CITY EDITKtt
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JUST LIKE THE SOUTH
Berlin Sept. 8 tCNA)—German
who take over farms in Poland ar
the masters of the land and th
Poles who live there are servant
of the Germans and ‘‘must l»e a
for all time.” Artur Greiser, Naz
distict leader of Posen, told th<
Hitler Youth organization thii
week in a nation-wide radio ad
dress.
LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY
Bu»?n«««*Ph^ne° we‘“s17Ml,ter ** Toti office °maha' N,br- und" Act °‘ M“ch 8> l874- Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, September 14, 1940 OUR 13th YEAR— Number 26—
“OPEN UP YOUR HEARTS”
Among the several humanitar
ian agencies supported wholly cr
in part by tlhe Omaha Community
Chest, none plays the role of Good
Samaritan mane effectively than
Booth Memorial hospital, the Sal
vation Army Home for unmarried
mothers.
“At this time of tlhe year’’,
Brigadier Violet Williams, super
intendent of the hospital, told the
Community Chest members, "the
hospital usually 'has thirty babies
and as many as forty girl patients
who are placed through pastors,
social workers, doctors and friends
Although the (hospital charges a
fee for those able to pay the cost
of care, this is insufficient to sup
port the 'home. The deficit is
made up by the Community Chest.
Two nurses and four employees
comprise the staff caring for these
others, who range from 13 to 24
years old, and tlneir infants.
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The average stay of the moth
ers in the hospital is three and one
half to four months. Girls who
are physically able help with the
housework and are taught to sew
and <Je other Useful things. They
also take care of their babies un
der supervision of a nurse.
Because most of them must be
brought out of a depressed mental
state, there is also recreation with
outdoor and indoor games, a radio
piano and many books.
“A large percentage of the girls
take their babies and support
them, but some of the infants
must be placed in child institu
tutions’’ Brigadier Williams said.
“We also have a few weddings
here and those babies are given a
good chance for life in a normal
home with their parents. The gen
erous support of Omahans to the
Community Chest which makes the
work possible is resoponsible for
giving these unfortunates their
only chance to live normal lives.’’
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Every Day An Xmas Turkey Given Away
WHEAT IS NEBRAS
KA’S LARGEST CASH
CROP
Special to The Omaha Guide:—
Wheat is Nebraska’s largest
cash crop—and Nebraska raises
gome of the finest wheat produced
in the world.
But other states have taken the
lead in advertising the quality of
their v^hieat. As a result, wheat
from these states often commands
a better price on the market, even
though Nebraska wheat is super
ior in quality.
The State is putting on a cam
paign of advertising of wfheat to
bo run in the milling and baking
magazines, icaching a total circu
lation of approximately 35.000
millers and makers in the nation
—the largest buyers of wheat ar.d
wheat flour.
We believe this campaign will
improve tlhe prices paid for Ne
braska wheat.
NAACP WINS FIGHT
TO PROHIBIT DIS
CRIMINATION
AGAINST DRAFTEES
New York,—A fight waged by
the National Association for the
Advancement of (Colored People!
to have the Wagner anti-discrim
ination amendment to tihe Con
scription bill broadened to include
drafted as well as enlisted persons
was won yesterday, when the
House passed the Fish amendment
to the Burke-Wadsworth bill pro
hibiting discrimination not only a
gainst voluntary but drafted Ne
gro citizens.
The Wagner amendment, which
passed the senate, provides:
That any person between the
ages of 18 and 35, regardless of
race or color, shall be afforded an
opportunity voluntarily to enlist
and be inducted into the land or
naval forces (including aviation
RADIO BARS CRISIS EDITOR’S
SPEECH ON NAT’L DEFENSE
New York—A three minuted
speech on the Negro and the Na
tional defense program by Roy
Wilkins, editor of The Crisis Mag
azine, w'as not permitted to he
broadcast here September 5 by ra
do station WMCA* Station offic
ials hastened to de'iy that the
speech was being censored. They
said it was ‘ not in harmony” with
ti e program, ‘‘Harlem Serenade’”,
in the midst of which the talk was
supposed to have been give>b.
The 'half-hour program has been
running on WIMCA for several
months. About half way through,
a shor speech has geen given by
r. special guest. Mr. Wilkins was
invited for September 5 and told
that too set topic was assigned and
that he could speak on any sub
ject of current interest.
The Crisis editor’s speech was a
brief but pointed request for a
fair participation of Negroes in
the defense program, both in ah©
army and navy and in the thous
ands of jobs in the factories which
'.’age received contracts for de
fense materials.
