5c AT SOUR DRUG STORE E HEW TO THE UNf LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY —MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS Neb^a,t^,~ Saturda}^Nov. 7,1942 Our 15th Year, No. 39 City Edition, 5c Copy JOHN SMITH-AMERICAN LEGION... j Style * Show to be Gala Affair The John A. Smith Style show, featuring gorgeous creation of what is smart in women’s wear, will be staged joint y by the one and only Premiere Stylist of Omaha, John A. Smith and the Rosoevelt P°st Xo. 30, American Legion. This affair promises to be one of the most sensational shows in all history. Lovely ladies in abbreviated cos tumes. It has been whispered on the avenue, that some of these cos tumes will contain les than one rard of material. While on the omer hand flowing evening gowns and gorgeous furs fitted snuggly on the most beautifully lined and shaped young women that North Omaha has ever produced, will be : inlayed. Come early and see the full show beginning at 10 p. m. November 10. Dreamland hall, 24th at Grant St. McNutt Urged To Restore Original Power of FEPC. PROTEST INACTIVITY OF FAIR ".EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ^COMMITTEE The .National Non-Partisan Coun cil on Public Affairs of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority through their Legislative Representative, Mrs. Thomasina Walker Johrwon, in a communication to Paul V. McNutt, Chairman of the Manpower Comm ission, protested the inactivity of the Fair Employment Practice Com mittee and urged that it maintain its independent status. The letter stated: ‘‘This organization had looked ■with great anticipation toward the effective functioning of the Presi dent’s Committee On Fair Employ ment Practice. Minority groups who are the beneficiaries of the pro visions of the President’s Executive Order 8802 had come to regard the Committee as their organization. We were very much pleased that it was originally established on an in dependent basis. We were greatly -alarmed when its status was chang ed. We felt, however that inas much as it was changed, it could not have had a better person under [whom to work, than you. “However, there has been little evidence, since the first of August, of effective work from this agency. We are advised that as yet no sat isfactory arrangement has been worked out for its effective oper ation within the War Manpower Commission. "Within the very near future, no doubt, labor will be Subject to com pulsory mobilization. It will then become more important than form erly that the Fair Employment Prac tice Committee be in a position to facilitate the full utilization of man power according to ability, training and skill of individuals, regardless of race or nationality, thus assur ing fair treatment of minority groups. "We urgently request that the Fair Employment Practice Commit tee maintain its independent status and that it again function so that there will be full utilization of our Negro manpower. We urgently re quest that not for the Negro, but for the welfare of America.” > NAACP AND NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE JOIN FORCES IN PROTEST TO MANPOWER COMMISSION New York N Y.—The National Association foi the Advancement of Colored People and the National Ur ban League are directing a parallel effort as their share fli^a protest against the transfer of the, Presto ent’s Committee on Fair Employ ment Practice from its former in dependent status to that of control by the War Manpower Commission directed by Paul V. McNutt. This transfer was made on July 30. 1S42 The chief concern of Walter White and Lester B. a ranger, ex ecutive secretaries respectively of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Urban League centers about Mr. McNutt’s assurances that the ‘‘Committee’s independence of judgement will not be impaired.” It was revealecL tJus week that numerous letters addressed to the Administrator of the War Manpow er Commission by the Executive Secretaries of the two powerful or ganizations are determined “that the rightful independence of action of the President’s Committee on INVESTIGATE DISCRIMINATION IN WAR DEPARTMENT The Washington Bureau of thd NAACP. is investigating persistent rumors that Negroes are being dis criminated against by the Allow ance and Allotment Branch of the War Department. This Branch is moving its offices from Washing ton to Newark, New Jersey early « in November. It is understood