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^NEGROES MUST AWAKEN’
SAYS DR. C. GOOD LET
Hundreds of Negroes who rallied •
to the meeting honoring Dr. Carl
ton B. Goodlett at Zion Baptist
Church Sunday received after best
fashion the message pertaining to
the All Southern Negro Youth
Congress and matters pertinent to
Negroes.
“Negroes Must” said Dr. Good
lett, “awaken from their compla
cency and realize that we live in
a changing world. Therefore it is
both impossible and undesirable to
maintain a status quo.”
While pointing out the many
fronts on which our problem is
being attacked 'by the Southern
Youth Congress,, he admonisheft
that there was similar work to be
done here and many opportunities
to do it .
Climaxing his stirring address,
Dr. Goodlett pointed out that in
order to work out our salvation,
“we must take advantage of the
changing trends by shaping the
new social forms to the better
ment of our needs.” 1
NEGRO NOMINATED
FOR FEDERAL JUDGE
BY PRES. ROOSEVELT
Noted Barrister Served 5 Years as Assistant Com
missioner, Illinois Commerce Commission;
Sat as Judge in Case Involving Division
of 30 Million Dollars between Elevatea
and Street Car Lines
w Chicago, Aug. (ANP) Attorney^
Herman E. Moore, prominent mem
ber of the Illinois bar, for five
years assistant commissioner of
the Illinois Commerce commission
and a former director of_the NAA.
CP, last Wednesday was nomina
ted as judge of the district court,
Virgin Islands, by President Roose
velt. His name was sent to the
senate for approval and confirma
tion of the appointment is expec
ted soon.
Long active in civic affairs and
in litigation involving the rights of
his people, Atty. Moore is also a
noted traction expert, having ser
ved for the past five years as
assistant commissioner of the Ill
inois Commerce commission. Dur
ing that time he was in full
charge of the Chicago Traction
\ division’s universal transfer case,
whose decision legalized issuance
of transfers from elevated trains
to street cars and buses, and vice
versa .
Commissioner Moore also sat in
a judicial capacity in the case in
volving the division of $30,000,
000 in fares and as a result of his
decision in that case, the huge
sum was divided between the ele
vated railroad and the street car
lines as he had directed.
The new federal jurist is 45
years old, a native of Jackson,
Miss. He received his A.B. degree
i in 1914 from Howard university,
his master of laws in 1919 from
Boston University Law school, and
his first training in traction mat
ters when he served as attorney
for the Boston City Traction Co.
from 1919-21.
Judge Moore is a former presi
dent of the Cook County Bar as
sociation and at the time of his
appointment was a member of a
prominent loop law firm, his as
sociates being Attorneys William
L. Dawson (former alderman, 2nd
ward), William H. Haynes, Irvin
C. Mollison (member, Chicago Li
brary board) and J. Ernest Wil
kins.
Judge Moore is happily married
and resides with his wife on the
near Southside. She will join him
at their future home in the Virgin
Islands as soon as he has estab
lished his residence there. As fed
eral judge, he will succeed Judge
William H. Hastie of Washington,
D. C., who recently resigned the
post to join the faculty of Howard
University’s School of law.
Several months ago another Chi
cagoan, Robert Morse Lovett,
(white), member of the faculty of
tho University of Chicago and long
famed as a defender of the rights
of minority groups, was appointed
secretary to the governor of the
Virgin islands.
He May Preach, But
Must Stick to the Lord
PASTOR MUST PREACH GOS
PEL; IGNORE LAWSUIT,
JUDGE HOLDS
The Salem Baptist church law
suit was adjourned in District
Judge Rine’s court Tuesday morn
ing after a general question-ask
ing bee.
The adjournment was granted
to permit attorneys for Rev.
Emmett H. Hilson, the plaintiff,
to amend pleadings. Rev. Mr.
Hilson’s suit is directed at Treas
urer Nathaniel Thomas, who, Mr.
Hilson claims, has been ex-treas
urer since last month. Mr. Hil
son asserted Monday that fac
tion of the church is trying to
oust him because he wants an
accounting of funds. He, in turn
asked for an order for the ac
counting, also an injunction
against being ousted.
Mr. Hilson said that, under
church law, he cannot be ousted
without charges having been filed
against him. And, he said, no
charges have been filed.
The last few trustees’ meeting
he said, have been invaded by
persons with no right to be there,
and police protection ihas been
necessary.
When#*ke ca*e was adjourned,
about 75 members of the congre
gation surged forward to ask
Judge Rine how things stood.
