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VOL. XXI—No. 34.____—
ONCE UPON
OUR TIME
By the Town Crier
. . . People who toss eggs at
political speakers have no con
cept of fair- play or the price
of eggs.
Often have wondered why loss
of the presidency embittered H
Wallace so much more than, it
did the late Justice Hughes.
The Wallace group need not
feel badly since the GOP could
muster only 3000 people to
aStassen deliver
y to Truman in
juilding which
iople.
lay night while
urn at Mayo’s
e had an opport
m on the corn er
Ha, from whose
was difficult to
ivas speaking or
or was urging
rt anyway, not
;rsation was jus
fe talked about
hings, but some
rake sense. He
t that the people
were upset because me govern
ment is keeping them in the
dark. Until the, governments
Its the little nknow what s
going on, thereiwill be no peace
of mind: that |ie average per
son is in the gltsp of the cap
talists and th5;e capitalists,
ihrive on keeping the common
an bewildered. He thought
FRD was the greatest hu
rian that we’ve ever had
tident, but that he had
bink that Truman was
resident, but that he
iurage of his convict
hat he would vote
,s November. And
more dis-connectcd
^ie ambled off into the
Last week we mention-1
/ {Jrnat thre was a bounty on (
pretty heads of girls, be
Jj^ause the boys accuse them of
W acting like little wolves. Well,
here is the information as pass
ed on to me, and it could be
headed:
Wary Males Say They Want
No Part of She-Wolves.
How come the boys have de
cided your coat is too fuzzy an
your teeth too sharp? If you
don’t hnow, their advice is to
examine the wolf traps you’ve
planted in your back yard.
They no longer fear the
‘“baby-faw-down” technique or
the “little-white garden gate”
routine — just rabbit traps j
they say.
It’s the girls with the smooth
line who keeps them jumping.
She picks a man by formula—
a half-teaspoon of this and an
ounce of that. Then she talks
for the kill.
The lads suspect th modern
wolf-girl has more lures up her
sleeves than Cleopatra ever
used, or even knew.
If you don't want to wear a
wolf-skin tagged poison by the
boys, better scan their definit
ions of a wolf-girl. According
to them she is:
A pursuer. . . in what other
generation, they ask was the
I male so wined, and dined and
dazed by females? The girls
create so much competition for
themselves that thy are apt t >
be out of the running before
the race starts.
rromiscous. . . Lne kiss nas'
become too casuw and is no
longer a seal of esteem and af
fection.
Glamour bent. . .More girls
every day think that rearing a
family went out with the horse
and buggy.
Mercenary. . .a man wholly
by the size of his pocketbook
and whether he opens it often.
Flaunter. . . . wears gowns
which leave too little to the im
agination.
A mush artist. . . she calls
everybody darling and isn’t
happy unless she gets a line in
rturn.
And there my lassies you
have it, as it was told to me,
by real HE-MAN! j
Amelia’s Egg Basket
More than 55 billion eggs will be
produced on more than five million
U. S. farms in 1947.
HOPE LUTHERAN DAY SCHOOL
BEGINS SCHOOL YEAR WITH 32 STUDENTS
Our photographer was on
hand to photograph th stud
ents at Hope Lutheran school,
shortly after it began its new
school year. Shown also in the
j group picture is the teacher,
Miss Esther Podewils, and the
1 Pastor of the Hope Lutheran
Church, the Reverend H. H.
Schauland.
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HOPE LUTHERAN DAY SCHOOL BEGINS
SCHOOL YEARS WITH 32 STUDENTS
By H. H. Schauland
Parents, as a rule, want their children to go to school. They
want their children to grow up to be good, useful citizens. The
state school system provides education w'hich is designed to
produce such citizens. It serves the physical and mental well
being of its pupils. It supplies an education for the life in this
world alone, including a training in civic morality.
Hope lutheran School
More to come on 24one half
Christian parents, however,
desire more than that. They
have the Lord’s command to
bring up their children in the
nurture and admonition of the
Lord. Unable to carry out this
command by themselves Chris
tian parents eall upon the Chu
rch to assist them in bringing
up their children as redeemed
children of God.
Aims Outlined
We know that the school
plays a tremendously impor
tant part in the lives of our
children. The school influences
their ntire developement. The
character, their attitudes, and
their philosophy of life are af
fected by what goes on in the
schoolroom. The success or fa
ilure, the weal or woe of our
children will depend largley up
on the training they receive in
school.
Realizing this the Church
has established Christian day
schools where not only the sec
ular branches of study are tau
ght but where also the teach
ings of God’s word are given
careful study. It aims, further
more, to find and develope the
natural gifts and talents of the
child so that he may use them
in the service of God and his
fellow men. The pupils are ob
served and directed thoughtful
ly in the affairs of their daily
lives. They are led so that they
also live that which they have
learned from the word of God.
