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" n^nvirr I Tuesday noFtn ptrtioMl 1_BKKVUE 4_LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY_♦ I Entered as Second-Class Matter at Postofftca, Omaiha, QATTIPnAV MAVfi 1QQQ Numbers_ Nebraska, under Act of March 8. 1874. bAl UKDAl, MAY O, _____r GOODWILLS* MUSICAL A GREAT SUCCESS 250 SINGERS PARTICIPATE 3,000 ATTEND Negn> spirituals and traditional choral music were blended together for the fifth annual g.odwill spring concert presented Sunday afternoon by 13 choirs, comprising 260 singers, from Negro churches of the city at Technical High school auditorium. TOe massed choirs were directed by Rev. J. S. Wiliams, pastor of Hillside Presbyterian church. Mrs. Pearl Gibson, direct ir of the St. John AME church, led the sing ing of the congregations and choirs combined. The concert was arranged by a commribteo headed by L. L. Mc Vay, founder of the annual musi cal. Between numbers, Kev ri. u. i Hancock, pastor <tf Clair Metho dist ohunch, discussed the relation of the choir to the church. ,Ttev. L A. Story .f Cleaves tem ple and' Rev. C. Q. Hickerson of Bethel Baptist, church delivered tho invocation and benediction, re spectively. Tho churches which participated were Bethel Baptist, Clair. Cleaves Temple, Freestone Baptist, Hill aide, Mount iMoriah, Pleasant Green, Salem St. J< hn. Bethel A. M E„ and Zion Baptist. The committee in charge, other than McVay. included Mrs. J. S. Jefferson, Mrs. Viola Bradford, * Miles Speese, Edward Beasiey and Mrs Anna Hatcher, Harry Speese, J. C. Hall. JQE HALE IS SAVED FROM ELECTRIC CHAIR NEGROES PLACED ON JURIES IN McCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY Paducah, Kentucky, May 2-^Ioe Hale, who for the last thirty-two nlflnths has been confined in the “dea'.'h row” of the Kentucky pen itentiary, was saved from the elec ric chair and received a sentence of life imprisonment after plead ing guilty here April 25. He was aharged with the murder of W. R. Toon in September, 1936. His conviction and sentence to the electric chair was reversed by the V. S. supreme court on April 11. 1938, on the grounds that the Halo indictment was drawn by a grand jury from which Negrves were excluded. Hale was repre sented in the supreme court by NAACP attorneys who secured the reversal of the decision of the DEWEY JONES DEAD Chicago, May 4 (C)—Dewey R. Jones, former managing editor of the Chicago Defender and former associate adviser on Negro affairs Interior, Washington, and more re j in the U. S. Department of the eently assistant at Hull House, died suddenly Monday morning. April 10 He was 39 years old. court of appeals of Kentucky. iPifrsuant to the mandate rf the U. S. supreme couri, Negroes were placed on the grand jury which brought in a new indictment again^ Hale. The presence <f Ne groes on this jury marked the first time for Negro jury service in the history of McCracken county, Ken tucky. Hale was represented in the lower court by the law firm of Crossland and Crossland, local white attorneys in Paducah, Ky. and Leon S. Ransom of Washing ton, D. C. representing the NAA CP. Both Hale and his mother re joiced at the announcement that Hale had been saved from the elec tric chair and had received life imprisonment. -0O0-• SPAULDING HEADS FIGHT FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Durham N, C. May 2—-As a further evidence of his deep in terests in and support of the fight tseing waged iby the NAACP a gainst educational inequalities, C. C. Spaulding president of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insur ance Company, has ordered sent to him 100 ovpies of "Ra«ial Inequa lities in Education,” published by ;he NAACP which he has volun teered to *«11 to 100 citizens of North CaroJia* at $1 or more. Mr. Spaulding volunteered to do this in a conference with Walter White, secretary of the NAACP, when Mr. White spoke here on April 23. Mr. Spaulding promised Mr. White that he w\ uld forward his personal check far at least $100 whether he succeeded in selling the entire 100 copies or not. Tihe funds thus se cured will be devoted to the fur therance of the campaign for edu cational opportunity. In commenting upon Mr. Spauld ing’s offer, the NAASP paid tri bute to his vision and willingness to help. “If only more persons were as active as Mr. Spaulding in this and in other ways”, the association's statement declared “the fight Talented Pianist To Appear In City May 13 MISS JOSEPHINE HARRELD Talented young pianist who will appear at the YWCA auditorium. 