that it employs nearly 1,800 Negroes out of its staff of 7,000. It is alleged that the Negro em ployees have been discouraged from transferring with the office -under the guise that the housing accommodations for Negroes are in adequate. Present information in dicates that, while housing facil ities in Newark are equally acute for white employees, there has been no effort on the part of the officials to deter the whites from going. As a part and parcel of the de termination of the Allowance and Allotment Branch to keep Negroes from transferring to Newark, it is reported that many Negroes who insisted upon going have been giv en termination notices on the ground of inefficiency. Efficiency ratings are being issued in spite of the fact that many of those graded have only been employed for sev eral weeks and, in some instances, have been assigned to the supervis or or other rating officer for a very limited time. Conversations have been had with Col. Talley Joiner in the office of the Executive Office. Of A. and A. and with Capt. M. A. Besler, Pub lic Relations Officers—both of whom deny that any- discrimination has been practiced in the matter of rat ing Negro employees It is admit ted .however, tha more Negro girls receive notices of termination be cause of low efficiency- than whites. The Newark Branch of the NAA CP. has been requested to make an investigation of the housing facil ities in Newark for Negroes, the ratio of housing faeilites for pros pective Negro transferees to white transferees .and purported opposit ion of the City of Newark to the immigration of Negro government employees. JIM CROW ROUTED FROM SPOKANE ARMY THEATRE Spokane. Washington,—Following an assertion by Roy Wilkins, NAA CP. assistant executive secretary that Geiger Field army officials had brought Jim Crow to Spokane thea tres when there never had been Jim Crow before, Colonel W. G. Schaef fler, Jr., air base eomander at Gei ger Field said this week in an in terview with Roy Wilkins that the Negro troops of the 32nd Aviation Squadron were not forced to sit in a segregated section, but could sit “anywhere". He said when the men had first arrived at the field they had been asked if they did not w'ant a section of the theatre which could be considered theirs and they had said yes. Reminde that new colored draftees from the deep sou thern states would be likely to ac cept such a “suggestion” Colonel Schauffler agreed and then stated that the men would not be forced to occupy a Jim Crow1 section. OPA PROPOSES REMEDIAL TEPS O NLTVING COSTS DIFFERENTIALS Washington, D. C.—In response to the urging of the NAACP that the OPA devise feasible means for wiping out price inequalities in Ne i gro communities. Leon Henderson, OPA Administrator this week told the Association that the Office of Price Administration was “anxious | to have these problems given full consideration in the conduct of its ! war work.” Henderson said that his office did not possess any extensive evidence of the problems raised by the NA ACP. concerning price differentials In Negro neighborhoods. The NAA CP. had pointed Out that if higher prices are found in New York city as their survey ‘ Food Costs More in Harlem" indicates such price dif ferentials must exist in comparable Segregated Negro areas throughout the nation. Plans are under way for similar NAACP. survey in all major American cities. “We anticipate” Mr. Henderson letter continued “that during the following months actions will be taken which will have the effect of levelling off ceiling prices of partic ular commodities for all retail stor es within any given class of outlets. Such action woud of course auto matically eliminate any price ceil ing differentials which previously existed in Negro areas and other areas for the same commodities sold in the same types of retail outlets. URGE ACTION ON ANTI-LYNCH BILL Washington, D. C.—Aware of the shortness of time before the ad journment of the present session of Congress, the Washington Bureau of the NAACP announced that it was cooperating with the NAACP. branches throughout the country in an effort to get signatures of their respective congressmen affixed to the discharge petition on the Gav agan anti-lynch bill. The Asociation stated that the revival of activity on the anti-lynch bill would halt the wave of lynch ings set off by the Mississippi out break when within one week two 14 year old boys, charged with attempt ed rape and one 49 year old man al ready sentenced to life imprison ment for the murder of a white man were lynched. PRINCETON TRUSTEES PRO LONG POLICY OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Princeton, N. J.