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tBy FLOYD J. CALVIN) f Listed by Editor & Publisher) While it is regrettable, indeed that ((he President of Louisiana . :States University administered^* ®ffice in such a way as to bring shame on himself and hm school, it is timely to point out that, fortunately, no such dishonesty ♦urn been uncovered among Ne yioo? administrators of State in #L»tu ions. Negro administrators are, uniformly not only efficient, hut honest. The hears of such institutions as Southern University, Tennessee State Col leg'', West Virginia S‘ate College. Alabama State Teachers College. Georgia State Industrial College, Florida Agricultural and Mechan ical College, Sout’- Carolina S‘a‘o College, Prairie View State Col lege. North Carolina, Agricultural and Technical College, Arkansas State College, Alcorn College of MiwifMppi. Alabama A & M In stitute. Virgin a State College, F alucky S ntP C liege, an I otf.i e\(~have net had the 1 reath of ecandal to touch then. Men like Dr. J, S. Clark, and Dr. W\ J. Hale, who served “0 long as presi dent, of Sou*'->ern and Tenn, State, r ■-ectively, set worthy examples. Tin la e Dr. S. G. Atkins of Wins ron-Salem T« ai’.iei1 College, and D;‘. ]{. S. Wilkinson of S. C. State College, left an unblemished re cord, and at the same time n pro gressive record for their institu tions was left behind. Negro youth will do well to ponder ehese example* set by J . j colored men in positions of trust. Mss. Moore Wd paui e to drop this little bouquet on the bier of Mrs. Ida L. Mcfore, wife of the veteran Editor and Publisher of the New York Age. Mrs. Moore was a fa m liar fgure around The Age of f.ce. This writer, on his arrival I in New York on June 17, l'J20, within ten days found employment as a printer at The New York I Ago. He came to know Mrs. Moore , and felt the warmth of her pcr lonality an<| was uplifted by the irotlherliness of her attitude. A dear lady has gone away. Journal of Education We would like it to be "in the record" that we keenly appreciate fho existence of The Journal of Negro Education, edited by Dr. Hide M. Thompson, Howard University, Washing’on, I). C. When the beginnings of Negro education aie considered, and it is recalled that some persons are living today who remember the .-•mall beginnings in this field: mv* when such valuable cultural adjuncts as this Journal of Ne gro Education ns note, one is inclined to fed, almost that these ere, indeed fabulous days. But it must be remembered that still we are far from the full enjoy ment of what is possible in our country; that we must never let up in the fight for improvement. Th„ Journal of Negro Education points the way to progressive action in this field, and may its lii'a be long. ----- -* The Low Down From Hickory Grove A coupla years ago this coun try, it figured that the folks wore going a little too far, there in the Old Spendthrift City on the Poto mac, so everybody ups and writes his Senator. And brother, it work ed wonders. But they are kinds getting in a rut, down there, and it looks like they have maybe half-way forgot ten about the Supreme Court. We expect our Congressmen to go down tbere and look out after our * interests and be as smart as tfiey claimed they were, during the campaign. But when some of 'em get so far from home, they forget who sent them there, and also whoso money they are spend jng—kinds like a freshman away from home. But most Senators and Repre 'Utmtatives, they understand arith metic, and if they were to get e *nrogh post-cards telling them to lay off parsing any more laws, and come on home—or else not get re-elected—-they would savvy. ■And for the ones who cannot . count any too well, tell them the melons are ripe, or the sweet corn is in, or anything—but get them fcome. And then, maybe, we can .all take a long breath. Yours, with the low-down JO SERRA PENNSYLVANIA GIRL WINS PHI DELTA KAPPA SCHOLAR SHIP --* W est Chester, Pa , Aug. 17—Of ficials of National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, whose membership is composed of school teachers, t-his •areek announced that the 1939 win. «er of the sorority’s scholarship *ward is Miss Sara Richardson, of this city, who last January graduated from Chester High school. This marks the third year that scholarships have been awarded hy the Deltas, previous winners be ing Miss Virginia R. Spottawood, "Washington, D. C., for *nd Miss Gloria Assue, for 1938, The scholarship contest is open to outstanding girl graduates from high school located in cities laving Phi Delta Kappa chapters Conte stents are those who have chosen teaching as a profession, but who are unable to enter col lege because their parents cannot afford to send them. The winning girl nas the privi lege of attending the college of her choice, receives $100 annually for four years from Phi Delta Kap pa to assist her through college. Miss Richardson, 1939 winner, says she plans to enter State Teachers * •College, W'est Chester, Pa. Mrs. O. neida Cockrell of Chicago is su-J preme basileus of the sorority. 