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Ti»s Paxton hotel waiters can give good service at a moments notice. The BJackstone waiters are al ways in the running on taking very good care of the trade and the veteran rOom service man Mr. Avant knows what to do at all times on high class orders . All waiters should keep up their appearance at all times and tile guest will always make mention to their friends and we all shoidd quite understand to save time we should have pencils and pads to write orders on an dif the guest or club members are expecting other guests ask them to write the nam es and the waiter can pass it to the headwaiter or Capt. at the door Os it will save time and mistakes. And all food orders should be re peated to avoid misunderstanding an always get the attention of the cook to get prompt service as many guests are in a hurry to fin ish eating and turn around in his chair and relax. 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Miss Lena Horne has been nam ed t<> Christian a newly built Lib erty ship, when it's launched at Richmond ship yards in Oakland i California, Elvin Bell has been decorated by the Navy for saving the lives of three shipmates on the aircraft carrier Lexington. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt Said “I think Negroes should be admitted anywhere any other American cit- , izens are admitted.” Jess Harding in a billiard game trying to see which one was the ; best. Felix Me-toyer playing the p'n ball machine. George Watson and Shirley Ken. nedy talking in the barber shop. Mrs. Marie Brooks of 420 Paw nee St., Leavenworth. Kansas vis iting friends in Omaha and stop ping at 2217 Ohio St. Captain Langley on 24th Street. The very interesting union ser vices had a very fine program on closing night with a request Song Service by the very fine choirs of the churches. AH the songs were enjoyed by the large crowd and we should give them a very good hand. We notice in the group of long years of service and old timers at the Chamber of Commerce Mr. Si mon Harrold who went there as a page boy and with his very care ful and efficient actions has made a very large number of good friends and always deals fair with all of his fellow workers. On Monday evening March 5th one of the Ladies Auxiliaries of Clsfcr Chapel. The Cats, rendered a very lovely program at the church which was very interesting and enjoyed by a large group and ! what we aU would like to know are there any kittens being train ed. Mrs. Ethel Kirtley President al so Sunday April 11th was Wom en’s Day at Clair Chapel and a very beautiful program was ren dered at both morning and after noon services. Mrs. J. D .Lewis who always uses such nice and encouraging and true Christian friendly words was at her best. Mrs. Farmer, one of the very best lady minis ters delivered an interesting ser [mon. Mrs. Alberta Jones and Mrs L. V. Gray and Mrs. Georgia Goos |by were all headliners. Only $2DP a year ... H5Q for 3 year; l Send your order to: ~ . BOYS' UR, No. 3 Pro* Av*., ‘Vw Yor* | Or to your newjpa, vr office c* local ap™ Use The Omaha Guide As A— Medium of Advertising FATHER VERY LOW SICK f WANTS TO FIND i DAUGHTER [ Mr. Homer D. Hightower and Mrs. Mae | Laumpkin Hightower want to get in touch with f their daughter, Miss Mary Lou Hightower. Anyne knowing the whereabouts of Miss = Mary Lu Hightower, please get in touch with | Mr. C. C. Galloway at The Omaha Guide office, | 2420 Grant St., Phone Webster 1517. 1 ...... — SOCIAL NOTES SURPRISE PARENTS ON FURLOUGH Cpl. Boysie Wright stationed at Aberdeen, Maryland and Pfc EI ward Wright of Camp Walters, Texas. Pfc William D. McDavid of Camp Knight. Oakland .Calif., sur prsied their parents and relatives on several days leave. This being the first furlough for Pfc Edward Wirght and Pfc D. M.c David you can bet they were indeed welcome by all relatives and friends. Thny spent 15 days here and several parties and socials were given in honor of the three soldiers. A mong those who helped to enter tain were Miss Esther Fitts. 2311 North 27th Avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Vivienne Henderson, 3117 Miami and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Farmer of 2520 North 25th St. On Sunday afternoon a family dinner party was given by Mrs. Dollie Mae Wright, wife of Cpl. Boysie Wright. Mrs. Virginia Me David wife of Pfc Wm. D. McDav id, Mrs. Pearl Farmer the sister of Cpl. Boysie Wright. Pfc Edward Wright and aunt of Pfc Wm. Mc David. The table was beautifully decorated and laid for 12 at the home of the mother Mrs. Marie Wright and daughter Mrs. Pearl Farmer 2520 North 25th St. The mother was indeed groud of this surprise visit from all her sons. Although the boys stated the city of Omaha has changed a bit. they are always glad to get back home to see the few old friends that are still available. We wish for them a lot of luck and a speeiy retum. Cpl. Boysie Wright, and Pfc Ed ward Wright -are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. John Wright, Pfc Will iam M. McDavid is their grand son. REVIVAL NOW GOING ON! Morning Star Baptist Church at 2608 Franklin Street. Rev. L. W. Anderson, Pastor. Mrs. Vera E. Hopkins. Reporter are now holding a Revival. The Rev. M. D. Ware of El Paso, Texas will carry on for the next ten nights. Dr. Ware is a noted Evangelist of National reputation. Come out and hear this wonder ful speaker. CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD 1906 North 24th St., Rhv. S. K. Nichols, Pastor Rose Oliver, Reporter Sundays chool .....9:45 an.. Morning Service .._11:30 am. TPPU. __. 