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Chatter-Box Ssfe "A Youthful Column” (by Doris Ann McGill) WELL FOLKS! Now that the Central's football season is over, we want to congrat ulate our team for their splendid work and sportsmanship. The Eagleg vs. T. Jefferson's game Fri day was great; even though we did win. All had a fine tife, aftei the game a dance given by the Sen ior class. Council Bluffs really jumped. If U weren't there, you missed It! ALONE CAME Short, good-natur. BET! ed, brown- eyed Betty Stewart, I being the blush ing damsel type, there’s hardly a minute from 8:30 till 3:30 that Bet isn’t in a hurry t (Lunch) her day time life is de voted to school and all that goes with it Particul f arly the time Betty stetvart spent at me roca talking to her Boss lady to let her have Sundays off. Betty is a stu dent of Tech hi school and will be graduating in January. Bet loves to sew above all (A hint girls)! STOP_LOOK_LISTEN! there will be a dance given by The Tomorrow World's Club next Friday at the Urban League adm ission 15cents. Come one. come all, let's have some fun.hay gang? .this week’s issue will be out before the dance Friday so watch this column if you miss the great Corner anteen Affair! BACK FROM THE ATTACK! Ted Mallory and Marcel John son. _ What certain Chix was hold ing a phone conversation and ask ed was the coast clear? You guess this one! HAPPY BIRTHDAY for the months? Mary and Ruth Curren. (ME?).thanks to Kenneth P. for giving a lovely present to CHATTER-BOX, she really ap preciates it! Who was seen going 50 miles an hour out of the Key Club Sunday? and why did she drop her purse?... we are wondering why she ran?? Here's hoping everyone had a fine Thanksgiving. SWEETTOOTH! Love Nest ._. C. Box Butterfinger ...T. Manley Baby* Ruth .. ..- Bishop H. Nut Goodie .Ruth Curren Dr. I. Q.The Rock Whiz ..„... A. Butler Fudge Bar __...Barbara Scott Life Savers .Week Ehd, ha, ha! OPEBATOHS, GIVE ME fff Biggest flirt ......... . AT-8953 Sweetest WE-3728 Best figure . JA-5016 Most romantic . WE-1130 Wittiest . .1A-5159 Wolfess de Luxe —.AT-4534 Best Natured . JA-7724 Most Popular ..... HA-1637 Best Dancer .— —. ALL Best Line .- . JA-0172) Most Faithful .AT-9847 Peppiest -. JA-3673 Cutiest .WE-2121 Most Personality WE-2830 Cutest Frehman . HA-0161 Kids if you do not get your num ber correct, the first time, we will not accept rdsponsibility for nic kels lost on wrong numbers the names are not in order. Johnetta W. Marie Williams, M. » Curren. Cozie Eubanks. Dorothy Slaughter, Mary Carter, Lorraine Jackson, Barbara Scott, Cedora Curtwright, (ME), Helen W-, Doro thy Lawson Johnnie Mae. Eiler i t Childs. Berna Bowie and Juanita! Hanger. ) i C\It BUSINESS! I hope that I shall never see, Another car at 10 to 8. that’s all brother! Contrary to popular belief, | Crosstown cars aren't really crowd-' ed in the morning. But if you have trouble getting one do this In order to make the driver stop and open the door, merely liej down in the middle of the street, and wave a $5 dollar bill this work everytime .provided of course, the driver sees the five dol lar bill. as the door opens you are naturally at the tail end of the mob but have patience, sooner or later you are bound to reach the entrance. Now the driver is tired of waiting, so he closes the door being a good n&tured person, you don't mind: but hang it all, your head is stuck in there! Now the only thing to do is kick and yell, which you do. Ten minutes later the chap finally notices you dangl ing there and asks if you put in your money WOW! does that make a guy feel cheap! at last you get on, anj boy are you a wreck!!! By this time there are about 300 people abroad; and everybody knows it but the driver, who keeps yelling “STEP BACK IN THE CAR PLEASE!” .... But that's impossible, you're on the floor by this time. and some dope keeps steppin' on your head finally the driver promises not to stop for any more and you get Started. Five minutes later the bloomin’ thing falls apart !! AH WELL, walking is good for one ISN'T IT?? It isn't yoiks, al ready. I got a blister. MCE PEOPLE TO KNOW Are Marie Rose. Kat McClintoi » > Booker Holloway. Ruby from So. Omaha an<j Leonard Ewing and Jimmy Myers. BACK in the fair city ig Ralph Croomes looking finer than ever UIE88 WHO IT ISff Age—15, Nickname_Rut hie. Height_5ft. 3 1-2 inches. Weight—120, Eyes_D. Brown, Hair_Black. Activities_All mostly, Pep Peeve_Are you kidding! Ambition_To go away from school. Fitting Song_??? Last week’s GUESS WHO was — GERALDINE SLAUGHTER! IT’S ALL IN FUN! .Take it easy and Garry On! _DOT*. CENT A RI AN DIES Mrs. Mary Johnson Sampson died Monday November 12th at the home of her son, Mr. Willis Johnson, 2412 Indiana Avenue. Mrs. Sampson was born at Platt City, Missouri, April 15th. 1841 an,} was over 104 years old at the time of her death, ellr husband preceeded her in death last winter at Platt City and short ly afterwards her son Mr. Willis Johnson brought his mother to O maha to make her home with he and his wife Airs. Lillian Johnson. Mrs. Sampson is survived by one other son Mr. Joseph Johnson of O maha and other more distant relat ives. