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I 1 LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY —MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED NEGRO PRESS EuS? “ff-agiSi Pbon°fwl. m7ha’ Saturday. August 14, 1943 OUR 16th YEAR—No. 27 City Edition, 5c Copy “What America Means to Me” by Pearl S. Buck! Starting in this Issue.„YOU MUST READ ITS!! w„lh ■ Chapter One, "The DARK SHADOW" (Editorial Note: Pearl Buck, true humanitarian .hater of race preju dice .and defender of the human rights of all oppressed darker rac es. has written one of the great books of time. The editors are re printing, with permission, several digested chapters of ‘‘WHAT AM ERICA MEANS TO ME”, that speaks for the Negro in every chapter. Millions of white people will read this book. First installment from “WHAT AMERICA MEANS TO ME" by Pearl S. Buck. John Day Company, New York. $2.00) “THE DARK SHADOW” CHAPTER ONE “Come in. please.' a young girl's soft voice said. ' Mother is expect ing you." The young girl was very pretty. I saw that at my first glance. She was dark, eyes black, and her black hair smoothly curled and shining". If she had been born in Samoa or in the Philippines, she would have been called an island beauty. But she was born in the United States of America, in the city of Philadelphia. She were a white dress, plain and smart, and as she led th^ way into the quiet house that stood on a quiet street, I saw she had that peculiar grace which one sees so often in the South seas. But there was nothing foreign about her when she talked. Her speech was pure American. “Will you please come upstairs?” she said. So I followed her upstairs into a dignified and even handsome room, where we sat down while we (continued on page 3) IN PITTSBURGH GRAND EXALTED RULER 4. FINLEY WILSON Pittsburgh. Pa., The grand exalt ed ruler, J. Finley Wilson, sends greetings to the IBPO. Elks of the World, their relatives and friends. He invites them all to attend the 44th Annual Grand Lodge Conven tion which will be held in P’tts burgh. Pa. from August 22-27. The grand exalted ruler is cheeking and completing last minute details for the convention in the "amokey city” this week and predicts that scores of delegates from every state in the Union will attend the annual meet. (Press Photo Service) FDR. HAS ‘FINAL SAY’ ON RACIAL DISPOSITIONS Washington, —President Roosevelt will be the final arbiter on government policy for combating racial and religious discrimination in training and employment. An operating agreement announced by the war manpower commission and the fair employ ment practice committee Tuesday called for cooper ative action between the agencies but provided that where Chairman Paul V. McNutt and FEPC chair man Francis J. Haas are unable to agree on policy, I they will submit the disputes to the president for j “final disposition.” MARVA DOES THE HONOR — SPEAKS Great Lakes. HI.. Mrs Joe Louis, wife of the world's heavyweight boxing champion, presents honor man certificate to Bluejacket Ellis Newton, of 2433 Flora Avenue, Kansas City. Missouri, at recent recruit graduation exercises at the U. S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, 111. Mrs. Louis was introduced to nearly 1.000 men who were on the field by Lt. D. O. Van Ness (Center), commanding officer of Camp Robert Smalls, one of the training camps at Great Lakes. (Press Photo Service.) UNION, COMPANY BACK WORKERS AT BETHLEHEM SHIPYARDS STRIKERS ORDERED BACH OR FACE DISCIPLINE Baltimore, Aug. 10 (ANP) Strik ing workers were ordered back to their war jobs at the Bethlehem Steel company’s shipyards near Sparrows Point last week or face discplinary action, after a racial incident arose over appearance of Negro trainees at the riveter's school there. The company closed the yards a fortnight ago to avoid a threatened race riot, but have since reopened. Local 33, Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding "Workers of America (IO), issued the follow ing statement: "The union will not tolerate or ganized work stoppage nor will it tolerate racial discrimination. The shipyard will cont’nue to operate for the benefit of the nation and | the union will take disciplinary measures