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mS&l Mm J|B I ^ |Hj ^ ——BB BB B $$!■ SB 9B I^BTtP ^syE/ .^UMIJl^ §^all the news while it isnews^^^p hew to THEJJ^ ' LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Post Office, Omaha, Nebraska. _CITY EDITION_ Under Act of March 8. 187-1- Business Phone: HA-0800. HA-0807 Saturday, DeC. 11, 1943 OUR 16th YEAR—No. 44 PRICE FIVE CENTS Tom Daley’s ’Sport Parade* To Pay Tribute to Dorcas Thornton ^ “tune In!” TO PAY TRIBUTE TO DORCAS THORNTON, “OLD ORIGINALS” BALLPLAYER Bert Murphy invites all Amateur Baseball players, and all Omaha Colored people to tune in Friday night December 10, on Tom Daley’s “Sport Parade,” 10:16. A tributts will be paid to the late Dorcas Thornton, the greatest Colored baseball player in Omaha’s history Thornton will long be remembered as a member of the first great O maha Amateur baseball team. 'The Originals.’ NAVAL HERO HEARD OVER CBS CHAIN — —----. .. f wmmm Chicago—Last week, over the Columbia network, Christopher C. Sheppard, an officer s stewart, 1st class, was featured on “The First Line” a half hour radio program. "Chris,’’ told his story of the FSS Destroyer Borie's gallantly trium phant fight against great odds in sinking a German sub. A drama tization was given of the young hero’s action in sighting, firing ard sending the sub to the bottom of the sea. Stewart Sheppard was dubbed ‘'a one man crew.” by his skipper Lt. Charles H. Hutchins, because the messman, ignoring the ceaseless firing as it concentrate.] in his direction kept on loading and firing until the battle was ove.-. (Press Photo Service). Landis OK*s Negroes In Major Leagues THEIR USE STRICTLY UP TO i CLUBS AND OWNERS Baseball Commissioner Me-. *v Mountain Landis answered base ball’s touchiest question last F>i day when he ruled at a joint meet ing of the major leagues in New York that “any big loop club is free to employ Negroes to any and all extent it requires.” A group of Negro newspaper publishers, accompanied by Paul Robeson, noted Negro singer and actor, appeared to plead for use of Negro ball players in organized baseball. After the session was addressed by Ira F. Lewis of the Pittsbuigh Courier, Robeson anc John Senge stake. publisher of the Chicago De fender and president Of the Negro’ Publishers’ association, a four point plan was presented by How ard Murphy of the Baltimore Afro American. This called for steps to be taken to have Negro ball players enter organized ball, for their promotion through the ranks of the minors to the majors and for a similar sys tem of selection from baj*o«ll schools, sandiots, semipro ranks, and so on. No action was taken on the rec ommendations, since there is no written rule barring Negro players. They have been kept out by base ball custom. However, the two leagues and Landis issued a statement that left the use of Negro players up to each club without any restrictions. PROVIDENT, NAACP REMEMBERED IN WILL Chicago. Dec. 8 (ANP) Bequests of $10,000 and $15,000 were left to Provident hospital and the XAA CP in the will filed Saturday cf Archibald F. Fre>er, white. 88 year old retired capitalist and real es tate operator who died a week ago Monday The entire estate is said to be in excess of $1,000,000. The major portion was left in trust for 15 years for the benefit of his daugh ter. Mrs. Leonard Karcher of Bar rington, 111., with the situation that should she die without an heir, this residue is to go to Prov i'ent. The deceased philanthrop.st has long been a benefactor of the hos pital and was largely responsible for the funds with which to c,>u. -troct the nurses' home at the in stimtio*. * yi -,i .1 ■ ■ 1ST IMPERIAL DIRECTOR COL. HOWARD C. GILBERT, first Imperial Director of the Imperial Council of Shriners. SS. JAMES WELDON JOHNSON 7TH LIBERTY SHIP NAMED FOR NEGRO TO BE LAUNCHED The seventh Liberty ship to be named for an outstanidng Negro American the SS JAMES WELDON JOHNSON, will be launched at the W'ilmington yards of the California Shipbuilding Corporation in Dec ember, the Maritime Commission announced this week. The vessel will pay tribute to the noted poet, essayist, lawyer and diplomat who was killed in an au tomobile-train collision near nis summer home at Dark Harbor, Me. on June 26, 1938. S41.000 APPRPRIATION BY SOUTHERN BAPTISTS FOR NEGRO MISSIONS IN THE SOUTHLAND Atlanta, Dec. 6 (AXP) The Sou thern Baptist Home Mission