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FUNERAL DIRECTORS ~THOMASFUNERAL HOME 2022 Lake 3L WEbster 2022 ANNOUNCE RECRUITMENT OF 1«,M« NEGRO MARINF.S "With one unit of Negro marines already assigned to overseas duty and others being trained in artil lery. anti-aircraft, comm unicatior s and other fields. Marine Corps Headquarters announced plans for recruitment of 10,000 Negroes. Approximately 2,000 Negro Mar ines are now being trained in the 51st Composite Defense Battalion at Montford Point. Camp Lejeune— mammoth Marine Training Reser vation at New River. N. C.—nil new recruits are arriving at the rate of 40 a day. Break.g a tradition of 167 yea"s the Marine Corps began the enlist ment of Negroes on June 1, 1942. Three months later, the first group of 1,200 volunteers from all sect ions of the country^ began their traiinng at the 200 square mile North Carolina camp which had been constructed at a cost of $89, 000,000. CHILDLESS WOMAN GETS MOTHER S MX CARDS Los Angeles. Cal. May M—Mrs. Mary L. Capek. who has no child ren cf her own. received Mother's day greetings from 26 soldiers somewhere in north Africa. When they were manning a searchlight battery near her home in .Atssrtary. 1942. she fed them a®a did their mending. Their Mo ther < d»j> greeting: “Hello Mom Miss your waffles- What’s cook in’?" PRESIDENT APPROVES NAVY . HOSPIT AL FUNDS ■Washington. DC.. May 11 Presi dent Roosevelt signed legislation Monday, authorizing an appropria tion of two million dollars for ex pansion of hospitalization facilities available to dependents of naval and marine corps personnel. The navy dept, said peacetime facilit ies were inadequate. A TEA - SELTZER offers fast relief for Headache, Simple Neuralgia. “Morn ing After", Cold Distress. Muscular Pains and fS KlMt Acid Indigestion. Ask your Druggist — Id Cents and 60 Cents eons Irritability. V ^WhenYouN] Excitability and I Af6 «h7°leaf "^\UFDV0(/S lions and use only X. "* aa directed._ Get your daily quota of Vitamins A and D and B JM Comp lex by taking ONE ■pr*^T\»M A-DAY ‘brand Vitamin a1\VLJ _ a Tablets. Econotni r cal. convenient. At r.*t klf * y°ur drug store— Gross JEWELRY & LOAN CO. ! phone JA-4635 formerly at 24th all d Erskine St. NEW LOCATION SUN. 16th ST. cIfu WAITERS’ COLUMN (BY H. W. SMITH) WE. 6458 Fellow waiters do you at any time look around at yourself and give yourself consideration and Use your thoughts in the right way— for this life is no path ctf roses an i we should think very seriously of the future as old father time is al-! j ways on the job and if we don’t I think for ourselves—no one else is ! going to do it for us. So by all 1 means let us wake up and live and i at the same time give serious ' thoughts of what we should do to improve our conditions, as we all should remember we are not grow ing any younger day by day. ! - We received the very good news that Brother Tom Phillips is out after a very serious illness and it was good news for we all hope for him all the success this wide worid has to offer. Race Horse headwaiter has pur chased a fine home and we say— Good luck to you and family. Brother Gip Gordon and Jack Hall are very good pieces of Serv ice furniture at the Hill hotel. The Fontenelle hotel waiters are up to the minute on service. The Cottonwood Room at the Blaekstone hotel is going over tig at all times. The Omaha Athletic club’s man ager and asst, manager and the wide awake office force and the two front door men and the check room ladies and the very neat page girls and the elevator operators and the bell boys and the headwai ter from the show-me-state and the two captains, one from the lone star state and the other from the razor-back hog state and the stream lined chef cook, who is an expert on spaghetti and the very fine crew of cooks and the very oblig ing checkers and the three pantry iadies that always serve the wait ers quickly—are all certainly on the up and go right on the beam. — THE WEEK Streamlined James Robinson of the T7P dining car service, was in a northside business house for a hot minute one evening and when this writer appeared on the scene it was a 3 minute real fellowship chat—it was a pleasure James. James Bell and his dog on 24th BOWELS SLUGGISH? •» Feeling like you lost your best friend — Leadachy—dull—all because of sluggish bow els? 