your Red Cross must carry °n • • • ^ GEORGIA MOTE 0A$E ARGUED
W. B. BRYANT FOR
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Attorney W'. B. Bryant
Vote for W. B. Bryant who is a
candidate for County Attorney. He is
efficient and qualifier^ for a real pub
lic servant having had twenty-four j
years of successful practice in the
state of Nebraska; completed six years
of college training in Nebraska in-J
eluding his law and being first colored |
ever to graduate from a law school
in Omaha; an ex-service man; a tax
payer and a believer in real democ
racy.
The Negroes’ place and special
problems in the modem world demand
integration in all government affairs.
This. is the only constructive act
through whic hthe principles of dem
ocracy will perpetuate for all races
to vote for anyone who is a citizen of
our great country and nation when1
he is qualified and provided beyond
a doubht that he is qualified to fill the
office for which he seeks.
One of the prime factors of democ
racy, filled with such great priciples
coining out of one of the greatest con
stitutions ever carved out human j
minds some time in about 1776 when
our nation was crying for liberty; and
in 1860 the nation was crying for
progress through which it succeeded
in laying a great economic foundation,
financially gained by slave labor. The
perpetuation of such conditions would
have destroyed our nation had it not ]
been brought to an end through some
sort of human justice to save the prin
ciples of democracy.
At this time, 146, the world is cry
Cing for security. There will be no
security until all races and groups who
are citizens of oru great nation are
elected by the people and for the
people—upon which our constitution
is based. Such candidates must be
integrated into the office he seeks by
election in order that good will and
brotherhood will LIVE.
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NAACP OFFERS LEGAL AID
IN KILLING OF SOLDIERS
New York—The services of the |
NAACP legal staff have been of
fered to the Ferguson Brothers
Citizen’ Committee and to Stanley
Faulkner, attorney engaged by the
Ferguson family, in the killing of
Charles and Alphonso Ferguson,
both in uniform, by Patrolman
Joseph Romeika of the Freeport,,
L. I., police force, just after mid
night February 5th.
Telegrams have been sent to ]
Mayor Cyril Ryan and Police chief'
Peter Elas of Freeport by the NA !
ACP demanding the removal of
Romeika from the force- Repre
sentatives of all the Nassau coun
ty Long Island branches of the
NAACP met in the national office
February 21 to plan further action
in cooperation with other organi
zations.
The four Ferguson brothers, tWQ’
in the army, one in the navy, anu
one a civilian, became involved in
an altercation with the patrolman
following their failure to secure
coffee at a small cafe. They were
told, according to accounts, that
the coffee was out, but that they
coul have other drinks. They went
elsewhere and later met Romeika
who, after some words, lined them
up against a wall and shot. Charle0
dead instantly, fatally wounded
Alphonse, and also wounded Jos
eph.
CONSULT HOWARD DEAN ON 1
VET HOSPITAL STAFF
New York—The Howard Univer
sity Medical School has been ask
ed to participate in the plans for
the staffing of the Mt. Alto Vet- !
erans Hospital, according to Gen- |
eral Omar Bradley, head of the
Veterans Administration. In An
swer to an NAACP request, Gen.
Bradley wrote that the Dean of ,
the Howard University medical i
school had been made a member
of the Dean's Committee along
with representatives of George
town and George Washington uni
versity medical schools.
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EFFORTS OF ARTHUR B.
McCAW OF URBAN VGE
FINALLY REWARDED
Negro Trucking Outfits
Hay Now Obtain Insurance
On Freight Hauling icith
Negro Drivers
The Omaha Urban League an
nounced today that they had received
a copy of an order issued by Mr. Stan
ley Matzke. State Insurance Director,
to the effect that there could no lon
ger be any discriminations because of
race or creed in the issuance of Auto
mobile Liability Insurance. Following
is the correspondence and the order:
Febr. 18, 1946.
Mr. Stanley Matzke
State Insurance Commissioner
State Capitol Building
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dear Sir:
Enclosed herewith find copies of a
letter received by Mr. W. R. Johnson
of Omaha, and a copy of a letter re
ceived by Kiplinger Insurance Co. of
Omaha both of which are self-ex
planatory.
I wish to refer you to your corre
spondence with Clyde Malone of the
Lincoln Urban League in August of
1945. We think that you would be
interested to gain the information con
tained in both of these letters, in view
of the status compelling citizens to
own liability insurance.
Sincerely,
Arthur B. McCaw,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
ABM/og
Enclosures
Febr. 19, 1946.
