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Buaineea Plume We!*’*!?1*1**1 ■t Po.t office. Omaha, Nebr., under Act ot March s. 1874. Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, October 5, 1940 OUR 13th YEAR— Number 29
Mechanics To Play Important Part
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SAYS EMINENT
BISHOP SHOULD
READ WILKIN’S
ARTICLE
MRS. CRYSTAL B. FAUSET
NEW YORK—Julian D. Rainey
Chairman of the Colored Division
of the Democratic National -Com
mittee for the re-election of Pres
ident Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
announced the appointment of Mrs
Crystal Bird Fauset, of Philadel
phia. as Director of the Colored
Womens Division.
Mrs. Fauset, a native of Mary
land, has spent much of her life in
Boston, New York and Philadel
phia. She headed the Colored Wo
men’s Division of the Democratic
Campaign for the re-election of
Mr. Roosevelt four years ago.
A former member of the Fenns
lyvania State Legislature, Mrs
Fauset holds the unique distinc
tion of being the first and only
colored woman ever to, serve in a
legislative body in the United
States. Before entering politicsi
she was a prominent social work
er, is President of the Philadel
phia League of Negro Women and
a member of the Board of Trustees
of Cheyney State Teachers College
Cheyney, Pennsylvania, and a
graduate of Teachers College, Col
umbia University, New York.
Mrs. Fauset told a group of
newspapermen at Democratic
Headquarters. ‘‘The Negro lead
ers of the opposition have not as
yet advanced °ne valid reason why
Negroes should not vote for Mr.
Roosevelt. Only the other day I
read the statement of Bishop Noah
Williams, in which he said that in
voting for President Roosevelt we
would do ‘‘the foolish thing of
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9 Here’s a typical trade school scene in which
ydurig men of our race learn the ABC’s of mechanic
al repair work. President Roosevelt has just ann
ounced that mechanics will play an important part
in getting cur defense program underway. Hund
reds of students in W. Virginia State, Hampton, A &
T„ S. C. State and Tuskegee, are preparing themsel
ves by going to school through thei aid of NY A. Many
technicians will be drawn from these schools for the
new aviation units soon to be organized.
“NEGROES WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO ALL
THE ARMED FORCES OF THE U. S.
NEW YORK—President Roosevelt’s statement
immediately after affixing his signature to the Con
scription bill that the Negro would be integrated into
all the armed forces of the United States was regard
ed here as just another indication of what can be ex
pected of him during a third term in the White House
While his opponents sat back and watched, con
fident that Mr. R josevelt would attempt to sidestep
the “touchy” question of “Negroes and National De
fense”, he spoke out boldly and without reserve.
His message in signing the bill was masterful.
He declared America stand at the crossroads of its
destipy. A few weeks have seen great nations fall.
We cannot remain indifferent to the philosophy of
force n^w rampant in the world. The terrible fate of
nations whose weakness invited attack is too well
known to us all.
“We must and will marshal djur great potential
strength to fend off war from our shores. We must
and will prevent our lanjd from becoming a victim of
aggression.”
Following close behind Mr. Rooteevelt’s proclam
ation came the War Department’s announcement
that plans are already under way for the Organiza
tion of several new Negro regiments and to expand
existing organizations to war strength. Plans also
are afoot for the development of a Neg*ro aviatio&i
unit, including pilots, mechanics and dither special
ists who will be trained at air centers under the spon
sorship of the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Sources
close to the White House indicates that it is the plan
of the war department with Mr. Roosevelt’s insist
ence, to provide every possible opportunity for Ne
groes in the army.
Lofcal observers in recounting the achievements
of Mr. Roosevelt, state that while his action upon en
tering the White House wras dramatic, he really ef-1
£ectedthe greater part of his sofcial program during
WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE
ON NEGRO AND DEFENSE
Washington, D. C.—A brief conference was
held here Friday morning, September 27, in The
White House at the invitatiqs If President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt at which the position of the Ne
gr;> in the armed forces of the nation and the em
ployment of Colored workers in industrial plants
engaged in filling huge defense orders were top
ics under discussion.
Those present were the President; Colonel
Frank Krjox, secretary of the Navy; Assistant
Secretary of War Patterson; T. Arodd Hill, for
merly of the National Urban League and now an
NYA official; A Philip Randolph, international
president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car P >r
ters; and Walter White, secretary of the Nation
al As*! relation for the Advancement of Colored
People.
the latter part of his first term, and through his
second. It is argued that more time is needed to
complete the joj) so well begun and advanced. Four
more years, they say, should provide the necessary
time, and Mr. Roosevelt should be given the green
light for the steady trek down the road to progress.
