GEOGRAPHIC ODDITIES j
The Pacific end of the PANAMA CANAL is ;
farther east than the Gulf of Mexico end.
Geography In Stamps
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The philatelic history of the
three adjoining British Crown Colo
nies of KENYA, UGANDA and
TANGANYIKA .n central East Af
rica is more than ordinarily con
fusing to stamp collectors. For
about thirteen years, from 18bu to
1903. all of the area under British
control In East Africa was admin
istered by the British East Africa
Company under the name of BRI
TISH EAST AFRICA (Scott Stand
ard Postage Stamp Catalogue, 1939
edition, page 310). Most of the 110
major varieties of stamps bearing
th>s name are relatively scarce,
Be'.eral being listed at $100 00 or
mare each.
During most of this same period,
namely, from 1895 to PJ02, the
■western portion of the territory,
lying to the north and northwest of
Lake Victoria, and known as UG
ANUA, issued its own stamps, and
these, too. are hard to get and high
In price for the most part. The
earlier Issues of Uganda Protecto
rate were crude, typewritten affaire
but, after a few years, they were
replaced by more formal emissions
featuring the head of Queen Vic
toria. (Scott 1939, pages 1271-72).
in 1903 the British East Africa
Company was superseded by the
BAST AFRICA and UGANDA
PROTECTORATES, and several is
sues of stamps appeared bearing
this inscription during the next
sixteen years to 1919. These stamps
All bear profile heads of King Ed
ward VII and King George V and
the greater number of them are
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listed In Scott (page 333-) at from 1
$1 Uu to $ 151* uo each. (
Follow ing the close of the World
War the Crowu Colony of Ke. ja
and tile inland Uganda Protect'd Me
were combined to form the Crown
Colony and Protectorate of A
YA and UGANDA. Stamps healing
this inscription were first issued in
1322 (Scott, page 699), and were
followed by later Issues in 1921,
1927 and the early part of 193ft, this
latter being the Silver Jubilee Is
sue. Later, In the same year, an
other emission appeared with the
augmented Inscription of KENYA,
UGANDA. TANGANYIKA, and this
has continued to date.
TANGANYIKA, which lies to the
southward of the other colonies,
comprised the former GERMAN
EAST AFRICA Colony (Scott, pegs
476). Following the Treaty of Ver
sailles the greater part of this
German colony was mandated to
Great Britain, the rest going to
Belgium. This latter area, which
comprises *3 provinces of Ruanda
and Urundi, is known as BEIJilAN
EAST AFRICA (Scott, pages 166
168), though attached to Belgian
Congo for administrative purposes.
Stamps bearing the inscription
“Deutsch-Ostafrlca" (German East
Africa) were iD use from 1893 to
1916, followed by Belgian and Bri
tish Occupation stamps until 1922
In that year appeared the first
emissions bearing the single name
‘‘Tanganyika’’ and similar issues
were In use from then until 1931
(Scott, uage 1212).
CLEVELAND HAS 215 RETAIL
STORES OPERATED BY
NEGRO PROPRIETORS
IN 1930
Washington C(,NSV—Cleveland
reported 215 retail stores opera
ted by Negro proprietors, accord
ing to a recent tabulation made
by the Bureau of the Census of
data obtained at the first Census
of Retail Distribution (taken in
1930 and covering busines3 opera
tions for the preceding year.
Among the cities having £11,000 or
more Negro inhabitants, Cleveland
ranked /twelfth in Negro popula
tion, number of stores under Ne
gro proprietors, and number of!
full and part time employees;
eleventh in size of payroll;
seventh in value of stock on hand;
tenth in amount of sales; and sixth
in average value of sales per
store, following New York, De
troit, Washington, Chicago, and
Pittsburgh, in the order named.
This city had a ratio of 334 per
sons per store, a ratio greater
than that for New Orleans, Atlan
ta, Houston, Memphis, Chicago,
Richmond, Philadelphia, or St
Louis.
