I LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF K ANSAS CITY —MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS m*1”' Nebr"lia Saturday, July 11.1942 Our 15th Year-No, 22 City Edition, 5c Copy .... .1 What &re Wej Fighting for? WILLKIE TO ADDRESS NAACP MEET IN LOS ANGELES MAYOR SIGNS FIRST PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT Mayor LaGuardia signs first pet ition presented by Union for Dem ocratic Action to President asking for elimination of discrimination in ASKS BAR OX DISCRIMIN ATION AGAINST NEGROES IN ARMED FORCES Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia for mally launched a nation-wide cam paign of the Union for Democratic Action to eliminate discrimination against Negroes in the Armed Forc es by signing the first petition to President Roosevelt in the presence of a distinguished inter-racial com mittee headed by Dr. Frank King don. president of the Union for De mocratic Action. The UDA expects to gather 10.000.000 signatures to the petition. “I sign this petition gladly." the Mayor told Dr. Kingdon and the del egation. which included Fannie Hurst, noted novelist; Afred Baker armed forces while the following well-known people look on: Alfred Baker Lewis. Mary Simkhovitch, J. Finley Wilson. Jack Altman, New Lewds, Frank R. Crosswaith. Jar* Altman and Dr. William Agar, all members of the board of the Union for Democratic Action: J. Finley Wilson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the -N’egro Elks: Mary L. Simkhovitch, director of Greenwich House: and Rachel V. Corrothers, executive secretary of the Harlem Riverside Civilian Defense Volunteer Organ ization. Newbold Morris, president of the City Council, also attendee the ceremonies at City Hall. “I be lieve that advances have been made in combatting discrimination," the Mayor said, 'through the President's Committee on Fair Employment Practices. But we still have a long way to go. Public opinion must be arouSed to support every move for - __ bold Morris, Dr. Frank Kingdon. Rachel Corrothers, Herbert Agar, Fannie Hurst. justice to all our people." In presenting the petition to the Mayor, Dr. Kingdon said: "In a war for democracy we should begin by exemplifying dem ocracy in our own country. The outstanding aspect of our undemo cratic practice is discrimination a gainst Negroes. The obvious place to begin fighting a gains: discrim ination is in our Armed Forces. We are therefore pettioning the Presid ent to take action to eliminate such discrimination, and we are asking you. Mr. Mayor, as an outstanding exponent of democracy, to sign the first petition, thus launching the Union for Democratic Action's cam paign to obtain 10.000.0o0 signatures. &ALL&WAY from C (i fford C 7771 tc hell Far be it from me, C. C. to com ment on anything political in or a roimd Omaha, but since you filed for the Nebraska Legislature, Fifth District, on July 2nd. many people have stopped me to talk to me about your possibilities: while a few have even questioned me as to your rn-> tives. But what could I tell them, other than to confirm the fact that you have filed? —CCM— Just as 1 am writing this message I am seeing for the first time the platform (Linotyper's copy for front page story) on which you intend to campaign. No need to comment on the eight points. The readers will do that... .and how. tVTiat appeals to me as being of human-interest however is your closing statement: ‘I especially desire the votes of all men and women who at one time or another have been “hard up” or “broke.” My competitors may have all the others." I haven’t the slightest way of knowing the histories of all the Vo ters in the Fifth District but from a general knowledge of human nat ure elsewhere. I would say that if you, or any other candidate for that matter, could get the votes of a'l those who have at some time been “hard up’ or “broke" that your nomination would be assured. —CCM — That statement is somewhat li’^e an old campaigner with whom I was once associated. He was a brilliant orator. He could take any side of a subject and so enthuse his aud ience that he would virtually sweep them off their feet .and they would not stop to reason things out until the next day. On one Occasion ne