BROTHERHOOD OF SLEEPING
CAR PORTERS TACITLY SUP
PORT FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT,
From Democratic Hdqrts.,
Colored Division—
NEW YORK—Before an enthus
iastic crowd of 2,000 delegates, re
latives and friends of the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters, Ma
yor Fiorello LaGuardia at Mecca
Temple, declared that the men and
women who toiled for a living
svould be for a President who was
for them. He said "Someone has
said, that this election was going
to be the battle of the buttons, but
I say this is going to be an unusual
campaign. This is going to be
the campaign of the smiles versus
the frowns; the smiles of the New
Deal and the frowns of the dis
gruntled.’’
Earlier in the evening a little
boy and his two sisters had thrill
ed the dinner audience with their
harmonizing. Then came a solo
ist and finally Ashley L. To'-ten,
International secretary treasurer
of the Union, introduced A. Philip
Randolph, President of the Broth
erhood. In a brief but pointed ad
dress, Mr. Randolph paid due hom
age to Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune
Director of Negro Affairs, Nat
ional Youth Administration, who
in turn lauded Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt as the “First Lady of
the Land’’ by way of presenting
the President’s wife to the assem
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FIGHTS FOR ADMIS
SION OF NEGROES IN
MACHINISTS UNION
New York, Sept. 25 (ANP) The
National Urban League last week
entered the fight to secure the ad
mittance of skilled Negro mechan
ics to membership in the Interna
tional Association of Machinists,
(AF of L.) bringing to bear the
influence of all of its 45 affiliates
throughout the country. The
league gave full support to dele
gates sponsoring a constitutional
revision for this purpose before
the resolutions committee of the
oranization at its quadrennial
' SMILES VS. THE FROWNS
MAYOR LA GUARDIA
convention in Cleveland. A fav
orable vote was expected from the
genral membership of the union if
the committee could be prevailed
upon to report the measure favor
ably.
WHERE TO
REGISTER
SPECIAL REGISTRA
TION PLACES, OCT. 8
TO 11 INCL.
Time: 1:00 P. M. to 9:00 P. M.
Daily.
Benson Fire Bam, 60th and Mil
itary Ave.. Florence Home, 7915
North 30th St., Birchwood Club
27th and Redick Ave.f Fire Bam
22nd and Ames Ave., Elks Hall
2420 Lake St., Strehlow Terrace
Garage 2107 North 16th St., Fire
Barn 914 North 24th St., New Fire
Barn 40th and Izard St., Live Wire
Cleaners 4908 Dodge St., New Fire
Bam 50th and Pine St.( Fire Ram
33rd and ‘K’ Sts., Fire Barn 37th
and ‘P’ Sts., South Side Terrace
Homes 5402 South 29th Ave., So.
Praises Thompkins
PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
Address by the Honorable Franklin D. Roose
velt at the ground breakingceremony for the New
Recorder of Deeds Building Sept. 26,1940, Washing
ton, D. C. The speech is as follows:
I am very glad to come here today to take part in
the breaking of the ground for this new Recorder of
Deeds Building. Some of you know that I am so his
torical that I save everything I can get my hands on.
I save old diocumerrts of all kinds; documents that go
back to the early days of the Republic, and even doc
uments that relate to the present administration.
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Side Turner Hall 18th and Vinton
Sts., Catholic Sokol Home 1245
South 13th Sts., South Omaha City
Hall 24th and O Sts., Court House
8:30 A. M. to 9:00 P. M. daily.
Anton J. Tusa Election Com.
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Y TO HOLD ANNUAL
FALL OPENING
The Membership Committee of
the Northside Branch of the YW
CA will hold its Annual Fall Op
ening, Sunday, October 6, 1940 at
4 p. m. at the Branch 230$ North
22nd Street. A reception for tpe
new Executive Secretary.
^Having that historical sense I be
lieve that old records ought to be
kept for historical reasons be
cause you never can tell when
something that does not seem of
any particular value today may be
of real value 100 years from now.
But there is another reason,—
there are a great many documents
that obviously will be of historical
value, and even of current value
in our normal business life.
About seven years ago I found
that in the office of the Recorder
of Deeds the Government of the
District of Columbia Was losing a
bout $40,000 a year. Now, of
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