if 5p ____ \% „V r Copy HEW TO THE LI^iEK V V V<^- A v vol. vra __tiie okailaTguideTsati^T>jViyT^ece^ibiir 29^i934 —ll1™1 Number Forty-Three Coming to Orpheum Theatre Starting In South Omaha GEORGE DEWEY WASHINGTON HEY . . HEY . » HERE THEY COME • • THE CREAM OF THE CROP OF CREOLES. THE HOT-; TEST OF HOT.CHA HOOFERS. THE SINGLN’EST. STRUTTIN’EST. SYN COPATIN’EST. SHOW. OF THE YEAR . . • WHAT?? Well in fewer words we’re trying to tell you that the Orpheum Theatre has booked the Queeen of Hi-De-Ho. HARRIET CALLOWAY and her New York Cotton Club Revue featuring George Dewey Washingon. This Show opens New Year’s Eve at ths Orpheum Theatre for a speecial mid-nite preview with a premiere showing of Wamerte greatest musical “SWET ADELINE”. And here’s more good news, the stage show will remain at the Orpheumi for three days starting New Year’s Day; the picture for those day^ will be W. C. Fields in “IT’S A GIFT”. But to tell you more about this stage show- lit has the famous Callo way music, the famous Calloway stars and that means the acme of perfec tion in entertainment. It s a show of ahows brought to Omaha after having thrilled thousands of New Yorkers And here’s who’s in this show: first of all. that famous baritone George Deway Washington, possessor of one of the greatest voices ever heard Jennie Dancer, the colored Jennie Line; Danny and Eddy. America’s leading danceologists. Red Perkins, the musical genius; the Four Pennies, thoae blue rythm chasers; Cook and Brown, show-stoppers; and just a lot of other colored stars 'Harriet Calloway and her New York Cotton Club Revue offers the greatest array of sepia talent ever brought to the stage- It comes to the Orphaum Theatre in Omaha starting New Year’s Eve with every thing, including the Orpheum stamp of approval. The Jolly 12 Bellmar club gave a dinner party at the Tulula Tea Room, 2422 Burdebie street, December 23rd the evening way spent in dancing and playing cards, an(j when bigger and better times are had, the Bellmar club will have them. There was a thrae piece orchestra including Mr Simon Harrold. Mr. C. Daniels and Mrs. Irene Morton. The Tulula Tea Room wishes to ex tend thanks to Mr. and Mrs- Albeit Dunn, who ware responsible for the twelve guests. Mrs. Hattie Dunn, President Mrs. Edna Smith, Secretary RED PERKINS ON BIG TIME CIRCUIT Th# Orph-um Circuit ba« placed Its stamp of approval on on# of Om^i'i own Orchestras. Red Perkins, the musical genius. ■Starting New Year's Eve Mr- Per kinsf' Orchestra will appear on the Orphenm stage together with Harriet Calloway and her night club Revua. direct from the Cotton Club in New York, featuring George Dewey Wash ington and other national^ known race artists. Red Perkins has the honor of pro ducing one of the finest bands in the city of Om«ha. and .the first Negro band from the city to step into big time. Appearing in Perkins’ Orches tra are. Red Perkins, Louie Vann, Bernard Wright, A. C- Oel.sby, Mr. Drake. Eugene Freels. Harry Rook, Sylvester Freel. Mr. Watkins, and two new men who lately have joined the orchestra. TELEGRAPH CUMMINGS ON LYNCH TOPIC EVASION Washington. D. C., Dec. 14.—Fol lowing the opening of the National Crime Conference here last Tuesday, telegrams wer3 sent to Attorney Gen eral Cummings from Dean Charles H- Houston of Howard law school. Mrs. Robert G- McGuire, president of the District of Columbia branch of the National Association for thj Ad vancement of Colored People, and Archibald S. Pinkett, branch secre. taix urging him in view of the Pres ident's proclamation against lynching to includo lynching on the agendum of the conference. The branch officers telegraphed President Roo»ev-lt lauding his ad. dre. s a|t the opening of the crime con ference when h3 flayed lynching and asking him to urge Attorney General Cummings to include the topic on the confer: nee agendum CALIFORNIA FILES ITS OPPOSITION TO MOONEYS MOVE FOR FEKDOM SANFRlANCISOO, Cailf—The state of California has filed its opposiaion to Tom Mooney's lat est move for freedom, basing its denial o nthe fact that he has fail ed to cite a ingle instance of a case in which it was held the introduc tion of false evidence did or could deprive a court of jurisdiction. Attorney General TJ. $5. Webb, who sent his brief to the United States Supreme Court to fight Mooney's move, skips