. - " “T \ •* /^nCE/EQUAUTT HEW TO fHEUNE1 LARGEST ACCREDITED NEGRO NEWSPAPER WEST OF CHICAGO AND NORTH OF KANSAS CITY Entered as Second-Class Matter at Under Act of March 8. 1874- _ , laiA nTTp 1fi+Vl -y~p *p eo —CITY EDITION— the Post Office, Omaha, Nebraska, Business Phone: HA-0800, HA-0801 S&tlirQciyj JTCD. Oj lull OUxC xOtll JlXjaA XlO> Dm PRICE FIVE CENTS g==.. . ■" — . Mississippi Gives Negro Soldier Right to Vote BREAKS TRADITION OF LONG STANDING; 3 DROPS POLL TAX PAYMENT Jackson, Miss.—Civil war barriers to participa tion in Mississippi elections by Negroes were brok en Tuesday by the house when it sanctioned an ab sent voter law to permitt those in the armed forces to vote without either the $2 annual poll tax pay ment or prior registration. Senate passage was considered almost certain. The State of Georgia has denied Negro soldiers the right to vote in their primaries._ CIO Holds MeelirC NATIONALLY KNOWN MEN, WOMEN 0. K. CIO. AS BARGAINING AGENT The CIO. meeting held at Dream land Hall, Sunday, January 30th, was very instructive as we’.l as Constructive. There wasn’t a speaker On the program who was not well acquainted with his or Appeal to Americans to Insure Freedom 1013,000,000 Negroes New York. N. Y.—An appeal to Americans to insure freedom "as a right to 13,000.000 American Ne groes, our fellow citizens" was is sued today by Dr. William Allan Neilson. chairman of a newly or ganized "Committee of 100.” "The myth of the ‘master race’ has suffered damage at Stalingrad at El Alamein and in Tunisa,” the Committee statement said, "But it remains tnvialrfte among certain circles in our own country who stand for tho poll tax, ‘lily-white’ primaries, for discrimination a gainst the Negro in, industry, anA for the right to lynch. Their ideas are articles for export; they have brought riots and bloodshed to the industrial cities of the North and East and have divided our citizens as at no time since the War be tween the States. Such ideas can triumph and lose us the stakes though we win the victory, unless men of good will form a powerful bulwark against this shame "We cannot bring freedom as a gift to peoples throughout the world without having assured it, as a right, to 13,000,000 American Negroes, our fellow citizens; free dom not as a Fourth of July ab straction. but as a concrete real-, ization of the things which make the free man—equhl Opportunity for jobs and education; the right to vote: the abolition of discriminat ion and segregation in all their forms: the immediate right of tho young man of co'or to serve his country under its flag without suf- ’ fering the stigma of segregation.” Among the members of the Com mittee subscribing to the appeal are: Congressman Joseph Clark Baldwin; Mrs. Louis D. Brandeis; Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin; President James Bryant Conant of Harvard University; John Dewey; Dorothy Canfield Fisher; Dean Christian Gauss, Princeton University; Bish op Henry Wise Hobson; Carl Mur phy, publisher; Oswald Garrison Villard; A. Philip Randolph; Mary E. WoOley; President MOrdecai W. Johnson, Howard University; Bis hop G. Bronnl«j^0:yum{;Chi3;f Jus tice James H. Wolfe. Utah Sup reme Court; Rt. Rev. John A. Ryan; Dr. D. V. Jemison, President National Bajptist Convention; Mrs Gifford Pinchot; Dr. John Haynes Holmes; Rabbi Herman Hailperin, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Dr. Harry Emer son Fosdick; Ira F. Lewis, publish er, Louis Adamic; Bishop James A. Bray; Mrs. Henry A. Ingraham; Justice Jane M. Bolin; Jacob Bill ikopf: and Senator Joseph F. Guf fey. The committee is seeking to col lect a fund of $100,000 during 1344 for the legal defense program of the National Association or the Ad vancement of Colored People. I_I i> .. .— REV C. C. HARPER DOING SUCCESSFUL WORK IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS A Rally bulletin of New Mount Gilead Baptist Church of Fort Worth, Texas, sent to Mrs. H. R. Greenfield of 1005 North 49th Ave. states that e drive which lasted jus* six weeks netted $5,555.50. The raiiy terminated Nov. 2Ah, 1943. — Rev. C. C.