HELP FOR TEACHERS OF
, SAFETY
Educators throughout the coun
try hailed the inauguration last
month at New \rork University of
a nationa lcenter for safety edu
cation, the first of its kind in tho
United States, which has been
made possible under a special
grant of funds by the National
Conservation Bureau of the Asso
ciation of Casualty and Surety Ex
ecutives. Its principal object is to
t ach teachers how to teach safety
but its facilities will he open to all
wb' have a practical concern in
its interests.
This is not the first time that
the stock casualty insurance com.
panics who maintain and adminis
ter the National Conservation
Bureau have appiared in the safe
ty movement began in 1922, theirs
has been a most important influ
ence in the acceptance by schools
everywhere of saf* ty education as
a majcr and practical part of the
regular curriculum.
Tho legislatures or the depart
ments of education in nearly every
state now requires some form of
safety instruction for grade school
children. The results are vividly
shown in a phenomental saving of
child Jives, The accident fatality
’rate in the age group of five to
fourteen years since 1922 ha* de
creased IB per cent. Meanwhile the
rate for all ages combined has in
creased 24 per cent.
With the inauguration of New
York University’s center for safe
ty Education, a new phase in the
safety education movement begins.
For some time the need has not
been to convince educators of the
importance of safety instruction,
but rather to ai dthem in making
their courses more effective
through the development of sound
teaching practices and materials.
This job New York University has
now undertaken. The experiment
will be watched with inter st by
a public which is seeking despera.
tei> fer means with which to re
duce America’s ghastly toll of ac
cidental ncaths and injuries.
KANSAS NAACP AID IN
DEFEAT OF WLNKOD
Kansas City, Kan., Au'r. 25
One of the contributing causes in
th i decisive defeat of the Rev.
Gerald B. W inrow for the repub
lican nomination for U. S. Sena
tor from Kansas, at the polls here
August 2, was the anti-Winrod
sentiment aroused by the local
branch of the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Col
ored People.
Rallying their forces around a
resolution which condemmed the
evangelist for his "bigotry and
rpejudice against other races and
religions,” the branch branded
Winrod as unfit for the position
of U. S. Senator. Winrod accord
ing to the branch’s resolution had
branded the NAACP as a “com
munistic organization.”
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LOGAN FONTENELLE HOMES
I SWEDISH EC ONOMIST TO
STUDY NEGRO PROBLEM
Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 25 —
Ac.epWiico by Karl Gunar Myr
! dal, of invitation issued by the
Carnegie F urdation to make a
two yea. study of the Negro pro
blem in the United States, was
announced here Aug. 8.
Myrdal, who lectured at Harvard
University ir. 1937, is an authority
or. Swedish population and pro
fessir of Economics at the Uni
versity of Stockholm. He is also
economic adviser to the Swedish
government.
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1 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
HONORS J. W. JOHNSON
,
New York, Aug. 25—Arthur B.
Spingarn, vice president of the
National Association for the Ar
vancement of Colored People was
the Principal speaker at a mem
orial service in honor of James
Weldon {Johnson, famed poet and
one time secretary of the Associa
tion, held in Columbia University's
Horance Mann Auditorium hero
August 3.
Others on the program were;
Dr, M'lvdle Charlton, organist;
Jessie Fausct Harm, Dorothy
Mainox, thj singer; and the Rev.
Williams Ime*. The memorial pro
gram was sponsored by the Sum
me.‘ students and faculty of Col
umbia.
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CAI I ISSUED FOR ALL
SCOTTSBORO PETITIONS
New York, Aug. 25—Because
petitions demanding tho uncondi
ticnal release of the Scottsboro
boys have been slow in coming in
tho Scottsboro Defenso Committee
issued an urgent plea August 10
Calling upon all organizations to
return the petitions at once to the
committee’s office hire, 112 East
19th Street.
Tho plea was made by Miss Rose
Shapiro, office secretary of th:;
Committee.. Miss Shapiro said the
petitions will be presented to Gov.'
Bibbs Graves, of Alabama, Aug-1
ust 18.
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TUSK EG EE BUSISESS WOMEN
SAIL FOB ENGLAND
New York Aug. 25 (ANP)
Mrs. E. H. Garlim, proprietor of
tho oldest established grocery in
tho Tuskegee community and Miss
Albertino Johnson, secretary to
Dr. E. H. Kibble, manager of the
C. S. Veterans hospital at Tus
kegec sailed o ntbe Bremes ah is
week for a vacation trip to Eng
land.
