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_ . _ LOCAL ANi NATIONAL The Omaha Guide NEWS Cfassifed Ads Get Results ^ Per ^ Phone- lOc HArney 0800 ^SIKE/pALlTY HEWTOTHEUNEX «r. -- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY _ _ PHONE HA.0800 ^__ ____ 2+20 GRANT ST _ VOL 20 — No- 36 ^ _OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1947___ omTo££ S&SZ. “VS! i'«T' FATHER E. J. FLANAGAN TO BE SPEAKER AT ZION CHURCH Edw. F. Boyd Sales Manager Of Pepsi-Cola Firm Boys Town Leader Principal Speaker At MeetSponsored By Midwest Athletic Club ■ ..- i -- Pictured above is the Rev. Msgr. E. J. Flanagan, founder and director of Boys Town, Negraska. Known the father Flanagan-' world over simply as Father Flana gan His humanintarian endeavor is world renown. Father Flanagan is to be presented by the Midwest - Athletic Club as principal speaker on their first fall Educational Program at Zion Baptist Church on Sunday Oct ober 12, 1947. By special request from General Douglas MacArthur, commanding General in the Southwest Pacific Theatre of Operations he was called to Japan to study the living condi tions of the Japanese people and to set up a similar form of government such as one now being conducted a'. Boys Towm. Father Flanagan will speak on the subject “My Observations of Japan an Korea". Also included on the afternoon's program will be the Har mony Five from Council Bluffs, the Imperial Choral Ensemble, under the direction of Mr. ^ apter Bell, the Royal Jubliee Singers, the Choral Ensemble under the direction of Mrs. Addie Foxall Hinton, and others. Mr. John Butler, Executiva Secretary of the Near Northside Branch YMCA »»il be master of ceremonies. Come out and enjoy the lovely pro gram which has been arranged for your pleasure. URBAN LEAGUE EXECUTIVE REVIEWS KINGSBLOOD ROYAL V - The Men’s Club of the First Uni tarian Church opened their fall book review season last Wednesday even ing by listening to a review of Sin clair Lewis’ latest best seller given by M. Leo Bohanon, Executive Secre tary, Omaha Urban League. Mr, Bohanon in his review stress ed the senseless, inhuman and bar baric results of color discrimination. He also brought out, as illustrated by the author, the ignorance and twisted mental development of those who practice racial discrimination. In summing up hi9 review Mr. Bo hanon said the problem of racial or color discrimination has never been a Negro problem but a national one. He further said it is a problem which threatens our whole democratic philosophy, both nationally and in ternationally and that it will require the earnest and sincere efforts of all truly liberal people races and rgoups if it is to be destroyed. Time Saver* At least four hours a week csn be saved by an ironer in the-average family. A saving of several hours can be accomplished by the washer. The total gain from the two amounts to several weeks a year. * First Seed Sale - Agricultural seeds were flrst sold commercially m the Urated States • Rr.ir» 1'Ttf7 DR. W. L. NICHOLAS CHAIRMAN OF EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE j FOR SCHOOL SAVINGS (NEBR) Allen T. Hupp, of Omaha, state chairman of the Advisory Committee to the U. S. Savings Bonds Division for Nebraska, today announced the appointment of Dr. William L. Nich olas of Peru, Nebraska as chairman of the Educational Advisory Commit tee for School Savings for Nebraska. Dr. Nicholas is President of the Peru State Teachers College. Before going to Peru a year ago he served as Director of the Division of Oc cupational Information and Guidance for the State Board of Vocational Ed ucation and previously as Dean of Men and Director of Teachers Place ment at Kearney State Teachers Col lege. During the war years, Dr. Nicholas was a member of the Nebraska | Schools at War Committee and suc ceeds Dr. Archer L. Burnham, who headed the war-time school savings program. “Prominent educators of the nation have given their fullest endorsement to the Treasury’s School Savings pro-1 gram on a peace-time basis,” said Dr. ! Nicholas. “It is of prime importance that children from the earliest years be taught habits of thrift and savings. We will endeavor to formulate a plan that will assist teachers in stressing savings and thrift in the classroom. All public and private elementary and high chools of Nebraska have been invited to participate in their pro 1 gram." ‘*Our program of savings and thrift wil also acquaint older children with t he problem of the public debt and how it must be soundjy managed I through widespread distribution in the form of government