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Entered as Second Class Matter at Postnffice, Omaha, Nebraska- THE OMAHA GUIDE OMAHA, NEBRASKA SATURDAY, JUNE, 4, 1938 _
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Rev. E. M. M. Wright
Dies In Hospital; Here
Since December 1937
Rev. E. M. M. Wright, rector of
St. Philip’s Episcopal church, died
Saturday at Clarkson Memorial
hospital, where he had been a pa
tient since Easter.
iRev. Wright came to Omaha
from Muskogee, "Okla, and assum
ed charge of St. Philip’s church in
December 1937, succeeding Rev
Victor E. Holly, now of St. Paul,
Minn.
His untimely death came as a
great shock to his parishoners, to
whom he had endeared himself in
the short time he had served them
as their rector.
Rev. Wright is survived by his
wife, Mabel, a son, John Kelly of
Chicago, a daughter, Mrs. A. K
Terigg of Memphis, Term, and one
grandson.
The funeral was held Wednes
day morning at 11 o'clock from St.
Philip’s church. Bishop E. V. Shay
ler, officiating. Burial was in the
American! Legion plot in Forest
Lawn Memorial Park. Rev. Wright
had served as chaplain in the army
overseas during the World War.
91.000 In Chicago
Face Starvation
Chicago. May 28 (CNA)^Eight
Negroes were arrested at the Oak
wood Relief station, 2(514 W. 25th
Place, within an hour of the dis
continuance of relief in this city
and the issuing of orders for the
closing down of twenty-one relief
stations.
Relief recipients. Negro and
white, staged sitdowns at three
stations, while thr e more centers
were picketed. Police forcibly ev
evieted the sit-downers.
Meanwhile arrange ments were
made at twenty-three Chicago de
pots of the Federal Surplus Com
modity Corporation to feed 93,000
hungry families with a wartime
diet of rice, dried fruit and beans.
Relief families will get “blue
tickets” which will entitle them to
supplies supposed to last a month
Roth Chicago Relief Administrator
Leo M. Lyons and Surplus Cor
poration Chief Oscar F. Beyer ad
mit the supply cannot last a week.
Foodstuffs on hand will permit
each family to receive the follow
ing, supposed to last a month: one
pound of dried beans, one pound
of rice, one pound of butter, three
punds of cabbage, two stalks of
celery, eight pounds of oranges.
Organizations of the unemploy
ed, backed by civic bodies and un
ions. have demanded that Governor
Homer call a special session of
the state legislature to grapple
with the aid crisis.
Releace of $9,000,000 from the
state’s general fund, to be used
for immediate relief of the crisis,
was demanded by the Illinois
Workers Alliance, whicch staged
the picketing and sitdowns.
With the closing down of the re
lief stations. 1,500 Negro and
white employees of the Chicago
Relief Administration, were thrown
out of work. Only a skeleton staff
of 400 was retained to take care
of bare routine.
The crisis was not confined to
Chicago. In Belleville, Mayor Ram
snider declared he would call a
“sales tax strike” against the
the state unless relief funds are
provided for the town’s 375 needy
families.
Our New Slogan
‘The Omaha Guide in every Omaha
home by August 15, 1938'
If you are not a subscriber,
why not? Let us send you a sam
ple copy and let the kiddies get in
on the 7-Star comic section con
test. Valuable prizes will be given
away. Remember our new slogan:
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home,
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how.
Nat’] Negro Semi-Pro
And Amateur Ball
Ass’n Opens June 5th
Sun lay, June 5th. will be b. big '
day in the iBasebail Association!
! when several State Leagues will.
I swing into B.ct>on.
i Owin'* to t^e number of clubs,
I that "'ill uarticinat > in the Nat
ional Finals, preparations have al
ready l en startd for this m >m-1
mouth noca°ion. The Natiomi Fi-,
; r'ds will probably bp he'd ip the
I Cit’-- of Cleveland. All Semi-Pro|
and Amateur Clubs throughout the i
country. desirf>r* to participate in
the National Finals can secure en-j
fry blanks at the Home Off'ee,'
1512 Paseo, Blvd., Kansas City,'
Missouri.
President Gilmore will "o to
New York City, accompanied by
reverr 1 Nation-’] orfj- eit to con
fer with the officials of the N^gro
National and th-> Negro American
Leagues June 21th. Whi'e in th« j
big City the National Officers will1
attendent the big heavyweight!
fight between Champion Joe Louis
and Max Sclimelig.
Jesse Owens, world’s famous
Olympic Star and National Physi
cal Director of the Association and
Dr. Chester C. <Ames, National
Medical Director are formulating
plans to guard the health and phy
sical condition of the future base
ball stars. Hon. J. Finley Wilson,
Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks and
members of the National Advisory
Council is expected to meet with
the baseball moguls in New York
City for the big parley.
