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The Omaha Guide ] \ + A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER JL, 1 )Fmb-l>r ' f- *n Saturday at t\lO Grant Street OMAHA cBkASKA—PHONE HA. 0~00 (Exit.red a* Second Class Matter March 15. 1927 at the Post Office at Omaha. Nebraska, under lAct of Congress of Mart* 3. 1879 >C. C. G allot, ty^_ Publisher and Acting Editor 1 All News Copy of Churches and all organi sations must be b our office not later than 1:00 P- tn. Monday for current issue. All Advertising |Lopy 00 Pa,d Articles, not later than Wednesday noon, proceeding date of issue, to insure public | at ion. SUBSCRIPTION RATE IN OMAHA ONE YEAR . $3.00 SIX MONTHS .:.$1.75 THREE MONTHS .$1.25 SUBSCRIPTION RATE OUT OF TOWN ONE YEAR . $3.50 SIX MONTHS . $2 0 National Advertising Representatives— INTERSTATE UNITED NEWSPAPERS, In. 545 Fifth Avenue, New York City, Phone: MUrray Hill 2*5452, Ray Pick, Manager Editorial: Is America Morally ready to Lead the World? “ f--- - THE COMMON DEFENSE (by Kev. Wil liana C Kernan) PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY The current revelations of the Mead Committee investigating war contracts reminds us that public office is a public trust. Some su percilious people—who pride them selves on what they call their so phistication—may sneer at this odd fashioned standard. Neverthe less. true moral standards have a Those occasional night* when ner eou* tension keep* you a wake— are you more wakeful the harder you try to alaep? Those flay* when tenaa nerves make you irritable and jumpy —are you crankier and more restless when you try to fight the feeling? 'Mo 'eri I nr can help you on day* and night* like these It has been making good for more than 60 yearn CAUTION — use only a* directed. Get Wile* Nervine at your drug •tore Effervescent tab lets, 35c. Tic—Liquid, 15c, 91. Milas Labora tories. Inc., Elkhart, Indiana. way of persisting and of bringing people who violate them into judge ment—even of bringing a whole nation into judgement which per mits them to be violated. Ahd it can be said today, with as much forcefulness as it was once said in the early days of our country, that we must raise a standard to which the honorable will repair. Congressmen, regardless of all I other things, must be honorable men. But good government does not end there. It does not even begin there. It begins with the people | themselves whose responsibility to elect honorable men to the nation al legislatue is as great as is the responsibility of the men elected to discharge their duties honora bly. We need in America.. in Con i gress and in the body politic—a | reaffirmation of personal respon sibility. Some people do not like to be told this. It is not a popular theme on all hands today. It is easier to find excuses for our fail ure to take personal responsibility for what we do. 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For the cornerstone of all morality is the recognition that our actions are not determined ahead of time by circumstances—but that as free people we can choose our course by taking personal responsibility for what we do.. There is nothing virtuous in in difference to our country's welfare —to the corruption that marks so much of the political life of our nation—to the racial and re ligious hate which is fostered by people who cannot stomach the American principle of liberty and justice for all—to the attack of both fascism and communism on our free institutions. Every Amer ican has the personal responsibi lity to uproot these things. We shall fare better and go further toward pfstecting our democracy when we embrace again and hold fast to high moral standards by insisting that personal responsi bility is inseparable from the pre servation of free American soci ety.. INDUSTRIAL - NEWS REVIEW ____J V -» * * * AWAY FROM SQUANDERMANIA The President, along with other national leaders, has done consi derable talking concerning the need for strict control of govern ment expenditures. This policy is urged as inflation control, no less than practical necessity to a na tion confronted with a debt of al most $300,000,000. If Congress is interested in fol lowing the Chief Executive’s ad vice, it has many fertile fields for action at hand. As a starter, it coud do worse than to investigate thoroughly the various appropria tions for waterpower development flood control, etc., which are con stantly coming before it. These costly tax-exempt power develop ments measures.. and their total sums runs into the billions, .are unnecessary. At best, they would simply duplicate a service which is already being provided, with out cost to the taxpayers, by the private, business-managed elec tric utilities. At worst, they would lead to the destruction of private enterprise in the power business, and the loss of the gigantic sums in taxes which the publicly regu lated private utilities pay* to all units of government. As the Chicago Herald-Ameri