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COMMENTS EDITORIAL PAGE OPINIONS j THE OMAHA GUIDE Published Every Saturday at 2418-20 Grant Street, Omaha, Nebraska Phones: WEbster 1617 or 1618 Entered aa Second Class Matter March 16, 1927. at the Postoffice at Omaha, Neb., underAct of Congress of March 3, 1879. TBCMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God and the Brother hood of Man must prevail. These are the only principles which will stand the acid test of good. All News Copy of Churches and all Organizations must be in our •ffice not later tuan 6t00 p. m. Monday for current issue. All Adver tfcing Copy or Paid Articles not later than Wednesday noon, proceed ing date of issue, to insure publication. The Omaha (itii<i* wishes to introduce to our many subi scribera and future subscribers, four boys of your own. The * four boys we have known for some time. VVh have picked them j out from a group of applicants for work. We have tried them! every wav for their honesty of purpose, ami their willingness! to work and cooperate, and we believe they are anxious to earn « few pennies for their own spending change. Indeed, we are sorry that we cannot find a place for all of tin* hoys who have made application with us for work. I These four boys will be under tbe super visi no and diree-1 tiou of Mra. (’. Id. Reynolds, who lias labored wi ll us for the1 past eleven nionlha, zealously)without pay, trying to help usi make a place for some mot Hers fjonVind for iconic mother’s | daughter. We only hope that our readers can understand just what, it means to a hoy or girl to lose hope in finding a job. We can’t give all of them a job, but we can give three girls1 ami five hoys a cluinee to earn a little somtdthing for liveli hood, providing we can ge^ your full cooperation in our ef" forts put forth to do so. ; t, ' •!-. I These hoys will he known as “Service” hoys to the public1 in general. Their main job is to get the paper to you on time;1 they will call on you for collections, and to pick up news items. Tlie following hoys will he knocking at your door: James Seay,: Eugene Ingolosi, LeRoy Thimas and John Bradley. It, is human to err, and naturally, we expect these boys to1 in their zealousness to render service, to overstlep the bounds of ( reoson once in a while, hut if you hav*e a son. you will be able fo cheek him. and report same to the office for correction. We are ovw anxious for iteighborhood news items, and we will be pleased to have you have it ready when tWe boys come' to your house. If the news reaches the office Tuesday before noon, it will ilnsure publication in fhe current Issue, without cost, if it is advertising, our office clerk w’fll call you and inform you of same. We are asking the people at large to give give us their full Cooperation in making a livelihood for thene four boys, who are now in high school and will be able to ren der their service to you and to their paper and continue to go to school until they have completed their education. We feel without a doubt that we will bare your full co operation, and we are thanking you in advattoe for same. OMAHA GUIDE PUBLISHING COMPANY. 0. C. GAIjLOWAY, Acting Editor EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK By E. HOFER • One of the strangest controversies tb_ nation ha* witness One of the strangest oontroversaHes the natios has wither ed over eleetrie ratea has been taking place regarding power to be generated at the government-owned Bonneville hydro electric project near Pottlasd, Oregon. If a privae company had built the dam, the state public aervice commission would have seen that rates charged were the lowest possible commensurate with cost of production. In the! present instance, a fight is being waged by public officials of neighboring states to halve the Bosneville power sold at a rate set arbitrarily higher than is necessary, in or der thatpower from Bonneville may not undersell power from other government or municipal projects. Here is a perfect illustration of what to expeefc in con nection with government-owned business, Which is dominated largely by political groups. In the case of a private power company, a power user can take any controversy with the company to the state public service commission and get a hearing. Let him try to take a grievance or suggestion regarding a public-owned plant, to a state commissionind he will find that it has no authority over Federal activities. Then if he wants fun let him present his ease to the proper bureau in Washington—he will begin to re alize what lawyers’ fees, hotel bills and railroad fare amount to in such a hearring. State regulation will probably look pret ty good to him after that. , DELINQUENT SUBSCRIBERS—PLEASE NOTICE The postoffice department does not permit the delivery of papers to delinquent subscribers. If your payments are not op to date, please mail or bring amount due to The Guide office Or call WEB1517 for representative: Your cooperation will be reatly appreciates1 Tiie Management The Girls Can Help “Two young men and a girl, aged 17 to 19, were killed instantly last night returning from a dance when their ear traveling at a high rate of speed, crashed into a tree. The fourth member 