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To mold Benefit Dance At Amvets Club, Mar. 17
TO CLIMAX FUND
FOR WIDOW OF
JAMES E. SEAY
A dance will be held at the AM
VETS Club No. 2, 24th and Miami
streets, on the 17th of March for
benefit of Mrs. James E. Seay and
her child.
The James E. Seay Fund, spon
sored by The Omaha Guide, has
just moved past the $250.00 mark.
The dance will end the drive head
ed by this newspaper.
In cooperation with the AMVETS
Club, No. 2, plans are under way
for a gala night of enjoyment and
entertainment Make your plans
now so that you can attend this
Benefit Dance, which will be held
Monday night, the 17th of March.
Tickets can now be purchased for
this exciting affair.
TICKETS GO ON SALE
* FOR BENEFIT DANCE
Tickets for the Benefit Dance
for the Widow and child of the
late James E Seay, may be purch
ased at the following business es
tablishments: AMVETS Club, 24th
and Miami Cosmetique Beauty
Salon. 2310 North 24th St, Work
man's Club, 5219 South 29th St.,
and The Omaha Guide, 2420 Grant
street.
Many people have volunteered
their services and tickets may al
so be purchased from them.
(FUND LISTING ON MONEY
CONTRIBUTED ON PAGE 7)
Wilberforce U.
Gets Approval
And Funds
For Air Training
CIVIL AERONAUTICS
ADMINISTRATION GRANTS
UNIVERSITY $33,750 FOR
PROGRAM AND OHIO
AVIATION BOARD GRANTS
APPROVAL
President Charles H. Wesley has
annuonced that the planned avi
ation program at Wilberforce Uni
versity is becoming a reality,
growing out of the announcement
in Columbus that an allocation of
$33,750 had been granted by the
Civil Aeronautics Administration
for an air training course at Wil
berforce University. This ann
ouncement was the result of nego
tiations which have been carried
on since the midsummer for train
ing in aviation at the university.
Funds for the purchase of 258
acres of land between Wilberforce
and Xenia have been sought from
the Legislature for the develop
ment of an airfield. This will
make possible a practical training
school for the curriculum in aero
nautics. Lewis A. Jackson, in
structor in aeronatics at Wilber
force University, is a trained pilot
who has had considerable exper
ience in aeronautics, and has de
veloped the courses in theory and
ground training, organizing the
curriculum so that courses are now
being given in this area. He has a
plane which is being used for this
purpose and the University's land
has been used temporarily as a
landing field. The courses have
been approved by the Ohio State
Board of Education. Arrange
ments have been made with the
Xenia Aviation Company which op
crates Port Xenia, to provide
flight training.
State Aviation Director, C. E. A.
Brown, has announced the approv
al of allocations for eight commun
ities in Omhio, one of which includ
es Wilberforce. The grant would
cover operations, equipment, and
other expenses, and is to be paral
leled by state funds.
This is another significant ad
vance of Wilberforce in the field
of technology.
Red Cross Sets $60,000,000
Goal for 1947 to Carry On
Work Here and Overseas
Workers Will Open
IVation-Wide Fund
Appeal March 1 '
WASHINGTON. D. C—On the
1st of March the American Red
Cross through 2,500,000 to 3,000000
volunteer workers will ask the
public to subscribe $60,000,000 to
carry on its far-reaching program
for the next fiscal year 1947-48.
In making the goal announce
ment, Red Cross Chairman Basil
O’Connor said that Harry D. Gib
son of New York City, who headed
last year’s campaign, has accepted
the fund chairmanship again this
year. Nationally known as a phil- I
anthropist and financier, Mr. Gib- j
son served with distinction over- i
seas as Red Cross Commissioner in
Western Europe and Great Brit
ain for three years from 1942 to
1945.
Pointing out the continuing need
for Red Cross services to veterans
and servicemen, Mr. O'Connor said j
“Never in time of peace has the I
American Red Cross been called I
upon to render such extensive ser- |
vices to the military forces at home
and abroad and to veterans as are
now required.
