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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-12-26

State IN the United States. It is the
common practice and has been for
the past several years under the
administration af Governor Brick
en-, which assumes a firm position
against discrimination in industry
and State government,
I Governor Rricker sent President
Roosevelt The following telegram:
Hon. Franklin Dclano Roosevelt.
President of the United States
White House
Washington, ID. G.
| In response to your telegram of
December 10 in regard to turning
pver Ohio Employment Service to
the Federal government wish to
advise that as part Of the conduct
IL the war under your war powers
shall gladly and Immediately
comply with your request. This de-
partment OF state government is
over fift, years old. Ohio was the
J first state to enter the field. This
Continued on page ~
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WASHINGTON, Dec.(A ANP)

ssSf ss is
According to reports which have
been circulating about the war de-
partnent here, the new two million
dollar airfield which was erected
near Tuskcgce institute to serve as
q training center for Negro avia
tion cadets may be used for teach
ing British airmen.
here are hundreds of young
VIII to Englishmen who have been
sent to America within recena
months to be taught war time fly
ing. After they finish their training
here they return to England to join
the RAF or 20 to Canada as par
of the CAF, the Canadian All
force. A number Of these young
English flyers have been training
at Maxwell field, near Montgomery.
Ala, a few miles from Tuskegee
Maxwell field, a regular army
training field, is said to need more
facilities For regular United State
army work and SO the report goes
the British cadets will be sent owe,
to the new Tuskegee field.
What alarms those who are in.
terested in the advent Of the Negro
in army aviation is that while M
official order has been given, it il
expected if the English take ovel
the post that the Negro unit vii
be shifted. Where it will 70 no ons
knows but the employees and civi
workers at the Tuskegce field arr
said to be especially apprehcnsiv'
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-12-26
Watch Move To Take
Tuskegee Airfield For
British Flyers; Fear
Rumored Shift For
99th Pursuit Squadron

oser the prospective change. The
Officers Of the squadron, while.
none could be found to issue a state
n,ent or even to mention the mat
tsr, are said to dread the possibility
of moving the 99th to another sec
ton. Racial relationships have been
satisfactorily established at Tuskc-
gee. Everything is in readiness for
tremendous program as soon as
sufficient Negro cadets are certi-
fled for training.
Some criticism has arisen over
e fact that in selecting trainccs
for the Goth, the army has been
ending men who possessed the re-
quisite physical and intellectual
qualifications but without flying
experience. There are numbers Of
Young Negro college men who have
taken the CAA primary and sec
ondary courses but thus lar only
five Of these have been called. Nat
urally these men have had flying
experience and were able to hang
ap good records as cadet trainees.
The men who have been sent in by
the army for the most part
lavQ no flvinr tra ming and an ah
formally large percentage Of the
ew who nave been certified. are
aid to have been dismissed as not
good timber for aviation commits.
sions.
No objection has been raised t
the use Of the Tuskegee field By
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WHEREFORE STUDENTS WIRE
SUPPORT TO PRES. ROOSEVELT

RESOLVED, That we send our
great leader and commander-in-
hief, President Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, this expression of our
loyalty, and that we call upon the
itudents of all colleges and upon
he students Of all colleges and
upon our people everywhere to
prove their loyalty to the flag in
his trying hour Be it further
RESOLVED, That we offer our
selves and request the trustees OF
Wilberforce University to offer
every facility Of our institution for
civilian training Of defense and for
training officers for military lead
crship, and we request the Presi-
dent to accept our offering.
AND WHEREAS, The first day
Of February is the anniversary of
CONTINUED on page %
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President Franklin d. Roosevelt
White House
Washin ston, p. G.
The following resolutions were
unanimously passed today by the
students Of Wilberforce University,
Ohio.
WHEREAS, Our beloved country
has been unceremoniously, unjustly
and suddenly attacked by the Jap
anese government which by its
declaration Of war has plunged our
country into bloody combat, which
we all had hoped would have been
ayc,.tcd, and,
WHEREAS, We, the students Of
Wilbcrforcc University, feel that
, we too are Americans and that
every interest which is American
| Is our interest, and every RESPONSE,
| biiity ours. be it
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-12-26
TuSkEGEE AlRFIELD MAY BE TURNED
Over TO BRITISH FLIERS FOR TRAINING
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO OUR
NEGRO NEWSPAPERS