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon November 20tli from The Thomas Funeral Home 2022 Lake Street, with Rev. Roy W. Johnson officiating with burial at Mt. Hope cemetery. MISS BESSIE BELL Miss Bessie Bell, 72 years, 2823 N. 31st street, died Friday, November 16th at a local hospital after an ex tended illness. Miss Bell was a life long resident of Omaha and had been an active early worker in St. Philips Episcopal Church. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Ger trude Handy, San Pierre, Indiana. Mrs. Adeline Moore, Mrs. Beulah Layer, both of Omaha. Funeral services were held Friday a. m. at St. Philips Episcopal Church with Father S. G. Sanchez, officiating. MU. FRANK PRUITT Mr. Frank Pruitt, died Saturday, November 17th at the home of his son. Air. T. J. Pruitt, 2213 Locust street with whom he had been mak ing his home. Air. Pruitt was a re tired farmer. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ella Berry, Miss Minnie Oleta Pruitt, of Prairi® ew, Texas, one son Mr. T. J. Pruitt, Omaha and other relatives. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from Thomas Funeral Home, 2022 Lake street with Rev. C. C. Reynolds, Rev. David St. Clair Rev. J. C. Wade officiating. Pall bearers were: Mr. Ben Gardner, Mr. Wlilig Jackson, Mr. Willie Bigelow. Mr. Barry Blow, Mr. Henry Thomas Air. Dewitt Taylor. Burial was at Forest Lawn cemetery. SOCIAL NOTES ARRIVES IN STATES ! Miss Bernice Grice of Omaha, Nebraska, arrived in the States from Burma, India, November 16 1945. On her arrival to New York Bhe called her parents Mr. and Mrs Paul Grice of 1516 North 28th St. Miss Grice has been working with the American Red Cross treating service men overseas. She is ex pected to arrive home very soon. GIVEN IN MARRIAGE Mrs. A'lthea (L.ightner)j Davis. IplatnerI I | ^Lumber Co.S $ I X Always Gives More than £ w the Mere Commodity for X & which You Pay. v | • SKE-5811 24th & Boyd; I X FLEISHER'S KNITTING WORSTED FOR A WARM GIFT 89('3% °i Crochet warm gift slip pers for the family this Christmas. Styles and sizes for men, women and infants. Lamb's Wool Soles, SI pr. Instructions Without Charge Art Needlework Dept.— Third Floor _ —— Chester Bowles Urges 65c - 75c Minimum Waqe Law — - -— — _I KEARNS, Utah—Covering up his typewriter, Sergeant Oscar Haynes, 141 Thomas Street, N. W., Washington, D. C., puts military life behind him. Haynes, discharged at the AAF Overseas Replace ment Depot here where he had been assigned to the Public Relations Office since last March, accumulated his “go-home” points in upper Assam, India. He was editor of the “Hairy Ears Herald,” a paper that gave GIs in the crack 823rd Aviation Engineer Battalion their only news. (U. S. Signal Corps photo from BPR.) was given in marriage by Mr. and Mrs. S. Llghtner to Mr. Leon H. Davis, Thursday, Thanksgiving, November 22nd. at the Sharon Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Im mediately after the wedding a re ception was held at the Urban League. Mrs. Davis made a beau tiful bride in her gorgeous wedding gown. HOME ON FURLOUGH Seaman I /C Arthur Hayden of 2509 Burdette St., has been home on furlough visiting with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Alford Hayden. Ar thur, a well known figure for his art talents, has been home for 9 days, but left Tuesday to return to Fort Huemena. Calif. Besides look ing very stunning in his navy uni form he also looked marvelous in his civilian clothes. 