against anyone who at t.empts to impede this operation for any reason.” The order was strengthened by a statement from company officials who said an agreement between them and union agents would ad mit Negroes as well as whites to the school for riveters and that ad vancement would continue ou “a strict seniority basis regardless of I color.” Belligerent white workers report ed at the yards according to F. A. Hodge manager at 7 a.m the day following the two declarations, but refused to work cutting the operat ing force down to an estimated 20 perfent. They were asked to leave the property, he added, and there were no disturbances. More than 300 policemen stood | guard at the yards augumented by | the 159 policeme nof the company | and 113 state police and 40 county | officers ordered out by Gov. Her i bert R. O’Connor after a conference with Bethlehem officials. ./. S. Williams to Preach Sunday Mornin’ South’s Negro, White Leaders Confer in Atlanta COMMISSIONER Chicago, 111., Oscar Stanton De Priest, the son of former congress man Oscar DePriest who was elect ed Alderman of the third ward » this year here, was appointed this week by Gov. Dwight H. Green to serve as a member of the Illinois State Commission. Young De Priest is at present acting secret ary to his father and formerly held a State Banking Auditor's po sition. Mr. DePriest is a graduate of Howard University and Lewis Institute of Technology. (Press Photo Service). BUSINESS LEAGUE TO PRESENT ANNUAL AWARDS Memphis, Aug. 10 (AXP) —Dr. J. E. Walker, president. National Ne gro Business league, stated Wed nesday that the league’s annual a wards would be made on Thurs day evening. August 26, follow ng tributes to Booker T. Washington, the league’s founder. The conven tion will meet in Baltimore Aug. 25-27. The 1943 awards include the C. C. Spaulding award for the year’s outstanding business achievement in the opinion of the judges; the R. R. Moten Memorial cup. pres ented by Dr. F. D. Patterson,' to the city with the largest enrolled delegation at the convention and the J. E. Walker cup for the City which has enrolled during the year the largest local membership in the national league. The 1942 Spaulding award was presented to McKissack and lic Kissaek. contractors, of Nashville. ~ ~ ----— ~ J ^ J Executive Committee, National Baptist Convention Chicam Illinois. —The of'ieera of the Executive Committee are do ing everything possible to make the coming of the National Baptist Convention one of the finest of its se siorts Shown in the photo are left to right: front row: Doc. J. I,. Horace, general chairman: W. jj. A. Johnson, -ecording secretary-; W. E. Wadlington. corresponding secretary: E. L. Twine, Treasurer; W. L. Petty, Chairman of the Hous ing Committee; J. C. Austin, chair man of the Food Committee; L A. Thomas. Chairman of Distribution; J. G. Horace: S. A. Grayson: W. J. Hamilton: C. A. Hamilton; A. A. Watts: L. Rawls: D. Z. Jackson: W. L. Lambert: X. C. Lunford; A. Hubbard: E. J. Coles; R. W Phil ' lips; R. D. Hawkins; C. J. Halston; H. B. Brady; W. C. Trotter: G. E. O. W. Jones and F. F. Paxton. Those absent when the picture was taken are J. L. Brahan. ass’.stant j secretary: J. H. Gibson; W. M Me Dowell: O. W. Williams; H. B. Hawkins; C. J. Rodgers; R. W. Col lins: T. M. King; T. B. Chapman: T. E. Brown. Headquarters of the convention is at Monumental Bap tist Church, located at 729 Oak wood Boulevard of this city. Rev J. L. Horace, pastor, and President of the General Baptist State Con vention of Illinois. Rev. W. L. Petty is the Chairman of the Hous ing Committee: his address is 4641 South State Street, Chicago, Illin ois. The parent body of the con vention will meet at the Eighth Armory- at 35th and Giles Avenue. The women will meet at the Olivet Baptist Church at 31st and South. Park Avenue. Rev. J. H. Jackson is the pastor. The young people will meet at Pilgrim Baptist church located at 3301 Indiana Avenue; Rev. J. C. Austin, pastor. (Press Photo Service). I ? ATLANTA, Aug. 10 (ANP) South ern Negro and white leaders form ing the Continuation Committee of the Durham and Atlanta confer ences made another step in the di rection of solving the undemocrat ic problems peculiar