The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, April 19, 1947, Image 1
^ W w w *-» V w V— -w y ^^ ^Q ■£■ LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS lO Per Copy AND WORTH IT- “To Sell it, ADVERTISE** HEW TO THE LINE \ PHONE HA.0800 ★ I wtTHDIUV 4 npr | I QA"7 •) i k. l. v^o.. II Entered as 2nd Class matter at Post-Office, Omaha, Nebraska, Under Act of fi SA1UKUA1, ArKl 1V4-7 Iftir ^Irth Year PNo. || March.8,^874, PUBLISHING OFFICES AT 2420 GRANT ST„ Omaha, NObr. National Prasibant Visit’s Looal Postal Allianoa Lenora Lafayette, above, and Mar tha Flowers, below, Fisk University Students will play the title role in Puccini’s opera “Madame Butterfly,” April 22nd and 23rd, as part of Fisk’s 18th Annual Festival of Music and Art, which extends till April 26th. Miss Lafayette, who ■will play the role Tuesday night, is from Baton Bouge, Louisiana. Miss Flowers, star in the following night’s performance, comes from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. XN3W33NflONNY 3VI33JS We regret that because of the na tionwide telephone strike it will not be possible to originate the broadcast of Sunday, April 13, from the United States Veteran Administration Hos pital at Jefferson Barracks, Saint Louis, Missouri, as originally sched uled. The broadcast will originate, as usual, from the campus of Concordia Theological Seminary. It is planned to reschedule the Vet • erans Hospital broadcast at a later date, after the conclusion of the tele phone strike. (NATIONAL PRESIDENT VISITS LOCAL POSTAL ALLIANCI Mr. Asby B. Carter, National Pres ident of the Postal Alliance was gues speaker to the postal alliance of 0ma ha. In part he said prejudice is rap idly fading away. In 1900 when the National Labor Union was organized some of its leaders were dismissed immediately. But now Negroes are employed in most states and large cities. Mr. Carter Said the National Con vention will meet in Cleveland, Ohio, August 19-22, 1947 and he believes that from that convention, the postal employees will foretaste the fruits of their labors, enjoy more freedom and witness some real democracy. The National President (Mr. Carter) brought greetings from the National President of the Woman’s Auxiliary, which were accepted very graciously by Mrs. Jessie Ervin, the President of the Local Woman’s Auxiliary. The meeting was graced with the presence of Mr. Hopkins, the post master. Mr. Hickman and Mr. Chris tensen, District Superintendent, Mr. Gash, Supervisor of Custodians, Mr. A. B. Young, Foreman of the Burl ington Station, Mr. J. W. Dacift, Mr. Johnny Owens, Mr. Ollie Lewis who was master of ceremonies, Mr. O. B. Preslidge, the president of the local Postal Alliance and several ladies of the Woman’s Auxiliary. Among the treats ■ were the camp fire girls who gave a beautiful descrip tion of their objective. Ice Cream and assorted wafers and two lovely vocal numbers done by Mrs. Earl A. Wheel er, ‘The Swallow’ ‘Logan and Parted by Fosti.’ RAY SNEED CHOSEN FOR BROADWAY PRODUCTION New York (INS)—Ray Sneed, con sidered one of the great modem danc ers, has been chosen by Harlem teacher Mary Bruce to star in her first try at a terrific and gigantic pro duction on Broadway. It will be the first show where Miss Bruce, herself, will have a leading role. Now on tour, in a brand new Lin coln Zephyr, birthday present from his mother, Ray Sneed has just fin ished an engagement in Florida and will be heading home soon for re hearsals. Artist 'Arrives, Hut Recalls Sign- j b Painting Hays With 92nd Division. by Gerry Colson I New YORK (IPS.):—1 ake a look at the record albums iir your library, or stop next time you go by a record window display.j Chances are, you’ll find an Apollo album cover designed by young1 jVerdun P. Cook, New York boy who recently has spiraled to< the top by his accomplishment in the commercial art field. I VtRUUN V. (.OUK j Cook has been announced by one* large record corporation, Apollo Rec ords, Inc., as commissioned sole direct ing artist tor all major art productions Thus, Cook reaches very closely to the top of a long, bard climb which pro vided the usual detours through Green wich Village, art schools, lean appren tice days and, ot course, the Army, i When Cook mentions the Army, he means the 92nd Division, because to Cock and