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Broken Promises
With the essence of the spring campaign in the air,
the aspiring candidates have began the old racket of
promising the Negroes jobs “if you support me”.
The thing of paramount importance now is, whom
can we trust? Many Negroes who are innocently led to
the polls and most of them know nothing of the candidates
for whom they cast their vote, other than some smart pol
itical leader has told them that he is going to give me a
job.
It is of much importance to the Negroes of Omaha
to note that after all the promises made by many candidat
es, ver\ few of them have been kept. We are tired of
these old worn out promises and the voting Negroes
should avail themselves with every detail concerning any
candidate up for election.
Let past promises be an example for the coming
sprinf ion. Even though funds are low, why econ
omize on the Negro when he is the smallest percentage on
the payroll.
It is true that through this crisis we have to adjust
ourselves to conditions, but there is no reason why we
uldn*t fight for our ri We are a part of this
community, we have voting power and we must unite this
strength in one common cause. We would suggest when
one of these candidates selects a Negro representative to
f sew up votes for him, we say to you, make him sign his
name on the dotted line or the equivalent thereof.
EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK:—WHITE PRESS
(From the New York Evening Post, New York, N. Y.,
December 30, 1932)
1 FAIR PLAY FOR THE NEGRO
It is one of life’s tragedies that those who are at
a disadvantage in normal times are at a proportionately
still greater disadvantage in abnormal times. This un
fortunate tendency is illustrated by the plight of the A
merican Negro. In the large cities Negroes form some
thing like 4 percent of the population but of the unem
ployed they form 16 per cent.
A special instance of injustice to members of this
race is noted by Mr. Walter White, secretary of the Na
tional Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo
ple. Speaking in the Catholic interracial hour over the
Paulist Fathers’ radio station, Mr. White called attention
to the conditions under which one of the greatest engin
eering feats of modern times is being performed. This
is the buildingof levees, spillways and other structures for
the purpose of controlling the flow of the Mississippi Riv
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er and preventing repetitions of the disastrous floods
which have occurred along that stream. The work has
to be done under a broiling sun which may raise the tem
perature as high as 120 degrees; it has to be done in
swamp land on which malaria and typhoid fever are com
mon. The Government let the job to contractors. Most
of the workers are Negroes, for only they can endure the
long hours and the excessive heat. Independent investi
gations have shown not only that these men work from
twelve to sixteen hours a day seven days a week but also
that many of them are muleted of their wages of $1.25 a
day by a tricky commissary system under which they
are required to buy goods to the value of at least $4.50 a
week and are charged that sum, whether they buy that
much or not.
Senator Wagner has introduced a resolution for a
Senate investigation. Thisj-esolution should be adopted.
It is the irony of fate that a work which is undertaken for
the protection of men and women should be made a means
of mistreating other human beings—the very ones indeed,
who are making that work possible.
—
I Salem Baptist Church,
! 22nd and Reward Sts.,
Kev. F. S, Goodlett, Acting Pastor,
Mr. William Cooper, reporter
With Spring like weather on hand
Sunday, it was another banner day
for Salem. Both departments are be
ginning with a good start for 1933.
BYPU. sets its goal at 100 members
and $200.00 for the year.
Rev. E. W, Anthony of Topeka,
Kansas was in the stand and spoke to
a packed house at both the morning
and evening services.
Rev. E. Rhodes and Church of
Beulah Baptist of Council Bluffs ren
dered 3 o’clock for mission circle and
also preached a thrilling sermon.
Don’t forget that Rev. Washington
president of California State Con
vention will stop off here enroute
home from New York and preach at
Salem, Sunday, January 15, 1933.
You are always made to feel at
home at Salem.
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
2215 Grant St^
Rev. |C. C, Harper, Pastor,
Rev. J, R, Young, Ass’t.
Irving W. Greene, reporter,
Sunday School, at 9:30 a. m.,
H. L, Anderson, Supt,
Zion mourns the loss of one of our
faithful young church workers, Miss
Alphia Crawford, whose funeral was
held Saturday, January 7, 1933.
