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/jusini^EouMiff^ThewtothTuneX 2420 GRAHTST HA. 0800 _4^ 4^ o 4^._**Largest Accredited Negro Newspaper West of Chicago and North of KC. ^ Entered as 2nd class matter at Post-clftice, Omaha, Nebr., Under Act of — , March 8, 1874, Publishing Offices frt 2420 Grant Street, Omaha, Nebr Saturday, AugUSt 25, 1945 ★ 10c Per Copy ★ OUr 18th Year—NO. 29 Beautiful Girls Ala Cuba A SHOW YOU MUSTN’T MISS KICvHT FHOM HAVANA, Cl BA, — pome Senorieta Cinamon Perez and her Troeadero stars of rhumba and con^a dancing as featured perform ers of Leon Claxton’s “Cuban Rum boogrie" Show on the Royal Ameri can Midway at 30th and Wirt Sts. The attraction has 50 performers and musicians on the stage and is reputedly the largest Negro show in the outdoor amusement world. Realtors Get Rich On Racial Hatreds DOCUMENT CIRCULATED, By Verna Arvey Hollywood — (Calvin’s News Serv ice)—For the past few years in South ern California, there have been peri odic waves of restricting properties against ownership and occupancy by members of minority groups. There have also been alert groups of people who make it their business to find out when the racial restrictions expire in a certain district and to go to all property owners in that district seek ing signatures on petitions to re-re strict the district. Obviously, such zeal must have a motive. Time and time again, innocent victims of this racket have wondered what the motive is— whether it comes from Nazi propa gandists, from plain human cussed ness, or what. This writer was fortunate enough to secure one of the typewritten papers that are passed around to property owners in one Los Angales district, now occupied exclttsffflyNJby white peoples, and to discover the real rea son back of racial restrictions. In a word, it is: CREED. The realtors who circulate such vi cious propaganda are paid a sum of money by every property owner who is frightened enough by their false claims to sign the petition. In the old days in Los Angeles everyone was accustomed to pay one dollar. Accord ing to the paper now in my posses sion, every signer must pay five dol lars. It is quite apparent that if a dis trict has several hundred property owners, and each one pays that much money to the realtor who has been energetic enough to get out such a petition, that realtor stands to make several thousand dollars as a result. The name of the realtor who issued the paper which I now have is L. D. Mason, Licensed Real Estate Broker, 509 North Kingsley Drive, Los Ange les, California, Zone 4. This is the text of his “argument,” taking advan tage of increased racial tensions which are abroad in the world today: “Dear Sir or Madam: There are no RACE RESTRICTIONS in the dis trict where your property is located, so OWNERS ARE SIGNING THE ENCLOSED AGREEMENT TO pre vent Negroes and Orientals from moving in. It seems unjust for owners to have to sacrifice two-thirds of the present value of their property in which their life-savings may be in vested, simply because a few ambi tious Negroes or Japs desire to live here. Everyone may find a place to live where he may bless and be blessed and no one deprived of his hard-earned gains. Envy, malice and covetousness do not make a happy home or neighborhood. Protect what you have!” The circular continued: "Negroes are in the West Adams district and an 18 roomed mansion there sold for only $4,500.00 because Negroes lived all around it. A racket is worked after a few negroes buy and move into a white district. Three colored million aires are on Central Avenue, and there are many other wealthy negroes who plan to buy and live in white neighborhoods. Their two weekly newspapers, the Eagle and Sentinel may be bought on downtown street comers on or after Thursdays. Read in them of their aims and ambitions. The City Council, Planning and Zon ing Commission nor any other civic body have no power over race re strictions. Only the owner may place them by entering into an agreement with nearby owners as to use and oc cupancy only by persons of the white or caucasion race. When this is re corded, even if a Jap or a negro should buy, he may not live on the property. Courts uphold this. Following this, came the paragraph in the circular which exposed the writer’s base motive: “About half the owners of properties between Santa Monica Blvd. and Beverly Blvd. and between Vermont and Western Ave. have already signed this. Each signa ture brings others. Only the owner may sign—no one else! It is expen sive to assemble all the maps, legal descriptions (from books that weigh 30 to 50 pounds each), buy forms, postage, stationery, call on and write owners, record, etc., so owners pay me five dollars per lot as they sign and there is no refund. Technical knowl edge is required for this work. Banks charge twice as much and the title Co. $25.00 a lot. I give a receipt for recording and sen ices. Expense mounts as delay ocntinues. It is up to the owners whether or not this goes through. This is only a streamlined service for the owners’ convenience. No one but the owner may sign. This is the law. This should be signed by all whose names are in the deed