many other 92nd Division men, that was the Army I "Great ouiht." be recalls, "and much ot what it taught me I’ve put to commercial use in civilian life. Ot course, there were times when we could jbave done with less fireworks.” j Verdun Cook could have done with fewer menial tasks, too, in the Army, such as sign painting and acting as printshop handyman, except that these served as exactly the start ot training ]be needed 1 hey led to responsibilities and knowledge he since has used to come out on top in the biggest city in F'*Le world, in one of the greatest com titive fields in the world. With the 9 2nd Div.sion. Cook yearned to run oft set presses, hnotype machines, and he worked days snd nights over experiments in photo graphic half-toning. Incidentally, that was also Verdun P. Cook up there over Italy photo graphing combat missions. After tour years in the Army Front line Photographer Cook came home— weary, but much the wiser tor his grueling days. Immediately he went to work at bis old love. art. 'today you can see Cook’s art work in almost every record sliop in the country. Outstanding Cook covers in-, dude Apollo albums "Calypso King Houdim,” "Spiritual Moods by the Georgia Peach." and Carl Unssons * "Songs ot Sophistication." Just now. however. Verdun Cook himself is nowhere in sight ot his as sociates He s busy demonstrating proof of his fondest statement, "an artist’s working day is 24 hours." Soon he’ll emerge with his latest Apollo album, his favorite ot them all. the Mary Kanhue 1 no s "Hawaiian Album" cover. 1 hen. Verdun P. Cook will be of) to the next assignment, and th .t, ac cording to Cook will be morr sot!,.* Y. W .C.A. Memberships Increas MEMBERSHIP DRIVE UNDER WAY AT YWCA The securing of membership re newals and new memberships is get ting under way with a fine start at the Northside YWCA. Mrs. Leola Jones, Chairman of the Membership Com mittee, together with the members of her committee, are actively securing additional members for this year’s Drive. Mrs. Jones hopes that this will be one of the most successful mem bership campaigns that has ever been launched at the Northside building. Miss Dorothy Beck, Chairman of the Publicity Committee, and her committee is getting out publicity to the newspapers and placards for ad vertisement. Mrs. Valaria McCaw, lo cal artist, has done a grand job of irfaking several posters for the cam paign. These posters can be seen in the Tailor Shop between Decatur and Parker Streets on North 24th St., in Willa’s Beauty Shop and Duffy’s Drug Store. At the Northside Building, Miss Beck and her committee have placed a twenty-four inch replica of the build ing with windows which will be lighted by new members and renew als. It is hoped that every window in the building will be lit. Those persons who are securing memberships are called Lamplighters. During the early part of May, the final meeting will be held for reports of memberships. RECIPROCITY By Edward R. Clinchy President, National Conference of Christians and Jews There is a principle in human rela tions as true a stlie physical law that water boils at 212 degrees Fahren heit. The spiritual law is this: One can keep anything valuable only when others share it, too. What is true about economic goods is true of political rights. One can keep liberty only if he gives liberty to others. No one can long keep freedom of worship, free dom of speech, freedom of ballot and freedom of press unless everybody is given those freedoms, too. This same spiritual law holds in the realm of human relations. Take the simple matter of human trust. The man many people trust is a man who trusts others. He who ex pects to find good in others, will uspally be trusted well in return. It is the strange, electric magic of good ness, that it tends to attract goodness toward itself. The virtues of kindness, mercy and love are like that, too. Again, “he who would have friends must show him self friendly.” A rabbi who is a friend of ours, Rabbi Samuel Goldman, defines kind ness as “The inability to be at ease in the presence of those who are ill at ease.” Anyone who wants to be treat ed with kindness will receive it—if he works to the end that others have kindness meted to them. So with the quality of mercy. And so with human love. When one looks at