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Red Cross Chrm. Mr. Edgar C. Schmidt Mr. Edgar C. Schmidt, execu tive assistant of the Union Pacific was named chairman of the 1947 drive of the Douglas County Chap' ter of the Red Cross Saturday. The announcement was made by Vincent C. Haskell, chairman of the local chapter. Schmidt has been prominent in Omaha civic affairs for a number of years and handled the publicity in connection with the Red Cross drive in Omaha in 1943. He direc' ted publicity for the Omaha Can cer drive two years ago and was chairman of the publicity commi ttee of the recent City-Wide Im provement Campaign. The new drive chairman joined the Union Pacific in 1927 after serving as reporter and editor on newspapers throughout the west. After serving as director the Com pany's news department in Los EM—w—wwwMtfa—ww—owe rtWMMimii iimimmii i I I Watson’s School of beauts Culture ENROLL NOWi Term* Can Bo Arranged 2511 North 22nd Street — JA-3974 — BOWEN Appliance Co. 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Naacp Youth Meet in New Orleans, La NEW YORK—The 8th Annual Convention o f NAACP Youth Branches ended in New Orleans with an outdoor mass meeting on the spacious Dillard university campus Sunday November 24. as hundreds of delegates and specta tors listened to blinded veteran Isaac Woodard tell them, “I would not want what happened to me to happen to anyone, black or white but unless we all get together now before it is too late there are go ing to be others like me. Woodard spoke after Thurgood Marshall, NAACP Special Counsel, speaking for the first time since his narrow escape from violence at the hands of terrorist Tennessee State High way patrolment and deputies. Alsc speaking was Oliver W. Harring ton. NAACP Public Relations Counsel. Delegates to the Annual Con ference which boasts 25,000 mem bers in youth councils and coll ege chapters, all under the of 25 meeting November 20th to 24th, heard several nationally promin ent speakers in discussions of pro* blems ‘affecting Negro young peo ple in America today. Justice Hu bert Delany of the New York City Court of Domestic Relations de livering the keynote address warn ed the delegates that Negroes must seek ‘unadulterated equality in every field” and “stop Negroes must seek unadulterated equality in every field and stop apologizing for being alive. Negroes must .earn to say I want a job, I want j. decent place in which to live, ind I want to live like ‘a free hu man being”, continued Judge De any. It is no longer possible for :he middle of the road inter-cul tural racial philosopher to hide the :ruth from the minds of intelligent white people.” Thurgood Marshall told the con ’erence that a disobedience move ment on the part of Negroes and their white ‘allies if employed in the south, would result in whole sale slaughter with no good achiev id.” Mr. Marshall said that he had seen approached by some groups n New York about the use of tactics employed in India as a step forward awakening the Am ;rican people to the plight of the Negroes in the South. Don’t do it that way he said. In the South any non-violence or disobedience move ment executed on this pattern would bring violence on the part j nf local 'and state police which j 3404 Bedford Ave. Is located on a double corner lot, 100x128. 6 rooms, all modern, and with a downstairs bedroom, kitch en cabinets, oak floors throughout automatic water heater, garage. Price $4000. Mr. Beckman AT-4976. AMOS GRANT CO. 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Robert Wilson, of Col umbia, S. C., was elected chair man for 1946-47, while resolutions were passed condemning the ‘one party system in operation in most of the southern states” and the complete end of segregation in all forms of public travel, services and accommodations. Congress was urged to pass ‘appropriate bills and the Department of Jus tice to take action against the denial of the right to vote in the “white primary”. The end to all forms of discrim ination in the armed forces was urged upon the Congress, federal aid to education, stronger child labor laws, support for the Wag ner-Ellender-Taft housing bill, a national health bill, increased and fairly distributed federal “aid for education, and abolition of mili tary training were sought. riLTQ for all Vjir 1 J the FAMILY ALVIN Jewelry Co. ' 4811 South 24th St. “Sine# 1892” •FURNACE ~ BOILER or • STOVE REPAIRS Furnaces and Supplies OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS 1206-8 DOUGLAS ST. ATlantic 2S24 GOOD READING ★ The GREATER Omaha Guide eh=^.— ■.=ii=— =ir=^ - I NAT KING COLE waves coro net over his “faithful subject”, press agent elores Calvin, during ceremonies at the surprise party given for the King Cole Trio by a selected group of his friends last week. Left ta right: Oscar Moore, King Cole, Sylvia Bartley Miller, Miss Calvin and Johnny Miller. ..Calvin’s News Service— Nat Cole is now officially a King. At a gala, unique surprise party last week at the stunning St. Albans, Long Island home of Dr. and Mrs. Jesse Miller, Nat and his Trio were sanctioned as royalty. The unusual idea wras originated by the Trio’s promotional expert, Dolores Calvin who dreamed up the gathering of outstanding cel ebrities to pay honor the the na tion’s top trio, Nat, Johnny and Oscar who are breaking all re cords at the Paramount Theatre; are tars of the weekly NBS Shows the Kraft Music Hall and the Wild root program; and one