board, which convened here last week in a two-day session, apprOoriat-d $41,000 for missionary work among Negroes. Of the board's $765,000 budget approved for next year, an appropriation of $285,000 for mis sionary work among Indians, for eigners and language groups in the south was the largest item. Dr. Courts Redford, ass'staut • executive secretary-treasurer re ported t° the board that mission i aries now doing this work number 267 while workers in all depart ments number more than 450. The items in the budget include $132,000 for city missions. $65,000 for work in Cuba, $16,000 for camp work, $9,580 for work in Panama, $7,000 for Jewish work. $41,000 for Negro work, $18,000 for education and publicity, and $18,900 for rural work. §■ , , ;■ 1 ~; ....■ t a ====_ ■ = Mt. Moriah to Observe 47th Annivesary; worth of Good Reading. The Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 24th and Ohio streets, will observe the.r 47th anniversary of its found ing beginning Sunday, December 12th continuing through Sunday, December 19th. Leading pastors of the city and their congregations will take part to make this a most joyful occasion. Since Reverend David St. Clair, the present pastor took charge, Mount Moriah Baptist Church has went forward rapidly. He, aside from being a good minister, is a good business man as well, and the public can expect even greater improvements and advancement for the church in the near future, as he is untiring in his effort and is never satisfied unless things are onstantly going forward. TO BE DIESEL*ENGINEER FOR UNCLE SAM CORPORAL HAROLD C. WHITESIDE Cpl. Harold C. Whiteside has left Marsh Field, California, wliert he has been stationed for the last eight months, to attend Diesel Engineering School in Peoria, 111. After completing his course he will have charge of all Do.sel Equipment of his Battalion. "A very fine school.” he says. Corporal Whiteside is the son of Mrs. Benj. Whiteside, well known Christian woman of our city, and the brother of Mrs. Ray L. VTil liams, both of whom reside at 3007 Ohio street. ' ★ ★ MRS. BETHl'NE PRAISES 01 R BOYS' FIGHT FOR FOl'R FREEDOMS Washington, Dec. 9 (ANP) Praise for the contribution NegTo fight ing men are making for the pres ervation of t hefour freedms was voiced by Dr. Mary McLeod Beth une, president of the National Council of Negro women, last Sun day. She was one of three guest speakers at the Thanksgiving din ner given for wounded soldiers and sailors by the Equestriennes, a club of government girls, at the Lucy Diggs Slowe Hall. “We women want to do all we can to help that your pathway is as smooth as possible,” she t°ld the servicemen who listened intent ly. ‘‘Whatever happens to that body,” she added, “we know that the soul is eternally at rest." “My prayers are for you, my w-Ork, my fight. Be honored and be proud of the contribution you are making for the four freedms." William H. Hastie, former cvil ian aide to the secretary of War and Major Harriet West, Women’s Army Corps, were the other two speakers. Hastie gave the lie to the “25 year-old" story that Negroes in World War I were a failure. He described the story- as an attempt to discredit Negro fighting men. He told of the responsibility which all will face in helping the men of the armed forces to return to civiian life and full employment after the war. Selective service, he said, will have to carry much of the burden ,but it will remain for many others to help in the trans ition. The Equestriennes originally or ganized as a riding club with a membership of nine government girls, have turned their attention to entertaining soldiers at the Wal ter Reed hospital and sailors at the naval hospital at Bethesda. Md Each Sunday they take smokes, candy and newspapers to them and 'converse with them for a few hours They have been able to bring the soldiers and sailors to Washington on occas ons and have them enter tained by several of the night clubs. At the local premiere of "This Is the Army,’’ they brought 50 soldiers in for the Occas:on They are planning to take a troap of performers to Walter Reed some time in December. BURNED OUT OF HER HOME Mrs. F. L. Hogan, burned out of her home at 3318 Emmett street, is for the present time making her home with Mrs. Dixon, at 1722 North 27th street. Smith Committee Launches Attack on Executive Order Banning Discrimination Rev. J. E. Blackmore To Head NAACP. New