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VOL. 20 — No. 39 ~~_OMAHA, NEBRASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1947 ornff omSh™ xlVnllZ vV^r
DEMOCRACY IN ACTION SDPPORTS HlfiH SCHOOL TEACHER
Roland Hayes Will Sing With Fisk Choir Nov. 7th
To Sing At Inauguration of
President Johnson at Fisk II.
Roland Hayes, world famous tenor
will be the guest artist appearing
with the Fisk University Choir and
members of the music faculty in a
concert at Ryman Auditorium No
vember 7, according to an an
nouncement by the committee on
inauguration of the sixth president
of Fisk University, Charles Spurgeon
Johnson.
Over 175 delegates from the coun
try’s leading colleges and cultural
societies will participate in the cere
monies.
Dr. Fred L. Brownlee, general sec
retary of the American Missionary
Association Division of the Board of
Home Missions of the Congregation
al and Christian Churches will de
liver the Convocation Sermon in
Fisk Memorial Chape! on November
9. This service will conclude the
four day celebration of one of the
most significant events in the his
tory of the institution which was
founded by the A M in 1866. Dr.
Brownlee will preach on “The Reli
gious Function of a University.”
Roland Hayes, formerly a member
of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, is one
of Fisk’s most famous sons. He was
awarded a Doctor of Music Degree
by Fisk in 1932, one of the three
honorary degrees to be given by the
university. It was with great diffi
culty he rearranged his concert tour
for the current season to blend his
voice with scores of others in herald
ing the inauguration of Fisk’s first
Negro president.
The present student choir of 100
voices continues to maintain the
distinctive tradition for fine choral1
music which comes down from the
early days of Fisk University. Dur
ing the Inaugural Concert the group
will be assisted by players from the
Nashville Symphony Orchestra in
certain selections.
The choir will resume its Sunday
night broadcasts over station WSM,
November 16 at 10:15 p.m., their
regular time.
Mr. W. J. Cotter, State Assistant
Veteran Employment Representative
at the request of the Urban League
Industrial Department, under the
direction of Mr. Marion M. Taylor
spoke to a packed audience on
Thursday, October 23, 1947 at 8
p.m. at the Urban League.
At this meeting Mr. Cotter spoke
at length on the place of the veter
ans especially the handicaped posi
tion as to job status, how to in
crease his opportunity, how to train
him, and how to interest him in a
satisfactory job.
Mr. Cotter’s program will revolve
around the following steps as he
works closely with Mr. Taylor and
the Urban League.
Open Job Opportunities: a. Pub
licity: Radio, Newspaper, Meetings,
organizing, etc.; b. Contact with
Firms Direct: Employers, Discussing
upgrading Negroes, Wider use of Ne
groes in various phases of employ
ment.
The meeting showed by its at
tendance the keen interest for rep
resentatives from various commun
ity organizations were in evidence
such as: Business, Veterans, Educa
tion, Agencies, Religious, Music
Drama, General, which is to come
at a later date, the nucleus for an
Advisory Committee to Mr. Cotter.
Planner’s Dream
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By GEORGE S. BENSON
^President ol Harding College *
Searcy, Arkansas
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‘WITH MORE MINERS at work
ind more machinery, Britain is
producing 15,000,000 tons less
toal per year than in 1941.” This
itatement by Mr. Churchill aptly
lescribes che results of nationali
tation. It is striking that where
is England used to export large
quantities of coal, she is now im
porting as much as 600,000 tons
from t^e United States in the
present quarter. This is the pic
ture 18 months after nationaliza
tion of Britain’s coal industry
was begun. / ~ ^
i Last summer in England I had
s' conference with Mr. Michael
Young, head of the research de
partment of the Labor Party, and
their chief economist. Thirty or
bo years of age, tall and slender,
Mr. Young expressed great con
fidence in England’s program of
hationalization of industry. He
hoped the program would pro
ceed rapidly to include all indus-'
tries, and he was confident it
would bring full . employment,
high productivity, and greater
prosperity. Mr. Young’s hopes re
main in the dream stage. * ' '1
Failure! HIGH BRITISH ”offi
Evident cials came to Wash
ington last' month.
They5 wanted to discuss new
terms on the American loan. A
London report' of their interview
with Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder tells of Mr. Snyder
asking the British officials “Why
nationalization had not produced
more coal and if it had hampered
’output.” Mr. Snyder was also
firm in inquiring whether Britain,
'under the scheme of nationaliza
tion, was “still going to be a sol
vent concern.” *' ^
J With England sitting ~bn~ vast
coal reserves, yet importing coal,
lone can understand that Secre
tary Snyder is a bit dubious about
the results of nationalization. In
coal mining under nationalization
there was at first an upward
surge of output. But soon the
gain wore off, and turned into a
dramatic loss. This experiment
in government management of
industry simply did not come
through. Other industries are
learning in the same manner.
