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Mrs. Cecilia W. Jewell Dead
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WAS NATIVE OMAHAN,
ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY
WELFARE MOVEMENTS
Mr*. Cecilia W. Jewell, widow of
the late James G. Jewell, promin
ent Negro businessman died at St.
Catherine’s Hospital Oct. 1st. She
was born and raised in Omaha and
graduated from Central high
school in 1902. She was soloist of
of her class. A philanthropic wo
man of that day recognized her
musical talent and assisted her in
going to Europe to further her stu
dy. While in Europe she sang be
fore many crowned heads. Return
ing to Omaha she gave up her mu
sical career and married James G.
Jewell and from this union one
child was bom, James C. Jewell,
who survives her. Other survivors
are Ruth A. Caswell, neice and
other distant relatives.
She was one of the founders of
the Colored Old Folks Home and
was active in the church and other
charitable organizations. She was
also active in Republican circles
having been a member of the Dou
glas County Central Committee
for several years.
Shaffer Chapter order of the
Eastern Star will conduct Masonic
services at Myers Mortuary Fri
day at 9 am. Requiem Mass will be
held at St. Philips Episcopal
church at 10 am. Burial will be at
Forest Lawn Cemetery.
OVERCOME BY GAS I
Taylor Bryant, 2629 Grant St.
Grant St. was discovered in an un
conscious condition Tuesday by
Mrs. Mildred Willis 2627 Grant St.
when she smelled escaping gas
while raking leaves in her yard.
Mr. Bryant who had arrived to
visit his sister is believed to have
fell asleep and was overcome when
boiling water extinguished flames
on the kitchen oven. He was re
vived by the Rescue Squad and
taken to Doctors hospital.
Young Republicans To Hold Meeting
Young Republicans Club will
hold a meeting at p. m. Monday,
October 7th in Directors’ Room in
the basement of the City National
Bank Building, 16th and Harney.
All young Republicans between
the ages of 18 and 35 are welcome.
Violence Flares At Columbia Trials
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Negro Republicans Confer With NatsonaS {Chairman
Left to right: Illinois Industrial Commissioner King; Grant Reynolds of New York City; Chairman Reece, Frederick M. Roberts of
Los Angeles, California.
“Only Republican votes can
break Bilbo-ism in the Congress
of the United States” Republican
Chairman Carroll Reece told the
three Negro candidates for Con
gress in a historic Washington, D.
C. conference which brought the
three together from the ends of
the Nation.
The three were: From Los An
geles, Frederick M. Roberts veter
an of many terms of the State Leg
islature and distinguished Negr-o
leader. From Chicago, Commis
sioner William E. King of the Illin
ois Industrial Commission and one
of the Nation's outstanding leaders
of his race. From New York,
Grant Reynolds, fire-brand orator
who single-handedly won a stirring
primary victory over radical oppos
ition, and who is a new leader of
Negro youth. Heavyweight Cham
pion Joe Louis is interested in his
campaign.
The three met with Reece at Re
publican Headquarters to discuss
their campaigns. They were all
assured of the National Commit
tee’s interest and support of their
candidacies. They were agreed
that Democrat votes simply mean
that Democrat leaders from the
Jim Crow states, who now control
about two thirds of the commit
tees of Congress will remain in
their positions of power.
“Any Democrat elected to office
from any part of the country sim
ply assures these so-called leaders
that they will continue to run the
legislative program, to file-and
forget the FEPC bill, the anti
lynch bill, the anti-poll tax bill,”
said Reece.
“Rep. Sparkman, the head of the
Democratic speakers’ bureau,
broadcast on the radio that he per
sonally, is against all of these
measures.”
Reece pointed out that Demo
crats elected to Congress are obli
gated to keep the Southern mem
bers in key positions because the
Southerners have been in Congress
longer. For instance, the Presi
dent of the Senate is Sen. Kenneth
McKellar of Tennessee and the
Speaker of the House is Sam Ray
burn of Texas. Senator Bilbo
holds his position of influence— a
bout the same as mayor of Wash
ington, D. C—simply because
there are more Democrats than
Republicans in the Senate. In the
same manner, Southern Demo
crats control nearly all the com
mittees of Congress and can block
ade anv legislation.
A. F. of L.
Appointing Negro Organizers In La*
NEW ORLEANS—A large num
ber of the organizers employed by
the American Federation of La
bor in its South-wide Organizing
Drive are ambitious young col
ored men and women, some with
college backgrounds, who are paid
starting salaries of 540 a week
plus expenses and are advanced in
pay and rank according to their
ability to produce results.
Louisiana, where the AFL or
ganizing program is solely needed
is one of the focal points of the
overall sectional campaign of the
organization and, New Orleans, the
hub city of the State, is the cen
ter of a tremendous educational
program.
