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uar,i;r ~.;:r,:di:cd \egro A ezcspap rr llrcst of Chicago and North of KC , Saturday, May 20, 1944 OUE 17th Year—No. 15 Entered as 2nd class matter at Past- oftice. Omaha, Nebr., Under Act of Ma-ch - 1374. Publishing Offices at 2420 Grant Street Omaha. Nebr. With Decks-awash Negro Messmen Blast German Plane First Minnesota Negro Will Serve As Demo-Presidential Elector Tops In Entertainment Lxdusm* IPS PhaU* DON REDMAN and hi* famon* Victor Recording Orchestra, featuring Dick Vance, vocalist. Is teamed with Sister Rosetta Tbarpe, popular Deeca recording artist. This stellar attraction is booked lor an extensive tour commencing May 28. WHAT ABOUT JIM CROW TRANSPORTATION IN THE UNITED STATES? FELLOW AMERICAN— THIS IS OUR FIGHT! • (from the pamphlet Committee to Abolish Jim Croze Transportation in United States, Natl. Office ISIS Gratiot Azenue, Detroit, g, Mich.) ■kirk WAR DECLARED ON JIM CROW TRANSPORTATION ■kirk li hat is } our Answers Have ycra or any member of your family or friends been herded like cattle into a filthy, dirty, and unsan itary Jim Crow Car on a trip to any point South of the Mason-Dixon Line while being required to pay the same tare as others? Have you been compelled to change cars between States in order to com ply with some sttly State law requir ing Negroes and Whites to travel separately ? Objective The main purpose of this Commit tee is to work for the abolition of the antiquated, out of date and anti-Am erican practice of segregating racial groups in transportation wherever it may now exist in the L'nited States. National Unity is impeded, and the morale of the Negro soldier and civ ilian alike is lowered by such un democratic practices. How It Operates . Local Committees will be establish ed m as many Cities of the United States as possible to work with the National Committee in building senti ment, and encouragng such militant action as will make it very expensive for those engaged in this nefarious practice against Negroes and White Americans alike. Many white citiz ens are also very conscious of the fact that they as free people, are prohibit ed from exercising tehir rights under our Constitution by these Jim Crow laws and practices. These citizens have expressed a desire to see the end of these practices, and are willing to join with Negroes to eradicate these evils. This means building sentiment thru out these United States to the end that Citizens, black and white, who are now hampered by laws of the various States which provide for such practice contrary to the spirit and principles of the Constitution of the United States, will seek repeal of such laws, and compel! the United States Supreme Court to be more specific on this subject. Hera- Can Jim Croze Transportation of Its Citizens by One of the ll'or Id’s Leading Democracies be Justified Under Documents Such as the At lantic Charier Constitution How can Americans declare with j decency, and ask the world to accept with sincerity and honesty what i> proclaimed by them in the tenets of j the Atlantic Charter, as long as there exists m this country-, which 'boasts of its being one of the leading demo cracies of the world. Jim Crow Trans pot-ration against a segment of its population, its Negroes, as they trav el between certain States which form a part of this alleged Democracy? The Supreme law of this land, the Constitution, is at variance with >uch undemocratic practices. Even though the United States Supreme Court, m Mitchell vs. Illinois Central Railroad Co_ has declared that a Negro "Is an American citizen free to trav.-l. and he is entitled to go by this part icular route whenever he chooses to take ft and in that event to have fac ilities for his journey without dis crimination against him which the Interstate Commerce Act forbids”. And has further said. "The denial of equality of accommodations because Sadie Alexander Praises Mrs. Roosevelt at AME Conference Can you answer Dr. Stearns ?_?_9_9_?_?_?_?_?_?_ A LETTER TO THOSE VITALLY INTEREST ED IN AIDING THE CHRISTIAN GROWTH OF AMERCAN YOUTH. It has been my privilege to put considerable time and thought on C hristian Education as developed in the Church School during the thirty years I have been closely associated with Sunday 'School w®rk. My aim and purpose has always been to help devel A GREAT REVIVAL A great revival is going on at the Macedonia Spiritualist Church. 