bonds. All schools will be urged to provide op portunity for the children to purchase U. S. Savings Stamps at regular in tervals, as a direct form of systema tic savings. This will not be a pres sure program in any way and no goals will be set as in the war-time program-” “Schools participating in the pro gram will be asked to furnish pro gress reports at the close of each semester.” Classroom aids for carrying out the School Savings program can be ob tained free upon request to the U. S. Savings Bonds Division Nebraska of fice, 636 World-Herald Building, Omaha 2, Nebraska. —1 " • I COST OF LONG SKIRTS HELD CAUSE OF PROTEST LOS ANGELES, Calif. — If skirts had been lengthened gradually instead of precipitously, there would have been no protest from American in the opinion of Mrs. Louise Pinkney ; Sooy, associate professor of Fine Arts 1 on the Los Angeles campus of the University of California. “Most of the objections to the new dress lengths are economic rather j than esthetic,” Mrs. Sooy says. “The hems on wartime clothing were so skimpy that they can’t be he out to conform with the new lengths. This means that to be in style one has to get everything new.” -Mrs. Sooy predicts that in spite of objections, skirts will be longer. I “Some women may change their fash ions, an hour or so after reading the fashion magazines; others may take a couple of years. But they all change,” she says. The clothing expert has her doubts about hip paddings, however and she doesn’t believe that women will go back to corsets, even in the interests of being fashionable. •, Harlem Hilarity — Hear The “HARLEM HOSPITALITY CLVB” Saturday, 7:30 P. M. —* KBON Omega Psi Frat j Announces High School Essay Ted The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity an nounces its annual National High School Essay Contest as a program of National Negro Achievement Week November 2-9. Subject: “Racial Democracy at home as a Means of Fostering In ternational Understanding” Awards: First Prize-f75.00, Second Prize $50.00, Third Prize $2500 Eligibility: Open to all Senior High School Puplis Rules: 1. The essay must be en titled “Racial Democarcy at Home as a Means of Foster ing International Understand ing” 2. It must be bassed upon the nation and their relation . to World Peace and Inter national Understanding. 3. The essay must be original , not previously published, and not secured by copyright. | 4. It must contain not less j than 1500. ayxr more than 2500 words. I 5. Two typewritten, double spaced copies must be sub- i mitted. . j 6. The name and address of the contestant must appear on the first page. i 7. No manuscript will be re- I turned, the Fraternity reser-1 ing full publishing rights to all manuscripts submitted. 8. The manuscript must be] postmarked not later than I midnight, November 9, 1947 and mailed to: Dr. Robert C. Weaver Dir ector National Achievement Project Omega Phs Phi Fraternity 32 West Rando- ^ Iph Street, 19th Floor j Chicago 1, Illinois 9- Awards will be announced in December, 1947. The de cisions of the pudges will be final. THEME: Community Planning For Intergroup Understanding B. T .Washington Half Dollars To j Be Ready Soon , ROCKY MOUNT, Virginia—Mr. J. S. Walden, First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Rich mond, Virginia has advised S. J. Phil lips, President of the Booker T. Was ington Birthplace Memorial, that the Booker ^Washington Memorial half dollar will be ade available to all member banks and trust companies throughout the United States. Mr. Wal den states that a supply of these half dollars is now od hand in Fed eral Reserve Banks and their 36 branches. According to Me. Phillips’ state ment, during the past si^ months it has been difficult for the Booker T. Washington Memo-rial half dollars to be made available in many com munities. Under the Federal Reserve plan of distribution, coins may be made available in any community by an individual or group asking theii local bank to make them available. The cooperation on the part of the Federal Reserve Banking System will make it easier for organizations work ing with the Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial on a premium sharing or Scholarship Fund Plan. Under this plan organizations help ing in the distribution of the Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollars are permitted to keep 20 cents out of the premium on each half dollar sold by them for educational or up lift purposes. This new plan of co operative distribution is based on Booker T. Washington’s idea of “ehlpfulnes towards others.” Salt Lake