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Entered as Second Class Matter at Postoffice, Omaha, Nebraska- Omaha, Nebraska, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1937 VOL. XI, NO 10
NAACP Says Keep Down Clashes After Fight
Dear Friends:
It is of the utmost importance
that should JLe Louis defeat Brad
dock on June 22nd there should
be a minimum of exultation shown,
particularly In Negro neighbor
hoods throughout the country, and
that all demonstrations which may
lead to racial clashes be kept down
and avoided as far as humanly
possible.
Branches of the association are
urged immediately to get in touch
with ministers, social workers and
others to this and so that the vic
tory, should Louis win, might be
taken in its stride and not made
the occasion for serious clashes.
We hope that the editors of the
Negro press will stress this editor
ially in their issues of June 19th.
Ever Sincerely,
Walter White
Secretary
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Summer Recreation
at Urban League
At the close of the summer in
stitute which was held from June
2-12, seven recreation leaders were
assigned to the Urban League and
playground units. These leaders
will conduct supervised play
throughout the city.
The new and most popular game
for the summer is “Birdminton.”
The courts are now ready for play
at the center. A most interesting
program has been outlined for the
pre-school ohiU’jren. 'Clisses will
. bo held from 9-12. The instructors
are Celestine Smith, games; Rae
Lee Jones, music; Ed rose Willis,
handicraft and piano; Martin
Thomas is in charge of physical
Education. Dave Biddles takes care
of the boys woodwork and Ray
mond Whiting teaches tap danc
ing, with Dave Alexander and Leon
Peoples assisting in social recrea
tion.
There will be open recreation for
grade school children every morn
ing from 10:30-12:00, High school
(dances *n(} social recreation will
be held every Wednesday from 3
to 5 p. m. On Wednesday morn
ings from 10 until 12, there will be
social dancing for grade school
girls and boys. Register now for
summer classes.
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ARNIVAL DANCE given by
the Bacchanite Club, fea
turing Anna Mae Winburn and her
14 Cotton Club Boys. Oh, that
singing, dancing, and swinging or
chestra. At the Dreamland Dance
Hall on June 28th. If you buy
your ticket before June 26th, ad
mission 40 cents.
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Elk Heads Visit Here
Arthur Toney and A. E. Pullem
of Kansas City, Mo., president and
treasurer respectively of the mid
western association of the Elks
along with W. B. Martin of Leaven
worth, Kas , who is secretary, were
in town Sunday to confer with of
ficials of Iroquois lodge No. 92 on
matters pertaining to the annual
convention of the Improved Bene
volent Protective Order of Elks of
the World which is scheduled to
convene in Omaha Saturday Juno
3rd.
Chosen As State’s
Master Teacher
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A. H. Waterhouse
A. H. Waterhouse, superinten
dent of schools at Fremont was se
lected ns the first Nebraska Mas
ter Teacher. He is completing his
50th year in the profession.
Conceived in the belief that sub
stantial tribute should be paid an
nually to the teaching pmifession
of the state, The Omaha Bee-Nows
announces its selection for a Ne
braska Master Teacher for 1937.
The Master Teacher selected for
1937 is A. II. Waterhouse, super
intendent of schools at Fremont.
Mr. Waterhouse completed that
spring his 50th year as an educa
tor and his selection was the result
of at poll taken among a number of
the leading members of the teach
ing profession in Nebraska, it is
noteworthy that his selection was
unanimous.
While The Bee-News agrees
heartily that the choice of Mr. Wa
terouse is most happy, it wishes
to make quite clear that tha master
Teacher stands as more of the sym
| bol than an individual. He repre
I sents an ideal of service and sacri
fice.
In the state of Nebraska are
many other teachers who, like Mr.
Waterhouse, have givc;n ungrudg
ingly in their many years of work.
The Bee-News feels that Mr. Wa
terhouse typifies those teachers.
Since it is impossible to single
each of them out for individual
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N Y . A . Helps 1800
Tennessee Students
Nashville, Tenn.—Approximately
J.ROO colored boys and girls in
Tennessee received assistance from
the National Youth Administration
during the past school year,
Eighty-four Negro high schools
and eight colleges participated in
the program. Among the latter
were A. and I. State college, with
129 NYA students; Fisk university,
114 students; Knoxville college, 28;
I^ne college, 105; LeMoyne col
loge, 104; Meharry Medical college,
70; Morristown Normal and In
dustrial college, 33 and Swift
Memorial college, 10. Fifty of those
attending Fisk and 24 attending
Meharry were graduate students.
