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The Monitor ■ ■-< > 1 A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARIIY TO THE INTERESTS < > ' 1 OF COLORED AMERICANS • > ’-«> PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA. BY THE ' ' MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY 4 4 ' ’ - * * ! \ Bettered u Second-Class Mail Matter, July 2. 1916 at the Poatoffice at Omaha, 4 * , | Nebraska, under the Act of March 8, 1879. t t 4 THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS _____ _ Editor 4 • 4 1 W W. MOSLEY, Lincoln, Nob.___ Associate Editor V j | LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS _ Buainess Manager <» SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 PER YEAR; $1.25 6 MONTHS; T5c 3 MONTHS * * Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application < Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Ij! ! Telephone WEbster 4243 If | AN IMP«TANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS. The postal regulations require that for newspapers to !! be sent through the mails subscriptions must be paid in ;; advance. A reasonable time, thirty days, is allowed for ;; renewals. At the expiration of this period, where sub- I! ' ’ scriptions are not renewed, the paper must be stopped. ' I J | If this is not done, postal privileges are denied the publi- ;; ;; cation. Those, therefore, who desire to continue receiving > > ' ’ The Monitor must see to it that their subscriptions are ! I !! paid, as the law requires, in advance. Statements are be- ; ;; mg sent to all those who owe, or our collector will call— • < > ana unless your subscription is paid we will be compelled I !! to cut off your paper which, of course, we do not want ; !) to do. ; J; We, as publishers, MUST comply with the law or < < ■ pay the penawsjr. !! . MORE FRIENDS THAN FOES Every time you hear some foolish members of our race make the statement that all white people are enemies bf colored people, rebuke them and nail it as a lie. Were it not that our people have thou sands of friends among the white people our case would be hopeless. Millions of dollars are contributed yearly by gen erous-hearted white people for the betterment of our race. These contributions are for ed ucational, religious, charitable and general welfare purposes, to say nothing of the encour agement which is given to in dividuals by sympathetic inter est, counsel and advice, by em ployment and gratuities. Think, too, of the personal service which is being rendered and has been rendered by the white people of America, not only of the North but of the South, to our race. If we were all as true to one another as many of our white friends are to us, we would be much better off than we are, don’t you think so? One of our own poets has beautifully voiced a truth which we do well to remem ber: “Though ills have been and ills there are That we have still to face; We have more friends than foes Within the Anglo-Saxon race.” NICARAUGUA Will some one please tell us what business the United States has in Nicaragua? We admit that we are somewhat dense when it copies to certain gov ernmental policies, but we can not see what real business this country, which disclaims imper ialistic tendencies, has either in Nicaragua or Haiti. Are we there to protect American cap- j ital or for altruistic reasons? CARRY ON There is a spirit of hopeful ness in the air which seems to bespeak prosperity for the New Year. Let each one of qs] pick up our task, whatever it may be, cheerfully, and do our level best unto the end. Let! there be no shirking of duty. — TALKING IT OVER By Roy Wilkini — For the new year—what? Well, for the new year, there is! very nearly the same advice as for the old year. We need to keep “plug ging away” at some of the same old ! things. -o The most serious problem confront- j ing the Negro today is that of secur i ing regular employment. This prob- j lem is not local. The National Urban ; league reports that never in its his-! tory have such intensive efforts to i get jobs for Negroes secured suchj few results. In a bread line in Chicago the oth- ] er day I noted that one third of the ! men awaiting the soup and sandwich were colored. Of course, there is un- j employment among whites, also, and | their condition is serious as well. But with Negroes, because they are! the last hired and the first fired ! some