Great Salt lake has a salt con tent of about 20 per cent. The Executive Committee of the Nashville Fisk Club discusses plans for entertaining guests and delegates to the Inauguration of Dr. Charles a. Johnson, sixth president of Fis« University, November 6-10. orF mleft to right: Thomas M. Brumfield; Leonard Tomlinson; Mrs. ■ Cla-a Overall; Miss B. 0. Dixon, seo 1 retary; W. H. Fort, presidenr; W. D. _ •»«— Hawkins; Mrs. Helen Young Howard, alumni secretary; Mrs. Cora Field; George D. St. John, Jr. Staff Appointees Named At Atlanta, ATLANTA, Georgia — Appointed to the staff of Atlanta University were made known this week by the Office of President Rufus E. Cle ment. | Five appointments were made in the University Library: Gwendolyn M. Carter, A. B. Knoxville College and B. S. L. S-, Atlanta University to the periodicals department; Nancy M. Harper, yA, B., Alabama State Teachers College,. B. S. L. S., Atlanta University, catalog librarian; Mrs. Marnesba D. Hill, A. B., Langston University,- B. S. L. S. Atlanta Uni versity, curator of the Negro Collec tion; Mrs. Rosebiud Brown Dixon, A. B., Spelman College, 89 librarian in the Reserve Book Room; and Mrs. Florence King, a graduate of Cortez Peters Business College, Washington, D. C., who will be secretary to the librarian. Also announced by the Pre sident’s Office is the appointment of Dr. Virginia L. Jones, director of the School of Library Service, as acting librarian. In the School of Library Service, an appointment ha9 gone to Mrs. Jose phine Fawcett Thompson, A. B„ West Virginia State College, B. S. L. S., Atlanta University, "who is the new school librarian. Mrs. Ethel Forbes, former secretary treasurer for the Nqjional Benefit Life Insurance Company of Macon, Georgia, has been appointed an as sitant in the Book Shop. Other appointees are Mrs. Alice Tull, former hostess in the dormitor ies of Fisk and Dillard Universities, who will be the hostess at the Resi dence Halls; Marc V. Briscoe, A. B., Clark College, who has been named appraiser on the staff of the Atlantal LTniversity Guidance Center; and Mrs. I Pauline M. Clark, B. S., Hampton i Institute, and Miss Jessie Bentley, I who was educated at Georgia State College, whoi have been added to the secretarial staff. DILLARD LEAPS IN OVENS’ FOOTSTEPS CHIAGCO—When ace Negro hurdler Harrison Dillard represents the Uni ted States in the 1948 Olympics light, ning will be striking twice in the same place says an October Negro Digest feature showing the close similarity between the origins and careers of speedsters Dillard and Jesse Owens. Owens, the original Buckeye Bullet, coMes from Cleveland as does Dillard the Negro Digest story explains, and both trackmen are from the east side. Both were as fast as lightning and at tended the same high school, East Tech High. Dillard, the “New'’ Buckeye Bullet duplicated Owens’ feats on the cinder paths and became a star at hurdling. Henry W allace Flays National Ass’n. of Mfgrs. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Former Vic-President Henry A. Wallace on October 3 told an enthusiastic cap acity audience of 3500 in the Muni cipal Auditorium here that “the Na tional Association of Manufacturers plays White against Negro, Chri.-tion against Jew, and Catholic against Pro testant.” Here under sponsorship of a citi zens’ committee Wallace told his list, ners: “You have noticed, I am sure, that the NAM advertising is never directed to fight against racial dis crimination and prejudice. *tjThe hqyp who use the word ‘freedom* are sincere about protecting freedom — their freedom— to privatly control prices by limiting production. They are sincere about protecting the freedom to hire and fire without regard to human needs,” Wallace said. “They are sincere about protecting the freedom to starve. The double talk boys who don’t like govemmert insurance are responsible for the Taft Hartley Bill which involves govern ment more and more in labor-man agement disputes,” he said. Featured guest of the evening was Paul Robeson, famed Baritone, who always a Springfield favorite—offered four songs. Applause indicated that the audience desired additional selec tions, but Mr. Robeson concluded his part of the program by reading a poem titled “Freedom Train, ” and which asked in verse whether or not the Freedom Train now touring the country was free of Jim Crowism, and ment for both Negroes and Whites It was a very moving, and significant poem by Langton Hughes. The audience donated “in excess of $2000” after being exhorted by Dr. Frank Kingdon, noted liberal com. mentator, to