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4 Week Cleaves CME. Religious Observance
Philip Murray Says
Government “Whitewash”
of Tenn. Raid Detrimental
To Our Democracy
( i() President. Philip IUarray i,
CIO President Ph'lip Murray today charged that the federal
goyer. merit- "whitewash” of ill police iaid on Columbia, Tenn.,
has • oriti ibuted to the in -reusing mob attacks on the Negro people,
with h;s signing of a Civil Rights Congress petition for a new federal
grand jury investigation of the raid.
" I he failure of the federal government to act decisively in
one ca*e leads quickly to more widespread lawlessness and today
threatens the life and liberty of
our whole people.” Mr. Murray*
said in a statement made public
by the Civil Rights Congress.
•‘Whether the mobs are uniform
ed. as in the police raid on the Ne
gro community of Columbia. Tenn
whether they are unmasked civ
ilians, as were those who murder
ed four Negroes in Monroe, Geor
gia; or whether they wear the rob
-es of the Klan, they destroy the
rights and freedoms which our
federal government must be made
to protect,” he said.
Terming the demand that "the
guilty officials must be made to
pay for their crimes against our
democracy” a demand for ‘pro
tection of the liberties of every A
merican”. Mr. Murray urged that
every man and woman join in
petitioning the President for jus
tice in Columbia.
Mr. Murray s statement came as
the trial of a group of Columbia
Negroes, facing charges from at
tempted murder to carrying con
cealed weapons, is getting under
way in Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
The petition, which is being cir
culated nationally by the Civil
Rights Congress, calls for a new
investigation of the raid; for pros
ecution of officials responsible for
destruction of the Negro business
community and the killing of two
Negro men and for restitution for
damages. Action by CRC follows
findings by one federal grand
jury that praised the police for
"impartial action and stated that
it was "impossible” to fix respon
sibility for the vandalism and mur
ders.
American I^effion
To Install Officers
Theodore Roosevelt Post No. 30
of the American Legion, will hold
installation of officers Thursday,
Sept. 5„ 8:30 pm.
At the Department Convention
held in Lincoln, Nebr., August 18
21 Mr. Edward Turner was elec
ted delegate at large to the Nat'l
American Legion Convention to be
held in San Francisco. Atty. Ray
Williams was elected alternate.
Other Legionnaires who will at
tend the National Confab are Mr.
Ralph Underwood and Mr. Cun
nigan Wilson.
William Green I^abor
Day Speaker
Radio Station WOW will broad
cast the Labor Day address of
William Green of the American
Federation of Labor at 10:30 pm.
on September 2nd.
BATTERSON MAKES STATE
MENT ON GERALD K. SMITH
Gerald L.. K. Smith, America's
leading hate-monger and chief of
the 'nationalist” movement, has
visited his "key" personnel in
Omaha. Smith lias met with his
supporters and made plans for a
meeting in Omaha for October to
spread his anti-Semitic and anti
Negro hatred propaganda.
Smith boasts about the fact that
the citizens of Omaha are not yet
prepared to combat his hate pro
paganda. He mentions the fact
that every other city he has met
‘“tti opposition, picket lines and
•lemonstrations against his ped
‘ ; ! g of the race theories of the
Ku Klux Klan. Bilbo, Rankin, Tal
"“‘uge and the local peddler Chas
B Hudson..
has challenged all citizens
maha. Will the people of Oma
thia hate-monger to
. ' his propaganda on a return
engagement ? ? ? ? ?
03 Karbach Block. Omaha 2
Nebraska—Signed Warren
Hatterson
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Lawrence P. Lewis
Protesting Is Not
Enough
Until the murderers of the four
Negroes that were recently kill
ed in Georgia, are apprehended
and sentenced to their just punish
ment. no law abiding American
citizen should be able to rest in
peace.
What happens in Georgia or any
other state, is vital to the welfare
of our great country. Because
many of us are fortunate enough
to have to put up with the many
in the South who approve of the
hate policy, we must not forget
that what happens anywhere in the
United States reflects not only in
the vicinity in which it happens,
but on our country as well.
