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Beauticians Re-Elect Mrs. Cordelia Green Johnson Natl Head Atlanta. Aug. 19 (ANP)—Mrs. Cordelia Greene Johnson, for the third time, was elected president of the National Beauty Culjturists’s league, Inc., and the roster of of ficers with but three exceptions WHY PAY MORE WE. 4282 HENDER New and Used Cars 2311 HARNEY OMAHA, NEB. 'h. doi goff b HARDWARE CO. 1822 North 24th St. Floors Deck Enamel ) (NOT A PAINT! Beautiful -High Gloss Durable - East/ to Clean Enamel for Floors let us shew l/ou SPRING IS HERE! Paint Up! Clean Up! Varnish Up! We carry a full line of paint, glass, and varnish, also screen ing of all kinds. We have a full line of chicken and fence wire, plumbing, and electrical supplies at downtown prices Our stock of roofing and gut tering is complete. Everything ^t a low price. Open evenings. —FREE DELIVERY CALL WE- 1607 or Call at Omaha’s Largest Neighborhood Completely Stocked Hardware Store at— 1822 North 24th Street $ v-— remains the same after delegates to the 22nd annual sssion conclud ed their ‘balloting late Wednesday afternoon. The exceptions came with the election of two members of the host Atlanta chapter. Miss Ella Ramsey, financial secretary and state organizer, was named first vice president and Johnson W. Young, treasurer of the Atlanta chapter, was elevated to the post of national statistician. Mrs. Matilda Johnson of Balti more was elected chaplain to suc ceed Mrs. Amy Noble of Atlantic City, who was not present at this year’s session. Mr. Young was named to suc ceed Charles L. Evans of St. Lou is as statistician, while Miss Ram sey took over the post of first vice president formerly held by Mrs. Dimples Patterson of Chicago. The reelection of Mrs. Johnson to the presidency was unanimous as was the reelection of James A “Billboard” Jackson as commerc ial advisor. The complete roster of new of ficers in addition to the president is as follows. Mrs. Ella Ramsey, Atlanta, 1st vice president; Mrs. Virgio Waters Baltimore, 2nd vice; Mrs. Ida Bas kerville, Montclair, N. J. recording MiiMiHiiiiiiiiiMiiMmiiiHiiiiiiuitimtiimiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiuniiMiiiimmmiHHifTiiMiiiiiiiHW 1301 N. 24th St. WE. 4737 Metropolitan Produce Co. HOME OF LIVE CARP # BUFFALO A. A. Rosschaert, Prop. RITZ Shoe REPAIR SERVICE New location— Across the Street from Ritz Theatre “Prices Right to Fit Your Pocketbook” 2022 NORTH 24th ST. Thrifty Service 6 LBS. OF LAUNDRY BEAUTIFULLY LAUNDERED FOR ONLY C Oc AND ONLY 7c For Each Additional lb. « This includes the Ironing of all FLAT WORK with wearing Apparel Returned Just Damp Enough for Ironing. 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The election came late Wednes day afternoon after a prolonged business session during which var ious reports of state organizations were heard. Highlights of the Wednesday morning session was the erdorse ment by fthe league of Edgar A. I Brown's proposed JlOO.O'l lobby in Washington for Negroes. After a stirring address oy Mr. Brown, the beauticians subscrib ed to the fund and representa'ives of local chapters promised that ad ditional money would be forward ed. Mr. Brown, who is president of the United Government Employes and director of the National Ne gro council, was given a vote of confidence. The artists’ bureau p' gt'am un der the direction of Mrs. Aiken of Kansas City as chairman and Miss Ella Ramsey as co-chairman was held at Wheat Street Baptist Church Wednesday night. ' The scholarship contest was held in connection with the artists program. Several of the leading hair stylists exhibited their work while students from local beauty colleges presented a playlet, $2-75 for a Husband.” A floor show and dance follow ed at 11 o’clock at the Top Hat ballroom. ALL JUNE GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ARE IN VITED TO THE OMAHA GUIDE INSPECTION PARTY, SEPT. 1, 2, 3 FROM 2 PM. TO 6 PM. RE FRESHMENTS SERVED FREE! DEFENSE STAMPS (continued from page ]) saying: “The Defense Savings Program is gaining momentum every day. The splendid spirit shown by the retailers of the nation in putting their associations behind the sale of Defense Savings Stamps is sure to have a stimulating effect in ad vancing the whole Program. It is another indication of the Americ an determination to proceed