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STAGE SET FOR SENDAY 1\0\. 11, FOR...
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U.S.O.’s Mammoth Program for Returned Vets
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Arrangements have been complet
ed for the mammoth program hon
oring our Returned Veterans- This
program will be held in the audit
orium of the USO Sunday, Novem,
her 11, 1945, at 3 pm. Everyone is
invited to attend and to show their
appreciation for services these men
have rendered to their country,
their state, and their community. A
special section of the audience will
he reserved for the families of
those men who are not returning.
Special invitations have been mail
ed to veterans whose names and ad
dresses were turned in at the club.
All others who were not known at
the time are urged to be present.
Organizations represented on the
program are: Theodore Post No. 30,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, War
Mothers, Volunteer Council of Or
ganization*, Veterans Administra
tion. AW VS and USO, Music will be
furnished by the Goodwill Spring
Musical Chorus, and the Treble
Clef. Mrs. I>. W. Gooden is chair
man of the program.
Cab Companies Offer
Rewards for Growing
Crimes Against Taxis
NOTICE TO DRIVERS
OFFER OF REWARD •
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, here
by offer a reward for information
leading to the arrest and convic
tion of any person or persons for
crimes of violence committed a
galnst any taxicab driver employed
by the CHECKER CAB COMPANY,
YELLOW CAB COMPANY and the
SAFEWAY CAB COMPANY while
said cab driver is on duty and en
gaged in the business of his Com
pany. Said rewards shall be as
follows:
For the murder of a taxicab dri
ver, reward $500.00.
For the assault and robbery of a
taxicab driver the reward shall be
$300.00.
For the robbery only of a taxi,
cab driver, the reward shall be
$200.00.
The above offer of rewards shall
include the murder of FRANK
WILLIAMS, Checker Cab Driver,
and robbery of EARL SPENCER,
Yellow Cab Driver. There shall be
a board of seven men to decide and
determine to whom the reward 13
payable. Their decision shall be
final. This board shall consist of
the following:
Paul E. Haze, Chief of Police.
Fred Franks, Inspector of Detect
ives; Sam Hilmes, Yellow Cab Com
-pany; Thomas J. Casey, Checker
Cab ompany; Ernest Burns, Safe
way Cab Company; J. J. Miller,
present P esident oV Local 22$, CIO;
H. E. Fenster. Secretary-Treasurer,
Local No. 762, A.F. of L.
This offer shall continue In full
force and effect until revoked by
the undersigned Committee.
COMMITTEE FOR PROTECTION
OF YELLOW. CHECKER and
Plans Broadened By Omaha Council For Permanent F. E. P. C.
Plans for broadening the Omaha
Council for a Permanent FEPC.,
were drawn up at a meeting held
at the Urban league Community
Center.
The Council elected Mrs. Robbie
T. Davis, counsellor at Technical
High School and David Bleicher.
president of the Omaha Progress
ive League. co-cliairmen. R. C.
Long, general chairman of the Din
ing Car Waiters Union, AFL, was
elected secretary af the organizat
ion.
Committee chairmen are Rev. T.
T. McWilliams, publicity; Arthur
McCaw, assistant director of *he
Urban League, program; E. E.
Harrington of the Transport Work
ers Union CIO, membership and
Joe Lipton of the South Omaha
B’nai B'rith, Chapter 1445. finance.
The Council plang to carry on a
city wide educational campaign to
promote Qongressional enactment
of pending legislation to create a
permanent Fair Employment Prac
tices Committee.
FEPC has functioned during the
war as an egncy responsible to the
President for the prevention of dis
crimination in employment because
of race, creed, color or national
origin.
SAFEWAY CAB DRIVERS:
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE: _
Sain Hilmes, Yellow Cab Company:
Thomas J. Casey, Checker Cab Com
pany; Ernest Burns. Safeway Cab
Company; J. J. Miller, Pres. Local
No. 22$, CIO; H. E. v’,ns\m Seo'y
Treas. Local 762, A. F. of Lj
By S / Harry L. Welch,
Attorney for Committee.
