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+ ^ + SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22, 1947 Our 2 Omaha. Nebraska. Under Act of
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MY WAY
(BY LAWRENCE P. LEWIS)
VETERANS’ STATE BONUS
During this session the Nebraska
assembly will vote on a State Bon
us for the Veterans of World War
II. That is, if the bill clears the
committee and is sent to the floor
of the State Senate. Should it
reach the floor of the Nebraska
State Senate the State Bonus Bill
would still encounter a stiff oppos
ition from members o"f the Senate
as well as strong outside influ
ence.
I can understand why many of
the members of the Senate might
beopposed to the bill It would
create more headaches for the
members already trying to think
of new ways to tax the people of
the State of Nebraska. By defeat
ing the bill they would be relieved
of this great responsibility.
I know that there are a great
many veterans of World War II,
that would have enjoyed beling re
lieved from certain responsibilit
ies, especially during the past five
years. Some because of these
grave responsibilities are no long
er fit for a skilled job. We need
not mention the many crippled for
life, nor the blind. We need not
think of the veterans shocked be
yond medical recovery.many
roaming our streets today.dis
gusted with the life that others
have made for him or her, and the
life that they must new struggle
through with such a handicap, to
make for themselves.
A great many veterans came
back to unpaid bills; bills that he
could not pay on the salary that
the government of the United Stat
es allotted him They came back
to a country that offered no shel
ter for their weary, overburdened
bodies. The ink was hardly dry
on their discharge papers before
they were sent out to roam the
streets because of inadequate hous
ing. Many spending the little that
they had in order to pay the high
er prices for lower quality merch
andise. Thousands trying to re
place the worn out household goods
that as yet were not paid for.
and their creditors billing and
threatening them with every
known way of collection in the
books. Some gratitude, if I may
say so.
It is hard to discourage an Am
erican. You may beat him and
force him down, but with all the
strength that Clod put into his ex
hausted and beaten body, he will
try to rise. Such strength comes
in any American. It is in the vet
eran if given a chance.
A hundred dollars, two hundred
Barber Shop
Inspector
R. C. PRICE, who is one of Oma
ha’s veteran barbers, has been ap
pointed Inspector of Barber shops.
MR. K. HUDSON PROMOTED
TO CITY FIRE INSPECTOR
After being on the fire depart
ment for more than fifteen years,
Mr. Kay Hudson was promoted to
City Fire Inspector, by Mr. Joe
Dolan, Fire commissioner. Mr.
Hudson succeeds Mr. Jewel Rose.
A resident of Omaha for 25
years, Mr. Hudson and his wife,
Mrs. Anna Hudson and two sons,
Wesley and Percy, both are study
ing at Howard University.
Mr. Hudson has been appointed i
to this position for about a week.
We. the members and staff of the
Omaha Guide, are hoping Mr. Hud
son, much success in fulfilling this
great position.
dollars, or three hundred dollars,
would be a Godsend to many a vet
eran. That is the reason why so
many states today, are voting a
State Bonus for the Veterans of
World War II. No one wishes to
impair the financial security of
the State of Nebraska by voting a
bonus for anyone, but to the major
ity who live in the State of Ne
braska there is no better state in
our Democracy in which we live.
If a great many other states are
showing their understanding of
the Veterans situation by voting a
State Bonus for him or her, then
we of our great State, can do the
same. We can show a little ap
preciation for what they did be
cause we realize that we can nev
er repay them in money value a
lone. But this gesture for their
sacrifice will never be forgotten by
those benefitted.
PIONEER NEBRASKA RESIDENT
Mr. Grover Cleveland Walker Dies
Mr. Grover Cleveland Walker,
60, 2203 Charles Street, died sud
denly of a heart attack Thursday
morning at his home. Mr. Walker
had lived in Lincoln twenty one
years and was employed by the
Burlington railroad. He was a
member of Quinn Chapel AME.
Church of Lincoln, joining this
church under Rev. Mary Evans in
1918, serving this church as a
Steward and Trustee. In 1938,
Mr. Walker and his wife, Mrs.