contribute funds for the inception of a “people’s party.” The money, Dr. Kingdon explain ed, will be used “to put in motion during the next 14 months the mach inery to put Henry Wallace in the White House.” REV. AND MRS. C. C. REYNOLDS DINNER GUESTS Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Reynolds and District Superintendtend Rev. J. J. Johnson were dinner guest of Mrs. | James Allen, 2509 Maple st., Monday evening. Dr. Johnson preached a very deep sermon Sunday morning at Clair Chapel Church. farm Production From the top third of the nation’* farms comes 80 per cent of the total production; from the other two thirds, 20 per cent Safety Council Reveals Parking Meter Controversy The use of parking meters proved to be a highly controversial subject in a state-wide public opinion poll conducted by the Nebraska State Safety Council at the State Fair, E P. Tinker, Jr., Executive Secretary announced today. Of those expressing their opinion 59 per cent were in favor whereas 41 per cent were against their use. Other questions asked and (heir percentages were as follows: Would you favor legalizing “Chem ical Test” as a means for con victing drunken drivers? 92 per cent Yes, 8 per cent No. Do you favor state-wide motor vehicle inspection? 80 per cent Yes, 20 per cent No. Would you favor the schools of this state including Traffic Safe ty and Driver-Training as part of their regular course? 94 per cent Yes, 6 per cent No.* Do you favor the use of School Boy Patrols to direct children at intersections? (Not to direct traf fic.) 89 per cent Yes, 11 per cent N°- m The majority were satisfied with the present speed laws of 60 miles an j hour during daylight hours and 50 miles an hour at night, for after a veraging all opinions together, we ar rived at an average suggested speed of 53 miles per hour. “The idea of this poll was well re. ceived and everyone right down through the teen age driver gave the questions very serious consideration,” said Tinker. “Further, many took the opportunity to add soe very pertinent comments such as that from a truck ' driver who felt that passenger cars should be required to do.” “Many others wanted to see stricter enforcement of all traffic laws, bet- ( ter and more rigid driver license laws and requirements, stiffer penalties for drunken driving, and many many other individual suggestions to numerous to enumerate but all worthy of the ser ious consideration which each will re-' ceive.” “We feel that we have a highly re presentative poll,” Tinker said, “for we received opinions from 80 out of the 93 counties and in tallying these on a map, we found that the votes were well grouped over the entire i state. All of this information should prove to be highly informative in com mending improvements that should be made. Eye Girrs worm To tempt poter^ial husbands many maidens in the Orient, espe cially in Asia Minor, build up nice dowries by weaving rugs. With their earnings they buy perforated gold coins, which they wear as necklaces around their necks so that a young village buck, at a elance. can evaluate a girl’s worth. 1 Negro Field Staff To Be Integrated Into Organization Under His Able Direction / Omaha Symphony Will Present Four Big Concerts Here The Omaha Symphony Orchestra ■will present a series of four double concerts this winter with a guest lor each concert, it was announced Sat urday by |the Symphony Orchestra Special Committee. Sponsoring the series will be the Junior League of Omaha, Associated Retailers, and the Omaha World-Herald, in co- operation with the Symphony Association. These groups sponsored the Symphony's highly successful inaugural last year. Soloists who will appear with the ohrcestra inelude Nan Merriman, pop ular mezzo-soprano; Whittemore and Lowe, brilliant young two-piano team; John Carter, Metropolitan Opera ten or; and Roland Gundry, young Ameri can violinist. Mr. Gundry and Mr. Richard E. Duncan, conductor of the Omaha Symphony, were contemporary students of Serge Koussevitzky in Bos ton and served together in the army. Dates for the concerts have been set for January 19 and 20, February 9 and 10, March 8 and 9, and April 5 and 6. All concerts will be in Jos lyn Memorial starting at 8:30 p. m. Ticket sales wil be handled again by the Junior League who are accept ing mail orders now addressed to the League, Blackstone Hotel, Omaha. Formal ticket sale will commence im mediately after Thanksgiving. Twenty five hundred season tickets will be sold at 16.67 plus tax, total 18.00, on a first-come, first-served basis. Appro imately 500 reservations have already