Nebraska Newspapers

    EDITORIAL- COMMENT
Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, July 7, 1945
KEEP AMERICA AMERICAN
A Fourth of July Challenge
By Ruth Taylor
3 hver since 1 hrst nearct ratner coianci use tne
trenchant phrase which is my text, I have felt that in
those three words, properly understood, lies the hope
of unity, the expression of that for which we are
fighting and the way to achieve the Victory for which
we all hope.
Keep America American—this is the defiant
challenge of the finest idealism the world has known.
It is a clarion call to action in the fight between the
forces that would destroy and those which would
build man up to his proper stature.
Keep America American—this is no creed of iso
lationism, no shutting of the gates of the spirit to the
problems of the world, no selfish hoarding of our re
surces of brain and body for the use and comfort
alone of those already within our nation.
Keep America American—this does not mean a
yardstick of nationality by which to measure our fel
low citizens. The yardstick we must use is that of the
spirit—an unselfed devotion to the credo that all men
are created equal. We are the first self-created people
in the world—not segregated by race or creed or
color but bound together by a common bond of belief
that we are all entitled to the rights and responsibili
ties of freedom.
Keep America American — let us preserve our
rights by careful usage of them. This country is the
land of liberty, not license. Any change must come
under the orderly processes of our own laws, not un
der the sudden whim of any dictator.
Keep America American — let us never forget
that this nation was founded on unity, and that to
achieve unity men must act for the good of all, not as
self-seeking groups of individuals. >
Keep America American—let us renew our vows
on this Fourth of July—vows of consecration that the
soul of this nation remain ever free.
The words used by Chaplain Gittelsohn in dedi
cating the Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima,
might be well repeated by all of us—“We dedicate
ourselves, first to live together in peace the way they
fought and are buried in this war. Here lie men who
loved America because their ancestors generations
ago helped in her founding, and other men who loved
her with equal passion because they themselves or
their own fathers escaped from oppression to her
blessed shores. Here lie officers and men, Negroes
and whites, rich men and poor . . . together. Here
are Protestants, Catholics, and Jews . . . together.
Here no man prefers another because of his faith or
despises him because of his color. Here there are no
quotas of how many from each group are admitted
or allowed. Among these men there is no discrimina
tion. No prejudices. No hatred. Theirs is the highest
and purest democracy.”
Keep America American.
RALPH COOPER BEST LAUGH PROVOKER
N. Y. Columnist Goes "All-Out" for Em-Cee Who
Has Turned Comedian—Top Notch Performer
Introduced Harlem's Amateur
Hour via WMCA—Put Spotlight
Bands on Air for Pabst Beer
Produced, Directed and Staged
Nite Club Revuesicals
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"Coop" Is Harlem's
No. 1 Showman
By Ted Yates
(Staff Correspondent)
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NEW YORK, (IPS)—Bob Hope, Jack Benny, George Jessel,
Lou Holtz and other top-notch comedians of radio, stage, screen
find nite clubs (and, you might add—television) had better move
Over. Make room for Ralph Cooper, Harlem’s No. 1 showman—
the best laugh provoker there is in show business, who is credited
with being this town s dapper em
pee, has turned comedian. As a
comedian “Coop” follows along the
pnodern trend and will at no time
use cork. In short, here's a real
comedian—not a black-face comic.
One who will make you give out
with those laughs that you’ve stored
away since Pearl Harbor.
Ralph needs no introduction to
diversion seekers in these parts. As
a thrill-provider in the way of high
class entertainment—he’s tops. The
best at originating both costume
and dialogue; he introduced Har
lem's amateur hour via Station
WMCA on a coast-to-coast hook-up
and has produced, directed, staged
and taken part in nite club revuesi
cals that established new all-time
Irecords for attendance at the vari
bus Harlem “hot” spots, and as the
'genial host and em-cee sponsored
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer on the air
jwaves in what turned out to be the
first all-Negro radio commercial
program. Cooper has presented the
best talented air shows and fos
tered hundreds of youngsters to
stardom. Lionel Hampton, Duke
Ellington, Count Basie, Earl Hines,
all with their bands; Eddie (Ro
chester) Anderson, Billy Eckstein,
Lillian Fitzgerald, Paterson & Jack
son, and Louis Jordan’s Band all
appeared on the air show with
Cooper at the helm.