Sara Walker moved to Omaha and
placed their Church membership
with St. John AME. and continu
ing their faithful church work. Mr.
Walker was a member of the Min
ute Men’s Club, Usher Board, Wat
chman's Club and only recently
navmg the honor of “Mr. St. John’
bestowed upon him.
Mr. Walker is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Sara Walker, Omaha,
one sister, Mrs- Anna P. Garner,
two brothers, Mr. Vertner Walker,
Mr. Ctorge D. Walker, three niec
es. Mrs. Mildred Merriweather.
Mrs. Vivian Carr, all of St. Louis,
Mo., Miss Mable Green, Detroit,
Michigan, two cousins, Mrs. Estel
le Millsap, Mrs. Beatrice Hunter,
of Chicago, Illinois and other rel
atives. Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon from St. John’s
AME. Church with Rev. E. B.
Childress officiating assisted by
Rev. O J. Burckhardt, Rev. W. S.
Metcalf.
The active pall bearers were:
Brothers, B. A. Howell, C. B. Fred
rick, A. R. Goodlett, Mason Dever
eaux, Charles Early, Kenneth
Moore The honorary pall bearers
were: Brothers C. W. Lea, C. C.
Dudley, Andrew Johnson, C. M.
Wiley, Jess Harding, P. L. Law
son. Burial in Forest Lawn ceme
tery.
fiV TEISN.
Weaver Forwards
NAACP’s Plans
New York, Feb. 18—Fifty youth
memberships in the NAACP were i
taken out by Maurice M. Weaver, |
NAACP attorney, for a group of
Chattanooga school children whose
interests in democracy he felt
could be furthered by affiliation
with the outstanding interracial
civil rights organization in the
country. Mr. Weaver was one of
the NAACP lawyers who success
fully obtained acquittals for twen
tv-sixe of the twenty-seven Negro
es tried on charges arising out of
James E. Seay Fund
Only three more weeks are left in
order for you to bring or send
your money contribution to the
James E. Seay Fund. Let’s make
it a little easier for this young
widow, now with a child, to give
irth to her expectant baby. Mail
or bring your contribution to the
James E. Seay Fund, care of The
Omaha Guide, 2420 Grant Street,
Omaha, Nebraska.
HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED 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 Forces, died, leaving a
widow who will give birth to a second child in a few months.
DON'T DELAY, send contributions 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 Nprth 33rd Street.. ..5.00
Inter-Faith
Inter-Racial
Features
To Be Discussed Sunday
In Community Wide
Meeting at Joslyn
A Community wide meeting with
both inter-faith and inter-racial
features, will be held at the Joslyfl,
Memorial on Sunday evening at
7:30 p. m. This will be under the
sponsorship of the Omaha Round
Table, the local unit of the Nation
al Conference of Christians and
Jews, as the climax to the “Amer
ican Brotherhood Week’’.
Dr. Wm. Lindsay Young, Vice
President of the National Confer
ence and in charge of the Central
Division, Chicago area, will be pres
ent to conduct the installation of
the newly appointed Regional Di
rector Captain Earle Conover who
is now serving both Nebraska and
western Iowa.
A panel discussion on the subject
“Brotherhood—Pattern for Peace**
will be led by four laymen, repres
entatives of the three major re
ligious groups and of the Negro
race. These men are: Dick Mc
Cann, Radio Station KBON; Tom
Sheehan and Jack Marer, both at
torneys; and Dr. Aaron McMillan,
long a medical missionary in Af
rica.
Special musical numbers will be
rendered by the Imperialists, also
an official song, newly adopted by
the National Conference of Christ
ians and Jews, will be introduced
locally for the first time by Mrs.
M. C. Williams, wife of the Pastor
of Bethel Baptist Church. The
words and music are both by Irv
ing Berlin.
the Columbia, Term., disturbance
last February.
