mr. HAIRY Casey
Mr.. Preston Langley, and Mis- Alberta
Brown. waitress. Mr.. Eugene McGill, Prop.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20
7. LEWIS WRITES ON NEGRO
SPTRITUALS FOR CATHOLICS

New York May IL (C)-"Ameri-
car, national Catholic weekly, So
Park Place, carries an article on
"The Negro SpiriMals as Hymns
of a People," by Theophilus Lewis
in it's issue of April %.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20
ON THE AIR
(By Sallye Bell for AMP

Win an eHnplg BioFe VI IdihifB
to someone in a dark room, only
20 learn there's no one there? Then
you've experinced the rather baf-
fled feeling that comes with exert
ing energy for nothing. You can
sympathize with the writer of this
column. Writing for you radio fans
is just like b~roadcasting TO an
unseen audience and then learning
that the mike wasn't on. | never
hear a word from you; if you read
this column If you like it or don't
like it, if you get anything from
81 never know it.
l was reading in The paper the
Other day that executives of a
large radio network said there was
no demand for Negro radio talent
simply because Negro radio fans
do not support them. A radio ar
it's. support is his fan mail, and
| can sympathize with any artist
who is trying to pull Negro res
ponse because it just isn't there.
But I'm a glutton for punishment
SO l guess I'll continue writing
these words of wisdom and gems
Eof knowledge for you (as long as
ger paid for it, and hope that
one or two out of the twelve mil
lion Negroes in these United
States will read 'em and do
somethin'. So much for that.
Ii you heard "Wings Over Jor-
dan" last Sunday you heard the
Rev. Mr.. David Mpkato Buyabuye
| Mdodana, pastor of First Baptist
Church of Mcdonald, Pa, and
eldest son of a tribal chief in
Idutywa, South Africa. Tribal re-
ligion demanded him as a sacrifice
but American missionaries inter-
vened in time to save him and con-
vert his father to Christianity. He
camo Ito she United States when
he was Is, and has been here since
after attending public schools and
both Negro and white colleges and
universities. He is founder of PEN
der County Training school at
Rocky Point, N. C.
The National Urban leagues
new program "Negro News and
Views" aired over station NYC
$50 Ky New York is going over
big. They have had such outs5and-
ing personalities as Miss Gwendo-
Ign Bennett, director of the Har-
lem Community Art center, and
Dick Campbell, director of the
Rose McClendon players. Next
week MAY 20) Mr.. Jesse o. Tho
mas of Atlanta, Ga, Southern
Field Director of the National Ur-
ban league, will address the radio
audience on "The Negro contribu-
ton to the Culture of the South"
When "Your Sunday Date vas
aired last Sunday over a local Chi
cago station, they featured a med
ley from "Porgy and Bess," in
GLIDING 81 Got Plenty o. Muffin, F"
Summertime" and at Amt
Necessarily So" Cab Galloway has
finally named his quartet 1.-THE
Four Cab Jivers" at the sugges-
ton of radio fans; the group in
cludes Chu Berry on saxaphone,
Cozy Coles at the drums, Danny
Barker stunning the guitar and
Milton Hinton, bass. Andy Kirk
is now featuring June Richmond,
formerly with Jimmy Dorsey and
Cab Galloway and Floyd Smith,
swing guitarist, for whose con-
tract offered $4,000. Duke Filing
ton will conduct a m%ammonth jazz
orchestra, composed of every
available swing leader and misi-
clan in New York, at the National
Swing club affair at the Hippor-
on May %. Eddie South,
dark angel of the VIOLIN" will be
heard from Hollywood's famed
Trocadera beginning May IA. Duke
Ellington will play Loew's State
neatre in New York starting the
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20

Lewis is recognized as the
worlds 175-pound champion by the
National Boxing Commission. He
is not recognized in New York
State.
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rheumatism

eEkiEvE PAIN IN FEW MINUTES
To relieve the. torturing pain of Rheuma-
tism. Neuritis. Neuralgia or Lumbago. in a
few minutes. get the Doctors formula
NUR1TO. Dependable-no opiates. no mar
cotcs. Does the work auickly-must relieve
worst pain. TO your satisfaction in a few
minutes or money back at Druggists. Don't
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20
RACE HORSE DOPE

Race fans, It is only II days
more before the crowd will bQ
yelling. Come on Sarah Bell or
come on Molasses or some thing.
Whatever he or she got that 2
bucks on They want some running
and a lots of it. Every horse |
bet on, runs out of gas or stops
for a red light That reminds me
to remind you, don't let nobody
cash your ticket. If you catch a
winner. I happen to know a pro-
intent gent by the name of Vernon
Washington, 500 Belly to you. This
gent of color, after 6 straight
loses was awful Disguised about
his luck and decided to call it
quits for the day. But one of his
good friends was sorry for him
and loaned him a two spot. He
glanced over the form sheet for
about 3 minutes. Hal Ha! says
Vernon Washington, l got one now
and sure enough he got a juicy
one. 1t paid $14.4O. Washington
beat it down stairs to get in the
payof line. What a grand and
glorious feeling. There he met
another gent of color The line
was long and Washington grew
impatient so he asked the friend
to cash his ticket which the friend
kindly obliged to do. So Washing
ton is still looking for his $14.40.
But Mr.. 500 Belly found the friend
at this writing. Mn. 500 Belly has
collected 40c of the $14.40.
So there is $14 balance due to
Mr.. 500 Belly. Will wonders ever
cease so the morale in this true
story is if you have a winner, cash
your own ticket regardless of how
long the lines are. | have been
asked time and time again about
certain race tracks all over the
USA. Here are the first class
tracks. Aqueduct, N. Y. Arlington
Park, Ill.,; Belmont, N. Y; Empire
N. Y; Hialek, Flarida; Jamica,
KY; Keenland, KY; Laurel, Nd;
Marragousett Road Island; PIN
Eco, Md; Santa Anita, Cal; Suf-
folk Downs, Mara; Saratoga
Spring N. Y; Washington Park,
I'll. Here are last years winners,
for Sat-, June 4, 1888.
1 1. Kai Finn
2. Thelma Don
8. Society Editor
2 1. Gloria C
2. Super Luck
3. Polve Image
l3 l. Marley May
2. Color LITTER
3. Gumption
4 l.. SeIdina
2. Much Trouble
3. Judge Pan
5 Susie o New Track record
2. Joks.er 100 four 5ths
8. Fleeing Moon
6 1. Rosser S
2. Too Busy
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week of May %. That's all folks!
See you later.
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OMAHA Cash COAL
WINS OPENING GAME
by RICHARD STANLEY
by RICHARD STANLEY

in handy. Get 3 more players, Mr..
Manager. Suppose you have a IN
jury to one of your men.
Score by Inning
l 2 3 1 5 6 7 8 Q 10 :