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COLORED RAILROAD FIREMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN CONFER ENCE ON .JOBS IN WASHING. I ON, DC. New York City, August 9 1943— Sunday, September 12th at the Ait. Vernon Baptist Church a great public mass meeting will be held under the auspices of the Brother hood of Sleeping Car Porters’ Pro-i visional Committee to Organize Colored Locomotive Firemen. Negro railroad firemen who have been in the hard fight to hold tneir Jobs will be the feature of this mass meeting and Conference Following the mass meeting at v hich A. Philip Randolph, Interna tional President of the Brother hood of Sleeping Car Porters and National Director of the Alarch on Washington Alovement, and B F. McLaurin, International Field Or ganizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and Nation al Secretary of the Alarch In Wash, ington Movement, will speak toget her with other prominent labor leaders who will be announced lat er. Dr. Lawrence Ervin, membed of the National Executive Board of the March on Washington Alove ment, will also be one of the speak ers. e At the conference, which will be held Monday, September 13th in tho 12th Street branch of the YM j RABE’S | Buffet for Popular Brands of BEER and LIQUORS 2229 Lake Street —Always a place to park— Ip*. *-*:.* Itsigtimit rtue d KLUXERS BRAND CHICAGOAN Camp Clipper, Los Angeles, Calif. Pvt Cyril Ralph Powell, of 6014 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois was allegedly branded with a hot poker iron by four Kluxers near DeRidder, Louisiana on June 15 of this year, according to an eye witness who asked that his name be withheld for special purposes According to the report, the vic tim had obtained a pass from his unit to spend the night at the a bove town in a USO camp. Upon reaching the City, the report says, he changed his mind about the fur lough and was on his way to a sta ! — .. CA, various Negro and white civic and labor organizations will be represented, and will form a perm anent National Committee to sup port and maintain FEPC, accord ing to Mr. A. Philip Randolph, leader of MOWM. A part of the agenda of the program will be plans to secure legislation to make FEPC permanent in the post war ! world. A full time paid secretary will be chosen to carry on this job, it was announced at the headquar toers of the MOWM in the Hotel Theresa Building. lion where he planned to hail a dus for the return to camp when ne was stopped by four Kluxers, rhe victim was called to the car >{ thest Kluxers, continued the re port. and was pulled inside, and after traveling at a terrific speed for several blocks, the occupants "if the car proceeded to heat a pok er iron with a plumber’s torch and branded an “X” on his left cheek. (Shown in the aBove photo) The report further claims that after the hot iron was applied to the vic tim’s face, he suffered much pain and agony. Finally, releasing him self from his assailants, Powell leaped out of the speeding car and escaped. (Press Photo Service). Pearl S. Buck Writes (continued from p. 3) dreading the rebuff! And for noth ing except the faint golden tinge to the skin! For these two women were the equals of any I had met ion any country and superior to many I knew of my own race. For myself I was proud that they were Americans. I was bitterly asham ed of the shadow over their lives. “Have you ever been to Virgin ia?” I had asked them thoughtless ly. “Never!” the mother answered quickly. “We never go south.” the dau ghter had said proudly. And I know why. Were I they, I, too, would never go south. A good many days have passed since I spent my afternoon in that quiet house. But the shadow I brought away from it is with me still. I think it will be with me as long as it is here in our country, for race prejudice is not only a shadow over the colored.... it is a shadow over all of us, and the shadow is darkest over those who feel it least and allow its evil ef fetcs to go on. It is not healthy wh ena nation lives within a na tion, as colored Americans are liv ing inside America. A nation can not live confident of its tomorrow if its refugees are among its own citizens. For it is never the one who suf fers injustice who is the injured one, but the one who is unfust. Slavery bred a race of idle and shiftless white men, and race pre judice continues the evil work. White people who insist on their superiority because of the color of the skin they were born with.... can there be so empty and false a superiority as this? Who is in jured the most by that foolish as sumption, the colored or the white? In his soul it is the white man. It is the wise people who ought now to be angry because of race prejudice, for as surely as night follows day our country will fail in its democracy because of race prejudice unless we root it out. We cannot grow in strength and leadership for demcoracy so long as we carry deep in our being this fatal fault. It is the white people who are endangered by race pre judice. We are endangered in the world, there there are many mil lions more of colored people than of white. The world will close down on us some day if race preju dice goes on dividing us. Where are those who will see our danger? Where are those who I will move swiftly to save us before It is too late? (Watch next week’s paper for fur ther installment.) 