as they appear there, before me or a notary. If before a notary, ask him to attach the affidavit to the form. The recorder demands this. If owners will call meetings, I will gladly attend and explain this. When you desire to sign, kindly call at this office or mail me a postcard.” Concluding this amazing document, inciting the sort of hatreds that lead to race riots, the greedy realtor said: “The menace is here! What will you do about it? Do act now!” This writer respectfully suggests that some agency of the United States government investigate this realtor, and all others like him, who in a time of crisis, are arousing racial feelings where none might exist but for their efforts and who thus hope to keep the American people perpetually divided for their own selfish ends. Ex-Service Man Enters Electric; Radio Business in mid city section Mr. Henry W. Evans who gave his Country 2 yrs. and 8 mo. of service in World War II as Radio and Elec tric Technician, a position which he filled with credit during his 2 years and 8 months in service. He is now a Radio and Electrical Appliance ex pert Technician. Mr. Evans is at your service in his shop at 2702 Lake St., Omaha, Nebr., where Mr. Paul Turner formerly operated a repair shop. Mr. Evans’ 2 years and 8 months experience of Radio Appli ance Repair which certainly qualifies him to render you service needed on your radio or electrical appliance. Don't forget the address when you need repair work done on your radio or electrical appliances. Evans Radio and Electric Repair Shop, 2702 Lake St. Henry W. Evans, proprietor. Prices reasonable. Evans Radio and Electric Repair Shop, 2702 Lake \St. For sale, irons, toasters, waffle griddles, peculators and many other electrical appliances at a reasonable price. All rebuilt mer chandise, guaranteed to give service. We also buy used electrical merchan dise of all kinds. Mr. Henry W. Evans, proprietor, at 27th and Lake Sts. OVERTONES By A1 Heningburg Rice Fields in Tokio This week the Japanese people are being met with one more disillusion. Food is becoming scarce, and rice fields are being laid out in the parks and wooded sections of the capital. This innovation does not square with the propaganda releases, which daily assure the populace that America will surely be brought to her knees before much longer. In the meantime Japan ese generals on Okinawa, preferring loss of life to loss of face, commit Hari-Kari with all the pomp and cere mony of their ancestors. Boy Scouts Move Ahead Good news was last week’s an nouncement from the national hefltl quarters of the Boy Scouts of America that the General Education Board had made a grant of thirty thousand dol lars, to be used in promoting the in terracial program of the Scouts. A j part of the plan under development calls for the building of camps in se | lected areas throughout the South. | Th«e camps will probably present | the first opportunity that southern boys have had to attend camps con ducted on purely democratic princi ples, for it is expected that no boy will be kept from any of these camps because of race or religion. It is worth noting that following the riot in De troit, the Girl Scouts did much to bring the community to its senses by continuing their plan of having girls of all races attend the same camps. | Prefers the Good Old U.S.A. Charles Clinton Spaulding, resi dent of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, showed ex cellent taste when he turned down the offer to become Minister to Li beria. Measured on a purely objec tive basis, Spaulding’s background | would qualify him for a high post in the diplomatic service, but Am eric* would never think of any other post than that of minister to a black re public. Men like Mr. Spaulding can help much more by educating white America than by going to lose them selves in the economic chaos of Li beria. _ 1 Accentuate the Positive f ortune, Life, Look, The American 1 , Home, Glamour, and The Reader’s Digest are among the nationally known publications which have given constructive treatment to articles about Negroes during the past few weeks. The entire issue of Glamour for the month of July is devoted to a sane discussion of tolerance, with em phasis on the fair play expected of all Americans. One of these magazines recently lost more than two hundredd subscribers in the South because of the favorable stand taken on the Ne gro question. Negroes must learn to recognize when a good job has been done, and to act accordingly. We are long on protest, but short on acclama tion. The Open Door At Work Many won’t believe this but the1 Community Church in New York City \ actually puts the Christian religion into practice. Its greeting inscribed over the doorway welcomes men of good will of all races and creeds, and Urban League To Have Fall Opening Sept 24th V-J Day Shows Dp Unfair Discharges For Negroes PROMINENT DENTIST, WIFE AND SON VISIT OMAHA Dr. and Mrs. John Emerson Burke and son John Emerson Jr. of Forrest City, Arkansas were the house guests of Charles A. Branch, 2866 Binney St., for a fe wdays last week. They met several Omahans at a reception given in their honor by Mr. and Mrs. Branch. Mrs. Bemie