The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, February 08, 1947, Image 1
LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS Per Copy AMP WORTH IT— “To E HEWTOTHEUNEX HA.0800 Under Act of •— __Omaha. Nebr. Read About The Beau Brummel Formal Dance in Blanchlee Wright's Column on Page 8 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. S"" ——■■ 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. THE VALENTINE WE ALL WANT Br COLLIER —1 i ^eace and Vrc^Tess % I ©n tW \ia\)or