"Approximately 75 percent of
Red Cross funds are still spent in
war-related services at home and
overseas. We still have more than
2,900 workers serving outside of
the United States. As our work
in army and navy hospitals and
other installations gradually de
creases during the next few years
work with veterans and their fam
ilies will increase.’’
The 1947 goal Of $60,000,000 was
set after a careful survey which
pared the 1947-48 budget to ths
minimum consistent with respon
sibilities of the organization.
At the present time, the chair
man emphasized, more than 10,000
Home Service workers are employ
ed in chapters, supplemented by
19,000, volunteers in this service a
lone. These workers are serving
men in uniform and veterans and
i their families.
Added to this, Mr. O’Connor
pointed out, is the work of the Red
Cross in supplying warm clothing
and milk for children and medic
. ines for the sick in battle scarred
areas, and, at home, the provision
of surplus blood plasma for civil
ians, and the courses in home nurs
ing. nutrition, first aid, water safe
ty and accident prevention.
The 1947 fund campaign will con
tinue through March, proclaimed
by President Truman as Red Cross
Month. Red Cross Sabbath and
Sunday were approved for Satur
day, February 22 and Sunday, Feb
A New Feature
The Greater Omaha Guide takes great pleasure in
announcing that effective this issue, March 1, 1947, we
shall pick two persons each week for Our New Feature,
WHO’S WHO
in the Near Northside
Community!
It is the belief of The Omaha Guide and its Staff,
that "the finest persons in the world”, Our Subscribers,
should know of the efforts being put forth by the many
stalwart citizens in Omaha, to make this, Our Commun
ity, a finer, cleaner, more harmonious, democratic city
in which to reside.
^e of The Guide, further believe that the younger
ritidens in the community, those in our high schools,
and others in our colleges and universities, should and
will become imbued with a spirit of responsibility to
ward their community.
It is our hope that the entire community,—the pro
fessional persons, the business interests, the citizen who
daily toil at the machine,—our unfortunates, who are
unable to be productive at all, shall through this New
Feature, and by other journalistic improvements to this
your leading weekly, now under research and soon to
be announced, will learn to re-evaluate, greater apprec
iate, and more willingly cooperate with those persons
who give unselfishly of their effort and time toward
making Omaha a better City in which to live together.
Ryland E. Melford, Sr.,
EXECUTIVE EDITOR,
THE OMAHA GUIDE
PUBL. CO.
ruary 23, by leaders of the Catho
lic, Jewish and Protestant faiths.
STATE INSPECTOR OF—
Cosmetology
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MRS. NAOMI H. BYRON of 2918
Burdette Street, Omaha, has been
appointed as State Inspector of
Cosmetology. Mrs. Byron is very
popular in civic and social affairs.
She is a member of St Johns AM
E Church and serves as Secretary
of the Usher Board. A member of
Queen Esther Chapter No. 12 O. E.
S.. Mrs. Byron is a graduate of the
Althouse School of Beauty Culture
and a member of the Alpha Beta
Nu Chapter of the Alpha Phi O
mega Sorority.
Lester Corbin
To Be Presented
at YWCA
W ill Launch Beginning
of Membership Drive
On Sunday, March 2 at 4:00 p.
m., Lester Corbin promising young
vocalist, will be presented in a
vocal recital at the Northside YYV
CA when the Membership Comm
ittee launches its initial drive for
the renewal of memberships and
the securing of additional ones.
This recital will be called “Round
the World Musical” since Mr. Cor
bin will sing numbers from many
lands. Mrs. Leola Jones, who is
Chairman of the Membership Com
mittee, together with the members
of her committee, are sending out
invitations to members and friends
to attend this recital. It is expect
ed to be an enjoyable one. The
public is cordially invited to- at
tend.
