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Standard Histories Lincoln, Ntbr. ^ ~ ___ 5 CENTS f CITY r™ mJJlj EDITION -/JUSTICE/EQUALITY HEW TO THE IMA VOLUME IX OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 80, 1935 - NUMBER THIRTY-SEVEN Evangelist Returns REV. H 0 MILLER Evangelist II. 0. Miller re turned to our city after four months of successful evangel ism in Colorado. He will run a revival in the Adventist church, of which he is now pastor. Here’s One Prisoner Georgia Didn’t Want Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 30, (ANP)—Strange as it may seem, Georgia has turned thumbs down on coming here to get a Negro who admits be* ing a fugitive from that state's chain gang. The com monwealth which is now try ing to put Angelo Herndon away for an 18'to-20 year chain gang sentence has de cided to let the state of New York keep Ham McClure, 23. McClure was convicted of a robbery here but he told the court he had escaped from Georgiu. Judge George II. Rowe did some rapid calculat ing. He figured it would cost New York $4,000 to $6,000 to care for McClure five years and said he wouldn’t pass sentence until Georgia authori" ties were advised the youth was theirs for the asking. Georgia wasn’t interested to the extent of extradition so tidge Rowe had to pronounce sentence. McClure will spend the next five years at Attica state prison. Auto Worker Is Injured In Air Tank Explosion William Smith, 1722 North 22nd street, employee of t h e McFayden-Stewart Auto Com pany, is in the Lord Lister hos pital recuperating from injur ies received Monday when an air tank exploded. The explosion occurred on the second floor where Smith was working. lie was taken to the hospital in the police ambulance which was sum moned when he was found to be injured. J t AGerman railway is experi menting with streamlined cov ers for it solder locomotives to increase their speed. Antelopes hold the speed record for animals, sometimes running at a rate of 60 miles an hour for short distances. HUSBAND IS WOUNDED TWICE BY ESTRANGED WIFE SUNDAY NIGHT \ STORE CLERK ASSAULTS NEGRO A. & P. Store Picketed When Clerks Attack Negro Customer Hiring of Negro Clerks is Re quested By Citizens. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 30, (ANP) —Aroused because Dennis Red wine, 40 year old unemployed father of three, was beaten and jailed last week by white clerks in an A. & P. grocery store locat ed in a Nlegro (*residential area here, citizens resorted to picket ing and demanded that colored clenks be hired by the nationally i known firm. Police stood guard outside the store with drawn sawed-off shot guns and radio cars cruised the neighborhood although no signs of violence marked the economic siege against the store. The second night after picketing began, sev eral men garbed in Ku Klux Klan regalia of white sheets and wear ing hoods cruised by the store in automjobileH. After circling the block several times they drove on. Starts Over Sugar The trouble began over a sack of sugar which Redwine, on relief, stated he picked up to carry to the cashier for purchase as many stores operate on a “serve your self” basis. Edward Grainger, white, clerk who was discharged after the incident, struck the cus tomer whom he accused of at tempted theft. Redwine was held by Grainger and two other clerks until police arrived. Arraigned before Judge Cone in city court, Redwine was held to the grand jury in bonds of $200 charged with simple larceny after arresting officers testified the prisoner was intoxicated at the time. It was intimated, following rthe picketing, that store officials would not prosecute the case. Organizations lake It Up Conferences were held with B. P. Vinson, vice-president of the A. P. group, by local branches of the N. A. A. C. P. and Urban League. Both the A. M. E. and Baptist Ministerial unions in their weekly meets appointed commit tees to investigate the occurence with a view to taking action. A special committee of west side cit izens demanded Negro clerks to replace whites. Vinson, though not promising definitely he would do this, hinted he was confident a satisfactory solution could be worked out. Negroes for the most part heed ed the pickets. One of the few who entered anyway was Miss A. D. Hayes, teacher at the Washing ton high school, who took in a group of students. All came out laden with groceries. Principal C. L. Harper of Washington, al though explaining the groceries had been purchased in September on a delayed delivery plan, brand ed Miss Hayes’ action as “indis creet.” Chest Drive Ended By Mrs. Z. C. Snowden The Community Chest Drive ended, with the division headed by Mrs. Z. C. Snowden, having reached its goal, i Mrs. Snowden wishes to John White Shot At Tavern After Brief Spat With Wife WILL SURVIVE A man and wife, estranged for several months, met Mon day morning at the H and M Tavern, where they had gone for an evening of entertain ment, an argument with the second man and the husband is in Lord Liste rhospital suf fering from bullet wounds in the abdomen inflicted by his wife. His condition is hopeful doctors stated