Mr. Arthur B. McCaw
Assistant Executive Secretary
Omaha Urban League
2£13 Lake Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Dear Mr. McCaw:
In response to your letter of Febru
ary 18th, please be advised that Gov
ernor Griswold has conferred with Mr.
Stanley Matzke, State Insurance Di
rector, on the problem of discrimina
tion in the issuance of automobile lia
bility insurance.
The Governor asked me to compli
ment you on placing in the hands of
the Insurance Department some con
crete material which will enable that
agency to bring this matter to a head.
The Insurance Department is con
tacting the Nebraska representatives
of the Gulf Insurance Company and
plans to reach, an understanding with
that company concerning the issuance
of these policies.
It is also the present plan of the
Insurance Department to issue a for
mal order stating that in Nebraska
automobile liability insurance must be
issued on the basis free from race dis
crimination.
With kind regards, I remain,
Sincerely yours,
(signed) Ken R. Keller.
Febr. 23, 1946.
Mr. Arthur B. McCaw
Assistant Executive Secretary
Omaha Urban League
2213 Lake Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Dear Art:
Upon my return to the office I
found your letter of February 18th
and I surely appreciate your writing
as you did.
I hope everything works out okeh.
With kind regards and all best
wishes, I remain
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) Dwight Griswold.
Febr. 23, 1946.
Mr. Arthur B. McCaw
Assistant Executive Secretary
Omaha Urban League
2213 Lake Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Dear Mr. McCaw:
We are pleased to inform you that
the Department has issued a new rul
ing now certified with the Secretary of
State which prohibits discrimination
in writing automobile property dam
age and bodily injury liability in this
state for reasons of race or color. We
are enclosing a copy of this order.
The Joem General Insurance agen
cy have instructed their Omaha agency
to continue Mr. Johnson’s policy in
force in response to this order.
If we can give you any further in
formation, please advise.
Very truly yours,
STANLEY A. MATZKE
(Signed) Director of Insurance.
RULE 83
The Financial Responsibility Act,
effective August 10, 1945, requires of
citizens in this state, an ability to pay
for property damage and bodily in
juries in event of an accident. The
Act is usually complied with by filing
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mperialists To Sing Sunday, March 3rd at R. R. Men’s Club
“Time Something was Done
About Returning Negro Vet’s
Lack of Job Opportunities
jfyjr'
and Discrimination Against
Him” - -Atty. Eugene Mazer
statements of insurance coverages.
Underwriting practices which arbi
trarily distinguish risks on grounds of
race deny to some citizens the ability
| to comply with the term of the Act.
Arbitrary refusal to insure persons by
reason of race or color prevent these
risks from enjoying their civil rights
where they are involved in motor ac
cidents through no fault of their own
(Section 1, Article 1—Section 25, Ar
ticle 1, Constitution State of Ne
braska.) ,
Section 44-101 provides that the
business of insurance is public in
character and requires insurers to
practice the principles of law and
equity in all matters pertaining to in
surance.
Therefore, it is ordered that no in
surance company operative in this
state shall exclude any citizen from
types of coverages required by the
Financial Responsibility Law for the
sole reason of an applicant’s race or
color.
(Signed) Stanley A. Matzke,
Director of Insurance.
ROOSEVELT POST 30 TO HAVE
ALL SERVICEMAN BASKET
BALL TOURNAMENT
Roosevelt Post No. 30 of the
American Legion will open the all
serviceman basketball tournament
at Creighton University gym on
Saturday, March 2nd at 1 pm.
Post No. 30 will play the fast
Emmerson, Iowa American Legion
Post Post No. 30 team is coached
by Martin Thomas. Coach Thomas
has two strong combinations to
use against Emmerson. Number
1 team will be made up of Ken
neth Young and Wm. Penn Frank
lin, forwards; Herman Franklin,
J Center; Virgil Williams and Harry
Rutledge, guards. The second five
I will have Melvin Key and John
Autry, forwards; Oscar McDonald
center, ‘Josh’ Gibson and Winded
Williams, guards.
A11 boys that are under seven
teen (17) years of age and want
to play Legion baseball, please
meet Travis Dixon at the Logan
Fontenede Recreation Center, on
Wednesday, Marlh 6, at 7:30 pm.
BOWLES PRAISED FOR
HOLDING PRICE LINE
New York—A pledge of “unqual
ified support’ in his efforts to
hold the line on prices and block
inflation was telegraphed to Che
ster Bowles, former OPA director,
by the NAACP last week.
Praising Mr. Bowles for his op
position to racial discrimination
and for his work to prevent infla
tion which woul work dister on ad
Americans but particularly those
in the lower income bracket, the
wire said, “yours is a gallant fight
for the common man and for the
preservation of a sound economy
which is being made against tre
mendous odds.’