Could they attend trusteed meet
ings? Could they call a meeting
of the congregation ? Could they
oust Mr. Hilson? Could they get
an injunction to keep Mr. Hilson
from preaching next Sunday?
“The matter,” replied Judge
Rine. “is in statu quo. You cannot
do much of anything, make any
major decisions, until the court
has ruled. As for Rev. Mr. Hilson
ho may preach, but he must stick
to the Lord. He can’t talk about
this lawsuit. He can't even infer
it’s been filed. He must, preach
the gospel.”
Everyone seemed to be satisfied
with this.
OMAHA U, PROFESSOR
SAYS DON'T TIE YOUR
PRESIDENT'S HANDS
Neutrality laws which straitjac
ket American foreign policy are
liko green lights signalling for
agressor nations to “go ahead’’,
Dr. Shepard L. Witman, associate
professor of government at the
University o fOmaha, declared to.
day.
Dr. Witman asserted that this
country’s foreign policy should be
flexible and that the President
should be permitted discretion in
the application of embargoes in
the designation of “agressor na
tions”, and in determining whether
or not principles of international
law which the United States ad
heres to have been Violated by
other countries.
“I believe it is wise to allow the
executive freedom in policy so that
the United States can help pre
vent a conflict.” said the Univer
sity of Omaha professor.
“Wars are not a result of hap
hazard diplomacy or of accidents.
They come after a careful analy
sis on the part of civil governors
and their military advisers as to
ANNOUNCEMENT
Omahans are rejoicing because
of the anouncements that have
been sent out by Mrs. Benjamin
Whites’de telling of the marriage
of her charming and talented
daughter, Susan, to one of Omaha’s
veiy prominent young attorneys,
Mr. Ray Lawrence Williams. Mr.
and Mrs. Williams were married on
December 30th, 1938 but they kept
it a secret until this week when
invitations were sent to their very
intimate friends.
the probable strength of the po
tential enemy. An agressor nation
strikes when it thinks itself stron
ger than the enemy.
“That is why I believe that the
United States should have a flex
ible enough foreign policy so that
when war threatens this nation
may bring its weight to bear on
the side of peace.”
Dr. Witman is director of the
Midwest Institute of Government
which will be held in Omaha Sep
tember 18-22. The Institute, a pub.
lie service organization for helping
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25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
OPENING OF THE FIRST
TRANSCONTINENTAL
TELEPHONE LINE
Twenty-five years ago telephone
men who had designed and con
structed the first transcontinental
telephone lines from New York
to San Francisco by way of Oma
ha waited anxiously as the first
telephone conversation was about
to pass over the new line. In
volved was not only the actual
stringing of wires across the con
tinent but also the development
of amplifiers and other other en
gineering features which would
mean the distance would no longer
'be a barrier to the extent of tele
phone communication. The first
call was put through. The line
worked. It was a success.
Two hundred men, in seven
cities, who had a part in planning
or building the first line in 1914
celebrated the 25th anniversary
Friday afternoon, July 28. They
were assembled at New York,
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago,
Omaha, Denver and San Francisco.
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ANNOUNCEMENT1
There has been filed in the Dis.
Court of Douglas County Nebras
ka under Docket 346 No. 109 a
petit!on for a restraining order
with the following as plaintiffs
and defendants.
Plaintiffs: Emmett H. Hilson,
John Wainwright, Claude McFall,
John McClennon, James Denn, Ike
Shine and Blue. Defendants: Wal
ter Morris, Nathaniel Thomas,
William Cooper, Aluster llurris,
Jesse White and Fred Fort. The
case is concerning finances of the
Salem Baptist Church. The Oma
ha Guide will publish the petition
in its next weeks issue. Ix>ok
forward to reading the petition
and the restrain’ng order.
On Monday August 7 Judge
Pine upheld the Plaintiffs peti
tion for a'^straining order against
the defendants,
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Bitten By Hats
In Chicago Slums
Chicago, August 19, (CNA)—
A gruesome picture of women and
children being bitten by rats in
South Side slum housing was pre
sented here this week before the
City Council Housing Sub-Com
mittee.
Dave E. Mackelmnn of the Met
ropoplitan Housing Council des
cribed the horrible conditions of
the Ngro areas of the city, he
said.
“Just yesterday a woman came
into the Mandel Clinic of the Mi
chael Peese Hospital with horri
ble bites on her face. She had been
bitten by a rat.”
Then the vision of babies being
bitten was brought (before the
council sub-committee, when Alder,
man Earl B. Dickerson, 2nd Ward,
said that in six basement homes
babies were now being treated for
rat 'bites.