0f the party is is a critical condition in a local hospital.’’This news item, differing only in minor details, has appeared a thousand times, and $n papers in every state in the Union. It reflects one of the most tragic phases of our autoinobil* traffib accident problem—4he'reckless drivers is their teens and early twenties. Out for a good time, speeding otter the highways and by-ways—and at regular intervals death follows in their tracks. Immature minds regard it as as act of enviable bravado toy‘see what the old bus will do. In many leases thb cars they drive sould have been sent to the junk idle long ago—brakes are gone, lights are bad, steering mech anisms are faulty and tines are down to the fabric, ready for blowouts. The larger part of the blame for accidents which kill and maim young people must be put squarely on their parents. The parents who permit childres to endanger lives by reckless driving, or are too lazy to find out the realcircum stanees, are, to put it kindly, derelict. Even worse are par ents, who, when their children are arrested for reckless and dangerous driving practices, move heaven and earth to have them freed without punishment-in effect ertenuragmg them to go out and do it again. But youth » self, is the form o young girls who go riding wi h Hty fsiends, (fcn be of great; Help in reducing this toll by bestowing a bit of praise and showing admiration for file safe driver asd simply refusing to ride with the reckless oHe-.make safe driving the prwe ot a date and watch said boy friend slow down. Chicago Free Vacation Camp; One of Finest In The Land Chicago, Aug 12 (AND Hun dreds of underprivileged mothers ,ind children of nil races and creeds enve enjoyed a welcome rel ef from the oppressive heat of tho city at Chicago’s famous Camp Rcnberg, where for ten days, as the guests Lvf Cook County, they indulged in hiking, boating, fishing, nnd de^ rived full benfits from the fresh lie and sunlight. Camp licinbcrg is conducted an nually and approximately lea T»er cent o the kiddies who go there are colored. While, on the basis of actual need, more colored children might he accomodated, still the camp stands out as one of the finest municipal ventures any local gov ernment can provide for the health comfort, and happiness of needy children. The camp is under the auprvrvi sion of Clayton F. Smith, president of the Board of County Commis sioners of Cook County, and 1-. lo cated in Deer Grove forest preserve 3b miles northwest of Chicago*., loop. It is under the immediate di rection of Stanley O’Carroll and a staff of trained nurses and social workers. Guests are selected by the Cook County Bureau of Pu blic Welfare. They are transported by train from Chicago freo of charge. Camp Steinberg is open from J'uly 1st to September 1st, with new greupa of about 600 each sup planting greupa whose vara to i period is completed. Talent of each group in selected, and an enter tainment is held each evening. Rod, play and bathing in a newly creat ed lake surrounded by a nandbeach whets appetites for an abundance of wholesome food. Mothers parti in the same routine, and find time nb.o for sewing, knitting and em broidering. Co-mingling of races, President Smith reasons, teaches the young to have a better understanding of each other. Protestant and Catholic services are held eah Sunday. Camp Reinberg ommemorates the life of Peter Reinberg, one time President of the Board of Cook County Commissioners, and of tho Hoard of Forest Preserve Com missioners. He founded the camp 20 years ago. During his life he was a benefactor of the under privileg ed. President Smith believes that the proper maintenance and con duct of Camp Rinberg is one of Dm major duties of the County Board. -o——— Washington, D. C., Aug. 12 (ANP)—The U. S. Senate last Tuesday held a twilight session to 1 pass on the Senator McCarran I Bill which seeks to limit freight j trains to 70 cars, on the ground | it will tend to preserve both life ! and property. The body approved | the bill, but there was no record of . the vote, and the measure now goes ;t# tho House. Opponents declared | that enactment of the bill would cost the railroads about $150,000, 000 a year, and that the cost will be passed oa to the public. Earlier in the session, the Sen ate refused to consider the Wag ncr-Van Nuys anti-lyching bill as an amendment to the train length bill. On Senator McCarran’s mo tion, it 41 to 34 to table the anti lyndbing bilk 1BROUZE Standout 'S&l ^ jUnBRlL,'—•—*—* * «■■ i« ' • *i NOTED •JDHt WDM AH SHOW mctmk.hav vn&wd. ikopucm V*HQ tSAfAVOKITE WITH SOAOKITV SIN SCHOOLS AND ‘ Of THE SOUTH ,%UUt MAKES IN ST.IOUIS SWNpS MOST Of HEK tAtNINGS ON CLOTHES *9H HEK WAU.DKOE.E ► HAS A MILLION M|Vt -AN A.l MS A WIEMfcliOE i\ WTAi SOKOKIiyK f ' CUHAENTLY FEATURED IN SUCCESS "JAIES IN ARMS THESE TAUNTED YOUNGSTERS, UNDEMMfc MANA6ENVcWOF FANCWON AND NUVV.CO, Am ATE AS ,E\NCOLN*ANO^OOW.aT IN THE STAGE lAEVVJfe •» __ ffl 1M7 INTER NAT IONA I. HS3PO IR3SS n>t ETH WNS __ J Economic Review — ‘Business as usual” describes the commercial picture today. During recent weeks, there have been no marked changes either upward or downward. The high level attained during tihe spring has been main tained this