THRU THE
Darkness
I See
BY FRED C. WILLIAMS
OUT OF THE PAST—The confer
ence recently held at Tuskegee, dis
cussing ways and means of integrat
ing the Negro into the present eco
nomic situation and work program
took up a program that was launch
ed by the late Booker T. Washing
ton in which he advocated the edu
cation of both the hands and mind
of adults and children alike. Now
twenty years after his death, lead
ers and friends of the race are rec
ognizing the value of the teacing
and philosophy of the one and only
Booker T.
CAPTURING A VISION:— The
month of March will see millions
of Baptists honoring the memory
of the late Dr. R. H. Boyd, founder
and builder of the National Baptist
Publishing house in Nashville, Ten
nessee. No greater tribute could
be paid to any race by any man
than to memoralize the late R. H.
Boyd for he was a man of vision,
born a slave and could not write
his own name until he was 25 years
old. He took up the Lord’s work in
a backwoods church near Palestine, |
Texas. He moved to Palestine and
then on to San Antonio; organised
the Baptist Association of Texas
and in a vision saw the need of pre-1
paring a place for the younger gen- j
erations and out of this dream a-.
rose the present institution valued
at more than a million dollars in
Nashville, Tenn., of which his son
Dr. Henry Allen Boyd is the exe
cutive secretary, and general man
ager.
TARDY REMEMBRANCE:—
The news that a group of intellect
uals down in Harlem have decided
to form an organization to make
bid for recognition of the greatest
abolitionist of them all, Frederick
Douglass by having his name in
stalled in the Hall of Fame of Col
umbia University., is a most wor
thy cause. It is said that it is
“Better late than never”, but it is
high time that this race our ours
learn something of its early his
tory and credit the men and women
who suffered and worked long and
hard to win support for the Abolit
ionist movement which culminated
in the issuing of the Emancipation
Proclamation. Frederick Douglas
was greatly responsible in inducing
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Abraham Lincoln to perform a duty
to humanity and free four million
human beings from slavery. This
man was a real hero inu heroic
times and deserves what he does
not receive, the adoration of every
blaek man in the United States of
America.
CRIME IS CRIME:—We are in re- !
ceipt of a news item that the first
person in the United States to own
a slave was Anthony Johnson, a
Negro in Virginia who obtained po- j
ssession of a slave by a court act- ]
ion. History does not bear out
this fact for the item reads, the
slaves, prior to that time were
bonded servants and were given
their freedom after having paid
their debt, but whoever owned slav
es, committed a crime and it was
wrong, whether the owners were
white or black or the slaves were
men of either race.
ADMITS VALUE OF NEGRO'
VOTE:—John Temple Graves, not-;
ed white southern newspaper man
says that Negro vote in the north
is far more valuable than the white
man’s vote in the south, in a speech
recently made before a large audi
ence, Graves was attempting to ar- j
ouse antagonism against the pas-1
sage of the Gavagan-Wagner Anti-1
Lynch Bill. The things which we j
are interested in and is most sign
ificant is that the southern white
man admits the value of the Ne
gro vote and points out that if the
vote is given to the Negro in the
eleven southern states where he is
now disfranchised, it will destroy,
so he says, the democratic party.
In this, I do not agree, but it will
destroy the white man’s futile sys
tem that denies the right of citiz
enship.
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THE BLOCK-OUT SYSTEM: -
Out in California, the State legis
lature is in special session and a
committee was appointed to inves
tigate Communist activities. The
committee convened in Los Angel
es and a one days open session al
most ended in a riot. The chair
man of the committee went back
to the Capitol and said they would
take up the matter latter. It looks
like a Block-Out for the Dies Com
mittee.
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BEAUTY ROmflflCE
iiit i ia 1 -W ’if J ~^ms.
The Larieuse Beauty Foundation was established by |
the Godefroy Manufacturing Company to etudy methods
of preserving women's natural beauty, and to mako
the results of this research available to the public.
This is that discouraging, in-be
tween season when it is too soon to
start looking for spring finery in
spite of tlie fact that our winter
clothes have become disgustingly
familiar not only to ourselves but
to our friends. The only solution
lies In a hit of clever disguise which
can he accomplished with a little
thought and virtually no expense.
