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VOL. XXI—No. 35. THE OMAHA GUIDE Saturday September 25th 1948 ONLY TEN CENTS FER COPY
ONCE UPON
OUR TIME
By the Town Crier
Every newspaper in Nebras
ka ought to print every import
ant vote of every member of
Congress running for re-elect
ion, during his entire career at
Washington.
Then we’d know what we-re
voting for —or against.
My adviser on men’s styles, a
chap down at Brandies, tells me
1949’s well-dressed men will re
fuse starch in his shirt collars
or a crease in his coat sleeve.
His jacket will be loose.
.1 hear men have been turned
diJ'Svn for cert aim university
cluba* because of a crease in the
sleeve*.
If We Nebraskans want this
country governed as it should
be, we can’t trust the job to
furriners from South Carolina,
Texas or Maine; we’d betted
send our best men down to
Washington. I’d like to see a
Nebraskan elected who knows
its one world and wants to keep
it in one piece, and who’ll intro
duce a world government till
to that end. Gene O’Sullivan
would do such a job.
—
What I’d like to have explain
ft ed to me, is why Dewey, the
fP. candidate blows hot
Did at the same time? In
ifork and other large nor
an bordes stats he plans
ak and woo the tan voters
with the others. There
:aks about the brotherho
man, and promises to car
; every pledge of the GOF
rm, but at the same time
he * n&not care too much a
b> fgging a vigorious cam
pi ^*vn south, where there
is lifting just in reverse of
wh. Advocates.
Tis* said that he would not
care to *risk his popularity
<lown there, bv hitting at their
system, for if he went down
there and did not speak out aga
inst it, then this would cause
the tan voter up north and in
border states to turn against
him and probably cost him
southern support. He hasn't
the courage of his convictions,
as did Henry Wallace, who
went into rebel territory, and
called a spade a spade. So you
see, there is nothing new under
the sun, and don’t let any one
tell you that you can’t have
your cake and eat it too, Dewey
has knocked that one higher
than a kite in a gust of March
wind.
The other evening I went up
on 24th street to a mail box
that is I started—but had to
turn and go in the other direct
ion. Why? Too many teenagers
needlessly hogging all the side
walk. It nettles me, when I
out on the street, and have to
either get off the sidewalk to
get around, or risk life and limb
by crossing in the middle of the
street to the other side, in order
to get where I am g^ing. And
to top it off, it is I, who have of
fended these sidewalk hopgers,
and not they.
The conduct of these school
youngsters in the streets is not
at all encouraging. For that
matter, neither is that of the
older ones.
It would pay you to first see
an insurance man, before going
too often on 24th espcially, be
tween the hours of 7 and un
til.
Small But OH, MY!
. . Give the kids time and
they will think up anythin"- and
do just about everything. I hap
pen to know one, little Mark
Schauland, who for one of his
age—18 months or so, just a
bout takes the cake. Young
Mark is a real little He Man, he
likes to do everything right in
man-style. No frills for Mark,
or Joe, as he is sometime affec
tionately called by his family.
Mark usually starts the day off
with three breakfasts, number
one, he comes down and gets
himself, number two, he has
with his aunt, and third he sh
ares with his parents. Then he
begins his days work by mak
ing a routine inspection of most
of the appliances, with time out
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Resigned
George H. McDavis
George H. McDavis has re
signed as our Advertising Re ■>
resentative, Mr. McDavis docs
not have authority to contract
for any advertisement for the
Guide, or to make any collect
ions for the Guide.
The Omaha Guide will not
t>e responsibile for any con
tracts or committments made
by either Mr. McDonald, or
Mr. McDavis. Our representa
tives carry identification, ask
to see it, if in doubt.
Women's Group
To Meet Sept. 29
COUNCIL OF CHURCH
WOMEN AND WCTU
IN JOINT SESSION
The council of Colored Cru
rch Women and ‘he Women
Christian Temperance Union
will hold a joint session next
Wednesday, September 29th.
The meeting will begin at 10
A. M., and will b hid at the
Pilgrim Baptist Church, at 25th
and Hamilton Strets.
The morning session will be
opened with devotions being
conducted by Mrs. Edna Rob
erson and Mrs. Arneta Hayes.
The theme for the meeting will
be “Godfs Glorious Works”,
selected from the 8th Psalms.
Reverend Tyler Speaker
The guest speaker will be
the Rev. Chas. Tyler, minister
of Hillside Presbyterian Chu
rch. Mrs. Romell Marion is
scheduled to sing a solo. Also
atf the morning Session, the
Church council president, Mrs.
Cora Haynes will deliver her
address.
The afternoon session will l
be opened with a devotional
period, to be conducted by the
Rev. Mrs. Farmer. The presi
dent of the WCTU, Mrs. Anna
Burton, will give her address
at the afternoon session. Ther
remainder of the session will
be devoted to reports of the
chairmen of the two councils:
a Bible Tree Quizz and a song
period. Mrs. M. L. Dixon, is
corresponding secretary of the
group.
Resigned
Mr. C. C. Me Donald
We call to the attention of
our advertisers and readers
that Mr. C. C. McDonald has
resigned from the staff of the
Omaha Guide and is no longer
connected with our circulation
department., and does not have
the authority to accept or col
lect for subscriptions, or to
Solicit anv advertisement,
either POLITICAL or COM
MERCIAL for the Omaha
Guide.