Sermon preached by. Rev. J. R,
Young and hymnals rendered by Jun
ior Choir. Mrs. McWhorton, presi
dent, Mrs. Ida Watson dir. Sun
day morning service was largely at
tended to receive the wonderful ser
mon preached by Rev. Young.
Sunday afternoon, the city union of
Sunday school met at Zion Baptist
Church at which a large number was
present.
Mrs. Uulu R. Thomas, chairman of |
program of BYPU. Group No. 2 ren-1
dered to the BYPU. Union Sunday
night a most interestipg program con
sisting of a reading by Mrs. Allen
Jones, solo by Mrs. James Kirby, pa
per by Miss Isadora Wigley of Coun
cil Bluffs. Solo by Miss Emma Whit
ley. The BYPU. is just marching
right along the upward grade. Ev
erybody is invited to come and visit
our Union. Mrs. M. Landrum, presi
dent, Mrs, Cora Brown, Sec’y. The
Junior BYPU. is following right a
long the steps of the seniors in ren
dering wonderful programs.
Sunday night service was attended
by a large congregation who received
a wonderful message brought by Rev.
F. C. Williams.
Pilgrim Baptist Church,
North 25th and Hamilton Sts,
Rev. James H. Dotson, Pastor.
Sunday school wa sheld at the us
ual hour with a large attendance. The
Supt. along with other members of
the quartette acompanied by Mr.
Kerns spent the day in points in
Iowa, where they filled two engage
ments singing morning and evening.
Mrs. Jane Johnson assistant superin
tendent, presided.
Morning service was good, an un.
I usual large crowd was present with
| about twenty or more visitors. We
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welcome visitors, come again. The
pastor was at his best in the morn
ing when he preached from Matt. 4:17
from that time Jesus began to preach
and to say “Repent, for the kingdom
of Heaven is at Hand. His subject
was ‘Jesus Begins His Work.’ He
mentioned some of the things that
Jesus determined to do, and said he
did not only begin a new year but a
new day. Just after the sermon the
choir sang. Saviour, Lead me lest I
stray, which was very touching. The
Girls quartette rendered one selection.
In the evening the pastor used as
a subject “Good Resolutions” Daniel
1:8. Everyone present seemed to
have enjoyed the service. Special
prayer was offered for Mr. Clark
who i3 confined to bed in County
Hospital.
On the fourth Sunday afternoon, at
three o'clock Rev. Mathis, pastor of
Bethel will preach and his choir will
sing.
Cleaves Temple CME. Church,
25th and Decatur St.
Rev. J. C, Clay, Pastor.
We regret to report at this time
that Rev. Clay was called to Holly
Grove, Ark., due to the serious illness
of his father.
The Forward Step Club of Young
People held their sem-annual election
of officers. The following were e
lected: Alice E. Hunter, pres., Arthur
Burton, vice pres., Gertrude Dysant,
Sec., Charles Stallworth, Ass’t Sec’y.,
Cleo Hayes, Treas., Eva Mae Hayes,
Chaplain.
The church groups are working to
ward a “War Debt” rally to be held
on the fourth Sunday in this month.
The Cleaves Temple’s mixed quar
tette made their debut New Year’s
eve. The members are Eva Mae
Hayes, alto, Alice Hunter, soprano,
Finley Dysant, tenor, Charles Stall
worth, bass. They are planning a
sacred concert in the very near fu
ture. Watch the paper for further
announcement.
You are always welcome at Cleaves
Temple. Alice Hunter, reporter.
BIBLE FATHERS
by Dr. A. G. Bearer
Job—the Exemplary Father
(The Literary Service Bureau)
Text: That man was perfect and
upright and one that feared God and
eschewed evil—Job 1:1.
Trite but true is the axiom “Ex
ample counts more than precept.” Es
pecially is this true in regard to a
father and his sons. He may give
them "line upon line and precept up
on precept,” but his life will have
greater effect than all his precepts.
