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^ ■ . ■ \ .... ^r,aN • MHelp Make A P*^ * An Unbridled, — ; the Sun for Outstanding— and Girls, ♦£ Mouthpiece The 0^ V ide for YoUr Community A ^ // ^jS0*£fa ^ “The Omaha Guide ? ^°^ommunity Is Your Paper” v > ; ■■BBMUHHnniHi ■ VOL. VII.—__*_Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, August 19, 1933_Number Twenty-Six,_ Tune In "DIGESTING [The NEWS" i KKOADCASTI.r j ; E'-erf Week from ttis Column j 1 by CLIFFORD C. MITCHELL < * PLENTY JOBS AVAILABLE” The shove caption is the title of an editorial found in the conservative and well-edited Philadelphia Tribune if August 10th, 1933. which I shall quote in full: “The Tribune has editorially com. mended in the past those men and women who, denied gainful employ ment by ethers during the business <it-press ion. have gone out to make their m way by telling various art_ icles from house to house, canvassing, operating push carts and doing many legitimate things to earn a livelihood, to whicn they had previously never given a thought. “We return to the subject today, primarily because of a release which we read from the pen of Clifford C Mitchell, whose writings appear in perhaps more Negro newspapers than any other writer in America Mr Mitchell *ugge#ts that young men or > oung women with no dependents and out <-f work have a fine chance to earn a living as salesmen for com panies of various types having for i»ale commodities which are indis. peaawMe “Tins provokes comment on the lack of initiative altogther too prevalent among Negroes. It affects us in al rn< t every walk of life We lack the spirit that moves us to go “on our own ' This is the reason why we have bo few real salesmen ;n propor. tion to our numbers “Because of national legislation it is quite likely that business will take available; but it will be some time yet before all who need work will have a job. “Meanwhile, as Mr Mitchell sug gest* there are plenty of “commission jobs" available. Why not secure some nered product, and try to earn a liv_ ing selling it?” The above editorial hardly needs any comment except that if it is applicable for the Philadelphia Tri bune readers it is also applicable for the readers in the hundred other pa. per* that use this column And to all those who care ACT on the suggestion in the editorial you have but to search the advertising columns of this paper to find several propositions that might interest you. Or. if you do not. write direct to me, Clifford C Mitchell, Writer, 3507 South Parkway, Chicago. Illinois, en closing a dollar and I'll send you a hundreS «oeh propositions for you to select from and will alsp give your name to all future firms who are constantly writing me for suitable prosoects from every community in the country rianits to Aibon L Holsey. secre. tary of the National Negro Business League, which meets in Durham, N. C . the 23rd. 24th and 25th of this month. I am in receipt of a compli mentary membership card for the year 1933 In Mr Holsey’s letter he says: -.My dear Mr Mitchell: -We are enclosing herewith a Membership Card, which renews your membership for 1933 in our organ, nation We hope you will accept this as a feeble token of our appreciation for your many courtesies to us That letter to you from that t ch < a white man is a “wow!” When I read that release (“A White Man Speaks”) I felt like saying, (Please | pardon the siang) “You Telling Me? IP9 Last week I mentioned that the Gary American was the only paper us mr all six and seven of my weekly releases I now find three additional a per* using every feature I write; { 'he McDowell Times, Keyston. West ginia; the Tampa Bulletin. Tam_ pa, Florida, and the Savannah Tri bune. Savannah. Georgia. Have Tour Notary Public Work Done at The OMAHA GUIDE Office EIGHTY-FOUR Professor Waddles Civil War Veteran Cele brates 84th Birthday Professor Waddles celebrated his 84th birthday, August 7 Mr Wad_ dies received a beautiful birthday cake decorated with white and pink sweet peas, and from the G A R Post a lovely bunch of American Beauty roses We all wish Mr Wad I dies many more happy birthdays. Mr Waddles has his Ladies’ band on foot again and would be very glad if you would help them. Mrs Waddles is planning a break fast at Elmwood Park, August 27 in honor of Mr Waddles _I Colored Widow of German Wins Battle for Estate COb AJN(jtC.lt,b—Claiming that she had furnished the money which creat_ ed the large estate left by her white husband, Mrs Alice Brown Wenzlow, 1 aged colored woman, has won judge ment in her suit against the estate left by her white mate. In the early ’90s the woman arrived j in Los Angeles with $4,000 received in insurance money from the policy of a