special attention must be given j the correction of their condition. Whites will find jobs as soon as con ditions become better—Negroes, may be. So in 1928, it would be wise for Negroes first to get jobs, or hold the ones they have, then work steadily and faithfully as never before and lastly, save some of what they make. You can’t solve the problem of unemployment by carousing all night, coming late or laying off the next day or poking out your mouth at the boss because he checks up on the quality of your work. There are too many Negroes and white men waiting for your job. He does not have to argue with you. With the crook of a finger or ten words in a classified ad section he can bring to his shop a flock of hungry, willing men. So hang on to the job and work. And then for 1928, take a new grip on yourself and your race. Look a little higher ard strive a little hard er. Be proud of yourself, your color and your achievements, but don’t brag and boast, because measured by what other men have done, yours is not by any means the widest, the deepest nor the straightest furrow in the field. We are to be thankful that after many years Negroes are becoming proud of being themselves, less an xious to hide the fact that they are of black or brown ancestry, more will ing to teach their children to love and respect black and brown people and their exploits. For 1928 we need more of this and yet more. We will reach our place in the sun when we realize that we are entitled to it be cause we are what we are rather than imitations of someone else. -o Now, there are other matters to which we might address ourselves in 1928 as we have done in years past. These need little more enumeration. Resolutely, unitedly we must fight lynching, housing segregation, dis criminatory school provisions, flag rant injustices in the courts and all the thousand and one petty irrita tions which have become our daily lot. Not only must we talk about ; these conditions and draw up resolu tions upon them, but we must pay the price, in money and time, that it takes to remove them. For the paler brethren, 1928 is ijust another year for them to see ; how far they may go—how more magnificent mansions they may build. ' For us, it is twelve months ahead “of struggle—struggle not only to get ahead, but to get ahead while I still being black. But—on with the 'struggle!—Kansas City Call.^ OUR FIRST PRINCIPAL Chicago citizens in general, and in i educational circles, in particular, i were pleased to have learned of the j appointment of Mrs. Maudelle Bous ! field, dean of girls at Wendell Phil | lips High school and teacher of math I ematics in that intsitution, to the j principalship of the Keith school, Thirty-fourth and Dearborn streets. Mrs. Bousfield has earned her pro motion on merit, genuine scholarship and high efficiency in her chosen pro fession and her unselfish interest in the civic affairs of the community; to which she has unselfishly contrib uted much. Not only our own group, but our best citizens, of all groups, sanction the wisdom of her selection and kp pointmen by the department of edu ' cation as our first representative to this position of honor, trust and re sponsibility. Her achievement should be an in spiration to our girls and women, : as it marks an advance to a high peak i of achievement in the school system of Chicago for the first time, mark ing a distinct epoch that will be in corporated as a very important part of the history or our advancement in educational circles here. Mrs. Bousfield is to be both com mended and congratulated upon her perseverance and her triumphs. Her achievements reflect honor and credit upon the race as well as merited dis tinction upon herself.—The Chicago Bee. SECOND TO LINCOLN IN SERVING NEGROES Julius Rosenwald of Chicago has rendered the greatest individual serv ice for the Negro race since that ren dered by Abraham Lincoln, in the opinion of Channing H. Tobias, senior secretary of the colored men’s de partment of the National Council of the Y. M. C. A. in a report just issued. “Not only has he made possible nineteen modern Y. M. C. A. build ings, four Y. W. C. A. buildings, and nearly 4,000 rural school buildings, but he has so conditioned his gifts that the two races are drawn into co operative effort in securing the build ings and into co-operative operation and control of them after they are