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OAKLAND TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1936 -5 IN! TRIBUNE SNAPSHOT CONTEST OPENS TOMORROW ENTflr BUNKS AVAILABLE AND WINNING PICTURES IN LAST YEAR'S RACE ST ACCIPJKf PICTURES EUROPE GIVES 8-S SHOOT EM I EtJIIHPN V. H. Meyer, Director California School ot Intricacies of Intrigue anirl Politics as Gathered on Field by Seasoned Vriter Arts and Crafts; C. O. I Iorton, Oakland Artist; G.

Derbfus; Photographer, Judges You may-shoot 'cm in when ready! (Continued from, Paje 2-B) ried recruits have separate quarters to live in. A A .1 -1 5 That's from the Oakland, Tribune's Amateur1 Snapshot Contest headquarters, now that the-entry blanks have been made available in this issue of The Tribune. contest opens tomorrow and continues weekly through the Fourth of July. Remember, no photos will be considered trhless accompanied by an entry blank properly m'ade out. And there will be no photo- graphs returned ond prizes in the four classes of $250, four third prizes of $100, and candidates is only a little in excess of three hundred.

This small number is due not only -to the severity of the tests, but also to he fact that there has n6f been enough time to examine the vast human material ready to qualify. The waiting list is impressive. There is not space enough in the columns of the official organs of the "Hitler Youth" to print the names of even a small percentage of the aspirants. The biggest -of these institutions, the one situated on the lovely shores ir You may mail your entries to' The Tribune, or deliver 112 honorable mention awards of $50. 'Certificates of merit will be given the remainder of-the' entries them to any drugstore in the Eastbay that handles photographic RULES OF CONTEST Here are the snapshot contest rules, under which the local contest will be conducted and Under rr I qbe which four pictures to be sub v.u ,1, uiiiciaiim, houses the headauarters nf thp for- milted to the National contest are supplies, or to any photo finishers in the Eastbay.

Those living put-side of the Easlbay should mail their entries. classes in which-the pictures will be judged are: Children and babies; sports, hobbies, recreation, avocations, action; scenes and still life, and informal portraits of adults. to be selected: eign division. It consists of two It was a sad clay for this young fellow the dish contained spinach. But it was a bright spot for father who made the picture.

This entry last year won $250 in the National Snapshot Awards at -Washington, D. C. 1. Vour snapshot may be made on any type of film, but must not be made on glass-plate negatives. Any make of camera, film, chemicals or paper may be used.

Devel Contest judges will be: F. H. Meyer, director, California School oping and printing may bedotie-by a photo finisher or the entrant. sections; one. of them operating in the countries bordering on Germany, the other carrying on its missionary work in countries beyond the It is better known as the transatlantic section.

While the first section always remains under the sole jurisdiction and direction of the Foreign Office, the other is in charge and under the supervision of a specially organized known as the "Society of Germans Abroad" or the V. D. A. (Verein Deutsches Ausland). 2.

Pictures must hove been made "Aw- what the heck And can you blame this young Izaak Walton for getting a bit peeved when his line was caught instead of a fish? This picture won a $50 prize' last year. after May 16, 1936. 3. 'No prints will be returned oi Arts ana trans; unaries ursnn Oakland artist, and George Derbfus, Oakland photographer. classes in which the pictures will be' judged are: Children and BabicsAhy pic-" Entrants should keep all negatives from which pictures submitted are made.

Send no negatives unless requested by the Amateur i Snap shot Contest editor. This newspaper GERMANS ALWAYS iyie in wnicn me principal mieresi is a child or children, at play, asleep, laughing, "working," close-ups, in every-day clothes or in costume. 2. Sports, Hobbles, Recreation, Avocations, Action Baseball, golf, tennis, motor boating, canoeing, sailing, beach fun, airplane, fishing, animal pictures, pels, gardening, farming, carpentering, etc. The chief strategist and guiding spirit is Herr.

Justizra Dr, Heinrich Class, author of a bulky volume, which sets up the view that every assumes no jesponslbility for. unsolicited negatives which may be sent' to us. 4. No print or enlargement more than 10 inches in the longest dimension will be accepted. No art work or retouching is permitted on prints or the negatives from which they are made.

Pictures should not bo mounted or framed. a "Kcnn no nnH SHU T.lfo T'nnrt, scapes, marine views, city streets, ytjiauii uuin in remains forever subject to the powers of the Reich no matter where he may go or what he may do. He instructs and selects the functionaries who are to carry his theories into practice overseas. A special library rich in statistical and confidential reports collected by the diplomatic agencies serves the "students." Cooperating with Dr. Class is Dr.

