Saturday. July 8, 1944 OUR 17th YEAR—No. 22
Entered as 2nd class matter at Post- office. Omaha. N'ebr, Under Act of
March 8, 1874. Publishing Offices at 2420 Grant Street Omaha, Nebr.
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GOP Candid Camera ]\ews j
CHURCH ASD CIVIC LEADERS
MEET GOP SOMISEE
The first group of religious lead
ers cornering with Governor Thomas
E. Dewey, Republican nominee for
President, pledged their whole heart
ed support to his candidacy. Reading
left to right: Wm. B Watkins. Pres
tdent of Press Photo News Service.
Chicago, who carried the only full
pictorial coverage of the convention ;
the Rev. D. Z. Jackson. President of
the Illinois civic league: Edgar G.
Bn wn congratulates the <jQP Stan
dard bearer, pledging the organizat
ion of 10.000 "Dewey for President
Chibs'' throughout the country aa j
director. National Negro Council, i
Washington. D. C.; Fred Lewing.
Chicago business executive. Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey; The Rev. C. V.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey delrwri his
acceptance speech before 30.000 Re
publican admirers after a flying trip
from Albany, New York, tc accept
fee nomination for President, t'PPNS
WHEX OTHELLO GOES ON
ROAD XEGROES CAX HAVE
ORCHESTRA SEATS
N'tw York, July 5 (AKP Throng
a clause in the agreement wruek the
Theatre Guild has made with the
theatres in each town where the
Shakespearean drama “Othello” will
be presented on its road tour next
season, a certain number of first ffcrr
seats are to be set aside for the use
of Negroes.
Professor C. C Yallee, assistant
Sgt.-at-ar®s. Puerto Rico, and Wil
bert Hardaway, alternate. Indiana,
shake hands follow ng the adoption
to the report of the Resolutions Com
mittee offering one of the most far
reaching planks on the Negro in the
history of the Republican Conventions
Judge Patrick B. Prescott of Chi
cago. Assistant Secretary of the Re
publican National Convention, deliv
ering one of the most elosuent second
ing speeches ever heard in the nom
ination of Governor Dewey ( PPX5'
Left to right: Dr. James Lewis. Jr.
delegate. New Orleans: Dr. B. Jolie
Comre. alternate. New Orleans. Hor
ace Snddrrth. Asst. Sgt.-at-arms. Cm
cinnati. enjoy a bit of conversation at
former Congressman's Depriest's re
ception at the Parkway ballroom. 1 P
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Assemblyman Leader, Sydney Dav
is, New York, Asst Secretary GOP.
Convention, calling roll of states.
60 Years In Mines—Produced
90,000 Tons Coal—Buy Bonds
WASHINGTON, JUNE 00—
Prunes Prude of Everson, West
Virgmia. has been named by the
Bituminous Coal Institute as the
champion coal miner of the country,
having just rounded out 60 years
in the mines.
He first went into the coal mines'
at the age of U as a trapper, which
in those days was a youngster who
acted as r of the ventilation
doors 3k mules that drew the
cars 5* coal. He started actually
diggCcg coal at 17 or IS m the Ala
that are available that he has pro
duced upwards of 90.000 tans of
coal during these active years. Tins
would be 1.750 carloads of 50 tons
each, or 35 average tramloads.
These trains hooked end to end
would cover a distance of more than
"15 miles. Also, he has accomplished
all of this work without a single lost
time injury during these 60 years.
This a the third United States
war during which he has helped to
get out the all-important coal that
serves industry to make the impie
Prunes Prade. shown with his wife in his home m Everson. West Ta.
has just set a record of rounding out sixty eontmnoas years as a coal
miner plans to retire with his War Bonds when the third American
war in which he has mined coal for the manufacture of weapons is over.
This champion miner, who produces 12 to IS ferns of coal daily, is
reported to have mined 90.M0 tons himself daring the LLMd days he has
been in the mines, since he started la work as a youth when Chester A.
Arthur was President.
mines and arrived in West
Virginia in 1918 where he has
worked ever since in the bitumi
nous coal mines.
The proud possessor of more than
$2,000 in War Bonds. Prude has de
clared that going through three
wars is enough far him and he will
retire when the present war is
over. “While the war lasts I work
to buy bonds: today I loaded 13
tans of ccai. When the war is over
I sets me down an' rests." he told
fr-- rs emplcyers.
