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SUPPORT GAINES FOR C CUIT COUR UDGE -°- -0- -0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0-_ _ AOa oov* • .vCdQ The Only Paper of Its The Omaha Guide Kind West of the - Missouri River 188! i KHKIgR I Tune In ■— j "DIGESTING | |Tte NEWS"| BROADCASTI.l | Every Week from this Colamn J By aiFFORD C. MITCHELL { FILLING A NEED! • • • Writing in the May issue of the Opportunity Magazine, Alfred Edgar Sm;th, contributes *n article, “Thru the Windshield”, in which he bewails the fact that there is not to be found a ready reference* guide of national scope listing the over-night accom modations open to colored travelers in the various communities through out the country. • • • Some years ago while traveling through the state of Georgia I was so unfortunate to f?nd myself in a small town with a seven hour wait ahead of me before making a connect, ion sritn a train that carried a “jim rrow" car. Durinkr this period I dis covered that there ws* not a single place in the town where m colored per. son could gt as much as a cup of cof fee. It was necessary to hire a taxi and go to the next town to find any sort of comfort whatever. • • • Therefore, a few years ago when I started compiling pertinent data on colored people, etc., 1 decided to com. pile, for my use. a comprehensive file en every public stopping place in A menca that welcomed colored trade. • • • In compiling this information my method was very simple. Out of the hundred odd papers read each week 1 recorded all the information con tained therein regarding hotels, “Y’s” community centers, tourists camps, rooming houses, etc. Whenever any of our travelers recorded the exper ience of their travels in the press I recorded the various places, public and private, where they stopped and also their comment in connection therewith. • • • After my file* contained thousands of such compilations, in every state in the union. I checked my files a gainst the lists provided me by Jam. e« A. Jackson (U. S. Dept, of Com merce^- Washington 1. and the Travel, era Guide as published by Hackley & Harrison, of Philadelphia. • • • At a still later date 1 secured of ficial road maps from the various Highway Departments of many stat es and I checked my files against the main.traveled highways to see if my file* contained a stopping place with in reasonable distance of each other. • a • All of this information was com piled purely for my own benefit in ant:cipstion of a coming day when I could make use of it. Judging from the article in the May Opportunity, however, this same information can be used by many other members of our race. • • • Therefore, if such is the case I shall be glad, at a later date, to pres. | ent my service to the race in the I form of some kind of handy refer, ence guide, and until then will gladly welcome any information on the sub. ject that will be helpful, or to give out any information or data that I already have on hand. GOVERNOR RICHIE FIXES JUNE 2 AS DATE FOR EXECUTION OF El'EL LEE Annapolis. Md. (ON'S)—Governor Richie ha* signed a death warrant for Euel Lee (Orphan Jones), twice con. of the murder of Green K. Da. vis. *r Eastern Show former, and wt June 2. as the date. Defense at torney wO appeal the case. * * i 4 * 14 Arrested On Dream Lottery Charges 1» V. L. To Hold Victory Celebration at Krug Park r—..I : Dr. Lennox j | On the Job | April 7, 1933. Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, Washington, D. C., Dear President Roosevelt: 1 am writing you for consideration re garding two paramount issues con fronting our country today. What can be done regarding employment for mtn 40 years of age and above?— and what consideration relative to a sufficient wage for the proper living expenses can be given to our labor ing class of women? It was once thought man is never at his best until he reaches the age of 40 or above. Realizing this is true when I look upon our chief executiv es of the nation, such as the presi. dents, senators and governors. Men who are settled and firm in their thuoghts; efficient and reliable re garding their work. I hey may not be as active physic ally. or have the ability relative to their anatomical mechanism as a young man, but are more active men tally and stable in their thoughts. I am not speaking in regards to doing away with the young man. for I real he too deserves