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Negro vagab-.
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resident. After having failed in
her attempt to oust the man from
her property, the police were
summoned.
By the time the police arrived,
curious passer-bys had assembled,
among whom were some who saw
that instead of being drunk (as
was assumed), the unknown vaga
bond was ill and in need of im
mediate medical care. Where
could he go? What would happen
to him?
Seeing the immediate and seri
ous need for adequate facilities
and care for unwanted and needy
people, five persons, namely: Mrs.1
Corey E. O’Hara, Mrs. Mary
Shelby, Mrs. Sara Walker, Dr.
M. F. Arnholt, and Atty. Lloyd E.
Chapman, took this problem be-'
fore the County Board, and in
November, 1936, a home was es
tablished as a County Project of
the .W.P.A., at 2014 S Street un
der the name of the Carver Rest
Home, for the care of needy
Negros.
When the W.P.A. was abolished,:
the five Board of Trustee mem-'
bers became incorporated among
themselves and purchased a house
and 4ot in 1942, at 2001 Vine
Street. It was and still is a non
profit institution.
The Carver Nursing and Rest
Home, as it is now called, depends
principally upon funds secured;
from the Old Age Assistance,
through the Welfare Association.
The Home is adequate to care
for eight patients at once but at
present there are only six. Pa
tients are admitted with the mild
est diseases to the most serious;
such as, broken limbs, and cancer.
Each patient is allowed the|
Dog Owners
Get Deadline
Of March 1
Public Safety Director, Ray Os
born, has issued a warning to dog
owners. Says Mr Osborn, “After
March 1, we will start filing com
plaints against owners of un
licensed dogs.” That’s the dead
line. Only about 50 per cent of
Lincoln dogs have licenses for
1953.
Leslie C. Loomis, Humane So
iety Superindendent, further adds:
“With spring approaching, dog
owners must respect the rights of
their neighbors., and keep their
dogs at home. Flowers and
gardens are important to some.
The owner is liable for any dam
age done by his dog. Ignored com
plaints on the owner’s part will
result in the animal being taken
to the shelter. Which under the
new ordinance, a $5 pound fee.
As an aid to owners of un
trained dogs, Mr. Loomis has set
aside Wednesday and Saturday
mornings for dog training. Any
dog owner may take his pet to the
shelter for help in training and
teaching obedience. Appointments
for another time will be made at
the shelter if it’s impossible to
come on the two designated.
Loomis suggests that the dog be
penned <up or tied up during the
hours children are going to and
from school.
. dieir personal physician,
. all physicians called respond
readily and speedily at all hours.
Mrs. Lenora Lintz, the present
operator of the home, was hired
by the Board of Trustees, as nurse
and housekeeper. She maintains
living quarters on the first floor,
so as to be available twenty-four
hours daily to perform such duties
as are required.
Though facilities and funds are
limited, The Carver-Rest Home is
coming into its own as a Haven
of Rest for the poor.
A vote of praise is humbly ex
tended to you, the Board of Trust
ees, and to you Mrs. Lenora Lintz,
for a job that is continuously be
ing well done.
Couple Promotes
Brotherhood Here
On ‘Capitol Tour'j
A Fort Valley, Georgia man and
his wife, are on a consecrated
tour of the world.
With the achievement of “World
Brotherhood,” as their goal, Mr.
and Mrs. Ashton B. Jones arrived
in Lincoln on their “State Capitol
Tour for World Brotherhood.”
Lincoln is the 30th state capital
which they have visited with the
hope of creating and strengthen
ing brotherhood in America.
Over a period of 21 ytfsrs; iff
which they have traveled over
300,000 miles, visited every state
in the union, along with 20 foreign
countries, they have continuously
advocated brotherhood. They have
no specific denomination.
Though Mr. and Mrs. Jones
realize the .obligation that is on
their shoulders, they deem it a
great joy to be giving their lives
to the cause of world brotherhood.
It is their hope that they can live
a life which will encourage others
to practice the principles of
brotherhood.
Formerly a member of the
Methodist Church in Georgia, he
was later ordained a minister by
the Congregational Church, but
later became a member of the
Quaker faith because he “admired
the way in which they practice
brotherhood.
World Day of
Prayer Proclaimed
By Gov. Crosby
The first Friday in Lent, Feb
ruary 20, 1953, has been pro
claimed “The World Day of
Prayer” by Governor Robert
Crosby. In more than one hun
dred countries tomorrow, people
of many tribes and nations will
lift their hearts to the “Father of
Lights” praying that into the
darkness of this world His light
may shine.
In the early dawn His children
in the Fiji Islands will begin the
circle of prayer which will con
tinue for more than twenty-four
hours until concluded on St.
Lawrence Island in the Arctic re
gions. Prayers of adoration, of
thanksgiving, of penitence and of
intercession will rise in a mighty
chorus, that in time of frustration
and uncertainty, of despair and
desperation among individuals
and .nations, mankind will learn
through Christ to “walk as chil
dren of light." Only thus shall we
find the way to peace and brother
hood.
Omaha Urban League Honors 3
Persons; Club Granger Speaks
The Omaha Urban League
Tuesday night, February 10, cited
the chairman of the Omaha Hous
ing Authority, an educator, a high
school student and a social club.
