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,« , I ! LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY —MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS EUnde? \ctSoTMarcus81874—'Business phon?we ^517^’ Nebraska’ Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, June 14, 1941 OUR 14th YEAR—No. 13, City Edition, 5c Copy Urban League Goes Over The Top J. FINLAY WILSON VISITS OMAHA Tells Local Elks To Make Bid For 1942 National Convention Mr. J. Finley Wilson, Grand Exalted ruler, I. B. P. 0. E. of W. paid Omaha a visit last week While here be visited Iroquois Lodge of Blks and presided at its semi-annual election of officers. Outside the membership of the Elks’ organization too little is known about this far flung organization. It has a membership of more than/ one million. Its subordinate lodges not only live and function in ev ery community in the United States of America, but in the West Indies and in parts of Africa. Its chief function is service to its members, first, and to the colored peoples and mankind in general, secondly. It has pursued a policy of helping those elem ents of society which other fraternial organizations neglected and refused to help by admission into their organizations. The result has been that the Elks, to day, make the widest appeal to the masses of any or ganizations now in existence And this has been largely due to the farsighted policy of J. Finley Wil son. One of the finest things that is being done by any organization in the nation o f any race, is the giving of scholarships to young Negro m en and wo men through which they are able to gain a college education, which they otherwise could not do. Mr. Wilson has increased the number of scholarships granted manly fold. And many of the graduates from colleges and universities as a result of this aid, are rendering excellent service in many places and in many fields throughout the country. Because of the service rendered by this organ ization throughout the country under J. Finley Wil son’s leadership, it has won universal respect for the good it has done to the element of our popoulation which stands in greatest need of service. Upon the occasion of Grand Exalted Ruler Wilson’s visit to Iroquois Lodge, he stated to them that if they will come to Atlantic City to the Nation al meeting and extend to the National body an invit ation to bring their next national meeting to Omaha, he will use his good office to help in that regard. During his visit he paid the Omaha Guide build ing a visit and commended the management and staff for the fine progress made by them during the depression years. He read with great care and in terest the platform of the Omaha Guide and praised it highly, and expressed the hope that its crusade would win through for the economic, political and civil rights and opportunity of the Negroes. While in Omaha Mr. Wilson was the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Davis, Exalted Ruler of Iroquois Lodge of Elks No. 92. _ .... - { MEDIATION BOARD ENDS HEARING The National Defense Mediation Board has just released its find ings and recommendations in the case of the Bituminous Coal op erators and the United Mine Wor kers of America CIO. The board found first that the miners and operators already in agreement resumed coal production under the terms of that agreement, and sec ond that the opeators and the mi nes who had not yet reached the agreement entered into wage ne gotiations and at the same time reopened the mine, the agreement ultimately reached to be made re troactive to the date of resuming work. These findings were made on the 21st of April 1941. After reviewing the history of the wage question in the Bitum inous Coal industry and after hear ing the arguments of both the op erators and the mine workers the Board said, “The final point ad vanced by the operators in the southernly section is the assert ion that if their mines are to sur vive and furnish employment to their miners, the forty cent dif ferential must be maintained” We do not find any evidence sufficient to support this assertion.” “For the foregoing reasons we conclude that there is no ground upon which the Board can recommend that the forty cent differential in basic daily w age rates should be retain ed, and the Board recomends that it be eliminated.” And thus ends the long contro versy of the southern region of the Bituminous Coal Operators and the miners of that area These findings do not include the state of Alabama where ne gotiations on the subject of wag es are now in progress. ELMER CARTER TO PRESENT SPINGARN MEDAL TO WRIGHT New