PRESIDENT OF OMAHA U. ADDRESSES URBAN LGE ANNUAL MEETING Mr. Howland Haynes, President cf the Municipal University of 0 maha, addressed about 160 persons at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Omaha Urban League Community Center on Tuesday, February 11. His analogy of American democ racy was drawn from “Pilgrim’s Progress" and other bookg of sim ilar philofophy. He made the statement that there was a gr<’at n ed for racial understanding be tween the white and colored pro pie ond that this could only be ob tained by closer relationship be tween the two groups by the shar ing of intellectual interest. A meeting of this type, he said, was one way of approaching better community unity through the shar ing and using of ideas about the nation of which we are all citizens He closed his talk with the statement that he had had exper ience with Urban League work Dickinson. New members were Charles Stewart, civic leader of South Omaha and Rev. W. H Phelps, Pastor of the Ijowe Avenue Presbyterian Church and algo President of the Omaha Ministerial Union. A handicraft exhibit was dis played in the library. Comments “GOLD STAR MOTHER" by Myrtle M. Good low '• Indicated to tny son Ted Summytt” A silver haired mother is kneel ing in grayer Asking God in HU mercy to spare AH others the sorrow that now U her share Sin <* her son lies asleep “Over There” Praying for kings and ruler to see When creeds and races all are free Wars shall cease and lasting peace— Shall gain the victory O’er strife and tyranny. As the war “flames'’ spread again OH! may her prayers bs not in vain, Nor the prayers of countless others For fathers, sons and brothers. Defend our country by land and sea To preserve our rights and 'ib erty. But please O’ God in Thy mercy spare Our sons from going “Over There". Is every mother’s prayer. following the meeting indicated that It met the favor of those who attended and gave them a clear idea of the work done by the or ganzation. The Large, New, Deluxe SAFEWAY STORE at 20th & Cuming NOW OPEN Your very first step into this large, deluxe>-type food store will reveal an entirely new, pleasant atmosphere of cleanliness, refinement and food-shopping comfort! The large, paved, free Parking Lot the many Shopping Buggies with two baskets each the Extra Spacious Aisles with Linoleum-tiled Floor the Streamlined Fixtures presenting all foods for easier selection, the uniform, thorough Lighting System and the Low Prices on Everything Evei*y Day are a few of the features for your con venience and economy at this ultra-modern Safeway! SALMON FRESH FROZEN whole | rc sliced, | nc OR HALF, IT) LB. 1 / LB. Hams swift’s premium 23c WHOI E OR SHANK HALF. LB. Pork Roast CUIS ..... , lb- 12c Pork Chops ..kan.™ lb 16c Beef Roast BEST 22c CHUCK CUTS.LB. 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BAG 13c.BAG Silk Tissue. 3 rolls 10c Above Prices Effective in all Omaha Safeway Stores Thursday Evening, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 and 28 and March 1. __ _ A From 6 Children, Grand Music The "White Jubilee Sextette,” of Long school began as a solo act 10 years ago with John, who learned to sing as soon as he could talk. Since that time John’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry White, have added five new members. Above: Inez, Evelyn, Salomi, John, Frank and Sam go into action. Included in recent engagements have been an appearance before the school princl pc's cl supervisors; another at the Blackstone hotel banquet and last night they sang for a U. A. R. meeting at the Athletic club.' SUMMARY OF NORTHWEST ERN BELL ANNUAL REPORT Much attention has been given to the views of telephone users in ef forts to make telephone service more pleasing, according to the annual report for the year l'.»40 of the Northwestern Bell Tele phone company and its subsidiaries The Tri-State Telephone and Tele graph Company and the Dakota Central Telephone Company. The three companies operate in 'he states of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebras ka, South Dakota and North Dak ota. Pointing out that the telephone business is made up of many trans actions between each user of the service and the company( the re port fitates that it Is the constant aim of the companies “to person alize these transactions and to make each of them definitely pleas ing to the customer,” and that sur J veys to ascertaln*the views of cus tomers about the service and the manner in which it is provided were made during the year. At the end of the year, the three companies, taken as a unit, had more telephones in service than ever before but the number of long distance calls handled during the year was 9-7 percent less than for 1930, the year of maximum long distance usage. There has been a reduction in revenues per tele | phone and an increase in invest ment per telephone, as compared with 1930. Taxefi took about one-seventh of total revnues in 1940 and amount ed to more than dividends paid For the three companies, taxes as signable to operations amounted to $6,038,000, which was equivalent to $6 91 per telephone. Regarding the three companies as an operating unit, composite net telephone earning to average in vestment in telephone plant for the yean were 4.45 percent. The. Northwestern Company paid div idends of $6 per share on its stock in 1940. The Tri-State and Dako ta Central companies paid no div dends. The number of employees at the >nd of the year was 12,037 of whom 7,370 or more than 61 per cent, were women. The average length of service was about 18 years for men and 10 years for women employees. HAMPTON INSTITUTE RE LEASES FINDINGS OF OF FENCE CONFERENCE Hampton Institute, Va.,--The findings and principal addresses of the recent Hampton Institute Con ference on the Participation of the Negro in Notional Defense have been relaesed for national distrib ution. State and national government officials are studying copies of this 65-page book, which reveals the official 'attitude of 13,000,000 Negroes °n every phase of total defense. Hundreds of prominent Negro and white authorities attended the two day conference at Hampton Insti tute on November 25 and 26. The sponsoring committee included such notables as Mrs. Franklin De lano Roosevelt, Winthrop Rocke feller, Walter F. White, Edwin R. Embree, Dr. Ambrose Caliver and Sidney Hillman Opening with a personal letter from President Roosevelt to Dr. Malcolm S. MacLean, president of Hampton Institute, the book spec ifically recommends future policies in the fields of Agriculture, Busi ness, Home, Family Life and Con sumer Education, Housing, Indus try and Labor, Military and Naval Defense, Morale and Mental Hy giene, the Press, Public Health and Recreation, Religion, and Youth and Education. “Youth and National Defense,” an address by Aubrey Williams, read of the National Youth Adm inistration and speeches by New bold Morris, Dr- Rachel Davis Du Bois, Harold Benjamin, Dr. (bann ing H- Tobias, the Very Reverend Chester B. Emerson, and Dr Mal colm S. MacLean are also included in the book. WE HAVE THIS 65-PAGE BOOK AT OUR OFFICE 2420 GRANT ST—YOU ARE PRIV ILEGED TO LOOK IN AN Y TIME. This Week In Religion and Thought BY ROBT. L. MOODY Calling AH Christians —World Day of Prayer! The treacherous flame of war seems to be spreading more and more. Neutral nations and peace loving men and women are being swept into its path. It is very fit ting and helpful to be called into ‘he greatest human fellowship. February 28 is designated as the World Day of Prayer* and all Christians everywhere are asked to join their brethern. In the words of St. Paul: ‘Let us there fore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need ” Heb. 4:16. Critics and alleged infidelg must admit that there is a strong and unseen power that surpasses our comprehension- Our Lord has ad monished tig that ‘‘men ought al ways to pray and not to faint”. The implication is that if we pray earnestly, constantly and humbly we will not taint. If it were not for the elect (those constant pray ing souls4 our plight would be much worse. It is apparent that war monger* are not considering God. 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