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LEGAL NOTICE OF MEASURE TO BE VOTED UP02 NOVEMBER 7, 1944 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposed By Initiative Petition -- n (Title) AN AMENDMENT to Section 1, Article VIII, of YES the Constitution of Nebraska, so as to provide that all of the net proceeds derived from motor vehicle registration fees, motor vehicle license taxes, and all NO excise taxes levied upon gasoline and other motor vehicle fuels used in motor vehicles in the State of Nebraska shall be appropriated and used for the purpose of constructing, repairing and maintaining public highways within the State of Nebraska and for no other purpose whatsoever. (Text) That Section One (1) of Article Eight (8) of the Constitution of Nebraska be amended to read as follows: “The necessary revenue of the state and its governmental sub divisions shall be raised by taxation in such manner as the legislature may direct: but taxes shall be levied by valuation uniformly and proportionately upon all tangible property and franchises, and taxes uniform as to class may be levied by valuation upon all other prop erty. Taxes, other than property taxes, may be authorized by law. 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JOHNSON) WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (AN"P) The Negro was the "ghost” of the Democratic party convention, commen ted an observer last week just back from Chicago. In different phrasing this is a view which found much con currences among others who make it their business to keep abreast of pol itical developments. Perhaps not since Civil war days has the so-called “Negro issue" been so persistent a factor fn a political convention as it was when three in congruous elements—labor, remnants of the confederacy ,and the city ma chines locked horns in the midwest trying as they did to come up with a ticket and a platform that would re tain for the party control of the na tional administration for another four years. How successful they were will be come known only when the votes are in next November. If there is any one thing which stands out in connection with that demonstration apart from the ditch ing that was given to Vice President Henry A. Wallace it is probably the very effective way in which labor’s managers utilized the attitude of Ne gro people, in general, am! the or-, ganized strength of Negro workers, in particular, to further the mutual cause. Negro leaders themselves had pav ed the way for this unprecedented show of strength on the part of la bor when, long before either of the two major conventions, when they met and agreed upon a set of demands which would be made upon both part ies. These dealt with a permanent Fair Employment Practice commit tee ; elimination of the poll tax as a requirement for voting; elimination of jim crow in the armed forces and amelioration of the ill-treatment ac corded Negro soldiers; and anti-lyn ching legislation. These leaders appeared before the resolutions committee of the Repub lican convention in June. Ultimate ly, the party acceded to each of their demands, practically without equivo cation. Could the Democratic parti do less? The CIO through its Polit ical Action committee had shown the * greater aggressiveness between the two branches of labor. There are approximately a half million Negroes organized in CIO unions, and Presi dent Philip Murray has frequently spoken out in support of Negro de mands, both i nand out of congress. In short, the CIO through the years, had carefully nutured its Negro mem bership and fought within its own ranks signs of discrimination. It had achieved an eminent position as a spokesman. Henry A. Wallace too had endear ed himself to Negro people. His fa mous speech in which he unveiled the “common man" was felt by every Negro as his personal plea for a “break.” In 1943 Mr. Wallace show ed the courage to stand before 40,000 people in Detroit shortly after the riots and publicly abhored such un democratic conduct. He went furth er, talked of elimination of poll tax es, and protection from personal harm. To Negroes as to all Amer icans, Mr. Wallace became the sym bol of liberalism. On the other hand, a malcontented south had go;‘en up on its hi id legs and had taken the rnitiative in 0:> Sprnig strfeet. Little Rock, Ark., and Robert L. Pearson, Seaman second class, Birmingham, Ala. (Official Coast Guard Photo released by PPN S).__ tnanding that the party refrain from meeting the denu .c.- of northern -N'c- , groes. They were prepared then — and have not yet completely relented to become injurious to the party’s fortunes this fall on this matter Fnr thermore, they were and are violently oppose to the vice president. Undoubtedly, the CIO had other axes to grind than that of satisfying Negroes. But certainly while it had votes plus money, it was left to N gro people to provide them with tir* one telling issue on which PAC cou:d stand solidly and make their voice he* heard. The south had determined on two things—a "white supremacy ’ plank, meaning anything which would negate Negro demands; and a vice president cf their own choosing. War Mobil- j ization Director Jimmy Byrnes, sonic ) times called the “assistant president" was their man. It was mainly the objection cf Ne groes to Brynes that enabled CIO leaders to eliminate him