which render service that no
other agency can. 2. They bring
lis information and encourage
ment about our race group, in
the spheres Of religion, education
and govstnmcnt participation.
Daily papers. on the whole have
been generous in commencing
Negroes for distinguished achic-
vements, but unfortunately, THEN
reporters do not cover the field
Of Negro life closely enough to
discover the many successes of
the Negro IN thought and action.
3. Our own papers make II
possible for is to express our
selves on issues affecting the Me-
gro and other questions Of public
interest. 2. They are All open
media for Negroes to advertise
the various businesses In which
they are e.a%aged. s. They are
a bureau Of information and in
spiration for you'll. who are
drawing plars for their future.
6. And last, but not least, they
offer employment to young men
and women who have prepared
themselves for journalistic work.
THE DAYTON FORUM
We have been informed thata
newspaper, called "Thc Day
ton Record" sponsored by the
late Moses Moore was tho FIRST
venture in Negro journalism in
Dayton. This paper was sue
cceded by Tie Dayton Forum,
founded by Mr.. and Mrs. j. III.
Rives in 1913, 90 years ago.
Continued on page y
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-12-26
LOUISVILLE READY FOR APHAS'
10Th GENERAL. COFlVENTlCN

LOUISVILLE e, KY. Final al
.rangenents have been completed
w the five Host Chapters for the
entertainment Of the 10th General
convention Of the Alpha Phi Alph.
Fraternity " hich convencs in
Louisville December o7-31.
Sessions are scheduled to be
held in the Little Theatre Of the
University of Louisville. Besides a
definite adherence to this general
theme ''The Negro In The New
World Order" the program as out
.. lined features many other timely
discussions which viii bs Opsn 70
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-12-26
PRESIDENTIAL ORDER BANNING
NAVY JIM CROW, ASKED BY
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

NEW YORK President Roose-
cit, as Commander-in- Chief Of the
Army and Navy, has been asked to
,sue an immediate order to the
Iavy to abandon its Jim-Crow
olicy, the NAACP announced this
seek.
The action was taken by the As
.ociation after it received reply
it's telegram to Secretary of the
Navy Frank Knox, requesting him
take Negroes in all branches OF
he Navy.
Signed by the Bureau Of Naviga-
ton, Navy Department, the reply
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-12-26

states: "There has been no change
in the Navy's policy regarding the
enlistment Of men in the colored
race and for the time being no
change is contemplated The Bu-
reau of Navigation was headed un-
iii last week by Admiral g w.
Nimitz, now in charge Of the Y. ).
naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hon
olulu, Hawaii.
Stating that the Nays policy
directly and materially affects the
nations physical safety as well as
morale, the NAACP asked that the
President personally consider the
i .atter.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-12-26

James NJ. Jones, IN army ser
geant in World War No. I, and
comma, der Of the Lee-Carpenter
Post No. 328, American Le.sion,
was named one Of the plant de-
fense guards las tweek at the
Dayton Malleable Iron Go. Jones
has been employed by the COM
pany Sor ~ years. .ssa4aEl-.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-12-26
CIOLOSES SUPREME LIBERTY
LIFE ms. co. LABOR ELECTION

Sill vote taken Wednesday. the
Employees of Supreme Liberty Life
Insurance company defeated the
four months attempt of CIO to
become collective bargaining agent
for the insurance workers. The
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-12-26
General Public.
To Hold Symposium

Symposium To be participated
II BY Nationally renowned speakers
md thinkers in various fields,
,amely: DR.. FELTON, Clark, Presi-
lent Of Southern University will
Represent the field Of Education
Attorney Belford Lawson General
Counsel Of the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity will discuss the field Of
Law, DR.. Orville Ballard, resident
Physician at Waverly Hills Tnber-
culosis Sanitori,im will represent
lCensaaasa On eAae a
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-12-26
BY 7. j. smith)

1t is customary at Christ
mas time for even the Indifferent
and selfish to do something for
those who have been neglected
all the rest Of the year, and it
appears that the Newspaper may
be classed among the neglected.
This neglect comes through lack
Of proper support. Many Of us
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Yankee Clipper
Saga on Radio

A clipper captains salty stories
of Americas sailing ships that
once voyaged perilouSly. over
strange seas to stranger ports. will
be told in series of articles
When the Yankee Clipper Ruled
the Seven Seas starting in The
American Weekly with next Sun
days issue of The Detroit Sunday
Times. Nun Der on in the series
will be entitled THE Saga of Mad
Frazier and the Lady Raglan"
So thrilling are these tales they
have been made the basis Of a
Front Page Drama radio program
70 be heard over - stations in
Michigan and Ontario. next Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday. The
day of the broadcast Will differ on
The various stations. as indicated
below.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