EUGENE BLAZER SEEKS
TO SECURE JOB fOR
RETURNING “G/*
EUGENE N. ifiLAZER,
Attonrey at Law,
Electric Building,
Omaha.
Mr. Henry Doorly, Publisher,
World-Herald,
15th and Famam Streets,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Mr. Doorly:
Re: T/S Marvin E. Kellogg.
I have been a member of the Se
lective Service Board No. 2, Govern
ment Appeal Agent, Douglas County,
Nebraska, from the beginning, now a
little over five years. My district em
braces Dodge north to Lothrop Street
and Thirteth Street east to the river.
A very considerable portion, if not
the majority, of the Negro population
or Omaha is within this district. In
the main they have gone in very wil
lingly, and without offering objections
or criticisms. I also learned, contrary
to the general impression, that they
are intelligent, and compare favorably
with the balance of the population
That is especially so with respect to
the younger members who finished
high school an dattended college.
Some of the registrants were crit
ical. They stated, that in the broader
aspects they had been and were being
discriminated against. That those with
qualifications could not receive posi
tions commensurate with their abili
ties. In our talks I suggested to them
that is was better for them to go into
the army without objection, and that
perhaps the whites would assume in
time sf more enlightened, and perhaps
a more Christian, attitude toward
them. I think that accepted my sug
gestion. The percentage of those who
appealed from the 1-A classification
T
was surprisingly small, and l think
may be compared very favorably with
the balance of the population in
Omaha.
The young man concerning whom
I am writing is a graduate of Central
High School, Omaha. He is married
and has two children. I think that he
is perhaps in the middle twenties. Not
too Ion gafter his entrance into the
army he was made a corporal with the
recommendation that he be given spe
cial officers’ training with a view to
securing a commission. The order was
actually issued but somehow it got
misdirected. He was overseas and was
promoted until now he is a Technical
Sergeant. While overseas he was at
tached to headquarters. Unless I have
forgotten, only capable and intelligent
men received these assignments. He
told me that at headquarters he did
considerable stenographic work.
Prior to his induction he had been
a dining car porter, which he gave
up because it took him too far from
home, and became a worker or laborer
in a local dairy. He is back now, is
due to get to Leavenworth today, and
I think prepares to be discharged. He
asked me, if I was able, and I sup
Union Services
Union Services will be held Sunday,
March 3rd at St. John A. M. E.
Church. Rev. E. B. Childress, pastor
of St. John will deliver the sermon,
and his choir will furnish the music.
The public is invited.
nose it is one of my duties as Appeal
Agent, to do with I can, to assure him
employment either in an office or in
a work that may give him somewhat
of a future. He is a very personable
young fellow. I spoke to Mr. Gallo
way, publisher of the Omaha Guide,
about this. Mr. Galloway suggested
that I contact vou.
I am speaking specifically now in
behalf of this young man. I do think
that I am going to be met with in
quiries from other Negro youths as
the)' are discharged to see what can
be done to fit them into positions com
mensurate with their respective abil
ities.
I will appreciate your attention to
this particular matter, and in addition
thereto that the newspaper give
thought to this in its borader aspect.
We have just had the Hael Scott
episode at Washington. A fe wyears
back one of America’s greatest com
posers of serious music, a Negro, was
in Omaha. He got no general au
dience but performed at 24th and
Lake Streets. My own thought is that
discrimination against any race is bad,
for those who do the discriminating as
well as for those who are discrim
inated against. I think that individuals
ought to be judged by their merits,
and should be given a fair chance to
exploit themselves.
Sincerely yours,
Eugene N. Blazer.
WORLD-HERALD
REPLIES
Mr. Eugene N. Blazer, Attorney,
Electric Building,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Mr. Blazer:
Mr. Doorly is out of the city, and
in his absence your letter of October
sixteenth is referred to me.
As I am sure most of its readers
are aware, the World-Herald agrees
with you completely, on the issue of
intolerance. There certainly is no
excuse whatever for such violation of
American principles as occurred in
the Hazel Scott incident.
At the present time we are doing
our best to make room in our organ
ization for somewhat fore than one
hundred former employes who are
returning from duty with the Armed
Services. So far as I am aware, none
of our departments are taking on out
side help at the present time, and the
outlook for anyone who had no partic
ular newspaper training, and no skills
that would be useful in newspaper
W'ork, would be very dark indeed.
I will leave your letter for Mr.
| Celebrates Third Birthday
MISS ILEEN GILMORE of 2522
Wirt St., celebrated her third birth
day Friday, February 22, 1946.