was. logically and factually on the wrong side of a debate, and he knew it. However, he possessed considerable mother- ■ wit as well as oratorical persuasive j powers, so he got up and spieled out his line and as usual, the audience didn't stop to think things out. but. | for the moment at least, they all a greed with him. He knew that the moment his opponents put in their logic and their facts that he was swamped, so what did he do? Well, this is actually what he did do. In his closing remarks he 9ai*1: “Sow you people know that I am right. You know that my opponents will try to belittle me. and try to out-talk me. so why waste any tirae. All you people that know I am ' right—and you al] do—just leave this meeting now with me and while we are right we'll stay right.” And do you know C. C. when that : old campaigner left the hall so many ; others left too that they couldn't commander a quorum and the meet ing had to be dismissed. —CCM— There's a good news release in your mail this week. C. C. The sub ject is: “What Are We Fighting | For?" It will, undoubtedly, be nub I lished elsewhere in this issue, an d j if you need any additional campaign fodder you surely can interpret, ar ; enlarge upon, for local consumption, some of the facts given in this part icular release, which be sure to read. Continue : on page T^7~' 2) KING of Swing COUNT BASIE "When Count Basie brings his fa mous band to Omaha on Tuesday, July 14th he will appear at the City Auditorium at 15th and Howard Sts Last year when the Count appeared at the Dreamland, he packed in over 1200 persons to break all existing records for Omaha. In order to ac comodate the huge crowd that is expected to attend this gala event Jimmie Jewell, Omaha's ace pro moter has secured the spacious, newly decorated City Auditorium with its highly polished new floor. Featured in the band, is the -50 pound blues singing vocalist. Jam.-s Rushing. In addition to the Count himself, whose piano technique has amazed musicians and critics throughout the country, the Count's band feat ures a remarkably fine rhythm sec tion. Joe Jones on drums: Walter Page, bass fiddle: Freddie Greene, guitar and Basie on piano provide a section that Benny Goodman des cribes as being “unequalled." The Count's band has appeared at Carnegie Hall twice during the pact two years in concerts of popular music that drew rave notices from critics. Harvard University recently voted Count Basie its favorite among dance bands. The Count has played for the smartest college proms thru >ut the country, including the Uni -g Most Worshipful Grand Lodge AF&AM Tl > Convene, July 15th The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Nebraska Jurisdiction A. F. & A. M. will convene in its 24th Vi rtual Comrrtunication Wednesday. July 15. 1942 at 9 o’clock A. M. at the Masonic Temple, 26th and Blon do Streets. Omaha. Nebraska. We are expecting a large attend ance. A. R. Goodlett. Grand Master. Robert Harris. Grand Secretary. J. McPherson, will give the wel come address on behalf of the eitv of Omaha and V. Watson will give the welcome address on behalf of the Masonic Lodges. There will be a banquet given Tuesday night at 8 o’clock which is open to the public in general. versity of Pennsylvania: University of Virginia: Amherst, Princeton, Harvard, Tale, Michigan and many others. PROMPT REDRESS OF JUSTIFIED GRIEVANCESS OF NEGRO PEOPLE IS NEEDED FOR FULL SUPPORT OF WAR EFFORT SATS EARL BROWDER Support for the war requires prompt redress of the justified griev ances of the Negro people. ' Lari Browder, genera] secretary' of the Communist Party, told a crowd of 20,000 pesons at Madison Square Garden Thursday July 2 in his first public address in nearly two years Speaking a tan Independence Day rally under the auspices of the New York State Committee of the Com munist Party. Mr. Browder termed the “white supremacy” dogma of the Southern bourbons one of the great est dangers to the U. S. in this war, tending to drive away from us our allies and potential allies in Asia, Africa and part of the Americas.” Mr. Browder was recenty released fom Atlanta penitentiary by action of President Roosevelt after he had served 14 months of a 4 year sen tence on the charge of violation of a