The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, September 30, 1933, Page 2, Image 2
“Every Tub Must Sit On It’s Own Bottom!” FOR YOUR BENEFIT On Sunday, October 1, 1933 at 3:30 p m there will be a meeting at THE OMAHA GUIDE Building, 2418.20 Grant Street, for your benefit. Ev_ ery working man and woman is espe. cially invited to attend this meeting Now as never before in the history of America the old sayings is true in the every day life of the American Negro. “Every tub must sit on its own bottom ” If you can’t find the bottom of your tub, for God’s sake, j let someone show you how to find it The Negro is being cut from the pay.! rolls of every industry in the country Even the mop and broom is being taken away from him, and many oth. er positions that have heretofore been commonly known as our regular ways of earning livelihood At this meeting Mr and Mrs Hayden, the proprietors of the Hay. den’s Cash Market will tell you in details the story of their arrest and conviction, and believe me friend, it certainly will be worth your hearing. Negroes heretofore have been run ragged, arrested and thrown in jail unjustly, but never in the history of Omaha was there ever a Negro ar_ rested because he had mastered the art of salesmanship and the ability to cater to his trade Don’t miss hearing this story Ev_ ery effort will be made to have the little boy to tell the story of the methods that was used in this arrest. Have Your Notary Public Work Done at The OMAHA GUIDE Office ♦ i Colored Stockholders \ i i f • .- • . f i A News Feature i — ? • I By CLIFFORD C. MITCHELL | i t i .. , _ r * As I read the many “exchanges” and follow the thought of many of our colored ctizens I a munable to feel pessimistic because of the fail, ure of a few of our concerns where the stockholders have lost all or a part of their investments. Were I fortunate enough to be a publisher of some national publica. tion; and even in my limited space i available in the many papers from coast to coast that carry these news features, I would not hesitate, and do not hesitate, to say that for every failure we should build a dozen new structures for it is only by our fail, ures that we can learn to overcome weakness and eventually erect struc_ tures that will appear, in later gen_ erations, as super monuments. While it is granted that one large financial failure in the colored field looms as a serious handicap to pro_ gress, yet it is a fact, comparatively speaking, that colored mvestors have lost practically nothing in our own companies as compared to the losses suffered in white companies. We have no definite way of ascer_ taining the amount of millions that we have invested in white companies at their peak and on which the mar. ket shrinkage has brought the in_ vestments down to perhaps ten per cent or even less of their original market worth Yet we see or hear comparatively little in the way of publicly expressed complaints against such concerns and our voice in their managements have ever been In fact we have not even been privil„ eged to find employment in the same concerns in which we speculated in their stocks and in some instances these same firmg did not even care for our consumer patronage Personally I would rather invest— or speculate if you prefer that term— a Five Dollar bill in the ownership of any of our going racial concerns, em_ ploying our people, whether it be a publishing bouse, hotel, commercial organization, insurance or financial organization, than to donate a dollar bill to our many protest organiza_ tions, religious bodies or socalled charitable agencies Time after time we can donate to various organizations, probably se_ curing a receipt, but beyond that re_ ceiving no tangible evidence of the worth or wiseness of our donation. I CF - 1 r OMAHA'S HOMES COOK I WITH Cooking Fuel, because h’c riio*3nor Avera&e costs of cooking a tiltdpcl with Gas are less than h>c per person per meal—the cheapest cook ing fuel in Omaha. \\\ Oisirkpr There’s ?° 'vaiting for the u a \guiuici proper heat, when you cook with Gas. You have it imme diately—from a faint warmth to 2000° —as soon as the burner is lighted. Controlled Heat £ oven regulator, give you absolute con trol of your cooking temperatures—in side the oven or on top the stove. SEE YOUR DEALER OR And yet when nothing tangible is ever accomplished we don not hear, much yelping but let the same amount be invested in the form of ownership in some of our corporate bodies and the investor can be heard to wildly acclaim all sort of grievances^ imag_ inary or otherwise, on how his money is being handled, or mishandled. It is too bad that our commercial enterprises cannot adopt the methods of some of our religious and social organizations and put on big rallies to share in the dollars. If they could adopt these methods then we would see that with every rally we would be launching on some new industrial or commercial undertaking that in its very existence would have to employ some of our own boys and girls and thus whether we personally ever re_ ceived a dollar back as cash dividends we would have the satisfaction of knowing that