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Entered as ^nd Class Matters Postoffice. Omaha." Nebraska- OMAHA, NEBRASKA SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 1937_ ___VOL. XI, NO. 17 Come to Guide Office for Picnic Tickets Quidite Club Members Invited to Call at Guide Office for Service Tickets To Picnic at Elmwood, Aug, 28 JEvery Member Must. Have A Ticket—No Ticket, No Ice Cream, No Candy; Etc. Saturdfl" •'* ugust 2th, which is only a week bonce, will be a gala day for all of the Chidren of Oma ha, who are members if the Gu;d ite club. They are giving a picnic at Elmwood J>ark, and plan to have ice cream, candy Koolade; games, races, and almost every thing that it takes to make a picnic a success. The big parade forms at 26th and Corby, extending east to 24th street. Starting at Corby street the parade will move promptly at 11 o’clock. Line of march, south on 24th to Cumngs, east to 16th, South on 16th to Dodge, west on Dodge to park. The parade will be patrolled by the city police, boy scouts and school patrol. Those who have not obtained tickets come to the Omaha Guide office and get them. Everyone is going to be expecting you there, so hurry in and get your tickets for the big picnic. --o Prominent Chicagoan Is Omaha Visitor Major Adam E. Patterson, ac companied by his wife, Mrs. Nellie Patterson, and Eloise Johnson, foster daughter, of Chicago, 111., were visitors in Omaha last week. They were the guests of Major Pattersons sisters, Mrs. Roxy Bol den and Mrs. Alice Nelson. Miss Johnson is a freshman in the Jun ior college at Chicago. Major Patterson, served over seas in the 92nd division in the Judges advocate in the General de partment, which is attorney for that division. Presently he is con nected with the city legal depart ment of Chicago.^He was appointed to this position by Mayor Edward J. Kelley. Major Patterson became nation ally famous during the Woodrow Wilson administration as a member of the Spokane. Wash. Bar, and the former attorney of Muskogee, Okla. and Portand, associate of the (Continued on Page 2) -o MISS ELLA JACOBS RETURNS Miss Ella Jhcobs has returned to the city after spending two months in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, La. and points in Mississippi. While there she was entertaned by rela tives and friends. She was highly entertained at the Rhythm club and the Tick Tock night club. A dinner party was given in her honor at the home of Miss Florence Tucker. Miss Jacobs will spend the fall and winter with her sister-in law and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Wells, 2422 Caldwell. -o Mrs. Teodore Mallory and daugh ter, Elsie, 2108 Ohio street, left Sunday for a 10 days visit in Chi cago. ACTUARY A. T. SPAULDIIG A young man who is blazing a trail in a new field for his group, A. T. Spaulding is making good as the first colored actuary the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance company ever had. The company is being saved thousands of dollars annually through the scientific application of actuarial methods to its vast business, according to W. J. Kennedy, jr., secretary. Mr. Spaulding, just 36, is one of the only three colored actuaries in the country. He is exceptionally well prepared for his work, having graduated from New York univer sity in ‘30 from the School of Com merce, and having completing courses in Actuarial Science. He was a brilliant student in college, winning exemption from many ex aminations. Teachers Change Organization Name Phiadelphia Aug. 10 (C)—The National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools is no more. It is now the American Teachers As sociation, composed of white and colored instructors of colored chil dren and white and colored instruc tor in mixed schools, and the new president is Alphonse Henninburg, personnel director of Tuskegee In stitute. Tho next annual meeting will be held at Tuskegee. Under ‘Educational Aims and Objectives," the resolutions com mittee reported : ‘‘Not only is cul tural or true libei-al education need ed still, but there is also a growing demand for a vocational progam which will guarantee to Negro students the right of economic sur vival and security in greater de gi’ea than they now possess. This program must provide not only the means for securing for Negro youth a job or the right to work, but it must develop within them the skills, ideals, and attitudes which will lead to their success in creating a job or work oppoi-tunity in some occupational fields.” -o Mis. Georgia Lefall, son and daughter from Dallas, Texas are visiting Mr. A. J. Lefall. Woodman Circle To Meet in September 2000 Are Expected Nearly 2,000 women from all corners of the nation will gather in Omaha late in September for the National Institute of the Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle, which has its national headquarters here. Competition among field workers of the Woodmen Circle for free trips to Omaha for the Institute concluded August 1st, according- to announcements from headquaters, and winners will be announced late in the month. In addition to state and district managers, and several hundred field workers, it is expect ed that may members will attend the