relative who had died. Soon she had married a black, j smith named Brown. Their married ; life did not run smoothly because of the attentions of a German named Wenzlow. who was a frequent visitor at their home. Before long Mrs. Brown and her husband separated, and she left Los Angeles with Wenzlow. According to local court records, the pair filed an agreement in 1905 in which Wenzlow acknowledged the receipt of $2500 w'ith which to pur chase a saloon in Fresno. That ven_ ture was successful, and he sold it within a year at a handsome profit. Returning here, Wenzlow bought a rooming house which also made mon ey. Then the couple went to Seattle, Washington, where they were mar_ n as Mrs Brown’s husband had recently died, leaving her free. Returning to Los Angeles they were pioneer settlers in Watts and bought much property there, also opening a second-hand furniture shop. In 1930 Wenzlow tried to send M rs Wenzlow to an insane asylum. This effort failed, but he was sue. cessful in sending her to an old folk’s home near Oakland, where he visited her frequently. In October, 1932, while visiting in I Santa Monica, he died suddenly. His will disclosed that he had left 1 his property to relatives in Germany. Mrs Wrenzlow secured a lawyer who showed that the estate was 1 created through the use of her money and she won judgement. Kerns Address la. Youth Club Speaking before the Iowa Youth i Congress in Council Bluffs, J Har_ vey Kerns, executive secretary of the | Omaha Urban League in an address on Essentials in Racial Development said, “Mans whole destiny is com prehended in four essentials which are education, religion, morals, and poli_ tics ” Mr Kerns continued, “In spite of depressions and economic upheavels, knowledge is still basic in man’s ef I forts to rise in the scale of human endeavor Competition is growing keener in every walk of life and in many vocations the machine is be. ! coming the master of man ” He con. , tinued, “Man of the more menial jobs as porter, janitor, boot black, char, women were considered by Negroes as “Negro jobs,” the depression has forced various white groups to com I pete for these jobs, which has forced i Negroes to greater efficiency and in many instances, he has gained ambi. tions to seek jobs which twenty years ago he had little hopes of attaining.” Today Negro radio operators, radio technicians, chemists, auditors, and mechanics are proving that the color of a man’s skin is no barrier to suc cessful performance. Countee Cullen, the poet, Paul Robeson and Charles Gilpin as actors, Tanner and Scott as artists, William G Haynes of Omaha as chemist represent the highest form of development in their re. spective vocations. The second essen tial in development Mr. Kerns out. lind as religion “Faith and love,” he j said, “Embraces practically all of our I religious teachings.” Faith in self and I faith in their race were urged of the younger generation. In speaking of; morals as a third attribute, Mr. ' Kerns stressed clean living and a ALA. MOB LYNCHES TWO INNOCENT YOUTHS “Miss Eyes” In the Jail House Now The Omaha Guide truly wants to serve you as you want to be served. For seven weeks we have had more comments and the largest distribu tion of papers as a result of the column known as “Miss Eyes.” The comments have been pro and con, and the pros seem to have the best of the cons so far, and since the maj ority rules, we are going to ask our readers to help us settle this dispute about the “Miss Eyes” column. The following is a blank ballot for your vote. Shall we continue “Miss Eyes” column? Please register your vote in the square of your choice and mail the same to The OMAHA GUIDE office 2418 Grant Street, or turn it in, in person. Yes □ NoD Miss Eyes was sitting at her desk discussing with one of the Omaha Guide reporters the advisability of discontinuing the column known as “Miss Eyes”, and was writing the following, when Officer Jenkins came in the door and said, “Mr. Galloway, the Captain wants to see you.” “Miss Eyes” is about to get her throat cut from ear to ear Too bad indeed that “Miss Eyes” can’t have a little fun with her humorous column without someone bringing the house top down on her little head. If you want “Miss Eyes” column continued you had better come to her rescue and take some of those razors from around her neck. We have no fear of the jail house, especially when we haven’t commit ted any crime. We are sure justice will prevail some where in the Courts of our land We yet claim that “Miss Eyes” column is just a humorous column for people who enjoy reading that type of reading matter. And we fully expect to let you as a reader decide as to whether or not this column is to be continued. So