-44arper had been hr charge as pastor just four months up to that date- The sum of $10. 099.15. has been raised up to this time, which is an enviable record. The church owed $18,000 indebt ness when Rev. Harper took charge Thus shows a gToup working in un ity and love for their church. Rev. C. C. and Mrs. Harper for merly lived in Omaha. Rev. Har per was pastor of Zion Baptist Church for a few years. They have a legion of friends in Omaha and all are eager to extend and wish them continued good wishes for success in their great work. Some of the members gave over a hundred dollars in the rally at Fort Worth. This rally took place along wit hthe installation of the pastor, Rev. C. Columbus Harper. May new Mt. Gilead Baptist church grew and succeed under Rev. Har per’s fine leadership. More power to him! her subject, and presented it in a way that left no doubt in the minds of their listeners in regards to what they wanted to convey to them. Space will not permit of a len gthy review of the meeting and isn’t really necessary at this time. For next week the Omaha Guide will present to its readers as many facts of the election that was held Friday. February 4th, as can be gathered. However, a brief sum mra oyf what went on will be giv en here. Raymond Brown, Executive Sec retary of the Urban League made the opening address and introduced Frank Cronin, Regional Director of the CIO of Iowa and Nebraska, who was Master of Ceremonies. Cronin gpoke briefly .then introduc ed Rev. Father Moylan from Saint Benedict’s parish, who gave the In vocation. When addressing the audience each speaker explained with amaz ing clarity why the CIO should be selected as the bargaining agent to represent the workers of Omaha, stressing the lack of discrimination in regards to race workers. The tenure of the audience dis played a decided leaning toward, the CIO. as the union with which .the Negro should affiliate. And there isn’t much doubt as to the outcome of the Friday election. — Yet we must wait and see. As advertised in this and other papers, the meeting was opened to the public although primarily for the workers employed at Glenn L Martin Bomber plant, which the CIO. is attempting to unionize. But there was more of the general pub lic present than Bomber plant wOr - kers which Mr. Frank Cronin took care to bring to mind. He stated i though not in these exact words, that it had been sometime since so many plant workers had been called to work on Sunday, and it was worth noticing that this uig ent call came on the very Sunday that a meeting to unionize the plant was to be held. And his Ira (Continued on page 3) LIBERTY SHIP SELLS WAR BONDS TO WASHINGTON, D. C., SIGHTSEEING CROWDS Harrison Kennedy, 44 South Orange Avenue, Newark, N. Jn upper left, and Francis Jones, 1618 Harlem Avenue, Baltimore, Md., were the only two Negro trainees aboard the American Mariner when the Liberty ship, first ever to appear in Washington, poked its proud nose up the Potomac River last week in conjunction with the Fourth War Loan Drive. The ship is in use as a trainer for the Merchant Marine Service. Kennedy and Jones, who hope to qualify as engine-room men, have only 1 more week to complete the 13-week training course before going on a 6-month trial trip at sea. The American Mariner was a mecca for sightseeing crowds which averaged 5,000 daily and who bought Bonds to the amount of $17,500 during the first 2 days. The Bonds were sold at Bond booths manned by WAVES aboard the ship. Kennedy and Jones are members of the ship’s Bond-buying dub. They Ksartily endorsed the Fourth War Loan Drive.