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Missouri Uni. Case To!
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington, D. C., June 4—
The National Association for the
Advancement iotf Colored People
filed on May 24, a petition for a
writ of certiorari and supporting
brief in the U. S. Supreme Court,
seeking to reverse the judgement
of the supreme court of Missouri,
denying Lloyd L. Gaines, a St.
Louis Negro student, admission to
the low school of the University
of Missouri. The petition was bas
ed on the ‘equal protection’ clause
of the Fourteenth admendment.
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Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bruce, cf
i Wichita,, Kansas, were the house
I guests of Mrs. Bruce’s brother and
! sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John
! R. Martin, 2115 North Twenty
■ fifth street, over the week-end.
Eighth Annual
Coronation June 6
The Eighth Annual Coronation
pageant, sponsored by St. Philips '
ehunh. will be given on May 6 »,t
Dreamland hall, with Hunter’s 14
pieee band furnishing the music.
More than th'rtv young women
from the senior classes of the vari
ous high schools of the city will
serve \s attendants to. the Queen
who will be chosen that night.
Six out-of-town countesses will
also attend her majesty and there
will be twelve tiny flower girls.
Mrs. Cecilia W. Jewell, who has
promoted the affair for the past
three years, will again head the
committee of arrangements. They
plan to make the Coronation the
outstanding event of the season
NOTICE! NOTICE!
To Our Subscribers:
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thousands of subscribers and we
aim to serve all with a paper each
week. Please call WE 1517. if the
postman does not deliver your
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boy on a hicvcle will se that you
get your paper immediately.
Porters Will Get
No Wage Cuts Soon
New York Citv, May 28—Ac
cording? iLo :r(?( ;rmat/ n received
from A. Phillip Randolph, Inter
national President of the Brother
hood at its headquarters, 217 West
125th street, New York City, the
threatened wage reduction move
ment by the railroads of America,
will rot affect sleeping car por
ters whose contracts have been
negotiated by the Brotherhood.
The wage agreements, controlled
bv the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters, are not subieet to a
thirty day notice terrnir.ttion, but
tho term of duration runs Into
193*1. At (that time, states Mr. Ran
dolph, it is hoped and expected
that the economic upturn irs busi
ness and industry will be well un
der way, and instead of a reduc
tion) in pav being the order of the
day, another Wage increase for
railway employees may be likely.
But although the sleeping ear i
porters, who are members of the
Brotherhood, are free from the
menace of a wage cut, the Bro
therhood expresses its unqualified
condemnation of the movement on
the part of the Association of Rail
wav Executives to reduce wages of
railroad workers that are already
mensurate with standards of de
mensurt© with standards of de
cency, comfort and health, and the
Brotherhood is lending, and will
continue to lend, its support to the
railway forkers of America that
are faced with this unfair attack
upon their wage income, which is
necessary to be maintained as a
basis of providing the purchasing
power for economic recovery, con
cludes Randolph.
Do You Want to Work
If you want to work, register at
the Omaha Guide office, 2418-20
Grant street. Monday we had a
call for a car washer, $60 per
month, the year round. Tuesday
we had a call for a colored girl
for house work. Almost everyday
we get calls for help. It will not
do you any harm to registure at
the Omaha Guide office. luring
your reference with you, you might
get a job.
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Dillard Uni. Holds Regional May Day Festival
Photo shows group of principals. ’
superintendants, teachers and sing-:
ers who took part in the Regional
Music Festival in Rogatasa, La.. at
the YMC4, under the supervision
of Prof. Frederick Hall of Dillard i
University Music department, in
which schools of Uouisipna and
.Mississippi participated recently.
The program provided an institute
for rural music teachers and the
theme of the session was “Belter
Music for Rural Schools.” Prof. •
W. A. Shirley of Columbia, Miss.,
was chairman. The Hillard .Music
School Service provides instruct- I
ors for communities in surround- j
in# territory where there are no
competent music teachers.
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Elizabeth Davis Awarded
Nebraska U. Scholarship
ELIZABETH (BETTY) DAVIS
Another honor has been won by
Betty Davis, age 16, the daughter1
of Attorney and Mrs. Charies F.
Davis of 1416 North Twenty-third
Street. Miss Davis has received
the scholarship offered by the
University of Nebraska to the
student making the highest grades
in the Regents’s examinations. She
received the highest score in psy
chology, English Composition,
grammer, and intelligence tests.
This scholarship, which Miss Davis
received, was the only one offered
to North High School by the Uni
versity of Nebraska.
M'ss Davis has made an “A"
average, has been an honor student
throughout her high school career,
was a reporter and editor on the
school paper a.nd a member of
Quill and Scroll, atn honorary jour
nalism society.