100,000 Low Income Families Housed ■Washington, I). C. August 17— The number of low-’ncome fami lies to be rehoused under the pro gram of the United States Hous ing Authority passed the 100,000 mark last week when President Roo-ievelt, upon recommendation of Nathan Straus, USHA Admin istrator, approved loan contracts totaling $14,4;i.7,000 with 11 local housing authorities. Of the 101,961 dwelling units now being developed or planned for d<?vPl°Pment> approximately one third will be occup*ed by low income Negro families in 90 com munities throughout the country. Loan contracts to defray 90 per cent of the development costs of -these projects now amount to $472,746,000. Under terms of the new loan contracts approved last week Ne gro families will occupy low-rent housing projects in Birmingham, Ala.; Tampa, Fla.; Columbus, £a.; Gary, Ind.; Summit, N. J.; Kings port, Tenn.; and Austin, Texas. ———oOo YES—BANKS WANT TO MAKE LOANS A short time ago Gulden Ed wards, Director of the Research Counc’l of the American Bankers Association, had an extensive sur vey made to find out just how in terested banks are in making loans. And here, according to the -published report, is what was found: .1 A very high percentage or commercial banks are making ac tive efforts to stimulate the use of bank eredit by both business concerns and individuals. 2. They have made liberal adap tations of their loaning methods and policies to meet varied re quirements of individuals and bus iness concerns applying for credit. 3. The needs of small borrow ers in the fields of business and personal finance alike are being well taken care of by the commer cial banks. This shouldn’t come ais a sur prise to anyone who has thought about banking. Loans are com mercial banks’ main source of livelihood. They pay the overhead and the profitis, if any. They help the community to grow, which is necessary to the growth of the bank. No banks want to refuse any loans, but there is a percentage of loan applications which must ba refused—(because they are un sound or unsafe, would endanger the depositors’ savings, and per haps be illegal. After all, the ban ker doesnr’t own the money, and the protection of his depositors, who do own it, 'must come first. But that doesn’t obviate the fact that banks are more than eager to make sound loans, ljor any productive, legal purpose. DARK LAUGHTER 0L HAPRINGT0N I U L , . s -'t , .»"• ( ■ Bootsie darlin’ this reminds me of that picture we seen at the Bijou where Tarzan an’ his old lady i s quietly resting Jby a lake. I Naval Notes __ In front of the main entrance og Bancroft Hall, at the head of Striding Walk, at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, is located at the bust statue of Techumseh, known to the midshipman as the ‘God of 2.5.’ This aristocratic old Indian Chief wa-> once the figurehead of the U.S.S. DELAWARE. Now the wooden Indian is referred to as the guardian of the ‘wooden’ mid shipmen who are doubtfur as to whether or not they can make 2.5 in their examinations, a mark that on the scale of 4.0 is the minimum passing mark at the Academy. Before ‘exams,’ those who are in dangerous waters often try to bribe TEOUMSEH to get the nec essary 2.6. He hears the prayers of the ‘unsats’ and the plebes. When the regiment of Midship men leave to attend football games away from the Academy, they always march past the statue and when the platoon commanders give the order ‘I^eft hand, salute' they shower TECUMSEH with pennies to ask his aid for a Navy v’etory. The original statue of wood was bady weathern-worn when the Class of 1891 came along and provided a bronze replica with the brains, heart, arrows, pipe, and tomahawk hermetically sealed inside along with a ( lass ot ’91 ring. Chain Cables were