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■*V -.V.- V r^^V^VW^WUV.%SW.SV.VVWWWWAVWSiWWWVWrfV.^ ------.. , I COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA | 5 __■■■•■>. ■■■■••■■■(■■• Hi p..**a«.*.W.,AWV.VAV.%WWAW.'.V.W.V.W.W.V.V.V.'.V.VAW ^■.,^WA^WAW.V.%%VrtT,wnrmTT.. j NEWS NOTES _H. M. FUNCHES, EDITOR Messrs Pater and Ray McAdams lost their personal belongings in a fire last week They are Wabash employees, and I've in one of the company’s cars. L'ttle Calvert Smith, jr., is a new arrival in the home of Mr and Mrs Calvert Sm'th. BETHEL TO PUT ON SPECIAL PROGRAM Bethel AME church will put on a special Thanksg'ing program on Sunday, Nov. 22nd Mrs. Viola Reynolds enterta'nod at a buffet supper Sunday, Nov 15th- Guest list included fourteen persons. COOPERATIVE CLUB GIVES SOCIAL On Wednesday. Nov 11 the Con sumers Cooperative dub gave a business soc'al at Bethel Center To say that this social was a suc cess is to put *t m'ldly. CHITTERLING SUPPER GiVEN The Church of God 'n Christ gave a ohitterl'ng supper Saturday, Nov 14th at the home of Mrs- Em ma Woods. The Cleverttes met Sunday, Nov 15th, at the home of M'ss Lula Mae Hall The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs- Hurlin Harvey has been nam ed Yvonne Mary Ann Mother Bush is on the s'ck list. MRS- LIBBY KIMBROUGH DIES Mrs. L'bby Kinbrough, of Osk alooska, la , died Tuesday, Oct. 27th Her immed'ate survivors are two sons, Harry and Alphonso, both of Chicago; one daughter, M'ss Naomi Kinbrough and a brother Mr- Wal ter Herndon, of th's city. A chitterl'ng supper was given Saturday night, Nov- 14, at the home of Mr- and Mrs. Henry Rey nolds MR. JOHN SCOTT VISITS SISTER Mr- John Scott, of Fonda, la, vi sited his s'ster, Mrs. Alice Davis, going from here to Avoca, la , where he wll spend the winter with h's sister, Mrs- Susan Coll'ns. MRS BELL R'iLEY VISITOR Mrs. Bell Riley, of Los Angeles, Calif-, is the house guest of Mr and Mrs. George Cooper She w'H remain unt>l after Thanksgiving Mrs Riley 's a former Omaha re sident. Mr. and Mrs- Joe Brooks, of Shenandoah, la., were vis'tors in the George Cooper home Wednes day, Nov- 11 Mr. Leroy Cra'g, of Liberty, Mo., spent Saturday visit'ng his grand mother, Mrs Lucinda Wr'ght. Mr. Craig !s a member of the CCC. Mr. Clay Holloway is indisposed Mrs. Bell Riley, of Los Angeles, Cal'f, who is the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Geo- Cooper, spent the week end 'n Omaha as the guest of Mrs Maude Ray. MRS- OSSIE COOPER HOSTESS AT BRIDGE LUNCHEON Mrs. Ossie Cooper was hostess at an Armistice bridge luncheon Wed nesday, Nov 11, honor'ng Mrs- Bell Riley, of Los Angeles. The guest list included the guest of honor, Mesdames Gertrude Ashby, Nathan Hunter, Dora Alexander, Joe Lewis, A- L Hawkins, Gertrude Lucas, Gus'sie McPherson, Cloma Scott, J. C- Jones, Add'e Seals, Esie Turner, Luther Dillard, Lula Hicks, Cecelia Jewell, Bell Taylor, Queen'e Jack son, Mamie Thomas, Edgar Lee and Council Bluffs Agents For The Omaha Guide Are Mrs. Clarence Ollphant, 2456- 6 Ave Little Savoy, 1408 W. Broadway Miss Mary Teal, 1810 S. 10 t. Miss Odessa Russel], 1201-16 Ave. See Your Nearest Agent and Buy Buy A Guide Keep Posted on Local Race News. ' .. - rr Cieota Reynolds, all of Omaha and Mrs- L'Hle Mills of Council Bluffs. First prize was won by Mrs Dillard, second by Mrs. Gussie Mc Pherson and * consolation by Mrs J C. Jones- A lovely guest pr'ze was also given to the guest of hon or MAJOR BOWES CONTEST AT BETHEL CENTER On Fr'day night, N'>v. 13, there was a Major Bowes Amateur con test at Bethel Center Winners of prizes were Everett Herndon, jr-, who rendered a comet solo, Martha Richey, sol'st and Mai lea Tepper man, read'ng. RECENT MARRIAGES Mr Henry Johnson, 2508-4 Ave Mrs. Bessie Union, Omaha Mr- and Mrs Geo. Althouse