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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

she would have to go to work and
help support her family. Her name
now is Mrs. George r. Possell.
She went from store to store look
ing for job, but jobs were hard
to ssare up, SO she had TO take one
in corset shop as filter.
But this girl told me that she
was determined to lift herself out
of that shop and make something
of herself. Her great interest was
music Singing She even wanted to
be a singer, herself.
She looked around Tor a job a bit
more closely connected with singing
than clamping foundation garments
on women. She decided that a job
in music shop would at least be
step in the right direction. At last
she found music shop manager
who was interested. Her moment
had comel The man would pay a
dollar week more than her pre-
sent salary. She took it. and so the
girl who had wanted to 60 to col
lege was now working in a music
store selling records.
Her name? Helen Jepson! Now
famous singer Of the Metropolitan
Opra, and of the radio. Yes, verify
that is the story Of the famous Hell
en- JepSon.
While she was working in the
shop she heard of a competition
for scholarships for the Curtis In
stitute in Philadelphia. Two hum
dred and twenty were competing,
and it looked pretty hopeless, but
she decided 0 compete And she
won! She got scholarship and
studied there five years. Voice, stage
and opera roles.
Finally, she came to New York
and studied with Oneena Mario
of the Metropolitan Opera.
She wanted to try out for radio.
But everybody wanted to do that.
Then she remembered the COM
petition for the scholarship and de-
cided TO do as she had done be-
fore-the very best she could! She
confessed to me that she failed
six times in additions, and then
Rudy Vallee heard her. Almost in
a night the corset-fitter shot up.
She was discussed from coast to
coast She became the first woman
star in history 10 be engaged for
the Metropolitan opera whose only
public appearances had been on
the radio. Money began to pour in,
more than she had ever dreamed of
receiving.
To-day, this girl who had wanted
to 90 to college, is at the top of her
profession.
Few people can reach the top
OF any profession. But we can all
improve ourselves So if you have to
work at something you dislike, do
1t and prepare yourself for a better
job
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
A few THOUSAND
YEARS AGO
Lindsay GaZette)

LINDSAY GdZelle)
1t was only six or seven thousand years
ago that mankind began gathering in
towns. Up to that time they had lived in
roaming tribes With all the modern i'm
plements of peace and war, strange to
say, it was only three thousand years
ago that humans learned to smelter iron
and only two thousand years before that
time did they combine copper and tin
to make bronze. Stranger yet is the his
torical fact that of the Paleolithic age,
the age of rough stone, the last person
of that age, a Tasmanian, died in 1877.
It seems that the people of that region
were separated from civilization for
some twenty or twenty five thousand
years. The way the days and years are
floating by, thousand years, more or
less, is mere pittance compared to the
great flow of destiny. And yet to a
school boy it seems like eternity before
the football season begins
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
BRITAIN'S GOLD RESERVE
Wall Street JournaD

Transfer of the Bank of Englands S
gold reserves to the British government
for war needs leaves the bank in the un-
precedented position of having a pure
fiduciary note issue secured only by
government obligations. Regarded from
a purely mechanical aspect, the bank is
in the same position as the German
Reichsbank Never in her long life has
the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
found herself in such an anomalous pre-
dicament.
No one can tell what may happen be-
fore the war ends to the fiscal systems
of the countries involved in the war. 1t
is, however, fairly safe guess that if
there is any one of these countries that
is likely to escape the disasters Of real
currency initiation, it is the mother of
the gold standard that we used to know
before 1914. 1t may be beyond human
skill to really manage" currency, but
if anyone can do it Great Britain can.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

The United States is in for a
stronger dose of propaganda from
Europe than it swallowed in 1914
1918. This is nothing at all to be-
come indignant about. 1t is per-
fectly natural for each side in a
war to try to persuade everybody
that it is in the right. We would
do the same; in fact, we have.
The right to propagandize is so
tightly woven in with freedom Of
the spoken and the written word
that it is difficult to try to protect
people from exposure to propagan-
ola. The people can, however, learn
to estimate it, to discount it, to
weigh it.
All the tricks of World War pro-
paganda are already being repeated.
Polish radio stations are already
telling their hearers that German
airplanes are dropping gay balloons
filled with mustard gas designed to
kill innocent Polish children. and
also strewing poisoned candy for
the children to pick up. Because
these are old stories told during
the World War and proved untrue
it seems very unlikely that there
is any truth in them this time.
Similarly, Germans escort an Am
erican correspondent through a
ruined village, show him the bodies
of mutilated peasants. Germans
the Germans tell him, killed by
the Poles. The correspondent re-
ports what he saw, what the Ger
mans told him. That was his job
But as to whether what the Ger
mans told him was true, he express.
ed no opinion, nor do we need tc
form one on such slender evidence
What we do know is that these
pitiful murdered people were vic
Tins of war-and that is about all
The American newspaper cores
pondents in Europe are an unusu-
ally well-trained, responsible group
anxious to get the truth and tel
it to you without distortion. That
is their reputation among those who
know journalism. Foreign visitors
to the United States have observed
that the American public is better
informed on foreign events than
the public of any other country.
But even these crack correspon-
dents can only report to you what
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

ago to a girl IN
A k ron, oh 10 .
Graduating from
the West High
school, she made
plans for college.
Then suddenly
the family pocket
book caved in;
and she was told
that not only was
college out of the
question, but that
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
TOday's Horoscope