consideration, but I am primarily speaking in behalf of the working class of men this age and above, who are the last to be consid ered for employment, and the first to be discharged regardless of how many years of service, often without any consideration whatspever. I realize you are overloaded with different transactions, but from the very fact you have carried out so many situations with ease and pleas ure, that required a greater amount of thinking to bring about a rectific ation than the situations I am bring ing to you at this time, gives the A. mericSn people confidence in you to the extent something will be done rel. ative to the above conditions. This will mean a more prosperous and happy nation; independence and en couragement to these groups. I realize the economic depression has caused a decrease in all lines of employment but it often has not been the case regarding the cost of living expenses. The wage the average ^ boring woman receives today is often unable to provide necessaries for a living, in the form of food, clothing and shelter. Such situations often causing immortality in every form, se ductions to the opposite sex, robber ies, etc., in order^hat assistance may be secured, or even the bringing of an end to it all suicide! If wages were in proportion to thir living expenses, it would help and save many of our women and girls. I am hoping you will consider the above situations in accordance to their importance to these groups, and if you will give it your (greatest sup port, rectification can be easily brought about. Thanking you very much for your consideration and the monopolizing of your most precious time, I am Respectfully yours. Dr. G. B. Lennox, President, Omaha Working Men’s Com. 2122 N. 24th St. Department of Labor Wash\pgton April 28, 1933 Dr G. B. Lennox, Omaha Working Men’s Committee, 1604 North 24th St., Omaha, Nebraska. Dear Sir: Your letter of April 8 to the Presi dent has been referred to the Secre tary of Labor for attention. The Secretary wishes me to thank you for your suggestions, which will receive consideration. Respectfully yours, Robe Carl White, The Assistant Secretary. * * * Department of Labor Washington April 26, 1933 Dr. G. B. Lennox 1604 North 24th Street, Omaha, Nebraska. The attached copy of my letter to the National Urban League is self explanatory, and I believe answers the questions raised in your recent communications. Frances Perkins, * * * Department of Labor Washington April 17, 1933 Mr. Eugene Kinkle Jones, Executice Secretary, N National Urban League, 1133 Broadway, Room 826, New York City. My dear Mr. Jones: Your letter of April first has been received. I do not believe it is necessary to have any special quota established for colored people for employment in the reforestation plan. No distinction is being made for any race or creed, and since the names of all races ap pear on the rolls of the relief asso ciations. as registered for relief work of some sort, colored people are cer tain to be included in the ranks of those assigned to the camps, and have been so included. Very truly yours. Frances Perkins. MRS. DILLARD CRAWFORD HEAD OF GIRLS’ WORK DEPARTMENT AT NORTHSIDE “Y” To meet the growing demands of Gra<J<! and High School girls work, Mrs. Dillard Crawford will head up voluntarily the Girls’ Work Depart ment of the Northside YWCA. Mrs. Crawford, former Girl Reserve Sec retary of the Phillis Wheatley YWCA in Denver, Colorado, and especially trained “Y” Secretary, will work dir ectly with a staff of six volunteer Girl Reserve advisors and more than one hundred and seventy five Girl Reserves in Omaha and Council Bluffs. Splndid service has been given by the following persons: Mrs. Dor eene Holliday, Mrs. lone Hanger, Miss Inez Battles, Miss Asilee Dotson, Miss Margaret Dickerson. Miss Mad eline Shipman and Mrs. F. Slater of Council Bluffs. Plans for an expend ing summer program are being made. This project will be in the hands of Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Alice Wilson, Chairman, Girls’ Work Committee, Advisors and Miss Rachel Taylor. THE REVIVAL OF “UNCLE TOM’S CABIN” TAKES PLACE IN NEW YORK MAY 29th New York City, (CNS)—A players cast, all white, led by Otis Skinner, as Uncle Tom will put on a ‘straight’ performance of Mrs. Harriet Beech er Stowe’s celebrated novel without burlesque or gagging, at Alvin Theatre, opening Monday, May 29th. Earle