lightly over nineteen years of imprisonment because of false testimony but suggest, that uch a case is really a matter for legisatioln rather than for pudicial action. “The only remedial powers in such cases,* he says, “he explain ed “are those of Executive par don of clemency.” Four governors have refused to grant appeals for Mooney’s free dom from liberal groups of all sorts and political affiliation. Governor Frank F. Merriam, re cently reelected with the help of the film industry, has the case before him but will not act until the Supreme Court rules on Mooney’s move for a writ of ha' beas corpus. NIRA PROVISIONS HERE TO STAY In a recent speech before the Con struction Industry Meeting at Knox ville, Tenn., Arthur D. Whiteside, member of the National Industrial Recovery Board said, “It appears in evitable that tha major provisions of the NIRA in some form will become a perm^nertt pant of tour economic legislation.” Mr. Whiteside also said that modification!^ of the provisions will be governed largely by the actual results obtained through the efforts of the NBA up to this time and for the next few weeks. AMAZE A MINUTE | SCI1NTIFACTS BY ARNOLD I -- -■ - - - - — - ----- --- —• Nearer the center op the earth/ A large part op TMt PEOPLE OF SlGERtA AM FARTHER PROM the SEAT OF THElft GOVERNMENT AT MOSCOW THAN THEY ARE PROM THE CENTER CP THE EARTH, t 1r.. ■ Two YEARS COLOR BUND Cmildren DO NOT DEVELOP COLOR SENSE UNTiL ALMOST TWO YEARS OLD. ^oscow^;' - T_ IHE HEAT OP HIBERNATION-! THE TEMPERATURE Of WARM 'j B!OODEO ANIMALS WHEN HlBER- j N ATI HO IS ALMOST THE SAME AS j THEIR COLD SURROUNDINGS. ] H. R. A. HIGHLIGHTS 1 N R. A. GETS MILLIONS FOR WORKERS Wage restitutions under NRA now amount to more /than $2,500,000 and restitutions, arranged by NRA field offices, are averaging about $75,000 a week. In California two NRA field offices arranged for $63,000 in wage restitutions in the month of November Large amounts have also been reportt od from Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio. These restitutions represent the difference botwean wha>t the workers, received and what they should have been paid according to the codes un der which thadr employer^ operate. i O’NEILL NRA CONTROL OFFICER James L- O’Neill, operating vice president of the Guarantee Trust Co. of New York, has been appointed by the NLRB as control officer of the NRA. He will assist W. A. Harriman, the Administrative Officer, and will have charge of administration pro cedure. financial affairs, office man. ; agement and pai'aonnel. Through most r of his business career, Mr. O'Neill has specialized on personnel management and coordination. TICKET AGENCIES NilRB has approved arrangements under which the Legitimate Theatri cal Code Authority may issue certifi cate^ to (ticket agencies. No agency majy sell tickets for more than the box-office price plus tax and 75c. Each dsency must post a prica list where customers can see the price, tax and commission. On request, the agency must give its customers signed and dated receijits. An agency is not per mitted (to sell tickets of a theater which ha!a violated its code. TWO SIGNIFICANT DECISIONS Jn view of the many consent de crees entered as a result of the activ ities of the enforcement agencies of the NRA and the Department of Justice, it is considered significant that wifthin the palst month, two de fendants have been found guilty of failing to ohserve terms of injunc tions imposed to restrain violations of the previsions of NRA codes. They are the Pokrandt Lumber and Fuel Co-, of St. Louis Park, Minn., and R. S. French of Caledonia, Mich, RECOVERY NOTE The Journal of Commerce on Fri day, Dec. 14, reported: “The broad upswing in business under way this fall has carried the rate of general activity to the highest lavels reached since July, and indicates that it may soon approach a new peak- While the expanson previously nat;d has apparently been concentrated in those areai^ benefiting most from Govern, ment expenditures, it now appears that the recovary is assuming a broader scale.” HEARINGS IN AUTO INDUSTRY SURVEY Representatives of the Research and Planning Division will conduct in dividual conferences and receive writ ten opinions and data on the labor situation in the automobile industry in various cities and towns. These