Heinrich Bang, who for years had been the right hand man of Hugen-berg. Hitler's one-time rival. In recognition 'of their labors abroad the Chancellor has given both men seats in Reichstag which went into session after the so-called plebiscite of March 29. 'The Chancellor has also increased the appropriations for their department and urged them to redouble their efforts. Vw -ujy tit 6.

To enter the contest, mall a print or prints of as many pictures' as you desire to "Amateur Snapshot Contest Editor," Oakland Tribune. On the back of each picture, print your name and address clearly in ink and the name of the claai in which you wish the pic-lure entered. Entrants may submit as many pictures as desired at any time during the period of the contest. 6. Each week The Tribune will pay $3 to the winners in each classification.

In addition, at the close of tho contest $10 will be paid to the final winncpHn each of the four classifications. 'four, winners then will be entered In the National Awards, where they will compete for prizes totaling $10,000. 7. Before receiving The Tribune's final prizes of $10 in cachvof the four classifications the entrant must sign a statement that his picture has not and will not be en travel or country scenes, architecture, interiors, "still life," pictures ot art objects, curios, cut flowers, fruit, 4. Informal Portraits of Adults-Pictures of one or more persons (close up or full figure) in natural and apparently unposed attitude, character studies, genre (illustrative of common life) and pictures in which charm and personality of the subject arc outstanding.

$3 PRIZE For the best "picture in each of the four classes noted above The Tribune will award $3 weekly, At the close of the contest The-Tribune will award a rand prize of $10 In each of the four classes for the best pictures received during the entire contest. By winning the first prize In one of the four classifications you will be eligible to have your picture entered in a National contest, in which 80 newspapers are cooperating with the Eastman Kodak Company in offering $10,000 in I OVERSEAS AGITATORS Just a chance shot of his young son playing in the gardens, which he entered in the Amateur Snapshot Contest held in New York last year, won a 1 00 class prize for the proud father in the National Snapshot Awards at The men sent overseas to promote the ideas and principles of Nazidom are agitators and inspectors, the latter being officially designated as "controleurs." It is the business of the agitators to form branches of the V. D. A. wherever possible.

These branches in outward appear- ACTIVITIES AMONG NEGROES tered in any other contest 8. The contest is strictly for amateurs. Anyone Jiving in the United States is eligible except employees of The Tribune and indi- ance are generally harmlesS-looking BY LENA M. WYSINCER. prizes.

The grand National prize will be $1000, Then there will be four prizes of $500 each, four sec- Sunday, May 31, at 3 o'clock in club for admission to the Fcdera- or members of families engaged in the manufacture of, sale, commercial finishing or professional use of photographic goods, This little miss just about as much privacy as a goldfish but be that as it mayjie picture won a cash prize, in the, 1935 Newspaper National Snapshot Awards, tion at Sacramento, namely the Friday Art and Social Club, with a societies devoted to song and music, tq sport or, to sociability. The agents are provided with funds for subsidizing German schools and German newspapers. They have the" right to recommend prominent men In the German colonies for any of the numerous distinctions and decorations with which the rime honors its admirers and votees. The ultimate goal of all this" agitation is to keep the hyphens across the sea in a good state of repair and to draw the Germans abroad, whether aliens or into the political aklanPlMribunp LLN CLE RAY'S CORNER the afternoon a monument will be unveiled at St. Mary's Cemetery at the bier of the late Delilah L.

Beasley, author and columnist, a native of Ohio and for 25 years a resident of Oakland. Miss Beasley died August 18, 1934. She was a member of St. Francis do Sales Catholic Church. The California State Federation A Little Sunday Talk Since we have had stories about Perhaps the most exciting thing membership of 15 women.

Mrs. Alberta Lewis is president, Mrs. Trud-die Jenkins vice-president. The new club has paid cash for a lot on which to build a clubhouse. A letter of protest was sent to the Governor of Georgia condemning the recent lynching there; also a letter to the judiciary committee, 'urging passaga of the.

anli-lynching legislation at the present session of Congress. Mrs. Lillian Dixon, State chairman of citizenship and also of the nominating committee, made her report. about present-day Texas is the ENTRY BLANK $10,000 SNAPSHOT CONTEST SNAPSHOT CONTEST EDITOR OAKLAND TRIBUNE, OAKLAND. CALIFORNIA Kindly enter in the Tribune Amateur Snapshot Contest the Texas history and the Centennial the past few days, I think you may find it Interesting to hear some Miss Fannie Parks will give a brief history of the organization.