In a letter to Walter White, exe
cutive secretary of the NAACP,
Rev. Peter G. Crawford thanked
him for recommending Mr. Weaver
as legal counsel on the civic com
mittee of the Interdenominational
Ministerial Alliance of Chattan
oga, saying:
"With all the anxieties, and fears
that segregation imposes upon us
in these parts, we feel greatly re
lieved, for we are certain that Mr.
Weaver will defend our people
whenever they have a worthy
cause for defense.Working with
him at close range, we have found
him to be a composite of the high
est ideals of democracy and Christ ;
ian compassion. He has a magnif
icent obsession for social justice."
Enthusiastic and
Appreciative i
Audience Hear
St. John’s Choir
(by Mason Devereaux)
An overflow, appreciative music
loving audience heard the St. John
Choir presented by the Progressive
24 Club, in a Musical Recital last
Monday evening, February 17th,
1947 at 8 p. m.
The enthusiasm with which the
audience received each number
calling for several encores, was
enough in itself to inspre the suc
cess of this presentation. Mrs.
Pearl Gibson and the Choir were
finished and perfected in the ren
dition of each number, backed up
by a full orchestra. It was a rare
and never-to-be-forgotten musical
treat.
Numbers that stood out and sent
At YWCA. Reception For Miss Davis
ss§yp i.
READING LEFT TO RIGHT: MISS MAMIE E. DAVIS, NEW YORK; MISS RUTH CAMPBELL, MISS ETHEL
BREWER, AND MISS MARY HARRIS. OF OUR CITY.
The Northside YWCA Valentine
evening, was the scene of a gay
reception given in honor of Miss
Mamie E. Davis, National YWCA.
Staff Member from New York
City, by the Northside YWCA.
Attending the reception were many
well known persons who have de
voted much of their time to YW
CA. work.
At the piano was Miss Camille
Dunham, popular young Instruct
or of Voice and Piano.
While in Omaha, Miss Davis
spent much time doing extensive
committee work. Miss Davis re
ported tdiat she felt at was “Only
a matter of time” before a full in
tegrated YWCA, program will be
undertaken in Omaha. Immediate
ly following the reception Miss Da
vi sleft for Chicago.
Color Bar Broken
In Baltimore Theater
New York, Feb. 18—Negroes sat
in the orchestra and the first bal
cony of the Maryland Thearte, in
Baltimore, for the first time that
city, at the Lincoln’s Birthday per
formance of ‘A Flag Is Born.’’ as
the result of a tradition-shattering
victory won by the NAACP su
gainst the rigid discriminatory
practice followed by all theatres in
the South of relegating Negroes
to inferior seats in the second bal
cony.
Notified by the Baltimore branch
of the Association that Negroes
were not receiving equal treatment
in the purchase of tickets for Ben
Hecht’s play dealing with preju
dice, the NAACP national office
I
the audience away praising and
tfumming were “One Alone” by
Romberg, rendered by the women.
“Riff Song” by Romberg .render
ed by men’s voices and Mrs. Pearl
Gibson taking the lead assisted by
the entire choir and bringing the
house to its feet in her rendition
of the “Italian Street Song” from
Naughty Marietta by Herbert. Two
other musical numbers that caught
the audience's fancy was "The
Cuckoo” by Mrs. Gibson and
“Swing Along” a lively and peppy
number by the entire choir. One
of Mrs. Anna N. Greer’s Readings
was "When Malindy Sings.”
At the grand pianos were Mrs.
Otis Jamerson, Miss Lipkin and
Miss Duth Dowing. Orchestra Di
rector, Joe Drake. Mrs. Pearl
Gibson. Director of the Choir and
General Musical Director and Ar
ranger- Mrs. W. P. Ervin, Gener
al Chairman for the Progressive
24.
took the matter up with the Amer
ican League for a Free Palestine,
sponsoring the production, who in
structed the theatre’s management
to drop their color bars or face un
favorable publicity on the anniv
ersary of the birthday of the Great
Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln.
