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THE OMAHA GUIDE A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Published Every Saturday at 2418-20 Grant St OMAHA, NEBRASKA PHONE WBbster 1517 Entered as Second Class Matter Maich 15, 1927, at the Post Office at Omaha, Nebraska, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. H. J. Ford, — — —' Pres. Mrs. Fluma Cooper, — — Vice Pies. C. C. Galloway, — Publisher and Acting Editor Boyd V. Galloway. — Sec’y and Treas. SUSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly in Advance) One Year — — — $2.00 Six Months — — — 1-25 Three Months — — — -60 Single Copy — — — 6c All News Copy of Churches and all organizat ions must be in ou-’ office not later than 1:00 p. m. Monday for current issue. All Advertising Copy or Paid Articles not later than Wednesday noon, pro ceeding date of issue, to insure publication EDITORIALS EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND THE NEGRO (Reprinted from Employment Security Review, Vol. 7, No. 7, July 1940, pp. 12-15, Social Security Board. Washington, D. C. BY LAWRENCE A. OXLEY Bureau of Employment Security (Continued from last week) The chief objectives of the Negro Placement Service are the aiding and advising of employment security pers onnel in dealing with placement prob lems of Negro applicants and the stim ulating of an awareness, at the Feder al and State level, of the special prob lems of the Negro worker in' his search for adequate, productive, and continu ing employment. These provide the basis for the folowing objectives: (1) To provide a more effective and efficient means for employment se curity personnel throughout the Na tion to stimulate and increase the place ment of qualified Negro workers in regular gainful employment; (2) To make it worth-while for Ne gtfoes to register and utilize the Serv ice; (3) To promote a greater cogniz ance on the part of Negro workers of the importance of workinjg toward maximum proficiency on a job regard less of occupational classification; (4) To stimulate the gathering of factual information on the types of employment and the degree to which Negroes are employed, with particul ar reference to local placement office activity; (5) To suggest and assist in the prep aration of statistics on population, re lief,, gainful workers and special skills of Negro workers; (6) To interpret to Negro commun ity agencies, organizations, employers and the public generally, the policies, program and practices of the Bureau of Employment Security. In many States, Negroes have received eligible rating in merit and civil service tests and have been ap pointed to employment security staffs in 22 States. Negro personnel are classified as senior managers, manag ers, assistant managers, senior and junior claims examiners, senior and junior interviewers, vocational couns ellors, receptionists, typists, clerks, telephone operators, messengers and custodial workers. These Negro wor kers are employed in separate divis ional offices in some cities and in mix offices in other cities. Analysis of the report is significant and has value as marking a beginning point in measur ing the extent to which trained Negro es participate in the employment secur ity program. Mr. W. Frank Persons, former Director of the United States Employment Service has stated: “Careful observation of workers in the Service over a period of years leads me to the opinion that Negro workers have proved themselves effi cient in every position in the service to which they have been appointed. These Negro appointees have contrib uted to a better understanding of the problems of unemployment as they ef fect their particular group, and have aided in interpreting the Service to the public.” Negro Employment C inferences— As a part of a Nation-wide effort to alleviate the problem of unemploy ment, conferences on employment problems of the Negro are being held in cooperation with State officials and other interested indivictuals in a num ber of States. During 1939 and the first G months of 19-10, conferences were held in Arkansas, Illinois, (Met ropolitan Chicago), Connecticut, Ken tucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, and West Virginia. In I each of these States, the conference has had the approval, active support, and participation of the Governor, State labor or industrial commissioner members of the State employment se curity agency (including the director and staff of the State employment ser vice), representatives o^ labor indus try, education, and civic and religious groups, white and dolored. Additional conferences are sched uled for California, Delaware, Indiana Michigan, New York (Metropolitan New York and Buffalo), Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Subsequent conferences may be ar ranged in other States in which there are proportionately large Negro pop ulations and acute problems of unem ployment peculiar to this racial group. Such States include Florida. Georgia. Louisiana, Nebraska, New Jersey and Tennessee. Much good has come from these conferences inasmuch as all responsi ble persons in attendance have recog nized the need of a realistic approach to the problem and have mapped a def inite plan of action. A major program objective of these conferences has been the reconsideration of the employment security program by staff members in State agencies in terms of opportunit ies in the labor market, occupational skills, and employment needs of the Negro. The summarizing report of each conference findings committee has included a compilation of the facts finding^, and conclusions derived from the several prepared conference pap ers and discussions, together with con structive! recommendations to assist the Negro worker. The program of the Negro Place ment Service has been greatly enhanc ed' in value due to the conference idea being generally accepted and organiz ed by the State or local groups, as a State or local program and responsib ility. The local sponsoring group has included white and Negro leaders act ive in labor, industry, education and civic life. Wherever practicable the conference has been held in a Govern ment building and the participants in the program selected in consultati on with the Governor, industrial or labor pommissiopjer, representative of the employment security agency and a small planning committee composed of representatives of industry, labor, the public,, and the