She received many lovely gifts
from friends and relatives, lleen
is endowed with a great deal of
taint and seems to have a natural
aptitude for music. This young
lady is the daughter of Sgt. Fred
and Clara Gilmore, and the grand
daughter of Ben and Bessie Gil
more and also of Mr. and Mrs.
Anderson- Her father, Sgt. Gil
more enlisted in the armed forces
six years ago, and is reenlisting
for further service- At the pres •
ent time he is home on a 90 day
furlough.
We are wishing for little lleen.
many more such happy birthdays.
Doorly, and if he has any further
comment to add I am •sure you will
hear from him on his return.
Sincerely yours,
Walter Christianson,
Editor,
The World-Herald.
SEEKS TO DETERMINE
STATES OF NEGRO VET
IN ALL COMMUNITIES
Editor,
The Omaha Guide,
2418 Grant Street,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Dear Sir:
This office is most eager to solicit
the co-operation of the Negro press
in determining the status of the wel
fare of Negro veterans in all commun
ities in America. The co-operation of
yopr paper in this matter is herewith
respectfully requested.
I would deeply appreciate a letter
from your office from time to time
in which you might make some ref
erence to certain phases of the wel
fare of Negro veterans, such as hous
ing, job opportunities, community at
titudes, etc., as these matters might
come to the attention of your paper.
In lieu of , or along with, a letter,
clippings of your editorial comment
will be appreciated and welcomed.
Citing individual cases is not re
quested, only insofar as such a cita
tion might serve to illustrate a general
condition.
The information submitted is to be
used by this office to prepare periodi
cally certain reports for the consider
ation of the administrative officials of
this agency. The co-operation of the
Negro press is purposely sought in
formulating these reports because cov
erage by the press of community ac
tivities and conditions will undoubt
edly be more comprehensive and more
complete than of any other source.
The relationship between your paper
and this office is not to be confused
with, but is distinct an dapart from
any contact between your paper and
Concert to Begin at 6 PM.
Mr. Walter Bell, young St. Louisan,
is making quite a mark for himself as
the director of the Imperialist Choral
Ensemble. Mr. Bell was stationed at
Fort Omaha as a Military Policeman
druing the war. Since his discharge in
December he has been devoting three
to five evenings a week in training the
Imperialists. He has bee nsuccessful
in developing a cohesive group.
They have appeared on many pro
grams in the city since their initial
recital December 30th. Mr. Bell is
presenting the group on March 3rd
at the Railroad Men’s Benevolent
Club, 24th and Miami Streets. One
of the features of the program will be
the rendition of the popular hit
“Symphony.”
the Public Relations department of
this agency, the functions of which
are entirely different from those of
this office, as you no doubt will
realize.
Please feel free to call upon this
office at any time for any assistance
which falls within the province of it“,
authority.
Sincerely your, •
Joseph F. Albright,
Special Liaison Representative,
Room 133.
N. A. A. C. P. OPPOSES O’MAHO
NEY FOR INTERIOR POST FOR
F. E. P. C. AND ANTI-POLL
TAX STAND
New York, February 16, 1946—The
N. A. A. C. P. telegraphed President
Harry S. Truman today urging that
he appoint someone with an “unblem
ished record” instead of Senator Jo- j
seph C. O’Mahoney who voted against
cloture on both the Fair Employment ^
Practice Commission and the Anti-1
Poll Tax Bills as well as voting to I
over-ride the Presidential veto on thej
iniquitous, anti-labor Smith-Connally
Act.
The full text of the AAssociation’s
telegram signed by Walter White,
Secretary, reads:
“Press reports Senator O’Mahoney
leading candidate for office of Secre-|
tary of Interior. Despite many ex- j
cellent items in his public record we
urge you take notice his opposition to
cloture on both Fair Employment
Practice Commission and Anti-Poll
Tax Legislation and his vote to over
ride Presidential veto of Smith-Con
nally Bill. These matters are particu
larly important to country as a whole
but even more particularly to racial
| In Circuit
Appeal Court
New Orleans—Argument in the
Chapman, V. King case, involving
the right of Rev. Primus E. King
to vote in the Democratic primary
in Georgia, was heard February
19 by the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit, sitting here.
The case was appealed by the
Georgia Demacratic Executive
Committee from a ruling of a Fe
deral judge in Macon, Ga., which
held that qualified Negro elector*
may not be barred from the pri
mary election in Muscogee county
Ga.
“The right of an American cit
izen to participate in the electoral
processes is the most fundamen
tal right inherent in citizenship.