of Capitol Records’ ace drawing cards. It was her idea that the six sponsors of the surprise affair be called the original members of the Frim Fram Society. (Frim Fram comes from Nat’s last season’s hit “‘The Frim Fram Sauce”.) Quests arrived on two chartered buses leaving from the Hotel Thresa and Hotel Waldorf Astor ia, making the half hour trip to St. Albans on a secret route. Greet ing the celebrities in St. Albans were Miss Calvin, in a hostess gown and Mrs. Miller, who stood beside the guest book where a big black woolen cat, made in Canada for the occasion, stared at the sig ners. The cat sported one of Nat’s old ties around its neck and had a gold crown tilted on its head. The crowd met downstairs at the bar where Nat completely took over mixing drinks for Henry Arm strong, Ethel Waters, the Three Blazers. Sarah Vaughn, Sy Oliver and a host of friends and press people. Nat made himself a King Cole special of scotch and iced champagne. Highlight of the evening was the unique singing of a special song written for the occasion by Sylvia Bartley Miller and Walter Bishop, “You Wanna Squeeze Me Like A Lemon and Toss Me Aside”, Sy Oliver, famous arranger, sang it with Billy Kyle at the piano. More than 200 guests scrambled for a 125 pound roast pig, two baked hams (one cooked by Mrs. Count Basie), roast turkey hors d'oeuvres catered exclusively from Sutton Place. To Trio’s radio sponsor, Kraft Cheese Company, sent over 18 pounds of their new McLauren’s Cheese which has not been used anywhere since the war Pepsi Cola had 300 bottles deliv ered which were served by five New York University co-eds who acted as hostesses. There was police protection for furs. Towards the end of the evening, Delores Calvin presented the ori ginal King Cole dolls, also made n— ip= -□ | FORBES FURNITURE CO I ‘EVERYTHING for the HOME’ “We Appreciate Yeur Trade” in Canada of multi-colored wool, with golden crowns. A doll was given each Frim Framer who spon sored the party. The six were Mrs Andy Kirk and Mrs. Erskine Haw kins (wives of bandleaders), Mrs. Olivia Clarke and Miss Rose Mor gan (co-owners of the Rose Meta House of Beauty. Inc.,) Sylvia Bartley Miller (lyricist) and Mrs. Will a Lee Calvin (news syndicate editor). Before the official crowning, a much sought for music box which chimes the nursery tune ‘Ole King Cole’, was played and put aside for Nat’s ‘‘favorite girl”, his wife 1 Nadine, who was unable to make ' the trip from California in time. The Frim Framers, a society of devoted friends who knew Nat in his struggling days, are the first of their kind to throw such a la vish affair for a top star of the day. The six pooled their know , ledge and worldly possessions to i show Nat Cole and his trio that [ as far as they were concerned, the , three were all “Kings”. SPEECH CULTURE BY BEATRICE L. MORGAN The Effective > oice It is a known fact that a voice I is never so bad that it cannot be ! made better especially if there is no serious organic deficiencies in the laryx region commonly called I the vocal box. A long line of suc ! cessful orators, actors and singers jto the present day radio announ cers, have been faced with a mad I struggle to over come their speech j handicaps, and give eloquent (testimony as to what can be gain* led from attention given to voice I training. Actors, for example, who were not endowed with superior vocal equipment, began their career with hedious inferior voices. But after putting in many long hours of sincere study they were “able to overcome this speech difficulty. And found that training of the speaking voice is of supreme im portance, as it will transform into a rich, charming voice of power. Speech is unlike the functions of walking, eating, crying or laugh ing. It must be acquired. Wherein we naturally go about eating and walking, and cry under various conditions and circumstances, but we would never employ speech unless at an early age we were taught to use it. Much has been written and spo* ken “about the value cf a well trained voice, and the importance of using our voices and expres sions to create a revealing per sonality. In casting a character role, ra dio “announcing and drama, there is a close correspondence between the voice and the kind of role that is being performed. The good qualities of the speaking voice ere greatly improved when nature is assisted by art. ]> We wish to Announce J j! THE OPENING OF THE j: G & J Smoke Shop ; 2118 NORTH 24th Street 11 Everything in the Line of CIGARS, CIGARETTES, & I; SOFT DRINKS j. Jackson & Gsdboy, Props. ! The Omaha Guide \ i A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER l ! Published Every Saturday at 2*20 Grant Street * OMAHA, NEBRASKA—PHONE HA. O'-oo 1 Entered as Second Class Matter March 15, 1927 at the Post Office at Omaha, Nebraska, under Act of Congress of Match 3, 1879 \c- C- Gallozv ly,— Publisher and Acting Editor f All News Copy of Churches and all orgacia lations must be in our office not later than 1:00 IP- m. Monday for current issue. AH Advertising L Copy on Paid Articles, not later than Wednesday ! noon, preceeding date of issue, to insure public | ation. * SUBSCRIPTION RATE IN OMAHA | ONE YEAR . SIX MONTHS ... . three months •..”;;;;; ; ;;' SUBSCRIPTION RATE OUT OF TOWN I ONE YEAR . «3 501 SIX MONTHS .