Forecast... By Art
MeCAW MAKES STATEMENT
I have been employed by the Omaha
Guide as circulation manager. In
this capacity and in an attempt to
make the paper more interesting to
the people of this community, I have
solicited news items of a social nature
only. I have also contributed a eol_
BM! entitled ‘Sports Forecasts’ this
is the extent of any writing that I
have done for the paper. Other items
and columns appearing in the paper
have not been written by me, and
have come from a source altogether
foreign to my connections with the
> P*per
ARTHUR B. McCAW
One of the thing* that I have won.
. dtred about ever since I have been
old enough to know the difference; is
why the Negroes of Omaha continue
to alk/w their boys to be discriminat
ed when tne Omaha High School play
teams from the warmer climes.
Both Central and Technical High
Schools have for the past decade
schedule games both on the gridiron
and basket ball court with teams re
presenting SU Joe Central High
School, at St. Joe, Mo. In all of these
combats the lads who happened to be
a darkened hue are left at home
when the games are scheduled in St. j
Joe. and when they play in Omaha
the boys just forget to go out for
practice, and therefore ineligible to
compete ip these games.
The first meeting of oUr School
board 'this fall should find a dele
gation of our leaders protesting the
action of the High School officials in
scheduling games with Schools who
refuse to play agaiat - colored lads.
Omaha Central has scheduled a game
fur thi« Fall, aiu? both Central and
Tech have scheduled basketball games
for this coming winter, and sin^e it is
almost certain that there will be Ne
gro boys op each of the teams, these
boys should be considered before the
time of the game.
We will h«ve more about this later. !
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Jimmy Jewell tells me that he has
• baseball club that is setting a sizz
* ling m puce among the boys that play
for a little cash when there happens
to b< any around. Jimmy and Mr.
Curry, former Holmes Manager are
in partnership with this club that has
only drop one game since they were
organized some four weeks ago.
They are dickering for a game with
the city club team to be played here
ill Omaha. The Tuxedo A. C., that's
the name of ftie Jewell.Curry com- j
bination. have beaten several of thej
small town aggregations that have j
taken the city clubbers ito camp. I'
understand that Leo Dahir and Jim
^Hrhart. the backers of the city club j
bo /a. take their (earn rather seriously,
and with the amount of confidence
that the JcwHl-Curry cohorts have in
their club: when these boys tangle it j
should be an interesting evening. We
ball fans shall be looking for the an- j
nouncement of this game.
• • •
The Swastika Golf Club is busy ar-!
ranging things for the Cenl-al States
Golf Tourney that will be held at the
Dundee Golf course here in Omaha
August 6 and 7. We are surely going
to attempt to show the time of their
glofing lives, both on and off the golf
course.
Mr. Pendelton Murray has asserted
bis rights to maintain the Spalding
cup for another year winning his sec
ond leg on this trophy toward per.
manenf possession. Murray shot a
score of a 168 for the 36 holes, will
see you next week.
—Arthur B. McCaw.
BEGS FOB DEATH CHAIR AFTER
SHOOTING W IFE
GREENSBORO — Dale Edmonds
who winning!? told the court that He
intended to kill his wife so that the
state would in turn take his life “so
that everything would be all right”
was sentenced to servc 3 to 5 years in
prison Tuesday for assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to kill. Ed
monds told Judge Stack that his wife’s
• parents would not allow him to live
with her and their children becaus« he
was afflicted with diabetes. “Life did
sot seem worth living and I decided
to kill my wife so that the state
would burn me up and make every
thing all right.” the prisoner declared.
Following the shooting of his wife
some time ago Edmonds calmly walk,
ed into police beaduarter* and took a
seat while squads were being dispatch,
ed to scout the city for him. A police,
man finally noticed Edmonds and ask.
ed what be wanted. “I just shot my
wife ” he replied. “I just thought I’d
tome here *nd listen to see what you
an was saying about me. I’m Dale Ed
mund.”
INDUSTRY CODES MUST IN.
Cl.l’DE NEGRO WORKER, ROOSE
VELT TOLD
Now York, July —President Fran,
klir D. Roosevelt was warned this
week that the proposed industrial
***** oi *-he cotton textile industry
does not benefit the Negro workers
in that industry and, in fact, specif,
ically omits benefits from the classes
of work which have the most Negro
employes.
