The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, March 22, 1947, Image 1
I J I *■ . . . /JUSTICE/EQ_ HEW TO THE LINE \ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PHONE HA.0800 I ★ ^ X. SATURDAY MARCH 22. 1947 Onr 20th Y<»ar_Nn 7 Entered as 2nd Class matter at Post-Office. Omaha, Nehraska, Under Act of __ JrtliJlUJAl, MAncn ly-ft unr ^wn leaf HO./ March-8.,1874. PUBLISHING OFFICES AT 2420 uhANT ST., Omaha. Nebr. C. 1.0. TO ORGANIZE HOTEL AND CLDD EMPLOTEES Big Mass Meeting Called For Monday, Mar. 24,8:30 P. M. _ At CIO HALL, 1515V2 Capitol Ave. 1 ..Mitiimimniiiiiiiii .... CHARTER GRANTED All Hotel &~~ Club Employees Are Invited To Be Present The Membership drive is now on "to organize the Hotel and Club employees, waiters, cooks, barten ders, maids and porters. The CIO, that non-discriminat ing labor organization which has never lost a battle in Omaha, is now on the job to organize all ho tel and club employees. The next big meeting will be at the CIO Hall, 1515% Capitol Avenue. All hotel employees are invited to be present. This new organization has the backing and the full cooperation of the Packinghouse CIO Union, the Street Railway CIO Union, the Truck Drivers CIO Union and the Retail Store Employees CIO Un ion and the Taxicab CIO Union The above organizations have sig nified their willingness to fully co operate in assisting Mr. O. C. Blanton in his efforts to organize hotel and club employees. Not only will this young organ ization have the moral support of the above said CIO Unions, but it will also get financial assistance during the battle to improve work ing conditions of these underpaid group of employees. So if you are a hotel or club em ployee above all, you should attend this call meeting being held at 1515% Capitol Avenue on Monday, March 24th at 8:30 p. m. Will Democracy Stand the Test? (ARTICLE ONE—BY R. E. SIMONS) The American people were startl ed to no small degree, when Brit ain sent Uncle Sam a note concern ing the situation in Greece and Turkey, and the stand, which the British government has directly taken concerning the situation. This Empire whose history has figured so outstandingly among both minor and major nations throughout the world, is fast los ing her influence as a dominant factor among the peoples of Dem ocratic spirit. This decline is grave and it calls for our most careful consideration. The American people are placed in a very difficult position. It is more serious than we would like to believe. The tottering of the British government with her long time glory as mistress of the sea3, with her far flung lands, spread over vast portions of the earth, has become the question of the day. It is, I’m sure, one of the most delicate periods of democracy among the English speaking peo ples. The avenues upon which civiliz ation is now traveling is signific ant and startling in every phase of this dark and ghostly atmos phere. These are times when the powers of the earth have come fac to face with outstanding and unforeseen circumstances. Will Democracy Stand the Test? We are sure that with the in roads of Communists, and the Fascists propaganda in America, and other lands where democratic spirits are demonstrated, there is at present, among both black and white, a feeling of wonder, and hesitation as to which way shall we go and will democracy stand the test? Wtih the abundant assistance of the Word of God, we are not left in darkness concerning the speedy decline of Gentiles all over the globe. The war which has just ended, wrought rapid changes on the continent of Europe Over there with so many inhabitants and vast migration, makes the condition most deplorable. Every Gentile government must fall. The times of the Gentiles, (White race) are nearing the end of their earthly journey, therefore most atonishing upheavels will take place among the democratic powers not only in Europe, but al so in America. W*e do not think of Britain crum bling within a few years, she is as we know, a vast empire. But we are informed that undesirable ele ments are at the present time, gnawing at the very foundations of democracy in and throughout the British empire. It is not difficult to imagine the fall of America even before the fall of Britain. But whatever might be the case .If Democ racy should cease in these two great English speaking nations, we can look for the most deplor able picture among the crumbling governments all over the world. ONLY 50 NEGRO GRADUATES FROM N. Y. MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN 