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LARORST AfTRBDfTBD NFCRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY_ 0”“7 Saturday, September 16, 1939 ~~ZZZ~ > . City Edition 1( )c per Copy Are you perfectly heal.hy? If you are, how did you know it? Have you seen your doctor late ly? Of course not, you just guess ed you were. You know that you aro feeling fine most of the time so you have just come to the con clusion tha>t everything is ‘okey.’ We are going to run a series of health d!| .missions fcfr your benefit. You will learn about milk and its uses. You will learn ' what saliva is and are any per-; sons immune to seasickness, also why the partially deaf person places his hand behind his ear. You will learn about whooping cough and at what age it may oc cur, and many other questions of importance. Watch the OMAHA GUIDE for all the answers. Mayor Welcomes Urban League’s New Secretary To Omaha See story below You Can Move To Liberia The Weather Weather outlook for the Period September 18 to September 23. Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys and Northern and Central Great Plains, some what warmer beginning of week and temperatures mostly above normal thereafter; week dry in ^ general. Cop Kills Negro Worker and Commits Suicide St. George S. I. N. Y.—Fifteen minufUfa, after a charge of homi cide h*d been placed against him in connection with the fatal shoot- ! ing of ,a Negro waterfront work er in Port Richmond, Patrolman Lowbs Pensa, white, commtted sui cide Friday evening in his cell in the police station here. Pensa had been permitted to change into civilian clothes after arrest and then deprived of his belt and necktie as a precau tion tore his undershirt into strips to make a cord. Putting the noose around his neck, he attach ed the other end to an iron cross bar in the cell and stepped off, the prison cot. An attendant found his body hanging from the bar and called Dr. Anthony Constantino from St. Vincent’s Hospital, who after try-. ing to revive the prisoner pro nounced him dead. It was the same doctor who earlier in the day certified the death of the Ne gro victim Louis Hall, 53 year old resident of a shack at the 1 foot of North street, Port Rich moml. The fatal shooting for which Pens* had been locked up took I place shortly after 1 p.m. when j x during his lunch hour, the police- j * man, after imbibing of intoxica-1 ting liquor in his free time went to the junk yard of Morris Feld man and Son at the foot of North Street, made a target of white paper and placed it against a bale of burlap bags on the wall of tho shack. Using his service revolver, Pen aa fired three times at the tar get two shots finding their mark but the third passing through of the building. Hall, seated at a table inside was struck in the back of the head and killed. Workmen who heard the shoot ing, found the Negro workman 1 dead and called police. Acting In spector James McGrath arrived with a squad of detectives and i |two radio cars. Pen.sa was taken to St. George police station j where, after examination by Dr. William Davis, police surgeon, was pronounced unfit for dut> 4no to an intoxicating agent. He was suspended on orders of Fifth j Deputy Police Commissioner Mar tin H. Meaney and a charge of homicide lodged against him af ter questioning by the District Attorney’s office. Pensa. who was 43 years old had been on the force for fifteen years, was married and had two children. Hall leaves an 81 year old-mother in Georgia to whom he had been in the habit of send ing half of his weekly wages. Says America Should Not Be Drawn Into War Negro Youth Brutally Attacks White Girl R. L. Williams Regional Director Nat’l Bar Ass’n • _ RAY L. V. illIAms Attorney S. R. Redmond, Presi dent of the National Bar Asso ciation announced the following program of ten objectives which the association plans to accom plish during the year ending Aug ust 4, 1940. 1. To obtain increased represen tation for Negro lawyers on the state and federal judiciary and on thu legal taffa of federal, state, county and ci:y prosecutors to insure the partial administration of the criminal law. 2. To obtain an increase num ber of appointments of Negro lawyer-; by the Courts as Receiv ers, Administrators, Attorneys for the Officer.-', Guardians ad li tem, and assignments of counsel to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases. 3. To obtain increased repre sentation on all juiie;. 4. To wage a vigorous campaign in every community for equal fducational opportunities for Ne groes from the grammar school to the highest level. 