Mrs. Gamlin will visit her son
in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs.
C. Erringta Kerr, wh resides in
Chean Surrey near London. Before
her marriage, Mrs. Kerr was Miss
Gertrude Gamlin, a Pick gradu
I ato and former ,Gircs Reserve sec
j retary of the Indianapolis YMCA.
LOUIS TO FIGHT 1 TIMES
NEXT-YEAR
New Y rk, Aug. 25 (CNA)
Joo Louis wiH defend his heavy
weight crown four times next
year (if they can dig up enough
victims) Promoter (Jacobs announ
ced this week.
Jacobs indicated that Lcuis was]
ready to fight in January, April
June and September of 1939.
The promoter’s statement was
interpreted as meaning that he
had abandoned plans to have Louis
meet Max Baer this year.
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FORM PRODUCERS’ ASSN.
New York, Aug. 25 (CNA)—
Fourteen of the 125 Negro manu
facturers listed as operating in
Harlem Have formed a Procuc
er«i Association and will open a
large refill outlet store fcvhere
produce manufactured by their
firms will be displayed and sold.
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Cortez W. Peters, World’s No. 2
. Professional Typist, giving a few
pointers to Ben Pesner, 193ft
World’s Amateus Typist, whom
Mr. Peters trained. Piters, who
operates business schools in
Washington, I). C-, and Balti
more, Md., is planning to open
his third school in Chicago on
October 3. (ANP)
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S. AFRICAN YOUTH
DELEGATE ON CONGRESS
RADIO BROADCAST
New York, Aug- 26—Ernest Ka-'
libali, of Uganda, South Africa, a,
delegate to the second World
Ycuth Congross to be held at
Vassar college August 16-24, i
spike over station WOW here Aug I
'! in the Congress’ first radio pro- j
gram prior to the convention.
Tho South African delegate was
introduced by Miss Virginia An
derson, a student at Brooklyn
College, a member of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored Ptople’s Brooklyn N. Y.
youth council and the Assseia
tion’s official observer at the
Congress sessions.
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CRESCENT CITY’S 289 RETAIL
STORES DO BUSINESS
OF $674,000
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New Orleuns, Aug. 25 (ANP)--j
New Orleans sixth city of size of
Negro population in 1933 was e
cording to William L. Austin, di
rector cf the Bureau of the Census,
eighth among the fifteen hading
_ cities of the Unite.) States having
60,000 or more Negro inhabitants
in the number of retail stores op.
erated by Negroes. Two hundred
eighty-nine retail stores were cp
erated in New Orl-ans by 294
active proprietors and firm mem
bers who paid their employes (av
erage number of employes for the
year 1935, 151 ) $19,005.
In comparing th3 results of the
Business Census of 1935 with the
results of the Business Census of
1929 it is found that New Orleans
lost 482 Negro operated stores in
tho period indicated and that sales
of Negro operated retail stores de
creased from $2,300,374 to $574
000 a decrease of 76 per cent. One
hundred twelve stores classed as
eating and drinking places—388
per cent of all stores—accounted
for $264,000 or 44.3 per cent of
total sales.
Rating and drinking places and
foot! stores two of the eight clas
sifications into which Negro retail
stores are divided had sales
amounting to $378,000, 65.9 ^
of total sales. Of the kinds of
businesses, drinking places with
$125,000 in sales, 21.8 per cent of
tie total ,a!e tanked first, ■»’
1 ornnta nr. and lunch ro me
with $97,000 in sales, 16.9 per cent
of all sales socond and grocery
stores (without meat) with $90,
000 in sales; 15.7 per cent third.
Sales made by these three kinds
of store totaled $312,000 or 54.4
per cent of total sales.
Operating expenses of all Ne
gro operated stores located in New
Orleans totaled $147,000 and re
presented 25.6 per cent cf total
sales. In the eating and drinking
places classification, operatin gex
penscs equaled $90,000 and repre
sented 15.7 per cent of total sales
and 36.4 per cent of sales made by
this group of stores. Automotive
enterprises realized from sales
$19,000 and paid out as cost cf op
eration 2,00 i, e,, IQ.fi per cent of
sales as operating expenses. Eigh
teen thousand dollars, 25.4 per
cent of sales amount’ng to $71,000
was required to meet th.- cost of
eperatirg 11 drug stores reported
by Negro proprietors in New Or.
leans. Enterprises in the “other re
tail stores” class paid out of sales
amounting to $63,000, $12,000; IS
per cent of sales as operating ex
penses and second hand storM, '
per cent ($9 000 from sales wkki
totaled $35,000.)