1201 North 24th St. Bishop Chas. P. Murphy. Pastor of the Communit\ Spiritualist Church of Christ. Ire., of Cleveland. Ohio is in charge of' these services. If there be anyone who is sick, or having trouble of any nature, we in vite you to come to these serv e?;. FOR PRIVATE ADVICE, The Bishop can be seen any day. be tween the hours of from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. For appointment call AT-5932. Mother G. A. Green. Pastor, IvFss Hazel Taylor, Reporter. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! W e are pleased to learned that our j friend. Joe McCray has taken over the lunch stand at Mvrtis' Tavern. W e will all have a good place to eat from now cm with a man who we know deserves and appreciates our patronage. The place is Myrtis’ Tavern at 2229 Lake St. Mr. McCray’s niece. Rosalie Payne is the manager. of his race would be an invasion oi a fundamental individual right which is guaranteed against State action bv the Fourteenth Amendment." The Lnited States Supreme Court is still indecisive, and has not as yet touched the root of the Jim Cr.w system. In the Mitchell decision, it merely gave its condemnation to un equal accommodations, while it gives its approval to the separate trans portation system of the South. Ev eryone know s that there is no such thing as equal accommodation as long as it is separate in the South or any other place. A? an American citizen who believ es that Democracy should be proclaim ed and practiced at home as we!! as proclaimed abroad, what are you do ing or willing to do to help abolish these undemocratic practices? A spec ial effort is being put forth to test whether there are enough Americans who are willing to join together to abolish these practices. Why not join the Committee to Abolish Jim i Crow Transportation in the United I States, so that the morale of its Ne gro soldiers and civilians alike can be bolstered, and real national unhr assured ? Express yourself in an af firmative. and positive wray by taking out a membership today, and by def initely contributing your time and funds to this worthy cause. op Christ-controlled lives. The methods and materials have varied from year to year, and I, have hoped there would be definite pro gress in the results as shown in Christian living among our pupils. I believe the personnel of leader ship has been above the average a mong the Christion men and women who have been co-workers with me. Many of us will differ on what constitutes a Christian Youth: some will say we have no right to pass judgement. The oft-repeated phrase. "Oh. they are not bad-just care free youth"—does not answer the really vital question, “Are they grow mg Christians?" A large majority (Continued on Page 3»~3' FOUNDER OF AMERICAN NEGRO EXPOSITION PASSES IN CHICAGO Chicago. Illinois. May 18 (PPNS1! \\ kh the passing last Wednesday of James \\ \\ ashington. known over the country as the original founder of the American Negro Exposition at 1940, the Race-has sustained a great loss. An aggressive leader and skill ful planner. Mr. Washington devel oped the idea for the Negro Exposit ion which pertained the achievements of the Negro since colonial days. The Illinois General Assembly barked him up with an appropriation of J73.160. assuring its success. At the time of his death. Mr Washington was about to begin con struction of Boy’s Town near Mon roe, III., designed to train and care for under privileged youths of ail races and creeds. He was a native of Balaba, Tenn., coming to Chicago in 1904 to begin a successful business ! career. Philadelphia. May 16 (AN'P) - I Sadie T. M. Alexander, wife of the | prominent Philadelphia attorney. Ray | mond Pace Alexander, and herself a Philadelphia lawyer, made a brilliant response to Mrs. Roosevelt, when the latter appeared as guest speaker at the A ME Gen e r a 1 conference last Friday, before an estimated aud ience of 10,000 oer Mrs. Roosevelt sibs. Mrs. Alexander, speaking for the bishops and members of the A ME. General conference; of which she is a delegate from the Philadelphia con ference; thanked Mrs. Roosevelt f -t not only standing for law and order and for equality and justice but told the audience that Mrs. Roosevelt her- j self had been “A force for law and order and a force for equality and! justice.” Continuing Mrs. Alexand-j er stated ou have by practice and not merely by precept, Mrs. Roose velt, demonstrated to our church, our race, our nation and to the world, that you respect the rights and priv ileges guaranteed eyery man. not only by the constitution of these United States, but endowed by God, the Creator of every good and perfect gift.” The vast assembly roared their ap