The awards, made at the
League’s twenty-fifth anniversary
banquet at the Livestock Ex
change Building, were for “serv
ices in the field of human re
flations.
John J. Larkin, Sr., was named
the citizen making the most im
portant contribution to racial re
lations in Omaha in the past year.
The Urban League credited him,
as chairman of the housing au
thority, with “courage and con
viction” in fighting to end segra
gation in the Federal housing
units here.
„ Certificates of merit went to
Eugene Skinner, principal of Long
School, the only Omaha Negro to
hold such a post, and to Florence
Goodwin, a senior at Technical
High School, for being an out
standing student and leader.
Miss Goodwin was chosen gov
Equal Rights Bill
Passed In Montana
(This was taken from the Bil
lings, Montana GAZETTE).
HELENA, Montana— After
bitter debate the House narrowly
passed a bill Wednesday, Febr
uary 11, to guarantee Negroes and
other citizens equal rights to
public accomodations like hotels,
restaurants and theaters.
The equal rights measure was
proposed by the Cascade County
delegations as an answer to
specific problems of “intolerance”
in Great Falls.
Ole S. Gunderson (D-Cascade)
said the 500 Negro soldiers sta
tioned at the Great Falls Air
Base have been turned away from
the doors of eating places, hotels,
theaters and barber shops.
“The soldiers didn’t ask to be
sent to Montana, “Gunderson
said. Nevertheless, “a man who is
good enough to serve in the Army
is good enough to have public ac
commodations.”
Fritz Norby (R-Cascade)
backed the bill as a matter ol
“tolerance versus intolerance. We
have treated our colored people
a good deal like the Indians, and
both are black marks on our his
tory.”
Mrs. Jack Arnold (R-Rosebud)
ernor of Girls State at Lincoln
last year.
The club honored was The
Rattlers, a group of young men
dedicated to bettering the social
and civic life of the Negro in
Omaha. President George Curry
accepted the award.
[Over seven hundred persons a1
the banquet heard Lester B
Granger, executive director of thi
National Urban League, say th<
problem Negroes face in the
United States can have world
! wide consequences.
Mr. Granger, recently returned
from a social workers’ conference
in India, said India is the key
to what will happen in the rest
of Asia and Africa.
And the Indians are watching
the United States to see how this
country handles its race relations.
“They feel that if the United
States can’t settle its human re
lations problem, then this country
will be a poor example to pattern
after.”
A letter from Nebraska Gover
attacked the measure as one
which would “make a law against
Whites” by requiring them to
admit colored persons to their
places of business.
She said “more housing for the
colored is the solution for the
Great Falls problem.
Majority Leader R. N. Wiedman
(R-Lake) also spoke against the
bill because he said it would
force a hotel owner to let in “any
kind of a bum or derelict.”
Editors Note: Other then the
500 soldiers stationed in Great
Falls there are probably no more
than 1500 Negroes in Montana.
Butte, Helena, Great Falls, and
Billings are the only cities with
any noticeable number of Negroes.
McCaw Speaks to
F ratemityBrothers
Arthur B. McCaw was present
at the February 10 meeting of the
Eta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi
and spoke to the goup. McCaw,
a member of Omaha Alumni
Chaper, is an initiate of Eta Chap
ter. The meeting was held at the
Chapter house with Polemarch
Charles McAfee presiding. Robert
Fairchild is president of Eta
pledges.
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nor Robert C. Crosby to Mr.
Granger was read by N. P. Dodge,
Jr., president of the Omaha
Urban League board of directors.
, Mr. Dodge presided at the ban
quet.
| Whitney Young, executive
j secretary, in his annual report,
igave credit for the League’s suc
. cess to the executive board, the
i community chest, the press and
‘ the citizens of Omaha who have
‘‘learned that the color of a man's
(skin is pretty unimportant.”
| Officers are N. P. Dodge, Sr.,
president and board members for
;the coming year, presented by
(Nominating Committee Member
Arthur McCaw, were unanimously
! approved.
Officers are N. P. Dodge, Sr.,
president; Charles F. Davis, first
vice-president; Dr. Edythe Hall,
second vice - president; Carey
Mason, third vice-president, and
O. F. Tucker, treasurer.
. Renamed to a second term on
the board were W. O. Swanson,
Mr. Davis and the Rev. John
Cyrus.
New board members are Wilton *
Abrahams, Thomas Chandler,
James Fellows, Charles Hall, Mrs.
Alexander McKie, Jr., William
Ramsey, Jr., and Dr. W. W.
Solomon.
| Letter Of Apology
,Mr. Granger:
I am sorry I cannot be present
personally to welcome you to Ne
braska. I want your stay in Ne
braska to be pleasant, and 1 know
that Nebraskans will be the weal
thier in the knowledge of human
experience because of your visit
here.
I have heard it said that you
Urban Leaguers are trying to wo^k
yourselves out of a job. May the
day be hastened when there will
not be a need for organizations
to be formed for the sole purpose
of giving American citizens an op
portunity to live normally.
Our nation would gain in many
ways. Two of which would be the
end of second-class citizenship, and
the release of the productive ef
fort of all of you capable people
who are engaged in this area of
human relations.
(Editor’s note) The above mes
sage is a letter written to Mr.
Lester B Grar^er, when he was in
|Omaha to speak at the Urban
'League banquet, by Governr
Robert Crosby.
