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CANCEL BLACKBIRDS AS
YOUNGEST NICHOLAS
BROTHER IS MISSING
Land<m, Dec. 12 (ANP)—Be
cause Harold Nicholas, 14 year-old
mo mix'r of the sensational Nicholas
Brothers dancing team, was missing
one night last week, both perfor
mances of he rejuvenated Lew
Leslie's “Blackbirds" were cancel
led for the evening.
Several hundred persons had
benight their tickets and were seat
ed when the curtain went up—and
exrpoeed the one figure of he Adel
phi theatre manager instead of the
Blackbirds cast. He announced there
vrould be no performance, so the
audience went out and got its mon
ey hack. The door was also shut
when time came for the second Tier
forma nee of the evening.
The mother of the young star
afterwards announced, “Harold
went out about noon^with his skates.
We thought he had gone skating at
CVieltlewood. He did hpt turn up
for rehearsal, but carried on think
ing he would be back for the first
show.
“Half an hour before the open
ing performance we got really
anxious. Telephone calls to
Crleklewood revealed he had not
been there. We could not trace
him. I sent Fayard his brother,
home to see if he was there, then
we got in touch with thepolice. '
“The show had to be cancelled
because Harold makes four im
portant appearances. We thought
be public would not be getting
its money’s worth if he were not
in the cast.”
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STEP IN FETCHIT IN
NEW PICTURE
Hollywood, Dec. 12 (ANP)—
S’epin Fetchit, world fanvmr slow
motjon comedian, draws one of the
featured riles in the 20th Century
Fox studios’ “Love Is News.’ The
film has Loretta Y_&ung and Tyrone
Power in the romantic leads. Tay
Garnett, was chosen by Darryl F.
Zanuck, production chief, to direct
the opus.
“Love Is News” is a newspaper
picture, and many reporters from
Hollywood and Los Angeles will
get a chance to supply “real” at
mosphere in support of the featur
ed players.
BRITISH GAUMONT UNIT
LEAVES FOR AFRICA
(By Budoph Dunbar)
London, Dec. 12 (ANP)—The
G|vum*»nt British company, for
some months now, has been direct
ing the film of Rider Haggard’s,
“King Solomon’s Mines’ in their
London studios. On Friday a unit
of the company sailed on the Arum
da Castle in order to shoot the ex
ternal battle scenes of that film.
In this unit there is only one prin
cipal, who is Robert Adams, the
col tied all-in wrestler and law stu
dent.
He is to act the part of Twala,
the usurper, who tries to get the
kingship fr m Umbopa, played by
Paul Robeson. The air in South
Africa is poisoned with prejudice
and fear of the Negro, hence, be
fore a foreign Negro is permitted
to visit (hat country, he has to go
through the most rigid censorship,
and in addition he is placed under
perpetual surveillance, due to the
South African legislation. In view
of this fact the unit was held up for
six weeks, pending investigations
into Mr. Adams’ integrity. Investi
gations due to color prejudice gen
erally entail a great deal of indig
nities. That is the reason, I under
stand, Paul Robeson with evasive
politeness refused to go with the
unit.
Weird Experiences
One knows nothing quite like the
story of this erstwhile schoolmas
ter, Robert Adams, who is carving
a niche in the film world. For sheer
heart-breaking experiences Adams’
first three years in London con
stitute the absolute limit. Proverty
and hardship are the best incen
tives, and the best foundations for
a young man’s success. Consequent
ly, the man who knows what he
wants and concentrates all his en
ergies in aiming at it will undoubt
edly recah his goal
Such has been the life of Robert
Adams, who has towered like an im
perishable rock in hardships, reel
ing and swaying in the turbulent
storms of defeat and despair, with
ooncemation of purpose to achieve
his end
All-in Wrestler
As a wrestler he was known in
the ring as “Black Eagle,” and was
selected with internati<*nal teams
for France, Sweden and other Eu
ropean countries. For a short- time
he was on the stage, and played at
the Westminster theatre in “Touis
saint L'Ouverture,” a play written
by C. L. R. James, who is a West
Indian fnctm Trinidad. Adams was
spotted for the films while playing
in “Stevedore” with Paul Robeson
at the Embassy theatre. His first
part in the film was when He ap
peared as the cook in Capt. Mar
ryat’s story "Midshipman Easy”
After that he payed a comedy part
as a friend of Paul Robeson in “A
Song of Freedom.”