don’t fail to vote your honest convictions and mail it in to us in the next ten (10) days YOU AND YOU ALONE SHALL BE THE JUDGE. greater respect for the rights of oth ers. He urged that youth select a model of achievement as their guide in moral development. Speaking of politics as a fourth attribute, the hearers were advised against too much partianship Be not deceived by the past records of republicans and democrats and do not make too hasty conclusions when you hear the term Socialists or Communists Negro youth must be intelligent of the plat_ form principles of all parties and should be independent in his politic al activities AUTO ACCIDENT Mrs Edith Smi fi. 1918 North 25th Street, was booked on charges of reckless driving last Thursday, when she parked her car, at 16th and Douglas Streets and the brakes of her car didn’t hold, and the rolled down Douglas Street into another car. Con siderable damage was done to both cars. No one was hurt. She was re leased on a $25 00 cash bond. HAWAII GIVES COLORED MAN A BREAK By O. J. Burckhardt, Pastbr of Christ Temple To the Editor of the Omaha Guide. I have a letter from Professor Wilber S Wood my adopted son under date of July 30th in which he states that after 6 months trial as physical di rector of the boys work of the Pan ama school settlement of Honolulu. The school boards directors met and because of his efficient work in handling the boys made him instruct or of both men and boys and in creased his salary to $540 on the i year. The Professor under whom Wood worked after 5 years service was ask ed to resign, and Wood is temporar ily filling his position and it may be_ come a permanent position for Woods and if so it will increase his re sponsibilities, and also his salary. I think however much of the rapid success that is coming to my son is due in a large measure to the politi_ cal influence and high standard of citizenship built up by Mr Nolle Smith, who has engraciated himself into the "confidence, and respect of the better element of the citizens of Honolulu. This coupled with Wood’s collegiate preparedness for the work, and he himself also being a very fine ! type of character may mean a great I future for him Another incouraging feature about this matter is, that Wood has a splen did wife and is the proud father of three fine children ujrto date two of which have started in the public school of Honolulu, where race pre_ judice is not permitted by the school authorities to be shown, just think what it will mean to the lives and wel fare of these children to come up un_ der an environment, where they can breathe the pure air of freedom from race prejudice, i _ NEW YORK N. A. A. C. P. PRO. TESTS BRUTAL POLICE BEATING NEW YORK—A protest and com plaint has been filed with Police Commissioner James S Bolan by the New York branch N. A A C. P , on the brutal beating of John T Banks by two plainclothes—men as Banks was standing in a grocery store making purchase from a list on a slip of paper. The policemen are said to have accused him of being a policy runner, but gave him no time to deny or explain, but beat him up in the store. INVESTIGATION SHOWS FRIEND KILLED WOMAN Alabama Sheriff’s Falure to Protect Prisoners Is Cause of Lynching PUT BLAME ON I. L. D. White Lawyers Were Given Pro tection by Troops; Negroes Easy Prey TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Investiga. tion shows that all the evidence in the murder of Vaudine Maddox, for which three Negroes were arrested, and two of them were lycnhed Satur day, points to someone who was a friend of the dead woman, according to International Labor Defense at_ torneys, and therefore, someone who was of her own race. It was shown that the woman had stood or sat on a log near the ravine in which her body was found, evid ently chatting with someone. A pail of flour she had been carrying Was sitting on the log undisturbed when the body was found. Not a Negro The local press here went so far as to say that for these reasons it was impractical to suspect a Negro. The murderer, the papers pointed out was without doubt someone whom the girl considered a friend—a white person. Positive proof was presented to (Continued on Page 3) “COLORED” TOURIST CAMP IN AMOS-ANDY SCRIPT DRAWS PROTEST NEW YORK—A letter of protest against the use of the phrase “colored tourist camp” by Amos and Andy in their recent broadcasts about their motor trip to the Chicago fair was sent the National Broadcasting com. pany by the N A A. C. P., this week. The N A. A C. P. letter states that the broadcast of the comedians created the impression on millions of listeners that there are, or should be, separate auto tourist camps j for Negroes and that this