The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, May 22, 1948, Image 1
/JUSTICE/EQUALITY HEW TOTHE LINE\ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PHONEHA 0800 0 VOL. XXI—No, 17.__THE OMAHA GUIDE OMAHA, NEBR. Saturday, May 22nd, 1948 ONLY TEN CENTS FER COPY WALLACE DEMANDS FAIR PLAY FOR HIS NEW PARTY Henry Wallace today tele graphed Governor Clarence W. Meadows demanding that he take “immediate and vigorous action” to halt what Wallace said was a “campaign of coer cion, intimidation and violence being used to keep the Pro gressive Party of West Vir ginia off the ballot. Wallace suporters are now circulating petitions to place the Progressive Party’s presi dential electors on the state’s general election ballot. The petition must be be filed this week. Wallace said that circulators had been threatened with ar rest and violence by local peace officers, petitions confiscated and Wallace supporters arrest ed. “In addition, a number of meetings of the Pressive Party have been broken up by vio lence,” Wallace charged. Although the facts have been presented to the governor and he has assured the Progressive Party the full protection of the law, “no steps have been taken to prosecute the offenders or even to institute the investiga tions which would readily es tablish their guilt,” Wallace told Governor Meadows. Wallace urged Governor Meadows to order an immed iates investigation “and to in sist upon the prosecution of all individuals guilty of in v. timidation and violence.” A series of violations of the state laws by local peace of ficers and others who have at tepmted and coerce both pet ition circulafton-s and signers has been brought to the gover nor's attention, Wallace said. “In one case a constable il legally confiscated both fthe petitions and the credentials of a circulator. In another, local peace offices attempted to in duce a circulator to surrender his credentials by the offer of a bribe. In one instance five sup porters of the Progressive Par tv were arrested on the false charge of illegally circulating An Open Letter for ACTION Mr. Reader Do Your Part - Don’t Leave It to John> For John Will Leave It to John May 12, 1948 Dear Friend: I am writing to you again about H.R. 29, my bill to abolish the poll tax in Federal elections, because the time has come for action to assure the assage of the bill in this session of Congress. All of us who believe in representative government which is guaran teed by otir Constitution— but which is denied by the poll tax in seven s\ates— should make our voices heard now. My bill to abolish the poll tax has been passed overwhel mingly by the House of Rep resentatives. It has now been favorably reorted by the Rules Committee of the Senate. It is on the Senate calendar, ready for consideration at any time. It has the support of a major ity of the members of the Sen ate. It will be passed by the Senate and enacted into law when the Senate comes to a vote on it. 1 To make sure that the Sen ate does vote on it, two things are necessary. First, the bill must be called up for consider ation and not permitted to be lost in the last minuate .press of business before the summer adjournment. Second, two thirds, of the Senate must vote for cloture, the motion to lim it debate and stop a filibuster, so that a vote can be taken. No matter how often you have communicated with your Senators on anti-poll tax leg islation, will you remind them that NOW is the time for them to act? Ask them to do every thing in their power to get the bill up, to support the bill and, especially important, to support cloture. You can also help by writing to Senators Robert A. Taft and Alben W. Barkley asking the to see that the bill is scheduled. They are Chaiimen of the Republican and Democratic Policy Com mittees in the Senate. All Sen ators should be addressed at the Senate Office Building, Washington. Sincerely yours, George H. Bender, Congressman at Large, Ohio. petitions and released onlyl when the sheriff refused to is sue a warrent”. Representatives of the Demo cratic party in many parts of the state, as well als peace officers, have attempted “to intimidate signers of petitions into withdrawing their names, Wallace said. lo Huberta Nicholson of New Boston. Texas, goes the distinction of being the first Pepsi-Cola scholarship holder in the United States, Negro or white, to graduate from col lege. Miss Nicholson received a b a c h 1 or of science degree from Ttiskegee Institute. Ala bama. last Monday, M-y 10th. This outstanding student has ’been attending Tuskegee on a four year college scholar ship which she received from the PepsiCola Scholarship boa rd in 1945 when she graduated from New Boston High Sch ool. At that time, she was cho sen from among 561 of the South s most able Npgro stu dents to win