The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, November 06, 1937, Image 1
</ - ANTI - LYNCH BILL MAY BE SIDETRACKEB Detective Rose Accidently Shot - 4 Omaha Officer Is Victim of Hunting Accident at Wahoo Detective Sargeant E. A. Rose, suffered from a gunshot wound in his left thigh, received in a hunt ing accident near Wahoo Friday morning, by the accidental dischar. ge of a gun by Detective Sargeant W. E. Birch The hunting party of four were after a squirrel which ran into the hollow of a tree. Rose went up the tree to run the squirrell out, and Birch stood away in readiness with hands on the trigger of his gun to get the squirrel when it came out of the hollow; while walking to wards the tree his feet became en tangled with vines and as he Stum bled and fell to the ground, the gun was discharged. The shell car ried 400 shots, 30 ware lodged in Officer Rose’s thigh. The car in which the part^ was riding was several hundred feet from the scene of the accident. One of the men accompanied Officer Birch to get the car, and brought it within | 200 feet where Officer Rose, was shot. Birch then carried Rose to the car. He also stated that he was over anxious to get Rose to the car in order to obtain emergency treat ment, that he felt that his strength was sufficient to carry a building at that time. Two other gentlemen who accompanied them on the hunt ing trip were present at the time of the accidental shooting. ■-o Prisoner Gets Break; But Doesn’t Leave City Soon Enough Kingstme, S. C., Oct 28 (ANP) •—“Boots” Washington was recent ly convicted here by Judge Thomas S. Sense in Criminal Court and was given a suspended sentence on condition that he leave, the city. Put ‘Boots” didn’t leave soon en ough. I,ast Saturday he was taken into custody by Sheriff Ed Parrot and sentenced to the. county gang for violation of state liquor laws. Speech ef Hon. A. Phillip Randolph At National Conference of Pining Car Employees, Wed., Oct. 26th By Omaiha Guide Reporter Mr. E. G. SCOTT, Oha’rman Invocation, Rev. F. C. WilLrbi)m3 More than fifteen hundred Negro and white people crowded Zion Baptist church Tuesday evening, Oc toler 26th to hear A. Phillip Ran dolph, President of the Internation al Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and President of the Na tional Negro Congress, exhort Ne groes in Omaha to unite as workers and as people to struggle against the reaction and for peace, progress and security. The meeting was under the aus pices of the National Conference of Dining Car Employees which was in session from October 25th ,to 29 inclusive. , > Other speakers on the program were: Mr. Bernard Squires, execu tive secretary of the Omaha Urban League and Mrs. Gladys Pullum, executive secretary of the YWCA, who welcomed the delegates to the conference. Mr. Ishmael P. Flory, secretary of the Conference, who responded to the welcoming ad dresses, Mr. Clarence R. Johnson, International Representative of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Alliance and Barten tiers’ league of America; Mr. E. G. Scott, chairman; Rev. F. C. Williams gave the invocation. Mr. | Haloid Butler sang a solo and mu sic was furnished by the Los Can tores Music club, directed by Miss Ethel Jones. Mr. Flory also lifted the offering surprising the citizenry of Omaha with his sincere appeal which net ted the Conference $115.25. Mr. Randolph's speech which was greeted with a standing applause, follows: “I am delighted to return to Omaha and meet my many friends here, because I always enjoy my visits to this city, and I am happy to be here on this occasion. Our purpose here is in the organization of a National structure of dining UP TO THE MINUTE BUSINESS C. C. Spaulding, president of i the (National Negro Business Lfeague visits) the new Ben Franklin department store in Chicago. He commented upon the modern attractive appear ance of the establishment and proved the motive which con eeived the development of thih new enterprise. The establish ment which is housed in its ■ • r own building on busy 47th st., occupying a, frontage of 100 feet, employs more than fifty pfeojple ,<and liandl^s [merchan disr priced from 5c to $1.00. Staning to Mr. Spaulding’s left is Mr. Dianiel E. Williams, floor manager, and Mr. James Hill, manager. Miss Tda Mae Lewis is the clerk shown in the picture. car employees. “Now my friends, we have met at a time when the world is under going great stresses and strains. There is world wide economic and social chaos and political disorder, and intellectual uncertainty in the world today. Everywhere! Mankind all over the world is concerned about finding a road to peace, good will and order. When you look into the eastern section of the world, you will find war; a great nation of ■Japan is attempting to subjugate four millions of peoples who for years have represented the highest of culture. Their doing so, may lead us to war. As we look into the West into the Mediterranean there we see conflict. Spain, one of the great (Continued