In addition, special consideration
was given unemployed and out-of
school Negro youth, and construc
tion, recreation and beautification
projects were set up to give em
ployment to those eligible for this
assistance.
Much credit for the success of
the program in Tennessee is given
Professor Robert E. ( lay, Negro
state supervisior and Dr. Charles
S. Johnson, a member of the State
Advisory Board, in the report. Pro
fessor Chvy 'has been connected
with the Tennessee educational sy
stem for many years, and Dr. John
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Local Postman
Highly Honored
Mr. J. C. Carey, of 263C Binney
street, who received his appoint
ment-in 1919 as a carrier of mail
in Omaha, and has continued as
such since that time was duly hon
ored in recognition of years of ef
ficient service fey his comrades
Saturday evening, June 12th, when
he was selected by them as their
representative to the National Al
liance of Postal Employees Con
vention at Philadelphia, Penn., Au
gust 17th.
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Mrs. Marshall Shaw and her sis
ter, Mrs. Emma Holden of San
Bernardino, Calif., arrived in Oma
ha from Portland, Ore., and are the
guests of Mrs. L. Arvin and Mrs.
Mae Perkins. They will also visit
relatives in Papillion, Nebr. After
having been away from Omaha
for 10 years, we hope the visitors
will have a very pleasant time on
their first visit back. They will
continue to Kansas and Oklahoma,
after leaving Omaha.
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Sells Baby’s Milk to Get Liquor:
Gets Jailed Without Food
Atlantic City, N. J., June 17
(ANP)—Because he sold his chil
dren’s three bottles of milk to buy
liquor, John Henry Scott, 50, Wed
nesday, was sentenced to go with
out food for three days, to “suffer
like your kiddies and see how it
feels to go hungry.”
This unusual sentence was im
posed by Police Court Judge Thom
as D. Taggart, jr. Scott was sent
to the county jail for a total of
nine months with the first three
days foodless after he was adjudg
ed a common drunkard. Witnesses
said he sold the milk and the three
children were practically unfed for
three days and relief could give
little help because Scott is employ
able.
A FORMAL NOTICE
PLEASE READ
NOTICE to all church, civic, re
ligious, secret and social clubs; to
pastors, presidents and reporters.
All news of the above organiza
tion must be in our office on or be
fore Monday at 6p. m. each week
for the news items to appear in the
current issue. Your members want
their paper on time. Please be
prompt and cooperate with us.
NO ON TIME—NO IN THE
PAPER.
C. C. Galloway, Acting Editor
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Thomas Vann Killed
In Auto Accident
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Mr. Thomas Vann, 2403 No. 22nd
street, was killed instantly on Fri- |
day, .June 11th, while on his wny
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Alma
Warden of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, the sister of Mrs. Vann.
It is reported that the accident
which resulted in the death of Mr. j
V'ann happened near Doresford, ;
South Dakota when, while in the (
act of passing a car on a gravel
road, the dar driven by Mr. Vann
went into a spin and turned over
i.hre ■ ti.net> throwing -tr. Vann
and Mrs. jAzalee Palms through
the top of the car, killing Mr. Vann
instantly, and sgHously {injuring
Mrs. Palms. The other two oc
cupants of the car, Mrs. Basil Vann
and little 8 months old Audrey
Vann, who were riding in the hack
seat, were pinned in the car. How
ever, upon being removed by a
passing motorist, they were found
to bp uninjured.
Mr. Vann, who had been in the
employment of Conservative Loan
for 15 years, was also very active
in relig'ous fraternal and civic af
fairs, being a member of Zion Bapt
ist church, Omaha Masonic Lodge
No. 9, Jolly 20 Social club, and the
Centralized [Commonwealth Civic
club.
The death of Mr. Vann and Mrs.
Warden happening on the same
day recalls to the minds of their
many friends that the two were
principals in a double wedding
many years ago.
The funeral was held at Zion
Baptist church on Wednesday at
2:00 o’clock, Rev. M. K. Curry of
ficiating. Myers Funeral Home had
charge of the body.
Mr. Vann leaves to mourn his loss
aside from his widow, two sons,
Basil and Louis; a sister, Mrs.
Bessie Vann; Mrs. Eliza Elzia of
Fort Gibson, OkTa., who reared
Mr. Vann; and a host of relatives
and friends.
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The Metropolitan 'Spiirijtual
church rendered a beautiful pro
gram on Sunday at 3:30, sponsored
by the youth organization, with
Uncle Gil as president, featuring
the Babes of Simon and Youth of
Isaiah, of which Mrs. J. Crumbley
and Mrs. C. W. Porter had charge.
