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Entered as Second class Matter at Postoffice. Omaha. Nebraska- Omaha, Nebr., Saturday, Sept. 24,1938 __J_ Number Twenty-Four—
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Fontenelle Tenants
To Hold Election
23 CANDIDATES IN FIELD(
FOR ELECTION
ELECTION FRIDAY
An election in which 10 officials
were to be elected was held Friday
Sept. 23rd, in the Social Room
of the Fontenelle Homes. The
elected officers consisting of six
District Governors, one Governor
at-large; a secretary, treasurer,
and a sergeant-at-arms, will in
augurate the 1st term of the new
ly formed Logan Fontenelle Homes
Tenants’ Assn, which will meet
once a month.
The following bulletin was issu
ed to the 110 families this week:—
LOGAN FONTENELLE
TENANTS’ ASSOCIATION
(West of Twenty-Second St.)
In order to promote the gen
eral welfare of the tenants of Lo
gan Fontenelle Homes, to foster
better understanding, and to pro.
mote a friendly spirit amongst
them, this tenant Association has
been formed.
The organization, through its
temporary Chairman, is adopting
means to inform each tenant of
the election of the permanent of
ficers of the Association on Friday
September 23, 1938. Two ballots
may be cast between the hours of
7 and 9 P. M. at the social Room
on the above date, or before the
appointed board at the home of
the tenant.
The nominating committee has
nominated candidates to run for
the various offices and those
names will appear on the ballot,
together with names of persons
having filed for office.
Let Us make this a real expres
sion of co-operative ability and
everyone join in. Let us make this
Association a real success by get
ting full co-operation and a real
start.
Your attention is likewise cal
led to a meeting to be held at the
Social Rooms on Tuesday, Septem
ber 27, 1938, at 8:30 P. M. This
meeting is at the request of re
presentatives of the Board of Ed
ucation for the purpose of placing
before the Association matters of
concern to the tenants. Kindly be
present.
With kindest regards, we are
«LOGAN FONTENELLE
TENANTS’ ASS’N
By: Charles F. Davis,
Temporary Chairman.
Candidates to be voted upon at
large are; For Governor-at.large,
Charles F. Davis and Herbert
Clark; For Treasurer, Edgar War
ren and Mrs. Victor Metoeyr; For
Secretary, Edward Turner, and
Mrs. Allison Frederick; Sgt. at
arms, Collins Lee and Frank Con
nolly. Candidates to be voted for
by districts are:
GOVERNOR—Eirst District
. Lillian Henley
. B. S. Sutton
. Clara Campbell
GOVERNOR—Second District
. Mrs. H. B. Taylor
. James White
. Florence Terrell
GOVERNOR—Third District
. George Harris
. Myrtle Bell
. Gene Murray
GOVERNOR—Fourth District
-. Nate Goldston
. Arthur B. McCaw
. Mrs. Luther Harris
GOVERNOR—Fifth District
. Milton E. Johnson
GOVERNOR—Sixth District
.. Wave Madison
. Olive Davis
The voting will be supervised by I
Wallace Wright, election commis_
sioner. Many other government
housing projects throughout the
country have similar associations.
"NEGRO PRESS HOUR"
OBSERVED BY BAPTIST
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St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 22 (by R.
C. Fisher for ANP.)—“The Negro;
Press Hour,” when a report of the
editor of The Voice of the Bap-!
lists official organ, Rev. R. C. j
Barbour of Tennessee, made his
annual report to the National
Baptist Convention, U. S. A., last
Friday morning, was one of the
high lights of the 58th annual
convention and the celebration of
the 75th year of the emancipation
of the Negro in America.
‘The Negro Church and Press
are institutions where the Negro
has always enjoyed the opportun
ity of expressing himself without
the dictation or domination of any
other group. He is freer in the
Church, than in other spheres.
His leadership here is unhamper
ed. Jtle worships as ne pleases,
plans the church activities to his
liking, finances the work and had
absolute power of control. Here
the Negro physician, lawyer,
school teacher, and those of var
ious professions and pursuits
have received their start to inde
pendence and success. The white
man doesn’t bother his religion.
The Negro Press like the Church
is independent. It thinks for the
Negro, speaks for the Negro, and
,fights for Negro. It’s policies
and principles are not for sale,
neither are it’s ideas subsidized
by financial expediency, or it’s in_
fluence used for personal aggrand
isement.
“As we persue historical rec-'
erds we find that there were ef
forts on the part of the Negro in '
America to self expression back j
in his early beginning. The first
illustration of Negro publication
was in 1770, when some of the
literary productions of Phyllis
Wheatley were put in circulation.
