The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, September 20, 1941, City Edition, Image 1
NEW GIRL RESERVE SECRETARY MISS JEANNE WRIGHT A Newcomer to the Northside Branch is Miss Jeanne Wright of Los Angeles, California, who will act in the capacity of Girl Reserve Secretary, succeeding Mrs. J. Dil lard Crawford. Miss Wright has wide experience in Y. W. C. A. work, having been a Girl Reserve for 6 years, a Volunteer Worker in the Y. W. C. A. for 3 years and also Adviser of “Y” Clubs and Di rector of Summer Recreation Pro gram for several years. Miss Wright has also had a year of case work with a Private Agency, and completed tbe Y. W. C. A. Orien tation Course at Oberlin, Ohio. She has her degree from the University of Redlands, Los Angeles, Cali fornia. THE OMAHA OUTFITTING Mr. W. H. Davis, Prop, of “The Omaha Outfitting Co." invites you to visit his newly decorated store- You will be delighted with its brightness and cleanliness. Mrs. Davis with her charming person ality will be pleased to show you througn. Making housework easy and beautifying the home is one of Mr. Davis’s specialties, by that I mean he carres a complete line of House hold electrical appliances. Any style or design you want, can be got, at the “Omaha Outfitting". If you don’t see what you want ask for it and he will get it for you. Another outstanding feature about “The Omaha Outfitting’’ js that they are dealing with one of the largest furniture stores in towto- If you plan to furnish or refurnish your house, see them, their prices are cheap and terms are low. You will get the very best consideration. To make shopping easy and con venient, they carry a full line of “Zale” watches, diamonds and sil verware also the latest styles in traveling bags. Trading with Mr. Davis mean saving carfare and getting best prices along with the best mer'3 chandise. Come in and visit with them. ARRIVES IN OMAHA Mr. Versie Lee Novell, arrived in Omaha a few weeks ago. Mr. Nov ell just returned from Buena Vista, where he conducted an or chestra. Mr. Novell’s Orchestra has twglve ’pieces and is known, throughout the west as “The Aris tocrats of Rhythm.” Most of the Orchestra’s engagements so far has been in Pueblo, and Los Angeles, California. Mr. Novell will be here for Concert Activities, and will leavg with the Orchestra in December to tour the East. Their first engagement is in Chicago. FORMALLY OPENING OF THE ANACOSTA ( AMP FOR NEGRO SOLDIERS SATURDAY SEPT 20 On Saturday. September 20th. the Columbia Broadcasting Sys tem will carry the dedicatody ex ercises formally opening the An aoota leave camp for colored sold iers. The program will be pres eted 'between 3:00 and 3:30 p. m. Judge William H. Hastie, Civ ilian Oide to the secretary of War will deliver the principal address. He is to be introduced by Brigad- ‘ ier General Frederick Osborn, re cently appointed Chief of the U. S. Army Mirale Brach. Judge Hastie will deal frankly and in de tail w^th the situation of the Ne gro in the Army. It is urged that you ascertain the local station carrying the pro gram and give the matter ade quate treatment in your public ation. Since Judge Hastie has had an ECHOES FROM OMAHA— Caught durlne » tense 1 wriA,IM moment near the 18th hole on the Elwood Park course, Omaha, Neb., during the 11th annual Central States Golf As sociation tournament, are, seated, left to right Mesdame* B. B. Cowan, B. V. Galloway, Robert Jackson, W. W. Solomon, all of ing, left to right, are Miss Enolia Thompson, Mrt dames J. G. Mickens, Robert L. Sweeney, QXM ha, and Miss Elmyra Troupe, Topeka, Em Ex pressions aren’t so tense are they? ~Cafi Staff photo LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY —MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS ^Under ££m£3? 187«^bSi^ PhoBefwe.°ht“’ Nebr,Bk,‘-Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, SEPTEMBER 20, 1941 OUR 14th YEAR-No. 26 City Edition, 5c Copy STROUD, A!