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0m“,r Saturday, April 22, 1939 ___'
TWENTY-FIVE DIESEL
POWERED BUSES START
SERVICE IN JUNE
BURLINGTON’S NEW
STREAMLINED, AIR-CON
DITIONED BUSES HAILED
LAST WORD IN MODERN
‘COMFORT ENGINEERING’
Diesel-powered, streamlined and
in- ding ? wt scientific achieve
m. its in omfort engineering,”
-aw fleet of twenty-five. tr’dns
■ntinentai buses are ranid^r
completion and will
mg the public on the nation’s col
orful highways early in June, ac
cording to announcement today of
W. E. Fuller, vice president of
the Burlington Transportation
Company.
The new fleet of air-conditioned
buses to be operated by the Bur
lington Trailways bus system, fol
low the pioneering “Diesel power*'
example of their parent organiza
tion with Burlington Zephyrs of
railroad fame an<j will be the first
Diesel powered buses to be used
in transcontinental service.
Whilo assuring the fastest and
safest coast-to-caasst bus sche
dule, th'u radically new type of
cruiser ushers in air-conditioning,
which it is said:, will perfectly
combat the naturally varying tem
peratures encountered, and num
erous other brand new comforts
and com micncee which *ctually
bring economical bus travel into a
new era of luxuriousness.
The new cruisers, bui](t at a cost
of $500,000, are designed in size
to accomodate 37 passengers, but
there are only seats for 28 in
order to supply more leg room
and reclining comfort. Seats are
of sponge rubber and are adjust
table to five positions, one more
than in ordinary buses, so that in
the fifth povsition there is oppor
tunity in a natural way to sleep.
In addition to the air-condition
ing by frigidaire, (another I^BW
convenience includes accessibility
to tho baggage compartment from
inside the bus. This new feature
means considerable comfort to
travelers on long tripe.
These newest additions to the
Burlington Trailways system were
built by the Yellow Coach Com
pany, a subsidiary of General
Motors. Within the past four years
the Burlington Trailways owned
and operated by the Chicago- Bur
lington Traihvay & Quincy Rail
road, has operated 365,000 bus
miles per month on its "limited”
routes between Chicago, San Fran
cosco and Los Angeles in addition
to its extensive service throughout
the Middle West and West.
In keeping with their quiet and
more powerful Diesel motors,
safety features and comfort ad
vantage too numerous to detail,
tho interiors of the new buses
have been specially designed in
restful and harmonious colors.
The exteriors will be painted in
cream and crimson, the familiar
colors of the nationwide service
For visitors to the San Francis
co and New York World Fairs they
of National Trailways
•nay be said to provide a type of
bus transportation little dreamed
of a few years ago and to consti
tute the last word in automotive
engineering.
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Clinic Given by Amer
can Negroes Being
Built in South Africa
Wilberforce Institute, South Af
rica, April 13 (C)—.“There are net
a dozen native doctors among 7,000
native people,” said Bishop R. R.
Wright of the AME Oh-urch as he
turned the finst spade of dirt,
breaking ground for two new build
ings at Wilberforce Institute, one
of which will be a health clinic
and the other a Normal School
building.
Spring Musical Choirs
12 CHURCHES PLAN CONCERT
PREPARE FOR 5th ANNUAL
GOODWILL EVENT
Almost two hundred member* of
the choirs of 12 Nejfro churches
here met Sunday at the Hillside
Presbyterian church for, their re- !
, hearsal for '.the fifth annual grood
j will spring musical concert, to be
presented at Technical High school
auditorium April 30.
The combined choirs will include
from 260 to three hundred voices,
but nome members renrained away
because of the snow ,
i The rehearsal wan conducted by
j Rev. John S. Williams, pastor of
I Hillside, assisted by Mrs Pearl
Gibson. L. L. McVay, founder of
the annual program acted as man
age.'.
Choir,s which will participate are
Be hoi Baptist, Bethel AME, flair
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chapel, Cleaves Temple, Freestone
Baptist, Hillside Presbyterian, Mt.
Foriah Baptist, Pleasant Green
Baptist, Salem Baptist, St. John
AME, and the imperial and senior
choirs of Ziin Baptist1.