In a telegram to the President, Wal
| ter White, secretary, of the National
Association for the Advancment of
Colored People, pointed out, that the
minimum wage provision and the
hours of labor are not guaranteed to
“outside crews and cleaners” in the
textile code and that these two class,
es of workers contain many Negroes
The telegram urged the President,
who has the final say in the adoption
•f the various codes, to insist on the
incusion of these classes in the bene,
fits of the National Recovery act.
In addition, fhe NAACP. urged the
President to see that there was includ
ed in the textile code and all other
codes a specific clause prohibiting
discrimination against any group be.
cause of race, creed or color.
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HEYWOOD BROUN JOINS WRIT.
ERS GROUP IN PRAISING THE I.
L. D. FOR PATTERSON VICTORY
NEW YORK — The granting of a
new trial for Heywood Patterson to
day in the Alabama Circuit Court is
characterized in a statement issued by
Josua Kunitz. secretary of the Nation
al Committee for the Defense of Poli
tical Prisoners, as a “complete justi
fication of the campaign which hs =
be -n waged in this defense” and of
“the weight of mass pressure which
has been thrown against the attackers
of the boys.”
Dr. Kur.itz’s statement, issued for
the Executive Committee of the Nat
ional Committee, warmly commends
the International Labor Defense
“which has been in charge of the case
since its beginning.”
The National Committee statement
is accompanied by one from Heywood
Broun, columnist, released through the
same soyrce.
I think there never was a case
against the Scottsboro boys”, Broun
said. “The fact that a judge in Ala-'
bama admits this should prove howl
feeble a frame work it was from the
very beginning. Alabama is in no posi
tion to wipe its slate clean with even
the most generous gesture, but the
least it can do is to free all the pri
soners immediately. Credit must go to
te International Labor Defense which
has fought not only so courageously
but as the end results proves so in
telligently.”
Th ecomplete text of Mr. Kunitz’s
statement follows: ~ i
Th© complete text of Mr. Kunitz's
been the weight of mass protest which
has been thrown against the attackers
of the boys. Pressure. emanating from
workers, scientists, writers and artists
the world over has created a weight
too great to be disregarded. Such in
dividuals as Andre Gide H. G. Wells.
Bernard Shaw. Theodore Dreiser,
Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein,
standing together with anonymous
hundreds of thousands the world over,
have formed a weight too great to be
disregarded or resisted. They have
formed a weight too great to be dis
regarded or resisted. They have form
ed a mass which has stood back of the
legal defenders who carried the case
into the court room and they could
not be neglected by inimical or indif.
ferent legal officers, politicians and
juges.
ANTI JIM CROW BILL SIGNED BY
N. J. GOVERNOR
—
Trenton, N. J., June 30—Governor
I A. Harry Moore on Wednesday, June
21 signed assembly bill No. 478 which
prohibits contractors doing state
work from discriminating against
workers because of race, color or
creed. The bill had previously been
passed unanimously by both the
house and the senate.
This bill was sponsored and pushed
: through by Assemblyman J. Mercer
Burrell of Newark the only colored
assemblyman in the New Jersey
body. He had good support from
his white colleagues especially from
Senator J. G. Wolber of Essex coun
I ty who sponsored the bill in the Sen
| ate. Mr. Burrell had the support of
the New Jersey branches of the
j NAACP. and the text of the bill was
5 supplied by the national office of
the NAACP.
In signing the bill in the presence
of Assemblyman Burrell, Governor
Moore said: ‘“I am happy to sign
this measure which has the support
of the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People of
which I am an active member. It is
a just measure.”
The bill is the second of its kind
! passed by state legislatures this year.
I In Indiana, Rep. Henry J. Richard
son, Jr., secured the passage of the
bill which was signed by Gov. Mc
Nutt. A similar bill has passed the
Illinois house and is befofe the sen
ate.
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1 SPIRIT of I
| YOUTH'’ !
!By Roscoe Howard |
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Mr. Roscoe Howard, editor of the
following column is an Omaha, boy of
some twelve years ago. He lived with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip
Howard a brother Philip Howard, and
a sister Miss Della Howard. The
Family attended the St. Phillips
Episcopal Church while residing in
Omaha and lived at 27th and Corby
Streets.
In these gloomy days of political
and economical unrest, the people of
the country, regardless of what might
have been their previous condition,
have been brought face to face with
an emergency that calls for a re-af
firmation of hope in the future of our
race.
