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i AUTOMATIC ! GAS Water Heaters i I are now available for replacement and maintenance without W. P. B. Certificate. :k ASK FOR DETAILS ★ READ THE OMAHA GUIDE Weekly - WAITERS’ COLUMN By H. W. Smith WE. 6458 The RR boys are serving with a smile everything on wheels and the traveling public always receives their undivided attention. ***** The Omaha Club waiters are very much out in front on service as Capt.: Earl Jones is always on the job. ***** The Paxton Hotel waiters are car rying on in a very fine way as the race horse headwaiter is on the sick list and the two wide awake Captains one from the quaker state and the other from the Lone star state:. ***** The Fontenelle waiters were very much out in front during the Fire stone Rubber company’s celebration. ***** The waiters at the Hill Hotel are on the up and go at all times. ***** The Regis hotel and the White Horse Inn waiters are quick stepping these days and times.: ***** The Blackstone Hotel with the Cottonwood room in full bloom and the waiters smiling and giving out good service. ***** The Omaha Chamber of Commerce with the musician headwaiter and the rapid fire order crew are always in GREEN [INTERN CAFE "THE HOME OF GOOD FOODS AND HOME OF GOOD PEOPLE." 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Crosstown Dresss™akin8 —TAILORING & ALTERATIONS— ATTENTION, LADIES! You can get hand tailored suits, dresses, and slacks designed to suit your personality by an experienced Lady Tailoress. We Specialize in stout figures. Men and Ladies general repair'work done. We also special ize in Tailored shirts. Mable L. Williams, Proprietress... -2022 NORTH 24th STREET _. — — ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ One .ofwthe best home wavs to I BUILDUP RED BLOOD To Get More Strength if You Lack Precious Blood-Iron! You girls and women who suffer from simple anemia or who lose so much during monthly periods that you feel tired, weak, dragged out —due to low blood-iron— Start at once — try Lydia Pink ham's TABLETS—one of the great est blood-iron tonics you can buy to helu build up red blood to give more strength and energy—m such cases. Taken as directed — Pinkham’s Tablets is one of the very best home ways to get precious iron into the blood. Just try Pinkham's Tablets for at least 30 days. Then see if you, too, don’t remarkably benefit. Fol low label directions. Pinkham’s Tab lets are worth trying! .-Lydia Pinkham’sTA 61» E TS their smiling and dishing out very fine service, and the Waldorf-Astoria chef and kitchen help crw can cer tainly serve 500, or 600 in double quick time. ***** THE WEEK Miss Ruby D. Bell of New York City appointed an overseer at the At lantic City, NJ., weather bureau. A U.: S. Sailor from Little Rock, Arkansas was the center attraction at a special dinner party in Omaha. Rev. Albert Mitchell of Wilber force, Ohio, was overcharged $1.00 for a bowl of soup at a lunch coun ter at Lebanon, Ohio and he report led it to the OPA. He was refunded 184 cents. ***** Major Ovid E. Harris of the U.S. army (retired) repudiates Secy of War, Stimson's statement about Ne gro units having been unable to mas ter efficiently the use of firearms. Congresman Broks of La.doesn’t approve of the U. S. government’s plans for race education. ***** The Republicans of Miss.are plann;ng a state convention for May 4th—and the GOP leaders in Florida announce their delegates and alter nates to the National convention. ***** The Youths plan for Interracial organiation was held Thursday even ing March 16th at a banquet at the YWCA:. The address delivered by Judge Rhoades was very helpful and the speech by Miss Calara Dudley, was inspiring. Chas. Washington presided.: ***** Two coolred church choirs are to sing at a memorial service for Irvin Cobb at his old home in Paducah, Ky. Two selections will be rendered, “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Deep River” it was Mr. Cobbs request before he died. ***** Nine Negro sailors were appointed to temporary rank of Ensign