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IN THE REALM OF G •oiyl ss Joe Loius Named “Outstanding f American Athlete” New York, Dee. 28.—Joe Louis, uncrowned heavyweight champion of the world, was voted America’s outstanding athlete in the 1935 poll by the Associated Press. The selection is annually made from both the amateur and professional fields. Louis won a three-to-one vote over W. Lawson Little, Jr., Brit ish and American amateur golf champion, who received second place. Third place was won by Jesse Owens, sprint marvel, who broke three world’s records in one afternoon. Eulace Peacock, Temple Uni versity sprinter, also placed among the first ten selections. Among those who have won first place in the past has been “Dazzy” Vance, famous Brook lyn hurler, and “Pepper” Martin, St. Louis world series hero in 1932. LINCOLN URBAN LEAGUE IS COMMENDED “The Lincoln Urban League, though today is observing its third anniversary, it is just be ginning its work” observed Dr. A. L. Weatherly the president of the Board of Directors of the organ ization. Speaking Friday night at tne formal opening of the new com munity center, 2001 U street, Dr. Weatherly praised various activi ties of the League, particularly adult education by public forums, and employment work in connec tion with finding suitable jobs for Negro high school and college graduates. He predicted, “sub stantial additions will be made to the new building,” and pointed out 1 that it is a challenge to the group } for further effort. The speaker asked that Millard T. Wood be given recognition for his work in the project Rev. €. A. Long gave a re sponse. Mr. M. T. Woods, execu tive secretary of the Lincoln Ur ban League introduced the offi cers of the board of directors and outlined the fall program. Mr. J. D. Lau, president of the Com munity Chest; Mr. Louis W. Horne, secretary of the Commun ity Chest, gave short talks. Mr. Charles Warner, assistant director of the N. Y. A. and Mrs. Maude Nuqulst, director of child labor welfare department and Mr. Ber nard Squires of the Omaha Urban League made execellent contribu tion to the program. They con gratulated the group for its achievement and praised Mr. Woods’ leadership. Rev. I. B. Smith offered invocation. Rev. O. J. Burchardt made closing re marks which left a feeling of good will In the minds of all present. He also pronounced the benediction. Musical selections were: solo by Charles G. Blooah accompanied by Mrs. Florence Blooah; vocal rluet, Sara Ann McWilliams and Alvin Wilkes accompanied by Mrs. R. V. McWilliams and selections by the Wilson quartette accom panied by Mrs. James Wilson. The WPA band rendered musical num bers at the beginning of the pro gram under the leadership of Mr. W. S. Fletcher. A crowd of representatives, white and colored citizens, packed and jammed the audito rium. Various supervisors who will direct the work being done at the center the coming year were pre sented to the group. They were: Mrs. Mary Shelby, suj eiwisor of the Federal Project; Mr. Burt Newton, Adult Education instruc tor; Mrs. A1 Florence Chatman, Adult Home-making instructor; Mrs. Florence Blooah, secretary and hostess; Miss Sara Ann Me Willia-ns, art and handicraft; Miss Theresa Crews, girls athlet ics; Mr. Aaron Knowles, men’s athletics; Miss Olga Harris, li brarian; Mr. Sam Neal and Mr. J. J. McWilliams, caretakers of the building. Mr. Woods also stated that em ployment would be furrished many other individuals as scon as the Urban League Pr pet re ceives final approvement. A beau tiful bequnt graced the table. Red roses and ferns were given for the Coloradoans Elect Frater In Texas U. J. ANDREWS Although he has been in Tex as since last spring, Alpha Iota Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity of this city, signal ly honored IT. J. Andrews, jcur nalist, recently, when the organ ization elected him delegate of the chapter to the Alpha Gen" era! convention to be held the latter part, of the month in Nashville, Tennessee., Andrews one of Colorado’s most notable athletes of a decade ago, and long active and widely known in Mountain States’ circles, de parted from Denver in April to accept the managing editor ship of t-hei San Antonio Regis ter, Texas, where he is making journalistic history for south" west Texas—ranking as one of the very best make-up men, his front pages are typographical gems, widely studied and fol lowed, and his sheet carries an interesting type of news pre sentation. A member of Alpha Iota Chapter for twelve years, An drews, for the last three years had served as vice'president. He has also served the body as secretary, Director of Educa tion, and has twice before been elected to national conventions, representing his chapter at the Cincinnati meeting in 1931, and being delegated, but not at" tending, the 1933 conclave in St. Louis, Missouri. ALTA VESTA HER FATHER—NO. 25 Dear Alta Vesta: I am happy over your dear lit tle letter. Like you, I am a little sad, because yau had to go away from me. I am glad you were happy with your father, for you are my greatest source of happi ness, and nothing gives me more real joy than to make you happy. So you want to play Santa Claus, do you ? Well, dear child, I am pleased with the spir it that prompts you to share your happiness with others. W,hen you are older and can understand bet ter, you will be able to realize that the people who give to oth ers, who strive to make others happy, have more happiness than those who are selfish and live for their own pleasure. Very readily I agree for you to make presents to those other girls. I am writ ing Aunt Cornelia to take what ever she may consider reasonable out of your allowance, and I will replace it when you tell me what the amount is. 1 pray you may never be selfish but always willing to add to the happiness of others.'