whole heartedly toward success in our National Defense effort. “The thanks of the Treasury and of the Government are due the leaders of retail industry and to their member stores all over the nation for the enthusiasm with which they are entering into the plans for ‘Retailers for Defense’ CHOP SUEY Kins: Yuen Cafe 2010i/2 N. 24th St. JAckson 8576 Open from 2 p. m. until 3 a. mi American A Chinese Dishes i Qo RunlUuftoti to KANSAS CITY i Enjoy the air-conditioned com fort of fast Burlington trains on your next trip to St. Joseph or Kansas City. Low one-way and round trip fares every day. Convenient Connections to and from St. Louis and the South. v . SILVER STREAK ZEPHYR t Lv. Omaha.9:00 A.M. > Ar. St. Joseph.... 11:28A.M. At. Kansas City. .12:50 P.M. Luxurious chair cars and parlor* dining car. No extra fare. EVENING SERVICE Lv. Omaha.4:30 P.M. i At. St. Joseph.... 7:30 P.M. At. Kansas City.. 9:15 P.M. Spacious coaches and dining* parlor car. NIGHT SERVICE Lv. Omaha.11:55 P.M; At. Kansas City.. 7:00 A.M; Chair car and Pullman (ready I I FIRST IN HISTORY I Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr., Ph, D, acting president of Wilberforce University, Ohio. The long, much strained situa tion at Wilberforce university was relieved by the selection of Bishop R. R. Wright, Jr., as acting presi dent. For the first time in Wil berforce history both the state de partment and the church depart ment united in the naming of the president. The motion to elect Bishop Wright was made by Rev. Charles T. Isom, Baptist minister and state trustee, seconded by Bis hop D. H. Sims, vice president of the University board. Bishop Wright was president of Wilberforce from 1932 to 1936, during which time the university made great progress toward uni fication. He was elected unanim ously. He will serve one year while the boord continues to look for a permanent president. ‘‘I was not a candidate”, stat ed Bishop Wright, “and do not see how I can continue as presi dent, but I trust to be able to smooth out the kinks and set the stage on a unified basis for the next man”. The registrar of Wil berforce announces that student applications are coming in rapid ly and he expects an increase in* enrollment when school opens September 15 . (ANP) Week an dfor the continuous act ivity pledged in the sale of De fense Savings Stamps.” Stamps will be sold in the re tail stores at convenient points, the representatives of the retail associations explained. Defense Savings posters -will be displayed, and store clerks will help to in terest customers in the Defense Savings Program. The retail executives said they had decided on the merchandising of Defense Stamps nationally fol lowing the success of the sale of stamps in the State of Michigan. On July 10, the sale of Stamps was started in Michigan retail stores to test the effectiveness of the plan. More than 20,000 Michigan merchants already are selling De fense Stamps, and the retail trade leaders reported they looked for double that numbed of Michigan stores to be selling Stamps by the opening of ‘Retailers for Defense’ Week on September 15. A. A. Imus, Director of Postal ield Activities, Defense Bonds and Stamps, who also atended the meeting, reported that 10.000 ad ditional post offices throughout the country will begin selling De fense tamps within a few weeks. This will bring to 26,000 the num ber of post offices offering De fense Stamps to the public. Following are the names of the detail executives who presented their plan of cooperation to Secre tary Morgenthau: Lewis Cole, Na tional Association of Food Chains; Tyre Taylor, National Association )of Retail Grocers; Robert J. Wil snn and A. C. Keller, National Res taunant Association; Franklin Moore and Arthur Harnett, Am erican Hotel Association; John B Fitc-h, Institute of Distribution; Lous Kirstein, American Retail Federation; Major B, H. Namm. Retail Dry Goods Association; Thomas K. Ruff, National Retail Hardware Association. J. Hudson Hufford, National Association Re tail Furniture Dealers; Roland •Jones and Albert C. Fritz. Nation al Association Retail Druggists; F. W. Griffits, National Associa tion of Chain Drug Stores; and E. C. Mauchly, Limited Price Var iety Stores Association. Robert W. Lyons, Special Advisor to the Treasurer on retail outlets was al so present. Various other retail