In righteousness, faith, patience,
and in obedience to God, this man,
Job, was an exemplary father. It is
said concerning his children, that af
ter their feastings Job, their father,
sacrificed for them and offered burnt
offerings. We do not know what the
ceremony was but it was religious and
must have impressed these children.
The character of Job is summarized
in Job 1:1. used here as a text: That
,man was perfect and upright and one
that feared God and eschewed evil.
Such a father is fit to guide his child
ren. And the children of such a fa
ther will honor God and bless their
fellowmen. Fathers of the Job type
will make inestimable contributions
to the advancement of the world and
the happiness of mankind.
PRISONS AND PRISONERS
by Clifford C. Mitchell
John Erskine provides a splendid
thought for an appropriate New
Year’s theme, in the following quo
tation;
“It is an awful thing for a man to
go through life without develop
ing all the talents within him
self.”
Last week it was my privilege to
spend several hours in the offices of
the SCHOOL NEWS, during which
time I carefully perused over a score
of prison publications published by
prisoners in prisons ranging from
Vermont to California.
In one respect all of the papers
were alike. They all stress the nec
essity of each prisoner solving his
own problem through self.analyz
ation, study and constant application
in the things that are conducive to
self-improvement.
A close observation of these var
ious periodicals failed to reveal a
single institution that could even
compare with Jackson Prison in the
matter of facilities and opportunities
provided for the advancement of the
prisoners.
And in keeping with the words of
John Erskine it would indeed be an
awful thing for any prisoner, espec
ially in this institution, to serve out
his sentence without making any ef
fort to develope all the talents within
himself.
There could be no finer New Year’s
resolution than for each prisoner to
resolve that during the year 1933 he
will be serious in striving to improve
his condition through the develop
ment of any latent talents that he
may possess.
Not only should each prisoner make
such a resolution but the time t*
commence its fulfillment is NOW!
The fact is that those of us who can
see freedom only as a very remote
and distant object are forced to com
mence some program of progressive
self-improvement in order to be
properly prepared when in another
year or so there is bound to be a con
siderable change in the vocational
opportunities of the majority of the
prisoners who have now a daily task
to perform.
When the day arrives that the ma
jority of the men now working are
thrown out of active employment
there will be much competition for
each possible job that only those
who have made the most develop
ment of their personal talents will
be assured of favorable consideration.
It therefore becomes not only a
matter of personal pride but a prob
lem of our own personal prison sal
vation, if we are desirous of being
kept employed, to so improve our tal
ents, and our usefulness to our em
ployers, that we will be assured of
continuous employment in the few
jobs that will still be in existence af
ter another year or so.
Even now the prisoner who has a
job and is careless, or inattentive in
the holding of same, will find a keen
competition among the unemployed
prisoners who are so improving them
selves, and acquainting their capabil
ities to prospective employers, that it
should be a constant threat to an in
different worker.
No mater which view-point you
take, the prisoner who is content to
drift along from day to day without
making any atempt to develop all
the talents within himself is going
to be the loser, both in prison and
when he finally emerges therefrom.
What will 1933 mean to you?
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Guide’s Platform
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Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God
and the Brotherhood of Man must prevail. These are
the only principles which will stand the acid test of good
citizenship in time of peace, war and death.
(1) We must have our pro-rata of employment in
businesses to which we give our patronage, such as groc
ery stores, laundries, furniture stores, department stores
and coal companies, in fact- every concern which we sup
port. We must give our citizens the chance to live res
pectably. We are tired of educating our children and
permitting them to remain economic slaves and enter in
to lives of shame.
(2) Our pro-rata of employment for the patronage
to our public corporations such as railroad companies,
the street car company, the Nebraska Power Company,
the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and other
establishments which we are forced to support by right
of franchise. Also our pro-rata of employment in re
turn for the taxes we pay in our city, county state and
federal government.