York—Elmer A. Carter, member of the appeals board of the New York State Employment Insurance, and editor of Opport unity magazine, will present the 26th Spingam medal to Richard Wright, author of “Native Son” at the annual conference of the N AACP. ki Houston, Texas, Friday night, June 27. Mr. Carter, a speaker of many years of experience, who has trav elled from coast to coast, was at one time a member of the faculty of Prairie View state college in Texas. He is a veteran of the first world war and has achieved nation-wide attention as editor of Opportunity, organ of the Nation al Urban League. Mr. Carter is one of the three members of the appeals board of the unemployment fund in New 'Public and Workers In the Campaign Thanked At the meeting of Captains and Workers of the Urban League Financial Drive, Thursday, June 5th, the announcement that fl, 045 03 had been reported up to that date was received with cheers of joy. The chairman of the Drive, Mr. Saybert C. Hanger, ex pressed the appreciation of the Urban League officials for the wonderful cooperation shown by all of the team workers in making the campaign successful. It was mentioned how quickly the general public had responded to the plea for assistance from the Urban League and that out standing donations would probab ly bring the total amount raised to a bout $1,200.00. The expense of the drive was stated to be a bout $80-00 making it possible to have over $1,000.00 in cash to complete the deal for ownership of the building. Mrs. Eula Carter, captain of Team No. 12, was presented with a small token of appreciation in the form of a pretty handkerchief for leading the first team over the quota of $75.00. Mrs. Carter introduced the oth er members of her team to those present at the meeting. Her gift she was told, was a handkerchief for having wiped the tears away from the eyes of those fearful of the drive’s results. Team No. 12 had raised $327.30. Mr. John T. Davis, captain of team No. 5 wjbich was the second to reach its quota with a total of $102.00 reported, was absent but a gift of cigars “to smoke our blues away" was prepared for him. Mr. W. L. Myers, a member of team No. 12, had a 1-2 lb- of bac on given him as a gift for having “brought home the bacon" with York state and hears all matters relating to wages and hours and unemployment insurance. He wrote one of the most noted of the opinions o f his board in con nection with the appeal in the case of the employees of the Met ropolitan Opera Association in New York City. Other headline speakers for the NAACP. conference will be Mr. Wright, who will respond to the presentation of the medal; Herbert Agar, editor of the Louis ville Courier Jouranl, who will speak the opening night, June 24, on the Negro and the franchise; Editor Roscoe Dunjee, of Okla homa City, who will deliver the keynote address the first night; A. Philip Randolph, president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por ters; W. Robert Ming member of the NAACP. national legal com mittee and of the faculty of the Howard university law school; President Buell Gallagher, of Tal ladega college; Madison S- Jones, Jr., director of youth work for the NAACP; and Walter White, NA ACP. secretary. KENNETH LOVE WINS ELKS ORATORICAL CONTEST Mr. Kenneth Love, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Love of 1420 North 22nd Street was the winner of the local Elks’ Scholarship Oratorical cont est held Wednesday evening, June 11, at the Urban League Community Center. Kenneth will represent Lodge No. 92 IBOPO. of W. Elks, Omaha, at the Mid-West Elimination Contest to be held a t Waterloo, Iowa, June 15, 16, 17. If he wins there, he will go to Los Angeles to compete in the finals. Good Luck Kenneth! I_- -— ■■ Jean Terrell, Willis Gray REIGNING MONARCHS OF AURORA BOREALIS REALM \ PAST AND PRESENT-The a-« bove are the 1941 and 1940 Kings and Queens. Reading from left to right, Miss Betty Davis, 1940 Queen, Mr. Willis Gray, 1941 King, Miss Jean Terrell, 1941 Queen, and Mr. Earl Wheeler, 1940 King. "Defend Democracy At Home” 12 YEAR OLD CHARGE HOLDS' MAN FOR VIRGINIA TRIAL New York, June 12 (ANP) Ar-fi rested on a 12 year old charge^ that he assaulted a sergeant in the West Virginia State police a total of $150.00 colected by him self from contributors. His was the largest amount reported by any single worker. The following amounts had been reported by the various teams with a possibility of addit ional contributions later: Team No. 1, Harvey Carter, Captain, $12.90. No. 2 J. D. Craw ford Captain, $58.50; No. 3, Carl Daniels, Captain, $27.00; No. 4, Goldie