quickly, ev en though the President too wanted him. Bob Hannegan, the Democrat ic National Chairman, and the city bosses who would have put Brynes 1 over, insisted that the South Carolina ian was for Negroes. The thing that defeated that argument was an anti Negro statement made by Bynts earlier jn his career whiic in the sen - ate, and which ie had f a'gotten T had been published in Crisis magaz ine in February, 1041, about the time Brynes had been made a ii-stioe of the U. S. Supreme court. Here’s how it worked: Henry Lee Moon, Negro publicity man for the Political Action comnm tee, put a copy of this statement n the hands of Sidnev Hillman, PAC chairman. Meanwhile, George L. Weaver, director of the CIO Comm ittee on Discrimination, saw that PHI Murray got acopy by way of James Carey, the able CIO secret,try-tteas urei. Naturally, when Hillman and Mur ray sat down to talk with Ifanntgan, Boss Ed Kelly of Chicago, Frank Hague of Jersey City, and Ed Flynn of New York, the two labor leaders were well armed to put the heat fin ally on the aspirations of Byrnes. The machine me.i—txcept for Hanne gait—were defea’ed. Hannegr.r i> has later been shown, was fo- Sen. Hiury Truman all along ■=. c so, this o 11 demonstration has ho, • to many nit fV fruits of or ga 'zation of th>- Nigro into the la b'., m, vement hat already had as pi" -found an effect as has ever been ob served possibly through any other channel of expression, it would seem that attainment of the ultimate goal by Negroes may yet be obtained quicker through labor than in any other way. NAACP ATTORNEYS TO PROSECUTE SURHAM JIM CROW SLAYER. New York—Assurance that NAA CP attorneys will aid in the prosecu tion against Herman Lee Council, white bus driver indicted by the Dur ham County Grand Jury for the slay ing of Pvt. Booker T. Specely, July 8, was given this week. An argument over the enforcement of the State’s Jim Crow bus law was the cause of the pistol slaying of the Camp Butner soldier. Lunch Room (At Myrtis’ Tavern) 2229 LAKE STREET (Under New Management) Lillian Anderson and Louise Finney, Proprietors “Prompt, Courteous Service” DEATH TAKES WILL MARION COOK, Grand Old Man of Musical Comedy Era New York, August 1,(PPNS) — The death os Will Marion Cook herei in Harlem Hospital a sew days ago, marked the passing ol one of the pioneers in Negro show life. A dis tinguished comloser, his compositions ranked tops on the hit parade in the earlier part of the century. He en joyed his greatest success during the days when the American stage in cluded in its galaxy of brilliant pcr forsers such luminaries as Bert Wil liams, George Walker, Jesse Shipp, Bob Cole, Ernest Hogan and a num ber of others. At the time of his death, Cook was 75, and had been in Harlem hospital several weeks following his return from Haiti where he had been living with his son, Mercer. He was born in Washington, DC., in 1869, the son of the Howard University Law pro fessor, Dr. John H. Cook. He stud ied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and later he went to Berlin and continued his music studies with Dr. Joseph Joachim who was so cap tivated by his technique on the violin that he presented him with his own instrument. On returning to Amer ica, Cook studied composition under Anton Dvorak, the composer of ‘The New World Symphony’ who was then head of the National Conserv atory of Music in New York. 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As a result, the world 'was soon to witness a series of strik ing musical comedy hits—“In Da homey”, “Abyssinia,” "Sons of Ham’ “Policy Players” and “Banhana land” Survivors of this grand eld mas ter arc a son, Will Mercer Cook, head of the Romance Language De partment at Atlanta University; a daughter, Mrs. Marion Douglas and two grandchildren, Mercer Cook, II and Marion Douglas. Those with tanned-dark sun, externally caused, who wan. It lighter, smoother, softer, should try Dr. FRED Palmer’s Shin Whltener. U se 7 daysasdlrectcd. If not satisfied MONEY HACK. 25c at druggists. GALENOL, Box 264. Atlanta. Georgia. „ DR. FRED PALMER’!* 1 SKIN WHITENER «*0-0°LS^V"**4j* fsSsTio^ Published The (rested this space star of tba •very week screen I We made lots of promises about what to expect in this year of grace and tha Number Twenty anniversary of M-G-M ★ ★ ★ ★ One of the promises was “The White Cliffs of Dover”. And from the success of the opinions, guess we’ve a right to say—promise fulfilled. + + + Another—and what another!—is Pearl Buck’s “Dragon Seed”. This is the pic ture of pictures, the super of supers, the colossal of colossals. ★ ★ ★ ★ We mean, brother, it’s good. ★ ★ ★ ★ Just cast an eye on the comments of the critics who caught it at the Radio City Music Hall where it’s now breaking records. , “A memorable motion picture!” said Howard Barnes, N. Y. Herald Tribune. ★ ★ ★ ★ "One of the finest!” said John T. McManus, PM. ★ ★ ★ ★ _ Walter Winchell put it in his Orchid Garden and praised the “cinemagic” “ of Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston. Aline MacMahon! " " « n We’ll add our cheers for Akim Tamiroff and Turhan Bey. And the direction of Jack Conway and Harold S. Bucquet. And the screen play of Misses Robert* and Murfin. And, of course. Pandro Berman’s production! ★ ★ ★ ★ "Dragon Seed” sheds glory on a!!! -A.v P.S. Keep buy ing more and ' more War Bonds! • 8