) o i?,: >\/1 ■ LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY —MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS Umlcr Act^of ^arch*^ 1874—Business *Phorre * we. ^su1** Neb~a8ka’ Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, October 11, 1941 OUR !4th YEAR—No. 30 City Edition, 5c Copy AME. Annual Conference T o Get UndetvW ay Next Week! I PROMINENT S FIGURES IN lAME. MEET * *E| " ~ ~ ■ -UKl- ~ MW RT. REV. NOAH W. WILLIAMS Presiding Bishop of the Fiftli Episcopal District, who will preside at the Annual Confer ence held in St. Johns A ME. Church. DR. T. A. SEARS Pastor St, John’s A. M. E. church—Host to the Annual Conference. DR. JOHN ADAMS Presiding Elder, Kansas City, Dist. • •• DR. JOHN W. WILLIAMS Presiding Elder, Omaha Dist. WELCOME AME. CON FERENCE TO OUR CITY THE OMAHA GUIDE Pay Us A Visit — You’re Welcome. <« . - * i } ••• ST. JOHN’S CHURCH TO BE HOST Members of Host Church Want Sears Returned To Them Confab To Start Wednes day Morning, Oct. ^th The Nebraska Annual Confer* ence convenes with St. Johns AM E. Church, 22nd and Willis, Wed nesday morning October 15th, for official business. The Conference will be entertained by Dr. T. A. Sears and the St, John Congregi ST. JOHN AME. CHURCH VOTES FOR RETURN OF PASTOR At the eleven o’clock services, Sunday October 5, the Presiding Elder, Rev. John Williams, asked the members of the church to give a vote on whether or not, the re turn of the Pastor, Rev. T. A. Sears, was desired for another year, and all present voted in the affirmative, which was a most con incing vote of confidence for thoir Pastor. tion in extraordinary program Tuesday evening at 8:00 o’clock.. This service will include the “Cato edral Banquet to the conference and a service,” In Honoraum” to the same group. The Honoraum Service will precede the banquet. At this service, the local commit tee has selected a strong group of interested citizens to welcome his grace the Rt. Rev. Noah W. Will iams and Mrs, Helen Armstrong Williams, his wife, together with every member of the Nebraska Conference. Prominent among these will be..The Hon. Dan But ler, Mayor of the City of Omaha, Representatives from the Minis terial Union of Omaha and Coun cil Bluffs and the Interdenomin ational Ministerial Alliance, The Bureau of Social Agencies of 0 maha, The Omaha Medical Asso ciation and the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The r’onfer«'nce will receive the iholy communion Wednesdy morn ing at 10:00 o’clock. Bishop Wil liams celebrant. The annual ser mon will be delivered at this ser vice by Dr. T. A, Sears, This ser mon is perhaps the most important of all addresses through the week, in that, it serves as the key mess age for the gathering. The program for the week is as follows: CONFERENCE SCHEDULED PROGRAM Tuesday 8:00 P. M. Reception to Bishop Williams, Mrs. Williams and members of the Conference. Wednesday 10:00 A. M. Holy Communion. Annual sermon, by Dr. T. A, Sears. Wednesday noon Organization cf Conference. Wednesday 2:30 P. M.—Reports of the presiding elders and pastors Wednesday 8:00 P. M.—Annual Missionary Sermon, Dr. S, H, Lew is. Thursday 9:30 A. M. Reading and adopting of minutes, Annual Conference Rally for Western Un iversity and Douglas Hospital and Disciplinary questions. Thursday 2:30 P. M.—Disciplin ary questions and reports of com mittees. Thursday 8:00 P. M. Annual Educational Sermon. Friday 9:30 A. M. Reports of Committees concluded. Addresses of general officers of Woman’s Missionary Society. I Friday 8:00 P. M. Program. Saturday 9:30 A, M, Conference Seminar. Sunday 9:30 A., M. Conference Sunday School. ^ Sunday 11:00 A. M. Ordination sermon, Memorial Services, follow ed by reading of Appointments. The general connection will be represented at this conference by Dr. A. S. Jackson, Washington. D. C., Secretary of finance, Dr. Hem ingway, Washington, D. C, Secre tary of Church Extension. Dr. A. E. Adams, Charleston, S. C., Sec retary of Education, Dr. E. A. Sel by, Nashville, Tenn., Secretary of Religious Literature, Dr. L. L, Berry, Sec’y Missions, Dr. J. H. Hooks, Secretary-Treasurer AME Book Concern, Philadelphia, Drs. E. A. Hatcher, Jim Wilson, George Singleton, Editors of the various AME. Church Papers. The Pres iding Elders of the Conference are Dr. John Williams, Omaha Dist and Dr. John Adams, Kansas City Dist. I Says Military Police Asked Okla. Troopers To Act Against