Directed by Hope Lutheran
Hope Lutheran at 30th and I
Corby is such a school. This i
school is maintained and dir
ected by the pastor, teacher an
members of Hope Lutheran Ch
urch. The course of a study for
the required common school
subjects carefully meets the
standards fixed by the Omaha
Board of Education. Children
of non- Lutheran parents are
required to pay a small tuition
fee. Miss Ester Podewils, the.
teacher of the school since its
very beinning, is a graduate
of Concordia Teachers College
Chicago, 111. The 32 children
enrolled this year are divided
according to grades in the fol
lowing manner: Kindergarten
4, first grade 9, second grade
5, third grade 2, fourth grade 4,
fifth grade 3, sixth grade 3,
seventh grade 1, eighth grade
1. Hope Lutheran P-TA meets
on the second and fourth Wed.
of each month.
Sweeter Than Sugar
A new chemical compound which
ia caid to be 4,000 times as sweet as
cane has been discovered by Nether
land scientists. This new compound
is a benzene derivative, to which
the chemical name l-n-propoxy-2
amfno-4-nftrobenzene has been
given.
Slain Because He
Insisted Upon
Voting
Mt. Vernon, Ga. — Isiam
Nixon, 28 of Alston, father of
six children, was slain because
he insisted upon exercising his
franchise by casting a ’ballot in
the Georgia primary election,
held September 8.
Mr. Nixon went to a polling
place on the day of the pri
mary, and asked if he could
vote, police said. He was told
he had the right, but was ad
vised not to do so. Mr. Nixon
insisted, however, and was al
lowed to cast his ballot.
Sunday, J. A. Johnson, a
white man was charged with
the murder of Mr. Nixon, and
is being held in the Montgom
ery county jail. His 22-year-old
brother, Johnnie Johnson, a
logger of Alston, Ga., charged
with being an acessory, is free
on $500 bonds.
Mr. Nixon, died from three
gun wounds.
[ YOU’RE HER GUEST
Marion Hutton
You’re that guest if you listen to
Marion Hutton when she acts as1
hostess on the MBS Thursday night!
•■AH Star Revue” programs which
feature, during its expanded broad
cast period, guest stars, a vocal
group and Ray Sinatra’s orchestra.
Bass Are Heavy Eaters
After young bass leave the spawn
ing beds their foods consists of min
ute crustaceans and insect larvae,
and as they grow older they devour
worms, tadpoles and small fish. In
later life they take crawfish, frogs
and minnows. When they attain a
weight of two or three pounds
they will bolt anything from a worm
to a young muskrat.
First Ring Champ
The first boxing champion of the
world, Charles Freeman, was seven
feet, three inches tall and weighed
333 pounds. No man ever stayed in
the ring with him for mors than one
round.
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Salvation Army
Opens New 24th
Street Store
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The Salvation Army announ
ced today that they will open
a store at 1604 North 24th St.
on Saturday Septembr 25th .
The store is for the people
who are in the lower income
brackets and would rather buy
at a nominal cost than accept
charity. There will be clothing,
furniture, dishes, books and
magazines. The proceeds will
go to the support of the rmy’s
Men’s Rehabilitation program.
This work is under the direct
ion of Captian Russell Peder-i
sen who recently came to Om
aha from Peoria, 111.
Nebr. Progressives
To Continue Fight
The Progressives are not too
much discouraged over the
fact, that they failed so miser
ably in their convention last
Saturday, nor are they dis
mayed bcause they failed to
muster the necessary 750 sig
natures in order to qualify for
a place on th November ballot.
The group, now proposes to
wage a “\\ rite-In" campaign.
That is, to get voters of Ne
braska to write in the name of
Henry Wallace.
The Women for Wallace
Committee under the leaue •
ship of Mrs. Aneita Hayes and
Mrs. T H. Beeson as chairmen,
and with the assistance of Mrs.J
Johnni® McGhee as Secretary
Treasurer, will not only focus
their attention upon the “write
in” campaign, 'but will also dir
ect the group’s activities to
ward problems of interest to
the community. They are now
interested in a campaign to
reduce the price of milk.
The group will meet Thurs
day night at the home of Mrs.
Crumm, 1819 Charles Street,
to formulate plans in behalf
of their campaign to lower the
prices of milk. The women of
the community are invited to
attend these meetings.
RETURNS TO HOME IN
PHILADELPHIA
Mrs. L. L. Morrer of Phil
adelphia, Penn., who has been
the house guest of Mr. and Mrs
C. E. Lee. 2863 Maple for the
past month left for her home
Friday. Mrs. Morrer who is
Mr. Lee’s cousin had not seen
him for 30 years.