we were part owners in an undertaking that is paying hand, some dividends to the race in giving direct employment and in teaching business practices to our members. And speaking of dividends it is regrettable to observe that a great many people can only judge the cOr. porate worth of a concern by the amount of its cash dividend Many of our racial concerns that have paid the best cash dividends are no longer in existence. Why? Simply because they violated the laws of good fund, amental business principles in cater, ing to the whims of those who pre. ferred a cash dividend to a partici. pating worth in a concern who con. served its assets and built up strong and necessary reserves before at. tempting to pay a cash dividend at the later expense of its own financial soundness INTERIOR DEPT. SAYS IT “CANNOT INTERVENE’’ AT BOULDER DAM NEW YORK — The department of the interior, which has supervision of the construction of Boulder dam at Las Vegas, Nevada, “cannot inter, vene” with the contractors and see that more Negroes are given employ ment, it announced this week. In a letter to Roy Wilkins, assist, ant secretary of the National Asso. ciation for the Advancement of Col. ored People, Harry Slattery, person, al assistant to Secretary Harold L Ickes, admits that an investigation has shown that not many Negroes are employed on the construction the 165 million dollar dam. Mr. Slattery gives two reasons for this: (1) much of the work requires men to operate special construction machinery and the var. ious contractors at work on the dam bought their own men with them who have worked on similar jobs else, where, and (2) the government has no voice in determing the labor that shall be employed by the contractor. He wiites: “The contract with the Six Com. panies, Inc. provides that so far as practicable preference shall be given at the time of employment, first to qualified exservice men, and second to citizens of the United States. From this it will be seen that no law and no contract provisions require Six Companies, Inc , to employ Ne_ gro labor. After considering the facts reported by the investigator and the government’s relation to the con. tractor, I am frank to state that the department is without jurisdiction and as long as the contractor complies with all the lawg and the provisions of the contract, we cannot intervene.” Sets Dangerous Precedent The spectacle of the United States government, denying Negro citizens a chance to work on projects financed but of public funds blastg the faith of colored people in the New Deal and sets a dangerous precedent, the N A A. C P wrote Mr Slattery in reply. ‘This (Boulder dam) matter is simply a question of opportunity to work and earn a living on the same basis as any other American,” replied Mr. Wilkins. “If his federal govern, rr- i 11 - Reid-Duffy Pharmacy 24th & Lake St* Webster 0609 / Free Delivery | LALPuDRY... I for your Apparel and Linens— j We offer the QUALITY I and SERVICE that you I demand. j You know our phone— j WE-6055 i Edholm & Sherman ? LAUNDERERS AND 1 DRY CLEANERS Engaged to Duke ' 1 Miss Ivy Anderson well known singer and entertainer of the famous Duke Ellington Band is reported en_ gaged to the mighty Duke. Miss Anderson’s ability as a blues ginger is recognized by all lover of jazz, and the rumor that she is engaged to the Duke has set musical circles agog ment, the highest authority in the land, denies him a chance to work, to SrSat agency shall the Negro Amer. ican turn and what methods shall he adopt in order to remain alive and win some of the fruits of living?” “The chief danger in the depart, ment’s attitude . . is that it is certain to set a precedent for employment on all public works projects, with the result that the Negro worker will continue to be excluded from employ, ment at the whim of private con. tractors The government’s attitude . . is bound to influence builders on private construction; the belief thus becomes intrenched that the Negro workman is not entitled to a fair share of employmnet. It is dangerous to set such a precedent and the re. suits may be far reaching and un_ pleasant.” Moral Obligation on Government The NAACP admits that contract ors on private construction work have had the practice of carrying certain know employes with them and of selecting other employes as they saw fit. The association contends, however, that on public works, paid for out of the public treasury built up by taxes upon all the people, the government has a moral right, regardless of words and phrases in contracts, to insist that all citizens be given an opportunity to work without discrim, ination because of race, color or creed. No mention is made in Mr Slat, tery’s letter of the exclusion of Ne_ groes from residence in Boulder City, Nevada and the NAACP. reply states: xiere is a cuy, Dum Dy tne united States government with federal funds, and the government itself has either promulgated or permitted to be pro. mulgated the edict that no colored American can reside within the city limits. Thig is a shameful condition and one about which we can under, sand the government wishing to re. main