—The editora of the Princeton University newspaper ‘Princetonian” admitted this week in a correspondence with the Nat ional Association for the Advance ment of Colored People that for the I present, at least, there is “a swan j song of our attempt to make Prince ton ideals and actons coincide.” At the beginning of the present term the paper launched an editorial campaign to alter Princeton's pol icies of racial discrimination. O nOctober 22nd the Princeton I board of trustees voted against the ; admission of Negroes. A previous j faculty poll had revealed that 79 members demanded the admittance of the Negro as against 24 who op posed. The undergraduate polls! showed 51 percent of the study body in favor of the abolishing of the lily-white policy. BISHOP WALLS MAKES GIFT TO NAACP Chicago, 111. .The NAACP ackuow -ledged this week receipt Of $50 from Bishop W. J. Walls of Chicago j Illinois. Bishop Walls congratulat ed the NAACP on its present pro gram at the Washington Bureau. [TELLS NEGRO LIBERTY AND JUSTICE WILLCOME TO THEM STEP BY STEP KANSAS CITIANS MARRIED BY REV. L. A. STORY Rev. J. H. Alexander and Mrs, Ruby McNeal of Kansas City, Kan sas, were united in holy matrimony Monday afternoon at the Cleaves Temple Parsonage by the Rev. L. A. Story, Pastor of Cleaves Temple. Rev. Alexander, formerly pastored the Baptist Church in Bethel Kan sas. Mrs. McNeal, widow of the late Rev. George McNeal is a cou sin Of Rev. Story. Mro. Jennie Thatcher, wife of the prominent mortician, N W. Thatch er, of Kansas City, Kansas, accom panied the couple here and she and Mr. Dave Alexander, local music ian, brother o fthe groom, stood with the pair. The visitors left for their home Monday evening at five o’clock after spending the day with the Storys. The Rev. L, E, B, Ros ser, Presiding Elder of the Missouri District, also witnessed th4 cere mony. Fair Employment Practice be main tained” 13,000,000 American Negroes are represented in the combined membership of the NAACP. and the National Urban League. “Negroes of the United States, a long with other minorities are in creasingly alarmed at what appears to be a deliberate attempt on the part of certain Of your subordin ates to strip the President's Comm ittee on Fair Employment Practice of its independence and effective ness,” said Mr. White, in a recent communication to Mr. McNutt. “The mittee Which is now going on, or apparent emasculation of the Com which is believed by Negroes in all parts of the country to be going on, is definitely increasing the pessim ism and cynicism among Negroes.” Meanwhile in this connection Mr. Grainger issued the following state ment publicly: “The vigorous work and encouraging results which mark the anniversary of the creation of the President’s Committee on Fair Employment Practice must be con tinued strictly in keeping with those sturdy, democratic Objectives set forth in Executive Order 8802. The banning of discrimination from war industries and Federal Govern ment agencies because of race, col or. creed or national origin means more today than it did last yea and all the years in our nation s history.” It was learned from reliable sourc es that the plans now under con sideration by the War Manpowei Commission place a limit on the powers of the Committee on Fair Employment Practice to the point of the War aMnpOwer Commission having the sole right to decide if. when, and where the Committee on Fair Employment Practice shall hold hearings on discrimination in war industries and in Federal Gov ernment agencies. The plans aru also said to stipulate that the field representatives of the Committee shall be accountable to General Me Sherry, Chief of Operations War « Manpower Commission, and that the general activities of the Committee on Fair Employment Practice are limited to reviewing the reports of both investigations made and decis ions reached after complaints in vi olation of Executive Order 8802 have been received. At the same time, it is reported, if the Commit -ee objects to either the investiga tions or the decisions then the Com mittee must file all complaints to Chairman McNutt of the War Man power Commission. None of these limiting factors was placed