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Experienced,
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JOHN L. BARBER
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(BY NAT HUNTER)
For 20 years John L. Barber
and I were fellow employes at
the U. S- National Bank.
I know he is trustworthy and
capable a»d always is pleasant
to deal with.
I know John L. Barber will
be fair to the Colored race and
I want to recommend him for
your vote and support.
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HOME RULE FOR THE
COUNTIES
Mr. Charles C. Galloway,
Omaha Guide,
2418 Grant St.,
Omaha. Nebraska.
Dear Mr. Galloway:
Your attention is called to the
enclosed reprint of an editorial
appearing in the West Point Re
publican, written by E. M. Von Se
ggem, immediate past-president
of the Nebraska Press Association
and an active member of the Uni
cameral Legislature.
The proposed constitutional am
endment discussed in the editorial
is strictly non-politieal in nature.
Since it permits '‘home rule for
counties” it is a definite move for
ward in the interest of better gov
ernment. In a few words, the a
mendment Is the first ste,: toward
permitting voters in any ont.
county to decide on their own
form of govenrment. Should this
amendment be approved in Nov
ember then the next step would
b i an ’enabling act by tlhe legisla
ture setting up the specifications
under which the people of a coun
ty might vote for a. change in
their form of county government.
The average county in Nebraska
is well governed under the present
system and tihe people would not
care to vote 'x change. Yet some
counties have a peculiar situation
or problem in governmental oper
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Wendell
Willkie
SPEAKS TO_
1. “If elected I shall continue relief for those
who can not secure gainful employment.
2. “I will abolish discrimination in the adminis
tration of relief and I will strive to find
creative work for Negro as well as for ev
ery other man.”
3. “It is imperative that the leadership of Am
erica tgive the Negflo an opportunity to be
creative and to participate in the greatest
enterprises of American life.”
4. “No man in America looks upon the hideous
crime of lynphing with more condemnation
than do I.”
5. “Mob violence shocks the Conscience of the
nation and legislation to curb this evil must
be enacted.”
6. “If elected, under my administration there
shall be no discrimination betweejn people
because of race, creed Or color in the ap
pointments to Federal positions. That man
who serves as my subordinate who makes
any such discrimination will be fired on the
spot.”
7. “I will carry out the Republican Platform
pledge to the Negro by seeing to it that Jim
Crow departments in the Federal Govern
ment are eliminated, and that Colored cit
izens are appointed to any branch of the
Federal Civil Service to which they are
qualified.
8. “I will give the Negro a chance to be heard
before Government takes its decisions af
fecting his welfare and rights denied under
the New Deal.”
9. “I do not believe in discrimination in the
Army and Navy. I do not see why Colored
boys should not be allowed Ko be trained as
aviators, the same as other boys.”
10. “I believe the Colored citizen'needs the lead
ership that can protect the civil liberties of
every group. I pledge myself to give you
that leadership.”
-WENDELL WILLKIE
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O
ations which could easily be rem
edied under this amendment. The
people in such counties by their
oWn vote would get action at once,
without going before tlhe legislat
ure for special legislation to strai
ghten out the matter.
We believe this information is
of sufficient interest to your read.
ers to justify its reproduction, in
whole or in part, in your newspa
per. Thank you in advance for
your cooperation.
Very truly,
Assoc, of Omaha Taxpayers
by W- L. Pierpomt.
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HOME RULE FOR COUNTIES
(Reprint of an editorial appearing
in The West Point Republican,
West Point, Nebraska, Sept. 26,
1940, written by the editor, Sen
ator E. M. Von Seggem)—
******
There are many big issues in
the coming election olh which the
people must give their decision.
There are also issues that will b1’
placed on the ballot^ which are of
importance, but which for the mo
ment are overshadowed by nation
al issues.