built,” declares Mr. Tobias. Data on new buildings for colored people shows that a $200,000 build ing at Buffalo is nearly completed, a $195,000 building for Dayton, Ohio, is under way, and funds have been pledged for a $150,000 building in St. Loujs, and $655,000 for one in New York City. It is stated that these are the second buildings in the two latter cities to be erected in part with funds given by Mr. Rosenwald. Buildings campaigns are in pros pect at Evanston, Illinois; Hartford, Connecticult; Harrisburg, Pennsyl vania, and Jacksonville, Florida. The buildinlg for colored men and boys at Los Angeles, Cal., completed in 1926, is regarded by some archi tectural authorities as the most beau tiful Y. M. C. A. building in the country. Designed by Paul Williams, a Negro graduate of the University of California, its combined beauty and practical character were such that Williams was called upon to de sign the association building planned for Hollywood. Buildings devoted to service for colored men and boys are located at some twenty points. Altogether, Mr. Rosenwald has contributed $500,000 toward the erection of Y. M. C. A. buildings for colored men.—Denver Young Men. LETTERS FROM OUR READERS Improving From Operation Missoula, Mont., Dec. 30, 1927.— Editor of the Monitor: Kindly see that this notice gets in the next edi tion of your paper. Mrs. L. S. Shellman, nee Corrinne Horne of Missoula, Mont., is recover ing from the serious operation that was performed on her December 18. She expects to be home January 2nd. Many thanks. MRS. L. S. SHELLMAN, 359 West Front Street. TRUE FRIENDS I care not for the shake of hand, The kindly speech, or costly gift; That come when I have gained a stand. The man I value, helps me lift The weight of care, he heeds my call And hears me when I’m small. <kkkkkkk~x~x~x~:~x~x~X“X"X~: Most men rush out to help the crowd Cheer on the man above their need. They blow their brazen trumpets loud. No soothing word for hearts that bleed; And want may from them seek in vain, A crumb to lessen hunger’s pain. Give me the man and woman true Who lend a hand and help em do My part in life. Whose noble heart Can recognize in me a part Akin. Who when I sound TRUTH’S call Can hear me when I’m small. —Drusilla Dunjee Houston. (For the A. N. P.) EPISCOPAL | Church of St. Philip the Deacon |j 21st near Paul X Rev. John Albert Williams, Rector £ X i SUNDAY SERVICES f i • 7:30 a. m. Holy Communion v * 10 a. m. Sunday School X <£ 11 a. m. Sung Eucharist With Sermon *£ Y 8 p. m. Service and Sermon jj I The Church With a Welcome i | and a Message, Come ^ % £ y wriMr tt JHI ^^i7r4" tsBQaoarai y y y ♦ Y Y Sunday—Monday | X X Clara Bow i i, . : X ,n | ‘Get Your Man’ \ y *1* I f X Beginning Sunday X ? LAKE SYNCOPATORS | X X Orchestra Will Entertain •{* •X"H"X"X“X":"X“:-X"X“X"!"X“X4 | WE. 0500 j ♦j* We go farther and charge less y | CITY MESSENGER and f | EXPRESS COMPANY $ $ 2208 No. 24th St. ? 1* X X FRED DAVIS, Prop. X y y y Let us go your errand and deliver y ^ your CHRISTMAS packages. ^ *1* Open from 2 p. m. until 2 a. m. *j* KING YUEN | l CAFE ? i CHOP SUEY | X and X | YETCAMEIN | X our hobby | 2010% No. 24th St. | $ WE. 0401 OMAHA | C. P. WESIN Grocery Company < > Now ono of tlio < • Red and White - Chain Stores - < > < > J \ Same Prompt and J | < > Courteous Service < > !! 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Each 89c !£ £ Pure silk to the hem chiffon and service weight X •{• Rayon Hose _34c •£ X Three pairs for______ $1.00 X FLOOR BELOW | X‘«~xkk-x~x~x~X"X~x~x~xk~x~:~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~£ •X“X"X"X-X"X"X-X"X"X~X“X"X"X"X"X"X"X**X"X“X**X“X“X,*X“X*<» CAREY’S NEIGHBORHOOD I 1 GROCERY & MARKET I V y X Puts Magic in Your Dollar J ] X t * v ••• Free Delivery, Any Thing, Any W'here—Open on Sundays y X X LIVE AND DRESSED POULTRY X X I 2220 North 27th Street Phone WE. 6089 | i .X~X-X-X~X~X*<“:.^X"X“X“X"X"X-X-:"X-X"X-X"X“X"X"K"X"X"X-X j *:* y i—1-i The January 1 White Sales | Now in Full Swing! f \ t ;!; REMARKABLE REDUCTIONS OFFERED ON £ | QUALITY MERCHANDISE $ ? I y , .x X Because of the buying power of the Brandeis Store and ? X our tremendous volume of business we are able to offer X x • • _ A Y these extraordinary money saving opportunities. The ? X 1928 sales surpass all others in value giving and in wide |i‘ X assortments. 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