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the Post Office, Omaha, Nebraska, Business Phone: HA-0800, HA-0801- SfltllTCltiy, JB.I1. 8, 1944 OUR 16th YEAR—No. 48 PRICE FIVE CENTS
BOB WEAVER TO QUIT
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SISTER KENNY'S 'GRADUATING CLASS' #
Fight Infantile Paralysis
January 14th to 31st
Infantile paralysis epidemics
■which surged to' their highest point
in several years during 1943 might
have proved a major setback for
America's war effort if it had not
been for the dimes and dollars giv
en by the American people, Negro
and white, during the annual cele
brations of President Roosevelt’s
birthday each January 30, declares
Basil O'Connor, president of The
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis.
The toll of the diease was ma
teriallj- less because the people
were so well prepared again3t just
such an emergency, he states
‘Tn the war against polio, as in
any war, speed of action is decis
ive and this year when the shadow
of this plague loomed large over
our vital war effort, it was of the
utmost importance that we were
prepared with mney and equipment
to marshal our forces swiftly to
every point that the epidemic en
emy invaded/’ he said. “It was
particularly important that The |
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis—which is owned and
maintained by the American people
—had trained hundreds of Kenny
technicians before the serious out
breaks occurred.”
Due to the 1943 epidemics, there
is an increased need for contribu
tions during the 1944 Fund Raising
Appeal which extends from Jan
uary 14th to 31st inclusive. So—
Join the March of Dimes—send
your dimes and dollars to the Pres
ident at the White House.
CHI’S HANDPICKED DEBS
TAKE BOW
Garbed in snow white net gowns,
and carrying a lovely colonial bouquet,
five bashful and beautiful girls bow
to Chicago's Bronzeville society on last
Tuesday night. December 28. * at the
Royal Coterie of Snakes’ Annual For
mal Dance which was held at the Park
way Ballroom. They are pictured a
bove: standing. Lulu Baker, 17, daugh
ter of Mrs. Alene Gibbs, (left to right)
seated: Dorothyd Cage, 18, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gilmer; Virginia
Lorraine Diggs, 17, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. X. A. Diggs: Barbara Dawson, 17,
daughter of Congressman and Mrs.
Wm. L. Dawson: and Yolenda Lorraine
Call, 18, niece of Mrs. R. Jackson. The
Snakes Club hand picks debs each
year for their formal dance and they
are considered the tip-topping queens
<*f the ••blood" despite rumors to the
contrary. The President of the Club is
1 eonard G. Ball. (Press Photo Serv
ice).
GRAND USO DANCE AT
I SO CLUB
2717 North 24th S;'-eet
SAT., JAN. 8, 1944
FOR SERVICEMEN AND
THEIR FRIENDS
MUSIC BY USO SWINGSTERS '
REFRESHMENTS, GAMES AND :
GOOD FELLOWSHIP.
PLENTY OF FUN FOR
everyone:
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Negro Boilermakers
Obtain Injunction
Against Local 308
Union in New York
New York. NY., More than 400
; Negro boilermakers employed in
the Walsh-Kaiser Shipyards of
Providence. Rhode Island, have
obtained an injunction against Lo
cal 308 of the International Bro
I therhood of Boilermakers, Iron
Shipbuilders, Welders and Helpers
of America. This action comes as
a direct result of effoit organized
by the Providence' Urban League
and the NAACP branch of that
city. The injunction suit has been
filed in Superior Court seeking a
court order to set aside an elect
ion held on December 14 cm the
grounds of racial discrimination.
It is reported that during the elec
tion, the ballots of Negro voters
were marked "coloerd”, were put
in a separate box, and -w-ere not
| counted in arriving r4 the elec
tion returns. Judge Charles A.
| Walsh of the Superior Court has
! issued an order temporarily res
| training the local union from re
| moving the contested ballots from
; the state or destroying or mutil
ating them. A preliminary hear
ing is scheduled for January 3.
Thurgood Marshall, Counsel for
he NAACP, has been invite! to
take the case for the Negro boil
ermakers.
A Negro member of the auxiliary ,
union was disqualified as a pos • 1
sible delegate to the forthcoming
convention of the Internatinai
which is to be held in Kansas CitJ'
VVilliam Buckley, Internatonal Vice
President of the Boilermakers,
said that only full-ledged members
of the union in good standing are
eligible as delegates and that the
man in qu'estion was not a full
member, but a member of the aux
iliary.
James N. Williams, Executive!