St. Louis Nears Goal
of 2,500 Members;
Biggest in History
St Louis, Mo. April 13—With
less than $200 needed to complete
their quota of 2500 members, the
local branch of the National Ass
ociation for the Advaicement of
Colored people is winding up the
most successful membership cam
paign in the history of the organi
zation here .
Sidney R. Redmond, president of
the Association’s national board is
general chairman of the drive. John
A. Davis, an attorney, is head of
the men's division, while Mrs. Cla
tetha Barrett heads the women’s
group.
Much of the -spirit demonstrated
in the campaign is attributed to
the bi-oad scope of activities enga
ged in by the branch .According to
Mr. Redmond the Associations suc
cess in winning a Supreme Court
decision which opened the doors of
the University of Missouri to Ne
gro citizens, has done much to
quicken the fellirfg uf local citi
zens to the necessity of a united
effort to break down other forms
of discrimination. The branch is
preparing to make a Congressional
fight to piwhrbit federal aid to
any state which allows a policy
of discrimination to govern the
state militia.
The Just We Social
Art Club Holds Their
Regular Meeting
Mrs. Flossie Moorer, was hos
tess to the Social Art Club, at her
lovely residence, 2875 Oho St., a;
the last meeting.
The regular business having
been transacted, the sewing in
struotoress wais given charge.
Those having their frames, and
thread started working on various
pieces of candle-wicking.
ber, Mrs. Vergie Bass, 2629 Seward
The club acquired a nem mem
St.
After a few remarks from the
president, the chib adjourned to
meet at the home of Mrs. Mable
Diggs, 1515 N. 25th S|t.
While partaking of the delicious
repast served by the hostess, the
members were much pleased by
tho recitation given by Master
Audrey Moorer, “I know Some
thing Good Abou-j You.”
In appreciation, a vote of thanks
was given ithe ihostess
Etma Wesley, Pesident
Bertha Smith, Secretary
Reported by Bertha Smith.
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LOUIS-RBPER PICTURES IN
MOTION NT TOWN THENTRE
PICTURES IN SLOW MOTION
The manager of the Town Thea
tre wishes to announce that on
Wednesday, April 26th the Louis
and Roper’s motion picture of the
L05 Angeles fight will be shown
through W'ednesday April 26th to
Saturday April 29th.
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VOOD DEALERS’
CONVENTION
The Nebraska Food Dealers Ass
ociation, division of the Fed "at.ion
of Nebraska Retailers, announce
their 33rd Annual Convention.
This will be held at the Lincoln
Hotel. April 23, 24, and 25, Lincoln
Nebraska, One of the outstanding
features scheduled for the Con
vention will bo the arranged pan
el discussions. Many pa-ominenit
food experts, both wholesale and
retail, will take part. Problems
confronting the food industry as
they effect the merchant in Ne
braska will be analyzed. A num
ber of manufacturers and whole
salers have fine exhibits, which
will be of unusual interest to dele
gates attending the Convention.
Tho banquet and entertainment
provided has been carefully ar
ranged. everyone is assured a good
time. Honored guests, whom the
Federaton deem it a pleasure to
have take part, are Honorable
Governor Roy L. Cochran, Chief
Justice Robert Simmons, House
Speaker William Diers, and Attor
ney General Walter Johnson. Out
stato guests, prominent in the food
industry are Schuyler Crawford,
Treasurer of tho National Retail
Grocers’ Ass’n of Chicago, Sam
Freed, Advertising Director for
the Great Western Sugar Co., of
Denver, David Suttle, Program Di
rector for the National Retail Gro
eera’ Asa’o of Chicago. John
Beachly, well known grocer of Lin
coln, Nebraska, is genera] chair
man. Food Retailers from all parts
of Nebraska look forward with
a great deal of interest to this
years' Convention.
