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TALK
BY JOHN M. LEE
In the future, when those tire
less statisticians who measure
everything pertaining to human
life and ',',vanoem<m* rie-iro to
show that the Negro has come a
long way. they will not probe the
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:ujses of New York and Chicago
it they will select instead one of
'.he smaller American communi
ties like Columbus, Ohio. From
Columbus has come the most en
couraging report of Negro pro
gress of the last century. Unusual
n that it does not concern itself
with laws and statutes forbidding
this, or granting that, the report
■ a strong argument in favor of
free enterprise and fair play in
the matter of wages and employ
ment.
Comprising one tenth of the citys
population, the forty thousand Ne
-ocs of Columbus are an inte
gral part of the community. In
the words of A. P. Bently, vice
president and general manager of
the Fireside Mutual Life Insurance
Company, “Negroes in this city
are the best employed, most sub
stantial ‘Mid-Class' element in the
state”.
Free enterprise is an overlooked
Americanism. It is indisputably a
desirable ideal, but. because it has
too long been associated with big
and sometimes monopolistic bus
iness combines, it has been looked
upon with suspicion by the masses
of the American people. As a sub
stitute. they have accepted the
nostrums and catch cure-alls of
fered by the political philosophers.
In most American communities,
Negro Americans are thwarted by
prejudice, disccrimination the
force of numbers and a child-like
belief in what the other fellow will
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Conseqeuntly, most communi
ties are seething beds of agitation
and activities designed to bring to
realization the Utopian dream of
social and economic equality.
There can be no quarrel with any
attempt to build a community free
of distructive racial animosities so
long as that attempt is not being
made solely to create and keep
dissension alive, but it has been |
proven time and again that the |
better way to improve the status'
of a race is to improve the sta
tus of the members of that race.
Primarily, the individual is of
far greater consequence than the
race he represents. For instance,
in Columbus, it is more important
to know that Harry Alexander is
the personal secretary of R. H.
Jeffrey, white chairman of the
board of the Jeffrey Manufactur
ing Company than it is to know
that unhappy events often occur
in the city’s ‘Burma Road’ slum
areas. Likewise, C. W. Bryant,
head of a firm that moves heavy
industry and buildins, and a re
cognized leader in this field, is a
stronger smybol of hope than are
the ‘zoot-suiters’ who exhibit their
way through life.
iviosi oi me neavy rnuusiry ui
Columbus offers employment to
Negroes. Columbus hotels employ
Negroes in large numbers. ..egroes
are employed in the six major
truck lines that serve in the area
and salary levels are at the pre
vailing rate. The telephone com
pany and the gas company hire
a few Negroes in the labor clas
sification and department stores
discriminate completely.
In many respects, Columbus is
no different from many commun
ities in the deep south. There are
elements, such as street car discri
mination and racial prejudice that
might as well have served to dis
courage and devitalize the Negroes
of Columbus, but they elected to
whine less and work a lot. They
weren’t handed anything on a sil
ver platter. They have achieved
without benefit of tub-thumping
by Labor groups and liberal re
formers.
Llewellyn A. Coles editor and
publisher of the Ohio State News
says: “All has not been rosy for
the Negro in the laboring field. It
is on the lower levels that the Ne
gro recently arrived here finds
his troubles. Negroes are not em
ployed by the Columbus and Sou
thern Ohio Electric Company to
operate trolley cars and busses.
There is nothing perfect in the
report of the Negro in Columbus,
Ohio, but it does go a long way to
prove a point. Despite prejudice
and discrimination, the Negro can
go further under a system of free
enterprise. Some of the ingredi
ents of free enterprise are our dai
ly personal habits, pride and re
spect for ourselves and others, re
spect for the rights of others, and
an unswerving determination to
work hard for anything we get.
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LIONEL HAMPTON
GREETS FANS
LIONEL HAMPTON
Lionel Hampton the Musical
Sensation of the Nation, who has
just completed a weeks engage
ment at the Orpheum Theatre,
journeyed out to the Electronic
Sales 24th and Erskine Sts., Mon
day p. m. for an autograph ses
sion with his teen-age bobby sock
fans and other connoisseurs of mo
dern musical recordings. The dy
namic band leader was accompan
ied by three of his top performers,
the lovely melodious Madeline
Freen; Golden voiced Winni Brown
and the Gravel Trumpet Man, Duke
Garrett. The quarette very gener
ously autographed records and
other memos for the idolizing mu
sical fans. Among the lucky re
cipients of autographed Hamptone
Records were: La Verne Buford;
Carolyne Jeanne Good, 418 So. 38
Ave., said, ‘1 am greatly honored
to have been fortunate enough to
meet such a congenial and well
known personality as Mr. Lionel
Hampton”; Miss Thelma Temple,
3747 Vincinne Ave., Chicago, Wen
dell Phillips graduate and a sum
mer guest of Mrs. Bowen, 2535
Hamilton St. was another recipi
ent of a Hamptone "Hey Ba Ba
Rebop’’ record autographed by
Hampton. Although she is from
Lionel’s home-town, she says this
was the first time she had a real
close up of the band leader
Lionel i aid that he attended St.