can said in a recent editorial, “If the 70,000,000 life insurance pol icyholders, the 45.000.000 owners of savings accounts, and the mil lions who hold government bonds understand their own true inter ests, they will insist on remdeial fiscal policies at the nation's ca pital. In political terms thi3 calls , for a radical transition from YOUTHFUL FLORIDIANS TO COLLEGE j LeRoy A. and Jack D. Howell Sons of Dr. and Mrs. L. A. oHwell, well known Tampa, Florida residents, leave next month for Palmer Memorial institute, Sedalia, N. C. The boys are graduates of St. Peter Claver High School and acquired their excellent swmiming ability at Camp Atwater, East Brookfield, Mass. (ANP) SQUANDERMANIA back to fru gality and thrift”. It is time, in other words, that we learned that the great spending orgy has to end. If it doesn’t end we will have a ruinous inflation. Economy in government must be come a national policy if we are to successfully make the transi tion from war to peace without destruction of the institutions and form of government we fought to preserve. A MODIFIED OPA The recently enacted OPA bill is a compromise between those who believe the Office should be indefinitely continued in its old form, and those who believe that the time for governmental tink ering with the law of supply and demand is over. It is obviously de signed as a sort of transitional measure, to bridge the change from a government-dominated war economy to a free enterprise peacetime economy. The most important new feature is its establishment of a three man decontrol’ board with pow ers superior to those of the OPA administrator. The job of this board will be to remove controls from commodities when supply is in sufficient quantity so that the free market will automatically as sure fair prices. If the board does that job successfully, it will be of immense aid in getting this coun try back to its traditional ways of doing business. In the meantime, the consumers of the nation must realize that the basic solution to inflation lies not in law, but in vastly stimulated production and distribtion. So long as the supply of available goods is below demand, we will continue to have black, markets. So long as labor troubles, governmental in terference or anything else blocks the production machine, and out of-line price problem will continue to be a major factor in our nat ional life. The distributive machine is do ing a fine job, and it is ready to do still better when goods again become plentiful. Retailers in all lines of merchandise paced by the big chain systems, have sonsist ently worked against price in creases. They cannot of course, prevent price increases made ne cessary by higher wage, supply and tax costs. But they are a con stant guarantee of the lowest price for what you buy, consistent with the economic conditions of tl\e time. A STEADY MARKET COUNTS It should be made clear to the public that the costs of certain ba sic commodities and services like oil, electricity, and insurance do not rise in price every time the market suffers an upsurge. William Ft Boyd. Jr. President of the American Petroleum Institute made the statement recently that the prices of gasoline, fuel oil and other petroleum products hae al ways been determined by the costs of production and the ceaseless competition among the companies in the industry. He said, The petroleum industry, like other sound American indu stries, will do its best to hold the line on product prices. Under nor mal conditions costs vary, and pri ces vary with costs. If we all work together, indue course not only can product prices be held, but in many cases they can be reducer as full production anti efficient op eration are achieved by the effec tive cooperation of companies, em ployees and the public”. A sound industrial policy is not based on the theory that the great est profit comes from inflated pri ces. Industry depends for its ex istence on a stable and steady market. As Mr. Boyd points out, prices reach a natural level when full production and efficient oper ation are achieved. Vet News NEWS FROM VETERANS’ ADMINISTRATION At the state American Legion convention in Lincoln this week, E. R. Benke. head of the Veterans Administration Branch 8 office, whose jurisdiction covers Nebr aska, called upon state and local agencies to provide additional training and educational facilities for veterans. He pointed out that in Nebraska as of July 1, 121-2 thousand vet erans were in school or being trained with government help and that another 12 thousand Nebras ka veterans had been approved for training but had not begun their training courses, either in college or in on the job training Negro Softball Stars Here August 30th Traveling “Ghosts” To Play Buck’s Bar At Falstaff Park Tne traveling Negro softball team known as the “Ghosts” will play at Falstaff Park on August 30th. This team boasts some of the outstanding Negro softball olayers in the country. Each year