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New York Show Fronts... By Don De Leighbur “ON STRIVER'S ROW ” LOOMS AS AMERICAN NEGRO THEATRE'S NEXT “ANNA LUCASTA” I'iEW YORK-“On Striver's Row,” the American Ne gro Theatre's second potential ol the year, opened Tues day February 19th to enthusiastic crowds at the group’s new stage home here on West 126th street. A sparkling comedy based on snobbery of Harlem’s “strivin" society class, “Striver’s Row” is a play as full of laughs and talent as the now famous “Anna Lucasta.” It well promises, even at this early date, to surpass it in pop uiurity siiouiu it reach iiroad way. The “show people's” pre view Sunday night attended by members of the casts of ‘'Anna Lucasta”, “Deep Are the Roots,” and “Showboat” showed high interest and praise for the play even in its “pre-final” state, as writer director Abe Hill described it to be, Famous names in N. A', current downtown shows as well as in Harlem theatricals appeared in the 16-man cast. Among these were Dorothy Carter (who just ended an appearance in “S t rang e Fruit”) who plays Dolly Van Striven, the ambitious moth er-social climber; Isabeiie Sanford as Sophie, a maid not-io-be tread-on; Lula Alae Vi aril, (Tillie Petunia, the maucious newspaper column ist) ; Stanley Greene (Oscar A an Striven) as Papa; and romantic leads Louise Den son and Curtis Harry. Spice ( and nice!'I and comedy roles are carried by draped and shape'y Vcrnetia LaSalle (Lillie Livingston), Hilda Ha vnes (Louise Davis) and Dr. Fred Carter (hie), the jive artist.) Serious moments and the social dig are expertly put over by two consistently good performers: Hattie King-Kevis (as Mrs. Pace, the dictatorial tea-crusted in law) and Jacqueline Andre, the philosophical and lucky horse plucker. Aide assists by Sally Alex cnder, Vivian Halldogan, Aus tin Briggs-Hlal, Javotte Sin ton (who has a Lena-Horne ish kind of beauty ami a pro mising stage personality) Charles Henderson, anil Dray nard Clinton. A special musical score by Frank Fields and specially nuiubers intermixed with the action of the play are prom ised for the future, the press office announced. These will include a dance by Joan Smith, and some special songs. In itself, this will he a nov elty for this one of the few times the American Negro 'i lieutre has used music. Two companies of “On Strivcr’s Row” are in operat ion. Abe Hill wili continue to direct the New York cast, and Osceola Arche, dramatic coach who directed the stud ent production of “Our Town” last June, will direct the road company. The lat ter is scheduled to play New ark. Philadelphia, ashing ton and Huntington, L. I.. w itis other engagements on the way. HOME OWISERS PROTECTIVE ASS'Y Horae owners of Omaha have formed the Home Owners Protec tive Ass n to protect themselves from pressure groups that are try ing to force higher taxes on real estate A man who nas been a tax ex pert for 25 years was chosen as President of the Association. He is C. F. Leppert, retired official of the Federal income tax department for Nebraska. Phil C. Lynch, Sr., is Vice President: Charles P. Stepanek is Secretary and C. J. Calabria, Treasurer. The associa tion has contracted for radio time to carry their case to the general public. According to Leppert the main purpose of the organization to fight the efforts of the pressure groups to froce Cousty Assessor Joe Stolinski to raise real estate taxes by at least 15 per cent. A fact finding Committee of home owners has been appointed to make a survey, not only of the Assessor's Office but also the per s nal tax records of members of various pressure groups who are insisting on increasing taxes for home owners. Mr Leppert also issued the fol lowing statement: We home owners do not istend to st? d idly by while the pressure groups and Omaha's only daily newspaper are using every means at the r command in an effort to compel the ouglas County Assesor to increase, by at least 15 per cent, the already heavy tax load on owners of homes with moder ate incomes. We home owners refuse to be stampeded by pressure groups or selfish interests and will fight asy attempts to increase our real est ate taxes because of inflated mar ket values. We agree with the recnt state ment of State Tax Commissioner Robert M- Armstrong—that "real .state a today carrying more tha^ its share of the tax burden. It is so easy to levy taxes on real est ate—it cannot escape”. "Personal property is not carrying its share. The Intangibles, even with their