at the Great Lakes Naval Training station on March 177th. ***** Vote for C. C. Galloway for State Senator! ***** The Anderson Bill has pased by the Kentucky legislature—it admits Ne gro students to graduate and prof essional courses. ***** Attorney Richard E. Westbrooks, of Chicago won a long fought legai case against the ICC and Rock Is land railroad and the Department of Justice in the U. S. Supreme court. ***** The National Negro Congress is asking the support of all fair-minded citiezns to help in an effort to have the FEPC continued by writing let ters to U S. Congressmen and U. S. Senators. ***** Negro pilots of the U. S. Airforce in training at Mathers Field, Calif., refused to be jimerowed. ***** Charley Chaplain the great movie actor, went on trial in Ix>s Angeles, Calif., Tuesday, March 21 on a white slavery charge. ***** . Vote for C. C. Galloway for State Senator! ***** Chicago police inestigating an at tempted holdup on Friday, March 17, discovered a black market liquor ring. Leonard Dreiger, 18, was found dead on the stage of a rural school, north of Lincoln, Nebraska, Friday, March 17th. ****** Boston, Mass., celebrated the 168th anniversary of the evacuation of the British redcoatsonFriday March 17th St. Patrick’s Day—it was a double celebration. ****** The Eyecutive board of the NA ACP and the Coordinating Council meetings on Friday, March 17th were well attended. ****** Read The OMAHA GUIDE for 1ALL THE NEWS’. LOCAL NEWS 'AARON SUCK FROM PUMKIN CREEK TO BE RE-PRESENTED See This Hilarious Rural Comedy Drama Next Wednesday Night Hi Folks! Why not hitch old dob PHARMACY —24th and Seward St.— Prescriptions —FREE DELIVERY— WE-1613 1 Katie’s 5 Beauty Shop j H SPECIALIZING in j M SCALP Treatment treatments for short I M STUBBY HAIR AND DRY, J M ‘ITCHIE’ SCALP. m ALSO “ALL” HAIR STYLES *2201 Grant JA. 3236 USO NEWS ! Volunteer Training Class News The training class for voluateers which opened on Monday night was attended by 20 volunteers. After a brief worship service the group list ened to Mrs. W. P. Ervin explain the philosophy and scope of USO Work since its inception over three years a go. While at the beginning it was thought that only 300 clubs would pe by to the sleigh and off we’ll go to see ‘Aaron Slick from Pumkin Creek” at the Urban League next Wednesday night, March 29th at 8:15 pm. What a treat is in store for you —fun galore, so bring Maw, Paw and all the rest of the gang, for every body is going to see "Aaron Slick from Pumkin Crick.” JOLLY MATRONS The Jolly Matrons Art Club met, March 19th at the Fontenelle Recre ation Center. Mrs. Donaldson was hostess. A brief meeting was held and a very interesting talk by Mrs. Peoples on “Interest Mothers Take in Children.’” She was guest of the evening. All enjoyed the repast. Do not forget the children’s dinner Sat urday evening at 2112 Lake St. Mrs. Combs. Mrs. Dortch will be our next hostess. Mrs. Bertha Johnson, Pres., Mrs. Alfern Geary, Reporter. HARRY BUFORD HOME Harry Buford has returned home and is improving very satisfactorily. BIRTHDAY PARTY Mrs.: Florence Smith of 1316 N. 24th Street of the Victory Cafe, and grandmother of Rose Marie Robinson gave her a birthday party on Marcn 15th:. Rose Marie was six years olo Twelve of her friends were present Her brother Nathaniel Robinson, Pat ricia McNeil, Shirley May Teaque, Joyce E. Dean, Sheila Dean, Jeanette Teaque, Butch Teaque, Percy Hall, Georgia Colman, Opal Colman, Jan ice Hall. CH'RCH OF THE LIVING GOD 190G North 24th Street, Rev S. K. Nichols, Pastor Rose Marie Oliver, Reporter Sunday School ....9:45 am. Morning Service .11:15 am. ,12vening Service . ..7:30 pm. Thursday Night Prayer Service .. t . 