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VOL. VII.—_OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY NOV. 25TH, 1933 NUMBER FORTY.
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Another Opportunity for Retail
Dealers.
Last week I wrote of the oppor
tunity extended by the Publix Sales
Corporation, in the retail clothing
field to colored men and women.
This week I have run across an
other opportunity in the same line,
offered by the Ideal Sale Company,
of 3206 South State Street, Chicago,
who have been in the retail and
wholesale second-hand clothing field
for the past eight years.
They are in position to offer color
ed men and women, throughout the
country, an opportunity to handle
slightly used and second-hand men’s
and women’s clothing apparel, on
terms and at prices that should
bring considerable profit to the cof
fers ef our small merchants, and
with an investment for as low as Ten
Dollars.
In writing to them, write direct to
Mr. H. Kadetsky, proprietor, the
Ideal Sale Company, 3206 South
State Street, Chicago.
The Goodrich Hone Company, 1462
West Madison Street, Chicago, Illin
ois, have a specialty proposition to
offer our readers on which they can
reap from one hundred to five hun
dred per cent on their money with
an investment of as low as a dollar
and a half, or for even twenty-five
cents for one of their sample safety
razor bones. Every interested reader
desiring to contact a firm and a spe
cialty offering wonderful profits
should contact this firm immediately.
The Lo Bo Mfg. Company, 3611
South State Street, Chicago, has sent
this writer a liberal supply of their
hair-growing preparation which they
are selling throughout the country
through agents at prices and terms
to net each agent at least one hun
dred per cent on the money invested.
A card adaressed to them will bring
full particulars.
The Radio-Active Products Com
pany, 2525 Howell Street, Dallas,
Texas, has also sent this writer a
supply of their hair tonic. This pre- j
paration, according to their state
ments, has met with wonderful suc
cess throughout the south-land and
they are now attempting to bring it
to the attention of consumers and;
agents throughout the country, and
I would suggest that readers inter
ested in this line, write them for de
tails of their proposition
The Lamb Beauty School, 4250 In
diana Avenue, Chicago, have asked
me to announce through, my columns
that they are now offering a pre
holiday special scholarship offer, at
half their regular prices, to young
girls or women who are interested in
learning the beauty rade through
their individual instruction. I am ad
vised that they guarantee each suc
cessful student a position, after se
curing their diploma, which will en
able them to earn a lucrative living.
The Kuhn Remedy Company, 1857
Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago; the
Scott Laboratories, 715 West Lake
Street, Chicago, and the National
Agency Distributors, 4812 Vincennes
Avenue, Chicago, are also seeking
additional agent contacts throughout
the country.
Persons desiring specific connect
ions with a certain line or firm have
only to wmite to me direct, 3507 So.
Parkway, Chicago, and I will person
ally make the desired contact for
you. If a personal reply is desired
enclose self-addressed-stamped en
velope.
Samples of various propositions
can also be secured and forwarded if
the reader will forward cash or
stamps to cover the expense of pro
curing and mailing same.
^ TRADE WITH YOURSELF.
BUY YOUR NEXT ORDER OF
GROCERIES FROM A SQUARE
DEAL GROCCERY STORE.
Noted Surgeon and
Author Speaks
On Wednesday night, November
22nd forty women heard Dr. Palmer
Findley, noted surgeon and author
of “The Story of Childbirth” speak
on the subject, “Childbirth” at the
Omaha Urban League. This lecture
1 was the third in the course on Child
Study and Parent Education being
sponsored by the Neighborhood De
partment of the Urban League. In
his talk, Dr. Findley traced the his
tory of childbirth from ancient times
down to the present, allaying certain
superstitions and erroneous beliefs
connected with childbirth and ex
plaining the origin of these beliefs.
On next Wednesday, the speaker
will be Judge Herbert Rhoades of
the court of Juvenile and Domestic
Relations, who will speak on the sub
ject, “Problems of Adolescence.".
This will be the fourth lecture in the
course. All women are cordially in
vited to attend.
On Tuesday night, November 21s.,
fifty-five person registered and at
tended the second meeting of the
class in Business Administration at
the Omaha Urban League. Mr. Rob
erts, professor of business subjects
at North High School is teaching the
class. At present, business English
and bookkeeping are being taken up.
It is planned to have typewriting and
shorthand as part of the second
semester work in this course. Al
though registration is closed at the
present time, awaiting list has been
formed and all those who are inter
ested are invited to leave their
names with Mrs. Elaine McGee In
dustrial Secretary of the League in
case any openings occur in the near
future.
“ECHOS FROM MASS MEETINC
SPONSORED BY THE SQUARE
DEAL STORES; PLEDGES OF
SUPPORT STILL GOING IN
At the Mass Meeting of the Square
Deal Stores, held last Sunday, Nov
ember 19th at St. John’s A. M. E..