\D yOt/AG SCORE /A RECITAL Makes Statement About Rape Case “ROBISON TO STAR IN ‘FREEDOM’S PEOPLE’ BROADCAST Paul Robeson will star in the in itial broadcast of a new radio ser ies ‘Freedom’s People” to be pre sented over the Red Network of the National Broadcasting Comp any, Sunday, September 21. The broadcast is scheduled from 12:30 to 1 p. m. EDST. Robeson heals a cast that will | depict in music and drama bhu origins and evolution of Negro spidituals, ballads and blues, and their ifluence on American music. Other featured participants are Joshua White, famed Negro bal lad singer; Noble Sissle and his Orchestra, a swing aggregation since the early twentys; and W. C. Handy, father of the blues, whose most famous composition is prob ably the “St. Louis Blues.” “Freedom’s People” is sponsor ed in cooperation with the United States Office of Education by a natioal advisory committee whose 28 members represent white and Negro organizations with out standing records of service to Ne groes. The series is made poss ible by grants from the Rosen wald Fund and the Southern Ed ucation Foundation, ad is under the direction of D. R. Ambrose Caliver, Office of Education Succeeding broadcasts to be presented about one month will dramatize achievements by Neg roes which have sped progress in national defense industry, science, agricultude, social services and the arts. The “St. Louis Blues” will be heard in a special medley arrang ed by Sissle, which will include al-< so Handy’s “Memphis Blues”. White will sing of ‘‘John Henry— The Steel Drivin’ Man”, and the chorus under the direction of Leonard DePaur, wil lsing “Steal Away’1 and other Negro spirituals Robeson will close the show with a song of his own choice. „ Scripts are by Irve Tunick, vet eran radio writer, and incidental music and arrangements by Dr. Charles L. Cooke. The series is presented as a public service by the National Broadcasting Comp any and its network affiliates. TO WAYNE COLLEGE ! Miss Grover Lee Marshall charm ing daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mar shall 2601 orth 25th St., left last Sunday to attend Wiayne C. Col | lege in Detroit, Michigan. opportunity to observe the Army program for almost a year, his adress should be of particular in-1 terest to all persons concerned a bout recently publicizel incidents affecting Negro soldiers. > Rev. E- Robinson said t°day, > Sept. 15, to the Omaha Guide that be was arrested by the one Harry Blueford and Jenkins on the charge of rape and one Mrs. Marcellus and she didn’t know my name and has never Sgen me before so she told Judge Rhyme that she didn’t know my name and she also didn’t recognize me and the day on Wed nesday the raping happened at the time I was at the bomber plant on thg job working. And neither did she know what part of the city the raping had taken place and know what street ft was and she told the judge after the raping she wrent to the show and made herself welcome and contented and enjoyed herself just fine. This is Mrs. Marcellus’ own statement which she told the judge. Signed—Rev. Eddie Robinson Miss Marshall has a job wait ing for her and while there she will stay with friends. Miss Mar shall has attended the University! of Omaha. She belongs to Pil grim Baptist Church and is a mem her of the Enitre Nous Club. Miss Marshall is very active in Church work. She will major in sociol ogy. i THE NEGRO AND THE CHURCH Contrary to the general impres sion that church membership a mong Negroes is decreasing, the report of Joneph C. Houohins, in charge of Negro statistics in the Bureau of Census, shows that there was an increase in church piemberhip by Negroes from 1926 to 136 of nearly half a million persons. In 1926 there was a to tal of 5,203,487 Negro church members and in 1936 this number had increased to 5,660,618 repres enting slightly more than one ten th of the total reported church (membership and better than 38 perient of the total Negro popula tion of the coon try. The same report shows that des pite the increase in membership, the number of Negro chursh build ings declined from 42,585 in 1926 to 38,303 in 1936. Reasons for this decrease were given as con solidation and abandonment of churches during the years of the depression, purely economic. In all, some 58 Negro and mix ed denominations reported for thei Receive Scholarships tc C ..._y Health Education Four Negro health workers and teachers (above) will study at the University of Michigan Summer School as a result of their getting schol arships from the National Tuberculosis Association. Top row, left to right, Dorothy Ury, Savannah, Ga.; Lavinia Neal, Louisville, Ky. Second row, left to right, Mrs. Imogene M. Bunn, Richmond, Va.; Agnes B. Middleton, Elizabeth City, N. C. > At a Capacity audience, Fnday evening at Pilgrim Baptist Church, Miss Bgrtha Young and Mr. Syl vester Stroud exemplified their talents to the public. In