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:1kS*' ifflr His\\ i ^S k» ^■■1^—-»b is |f /»b SB *3® MB * « _ _ ^HU|m|V -jPQ^L. _^JJOjjagte ■^P)CE/ EQUAUTT W^HILE IT »S^EWS^g|ff HEW TO THEUNEj L.VRGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office, Omaha, Nebraska, _CITY EDITION_ E nder Act of March 8, 18. f— Business Phone: HA-0800, HA-0801 Sutlirdfly* DCC. 4, lf!43 OL R lGt.ll 1 EAR ^ O. 43 PRICE FIVE CENTS Lieutenant Hampson H. Fields Cracks Ice for Colored Officers ifc Weds Australian Girl by “Scoop” Jones ANP War Correspondent Mrs. Hampson H. Fields, daughter of Mrs. Ethel Baptiste, Sydney, Australia who recently married Lt. Hampson H. Fields, Cleveland, Ohio. (ANP Photo by “Scoop Jones) Somewhere in Austrialia, Dec. 3 (ANP) The Dr. G. W. Carver American Red Crss club was in a mass uproar as Red Cross wokers and aids busily, */ 7 , hurriedly, decorated a two room suite in the still-in process of modeling officer’s quarters. The answer to a query as to what the grand rush was, “We are preparing the bridal suite ” A boot 2 nm a grorreous samole of Aussie fern inine pulchritude attired in a coat1 suit of English gray and maroon ed checkered tweeds, white shirt corresponding with white shoes, suiting with a background of wavy brunette h*fr fstyled tn a semi pompadour) wtcited from n taej. She was followed by a tail, hand some second looie in military "pinks”. This was the bridal party Lt- Hampson H. Fields, Cleveland. One of the first to be commsision ed over here, had ‘‘dood1’ it. The first Negro officer to crack the ice and marry an Australian girl. Only a few days ago Lt- Fields married Miss Norma Baptiste In the historical old Roman Catholtc ; St- Mary Cathedral in Sydney. Aus- ] tralia. The affair was sen.i-milit ary with the attendants being war rant Officer Joel Price. Los Angvi es, with bridesmaid Georgette He Lodon. a friend of the bride. Jam es ‘‘Pete*’ Tyson, Red Cross Field director from "Washington, B. C., gave the bride away while her sis ter, Mrs. Isabelle Jordan, was maid of honor. Like all weddings there was. of course, the reception afterwaiJs with champagn" and refeshments galore. It took the groom almost a year to snag through m.iitarv red tape in order to get the nec essary permission to wed. During the course Of time, ration coupons were collected from every' direction so the intended Madam could have the required cover charge for e nough material to have a real gen uine "peace time" wedding gown. Subsequently the result was that she was gorgeously attired in a white spotted net affair created in a Conception of Susan Hayward’s i —. . _ i j bridal costume from the movie “I [ Married a Witch.” The gown re quired 136 ration coupons for 42 yards of 54 inch material. For' flowers she was bedecked with a melody of gardenias, lillies of the valley and white roses. The arrival at the Dr. Carver club in another town was the cli max of a furlough to Sydney grant ed Lt. Fields for the marriage dnd also the beginning of a honeymoon while the lieutenant awaits trans portation back to New Guinea, his overseas station. It may be added here in answer to inquisitive speculation as to t'>* true nationality of the bride— she is of French and Australian 1 descent. -— MARIAN ANDERSON AUTOGRAPHS BOY’S LETTER TO MOM At the local Colored USO Can teen a young serviceman was bus Sly writing a letter to his "Mom”. In the midst of his writing, he sud denly looked up and saw Marian Anderson coming through the door to pay the canteen a visit. He hastily returned to his writing and wrote, "Dear Mom", Marian And erson. just came in, and if I can I will get her to autograph this letter to you_She did. Miss Anderson was here in Om aha last week appearing in a con cert at the City auditorium on Thanksgiving eve. Mrs. Ruby B. Reese, is director of our local USO. DI KE ELLINGTON TO PLAT CONCERT IN CHI Chicago-The jitterbugs won*t jump and the collegiates won’t yell when "the Duke” and his •‘Supermen’’ play their first con cert here at Civic Opera House. It will all happen on Sunday, Dec. It and with the town already agog over the announcement of such an unusual treat from the “Master Maestro" it looks as though sweet music will dominate this jazz-craz ed area and will be king for a day. Representing the social and dance world. Ruth BensOn. Earline Saun ders and Cecila Ward are shown a bove discussing the matter with Mr. Ellington. Press Photo Serv ice. ‘Stop Discrimination/ - FEPC.j i ■- ■" _ le i ' . . HH i illS. J .. i& * worth of Good Reading. jST St Hits Eastern