7:30 nm Friday night Women's WOrit.._ • . $ pm. I Sunday throughout the day was I grand. We had a very large attend Jance in Sunday School. Sunday morning Bishop F. C. Scott delivered a wonderful sermon. And did we enjoy it. The Pastor’s subject for Sunday morning, March 26 will be “Temper tance.” Sunday night, “The Wages jof Sin is Death.” Everybody is in cited to come out to this humble place. J WOODSON CENTER NEWS : Pack 27 Hold Father-Son Dinner I “When Dad Was a Boy” was the theme of the March meeting of Cub Pack 27 at Woodson Center, March 22nd. Handcraft isplays were fea tured replicas of dad’s toys. Mich ael Crocker Jr., sang a duet with his father w’hile Kenneth Danner respond ed to Mr. E. R. Danner’s reflections on “When I Was A Boy”. Guests at the dinner were prospect ive Cubs and their fathers. Mr. G. W. Duncnan, Cubmaster presided while the Den Mothers, Mesdames G. W. Duncan and Ida Bryant had charge of food preparation. High School Club To Honor Members The High Schol Club of Woodson Center will sponsor “Youth Achieve ment” meeting the latter part of this month. To be recognized are the fol lowing Eugene Brown, Joe Rartfield, Gladys Coleman, Robert Samuels, Carol Crocker, Marie Rose and John Collins. Joan Hodges is club presid ent and Miss Beatrice Robinson is Club Adviser. Garden Club to be Begin Soon Notices of a meeting will be sent to Garden Club members within the next few days. New members will be accepted as there is room for ad ditional gardens. The model plane .building group will soon tune up their ships for “test runs.” Levi Franklin, James Womack, Earl Waldren, George Bry ant, Edgar Woodruff, Charles Mart ines, Donald Sims, and Wendell John son are completing models. Dramatics AH persons sixteen years of age and over who are interested in drama tics are invited to come to IVoodson Center on Monday evening, March Twenty-seventh at eight o'clock. Mrs. Iola F. Holliday, graduate of the Mis ncr School of Dramatic Art, will out line a short course which will end unth a presentation. needed there are now approximately 2,000 ciubs and units established. The USO services to Negroes have in creased 140 percent representing some 800 operations. Mr. Harvey McDaniels, Director of the USO Club in Lincoln will speak on Firay night on ‘“Why Volunnt eers are Needed". Mr. J. T. Baum gartner, Associate Regional Director of LSO.-YMCA.with offices in Kan sas City is also expected to attend this meeting. The sessions will close on next Monday night and all vol unteers and those wishing to become’ volunteers are asked to attend. Birthday Cakes Presented to USO A new feature of the USO is the birthday obseranvee of the service men with birthdays in March. Cakes were presented for this occasion by the Erreka Art Club of which Mrs. Pearl Brummell is pesident and the Jcnior Camp Fire Girls. These treats are greatly appeciated by the men, and the staff of the USO is grateful to the many friends of the 24th St. USO Club for their thought fulness. GS0 Training Class The SO Training class for girls [who are members of the USO Club [opened on Thursday night with a large number in attendance. The 'course which is being offered has been arranged by a special commit tee under the direction of Mrs. Ora Glass. Mrs. Mattie Gooden and Mrs. Gertrude Craig appeaed on the pro gram. Other sessions will be held on Tuesday March 28th and Friday, Mar ch 31st. I Legion Sideiite BY JULIUS E. HILL 4 IjIJi MAN MEMBERSHIP DRIVE. 1st Vet. (noticing a legion bu'An on t!i4; .apel of the 2nd Vet's coat. “Vru are a legionnaiie, I see.' 2nd Vet. (with pride) “Yeah Are ' OU?” 1st Vet. “No but I'd like to ye.' 2nd Vet. ‘ Why aren't you \ ou ca i join anytime, you know.” 1st Vet. “Oh sure! But I haven’t got my discharge papers with me.” 2nd Vet. “Why don’t you send for them . ain’t lost them have you?” 1st Vet. “I left them wifh my wife. She will bring them with rer when she cofes here ty jo n me." 2nd Vet “Oh, you're married?” ist Vet. “Yes, and have two kid-', (he’s two and the other’s five:’ 2nd Vet. “Sav .” s- Vet.“Yeah?” 2nd Vet. “You are a World War 2 ve'eran. aren’t you?” 1st Vet. “Sure I am. I was too young for the first one. But that fiotsn't disqualify me for memotrship u. tne Amercan Legion.’” 2nd Vet. “Course not. Oniv you leek so much older than you perhaps are." 1st Vet. “Buddy, if you went thru what I have before I was wounded and mustered out as unfit for furth e< petive duty, you’d look a lot older * ar you really are too. As to my age, I’m twenty-eight.” 