Thursday. |John White, 27, of 2427 Maple street, told police that Sunday night he went to the H and M Tavern at 2414 North 24th street in search of an evening of entertainment. He saw his wife, Sadie White, who lives at 1918 North 26th street, with another man .Buster Phillips, of 2874 Corby street. The two were dancing. White walked over to the dancing pair and adomnished Buster for keeping company with Sadie as she still was his wife. One word led to another and the three walked out of the Erskine street entrance of the tavern. Upon reaching the sidewlaks Sadie whipped out a 38 revolv er and began firing at John White who made a dash for the dogr. Two bullets struck him. One in the left arm and the lower quadrant of the ab domen. Two bullets went wild and entered the building en dangering the lives of the mer rymakers. Marvin Hale, genial bartender of the tavern, nar rowly averted being struck by one of the stray bullets just as he passed the door. The bullet misse dhis head by inches. He was still nervous Monday morning. The Police ambulance an swered the call but the man was taken to the Lord Lister hospital in a cruiser car manned by Officers Casey and I/ckert. In the mean time Buster and the woman had fled the scene of the shooting but were later arrested at the woman’s residence at 1918 North 26th street. The re volver, a 38 Harrington and Richardson “Owl Head’’ was found in the weeds in the rear of 1918 North 26th street where the woman had evident ly thrown it. thank her two majors, Mrs. M. L. Dixon, and Mrs. Cora Haines, and their workers, as well as Mrs. J. A. Williams for the donation from the auxil arie of which she is president at the St. Phillips church, Mrs. 01 liver for the donation from the Freestone Baptist church, and special mention goes to Mrs. Gladys Pullman and Mrs. Viola Turner, for their splen did cooperation and service. THANKSGIVING By R. A. Adams (For the Literary Service Bureau) If thankful, let us make it known, Our obligations freely own Unto the Father, and express Our gratitude and thankfulness. If thankful, let us come, and bring Unto the Lord our offering, And joyfully our voices raise, To Him In homage, love, and praise. If thankful, then, so let us live,, And of our store to others give, Doing the very best we can To honor God by serving man. If we are thankful to the I/ord, For all He doth in love afford, Then, let us strive, from day to day, Houchins Appointed In Commerce Dept Business Research Specialist Addded to Negro Affairs Di vision of Bureau of For eign and Domestic Commerce. Announcement has been made of the appointment of Joseph R. Houchins of Ithaca, New York, as Assistant Business Specialist in the Division of Negro Affairs of the Bureau of Foreign and Domes tic Commerce. His duties will be to gather actual data helpful to Negro (ecoiVomic life—principally in the field of Commerce and Busi ness. He will act as assistant to Eugene Kinckl* Jones, Adviser on Negro Affairs of the Department of Commerce. Mr. Houchins’ schedule of work calls for studies in such subjects as Causes of Business Failures, Loan Shark Practices Among Ne gToes, Consumer Habits (install ment buying), Credit Facilities Available to Negro Business Men, and Trade and Business Associa tions Among Negroes—How They May Be Improved. Mr. Houchins has been for five years head of the Department of Economics and Government at Wiley College, Marshall, Texas. He has four degrees from Cornell University, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts in Economies, Bachelor of Laws, and Doctor of the Science of Law. He has also completed his residence require ments for his Ph. D. degree. Throughout his studies he has specialized In Economics and in Labor Legislation. He began his duties in the Commerce Depart ment on November 15. Blackburn Held On Charges Of Manslaughter Chicago, Nov. 30, (ANP)— John Blackburn and William Par nell were held here last Tuesday on charges of manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of Enoch Houser, 69, when the former is alleged to have engaged to have engaged in a gun battle with John Bowman. Both were held under bonds of $50,000. The trainer of the famous Joe Louis also faces a $100,000 suit filed gy J. C. Cannon, father of nine year old Lucy Cannon who was seriously wounded as an in nocent bystander during the time of the alleged battle. According to reports the suit was filed Tues day by attorneys representing the Cannon family. Blackburn and Parnell were first charged with the assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and at the hearing held Tuesday morning the charge was changed to manslaughter and the date of trial set at December 3. No Unemployment Reported By 1935 Morehouse Grads STUDY COMPLETE Atlanta, Georgia, November 30, (Special)—Every man in the 1936 class of Morehouse College, who has been accounted for is either actively employed in a profession, trade, or business, or is engaged in graduate study, according to a survey made by B. R. Brazeal, dean of men. Of the 41 men who have been graduated this year, all but two have been heard from. Fifteen men are studying in graduate