In the line of this reasoning an out
standing leader of today has well
said that “W!hat the world requires
now is the faith and courage of
youth.? Possible to no other people
than the Negro is this more appli
cable.
It is most certain, and almost
pathetic, that the Negroes in Amer
ica can no longer rest their case in
the hands of older leaders who have
misled them, ot so much as a result
of dollar.and cents philosophy, but
simply because of ignorance—they did
the best that their AGE permitted.
Their contribution will someday be
immortalized by the pen of a writer
for more able than my humble hand
can ever hope to hold. But their ser
vices will best be done when, catch
ing the spirit of a new age with its
changed conditions, they will thru
their assistance and gradual retire
ment from competition permit
YOUTH to “carry on” the burden.
As young men and young women
we are then inspired in this new pro
gram not alone by an- idealistic goal
but by the great thought that upon
our Shoulders the load of a neglected
people must be carried and in our
hands the future of a hopeful race
must be molded. As never before we
realize that what our people need is
not more socials and grand opera but
the basic necessities in life.
It is, however, uneconomic as well
as bitter irony, to satisfy the higher
demands of our life first and leave
our actual “living” to chance. To
realize this end we are ready to sacri
fice hours, days, and years if need be,
to carry on a militant fight wherever
necessary.
For example, as youth we have re
acted very sensitively to the adverse
newspaper publicity that we have on
many occasions been givc-ii, both by
race papers and by our metropolitan
press. We believe that such an article
as appeared in the LOS ANGELES
TIMES, dated June 18, and under the
name Gardner Bradford, is ■ certainly
opposed to the best interests of the
race. As long as the better class of
our people are sub-classified and the
ideals of our race so grossly pros
tituted there is not much that we can
hope for in the way of social, eco
nomic and political recognition. To •
give the impression, as this author j
did that the Negro has nothing but
sunshine in his heart is to deny that1
he has any more serious moods or is j
even capable of deliberate thought
and rational action.
In this matter, we must, however,
be most candid and open-minded. The
Negro press has itself not been alto
gether free from such, misrepresenta
tion of our people. But in their case
the reason has been quite different
and the solution is more simple. It
has become significantly plain that
our newspapers cannot publish worth
while news and carry on individual
feuds and political campaigns on the
side especially when they conflict
with the avowed policy of the papers.
It is inconsistent to both fight and ac.
cept gratuitous fees from one’s ene
my.
It is then, very pleasing to note the
introduction into the journalistic field
of the EASTSIDE NEWSSHOPPER,
especially in view of the fact that its
staff is composed of young people.
As a young man myself I well know
what it means to make a great sacri
fice to attain an end such as this. Al
though in other respects I may differ
from the publisher of this paper, in
one thing *we are in common. It is
this, “the recognition that the task of
carrying a great social program
should above all other things be done
by well qualified persons.” It is there
fore significant that the staff that
handles the EASTSIDE NEWS
SHOPPER is composed of highly
qualified persons.
I accept this program with no poli
tical connections, such would be im
possible as I am a Democrat and the
publisher a Republican. It has been
necessary to revamp the newspaper
industry in Los Angeles. In the past
we have had so much duplication of
effort leading to waste and extra,
vagance, and a bundle of paper trash
on the housewife’s doorstep.
I am most certain that this new
publication will correct these defects
and that its suggestions and news will
prove of real value in our everyday
living.
MUST SPEND LIFE IN JAIL LA\*
DECIDES
RALEIGH—Due to an established pre
cedent that no woman has ever beei
permitted to forfeit her life in th<
electrie chair in North Carolina. Mrs
Sarah Black Wednesday was escortet
from death row to her life time quart
ters in the state prison here aftei
Gov. Ehrii>?haus commuted her deatl
sentence to life imprisonment Mrs
Black was scheduled to march to hei
doom next Friday for slaying her hus
band Will Black.
Likelihood that- the woman woulc
sit in the “chair” faded Tuesday at $
hearing by Edwin Gill, commissionei
of paroles, who visited the slayer ir
her ceil accompanied by Lieut. Law.
rence A. Oxley director, Negro wel.
fare for the state. Trial Judge R. H,
Parker of Wilson county, and Don Gil.
liam, prosecutor both recommended
that" the death sentence be changed tc
one of life imprisonment. Their plea
waS' made on tbe grounds that only
one other woman has been sentenced
to die in the electric chair in the state.