Soldiers • •• « New* Yo(rk—MiGtary police of the 94th Engineers division asked state police to intercede in moving the troops stationed at Camp Rob inson, Ark., it is claimed by As sistant U. S* Attorney General Wendell Berge. in a statement re leased this week by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Berge wp"ote the Association: “For this reason there does not ap pear to be suitable basis for fed eral jurisdiction under the Civil Rights Statute.” The statement came in answer to an NAACP request made Sep tember 10 and accompanied by af fidavits from members of the 94th Engineers division, that the De partent of Jutice take action s gainst state patrolmen and civil ians whf' forced Negro soldiers «>ff highway near the camp, slapped Lieutenant Donald Curry, white, made an armed invasion of army territory and insulted officers and men of the division. Berge’s assertion ha been refer red by the NAACP. to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimon with the comment that even if military po lice had requested the aid of state troopers for any purpose, it is clear that these troopers had noj, right to commit unprovoked as saults upon United States soldiers. “The charge that the state po lice intercede at the request of military police is a serious one.” the NAACP said. “If this charge is true, then it is additional evid ence in support of the request that the whole question of the military police and Negro soldiers be re considered by the War Depart ment.” The NAACP answered Berge Wednesday, Oct. 1, pointing out that there is basis for prosecution under Title 18, Section 52 of the U. S, Code which provides a fine of not more than $5,000 or impris onment for not more than six years, or both, for any two or more persons who prevent an of ficer of the United States from discharging any of the duties of (his office or do injury to his per son or property in account of his discharge of his duties, or inter rupt, hinder or impede him in his official business. Enclosed in the !etter to Berge was a copy of an affidavit made by William Curry of the 94th Engineers which men tions several incidents of racial friction. ST. PAUL DEDICATES $30,000 COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 9 (ANP) — (by J W, Pate—)— An estimated crowd of 500 persons, white and colored, attended the dedication of the new $30,000 gymnasium and auditorium of St Paul’s Hallie Q. Brown community house Sunday. The dedicatory address was de livered by Atty. L. R. Frankel, white, former president of the St. Paul Interracial committee and a charter member of the executive board of the Hallie Q. Brown ren ter. Atty. Frankel paid tribute to the St. Paul Negroes for their fine community spirit in paying one fifth of the entire cost of the new building, also the Masons and Odd Fellows for their generous gift of the ground upon which the new building is located. Jule Hannaford, Jr., white, ex pressed deep satisfaction in pres enting the keys to the new build ing to Dr. J. W. Crump local phy sician who turned the keys over to Miss I. Myrtle Carden, resident di rector of the community center and now serving her 13th year in this capacity. Outstanding o nthe program was the large Hallie Q. Brown youth chorus of 63 voices with ages from 16 to 20 years. The center serves more than 1400 youth of both races and is a community chest supported agency > . ■ - . . — . _ Governor Polletti, Sen. Barbour Join Fight to Stop Displacement of Colored Firemen FORMER OMAHA GIRL MRS. FRANCES D. ELLIOTT RECEIVES SPLENDID APPOINTMENT Mrs. Frances D. Elliott, the for mer Frances D. Gordon, was rec ently appointed a YWCA. Exe cutive Secretary to organize and conduct this work under the USO. set-up at Mineral Wells, Texas, where a soldier camp has recently been established. Mrs. Elliott is a native Omahan and was educated in the Omaha Public schools and the University of Omaha. For about ten years after her graduation, Mrs. Elliott taught in the High school at Ok mulgee, Oklahoma. For the past six years, Mrs. Elliott has been ac tive in YWCA work in Denver, Colorado, where she attained jiote worthy prominence. *' ' The sa&ry which Mrs. Elliott is to receive is $2500.00 per an num. She is the daughter of Mr. G. D. Gordon and the niece of Mrs H. J ,Pinkett. Her friends and former teachers in the Omaha Public schools and the University of Omaha, are greatly pleased at the news