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\ Entered an Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915. at the Postottice »»
Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March 3. 1879
THE REV. JOHN A LBERT W ILLI AM S-Editor
W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln. Neb-Aaaootate Editor
UJCTNDA W. WILLIAM*_ - .. —Euatweaa Manager
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ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE ; |
UNITED STATES ; |
Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ;;
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the !
United States and of the State wherein they reside. No ; J
■ • state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ;
privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor
;; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- 2
■ ertj without due process of law, nor deny to any person f
i within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ■$
Our Choice for President
in 1928 is
WALTER W. HEAD
of Nebraska
An Astute, Able, Clear
headed Business
Man
MAKE OMAHA BEAUTIFUL CITY
WHEN spring comes, our thoughts
turn to cleaning up, brightening up out
homes, our premises, yes and our
wardrobes. Nature does her share, in
■ gradually throwing the somber col
ors, putting on the green, the return
of the birds, the seemingly brighter
sunshine and lengthening of the days.
We love our home town. We be
lieve in our slogan, “Omaha is a good
place in which to live.” But we can
not say it is altogether a beautiful
city. There are many beautiful sec
tions. We have one of the finest
boulevard and park sections in the
country. Of this we are very proud.
We have no slum districts. Of tms
wre are also proud. But Omaha is a
city of “beautiful spots.” To get to
these beautiful spots, we have, too
often, to pass through unpaved, mud
dy, poorly lighted streets. Within a
radius of one mile of the Postoffice
and city hall, in the heart of this rap
idly growing city, are unpaved, poorly
lighted streets and old tumble-down
shacks and buildings. What are our
commissioners thinking about? We
look to them to do their part. Let
real estate agents, tenants and own
ers do their part. Let us follow
Mother Nature’s example. Clean up
brighten up, paint up, sow grass and
flower seeds, plant trees and shrub
bery. Let us make Omaha a beauti
ful city, not a city of beautiful spots.
THE COMMUNITY CHEST
HAVE you given to the Community
Chest? If you made a pledge are
you meeting your payments prompt
ly?
As it is generally known, Omaha
did not meet the quota asked for this
year. As a consequence all agencies
have had to suffer a cut in their
budgets. This means a curtailment of
their work. Do you realize what this
means? It means that perhaps a sick
child cannot be looked after by the
Visiting Nurse Association. That a
needy family cannot get aid from the
Associated Charities. The calls for
help and temporary assistance are
many because of the vast number of
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;; THE NEGRO S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE |
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! \ A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded ’.*j
persons that the contribution of the Negro to American X
nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from ^
!! negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and £
!! yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking .}!
!! and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first ^
!! explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from |
!! the first the foundation of the American prosperity and |
!! the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in social and |
f economic importance. Modern democracy rests not simply
on the striving white men in Europe and America but also $
'• > on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for 4*
' > two centuries. The military defense of this land has de- |
•! pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial 4>
• - wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does ?
< > the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera- y 1
< • ture but. a Negro American literature has arisen of deep £
! ’> significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the •’*
I”, choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played X
- > a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, y
I • breathing test of our ideals and an example of the faith, •£
;! hope and tolerance of our religion.—Du Bois, “The Gift of X
* Black Folk.” X{
the unemployed. It is a shame that
Omaha with all its wealth did not go
: over the top and fill its chest Let
| us see to it that we do our full share
in helping in this supplementary er
fort to fill up< the chest
PAVE PAI L STREET
IT was stated last year that Paul
| street was to be paved. The Monitor
hopes that Paul street will roe included
I in the program for paving early this
year. This is one of those neglected
places of which we have before spok
en, not very far from the busy center
| of Omaha.
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GET BUSY
IF we are to have teachers ap
pointed by a reluctant superintendent
and school board this year, it is none
I too early to make our demands knowm.
Team work and a united stand will
get the recognition we ought to have
on the teaching corps and in other de
partments.
HOW MUCH IK) YOU SPEND?
HOW much do you spend with le
gitimate business enterprises which
are being conducted by our people?
, When you need a taxi, for example,
i whom do you call ? When you need
i a pair of socks or suspenders, a hand
kerchief, a necktie, a shirt, a spool of
thread or some like necessity, where
j do you make such purchases ?
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NOT ALL FUN AND FROLIC
THE Independent and Progressive
[ Order of Elks has set the race an ex
cellent examxde in raising a fund to
help educate the ambitious youth of
the race. They are demonstrating
that the order is not all for froth, fun
and frolic, but for serious and worth
while things. We are learning.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to acknowledge with sin
cere thanks, the kind sympathy shown
us by our many friends during ou)
recent bereavement in the loss of our
beloved mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Lucille Evans Carter.
Mrs. Stella Dorsey.
Mrs. Florence McQuarter.
Mrs. Sophronia Washington
of Chicago.
Mrs. Willa McAnderson Jones
Mrs. Cleo Bell.
COUNCIL BLUFFS
An indoor carnival will be held at
Bethel A. M. E. church, 16th street
and Avenue A, for three days, start
ing March 24. A program will be
given the last night. We are ex
pecting to make this a great success
Come one, come all. Rev. C. A. Moore
pastor.
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Mrs. Virginia Nevens is home from
the hospital.
Mrs. Helen Lyons and Mr. Leonard
Hawkins were married last Saturdaj
by the Rev. C. A. Moore. Best wishe
for many a happy year are extended
to them.
Mrs. Page is on the sick list.
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The Rev. C. A. Moore and som
; of his members were at Bethel A. M
! E. church. The quarterly meeting wa:
held at Omaha last Sunday.
Mr. Jim Wise is able to be out
again after being in for two week.1
with a bad cold.
