Wm. H. Wright, Attorney General, To Speak January Ilth
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Chokes husband
7o Death
With Scarf
Mrs. Mhry Erbin. of 1413 N. 21st
fit., was arrested Sunday, Decepiber
30. 1934 and ch^rg d with the mur
der of her husband. Joe Erbin. Seem
ing!.. they had been quarrelling over
anoth'-t woman, whom Mrs. Erbin
thought was a bit too familiar with
Joe. During the argument Mrs. Et
bin Utruck Joe in the h “d with a
bucket of frozen garbage. Then, pro
bably. while he was still stunned or
unconscious from the blow, she tied
a narrow silk scarf around his neck
and choked him to death
No definite motive has been estab
lished. Mrs. Erbin wss bound over
ta the District Court
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN ADAMS
JR., OF THE 9th DISTRICT,
DOUGLaS COUNTY, TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE
REP. JOHN ADAMS, JR.
Representative John Adams, Jr.,
along with 99 other representatives
took the oath of office January 1,
1935, in the 50th session of the House
of Representatives- The people of
Nebraska, by their vote at the last
election, have decreed that this shall
be the last session of this body. Rep
resentative Adams is given an excep
tional, as well as a wonderful oppor
tunity to make a record for himself
which will remain as a beacon light
for the boys of his race.
Many important measures will be
up for passage during this session on
which he is expected to play his
part.
WOODSON CENTER NEWS
Woodson Center cordially invites its
friends and patrons to its eighth An
nual Meeting, Friday evening, Jan
uary 4th, 1935. at eight o’clock; in the
Main Room of its building.
Mr. Jerry Hawke. Director, Voca
tional Education of the Board of Edu
cation, and Mr- C. W. McCandless
of the City Recreation Department
will be Guest Speakers.
Club members and other groups of
1the House will furnish a short pro
JT gram, and our Junior Boys’ Choral
Class will make their first public ap
pearance under the direction of Mrs.
Alyce Wilson, our Music Instructor,
Very truly yours,
Mr- John Flynn Jr., Chairman
Mrs. H. J. Wells, Secretary
POLICEMAN WHO ASSAULTED
BOY TO BE TRIED, DEC. 11.
E'lyonne. N. J Nov. 30-—Patrol
man James A. Flynn who was dis
missed on July 16. from the Hudson
County police force for criminally as
saulting 13-year.old Wilson Bryant
Anderson, loc»l colored boy, on June
3 will face his youthful accuser and
num rous witnesses in Judge Meany’s
Court. Part III. Jersey City on De
cember 11. The Bayonne branch of
the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored P.ople. Dr. D
G. Morris, president, is prosecuting
the policeman and has retained Le
Roy Jordan as attorney. Flynn is out
on $5000 bail As much as $500 has
b en offered Mr. Anderson, father of
tho lad. to drop the case.
The tri">l was called for November
27. and fifteen witnesses and sev.n
representatives of leading organiza
tions were in court to t.stify against
Flynn who failed to show up. The
judgo declared that “Flynn must be !
brought into court”, and postponed
the tral until December 11.
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Returns to School
Kiss Juliette Thelma Lee. the nine
teen-year.old daughter of Mr. and j
Mrs. Clarence E- Lee, returned Wed
nesday January 2, to Kansas City.
Missouri, where she resumed her
course in nurse training at the Gen
eral Hospital No. 2. This will be her
second y ar- During her two. weeks
vacation in the city, she was the guest
of the guest of the Sacrifice Club,
of the Sacrifice Club. th» Aloha So
cal Club, and several other clubs.
F E R A DEFENDS SURRENDER
TO SLAVE SCALE WAGES
New York. Nov. 30.—The Federal
Emerg.ney Relief Administration at
Washington considers its recent sur
render to the South’s fight for local
determination of prevailing rates of
wages “to b.' a thoroughly satisfac
tory method”, according to Jacob
Baker, assistant administrator, who
replied today to a telegram of pro
test sent by the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo
ple on November 23.