Miss Mable L'ockett will sing. Westminister House will be the setting of the Deltas from 5 to 7 p. m. Mrs. Vivian Osborn-March, grand of the Sorority, will be the speaker.

Other musical and literary numbers will be heard. Miss Alice McMann will be mistress of ceremonies. On Monday evening, May 25, the president, Mrs- Marsh, will entertain the two sororities with a Chinese supper. 1 Tuesday, May 26, the local chapter will have a pajama party at the home of. Miss Alice McMann.

Wednesday, May 27, Kappa will honor its graduates. Thursday, May 28, will feature group meetings. Friday afternoon, May 29, 4 to 4:15, Mrs. Marsh will be heard over KLS. Note progress of Delta Sigma Theda annual roundup of special activities.

"facts" about the present-day Slated output of oil. Hundreds oi wells have been drilled, and out of them has poured a liquid mineral. This mineral is brought forth aihe rate of more than a millionoarrcls a day, and the value of the State's I enclosed pictures taken by me after May 16, 1936. There are output is greater than that of alii Other outstanding reports were on educational activities, by and cultural orbit of Hilicnsm. he agents are expected to originate and push movements calculated to retard the processes of assimilation and naturalization.

There has always been a marked difference, in the methods of the two divisions. The agents of what may be called the European section are given to understand that in the smaller states adjoining the Reich they may show a degree ot presumption and arrogance, whenever it may seem to serve their purposes, Hence the endless chain of difficulties with. -countries- like Austria. Belgium. Mabel Dodge, chairman; domestic of Colored Women's Clubs, jointly with other.

groups in'which the deceased held active and personal friends are to the memorial. Miss Beasley was for a number of years editor of the column, "Ac-, tivitics Among Ncgrpes," for the Sunday issue of the Oakkirid Tribune. Other activities which claimed her attention were Oakland Council of Church Women, National Federation of Colored Women's Clubs as well as the local having been an honorary member of both Jlre and National Federation 'and National Historian for the Federation, Alameda County League ctf Colored Women Voters, National Association for Advancement of Colored People. She also held memberships In many National inter-racial and -interna- them with my name printed on the back of each. Stoned Street Address City or Town Static Eastbay, Entrants may leave prints with or photo dealers the gold and silver mined in the United States.

For several years, Texas has ranked first among the States irf oil output, followed by Oklahoma and California. The city of Beaumont is at the center of a great oil-producing region, famed or the Spindletop field and more recently for the: Amelia fieldf In the Texas "Panhandle" last year, the value of science demonstration, by Mrs. Es-tellc Fields; moving picture industry, Mrs. Emma Gibson, chairman. The annual Statee convention will be held in Bakersficld in September.

Mrs'. Tarea Pittman, State president, urged the members to pay their penny-a-day pledge for support of the The club members deceased since the last reciprocity meeting are Edna Templo-Montjoy and Willie Henry. Also included in the me Texas, the largest American State, is three-fourths as large as Ethiopia. California ranks second in size among American States, and Montana is third. A single ranch in Texas the King ranch contains 1,400,000 acres, and is about the size of the State of Delaware.

Texas leads all other States in the number of its cattle, having more than 6,700,000, There are a few hundred thousand more cattle than people in Texas. The second State for cattle is 41 Several hundred thousand boxes of grapefruit, and two or three million boxes of oranges, are produced in Texas each year. It is claimed that the "world's largest grapefruit" was picked near McAllen, Texas, last January. It measured 26 inches around the outside. The State also boasts the "world's largest watermelon," pointing to.

one which grew in Cass County three years ago and which weighed 183 pounds. IS HAUPTMANN CASE I oii and gas production was Washington High Elects Student Head 000,000. The opening of large oil fields has brought good fortune to the State treasury of Texas. The oil industry pays more than half of the State taxes. Thrr' schools have re It is, however, in the transatlantic fields where Nazi propaganda moves with cautious steps and where the Nazi agents take the greatest care to stay out of public view and to keen their purposes and their iden- ceived much benefit from such taxes.

The University of Never Cattle Raiser Is Sued for D'itiorce SALINAS, May 23 Transferred from San Francisco by stipulation of attorneys for both sides, a divorce suit had been filed in Superior Court here today by Mrs. Theresa Silacci against Elvin Si-lacci, large-scale cattle raiser. The couple married in San Francisco, December 2, 1931, and separated October 30, 1935, after her husband had pursued a course of cruelty toward her, Mrs. Silacci tfieirless thgir instructions demand cated at Austin, but with its medi Alvarado Eagles Plan Installation May 23. A.

