CITY EDITION fa jjj SU* The body of Mr. Theodore Mixon '^j3| MB 9 £$ age Commercial artist of Chi P|^ mm ..J&P ■ M e&go, 111., who lost his life in a •H® Mfl railroad accident at 42nd and D ^mmmm_ _streets, Saturday morning August /JUSTICE/EQUALITY HEW TO THt LINE) “„:r £j£. £r *"^^^^7^ i “"“1"“*'“"'““““" “oral services and burial. LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY Entered as Second Class Matter at Pott Office, Omaha, Nebr., under Act of March B, 1874. Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, August 24, 1940 OUR 13TH YrEAR— 'Number 23 — Busine** Phone WE. 1517 y J ” • BOYD GALLOWAY HEADS CENTRAL STATES GOLF ASS’N FOR 1940-41 maamsaen> c.;»WWBW®5.:.:> *a.TSOTWU ...>j^v — Edgar G. Brown, president of the United Govtmment employes and advisor for the CCC on Negro af foirs, announced this week that he was definitely in the running lor the position of grand exalted rul er of the Elks, opposing J. Finley Wilson who has had this job for a number of years. Mr. Brown declares that his platform will be: “A New Deal for Forgotten Bills'' and has been promised, he says, the support of westerners, who express themsel ves as not being willing to have Wplson, Howard and Hueston con sign the lodge to the Republican party as these men committed themselves in Philadelphia. Prominent Democrats in the Midvfest have pledged their sup port to Brown and in selecting him as their candidate, they felt they had chosen a man who would carry the fight to Wilson in a new way and break down his former steam roller methods of operation, according to information. ? Serious op^position to Wilson has already developed in his own camp with several Eastern adherents de claring themselves through with the metods used by the Little Nap oleon in conducting the business of the order. LARGEST CENTRAL STATES MEET HELD AT KANSAS CITY, MO., AUGUST 16-17 TENANT INVESTIGATOR Mrs. Geraldine Yvonne Jackson 194 graduate of the Atlanta Univ ersity School of Social Work, is now employed as Tenant Invest igator with the John Hope Homes by the Atlanta ousing Autnority. She is also a graduate of Clark University, and had several years of teaching experience before en tering upon hr period of training for professioal social work. Frontiers Group Raps Defense Discrimination Columbus, 0-, Aug. 18 (AN'Pl In a special petition to President Roosevelt, urging him to end rac ial discrimination in all branches of the army and navy, members of the Frontiers of America, meet ing here in convention last week, went on record as pledging them selves against such action as un American and undemocratic. In the anti-discrimination reso lution. which calls for peace with ational self respect and cites the heroic record of Negro citizens in all the nation’s wars, the group petitions the President to use his offices to see that all the various departments and branches of the entire defense program be thrown open to Negro citizens of the Uni ted States. Voting to meet in Akron, July 25-27, 1941, the convention re elected Nimrod B. Allen, Columbus president. Other officers are: Dr. W .T. Nelson, Cincinnati, first vice president; J. W. Williams, Columbus, second vice-president; Henry C. Sparks, Philadelphia, third vice president; Dr. J .J. Car ter, treasurer; Dr- J. S. Hime3, Jr. secetary; ami Samuel R. Shepaid, Akron, sergeant at arms. uanoway ana Murray New Officials Boyd V. Galloway, president of The Omaha Comhusker Golf plub for 3 years, was unianmously el ected President of the Central States Golf Association for the 1940-41 term. Pendleton Murray another mem ber of the Omaha Comhusker club was elected a member of the Exe cutive Board. Other officials elected were 1st vice president, Numa Johnson, Des Mloines, Iowa; 2nd vice president Wm. Alexander, St. Louis, Mo.; Secy-Treas., Sam Shepard, St. Louis, Mo., Director of Publicity, Dowdal Davis, Kansas City, Mo. The Central States Assn, which is composed of Clubs from St. Lou is, Des Moines, Minneapolis and St. Paul, Omaha, Kansas City and Topeka, Kansas, has a member ship of more than 250 members. The Omaha Comhusker