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pg^wE.^^' Nebra3t* Saturday, April 24, 1943 OLTt 16th YEAR-No. 11 City Edition. 5c C^py
“Christ Is Risen” Strengthen the Home-front; Attend Services Sunday
Ends Bond Rally with $204,425.26
MRS. MARVA LOOS BARROW
CHICAGO. April 22 {Press Photo
Service, Inc..)—The wife of the^
■Worlds ' Heavy eight Champion.
Sgt. Joe &«ouis, ith her Socially
prominent ROyalite Clubw ended a
huge Bond Rally. Sunday, April
11, at the Parkway Ballroom with
$204,425.25 accredited to their ef
forts.
The event as supervised by Maj
or C. Udell Turpin, Deputy Adm
iStratOT of Wap Savings, U. S.
Treasury Department. Tfafe Sup
reme Liberty Life Insurance Com
pany through their representative
Mr. Truman K. Gibson. Sr., tSfeas
urer. was the recipient uf the light
hand glove worn by Sgt. Joe Louis
when he defeated James J. Brad
dock for the World's Heavyweight
Championship. by making the
highest bid of $25,800.00. Mrs.
Louis autographed the ‘‘Mit.”
Hold White Soldier for
Raping Young Mother
(BY CLIFF MACKAY) .
Atlanta. April 22 <ANP)—A ?0
year old white soldier listed 15
Pvt Alfred R. Thomas of Fort j
Benning was under arrest at city 1
police headquarters Saturday j
charged with criminally attacking j
a 20 year old woman who had just 1
been released from the hospital af
ter giving iqrth to a baby.
According to the victim whose!
name the police w^tht 2
itr seized her as she stood on a |
corner waiting for a streetcar Fri
day evening and dragged her to a
vacant lot at the intersection and I
attacked her three times
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Dev elopes New Panoramic
Radio Adapter for Navy
(BY BILL ASH)
New York, April 22 (ANP)—The
part the Negro ts playing in help
ing to win this global war was
stepped up another notch when the
Panoramic Radio laboratory and
corporation submtited to the navy
d partment last week for approval
a newly developed model of the
Panoramic osseiioscope adapter
designed and developed by Nath
aniel Ignatius Lawlor. assistant re
search engineer of this corporat
ion.
Mr. Lawler was assisted in this
gigantic enterprise by the chief en
The attacker was said later to
have taken a dollar from her purse
and fled.
The victim made her way to the
home of a white family nearby call
ed police and later identified the
soldier whom officers arrested a
few blocks away.
Pc^ice reports describe the con
dition of his clothing a "bloody”.
Grady hospital physicians attend
ed the victim, recalling that it was
just two weeks before that she had
been released from the hospital af
ter child birth.
gineer Joseph H. Heller, white,
who had charge of the Laboratory.
Details of this new improvement
are of course secret but the device
is used in ship and plane detention.
Mr. Lawlor came to these Cnit
ed States in 1920 from British
Guiana and finished his grammar
schooling here in 1922. He attend
ed DeWitt Clinton High School
graduating in 1926. He was a mem
her of the DeWitt club. DeWitt or
chestra and obtained a Music schol
arship from the New York Sym
phony orchestra.
He attended the College of the
City of New York and obtained his
Electrical Engineers degree in
i932. vrible attending- college he
was secretary of the American In
stitute of Electrical Engineers. N.
Y. chapter. Member of National
Technical association, held amat
eur radio operators permit and op
erated CCNY Radio station. He
has been in the radio game since
1924.
His outstanding achievement has
been in laboratory research tnd
especially when he worked for the
-' il corps laboratory at F*rt
Monmouth, N. J.
Tolerance Campaign To
Open in Mobile, Alab’ma
L. B. 263 PASSES
Awaits Governor’s Signing
(L. B. 263 is a state law.for non
discrimination in employment be
cause of race, color relilgtaa or nat
ional origin, and follows th- exam
ple of Pres. Roosevelt Executive Or
der No. 8802.)
• • •
V C. Galloway, Omaha Guide,
Dear Mr. Galloway:—I am glad to
report to you that we have finally
passed L. B. 263, thirty seven votes
to two, the other members oein^
absent.
I am glad to tell you that the Dou
glas County Delegation coaperated
with us on the bill and we had their
full support- which means a great j
deal here in the Legislature. Sam
Klaver did some special work for
the bill, also Charles Tvrflik. As
you know. I think this is one of ihe
most forwar dsteps in law for tn»
benefit of your race that has been
passed in the State of Nebraska up
to ths time. It is nowip to all if
us to see that the low is enforced
and the full benefits will accrue to
the colored people. I often said
when I was a candidate, that I felt
that I could do as much or more for
the colorel race than my opponent
If I was elected to the legislature.