conferences ara to :Ji4pplemeift the public hearings held alt Detroit and are for the convenience of those who were unable to attend. This month, conference will be held at Flint, Lansing, Muskegon and Jackson, Mich. Toledo and Dayton, O.; Indianapolis. Jnd.; St. Louis. Mo.; and Milwaukee, Wis. In January, other conferenced will be hild at South Bend. Ind.; Cleveland, 0-; Buffalo. N. Y.; and Philadelphia, Pa. Further informa tion may be secured fron> the State NRA office. YORK BATTERY MANUFACTURER FINED Judg'd Albert L. Watson, of the United States District Count im posed a fine of $1,500 upon Fred C Perkins, battery manufacturer of York, Pennsylvania, whose trial at Harrisburg, Pa.- was given wide pub licity. Perkin’! was found guilty of 10 violations of the code of fair com petition for the Electric Storage and Wet Primary Battery Indust-y. The defendant had charged that the com plaints against him had come from hi$ big competitors, but in the course of the rtrial it became evident that it was his workers who had been paid as little as 10c an hour, who were the ! complainants. Under the code, they should have received a minimum wage of 40c per hour. NEBRASKA GETS TWO MILLIONS IN RELIEF FUNDS W««hingto*. D. C.. Dec. 27 Fedeal roll f allotments for Jan uary. announced today, included: Dhnot-. $0,441,915 (for the first 18 days only); Ioara $1,578,779; Kansas $2,174,055 (not including cattle pur chases); Michigan $6,215,016; Minne sota $4.915211; Missouri $4,411,975; Montana $1,477,090; Nebraska $2„ 013.950; North Dakota $1,795,975; South Dakota $2.108 545; Wliconsin $3,914,760. WOODSON CENTER NEWS CATERING CLASS GETS CERTIFICATES Thirte n ladies of the Catering Class of Woodson Center, were award ed eeaJficates upon the completion of an eight week’" course i» the Cahr ing Class. The class is being taught by Mrs- T. P. Mahammitt, well known Omaha Caterist- Mrs. Elizabeth Rhiner, Director of Smi.h-Hughes Classes of the Board of Education, pr.isented the certificates. This class which is being off.Ted through the Vocational Departmerti of the Board of Education will resume its work after the Holidays, on January 7th, at 9 A- M. _ 1 Recreation Workers Woodson Center is able to enlarge the scope of its activities through the | facilities of the City wide Recreation Program. The workers from the department ] who will work at Woodson Center are: Miss Helen Singleton- girls’ Physical Education; Mr. Henry* Levels, Boys’ Physical Education; Miss Ella Frank, lin, Dramatics; MSsa Constance Mul len, Handcraft; Mr. Julian Shaw, Woodwork; Miss Louise Bryant, Clerk. Workers Education Program Two teachers of the Adult Workers Education Project are serving Wood son Center. They are Mrs. Gertrude James, graduate Western University and Mrs. Thelma Hancock, graduate Omaha Municipal University. They hold classes Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evening, 7 to 10 P. M- and Sunday Forums 3:30-6-30 P. M. There »re classes in beginners and advanced English and History also Negro History., Arithmetic, Public Speaking, Debating and Spelling. Tjj-^er Ylagses are free and open to people out of school or over 18 years old. The Mitzi club held its regular meeting Wednesday, Dec- 12, at the beautiful home of Mrs. Gusaie Mac Pherson. After a short business moetng. luncheon was served. The table w»s beautfully decorated with a center piece of roses. The Christ mas spirit was carried out through out the house. Contract bridge was played- Mrs. Carrie Mason won first prize, Mrs. Clorna Scott won second prize. Mrs- Ruby Reese won the booby. The meeting adjourned to meet with Mrs- Bessie Peoples, Jan uary 9. 1935. Have you noticed the keen interest that is being shown concerning the big Inter Club Banquet that the Trojan Girls are sponsoring ait Zion Baptist Church, January 17? The I clubs are all a buzz with plans that ; will make their (table the mostt attrac tive. As you know a loving cup goes to the club (that exhibits the best decorated table- We would be pleased to send a girl to contact your club for reservations. Pleasa call Y.W.C.A. for further information. WE. 1539 Dorothy Pollard, President Lola E. Smith, Publicity Chairman CODE ADMINISTRATION DIREC TOR NAMED The NIRB has appointed D. M. Nel son, Vice-President of Sears, Roebuck & Co-, Chicago, as Code