silent.” In the same mail with Mr. Slat, tery’s letter the NAACP. received a letter from Las Vegas, Nevada stat. ing that a total of the colored men are employed at the dam, nine by the Six Companies and one by another construction firm. About 3,000 men are at work on the dam GIRL RESERVES ATTEND CAMP Seventy five girls from high schools of the city spent the week end at camp Brewster discussing the club work for the year The following girls from the North Side Branch were among those pres, sent: Misses Vonceil Anderson, Helen \\ ilkes, Ruth Williams, Helen Sher. wood, Ethel Terrell, Thema Dickin. son, Velma Rose, Iantna Hall, Kath. r.vn Taylor, Margaret Blair, Ada Lee Walker, Leona Davs, and Ruth Gale Griffin. . Miss Christine Dixon, former girl reserve was pianist for the confer, ence and Miss Taylor, Executive Se_ cretary was one of the discussion leaders The Sunrise Ceremonial planned by the North Side Girls was held on Sunday morning GOV. BYRAN’S OFFICE Governor Bryan signed requisition papers for the return of Kirby Black to this state -where he is charged with the crime of drawing a no.fund check committed in Lancaster County on December 30, 1932. It is alleged the defendant issued the check to E C Haschtnburger upon the First Nat_ tional Bank of Springfield, Illinois, in the amount of $150.00 and that he did not have sufficient funds on de. posit in the bank to pay said check in full upon its presentation. Black is now in custody of authorities at Jacksonville, Illinois, and is being held for Nebraska. J H Harlan is named as agent BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL CLUB NEWS The Executive committees of the Quacks and Trojan clubs held an in_ teresting meeting in preparation for their fall work One of the outstand_ ing events of the department will be the Conference Symposium and Tea on Sunday afternoon, October 28 at 4:30 o'clock at the North Side “Y” The public will be invited to listen in on the Industrial Conference at Lake Okoboji A special musical pro_ gram is being arranged. Clubs Open Seventy five high school girls and approximately 150 Grade school girls attended the opening party of the high and grade school clubs All groups resume their meetings i this week Registrations for joining any club will be opened for the rest of the month. __ ECONOMIC CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT Y. W. C. A. Dr. George E. Haynes to Speak — “The Economic Life of Negroes in Omaha” will be the theme of an all day conference to be held in Omaha Friday, October 20, and will be spon_ sored by the Public Affairs commit, tee of the North Side YWCA Dr George E Haynes> of the De_ partment of Race Relations of the Federal Council of Churches of America and Dr Philip Allan Swartz, chairman of the Chicago In. terracial Council and Dr Ervin K. Merchant, assistant secretary, De_ partment of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches in America will be among the speakers of the day Members of the Conference com. mittee are: J R Hawke, Ernest Zschau, Verna Snell, Lillian McGrew, Jenny Robinson, M L. Rhone, Rev William P Aikin, William Parkin, son, Lucy Mae Stamps, J Harvey Kerns, Dan Kooken, and Dr A L Hawkins, and Rev Lawrence Plank. "The first committee meeting was held at Central YWCA on Monday, Miss Rachel Taylor presiding NOW WE HAVE OUR OWN What have we derived from the outcome of the Storz Soft Drink Bar Discrimination? First we got ae_ quainted with the heart of a group cf citizens that have lived in Omaha for forty years or more Some of them we have gone through school with. For thirty years the Storz Bar has been the halfway point for a sand, wich and a cool glass of refreshment for the Negroes enroute to our bus. ness center Since we can no longer feel wel. come there we have decided to open several places of our own that will be just as centrally located enroute to and from our business section. Charlie Trimble has opened a love, ly beer garden at 2210 Seward St , where you are privileged to dine and dance, without a cover charge. He can accommodate us in any line of food we wish Sandwiches are a spe ciality The new Mason and Knox Cafe affords you an evening of enjoyment, where you may go out for a lovely dinner served in al a carte style, and ——--— -.—* at the same time enjoy a cool re. freshing steih of beer Let us get in the habit of patron, izing these Two places, where we are always welcomed and treated with courtesy. DYING WOMAN FAILS TO GET CARE FROM CITY OR COUNTY How a woman suffering from sleeping sickness lay at home for four days before she died, attended only by two medical students, was Confusion as to whether the city, county or university was responsible for her care was blamed for the situation. The woman was Mrs. Mary Theg_ pen, 56 a colored woman, who lived at 2640 Seward street Mrs Thegpen was taken ill 10 days ago and a week ago today friends in the house called the Uni_ versity of Nebraska dispensary. Two senior students on out call work, Charles W Pemberton, Kirksville, Missouri, and Clyde S Martin, Hast_ ings, Nebraska, responded Found “Sleeping Sickness” Suspecting sleeping sickness