The 215 stores reported sales
for the year amounting to $1,156,
859 which exceeded that reported
for Atlanta, Baltimore, or Birm
ingham, although each of these
cities had a larged Negro popula
tion. The total number of persons
employed, including proprietors,
and firm members not on payroll,
was 435, and $108,666 was paid in
wages to the 195 full and part
time employees. Stocks on hand
at end of the year had an. inven- j
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tory value of $108,810 and sales
for the year amounted to $1,156,
859, or an average of $5,381 per
Store.
Of the total sales, 70 per cent
was reported by a combination of
the two food groups, 65 “Food”
stores reportinig $470,429 and 73
“Restaurants, Cafeterias and Eat
ing places” reporting $343,383.
The highest average sales per
store for a specified kind of busi
ness was reported for “Combina
tion stores, groceries, and meats,”
followed by drag stores and i*est
aurantg with table service. Egg
and poultry dealers and fruit
stands and vegetable markets are
included with “Other food stores.”
Under “Other retail stores,” the
miscellaneous classification in
cludes glass and inirrows, patent
medicines, printers and lithogra
phers, and undertakers’ and fun
eral supplies.
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NAACP GETS 1,200 MEMBERS
IN PHILADELPHIA DRIVE;
RAISES $1,800
Philadelphia, Pa. July 5—A to
tal of $1,800 has been realized to
date in the membership campaign
conducted by the local branch of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People,
and 1,200 new members taken into
the organization, according to an
announcement made here today. '
Officials who conducted the
drive included: G. James Fleming,
director; Dr. Harry J. Greene,
president of the branch; Miss
Florena C. Brown, secretary; and
Herbert T. Miller, treasurer.
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COMMITTEE TO AID
YOUTH FORMED
New York, July 13 (CNA)— An
Emergency Cc.r.mittee to support
the National Youth Admistratu. |
was formed here this week by a
froup of social welfare leaders, J
ind representatives of religious
»nd youth organizations. Design
id to broaden the support for
young people, the Committee an
lounced that one of its first ma
or aims will be to rally support
or President Roosevelt's proposed
mdget of $123,000,000 for the Na
ional Youth Administration dur
ng the next fiscal year.
The formation of the Committee
■oincided with a report issued by
Jr. Nelson P. Mead, acting presi
lent of the Student Aid Associa- [
ion and the remaine Scholarship j
Fund to the effect that 1 2C0 stu- i
lents received aid in New York
Jity from the NYA during the
icaremic year just ended.
It was pointed out that through
the assistance rendered by the
'iYA these students, numbering
many Negroes, were able to con- '
f>nue their studies.
■H€ADS ^ 6
(Hod do you DOODLEp)
mmm V- '■ i i ■
REn U. S PAT. OPF.
Recently profeasors and psychol
ogists have had much to say re
garding the "character" revealed in
a person's “Doodles” — those un
conscious little scrawls and scrib
bles one makes on newspaper mar
gins, telephone pads and the like.
Put in ottering this entertaining
series of “Doodle-bug” heads, we
claim no ulterior motive. We pre
fer to think that most folks just
“doodle” for fun! So go to It with
a soft pencil, and see bow many
varied and amusing expressions
and types you can create from the
simple outline heads which will
appear In this paper. Remember,
it's the latest pastime, and "Every
body’s Doodling it!”
BEST OF KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF By SCHEFU
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^ Richard Wagner said_
JOY 15 NOT IN THfNGS,
H IT IS IN us
V ^ CANADA JAY cn
^ CAAfp noQuerj |
F/nsr ELECTRIC STREET CAR
The FIRST COMMERCIALLY OPERATED
ELECTRIC STREET CARS
IN THE UNITED STATES
©EGAN OPERATION ON P, T
BALTIMORE AND HAMPDEN LINE,
BALTIMORE,MD., AUG.lO, 1885
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THIS COUSIN
' OF THE BLUE «_
| FAMILIAR TOCArs
IN THE
NORTHERN PAR i wr > m.
UNITEO STATES AND CANADA
IS AN INVETERATE THIEF.
