Nebraska Newspapers

    Two Yellow
Chairs
Tr tYDIA UON BOBEHTS
£ McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.
\/f hurried along by her hus
•* ^band's side, taking two short,
quick steps to his deliberate stride.
Her lips were compressed, her blue
eyes focused straight ahead. Edgar
looked down at her and started to
speak, then cl. sed his lips in a pa
tient smile.
He reflected that Myra was just
about ready to start in on him. He
knew the symptom*.
"Edgar,” Myra txploded, "why
didn't you talk? Why must you al
ways sit like a dumb thing when
we go visiting? See how nice Annie
Ball’s husband was. laying himself
out to be interesting and full of
pleasant talk. You hardly said a
word the whole evening, and I was
so mortified I wanted to scream.
You know enough if you'd only let
it out. Why didn't you say some
thing?”
“1 didn’t know anything to say.
You and Jim B II kept the air cir
culating. and I was comfortable.”
‘'Comfortable! Who expects to be
comfortable wnen they're visiting!"
"Now, Myra, vou know it’s no use
expecting me to be as full of talk as
a popcorn popper is of core. Jim
just naturally pops every time he
opens his mouth, but it don't amount
to much."
“That’s right, r ike fun of a gen
tleman because he tried to make
your wife have a r'easant evening!”
Myra's voice wobbled and she took
out her handkerchief. “It’s the last
time I'll ask you to go calling I
keep hoping each time that you’ll
talk, but I guess folks will just
have to think .you’re queer.”
"But I thought I’d be in the way
—1 mean, I thought you could talk
enough f >r us both —I mean—oh, f
didn’t know you thought you'd mar
ried a phonograph!”
"You needn't get excited.” said
Myra, with dignity. "We are almost
home now. and you can retire into;
your shell—like the other clams.”
Several days passed in unusual
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silence and finally Edgar inquired
anxiously if Myra wasn't well.
"Perfectly,” laughed his wife, air
ily, "but I merely got tired of being
the. c k j 11 -i r a nh. ”
Edgar's Heart sank. This V’* ’1
serious He went around mourn
fully. trying to think of bri ; U re
marks which should rouse Mvra to
admiration and forgiveness, but he
failed. He was almost relieved when
Myra announced curtly one morn
ing that her sister was'ill and she
was going to take care of her for
a few days.
She went away, still silent, giving
him a frosty peck for a kiss. H Igatf
retired to the cellar and thought,.
Was there any way he could turn
himself into a sparkling, easy talk-i
er like Jim?
He squirmed at the idea of trying
to be like Jim, whom he privately
termed an empty-headed windmill.
Still, he would do anything for Myra.
Do—that was it, if he could only
do something, but what she wanted
was for him to say something.
A week later Myra came home.
She was more cordial, and almost
returned Edgar’s hearty welcome,
but caught herself in time. Edgar
hung around her bashfully, and
when she said briskly, “Well, I sup
pose I may as well start supper,”
be followed her to the kitchen.
Myra stopped on the kitcher^
.threshold. Her eyes opened incred
ulously, then a flush of pleasure soft
ened her face.
“Who did it? Did It cost much?
j| never saw anything prettier. I’ve
[always wanted a yellow kitchen. It
(looks like new. Trie creamy walls
and the new blue and yellow oil
Icloth at the sink, and those per
fectly adorable chairs. Who sug
gested it?”
“I saw it in a magsitae,” replied
Edgar, his eyes shining. He timidly
(put his arm around Myra.
“Edgar—talk!" She shook Mm
impatiently, but lnughed. “I shalj
dio of curiosity if you don’t Do you
mean to say you did this all your?
self, working nights, and tended the
fden, too? It niciKos a muon piot
_r kitchen than Annie Ball’s. Jim
is no hand around the house.
"Did you paint those tv.’o old
Kitchen chairs that lovely yellow and
put the little black bands around the
backs and legs for decorations? I—
wny—those chairs are absolutely
perfect. Edgar, say something!”
