The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, December 25, 1943, CITY EDITION, Image 5
LOCAL NOTES Gives Formal Dinner Party...„.. Mrs. Maybre Johns, 2219 Frank lin Plaza gave a formal dinner party in honor of her husband, Pvt. First Class Johns, stationed ,at Fort Belfior, Virginia, at which twelve were present. Later in the evening she and her entire dinner party visited the Lounge where a special table had been reserved. Those in her party were, Mrs. Pauline Hawkins, Pvt. Albert Sey man, PFC Mark Mayes, Mrs. Helen White, Mrs. lone Fellows, Corporal L. C. Jackson, Miss Mary Lee Jacobs, Pvt. Earl R. Thomas, Eunice Meadows, Pvt. F. C. Wil liams. PFC. Johns is here on a ..Ml Australia Fights COUGHS or Bronchial Irritations Due To Colds —With Buckley's MCanodiolaa Almost Instantly you get the surprise of your life — coughing spasm eases — right away It loosens up thick choking phlegm— opens up clogged bronchial tubes—makes breathing easier. There's real economy in Buckley's — all medication—no syrup. Half to one tea spoonful will convince the most skeptical. 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Mrs. Polk, a native of Chicago, comes to Omaha very much pre pared in this line of work having served in Union Baptist and a number of other prominent church es in her home town. OPENS STUDIO The Rev. S. K. Nichols, uncle of this fine young woman, has opened for her a studio at 2424 Ersklne street, where she will teach Gospel SiDging exclusively. For inform ation CALL JA-3229. thirteen day furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Jones, 2523 So. 24th Street, are both down with the Flu. Sunday even ing however, an improvement in their conditions was reported. Mrs. Rosalie Brown, formerly of Rosalie Cafe, is now a waitress at the Weinner Shop. Surprise Party .. When Mrs. Alice Singleton came home from work Monday, Decem ber 13th, the house was dark. But she hadn’t more than entered it before it became much brighter. For during her absence her hus band and brother had arranged a surprise party for her. And from them she received many beautiful birthday gifts. Mr. Singleton is a member of the Mysterious Five Quartet of Salem Baptist Church. The Singletons live at 2517 Frank lin. Two W ith Flu ---. Mrs. Maggie Roundtree, 1918 No. 26th Street, and her daughter Hazel are confined to their beds with the flu. It was reported that Mrs. Roundtree has been in bed for some time and her daughter was just recently confined to her bed. New' Son - -- Mrs. Dora Choctaw, 1724 No. 27th Street, is the proud mother of another son. Both are doing well. Mrs. Choctaw is a member of Sa lem Baptist Church. Future Home ---- Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lee Green and their two children, have ar rived here from Sunflower, Miss issippi with intentions of making Omaha their future home. Mr. Green is the son of Mrs. Choctaw. Failing Health —.-. After many years of rendering such service Mrs. Mary Smith, 2432 Decatur Street, has been forced to give up taking care of children because of failing health. Home Again .. Legionnaire Frank Austin, as sistant Post Publicity Officer, is home again from the Veterans Hospital where he has been for several weeks. He states he is BOWELS SLUGGISH? • Feeling like you lost your best friend headachy—dull—all because of sluggish bow els? Why put up with constipation misery? Chew modem FEEN-A-MINT. the pleasant tasting chewing-gum laxative. Chew FEEN A-MINT tonight at bedtime, taking only in accordance with package directions. Next morning—thorough, gentle relief, helping you feel swell again. Millions rely on FEEN-A MINT. Chew like your favorite gum. Tastes good. Try FEEN-A-MINT—a whole family «mnl« iviafa m1« 1 fM i Auto Parts Wanted BURNED, WRECKED or DILAPIDATED. CARS AND TRUCKS. BRING ’EM IN PARTS FOR CARS CONSOLIDATED AUTO PARTS CO. 2501 Cuming St. Phone AT. 5656 Omana. 