A change of sentence saved that worn,
an from sitting in the death chair, in
stalled in 1910. . - -
Judge Parker and Solicitor Gjlliam
pointed out that Robert Collins,, serv
ing a 30-year term who pleaded guilty
to second degree murder m slaying of
the woman’s husband, changed his
story three times in-testifying against
Mrs. Black He swore that the woman
asked him to kill her mate. He fired
one shot at Black and that the wife
fired the second and fata] one.
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BLAMES BEER FOR NAP UNDER
AUTOMOBILE^
WASHINGTON — (CNS) — Three
and two-tenths beer was named as the
cause of his taking a nap under the
car of his friend, by Clarence Dorsey,
43, of this city, last week. Dorsey after
drinking the beer found the spot un
der the parked automobile of Willie
Hines Just right for a noonday siesta.
When Hines tried to drive his car off
ha found his wheels blocked and found
Dorsey still under the influence of
beer under the car. The injured man
was taken to Casualty Hospital where
he was treated for lacerations and pos
sible fracture of the right leg and
pelvis. Physicians at the hospital stat
ed that Dorsey told them that he had
been drinking a little beer and became
very tried while trying to cross the
street.
HANGING WILL COST COUNTY
PLENTY OF MONEY
Hazelhurst, Mss.,—(ANP)— It has
been so many years snce Copiah
County in which this city is located
has had a hanging that, in order to
execute Wilfred Hall, it will be nec
essary for the county authorities to
erect a gallows and build a 15 foot
wall around it, because the law re
quires hangings to be private. »
The “big event” will take place on
July 14. Hall was convicted of rob
bery with a gun, during which he
shot a white merchant. He is the first
victim of Mississippi’s new statute
making robbery with a gun punish
able by death.
WHITE AND NEGRO R. F. C.
WORKERS WIN STRIKE
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Despite a reign
of terror and intimidation of workers
launched full blast by local and muni,
cipal autorities, the militant Negro
and white workers employed- on road
work financed with Reconstruction
Finance Corporation funds won their
strike against a'pay cut from $1.25 to
$1. Ciyt officials were also forced to
meet demands for improved condition's
on the jobs.
Boris Isreal. organizer of the Inter
national Labor Defense, was indicted
by a grand jury on charges of “in
citement to riot” and “sedition.” He
was arrested for distributing leaflets
among the workers urging them to
unite and fight for better wages and
working conditions and to present
their demands to the city officials. He
was released on $500 bail yesterday.
His trial is scheduled for all.
Robert S. Keebler, attorney, was
moved by what he termed “the in.
fringement of the Constitutional
rights” of Is tael by the police to offer
his services gratuitously to defend
him.
His defese of Israel, he said “is a
matter of conscience and public duty.
When Israel was first arrested, his
lawyer, Herman I. Goldberger also
was seized. In court a detective told
Goldberger:
“Go over and sit with your Red com
rade.”
“I’d rather be Communist than a
dick.” Goldberger shot back at the de
tective, who thereupon seized hold of
him roughly. Later he charged Gold
berger with “resisting an officer” and
with breaking the peace. Despite the
fact the officer at tacked Goldberger,
the latter was fined $10 on the evid
ence of the detective.
CHOSEN TO LEAD CHICAGO
CATHOLICS
CHICAGO—Dr. Arthur G. Falls,
member of the executive board of the
National Catholic Federation for the
Promotion of Better Race Relations,
was elected president of the local
branch at a meeting held here this
week. Other officers elected are: Cas
sius Foster, vice president; recording
secretary. Mrs. P. Williams; financial
secretary, George Adams, treasurer,
Harry Roberson.
Go to church Sunday and balance
material things of life with the spirit
ual things of the Kingdom of God.
You will find that spiritualized things
become blessings.
A certain young beauty operator’s
husband, who can win over his wife
when he’s sober, lost a one sided de
cision on his last start. He left for
Chicago the night of July 4. So, you
can’t take it, eh!
Miss talkative, the gal who had so
much stuff on the ball has left town
and the young man on Miami near 30
Street has lost that scared look.