HE WILL STEAL SUPPLIES
USEFUL TO THE CAMPER
BUT OF NO VALUE
TO HIMSELF
gj~~ SoFvjUljL
MINING
SILVER ORE
ALTHOUGH SILVER '
FORMS PART OF THE
MONEY SYSTEM
OF THREE-QUARTERS OP
THE WORLD'S POPULATION,
ONLY FIVE PER CENT
OF.THE ENTIRE SILVER OUTPUT
GOES INTO COINS
What Ought Be Done for a Former Convict, a Victim of Lov*
for His Parents, Who Now Wants to Teach in a Prison?
By Dr. W. Nisson Brenner, Noted Criminologist
ts\ciuai iua proniema wmcn in various
Myi hava faced persons at different times,
calling for decisions of vital importance.
Readers ere invited to write their opinions of
alternatives given in these cases effecting the
happiness, the liberty and sometimes the lives
•f people. Names will be omitted, if de
lired. If you have a personal problem about
which you seek advice write to Dr. Brenner
in care of this newspaper. For an answer by
mail enclose a telf-addresscd envelope. Com
nunicationa treated in confidence.)
Case of n deformed l'oi0er—Jack
was a real estate salesman of no
mean repute. His father was presi
dent of a building and loan associa
tion, which Jack Joined as secre
tary. Without authority from the
board of directors, the father. In
collusion with the treasurer, In
vested the shareholders’ money Id
a bad speculation.
At the behest of his father, and
In order to protect the officers
against damage suits. Jack forged
a resolution authorizing their ac
tion »erted it in the minutes of a
board meeting, and as secretary
swore to Its correctness. The forg
ery was discovered. Jack was con«
victed and sentenced to imprison
ment. After serving most of bis
time he was paroled. Later he
went to another state and led an
exemplary life. He passed a civil
service examination to become a
teacher in a prison, making the
highest grade. When the chairman
of the civil service examiners
learned from his application that
Jack was a former convict he hesi
tated to certify his appointment.
THE PROBLEM:
If Jack were appointed he might
exercise a bad Influence on the
convicts.
If he were not appointed such
action might discourage other
former convicts from going
straight in the belief that it does
not pay.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO if you
had the power to decide Jack a
fate?
CONOCO TRAVEL BUREAU
OFFERS COMPLETE TOURIST
TRAVEL SERVICE
Readers of the Omaha Guide
who are planning a trip this sum
mer, either to the World’s Fairs
at San Francisco and New York,
or to any other part? of the coun
try will again be given the oppor
itunity to obtain from the Conoco
Travel Bureau, Denver, the most
complete tourist service in Ameri
ca, according to Mr. Dudley B.
Luck, Continental Oil Company’s
special Negro representative and
director of the Negro branch of
the Conoco Travel Bureau.
The Conoco Travel Bureau,
maintained by Continental Oil
Company, offers a special person
alized trip service to any point
in the United States, Canada or
Mexico, with absolutely no charge
even for postage. This service,
known as the Touraide, includes
'specially marked sectional road
maps and descriptions of point/
of scenic or historical interest a
long the way, and includes a list
of cottage camps, hotels, and oth
er accomodations available to the
Negro.
Mr. Luck is the founder of the
Negro branch of the Conoco Tra
vel Bureau, and has spent many
years traveling about the country
compiling the list of Negro tourist
accomodations and helping Negro
dealers of Conoco Products mer
chandise their services. To Mr.
Luck was given the task of try
ing to eliminate some of the dif
ficulty the Negro tourist exper
ience in finding acceptable ac
commodations in traveling and of
helping him avoid some of the em
barrassment he sometimes en
couters in trying to get directions
on the way. The Conoco Touraide
with its Colored Hotel list, has
done much to solve the problems
of the Negro tourist.
Readers who wish to obtain this
service should address a postal
card or letter to the Conoco Tra
vel Bureau, Denver, Colorado,
asking for the special service for
Negroes, and should give in the
letter or card the destination and
the time the trip will be made. A
specially made Touraide, with the
tourist’s name inscribed on the
cover, will immediately be sent
free of charge.