The year will be moderately
favorable, according to all influ-
ences bearing on today's birthday
celebrants. An elder will bring them
gain, but they should be on the
watch to guard against deception.
A magnetic personality will mark
the child born today. He or she will
be clever, original. intuitive and
subtle, but rather dreamy, imprac-
tical with a tendency to despon-
dency.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Horoscope for Sunday

Great good fortune will attend
those whose birthdays are today.
They should make the most of
the opportunities that come their
way. The child born on this day
will be shrewd and business-like,
but also diplomatic. Artistic, mu-
sical and literary talent Is indicat-
ed, also much all-around ability
Success in the medical world is
shown.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Dale
CARNEGIE

This column is for boys and girls
graduating from high school this
year, and who realize they won't
be able to go on to college: This
very thing happened a few years
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Hints on Etiuuette

1t is the height of good man
ners to conform in reason to es-
tablished custom, but not to let your
personality be lost In too keen a
desire to please everyone.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
one-Minute Test Answers

/. A horse used for extraordi-
nary occasions, as small saddle
horse ridden by ladies.
g. Thirty-one, Franklin d. Roose-
velt is the 32nd
3. A South American island, to
the south of the Straits of Magel-
Ian.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
You re Telling Me-

1t doesn't seem possible but 1t
was just two years ago that we
were doing all that worrying about
what the dust storms were going to
do to civilization.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

Once more citizens of the United
States are made aware that it is
a lot nicer reading history than
living through it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Barbs-

Here's literary bait: the Polish
State Railways are offering as first
prize in an essay contest a round
trip to Poland. We'd be satisfied
with a reasonably accurate facsim-
lie thereof.
A New Jersey health officer sug-
gests a curfew to keep dogs off
the street at night. There1l prob
ably be some difficulty training the
dogs to report home when it blows
Somewhat behind the times is
the German banana boat, reported
sunk. No mines or British cruis-
ers for it; it merely ran aground
on rocks in the d-fashioned way.
Arizona Indians regard the re-
cent blessed event of a white mule
as q sign of the crack of doom.
If they listen closely, they may be
able to hear doom cracking over in
Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

There are some drawbacks to
flying, says the man at the ncxt
desk. A plane he was in flew SO
high over Niagara Falls he missed
it. He thought the falls were Sust
a leaky faucet.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Words of Wisdom

Liberty is not merely privi-
lege to be conferred; it is habit
to be acquired George.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

Motorized bicycles built for
two are the latest type seen on
the roads of France.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

Americans love for the wide open
spaces is so great that many of us
would like to sell our homes AND
spend our lives in a tWo-by-four
trailer.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Thoughts for the Day

Thy right hand Q Lord is become glorious in power.
thy right hand o Lord hath dashed in pieces the
enemy.-Exodus SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

A cloudburst held up a California
train. 1t blew in, no doubt. from
some other state.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Grab Bag
One Minute Test

|. What is a palfrey?
2. How many men have been
president of The United States?
3. Where is TERRA Del Fuego?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

During the early 10th century
It's said the Spanish conquerors
used gold dust as salt for their
meats.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

London busmen are said to drink
$4,000 pints of tea each week be-
tween runs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

But even these crack correspon-
dents can only report to you what
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-02-03

fired bullet into his own brain. He
died almost instantly.
An investigator for the district at
torney's office declared he had prob
ed the double-death and would off
cially list it as murder and suicide !"
Williamson is said to have been
transferred to Meharry from Howard
University, Washington, d. 6.
Well known Educator
Since 1916 Dr.. Forde, native &c
British Guiana, had been teaching at
Meharry Medical College A gradu-
ate of Alabama A. and NJ. College in
1909, he then attended Mehalay
from which he graduated in 1914 A
weli-known Negro educator III the
South, the professor was member
Of the R. F. Boyd Medical Society
and of the Volunteer State Medical
Association, and Il fellow of the Ma
tional Medical Association.
Surviving him are a wife, who lives
at 1a02 Hawkins street, this city
and a son, DR.. Wells L. A. Forde
junior physician i'll Homer &. Phil.
lips Negro Hospital, st. Lous, Mo.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-02-03
SCHOOL CLUB
PLANS BAZAAR
FOR SATURDAY