Negro. For each con ference invitations have been issued from the office of the Governor; and the number of conference delegates has fluctuated from 125 in Arkansas to about 500 in Chicago. It is far too early to determine what concrete values have accrued from these conferences in bringing an awareness of Negro emploprnent nee'1 and stimulating action in solving this part of the general unemplovment problem. Some tangible results are evident in this direction. As a direct result of reconiendations of the Conf erence Findings Committee in each of six States, North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, Massachusetts, Rhode Is land, and Connecticut, the Governor has appointed a Commission on Negro Employment composed of representa tives of industry, labor, Government, and the public. It is expected that dur ing' July, 1940, similar commissions will be appointed in Ohio and Arkans as. These commissions will have a con tinuing status and cdoperate with lo cal public placement agencies in the field of Negro employment activities, and the Negro Placement Service will continue to serve in an advisory cap acity t > these groups in an effort to de velop statistical data and related occu pational information in the Negro job field. As nSew occupational fields are opened to the Negro, as vocational guidance for the Negro improves, as employment security personnel become better trained to handle the placement problem iof the Negro, as responsible industrialists and ;others become a ware of the problem, then-and only then will the occupational opportun ities for the Negro increase and his proportionate opportunities for em ployment be realized. What Are The Services of The Advisory Insur - ance Company? The Advisory Insurance Service Omaha, has been active locally for the past several months offering in their advertising and personal solicitations to help people obtain cash upon some of their lapsed life insurance policies. Industrial pol icyholders or weekly-payment con tract holders who have old polic ies on which they are not paying premiums are the particular sub ject of the Advisory Insurance Service appeal. According to the Advisory In surance Service form, the policy holder requests analysis for which he agrees to pay one fifth of all the monies he may receive from the issuing insurance company as the result of information furnish ed regarding the policy. Due to many requests from the public for information regarding the Advis ory Insurance Service, the Better Business Bureau has developed a sizable file on the subject. If no controversy or question of I law^ exists concerning the request for cash surrender values, the pol icy holder may secure the full am ount due him directly from the company without paying a fed to any third party. The “services” for which the Advisory Insurance Services charges one-fifth of any monies received is free if policy holders will apply either directly to the insurance companies or to the Department of Insurance of this state. The following is quoted from a letter the Better Business Bureau received from the Dpartment of Insurance of the State of Nebras ka: ‘‘It is the opinion of this De partment there is no justification for making a charge for ihe so called service rendered, for the reason that there is no service mdered which cannot be had from the companies themselves, from their representatives or from this Department without any charge whatsoever. We have called the attention of the public to these matters through the press and have taken other steps within our province to inform the public that paying for such service is wholly needless. We believe this same in formation should come to the pub lie from other sources such as the Beittea- Business Bureau and the companies themselves. JOHNSON DRUG CO. NEW LOCATION 2306 North 24th We. 0998 Free Delivery! “Such service as you tuny he able to render in enlightening the public will be very .much apprec iated by us ” The National Refund Company Chicago, a similar insurance -ser vice' has also advertised in this rea. Reports from other cities indicate that the activities of the Nnt’l Refund company are Icing made the subject of investigation by bar association committees on the unauthorized practice of law. —O— OLI) FOR NEW— Claiming to sell “Brand New Nationally Advertised Vacuum Sweepers for $10”, an office to of fice salesman is trying to dispose of these these machines to Omaha business men. However, the Chi cago Better Business Bureau tells us that the Chicago company which he claims to represent re builds used machines and sells them to independent distributors. Because the salesman is an indep endent operator the company is not responsible for any of bis sales promises. If you want further in formation, call the Better Busin ess Bureau. —0— “OH. WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE!” And when we are old hands at it too. the poet might have added, considering the story of a bad check passer who started operat ions in Omaha recently but stop ped when the Better Business Bur eau publicized his activities thru the newspaper and radio stations. A middle aged man giving his name as J. R. Chapman applied first for utilities service, saying that he was a newcomer to the city, and paying his deposit fee with a personal check Usitig this receipt and a Waco, Tex, dri ver’s license as identification, he next cashed a $25 check in an Om aha retail store. This check was drawn on the Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, made out to Chapman and signed with the name “Edw ard L. Anderson, secretary-treas urer of the Seamless Rubber Co., of Chicago.’’ MAX’S LUNCH New Location 1906 North 24th St. Meals 15c & Up We Offer for Y«ur Approval A Complete Curtain Service and Another thing,— j Have Your Dry Cleaning Done Now! —Cash and Carry Discounts— EMOLM&SHERMAN 2401 North 24th Street WE. 6055 Working with the cooperation of the Chicago Better Business Bur eau, the Omaha Bureau found that the Seamless Rubber Company has no account with the named bank, and has no officer by the name of Edward L. Anderson who is authorized to sign checks. The Seamless Rubber Compony also reported that they had had simil ar “rubber" checks written against them recently, nil made payable to Chapman and signed by “Edward L. Anderson”. Incidentally, Chap man’s utilities deposit check bounc ed too. 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