S. Enos, 'Cferite'rville electrician, will be Installed president of the. Al-varado Aefie of Eagles at ceremonies to be held on June 1. Other officers to be seated will be Louis Amaral, chaplain; M. Silva, vice-president; John Menezes, secretary; C.

W. Baird, treasurer; Vernon Rose, conductor; Joe rtlvers, inside guard; Walter Silva, outside guard; A. D. Moffitt, trustee arid Dr. H.

C. Crockett of Hay ward, p'nvsician. cal school at Galveston, owns acres of land. During the past 12 years, the oil fields found on Texas is first among the cotton- growing States, the average -fcropilhis land have broughUhe univer sity mor" running three or four bales during the past few years. Corn, oats, wheat, rice and peanuts are among the other' important crops.

in her. complaint. CENTER VILLE, May Solon has been elected president of tho student body organ izal ion of the Washington Union High School, pulling. 208 votes, and defeating Margaret Wells and Clifford Rogers who received more than 80 votes each. Olhcr officers elected this past week were: George West, vice-prrFidcnt, winning over Wilbeit Pine; Marylyn Mrtcicl, secretary, winning over Isnla Moise: Mae Rose, treasurer; Robert Kibby, editor of The Hatchet; Charles West, business manager of The Hatchet, defeating 'JamcsSilva; Florence Freitas, girls' athlptic manfiger, defeating Rosalie HTrijL, Pearl Silva; James, iiirj athletic managed student op i 1 representatives, Beatrice Ma'tzke, John' Dusterbrrry and Marion Ziegler; yell leader, Robert Zwissig, That in emergencies they must work all the harder behind the scenes.

The rally for raising funds in the Hauptmann case when the German societies in New York were pushed to the front was inspired by Nazi agents on the payroll of the Reich. What the leaders in the castle at Croessin Lake have described as a "textbook case" -was the success of the Nazi agents in the affair of the German cruiser "Emden" on its recent visit to Baltimore. It appears from semi-public reports of the case forwarded to officials of the Reich that, the Baltimore "success" was engineered by camouflaged agents of the V. D. A.

and Use this Coupon to join the 1936 Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club! To Uncle Ray, Care of The Tribune, Extensive cattle ldnd tied jointly by her husband with Norval Silacci and Henry Silacci under the firm name of H. Silacci, was described in the complaint, which asked a restraining order against any sale or disposition of the property pending settlement of the divorce. Mrs. Silacci also asked' the court to award her $200 a month alimony. Oaklanfl, Jfrea Watson of ban Jose, State president, was a visitor at' a recent meeting of the Aerie.

George Oakes, Frank Demo, John Nipper and Nunes were visitors appearing in cowboy costume advertising the Kay ward Itodeo being hjpjd this week-end. Three new members were initiated, Asa Keltner, George Soares and Walter. Muniz. Dear Uncle Ray: I want to join the 1936 Uncle Ray Scrapbook Club, and I enclose a stamped envelope carefully addressed to myself. Please send me a Membership Certificate, a leaflet telling how to make a Corner scrapbook of my own, and a on the cover of my scrapbook.

9 Name tional groups. Miss Beasley was active In bringing to the Oakland Art Gallery the Harmon art exhibit under the sponsorship of National Association for Advancement of Colored People, local branch, In 1931. In 1933 she took tho initiative in bringing together many local groups to sponsor the same art exhibit. Through her suggestion a fund was collected --whereby F.uene Bmk's painting; "The Slave Mother," was secured rind placed permanently in the Oakland Gallery. She was author pfthe only history of Negoes in California entitled, "Negro Trail Blazers of California." RECIPROCITY MEET- The third reciprocity meeting of the Slate Federation of Colored Women's Clubs was held on Friday, May 8.

with the Excelsior Club of Palo Alto hostess, in the new Community Center. Among the important transacted was the executive board's final plans for the Delilah L. Beasley memorial services to be held'. Sunday, May 31, at 3 o'clock in St. Mary's Cemetery.

Dr. Mary' F. Waring, National president, in a communication to the Federation, acknowledged the voluntary contribution for distressed Ethiopia. Vera Marshall, chairman ails and crafts, urges the members to be in readiness for Exchange day, which will be held June 30 at Beth Eden Baptist. Church.

