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    The Weekly Review
PUBLISHED WEEKLY AND “DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE COLORED CITIZENRY OF NEBRASKA” 1
VOLUME ONE LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THUKSDAY, MARCH 30, 1933 NUMBER ELEVEN
Lincoln Council Social Agencies Endorses Urban League
MADE MEMBER OF COUNCIL
OF SOCIAL AGENCIES
At a meeting Friday at the Com
munity Chest rooms a committee
representing t h e Lincoln Urban
League made application for mem
bership to the Council of Social
Agencies. The committee consisted
of Dr. A. L. Weatherly, president of
the Board of Direetorss, T. T. Mc
Williams, vice president of the
Board, and M. T. Woods, executive
secretary of the Lincoln Urban
Longue.
Saturday the Executive Com
mittee of the Council of Social
Agencies met and elected the Lin
coln Urban League to membership
in that body. In doing so the
council felt “that the Urban League
call do much lor tin' activities that
it is organized for, as well as tic in
frith the other social service activ
ities in the community.’’
The Council also made it clear
“that the various social agencies of
this city are not denying the col
ored groups the use of their present
facilities, and that they are invit
ing them to avail themselves to n
greater degree than they have.’’
This recognition will gladden the
hearts of a thousand colored people
of the city of Lincoln, since many
attempts have been made in the past
to organize and put over such a
program as has been planned and
outlined by the Lincoln Urban
League.
DES MOINES BRIDAL
PARTY HONORED
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Mi. and Mrs. Harold Wilkerson,
Miss Frances Tomblin, Miss Kath
erine Jeffries, Mr. Dyser, and Mr.
White of Des Moires, Iowa, were
Lincoln visitors Tuesday. Mr. and
Mrs. Wilkerson were just married
Monday, hence the group might be
justly called a bridal party. Mr.
Wilkerson, Miss Tomblin and Miss
Jeffries are the nephew and neices
of Mrs. Mary Holmes, 2300 Orchard.
The Des Moines party and Mrs.
Holmes were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Roland W. Young, and Mr. am1
Mrs. James Dean during the after
noon.
UNI STUDENTS ENTERTAINED
Sixteen colored students attending
the University of Nebraska were
entertained at a dinner party at the
All Souls Unitarian Church’s Young
People’s Society, at six o’clock last
Sunday evening. There were thirty
eight at the meeting.
The group gathered in the church
study after the meal which was
served in the basement. Everyone
took part in a liberal discussion of
the subject, “Liberalism in Educa
tion.’’ Dr. A. L. Weatherly, chair
man of the Race Relations Com
mittee of the Lincoln Urban League
presided.
BUSINESS MEN HONOR
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
New York—Plans for Ihe national
observance of the birthday of Book
er T. Washington were announced
today by Albon L. Holsey, secretary
of the National Negro Business
League.
The celebration this year will
take the form of intensive local
drives for the betterment of Negro
business. Beginning Sunday, April
2, with sermons on Negro Business,
the suggested program includes lo
cal conferences, mass meetings, and
a Negro Trade Week Drive.
If you want The Review to con
tinue you must support it and its
advertisers. _ • "
DIRECTORS OF URBAN LEAGUE
OUTLINE PROGRAM
M. T. Woods Chosen Executive
Secretary
At the Inst meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Lincoln Urban
League the members carefully work
ed out a program that can be used
ns a working basis until an appro
priation is made that a more ex
tensive program can he adopted. It
should be understood that there
will he close cooperation with other
agencies, viz.: Family Welfare, Boy
Scouts, Public Schools, Y. M. C. A.
and Y. W. C. A. The idea of the
League is not to be to do any piece
of work being done by other agen
cies, but to direct cases ns may
come to them to these agencies and
to cooperate as far as possible in
adjusting the cases of colored peo
ple with them.
The main features of the proposed
program follow:
Recreation: To provide a plaee
where various special activities as
Community Play Nights, Recreation
Parties for young people, Volley
ball and social dancing may be held.