As early as 1782, melodies ascrib
ed to the American Negro were be
ing printed in Britain. In 1827,
Samuel Cornish and John B. Russ
worm, Americans, placed their
names to the first Negro period
ical.
ST. PHILIPS CHURCH
CALLS NEW RECTOR
Father George Allen Stams,
formerly arch deacon of Western
Tenn. will begin his pastorate of
St. Philips’ Church, Sunday, morn
ing, October 2nd, at the eleven
o'clock service. Father Stams is
successor to the late Father El
mer M. Wright.
BETHUNE TO ADDRESS
WIVES OF PORTERS
Dr, Mary McLeod Bethune,
now Director cjf Negro Affairs
for the National Youth Adminis
tration, will speak at the public
mass meeting of the Ladies’ Aux.
iliaries to the Brotherhood of
Sleeping Car Porters in Chicago,
at the Church of the Good Shep
herd, Sunday afternoon, Septem
ber 25. ^Vlrs. Bethune is the Pres
ident of Bethune-Cookman Col
lege, which is a result of a mer
ger, ore of the schools of which,
Cookman Institute, was where
Mr .A. Pihlip Randolph, President
of the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters, received his early
training in (Jacksonville, Florida.
MARY McLEOD BETHUNE
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D A V TO HOLD ANNUAL
FORGET-ME-NOT’ DRIVE
To Be Held Sat. Sept. 24 f'
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Omaha’s Disabled Veterans of
the World War, young men 20
years ago are commemorating
now the 20th anniversary of Meu_
se-Argonro Battle. It is a far cry
from the days of the Argonne for
est to the lack-a-day existence in
Omaha, but Omaha’s 800 Disabl
ed Veterans will never forget the
World War.
Aching bo«nes, arthritis, tubereu
lar lungs, gastric ulcers, gearing
wounds from mustard gas, Blinded
by gas and shell, minus arms or
legs from high explosives. Many
of these men today are not re
ceiving their just benefits from the
government because no one has
been financially able to assist them
in the proper adjustication of their
claims.
Omaha Chapter No. 5, D.A.V.
5 will hold its annual Forget-me-not
flower sale on the streets of Oma
ha next Saturday, Sept. 24, for
the purpose of raising funds to
carry on the necessary work to
help their more unfortunate com
rades to secure the just compen
sation due them, thus removing
mary from our local relief rolls
and at the same time be bringing
into this community many more
dollars. So we urge you to
‘Wear a For Get Me Not" Satur
day, Sept. 24, ui tribute to the Dis
abled American Veterans of the
World W'ar.
The Disabled Veterans of Om
aha still say, "America First", and
the present European situation hus
but one reaction from the Omaha
World War Veteran, and that re
action is “Keep America out of
War."
Baptist Leader Say That
Father Devine Is Not
God
St. Louis,Sept. 22 (ANP)—
Condemning charlatans who prey
upon the religious tendencies of
the people and confuse them with
false doctrines, Dr. L. K. Williams
in his sermon the closing day of
tho National Baptist Convention,
struck sharply at the pseudo and
‘‘Gods” which masqurade under
the cloack of what pretends to be
a church.
Observers said that the deliver
ance was one of the most soul
stirring sermons of President Wil
liams’ long career.
Dr. Williams preached from
Psalm 42:3. Dr. Williams began by
saying, “God is our Father." “Fa
ther Divine is not God, never
created anything, he did not even
make anything. He only sings
songs he has learned from us. The
Chrsitians God is “God Almighty.”
He is the revealed God and if you
URGES BAR ASSOCIATION TO
ADMIT NEGROES
OMAHA
GUIDE’S
12th and FINEST FOOD
and HOUSEHOLD
DEMONSTRATION
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New York, Sept. 22—The Ame
rican Bar Association ought to ad
mit Negro lawyers to membership
or re-name itself the “American
White Bar Association.”
This was the assertion of J. C.
Thomson of the law firm of
Thomson and McGinty, 233 Broad
way, New York, in a recent let
ter to Frank J. Hogan, recently
elected president of the ABA. The
letter states:
“We call ourselves the American
Bar Association and exclude our
colored brethren. Should we not
have the courage, particularly with
| an Irishman as President, to
welcome colored brethren into the
i Association, or else change the
name to the American White Bar
! Association.”
