5c “ AT TOUR I DRUG I STORE HEW TO THEM LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS (TIT —MEMBER OF TIIE ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS -Entered as Second-Class Matter at The Post Office, Omaha, Nebraska Sntlird»V, June 20, 1942 OUR 15th Year, No, 19 CitV Edition, 5c Copv .Under Act of March 8, 1874—Business Phone: WE. 1517 _*_______ Bishop J. A. Hamlett At Cleaves Sun., June 21st PICKEN’S LEAVE IS TERMINATED BY N. A. A. C. P. Mrs. Camille W'. Briggs to Speak. At Annual Convention Here GRAHAM CASE COMES TO END BhrllKr. III! tUl.MIL At last the Omaha City Council has decided the case of Mrs. Ruby Eldridge and others against Sgt. John Graham, growing out of an assault which Sgt. Graham com mitted upon Mrs. Eldridge and htr husband on March 18. 1942. Relow will be found resolutions adopted by the Omaha City Council June 16. 1942. RESOLUTIONS: The complainant. Mr. and Mr?. Eldridge and the Omaha Branch of the NAACP have ten days in which to appeal the findings and rulings of the City Council to the District Court. That question is now in the hands of the Executive Committee of the Omaha Branch and they will take such action at the proper time, as the facts warrant. The facts and circumstances war ranting it is now known at this time- Whether or not Mr and Mrs. Eldridge will bring suit for dam., g -ee against Sgt. Graham and his bondman, they will decide in the near future. The vote of the Coun cil was unanimous and apparently was a compromise finding and judge ment. RESOLUTION BY COM. TOWL Whereas, certain charges were filed against John Graham, Sar geant oh the Omaha Police Force on April 7, 1942 alleging that he was guilty of conduct- unbecoming an officer; that he used more force than was necesary in connection with the arrest of one Ruby Eldridge and, Whereas, a hearing was commeac ed upon said charges on May U. 1942. and finally terminated on May 19, 1942 at which time the City SOUTH O MAH AN DROWNED Thomas West. 28. 2832 R Avenue, a packing house employee, was drowned while fishing witii a group of friends Saturday night at Cedar Creek. "Mr. West and two others, Leonard ■Mitchell and St. Clair Breakfieli. were in a boat. They were chang ing places trying to balance the boat when it turned over. Mitchell and Breakfield made it to shore. *Thcv called to West to float and not try and swim, but he never answer ed them. Mr. West was a good swimmer ,and the water was not more than 'fifteen feet deep- It is believed that be i-ftbtr had cramps, caused from the cold water or that he had an heart attack. Mr. West leaves to mourn nis deqth. a wife. Tareasa. a mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. Robert West and five brothers. Lincoln. ( ?ho, flrant, Herman and Car} West. Because the family has been un able to locate a brother who is the army, funeral arrangements have not been completed. ENTERS TRAINING SCHOOL Mr. J. Westbrook McPherson, who was the first Negro to hold a posi tion as clerk in the County Court appointed by Judge Charles J. Sou thard. resigned to enter the army. He will take a six months radio, signal corps and communication course at a salary of $120.00 per month. Mr. Peter Doss will also enter training, completing the same course Mr. Doss was formerly in charge of the circulation department of a lo cal Omaha newspaper. He special izes in sponsoring food shows and he has been working lately at the Bomber plant. Both young men will be inducted by Uncle Sam as soon as they have completed the course LOCAL ATTORNEYS MAKE APPLICATIONS Three local attoreys have made ap plication to the army for the follow ing positions: Atty. Jess Hutten for the FBI: Atty. Dillard Crawford fcr Judge Advocate and Atty. John Adams, Jr., for the Intelligence De partment. ) Council took the matter under ad visement, and. Whereas, the City Council has duly considered and weighed all the evidence adduced at said trial. Now. therefore, be it resolved by the City Counci] of the City of O maha. That John Graham be and he hereby is found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer, in violation j of the rules and regulations of the Police Department in that he used more force than actually was nec essary in connection with the ar rest aforesaid, but the Council finds that there are extenuating circum stances with the entire transaction brought about b ythe belligerant and hostile attitude of a com plainant, Ruby Eldridge. (Adopted by the Council June 16, 1942). RESOLUTION BY COM. TOW I Whereas, as the City Council h&s this day found John Graham. Sar geant of the Omaha Police Force, guilty of conduct unbecoming an of ficer in violation of the