5. To put forth the united ftrength of the NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION and through its agency the strength of the entire race to fight for the passage of the anti-lynching bill 6. Publication of a law journal (Continued on page 4) Crocery store Held Up in Broad Day light In broad day light, Monday, Sept. 18, about 1:45 P.M. two Negroes walked into the Shapiro Meat Marker and Grocery Store at 2518 Cuming St., and asked the lady in charge for steak. When she went behind the meat counter and inquired of what kind he wanted, he said he had changed his mind, he wanted cigaretts. Both ordered one package of Luc kies, one of Old Golds, and one of Camels. When she attempted to collect for the same, they rushed her in an act of an attack with a club. When she screamed, they ran out the door, down Cuming St. and turned the corner east on Cuming by Jepsen’s Grocery. They then turned north on 24th St. and disappeared in the alley. The proprietor came to the owner of the Square Deal Poultry nexi door and asked for help to catch the burglars. He made an attempt to help locate the two holdup men but was unable to get any clues. Mrs. Shapiro said she couia easily identify them if she ever found them again. The proprie tor of the Square Deal called po lice headquarters and asked for Detective Birch. He said that if he could get hold of Detective Birch i he would have them in thirty minutes. When the Omaha Guide reporter left the Square Deal Grocery, ho was trying to locate Detective Birch. —FLASH— The two burglars who held up the grocery store at 2518 Cuming St., were apprehended by De ATTACKS HOT TAMALE MAN Comes Back to Town ; Arrested Louis Parker, 2111 Grant St. who jammed traffic on 24th St. on Sept. 10, at 1914 N. 24th St., by using his knife on tihe hot tamale man, went to Souix City for a few <fcys. But he seemed to think everything was blowing over and be came back to Omaha. Detective Sergeants U. S. Mat thews and C. C. Dudley nabbed i him. He was given ninety days I for his attack on the hot tamale I man. - WHITE GIRL ATTACKED BY COLORED BOY Monday evening, September 18 a negro boy ^attempted to attack a white girl as was empt ing trash in the lot next to her homo 2227 Giant. The boy came through the alley from Burdette St., behind Dreamland Hall. When he saw the girl, he ran to her and threw (her down. But the girl's screams drove him away. The boy hasn’t been caught. Mr. Koenig, her father stated to the Omaha Guide reporter that it was a little past 8 o’clock when it happened. It was dark. He said that it was all done so quick. When the girl fell to the ground, the man ran and she did not get a description of her assaulter, and for that reason she felt it was useless to notify the police as it would be imposible for the girl or anyone at the house to posei ble identify the assaulter. Mr. Koenig did not want to cause anyone to suffer thut was inno cent. Mr. Koenig is employed in the finance department at the City Hall under Commissioner Knud sen. _ tectivo Sergeants C. C. Dudley and U. S. Matthews. The two burglars were not satisfied with the job on Cuming Si. They went to 1513 N. 2>lth St„ The Adlers Delicatessen Store and pulled oil another stunt. John Henry Brooks, 2913 Grant Street was given thirty days and Edward Robinson, 1633.. N. 23rd St. was -turned over bo Juvenile authori ties. Ho happened to be in bad company. _——ioOo— BEAUTICIANS ELECT MRS. C. C. JOHNSON NATIONAL PRESIDENT Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 21 (ANP)— Mrs. Cordelia Green Johnson, widely known beautician of Jersey City, N. J. was elected president of the National Beauty CuRurists league at its recent convention held here at Municipal auditorium. President Johnson was formerly treasurer of the na tional body. As a result of the persistent efforts of C. H. Newsome, At lantic was chosen as the 1940 con vention city. Mrs. Marjorie Ste wart Joyner of Chicago, the re tiring president, had served for two years. 5LEADERS POINT OUT BENE FIT OF WAR FOR NEGROES SOME OPPOSE SEPARATE DI VISION —r~-——• A Few Believe U S. Can Remain Neutral in Latest European Conflict > Chicago Sept. 21 (ANP)—Still more leaders of the American Negro, continuing the symposium * begun last week by the Associat ed Negro Press, are certain of the racial benefits to be derived from the present European war, while some are of the opinion that the United States can re main neutml. All, however, are deeply opposed to any plan to use Negro soldiers exclusively as stevedores or work regiments. Among tho=e believing Ameri ca will remain neutral is Dr. A.W. Dumas of Natchez, Miss., new president of the National Medical association, who says "the lesson wo learned in the recent World war will act as a detering influ ence in keeping uu out of the ! present conflict. Since we have not recovered from the after math of this war, knowing full well its implications, it would be foolhardy to