■Sew Synthetic
A new synthetic rubber-like prod
uct is said to be practically identical
to chlorinated rubber in chemical,
flame and moisture resistance, and
suitable as an irtgredient in paints,
lacquers, alkali-resistant coating for
metals, and flame and moisture
proofing of fabrics. It is also said
to provide sound and heat insula
tion.
National Newspaper Week
For his ability as\ a showman,
the nation’s new laugh-sensation
has been singled out for many
honors. It was he who was se
lected to perform as em-cee in
the observance of National News
paper Week by Negro editors from
coast-to-coast. Having done a mar
velous job to aid the war effort he
has been cited by the War and
Treasury Departments. Cooper's
shows staged at the various army
camps in this vicinity have won for
hinj high praise from leading com
manding officers. It has been his
privilege to headline shows fh New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, D. C., and in Chicago.
In these leading cities Cooper’s
’’take-off” of the city slickster has
won for him popularity that has no
bounds. He has them forever “fall
ing out in the aisles.” This wTas
demonstrated recently at Harlem's
Apollo Theatre.
Aside from his role as a strictly
modern comedian along the lines of
A1 Jolson, Milton Berle and Eddie
Cantor, Cooper manages high class
talent. One of his attractions is Tab
Smith’s Orchestra which has been
acclaimed America’s great little
"jump” band.
Yes, the name Ralph Cooper Is
a legend along the Main Stem. I
know, because I’ve been around.
Tire Revolutions
A tire which has worn smooth in
20,COO miles has made about 15,000,
000 revolutions, wearing off a layer
of rubber about one-third of an inch
thick. If the rate of wear were
entirely uniform, this would mean
that with each revolution of the
wheel the tire tread lost a layer of
rubber about 1/50 billionth of an inch
thick.
Specter of Starvation
Stalks Liberated Europe
Hunger Aiready Rampant in Many Nations;
Relief Dependent on Sacrifices of
United States and Canada.
By BAUKHAGE
Neus Analyst and Commentator.
WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C.
The size and shape of the postwar
food emergency which the world has
been generally anticipating and
fearing is now beginning to take
shape. As this is written in mid
June, a swelling cry is coming
across the Atlantic, “We’re hungry.
Send us food.’’ In one day’s issue of
the New York Times there were
special dispatches stating:
1. That the liberated European
nations were meeting in London to
hear the facts of the world food situ
ation from British Food Minister
Llewellin. He had spent three
months in Canada and the United
States surveying the world picture.
It was said that he would inform
the delegates of the liberated coun
tries that there is in prospect a
world shortage of 2,500,000 tons of
meat, 1,000,000 tons of fats and oils
and 1,500,000 tons of sugar. A short
age, that is, in terms of what is re
quired to maintain a quite frugal,
though fairly health-giving diet.
2. That European nations were be
ing urged to produce to the maxi
mum in order to offset the lack of
imports for their winter's food sup
ply.
3. That the new food minister of
France (Christian Pinaud) was
coming to the United States to urge
the American food industry to sell
food to France.
4. That the Bavarian food ration
was down to the low minimum of
1,150 calories a day (the average
American diet contains 3,200 calo
ries).
Need Is Acute
In Many Areas
The need for food is acute in
many areas throughout the conti
nent of Europe. The people living in
German - occupied Holland have
been suffering from outright starva
tion for months. The physical con
dition of many was so serious im
mediately following liberation that
they were no longer able to digest
ordinary foods. The whites of eggs
in powdered form were shipped
from the United States to pro
vide special treatment for these
starvation victims. Britain also
shipped to Holland a special food
consisting of solutions of predigested
proteins, glucose and vitamins.