$2;oo| National Advertising Representatives— % INTERSTATE UNITED NEWSPAPERS, Inel 545 Fifth Avenue, New York City, Phone;- 1 MUrray Hill 2-5452, Ray Peck, Manager 1 II MUM I ■ Hi11! ■ New Winter Warmth' Newest Christmas gift idea is the Simmons electronic blanket now available for the first time. Controlled by a "magic brain” in the cabinet (on the bedtable), it automatically adjusts warmth to changes in room and bed tempera ture. See large Omaha Public Pow er Ad on page 2 this issue. LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS EVERT WEEK! in THE OMAHA GUIDE Colnmn* NEW YORK — . .. where 7,500, 000 people infest an area just about big enough to accommodate the resi dents of What Cheer, la. (pop. 1,339), in reasonable comfort and dignity; ... where, in a day, a couple of holdup men took a gambling chance on a pair of horsecart peddlers and hit the jackpot with $1,800 in loot; ... where a preacher and his con gregation resigned because their consistory wanted to sell their 79 year-old church on 5th Ave. for M ,000,000 to a real-estate specula tor who would tear it down; ...where Patrolman Shamus O’Callaghan encountered a Mexican burro loose in 44th St. and got nip ped in the breeches before he could haul it away in a taxi to its stall in a Broadway theatre; ... where a fellow who took a pasteboard box along when he went to visit a friend was yanked into court when the box turned out to shelter a 6-ft. rattlesnake—‘I love that reptile!’, the man said, impress ing neither his friend nor the judge; ... where a sport put up 200 bucks for a ticket to a football game with no takers... where Bowery pan handlers now ask you if you can spare six-bits for a cuppa cawfee; ... wh^re they make molehills out of moui, ains, purses out of pigs’ ears, the false out of the true. ADVERTISE In The Greater OHAIIA GUIDE! 10c PER COPY and W orth It I WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATE OMAHA—About 40 percent of Nebraska and Wyoming veterans of World War II want to continue to hold priority certificates issued to them for purchase of govern nient owned surplus property the Omaha War Assets Administration said today For the past several weeks the veterans in Omaha region have been receiving WAA form letters isking if they wish to continue or iiscontinue their listings in WAA riles Officials said that some 7.500 I CHAMP SALVAGE "1 The knockout hands of Joe Louis take equally well to the Important) job of conscientious fat salvage. Here Shirley Wolf, radio commenta tor, watches the “champ” drain used cooking fat into a container in his New York restaurant. Every drop is still needed to make soap, electrical appliances, automobiles, tires, fabrics and other necessities. I The Bell Tolls (Continued from Page 1) i problems. The old organizations with experience and com munity prestige are amply qualified to handle the situation, provided that they revamp their setups and re-estabiish con tact with the Negro masss. To service the steady stream of South <rn migrants and see that they are'adequatlv housed and given employment could be easily accomplished by some of our national organizations, with local chapters or branch es. This organization could work in close cooperation with the railrads and bus companies so they would know when a Southern migrant started to leave for a large city. Repre sentatives could approach them to give advice, to re-route them if their chosen city is overcrowded and to secure hous i ing and employment for them wherever their destination. Another national organization could easily handle the housing end by buying up a f ew buildings, rigging them up into reputable hotels or rooming houses for men and for women migrants. Still another, could handle the employ ment end, so that the migrant might not only he satisfied in their new secured job, hut able to make a living at it. Of course, the success of this program would depend on elose cooperation between all three organizations. TIME FOR ACTIO) The church, which is the mainstay and guide of the Jew ish people and was once considered the same for Negr< es, seems to he involved now in bickerings for power and self wealth of its leaders. The same is true of some fraternal orders—notably, the Elks, an international organization of 500,000 members, with lodges in almost every city and town. They are both racial institutions. H ill they heed the pressing call for action—revamp—and do something for the race? letters have been mailed. Three thousand letters have been return ed of which about 97.5 per cent wish to continue priority certifi cates and 2 5 per cent wish to can cel. WAA considers that 4500 vet erans who did not answer wish to cancel their priorities The Omaha WAA announcement follows a Washington directive : materially changing the veterans priority operation policy. The Wa ! shington announcement said that I Inter-cultural Lessons in USO Pool JOAQUIN “POP” ALVIAR, Filipino Instructor, teaches Gl’s to swim In the Intramuros USO pool In Manila, Philippine Islands. Th« classes, some large and some small, are conducted regularly. Left to right: T/5 Billy W. Springer, Sulphur Springs, Texas; Pvt. Johnnie Hunter, Chicago, III., and "Pop." USO has 7 other clubs In the Philip pines, ail of which will be maintained through the support of the American people In the current campaign appeal. on December ceruncauon or vets 1 on itema on the set aside list will | he discontinued- The list includes such items as motor vehicles, fractional hoursepower motors, me dical, dental and surgical supplies office machinery, appliances and furniture. 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