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GOOD READING ini The OMAHA GUIDE 5c at your Drugstore largest accredited negro newspaper west of Chicago and north of Kansas cry —member of the associated negro press we. ‘fcfi'"' Omaha. Nebraska. Saturday, JUNE 6,1942 OUR 15th YEAR-Xo. 17 City Edition, 5c CopT^ from C lifford C f72itchott HELLO. C. C-! If you were pub lisher a adily instead of a weekly you certainly would have had plenty of sensational news to keep the mor bid public interested in during the past week for what with tragic ac cdents, murders, suicides, and what not, you certainly would have an eight-column spread special for each edition. —CCM— But publishing just a weekly, an.l having to prepare the copy several days in advance, takes the zest out of a hot news story and so in a weekly only the bare facts are tim ely to record for the public will have forgotten the topic and passed on to something more exciting. —COM— You know of the suicide, of course C. C? She was Miss Dora Fellows. 35, of 2906 R Street. She chose gas as her route out. Can you imagine anybody wanting to quit this daily life of love, tragedy, happiness, mor bidness. etc? Perhaps I had better not write to much for you might tell the public that I once chose that same route, except I decided to jump in the Chicago River. When I got to the river I decided tha* life was valuable after all and went to South America. I needen’t tell you all the sufferings I went through after that. Just one Utile foolish whim and an impulsive na ture. But that's life for you. —CCM— And murders! Well, rumors had several. I got the facts only on on " That was the murder of Ruth Wright, alias RuthP rice, 30. of 5029 1-2 South 25th Street, by Ellen Floyd, 2405 R Street, who gave her self up and allegedly confessed to the deed. You know, Ruth, got a vicious and fatal stab in the lung. Yes, the old switchblade weapon | that our young are so fond of car rying around. I needn't tell you what it was all about. You r.in read the answer for yourself —com as for the tragic accident, wll. that's not news any more, but I'll record it anyway. That, of course, was the death of the popular Ales Edden, co-partner in the Keystone Barber Shop. 1701 North 24th Street. Remember, C. C. a few- weeks back. I mentioned about Mrs. Eddens. the efficient beauty culturist. at the same address, dropping into the of fice to use the phone and paying for a subscription? Well, she was phoning Alex then to come and get her And he did. On Decoratio*> Day Mr.E dden and Mr A. J. Bean. ot the Love Apartments (No. 10) on Patrick Avenue, went out to Wahoo on business. That’s where the Big Munition dump will be, just as though you didn't already know it. ! Anyway on their way back th *v picked up a Mr. Manager and a Mr Stromile and being Decoration Day, and in a hurry to get back to Omaha, they might have stepped on the gas a little. You know that’s humna, C. C. Anyway, about half way back to Omaha they ran rig-lt smack into another vehicle. I needn't elaborate about what would happen when two gas-propelled ve hicles, traveling at an excessive rate of speed, would do when meeting head-on. The white couple in the second car, of course, were immed iately taken to a hospital. I haven't heard how they are getting along. All four of the passengers in Edden s '40 Pontiac were also taken to the hoSpitaJ at Wahoo. Mr. Mamis«r and Mr. Stromile were subsequently released as they suffered only slight bruises. Mr. Eddens lingered until about three-thirty Sunday at ternoon when he passed away. iAn-l as I write this I learn from the Dave Alexanders, (close friends) S507 Patrick Avenue, that Mr. Bean, is resting fairly. < Mr. Eddens. as you know, has been a resident of Omaha since 1979, having come here from Texarkana, Texas, where he leaves a mother. Mrs. Sallie Evans. He also leaves a niece, Mrs. 3. B. Bunn, here in Q maha, and, of course, his wife, Mrs. Laura Eddens. When this appears in print, of course the funeral will be over, the Myers Funeral Bane, 2416 North 22nd Street, handling the rituals. (As 1 write this however Mrs. Ed dens informs me that they are wait ing on a brother from California to arrive in the city.) Mr. Eddens. had seven brothers scattered around these United States. , —CCM— I needn’t tell you. C. C. of the numerous minor fracases that would have been headline news if you were running a daily but for a week ly they are hardly worth mentioning (Continued on nare|3P*2) 'Discrimination