Dictator 4 THE LABOR govem
Powers ment, which has urged
more construction of
houses, now finds it necessary to
reduce its quota of new houses
by 80,000. The use of petrol is
to be cut down by one-third; for
eign travel is to be reduced by
one-half. An individual can now
buy only 20 cents worth of beef
a week. The fact that the food
situation is extremely critical
plus the failure of nationalized
industries to get production led
to the passing of Britain’s Crisis
W The British Press described the i
Bill as giving the government
power to: ~
P* 13 Direct labor within an in- !
dustry or from one industry to i
another. v |
2.' Replace inefficient manage- ;
ments in industry by government 1'
nominees, which will mean, in ef-J
feet, taking over the business. <
** 3. Divert investments into cer
tain channels, and prevent them'
going into others.^ * ’ .V,
#- 4. Control hours and ^condi
tions of work, and even rates of
pay.JK >_ - H
5. ' Send supplies and raw ma
terials to certain industries, andt
keep them from others. v
6. Order goods to be exported
to given markets, and prevent
them going to others less profit
able to the nation. -J
These ' dictatorial^powersare,
the true offspring of a govern
—jnpot m^necra/3 «iummnv.r
JOSEPH SCHIEFFELIN
JOINS “Y” STAFF
Mr. Joseph B. SchieSelin, from Al
buquerque, New Mexico, has joined
the staff of the YMCA in the capacity
of Assistant Boys’ Director.
He graduated from Groton and
latter attended both the University
of New Mexico and Yale University.
While at Yale, Mr. Schieffelin
worked with the New Haven Boys
Club and other social organizations. I
He will work under Howard Ohman,
Boys’ Building Secretary, and will
direct boys’ hobby and club groups.
INDIANS WIN GRADE SCHOOL
HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNEY
The Indian’s basxetball team
paced by Joe Patterson with 27
points and Roy Gray with 24 points
won the Grade School Holiday Tour
ney on last Friday. The Indiafis won
3 games, lost none. The Robinson
All-Stars took second place, Tigers
3rd place, and the Lions 4th place.
Members of the Indian team are:
Emmett Ashby, captain, Russell Bil
lingsley, L. Henson, Roy Gray, Rus
sell Cook, Wesley Ashby, Kermit
Anderson, Edward Anderson, and
Willard Bowie.
Plans are now underway to set
up Grade School Leagues for boys
who are not participating on Grade
School varsity teams.
TECH HIGH NEWS
White mice were advertised for
sale as pocket pets Friday, October
17, in the Tech News.
Technical High School, Omaha,
Nebraska, has the only school paper
that runs a Want Ad column for
the benefit of its students.
Nancy Jones, 17, 4455 Franklin
Street, editor, says, “We help the
students sell anything from white
mice to pink elephants.”
FIRST MISSION OF GOD
SENT LIGHT
We greet you with the word of
peace, it is wonderful to know the
Lord and thank God we are learn
ing more of him every service.
Prophet Hess is doing a wonder
ful job praying for the sick and
many are being healed. We thank
God for many new faces that are
in our services from time to time,
being helped through the preaching
of the word of God. Sunday was a
banner day, the pastor preaching
two soul stirring sermons. At 11
a.m. St. Johns 3: 12 his subject The
Mysteries of God and Strange to
Man. Text Matt 11-25. Hid from
the wise, but made known to the
fool. Sunday p.m.
Welcome to services. Sunday
noon, 8 p.m. Tuesday Healing, and
Thursday. 2428 Decatur St.
THIS COULDN'T HAPPEN
IN THE CAROLINAS
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fjj tr " Exclu.nvt to ha Yatti Publication*
j VVlHlS, my friends, will probably shock our Southern brethren
Xof the South. The "You-alls” who resent Northern "med
! dlin’ ” won’t like this picture story. In the South, you see, much
time is spent in tracking down Negroes, attacking them, beating
them unmercifully, sometimes shooting them to death—lynchings.
Two wars were fought and won by Americans. Many
Negroes from the South fought and died for Democracy. (This is
their just reward? Lynching, that is.)
No, this could not happen in the Carolinas, Suh. The story
, of Connee Boswell, white, Apollo recording artist, in a recording
j session with Freddy Norman, Negro musician and composer.
That’s Jerry Jerome, Jewish, musical director, looking on the
[ score with great cdncentration. Oh. yes. The musicians are Protea
Itant, Catholic and Jewish. Incidently, Connee’s first release for
fApollo was "Chi Baba Chi Baba,” backed by “There’a That
'Lonely Feeling Again.” _
BROTHERLY BEHAVIOR
For the 25th year we are being giv
en the opportunity to join in a com
mUNITYwide endeavor which is of,
by and for the entire commUNITY:
the CommUNITY Chest drive is on.