25 YEARS New York City, (CNS) Fewer than 50 Negroes have been grad uated from the 5 medical schools in New York in the last twenty five years (1920-1945). These startling facts were revealed by Dr. Viola W. Bernard in a report to a meeting of the New York Chapter of Physicians Forum at the New York Academy of Medi cine. * Added Dr. Bernard: “From the United States’ annual output of 5,000 physicians, only 135 are Ne groes—of whom all but ten arc graduates from the two all-Negro medical schools. The significance is heightened by the fact that these conditions existed at the same time as organized medicine voiced great alarm at the threatened post war shortage of physiciana. MAMIE CURRIE, of 2030 Mars Street, Jacksonville, Florida, will play the part of Juliet one of the two nights, March 14 and 15, when the immortal Shakespearean love drama Romeo and Juliet will be presented in Memorial Chapel by the Fisk University Stagecrafters. Ann Heard, of Nashville, will per form the same role on the other night. Miss Currie, a sophomore at Fisk, portrayed Julie in the Fisk, production last year of John M. Ross’ Wanga Doll. Delinquencey Drops 33%% In This Community RECREATION VITAL FACTOR According to police statistics, the delinquency in this area has dropped 33 1-3 percent in the last year. Much of this credit can be given to such organizations as the YMCA and the City Recreation Center, who have done much toward al leviating delinquency among our youth, by various recreational and youth programs. COMMUNITY GETTING RECREATIONAL MINDED The adults too are helping by backing up these activities and to cite one example that this whole community is going recreational minded, the Boxing show staged at the St. Benedict's gym last Thurs day night, had in attendance over 500, both youths and adults. The Charles Street Recreation Center has Special activities evfery week Teen age dances_mov ing pictures and amateur boxing shows. The YMCA. is now busy plann ing out its spring and summer athletic program to further help curb juvenile delinquency. THE MORE YOU TELL—THE MORE YOU’LL SELL ! ai tne regular moniniy ineenng or the Urban League Board of Directors held last Tuesday evening in the Urb an League building. 2213 Lake Street, the following persons -were elected to the Executive Committee: Rabbi Israel Mowshowitz. Temple Israel. President of Board: Atty Ralph Adams. Vice President; Miss Margaret Fischer, Treasurer: Mrs. Doreene Holliday, Sec retary. Other members of the board are Miss Mae B. Taylor. County Assistance Bur eau. Rev. j. B. Brooks. Allen Chapel. Rev. John IV. Cyrus. First Unitarian Church. Mr. J. C. Harris, Jr.. Mr. Al fred C. Kennedy, realtor. Mr. Robert Myers, Myers Funeral Home. Atty. James M. Paxson, Rev. William II. Phelps. Lowe Ave. Presbyterian church Mr. Russell E. Reese, instructor of Por ters. Mrs. Zell R. Sahn, Principal Ban croft School, Mr. Eugene Skinner, in structor Long School. Mr. Charles Stew art. Mr. Ray Clark, WOW comment ator. Mr. I,eo Bohanon is Executive Secrc tary of Omaha Urban League. Hillside Church To Be Rebuilt The Hillside Presbyterian church ; at 30th and Corby streets, was ! completely destroyed by fire early i last Sunday morning, March 16th. The flames were first discovered in the furnace room of the church at about 5:45 a. m. by Mr. C. Cas I tie, the janitor. The flames quickly enveloped ; the whole building and by 8:30 a. m.. the church edifice was trans formed into a pile of charred rub ble. The building was partly covered by insurance and will be rebuilt, again, only on a more modem and up-to-date basis. In the meantime the congregat ion will worship at Elder Fletcher Bryant's Church. Sharon Seventh Day Adventist, located at 2760 Lake Street. The adjoining parsonage was partly destroyed, the roof was badly damaged and interior and furniture watersoaked. The congregation of Hillside had just called the Rev. Charles E. Tyler of Tuscaloosa, Ala., to pastor the church. He was to arrive some LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS Per Copy AND WORTH IT— “To Sell It, ADVERTISE** Omaha Racial and Religious Committee To Hold Two-Day Conference On Tolerance Talmadge Ousted As Ga. Governor By Supreme Court AT JO^LYN MEMORIAL MARCH 31—APRIL 1 As part of a nation-wide effort to combat prejudice, the Omaha Comittee for Racial and Religious Understanding will sponsor a two day institute on tolerance March 31 and April 1 at Joslyn Memor ial. Speaker will be Dr. Clyde R. Mil ler of Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Miller, an