The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, November 25, 1944, Image 1
/JUSTICE/EQUALiTYjt^^^^THE NEWS WHILE IT ISNEWSjfj ^^HEWTOTHE UNE\ 2420 GRANT ST PHONE HA.0800 ^ "Largest Accredited Negro Newspaper West of Chicago and North of KC• ^ ^ -*0 Entered as 2nd class matter at Post-oftice, Omaha, Nebr., Under Act of , j -T , __ ,_ March S, 1874. Publishing offices at 2420 Grant Street, Omaha, Nebr. Saturday, November 25,1944 & H ji Our 17th Year—No. 42 Columnist, Geo. H. Davenport Cites Danger of Post-war Negro Unemployment Says ‘Absenteeism Among Race Workers Is Outrageous* Says Big Industrial Firms Now Making A List of Negro Personnel’s 'Worthlessness as Workes’ in 'Little Black Book’ As Argument For Firing and Against Hiring in Future... Lloyds of London Insure Duke’s Hands for 1 Million Dollars The Maestro at the Ivories DUKE ELLINGTON INSURES TANDS WITH LLOYDS OF LONDON FOR MILLION DOLLARS by Jimmy Gentry Chicago, 111-, (PPNS) The magic al hands of the master maestro, Duke Ellington whose very name is syn omous to perfection in music, have been insured gy the renown firm of Lloyds of London for the staggering sum of $1,000,000. Tdward S- Har ris, resident of Chicago issued the policy that has attached a fortune to the hands from which such master pieces of song have come, such as “Sophisticated Lady," “In My Soli tude,” “Caravan” and many others that strike an immediate response in the hearts of music lovers. The Duke recently headed a caval cade of bands that appeared at the huge Coliseum in Chicago for three straight days; and for three straight days this large hall was packed and jammed with dance fans from all sections of the city and outlying sub urbs that craved to hear and dance by the inimitable . llington tunes. After his smash appearance in the Windy City, the Duke and his sensa tional band invaded Baltimore for a Week’s engagement at the Royale Theatre to be folowed by an engage ment at New York’s Apollo Theatre, November 24, also for a week- The advance sale of tickets for his mus ical concert to be given at Carnegie Hall December 19, indicates that this annual affair will be a complete sell I out. Northside Health Committee Plan Educational Program FIRST NEGRO WAVE TAKES OATH. . . _ _ _———— Massachusetts (PPNS) The first woman to be sworn into the Women’s Reserve under the Navy Department plan approved by the President, for the acceptance of Negro women in to the WAVES, teas Miss Jean A. Freeman, bb, of vfd Walnut Avenue, oxbury, Mass• She was sworn in to the sendees as an enlisted WAVE at r a• m. Monday, Noz’ember vc, by Captain L• D. Caursey, USN retired Director of the Office of Naval Of STILL OUR FAVORITE BIRD! - coat* Atomricg. loc. ficer ProcuremerU at Boston, Mass. “MA” SENT TURKEY New York City, (PPNS) U. S. Coast Guardsman Walter W- Davis returned here from a 21 day furlough at his home in; Chicago, jolly, joyous and jumping and raring to get back in the attack! Much to his surprise a huge turkey from his mother ar rived in due time for his Thanksgiv ing dinner. The youthful 2\c Mach inists Mate spent 15 months in heavy active service with his unit on the Carribbean seas, receiving only minor COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON NEGRO HEALTH CALLS MEETING WEDNESDAY Dr. Craig Morris, Chairman of the Negro Health Coordinating Commit tee called a meeting at the Urban League Community Center, Wednes day, evening at 7 :30 pm. The committee has been called up on to help with important health ed | ucation programs and activities in ! this community Mr. Ryland E. Melford, recent ap pointee to the position of Assistant Director of Venereal Disease Con trol Education, presented some im portant matters to the committee. The committee issued the follow ing statement concerning their work by saying: South Omaha has a well formed committee actively engaged in meeting the health problems in that neighborhood. It is desirable that we become informed as to the changes in the health situation in this area and plan an active pro gram to meet the needs of the ap proximately 12,000 Negroes located in North Omaha. Raymond R. Brown, is secretary of this committee. i Garner Heads So. Omaha Organization. The Woodson Center Health Com j mittee under the direction of Mr. H. C- Garner, Chairman, is completing plans for an extensive neighborhood Health program," including lectures, 1 moving pictures, neaith classes, pan j el discussions, dramas, library of j health literature, latest health bullet ins, and geenral physical examinat i ions in cooperating wtih the Nebr aska Negro Medical Society, the j State Health Department, and the , Uiited States Public. Health Service The first of these projcets will be the physical examinations to be held on December 11. Everyone is wel come. For more detailed infromat ion please contact the Woodson Cen ter 2009 R Street, MArket 2860. injuries. His mother, Mrs. Margar et Williams of 4547 Vincennes, is a war worker. I --- Buy NAACP Negro Soldeir Xmas Seals• CHRISTMAS TREES Christmas trees on December mar kets should be enough to supply de mands, the Forest Service of the US DA estimates from reports sent in from all Christmas-tree producing areas. There will be no need for many transient vendors to enter the Christmas trade, as they did