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tional “Guide Right” Week for Negro Youth
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A. A. AI.KVVNDKR
Civil engineer, Des Moines.
Iowa, builder of Iowa University's
Subb.tiOO heating plant and many
government projects; recently
finished big project, Cairo, Egypt.
R. K. WRIGHT SR.
Banker, Philadelphia, Pa.;
president. Citizens & Southern
Sank & Trust Company which has
! $750,000 in resources, and re
mained open thruout depression.
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F. B. RANSOM
General manager, Mme. C. J.
Walker Manufacturing Company,
Indianapolis, Ind.; specialty, cos
metic preparat' -’.a; employs over
1,100 Negroes.
C. t . SCAIJI.DING
Insurance pioneer, Durham. N.
C.; president. North Carolina Mu
tual Life Insurance Company,
with over IS-10,000,000 Insurance
in force; operates in eighi states
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CARTER G. WOODSON
Historian, Washington, D. C ;
his book, “The Negro in Our His
tory," is a text in many schools;
editor, The Journal of Negro His
tory.
JOHN M. WRIGHT
Bookkeeper - accountant, To
peka, Kan.; former city treasurer,
county treasurer, county clerk,
present first deputy county treas
urer; auditor for big corpora
tions.
SAMVEL PLATO
General contractor, Louisville,
Ky. As competitive bidder has
erected United States post offices
in eight states since 1931 costing
several million dollars.
JOSEPH I,. JONES J
Oil magnate, Shreveport, La.:
president, Universal Oil, Gas &
Mining Corporation; capital stock
$200,000; employes all Negro
mechanical crew; holdings exten*
sive in Texas,
E. SIMMS CAMI'HEI.E
Caricaturist, New York City;
f/cn SI,000 Hearst prize on tax
j'raft cartoon; illustrator for
newspapers, Esquire, Saturday
<, Evening Post, London Spectator,
i other magazines.
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This newspaper is happy to co
I operate with Kappa Alpha Psi.
l • rational N Tllege fraternity,
i jii presenting the above men for
the vocational inspiration of Ne
gio youth during its fifteenth an
nua! “Guide Right" Concentration
Week. April 24-30.
PAUL R. WILLIAMS
Architect. Los Angeles. Calif.;
associate architect on $1,600,000
Federal housing project; designer
of over 450 homes; employes fif
teen draftmen. •
The movement, which has as
its purpose the vocational guid
ance of Negro youth, especially
] high school seniors, along suitable
I lines, has been endorsed by Com
missioner John W. Studebaker of
(the United States Office of Edu
cation as being of “special pertin
| ence at present.”
—Harris & Ewing.
ARTHUR W. MITCHELL
Congressman, Washington, D.
C.; represents First Congressional
District of Illinois; only Negro
Democrat ever to achieve such
distinction; serving second term.
Not all of the above men are
members of Kappa Alpha Psi but
all of them are Negroes of dis
tinction in their respective fields
Most of them are in vocations
other than those of “the beaten
path," and in that the fraternity
expresses this hope: "That Negro
DR. AMBROSK CAI.IVER j
Specialist, Negro education,!
United States Office of Education, i
Interior Department, Washington,*
D. C.; civil service appointee; noted
authority in his field.
youths will study these and other'
frontiers of opportunity and be|
inspired to think courageously.!
broadly, deeply, and unlimitedly 1
in choosing their careers accord-’
ing to their best aptitudes and in-1
terests; and that the public ati
large considering their difficulties}
C. A. SCOTT
Journalist, Atlanta, Ga.; general
manager, Scott Newspaper Syndi
cate, publisher of many weeklies
and Atlanta Daily World, “The na
tion’s only colored daily newspaper.
will resolve to play a part in
making it easier for them to
eliminate color and prejudice as
facl-.’S, influencing their deci
sions.”
