The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19??, September 04, 1948, Image 1
' /JUSTICE /EQUALITY HEW TO THE LINEN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PHONE HA.0800 , ____ d+dU EjKANI - — __ ■ ■ - - --——_ ___ - - - ..... VOL. XXI No. 32._OMAHA, NEBRASKA—THE OMAHA GUIDE—Saturday, September 4th, 1948 ONLY TEN CENTS PER COPY News from NAACP EXCLUSION IN GRADU ATE SCHOOLS SEEN DOOMED BY ARK. U. ACTION New York, Aug 26th—Pro phesying that the end of segr egation in graduate schools in ♦he South is now in view, VV al er White, secretary-* of the Nat ional Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People, tailed the fact that the Univer sity of Arkansas had admitted it-, first Negro as a medical stu dent on an unsegregated basis. “This action,” he said, “adds more impetus to the forces whi ch are pushing segregation in education into the limbo of un democratic practices.” The student to be admitted is Miss Edith May Irby of Hot Springs, a graduate of Knox ville College. She was 28th in an aptitude test given to det ermine the 90 students who would make up the freshman class. Dr. H. Clay Chenault, vice-president of the university said she would enter the school next month and will be a part of her class, just like any other member without segregation.” Mr. White pointed out that after the NAACP won its first victory against the University of Oklahoma last winter in the Supreme Court, the State of Deleware opened the doors of its graduate school of Negro students without segregation. Maryland has been admitting Negro law students to its uni versities since the NAACP won a court case there in 1935. Mar. White prophesied that the N A AC P's legal campaign would soon follow these cases up with other victories in other states, citing the present suits against the University of Ok lahoma and Oklahoma author ities for admission of Negroes to the la wand graduate school and also to declare the segre gation laws invalid. There is al so a case from Texas on its way up to the Supreme Court which will present the issue of whet her segregation is valid. NO DRAFT CALLS BY RACE, SAYS HERSHEY Washington, D. C., Ang. 25 No draft calls will be made by race "and every will be made to prevent race from be ing a factor in any fnnction of the Selective Service Systems” it was dt^lared here today by Gen. Letfi.s B. Hershey, Dir< ector. Gen. Hershey’s statement was contained in a letter to Walter White, NAACP secret ary, who had inquired about the designation of race on some “I wish to assure you” the Hershey letter said, “that the Selective Service System will carry out 'both the letter anjd the spirit of the Selective Ser vice Act of P>48 which prohib its discrimination in the select ion of men for training and for service under the Act, because of race or color. “Euthermore, it will be mv purpose in the administration of the system to protect the rights of minority groups in every particular.” Gen. Hershey said the appear ance of race on the segregation -oard "is for identification only.’ NAACP ASKS EXTENDED EQUITY BAN New York. Aug 26— Because some theatre interests in Wash ington aiul some actors and producers reported as fav oring opening a theatre at Alex andna, \ a., to evade the order of Actors’ Equity that its mem bers shall not play in segregat ed theatres in Washington, the NAACP today wired the Coun cil of Actor's Equity will ex tend prohibition of its mem bers playing to segregated aud YOUTH. 19, FATALLY SHOT IN ARGUEMENT A 19 year-old youth was shot to death Tuesday after noon during an arguement over a pair of spectacles. Police held Alonzo Hatch, 53. of 1214 North Twentyfifth Street, who admitted the shooting. The dead youth was identi fied at County Hospital as Her hert Eugene Carr, Jr., 2814 Hamilton Street. Hatch, porter at a billiard par lor at 1522 North Twenty four the Street, told detectives that he found a pair of specticles on Tuesday morning vvhj^e sweep ing. Later they disappeared, he said, and turned up in young iences in Washington to in clude Virginia and other parts of thecppital area, thereby defeating this version of every principle of decent American ism.” ATOMIC COMMISSION HAS NO-DISCRIMINA TION CLAUSE Washington, D. C., Aug. 26 —Assurance that the Atomic Energy Commission is insert blanks being used by the syste m; ing a non-discrimination clau se in its contracts with priv ate employers was given the NAACP Labor Department this week by Oscar Smith, the Acting Director, Office of Or ganization and Personnel of the Commission. The N A ACE’s inquiry and suggestion that the clause obe included were based on prev ious conferences with Comm ission officials during which some doubt was expressed by tiieAEC representatives on wh ether the clause was required. The Association’s Labor Sec retary, Clarence M. Mitchell, pointed out, in making public his information from the Comm ission, that the clause will be an important factor in cutting do wn discrimination against col* ored persons in the new field of producing atomic energy. Ass ociation branches in key cities are being alerted to report to