Mrs. Sam Hatfield was called t<
Saginaw, Mich., by the death of hei
; brother.
Mrs. Shelton Pearl and children ar<
' on the sick list.
Mrs. Lizzie Hopkins is still on th»
sick list.
A son was bom to Mr. and Mrs.
Ted Owens, March 8.
Mr. Moses Williams was taken to
the hospital in a very critical con
dition.
Mrs. Tony Lewis is much improved
from her illness.
LINCOLN NEWS
i Mr. William Woods is convalescen'
i from a recent illness which kept him
j indoors.
A baby girl was bom to Mr. and
!Mrs. Wm. Hightower.
Mr. George B. Evans met with an
accident Sunday night, while riding i
to his home, 2118 T street. He was
struck by an automobile, receiving |
| severe bruises. The driver of the
| other car escaped.
The Civic and Improvement league i
had a profitable meeting Monday at
I the Masonic Hall. A larg crowd of
both men and women attended.
Attorney John A. Adams of Omahr
addressed the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo
ple at the A. M. E. church last Fri
day night. His speech was fine but '
only a few listened.
The carnival given by the Mt. Zior '
Sewing Circle Friday night was well !
attended and was a fine success.
Mrs. Mary Church Terrill o<
Washington, D. C., will address a
meeting at the A. M. E. churcl
Thursday night, March 25.
Mrs. Frank Williams returned home
several days ago after a visit to Rev.
and Mrs. W. A. McClendon at New
Orleans, La. She reports having had
a fine trip.
Regular services were carried out
at Quinn Chapel Sunday morning fol
lowed by a meeting in the afternoon.
The evening hour was given over to
Negro literature, sponsored by the
Semper Fidelis club, comprising uni
versity and high school students and
assisted by the choir. The affair was
interesting.
Mr. Lucius Knight is confined at
home with illness.
Mrs. Vasliti Mosby is confined at
her sister’s domicile with illness.
Regular services were carried out
at Mount Zion Baptist church Sunday.
FRIENDS PLAN SURPRISE PARTY
A very delightful surprise party
was planned and carried out at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Todd in
honor of the birthday and anniversary
of Miss W ilda Aflkins. Luncheon was
served at a late hour and a very
pleasant evening was spent by the
thirty guests present. Many lovely
gifts were received by the guests of
honor.
The Workers’ Community Associa
tion officers and representatives from
other clubs which are made up large
ly of working men and women of
greater Omaha, will hold a joint meet
ing in hall No. 1314, North 24th street
on Tuesday, March 23rd. The meeting
will be opened at 8:30 p. m. Joseph
Koutsky, city commissioner of Oma
ha, will be the principal speaker. Mu
sic will be furnished by Carter’s
orchestra. Visitors are welcome.
NO SEGREGATION LAW
IN BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham, Ala.—(By the Associ
ated Negro Press)—In a meeting to
day of the colored and white commit
tees in charge of arrangements for
the International Sunday School con
vention it was announced that there
is no ordinance in Birmingham pro
hibiting the seating of white and col
ored people together in the city aud
itorium.
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f 2515 Btnney street, 5 rooms strictly V
modern, full cement basement, oak j*
finish, 5 large rooms. Built-In fea- 1
tures Now vacant. X
2911 North 27th street, 6 rooms X
modern, full cement basement, oak v
finish Now vacant V
2868 Corby street, 6 rooms strictly T
modem, full cement basement, hot- f
water plant, oak floors, dandy lo- A
• > cation. X
2105 Ohio street, 6 rooms modern,
with sun-room, cement basement, V
garage, dandy location Now vacant v
HOUSES FOR RENT .j!
2404 North 25th street.
5 rooms modern, except heat I
2715 North 28th avenue. X
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2515 Ohio street X
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TAKE NOTICE
Can you not am the necessity of out
supporting firms and institutions which
give employment to our people, and also
of helping to develop our own legitimatr
business ventures and enterprise? Gel
together.
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
Omaha. Nebraska, March 2, 1926.
To All to Whom These Present* May
Concern:
Greetings.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed persons have associated themselve*
together for the purpose of forming and
becoming a corporation under the laws of
•he State of Nebraska.
That the name of the corporation is the
NEBRASKA INDUSTRIAL COOPERA
I'lV'E COMPANY, and the principal place
for the transaction of its business is
Omaha. Douglas County, Nebraska.
That the general nature of the business
for which this company is organized is to
buy and sell groceries, meats and cloth
ing, both wholesale and retail, and to deal
generally in the mercantile business, both
wholesale and retail, and to do all things
! pertaining to such business., and to issue
and sell stock.
That the amount of authorized capita]
stork is $10,000.00, to be paid cash when
issued. Provided, the board of Directors
may sell stock upon payment of 10 per
cent rash and 10 per cent weekly pay
ments. Provided, further, that no certifi
cate shall issue until paid in full.
That the time of commencement of the
eorporation is February, 1926, and the ter
mination shall be 99 years thereafter.
That the highest amount of indebtedness
to which this corporation shall be liable
is two-thirds of its capital stock.
That the affairs of this corporation shall
be conducted by a board of 10 directors.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set
our hands this 3d day of March, 1925.
(SICNED1
Arthur Henderson. R. J. Jowers,
.1. H. Harris, Arthur Oliver.
T. S. l.ambert, G. Westbrook*,
J. W. Dacus, Abraham Johnson,
W. A. Brayboy, J. H. Thomas,
A. R. Goodlet, Reuben I. Pierce,
A. 1. Duff, W. F. Winn,
J. S Sloan, T. McNiel,
D. V. Smith, Abram Washington,
4. J. Brayboy, W. M. Taylor.
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