and Mrs. W L- Myers, of Omaha, visit ed 'n the home of Rev and Mrs Geo. W Slater, jr-, the past week goes to Lincoln Rev Geo. W. Slater, jr.., went to L'ncoln Monday, November 16th, with the class in Criminology for class 'nspect'on and study of the prison and reformatory depart ments of the State penitentiary. FLOOR SHOW NOV. 30th Bethel Center will put on a floor show at the Central Rrecreat'onal Center, 109 W Broadway on Mon day n'ght, Nov. 30- At this time there will be exhib'ts of work done, community sing'ng, sk'ts, boxing, etc Council Bluffs Church Notices Church of God in Christ Elder A- D- Carter, Pastor Services the past Sunday were conducted by Mr. G Duncan, in the absence of the pa'stor- Attendance good Rev. J- H Reynolds returned Friday, Nov 13th from Des M"'nes where he attended the fumal of Rev. Wm. Mahogany, who was bur ied Thursday from the Union Bapt ist church in that c*ty While in Des Moines, Rev. Reynold's was the house guest of Mr. and Mrs R.. C.. French. When in Des Moines the past week, Rev- Reynolds v'sited the persons in the Government hospit al: Mr- Vestus Stone Mr. Cliff Williams Boxing bouts were put on Thurs day, N'»v. 12th, at Bethel Center by Mr. Herbert Parks, director of athletics Saturday night, Nov. 14th, the Athlete club put on an entertain-^ ment at the Center. TEA FOR MISSIONARIES On Friday, Nov 13th, Mrs. Min nie Herndon gave a tea for the missionaries at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Geo- W. Slater, which was well attended. Out-of-t'# n vis'tors were: Mrs Alcindia G'vens, of New London, Mo., and Mrs. Bell Riley, of Los Angeles, Cal'f Mrs. Murline White, of Kansas City, Mo., w'll spend Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs- Rot'ne Cal houn, 1515-5 Ave. Mr. Dick Lyon, who figured ‘n an accident which resulted in the amputation of one foot, 's now convalescing in the home of Mrs Lola Pearl, 2107 So. 11th St. Mrs Emma Turner, Mrs. Sylvia Brown and Mr- D. B Walker motor ed to Logan, la, Thursday. Return ing, they spent several hours *n Missouri Valley. Motoring to Missouri Valley on Friday were Mrs- Wm. Givens, Mrs L.. Givens and Mr. D. B Walker.. Mr.. James W Holt is very *11 tn the Edmondson hospital. ALBERTA’S SANDWICH SHOP Barbecue—Cold Drinks Furnished Rooms MRS. HARRY NORMAN 4827 S 26 St. MA 0957 i Heroism of the American Negro By J<»hn M'lls The next great war we come to Is what is called the “Rebellion or Civil War of 1861-1865.” In th's war, the Negro aga'n proved h'is wonderful nerve and fighting abil'ty byfighting bl*H>d hounds and fiends In this war 't looked at the begin ning that it was going to turn out to be a “white man’s war,” but no 't could not be; the loyal Un'on men could not put down the rebel lion—they had to call upon the strong arm of the black man- The call was n«bly responded to, and at the close the records showed that 230,00 Ngroes had helped to put down the rebellion. Of this num ber 37,000 were slaughtered in the battles of Port Hudson and Fort Wagner In this war, the Negro was consp'cuous *n many battles such as Ft. Pillow, Shiloh, Port Hudson, Fort Wagner, Camp Wil liams, Olustee, Brownsville, Peters burgh, The W'ldemess, In the Army of the James, etc. These Negroes, as well as the wh'te veterans, gave to their country patriotic deeds which never can be paid for These Negroes went into the war well know'ng that their only chance of life was to always be victorious, for if captured, 't was sure death- They had no “Negro prisoners” down there These Negores fought for existence, for if the Rebels won, America would have been turned into a “hell house ” The Negroes fought with the dauntless courage of Spartans- They had Lincoln’s great Emancipation Proclamation before them and at last they saw a way for themselves to be counted as men among