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COLLEGE FRESHMAN AT FOURTEEN
MISS BERNICE JOYCE CALVIN
^ Ttfb* was enrolled recently as a
i Freshman in Brooklyn College
Brooklyn N. Y., in an Arts course
with a major in Music, at the age
of 14, after graduating from Wal
ton Senior High shcool, the Bronx
the youngest in a class of 750. In
WaTton Miss Calvin, elder daugh
* ' * *
ter of Mr, and Mrs, Floyd Calvin,
was president of the Current
Events Club, editor of the Latin
Paper, member of the Scholarship
Circle, a member of the school
chapter of the Foreign Policy As
sociation, and attended lectures on
world politics at the Hotel Astor.
MID-WEST CHALLENGES NATION
WITH 'GOLDEN SPIKE DAYS" \
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Miniatures of "Golden Spike Days" false store fronts, with the
S two young ladies in the 1869 costumes.
Famous motion picture stars
and directors, leading financiers
and industrialists of the nation
and tens of thousands of visitors
will come to this section of the
country when "Golden Spike
Days", the Middle West’s great
four-day historic festival com
memorating the 70th anniversary
of the event that really united
'these United States — driving of
^ jlhe final golden spike in the first
Transcontinental railroad, is held
in Omaha, Nebraska, April 26
through April 29.
Cecil B. De Mille, famous mo
tion pictura director, will come
himself for the world premiere
of his new film epic, “Union
Pacific", based on the building
of that first Transcontinental
yailroad. Barbara Stanwyck and
Joel McCrea, the stars' of "Union
■ Pacific”, Akim TamirofT, and
,^ther Hollywood celebrities will
m present when the world pre
miere of the new Paramount
■ motion picture ia shown simul
[utpeously at three downtown
Om^ha theaters, the first time in
the history of motion picture pre
mieres such a feat has ever been
attempted anywhere.
| A special train will come from
the Eagt bringing the Board ol’
Directors of the Union Pacific
f Railroad and many other Inter
nationally famous financiers and
.businessmen. The midwest will
. be the mecca of Hollywood
ibeiuty end bueiptsi brains, j
Already famous throughout
the country as the Middle West’s
challenge to the nation for civic
showmanship, ‘‘Golden Spike
Days” will be the most colorful,
impressive and entertaining pag
eant ever held in this section of
the country, with four full days
jampacked with breath-taking
spectacle and entertainment,
historic pageantry and genuine
educational features.
Fifty thousand Omaha men
and women will wear costumes
of 1869. Omaha will be elaborat
ely decorated. On one city block
false store fronts historically ac
curate will be placed In front of
all the modem buildings, turning
the wheels of time back to the
Civil War era. There will be
four parades, a great historical
parade with twenty-five elabor
ate, colorful floats; a huge mil
itary parade; a parade of the
Hollywood stars, and a parade
of the numerous bands and drum
corps that will come. There will
be a mammoth historical exposi
tion. A £ t costume ball to
the music ot s nationally famous
band. A spectacular luncheon of
790 civic leaders and business
men honoring Dt Mllle and his
associates.
W. O. Swanson, chairman of
the Omaha civic committee ar
ranging the celebration said na
tional Interest already manifest
In "Golden Spike Days" WM
second "only to the two greet
World fairs”, _____
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Plan Silver Anniversary
of National Negro
Health Week
Washisgton. D C. March 16—
(ANP—Officials of the National
Negro Health Movement, headed by
George W. Bowles, chairman of
the advisory committee and Dr.
Numa P. P, Adams, secretary, are
pushing plans for the 25th Anni
versary of National Negro Health
Week, the observance to last April
1-30, with Health Week Proper
April 2-9.
The U. S. Public Health Service,
State, Count, and City Health de
partments and various voluntary
health and civic organizaions, will
be cooperating agencies. Declaring
that: “The fuutre of the race de
pends on the conservation of its
health,” Dr. Booker T. Washington,
1 under of Tuskegee Institute or
ganized National Negro Health
Week in 1915.
Wild Life Restoration
Week Announced
In the battle to preserve and
perpetuate the wildlife heritage of
America, National Wildlife Restor
ation Week, which opens March
ISth, promises to play an impor
tant role in the lives of every
man, woman and child of the Uni
States.
Aside from the sheer economic
value of our (forests, birds and
animals, there is another graver
responsibility placed on adult A
mer. cans—preservation of Nature’s
wonders for generations to follow.
Rapid strides have been made to
flot out shameful waste of our re
sources. National Wildlife Resto
ration Week aims to point out the
advantages of restoring nature’s
balance by competent management
and control.
