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THEY TEACH ’EM TO FLY [ Shown above are three new mem- | hers of the all-Negro flying in- i structor*' staff of Moten Field, the army primary flying school con ducted by Tuskegee institute Left to right they are Charles 8 John son Jr , Kdward M Salone. Jr., and George Steven Waltz Mr Johnson is the son of l>r Charles S Johnson Sr . famous sociologist of Fisk university John son Junior, a graduate of Fisk who received his early flight training under the war training service pro gram at Tuskegee, saw a year of active duty before joining Moton Field staff Mr Salone is from Chicago and received his flight training at the Coffey School of aernautfcs. con ducted by Miss Willa Brown, wide ly known Negro avlatrix Prior to coining to Tuskegee he was on ac tive duty with the army air forc es as radio and radar technician j Before joining the army lie was a i law student at ohn Marshall Law j school. Chicago and employed by i the firm of Kills and Westbrooks George Waltz is from Wayesboro, Pa A graduate of A & T college Greensboro, NC , he was on duty with the i»2nd division prior to go- | ing to Tuskegee < ANP) Aebraskan Rescuea from Burning Plane From this blazing Grumann Hellcat, Ensign Byron Johnson, Potter, Nebr., was snatched from death by Lieut. Walter N. Chewning, Philadelphia, Pa., on board a carrier in the Pacific. Lieutenant Chewning’s action^ won him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. The picture is taken from the Navy-produced film “Mission Completed,” which will be shown during the Seventh War Loan Drive.—Official Navy Photo. I Rf B>J [IB The Japs will fold -so we've been told When German power has faded We know all right each Jap will fight *Till Tokyo's invaded MR STORZ BREWING CO., OMAHA WAITERS’ COLUMN BY DEAN H. W. SMITH WE. 6458 The RR boys are serving on the rolling wheels and going good. Waiters at the HHl hotel out in front at all times Fontenelle Hotel waiters taking care of the service in a very fine way Waiters at the Regis Hotel and the White Horse Inn on the up and SO. Blackstone Hotel quick stepping □ A railroad's roadbed has a lot to do with travel comfort. A well-built roadbed does away with annoying, sleep-disturbing bumps .. . like a boat breasting a choppy sea. It gives you "smooth sailing." The kind of gravel used for roadbed bal last is an important factor. Union Pacific uses a special, sturdy type of crushed granite which stands up particularly well under wartime's heavily loaded freight and passenger trains. Then, too, it acts as a "cushion," resulting in more comfortable rid ing and less wear on locomotives and cars. Thus, even the ballast used on the rail road's roadbed plays its part in efficient, 'round-the-clock transportation of troops and essential battle-line freight over Union Pacific's Strategic Middle Route, uniting the East with the Pacific Coast. ★ ★ ★ ★ Future "smooth sailing” over life's high way can be assured by holding tight to the war bonds we now have . . . and, as an extra measure of economic protection, buying as many more as we can pos sibly afford. ★ Listen to ‘TOUR AMERICA" radio program on Mutual nationwide network every Sunday afternoon. Consult your local newspaper for the time and station. TMt HOGK.ISSIVE UHIOH PACIFIC RAILROAD on service at all times. Paxtton Hotel Head Waiters and rapid fire crew very much on the job on good service. Read the Omaha Guide for the latest news and Current Events, and uyro kn ans..i xzflff bgwkyfw and ask your friends to do Ditto — Mr Bill Lewis, noe of Omaha's pioneer Roast Beef Knights shak_ ing hands with the boys again after a short illness. Musician Head Waiter and the Streamlined crew and the Waldorf Astoria Chef at the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, going places and do ing many things on service as they can take care of 5 or 6 hundred, with the latest improved food car riers and smile if there is an over flow Omaha Club Waiters with Capt. Earl Jones, Mr. Virgil Swoobe and Mr Frank Buford and Mr Harry Frazier are head liners on service at all times. THE NAACP The Executive Board of the NAACP held a very important meet, ing at the Headquarters on Friday evening May 11th, and the Chair man of the Membership Committee. Mr. Loftus will use every effort to increase the membership The Le gal Redress Committee made a very good report. Rev. C C. Adams was elected to fill out the unexpired term of Rev Biackmore, who resigned and Mrs Blackburn the former secretary of the North Side YWCA was elected First Vive President. Meeting a_ journed to meet the first Tuesday in June. NAACP Mass Meeting Sunday afternoon. May 20 All of the Churches sponsored beautiful Mother's Day services as it was a very Sacred Day to give honor where honor is always due. Rev. G. D. Hancock, District Superintendent of the Topeka Dis trict preached a very lovely Moth er’s Day sermon at Clair Chapel and the wide awake Pastor, Rev. C. C. Reynolds who at all times extends a friendly welcome, was wonderfully blessed with two per sons joining the church. The busi. ness Session of the Quarterly Con ferecne on Monday evening, May 14. was a complete success. All of the Auxiliaries made good reports for the first quarterly meeting of the Conference year. THE WEEK By H. C. Smith