take any part in it. But tihe Negro, if called up to shoulder arms in defense of oui democracy, must accept the chal lenge and fight in the interest of (Continued on page 4) -oOo St. Paul Gets Post / al Foreman Clerk St. Paul, Sept. 21 (ANP)-Jose H. Sherwood well known St. Paul postal clerk and widely known in fraternal circles, has been made a foreman by Post master Arthur A. Van Dyke, (ef. fective Sept. 1,) the appointment marking the first time a Negro has been so honored in the local postoffice. Sherwood, a veteran of the ser vice, has served under six post masters, and was made a special clerk on Postmaster Otto Itaths. Postmaster Van Dyke stated that the promotion was ba«ed on merit alone, and he recognizes neither . race, creed nor color among em ployes of the postoffice. Long a fraternal leader, Sher wood has served as grand master of Masons in Minnesota, as grand high priest of Royal Arch Masons of Iowa; grand commander of Knights Templar of Missouri, and grand master of the grand en campment of Knights Templar (Prince hall affiliaton) of the U. S. and Canada. Sherwood has also held num erous offices in the A.E.A.O, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, in cluding that of deputy imperial potentate. He is a 33rd degree mason and deputy of the state of Minnesota. --— --4 Food Show 13TH ANNUAL FOOD SHOW UNDER WAY % Omiu'a’s Guide' 13;h annua! Food Show un ‘er the auspices oi three of Omaihu’s leading go get i‘ organizatons will open Or. 2r and close Oct. 28. Eight busy nights with many big prizes. Ge your free tickets from your fa vorite grocery store. Watch ivext week’s paper for futhr r announce ment. -uOo„-. Still King JOE LOUIS KNOCKS OUT PASTOR IN ELEVENTH Joe Louis retained his heavy weight boxing championship i.i Dettroii Wednesday night, Sep* 20 when he knocked out Bob Pas tor in the eleventh round. The challenger was floored four times in the first round, and was down for a nine count in the second. Pastor, a New York university football player, was badly hu t His eye was full of^blood and he * said thai he didn’t see that fatal | punch. , -oO(b-j— - ANNOUNCING THE MARRIAGE OF MISS LUCAS & MR. CRAIG We are hapyy to anounce that on Tuesday. September 12, 1939 Miss Gertrude Evelyn Lucas of 2863 Binney, Omaha was united in marriage to Mr. Walter Craig in Des Moines, Iowa. iFORMER AMERICAN SEEKS TO FORM COOPERATIVE COLONY IN L BKKlA Project has Approval of Lberiau Government; Settlement to Occupy 64 Squares Mile* of Virgin Fund. Bor dering on RiVer Colonists Need #.>00 to Join Community Project New York, Sept. 21 (ANP) — Waite* P. Walker, consul general i of the Republic of Liberia with office; at 277 Broadway, thia city gave coof.rotation thia week to the report that there is a definite plan afoot to establish a coopera tive community in far-awajr Li beria. Know as the 1mm grants Co operative SetJement sc home, sb« project is being directed by (1. Henry Ricketts, former America* who has lived in the Island Re i public for nine years, and k re portedly the proprietor of the only I electrically-operated bakery in L. ! be rib, , Dusciseing his plan recently in Monrovia, Ridkeftth had this tt> say: "The whole plan is worked out on the theory that ;*v»r«i! single units are capable of bear ing collectively more strain and have greater endurance capacity than one, or even a few persons working together. "My plan is to encourage 290 families to come to this country and to develop an entirely new settlement all by ourselves, Continued on page 8) Welcomed MR. BROWN At a reception at the Urban League Community Center Tues day, September 19, 1939 at 8 o’ clock Mr. Raymond R. Brown, the new secretary of the Urban Lea gue, was honored. When Mr. Brown was aRked to speak, he said, “It is somewhat unusual and it taken the words out of my mouth to express all the things I had to night. All of the things that have been said of me remind me somewhat of the way that a little boy must have felt. Hits mother had trained him for one of his 1st programs at church to say; ‘Be not afraid. It vs I-' Almobt everyday and every evening she would ask him his lines and he would say, ‘Be not afair. It is I.’ Well, the night camo and, as I am appearing to night, Johnny went to the stag* somewhat hesitantly and quaking ly. He glanced around with hi» eyes big and said. Be-Fhe—Daa’t be seared. It ain’t nobody but me.’ That is the way I want yoa to feel about me.” Mr. Brown went on to say, "I am a part of the community now and I expect to be if you permit me." He also said ‘‘The people hi this section of the country ari noted for their sincerity -■’»** (Continued on page 4) > Chicken Cheaper than Bacon, *P,^Gr»ceryStare *2 7 U» & Grant Opcataadajr * ‘ . , V " ' , « # ’ •» " f * * *' j * ’ * . f # » i