Edgar’s face clouded. He grevf
distressed "Myra. 1 can’t! You
know I th k an awful lot of you—;
but 1 can t talk—just for talk's sake
—I can only do things like this—for
you. I thought perhaps the walls
and the yellow chairs might talk to
you—for me.”
"Edgar, you funny big baby," My-;
ra looked at him protectingly. “You
dear! ”
She choked and laughed together.’
”1 didn’t understand. I guess this
kitchen says more than Jim can
ever say Those chairs—they talk
right out loud about how good you
| are to a silly wife. You shan't talk
If you don’t want to.”
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Local Opinions On
Black Appointment
Mr. Nat Towles, 2324 No. 22nd
street, prominent band leader: “I
don’t think much of Black’s ap
pointment.” He also stated, ‘For
several reasons, first, he was a'
ways opposed to any bill co .com
• V' Negro, especially when it >
r ’ le, second that he is a ch
c “southern peck” and 1
r ‘hink that the KKK is a good
nation, and it doesn’t help us
any, and I just don’t think that he
is the. proper man for the appoint
ment.”
Mr. T. W. Pratt, musician with
the Nat Towles aggregation, says:
‘ [ don’t think that Black is the
r’ght person. I am absouiely op
po‘od to him, and I am positive*
that he is very much against the
Negro.
Mr. Clifton Hill, 2515 Burdette
street, bartender at the Harlem
night club: “I don’t think much of
S- nator Rlaek’s appointment, first
'v. b.cause he was a KKK at one
time, and says now that he. is not,
<->nd never rejoined again, but I
thuik a Klan is just like any other
group, ‘Once, Always’, and that he
still has its general ideas, and I
holieve that any matter that comes
up before the court that is concern
ing the Negro, he will be unfair-”
Mr. Gross, of the Gross Loan and
Jewelry Company, 24th and Ersk
ine streets: “Once a Klu Klux, al
ways a Klu Klux. He was about
12 years old when he joined, and
at that age, a man should be firm
enough in his own opinion what
| KKK stands for. I think with his
knowledge and education, he should
never consented.to belong to such
a destructive organization that is
underminded. The American people
who are firm in their belief in
equality, and religious freedom for
all, not just a few. Therefore, I am
opposed to his appointment for
Justice of the Supreme Court.”
Mr- Holmes of the Holmes Tailor
shop says: “If people are saying so
much about him there must be
something to it. It seems to me like
the President could have picked
someone better. He should have
given the colored man a break.”
Dr. G. B. Lennox, prominent
physician says: “A man in the pu
blic eye cannot give hi3 opinion on
a man in Black’s position-”
Mr. Johnson, owner of Johnson
I Drug store says: ‘‘I don’t believe
he should be on the Supreme.
Court. The fact that he once be
lenged to the Ku Klux Klan chang
ed my feeling toward him.”
Mr. Houston, ol voner ana nou
stan: ‘‘The fact that he once be
longed to the Klan makes me be
1!- ve his ideas are the same as
se members of the Ku Klux
Kl- r.”
J I ’*n Elliot, student of Oma
V v ity says: “I thnk we
Sr-.-1 ’ -ive him a try. Other pro
<ior:t Negro groups endorse him
•s being satisfactory.”
Mr. Robinson, of Robinson Drug
'fore says: “I definitely think h.
'ir.uld be out of Ihe Supremo
’ourt. Any person that belongs to
in organization like thg Ku Klux
Klan should not belong to any
’unction which has anything to do
vith a free country I ke the United
States. You can’t teach old dogs
'uw tricks.”
P> •, Craig Morris says: “I don’t
think he can treat Negroes, Cath
dies and Jews rigjit ns he took an
lath against these people. He also
torf- an oath to the Supreme Court
but ho can’t be very true if he
took two oaths to two different
things.
Dr. Hutten, prominent physician
says: ‘‘He will make a wonderful
Supreme Court Judge. I th'nk h"
is a victim of birth and enviroment
Records in the Senate shows that
lie is in favor of dealing fair with
the forgotten man.”