She was elected to the National
Honor Society. The necessary re
quisites needed to become a mem
ber of this body is to have an “A”
average, to be in the upper one
fourth of the outstanding class, to
have leadership, and to be of out
standing service to the school
Miss Davis received this award
whe in the 12A, which is consider
ed an added honor.
A participant in many school
clubs. Miss Davis belongs to Big
Sisters, One Hundred Council,
Mundi Forum Red Cross ar^t Mo
tor. She is also a member ol tne
Cross Eic-hs Girl Reserve Cliib,
Roy and Girl Forum, treasurer of
Inter Club Council at the “V'”, and
has served as a reporter on the
Blue Print, Girl Reserve news
paper. ,
Miss Davis also received an
award from the Commercial De
partment of her school when Rec
ognition Day was held and stu
dents doing outstanding work in
various departments were present
ed to the school. She has an affi
cial shorthand speed of 140 words
per-minute anti is planning on pas
sing the 100 words-per-minute test
this month. This test has never
been passed by v. North High Stu
dent, and the record she now holds
is the fastest in the school. She
also has a typing speed of sjxty
word-per-minute and has received
numerous awards from the John
Robert Gregg Shorthand and Ty
ping Corporation in New York
City.
She was employed last summer
in the office of the Clerk of the
District Court and was commended
by Mr. Frank McGrath as being
highly efficient and competent.
Miss Davis, because of her
splendid record in high school is
considered an outstanding gradu
ate of 1938 and hopes to^contmue
her record when she eraters the
Collge of Arts and Science to study
law. v __
OLD AGE ASS’N MEETS
The Old Age Pension Association
meets each Saturday at 2:00 p. m.
in Court Room No. 1 at the City
Hall. Everyone is invited to at
tend these meetings.
NAACP To Receive
$2,500 From Bout
New York, May 28—John W.
Roxborough, one of the managers
of Joe Louis, has notified the Na
tional Association for the Advan
cement of Colored People that the
heavyweight champion and his
managers will contribute $2,500 to
the assoeiattion’s work as a re
sult of the Louis-Schmeling fight
June 22. A similiar sum will be
contributed to the National Urban
League.
Todd Duncan To Act
“Sanders of the River”
London, May 28 (ANP1—Todd
Duncan, who toured America as the ;
star of “Porgy and Bess," will
enact the role of Posambo in the
“Sun Never Sets” in a Drurv Lane;
theatre production and will sing
the West African songs.
Bosambo is the role taken by
Paul Robeson in “Sanders of the
River," the prize w'inning British
Film of a few seasons bock. The
lame of the plav has been changed,'
however for the stage presenta
ion.
Omaha Outfitting Co.
Changes Its location
The Omaha Outfitting Company
formerly located at 2420 Lake St.
is pleased to announced to its
many, friends its new location at
2122. N. 24th Street. The manage
ment feels that in said location
has larger space, they shall be in
better position to serve the public
and that a larger display of mo
dern Household and electrical ap
pliances for your scrutiny.
The Omaha Outfitting Co, which
carries a full line of Electrical Re
frigerators, General Electrical
New 1938 Touch Tuning Radios.
Westinehouse Electric Ironers,
every make of washing machine.
We also have taosters, manglors,
mixers, electric sweepers, i nother
words any thing in Electric Ap
pliances.
The general public is cordially
invited to come and inspect the
only full lined Negro owned
Household and Electrical Applian
ces enterprise West of Chicago.
3 HURT IN AUTO CRASH
Rev. R. W Johnson, pastor and
founder r *' the Mt. Calvary
Church, formerly the Metropolitan
Spiritualist Church, his wife and
Ben MePhails were painfully iro
jured while enroute home from
Kansas City, Mo. The car in which
they were riding turned over thrpe
times, about 18 miles from Glen
woofl, and Rev. Johnson's wife,
who resides at 2133 Patrick, were
brought to Omaha by the sheriff.
Regional Meeting
Is Grand Success
Th« Went Central Regional
meeting which was held at Zion
(Baptist church. May 25-27, was
ere of much interest. Many dele
gates from vavrious states were in
attendance.
On Monday evening. May 23, the
pre-convention musical was pre
sented by the choirs of the various
churches of the city and directed
by Rev. ,1. S. Williams, pastor of
the Hillside Presbyterian church.
The following program was ren
dered Monday evening, May 23:
Invocation
“Lift Every Voice nrd SSing”
Chorus and Congregation
“Plenty Good Good - Kjos
“Certainly Lord” - Lindsay
. . Chorus
Vocal Solo .. H. L. Preston
Trio, “My Desire” T. A. Dorssey’
(Mrs. G. Downing, Mrs. M. L.