the scholarship which has for four years paid her full tuition, all incident al fees, and a $25 a month al lowance—a total of $1,515.70. To date, 488 students, of wh om have been awarded Pepsi Cola Four Year College Sch olarships throughout the Uni ted States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. These boys and girls are attending 157 Amer can colleges. Miss Nicholson is the first of this select group to complete her college work. Studying under an acceler-J ated program, Miss Nicholson' has completed four years’ work in three. She has foregone all summer vacations to wip her degree with a major in phy sical education and a minor in the social sciences. In her sen ior year just completed she was elected to the honor holl at Tuskegee. which marks her as one of the Institute’s out standing scholars. Miss Nicholson, who has not definitely decided on her future plans, has returned to her father’s farm near New Boston. Texas for the summer The 18 Negroes winners of four year college scholarships in the 1948 Pepsi-Cola schol arship program, which is fin anced by the Pepsi-Cola Co. as a public service are the a wards which are set aside spec ifically for Negro students of the South’s separate school svstems. COOPERATIVE VENTURE The successful publication of the second Negro Heroes is the result of an unprecedented ges ture of cooperation on the part of Delta Sigma Theta, one of the two oldest national sororit ies of Negro college women. The sorority selected the mag azine to help implement its national project on Job oppor tunities. “We believe,” stated Doro-> thy I. Height, Delta Sigma Theta president,” that boys and girls will 'be thrilled and inpsired as they read of the lives of Negro Americans who have been successful in var ious fields. We are very glad to cooperate with the National Urban League in presenting Negro Heroes, a significant in vacation in education and race relations. We hope to place many more issues of Negro Heroes within the reach of youth, for we know they will enjoy reading them. More than that, we hope they will get some ideas that will help them make up their minds to show their teachers, parents and their friends that they, too, can be among the heroes in Ameri can life. Plans are already in opera tion for the third issue, slated for a Fall release, and will be announced later by Guishard Parris, National Urban Lea gue Director of Promotion & Publicity. If coies of Negro Heroes are not available in local commun ities, they may be secured from the National Urban Lea gue offices, 1122 Brohdway, New York City 10. Caption for Mat C Mrs." Cbarlotta A. Bass has been 1 appointed national co chairman of Women for al lace and secretary of the cre dentials committee for thf Wallace new party convention to be held in Philadelphia July 24-25. She is publisher of a Los^Angeles.\Calif., ^news Senator Taylor Greets Populist Leadejt Vice Presidential cyylidate on the Wallace ticket, Idaho’s' Senator Glen H. Taylor, was one of the keynote speakers at the founding convention of the Progressive Party of North Carolina. He is shown congratulating Richmond B. Gairity, ' old time Populist leader in the state, **ho had just been ^presented with a charter membership in the New Party/ KENNETH S. WHERRY RETURNS BILL TO THE COMMITTEE Follovving the action of the United States Senate in send ing the Hollard Bill for the Southern states back to a com mittee'for further considerat ion, Senator Kenneth S. Whe rry of Nebraska who engineer ed the floor strategy which returned the Bill to the com mittee received the following Advancement of Colored Peo ple : “On behalf of the National Association for the Advance ment of the Colored People, please accept our very sincere thanks and appreciation for your vigorour, coudageous and un-compromising opposition which brought about defeat of segregated regional college plan today.” f i (Signed) Leslie Perry Legislative Representative BOYS’ TOWN’S GREAT LOSS BOYS TOWN, NEBR. Boys T o w n, Nebr.—Boys Town was stunned last week when a cablegram arrived re orting the death of their be loved leader and benefactor, Monsignor Edward J Flanag an, from a heart attack in Ber lin, Germany. Father Flanagan’s death oc cured at 2 a.m. Saturday (Ber lin time) while he was resting from a busy day shortly after his arrivial in Berlin from Fr ankfurt, Germany. He had just completed a mission in connec tion with the youth program being developed under the dir ection of U. S. Army officials in Austria, and was about To undertake a simular mission in Germany. Throughout the country more than 5,500 men and you t h s, former citizens of this '‘City of Little Men,” also de eply grieve the loss of Father r lanagan. To these thousands of young Americans who had here found a home, the privileg es of an education, and