1490 SWING CLUB The 1490 Swing-Club has been quite an occasion to hear some fine music. Although the hour8 are ra ther late for those studying school kids, it is fun. So if you're up some night at 11 pm., tune to KB ON and hear the latest songs. COOKS TO CHICAGO Mr. and Mr*. Russell Cook of 2616 Florence Boulevard, left for Chicago, Tuesday, at visit with Mr ook's brother. They are expected to return some time the latter part of the week. WOODS BACK TO LINCOLN Mr. and Mrs. Millard Woods have returned to their home in Lincoln, after spending a series of delight ful party days here in Omaha, vis iting and being entertained by O maha relatives and friends. IN CITY Mr. H. R. Wright of Little Rock, Arkansas was in the city a few days last week visiting his aunt, Mrs. Wilson of 2301 North 22nd St. also visiting his counsins Mrs. Na omi Byron and Mr. C. H. Hender son. He had a very pleasant stay. TO LITTLE HOCK Mrs. Minnie Wilson and Mickey Jean of 2301 North 22nd, left Nov. 23rd for Little Rock, Arkansas, where her nephew Mr Wright met with a serious accident by an air. plane crashing through hig house killing Airs. Wright and two child ren and injuring two other child ren. After visiting Little Rock, Airs. Wilson will visit Newport Arkansas to attend an annual con ference to be held there. YOUTH CANTEEN The Youth Canteen for the 7th and 8th grade pupils of Long School will be held Friday Noveni ber 30 from 7:00_9:30 pm. in the Recreation rooms of the Logan the Long School PTA act as chap erons. THANKS GUIDE FOR PRESS SUPPORT IN CHEST DRIVE Victory Fund and Community Chest Campaign, 310 Electric Bldg JA-8232 Omaha 2, Nebraska i November 15, 1945 Mr. C. C. Galloway, Editor The Omaha Guide 2420 Grant Street Omaha, Nebraska Dear Editor: Please accept this tardy but sincere note of appreciation for the excellent cooperation the O maha Guide gave in support of the ictory Fund and Community Chest Campaign. Your help in keeping your readers informed I of the drive and the needs of the | Chest agencies was of great bene | fit to the Campaign. The civic viewpoint manifested i by you so generously during this .1 PHONE ATIantic 7229 “Service for the Service” U. S. Supply Stores Co. Military Clothing and Sports Wear for Men and Women Military Supplies, Complete ! Line of Uniforms, Coats, Insig ! nia, Shirts, Sox, Underwear, 1 Shoes, Boots, Breeches, Caps and Canvas Goods. 123 NORTH 16th STREET (Opposite Post Office. Omaha Nebraska) Presented by John Fair _ drive goes far, in my opinion, to explain the high regard and re spect in which the Omaha Guide is held by so many Omahans. Sincerely yours, V. J. SKUTT, General Chairman. SEEK MUCH NEEDED CLOTHING FOR WINTER RELIEF OF YUGOSLASIANS C. C. Galloway, Editor Guide Omaha, Nebr. Dear Mr. Galloway: Since becoming national chair man of the Winter Clothing Cam paign of the American Commit tee for Yugoslav Relief, I have re ceived almost every day a batch of letters sent by Yugoslavs to their American friends and rela tives, describing conditions ii Yugoslavia and the terrible need for all kinds of supplies, partic ularly clothing. Some of these letters are laid on my desk in their original form and others a3 they have been translated from the Yugoslav-American press. Today I received one of the most interesting letters that I have yet | seen. It is from a Yugoslav of- | ficer liberated from a Nazi con centration camp by American troops. It was printed in the October 17 issue of Proletarec, a Slovenian-American weekly pub lished in Chicago, and reads in WASHINGTON—In a state ment before the Senate Commit tee on Education and Labor Nov ember 2, 1945, Chester Bowles, Administrator of the Office oi Price Admnistration, strongly en forsed the proposed legislatior which would raise minimum wag es of all workers in interstate commerce to 65 cents an hour. “Let me state clearly at the outset that in my opinion the 65 cents minimum wage for all work ers in interstate commerce pro posed in this bill is wholly reason able, In fact, I believe it is im perative for the health of our eco nomy that it be enacted into law” Mr. Bowles told the committee. "This bill does not establish a new Congressional policy. It mere ly reaffirms an established policy. In my view that policy cannot be reaffirmed too strongly. It is a national disgrace that today, when our national production and incime are at peak peacetime levels, there should still be mil lions of Americans who exist on pitifully low wages wages that mean malnutrition for the bread winner’s family, wages that eat steadily into the health and effic iency of the worker himself. “What is proposed by the bill .s a revision of the minimum statu tory wage level from 40 to 65 cents an hour ani, two year's hence, to 75 cents an hour. Why is this revision called for? “In the first place, the 40-cent minimum was scarcely a living wage when it was established in 1938. To an employee working 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, it gave only $832 a year. That’s a miserable wage for a worker