the frightfully complex political and economic prob lems facing the world today, the pri mary step in their solution is the ex ercise of this spiritual principle. So with interracial and inter-reli gious situations. a group mat is unconcerned aDout the treatment Recorded to other groups is itself in periol of mistreatment. A group that denies justice to outsiders invites reprisals. To get justice, you must give it. The authors of injustice are as sure to suffer in the end as are its victims. That principle is the ultimate source of hope in the problems of race relations. Not only is it true that you cannot keep anything valuable un less others share it too, but, positively stated, it is just as’ true that if you have something valuable to give, and give it freely, you will ultimately re ceive its equivalent from those on whom you have bestowed it. The con structive contributions of any minor ity group to the common good will win recognition in the end and will call forth from the larger community of which it is a part, the same quali ties of friendliness and cooperation which that group has evinced. Pre-Dedication Service At St Johns A.M.E PRE-DEDICATORY SERVICE OPENS ST. JOHN’S MAIN AUDITORIUM TO PUBLIC A capacity congregation of friends and members of St. John’s gathered on Sunday, April 13, 1947 at 10:45 a.m. to witness the opening Pre-dedi catory service of the St. John’s A. M. E. church main auditorium of wor ship. The pastor, Rev. E. B. Childress, led the grand processional followed by the church stewards, Stewardess (senior and junior) Deacons, Deacon ess, Cla|s Leaders, Trustees, Superin tendants, Supervisors, Presidents of, Auxiliaries, arrayed in their colorful, religious garments. Then came the) Color Bearers: Bro. W. P. Ervin and, Bro. G. Woods who placed the col-) ors in their respective place (the Christian an dthe American flag) with, the Bible tenders following them: Bro. W. E. Carter, Bro. Wm. Burrel, Bro. E. A. Loftis, Bro. Wm. Cunning ham, Bro. W. A. Smith, and Bro. Thomas Rucker. The Sentinels Bro. A. Johnson, Bro. C. B. Fredrick who knelt at the altar in prayer and Bro. W. H. Moore. The Choir processional was led by members of the Senior Choir and their directress Mrs. Pearl Gibson, next came the Junior Choir and their di rectress Mrs. E. B. Childress who were followed in the line of proces sional by the Watchmen’s Chorus un der the direction of Bro. H. L. Pres ton. The organist Mrs. Otis Jamer son, Mr. R. Downing, Miss E. Triggs, Miss M. J. Harris. After the opening hymn Rev. W. S. Metcalf led. the congregation in an opening prayer which was followed by the singing of all choirs Glory, Glory. The scripture reading, a song by the Watchmen, the decalogue, song by the Junior Choir, and for the Missionary Offering all choirs sang Have Thine Own Way Lord. An nouncements by the pastor and Bro. Preston. Song by the Senior Choir and the Intercessional “Is your All on the Altar’ all were welcome to come and kneel at the altar in prayer. ‘Let us have a Little Talk With Jesus’ by all the choirs. I The subject of the Pastor’s sermon ‘A Provision of God.’ At the conclu sion of the pastor’s sermon the invita tion song was sung ‘Where He Leads Me I Will Follow by all Choirs as the doors of the church was opened for membership. Converts: Yvonne Hill, Maggie Roundtree, Lillian Lew-; is. Mrs. Thompson from Allen Chapel A.M.E. of Kansas City, Mo., Mr. Rol and Green, and Mrs. Harriet Gillan were visitors. Presentations were made by the following: Mrs. A. Kennedy a bouquet of flowers to Mrs. Carrie Carter the church mother, Mrs. Ray the eldest living member of the St. John’s1 church received a bouquet of flowers from Mrs. Bell Taylor of Zion Bap tist Church. Mrs. Strawther received a bouquet of flowers honoring her as the second eldest living member of St. John’s. Mrs. Viney Walker pre sented for the Cheerful Builders flow ers to the Junior Choir and its direct ress Mrs. Childress. A flower in the memory of Thomas Floyd by Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Hastening a token of money in honor of her mother and two sons, and Mrs. Lillian Vincent President and members of the Willing Workers presenting to the Trustees for the Building $505.00. Other flow ers were received from the Zion Bap tist Church, Sister of Bro. C. B. Fred rick from Florida, and a plant from the Youth’s Guild. Telegram of con gratulations from Rev. Raine of the Cleaves Temple Church. There were also telegrams from a host of other friends and well-wishers which were more than appreciated, but are too numerous to mention them individu ally. According to the pastor this faith ful congregation after spending twen ty-five years worshipping in the church basement have now reached higher ground through their faith and trust n the Almighty Father and Son' Jesus Christ. Reverend J. B. Brooks of the Allen Lin* ? I iss No-Name SPOKANE, WASH.