In Yugoslavia, when UNRRA sup
plies arrived and were being un
loaded from the first shipment,
food was so scarce that the women
brought brooms and brushes to
sweep up the grain that spilled from
the sacks of wheat. When cans of
beans were distributed to the peo
ple, the Yugoslav weighing offi
cials were so careful in measuring
out portions that it was common to
see a single bean removed from the
scales in order to give each person
no more than his fair share.
In May, the office of foreign agri
cultural relations of the United
States department of agriculture re
ported that this year’s output of
food in Europe will be the smallest
since the beginning of the war. It
may be as much as 10 per cent un
der the 1944 production. As the war
has come along, machinery is
worn out. Factories have been kept
out of most of Europe by the lack
of transportation and the shortage
of materials.
Manpower has become scarcer.
In the final agonies of the conflict,
farm animals were slaughtered
or stolen by the retreating Nazis.
Hence, the production of the conti
nent will reach the low point of this
winter in the current crop year.
Sharpening the difficulties is the
breakdown of internal transpor
tation to move what food is pro
duced from the countryside into the
cities and towns. In the final phases
of the war the Nazis systematically
destroyed railroads and rolling
stock behind them as they re
treated; the Allied air forces sys
tematically blew bridges and burst
locomotives. The result is that in
Greece, for example, there were
for months no railway lines op
erating. Even now, when some of
the tracks and bridges are repaired,
there are less than 20 locomotives
and less then 500 good cars in the
country. More are being rushed
there, but the railway transport will
be far below even the wartime nor
mal. The highway service has dis
integrated and the bridges are
blown. Trucks are so scarce that
they are number one priority in
the relief schedules of UNRRA and
of the countries which pay for their
own jjmports.
An UNRRA worker in Yugoslavia
reported that he saw girls 12 and 15
years old carrying hundred pound
sacks of grain on their backs for
five kilometres. In Greece, women
and children hitched themselves
to carts of supplies and hauled them
over mountain roads that were so
full of bomb craters that trucks
could not travel them.
100 Million People
Hungry on Continent
In the face of this situation, it is
evident that, as Colonel Llewellin
told the British House of Commons
on June 13, “There are a hundred
million hungry people in Europe
today.” Hope for relieving hunger is
in imports this summer and next
winter. Will the imports be forth
coming from the world outside?
The best answer that can be
given at present seems to be “not
in the volume desired.” To provide
enough food to bring the populations
of liberated Europe and the Far
East up to the prewar level — or
even to a rather low minimum level
for full health and strength — would
bring the civilian food supplies in
the major nations down consider
ably from their present level. The
British ration has already been re
duced in a number of items — and
it was a tight ration before the re
duction. Australia has cut down but
ter and meat rations still fur
ther within the last 60 days.
A good part of the answer to the
plea of hungry Europe and the Far
East depends on how much sac
rifice the civilians in the United
States and Canada are willing
to undergo. President Truman, in
issuing the report of Judge Samuel
Rosenman on relief needs in west
ern Europe, pointed out that the
American people need to under
stand the dire plight of the people
in these Allied countries in or- •
der to be prepared to accept con- ;
tinued control on our consumption
here. The coming months will give
the answer to the extent and severi
ty of controls that are imposed.
Food—Not Money—
Remains Scarce
Relief for liberated countries is
not a matter of financing. The coun
tries of western Europe have their
own financial resources and are
seeking in vain to buy — particu
larly such items as canned meats,
dairy products, fats and oils and su
gar. The liberated countries of east
ern Europe which do not have the
foreign exchange resources to pay
cash for their supplies are receiv
ing them from the uninvaded United
Nations through UNRRA. UNRRA
has financial resources contributed
by the uninvaded nations. The
trouble is that supplies are not
forthcoming in the scarce food lines
at a desirable rate.
Incidentally, the director general
of UNRRA, in a somewhat justified
didactic vein, has lately pounded
home in his public utterances the
fact that if UNRRA fails to provide
supplies, it is not because of
UNURA’s shortcomings, but be
cause the member nations do not
come through with the supplies.
“UNRRA,” Director General Leh
man says, “is not a superstate with
resources and powers of its own.