A constitutional amendment,
called “Home Rule for Counties11
will appear on the ballot. The pro
posal seeks to amend the consti
tution relative to the election of
county officials. As tlhe constitu
tion now reads in substance, it re
quires that all County officials, no
matter in What capacity they may
serve, must be elected. If the a
niendment is adopted> it will per
mit, when people so vote, to ap
point officials for certain posit
ions.
In 1934 She people of Douglas
county voted by a large majority
for a county manager- The man
ager was to be appointed by the
county board. The matter was test
ed before the Supreme Court for
its constitutionality. The court
held that the constitution did not
provide for the appointment of
county officials and therefore the
people’s will could not be adopted.
The opinion of ithe court gave
rise to considerable study by those
who are interested in efficient
county government. The part in
the constitution relative to elect
ions has been there since 1876.
Since that time progress has plac
ed many problems before county
boards Chat were not thought of
in the early days. There was
very little county business at that
tbne that necessitated highly skill
ed technical requirements. To fill
such positions it is more desirable
that it shall be done by appoint
ment by such officials as have the
proper authority.
It is generally recognized tha*
Douglas county has many probl
ems that do not exist in any other
county in tlhe state—it is desirable
that there should be a broader
base on Which the county may op
erate. A further study however
revealed tlhe fact that there are
many of the smaller counties in
Expected to Win
DWIGHT GRISWOLD
«^‘L»*£eCtfd,.that Dw‘ght Gris
W°ld will be elected as Governor of
Nebraska Tuesday. He has made an
active, aggressive campaign and has
Visited every section of Nebraska.
Mr. Griswold is editor of the Gor
don Journai and former president
of the State Press Association. He
Is also a former State Commander
of the American Legion and served
three terms In the State Senate
1925, 1927, 1929. This experience,
together with his active campaign
has given him a wide knowledge of
the interests of the various sections
nf Nebraska. His sympathetic un
derstanding of the problems of the
people of the agriculture state has
won him many friends.
He surely has the necessary
training and experience and will
make a splendid governor.
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the state thatc ould co-operate
more efficiently and make a great
er saving to the taxpayers if they
could adopt a more simplified sys
tem. Under the present plan there
are only two systems of county
government from whidh the peo
ple may choose and between the
two there is not much difference.
We have township organizations,
or supervisor system, and the com,
missioner system.
These systems fit fairly well the
majority of counties of the state
but they are not adequate for
three or fo«r of the larger count
ies and too cumbersome for sever
al of the smaller counties. There
are counties with less tihan 1000
population, some of them having
a valuation of less than two mil
lion dollars. To support a full set
of officials in such counties is a
burden on the taxpayers.
If the amendment carries, the
legislature is iihen impower*'d| lo
pass an enabling act establishing
a broader base for county govern
ment. Naturally, of course, there
must be limitations and safeguards
There should be a provision that
counties, where the people by their
vote so desire, could adopt a com
mission form of government,
wlhere three officials take care of
all the business.
Cities In Nebraska of over 2,
000 popualtion have the power
now to establish a simplified form
of government. They have the
power even to establish a city
manager form of government. On
ly one city in the state has so far
adopted a city a eager system. Al
liance has that form and the peo
ple like It for its efficiency.
The average counties In the
state are well governed now un
der the present system and the peo
pie would not care to vote a
change. But even these counties
would be benefited if the amend
ment is adopted because it might
be desirable to have tlhe power to
appoint certain officials. The el
ective office of ocKintyj surveyor
has out Uved its Usefulness. All
countie^ need an engineer under
the present age of mechanization.
In many cases two or more coun
ties could combine and have one
engineer take care of the work.
Many counties could perhaps fun
ction better if the county attorney
was appointed by the board. A
gain there may be cases where a
peculiar condition exists iw only
one particular county, which could
easily be remedied under “Home
Rule ifor Counties.’’ Thef people
in such counties by their vote
could get action.