Secretary of the Providence Urb
an League, and John F. Lepez,
President of the Providence NAA
CP, have been active in organizing
the campaign to abolish the auxil-*
iary union in Providence- America !
E. "Joe'’ Petrini, President of the |
Boilermakers Local 308. has givt u I
his support to the figth to eliinin- I
ate racial discrimination in the lo
cal picture.
A number of stewarts in the i
shipyard are giving support to the
plan to eliminate the auxiliary and
are now raising funds t° carry on
the fight. Williams is active 'n
organizing support throughout the
City of Provdence, and ail indict
ations suggest that the Internat
ional will be forced to eliminate its
discriminatory policy of sotting Up
auxiliary unions for N;gro mem
bers.
The situation ip Providence is
of great importance at this time\
since if is probable that a vast pro-,
gram of shipbuilding wiil continue
to develop for at least two years
after the war is over, and decisions
made in Providence will have a far
reaching effect on policies r.guiat
ng jim-crow auxiliaries. It is al
so significant as an illustration of
.*he cooperation wnich maintains
between the XAACP and the Na
tonal Urban League.
NIGHTLY DANCES
Roosevelt Post No. 30 American
Leg on. is trying out nightly danc
s for awhile. If they prove to be
profitable they w-ill be oentinued.
CONCERT
Eva Mae Dorris, soprano and
Charles Washington, tenor to be
presented in a musical concert at
St. Johns AME. church, 22nd and
Willis avenue, Monday January
10. at $:15 pm.
J DISILLUSIONED
(by ERNEST E. JOHNSON)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (ANP) —1
An important, and one of the or
iginal, members of the so-called
“black cabinet” is about to resign
source is responsible for the ex
clusive information that Dr. Rob- |
!*rt C. Weaver, chief of the minor
ities section. War aMnpower com
mission, and a government em
ploye for eight years, is quitting.
Almost a year ago to the day
Dean William H. aHstie. another
cabineteer of rank, resigned as civ
iliin aide to the secretary of war.
a development which provoked con
siderable comment both in and out
of government. Hastie was in
dignant over the treatment being
accorded Negroes in the armed
forces and specifically in the armv
air force.
Friends of Dr .Weaver represent
j him as recognizing the "hopeless
mess of the federal approach" at
this time to the solution of prob
lems affecting NegTOes so long as
government is being cntrolled by
those who comprise what Sen.
Guffey of Pa only recently des
cribed as an ‘‘unholy alliance”.
The reference was to the coalition
of northern Republicans with the
J southern bloc to thwart forward
looking legislation and to emascu
late certain war agencies.
Weaver was a pioneer in the
field of training and employment
of Negroes in industry. After
President Roosevelt appointed the
ftfiPC, differences of opinion re
garding techniques and policies de
veloped between Weaver and Law
rence Cramer, the then executive
sertary of FEPC. Waver had been
permitted to carry on the function
of training in those agencies which
preceeded Manpower while FEPC
sought to break down the barriers.
When the committee underwent
its reorganization last June and
was taken from under the man
power wing, Weaver wanted to re
sign but Paul V. McNutt, WMC
chairman, prevailed upon him t°
stay on. He remained long enough
to assist in the drawing of the co
operating agreement between WM
C and FEPC and to establish the
field offices for the minorities
group section with liaison to FE
PC regional and national offices.
About four weeks ago Weaver re
turned from this field trip and
commented for publication that
housing is the “No. 1 problem”
facing Negroes today. But he held
other views which he told this
correspondent, views of a social,
political and economic nature
which he could not at the moment ;
discuss publicly.
His observations were discourag
ing. While housing was poss;bly
the outstanding problem, he did not
feel that many agencies were will
ing to buck a southern-dominated
house appropriations committee
which continually has sought to
exert its influence over the expend
itures of money at all levels of
government. Weaver intimates '
confirm this as his attitude.
Currently the cabineteer has been
spending most of his time as a
member of a five-man committee
aking an overall approach to post
war manpower problems. Even in
the ost-war picture, his friends sav
he has been unable to see anything
more than a “bad situation.”
Dr. Weaver entered government
in 1935 under aHrold Ickes, In
terior Secretary. One of his earl
iest Jobs was the securing of a
fair share of public housing for
Negroes. It was Weaver who first
nsisted with any degree of success
upon the percentage formula for
Negro participation.
