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Entered as Second-Class Matter at The Post Office^ Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha, Nebr., Sat. MaQ 17, 1941 OUR 14th YEAR—No. 9, City Edition, 5c Copy
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URBAN LEAGUE FACES CRISIS
CIVIC - MINDED PEOPLE PLAN URBAN LEAGUE DRIVE
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Community Asked To Help!
“The Omaha Urban League fac
es the possibility of closing its
doors,” Mr. Saybert C- Hanger.
President of the Board of Direct
ors announced Monday.
“An appeal will be made to this
community soon for funds to buy
our present location”, he added.
‘‘We have to buy or the 2,000
children and 500 or more adults
who meet here regularly will be
left without a community centei.
By the response to our plea the
community will prove its interest
in Negro youth.”
lor nine years the Northwest
ern Belt Telephone Company has
given over rent free the use of a
former sub-station to the people of
this community. The company has
even paid the taxes, insurance, and
mace some repairs without a com
plaint to the Urban League offic
ials, because the League work wa’
so necessary and valuable to the
community.
Although a welfare agency, the
Board of Directors of the Urban
League was not successful in re
lieving the Telephone Company of
the far. burden because the budd
ing Itionged to the company.
Th*‘ increase m defense act'nt-1
i?s however, has caused the lele-'
phone Company to seek more stor
age hpece- The Urban League’s
location will provide this space tt
no extra cost to rh"* company. It
followed them as a matter of g«md
business for the Telephone Comp
any to ask that the Urban League
buy or move not later than June 1.
A mating of the Board of Direc
tors of the Urban League with the
Telephone officials disclosed that
they were very sympathetic ic
ward the problem of the TJ r ic.i:
League, but the pressure of busi
ness make this move necesary.
Tlmy’ expressed the hope that
tea community had apprecv.f’d
thcir generosity a^d the wo.-k )f
the Urban League and would res-,
pend immediately to keep the ag
ency from dosing its doors to hun
dreds of youngsters who seek re
creation and guidance under its
roof.
Officials of the Board of Gov
ernors cf the Community Chest
and the Urban League could dis
cover no structure in this area
which meets the needs of the com
munity as well as this location.
They re alized too that the com
munity could not afford to Jose
this work that had influenced the
lievs of so many people, young and
old, in Omaha.
The Community Chest Board af
ter due consideration agreed to ap
prove the Urban League’s request
to campaign for $1,000.00, the in
itial papment on the buliding.
Twenty-five persons were notif
ied this week to meet Tuesday
night at the Urban League 4>nd
were asked to serve as captains in
this Worthwhile effort. Many
more will be called upon to serve
as workers and the whole comm
unity will be asked to give gen
erously to this important welfare
work. All donors are asked to
give only to those workers with
the proper credentials from the
Omaha Urban League, or directly
to the League office.
GOV. LEHMAN SIGNS BILL
MAKING RACE PREJUDICE
A CRIME
Albany, N. Y.—Governor Leh
man on Friday signed a bill mak
ing it a crime in New York State
for anyone to discriminate against
any person because of race, cieed
color or religion
The new law puts teeth into
Section 2 Article 1 of the State
Constitution which prohibits dis
crimination by persons, corporat
I
U. S. Treasury
WILLIAM PICKENS of New
York City, one of the best known
public figures in America who
was appointed as an aide in the
United States Treasury w'ith head
quarters in Washington, D. C.
Mr. Pickens, who for many years
has served as Field Agent for the
NAACP. and who is recognized as
one of the most brilliant scholars
and speakers upon public affairs
within the group will especially
emphasize the sale of Defense
Bonds in his new work (ANP>
ons, institutions, the State, or ary
agency or subdivision of the
State.
Footnoting the bill with an in
dication of his approval of its con
tent, Lehman wrote:
“This bill will strengthen the
democratic processes of our gov
ernment and I am glad indeed to
give my approval to it
NAACP. ASKS ROOSEVELT
TO PREVENT SLASH IN
IN WPA. FUNDS
New York—President Roosevelt
was notified Thursday, May 8
that the Negro people of the coun
try will suffer seriously if im
pending slashes in WPA funds be
come a reality.
