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NATION’S LAWYERS PLAN
Program To Strengthen U. S. Civil Rights Laws
' NEW YORK, Jari. 31—In an ef
fort to find ways to implement the I
Fourteenth Amendment and stren
gthen federal power to protect
civil rights, NAACP lawyers from
all sections of the country joined
with members of the National
Lawyers Guild and the National
Bar Association, in an all day leg
' al conference at Howard university
in Washington, DC., on January
25th. The adequacy and adminis
tration of existing legislation was
discussed, and drafts of legislation
were considered, designed to pun
ish members of lynching mobs and
to amevd sections of the U. S.
Civil Rights Law in order to pro
vide heavier penalties for violat
ions of civil rights, as well as to
increase the jurisdiction of the fed
eral government to act in such
cases.
In an address before the group,
Senator Glenn Taylor (Dem. Ida
ho), promised that liberal Demo
cratic Senators and Congressmen
would be prepared to support any
legislation, regardless of which
side of the floor it originated which
provided adequate protection for
the civil rights of all Americans.
In addition, the conference adopt
ed strong recommendations for the
improvement of the administration
of existing laws by the Depart
ment of Justice. Included in these
recommendations were the stren
ghtening of the FBI by the addit
ion of libtrals, both white and Ne
gro, to its investigatory staff, the
use of special prosecutors in com
munities where the local district
attorney is not in sympathy with
the protection of civil rights, and
an increasing concentration by
the Department of Justice upon
the enforcement of Negroes’ right
to vote in the South. In this con
nection, it was emphasized by
Charles H. Houston, chairman of
the NAACP .legal committee, that
if the right to vote were guarant
eed to Negroes in the South, many
of the other abuses of civil rights
with which the Department of Jus
tice is presently concerned would
be taken care of by the exercise of
the franchise.
Leaders of discussion at the
meeting were Osmond Fraenkel,
National Lawyers Guild; Profes
sor Robert Lee Hale, of Columbia
University; Dr. W. E. B Du Bois,
director, special resetrch, NAACP;
Asst. Attorney General Theron L.
Caudle, of the Department of Jus
tice, and Mr. Houston. Thurgood
Marshall, chief counsel, NAACP,
and Robert L. Carter, Marian
"Wynn Perry and Franklin H. Wil
litms of the NAACP legal staff,
attended the conference
Urban League, Council
of Churches
To Hold
Union Services
Leo M- Bohanon
Executive Secre
tary, Omaha Ur
ban League, an
nounced that the
Omaha Urban
League would
hold Union Ser
vices in cooper
ation with the
ches, Sunday, Febr- L. Bohanon
uary 9, 7:30—8:30 p. m. at Josyln
Memorial.
The principal speaker will be Dr
Rowland Haynes, President, Uni
versity of Omaha. The Rev. J. B.
Brooks of Allen Chapel is schedul
ed to appear as Guest Speaker.
The program will open with an
organ prelude.
The St. Johns AME. Choir will
present several choral numbers.
Participating, will be ministers of
various denominations.
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National YWCA Staff Member Will Visit Omaha
Bishop E. W. Kelly
At Clair Methodist Church
Sunday, February 9th
BISHOP EL W. KELLY, D. D., LL. S. of St. Louis, Missouri, resi
dent Bishop of the St. Louis Area of the Methodist Church, will
make his first offical visit to Clair Methodist Church, this coming
Sunday, February 9tth. He will deliver the sermon at Clair Church
Sunday morning at eleven o’clock, i
Bishop Kelly presiding over the St. Louis Area, has charge of the
administration of the work or The Methodist Church n Illnois, Kan
sas, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Indiano, Ohio, Florida, Nebr
aska, Georgia. Bishop Kelly born of slave parents, is a native son
of Teras. He was elected to episcopacy following a most outstand
ing reco:d in tthepastorate and as a general officer of the Church.
He was a pastor-peachcr who had but few equals.
A cordiaj invitation is extended to the public to worship at Clair
Church this coming Sunday morning, February 9th, and hear this
outstanding churchman, pulpiteer, and race leader. Bishop Kelly is
house guest of Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Reynolds while in the city.
Sponsor Interracial Program Feb. 9th
James E. Seay Fund
A Most Worthy Cause
Needs YOUR Help!
The James E. Seay fund is a
worthy and much needed fund to
help support the widow and the
child of the late James E. Seay,
who was seriously injured in a gas
oline explosion while at work on
January 2, 1947.
His wife, Joy, is the expectant
mother of another child and is in
no condition at the present time to
support herself and her daughter,
Gwendolyn, who is only four years
old. Come on folks let’s get the I
James E. Seay fund pot to boiling
over.