No part of the United States
will go unreached by the eighty
five chapters of the fraternity
THOMAS R. GENTRY
Real estate developer, Tulsa,
Okla.; played major role in devel
oping for Tulsa Negroes beautiful
residential districts and thriving
business centers.
promoting the “Guide Right”
idea. Activities will include mass
meetings, self-discovery blanks
and expert counselor services for
the boys, radio addresses, forum
discussions, and various other
special features.
The movement is under the di
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH
Labor leader, New York City;
organizer and international presi
dent, Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters; recently achieved
$1,500,000 wage increase.
rection of the fraternity’s Guide
Right Commission of which R. J.
Reynolds, Topeka, Kan., is direc
tor. Other members are H. Strat
ton Hopson, Columbus, Ohio, first
assistant; L. Virgil Williams,
Dallas, Texas; Ray B. Ware, Ath
ens, Ga.; John D. Silvera. New
BENJAMIN O. DAVIS
Colonel, cavalry, United States
Regular Army, Wilberforce, Ohio;
jegan as private; served in Span*
sh and World wars; now com
manding R. O. T. C., Wilberforce
University.
York City, and Dr. R. E Single
ton. Chicago, 111., assistants;
Thomas E. Batson. Washington.
D. C., statistician; and G. James
Fleming, Philadelphia, Pa., public
relations associate. This commis
sion was appointed by Theophilus
M. Mann, Chicago, grand pole
march of the fraternity.
WINDY CITY SOPHISTICATES
By JULIUS J. ADAMS
,§ -
COLUMN, missing for
J| tw<> weeks, is 'back! And
vc;u* columnist desires to apolo
foi not being able to live
up to the tradition of troupers,
he. Show Must Go On." It was
ust a bit too hard for me, 1
couldn't take it. The baby, and
■he was all that, meant too much
to us . . . and now Bob and I’ll
daw. to plod along here together
wondering just how long it'll be.
I First, Lee, 1913, mama, two years
* later, the grandmother, 1923, dad
L two years later, now Sis, baby
I and only girl to live beyond in
I fancy .A.;. Yes, it was just too
’ much.
It isn't for me to write a trib
ute to her . . . nor to remind
those who knew her of her fine
qualities and virtues ... it
might be misunderstood; because
she was my sister, and vices or
virtues, she would have been the
same to me. ... I was that to
her ... all of us were, she
knew nothing but faithfulness
c and loyalty; but she’s gone now,
and she took it like a grand sol
dier.
| It was .on Tuesday night that I
I hurried to the hospital to see her
K ... when I arrived Bob was
K there, and her husband, his sis
Tff- ter, Gladys and friends.
T am glad you are here, bro- ;
I i ther,” said" Bob, “Sis just asked
l for you.” To me that was a bad
I sign. Mama, grand mama, and my |
I dad had done the same thing.!
I They had asked for me during;
I their last illness, and neither liv
L ed long after the inquiry. Folk, j
■l) trying to console you will com-!
Toningly say, “Maybe it was all!
■ for' the best,” but that seems so j
I empty! But she's gone . . . then ■
I curne the sad task of preparing
B for the final rites . . . tear-eyed}
B family and friends draw near
B and offer assistance .... then
■ breaking the news to Daisy, j
■ George, and the rest of the close j
B a roily. ... it was terrible! She;
B v. ar so young, and so loved life:
■ ... or did she ... who knows?;
B Sendees; here, then the long,'
B weary ;ourney back home . . .
B six (Of us going, only five coming
back. . . . My God. We. eating,
iBdrinking, talking and laughing
i§B»- i\vfully between tears, and
^Bsit up front in the baggage car;
|H nd i w aider a!! about life, and
Bp then conclude that the only pur
V pose of building a big, line close
B !v-knit family is to tear it down
B piece by piece, while your hearts
B bleed.
