AERIAL MAP TRACING PRO
JECT EMPLOYS 215 WPA.
WORKERS; 109 SKILLED
NEGROES ON STAFF
Washington, D. C.—Two hun
dred and fifty persona, 109 of them
Negroes. a-ro working on an aeri
al m8p-tracing project at Wash
ington. Three government agencies
ar • cooperating to make thig pos
sible—The Works Progress Ad
ministration, the National Youth
Administration arid the Rural Elec
trification Administration.
Tho project will give REA a ser
ic; of large-scale strip maps show
ing roads, townships and county
lines in the area of each of its
moro than 400 project®. It will give
the NYA (student3 employed ex
Ap'. OftU WE. 2365 after 6:30 or
Saturdays.
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aorieneo and supplemental train
ng that will be u.seful when they
'iniah sch~-el and go out for jobs.
It will give ttie WPA workers
new confidence and a new skill
that wlH increase t&eir chances of
fin<Mfcjr work in private industry.
is splendid”, is the com
ment of John M. Carmody, REA
Administrator on the project. "I
am glad these men and women have
opportunty and do such useful
work.”
Members of REA's Legal, En
gineering and Operation j Divisions
will use the maps to keep track
of righi-of way easement", and
m* construction p’-gress. Designed
.■ -juitc o'.htr purpose: than those
a c-mred by the United Staessj Gco
1 gical Survey, the Coast and Geo
detic Survey, and other map-mak
ing agencies of the Federal Gov
ernment, they will be quite differ
ent from those maps. They will in
dicate tho location of every electric
p >v<v line financed by REA. As
tho rural electrificaiton program
expands, this is expected to result
in a g e«t saving of time. A glance
a tho proper mnp will provide in
formation U at otherwise could be
obtained only by pouring oven- a
rr.aas of tables, reports and mem
craadu.
Tho need for such maps became
apparent last year. The press of
regular duties, however, made it
impossible for REA’s personnel to
prepare them. Hence, as an experi
ment, ,REA obtained the services
of some 30 picked NYA youths.
These young people prepared sam
plo tracings. After examining those
KEA officials decided that they
were sufficiently accurate for their
immediate needs. Once this decision
fia<d be*en made, WPA allocated
funf and workers to REA and
work began on the present scale.
TIhe 35 NYA youths and 215
WPA worker? now engaged on the
project ore acquiring a new skill.
None of them had uny experience
in map-making when they were
P"3igned to the project. They were
not even qualified draft-men.
Hence their training had to begin
at the bottom. Two technical in
structor? first showed thorn how
to uso drafting instrument., then
taught them to handle the special
tool# used in cartography. Only
when this groundwork had been
lard could tike actual work of map
tracing begin.
The training is a erntinous pro
cess. The project workers learns
something every day. They study
geography, mathmatics, the history
of townships, and the rudiments of
aerial photography. Then tfiiey ap
ply these to their work. From
-ime to time they hear lectures on
geographical mathematics and on
interpreting Herial photographs.
In preparing the strip maps, the
workers first trace a base map of
state roads ir> complete eoutnty
units, on a scale of one inch to the
mile. Then they combine parts of
several counties into REA project
areas. Next they enlarge the draw
ings and pantograph and projec
tion to a scale of four inches to
tho mile. They then revi-'e and
correct the enlarged project maps,
using aerial photographs supplied
by various other government agen
cies. Finally, they plot the power
lines of REA projects from data
taken from field reports made to
REA by project supei intendents.
After all this had been done, the
maps are edited and compiled into
platt books which become penna
nent records.
When they were assigned to the
project, all the WPA workers were
classified aa clerks. As they gain
ed in skill, they have received pro
motions.
Five Negro workers have been
advanced to the grade of senior
draftsmen and 17 to junior drafts
men.
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TOW I- PROMISES FAIR AND
EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR
ALL GROUPS AND INDIVID
UALS
Forme.' Mayor Roy N. Towl has
brought to city government in 0- |
rnaha a background of broad exper
ience as a civil engineer and a
spirit of enthusiaiim and efficient
au rdr.dvj ration free from detrim
• *‘.al outside influences.
In hi# present campaign Mr.
Towl is presenting a constructive
platform designed to accomplish i
s'tp-i which will give Omaha more ;
pr >grenire city administration.
Mr. Towl a mident of Omsfca '
line i Vo was a year old, celebrated :
hi. 50th birthday last month. He
was educated in Omaha nehoola
and the Armour Institute of Tech
nology at Chicago. Hi# father,
th i late E. B. Towl, for many year* j
war, superintendent of the Omaha
Packing Company, and aleo gervai
an city engineer of South Omaha
in 1887. His mother long has born i
promin r.t in wenraen':- club »?tivit
ies, in the First Baptist Church,
and in juvenile welfare work.
In following hia profession as a
civil engineer he was conneced
with the Union Pacific, Rock Is
land and Illinois Central Railroads.