‘‘Our nation’s slogan is that we
are preparing to defend the last
stronghold of democracy in the
Western World,” the manuscript
said in closing. ‘‘In the last war
w'-e warei said to be fighting to
make tihie world safe for democra
cy. Negro Americans have no
quarrel with these aims. But
they believe democracy ought! to
be a reality at home. They think
democracy ought to mean a chance
to enlist and fight for their coun
try on an equal basis with otfner
citizens a chance to secure em
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ployment in the multi-billion dol
ar defense program of the nation.
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units* of the United States for
tho training and service prescrib
ed in subsection (B), if he is ac
'eptable to the land or naval for
ces for such training or service.”
The amendment introduced in.
the House by Representative Ham
ilton Fish, of New York, makes
the prohibition of discrimination
against Negroes a rule of our na
tional defense that doses a wide
gap by including within its oper
ation both volunteers as well as
draftees in the armed forces of
tho country.
HOTEL PROPRIETOR
DIES IN FLORIDA
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 12 (AN
P)—Funeral services were held
here Friday for Gnandison C. An
derson, proprietor of the Harlem
hotel, Clewiston. A pioneer resi
dent and business man here, Mr.
Anderson was one of the first col
ored business men in the Oakland
section. He died Tuesday after a
brief illness. Surviving are two
daughters, Margaret A. Moseley
of Paterson, N. J., and Alma Polk
of Pittsburgh, Pa. one sister, Mrs.
H. L- Williams and two brothers,
John H. and Richard D. Anderson
of Jacksonville.
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RAINEY, POWELL TO
AGAIN DIRECT DEMO
PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN
Julian Rainey
NEW YORK—Highly elated with
the splendid work of Messrs. Jul
ian D. Rainey, of Boston and C.
B. Powell, of New York, in the
last presidential campaign, Edw
ard Flynn, National Democratic
Chairman, ^assigned this winning
combination to conduct the figKt
agiaii} tikis year. In making his
announcements, Mr. Flynn declar
ed, that the able Boston lawyer,
Mr. Rainey and the astute busin
ess executive, Dr. Powell of New
York, would be in full charge of
the campaign to be conducted a
mong Negroes. The territory as
s'gaed to tlhem covers fourteen
states with a Negro voting
strength better than 2,000,000.
Br. Powell almost immediately
went to work. Within 6 hours of
his appointment, he had lined up
his assistants and appointed them
to definite types of work. His
staff at the present consists of
three writers, four stenographers,
two measengerb and a telephone
operator who also is t/he reception
ist. He plans to add a rewrite
man and two or three research
workers to his staff later in the
campaign.
Judge Rainey, as he is some
times called because of Ihds having
been a Boston Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel, plans to launch his
campaign immediately after the
Labor Day holiday. At that time
he will name Ihds complete staff,
which is to include a very promin
ent and able woman assitant. His
headquarters will be at 331 Madi
son ave.
Both Rainey and Powell were
highly enthusiastic and certain of
victory—the reelection of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt
Di. Powell was equally as point
ed in his remarks but from anoth
er angle. “When you stop and
FALL VESPER MUSICALS
Opening the series of Fall Ves
per Musicals the Union Memorial
Choir will present a Candlelight
Service on Sunday Sept. 15th at 4
p. m. The choir will sing under
the direction of Booker T. Wash
ington who is the organist and
choirmaste- at the Memorial.
think of wlhat Franklin Delano
Roosevelt has done for suffering
humanity, it is difficult to believe
that any member of the laboring
class will vote against him. Just
scan the list for yourself; Unem
ployment insurance, child welfare,
work and old age relief ami bank
jinauranceu yo^r must admit
that his sociail security pdogtam is
tops. He hats done more for Am
erica than any president before
him.”
Enraged Father
Kills Alleged
Seducer
Gun Wounds Fatal For
Negro
LEROY OLIVER SHOT BY
DRAGNET FUGITIVE
MUSKOGEE, OKLA., Sept. 12
Under date of Aug. 24tlb, the
following article appeared in the
Muskogee Daily Phoenix*.
Leroy Oliver, about 38, Negro
living a mHe south of tire city was
fatally wounded about 8:30 oclock
Friday night when he was struck
ir the face by two shotgun charges
fired by another Negro, Hubert^
Balhiks, 42 o£ the same community,
according to sheriff’s officers who
Investigated.
Oliver, found lying in a pasture
a few hundred yards east of the
Katy tracks 30uth of town, died in
Provident hospital a few minutes
after being brought here in an am
bulance.
Motive for the shooting could
not be learned last night. A .32
caliber pistol was taken from Oliv
er’s pocket.
Banks had not been arrested last
night, but sheriff’s officers said
^ went to the house of a brotehr
in-law, Robert Franklin, and told
Franklin, ‘T've killed Leroy Oliver.
You go call the undertaker and the
law. I shot him twice with a shot
gun.” Franklin tried to persuade
his brother-in-law to give himself
up, officers said, but he left the
house saying, ‘‘Yota’ll hear from
me again in a few days.”