Total payroll amounting to $19,
006 equaled 33.3 ppr cent of opera
ting expenses and 8.5 per cent ol
total sales. Twenty-eight thousand
two hundred fifty dollars or 67.1
per cent cf total payroll as paid
by ewating and drinking places tc
an average of 95 workers, 62.9 pei
Negro establishments in New Or
leans. The sum $28,250 represent
ed 31.4 per cent of the op-rating
cent of all workers employed ir
expenses of eatirg and drnking
places ant’ 11.1 per cent of total
seles made by the same establish,
ments.
LANDLORD STIRS UP
RAC E PREJUDICE
Detroit Aug. 25 (CNA)—Agents
of banking ami real estate organ
zatiors were reported to be c t
tinuing their actnvities in attempt
ing to stir up feeling against tw
Detroit Negro firemen. Martin H.
White and Marcer.-i Taylor who
have been assignd to Engine House
No. 34 directly oppoiste the Ford
Motor Company's Lincoln plant.
The city council recently refus
ed to Iistjen to the pi as of a group
of white property owners cf the
Livernois Avenue district who ap
peared before the council to pro^
test the assigning of the two Ne
gro firemen to the district. Jrhn
R. Mejer, 6353 Walton Avenue,
told tho council that the presence
of Negroes at the station on 24
hour shifts “violates neighborhood
restrictions against Negroes living
in the district.”
A mob attempted to prevent the
men from entering the fire sta
tion last week. They are the first
Negroes to become members of the
departmec.
Tho corporation attorney’s of
fice already has given an opinion
that the assignment of Negro
firemen to the district does not
violate the anti.Negro restrictions
The two men won the right to
jcbs in the Fire Department after
a long struggle, and have passed
civil service examinatons.
Tho Tory inspired campaign a
gainst the Negro firemen is fea
tured by an attempt to drive Po
lish residents of the neighborhood
to sell their properties at ridicu
lously lew prices with the arument
that th*j presence of Negroes will
depreciate property values.
Improvements are expected on
Michigan Avenue in this part of
the city which would greatly in
crease real estate values, and real
estate agents and bankers wont'
clean up a huge profit it their an
ti-lynch Negro campagin sucee-l
in forcing PolL' all propert,.
«wners to so1!
BUYERS’
GUIDE_
By
Clarence H. Peacock
The colored race will never ob
tain any degree of economic secu
rity until they learn to discrimi
nate and concentrate their buying
with thoso companies that give
them equal employment opportuni
ties.
Last year Colored consumers in
discriminately spent over $2,000,
000 for toothpaste.
Over $11,000,000 was spent in
advertising by four of the popular
brands of toothpaste in 1936. Col
gato spent $3,977,932, Ipana spent
$3,476,398, Listerine spent $2,207,
372, and Pepsodent spent $1,612,
157.
Because the Colored consumers
did not discriminate and concen
trate their buying on any particu
I lar brand of toothpaste, not one
of these companies spent any of
this $11,000,000 for advertising in
the Negro Press.
If the Negro buyef had concen
trated his buying on just cne of
tlieso brands of toothpaste, the
increased sales of this brand would
warrant the company to advertise
in the Negro press and employ Ne-1
groes in their factories and as sales
representatives.
Toothpaste advertisements have
influenced millions of people to
brush their teeth properly and save
them from decay. They have ex
, id (.very day language of
[ tho people that poison* from de
cayed, ultcted or unclean teeth
can permanently impair the most
vital organs and the most remote
parts of the body.
Sinco these companies have ad
vertised only in the white press,
tho colored consumers have not
been getting the full benefit of tho
$2,000,000 spent for toothpaste.
If the millions of colored peo
ple would read their own papers
and patronize their advertised
products they would be spending
their money with companies that
want their patronage and are wil
ling to give th.m equal employ
ment opportunities.
See ycur dentist at least twice
a year. There are over 2,000 Col
ored dentists in this country—pa
tronize them, they need and de
serve your suport.
For economic security, buy only
hose brands of toothpaste that
ire advertised in your Colored
lewspapers.
