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Entered m Second-Class Matter at The Poet office, om«h», Nebrwkn, Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, January 18,1941 OUR 13th YEAR—No. 44—City Edition, 5c Copy
Under Act of March 8, 1874—Business Phone: WE. 1517_^_ _T— ... . — - ----— - -- j ■.
JOBS PROMISED NEGROES IN U3LUMBUS AIRPLANE PLANT
Columbus, Ohio—'Speaking for
Mayor Green> Maynard H- Hyland
secretary of the city board of pur
chase told a citizens mass meeting
here last week that Colored people
will share in the 12,000 jobs open
ing up at the local Curtiss-Wright
airplane plant at Port Columbus.
The meeting, which was sponsor
ed by the local branch of the Na
tional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, was held
at the Centenary Methodist church
Walter White, executive secretary
of the association, was the princi
pal speaker. Pointing out that
ths ‘‘peril to national safety is
r»al,” Mr. White urged the citiz
ens to develop a strong “organiz
ed protest,” in order to break
dowti discrimination in the coun
try’s armed forces and in defense
industry.
After Draft-board Denies Army Jim Crow Appeal Chicago, hi.,—The local branch of the Na
w | a a ■■ | || jtional Association for the Advance, ent of Colored
£Jk jQL | LI I ^ I I / ^eoP^e announced 8 day that it will take action in the
\f l« Id case of Ernest Calloway whose request for exemption
— — * from military service because “the United States
I I i Army denies me or any other Negro the right and
■ I A f # I \ opportunity to make an equal contribution to the
I ^ I welfare and defense of my country," w&s denied in
^ W ^*1 ' a draft board ruling here Wednesday, January 8.
Dedicate New Polio Center At Tuskegee
OMAHANS IN PARTY THAT
WAS REFUSED SERVICE AT
KANS. CITY UNION STATION
Delegates To Tri-Convention Will Investigate Jim
Crowism
KANSAS CITY, MO, —Two«
parties of fraternity and sorority
members attending conventions
here were refused service at the
Fred Harvey dining room in the
Union Station early Sunday morn
ing, December 29, because if their
color.
An investigation into the matter
hos been launched by Lowell John
son, attorney for the Harvey sys
tem following a conference held
with him by a committee from the
Greek letter organizations.
In one of the parties refused
service was John Adams( member
of the Nebraska legislature, al
member of Kappa Alpha Psi.
Following the Alpha Kappa Al
pha formal dance and the Frogs’
party early Sunday morning a
group consisting of Mr. Adams,
Lydia S. Lewis of Chicago, AKA ,
Miss Aleen Reed of Springfield,
Mo., a Delta; Orville Jones, Uni
versity of Nebraskai Kappa and
Dillard Crawford of Omaha, went
to the Harvey dining room dress
ed in formal attire. They sat at a
table near the rear of the room.
Asked To Move—
The head waitress and the man
ager asked them to move to the
rear counter just outside the swing
They said that the Negro group
could not be served at a table.
Mr. Adams and his party refus
ed to move> insisting that they
should be served anyw'here in the
dining room. They remained in
the dining room an hour before
leaving. As they left the Union
Station, they met another party of
four and informed them of their
experience. The second party
went into the dining room and like
wise were refused service.
Would Contact Office—
Attorney Johnson stated that
he had no part in the formation of
policy of the Harvey system but
said that he would make an im
mediate investigation and would
contact the Chicago office for a
statement on policy.
Mr. Johnson was favorably im
pressed by the calibre of men who
called upon him and after hearing
the learned Kappa and Alpha at
torneys speak, he said that he
would investigate the mater imm
i)
ediately. He urged Attorneys
Earl B Dickerson and Theophilus
Mann of Chicago to take up tho
matter in the Chicago office when
they reached home.
He was especially impressed by
the fact that the committte which
called upon him, consisted of two
judges and a member of the U. S.
department of justice.
Men who called upon Attorney
Johnson were Theophilug M. Mann
and Earl B. Dickerson of Chicago;
Judge Myles A. Paige of New
York, Judge Raymond W. Scott of
Washington, Raymond Pace Alex
ander of Philadelphia, Louis R.
Mellingert Washington, attorney in
the department of justice; Carl R
Johnson, local attorney, and the
Rev. D. A. Holmes, Paseo Baptist
church pastor.
Other members of the Greek let
ter organizations committee who
were not prestnt at the conference
are John A'dams Jr, of the Nebr
aska legislature, Frank W. Sum
mers, East St. Louis; Belford V.
Lawson, Washington Nicholas
Gerren, Prairie View, Texas; Ker
mit J. Hall, Rayford W. Logan.