U.ndersheriff Brant Fisher, Con
jnie Vann and Aubrey Chambers,
deputies and A. O. Allison, Negro
deputy, investigated.”—Aug. 24—
40 Muskogee, Phoenix.
From our investigations from
the streetf picked UP here and
there, the facts are as follows:
A sixteen year old daughter of
Banks is pregnant and an expect
ant mother; she named the de
ceased, Oliver, as the man who se
duced her.
The full details of what happen.
HARLEM TO BE HOST TO
PORTERS CONVENTION
New York, Spt. 12 (CNA) Un f
der the slogan of "Forward to Ec
onomic Security Without Regard
to Racei Color or Creed,’’ the 15th
anniversary and bi-ennial conven
tion of the Brotherhood of Sleep
ing Car Porters will open in this
city with a parade and mass meet
ing on Sunday Sept. 15th. The
convention will continue thlough
Sept. 20.
The parade will start at 1 oclock
and will be followed by a mass
meeting at Salem ME. Church.
129th St., and Seventh Avenue,
where the delgates will be welcom
ed to New York CUy by Mayor
Fiorello H. I,aGuardia. Other an
nounced speakers include: Senator
M. Mead, William Green, president
of the American Federation of
Labor: A. Philip Randolph inter
national president of the Brother
hood, and M. P. Webster, first in
ternational vice president.
Executive sessions .will be held
at the Harlem YMCA , 180 West
136th St., on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
O.n Monday eveningt a labor din
ner will be given at the Mecca
Temple for the delegates anil
their friends. Speakers on that?
occasion will include Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, Walter White,
James C. Quinn, Spencer Miller
and C. L. Dellums, fourth vice
president of the Brotherltood.
Thursday will be Brotherhood
Day at the New York World’s
Fair and on Friday the convention
will wind up with a convention ball
at the Golden Gate Ballroom.
MRS. SARAH SPEAKS
NAMED EASTERN G.
O. P. DIRECTOR OF
COLORED WOMEN’S
DIVISION
Representative Joseph W. Mar
tin, Jr., chairman of the Republic
an National Committee today an
nounced the appointment of Mrs.
Sarah Pelman Speaks as Head of
the Women’s Bureau Eastern Sec
erf have not been furnished or dis
closed; however we learned that
the father became so enraged at
the socalled seduction or alleged se
duction, which is the primary
cause of the killing. How, when,
and under what circumstances the
two men met, which resulted in
the fatal killing has not been as
certained at this writing.
Early Sunday morning Ranks
voluntarily “gave up” to deputy
sheriff A. O. Alilson and was lodg
ed in the County jail.
Monday, he was arraigned be
fore a Justice of Peace and held
without bond.
His preliminary trial is set for
hearing before Hon. D. Edmons,
J. P.t Thursday, September 5. At
which time the public, no doubt
will get more information relative
to the slaying.
He will be represented by Atty.
Charles A. Chendler.
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Field Representative
» 1 i ... i — i —
George McDemmond, New Or
leans, recently appointed field rep
rentative of the Flint—G^odridge
ihospitaiization plan which offers
group hospitalization to citizens of
Now Orleans and nearby comm
unities for a3 low as ont cent per
day. M4. McDemmoInd, president
of the New Orleans’ Negro Board
of Trade, also is connected with
the local branch of the NAACP.
(ANP)
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ion of the Colored Division, Will
kit-MoNary (Campaign of 1940,
with Headquarters at New York.
Mrs. Speaks has been associated
with Presidential Campaigns since
1928 at which time sihe was Exe
cutivt Secretary of the First Vot
er’s Committee of the Colored Di
vision of that year and also cam
paigned in 1932 and 1936. She
graduated from Dunbar High
School, Washington, D, C. and af
ter attending Howard UDiversity
fos one year entered the Univers
ity of Michigan from w(hich she
received the degree of Bachelor of
Science in 1924.
After her marriage to Dr. Doug
lass Speaks, a graduate of How
ard Medical Sclhoolv and removal
to New York City, she entered the
Law School of New York Univers
ity from which she graduated with
the degree, Juris Doctor, in 1936.
She was admitted to the New York
Bar in December 1936, and ihas
carried on a successful practice
ever since.
She was the legislative candid
ate of the Republican 21st Assem
bly District of New York in 1937,
and cut a normal Democratic ma
jority of 18,000 to less than 300;
also she was one of the orgaihizers
of the Square Deal Republican
Club of the 21st Assembly District
of New York. 4
Mrs. Speaks was a member of
the Glenn Frank Programm Com
ittee and served from its organiza
tion until its final report to the
Republican National Committee
last February. She is a skillful
campaigner in behalf of the prin
ciples of the Republican Party.
Her influence among Colored Wo
men of the country and especially
the East, Is quite generally rec
ognized