B Home, but she doesn’t go the
^B-ame way. witJi us. . . . Daisy,
“!u'M <lown. relates how Sis
mgm .
had promised to come back ini
Ihe Spring .... the summers |
were too hot, but little did the!
child suspect ... or did she)
. . . that she wouldn't be talk-1
ing when she returned. ... It!
jjrew doubly hard ... as there
was the talk of another service
back at Mt. Olive, where she
went as a baby, was baptized,
and attended Sunday school . . .
and finally on the hill . . . Lin
wood cemetery there to lie be
side her parents and grandmoth
er . . . and on the lot now,
there are two more graves . . .
yet to be filled. . . . So, we said
good-bye. we'll see you tomor
row . . . my sister, but she was
all the good things rolled into
one, and for her sake ... it
would be her wish ... I shall
carry on until my time comes.
So: ‘
—o—
Some years ago ... it was
about the time Senator William
E. King was a candidate for the
state legislature for the first time
that a young fellow, working for
Garry Noonan, the Democrat,
used to suffer much as the kids
and grown-ups would point him
out as if he were some kind of
varmit in man’s clothing. At pri
maries, a certain citizen in my
precinct had a similar experience.
He sneaked into the polling place,
and amid hostile surroundings,
. . . Democrats to the right of
him, Democrats to the left of
him, . . . behind and in front
of him .... he eased up to the
election clerk, gave his name
and address, then whispered,
"Republican ballot, please."
—o—
Doctor Frank J. Hawkins pick
ed by your columnist as one of
the ten best-dressed men in Chi
cago ... at the rate he is go
ing. will likely be number one.
. . . The vote was unanimous
in favor of Edward P. Jones, A.
N. Fields, Euclid Louis Taylor
and James. J. Gentry. . . . and
the world was challenged to find
Iheir equal. . . . Mary Hall . . .
Fisk U’s Bennett's romance, has
reached blood-heat proportions.
. . . So has that of another
young lady and her Angel friend.
. . . finally, she admitted she’s
in love . . . tuffy . . . and just
like a big eight motor car . . .
Marshall Bynum-Sadie Overton
. . . lovers still boiling.
Erhleen Saunders rides often—
though the interest may not be
in the horses or the exercise.
. . . And talking about horses,
Lieutenant William A. D. Mid
dleton is an excellent equestrian.
. . . When his horse trots he
doesn’t post . . . jtist sits there!
like Ho r tense Hall does when !
her horse canters.
—o—
The campaign just closed was
a hectic one . . . and judging
from what the various candidates
said about their opponents, the
successful ones are no good eith
er, but the people want them, so
why quibble. . . . Sergeant Na
poleon Sutton, nemesis of ban
dits and capturer of the “Long
and Short” . i . so-called, not
only ought to be awarded the
month’s medal but should be
promoted. ... It seems though,
that there is no virtue in captur
ing thugs. . . . You get praised
for killing them, and there is
scarcely any bravery demon
strated in shooting men with
their hands in the air . . . and.
I am not guessing. . . . One
wonders how much talk and ac
tion there will be on the gamb
ling front after the election heat
cools off . . . just what the
state's attorney will do with the
material gathered during his
fact-finding drive. Maybe, it'll
come in handy when he runs for
mayor . . .
Eddie Plique-Edith Knox . . .
twosome continues to withstand
the onrush on two fronts . . .
and now my warmest congratu
lations to “Everybody’s Sweet
heart” . . .which means she’s
“nobody’s”. Just keep on hop
scotching, you are in your ele
ment.
YOU ARE MIGHTIER
THAN CIRCUMSTANCES
GET THE STRAIGHT FACTS
FROM “CORINNE”
Thou art wearied in the mul
titude of counsel, let now the
astrologer, the soothsayer, the
seer, save thee from these
things.
G. A. S.: Do you think I
should remarry my former wife?
Ans.: No. You are quite in
love with her and she with you
but you are not going to treat
her any better than you did be
fore. Why not settle down to
business and get acquainted
with yourself more.
Cairo: Will my cousin get out
of that trouble soon?
Ans.: Yes. It looks very fa
vorable. He will beat the case.
M. M. R.: My school will soon
be out and I would like a posi
tion so as to help pay my tuition
next fall.
