Make Rapid Progress. . . '»] _________— ■ —— '--- 11 'mm •One of the new prefabricated ■homes being erected on the pro ject. The walls in sable ends wcm built in sections at a temp orary mill erected on the project and then hauled on trucks to the house site. This was one step in th method of low-cost housing con struction developed by the Farm Security Administration. (Bottom) Ono of the project farmers with a wagon load of seed and fertilizer. By purchasing their tools and supplies in large wholesale lots the project famil. ies have be*cn able to save con siderable sums of money. (ANP) PROGRESSIVES BACK NEBR. NEGRO SENATOR Omaha, Neb., Aug. 25 (Jane Jiichards for CNA) One of the most important races for Nebras_ kp. Unicameral (one house) legis lature is occurring in the Fifth District where John Adams, Jr., Nebraska’s only Negro senator, is runring for re-election. Adams’ district includes an important IIABE’S BUFFET 2229 Lake Street I f«r Popular Brands of BEER and LIQUORS —Always a place to park— DOUBLE JOLA IDEAL BOTTLING COMPANY WEbster 3043 working class section, and the largest Negro area in the state. Unicameral elections are on a non partisan ballot, with the two high est in the primaries appearing m the November ballot. Adams, Who has been endorsed by both tihe Union Voters’ league (AFL) and Labor’s Non Partisan L'-ague, has served two previous terms—as representative in the last session of the bicameral, and a:: state senator from the fifth district. His record is the most consis tently progressive of any Nebras ka state senator. He led the fight for relief at the last session, in troducing a series of bills design ed to raise more money fir the state assistance fund- In addi. tion he introduced a bill for the ratification of the Child Labor A mendment, which was shouted down by Tory senators and which a voice was finally taken after the insistance of liberal and progres Effective May 1st: 20 cni Discount on Laundry & Dry Cleaning Cash and Carry Edholm and Sherman Launderers & Dry Cleaners ;WE 6055 ' 1; Be A Booster When utir solicitor calls at your home, be sure to show YOUR interest in your LOCAi PAPER, THE OMAHA GUIDE by giving him or her a newsy item or taking a subscription for 12 months, 6 months, 3 months, or even 1 month. When you BOOST THE GUIDE, you are boosting Omaha and are enabling us t*o give employment to more of our owr boys and girls. “SO COME ON. BE A BOOSTER.” OMAHA GUIDE PUB. CO. 2418 Grant Street WE 1517—1518 sives throughout the state. Adams wrote and introduced the till which made possible Nebras ka's taking advantage of the Fed eral Housing Act, and he devoted r. good deal of time to the prelim inary work for the first housing project in Nebraska—the Logan Fontenelle homes in Omaha which replaced one of the worst slum area.-, in the crowded 24th Street area. -0 THE NEWS AT A GLANCE ..Condensed Summary for Busy. Readers (by Albert G. Barnett for ANP) Hilo, Hhwaii—Last Tuesday night, following the waterfront battlo between police and long shoremen strikers and sympathiz ers in which 36 persons were hurt, th atmosphere continued tense, Sheriff's deputies, regulars and volunteers patrolled the streets with riot guns and tear gas bombs Docking of the Steamer Waial. calc precipated the riot in which 500 strikers took part. Capetown, S. Africa—The gov ernment of he IJnicn of South Af rica last Tuesday refused a pass port to W. F. Nkomo, to attend a world peace conference at Vass al' college, USA. Basis for the refusal: Statement that “the con gress is being used as a cloak by Youth C-mmur.ist Internation, sub sidiary of the Communist Inter ational.” Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Because a large part of the populace, white and black are too poor to purch ase electric refrigerators tc make artificial ice, a much needed com modity here, thegovernment has built a large plant five miles from this city for the manufact, urc of artificial ice. At present its output is five tons of ice bars n day. Birmingham, Ala.,—With 150 delegates in attendance, the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pytias opened is annual session here last Wed Get Money Love I guarantee to help you itt a atari b lf«. No ease beyond hop*. Stop worn ai* t Write me today Information FREE M. WILLIAMS, Journal Square Sta Jersey City, N. J. Dept. O. Farm Family at S. E, Missouri Project - Owin Whitfield’s family. One rtf 50 Negro families on the Farm Security Administration’s project near Sikestor., Missouri. With all of the crops and their gardens in good condition these families are well on their way towards making I 'heir first y ar on the new' project p. success. liesides bein^ active ir, project affairs Mr. Whitfield is vice president pf the Southern Tenant Farmers Unio . jesday. Grand Chancellor Oscar W’. Adams presided and Supreme Chancellor S. A. T. Watkins of Chicago wag present at the meet ing'. Tho Grand Court, Ord r of Calanthe, met simultaneously. Memphis, Tenn—Police and dep uties this week renewed search for r, bad of four Negroes who stag d three r:bbries in the county Tues day night and broke the nose of one of their victims, a storekeep er. A filling station and fruit store were also held up. Columbia, S. C,—Only white people will vote in the August Democratic primary, Governor Glin Johnston declared this week. He cited a law passed at the last session of the legislature which | authorized a political party to I limit qualifications for member ship in that party. He added that | the Democratic party had amend ed the rules so that only white Democrats could vote in the pri. mary, thus entirely eliminating tho Negro vote. Birmigham, Ala.—WPA. State Director W. G. Henderson this wert: stated that the WPA educa tion program, started four years ago under sponsorship of the Ala bama Education department, has taught 24,326 illiterate adults, a 1 large percentage of them Negrc 1 es, the fundamentals of reading, ; writing and arithmetic. Oklahoma City, Okla.