rules and regulations of the Police Depart ment in that he used more force than was necessary in connection with the arrest Of Ruby Eld rid re. complainant, and, Whereas, the Council also found that because of the belligerent and hostile-attitude of the complainant, ^xtenuating circumstances existed in cenneetion with the entire trans action. which should be weighed; valued, and considered in connect ion with the fixing of a penalty herein. t Now. therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of O maha. That in consideration Of the fore going facts and findings of this body the Chief of Police be and he is hereby ordered and drected to adm inister a reprimand to Sargeatit John Grahm as punishment for the acts aforesaid. (Adopted by the City Council. Jun° 16. 1942). VAACP URGES W AAC TO FOLLOW TRULY DEMOCRATIC PATTERN New York—Urging the new Wom en’s Auxiliary Army Corps to fol low a “really democratic pattern" in selecting its personnel, the NAA CP. asked the WAAC last week why Mrs. Yeolis Lynch of Brooklyn. N. Y.. was queried as to whether She preferred a “white training school” to a “colored" one when she was told by the local interviewing offic er that her application for officers’ candidate school had not been ac cepted. First inquiry of the WAAC was made in a letter to Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobbj-, director. June 8. In reply. Colonel William F. Pearson, Adjut ant General, stated that it is the ; annuonced policy of th^ Corps that 40 Negro women will be trained at the first officer candidate school at Fort Des Moines, la. Those finallv accepted he said "will be those hon j estly believed to be the best qualif — MAXWELL B. FORTEAU, of | 1465 Fifth Avenue, New York City, received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps Friday, May 15, graduating from the Antiaircraft Artillery Of ficer Candidate school at Camp Ha ris, N. C. led to perform duty as officers in the WAAC, which is the aim in tne selection of all officer candidates.” Mrs. Lynch pased the mental al ertness test, but was rejected after a personal interview with the re cruiting officer. More than 2.500 applications were made in New Yo»"k for the quota 62 assigned to the area. In answer to Colonel Pearson. June 12, the NAACP said it does not presume to pass on Mrs. Lynchs qualifications, but that it most earn estly hopes that the WAAC will start off on the right track in init- | iating a real democratic pattern. BETH I'VE TO OPEN 22 VI) ANNUAL SESSION OF NATIONAL NEGRO INSURANCE ASSN. Birmingham, June 18 (AXP) Tues day evening. June 23. the 22nd an nual session of the National Negro Insurance association will open at the 18th Street Baptist Church. The local arrangement committee, com prising all managers of member oompanies, announces that all plans are completed for the greatest ses sion in the history of the association i Every phase affecting the wel fare of the Negro has been well planned for discussion. Not oaiy will discussions be held, but definite plans for the solution of various ec onomic problems facng Negroes throughout America will be formd at*d. Persons programed oh Opening night will be some of the most out standing personalities in America— Bishop B. H. Shaw, AME. Zion - church welcome on behalf of the city of Birmingham. W. Cooper Green, president of city commiss ion: greetings on behalf of the cit izens. James E. Kelley, grand secre tary of the Elks, greetings on behalf of the fraternal organizations. 03 car W. Adams, supreme grand chan cellor Knights of Pythians, secret ' The thirty-seventh annual session of the Nebraska Federation of Col ored Women's Clubs, will convert at Bethel Baptist Church. 30th a.id R Streets. June 22, 23. On Monday, June 22. there will be a board meeting at 7 o'clock at ’‘tie Church, followed by a program at 8 o’clock by the local Club and also a reception. The highlight of the convention will be Mrs. Camille W. Brigs o: Atchison. Kansas, who wall be 7he principal speaker at the Tuesdav evening meeting. June 23. Mrs. Camille W. Briggs stands as a model in her communit) for her church work. (Campbell Chapel A. M. E. Church) her home missionary serviee and as the fraternal leader of Heroine of Jericho. Kansas wo men have featured her as a worm while leader. She served on the National Schol arship and Loan Committee for 8 years; served five years as treas urer on the Central Association (14 States); served as State President four years and is now chairman of the advisory board and president emeritus of the Kansas Association of Colored Women. These activit ies did not lessen her home inter ests. Besides successfully educat ing her