Washington, new president of Al
pha Phi Alpha, Luther F. Peckt
Rosetta E. Nolan, Louise T. Clarke
and Lucile Bluford of Kansas City
FINED $50 ON TWO POLICE
COURT CHARGES
“If I’d had a craps game going
I would have had a lookout,’ Wil
liam Snell, 50, of 2425 P street,
told Judge Perry Wheeler in police
court Monday. He was charged
with being the keeper of a disor
derly house and of a common ill
governed house.
Tho judge heard morals squad
officers who had been planted in
Snell’s place, 4825 South Twenty
sixth street, tell of shooting craps
and being approached by «vomei.
He fined Snell $50 and costs on
both counts.
Attorney John Marcell said he
would appeal.
Roy Sheridan, 36, of 4827 South
Twenty-sixth Streep also arrestsed
at Snell’s place on a charge of sell
ing liquor without a license^ had
his case continued to Saturday.
A PLATE OF THOSE LARGE
DELICIOUS, TENDER OYSTERS
Are Waiting For Y :u at the Mount Moriah
Baptist Church Cooked The Way You Like 'Em
Fresh from the Oyster
Beds of Oregon
What? Those large, real fresh
oysters that made the hit of the
season at Mount Moriah Baptist
church, 24th Ohio, a few weeks a
go by popular demand will be 5P
peated on Thurs., January 23, 1941
from 6 p. m. to 10 p. m- Oysterts
with that real oyster flavor which
you don’t usually get in the mid
section so far from the oyster
beds which is given by the Willing
Workers dub of Mt. Moriah Bapt.
church who through some kind of
maneuvering have succeded in op
ening the Oregon oyster beds so
that they can get real, fresh oyst
ers just out of the beds only 6 days
wjien they are served to you. So
join the march and head for Mt.
Moriah Bapt. church, Thurs.( Jan.
23, with your family and enjoy a
fine, fresh oyster feast with the
Willing Workers Club
Sister S. White, President, J. C.
White, Chairman of Committee on
Arrangements. For reservations
call WE- 5674.
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ROTARY CLUB SEES ART BY
NEGRO BOY
Six chall^ drawings by Arthur
Hayden, 14 of 2509 Burdette St-,
described as a “Boy Prodigy’’ by
Principal Nellie C. Williams of the
Long School, were exhibited at a
Rotary meeting, Wednesday.)
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Elected President of The
S:cial Students Workers
Association
Gaines T. Bradford, who ex
pects to receive the degree of
Master of Science in Social work
from the Graduate School of Soc
ial Work at the University of Ne
braska in August of this year,
was elected President of the Asso
ciation of Social Work Students
Last semester, he was elected
Vice President of the Association
and also served as editor of the
school’s publication The Face
| sheet.
Hj has now completed his first
year of graduate study and has
been awarded a scholarship for the
current semester. Besides prepar
ng his thtsis, he is doing field
work at th State Home for £)ep
ndent Children in Lincoln, Nebr.
In addition tA this honor, Mi.
Bradfcr ! has many other achieve
ments to his credit. He has a high
scholastic avevage in the school
and serves as Secretary of the
Committee on Interpretations for
the Nebraska Conference of Social
Work- He is a graduate of Moie
house College, Atlanta, Georgia,
and a member of the Alpha Phi
Alpha fraternity
Omahan Writes For
Etude Music Magazine
by .Mable Glenn
Mr. Booker W. Washington, son
of Mrs- Julia Cunningham Wash
ington, 2037 Florence has the dis
tinction of having an article pub
lished in the Etude Magazine.
The Etude Magazine, for Jan
uary 1941, carries an articlet “The
Problems of Practicing’’ which was
written by Booker T. Washington
prominent pianist^of this city. The
article, first written in 1939, was
originally intended for parents of
his pupils. Mr. Cecil Barrymore,
teacher of Mr. Washington read
the article, recognized its worth,
".nd suggested to Mr. Washington
that he submit it to the Etude Mu
sic Magazine. It was submited to
the elitor of this magazine in 1939
and in December of that year, he
received notice that his article had
been accepted and would be pub
lished in a future edition of the
magazine
At the present time Booker T.
Washington is writing a “Chord
Fantasy” for vocal solos> choirs,
piano solofe and orchestra. This
“Fantasy” w311 be presented to the
public during the latter part of
March.
The Etude Mjusic Magazine
which is the largest music maga
zine, is published in 5 foreign lan- j
guages, and has a monthly eircu-.
I at ion of over 350,000.