Because the YWCA launches its
j membership drive every year at
I this time, it is expected that many
Attorneys Map Dining Car Suit
Attya. Sidney A. Jones Jr. of Chi
cago and Belford V. Lawson of
Washington, are shown seated in
Washington, mapping out their
fight on behalf of James E. Stamps
(left), manager of the Southside
branch of the Social Security of
' fice in Chicago ,and Ennis L. Pow
er, (right) manager for West Vir
ginia for the Supreme Liberty Life
Insurance company, against the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company, growing out of the refus
al of the company to serve Mr.
Stamps and Mr. Powell in their
tween Louisville and Cincinnati.
•
dining car on March 17, 1946, be
Mr. Stamps and Mr. Powell were
returning from .Nashville where
they had been attending an execu
tive committee meeting of the Fisk
Alumni association, of which Mr.
Stamps is president.
(ANP)
So. Carolina Scheme on White
Primary Is Challenged In Court
Columbia, Sotuh Carolina —The
opening wedge in the fight to de
feat the Southern states’ latest de
vice to keep Negroes from the
polls was made by the NAACP in
a South Carolina court on Febr
uary 21st, In an effort to regain
for Negroes in that state their
abrogated constitutional right to
vote in the primary elections, NA- I
ACP counsel filed suit here in the j
federal district court for the we£
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tern district of S. C- against the
election managers and the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of
Richland County for their refusal
to permit George Elmore, a Negro
and other qualified Negroes to
vote in the 1946 primary.
By its repeal, in special session
of the legislature in 1944, of all
state laws regulating the primar
ies, South Carolina sought to cir
cumvent the Supreme Court decis
HAITI’S FIRST LADY
MME. LUCIENNE H. ESTIME', . ercetion of a home for orphan
wife of the president of Haiti, who children and has^asked the aid of
not only is a charming first lady of I American Negro '"womanhood in
her country, but vitally interested , helping to establish it.
in the welfare of the needy there. | She presides over the president
She is espousing a program for the ! ial palace in Port-au-Prince. ANP
persons will be at this meeting and twelve thousand dollars and per
will gladly give their memberships sons are urged to contribute as
In'addition to the renewal of much as possible toward this nec
memberships. there is already in essary project. No gift is too large
progress the campaign for the re- ; or too small to help in rebuilding
construction of YWCAs in foreign the YWCA in areas where war has
countries. The quota for Omaha is played such a devastating part.
ion obtained by the NAACP in
Texas primary case, in 1944, mak
ing illegal the practice of a state
allowing a private group to de
prive the Negro of his constitution
al right to vote. As a result of this
abolition of all primary laws, the
conduct of the primaries in South
Carolina is now entirely in the
hand3 of the Democratic party,
(without any state regulation),
and that party denies Negroes
membership.
In their complaint, NAACP at
torneys allege that the defendants,
the Democratic Executive Comm
ittee and their election managers,
are performing a state function in
conducting the only meaningful
primary, and that their refusal to
permit Negroes to vote is a state
action and, therefore, a violation
of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The NAACP’s complaint also con
tends that although the state’s in
tention was to destroy the agency
relationship between the state and
the Democratic party, actually
their relationship has not been de
stroyed whatsoever by the abolit
ion of all laws regulating primar
ies. In practice, the Democratic
party is continuing to perform the
same state function which it per
formed before the laws were re
pealed.
The NAACP’s complaint qquotes
the message of Governor Olin D.
Johnston, now U. S. Senator for
South Carolina, in calling the spec
ial session of the legislature in
1944, to repeal all statutes men
| tioning primary elections. He stat
ed:
"If these statutes are repealed, in
my opinion, we will have done ev
erything within our power to guar
antee white supremacy in the pri
maries of our state insofar as leg
islation is concerned. Should this
prove inadequate, we South Caro
linians will use the necessary meth
ods to retain white supremacy in
our primaries and to safeguard
the homes and happiness of our
people. White supremacy will be
maintained in our primaries. Let
the chips fall where they may!”
MAKES WEEKEND TRIP
TO DENVER DISTRICT
Mr. Arthur H. Reed, General
Chairman, P.O.D. C.W., Local No.