Mary's School in Chicago and that
he became acquainted v. itli the
great N. Clark Smith through
their mutual interest in civic con
certs. Hampton said he was very
well pleased with the success of
the Hamptone Recording Co., of
which his wife, Gladys Hamptone
is president and that they had sent
something like one hundred thou
sand discs rolling across the na
tion.
The King of the vibraharp is
about 5 feet 9 inches tall and of
muscular build and seems to be
entirely engrossed in music. When
he walked in the door of the Elec
tronic Sales he went directly over
to the record shelves and began
to thumb through recordings by
Cab Calloway, Perry Como and
Tommy Dorsey. The reporter could
not help comparing his entrance
with those of the re-known Cab.
"Hi de Hi and Ho di Ho. .Hi gang”.
The reporter tapped the musical
great on the shoulder, wondering
if that was the proper thing to do
and introduced himself. “Oh yes,
the Hampton said, energetically
shaking hands. “I’ve heard about
you, we appreciate all of the good
publicity you have been giving us.
Keep the good work up”. About
that time the shop record player,
began to play “Hey Ba Ba Rebop”.'
The music seemed to engross Li
onel. “Like it?”, he asked, beating
out the ryhthm on the counter.
“That’s what we are featuring,
but our company will not only spe
cialize in hot jazz and swing, but
will record classicals and other
varied forms of folk music”. Book
er T. Washington, virtuoso of the
Steinway, was present and obser
ving the proceedings.
Mrs. Lucille Avant, supervisor
at the Howard Kenedy play
ground, was accompanied by a
group of music loving youngsters
who had their various memos au
tographed. Among those in this
group were: Buzzy Johnson; Don
ald Cole; Marcella Cole; Steven
Johnson; Dorothy Johnson; Stevy
Kerchival; Robert Kercheval;
George Simpson; Judy Trice; C.
Trice; Trone Cole; Phyllis Simp
son and Thomas Robertson.
Franklin “Red Apple” Herman,
in charge of the record depart
ment said the Electronic Sales
j.-d tjvome authorized di~“ri
f ;r the Hamptone records.
At Cafe Zanzibar Opening
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ON POLITICS
By Ruth Taylor
Have you noticed how much
loose talk there is going on about
the political reason back of every
act, about building political fen
ces. about practical politics? It
looks as though we had come to
think of politics as the science of
putting something over, and of
politicians as a peculiar breed of
crooks.
But. . why should we assume that
all of those who are in elected of
fices should have low motives ?
Would we in their place? Can not
we believe that they are at least
as honest, as patriotic as we are. .
until we find to the contrary? If
or when we do. there is always
the ballot box to correct the situ
ation.
What is a voter? What is an
election ? We say that they are
the basis of our form of democr
acy. We talk about the great num
ber of voters in this country, and
of free elections, but do we stop
to realize the full significance of
our own words? ,
According to the dictionary, a
voter is "one who votes”. But
there is a great discrepancy be
tween the number of voters and
the number of people who can
vote. When we refer to the back
slidings of other nations, we refer
to voting as a great and much to
be desired privilege but, tell me,
have you voted at every election?
Have you exercised your privillege
or have you been one of those
who were too busy to go to the
polls or who didn’t like any of
the candidates chosen in the pri
maries at whicch you didn't vote
because it wasn't important? Are
you a voter?
What is an election? I like the
dictionary’s final definition. 'Any
choice between alternatives; free
choice, especially of means to an
end; hence, discretion; responsibi
lity’.
In a prizewinning essay written
by Ralph Bushnell Potts, for the
American Bar Association Com
mittee on American Citizenship,
there was a paragraph I wish
could be framed in every voting
booth. “I vote as if my ballot alone
decided the contest. I may lose my
preference but I will not throw
away my sacred vote. For within
the booth I hold in my humble
hand the living proxy of all my
country’s honored dead”.
There s no moral to this article
there is just an earnest plea that
as a citizen and a voter you will
think it out for yourself, ignoring
party labels and catch phrases.
Consider the issue on your own
responsibility in the coming elec
With hot weather hitting the
City in such a sustained blast. Bill
Baker, 'Director of Institutional
Public Relations to General Foods
Neil Scott, President of Neil Scot
and Associates, and Dan Burley,
Managing Editor of the Amster
dam Star News moved out of the
spacious offices of General Foods
Corporation to the air-cooled lux
urious Cafe Zanzibar to complete
a business conference that had
begun at 4:30 P. M. At the time
that this picture was taken Baker
Burley and Scott were trying to
decide whether a corporation
should function as a citizen or not.
General Foods was well represent
ed at the affair. Absent at the
time of the picture was Howard
Chase, Director of Public Rela
tionsa nd Advertising for the Cor
poration. The conference was of
such interest that Bill Nunn, the
Managing Editor of the Pittsburgh
Courier, called the group long dis
tance to get in his views on the
topic of discussion. President of
the National Negro Publisher's
Association, Frank Stanley, was
supposed to be present but due to
the illness of his wife was unable
to come. The General Foods Cor
poration is the largest food cor
poration in the world.
tions and use your power wisely
and with careful, dispassionate
thought.