Davis, Captain, $12.00; No. 5, John T. Davis, Captain, $102.00; No. 6, Ben Gray, Captain, $5.50; No. 7, Dr. Wesley Jones Captain, $18-00; No. 8, Art McCaw, Capt. $38.60; No. 9, Dr. W. W. Peebles Captain, $3.10; No. 10, Charles Stewart, Captain, $8-55; No. 11, Mrs. Mable Ray Avant, Captain, $21.60; No. 12, Mrs. Eula Carter, Captain, $327.30; No. 13, Mr?. Gertrude Craig, Captain, $10.00; No. 14, Mrs. Minnie Dixon, Capt. $20.25; No. 15, Mrs. Doreene Hol liday, Captain, $10.00; No. 16 Mrs. Pauline Lewis, Captain, $9.00; No. 17 Miss Dorcas Taylor, Captain, $66.59; No. 20, Mrs. Thelma Han cock, Captain, $38.53; Special gifts team, $131.00; Benefit dance $109.75. Boys’ Hi-League Team, $1.25; Boys’ Midget League team $1.00. Additional amounts had been reported pledged. The final report meeting will be held at the Urban League on Thursday June 12th, 7:30 p. m. Other teams are expected to have exceeded their quota by that date i Come Into Our Office Interior view of our front office— Come in and visit—an attendant will be glad to show you around and thru our publishing plant. , pWhen he was hailed for a traffic violation, Dewey McQueen, has been released in $1,000 bail by Magistrate William B. Northrop to permit him to arrange his pri vate affairs before being extra dited to W]est Virginia. McQueen, a real estate dealer, was arrested two weeks ago on a tip that he could be found at 124 West 133 street. In felony court last Saturday, N. T. Seitz, the complaining sergeant, ident ified him in the line-up as the man who in 1929 knocked him uncon scious after being stopped on the highway near Charleston, W. Va. According to Sgt. Seitz, McQueen six feet tall and weighing more than 200 pounds, was being hand ed a summons when suddenly the traffic violator grabbed Seitz’s re volver and slugged him across the 'head fracturing his skull. The in juries resulted in 16 days of hos pitalization. McQueen was charged with be ing a fugitive from justice in magistrate’s court. It was said that he owns several houses in Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and some times uses the name of Dev/ey Vaughn. If convicted on the W. Va., charge, he faces eight to 16 years in prison. NEARLY 100,000 NEGROES IN COMING REGISTRATION Washington, June 12 (ANP) — One million more youngsters will l>e given numbers and subjected to call for military service with their Uncle Sam following the new registration which has been set for July 1. Which indicates a total of 100, 000 or more Negro registrants will be included in that group. Added to the already large num ber in camps undergoing severe training, this will give the United States its largest peace time army and build up a reserve the like of which has never before been seen in this country. At the same time, there is a probability that these new regi ments will be given preference in military training to some of the older men already registered, for the army is asking that the older men now included in the registra tion be given deferred classific ations. INJURED BY HIT AND RUN DRIVER Miss Katie Beasley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Beasley, LoOl Burdette Street was injured by a hit and run driver on Thursday, June 5, at about 7:20 p. m. whiie attempting to cross the street at 30th and Parker Street. Her in juries were minor, except for a badly bruised right arm. She has been confined to her home since the accident- Miss Beasley’s many friends "wish her a speedy recovery. Will Be Slogan of National NAACP. at Texas Conference Delegates To 32nd Annual Meet ing in Houston, Texas, will Report on Treatment in National Defense Program and Re Double Efforts For Jobs— HOUSTON, Texas,—The slogan “Defend Democracy at Home,” will be sounded throughout the entire session of the 32nd annual conference of the National Assoc iation for the Advancement of Colored People to be held here June 24-29 inclusive. First hand reports on the treat ment of the Negro in the nation al defense program in virtually every locality will be brought to the conference by delegates from more than t hirty states, stretch ing from Massachusetts to Cali fornia. Already, to June 1, dele gates from twenty-six states had registered formally for the con ference The California delegates will tell of the situation in the huge aviation industry in Southern California, where more than half the planes in the United States are manufactulrjed. The Balti more, Md., delegates will tell of the fight to get employment at the Glenn Martin plant j u st outside that city. From Alabama ond Missouri, wil come reports on the campaign to break into vo cational