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LIEUTENANT BUFORD
The Monitor extends sincere
congratulations to Harry Bu
ford, detective sergeant, upon
his promotion to lieutenant.
We desire, too, to compliment
and to commend Police Com
missioner Dunn for his fairness
and broad-mindedness in rec
commending Detective Buford
for this well-merited promo
tion. Buford since his entering
the police department fifteen
years ago has disttinguished
himself for efficiency, resource
fulness and bravery which has
won commendation from his
superiors and most favorable
comment by the press, and his
promotion, therefore, has been
fairly earned.
This promotion places Oma
ha upon the plane of some
other progressive American
cities which have had the fair
ness and courage to recognize
the ability of their colored citi
zens. Detective Buford’s pro
motion will be warmly approv
ed among all classes. Indeed,
the Colored Citizens’ commit
tee, appointed at a recent mass
meeting, to interview the city
commissioners with reference
to appointments for our people,
requested Police Commissioner
Dunn to promote Detective Bu
ford to a lieutenancy and an
other capable police officer to
a sergeancy. One request has
been granted and The Monitor
hopes that the second will fol
low soon.
GAINING GROUND
It will be recalled that The
Monitor in commenting upon
the part played in the recent
city election by our group, in
which it was clearly demon
strated that it was our vote,
cast almost solidly for the ad
ministration slate, which won
the day, we said that we be
lieved, that our people would
have no reason to regret their
vote, either from the stand
point of good government or
from the recognition of our
people. It may be well to state
that this prediction is being
fulfilled. A young man has
been given the position of rod
man with one of the surveying
crews under Commissioner
Koutsky, and we could have
had a civil engineer, or an as
sistant civil engineer, if one
had been available; a sanitary
inspector has been appointed
by Mayor Dahlman; two addi
tional playground supervisors
and other employees have been
appointed by Commissioner
Hummel; a lieutenant of de
tectives has been appointed by
Police Commissioner Dunn,
and some other appointments
in other departments are as
sured and pending. These ap
pointments show some very
substantial gains. They show
that the successful candidates
appreciate the value of our
united political support and
their willingness to recognize
that support by a proportion
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ate share of remunerative jobs.
United intelligent action brings
results. We have made some
progress in local political mat
ters. Let us profit by the les
son taught and keep up the
good work.
STAND ON YOUR RIGHTS
A gentleman entered a down
town movie theatre one day
this week and took a seat on
the first floor, which he had a
perfect right to do since there
is a one price admission “for
any seat in the house.” He
was requested by an usher to
go upstairs, which he quietly
and politely declined to do.
Then some official came to him
and made a similar request to
which he declined to accede.
There was no noise made nor
scene created. The official
told the young man that after
a certain suit that some colored
people had agreed that they
would not try to sit on the first
floor but would be satisfied
with seats in the balcony. The
young man replied that in face
of the civil rights code of Ne
braska no such restriction
would hold. He remained
throughout the show.
This young man was abso
lutely right. No “understand
ing” or “agreement” upon the
part of any individual or group
of colored people that they
would be satisfied with seats in
the balcony could have any
binding force in the face of the
civil rights bill. Some colored
people might prefer to sit in
the balcony. That is their pre
rogative. Others might pre
fer to sit on the first floor.
That, too, is their prerogative.
But colored “CITIZENS OF
THIS STATE” —and please
note they must be citizens of
the state—have a right to pur
chase and occupy seats in any
part of any theatre they desire
and any theatre that denies
this right is liable under the
law. When self-respecting and
law abiding colored citizens of
Nebraska are denied this right
they should not hesitate to file
complaint against the offender.
Stand on your rights.
| THE BOOSTERS’ CLUB
GOES TO KANSAS CITY
The Boosters’ Club will take their
annual trip to Kansas City, Mo., to
spend the Fourth of July. The group
will leave Saturday night, July 2nd,
and return Tuesday morning by spe
cial car over the Missouri Pacific.
Sunday, July 3rd, the Boosters’ Club
will give a program at Bethel A. M.
E. church, and Monday night, July
4th, the Bel Canto Choral Club will
sing at the same church under the
auspices of the Boosters Club there,
l The people of Kansas City are plan
ning a big time for the Omaha group.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends for their
kindness to us'during the illness and
death of Viola White, who departed
this life Friday morning, June 17, at
Kansas City, Mo., and whose memory
as a loving daughter, wife, mother
and sister is cherished by us. We are
also grateful for the beautiful floral
offering*.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ellis, par
ents; Bruce White, husband; Corinne
White, daughter; Blanche, Ada,
Maud, Myrtle, Arthur and Frank, sis
ters and brothers.
LINCOLN NEWS
The Civic and Improvement League
met in Masonic Hall last Monday
! night, and after routine of business
for the past year, the following were .
; names as officers for the ensuing
year: Guy Wiley, president! A. B. ;
I Mosley, vice president; George W. I
[ Owens, secretary, and John S. Gal- ;
brath, treasurer. The president an
nounced that he expects to try to ac
complish something for our group
with the aid of officers and members
' who have an interest and real race
i pride in putting over the program.
Rev. H. W. Botts and his daughter,
Ella Naomi, went to Plattsburg, Mo.,
last Wednesday, where the girl will
I spend her vacation with Mrs. Holi
! Jay.
Mrs. Adkins of Colorado is visit
; ing her daughter, Mrs. Marie Cope- I
I land.
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Revival meeting is yet in progress
at Quinn Chapel A. M. E. church.
Dr. Peyton and wife and baby of
Omaha spent a few hours in the city
Sunday, and worshipped at Mt. Zion
Baptist church Sunday morning.
The picnic given by the local N. A.
A. C. P. Monday evening at Patrick’s
farm was a great success and was
largely attended.
Rev. H. W. Botts motored over to
Beatrice Monday with his brother,
Dr. W. F. Botts of Omaha.
To Subscribers: The agent is pre- ;
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please try and settle in some way.
W. W. MOSLEY. |
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CARD OF THANKS
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We wish to thank our many friends (
for their sympathy and kindness and
their beautiful floral offerings in .the
hour of our bereavement.
John Williams, husband; Alma Wil
liams, daughter; Minnie McGee and
Anetha McCofkle, sisters.
D. H. OLIVER, Attorney
LEGAL NOTICE
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To Charles W. Brutton, Henry R.
Scruggs, and Brutton and Scruggs,
Minstrels, a Partnership:
You and each of you will take no
tice that on the 2nd day of June,
1927, an order of attachment for the
sum of $787.60 was duly issued out
of the Municipal Court of the City
jof Omaha, Douglas County, Nebras
! ka, under the seal thereof, in an ac
tion wherein Jim Bell was plaintiff,
and Charles W. Brutton, Henry R.
Scruggs, and Brutton and Scruggs
Minstrels, a partnership, were de
fendants, appearing in Civil Docket
Number 21, at page 18 of the records
of said court, and property of Baid
defendants, consisting of three trunks
and stage curtains, was duly attach
ed and taken in the hands of John
Schmidt, constable, and on the 9th
day of June, 1927, said property was
duly ordered held until further order
of the court.
You are further notified that the
object and prayer of said petition are
to obtain judgment against you and
each of you for the sum of $787.60
with interest and costs, and to take
and appropriate by the provisional
remedies of attachment and garnish
ment the said property attached, or
so much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy said judgment and costs.
You are required to answer said
petition on or before the 27th day
of July, 1927.
7-l-27-4t JIM BELL, Plaintiff.
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