IIo has been a consulting engineer
in river flood control programs in
many i.ootions of the United Statri
end in Central America. In tnoso
and other engineering activities,
hi has been recognized as an ex
j»ert and often has been called up
on to give expert testimony to lit
igation in state and federal courts.
Mr. Towl’s interest in goverr
mental problem* led him into city
politics in 1918 when he bccam
city commissioner for three year
as head of the public impr *yc
merits department. He returned V
city hall in 1930, and after the e
lection of 1933 was m’d* mayor.
In all of hia public service he has
dsm) ► utnated friendliness towar
tho Neg’o people and has used h
influenco as a public official tc
promote harmonious racial rela
tionS.
At vnrioii? times he ha* interced
ed quietly to settle vexatious rac
ial problems.
Says Mr. Towl:
“In my campaign for election, I
pledge myself to a program of fair
and equitable treatment for all
groups and individuals. 1 recogn
ize that all groups are entitled to
tiheir proportionate share of com
petent city employees. As in the
past, you will find me fighting for
the preservation of basic guarant
ee* of our government—liberty, e
quality, and harmony.”
Mr. Towl’s platform follows:
1. To give the people of our
City an efficient, economical and
honest administration with tie
maximum of value for ovary tax
dollar.
x2. To adopt a long range pro
gram of city planning so as to pro
mote an orderly development of
the city, to safeguard home and
real estate values, and to revise
and adjust property u*es in con
formity with changing condition®.
: ution of the firemen and police
3. To bring about a prompt sol
ution of the firemen and police
pension problem on a basis that is
fair and equitable to the men as
well as to the taxpayers.
4. To remove the Health De
partment from politics by placing
it in charge of a competent, full
time Health Commissioner approv
ed by the Douglas County Medical
Association.
5. To fully utilize our park
system and provide more play
grounds, swimming facilities and
other recreational opportunities
for the children of Omaha. To
approprate all income realize from
golf and tennis fees for the im
provement and maintenance of the
golf courses and tennis courts.
6. To make the facilities of the
City, including vacant lands, avail
able for new and expanded indus
try> thereby creating uto.e jobs.
Y.i acquit ! and develop abandon
t! vacant lots, through tzx sales
so that tho public may benefit
therefrom.
7. To secure for Omnh i it
fair share of any FeSral funds
so long as they are available fo
permanent public works and fer
thj rehabilitation of our sr.r:
boulevard system.
8. To treat the public courteous
ly and with emsideration and to
ji - imoto and secure the good will
of neighboring cities and couctoeus
treatment of the granger in our
midst and by carrjing thki roee
sago to our entire trade aw.
9. To carry out tho provision?
ani also the spirit, of our Home
Rule Charter by submitting vital
<xai matters, such a* now fac
ing our citizens, to a v>te of the
no.pl o.
1J. To emg.ge ell city employee*
solely on the bads of merit ••.mi te
koap nalativc; of City Commission
er! off tho city payroll.
In commenting on his platform,
Mr. TW1 said:
“I am in this campaign to r1^’
on': constructive kiwis for the de
vclopmcoiv of a ar.ere progrtfisive
city govennmont.
“No one will dony that there ia
ftomothing wrong wtth Omahu b>:
the present time. Many policies
uf th» city admlniatration are
hemii’ul to boaineas and tat from
helpful to labor. This l* a n'tuar 1
t on v{-J. ih should be changed. Jobs j
haw hieini aaam wane, and oar
p. <uk.iri£ hoaiao and atock yards Bo j
Inngw bar* the volume of business
th*0 rraad* thorn o«r meet pTOBpw
<ras irwtdtottco*.
'Too wne’i ettent ion h*« betn
giver, bo x'*ic1 ng additional revenue
by o» her forms of taxes, a’d tao
little attention to prsnoting in
cr3a/*ed biisincK* a.nl employment.,
Thcr' hs* been neglect in 'the need
of festering good will and friendly
!\M'.bi'oni with our ne;g bora
“I foal that it is the dn‘y of cky ,
affcials to use their efforts t*> at- j
tract new erite'pri ces to Omuhn,
an> 1 to help in keeping present en
trrpriaeu in successful operation. [
‘This problem of p^mofirg more
progressiva city government enn
Ivsfc bo ac.-cmpliihed by voting for
7 af the independent “out” candid
ates in this campaign, ilomin
aticr. * 14 competent and capable
candidates will result in keon
<r>mp..•‘.ition which should result in
tfaa final e'eetion of 7 fully quali
fied men.
“ft is unfortunate that in the
present primary campaign all
members of the present adminis
tration have bended together an '
\r«* making thorns ’v« responsible
>.« a whole for the many mistake.
i the administratfcn, mont oi
vhic'i here been the governmental
rj steps of one of the commission
'r*. T o primary content would
bo clarified and templified fc i the
ncrvple if the individual commis
sioners wculd decide to stand o'
fall on their individual records,
rather than on the combined jumb
led record of the whole administra
tion.