Railroads (BY ERNEST E. JOHNSON) WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 (AXP) — Quit discriminating, in effect, is what the Fair Employment Pract ice Committee has said to 20 rail road carriers and seven unions, as a result of its findings based upon evidence presented at the hearings held here Sept- 15 to 18 into com plaints of discrimination in empioy ment policies and practices. Notices to the carriers ani the unions were sent out two weeks a go with the requests that the groups report to the committee within 30 days on steps taken to comply with the directive. Meanwhile, it is understood, the New York Central system and th» Pennsylvania railroad have shown even more of a disposition to set tle their differences with the com mittee. Doubt was expressed, how ever, that the southern lines would (to anything independently. A formula for joint action was said to be under consideration in some quarters. In its findings .the FEPC citf i as unfair the policies of certain railroad unions which .it said, “dis criminate against Negroes, because of race, in regard to membership, thus rendering it impossible (for said Negroes) to have »ny adequate voice or representation w'th res pect to grievances and th ; negot iation of agreements affecting work ing condition, employment poi cy, practices and opportunities.’’ In each case the union was told to “cease and desist-” The unions cited w ;r<: the Bro therhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginmen; Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen: Order of Rail way Conductors; Erotherhood Of Railway Carmen of America: Bro I therhood of Locomof've Engineers: International Association of Mach inists and the Internaltoal Broth erhood of Boilermak 21 lion Ship builders and Heipers Anu-rin. None of the UniCrs put in an of ficial appearance at the hearings. The committee, in its findings, took a Betfty blow at the south eastern conference agreements be tween the Brotherhood of Locomo- ■ tiv Firemen and Ei ginenv n and 10 railroads. The agreement, the FEPC ruled, is designed for no other purpose than to cut down the employment of Negroes as firemen and to in crease the hiring of whites in those: positions. The agreement seel:* to accomplish this, Malcolm Ross, chairman of FEPC said, through setting definite percentages for whites and Negro firemen; through [ limiting firemen’s jobs to ‘ promci- [ able men”, and thin by excluding j all Negro workers from promotion, < Testimony at the hearings point ed to a steady decline in the num ber of Negroes employed in all but ' the lowest categories during the : past 20 years. This decline, it was brought out, was oceuring m the i face of sharp demands by the rail- ! roads for more manpower to meet the pressing demands of waitime traffic. A great deal of reluctance exist ed somewhere between the FEPC and the Office of War Information with regard to the amount of in formation that ought to be releas ed with regard to the findings in the cases heard. Something of a minor battle actually raged in OWI on the matter. In spite of this statement to clamp down, additional facts re garding the hearings were obtain ed by the Associated Negro press. Regarding the southeastern a greement. the FEPC d rected that any agreement entered into be tween the railroads and the broth erhood. in lieu of the denoune-d one, “shall cOneain no provisions or terms discriminating against any employe or applicant for em ployment because of race, creed, or color or national origin.” The committee told the various offenders to “adjust the employ ment policy and practices so that all needed workers 3had b’ hired and all company employe* shall be promoted or upgraded without re gard to race, creed, color or nat ional origin.” as set forth in Ex ecutive Order 9346. The committee Cou.i find no Just.fication in the argument of the carriers that public rese-rtmi nt would prohibit ad via cement of Negroes in certain Jobs, or their hire for that matter. "It will scarcely do to point to social conditions, tradil On* o- us ages in attempting to answer such questions for the duties of these employes involve no nrngiing with the public on term* of s-ieial e quality.” the ruling said. 'Furth er. the public all over the south has been ae-uslamed to Net " •--« filling these pos.*'.rns «in, * i>o l ginning of M.