A charming matron out of Cali
fornia who was the tall limping
shiek’s passion y’ars ago, is back in
town and has resumed holding hands
with him. That boy on 26th Street
once fell hard for this young matron
out of a second story window and hit
funning, which is falling plenty.
A certain gigolo, who toils not,
rides around in a Lincoln, and goes
home to his elderly breadwinner on
27 Avenue makes us believe that he
isn’t so dumb as he looks. He could
n’t be.
That young University lad certain
ly wants distinctly understood that
-he is not of the ordinary depression
run of moochers. Although he lives
on Decatur Street he mooches every
where, and at all times.
Helen Jenkins is looking so happy
because Maurice Lambert is back in
town. \
Seargeant Bailey has hung out the
“not at home” sign for Tom Chand
ler after a recent quarrel over the
bridge table.
Our candidate for the Hall of
Shame, who when his daughter mar
ried. changed locks on the door, so
she couldn’t come home and get her
clothes.
Abie Robinson’s girl friend Elois
Turner is making eyes at Charlie
Dickerson.
Herbert McCaw goes out west
Famam so much because Nadine
Clark lives out that way.
JohnHorton, ex-politician, ex
journalist, and ex-husband is rail
roading again.
Will Buddy Singleton and Margaret
Bell merge this fall?
"Miss
EYES’*
This town has tolerated a lot of
“funny doings” from a certain “grass
widower.” He is rarely seen in the
company of men of his own race and
rarely goes any place-out north. If
you were to pay much attention to
this “different” shiek you would see
that he has so many big fine cars
parked around h!s beautiful apart
ment that it looks like a funeral home,
and if you could see the occupants
unloading themselves you would think
you were lost on the campus of Yale
at the end of a study period. Miss
Eyes is wondering what it is all about
She knows something is wrong and
she is going to keep her eyes open
and when she does get the low down
on this person she will let you have
it.
A certain family group heretofore
so proud and perfect and all that has
certainly had a blow to the family
pride through its “darling son.” If
you hadn’t spoiled said son maybe he
wouldn’t think a likeable little guy
which are the first reuisites for a
good husband. He also seemingly has
some other inate goofl qualities but
he is evidently so spoiled that he
picked a still more spoiled wife and
now their marital ship is on the
rocks. Let this be a lesson to you
proud mamas and papas. It maybe
true that this young man’s spouse is
reported to be a regular shrew but it
was not his job to give her a sock on
the jaw because you know there is a
law against hitting other people’s
children. So young man go back and
get your wife and patch up your old
uarrel, if not for your sake or for her
sake do so for the sake of the child.
And if you do try it again forget to
be a spoiled boy and girl and be a
grown up young sensible married
couple.
Nothing makes Miss Eyes sicker
than to see clandestine love affairs.
Miss Eyes has in mind a certain
young attorney around here who is
breaking a gang of the ten command,
ments and especially that one about
“covetuousness.” Does he covet his
friends wife ? And How! Miss Eyes
observed that at the dances he can
hardly wait for friend husband to
take the first dhnce he is so eager for
his turn which is always the second.
Miss Eyes overhead a couple of gents
discussing the triangle and they call,
ed friend husband a “Worm.” Miss
Eyes thought that pretty strong Eng.
lish but you know how men talk to
each other when they think they are
not being overhead. Miss Eyes thinks
the young man (atty.) quite a nice
chap but she thinks that he should
give the young girls a break and leave
this lady to her husband.
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Miss Eyes is given to understand
that a certain young matron who is
being sued for damages for marring
the beauty of two fair damsels is on
the war path. Miss Eyes overhead
many persons say that the young
matron tried to mix “Spirit of
Death” (Likker) and gasoline” on the
night of the crash. Personally Miss
Eyes thinks that persons who drive
like that should be treated just like a
hit and run driver, either be made to
go to jail or to pay. This should be a
lesson to this young matron in more
than one way. She should be careful
who she puts in her car, she should
not -mix the “Spirit of Death” with
gasoline and she should be careful
how she drives. This should surely fix
the two young ladies who were with
her too. Miss Eyes notices that they
have not quite learned their lesson
yet tho. They still ride with a gang
of people. Some people won’t quit
until “Death do them part”. Well Miss
Eyes is warning you that you had
better stay away from cars because
next time you may not escape with i
your lives. y
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There is a certain barber in one of
the popular barber shops and pool 1
hall combined, where most of the “big
shots” of the ttfwn go, who is the
puzzle to every one observing- him.