465 made a week end trip to the
Denver District. A series of meet
ings were in progress with good
attendance. Mr. Reed adjusted a
housing situation that had caused
some confusion among the men of
the Ogden District.
Mr. George E. Brown, Vice Pres
ident-at-Large, International Un
ion Hotel and Restaurant Employ
ees’ International Alliance, AFL.
was in the city Saturday and Sun
day, February 22-23, 1947. He
gave an address to the men of the
district, Saturday, February 22nd
which was enjoyed very much.
Mr. Brown will return to the city
during the month of March and
we hope to give the citizens of O
maha an opportunity to hear him
speak We are also going to in
vite other national officers to visit
our city. Brother Brown covers
the entire United States. He is
now enroute to Chicago after
which he will visit the eastern
states,
Mr. and Mrs. Aljay Sims enter
tained at breakfast for Vice Presi
dent Brown, General Chairman
Reed and Secretary-Treasurer Por
ter, Sunday morning. Brother
Brown left by plane for Chicago,
Illinois, Sunday afternoon.
GEORGIA RIVALS FACE
SUPREME COURT MAR. 6TH
Atlanta, Ga. (CNS) Messrs Her
man Talmadge and M. E. Thomp
son have a date with the Georgia
Supreme Court March 6th for on
Following the observance of almost all special events, it is
customary that some recognition be given them. Thus, we
feel that it is our duty to the public to, aside from joining all
others in praising NATIONAL BROTHEKHCb:>D Week, ana
lyze it with the view' of all of us being more able to make im
provements from year to year. And, to our way of reason
ing, we cannot make a true analysis without searching out the
defects, mistakes and etcetera and laying them out for the
public to judge for itself whether it can make some improve
ments, then offer what we intend as constructive criticisms.
For, just as a child must learn frcfm experience, corrections
and etc., so do organizations whatever nature they may be.
We all whole hear^edly agree that Brotherhood Week is
definitely a step in the right direction; that it is an ideal ap
proach toward solving many problems. But the ohservatons
we wish to make, concern those many who chose not to take
that right step.
It there was ever a group that needs and should practice
and support Brotherhood week, it is the INegrov We cry out
about being “last hired and first fired” yet we all too often
spurn the right hand of fellowship when it is extended.
There is no denying the fact that we are too indifferent, non
chalant, and careless when opportunities present them
selves for us to take our rightful position for us to make pro
gress.
We charge others with being too narrow and prejudiced,
but we fail to take into consideration that there is a possibil
ity that we can be branded with apparently being satisfied
with our present status. We lose sight of the fact that we
ourselves are equally, if not more, in many instances selfish
and clannish than those we find fault with.
We are all familiar with the fact that it toqk a World
War to unite the American people. More harmony, coop
eration, prevailed during the war than in peace times. And
since the war has been won on the battlei fronts, we are tod
prone to crawl back into our shells,—into the same old ruts,
complaining about a lack of tolerance, recognition, oppor
tunities and the like, when in fact there are agencies laboring
night and day in an effort to recognize and advance the
Negro. And many of those agencies are not all Negro spon
sored. Can we answer in the affirmative that we lend them
any support? Many of us do—but how many of us fail, not
only to support, but to appreciate them?
But since we chose BROTHERHOOD Week for our discus
sion, permit us to single out one incident; the Inter-racial,
Inter-denominational meeting at Joslyn Memorial last Sun
day night was well advertised. We all know that no part of
the program was financed by us, yet how few of us attend
ed? Can we deny that to be an effort a program for ex
tending fellowship?
But suppose we speculate as to why we chotee not to ac
; cept. Evidently the majority of our churches “must have”
their services, there’s a “job to be done for the Master, we
must carry a message to the people.” “And last but not
least,” our treasury must be bolstered.