Later when the United States
Housing Authority was established
through an act of congress, he
join -d Nathan Straus in that agen
cy, as racial relations advisor. For
three years. Rep. Joe Starnes of
Alabama and chairman of the
house appropriations committee,
tried unsuccessfully to find and get
Weaver off the payroll. A paper
which Weaver read before the 1939
convention of the National Negro
(congress calling for integrated
housing for Negroes and whites
caused such a furore in congress
that ultimately an $800,000,000 ap
propriation was held up and StraUs
was forced out because of the rac
Why was the Legion and
Elks Forced to Close their
Club Rooms at 1 a. m?
AT HOWABD
William A. Scott of At
lanta, Ga., son of the
founder of the Atlanta
Daily World, now attend
ing the Army Specialized
! Tadining progarm at How
:ard University, Washing
ton, DC. Pvt. Scott was
formerly in the Army Air
Base Photo Section at
Tuskegee, Institute, Ala.
(Press Photo Service).
0 0 0 0.0 0 0* s2 *
N
ial policies that were being pursu
ed in the USHA.
When the country began prepar
ing for war the National Defer se
Advisory committee was establish
ed in 1940 and Weaver worked Un
der Sidney Hillman on training an
employment of Negroes for war
industries, the first such program.
The Office of Prduction manage
ment took over the War Produc
tion Board and finally War Man
power. It was Weaver who draft
ed the first letter from OPM tell
ing contractors that they ought to
utilize Negro labor. William
Knudsen. OPM chairman, balked,
Weaver offered his resignation and
finally Knudaen reUmtrd
There has been in intimation -
as to what he will do When he is J
actually out of government.
LET DOWN YOUR
BUCKET
oo much has been said and done
by the NAACP. T’k; same can be
said of other organizations, but all
are serving under heavy strains,
for lack of support financially and
morally.
War is on in many ways and on
every front and we are a part of
it. There will always be war in
some way in our every effort, in
every aim and ambition there will
be a test of our strength. As we
go forward in our daily lives wc
either progress or slip back. Ay
we make gains we must hold to
that in no matter what we strive
for and succeed in. Today we are
gainfully employed as never be
fore—opportunities we had just
Just dreamed of and in which we
are making good. Now let’s get
together—let uS back up all ot our
organizations. Lawyers, doctors,
teachers, preachers, laymen and
all the rest of us. Let’s gat be
hind our NAACP here tn Omaha
and help make this the grandest
year of its existence.
At the installation of officers on '
the 16th of January. 1944 at 3 pm.
at the Paradise Baptist Church on
23r dand Clark Streets a fine pro
gram will be rendered at which
time will appear some of Omahas
best known citizens.
Success of our branch cannot be
achieved by promises or well
wishers. Don’t wait for some ex
citement or personal need to come
up before you show an interest in
the NAACP. But come with some
degree of regularity, encourage the
officers and let them know you I
have a duty to perform also.
Will you be there?
—H. W. B.
I
MR. NICHOLAS PATTON
PASSES
Mr. Nicholas Patton, husband < f
Mrs. Minnie Patton, passed away
in his sleep at ihs home, the Pat
ton Hotel, 1014 South 11th st-;it,
2:30 a. in. Monday. He was in--- of
*h2 early colored settlers
aha and for many years was em
ployed as headwaiter at the old
Her Grand and Henshaw Hotels
end the Happy Hollow Club. He
v is well known by many *>-•* • »
ont citirens of Omaha as well cs
many visiting- person of note. He
was born in Rutherford County,
Tnenessee 73 years ago to Rever
end and Mrs. G. IV. Patton, the
third child of twelve children, boys
and girls torn to them.
In Kansas City he married Mi=s
Minnie Brown, 50 years ago. They
came to Omaha and for more than
30 years have conducted a hotel
.Well nobody seems to know!
Why was the Elk's and the American Legion
post No. 30 forced to close their clubrooms at 1 a.m.
every morning to its members and few friends, pri
marily out-of-town guest?
Was it because there had been serious trouble
at either one of these places? The answer is“NO.”
Was it because a complaint in writing had
been filed with the Authorities? If so, The Omaha
Guide has been unable to find the one holding the
same. So. we will say the answer is. “NO.”
Was it because there was trouble brewing
within its membership or the official family? The
answer is, “NO”.
What is the facts about the prevailng opinion
of the Elks and the American Legion ?
For the first time in the history of Omaha
these two organizations have been and still are fune
dtioning perfectly under responsible leadership in
aieordanee with the aim and obdject to render the
service to its members and to the Community in
which it exists without any political strings or any
powers that be, or any individual’s hand in the pie.
