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The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
BUSINESS LEAGUE
DELEGATES

Oklahoma City, Sept. Is (ANP)
In the vanguard of delegates
arriving here for the National
Business League Convention, Aug.
1881, was the delegation arriving
by special train from Atlanta,
among whom were C C. Spauld-
ing of Durham, N. c. former
League president. Stops were
made in Chicago, ST. Louis, De-
troit and other cities, were adj
ditional deegates and officials
joined the party. The train was
made up of all Pullman cars with
regulation, f~irst-class equipment
and service.
A local, pre-convention high
light was an elaborate entertain
ment and lawn party, staged on
Aug. % at the Hassman Heights
Addition low-cost housing pro-
ject being built under direction
of w. ]. Edwards, president Ok
lahoma City Negro Business lea
que.
That night, after the lawn party
attended by delegates and their
wives, a Stag party was arranged
by the Local League at RUBY
Grill, night clug de luxe and one
of the show places of Oklahoma
City. Those in charge of range
ments for the NNBL conclave are
the following heads of committees
Thomas Edwards, Roscoe Dunjee,
H. Mex. Rowan, Roy Blanton,
Tohmas McNeeley, DIR. A. T.
Bethel and George R. Ragland.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
WEST INDIES PUT ON WAR
BASIS
(By Crusader News Agency

(By Crusader News Agency
Persistent reports that German
submarines are operating in the
Caribbean Sea have served to turn
the British and French West In
dies into virtually another War
front. Practically all the capital
cities of the islands have nightly
blackouts, while soldiers patrol
the coasts "a hours daily. Planes
and war ships are in constant
patrol of the coast lines.
The islands have been placed
under a state of emergency, with
strict censorship of mail and
printed matter and curtailment o.
meetings and free speech.
In all of the French and Bri-
fish colonies man power is being
modified, and, in Jamaica, BWI,
the National Peoples Party, an
opposition party, has stopped its
agitation. The labor unions have
pledged support to the govern
men:.
The Paramount Chief of BasL-
toland, South Africa, and the
Queen CT Tonga in the Friendly
Islands have placed the resources
of their countries at the disposal
of Great Britain to prosecute the
war on Nazism.
Underlying the wide support of
the colonials for Great Britain
and France is their hatred of fas-
cism and all it stands for. They
have no illusions about Chamber
lain's position and policies but
want to see Hitlerism crushed
This is reflected in an article in
a recent article in a recent issue
OF "Public Opinion" published in
Jamaica:
the sabotage of the Lea
que of Nations, the true reasons
for the policy of appeasement
and the unwillingness to accept
in time the proffered help of
Russia; the. long history of in
action in the fact of the cold
hlooded and insane aggression of
German, Italian and Japanese i'm.
perialism this past seven years
these things should not be for
gotten"
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
The Low Dow
From Hickory Grove

For short speeches, Mr.. Henry
Ford. he is the USA champion
And his latest, it is about the
Constitution guaranteeing free
speech. He sees no reason, ne
saws. why he cannot indulge IN
free speech as he sees fit. ne and
they are going to do so.
And that was his speech-and
he went back to work.
A bureau down in ourCapltol'
it had been making rules that the
Boss, he cannot talk and advise
with his men or his stenographer
or his clerk.
At one time I had a halfway
grudge against Uncle Henry and
the 8 pedals he put on his car.
never knew when I touched n of
them, whether I was gonna go
backward, forwards or sidewise.
But his new car, it is improved,
so I have oftened up a little.
So, for backbone-for tending
to your own business-and for
general usefulness, l nominate
this modest Detroit gentleman
and I do it now versus putting it
on his tombstone.
Yours, with the low down,
10 SIERRA
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
in a recent address.