During the more than 60 years
Primes Prude has been in the coal
mines he has been an astnrl c-al
Tiner for 50 years. Coal cr ~
camnuted from the r;-«s
merits of war. the steel far ships.
r.anlrs and planes, and the power
and energy for 63 percent of all
the nar-r'afniring
Born in Jefferson Cooney, Ala
bama. February 10. 1873. Prude is
nresentiy empioved at Everson in
the Consolidation Coal Company
Mine No. 63. Chester A. Arthur was
president when he started work as
a youtb.
Each dav he mines enough coal
with machmes to make 12 one-tan
aerial bombs.
He is a firm believer in War
Bonds and says he will support the
Fifth Wax Loan with as much as
he cg-ri possibly invest.
Left to right: Mack C. Atkins, del j
egate Illinois, Arthur C. Loader, for- !
mer Postmaster of Chicago, ant Wit- i
liam E. King, delegate. Illinois, talk
things over. Illinois" 50 votes led I
the parade of state units for Dewey.
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Left to right: Mack C. Atkins, cte:
esrate from Illinois, discusses conver.- \
tion activities just before Dewey';
nomination, with Senator C. Waylart
Brooks, of Illinois. <PPXSl
Negro
Delegates
Elated
Over
Dewey
Choice
PLATFORM AND CANDIDAT
ES PREDICTED TO BE
WINNING COMBINATION
DELEGATES AND VISITORS
TAKE PART FROM ALL
SECTIONS OF COUNTRY
by John T. Hinkle
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 5, 1944—
(PPNS)—Negro delegates and vis
itors to last weeks Republican Nat
ional Convention, before returning to
their various homes expressed an al
most unanimous feeling that the ses
sious was one of the most harmeo
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Another scene at the Parkway ball
room reception shows left to right:
Dr. H. H. Walker. Alternate of
Xashville. Term.: Senator Wm. E.
King, delegate, Chicago, Jndge Pat
rick B. Prescott Asst. Sec. of the
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Dr. Emmett J. Scott. Philadelphia
Mrs. Julian. Black. Chicago r Mrs.
Hobson R. Reynolds. Philadelphia:
Mrs. Aaron Payne. Chicago, pose for
PPXS cameraman at the reception
given by Alderman Oscar DePrr-s:
of Chicago, for delegates and vis-tors
at the beautiful Parkway Ballroom.
Tuesday. June 27th. P P NT5
left to right: Or 5. D. Redmonu,
delegate, Mississippi. only Negro
member of the Tiesolutions Commit
-tee; D. F. Martinez. Asst. Sgt-aj
arms. Missouri : S. M. Ballard. Asst.
Sgt t.t-arms. Little Rock. Arkansas.
and president of the Arkansas Negro
Press Assn: and S. W. Miller, al
ternate from Mississippi chatting tn
front of the Stadium. CPPNSl.
Len to Right: The PPXS camera
man snapped these Ussoorttos dur
ing a brief kill following the nomin
: anon of Go Terror Dewey of New
York. Left to right they are Na
; omi Okiham. alternate delegate. St.
; Louis. Mo.. Dr. G. J. Dickson, Sr.
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Lous, anid Mrs. Lillian E. Baker. St.
Louts. | PEN'S
Left t: right: Booker T. Smith, as
sistant sgt-at-arms. Spartmherg. So
Carolina: Harold A. Gasden. asst.
5gt-at-astns. Waterboio. South Car
oiica. Dr H. H. Gibbs, alternate,
Greenville. SiKitfa Carolina: the Rev.
W. F. Cannon, alternate. Director of
Voter's League. Orangsborg. Sooth
Carolina: caught during one of the
many Dewey demonstrations (PPN'5
for the Best in National Negro Events...
Read 7 he Omaha Guide
2 Catholic Nuns Avert
Race Flareup on Omaha*
Atchison Bound Train
XUXS EXCOURAGE WHITE
SOLDIERS TO HANDLE
WHITE RACE AGITATORS
Omaha, Nebr.. July 3, (ANP>—
The sympathetic attitude of two cath
olic nuns and their timely whispering
to a white soldier was instrumental
last week in patting down a Negro
baiting white soldier cm a Missouri
Pacific train out of Omaha to Atcfa
iason, Kansas.
The story came to me from Mrs. J.
11. Gaylord, a resident of this St.
Paul. Minn, who said that she, her
husband and four colored citizens
were on the train. She named the
others as Pvt. Sherman W. Ors
weather. stationed at Fort Crook, Neb
and Mr. Jackson of Omaha and two
tmidertiiieb women. "One of these
women was a nice looking, intelligent
voting woman, who was going to
Mississippi ie visit her soldier hus
band," Mrs. Gaylord said.