THE WHOLE IS NEVER ANY
GREATER THAN ALL OF ITS
PARTS. If lynchings, race riots,
and gross injustices, committed
against the minorities, make the
United States great, then it is not
the country I learned to love as a
child. The country that I was
taught to cherish, protect, and to
be willing to die for, had laws that
guaranteed the rights of all men.
DOES YOUR CAR NEED AN
EXPERT POLISH AND WAX JOB
In the rear of 1812 No. 24th St.
an expert in this line of work, Mr.
Oscar Hoskins, who has had many
years of experience, guarantees
his work.
I talked with Mr. Hoskins about
the polishing and waxing of auto
mobiles of all types, and his un
derstanding of the work is about
all there is to know about the pol
ishing and waxing of cars.
Mr. Hoskins is now in business
for himself. So before the fall and
the winter months get here, let
him bring out the original finish
of your car and give it an excellent
waxing job that will shed the rain
and the snow.
It is not very difficult for any
one to pick one of the outstanding
waitresses on 24th St. Getting a
long with the customers has never
been much of a problem for the
never changing, attractive, and
soft spoken, Marvel Blackburn, of
2121 Lake St., and who is now
employed at the M & M Buffet.
I first remember Mrs. Blackburn
when she was employed at the old
H & M when it was on the corner
of 24th and Erskine. When I talk
ed to her the other afternoon it
suddenly dawned on me, that that
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MID-CITY QUEEN' ToBeChosen
♦ . In Beauty and Popularity Contest
Nomination Blanks in This Issue of The Omaha Guide
For the purpose of glorifying, emphasizing and more fully ap
preciating the abundance of Beauty, Charm, Personality and Popular
ity of our Mid-City Womanhood..“SOMETHING NEW” in the
History of Omaha is being presented. The public at large will have
the opportunity of selecting Omaha’s Most popular and beautiful lady,
who will be crowned Queen, on Monday, September 30, 1946, at a Gala
Event, which will feature Royal Entertainment, including the award
ing of six additional prizes to runner-ups, Dancing, to the strains of a
well known orchestra, Presentation of Contestants and other events in
keeping with the occasion. In addition to being Crowned Mid-City
Queen, the winner of the contest will be given an all-expense-paid three
day week-end trip to Chicago where she will be a guest of the Pershing
Hotel and highly entertained by Chicago Society Leaders.
Nominees will be sponsored either by Individuals, Civic, Reli
gious and Fraternal Organizations or Clubs. Giving everyone the op
portunity to nominate their choice for MID-CITY QUEEN.
RULES OF CONTEST
1. Any Omaha Lady, 18 years of age or over, may be nom
inated by any organization or individual.
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ly the name, address and age of Nominee. Attach Entry Blank to a
black and white, glossy print photograph and mail or bring the sair.'
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3. No member of the “Mid-City Queen” Committee will be per
mitted to make any nomination.
4. All entries must be in on or before September 10th, 1946.
5. The Contestant receiving the largest number of votes will be
adjudged winner. No person may vote more than one time.
6. Ballots for voting purposes will be printed in subsequent issu
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Batesbourg Police Chief Admits Blinding of Isaac Woodard
COLUMBIA TRIAL YIELDS
NO UNPREJUDICED JURY
LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. Aug
ust 20th—As the trial of 25 Col
umbia, Tenn., Negroes charged
with attempted murder moves in
to its second week in Negro hat
ing Lawrenceburg County, is it
becoming increasingly evident that
it will be impossible to pick a non
prejudiced jury. After three days
of questioning only 2 jurors have
been accepted out of 46, all of
whom admitted, in one bigoted
statement or another, that they
could not give a Negro a fair trial.
One juror, W. E. Staggs, a 64
year old farmer told the court he
wouldn't give the same credit to
testimony offered by a Negro as
he would to that of a white man.