author ity on public opinion and educat ion, founded the Institute for Pro paganda Analysis and is consult ant to the League for Fair Play. He is also consultant to the Spring field (Mass.) public schools in their successful and much-public ized campaign against intolerance. The famous “Springfield Plan” has *veen described in numerous book# and articles in national magazines and was dramatized in a motion picture, “It Happened in Spring field.” Dr. Miller will lead discussions at three sessions during the insti tute. All are open to the public. He will be guest of honor at luncheons given by the Good Fel lowship Committee of the^ Cham ber of Commerce March 31~ and by the Eelementary School Principals Club April 1 at Central high school Co-chairmen of the Institute are Mrs. Herman Cohn and Capt. Earle Conover, regional director of the National Conference of Chris tians and Jews. LANE COLLEGE AWARDS HONORARY DEGREE TO CHANNING TOBIAS Jackson, Tenn., (CNS) Lane Col lege will award Dr. Channing H. Tobias, a director of the Phelps Stoke Fund and a member of Pres ident Truman’s Committee on Civ il Rights, an honorary degree this Friday. Pastor Aid Of St. John Presents Elks Ensemble Monday March 24 The Pastor Aid Club is bringing to the music loving public on Mon day evening, March 24, 1947 at 8 p. m. that now well-known out standing musical group, the Elks’ Ensemble under the direction of Mr. H. L- Preston. This chorus as in the past will bring to St. John members ant^ friends, another ev ening of memorable music and song. There will be a host of new numbers along with regular num bers to warm the hearts and set the toes of those attending tapping as each number is rendered. Spir itual numbers will be the feature of the program, and they will be given as they have in the past, with the same finish and present ation as only the Elks Ensemble can present them. This night promises to be one of those nights which you will long remember, for the tunes rendered will linger on. Don’t deprive your self of this musical event.come see, hear and enjoy this musical presentation. The President of the Pastor Aid Club, is Mrs. Mrs. Lula Washing ton, Pastor of St. John is the Rev. E. B. Childress. OMAHA URBAN LEAGUE ELECTS , EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 1947 NAACP PROVIDES AID > TO "RUNAWAY SLAVE” El Paso, Texas, March 17. .Elizabeth Coker did not know why she was "giv en away.” When she was eight years old, she knew, she had been left with a white family, the P. R. Franklins in El Paso. She scrubbed and mopped and cleaned the house at 1114 East Rio Grande Street all day. She never re ceived any money. She wore canvass shoes and the cheapest kind of cloth ing. She was never inside a church, she never saw any kind of entertain ment whatsoever. In 1938, when Elizabeth was ten years old. Mrs. Franklin had her charg ed in El Paso Court with insanity. Dr. A. W. Branch of El Paso testified that Mrs. Franklin had told him the girl “would come walking across the floor and suddenly turn around and say Let me alone, get away from here,’ and no one would be there." Obviously of un sound mind, said the doctor. Mrs. Franklin testified : “I goti her through a colored preacher hen- in town. She lived with a family in New Mexico and they were so mean lie ask ed if I would take her. We got attach ed to the youngster and she was appar ently so smart, but she gradually be gan to fail. For three nights she laugh ed and talked all night long. When she would catch me looking at her she would cry and last night she sang and danced all" night, that is, moved her body as if dancing.” Elizabeth Coker was committed to the insane asylum at Austin. Three years later. Mrs. Franklin went to Austin, brought the girl back to El Paso and put her back to work. When the Franklins built their home on Buena Vista drive, Elizabeth was forced to carry rock and dig ditches for the foundation all day from 6 a. m. At night she worked in the house to 10:30 or 11 p. m. She slept in the chic ken roost. On Sundays Mrs. Franklin took her to apartment houses wha< the Franklins owned and she scrubbed-and polished floors all day without lunch unless the tenants gave her something to eat. Once Elizabeth carried an empty ce ment sack into the house and a little cement sifted to the floor. Mrs. Fran klin tried to hit her with a stick, but the girl dodged. Mrs. Franklin told her husband about it when he came home. He slapped the girl and he and another man pushed her down the cel lar stairs, hurting her back. They kept her there until the police arrived. The police took her to jail for six weeks. Mrs. Franklin went to the jail brought her home and put her back to work. The first ray of light that had ever penetrated into Elizabeth Coker’s mis erable life came in January of this year, when the girl was around nine teen. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thompson, who lived in the Franklin's apartment house at 3308 North Piedras Street, learned from the girl that she had never been paid for her work, had nev er been to school or to town, and they asked her if she would run away anil live with them. She said she would. Elizabeth had come out to the road a bout a quarter of a mile from the house. They picked her up and took her with them. Informed of the situation by the Thompsons, the El Paso branch NAACI* engaged the services of Attorney H. T. Faulk, who gathered evidence and turn ed it over to the Federal Bureau of In vestigation. The FBI is now investi gating. time Thursday. Mr. Ollie Lewis, trustee, estimat ed the damage at $30,000 to the church proper, and about $1,500 to the manse. . ' LIONEL HAMPTON’S SECY. ROBBED, THROWN ON SUBWAY TRACKS BY HOODLUMS New York City (CNS) Pretty Carolyn Caruthers, personal secre tary to bandleader Lionel Hamp ton, underwent a terrific shock last week when robbed and thrown on the subway tracks by hoodlums in uptown New York. It happened thus: It was 11 o’clock and Carolyn was just finishing some special work on Lionel’s income tax. She left her office at Swing and Tem po, Lionel’s music publishing com pany, for home but couldn’t find a cab. Taking the subway to 135th Street station, she started through the revolving doors when two teef. agers grabbed her pocketbook. Realizing the valuables it contain ed, such as contracts, keys, confi dential information in addition to $94 cash, she grabbed for the boys and they pushed her. She fell on the subway tracks and screamed for help. People on the platform, amazed by the sudden incident, jumped to the tracks to rescue her while the boys made their get away in the tunnel. In a minute there were at least 50 policemen on the scene, finally scorting Carolyn home at 2 a. m. where sne was kept explaining ev ery detail via phone to Lionel who was appearing at the Earle Thea tre in Philadelphia. He kept re peating “You shouldn’t go home a lone, you shouldn’t take the sub way at night, you should be more careful_” But what happened to Carolyn Caruthers could happen to any innocent New Yorker in the t \ even.r.g. P. S. Her pocketbook was returned the following day, minus the $94, and she sighed with great relief. Barring of Negro Newsmen Attacked New York, March 17—The Na tional Board of Directors of the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People to day “urged all possible corrective action" in the barring of Louis Lautier, Washington Bureau chief for the Negro Newspaper Publish ers' Association and special cor respondent for the Atlanta Daily World, from the Senate press gal lery. Walter White, NAACP exe cutive secretary, in announcing the Board’s action, declared that the Association had already made its stand known to members of the Senate Rules Committee in stiffly worded telegrams to each member of the Committee. The NAACP protests clearly indicated the be lief that Mr. Lautier had been barred from the press section solely on the basis of race. Griffing Bancroft, of the Chicago Sun. who was the only member of the Standing Committee of Corres pondents to vote in favor of Mi. Lautier, was warmly compliment ed on his lone stand by the NAACP executive. "We most warmly thank and congratulate you on the stand you took” with respect to the admission of Louis Lautier to the Senate Press Gallery. We greatly admire you for your courage in standing up against the inexcus able position of the other members of the committee’’, wrote White, in a letter to the Chicago newsman. The Washington Bureau this week made a direct appeal to Jos eph W. Martin Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives and Sen I—■—...— ."-'*1 I Red Cross Campaign Fund f I Not Finished—Schmidt II As the Douglas County Red Cross 1 | Fund campaign nears completion 1 | this week, E. C. Schmidt, fund chair 1 | man sounded the warning that | | though the goal was in sight the 1 1 work was not finished until every I | volunteer has completed bis calls f 1 and every report turned in to Red I | Cross headquarters at 1510 Harney, i | Schmidt said that the headquar- 1 | ters at 1510 Harney will be continu- I I ed through March to to allow every 1 | one an opportunity to contribute. | ator C. Wayland Brooks (R . 