Read The Greater
Omaha Guide Weekly
N[V. 21,1145
AM IMPORTANT DATE FOR
thousands of ARMY VETERANS
NOW IN CIVILIAN LIFE
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Between now and November 21,
thousands of Army veterans will
reenlist in Uncle Sam’s new volun
teer peacetime Army. Because —
men who have been discharged be
tween May 12 and November 1 of
this year and reenlist on or before
November 21 will be able to return
to the Army with the same grade as
they held when discharged.
Men with six months of satisfac
tory service discharged as privates
will, on reenlistment before Novem
ber 21, be given the grade of private
first class.
Men now in the Army who apply
for discharge after NOVEMBER 1
for the purpose of reenlisting in the
Regular Army will also retain their
present grades, if they enlist within
20 days after discharge and before
FEBRUARY 1,1946.
"BEST JOB IN THE WORLD”
These special privileges are typical
of the new law recently passed by
Congress. Few opportunities for a
lifetime career offer as many attrac
tive advantages.
Can you think of any other job
that would give you good pay, your
food, clothing, quarters, free med
ical and dental care, world-wide
travel. 30 days’furlough every year,
education and training in any of
nearly 200 skills or trades, and
enable yon to retire with a life in
come any time af ter SOyears’ service?
There isn’t any! That’s why a
job in the Regular Army has been
ealled “The Best Job in the World.”
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW
ENLISTMENT PROGRAM
1. Enlistments for 1%, 2 or 3
years. (1-year enlistments permitted
for men with 6 months’ service.)
2. Men reenlisting retain their
present grades, if they reenlist with
in 20 days after discharge and before
Feb. 1, 1946. The same applies to
men discharged between May 12 and
Nov. 1, 1945, who reenlist before
Nov. 21, 1945.
3. An increase in the reenlistment
bonus to $50 for each year of active
service since the bonus was last paid,
or since last entry into service.
4. 20% extra pay when overseas.
5. Paid furlough, up to 90 days,
depending on length of service, with
furlough travel paid to home and
return, for men now in the Army
who enlist.
6. Mustering-out pay (based
upon length of service) to all men
who are discharged to reenlist.
7. Option to retire at half pay for
the rest of your life after 20 years’
service — or three-quarters pay after
30 years. (Retirement income in
grade of Master or First Sergeant up
to $155.25 per month for life.) .All
previous active federal military ser
vice counts toward retirement.
8. Benefits of GI Bill of Rights.
9. Family allowances for the
term of enlistment for dependents of
men who enlist or reenlist before
July 1, 1946.
10. Choice of branch of service and
overseas theater in Air, Ground or
Service Forces on 3-year enlistments.
PAY PER MONTH
ENLISTED MEN
In Addition to Food, Lodging
Clothes tnd Medical Care
*
(a)—Plus 20% Increase for
Service Overseas, (b)— Plus
50% if Member of Flying
Crews. Parachutist, etc. (c)
Plus 5 % Increase in Pay for
Each 3 Years of Service.
MONTHLY
RETIREMENT
Base Pay INCOME AFTER:
Per 20 Years' 30 Years'
Master Sergeant Monfh Servie* Servie*
or First Sergeant £138.00 £89.70 £155.25
Technical Sergeant 1144)0 74.10 128.25
Staff Sergeant . . 96.00 62.40 108.00
Sergeant .... 78.00 50.70 87.75
Corporal .... 66.00 42.90 74.25
Private First Class . 54.00 35.10 60.75
Private .... 50.00 32.50 56.25
SEE THE JOB THROUGH
U.S.A MY
BE A
“GUARDIAN OF VICTORY”
AIR. GROUND. SERVICE FORCES
REENUST NOW AT YOUR NEAREST
U. S. ARMY RECRUITING STATION
POST OFFICE BUILDING
Omaha, Nebraska
Frank Sinatra Wins New Citation For
Fight Against Racial Discrimination
•
Frank Sinatra, CBS singing star
who has been waging a nationwide
battle against racial discrimination
has been awarded a citation by the
Bureau of Intercultural Education
for hig efforts.