Boothe is the director, Walter Scott the stage manager, and Harry G. Sommers the business manager. Otis Skinner. Fay Ba inter, Elizabeth Risdon, Gene Lockhart, and Ernest Glendinning have been joined in the cast by George Christie and Malcolm Duncan. E. A. Thomas has prepared the script. MADREE JACKSON RECEIVES HONOR Miss Madree Jackson, member of the Junior High Schopl Girl Reserves Club of the North Side “Y” and a stu dent at the Central High School has been awarded the “0” and “Numeral’ Girls’ Athlete Association Awards for attaining two thousand or more j points in sports. Besides a fine schoL astic record. Miss Jackson is active in athletic activities at Central High School. Gaines Making Bid For Circuit Court Judgeship WINNING WIDE SUPPORT IN CHICAGO JUDGESHIP RACE Chicago, 111.—Representative Har. ris B. Gaines is winning wide support in his candidacy on the Republican ticket for Judge of the Circuit Court Bench. Definite action has been taken in the Cook County Republican Cen tral Committees to assure support in every ward for the Negro candidate. Amos P. Scruggs, former Omahan was made Ass’t. District Atty a few weeks ago. Thrilling G ames Holds Crowd at Center i MID-CITY COMMUNITY CENTER THE Mother’s Day Tea The Mother’s Day Tea proved to be one of the most successful affairs ! given at the Center. Miss Ester John son, Mesdames Herbert Wiggins and Willie Mitchel were the speakers. A delightful musical program was also given. Book Party Saturday evening at the Mid City | Community Center a book party was | given at which time 90 books were received. May Day Party Under the supervision of Mrs. Grace Hutten, one of the volunteer advisors, 350 children enjoyed a de lightful May Day Party, May 7th The Jungle Rhythm Boys band furnished the music. Ferguson Wins Championship 7:30 found the Community Center a mass of color as the assembly room No. 1 filled rapidly waiting for the semi-finalists of the ping pong tourn ey to appear. At 7:45 sharp, George McGee and Dave Ferguson stepped to the table, warmed up leisurely and th battle was on. McGee opened a slashing driving offensive with Fer. guson, the Adonis of the feminine ga!. lery, playing a cool defensive battle Leads changed constantly with Fer guson breaking through service and winning game 21.19. Ferguson open ed a strong offensive running Mc Gee ragged, winning the second 21-S. Throwing a complete reversal of fotm McGee rallied to take a hard fought second game, 22-20 with Ferguson, not to be denied, running out 21.14 to enter the finals. Junior Grayson, University of O maha Ace, disposed of E. Smith, the dark horse, neatly. Grayson’s decept ive service and brilliant cross court, shots completely dazzling his less ex perienced opponent. Scores 21-9, 21.19 21.4. Ferguson and Grayson displayed brilliant toddle tennis in the finals with the crowd in a constant uproar. Grayson, grim and determined proved a master with a conceptive curving service and time after time brought the crowd to its feet as terrifically cut balls skidded off Ferguson’s pad dle. Fertguson’s game proved a strik ing contrast. Cool, smooth and a per fect general, Ferguson opened his bid for the championship with a hard driven, low bounding service. Placing his shots perfectly, Ferguson, time and again, jockeyed Grayson into position and then drove crushing deep court shots to Grayson’s backhand for point after point. Rushing into a five point lead Ferguson ran out first game 21-14. The second game was a thriller. Grayson, playing the best tennis of. the matched, jumped into a 8.0 lead, superb driving and a deceptive serve enabled Ferguson to tie the count at 20-20. Ferguson went ahead only to have Grayson tie it up. Then Gray son went ahead only to have blazing side shots tie up the score. Again and again, the lead changed until Femus. on, throwing caution to the winds, drove and smashed his way to a 26. 24 win. The final game was all Fer. fruson’s, heading 20.11. 