Administra tion Director. He will be responsi ble for coordinating the activities of each of the divisions of NRA and will continue ito act as assistant to S. Clay Williams; NIRB Chairman: LAUNCH FEDERAL SURVEY OF NEBR. RACE BUSINESS Robbia Turner Davie in Charge of State Wide Profioi Head, quartern in Omaha. ROBBIE TURNER DAVIS A State wide survey of Negro In dustrial and Professional workers has received the appoval of Harry L. Hop kins, Federal Relief Commissioner, The survey will be made by house to house contact and fast gathering from industrial plants where Negroes are employed. Fifty-four workers will be used in Omaha, Lincoln. Grand Island. Norfolk and Fremont. Among this number will be clerks, steno grapher^. coders and statisticians. Tho supervision of the work will be under Mrs. Robbie Turner Davis. Su pervisor in charge. Mrs. Davis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs- J. S. Tur ner, 2514 Corby street. She com plete her elementary and High School training in Omaha, graduating from Central High. Mrs- Davis then at tended Howard University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Aj*ts degree- During her University career she was elected to the Kappa Mu Honorary Society and was gaduated in 1928 with Cum Laude. Mrs. Davis while a!t the University be came a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. After completing her courses at Howard she taught school in Chicasha, Okla. Mrs- Davis has taken an active part in all civic functions of the commun ity such as Y. and Urban League Com munity Centecr programs. The appointment of Mrs. Davis as supervisor of this Survey project is cedited to Mr. J. Harvey Kerns. Ex ecutive SecreOtary of the Urban Leaigue Community Center, who is director of this project. Mr. Kerns by unceasing efforts prevailed upon Relief authorities to grant the project to Nebraska. Mr- Kerns will co.op erate with Mrs. Davis in making the survey a success. Announcement has been made that offices will be opened Monday and fBJty-four workers employed and put to work. -y A NEW APPROACH Anyone having an interest in the operations of the retail solid fuel in dustry code in the State of Maryland will have the opportunity on Decem ber 21, to express comments upon the code and to make concrete sugges tions for further policies. A public meeting will be held at Baltimore. This is the first sucfi meeting which has been called. If beneficial or en couraging re'spilts come from this meeting, similar hearings will be held ift other centers. ' Holiday Shootings Take Lives of Two New Year’s Day Va Stenm Sm Amuck, Kill* Omm And Wouad* Two Negroes At 104K1 S. 19th Street. On the afternoon of Dec- 24th. Wm, Starnes with three companions two women and one man. went to the re^denc:* of Claude Smith. 1201 S. 11th street, and for no evident reason whatever, started an aiiterection with the lady of thj house, Mrs. Claude Smith, by abusing her and u.ing all manner of vile and profane language. Not being -tlble to gqt him to subsist, she called her husband. Clauda Smith, who was in the basement cut ting kindling wood. Smith came up It airs and asked about the trouble Starnes then beg»n cursing Smith in thj same manner ami language which he used to Smith’s wife, whereupon Smith forcibly evicted him. Lalter on Starnes went to a pool hall. 1002 S. 13th street, operated byi C. J. Cole man, ordered a taxi and left In the n^eantime Smith came to the pool hall and was talking to Colemaa-whep 3tam.» came in and engaged in a game of pool. Smith then walked b«ck by the sftove and sat down. Af ter Starnes kad played one game of pool, he walked towards thr rear of the building with the revolver in one hand and a pool cue in the other When he got epposita of Smith, he turned and said, “stick 'em up”, and immediately began firing. Smith jumped from his chair and grabbed Jamd> Webb. 1010 S- 13th street and used him as a shield. Starnes con tinued to fire, killing Smith and wounding Webb, also a bystander, John Norman of the Pacific School Shelter Home. Starnes claimed he killed Smith be cause he thought Smith wa: about to draw a gun. but Smith was unarmed. Starnes th.m went to the station and gave himself up. Smith’s funeral will be Monday 2 p. m. at Myers Funeral Home. MAN DIES IN SOFT * DRINK PARLOR Just before mkfnlght, Dec. 24