of her success, both with respect to salary and the opport unity for fine public service The center is recognized as hav ing made an enviable contribution toward racial betterment and good will in the city of St. Paul. MINNESOTA NAACP PLANS COURT ACTION AGAINST GOVERNOR Mineapolis, Minn.,—Because Gov ernor Harold Stassen claims to be helpless to admit Negroes to Min nesota’s Home Defense et-up, claim ing that he is bound by the “mil itary code of the federal army” and that this code excludes Negro es, the local branch of the Nation al Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, plans ac tion, in the state courts against the governor and the adjutant gen eral of the state. Months ago, after members of the National Guard were inducted into the federal service, Governor Stassen issued an executive order, number 19, creating the Minnesota Home-Defense. There was no pro visions in the order barring part' icipation of Negroes. Negroes who voluntered were not accepted and attempts were made to set up a Jim Crow on pany. The governor appeared be fore a mass meeting called by the branch and said he was in tot al disagreement with the discrim ination. But he stated flatly that it was beyond his power to change the situation, because he claimed the Adjutant General’s office must operate according to the federal military code which excludes Ne groes. The action planned by the NA ACP in this case is the first of its kind. FREDERICK W. WELLS APPOINTED TO PUBLIC RELATIONS STAFF USO. Appointment of Fredrick W. Wells to the public relations staff of the United Service Organizat ions was announced today by Jes se Butcher USO, director of pub lic Telations. Mr. Wells, formerly president of Moreland Village, the Negro mod e community in Brooklyn, N Y., was graduated from Wilberforce University in 1920 and attended auiuinniuiuiuiiitHiiiiiinuiiii!tiiE]iiuii[]iiii!:i!i[iiniin!iiiiiii[iiijiiuiuiiinDiiniiiDinttc NEGRO APPOINTED AT COLORED ORPHANAGE IN NY. JOHN W. POE WHO SUC CEEDS JOHN G. ROMMEL; Former Institutional Cade Worker Now Asst. Supt. (by Ted Yates) New York, (Typ)—Henry R. Murphy, Executive Secretary of the Colored Orphan Asylum in Riverdale, anounced today that John W. Poe had been promoted from Institutional case wbrker to Assistant Superintendent succeed ing John G. Rommel who recently resigned from the post after two years of service. With the appointment of Mr. Poe, every full time position at the Riverdale Institution, except Mr. Murphy’s is staffed by trained Negro personnel. Within three years qualified Negroes have re placed white workers as pediatric ian, nurse, secretary, dietician, head of clothing department, ma tron and now as assistant super tendent. Mr. Poe came to Riverdale 8 months ago as Institutional work er from Philadelphia, where he had been engaged as a supervisor in the Deprtment of Public Assist ance. Horn in Huntesville, Alabama, Poe received his B. S. degree from Howard University in 1930 ani later attended the school of Social Work at the University of Penns ylvania in Philadelphia. Shortly after his graduation from Howard Ihe did research work for the As socition for the Study of Negro Life and History. Mr. Poe’s wife, the former Miss Frances Thorton, has been em ployed as Case Worker in the A gency’s Foster Home Department located at 306 Lenox Avenue here, since that Department’s reorgan ization early in 1939. Mr. and Mrs. Poe have moved from their home at 555 Edgecombe Avenue and now reside at Riverdale. ^■■™mmmmmmmwmbmb* Yale Law School. He also has made studies in public law and sociology at Columbia University and Cornell University. In 1922-23, Mr. Wells made an interracial and cultural study of the West Indies and Central Am erica under the auspices of tne University Improvement Associa tion of New York, and from 1923 1940 was engaged in social stud ies for the cities of Albany, Roch ester, Buffalo, Syracuse, Ithaca, and Schenectady, N. Y., under the auspices of the Association of Negro State Builders, New York Most recently, Mr. Wells served tWHEN DiESEL ENGINES ARE INSTALLED Chicago, Illinois, October 2 1941 ‘‘The movement to stop the dis placement of Negro Railroad fire men when Diesel Engines are put on is rapidly gaining momentum,” states A. Philip Randolph, Nat ional Chairman of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Provis ional Committee for the Organi zation of Colored Locomotive Fire