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j THE LOW DOWN FROM
H’iCKORY GROVE
This uproar in Europe, it is bad
medicine and is nothing to just
wink at, but we been putting in
loo much time there. We got plen
ty of weeds in our own garden.
This Mr. Hitler, he says he had
to be the Supreme Court and ev
or>thing, all by himself, a few
years back—and clean house. Said
he had to do it to save the couatry.
He saved it for hinrolf, but not
for the average German. But that
is not our problem. If Hans and
FiiU like it, let ’em be a suck
er.
I sure am not fond of Herr A
doljvh, but he got powerful close
to the trutih for one when he said
the U.S. it might solve some of
its own unemployment and get out
of !he mire which it is bogged
down in, before crossing the At
lanta.
China, it is doing pretty well,
since everybody has let them a
G$, FRANK "
fg^FILOSOfY
' JR£N R &6RlN(3ER
MOTHERHOOD SPEAKING.
One had a daughter just able to
run about and get in mischief and
the ether held a babe in arms.
Said one, "You may think she is
a tare now, with her feeding sched
ule and waking you up with her
crying at nights, but just wait until
the gets on her feet and you have
to watch her every moment to keeg
her out of danger."
Said two, "1 am not worrying
over that eo much as when she gets
to high school age aud thinks sht
W able to meet up with the world.1*
Said one. "When I think of mg
experiences I feel as though I
would have to lock her up In n
safety vault before that time.”
Said two, “1 do not want my girl
to meet up with all I have bad to.”
• • •
Here were two girls, still young
l.n years, racing the responsibilities
uf life. They had been intelligent,
sensible gins, ami to all oul»aid
appearances nau met youth a prob
lems well. But suit there had been
heartaches aud regrets which they
did not waul their darling daugh
ters tu have to go through.
But their mothers before them
had tried to protect and guide them
past the difficulties along the wuy.
Their mothers had wished for them
to have the beauties of tile wiiuunt
the hardships. But the girls, your.g
and feeling confident in themselves,
had met the world in their own
ways, and found it not so guud as
U seemed. At least now in looking
hack the eternal mother was speak
ing, saying the future must b«
easier than the past
lone. So will Europe.
The feller tidying to ettle the ar
gument next door, he is the gt’jr
who winds up in the hospital.
Yours, with the low -'jvvn,
JO SERRA.
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New York, July J.'l (CNA) Frg*
lunches given to needy New York
school children have helped raise
the scholarship and morale of
those receiving thin aid, Grace
fleleno Miller, acting supervisor
of high school lunchrooms, de
clared this week.
Read The Guide for News
Any Color So It’s Green.
By Ann Joyce
The ewior of Ellen’s hair was red
but her name was Grten. Terry
U'Dooovau had the brownest of
blown hair but frequently assured
Ellen that his blood was green.
“Sure, an’ It must be, for both
me father an’ me mother came from
the Emerald Isle."
Ellen always smiled at these as
surances for who could look Into
Terry's honest blue eyes and not
urn tie? Even so she could not ,or
get that Terry wanted to go ‘on
the force,” which in other words
meant that he had ambitions to he
a policeman.
At present he was a watchman
at the bank around the coiner,
while Ellen gold children’s clothes
in a department store.
"Me. s big husky chap,” Terry
grieved aloud one day, ‘‘just walkin'
around lookin' for burglars that
never come, when I’d like to be out
roundin’ ’em up an' turnin' 'em
over to the law.”
"Maybe you'll be president of the
bank some day if you stick to It,"
Ellen comforted him. "Such things
do happen.”
"An' maybe you’ll be first lady of
— ol something some day,” Terry
returned. "You'd make a stunnln’
first lady of anything. If I had me
own way—but. Elien, me dear, you
already know how 1 feel about
lUal "
Ellei.'ti cheeks flushed at Terry’s
words and the look in his eyes but
sue turned away resolutely. She
nad ambitious of her own but they
«i d not run parallel to those of
Terry. First lady—of something.
