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f Largest I £ Cents ' • | «>Hg per 1 Negro Paper «§ in Nebraska I _ _ L==—' HEW TO The UHEy Entered as Second Class Mattera* Poatoffice, Omaha, Nebraska- OMAHA, NEBRASKA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1938 VOL. XI, NO. 41 f Large Audience to Hear Rabbi Goldstein; ZION BAPTIST CHURCH GIVES PROGRAM FOR NEGRO HISTORY WEEK At Zion Baptist church. Zionites and friends exp ct to fill the church aud'orium, Sunday after noon F b.uaiy 13 at 3:30 p. m. When Rab'-i Uav'd A. Goldstein will deliver his Negr History We^k address, ‘Representative Americans.’ Miss Bernice Grice. Municipal University stud nt and winner of the Elks oratorical preliminary contest will deliver th.- opening address. Mr. Woodrow Morgan, another contestant, will sp ak on the ‘Ne gro in Business,’ Other three min ute speakers will be M:ss Mildred Williams, Mr. Delmar Burris, and Mr. Felix Williams who will give. ‘The Negro in Music and Art, The Negro in Poitics and Th: Negro in Drama and Literature.’ rnh I,os Captoro Chorus under the direction <f Miss Eth'l Jones, v ill sing. Mr. William Davis, a charter, member rf Los Cantores and Fisk university music student, will bs a soloist. Mr. Davis, who has been awardwl a seho'arship by the head of the music d partment of Fisk, will arrive in Omaha this week. ®hfir y Cantores solo's* s will be Rukfi Forrest, Frances Cole, Char lotte U wis and Foster Goodlett. 4 ftbofoi Goldstein will lie presented by Mrs. Gadys A. Pu'lum, executive stsaretaiy of the YWCA. Woman Attacked; Hunt Degenerate ©Iceland, O., Feb. 10 ANP) — Polls* are scouring the neighbor hood around 2328 East 44th street. in an attempt to apprehend the un identified man who last Monday night attacked a 63-year old wo man as she walked along the street The victim was Mrs. Ada Satter white of 3612 Central avenue, who told police that she was walking north on East 33rd, when a man about 34 years old, five feet six inches tall, brown skinned and wearing a black overcoat, accosted her and comint nted on the weather. W'hen she refusedto answer and hurriedaway she claimed that the man followed her until she reached u vacant lot in front of 2328 East o.»rd, .then attacked her over, ttye head with an unknown weapon. At the Chariby hospital the aged w offian was treated for deep lacer ations on the right side of her head and a contusion of her left shoulder. Mk-~. Satterwhite felt, sure that she could identify the man by his voice, which she said was “very ef feminate.’’ Roibbery was not the 'motive for the attack, police opine, for when they went to the scene to investigate,, they found the wo mans glasses and two loafs of 1 read that had been given her a sbctrt time previously, and no at tempt was made to look for a purse or money about her person. Police are seeking a known de generate who until a short time ago frequented the vicinity. * Bishops’ Council To Montgomery -~ I Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 10 (By j Thos. J. Blown for ANP)—Among tho important questions to bo s: t- ! tied at the midwinter sessions if i the AMR Bishops Counci whch will com1. no huge February 24-25, will Lo the selection of the* seat of j the 1940 quadrennial conference and the consideration if rescinding | tho 19.S6 legislation at New York ! wh1. reby ortly tfcjree lay and three, ministerial delegates from each of the ninety-six conferences are. pro v id oil. The three day confab will be pre sided over by Sunior B:shop J. S. F.ippec of Atlanta, lit ports will be n ride red by Bishops E. J. Howard of West Africa and R. R. Wright of South Africa, both of whom are in rt ute to America. All of the bishops of the church, general of ficers, college presidents together with ministerial and lay members are expected to attend. Citizens Ignore Smithfield Court Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 10 (ANP)—Citizens whose living con ditions justified a low cost hous ing projoat have centered their at e n't ion on everything but the, pro ject, a survey reveals. Some say the rent is too high for their salaries, whik ethers say the original plans of the project have been tampered with. Some declare the method of paying rent every four Weeks on Saturdays makes the renter pay thirteen months rent in a year due to the fact there are five months which carries five Sat urdays. Most of the citizens want all-Negro personnel that will re ceive the same salaries as an all Negro personnel in other cities. % Appreciating Being A Negro, And His Achievements j BY Robert L. Moody i _ I This we» k We are celebrating *-.,e gro History Week.” So often we arc ap to not thank much of ti e Negro’s place in Aim rienn society ami prog reps, we are so accustomed to li ar, see ami read about tin low ami cr a ina.