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want to know—look at Jesus. Our
Jesus Christ was born of the Holy
Spirit and believers are asked the
question set forth. Not only infi
dels but Saint sand Prophets a
like have asked the question in
| this text—"Where is thy God?’’
j This question is a challenge to the
j faith of the believer when David
was a fugitive from his enemies
| and when some of his foes met
him and made fun of his face. The
: whole World is going wrong, but
God is at the trottle yet. The Pe
! vil’s purpose is to rob Christians
! of his faith and make him faith
j less. The Church should get on its
! knees and protect itself not only
; from invasion of Satan but from
I false leadership of cults.
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NEGRO MEDICS FINALLY GET
RECOGNITION FROM WHITE
ASS'N GOVERNING BODY
Three members of Colored Medical
Group Address Whit- Association’s
Hcase of Delegates
Chicago, Sept. 22 (By Albert i
G. Barnett for ANP—Last Thurs- 1
day for the first time in the 75
year history of the American Med
ical association, the nation’s Ne
gro medical fraternity was given
recognition in the inner councils
of the association when three dele
gates from the National Medical
association (Negro) sat on the
floor of the house of delegates of
thq white association, which met
in special session here at the Pal
mer house. The colored medical
groqp was reported as favoring
cooperation with the white as
sociation in opposing the health j
program outlined by President
Roosevelt's Medical Care Commis
sion. Dr. George W. Bowles of
Fork, Pa., president National Med
ical Association after a ten„year1
fight by associaiton officers and
SALEM TO HAVE 10 DAY
RECOGNITION SERVICE
The Salem Baptist Church 28th
and Decatur Sts. of which Rev. C.
H. Hilson is pastor will start a
Ten Day Recognition service Mon
day Oct. 3rd and ending Oct. 16th,
1938, during which time a wide
variety of programs will be pre
sented nightly. The services will
honor the pastor and members and
afford the general public a chance
to bcome better acquainted with
them.
Many Omahans, prominent, in
church, civic, business and profes
sional circles will participate in
this event. On Wednesday Oct. 12
a special program under the aus
pices of the Mens’ Laymen Club
will be given honoring the Busi
ness and Professional men of Oma
ha: The program will be as fol
lows; Song by Men’s Chrous of
Salem; Invocation by G. Wiley,
Robbins Drug Store; Song by
Men’s Chrous; “The Negro in Busi
ness,’’ a talk by R. C. Price of
Killingworth and Price barber
shop-, Solo by Rev. D. W. Bass,
Cleaves Temple Church; '“What
the Negro has Achieved,” Dr. G.
E. Lennox; Violin Solo, J. C. Hill,
Decorator; “The Negro in the
Future,” B. V. Galloway of the
Omaha Guide-, “The Negro and
Rusiness, S. S. Sutton, president
Mens’ Laymen; Rev. C. H. Hilson,
pastor.
members, last week was success
ful in having three members giv
en an opportunity to be heard by
the governing body of the white
association which numbers up
wards of the 100,000 members.
Main subject claiming attention
of last week’s special session was
the H50 million dollar U. S. Health
program, scheduled for considera
tion by the next congress.
Tho three physicians appointed
by Dr. Bowles to represent the
nation’s medical fraternity at the
Chicago conclave were Dr. Roscoe
C. Giles, attending surgeon, Pro
vident hospital, Chicago, and ex
president of the National associa
tion; Dr. Carl G. Roberts, chair
man department of surgery, Pro
vident, and also former president
of tho National association and
Dr. Clarence A. Payne, president
Cook County Physicians’ Associa.
tion.
KNOXVILLE COLLEGE
OPENS SEPTEMBER 29
Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 17—
Knoxville College will begin clas
ses for the fall term Thursday,
Sept. 29.
Instructors will return from va_
cationing to attend the first facul
ty meeting called by President S.
M. Laing for the preceding Mon
day afternoon. All teachers must
be present.
Student registration days will
be Tuesday and Wednesday Sept.
27 and 28, with the freshmen re
gistering the first day.
Applications from new students
for entrance to the college have
reached a new high at Knoxville
College this year. Because of a
more rigid policy of selective ad
mi.«/> ion sjightly n^ore than 40
per cent of these applications have
been refused.
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WHITE GIRL KILLS SELF
OVER NEGRO LOVER
Los Angeles, Calif.. Sept. 22,
(A.N.P.)—Inerracial love brought
suicide to a beautiful young dark
haired white woman, who preferred
death rather than life without the
Jovo of her Negro Borneo.
Th0 woman, Evelyn Stewart, 25
Monday afternoon drank a quan.