Federation of Nebrasa Retailers
By Louis Kavan,
Secretary
Louisville. Courier
Journal Publishes
Editorial by A Ne
grro Publication
Louisville, Ky. April 13 (C)—
The Louisville Courier-Journal, fa
mous daily of the South, reprinted
an editorial from the Louisville
Leader, edited by I. Willis Cole in
its issuo of Sunday March 26 The
Louisville Times also under th®
same ownership as the Courier
Jorunal, carried an earlier editorial
discussing an editorial from the
Leader on the Marian Anderson
Constitution Hall incident.
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SECY. URBAN LEAGUE QUITS
OMAHA DISTRICT
Mr. B E. Squares, who '.succeed
ed J. Harvey Kerns as Secretary
of the local Mid-Oty Community
Center and Urban League at 2213
I^ake Street, announces to the
Board of Directors that he is re
signing to take up the Urban
League work in Seattle, Wash
ington.
Mr. Squires will leave the latter
part of May.
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SISTER DIES
Mr. Russel Lewis, owner of |the
Lewis Oil Station at 24ith and
Grant streets, was called to Mobile
Alabama on Wednesday on account
of the death of his sister, who
has been sick for some six or
eight months. Mr. Lewis ju*t re
turned aboujt forty days ago from
the bedside of his sister.
Mr. Elmer Gant has charge of
Mr. Lewis’ Oil Station while he
is out of the city.
Heads New Political
Organization
MRS. LETHA C. FLEMING
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of Cleveland, Ohio, well known
in civic and political circles, na
tionally, wa„ elected in Washing
ton, D. CL president of a new
National Organization of Republi
can Women last week. Vice presi
dents are to be elected from a
number of states and the body
expects to become an active force
in the political life of colored
people throughout the country.
Mrs. Fleming, who resides at
2342 E. 40th Street, Cleveland,
Ohio during her political career
has been a member of the state
executive committee in Ohio, a
member of her county committee,
ward leader, precinct committee
woman, election officer and has
served in the Colored Women’s
Division of the Republican Nat
ional Committee. She is past pre
sident of the Ohio State Federa
tion of Colored Women’s Cliibs.
The organization stated as its
purposes (1) Complete enfran
chisement of the American Negro
(2) To give support to the men
of our group who seem to be in
a political coma. (3) To enroll
every Negro woman into a huge
force that will be felt in demand
ing the things Negroes have been
denied. (4) To contribute to the
financial support of the Republi
can Party.
Other officers are Mrs. Therese
L Robnson, secretary and Mrs.
Mary Church Terrell, treasurer.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
COLORED WOMEN, INC.
N. A. C. W HOLDUP
To the Colored Editors and
Publisher; of tbe Nation;
Greetings; *
The National Association of
Colored Wctmen is the largest
organized holy of Negro women
in the country working for the
uplift of the Kfcice without re
muneration.
Wo have ^he departments, Moth
er, Home artd Child; Negro Wo
men in Industry; National As
sooiaticn of Colored Girls; Schol
larship Fund for College Girls;
and we also maintain the home of
t)v-‘ illustrious 'Frederick Doug
las;.
The N. A. C. W. HOLD-UP is
an attempt by the members to get
one penny from each of the twelve
million Negroes in the United
States
On May, 27 baturday, our mem*
bership plans to get out and hold
up the good citizens for this one
cent per person. A great deal of
advance advertisement la ns r.v
sary to make such a coHectio/i
possible.
t am ‘ending thi9 cuvular to
every Negro pufclicn’im in the !
country and asking them to give
us some publicity on this effort
in your issue of Saturday, April
22, and in subsequent issues be
fore May 27 if pos-.blc.
Wo shall consider th- appear
ance of the news in /.air valuable
I paper a great favor and any sp«
! cial headings or space you may
give to this announcement as
| your special contribution to the
Drive.
We entreat you; please help the
Naional Association of Colored
Women by giving them some pub
licity.
Visit the Douglass Home and
our Headquarters at 114 O. St.,
N. W., Washington, D. C when
ever you are in the Nation’s capi
tal.
Thanking you for any bit #f
publicity ycu may give us, I am,
Gratefully and appreciatively
yours, '*“14
Sallie W. Stewart Executive
secretary NACW
Mrs. Jennie B. Moton, President;
Miss Arsania Williams, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. M. Josenberger, First
Recording Secretary; Mrs. Nannie
M Williams, Second Recording
Secretary; Mrs. Ida Henderson,
Third Recording Secretary; Mrs.