organizat FOR ELECTRIC APPLIANCES You Can’t Beat the Prices At THE— OMAHA OUTFITTING 2122 North 24th St. Phone AT. 5652 | Southern Congressmen Crucify Employment Ser vice Chief Who Advocates Plan To Ban Race Discrimination (by Alvin E. White) Washington, August 18 (ANP) Crucified by a group of democrat ic congres'smen who felt that white supremacy and social equal ity were being challenged, Martin; Carpenter, Massachusetts ^reared and educated chief, United States Employment Service division, re cently heard his plan for the ef ficient management of the debat ed District of Columbia Employ ment center repudiated by his chief, Arthur J. Altmeyer, and himself condemned for his liberal views. Appearing before the subcom mittee on appropriations for the house of representatives to discuss appropriations for the Federal Security agency of which the social security employment department is a branch, Mr. Carpenter sought to defend the plan which he pro jected last March to do away with the segregation and discriminatory practises rampant in the district omces. Members of the commttee were Malcolm S. Tarver, Georgia, chair man. Butler Hare, South Carolina; Albert Thomas, Te^as; Vincent Harrington, Iowa, all Democrats; Albert J. Engel, Michigan; Frank B Keefe, Wisconsin, Republicans. Growing out of the celebrated MacAlpin case which resulted in the colored chief’s dismissal from the center, a general investigat ion into conditons followed. A survey was made n wfiich several liberal and progressive recommen dations were made. Mr. Carpen ter as chief assumed the respon sibility for the changes and asked permission to put them into ef fect. About this time, a vicious, an onymous circular letter was sent out, reaching congressmen and of ficials of the Social Security board. Southerners, rampjhnt in the capital, began to cry about the sacredness of ‘‘white women’ ’and the “horror of having Negro su pervisors over white women” be gan to have its effect. In the hearings, which were conducted shortly afterward, this again became apparent and was used as a sword of Damocles over the head of the liberal and just Martin Carpenter, who merely sought to eliminate the ineffic iency which was rampant in the office. Taking part in the castigation of Carpenter, Who has had years of service as an employment of ficial, were Oscar M. Powell, Tex as born executive of the Social Se curity board and Arthur J. Alt meyer, a Michigan man, who de serted Carpenter before the com mittee and to all intents and pur poses took sides with the Georgia judge who was chairman. Bitter, vituperative and vindic tive in his line of questioning, Traver at one point in the hear ings said: I regret very much that a man' of your type is in ^a position of authority in the government, Mr. Carpenter. There is a very great distinction between the two races nothwithstanding there are those, apparently like you, who want' to try to abolish that distinction. But I might say, as I have said be fore, that in my judgement, it ill becomes a man to undertake to abolish something that God Al mighty in his making of the dif ferent types of people has estab lished as a difference between them. The center has been gett ing along very nicely and irb re grets very much, I am sure, at least I regret it very much as one member of this committee, to see! you inject a question of this kind into its operations, purely, appar ently, for the purpose of tryng to bring about a reduction of aboli tion of racial barriers now exist ing in the district and, I believe, with the idea that the nation may see proper to follow your example wShch God forbid.” Much was made of the inter viewing of white women by Ne groes and vice versa and the se gregated policy which obtains in this government maintained in stitution. Sneering and snide remarks ions not represented at the meet-1 ing have also expressed their de sire ta cooperate in selling Dr' ’ ’OS'1 Savings Storms. At the close of the meeting the "‘4"’il r--'i*as'vn4etives selected th? Following men to head the U. S iYeasury Retailers’ Advisory Com rmttee: Chairman, Benjamin H. Namm who is also Chairman of ‘Retailers for Dense Week”; vice Uhairman. Albert C- Fritz; Seere ary R;bert W. Lyons. This com- ! nittee will serve as a liaison be- I ween the Treasury Department : ind the retail organizations. STAINED