A grand person, Robert Adams.
He is wort the least bit affected by
his meritorious rise in the film
world
Ball Player Adds Word
Terjury’ To His
Vocabulary
a Kansas City, Dec. 12 (ANP)—
Walter D. Davis, <0-year-old ball
player with the Gilkerson Union
Giants, and Eugene Redd, 37, both
residents of this city, learned the
true meaning of the word “perjury”
this week when it was brought home
to them that telling a falsehood
under oath in court was punishable
by a prison term of front two to
ten years.
The two men had testified in the
court of Judge Darius A. Brown
that they had witnessed the alleged
accident in the case at bar. The
suit was brought by Mrs. Josephine
Micelli, on behalf of her father,
Vito Saladino, a huckster, and al
leged that a truck belonging to the
city park department had collided
with Saladino’s wag«n, causing the
horses to run away, and that,
thrown to the pavement, Saladino
suffered injuries to his back and
head. The city was sued for $50,000.
“Witnesses” Admit Falsehoods
When the case came to trial
Monday, the city’s attorney drew
from Davis the information that he
was a professional ball player and
that R. P. Gilkerson, Spring Valley,
111., was the owner of the club.
Marcy K. Brown, jr., assistant city
counselor, called Gilkerson by long
distance phone and earned that on
thte day of the accident Davis had
played with the team in Sioux
Falls, South Dakota. Confronted
with this information, both Davis
and Redd admitted their perjury, |
and declared they knew absolutely
nothing of the accident.
In signed statements presented
to the court, the men said they had
been offered “from $500 to $1,000,”
by a white man to testify falsely,
and they had accepted, going to the
man’s office and signing affidavits
to that effect. After the perjury
admission, Atty. James Daleo, for
he plaintiff, asked for a non-suit
and this was granted by Judge
Brown and the ease was dismissed.
STATE RESTS IN
BLACK LEGION CASE
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 12 (C)—The
state rested Friday in the murder
trial of of five alleged Black Le
gion members after hearing a. sten
ographer quoting one of the de
fendants that Silas Coleman, a col
ored man, was shot to death for
“target practice.”
Porto Alegre, Nov. 11, 1936
Mr. Boyd V. Galloway
Dear Mr. Galloway,
I am a Brazillian Negro student
and am interested in Negro activi
ties in the United States. I should
be very glad if you send me some
copies of your great paper in order
to give me some knowledge about
American Negroes in your state.
Thanking you in anticipation,
I am sincerely,
Joaquim Luiz Santos
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24TH and BLONDO
Above are shown the Scottsboro boys on
the occasion of the visit of Miss Juanita E.
Jackson of the national office of the N.A.A.C.
P. to the Jefferson county jail in Birmingham
where she pledged the youths the organization
would not cease wrork until they are free.
Left to right: Ozie Powell, Glen Montgom
rv, Willie Roberson, Miss Jackson. Charlie
Weems, Clarence Norris, Haywood Patterson.
Miss Laura Kellum of the Birmingham youth
council, Andy Wripht, Eugene Williams and
I)r. K. W. Taggart, president of the Rirmnpham
N.A.A.C.I*. Roy Wrght, brother of Andy, re
fused to have his piicture taken or to make a
statement, except that he wanted to be free.
The trial of Clarence Norris is scheduled to be
held some time in January. The hoys are in
only fair spirits. They have spent nearly six
years in jail and on December 2b, will have
spent five Christmas days in jad.
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LINCOLN, NEBR, NEWS NOTES
The property owned by the Col-1
ore d Women’s Federation of the
SUite of Nebraska, 19QG Vine St.,
has been converted into a home for
the old aged Negro pensioners.