the National Office on pro blems of discrimination in this field which they are unable to settle locally. Among the important con tractors are the General Elec tric company, the Carbide and Carbon corporation, and the DuPont company. WALTER WHITE PRO FILE IN NEW YORKER MAGAZINE New York, Aug 26-- A pro file of Walter White secretary of the NAACP, will appear in the New Yorker magazine beg inning with the issue of Sept ember 4th, on sale at news *ands September 2nd. The art le on Mr. White will be in two instalments, totalling 15, (XX) words. It was written be E. J. Kahn, Jr. and drawings for it were done by W. Auerbach Levy and A. Birnbaum. NACCP BRANCH OFFIC ER RESIGNS TO ENTER RACE CONGRESS ^ VIRGINIA Norfolk, Va., Aug. 26—Jer ry O. Gilliam, executive secret ary of the Norfolk Branch of the NAACP, resigned August 23rd to run for C^gress on the Progressive party Jticket. In a letter to V. R. Sketter, chair man of the Branch executive committee, Mr. Gilliam said: “In order to avoid any possibil ity of embarrassment to the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People, either locally or nat ionally, I hereby tender my resignation as executive secret ary and request that it be ac cepted as of August 29th, 1948. In a letter to the national he adquarters of the NAACP in New York, Mr. Gillfam ex plained that he had decided to run because both the Dtyno cratic and Republician candi dates tor Congress are not in accord with the platform of their parties on civil rights and have announced their opposit ion to the same. I “Therefore", he wrote “our people, although they cai^ote for Mr.Truman, Mr. ljlffey, or Mr. Wallace and not conip romice their manhood, have no one to vote fo a sCongressman from the Second District of Virginia." Carr's possession. During the heated argue ment Tuesday afternoon about the glasses. Hatch grabbed his employer's .38 caliber revolver and fired once, he said. Carr fell, morally wounded through the heart. Survivors: Wife, Thelma; son, Ronald. The body was taken to the Thomas Mortuary. Is Not Inherited Tuberculosis is not inherited. It is ■ disease which well people catch from people who have active tuber culosis. While it is a serious disease It can be cured and its spread can be prevented. THE SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM All young men of Douglas county 18 through 25 years aid will register for Selective Service under the new 1948 Act at the Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha. Brig. General Guy N. Henninger, State Director of Selective Service, has announced. The registration period is from August 30 through September 18. Days are set aside for reg istration of men of different age groups, according to a pro clamation issued by the Pres ident of the United States, a copy of which you will find in your county seat Post Office. “The Clerk of your local board will be able to answer questions dealing with special situations,” the General said, “adding that the young man who comes prepared with the information required to com plete his registration card will save himself and the registrar time and trouble. Most of this information deals with such matters as name, address, oc cupation, age, weight, etc. The veteran should know his Ser ial number, and the men who registered under the previous Selective Service Act should look up the number and loca tion ot their old Selective Ser vice board.” A schedule of registratiun dates follows: If Born in Register On f)22, after Aug. 30 Aug. 30 1923 A ug. 31 or Sept. 1 1^24 £>cpt. 2 or bept. 3 1925 Sept. 4 or Sept. 7 192b Sept. 8 or Sept. 9 1927 Sept. 10 or Sept. 11 1928 Sept. 13 or Sept. 14 1929 Sept. 15 or Sept. 16 1930,, before Sept. 19 Sept. 17 or Sept. 18 After Sept. 19, 1930 18th birthday or within 5 days after NEGROES LAUNCH MILLION DOLLAR FUND FOR TRUMAN New York — Herbert L. Bruce, a Harlem political lead er, recently announced plans for raising 1 million dollars among Negroes in behalf of President Truman’s campaign for re-election. He said such a fund would “serve as the Negro’s contri bution to the fight to make the Truman civil rights program a living reality.” Bruce said he had not con sulted Democratic party offic ials. He said, "When we dig into our own pockets for cash we don’t have to ask anyone to tell us how to spend it.” Bruce’s statement added: “We intend to ask 1 million Negroes to.give one dollar each and demonstrate that we know how to reward our friends. . . . “We will spend th« bulk of this money to educate the 5 million potential Negro voters through the press, radio and magazines. We also expect to turn over ^500,000 to the Dem ocratic national committee.” — i WORLD AIR SHOWS Entries are pouring in for the Sky Queen Contest to be held in connection with the In ternational Air Show and races on September 10-11-12 at the Chicagoland Airport. Lessons in flying and learn ing to become a piolet, as well as numerous other valuable prizes, are responsible for the increasing interest shown by young women all over the coun ry. This judging will be based on qualifications to become a flyer as well