first intro duced and quickly demonstrated their superiority over rope, in 1812. “Old Ironsides” wa8 one of the last American ships to use hemp cables for her anchors.” make a wonderful place for a pla> bers are assigned to enlisted men upon first enlistment in the Navy. | The number so assigned a parti ' cular enlisted man continues the | same throughout hhi entire service. A good example of the tamina I and seal of the Pre9ent day Navy man wa«, demonstrated by an avia tor of the black fleet during the recent maneuvers. This flyer was sent out, under orders to locate and observe the movement of the White Fleet. Piloting a patrol plane and with a radioman as his companion, the pilot found the ‘enemy fleet' and for thirty con secutive hours, remained aloft and gave hourly reports of their posi tion. Only after his fuel supply was nearly exhausted did this in trepid aviator return to his base. It has long been recognized that the ability to fly an airplane, no matter how excellent that ability may be is not sufficient to meet the demands of Navg) Aviation. Colored Republican Ex-Service Conference Chicago, Sept. 23-24 i --• Colored Ex-Service Republicans from all sections of the nation are invited to gather in Chicago for a two days conference September 23 and 24, prior to the National A merican Legion Convention. ,T. J. Mallory, conference com mittee, has sent invitations to all key states inviting Colored Ex Scrvice men to attend. All are in vited, Mallory sa'd. The conference is to discuss questions of interest to Colored Republican Ex-Service men. Reservations can be made with J. J. Mallory, Chicago Con ference Committee, 1415 Van Bu ren Street, Topeka, Kansas. An efficient Naval pilot must have a thorough knowledge of the Navy, its doctrine, |ts traditions and customs, and its needs, for only one so indoctrinated may fully discharge his duties in the absence of specific d'rections. The Naval Research Laboratory staff and its facilities are availa ble to assist officers and enlisted men of the Navy to put into prac tical form ideas for improvement of Naval material. They are urged to submit such ideas to the Bureau of Offcie having cognizance for consideration as to the desirabili ty of further development. Thus is initiative encouraged in our Navy. , WAGE-HOUR BOARD MAY NAME 'NEGRO i i ‘ _ » Washington, August 17—The Wages and Hours board is inter ested in appointing a Race man as one of its inspector, a spokes man for the board said this week. The inspectors will be appointed from an eligible list of those who successfully passed a civil service examination given for this purpose July 17, he said. I K ■ has name; of approximate ly seven who took the examina 1 tion. the spokesman said, adding that he hoped some of them came ou, at the top of the list. RANDOLPH MOVES TO ORGANIZE R. R. WORKERS IN CANADA Montreal, Canada, August 10— (CNA)—A campaign *o organize the sleeping car, parlor car and buffet car porters on Canadian railroads was initiated this week by A. Philip Randolph, internation al president, and Bennie Smith, 2nd international vice president, of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por ters. The two labor leaders came to Canada upon the invitation of the sleeping car porters on the C a nadian Pacific and Canadian Na tional Railroads. Randolph and Smith addressed enthusiatic mass meetings of rail, road workers in Toronto and this city RATING THE RECORDS MELLOW VIBES Record of the week is Lionel Hampton’s Victor of MEMORIES OF YOU and THE JUMPIN' Jive, one of the best platters he has ever waxed with a studio band. Aided by several stars from Ellington’s orchestra plus Clyde Hart on the piano, Lionel turns Memories into a classis in slow, - relaxed swing, with positively beautiful trombone work by Law rence Brown to go with the leader’s mellow vibes. Although Rex Stewart is listed on trumpet, he seems to have borrowed Cootie Williams’ growl horn and style for both sides. The Jumpin’ Jive, a solid med;um tempo rhythm num ber, also features an interesting baritone sax solo by Harry Car ney. Ella Fitzgerald and her Savoy Eight are in a torch mood on I HAD TO LIVE AND LEARN and IF THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE WRONG, a Decca. Mainly Queen Ella, with expressive piano and tenor sax solos on each side. A new combination called the Art Hinett Threesome has a jitterbug special on Bluebird of GEORGIA