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SUES FOR DIVORCE
WHITE PRESS LAUDS
COLORED MAN
--(by H. J. Pinkett)
Felix Aboue, a colored man, is Governor General
of Lake Chad Province, a colony of West Central
Africa under the sovereignty of the Republic of
France. He was educated in the best academic
schools of France, and was trained for a military
career at the most famous of French military academ
ies, Saint Cyr. He has had a distinguished career
under the Frenfch Government. He was at one time
Governor General of Guadalope, and has served as a
member of several of the most important commis
sions under the French Government.
When the present World War began he was the
Governor of the Lake Chad Province, and after the
fall of France he became an adherent of the cause of
the Free French arid the British and her Allies. As
a result of his alignment with the forces opposed to
Germany, he has been lauded extravagantly in near
ly every English language newspaper throughout
the world.
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He knows, as all ot us do wno nave siuaieu
underlying causes of the present world conflict, that
the fight is not about the preservation of democracy,
but is a struggle between persons who believe in the
preservation iof Free Enterprise and Individual Lib
rty and those who would substitute for them State
Socialism, which, of course, denies the right of in
dividual ownership of property and of individual lib
erty, subordinating these rights to an all-powerful
state.
Because Felx Aboue has cast his lot with the
champions of Free Enterprise and Individual Liber
ty, he is being hailed as no other black man} has been
hailed in the modern world.
We write this because of the confusion in the
public mind arising from statements in the public
press and on the radio that the British are fighting
to preserve Democracy whereas the simple truth is
that Democraty does not exist irt any of the English
speaking countries. Only 2 percent of the children of
school age in England are permitted to attend the
public schools and the only children/ who do attend
them are those of families who are economically ad
vantaged.
We hope that some day Democracy will be reai
ed in the world, but we must remind our readers that
it can never be achieved without the education! of
the masses of the people. And there can be no secur
ity in so-called Democracies unless predicated upon
universal intelligence among the people.
Nevertheless Felix Aboue is a symbol of what
may take place, and what will take place in England
and the United States if Hitler and his Axis partners
continue their fight to force State Socialism upon
all the world. For in both England and America,
white men will forget their color prejudice and ele
vate black men to high places and power, if by doing
so they can preserve their Capitalistic system, Free
Enterprise, and Individual Liberty. And if these
things could be accomplished the sacrifices forced up
on mankind by Hitler and his associates would be
small indeed.
-H. J. P.
The following is the petition for
divorce of Zenobia Carey vs. Jac
ob C. Carey.
PETITION
PLAINTIFF, for cause of action
against defendant, alleges:—
1. That the plaintiff and defend
ant are now, and have been, for
more than 2 years last past, resi
dents of Omaha, Douglas County
Nebraska
2. That the plaintiff and defend
ant were married at Omaha, Neb.
on the 5th day of December 1929
and that three children have been
born as a result of said marriage
to-wit: Aleasta, age 10, Levi, age
8, Marilyn, age 4.
3. That the plaintiff has always
conducted herself toward the de
fendant as a faithful, loving and
dutiful wife, but that the defendant
without just provocation, has beer,
guilty of conduct which under the
law constitutes extreme cruelty,
the details of which will be set out
with greater particularity if re
quested by the defendant or re
quired by the court.
4. That the defendant is an aoie
bodied man, entployed) and earn
ing a large salary, and that he
should be required to contribute 'o
the support of the plaintiff and the
minor children, a suitable tempor
ary amount, pending the trial of
this action, and such permanent
alimony and support as the court
may deem proper, together with
temporary and permanent court
costs, and attorney’s fees.
5. That the plaintiff is a fit
and proper person to have the care*
custody and control of the minor
children and such custody should
be awarded her.
WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays
ihat the bond of matrimony here
tofore existing between the part
ies be cancelled, set aside and held
for naught, and that she be grant
ed a decree of absolute divorce
from the defendant; that the plain
tiff be awarded the caie, curtody
and control of the minor children,
Aleasta, Levi and Marilyn, and
that the defendant be required to
furnish temporary support ar.d
maintenance, pending the trial of
this action for the plaintiff and
minor children, and upon final rU*
cree such permanent alimony, sup
port, and maintenance as the court
may order, together with couit
costs and attorney’s fees, and such
further and different equitable re
lief as the court may require.
Gross and Crawford,
Attorneys for Plaintiff
State of Nebraska.)
I County of Douglas) S. S.