2nd Vet. “Then you’ve beer over sea ?” 1st Vet. “I say I have. T;u: it why I want to join the Americtn !.«- i g.'on. There is a lot that organizat ion can do for the men who are la ky enough to return from the war. And a lot will have to be done for many of them.” From there on the conversation bc wcen the two men became more gen eral, but mostly concerning the Am erican Legion. The ‘second’ v;t, who was the old veteran, gave the young veteran a lot of good advice. Ii the young veteran hadn’t already been convinced of the importance of be longing to a legion post, the old vet eran certainly would have convinced him then and there. Yet in spite of his having on a legion button the old ! veteran IS NOT A LEGION NAIRE ! A legion button doesn t mean a thing unless one has the credentials ilia• go with it A MEMBERSHIP CARD. Anyone can buy a legion button with no questions asked, and regardless of the fact that it is'un lawful for one to be worn by persons not belonging to the American Leg'on. That is why a legionnaire carries his membership card. It means sonw tning. In this man’s town It mt.ins that hr wanted it so much that he was willing to pay THREE DOL LARS to get it. And a legion but *.r n can be bought for as low as a quai ter. And it was a legion button that the old vet was wearing. D'dn't he have a card? Sure lie had a card several of them. Yet it still holds that he is NOT A LE (ilONNAIRE. His cards bea' dates of membership five and six years bark. To be a legionnaire and a member of a legion post, a ve'ean I Seeds that Grow-l Get your new crop bulk garden seed, onion sets, m sweet potato sets at the old reliable. ■ Home Landscaping I 920 NORTH 24th STREET JAckson 51151 “Our 24th year at 24th and Cuming. The place# you get Sendee” % must keep up his dues which are i paid annually or severally years in j advance as he desires. And afv* the years fee runs out, with the usual time limit for renewing it, an exserv iceman becomes a FORMER post member and can actually be no mote than that until he pays his member ship fees again. And this writer per sonally knows that this particular party hasn’t paid his dues for five years. The post apprecates this vet’s one man membership drive. This post thanks ALL former members for their efforts in trying to get new members. But it would much rather that they come up and renew their own memberships in Roosevelt Post No. 30, American Legion, as well. (The veteran in question has read this article before it appeared in this paper. And has by this time paid this year's dues in the post as he told the writer he was going to do.) J. E. HILL. MILITARY OF GUARD OFFICERS CONVICTED BY GOVERNMENT AND ASKED TO DISBAND The Military Order of Guards re ceived the jolt of its 24 years’ exist ence this week when Federal Judge Phillip L. Sullivan found 10-ranking ing members guilty of illegal use of uniforms and insignia resembling those of the Army. Those fined and placed on probation were Frank Stewart, Negro, of 517 E. 34th St.; Scary Bell, Negro, of 5804 Calumet Ave.; Matthew Skarbeck of 2212 N. Sacramento Ave., Frank Don I’.tis of -C.L, N. Winthrop Ave., Fligene A. Schaack of 5106 N Menard Ave., Marcellus Charles Saxton, Negro, of 5 <14 Drexel Ave., and ernest T. Wiod. Negro, of 6137 S. Michigan B'vd. Those wro simply were fined FUNERAL DIRECTOR WE. 2022 In all our lives there is a time when the need of helpful funeral service arises At such time our faiilities are available, plus every means of thoughtful economy. Cfjomas’ 2022 Lake Street Vi 11111111111<1111111M111■111111111111111111II NORTH 24th STREET SHOE REPAIR 1807 N. 24th St. WE-4240 -FOFUl.AR FKlCtS - l OOK AT YOUR SHOES Other People Do. Don’t Let GRAY HAIR ; Gossip About You Look Years Younger Color Your Hair This Easy Way To give your hair new, rich, natural-looking color (black, brown, blonde) start using Gode froy’s Larieuse Hair Coloring NOW , . . 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