D;xon and Miss Christine Dixon)
“Lord Make Me Strong
Bet he] Baptist Choir
Cornet Solo, “Inflamnvi'.tus”
Mr. L Warner
Reading, “Boots” Miss Whiteside
Vocal Solo Mrs. Iren > Merton
Prayer Pc feet Men’s Chorus
Cornet Solo, “It Pm vs to Serve
Jesus" Mr. L. Wanzer;
“Heaven’s R ido” Mr. F. Osborne
“Didn’t It Rain Women’s Chorus
“Going Home” Mr. F. Osborne
Remarks. Announcements
Rev. J. S. WiPiams, Director i
Edrose Willi®. Pianist
Mrs. V. 0. Jones, Mistress of i
Ceremonies
Rex. F. P. Jones. Chairman
Among the commissioned offi
cers of the convention were: Dr.
L. K. Williams, president of the
National Baptist Convention: Dr.
J. M. Nabrit, president of Amer
ican Baptist Theological Training
School, Nashville Tenn.; Dr. A
M .Town u • • ecreinry Bui*In.v .
School Publishing Board; ’ *v E.
Publishing Board; Dr. B. J. Per
kins, of Missouri, treasurer; Dr.
L. A. Bowman, treasurer Sunday
School Publishing Board. Dr. T
T. Lovelace, secretary Home Mis
sion Board; Dr. J. L. Campbell of
Tennessee .
The women offic als were: Mrs
S. W. Layton of Philadelphia, Pa.
president of Women’s Work; Mrs.
J. P. Mapp, vice president; Mrs. L
L. Craig, director of Young Peo
ple’s work; Mrs. V. L. Penick,
secretary ; Mrs. M. J. Brockway of
Oklahoma, Pt«r>iameniary secre
tary.
There were many others present
whose names are not listed in this
item. On a whole, the convention
was well attended and very inter
esting throughout the entire meet
ing. „ I fiR
; Article on Negro In
Sat Evening Post
How will t.he Negro vote in the
1 coming elections? Why’
These questi >ns ore roa:'d to the
minds of every Negro by an article
m tdday’s Saturday Evening Post
by Dr. Stanley High. The article
forms the «eccnd cf r, series of
two in the Post .
Dr. High describes at length
tho formation cf a “Negro Belt”
of voters, and explains the forces
that swung a large portion of vo
ters from the Renitblieun party to
the Democratic rolls in 1936. But
that, says Dir High, is no sure in
dication that the preponderance of
the Negro vote will again be Dem
ocratic in 1938 or 1942.
According to Dr. High, trend of
the Negro vote is likely to be dic
tated more by economic than pol
itical considerationp. In other
words, he thinks that the Negro
will vote for whatever party seems
most likely to give !r m the best
economic breaks.
“The last three elections, and
particularly 1936,'* he says, "indi
cated that the Negroes are likely
to continue to vote together. In
1936. they moved, bag and baggage
into th» Democratic camp. But it
is a long jump from that fact to
the conclusion that they ca.n be
counted upon to park there inde
finitely. In view of what is stir
ring in the Northern Negro com
munity, it is exceedingly unlikely
that the Negro voter cam be count
ed on to park anywhere indefinite
ly.”
Behind this, says the author,
is the new force of Negro coalition,
sponsored l>y such leaders as Wal
ter White and A Phillip Randolph.
He proves his point by citing sev
eral instances in Pittsburgh, St.
Louis and elsewhere Negroes con
solidated ther advantage.
An interesting sidelight of Dr.
High's arti le is given in the Keep
ng Posted page, » -regular depart
ment of the Post prigled on the
last page. When lb-. High wrote
the article, he mentioned a forth
coming movement of Harlem Ne
groes to persu0.de one of New York
City’s big utility companies to em
ploy more Negroes. While the ar
ticle was being printed, this threat
of action came to pass and was
successful. It was too late for the
editors of the Post to change. Dr.
High’s article, but they were able
to include a notation of the new
developments on the last page of
their magazine.
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Miss Versie Winston. Mrs. Ed
diestee.rr Richards and Miss Korea
ClarK of the North Side Beauty
Shop attended the Clairol Hair
Style Review at the Fontenell Ho
tel May 25 at 8:30 P. M. where
they received majiy new ideas.
Mr. Bennie D. Brown, son of
the late Rev. and Mrs. Bennie J.
Brown, of Birmingham, Ala., will
receive his Master’s degree from
the University of Iowa Monday,
June 6
Mr. Brown is the brother of Dr.
and Mrs. S. Edward Gilbert of
Omaha, and of Prof, and Mrs. Ed
mund Washington of Kansas City.
Mo. He is a very accomplished
violinist and the only race member
of the university symphony or
chestra, He has broadcasted from
some of the largest stations in the
United Sates.
He received his A. B. degree
last June from the same institu
tion. Mr. Brown is a very active
civic leader, a member and stew
u.rt of the Alpho Phi Aloha fra
ternity and rates very high schol
astically. He will go to Europe in
the fall to continue his studies in
Romance I rnguages and the vio
in.