were given sound moral and siritual iraining, Father Flanagan re presented more than a priest; ne was parent, teacher, counsel lor, guardian and builder of their characters as useful God tearing American citizens. All of the youthful citizens of Boys Town, members of the faculty and the administration staff attended a solemn requi em high mass at 7:00 oclock Saturday morning, celebrating i hy Monsignor P. A. Flanagan, I brother ot the deceased Boys Town founder and director. He was assisted by the Rev. Leo Kuhn and the Rev.Johrt barrald, both former citizens who are now members of the Boys Town staff. A message from Patrick J. Norton, general manager of Boys Town, who accompanied bather Flanagan on his youth mission to Europe, stated that the body of Father Flanagan would be returned to Boys Town by army air transport. Arrangements for the funeral services here await more detail ed information. For the Catholic clergy, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Nicholas Weg ner, Chancellor of the Archdio I cese of Omaha, in the absence ■ of Archbishop Gerald T. Ber I gan, now in the Orient, paid tribute to Father Flanagan: “All the clergy of the Arch liocese are deeply grieved over the sudden death of Monsignor Flanagan, the most beloved priest in the Archdiocese of i Omaha,” Chancellor Wegner ! said. “His memory will ever be a glorious example, not only | to the present day riests, but i also to all future priests of the Archdiocese. ‘He was a true priest in eve ry sence of the word, one of Christ’s own , with Whom he now enjoys eternal glory. The work he accomplished for the homeless and unfortunate boys will be an everlasting monu ment to him.” years old, in the middle of hisi 31st year as the founder and director of Father Flanagan’s the Home with five homeless I boys in a house at 25th and Dadge streets in Omaha on, December 12, 1917, he had cared for some 5,500 boys and was now directing the care) and education of 450 boys at Boys Town. The Rev. Edmond of the Home, is now acting director of Boys Town. Born in Leabeg, County Ro scommon, Ireland, July 13th, 1886, Edward Joseph Flanag an was educated in the Rosc ommon public schools and at Summerhill College, Sligo, Ir eland, before coming to Amer ica in 1904. Here he entered Mount Saint Mary’s College, 1 Emitsburg, Md., in the fall of 1904, was graduated in 1906, | and entered St. Joseph’s Sem , inary, Durwoodie, N. Y. that fall. In the fall of 1907 hhe enter the Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. His studies were | interrupted by ill health in the | sring of 1908, and he returned? i'to Omaha, working at a local • 1 packing lant for a year until his health was restored, when he entered the Jesuit Univer sity at Innsbruck, Austria. He was ordained at Innsbruck on July 2bth, 1912, and celebrated his First Solemn Mass at the Holy Angels Church in Oma ha, wher-\ his brother, Msgr. Flanagan was astor, on August 25th, 1912. He was assigned as assistant pastor of (St. Patrick’s church, O'Neill, | Nebraska, in the fall of 1912, and a year later he was trans i ferred to Omaha as the assist | ant pastor of St. Patrick's Ch- i urch. The insiration that later led to his work for homeless boys came to the young priest dur ing his assignment at St. Pat rick’s parish. In 1913 he open ed a working men’s hotel to J help “down and out” men in | the city’s slum district. Three years of this work proved dis couraging, for few he ‘befriend ed were more than temporarily rehabilitated. He therefore de cidedo.'sn heling homeless and unfoiTknate ouths. This led to the oemng • of his first home for boys, financed by a $90.00 loan from a friend with three homeless waifs and two who were turned over to his care by the juvinile court. Enrollment at Father Flana gan’s Boy’s Home grew rapid ly and larger quarters were needed within six months. He moved it to a larger building in Omaha, but by Setember, 1919, it was again overcrowded In the fall of 1921 the homt was moved to Overlook Farm’ the orginal tract of the now largely expanded campus and {arm of Boys Town. The first ing was completed in Novem ber, 1922. Boys Town today comprises more than 900 acres and 50 buildings, valued at several building, now the school build million dollars. It is a home (Continued on page 2) CO-CHAIRMAN OF I WOMEN FOR WALLACE Mrs. Charlotta A. Bass, Cal ifornia newpaper publisher and prominent in Negro organiza tions, has been appointed Na tional Co-Chairman of Women For Wallace, it was announced by Mrs. Elinor Gimbel. Na tional Chairman of the Wall ace Women’s organization. Mrs. Bass has also been named Secretary of the Cre dentials Committee of the New Party convention which wHI meet in Philadelphia, Julv 24 and 25 to adopt a national plat form and plan the campaign to elect Henry Wallace, Pres