plause. as this daughter of the church a grand-daughter of Bishop Benjam in Tucker Tanner, declared “History proves that only those nations and men. as well as women, become great who value as great their moral obli gations to mankind. Athens fell but the teachings of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle will never die. Rome tell into decay, but the voices of Justian i actitus and Quintillian will forver live. The audience sat breathlessly as Mrs. Roosevelt by referring to that profound observation of Wend ell Phillips: “How prudently most men creep into nameless graves, while now and then some bold mat' forgets himself into immortality." Said Mrs. Alexander, to Mrs. Roose velt “the men and women of the Af rican Methodist Episcopal Church re gard vour life as one that is destin ed to cast the name of Eleanor Roose velt among the immortals." Local Beta Gammas Urge Support of FEPC GAMMA BETAS PREPARE F R REGICX MEET HERE THIS FALL The Gamma Beta Chapter of the A.plia Kappa Alpha met Saturday evening at the home of Miss Mildred Gi * en. Plans vere made for the cksmg meeting of June 3 l*'+4. Th:s v !i be a BnFfet Dinner at the h me ! r" ^frs. Ruth Solomon honoring the Alpha Kappa Alpha graduates. Prep-1 arations are beginning for Mid-West ern Regional Conference which will | meet here in Omaha in the fall Two letters were read from Senators But ler and Buffett on the subject of the Bill in favor of the FEPC. From l the letters Butler seemed to be in fa vor of the bill and Buffett not to be in favor of any Legislature acts. Each member is asked to have one other organiation to write letters in support of the bill The next meet ing will be May 20. 1944 at the home J of Mrs. K. Pierce. Mrs. Gladys Ervin. Basileus. Miss RozeKa Thomas. Epistolus. GEX. MARSHALL VISITS FT. HUACHVCA OX TOUR Washington. D. C.. May 16 ( PPNS I General George C. Marshall Chief • Minneapolis. Minn.,—hor the first time in Mim>esota history, a Negro will serve as a presidential elector for the Democratic Party Frank Boyd of S'. Paul, s^cretnry i treasurer of the Tv-in City division | of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and a veter in rember of tint union, was chosen unanimously by the Democratic Farmer- Labe t sta'e convention Apr1 1b, v.hi n tlie state’s two liberal parties, Deirn cr.it and Farmer-Labor, met in joint tcn vention to unite the stare's literal forces for the first time since T91S. Negro leaders pointed out that the action was formal rec ignition oi two? factors, the steady and now afeost complete swing of N-grocs here a way from the Oepublican Party and into the Democratic Party, and the! acceptance by all liberals of the Ne- j gro cause as their own. This second I factor, Negro leaders declare, obv iously was paramount in the conven tion's action, since the Negro vote' here is comparatively small. Boyd, although not continuously employed as a sleeping car porter, has been active since 1907 in the strug gles of his fellow employees to bet ter their wages, hours and working conditions. He took a leading part in the first controversy with the Pullman Co., in 1909, when wages were raised from $25 a month to j $27.50. and he was a leader in the or-i iginal Pullman Porters Protective Union, formed under President Wil- j son’s war-time order giving labor the right to organize. After the wai» the union was ab sorbed by the company’s Employees Sepresentatkm Plan. Boyd served 5' years with the Plan, but broke from it in June of 1925 when it became apparent that sleeping car porters would make few advances as mem bers of a company union. He was active that year in the formation of j the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, which held its first conven tion in August of 1925. He was an i organizer for the new union. Mr. Boyd has been a Democrat most of his adult life, but particular ly since 1926 when he became a lead er in seeking an amendment to the Railway Labor Act which would ‘put teeth' in provisions giving sleeping car porters the same rights as other railroad owrkers. Under Republican administrations, he saw his efforts continually blocked by the Federal courts. “I fought the Republicans all the way on this issue,” he said. “And we got kicked out of Federal courts all over the country. Then *n 1932 the people elected President , Franklin D. Roosevelt, and in 1933. the Railway Labor Act was amend ed, so that we could live like men. Yes, I'm 100 percent for President Roosevelt.” JUSTICE DEPT. WILL NOT PROSECUTE IS KILLING OF SOLDIER New York—Tom C. Clark, assist