about the activities of the Committee on Fair Employment Practice prior to its transfer to the War Manpower Commission. J. C. CAREY FIXED FOR SPEEDING Jacob C. Carey, 2636 Binney St-, j mail carrier and member of the aux j NOT THROUGH CONGRES SIONAL ACTION SHERWOOD EDDY LECTURES AT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Jefferson City, Mo., Oct. 31 ...... Lincoln University students receiv ed first hand information on the world at war last week from Dr. Sherwood Eddy noted lecturer and % traveler, who addressed them at the Thursday convocation hour in Page Auditorium, October 29. Basing his remarks on personal experiences and contacts which, have taken him to the very scenes; of the world conflict, Dr. Eddy gave his listeners a clear picture of the ideology and motives of the various peoples involved in the struggle. He recalled the moments he spent listening to Hitler proclaim the great aims Of his aggression, his de sire t osee “the inevitable conflict between two systems, his own ‘‘new order” and that of the “Contempt uous democracies.” The listeners heard also of the Japanese barbar ism. the slaughter of 30,000 unarm ed Chinese and the violation of hun dreds of women, as Dr. Eddy re counted his experiences in the Or ient. Discussing three major front, the famous Christian leader first dis cussed Russia. The Soviet Union founded by a revolution, and empha sis o nviolence, he cannot approve, as well as their dogmatic athism. On the otherhand, Dr. Eddy believ ed in the passionate determination of the Russians to give justice to all and their attempts to build a classless society. He doubts Am erica can accomplish in fifty years as. much as has Russia along this line. The great Mohammeden peo ples, as well as the Chinese, Jap anese and Russians all attack the « American \tfay and Christianity’s love which will condone the lyncn ings which occur in America. “If we could get Russia’s passion for justice and brotherhood and they could get our passion for lib erty and freedom" he assured our new world will be a successful one. India the next front, he called the center of the “world revolution.” The Indian people had a reason for refusing Sir Stafford Cripps’ prop osal, but still might be reconciled to the British, but he scored Church ill’s attempt to crush Ghandi and Neru the great Indian leaders. Dr. Eddy attacked the prejudice and discrimination which the Am erican Negro must endure here in America, and the poverty which keeps one-third of the citizenry ill fed. ill housed, and ill clothed. He praised the program of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority for the hos pitalization, nourishment and educ ation of poor Americans, predom inantly Negroes in Mississippi. "There has never been a time in 323 years when there has been, on the part of the Negro, so much bit terness and moral indignation," h::s listeners were informed; but at least there are a few entering wedges, in the Army ,in the Air Corps, and in the Navy. ‘‘How are you to get ful liberty and justice?” Dr. Eddy in answer to this questioning asured the stu dents that no congressional action would bring it; only step by step, as some white men had won their jus tice will it come to the Negro. Meanwhile .the race must build fear less, honest. Godly, character: and it cannot do so, he concluded, by hate. As Booker T. Washington said. "I shall not allow any man to drag me so low as to make me hate him," in this spirit, the Negro must lift himself by his Own boot straps." A%WAW.V^,VWY..sv.* iliary police force, was fined $1 and costs by Judge Perry Wheeler for exceeding the speed limit at ‘Mth and Hickory St. ) GIRLS, Prepare Yourselves WOMANPOWER FOR WAR PLANTS.—American women of many racial groups are manning machines for our war production needs. This Negro girl is turning out small parts for final assem bly as a machine operator in the aircraft factory of a large eastern Navy Yard. ... .. NEW DAY NURSERY SPONSORED BY URBAN L’GE, AND WOMEN’S VOLUNTARY CORP TO BE OPENED Don't depend on hearsay. See for yourself. Your lovely new Da> Nursery at Howard Kennedy school (Binney and 30th Streets) Tuesday November 10th 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. You and friends are cordially invit ed to: OUR OPEN HOUSE PRO GRAM. Refreshments will be serv ed. Program sponsors: Day Nurs ery Committee. Urban League L’nit American Women’s Voluntary Ser vices, and Howard Kennedy PTA. BENEFIT CARD PARTY Benefit Card Party given by oilr unit at the Urban League Comm unity Center 2213 Lake Street, Sat urday November 14th, at 8:00 p. m. Cash Prizes will be given. Tickets; may be Secured from any AWVS. member or from the Urban League' Office. CAMEL CIGARETTE DAY AT JOHNSON’S DRUG The special projects committee of ^ ■— —• -- - - - the AW VS. wishes to thank our j!'