USO Director COMES HERE AFTER BRILLIANT JOB AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK. MR. JOHN R. BUTLER, new USO Director arrived in the city on Monday to take over the duties of Director of the North 24th street USO Club for Negro servicemen. He comes to the city with an ex perienced background, having had 21 years of TMCA experience. In 1923, he became Boys and Physical Director of the Center St. Branch TMCA, Springfield. Ohio in 1929, went to the Spring St Branch TMCA in Columbus. Ohio. In 1931, he became Executive Sec retary of the branch. Later, in 1939, he returned to his home town. Springfield, Ohio, as Execu tive Secretary In 1941 on transferring to the Army and Navy' Department of the TMCA. he worked with the soldii is for six weeks in Savanna, Illinois. He was sent to Little Rock, Ark ansas, in 1942 to begin the USO work in that city. During the 23 months he stayed in Little Rock, he was able to develop a program of interest and a USO Club that is reported one of the finest in the Southwest. As an outgrowth of his splendid record, he was selected to develop the USO in Omaha. Mr. Butl ?r has been loud in his praise of the citizens who have been so loyal in supporting the present set-up, and it is his aim to continue and irn prove the services. The government is expected to complete negotiations within the next few' days for securing the Jewell Building. Through the gen erosity of the American Legion, the USO will be able to u'se the j Willkie Says Ku Klux Klan Predatory Move (by Doris Hollis-Montgom tv) < DALLAS, Dec. 9 (ANP) Assert ing that “the Ku Klux Kian is a predatory movement that has no place in America," Wendell L. Willkie, titular head of the Repub lican party, pleaded that such an evil influence shoud not infect Texas Quaity network Friday night. Speaking to an audience in the Fair Park auditorium, Mr. WiIIk>e stated : : "I am told that in many pa^ts of the country something resembl ing the spirit of the Kian is show ing signs of revival. You who see it at close range, you who know it for the evil it is. will never permit it to become again a potent force in Texas. “There is hardly a region in the United States from Massachusetts, to California which has not been at some time susceptible to this sickness. This is a predatory movement wherever found and whatever its dress. It has no place in America”. Applause from the audience was loud after these re marks. ) The annual meeting of the local branch NAACP. was held Sunday afternoon. Dec. 5. at 3 o’clock at the Hillside Presbyterian church. Reports of work of the past year were given. Excellent talks were g.ven by the President, Dr. A. L. Hawkins. Mr. J. D. Crawford. Atty., H. J. Pinkett, Rev. John Adams, Sr., and election of officers for the year 1944 was held. The following officers Were elected: President, Rev. J. E. Blackmore; 1st Vice Pres., Mrs. Loretta Bush; 2nd Vice Pres., Rev. P. C. Williams; Sec’y. Mrs. John Albert Williams; Treas. -Mr. W. L. Myers. Executive Committee: Dr. A. L. Hawkins, Mr. Ed. Fletcher, Mr. J. Snell, Mr. Adam Lee, Mr. Robert Harris. Atty J. D. Crawford, Atty H. J. Pinkett, Mr. L. F. McIntosh, Mr. H. W, Smith. Mr. E. W. Me Cowan. Other members are to be elected to the Executive board. PIONEER NEBRASKA SETTLER, PONY EXPRESS MAIL CA R R I E R MARK H. ALEXANDER, 101 YEARS OF AGE, DIES Mr. Mark H. Alexander, age 101 years, died December 1 at his home 1607 North 7th street. He first Came to Nebraska in 1860, in earlier life Mr. Alexander had been an Indian scout and carried the Pony Express Mail. He had beer, married to Miss Ella Daisy, now deceased at Wilbur, Nebr., in 1883, where they farmed for a number of years. To this union ten chlfi ren were born, seven of whom sur vive namely: Miss Opal Alexander, Mrs. Rena Ellis of Los Angeles, Calif., Mr. Earl Alexander. Omaha, Mr. Mark Alexander, Detroit. Michigan. Pvt. LerOy Alexander. Pvt. Frank Alexander, both in the U. S. A. army, Mr. Herschel Alex • ander, LOs Angeles. Calif. Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon, December S, from The Thomas Funeral Home, with Rev. J. E. Blackmore officiat ing, burial Prospect Hill cemetery. Dreamland Hall on Saturdays and Sundays for the rest of the month, affording entertainment and lodg ing for the men. Mr. Butler has also been very active in civic, social, religious and ieducation life of the communities in which he has lived. He is a member of the Methodist Church having held important offices in the church and conferences: a member of various social and civic clubs and Omega. Psi Phi Fraternity His wife and 15 year old daughter reside in Springfield, Ohio, and ex pect to join him at a later date E c m ^ r- it tm a m WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (ANP)—A. new attack upon President Roose velt’s executive order banning race discrimination and the effective ness of the FEPC was launched last Monday b> the Smith commit tee of the house in a report which stated that all anti-discrimination clauses in public contracts should be prohibited by law. The report, which mentioned neither the FEPC nor the execut ive Order by name, declared that any such contractural provisions must come only after laws to that effect had been enacted by congress and that no government agen. y lad any authority on its own tc insert such clauses. Head of the committee is Rep. Howard Smith, Virginia Democrat Other members are Reps. Hugh Peterson, Georgia: John J. Delan ey, New York, and Jerry Voorh.s, California Democrats and Reps. Clare Hoffman, Michigan; Johr ! Jennings, Tenn., and Fred Hartley, New Jersey Republicans. Several federal agencies were at tacked in the report and the Fed eral Surplus Commodities COrp. was specifically condemned for in sisting that dairy companies whicn sell to Uncle Sam include anti-dis crimination clauses in their con | tracts. This is the same commit tee which also took potshots at the OPA for seeking to enforce price ! ceilings on meat. I Said the committee report after ! citing the regulation anti-discrim ination clause in surplu's commod ities contracts: “Congress has never enacted such ! a law and, however laudable its purpose may be, no government a gency has been authorized by leg islation to impose such a condition “The subsidy program, the lend lease, as well as the needs of our armed forces, were never intended by congress to be used as a subter fuge to impose legislation upon the country which congress had failed or refused to enact "Any effort to use subsidies, lend lease funds or other appropriations for any such purpose should be prohibited by law.” Although the Roosevelt execut ive order was not mentioned by name, the report condemned “un authorized executive directives which are bound, sooner or late,. to fall of their own weight.” Seeking to justify its stand, the report Continued: "Progress in the interest of ine common people of America will not be made if deviou's or uncon stitutional methods, or methods not authorized by congress, are j used to bring about such progress. "Sooner Or later, the whole bas is of such action will be swept a way and the net result will be ioss rather than gain for the people’s Cause. "Some members of the commi tee are opposed to discrimination regarding employent and are strong in their support of all the provis ions of the wages and hours act "However, the members of this committee are unanimous in their conviction that neither the object ives of the wages and hour act nor the prevention of discrimination can be accomplished by the device of making subsidy payments con - I ditional upon what amounts to the writing of new laws by an execu tive agency.” Ht'RT THANSKGIVTNG MORNING Mrs. Esther Dixon, 1722 North 27th street, slipped on a step early Thanksgiving morning and dislo cated a small bone in her ankle, and she is still confined to her bed. ! mmmiimmmiiimiimiimiimiimii To Hear Lynn Case NEW YORK CITY. Dec. 7—On Do cember 8th the TT. S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting in New York City, will hear the Winfred Lynn case. Arthur Garfield Hays will ar gue Lynn’s case and will carry it to the Supreme Court. The Lynn case is the only court test made to date of the legality of the U. S. Army’s discriminatory treatment of Negro soldiers. Win fred Lynn, a colored corporal, claims he was illegally selected in a Jim Crow quota. His case rests on the 1940 Draft Act. which specifically forbids "discrimination against any person on account of race or color” in selection and training. The National Citizens Committee for Winfred Lynn, with offices at 1 West 125th Street, was recently formed. Among its sponsors are George S. Counts, William H. Has tie, Willard S. Townsend, George L-P. Weaver, John Haynes Holmes, A. J. Muste, James T. Farrell, Nor man Thomas, A. Philip