Bacchanite Club Plans Mayor s 1 nauguration ►braska State Hi atorijal' _— .no®In, Nebr. Circulation More than 8 Times Larger Than Any Ooldrod Newspaper Ever Published In Nebraska r , I-/JUSTICE/EQUALITY HEW TO THE LINE\ vow*. is e» ■ 1 ’ ' ^ -- NUMBER FORTY-ONE _——■— Entered as Second Class Matter at Postoffice, Omaha, Nebraska- OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1937 fififith EDITION MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO BE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AT ZION CHURCH JANUARY 15TH Dton’fl forget! The big banquet and the Inauguration of the Negro Mayor and his twelve councilmen. A grand program will accomjtotny the Inauguration of Your Honor, the Mayor, given at the Zion Baptist church under the auspices of the Bacchanite club and Zion Senior choir. You and your congregation are expected, Table reservations may be made* by getting In touch with Mr. Far rell of the Bacchanite Club at 2705 Ohio street, WE 1751. Your reser vations must be made «>n or before Jan 12, 1937. The program starts at 9:00. Mr- Farrell, Vice President of the Bacchanite Club. A candidate for the council must have an official letter from the Bacchanite club and must be at the inauguration to be held at Zion Baptist church on January 15th. Objects of the Council 1. To create and foster a spirit j of “generous consideration” among \ Negroes of the world through a study of the problems of Interna- ; tional Relationships. 2. To promote the. theory and to practice principles of good gov ernment and good citizenship 3. To take an active interest in the civic, commercial, social and moral welfare of the eomunity, 4. To unite tihe Negroes in the bonds of friendship, goodfellowship, and mutual understanding. 5 To provide a forum for the full and free discussion of all mat ters of public interest. 6. To encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in business and professions. 7. To copperat-g with other or ganizations engaged in worthwhile endeavors for the public welfare. Council Constitution and By-Laws 1. The president of the tsaccnan ite club shall be over commit tees connected with the Bacchanite Club 2. Council shall consist of the chairman and 12 members: 3 This council at no time shall endorse or recommend any candi date for political office n°r shall politics or candidates be discussed at a meeting, also no religious dis cussion shall be tolerated at the meetings. 4. No member of this council shall use it as a means for further ing any personal, political or other inspiration, nor shall the council as a whole take part in any movement not inkeeping with the real pur pose and objects of this council. 6 No officer or director shall re (Continued on Page) Five Capital City Fire Does Big Damage Washington, D. C., Jan- 9 (ANP) —An overheated stoker was given as the cause of a fire early Monday morning at the of the Hamilton Printing Co- which resulted in a loss to building and equipment es timated at $20,000. The Hamilton brothers, Col, West and Percival Y., bought the frame building which houses the plants about 15 years ago, later adding a shorp at the rear In 1931 a modem brick front was built, giving the structure an estimated value of $30,000. While returning from the fire,. Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, mother of the print shop owners, was slight ly injured while riding in the car of Joesph Green who was takng her to the branch YWCA, where she is the executive secretary Term Begins JOHNNY OWEN Johnny Owen, well known in polit ical and civic circles, who will be officially designated as Negro Mayor of Omaha by the Bacchan ite club at Zion Baptist church January 15th. SUES DRUG FIRM FOR INSULT Wife of Police Prose cutor is the Victim Olleveland, Jan. 9 (ANP)— Charging tha^ the clerk of the Mavell and Ilopp Drug Co., one of Clevelands oldest drug firms, at ils rnewly opened branch store grossly insulted them when he refused to servte thorn at the soda fountain maintain 'd at Sts branch store, Mrs. Elmira Saunders, wife of Asst. Police Prosecutor William B. Saun ters and Mrs. Cora Clark, both pro minent women of Cleveland, filed suit this w«ek through Atty. Nor uan L. McGhee, chairman of the.1 [/©gal Defense committee of the NAlACP, ,8/sk.mg damages unddr bo Ohio civil rights law. According to Mrs. Sounders and Mrs. Clark, they entered the I-ranch store and made a purchase ■>f an an article of merchandise, and seeing the soda fountain, they requested to be served a glass of soda, when they were refused by the clerk, and when they protest ed he became insulting. Investigation disclosed that one of the officials of the company is Walter KJewsqra, prominent i'l-blician member f