to this section in a one day conference Wednes day at Atlanta university. Answering the challenge of a i group of representative Negro iea I ders meeting in Durham that the I South awaken and grant its Negro citizens equal rights in many re stricted fields and the acceptance of that challeneg by a Cooperative group of white leaders meeting m Atlanta, the continuation commit tee called for the organization of a southern regional council to in sure progress “in all approaches to these goals of equal opportunity.” The committee declared that it gathered to “covenant together in harmony and unamity to make this day, or what this day should brine to pass, epochal in a new purpose, a new understanding, 5.nd a new fellowship.” It said further: “In the name and spirit of Am erica’s science and education we seek to find and to tell the truth. In the name and spirit of Americas democracy we seek the way of e qual opportunity. In the name of (continued on pagej^=2) 'rev. williams to fill CLEAVES TEMPLE PULPIT LET’S ROYALLY WELCOME HIS HOMECOMING The Rev. John S. Williams will be in Omaha Sunday morning to fill the pulpit at Cleaves Temple CMB. Church. Selections will also be rendered at this morning gath ering by some of the singers of his choral ensemble which he brings to Omhaa Sunday afternoon in concert. Omahans are urged by Rev. L. A. Story whose pulpit Rev. Williams will speak from, .to help give Rev. Williams and the En semble a splendid reception on his first visit to Omaha, after having served the Community for twelve years or more. Call WE. G251 for reservations to the concert. Xo tickets will be sold Sunday. Rev. John S. Williams fonr.ei pastor of Hillside Presbyterian Church, 30th and Ohio Streets,.... three years ago was called by the Board of Education of Kansas City Missouri, to head the department of Vocal Music at Lincoln High School of that city. As a commun ity project. Mr. Williams has or ganized a group of meu-v.omen, representing 16 churches of KC. and constituting one of the finest musical organizations of greater Kansas City. This Choral Ensem ble of 40 voices comes to Omaha and will appear in concert at the Pilgrim Baptist Church 25th and Hamilton Streets, Sunday, August 15th. at 3:30 pm. under the auspic es and sponsorship of Rev. L. A. Story, pastor of Cleaves Temple CME. Church. While in Omaha Rev. and Mrs. Williams were widely known am ong Musicians and had given over ‘Sun Tanning’ Lake Mich. Chicago, 111., Pretty Lola Moore, of 553 E. 60th Street, is shown a bove after having taken several dips in breezy Lake Michigan wa ters, in Chicago. Despite the ter rific heat that hunr at a "bald headed” 95 over the week end. The water was fine but cool to Miss Moore, she just had to have a “sun tan.” (Press Photo Service). “Hold Your Job” Greatest of Weeks =1 300 concerts in white and Colored churches throughout Nebraska and Iowa. A. CLAYTON POWELL 4R WILL SEEK NOMINATION FOB CON..M SS New York. Aug. 12 (AXP) —The Rev. A. Clayton Powell. Jr., pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist chore.', and Fusion-Laborite councilman from Manhattan, anftufflfiit'ii Wetf nesday in the course of a counCrl debate that he would run for con gress in the new 20th district in | Harlem, standing in the primaries of the Republican, Democratic ard American Labor parties. Rev. \ Powell said he would not be a can didate for reelection as council man. The minister is an enrolled Democrat. m rrf * rn'im m m a m i ) BY DEAN GORDON B. HANCOCK FOR ANP During the year there are many “weeks' observed, but the forth coming Hold-Your Job week is the greatest.. It shows that the Xcgro is at last getting down to br.>‘s lacks and f.'