—Local business men have decided to go after the 1939 session of the Na tional [Business league which met this year, Aug. 17-19 at Hous ton , Texas. Thomas Edwards pr r.ident Oklahoma City Negrc. Business league, is leading the fight to bring next year’s conven tion here. New Orleans, According to Wil liam L. Austin, director Bureau of ' tho Census, New Orleans, sixth city ir Negro population, had 289 Tetail stores operated by Negroes in 1935. Total sales: $574,000; salaries paid, $49,005; operating expenses. $147,000; slump, caused by depression; sales dropped from $2,300,374 in 1929 to $574,000 in 1935—a decrease of 75 per cent with 482 fewer Negro operated stores in 1935 than in 1929. i Washington, Aug. 25—The Am erican Federation of Labor esti mated unemployment in June at 11,445,134; an increase of 42,0001 over that of May and 375,000 over that of April. _n CAROINDA LEADERSHIP TRAINING SCHOOL AND MINISTERS INSTIUTE MEETS Salisbury, N. C. Aug. 25 (ANP)j —The Carolina Leadership Train ing School and Ministers institute of its kind in the on untry, under the supervision of its executive se cretary Bishop L. W. Kyles held its eighth annual session on Li vingston colege campus August 1 5, This session far surpassed the previous nes ir. enthusiasm arjj in the work accomplished. Nearly1 200 attended and 107 certificate were awarded. This was the great est number i the history of the institute. The institute ig era posed of many people who are sent at the expense cf their churches to re ceive the instruction offered, and oi eliurch shool teachers, super intendents, ministers missionary work, rs and other who are bene fltted by taking the various reli gious courses offered. -O SOUTHERN SECURES $1,258000 FOR EXPANSION PROGRAM Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 25 (A N. P.)—Dr. Felton G. Clark the now president of Southern univer sity will begin his administratived career upon a foundation which his i'ather, Dr. J. S. Clark has solidly laid. Before retiring Dr. /J. S. Clark succeeded in secering for the next biennium through the legislature and the federal governmen.b $1, 238,000 for buildings supp- rt and maintenance- This is the largest ■s'rglo appropriation ever received by any Negro land Grant College. | An appropriation of $500,000 from tho state and $410,000 from the federal government will be used in the construction of new build ings and improvement of the gen eral physical plant. The new buildings proposed are two dormi tories, a dormitory-stadium, an ad ministration library a hospital a high school training school build ing, a laundry and enlargement of tho caftJeria and home economics building. Exactly $320,000 of the appro priation is assigned for support and maintenance to take care of the administration and teaching staff of 85 persons and such other expenses as may be included in tho operation of the institution. The state legislature, for the first time, appropriated an $8,000 scholarship fund to Southern uni versity to aid worthy students who are unable to meet the finan This is a new step forward in the cial demands of the institution, history of Louisiana. This scholar ship fund in every way to that given to each of the five white colleges supported by the state. D/. J. S. Clark president-emeri tus, upon request of the president of the college and state official expressed willingness to cooperate i nan unofficial way with the ar chitect and president in helping to carry out the entire program that he has so carefully and successful ly planned- When this program is finished within the next twe years Southern university and A. and M. colege should be one of the most I in Grant colleges in the south. The new physical plant, when completed will amply acccmmi^ date 2,000 students. The new pres ident, Dr. Felton G. Clark is very optimistic about the future of the r.ohool. He is making every effort to offer to the people of the state a type of education that will quali fy them to meet in every way the demands of the state. V/ HARLEMITES REGISTERING FOR NEW ‘WHITE COLLAR” JOBS I Now York, Aug. 25 (C)—Pre paring for the big upswing in ‘ White collar employment in Har lem which is expected as a result of signing cf a “trade agreement” on Saturday between the Uptown Chamber of C mmtrce and the Greater New York Co-ordinating Committee for Employment, by which stores guarantee ts Negroes “one third” of the jobs in the 125th street (Harlem) area, a rush to register at tho Urban League, YM and YWCA employment offices, through which it was agreed the help w> uld he “cleared”, began Monday morning. The agreement, signed after four months of n< go tiation, and following five years of labor strife, during which pic keting has been rampant an thous ands of dollars lost tx. merchants because of their refusal to employ Negroes, although N-.gr es formed thy bulk of their customers, has given mw hope to the Harlem com munity. In the text of the agreement the term “whftu odlar” is defined as “one engaged in an executive, gel ling or ckrical capacity, or in any other position in which the workers come i direct contact with the cuctomers. The positions main ly excluded from this classification aro those of a menial nature, such as porters, janitors, etc-” Mayor LaGuardia, Newbold Mor rls, president of the City Council, and Stanley M. Isaacs, president cf the Borough cf Manhattan, were among the high officials praising the agreement. CHICAGOANS START DRIVE FOR JOBS Chicago, Aug, 25 (ANP)—At a meeting held here last Monday on the city’s Sout.hside and held un d« l* auspices of the Negro Labor Relation League steps were taken to provide more jobs f r Negroes Representatives of several or ganizations submitted a program tailing for delegations to visit pri vate industries and ask for the employment of colored workers. More WPA jobs will also- . be sought. Ray Harsbrough, Comm unist Party candidate for state Superintendent of schools tne of the speakers said: “Negroes are persecuted and discriminated against because they are for the most part, poverty stricken. We must insist upon jobs and security fcr all American citi zens, whatever their color.” Att.y. William Dawson alderman of the Seond Ward and Republican candidate for Congress in the First District pledged continued effort to improve the unemploy ment and relief situation among Negroes. GARCIA POSTS $2,000 FOli ARMSTRONG BOUT New York Aug. (ANP)—€e lerina Garcia, who bcpes to fight Henry Armstrong for his welter i weight title after the double champion battles Lightweight King Lou Ambers in their post poned bout Wednesday night, ap peared before the state athletic commission a week ago Wednes day to post $2,000 for the match. 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