technical passport regulation. Many Negro leaders joined in the fight to free Mr. Browder, the cen tal issue of which was that Mr. Browder's excessive sentence was due to his political beliefs. Communists never did and will not make any concessions to th“ fase theory of ‘white supremacy' Mr. Browder said. He predicted that “the shame of a Hitler-like race discrimination would be wiped out” during the war's course. Our treatment of Puerto Rican patriots constitutes a “disgrace", Mr. Browder said, urging that Puer to Rico be dealt wit has a “Latin American Nation.” YOUTH SNATCHES USHER’S PURSE Mrs. Warn of 2608 Hamilton St., was returning home from church sendees at Mt. Calvary Church a bout 11 p. m. Monday evening when she met a youth, about 16 or 17 years old in overalls, at 24th and Burdette Streets. He audaciously snatched at her purse and between the two tore it open distributing her personal belongings about ten feet around. The youth saw pedestrians ap proaching and he gave up the strug gle and ran west on Burdette Street. Mr. and Mrs. William Parker who happened to be sitting in -a parked car at twenty-fourth and Burdette observed the scuffle. Mrs. Parker assisted Mrs. Warn in picking up her belongings. About this time a youth passed by going north on twenty-fourth street coming from the direction that the young man did who ran around the block. Mrs. Warn said to Mrs. Parker, “I believe that's the boy.” Mrs. Warn is an usher at Mt. C:.l vary Community Church and she was returning home from the even ing services when the incident hap pened. ( “VICTORY IS VITAL TO MIN ORITIES” IS THEME OF 33rd ANNUAL CONFERENCE OPENING JULY 3 4: NEGRO IN WAR EFFORT TO BE MAIN TOPIC New York-Wendell L. Willkie will be the principal speaker July 19 at the closing mass meeting of the i 33rd annual conference of the NAACP in Los Angeles, Calif., it was announced here. Mr. Willkie, who has several times blasted the treatment accorded Ne gro Americans in the war effort, particularly in the navy, is expected t Otell a huge crowd in the Shrine auditorium the role and stake of minorities in the world-wide strug gle, and the rights which a demo?-' racy owes each of its citizens. With Willkie on the Sunday af ternoon program will be Walter White, NAACP secretary. Music will be furnished by the Festiva Ne gro Chorus of Los Angeles, direct ed by Hall Johnson. Theme of the conference will be “Victory Is Vital to Minorities.” Discussions wi] lcenter around ike Negro in the war effort, touching upon employment, civilian defense, kousing, armed services, healtk. A day will be given over to the subject, “Protecting Civil Rights During an Emergency,” and speak ers will deal with federal and stale laws, criminal cases, police brutal ity, the franchise, and education. The conference will be welcomed at the opening session Tuesday night, July 14, by Thomas L. Grif fith, Jr., president of the Los Angel es branch. Keynote address will be given by Roy Wilkins, national as sistant secretary, New York. A short address of welcome is sched uled to be given by Governor Culbert uison. The place of the Negro in war time employment will be outlined by Dr. Malcolmn S. Mac Lean, chair man of the President’s Committee on Fair Employment Practice, and president of Hampton Institute, in I his speech July 15. On this prog ram will be Mrs. Charlotta Bas3. editor of the California Eagle. Friday night, July 17, will see the formal presentation of the 27th Spingarn medal to A. Philip Rand olph. international president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Port ers. The presentation speech will be delivered by Bishop J. A. Gregg of the AME. Church, and a national vice president of the NAACP. Among other speakers at various sessions will be Roscoe Dunjee, Ok lahoma City; E. Frederic Morrow, national assistant field secretary: Gloster Current and Dr. J. J. Mc Clendon, Detroit; Crystal Bird Faus et, Washington, D. C.; Thomas N. Roberts, U. S. Department of Agri culture: Amos T. Hall, Tulsa: Wal ter Hardin. UAW-CIO, Detroit; Carl Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.,; Mrs. Lillie M. Jackson. Baltimore: and George M. Johnson, assistant exe cutive secretary of FEPC, Washing ton, D. C. Conference