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.
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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.
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Curren. Cozie Eubanks. Dorothy
Slaughter, Mary Carter, Lorraine
Jackson, Barbara Scott, Cedora
Curtwright, (ME), Helen W-, Doro
thy Lawson Johnnie Mae. Eiler
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Childs. Berna Bowie and Juanita!
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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
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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.
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Chester Bowles Urges 65c - 75c Minimum Waqe Law
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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