Those who argue for the cut
state that because of the defense
program there is less need for the
WPA. since Workers will be go
ing into private employment.
In a letter to the President, AVal
ter White, secretary of the Nation
al Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People, made it
clear that there is notorious dis
crimination on the part of em
ployers, some labor unions and
some officials in national defense
work. This fact alone means that
Negroes will constitute, through
no fault of their own, an increas
ingly large proportion of the WPA
rolls.
In addition, the President was
reminded, there are comparatively
few defense industries in the
South where the largest number
of people on WPA are Negroes,
and even now hundreds are wait
ing assignment to the lists, but
lack of funds keeps them off
If WPA is drastically reduced,
it was pointed out, Negro and
white workers who are denied op
portunities in private employment
will be thrown on local charity
Which, because of increased taxes,
may not be able to support them.
“We contend that it is not un
reasonable to ask,” the letter con
cludes, “that until such time as
the barriers to employment in pri
vate industry which face Negroes
are broken down that they should
not be deprived of WPA employ
ment. Negroes don’t want to stay
on WPA, but conditions beyond
their control cause most of them
to face the choice of either remain
ing on WPA or starving.”
TO LAY CORNERSTONE
AT MASONIC TEMPLE
The Masons appearing on the pro
gram are P. G. M. Edward R. Flet
cher, P- G. M. Walter L. Seals, I.
S McPherson, Grand Trustee and
Russell Reese, Grand Patron of the
Grand Chapter O. E. S. after
which the Ceremonies will be turn
ed over to the Most Worshipful
Grand Lodge, with Nathaniel Hun
ter 33 degree, M. W. Grand Mas
ter in charge.
Monday night, May 19th A home
coming celebration will be held at
the Masonic Temple. The Public
is cordially invited to attend both
of these affairs. j
Elaborate ceremonies will attend
the event which will be conducted
by the Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge of Nerbaska, (Prince Hall
Affiliation) on Sunday, May 18th
1941, —A. L. 5941. at 2:30, p. m.
A number of Masons from our Sis
ter Jurisdictions have been invited
to attend the occasion. Iroquois
Lodge, No. 92, IBPOEW. of Omaha
will be Special guest of the Grand
Lodge. In addition to out of town
guest those to appear on the pro
gram will be Atty. Chas. F. Davis,
Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge
and State Senator John Adams, Jr.
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A. PHILLIP RANDOLPH PREDICTS DRASTIC
CHANGES IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LIFE
Atlanta, Ga., May 11—In one of
the most dynamic addresses ever
delivered from the rostrum of Sale
Hall Chapel, Mr. A. Phillip Ran
dolph, president of the Brothel'
hood of Sleeping Car Porters, pre
dieted to come in this generation
‘‘some of the most profound trans
formations in our economic and
social life that have even been
witnessed in the modern world.
Changes are taking place that are
so vast the students were told,
that unless we are able to adapt
ourselves to them, crystallization
will set in that will prevent us
from ever taking our place in the
new economy.’
“No longer can the Negro de
pend on outside agencies”, the
speaker declared, ‘as philantropic
foundations are drying up and the
good people who were concerned
about humanity are not existing
as they once did.” A great chal
lenge to the young Negro of today
as described by Mr. Randolph is
in the organization of the power
of the masses. “Get tools of in
formation and learn how to an
alyze problems”, he told the stud
ents, “develope power, intelligence
courage, and the will to do, and
go out into the masses and place
your genius into industry. Or
ganize cooperatives upon the
farms, consumer cooperatives in
cities, tradeu nions, tenant farm
er organizations, develope moss
movements in order to place pow
er tfhere it might be of greatest
advantage to the group, for in this
area is the new statesmanship a
mong Negro people.” Rewards
might not come in terms of money,
Mr. Randolph said, but in the high
er terms of service to the race and
the nation.