Walter White, executive secret
ary, NAACP, hailed the cooperat
ion given the fight against segrega
tion in the nation’s theatre's in a
telegram to the American League
for a Free Palestine. Mr. White
stated:
‘‘Our Baltimore branch wires
that, as a result of your interven
tion, orchestra seats were sold last
night to colored citizens for “A
Flag Is Bom". Thanks and con
gratulations for your prompt ac
tion.”
The Baltimore branch is follow
ing up its gains against discrimin
ation on either side of the foot
lights, and will picket all shows
which do not take a stand against
this unconstitutional practice of
penalizing one group of Americans
citizens solely on the basis of their
color. Plans are already under
way to obtain from the producers
and managers of the “Glass Men
agerie” pledges that segregation
will continue to be discarded in
the seating of Negroes when that
play moves into Baltimore’s Ford
Theatre next week.
Herbert T. Miller Named
To National Staff Of
YMCA’s World Youth Fund
HERBERT T. MILLER
NEW YORK. Feb. 18—Herbert
T. Miller, one of the outstanding
Negro leaders in the North Am
erican YMCA. Movement, has been
named to the national staff of the
YMCA. World Youth Fund, it was
announced here by Lester C. Ha
worth, executive director of the
campaign.
Veteran of 25 years in ‘Y’ serv
ice, rM. Miller was lend-leased to
the fund by the Carlton Avenue
YMCA., Brooklyn, where he filled
the post of executive secretary
during the last five years
Noted for his fund-raising abil
ities, the *Y’ secretary reported at
headquarters of the World Youth
Fund at 347 Madison Avenue, New
York City, bearing a check for
Mrs. Dorothy J. Townsend 2807 Ohio Street.1.00
A Neighbor 5.00
Johnny Hester >.25
Charles Jacobs .25
John Whitley.50
Eddie Craig. .25
Eddie Baugh . .50
Joe Price. .25
H. Lamar.20
Bob Avant . .25
Morris Hill. .25
Lillian Jones..25
Beatrice Thompson . . . t.25
James Gordon . 1.00
John Brown.25
James Griffin.. *...25
Dave Peterson . 50
Cleveland Harris .50
Allie Rahn .25
Ralph Jackson . . .'.15
A Friend . 1.00
A Friend . 25
A Friend . 1.00
A Friend .50
The Carter Charity Club .10.00
Fire Station—Engine Co., No. 14 “B” Shift
Warren Alston.SI.00
A Friend .^.50
A Friend. 50
James Thrower ..50
\
R. Thomas ..25
Roy Glenn.50
Other Donors:
Mr. & Mrs. C. Nicholson.50
Albert Wright . .50
Levy Moore . .25
D. K. West.1.00
A. Burley. .50
R. Underwood . J>5
Dan Neal .1.00
James Benson . .70
Zion Baptist Church. 59.00
(Rev. F. C. W illiams-Pastor)
Nebraska Union Ushers & Usherettes.10.00
Alonzo Jackson .• • . . ,.$1.00
Nick Barna. $1.00
Manuel Cook. $1.00
Harry Speece. $1.00
Employees of the Paxton Hotel
W. E. Pride.15
Kenneth Moore . ..25
Herbert Cave ..10
Timothy McNeil . .50
John Logan ..25
_ Augusta Wood .. .50
Raymond Cooper. • • -.25
James Price ..25
Pleasent Green Baptist Church 27th & Franklin.; . 8.75
Omaha Concrete Stone Co. 4121 North 28th Ave..20.00
Oev.ereaux Hardware & Notions 2416 Lake Street 2.00
_ON TO CHICAGO
Omaha Featherweight Champion Harold McDonald gets atten
tion from Trainer Buddy McCrea ... in preparation for competition
in toughest Golden Gloves class.—World-Herald Photo.
Harold McDonald Wins
Coveted Featherweight Title
Harold McDonald, Tech high
freshman, Tuesday evening won
the coveted Featherweight Mid
west Golden Gloves Championship
from last year’s champion, Joe
Gonzals, of Lincoln.
The "Bronze Flash” won in a sec
ond round knockout. Harold will
leave for Chicago, Saturday at
noon, where he will continue his
Golden Gloves ambitions by fight
ing in the Chicago Stadium on
Monday, 24th.