After the train left Union City.
Nebraska, a white soldier, who was
evidently a southerner by action, with
a long drawl, veiled out to the other
white soldiers who had just about
filled the car: "are you with me?"
The reply was yes. "Let's put these
d n s out of this car.-' he
yelled. "They have no business rid
ing in here with us."
He walked up and down the car
talking and using profane language.
Mrs. Gaylord said. Two Catholic
! nuns were seated near the Gaylords
j and they began to pray. Every once
m a while they would look over at
the Negro passengtrs and smile, in
dicating they were sympathetic to
wards them. Mrs. Gaylord reports,
adding that by this time she was a
nervous wreck.
Trouble seemed tmrnmen and all
was tense as the agitator continued
to hold sway. Then, the Catholic
sisters leaned over and talked to a
white soldier Mrs. Gaylord continued,
who was siting near one of the color
ed passengers, a Mr. Jackson. Sud
denly, the white soldier arose and
challenged the agitator, who seemed
to think be was a member of the
J Confederate army. “I am not with
Convention, Judge Hobson EL Rey
nolds of Philadelphia: Justus D. Bat
| tis. delegate, Philadelphia. Alderman
.Oscar DePriest. Chicago. The recep
: tion honoring the _ delegates and vis
•
itors to the convention pt«rven to uc
; the high spot among the many social
I events held during the week > PFNSl
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Loyal Bricker Booster. Herbert E.
Brady. Exec. Ohio Negro Chamber
i of Commerce. Columbus. O., raises a
Bricker banner luring the Ohioan's
spech conceding victory to Dewey.
,< PENS i.
you here", declared the challenging
soldier, "bat I will be when we get
back to camp. I am going to report
yon." Other white soldiers joined
him for fair treatment of tre Negro
passengers and selped put the race
agitator out of the coach and thus a
verted blood shed.
Incidents of tits kind indicate that
while many whits favor the comxnti
atior. of abusive injustices to the Me*
fro, more are joining the caivaiade
that favor fan- and equal treatment
to all, indluding the Negro, and are
willing to put their tbnogtls into ae- j
tian to give full citizenship rights.
Omaha Woman Heads GI.
‘RC’ Club Fun in England
ENGLAND—Gathering in 9
a Red Cross camp dub here fl
(above) to plan the musical I
program for the regular Sun- fl
day “Quiet Hour” are (left 1
to right) Sgt. Clarence Hen- fl
aersoc of Baltimore, Md.; fl
Mrs. Lucyle McAlister of fl
Omaha, Neb-, director of the fl
dub; Sgt. Eugene Brice of I
Sedalia. IL C-, and CpL John |
Fischer of Baltimore, Md.. all
amateur musicians. (Below)
CpL Fischer is caught respond
ing to the wild applause of more
than 200 Gls after his rendition
at his own composition, “Just
Imagination." Standing besid*
him is Sgt. Henderson, who sang
the number for club visitors.
American lied Cross Photo*.
Got. and Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey
pose graciously for photographs at
the finish of his acceptance speech.
Judge Patrick B. Prescott of Chicag
who made the addrtss seconding Dew
-tjr's nomination, is in the back
ground. < PPN'S ;
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J- Ftnley A rlsor.. of Philadelphia.
Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks.
i exchanges greetings with Tommy
Myles, publicity director from Cali
fornia.
Here's one tor Hitler! Americans
! all, reading left to right. Pvt. H.
I "Pepper" Martin, Arkansas; Miss
j Jane Todd, vice chairman Republic
j an State Committee, New York; Mrs
Eunice Carter, Asst. District Attor
ney. N'ew York State Labor Relat
ions Board, bail Sct. DeweVs I.Oso
to I net* ry for the presidential ninn
ination. ( PPNS .
Left to Right: Cecil L. Rowktte.
delegate from Detroit, Mich., in tne
midst of the Dewey celebration on
the floor of the convention. Despite
sweltering heat, the delegate's entfius
asm mounted as the New Yorker's
name was placed before the comei:
; tion. ( PPNS >.
Left to right Perry Howard. Na
tional Committeeman from Mississty
pi, going over the platform w:th Pro
fessor C, T. Butler. Secretary, Sate
Central Committee. Mississippi. in
his soke at the Stevens Hotel, Chi
cago. (PPNS).