The Speaker is a former lectur
er at the Rand School of Social
Sciences in New York. He is one
of the most able leaders in labor
circles today, and was in Atlanta
this week to hold conferences with
members of organized labor- He
is the editor of “The Black Work
er”, a labor journal and author of
“Terms of Peace and Darker Rac
es” and the “Truth About Lynch
ing”.
Accompanying Mr. Randolph to
Morehouse College was Mr. Milton
Webster, first vice president of the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por
ters and Chairman of its interna-1
tional executive council. He spoke
challengingly to the Morehouse
students about the work of the
Brotherhood, stating that the ef
forts of this organizaion show that
progress can be made on the indus
trial front. More Negroes are hir
ed by the Pullman Company than
any other organization, he stated,
and the problems this company
faces in personnel are used as ex
amples by other industrialists the
country over that hire Negro help.
The porter is a vital factor in the
sale of service, he informed the
students, and this is really what
the Company exists to sell. Al
though we have professional men
and business men, the masses of
Negroes for a long time to come
will be workers, and if the busin
ess man is to be successful, he ob
served, it will be because he does
business With successful workers.
Since the working people are the
foundation of the Negro race, we
cannot make much progress unless
this foundation is built on a solid
rock, he said. The Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters has open
ed up a way to show Negroes what
can be done, the speaker conclud
ed, with a result that workers
have definite hours with pay for
overtime, and now the Negro can
get proper recognition regardless
of whether he is located in the
North or South.
REV. T. A. SEARS, PREDICTS
SECOND MORTGAGE BURNING
MONDAY, AFTER 1st SUNDAY
IN MAY 1947—
At his morning service, Moth
ers’ Day, Rev. T. A. Sears, Pastor
of the St. John AME. Church,
prophetically announced that he
had felt called to perform a spec
ial task- It seems obvious that
the completion of St. John is a
part of that task. The plans
which Rev. Sears outlined to his
audience,S unday, placed him def
initely in the ranks of those lead
ers who not only dream dreams,
but who possess great executive
ability and tact.
Materials for the new church
auditorium will be placed on the
ground this week. With much
faith in future possibilities for St.
John Church, Rev. Sears predict
ed that the expense for the new
auditorium would be completely
done away With in a Second Mort
gage Burning which will take
place on Monday after the first
Sunday in May in 1947.
The first Mortgage Burning
took place May 5th of this year
Over 300 people witnessed the per
formance in which Mayor Butler
assisted.
CLUBS TO CONVENE IN CITY
The Ladies of the Modern Pris*
cilia Art and Study Club, met May
7th with Mrs- U. S- Matthews as
Hostess. This being an all busi
ness meeting, the unfinished busi
ness was taken up. All plans
were completed to entertain the
Nebraska State Federation of Col
ored Women’s Clubs Which will
convene in Omaha, Nebraska,
Tuesday, June 24th, 1941 for on«*
day session.
Strawberry short cake and cof
fee were served by the hostess,
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The Omaha Urban League’s fin
ancial drive to raise $1,000.00 (one
thousand dollars) got off to a good
start when twenty-five people res
ponded to 25 invitations to attend
a meeting of Captains at the Ur
ban League on Tuesday, May 26,
at 7 p. m.
Mr. Saybert C. Hanger, Presi
dent of the Urban League Board
of Directors, and acting as general
chairman of the drive, outlined the
responsibility of each captain. He
explained that the League had
been requested by the Northwes
tern Bell Telephone Company to
move or purchase the building now
occupied. Because of business ex
pansion, the Telephone Company
had reluctantly requested the
building after letting this welfare
agency use it rent free for nine
years
Harry C. Trustin, Lity comm
issioner and member of the Urban
League board spoke encouraging
ly of the results he knew the cap
tains could obtain because the a
gency was so vital to the welfaie
of Negro youth. He stated that
he had enjoyed being connected
With the Urban League as much
as he did any institution in thei
city and that the community _ould
not afford to fail to support this
drive. “It would close the door of
opporunity to many Negro youth
if we allowed the doors of the Ur
ban League to close”, he said
Among others who spoke enthus
iastically about the drive and the
value of the agency to the comm
unity were: Dr. Wesley Jones, Mr.