The Ions-loved old American
scent that captures the fresh.
ness OF dew-drenched clover
fields. Just the thing to keep
you fresh and iovely-this win
some. lioht-hearted fragrance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Unenviable Record

YORK. Pa. Jan. 11.-QNS)-
Two Yorl:. Pa. men have APP
peared before local magistrates
total of 10 times. Ralph Nc
Carthy. so. recently was hailed
into court for the sixty-sixth time
while George Connors, al, has 9
REGARD of "A aFfestss.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
MIC IIIGAN

WASH-WOOD. Grand Rapids.
Sis p. m. Friday; WIBM, Jackson
s:30-p. m. Friday; WIN. Lansing,
$50 p m. Friday; WKBZ. Muske-
gon. 7:45 p m. Friday: WIDE
Flint. 1870 p m. Friday; WJBK
Detroit, 3 p. m. Saturday; WSAM
Saginaw, SIS p. m. Saturday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
STAMPS
GIVEN FREE!

GIVEN FREE! Scare "a g !, FG Ns sor Isls
Bison. Giant Battleship. Peruvian Duck.
Set Hungary Saints, African Antelope, Fish,
Train and Map Stamps complete set
Czech Legionnaires, MOI. Co Giraffe, Be-
llvia Llama Set Of Quetzel Birds, BaSuto-
land Crocodile and packe, 100 din Zoe 20
APPROVAL APPS. DANIELS STAMP CO.,
Box AS. Dept A. Atlantic cry, n. J.
FREE-33 different s with approvsls.
Sc postsge. Reynolds stamps, Flihi,
Michigan
1871 STAMP ANNUAL FREE-Lists Brit
ish North America. United states. For
eign. FREE. GRAY sTAMP, Dept. DIT,
Toronto, Canada.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
WSOO. Sault Ste. Marie, l as p m.
Friday.
ONTARIO

CFCO. Chatham. 7:i5 p. m.
Thursday; CKOC, Hamilton. s p.
m. Friday: exc, Kitchener, s
p. m. Thursday; CKCO. Ottawa,
6:15 p. m. Friday; Cues, STRAIT
ford, SIS p. m. Friday.
A multitude of enthusiastic adj
mirerS listen in each week on the
Front Page Drama program.
If you like the romance of glori-
Gus adventure on the seas, tune in
on this broadcast, entitled The
Black Cargo"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
NeW Series Coming

Celebrating on the animation
made by Postmaster Walker in his
radio stamp address last week,
department officials today said
there will almost certainly be an
entire new series of air mail
stamps this year.
Never before. they pointed out.
has there been truly Uniform
set OF air mail stamps-with uni
fornity of design, size and color.
The new series is expected %
range in denomination from 80
cents up TO at least 81, II was said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12
Sale Of Stamps
At S521,771,27

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Sales
of postage stamps of all kinds in
the last fiscal year totaled $751;
I'll, 276.16, an increase of S6,SS2.-
31S over the previous year, and
representing 68 per cent of all
postal revenues. Postmaster Cen
eral Frank Walker informed Pres
ident Roosevelt in his annual
report, made public today.
Sales of stamps through the
Washington philatelic agency to-
tailed 81. 1o0,670.29. Walker noted
that postage collected on metered
mail amounted to SIG, SOP .147.43,
or over 25 per cent of total post
age collections. Thus, meters are
now replacing stamps to the de-
gree of over one-fourth the total
Revenues of the post office de-
partment. Walker reported, were
S766, 94S,626. the highest in the
history of the postal service. The
department wound UP the, fiscal
period with an operating surplus
of S1S,609,045.
Agency Praised
In his report, Walker paid par.
ticular praise TO the philatelic
agency, declaring:
1.-The remarkable increase in
public interest in stamp collect
ing in recent years is held TO he
due In no small measure 10 the
oper alton Of the philatelic
agency, where larger and more
select assortment Of stamps
than ordinarily available at post
offices il made available TO col
lectors at regular face value.
1.-THE worth of this agency Is
further demonstrated by the fact
that many foreign postal admin
istrations have followed the pre-
cedent established in this country
by placing similar philateiic
agencies In service"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-12

Lady Esther has Created a
truly exquisite new powder,
and offers il in a distinctive
new box to identity IT. For
powder that elines hours
longer without patching. be
sure you get the new box.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1941-12-25
Sleek Sea Offers
And Lease-Lend Cargoes