Under the present setup, when
ever such conditions exist it is
necessary to go before the legisla
ture to ask for special legislation
to get relief. If legislation is
granted in such cases it is often
not to the best interest of many
the rest of the counties. Ev
ery legislature is confronted with
bills seeking to remedy local con
ditions, which could be easily tak
en care of by the people in such
localities provided they had the
power to do so. Simplifying mat
ters will be that much relief to
all taxpayers of the state.
The bill f0r this constitutional
amendment was first introduced in
the 1937 legislature and was de
feated by a small majority. I in
troduced the bill again in the 1939
legislature and it was passed ty
a vote of 31 to 6. A thorough
study of the proposal by the leg
islature brought about the convic
tion that it Would be an important
and progressive step fon-ward in
the interest of local self govern
ment.
The safeguard in the amendment
should be adopted^ is that nothing
would change in county govern
ment unless the people in each
county say so by the majority
vote. No legislature nor any oth
er group of counties can force a
system on another county that is
not wanted. Strictly Home Rule.
—E- M. VonSeggerti.
W.M. J. “Bill” MALONEY WELL
QUALIFIED FOR JOB
W illiani J. “Bill*' Maloney, can
didate for the office of Douglas
County Clerk, is well qualified for
ihe position which he is seeking.
For the past 22 years he has
been engaged in the management
and operation of the successful
plumbing establishment which
oeai his name. His success as a
oushiess man testifies to his 'non
esty, integrity, efficiency and ab
ility to eliminate waste.
Mr. Maloney is forty eiKht yeais
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1 o]d. married and the father of five
children. He is a life-long resi
dent of Omaha.
39 - YET EMPLOYEES
HONOR GUESTS OF
NEBRASKA POWER
.Thirty-nine veteran employees
wtho have served the Nebraska |
Power company 25 years or more
were honor guests of the comp
any at a banquet. Wednesday ev
ening, October 23, at the Athletic
club, at which five bronze plaques
a service honor roll, were unveil
ed.
Tlhe plaques, which will be plac
ed in the company’s power plants
and officesj were unveiled by Vice
President Roy Page who introduc
ed each of the thirty-nine veter
ans whose combined service iec
ord witih the company totals 1.210
years. Their wives also were
present, joining with the depart
ment heads and their wives in
paying tribute to these veteran
employees,
Seated at ilhe speakers table
were Edward Shields and Fred H.
Deppe, oldest employees and their
wives. Mr. Shields has completed
47 years and Mr. Deppe 46. years
with the company.
Other veterans who were honor
guests, and their length of ser
vice, are: Thomas B. Wilson,
Thomas Penny, 38 years; Richard
T .Weaver, Thomas N. Crosby, ?7
years. Herbert S. Salsburg, Leon
aril B. Gilbert, 35 years; Peter H.
Jasperson 34 years; Leo E. Ware
Council Bluffs, William R. Hasel
ton, Maurice A. Lacy, 33 years;
Carl L. Abbott, Alfred G- Smith,
Christopher J. Kemmy, William
K. Urquhart> 31 years; Claude C.
Chapman, ^shland. Harry Light
hall, Irvyn H. McNeil, Olney P.
Stickney, 30 years.
Frank J. Moylan> Ernest L.
Hecht, Lyman Meek. Henry O.
Hampson, 29 years; Reginald H.
Andrews, Edward E. Conley, Wil
liam |J. Krug, Mike P .Labus> Jtr
ome Aylesworth, John A. Wolf,
28 years; Joseph E. Pechac, Wal
ter S. MeGrew> Louisville; Harry
B. Florkee, Conucil Bluffs, 27
years; John F. O’Neill, iMles Wil
son, Ross A. McCandless, George
F. Lacy, Council Bluffs; James
M. Moyla^ 26 years; Martin Mor
tensen, 25 years.
In paying tribute to tihe veter
ans, President J. E. Davidson
briefly sketched the birth and
growth of the electric indust) y,
built by men of courage and faith
wlho were drawn to it in its in
fancy some forty years ago.