Randolph, George Schuyler and Alex Rose. —\_ . EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OPEN TO DISCHARGED SERVICEMEN The Office of War Information issued a report on the training and employment opportunities open to discharged servicemen of this war and what advantage is being taken of these opportunities. The report based on information obtained from seven Government agencies, indic ates that a majority of the return ing servicemen are accepting em ployment in war plants where, de spite their disabilities, they are do ing a good job and are becoming a real factor in relieving the pres ent manpower shortage. Relative-, ly few are taking advantage of the opportunity to obtain vocational education at the cost of the Gov ernment. but the Veterans Admin istration expresses the belief that many of those who are now accept ing employment in industry will request vocational training if and when their present employment ends. < To date, at least 800,000 veterans of this war have been given dis charges from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. The Army release-1 585.000 from Pearl Harbor th'.-Oitg't September 30, 1943. The Navy dir I charged 133,155 from Pearl Harbor through October 31, 1943, and the Marine Corps discharged 34,759 during the same period. Of ‘.ho-je discharged, 370.000 were released from the Army for medical reas ons and 46,961 from the Navy and Marines for medical reasons. The | remainder have been discharged for a number of reasons, the most important of which is over-age. Of the total number discharged, 26.000 have applied to the Veter i ans Administration for continued iimiiitimimmmiiiiiimimmiiiuiw' CHANGE IN' ATTITUDE TO MINORITY IS TOLD Raymond R. Brown, executive secretary of the Omaha Urban league, has returned from Ogalalia, where he spoke on “The Church and the Minority Problem” as one Of a series of Sunday night forum programs at the Methodist church there. Many significant changes have taken place during the last tew years, in public thought regarding minority groups, Brown told the group. A genuine concern has been developed not only for the Btatus of minorities but also for the reaction of these groups to that status, he said. hospitalization and 2,800 have ap plied to the same agency for voca tional rehabilitation. The bulk of the remainder have either return ed to their old jobs or have taken new jobs. A discharged veteran is entitled to the following: 1. His old job if he wants it (un der certain conditions). 2. Preferential consideration Bhould he wish to work for the Federal Government. 3. Assistance in obtaining a new Job. . Vocational rehabilitation Or training. 5. Free hospitalization and med ical treatment in a Veterans Ad ministration hospital as long and as often as he needs it for service connected disabilities ,and for non service disabilities if facilities are available. 6. A pension for life or as long as the diability contunes for a ser vice-connected disability if the disability is rate dat 10 percent or more. LEND SANTA CLAUSE A HELPING HAND ASKS TRANSPORTATION OFFICE The Office of Defense Transpor tation asked Christmas shopper to lend Santa Claus a helping hand. This is how shoppers who use street cars, buses and taxicabs can help: 1. Shop now. Mail now Do not wait until the “eleventh hour.” 2. Ride the buses and street cars during off-peak hours... .between 10 a.m. and 4 pm. Transit facilit ies are crowded in the morning and evening with workers. 3. Move back in street cars and buses. Make room for others. 4. Have exact fares ready if possible. This will speed up serv ice. 5. Queue up for orderly board ing of buses and street cars. 6. Use taxis only when nec’s Bary....and when you do, share them with others if possible. 7. Carry your packages wnen ever possible. .__but only during non-rush hours On buses and street cars. Such packages de-1 prive workers of space during p ak hours and slow up the movement of passengers in boarding and leav- j ing. And remember, War Bonds a: d Stamps make the best Christmas gifts: for, with their Other advaat ages, they also do not take up | space in transportation. The ODT had a word for school J students, too. It was this: Do not linger downtown after school until the evening rush hour ! begins. There is not enough room on street cars and buses for both workers and school children. FRK ROOD ENJOYABLE READING SUBSCRIBE TODAY!