Too Costly*- ^ Declares June Fortune Magazine NBC. AND BLUE NET-WORK READY TO HIRE NEGRO MUSICIANS week’s Editorial Review JAPAN PRESSES ON IN CHIN \ The Japanese armies are still making gains in China With poor equipment, China continues to re sist. meanwdile crying out for A merican planes and other militari equipment. If it were possible to arm China now. Japan would be put out of the war. without the loss of a single A merican soldier Meantime, brave, patient China carries on against the better prepared armies of Japan. ««*** % BOMBING RAIDS ON GERMAN CITIES Alittle more than a year ago the world was shocked by the bombing raids of Germany upon London and other British cities. The British took them in their stride. Since then they have been getting ready to return the raids. They now se"m ready. On Saturday night last 1000 bombing planes poured their deadiy cargo on Cologne. Germany, dropp ing, in all. nearly 7.000 .000 pounds of bombs. 44 planes were lost by the British, but the damage they did was tremendous. And Prime Minister Churchill promises that the Saturday night raid was the be ginning of more deadly ones to come. This may or may not be the pre lude to invasion by land armies, but we hope it is. We hope the press ure on the western front may in crease and relieve the pressure on GALLANT RUSSIA MAYOR BITLER TAKES A REST Mayor Butler Is away on a short vacation, seeking a little rest from his labors. Our hope is that he gets the much needed rest which he so richly deserves. We do not always agree with Ma yor Butler, but he has made an ex cellent mayor of Omaha. Indeed, he has been a model administrator for the whole country in the field of Municipal Government. We congratulate him upon his re cent election to a third term as O maha's mayor and wish for him three more successful years. And what we have said of the Mayor ap plies also to the men associated with him on the City Council. Good luck to “you all." RUSSIA HOLDS HER OWN In spite of German boasts that Russian armies have been destroyed in the Kharkov area of the Russian Vkraine. Germany does not advance and the Russian lines hold fast. We are "waiting and hoping for a western front. Here we would ukc {Continued on nagelSgrA) 40 Colored Women Officers To Be Trained At DesMoines Camp DIRECTOR OF WAAC WASHINGTON—PIXPAGE—Soundphoto—Sworn in as Woman’s Army Auxiliary Corps Major, photo shows left to right, Maj. Gen. M. C. Cramer, Judge Advocate General USA, swearing in Mrs. Wm. P. Hobby, of Texas, as director of the Woman’s Auxiliary Corps, third, Gen. George C.Marshall, Chief of Staff, second,and Secretary of War,Henry Stimsoa "WASHINGTON—With the signing j of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Bill I by President Roosevel. tMsr. Wll- ! ilam P. Hobby of. Houston. Texa. . j was sworn in as Director of the! Corps. Trajnng of officers will start short ly at Des Moines. Iowa. Of 450 candidates. 40 will be Negro: of the 27 administrative units, two will be ‘maned’ by colored. About three months after officers have begun their training, general registration will be opened. There was considerable bitterness in the Senate discussions of the bill prior to its passage because Army authorities asked that an amend ment banning “discrimination be cause of race, creed, or color” be stricken out. The officials said 'hat there ».is no necessity for the jnc'.u sion of such a section. ASKED FI)K VETO Edgar Brown, president of the National Negro Council had asked President Roosevlt to veto the bill and send it back to the house with the request that the anti-discrimin ation clause be inserted. The purpose of the Corps, the first of its kind in American mi'i* arv history, is to enlist women \r.I unteers for miltary service with ;'r“ Army to replace, and release for combat service enlisted men who • e now performing certain non-combat ant duties. The Corps, while not a compon ent part of the Army, js the only women s organization, except the Army Nurse Corps, authorized by law to Serve with the Armed Forces Units of the Corps may be called t0 serve in Zones of Operations, as well as in the Continental United States, but only jn non-combat cit ies. STRICT MILITARY DISCIPLINE Ultimately, the Corps will take over the major part o fthe Aircraft Warning Service, numerous Army administrative duties and whatever other suitable tasks its members can fulfill. It wlil be under military discipline. with uniforms and in signia, living quarters, food