Discrimination because of sex or
race in the exercise of this right
is prohibited by our Constitution
The 13th, 14th and 15th Amend
ments to the United States Con
stitution and the Federal Civil
Rights Statutes were enacted for
the purpose of phobititing discri
mination because of race or color.
Te conclusion of the brief point
ed out: “Race has no place in the
governmental affars of our nation.
Our Constitution phohibits racial
discrimination in governmental
functions. Our nation was the gui
ding spirit in the United Nations
Conference in San Francisco that
adopted a charter providing the
purpose of the United Nations
shall be:
‘To achieve international coop
eration in solving international
proCienis of an economic, social,
cultural or humanitarian char
acter, and in promoting ar.d en
couraging respect for human
rights and for fundamental free
doms for all without distinction as
to race, sex, language or religion;
“We cannot be less scrupulous
in giving our own people the full
rights of clt/izensihip ,under iury
constitutional democracy than we
are in urging teat fundamental
freedoms be extended to the opre
ssed abroad. We cannot indulge in
hypocracy about dmocracy and re
tain eather the respect of other
peoples or our own self respect,"
said the NAACP
'
and oih#« iiuuoriti**s ai#d-«*nce names
of other men with unblemished liberal
records are reported under considera
tion for Interior Secretaryship. ’
HAROLD SNELL SECRETARY
CINCINNATI NAACP ,
Cincinnati, O—Harold D. Snell,
a World War II veteran who was
active in trade union movements
prior to his army service, has been
employed as executive secretary
of the NAACP Branch here. Mr,
Snell spent two years in the army
one overseas. He studied for one
year at the University of Wiscon
sin, studying labor economics,
trade union history, labor journa
lism and contracts and grievances
He also took courses in economics
and sociology at the evening col
lege of the University of Cincin
nati For one year he was a per
sonnel cousselor with the National
Yout.h .Administration, He is a
member of the American Veter
ans Committee, and a number of
other organizations in this city.
Mr. Snell is a native of Dayton,
Ohio, and is 39 years old.
Theodore M. Perry is president
of the Cincinnati NAACP which
has a membership of more than
7,000 and which, according to its
financial report, handled a total
of $13,000 during 1945.
Elks Ensemble at
St. Johns Mar. 18
The Elks Ensemble comes to St. ^
Johns in full costume on Monday, t
March 18th at 8:00 p. m. This group J
is under the direction of Mr. H. L.1
Preston, and they are being presented
by the Minute Mens and Auxiliary of
St. Johns. The splendid way rehear
sals and ticket sales are going so far
is a definite indication that the public
will witness one of the finest musical
treats of the season. The chorus will
be assisted by a full orchestra. Some
of the participants of this fine group
are as follows: Mrs. Anna Johnson,
Mrs.'Evelyn Simms, Mrs. Lillian Ste
vens, Mrs. Lulu Bryant, Mrs. Mabel
Thomasm, Mrs. Robert B. Parker, Mrs.
Rose Lee White, Mrs. Evauglee Alex
ander, Mrs. Florence Alexander, Mrs.
Grace Jordan. Alto, Mrs. Anna Mc
Cowan, Mrs. Blanche, Mrs. Celta Mc
Fall, Mrs. Emma Neston, Mrs. An
ders, Miss Helen Thomas, Mrs. Ida
Green, Mrs. Zenobia Hickman, Mrs.
Ethel Marie Price, Mrs. Blanche Da
vis. Tenors, Horace Sherwood,
Thomas Porter, C. Phillips. Bass, first,
Charles Simms, Clenta Hanna, Ike
James, second bass, Bill Nonday,
Charles Whitley, Georgee Douglas,
McClinton Robison, H. J. Johnson,
J. H. Jackson, and John Curtwright.
The officers of Emory Hickman presi
dent, Anna McCowan Chap. H. J.
Johnson Treas., Mr. H. L. Preston Di
rector, and Mrs. Otis Jamerson Pian
ist. Let us not miss one single bit of
the excellent program this group has
planned for you by getting our tickets,
early and being in our seats on time..
We hope to have you among us on
this night. Remember Monday, March
18, 1946 at St. Johns Church, 22nd
and Willis Ave. at 8:00 p. m.
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Allen Christian EndeaTor Laa*
Uw 8>30 p. m. 1^
Rev. J. C, Crawford, Pastor
Worship 3 p. m, each StfBday,
Tne*. an«j Thurs. nights.
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Uur prayers are imploring Al
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recovery- . .. k LUk&m
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of the Hillside rhurch, Mr. Gor
don indicates interest in increas
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