Cowan, who is a friend of Dr. Burke’s sister in Cali fornia, entertained them with a din ner party. Dr. Burke and family are en route to California and will spend some time in Denver, Colo. tlie welcome is not simply on paper. Recently, the Community Church has played host to the Open Door, an institution for settlement through mediation of all types of discrimina tion, whether related to race, creed, or sex. The idea owes its develop ment to the courage and the thought fulness of Pearl Buck. Filibuster ’Til Christmas The Honorable Senator Bilbo, though one can easily think of a more accurate description for this dema gogue, threatens to filibuster until Christmas if that much noise is needed to kill FEPC legislation. And the argument is as old as the white man’s discrimination to exploit the weak: “We love the Negro, but he must stay in his place.” And that love jyas shown in Mississippi by paying Negro teachers less than two hundred fifty dollars per year in 1941-42. Meet the New Designer The prize-winning creation, worn by a stunning beauty, left the audi ence of Fifth Avenue stylists breath less. Amazement is still expressed over the fact that a Negro boy was the artist. And he’s a real he-man too. War Fund Campaign To Start October 1st 8875,000 Edtior Omaha Guide 2418 Grant Street Omaha, Nebraska Dear Editor: This is to announce that the 1943 campaign of the United War Fund of Nebraska will begin throughout the j entire state, Monday, October 1, 1945. The ninety-three county or ganizations are now in process of preparation. The state quota is $875,000. This is a reduction of $50,000 from last year s quota of $925,000. This reduc tion was made possible by balances which exist from previous campaigns. County quotas have been fixed and are being announced by the county' chairmen. During the two previous i campaigns the wholehearted coopera-1 tion of the press and radio has been a chief factor in the outstanding success achieved by Nebraska. Last year we were seventh in the nation to reach our quota. We know that we will again have your valuable interest in the promo tion of the 1945 State War Fund Campaign. Within a short time we shall send you the “paragraph expla nation” of the war fund which will cover most of the essential phases of information. You may be sure that your help will be genuinely appre ciated. Cordially yours, Thomas C. Woods, State Chairman. Walter F. Roberts, Executive Director. COUNCIL TO PROTEST AT POLO GROUNDS AGAINST JIM CROW BASEBALL New York—(Calvin’s News Service) —According to Josh Lawrence, chair man of the Council’s Anti-discrimina tion Committee, the Council is stag ing a protest demonstrating against Jimcrow baseball at the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field Sunday, Aug. 19. All labor unions have been asked to mobilize their membership for the' New York — Victory over Japan brought once more to the front—and sharply—the unfair manner in which colored men in uniform are being treated as to discharges from the service, according to a Victory state ment issued August 15 by the Na tional Association for the Advance ment of Colored People. “Colored Americans rejoice with the rest of our nation and the world that the enemy has been beaten and that organized killing has ceased,” the statement said, “but we cannot forget that while millions of service men and their families are looking forward to release from uniform, our men, for the most part, are being held in the services either by unfair rules, or by arbitrary administration of the rules.” The statement said the great bulk of Negro soldiers was blocked “from the very beginning” by the point sys tem which put a premium on com bat service. “Everyone knows that our boys — - ■ - . .. i protest demonstration. FIRST NEGRO TEACHERS IN PORTLAND, ORE. Portland, Ore.—In a move to im prove race relations and open up op portunities for Negroes in this city, the board of education has announced the appointment of the first colored j teachers in the history of Portland. I Robert G. Ford, formerly of Shawnee, ■ Okla., and Mrs. L. O. Stone, for ! merly of Kansas City, Kans., will teach elementary school classes be ginning this fall. C I O. ASKS TRUMAN TO SLAP BILBO DOWN New York — (Calvin’s News Serv I ice)—Claimin gthat “that man, Bilbo | lias started something which labor will finish for him,” the greater New | York C.I.O. Council executive board i voted to call on President Truman I and the President of the Senate to | censure Bilbo. The Board has asked | National PAC to launch a nationwide campaign to end Bilbo’s disgraceful I conduct “whether by impeachment or by any other realizable means.” SOLDIER UNITS SEND $1,188 TO NAACP New York—A total of $1,118 was received by the NAACP last week from three units of servicemen over seas for memberships and contribu tions. From the 4032nd Q.M. Truck Company came $500 with the follow ing: “Realizing the vital accomplish ments and victories the NAACAP is winning for us all on the home front, an idea was conceived by S/Sgt. James West of St. Louis, Mo.; Sgt. Alvin V. Berry and Cpl. John E. Rog ers, both of Kansas City, wherein members of this organization