“Because of the fact that the de
termination of prevailing rates of
wages by County Wage Rate Com
mittees has turned out to be a thor
| oughly satisfactory method for skilled
labor, it seemed the part of consist
j ency to apply it to all labor”. Mr
I Baker wrdte. “I note that you fear
a number of unfortunate results from
i it. We do not expect any such de
velopments as you suggest- If you
hear of any specific cases of the sort
that you anticipate in your telegram,
-I would be grateful if you would let us
; know about them at once.”
According to N A.A C.P. officials,
this statement would be humorous if
it were not so tragic- When the
FERA administration set the mini
mum wage as 30 cents an hour, the
South volated this provision whole
sale. especially in the case of Ne
groes, many of whom received as low
as fifty cents a day. Now that the
determination of wage rates is to be
exclusively in the hands of local com
mittees. the Negroes are likely tc re
ceive even less, says the Association,
thus forcing them into a condition
worse than chattel slavery.
CHEER VETS IN HOSPITAL
Saturday afternoon a group from
the Jr- Auxiliary of Roosevelt post
No- 30 American Legion, visited the
county hospital where they presented
popcorn balls to veterans there, and
sang Christmas carols throughout the
hospital.
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MSS AGNES COLEMAN
Miss Agnes Coleman of Birming
ham Alabama, is here conducting a
revival with her seven co-workers
from Chicago and Evanston, Illinois.
St. Louis. Mo- and Atlanta, Ga.
Come hear good spiritual singing
Come, bring note book, pencil and
Bible.
Church of God. 2025 N. 24th St
BEAU BRUMMELES
GIVE LARGE PARTY
Thursday night January 3, 1935, the
Beau Brummel Club ent rtained at j
their first formal dancing party at '
Dreamland Hall. This party was j
really a very swank affair.
The first note of distinction was j
the uniformed doorman, who filled his
post very courteously and efficiently.
After entering The hall, each guest
was given personal service at the i
checking booth by members of the .
club
The hall was decorated in the club •
colors. Green and gold streamers at
tached to the lights and hung from j
the platform and windows created a I
very warm and friendly atmosphere, j
A large green pendant bearing the;
liame of the club in gold letters hung j
n the center above the platform. Over I
the entrance were two large B’*. one
green and one gold in flicker lights.
The club members were all immacu
late in tuxedoes
Music was furnished by the Synco
' High. Hatters, and everyone enjoyed
dancing ;*to their hot, yiet smooth,
rhythm.
Club officers and members were
presented during intermission- They
are Virgil Shobe, President; James
Crawford, Vice-President; Val Rat
cliff, Secretary; Leon Moore, Treas
jurer; Melvin Brooks, AssistantTreas
; urer; Clyde Fanjftton, Sergeant-at
arms; John Jackson, Reporter; Harold
Thomas. Junior Grayson, Albert
Brewer, James Rufus Smith, Rudolph
Watson, James Jewell, William Ware.
Joe Wilhoit, Leonard Crowley, Charles
McWharter, Goldie Davis, Wiliiam
Rouhlac, Ralph Taylor and Lawrence
Payne.
More than six hundred guests at
tended this social event- Many beau
tiful gowns were displayed, and the
male element was very commanding
in its formal attire.
All of those present enjoyed them
selves, and declared this social affair
the most sensational of the season
Mr. Clarence R. Johnson, Executive
chairman, Southern Pacific Cooks and
Waiters Union, Local No- 542, Los
Angeles, Calif., is enroute to Omaha
for the purpose of organizing the rail
road employees into a “Labor Union-”
The hotel and railroad employees will
'see that every courtesy is shown him
while in the city.
All groups will begin at the North
Side “Y” Monday, Jan. 7, 1935.
Miss June Artison, 2816 Hamilton
street, who has been visiting friends
in Denver for the past few months,
returned to Omaha, December 31.
Miss Arfcison reports a very enjoy,
able tin*e, but is glad to be back at
home.
W. H. Wright to Speak at St. John’s Jan. 11
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On Friday night. January 11, 1935
Attorney General, W- H. Wright of
Nebraska, will speak at the public in
stallation of officers of the Omaha
Branch NAA.C.P. at St. John’s
A. M E. Charch, 22nd *nd Willis
The choir of St. John’s A M E
Church will furnish a musical pro- ,
pram for this occasion. Every one iai
invited to attend and know the s t-UD
and policy of the Omaha Branch
M A.A.C.P for the year 1935.