men. The effect on the south may be imag'ned when they passed a congressional measure arming 200,000 Negroes, but it was to the Union s'de Negroes were flocking. Governor Andrew of Mass achusetts organized the 64th Mass achusetts regiment and with the 28th of New York embarked for S«uth Carolina Pennsylvania es estab'.'shed Camp Wm- Penn from wh'ch several regiments took their departure for the battle front Con necticut and Rhode Island sent a reg'ment, and also many other states sent Negro troaps to the front. In 1863 the first U. S Negro re giment was enrolled In South Caro lina- Of the bravery and patriotic deeds performed by Negroes in this war is unnecessary to mention fur ther, for the h>story of their acts is so well known But, there 's an incident of the war which many people may not be acquainted with, and that happened, so Horatio Gates tells us in his book, “Inci dents of Shot and Shell” at the siege of Washington, North Caro lina by the Rebels 'n March and April 1863. The Rebels outnumber ed the Yankees ten to one; the Yan kees fell back to the Tar River where there was only a scow in wh'ch they could embark- The balls from the rebel guns were coming th'ck and fast; the scow got stuck in the mud and somebody would have to get in that shower of bul lets and push the scow out into the stream Several soldiers wre about to perform that feat when a large Negro servant sa'd “You keep still and save your bfe, I can’t fight, if HEFT & NOYES MONUMENTS AND MARKERS At Reasonable Prices 40th and Forest Lawn KE 1738 7,500 C C C Men In New York City Wash'ngton, Nov. 21 (C)—Ap proximately 7,500 colored young men and war veterans have served in the OCC during the past three and a half years, according to an nouncement from the Emergency Conservation Work office Nine col lege graduate, three of whom have M. A- degrees, are serving as edu cational advisors of COC camps in the Empire state Five of these ad visors are stat'oned at Breeze Hill camp, on the Watkill river Flood Control project, the largest of Its kind in the country being done by COC labor. There are three colored m< dical officers of the U. S Reser- j ve courts on active duty in charge of the dispensary of the Breeze H'H camp. they kill me It’s nothing.” He leaped overboard and pushed the boat out into the stream, and then sprang back p'erced by seven bullets. Is there a man any braver than was that Negro? Of the recent wars well known by the present generation are the Spanish American War of 1898 and j the World War of 1914-1918 in which the Negro played his part. The war w'th Spain is replete with valorous deeds performed by Ne groes, such as their heroic acts in rosh'ng to the tops of El Oauey and San Juan Hill and driving the Spaniards from their entrenched positions, and the fame achieved by the 9th and 19th Calvary and the 24th and 25th infrantry will forever remain in the recorded history am ong the world’s greatest fight'ng un'ts. In the World War or the war to make the world safe for democracy, the Negro played his part as usual General Foch, Commander-In-Chief of the allied forces, was skeptical about the fighting ability of the American Negro- Possibly the lamb like way American Negro accepts all kinds of injustices heaped uipon him influenced the general’s skep ticism. But when th Negro troops of the 92nd D'v*sion were given or ders to take Argonne Forest, a sup psedly impregnable stronghold which had been held by the Ger man's for three years these Negro soldiers, from the land of the free, rushed the German stronghold like demons Artillery and machine gun fire had no effect in stopping th's successful American Negro charge. The Germans were terror-stricken and many of them threw down their guns and set up the cry “Kamerad.” The heroism of these Negro fight ers could not