The citation:
TO FRANK SINATRA
Because of the high-minded pur
poses to which you have turned the
great influence of American youth
by your gift of song, and
Because of your sensitivity to the
basic social problem of creating
and maintaining decent human re
lationships among all peoples and
Because you have taken a public
stand for these purposes as a spon
sor of the World Youth Conference
in London, and
Because your unique gift of sin
cerity and forthright common sense
in presenting this problem to young
people, and
Because you are an outstanding
Personal example of the principles
you stand for
THE BUREAU OF INTER
CULTURAL EDUCATION
is privileged and gratified to honor
you, and to express the hope that
the influence of your good work
for intercultural understanding
and good will will be multiplied
throughout the nation.
Sinatra hag been lecturing to
high gchool student bodies, and
other organizations for the past
several months on the evils of rac
ial intolerance. On a recent broad
cast over CBS, he delivered some
of tc speeceg from ‘The House I
Live In," a motion picture short he
filmed on the subject, being cur
rently distributed to theatres all
over the country, proceeds going to
national organizations founded to
combat racial intolerance.
New Store at 3224 N. 30th
Offers You Saving, Value
on Groceries, Meats...
Your grocery store is now open
with a full line if "Make Home
Happy Foods" for the kitchen pan
try. After making a full investi
gation near and around 30th street
we found the need of a first-class
grocery store that could and would
give the service that the people of
this community deserve, with a
choice line of high-class merchan
dise. So here we are at your door
with the food that you know.
This news item is your invitation
to come in and look us over and
give us a trial order. We know it
will be worth your while, not only
in Quality merchandise, but also in
Dollars in Savings on your grocery
bill.
SEEK TO END BIAS
I!V M. D. SCHOOLS
New York, N. Y. (CNS) Governor
Dewey has been asked by Senator
Friedman (D-Brooklyn) to support
legislation designed to wipe out dis
crimination in medical schools in
New York State. Friedman is urg
ing the Governor to designate in
his annual message to the Legislat
ive next January, legislation de
priving discriminatory medical
schools of tax exemptions as “must’
legislation.
"Many students here with high
scholastic an,j character records
are prevented from entering medic
al schools because of race, nation
ality or creed", Friedman charged.
He added, "There is no room in
this state for those who would di
vide our people into first and sec
ond class citizens.
• For The Latest
(See Ed. Patton’s Ad
on page 8)
CLAIR ME. to BURN PARSONAGE M’RTGAGE
Regional Chairman Asks Senator. Elmer Thomas
j To Arrange For Agricultural Committee to Conduct
I Field Hearing on Senator Murray’s MVA. Bill
Bismarck, N. L>_Leif Ericksoi|
of Helena, Montana, chairman o^
the Regional Committee for MVA
speaking to 3000 delegates at the
North Dakota Farmers Union an-1
nual convention and a large radio ^
audience, urged that all MVA sup
porters call upon Sen. Elmer Thom,
as of Oklahoma to arrange for the
Senate Agriculture Committee,
which he heads, to conduct field1
hearings on Senator Murray’s MVA
bill.
Erickson said it was important
that hearings be held in the valley
so that the thousands of people who
support MVA but either do not
have the money or time to make
the long trip to Washington, DC.
may appear before the commit*?*.*
and express their views.
He appealed for all MVA suppoit
-ers to write Senator Thomas and
other Agriculture Committee mem
bers. Senator Milton R. Young of
North Dakota, who recently came
out for MVA. is a member of this
committee.
Erickson made the same appeal
for letters to Washington in a re
cent address before the Montana
Farmers Union.
Leif Erickson’s address before
the North Dakota Farmers Union
was carried over station KFYR,
Bismarck, N. D„ at 1:30 pm. Fn.
dayt November 9.
CLEMENCY ASKED FOR C.VJ'T.
GIVEN 50 YEARS
Washington. DC_A. petition lor
clemency has been filed by the NA
ACP on behalf of Leroy A. Clay(
formerly a captain in the 92nd in
fantry division. Clay was convict
ed of disobedience of orders while
overseas and was sentenced to dis
honorable discharge and fifty years
confinement at hard labor. Later
the sentence was reduced.
In the petitionf the Association
pointed out that the record of the
trial discloses a deliberate intent on
the part of authorities of the 92nd
Division to discredit Clay and ru'n
hism ilitary career by assigning
him to duty for which he had no
training or background: further
since this assignment was intended
as a form of punishment, it was il
legala nd therefore could not be
the basis of a trial by court-mart
ial.