I think the passage of this law prov
es that statement.
TVith kindest regards to you and 1
your people for your cooperation in
the passage of the bill L.B. 263 and
looking forward to happy relations
in the future. I am,
Yours Sincerely,
HARRY A. FOSTER,
State Senator.
P.S.—Of course the Governor has to
sign this bill yet and it might be a
good idea for some of your readers
to write him immediately. Of
course I think he will sign it any
way. —HF.
!“7he Promise of Easter”]
(B TRUTH TAYLOR)
All over the world there is sor
row and desolation. War has lail
waste the foundations of our civil
ization. OUr country .sucked into
the vortex of the struggle by the
internecine conflict. Hearts are
heavy and minds are fraught with
trouble. Separation, anrioy death
weigh down the spirit and the
minds of countless millions.
Across this darkness falls the
light of Easter—the pledge of life
and of life eternal—a life in which
there shall be neither sorrow of
parting nor affliction of heart and
soul. The pledge of the resurrec
tion symbolizes in Easter is like
a light in the darkness—a ray of
sunlight falling across a woodland
glade, dark and cold from the de
vastation of wintry blasts and the
melting snows of countless storms.
To the worried. Easter brings
hope: to the downcast of spirit,
courage: an dfo those who have Kbit
. all that was dear to them in life.
it brings the comfort of faith. It
is the triumph of good over evil—
of truth over error of life over
death, of the Eternal Goodness
over the forces of evil.
There is no deeper human ex
perience than the realization of
the Umpermanence of evil. It is
that knowledge which will sustain
and support us through the
days ahead. We know that ours is
i the ultimate Victory for we fight
: on the side of right.
Sorrow there is .and suffering
and pain and loss, but beyond the™
all is the glory of the Easter morn
ing when the stone is rolled away.
In the words of the old hym,
'■Weeping may endure for a night,
| but joy eometh in the morning.'
Easter is the eternal pledge of
resurrection. The voice of the
: prophet Job. paraphrased and set
i to triumphant strains of music,
still rings out: “I know that my
, Redeemer Iiveth—and because He
' lives. I too shall live."
NAACP. to Hold War Conf.
New York. N. Y.—An emergency
war conference will be held in De
troit June 4 through 6 it was an
nounced this week by the NAACP
Board atf Directors. The confer
ence which will focus attention on
the solution of problems confront
ing the Negro in wartime America
will replace the NAACP annual
conference this year. At the con
ference the Spingarn Award will
be presented to Judge William II.
Hastie.
TO SPREAD
GOODWILL
NEW YORK, April 22 (ANF) —
For the first time in this country
an effort will be made to stimulate
interracial good will and tolerance
in a single community, when the
Association for Tolerance cpens its
campaign of ' Selling’' the Negro in
Mobile. Ala., beginning about April
27. With the use of bus cards,
radio anon uncements and newspa
per advertisements, the association
hopes to improve race relations by
undermining color prejudice and
stimulating good will among tbe
masses of white people.
With growing interracial tension
everywhere, the Association for
Tolerances in America has felt the
urgent necessity of attacking the
problem in a unique but scientific
manner, using the psychological
techniques developed by experts in
advertising and public relations.
Among outstanding members of
the new organization founded by
George S. Schuyler at the turn of
the year are Atty. Raymond Pace
Alexander of Philadelphia. Dr. L.
A. Nixon of H PaSo. Dr Melville
Charloton qf Brooklyn. Willjan
Grant Still of Los Angeles, Albon
Holsey of Tuskegee institute. Dr.
L. Roy Adams of Waco, Tex: Nim
rod B. Allen of Columbus, O.: Dr.
George A. Moore of Roanoke. Va.;
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell of Wash
ington: George W. Lee of Memphis
Wayne L. Hopkins of Philadelphia;
Alien Page of ''New Orleans "Dr. E.
T. Belsay of Mobile. Ala., and J.
A. Rogers of New York.
HOWARD UNI. EUEtlS THREE
NEW TRUSTEES AND BOARD
CHAIRMAN
Washington, < t g ?3 (an >
According to an a run 'ncement by
James SI. Nabrit J .* iBretWr of
the school, the bc. i’" of trUstaas
o’ Howard university Tuesday ej
ected P. B. Young, publisher of
th Norfolk Journal and Guide, as
its new chairman to succeed T. U.