Overlooking DUPONT Circle where
once the children of ambassadors
played under the watchful eyes of
their nurses and one could hear the
chatter of half dozen foreign lam
guages, there is modest office. In
that Office has been carried out a
typical American venture which
may shape the final course of the
war-at least it will help launch a
thousand ships.
On the second floor there is
gentleman with a struggling gray
mustache. He is Startling Burgess,
one of the nations leading marine
architects. At the back, downstairs
sits man with thinning gray hair
and the energy of youth. He is
structural engineer, the man who
makes the blueprints work, j. B.
Weaver, head of Weaver Associates.
This organization has just made
an idea work. 1t was conceived by
Hamilton Bryan, retired naval
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1941-12-25
British Reasons
For HOPE of Victory

In the last few weeks American
officials have been telling us here
in Washington that the British are
taking a much more optimistic view
Of their chances Of victory. I asked
one prominent Briton in position
to know, why this was the case.
Here are the reasons, as he outlined
them:
/. 1t has been demonstrated that
American-British collaboration can
produce the necessary sinews Of
war more rapidly and in greater
quantity than Germany can.
2. Hitler made fatal mistake by
treating the conquered nations so
badly that Germany has no chance
of obtaining willing or whole-heart-
ed cooperation from them no mat
ter what their puppet governments
may decree. If the Nazis had been
more tactful and less brutal this
situation might have been very diff
ferent.
3. The feeling is growing that the
German army will crack up when
the men in the ranks and the people
at home realize that victory is no
longer around the corner.
The last point he elaborated. Al
though the German army was beat
en- in the last war. he pointed out,
it was not really defeated until
the home-front cracked and the ef-
feet of the attitude of despair on
the part of the civilians broke the
fighting spirit of the armies in the
field
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ertson, Chas. Blum, J. E. Keogh,
Charles Bennett, James o.
Rr.en, Sister Mary Odo, Rober-
ia Fitzpatrick, Louise Bymoen,
Annabelle Gore. Lloyd Wills,
Marjorie Sikkenga, Genevieve
Haug, Clark McGarry, Albert
B. Lobdell, John Schneider,
Harry George, H. c. LObdell,
R. Lee Curry, Chas. Wolf, Henry
GreenWalt, Ed Jahncke, Cath
olic Study club.
Mrs. ]. E. Keough, Mrs. o. E.
Robertson, Roy Covington, Mrs.
Roy Covington.
North Valley
George Zinne, Mrs. George
zinne, Mrs. Lloyd Carper, Har-
old Carper, Mrs. D. w. Carper,
Clarence Peterson, Fred Benzel,
Jr., Jake Lind, Dave Steinmetz,
George Groskoff, Ted Dumler,
Mrs. John Bcsel, Leo Besel, Mrs.
Elizabeth Career, Clyde McCaf-
ferty, Ltoyde Carper, J. H. Ran
sier, Mrs. C. A. Rogers, Lois H.
Taylor. Mrs. F. B. Taylor, Har-
ry Schoerr, Mrs. w. A. Sawyer,
Anna M. Wort, Mrs. H. w. Bun
ston, Jake F'legler, Ed Strecker,
Mrs. John Starkweather, j. D.
Mcdowell, Harry Vandersloot,
L. C. Kern.
w. l.. Cooley, L. C. Cooley,
Mrs. Henry Dom, Mrs. Mary
Zier, Merle Bowers, Mrs. L. D.
Carper, Mrs. C. A. Wort.
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Mrs. Aron Shields, Mrs. Har-
ry Mefford, Mrs. R. P. Raines.
Rotten Grass
Frank Gregory, Ruth R. Gre
CORY, Mrs. Edna Wiley, Mrs.
Frank Goe, Luther Chatham,
John Chatham. Anderson Bro
theirs, Mrs. Dell Standish, Mrs
Frank Gregory
Matt Jordan, H. H. Jones,
Thomas Ferguson, Dwight Fer
guson, Mrs. C. T. Glenn, Mrs.
Matt Jordan, Mrs. Junior Spear,
Mrs. Harry F'ulmer, Harry Full
mer, Mrs. Ben Sittler, Mary
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ems, Tom Adsit, Amos Helvey,
w. v. Johnson, Mrs. w. v.
Johnson, Dorm Davis, Mrs. Tom
Penson, Mrs. Amos Helvey, Mrs
Ruth Jordan, Miss Ruth Jordan.
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Rogers, Mrs. Mary v. Mclean,
Mrs. Ella L. Johnson, Mrs. Fred
erick Miller, Mrs. Bordeaux,
Mrs. E. S. Luce, Mrs. I. ]. Olson,
Mrs. J. o. Zacek, Mrs. c. j.
Mum, Mrs. L. C. Rennick, An
drew Lund.
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Nagashima, Mrs. Sam Denny,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Pitsch, Jr.,
Miss Donna P.tsch, Louis Cap
lett, Y. Nayematsu, H. Mikami,
Joe Pickett, VIM. Swift, Grand
ma ClaWson, Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
PitSch.
COrinth
Mrs. Lenice Schissler, George
H. Schissler, Miss Rachel Pate
field, Paul Thayer, Chris Schel-
echt, J. W. Devorak, Don Holl :
way, Mrs. Geo. Schissler.
Two Leggins
Mrs. Ray Prime, Mrs. J. A.
Plummer, Charles Ferguson,
Mrs. Gust Reinke, Mrs. Bert
Vandersloot, Edith Raup, Kay
Lind, Arthur S. Randall, John
Torske, Fred Greenwald, Earl
Gray, Mrs. Ed Lautt, w. E.
Warddrip, Ted Graft, J. c. Ell
der, R. B. Macleod, John Mac
Leod, Mrs. T. w. Scabery, Mrs.
Robert Paulson, Mrs. Fred
Greenwald, Mrs. Katie Seader,
Elsie Windsor, Adam Tippie,
C. o. Smith, Mrs. c. o. Smith,
C. w. Peck, Fred Nedens, Fred
Burks, G. M. Brown, Mrs. Sam
Kern, Bruce WaterhouSe, VIM.
Colstad, Blanche B. Baker, Mrs.
Fred DeWald, Lorraine DeWald.
Mrs. Earl Gray, Mrs. A. S. Ran
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Frank Ball, Clifford Clark,
Mrs. B. A. Zimmerman, Mrs.
Ole Nelson, Mrs. Jim Holly, Jim
Holly, Steve Walker, Heavy
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $MMM%$SM>N>N>>SNN>NSS>
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1941-12-25