the works play, they showed much praise and temperament; es pecially in the numbers by the Nggro composers was there feeling of much emotion. Miss Young’s group of Indian numbers, which were indeed familiar to the aud ience, she protrayed a great sense of Tonal balance and very good phrasing. To the delight of the audignce, Mr. Stroud played the “Flight of the Bumblebee” which came out buzzing under his nimble fingers.. Chopin was well represented on the program, and in thg “Polo naise in A Flat” which Miss Young played, one got the feeling of the mightiness of Poland. Mr. Stroud in his “E Flat Minor Polo naise” portrayed the humbleness of that great country, Poland. The Program ended in a most majestic way by Mr. Stroud’s playing “Liszt’s Hungarian Raphasody. Thg entire program took muck work and forethought, both on the part of Teachers and pupils: Both Artists arose from the realms of Student Days to that of Profes sional ability. We look anxiously forward to their returning to Om aha where we might witness again their superb playing. 1936 census. Negro Baptists rep resent 62.8 percent of the total with a total membership of 3,782 464, the African Methodist Epis copal Church was second with 493,357; ana A ME. Zion Church, a close third with. 414,244. • Of the mixed denominations the Method ist Episcopal Church had the larg est membership with 193,761 mem bers, while the Catholic Church: reported on 137,694 Negro comm unicants, mostly in the large cities of the North and Midwest. That the Negro denominations have made such a good showing, by comparison with other religious Organizations in the country, is a tribute to their leadership. The church still represented the larg est organized group of Negroes in the country, and for that reason is still our most influential organ of public opinion. Young college graduates would do well to realize this fact and join up with some religious body if they would serve their race. Working through so powerful an organization, they can be of much wore service than through their fraternal groups and small social organizations. YOU'LL HAVE TO BLAST BEFORE VOU CAN BUILD? Ip PLA^ jp future <3® a. New Rochelle Postman Suicide After Arrest On Morals Charge New Rochelle, N. Y.,—Last rit es for Isaac J. Webb, Jr., were held at St. Catherine’s AME. Zion Church, Friday at 1 p. m. with the Rev. R. S. Oden officiating. The deceased, age 32, a native of New Rochelle, according to po lice authorities, took his own life by hanging from his undershirt, in the Larchmont jail on Septem ber 2 after having been arrested on a morals charge involving a 19 year old soldier from Fort Devans, Mass, t is aid that the man en ticed the oldier to enter his car on the pretext of giving him a ‘‘lift”. According to the arrest ing officers, they were attracted by the distracting screams of the private. Upon investigation, it is said, the soldier accused the post man of attempted assault. Arraigned before Judge John R. Cahill, Webb was ordered held in the high bail of $1,00 on a dis orderly conduct charge involving a morals offense. Found hang ing i a cell, by police officers, Webb was administered artiicial respiration but by the time the! doctor arrived he ^iad died. Cause of death, according to the Acting Medical Examiner Edmund H. Huntington, was suicide, causing asphixiation by hanging. Webb, who resided at 89 High land avenue New Rochelle, had been an employe of the Mount Vernon Post Office for the post twelve years, with a clean, slate. He was a trustee of St. Catherines Church, a member of the local branch of the NAACP. and a mem-* ber of the Mount Vernon Letter Carriers Association. He is sur vived by his wife, Mrs. Alberta Shaw Webb a daughter and his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac J. Webb, Sr., Interment was in Beech wood cemetery. New Rochelle, a few blocks from his late residence. Citizens of New Rochelle, in clined to doubt the story of how he met his death are clamoring for an investigation by the NAACP. I REPRESENTING KAYCEE— 3- £ the Central States Goll association at the 11th annual tournament, Kansas City had, beside the eolfMNL re-ir—ntin« her. Idesdamas Ethel C. Gritton, school marm; Genevive Fleming, Gol die Elliott, Ceora Prescott, and Miss Madeline McGhea, reading left to right respectively. They were on hand to enjoy the fun and pull lor the home town golfers.—Call staff photo by McKlbben.