17th and Howard Streets, Satur day evening, May 13th under the auspices of the Woman’s Auxiliary of St Phillip’s Episcopal church. Miss Josephine Harreld, talent ed daughter nf Prof. Kemper Har reld, noted Negro violinist will appear in a Piano recital here at the YWGA auditorium, 17th and Howard Streets, Saturday even ing May 13th at 8 o’clock. Miss Harreld is a graduate of Spellman College, ^ the JiAliard school of Music in New York city and has a Master of Arts degree in Music fftim Radcliffe College. She received a scholarship in music from the Drama Leagne of Ameri ca for study abroad at the Mozar terram Academy, Salybury, Aus tria. Miss Harreld has been most cerdially received in recitals throughout the coun.tdy and es pecially in the west and on the coast where she has recently ap peared. About 75 prominent pera ns of tHh races have subscribed as patrons for this affair and the Woman’s Auxiliary of St Philip's Episcopal Church under whose auspices Miss Harreld is to be presented, hope to make this af fair one of the outstanding musi cal events of the season. which means so much to this and succeeding generations of Ameri can Xegroes could be greatly in tensified and even greater victories ecjuld be won. We hope others will follow Mr Spaulding’s fine ex ample.” HSPOE. Of W. MIDWEST ISSN. PUNS MOVED IHEIfl The three day convention will be held in Omaha, July 2, 3, and 4. There will be a big parade <n the first day, Sunday July 2nd. The chairman of the parade com mittee have planned an elaborate parade representing the seven states of the assocation. Bobbie Brown, chairman of the decora tion committee said contracts are now being signed by the business people along 24th street and vi cinity for an elaborate street de <Vration. Mr. Brown urges all busi ness in the district of 24th Lake streets to help make the conven tion a big success and affair for the many visitors expected and to show a spirit of cooperation and eubhusiasm so as bt challenge the other midwestern cities for civic showmanship and civic pride. Sev eral colorful marching clubs are expected. Letters will be sent to the numerous lodges and temples expecting to attend to enter de corated cars for the big parade. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated cars. Citizens are also invited im decorate and enter their cars Delegates and visitors will come from Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wyoming. The convention headquarters will be at the Elks Hall, 2420 I>ake St. ___nOo-— ANTI- LYNCHING PETITIONS BEING EAGERLY SIGNED New York May 4 —Mare than 600 petitions, each containing 25 or more lineR totalling upwards of 15,000 signatures, have been returned already to the national offices of the NAACP,'it was an nounced here t> day. Requests by mail, air mail and telegdam for aditional petitions are being re ceived from all parts of the United States, including a number of southern white groups. As there has been considerable talk in Washington about adjourn ment of Congress by the end of June, it is necessary, the NAACP pointed out, that the million signa tures sought for passage of the anti-lynchSng bill must be secured very soon. Additional petitions ready for signing are available at the offices of the NAACP, 69 Fifth avenue, New Yodk, ,N Y. All persons interested in helping to swell the number of signers aro urged to write the NAACP, f<r petitions. Signatures should then be secured as rapidly as pos siblo and the signed petitions re turned to the New York office. ' BETTY JEAN JAMES 2 Race Girls On Honor Roll ■------6 The Omaha Guide wishes to ex tend its congratulations to Betty James and Ruth Forrest two of our »wn girl’s who each received 4V6 A’s and were named among the large number of Honor stu dents of the Senior class of Cen tral High school. Young Miss James has had tihe single honor of making the Honor Roll each semester since she en tered High school, an enviable re cord and one to which more of our high school students should aspire. * - « _ RUTH FORREST Mrs. Roosevelt To Present Spingarn Medal To Marian Anderson At N.A.A.C.P. Meet MRS. ROOSEVELT Jumbo Frog On His Way To Guam “When the newly appointed Governor of Guam (Commander James T. Alexander U. S. N.) de parted recently from San Francis co for Guam on board the Navy transport CHAU MONT, his ship mates included a dozen pair of jumbo frogs native to Louisiana. Tho frogs are to be utilized in the development of fl new program of animal husbandry and experimen tal agriculture in Guam. In the course of experiments to improve submarine rescue met ods, actual diving conditions were stimulated under which two Navy divers performed the equivalent of an actual «ea dive of 500 feet, a new world's record. These new records were made with the aid of a recently perfected breathing mixture. The word ‘JAMOKE’ is used by sailors of the Navy to desig nate coffee. Coffee is grown on the islands of Java and Mocha, tho combination giving the word ‘JAMOKE.’ It is a violation of Navy regu lations to bring any kind of mat ches abroad a Naval vessel cith er than safety matches. Navy Post Office,, on ships and, Naval Stations are branches of the United States Post Office, New York City.” -0O0 FIGHT OPENED TO GET NEGRO AIRMEN IN NAVY Washington, May 4 (C^—After waging a successful fight to get special provision for the training of Negro air pilots is the U. S. Army, Edgar G. Brown, president of the United Government Em ployees, went immediately before the Committee on Naval Affairs in the Senate with a plea that similar provision for the training of Negro pilots be made for the Navy. Mr. Brown’s statement before the Committee on training Negre Naval pilots, as published in the “Hearings,” reads in part: “The advent of these new faces of color ed Americans in the Navy’s air defense might well prove a most happy situation. It could be very easily accomplished by insertion, of specific language so authoriz ing the Secretary of the Navy and providing additional fimdfc on page 2 of H. R. 4278, and Likewise the last page in reference to the i amounts set forth in this measure for Hampton Roads, Hampton, Va.; the expansion too of Langley Field.” A _* Mrs. Moton Re-elected To National Council of Women New York, May 4 (C)—Mrs. Jennie B. Moton, wife of Dr. R. R Moton and president of the Na tional Association of Colored Women, was unanimously re-elect ed fourth vice president of l/he National Council of Women of the United States. Inc., in the club rooms of* the Women’s City Club, Radio City, Thursday afternoon. Mrs Moton was nominated by Dr. New York, April 30—It waa formally announced here today ..hat “Mr*. Roosevelt will presefll the 24th Spingam jnedal lo Mar ian Anderson at the closing sea ■iion of the 30th annual conference of the NAACTP on July 2 at Rich mond, Va. Tho ceremonies will bo held ia the famous Mosque, largest and moat beautiful of Richmond’s au ditoricms. It is probable that one radio chains will broadcast the presentation. Publication of a rumor that Mrs. Roosevelt would make the presen tation has inundated the NAACP with reques.s for tickets of admis s on. Although the ceremony is more than two months away, in dividuals and groups from as far north as Boston and as far south at Atlanta have already signified their intention of going to Rich mond for this occasion Although • he Mosque will seat approximate ly 5,000 persons, the committee on program for the annual conference is making preparations /for an overflow crowd. It’s also consider ing requests that hove been nn.de l’or issuanre of reserved seat tic kets to delegates to the annual conference expected to number around 1,000, and to members of the NAACP. Public announcement will be marie in the press if it hi decided to (jo this. Nationwide interest in the con ference and particularly in the presentation of the medal to Mis# Anderson by Mrs. Roqsevelt baa been greatl accentuated by the recently barring of Miss Anderso* from Constitution Hall by the DAR and from the use of a pub lic school auditorium by the Dis trict of Columbia school board and a subsequent concert on Easter Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial » Washington heard by 75,00 po ' sons. 4 - __h * UNCOLNITE ENDORSED FOR URBAN LEAGUE POST ■’ Squires to Seattle Ever since it became known that Mr. Bernard Squires, has accept ed the position of Urban League Secretary at Seattle Wash., ef fective June 1st, many aspirants, both local and otherwise have made applications for the vacancy. Among those promenently men tioned for the pi|st is, Millard F. Woods the very efficient secre tary of the Urban League at L**► coin, Nebr. Mr. Woods is a fine young man, a Nebraska product, graduate of the University of Nebraska, capa ble and well liked. He has done splendid work in Lincoln, his hometown. The Omaha Guide would like to see this important position given to a Nebraskan and heartly en dorses Mr. Millard F Woods for the position of Urban League sec retary in Omaha, Nebr. Julia Coleman-Robinson, president of the New York City Federatio* of Women’s Clubs. -nOo HARLEM BUSINESS ADVERTISES IN NEW YORK CITY BUSES New York May 4 (C)—'Hie Mic key Carolina Funeral Home, 228 Lenox avenue, at 122 street, found ed by E. H. Mickey, has place* placard advertising in city buse* running through Harlem, the first colored enterprise to use this me dium. _(