Matung waierprooi otue
Waterproof glue having good ad
hesive qualities can be made by
■oaking ordinary glue in water un
til it swells, then draining. Put the
glue in a glue pot and add an
equal amount of linseed oil, cook
this mixture slowly until the mix
ture is a jellylike mass. It will
spread easily if heated before be
in* used.
Cornwallis Not There ~
Cornwallis did not personally de
liver his sword to Washington at
Yorktown—and Washington sent ■
substitute to receive it
Mrs. Willa
Buffkins Is
Laid To Rest
Known to Hundreds as Mother Buf kins
They laid ‘Mother Buffkins’ to rest in serene Mt. Hope
Cemetery Monday, after a host of people-friends and strang
ers, ranging from the prominent to the just plain common
folk, had paid a reverent tribute to one of the city’s truly great
Christian leaders, Mrs. Willa Buffkins.
Imposing final rites for
the Sainteed Mother Buffkins
were held in flower-banked Mt.
Calvary Community Church,
on Monday afternoon, before
a capacity assemblage with
many prominent citizens of the
city in attendance.
Services Impressive
The solemn services were
impressively conducted by the
Reverand Roy W. Johnson, the
pastor of the Mount Cavalary
Community Church of which
Mrs. Buffkins was a church
mother.
Rev. Johnson praised Mother
Buffkins for her unselfish con
tributions and services to her
church and her community .
The Rev. Johnson also com
mended for achievements in
spite of obstacles in the diffi
cult task of raising a large fam
ily as a widow.
Her Life An Example
Continuing the Reverand
Mr. Johnson predicted that the
inspiring example of Mother
Buffkins’ life will be as “en
during as Mount Cavalary” to
her community and to those
who will follow in her foot
steps. He also lauded her for
having vision to tell those a
round her of the fullness and
joy to be had in living a Chris
tian life, and that Mother Buf
fkins dhily made Christ the
center of her life, and the great
ness moments of her life was
when she could give a bit of
jov and sunshine and offer new
hope to others by telling them
that Jesus was the light of
the world.
Continued on page 2
Dt. Ruler of Chero
kee Temple No.
223 Resigns
To Leave City
At a meeting of Cherokee
Temple Xo. 223, of the I. B. P.
E. O. W., Mrs. Clara Campbell,
handed in her resignation as
daughter ruler. Giving as the
reason for the resignation, that
she will soon leave the city to
make her home in Kansas City,
Missouri.
Mrs. Clara Campbell has
been daughter ruler of Chero
kee Temple for 7 years, and un
der her tenure of office the tern
pie has steadily grown in mem
bership, making it one of the
most progrssive temples in the
mid-west. She will be succeed
ed as daughter ruler, by the
vice daughter ruler, Odessa
Johnson.
Mrs. Campbell, who resides
at 2320 Paul Street, is also a
member of the Queen Esther
chapter, number 12 of the O.
E. S. and a member of the Zion
Baptist Chure% During the
war. she was very active in the
U. S. O.
She will make her home in
Kansas City, with her daughter
Mrs. Gladys Tripplett of 2320
Michigan Avenue.
CONCLUDE 68th
NATIONAL
CONVENTION
15,000 Attend the
Sessions
Houston. Texas—Special to
the Guide—The 68th annual
Convention of the National
Baptist Convention, Inc., has
just concluded, and the 15,000
delegates and visitors in Hous
ton for the sessions have begun
thir trek homeward.
The convention was opened
■by the introductory sermon
preached by Rev. Dr. H. E.
Nuljlfc- of Kentucky. President
JerwRm’s annual message was
read by his son, 'the Rev. E.
Lloyd Jemison. The title of the
president’s message was “The
Signs of the Times”.
All Officers Re-Elected
1A.11 officers of the convention
were re-elected for another
term.
Dr. F. D. Patterson, Tusk
egee Institute, Marshall R.
Sheppard, Recorder of Deeds,
District of Columbia, and C. C.
Adams, executive secretary of
the foreign .mission depart
ment of Washington, were a
mong the outstanding speakers
during the convention sessions
The 5 day meeting was cli
maxed with a huge pageant on
missions, Sunday, in which
some 5,000 women participated
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Louise Perkins Winner of the
Immanuel Church Scholarship
Florentine Crawford 2nd Prize
Winner
Miss Louise Perkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Per
kins, was the winner of the $50 scholarship given by the Pioneer
Club of the Immanuel Community Church last Friday eve
ning. Miss Perkins who is a student at Nebraska Weslyan
University, raised the largest amount of money which was $188.
2nd Prize Winner
Second prize of $10 went to
Miss Florentine Crawford, the
neice of Mrs. Flora Pinkston
Mitchell who raised the next
largest amount of money,
Miss Crawford is a student of
the University of Nebraska.