The Association’s attorneys are
Thurgood Marshall and his assist
ant, Robert L. Carter. Counsel
have requested permission to ap
pear personally before the Clem,
ency Board in Clay's behalf.
This coining Sunday at 3:00 pm.
November 11, 1945, the Pastor Rev.
C. C. Reynolds and members of the
Clair ME. Church, 22nd and Miami
streets, invite the general public to
witness their ceremony in recogni
tion of tl'e final payment on their
parsonage.
Rev. F. C. Williams of Zion and
his choir, will be in charge of the
special dedication services.
MRS. I.I CE JOINING NEW
DAR CHAPTER
Washington, D. C. (CNS)) Repres
entative Clare Booth Luce is trans
ferring her Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution membership to an
other Chapter. She has announced
because of the action of her own
Chapter in Greenwich, Conn, sup
porting the national group's ‘white
artists only’ ruling on the use of its
Constitutional Hall, here.
Mrs. Luce is transferring to'eith
er the Chapter at Stanford or Mid
dleton, Conn. The Middleton Chap
ter has already protested against
the National DAR. ruling and the
Stanford Chapter takes a vote Nov.
20. Mrs. Luce said if the Stanford
group favorg a protest, she will re
quest transfer there.
"The DAR.. I believe can ana will
reinstate itself in the public regard
by immediate change of its policy ”
said Mrs. Luce. "I shall do my ut
most to urge my organization to
take action to align itself once a
gain with its patriotic tradition.”
j Army Seeks RE-enlistments
of Veterans
(★See Advertisement below)
--
Asks Letter Corroboration
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SENATOR KENNETH S. WHERRY
Senator Wherry
Helpful in Clarifying
Support, Meaning of
the Bill H. R. 7
National Committee To Abolish
The Poll Tax
Washington, DC.
Katherine Shryer,
Eexcutive Secy.
November 3, 1945
Mr. C. C. Galloway, Publisher
Omaha Guide Publishing Co..
2420 Grant Street,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Mr. Galloway:
Senator Wherry has asked me to
corroborate everything that he has
said in his letter to you of October
12th.
I apologize for the delay. We
have just held a two-day confer
ence on H. R. 7, attended by dele
gates from twenty-two states, and
are behind in our correspondence.
Our records largely agree with
Senator Wherry's, of course. We
appreciate his statement that h"
circulated the petition to invoke
closure to 8t°P Bilbo's filibuster.
As to the Senator's effort to get (
“Joe Louis: American9’byMargeryMill
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| Toe LoLuis chatting with authoress Margery Miller
★★★
i NEW BOOK KEEPS CONGRESSMAN POWELL
READING LATE INTO THE NIGHT...
ADAM CLAYTON POWELL JR
22D DISTRICT NEW'YORK
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON. D. C.
October 17 1945
Current Books. Inc.
67 West 44th Street
New York IS, New York
Gentlemen:
I am returning to you the manuscript, “Joe Louig* American*': under
separate cover.
I find *hnt I did the same thing that Mrs. Roosevelt did_I read until
l had fin!sh-»d it. Due to my very strenuous program, I had just about
given UP n'ght reading. This is the firs’ book that hag kept me up late
in over two year ..
The author has written in such a way that you are never conscious or
••• »•'""S' * * — - .
Joe in the Ring.Always a clean fighter_
ti»e writing—only the story. This is a great book.
Sincerely yours
A. CLAYTON POWELL.
ACP /w
JOE LOUIS is not only a hero to the Negro world. He hag also won
the wholehearted admiration, the sincere respect of the entire country.
Beyond his triumphs in the ring, he has triumphed as an ambagsador of
good will from the Negro to the white world. And it is this along with
the exciting story of hig boxing career, that hag been emphasized in JOE
LOUIS: AMERICAN by Margpry Miller, to be published October 31gt by
Current Books, Inc., of New York.
Even before its appearance in the book stores, this vivid, appreciative
biography was arousing widespread interegt. The manuscript Itscll
reached the publighers through the auspices of the Council for Democ-i
racy. Those who read the advance copies were also quick to recognize'
its valuable interpretation of the^
great fighter as a citizen. Mrs.