GLASS FOR AFRICAN COLLEGE A symbolic stained glass win dow designed to be taken to Mon rovia, Liberia, the African Negro republic, where it will be placed in the college of West African. wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnwM i mimi Sponsored by the Board of Mis sions and Chfi^rch Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the window is being viewed by Walter F. Walker, Liberian con- i sul-general in the United States. Rev, R.L, Embree a former pres ident of the College of West Afri ca thkes the panel across seas this month (ANP photo) were made by the chairman of or ganizations purporting to attempt to aid the colored people in their fight for recognition. Aiding Mr. Traver in his inquisition and putt ng in effective work to assist was Frank B. Keefe, a Republican from Wisconsin. The concluding remarks in the general survey made are believed to have sparked (the bitterness at the hearing, for it was seized up on by the Georgian to make his attacks: “Such an organization by def inition precludes s ubdivision of activities on illegal bases for de partmentalzation now in existence at the center. In order to achieve proper and necessary flexibility of the Sjtaff. proper service to ap plicants and employers, supervis ion and control of the work in the office, segregation of activities and staff on the basis of age of applicant, sex, race or occupation must o fnecessity be eliminated.” Traver then questioned Altmey er, the head of the Social Security board “I assured tne committee on two previous occasions,” Mr. Altmeyer said, “and at the beginning of the meeting this morning we certain ly do not intend to approve of a plan that will result in the super vision of white personnel by col ored or will result in white pers ons being required or being asked to be interviewed by colored per sons.” “What about mixing (them all up in the same work room?” Mr. Traver then asked. ,‘ So far as that is concerned, I will give you the assurance that I gave you before that we will certainly work that out in accord ance with the space limitations so that there will be no greater of fense to social sensibilities than exists at the present time,” Alt meyer replied. Tarver than wound up with a tirade: “It seems to me the whole pur pose of this plan, insofar as I have been able to ascertain it, is to do away with racial distinction, in the District of Columbia Em ploment center. The reasons ad vanced touching on the advisabil ity from an economic standpoint of efficiency are apparently mere window dressing. The thing that is in the mind of the man who ap pears to be at the bottom of this whole troublesome matter is the abolition of racial distinction. He did not even know what functions are carried on in the three offices when he was questioned about it. He is endeavoring to do whait he considers a service to the colored race by bringing about the aboli tion of any racial distinction in the work of the D. C. Employment center. “When it comes to the question of trying to force them upon white people upon a basis of social equal ity and force the white employes of the employment center to work in the same operating rooms with the colored people, not because of added efficiency but as a kind of concession to some high pressure colored organizations, I think there can be nothing which should be further beneath the dignity of a respectable whVte person than hat sort of procedure and of those who may seek to put it into ef fect.” Altmeyer then assured Mr. Tra cer, “I can certainly assure you hat I will carry out, and the joard wfill carry out, the definite issurances I have given the com nittee on three different occas ions.” The whole nasty situation was made even nastier by the imputa tions of the Georgian, who saw in Carpenter’s earnest efforts a des ire to bring about social equality in the government offices and to have Negro supervising white workers, many of whom, according to the survey .were inefficient and unsuitable for the jobs they held Mr. Altmeyer, Mr. Powell, both holding responsible positions with the Social Security Board were sure to clear themselves of any leanngs toward progressiveness and for the efficient administra tion of the employment center. ALL JUNE GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ARE IN VITED TO THE OMAHA GUIDE