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Ethel Waters, star of the stage play, makes a spectacular screen appearance in Metro-Gold wvn-May er's “Cabin in the Sky", in which she plays her original role of Pe tunia. In the picture which is now showing at the Paramount theatre downtown—she sings the title song and several other numb ers. Eddie (Rochester Anderson, noted comedian plays opposite her as her scapegrace husband, who is saved from Lucifer. Jr., through her faith. Lena Horne is cased as the charm er who almost proves Rochester's undoing. Rex Ingram as Lucifer Jr.. Louis Armstrong, Hall John son and Choir and Duke Ellington and his band are among the feat ured personalities. Many noted en tertainers appear in the fantasy and music from the original Broad way production is agUmented witn catchy original songs and special ties. MI SIC. ROMANCE. DRAMA BLENDED IN NEW MGM HIT Music, drama and fantasy mingle in rapid-fire entertainment that starts in an air-conditioned Hades and ends in a wrecked night club in “Cabin in the Sky”. The picture is highlighted by such musical hits as “Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe,” “Cabin m the Sky.” “Here I Go Again.” “Honey in the Honeycomb" and other haunt ing numbers. ‘ROCHESTER- TWO-TIMER IN “CABIN IN THE SKY” Eddiet Rochester) Anderson fore swears adventures with the polar bear Carichael and other antics to become a thoroughly terrified, but none the less comical character as Little Joe. sinner, with Lucifer, Jr. and the forces of good in a strug gle for his soul, in M-G-M s “Cabin in the Sky,” musical fantasy based on the New York stage hit, now at the Paramount Theatre. and Lake. Mrs. Adam Lee and her sister. Mrs. Alice Phillips on X. 24th St, Mr. T. P. Mahammitt, Omaha's outstanding citizen and business man. Mr. Simon Harrold always giving help to his fellow bros. Dr. Hawkins in Ft. Scott .Kan. hig old home on business. Roosevelt Post Amreican Legion new headquarters going over the top . Rev. F. P. Williams talking bus iness on 24th and Willis avenue with Joe Lewis. Mr. Vern Wheatley gives his wife a very neat surprise. The northside union outfitting company and the 9 center Eli dressed up for spring business. Mr. Holmes the tailor on lath & Farnam St., shopping. H. W. Smith had the pleasure of entertaining Mrs. Blanche KerCord I at the Ritz theatre and the new Legion headquarters and Mrs- Ker ford finished the evening of pleas ure by making a long distant call to her family in Topeka, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. John Dotson very busy with their farm. 789 Tech. School Sgt. Army air force. Army air base, Lincoln, Nebraska. Pfc Samuel M. Jackson in Om aha at a northside business house. Gabby Watson and a friend .very busy in a billiard game. _ i Perry Taylor, Wm. Ware and Mr. Hudson very busy in an army ai yument. George Watson and Guy Robbins talking things over at the barber shop. Many soldiers in the city—ml looking very neat. Read the Omaha Guide and you don't have to ask the other fallow nhat is going on. Eon Parker of the Mo. Pacific :RR a very trusted employe and a I go getter for business for the road. ^LOOKING AROUND IN HARLEM (by DON DeLEIGHBUR) NEW YORK—The Savoy Bail room is dart and may remain so.. The “Home of Happy Feet” where millions thronged during its 17 i years of existence as a landmark of Harlem and of New York City is now on the inactive list because of board of health, police and army action in taking steps to protect the men in our armed forces..The NAACP and other organizations have taken up the fight to get it opened again, but from this corn er such efforts appear futile since it has been in the cards for a long time that the Lenox Avenue rend ezvous of jitterbuggery was doom ed. Some claim the mixing of the clientele—Negro men dancing with | white women—was the real reason why the Savoy is closed_..There j are others who contend that the carelessness of the management in allowing certain situations to exist is responsible.._In this instance, it is believed that the employees of the Savoy, the doormen, the boun cers. the waiters, countermen, tic ket sellers, manager and assistant manager from long experience could come to know certain types of patrons.... They were believed to have been smart enough to rec ognize a “bad egg” among the many women who appeared at the place every time the doors were opened.... It was their duty to see that such people didn’t get in. The mixing of the races at the Savoy has long been a source of irritation to reactionary whites ?n New York who figured it lowered the prestige of the practice of “white supremacy" for young white beauties to be cutting rug in the arms of an unsavory look ing hepcat, his hair plastered close to his skull as possible with loads of lard, his trousers tapering from bsl loon-like knees to funnels at the cuffs and his shoes turned up on the end like Chinese snakes, the fireworks variety which to be lighted before they burn into a curling ash.. .For this reason the Savoy has had more than its share of policemen detailed there over the years, ready at the drop of a hat to lock up everything black and chase everything white back downtown. Lax supervision of what went on Sanderson Brown downtown on business. \AaCP should have 1,000 mem ber-kip in Omaha! 