300 watched the finals and loudly acclaimed the winner. . — URBAN .LEAGUE CLOSES 4th VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CAMPAIGN The Fourth Vocational Opportunity Campaign sponsored by the Omaha Urban League closed on Wednesday, May 17th with a radio broadcast over station KFAB. The Campaign this year had as its slogan “A New Deal in Industrial Relations.” For the past ten days speakers have been advising Negro groups how this new deal may be secured. Churches, young people's groups, Worker’s For ums, manifested a keener interest during the 1933 Campaign than in any prevoius campaign of similar na ture. Tlie Urban League has made a spec ial effort to make Negroes job con scious and to emphasize as part of this New Deal the problems of pers onal adjustment in work relations. During the campaign it is estimated that about 2000 persons were contact ed by the various speakers. PRESIDENT JOHNSON SIGNS PROTEST TO HITLER ISSU ED BY CLERGY New York City, (CNS) A move ment designed to mobilize the spokes men of Christianity on the United States and of college professors in American universities against anti semitism in Germany was started here last week. Representing Christian thought rn the movement was a group of prom inent clergymen, who signed a state- i £ ment expressing their “sorrow and indignation". Prominent among those who signed the protest to be sent to Hitler was President Mordecai W. Johnson of Howard University, Wash ington, D. C 7 */ The clergymen declared that— “It is our considered judgement that the endeavor to humiliate a whole section of the human family threatens the civilized world with the return of medieval barbarity.” NEW' COMMISSIONERS TAKE OFFICES On Tuesday morning, May 16th, with the Council chamber jammed with the biggest crowd of many years the new City Commissioners, headed by Mayor Roy N. Towl were selected for their respective departments, as follows: Mayor, Roy N. Towl; Finance, Dan B. Butler; Police, Frank Myers; Parks Frank Frost; Streets, Harry Knud sen; Public Improvements. Harry Trustin; Fire, John Hopkins. Name cards showed where each Commissioner was to ait and every desk was burdened with flowers sent by business houses and friends of the newly elected officials. Each Commis sioner spoke briefly. Mayor Towl paid tribute to the members of the police and fire departments and thank ed the citizens for their support. 15,000 Expected To Attend In addition to the program ann ounced last week, new attractions have been added to the affair to be held at Krug Park Saturday to cele brate the election victory of the In dependent Voters League and the formal opening of Krug park for the 1933 season. Not only the new mayor, Roy N. Towl, and the other new city commis sioners, but Seymour Smith, new city attorney, Phillip Klutznick, new as sistant city attorney, Emmett Han non, new city clerk and other lesser lights of city officialdom will be in troduced to the public. A new orchestra, Steve Love’s Rad io band, has been engaged to preside at the newly redecorated ballroom. A special atraction known as the Monkey Drome is now being install ed. Monkeys race in automobiles on an enclosed track. The Lindy loop is the new ride thriller. A new kiddies automobile ride and a new minature railroad are other new features. Carter’s diving horses from Atlan tic City will perform Saturday, both afternoon and evening. The barbecue will be on Saturday from 5 p. m. until 9 p. m. with four chefs from Armour and Company in charge. Fifteen help ers will serve. During the past week 5.000 more tickets were printed. Nearly all of the first 10,000 tickets are reported sold. The park will open at 9 a. m. Saturday. All rides, swings, games, booths and olher concessions will be open all day and all evening. One 10. cent ticket admits to the park, the free acts, introduction of new city of ficials and permits participation in the free barbecue. THE HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE TO HOLD* MASS MEETING The Housewives League will hold its first annual mass meeting at the Hillside Presbyterian Church, Sun day, May 21st, at 3 p. m. The League was organized last June under the name of the North side Civic League, under the direction of Mr. Christopher Adams, but later became known as the Housewives’ League. Much good has been accomplished. Several permanent jobs have been secured for men and much good-will has been ingendered among business men who do not employ Negro help. It is an advocate of intelligent dir ection of the spending power of the Negro group and closer cooperation and better service among Negroes en gaged in business. As a result, the local grocermen have perfected an organization and much good is being accomplished. Heaven and Hell George S. Schuyler. The “Peck’s Bad Boy” of journalism states that the Negro