Zenobia Carey, being first duly
sworn, states that she is the plain
tiff in the above entitled action,
that she knows the contents of the
foregoing petition, and believes
the same to be true,
Zenobia Carey
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 11th day of February, 1941
Notary Pffblic
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coln, Nebraska Sunday evening
the car which Clarence MdDavls
2520 North 25th Street was driv
ing collided with another cai
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Clarence McDavis, and the occup
ants of the other cart wer uninjur
ed. Clarence McDavis wag cut a
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was shattered by the impact.
Griswold Appoints Atty.
R. L WILLIAMS
T > Defense Post
Hon. Dwight Griswold, Gover
nor appointed Kay L. Williams,
Attorney, member of the Nebras
ka Advisory Defense Commission
Mr- Williams is a graduate of Wil
berforce University and Omaha
Law' School; after his graduation
fiom Wilberforce University, he
accepted a position as teller in the
Anderson and Company bank of
Jacksonville, Florida. He left the
Anderson and Company bank to
accept a position at Western Uni
versity, as Professor of Economics
and Commercial Law and to act
as Commandant of the Jr- ROTC.
He resigned his position at Wes
tern University to come to Omaha
to accept a posh ion as Commiss
ioner of the Colored Chamber of
Commerce and direct the Colored
Free Employment Bureau, directed
by the Omaha Community Chest,
during which time he organizedthe
Interracial Committee, to function
in connection with the Colored
Free Employment Bureau. He
served as an Officer during the
World war, and is a member of
Post No. 30, The American Legion
and also of the Kappa Psi Frater
nity.
Mr- Williams has been mention
ed as a member of the Labor Sup
ply and Training, Labor Relations
and Human Resources, Profession
al Trades, and Skills, Housing and
Related Facilities and Welfare
Committees- These sub-Commit
tees will be part of, and function
under the General Defense setup.
Williams has practiced law in 0
maha for 12 years; married and
lives at 3007 Ohio Street
NON-WHITE POPULATION IN
U. S. TOTALS 13,455, 988
According to preliminary figur
es, released by the Bureau of the
Census the non white population
in 194o' totaled 13,■455,988. In com
paring these figures, based on a
five percent crc-ss-section of the
DEFENSE TRAINING IN CITY'
TO INCLUDE NEGROES
At a meeting of the Youthj
Guidance Council at the Central
YWCA. Mr. W. C. Cummings, Di
rector of Vocational Education i-s
the Omaha Public school system
and of the national defense train
ing for this area, reported on sev
eral conferences that he had at
tended where problems for train
ing persons for employment in
national defense industries were
discussed. Mr Cummings also re
cently returned from a conference
with the Glenn Martin Company
that is to operate the factory to
be constructed at Fort Crook.
In addressing the group assem
bled at this meeting (which was
attended by Mrs. Alyce Wilson of
Woodson Center and Raymond
Brown of the Omaha Urban Lea
gue), Mr. Cummings stated thnt
all person^ would be eligible for
this training program which would
be under the direction of the pub
lic school system. No fees will be
charged and all men 18 yeara of
age and over would be eligible to
take the various courses. There<
will be no restricted requirement
as to previous experience as has
been true with the refresher cours
es being given. AH persons wish
ing to take the courses must reg
ister with the Nebraska State Em
ployment Service in the Arthur
(Building.
He stated that persons with auto
mechanics experience and skill
will be called for in large numbers
because of the need for that type
of persons on assembly lines.
There will also be openings for
those who have had sheet metal
work, riveting, work with alloys
and other types of occupations.
He urged that all young men who
have never held any type of posi
tion make application for these
training courses because it may
mean that they would be able to
find employment somewhere in in
dustry even though they are not
placed in the bomber plant.
When asked whether or not Ne
groes would be accepted by the
Glenn Martin Co., Mr- Cummings
answered that he wtas not in a po
sition to say but very definitely
stated that there would be no re
strictions because of race placed
on persons who were interested in
taking the defense training cours
es. All Negro men in Omaha who
are interested in taking these
course^ should make application
at the local state employment of
fice or can obtain information
from Mr. Cummings’ office on ;he
sixth floor of the City Hall. In
formation may also be obtained
from the Omaha Urban League.