4C Credit Union would like r every one to taka out some sha-os. Arthur McCaw in tile U. S. mail service. All churches well attended on -Mother's Day! Food ration to be adjusted and housewives to be given informat ion that will be he'pful to them. — Cmaha spring musical will have j an overflow crowd! _ FL ASH!!! Mrs. Mrie Broe! s of Leaven worth. Kansas and her daughter, Mrs. Blanche Kerford of Topeka. Kansas were week end guest of Mrs. Charles J. Porter of 2217 Ohio St., and on the evening of May 6, Mr. Porter and Mrs. Brooks were ! married and it was a very beauti- j ful wedding. Rev. Ridley of S-\ ! Johns AME. church performed the - ceremony that joined them in Ho'v I wedlock and the iKtchen club of j St. Johns Church and a few friends were entertained at a lovely recep- j tion and buffet luncheon served bv Mrs. Bertha Hawkins, Mrs. Blanche Kerford and Mr. H. W. Smith:— Orchids and a happy life to the bride and groom! --- in the Savoy is generally accepted as the reason for its closing, al though the boys aren't talking a botit it too loud... .Young kids without chaperons have been al lowed to run wild for years with the consequential toll in juvenile delinquency... .Older persons of all types and varieties have made the i : Savoy a hangout, “chasing chicles” ; while somebody in a responsible position at the Savoy has wink id I at the situation.._While this is no j brief for the action of the cops, the j board of health, the army and all I else involved, it stands to reason that sometimes we have to speak | the truth even when it hurts__ It is definitely true that the ac tion seems to be based on a color issue and that it is part of a wide 1 program to vilify Harlem and its >>'egro population- Yet, on the other hand, there are instance* wherein things can be prepared f r where steps can be taken to ease the blow when it falls ... This was not done in the case of the Savoy The many name orchestras whicti have played Savoy dates will be ; victimized by having no such u 11 , to “come on” in in Harlem. . . .O | the other hand, comparatively lev. of the colored bands get long stan " — — - — --— — — - - __ GIRLS ON THE— STREFTS Between midnight and dawn ev ery creature is making their creeps .... Dark town is over crowded with cats holding on to 'his Joy juice and chics holding on to their cats-hoy"! _ Since this issue will be issued be fore the stomp of Andy Kirk.. . . we will dig you lightly until next week-then we will expose you j to the jump’n jive. There are a few points we ran enlighten you to_..alt^io every thing is just like the Bear—Ain't nobody nowhere this week—only j we is forced to mention honorable j mentions such as. ._Cpl. Charlie Williams was spotted in the Leg ion night club reorganizing his j Eastern speed with old friends. Charlie is here on a 14 teen day leave. He is pinning Maggie John son mostly. Ho!!! Parkin’ at the south end of the beautiful American Legion we dug Billy Richerson.... or shall we say Sargeant Billy Richerson_he looked so fine, .he was already captured! Wearing red fox furs—was Mrs. Ann Wisson of Garran, Ind.. and husband. Mr. Thirkled Wisson of Los Angeles, digging Omaha light ly. They partved at the Legion and Elks Club Sat. night and lug Mary’s chicken hut early Sunday morning with Bronzeville’s play mates. The Chicken Hut really held its own Sat. night-that certain gang that partved in the south room was playing so hard. That Cat from Los Angeles.. Mr. Chester and his playmate and several oth ers knocked themselves out! Donald Bryant was looking so sharp. ._playing hard as hard ea=i be played with a certain chic that is only in love with him. They were cornin’ on strong behind the curtains (of love.) w Tyrone Power stars in the first big ac tion story of our submarine heroes, CRASH DIVE, a Technicolor triumph! ★ ★ ★ Another thrill in Technicolor is MY FRIEND FLICKA inspired by Mary O'Hara's best-seller with Roddy Mc Dowall heading a grand cast! ★ + ★ John Steinbeck’s THE MOON IS DOWN was acclaimed “A great pic ture!” by press and public alike during its recent Broadway showing! Mother of Nicholas Eros. Elopes with Earl Dancer TO TIA JUANA TO NEW BRIDE S SURPRISE (by HARRY LEVETTE) Los Angeles. May 10 (AXPl - With not only the screen, stage, business and society circles her? surprised, but even the bride her self, Earl Dancer, internationally known theatrical figure, and Mo viola Nicholas, mother of the fam ous Nicholas Brothers dance team, were married at Tia Juana, Mexi at the Savoy and those that do re gard it as another job... .You see. the Moe Gale outfit which owns the Savoy and the bands of Lucky Mil iinder, Erskine Hawkins and the Sunset Royals is all white. Charl es Buchanan, the manager of til1' hall, is a Negro....It seems that, j whatever financial gain that has j been made at the Savoy has been : made first by Moe Gale and then parceled out to the members of tho race. And that is the picture cf the Savoy closing to date. < *- V V- & W 9 w w- **■i i — Charles Roper is coming on double with a certain chic. He pitched a party for the crowd Sat. night and it only added