training programs so that Negro youth may have a chance at skilled employment. To Question OPM— A chance to get directly at a staff member of the office of Pro duction Management will be af forded the delegates since Dr. Robert C. Weaver, assistant Dir ector in Sidney Hillmans office, will be present to answer ques tions and explain OPM activity in getting employment for Negro es. On the all-important question of union labor and Negro workers there will be a discussion lei bv Horace Cayton, of Chicago, 111., co-author of the book, “Negroes and the New Unions.” Mr. Cay ton has done extensive work in the labor field and is expected to lead a lively discussion, since many delegates are convinced organized labor has blocked Negro workers out of jobs ,while others are ready to testify what unions have done for the race. Judge William H. Hastie, civil ian aide to the Secretary of War, will take part in the all-day ses sion on the Negro in national de fense Thursday, June 26, telling of the latest plans of the army for Negroes, and answering quastions about army camps, promotions, segregated units, and especially about the new jim crow air unit. White Primary, Poll Tax Second in importance to the na tional defense topic will be the consideration of the Negro and the franchise, with special refer ence to the white Democratic pri mary and the poll tax. The NAACP. is preparing to ap peal to higher courts, a white pri mary case arising here when Sid ney Hasgett wos refused last July Miss Jean Terrell, daughter of Dr. ond Mrs. Price Terrell, 1427 North 24th Street, was crowned Queen Aurora XI at the Eleventh Annual Coronation Bal which was held at the Dreamland Hall on Monday night, June 9. Miss Terrell w'as beautiful in a white marquisette formal gown, which had a long train. The sleeves of the gown were long, full puffed sleeves, wrist length. The neckline of her dress was set off by pearl insets. She advanced to the throne along a flower cov ered path. Her flower girls were Dorcas Miller, Gwendolyn Sherm an, Beverly Rucker, Marlene Tay lor, Marlene Miller, Vema Mae Stamps, Yvonne Avant, and Anna Louise Swain King Borealis XI, Mr. Willis Gray, 2124 Lake Stret, placed the crown upon Miss Terrell’s head. The crown was carried to the throne by Charles Young. The King presented his queen with a lovely ring which was borne to the throne by Joyce Elaine King. Last year’s rulers, King Earl Wheeler and Queen Bettie Davis were present to greet the new rul ers. by a registration judge on the ground that he was a Negro. The first round was lost, as was ex pected, in the lower federal court but the action will be carried thru, if necessary to the U. S. Supreme court. The successful cases which the NAACP. has handled in getting equal salaries for Negro teachers, and the crimianl court cases, es pecially the notorious W. D. Ly ons case in Hugo, Okla., will be discussed by a panel of lawyers headed by Judge Hastie, chairman in the Good Hope Baptist church, and Thurgood Marshall, special counsel. Conference headquarters will be in the Good Hope Baptist ehuich, Wilson and Saulnier streets. The Rev. A- A. Lucas, pastor of the church, is also president of the Houston branch of the NAACP., host to the conference. DR. A. L. REYNOLDS NOTED CLERGYMAN OF MISSOURI AT CLAIR M. E- CHURCH SUNDAY, JUNE THE 15TH The Rev. Dr. A. L. Reynolds of Sedalia, Missouri, will be the speaker at Clair Methodist church both morning and night this Sun day. The Rev. Mr. Reynolds has served some of the most outstand ing churches of the Methodist Church- His| eollfcogues disting uished him as the greatest pulpit orator of the Central West. While serving the pastorate of Centenn ial Methodist Church of Greater Kansas City, he represented the Council of Churches in a number of their Religious Hours over sta tion WDAF. Dr. A. L. Reynolds is the fath er of the present pastor of Clair Church. The public is cordially invited to these services. INJURED WHILE CRANKING CAR Mr. Edward Smith, 1920 North 25th Street, suffered injuries to his shoulder when a car he was cranking, started and ran over him. The accident occurred at 27th and Grant streets. Mr. Smith is in the Nicholas Senn hos pital recovering from his injuries. ELKS’ ELECTION OF OFFICERS At the annual election of the Elk’s Lodge, which was held at the Elks’ hall, 2420 Lake street on the night of June 4, the following officers were elected: Exalted Ru ler, Mr. Charles F. Davis; Lead ing Knight, Harold Roache; Loyal Knight, Ed Barnes; Lecturing Knight, R. D. Moss; Tyler, H. J. Johnson; Esquire, Nathan Miller; and Inner Guard, Phillip Barge.