in a recent address:
ut is a long standing habit in
this country to blame the banks
for our troubles. Everybody wants
money. and the banker has it. In
every community there are many
people who think the banks should
lend them money, and to whom
tho bankers had to say No They
arread TIE news of the bankers
sins. They go to the politicians
with their stories, and he hears
ten such stories to one of the 9th
err side, and each story carries one
vote.
"The banks of the country are
organized to make loans. They
ere equipped to make at least
twice the $4,000, 900, 1000 of loans
which all the commercial banks
of the country now have outstand-
ing. Many banks are advertising
Tor loans. All ara seeking them.
"The reduced volume of bank
loans is not aseribable to bank
policy but ~ a combination of
business depression and the
change in practices in financing
business which ma e it elf evident
before the depression.
"Bus / nanswer to the question,
Are banks lending money freely
enough?' there is much better
CIV denee than the naked testi-
mony of the parties concerned
Mr.. Burgess then shows that
he Reconstruc ion Finance Cor
poration and the Federal Reserve
hanks have been given broad pow
ers to make loans for long terms
and on risks COMMERCIAL banks
could not take, but in spite of thai
IN March 1889 according to Fl.
cures published in the Federal Re
serve Bulletin, these two agencie:
had outstanding a total of only
1925, 000, 900 Of loans, which is
less than l per cent of the tosa.
commercial loans of the banks OF
the country. Further, the Bulletin
said that the risky type of loans
did rot return sufficient income
to cover expenses and Losses.
"Thas experience Is substantial
evidence" said Mr.. Burgess, "tha
in general the banks r doing
pretty good job of lending am
that most borrowers turned dow
are not good risks"
It is interesting and rather sur
prising that the RFC and thu
Federal Reserve banks with theii
liberal policies and their longeI
term lending, have been able t.
make as few loans as they have
1t is sometimes we'll to know thu
facts before you wave a red flaf
or allow yourself to be stampedeC
by one.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
RED FLAG WAIVERS MlSLEAD
PUBLIC

The professional politicians has
long used the "band' and "mon-
ey powers" and "Wall Street" as
the red flags he has waved when
trying to inflame constituents SC
they would vote for him to save
themselves from something, al
though neither they nor the politi-
clan really knew what the some
thing was.
Discussing the subject of how
we'll the banks meet the public
needs, w. R. Burgess of The Ma
tional City Bank, shows up some
of the red flag wavers. He said
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30

10 bear by the southern confer
enee of NAACP branches repre-
sents a victory in Ina more jobs
will be opened to Negroes, J. L.
LeFlore, chairman of the confer
enee officials and officers of the
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Rail
road with a view to employing Ne
gro agents on that read.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
is THE WAR PHONY!
BRITISH PAPER ASKS

London, Sept. % (CNA)-Lord
Beaayerbrooks Evening Standard
wants to know why Britain Is
not giving more effective aid to
the Poles.
"What kind of a war is this Z"
the newspaper asked editorially.
eve ask it seriously. Nineteen
out of 20 persons are asking this
question: Are we making as de-
cisive an attack upon NazidJ n
as our strength allows?"
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
TRAIN PORTERS RESTORED
ON TWENTY-FIVE
TRAINS

Mobile, Ala. Sept. 28-Train
porter service which had been cur
tailed in the past has now been
restored on twenty-five passenger
trains of the Southern Railway
system, officials of the railroad
announced here recently.
Expansion of this service which
following strong pressure brought
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
TOTALTTARIANISM AND THE
WORKER

There is a certain group of lab
Or leaders, chiefly of the left-wing
advocates increased government
school of thought, which strongly
control over the affairs of indus
tries and individuals. Their phil
osophy would lead us inexorably
in the direction of totalitarianism.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
LOUIS BY THE KING OF
FRANCE

In the crypt of the Chapel at
u. S. Naval Academy are the re-
mains Of John Paul Jones. In the
United States Navy Jones was
never given a rank greater than
that of Captain; but in the Bus-
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
w Q R . S Q U A R E S

The Numbers. 1 to o. on the board refer to the arthmehcal and
alphabetical rotations on the dial. The test of skill consists in form
ing a magic square reading five words across and five words down,
as defined. Pick the right letter for each and every space to obtain
a complete solution.
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30
DON'T ( UGLY
HAIR ROB YOU
OF YOUR CHARM

Dull, faded, of-color hair-yes, it
DOES spoil your appearance! But
il needn't! Quickly, easily with
GodsfrorS Rayiesse-you can color
your hair TO a beautiful even shade
of black, brown or blonde. IL
won't rub off or wash out. IL
doesn't interfere with curling,
marcel or permanent wave. Ask
for and see that you get Larieuse,
the hair coloring in the RED BOX.
If your dealer can't supply you,
send$1.25 (We pay bOstage) direct 20
The Omaha guide., 1939-09-30

HORIZONTAL N
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First Row--Egyptan dignitary. ! NV" E1TN
Second Row-Labor leader. n IL ~ "
Third Row-The constellation Ram. ~ = XZZ.AE IN
Fourth Row-Watersprne. X&~%zN ~IME0
Fifth Row-Tras. NV "a , "a
VERTICAL wv *
First Row-Estabish. HHOkA H. "a
Second Row-Crag, habtation. y 8 ~ ~ OF
Third Row-Natfve of a European
country. NLWH[,NI
Fourth Row-Bblical, t thou thy AZA WI
way &#A I'M
Firth Row-Blockheads ~
Evening star., 1939-03-22
Bedtime Stories
BY Fred Neher
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

