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<j 4 - -V- _ - ' . /JUSTICES EQUALITY IEW TO THtUNE\ ca-^— - LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY —MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS Entered as Second-Class Matter at The Post office, Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, March 8,1941 OUR 13th YEAR, N|o. 51—City Edition, 5c Copy Under Act of March 8, 1874—Business Phone: WE. 1517___* - - - - -.- — - - - — hAA CR Plan Taxpayers Suits Against School Boards $300.00Scholarships SUBSCRIPTION CAMPAIGN HELLO GIRLS AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES Here is your opportunity to get your UNIVERSITY TUI TION FREE. The Omaha Guide Publishing Company, 2420 Grant Street, is going to put on A 3(M>0 DAY $300.00 SCHOLAR SHIPS Subscription Campaign to the girl who can qualify. You must have a qualified sponsor to enter this Scholarships Sub scription Campaign. For full particulars, drop into our office and fill out yiour entry card. Bring your sponsor with you. Re member A $300.00 CASH SCHOLARSHIPS 30-60 day Subscrip tion Campaign. Application accepted to enter this campaign from March 15th to April 1st, so you will have to hurry girls!!! Only 16 girls and boys accepted for this Subscription Campaign'. THE OMAHA GUIDE PUBL. CO, INC 2420 GRANT STREET OMAHA, NEBRASKA -C. C. Galloway, Business Manager. GETS CASE WORKER APPOINTMENT Miss Mary Agnes Yerwood, 1940 graduate of the Atlanta University School of Social Work, has recent ly been appointed case worker on the staff of the City-County Dep artment of Public Welfare, Dallas, Texas. She Is a native of Austin, Texas> a graduate of Samuel Hus ton College, and was formerly em ployed as an Assistant to the Exe cutive Secretary of the Blue Tri angle Branch YWCA, Houston, Texas; as a case worker with the Travis County Relief Commission, Austin, Texas; and as a teacher in the Public School System of Aus tin. MUSIC AND— MUSICIANS (BY Booker Washington) In the Public Schools of Omaha,] it la required to take some for eign language, and some type of math before one is given a dip loma admitting him to college1.' However they do not require one | to take music- Since music is the most pleasurable of all the arts one finds it difficult to understand why music is not in the required list. It seems that too much stress is put on Academic subjects and none on the cultural ones. If it is necessary for one to learn to speak a new language, which a survey shoWs only 1 out of every 15 ever use again, after their schooling, it should appear that some stress ought to be put on the things that the students will be confronted with after they leave school. 2 YEARS— Forrest Gillum, 913 North 20th Street, who pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge brought a gainst him as a result of a an ar gument in which Abner Tunspall MISSOURI NEGROES OPPOSE EFFORTS OF WHITES TO TAKE THEIR “CROPPER HOMES” Caiuthersville, Mo., March 10 —(ANP) Led by Rev. Owen H. Whitfield, a group of colored sharjcroppers of Pemiscot county has sent a petition to the Farm Se curity Administration demanding that the administration turnover to the colored croppeis the recently completed, 80 FSA. homes, which white sharecroppers insist should be given them for occupancy. The homes in this cotton growing district, are part of the FSA. re habilitation program for sharecrop pers and farm laborers. Th ty are located in Wardell, 15 miles from Caruthersville. After the controv ersy was brought to his attention. Philip G- Beck of Indianapolis FSA regional director said: "We felt that the placing of the 80 homes for Negroes at Wardell was justified by our investigation in that area. However, the posi tion taken by the white people has created a problem and we hop" to settle it amiciably. You may rest assured that the Negroes definite ly will get a fair share of the h mes which have been built.” Rev. Whitefield, who represents the croppers, was the organizer of the 1939 Missouri roadside demon ration and was spokesman for the sharecroppers on the commit tee named by Gov. Lloyd C- Stark at that time. In their petition, sent last week to the FSA., the farm workers declared: “We the sharecroppers, tenart farmers and farm day laborers of Pemiscot County shall depart from this county in a body on Marcn 20. And it is agreed that in other counties the sharecroppers, tenant farmers and farm day labore-s shall not accept the group homes offered > them, if their brother^ in Pemiscot County are denie<j the homes due them. was killed, was sentenced to 2 yrr. In the State penitentiary. 15 NEGROES CALLED; 6 ARE VOLUNTEERS Local draft board 2 today ann ounced the names of the 15 Negro es who have been called for induc tion into the selectiv service army on March 1, and the 15 white mas who will be Inducted on March 3. Six of the Negroes are volun teers: William P. Franklin, 2803 North 24th St., Victor F. Fields, 2807 O hio St.; Richard I- Cureton, 2050 North 19th St.; Edward J. Smith, 2020 North 25th St.; Charles Buck ley, 2884 Ohio St.; and Isaac Tur ner who will be inducted at Wash ington, D. C. Draftees: Edgar A. Brookshire, 2025 Ohio St.. Columbus McMorris 2631 Franklin St.; Joseph N. Head ley, 953t North 25th St.; Willie R Bibins, 2734 Blondo St.; Leonard A. Nelson, 2601 Wirt St.; Tim Mil es, 2120 North 27th St; John F. Taylor, 2513 Wirt St.; Beryl Mart in, 6233 Calumet avenue; Julius M. Jackson, 2911 North 27th St., and Earl W. Allen, 2410 Erskinc St. SEES MILITARY DEFENSE USES FOR THE DANCE An interview with Mr. Edwin Strawbridge, head of the Junior Program Ballet Company, appear ing here on March 19th in two performances of “The Adventures of Puck”, reveals a rather inter