The organization would also pro
mote baseball clubs and basketball
teams in cooperation with local
churches.
Neighborhood Activities: Under
direction of the League, Neighbor
hood Clubs would be sponsored in
those districts where needed. Sueh
subjects ns Household Management,
Community Improvement efforts,
Child Welfare and Health Kduea
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Employment and Industrial Rela
tions: While the organization would
not attempt an extensive employ
ment service, there would be efforts
made to create opportunities of em
ployment for colored people. (This
type of work is not being done in
Lincoln.) There would also be reg
istrations of persons who who are
qualified to fill openings made. Per
sons needing qualified colored help
could feel that such help ns they
desire would bo c: efully checked
before being sent.
There could also be held periodic
workers education groups where
workers could be advised on their
duties and assisted in their prob
lems.
A Clearing House: The Urban
League wii) serve as a Clearing
House on all matters of Negroes in
tlup city. /It supplies (information
and advice to persons on social mat
ters affecting colored people in Lin
coln.
Health: The work of health activ
ities would be done in cooperation
with the established health agencies
Sponsoring classes in health hy
giinc and care of the sick, providing
a medium for sex hygiene lectures
for boys and girls. Through the
Neighborhood Departments’ Clubs
emphasis in health matters eould be
constantly brought to tin* attention
of the various groups, urging the
wider use of established health fa
cilities and directing persons to
these sources would be part of the
Health Activities.
Forum Activities: There would be
no better place than a Forum where
the Negro could meet to express his
thoughts and receive sup]>ort in car
rying out the aspirations he forms.
A Bi-Monthly Forum will meet this
need and he the means of bringing
to the Lincoln Negro the best of his
own race and outstanding men and
women of other groups.
Race Relations: A definite plnn to
create better Race Relations in Lin
coln by encouraging more careful
study of Negro Life and Literature,
presenting speakers before groups of
phases of Negro life and assist in
SCOTTSBORO BOYS TRIAL
REMOVED TO DECATUR
New York City—That the venue
of the Scottsboro case has been re
moved to Decatur, Ala., and not to
Birmingham, as was eported by the
ANP last week wa- disclosed this
week by International Labor Do
1 fense officials.
Decatur is a small town 75 miles
from Scottsboro and -while I. L. D.
officials hailed the o. unge as a vic
tory they warned th't the new seat
of the trial was o!~o filled with
ready made prejudic, and that they
lmd sought Birmingham because of
its large Negro and white working
class population. An appeal to Ne
gross to redouble m»ss protest and
contribute funds wns issued Inst
week.
POLITICAL MAS*! MEETING
AT ELKS RE8V FRIDAY
NIGH”
The Lancaster C< anty Voting
Council will hold i» public mass
meeting at 8:00 o ’dock Friday,
March 31, at the E'ks Rest, 22nd
and tJ streets. Tli meeting will
be held for the propose of ac
quainting the colored voters with
the two proposed plans of city
government of which one will be
decided upon by th<‘ voters, April
4th. Several of the candidates
for the various of aces will be
present to make five minute talks.
The members of rhe committee
in charge are: T. T. McWilliams,
president; Guv Wihy, vice pres.,
*M. P. h oods, -fee%; jar. A. 13.
Moss, treasurer.
removing such obstacles as may pre
vent amicable relations.
M. T. Woods was appointed by
the Board as the Executive Secre
tory. His primary duties will be to
see that the above outlined program
is carried out. His assistants will
be chosen later. Mr. Woods is well
prepared to fill this }>osition; besides
having taken several courses in So
ciology at the University of Nebras
ka he took special courses in Negro
sociology under America’s outstand
ing colored Sociologist, Kelly Mil
ler, when a student at Howard Uni
versity. Besides this academic
training, Mr. Woods enjoyed four
years teaching experience in admin
istrative positions in two outstand
ing colored educational institutions.
He served as head of the Depart
ment of Science at Paul Quinn Col
lege, a leading A. M. E. school in
Waco, Texas, from 1928 to 1930.