meetings, which Last from September 27th to 30th, inclusive. Feature of the Institute will be a pageant at the city auditorium, in which more than 1,000 costumed women will participate. More than 90 adult degree teams and a half dozen junior drill teams will take part in the pageant, which is titled ‘The Story and the Glory of the Woodmen Circle.” One woman will be crowned queen of the pageant, with the t'tlo of “Miss Omaha.” The National Institute is he first in the history of the Woodmen Cir le. It will be held each fourth year, it was announced, and will be de signed to instruct field workers and members alike n the various ac tivities of the society. There will be a parade through the streets of downtown Omaha on September 27th, and intensive per iod of lectures and classes will occupy suceeding days, and a gala team frolic at the city auditorium will conclude the session. The entire Institute is under the direction of Mrs. Dora Alex ander Talley, national president. She will be assisted by Mrs. Jeanie Wilard, vice president, of Denison Texas, Mrs. Mamie E. Long, secre tary, of Omaha and othexs. ■-o Sunday School Picnic Held at Elmwood Thursday, August 12th, was a gala day for all of the children and grown-ups too, when they attend' ed the annual Sunday school pic nic at Elmwood park. Baseball, cro quet, tennis, and other games were the highlights of the afternoon, coupled with the relay races and many other activities. Free ice cream and lemonade was served to all Sunday school chil dren and teachers. About five thousand persons attended the pic nic, and expressed their desire for the next annual affair to be just as enjoyable. -o BOOKER WASSHINGTON HEAD OF BOYS GROUP Booker Washington, 2877 Rin ney sereet, was eected president of the Omaha Boys Athletic Associa tion, Thursday. He will be pianist for the Hi-Y Boys at Camp Shel don at Columbus, Nebr., and is the only race member in the group. This camp will convene from Au gust 22 to 29. Anti-Lynching Bill Second on Boll Of ’38 Session Washington, Aug. 19—After deadlocking the Senate and throw ing the closing days of Congress into a panic, t^e supporters of the Wagner-Van Nuys anti lynching bill agreed to n proposal made by Senate leaders that the bill be set down definitely on the Senate cal endar for action in the next ses sion after the farm bill. Action on the anti lynching bill will be taken oither at the regu lar session beginning next January or at the special session sometime in the fall, if a special session should be called. The resolution making the anti lynching bill the unfinished busi ness of the Senate was proposed by Majority Loader Alben W. Barkley, of Kentucky, and passed by a two thirds vote August 12th Thu resolution means that the anti-lynching hill will not have to fight for a place on the calendar and that there will be no argument over whether it should be taken up | or not. It means that the anti lyn cing bill is definitely set down on I the Senate calendar and must be debated and voted upon. Vctory for Bill In hailing the present arrange ment as a victory, supporters of the anti lyncbing bill pointed out that in all the history of anti lynching legislation in the Senate, the fight has always come on the motion to take up the bill. The fili busters in the Senate on the Dyer bill in 1922 and the CostiganWag er bill in 1935 were made on the motion to aonsider, not on the bill itself. now, oy tne agreement reacnea August 12th, there will be no fight over a motion to consider. The bill will positively come up on the cal endar and be debated on its merits Action on the anti'lynching bill came with dramatic suddenness on Wednesday afternoon, August 11th when Senator Robert F. Wagner, of New York, suddenly moved that the Senate take up the anti lyn ching bill. Arrangement had been made by Senate leaders to take up the District of Columbia airport )ill and vice president Gamer, who was in the chair, had been advised to recognize senators who would bring up the airport bill. However, these senators delayed in arising and asking for the floor and while they were waiting, Senator Wagner jumped up and asked for consider ation of the anti-lynching bill. There was nothing for Vice President Garner to do but recog nize Senator Wagner and thus the bill was brought before the Senate. Senator Barkley arose and pointed out that the airport bill was to be considered, but Mr. amcr remind ed him of the rules of the Senate which demand the recognition of the first senator on his feet. (Continued on Page 6) -o Dr. G. B. Lennox, one of Oma ha’s leading physicians is on the staff of thq Althouse eauty school. He gives lectures on Anatomy, San itation and Hygiene every Wed nesday. Te classes are benefiting very much under his efficient tu torship. Special Invitat Park Friday, A “Stepin Fetchit*’ Stepin’ Fetchit, Hollywood’s slowest motion and the man who made a million dollars out of ‘ Doin’ Nothing,” will appear in person at the Orpheum theatre for one week starting Friday with the Ted Mack’s ‘‘Trocadero Revue” on the stage. Stepin’ Fetchit acquired his name from a horse, his training in show business from a carnival, his spare money from shining shoes, and his peent fame from the