and med cal and dental treatment provided by the Government. Under the terms of the bill, the Corps may be expanded to a total of 150,000 women, if and when neces sary. The procedure of application and selection is as follows: Officer candidates must be citiz ens of the United States, between the ages of 21 and 45. They -nay be married or single. They must have had at least a high school edu cation, be in good health, and of excellent character. In order to secure a representative i group of women from the entire Uni -ted States, recruiting is to be on a regional or Corps Area basis. No applications sent to Washingt >n can be given consideration. Applications must be obtained, in person, from the local recruiting station and when properly filled out. must be returned in person 0r by mail, to the appropriate main re cruiting station. MI ST PASS EXAM The women whose applications are satisfactory will then be notified as to the time and place of exam in ations. March On Washington Movement Seeking 50.000 At Meeting The March-on-Washington Move ment has girded its forces for the monster demonstration of fifty thou sand Negroes on June 16th in Madi son Square Garden. Many organ izations such as The National Ass ociation for the Advancement of Colored People, National Urban League, Central Manhattan Medical Society, American Virgin Island Civic Association. Brotherhood cf Sleeping Car Porters, as well as hundreds of individual workers, are sponsoring the rally. Plans are be ing completed for the program A number of outstanding leaders in the civic, social and economic liie of America, as well as celebrated : artists, will appear. j A. Philip Randolph, director of the IIarch-on-Washington Movement, is interrupting a schedule of appoint ments throughout the South and Southwest to return for important speaking engagements in Greater New York and vicinity. According to reports from the di rector, the Negro throughout the country is in no mood for relin quishing his eforts in acquiring all democratic rights insured to all A mericans. The New York mass rally meeting is the first in the series of mass meetings that are to be held in cit ies including Chicago, and Wash ington, D. C. Randolph Endorses ISO. Campaign A. Philip Randolph, Internationa! President of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, with national headquarters at 217 West 125th St., New York City, today advised Pres cott S. Bush, Chairman of the 1942 War Fund Campaign for J32.000.rt0i.1 that he had addressed to the 8.U00 members of his organization and their fifty divisions throughout the Unted States, a letter urging sup port of the current fund campaign and endorsing USO and its work. ‘‘The USO,” wrote President Ran dolph to the membership of the un ion, an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor, “is an agency whose purpose is to carry the sun shine of friendliness, cheer and com fort to the soldiers and sailors white and black, upon the far flung bat- j tlefields of the waj-. These boys. | who are fighting for the preserv it ion of the democratic system against the evil forces of Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito, wjl thrill to the sense of remembrance from the home front, which is carried to them by USO from day to day. "I have, as an official of the Bn. therhood of Sleeping Car Porters, endorsed the campaign of the USO. and wish herewith to urge all of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, to make contribu tions to the campaign now being waged to raise a $32,900,000 War Fund for USO by July 4 “As workers in the railroad indus try. which is a part of the defense setup, we must give freely of all resources and time and cooperation to the USC, and every war effort and agency, in the interest of bring ing about victory for American ami and our allies. Great Britain, Rus sia. and China. ‘‘Knowing of the broad, humanit arian and sound trade union spirit! of our members. I am confident' that you will be generous in your contributions to this # important cause.” In addition to endorsements front thousands of other national and lo cal trade unions throughout the Uni ted States, support has come from William Green, President of the A merican Federation of Labor, and Philip Murray, President of the Con gress of Industrial Organizations, who have issued endorsements of USO and its present War Fund Campaign. “The endorsement of the USO. fun dcampaign by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters," said