From 1930 to 1932 he served as
principal of the Phoenix Union col
ored high school, Phoenix, Arizona,
which is recognized as the leading
colored high school throughout the
southwest. This experience, plus
having been an agent for the At
lanta Life Insurance company and
at one time the proprietor of a drug
store should provide a splendid back
ground for his new position. Mr.
Woods is known to everyone in Lin
coln, having been born and educated
here.
The following are the members of
the Board of Directors: Dr. A. L.
Weatherly, pastor of the All Souls
Unitarian Church, president; T. T.
McWilliams, editor of The Review,
vice president; J. R. Kelly, head of
upholstery department at Gold’s and
Scout Master Troop No. 60, record
ing secretary; J. H. Loper, president
of Star Van and Storage Co., treas
urer; Attorney C. A. Sorensen; Mrs.
F. F. Teal; Mrs. Mary Holmes; Dr.
A. B. Moss; Miss Alice H. Howell;
George B. Evans; Mrs. E. R. Ed
wards; Miss Ruth E. Pyrtle; Mrs
Dorothy Dean; Mrs. Will Putney,
and Guy Wiley.
CITIZENS FAVOR URBAN
LEAGUE ORGANIZATION
J. H. Kerns Speaks at Mass Meeting
Last Thursday night more than
one hundred and twenty-five tax
payers, at a very enthusiastic mass
meeting at the Third Christian
Church, which lasted approximately
four hours, voiced an unanimous de
cision that an Urban League should
be established in Lincoln.
Practically every outstanding Ne
gro in Lincoln was present, and
voiced his personal opinion with re
gards to the matter. Monroe E.
Williams presided.
J. Harvey Kerns, the executive
secretary of the Omaha Urban
League was present and at the re
quest of several people he outlined
the history, purpose and program of
the National Urban League. He told
of his own personal experiences in
League work in Cleveland, Milwau
kee and Omaha. Mr. Kerns, who di
rected the survey that in a yery
comprehensive way depicted the so
cial and industrial needs of the peo
ple of Lincoln, stated that he was
quite ready and willing to support
any statement or conclusion made in
his report. Mr. Milton Johnson,
proprietor of the Johnson Drug
Company in Omaha and a graduate
of Nebraska University, and Mr.
Jackson, prominent long time resi
dent of Omaha, accompanied Mr.
Kerns to Lincoln. Mr. Johnson and
Mr. Jackson at the close of the
meeting each made brief remarks
cncosrRg'ng mad aougnagnlating tket
people of Lincoln upon their stand
in-fostering the organization, which
has done so much to bettor all pre
vailing conditions of the people of
Omaha.
Previous to this meeting eight
church pastors, twenty-four civic,
fraternal and social organizations,
and many of the business and pro
fessional men of the colored group
had endorsed the movement.
The colored people of Lincoln
sponsored and paid for the Survey
that showed the definite need of
such an organization here.
Many white people have long felt
the need for some effort that would
unite the colored people of this
city. Among those who have en
couraged; the establishment of the
Urban League besides officials of
the Community Chest and members
of the Council of Social Agencies
are: Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Weatherly,
Attorney C. A. Sorensen, Mrs. F.
F. Teal, Miss Alice Howell, J. H.
Loper, Miss Ruth E. Pyrtle, Mrs.
Ellory Davis, Mrs. Fred Putney,
Rev. Ray Hunt, Dr. Paul Calhoun,
Mrs. W. E. Barkley, Mrs. H- B.
Miles, W. T. Irons, W. A. Luke,
A. EL Wolf, Marvin K. Hicks, Judge
Bayard Payne, Miss Esther Meyers,!
Supt. M. C. Lefler, Miss Elizabeth
Mallalien, J. 0. Hertzler, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis W. Horne, Mrs. Paul
Sinclair and many other social
minded individuals.