schools, ten are engaged in teaching, seven are in insurance, and two are salesmen. One is an organizer of farmers’ cooperative marketing clubs, another is in the furniture business, and a third is a pharmacology technician in a large university. Other vocations that have been chosen are painter and postal clerk. Of the 16 men in graduate study nine are in Atlanta University, two are in the Atlanta School of Social Work, one is in the Univer sity of Toulouse, France, one in Meharry Medical College, and one in Yale University. The ten teachers are employed in Alabama Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina. South Carolina, and Texas. A definite improvement over last year’s record is indicated in this report. Last year four per cent of the 1934 class were em ployed and twelve JKircerrt held F E R A jobs. This year no un employment has been reported and none hold emergency government jobs. The percentage of students who went into teaching remains exact ly the same, 24 percent, in each year under consideration. The percentage in graduate work has risen from 28 to 36 percent. More P. 0. Jobs For Negroes Sought Bv National Alliance NAACP WILL AID Washington, Nov. 30, (ANP) —Following a survey made re cently hy the National Alli ance of Postal Employees, which revealed that only a very small per cent of the thousands of temporary em ployees now on the rolls of tile Postoffiee Department a r e Negroes. Attorney Charles Houston, special counsel for the NAACP, has offered h i s cooperation, which has been accepted by the postal organ ization, toward bringing pres sure to boar upon the powers in Washington With a view of securing more jobs for Ne groes, according to Jerry O. Gilliam ,of Norfolk, Va., president of the Alliance. Sta tistics submitted to the organ ization by its branches throughout the United States indicate that in most Southern cities no Negro temporary em ployees are hired, while in many of the Northern centers only about one Negro in every 50 whites is given employment. The National Alliance of Postal Employees Is contend ing that competitive examina tions should be held to fill va cancies in the postal service. In this way, Negroes have bet ter opportunities to secure jobs during the present read justment period. SCOTTSBORO BOYS TO FACE FOURTH TRIAL IN DECATUR JAN. 6TH (! Pastor of Mount Nebo Dies Wednes day At Residence —... ■ > Rev. F. K. Union, 3116 Pink ney, pastor of the Mt. Nebo Baptist ehureh, passed away Wednesday, November 20th, at h'is home. Rev. Union was born and reared at Evergreen, Alabama. He became a member of the Baptist ehureh at the age of 12, began in the ministry at the age of 17. He eame to Omaha in 1919, was called to the Mt. Nebo church in 1924. He was selected vice moderator of the New Era Association in 1934. He leaves to mourn his loss, a wife, Mrs. Betsy Union, nine children, five boys and four girls, 17 grandchildren, three brothers. The funeral was held at the Plgrim Baptist church, Wed nesday, November 26th, at 2 p. m. Rev. F. S. Goodlett, moderator, was in charge of the service. Rev. S. Fant, pastor of the Calvcry Baptist church, , Council Bluffs preached the sermon at the be quest, of the deceased. Interment was in Prospect Hill cemetery . OMAHA PUBLIC LIBRARY Four new books on the American Negro have recently been received at the Public li brary. They are: Brawley: Early Negro Ameriean writers. Woodson: History of the Negro church. Woodson: Miseducation o f the Negro. Woodson. Rural Negro. I - Klan Judge Callahan Will Again Set On Bench In Trials ILD WILL DEFEND Decatur, Ala., Nov. 3a, (AND)—Nine defendants in the internationally known Scottsboro cases will be ar raigned Dec. 16 on new indict' nients charging them with at tacking two white girls. Trial has been set for Jan. 6 in Jackson county. Judge W. W. Callahan announced this week. Reindictment of the youth was made necessary by a United States Supreme Court decision which held their con viction illegal because Negroes had been systematically ex' eluded from grand and petit juries in this state. On the grand jury returning indict ments this month sat Creed Conyers, of Paint Rock, and a member of the board of col ored schools there. The date of the now trial was fixed after Judge Calla han had talked to Lieut. Gov. Knight, who was special pros ecutor in the earlier trials ranging over nearly five years. Knight said the special session of the legislature is not expected before Jan. 14 and the trial could not be com pleted before then. In event the legislature is called earlier Judge Callahan agreed to pass the eases. The nine lads are charged with attacking Victoria Price and Ruby Bates, on a freight train passing through Jackson county March 25, 1931. Since then the Bates girl has denied the assault. All defendants are at present in the Jefferson county jail DQ. F. -D P4TTB72SOV President of Tuskegee ,who will be the principal speaker at the Silver Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity meet ing in Nashville, Tennessee, December 28 to 31. •Don’t Forget Omaha Guide’s Food Show Starts Dec. 9th i ■— .■ ■ -- - — — - — - — .