President Truman's mother left K. C. Kansas in an airplane Fri day. May 11th for Washington, D. C. to be with her son on Moth, er's Day. A man was found dead in a closet of one of the rooms at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago Friday, May the 11th there were signs of a struggle. Jimmy Sherorer, the Milwaukee boxer, hopes and wishes to get a welterweight fight to abtain funds to pay some of his indebtness as he hopes to study Art He used up much time when he was in the hos pital. John L. Lewis was deadlocked with the hard coal mine owners over underground travel time and he looked to the fuel Administration for a solution A month old baby in Portland, Ore., had a tooth pulled. The tooth cut her tongue. Six persons were injured in an Auto accident Thursday night. May 10. at 36 and Leavenworth Sts in Omaha Ed Priener, an Omaha letter car rier found and returned a billfold containing Three hundred and 85 dollars to the owner, Mr Royal Fox on May 9. The Omaha Police sponsored a Theatre Party Saturday morning. May 12 to all members of the Safe ty aPtrol and school principals at the Orphum Theatre. C. H Lingemetee one hundred yeads lold; Civil War veteran oil Humbodlt, died Friday. May 11th President Truman's wife is honorary President of the Girl Scouts, she succeeded Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Read The Omaha Guide for news Eastern States: Maine. New Hampshire, Vermount, and Mass., had the worst snow storm in 25 years on Friday, May 11th. Two lives were lost More than a mil lion dollars worth of damage to crops and property. A Greely Colorado man uses a plan to make waiting a pleasure when he is awey from his office He leaves a note on his desk “Be back sfcoif, have a cigaj-et and make yourself comfortable". The Honorary Chief of the Chica go fire department recommended home fire drills He says most of the panic deaths of 10 to 15 thous_ and a year are caused from not knowing what to do. Are you a member of the NAAi’P? It is time to renew your member ship! A small fire was discovered in Madison Square garden in New York as the afternoon performance of the Ringling Bros, circus was, going on last Thursday, May 10 It was extinguished very quickly \ Lasting peace should be the slo gan of the San Francisco confer ence and eliminate all future con flicts as we all should keep in mind what General Sherman said “War is Hell!" Joe Louis the world’s heavyweight boxer celebrated his 31st birthday anniversary in a U. S. army camp in Alaska Camp Grant. 111 . will be used as a reception station for soldiers en-' route from Europe to the South Pacific. President Harry Truman used the weekend of his first month in the White House by devoting much time with his 92 year old mother on Mother's Day. Daniel W Umverzag. age 76 and his wife 70 of New York collected 4 tons of clothing tor needy war vic_ tims. They had 3,000 appeals print ed at their own expense and distri buted them in the neighborhood. Edgar J Nathan accepted the do nation from them. Noel Toy, a Chinese dancer has introduced a new dance of all na tions at a San Francisco night spot Miss Virginia E Day of Los An geles, Calif . j is the originator of V-E Day. Miss Barbara Adams age 17 ad_ mitted to Los Angeles police that she stabbed her sleeping mother to death early Saturday morning May 12 and went to bed and read her Bible. She told of an argument that she had had with her mother Mr. C. C McDonald the wide a. wake representative of the greater Omaha Guide, will thank you in ad vance for a one year's subscription. What say you? S-Sgt L. P. Lewis Writes From... the PACIFIC (by S /S«t. Lawrence 1’. Lewis 374844152 3107th 41M Service Co. APO 021* C O Postmaster, AYC.. Aew York) § The reader must be informed that censorship regulations do not per mit the writer to name any cities ports, dates, or in any way give a_ way any military information. Al so they must be reminded that these are my versions and opinions ex pressed § Hot, tired, and some what a little frightened, I like the many who were in the same shipment, stepped pre cariously, one by one, on the ship. We could not see much of the ship while boarding, yet 1 knew for the first time in my life, the power and greatness of such a mass of steel. We were instructed to take our places, which meant, staying in our bunks until we left port. That we did most eagerly. With no thought of danger, come what may we only wanted to take off our packs, and rest. I regretted at that moment, and many times after all the unnecessary articles and nick, nacks which I so cautiously slipped in my bag. Every man had to car ry all of his own equipment, and be lieve me the American Army gives you plenty. Some of the know-it_al!