commander, and Warren Nobel. an
automotive engineer The idea was
to build small cargo boat to be
driven by automobile engines to
help get lend-lcase supplies across
the Atlantic.
In addition to making the wheels
go round, these were the problems
to be faced in such an undertaking:
l. Speed in construction.
2. Method of building and use OF
material which would avoid use OF
over-taxed shipyards and an under
supply of expert shipbuilders.
g. Material which could be OBJ
tanned from small mills not now
busy.
T. Low cost.
AS to design. the ships had to be
of shallow draft and produceable in
large numbers, so that the loss OF
one would mean small losses in ma
terial and manpower.
Otter Passes Tests
Weaver Associates took the job
and produced the sleek Sea Otter. "
a creature which has now passed all
tests. a Enthusiastically American
enterprise because it was conceived
and executed on private initiative,
a result of typical American inven-
tive genius.
There are many remarkable tech
nical qualities of this revolutionary
craft which to the 'ayman seems to
be a glorified cupboard motorboat.
Aside from technicalities some OF
the features of the achievement are
worth mentioning: Instead of max
ing use of the large steel plates
for the hull usually used in ship
building, a smaller plate has been
adopted. These small plates can be
made in small steel mills. many OF
which up to now have been unable
to get materials because they are not
equipped for the work required by
the big shipyards. In order to do
away with the need of expert hand
welders a special device has been
created so that the welding can be
done automatically. Because the
ships are only $50 feet long they
can be taken through the Great
Lakes. They require such shallow
draft that inland factories on rivers
can be utilized.
So simple is their construction
that great speed in manufacture can
be attained. And when it comes to
operation, instead of a skilled en-
gineer any good auto mechanic who
doesn't get seasick can take care Of
the engines. The automobile engine
is virtually fool-proof and is so cheap
that it can be replaced economically
with spares which can be carried
on board.
These sleek little offers cost less
than one-third of the ordinary ship
of the same size.
AS soon as the practicability Of
the Sea Otter was established the
plans were submitted to the navy de-
partment. Like all revolutionary
ideas many obstacles were thrown
in the way of its consideration, but
it appealed to President Roosevelt
Immediately, who, with Secretary
of the Navy Knox, pushed it through.
The Hardin tribune-herald., 1941-12-25
BRIEFS By Baukhage

GThe increase in the number Of
young women in the labor market
Is one Of the most significant trends
OF this century, according to the
census bureau. In 1900 a little over
30 per cent Of every 100 females
20 to "a years old were workers; in
1880 the number exceeded 40 out of
100; and by 1910 more than As out of
every 100 young women were In the
labor force.