He sits and stares and acts like a nut. j
He certainly has lost his stroke at
barbering and everyone shuns his
work. He has “messed up” a lot of j
heads in the last couple of months.
Miss Eyes overhead a bunch discuss,
ing him and they said they thought
that he was smoking “Greffer or Ref.
fer” cigarettes. Miss Eyes is not
familiar- with the term but the pro
nunciation was one or the other and
she got the understanding that they
meant some form of dope. Now Ain’t
it just too bad if that is so? Miss
Eyes sure would like to warn that j
young popular handsome man about ,
that habit however mild a 4orm he is |
using it if he is doing so. i
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Nothing is more disgusting to the j
public and Miss Eyes especially than J
to see a trouble making, meddlesortie,.
nutty “Flat foot”. It has come to
Miss Eyes ears that old “Top Heavy
Hezikiah” the old “Flat foot” who is
really only “half a flat foot” is still
at his trouble making. It was not
long ago that he insulted a real gentle
man of the law in a certain cabaret,
asked the “Gentleman flat foot” out
of the place stating that he had
charge there and for him (the gentle
man) to get on his beat. Such ignor
ance and “bigotryness” are just what
caused “old flat foot Hezikiah" to get
his face smashed when he was not
even a “half flat foot." Well, now he
has started another mess. Always
into something. When insignificant
delivery boys or waiters feel disgust
for an overbearing person they usual
ly give them poor service or some
thing “Old Hezikiah” got a real insult
at Qne of the business places of the
other race the other night and it came
from the help around there too. It
wasn’t a bit smart for the little rat
help to be so vehement in his expres
sion of disgust and that should be
looked into because of other race peo
ple who might get the same treat
ment from the little upstart who
should be fired, but Miss Eyes gets a
' ' out of any embarressment that
confronts any one tvho is bigortry
like this old nut. Wake up big Boy.
Miss Eyes has heard you slammed on
every side. Be careful that you don’t
ruin the chances of the whole race in
this town every place you go. Its your
kind who do.
Wonder if the little roomer helped
the young matron decide to leave
hubby and go and -live at mamas
house. He seems to be a pretty re
gular caller with his cute little car.
GABBY WRITES POLLY
Dear Polly:
My letter is a bit overdue, isn’t it ?
^ell it has been so terribly warm
that all of my writing “ambish” was
put on ice with the rest of me trying
to keep cool. We’ve had a ice little
rain recently, it’s cooler, hence I
hasten to repair this rip in my cor.
respondence.
No, the tennis enthusiasts are not
seen as frequently on the Maple
Street courts as they were last
summer. Perhaps other sports have
proven more interesting. Swimming,
golf, and base-ball are popular. There
is a new place at Muny Beach and
two young gentlemen I know have
stated that swimming there is fine.
Many boys and girls choose River’
view and they go just after the water
has been changed. I paddled around a
bit out there myself and Riverview
gets my vote, too.
All golf-dom is agog over the ap
proaching golf tournament during
which the Swastika club will be hosts
to visiting Tee and club men” from
Kansas City, St. Louis, Sioux City,
and maybe others. Gee, I hope our
Omaha boys will cop as many places
in this tournament as they did at K.
C. The Women’s Auxiliary is helping
with plans for entertainment. Char
lotte Crawford is the president of the
afore.mention group and in snooping
around I have heard her speak in
glowing terms of the co-operative
spirit of the club members.
There has been a number of bene
fit affairs for worthwhile cause. It is
camp and conference time and efforts
have been made to raise funds to send
representatives to the Girl Reserve
Conference at Camp Brewster. There
was a bridge party on Mrs. Freddie
Porter’s lawn—that beautiful lawn
near 35 and Blondo, last Thursday
night. In the afternoon the kids had
their inning — a benefit movie and
vaudeville at the Ritz.
Well, we have lost Grace for a
while. She left Saturday night for
Birmingnam, Alabama, and by the
•time you receive this letter, no doubt
she will be Mrs. Gaines T. Bradford.
My, what a time she had trying to
make her train. From morning until
train time it was the phone or door
' bell, friends and callers wishing her
| much happiness and bringing her
gifts. Sunday night enroute, she was
the guest of Zeta Sigma and Omicron
chapters of Sigma Gamma Rho Sor
ority at St. Louis, Mo., a national
college sorority of which she is a
member.