He told Maurice Weaver, NAACP
attorney for the defense, that he
believed in separate types of jus
tice for Negroes and whites and
added that he thought some of the
principles of the Ku Klux Klan
were very good. After unsuccess
fully moving for Staggs, rejection
for the cause, lawyers for the de
fense surprised the court by ac
cepting this biased man as the
first juror. Possibly Staggs’ pre
sence on the jury can serve later
in the event of any or all the de
fendants’ conviction, as a major
reversible error and cause for a
retrial.
Is it also clear that the state
does not intend to permit a Ne
gro to serve on the jury. Two have
been questioned—the first in the
county in 50 years—but both were
excused. One, who knew a defen
dant, had a fixed opinion and
didn’t want to serve. The other
was released because he was ill.
It is reported that there is a
chance that the entire panel of
312 talesmen will be exhausted be
fore the jury is complete.
NAACP Hears Columbia Refugee
WASHINGTON, D. C_A story
I of ruthless intimidation and ter
ror was revealed at an emergency
J meeting of the Washington, D. C.
| NAACP Branch by Jesse G. Owen
44, a refugee from Columbia, Ten
nessee formerly employed at the
Godwin, Tenn., plant of the TVA
Owen charged that he was forced
to resign and had to flee for his
life because he took steps to ex
pose some of the persons involved
in the mob which raided Mink
Slide in February, some of whom
were former supervisors and em
ployees of his plant. He said he
was called in by his supervisor in
June and told that he would have
to resign by two o’clock the next
day or be fired because some of
the workers were planning viol
ence against him and they could
protect him no longer than two
o'clock the next day. Owen stated
I that he was refused a request for
protection on his government job
until he could file an appeal with
the Personnel Committee in Knox
ville. Owen then went on to tell
how he had to slip away from the
plant that night under cover of
darkness and leave his home in
Columbia for fear that an attempt
would be made against his life.
Owen, who hafl worked for the
TVA since August 1944, has a
wife and three children. His ac
count of the effects of race fric
tion is terrifying reminiscent of
life in Hitler's Germany, The
NAACP has turned over Owen’s
story to the Department of Jus
| tice who will, it is hoped, take ac
tion that will reassure the Negro
| population of the South that in
this country, no citizen need fear
destruction because he is not a
member of a Master Race.
To Appear with Great Lakes Singers
BOOKER T. WASHINTON, well
known Omaha Concert Pianist,
■will be featured with the Great
Lakes Singers, when they appear
in a Return Engagement at the
Northside YMCA, Wednesday Sept
4th at p. m.
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BISHOP J. A. HAMLETT
Bishop J. A. Hamlett of Kansas
City, Kansas, presiding Bishop of
the 2nd Episcopal District, one of
America’s outstanding preachers,
will deliver the morning sermon
at Cleaves Temple CME church,
Sunday September 1st. At this
time members of Cleaves Temple
will conclude their 26th anniver
sary celebration which began Sun
day, August 18th and inaugurate
a two-week revival meeting which
will be conducted by the pastor,
Rev. E. V. Wade. The revival
theme will be: “The kind of God
our God is and the kind of church
He has; in what kind of world”.
The surviving founders of Clea
ves Temple are as follows:
Mary Montgomery; A. F. Allen;
Ida P. Wiley; Amanda Brooks:
Mary Brown; Emma Robbins;
Bertha South; Lula Williams; Clas
sie Harris; Elsie Lewis: Lula Car
ter Peoples; Hattie Grimes; Mae
Pankey; S. Stallworth; Nancy
Hall; Levi Jefferson; Odessa
Young; Laura Winston; Estelle
Butler; Sarah Stamps; Inez Hun
ter; Mary Capleton; and Ferwilda
Artison.
Among other religious organi
zations assisting Cleaves Temple
in their anniversary were: Rev. C.
C. Reynolds, Clair Chapel; Rev. C.
L. Williams. Bethel AME; Rev. C.
B. Childress, St. Johns AME; the
Pleasant Green Choir; Rev. F. C.
Williams, Zion Bapt.; Allen Chap
el Choir and Rev. J. B. Brooks,
pastor of Allen Chapel AME.