—U. S. Treasury Photos. Piles for Republican Nomination to Congress CONGRESSMAN HOWARD BUFFETT In filing for the Republican nom ination for Congress in the Second District, Congressman Howard Buffett issued the following state ment: ‘ Eighteen months ago, I became a candidate for Congress under ex tremely unfavorable Circumstanc es. I was politically unknown and without office-holding experience. I had no organization, no financ ial backing, and no support from special interest groups. ‘‘Campaigning among the peop’e I found they shared my hope for better management in Washington. The spontaneous enthusiasm and support of the people brought a bout a victory at the polls. “As your Representative, I have tried to keep faith with you. I have vigorously opposed the bungl ing that delays victory and the re turn of your loved ones. I have fought against illation and bureau £ratie controls,. They ctvpsh the honest man and allow the bootleg ger, chisler, and black marketer to run wild. Only a return to free and honest business methods in A merica can prevent moral collapse. “If reelected, this fight to save freedom in America for our sold ier boys and our children will be oontjnued.” r--. POLICE COUBT NEWS. t-/ FINE $300 FOR BLACK MARKET SALE OF HALF PINT LIQUOR In policy court Monday morning January 31st, Judge Dennis O'Brien, fined Charles Lucky, (Lucky?) $300.00 and Costs for selling on the black market a half pint of liquor to a soldier. The arrest was ob tained through the "use of marked bills given to -the soldier by Sgt. King of the Moral Squad. From evidence given by the soldier in court, he paid Charles Lucky $2 for the liquor and then tipped him a dollar. This was done to maae sure that he would have two mark ed one dollar bills in his pocket at the time of his arrest or at least one marked bill. Charles Lu'cky, who is a shoe shiner at the Burlington Station, said that as he kept changing money it must have been in that way that the marked bills got in his pocket, and that he didn't go out of the place to get anything for the soldier. But his statement went for naught. Lucky was very unlucky in police court Monday morning. ***** DIDN'T STOP FOR GREEN LIGHT Joe Allen was in too much of a hurry to suit the officers who ar rested him. They saw him, they u stified, go against a red light at one intersection, cross on the am ber light at another, so halted him and gave him a ticket. He was fined $10 and costs. ***** DRUNK Charged wth being drunk Lor nzo Harney was fined $1.00 and ;osts. He appeared in court with a hand bandaged that he claimed was injured by being cut with a cmfe. Also he stated he was hit in the mouth with a rock by on" jf two men with whom he got into i squibbie with near 24th and Fran klin street. He lives, he stated at 28th and ‘T’ Street ***** RIDING THE BLINDS Willie.^ Douglas was arrested for riding the blinds into town. As he was on his way home and had just arrived in town, he was given a May Set Race Relation Pattern EDWIN R. EMBREE, president of the Julius Rosenwald Fund and chair man of Chicago’s Mayor’s Committee on Race Relations which will begin a series of conferences February 1 that are expected to set a new high water mark in community approach to racial situations. The top industrial, comm ercial, social work, police and judicial v personalities in Chicago have accepted Mayor Edward J. Kelly’s invitation to become part of this conference which will inaugurate a month’s serious study of and develop proposals for the solving of Chicago’s racial problems. Since he formation of the Embree committee 137 municipalities, and other govern mental bodies have formed similar race relations bodies. USO TO OBSERVE 3rd ANNIVERSARY THIS IS YOUR USO! February 4, 5th, and 6th has been designated th« period in which to celebrate the third anniversary of the USO. Three years ago USO was only a hope in the heart* of a handful of men and women. To day it has close to three thousand operating units, serving the fight ing forces and the forces behind lines all over the western hemis phere. And the troupes of USO. Camp Shows are playing in every coanbat zone around the world. This could not have been dope without the help of just about ev ery man, woman and child in Am erica. For USO j* more than what money can buy, though money,— One Hundred Million Dollars of It —has been given freely, alike by rich and by poor. USO la Work—The Work of hundreds of trained paid workers, and over a million .active volun teers. But USO .is mre than Work too USO is Hope,— Once merely the hope of a few, now USO is aH America's hope that nothing that can be done