Ella P. Stewart, Treasurer; Mrs.
Ida B. DesMent, Chairman Execu
tive Board; Mrs. Catherine Helm
Secretary Executive Board; Mrs.
M. J. Brockway, Parliamentarian;
Mrs. Lizzie B. Fouse, Statistician;
Mrs. Wanza B Webb, Audito ■;
Mrs. L, M. Johnson, Chaplin.
Boards: Dr. M. McLeod Bethune
Headquarters; Dr. Hallie Q.
Brown, Scholarship.
NAOG: Mrs. Sallie W. Stewart,
Mrs. Mary C. Terrell, Past presi
dent’s Council;
Major Department Heads: Mrs.
1.. W. Rowan, Mother home Child;
Mrs. A. L. Spauldin.'T, Negro Wom
en in Industry; Miss Jane Hun
ter, Phillis Wheatley; Mrs. Lucy
Harth Smith Nat’l Supervisor of
NACG; Mr«. S. Joe Brown, Ad
ministrative Board Mebbers at
Large: Mrs. Lethia Fleming; Miss
Annie B. Gilliam; Mrs. Christine
S. Smith; Dr. Mary F. Waring.
You Will Need to read Every word
of each leaflet in this Envelope—
Generate some Enthusiasm—
If you have not sent in you*
one hundred dollars, it is most
probable that you are needing
some help in raising it.
If you have never raised five
Hundred dollars in your life, ae
cepv (this project, follow direc
tions, and give yourself a thrill.
IT HAS BE BN DONE. YOU CAN
DO IT TOO!
REID FURTHER DETXUS
IN NEXT WEEKS ISSUE
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NOTICE TO THE NEGRO REG
ISTERED VOTERS OF OMIHI
A repoiittr of the Omaha Guide
will call on as many voters as
humanely possible for uor report
ers to interview in the short space
of time •Hotted to this work ask
ing your choice of i seven of the
fourteen nominees for city com
missioner to be voted for on Tues
day, May Stth, to administrate the
affairs of your city for the next
three years, and a loo ttie reason
why you arc going to vote for your
choice.
We are going to asK you to
expend a reasonable amount of
courtesy to our reporters in an
swering questions the reporter
may ask you. Many of your loyal
friemkt, who do not perhaps know
the good qualities of your choice,
will most certainly appreciate that
information from someone they
know, and have confidence in their
judgment.
We, the publishers of the Oma
ha Guide, are thanking you in ad
vance for your cooperation in our
efforts to acquaint the Negro vot
ers with the qualifications of seven
of jthe present nominees for city
commissioners, also their attitude
towards the Negro of this com
' munity and a) to whether they
can expect a fair and impartial
| treatment from them for the next
three years.
Again we wish to thank you,
OMaha Guide, o, -»*•
C. C. Galloway,
Acting Editor.
F’. S. There will be many citi
zens who we will not be able to
reach for an interview. We will
be pleased to have you call at
our office, 2418 Grant St., for an
interview by our reporter. Ot a
written statement of the good
qualities of the choice of your
candidate will be accepted for
publication if properly signed by
the writer, the name, address and
telephone number, for verification
and mailed on ot before April 28th
to our office
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WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN
APARTMENT
Mrs. Opal Stoneham was found
dead in her apartment at 24th
and Ohio Sts. over the electric
shop.
Mrs. Leota Crockett) of Minnea
polis, Minn., her sister came to
Omaha and took charge of the
body and accompanied it to Kirk
ville, Mo., for burial.
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PROUD PAPA
Mr. and Mrs. Elford Davis we**
the pr*ud parents, of a bouncing
baby h^y, on the 10th day oi
April.
Mr. Davis, alias “Snags" wiH
be remembered as the popalar bar
tender of the H. and M. Buffet.
The Davises, formerly of 9t
Joseph, Mo., will now establish
their home in Omaha Hats off t*
you Mr. Snags.
Joe Louis at The Town, 1410 Douglas St., 4 Days April 26,27,28,29
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