All recitations were temperance
piepes. Offerings were lifted by
Idalo Buffkins, Elaine Station and
May Lee. Rev. Johnson lifted the
offering for little Junior Wright
who was absent on account of sick
ness. ^
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Mrs. Hattie May Georgc-Hayes
and infant son, Rayford, who have
been visiting here for the past
three months with Mrs. Aline Do
board, mother of Mrs. Hayes, and
Mrs. H. Womack, grandmother of
Mrs. Hayes, will leave for their
home in Dallis, Texas on Satur
day, June 19th. We hope our vi
sitors a pleasant and safe journey
home.
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After 24 nights of highly spirit
ual services, Mother Bishop Sutton
and her co-workers returned to
their home in Kansas City. Mother
Alverna Smith, from Leavenworth,
Kas., also returned to her home.
Daughter Etta Johnson, was hast
ily called home owing to the seri
ous illness of her daughter, Miss
Margaret Johnson. May the many
prayers for her recovery be an
swered.
Singers’ Festival
German singing socities from
five states will participate in a
“District Singers Festival” at the
Omaha Musik Vereign and German
Home in Omaha June 26 and 27,
The chorus will engage in prize
competitions and also take part
in a massed concert, with more
than a thousand voices.
Soloists will be Mrs. Charles Ass
niann, soprano and Mr. Carl Cleo,
baritone. The program will be un
der the direction of Mr. Stanley
Jan Letovsky.
The events at the German Home
will be hejd out-of-doors, in a new
music pavilion now under construc
tion there.
Among the groups which will
take part in the festival are the
German singing societies from Oma
ha, Des Moines, Manning and Car
roll, Iowa; Grand Island, Columbus,
Dreshler, Fremont, West Point,
Stanton and Norfolk, Ndbraska;
St- Joseph and Kansas City, Mo.;
Tepeka, Kas., and Denver, Colo.
This year’s festival is planned as
a 'preliminary to the Northwest
Saengerfe,st which may be held in
I Omaha in 1939. It would bring
I more than five thousand singers
here from a dozen mid western
states.
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HOUSTON MARKET ADDS
NEW LINE
The Houston Market, one of our
local business enterprises under the
manage.mcnt of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. j
Houston, 2114 No. 24th street, not
ed for wonderful country sausage
announces that they now have a
complete now stock of staples as
well as fresh green vegetables,
fr !ts and moats of all kinds.
They invite you to come and see
for yourself.
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Mrs. Fern Gillum of Kansas City
and a member on the staff of the
Kansas City Call, was the house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jack
son, 2887 Miami street, for two
weeks. Mrs. Gillum is very popular
among the social set of Kansas
City and was highly entertained
while in the city.
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CARNIVAL DANCE given by
the Bacchanite Club, fea
turing Anna Mae Winburn and her
14 Cotton Club Boys. Oh, that
singing, dancing, and swinging or
chestra. At the Dreamland Dance
Hall on June 28th. If you buy
your ticket before June 26th, ad
mission 40 cents.
King and Queer
At St
The finest of Omaha’s Negro so
ciety saw Miss Celestine Alberta
Smith, 23, crowned Queen Aurora
VI l and Dr. G. B. Lennox, 43, cwr
onated King Borealis VII in
Dreamland hall Monday evening.
It was the seventh annual coro
nation ball sponsored by St. Philip
Episcopal church.
With much ceremony, the rul
ers, whoso identity had been kept
secret, were introduced to the sev
eral hundred parsons.
Loud Applause
There was n gasp, then loud ap
plause, when Miss Smith began her
wnlk toward tho throne and the
king. Earlier, the selection of Dr.
Lennox had been applauded.
Twelve princosses were sum
moned into the presence of the
king.
For the king’s statoty stride, the
march of the princesses and of
tho duchesses and other royal at
tendants, and the finale—the pro
gress of Queen Aurora VII—Ted
Adams’ Rhythinairs jdayed "An
chors Aweigh.’’
Queen is Scholar
Miss Smith, daugihtr of John
A. Smith, was born and reared in
Omaha. She was graduated from
Central high school and for two
years attended the University of
Nebraska where her major sIXidy
was Latin.
She now is engaged in social
work in the Omaha Urban league.
Her coronation dress was of im
ported white lace over white satin.
Medallions of white net followed
tho hem into a 10-in train. The
neckline was off the shoulder.
There were large bishqp sleeves out
lined in the net medallion. A rhine
Atty. Elmer C. Jlaekson prominent
criminal lawyer of Kansas City,
Kas., was the guest of Mr, and Mrs.
Jap Brown of 2883 Miami street.