as looks and per sonality. The International Air Show and Races are being sponsored by World Air Shows, Inc, at 6 North Michigan Ave, Chi cago, 2, Illinois. Agriculturist Tkfcss Eugenia Banks Tatum is the ffc-st woman Lincoln U niversity graduate with agricul tural as a minor. Interested in Poultry production Miss Tat um plans to initiate her own business in Southwest, Mis souri. METROPOLITAN UTILITIES GAS CONSTRUCTION Once in a while it helps us to pause for a moment and take look at the other fellow. This time let’s take a look at the not too well known Met ropolitan Utilities District Gas Construction department und er the very able leadership of John A. Foley. Tucked away in a small cor ner of the Service building lo cated at 20th and Center just across the street from the Gas Plant. John Foley and his gang go about their business of providing gas service to some sixty odd thousand gas customers of the Utilities Dis trict. lhe old saying out ot sight1 out of mind hides to an unfort unate degree the magnitude of the operations carried on in this very efficient department. The gas construction has 555 miles of mains and 690 miles of gas services that is piping to the homes from the mains. This gives a grand total of 1245 miles of mains to keep in order nearly as far as from Omaha to New York. This is a lot of pipe to lay operate and main tain. This is not the whole story. There are 21 District Regulator Stations scattered about the city reducing pres sure from several pounds car ried in the high pressure maips to the very small pressure nec qpsary for your gas range. These must be visited every day. In addition to regulating pressure, an oil fog is introduc ed into the low pressure sys tem at each of these stations and at nine of them steam, to add moisture to the gas, is put into the system. The equip ment and controls to do this job is quite intricate and re quire a lot of expert attention. At, the bottom of every lit tle hi* in Omaha (how many is your guess) you will find a small cast iron box in the pav ement. Under that box a drip in the main is installed to catch the excess moisture, oil, etc., that may be present in the gas and eventually clog a main if not periodically pumped out. This is just another daily chore of the gas construction crew. These drips remind us of an other little detail that is pro bablv not realized; all these miles of pipe have to be laid to grade so that they will drain to these drips. The gas mjain construction crews just can’t go up hill, down hill and around corners at will, since the g?is won't play that kind of game. Finding and repairing leaks is daily routine. No tell tale fountain of water to guide you to the leak. It takes a lot of experience and some crystal gazing. These men are good; nine times out of ten, when they finally cut the pavement, they are in on the money. To To help with this work, mod ern instruments are used, com (Continued on Page 3) WINE FOR FAMILY USE The production of wine of family use has created a ser ious problem for this agency. This is due principally to a lack of knowledge on the part of the general public relative to the conditions under which tax-free wine may be made. For instance, many people do not know that it is necessary to register their intention prior to commencing its man ufacture. Likewise, it is not al ways understood that the quan. tity so produced is limited to 200 gallons, and there is a tendency to be careless in re spect to this limit. The law and regulations promulgated thereunder are specific and the maximum penalties severe. We are given little discretion in their enforcement. To the end of reducing such violations to a minimum, we have selected newspapers of general circulation in localities where wine manufacture is prevalent and through which publications to bring to the at. tention of their readers the law’s requirements in such matters. It is our opinion that each newspaper cooperating in this educational program will be performing a very valuable service to the Government, and especially to its readers. Your publication is included in the group selected for this ef fort and your cooperation in giving this matter such treat ment as you deem appropriate will be greatly appreciated. Following is a concise state ment of the law on this point and the manner in which wine production for family use may be lawfully undertaken Production of wine for fam ily use without payment of tax is lawful under U.S. Internal' Revenue law only after notice to produce not to exceed 200 gallop is registered with the District Supervisor, Alcohol Tax Unit, at lehst five days be fore commencing to produce wine. Failure to comply with this requirement may subject the producer of such wine to a maximum prison sentence of five years and a fine not to exceed $5,000.00. In addition, a penalty of double the amount of the gallonage tax may be assessed. All persons who are family heads? and plan to produce wine this season for family use and not for sale are urged by A. L. Durkin, District Supervisor, of this district, to register their intention in this respect, which will permit the head of each fafnily so registered to make up to 200 gallons of wine with out payment of tax. Forms (1541) for this purpose may be obtained by writing the District Supervisor, Alcohol Tax Unit, 708 Minnfcota ' Building, St. Paul, Minnesoda. Wild Ponies .Rosm A few hundred wild ponies still roam the outer banks of North Car olina and are rounded up each year. *l'l I BROTHERS— V.'QfVACk ' j BOAST Of COMBINED RECORD OF 176 YEARS WITH AH OHIO GLASS MANUFACTURER. THEIR FATHER BEFORE THEM WAS , ♦ A GLASS-WORKER... OWN HOMES IN ROSSFOf®, Ov LIVE WITHIN 4 BLOCKS OF EACH OTHER... t I ii Um!