| .lungs i| Sit wo do. until r* lat'.vc ly little is known about the creditable things that Negroes have done. We regret tli t some competent Ne gro has not been cliospn to address a Ijarge meeting lure dur.ng li • Week, like Dr. II. 11. Moten. as we don’t be lieve anybody, especially whites, un denstajnls t’lie Negro so \v»rl as one of us. Time uor s,'|»aee wdl not permit us o mention all the aeWe\>meats of lie Negro iim the development of bis na tion. T'ln r<- were Negroes among the ear ly Spanishexplorers, even with Colum bus, but 11,11 much at entiou was giv en to ii* lint I he sUave trade la gan. Thong'll there were H few outstanding aeeoippli.sliim u s by free Negroes din ing slavery, most of the progress has been s.nce we were emancipated. May I s.uggos) that the interested rernb r get ,a Negro history, prefer ably Dr. Woodson’s ‘‘The Negro in Dm* History” and study the facts about Such persons as Rielhard Alien, Benjamin Baunektr, Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois, Countee Cullen, Roland Hayes, Dr. Booktu* T. Washington, Kelley Miller, Phillys Wheatley, dames We uun Johnson, and many odiers who j have dune and are doing great tb.ngs i ior our group. We hope to dedicate this column often during this year to a study of diffennt Negro personages. We t clank God for all of those grand parents whose sufferings, patience and prayers reached llis throne w.tli pre vailing result^. For you. dear old par ents w%o survive, in the midst of our “hurried life," we thank you ami love you for the heritage you have given us. May more of us younger Negroes bu,Id upon the foundations you have la,.d that finally ftic Negro may have j, eonspieious place in the world. May every Negro America and i c.specially in our eonmiurmty, sincere* pray the words off our renowned Ne gro poet, James Weldon Johnson “God of our weary years, (tod of our silent tears, Thou who hast brot us thus far on the "•ay; Ju i Thou who hast by Thy m',ght Led us into |lie light, Keep us forever into tflie path we pray. ....a*.'.*-«•'• .*l*-*:i3*,. Lest our feet -stray from the places our God where we met Time, Lest our hearts drunk with the wine of tflie world, we forget thee; Shadowed beneath Thy hand, May we forever stand, True to our God; true to our native land,” - - -s LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB The Indies Friendship club met at the home of Mrs. Theresa An derson, 2867 Maple street, January 29. Two tables of whist were play ed ami a delicious luncheon was served. 52 SENATORS VOTE TO KEEP BILL ON PROGRAM Washington, Feb. 10—T'he Sen ate refused this afternoon by a vot of 52 to 24 to lay aside the anti-lynching bill and take up other business. Senator Carter Glass of Virgin ia made a motion that the Senate take up the House Independent Office Appropriation bill. A major ity vote in favor of this motion would have put the anti-lynching bill on the shelf. The southern filibuster bloc struck swiftly following the speech of Senator Borah of Idaho, hoping to slampcdewbhe *, Senate into shelving the bill. Senator Glass, in making his motion, got off his usual nasty re marks and these gi^eyi-isi^to a sharp exchange with Majority Leader Barkley. Senator Barkley maintained his record of absolute fairness toward the anti-lynching bill and announced that while it might be necessary to lay aside the anti-lynching bill, he was not going to permit it to be done at this time and that he would oppose the Glass motion. The 52 votes against laying the bill aside did not include six known friends of the bill who were absent from the floor and who would have voted with the 52. Also among those who voted to lay the bill aside are four or five senators who are friends of the bill and will vote for it when it is brought up. Therefore, observers declare that the greatest possible opposition to (Continued on Page Two) Teachers Association Endorses Campaign For Equal Salaries Washington, D. C. Feb. 10 (ANI’) The American Teachers Association will cooperate with the NAACP and local teachers groups in an effort to bring about equality in salaries paid white and Negro teachers. This action was taken by the Executive Committee I of the organization at its meeting held in Washington. Saturday. Thur good Marshall, representing the NAACP, told of the fight for the equalization of teachers' salaries. The Execuive Committee outlin ed a program for the Tuskegee meeting which will be held July 20-29. The program will center around the theme: ’The Negro Youth Looks at Occupations in America.’’ The making up of the program was left to President A. Heningburg and Executive Se cretary Wm. W. Sanders. ATTENTION HOUSEWIVES The Housewives Progressive lea gue invites all Omaha housewives to atte,nd a meeting at the home of Mrs. Oylsfcy, 2730 Blonda at j 7:30 Friday ev ning. Mattel s of vital interest to all homemakers will be discussed. It is with pleasure that we can refer to the Ritz Photo Studio. These folks located here about 3 months ago and have made many friends in this neighborhood. The high speed lens used in their work makes their photos superior to this form of photography. DIRECTOR SAYS NO DISCRIMINATION AT FONTENELLE PROJECT Council Will Hold Open Forum, Sunday The Omaha Coun.il of the Na tional N.gro Congress will held i‘s first copen forum for th year 1938 Sunday aftednoon at 3:00 p. m. in ihe auditor'um of thu Community C nter at wh ch tim the follow ing organization will be present ed certificates of affiliation with the National body. The Protect Order of Dining Car Employees, be Urhin League, the YWCA and •he Broth a hood if I’tdlmun Por ters. I The Council in its effort to ci or dinate the power of all existing or- i ganizations in Omaha for the so cial and economic bntti rnient of the Neg’o sincerely urge the