111.) Chairman of the Senate Committ ee on Rules and Administration, to admit Negro reporters to the Cap itol Press Gallerips. The NAACP urged that the ac tion taken by the Standing Comm itee of Correspondents rejecting the application of Louis Lautier, reporter for the Negro Newspaper Publishing Assn., be overruled. In telegrams to Speaker Martin and Senator Brooks, Leslie Perry of the NAACP said: “It is unthinkable that you will 1 permit this prejudiced action to stand unchallenged and uncorrect ed. The Negro press performs an important service to this nation. Several million readers rely on it for careful and responsible report ing and interpretation of news. The constitutional guarantee of •freedom of the press’ is indeed a hollow mockery if under the very noses of the lawmakers newspa per correspondents can be success fully barred from covering debates which take place on the floor of Congress.” Winthrop Rockefeller Says Negroes Are Restless New York City (CNS) Speaking at a reception at the Waldorf As toria Hotel for the United Negro College Fund, Winthrop Rockefel ler said that American Negroes “particularly the veteran and the young people are restless about conditions in this country and rightfully so.” Mr. Rockefeller firmly believes that America will ultimately solve her race problem. “But it will not be this year”, he added. “Mean time we can cushion the nation for the shock by doing everything in our power to develop leaders. No more important job than race rela tions exists in this country today”. Womans' Clothing Found In Alley The Police Department found the clothing of an elderly woman in the alley near 22nd and Lake Street, with a letter therein from her son who was in the army. Through identification of cloth ing found, the elderly woman’s name was Mrs. Sarah Barnett. To date the police department is unable to find anyone who can tell them the whereabouts of Mrs. Sarah Barnett’s son, Mr. Chauncey Barnett, who used to reside with his mother at 2627 Charles street. He has been discharged from the army for better than a year, and was seen in Omaha by former nei ghbors about three weeks ago. Anyone who may know the where abouts of Mrs. Sarah Barnett or Mr. Chauncey Barnett, please call Detective Sgt U S. Matthews, at JAckson 2345. APPEAL FOR EYEWITNESSES New York, aMrch 17— NAACP atorneys, who recently instituted a civil suit for damages in behalf of Isaac Woodard, Negro veteran vic tim of South Carolina storm troop er, announced this week that al though the first appeal for eye witnesses to the brutal beating and blinding of Woodard had produced three men, their case would be con siderably bolstered if other eye witnesses would volunteer to testl fy. All correspondence should be addressed to the NAACP Legal Department at 20 West 40th St., New York 18, New York. • For Fine Quality Printing CALL HA-0800 - Your Dollar Will Help This Crippled Child “Your dollars will help this crip pled child and thousands of others like him on his way to a healthy, happy life,’’ said Mr. W. O. Swan son, president, Nebraska Society for Crippled Children today, ex plaining the message of the 1947 Easter Seal. “Help Crippled Children” is the plea of the tiny boy pictured on the 1947 Easter Seal. With a crutch under his arm he walks up a path to a distant star. Frank Gross, Janesville High School student, Janesville, Wisconsin, designed this seal in fuil colors. Frank received the Michael J. Dowling Memorial Award presented anually by the National Society for Crippled Child ren and Adults for the best Easter Seal design. The National Society, serving the crippled for the last twenty six years, distributed 22 million seals during the first Easter time cam paigning in 1934. “Now distribution exceeds the billion mark annually.a symbol of the public’s confidence in the work of the Society for the Crippl ed,’’ according to Mr. Swanson. “The Nebraska Society for Crip pled Children and its 43 county committees are proud to join 2000 state and local societies for the crippled in the nation-wide Easter Seal distribution.” “The program for the crippled is growing in direct proportion to the public’s willingness to support it. Funds raised in 1947 will mean that more of the needs of the thou sands of cripled children in Nebras ka and in the nation will be fill ed,” he concluded. African Students Arrive For Enrollment In American Universities