Hungate. now in active service
with the army. Dr. George W.
Coleman of Boston was elected vice
chairman.
The board filled two vacancies
by electing as members Fabian
DeFrantz .secretary- of the YMCA
in Indianapolis, and Dr. William J.
jHale Jr., of Boston.
Upon nomination by the alumni
of the university, the board elect
ed as alumni trustee, Judge Miles
“ltou Never Know What
I ou Can Do ’til You Try”
^Erecting New Tidal Basin Bridge _in
Washington, D. C.
r Archie A. Alexander, senior partner in the firm of Alexander and
Jtepass. Des Moines, Iowa, contractors for the militon-dollar bridge'
•fceing built across the Tidal Basin in Washington, D. C. Classmates;
Und varsity halfbacks at the University of Iowa, Mr. Alexander, and
(Maurice A. Hap ass have been business partners for 28 years.
OFFICIAL OW1 PHOTO ■PT HOQO SMfTK>
ROOSEVELT POST
ANNOUNCES
FORMAL OPENING
OF NEW QUARTERS
The Theodore Roosevelt Post No.
3®, announces that on Monday ev
ening. May 3, 1943 at 8:30 P. m.
they will hold their formal opening
of their new Home at 24th and Par
ker St. Jacob C. Carey is Comm
ander of this post. Edward Turn
er. Adjutant, and the Committee on
program is Dr. W. w. Peebles.
Past Commander. Ray L. Williams
and Olin Prestige.
Paige, judge of the court of spec
ial sessions at New Tork.
The board's other accomplish
ments since included the adoption
of its 1943-44 budget: establishment
of the Jesse Holmes’ chair of his
tory and philosophy in the school
of religion in honor of the noted
Quaker scholar, appointment of Dr.
J. Calvin Keene, Ph. D. as the first
occupant of the position and re
tirement of Dr. tVfclliam C. McNeill
professor of Gynecology, as prof
essor emeritus.
‘The Farm Block Goes Gunning Again for farm Security?”
Carver Praised as One of 20th Century’s Scientists
Langston Hughes Picketed;
By White Detroiters
DETROIT. April 23 lAMPt Claim
^ng that the famed poet Langston
Hughes is an "atheistic commun
ist. self-confessed communist and
a notorious blasphemous poet."
the America First party of which
Gerald L. Smith is national dir
ector Wednesday noon protested
his appearance as convocation
speaker at Wayne university.
Around 100 members of the or
ganization formed a picket line in
front of the university and march
ed back and forth waving the Am
erican flag, and distributed liter
ature condemning the School of
ficials for permitting Hughes to a;>
pear on program at Wayne whica
is supported by tax-paying citizens.
Circulars stated: "Imagine bring
ing a man like this to our tax-sup
ported university—of all times —
—one week before Holy Week.''
Despite It all Hughes delivered
his address at the appointed hour. ;
in the auditorium of the school, in
the presence of the entire student
body.
The poet said that such demon
strations were nothing unusual for
him: “I have been greeted by pic
kets before.” In expressing his
point of view on Christianity he
said:
“I am for the Christianity that
fights poll tax. race discrimination
lynching, injustice and inequality
of the masses. I don't feel that
religion should be used to beat
down Jews, Negroes and to perse
cute other minority groups. Th-^re
are churches here in America in
which I would be refused the priv
ilege to worship because of my col- '
or. Christianity should be used
to make America a place in which
all Americans could live and work
in peace and safety and enjoy the
right of life- liberty and the ?ur
suit of happiness. Many of the
women out there in the picket line
have sons on various battle front*
and some of these boys will doubt
less lose their lives. We are
fighting for democracy in Amer
ica and the world, and we all hope
that those who die for this cause
may not die in vain."
Several of his poems which he
read were in tribute to the late Dr
i
j Carver.
AT MEMORIAL SERVICE
ST. LOUIS, April 2<) (AST)
"Gergus is not the exclusive gift
of any one race,” declared Mayor
Becker, speaking at the memorial
service Sunday, sponsored by tbs
Assembly, an organziation of Ne
gro workers at the Curtiss-Wright
corporation plant here.
The day had been proclaimed by
the mayor as George Washington
Carver day in St. Louis. Austin
W. Ctlstis. Jr., successor to I>r.
Carver, described the Missouri
bom scientist as one of the 20th
century's greatest pioneers.
In a review of his patron's work
Curtis explained that all of Dr.
Carver's scientific research was
rooted in his determination to as
sist the impoverished and exploit
ed southern farmer. Negro and
white, to better both his health and
his economic condition. His much
talked of development of countless
useful by products of the sweet
potato and the peanut. Curtis said,
represented only one phase of the
larger plan.