The Installation will take place at
8 p. m. sharp. Come early, in order to
set pood seats and to hear.
THE HIGH SCHOOL COUNCIL
Tha most important discussion of
the meeting was the High School
dance, which was h Id December 27.
The Center wag beautifully decorated
in all the little nick-nacks of Christ.
iras time. The party dismissed at 11
T. M. with .veity one wearing a guilty
expression of haviit? spent an enjoy,
able evening. We of the Council take
this opportunity to wish our many
friends young and old. the v.rjl hap
piest of new years.
Ruth Williams, Sec’y, Reporter
GIRI>S’ WORK COMMITTEE
SPONSORS TEA DANCE
The Hig1' School Girl Reserves and
their frie .as were guest j of th_>
Girls' Work Committee at a Tea
Dance. December 26, 1934 at North
Sidj Branch. Mrs. J. Dillard Craw
ford and Mrs. Milton Johnson presid
ed at the Tea table. Other a:sistants
included the Misses Ola McCraney,
Margaret Dickerson. - Cav; :a Scott,
and Catherine Williams. Committee
of Management members who helped
to make the party pos ible were:
Mesdamcs Edith Graj', Earl Wheeler
and Elbert Wright.
EXTRE XOUS WHIST PARTY
Tho Entre Nous Club enjoyed a so
cial meeting on Thursdaj" night. De
cember 27. Monte Carlo whist was
thj entertainment. Miss Ruth Wil
liams carried off top score honors.
The Mis: es Lorene Lewis, Edrose
Willis and Ann Carter were guests.
THREE ARE HOSTESSES FOR
CHURCH TEA
By Mrs. Beatrice Johnson
One of the seasons largest events
was the “holiday tea” given at the
lovely home of Mrs- Bonner, 2216
Grant street, Sundav December 23,
from 3 to 7 p. m. o’clock und?r the
auspices of the choir of Pleasant
Green Baptist Church.
A most unusual table greeted the
guests as th y entered the dining
room. A very ^tractive lace cloth
upon red covered the table, and a
silver basket fill'd with bright red
roses was used as a center piece. Tall
red candles stood on either end and
silver tray of salad, sandwiches, cake
and ice-cream filled the table
Mrs- Agnes Hawkins, who was
dressed in a r.avy blue trimmed
in pijid . received ithe severjty
guests. Th’ hostesses chose green in
keeping with the season. Mrs. Iva
Barge, who poured during the after
noon. wore a green cr;-pe frock with
the high neckline. Mrs. Edithel Mor
row, who served the ice-cream, wore a
green gown tied with gold gibbon
which added a pleasng color contrast.
Other hues that helped complete a
harmonious color scheme were Mrs.
. Lottie Keys in black velvet. Miss
; Katherine Whsat in pink with a soft
j shade of blue on the sleeves, Mrs.
M alters in a stunning red. Mrs. Mc
Guire, the president of the choir, in
her favorite shade of blue- Mrs.
i Flossie W illiams selected a very at
; tractive brown dress trimmed in fur.
Mrs. Ella Anderson wore a two piece
blue frock, and Mrs. Howard wore a
very attractive white crepe dress.
Mr. Jack Johnson, the son of Mrs.
Agnes Hawkins was here from Kan
sas City where he attends the Uni
versity. All mothers of the church
were there.
A tall Christmas tree ablaze with
colored lights and heavily tinseled
stood in the reception room. As the
guests departed, they were given a
stocking, red or green, from the tree
which was filled with c°ndy and nuts.
The roses were presented to Rev.
P. J. Price, the pastor who was in an
accident but who is now convalescing.
PICKENS VISIT MARIANNA. FLA.;
NEGROES “AFRAID TO TALK”
New York. Nov. 30—Warned by
Jocksonvill ■ Negroes not to rifjk vis
j 'ting Marianaa Fla., scene of the re.
cent torture-lynching of Claude Neal.