son. Clyde William Briggs, who is now in the Officers Candid ate Tranng School at Camp Lee, Vs. she established the scholarship and loan fund which is named the "Cam ille Briggs Scholarship and Loan Department,” to help worthy stud ents. While attending the convention, Mrs. Briggs will conduct a round table discussion on the subject, the club woman as an educator; first in her home: second in her commun ity and third in her church.” The public in ivited to attend these meetings and the women ate especially urged to be present. ary church extension department of AME. Zion church: greetings from state bureau of insurance. Frank X. Julan: response to greetings. Asa T. Spaulding. Jr., president of the as sociation: guest speaker, Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune, director Negro af fairs. XTA and president of Bethune Cookman College. DO YOl WANT EDUCATED NEGROES IN NAVY,’ NAACP ASKS KNOX New York—‘Does the Navy need or want educated Negroes?”, the NAACP asked Secretary- Frank Knox in a letter June 8. Using the facts presented to it by Benjamin Blassingille who en listed June 1, the NAACP request ed Knox to clarify the capacities in which Negroes are permitted to serve in the navy. Blassingille has had five year’s study of medicine. He told the N AACP. he felt his training could be put to use in the hospital corps, but he was offered enlistment as ap prentice seaman in the construct ion corps. He was told by the recruiting of ficer that there is no opportunity at present for Negroes in the hospital corps, but that '‘if and when condi tions arose” he would probably have a chance to qualify for pharmacist mate, second or third class. EXPERT RIFLEMEN ■— ■ *■ -—---fa-u2_ ■ Xfc-: These seventeen colored soldiers Croft. Lowest score in the group qualify from one company on the all qualified as expert riflemen dur- was 220 of a possible 250 points, rifle ranges at Camp Croft, ing a recent range season a.t Carnp This is the largest group ever to , f iNew iorK—At tne June s meeting of the national board of directors of the NAACP it was unanimously voted not to grant Dean 'William Pickens an indefinite leave of ab sence for reasons "wholly unconnec ted” with his work with the Treas ury Department, and that Dean Pickens' ‘‘status as director of the branches Of the NAACP is termin ated as of June 15, 1942. the date of the expiration of his present leave of absence.” Mr. Pickens was first granted a year’s leave of absence in May. 1941, to work in the Treasury De partment on the sale of war bonds and stamps. His request for an in definite leave was considered at the May and June meetings of the board of directors this year. Decision of the NAACP board was largely based on Dean Pickens' let ter printed May 17, commending the Richmond, Va., Times-Dispatch editorial of April 26, in which state ments were made accusing the NA ACP. the Crisis, the Pittsburgh Courier and the New York Amster dam Star-News of stirring up trou iUUMMUNITY C LEARING COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING CLEAVES TEMPLE, The first Annual Meeting of the Community Clearing Council will present as principal speaker Bishop James Arthur Hamlett of Kansas City, Kansas, at Cleaves Temple Church Sunday, June 21st, 4:00 p. m. Bishop Hamlett is well known nationally as owner and publisher* of the Topeka Plaindealer in Topeka Kansas He served as editor of toe Western Index and the Christian Index for 12 years. He was elected Bishop of the third Episcopal Dis trict of the CME. Church which in cludes Kansas. Missouri, Iowa, Col orado. Tennessee, Louisiana, and Nebraska in 1922. He is a graduate of Lane College. Jackson. Tennes see. received his M. A. degree from Northwestern University and Bach elor of Theology from Garrett In stitute, Evanston. Illinois. Bishop Hamlett has distinguished himself to the extent of his feld that hon orary degrees have been conferred upon him by Lane and Game® Col leges. In addition to the main address by Bishop Hamlett the following of ficers and Executive Committee members will be installed by Rev. B. E. Jones: Rev. L. A. Story. Chair man, Mr. Henry Black, Vice chair man. Raymond R. Brown, Secret ary, Mrs. Mattie B. Gooden. Treas urer, Committee members Atty. John Adams, Jr.. Mrs. J. A. Will iams, Dr. David Gooden, Rev. G. A. Stains, Mr. J. W. Dacus. The annual report will be given by the Secretary. Remarks by Rev. man-elect, and special musical num bers will complete the afternoon’s L. A. Story, host pastor and Chair program. Everyone is issued a special invitation to attend ble and creating "interracial ten sion.” The Association offered the Treas ury Department cooperation