Yes, that was what she wanted to
be. So Terry with his blarney and
bis Irish blue eyes must not be
allowed to interfere.
Returning one day after her
luncheon hour Ellen was surprised
to meet Terry coming out of the
store. He was carrying a big bun
dle and called to Ellen as he went
by
"Must burry back to the bank
now but will see you soon. Want
to ask you something important.”
"Don’t, Terry,” Ellen called after
him. “Just forget it.”
6he smiled as she spoke but ber
voice was resolute. She simply
must not eucourage Terry even
toougfc her heart did ache a little
win-0 she thought about him.
"I made qulie a sale today, Ellen,
while you wire out,” one of the
salesladies told her. "A tall chap
with blue eyes, Irish eyes, you
know uie kind. Bought enough un
derwear for a small orphan asylum
—children's things. Doesn’t know
tutor about kids, though, and had
to P» helped a lot.”
T wonder—” began Ellen and
lbvo ceased to wonder aloud.
Tarry came that evening in spite
wf Cilsn m lack of encouragement
b-1 he looked worried. “Too tired
V> go out. Ellen?” he asked. 'T
raa hoping you’d go with me to
•ec "
“8<»rry, Tarry," Ellen interrupted,
*T>ut I'rg saade other plans for to
il**.’
“AH right. Ellen, if that’s Oja
way you feel about it. Then I »s
just run aloug by myself."
Up In her room later she couldnw
forget the hurt look In Terry’s eysa
as be turned away. A ploture show,
of course, it was.
"That Irish boy was In the store
again while you were out,” tha
friendly saleslady told Ellen a few
days later. "Uses his lunch hour
tu go shopping. It seems. Buying
kids' shoes and socks today. H*
told me he has a sick friend who
has a raft of children and Is ug
against It I think he’d liked It U
I’d offered to go see them. Talked
about a woman understanding bet*
ter how to help. Maybe I'll go if
he comet In again.”
"I wovler—"began Ellen again
and stopped. Perhaps it hadn’t
been a picture show but an errand
of mercy he meant the other night.1
Her neart ached more than usual
for the rest of that day.
“All about the robbery!" thn
newsboys were calling when Ellen
went out one day. “Bank enteredlt
Robbers caught but guard injured
while preventing escape of thugal
Terrance O’Donovan—"
Ellen saw no more. Everything
swam before her eyes. Something
bad happened to Terry, dear, warnt-|
hearted Terry, who had tried so.
bard to win her affections. Shot
mist rush to him now anC If it warns
not too late, confess — several!
things '
“Sure, now, Ellen, It’s good of
you to come,” said Terry teeblg
when she was admitted. “The spal
peens knocked me out a bit but 1
did more than that to them. Round
ed ’em up proper an’ turned 'em
over to the law just like I wa*
tsllin’ you I wanted to be after
do n\ I’m to be promoted lor this
day’s work, it seens, so now 1
won’t be wantin’ to o on the fore*
sfitr all."
"Oh, Terry, you're wonderful,*
Ellen assured him between laughs
ing and crying. “You’ll be presi
dent of the bank yet It you’re not
careful. Oh, I'm so glad you werm
not killed entirely."
"Killed entirely, Is it you’re after
sayin’, Ellen! Sounds like me
own old Irish grandmother talkin'.
Not like proper little Ellen Green
at all, at all.”
“Ellen McGinty Green It really
is, Terry, darlinL That’s oae oi
the things I have to conftvaa to yon
Part of my blood is as green am
your’s or as my own name, for I’m
half Irish myself and proud of It,;
And now that I've come ti my
senses there’s another thing I bays
to confess. I would like to bs A
rea, first lady, Terry, but only ka
some good man’s home."
“I know the very place for y«m,
Ellen McGinty, me dear," cried Ter
ry Joyfully. "An’ Just as soon as Ii
get out again I’ll tell you all aboat)
it—it you’ll be after waitin’."
"I’ll be after waiting,
lint, only get. well soon
keep me waiting long.”