-oOo
Chicago, August 19, (CNA)—*
Claims from jobless Illinois work
ers for weekly cash benefits under
the Unemployment Compensation
Act are averaging about 11,000 a
day, State Director of Labor Mar
tin P. Durkin announced this week.
The number includes both Negro
and white unemployed.
® YOUR UNCLE SAMUEL WILL
FURNISH YOU THE MEN
TO DO IT WITH
Colonel F'. C. Harrington, We-'*
Projects Commissioner, announc 1
today that WPA workers on bui! -
ing construction projects had r
clvicved a pate during the eig I
months period ending last Ma' 1
1 of approximately 15 new buil 1
logs completed per day, or abom
450 per month.
Total building projects com
pleted during the period from Ju!v
1. 1038, to March 1, 1939, was
by Colonel Harrington at 3£>'''
new buildings completed, 10.2’’
to which improvements were made
and 338 for which additions wer-’
built. All were public building of
various kinds—schools, hospitals,
amrtoriums, etc.—and a substant
ial cost in excess of $100,000. U*v
tial proportion were built at a to*
tier the new relief bill WPA is pro
hibited from undertaking anv
building project costing more then
$52,000 in Federal funds.
I lie completion of the construc
tion of 15 new buildings every day
by WPA workers, and the im
provement of several hundred
others, is a considerable contri
bution to the nation’s wealth.’’
Colonel Harrington said. “This
achievement is particularly signi.
ficant, I think, in view of the fact
thae a great part of the work was
carried out during the winter
months when construction normal
ly comes to a standstill.’’
Recreational buildings lead in
the various categories of new
buildings completed, Colonel Har
rington reported, the total bein '
1,191. Of these, 244 were stadiums
and grandstands, 126 were gym
nasiums, 43 were auditoriums an 1
778 were of a miscellaneous char
acter such as hath houses, pav'
lions, etc. Improvements to re
creational buildings totaled 778
and new additions were construc
ed to 59.
Of 606 new educational build
ings completed during the period,
590 were schools and 16 were li
braries. The extent of WPA’s part
in improving the nation’s schools
is more clearly shown, however.
Colonel Harrington added, by th ?
fact that nearly one-half of all
modernization projects were car
ried out on school buildings. Of
the 10,267 buildings improved dur
ing the period, 4,991 were
schools.
Other important types of pub
lic buildings on which WPA work
ers engaged, and the number com
pleted, are as follows: hospital-,
23 new, 321 added to or improved;
courehouses and public office
buildings, 193 new, 466 added to
or improved; fire houses, 33 new,
292 added to or improved; ware
houses, 174 new, 393 added to or
improved; aircraft hangers, 28
new, 16 improved; miscellaneou
structures, 1,025 new, 2,704 added
to or improved.
A table of physical accomplish
ments on the WPA public build
ing program is attached.
PHYSICAL ACCOMPLISH
MENT ON WPA PUBLIC
BUILDING PROJECTS COM
PLETED BETWEEN JULY 1,
1938 AND MARCH 1, 1939
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MISSISSIPPI RECEIVES A
RESETTLEMENT PROJECT
Jackson, Miss., Aup. 10 (ANP)>
MWississippi is at last to have a
Nepro resettlement project. There
have been projects for white far
mers for the past three years. A
total of 115 Nepro tenant farmers
will occupy the project to be
known as the Milestone planta
tion, it was announced this week
by the Farm Security administra
tion.
Mississippi has felt the need of
a Nepro resettlement project ever
since the propram was initiated
population of the state is colored,
CHICKEN CHEAPER THAN MEAT
) That is the slogan of the Carey Neighborhood Grocery, Store at ' TT
27th Grant St. Ope.* Sunday—30c per pound. A 3 lb. spring REMEMBER, OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY
chicken only 60c—You cap’t beat That.
four or five years ago. Half the
and most of it is rural. Mound
Bayou was first mentioned as a
site, the theory being that a farm
resettlement located on the rich
black land which surrounds the
town and now principally owned
by white plantation owners would
permit the development of an i
deal settlement. Difference over
price of land which shot up im
mediately and other complication
which bureau officials refuse t>
discuss halted the Mound Bayou
project.
The Milestone project will be
operated on the plantation system.
The white projects in the state
are individual units which the ten
ant may finally own. The new
community is located in Holmes
county, on U. S. Highway 4t)E, be
tween Lexington and Yazoo City,
on rich delta land that has long
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