.c’rg the ugly facts of his circumscribed life. Fifteen years ago this column launched a eur-Job ejenp a.gn that has ,ec r been popular among Nr4rn e* r^ was iarguy a cne-man afftic and one-mai af fairs are, :n the nature of tivaas. limited in thei usefulness. In an crticle to Opportunity entitled When the Maiiiut Faileth” there r.cus outlined fo< +he first time the danger that was surrounding the i Negro workers in their several fitids. It tv-rs pointed out hat (Continued on pagejs^^) i auu m mi ■ Masonic Improvement Club Celebrates 1st'Anniversary The Masonic Improvement Club the members from the six subor rinate local lodges of the First District and under the auspices of the Most W. Grand Dodge of Ne braska. Prince Hall affiliation, cel ebrated their first Annual Anniv ersary last Saturday evening Aug. 7th at the Masonic Temple 26th & Blondo Streets. The affair was one of the best of the session. The appointments, decorations, refreshments, the af fable introductions, the music, the general pleasantness of the offic ers and attendants was a pleasant reminder of social culture. There* were visitors from outstate and ad joining cities. The younger set danced to en trancing music. Others went in for social games, bridge, whist, dominoes, checkers and what nct. Popular songs .toasts, reading to complete a perfect night of pleas ure. Several Grand Dodge Offic ers were present among them J. C. Dacus, Grand Treas.. A. R. Good lett. R.W.G.P., Deputy. G.M. and P.G.M., J. T. Scott, Past R. W.D, M„ Robert Harris, RWG. Secy, F.' D. Adkins. RWSG. Warden, and “Dive Wire’’ Collins Dee GM. of the Dodge No. 12 who is a regular “get it done’’ in the life and spirit if the club, Kincaid, the ever effic ient Secy and other members c-f the club who functioned with great with great efficiency. Among helpers in attendance were Dr. Hawkins, Dr. D. W. Good cn, Bert Johnson, W. R. Estelle. Harry Deland and many others The OES. was was represented The MWG. Matron, Mrs. Cloma Scott. Mrs. A. Jenkins, wife of the Grand Master, Mrs. Cole, Miss Kin caid. daughter of the club secy, Bro. Kincaid and others rendered valient and efficient service at the EX-SLAVE, DEAD AT QUINCY Quincy. 111. Aug 8 (ANP) An ex slave 102 years old died at her home here last week. She was Mrs. Sara Elizabeth Washington 'imiimiiiiiiiiiimiMimiiiiimiiiiiiiii THE OMAHA GUIDE IS TOUR PAPER— READ IT WEEKLY. f iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiininni refreshment tables. As the Improvement Club’s first anniversary was glen near the date of the Independence of the West Indies Islands, Cuba. Haiti, San Domingo and in recognition of it, the reporter of the club, M. L. Wilson gave a farewell toast in a verse of the song by the freed is landers. * t • The morning breezes eh 11, We will close this glorious scene, and yet, we linger still Where we’ve so happy been. How blest to live. hearts so free as ours. We will only pause to give a long and last good night. After several more songs and a good night dance number, the Prst Anniversary of the Improvement Club was closed. Until we meet s gam,4 P. H. Jenkins, MWG. Master Maynard L. Wilson, G. LodgJ Ite porter. STIMSON PRAISES 99th; OTHERS Bureau of Public Relation* U- R War Department SCENES IN AFRICA—Members of the 99th Fighter Squadron: Kneeling, First Lieutenant Herbert V. A- Clark, Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Second Lieutenant Willie Fuller, Tarboro, North Carolina; First Lieutenant William Campbell, Tuskegee Institute Alabama; standing, Second Lieutenant Leon C. Rob erts, Pritchard, Alabama; First Lieutenant Herbert E. Carter, Amory. Mississippi, and Second Lieu tenant Erwin B, Lawrence, Cleveland, Ohio. All these lieutenants attended Tuskegee institute. Washington. Aug. 10 (AN'P) _ Negro engineer, quartermaster and anti-aircraft uints were warmly praised foi* their work in connec tion with the preparations for the Sicilian invasion, some of whom were actual participants, when See. of War Henry L. Stimson discussed his 13.500 mile inspection trip to the European and North African theatre of operations at his press conference last Thursday. The secretary was in good spir it, and a bit jocular as he answered the questions of reporters dealing with progress of the war, his trip, anod sundry other items. During his journey he saw Negro troops in England and others in North Africa, and had occasion to personally meet Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis, commanding the 99th pur -suit squadron ,now stationed In Sicily. Accompanied by Major Gerieral John Lee Stimson inspected sev ; eral colored units in England and found what he called an “interest ing situation’’ in which the men (Continued on pagegqg=34)