this touring team plays at the Vinton Street park to a full-horse \ featuring their famous ‘‘shadow ball" which is well worth the ad mission price. The Buck’s Bar team. Greater Omaha league champions as well as defending State champions, will play the colored aces. Big Ben Crain will be on the mound for the Buck's Bar Team. I establishments. While some of the 12 thousand Nebraska veterans probably have not begun training because of ^c-sonal reasons, Benke said it is reasonable to assume the training and education of a large number is being held up for lack of suit able training facilities and oppor tunities. Stressing that the Veterans Ad ministration is without legal au thority to provide training estab lishments or facilities, Benke said it is the responsibility of the edu cational institutions, of the state, and of industrial and business groups sponsoring on the job train ing establishments and of the pu- : blic at large to provide additional facilities so that all veterans may no wenter the training and edu cation programs they need to satisfy their abilities and aptitudes The 20 per cent increase in vet erans’ disability pensions and com pensation ordered by congress and signed into law this month by President Truman will add about $127,000 per month to pension checks received by Nebraska vets and their dependents, Ashley Wset moreland, manager of the Veter ans Administration regional office at Lincoln said today. Currently in line for the increase are some 10.800 Nebraska veter ans of World War II, 3,300 of War I, and 2,500 dependents of deceased veterans of both wars. Under the new rate, a totally dis abled veteran will receive $138 per month instead of $115. Westmoreland said the boost in rate will be made automatically but that the checks received by beneficiaries prior to October will not carry the increase. Those af fected .. veterans or widows who receive pensions—need not sub mit applications to receive the in crease as the raise will be granted to all those on the rolls. The increase does affect retire ment pay and does not apply to subsistence allowance payments made to veterans taking training under public law 16 or 346. .YEW COMP AMY TO MAKE DELUXE MEGRO FILMS By Ed Hurley That the production and distri bution of all-Negro motion pic tures has gone into the “big mon ey” bracket is seen this week with the incorporation at Albany of Herald Pictures, Inc., whose an nounced purpose is the production and release of twelve feature pic tures at the rate of one each month. Heretofore, over six hundred theatres throughout the country, catering to Negro audiences, were forced to depend upon spasmodic independent prrduction and indif ferent distribution in relation to the presentation of pictures fea turing an all-Negro cast. In addition to being able to contract for twelve programs, it is now possible for an exhibitor to book and advertise a complete all-Negro show months in advance naming stars and titles. The Herald company, through its president Jack Goldberg, a pioneer in this field and a booking executive of Loews' theatre cir cuit, announces that production values on the new picture will be raised to a $50,000 negative cost. This is almost three times greater than has been spent on such type of pictures in the past. The first feature, 'Boy! What A Girl!!!”, is scheduled to go into production on September 16th at the Fox Movietone Studios in NY City, under direction of Arthur Leonard. Mr. Leonard, prior to his entr ance in the Navy spent seven (7) years with Vitagraph directing shorts. John Gluskin, manager and dir I ector of orchestras (including Gene i Short Sports t ..UMORS AND REPORTS ABOUT NAMES IN SPORTS NEW YORK—Considering that there is a shortage of fodder for' the Joe Louis fighting machine, it «ould not be altogether an idle umor to report a slight possib-1 lity that the fleet-footed sprinter 3:l!y Conn will tc given another crack at the title before Joe signs iff to join the ranks of the re tired undefeated. Billy who lost two foot races to the champ has Acquired new wisdom, and should -ie get another shot at the dia-1 dem, he will not depend on his legs to keep him out of range. Recently Conn bought himself a wift three year old racing colt :hat answer' to the name of Hon ey Town. Admittedly the boxing rules will have to undergo some j changes before Billy the Kid is permitted to enter the ring moun-i ted on his trusty steed, but you've got to admit, that Conn astride a proud and sensitive filly will be a swifter and more interesting op ponent than he has been on foot. The reported price paid for the racing nag it $15,000. money that Conn earned by being sure of foot. It is reasonable for him to expect that Honey Town will at least double the money since he has 4 legs and a lot more space in which to travel. • * • * Speaking of Joe Louis, and that is what everybody seems to be doing these hot August days, he j seems to have his work all layed; out for him for the balance of this year at least. When he finishes Krupa), is a production executive in charge of casting. J. M. Lehr field, investments adviser, is secy, and treasurer of the new copora tion. In “shooting” their initial pic ture at the Fox Studios, the com pany will go on record as having the first All Negro independent production to be made in one of the larger studios, using Western cji'-et ic sound. The organisation is opening dis tributing and booking offices in ne?