in its war savings program. White Detroit Newsman Gives Americans Something To Think About I Lauds Negroes For Their Progres siveness—Flays Miscegenation, Says Octoroons and Mulattoes Didn’t Get That Way by Using ; Peroxide DETROIT. June 15 (ANP) Draw j ing aside the mask of insincerity and apathy so typical of the attitude of the average white American to ward Negroes. W. K. Kelsey, wide ly known newsman and student of race relations, last week gave De troiters a heart-to-heart talk in his column, the Commentator, publish ed in the Detroit News. Almost without parallel in Amer ican journalism. Commentator Kel sey’s revealing article shunted aside the hypocrisy of the whites, dealt a body blow to the old bugaboo of miscegenation and social equality and declared that science has proved that the so-called "white supremacy’ is a myth, pure and simple. Writing on “This America,” Com mentator Kelsey stated, in part: “There are a lot of Americans who have a lot to learn about Am erica. ‘For instance, there are those boys at Dodge truck plant of the Chrys ler Corp., who walked out because some Negroes were sent to the plant to work beside them. They we'e wrong on two counts. They were wrong because the Constitution of their UAW-CIO union recognizes no distinction between Negro and white and chiefly they were wrong because the constitution of the United Stat es of America recognizes no such distinction. The UAW-CIO believes in the American constitution, in A mercan democracy; beleves that a man’s a man. for a’ that, as Bobby Burns once remarked when he took a slap at the British aristocracy. It is impossible to be fundamentally American, to believe sincerely in the American democratic pmciple. jnd hold aloof from the Amercan-bom Negro, the American-Born Chines3, or any other American citizen whose complexion is different from that cf the majority. "You may hold that though this is American doctrine, it is neverthe less mistaken. You may insist that the white race s superior, and must be recognized as such. If you do, you start a quarrel with the scient ists. Science is pretty careless cf aims at truth, no matter how un-1 pleasant the truth may be. And I i r I long-nourished popular beliefs. If j science holds that there isn’t a nY | kel’s worth of difference between 1 racial capacities. | "The white immigrant had the advantage of our free schools, and they were good ones. But what a bout the native American Negro? His greatest numbers were in the South. What kind of schools did he have access to? Few, and bad. Be fore emancipation, almost none; there was no object in educating the slave beyond the training of his muscles to do the work required. Besides, if he learned to read, he might get subversive ideas. After the slave had been freed and male a citizen, the story differed but lit tle. It was not entirely the south's fault: that whole section had be-n impoverished and disorganized bv the war, and it was natural for the white land-owning taxpayer to look out for his own family before he did anything for the Negro. There fore the Negro got what was left over, and that was not very good. He did the dirty and heavy work, and was underpaid .and it was as much as he could do to stay alive. “Did that fact lick him? It did not. He produced leaders who knew that for the colored race a great part of the answer lay in education. Somehow, by heroic efforts, thev founded schools and colleges. And they proved that what the scientists said was correct: that the Negro could absorb education as well as the white, and could implement it i as well as the white. In mental | capacity racial difference didn’t count for a fig. “But in the back of the Caucas ian mind, and not very far back, lay two obnoxious ideas—miscegenation and social equality. Te former was all right, if it was forced on the Ne gro by the white: the mulattos, quadroons and octoroons didn't get that way by using hydrogen per oxide. But the other was round, it was all wrong. Every self-respect ing -Negro today wm tea you uia; either way it's all wrong. The Ne gro doesn't ask for it. doesn’t ex pect it. doesn’t want it. But when it comes to social equality, as dis tinct from political equality, which the law already recognizes he means to get it. and he means to obtain it by the same means that the poor and underprivileged white man got it—by proving himself worthy of it. and by gradually overcoming the prejudice that stands in his way. “Where do you see the opposition to this demand? Among the more enlightened citizens? Or among those who are in economic and to j a considerable extent already in soc- i ial competition with the Negro? “Some day, after we have shown our faith in the East Indians, and the Chinese, and the blacks of Afri ca, tve may demonstrate our faith in American democracy, and make it real.’ Sorority Boy* $1,000 War Bond MEETS ITS PLEDGE: In keeping with its pledge to the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, the Central Regional Conference has purchased a $1,000 United States M ar Bond. The purchase was made at Douglass High School. Oklahoma City, Okla., from W. H. McDonald, assistant cashier of the First National Bank and Trust Company. Shown in the picture, left to right, are: McDonald; Mrs. Beatrice Penn man, grand treasurer, Kansas City, Mo.; Miss Elsie Austin, grand president, ^ ashington, D. C.; and Mrs, Mary Buford, Central Regional Director. Sand Springs, Okla. (OTHER PICTURES ON PAGE 2) "i ' /^om Clifford C 7Thtcholl C. C. How can I write this col umn? As I sit here and write I am listening to the services being con ducted at the Mt. Calvary Commun ity Spiritual Church. You knov\ during their ninth aniversary week, their services are being broadcasted through a loud speaker and I cr.n hear each word, and each song note just as dstinctly as though I were in the church. —CCM— And I was in their church Sun day night, too- From seven-thirty until eleven o'clock. Now, don't for a moment think that I have be come a Saint all of a sudden, for I haven’t, and chances are never will, but Sunday evening I was sitting out in front of the office, having nothing else to do at the momeni. Kind of blue and lonesome, and I watched so many people going into the church and So many people slopped by and talked to me of the services., etc.,_ _. .that finally I made up my mind to go in too. —CCM— Now, you know me, C. C. I'm no hypocrite- I am not a religious fan atic. I doubt if I am even religious. True, from babyhood until manho d I attended church, in its various branches, perhaps as a matter of parental duty, but after reaching manhood, and the more I travelled around, and the more I have be come acquainted, and familiar, with church fanatics, the less respect I have had for what they represent ed. And you must remember. C. C. that for a period in this life I was actually the secretary to a Bishop. Now, if a secretary to a Bishop can't learn to respect that Bishop or whatever or what he represent.;, what can a poor mortal Of flesh and bones do? —CUM— At any rate. I went into the church- As usual I sought a seat in the very rear. I generally sit in the rear so that when I become bor ed I can ease out of the picture, but in this respect I made a mistake at Mt. Calvary. I got in the rear all right but I hadn't been there long before the church became crowde 3 Even standing room was unavail able. And being in the rear I Jis covered meant being sandwiched in a crowd whereby I was stuck for the night For the exit entrance sa in the front and the place was too crowded to try to get out, so there I stayed. MATRON’S BODY FOUND IN RIVER Chattanooga. Tenn., June 18 (AN P)—The body of Mrs. Margaret Hy att McGhee was found in the Ten nessee river last week after she had mysteriously disappeared from her home on West Fourteenth street here. Mrs. McGhee, mother of a young daughter .retired in perfect health, according to the child. Nor ma Jean. Blood stains found in tn° woman’s bed led police to believe sne had been murdered and her boiy thrown in the river. But upon my word I enjoyed it. The songs were so sweet and so touching that my handkerchief was constantly at my eyes .and the Rev. Johnson possessed the master show manship of talking for brief int-»r ▼als only and then would punct uate his remarks by either leading or directing some rousing spiritual to be sung. Actually, C. C. this took the house down. Everyone was happy. I never saw a choir so en ! thused. One feminine member act ually got up and danced before the congregation: she was so happy and ! so full of the spirit. Everyone clap 1 ped hands. I, myself, was on the verge of making some physical deni j onstration of my happiness, and ■ then came the interlude. Yes. it was an interlude, for some one -ls“ i got up to talk, and did he talk? He j talked so long that I lost my enthus i iasm that the Rev. Johnson had kindled in my breast. —CCM— That wasn’t the only church ex perience, Sunday, C. C. No. not at all! You know I had promised Mrs. V. Duff, 3810 Camden Avenue, tha; I would attend her church Sun interview me to see why I came t > that church. Imagine that, C. C? Having to explain why one comes ‘t iri>o-t tin tihtre JT-1*" " - THIS flu BANKS VNSAtt/ Invest qour moneq in United States VAR SJIflft BONDS AN D STAMPS! U. S. Treasury Uttar truant