Church, a copy of the Omaha Guide
and a small piece of blank paper was
placed on each seat. The people was
asked to fill out the blanks with
name and address if they intended to
support the Square Deal Stores.
A number of blanks have been turn
ed in so far. This only goes to de
monstrate the fact that it pays to
advertise. Let the people know what
you have to offer and what you
handle is just as good and fresh as
can be bought anywhere and just as
cheap, and they will buy, but they
must know first. The Merchant must
tell it to the public. ,
GIVE YOUR OWN BOY AND
GIRL A CHANCE TO EARN AN
HONEST LIVING AND RESPECT
ABLE JOB BY TRADING WITH
White Minister Tells Negroes To Organize
PLANS ARE
COMPLETED
FOR COLORED
SCHOOL
Plans have been completed for the
establishment of a colored vocational
school near Calvert, and a drive to
raise funds will be started by Book
er T. Washington, Jr., who is making
an effort to establish in Texas a
school similar to the one built and
conducted by his father.
Young Washington after making a
survey of the state, has decided that
Calvert will be the best location for
the school, and Monday a group of
Calvert business men decided to un
erwrite a guarantee that Calver
will contribued a 200-acre site and
$1,000 in cash if Washington is able
to raise funds for the buildings and
to begin the school.
i ne promoter of the school has
met several times with Calvert busi
ness men, and stated that his plans
are for buildings and improvements
costing about $60,000. He added that
a number of friends of his father,
now deceased, and friends of Negro
education in the North and other
sections of the nation would contri
bute to funds to build this school.
He evidently has well laid plans
and prospects for the completion of
the project appear to be good.
The school would, as did that of
the original Booker T. Washington
who became nationally known by his
practical work with his race, lean
strongly to vocational and practical
training, rather than literary educa
tion.
Those who understand the situa
tion of the Southern Negro agree
that the most promising field for his
education is along lines prposed by
this school. As is the case with the
white race, there are a surplus of the
Negro school teachers and others
who desire to make a livlihood
through the use of a literary educa
tion, but there remains much ground
to be covered in making members of
this race more efficient farmers,
tradesmen and craftsmen, and edu
cating the women in home economics,
etc.
Tentative plans are for locating
the school a few miles north of town
on the Calvert-Marlin highway, and
completion of the project would add
a material asset to Calvert’s finan
cial and business resources. No de
finite time for raising of the funds
has been fixed, but it is expected that
this will be accomplished within the
next year. ~~ *■
The principal factor leading to the
decision to attempt to establish the!
school in this section was he fact
that this is the center of one of the !
largest Negro population of the
state, and the practical and under
standing relationship between the
;vvo races which has been established
lere.
YE OLDE CANDY PULL AND
SQUARE DANCE PARTY
SPONSORED BY MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE OF
THE Y. W. C. A. NORTHSIDE
Monday night, November 20, an
old time Candy Pull and Old Fashion
Square Dance Party, was given by
the Northside YWCA., sponsored by,
the membership committee of that]
organization. Quite a few very inter-'
esting games was featured. The
“Trip To Jerusalem” and the “Magic
Wand” seemed to have afforded more
pleasure than the rest. Popular songs
were sung, led by Mr. H. L.. Ander
son. The Square Dancing was led by
Mr. Henry Black and W. L. Myers,
everybody led the Candy Pull,
two new members, the Misses Leat
The following were: Mrs. C. Haines
guest present: Mrs. Clara Haines,
Bessie Kirby, Bessie Williams, Mrs.
G. W. London, Mrs. Nellie Brown,
Mrs.. Lena Dallas, Mrs. Carrie Tho
mas, Mrs. Bessie Ross, Mrs. F.. W..
Cloud, Mrs. Mable Stevenson, Mrs.
Marie Robinson, Miss Ella Mills,
Miss Rberta Pharr, Miss Mable
Longmire, Mrs. Clara Dacus, Mrs.
Emma Autrey, Mrs. Lottie Hardy,
Mrs. Berry, Helen Perkins, Ella Mae
Powell, Gladys Brown, Paul Saund
ers, Mary Ellen Britt, Elies Wright,
Annie Lett, Juanita Lett, Arivilda
Stevenson, Mrs. Lillian Thomey,
Julia Jewell, Lenora Gray, Camilli
Webster, Josie Andrews, Alma Clark,
Pearl Wakefield, Eva Sharp, Freddy
Efortec, Mrs. Harty Leland, MRS.
Adora Bland, Vonceil Anderson
Christine Dixon, Paul Saunders,
Alma Xongmire, Mrs. H. L. Ander
son, Mrs.. Dixon Louise Scott, Henry
Black, Mrs. W. L. Myers, Mrs.. Bes
sie Kirtley, Mrs.. Viola Turner, Har
ry Leland and Mr. R. C. Price..
