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March 8, 1874. Publishing Offices at 2420 Grant Street, Omaha, Nebr Saturday, DeCI 6mber 2, 1944 OUT 17th Year—No. 43
Break Ground for New Homes in Beford Park Addition
Physical Exams To Be
Given at Urban League
In cooperation with the Nebraska
Negro Medical Society and the State
Health Department, the Urban Lea
gue has completed arrangements to
give physical examinations to every
oby and girl in this area free of
charge. The examinations will be
given Thursday, December 7th at the
Urban League Community Center,
2213 Lake Street, from 4:00 until 7
pm. under the supervision of doctors
who are members of the Medical Soc
iety assisted by trained nurse.
Since physical exercise can harm
those who are not in good health or
who have some physical ailment, the
League requires all who take part in
our program for young people to have
a physical examination to protect the
child from injury. This examination
might also find any who, through con
tact, might spread any communicable
disease to others
The Urban League is urging all
parents to be sure that their children
take advantage of this opportunity to
get a complete physical examination
without charge. Information blanks
to be filled out by parents or guard
ians before the examination may be
obtained at the League office- These
forms should be returned to the Ur
ban League not later than Monday,
December 4th.
Join the NAACP!
Mayor Turns Over First Spadeful on New Housing Site
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Left to right are William F- Schol
Irnan, plumbing contractor; Charles
C. Galloway, publisher of The Omaha
Guide; Warren M- Alston, fireman,
prospective home owner; Mr- Dee,
Mayor Dan B. Butter; John Suther
land, excavation firm official; /•
Dillard Crawford, another prospect
ive owner; Ralph Ronnau; Raymond
R. Bror.cn, secretary of the Urban
League; the Rev. W- H. Phillips,
president of the league, a workman;
John Slavik, county clerk, holding
surveying instruments, in front of
Workman■
Democracy Is A Fact
in New Veterans Hospital
STAFF IS UNCONCERNED
ABOUT RACIAL MATTERS
BY VERNA ARVEY
(Exclusive Feature by CNF) -
From the lips of nurse’s aides and
Red Cross workers in the Birming
ham General Hospital in Van Nuys,
California, has come a heartening
tale of the excellent race relations
that exist in this newest hospital for
overseas casualties, the 57th of its
kind in the United States. And it
is* fortunately, all true^ for I visited
the installation and saw that the col
ored patients were everywhere com
pletely integrated into the life of the
hospital, and that many of them had
formed firm friendships with the
white patients.
All of them were so lacking in self
consciousness about the whole matter
that it wasn't even necessary to ask
questions about it. They all regard
ed themselves and each other as Am
ericans who had done a good job for
their country, not as men with one or
the other skin-coloring.
The hospital is entirely unconcern
ed abou* racial matters. When the
returned servicemen arrive, they arc
classified by wards, according to the
nature of their ailments, not accord
ing to their racial origins. As a re
sult, practically every section of the
hospital has men of several racial
origins living together cheerfully and
with no friction whatsoever.
At one time, the neuro-surgical
ward contained white, colored, Mex
ican ana American-born Japanese pa
tients. In the officers’ ward at the
present time there are two colored
and me Filipino officer along with
the others. In this ward, just now,
there happens to be a white officei
who commanded colored troops in Af
-rica. He had nothing but the high
est of praise and admiration for their
outstanding work in the war.
One Red Cross worker told me of
seeing a white patient whose wound
was so serious that gangrene had set
in. The stench from this was so pow
-erful that he was placed in a solitary
room, and it Was not often that he
was visited by people other than his
regu'ar attendants. However, as the
Red Cross worker passed his room,
she looked in and saw sitting by his
bed. a colored soldier, himself about
to undergo surgery, patiently holding
books up for the wounded’ white boy
to read, and turning the pages for
him. When the colored boy came out
of surgery and was in great pain, he
too received special attention from
his white friends in the hospital.
During the past several weeks
there has been a lot of fun in the
orthopaedic ward- One white bed
patient had a guitar, another banjo.
A colored patient nearby managed to
find a hollow' box, two sticks and
two lemons. He fastened the lemons
on the ends of the sticks and found he
had i mighty effective drum. So he
sang and drummed while the other*
played their instruments, and a new
jazz band was bom.
In one ward there is a colored Re
publican in a bed next ta a white
Southerner who is a staunch Demo
crat, Arguments? They argue all
day long. But never over racial mat
ters—always over politics! The
nurse's aide who told me that story
(Continued < page 8)
Dawson Vows Allegiance to Race
Ll’rago (PPNS) Congressman
Dav on and Vernon Duncan, actor
piid college student, clasp hands in .«
mutual expression of good will and
b.v: wishes for the other’s sue' • s
di ’ mg their meeting in Chicago.