There are at the present time four
occupants in the home, Frank
Ttus'y, Harvey Washington, Frank
Parker and Jerry Stephney. This
particular home is known as the
Woman Davis Club Home. It takes
its name after Mrs, Lucy Davis,
one of the early pioneers of Lincoln,
who was associated with the Feder
ation in its pioneer day, and who
yet lives and is now nearing the
century mark, but is quite active
and perfectly normal mentally at
this extreme age. The County as
sumes the responsibility for the
rent of said property and has plac
ed Mrs. A. F. Chatman, as super
intendent of the home. Mrs. Delma
Woods is secretary to Mrs. Chat
man. In the near future there will
be a formal opening of the home,
the program will be made up of
members of the Federation of both
Omaha and Lincoln. Mrs. E. Har
ris of Omaha is the state president
and Mrs. Rosie Adair is president
of the Woman Davis club.
Sunday was quarterly meeting at
the African Methodist church of
which Rev. J. C. Bell is pastor. In
the absence of the Presiding Elder
Lewis, who is confined to his home
in Kansas City on account of ill
ness, Rev. Bell had to substitute
for him Sunday at 11 a. m. lie
brought a message from the 1st
Cor. 11:26 “For as often as you eat
this bread and drink this cup, ye
show forth his death and suffering
until he comes again.” The subject
was, “The Awful Tragedy.” Rev.
Bell brought a message that thrilled
and cheered all that were present.
The day was cold and chilly, but
the people came to the morning, the
afternoon and the evening services
in numbers. Rev. George Jones of
the Neuman ME church had charge
of the afternoon service. With him
was his choir and other members.
Sunday evening at 7:30, Rev.
Burckhardt was programed for the
City Mission. To his surprise he
found the auditorium filed with peo
ple from all parts of the city. He
talked to them from the subject
taken from the Omaha Sunday Bee,
‘Three Enemies Inside of Us; Hate,
Envy, Anger.” As there were no
Negroes present. Rev. Burckhardt
took advantage of the situation to
show his audience the awfulness of
race prejudice, he said no Christ
ian could retain his proper relation
ship to Christ and be prejudiced
against people because of race or
color. He said he would be a fool
to be prejudiced against a man or
woman because they happened to
be white. He said the individual
had nothing to say about what color
ho was to be homed. He said hatr
ed and envy predominated through
out the world today, race against
race and nation against nation. He
showed that the awful condition pre
vailing in Spain today, was due to
the international prejudice, when
war planes were massacring wo
men and children without any rea
son for so doing, more than envy
and hate. ,
The Advisory Executive Com
mittee of the Urban League met
Thu. evening with Rev. Burckhardt
as chairman, Burt Newton, vice
president and Clayton Lewis, sec’y
We had a very interesting meeting
lev. J. C. Bell was present and gave
inspiration to the work of the com
mittee. The president assigned
some special work of importance to
a sub-committee which was appoint-1
ed from the membership <>f the
committee. Among others appointed
on this work was Rev. Bell. This
work is state-wide, and the pre-,
sklent expects Omaba’s full co
operation in helping to put over a 1
program that will give to our race
group employment in soma of
the 17 state institutions. The pre
sident ot this committee holds that
taxation without employed repre
sentation is unjust to us as tax
payers.
A VOTE FOR
J. C. Carey For Mayor
Is a Vote FOR Negro Teachers
in the Public Schools and A
Vote FOR Jobs in Every Busi
ness in Omaha.
Get Your Friends to Cast A
Vote For
J. C. Carey For Mayor
He stands for Pro-rata Employ
ment in our Public Service Cor
porations.