at ti udance and affiliations of all such organizations. In accordance to the object of he f’ouncil. that of serving as a clearing house for all local and na tional affairs affecting the Negro much valuable information will be i :mpart- <1 to the P pulu.s of Oma ha at this meeting, thus if you | are concerned in th ■ wejfar of the Negro don’t fail to attend this meeting. Enters Congressional Race In Chicago Chicago, Feb. 10— Howard R, Williams, an attorney residing at thi« Ritz In t' I, his announced his intention of filing for the dem’cra ie nomination for congress in the fiist congressional districts. Mr. V\ iHiams, wh. has bum a resident ci Chicago for the past 11 years, is a graduate of Pittsburgh uni versity and yf Howard Law school, He announced his intention if wag ing ft vigorous campaign on major issues and slatxd that a number of civic and fraternal organizations would be back if his candidacy. The democratic committe named Edward Ended, committeeman of the 3rd ward on its slate for coun ty commissioner this week. WPA HIGHWAY WORK AIDS COUNTY SYSTEM ■r Douglas county in 1938 has 22 per cemt more mileage of gravel surfaced highways than ever be fore, according to figures from County Surveyor Bill Green’s of fice. The new total of gravel surfacing available to highway users Is 340.06 miles, which is 60.11 miles greater than the 279.96 miles recorded as the highest total in past years, in cluding the prosperous period in which 50 to 100 per cent more mon ey was spent annually on county highway operations than inl936 1936 and 1937. Additional surfacing work in the ' ast two years has included WPA work providing gravel and rock for all but 30 miles of the 173.71 miles of streets in suburban addi tit ns outside Omaha. These streets are nc*tJ a part of the official coun ty road system. Green’s figures show 821.55 miles of roads in the county, classified as follows: County gravel, 840.06 miles; county paving, 56.82 miles; county unsurfaced roads, 113.53 miles; total in county highway system. 509.91 miles. Paving maintained by state highway department, 124.93 miles; gravel highway maintained by state, 13 miles; total state maintained, 137.93 miles. The to tal of county and state roads amounts to 647.94 miles, which with the 173.71 miles of streets in additions make up the grant total of 821.55 miles. (Continued on Page Two) , In h s pt'Mrert to pn Omaha fluid ■ repoitcr I s* w ek, pertain ing to th' F ntem lb Home Pro ject. Mr. A. H. I oty, Federal iIous:rg i p: s ntative from Washington, D. f., aye the proper ty is available to c >!or°d people und' r same iuh>s of 1 lig b’lit.y as applird to c'.h’r persona. There will pos'tlvdy bt nr d scrimination as- to taco, (o'or or creed n sel tion of Unants, t The rub's rf e’igibili y are men tioned in th Wagner Steagal bill. Under no circumstances is it ne cessary U solicit rsa'stance from any person or political body in fil ing or qual'fyi g for housing in the-I-ognn Fonteivlle Homes. Any cffi rt to hiing po’itical pressure to bear will have no *ff< ct on secur anee of space in the apartment. Th • application a open for all applicants from 0 a. m. to 9 p. m. week days including Saturdays and from 1 p. m. to 5 p. m Sundays Applicants shculd apply at the of fice locat'd at 1405 No. 22nd St. Telephone number is HAraey 2444. This office is in charge of Mr. Ed ward M. Ouren. Assistant Housing Manager and supervisor of tenant seb ction. Prices are as foil ws: 3 room, 1 bedroom houses will rent from $23.95 to $24.45 expend ing upon location. 4 room, 2 bed room houses will rent from $27.95 to $28.95. 5 room, 3 bedroom hou ses will rent for $31.70. Above rents include all utilities such as electric lights and refriger ation gas for cooking, heat and hot and cold water. No furniture will be furinshed other than kit chen equipment which includes an electric icebox, gas cooking stove, (Continued on Page Three) Mueic Project 0|>ens New Concent Series m State Director Wiliam Mcyeys, of the Federal Music Project, wish es it known that the Omaha Civie orchestra already has embarked upon its fourth series of Music Ap prciation concerts held each day in the public schools. The program includes such gems of music liter ature as Mozart’s tuneful ‘Don Juan’ overature, the delightful and poetic ‘W'oodland Sketches’ by Mac Do wall, Wagner's ‘Pilp/rims Cho rus,’ the delicately etched Jarnfelt ‘Prelude.’ Titls sweetly melodious ‘Serenade’ and other compositions of equal attractiveness. In connection with the above, the following quotations from leading educationalists and writers are ap posite. Says Dr. Charles W. Elliot ‘Each child in our public schools should be given the chance to the greatest joy in life—the art of mu sic.’ And this from the pen of Dr. P. P. Claxton; ‘After the beginning of reading, writing, arithmetic and geometry, music has greater prac tical value than any other subject taught in the schools.’ A vocal group under the direc tion of Mine Herms, project vocal instructor, gave a costume recital of excerpts from the opera ‘Der Fereischutz’ last week at Good Shepherd Home and also appeared in a miscellaneous progranyRt the Florence Home. Large audiences enthusiastically greeted the group’s efforts. Everybody Is Going. Where? bacchante carnval dance MonBj Eebr. 14th mtnm