Negro Students Take Partin Scholarship Contest Gii/eis If This Years Sepia Qaajj denies! And Oanca We wish to take this opportunity to inform., on* readers of the Mid-City Sepia Queen Contest, sponsored by The Omaha Guide, con reived purely for die purpose of “glorifying our young womanhood, and to stimuli tc .he interest of our younger set.” Tin- contest should have a definite place in the life of your com munity. and shouju have tlhe active support of every social and civic -organization. The Omaha Guide whiles to invite all other organizations and indivdiuah to join in making this Second Annual affair a success, in order to establish a precendt for such en aliair to which our group may look forwatd to each year and which it is hoped may encour age others. With the advent of this contest, The Omaha Guide marked a mile stone I Tl Gllti'JuV 01. A vowed purpose to make this one long to be remembered. 1. ££00.00 in Prizes. 2. Seven winners; seven prizes. X Winners to be Honored at gala ball on October 6th. 4. No member of die “Mid-City Queen” Committee will be per mitted to make any nomination. , 5. The Seven Contestants -eceiving the largest number of votes in order, will be adjudged winners. No person may vote more than ONE TIME. 6. Mail or bring entries to The Omaha Guide Office, 2120 Grant Stieei. In care of Mr. GcorSe H. McDavis. 1. Your club or organization may sponsor a contestant. 2. You may nominate som(i;me yourself. 8. Any girl over 18 is eligible. 1. Please furnish The Oaniha Guide with a glossy-print of your Nominee for publication- ' , But this is only half the story. To assure the permanency of this vent :;e, we must have the active help and cooperation of t j whole u-muiuiiity. There is only one way you can help and that is by picking a Candidate and voting. Boston, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, and several other large cities, have conculded successful contests. Suiely that should be an added stimulus to us. The Omaha Guide is proud io be the sponsor of such a worth while undertaking. To make this contest a success, entails hard work and initiative. This venture can be just as successful as we make it, and we need the publicity and favorable public opinion, and prestige that will come to our city though it. It seems safe to predief that the needed community-wide assistance, will be forthcoming. The advantages, both temporary and permanent, to be derived from it, are such that it should appeal to, all of us. LET’S GET OUT AND VOTE!!! • FOR GREATER COVERAGE-Advertiae In THE GREATER OMAHA GUIDE [Contractor See Bailey First SPECIALIZING IN PATCH WORK. PLASTERING • BRICKLAYING CHIMNEYS AND CCNCRETEING*t> O RETAINING WALLS f OFFICE—2209 NO. 22ND S —PHONE—AT1 'i 54— T!?.r?7? LiOOS!) STORE .9 WIVES, BEER’ LIQUORS "\T p Appreciate Your Trade” 44u> A : UvF AT. 4218 Wilberforce Opens At Lincoln Uni. Football Schedule I JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., — Coacn David Rains' 1947 edition of the Lin coln Universit Tigers will usher in the pigskin season here aganist the Wilberforce University Green Wave on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Lincoln field, according to aan announcement by Raymond H. Kemp„ director of athle- \ tics. Pre-game dope stacks the game | up high in quality, and promises a light as to the Tigers’ gridiron pro pects for this year. The Wilberforce eleven, playing Lin coln for the first time, is not to be confused w)i,th the now designated Wilborforce College of Education and Industrial Arts and referred to as “state side,” which is coached by “Country” Lewis and will play the Tigers in Xenia on November 1. The Green Wave appearing here in the opening game is tutored by Dwight Fisher, who only a few weeks ago was called up to coach the Ohio gridsters. Fisher formerly coached at Alabama A and M from 1937-1941, where he piled up an impressive record. This will be the fourth year of mentoring at Lincoln for Coach Rains, whose Tigers last year won five, lost two and tied one. No bones are being made to Rains' charges hoping to better that record this year. The new Wilberforce squad will not be looked upon as easy pickings by the Tigers in the opener, and Lincoln will use its Tiger paws to probe deep into the Ohioans’ inner defense works to start the football war off with a win. Head Mentor Rains’ courted nine teen lettermen returning from last year's squad. The returnees include linesmen Floyd Campbell, Israel Tur ner, Jesse James, Louis Polk. Jack Bush. Allen Conley. Isaiah Brewer, Elijah Washington, Warded Spencer, Bill Vanardo, Frank and Herbert Price. Tom Booker, Leonard Mershon