COLORED OLD FOLKS HOME
ELECT OFFICERS FOR 1941
The Colored Old Folks Home
had its election of officers on
Thursday night, January 9, 1941
at the home and the following of
ficers were elected: Mrs. John Al
bert Williams, President; Mrs. P.
H- Jenkins, Vice President; Mrs.
Vera Harris< Secretary; Mrs. Ger
trude James, Assistant Secretary
and Mrs. Cecelia W. Jewell, Trea
NEW FONTENELLE HOME
ADDITIONS OPENED WED.
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GOVERNOR GRISWOLD TAKES
OVER STATE CAPITOL
GOVERNOR GRISWOLD
(by BILLY DAVIS,)
Governor-elect Dwight Griswold
took office Thursday January 9,
1941. Hy was sworn in by Chi< f
Justice Robeit Simmons of the
Supreme Court. This inaugurat
ion was one of the largest of any
Governor. Oter three-thou,sand
attended. The first to be escort
ed to the roster was Governor Roy
Cochran, by a committee of five.
He gave a very interesting fare
well address. Following Governor
Cochran to the roster was Gover
nor-elect Dwight Griswold, escoit
ed by a committee of five. He re
ceived a big applause from the
audience. Seated on the front
row of seats of the senate chamb
er was Governor Cochran’s family
and Governor Griswold’s family.
Governor Griswold’s inauguration
speech was highly received by the
audience. Senator John Adams
Jr., was put on a committee to take
charge of Judiciary, and Revenue.
Senator Adams is to be commend
ed for the service that he has ren
dered to us during his legislative
terms.
The gallery and the lower lioor
o fthe senate was packed to cap
acity. Some of the most outstand
ing notables of Nebraska were on
hand for the inauguration. A
large Negrod elegation from Om
aha was present. They included:
Rev. J. S. Williams) Rev. T. A
Sears, Rev. B. E. Jones, Rev. F.
P. Jones and Rev- L. A. Story.
Others present were Wm. (Bill1
Davis, Lee Washington, Roy White
Fotch Allen, Fritz Parks, Cather
ine Boggus, Ray Williams> Udell
Regan and C- C. Galloway, State
Director, Colored Division, Repub
lican Party. The group had res
erved seats in the front row, sou
theast corner. They were well re
ceived by the officials of the State
Capitol. All of the group were
introduced to most of the State
Senators, by Senator John Adams
Jr. He also took them on a tour
through the State Capitol
surer. The members of the Board
are as follows Mrs. Charles Solo
mon, Mrs. A. D. Mallard, Mrs.
Gertrude Craig, Mrs. Evelyn Mur
ray, Mrs. Brummell, Mrs. Vera
Price Mrs Gussie McPherson,
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Mrs. T. Goodwin and Mrs Jennie
Scott.
’ On Wednesday, January 16( 1941
115 families moved into the new
272 unit Logan Fontenelle Homes
Addition. These 272 units which
are divided into 3, 4, 5, and 6 room
apartments are available to low
income families who were living in
crowded or below standard quar
ters- Leases foT these apartments
can be taken until the the first of
February.
DIDN’T TRY
TO KILL
JUST A LITTLE CUTTING
Leslie Young, 40, Negro 3100 X
Stiredt, Wednesday was sentenced
I to a year in the penitentiary by
District Judge Sears’ court on a
charge of stabbing with intent to
wound.
Young Was accused of stabbing
his common law wife, Dobbie An
derson near the heart He enter
ed a guilty plea- Asked by Judge
Sears if he were trying to kill—
Young said ‘‘No, I just wanted to
do a little cutting.”
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HILLSIDE TO
HAVE CHARGE
OF NEXT UNION MEETING
AT PILGRIM BAPT. CHURCH
The Union Meeting at Zion Bap
tist Church, 24th and Grant St-,
was a huge success. Over 800
persons assembled in this meeting.
The collection was over $60.00. An
old fashioned covenant meeting,
held before the services, was a
soul-stirring event. On Sunday,
January 19, 1941, the Hillside
Presbyterian Church will have
charge of the Union meeting at
the Pilgrim Baptist Church, 25th
and Hamilton Street. Rev. Black
more of Hillside Presbyterian
Church will be the speaker and his
choir will furnish the music.
REP. GAVAGAN INTRODUCES
ANTI-LYNCH BJLL IN HOUSE
ON OPENING DAY
Ne’v York—Representative Jos
eph Gavagan of New York intro
duced one of the six federal an i
lynching bills in the House of Rep
resent at ivea on January 3, th • op
ening nay of the 77th Congress,
the National Association f>r the
Advuncem< t.t of Colored People re
ported today.