Among those of a charitable and
kindly heart are listed the follow
ing firms and persons for this
week’s contributions: Devereaux
Hardware and Notions, 2416 Lake
St., $2.00; Mrs. Dorothy J. Town
send, 2807 Ohio Street, $100; A
Neighbor, $5.00; Omaha Concrete
Stone Co., 4121 North 28th Ave
$20.00
HAVE YOU eONTRUHjiHD TO THE JAMES E. SEAY
FUND? Mail or bring your contribution to the Janies E.
Seay Fund, Care of The Omaha Guide,2420 Grant Street,
Omaha, Nebraska. James E. Seay, a veteran of three and
one half years service in the Armed Force*, died, leaving a
widow who will give birth to a second child in a few months.
DON.T DELAY, send your contribution now.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO DATE
J. W. Headley 953 North 25th.$ 5.00
Albert O. Jensen . 25.00
C. C. Galloway 2420 Grant Street .30.00
Joseph Headley 2414 Binney Street. 5.00
Circle Variety 528 North 33rd Street .5.00
Pleasent Green Baptist Church 27th & Franklin .8.75
Omaha Concrete Stone Co. 4121 North 28th Ave. 20.00
Devereaux Hardware & Notions 2416 Lake Street 2.00
Mrs. Dorothy J. Townsend 2807 Ohio Street.1.00
A Neighbor 5.00
TOTAL 106.75
, The Loyal Matrons Club of the
Cleaves Temple CME. Church, 25th
and Decatur streets, is sponsoring
its annual Interracial Program on
Sunday, February 9th, at 4 p. m.
Miss Mary N. Austin, Executive
Secretary and Captain Earle Con
over, Regional Director of th<? Con
ference for Christians and Jews,
and Attorney Ralph W. Adams
will discuss “BROTHERHOOD, BE
LIEVE IT, LIVE IT, SUPPORT
IT".
This promises to be a very inter
esting meeting as all participants
are ably prepared.
Special musical numbers will be
rendered by the Imperialists Chor
al Group, and Piano selections by
Miss Katie Beasley of the Hinton
Studio of Music.
Cleaves Temple is at 25th and
Decatur streets, with C. P. Raines,
Minister.
Dr. A. M. McMillan
Addresses Local
Negro Congress
Dr. Aaron M. McMillan, former
Omahan and former State Legis
lator, now of Portuguese West
Africa, where he is engaged in
Medical missionary work, speak
ing before members and guests of
the Omaha Council of the National
Negro Congress in the Embassy
Room of the Fontenelle Hotel, Fri
day. January 31, stated that. 1.
“World democracy including the
ainjs, hopes and voices of all peo
ples, is the only means to perman
ent'peace.”
Dr. McMillan stressed that Am
erican schools teach Negro History
and that the Negro’s History in A
merica is one certainly not inferior
in any respect.
Emphasizing that Christianity
“Must take the first and boldest
step in racial problems,” the med
Start YWCA. Reconstruction Fund
Drive For $2,100,000
The Omaha Young Women’s Christian Association as a start of a
national and world organization is participating in the Round--The
World Y.W.C.A. Reconstruction Fund Drive for $2,100,000. The
local goal of $12,000 is being solicited through the Y. W. C. A mem
bership. , i
The Executive Committee in charge of the Omaha drive is Mrs.
Chambers, chairman, Mrs. Donold Freeman, vice-chairman, Mesdame
Walter Ervin, Thomas Jones, Thomas Granfield, Arthur Loomis, Roy
Marshall, Craig Overholser, Russell Bailey, Misses lone Duffy, Ro
berta Kiewit, Christine Peterson. Mrs. Charles Ottman in charge of
radio publicity.
Mrs. A. F. Jones and Mrs. Charles Offutt are co-chairmen of the
special gifts Committee . ^
A 6:00 o’clock dinner meeting Wednesday, February 5th, was the
kick-off for the 100 co-pilots wooing under the following pilots:
Mesdames Frank Broadwell Jr., Penelope Anderson, Mattie Caldwell
M. L. Dixon, Dewey Hoadley, R. M. Marrs, Lydia Hughes, E. R.
Kirkpatrick, Roy Marshall, Hattie Moore, Ruby Sinclair, George
Work, Greta W ade, Miss Christine Peterson.