esting viewpoint of the dance. A return to the military might of an cient Sparta through training sol diers to dance is advised by Mr. Strawbridge. He declares that the greatest heroes of ancient days were the greatest dancers and ev ery Spartan soldier obtained a rig orous physical training in the use of the body through dancing. Phyrric dances were practiced only by brave warriors, and were part of the competitive program at the Olympiads, he points out. “If the United States Army in corporated dancing and physical training for the dance in its sys tem of education for the soldier, we would have far better soldiers “Strawbridge affirms, “Nothing could be more helpful, for example in the teaching of the manual of arms than ryhmic footwork and body control acquired through pro per dance training. Dancer*, must have greater physical endurance than any other artists ’’ In the modern parachute jumper Mr. Strawbridge sees the epitome of the dance technique. For the dance, he sajqs, is merely perfect physical coordination, and in no other branch of military service is this attribute more requisite. Mr. Strawbridge said that the para chute jumping soldier must attain a perfection of physical relaxation to a point at which he exercises every muscle of his body with complete freedom. “The Greeks had a greater un derstanding of the practical bene fits of the dance than do most peo ple of modem times”, declares the ballet dancer. “When the great philosopher Plato said that the be Marian May Sing In D.A.R. Hall Will He Get A Chance Joe? LEM FRANKLIN who just re cently conquered Omaha’s own, Carl Vinciquerra, hag been herald ed by leading sports writers as the leading contender for the crown of Joe Louis. Will Louis give this hard hitting member of his own race a crack at the title. ginning and end of education are centered in music and mathemat ics, he had dancing in mind with regard to music, for music in those days was always associated with dancing." [ -- -MY GOD AND MY COUNTRY” (by Myrtle M. Goodlow) • •• I thank God for my country. And her shining light of liberty. That shed its beams on me, And for every golden opportun ity— Shared equally. To my country I shall be true, And to the faith of my fore fathers, For theirs was the faith— That made me free. To my God I shall be true, For the ble^ed cross of Christ— Has shed its radiant light, And set me free— For all Eternity. I shall be true to God and Coun try— For both have kept me free, The Stars and stripes of Glory, The Cross of Calvary. CAREY VS. CAREY Jacob C. Carey’s answer to Zen obla Carey has not been filed to date. Attorney W. B. Bryant stat ed that they have until March l'th to answer the said petition. A mo tion was made demanding that the plaintiff “make paragraph 3 of her petition more definite and cer tain by stating further the specif ic acts of cruelty and when they were committed in clarification of the allegation—“has been guilty of conduct which under the law con stitutes extreme cruelty.’ ” A hearing on the motion was held in Judge Sears courtroom on February 20th at 2 p. m. At ihis hearing an amended petition was ordered, the plaintiff, Zenobia Carey was granted temporary ali mony of $46.00 per month for her support and the support of the children, and from this amount she is to take care of her current expenses. Mr- Jacob C. Carey was ordered to take care of past bills. Mrs. Carey was allowed $26 temporary attomey’g fees. TAX RETURNS— Under the new Federal Income Tax law, all single men who earn $800.00 or more per year, and all married men who earn $2,000.00 or more per year MUST file an income tax return with the Feder al Government by March 15th, re gardless of any or all deductions which they may have. Many per sons wTio file these returns will be exempted from paying any income tax, but all persons who come un der the conditions stated above MUST make a return. Any pers on who is subject to make the rt tum and fails to do so, before March 15th, is liable to a penalty. Mr. Harry Leland, who is work ing with the Tax Counsellor Serv ice, 207 WOW- building will gladly call at any h°me to assist in mak ing out the return, or you may call at the office and receive this assistance without any charge to you. NEGRO VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR ARMY HERE Sgts- obert E. Campbell and Lc Roy T. Alexander of the 9th Cal vary at Ft. Riley, Kan- one of the two Negro calvary regiments of the army, arrived here today for two weeks’ duty recruiting Negro volunteer^ for three-year enlist ments. The officers will work out of the regular recruiting office at 224 Postoffice building. WARNS AGAINST USING FLAMMABLE FUMIGANT Fire which caused several thou sand dollars’ damage in a ware house at 108 South 11th street Sat urday brought a warning from Fire Chief Arthur Olsen against 1 unauthorized use of flammable fumigants, which he blamed for the blaze. “Under city ordinances,” Olsen said, “the fire department must be notified before a building is fumi gated, and if the fumigant to be used is flammable the permission of the fire department must be ob tained before it is used ” GEORGE B. MURPHY, JR, RESIGNS NAACI*. POST New York,—George B. Murphy, Jr., who, since July, 1938, has been director of publicity and promot ion for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Washington, March 10 (ANPl Belief that Marian Anderson may sing in Constitution hall after all is rapidly gaining credence In cer tain circles here. Because conductors of orches tra booked to appear in the hall are permitted to select their own soloists, It has been rumored that one noted conductor, whose orch estra is to appear in Constitution hall at an early date, has selected Miss Anderson as his soloist and that she positively will appear on the podium of the acred hall. Confidential note to editors: Leopold Stokowski, told friends in Philadelphia that he intended bringing Miss Anderson to Wash ington as his soloist when he made his appearance here early in the spring series of concerts and that he is well aware of the ruckus raised when Miss Anderson was refused use of the hall.) People is no longer with the NAA CP. having reslgnel as of Febru ary 23, 1941. DR. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE URGES STUDENTS TO LEAD UNSELFISH LIVES Atlanta,Ge orgia, Feb. —Special “Young men of Morehouse, give of your best and the best will come back to you’’ were the stining Words of Dr. Mary McLeod Beth une, director of the Negro Division of the NYA, at the morning chap el hour in Sale Hall. Dr. Bethune, regal in black vel vet, was impressive as she emphas ized the need for seeking an educ ation not for selfish purposes, but rather to enrich and broaden the live8 of others. The opportunities for contacts with teachers and lead ers at Morehouse, she told the stu dents, should be a challenege thru which their blessing8 might flow out to others The youth of today, the speaker declared, have the greatest oppor tunity that has ever been theirs in the history of the world. She maintained that she believed more in the youth of today and in his development and leadership than at any other time in her life, stat ing to the students ‘‘I am willing to sit at your fee to get the trend of your minds for you are thinking is a more courageous strain than the youth of yesterday—you are getting your feet more solidly placed on the ground, and you are now wanting to be counted among the youth of America". After thirty-six years devoted to the service of young people with scarcely any let-up day or night, Dr- Bethune stated that she nas only gratitude in her heart tnat TO HOLD MASS MEETING The NAACP. will hold a Mas»3 meeting, Sunday, March 9, at 3 p. m. at Zion Baptist Church. Joba in defense industries will be dis cussed- J. Westbrook McPherson is Chairman. New York—Law suits by tax payers against boards of education that provide defense vocational training for white youths and no, or unequal, training for Negro youths, may be brought in the near future, It was announced to day by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The Association has received re port^ from Seattle, Washington, San Diego, Calif., Nashville, Tenn essee and St- Louis, Missouri that boards of education in these cities have indicated that they will not provide defense vocational train ing for Negro students because in dustrys in or near the cities have declared that they are refusing to employ Negroes. In Seattle, the Boeing airplane plant has made such a declaration in San Diego, the Consolidated air croft corporation; in Nastiville, the Vultee airplane corporation; and in St. Louts, the Curtiss Wright corporation and other in dustries. ! The NAACP. is seeking inform ation from other cities where 'his situation exists. In New York City, although three airplane companies, Br**w gter, Grumman, and Republic have so far refused to employ Negroes, the Board of education is not deny ing training to Negro youths. The NAACP. legal committee is making a study of the law in volved and feels confident that le gal action can be brought by col ored parents and taxpayers where training has been denied or where it Is unequal. In a statement today, the NAA CP. said: ‘ We are determined by every means at hand to see that Negro Americans get a square deal in the defense program. We are contin uing the fight against discrimin ation and segregation in all bran ches of the army and navy. We have secured the introduction of a Senate resolution In an effort to make public in an official way the rank discrimination against Negro es in the whole defense program. We are continuing the fight for employment in defense industries. “One of the most important as pects of the defense program is the vocational training being pro vided by local boards of education, by the WPA., the NYA., and by the plants themselves. The gov ernment has appropriated millions of dollars for thifi defense train ing and we intend to see that our boys and girls receive instructions which will fit them to be skilled workers. It is much easier to fight for employment if it is possible to produce trained workers for the jobs than it is if only unskilled workers are available. "Now is the time for our people to fight hard for this specialized training. In the glamour of the service in the army and navy we must not lose sight of the vital im portance of securing this valuable training for our young people. Even after the defense emergency or—Wan—Negroes will be in a much better position to campaign for jobs if they have this train tng.” God has counted her worthy to par ticipate with him in doing some thing to help somebody else. In concluding her address, the speaker urged the group to be un selfish and sane in this hour of de fense when America is calling, to realize that we are all American citizens together Whether we have all that is ours or not, and to keep in mind that we have more here than anywhere else. .......ii......i..iiiii.iiiliillimitll!IIUUIiltll1lllHNIHllHJllll Commanding Three-Fleet Navy__ Washington, D. C.—Pictured here are Rear Admiral Husband E Kimmel center, who is the new Commander-in-Chief of the Pacif ic fleet with the additional titl" and duty as commander-in-chief of the United States fleet; Rear Ad miral Ernest J. King, left, who commands the newly organized Atlantic fleet, and Admiral Thom as C Hart, right, who ig to con tinue as Commander of the Asiatic Flftt