be excelled Many were killed and wounded; one troop er was hit nine t'mes by machine gun fire, and wh'le being carried on a stretcher to the rear, jumped from the stretcher and va'nly tried to get in the thick of the fight again The foregoing account of the Ar gonne Forest was told by Mi's. Harry Trimble, of Omaha, Nebr (To be continued) Look At Your Roof! THERE’S A BIRD ROOF For Every Type of Home Shingle or Roll, in a host of lovely colors. Oall for Estimate, JA 6000 1 to 3 Years To Pay | Nicholas B'ack. as always In November, leads by an enormous margin in town clothes, fr"m the lunch hour on, and 'n the morning It Is import ant. This year Is not an exception, but each season there are different ' ways of wearing black, and forj autumn, 1936, scarfs, gloves, even (occasionally) flowers, blouses and gelets In color seem to be the favor-1 lte means of accomplishing this change plaid is a popular frock for the fall and winter The knitted two piece costume adopts plain color rib bed collar, cuffs and waistband- It is completed by a eo'or plaid belt. Tunics are still going strong The cutaway tunic is kept narrow with cartridge ,pleats from the waist to make a soft drape in front of the long slim jacket The collar follows the same cutaway curves and is lined with a shiny braid HATS: The becoming hat is of brown or black felt with a twist :)f matching panne velvet around the base, and gold headed pins through the top. A wide meshed veil covers the face and twists around again to knot under ihe chin MORI¥ I_—-———1 When you pitch h hull, you usu ally try to pitch n strike. When liter chants want to pitch a no-hit gem against bad business they advertise North 24th Street SHOE HOSPITAL Your worn shoes are formed to your feet. Retain their comfort and get more service and ap pearance by having them pro perly rebuilt. Shoes are never old until they can no longer be rebuilt We Call For and Deliver 1807 No. 24th St. WE 4240 (VILL THE NATION D’/E OF ITS OWN POISON? By It- A. Adams For the Literary Service Bureau) Press d'spatches carried the itory of a venomous snake which >lt '(self and an hour later died rom its own ipo'son- This was re ;rlbut*on because, evidently, the 'attler was seeking the death of >t hers. Considering the condition of our >wn nation, one Is inclined to w»n ler If and to fear that 't may suf fer the fate of the unfoitunate rat tle snake- The poisons of caste iatred, race hatred, greed*tl«, Wood-1 guiltiness and general lawlessness are encouraged and stored up by the nation itself Under guise of corrective efforts- Commun'sm and >ther agencies are increasing and intensifying these toxic elements; Mid, In these lies the danger "f the nation. Lynching began 'n the south and has spread everywhere- At first ft was said to be for rape; but n"w It is pract'ced for every crime—and for IK) crime- OHgnally, only Ne groes were lynched; now wh'tes are included- Heretofore, civil au thorities condemned, but of late they condone and even commend th's awful thing. Of late crime has increased be mused of political protection, the law’s delays, jud'c'al corruption and weakness of our penal systems And the probability 's that these poisons may become effective in murderous str'kes and bloody up risings; perhaps in revolution which w'll change the fundamentals of the taDon PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS ALTHOUSE Beauty Salon Everything new in hair coif fure*. See our complete line of _cosmeti.cs — especially blended for our particular needs. WE 0864 2422 N. 22 St. WANTED TO BUY 100.000 Pounds Brass, Cop per, Lead and Aluminum 20.000 Batteries 50.000 Auto Radiators Are We Buying? You Bet! If It's Auto Parts You Want It Will Pay You To See Us First, We Are Here To Serve You. 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