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“This and That.... by CIFFORD C. MITCHELL PREPARING THIS PERSONAL COLUMN! • • • A reader wants to know how I re. member everything that happens dur. irg the week and which is recorded in this personal column. Frankly, I dm't remember. I have a working system and it s very simple. For ev. ery communication received, whether it is a letter, card, circular, newspa per, magazine, book, manuscript, etc. I record the essential contents on a card and merely file the card, tem. peranly. in a “This and That” file. The same procedure is followed on everything I read, only in the latter kMWHHnniii case the cards are filed in various files, all depending on which of my six weekly features it is most approp riate to write or comment upon. Isn’t that simple, though? * * * Right now, there are easily 150 cards sorted out on a table in front >{ me, all of which have accumulated | in the “This and That” file since last Sunday. I’ll be lucky if I can in this release “cover” even a third of these 'ccumulations. And the same thing is true' nearly every week. • * * Now that I have taken so much room to explain the secret of my “wonderful memory” as my corres pondent expressed it the rest of my comments will have t® be written in staccato fashion. * * * More different books arrived last week than any week since last Christ mas. “Banana Bottom” by Claude Me Kay, from Harper & Bros., New York; ***“William Fox” from the pen of, and published by Upton Sinclair, Los Angeles; ***“Rosicrucian Ques IsLwoq aaouadg II* JO S3[3iC3„ ‘(<sXBpj»jsa^ JO SJB3^ puBsnoty, v». f„s»Aisuv puB suoij and “Lemuria—The Lost Continent” by Wishar S. Cerve, all four books from the Rosicrucian Brotherhood, San Jose, California. The April issues of New Masses: Birth Control Review, and the May Short Wave Craft, were the current magazines received. After an absence of many months the Newark (N. J.) Herald, and the Charlotte (N. C.) Post are being re ceived again with the many weekly “exchanges”. • * * The Southern Negro World, L. H. King, editor, of West Palm Beach, Florida, arived with “Digesting the News” right on the front pat?e. Inci dentally, the following papers have been using the same release as a front page feature for many months; Portland (Oregon) Advocate; Omaha, (Nebr.) Guide; Detroit Independent; Colorado (Denver) Statesman; Col umbus (Ohio) Voice; Negro Star (Wichita, Kansas); Cape Fear Jour nal (Wilmington, N. C.); Waco (Tex as) Messenger; ar*d, on occasions, many others of the ninety-six papers who have so far used it. * * * Many thanks to the Portland Ad. vocate, and the Kansas (Topeka) Whip, for commencing the use of this personal (T&T) column. That makes nineteen papers in six weeks. It took j me a whole year, three years ago, to get that many papers to use the first woekly feature I put out. * * * Some miscellaneous acknowledge ments: Thanks to the McDowell Times (Keystone, W. Va.) and the St. Louis American for the special feature stories they ran concerning my efforts ‘“the personal letter from W. Sid ney Pitman, editor of Brotherhood Eyes (the most unique colored paper in the country), Dallas, Texas, ‘“let ter from A. B. Whitlock, publisher of the Gary American, offering me the use of his plant facilities, etc. “‘Let ters from, “Book” Lawton, writer, Clay Center, Kansas. “‘Eugene Lu cas editor of the WTiip Topeka. “* George W. Powell, publisher, Florida (Jacksonville) Sentinel. ***J. Edw. McCall, editor Detroit Tribune. *** Daniel Ryerson, literary agent, Chi. cago. ***V, H. Crusselle, Organizer, College Park, Ga. ***John S. Melden, president Defender Laboratories, New York, askinf? me to recommend some colored persons suitable to act as their representatives. ***And a gang of Easter cards, especially that one from “Mother”. ..Read the..... GUIDE i 'm,i i| I with Lennox (Continued from Page, 1) have demanded all the officials to co operate in reducing their operating expenses. In this respect I have ma terially reduced my force and also the wages of those remaining. At the present time the taxpayer demands retrenchment and I am in full accord with his wishes and am doing all in power to lessen his burden. There is no posibility of employing anyone in my department in the im mediate future. However, when Spring comes, I hope that I shall be able to place some of your people doing road work. Yours very truly, L. E. Adams, County Surveyor. February 7, 1933 Mr. L. E. Adams, County Surveyor, Court House Bldg., City. ’ * Dear Mr. Adams: I highly appreciate your letter of Febryary 3rd in reply to the one written regarding employment of a Colored representative in your de partment. I I realize it is a difficult, time to secure pmployment, bi^t I am only seeking that to which we are entitled. All department I also realize are put. ting forth efforts to. cut expenses, and naturally are discharging instead of taking on, but the facts presented to you as they were, I though you would appreciate knowing that we | are supporters of your department as well as others, and should have this consideration. We are depending upon you to give us same as soon as the opportunity presents itself, and the road work for our group this Spring will be more than appreciated and needed. The Working Men’s Commissioner greatly appreciate the interest you have manifested and if it is impos sible to secure employment immed IBuy Your Bottled 4 Goods Ice-Cold at No 4 Extra Cost from Our 4 New Electric Refriger- ^ ated Bar. j Robinson Drug Co. 4 —Free Delivery— f WE. 5000 J iatedly, we are looking for same in the near future. Thanking you very much for your consideartion, and any future mani festation you may give I am ——i—■ Very truly yours, Dr. G. B. Lennox, President, Working Men’s Commissioners, 2122 N. 24th Street. Candidate for city commissioner at the coming election next Tuesday, May 2, is a tried and true friend of the colored people. He was the first candidate for city commissioner to declare himself publicly in favor of giving the colored people their proper recognition in the way of employment. When he was in charge of the street department he employed 19 colored men, more than any other street commissioner has ever employed. He was also the first commissioner to employ a colored man as foreman in the street department. In many instances he has proven himself a friend of our race. About 10 years ago when some of the directors of the Omaha Athletic Club sought to discharge the waiters who worked there for years, Dan Butler who was living at the club, led the fight that pre vented their discharge and kept a number of color ed men in their jobs. These things are a matter of record. They show that Dan. B. Butler will prove himself a supporter of our race in the city hall. A vote for Dan B. Butler next Tuesday will be a vote for the best isterests of the colored people and give us assurance that we will ^ave a loyal friend in the city council. i * -- (Political Advertisement) Roy N. Towl Present City' Commissioner with service ia Fire Department Police Department Public Improvements Department Civil Engineer Harry Knuden Pro*ident Benson Cask Coal Co. President Benson Hatchery Co. In business in Omaha more than 20 years. Active in Benson civic affairs. \ Emmett Hannon Secretary of Eckman Chemical Co. Graduate Creighton University. Ex-Service man. In business in Omaha for over 15 years. No Machine—Clear, Keen Thinking Business Men—Sponsored by Taxpayers. "In UNION There Is STRENGTH!" _ _ VOTE X Roy N. Towl FOR p=,, , , .v ALL |XJ Harry Knudsen 6 i [X] Emmett Hannon , . [X] Frank E. Frost Harry Trustin - * Controlled by None L* I ^ K * hrank Myers P—1—pal—gWWMF^W^'M^1 1 ■■ mm ^ ■ a ^ mm » I *8 ~ H 4 V *"J ■ M ^8 ■ ■ f 8H a 8 H bb^E| Frank E. Frost President of Frost Battery Co. Former Auditor of Armour & Co. In business in Omaha for more than 15 years. Harry Trustin Member of Building: Materials firm of Kraus & Trustin. Professional Engineer. Past Commander Omaha Post, American Legion. Frank Myers Business—Life Insurance Underwrite^ Present member Omaha School Board. Active in Boy Scout Work.