will be left undone for Che comfort and happiness of thoue who are winning this war. And USO is Faith—the faith that All Americans, of every creed and color, can work together for an end that lies so close to the bear* of everyone- USO serves Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Coast Gaurd;;men WACs, Waves, Women Marines, Spars, Merchant Seamen Army and Navy wives, war workers in cer tain communities. The citizens of Omaha have cer tainly played their part in helping to bring the USO thus far on thei way, and the staff and committee of (management, as well as those! we serve are deeply grateful to you and you're, for all of your help. (More USO News on page Fouri chance to fret a job and earn e nOugh money at least to leave O niaha riding the cushions. ***** DISMISSED Charles Fisher, a Cudahy employ ee was dismissed from a charge of drunkeness. ♦ **t* ASSAULT AND BATTERY Willis Cantoress, charged with assault and battery received a 00 day Jail sentence. His wife, testi fying first, spoke quietly and made no attempt to do other than place the facts of the affair, in which she received a cut on the shoulder, be fore the court. When it was Wil lis Vantoress’ turn to testify he re fifjed to do os, telling the court to let his wife’s testimony 'stand. There seemed no ill feeling left be tween Mr. and Mrs. Vantoress ov er their recent trouble, although she stated that he had hit her sev eral times besides cutting her. POLIO BOX REPORTED STOLEN FROM OFFICE Mrs. Mildred Brown of the Om aha Star, 2216 North 24th street reported a contribution box for the infantile paralysis march of dimes was stolen from the newspaper's office. Use The Omaha Guide As A— Medium of Advertising CMX HA-0800 Gets Red Cross Overseas Post Washington, D. C.—James E. Jackson (right), first Negro te be appointed as accountant by the American Red Cross, is congratulated by Jesse O. Thomas, assistant to the Red Cross administrator of gen eral services. He will serve as club accountant for Negro-staffed Red Cross clubs in Great Britain. Mr. Jackson was formerly employed as finance officer by the Philadelphia regional office of the War Manpower Commission, as signed to tbs National Youtb Administration in tbs Stats of Now Jersey. Washington, DC.,—First Negro to serve the American Red Cross as an accountant, James E. Jack son of Camden, N .J., has arrived safely in England, the Red Cross announced this week. In his over seas post Mr, Jackson will act as accountant for several Negro-staff ed Red Cross clubs for servicemen on leave in the British Isles. Before his Red Cross appoint ment, Mr. Jackson was employed as finance officer by the Philadel phia regional office of the War Manpower Commission, assigned to , the National Youth Administra tion in the State of New Jersey. His home was in Camden, N. J., where his wife, Mrs. Alma Gray Jackson, is a public school teach er. For two years, Mr. Jackson had his own accounting practice in New York City, and previously he served for two years with the U. S. Treasury Department in Washing ton. He was graduated from high school at Fairmont, W. Va., and i _ studied accounting at West Vir ginia State College, at Institute. W. Va., where he achieved “all-state” scholastic standing. He was on the varsity football and bask, tball teams. Active in Community and church affairs in Camden, Mr. Jark.son was cub scoutmaster and commit teeman for the Boy Scouts of Am erica, and served on the committee of management of the YMCA. in that city. He was chairman of the board of trustees of St. John’s Bap tist Church. In joining the Red Cross staff, Mr. Jackson followed the lead of his former supervisor in the War Manpower Commission, Howard M. Stoner, who is a Red Cross assist ant field director. In his new job he sees an opportunity for hie “most effective contribution to the war effor and o hehttttttttt$K-!jU war effort and to the betterment of relations between the races. He is one of many Negroes serving in Rod Cross clubs in all theatr es btrt liar "’S'ln, Pensacola, Fla., Pfc. Rcb’rt / b r Washington. DC., and Robert V. | Brown Cleveland. O.