The Week
By H. W. Smith
Omaha Traffic Safety Club re
quests all pedestrians to keep on
crosswalks in crossing the street.
Janeete Pearson a four year old
girl fell in Spirit Lake Iowa Tues
day July 16. She was on the dock
with friends who saved her from
drowning.
Sixty families protest eviction in
Chicago from their apartments in
I the Hyde Park district.
Mrs. Blanche Carothers, an ex
convict and the mother of two
children in Chicago, made a rough
face at the camerman as she was
taken from court July 17.
U. S. Attorney General Tom C.
Clark said in a speech in Chicago
recently there is no difference in
Communist and fascist.
A movement was started in Ab
lene, Kansas, the home of Gen.
Eisenhower, for a permanent hon
o arv reward for him for his work
in World War II.
The Chicago Herald American
says the power of the courts to
issue injunctions in strikes against
illegal action should be fully re
stored.
Lief Erickson former Montana
S preme Court Justice, defeated
| US Senator Wheeler in the US Sen
atorial primary July 17 in Helena.
Bernard M. Bawer and Peter
F. Fresman were indicted by the
Federal Grand Jury in Detroit in
cancelled war contracts.
Bill Heirens confessed to three
murders to states attorney Touhy
of Illinois and chief justice Harold
D. Ward of the criminal court. Any
deal cooked up by the defense is
to be thrown out of court.
Duraz Miliailovich was executed
before a firing squad in Belgrade
on July 17 for being convited on
a charge of treason and colabora
1 tion with Germany
Mrs. Craig Rice nationally
known writer on crime and my
sterv is writing a very thrilling one
on Wm. Heirens, the accused tri
ple murderer in Chicago. The Her
ald-Tribune will carry the story.
Nicalo G Reeding of the Soviet
Navy was acquitted of all counts
of espionage in Seattle, Washing
ton July.
Congressman Andrew J. May of
Kentucky was accused of taking
$1000 from a metal products com
pany of the Erie Basin on July 17.
Attorneys for Chris Brown chief
of police of Buckner, 111., asked the
court for a writ of habeas corpus
on July 17. Jle was called to trial
on Jan. 24 but the jury could not
agree.
An attorney in a criminal case
in Decatur, 111., on July 17 hit his
hand so hard on a table in the
court room he fractured a bone.
Four persons were drowned in
Albia, Io-.va July 17 when an auto
plunged into a flooded creek.
An auto sounded an alarm in
Dee’’ Creek, 111., July 17 when it
caught fire in a garage, the sound
e ou'cd the owner who was asleep
n his home nearby.
Orville Roth of Decatur, 111,
was jailed on July 16 on an extor
tion charge. A woman made the
charge producing good evidence.
Bruso Berleler a film director in
Hollywood tried to commit suicide
Police were called and they repor
ted he tried to kill himself several
months ago.
Reports from Washington July
18 are that President Truman is
planning to go to San Francisco by
air plane.
NAACP Membership Committee
is asking 1000 members in their
fall drive in Omaha.
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telegraphy
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FRONTIERS TO
DISCUSS THE F. E. /*. C.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 20_Re
vival of interest in' national fair
employment is one of the import
ant items on the program of the
National Frontiers Convention to i
be held in Columbus. Ohio. Aug
ust 15-18, 1946.
Mr. N. B. Allen. National Pres- !
ident and founder of the Frontiers !
said that the tentative program of 1
the convention, now complete, in-1
eludes not only the fair employ- i
ment discussion and action but'
housing, the veteran, and other!
social and civic matters as well.
This convention marks the 10th
Anniversary of the Club, which
now has 15 chapter in as many ci
ties, composed of Negro busness
and professional men.
A number of social activities
have been arranged for the 1946
host chapter.
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Phil Moore Introduces 'Psychological' Songs
Phil “Shoo Shoo Baby” Moore
has begun placement and record
ing of a whole series of “psycho
logical” songs, tunes based on the
current sociological fad in present
day society. As “Spellbound” was
a psychological film from Holly
! wood, so Phil’s “She’s a Rank
] Chick” is a psychological song
i about a neurotic girl who chews
“benzedrine bubble-gum.”
Phil and his Phil Moore Four
have just recorded “She’s a Rank
Chick" combined with Tiny
Grimes’ “Romance Without Fi
nance (Is a Nuisance)” with an
i introduction written by Phil. That
one Phil says, is a psychological
song, too.
( Phil’s contribution to Semantics
is a tune called “Hokey Mokey
Poke, Skee de Wah de Sqwatch”
and he has just disced still an
other Musicraft record of, a ro
mantic psycho-neurotic titled “It’s
Bigamy.”
In the photos above Phil runs
over some of his songs and scores
with Edward Everett Horton
(top), who is obviously pleased
with one of Moore’s gags; on
the telephone with the famous
Make Believe Ballroom man,
Martin Block; with lovely Lena
Horne; and with the famed radio
conductor Raymond Paige.
Moore's “Lazy Lady Boogie,”
written with Leonard Feather,
has just been recorded by Count
Basie, too. J
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