Far from it. It is the servant of the
governments which created it.”
There is one bright spot amid the
encircling gloom of the food situ
ation. This is the fact that the world
has plentiful supplies of wheat. This
member of the bread grains has
been produced in bumper quantities
for several years in succession by
the farmers in the U. S. and Cana
da. The crops have been average in
other exporting countries. The re
sult is that wheat is not even under
allocation and the full amount
needed for a normal diet can be
supplied to the people of liberated
Europe. But man doesn't live by
bread alone. For health and vigor,
you and I and everyone need some
fats and proteins in our diets. Will
we be willing to cut down on our—
by the standards of Europe—rather
lavish consumption of these things
so that our liberated Allies can come
through the next winter with a mini
mum loss of health and strength?
BARBS . . . by Baukhage
The Domei (official news agen
cy) broadcasting station in Tokyo
reported transmitter trouble. Static
or B-29s?
• * •
Importers of French lace ordered
and paid for before the occupation
of France will be assisted in locat
ing it by the foreign economic ad
ministration. The frills will help pay
i for the necessities.
I
Dampen Ashes
Dampen, but don’t soak ashes
in your ash pit each night so they
can be removed in the morning
minus dirt. Use a short length of
hose for handy spraying. If coal
isn’t dustproofed, sprinkle it weekly.
Sugar Consumption
The consumption of sugar in
Cuba in the last two decades, as
officially estimated, has not ex
ceeded 177,000 short tons, or only
about 6 per cent of Cuban annual
production during recent years.
Slide fasteners, hooks and eyes,
buckles and other closure items
will soon reappear and then we’ll
be all fenced in again.
• * •
A large increase in the production
of bicycles in the third quarter of
1945 is doubtful, according to the
WPB. So you will have to use your
pedal extremities and not your ped
als for a little longer.
Names of States
Connecticut is Indian for ‘long
river,” Maine means “the main
land,” to distinguish it from the is
lands, and Massachusetts is Indian
for “great hills place.” New Hamp
shire is named for Hampshire,
England, and Rhode Island for
Rhodes, an island in the Aegean sea.
Vermont is French for “green moun
tain.” New Jersey was named to
compliment the governor of Jersey
island off Brittany, and New York,
was named for the duke of York.
Pennsylvania is Latin for “Penn’s
woodland.”
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bin WASHINGTON
iBy Walter Shead
WNU Ccorrespondent
Explosive Agricultural Front
WNU Washington Bureau
621 tfnion Trust Building.
pP VENTS of an explosive nature
erupted on the agricultural ,
front this week, events which threat- |
ened to rock the foundations of the
entire agricultural program and the
economic life of farmers and, as a
result, of every rural community.
First was the fight made against
senate confirmation of Claude R.
Wickard, secretary of agriculture,
to be director of the Rural Elec
trification administration.
Second was the action of the sen
ate committee eliminating the 50
per cent tariff cut provisions from
the reciprocal trade extension bill
■ and Senator Tobey’s subsequent
charge of “Five fat lobbyists with
round bottoms and round heads"
| perched outside the senate doors,
I and.
Third, and probably more amaz- 1
mg, the annexation of a rider on the
senate bill extending the OPA price
control bill for another year, which
would scrap the parity principle of
fixing farm prices and institute a
cost-plus plan instead.
All three of these events were
of vital interest to the farmers ,
of the nation . . . vital in that
they affected the every-day and
economic life of every farmer
in America ... hit at his pocket
book and his way of life.
The fight on Mr. Wickard devel
oped into a party fight and, after
three days of hearings, the sen
ate committee voted 11 to 6 for con
firmation. The Wickard appoint
ment by President Truman was ex
pected to be a routine affair, when
Senator Shipstead, (R-Minn.) and a
member of the senate agricultural
and forestry committee, asked that
hearings be held. There was plenty
of testimony in the three-day hear
ing, but no evidence against Secre
tary Wickard. The witnesses either
didn’t like him, didn’t think he
would make a good director, didn’t
like his politics, but could offer no
specific evidence against his ap
pointment.