Dr. Singleton, prominent dentist
says: ‘‘I am greatly against Sena
tor Plack. Tf he once took an oath
to such an organization as the Ku
Klux Klan he is still a member in
my eyes.”
Mr. Mike Colton, ovtncr of Col
ton Furnishings says: “What he
was five years ago could be what he
is now.”
Mrs. Florence Terell, prominent
scial leader and wife of Dr. Price
Terrell says, “He is foolish to say
its a closed book, and he never
said why he joined the Klan in the.
ftrst place. I think he still has the
same ideas he had when he joined
the Klan ”
Mr. Mike Tuchman, owner of
Tuchman Grocery store says: “We
only go by what people are saying,
after all who are we to condemn
people if we do not know."
Mr. Sherman, of Edholm and
Sherman, says: “The fact that
President Roosevelt appointed him
issuffieient enough for me. Dut ho
is already appointed, so wrhy not
make the best of it.
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Wiggins
say: “Fifteen years ago the Klan
was at the pinacle of its power and
dastrardly operations. Fifteen
years ago Senator Black joined that
organization and it is to be assum
ed with a full knowledge of its
principles and modus operandi. In
his radio speech he did not repudi
ate the place. He merely voiced
platitudes. His former affiliation
with the Klan renders him unfit for
the nations highest tribunal.”
Herman Friedlander says: "Sena
tor Black as Judge of the. Supreme
Court will lower the dignity of our
highest judicial body. Mr. Black’s
record as public servant has been
proven and cannot be d'sputed. H's
affiliation with the Klan in my
opinion disqualifi s him for that
office which must serve all Ameri
can people regardless of race creed
or color. The trouble with our covin
try today is that we have too many
politicians who swing back and
forth for their personal gain. Let
us keep the Supreme Court out of
politics and select men whose life
record shall be clean, patriotic, nrd
an inspiration for all American ci
I tirens.”
Mr. E. H. Sherman, one of the
proprietors of Edholm and Shcr
laundry, makes the following
statement about the appointment of
Chief Justice Black. Mr. Sherman
says: “I think if Mr. F’ick joined
the Klans for the pui—ose of put
ting his foot on somenoe’s neck, or
because he was of a different re
ligious belief, or because he wanted
local political prest'ge. If that he
true, ho is not a fit mar. for the
Supreme Court bench. Oi the othei
I hand, if he joined the KKK when
he was a young man, to make poli
it leal prestige and influence in his
local political communi y fights and
quit when he was elected to the
United states Senate and an older
man, I would say h's fitness should
be investigated from another angle.
I don’t think his membership in
the KKK should be consented as
a bar from the appointment of the
bench. My personal opinion of Mr.
Black, disregarding whether he
was a KKK or not, is that he is
not the. caliber man, his background
does not bring him to the standard
to justify bringing him to the Su
preme Court tench. His past record
will show he is not qualified to
make the kind of man we should
have on the highest court of the
land.
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Fast For “Lord”
Provas Fatal
Murfreesboro, Tcvnn., Oct. 7
(ANP)—After IS days of a self
imposed religious fast, Mrs. Annah
Ransom, eldery worker in a small
AME church, died Saturday.
She started her fast on what she
called “orders from the Lord.”
Police broke into her lit tie bunga
low here afto.r neighbors missed
her and found all the doors and
windows barred, fihe told the police
she was attending “the school of
the Lord” end bade them “mind
your own business.,’
Chicago Gambling
Spots Quiet Down
In Political Fight
Chicago, Oct. 7 (ANP)—South
tide bookies, gambling place pro
prietors and policy barons moved
cautiously last week as Mayor
Kelly and States Attorney Court
ney embarked on a city wide war
on gambling.
Kelly and Courtney came to an
open breach, with the states attor
ney charging the mayor with ton
doning gambling. Ra'ds were con
ducted by Courtney’s orders, and
Kelly told police to “clamp the lid
down” until the trouble b’ows over.