William Pickens, field seer tary of
the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People, visited
th; West Florida town on November
24 a month following the sadistic
orgy, and found Negroes eowed and
afraid to talk.
“Had quite a long stop at Mar
ianna”, Mr. Pickens reports- “All
seems quiet, as if no madness had
ver been—until you attempt to elicit
any REAL information from one of
these ‘slaves’ (the Negroes). Then
you are answered by a nonsensical
grunt, and a vacant stare. They are
; afraid to talk about it.
I “Even ‘big Negroes’, some profes
sional people, are afraid to talk out
in Florida. When I went with one
to s»2 a white man whom he knew,
I had to do all the talking myself.”
Mr. Pickens adds that “All these
little towns are just the same”.
The N.A.A.C.P. field s cretary is
cn one of his periodical tours of
southern branches of the Association.
GARROTTO AND POWERS WILL
OPEN NEBRASKA POWER CO.
PROGRAM
Annunciata Garrotto and Lawrence
Powers, internationally famous opera
star •, will open their 1935 season by
appearing on the Nebraska Power
Company program over WOW in Om
aha, at 9:30 P. M. on Monday, January
sev.nth.
Fresh from a season of triumphs
all over the United States, these truly
great artists have consent.d to lend
their presence to the Nebraska Power
Company for this broadcast- Miss
Garrotto and Mr. Poweru are famed
for both their beauty of ton? and their
technical ability, and are rapidly gain
ing more and more of a foothold in
the operatic world
Their numbers for this program
have been chosen especially with the
vi v-poir.t of pleasing the ear of every
body, said Miss Garrotto and Mr.
Powers. “We wish to please every
body. Jt is our desire to sing the
songs that everybody has heard and
that th.y will enjoy hearing again,”
stated Miss Garrotto.
Accompanying these two stars will
be the Electric Service Orchestra, and
a group of entertainers with varied
talents
SO. OMAHA NEWS
Mrs. C. A- Stewart and four chld
ren, accompanied by her sister-in-law.
Mrs. Irene Dent, formerly of Flint,
Michigan, spent a part of the holidays
visiting her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Stewart, at Lexington, Missouri.
The Misses Hazel and Margaret
Lewis of Atlantic, Iowa, spent the
week end visaing friends and rela
tives in our city.
John Smith, a member of the C.
C.C- located at Reading, Kansas, spent
th9 Christmas Holidays with his
mother, Mrs- Lillie Smith
Miss Naomi Goodall, of St. Mary’s
Kansas, is visiting her aunt, Mrs A.
Minor, 2619 Franklin, and her friend
Louise Bryant, 6514 South 21st St.
Her stay in our city is indefinite.
Mrs. Murrell R. Cottry of Los An
geles, California, is spending the holi
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
James A Griffin, 2910 N. 28th Avenue,
after spending a month at Manhatten,
Kansas with her mother-in-law, Mrs.
Edna Bennett, who is very ill.
Interstate Literary
Association Meets
At Topeka, Kans.
SOCIAL WORK BULLETIN
PRAISES N A A C P
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT
Now York, November 30.—The Oc
tob r-Novemiber 1934 issue of the
News Bulletin of the Social Work
Publicity Council gives a resume of
the successful efforts of the Publicity
Department of thj National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Colored
People from 1909 to the present. Cit
ing the initial difficult! s in getting
news about Negro progress and prob
lems published in the nation’s press,
it tells how gradually it has won a
voice until “today the Association’s
pronouncem. nts on the race problem
are everywhere accepted as authori
tative.”
ASKS $10,000 TO SEND NEAL
LYNCHING REPORT TO
100,000 MINISTERS
New Ycrlc. Nov. 30.—The National
Association for the Advanc ment of {
Colored People announced today that j
it is appealing for contributions to
a fund of ten thousand dollars with
which to send a copy of the illus. I
trated report of th? horrible Claude I
Neal lynching at Marianna, Fla., on j
October 26, to 100,000 clergymen c f j
all faiths, denominations and races in !