low rate of tax, are osly a drop in the bucket”. We home owners endorse the re cent ur.amious ruling of the Nebr. Assessor’s Association made at their annual 1946 Convention, that present inflated market values shall not be a factor in determin ing the real estate assessments. He called upon all home owners to join in the fight against unjust taxation by join.ng the associat ion. Leppert said the association has secured some radio time to present its case to the public. The firt broadcast will be over WOW at 9:45 pm. on March 1st. C. F. Leppert, President The Omahaa Home Owners Pro tective Ass’n., WA 2606 NAACP OPPOSES MILITARY TRAINING IN PEACETIME , Washington, D. C.—The NAACI3 opposes peacetime military con scription because "it is generally unsound in principle, and the pre sent bill would permit the contin uation of present racial segrega tion and disirimination in the arm ed forces,” Leslie Perry told the House Committee on Military Affairs which held hearings on the measure last week. Perry cited the case of a young Negro Ph. D. whose application lor a commission in the Navy was re jected by the Director of Naval Officer Procurement, Commander O. J. Gollickson, early in 1944 be cause the guota for colored appli cants in your classification is cur rently filled. At that time there were 29 Negro Naval Officers out of a total of 257,242 officers. We have no reason to believe that ei thpr the Army or the Navy con templates making greater or fair er use of Negro personnel in the peacetime than it did when the nation was engaged in a life and death struggle, the NAACP said. Discriminatory practices of the National Guard also were brought to the attention of the Committee. The NAACP said the year of the training proposed under the bill was designed to serve as a feeder for the National Guard as wll 13 the Army and Navy. Only fiv states Illinois, Maryland, Massa chusetts. New York, Ohio and the District of Columbia even admit Negroes to the Guard, and these states restrict to small se gregated units. This is particular!' mportant, the NAACP continued, since the War Department has an nounced plans to enlarge this out fit to 622,500, three times the nor mal peacetime strength The Waiter^ Column By H. W. Smith The Waiters Key Club is going places and extends a welcome to all friends at any time. Musician head waiter and fine crew at the Omaha Chamber of Commerce on the ball on serving. Waiters at the Hill Hotel doing their number I Blackstone Hotel waiters on the I up and go always. O maha Club waiters with the Captain Jones always improving the meals, etc. I Fontenelle Hotel waiters on the | quick step at all times. | Paxton Hotel head waiter and j hooted crew taking very care of ! the service. M Ward and fasion plate Capt. I Mitcell, Capt. Barcus, McFarland Hodges and the crew of waiters, always on the front line on good aervice to the members and their friends at the OAC. Has your membership expired in the NAACP. PHONE IN YOLR LOCAL NEWS CALL JA-3215 PISTOL PACKING MAMA! and it ain’t hay either. Sultry Jane Russel looks as though she knows her business too. She will be seen shortly in "The Outlaw.” Other members of the cast include Thomas Mitchell, Walter Huston, and Jack Buetel. I CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Insensible state 5 Crust on sore 9 Spoken 10 Skin opening 11 Select part 12 Walk slowly 14 Desert in Asia 15 Pod of cot ton plant 16 Smiles broadly 18 Peels 19 Number 21 Garment 24 Platforms 28 Anger 29 Groove 30 Anoint 31 Faith 33 Precious stone 34 Passes through a seive 36 Wading bird ! 39 Religion of Moslems 43 River of Russia 44 Particle 45 Siberian 47 Reprove 48 Eristle-like part 49 Feminine name 50 Paradise 51 Insects DOWN 1 A hue 2 Antelope 3 Afternoon performance 4 Malt beverage 5 Mineral spring Solution in Next Issue. No. 40 6 Fights 7 Bower 8 Reigning beauty II Ovum 13 Elevated trains 17 Yes(Sp.) 18 Unit of illumination 20 Hoarse 21 A bone 22 Metallic rock 23 Babylonian god 25 Summit 26 Narrow inlet 27 Entire 29 Check 32 Sequester 33 A little bone 35 Music note 36 Hovel 37 Rub out 38 Valued 40 Slack 41 Volume of maps 42 Crazy 46 Moved swiftly 47 God of earth Series D-43 Answer to Pu*z!e No. 38 . JAP EMPEROR TALKS TO WORKERS YOKOHOMA, JAPAN—U. S. SIG NAL CORPS RADIOPHOTO — i SOUNDPHOTO—Japanese Emperor | Hirohito stops to talk to workers at ! ■" p i ■ in.. . m "W' ' the Showa Electrical factory at Yoko-1 hama during his tour of heavy indus tries in this area. The purpose of his tour was to see what progress the Japs [ had made in these bombed out indus-1 trial areas. — ■-'"ygp MANAGER DYER OPENS SPRING TRAINING FOR CARDINALS ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.