300 YOUTH AT GEORGIA 4-H CLUB ENCAMPMENT Savannah, Ga.t Aug. 11 (ANP)-— More than 300 boys and girls are te attendance at the 16th annua? Who Shall Decide The Future of Omaha’s Electric Service? ★ ★ ★ Statement by J. E. Davidson President, Nebraska Power Company The Nebraska Power Company does not want to sell its property and thereby end its citizenship in Omaha. We do not have to sell. Many things have changed since a year ago when it looked as if we might have to sell. THE PURPOSE OF L. B. 204 The Nebraska Power Company never wanted to sell its property, but for a time it looked as if circumstances might force such a sale. Then when the Consumers Public Power Dis trict made its offer a year ago last May, the mayor and his committee of advisers felt that a new law was needed to provide a satisfactory way for Omaha to take over the Nebraska Power Company, if it had to be sold. That is why L. B. 204 was introduced, and we, of course, have never had any objection to this protection for the people of Omaha, should the Nebraska Power Company have to be sold. PEOPLE LOST THE RIGHT TO VOTE But, in the closing days of the legislature, amendments were made to the Bill—inadvertent ly, perhaps, but none the less injuriously—that not only made condemnation of our property a practical certainty whether we wanted to sell or not, but in addition made such condem nation possible even against the wishes of the people. To say nothing of the fact that these amendments took from the people of Omaha their home rule charter-given rights to determine whether or not they wanted municipal ownership, they denied the Nebraska Power Company the right to appeal to its friends and customers should an attempt be made to take our property when we did not want to sell. We had hoped that some plan could be worked out which would permit the Nebraska Power Company to continue to do business as it is under its present business management. PETITIONS TO RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS It has become apparent, however, that unless something is done now we will be forced out of business, without a vote of the people—regardless whether we want to sell or not, and the people stand to lose their right to decide for themselves whether they want the Nebraska Power Company to stay as it is or whether they want their electric service to be operated under municipal ownership. The Omaha On Guard Committee has launched a movement in Omaha, through the circula tion of petitions, that will give to the people of Omaha the right to decide for themselves whether a sale of the Nebraska Power Company is going to be forced and place Omaha’s electric service under municipal ownership. CITIZENS URGED TO SIGN PETITIONS The petition of the Omaha On Guard Committee asks the Omaha City Council either to pass or to submit to a vote an ordinance which is necessary to fully protect the rights of the people of Omaha to decide for themselves whether or not they want municipal owner ship of their electric utility. The entire Nebraska Power Company organization is in entire agreement with the purposes of this petition and we believe that the people of Omaha feel likewise; that they don’t want such an important issue to be decided without a vote of the people. In addition to doing all we can to help get signatures for these petitions, we are asking our friends and customers to do the same. I appeal to the customers and friends of the Nebraska Power Company to sign these peti tions. If enough signatures are secured, an ordinance will be passed by the City Council or submitted to a vote. This ordinance will restore to the people their right to decide for them selves whether they want the Nebraska Power Company or municipal ownership., Negro 4-H club encampment hei'g held at Georgia State college Here. Prediction of more foods, gardens, chicekns, pigs and beef, was one of the most absorbing topics. Some remarkable records have been made by some oi the young people Amo^g the speakers the first day were P. H. Stone, state agent for Negro extension work; W. js. Rice, white, beef cattle and sheep sp ro ialist from the white state college at Athens, Ga.; Dr. S. M. McDew, Jr., representing the South Atlan tic Medical association and Presi dent Ben F. Hubert of Georgia i State college. __, Use The Omaha Guide As A— Medium of Advertising i- rtv i ^ ■-■ Bureau of Public Relations D. S. War Department ON AFRICAN FRONT—Lieutenant Colonel B. 0. Davis, Jr* Washington, D. C* Commanding Officer of the Fighter Squadron, talks with Staff Sergeant Daniel Q. McDowell. Greenwich, Connecticut. Bureau of Public Relations 0. S. War Department FIGHTER SQUADRON OFFICER MAKES READY—Second [lieutenant Spann Watson. Hackensack. New Jersey, a member of tbs I9th Fighter Squadron adjusts his chute before taking off. STIMSON PRAISES ‘99’ LAUDS OTHER UNITS red i'rcm Page 3) working very vigorously and gett ing along well together with all other troops.” He had no com ment to make as to whether theie had been any reports to the con trary. In Africa he said he had seen a unit of engineers which had prev iously served in Liberia in the Con struction of the Roberts airfield, said to be the largest in the world. ‘‘That unit performed very val uable work on the construction and repair jobs at