One of many reasons why the
WPA Opportunity School of Dayton
stands out SO prominently among
adult schools sponsored by the Sed-
eral government is the practice of
the teachers and the pupils to CO.
operatively plan means whereby
they can have the essentials for sue
cessful teaching which are not sup
piled by WPA.
In line with this policy the Com
mercial club Of the Opportunity
school is staging bazaar in the an
mex of the Fifth Street Y. w. C. A.,
at 500 w. Fifth street Saturday, be-
ginning at five p. m. Funds gained
from the promotion of the bazaar
will be used to pay for typewriters
used by the schools many tipping
students.
Interesting features Of the bazaar
will be dancing, fortune telling,
bingo and selling of Kisses No
thing will cost over five cents.
A forum on the local Federal
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-02-03
THE GREAT BATTEY

Of Tuskegee institute was a man
with plenty of self-confidence, de-
termination, and Imagination. While
very young man, he had mastered
photography, learned how to express
his ideas on plate Of film, was
head Of the department Of photog-
raphy at Tuskegee, and was for
many years until his untimely death,
Americas greatest photographer,
and one of the foremost in the world.
No man, white or black, has come
forward since his death to take his
place Sister e. Battey could
handle camera .. His amazing
ability, courage, common sense and
philosophy, made him man and in
atructor his students loved and re-
spected and could turn to with con-
adence. While he was growing
famous as an instructor and artist,
he found time to write. And stu
Tents will find it worth while to
nenorize what this greatest all
round American photographer de-
manded Of his students.
THE TEN DEMANDMENTs
Don't lie SIS. 1t wastes my time
and yours ... am sure to catch you
1t the end, and that is the wrong
end.
Watch your Work not the
Clock A long days work makes
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-02-03

short declared that if the regula-
tions and interference continues
business ii the future won't be
worth saving.
Four Needs Cited
Free business from its we'll
founded and justified fears and you
would see industry getting back 10
work. he said, adding that the busi-
ness must be freed from Q) ex-
cessive governmental regulation and
dietation, (2) excessive taxation Of
capital gains and undisturbed profits
and 60 governmental subsidies in
competition with private enterprise
| lie hailed Ohio as the mother Of
| presidents and declared that "Ohio
has not stopped being the mother of
presidents
You have in Bob Taft and John
/ Bricker two men who are clean and
efficient, and who are qualified in
every standpoint to be the chief ex-
/ ecutiye Of this nation
He pointed out that beginning
with Abraham Lincoln, the Repyb-
licans have elected every president
except three. 81 ,tagk sg
| F. ID. r. Just Fishing
TN 1912 we got SO cocky we
! thought we could elect two presi-
| dents" he said, referring TO the Bull
! Moose split in the party. 1--WE had
j Roosevelt, too, but like all of that
| family, he had to have his own way"
Referring to the presidents much
! publicized fishing trips, including
! the use of a navy cruiser for that
purpose. Short declared that in
| Roosevelt's attempt to turn public
attention to foreign enemies he .sis
Trying to catch suckers on land as
we'll as on sea.
County Chairman
Felicitated
w litii 4il9a hdtlGIu1t hCiIIGQy
Brown, toastmistress, announced
that the day was also County Chair
man Daniel G. Browel's birthday, he
was presented with huge basket Of
chrysanthemums and The large audi
ence burst out with the familiar
ditty
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday, Mr.. Brewer,
Happy birthday to you"
The voluntary, spontaneous fell
citation Of Mr.. Brewer upon his
birthday shows the esteem and re-
spect held for him by the Repub-
licans Of Montgomery and adjoining
counties. In accord the audience
wished him many returns.
The memorial dinner meeting. old
timers say, was one of the best ever
held in Dayton.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-02-03
BE Of good cheer