snip more odd and . crew more queer.
You could not fnd though you searched
year.
1t was q ship without sail or
rudder. In fact, it was just an old
log. The crew was just one-Jerry
Muskrat. Yes, sir, Jerry Muskrat
was captain, mate, crew and pas
senger of that odd ship, and not at
all pulled up because he was the
whole thing. Truth to tell, Jerry
was anything but puffed up. Just
one glance at him huddled In little
brown bunch on one end of that
log would be enough to toll you that
Jerry was far, very far, from being
happy. The truth Is Jerry was IN
Evening star., 1939-03-22

tree in which Welcome Robin was
sitting, but Welcomes voice still
came to him clearly with its message
OF cheer. Welcome had set him to
MISUNDERSTANDING how much worse
of he might be.
Its true" thought he, that if I
couldn't swim would be great
deal worse off than am. In fact
probably would be drowned by this
time. wonder If I'll ever get any
where where can get anything to
eat. My goodness! There's the Big
River just ahead! If ever I'm taken
out on that there is no telling what
will become of me! That current Is
terribly swift! I've got to do some
Evening star., 1939-03-22

unwilling sailor. Yes sir, he was a
very unwilling sailor on a voyage he
didn't want to take to a place of
which he hadn't the least knowledge.
Already Jerry was farther down
the Laughing Brook than he ever
had been before. On all sides the
water had spread and spread over
the bank across the Green Meadows
until the land seemed a long, long
way oil, such long way that Jerry,
good swimmer though he is, didn't
feel like trying to reach it. So he
sat huddled on the end of the log
and was carried along by the swift
current toward the Big River. Some.
times the log bumped into another
Evening star., 1939-03-22

Jerry. "It's all very well for him to
be happy and joyous for he can go
where he will. don't know what
ever is going to become of me. I
wouldn't go back II I could, because
there isn't any place to go to. One
OF my houses is swept away and the
other is under water so that I
couldn't possibly use it. I would
drown If I tried to. SO there is
nothing for me to do as see but to
stay right where I am until this old
log gets somewhere near shore.
Goodness knows when that will be
or where 1t will be. I'm being car
ried way, way OIL and perhaps I'll
never, never, see the Green Meadows
Evening star., 1939-03-22

log or into a tree. Once it hit 50
hard that Jerry tumbled Oh into
the water, but he was back again in
a jiffy.
Presently Jerry heard a soft, sweet
voice calling from the top of
tree he was passing. For the first
time in all his life Jerry was not
glad to hear that sweet, soft voice
the voice of Winsome Bluebird, the
herald OF sweet Mistress Spring. He
looked up. Winsome was on the top
wings and flew toward the distant
Green Forest. There were joy and
happiness in the very sound Of his
voice.
Il wish I could n.y." mutterod
Evening star., 1939-03-22
or the Smiling Pool again. Oh,
dear! Oh, dear!"

Cheer up! Cheer up! Cheer
up" Cheer!" cried q joyous voice.
Once more Jerry looked up In the
treetops. There sat Welcome Rob-
in and there was no unhappiness
about Welcome. He looked down
and saw Jerry.
Cheer up, Jerry! Cheer up,
Jerry!" he called. Just think how
much worse of you would be If
you couldn't swim. Cheer up! Cheer
up! Gheersup!'
In spite of himself Jerry felt bet
ter. He couldn't help but feel bet
ter. His log was now well past the
Evening star., 1939-03-22
thing! I've got to do something
soon!"
Copyright, 1e39.)
Seoports to Be Built
BY Alfred Andriolo
lraoemarK pplisd
For o. 8. Patent Once
BY Mormon Marsh
Bud Fisher

Seaports will be constructed dur
ing the summer at Dickson Island,
Tixie Bay and Providence Bay, in
the Arctic, and concrete iceproof
structures will be erected.
Evening star., 1939-03-22
TwizzIer Answer

The first one was the wife Of tho
other one.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-07-28

doing job as governor and ey
pect to continue"
Asked by newsmen whether he
would abow out to give Taft 4
haven't turned my hand IN 4 cam
clear field il the junior senator de-
cides to campaign for Ohio's dele
gates, Bricker said, Il am not bow
ing out because ! have not bowed
in
Capable Man
Senator Taft is a very capable
man and ] think he would make q
good president" added Brieker. He
declined comment on a specific ques.
tion as to whether he would support
Taft
Senator Taft commented in Wash
ington, Governor Bricker and
have always been good friends ant
appreciate his kind words
Since Senator Taft--son OF th.
late President and Chief Justicf
/ William Howard Taft--and Bricke
led Republican election sweep i
rclitically y-important Ohio last year
both have been mentioned promin
entity as possible presidential candi
dates.
Taft's willingness to stand for In
presidential nomination may be cx
pressed soon in statement to Obi
supporters, associates in Washingtol
said. He wa The states "favorit
son" candidate in 1896, but release
the delegation to Alfred Landon .
Kansas.
| In Ohio, before delegates can see
election on behalf Of residential caF
| ddates they must obtain the write
| consent Of their first and secon
| choices.
Ohio has been regarded as one 1
!; the politically pivotal states beeaus
| Of its diversified busines, industria
agricultural and population cha
| acteristics.
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Morris Taylor, Jr.
Dies In Boston