William L. Myers, and Dr. W. W.
Peebles, who pledged his support
as captain and the support of the
American Legion Post No. 30 of
which he isco mmander.
Many present had good ideas
and plans to add to the campaign
program. All persons expressed
great faith in the success of the
effort.
The following persons are serv
ing as captains and are busy gett
ing their workers together this
week:: Team No. 1, Mr. Harvey
Carter; No. 2. Atty. Dillard Craw
ford: No. 3. Mr. Carl Daniels; No.
4. Mr. Goldie Davis. No. 5. Mr.
John T. Davis; No. 6. Mr. Ben
Gray, Sr.; No. 7, Dr. Wesley Jon
es; No. 8, Mr. Art McCaw; No. 9,
Dr. W. W. Peebles; No. -10- Mr.
Charles SteWart; No. 11, Mrs. Ma
bel Ray Avant; No. 12, Mrs. Eula
Carter; No. 13, Mrs. Gertrude
Craig; No. 14, Mrs. Minnie Dixon:
No. 15, Mrs. Doreene Holliday; No
16, Mrs. Pauline Lewis; No. 17,
Miss Dorcas Taylor; No. 18, Miss
Edrose Willis; No. 20, Mrs. Thelma
Hancock.
The following persons iorin a
partial list of workers already re
ported by the captains as members
of their teams:
Mrs. Florence Branch, Mrs.
Pearl Hierony#ous, Mrs. Eva Mae
Dixon, Mrs. Florence Terrell, Mr.
Wendell Thomas, Mr. Charles B.
Mayo, Mr. Bennie Brown, Mr.
Charles Williamson, Mrs. Amanda
Jenkins, Mrs. Altha Vann, Mrs.
John T. Davis, Mrs. Elnora Hayn
es, Mr. A- J. Lefall, Mr. Andrew
Harrold, Mr. Sam Turner, Mr.
Henry Black, Mr. Arthur R
Goodlett, Mrs. Lucy Mae Britt,
Mr. Hugh Embrey, Mr. William
Myers, Mr. Leonard Kercheval,
Mr. R. D. Moss, Mr. Henry Wash
ington and many others.
All of the captains and their
team members are expected to at
tend a big campaign meeting
Thursday night, May 15th at 7:00
p. m. to hear Mr. Charles Anger
of the Omaha Community Chest
explain, “How to raise money in
firianci^l drives?” Members of
Mrs. R. C. Price, President. Mrs.
Frank Johnson, Reporter
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DOROTHY MAYNOR AN
ACCOMPLISHED PERSON
New York, May 16 (ANP) We
know of only one person who can
do all the following things, sing
beautifully, play the English horn
play the oboe, orchestrate a song,
conduct an orchestra score, play
the flute, and transpose an ac
companiment at sight. That per
son is Dorothy Maynor, the noted
Negro soprano who’s gue^ing this
Sunday (May 18) on the Coca
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Dorothy Maynor, sensational
Negro soprano, will appear as
guest star Sunday, May 18, on the
Kostelanetz-Spaulding Broadcast.
This popular program which reg
ularly features the fine music of
Conductor Andre Kostelanetz and
Violinist Albert Snaulding, is
heard every Sunday afternoon at
4:30 EDST over the Columbia
network.
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THE OMAHA GUIDE LAUNCHES ITS
SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN
the Board of Directors and friends
will give pep talks in the interest
of the effort.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
OF PILGRIM HONORS
MOTHERS WITH
PAGEANT
Mrs. C. L. Jackson
Receives Certificate
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Mrs. C. L. Jackson
As part of its Anniversary Cel
ebration, the Missionary Society of
Pilgrim Baptist Church, honored
its President, Mrs. C- L. Jackson
who has held that office for 17
years- Mrs. Jackson was pres
ented her second certificate by
Rev. F. S. Goodlett, for Leader
ship Training sponsored by the
Presbyfberian Seminary through
the International Council of Chur
ches. Mrs. Jackson’s certificate
was sent by the Northern Baptist
Publication Society of Philadel
phia, Pa
Mrs. C. L- Jackson is the moth
er of six children one of whom is
Maud Wright, a teacher of Ala.,
who is now visiting in the city.