Ans.: Cheer up, things look
good for you. There are three
places that look favorable, one
with which you have been dick
ering.
O. C.: Do you see me getting
my trip East this summer?
Ans.: Yes it looks like a sure
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
By C. IRENE DAVIS 1
OPPORTUNITY IS
CREATED BY
man HIMSELF.
“"T^HEY do me wrong who say j
I come no more when once 11
knock and failed to find you in;
for every day I stand outside
your door and bid you wake and
rise to fight and win. Wail not
precious chances passed away:
weep not for golden ages on the i
wane. Each night I burn the rec
ords of the day, at sunrise every
soul is born again.”
Every day new industries
spring up. new materials are dis
covered, new uses for old things
spring to light and it looks like j
the future will be still more re- ,
markable in this respect. All j
this means countless opportuni- j
ties and that glib talk of “OP
PORTUNITY KNOCKING ONLY
ONCE AT YOUR DOOR" is sheer
nonsense. The world is chang
ing in thought, in the past many
believed that opportunity only
came once, but these believers i
thing. You will not go as soon
as you had planned, but you will
go.
, A. L.: I want to’ go away but I
want some one to keep house for
me. 1 have a person in mind.
Ans.: You have two in mind.
One, your schoolmate, is o.k.
Forget the other party. Your
trip will be a success.
Irma: Am I sick or what is
wrong? Has anyone done any
thing to me?
Ans.: Get that ism out of your
head. You just need rest: you
are both mentally and physical
ly worn out. There is only one
power and that is God.
A. T. C.: I received one of
those chain letters. Should I an
swer it?
Ans.: No, why waste your
time on such bosh. Forget that
you ever received a letter. It is
in reality nothing. Pay no at
tention to it. Man is not God.
Rhuma: Do you see me. going
back to the orient any time
soon?
You are almost ready. Looks
like you are sailing the midd]e
of June. I am sure it will be be
fore July. Good luck and hurry
back.
When writing to Corinne
please give your birthdate and
address your letter to “Co
rinne, % The Chicago Bee,
3655 So. State st., Chicago, Il
linois. Enclose 25c and you
will be sent year’s reading to
your address.
at the present should be counted
among the isolated few.
Earnest men and women are
fast eliminating the word IM
POSSIBLE. Adverse circumstan
ces cannot hold down a man who
is determined to rise. No success
is the result of chance, although
many will point to a single in
cident which served to raise an
individual from poverty to rich
es. As a matter of fact, a man
will reap what he sows, the
stumbling across an opportunity
has been prepared by the man
himself previously, though he
probably is unaware of it.
—★—
There does not seem to be one
epoch in the history of the world
when the inhabitants of it were
more alive than they are today.
Mental activity and industrial
activity were surely never more
intense. There is scarcely a plot
of earth surface that has not
been annexed by some country.
We have vast continents, in an
undeveloped condition and the
wealth and opportunities of man
continue to increase at a rapid
rate and there are more oppor
tunities than ever before. They
have been increased a thousand
fold as compared with those of
our ancestors.
A century ago there was said
to be only one opportunity, to
day there are hundreds conse
quent upon our more complex
civilization. It is my belief that
opportunity is not that which
comes once or twice in man’s life,
but something which may !:*a
created by a determined will.
This old superstition has perhaps
played more havoc with human
beings in all ages in regard to
advancement in life than that of
any other.
Many of us frequently miss op
portunities and it is galling when
so many men become despondent
and lose interest in life when
they realize that they have al
lowed a splendid chance to .' >
through their fingers, especially
it it sometimes happens, it is
apparently no fault of their own.
This superstition which they
have cradled obsessed their
ancestors and it is not surprising
that the old adage: ’‘Opportunity
knocks only once,” should bear
the semblane^ of reality. There
are many men who have fallen
under the glamour of this gigan
tic illusion.
It is said that opportunity is
not a thing which fates provides
for man, but something created
by man himself. j
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