headquarters will be in Second Baptist Church, 24th and Griffith avenue, where the Rev. J. Raymond Henderson is pastor. All sessions wall be held there except the Sunday meeting July 19. w-hier will be in the Shrine auditorium. I NEW ORLEANS TEACHERS REJECT 5 YEAR PLAN FOR EQUALIZATION New Orleans. La..... Rejecting te New Orleans school board's plan, gradually to equalize their salaries with those paid to whites over a period of five years, the Negro tea chers of this city pushed their suit against the school board. The trial is set for August. The teachers had hoped to get a decision on salary- equalization be fore June when the buget for the next school year was made up. Thurgood Marshall. NAACP special counsel, who with attorney A. P. Tureaud of this city, is counsel for the teachers, said this week that the five year plan offered by the school board was unsatisfactory. B VOLUNTEER YOUR SERVICES AND DOLLARS FOR VICTORY I NOW— SPEND AT LEAST $1.00 I A WEEK FOR WAR STAMPS ! AND BONDS (Taken from Greater Boston Negro Trade Association’s Letter) W« are fighting to keep, and we intend to hold on to those spiritual cultural and material things whicni we as a racia] group have acquired under our own democratic form of government. We are fighting with our dollars and yes. with our very lives to per petuate a system of government which although it is not 100 percent perfect, and which leaves many things in social and economic re forms to be adjusted within our own country, has still proven itself to be one of the most equitable forms of government that the world has ever seen. We are fighting to continue a form of government that still believes and has faith in the private initiatives of our citizens to accomplish in a volunteer way, those necessary 'things which in state Socialism is forced upon the people “We are fighting to eliminate once and for all those economic and social restrictions placed upon a person because of his racial back ground. We are fighting to release our country for all times of religious bigotry and intolerance. We are fighting for an equal break in this life for all men regard less of race, color or religion. As American Citizens we can do no less than to see that we win the peace as well as win the war. As a race we have made remark able progress under Our system of government. We appreciate the opportunities that we have been given under our form of government, but future soc ial. economic and political progress must be made for our 14.000,000 colored citizens. Here are some of the assets we are fighting to protect and to keep: ECONOMIC PROGRESS .1866 _1936 Homes Owned .. ..*12,000 *750,000 Farms Operated *20,000 *880,000 Business Construction *2,100 *70,000 Wealth Accumulated 20.000.000 2,500,000.000 EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS 1866 1936 Percentage Literate _ 10^ 90% Schools for higher Training .15% 800% Students in Public Schools. 100,000 2.500,000 Property owned for Higher Teachers in All schools 600 55,000 Education ..*60,000, *65,000,000 Annual Expenditures for Education 1836 1936 *700,000 *61,700,000 Money Raised by Negroes *700.000 *61,700,000 Source: Negro Tear Book RELIGIOUS PROGRESS Number of Church 700 45,000 Communicants 600,000 5,300,000 Sunday schools 1.000 36,000 Value Church Property *1.500,000 *210,000,000 FACTS .ABOUT NEGRO INSURANCE COMPANIES: *6,00,000 secured loans to Negroes *8,000,000 government and public loans. *23,000,000 legal reserves. *33,00,000 admitted reserves. *350,000,000 insurance in force. 15,000 Negro men and women em j ployed. THEY PAY ANNUALLY $125,000 to Negro Printers and Pub lishers. $100,000 to Negro Physicians. $5,(100,000 in Salaries and Commis sions. $7,000,000 to Beneficiaries and Policy Holders. Source: National Negro Insurance Association. RESOURCES OF THE NEGRO ; Negroes own 1,000,000 fars valued at $2,000,000,000. Source: The Commentator. 