-soldiers told me that we would not leave port until after darkness What a story that turned out to be. A few hours after we were on board, the ship slowly moved out of the har bor. This ship did not wait for darkness. It was at that moment I fully realized how great a Country I was fortunate enough to live in Had I not so many times read a bout the sinking of our ships; had I not read daily, the great destruc. tion caused by the German submar ine. I knew that America did not unnecessarily risk the lives of her soldiers. I ceased being afraid. Looking back at the shores for a long, last look, 1 felt a little sad, yet I was proud of the fact that I was one of the millions of soldiers who was deemed fit enough to help defend the freedom of America, and th freedom of the oppressed nations which were then enslaved by a group of killers. I thought of the wives and children that liv ed in Poland, France, China, Aus tria. Belgium, Ethiopia, and all the countries which at i-»at time were under the power of the Axis. I could only thank God that the en_ emy was not pouring their shells into the outskirts of Omaha. We can say now that it can’t happen, but had not our great leaders had the foresight to see what was to come, we cannot say what could have happened and what could not have happened, because we do not know We must thank God that it did not happen. Unless one has had the opportun ity to sail on a large body of water, they wil find it so hard to visualize how immense and powerful a large body of water can be. As far as you can see to the right, there is water; as far as you can see to the left, there is water; All you can see is water. White foamy water; deep dreary and cold water. When I thought of Columbus sailing to the Americas in a hundred and fif ty foot vessel, I know now why the sailors on his ship wanted to turn back towards home W e were served two meals a day. which was plenty, and some of the best meals I have ever tasted were given to us on that ship. It was one time in my life I didn’t make a pig of myself. Not because I didn’t want too, but because I was sea sick most of the way over. That rolling, rumbling water kept me sick In the final stages of our trip across, the wind was high, and the sea was rough Waves of salty, cold water dashed over the deck. I was so sick I just layed in my bunk and prayed Strange how a great many men turn to <!od when the going gets a little rough Time and many miles somehow drifted by. Music, a show, bingo games given by the Red Cross, read ing. and a hand of cards oncejn-a while. helped to pass the days away All the way I felt restless tired and sick As for the sailors, they look ed to be in the best of health I guess one must get used to it, but that is the trouble.getting used to it:* I thought of every good and bad thing I have ever done in my life One thinks of one's family and lov ed ones he has left behind. You feel kuilty because there is no way you can let them know you are safe. You feel sorry for them, but what can you do? It is much hard er on the ones you left behind than it is on the one who is making the trip America, and its great Navy has made the crossing one of al_ most certain safety now, but not without the cost of those brave men’s lives which made the safety of today possible. I can only say. “thanks fellow's”, and I only hope that I too can do something worth while One bright morning, early after brakfat, someone shouted, “Land!” [ I ran hurriedly up the steps, be cause I couldn’t believe it was true. It was there-LAND, and I could see real live humans. I forgot be ing restless I forgot being lone, ly I forgot about my being tired That feeling was completely gone with the sight of land. We had reached our destination: India a trip that took us half way around the world. And then “MAIL CALL”. How the mail got there so fast I do not know. It was there, and at that moment, it was all that mattered. 1 received twenty-six letters and many received more than I. It was another American miracle What other country does so much for their soldiers just to give them comfort and peace of mind? To those faithful ones who continued to write without receiving: “God Bless them all.” Words cannot ex press the comfort those letters brought to me and to all the others For a short while most of the fel lows thought they were sitting in their parlors at home, w ithout a worry in the world. I did not know this was only the beginning I felt that my troubles were over. War is not easy for anybody. It takes in all of us; the large and the small, the rick and I the poor, the black and the white. All for one common cause FREE. DOM Life is dear, but more than life is at stake now. more than you or i. All of us love the Amer ican way of life. To us it is sacro sanct. and it must be preserved not only for us, but for all humans on the face of this earth, who believe that all men are created equal There are those who would destroy this way of life if it were possible but they are slowly being Strang led out of existence. It may take many a sea-sick soldier, sailor or marine to change their minds, but they will.yess, they will! (Watch this paper for further art. icles from Sargeant Lewis). Colonies Still to be ‘Mandated’ (continued from page 1) existence depends upon a meaning ful revision of the “Mandate Sys tem" do not have a voice inside the conference. “We seek no aggrandizement ter ritorial or other.” That was opening statement of the Atlantic Charter, and is the bas is of the discussion of Trustee ships. In the Atlantic Charter, by prom ising not to add to their territories and to heed the “freely expressed wishes of the people concerned” the governments of Great Britain and the United States repeated a prom, ise made in World War 1 . At the end of the last war the victorious nations felt that they could not violate that promise, but on the other