ident, and Senator Glen H. Taylor to the Vice-Presidency. She is believed to be the first Negro women’s leader in Am erican history named to such posts in a major political party. Mrs. Bass said the party platform would include de mands for complete elimina tion of discrimination and seg regation from American life, and end to poll-taxes and I lynch law, government super- 1 I vision of polling places where 'Negroes are denied the right to vote, a permanent FEPC and similar measures. - “I feel that Henry Wallace, and. he alone, can inspire tha‘. faith in the American people which will lift us out of the quagmire of depression and racial bigotry into which we seem to be sinking," Mrs. Bass said. Mrs. Bass, a resident of Lo> Angeles, California, is a leader of the Independent Progressive Party recently formed there to support Wallace and pro gressive Congressional candi dates. She is the publisher of the California Eagle. AN INSTITUTE FOR VACATION WORKERS Friday, May 21 7:00 Registration, 50c 7:30 Opening Session Mrs. A. D. Stevens, Presiding VVorshop.Rev. Henry J. Goede Member Christian Educa tion Committee, The Omaha Council of Churches and Dir ector of Christian Education for the Synod of Nebraska, The United Lutheran Church in America. Address—“How to Set Up and Promote a Vacation Church School”— Miss Ruth Elizabeth Murphy, The In ternational Council of Relig ious. Education. Discussion. Visual Resources . .Rev. George Fiske Saturday, May 22 1:30 Afternoon Session * Admission by registration tag. Mrs. Bert Popowski, Presiding 1:30 Worhip.. Miss Murphy 1 :45 Presentation and discus sion, Miss Murphy. Theme to grow out of needs arising Fri day night. 2:15 Departmental confer ences. Beginners—Mrs. A. D. Stev ens and Miss Winnie Argan bright. Primaries — Mrs. P. D. Marvel. Juniors—Miss Murphy. Junior High — Mrs. Joe' Reeves and Mr. Herman Cro well. 3:45 Dedication service— .Mrs. Popowski 4:00—Adjournment. The Vacation School Com.: Mrs. Bert Popowski, Chair man, Mrs. A. D. Stevens, Miss Winnie Arganbright, Mr. Will iam Payne. * i SENATOR TAYLOR COMES TO OMAHA SENATOR GLEN H. TAYLOR * Glen H. Taylor hard hitting senator form Idaho, will be in Omaha Saturday. As the run ning mate of. Henry Wallace on the new Progressive Party ticket he will hold conferences with labor, business and youth groups, and with Negro lead ers. Then at 8:00 p. m. Satur day .May 22, 1948 he will ad dress a mass meeting iit Cent ral High school Auditorium. Taylor is the man cheifly responsible for preventing the seating of Senator Theodore Bilbo by the 80th Congress. All will remember the Senator s recent challenge to racial discrimination in Birmingham Alabama. And only a few days ago he cancelled his speaking engagements in Oklahoma be cause the local authorities were demanding segregation. Mr. Taylor was the leading Senator opposing the Taft-Ha rtley anti-labor law. He talked on the senate floor for a solid 8 hours against the measure, and has sponsored a bill for its repeal. On rebruary 23rd, Senator Taylor told a nationwide rad io audience “I, no more than Roosevelt, could remain in the arty which has betrayed the principles in which I believe. Happily in 1948 we have a pla ce to go where we can activ ely carry on the fight. I am going to cast my lot w ith Hen ry Wallace and his brave and gallent jjjght for peace. . .Now 1 will be free to fight this bi partisan coalition and all its works: Taft-Hartley— Univ ersal Military Training—this drive toward war. high rices and racial discrimination and suppression of civil liberties.” Airs. Taylor and their tw'O boys will accompany the Sen ator. Tickets ($.25, $.50, $1.00) are on ale at: Royal Clothiers, 2410 N st MArket 9518 Ann’s Cafe, 2729 1/2 Q St. Johnson Drug Company, at 2306 North 24th St., WEb ster 0998 Yes, Yes, we are glad to have Sister Alberta Hall back from her vacation in the sun ny south where the green grass! wa) growing and |he pure water flowing. To the people of the citty and community, we extend you a hearty welcome to attend our Sunday School reunion begin ning May 23rd, conducted by our state Sunday School sup erintendent, Elder C. C. Coop er, from north side service be ginning at 7:30 p.m. Every one welcome. Elder A. E. Johnson, Pastor A framing institute ior va-, cation BHJe School workers' will be heRivby the Omaha Council of Cmjrches May 21 and 22 at Calvary Baptist Church, 39th and Cuming St. Visiting -specialists^Vill be Miss Ruth Elizabeth MtHj|Y,j Director of Vacation ReligiotrAj Education of the International ] Council of Religious Educa tion, Chicago, and Mrs. P. O. Marvel, acting Director of Re ligious Education for Nebraska Christian Churches, Giltner, Nebfaska. The Opening session will be Aeld at 7:30 p.m. Friday, and the institute will close at 4:0Q o’clock Saturday. - —j /