living alone. It’s an im possible wage on which to ask a man to raise his family. “It was only because of the fact that wages actually as low as 10 cents an hour were then be ing paid in some areas that a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour was felt to be the most that could be accomplished by one stroke of legislation. After sev en years, it surely is time to re examine the problem. “The case for the proposed re vision does not rest entirely upon these considerations of a basic minimum of fair treatment for A merican workers. The proposed revision is good economics, too. “If there is anything that is clear from hstory, it is that wag es, high production and good prof its go hand in hand. High pro luction makes possible high wag es. It is equally true that high wages are essential to the move ment of production to even higher levels, with sustained profits for part as follows: “ Thank God that you Ameri cans have also sent your Negro troops over. To he truthful. I must say that we&my comrades and myself ...like them a lot. They are not a bit high-hat and they are decent and very kind-hearted. And what this has meant to con centration Icamp victims! They were truly our great friends, for they did all they could for us with rfcal understanding and sympathy I am sending this to you be cause I believe it will be of great interest to you and- your readers, as it must be to all other Americ ans who believe in true democ racy. Very sincerely yours. BURGESS MEREDITH “Give So That They May Live" [Clare Boothe Luce Acknowledges Commendation of Omaha NAACP Congress of the Unites States House of Representatives Washington^ D. C. November 9 1 ?45 Dear Miss Britt: The commendation of the Om aha Branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People of my stand on the DAR, incident is gratifying,. Unless all men and women of good-will like yourself take ac tion, I fear that such examples of unAmerican discrimination may be repeated,. It is, there fore, my hope that you will take advantage of the opportunities open to every American citizen to express your sentiments ef fectively. ..by writing to your lo I cal newspaper and radio station; by urging organizations to which you belong to express themselves, by organizing Committees to fight discrimination, and all other democratic means available to you, I shall welcome word from you as to your efforts in this fcasic factor in our democracy. Sincerely CLARE BOOTHE LUCE,. I NAACP. Misg Lucy Mae S. Britt Corr. Sec’y. 2418 Grant St. Omaha 10. Nebr. Radios Vacuum Cleaners Electric Fans Electric Heaters Aluminum Cooking Utensils Electric Iron* Electric Roaster* Electric Mixer* Waffle Baker* Silverware Carpet Sweepers Electric Shavers Infra-Red Health Lamps Electric Heating Pads Electric Cookers Christmas Tree Lights complete Pressure Cookers *ena stamp for Illustrated Pricelist JOSEPH WINKLER & CO. 671 N CLARK STREET CHICAGO 10, ILLINOIS ATTENTION Packing House Workers THERE WILL BE A Mass Meeting Thursday, ]\ov. 29th -8 P. M. AT Omaha City Auditorium 15TH & HOWARD ★ Prominent National Speakers will explain the wage increase demands and Strike Vote. ★ All friends and Affiliates of CIO are urged to attend. This is a City-wide issue and concerns all citizens. A-BOMB SECRET TO BE KEPT BV t. S.? GREAT BRITAIN AND CANADA Washington. Dc£ (Soundphoto)_ Conuferencej ended last week at the White House Avith signed agree ment that U. S., Britain and Can ada should retain secret of atomic bomb. Photo shows conferees, left to right: Seated: Britain Prime .Minister Clement R. Atlee. Presid ent Harry S. Truman and Canadian Prime Minister Wm. MacKenzie King. Standing: Dr. Vannevar Bush, T. R. Rowan, (Secy to Atlee) .Major General E. j. C. Jacob. In back: Rep. Charles A. Eaton N J.. — Sen. Brien McMahon, Conn. Can adian Ambassador L. E. Pearson, Secy of State James Byrnes. Kep. Sol Bloom, N. Y.. and Admiral Win. Leahy. JOYCE MATCHED WITH BEAU JACK FOR DECEMBER 14TH New York City (CNS) Though Wilie Joyce lost in an unanimou decision to Allie Stolz Monday nite he has been matched in a profit able contract with Beau Jack for 10 rounds at Madison Square Gar den on December 14th. Just horn much weight Jack will have to concede to Joyce is still undetermined, but Joyce usually fishts at 137. Th<‘, lust time Jaity. fouffht wag as a RoKTOer in August, 1!M4. Then he beat Bob Montgom ery in a 11011-title bond show. Since then, no one has seen him on the scale. Yet he will have to make it under 147 for Joyce, according to the contract signed for Mike