hand, they were not disposed to hand colonies back to the defeated nations i tie .Mnitdiiie Concept The got around the .proolem of creating under the covenant of the League of Nations, a new concept ...the concept of “mandates'’. Instead of being handed over to the victors, in the immemorial tra. dition of war. the Colonial lands of Germany and the possessions of Turkey were “mandates” to the vic tors. A few, ike Syria, Iraq and Palestine were scheduled for inde pendence in the not-too-distant fu ture (Syria and Iraq got theirs after the fall of France, the manda, tory power) . Lesser territories were put in charge of, or “mandated to” various of the victors, including Britain, Franc", South Africa, Australia. New Zealand and Japan Those nations gradually included the man dates in their Colonial systems, ex. cept that they submitted annual re ports to the League of Nations Great Britain, ong famous for her Colonial System, is arguing vehem ently for the continuation of the mandate system which has given her complete power over the natives of the areas under her jurisdiction. Everyone is making very certain that no nation except the vanish ed will lose any colonies or former mandates without its permission And permission is considered un likely. The Frenchi for example, will retain Indo-China, and the Brit, ish Palestine. The conflict cannot be complete, ly resolved here at San Francisco, because it has been declared by all parties that no specific territories will be discussed here. That Is a matter for the Peace Cpnference The hope here is to work out a framwork under which territories involved in the Peace Conference can be handled. Thus far the Uni ted States, Britain, Australia and France have developed such propo sals to be added to the World Or ganization Charter. Russia and China have bene involved in the dis cussions. but have thus far set for th no official plan Molotovj speaking for the Soviet delegation, stated at a press con. ference Monday, May 7—“The Sov iet delegation realizes that from the viewpoint of the interests of inter national security we must first of all see to it that dependent countr ies are enabled as soon as possible to take the path of national inde pendence. This should be promot. ed by a special organization of the United Nations which must act with a View to expediting the realization of the principles of equality and self determination of nations. The Sov iet delegation will take an active part in the consideration of this I problem in its entirety ” American lnq>o*:ils Probably the most important sec tion of the American suggestions to the Colonials is the right to petition the World Organization. The IT. S. proposals state that the trusteeship commission should have the right to send investigators to non-strategic areas and that pet itions regarding grievances may be addressed to it The British prov ide only for "reports" by the trus_ tee powers Neither proposal says that anything can be done if the territory is not well administered It is ironical that the British spokesman on the Colonial issue Lord Cranborne, has pictured the United Kingdom as the all wise j solicitous shepherd and champion of : peoples swelling in the Colonies. French View point There was considerable question after the last war as to the legal citizenship of mandated peoples They were awarded a raiher amor phous international status. This time the French have indicated that they are willing to grant full Fren. ch citizenship to the people of their truteeship areas and colonies This would achieve a double ob jective. It would bind those peo ple closer to France, and it would also grant them the civil rights that citizenship implies. No such guar antees are available in me general trusteeship proposals South Africa . Probably the most blatant af front to democracy was the declar_ ation by the Union of South Africa, wihch announced that it will ask ! the later Peace Conference to incor porate the Territory of Southwest Africa within the Union itself Southwest Africa, a German ter ritory before the last war. was man dated to the Union of South Africa E>espite South Africa's reputation as the cradle of "white supremacy" her petition to the UNCIO. said:— “For twenty_five years, the Union of South Africa has governed and administered the territory as an in tegral part of its own territory and has promoted to the utmost in ma terial and moral well-being and the social progress of the inhabitants “The Union has introduced a pro gressive policy of native adniinis_ tration. including a system of local government through native council" giving the natives a voice in the management of their own affairs and under Union administration na tive reserves have reached a high state of economic development “In view' of contiguity and simil. arity in composition of the native peoples of southwest Africa the na tive policy follow'e<J in southwest - - 1 Women For Food Processing ★ ★ ★ WE NEED WOMEN AT ONCE . . in Our Food Processing Department. —Day Work—47 Hour Week.— 50c per hour and Time and A Half Over 40 Hours —Apply in Person at the Employment Office— Fairmont Creamery 12th & Jackson (Hiring Must Conform to WMC Stabilization Plans) > _ SPOT JOBS!! j i: Do you need money right now? 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