New York—The American Coun cil on African Education, 55 West 42nd Street, announced the week arrival of the first nine of the 25 African students for enrollment in American universities. Arriv ing on the ship ‘'Hopeville" at Philadelphia, Pa., were Ilisama NDukwe, Ifekwunigwe Arch while the following arrived at the same port on the ship "Ferngulf”. Chukwunvelu Iketuonye, J. Nna bugwu Alonzie, J. Okechukwu Anisiobi, Enyinnaya Nnochiri, Chukwudebelu Odeluga, N. Nduk we Obi, Chukwunanu Onyemeluk we. Another student, Felix C. Ifed iora, delayed for health reasons, will soon arrive in the United Stat es. All of these students are at Lincoln University, Pa. Thus, the American Council on African Education which was in corporated three years ago with a distinguished directorial and adv isory board under the leadership of Prince A. A. Nwafor Orizu of the reigning house of Nnwe, Nig eria, and graduate of several Am erican universities, is implement ing its program for which several dozen scholarships have already been granted. Prince Arizu, who returned to Nigeria in the fall of 1945, to publicize the work of the Council and establish a headquav ters at Port Harcourt, has had his efforts atended with great success The outstanding nobility, business men, planters and public officials of Nigeria have given their hearty cooperation and over 4,000 young Africans have applied for schol arships and been properly screen ed by a board of African educators associated with the Council. According to its secretary, Geor ge S. Schuyler, the American Coun -cil is now in process of raising ad ditional funds to maintain future students during their 4 year resi dence in this country. THOMPSON TAKES OVER GOVERNORSHIP ATLANTA, GA.,—The State Su preme Court of Georgia, Wednes day, March 19, 1947, ruled that M. E- Thompson is the legal Governor of Georgia. Twenty minutes later, Herman Talmadge, the man who was de nounced as a “pretender,” picked up his hat and walked out of the Capitol. In a 5 to 2 decision, the State’s highest tribunal rejected claims of Mr. Talmadge and held that Mr. Talmadge’s election by the Legis lature was unconstitutional. The State Supreme Court thus moved to end nine weeks of polit ical turmoil in which rival Gover nors occupied the Capitol and con tended for control of state agenc ies and departments. Mr. Talmadge operated from thj executive suite, however, and a great majority of the departments recognized him as Governor. Mr. Talmadge said he would not ask the Supreme Court to recon sider its decision. Lieut. Governor Thompson, who claimed recognition as “acting Governor’’ after resignation of Gov. Ellis Arnall, appealed to the State Supreme Court when the lower courts dismissed his suit to t oust Mr. Talmadge. Mr. Talmadge was elected by the Legislature to the 4-year term of his late father, Eugene Talmadge, when the red-gallused champion of “White Supremacy” died Decem ber 21, 1946, just three weeks be fore inauguration. The State Supreme Court held that the death of Eugene Talmadg prevented him from qualifying at the tim fixed by law thus creating the necessity for Governor Arnall to continue in office. The Court further held that the voluntary resignation of Mr. Arn all January 18, 1947, “immeidiately imposed upon the Lieut. Governo' the duties of Governor, and added “he is now entitled to perform all duties and exercise all the author ty whch by the Constitution and laws are imposed upon the Gover nor of this state.’’ Mr. Talmadge, announced that he would vacate both the Execu tive Office and the mansion “as soon as we can get the files out and our personal effects packed.” Mr. Talmadge told newsmen that he considered the people the court of last resort in political questions and said the question “will be car ried to the court of last resort.’’ He did not elaborate further on that statement. “Wings Over Jordan” At City Aud., May 28 “Wings O’er Jordan” will be pre sented at the City Auditorium in downtown Omaha, Wednesday, May 28 at 8:30 p. m., 1947. This affair is being sponsored by the Community Employment Associ ation, Inc ! Ten million Americans have heard Wings Over Jordan each ! Sunday over CBS and have thrilled to the power and depth of the spir ituals which are the heart of Am erican Negro music. Sunday Schools arrange their schedules to hear this program, and schools, hospitals and church es have invited the group to make personal appearances in 45 states. They recently completed ten mon ths overseas with USO Camp Shows, Inc., playing before soldier and civilian audiences in France, Germany, Italy and Belgium. In every place Wings Over Jordan has appeared, the audience has been given a deeper, clearer and truer picture of the Negro through the glorious spirituals of faith and love which are his heritage. .MMMnMNHMMMtlinilMIIUHIIMimilNMUlHiltllllMMIIIItllimillllMIHtlllllMIMMmMHMNM’ 1 Change of | Subscription Rates 1 THE OMAHA GUIDE through | the Mail. 