impression would add to the already numerous difficulties of Negro auto tourists in making trips free from embarrass ment and inconvenience. CITY MUSEUM IN ESTONIA ASKS N. A. A. C. P. FOR DATA ON NEW YORK—In response to a re. quest from the city Pedagogic Mu seum of Tallinn, Estonia, sent through the Estonian consul general’s office here, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo_ pie has sent pamphlets and literature and a bibliography of books about Negroes in America to the far off little country in Europe. The request was for material about the cultural achievements of the colored race in the United States, particularly their schools, universities, ministers, teach ers and professional men. WHITE HOUSE GOOD PLACE TO LIVE By FREDERICK WEAVER WASHINGTON—(CPS) — From Covington, Georgia, comes one of the Presidential maids, Mrs. Elizabeth Hall McDuffie. Born September 13, 1881, the most perplexing problem of her parents, the Rev? and Mrs. Will iam Alfred Hall, was to give her a name. ' “I was given several names before they finally decided to call me Eliza_ beth,” declared Mrs McDuffie, “and even that name has been changed be cause everyone calls me ‘Lizzie,’ and I like that so well that I go by that.” Besides holding an important posi_ tion herself in the Presidental house hold, Mrs. McDuffie is the wife of Irving McDuffie, the President’s val_ et for the last seven years. And do they make a splendid couple? I’ll let them tell it! Mac says: “Her coming to the White House with me, after (Continued on Page 2) MANY VIOLATIONS OF NRA CODES REPORTED IN SOUTH NEW YORK — Negro labor in many sections of the South is being tricked out of the benefits of the National Recovery Act according to information received daily by the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People. The most widespread practice is the firing of Negro?3 and the hiring of whites in their places because “the minimum wage is too much money for Negroes.” Memphis business men are firing Negroes on a wholesale scale, accord ing to the Memphis branch of the N A A C P., holding that $14 a week is more than a Negro should have In certain sections of North Car olina where Negroes form about 73 per cent of the workers in tobacco industries, the minimum wages aTe being withheld from them, the N A. A C. P is advised. In one county in Georgia, whose 45 per cent of the population is col_ ored, 300 Negroes who* had been re civing 50 cents a day on public work were fired when tne NRA agreement specified their minimum wage should be 30 cents an hour. Negroes in this county are being reemployed as farm labor, which is outside the NRA re_ gulation, at 35 to 75 cents a day, it is reported Nevertheless, the whites in the county expect a return of pros perity despite the lack of purchasing power among nearly half the popu_ lation of the county In Birmingham, Ala., 2,000 retail grocers have drawn up a code which provides a minimum wage of $0 a week for “Negro porters and delivery boys.” In Arkansas white farmers are re ported as sending their sons to the Civilian Conservation camps where they receive $30 a month and hiring Negroes to do the farm work at $10 and $15 a month At Washington, industrial leaders continue to submit codes for approval which either state plainly a lower wage for Negroes or hide it under a North and South wag scale. At the hearing on the soft coal mining agreement a basic wage scale of $4 a day in the South and $5 a day in the North was proposed. John L. Lewis, mine union president, urged one scale for all. Meanwhile no provision has been made for much needed improvement in the fortunes of domestic workers. Members of the Labor Advisory board are reported as being sympa_ thetic to tbe appointment of a Nigro member and such an appointment is being considered by NRA executives, but no action has been taken to date. C. C. GALLOWAY BOUND OVER ON $750.00 BOND C C Galloway, Acting Editor of the Omaha Guide, was bound over to the District Court Tuesday morning on charges filed by Mrs Rae Leo Jones for libel in the “Miss Eyes” column. He was placed under bond of $750.00. ANNOUNCEMENT The Omaha Guide wishes to an nounce to its many readers that start_ ing Saturday, October 24, 1933, we will add to our regular paper a four (4) page Rotogravure Section with local pictures therein.. No advance in prices. __ Johnny Bell Dies Johnny Bell, one of the oldest members of the K P Western Star Lodge No. 1, died at the County Hos pital His sister took the body to her home, 2539 Highland, Kansas City, Missouri for burial Mr. Bell was a member of the K P. for twenty_five years Funeral services will be con ducted by the K of P.’s. Joe Lewis will ship the body to Kansas City