up to a perfect evening. Roper’s a sharp [ killer. — Jitterbugs we ain’t got much talk for you_..you jitterbugs have j sat in a corner and let it rain on ; you. But we can mention that ov er worked “tadoo” Scootes is out fittin’ around in. The black drap ped suit is drooped. The jacket is about 54 inches—way past his ben ders (knees), and his trousers are i a peg—gep! Shall we go on—MO! j IT S TOO MITCH! _ Jeff and Alberta Booth is conk- ■ in' somethin' up and it’s smellm’ I awfully fishey—wonder have they ’ got the same idea—all other two's get when that luv bug bites??? We wants to school you... .make up your mind where you will spend your—money and evening next Sat. I'm wearin’ out my rationed shoes trying to keep up with you— from the Elks to the Legion: See you at the "Clouds of Joy"— Your Girls Along the Streets. AFL'S GREEN HITS PLANT SEIZURE BILL Washington. D.C., May 11 Presi dent William Green of the AF of L. said that the Connally plant seizure bill “is wrong in principle, lacking in necessity and would he Unjust in its application." In a letter to members of the house. Green urged defeat of the senate-approved measur. Green said AFL members voluntarily laid co, Thursday afternoon. The -Jr prise to the bride lay in rhi 'a that when she thought they we -c headed for the marriage license bureau in Civic centre. Los Angel es. to make the three day advance application for a license under Cal ifornia's strict law, Mr. Dancer w:; speeding t« the Mexican border. She asked in surprise, 'Where ar' we going’” “To Tin Juana, w’.‘ couples can get married right now” answered Earl as he hit, the high way for the more than 200 mil? r • mantic errand. Accompanying them was Mn. Fayard Nicholas, young daught-" in law. wife of Fayari Nicholas now in the army, whom they h-i brought as witness to the appli ation. Arrived at San Diego, pa ports were secured without delay and they hurried to the office o' one of the justices of peace st plentiful in this Mexican “Gretna Green." In a little while they were made one, but not before the news had spread like wild-fire that fs - mous folk were getting spliced. They know and love the sens >, ionally dancing Nicholas broth' — in Mexico, and all in the vicinlty took up the cry. “Viente! Vientc! eet ees the mama the Neechalas muchachos.’’ So by the time the justice proclaimed "Ora yo pro nuncio hombre usteded y osp there w*as a crowd of witnesses ap plauding gaily. The happy couple returned at once, and arranged to spend their honeymoon on the Dancer ranch at Elsinore, some 50 miles from Los Angeles. They plan to make th'.; their future home, where the new Mrs. Dancer, who is fond of coun try life and chicken raising. wEl supervise the lucrative poultry business which Earl plans to en-. large. Already it is stocked up with hundreds of Rhode Island Reds and Ham p-hires. so he is ar ranging to add 2,000 more in order to keep up with the demands of the market. While the bride is f tending to this. Dancer, who num bers among his many theatrical a ehievements the discovery of Ethc-1 Waters and Jeni LeGon. will pit, his new elaborate stage show *'Af ricana” before the footlights. It hearsals started last week at a downtown theatre. with Mayan planned for the locale of the open ing. Following its Los Angeles run. it is to hit the road for some key cities already bargaining for it Mrs. Nicholas-Dancer— prettv '■ aside the strike weapon for the d _ir ation of the war but •'will oppos with all the power at their comm and any attempt to compel them to do so." Read The now 4i ,mi mi Shewing! fi __ > THE *440 SHOW THAT HAD , BROADWAY JIVIN’...NOWON THE SCREEN JUST SHAKIN’ WITH RHYTHM AND BUSTIN’WITH JOYJ V VCETRO-OOUD'WTN-M.Ai'ER frant CABIN ■thi SKY _w ROCHESTER AT HIS FUNNIEST TET 4 ETHEL WATERS GREATEST ILUES SINGE* Of THEM AU LENA HORnE SHE MAKES THE SCREEN SIZZLE «g DUKE ELLINGTON AMO HIS MEAT UM LOUIS ARMSTRONG wo*urs eiuTQT namnu BUCK & BUBBLES REX INGRAM I Atto THE NATION’S TOP 1 ENTERTAINERSA 2nd me HIT »» •Dra‘* “Wrecking Crew” with Rickard A*i«« Chester Mcrri* ita« Parker Hear! ETHEL WATER' SING "TAKING A CMVICT OH LOVE* "CA»IN IN THE SKY" oat! TOP HITS of Hk? HIT PARADEI petite, and so charmingr as to have become very popular here—is de voted to Earl's mother. Mrs. a" red Mason, widow of one of the west’s most outstanding lawyer* Sever al pieces of income property, be sides a home in the city' and the ranch, are included in the family estate. ♦ ★ •* You’ll see how the French Un derground oper ates— ' * ★ ★ You’ll watch Secret Agents land by para chute— "Assignment in Brittany,” the M-G-M motion picture, is an amazing forecast of what the zero-hour will actually be like! ★ ★ ★ ★ Here’s a film with real shock-power— a story of mounting excitement and continuous suspense! "Assignment in Brittany ” is a blueprint for the coming assault on Hitler's Europe. 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