“The more I come in contact
with the personnel of the electric
industry, the more I realize and
appreciate why our service has be
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come indispensable to American
life,” Mr. Davidson said .
“You men are the company. Up
on you rests its destiny,” he told
the veterans. “You represent a
combined total of 1,210 years of
service with our company. It is
this experience and your hard
earned judgement and sound ad
vice that has been go precious to
our organization in broadening
our efforts, acquainting new em
ployees witht heir duties, making
them sense their full responsibil
ity to our customers. To each of
you it Is my sincere wish that our
association will continue for many
years to come.”
Quoting a verse:
“Down to Gehenna, or up to the'
v throne, ■
He travels fastest who travels j
alone,”
Dale Holland, member of tihe
company’s legal department, pro
ceeded to pick that statement to
pieces as “sheerest bunk.” No
man, he said, can progress if he
travels alone. The management
of the Nebraska Power company
and its employee personnel have
traveled together in building a
company that stands high among
companies throughout the coun
try for high quality service.
Fid Shieldis, of the meter dep
artment, who has seen the comp
any grow from 550 meters on its
lines when he started work 47
years ago, to more than 90,000 to
day, responded for the veterans.
He took no credit, he said, for hav
ing served the company nearly fif
ty years because throughout that
time he had received only fair
dealing, and relations throughout
the employee personnel and with
the company's management has
been pleasant. The company, he
declared, was the finest in the
world for which to work.
Washington, Oct. 28 (ANP) For
the first time since 1917, the ques
tion of residential segregation was
argued in tlhe suprme court of the
United States, when on Friday ( the
famous Chicago case of Hansberry
vs. Lee Adas presented.
For the defendant, Mr. Hans
berry, Attys. Earl B. Dickerson,
Loring B. Moore, Truman Gibson,
Irvin Mollison and C. Francis
Stratford, appeared and Avith Atty
Dickerson presenting the case, ap
parently scored heavily with the
members of the Court.
With the full court in session.
Chief Justice Hughes presiding,
Mr. Dickerson stood before the
(bar and masterfully pointed out
the facts on which he brought the
case before the supreme court on
an appeal from the verdict of the
supreme court of the state of Ill
inois.
Upholding the decision of the
lower courts of the state( the case
was before the United States Su
preme court to test the validity of
restrictive conyenants.
DuHlhg Mr. iDckerson's argum
ent, he was frequently interrupted
by Associate Justices Felix Frank
furter, Hugo Black, McReynolds;
and even the chief justice himself,
all of whom sought clarification of
points in question. Mr. Dickerson
acquitted himself most creditably
on the stand in tihe concensus of
opinion among the lawyers pres
ent, which included some of Wash
ington’s most bribant legal minds.
Growing out of a case where a
group of white owners had drawn
up an agreement among tihemsel
ves some years ago to not sell
their properties to Negro tenants,
the ramifications of the case have
been bitterly fougnt in tne umcago
courts up througlh the highest
courts on the state of Illinois.
Representing the opposition
was Atty. McKenzie Shannon,
White, son of the famous Chicago
attorney, Angus Shannon. Mr.
Shannon’s case was not as con
cisely nor as clearly presented as
that of his opponents and the
members of the court, who seemed
to have an especially comprehens
ive grasp of the situation especial
ly Justice Frankfurter^ left little
doubt In the minds of the crowded
court room as to the outcome.
Should the court render a dec
ision favorable to Atty Dickersons
client the effect will be far reach
ing. However there is no indic
ation just how far the court will
go in tlbis practise of tenant cov
enants.
Jubilant over the handling of
the case, the Chicago lawyers feel
that this cause which the Illinois
courts settled on a case known as
te Burke-Kleiman case, involving
a similar though disputed action,
will bring about radical changes
and more respect for the constitu
tional rights of Negroes* to own
and live in property which they
are able to purchase.
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