ministry should cease preach ing about a peaceful hereafter in an unknown Heaven while the Negro is in Hell here on earth with almost every avenue of social and economical escape being closed upon him. The writer declares that clergymen must exert their talents in aiding their congregations to find the out of this earthly Hell. Mr. Schuyler recently asserted also that the Negro must cease resting on his laurels as an ex pert singer, and dancer, and become an expert militant fighter and busi ness man. t KU KLUX KLAN SEEKING TO REVIVE ORGANIZATION Birmingham, Ala., (CNS) A strong movement is under way to revive the once powerful Ku Klux Klan in Ala. bama and adjoining States. Taking advantage of the agitation about the Scottsboro cases, the prime movers are getting busy. To combat radicalism in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia is the pri DANBAUM SEIZES 14 IN DREAM LOTTERY Police ‘Inspector Ben Danbauni, launched a campaign Monday against a lottery known as the “Dream Book policy,” tickets in which were placed on sale in defiance of his orders. At noon, 14 persons had been ar rested. Charles R. Trimble, 1604 North 22nd St., was arested as the distribu tor of the tickets. Others held includ ed Robert Brown, 2614 Parker St.; Sam Watson, 2425 V6 Patrick St.. Mat Fowler. 2316 North 27th Ave.; Wil liam Lowrey, 2206 Nicholas St.; Pres ley Gamble. 2419 Lake St.; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Alderson and Preston Richardson. 1604 North 22nd St.; Willie Gardner 2022 Burdette St.; Charles Gillatt, 2237 Seward St., and Bert Moore. 1847 North 24th St. I mary object of the reorganization klan. said J. G. Bowen, secretary of Robert E. Lee klan No. 1, adding that the reorganization had its own sys tem of espionage. “The klan is waging no wat- on Negroes, but T*e are against social equality, and that is what the Com munists are preaching. We are trying to educate Negroes to the dangers of listening to agitators who are preach ing doctrines that can only lead to trouble.” •' _:___ ROBESON RETURNS TO APPEAR | IN MOTION PICTURE OF “EM. PEROR JONES” New York City (CNS) “I plan tr» I perpetuate Negro plays in Europe by forming the Robeson playhouse irr I London,” said Paul Robeson as he* walked down the gangplank of the White Star liner, “Olympic", on Wed nesday, May 10. Robeson, the noterf actor and singer returned from Eur ope to appear in the motion picture version of the “Emperor Jones”. Mrs. Eslanda Robeson who is his business manager accompanied him. Apropos of Robeson’s return from a broad, 0. 0. McIntyre in his New York Day by Day column in describ. inicr a recent talk-fire says: “And at the Algonquin, they were discussing Hitler's nationality. ‘What ever it is/ someone voiced, ‘I am cer tain he has a touch of race prejudice.' To which George S. Kaufman mildly blurted: ‘I hear Paul Robeson has a ! touch of Negro'.” •--—. J DON RIFE IS ELECTED NEW HEAD OF GROVE'S TWIN Crfr GOLF CLUB Kansas City, Mo., May 12—Af an election of the Grove’s Twin Qitjr Golf Club held Thursday night ’ at 2545 Harrison stret, Don Rife was chosen president of the organization Rife replaces Dr. Eugene H. Rum mons, well known golfer of this -sec tion, who had held that position dur ing the four years of the club's ex istence. Other officers elected were: Dr. J E. Dibble, vice-president; Dr. L. M. Tillman, secretary; C. H. Calloway,, treasurer; Hr. EL H. Rummons, cap tain of golf team, and Dr. Ben. J Moore, reporter. The office of captain of the team was created at the last meeting in April. The first tournament sponsor ed by the club will be staged on Dec oration day in a tri-state affair. Com petitors in tbe meet will be the Swas tika golf club of Omaha, a group of golfers from Des Moines and the loc al links club. Members of the organization are now training at Swope park. Lem Russell. Dr. Rummonds and Dr. L M. Tillman have shown the best form so far. Dr. Rummonds is also in charge of a woman’s golfing class which meets weekly. Outdoor practice has begun for the ladies and much progress is noted. Assisting Dr. Rum mons are Lem Russell, George John son, Andy Smith and other well known golfers of the city. FORMER STAR QUARTERBACK AT MORRIS BROWN UNI., DIES Griffin, Ga., (CNS)—D. R. L. Pughsley, dentist, died here last week. At one time a star on the Morris Brown football team; he later grad uated from Meharry Medical College.