Mr. Bush, ‘is exceptionally welcome, be cause the members of that organiz ation are in constant touch with tfi“ travelling public and their praise and support of USO is bound to carry the story of USO to all com ers of the United States." WAR DISCRIMINATION HAMPERING W AR EFORT SAT WHITE EPISCOPALIANS AT CONCLAVE New York (C)—Despite warm de bate over phrasing and over object ions of some of its membership, the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Long Island at is 74th Convention, last Wednesday, called for an end of discrimination against Negroes de claring that racial discrimination was hampemg the war effort of the United States. A resolution passed by the bod-.* urged that -rectors of parishes and clergy jn charge of missions should appeal to their parishioners to elim NBC AND BN OPEN UP NEW FIELD TO NEGRO MUSICIANS NEW YORK—A whole new field j of opportunity for Negro musicians is now open as a result of a com mitment by the National Broadcast ing Company and the Blue Nt work here to hire qualified Negro 1 usic ians who apply for work. Both networks went on record as : opposing discriminatory hiring af | ter a conference. May 26, with John. Hammond, NAACP board member and publisher of the magazine Music and Rhythm; Mark Woods, presid ent of the Blue Network; Samuel Chotzinoff .musical advisor for NBC; Joe RineS, musical director for the Blue Network, and Leopold Spitalny, chief contractor for the networks. The staffs of the networks have already been instructed to hire Ne gro musicians. Mr. Hammond said that most op enings will be in dance and salon groups. He stressed the fact that musicians who are expert in reading and those whose background and training fit them for "doubling'' in a variety of types of music are most desired. The XAACP director said that the broadcasting companies hire only on application, and that company of ficials maintain that no Negroes had applied for jobs. The officials all were convinced that there would be no friction between colored and white musicians working together because of their experience with Dean Dxon. young Negro conductor who has worked harmoniously with the NBC symphony orchestra. "Woods declared that he and David Samoff. president of the Radio Cor poration of America and member of the President's Committee on Fai* Employment Practice, would be “de lighted if Negroes can be hired as quickly as possible at NBC to show the world that NBC does not dis criminate.” - - —— - j inate discriminatory practices a gainst all peoples and assist all per sons to secure such employment as i they are fitted for by traijng. apti tude and temperament.” The preamble to the resolution stated that the Negro citizenry of the United States constitutes 13,000 000 persons, nearly one-tenth of the national population. Prejudice and discrimination against Negroes in respect to their participation in the war effort and in employment has so hampered the war effort ‘hat President Roosevelt set up a Presi dent's Committee on Fair Employ j ment Practices and states, including ! New York have had to pass non-dis crimination laws. Jackson A. Dykman. attorney and Diocesan Chaneellot, during the de bate that preceded the passage of the resolution, stated that the adopz ion of the resolution did not mean that discrimination had been found by the convention. He further state! that he wondered “if he does not tend to stir up feeling to adopt such a preamble." BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERS TO HOLD IMPORTANT CONFAB IN CINCINNATI Columbus, Ohio, June 6, 1942—N. B. Allen .Columbus, Ohio, President of the Frontiers of America today, announced that the fourth annual convention of this unique organiz ation of Negro business and profes sional men will convene in Cincin nati, Ohio. June 20 and 21. With the convention theme “Advance ment Through Service”, the two day meeting wil ldraw leading Negro business and profesiona) men from a'l sections of the nation. Rev. J. T. Douglass, President of the Frontiers Club of Cincinnati, host to the convention, asserted that local newspapers, civic organizations the Chamber of Commerce and Con vention Bureau are cooperating en thusiastically in developing plans for the meeting. Rev. Douglass de clared: “Our committees are work ing bard, and we expect a realty outstanding meeting.’ The Frontiers movement ..