and Jim Simpson; backs J. M. Will iams, Charles Hall anil Donald Shep pard. Lincoln's scoring hopes will hang high upon the shoulders of a sophomore, Clarence Arbuckle, 190 pound fullback from Webster Groves. Mo. Head Coach Rains is being assisted by Coaches Bill Exum and Charles Hoard, who are working feverishly to mould the Lincoln eleven into a swift, hard hitting machine. The Tigers expect to have a line averaging a round 190 pounds from end to end, and backfield that will hover just over the 165 pound mark. THREE OPENINGS IN “Y” INDUSTRIAL CAGE LEAGUE There is an opportunity for three teams to enter the Omaha “Y” Indus trial Commerical Basketball League which will see aetjon every Tuesday night. Any team that is interested hould contact B. R. Walters or H. H. Prugh by September 26th. Ideal Hog Size Moderately fat hogs, weighing be tween l%0 and 240 pounds alive, pro duce hams, shoulders and sides of the mott desirable sbe for curing. -••ttifiHItHlINNNllllllllHMIlllMMniHMIlUmiMIHIlKWUUlimiUnilllHIIIIimiNimMIMIUIII^ 77 PRESCRIPTIONS Free Delivery Duffy Pharmacy ; -WE-0609— 21th & Lake Sts. National Labor Sarvirt Z9J KNOCK HIM OUT OF THE LOT ^ ^ PAUL BECKEN RIDGE TO RECORD A SERIES OF PLATTERS Paul Breckenridge, one of America s most talked about young singing stars, former “Wings Over Jordan" soloist and currently a headline star with the Lncky Millinder orchestra, will re cord a special series of rhythmic and narrative spirituals for Kng Records. The Reliable Jubilee Singer*. out standing religious vocal group, accom pany the golden-voiced Breckenridge. The new records will he released nationally in early October, prior to a coast-to-eoast religious Concert tour planned for Breckenridge. by Lucky Millinder to whom he is undei con tract. Lda Knox Wins Journalism Award At Lincoln Uni. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Second winner of the Robert S. Abbott Mem orial Scholarship in Journalism for study at the Lincoln University School of Journalism is Miss Lela Nuna Knox, junoir student from this week. The scholarship, amounting to $400, was established a yar ago by tht Chi cago Defender in honor of the paper’s founder through John H. Sengestacke, president of the Robert S. Abbott Publishing company, publishers of the Defender. Miss Knox, who ranked second in the 1945 graduating class of 90 stu dents at Douglass high school, Okla homa City, Okla., has maintained a high average in all of her course work since enrolling at Lincoln university two years ago. In high school she won the ‘"Most Useful Citizen Award.” regarded at Douglass High school as the most worthy recognition a student may earn there. She was also president of the Student council, student conductor of high school assemblies, and received two scholarships to college. Last June Miss Knox was delegate to a YWCA conference at Estes Park, Colo. She served last year as literary editor of the Lincoln Clarion, campus weekly newspaper. Miss Knox will serve a three-month internship period next summer at the Chicago Defender. Miss Mamie Ruth Butler, senior in journalism, who won the Abbott a ward last year, spent the summer at the Defender and has returned to her studies at Lincoln and to key pest on he Clarion staff. PaagaBB ^ ft 1 ^ i ill ag aSjRZR&a k • K ^aSw & T i ' Keep lamps and fixtures clean. Use right-srzed lamp bulbs. '■ » I » Guard against shadow and glaro See Your Dealer He will gladly recommend the correct size for every use. Take home an extra carton—keep every socket filled. Your dealer has an ample supply of all sizes and types. NEBRASKA-IOWA ELECTRICAL COUNCIL - .. - _____^ Speaker There is no true religious freedom j" anywhere under Communism, Dr. Eveett K. Clinchy, President of the ! National Conference of Christians and , Jews, declared in an address at 'he i luncheon given in his honor at the j Hotel Fontenelle this noon. (Wednes i day, iept.24) Reporting on a recent journey j through Europe, he said: “those who i say that there is religious freedom under Communism mean that people ’ may worship within the walls of ■ churches.” He added that “outside those walls there is no religious action discussion, education, or religious j press that is free anywhere that the Party controls.” I Dr. Clinchy gave an eyewitness ac ocunt of the desolation wrought by Hitlerism in Germany, which he ex plained as due to Hitler’s violation of universal principles and laws. “The Kremlin now appears to be following in these matters the line of Hitler’s dictatorship,” he added. These violations ot universal prin ■ ciples and laws he enumerated as den ial of the rights and dignities of min