“Granger Interviewing Negro Seamen in South Pacifi&i
Photo shows Mr. Granger interviewing Negro Sailor in 1945 when
as special advisor the secretary of Navy, he traveled 50,000 miles,
visiting continental and Pacifcc area naval bases to obsrve conditions
affecting the Negro in naval service and making recommendations to
the Navy Department for eliminatng discrimnatory praitiics J For
ths service, he was presented by Secretary of Navy, James V. Forres
tal with “The Distinguished Civilian Service Award,” the Navy’s
highest civilian award. In 1947 he received the “Medal of Merit,”
Presidential Award, for his Navy Service.
Granger To Speak At Chamber of
Commerce Dining Room Feb. 11th
For Urban League’s Annual Meeting
WHAT—19th Annual Meeting Omaha Urban Leagce
W HEN—Tuesday, February 11, 1947, 8:00 P. M.
WHERE—Chamber of Commerce Dining Room
Principal Speaker—Lester B. Granger, Execntive secretary '
National Urban League
Admission—Free, Open to the Public
(Biographical Sketches of Lester B. Granger on p. 7)
ical missionery urged better inter
racial relationships, revamping of
America's education system and a
spirit of cooperation among all
people. Dr- McMillan stated that
he noted “some progress” towards
combatting racial prejudice.
Dr. McMillan’s talk was in conn
ection with American Brotherhood
Week. The President, Msr. Thom
as E. Hayes, former Executive
Secretary of the Northside Branch
YWCA, and prominent leader in
civic affairs, reviewed the aims and
progress of the local chapter of
the National Negro Congress.
G. I S SENTENCE REMITTED
UPON NAACP’S PETITION
New York, aJnuary*31—Entire
remission of the unexecuted port
ion of a court martial sentence of
twenty years at hard labor was
granted to Private Alfred Hayes,
Negro soldier, the NAACP legal
department was informed last
week by the Adjutant General.
Private Hayes has been returned
to duty at Fort eBnning, Georgia.
The NAACP had. at the request
of Private Hayes, petitioned the
Secretary of War for clemency,
pointing out that the crime of as
sault with the intent to commit 1
rape, of which Private Hayes had i
been found guilty, had not been
proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
MISS MAMIE E. DAVIS, Nation
al Staff Member of the YWCA,
will be in Omaha on February 10
15, 1947. to work with Central and
Northside YWCA program and ad
ministrative affairs.
Secretary for Administrative
Affairs in the Community Divis
ion, Miss Davis, who will meet
with YWCA leaders on problems
of local interest in the Associations
has been assigned to work largely
in the Southern and Central Re
gions for the coming year.
A native of Alabama, she holds
an AB degree in Sociology from
Samuel Houston College in Austin,
Texas. She Jaas also done grad
uate work in. Temple University,
Philadelphia and attended the YW
CA training school.
Since 1928, she has been assoc
iated with the YWCA as Girl Re
serve Secretary and later as Exe
cutive Director of the Marie Mor
gan Branch in Dallas, Texas and
as executive of the Southwest
Branch YWCA of Philadelphia.
In 1942, Miss Davis joined the
USO Division of the National
Board where she was associate re
gional supervisor with special re
sponsibility for interracial matters
in Central, Southwestern and Wee
retn United States.
On February 1, 1946, She trans
ferred from the USO to the Com
munity Division on the National
Board staff. She is a member of
the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
National Association of Business
and Professional Women and ser
ved as an elective secretary on the
1946 National YWCA Convention.
In addition to program planning,
Miss Davis will stress the impor
tance of the part of the YWCA in
relation to the work of other agen
cies and other community plans for
service. As an expert on adminis
trative affairs, she will aid the
staffs of Central and Northside
buildings of the association on
membership, budget and personnel
problems.
MAKES APPLICATION
FOR ANNUITY
Aye G. Arnold, 1408 North 23rd
Plaza, a Union Pacific engine
^leaner at Council Bluffs, had to
iay made application for annuity
mder provisions of the Railroad
Retirement Act.
Mr. Arnold entered service as a
aborer at Council Bluffs in Sept
■mber, 1926.
HELD ON SHOPLIFTING
CHARGES
Powder puffs, lipstick, earrings,
md similar items caused two teen
age girls to be placed under juv
•nile authorities. The two teen
agers were Lenora Ellis, 2403
Blondo Street and her companion
Vfarlene Crocker, 2630 Burdette
street. Both 15 years of age, they
admitted taking these items from |
various downtown stores.
ORVILLE JONES HELD ON
BURGLARY CHARGE;
COULD BE MURDER
Washington County Attorney C. N. Sutton stated earlier in the
week that Orville William Jones, 26 year old Qmahan, held in the
Douglas County Jail, on a charge of robbery, could be arrainged also
on a second-degree murder at Bldir. The latter charge was filed
Monday in connection with the death of 57 year old James Esden,
Automobile dealer of Shenandoah, Iowa,whom Jones has stated that
lie robbed ond staged a fight with before he took over his new office.