'l I' TIME AND TIDE WAIT ON j; NO MAN—NOW IS THE TIME ; TO GET YOUR SHOES RE-j; built. ;; Quality Material & Guaranteed ;> Quality Work j! (FREE DELIVERY j j Call AT. 7060 ; The LAKE SHOE i! SERVICE j: * J. L. TAYLOR. PROP. bit your % POULTRY _ i AT THE I NEBRASKA PRODUCE { 12204-6 NORTH 24th ST. Get the Best in Quality at the NEBRASKA PRODUCE -LOWEST PRICE)— , Phone WE. 4137 I WE HAVE SEVERAL VACANCIES IN( OUR LAUNDRY FOR EITHER EXPER-, IENCED OR INEXPERIENCED WOMEN. GET IN TOUCH WITH MR. SHERMAN AT THE LAUNDRY OR CALL WE-6055. EDHOLM&SHERMAN; 2401 XORTII 24th STREET ( PHONE WEbster 6055- i HOME ON FURLOUGH —Visits with Mother Donald Moore STM lc .. Mrs. T. Brown Donald Moore, STM., 1/C has returned to the United States after spending nine months over seas. He is visiting his mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. T. Brown who resides at 2103 Miami Street. He was a student of Teck High school before entering the ai-m service. I NORTH 24TH STREET USO Christmas Party for Servicemen The Junior and Senior hostess ,of the North 24th Street USO Club are making plans for the follow ing activities for the service men for Christmas day, at the Dream land Hall, at 4: 00 p. m. A Christmas party will be held with the singing of Christmas carols and Christmas music, and a i feeling some better. Redecorated . — The detective Jenkins, 2506 Maple, have had the entire second floor of their home redecorated. Mrs. Jenkins when last seen was preparing to put up holiday dec orations in their nicely furnished basement where they will do much of the entertaining of expected visitors during the Christmas week. Mr. Othar H. Vaughn Dies Mr. Othar H. Vaughn, age 42, died at his home 2311 No. 27th Street, Thursday, December 16th. after a brief illness. Mr. Vaughn was a faithful employee of The Eaton Metal Products Corpora tion and was held in high esteem by his employers. He was a mem ber of the Paradise Baptist church and sang in the choir. Mr. Vaughn is survived by his wife. Mrs. Viola Vaughn, daughter, Carmen Jean, of Omaha, step son, J. W. Burn ett, Atchinson, Kansas, seven brothers, Willie, Hopkinville, Ken tucky, Charley, Huthinson, Kans., Roscoe and Harry of Omaha, Cpl. Theodore, Urlited States Army, George, Nebraska City, Robert, Chicago, 111.; three sisters, Mrs. Cora Martin, Kansas City, Mis souri, Mrs. Annabelle Wilkson, Chicago, Illinois, Mrs. Hattie Brown, St. Joseph, Mo., and other relatives. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from Thomas Funeral Home with the Rev. C. Adams officiating. The body was forwarded to the family home Atchison, Kansas, for ser vices and burial Wednesday after noon. Returns to Camp . Lt. and Mrs. Everett Jones who have been visiting at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Jones of 2314 No. 25th St., for the past two weeks have returned to Camp Breckinridge, Ky., where he is now station last Tuesday. Mrs. Jones will remain here until after the holidays. Mrs. Jones of Baltimore, Md.. will then return to Kentucky, where she will join her husband. Lt. and Mrs. Jones were married in Baltimore, Md., last March 1, 1943. Mrs. Jones is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nich olas Johnson of Baltimore, Md. • =\i-.—.— ■ - !=--. ‘IT PAYS TO LOOK W ELL’ MAYO’S BARBER SHOP Ladies and Children's Wmk A Specialty 2422 LAKE ST. I Johnson Drug Co. 2306 North 24th !'j FREE DELIVERY We. 0998 -J»^^rrrrrlnn))r r : RABE’S - [ Buffet j for Popular Brandt jj ? of BEER and LIQUORS 2229 Lake Street fe I 6 1 —Always a place to park— ^ Acid Indigestion Relieved in 5 minutes or double your money back tVhen excess stomach acid causes paialut. *®ir uymach and heartburn, doctors usualb b eSC~l e ..be fastest-acting medicines knew-: for SJSST^H!! ^medicines like those In Bell-snj iirrbgt* . ,^aIatlTP Bell-ans brings comfort in a bl;k “ tauirn „f botUa short program will be given. Af ter the feature of the program prizes in the form of Christmas presents will be given the ten lucky service men. At 8:30, the Christmas formal dance will be held, music will be furnished by one of the local or chestras, and the hall will be beautifully decorated for this oc casion, and a good time will be had by those who attend. Invitations may be secured at the North 24th Street USO Club. Girl’s Service Organization .. Form—January 3, 1944 Registration for membership in the Girl’s Service Organization will begin. This organization is simi lar to the Junior USO hostess, and is a part of the National USO or ganization. All girls who wish to attend the social affairs given by the club are ask to join. The standards for the Girl’s Ser vice Organization, are as follows: 1. Girls must be 18 to 30 years of age to become members of the GIRL’S SERVICE ORGANIZA TION. 2. They must not leave the place of entertainment before closing time unless absolutely necessary. 3. They must -have a realiza tion of their duties and of need of assuming the initiative. 4. They must not monopolize one person all evening but try to introduce him to as many girls as possible. 5. They should co-operate fully with the program of the event. 