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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
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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,
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Two YEARS COLOR BUND
Cmildren DO NOT
DEVELOP COLOR SENSE
UNTiL ALMOST
TWO YEARS
OLD.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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<th.
Dan Moore was shot to death by Will
Wigging at the home of Moore,
5224 Vi S. 28th Street. Wiggins, who
lived at 2808 R street, surrendered to
Captain Fred PalmlAg at the South
Side Station and admitted the killing.
The trouble strted over an argument
over their ages. Self defense is claim
ed for the killing.
N. C. CITIZENS ASK FOR EQUAL
TEACHER PAY AND OP.
PORTUNITIES
Raleigh, N- C., Dec. 14.—Resolutions
passed at a mass meeting held by the
local branch of the National As^ocia.
tion for the Advncement of Colored
People and addressed by Dean Charles
H. Houston and Attorney Edw. Lov
ett of Washington, D. C., urged tha
Governor of North Carolina to push
legislation “providing equal profess
sional educational opportunities for all
qualified Negro students” of the stata
to call upon the next legislature “to
enaot legislation equalizing the sal
aries of Negro and white teachers”
and to “enact an effective anti-lynch
ing measure”. The resolutions were
unanimously! passed and immediately
forwarded to Governor Eh ring ha us.
The local branch plans to begin its
annual membership drive next week
BLUE EAGLE REMOVED
The New York Rapid Transit Cor
poration. operating subsidiary of the
Brookiyn-Manhattan Transit Corpor
ation, has besn deprived of iits Blue
Eagle for violating Section 7(a) of the
NIRA. Some itime ago. it disoharged
20 employees and the Labor Board
decided that the circumstances con
stituted an infringement of theda
right to collective bargaining.