—Man ager Eddie Dyer (center) talks things | over with two of his stars, Johnny Beazley (L) and Enos Slaughter, as the St. Louis Cardinals hold a practice session of the spring training season at St. Petersburg. Some 15 players were among the early arrivals. D. A. RERISES TO INVESTIGATE KILLINGS OF TWO NEGROES Mineola L. I. (CNS)—District Attorney James N. Gehrig has given a final ‘ no” to a delegation of 72 Nassau County citizen when they asked for special steps to be taken to investigate Freeport police’s slayings of two Negroes Gehrig claims that “a lot of agita tion has taken place because of the assumption that the boys were shot because they were colored boys”. The case of the policeman Joseph Romeika the Freeport cop, who shot the boys, is to be taken up in ‘routine’ manner when it . comes before the Grand Jury this week Naval Policy Fully Protects Negro Applicants in Any Branch of Service for Which They are Eligible Negro applicants for the enlist ment in the regular United States [XECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR A PERMANENT FEPC,(COMPOSED OF WOMEN) ! WAS NAMEDAS ONE OFTHE FIFTEEN CUTJTaND ING WOMEN IN 1944 FOR HER UNTIRING EFFORTS IN PROMOTING THE FEPC. A GRADUATE OF HAMLINE U. IN St PAUL,MINN,SHE IS WELL KNOWN FOR HER YWCA AND WELFARE WORK. 1 CIRST NEGRO^T* ICOMMANOEK OFA~ US.MILITARY BASE,AT GODMAN HIS MILITARY CAREER AS A CADET IN WEST POINT.HE FOURTH KJEGRO to graduate fromthat MILITARY ACADEMY IN JUNE 1936. HE WON HIS WINGS ATTHE JUSKE6EE ARMY> jf AIR FIELD IK) 1942 AND ROSE RAPIDLY TO HIS PRESENT RANK. YOUNG COL.DAVIS WEARS THE LEGION OF MERIT, SILVER STAR, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS ANDTHE AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR OAKLEAF __ Opyrth. IM5 tty Oor,, L ^CLUST EM. I fTHEYli NEVER DIE * £ta* 7**1! INVENTOR J THIS MAN HELPED MAKE OUR RAILROADS SAFE/ -BORN 1856 IN ATTENDING SCHOOL AT NIGHTS/ AT 22 HE HAD ACQUIRED Z YEARS OF COLLEGE ENGINEERING/ HE OPENED HIS OWN FACTORY AND THERE INVENTED'INDUCTION RAILWAY TELEGRAPHY? THIS ENABLES TRAINS IN MOTION TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH EACH OTHER BY WIRE-THUS CUTTING DOWN ON £$ ' ACOiDEftTS/ - GRANVILLE T WOODS-* 4 I— .—.. Naval service were advise^ this weeks that official naval policy fully protects their right to enlist in any branch of the service for which they are eligible or quali fied. Assurance came from Lester B. Granger, National Urban Lea gue Executive, who has been act ting a3 special advisor the the Navy Secretary, after Several ca ses had been brought to his atten tion involving recruiting centers in different cities where Negroes had been refused enlistment ex cpt in the steward’s mate branch. Upon reporting these instances to the Secretary of Navy, Granger received the following letter from Mr. Forrestal: “Instructions in effect to the Re cruiting and Induction Service that anyone—regardless of race, creed, or color—who meets the physical, mental moral standards s qualified for enlistment or re nil. stment in the Regular Navy in any of the general service raU.gs authorized in Recruiting Circular Letters, provided he is a citizen of the United States or of its in sular possessions. ‘Peronnel separated from the service over three months may he reenlisted, if physically and men tally qualified, under broken ser-1 vice standards. As such, they can not come in as petty officers. 11 previous service has been with the Army, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, they are likewise ineligible for petty officer ratings. Enlistees who have had no previous service in any brasch of the Armed For ces are eligible for enlistment as Seaman or as Steward’s Mates. However, colored enlistees are not accepted for general service unlesh able to pass the General Classifi cation Test, gives to all enlistees. If their mark is below the required standard, they are accepted as Steward’s Mates only. “It is hoped that me a Dove ex planation will clarify Navy stan dards for all applicants for enlist ment”. iiimiiiim ■niiiniiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiui •For Greater Coverage ADVERTISE IN The Omaha GUIDE! -—-. I BIGOTRY THREAT TO AMERICA’S LIBERTY By John W. Gibson Special Assistant US Secretary Labor Washington (LR)—The princi pal criticism of prejudice, whether