BELLEGARDE, MINISTER FROM
HAITI SAIL FROM AMERICA
WASHINGTON, November 22—(C
NS)—M. Dantes Bellegrade, Minis
ter to the United States from Haiti,
who shocked diplomatic circles here
recently when he announced before
the Pan-American Union that he was
retiring to private life, sailed Thurs
day, November 16 for his native
country.
Diplomats from 21 Latin-American
nations and Secretary of State, Cor
dell Hull, who presided, were pres
ent when Minister Bellegarde an
nounced that he had resigned, and
was quitting the diplomatic service.
His resignation is taken as a rebuke
to Haiti for signing the agreement of
August 7, and for Haiti allowing it
self to be led into a loan agreement
in 1922 with the National City Bank
of New City, the United States, and
an American negotiator, which loan
agreement has proved a “sore spot”
in Haiti.
Dr. Velaurez B. Spratlin, vice pres
ident of the Society of Friends of the
French Language and Culture, be
spoke the esteem in which M. Belle
garde is held by that organization,
and by Negro Americans in general,
following musical numbers by Will
iam Allen, pianist, and Louia Vaughn
Jones, violinist. The Haitian national
anthem was sung by Mrs. Gregoria
Fraser Goins.
A token of appreciation was pre
sented to Mme. Bellegarde by Mrs.
Anna J. Cooper, after which the mas
ter of ceremonies proclaimed the
Haitian Minister an honorary presi
dent for life of the society.
The Negro citizenry of the Nat
ion’s capital bade good-bye to Mon
sieur Bellegarde at a testimonial re
ception on Sunday last at the Phyllis
Wheatley YWCA.
GALLOWAY HELD AS GUILTY ON
‘EYES’ CHARGE, TO FILE APPEAL
On Friday, afternoon, November
24th C. C. Galloway, Acting Editor
of The Omaha Guide was held on
guilty by evidence presented in the
case of Criminal Libel brought by
Miss Rae Lee Jones, former news
editor of the Omaha Guide, he was
late rreleased on $500 Bond. Mr.
Elmer Thomas his attorney imme
diately filed notice of appeal.
After the Jury had been selected
and after a short recess, the com
plaining witness, Miss Rae Lee
Jones, took the stand. It was brought
out in her testimony that she was
formerly an employee of the Omaha
Guide, and up until the article ap
peared in “Miss Eyes” was on
friendly terms with C. C. Galloway,
whom she alleged was Acting Editor
at the time of the publication of the
copy of the Guide in which appeared
the alleged libelous article and that
she supposed that he was friendly to
her. She denied of having been guilty
of any of things done or was alleged
to have been done as intimated or
charged on the night in question.
Finally stating that the reason she
believed that she was the party re
ferred to, “because I walk with a
swagger.” Mr. Jess Hutton, who
swore that he believed the article,
referred to Miss Ray Lee Jones, was
because he was 26 years old, Miss
Jones was 33 yrs., and the article
had referred to “Rocking the Cradle,”
and he had been called a “Sheik.”
Just why he should connect himself
with the “Cradle” and why he should
be called a “Sheik he failed to say.
As he swore that he had kept com
pany with Miss Ray Lee Jones for
four years, and during all that time
had refrained from allowing his
“Sheikish” eyes to wander astray in
the direction of some other damsel or
to be drawn from the straight and
narrow path. *
When court adjourned, at 12 o'clock,
Attorney H. J. Pinkett was on the
stand he find the other witnesses for
the State testified that they had read
the article in the ‘Miss Eyes’ column
and had drawn the conclusion that it
referred to the plaintiff, Miss Rae
Jones.
When C. C. Galloway, was called
about 3 p. m.. to the stand, in answer
REV. C. C. HARPER OF ZION
BAPT. RETURNS; HIGHLY COM
MENDS POLICIES O F OMAHA
GUIDE”
Rev. C. C. Harper of the Zion Bap
tist Church, recently retuned from
Dallas and other parts of Texas, paid
a visit to the Guide Office to Person
ally express his commendation of
the great work, the Guide’s is doing
and the fight it is making to create
a higher degree of race con
sciousness, without which the Negro
can never hope to build for the com
ing generations. Rev. Harper said:
“I want you to know that I am with
the Omaha Guide in the great fight
it is making to bring about race
to questions by the attorney for the
defense, Mr. Elmer Thomas he enter
ed a denial of any knowledge of who
the article in the “Miss Eyes”, col
umn refferred to, or that he was at
the time Editor or Acting Editor of
the Omaha Guide. The Arguments by
the attorney begun at 9:30 Friday
morning and the case went to the
jury just before noon, after being
out a little over 3 hours the Jury fil
ed in with their verdict.