Every dollar that has been taken in by these
two organizations under the leadership of the Exalt
ed Ruler Atty Charles F. Davis of the Elks and
that public spirited mail carrier, J. C. Carey, Com
mander of the Roosevelt Post No. 30, has found
its place. Yes,doubly so. Placed in responsible
hands to be spent in accordance with the wishes of
its membership.
These two organizations have been successful
m establishing a fund and credit reputation so
strong until no member of the Elks Lodge or no
member of the American Legion or their families
would have any chance for suffering for immediate
need in relief of trouble. In fact, if these organ
izations were let alone, in time they would take the
leadership alleviating the need for any outsiders in
terfering with the charitable work of this commun
ity.
For a number of years both of these organ
izations have seen to it that no family in this com
munity went without Christmas cheer whether they
were members or not of either one of these organiz
ations. The books were open for registration for 30
days ahead for families known to be in dire need.
Now why would any public official attempt to throw
a stumbling block in such a program that is ,*mtlin
ed abve. We say it is because thev are not aware
of the facts.
We hope the answer to this problem is not
some individual or some group who has become jeal
ous of the property which has been acquired and the
reserve funds which have been established by these
two organizations. e
We who know the facts about these two or
ganizations are hoping the authorities will not ham
per the program which they are fighting for. We
believe the authorities will bend just a little bit
when the facts are unfolded to them, to help such a
program instead of hindering the same.
principally for railroad men. He
leaves to morn his passing besides
his wife, five brothers. Reverend
J. W .Patton, retired. Atchinson,
Kansas, H .H. Patton, Kansas City
S. H. Patton, Oakland. Calif., A.
L. Patton. Chicago, Mr. and Mrs
J. A. Patton, Indianapolis, Ind.,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Artison, his
brother and sister in law and their
family, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks also
his brother and sister in law, his
brother in laws Noah and John
Brown and a host of friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Patton
were held ato Clair Chapel at 2 p
m. Thursday. January 6th.
4 SENTENCED FOR OBTAINING
FAMILY ALLOWANCES
UNLAWFULLY
Three women and a former sol
dier received prison sentences ag
gregating six years for unlawfully
obtaining family allowance pay
ments. Brig. Gen. H. N. Gilbert,
USA. Director of the War Depart
ment Office of Dependency Bene
fits. an activity of the Army Ser
vice Forces, announced today. The
convictions were handed down toy
Federal court judges in Boston.
Massachusetts, Miami, Florida and
Los Angeles, California.
‘‘Those who unpatriotically de
fraud the Goernment by illegally
receiving a family allowance will
be quickly apprehended and pros
ccuted,” General Gilbert said.
The three cases were Unearthed
by the ODB Field Investiga ns
Branch, the Director revealed. 1 he
ODB maintains FBI offices in i a
key cities from coast to coast
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
SECRETARY TO BE ANNUAL
MEETING SPEAKER
The Program Committee chair
FACTS THAT EVERY AMERICAN
CITIZEN SHOULD KNOW
'by SERGEANT BIVENS)
On July 31st. 1900. near Talavera.
a detachment consisting of Serg
eant C. H. Smith, Privates Elijah
Bethel, Eddie Fields, George Bivens
Lawrence Buchanan, G. W. Jack
son and Robert H. Brooks, all of
Company I, Twenty-fourth Infan
try, were ambushed by some 30 In
surgents, and the first three were
killed, the second two wounded,
and the last two captured.
On October 10th. 1900, a detach
ment of 18 men of Company I.
commanded by Corporal William
J. Burns, Co. T, left San Jose to
repair a break in the telegraph line
On arriving near the town of Min
oz, eight miles from San Jose, they
were ambushed by 500 Insurgents
who opened fire on the detachir.ent
ai a distance of 50 feet w'th the re
sult that, although a strong fight
was made by the detachment. Pri
vate William H. Ja .i.js was cap
tured and killed trying to escape.
Corporal Cash Henry captured and
died same day of sunstroke, hla hat
having been taken from him by His
captors. Private Edward Skhmer
and Geo. W. Jackson wounded and
captured. Corporal William J.
Burns, Privates Henry Clay, Henry
Jackson, Thomas H. Morris, Claud*
Washington. William H. Watson,
Joseph B. Turner and Swain P.
Brown captured and Eugene Toung
missing, probably killed.
man. Mrs. Doreene Holliday, an
nounced that the Board of Direc
tors of the Omaha Urban League
has selected Mr. Julius A. Thomas
Director of the Department of In
dustrial Relations, as the piine
ipal speaker at the Omaha Urban
League’s annual meeting on Febr
uary 8.
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