DAAT0N Word was received
iare sunday Of he sudden death Of
la layior, m, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Morris Taylor Of Boston, for
merly III Dayton.
-nol4l, ID, Was born in Indian
lpo!is aaa was student at Roose-
welt Hi8h school ia Dayton. He
moved 70 Boston III January with his
parents where he continued his
schooling While residing IN Day
ton, lie was one Of the altar boys
at st. Margaret Episcopal Churcn.
Death caae very sudden and unex~
pcctedly
Surviving are his parents and his
lister. Camille Services were held
| brought 10 indianapolis his birthplace
in Boston Tuesday and his body was
| for the final services and burial.
Those attending the services held
| in Indianapolis Wednesday, were
| Mrs. Marian Anderson, Mrs. Blanche
Parsons, Mrs. Ruth Lewis, Mrs.
| Edith Dobson and others. Father
| j. N. samuels- Belbodcr offieiated.
Morris Taylor, ST., before taking
his position in Boston this past
January, was the assistant to Capt.
Mallory at Linden Community Cen
ter. Both her and Mrs. Taylor were
| very popular among Dayton's young
er set.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-07-28
LOCAL HOUSING
AUTHORITY
PUTS $32O,OOO in


DAYTON Approximately $780,
600 will be put into circulation in
Dayton as wages paid to workmen
during construction of the DE Soto
ass Courts low-ent housing project,
Andrew S. Iddings, chairman Of the
Dayton Metropolitan Housing Au-
thority, announced today. Con-
struction OF this USHA-aided pro-
iect was begun in April and is ex-
pected to be completed by next
spring.
Work on the site viii give en-
ployment to about $40 men" Mr..
lddings said. I'VE estimate that
about 2ST,000 man-hours Of direct
labor will be needed on the site
and the wages paid for this labor
will total about 1921, 400 The pro-
ject, therefore, not only brings
great benefit TO Dayton by providing
decent homes for 200 low-income
families and eliminating an equiv.
aient number Of substandard dwell.
ings, but also gives large anc
much needed stimulus to building
trades employment here and to busi
ness in general
Contracts for construction Of th,
~ buildings in the "De Soto Ras
| Courts project, which will be bull
by Ohio contractors, have been ap
| proved by Nathan Straus, admins
| traitor Of the United States Housing
] Authority, upon the recommenaa
ton Of The Dayton metropolitan
Housing Authority.
Materials used in construet.ol
will cost about $500, 600 and M
Iddings estimates that their produe
tion and transportation will feuuir
| an additional 430,50O man-hours d
direct labor in factories, quarfie
and other industries. The total co..
Of the development, including Ian
and other items, is estimated i
| $955,315.
eve can better appreciate th
economic benefits derived by eli
that participates in the USHA pre
gram Mr.. Iddings said, when v
Continued on Page 81
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DEATH COMES
TO FORMER
DUNBAR HIGH
t E AC E R

DAYTON On Monday evening
At q pm. death came quietly to
Arthur Goodnight, Jr., 26. popular
young Daytonian, who had been i'll
for the past two years.
Arthur, Jr., son Of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Goodnight, Sr., Of Randolph
Street. was native of Bowling
Green, Ky. lie had been resident
Of Dayton for the past sixteen year,
and had received his elementary
and high school training here, hav-
ing graduated from Roosevelt High
sehool in 1880. He received the
BIS. degree in Industrial Education
from Wilberforee University III 1884
and the following fall he became
member Of the Dcnhar High School
faculty where he taught for three
years. He married Miss Marilyn
Austin Of Bowling Green, July u,
1897.
He was very active member of
The Olympian Club, belonged to Al
en A.M.E. Church, TOOK great in
terest in doing volunteer work ut
ehe YMCA, and was d member Of
che Alpha i,hi Alpha FRATERNITY.
Arthur Is survived by his wife and
parents. Funeral services We're
held Thursday lit 80 pm. 1T Allen
AN T. Church with the Rev. Mr..
lNing presiding 1 he body was
d ped to flowing Green, KY. for
nt4 Iuaput
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-07-28
Summer School Closes
Six Weeks Session At
Atlanta University