\ acre Congressman Dawson made an
in: i iting speech and assured his sup
p rP rs that—“The trust of my peo
V:> shall iiot be in vain." The Con
FEDERAL LEGISLATION
ASKED TO PROHIBIT RACIAL
DISCRIMINATION.
New Orleans, (PPNS) An unpre
cedented action striking at the evil
of labor discrimination was borne
here this week when Louis P- Marc
iente, labor head from New Jersey,
introduced a resolution to outlaw
and make punishable by federal of
fense efforts of labor groups to con
duct organized racial discrimination.
The resolution, which has given rise'
to much discussion, has been present
ed to the AF of L. at the 64th An
nua' Convention of the American
Federation of Labor being held here
in New Orleans. The proposal will
be passed upon by the convention res
olutions committee: and depending
upon the committee’s report, will go
before the convention delegates next
week.
Asking for federal legislation, the
resolution read: “Resolved: That we
call for the enactment of federal leg
islation as a wartime measure and as
post-war measure, which will make
organized discrimination such as anti
gressman also revealed that he is
|pre paring legislative action for the
pass:ng of an Anti-Lynch Bill to be
: ubmi.led before the Congress at an
ea- !y date- It is believed that the
driving force of Dawson and Con
gussn.an-elect, Adam C- Powell, Jr.
of New York, will bring about a
rapid change for the better in bills
affecting Negro rights
Semitism, a criminal offense punish
able by imprisonment. We believe
that such a law is essential for the
preservation of our great democratic
principles and for the protection of
Americans, regardless of race, color,
religion or national origin and for
less the ultimate protection of the
trades union movement itself.”
A. Philip Randolph, president of
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters, submited a resolution before
the convention urging feedral legis
lation to insure a permanent Fair
Employment Practice Committee
NEGRO YOUTH LYNCHED
Pikeville, Tenn., (PPNS) A mob
of bloodthirsty lynchers thwarted
state justice this week in typical Dix
e fashion when they crashed the city
jail and dragged James T. Scales, 27
year old Negro, from custody of non
resistant jail officials and pumped
fatal shots into his bodf, after he en
deavored to escape their clutfhes.
The youth was accused of murder
ing Mrs. Glen McKinney and Mrs
H. E Scott, both white, with a dou
A Message to the
Christmas
Shopper's...
As you know the shortage of manpower has
hit the retail merchant just as it has hit all lines
of business, big and small. . So the cry goes out—
HELP! HELP! HELP! Well, help who? Help
yourself as well as ths retail merchant. How?
—By going today and do just as much of your
j Christmas shopping as you can afford to do. Yes,
TODAY and every day from now on... If you
wait until those last four days, somebody is go
ing to be left holding the bag. So, my Christmas
j Shopper, it is a duty you owe to yourselfe and
] others, to help avoid Christmas shopping infla
j tion.
j Remember if you please, it takes sixteen
j hands to furnish the service to sell you one little
I small pocket handkerchief,
j Listen, friend Christmas Shopper.. .You
] have loved ones on the firing lines and you want
them to return home safe and sound, don’t you?
Yes, we know you do and that is what we are try
ing all the time to tell you.. .It takes 14,000 pairs
of hands to keep one soldier supplied with food
and the necessary equipment to protect himself !
with and do your fighting. So it is your duty to
cooperate with the retail merchant to the extent
wherein every man and woman who is now help '
ing to supply your soldier boy or girl, to stay on >
the war production line. So please adhere to the
retail merchant’s request and start now, today, {
to do your Xmas shopping. Help keeD what help
they have busy every hour in the day.' Avoid the
rush hours. Shop between 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.
ble-eaged axe. No motive for the
killing fas disclosed. Scales was a
trusty at the State Training and Ag
ricultural Scholo for Colored Boys,
where his victims- worked.
EDGAR BROWN APPEALS
COURT MART IA LING OF
FIFTY NEGRO SAILORS
Special (PPNS) Following the re
cent sentence of fifty Negro soldiers
to terms of 8 to 15 years imprison
ment for refusing to load ammunit
ion ships, Edgar Brown special PP
NS representative immediately made
a fervent appeal to President Roose
velt in a lengthy telegram requesting
a new trial and special consideration
of the circumstances leading to the
men's refusal to comply with their
assignment. The sailors were con
victed on charges of mutiny and of
fered as their defense the fact that
many of their members were among
the casualties of the Port Chicago
ammunition explosion in which more
than 300 lives were lost, supplement
ing the previous loss of lives suffer
ed in the same manner. Having nar
rowly escaped themselves and witness
ing the mangled and torn bodies of
theit friends and buddies, the men re
portedly refused to work further on
the detail because of fear born out of
the high danger prevalent in the work
Brown arrived in San Francisco this
week, where he will make a personal
appeal to officials of the 12th Naval
District and delve deeper into the
charges placed against the accused
mutineers.