Mr. Adams, Grace’s father, and a
cousin will meet her in the njagic city,
driving over for the occasion from
Atlanta wh»re the band has been
playing. Both Grace and Bradford at
tended school in the South. She gra
duated from the Teach J’s Training
department . at Atlanta University,
and he received a degree in Business
Adminivstration from Morehouse Col
lege. He has been both advertising
manager and manager of the Bir
mingham World, a paper of the S. N.
S. Chain, owned and engineered by
that enterprising young business man
W. A. Scott, of Atlanta. They will no
doubt find much pleasure in renew
ing old acquaintances as well as
forming new ones in Birmingham, At
lanta, and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. E McGee (Elaine
and Z. to you) another of our “just
marrieds” are very cozy and comfort
able in one of those cute apartments
at 2D and Grant Streets.
Mr. J. H. Keins has returned after a
vacation and motor trip to points
east of Omaha. He reports that the
Mrs. is still vacationing in Milwaukee,
Wis.
Little Juanita Hanger celebrated
her fourth birthday last Thursday
playing hostess to seven of her young
friends. . They attended the theatre
first and no older group could have
been more appreciative of the histron.
ic talent of some of Hollywood’s lead,
ing stars. So impressed were they *
that they giggled or wept as the scene
demanded. Between times they
munched candies and after the thea.
tre, the party continued at the Hang
er residence. Refreshments were ser
ved on the lawn. There was picture
taking and the guests posed with all
of the delight, nonchalance, indiffer
ence, or disgust that such a bunch of
youngsters can exhibit. AH in all, it
was a grand party.
Gh yes, Polly, I’ve discovered the
names of those three charming young
matrons who weekly play nine holes
of golf at Elmwood early, oh so early
in the morning, Mesdames Wheeler,
Haynes, and Hanger. The scores are
dropping, too and I’m expecting
something in the vicinity of par one
of these dayfc.
I glimpsed ftev. I. S. Wilson last
week and finally had a chance to chat
with him a bit. He reports that all is
well in Kansas City and that Mrs.
Wilson is making preparations to at
tend <!he A. M. E. Missionary confer
ee at Raleigh, North Carolina.
Heavens; Look at the time of day.
1 m stopping here and now before you
decide that like the brook, “I run on
md on forever.” Do write soon, Polly.
. Your Pal, Gabby
HOW COME THE NAME ‘DIXIE’
AS APPLIED TO THE SOUTHLAND
WASHINGTON—(CNS) — A dis
cussion is on among a group of South
ern editors in answer to the question,
‘How does it happen that the South is
billed Dixie Land?”
“One theory attributes the name to
a Mr. Dixy, a very clever fellow who
dealt in slaves in New York. Mr. Dixy
knew how to get a slave ready for sale.
He fed him heavily and forbid any
work. Very sodn Mr. Dixy's wares
were ready to put on the market, sleek
and corpulent. This happy interlude
impressed the slaves profoundly, and
they talked of it glowingly on the
plantations of the South, so that Mr.
Dixy’s name soon became a synonym
for good living and on hard work—
which accorded, with the sort of para
dise the South was romanticaly be
lieved to be.
"Another story runs that probably
Dixie sprang from the name “Dixon,”
since Mr. Dixon collaborated with Mr.
Mason in marking off the favored
land. Other explanations doubtless
have been developed, none of them
undisputed. The Journal would be glad
to help clear up this confusion, or at
least give currency to other engaging
theories on the subject, if any are
available.”
WAITING FOR PROOF
There is war now on in this city
and state; wets against drys. The
wets are trying to make the public
believe that it can dHnk itself to
properity, when there is no testimony
on record where this has been done.
Every time a nation or person, be
comes a drinking nation or person, it
or he goes down. Its power and in
fluence is taken by another. The
more sober you are and the more
wisely you plan, the more stately
will be your mansion on earth or in
heaven.
WHITES SOON TO BE OUT
NUMBERED IN AUSTRALIA
NEW YORK CITY—(CNS)—A re
port from Sydney Australia says: the
white population soon will be outnum
bered by half-castes in the northern
territory, says the annual report of
R. H. Weddell, administrator. He
found the natural increase of the
whites was only 0.3 per 1,000, com
pared with 16.2 per 1,000 among the
half-castes.
