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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.
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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
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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.”
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POLICE COUBT
NEWS.
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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.
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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.
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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 <t
war.
I CHAT AT NEWLY OPENED SERVICE CLUB
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA,_William I
O’Shields of St. Paul, Minn-, assist
ant club supervisor of the newly
opened Red Cross Service Club in
Sydney, dhats with three Yank scl
.
‘ere on laiivp. Left, to riji-t a-e
TShields, SfTt. R >btrt liar "’S'ln,
Pensacola, Fla., Pfc. Rcb’rt / b r
Washington. DC., and Robert V.
| Brown Cleveland. O.