Roosevelt devoted most of her col
umn, “My Day,” a few weeks ago *o
praise of the book, and in a letter
to the publishers she wrote, “ share
your enthusiasm about the life of
Joe Louis. I never thought I would
read until 2:30 a. m. about prize
fighting or prize fighters! The
Story of the man himself is what
held me.” Sports authorities, too
have applauded. Caswell Adams
of the King Features Syndicate, de
(Continued on pageiy^^’ 8)
For Army Services As A Trial Judge Advocate
Lt. John Adams Jr.
Receives Commendation
A letter of Commendation was a
warded to Lieut. John Adams, Jr..
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Adams.
Sr of 2622 North 24th St., for his
’ » .
work at a trial judge advocate at
Camp John T. Knight, Oaklandj
Calif. The commendation wag sign
ed by Col. A. N. Ziegleri staff judge
advocate. Lieut. Adams ig the com
mander of a company which was
recently presented a silver cup for
precision anj proficiency in a re
cent parade.
closure commitments for an a
mendment, this Committee feels
that support of an amendment is
only destructive of the statute, H.
R. 7. Most people feel that way.
Amendments to abolish the poll tax
have served consistently to pro
vide a safe “out" for senators who
shirk from passage of H. R. 7.
In the 78th Congress, Senator
Wherry says it was his vote that
defeated Senator O’Mahoney’s mot
ion to substitute his amendment for
the bill. Thi* may be true. The
bill had been voted out 12-6 on Fri
day. November 12, 1943. The am
endment was tied, 9-0. On Monday
November 15, 1943, the vote wag 9.8
against the amendment. We had
always understood that Senator
Ferguson changed his vote from
yes (for the amendment) to no and
therefore cast the vote that kep*
the bill In committee.
Senator Wherry has been helpful
in clarifying the meaning of sup
port for H. R. 7. He ha« pointed
out that such support consists in
voting against the amendment as
long as the amendment serves as a
threat to the bill. On hiH sugges
tion, we sent a clarifyig letter to
all senators, and gome of them have
expressed appreciation of the points
made. However, Senator Wherry
himself as Republican Whip can do
far more than we to clarify other
senators on these points.
Senator Wherry told us that the
amendment would be offered as a
substitute for the bill if the bill
came up first. We passed this in
formation on to the Senate steering
committee on H. R. 7, which now
has the responsibility of having •*
majority present in such instances.
We are happy that we can rely on
Senator Wherry to help with this.
Senator Wherry also pointed out
that by the same token the bill can
be substituted for the amendment.
He says in his letter to you that
you can rely on him to do that.
The key vote on H. R. 7, once it
is out of Judiciary Committee, is
on closure. If the Senate were al.
lowed to vote on the bill, it would
pass, as everyone knows. Last
year half the Republicans voted
for closure and half voted against
it. If the Republican leadership
could have brought all the Repub
lican votes on the side of closure,
the filibuster would have been halt
ed arid the bill could have passed
We felt that the Republicans def
initely slipped out of their respon
sibility in theev enly divided clos.
lire vote.
If Senator Wherry once obtained
24 votes for closure on his own s
mendment, and against 34 votes
for closure in June of 1944 we truat
he can rally most of the Republic
an votes for closure this year if the
bill is filibustered.
So you see, Mr. Galloway, we
who have fought heart and soul
for this legislation from the days
whenS outherners could get no
single Congressman to Introduce it,
feel that no Senator has done as
much as he could have done. Seine
have done more than others and if
the Republicans take leadership In
assuring closure, that will indeed
be a notable contribution to the
passage of H. R. 7.
Senator Wherry suggests that
there could be no objection to the
--somewhat reundant. passage
of the constitutional amendment al
so, AFTER passage of H. R. 7 for
the sake of those few who enter
tain doubts of the constitutionality
of H. R. 7. Doubtless he is correct:
but I should like to point out that
it is a generally accepted legal
principle that it is the function of
the courts to determine the consti
tutionality of legislation, and it is
not properly within the province of
the Congress to pre-determine the
constitutionality of its own acts.
For millions of Americans in eveiy
Section of the country who want
relief from the poll tax and tht:
poll taxers, only the bill will euf
fice.
Thank you for your long and
faithful support of this vital leg
islation.
Sincerely yours,
MRS. KATHRYN* SHRYVEF..