-.is founded in 1936 in order to give Ne gro men an organization for “unself ish se-vice and effective leadership” and incorporated in 1938 as :he Frontiers of America. Dr. J. S. Himee, Jr., Secretary, Columbus, i stated in an exclusive interview: “This is the Negro's only service organization, a men’s luncheon club, based on the experience of the old er minority. The organization's accomplishments in six years are a mazing Last year Frontiers Clues led projects which secured a Negro ;member of a local Housing Author ity, obtained the appointment of Ne gro school teachers in a mixed pub lic school system broke down racial barriers in defense employment op portunities and recreational facilit ies, and projected Negroes in o, many new phases of civic life in Frontiers cities.” NOTED PHILADELPHIA LE\DER TO HEADLEN E CONVENTION PROGRAM Henry C. Sparks. Philadelphia, Third Vice President of the national body, today announced that Dr. Irv in Underhill. Jr., president of the Frontiers Club of Philadelphia w.ll be principle speaker at the conven tion session Sunday morning. June 21. Dr. Underhill, an outstanding Lader of wide experience is Manag er of the Richard Allen Homes, an! "MEN DO NOT DIE F'OR CAUSES THEY ARE CYNICAL ABOUT” New York—Reputing what Ne gro Americans have stated time af ter time through the press and the NAACP, the June issue of Fortune magazine, in a long article called “The Negro’* War’’ states; •'The Negro's fate in the tT. S. affects the fate of white American soldiers in the Philippines, in the Carrjbean, in Africa; bears on the solidity of our allance with 800 million colored peo ple in China and India; influence* the feelings of countless neighbor in South America.” Fortune maintains that discrim ination is too costly and that cynic ism cannot win the war, “for men do not die for causes they are cyn ical about.” Illustrated by young Negro ai t ists Roma re Bearden and Charles Alston, of this city the article quot es the Crisis magazine, NAACP or gan, which it calls a responsible Negro journal, jn an editorial writ ten three months before Pearl Har bor. The Crisis editorial stated: ‘Neg-o Americans might as well discover at the beginning whether they are to fight and die for democracy for the Lithuanians, the Greeks and the Brazilians, or whether they had better fight and die for a little de mocracy for themselves.” Fortune declared thi s expresses a widespre id attitude and that the American Ne gro is agitated not because he is asked to fight for America but be cause full participation In the fight s denied him. The Negro minority is more fully qualified as citizens than any other national group, the article reveals Of nearly 13.000,000 Negroes percent are American born and a bout S7 percent are rit purely "native parentage Of the white population less than 70 percent are of native parentage, on both sides and nearly 10 percent were born abroad. a former missionary to Africa, and Presbvteiian Minister. Other pri sons scheduled to appear on the program of the convention include Atty. Artec Fleming. Akron. Ohio, Dr George C. Haynes. New York, Dr. M". T, Nelson. Cincinnati, Ray mond R. Brown, Omaha, Nebraska and Dr. J. J. Carter. Columbus, '» Coronation Pageant Jnne 8th The 12th Annual Coronation Pag eant sponsored by St. Philip's Epis copal Church, will take place, Mon day evenng, June 8th at Dreamland Ballroom, with Lloyd Hunter's 15 piece orchestra furnishing the mus ic. As is customary, a beautiful no.v queen will be crowned and a popular man will be acclaimed king. The Court will consist of 32 Duchesses. Princesses and Countesses and will be chosen from among this year's graduates of the various local high schools and colleges. The Pageant will start promptly at 10 p. m. and the committee in charge is sparing no effort to make this event the most beautiful and colorful of all Coronation Pageants. The Victory idea will be carried out in the red, white and blue dec orations. J. Dillard Crawford is general chairman, and Mrs. Margaret Dick erson-Wright is in charge of the Pageant. ST. JOHN--ESTER DAY SERVICES SERMON TO BE HELP AT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, SUNDAY JUNK 7 St. John—Ester Day Service of A F. ’A M ? O. E. S. will hold their annual sermon at Zion Bap tist Church at 3 p. m. Sunday, June 7. The public js invited. A go-getting salesman named Bill, Said—“We’ve got an order to fill— So sign up that pledge, Bay Bonds—and don't ‘hedge.’ We can—and we must— and we will!** Help America smash the ; Axis. Pat 10% at roar im~ Stamps erery payday. LET’S GET ORGANIZED!!!