Reports of the Autopsy revealed Mr. Edsen died strangulation. Jones
whose record in Omaha is shaded by his many attempts to run afoul
of law and order has not ot any time indicated that he was involved
in Mr. Edsen death. He is held under a five thousand dollar bond.
I BROTHERLY !
I BEHAVIOR |
I CAPT. EARLE CONOVER
BROTHERHOOD MONTH
Brotherhood Month is observed by many groups throughout
the Nation each year in February. Coevring the birthdays of our
Country’s two greatest heroes, a two-fold emphasis comes from those
people portitcularly interested in inter-racial and in ter-faith endeav
ors to combat those twin enemies; Prejudire and Bigotry.
NATL NEGRO HISTORY WEEK
National Negro History Week is to be marked on February
9-16.' Hie period for ibis could not have been more appropriately
chosen than the week of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the Great
Emancipator: Innumerable conferences, in stitutes, panel discus
sions and lectures have been arranged by idealistic leaders and
friends of both races.
Among the better known associations which are helping to
publicize the period it3elf, as well as the badly needed facts and fig
ures in the thrilling story of the Negro Americans are the National
Negro Congress, the Urban League, the National Asociation for the
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP.) •
RACE RELATIONS DAY
Race Relations Day, now ceelbroting its 25th annivesary,
will be observed on February 9th. Its theme this year is the
thought-provoking question, “Why Not Try Brotherhood?” The
implication for many otherwise good citizens is a worthy one, that
we are simply not suficieutly trying it- (Ask those who know).
Well-arranged and complete programs for divine services,
discussion groups, etc., in churches and schools, as well as for other
types of groups, both young and old, may be procured by writing to
the eDpt. of Race Relations, 297 Fourth Avenue, New York 10, N. Y.
A leaflet of information for speakers covers pertinent facts about the
North American Indians, Negro Americans, Spanish-speaking peo
ples in the U. S., and Japanese Americans. (
BROTHERHOOD WEEK
American tSrothernod Keek will be observed r ebruary lo-zo.
It is sponsored regularly by the National Conference of Christians
and Jews, which works locally in many places as the “—Round
Table”. The theme for 1947, as suggested in President Truman*6
letter of endorsement and acceptance as the Honorary National
Chairman, is “BROTHERHOOD—BELIEVE IT, LIVE IT, SUP
PORT IT’. The Hoonrable John G. Winant, former Ambassador
to England, is now serving as the National Chairman. He is snp
porled by many nationally-known figures.
Suggestions for a program of any kind may be secured by
writing to anyone of the 60 regional offices scattered throughout
the Nation, or directly to the national headquarters at 381 Fourth
Avenue, New oYrk 16, N. Y.
HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?
George Washington, whose birthday is encircled by Brother
hod Week, spoke about “Harmony and Goodwill towards men..
the basis of every political establishment”. The over all purpose of
the commemoration is to get folks to start thinking, to analyze their
oWn minds and hearts for any hidden prejudices to see if they are
real—and justifiable!—and then to commit themselves to a brother
ly way of life giving due respect to the rights and dignities ot others
ers, irrespective of their mode of worship, their color of skin, their
place of birth or their class in society.
A GOOD SYMBOL
One of the better-known symbols for the American Brother
hood (or N. C. C. J.) is that of the three over-lapping circles which
represent the three major faiths in America, the Protestant, the Cath
olic, and the Jewish.Around the border are the words:
“Mutual Responsibility in Areas of Common Concern”.
JOIN THE GANG
Why not join the gang in these Nation-wide celebrations?
Why not pass along the suggestion for such a proffered program in
your own club or society? Why not write today for literature, and
then have someone chosen in your own group as a representative, a
I real friend of Brotherhood and Democracy, both for yourselves and
for your children’s children? One such little act on your part
might have untold blessings.
(Biographical Sketches of Capt. Earle Conover on p. 7)
CAPT. CONOVER ADDRESSES FIFTY-FIFTY CLUB
I Captain Earle Conover, the Omaha Guide’s new columnist, speak
! ing before members of the Fifty-Fifty Club, told his audience that in
the Army o man’s class in society, the Country of his birth and his
methods of worship were not distinctions. The former Chaplain
stated that those democratic principles should be practiced outside
of the Army. The Guide’ new columnist is Regional Director of the
Conference of Chrstians and Jews, and is a new comer to Omaha.
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