6 pro. Evening Service_..7:30 pm ■Wednesday night Service 7:30 pm Friday night Women"s Work .. ... .8:00 pm We had grand services all day Sunday. We had a grand Sunday School with a lovely attendance of 21 pupils. Our pastor preached an inspiring sermon which we enjoy ed very much. His subject was on 'The Church.” Sunday- night we had a grand time in the Lord. Sunday night our pastor really preached a won derful sermon. Two souls were added to the church for baptism. The spirit ran high. Sister Mos ley gave us several beautiful sel ections. also Brother Gast. Our Pastor’s text for Sunday .April 18. will be ' Forgive Them Lord, for they know not what they do.” Sun day- night “Was there not ten cleansed, where are the nine?” Visitors are always welcome to this humble place. CHARLES HUGHES VISITS Charles Hughes, a former well known young man about town was In the city last week to visit his mother and father and other rela tives and friends. Charles is a Corporal in Uncle Sam’s army. BOWELS SLUGGISH? ; • Feeling like you lost your best friend headachy—dull—all because of sluggish bow els? \frhy put up with constipation misery? Chew modem FEEN-A-MINT, the pleasant tasting chewing-gum laxative. Chew FEEN A-MINT tonight at bedtime, taking only in accordance with package directions. Next moming—thorough, gentle relief, helping you fed swell again. Millions rdy on FEEN-A MINT. Chew like your favorite turn. Tastes good. Try FEEN-A-MINT—a whole family SUDolv costs fmlv 1 O# I . Good luck Charles. MR. Lons WHITNER DIES Mr. Louis (Louie) Whitner. age 67 years. 2518 Hamilton Street, died Thursday evening at a local hospital. Mr. Whitner had been a resident of this community for 22 years and had been employed at a local packing company. He is sur vived by four sons, Corporal Louie 'Vhitner USA army. Clarence. Arn old. Charles Whitner 0f Omaha. Mr. Whitner s funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 2 pm. from The Thomas Funeral Home. Burial in Prospect Hill cemetery. LEGION NEWS (BY JULIUS E. IIILL) (Post Publicity Officer) With a “SERMON IN SONG”— rendered by the massed choirs of the seven churches that took part in them the Union Meetings clos ed last Sunday evening at Zion Baptist Church. And there is a specific reason for this being men tioned in the column. American Legion was well rep resented at this final meeting as it has been represented through out the winter. Many veterans hold offices of responsibility in the various churches and a number of them sing in choirs of the church of their faith. Obviously this has a direct bear ing on Theodore Roosevelt Post 30 of the American Legion, and it iias | Indeed. For the legionnaires ref ered to are all members of it. But why should this be mention ed here? For the simple reason it is nev er out of place to write or speak of God or anything encerning Him. And to See so many Legionnair es working in the churches makes for a better Legion Post. For more of God in the hearts of men welds them closer together in things of a benevolent nature as well as in other ways. And it is well for all to remember that noth ing man tries to achieve can hope for much success unless he places his faith in God. PRAYER (BY MRS. H. R. GREENFIELD) Payer is a desire. Prayer is be ing with God. You cannot choose at all about it. except just in choosing to be with Him. Per haps He will take you upon the mountain with Him. Perhaps He will take you into the night with Him, or into the mist where you will not be able to see Him. Per haps you will be with Him in pain or in Exaltation, or in happiness, or in tiredness. He just gentlv says, ‘‘Come to Me,” and you 3a.v, "I will or will not.” You make no stipulation, that is not your part. You know He wants you, and you know what kind of wanting you w-ant by the manger and the cross. He knows if you will not come. He does not leave off wanting you. You know that if you come to Him. He will ask you to help Him about the Kingdom. That He will in the end give you that work for it that no one else can do. For He will I bring you into the Fellowship of His friends. But of course you will also go with Him before His enemies and the things that they say about Him will be said about you. And you will also go among the people who don't care whom He is trying to arouse to a sense of , His love. Quite often He and you will be left desolate with the doors locked before you both. He will ask you to do things which you can only do if you forget about your self and the sort of person you were, because on the other side, scornful and amused people. And all the time you will fail Him so ' often, that bye and bye you have little self-confidence