INSPECTION PARTY, SEPT. 1, 2, 3 FROM 2 PM. TO 6 PM. RE FRESHMENTS SERVED FREE! NOTED PUBLISHER N. YORK VISITOR New York, (Typ>—C. A. Frank-' lin, noted publisher of the Call papers at Kansas City, Missouri, distinguished for many years of editing and publishing papers in the middle and southwest was in I New York last week on an extend ' ed vacation, stopping at the Hotel Theresa. NAACP. ASKS FDR, STIMSON OR PROBE OF FT. BRAGG SHOOTING AND TRIAL OF MILITARY POLICE INVOLVED New York—Fearing that the court martial of the military pol iceman who shot and killed Priv ate Allen Turman on a bus near Fort Bragg August 6, would whitewash the affair, (the Nation al Association for the Advance ment of Colored People asked Roosevelt and Secretary of War Stimson last Wednesday for pre cedent breaking investigations. ASK WAR DEPT. TO TRY ALL MP’s In a long telegram to Secretary' Stimson, the NAACP declared that1 the Font Bragg shooting demands more than the traditional, custom ary action of the War Department and urged that all responsible of ficers there, from camp command ant down to all military police in volved in the affair and events following it, be called up for trial. The NAACP cited the stories in the New York newspaper PM a bout the affair. The NAACP stated that the board of inquiry should include at least one Negro officer. It was urged that publicity be given the proceedings and results of the in quiry so that the public will know (the facts. The telegram concluded by stat ing, “Negroes have a right to de mand that if the army will not protect the rights and lives of Negro soldiers in uniform in the South, then the army should re move these troops to oither areas where their rights can be protect ed.” FDR URGED TO SET UP JOINT PROBE BOARD In a letter to President Roose velt, Wednesday, August 13, the NAACP asked for a civilian mil itary board of inquiry to be nam ed by the President and to include a Negro member which would re view the Fopt Bragg case and the entire matter of the treatment of Negro soldiers by white military policemen in the South. Although the army has no pre cedent for such a board the NA- ! ACP cited the establishment of 1 the Committee on Fair Employ ment Practices which recognizes the need of special and independ ent machinery to assure Negroes their rights under national def ense. EDITOR ASKED TO SUPPORT INQUIRY DEMAND The NAACP also sent last week letters to the country’s leading Negro editors asking th^em to dis patch telegrams immediately to the War Department backing up the request for a complete invest igation of the Fort Bragg and oth er Southern iamp military police. The letter stressed the need for unity among Negro Americans if fair treatment of colored troops is ever to be attained. LOCAL NEWS A SON IS BORN A Seven and one half pound bouncing baby boy Was born at 11:30 p. m. Wednesday night to Mr. and Mrs. C. Lewis. VISITED BY RELATIVES Mrs. Antha McCorkle of 3456 Partrick avenue is being visited this week by Mr. and Mrs. Barth olomew and daughter, and Mrs. J. Johnson and daughter. They ar rived in thie city on Monday from Barth-Zion, Illinois, and Johnson Maywood, Illinois, suburbs of Chi ago, Illinois. They will be here for a week or ten days. VISITS NIECE Mr. W. M. Copeland from Nash ville, Tennesse, enroute to Denver to ithe Convention, stopped over in Omaha to visit hjs niece, Mrs. Louise Wiley of 2514 Ohio Street. During his stay in the city, hie vis ited the Omaha Guide Publishing Co, and also the plant. He will be leaving for hjs home in Nashville, Tennessee August 21, 1941. ALL JUNE GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ARE IN VITED TO THE OMAHA GUIDE INSPECTION PARTY, SEPT. 1, 2, 3 FROM 2 PM. TO 6 PM. RE FRESHMENTS SERVED FREE! When in NEW YORK For the Day, The Weekend or Permanently The HOTEL THERESA 7th Ave. at 125th St FOR EXQUISITE LIVING distinctive location ... All outside rooms; luxurious suites. Restaurant \ and Bar. Every comfort and facility. Large room* with private bath •2.00 Single —*2.50 Double and op •1.50 Single —*2.00 Double and * Special Weekly & Monthly Satet WALTER W. SCOTT, Manager Motel THEBESA 4LL JUNE GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES ARE IN CITED TO THE OMAHA GUIDE INSPECTION PARTY, SEPT. 1, 3 FROM 2 PM. TO 6 PM. 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