<go. Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles in addition to their home ounces in New York City. A building has been obtained in Harlem which will be convert ed into a motion picture studio, c t cannot be made ready for oc cupancy until after the first of the year. When completed it will be the only studio in the world built expressly for the production of all-Negro motion pictures. According to Mr. Goldberg, the atres showing Negro pictures have increased over 20 percent in num ber since the war, with sales in foreign fields having jumped 300 percent. The advent of 16mm pro jection has also increased the sub sequent income of Negro films, he said. __ Tami Gettino Ready For What? NEPTUNE, N. J_(Calvin’s News Service)—Tami Mauriello went through the motions of pre paring himself for the world cham pionship bout September 18th. Having pitched camp here at Nep tune, he boxed rounds. .two with Cleo Everette and one with John ny De Mail. Now scaling 205, he is anxious to peel down to 192 before he runs into Joe. PRIMO CARNERA IN TROUBLE IN WRESTLING TOUR OF U. S. New YORK CITY—(Calvin’s News Service)—Once stopped in the sixth round by the then (1935) fast rising Joe Louis, Primo Car nera, a former heavyweight cham pion, is in another tangle. It ap pears that Commissioner William P. Haughton is refusing Camera a wrestling permit until there is an investigation of his war record. Haughton is seeking to find out if Camera collaborated with the Nazis in World War n. Camera is in the states to make a wrestling tour. his chore against Tami Mauriello next month, it is likely that he will affix his signature to a contract for an indoor slug-fest for Uncle Mike Jacobs. His opponent will be the winner of the Jersey Joe Walcott-Tommy Gomez battle which is scheduled to take place on August 16. If you're inclined to tilt your nose or to hold the same because of the calibre of the opposition, just remember that there isn’t much of a selection to be made. If you have any friends who think they can lick Louis, send their names to Mike Jacobs, he'll appreciate the assistance. • • • » There must have been some pretty hot contests up at Yankee Stadium, the House That Ruth Built, but the home team has never turned out the sizzling, crack-shot plays that were in evi dence a few Sundays ago when four top Negro teams broke it up with exhibitions of thrilling pro portions. In a twin bill that left the most avid baseball fan desiring noth ing, the Cleveland Buckeyes op posed the Newark Eagles while the Memphis Black Sox lined up against the famed Black Yankees It was scorching baseball played with a lively professional touch.! The Stadium rocked with thrills and cheers, and you wondered as you sat and watched, why the mo guls who have the say-so don't step on the gas and get some color in their line-ups. ¥ ¥ ♦ ¥ Those of us who have been shout ing our heads off for Sugar Ro binson to get a much deserved crack at the welterweight title are keeping our crossed at the date for his bout with Marty Ser vo draws closer. Ray is scheduled to exchange blows with Servo in the Yankee Stadium of the even ing of September 6, and the event promises to be a sell-out. Even though Robinson is fre quently referred to as the uncrow ned king of the welters, it won’t be official until he gets in there and Makes Servo yell ‘uncle’ or whatever it is a defeated fighter yells when he is connected with the finishing touch or punch. While waiting for his big chance Sugar Ray has been doing a little tuning up. The final session in his pre-championship campaign will take place in Hawkins Stadium at Albany, New York on August 15. Ray will do battle with Vinnie Vines, a tough little scrapper from r I | CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1 Past ' 4 Apex 7 Like a wing 8 Poems 10 Color 11 Telegraph 12 Metal 13 Made hol lows in 15 Marsh plant 17 Part of “to be” 18 Type measure 19 Cover 20 Sagacious 21 Egyptian divinity 22 Winnow 23 Legislature 25 Number 26 Pennsyl vania (abbr.) 28 Sea eagle 29 Onward i 31 Daughters of one’s sister 33 Goddess of discord 34 Boat 35 Capital (Sfos£) 36 Angle of a fault vein 37 Mint V entrance 38 Varying * weight (Ind.) 39 Donkey DOWN - ___ 1 ’»* 1 Apportion 2 Long, rtout . glove . Solution in Next If«ue. i l No. 10 3 Coin (Swed.) 4 Wiping cloth 5 Norse god 6 Relating to 7 Biblical name 9 Prophets 12 Frozen water 13 Performed 14 River in Scotland 16 River island 20. 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