Although the larg r racing hand
hooks anti gambling places have
lbe.cn tempemrly closed, propriet
ors have moved to other quarters
: to carry on business and policy
wheels have been virtually unmol
| rated.
State Director William Meyer of
the Federal Music Project, Works
I Progress Administration, announe
! es the folowing schedule of perform
ances of the Omaha Civic orches
tra and the Colored Dance and Con
cert orchestra fcr the ensuing
week.
Monday, October 11th, Court
House 12 to 1 p. m.: Fontennelle
Blvd Home, 7 to 8 p. m.: Wednes
day, October 13th Court House, 12
to 1 p. m.: Good Shepherd Home,
7 to 8 p. m.: Thursday, October
11, American Legion hnll, 25th and
I, Sts., 2 to 3 p. m.: Immanuel hos
pital, 7 to 8 p. m.: Friday, October
1.5th, Court House, 12 to 1 p. m.
County hospital, 7 to 8 p. m.
These concerts are open to the
public, which is cordially invited to
avail itself of the opportunity to
hear good music well rendered en
tirely free of cost.
7/ON BAPTIST CHURCH 1
Rev. M- K. Curry, Pasior
Sunday school opened at the us
ual with a large number in attend
ance. Many helpful thoughts were
learned from the lesson.
At 11 o’clock. The pastor preach
ed a very inspirational sermon
from the subject, “The Open Door,"
which was taken from John 12:8.
We had an unusually largo congre
gation. The revival is still in pro
gross.
Thp gospel singer, Mrs, Saliera,
daughter of iRev. McPherson of
l>allas, Texas, is doing splendid
work in aur revival. We attribute
a great portion of our succcess to
her wonderful singing.
The BYPU met at 6:30 p. m. Tlw
number in attendance was much
larger than usual. There is much
greater interest manifested in the
Union now since the hot weather
is about over. The program was
rendered by Senior group No. 1,
and Junior group No. 3.
At 8 o’clock Rev. Lovelace,
secretary of the Home and Mission
Bonn! of the National Baptist
Convention, Inc., preached a very
inspiring sermon which was enjoy
ed by a large audience- Mrs. Cora
Ilaynes, the president of the Zion
Mission Society, has returned from
an extended trip to the Golden
West.
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CLEAVES TEMPLE CHURCH
Rev. Bass, Pastor
Cleaves Temple is very happy
over the return of its pastor, Rev.
Bass. This is his third year in the
church. The new year started out
well. Two persons joined the church
Mrs. Willie Mae Adams and Mr.
William Glenn, a student at Creigh
ton university.
Cuirdog Mothers Kittens
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For five years. Twig, a bull-terrier, and Katharine, just a cat of
doubtful parentage, have been boon companions around the home of their
owner, Mrs. Leo DcMarsh, of Glendale, Calif. Last week, Katharine
became the mother of four little kittens causing Twig to go on a hunger
strike and begin to fret—a veterinary was called and diagnosed the
trouble as "longing for a family of her own.” Twig solved the problem
I by moving in on Katharine's family, starting to nurse and care for the
little kittens. Katharine didn’t think so much of this arrangement so now
; Twig has two of the kittens to feed and the mother cat nurses the two
others. Photo shows the four kittens nursing Twig, the bull-terrier,
: while Katharine, the mother cat, looks on.
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The Busybody
By SARAH E. McCAHEY
© McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.
A NATTY salesman strolled up
the walk of No. 46 Highgate
street, spread out a sample case o£
asphalt roofing on the top step of the
piazza, approached
CyAQTthe door, and rang.
•tlUII I the bell.
C (LI n T 1 whole Wilson
dflV/K I family came out to
_ _ _ n decide the color and
5 I URT texture of the shin
gles that were bad
ly needed for their roof.
"That rough kind with the red
gravel sprinkled over it would make
r stunning roof." said the family
flapper, with an eye to the artistic,
as she squinted a beautiful blue orb
to get the proper effect.