Southern Elections
Hurt Lynch Bill
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URBAN LEAGUE AWARUS
FELLOWSHIPS FOR 1939
New York, Sept. 22 (ANP)—
Tho National Urban League an
nounces through its Executive
Secretary Eugene Kincle Jones,
threo fellowships awards for 1939
two for $1,000 and one for $1,200
for study in social work The re
cipients are Charles C. Beckett of
Philadelphia, Pa., A. B. Wilber
force university, B. D., Yale uni
versity Divinity School; George
H. Robinson of Montaclair, N. J.,
A ,B. Oberlin college; and Albert
N. Whiting of Jersey City, N. J.,
A. B. Amhert college.
Mr. Beckett and Mr. .Robinson
have been assignel to the New
York School of Social Work as
‘Benezet Fellowship in Memory of
Anthony Benezet," and the “Ella
Bachs Plotz fellowship respectively
Mr. Whiting has been assigned to
the university of Pittsburg.
Since the organization of the
National Urban Laague in 1910,
eighty-seven fellowships have been
awarded to Negro students.
PURGE FAILURE SEEN AS
DOOM TO LYNCH BILL
USED RACE ISSUE
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Washington.— (ANP)— Failure
of President Roosevelt's “purge”
of such southern senators as
Smith of South Carolina is seen
hero as a blow to passagei of the
federal anti-lynching bill at the
next session of congress.
Smith and George were two of
the bill’s greatest opponents, and
rodo to victory in the recent pri
mary on the race issue. Astute
and experienced, they know all the
tricks of combating such legisla
tion. Where newly elected southern
senator might be just as anxious
to defeat the measure, they would
be handicapped because of their
newness in preventing the bill
from coming to a vote as Smith
and George did last January.
Tho result is that the strong
est of the southern senators will
present the same old unbroken pha
lanx against the bill which Sena
tors Wakner and Van Nuys have
promised to bring up again this
session of congress.
CLEVELAND APPOINTS
WOMAN HIGH SCHOOL
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
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tity of lysol, following a drink
ing party with her lover and others
Witnesses stated that her lover,
Harry Armstrong, had broken re
lations with the woman because
of his recent marriage to another
woman, and Miss Stewart, becom
ing heartbroken, drank the fatal
potion. She died two hours af
ter the dose at the Georgia Street
Receiving hospital. Harry Jack
son of Pasadena discovered tho
body.
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FORMER TECH STUDENT
DIES AFTER LONG
ILLNESS
Burnell Johnson, 20, 3020 Pin
kney, St. former student of Tech,
nical High School died Wednesday
morning after having failed to ral
ly from a third operation necessi
tated by internal disorder. Burnell
was a member of Zion Baptist
Church and his funeral will be
held this after noon at 2 o’clock.
He leaves to mourn his loss, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Johnson, mother
and father; Mrs. Herbert Patton,
sister; Bruce and J. C. Jr. brothers
and a host of other relatives and
friends.
Cleveland, Sept. 22 (ANP)—
Continuing the remarkable record
of the Cleveland Board of Educa
tion which has appointed 2 color
ed women principals already this
year, making three in service in
the Cleveland schools, Mrs. Myr
tle Johnson Bell has been named
assistant principal.
Mrs. Bell will serve at Central
High school, the institution which
most of the city’s colored students
attend. Her duties will consist of
acting as Dean of Girls at Central
high. The principal is a man and
white. Mrs. Bell received her first
teaching experience at Tuskegee
institute and took her master’s
degree at WesternReserve.
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SAYS SUICIDE RUMOURS
NOT TRUE
Miss Alma Goodlet, 1423 No 24th
St. called the Guide Thursday
morning and asked that it be stat
ed that she was not dead from
suicide or any other cause and
that the constant telephone calls
and inquires were only serving to
aggrevate the condition of her
mother who is ill.
KLAN FAILS TO HALT NEGRO
VOTE IN FLORIDA TOWN
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Strake, Fla. Sept. 22 (ANP)— I
Although they had been warned
by Klarsmen to stay home, several
Negroes diregarded intimidation
and voted anyway in this town
municipal election held Thursday.
The night before the election
several automobiles filled with
men robed in Ku Klux Klan re
galia circled the colored section,
leaving behind several notes say
ing: “All Negroes take warning.
Stay out of Bradford county po_
litics or take the consequences.
This is a white election.” The de-1
monstrators burned two crosses.
Sixty Negroes registered for!
election, largest ever to become j
1 eligible vote in this town. They
were among the total of 725 qua
lified to vote.
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