—Believed the youngest child ever to be ad mitted to any of the 16 Shriners’ Hospitals since they were founded 25 years ago, the infant above, affectionately called L .tie Miss No Name, was registered at the Spokane unit only five and a half hours ifter being born a cripple. Through the efforts of Miss Emma Sargent, Shriners’ Hospital superintendent, and emergency action on the part of Dr. Norman i Brown, chief surgeon, who authorized Miss No-Name’s admittance, j the child is now one of more than 100,000 children from underprivil ; eged homes who have been either healed or greatly improved in I Shriners’ hospitals. “In a day or two,” said Superintendent Sargent, “her little feet will be straightened ar.d placed in casts for several weeks. She’ll go home in a perfectly normal condition. She is the darling of the hos pital.” Also shown above is Henry A. Pierce, chairman of the board of governors of the Spokane unit of the Shriners’ Hospital for Crippled Children and news editor of the Spokane Chronicle. i Chapel A.‘M. E. Church in South , tne telegram “Mary Doe.” The office Omaha chose as his text for the 3:30 p. m. services ‘The Dawn of A New Effort.’ He was accompanied by his members. St. John’s Senior Choir un der the direction of Mrs. Gibson sang beautifully. ‘The Holy Communion’ was administered after the Baptism of Master James J. Browning. At the 7:30 p. m. services the Watchmen’s Chorus sang and was di rected by Bro. H. L. Preston and the message of the evening was delivered by the Presiding Elder of the Kansas City District John Adams, Sr. from Genesis 49th chapter and the 10th verse. The Courtesy Circle and its Presi dent Mrs. A. Jones making their first appearance were well prepared as they performed notable work during these services. The Medical Corps: Drs. D. W. Gooden, A. L. Hawkins, Wesley Jones, M. E. O’Neal. savxs Aiaas . 3N0 With Dolores Calvin NEW YORK CITY (CNS)—Lena Home is in town free at last of that MGM contract and feeling (and look ing) like a million. She’s getting in voice for a long concert tour. Louis Jordan, who closes his Paramount four weeks April 22nd, will soon add his name to the roster as columnist, [ telling things he has stored up for years. Frank Sinatra probably isn’t sorry he socked that Daily Mirror column ist Lee Mortimer since the news proved him to have a few hidden | muscles. And Nat King Cole may still be looking between pages of the Daily Mirror ever since he was lucky enough to find a $20 bill between the pages. With Jimmy Dorsey’s band break ing up for a rest after their current Paramount Theatre engagement, Har ry James is organizing again. The Duke Ellington show, which goes in to the Paramount following Louis Jor dan, will continue to hit the Times Square Theatre for five more years to come. When Gladys Hampton couldn’t call New York because of the phone strike, she wired her secretary from Detroit, where Lionel’s band was playing the Paradise Theatre, signing I staff went into an uproar—there s a man, any of the 40 cousins of Lang ley Collyer, wealthy ececntric wh/ was found dead in a Harlem train personal joke to this “character” Mary filled mansion after a nation-wide event. Is Bud Collyer, radio’s Super flew in to be with her guy ofr his big Doe! search? The Cab Calloway show at the Strand with Miller Brothers & Lois doing big biz. But the Capitol Theatre will discontinue stage shows due to too stiff competition. The Count Basies are having some pretty gay parties in their St. Albans home while Cootie Williams, who just moved in down the street along with authoress Shirley Graham, finds the hour driving to New York a little J difficult. Smalls Paradise will hire j Earl Warren who