club Was represented by John Simms, Boyd V. Galloway, (Jess Hutten, Lonnie Thomas, Wlm. Bill Davis, Burl Caldwell. Milton Wilson, Mal colm Scott, Saybert Hanger, Tom Chandler, Maurice Corbett, S. Fin ley, Penny Murray, Omaha Ladies present were Mrs. Bobbie Turner Davis, Mrs. Julia Galloway, Mrs Francis Simms, Mliss Mabel Clark Mrs. Malcolm Scott and Mrs. Mau rice Corbett. The program consisted of a Smoker Friday night, given by the Topeka Clubs at the Elks Rest, —Qualifying round Saturday af ternoon which was rained out twice at the Swope Park Golf Course;—Saturday night, Annual Meeting of Central States Golf Assn, followed by a Sports Dance at the Elks Ballroom,— Sunday 36 holes Golf Tournament over the Swope Park Golf Links;—Sunday night and informal get-to-gethe* and the presentation of trophies rt the Penrod Country Club. The 1941 Meet was awarded to Omaha over Minneapolis. Many other individ uals entertain marts were given for the players and all expressed themselves as having had an enjoy able trip. JOHN SIMMS WINS GOLF TROPHY AT CENTRAL STATES MEET John Simms one of the Omaha Gomhusker’s most enthusiastic 1 golfers won 1st place in the 2nd flight at the Asociation’s tourna ment held at Swope Park No. 2 Kansas City., Mo., Aug. 17. Simms in his acceptance speech told thf large audience at the Penrod Clul that although he didn't win thf Championship flight ( which was w) >n by DeAnthony Gray of L;av enworth, Kansas) no one could s j p One of the outstanding features of the Bienn I ial Convention and Fifteenth Anniversary Celebra tion.of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, an international union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and its International Ladies’ Auxiliary which will be held in New York City, Sept, ember 15th to 20th, will be a speech by Mrs. Frank lin Delano Roosevelt at the Brotherhood Convention Labor Dinner at the Mecca Temple, Monday even ing, September 16th. that he had not worked harder to get his prize—Golf beinff a (came won by less strokes and efforts. Itoyd Galloway tied for 2nd place in the 1st flight but lost to L. Wil son of Kansas City in the playoff. Barbour To Introduce Anti Jim Crow Amend ment To Conscription Bill New York,—Alt the request ef the National Association for tne Advancement of Colored People, Senator Warren Barbour, of New Jersey, said today that he would introduce an amendment to the Burke- Wadsworth Conscription Tho “First Lady of the Land’’ will be introduced by the “First Lady of the Negroes,” Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune. Director of Ne gro Affairs of the National Youth Administration and President of the Bethune Cookman College. Delegates and their families and friends from coast to coast and of tho Harlem community will in attendance on this occasion, cays International President A .Phillip Randolph at the International Headquarters of the Brotherhood. Other prominent leaders in pub lie life will give addresses of greetings. Bill on Monday, prohibiting dis crimination against Negroes in any part of the armed forces. MISS PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE M.jyty.:."" wjyMW-* '-*"3*"-.-i Miss Pauline Johnson, pictured above, was vot ed “Miss Philadelphia Tribune” a few days ag|o and will represent her city in the coming ‘‘Miss Bronze A merica” finals in Chicago on August 26, when the Negno Progress Exposit'on will present prizes total ing $300 arid other values to the winner from among some twenty-five representatives and papers in the United States. Miss Johnson is editorial assistant on a Philadelphia magazine and studied at West Vir ginia State College. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everette Johnson, of the Quaker City. SATURDAY & MONDAY ONLY -AUGUST 24 AND AUGUST 26 A BREAK FOR YOU AT JOE’S FOOD MARKET 2422 NORTH 24TH ST. This tear sheet and Sets will get for y :u 2 hirge cans of Milk at Joe’s Food. Market. You will have to hurry—Only a limited supply on hand at this give-away price. Watch the Guide each week for Joe’s Bitr Bargains! —c^na————r'wnwi^ Hijii> iniihlu hmhwimwi.