81 Banks have Resources of $75,000 ooo. Source: Negro Year Book. National Negro Business League Re ports Annual Expenditures of $2 - 000,000 by 2,803,756 Negro families, it is estimated that from 120 million (Continued on pagel^=,2> FILES FOR... | State Representative C. C. GALLOWAY Mr. VOTER I am asking you to let me be your SERVANT. I am running for the non-partisan representative for the Nebraska State Legislative from the 5th Dis trict. Your vote on Aug. 11, will l>e appreciated by me and a host of your friends. C. C. GALLOWAY, ACTING EDITOR OF THE OMAHA GUIDE FILES FOR STATE SENATOR July 2nd Acting Editor C. C. Gal loway, filed as a candidate for State Senator in the Nebraska Leg islature- He announces a brief and comprehensive platform, as fol lows: 1. Make an ALL-OUT effort to win the war. 2. Safeguard our theory of In dividual Liberty. 3. Continue to give labor a square deal. 4. Protect, defend and promote Agriculture. 5. Help LITTLE BUSINESS as well as Big Business. . No new taxes and no increase in old ones. 7. Provide ASSISTANCE FOR THE AGED. 8. Be prepared to meet the prob ^ems of the Post War Years. In addition to announcing his platform, Mr. Galloway states the •_ j “many problems may arise during the war and afterward which will tax experienced men in the service of the state. My many years in business have taught me something about the difficulties encountered by the common man, as well as bus iness men. I believe I can be of service to the people of my district and my state when I am elected to the Legislature. I am one of eight candidates in the race in the Fifth Legislatively strict. I especially de sire the votes of all men and wom en who at one time or another have been “hard up”, or ‘‘broke’’. Vy competitors may have all the others. CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATURE Eight candidates have filed for the legislature in the 5th District, —3 colored men and five white men. The colored candidates are, John Adams, Jr., S. Edward Gilbert and C. C. Galloway. Messrs Gilbert and Golloway filed on the same day. The five white candidates filed some time ago I John Adams, Jr., is the present Senator from the 5th district. He has served four terms in the legis lature and now seeks a fifth term. His qualifications are well known. Mr. C. C. Galloway is the Acting Editor of the Omaha Guide and is business manager of the Omaha Guide Printing and Publishing Co., which publishes the Omaha Guide The Omaha Guide has been publ ished each week for more than 14 years. Under the management of Mr. Galloway the publishing comp any has acquired a building of res pectable size which houses the printing equipment, which includes among other things two Master Jinotype machines, one flat bed powered newspaper printing press j and riumerous powered small press es on which may be primed all typ- ! es of job work, including books and ' pamphlets. Mr. Galloway, unlike both his col ored opponents and all save one of his white opponents, is too old tor eompulsory military service. His younger opponents, therefore, may be called into military service at any time- And although Senator John Adams, Jr., is immune from being drafted while a member of the leg islature, if called to active duty un der a commission for which he has been certified, his patriotic duty would require him to resign from the legislature and enter the army. Mr. Gilbert as a good citizen, would do likewise, as would four of the white men in the field. By this process of elimination, theref Mr. Galloway would be ‘he most likely one to be chosen with the prospect of serving. The primaries are to be held Aug ust 11, 1942 .and Mr. and Mrs. Voter must be the judges when they vot •. Our choice is Galloway, but we will cheerfully abide by the prim ary verdict Of the voters. GALLOWAY FOR SNATOR CU'B. 5th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT FEPC TO EXPAND STAFF AND BUDGET, NAACP TOLD Washington. D. C.—(Special to the NAACP Bureau) —In answer to the objections of the NAACP board of directors to the creation of a Negro "catch-all” bureau. Malcolm S. Mac Lean, chairman of the Fair Employ ment Practice Committee wrote the NAACP, June 26, that President Roosevelt is not contemplating any such scheme. Mr. MacLean -> stated that the President has agreed to extend the staff and budget of the FEPC and that the Committee is now in the process of planning its expanded work. It will extend im facilities to "awaken other gove_n ment agencies to carry out both th letter and the spirit of Executive Drder 8802." MacLean said.