Mr. Jackson was a visitor in the
Omaha Guide plant while in the
city, and attended the Ak-Sar-Ben
races. We hope Atty Jackson will
return again soon.
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Everybody in town is going.
Where? To the big carnival dance
at tho Dreamland Hall an June
28th, given by the Bacchanite Club,
featuring Anna Mae Winburn and
her Cotton Club Boys.
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Elder Michaux, the "Happy Am I’»
Preacher, is now broadcasting
from coast to coast over the Mu
tual Network.
Gavagan Urges People to Force
Action on Anti-Lynch Law
New York, June 17—Speaking
to a crowded mass meeting in
Abyssinian Baptist church here last
week, Congressman Joseph A Ga
vagan told his audience, to demand
speedy and uncompromising action
by the Senate on the anti-lynch
ing bill now pending before it.
Congressman Gavagan told of
the opposition his bill received in
the House and of the threats and
trickery used to try to sidetrack
it and declared that the same tac
tics which had been used to drive
the bill through the House should
be employed in the Senate.
Te Congressman, known as a
shrewed parliamentarian and a
fighter, said that the cloture rule
should be invoked in the Senate if
any attempt is made to filibuster
[against the anti-lynching bill.
“There are 70 votes in the Sen
ate for this bill,” he declared,
“und if some of those senators
* start reading the stock market re
ports and surveys on agriculture to
kill the bill, the sponsors of this
legislation in the Senate should de
mand the cloture rule which
requires only 64 vote*. If these 64
votes can be secured, that will shut
off the filibuster and permit a vote
to be taken on the bill.
“In the House, we had a petition
to force the bill out on the floor.
We needed 218 signatures and we
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i Identified
^Phillip’s Fete
itone clip was placed at the sed
er front of the bodice.
Krmine Kobe
l>r. Lennox wore a tuxedo and
irmine rol>e. lie tebelled at wear
ng knickerbockers, aoaepted in
English and Ak-Sar-Bcn corona
.ions.
Asked why, he snorted:
“Hmmph! I’ll let you figure
that out."
The throne was a sofa over
which was draped a gold bed
ip read.
Dr. Ijonnox studied at Howard
university, Washington, D. C., and
earned his doctor of medicine de
afreo at Meharry college, Nash
ville These are two of the finest
schools for Negroes.
iHe came to Omaha In 1922 and
lias developed a wide practice. Ha
is active in civic affairs and i»
considered an outstanding citizen.
Ho is married and lives at 261*
Patrick Ave.
The monarchs were selected by
a committee comprised of Mrs.
Vera Cowan, Mrs. Lois Gordon and
Mrs. Charlotte Crawford.
Outstate Visitors
The princesses were Ora Lee
Britt, Evelyn Dortch, Mildred Dor
sey, Bernice Grice, Charlotte Hicks,
Cecil Walls, Rawena J'mes, Mabel
King, Anna Lett, Phyllis Love,
Geraldine Smith and Mary Alice
Morgan.
Duchesses oarried fans of net.
They were Gladys Brown, Ethel
Davis, Johnnie Gordon, Virginia
Gordon, Evelyn Floyd, Marjorie
Terrell, Ada Lee Walker, LaVerne
McGaugh, Anne Michael, Amelia
Partridge, Anne Belle Thomas and
Eli Wright.
Visiting countesses were Rose
Baker of Lincoln and Wilma Hern
don o£ Council Bluffs. They car
ried shepherds’ crooks decorated
with bows of net.
When the hall had been filled, at
50 cents a person, Senator John
Adams, Jr., as grand potentate,
opened the program with the in
troduction of a musical revue.
Kenneth Rhone, 4, of 5301 So.
30th street, who was crown bean
er for the ktng, nearly stole the
show. Kenneth strutted to the
throne carrying a crown which
seemed half as big as himself.
Tyra Richardson, 4, of 2509
Burdette St., the crown bearer for
the queen, momentarily distressed
the king and queen when shei de
livered the crown and scurried
away.
Someone returned Tyra to her
place on the dais.
A part of the ceremony was to
have been the presentation to the
queen by th king of a blue zircon
ring.
“Where is the ring? asked
the king. The ring? The ring?
“There isn’t any ring,’ said
Senator Adams.
The queen’s crown, according to
Mr. Smith, was the one used in
an Ak-Sar-Ben coronation. The
king’s crown, nicer than any used
in the past, was imported for the
occasion.
Dancing foUow'od I he corona
tion. _
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MEET ME AT THE CARNIVAL DANCE
Featuring Anna Mae Winburn at the Dreamland Hall on June 2$th
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