Clqvetand’s i City Council, whom many colored citizens supported in the recent election for the office of county1 commissioner. Tenancy Committe to Hold Five Hearings Washington, P. C., Jan- 9 (ANP) —Five regional hearings will be held early this month by the Presi dent’s Committee on Farm Ten ancy, it was announced this week by Secretary Wallace, chairman of the committee TWO MILLION DOLLARS FOR CONSTRUCTION SPENT BY NEBRASKA POWER CO. IN’36 The year 1936 was one of the most active years in the history of the Nebr- Power Co. from the stand points of electric service, construc tion work carried on, and great er use of electric service, accord ing to J. E Davidson, president of the company. The Company’s customers used much more electricity during 1936 than during 1936. In the year just closed the customers of the power company used 410,000,000 kilo watt hoiurs in 1936 “During 1936 the Nebraska Po wer Co- carried on extensive con struction Work that resulted in the expenditure of more than $2, 000,000,” said Mr. Davidson. “In cluded in this construction is a new 12,500 kilowatt turbo-gener ator and 1,200 pound pressure steam boiler at the company’s power station at the foot of Jones St- This part of the construction program will cost approximately $1,500,000 when completed, which will be about March 1st.” As a result of this special con struction work and the building of new farm lines and other ad ditions and betteram-ent.the payrolls of the power company are consider ably increased during 1936, he said, at tho present time, 360 men are employed on this construction pro ject. During 1936 more than 600 farm customers were furnished with el ectricity for the first tjme In or der to accomplish this service, more than 300 miles of farm lines had to be constructed at cost of $200, 000 to the power company For 1937 he company has pro vided a construction budget of near ly a million dollars, in addition to the money which will be spent to complete the present construction work at the power station. Included ; in this 1937 construction program I will be another story to he added i to tho company’s distribution head quarters building at Forty-third and Leavenworth Sts. The com pany will also spend more than $50,000 during 1937 for an under ground cable which will be laid from Thirtieth and California Sts. to Thirtieth and Lake Sts- This }unil?r^round rfible construction follows the policy of the company of gradually putting underground, tho principal lines supplying re sidential districts, as added pro continued on Page Five Bishop of CME Church To Speak In Omaha Bishop Arthur Hamleft of the Colored Methodist Episcopal church will be at Cleaves' Temple 26th and Decatur street, Sunday, to preside in the termination of a three months group drive- This is the Bishop's first trip to Omaha during this conference year. Only twice last year did he visit this church, due to an extensive pro gtam. Being presiding Bishop over three diocese comfcKiping Tennes see district, in which there nre three conferences; Oklahoma dis tilets where U*ure ,are two eon-1 terences and the Knnsas-Missouri iitrict which includes thr states r.atn-as, Mlsu >uii, Nebraska, [o .vu and Colorado. Bishop Hamktt s one of the few colored bishops carrying more than one title. In June 1936 an AME college refer red on him another degree. With the bishop will come the ’residing Elder L- E. B. Rosser, vho was here a few weeks ago and itev. L. S. Lewis, general secretary Kingdom Extension Bfcjbop Hamlett is completing lis twelth year as a bishop. Under he direction of Rev. D. W Bass, ^leaves’ Temple has made a great stride, materially, spiritually and financially. I*ast year, just throe months after he took up the pro arm m, miore than $500 crossed the j table. Next Sunday we are hoping to bring in even more money. The first plan in the program of Rev. Bass was to start a youth move ment. His program reads: 9:30 Sunday school; 10:30 Junior church; composed of a junior choir, ages ranging frm 14 to 19; Jr Stew ardess, Jr. ushers and Jr- speak ers whenever possible. The first program of its kind in Omaha. The plan has been very success ful. At 11 o’clock, general service; 6:30 Epworth Lcfigme, young people officiating and at 8 p. wi th e general service* The Junior choir of 15 youths besides the jun or church is serving at least one service a month or the general program- To the public: You should visit Cleaves’ Temple to see what the young people can do and are doing as well as the older group. “Come to Cleaves’ Temple Sunday," is the riot call of the week. Both the Loyal Matrons and the Forward Step clubs are meeting at the church this week, The sick list of the church includes Mrs. M. Brooks, 