ou Page 6) -o Wilson Owen, Omaha Pioneer, Father of Mayor Owen, Dies Last rites were held for Wilson Owe,n, Monday at Zion Baptist church with Rev. M. K. Curry of ficiating. After a short illness death oc curred Saturday, October 30th, fol lowing an operation at St. Cather ine hospital. Mr. Owen was born in Macon, Ga., 1862. There were other chil dren in the family, but he had not seen them since childhood, because of separation due to the loss of parent?. He moved to Newport, Ark. where he met and married Miss Fannie Mae McCraty. To this union 3 children were born; Mrs. Lydia Rogers, Dr. J. M. Owen and Johnny Owen. The tamuy nrst resided in South Omaha for a number of years, later moving to 2228 Ohio street where they have resided for the past 13 years. Mr. Owen was a devout and faith ful church worker, having served as a deacon for the past 33 years. This was the largest Negro fun eral procession ever held in Oma ha, approximately a mile long, led by police escorts, mostly Negroes in the line of march. The services'were largely attend ed by prominent political figures, namely: Thomas J. O’Connor, Re gister of Deeds; Sheriff John Hop kins, Frank McGrath, Clerk of Dis trict Court, Harry Stevenson, De puty Sheriff, Edward J. Dugan, Chairman of the Democratic Cen tral Committee and others. Funeral services were in charge of the W. L. Meyers funeral di rectors and interment was at For-1 rest Lawn cemertery. Resides his widow, he is surviv ed by three children, four grand children, three nieces and other re latives. -o SIX BOYS WITH BICYCLES TO SERVE YOU Notice to Subscribers: If you do not get your paper at least in the Saturday morning mall, call the office, WEbester 1517, and we will send you a paper at once. Mr. C. C. Galloway, Manager ----• * Prize Poster Stresses Need for Chest Drive Qenerosity I I This appealing poster, symbolizing the forceful slogan of “Give—There is SUCH a Need!”, has been chosen in the contest conducted in connection with the Community Chest drive, to be held from November 16 to 27. It was submitted by Rudy Itam pacek, 4915 Burt street, Omaha artist. Honorable mention for outstanding posters also was given to Floyd Wilson and Milton Reynolds. The poster will be used extensively in this year’s drive, in which the goal has been set as $577,739.10. Walter White On .C.B.S. Radio Chain On November 10th New York, Nov. 4—Walter White, secretary of the NAACP, will speak over stations of the Col umbia Broadcasting System Wed nesday afternoon, November 10th, from 3:15 to 3:30 o’clock, eastern standard time. The CBS has grant ed Mr. White fifteen minutes of time to speak on the topic, “Edu cational Opportunities for Negro Youth.” The talk will be a part of the nation wide activity of the youth councils and college chap ters of the NAACP during Amer ican Education Week. The young people of the NAACP are staging exhibits and holding mass meetings and forums outlining the disadvan tages in education suffered by col ored young people. -• CommercialClub Asks Public to Meeting At the regular meeting of the. Negro Commercial club to be held at the Urban League, Thursday evening, beginning at 8 p. m. Mr. Bernard Squires, executive sec’y. of the Urban League Community Center, will address the body on the ‘ Social and Economic Problems of the Negro.” Mr. Squires has gathered a weal th of material on the subject here in Omaha, and thus shall be able to give many concrete facts on the existing social and economical con ditions of the Negro here in Oma ha. The public is cordially invited to join the Commercial club in an ev ening of social and economic dis cussion as it pertains to the Negro. Household & Food Demonstration to Feature 3 G iants Of Swing The Omaha Guide and the Housewives League 10th Annual Food Festival and Household Show, beginning Monday evening Novem her 15th and running for 6 days will feature the ‘3 Giants of Swing’ «s the main part of (the entertain ment program. The show will consist of ten (tooths, demonstrating the food pro ducts of Omaha’s most popular distributors and nationally known household equipments. I Each booth will be manned by uniformed attendants who will ex plain to the visiting homemakers the merits of their respective pro ducts. In addition to the booth demon strations there will be special de monstrations from the stage which will be equipped with a loud speak er and cooking equipments. There will also be the usual award of many prices. All homemakers are invited to attend. Remember the date, 6 big nights, from Novevmber 15th to November 20th at the Omaha Guide building 2418-20 Grant street, Omaha, Nebr. ■-o The Governor of Puerto Rico is trying to make the Island the "Garden of America’’ and is im porting magnolias and other plants to plant along the public highways and around government buildings. A New York advertising firm is conducting a $250,000 publicity campaign to attract tourists to the island. Opponents of Bill Would Limit Scope of Special Session to Five PoLts Named In