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White Press Gets Laugh:
Divine Gets Estate
New York, Aug. 25 (CNA)
When Father Divine took two ex
cursion boatloads «f his ‘Angels”
up to Krum Elbow on the Hudson
opposite the estate of President
Roosevelt, the members of New
Yorks leading white dailies had a
field day (with pictures) and
plentusus mention of pork chops,
chicken, watermelons, trucking,
hallelujahs and minstrel humor.
They interviewed Mrs. Roose
velt and learned tha she, diplom
aically, was happy that the estate
was to be “Heaven” for some peo_
pie. They interviewed Father Di
vino and discovered, later, that
W'hat they said he said, ha hadn’t
said. They interviewed Howland
Spencer, former owner of the 500
acre estate and bitter enemy cf
President Roosevelt, who sold the
valuable piece of property to Fa
ther Divine. Everyone of the
bright young men wbo covered
the story had a swrell time being
clever.
Everything was very funny, but
W’hen they all stopped laughing
Father Divine still had a lcvely
500 acre estate in one of the fin
est locations in New York, com
plete with houses, gardens and
boats where he and his angels
will be able to enjoy themselves
i their own way and for as long
as they care to.
And maybe cne of the things
that will add to their enjoyment
will be the fhct that their’s is the
last laugh after all.
“IT PAYS TO LOOK WELL”
MAYO’S BARBER SHOP
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PAUL ROBESON QUITS BIG
TIME STAGE
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St. Pan eras, Eng.—More for
ocvictions than for cash, this man
Paul Robeson, who can appear in
fashionable West End theatres
an,' earn a fortune, prefers to act
with workmen in a little theatre
in unfashionable Sft. Pancras, at
nothing per week.
“He has embarked, as he terms
it, on a new career. He wants to
play honest parts, instead of be
ing used as an attraction in plays
that have no meaning and little
purpose.
“That is why Paul Robeson,
world-famous star, is aft the Work
ers’ Unity Theatre in North West
London. He is playing in ‘Plant
in the Sun’ which deals with a sit
down strike in a factory.
“Paul .RobesiCin is not merely an
actor. He is an inspiring symbol
in these significant times. Son of
a slave, born in New Jersey, U. S.
A., 1898, he was educated ait Rut
ger’s University, where he grad
uated as a B- A. (he has since re
ceived the degree at M. A.) and
he obtained a law degree (LLB.)
from CbljUmbSa University. 'Six
foot two and a half inches tall,
with a magnificent physique, he
gained fame ;n the AlLAmerican
Football team.
“Ho became a star, a magr.et to
draw 10,000 people into a concert.
“He could have chosen a learn
ed profession or have been a pro
fessional athlete. He chose to be
an artist, a serious interpreter of
hi# people. His father, a slave,
who became a preacher—taught
him how to live, and how to carry
the cross that every Negro bears.
“In the law,’’ said Paul, “I could
never reach the peak. I could
never be a Supreme Court Judge.
On tho stage there was only the
sky to hold me back.’’
“He became a star, a magnet
to draw 10,000 pople into a con
cert hall. Now ha is tired of triv
iliates meant only fc/ money mak
ing. He has embarked on a new
career which he hopes will help
to bring into the world a principle
of human friendship and service
to the community.’’
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Dr. Pepper Bottling
Co.
4809 S. 20th MA. 2153 j
MAKES ELABORATE PLANS
FOR THE PRESS
Eneil F. Simpson, director cf
Negro saks for Calvert Distillers
Corporation, has made elaborate
preparations to entertain mcm
brs of the press who are schduled
to cover (the tforthfc{/nii<g Elks
convent'on tv be held in Baltimore
starting ^f.gust 22nd.
Mr. Simpson requests that all
numbers of the Negro press con
tact him on Tuesday, August, 23rd,
at the Yicrk Hotel.
A member of the Mi-Tee Mon
arch Lodge No. 45, New York Ci
ty, Mr. Simpson is also a former
newspaper man and believes that
ho can be very helpful in making
th trip of those newspaper men
who are going to ewer the conven
tion at Baltimore a pleasant one
as well as a successful one f:r
their respective publications.
JEWISH VETS PROTEST
Detroit, Aug. 25 (CNA)—The
Jewish War Veterans of the U.
S. protested this week, Henry
Ford's acceptance of a decoration
from Nazi Germany. The Veter
ans declared Ford’s action indicat
ed “indorsement of the cruel, bar
barous, inhuman actions and po
licies of hte Nazi regime.”
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