been made, it was announced. League officials remind those who signed re servations slips at the last concert that no additional reservations need be made. In addiion to this subscription ser ies the Omaha Symphony is present ing four free children’s concerts at Tech High this fall hrough the spon sorship of the American Federation of Musicians. “I am delighted with the plans for 4ie coming season,” Mr. Duncan, Sym phony conductor said. “We are mak ing rapid progress toward a first-rate Symphony in Omaha, and I am parti cularly pleased with the continued enthusiasm of the Orchestra’s sponsors. Our soloists have again been picked to represent the best among America’s young, native artists,'’ he said. ‘Body And Soul” World Premier On November 1st “Body and Soul”, Enterprise-United Artists Productio% wjll have its world premiere around November 1 at the Globe Theatre in New York City, it was announced by U. A. today (September 30). John Garfield and Lilli Palmer co star in “Body and Soul”, which in roduces Hazel Brooks, latest screen discovery. The supporting cast in cludes Anne Revere, Joseph Pevney, Lloyd Goff, Canada Lee, and William Conrad. | “Body and Soul”, Third of the En terprise Films to reach the screen, was produced by Bob Roberts and directed by Robert Rossen from the screenplay by Abraham Polonsky. The picture wil open following the run of Walt Disney’s “Fun and Fancy Free,” current attraction at the Globe. I Clover From Italy Crlmsm clover was Introduced Into the United States from Italy in 1818. A Negro Field Staff to be Integrated Into the Organization Linger His Dir ection Pepsi-Cola’s New Sales Ex ecutive Has Had an Exiensit e Career ,, in Public Service Devoted to the ucl fare of the Negro Race Continuing Pepsi. Cola’s establish ed policy of encouraging opportunities forNegroes in all of its business acti vities and related endeavors, Walter S. Mack, Jr..' President of Pepsi-Cola Company, announces the appointment of Edward F. Boyd as Assistant Sales Manager. Mr. Boyd will make his headquar ters in Long Island Citp, N. Y., the executive offices o fPepsi-Cola Com pany. Under his direction, a Negro field staff will be integrated into the organization. Mr. Boyd joins the Pepsi-Cola Com pany after an extensive career in the fields of public housing, labor rela ftons and social welfare. He has had wide experience in racial relations and in promoting the welfare of color ed people, and has been associated with such organizations as the Nation al Housing Agency, the National Ur ban League, the Civil Service Cmhk mission of San Francisco, the Nation al Youth Administration, the Screen Actors’ Guild in Hollywood, and the housing authorities of Los Angeles and Vallejo, California. In several of these organizations, he was the first member of his race to be appointed to his position. A native of California, although he is now a resident of New York City. Mr. Boyd is a graduate of the Uni versity of California, and has also at tended Riverside Junior College and taken special work at the University of Southern California and Columbia University. __ Lena Horne Tells How Paul Robeson Changed Her Life CHICAGO—“The first half of my life I hated my own people because I saw them getting pushed around and taking it! And I hated whites for doing the pushing! But one night Paul Robeson came into Cafe Society where I was sing ing and that night changed my whole life.” So says Lena Horne in a November Ebony photo-profile which casts a side the lavish tinsel and brilliant glitter of screen and cafe society to show America's most popular Nsgro t entertainer for the eloquent orator and hardfighting crusader she really is. Ebony says, “her daughter Gail wil? “She’s fighting for a better world,* never be called ‘Nigger’ and where all races can Ijve in dignity.” “Paul Robeson knew how mixed up I was, Lena who admits that she was a violent anti-white Negro says, and he took the trouble to talk to me a lot. I got some idea of the greatness of our people and why we have to fight for the things we deserve-” Fighting ever since, Lena gives of her time, energy, talent, and- money at benefits, mass meetings or private parties to strike out against race-hate housing ill*, and witch-hunts. “I learned from Paul Robeson why Negroes were being pushed around and how big a people we Negroes can be if we learn how to see things clearly and fight.” WorM’s First Champ James Figg. who won the crown as-bare knuckle champion in 1710. TUT, TUT, NEW BUTTER-TUT \ es, even better Butter-Nut Bread. Look for the gay new blue and white gingham wrapper.