\ Love to you and your dear aunt. Your Father. occasion by the Smith brothers, Joh 1 and Edward, who were the contractors and directed the new building project. Our sick are on the improve ment list. Rev. S. H. Johnson of the M. E. church is able to sit up. Frank Oh isman is still on the im j prcvement list and Mrs Burck hardt ii about herself again for which wc are all grateful. V."e are all glnd to hear from Mr. Trago M^Will’ams who is life, liberty and the pursuit of , winter. Bernard EL Squires Addresses Philo sophical Society Elected Honorary Member Bernard E. Squires, executive secretary of the Omaha Urban League, spoke to the Omaha Philosophical Society, Sunday a t 4 p. m. at the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Squires’ appearance as the So ciety’s principal speaker drew an exceptionally large attendance. Ife spoke for an hour on the sub ject: “J Know The Negro.” Said Mr. Squires in his intro duction: “There is a diversity of opinions regarding the Negro. The inter-racialist, the sociologist, | tho radical, the employer, and i even the Negro, himself, says ‘I j know the Negro.’ Such an as sumption,” he continued, “repre sents a distorted concept of the Negro, and it generally means to me that the person making such an acclamation is least qualified to profess a knowledge of the Ne gro. His knowledge is limited by virtue of his limited contact, ob servation, and study of the Negro.” “The society matron says she knows the Negro, because her maid has served the family for years. The Socialologist knows him because he has made a rather incomplete study of some phase of Negro life. What the matron knows is how to keep her maid fairly content in the kitchen un der paid. The Socialologist knows that virtual slavery, antiquated customs, and a faulty socio-eco nomic order enables him to pre judge and misjudge the Negro. They know nothing of the Negro college graduates wdio must serve as domestic servants. Those who say ‘I know the Negro’ do not know to what extent the Negro’s Industrial and economic oppor tunities are restricted on basis of color. They know nothing of the Negro’s institutions o f higher learning. They do not know the Negro’s effect o n labor unions, and the economic system.” Throughout Mr. Squires’ dis course there were illuminating anaologies and examples which carried his points forcibly. In pointing out the assumptions of whites who believe that they know the Negro, he related the story of the white ministers of the South during the Civil war period who assembled several thousand Negroes, and appointed one of their group, a recognized leader, to pray. The Negro minister gave what they wanted. He ended his prayer by beseeching the Al mighty to blast the hearts of the Yankees from the universe. Lat er he was approached by a Negro who asked him what he meant by the prayer. He replied: “God knows what I meant.” Said Mr. Squires, “The White Man does not know the Negro for he is not able to penetrate the deeper and more significant side of him. He may enjoy the beauty of Negro spirituals, but he cannot enjoy their spiritual beauty and religious significance as does the Negro, for they are not as meanful to him as they are to the Negro.” ‘Those who say, ‘I know the Negro’ do not know that Negroes have been snatched from their knees and expelled from the church which they had help to build, and which was supposed to be following the teachings of Christ. They do not know that Negroes have been discriminated at gatherings where members of their race were performing.” In concluding he said, “They may know the Negro but they do ' not know that to ascribe the Ne groes social disabilities to racial ; traits and tendencies is now no , longer popular nor possible. What is needed is a truer and more | sympathetic knowledge o f the Negro gained through sincere in terracial activity, tending toward a just interpretation of the 'Ne groes.” At the conclusion of the speech, tho chairman stated, ‘‘I have not heard a speaker who held his audience more attentive, since I have been a member of the so ciety, it was then moved and unanimously carried that Mr. Squires become an honorary life member of the society. Telephone engineers have de veloped a cable over which it is possible to transmit 200 conversa tions at the same time. Motorbuses driven b y charcoal gas generated on the vehicles are being operated in the Chinese province of Kwangtun. A Baby For You? If you are denied the blessing of a baby of your own and yearn for a baby’s arms and a baby’s smile, do not give up hope. 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