That Gavagan bill, which is spon
sored by the NAACP provides
that the United Staten Department
of Justice “shall cause an investi
gation to be made,” whenever any
State or government agency fails
to protect victims of a lynch mob.
'The bill also provides civil damag
es for relatives of a lynch victim
to the extent of not less than $2.
000 nor more than $5,000, the
money to be paid by “the culpable
governmental subdivision,” charg
ed with protecting the victim.
Anti-lynch bills were introduced
by: Representatives Arthur W.
Mitchell, Democrat of Illinois. Jo
seph A. Gavagan, Democrat, of N.
York; U. S. Guyer, Republican of
\ Kansas; I>ee E. Geyer( Democrat
of California; Rartlett Jonkman*
Republican, of Michigan, a new
member, and Louis Ludlow, Demo
oat of Indiana.
Tuskegee Institute, Ala., Jan- 10
(ANP) Through a grant of the
National Foundation lor Infant
ile Paralysis, the model hospital
for the study and treatment of the
dreaded disease has be«n erected
here at Tuskegee and was dedicat
ed on January 15.
From this infantile paralysis
center, in the heart of the deep
south, will go Negro doctors and
nurses trained to fight infantile
paralysis.
They will return to the crowded
Negro districts of New York> Chi
cago, Detroit, and other cities and
to the rural sections of the South,
equipped with everything medical
science can provide to combat the
ravages of the mysterious disease
which has taken such a toll among
Negro children, leaving thousands
with twisted bodies, withered, limbs
and deformed hands and feet. Said
Dr. F, D. Patterson, president of
.Tuekegee:
"The Negro people of America
arc happy for the opportunity
which the infantile paralysis cen
ter will provide not only for the
restoration of young bodies afflic
ted with this dreadful malady, but
also because of the unique oppdr
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$ Calloway, education director of
the United Transport Service Em
ployes of America (Red Caps) had
his case officially referred to the
NAACP. on January 9, according
to Ira Williams, president of the
branch, after local draft board No.
81 had also ruled that the union
official could not appeal his case
to the State Appeals Board.
Admitting the truth of a state
ment made by Calloway January
1 in a letter to the board pointing
cut that ‘‘deep-seated prejudices”,
exist against me and other Negro
, in the U. S. Army and Navy,"
i board officials nevertheless ruled
in a formal opinion handed down
I January 8 that;
“It is the opinion of the board,
that the social ills of ■ ' ;ch Mr.
CaDoway complains re true, but
! this board is without power to rt
medy the said ills and affords no
forum for their discussion and re
dress—therefore, the registrant is
hereby placed in Class 1A.”
In a letter to the New York
headquarters of the NAACP., ex
plaining the development of his
case from December 20, 1040,
when he received a copy of the
Selective Service Questionnaire
from the board, up to the present
time^ Calloway said:
‘‘In filling out the questionnaire
I indicated that I was a conscient
ious objector, and in doing this I
attempted to amplify for the board
the possible trend, my objections
might take. I did this in the form
of drawing a line from the phraso
‘religious training and beliefs,’ to
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FRIDAY WAS
UNLUCKY DAY
FOR NO. 13
Driver No. lpt of the Omar Bak
ing Company, was in a collision
with Leonard Glenn of 1916 North
25th St., The accident occurred
at 41st and Dodge Streets at about
6:55 p. m. on Friday, January 17.
Mr- Edward Parks of 981 North
27th Street, who was riding in the
car with Mr Glenn, escaped with
a bruised right shoulder- Mr.
Glenn was uninjured.
Will Help Aid Meharry College,
• • WENDELL L. WILLKIE
Nusnville, ««.n. (ANP) Wendell
L. Wilikie. recent Republican can
didate for president of the United
States, has accepted a place on the
national committee of sponsors for
the current Meharry Medical col
lege endowment program, which
cads for raising at least $1,500, ■■
000 before July 1 of this yeor,it>
was announced last week by Char
les Nelson, president of the Nash
ville Trust eompany and chairman
of Meharry board of trustees.
Simultaneous announcement was
made of similar acceptance by
Bishop William F Andr-rson of the
Methodist Church.
These acceptances bring the
total of sponsor^ at thio date up
to 28t Negro members of the com
mittee being Dr. Midian O. Bous
field, director for Negro health of
the Julius Rosenwald fund. Dr. M.
S. Davage, of the Methodist Board
of Education and Dr. W- E. B. Du
Bois of Atlanta university. Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt is also one of
the sponsor group.
The current endowment progiam
, of the college, which enrolls more
I than half of all Negro medical stu
| dents in this country, aims at an
, eventual addition of Sfi 00C ^d to
; existing general endowment of
slightly m°r:> than S8'0,00d.