President’s Call New York, Nov. 4—As the date for the special session of Congress draws near, efforts are being made in Wahington to limit the program of tho special session and postpone! action on the anti J--nching bill and other controversial measures until the regular session convenes in January. Administration leaders are re ported to be working on a five point program for the special ses* sion embracing crop control, wage and hour regulations, government reorganization, regional, and re vision of the anti trust laws. If tho program of the special Says Negro Leaders Scorn Labor Drive New York, Nov. 4—The vast majority of educated ltft“gro leaders have given little Or no assistance in the organization of Negro work ers in the vast labor movements of the past year, according to George 8. Schuyler, writing in the Novem her issue of The Crisis. The Schuyler article, drawn from his first hand observations in 35 industrial centers during the latter part of the summer, hails the growth of solidarity and interracial understanding between white and Negro workers themselves, but the writer declares that the educated Negro leaders in each community, with but few exceptions, not only failed to aid the unionization drive, but oftitnes obstructed it. ‘‘Their desertion of the strug gling Negro workers in this crisis constitutes one of the most shame ful chapters in our recent history,” the article declares. ‘‘The new posi tion Negro leadership has won in tho past yenr has been in spite of the old leadership. It has been won with new leadership; militant young men and women from the ranks of labor ad guzzled black veterans of the pick and shovel and the blast furnace.” Also in the November issue is an article on cancer among Amer ican Negroes by Dr. Frederick L. Iloffman; a feature article on the victory of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters by G. James Fleming; and a story of peonage in Florida by Stetson Kennedy. session is held to these five points, it will mean that the anti lynching bill will be passed by until the re gular session in January. Tho principal objective of these moves to limit the program is to get the anti-lynching bill out of tho wny as tjhe second item of busi ness on the Senate calendar. For (CinCimued on Page 8) -o Chest Drivje Nov.16-27 Goal Is $577,739.10 The goal which several thousand workers will seek in the forthcom ing Omaha Community Cheat cam paign, from November 16 to 27, will be $577,739.10 according to President J. L. Hough of the Chest and Roy L. Page, general chairman of the drive. The figure was reached after a careful survey of the needs of all the agencies by the budget com mittee, they stated. It represents an increase of P per cent over the amount actually raised last year, and this increase is due principally to the requirement of agencies for the care of children and those for caro of dependent families. Rising food costs make their administra tion more expensive, the budget officials discovered. Chairman Page also announced that the Omaha organization “will follow the practice of the majority of Chests and publish daily during tho campaign the pledges of in dividuals and business firms of $10 or more-” “We feel that the generosity of Chest supporters merits this con sideration,” he stated. In impressive campaign of edu cational (publicity tyo f ssist the actual drive workers is swinging into action, headed by the large speakers bureau under the joint chairmanship of Farrar Newberry and Walter L. Pierpoint. News papers, radio stations, theaters and many other institutions are all co operating. Tho goal which has been set re presents the absolute minimum re quired to keep the various agencies in tho Chest operating on an ef ficient and an effective basis, the officials declared. RESIGNS POSITION J. HARVEY KERNS J. Harvey Kerns, acting sec retary of the Urban League of Greater Little Rock for the past eight months, tendered ,his resignation to the Board of Directors to become effective Nov. 15, 1937. Mr. Kerns leaves LittleRock to accept the posi titan as secretary of the Divis ion of Negro Affairs in the city of Cincinnati and Hamilton county, OhlP. Mr. Kerns will be one of the eight: division of ficers of the Cincinnati Com muhity Chest. He will be the consultant to the heads of ten Negro agencies in the Chest and flhe coordinator for the sjeven other divisions in wel fare work, as it applies to the Negro population. Before coming to Little Rock Mr. Kerns was field secretary of the National Urban League and prior to that served as ex ecutive secretary of Milwaukee "Wis., and Omaha, Neb., Urban Leagues. In 1935 he was super visor of the Intake Division of the New York Home Relief and during that year spent a brief interlude as director of the In sfitute for Teachers Training and Workers Education under the Federal government for nine southeastern states and tjhe District of Columbia. The name of his successor aa executive secretary of the local branch has not been determiu ed. . .