6. Girls not observing these reg ulations, are subject to having j their cards withdrawn. NAACP l At the last regular meeting of I the Omaha Branch reports by com ' mittees were made, it was shown that during the last year some pro gress wras made, but not what should have been made. This is a sad commentary in a community where we have about 15,00 in our group. Why is it no greater interest is shown? The re tiring President stated it was im possible to fill committees to a working strength. The membership has not grown as it should, with the majority of our folks making good salaries we should have no less than 12 or 15 hundred members ready and willing to join the ranks of the handfull of workers always on guard. We should be familiar with the principles and work, we should be constantly on guard to contest ev ery encroachment upon our rights and advancement. In a war torn world, at a time when all people are uniting for a closer collabora tion in every effort we must not fail fosterity—The election of of ficers resulted as follows: The Rev. Mr. J. E. Biackmore, 1 president; Mrs. Loreta Bush, first vice-president; Rev. Mr. F. C. Wil liams, second vice-president; Mrs. -J. Albert Williams, secretary, and W. L. Myers, treasurer. Ten executive board members j were elected and (15) fifteen more are to be elected at the next meet ing. On Janu. 16, 1944, at Paradise Baptist church at 23rd and Clark St. the installation of officers will take place at which time a fine pro- j gram will be rendered. Some of our best know citizens will appear i so we are extending a cordial in vitation to as many as who can | get in to be on hand. Charlie MccCarthy to Star in Egyptian Play .. That mischievous little rogue, Charlie McCarthy, will be sorely I tried by the guiles of an Egyptian j temptress in Charles R. Rogers’ forthcoming “Song of the Open Road.” The scene of allurement j will take place in a no less appro- J priate place than the interior of j an ancient pyramid. The Tempt ress, a statuesque brunette named I Lorraine D. Wood, will make her screen debut opposite charming Charlie. I Miss Wood arrived in Hollywood Via an engagement as songstress at the Riobamba in New York, and a part in the stage musical “Yours for Fun.” In Rogers’ film musical, she joins a cast directed by S. Sylvan Simon, and featur ing Charlie and Edgar Bergen, W. C. Fields, Bonita Granville, Rose Hobart, Reginald Denny, Regis Toomey, Sammy Kaye and his or chestra, Chuck Faulkner and his 1 band, and Nick and Steve Condos. ’ j Uniled Artists will release the picture. j -USE THE OMAHA GUIDE as a medium of Advertising— THE OMAHA GUIDE A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER Published Every Saturday at 2420 Grant Street OMAHA, NEBRASKA—PHONE HA. 0800 Entered as Second Class Matter March 15, 1927 at the Post Office at Omaha, Nebraska, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. C. C. palloway_Publisher and Acting Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATE IN OMAHA One Tear _____ $2.00 Six Months _ $1.25 Three Months __ .75 One Month _ .25 SUBSCRIPTION RATE OUT OF TOWN One Year _ $2.50 Six Months ______ $1.50 Three Months _______$1.00 One Month ________ .40 All News Copy of Churches and all organiz ations must be in our office not later than 1:00 p. m. Monday for current issue. All Advertis ing Copy on Paid Articles not later than Wed nesday noon, preceedlng date of issue, to insure publication. National Advertising Representative:— INTERSTATE UNITED NEWSPAPERS. INC., 545 Fifth Avenue, New York City, Phone MU: ray Hill 2-54E2, Ray Peck, Manager. MOST MIGHTY AND MERCIFUL FATHER, God of us all alike, let the consciousness of thy pres ence be in our hearts this Christmas Day. Help us to carry into our daily lives the knowledge that all men, whatever be their speech, their color or their creed, are Thy sons and our broth ers. Make us to understand that only as we have love for our fellow men can we properly keep the day which no man can keep alone. Give to us the gifts of patience, kindness and for bearance toward our fellow men. Open our hearts to understanding and our spirit to jus tice for all. In the unity of common faith in Thy universal Fa therhood and in Thy holy law of love, we ask this, in the name of Him in whose honor we keep Christmas. Amen. —Ruth Taylor. J. E. Davidson, president of the Nebraska Power company, was authorized today to make the follow ing statement for H. L. Allei, president of the Amer ican Power & Light company: My attention has been called to Mayor Butler’s testimony on Monday, December 20, 1943, in the pro ceedings before Judge Dineen, wherein