hilarious work he has contributed to many mo tion picture successes. One of the ost colorful characters to attain film fame, Stepin' began life as Lincoln Perry in Key West Florida, on May 30, 1902. He was the typical little pickanniny till he was adopted by a weathy colored woman, when he was 11 years old, and reared in her home When he reached a suitable, age he was sent to St. Joseph’s college at Mont gomery, Ala. Chicago Radio Program Omaha is invited to tune in ev ery Sunday night to hear Elder I.ucy Smith's program from sta tion WCFL, voice of I^ibor Sta tion 970 kil. One hour of spirituals by the famous chorus direct from the All Nations Pentecostal church, 3716 Langley avenue, Chicago, 111. Don’t fail to hear Elder Smith, and if you are sick or in trouble she prays for you over the air. Many have been healed through lis tening over the radio. Write Elder Smith 310 South Tarkway, Chicago, 111., if you enjoy the program. * ^ Three years or assimilating edu cation and Stopin rebelled. A trav elling carnival show caught his fancy and the thought of school was put away for the open road. It was the Rueben and Cherry Car nival company and he got a job with them through his tap dancing, an inborn heritage of most colored people. It was his first experience in show business and he liked it. After remaining the show for several years he left to assume the post of ‘"head man” of a planta tion show with another carnival. At night, he worked with the show; in the afternoon he tried to pick winning horses that raced with the fair. One day he bet his clothes against $30 on "Stepin' Fetchit," a dark horse that came through. To show his gratitude he wrote a song, which never was published. His next experience was with a medicine show in which he was sole entertaner. This tired him and he bought a shoe blaekng box and went in»c the shoe shining business His knees began to bother him and ha again went back to show busi ness. He teamed w'ith another fel low' and remembering his horse called the duo, Step and Fetchit. He played vaudeville and his peculiai luziness and dancing soon made him popular with theatregoers. When he played Los Angeles he went to the studios and was hired for a role in "In Old Kentucky’ which- started him on the road tc screen fame. After his present tour of persone] appearances, he will return to the 20th Century Fox Studios to re sume his picture work. The screen attraction with the Ted Mack Stage Show is Warner Brothers’ giant musical, “The Sing ing Marine” starring Dick Powell. ion to Miller ug. 20,10 a . • A special invitation to the Guid ite club and its many friends from Step in Fetchit, himself, by a tele gram from the world’s greatest comedian, to Uncle Gil and hi* Guidite club and friends: “I will entertain Uncle Gil and kiddies of the Guidite Club and friends of the Giud ite Club at a picnic Friday morning, Aug. 20 at Ten o’clock at Miller I’fcrk Stop Free ice cream, lemonade and all the watermelon you an eat Stop Meet me there Stop Will be expecting yea Stop Stepin Fetchit -o Delegate Reports Special to The Omaha Guide From J. 0: Carey Here I am in Philadelphia at tending the convention of Post Of fice Letter Carriers, Clerks and Sub Clericals meeting at the Ca therine Street Branch of the YW CA. Philadelphia is a large awk ward looking city with a lot of Historical landmarks. J am not impressed with tjie progress of ouf people here, although they have many things that we are fighting for in the City of Omaha. They have two high schools all manned by colored teachers and have numerous teachers through out the entire school system. It is said that the Negro population is in excess of 250,000 people. They have in operation, two healthy banks, one insurance com pany, several strings of apartment houses, several dry good stores, and last but not least beer taverns by the dozens. A strange feature of Philadelphia business life is that Negroes do most of the street ped dling. My meeting is about td open, and I must go. I have been placed on the committee on Resolutions and Civil Service. See you next issue, J. C. Carey P. S. I haven’t seen any drug stores that look as good as ours. I've seen grocery stores that look better, but they are not doing the business we are doing. After all that’s what counts.. Win Rent Strike Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 19 (CNA) —Negro residents of the Hill dis trict of Pittsburgh have won a complete victory in their strike for reduced rents. Under the leadership of the Ten ants League of Pittsburgh, 25 fam ilies on the hill wen on a rent strike against increase of approx imately 60 per cent which went in to effect on May 1st. After a prolondged struggle which included mass meetings and picketing, the tenants won their deman for a restoration if the rent scale of 1936, hus eliminating re cent increases. The Tenants League, which in ludes both Negro and white ten ants, has its strongest branch on the Hll, and s waging a continuous campaign for an improvement in the rent and housing situation. The league is led by Ben Carreathers, one of the outstanding Negro lead ers in this city. Don’t Forget Bathing Beauty Contest Sponsored by Local N. A. A. C. P. Fourth Week in August