Pat Ryan, coordinator of the
New Orleans Organizing Commit
tee, announced this past week-end
the establishment of educational
classes for all organizers wonting
out of his headquarters in Car
penter's Hall, 836 Carondelet St.,
here. The classes, which are fill
ed bv recently hired organizers,
some’ with little or no previous
experience in the labor field con-1
si.st of lectures by outstanding
AFL officials stressing the back
ground and philosophy of the La
bor Movement in America with
special emphasis on labor laws
which affect organized workers
and labor unions.
Assisting Mr. Ryan in his work
is George W. Snowden, associate
professor of economics at Dillard
University, who is a special ad
visor on minority problems for
the AFL Organizing Campaign.
They have announced the classes
every Tuesday afternoon at 1:30
and they are open to all repre
sentatives of AFL local unions
and members of the organizing
committee staff.
F. C. Miller Wins
Socrates Award
Frank Miller, General Manager
for Bozell & Jacobs Advertising
Agency received October 1st the
Socrates Honorable Award for
outstanding newspaper advertising
preformed in the public utility
field.
The citation goes on to state:
• This award, won in a reconver
sion year, with its many problems
of changes and uncertainties
makes it greater than normal sig
nificance”.
Mr. Miller has had the exclusive
handling of all the Metropolitan
Utilities District Advertising pol
icy for the last twelve years, dur- •
ing this period the Utilities Dis-1
trict has often gained national
recognition for some outstanding
bit of publicity in public utility
field.
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Gas Supply
Must Be
Increased
Regardless of whether the peo
ple of Omaha vote for full Nat
ural Gas or not at the November
5 election, the city’s gas supply
must be increase to meet growing
demands, according to an announ
cement by the Utilities District
board of directors.
They point out that, although
daily send-out capacity of the Gas
plant has been more than doubled
since 1940, anticipated daily peak
requirements for gas home heat
ing this winter just about equal
the maximum plant capacity. In
creased demands forced the Dis
trict to stop accepting new appli
cations for gas home heating this
summer.
Two alternatives are seen for
increasing Omaha’s gas supply:
1. Increase the proportion of
Natural Gas to 75 percent as pro
vided by Present state law. Altho
costing one and one-half million
dollars, it is seen as only a tem
porary solution, because engin
eers estimates show that demand
would catch up with a mixed-gas
supply in a few years.
2. Supply straight Natural Gas
if authorized by a majority of vo
ters. Changeover cost would be
about the same but would supply
a practically unlimited supply of
gas for Omaha’s present and fu
ture needs.
A leading gas engineer has ad
vised the Utilities District that a
change to straight Natural Gas
is the only permanent and econo
mical solution of the problem.
Board directors emphasized that
Omaha’spesent restrictions, limit
ing by state law the use of only
75 percent Natural Gas. can only
be lifted by a favorable vote of
Omaha citizens. If the restriction
is lifted by voters November 5,
the way will be open for the Dis
trict to provide straight Natural
Gas service.
NEGRO BUILDING MECHANICS
Urged To Seek
Employment with
Home Builders,
Contractors
Negro veterans trained in con
struction crafts and Negro build
ing mechanics hre urged by the
National Urban league to seek
employment with hundreds of con
tractors and home builders now
facing serious labor shortages. Ac
ting on information provided by
the Federal Housing Agency, offi
cials of the Urban League declare
that builders in many sections of
the nation are unable to maintain
construction schedules because ol
shortages in skilled workmen.
An appeal to the Urban Leagues
local affiliates is also being sent
by Julius A. Thomas, the Leagues
Industrial Relations Director, re
questing that they step ut> their
recruitment of veterans wifE army
training in the building crafts. Si
multaneously, the League official
is also requesting all building
trades unions to discontinue any
LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. Sep
tember 26—Like a dark cloud, the
threat of violence hangs oyer the
Lawrenceburg Courthouse, where
2o Negroes are on trial for attemp
ted murder during the February
‘riots’ in Columbia, Tenn. As feel
ings rise and tempers erupt, the
possibility of violence is assuming
serious proportions. That the sit
uation is fraught with explosive
elements was evidenced last week
when Attorney General Paul Bum
pus, furious after having been cor
rected by Dr. Leon Ransom, a
NAACP defense lawyer, before
more than 200 arguing farmers,
klansmen and other town hnpgers
on, told Maurice Weaver, Dr. Ran
som’s associate, that if that SOB
contradicts me again I’m going
to wrap a chair around his g....d_...
head. Later on September 24th the
trial was brought to a nearly vi
olent climax, as Mr. Weaver said
that the statement from a Negro
witness was secured by intimidat
ion and terror, and Bumpus, shak
ing with rage, strode over to Mr.
Weaver and shouted I dare him.
to repeat that outside court. Wea
ver answered him firmly the Atty j
General will not intimidate me
inside or outside this court.
It is in this atmosphere that the;
oddly selected jurors have been
hearing the State’s case for the
past week.. a week in which over
a dozen State's witnesses have
been produced, not one of whom
has so far identified a single de
fendent as firing the shots that
wounded four police officers.