summer, when seasonal adjustments are made. To quote Business Week, ‘‘Busi ness sentiment is obviously improv ed now. The President’s court bill has taken a trimming. Though all is not exactly quiet on tlhe labor front, it is definitely better than it was." Another encouraging fac tor, in the view of business men, is Congress’ apparent reluctancce to okay major “experimental” le gislation. It now seems probable that adjournment will take place within two weeks. As this column has remarked be fore, the noticeable upturn in op timism on the part of business men is one of the most important of re lent developments. Last year, for nstnnce, and early this year, many eaders were frankly skeptical of :he basic soundness of the recovery movement—they regarded it as a 500m bubble that might burst at iny time. They still don’t feel that he underlying structure is as solid is it might be—but they are de ’initely more hopeful that needed jorrections will take place. Here are some business briefs of nterest: Agriculture: Big crops are being tarvested and prices are good. Hiero is an acute shortage of farm abor in many states, even though vages have risen materially. On ruly 1st, the farm labor supply de* nand ratio was the lowest since 1053 Automobiles: This June passen ger car registrations'totaled 336, 100, as against 369,000 in June,’ 1036, and 280,000 in June, 1935 rhus sales are tending to slacken. This is to be expected, in the light yf the remarkable demand for new :ars the public has shown for two years. It s possible that a tempor ary “saturation point” is be’ng reached. However, sales of higher priced cars are going up. Railroads: Will benefit from in creased farm production this fall. The industry is now carrying on wage negotions with its unions and is expectetd that compromise will be reached, with wage somewhat increased. Management-union re lations have reached"a high stand ard in this industry and no one an ticipates strikes or other disturb ances. Advertising: Is up in all branch es, with biggest gains registered by magazines, whose linage is now at its highest point since June, 1930. Farm papers ran second in percentage increases, and newspa pers third. Utilities: It is forecast that tele phones in service will reach re cord proportions early next year— first-half installations totaled 629,000. Light and power compan ies are doing well so far as pro duction and sales are concerned— their big problem is still legisla tive. The Supreme Court’s decision on the bolding company act will be of vital importance to this industry. The decision wMl probably be hand ed down in the early fall. Construction: Two well known economists, writing in Fortune, forecast a home buiking boom that will start soon and oontinuc until about 1943. Builders are working on the problem of furnishing at tractive, efficient, low-cost houses for families in tha $25 $30 a week income group. Not much is ex pected from government efforts in this field. Foreign Trade: Is getting bet ter slowly great hapes are held for tb.p new gold agreement just ef fected with Brazil, wftiich is sup posed to greatly widen our market there. European and Oriental trade prospects are unpredictable in view of wars and war scares. Stocks and Bonds: Are stable, with tSie general tendency upward Practically everyone anticipates higher values for securities this fall and winter. Steel: With labor difficulties over for the time being, steel mills have recently been operating at more than SO per Cent of capacity —a very high summer rate. Retail Prices: Continues upward. There is said to be definite con sumer resistance to higher prices in some lines, notably meats, which is reflected in declining consump tion. —0O0—■ Every ffolitical party includes, almost as a matter of formality, an "economy plank” in ita platform Piactically all aspirants for office THE LOW DOWN - from-— HICKORY GROVE BY JO SERRA A feller says to me the other day, Jo, he says, what do you think this country needs the most! He sorta puffed me up, this guy, askin’ me, so I says, “Well, if this cuntry does real ly need something, T reckon the fitlst thing on the docket might be to start, maybe, ge,+:*’’ >- ' of our suckers. ’Course if we elimina e all of the suckers, they couldn’t have any mcjrfe circus sideshows, and that would be bad, but to r" that, we wouldn’t have so mtny nice lookin’ gals doin’ all kinds of comical things to get pret tier when they are already as pretty as a picture, and havin’ themselves packed in mud to get thei,t stomach as flat as a pancake—it is bein’ a sucker. Suckers is what this country has more of ’em maybe, than Kansas used to have grasshop pers, and writin’ about, ’em, is bein’ even the biggest sucker, unless maybe it is the way we vote for every new <=*”.' comes along with some fancy plan where we neyer more need to work and sweat, hut live on milk and honey, and then v'»’ ue after the election, and there Is the old alarm' clock r;”-: ’’ Yours with the low A-— Jo Scrra. -o Foil U. of Maryland Plan to Oust Students Baltimore, Aug. 12 (ANP)—In reply to a query from Dr. H. C. Byrd, president of tihe University of Maryland law school, Attorney General O’Conor ruled Monday that the two colored students who