Co-operatives Concerned
Some two dozen witnesses repre- ’
senting approximately 75 farmers’
co-operatives, serving some 80,000
farmers were present to testify
against Wickard out of a total of 835
farmers’ REA co-operatives serving
1,250,000 farmers in the nation. Of
those tesitfying. one witness repre
sented 51 REA co-operatives serv
ing 65,000 farmers in Iowa alone.
The others were scattered. The re
sult was that Senators Shipstead of
Minnesota, Capper of Kansas, But
ler of Nebraska, Bushfield of South
Dakota, Wilson of Iowa and Cordon
of Oregon, all Republicans, voted
against Wickard. Two Republicans,
Willis of Indiana and Aiken of Ver
mont, voted with the solid Demo
cratic delegation on the committee.
The Rural Electrification adminis
tration is probably more important
in raising the living standards of
agricultural life in the nation than
any other agency. A measure intro
duced by Senator Lucas (D-Ill.)
passed by the senate, and now pend
ing in the house, separates REA
from the department of agriculture,
placing it on an independent basis
and provides $585,000,000 for loans i
to co-operatives for the extension of j
rural electrification. One of the
charges against Wickard was that
he had “no vision for the future of
REA” and that he was against
its independence as a governmental
agency. In a recent interview, how
ever, Wickard declared he intended
to bring electricity to 3,665,000 farm
homes in the immediate five-year
period after the war and that in
stead of building short “dead-end”
electric lines, he planned surveys of
"20 counties or more at one time
and the construction of lines to
reach every farmer in the area.”
Wherry and Cost-Plus
Senator Shipstead, together with
Senator Wherry (R-Neb.) engi
neered the cost-plus farm price
amendment to the OPA measure. It
is likely that by the time this is in
print, the house will have elimi
nated this amendment, but its sen
ate adoption caught the administra
tion leaders asleep and is an indi
cation of what could easily happen
in a legislative jam. There has
been considerable talk lately about
this cost-of-production procedure to
measure farm prices, but this is the
first time it has appeared in the
open. Edward A. O'Neal branded the
amendment as “unsound, unwork
able and highly inflationary.”
Although President Truman also
indicated his disapproval of the
rider, as long ago as 1939 he him
self voiced approval of a cost-plus
system for handling some farm
products under certain conditions.
Addressing the Missouri state legis
lature March 21, 1939. he is quoted
as saying:
“Cotton, wheat and meat are
world products and require world
markets for their distribution, and
if the world markets cannot be re- |
stored, these crops are going to)
have to be handled on a domestic al- •,
lotment or cost-of-production basis.” I
Rock Salt
Ten pound bags of rock salt make
good anti-skid insurance for motor
ists to carry with them in their cars
during winter months to keep them
from getting stuck if they should
stop or skid on ice or hard packed
snow. Thrown under car wheels,
the abrasive action of rock salt
crystals enables drivers to pull out
without spinning their tires and
wasting rubber. Because it makes
snow and ice removal easy, people i
also use it on their slippery side
walks, steps and driveways.
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REST LEAVE IN CALCUTTA
Calcutta, the most populated city
in India, was my objective. The city
which contains temples and build
ings that are older than our great
country. Excited, you bet I was; it
was a place where I could buy ice
cream and roast beef sandwiches.
No, it wasn’t just getting away from
retreat and inspections, but as long
as I couldn't go home, I felt this was
the next best. The continued rains
and the burning sun had left me a
little on edge. I needed a rest.
I slept the first night in camp. I ;
was dead tired from that uncomfort
able ride on the train. I awoke early
the next morning with soft soothing
music playing on the radio. Yes, this
way my true character. As usu
'lev made me lazy and uncomfor
ble, but so satisfied.
The first place I stopped at in th
ty was the American Red Cros
rhey called it “The Cosmos Club,
t was nicely furnished; soft chair
was truly a place of rest, relaxation
ind peace of mind. No hurry, tak
your time, soldier, get yourself ;
shave and a haircut, take a good re
freshing shower, have your khaki
pressed, shine those shoes; no hurry'
take your time, these days belong tc
yourself.