~ -fW THEM THEY HAVE • y 7 CHILDREN, ALL BOYS. / Eldest has been a class-vorker ie years; OTHERS ARE IN SCHOOL OR U.S.SERVICE. ROYALTY TO THEIR ADOPTER COl/HTRY AHR TO THE/R DOBS C/VES THE BROTHERS A — PR ODD RECORD OP AAfEMCAAEJAf.-A ELIGIBLE NEGROES URGED TO SEEK CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS Many could pass and qual ify for policemen, Urban Lea gue official opines. Young men desiring to 'be come policemen have been making applications at the Civil Service Board located in the City Hall, Mr. Taylor, In dustrial Secretary, Omaha Ur ban League advised. He has contacted several men whom, he feels are eligible, but there ar many others, he continued, that have qualifications and perhaps would have exclient chances to get on the Cicil Service list. Any one wishing to take the examination for policement must be twenty-one years" old or older but not past his twenty-eighth year. He must be in good health and at least five feet, nine inches in height. With regards to federal ex aminations and applications, Mr. Taylor believes that there will be more opportunities for Negroes than at any time in the past. His optimism is pre dicated upon the President’s statement to all Federal Of fices with regards to fair em ployment practices. Some of these jobs are appointive ac cording to education and ex perience. Others require a passing grade on written and oral examinations. Notices and bulletins showing federal job openings are posted at the post office, fourth floor and all de tailed information may be se cured there. State and County Civil Ser vice positions are not to be overlooked either, the Indust rial Secretary admonishes. Sev eral Negro men and women ^tave recently gotten on the list and appointments may come in the near future. Mr. Taylor said he would be happy to counsel with any one regard ing employment opportunities, other employment matters, vocational matters and other industrial or conomic matters. J. C. DONLEY DIED Mr. J. C. Donley of ^H3 Er skine Street, Passed Sunday August 27th between the hours 8:15 and 11:30 p. m. Mrs. Don ley was enroute home from New York City where she had been visiting, with friends. As we go to press, funeral arrang ements have not been arranged Mrs. Donley arrived home at 4 p. m. Tuesday, Sept. 31st, 1948. WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN JAPAN Private First Class William Burroughs sqn of Mr. and Mrs. Jesten Burroughs of 2502 Blanco St., Omaha, is a mem ber of the 24th Infantry now stationed at Gifu, Japan. Pfc Burroughs is a rifleman in Company K, and is now on guard duty Koba Base, the supply point for southern Jap an. Pfc Burroughs entered the Army in December 1947 and received his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. He departed for overseas duty in May 1948 and since arrival in Japan was assigned to the 24th Infantry. Before entering service Pfc Burroughs attended Technical High school. Private First Class Robert B. Floyd son of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Floyd of 2210 Clack St. Omaha, has recently been as signed to Company F. the 24th Infantry, at Camp Gifu, Japan, a part of th© 25th Infantry (Tropic Lightning) Division, commanded by Brigadier Gen. ^Everett E. Brown. Pfc Floyd entered the Army tin December 1947, received his b*ic training at Fort Knox, Ky., and departed for overseas duty idn May 1948. Before entering the service Pfc Floyd attended Technical High school. Earl) Ice Enterprise An early American enterprise was the shipping of ice from New Eng land to the tropics. The ice was packed in white pine sawdust and Americans promoted its sale by ■hewing the natives how to make Ice cream and iced drinks. I Alexander Thomas Edwards Kansas City, Kansas teacher was the fourth recipient of the Master of Arts degree from Lincoln University (Mo.) Aug 5. Thesis: A study of the Voc ational interest of senior boys of the Negro High schools in the greater Kansas City area. BOY SCOUTS SAVE FIVE William Jackson. Jr., 17-year old Scout of 102 Hill Street, Columbia, Mo., who with three other Boy Scouts saved the liv es of five small children from burning to dath in their homes is the winner of the, 1948 Vet erans of Foreign Wars Scholar ship, it was announced last ni te, (Wed,) by Dr. Elbert K. Fr etwell, Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. The V. F. W. scholarship, consisting of $500, and a gold medal, is awarded annually to an outstanding Boy Scout of First Class rank or higher, be tween 15 and 30 