racial or religious, is its complete lack of logic. Your prejudiced man is never logical- He reaches into. the abstract for facts that do sot exist to back a judgement formed with no facts at all for a basis. It does not matter in what field hi * | prejudice lies- He is at home any where in his nursing of it. Stran gely enough, he will argue that he is writhin his rights in entertaining the prejudice—and let us admit he is—but he is never hesitant in in vadlsg YOUR rights if you refuse to agree with him. The great fallacy in the position of this man—an<} there are too -null/ of him annoying and har assing the test cf us—is that while we admit his right to his opinion, he proposes to withhold the same right from us who disagree with him, or from those against whom 0 LEGAL NOTICE Omaha Guide 3T Edw. J. DUGAN, ATTY. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION ON PETITION OF FINAL ADMINIS TRATION ACCOUNT. In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. Bk. 65, P. 403, In the scatter of the Estate of FANNIE M. OWEN, Deceased: All persons interested in said mat ter are hereby notified that on the 1st day of March, 1946 Johnny Owen filed a petition in said Coun ty Court, praying tnat his final ad ministration account filed herein be settled and allowed, and that he be discharged from hig trust as Ad-1 ministrator and that a hearing will be had on said petition before said Court on the 1st day of April, 1916 at 9 o’clock A' M. and contest said > petition, the Court may grant the prayer of said petition, enter a de cree of heirship, and make such other and further orders, allowanc es and decrees, as to this Court may seem proper, to the end that all matters pertaining to said es tate may be finally settled and de termined. ROBERT R. TROYER. County Judge. Bg. 3-9 ’46 end 3-23 ’46 | THE ALL-MAKES f * Electric & Hardware ! ^ 4040 Hamilton 1 ? —•ARE REMODELING— A When Completed, They will have a 50x92 Space wL H for HARDWARE, APPLIANCES AND A M ML REPAIR SHOP. ■ m (Watch for Ad in this paper for GRAND OPENING.) ^ ^0:0,.0:0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 [ 0 000::i hiq prejudice is directed. But this is not his only basis of illogic. Despite overwhelming evi dence to the contrary, the preju diced man insists that those who preach recpect for other human beings an^ their rights are out to reach quite another objective. This matter can easily be tested Ask one of the hate missionaries f he will agree with the academic theory that two men working side by side at the same identical jot are entitled to the same rate ol ' pay. Inveriably the answer comes back: “Do you think a Negro (or Jew) is as good as you are?” To begin with, the question is not an asswer to the question at all. At does expose the trick that is com monly used to spread prejudice through a community. This is far more dangerous than the outright lie. The liar can easily be detected and exposed, but the man whc raises collateral issues is not so [ easily exposed. As I understand the problem it 1 centers on this: The main con cept of the American way of life is that all men are created equal and endowed with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happisess. To live, a man must have a sufficiency of material goods to meet his needs; to have liberty he must enjoy the same jolitical status and accessibility to community services on an equal ity with others. The pursuit of happiness is a combination of the first two. Certainly no fair minded man can object to giving others the things he expects for himself and the overwhelming majority of men are fair misded—unles a collateral issue is raised to confuse them- | Interjecting social equality’ into the question is simply a collateral issue that is used by disciples of prejudice. They take foul advan tage of the word ‘ocial’ in one of its most limited meanings. This meaning Iears onyy cn the intimate personal life of any man, woman or child in this country. Among our sacred rights is the right to ecide individually on the relationships we maintain within the community. As a result, all of ur draw lines, each for himself. We decide the degree of intimacy which is to exist between us and another. These things are never decided by groups; they are and remain individual perogatives. There is none of us, irrespective of race, religion, color or any other differentiation, that does not ex ercise this right. The Negro, the •storm-sash; ! 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