A highly informed source inti
mated to correspondents, covering
the trial that the State may be ex
pecting to introduce dramatically
one of more ‘Judas’ witnesses from
among Columbia’s Negroes.
There is every indication said
this informant that Atty. General
Bumpus may have been success
ful in finding one or more Ne
groes in Columbia to put the fin
eer on some of the defendents.
The thirty pieces of silver they’d
get for that job wouldn’t be of
much help to them if they inten
ded staying in Columbia after the
trial if this is true.
Under questioning, stories of Ne
gro witnesses for the State have
revealed that following the shoot
ing, they were packed in the jail
like cattle, refused counsel, and
subjected to beatings and other
acts of intimidation on the part
of state officers. Weaver asserted
these acts of intimidation were
aimed at causing the witnesses to
testify to things they ^believed
false. __
discriminatory policies preventing
Negro workmen from being em
ployed as helpers, apprentices, and
journeymen.
Thomas repeats his charges,
made in a recent study of the
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"Miss 9 Center" WINS
POPULARITY CONTEST
COUNT BASIE CROWNS "The QUEEN”
SOU NT BASIE, appearing through Courtesy of Orpheum Theatre, Crowns JUANDA RUFFIN, “Miss
Mid-City Queen”.
SPIEGALS AWARDED BRAINS TROPHY
JUANDA RUFFIN, shown with her sponsors Mrs. and Mr. Richard H. Spiegal, proPrietors of the 9
Center Variety Store. Mrs. Spiegal is holding the BRAINS Trophy, to be awarded Annually to the
sponsors of the Winning Candidate-....In background is Mr. Herman Smith, father of Erma Smith, 2nd
place winner who represented The Waiters’ Key Club.
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JAUNDA RUFFIN, Energetic
Campaigner, Wins Contest
With 1,291 Votes
Erma Smith, “Miss W alters'
Key Club” Is Close Second
With 1,141 Votes
735 Count
“Miss Frazier Bros. Cafe”.
South Omaha, 3rd With
The Omaha Guide-Amvets Pop
ularity and Beauty Contest, glori
fying the charm personality and
popularity of our mid-city woman
hood, drew to an exciting close on
Monday night September 30th at
the beautiful Amvets Skyroom. As
Earl Graves’ Orchestra Played “To
Each His Own” 23 lovely young
ladies, glamourously attired; each
wearing a ribbon designating her
sponsor promenaded before Count
Basie and a large appreciative au
dience. After passing in review, the
finalists assembled on the stage to
SECOND PLACE WINNER—Erma Smith, “Miss Waiters’
Key Club”.
await, in thrilling suspense the
awarding of the 10 grand awards.
All of Mid-City and South Om
aha are offering congratulations
to the 26 charming young ladies
who so good naturedly entered into
friendly competition in this inspir
ational and morale building civic
social event which has aroused and
held'the interest of so many Oma
hans. In the words of one of the
contestants "It’s all been a lot of
fun”. Public interest has made
each contestant a Queen. We be
lieve Mid-City Womanhood to be
glamorous and glorious. May she,
in her bronze beauty, forever oc
cupy the throne of glorification
and admiration.
THE WINNERS
JAUNDA RUFFIN, representing
the "9” Center won first prize of
$200 cash, a $100 week-end trip
to Chicago, the title of Miss Mid
City Queen and an added award
of an overnight bag.
SECOND
ERMA SMITH, representing the
Waiter’s Key Club: $50 cash, a
lovely solitaire diamond ring and
two pair of sheer nylons.
THIRD
MARTHA WILLIAMS, repre
senting Fraizer Bros. Cafe South
Omaha: an expensive diamond
studded lapel watch.
FOURTH
ADDIE HALL GILMORE, rep
resenting Fontenelle Apt. A beau
tiful solitaire diamond ring.
FIFTH
ROXIE ANDERSON, represent
ing Maple Street Citizenry: A rad
io set of blonde wood.
SIXTH
PEARL FAULKNER, represen
ting Johnson’s Drug Store: A beau
tiful fitted vanity set.
SEVENTH
ANNABELLE KING, represent
ing Erskine Street Citizenry: A
cocktail bar set.
EIGHTH
ANN SMITHERMAN, represent
ing Althouse Beauty School:* Sha
fer Pen and pencil set.
NINTH
MAE PARTRIDGE, representing
the Victory Beauty Salon: lampi
set.
TENTH
ROyVENA SUDDUTH, represen
ting UPWA-CIO No. 8: Three box
es of cosmetics.
Each of the other contestants
received a pair of sheer .nylons.
Mr. John Smith, well-known
Omaha designer and Paul B. Allen
of the Amvets House Committee
acted as masters of ceremonies.
The judges who tabulated and
adjudged the votes were: Dr. Aa
ron McMillan head of the Willis
B. Pierce hospital in Angola West
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THIRD PLACE WINNER— Martha Lee Williams. “Miss
! Frazier Bros. Cafe”.