BUILDERS APPEAL TO NEGRO
INSTITUTIONS SAY COLLEGES
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
NEGROES
Hampton Institute, Va., — An
echo of the recent meeting of the
Hampton Institute Builders’ Conf
erence and the N *tional Builders
Association wag heard today when
the officers of the convention re
leased a resolution mailed to Ne
gro college presidents and boards
of trustees throughout the United
census returns anJ subject to cor
rection, with those based on the
1930 census returns, an increase
of 967,682 is noted for the non
white population. In 1930 and
1940 the non-white population,
composed of Negroes( Indians, Jap
anese, Chinese and other non white
races, constituted 10-2 percent cf
the country’s total population.
States.
Lashing the “too prevalent ten
jency to exclude Negro contractors
from work at Negro institutions,
the resolution stated that ‘‘millions
of dollars have been literally pour
ed into new developments and ex
pansions of physical plants of Ne
gro colleges in recent years- Prac
tically none of this work has been
designed, supervised or construct
ed by Negroes.”
The appeal against discrimina
tion against Negro workmen by
Negro institutions ended with the
statement that ‘finally, in these
trying> turbulent times while Ne
groes are calling to the attention
of the officials of the Federal a
gencies, including the Army and
Navy, the Defense Housing Admin
istration, the awful undemocratic
tendencies rampant within the na
tion, the Hampton Institute Build
ers’ Conference and the National
OF NEGRO IN
NATIONAL
DEFENSE
Washington Feb. 26 (ANP> —
Determined to protect if possible
the interests of Negroes in the na
tional defense program, Sen War
ren W. Barbour, of New Jersey in
troduced a resolution in the senate
on Wednesday asking a special
committee be appointed with a
fund of $26,000 to investigate the
1 articipation of all Negro citizens
in all industrial and other phases
of the program.
In cooperation with Sen- Wag
ner of New York, Sen. Arthur
Capper of Kansas" and Sen. Pren
tiss M. Brown of Michigan, the re
solution, known as Senate Resolu
tion 75, reads as follows:
“Resolved that a special comm
ittee of eight senators, to be ap
pointed by the president of the
senate, is authorized and directed
to make a full and complete in
vestigation into the participation
of Negro citizen^ in all industrial
and other phases of the national
defense program, including all ed
ucational courses and apprentice
training. The commitee shall re
port to the senate, as soon as prac
ticable, the result^ of its study and
investigation, together with its
recommendations for legislation or
other governmental action design
ed to integrate Negro citizens into
the national defense program with
out discrimination as to race or col
or
"For the purpose of thig resolu
tion, the commlttee( or any duly
authorized subcommittee thereof,
is authorized to hold such hearings
to sit and act at such times and
places during the sessions, recess
es and adjourned periods of the
77th congress, to utilize such vol
ubtary and uncompensated servic
es, and to employ such experts and
ciericla, stenographic and other
assistants, as it may deem necess
ary. The committee may utilize
the services information, facilities
knd personnel of the various de
partments and agencies of the gov
ernment.
‘‘The committee, or any dujy au
thorized subcommittee thereof,
shall have the power to require by
subpeona or otherwise the attend
ance of such witnesses, and the
production of such books, papers
and documents, to administer such
oaths, to take such testimony and
to make such expenditures as it
may deem advisable. The cost of
stenographic services to repoit
the educational material, data and
testimony taken at such hearings
shall not be in excess of 25 cents
per 100 words.
“The expenses of the committee
which shall not exceed $25,000,
shall be paid from the contingent
fund of the senate upon vouchers
approved by the chairman of the
committee.”
Immediately upon introduction,
the resolution was referred to the
committee on military affairs. *
Morrig Sheppard, Democrat of
Texas, is chairman of this comm
ittee, which also includes Senators
Reynolds, N. G^; Thomas, Utah;
Johnson of Colorado; Lee of Okla
homa, Schwartz. Wyoming, Hill,
Alabama; Downey, California;
Chandley, Kentucky and Smathera
of N. J. as the Democratic group
The Republicans on the committee
are Warren R Austin, Vermont;
Bridges, New Hampshire; Fumey
South Dakota; Helman of Oregon
and John Thomas of Idaho.
The sponsors are asking immed
iate action by the committee on
the resolution and it is hoped that
favorable action will be taken in
behalf of the act. This resolution
would bring to light and to the at
tention of congress the failure of
many concerns operating under
government contracts to hire Ne
gro workers in the skilled labor
classes heretofore they have been
pitifully discriminated against.
Builders’ Association feel impelled
to call to the attention of ail ad
ministrators of Negro colleges and
institutions the urgent necessity of
their support in helping the Negro
architects, engineers and contract
ors to get fair opportunities to de
sign, bid and execute on any con
struction to be built on the grounds
of Negio institutions.”
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