Style Revue Presented
The main feature of the eve
ning was a style Revue which
began with the Gay Nineties
and was brought up to the pre
sent.
Those taking part in the rev -j
ue were: Mrs. Eva Mae Doris,
Miss Lottye Wright, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Perkins, Mrs. Queen
ie Barber, Mrs. Roberta Bai
ley, Miss Mattie Childs, Mrs.
Grace Stanley, Miss Parthenia
BETTY .E. PITTMAN
BECOMES NEBRASKA’S
FIRST COLORED PORTIA
Wednesday, when Mrs. Bet
ty Elizabeth Davis 'Pittman
was sworn 'oefore the Supreme
Court at Lincoln, in with a gro
up of other law students who
had successfully passed the
Nebr. State Bar Examinations
she became the first colored
woman to ever pass the State
bar examination and to be ad
mitted to practice law in the
state of Nebraska.
Mrs. Pittman, was born in
924 North 25th St. is the wife
of Dr. A. B. Pittman, local vet
ernarian. Hr father is Charles
F. Davis, a local attorney.
Mrs. Mittman, was born in
Council Bluffs, Iowa, but was
reared here in Omaha. She at
tended the public schools here,
and the University of Nebr.,
at Lincoln. She recived her law
degree from Creighton Univer
sity, of Omaha.
Nebr. U. Appoints
Lincoln Woman to
Its Staff
Lincoln, Nebraska.—Special
—The University of Nebraska
has appointed Mrs. Maude Stil
es Coggs of Lincoln, Nebraska
as a full-time staff member.
She will serve as research as
sistant in the aninmal nutrit
ion department of the Uni
versity Station in Lincoln.
Mrs. Coggs, a native of Lit
tle Rock, Ark., received her
B. S. in home economics at
Tuskegee Institute in 1945.
She received her M. Sc. in
foods and nutritions at the Un
iversity of Nebraska in 1947.
THE OMAHA GUIDE i
WISHES A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO:
Mrs. Lucille Swancey.
.September 12th.
Warnetta Austin.
.September 17th.
Mrs. Charles Dickerson .
..September 19th.
Mr. Harvey Carter.
.September 26th.
Mrs. Laurence King-.
.September 19th.
Plants Discover Minerals
A possibility that certain types of
plant growth may come to be more
widely used as clues to mineral de
posits has been suggested by Uni
versity of Wyoming workers. They
point out that selenium indicator
and accumulator plants are now
commonly relied upon as guides to
rocks and soils which carry that
element. They suggest that vegeta
tion also may be used as a guide to
other minerals. Certain toxic vege
tation is known to carry relatively
high rare-metal values, molybde
num being one example.
With Grain of Salt
Not sojnany years ago salt was
used In payment of a fine in central
Africa. When a murder was com
mitted, according to custom, the
community in which the murderer
lived was responsible for paying the
blood-money. The chief of the vil
lage went around on an appointed
day and collected from each of his
subjects two cupped handfuls of
salt. This was pooled to form pay
ment for the life taken.
Electric Automobile
The first Wood electric automobile
was tested on the streets of Chicago
In 1893. It created considerable ex
citement along the route.
Wilson, Mr. Voray Watson
and Miss Louise Perkins.
Mrs. Iola Holliday, in cos
tume gave a reading and Mr.
Wayne Harper rendered a solo.
Pianist for the evening was
Miss Nadine Hancock.
It is reported that the award
of this $50 scholarship is to be
an annual affair.
Roosevelt Post to
Celebrate 30th
Anniversary
Roosevelt Post No. 30, the
American Legion has made
plans to hold three day cele
bration at its Post Lounge
commerating 30 years group
of the Post. The celebration to
be held October 27, 28 and 29.
The Post will publish a
Year book in connection with
this celebration.
The first night will be de
voted to the assembling of all
Legionnaires at Post Lounge.
A high Government official
will be principal speaker for
the first night. The second
night will be devoted to the
work of the Ladies’ Auxiliary,
and they will be in charge of
womens day. The third night
will be a formal Military Party
for Legionaires and their
guests, with entertainment for
all.
Ray L. Williams, local at
torney, has been named chair
man of the committee to stage
this celebration. Millard Carr
was named assistant to Ray L.
Williams.
The Progress of the Post
will be depicted in a Year
Book.
BEGINS CLASS
INSTRUCTION FOR
ADULTS AT TECH
The Board of Education, an
nounces that a class in Ele
mentary English and Spelling
for adults who have not com
pleted the eighth grade and
who want to improve their
English will be held on Tues
day, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Tech
nical High school.
Additional information re
garding these classes may be
had by calling the Board of
Education, AT-3140.
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U. S. ARMY
Recruiting Service Ad
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