Curtis, in citing other phases of
Dr. Carver’s work, included sys
tem and soil-wasting commercial
fertilizer, his emphasis on the need
for crop rotation, erosion control
and diversified farming, his insis- ;
tence on the kitchen garden and
his encouragement of handicraft j
and inexpensive home decoration, j
“Throughout his long and use
ful life." Curtis said. “Dr. Carver
gave no thought to personal gain.
His first interest was his country,
j He believed a nation's greatest as
set was the people who composed
it His death last January disclos
ed that he had left his life savings
of SS0.000 to establish a research
foundation at Tuskegee to carry
on his work.”
A campaign is now being launch
ed to create a million dollar en
dowment fund to assure the con
tinuation of the Carver Research
foundation.
N C. GOVERNOR PARDONS
MAN IN RAPE CASE
New York. N. Y.—An uncondit
ional pardon has been granted
William Maisoc Wellman, laborer
WASHINGTON. April 22 (ANPi—
The annual fight staged by the
farm bloc to abolish the Farm Se
curity administration of the depart
menot of agriculture has broken
out like a rash on Capitol Hill.
who was contacted on charges of
rape and sentenced to death here
by Governor J. M. Broughton of
North Carolina. Representing
Wellman was Hosea Van Bur-m
Price .attorney for the Winston
Salem NAACP branch.
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The opening gun was fired. Ia3t
week, when the house appropriat
ions committee (acting on the sug
gestions of the American Farm
Bureau federation) recommended
that the work of the FSA be turn
ed over to other agricultural de
partment agencies (the Farm Cred
it administration and the agricul
tural extension service in the stat
es.) The bill was waltzed through
the house appropriations commit
tee under the leadership of Chair
(Contjnued on page eight)
&* m m m c r tf m
Back in 1912 when Archie A. Al
exander. a strapping varsity half
back. was completing an engineer
ing soitrSe at the University of la.,
one of bis professors expressed
houbt at his choice of a profession.
••Engineering fs a tOogfc field ai
best,” the professor pointed out,
“and it may be twice as tough f->r
a Negro.”
"Well,” the half back retorted.
(Continued on page eight)
TWO LOCAL GIRLS
START WAAC’S
TRAINING
Port DesMoines, la.. April 22 —
Two Auxiliaries from Omaha and
Beatrice, Nebraska are included in
the group of Negro women who
have started training in the wom
en's Army Auxiliary Corps at First
WAAC Training Center. Fort Des
Moines. la. Their Auxiliary rac
ing is t^e WAAC equivalent of Prt
vate in the Army.
The new WAACs are Auxiliar
ies Geraldine Victoria Lunday of
*234 Lake St. Omaha and Mab’.e
Virginia Nevels of 614 South Ninth
St. Beatrice.
The new Auxiliaries received
their WAAC uniforms and clothing
and Army General Classification
Tests during their first week in
the Women's Auxiliary Corps. They
are now in Basic Training where
they are learning Army routine
and procedure.
At the completion of Basic Train
ing .they will be assigned at on. y
to office or other work or will go
to WAAC Specialist Schools for ad
-ditional training in office admin
istration, motor transportation,
baking and cooking or radio to nre
pare them for the almost MK' diff
erent non-combat jobs wrhich tile
WAACs are doing in the Army.
The? also wfll have an opportune*y
to apply for officer training at Of
ficer Candidate School.
Vicksburg Workers Defy
Threats; Choose C.I. O.
Vicksburg. Miss., April 22 (AN'P
IgnoJlng mob threats made by mill
guards and police officials, the 12.
Oo workers of the Anderson-Tuily
Lumber company chose the Inter
national Wood Workers of Amer
ica. CIO. as their bargaining agent
in a one sided election held here
Friday by tbe National Labor Re
lationg board.
The vote was 472 to 32. More
than 1,000 of the company’s 1,200
employes are Negroes.
National attention was focu3-d
on the lumber mill last week with
the disclosure of the brutal beat
ings and intimidation inflicted on
two organizers. Claude Weien,
white and Frank Davis. Negro.
Both were abducted, carried into
some woods and severely beaten.
Davis was warned to flee for hi.,
life.
Simultaneous with the announce
ment of the election's outcome tie
FBI disclosed that agents wer~
making thorough investigation of
the beatnigs on complaint of Franc
McCallister, southern secretary of
the Workers Defense league that
Section 51. r. S. Criminal Code,
had been violated.
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