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 l MONTH. 39o 1 3 MONTHS .*1.50 1 6 MONTHS . *2.50 I 1 l’GAK . *4.00 i 1 l'KAK (Out of Town) *4.50 3inniiiimmtiiniinitt.iitiiiinHiniuniuiniiitiiiiwmiiiuuHinmimMHi*M>tmin>nnitmnt» ..mmmrnmmmmmmauf ALONG MY WAY i a (BY LAWRENCE P. LEWIS) A LETTER FROM JAMES E. SEAY DEAR VETERANS: I have been away for quite some time and so far there has been very little rest. Of course, I’ll ad mit part of the fault was mine_ not keeping my G. I. insurance when the officials wanted me to, but so many were dropping it....so I dropped it like most of the other fellows. You know how we used to talk about how we were going to stick together, look out for each other’s interest. We didn't want another war, and even if there was another war we were not going to fight, no we were finished with war, once we got our civies on again. Seems like a lot of nonsense now, Don’t it? We’re still the little fellow, not organized, not powerful, not even able to help each other. Not so good. Is it fellows? Don’t think I am making a plea for my case. No, not that. It is the future happenings that I "km thinking about. If we can t help each other, we can’t help anybody else. Joy, you know, my wife, is young and strong. She’ll be able to make it once the ordeal of having our baby is over. I can’t thank the people who helped her personally, but I am sure they know how I feel. The other night, you know, Mon day night- How many veterans attended the Benefit dance for Joy and Gwen? You let me down there. That’s water over the dam, but the next time it might hfeYpur family, or John’s family next door. That’s what I am thinking about now. Nobody knows what day our last day will be. I didn’t, you know that. I didn't intend to leave my wife in the condition that she has been in, but you know the story. The only way we can assure ade quate help is by being organized and being willing and able to help each other. we may be willing, out we’re not able unless we are organized. That is the point that I want to get over. Organization that has the veteran at heart. It can be done and I am sure it will be done. It is an impossibility to see that everyone has food, -clothing and shelter, because it is written, “That the poor are with us al ways’’. But during the trying tim es when people are overburdened by unfortunate incidents, such as my family, immediate help can be given to relieve some of their suf fering and sorrow. < I place this grave responsibility mainly on the veterans,.veter ans who are willing to take their proper place in the shaping of the affairs of our community, our city our state, and our country. Men may shirk on their respon sibilities unless shown the reason why they must assume them. It is not to late, GET TOGETHER, give the Community, our City, a Strong Charitable and Worthwhile organ ization. You’ll do this? Fine I can rest now. I just wanted to get it off my chest. Thanks again for every thing. Hello to all the fellows, and God bless all of you. —JAMES. _ _ ...—.-..i ! Omaha Public Power Set New Record In Power Demand A new record in power demand | was reached in Omaha on Wednes- 1 day. March 12. when the Omaha 1 Public Power District carried its | largest maximum kilowatt hour | load from 11:00 A. M.. to Noon. Dur | -ing that period, the kilowatt hour | output was 130 thousand as compar- 1 ed with a previous peak of 128 thou- f sand, according to James E. David- 1 son. General Manager. The gloomy, 1 cloudy day was responsible for the 1 high consumption, said Mr. David- f son. *utumimninnunmitii»nuiiiMntmnmmu«m^aMh^»Mummiiitmu»ntmwMmwwf*~ James E. Seay Fund Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buford of the Electronic Sales & Ser vice store, 2414 North 24th street, and Mr. and Mrs. Goldie Davis, of 2213 Miami street, this week helped to bring the James E. Seay, Jr., Fund to a toUd of $298.43. Thanks. Contributions to date $285.43 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buford $10.00 Mr. and Mrs. Goldie Davis 3.00 TOTAL $298.43 Read The Greater Omaha Guide! ——M—nwMHMMwm—tmtfMHimn——at— ... -Wtiiiiihiiiimimib i m