men, at the Chicago headquarters of the Brotherhood. New supporters of the cause of the Colored Firemen are Lieuten ant Governor Polleti of New York State and Senator W. Warren Bar bour of New Jfersey... Governor Polleti has volunteered his servic es without cost to assist in the proecution of the legal aspect of the fight in behalf of Colored fire imen and expresed his utter revul sion against and condemnation of the policy to displace Negro Rail road firemen of twenty and thir ty years’ seniority rights by white • firemen their junior, and branded this procedure as unAmerican, un democratic and unjust. Senator Barbour of New Jersey has telegraphed Mr. Randolph of his intention to study the problem of the Colored Locomotive Firemeu and expressed his interest in the fight to save their jobs. “A con ference is being planned with Sen ator Barbour with the view of en listing his support behind a move ment to secure the adoption of a Resolution by the Senate to have a Senate investigation of the plight of the Colored Locomotive Fire men and the attendant circumstanc es surrounding their continuing elimination as a result of death, retirement and discharge, along with the gradual, but constant, in troduction of Diesel power”, con eluded Mr. Randolph. on the interracial committees of Columbia and Charleston, S. C-, for the problem of providing re creation for Negro soldiers in Camp Jackson and Negro sailors at the Navy Yard. Born in Union City, Tenn., in 1899, Mr. Wells has completed his full residence study for a doctor ate of philosophy on the thesis “Special Studies in Race Relat ions”. LARGEST TAX BILL EVER ENACTED Hyde Park, New York,—Pix page—This photo shows the first and last page of the $3,553,400, 000 tax bill, the largest ever en acted. It is designed to defray the costs of the national defense and the lease-lend programs, and is expected to lift federal reven i«s above the $13,000,000,000 mark next year. ROBESON SINGS’ "LOUIS: BLUEST • ZmIv.. • 5NmHB8hR«L j,.„Asl ftK^&awHKSjQHlI • New York.—Great Negro baritone, Paul Robeson, center. Is shown early this week during his recording of the new song "Joe Louis Blues," written by Count Basie, left, and Richard Wright, right, author of "Native Son." This marks debut of Robeson as a blues singer for an American Recording company. Robeson makes ! his first radio appearance of the season next Sunday (October 12) as guest star on the radio program "The Pause That Refreshes On the Air” heard frc:a 4:30 to 5;0Q P. M. EST, over the Columbia rw»tu.,n**(' ■■IBlllUIUHIIIlinmiHUUWnHmnuiwuliwiMiiiiiriiinuiiuHwmiTiiiiiiiniiMijiiiiimiiinttmimiunumminimmiuimnilHMiUlroHUlimilMininiwmimiHHimilllllHimiimimniilW Presidents Committee On Fair Employment Practice IF YOU ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN DEFENSE WORK Here’s How To Go About Making A Formal Protest A letter iJom any job-seeker w3jo has been denied a job in de- | tense industry because of his race c national origin. 3. The race, religion, or nat ional origin of the person making the complaint. 4. The type of job, position or classification for which applicat ion is made: 5 The qualifications of the com plainant for the job he seeks (in cluding his education and work history, and his civil service stat* us, if he has passed a civil service examination); 6. Date when complainant ap plied for the job which he was de nied; 7. Date when he was refused employment or admittance to a training course; 8. Name of person refusing position (if available); . RANDOLPH AND WEBSTER TO VISIT OMAHA IN NEAR FUTURE Chicago, Illinois, October 9, 1941 A Philip Randolph, International President of the Brotherhood cf Sleeping Car Porters and National Director of the March on Wash ington’s Committee and Milton p. ebster, First International Vice President of the Botherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and member of the President’s Fair Employ ment Practice Committee will vis it the Divisions of the Brother I hood of Sleeping Car Porters on I the Pacific Coast, including Seat tle, Spokane, Portland, Oakland, Los Angeles and returnig will stop at Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha | and Kansas City, for the purpose of holding meetings to discuss the recent wage movement of Railway employes and the general problems of Negro workers in National De fense. 1 ATTEND THE | OMAHA GUIDE’S 1 FOOD SHOW j October 20th-25th H