last year. This caused an over-supply and wasted great numbers of trees Labor shortage is not expected to hamper the harvesting of trees much this year. Call HA-0800 to Renew Subscription GEO. H. DAVENPORTS Dynamite A few weeks a go this writer and Lucius Harper of the Chicago De fender, were in vited by Mr. Jam es of the YMCA. to address a group . workers on how to hold their jobs after the war. As usual, only a lew were present and these didn’t show Geo• H• Davenport much concern. Bo;h the writer, and Mr. Harper pointed out the importance of effic iency, promptness and cleanliness on and off the job—loud talking in pub lic and on the job was also discourag ed. Since making this talk, we have been told by heads of large war plants, Negro personnel managers and common laborers that absentee ism among Negroes is outrageous. A manager of one of the largest air plane factories, stationd in Chicago, told this writer that Negroes get (Continued on Page LW 4) —★— “HELP THE WAR EFFORT BY STAYING ON THE JOB" I want to go out with my head erect, I want to deserve all men's respect But here in the struggle for fame and self, I want to be able to like myself. I don't want to look at myself and and know— That I'm bluster and bluff and empty shoiv. I never can hide myself from me, I see what others may never see, I know what others may never know— I never can fool myself—and so Whatever happens, I want to be Self-respecting and conscience free —Sgt- G. E- Bivens. A Prayer of Gratitude BY RUTH TAYLOR With humble and contrite heaAt, we gather together, this Thanksgiv ing Day, 1944, to give praise unto Thee, most bountiful Giver of Gifts. The shadows of war have darken ed our lives- We have been menac ed by the enemy from without- From within we are still hampered by our own self-will and personal ambit ions. Our nearest and dearest are being sent into danger all over the world. The even tenor of our or dered lives has been shattered. Yet we give thanks to Thee, O God, and bless Thy name for Thy manifold mercies vouchsafed unto US. We thank Thee for this land of ours, its fertility, its resources, its homes, its people who are still free to fight and work and strive for freedom for all the world. We thank Thee that we are Amer icans ; that the days of prosperity and peace did not sap the spirit which was our heritage from those who came to this land seeking free dom to worship Thee accordjjig to their own conscience; that as Amer icans, regardless of class, creed or color, we can stand firm, shoulder to shoulder in the struggle for the rights of all mankind. We thank Thee that we are a Uni ted States; ^hat we can differ in de tails of theology, of economics, of politics and still be united in demand ing for and in granting to all others ; the same freedom we claim for our selves We thank Thee for the victories granted us, not merely over our en emies on land, sea and in the air, but on that battleground within ourselv es for the day by day clash between the forces of prejudice and ill will and the forces of neighborliness and fair play. We thank Thee for Thy purpose in our lives as peoples and as a na tion ; that we may in Thy good time establish more firmly the democracy whose command is Thine—“Love thy neighbor as thyself,” and brjng Thy kingdom to reign on earth from now until everlasting. AMEN. Wilberforce Beauty Wilberforce, Ohio, aPPNS‘ Miss Hazel Hunter student at Wilberforce University, Sr., Commerce, is tru\ one of the loveliest examples of our modern American youth that we have to offer■ Miss Hunter's scholastic ratings arc on par with her looks, which is a subtle way of saying she has beauty plus brains. Her winning personality has made her a popular figure on the campus with students and faculty heads, who declare her to be one of the school's most bril liant students■ Miss Hunter is a na tive of Lackland, Ohio. M a r v a Stricken Rushed to Hospital Chicago (PPNS) Marva Louis, i lovely wife of Sgt. Joe Louis, heavy I weight boxing champion, has been j entered in Provident TWp*tal--«tter suffering a collapse Monday morn inv upon her arrival in this city. Declaring Mrs. Louis to be in need of complete rest, physicians have barred all visitors; however, report ers were informed Thursday that her condition was improved. Dr. William Gibbs, her personal physician, attributed the sudden at tack to over taxation caused by Mrs Louis' intense devotion to her thea trical work. Launching her career as a singer a year ago, Mrs- Louis has appeared in a number of the country's swankiest niteries- During her short meteoric rise to fame and popularity, she has acquired thous and.-. of admiring fai.r, - *hu hawr thrilled to the sound of her charming voice and magnetic personality. Mrs. Louis recently appeared at famous Three Sixes Club in Detroit where she caused sensation among critics and night lifers. The consen sus of critics is that Marva has hitch ed her career to a star. Her manag er, William Graham, recently ann ounced that the star’s next engage ment would be the Trocadcro Club in Hc’lywood, from which many her alded entertainers have catapulted to stardom on the silver screen. You Can Get Your Thanksgiving Dinner Cheaper than you can cook one at home, Thursday, November 30th at... THE LITTLE DINER, 24th at Willis