Let’s see if we can find an answer \« these reasons To
have chosen Joslyn Memorial Services would have eliminat
ed expenses at many churches, heat, lights, etc. Contribu
tions could have been increased at morning services or sub
sequent services, thus not losing anything in collections.
To have influenced congregations to attend Joslyn Memor
ial services would have been a feather in any minister’s cap.
For there was a message, many of them in facti, that would
have served the ministry itself well. Those who attended
can attest to the fact that one got a spiritual^ lesson—lessons
in fact on BROTHERHOOD, which leaves little to be said.
There were lessons even in the music rendered.
Thus we feel that a program of such import is doing good
work, carrying a message to the people, preparing them to
live in peace on earth with good will] toward all mankind.
Which is, following out teachings, one of the primary re
quisites of becoming a candidate for a resting place in peace
when we take our departure from this world.
It is our belief that a greater/ service could (be rendered
our people and more progress made if more olf our leaders
including the ministry, would take the initiative in promot
ing BROTHERHOOD in its broader sense. They should
take cognizance of the fact that this is a period of transition
as well as transgression, and strive to educate our people
that we should de-ehannelize our thoughts and lives—that
we should become less selfish and clannish and more broth
erly. .. V
When we make up our minds to shed many of those in
hibitions and begin teaching our audiences accordingly, we
will have made a step further in the right direction—putting
ourselves in a deserving position of accepting the hand of
fellowship that other groups are so valiantly extending.
W'e would do well to advocate and concentrate on
BROTHERHOOD WEEK— in fact we don’t think it would
be too far amiss to consecrate it. _ _
Local B.S.C.P. Hole
GIVE FULL EXPRESSION
TO BROTHERHOOD WEEK
The Omaha local of the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters at its
annual banquet at the Masonic
hall on last Friday night, gave
full expression to “Brotherhood
Week.”
Mr. N. H. Comans, Master of
Ceremonies, introduced Pres. Alt
house, who in welcoming the guest
stressed good will to mankind and
brotherhood among all races. He
pointed out that in order to accom
plish this objective, practicing and
living brotherhood.it is essen
tial that we, as minorities, keep in
mind our motto.that “a winner
never quits and a quitter never
wins”.
Following a sumptuous turkey
dinner, a lovely program was pre
sented. A piano solo “Juba dance'
by Mrs. R. L. Chattman, as an en
core she played ‘Rustle of Spring’
A solo was given by Blanchlee
Wright.
Dr. Aaron McMillan, medical
missionary in Africa, gave an len
gthy, interesting talk on his exper
iences in Africa. He related many
of the handicaps he encountered
when he began his work there,
some of which were the beginning
1 Annual Banquet
in a two room dobe hut for a hos
pital, a lack of modern equipment,
limited funds, one hundred miles
in bush, no modern transportation,
lights, movies nor telephones.
Seventeen years ago, after leav
ing America and Europe a modern
hospital was set up in Africa. At
one time, he had a staff of 64, but
when he left, many of those had
gone out into the field.
Dr. McMillan reminded us that
medicine had its origin in Africa,
and how difficult it was to sell na
tives modern medicine or any oth
er modern convenience_hence
the need for missionary work in
Africa was badly needed. Dr. Me
Millan also stated that in consid
ering Brotherhood, we must keep
in mind there can never be perm
anent peace as long as one race or
most races are dominated by anoth
er. He plans on returning to Afri
ca in the near future to resume his
missionary work. He has lectured
extensively during his sojourn in
America and, as some have so of
ten said "he is doing missionary
work in America as well.”
While the BSCP. is due credit for
their progressive activities, much
of that credit should go to the Da
dies Auxiliary which made it pos
sible for the grand success of the
banquet.
that day the three appeals from
Superior Court decision will be air
I ed. Counsels for both sides agreed
I on the single hearing. So far, two
I decisions by Superior Court Judg
es Walter Hendrix and Bond Aim
and have upheld Talmadge’s elec
tion by the legislature and one de
cision by Judge Claude Porter of
Rome, Ga., has declared Thompson
the legal acting governor.