the North African ports from which the invasion of Sicily was undertaken,” he declar ed. ‘‘Furthermore, Negro quarter master units did excellent work in the invasion, and some of these troops were actually with the land ing forces in Sicily.” Obviously his staement of the quartermaster unit that was in the landing force was in answer to a question submitted inquiring for additional information regarding the news photo of a Negro soldier CONSTIPATED? Don't Force/ Don't Strain— Thus Risking Hemorrhoids TRY THIS FOR 5 DAYS Here’s one right and proper way to moist en hard dry passages and obtain more gen tle “easy” movements. Every morning for 5 days, 15 minutes before breakfast, drink a glass of hot water to which one teaspoon ful of Kruschen Salts has been added. While you are eating breakfast the hot water and Kruschen will be feeding moisture to those hard, dry passages. They become soft, moist, easier to expel. No need to strain and thus risk painful rectal irritation. Usu ally within 30 minutes wastes are expelled smoothly and gently. You feel gloriously fresh again. Be sure to follow the simple easy directions. Don't delay—you can get Kruschen Salts at any drug store. I_ _ i flew over to Tunis to meet me.” J Stimson recalled his earlier state i ment of a few weeks ago that the squadron is doing "Creditable work’ He also revealed that a colored anti-aircraft unit is in Africa. BETWEEN THE LINES THE GREATEST WEEK (continued from pape T> whites were Competing on every, level, where ns 40 years ago A'Uites were above certain ‘‘Negro jobs’ . E\en in this article it was pointed o .t the displacement of Negroes by whites was a well-defined move ment that th i Negro would do well to study serious! /. The article won for me the title "Gloomy Dean" which has since become a badge of honor in that it indicates how clearly I was facing the issues. The only way that Negroes could survive the ruthless Competition about him was to hold his-job with a religious tenacity. The future of the Negro in this country was conditioned upon his conversion to the religion of the Hold Tour-Job gospel. NEGROES GOING CRAZY? So persistently did I preach the Hold-You r-Job gospel that one lady said I was crazy. Said she “That man must be crazy, Negroes don’t want jobs, they' want positions.” She had two sons both of whom aspired for "positions” but had to be content with jobs, as most Ne groes have to do. That dear lady did not seem to appreciate the fact rushing up the beach at Gela. "I personally met Col. Davis of the 99th, which Is now stationed in Cicily." the secretary said. "He f-V You Women Who Suffer From HOT FLASHES then CHILLY FEELINOS During 38 to 52 Years of Age! If you—like so many women be tween the ages of 38 and 52— suffer from hot flashes, weak, tired, nervous feelings, distress of “irregularities”, are blue at times —due to the functional middle age period peculiar to women try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege table Compound to relieve such symptoms. Taken regularly — Pinkham’s Compound helps build up resist - ance against such distress. It also has what doctors call a stomachic tonic effect! Thousands upon thousands have reported benefits. Follow label directions. Pinkham’s Compound is worth trying. 1 Lydia E. Pinkham’s VEGETABLE COMPOUND that jobs must underlie all posit ions. No position is secure unless there are jobs behind it. The em erging of hundreds of Negro grad uates each year with their various degrees, only makes imperative the need for more jobs. So when Ne groes lay aside everything and go about the observance of a Hold Your-Job week they are not going crazy they are “going wise.’’ The common sense tied up in such laudable enterprise is one of the most encouraging features of the whole matter. It is fine to hitch our wagons to the stars of positions; but it is not amiss to al so hitch them to the job by which men in positions live and move and have their being. The people in Jerusalem thought Peter and the Apostles had had new wine when they preached with such power; no, they had not had new wine, they had gotten a good glimpse of the possibilities inherent in the preach ing of the gospel. So men may not understand the meaning of this Common sense movement to glori fy the job; but this wil be come clearer later on when millions of men and women returned from the fighting fronts to have jobs at all costs. The Negro has always been the first fired and the last hired and so in the days before us unless the Negro digs in NOW and digs DEEP, he is doomed in the post war world. Those Negroes who are thus sponsoring the Hold Your ! Job Week are doing the race an everlasting service. They are not only “Going crazy1’, but they are actually “gone wise’’ in a way that Negroes must go wise if they sur- ! vive in this country. NEGROES NEED PLAIN TALK There has been launched in a | very subtle way a movement to i improve the public behavior of Ne- i groes. This is as it should be. The ' fact that whites are so poorly man- j nered in mp.ny cases does not ex cuse the Negro. That bad manner ed white man has a hundred ad vantages of the bad mannered Ne- ! gro. Before the public these bad i mannered whites are called delin- j quents and the bad mannered Ne- l groes are called criminals. 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