Radio station KFOR has been
very kind in permitting broadcasts
by outstanding Urban League Work
ers, as T. Arnold Hill, Director of
Industrial Relations of the National
Urban League; J. Harvey Kerns,
executive secretary of the Omaha
Urban League; and W. Robert
Smalls, executive secretary of the
Kansas City Urban League.
The following committee was au
thorized by the mass meeting to
publish this article: Roland W.
Young, chairman; Mrs. E. R. Ed
wards, Mrs. Loretta Swannigan, W.
Qaitha Pegg and John C. Galbreatli.
Mr. Ernie Banks of Omaha was a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Young
Tuesday.
HOUSE REFUSES TO
RAISE THE TARIFF
Emergency Measure Is Voted
Down by the Democrats.
Washington.—Ths Republican drive
In the house of representatives to
force emergency tariff legislation to
bring rates In harmony with depre
ciated currencies, failed to budge a
Democratic majority, bound by party
caucus to oppose any tariff revision In
the present congress.
The Republican effort, In the form
of a motion to discharge the ways and
means committee from consideration
of the Crowther bill to boost tariff
rates nullified by debased currencies,
was defeated by a vote of 212 to 1T4,
taken after a twenty-minute debate
reminiscent of tariff-making days. Fif
teen Republicans from the agricul
tural states of the Middle West Joined
with 190 Democrats and one Farmer
Labor member to constitute the ma
jority vote sufficient to kill the mo
tion and depreciated currency tariff
legislation for the present congress.
Only three Democrats, Representatives
William P. Connery, Jr„ Massachu
setts; Samuel B. Hill, Washington,
and Charles H. Martin of Oregon,
voted with the 171 Republicans.
Illinois Senate Kills
State’s Prohibition Laws
Springfield, 111.—Called upon to
“obey the thrice-expressed mandate of
the people," the state senate compiled
and voted repeal of the Illinois prohi
bition laws.
Labeled the No. 1 business of the
current legislative session by Gov
ernor Horuer, In fulfillment of cam
paign pledges, two repealers were
adopted as emergency legislation and
sent to the house.
On the first meksdte—botn were
called up by Senator Harold G. Ward
of Chicago—knocking out the state
search and seizure laws, the vote was
40 to 6. Only 84 votes were needed.
On the second, doing away with the
state prohibition laws, the vote was
36 to 6.
Under strong pressure from the ad
ministration and Democratic leaders
the 3 per cent sales tax bill squeesed
through to victory In the senate with
34 votes—Just the number required
for an emergency measure. Twelve
votes were tallied against It and the
remaining four members were absent.
Death Valley Set Aside
as National Monument
Washington.—The stamping grounds
of Walter (Death Valley Scotty) Scott
in California’s torrid Death valley were
set aside as a national monument by
President Hoover.
He Issued an executive order on the
recommendation of a fellow Califor
nian, Secretary Wilbur who said that
Death valley contains more than BOO
species of plants, many of which are
not found elsewhere.
Two Confess Killing a
Milwaukee Policeman
Milwaukee.—Adolph Peter*, twenty
two, and Edward Pollock, twenty,
have confessed the slaying of Patrol
man Richard Zlngler, who was shot
when he found three men tying np
the janitor In a store.
Turns Somersaults at 67;
Breaks His Neck and Dies
Lowvllle, N. I.—Joseph Norris, six
ty-seven, farm hand, who bad turned
somersaults for years to keep himself
In physical trim, died of a fracture of
a vertebra In his neck, received In ex
ecuting one of them.
Farmers Seize Clerk; Buy
Horses at 60 Cents Each
Lemars, Iowa.—Earl Ernest, em
ployee of the First National bank, was
pinioned while farmers bid In several
hundred dollars' worth of chattels for
$45 at a mortgage sale. Ernest, acting
as clerk of the sale, was held for more
than an hour while a score of farmers
demanded that the bank make a set
tlement with Farmer W. K. McKlbbln.
Farm machinery went at 10 cents an
Item, horses at 00 cents, cows at SO
cents.