The slogan for 194*1*?“*'-' :ed after
a prize contest, is “Everyone’s Best
1 Will Fill the Chest”. Doing so makes
countless individual appeals unneces
sary and will insure an adequate
maintenance of needed agencies.
The callers coming to our homes
are all volunteer workers, giving free
ly of time and strength in the inter
est of our fellow-citizens. They should
be received gladly.
The history of the CommUNITY
Chest idea is not complete. Its begin
nings are ascribed to Denver, and
again to Cleveland. It is assured us,
however, that such a unified appeal
originated in the combined efforts of
religious men, then as now real re
presentatives of any commUNITY, a
priest and two ministers. (Religion
does unify us).
OUR RADIO MIMSTRY
Heard each morning, Monday
through Friday over Station KBON
at 8:15 (please note the new hour
since September 29), is the Council’s
regular “Morning Devotions” program.
We were too modest in our Sept
ember Bulletin, for a later check
back with the station reveals that
“Morning Devotions” was the pro
gram with “top listener rating” in
the morning programs over KBON.
This program is appreciated.
SAVE THIS PROGRAM
“The Greatest Story Ever Told”,
one of our best contemporary reli
ogius radio programs is on trial to
December 31. In Omaha, its network
outlet is KOIL at 5:30 p. m. Sundays.
Listen, write to KOIL expressing
your opinion,
I
rarm 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
Ask Rationing and Price Control to Aid Europe >
ml* 4?i'j ^C“(?,oundphoto)—Edwin G. Nouree, head of the President’s Special Econo«
p^8ldent Truman and his cabinet that rationing and price controls are
T enervation program through which the U.S. is called upon to aid starv.
reftflbrpfMidan?tTtomf«.t’'^fated‘ ?°h,ert A. Lovett, Acting Sec’y of State; Defense Sec’y James For*
w Treasury Sec y John Snyder; Attorney Genl Tom C. Clark. Left to right.
Steelman0 ^1°° ,Ch*irman’ Economic Council; Postmaster Gen’l Robert Hannegan; John R.
r Commerce Sec’y W. Averell Harriman; Agriculture Sec’y Clinton Ander
r ,1 ?rSt' Chairman, Economic Advisory Council; Interior Sec’y J. A. Krug; Labor
Secy Lewis Schwellenbach, and Gen. Philip Fleming. Federal Works Administrator.
WEDDING RECEPTION AT
NORTHSIDE YWCA
The Wedding Reception for Miss
Anna Mae Butler, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Butler, 2850 Corby St.,
is to be held at Northside Branch
YWCA Sunday November 2, 1947
from 5 to 7 p.m.
Miss Butler was recently married
to Mr. Robert Bruce Bates of Omaha,
Nebraska.
AUXILIARY ROOSEVELT
POST NO. 30 MEET
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Roosevelt Post No. 30 held its regu
lar meeting Thursday evening with
several new members present. A
splendid report of the District Con
vention at Benson was made by
the Auxiliary president, Mrs. Pearl
Brummel. The delegates were: Mrs.
Ora Glass, Mrs. Pearl Thomas, and
Mrs. Nellie Talbert.
SUB DEB CLUB
The Sub-Deb Club has postponed
their ham raffle until November 11,
1947.
FEDERAL COUNCIL URGES
THE CHURCH LEAD
In a statement released September
18 the Federal Council of Churchfti
appealed to the American people for
broader relief measures to counteract
“wide-spread frustration and despair
overseas”, even if this should involve
the reestablishment of public controls
on particular items.
The agency of Our major denomina
tions urged the government to in
form the public of the peril of im
pending bankruptcy in many nations,
asked that the gcfvefriment make
clear that high food costs are dtje
more to our own prosperity than to
the relatively small amounts now be
ing shipped overseas.
Church groups should consider j
measures of readjusting eating habits
to release cereal grains, meats and
fats.
RENEWAL OPERATORS
LICENSE NOW
Mr. Owen J. Boyles, Assistant Dir
ector of the State Motor Vehicle Div
ision issued a warning to those per
sons who have not as yet renewed
their operation privileges by obtain
ing an operator’s license.
Mr. Boylfs points out that all
licenses must be renewed by October
31, 1947, or those individuals who
wish to renew after that day will,
before renewal, have to appear be
fore a patrolman-examiner. Also, per
sons who are operatiing after October
31, 1947, without a valid operator’s
license are subject to arrest.