Ja cobs. • Advertise in the Greater Omaha Guide for Greater Coverage! management. It’s common sense that the worker who has money for good food, for recreation and for self-improvement is a more efficient, better satisfied worker than one without such advantag es. “Let me say that the farmer's stake in the proposed minimum wage of 65 cents is too easily over looked. There are even those who say that the effect of this legislation would be to bid up far mer’s labor costs and thus injure his economic position. “In my opinion, nothing could be further from the truth. The farmer’s great problem is not the wages that he pays for his hired help, but good markets for his products. The one thing this leg islation can be depended upon to do is to expand the farmer’s mar kets. The more purchasing pow er there is in the cities the great er are the markets for the farm er. That has always been true. "At this point, the question is properly raised as to what effect the proposed increase in the stat utory minimum wage would have on prices. In a preliminary way, let me say three things: “First, judging by our history, I should say that the long-run ef fects of this legislation would be to reduce prices rather than raise them. This is because higher wages increase productivity. “Second, I am satisfied that even the immediate effects in the direction of raising prices will be few in number and small ' in magnitude. imra, even if the price ef fects were of somewhat greater dimensions, I would still support the proposed revision. I say this in spite of my fear of the huge inflationary forces which con front us. Prices that depend up on sweatshop wages are sweat shop prices. No thoughtful con sumer would choose to benefit through lower prices if those prices are based on substandard wages. “In tobacco manufacturing, 58 percent of the workers receive less than 65 cents an hour, the highest percentage to be found in any industry. If all workers be low that level were to be raised to 65 cents, the industry’s pay roll would raise by $14 million, or 11 percent of the June 1945 total. The need for adjusting wages which are now at 65 cents or a bove to provide a reasonable ov erall wage pattern would push the total amount somewhat high er. How much of this will in a competitive situation be absorbed out of profits? Let me give you the facts on profits as they have been running and leave it to you to judge. “In 1944, profits of the tobacco industry totalled $154 million The industry’s wage increase to uover the 65 cents minimum, if it was entirely absorbei by prof its, would reduce this total by nine percent. The resulting lev el of profits would still stand 22 percent above the industry’s pre war level, and would provide a return of 17 percent on net worth compared to 16 percent before the war. “However, if we suppose thati tobacco manufacturers were to i receive a higher price to compen sate for the higher wages, what would this amount to ? Only a j little more than half of the to bacco wage bill is chargeable a gainst sigarettes. But let U3 suppose the manufacturers dec ide to add the entire $14 million increase in wages plus other re sulting adjustments to the prices ftiey charge for cigarettes alone. If $14 million is spreal over some 12 to 15 billion packs of cigaret tes, it comes to about 1-10 of a cent a pack. I think we would find that wholesale and retail margins are wide enough so that even in this event consumers would see no difference in the re tail stores. “I hope this bill will be enact ed into law and I hope that be fore another seven years have passed, we shall again reconsid er what constitutes a decent min imum wage in the powerful Am erican economy. For it is a ques tion that requires continual reex amination. Not only the health of our people but the satisfactory operation of the economy itself .s affected. “Each year our sights must be .ligher than they were the year before. That goes for our prod WALL WASHER & PAINTER ALSO DECORATING (DROP ME A CARD) John Williams 1904 Ohio St. uction, it goes for our national in come, it must go, too, for the1 minimum wage standards which keep the economic stragglers from falling too far behini in our steady advance toward our nation al goal of prosperity for all our people,” the speaker concluded. |BIG MONEY AHFNT _ Over 300 wonderful products. Write for PLAN and FREE Semple. Collin* Lab oratories—Dept. *-4 9 Memphis, Tenn. THE SCREEN'S J MOST GRIPPING A DRAMA OF ■ MURDER - ^ AND DESIREI & i i .. 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