I took my time; strolled about the
camp area getting the feel of this
peaceful place. I didn’t know what to
expect, but I had rupees to toss away
and I am the fellow who can toss
them. In my mind I had conceived
all kinds of things I was going to do,
but my visit to the PX quelled all ]
that. I devoured so many cokes and
writing tables, ping-pong tables, j
ping pong tables, games of all kinds,
and a tennis court for those who
wished to play. The club was under,
the direction of a very kind and con- j
siderate gentleman, who was assisted
by another man and four women.
Many Anglo-Indians of both sexes
were employed there. You could buy
ice cream, sandwiches of all kinds,
and meals during the serving hour.
Tours, of the important historical
sights, were conducted daily. It
would take a complete book to de
scribe the many places of interest
that I was fortunate enough to see.
One place of interest that has stayed
with me till this day was the day I
visited the Burning Ghats.
It was my third day in Calcutta
and a slow drizzling rain that seemed
to float down from the low-lazy drift
ing clouds, made the event more
appalling. I had expected to smell
the odor of burning flesh, but there
was no odor at all. Pits in the earth,
with wood as the fire base, was the
crude way in which they destroyed
the bodies. Several pits were being
used for that purpose the day I was
there. Numerous bodies were lying
on charpoys waiting their turn for
destruction. Indians attending the
cremation were poking the fire con
tinually until the body was com
pletely destroyed.
Indian women do not accompany j
the remains to the funeral pyre. The
men sit around the burning body
quietly and without much conversa
tion: their main job, keeping the
wood burning until the fire consumed
the body. In death, I guess it doesn't
matter very much w'hich way the
body is destroyed, but to me this
seemed old fashioned and certainly
not a very pretty sight.
I attended one of the weekly
dances given by the Y. M. C. A. Most
of the dances are tag, and no one
may refuse the dance of the one who
in turn tags the other. It was some
gathering I must say. American sol
diers, both black and white, British
soldiers, Indian soldiers, Indian Wacs,
Women from West Africa, Indian
women, Anglo-Indian women, British
women, and probably some nation
alities I did not know. Most of them
speak English, but I was surprised
to see that most of them jitter-bug
and really enjoy dancing that way.
As I am no jitter-bug, I was quite a
wall-flower that evening. It was
worth the trip to Calcutta just to see
this group enjoying the company of
each other. I finally succeeded in
getting a dance with one of the la
dies from West Africa. Between a
British soldier and I she was quite
exhausted at the end of the set.
Strange place, Calcutta.
The traffic in Calcutta moved very
slowly. There were more men pulling
loads on a two-wheeled cart, than
trucks. It is hard to get a ride on a
street car because of the crowded
condition. Street cars contained sepa
rate seats for the ladies. I used this
sort of transportation very seldom.
The Indians seemed quite friendly
and would go out of their way to
make you comfortable.
Calcutta is no dream city. It has'
too much class for me. I will admit
it contains historical sights of splen
dor, but I am much more concerned
with the history which is being made
today. Tlie city is modem as far as
Indian is concerned, but compare it
with a city in the states and it is
many years behind time. Most of the
movies shown are American and some
Indians will not go to an Indian show.
I say now' as I have said so many
times before, the best w'ay to appre
ciate America fully is to look around
and see what the other countries
want to achieve.
can; to mention the occasion gives
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roR THE CHATTER BOX
Officer Henderson, better known a;
ingfish, is making a wonderful po
-e officer. He is also blessed witl
vo fine sons and a daughter three
eeks old. Hurray for the officer.
Mr. James and Draton Wright fror
ittle Rock, Ark. visited their auntif
'rs. Wilson of 2301 North 22nd Si
| hey left June 25 for Kansas Cit
ed St. Louis, Mo. They stoppee
i ver visiting relations. They reportee
I i grand time and vacation.