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
Both the Federal Government and
the states are looking forward to li
quor as the provider of tremendous
sums of new revenue, are planning
what to do with it. Principal danger
is that there will be too many fingers
in the flowing bowl, forcing the
price of legal stuff to where the boot;
leggers will stay in business find un
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TEACH YOUR DOLLAR T O
HAVE MORE CENTS, BY TRAD
ING WHERE YOU CAN WORK.
GIVE YOUR OWN BOY AND
GIRL A CHANCE TO EARN AN
HONEST LIVING AND RESPECT
ABLE JOB BY TRADING WITH
THE SQUARE DEAL GROCERY
STORES.
Annual
Poultry
Drawing
Tues. 28th
Ritz
Theatre
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Omaha, and when ever you need me
don’t be afraid to call on me; “I
never fail he, continued, to tell my
congregation where to spend there
money, whom.” While in the Guide
Office he paid for one year subscrip
ion for the Guide.
REV. ALBERT KUHN, WHITE MIN
ISTER, ADVISES OMAHA NEGRO
ES. ‘ORGANIZE AND STAND TO
GETHER,’—HE SAYS
I believe it lies entirely in your power to remove
some of the undeserved, in just, unchristian and humiliat
ing restrictions which have been placed upon your eco
nomic, political and cultural life, here in Omaha as ev
erywhere in the United States.
I will mention a few of these handicaps and re
strictions.
1. Colored citizens are too often passed over in
the appointment of the working staff of the different
departments of City and County government.
2. Local shops and stores who receive a large pro
portion of their trade often fail to return the favor by
hiring a fair proportion of colored clerks.
3. Public Utilities like the Gas, Light, Water,
Telephone, Street Car Service do not give to our colored
people the share of employment which their patronage
should entitle them to.
4. In at least two of our Public Schools in which
colored children form a large percentage of the pupils
half of the teaching positions including the position of
principal should be given by the School Board to Colored
Teachers. There s a super-abundence of the finest of
teaching talent among colored College Graduates.
. . That some of these unfair and exasperating dis
criminations have persisted so long is not due entirely to
the prejudice of more numerous white citizenship. A
large percentage of your white fellow townsmen have
enough of the. Christian and human spirit that they are
of one mind with you about the injustice of it all. They
will both respect you and support you if you make a d&
liberate, intelligent and courageous fight for your rights.
They will however not take the initiative. If you Negro
citizens have not got” the guts” (if you will pardon this
homely expression), of getting together and enforcing
your demands they feel you are not worth the victory.
The Whites had to fight and to suffer to gain democracy
and their other civic rights; the women braved ridicule
and perseution until their demands for political equality
were heard; the laborers of Russia overthrew inequality
and tyranny only through a fearless struggle. The trouble
with you colored neighbors is that you did not have to
fight hard enough yourself to become free from slavery
in the days of Lincoln; that is why you are still halfway
in the state of slavery. Your full emancipation waits for
your own concerted and sacrificial efforts.
To win out in your struggle for equality you need"
neither brutal force nor money. You need the fearless,
highminded courage of the eternal fidelity to a noble
ideal, of Jesus, and, in modern times, of a Washington,
»al Gandhi. * i
There ought to be somewhere in your midst a born,
magnetic leader, who could pull you together, and lead
you in persistent united action. He ought to be a man of
such an inspiring personality that most of those who
come in contact with him could not help but respect and
like him, both Colored and Whites. He ought to be not
so much a great orator as a great organizer, who could
develop his people into a well disciplined, enthusiastic
spiritual army; he should have nothing in common with
those vain glorious, bombastic, selfseeking political trick
sters, who pose as leaders at election time. Both White
and Colored have their fill of such.
Under such leadership all colored churches, clubs,
lodges should get busy to put before their members a
program for the recognition of the rights of their race
such as I outlined above. Care should be taken to be mod
erate in their demands so, that they will impress with
their fairness and moderation even the white people.
They should then induce every colored man and
woman in Omaha to sign a simple pledge something as
follows:
“I express my belief in the aims of the OMAHA
COLORED RIGHTS LEAGUE (or whatever title that
organization may have). I hereby enlist in the League as
a comrade and active member. I shall obey the orders of
the leader of the League as long as it does not conflict
with my conscience or with the laws of our Country. If
for any reason I cannot continue such obedience I shall
resign from the League.”
_ After two thirds of the colored populations have
identified themselves with the organizations, the leader,
with a carefully selected group of assistants, can begin
the struggle for the realization of the program.
In a courteous but uncompromising manner, they
would make their convictions known, both in con
ferences, and individual interviews to the white business
men and officials, telling them that they had to choose
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