was the Joe Louis j Restaurant’s last band attraction and a former Basie star. It can’t be true that Erskine Haw kins and Flo have parted and talking only to their lawyers—nor that Flo locked their 555 Edgecombe Ave. apartment and ‘stayed with a girl friend in Westchester while Erskine returned home, broke the lock and moved his things out. Oh no! Nat King Cole’s brand new record ing of “You Don’t Leam That In School” played on the Milkman’s Matinee has been termed as “pretty bad” by critics as being too much like at least a dozen other Cole numbers and not enough of anything to make it stand out. Nat appears again on the Metfonome All Stars recording of “Sweet Lorraine” with Sinatra doing the vocals. This is one even worse, they say, since Cole, Sinatra and others all vie for top honors and the result is a jam session effect with everybody trying to get to the end first. Joe Louis disturbingly quiet on whom he’ll choose for the big fight in June. Lionel Hampton plays a concert in Chicago, does a whole string of one nighters including Niagarp Falls and Toronto before returning to New York May 4th. Decca Records is con sidering further honoring Louis Jor dan, who received the gold plaque— record of “Choo Choo Ch Boogie” CLEAVES TEMPLE C.M.E. CHURCH 25th and Decatur St. Rev. C. P. Rains, Pastor Sunday, April 13, 1947 Jeanie English, Reporter I - Sundav School, 9:30 a.m. Morning Services, 11:00 a.m. Prayer and scripture lesson was by Rev. O. A. Alford. The scripture les son was read from the third chapter of the Acts, 1-11 verses. The sermon was by our pastor, Rev. C. P. Rrains. His theme: Want, and Need. As individuals we may want many things in life and we may need many things in life, but what we really need is Tesus. The children’s choir is directed by Mrs. Blanchlee Wright. Adrene Britt, one of its members, led Yes Jesus Is Real beautifully. The senior choir was in place, the choir stand was filled. They rendered the beautiful anthem Bells Over Jor dan. One new member was added to our membership, Mrs. Mamie Cribbs. Attendance, 119. The services were enjoyed by all. Epworth League, 5:30 p.m. Evening Services, 8:00 p.m. Sermon by our pastor. His subject: Life of Job. We join in the joy with the St. John A.M.E. membership in their for tunate success and progress. Coming events: May 4th: The Loyal Matron club is presenting Rabbi Mowshowitz. May 6th: The Loyal Matron club is sponsoring a May Queen contest that will terminate on the above date. May 16th: Cleaves Temple church is presenting Roscoe C. Simmons. Visitors are always welcome in our services. Mabel Fairbanks, young skater on the coast who has been honored and featured with luncheons and dinners ever since her arrival last year con fesses she has just turned^ down two proposals—one from a wealthy Hol lywood Englishman. She claims Hol lywood is just full of wolves. Another wants to give her singing lessons without charge and she has already figured out what the catch is. The 1946 Christmas Seal Sale in Nebraska grossed $144,234.56, it was announced this week by Dr. John F. Gardiner, President of the Nebraska Tuberculosis Association, which spon sors the sale. This smashes last year’s previous all-time record sale by al most thirteen thousand dollars, and j exceeds the 1946 goal of $140,000 by a wide margin. Omaha’s sale totaled $40,466.71, ailso an all-time record, and an in crease over last year of more thar two thousand dollars. Charles D. Saunders was general Seal Sale Chair man for Omaha. Charles Harding II was Special Gifts Chairman. Tiny Waterloo, Nebraska, with a total population of only 381, led the state for the sixth straight year in the amount of Seals purchased per person. Waterloo’s per capita sale was 44.4 cents of Christmas Seals for each resi dent. Mrs. E. T. Robinson is local Christmas Seal Chairman. “Ninety-five percent of all money raised in Nebraska through the sale of Christmas Seals remains in the state to combat tuberculosis,” said Dr. Gardiner. “Five percent is sent to the National Tuberculosis Association to help finance such activities as med ical research. So far, tuberculosis has resisted efforts of scientists to find a drug which will cure the disease, but there are several promising new de velopments. The citiens of Nebraska Van take satisfaction