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TURNS PART OF ROYALTIES
OVER NEGRO ORGANIZATIONS
Edith J. R. Isaacs, author of the
Negro in the American Theatre, a
profusely illustrated volume just pub
lished by Theatre Arts, Inc., has de
cided to turn over part of the first
year’s royalties On the book to Negro
organizations. Ten per cent will be
assigned to The Negro College Fund,
10% to Forest Settlement House in
the Bronx and 10% to Karamu House
in Cleveland, Ohio.
REASONS FOR OUR SUPPORT
Among a whole host of reasons for
our supporting the Comm UNITY
Chest are these: (1) There are 31
agencies being supported in part or
in entirety. Surely since there is
“ Something for Everyone”, it should
be also, “Everyone for Something”.
(Gifts may be specified for certain
agencies, if desired). (2) The whole
life-span of our people is being en
compassed: pre-natal care, youth pro
grams, care and comfort of our aged
ones. (3) Every single section of our
City is included, without regard of
religion, race Or potionality-origin.
Thus, with results for all there
should be contributions from all.
(4) Bodies, minds and spirits are
ministered unto for health, happiness,
recreation and rest.
Members Hear Sorted
Mayors Case Against Twitty
At its first fall meeting at the
Jewish Community Center, 20th &
Dodge St., Tuesday, October 28, 1947
at 8 p.m. Mr. Russel Coppock,
teacher and basketball coach at
Pacific Junction spoke to Democracy
In Action about the Twitty case that
led to his and five others arrest and
trial. Mr. Coppock spoke of his and
the five other men talking to Twitty
about Mayor Lutter’s order to leave
town or he would be (Twitty) ar
rested for vagrancy, how Twitty
tried to tell the Mayor he had pro
mised one of the residants of Pacific
Junction to do an odd job for him
in the morning and was looking for
a place to stay, how Mayor Lutter
gave Twitty just one hour to get out
of town, how when Maygr Lutter
saw Coppock and the other five fel
lows talking to Twitty the Mayor
was back in less than a half hour
ordering Twitty to leave town im
mediately or face arrest for vagran
cy, how he (Coppock) and the oth
ers protested the Mayors high-hand
ed tactics to no avail ending in the
arrest of all of them and trial in j
the morning. Coppock related how
pressure was brought upon him and
the others to drop the case.
It was related in court that Mayor
Lutter refused to allow Twitty to
sleep in a Cowshed overnight warn
ing him he would be arrested for
vagrancy just the same.
Coppock told how the court fined
them $35 plus costs $31.50 to be
divided among the group or $5.25
per man—the other five paid the
fines. He plans to fight the case in
the District Court in December, the
month set for the hearing. His rea
sons:
1. With a guilty verdict hanging
over his head of interfering with an
officer through (violent and tumul
tuous assembly) gives the School
Board of Pacific Junction grounds
to discharge him.
2. A miscarriage of Justice has
| been committed and the verdict is
j appauling and a blot on the Amer
ican Way of Life, and this miscar
riage of justice must be righted
along with other evils of our court
system.
3. That the people (the public)
at large desires a fairer, right and
just decision rendered in this case.
Other business that came to the
attention of the group was as fol
lows: Mrs. H. Cohen’s attempt to
make arrangements with Mr. Ed
ward Schemmel of the Blackstone
Hotel for Miss Marian Anderson to
be entertained by her sprority chap
ter at the Hotel. Individual letters
of protest will be sent to Mr. Schim
mel along with a letter from the or
ganization.
Committee report on the Mary
ville Football discrimination case
was received. Mr. Yelkin of the Uni
versity of Omaha Athletic Depart
ment assured the committee states
with discriminatory laws against the
use of Negro players playing against
school teams would be avoided in
future scheduling of games.
A committee was appointed to
study how cities cope with the prob
lem of recognizing racial tension at
its outset, deportment of policemen,
abuse of authority, and misuse of
police cruiser cars. What training
is given to policemen to eliminate
this evil and what disciplinary steps
are taken.
Mrs. Herman Cohen, the President
of Democracy in Action, presided
at the meeting.
CINDERELLA WINS A FELLA
I Prince Charming Billy Daniels tries the lost slipper on Sheila Guys for size, as Ruble
Blakey looks on. It's a perfect fit...and so is the large talented cast of artists in the
all-Negro filmusicol 'SEPIA CINDERELLA’ produced by Herald Pictures and distributed
by Screen Guild Productions.
Handle Logs Promptly
Timber cut during the growing
season requires prompt handling to
apoid deterioration from decay, in
sect attacks or sap stains, exten
sion focestees report.
Gives A Lift
To give a lift to canned or cooked
dried fruit, squeeze orange or
grapefruit Juice over the top just be
fore serving.
Time Savers
At least four hours a .week can 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.
SURPRISE! NEW BUTTER-NUT BREAD
Try the improved loaf. Fresher, more flavorful. Wrapped
in blue and white gingham.
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