they notified two staff members, Dr A E Bennett and Dr Oliver C Nick_ um, who took spinal punctures the next morning (Thusday) and dia_ gnosed the case as lethargic ence_ phalitis, or true sleeping sickness. At noon Thursday Martin called the city health department, giving formal notice of the diagnosis. Under the agreement between city, county, university health authorities, according to Dr C. W M Poynter, dean of the medical college, students retire from cases as soon as they are diagnosed as contagious. Encephalits, or sleeping sickness, has not been established as conta_ gious, Dr Poynter says, but from the fact that the city quarantines houses in which cases occur he presumed that it was considered contagious If con_ tagious, the city health department would be expected to care for the case. Martin said he assumed the city would take over the case but that he and Pemberton returned next day to make sure They found that the city had put up a quarantine sign, warn, ing persons against entering or leaving the place, but that no city physician had responded They then sought to have the wom_ an admitted to the university hos. pital, as the care given her a home, by her daughter and the landlady at the house, was not adequate. The university hospital, Dr Poyn. ter said, takes no contagious cases,! having no isolation ward, though oc_ casionally one gets in before it is diagnosed In this case, admittance was refused as a matter of course, not to endanger other patients Find Patient Worse Martin and Pemberton returned the next two days, finding no doctor had been around, and on Sunday found Mrs Thegpen much worse. They then called the county hos. pital and talked to Dr Charles J Shramek, superintendent, who re. ferred them to Dr Lee Van Camp, county physican Dr. Van Camp said that the case was contagious and that under the i city county agreement, the city was responsible for all contagious and emergency cases Tie referred them to Dr F H Kinyoun, city physi. cian Martin said he then called Dr Kinyoun, who referred the call to Dr A Greenberg, who is in charge of the city detention hospital on low. er Douglas street. Students Quit Case Dr Greenberg, according to Mar. tin said he had no facilities at the hospital to care for a sleeping sick, ness case, and referred Martin to Dr Van Camp Having completed the circuit, Mar. tin said, he decided that, as a stud* ent, he was being placed in a bad placed in a bad position, so he called the city health department and an. nounced that he and Pemberton were withdrawing from the case. Mrs Thegpen died Tuesday morn, ing, without further care Dr. Kinyoun, asked about the case, said he believed the health depart, ment had been notified of the case only the night before Mrs Thegpen died (Monday). Someone called at that time, he said, and announced that the student was being taken off the case Before anything could be done, he said, the undertaker had called j the next morning and announced he was removing the body Later Dr Kinyoun consulted the record and £aid the first report came last Thursday from the university hospital. This was merely a report , that the ease had been diagnosed as encephalitis, he said, and that the medical students were caring for it. As long as the case was getting care, he said, there was nothing for the ht'alth department to do Asked if it was not customary for the students to withdraw, after noti_ fication of a contagious case, Dr Kinyoun said that the health depart ment had not classified encephalitis as contagious. “We put a sign merely as a pre_ caution, and it prevents people from coming in,” he said. Asked if the city wouldenforce the quarantinef as in other diseases con_ sidered contagious, Dr Kinyoun re_ ! plied: “We are determining that now, taking it up with the state health department and the public health service Encephalitis cases are taken in other hospitals, so I don’t see why the county should object We can’t put encephalitis cases down there with scarlet fever and diphtheria.” Furthermore, there are several kinds of encephalitis, Dr Kinyoun said, and the report last Thursday did not state whether this was the epi_ demic varieyt “Some forms are contagious and some are not,” he said. “We placard all cases, just as we would suspicious cases of scarlet fever or smallpox This case wasn't proven to be the epidemic form ” Mrs Thegpen has lived in Omaha for the past 17 years She is survived by two sons, James and Johnny Crum, a daughter, Mrs Anna Bra_ boy, Alice Crum a granddaughter and others The body is at Lewis Funeral Home THREE PUPILS NAMED TECH HIGH EDITORS Dorothy Ross and Ann Embree, seniors, and Vaughn Thompson, a junior, have been named editors of the Technical News, student publica_ tion of Technical high school Other members of the staff are: Anthony Piccolo, Michael Ruberti, Frank Sparano, Betty Way, Otto Mezger, Irving Merriam, Anamae Curtis, Gladys Thompson, Thais Wil_ son, Bessie Bailen, Mildred Canavan, Margaret Coyle, Hattie George, Mary Gordon, Irvin Lesovosky, Samuel Rikin, James Rosso, Charles Susman, M^irie Thompson. 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