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EL E C TI 0 N
DECEMBER 14, 1936
Endorses Carey For
North Omaha Mayor
Deeembe'r 1, 1936
Editor of the Omaha Guide:
After carefully considering your
candidates, I have reached the con
clusion that a man best fitted for
(his position is one interested in
(he following community ills: What
this community needs is a cam
paign for employment in the indus
trial areas, the first and main is
sue is teachers in the public school,
enlargement of our YWCA and
center and to include a gymnasium
center and to include a gynasium
and branch library. To approach
these barriers, seeking employ
ment one must first be free fr-om
political entanglements at all times;
to seek employment for others
without first considering self. The
man best fitted of the five men is
Jake Carey. A politician just can
not do this job because his hands
are tied.
Sincerely
S. W. Waites
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STOMACHIC BITTER®.
Claims Tanya Is A
Descendant of King
Chicago, Dec. 12 (ANP)—If a
le'ter postmarked Freetown, Sierra
Lc<>ne, on the west coast of Africa,
t~ be believed, Tanya, the sensa
tional young contortionist, is a dir
ect descendant of King Oshako Ib
olotan who ruled in the region near
Timburtoo during the latter half
of the 19th century.
This letter, signed by a "Be<>ku
Ibolotan” who claims he is a grand
son of the King Oshokoh, stated
tho writer’s attention was called to
the youtng dancer by a photograph
appearing recently in an American
Weekly which was sent to Freetown
Ibolotan sets forth his claim to kin
ship with Tanya on the basis of
certan “characteristic facial re
semblances which my grandfather
had and which I have never seen
duplicated outside my family.’’
The communication also said that
a brother of King Oshokoh named
had made his way to England and
then the States around 1860 and
nothing had been heard of him since
then. The writer also pointed to the
name of Tanya as being "f West
African derivation, and ended with
tho suggestion that the dancer
“look into the matter” and write to
Him as he was most anxious to be
in touch with “any of King Osho
k<>h’s descendants.”
Tanya, who is in private life
Bernice Bruce, said she had been
told a great-grandfather was relat
ed to an African ruler, but would
not bo certtan, until further investi
gation, that it was King Oshokoh.
She is at present resting with her
parents in Chicago after completing
a stenuous engagement as star of
the revue at Skoller’s Swingland
Cafe on the south side.
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■ loosened and expelled.
Even if other remedies have
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results from the very first bottle.
Get Creomulslon right now. (Adv.)
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up, passing, kicking and running
in better style than either he <<r his
team mates had d"ne in the first
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midfield, Ozzie started to pass, fell
lack to his own 20, and then ran
with the ball back 30 yard. From
the it' he kicked "tit of bounds on
the St. Ijouis 13. One of his other
kicks travelled 53 yards.
Drives 43 Yards
In the last period, Ozzie began a
series oi his squirming, twisting
dashes that carried (he ball 43
yards to the St. Louis 5. Then he
faked a wide end run and heaved
a diagonal pass to Jankovich, who
'vws standing in the end zone and
<i dn’i liave to move t<> get the |tuss,
with no one near him. Previously,
Ozzie had dasher! through a hole
at left tackle, eluded a half-dozen
tacklers going down the sidelines
34 yards and across the goal line.
But the play was caller! back: Ozzie
had stepped out of bounds on the 23.
Jesse Fa let seldom stopped on
a line plunge, and Spudich did his
part of the ground-gaining, getting
off the longest run "f the day, 28
yards.
This combination moved the Ter
riers to within 0 inches of the goal
lino in the second quarter,hut they
lost the hall on downs, ns ho Iowa
lino held. And in the first quarter,
" short kick gave the Terriers a
chance to score hut they decided
to pass and lost ground. Pallet then
attempted a placeWicU, a fumble re
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APOLOGY FOR AN ERROR
THAT WAS MADE
I am very sorry there lias
been a mistake marie by an ad
justor, wh*> l had looking after
some accounts. He connected the
wrong persons with s"me and sent
statements without my consent to
ihers. 1 do not want to press those
who iannot meet their bills. I want
to do unto you as I want you to
do utuo me—live and let live. Those
who are my debtors, come and see
me, regardless of how your con
science feels, I would appreciate
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for the widows and the real old
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wishing you well.
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