ant United States Attorney General, has advised the NAACP that no ac tion will be taken by the Depart ment of Justice in the killing of Pri vate Edward Green cm Carch 14, 1944 by a bus driver in Alexandria, La. The facts in the case show that Private Green was deliberately shot and killed by a bus driver after he had alighted from the bus and the driver had followed him to the road. Aiter the driver came out of the bus into the road where Private Green stood, he shot and killed him in cold j blood. An argument developed on the bus between Private Green and the driv- | er because the driver said Green was i sitting in a section reserved for I w hite people. Green refused to move but said rather than have any trouble he would leave the bus. He left the bus and got out into the road where the driver followed him and shot him. After the XAACP had presented the ctse to the War department, Tru man K. Gibson. Jr., Aide to the Sec retary of War wrote under date of j April 1. 1944, saying that a synopsis, of events prepared by an Army in- j vestigating officer contained the fol lowing statement: "Considering the testimony of all the witnesses and the circumstances: surrounding this case, tne conclusion is inescapable that there was no jus tification, moral or legal, for the tak j ing of the life of Private Edward Green by Odell Lachnette." In a letter to Assistant Attorney General Clark, Thurgood Marshall. XAACP Counsel said: "The bus driver is still working in Alexandria and we are repeatedly re ceiving requests from Xegro soldiers m that area as to what, if anything, is going to be done about this man. I hope you can realize the effect on the morale of the Xegro soldiers who realize that although one of their member is killed withoue provocation the same government for which they are fighting refuses to take any ac tion whatsoever to prosecute the euihy party of staff of the United States Army, inspected Negro troops at Fort H;t-1 achuca while on a ten day tour of j army centers recently. Officers and j men of the famed 92nd t)ivision in training for combat duty at the post were ready for their chief. He was favorably impressed with the pro gress of their training. Washington, D. C. May 17 (PPN S)—Government officials. congress men, and ordinary war weary citiz ens here are still talking of the hero ism of the hereto unnamed Negro j mess attendants whom though wound ed fired anti-aircraft shells at at tacking German planes until one crashed into the sea before they were forced to abandon ship. The story! from Lt. (j. g.) Frederick Gehlmann of River Forest, I1L, one of the of ficers of the U. S. S. Lansadie. a de ' stroyer sunk four weeks ago, in the Mediterranean by enemy aerial tor pedoes. While repeated inquiries at the Navy Department have failed to reveal the identity of the Negro j fighters their names and photos with official recognition of their valor is expected in the near future. AME CONFERENCE HAD MANY INTERESTS BESIDES REGULAR MEETINGS by Ruth Rolen Philadelphia, May 15 (AXP) From the bobbing figures of shoe shine boys to the stately personages of the bishopric, people—crowds and crowds of them—inched their way to the Arena where the AME’s swung gavels until Monday. All. however, did not spend the greater part of their time in the main auditorium. There was much—very much—to be seen on the sidelines, and sight-seers were privileged to satisfy the gamut of their tastes from a copy of the Declaration of Inde pendence to a fish sandwich. The Co-ordinator, daily newssheet of the conference, was sold in one of the many picturesque booths which decorated the corridors of the Arena. One of the newspaper’s super sales man was the Rev. I. A. McCoy, pas tor of Bethel AME church, Ashbury Park, X. J. Voluminous copies of the sessions' souvenir programs, back ed in blue, were also on sale. Shades of Richard Allen were here, there and everywhere in the Mother Bethel AME church booth. Folders and cards depicting the form der's life and the history of the church were yours for a price. Mrs. E. L. Blake, wife of Bethel's pastor, made it an all-Bethel project. A cnglomeration of religious books was in the offing at the booth of the AME book concern, of which the Rev. \Y. A. Hopes is monager. Mrs. Eva L. Johnson, a member of Allen AME church, was able to give pros pective buyers detailed information about the contents of the books. In I cidentallv, her pastor, the Rev. Jam es Winsmore Mason, was a candidate for the bench. Evangelist Lottie - Keaton had a bevy of sacred literature, most of which