the Mayor states that People’s Power Commissioner Ashby re ported progress in negotiations with me concerning the sale of Nebraska Power company to the People’s Power Commission. The Mayor’s testimony is in conflict with the sworn statement of the People’s Power Commission in its intervention application last week to the Se curities and Exchange Commission, wherein the People’s Power Commission stated that it had at tempted to open negotiations for the purchase of the properties of Nebraska Power company, but had been informed that they are not for sale and that in all probability the People’s Power Commission would institute condemnation proceedings. Mr. Ashby called on me on December 6th, at which time I again informed him that American Power & Light Company has not desired and does not now desire to sell its interest in Nebraska Power Company, and that it has never been ordered by any authority to sell Nebraska Power Company. Amer ican Power & Light Company is not negotiating with the People’s Power Commission, nor with any one else for the sale of Nebraska Power Company. THE OLD YEAR AND THE NEW The old year is ending. Events of moment have occurred in City, State and Nation and on the In ternational scene. The most important local news centers around the youth who have gone forth to war. Nearly every home has offered a sacrifice upon “THE A^WFUL ALTAR.” Many will come back once again to pursue the arts of peace; others will sleep their last long sleep in hallowed graves in the far places of eatrh. And the mothers and fathers who have given their sons and daughters to the god of war, pray fervently that the scourge of war will soon pass from the earth. Not less important than the war itself has been the work of men and women to maintain it. And amidst all the trials which beset the colored people of America, one fact is clear: that whereas the col ored population of the country, 10.4 per cent of the men and women in the armed services come from this group. Omaha and Douglas county have given their full quota of them. Locally, an outstanding accomplishment has been the payment of debts which have for long hung over many of the churches of the community and the fin ishing of unfinished church buildings. Notable in this have been Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Pleas ant Green Baptist Church, Pilgrim Baptist Church and St. John's A. M. E. Church and the “Mother” Church established by “Mother Robinson” of the Holiness Sect. In war work colored people have made fine prog ress. Of the 12,000 workers at the Martin Bomber Plant here more than 1,000 are colored men and women. Many of them are doing highly skilled work and are receiving the highest rates of pay. And they are “getting on” with their fellow workers and each other. O. P. A. has set the finest example in employ ment locally. Selections here have been made on a basis of merit, without regard as to race, creed or color. Indeed, two of the most important secretarial posts held during the year were held by Misses Doris Newland and Mildred Green. It is good to be able to say, also, that their fellow workers at all times treated them with courtesy and respect. The most provocative happening of the year has been the movement to have the City of Omaha ac quire Nebraska Power Company. The pro and con arguments have been bandied back and forth. Now the whole subject is awaiting judicial action. Final ly, the people will decide what they want, which this newspaper hopes will be to leave the power com pany in its present hands and under present man agement. In politics, the second inauguration of Governor Dwight Griswold and the seating of Senator Wherry and Congressman Buffet, were outstanding. Added to this is the filing of Governor Griswold for a third term as Governor. His administrations have beer marked by common sense service in the interests o' all the people. Juvenile Delinquency has increased rapidly sine the start of the war. Informed students do not am ticipate a decrease until the war is over. Mr. S. Edward Gilbert who tarried here a little while, departed. The Old “Muddy” Missouri smote the city dur ing the year and left its mark, which has almost been erased. The National and International picture has been highlighted by meetings between Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill, Chiang Kai Shek and Inonu, and the drift of small European and African States toward the Russian orbit. 