NEGRO SCIENTISTS TO BE AT
NOBEL AWARD DINNER.
New York (CNS) A number of
race scientists are being invited to the
Nobel Award Dinner which is being
held at Hotel Astor, December 10th,
according to Mrs- Hjordes Swenson,
Secretary of the Committee.
Among the Negroes to be invited
to witness the formal presentation of
six Nobel Awards are Dr- Charles R.
Drew, Spingarn medallist, Dr. Aug
ustus Hinton, Paul R. Williams. Hil
yard Robinson, Albert Cassel, archi
tects—all friends of the late Dr. Geo
rge Washington Carver.
Last January, John Kennedy charg
ed. that Dr. Carver had been denied
the Nobel Award in bio-chemistry be
cause he was a Negro. This charge
has been officially denied by the
Swedish Counsel here in New York
and by the Swedish News Agency
They also claim that on one of the
Dinner's affairs, Elmer Carter, not
ed columnist and social worker, was
master of ceremonies.
The Nobel Foundation Awards this
year were made by the Swedish gov
ernment in an unexpected step to
those who had been recommended be
fore and during the war. It is be
lieved that if the works of Dr. Carv
er are properly presented, the quest
ion of the award will receive careful
consideration.
Work to
Start at
Once
WILL HELP ALLEVIATE
HOUSING SHORTAGE IN
NORTH SIDE AREA.
Ground was broken Wednesday af
ternoon for the first homes to be
built in the beautiful Bedford Park
addition, located on Wirt street be
tween 30th and 27th streets.
Hiram D. Dee, president of the
Realty Improvement Company, 342
Electric building, said work will be
gin at once on the project.
These new homes will greatly alle
viate the housing shortage in this
north side area.
The homes will be five-and-half
room structures, completely modern
in every respect, with brick facing,
and resting on an average of $6,000.
Person interested in securing one
of these beautiful, durable homes may
look over the plans and consult with
Mr. Dee, at 342 Electric Building, or
call JA-7718 or JA-1620 and arrange
for an appointment with him.
Roxborougb Reports to
Michigan Prison
Jackson, Michigan —John Roxbor
ougii, former manager of Joe Louts,
;.nd Everett Watson, another Detroit
Negro, surrendered at Southern Mich
igan prison Wednesday to begin scrv •
ing two and a half to five year prison
terms.
Both were convicted of conspiracy
t > obstruct justice in connection with
a gambling racket at Detroit more
than a year ago, and both lost appeals
a month ago.
To Start
Amateur
Hour
Among our civic minded leaders,
who not only talk about juvenile de
linquency, but who also act upon the
ever increasing problem, is Sergeant
George E. Bivens, who has started a
campaign of ris own to help curb
juvenile delinquency. He has given
and sponsored numerous affairs late
ly n an effort to divert our youths
attention to the more useful things of
life.
Now for his next diverter, he is
planning AN AMATEUR HOUR
for our boys and girls, which start
ing announcement lie will announce
real soon. All talented youths wity
be given a chance to let the public
know what the young people can
really do. All programs at the Ta
bernacle, 2711 North 2bth Street will
close with refreshments and “God
Bless America.”
Thanks to all who helped to make
the program a big success. Sgt.
Jack King and Mr. Knapp were
in attendance and spoke
Buy all the Bonds you can.
There were 68 children and four
teen adults at the program Saturday
November 25th.
Sgt. G. E. Bivens
2532 Lake Street.
WALTER WHITE WRITES
BOOK ON NEGRO SOLDIER
New York City (CNS) Walter
White, Secretary of the NAACP,
has written a new book, “Arising
Wind”. Published by Doubleday,
Doran and Company, it is the first
book about Negro soldiers in Europe.
Mr. White, during his tour of the
European battlefield, “found much
that was bad," but he lound much
that was hopeful. On the front line,
however, he felt that jim crow was
given no chance to ride with the
young white flyers, for they were
very much impressed by the daring
deeds of race flyers who were mem
bers of the famous 99th Corps com
manded by Col. Benjamin Davis Jr.
ART ENCYCLOPEDIA
HONORS PIOUS.