years old. who has previously received a‘life saving award of the Boy Scout and who has demonstated Sc out character, leadership, good scholastic ability and unselfish service to others. Presentation on September 2. Ray H. Brannaman, Com* mander-in-Chief of the Veter ans of Foreign Wars, will pre sent the $500 scholarship che ck and gold metal to young Jackson m*xt Thursday, Sept. 2nd at 2:45 P. M. at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, dur ing the national encampment of the veteran’s organization. The Negro lad received the Gold Honor Medal from the Boy Scouts for his part in the rescue. He represented last ye. ar’s 47 Boy Scout heroes in a symbolic ceremony at thei Nat ional Council Meeting of the Boy Scouts in May 1947 in N Yprk. The four Boy Scouts, all Neg roes, wre honored for saving the five Glascow children, the eidest five years old, when fire destroyed their home on Oct. ober 10th, 1946, while their mo ther was away on a errand, ceived the Gold Honor Medal while Augustus Chumlev and Burton Richardson received Certificates for Heroism. The Scouts, returning home from football practice, came upon the blazing dwelling. Fin ding the front door locked, they broke a window to the o other Scouts. Heavy smoke forced the two Scouts to leave after they tried to leave after they tried to for ce the locked door of a room where they thought there mig ht be other children. They tried again a few minutes later and forced the door open but the smoke and heat halted them. Then crawling on the floor th ey saw the legs of a crib, when they heard the cries of outher children. Enter Smoke-filled Rooms Jackson felt around in the smoke and grabbed one child by an arm and another by a leg and ran with them out of the house. They still heard an other cry. Stapleton entered the smoke-filled room, found his way to the crib and came out with the fifth child, an in fant. Then to make certain, all four Scouts crafled into the room again, felt everywhere but found no one else. Scout Ja«kson averagifl leader. He appeared in numf* ous assembly programs and be_ fore the Kiwanis Club at Mo berly, Mo., to promote Scopt ing. He directed traffic before and after school to make cross ing streets saf for young pup ils. He gave blood for the wa : effort and once for a dying girl. He helped to oil streams to combat polio and once avert ed a possible accident by re porting an open sewer to city officials. Grade “A” in his senior year at Douglas High school, Col umbia, Mo., this year. An honor student, he was president of his sophmore class, a member of the school bakid, and a let terman in football and basket ball. He also helped to edit his school paper. Active In Church Work Jackson was president of the Youth Group of the Baptist Church he attends regularly and is a member of its choir. He was secretary of the Church Youth Conference held in Kansas. As a “good turn” he often cleans the church yard. He took a leading part in a Scout show to raise funds so that his Troop could attend summer camp NELLIE LUTCHER TO NEW YORK Hollywood, Calif., Aug. 11, Nellie Lutcher, following sev eral successful engagements here on the coast, boarded the Chief last Sunday for New York City wher important en gagements will keep her active until late in the fall, following dates at the Biltmore Hotel in Wildwood, New Jersey, and at Ciro’s in Philadelphia, the “real gone gal” will open at the Apollo Theatre in New York for one week and then will return to Cafe Society Downtown for ten weeks. The last time Nellie appear ed at Cafe Society she had just begun to cause excitement in the music business. It has been a little more than a year that her first records turned the en_ tertainment world upside down and this time she will go in at ten times her original salary. - ustetaoisnhrdluetaoinsnhrd Rise in Cancer During the past 25 ye^rs, cancer has climbed from seventh to sec ond place as a direct cause of death. It Is now second to heart trouble as a cause of death. About 175,000 Americans will die of cancer this year and of the total population of 149 million now living, some 17 mil lion will die of cancer. NEWS FROM RADIO STATION KBON With the dismantlement of the old radio tower on top of the Omaha American Legion building, this week. Radio Sta tion KBON finished its 1947 1948 improvement program. It all started in August of 1947 when studios and offices were moved from the American Legion building to the World Insurance Company building, in downtown Omaha. The new quarters, consisting of over twenty studios and offices, are modern in every detail. The transmitter was moved from the Legion building to the new site in July of this year. KBON went off the air at 11:00 p.m., July 30th—en gineers and workmen swung into action, and KBON was on the air from the new site at 6:30 a.m., July 31st. The ne^ tower and transmitter site is located at 38th and Wright streets, Omaha. The tower that was disman tled this week was first erect ed in February, 1942; one month before KON went on the air for the first time. The old tower was sold to a broad casting company in Mississ ippi.