A model, all-round athlete, Mc
Donald recently set a record at
Tech high, when he accomplished
the remarkable feat of 1000 knee
bends.
The young fighter is trained by
the well known former boxer,
Buddy McCrea, now of the City's
Recreation Department
When asked what Harold’s
chances of winning were, the mod
est City Recreation worker. Buddy
McCrea, indicated that the going
would be tough, but that Harrold
should win going away.
McDonald is the eleventh amat
eur champion tutored by McCrea.
This years’ 16 year old Omaha
Featherweight Champion, fought
under theJbanner of the AMVETS
Post No. ?.
I M1DWWEST PREMIERE SHOWING OF-.
“Open the Door Richard” Coming to
State Theatre, Thurs., Feb. 27th
$1,000, representing the first cam
paign contribution of the Negro
constituency of the ‘Y\ He reveal
ed that the oney was raised by *Y’
members in Brooklyn and Queens
Counties over a weekend "so that
I would not report to my new job
empty handed."
Bom in Kentucky and raised in
Cincinnati, Mr. Miller entered ‘Y’
work there in 1922, following his
graduation from the University of
Cincinnati. After five years as
business secretary of the Ninth
Street Branch of the Cincinnati Y.
MCA., he was named executive sec
retary of the Indiana ‘Y’ Branch
in Toledo, Ohio, where he remained
five years.
Transferred to Pittsburgh in 1932
he served for five years as execu
tive secretary of the Centre Aven
u ‘Y’, and then was assigned to
the Christian Street ‘Y’ in Phila
delphia, whree he was executive
secretary until 1942 when he was
sent to Brooklyn.
The YMCA. World Youth Fund
for Restoration and Advance, in
which the ‘Y’ secretary will play
an important role, will be launched
on a national scale on April 14,
when 1,400 ‘Y’ Associations in the
United States and Canada will op
en a concerted drive for a goal of
$8,650,000. The larger share of
the fund will be used to rebuild or
repair 105 YMCA. buildings des
troyed or severely damaged in 26
‘Y’ countries.
“DUSTY” FLETCHER, originator
of the act and song, “OPEN THE
DOOR RICHARD”, has finally
gone into the movies with his en
tire act and the production "OPEN
THE DOOR RICHARD” will have
its midwest premiere showing at
the State Theatre the week of
February 27. “Dusty’s” hilarious
comedy performance will be seen
with two major attractions “THE
YOUNG WIDOW” and ’ "THE
LION MAN”.
WATCH OUT FOR THE GUIDE’S
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
EVERY WEEK DAY or NITE
The Apostolic Church of Christ 2518 Cumings 2.70
(Elder Milton T. Wilson-Pastor) )
Mrs. A. H. Watson 957 No. 25th St. 5.00
Mt. Nebo Baptist Church.8.65
Jessie E. Cave 1330 Turner Blvd.5.00
Iroquois Lodge No. 92 I. B. P. O. E. of W. 25.00
Church of the Living God 2316 Ni. 255th St.
(A. Washington-Pastor)
Church of the Living God 2316 No. 25th St. 5.00.
Mr. K. Hudson 983 No. 27th St..1.00
,Mt. Nebo Baptist Church 1.00
Peoples Mission Interdenominatiin 1710 No. 26th St.
(Rev. Wm. L. Farmer-Pastor)
Rev. & Mrs. Wm. L. Farmer.4.75
Mrs. Vera Moore..1.00
Rev. J. C. Cooper. .50
Mrs. Delilah Cooper.. .50
Mrs. Gibbs. ... . .25
Mother Rebecca Martin..50
Mrs. Ruth Phillips. .10
Charles Gray ..10
Mr. Yancy Logan. .25
Deacon Gene Gray . .25
Mrs. Sedressa Williams ..50
Mrs. Beulah Brown . 25
Sunday School . .75
Mr. Theodore Brown . .25
Mrs. Macbride ..25
Mrs. Texanna Brown ..50
TOTAL 252.35