NAACP HEAD CALLS FOR
ANTI-LYNCH LEGISLATION
NEW YORK. August 22—Wal
ter White, NAACP executive secy
in an emergency appeal to more
10000 NAACP Branches and more
than 00 national organizations
cooperating with the NAACP in
the present lynch crisis now fac
ing the nation, emphasized the im
perative need for immediate Fe
deral Anti-Lynchin legislation. In
the appeal it was pointed out that
local uits of national organizations
and branches should call upon the
Senators and Congressmen to dis
cuss issues.
Mr. White’s action is considered
of major political importance in
volving millions of Voters among
whom are more than 600.000 mem
bers of NAACP branches. This po
tential bloc will watch Congress
ional representatives, taking care
ful note of their actions or failure
to act on this critical issue.
Senators are urged to pledge to
vote for cloture, while members
of the lower house are expected
to sign the discharge petition if
Omaha Republicans
Attend State
Convention
Attorney Ray L. Williams. Roy
White, William Bill Davis and
Mrs. George Althouse, motored to
Hastings, Nebraska August 26th,
to attend the State Republican
Convention. Paul Holliday the 5th
member- of the delegation was un
able to attend because of urgent
office requirement.
Mrs. George Althouse was nam
ed a member of the Rules Com
mittee. Mr. Roy White was named
chairman of the 5th Legislative
District Delegation, which is com
posed of 12 delegates, who were
elected at the State Primaries.
Atty. Ray L. Williams was chosen
as a member of the State Central
Committee.
The State Central Committee is
composed of two members from
each Legislative District in Neb
raska. Mr. Williams will represent
the 5th Legislative District on the
Central Committee.
Mr. Williams stated that the
chairman of the 5th Legislative
District will meet within the near
future to adopt a program, which
will have for its main purpose the
opening of new positions for mem
bers of the race, and for greater
and more active participation in
the affairs of the Republican Par
ty of the State.
The Negro delegation said they
would endeavor to get equal repre
sentation or distribution of posi
tions in the department of the city,
county or state government for
qualified Negro applicants. A com
mittee is being organized compo
sed of members of the elected de
legates to interview the Republi
can candidates with reference to
the attitude of nominees with re
ference to their attitude on the em
ployment of Negroes. This inform
ation will be compiled and passed
on to the voters prior t oelection.
they have not already done so.
They are also petitioned to change
rules of House and Senate on the
first day of session to prevent fi
libustering in Senate and thrott
ling of legislation by House Rules
Committee. This would be in sup
port of a proposal already made
by Senator Wayne Morse.
It was also noted that many na
tionally powerful organizations
have already begun action to sup
port the NAACP drive on lynch
law. One of these organizations,
the YWCA has through Mrs. Al
fred E. Mudge, chairman of the
public affairs committee and Mrs
John Muma, chairman, race re
lations committee, issued direct
ives to local YWCAs calling for
immediate individual action in the
support of the program.
LABOR DAY
By H. W. Smith
We find ourselves facing a very
important day and we should be
stow a high honor to the laboring
man for giving his services, time
and skill to the building structures
for progressive business at all
times. The very careful ideas that
are used are being improved on
constantly and we should join in
and help the masses celebrate the
day that is set apart for that pur
pose, Labor Day.
Let us hope that all different
opinions will be ironed out and
National Figure In
Fight Against Polio
Arrives In Omaha
CHARLES H. BYNUM
NEW YORK, August 28—Char
les H. Bynum, of the National
Foundation of Infantile Paralysi:
staff, arrived in Omaha today in
the course of an intensive field
trip to Midwest and Western ci
ties.
While in Omaha Mr. Bynum will
survey work being done locally in
coping with polio outbreaks in thi
area. He will also detail for civic
and educational leaders the mul
tiple services available to infantile
paralysis patients through the Na
tional Foundation and its Nebras
ka chapters.
“The 1946 polio outbreaks may
unfortunately prove to be one of
the most severe the United States
has suffered in the recorded hist
ory of the disease in the nation.