ATLANTA, Ga. One Of the larg-
est summer schools ever in session
on the campuses of he Atlanta Uni
versity sytem closed esterday after
perod Of six weeks devo, ID to IN
tcnsive study toward graonate and
undergraduate degrees, ar rectal
wck III various fields. Fol ae sew
lii successive year, the fnar
school was conducted = der the
leadership Of Atlanta University in
conjunction with the six ether in
citations cf hieher learning in At
lanta Morehousc College, spelman
COLLEGE,, Clark University. Morris
Brown College, the Atlanta univer-
sity ef Social Work, and Cannon
]. Theological Seminary. The faculty
OF the summer session included Lead
ing educators from number OF
I Continued on Page ~
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-07-28
BRINGING SOUTHERN PLANTERS
In LINE, CHEATING LANDLORDS
FORCED TO SETTLE WITH TENANT

flee has investigated the cases Of
1,345 tenants, and approximately
85 per cent of these are Negroes.
These irregularities are in connec-
tion with the same type Of payments
and involve money in the amount
of $5,197.18. Investigations are
still b eing carried on, and brought
to a successful conclusion as rapid
" as possible
Interesting indeed is the manner
in which these cases are brought TO-
trial rhearings, and the moneys re
stored to the individual for whom
it was originally intended.
Planters Pay Up When Law
Threatens
Says one of the chairman of the
committees: "You are familiar with
my method of effecting these SET
tleents, which was to notify land
lords in advance to appear at the
heat headquarters with their rec
ords and tenants, to meet the county
committee and representatives from
NV office. In hundreds of cases, the.
landlord affected satisfactory settle
ments with their tenants before ap-
pearing at the beat headquarters.
Because of the irregularities
which have been practised, officials
say it is impossible to estimate the
amount Of money involved. II runs
into figures which reach an aston
shing total, yet at the same time the
practises of the Southern farmer
owner are being broken down at
every possible opportunity n d
wherever there is evidence Of fraud,
or guilt is established, the depart
ment is not slow in prosecuting and
Furnishing the offenders.
ri is thought that because many OF
| the Negro sharecroppers are unable
| to read and write, white farmers are
seeking to take an unfair advantage
saem in the matter Of payments
made bv the government. However,
| through the cooperation Of the
agents Of the department, it is hop
cd to wipe out the majority Of these
4 practises.
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ing spread throughout the nation.
The internationally-c circulated mag
azine, "The Crisis his in the last
issue an article, on the "Contribu-
tion Of Negro Scientists which re-
views briefly the work of Negroes
in chemistry, engineering, architec-
ture and other sciences.
The section of the article dealing
with Parsons is as follows:
"James A. Parsons, Jr., metallur-
gist, in charge Of research and pro
duction in metallurgy, the Duriron
company, Dayton, O., is an author
Continued on page -
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would be no Bricker-Taft conyen-
ton delegate fight to imperil Ohio
Republicans in 1940--came as Taft's
associates in Washington indicated
Ii esoon may authorize a campaign
for delegaes.
Il have had no time TO think or
talk about it, Bricker declared. Il
paign for president. I have been
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-07-28
NOT CANDIDATE
|BRICKER SAYS;
PRAISES TAFT
Governor Denies
Presidential Rumor

COLUMBUS (AP)-aGovernor
John w. Bricker, asserting he was
making no campaign to become
0hio's afavorite SON. to the 1910
Republican presidential convention
Tuesday pointedly praised Robert A.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-07-28

Taft as presidential timber.
Bricker's first public utterance on
The subject. interpretJd generally
in political circles as assurance there
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-01-12
Westport

Mrs. Al Hermanson returned
home Monday after a weeks visit
with relatives at Little Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Brauninger and
son spent Sunday afternoon at the
Frank Schiller home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bodeker and
son, Sherwood, were st. Cloud shop
pers Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Hutchens and
family visited on Friday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Frederick.
Phyllis Hines and Leatrice Ham,
ilton spent the weekend in Glen
wood with Mrs. Fay Bodeker.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Weisgram and
daughter and Frank Anderson WIS.,
tied Sunday at Rose City with Mrs.
Weisgram's sister.
DIR. johnson was called Monday
to see Bernice Olson, who is ill
with pneumonia. .
Alois Hoth, of Graceville, was a
Sunday guest at the home of his
parents here.
Mrs. Fred Cooper called on Mrs.
Hines on Monday afternoon.
Frank Hines returned to Web
ster, N. D., Thursday after a
months visit with relatives here.