Climaxing the activities on
Mothers’ Day at Plgrim was the
Pageant, A Tribute To Mothers,
which was directed by Mrs. Emily
Dickson and Mrs. Mabel Avant.
THREE COUNTIES ADI) APRIL
FATALITIES TO LIST
The examination of our highway
fatality records reveals that only
three counties added April fatalit
ies to the list of those reported fn
previous months of 1941. Doug
las County added a traffic victim
after a "no death” month during
March.
However, Nebraskans must be
grateful for the second successive
monthly fatality reduction.
The May trend thus far over
shadows any excessive enthusiasm
Eight Nebraska lives lost in eight
May days! We are approaching
the seasons of the year in which
accident frequencies rise. More
traffic, more daylight hours, holi
day celebrations—all will combine
to increase the shocking effective
ness of accidents. Only the full
cooperation of safety minded citi
zens will permit our reduction re
cords to remain intact.
The Nebraska Safety Patrol
joins you in the columns of your
newspapers in hoping that safely
may not be overlooked in these im
portant days. Yours very truly,
R. T. Schrein, Captain, Nebras
ka Safety Patrol.
i> Omaha, Nebraska
May 17, 1941 «
The Omaha Guide,
2422 Grant Street,
Omaha, Nebraska
The Omaha Guide Publishing Co.
is launching its Scholarship Cam
paign this week.
This paper has been published
every week during these moment-*
ous years. In them, too, the Com
pany has gone through fire and
flood. A splendid plant has been
built up during the years, and tne
doing of it makes one of the most
striking chapters in the annals cf
the race.
What is needed now is a larger
circulation for the Guide that its
services may be extended far be
yond its present field qf well-nigh
matchless usefulness.
All this has meant great sacrif
ice for C. C. Galloway, and his
staff. About the only thing the
public can do now is to subscribe
for the paper and by serving it,
serve themselves and the fine
young contestants for the prizes.
Success to all of you,
Sincerely yours,
—H. J. Pinkett.
I SELECTEES ALLOWED TEN
DAYS TO ADJUST PERSONAL
AFFAIRS BEFORE INDUC
TION INTO ARMY LIFE
Seeking to prevent undue hard
ship in registrants selected for
military tr&ining, Selective Serv
ice Regulations have been amend
ed to allow selectees at least ten
days to adjust their* personal af
fairs after an order to report for
induction has been received, Brig
adier General Guy N- Henninger,
State Director of Selective Service
announced today. And this ten
day adjustment period, he stated,
can be extended by local boards up
to GO or more days if need is prov
en.
Previously, General Henninger
pointed out, at least five days had
to elapse between the time a reg
istrant received his order to report
and the actual date of induction.
The amendment extending the per
iod to ter. days and authorizing lo
cal boards to increase it to sixty
or more c ays when they deem such
extensions justified, states:
“The time specified for report
ing shall be at least ten days af
ter the date the order is ma ted:
provided, in any case where unus
ual individual hardship will oth
erwise result, the local board may,
whether or not the order to report
for induction has besn mailed,
pospone the time when such reg
istrant shall so report for a period
of not to exceed sixty days fror.
the date of such postponemsnt,
subject, however to further post
ponement upon good cause th’i-a
for being shown.”
The new amendment, Gene-al
Henninger said, gives local boards
full authority to iffeid indivilual
registrants an opportunity to make
aJjus'mcnts in treir business af
fairs, take examinations required
of certain professions bv state
laws, and otherwise make satis
factory arrangements in their p-i
vate uves before entering the mil
itary establishment.