all parts of the country, in an effort
to arouse the conscience of enlighten
ed Americans to force passage of the
Ccatigan Wagner federal anti-lynch
ing bill in the forthcoming Congress
A copy of the report of the investi
gation of the Neal lynching made by
a white southerner for the Associa
tion has already been sent to each
senator and representative of the new
Congr.sa at his home addressu A cov.
erinS letter, signed by Walter White,
secretary of the N.A A.C.P., ex
press: d the hope “that this gruesome
story may emphasize agajn to you the
grave danger to the entire country
which lynching constitutes. It i3 no
longer a sectional or racial matter. No
graver disintegrating force exists
than such unrestrained lawlessness ®s
lynching mobs, re^res* nt. We re
spectfully urge your deep interest in
and ardent support of Federal anti
lynching 1 gelation to the end that
the bill may be passed immediately
upon the convening of the Seventy
fourth Congress”.
The Association’s report of the Neal
lynching is an eight page 5000-word
pamphlet printed on coated paper and
illustrated with photographs of the
mutilated body of Claude Neal hang
ing from a tree in front of the Mar
ianna court house; of Typical Ne
gro shacks in the town, and of char
acteristic headlines from newspapers
in widely separated parts of the
country announcing the lynching.
The Association is seeking funds to
send a copy of this, striking document
with its sensational disclosures of a
mazing sadism and tsrrible economic
exploitation behind the mob orgy to
all newspaper editors, public officials
and individuals of influence of both
races in the United States and abroad.
Single copies of the report will be
sent free upon request. Quantity
lots may be obtained at $1 a dozen;
$4 for 50, and $8 for 100 copies. The
Association is asking that contribu
tions to the S10.000 fund be sent im
mediately as the Seventy-fourth Con
gress convenes on January 3, by which
time a copy of the report sihould be
in the hands of every citizen of in
fluence. Contributions should be ad
dressed to Miss Mary White Oving
ton, treasurer of the N.A A.C.P., 69
Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y.
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OSCAR WASHINGTON
Oscar Washington, senior «t Creigh
ton University, and Chas. H. Davis,
sophomore at Municipal University,
were first and second prize winners
r selectively in the college Oratorical
division of the interstate Literary As
sociation of Kan -as and the West,
which brought to a close one of the
most successful, inspiring, and hope
ful of its sessions Decemb.r 28, 1934
at Topeka, Kansas
Mr. Washington, known as the sil
ver tongued orator of Omaha, capti
vated the crowded assembly by the
ma.;terful pres ntation of the oration,
“Three Score and Eleven Years of Self
Preservation”. His choice as first
winner over a brilliant array of
orators from the West was unanimous
by the judges. Mr. Davis, who ran as
a close second, cho:.e as his subject,
“The Negro in Drama ”
1 he hospitality of Topeka was gen
uine and sh-dl go a long way in
stamping the memory of that fair city
in th? hearts and minds of all th*»
delegates. The fen*ty-third session
of the Interstate was fortunate in
having in attendance many prominent
figure j. Among these were the Hon
orable M. Landon, Governor of the
state of Kansas, who extended the
association and its followers a most
congenial welcome; Dr. J. R. A Cross
land. St. Joseph, Missouri former
minister to Liberia; Mrs J. R. A.
Crossland, an active figure jn the pub
lic life of women of Missouri; Attor
ney W. T. Bell of Leavenworth, Kan
sas, and many others
The sessions consist of papers, dis
cussions, disertations and open for
ums on topics of historical and con
temporary interest. There were con
testants in high school declamation,
original poetry and oration, college
poetry, oration and music, vocal and
instrumental. A very sagacious fare
well address was given by the presi
dent, Dr. Wm. McKinley Thomas- He
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CHRISTINE ALTHOUSE BEAUTY
SALON INTRODUCES NEW
FRENCH PREPARATIONS
Mrs Christine Althouse, of the Alt
house Beauty Salon is now handling a
complete line of French Beauty Prep
arations. This is her second expan
sion since she has been in her present
location. In order to introduce to her
many friends and customers tsis won
derful new french preparation, she is
giving free facials and scalp analysis
for a limited time. Just drop in and
ask for a demonstration, and you will
receive the courteous, efficient service
that is characteristic of the Althouse
Beauty Salon.
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