orities, profession of the principle that the end justifies the means, the use of hate as an instrument in the struggle for power, and the employment of secret police in the consolidation of that power. Dr. Clinchy stated that it is the business of the International Council of Christians and Jews, of which he is also President, “to build up resis tance to any such trends in the civc life of all countries.” He said that General Lucius D. Clay has invited the International Council to organize councils of Christians and Jews n the American Zone of Germany. WARDEN'S PRO-CENSORSHIP VIEWS NOT THOSE OF LIBRARY ASSN. NEW YORK-The plea for cenwr- ! ship of books in prison made by War den James A. Johnston of Alcatra/ federal penetentiary at the recent com ventioon of the American Library As sociation, does not represent the view point of the association. This was stated by Paul N. Rice, the association's president in answerng Al bon Man, secretary of the Workers Defense League's prisoners’ aid bur eau. who described Warden Johnston’s stand as “reminiscent of Hitler’s burn ing of books” and urged that “prison ers should be given access to all book® and other publications which are al lowed to be bought and sold on the outside.” Rice wrote: “I can assure you that the appearance of Warden Johnston in no way implied indorsement of his policies by the association or agree ment with the views he expressed. The American Library Association as a whole and tit -rngh many of its most j influential members has always pro- i tested against the censorship of books, i newspapers, magazines and other prim ed matter.” Bi-Cameral Congress Under its constitution, Chile haa - a bi-cameral congress elected di rectly- by the people, as is the presi dent. The latter has somewhat the same power as the president of the United States. Rabbi Miller Asks Justice to Extend Civil Rights Law • _ I Rabbi Irving Miller, chairman of the Executive Committee of the American Jewish Congress, today urged the Un ted States Department of Justice to file amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs in two restrictive coven ant cases now pending before the U. S. Supreme Court. Citing President Truman’s declara tion of June 29, that “The extension of Civil Rights today means not pio tection of the people against the gov ernment, but protection of the people , by the government,” Rabbi Miller, in a letter to United States Attorney Gen eral Tom Clark called on the Depart ment of Justice to bring its massive influence to bear in the struggle to outlaw racially restrictive convenants. The two cases before the United States Supreme Court, one in Missouri ana /the Either in Michigan, result | from injunctions upheld by the res pective State Supreme Courts restrain ing white men from selling property to Negroes because the homes involv ed were subject to private covenants barring occupation by Negroes. (Rabbi i Miller's letter pointed out that there | was a precedent for action by the De j partment of Justice, recalling that in 1944 the Department filed a brief am icus in a suit in whch a Negro fire, man challenged the validity of a con tract entered into between a railroad and a labor union and also cited the case in Califoomia in September, 1949 when the Attorney General of that State filed a similar brief with the California Supreme Court in a res trictive covenant suit now pending before that court.) Declaring that the Department of Justice was charged with enforcing the Civil Rights Laws, Rabbi Miller's letter quoted President Truman as saying, Vie must make the federal ! Govreement a friendly, vigilant de ! fender of the rights and equalities of all Americans—There is much that state and local government can do in providing positive safeguards for Civil 1 Rights. But we cannot any longer a wait the growth of a will to action in the slowest states or the most hack ward community. Our National Cov ! ernment must show the way.'’ Rabbi ! Miller’s letter concluded, "We applaud these ringing words and call upon the D partment of Justice to bring its massive influence to bear in the strug gle to outlaw racially restrictive cov enants.” | HE WAS ALAYS GOOD \ears before his histrionic talent got William Powell the titular starr ing role in amer Bros.! Technicolor I screen version of “Life With Father,” he was the leading thespian at Kan sas City’s Central High School. — THE DEEP RIVER BOYS The Deep River Boys, Victor records stars, have been signed to co-headline with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, famous all-girls dance orch estra, in a special series of ‘pop’ Con certs. scheduled to commence in late December. Sponsored locally by col leges, schools, religious and education al groups, civic, welfare, fraternal and other organizations, the double-head line attraction will appear in K> cities in the south, southwest and midwest, in an experimental effort to establish popular Concerts as a medium of en tertainment, and cultural advance ment. as well as to assist in the fund raising campaigns of groups, under whose auspices they will perform. Prior to start of the forthcoming Concert tour, the Deep River Boys will continue their night club and radio appearances. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, booked solid until Christmas, will appear in theatres and one-night dance engagements. READ THE OMAHA GUIDE f --- Winners to Receive Four Year College Scholarship And Entrance Awards Artist Robert Williams, poster artist for various government agencies and win ner of a nation-wide art contest, is doing the layout and design for ‘"Smart Woman.” the new style maga zine for colored women. The young Washingtonian received much profes j sional encouragement from E. Simms Campbell. Williams attended classes i at the University of Florence while ' stationed with the 92nd Division in Italy. President Scruggs Addresses Lincoln Uni. Opening JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Admin istrators, faculty and students of Lin coln university assembled in formal convocation last Tuesday morning, 1 opening the eighty second academic year for the institution. The ceremony, 1 held in historic Page auditorium. Memorial hall, began a 8:00 o'clock with new faculty members seated on I the stage to be welcomed and recogn I ized. The convocation was the first for the school year and the beginning of the tenth year for Dr. Sherman D. Scruggs as president of the University. Challenging his audience to the high purposes of life. President Scruggs reviewed the University's pur poses in detail pointing out the facil ities and faculties assembled to achieve them. A feature of the pro gram was a presentation of the 17 new faculty additions by the University marshal. Prof. M. C. Hardiman Supporting musical number? were supplied by the Department of Music under the direction of Prof. 0. A. Ful ler. Blessings were invoked by the Rev. C. B. Johnson, pastor of Second Baptist church. i 17 CENTS AN HOUR SUES FOR BACK PAY DEAF HOMEWORKER WHO COT NEW YORK — Lulu Young, deaf homeworker, used to get only 17 cents an hour for sewing buttons on cat'd boaard squares for sales display, and she used to work as mueh as 60 hour? a week. When she complained about these sweatshop conditions, she was refused any further work. Now she is suing for back pay and overtime under the federal wage- hour law, which sets an hourly minimum of 40 cents. The suit is being filed by Carl Raehlin and Leonard Cohen, ^ Workers Defense League attorneys. The case was brought to the League's attention by the International Ladies Carment Workers Union. First Seed Sale Agricultural seeds were first sold commercially in the United Stale* •fen..* 17d7 I THEY’LL NEVER DIEsy Sit**?**, SHOWMAN WAS BILL PICKET, A COLORED MiAN.SORN £0 -tEARS ASO IN HIS LIFETIME HE EARXED A SIZE- jb ADLE FORTUNE IN r’ tf.iUER b(w9' FAMED SHOW IOIRANCH/ THANKS TO | THIS Giant cowboys act was Both daring-and novel HE 5IJ FIERCE BULLS AND STEERS INTO GENTLE SUBMISSION.' P.CKET'S METHOD WAS SIMPLE- GALLOPING INTO AN ARENA ASTRIDE HIS PONY HE WOULD LEAP UPON The BACK OF A BULL, SINK HIS TEETH INTO ITS NOSE, AND THROW THE BEAST EASILY: ONCE IN MEXICO CITY, HE BIT AND THREW THEIR FIERCEST 3VLL IN TMINcT AS HE THEN ASTOUNDED THE CROW 3 BV SITTING ON THE BULL'S HEAD FOR MORE THAN ONE HALF HOUR// B ‘ L PICKET WALKED OUT OF THAT ARENA WITH A #53,000 CASH PRIZE !! Continental Pe9trttx>« __ j “All over the country, boys and girls 1 of unusual promise are denied the op portunity of college training became they ca.’-.ot aflc'd it. Wo have *<■! our selves tile '.:.sk of discovering and pro moting the growth of some of these students vh- eat: add materially to M e enrich'iicot of t'-e American tvay of life.” Wch this at a keynote, the Cola Scholarsl ip Board this mont.* is toviliig all ,'ef o Uurlrrts gt jt uating from high school in 1948 to enter its fourth annual competition for 119 four year college »t hrlarsliti.* anti j'jQ f.fly ilollar college entrance awards Act* riling to vn ainauncem*!. u»t «em |s the p. • 1 cla Schoi. nip I5o«i>i to all No.vo high school i.naci. pal-. ir ■' 'lire »• iioiarships a .a !j ol ih« College Kntrance Awatds have l*een rt aside i-ally for senio-* cf South’s Negro schools. Neg'o «'u ■ .'eols nnv al-n