in knowing that the money they spent for Christmas Seals last December will be well ex pended in reducing the menace of this disease in our state.” Local chairmen, Dr. Gardiner add ed, are budgeting their funds for the coming year in accordance with the expanding activities of the Nebraska THE INTERNATIONAL LUTH jERAN HOUR — A CENTENNIAL III l HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH 30th and Corby H. II. Schauland, Pastor MIRACLE. As the Missouri Synod Lutheran sjt sasop ‘suot)KXT 3lp o, JSUID gm -Suug ‘uoissiui oipw S}; -iBaX ,v,uua} ~Ur)3 sji ojui piEAvroj saAoui namin fourteenth and embarks upon its fif teenth season of proclaiming the cru cified and risen Christ by means of the radio. Coming, as it does, at the conclusion of its Church’s first cen tury of activity in the United States, the radio crusade for Christ, known as the Lutheran Hour, truly consti tutes “a centennial miracle,” enabling our denomination, by no means the largest in our country, to proclaim the pure Gospel of the grace of God in Christ Jesus with an extent, penetra tion and speed hitherto unknown. The Lutheran Hour broadcasts over a mighty system: a staggering total of 916 stations in the United States, Can ada and foreign countries and terri tories. The budget calls for an expen diture of a million and a quarter dol lars a year. On Sunday, April 20, Dr. J. W. Behnken, President of the Missouri Synod, will deliver a special Cen tennial message. Be sure to tune in this special program over KBON at 11:30 a.m. and over KFNF, Shenan doah, at 2 p.m. The “Church of the Lutheran Hour” in this community is Hope Lutheran at 30th and Corby Sts. You are welcome to attend its services in which the pure Gospel in all its sweet ness is proclaimed every Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Next Sunday send your children to Hope Lutheran. BRINGING CHRIST TO THE NATIONS Saint Louis, Missouri, April 13, (Special)—Dr. Walter A. Maier, pro fessor of Old Testament Interpretation and History at Concordia Theological Seminary, Clayton, and regular speaker on the International Lutheran Hour, will fly to Europe the end of this month. Upon invitation of the War Department, Dr. Maier is to serve 'as educational advisor in the American zone of occupied Germany, to study the German educational system and make appropriate recommendations to the Military Government. The educational mission was origi nally to include also the Reverend Doctor H. Richard Niebuhr of Yale University, the Reverend Doctor Mar tin McGuire of the Catholic Univer sity of America, and the Reverend Doctor J. L. O. Sullivan of Marquette University: Inasmuch as these men have been unable to accept, Dr. Maier will undertake the mission alone. During his visit to Europe Dr. Maier will also make additional con tacts with broadcasting stations and radio personalities, to extend the work of the International Lutheran Hour. Dr. Maier is scheduled to fly from Westover Field near Springfield, Mass achusetts on April 30. If present plans can be carried through successfully, Dr. Maier will speak from Europe on the network programs during May and June. cation, teacher-training i» health pro grams, a nurses’ training program, and immunization programs for chil dren against whooping cough, diph theria and other childhood diseases. All of these activities, Dr. Gardiner said, may be financed by the sale ot Christmas Seals. ruberculosis Association. These ac tivities, he said, include tuberculosis casefinding (tuberculin skin-testing and mass chest X-ray surveys), health edu New Organization The Christian Church has been aewly organized and meeting every Sunday morning at the Near North side Y. M. C. A. The services begin at 11:00 a.m. and out at 1:00 p.m. All persons who are interested in the Christian Church call The Omaha Guide, Ha. 0800 and ask for Rev. G. H. Bundy who is the minister of the church. CLUB NEWS The Friendly Sixteen Bridge Club met at the home of Cletus Willis. The meeting was opened by the presi dent. Business of importance was dis cussed. Four changes of bridge was played. Camett Lefall won with a high score. A very delicious repast was served by the host. The meeting was adjourned to meet at the home of Emmet Avant, 2101 Locust. Emmet Avant, President Otto Pruitt, Reporter