seemed to be free for the ask ing. She is the pastor of two chur ches which she has founded: St. Lcke in Okarchi. Okla., and Walls Chap el, in Stillwater. Okla. An enterprising salesman, despite his youth, was “Jerry” Wilson who kept busy selling stamps, souvenirs, song ballads and other trinkets which catch the eye. The Christian Recorder, the Rev. G. A. Singleton, editor: the South ern Christian Recorder, the Rev. E. C. Hatcher, editor, and the National Academic Cap and Gown Company. Emanuel I. Conne. president drew in terest from passersby. Mrs. Harriet Wright Lemen. dau ghter of Major R. R. Wright Sr., was an addeed attraction to the booth conducted bp her father’s bank Thrift, as usual, was its keynote. The Citizens and Southern Bank and Trust company also plugged a ballad composed by Mrs. A. C. Bilbrew and entitled “Let's Go. Americans.” Also eye-catching were the National Free dom day pictures. Major Wright is the originator of that day, Feb. 1. The American Bible society, with Mrs. Marian B. Montgomery, also a U.S. CADET NURSE VISITS CONGRESSMAN Representative William L. Dawson of Chicago with his guest U. S. Ca det Nurse Natalie West of Engle wood, N. J.. who is enrolled at Freed men’s Hospital Nurse Training School. Washington. D. C., Miss West is one of more than 96.000 A nverican girls studying nursing under the Public Health Services’ Cadet ARM V M. O. PROJECTIOX 1ST Corporal Aladdin C. Pal~.frson Headquarters, 13th AAF. South Pacific—Corporal Aladdin C. Patter ■ son. 3448 Pinkney street, Omaha. Ne braska, is operator and repairman of a motion picture machine at his So Pacific station. In addition, the sol dier is heavy weapon's squad leader with an Airbase Security Battalion ci the 13th AAF Service Command. Corporal Patterson has been over seas for sixteen months and has neen presented a Bronze Battle Star with his Asiatic-Pacific ribbon. In civilian life. Corporal Patterson, was employed by the Northside Trans ter Company in Omaha. His mother Mrs. Bessie E. Patterson, lives at "4^2 Hooper Avenue. Los Angeles. California. member of Allen, in charge of the booth, was freely givtnv little testa ments and other Biblical literature to all who paused at the stand. A member of Ward AME church the Rev. E. K. Nichols, pastor, pre sided over the AME Review holding. She was Miss Anna Belle Wilson and did a good job advancing the! Review, of which the Rev. M. W. Thornton is editor-manager. Also boothed was the Encyclopedia of Af rican Methodism, edited by Bishop; R. R. Wright Jr. Glimpsed going the rounds of the exhibits were Steward John David Jamison, who was attired in the ’ navy’s latest and snappiest gray uni form. Jamison, who has been award ed Pacific, Atlantic, Silver Defense and Good Conduct ribbons, has been preaching for 10 years. Having been in service four years before Pearl Harbor, he has pastored out of the I Nurses Corps program designed to help relieve the serious nurse short age. She took part in the of final Induction Ceremony which was broad cast on the N'BC National hookup from Constitution Hall last Saturdav May 13. Miss West is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George West of 120 Lafayette Place. Englewood, N. J. FORMER CREIGHTOXIAX XOW COAST GUARD PHARMACISTS MATE Aboard a Coast Guard-manned as sault transport somewhere on the At lantic, Coast Guardsman Horatio Thomas, pharmacist's mate second tlass, stands his watch in the Sick Bay. Thomas, whose home is at 102 Pendleton Avenue, St. Louis, Miss ouri, attended the Coast Guard phar macist's mate training school at Gro ton, Conn. Before enlisting Ik attend ed Creighton University, at Omaha. TULLTS FOR STYLES When we think of styles and what will look the best to wear this spring and summer, we always think of TULLY'S. because we feel satisfied that we are patronizing a store where we are really among friends . where our patronage is not only ap preciated. but we are dealing with experienced salesmen who are capable and willing of advising us as to what we look best in and what is best suit ed to wear this spring and summer. We can always rely on our old friend Mr. Tully, "The Hatter fn this Man's Town," and owner of Omaha's most popular Hat Store located at 15th & Douglas Streets. Central Arkansas conference. Wilberforce dniversity pleaded its canse through free literature One of its boosters was the Reverc..d C. if. K-id, pastor of Mr. Vernon A ME. church, Columbus. O. Rev. Red at tended the general conference here in 1016 at Mother Bethel. 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