left, only a growing confidence in Him instead because He does not fail you and Prayer must be fearfully difficult because it isn’t easy to be with God. Although it is simple. It means that something must go;— like Pride, unkindness. envy, hat red. Self importance, egotism and malice. But all the same it's a choice the Lord has chosen you through Prayer to be His, with all your imperfections to go with Hun an dbe at Peace through Prayer. SENATE TO PROBE DISCRIM. INATION IN ARMY (continued from page ; has been compliance with the rac j ial discrimination clause of the Selective Service and Training act of 1940; the nature and extent of any practice in the organization and placement of personnel whiah i acted to exclude Negroes from particular bmaches of the armed forces either on land, at sea or in the air; the extent to which ad vancement of Negroes in the ranks of commissioned officers has been limited; the extent to which the armed services are failing to util ize the full professional and tech nical skills of Negroes; and the re lation of the system of segregated units to the effective utilization and appropriate placement of per sons on the basis of individual competency and merit. The resolution empowers this special sub-committee to carry on hearings, aided by a subpoena pow er. throughout the 78th CongT^ss whether it be in session or recess ed or adjourned. Informed of the Senator’s resolu tion. Judge Hastie commented that “public hearings of the facts is in the best tradition of the American way of doing things.” ISSUE INDICTMENTS AGAINST 3 FOR ROBT. JONES KILLING Attorney General Francis Bid dle announced this week that a Federal Grand Jury at Macon, Ga., returned an indictment on three [counts April 10. 1943, charging two Baker County Law officers and a Newton, a., city policeman with violation of the Federal civil rights statutes in the killing of Robert Hall, a Negro, on the night of Jan uary 23, 1943. Named as defendants in the in dictment were the following .all of Newton, Ga.: M. Claude Screws, Sheriff and Jim Bob Kelley, Deputy Sheriff, of Baker County, Ga., and Frank Jones, Newton City police officer. The indictment charges that a bout midnight on January 23, 1943 the defendants arrested Hall at his home and transported him to the Court House Square, in Newton, where they beat him into insensi bility. It is charged in the indict ment that Hall died the same night shortly after being taken to a hos pital at Albany, Ga. The three counts of the indict ment specifically charge violation of Section 31, 52, and 88, Title 18, U. S. Code, carrying a combined maximum penalty of thirteen years imprisonment and 116,000 in fines. Section 88 penalizes conspiracy to violate Section 52 (depriving per sons of their civil rights under the color of State law-), while Section 51 punishes conspiracy to injure, persons in the exercise of their civ il rights. The case, which was based upon results of an investigation by the FBI, was presented to the Grand Jury by T. Hoyt Davis. U. S. At torney for the Middle District of Georgia, and G. Maynard Sm-th, Special Assistant to the Attorney General. Commenting on the indictments Victor W. Rotnem. 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Twenty-three grand jar. ors,—all citizens of Georgia, from the district of the crime, voted a true bill. “The case was presented to the Grand jury by two Georgia lawy ers. T. Hoyt Davis. United States Attorney, and G. Maynard Smith Special Assistant, formerly the City Solicitor of Cairo, Georgia. Georiga citizens as grand jurors and Georgia lawyers came to prompt and unanimous agreement that a Federal law had been viol ated. The grand jury was under th esupervision of a Federal Dis trict Judge, a citizen and member of the Bar of Georgia. HOUSTON ASKS FOR EQUAL TEACHER PAY AT EDUCATION BILL HEARINGS Washington. DC.—U\'commend ing that the Education and Fin ance Act of 1943 (S. 637) be amend ed to provide that “no different ial shall be made in teachers’ sal aries because of race or color,” Charles H. Houston representing NAACP national legal committee and AKA. non-partisan council toestified April 8 before the Edu cation and Labor Committee of thy United States Senate. The bill which was introduced by Senators Lister Hill <D) of Ala bama and Elbert D. Thomas <D) of Utah would authorize an approori the States in financing elementary ation of $200,000,00 toO to assist i and secondary schools. Funds would be provided to keep all pub lic schools open for a term of not Jess than 160 days and substand ard salaries of teachers would be raised and adjusted in line with the increased cost of living. Pro vision is also made for the employ ment of additiona teachers to handle overcrowded classes. An additional $l00,00t),000 would be) appropriated under the bill to more nearly equalize the school systems in the South with those in the North.. Funds under the bill would i he apportioned to the States by the ! United States Commissioner of Ed I ucation. ! ! At the hearing, “Houston said, (“We advocate Federal aid to edu ! cation. 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