MISSIONARY WORKER DIES
Rev. Alexander Wagoner who has
been a missionary worker in Omaha
for a number of years and was of
Cosmopolitan Church at 26th and
Franklin St. which he owned indi
vidually died Monday, July 2. Rev.
Wagoner lived at 1512 North 26th
St. He has lived in Omaha 37 years
and was 87 years old.
He leaves to mourn his loss a
daughter, Ida Belle Melle, of Omaha,
a foster son, Elder Elemer Faulkiner
of Los Angeles, Calif, a son, Ray
| Wagener of Kansas City, Mo. Thomas
| Funeral Home has charge of the fu
j neral.
EX-OMAHAN DIES
Just received a message that Rev.
E. Z. Megee, former pastor of Pleas
ant Green Baptist Church here in
Omaha died July 5, 1945 at his home
in Detroit, Mich., where he has pre
sided with his family for the past ten
years. Funeral arrangements have not
been made yet. Watch next week’s
I Guide for further information.
[ .MINISTER S WIFE
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Nina Cole, wife of Rev. Dan
iel Cole, who lives at 2723 Corby St.,
filed for divorce from her husband
I Wednesday, July 4th. Mrs. Cole
j claims cruelty.
j Rev. Cole formerly operated a shoe
i shop near 24th and Paul St. Mr. and
j Mrs. Cole are parents of six children.
! They own a lovely home at 2723
I Corby St. Rev. Cole has left for an
j unknown destination.
ON LEAVE FOR 10 DAYS
AMMS-c John D. Nelum, 3rd, is
home on 10-day leave from San Di
ego, California Naval Air Station,
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
D. Nelum, Jr., of 2533 Binney St.
Mr. C. M. Jessie, their nephew, from
Dallas, Texas, is also spending his va
cation with them.
Fish Odor on Towel
To remove the odor of fish from
tea towels and dish cloths boil them
for five minutes in water containing
one teaspoon baking soda to each
quart. Rinse in warm and then in
cold water. Soda water will also re
move fish odor from the hands.
Waxed Shovel
Shovels coated with melted paraf
fin overcome the annoyance of wet
material sticking to them. This
saves the extra effort necessary to
knock snow off the shovel. To apply
the treatment to your shovel, just
heat the shovel enough to melt the
paraffin, then rub it on. Do not
overheat the metal.
Shortcake Foundation
Use piping hot baking powder
biscuits for shortcake foundation.
Crush strawberries with a fork.
Sweeten with honey.
SGT Fred Gilmore arrived in the
city Tuesday, June 26th. Sgt. Gilmore
was stationed in A. P. G. Marylandi
He spent one night with his mother,
Mrs. Bessie Gilmore, 2828 No. 30th
St. He left for Camp Beal, Califor
nia. He wishes he had longer to spend
with his family and many friends.
Sgt. Gilmore has a fine daughter,
Ileen Gilmore, also live at 2522 Wirt
St. Of course he was very much dis
appointed his fine daughter, Ileen,
was visiting in Jackson, Mississippi,
with her other grandmother, Mrs. An
derson, also live at 2522 Wirt. Mrs.
Gilmore has another son, Pvt. Chaun
cey Gilmore, who is in New Guinea
for 2 years.
Mrs. Gilmore likes the Guide very
much.
Ileen was 2 years old on Washing
ton’s birthday, Feb. 22.
Little Miss Gilmore just out for
evening ride. Showing her father
what a horsewoman she is. Since he
left home to fight to make her
chances better. His was when he
came through the struggle for his
rights as an American citizen.
Rich Coast
Columbus called Costa Rica the
“rich coast” because the Indians
wore gold jewelry.
WHAT? YOU DON’T WANT IT?
We Pay Cash For It!
We pay cash for that old piece of furni
ture and cooking utensils that you don’t
want. We call for and deliver. We pay
cash right on the spot.
The three J. & J. Bargain Stores. Num
bers 1 and 2,1604-6 N. 24th St., Ja. 9452;
Number 3, 2405 Cuming St., Ja. 9354.
Mr. Andrew Johnson, Proprietor.