A head suddenly appeared over
the dense privet hedge which sep
arated their yard from No 43 n .t
door, and a meek voice said.
"Don't select the »'■ >vellv t* ' -
b rds will get at it u J pyc* tv,, ui
;n your roi f,"
“There ho g s Beam -mind ng
our business,' >• h-pen u Edith lr»
her brother. “11 a you ev i see
anyone so fond ol giving a.lv.ee a*
fie? Whose roof is it. anyway, i d
like to know
The next day Miss Edith, th« f 1*1
ily exemplar of morieniisin in n*
relationship to dress a 1 eonduet.
was hanging out her ,> r, • (a "t
djred carefully" linger -• > ' >.
4il spoke up from over the no 4 •
"If i were a young g> .ip t
drive around so n uc.t run l.ot ’
young Orir.nel I knowed It• s folks
away back, and thi re never Was a,
right good mao aiming tin!"
“Do yuu know," said the li“'e
meek man one day, s’raightenmg up
from his task of thinning out n s
too flourishing h due to look over
at his neighbor reudinj his paper
on the piazza, “do you know to t
there is money in the land around
here?”
Maybe there is! said Mr. wu
son, rattling his paper as he turned’
to the sporting news. "Maybe there
is!”
"You know that spur track at
Barrington the United Railway
used to take the help to the mills
during war-time? That track could
be run about a mile into the coun
try and bring folks right to Barring
ton Beach.”
"Uh-huh," answered Mr. Wilson,
intent on his paper.
"You could build up a regular
all-the-y ear-round colony—restrict
buildings to bungalows; no shanties,
fio tents; cinch! Wish I had the
money!"
And then ore day the little meek
man at No. 48 moved away.
One hot Su-iday afternoon of the
following surr mer, the Wilson fam
ily were undecided where to go in
their car to spend the afternoon,
and were surprised when Edith said
she wanted to go to Barrington
j Beach.
When they reached the already
I populous little colony. Edith got out
I and looked around and presently she
found what she sought.
II v\ s a little combination drug
store and soda fountain on the main
r&ad. and she entered quietly and
seated herself at the corner on one
of its high stools—and then No. 43
1 turned and saw her!
Without a word he selected his
tallest, shiniest drinking glass—he
held it under the syrup faucet, then
under the milk faucet, then he
slipped in a fat ball of luscious i.
cream and fizzed in the soda.
Daintily, Edith began to sip the
frosty concoction.
"I saw you out riding with Jimmy
Harrison last week when I was in
the city,” said the little meek man.
Edith nearly choked.
"You knovii that? And do you
know that is the reason I came out
here to see you today—you—you
—busybody?" and she shook her sil
ver spoon at him. "You kn nv Jim
my, too?"
He chucblrii.
‘1 know turn, ana mere is rioooay
finer than he is—and when the right
time comes, you tell him for me mat.
I am saving a couple of my choice
lots down here for first class bunga
lows, and I'd like nothing betier than
to have him for my neighbor.”
He invited them nil over to see
his century plant blooming in all its
splendor in the light of an August
moon, but they declined; and that
same night, when he was covering
his precious bloom about midn!ght,
he heard a strange sound at his
gale, and, hurrying down to it, he
found Edith lying prone on the grass
of his lawn v here she had fallen just
before reaching her own house.
He raised her tenderly and quietly
helped her to his piazza.
"I should have listened to you—
you were right. His wife came home
from Europe today—”
The next week nobody saw any
thing of the little ineek man—some
one belonging to him had died and
be had gone out of town.
But soon he came back and looked
over at Mr. Wilson, who was occu
pied, as usual, with the sporting
Hews of his paper.
‘‘My old uncle left me some money
•nd I bought that Barrington tract
of land, and the United Railways
are going to run a track there if I
, can start sufficient building to war
: rant it. I'va sold 10 restricted lots
already/'_ __ _ _ . ... .