New York CNS) Robert S- Pious
who does the weekly drawings for
the OWI. is being included in the
1945 edition of Who's Important in
Art which record the doings of Art
ists, Etchers, Sculptors and Illustra
tors. Bob’s picture, too, will be used
in 'he compendium according to the
Associate Editor, Robert Tilton.
Besides the OWI, Pious does work
for the Curtis Publishing House in
Ne w York
SHARON LOUISE BEARD,
WINS ST- BENEDICTS
BABY CONTEST.
The St- Benedict’s Baby Contest,
sponsored by St. Benedict’s Credit
Union to raise funds to pay on a new
stoker for the heating system raised
$245.40 through the contest.
The 1st award of $15, was won by
Miss Sharon Louise Beard, baby
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Beard. 2nd award of $10 was won
by Ronnette Marie Hobbs, and the
3rd award of $5 was won by Marcia
Patten- The remaining contestants
were John Bweden and Minne
Yvonne Kercheval.
Announcements of w'nners and a
wardina of prizes was held Sunday,
November 19th at 3 pm.
A short program and light refresh
ments were offered.
Fightin 92d Pin Up Choice
Lo« Angeles, Calif., Lovely Paul
ette Jacqueline Coleman, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs- J. G- Selby, who reside
at 3673 Grammercy Place here has
been chosen by members of the fam
ous 92nd Combat Division as their
No. 1 pin up girl. Paulette is a
Santa Barbara High School grad
and was a student at Los Angeles
City College, taking a pre-nursing
course. Doing her bit on the home
front at the Signal Depot as a typ
ist, Miss Coleman is considered one
of the West Coast's most charming
Sun Maidens”, She was born in Chi
cago
NAMES LINKED
DR. ADAM CLAYTON POWELL. Jr. MISS HAZEL SCOTT
Hazel Scott, celebrated boogie- j
woogie pianist, who has been termed
the un-named'’ correspondent in the
divorce suit pending against Harlems
Congressman elect Adam Clayton
Powell, Jr-, filed by his wife Mrs.
Isabel Washington Powell Jr., In
the suit Miss Scott was referred to
as “a nitrht club performer" who had
alienated the affections of Mrs- Pow
ell’s husband
Hazel Scott Un-named
Correspondent In Mrs.
Powell’s Divorce Suit
New York, (PPNS) The brilliant
young minister and publisher, Adam
C- Powell, Jr., Harlem’s choice for
Congressman elect, crashed the head
DR. POWELL DECLARED
NUMBER ONE UNCLE TOM
New York (CNS) The Leabue for
a Better Press has nominated as the
nation’s number one Uncle Tom, Dr.
G B. Powell, whose paper, the Am
sterdam News, was pro-Dewey in the
last campaign. His close runner-up
was Julius J. Adams, associate edl- j
tor of the Amsterdam News. The ;
Leauge planned Nov. 25th as Un j
Tom's Day wheni by popular acclaim ,
Dr. Powell, officially took office as!
“King of 1944’s Uncle Toms.’’
APRICAN COUNCIL PROTESTS
JOHANNESBURG RIOTS
New York (C) The Council of A
friem Affairs, in a letter to Dr. S.
F. W. Gie, South African Minister
to the United States has rebuked the
South African Government for the
shameful riots carried on November
6th in Johannesburg.
In the riot one African was killed,
6 seriously injured and 50 needing
medical attention. The $40,000 build
ing, housing the officers of the Af
rican newspaper, the Bantu World,
was burnt to the ground by European
hoodlums.
lines this week when it was learned
that his wife of 11 years, Mrs. Ma
bel Washington Powell, had filed
papers for divorce. Mrs. Powell
statid that her husband, who is one
of Harlem s most popu.'oi and prom
inent figures, had become infatuated
with "a night club performer” and
subsequently abandoned her after she
had been subjected to cruel and in
human treatment. Though th name
of the entertainer was not nt ntion
ed in the suit, it is the popular opin
ion that the ‘‘night club p rformer”
referred to is Hazel Scott,'sensation
al pianist of stage, screen and radio.
Upon being interviewed by inquir
ing reporters, Miss Scott frankly ad
mitted that she was quite fond of
the handsome Congressman am! in
timated that should Mrs- Powell se
cure he: divorce, she and Pev- Pow
ell would very likely wed. Said Miss
Scott: "Together we could great
things for our people.”
The present action tl it ha- arous
ed’ such wide public interest, is a pre
diction of Harlemites, who have for
many weeks suspested that things
wer>- at a breaking point in tl. ■ Pow
ell household. Mrs- Powell is seek
ing $100 weekly alimony, which is to
be increased in proportion to the in
crease ir the minister’s income.