ON MY MIND and RUNNIN’ WILD. The electric organ is played staccato and the gu;tor and drums give terrific backing. Red Norvo toys with two popular tunes for Vocation, IN THE MIDDLE OF A DREAM and MY LOVE FOR YOU. Pleasant soft swing. tfcecorde din Paris during 19.37, Victor has just released SWEET GEORGIA BROWN and EDDIE SOUTH BLUES by the famous violinist for the American trade. Even after you hear it, you may not believe it for Edd;e’s hot fid dle on this plattef is second to none. He’s aided only by the French genius, Django Reinhardt who makes his guitar sound like a whole rhythm section. If you like Jan Savitt’s shuffle rhythm you'll be doubly appreciative of h’s GET HAPPY and I’LL AL WAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU. This torrid Decca shows traces of the Basie influence. A1 Donahue combines an oldie, PERSIAN RUG with a current hit, WHITE SAILS for a Vocalion that’s quite suc cessful. The Ellngton classic, BLACK BEAUTY, is served on Vocalion by Cootie Williams who turns it into somewhat of a slow blues. Personally I prefer the faster stomp version. Coupled is the odd NIGHT SONG, with Cootie’s high trumpet accentuated by the lower register rhythm work of the en semble. Here’s a new Larry Clin ton novelty, WANNA HAT WITH CHERRIES. It occompanies the sweet and slow I’LL REMEMBER, a Victor. Bert Shefter, Decca’s ex ponent of ultra-modern jazz, has a pair that’ll make you sit up and take noticefl FARMER IN A r DELLEMMA and DESERTED | DESERT are full q£ surprising musical tricks that prove success ful. Although recorded in 1926, the Bluebird of THAT BOY IN THE BOAT and WALK THAT THING is capable of making the joint jump today. Charlie Johnson’s band on this re’ssue includes such star,, as Leonard Davis and Sid ney de Paris, trumpets; Edgar Sampson, alto sax; the late George Stafford, drums and the late Jimmie Harrison, greatest trombone player in jazz history, who ta)ces tremendous solos on both sides. The growl work of the trumpet ace,, is also a joy to hear. Patricia Norman tries swinging the Gilbert and Sull’van tune. SWEET LITTL1? BUTTER CUP, with considerable success. The other side of this Vocalion ;s HORSE EATS BUGGY, not. nearly so clever as it wants to be. Meak in’s music helps a lot. Red Nicholg is commercial thi« week on Blue bird with ADDRESS UNKNOWN and ITS WAY PAST MY DREAMING TIME, but the re sults are pleas’ng. Another Victor waxed in Paris, 1.938 and just now released over here is Benny Carter's BLUE LIGHT BLUES and I’M COMING VIRGINIA,. The first features. Bonn yon trumpet with a pair of startling solos by Fletcher Allen on alto sax and Alix Combelle on tenor. The second side is four saxes and rhythm section, but how those saxes play! And there’s also Reinhardt on guitar. Kay Kyser focuses on two standards, ON THE ROAD TO MANDALAY and THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME for a definitely distingu’shed Brunswick. Abe Lyman’s Bluebird of THE SHOEMAKER’S HOLI DAY and DANGER! MEN BLASTING should appeal to those who like things a bit different. T Put Artie Shaw’s disc of MOON RAY and MELANCHOLY MOOD on your must list. It’s that good. Charlie Barnet’s orchestra is al ways interesting. IN DANGER IN THE DARK has counter point is positively creepy. The combination is IT MUST HAVE BEEN TWO OTHER PEOPLE. Both are medium slow. Van Alex ander has killer diller stuff on STUMBLIN and LA ROSITA, with good solos and ensemble. All three of these are bluebird plat ters. There are some good new “race” records. For belly laughs, try Jimmie Gordon’s Decca of GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER. The coupling is DO THAT THING. Both Cuitis Jones and The Honey Dripper combine deep rhythm with salty lyrics in Vocal:on, while the latter features PAPA LOW combine with SHOE SHINER’S MOAN for Decca. A newcomer is Lillie Mae Kirkman who sings HOP HEAD BLUES on Vocalion. The backing is IT’S A HARD WAY TO TRAVEL. -0O0 During National Negro Insur ance week in May of this year, Su preme Liberty succeeded itself for the third consecutive time as the company producng a larger face amount of insurance than any oth er Negro Insurance company in America. Mrs. Mary Washington, Su preme Liberty agent in Cincinnati, was the leading woman producer for the week. AUNTEFFH. ____ rrn-1 IT-I I I \J‘ 1 -4 \ I I ■ ' T - - 1 I, »iii T1 w*i ff T T iT 1 I SILENCE, PLEASE! By FRANCIS NOONAN "7“ m~ '-'f. * "T77 ~ q3)i