The Wild Life Conservation Or
ganizations in Nebraska realize
that our state is in desperate need
of a great actvity to restore our
trees, wild life and fish, all of
which have suffered such a tre
mendous loss during the last seven
or eight years due to drought con
ditions. Seven years of drought
has caused a tremendous loss of
trees, upland game, fish and many
lakes and streams. This drought
period also caused mpny upland
gamo birds and other game ani
mals to migrate or die due to lack
\of proper, feed, water and cover
in large areas of the state.
The United States Department
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COLORED GIRL QUITS CHICAGO 0.
BEAUTY CONTEST
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Heads List As
Super Salesman
HONORED BY DISTRICT Sl’PT.
Mr. Samuel Towles
2621 Wirt Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Dear Sir:
I want to tompliment you on
your achievement in selling single
occupancy sections during the
month of February. You were not
only high mah among the porters,
but also topped the conductors in
tho number of sales made, which is
very commendable and proves be
yond a doubt that our patrons fa
vor single sefetions if the comfort
STATE ENGINEER SAYS
ROAD CANT STAND 4Yj
MILLIONS CUT
Lincoln, Nebr., March 16 (Spec
ial)—State Engineer A. C. Tilley
today had entered the fight against
gasoline tax diversion with a warn
ing that a reduction of one-half
cent in the state’* share of the
gasoline tax would mean a 4(4
mililion dollar loss in road con
struction during the next biennium.
"It is obvious that auch a re
duction in the construction work
would deprive thousands of men
of employment and thousands of
families of the source of Uvelihod
on which they have depended for
many years.’’
He explained that hundreds of
tho employees of the highway de
partment have been engaged in
that type of work for many years
and that if funds were not available
for road construction these man,
many of them in their late years,
would be helpless because they are
not competent to enter other fields
of endeavor.
He cited figures coVnpiled by
Thomas H MacDonald, chief of
the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads,
which indicates that on the basic
of $76,000,000.00 worth of work
scattered over the United States,
35 per cent of the total expenditure
for h ghway work went for wages
of this acoomodation is effectively
explained) to them.
Your sales methods have accom
plished the results desired, and I
would appreciate it if you would
pass the word along to other por
ters on the same line, that is your
method of selling sections so that
they can give you a little race. I
know a good salesman likes good
clean competition.
I want to thank you personally
for your very fine work in selling
sections.
Very truly yours,
A. CALLAN
District Superintendent.
of labor employed indirectly on
the joib and that combining the
direct labor with the indirect la
bor, from 75 to 80 per cent goes
into the hands of the wage earner
from every road dollar.
“It iB well known, too that high
way work offer# an unusual oppor
tunity for the distribution of pro
jects over the entire state in «uch
a manner as to benefit those areas
where unemployment exists both
near the cities and in the rural area
while at the same time providing
needed highways," Mr. Tilley as
serted.
“This type of work," he added,
contributes to tihe wealth of the
state and leaves a permanent capi
tal investment in a public move
ment.”
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S. C. Judge Covers Mural
Spying Central Figure
Looks Like Mulatto
Women.
New York, March 16—A WPA
mural in the federal courthouse
in Aiken, South Carolina, has been
covered up by U. S. District Judge
Frank K. Myers, because the
central figure ‘Justice’ appears tc
be (that of a mulatto woman.”
After several weeks in the court
room with the covered mural
Judge Myjers. informed the Tree
sury Department that he wantee
Banquet Given By North Harlem Dental Society
Banquet given by North Harlem
Dental society for members of the
executive board of the National
Dental association and the cither
visiting officers at the YWCA New
York City. Seated around the
speakers table reading from left
to right: Dr. L. A. Howell, Tam
pa; board member, Dr. C. W. Dor
sey. Philadelphia, board member;
Dr. E. W. Taggart, Birmingham,
chairman executive board; Dr. M.
D. Washington, board member; Dr
S. C. Hamliton, Chicago, national
president; Dr. C. D. Maxey, presi
dent North Harlem Dental Society;
Dr. E. T. Hanson, chairman enter
tainment committee, North Harlem
Dental society; Dr. J, A. Jackson,
Charlotesville, Va„ national secre
tary-treasurer; Dr. S. Davis, secre
tary North Harlem Dental Society;
Dr. D. H. Turpin, Nashville, Board
member; Dr. J. L. Baxter, N. J.,
vice-president national; Dr. S. J.
Lewis, Manassas, Va., chairman
Dental Bulletin committee; Dr. J.
L. Washington, board member;
Dr. F. S. Upshur, Philadelphia,
board member; Dr. F. H Norris,
East Paterson, N. J., chairman Na
tional Exhibits committee.
The annual convention will be
held August 14-18 .at Columbia
University College of Dentistry,
New York City. (ANP)
the painting entirely covered. The
National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People pro
tested to the Department of Jus
tice ovfo-the action of Judge Myers
but T. D. Quinn, administrative a
assistant under Attorney General
Murphy, said the matter was up
to Judge Myers- to decide. The
NAACP fi'tereujfon dispatched a
protest to Secretary of the Trea
sury Morgenthau The mural was
painted by Stefan Hirs«ch.
