The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, December 12, 1936, CITY EDITION, Page FIVE, Image 5
a 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.” I 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 GERTRUDE’S LITTLE HUT We specialize in nothing but Bar-B-Q. Once you try it you will always buy. Drop in and see us some time. 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. -- ------ — . 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. POLLING PLACES Thull’s Drug Store 24 and Seward Herman’s Grocery 24th and Lake Colquitt's Grocery ,2754 Lake Sb Hcrmansky Drug Store 28 and Q Sbs. South Omaha Res'aurant 13th and Pacific SAVE THIS CARD and Have a ear lake you to the polls Just Call WEbster 3950 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 Alice Moore’s Beauty Salon 2130 N. 27th St. AT. 8869 Finger Waving A Specialty. 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. Beware Coughs from common colds That Hang Ca No matter how many medicine1 you have tried tor your cough, ehesi cold or bronchial Irritation, you can get relief now with Creomulslon. Serious trouble may be browing and you cannot afford to take a chance with anything less than Creomul ston, which goes right to the seat of the trouble to aid nature to soolhe and heal the inflamed mem branes as the germ-laden phlegm ■ loosened and expelled. Even if other remedies have ailed, don’t be discouraged, youi ' druggist is authorized to guarantee Oreomulslon and to refund your money ii you are not satisfied with results from the very first bottle. Get Creomulslon right now. (Adv.) PARKS’ ICE & FUEL CO. We feature package fuel,kind ling, coal of all k'nds, kerosene W- C. Parks, prop 2406 Bhmdo Street — _ ^ FRIEDMAN’S Shoe and Shoe Repair Shop JA 0353 1510 N, 24 St. Happy feet make healthy ap petites. Keep your feet in condition with properly re paired shoes. Women’s and child ren’s Galoshes_99c Simmons Whole Show In 12-0 Rout Of St Louis Terriers up, passing, kicking and running in better style than either he <<r his team mates had d"ne in the first period. Once, with the ball near 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 sulting that funnily turned into an iivoomplete pass. J. W. BROWN Expert Piano Tuning and Repairing Done Reasonable. Guaranteed Satisfaction WE 4522 2610 Franklin t Wc Carry a Complete Line of J. E. McBrady’s Toilet Goods Spices—Soaps—Beau!y Cakes— Perfumes—and Family Herbs. 1825 Patrick Ave., Apt. 6 For Prompt Delivery Phone JAckson 9995 Or see our a Rent when he calls L. C. HARRINGTON 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 it and will meet you half way and for the widows and the real old ' couples that, have no means with which to |>ay their bills, bring me you** statement, perhaps I will see what old Santa has at Christmas I time for those who come. Those ! who aie not working, not making j sufficient money to take care of all your obligations, come also. Hop ! ing you will not overtook this and wishing you well. Youtrs truly, (Signed) Dr. G. B. Lenne* I_ DON’T FORGET CONOCO BRONZE and ETHYL GAS ChanRO your oil from summer to winter. Both crank case and transmission and differential. . Do-.’t let vour car freeze up. alcohol «r freezone. Grease your car every month. LT WTS SERVICE STATION SW COR. 24th and GRANT ..Holiday Special.. You can get what you want at the Mayo Shoppe. Hot oil treat ments with shampoo and press. 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