spiritual and inperishabiy perfect,
az the reflection of God must ever be.
Jesus was always serene In the
blessed assurance that the recogni-
tion of the infnitude OF Spirit, and
OF mans eternal, incorporeal exist
ence, would always sweep away ev-
cry Illusion or false belief in, or ma
terial evidence of, any inimical So
called force, for no such power exists
| in Truth.
Ii was possible for Christ Jesus to
be cheerful. unafraid, and secure In
the knowledge of his spiritual self
! hood, and the understanding that
God was with him, even when he was
faced with the threat of crucifixion.
| But, one might ask, Is this possible
| for me2 ! cannot walk on the water
/ or appear in room despite closed
doors, as the Master did.
... In his childhood Jesus was
subject to parental authority. AS he
grew older he learned to be d good
carpenter and good man. He ex~
ercised self-discipline, practiced pa
thence, meekness. mercy, justice, pur-
| ity, love; searched the Scriptures,
and found therein the truth about
| God. and about man the son OF God,
the reflection OF Love.
AS citizens OF the world. we can
find 1t possible 10 be Of good cheer,
We can. step BY step. destroy anger,
bad habits, nnloveIy traits. brutal
propensities, selfish inciinationsl
through possessing more Of the Mind
which was in Christ Jesus. This
work bppIIn usa chai eYn 5..f tSt.s441.s
proofs Of Gods power and presence.
Step by step, we shall learn how to
exercise the control over evil which
was 50 completely exhibited by our
great Exemplar. And If, like the
earlier disciples on the inland sea.
we seem to be struggling almost ia
vain against fears and doubts. let us
remember that the Christ. Truth, Is
here TO bring US illumination and
safety.
Then let us not fight with mere
human will the errors which would
hinder lis from proving our higher
selfhood as sons Of God. . Let US
bend our energies towards practicing
the Golden Rule, living nnselfishly,
rejecting the Life which we know
to be God, supreme good, and demon
strating the healing power Of divine
Truth and Love
Then shall we also experience a
great calm, aud understand the true
import of Mrs. Eddy's encouraging
message in Miscellaneous Writings
Up. 118), BE OF good cheer; the
warfare with ones self is grand: it
gives one plenty of employment, and
tho divine prinripta wnrlfefh with
you, and obedience crowns persist
enf effort with everlasting victory"
The Christian science Monitor.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-02-03
CALVIN'S DIGEST
Economic Rating
By FLOYD j. CALVIN
Listed by Editor & Publisher)

/ Economic NaflnG
The recent study of magazine
audiences made by Life is interest
| ing because Of the classification
given to Negroes. On page 20 of
the study appears Definitions of
Economic Levels" Five groups are
mentioned--A, B, G, d, and E, and
the Negro is mentioned only in the
d and E groups. "The d. group is
the great mass of working people"
says the study. manual laborers
and farmers account for nearly 70
per cent, with scattering of other
occupations. About one out Of ten
has no occupation at present, and
about one out Of thirteen is Me-
gro 8. None of the d. group pays
more than $50 month for rent,
i less than one per cent pay more than
S45, most of them paying less than
| $50 a month.
'The e. group is definitely poor
and low-class, making bare living,
! lacking many of the necessities Of
life. About two-thirds of all the
Negroes are IN this group,
! Negro readers should bear in mind
| that these figures are compiled ex-
pressly to prove to big business
that practically all advertising ex-
penditures should 90 to certain
white publications, and they prove
| negatively that no money should be
| spent to get Negro patronage. Yet
| there is now a popular impression
that Life magazine is friendly to
! Negroes because it has published
some very flattering photographs of
our social developement. These very
figures which Life has published on
the Negro in economics practically
deny the existence Of the very peo-
pie represented III the pictures it
has published.
1t is in the field Of economics that
the Negro is being strangled, and all
too frequently it is our friends who
are Tightening the cord around our
throats. How can i Negro publish
ing enterprise be expected to get
advertising when Life broadcasts to
the world that the Negro is too poor
to consider. Yet Lie turns right
around and prints pictures Of Ne
groes well situated economically, to
swell its circulation, SO 1T can get
all the advertising revenue.
Negroes expect competition in
business, even from whites, but they
want the kind that is fair. Many
| Negroes living in Northern cities
will be shocked to hear that their
top rating by Life is in a group
where "most of them pay less than
I, $50 month for rent.
Less than year ago the New
York Times made food survey OF
Manhattan for national advertisers,
| but when they got to Harlem, the
point Of the dollar brand Of liquor
sold was given the most stress. Yet
Harlem is noted in the food industry
for buying large volumes of certain
brand breads and other groceries
| Truly, we must watch our Friends 4
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CO M M E N 7 S
CHAR LIE
SPEARS EN- UP
For The Associated Negro Press

a long day short; and Sinking
days work makes my face long.
3-Give me more than / expect in
your Work. | can afford to increase
my pleasure in your work.
Dishonesty is never an accident.
You owe 50 much to yourself, you
can't afford to owe anybody else.
5--Mind your own business, and.
ia time you will have business OF
Your Very Own to mind.
6-Don't do anything here which
hurts your Self Respect. One who
is willing to steal for himself, will in
time learn to steal from himself.
Tt is none Of my Personal
business what you do at night, but
if Laziness affects you the next day
and you do half as much as | de-
mand, you'll last in here half as long
as you hoped to have lasted.
8--Don't feel that Your job is the
Other Fellows work ... Your highest
dignity should be Pride In and Love
For your work.
9--Don't kick back if / should
kick If you are worth Correcting
you are worth Keeping.
10-Then remember !. shirker
begets a Loafer S. A Loafer Liar
De. A Liar Thief A Thief q
Prison.
A great life is developed only
through a Clean Body !. .. A Pure
Mind 4. And Trained Hands.