“The outcome of the primaries
is in the hands of the voters. I
feel confident that my Negro
friends will give me the same loy
al support now as they have given
m.i in the past. I hope I will be
in position to welcome them again
at the city hall.”
WALTER KORISKO; CANDI
DATE FOR CITY COMMISSION
ER
■ ■ “
The many friends of Mr. Wal
ter Korisko have expressed them
selves in regard to his candidacy,
and we have thus gained knowledge
of the following facts:
FIRST: That Walter Korisko
maintains a high standard of mor
als and efficiency in his depart
ment of the City Government
SECOND: That he will continue
to keep politics out of his Depart
ment,
THIRD: That he intends to work
out an equitable pension plan which
will be a perpetual safe-guard to
both the pensioners and the tax
payers.
FOURTH: That he wants to con
tinue to operate the City of Oma
ha government within the revenue
available from taxes without any
increase to Homeowners or Citi
zens.
FIFTH: That Walter Korisko is
a man who appreciates the pro
blems of the working man; knows
the hard struggle of Labor at the
present time; because be has al
ways tried to uphold and protect
the high standards for all classes
of labor.
SIXTH: Walter Korisko has al
ways carried his share of Civic
oq o c '+ ')■ <r. ’ •*'}•••• ■*< ’ ; P’r>r?\ *-•••' * »’*■
Stereotype and l'ower Saw
Paper Cutter
Job Printing Presses
Work in this Community, is now (
serving as a Member of the Board ;
of Education to which he w'»j
elected by the higest vote.
Ho is also serving as a member t
of the Wolllare and Recreation
Boards arid on the Safety Council, j
All theae positions without reman- j
oration, is proof that he is giving j
his time for the Civic Welfare of '
his own City and community.
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I
THE 1000 CLUB MEMBERSHIP
DRIVE IS ON
I
The secretary has issued an ap- :
peal to all members to renew the'r
membership and also to urge new
people to join. There is a thought
in the muvds of nearly all .he
colored people that the colored
po»ple must organize if they ex
pect to accomplish anything in the
future in Omaha. The 1000 Club
was organided to encourage the
Colored people of Omaha to that
effect Bat, as usual those that did
join never attended often enough
to learn the principles of the or
ganization so once again the offi
cers of the club are asking the
people to join intu. a group so as
to have power and recognition
when ever the time co-mes that calls
for such. There are 162 names on
the membership roll and only 16
members are active. The * pportun
ity is being presented more and
more each day and at this time
tihe members of this club are hav
ing their greatest opportunity for
recognition from every group tr
janiz&tion in the city. With in the
club there i« a committee on civil
and social affairs and in the fu
ture there will be plenty for the
committee to do for the benefit <S
the committee. If the membership
i increai.ed so as to shew power
for force lies in strength.
So join the 1000 Club so it will
have the strength that will be of
value to the elub in its activities
for the benefit of the Colored peo
ple in Omaha. The club headquar
ters are a-J 2410 Lake St Open
from 9 a. m. to 11 p. m. everyday
Bobbie Brown, sect.
-ooo
I am doing this of my own ac
cord:
To the editor of the Omaha Guide:
Allow me to make this state
ment to voters and many readers
of your paper Seven city commi
sioners are soon fti be electei. I
have no dislike for any of the con
testants. I like to be of some as
sistenee to Mr. George A. Rober;s
Ho undersands well his race var
iety, but is very broad in his views
and dealing with every class of
humanity Money does not influ- !
encc him. He ’nas dealt in the Mil- '
lions of dollars *>,s his own. He
ranks in the higher class. He will
stop and hear and consider the
needs of the poor and will render
aid airj jig the many acts of this
splendid man. I will refer to one
one or two of his kindly deeds.
Dec. 1st, 1917, the church owned
by the Allen Filter service Co. of
which Louis Margolin was presi
dent was isubjected of 1st and 2nd
nl^rgage. Bought by the Interde
nominations! Peoples Mission
Church of Divinity 1919 a suit
was brought to foreclose the bal
ance of $800 was to be paid to
clerk of crurt. By some means I
contacted Mr. Roberta and on learn
ing we had only a few days to
raise $500 dollars said Rev. Wag
ner go get three men to pledge a
hundred dollars and then come to
me and I will give a hundred dol
lars. On my return the check was
given and at once we cleared up
he debt.
The Prudential Savings and
Ix>an Aosn. held up the pressure
of their suit and the church h i 1
all the time needed to clear up th ■
$1000 dollars they held against
her.
I am reliublely informed that at
the time Rev, FrankLin was in
charge of Pilgrim Baptist church
the congregation in their struggle
to line up a pressed condition with
Calvary Bapist church, Mr. Rob
berts was one of six men to give
$600 each which netted them $3000
and men like that should have
every consideration. My 81 years
residence in Omaha gives me to
know the men that are willing and
ready ho aid where it is needed. My
request is that you stand by this
man
Rev. A Wagner.
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