could aid to help further the work being done by the Association. As a result of this idea, the enclosed $500 was voluntarily contributed by the en listed personnel of this organization.” The 886th Port Company sent $588 as a result of a campaign directed by Corporals Herbert A. Duncan, James S. Leonard, and C. H. Heartsfield. One hundred dollars was sent by the 4136th Q.M. Service Company which wrote: “We are seriously hop ing that the Negro will gain some thing of value from this war and we are willing to do whatever we can to help that cause.” Privates First Class Donald A. Ellicott, Samuel E. Gra ham and Lonnie C. Cooper conducted the campaign. RESIGNS NAACP POST New York—As of August 15, Miss Consuelo C. Young resigned her po sition as director of publicity and pro motion for the NAACP, and returned to her homee in Chicago. She had been employed in the national office of the NAACP since March, 1944. were kept from combat service through no fault of their own,” said the NAACP. “The combat require ment in the point system ignores the long service of hundreds of thousands of service troops and condemns them to remain in uniform while white troops with one-fourth the length of service are discharged.” The statement asserted that many Negro soldiers in the infantry had been changed into service troops and were being held, before V-J day, in Europe to be sent directly to the Pa cific to do construction and mainte nance work there. “We have not been able to get ab solute proof of discriminatory treat ment of our men in the staging areas in Europe while awaiting transporta tion to America,” continued the state ment, “but a number of reports from returning Negro veterans all tally as to poor accommodations, least desir 1 able locations, arid abuse by military police. Now that the war is over, our' men, like all others, want to get back to their families and civilian activi ties. They should not be penalized because of their color, or made the victims of rules which do not men tion color, but which operate unfairly against Negroes.” The statement also called for quick passage of the bill for unemployment insurance of $25 a week for 26 weeks, as recommended by President Tru man, pointing out that unless this amount were guaranteed by federal law, many unemployed colored work ers would get little or nothing under their various state laws. “A permanent FEPC must be set up by Congress without delay,” the statement concluded. “The post-war period will not begin next Christmas. It is here now. There are great prob lems to be solved and Negro Ameri cans want no special privileges, but they want no special handicaps, either. Let the regulations be fair to all, and be applied fairly to all with out discrimination.” To Hold Fair Exhibit In Conjunction As the formal opening of their Fall season, the Omaha Urban League will hold their first Annual Community Fair and Exhibit on Monday, Sep tembeer 24—all day. Oldsters, young sters, club groups, church groups, civic groups, and family groups are all invited to participate. Prepare for a whole day of post war fun. A real old-time community fair! Pink lemonade, popcorn, old fashioned square dancing for adults and movies for the kids. Fun for the entire family. Get on the old hay wagon today. Enter your collections for the exhibit. Awards and special recognition will be given the winners. Clip the follow ing entry blank, paste to a post card and mail to the Omaha Urban League, 2213 Lake Street, Omaha, 10. Send in your entry blank today! Annual Urban League Community Fair Exhibit Entry Blank Name . Address .. Phone . (Check which) | | Flowers | | Hobbies, interesting collections Q Garden products ] Home Canning ] Needlework |-~1 Quilts | | Others The Omaha Urban League is sup ported by the Community Chest. “SOLDIER REST, THY WARFARE OVER”—In the quiet luxury of the Ambassador Hotel lounge in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Corporal and Mrs. Charles E. Smith (right) of 709 North Carey Street, Baltimore, Maryland, relax and read the news of the boys who are still “over there.” Corporal Smith was a medic on Iwo Jima. At left, are Sergeant and Mrs. George Sargia, 74 Uhland Street, E. Ruther ford, New Jersey. Sergeant Sargia was an aviation engineer in Corsica. Both men are enjoying a rest at the Army Air Force Redistribution Station in Atlantic City. (U. S. Army photo from Bureau of Public Relations.) -> THEY READ ABOUT IT IN PARIS—Americans in Paris read the great news of the Japanese acceptance of the Potsdam ultimatum of July 26 and prepare to celebrate. The French newspaper, “Ce Soir,” carries the joyful greeting. Left to right: First Sgt. Bennie Brown, Burlington, N. J.; Pfc. Antionette Seatt, Richmond, Va.; Staff Sgt. Arthur Chapman, Shreveport, La.; Cpl. Ernestine E. Hughes, Dallas, Texas, and Sgt. David W. Brown, New York City. The Wacs are members of the C888th Central Postal Directory unit stationed at Rouen, France, while their escorts are assigned to units of the 1371st and 1372nd Engineers. (U. S. Army Signal Corps photo from Bureau of Public T \| Where? 30th & Wirt Streets- When? To-Night Leon Claxton ft His Beautiful Girls are In Town