‘ public for their splendid cooperation with our Camel Cigar ette Day at Johnson's Drug. Mon day October 26th. Over 300 pack ages of cigarettes will be distrib uted to inductees leaving from Douglas County through our Util ity Kits. Mrs. Fred Banks was chairman of this committee. UNIONS, GOV’T., KAISER SHIP YARD OFFICIALS TO HOLD CONFERENCE A conference will be held at Port land, Oregon, November 10th bet ween labor union, government ag ency and Henry J. Kaiser Comp any officials to make certain that no discrimination against Negro employees will be practiced by un ions affiliated wit hthe Portland Metal Trades Council, according to aa announcement from the Ship building Stabilization Committee in the.WPJB Labor production Division In announcing the conference Paul R. Porter Chairman of the Shipbuilding Stabilization Commit tee, released a telegram from Johr P. Frey, stating the policy of the Metal Trades Department of the A merican Federation of Labor, with which the local unions affiliated with the Portland Metal Trades Council wil lbe called upon to com ply. Representatives of the following groups are expected to participate) it the November 10 connference:— - Henry J. Kaiser Company, Portland, Metal Trades Council, Shipbuilding Stabilization Committee, Maritime Commission. War Manpower Com mission, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and the Metal Trad es Department of the American Fed eration of Labor. Mr. Frey’s telegram to Mr. Por ter follows: “The fololv.-ing telegram sent to Tom Ray and Earl Ingram, Portland Metal Trades Council: Quote have been informed that Portland Metal Trades Council has informed Oregon shipyard that it must immediately down grade Negro workmen now em ployed. This action is contrary to sound judgement and patriot ic duty during war time. It is contrary to President Rosevelts publicity announced policy rel ative to no racial discrimination It is contrary to the clause in every shipbuilding contract en tered into by the U. S. Maritime Commission wit hall shipbiuld ers. which provides that there shall be no racial discrimination it is contrary to these specific declarations against racial dis crimination made by the Amer ican Federation of Labor and the Meta] Trades Department. It is contrary to public policy. Department Metal Trades Coun cil has made an outstanding con tribution to shipbiulding and to the great value of trade union coperation with employers. You canot afford now to take action which you and your friends can not defend. I urge you for your own welfare and the integrity of Trade Unionism during war time to immediately rescind your action. I am confident that you will do so, for knowing you as I do I am convinced that you will not continue in a pol icy which could only result in disaster. Sending copies to J. A. Franklin: Paul R. Porter. Admiral Land, Assistant Secre tary of Labor Tracy. Henry I. Kaiser and Ed. Kaiser. Unquote Signed. John P. FREY, Pres. tMeta\ Trades Dept. STIMSON ANSWERS WHITES CHARGE OF A.EF BIGOTRY New York, N. Y.—Answering the recent charge of Walter White Ex ective Secretary of the NAACP. that British opinion was becoming increasingly alienated by the boor ishness and racial bigotry of some of the Southern soldiers in the Am erican Expeditionary Forces sta tioned in England, Secretary Stir.i son this week in-41, letter to the Xa tiona] Association for the Advance ment of Colored People Said: “I'i, der existing law and court martial procedure, misconduct on the part ■ninannimtiiffliniiiDffiiTnitiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiHiiiiniiiitiiiiniummimimuiHumiimum: of military personel may be ade quately dealt with. The command ere of overseas theatres of operat ions are charged with the d'ui.y of maintaining discipline among the members of their respective .ii'>n personnel charred with the duties and respon sibilitiea of commanding officers and reposes great confidence In their action and Judgement.” !tlttliiii!i.li!l!llll!ll!tiilii;!UbllltiUiiiiiTi';in,illn'.liS