Mrs. Lillian Wilkerson, state" or Banizer, assisted by Mrs. Marie morial services for them were the late Bishop Blanto Parks and V. Normand. ARCHIE WILLIAMS Archie Williams, 6114 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, premier dash star, will compete in "the all-Negro track and field meet in on June 13.

The meet, planned by the Old Timers' Club of Chicago, is to raise funds to pay expenses of Negro athletes Mo the Olympic Games. Williams lias been invited to compete. Graduate Manager William W. Monahim of U. C.

says that Williams probably will be sent to the competition to run his specialties, the 100- and 220-yard dashes ART EXHIBIT Space in the Centennial Exposition in Texas this Summer will be given to the National arts and crafts department of the National Association of Oolored Women's Clubs, of which Mrs. Susie V. Bouldin is rtraTTTnan. The 'privilege lbf exhibiting was secured through the efforts of Dr. Mary F.

Waring, president of the association. State chairmen may communicate with Mrs. Bouldin at 611 Parallel Avenue, Kansas City, for information, f. SOR(iRIT3CTIVITIES'r The initiative program of May week activities of Kappa and Omega Sigma, local chapters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, will he held at the 11 o'clock servicpf of First A. M.

E. Church, 823 Fifteenth Street, the Rev. Daniel G. Hill, pastor. The report specifies that there has Street or F.

D- Santa Clara Wage State City Bases to Be Studied A. Standing Committees Named LIVERMORE, May 23. Standing committees for the Parent-Teachers Association of the Livermore Granr-mar School were appointed recently by Mrs. Eric Peterson, president, as follows: Membership, Mrs. E.

G. Wente, Mrs. H. Tilton, Mrs. C.

S. Sweet, Mrs. R. R. Reedy, Mrs.

Carl Jorgen-sen, Mrs. C. Harrie Power, Mrs. Otto Sprotte; program, Miss.Wilma Stai- Contra Costa Roan Naming Is Planned MARTINEZ, May Contra County Board of Supervisors today was considering a pro- Stockton Nurses Elect Executive STOCKTON, May 23. Annual election of STockton DlstrjctNO.

10, California Nurses' Association re- Garden Section at Vallejo to End Year VALLEJO, May 23, Activities for the year of the Garden Section Jt the Vallejo Woman's Club will be brought to an end on Monday afternoon, at an informal tea and reception- to be held in the clubhouse. The business meeting will betjin it 2:15 and will be followed by the 'ea and committee receive guests and' pour tea dur- been very little recent German lm-migration to Baltimore and that It was only the comparatively new arrivals who favored and agitated for a public reception of the "Emden" officials. The old German stock in Baltimore, the report goes on to say, consisted of two entirely different elements, one of them being the descendants of the political refugees of 1848 and the other deriving its descent from the large Catholic immigation which went to Baltimore "jn the first decade or two after the Civil War. Both these groups were opposed to the plans of the V. D.

A. -but "their resistance was cleverly overcome by the ability and persistence of the men who nad worked on behalf of the 'New Germany'." i (Copyright, 1W, tor Thi Tribune)" suited i in Miss Ara Griffin, of posal to submit to WPA a plan for Stockton, being chosen president. I the naming of all roads in the SAN JOSE, May 23. Members of Board of Supervisors of Santa -Clara County will meet in special session Monday afternoon to discuss proposed revisions in salaries of county employees. In some cases the proposed revisions reduce salaries, while in others increases are outlined; with a graduated scale based on length of service of employees.

A survey was itrade for the board by Hubert Hpod, accountant, who recently made his report, which will bp used as a base for the supervisors' county as a method of assisting gcr, Miss Florence Johnson Johnson; benevolence, Mrs. Eriek Peterson, Mrs. N. D. publicity, Mrs.

R. H. Kingsley, Mrs. M. R.

Henry; council art, Mrs. Vera Crane, Mrs. William J. Wagoner; registration, Mrs. Leslje E.

Simonsen; musician, Mrs. Frank DeFont Other officers are Marian Weaver, vice-president; Verda Thompson, second vice-president; Mrs. Edith Evans, secretary; Fred J. Con-zelmann, treasurer, and Ruby Hile and Dovetta Anderson, directors. firemen in times of emergency.

The plan CSils lor erection of signs on all roads and major streets and has the backing of the Contra Costa Fire. Chiefs Association. tf the afternoon Includes Mrs. John H. Kennedy, chairman of the section.

Miss. Ruth Clarke Mrs. E. Olien, Mrs. W.

H. Ward and member! of the Garden Section. Lloyd of Stqckton, reported a new.