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SENATE AMENDS DE
FENSE BILL; TO IN
CLUDE AIR TRAINING
IN NEGRO COLLEGE
Washington, March 16 (ANP)—
By amending (the mighty Defense
Appropriations bill to provide civi
lian aviation training for at least
ono colored college, the United
States senate, cognizant of the
need for trained Negro aviators,
set a precedent and opened the
way for a new era in pnilitary
training fa?* Negro youth-? of A
merica * - t
The bij^ has caused consi
derafift debate and discussion pro
and con, increased the number of
planes to 6,000, a figure hitherto
undreamed of, and provides for the
addition of 2,000 officers and 35,
000 enlisted personnel to man these
expansions in the air forces. The
bill also provides for the use of
civilian flying schools for the pre
liminary training of youth inter
ested in aviation.
No school has been selected for
tho training of colored civilians,
but there is a strong possibility
that a well-known colored school
in the South, close by one of the
existing military training camps,
will be selected.
At present no definite provisions
other than that outlined above have
been made for the training of the
military affairs committee, which
in the direct contrast to forcer
actions of the military affair8 com
mittee, which in the past has made
no provisions for the specialized
training of colored youth.
However, it is believed that such
flyers as will be trained will be
available only for the army and
will not be assigned to either the
navy or the marine corps which
latter is administered by the Navy
Department.
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Praise Michigan Governor
For Negro Appointments
Detroit Mich. Mar. 18 (By Crump
for ANP)—Governor Frank D.
Fitzgerald of this state after hav
ing been flooded with letters and
telegrams of commendation from
leading people in all parts of the
country relative to his appoint
ments of Attorneys Charle* A.
Mahoney and Charles A. Roxbor
ocgh to high positions in the state
i government, expressed himself a
. few days ago as being highly plea
sed with the favorable reaction and
)
, comments of the group.
, The governor told an ANP cor
. respondent: “It is my sincere hope
that the appointment of Messrs,
i Mahoney and Rnxborough will
l once more. ‘ . ihuro the members
, of your group that they are being
i given adequate representation in
Chicago, March 16 fANT)—
Wild rumors (circulated on tft#
Southside following the resigns
bion of Miss Geraldine Lane, pret
ty 20 year old student at the Uni
versity of Chicago from the tat*
stitution’s annual beuuty contest
were set at rest by the girl her
seli.
The contest is conducted by the
Cap and Gown, yearbook, and at
tracks citywide attention. Accord
ing to the rumors, Miss I nner was
leading in the voting until offi
cials “learned" she was colored.
S nee it would never dj fg a
Negro girl ito he chosen over whits
coeds as tibe most beautiful or» the
campus, a “deal” was made where
by Miss Lane would take enTy se
cond place for the benefit of aU
concerned, said the stories. Rather
thon do that, she withdrew.
The young woman herself nil
she quit the contest because of tfcs
unofficial manner in whiVh she war
nominated and denied any effiir
was made to her to take jirrwd
place. This was substantiated by W„
V. Morgen stern, the saw'vef n'tyH
publicity director, who added that,
olthough the seal on the ballot has
in which she receive! all but s half
dozen vote* were broken ,her rotes
nevertheless were “fully oonoted.'*’
According to official results as
given out by Gap and Gown offi
cials, Miss Lane was fourth with
140 votes. The first, second and
third place winners got 324, 2BI
and 220 votes respectively
the affairs of oar state govern
ment. Asido from this desire to ft*
fair to the various racial groups,
the appointments are justified byr _
the qualifications of the two gen
tlemen just mentioned. I know they
will live up in every way to that
high standards of public servieo
set for this administration."
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MARIAN ANDERSQN
TO SING AT WHITE
HOUSE . .
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Washington, March 16 (CNA)—
Sources close to the White Hons*
this week disclosed that Marian
Anderson is being considered
among the talent that will be in
vited to the Executive Mansion t»
entertain King George VI awl
Queen Mary of England during
their visit to this country.
REI) CAPS MOBILIZE FOR
WAGE AND HOUR FIGHT
Establishing temporary head
quarters in Washington, D C., th®
International Brotherhood of
Caps is girding itself with detail
ed preparation for what promises
to be one of the greatest and most
significant fights in the short his
tory of this scrappy union of red
caps, station porter., and ushers.
The fight will center around th*
relationship of Ups to wages under
the new Fair Labor Standards Act,
and will be conducted before the
Federal Wage and Hour Admin***
tration. Opposing the International
Brotherhood of Red Caps in this
fight will be the high-salaried at
torneys of the Association of A
merican Railroads.
NAAC.P. Mass Meeting, Sunday, March 19, 3 pm.
z2SoBdaora«sturch’ Dean William Pickens, Speaker of the Day
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