3204 Pinkney, Mrs. Sarah Carter, 2323 No. 26th St , Mrs Bessie Davis, 2623 Wirt and Mrs. Pearl Smith, 940 No. 27th St. Sunday Program: 9:30 Sunday school 10:30 Junior Church 11:00 a. m. General Service 3 p. m- Sermon—Rev James A Hamlett (also Communion) 6:30 Epworth League 7:30 Service The adult choir will sing morn ing and night. The Junior choir sings for the Junior church at 3 p. m. Woman Ex-Slave Dies at Age of 107 Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 9 (ANP) —Mrs Antonio Verieha, 107-year old, and one of the most picturesque and lovable characters in her com munity, passed away Sunday at the home of her daughter, Miss Mary Mosby. Born on a slave plan tation near Ashley, Mo- the ma triarch was alert and active to the end, and worked constantly at her main hobby, quilt making and gardening. Another daughter, Mrs. Ellen Carpenter of Spingfield, 111. 81-years-old, also survives. CINCINNATI YOUTH WINS COURT FIGHT Sues Board to Enter Winthrow School Cincinnati, O., Jan. 9 (ANP) —Judge Robert Gorman in Common Plieas court Tuesday granted a writ of mandamus agiii|nfit the Cincinnati Bo air <1 of Education, in the action l>rouglit l>.v Mrs. Viola Wright to have her son, John Winbush 17, admitted to Winthrow high school. Attorneys James II. Cleveland and C. E. Vanoe re presented the mother, who claim ed that Winthrow principal refus ed her s"n admittance to the school, and through Judge Gorman’s ac tion the Board of Education is or dered to admit the youth to the in stitution. Testimony revealed that the boy graduated from the eighth grade i in the Woodlawn rural school dis- j trict and because there is no high j school in that district, the youtb' selected Winthrow high school, j Jludge Gorman said, “ If a local j board of education not having a high school fails for any reason j to enter a contract with another | board, any pupil of the former j who has a certificate is entitled to | enter any high school within the state. “Our system of education is a state system, and not a local one. Each board, therefore, is the mere ngent of the state-wide system. Whether such a plan of education is desirable is one which might provoke endless debate in the legis lative hall, but it has no place in a courtroom fojrum where the court is to declare only what the law actually is.” The judge is being widely commended by fair-minded citizens of both races for justices and impartiality of his decision. SESSIONS ON NEGRO YOUTH TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE PRESIDENT’S WIFE Washington, Jan. 9—Mrs. Franklin 1>. Roosevelt, wife of the President will be among the prominent figur^p to address session of the Ntylonal conferee on Problems of the Nkgto an*l Negro Youth. Mrs. Mkry McLeod-Dethune, director of the Divisions of Negro Affairs of the National Youth Administra tion announced this week. -- — _ Fisk Singers on NBC Chain Again Nashville, Jan. 9 (ANP)—The Fisk Jubilee singdrs are again broadcasting eadh Monday even ing on the Magnolia Blossoms pro gram over WSM and the red net work of the NBC at 12:00 eastern standard time. This program fea ture* music of the south, and the Fisk Jubilee singers sing the samq Negro folk songs that de lighted people in both Europe and America when the first groutp went out in 1871. Place Two Colored On Dixie Grand Jury Col/ufmbia, S. C., Jan- 9 (ANP) —For the first time with the mem ory of the oldest inhabitant here two Negroes W'ill serve on Rich land county’s grand jury, at the term of general session court of Richland, beginning Jan 11th, in Township auditorium. Jud ge G. B Green of the Tenth Cir cuit will preside. The names of the jurors were drawn this week, al ong with ten white jurors, by the county jury commissioners- The two selected are C. A. Johnson, supervisor of colored city schools and W H. Harvey, of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. BREWING INDUSTRY PAYS MORE THAN HALF MILLION IN TAXES FOR PUBLIC UPKEEP Beer has contributed $613,918 in taxes to Nebraska during 1936, ac cording to an estimate issued last week by Robert A- Drum, presi dent of the Fontenelle Brewing Co., which is an increase of 41 per cent over 1935. In reviewing tax returns from the sale of beer throughout the na tion Mr. Drum pointed out that beer had paid well over one billion dollars in taxes to federal, state and irtunicipal treasuries since pro hibition wars repealed for which actual figures are available “Much of this money,” stated Mr. Drum, “went into old age pensions, unemployment relief, child welfare, bend retirement and law enforce ment. Unemployment was relieved 10 per cent by jrelgaliaation of beer. In 1932 there thirteen million unemployed people in this coun try—