1944 will, doubtless, see the end of the war in Europe, while Japan, always the most formidable foe, fights on until utterly vanquished. In Japan we have the idea of the super-men. The German concept of Master Race is puny beside it. In one general respect, these forces of evil and destruction are alike; they are killers and enslavers of all races and all creeds and colors that stand in the paths of their ambitions. Japan’s rapine and murder of yellow, black and brown men, in color like themselves, is matched by Hitler’s Germany in her murderous assault upon the proud white men and women of Britain and the Nordics of Scandinavia. Both these forces must be crushed, completely And afterward, what? W hat of India, Africa, China. Does the dec laration of Cairo to Japan that she must disgorge her stolen loot and lands apply to other countries, too The logic of that declaration poses the wonder of wonders. Christmas dawns. “PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN” will be whispered on all the battlefields of the world by all men who know the story of the “MAN OF GALLILEE.” PEACE is upon the scaffold. Who will place it on the throne? COLLIER S Racial Peace Prescription The following is quota from the recent state ment on the essentiols of a good peace, by the ad ministrative board of the Notional Catholic Wel fare Conference, voice of the Roman Catholic hier archy in the United States. In the Providence of God, there are amom us millions of fellow citizens of the Negro race. We owe to these fellow citizens, who hav( contributed so largely to the development of oiu country, and for whose welfare history imposes on us a special obligation of justice, to see that they j?ave in fact the rights which are given to them in our Constitution. This means not only political equality but al so fair economic and educational opportunities, a just share in public welfare projects, good housing without exploitation, and a full chonce for the soc ial advancement of their race. When given their rights in fact as well as in law, they will prize with us our national heritage and not lend ear to agitators whose real objective is not to improve but to destroy our way of living That seems to us to state the entire Negro question as it faces Americans today, and to state !t in the fewest possible wrds.o We do not see how it could be improved upon; or how all of us could do ourselves a bigger single favor than to take that statement to heart and strive to put it into practice oil over the United States. F ........ WHO IS YOUR FRIEND? By Ruth Taylor Who is your friend? The one who talks to you of what he is going to do for you some day? Or is it the one who shows you how to get ahead on your own steam ? Hitler held out friendship to the youth of Germany, promising them that they would not have to pay for the mistakes of their fathers, that he would bring them pros perity and let them rule as a mas ter race over others. I wonder if they gave a thought to that in the springtime mud of Russia or on the burning sands of North African deserts. Japan holds out the hand of friendship to the “oppressed” peoples of the earth. Ask the Koreans what kind of friendship Japan gives. They have known the answer for nearly half a cen tury. Ask the Chinese in the coas tal towns, what the pledge means. Ask those who are still alive to speak. Ask the natives of Borneo, of Burma, of the South Sea Isles. They have tasted that friendship. The Axis followers claim that the Anglo Saxon nations are “un friends” of the darker races. Yet *hey overlook the fact that Great Britain was the first nation to abol ish slavery and to make slave trad ing a criminal offense. Ask the Negroes who live in what was German East Africa under whose rule they would prefer to live. Ask our own Negro soldiers — officers and men alike — what treatment they have received in England. As for our own United States. — where else do Negroes as well as Whites enjoy a greater opportunity for individual progress based on their own merits ? There have been mistakes — plenty of them and bad ones — but they can be and are being corrected under a demo cratic form of government, and as rapidly as the people learn tf facts. Who is your friend? The on who doles out charity, or the on who acts with justice, expecting or you as much as he himself will give, demanding that you be as aware of your responsibility as he is of his own. A friend is one “who entertains a respect for another, who has a strong regard for his welfare” _ who expects you to stand on your feet like a man, who acknowledges the sancity and freedom of the in dividual. Who is your friend ?