(3) To encourage the establishment of a first class
hospital that we may get the best that there is in medical
science from our doctors whom we know to be nearest us,
also to encourage a high respect of them and encourage
more of our girls to take nurse training.
(4) A one hundred per cent deportment of our cit
izens in our public or private places of business, especial
ly on street cars. If we are to be respected we must act
respectably, especially in public places where we are con
stantly before the public’s eye.
(5) A one hundred per cent membership in the Om
aha branch of the NAACP. should be had to encourage
the efforts put forth by the founders of the organization
and to assist the general office to establish a five million
dollar endowment fund to maintain operating expenses
and to further the principles of the NAACP. All peo
ple of all races must be educated up to a higher principle
and a more thorough understanding of interracial rela
tionship that our country may in reality be a government
of the people, for the people and by the people in whole
and not in part.
(6) The re-establishment of the Christian Religion
as Christ taught it, for the uplifting of mankind, elimin
ating financial and personal gain. A practical Christian
Religion, week day as well as Sunday. An attitude to
ward our fellowman as a brother in order to establish a
principle which will guide the destiny of each other’s
children; our neighbor’s children today are our children
tomorrow.
(7) Courteous treatment in all places of business
and the enforcement of the State Civil Right Law.
(8) To encourage and assist in the establishment of
the following financial institutions near 24th and Lake
Streets: A building and loan association, a state bank,
administering aid and assistance to our widows and
children.
(9) To encourage the erection of a one hundred
thousand dollar Young Men’s Christian Association
Building near 24th and Lake Streets.
(10) To enlarge the Young Women’s Christian As
sociation that it may supply sufficient dormitory accom
modations.
(11) To teach our citizens to live economically with
in their earning capacity by printing in each issue a bud
get system for various salaries.
(12) To make Omaha a better city in which to live
by inaugurating a more cosmopolitan spirit among our
American citizens.
(13 To put a stop to the Divorce Evil by passing a
State law making the mistreatment of a wife or a hus
band by either of them, a criminal offense to be decided
by a jury, first offense, jail sentence of a short duration;
from one to five years in the penitentiary. This, we be
lieve will make men and women think before marrying,
second offense, one of longer duration; third offense,
(14) We must become owners of the city govern
ment by paying a seemingly higher salary to those whom
we employ to administer its affairs, a salary that will at
and, also, a first-class trust company for the purpose of
tract men of high calibre.
National
(1) Fight for a passage of the Dyer Anti-Lynch Bill
and thus stop the shamful lynching of American citizens.
(2) One of our citizens in the president’s cabinet
(3) Federal control of the educational system that
every child must have a high school education.
(4) Assist in the furtherance of research by our
scientists and historians to prove that civilization was
first founded in Africa.
(5) Establish a political influence which will bring
about our pro-rata of higher appointments made by our
chief executives.
(6) Stop graft in politics by passing a Federal Law
making election day a legal holiday and compelling every
American citizen of voting age to vote.
(7) Prevent further wars by teaching the so-called
white race that it is high time for them to quit fooling
themselves about white supremacy with only three-tenths
of the world’s population. They must be taught that
color is due to climatic conditions. They must be taught
that seven-tenths of the world’s population is made up of
darker races. They must be taught that the rays of sun
that blaze upon the equator and turn the skin brown do
not affect the power of the brain any more than the cold
ness of icy glaciers affect the brain of the white race;
and that the darker races will not continue to be crushed
by a money mad few. If the Fatherhood of God and the
Brotherhood of Man are not welded into the hearts of this
world’s family now, by teaching the principles laid down
by our Saviour, it will be welded into the hearts of our
children some day soon, on the bloodiest battlefields this
world has ever known.
(8) Cut down congressional representation from
the Southern States in proportion to the number of votes
cast.
The OMAHA GUIDE will put forth its best efforts
to bring about the above 22 points with the assistance of
those who believe it is for the best interest of good Amer
ican citizenship.