Brighten Up Your Wardrobe
Take, for Instance, that old black
dress—or the green or blue one for
that raatter. A starchy white pique
collar will go far toward making It
look pert and new—or a lingerie
touch at the throat and wrists will
give It a daintiness you didn't dream
it could possess. And your suit that
yon have been wearing straight
through the winter and have felt a
hit threadbare—send It to the clean
ers to get the sag out of the skirt
and put the crease back in the
sleeves and then shop around In the
season's end sales until you find n
blouse that is completely unlike any
you have worn with It before. The
combination will make you feel that
you have an entirely new outfit and
you’ll probably decide to wear it
right into the spring. Stop In nt
the flve-and-ten or any other conven
ient notions counter and pick up a
bangle or two to break the line of
any number of old dresses. A string
of brightly colored heads, a new
Jingly bracelet or an unusual belt
can add Just the needed touch of
dash to a dress that you hud thought
out-moded.
Overhaul Yourself
And now turn to yourself. Have
you let your skin become rough und
chapped? A few reconditioning
treatments will give It a softer, more
supple look. Perhaps you need a
change of make-up shades. Poorly
matched make-up can make you
look drub und lifeless whereas har
monizing shades are Important flat
terers. A hold red lipstick, If chosen
wisely, can make you the center of
admiring eyes.
And how Is your hair looking after
exposure to winter winds? Lustrous
hair Is one of a woman’s hest draw
ing cards and It Is foolish to over
look so Important a bet If It Is
streaked from one cause or another,
And a coloring that matches the
original shade and recapture Its
youthful gleam. It takes such a
short time and the results are so
far-reaching. And try a new hair-do.
If you've been wearing It up, a long
bob will make you feel like a dif
ferent person, or vice-versa.
It takes so little to give a woman
a lift and this is the Idenl time of
year to go to it. Your family nnd
friends—and more Importantly, your
best beau—will notice the differ
ence. It’s well worth the try, don't
you think?
What are your beauty prob
lems? Write Marie Downing,
Larieuse Beauty Foundation,
Room 321 — 319 North Fourth
St., St. Louis, Mo., and she will
be glad to answer them. Be sure
to enclose a self-addressed
stamped envelope.
GOD ANI) MEN
(by Andy Iiazaf for the ANP)
Men leave too many things to
God
So much that they themselves
can do
Is left for Heaven to perform
Expecting Him to see them
through.
“God send us peace,” “God give
us food,”
“God bring us hope,” we hear
men pray,
While all these things they ask
him for
They are destroying day by day
When men cast out their hate
and greed
God will help then and only then
Today, it’s not His help we need
But Gor, who needs the help of
men!
PATRICK O’CONNOR FILES
FOR MUNICIPAL JUDGE
Patrick W. O’Connor, Attorney
is a candidate for Municipal Judge
He was a candidate in 1932, was
nominated and defeated in the fin
als.
He helped organize and was
President of the Omaha Amateur
Baseball Association; is active in
Boy Scout work and was particul
arly active in securing an added ap
propriation at the last session to
the State Unicameral for the Old
Age, Blind and Aid to Dependent
Children recipients. He made
many trips to Lincoln in their in
terest at his own personal expense.
He is a member of the Blessed
Sacrament Catholic Church, Amer
ican Legion and many civic organi
zations, and resides at 2867 Tda St.
CORTEZ PETERS TOURING
WEST FOR ROYAL TYPE
WRITERS
Los Angeles, Feb. 21, (ANP) —
Cortez W. Peters, world’s No. 2
typist, is now touring the West
coast in the interest of the Royal
Typewriter company, by whom he
is employed as an expert typing
demonstrator.
Mr. Peters is making . is initial
visit to the West Coast, having
virtually demonstrated in the ma- j
jority of remaining states. His
tour began on Jan. 11, when he
left Washington, with his wife, Mrs
Vivian 0. Peters. Demonstrations
were given en route at Little Rock,
Ark., St. Louis, and Kansas City,
Mo. A schedule had been arranged i
for Denver, but had to be tempor
arily omitted because of the severe
cold.
Approximately one month will
be spent in an about Los Angeles;
two weeks in San Francisco and vi
cinity, with possibly a week in
Portland, and also a week in Seat
tle. Then stops will be made on
the way back East. All together,
the trip should comprise about four
months.
Mr. Peters has an official typing
record of 138 net five-stroke words ;
per minute for an hour., attaining
this record in the 1937 Internation
al Typing contest. Subsequently,
he established a new world’s record
actually typing 142 words per min
ute for the hour, but lost credit for
the record because of an omission
in the copy which occurred during
the last minute's writing of the
hour. Since this time no other
world’s championship contest has
been held in which Mr. Peters
could participate.
At the present time the champ
ion typist owns and operates three
business schools in Washington,
Baltimore and Chicago.