“However, he added, “we can
be thankful that as epidemic de
mands increase so does the op
portunity for rendering prompt and
effective service to stricken com
munities.”
Among cities Mr. Bynum will
visit on tour are: Denver, San
Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Los
Angeles Phoenix and Albuquer
que.
labor and business arrive at a good
understanding to eliminate strikes
and bring about satisfaction on
all fronts. Dispense with the de
trimental trouble that is now con
fronting the public and business
and make the post-war period a
reconversion period. Labor is cap
ital must come to an understand
ing and our hope is that it will
be soon.
NAACP Branch Gets
1st Life Membership
NEW YORK, August 22nd-Miss
Justina K. Spencer, chairman,
membership committee of the Ro
anoke, Virginia Branch visited
the National Office on Thursday,
August 22 to bring a check for
S500, the first life membership
ever to be taken out by an NAA
CP Branch.
Miss Spencer stated that the
Branch was anxious to present the
full payment for two reasons:
1. That the Roanoke Branch
felt that the National Office need
ed the fullamount in view of the
many cases which it is handling
at present and
2. That the Branch would be the
first of such to have its name in
scribed on the Bronze tablet here
on display in the National office.
NEW YORK, August 22 -At
last the man whose ‘storm troop
er’ cruelty to Isaac Woodard en
raged the country has been found
out. L. L. Shaw, Police Chief of
Batesbourg. S. C., has now admit
ted it wa3 he who beat out the
eyes of the young Negro soldier
just a few hours after his army
discharge, and while he was still
wearing hi3 uniform.
The New York Post, in an edi
torial August 21st, cased its
indi nation at til iw’s bare-faced
auogance. Said the Post:
- - > .3 more than the cause of
Negro citizens. If it is once esta
blished that terrorism in a police
un— a . . . tic the law, the
rights and liberties of every ci
tizen arc threatened.
“If Police Chief Shaw’s ann
ouncement were allowed to go un
challenged, it would be the great
est victory possible for the Ku
Klux ulan and every anti-demo
cratic group which gambles on vi
olence. It would open the way for
the strong-arm squads of any Hu
ey Long which might arise to ter
rorize a state of the nation.
“Nazism showed that uniformed
terror outside the law is a wea
pon which leaves the citizens of
a modern state with no power to
defend their institutions. It is not
enough to sympathize with Wood
ard. We must make sure that such
outrages are not encourged by in
action.”
An entire nation heard Orson
Welle3 denounce Shaw last Sun
day afternoon over the American
Broadcasting network. Welle3 an
nounced over the radio that his
source of information on the id
entity of Woodard's brutal at
tacker had been NAACP invest
igators who were working with
him and the FBI. He pledged him
self to pursue Shaw ‘to the ends
of the earth’ should he have to,
to see that his crime was punished
Beauticians
Meeting Bn
Nashville
BY CHRISTINE ALTHOUSE
The 27th Annual Convention of
the National Beauty Culturists
League, Inc., was held in the grand
old A & I State College in Nash
ville, Tenn.
The session was one of the larg
est in the history of the League.
Highlights marked by the pre
sence of Mrs. Annie Tumbolt Ma
lone of Poro Mfg. Co., Mrs. Mar
jorie S. Joyner of the Walker Mfg.
Co., and Mrs. Sarah Spencer Wa
shington of the Apex Mfg. Co.
The delegates from Omaha Lo
cal No. 101 were Flossie Moore,
secretary; Cassie Rose Murrell,
treasurer, and Christine Althouse,
state organizer.
The First National meeting of
the United Beauty School owners
and Teachers Assn, was held at
Livingston Hall auditorium, Fisk
University compus August 12th
13th. The business carried out was
the election of officers and com
pletion of our sorority, the Alpha
Phi Omega and its chapter pro
grams. The First Annual business
meeting will be held at Bethune
Cookman College, Daytona Beach,
Fla.. February 1947, as guests of
our beloved leader, Dr. Mary Mo
Leod Bethune, who so graciously
assisted us in our beginning.
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