had applied for admission to the school could not be ousted. The at torney general explained that two years ago the State Legislature adopted a scholarship program to provide for the higher education of Maryland colored students out side the state and repealed it in 1037 with new provisions. The new section, he said, pro vides ‘’scholarships for Negroes who cannot obtain the desired courses in existing Negro institu tions in this state.” The two col ored students applied for admis sion to he law school before the ef fective date of the new statute, and were admitted by court decisions. The attorney general's conclu sion: ‘*The question, therefore, is whether the new scholarship sta titue confer* authority upon the uni versity to oust students whether it shall be applied only to new ap plicants. In our judgment, this statute may be given no retractive effect.” likewise pay lip service to the ideal of cheaper and morefficient gov ernment. •Economy plerges by Republicans and Democrats have been generally enthusiastically voted for spending measures. Now, however, it is beginning to be believed that a large number of officeholders mean it when they talk about economy. Where the Fed eral government spent less than $4,000,000,000 in 1930, estimates place 1938 spending at 7, 725, 000, 000—about dauble. State and local spendings have likewise risen. Total cost of government now is said to be around $17,000,000,000 a year Taxes take one quarter of our in comes. These facts are worring officials —were reflected in this session in the mounting revolt against big appropriation bills. There will be more revolt next session. AnEcho 11 From ' My Den ' By S. E. Gilbert ,m m «..t. t 1 m m m m ■ , , m m j ~~As I sit here in my den, med itating as it were; it i8 with pleasure that I relinquish my space to an article written by a southern editor by the r,ame tf Hedding Carter. An article that proves that the southern gentleman is a true American. One who believes in giving jus tice according to the American standard. Mr. Carter has taken as the subject for his masterpiece ed itorial" Jesse Owen’s Picture." “By indirct channels the report has come to us that tihis newspa per has recently received unfavor able comment because (1), it print ed Negro Sprinter Jesse Owens’ picture: (2), it carried a feature story of Nelson street, which is Greenville’s Beale street, and (3), it has on occasion given promi nence to stories in wfoich Negroes appeared in a commendable light. Such ccriticism has been lumped in to the general charge of “nigger lovin’.Vicious gossip, like any other rank weed, flourishes in the heat Maybe \th<^,e tecen torrid days are blaeable.However, the weather affects us too, so here goes: ‘‘Jesse Owens is a remarkable athlete, the wnner of more Olym pic first than any other American This week, Mound Mayou, all Negro village in Mississippi, which has done a pretty good job of run ning itself for 50 years, had as its guest of honor, this Negro athlete. And so we printed the picture. We’ll prnt it again when we feel like doing so.Nelson street as we have said, is Greenville’s Beale street. It is a miniature and that Memphis thoroughfare and Harlem’s Lenox avenue.Have we white people shut our eyes to Beale street and Harlem? We have not.Their crooning slang is repeated everytime Southerners get together for anything, from a game which we call African dominoes to a discussion of the cotton outlook .-We admit the crime of print ing in this newspaper, stories about Negroes other than of their mis demeanors and brutalities. Dr. Car ver, that fine old Tuskegee scien tist, who has done as much for Southern agriculture as any other man, recently was honored by the State of Mississippi..We printed the story and editorialzed upon it. Would you have us publish only crime and police court news of Negroes—and omit the white of fendert to boot? “Get this straight, everyone of you Here in the Delta we make ear living, in the ultimate analysis, from the Negro. He tills our fields. His ready spending of his scant funds has built up bosk ntm sections, and maintained our economic balance. All of ns have net always been fair te him m our dealings. Is it more degrading to be honest with him than to cheat him? Is it more revolting bo try to instill in him a pride in his worthwhile actions than to —hush, hush—make him think that his race is only fit for mockery by day and concubinage by night? "We’re not apologizing. We're pitying. The object of our pity is the hypocrisy expressed by what we know is an indefensible minori ty of a loveable town which we have made our home.” NOTE:—Each week your corres pondent takes his pen in hand and writes on local issues as he sees it. Written comments on these Echos will be welcomed. Just address your letters to ‘‘An Echo From My Den” Omaha Guide, 2418 Grant Street, Omaha, Nebr. --o County Schools Near Memphis Are Opened Memphis, Aug. 12 (ANP)—Va st ion ended for between 8,000 and 10,000 students Monday as Shelby county colored schools opened for a new semester that will recess in the fall for the harvesting sea son. Meanwhile students of white schools will register on Aug. 30th and start classes Sept. 1st, said Dr. Su Powers, superintendent.