A Poor Compliment
“Do me a favor. Tonight I'm
meeting a girl for the first time. Do
come along with me."
“But surely I shall be in the
way?”
"Not at all. When she sees you
I shall have a better chance.”
So It Is
Betty—Have you heard that Bob
by isn’t going to print The Whizzer
any longer?
Jane—Dear me, that's dreadful?
Betty—They’ve decided it's jusl
long enough as it is.
The Hard Way
Oliver—It only took me eight sit
tings.
Betty—What? Having your por
trait painted?
Oliver—No. Learning how to
skate.
Ma Blushed
*‘I don't often eat such a dinner
as I’ve had today,” said the impor
tant guest.
“We don’t, either,” said the small
son of the house.
You May Believe It
Joke Editor—Gimme a sentence
using the word "eclipse.”
Office Boy—Every time the joke
editor sees a joke, “eclipse” it for
his column.—Washington Post.
Easily Satisfied
Policeman—You can't corne
through here, lady. This is a one
way street.
Indignant Lady—But I want to
go only one way.
Never Slips
Mrs. Green—Does your husband
lie awake at nights?
Mrs. Black—Yes indeed, and in
his sleep, and often during the day.
Serious Question
Old Maid—Oliver, I wouldn’t slide
down the bannister like that!
Oliver—Wouldn’t you, Miss Prim?
Then show me how you’d do it!
NEGRO DAY AT WORLD’S
FAIR
World's Fair, N. Y., Feb. 21 —
Prominent Negroes from all fields
Is i/cui Lusk y Day with
^UJCKY HEARTS
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make up to $5.00 day spare time,
$45.00 week full time with our
guaranteed line of cosmetics,
medicines, curios, jewelry. It sells
fast, repeats faster. No experi
ence needed. Send no
money for Free Sam
ples of Face Powder
and Hair Dressing
and Free Catalog
with lots of pictures.
Write Lucky Heert
i Company. Dept7-2-75»
Memphis, Tenn.
of endeavor will convene at the
Empire State office of the World’s
Fair, Friday, Feb. 16, at 8 p. m.
to discuss elaborate plans for “Ne
gro Day” at the Fair this summer.
More than 50,000 colored persons
are expected to attend festivities
on their day here August 15.
The World's Fair of 1940 in New
York will open May 11.
“Negro Day” has already been
endorsed by the United States De-1
partment of Interior, the colored
press and representative Negroes i
in every walk of life. Thirty com
mittee members have signified
their intentions of attending the
meeting this week.
KNOXVILLE CAGERS HAND
MOREHOUSE DOUBLE SET
BACK
Knoxville, Tenn.,—The Knoxville
College cagers ended their home
schedule for this season in a blaze \
of glory when they defeated—and
most decisively—Morehouse both
ends of a twin bill at Knoxville,
February 12, 13.
Score of the first encounter was
•17-34; score of the second game
was 44-34, The K. C. Bulldogs tak
ing both games. From the first!
tip-off in both games there was
never any question as to which ]
team would come out on top.
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LEGAL NOTICES
Atty. W. B. Bryant
2411 1-12 North 24th St.
Notice of Administration
In the County Court of Douglas
County, Nebraska:
'In the matter of the estate of
Thomas Frazier, deceased.
All persons interested in said es
tate are hereby notified that a pet
ition has been filed in said Court
alleging that said deceased died
leaving no last will and praying for
administration upon his estate, and
administration upon his estate, and
that a hearing will be had on said
petition before said court on the
2nd day of March, 11(40, and that if
they fail to appear at said Court on
the said 2nd day of March, 11(40, at
0 o’clock A. M., to contest said pet
ition, the Court may grant admin
istration of said estate to Cornel
ius Glover or some other suitable
persons and proceed to a settlement
thereof.
Bryce Crawford,
County Judge.
Atty Ray L. Williams,
Room 1, Tuchman Bldg.,
at 24th and Lake St.
Notice of Administration
In the County Court of Douglas
County, Nebraska:
In the matter of the estate of
Walter T. Davis, deceased.
All persons interested in said es
tate are hereby notified that a pet
ition has been filed in said Court
alleging that said deceased died
leaving no last will and praying for
that a hearing will be had on said
petition before said court on the
2nd day of March, 1940, and that if
they fail to appear at said Court on
the said 2nd day of March, 1940, at
9 o’clock A. M., to contest said pet
ition, the Court may grant admin
istration of said estate to W. L.
Myers or some other suitable
persons and proceed to a settlement
thereof.
Bryce Crawford,
Coun'.y Judge.
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