- coiupnny s cxiit St John's to be Scene of Missionary Confab Wilberforce, Dec. 3 <AXP) Declar-j ing that if Wilberforce university is to serve its purpnse fol.Owing the war, we must liberate her to day from the bondage of debt, Bishop Reverdy Cassius Ransom, presiding Bishop of the Third Kpis copal district and chairman cf the trustee board Of Wilberforce, issu ed a call to the leaders of the AME church and friends to a meeting at the university Tuesday, Dec. 7. at 10:30 a.m. While the purpose of this meet ing, designated as an area Council, is to organize and plan an immed iate intensive campaign known as the “Wilberforce Centenary cam paign", other progressive issuer have been programmed. The year 1844 marked the adoption of a res olution by the Ohio conference of the AME. church for the establish ment of a "seminary of learning' , which eventuated in Wilberforce. Among subjects to be discussed will be “Evangelism for Today," ■ “Religious Publicity for Service Today," an 'The Task Of the church for the New Day.” Closely associated with Bishop Ransom in the Campaign, which is hoped will become national, is the dynamic president of Wilberforce, U., Dr. Charles H. Wesley, whose leadership is giving inspiration and whose resourcefulness is responsi ble for the Wilberforce Centenary campaign. The president optimistically de clared, “I believe many will tv? hap py to join us in an effort to free the university from its long stand ing debt on this occasion when vtf celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Wilberforce idea." Among others scheduled to be present at the area council and make some contribution to the pro gram are Bishop Frank Madison Reid. Dean Charles S. Spivey. At torney Key E. Hughes, Dr. Joseph Gomez. Revs. E. L. Liggins, O. A. Burke, J. H. Maxwell. C. J. Pow ell, H. N._Robinson, A. C, Sump ter and A. S. King. NORTHERN NEGRO GETS SAY New York, Dec. 3 IANP) For the first time a special magazine nuin her will be devoted to the Negro in the north. The January “Journ al of Educational Sociology” wi’l be devoted to the problems and social action programs of the nor thern Negro. The issue is entitl ed “The Negro in the North Dur ing Wartime." Eminent scholars will discuss a'l phases of Negro life and thought in the northern states and the ef fect of the present war upon these developments. Dr. L. D. Reddick of the New York Public library and City College will be the issue edi tor. The Journal of Educational Sociology is published at New York university. cnee.” On the Pennsylvania and the ! New York Central, question arose over the matter of promotions t° I stewartships. The committee de clared that “no question involving supervision of white men by a Ne gro can arise because a stewart supervises nobody except Negroes” In those instances wher; Negro es were being refused employment or promotion because of race in certain categories, companies were ordered to instruct personnel offi cers to accept, and publ C employ ment offices to refer, "workers for ail classifications of work or train ing solely on the basis of their qualifications without regard to their race or color.” DECEMBER — REMEMBER!! __ Strike Focuses Need To Preserve Taxpaying Businesses The recent strike of the Omaha school custodians for higher wages brought into sharp focus the need to preserve all taxpaying organir ations which support schools and other public institutions. As the city's largest taxpayer, the Nebraska Powc- Coiripany par ticularly is worth "keeping,’' it was pointed out- Taxes paid by this firm in 1943 will amount to be lost to the federal gov -rnmer.t if Omaha's electric system should pass under political management and control, for that is the sum Nebraska Power will pay to the government this year. A politic ally operated utility pays no fed eral tax, thus making of it a "free rider” at a time when tax money plus war bonds, are absoultely in dispensable to ou'r governmen* so that it can carry on the war suc cessfully. To illustrate the grave danger which lies in destroying this ax paying organization, we must con sider the result of depriving t'n government of that $1,500,000. This is a sum large enough to equip more than four regiments, (over 9.000 soldiers) at $155 pr olan. To deprive them of thei > In the City of Omaha at St. John AME. Church at 22nd and Willis Avenue, on Friday, Dec. 10, 1943 beginning at 10 a.m. the Nebraska Conference Branch, Women’s Mite Missionary Society will hold their First Quarterly Inspirational meet ing. The public is cordially invit ed. Your prt-sence will ad I so much more beauty, fellowship and inspirational affect to this meet ing. Mrs. Edna B. Foster, the Ne braska and Kansas Conference Board President of the WMMS.. of Kansas City, Mo. will be with us on that day and plans have already been made for a gran! and glor ious day. Mrs. Foyer's theme wi'l be “Christians Hold Y'our Light.’’ ’’Let Yoi.T Light shine over the world." Her lectures are «o rich ly filled wici' both spiritual and inspirational and educational help. You just cannot afford to miss hearing her. Come early and spend the ent’rc day. Mary J. I'd uccson »s pubJ'cijy chairman cf this meeting. weapons, clothing and life-saving devices would be an act hardly contemplated by any thinking A merican. And yet, this is exactly the full significance of the plan to destroy the Nebraska Power Company. As. patriotic citizens. Omahans will re sent a move which could dep-ive their sons and brothers of their weapons. RANDOLPH WARNS NEGROES OF POST WAR l XEMPLOYMENT At the National Headquarters of the March on Washington Move ment at the Theresa Hotel bund ing. A. Philip Randolph, who has just returned from a Mid-west* rn trip which carried him as far as Denver, Colorado, stated that the Negro people along with labor in general must direct their attention to the question of post-war unem ployment. He estimated that some 30 millions of workers would be unemployed following demobiliz ation of the armed forces and the dismantling of the defense indus tries, and that there would be a devastating depression with new bread lines, relief rolls, and WPAk. He pointed out that the Negro nr*Us*_ give serious thought to the ques tion of organization to secure r quality of treatment in job oppor tunities, and also to plan the U ▼elopement of cooperatives for self help-cooperatives that will conserve the purchasing power of his dolla* by eliminating the middleman. RELAX-ENJOY READ The - --— ■" ■" ^——————— Says Housing isMo.1 Post-War Problem "Washington, Dec. 2 (AXP) Hous ing is going to be tbe No. 1 post war problem." declared Dr. Robert C- Weaver, chief, minority group services. War Manpower Commis sion following a two week swing around the country. The main purpose of Dr. Weav er’s trip, which took him to Denver San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kan sas City and Dallas, was to estab lish regional offices for WMC which will cooperate on the reg ional level with FEPC in adjusting complaints of discrimination. "Upgrading and utilization of Negroes” he said, are the main sore spots in the matter of em ployment, rather than placement. "The difficulties in placement a rise largely out of the unwilling ness of employers to use Negro women,” he added. What he called the "impact of new people” into communities and the establishment of “ghettoes” tor Negroes have produced a difficult situation for the post-war. Dr. Weaver said. The two possibilities for solving the problem offered l.y the manpower official were that the government immediately un dertake to program more housing with an eye to breaking down these ghettoes; and the like’ nor 1 that many Negroes with more spending money will be buying p i vate homes, "SCOOP" JONES TO OFFICERS’ TRAINING SCHOOL Somewhere in Australia. Dec 3 (ANP) .."Scoop” JOnes. the dash ing Associated Negro Press corr espondent in the Southwest Pacif ic, but better known to the office rs of his company as Master Sg* J. M. Jones, Jr., formerly of X w Or leans. is going to sprout a pair of shoulder bars. That is providing he comes through, but “Scoop" h is always come through and is ex pected to do so this time. All th'i is by way of saying that Sgt. Jones is now in officer candidate school over here. The school will be ov er next February. M-Sgt. "Scoop” Jones. on“ cf the popular men in the area, wa* a newsman in New Orleans work ing on the Louisiana Weekly be fore he went to war. His mother and sister reside in the Crescent City now. “LET'S HAVE THE TURKEY” Camp Howe. Ind.,_"Let’:* have the turkey.” are the wo’-ds Sgt. Joe Louis Barrow, (still the world’s Heavyweight Champion) is said to have uttered when he dcs cended from the Carck streamlin er upon its arrival at Camp Howe Indiana last week. All the hoys in camp (212th Quartermaster) ac cepted “general cleanup orders” graciously after being told that the fistic champ would be their "Turkey Day” guest. In the pic ture above, reading left to right are: Sgt. Louis, an unidentified colonel. Ray (Sugar) Robinson, (champ of his class) and Jackie ilson. Sgt. Louis had a f**w ex hibition rounds with Sgt. Georg? Nicholson and '‘Sugar'’ took on Jackie for a few ■'smacks” while at the Camp. COl. Ahern. Comm ander said that the event was •'tops.” (Press Photo service.)