First Labor Organization
America’s first national labor or
ganization, the Knights of Labor,
was founded after the Civil war by
two Pennsylvanians, Uriah S. Ste
vens and Terrence V. Powderly.
New HospitaLOp
en House Today
7:30 to 10:00 PM
OPEN HOUSE AT THE
PEOPLES HOSPITAL,
7:30 to 10:00 P. M.
Omahans will have the oppor
tumty to inspect the New Peo
ples Hospital at 1844 North
20th Street, this evening, dur
ing the hours trom 7 :dU to lO:
00 P. M.
The Peoples Hospital, is -t
new venture in Negro Hospital
management in Omaha, and ac
cording to reports from the
management, it will be equipp
ed with the latest equipment,
j and will be staffed by some of
! the best physicians in Omaha
and also will have an efficient
nursing staff.
It is, however, the hope of
the management that the pub
lic and local organizations will
see the need for such an insti
tution providing training for
girls wishing to take nursing as
a career; underwrite expens
es for the training of each girl.
It is estimated that the cost for
each girl would be approximat
ely $1800. As the situation now
stands, any local girl who de
cides upon a nursing career,
must in most cases go out of
state for her training.
The 20-40 Club is sponsoring
the pre-open house evening.
Doctor Aaron McMillian is in
charge of the hospital.
Traffic News
Spectators at a greater part
of Nebraska’s High School and
College foofball games this
fall will be greeted by a series j
of traffic safety announcem- j
ents, the Nebraska nafety Cou j
ncil announced today.
A ten-page booklet of timely
warnings has been sent to eve
ry high school and college
playing football in Nebraska
and they will be used in the
majority of the schools over
the public address systems op
esated at the games.
The announcements have
been prepared by the state saf
ety council and are designed to
warn spectators of the dangers
existing on streets and high
ways following a game and to
urge them to be extra alert
and cautious in their trip home
Then Came the Tub
The indoor bath wax brought
about when water systems ware In
troduced into cities in the early
1800s. By 1830 tha revolutionary idea
of a warm bath three time* a week
was tha aim of a crusade. By the
1920s the U. S. owned 99 per cent of
ail tubs in the world and had begun
to go in for such variations of the
Standard porcelain tub as solid onyx
tubs, marble tubs and tubs with
solid gold fixtures.
REVEREND METCALF PASSES
I
Rev. William S. Metcalf,
age 82 years, 3442 South 15th
street, died Thursday, Sept. 16
at a local hospital. The Rev.
Mr. Metcalf was a native of
Lawrence, Kansas, but had
lived in Omaha over fifty years
or twelve years he was Oma
ha City weights and measures
inspector. Having pastored in
Horton, Kansas, Fremont, Ne
braska City, and Allen Chapel
AME Church of Omaha, and
engaged in evangelistic work.
The Rev. Metcalf spent his last
years as Superannuate Elder
of the AME Confrence.
Rev. Metcalf is survived by
four nieces Mrs. Ruth Lewis,
Omara; Mrs. Minnie Logan,
Omaha; Mrs. Ruth Mitchell
and Miss Amelia Kizer of Law
rence, Kansas; brother-in-law
Henry Aaron, Mitchell, S. D.;
and other relatives. His wife,
Mrs. Myrtle E. Metcalf pre
ceded him in death two years
ago.
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon, Sept. 18th
from St. John’s AME Church
with Rev. E. B. Childress, of
LOCAL DAIRY ASKS TO
SELL V-F SKIM MILK
The Roberts Dairy compan
y's request for permission to
sell vitimine-fortified skim milk
in Omaha came “as a result of
advice from local physicians,”
according to Gordon Roberts,
head of the firm.
In a recent letter addressed
to Mayor Glenn Cunningham
and members of the City Coun
cil, Mr. Roberts stated that ac
cording to medical men such
a product would be “of nutri
tional benefit to those past for
ty with a tendency toward
overweight, even more vitally
desireable for women in late
pregnancy.” The new product
would be “plainly labled” as
skim milk, the dairy head add
ed.
Suggest Further Consideration
Commented on the State
Agricultural Department’s
opinion that foreign substance
cannot be added to milk, Mr.
Roberts said, “We feel that any
opinion with regard to the en
richment of milk with vitimins
should be given further consid
eration.”
Emphasizing that his dairy
has no desire to lower the but
terfat standard requirements
for whole milk, Mr. Roberts
said, “Our company, in fact,
suggests that the Nebraska
State butterfat standards be
raised to conform with those
recommended by the U. S. Pub
lie Health service.”
Advocate* Uniform State Law
“We believe that considera
tion should be given a uniform
law providing one high grade
of fluid milk for cities of more
than 10,000 in Nebraska,” said
Mr. Roberts. “Such a law wou
ld, for one thing,” he added,
“help eliminate the danger of
milk shortage in Omaha and
answer many perplexing pro
blems.”
Dr. L. L. Fatheree, Omaha
Health Director reported Tues
day to the City Council that
the dairy’s request for permis
sion to sell the new vitimin
fortified product is under dis
cussion with the dairy’s attor
neys and the City Legal Depart
ment.
Catching an Alligator
The next time you want to catch a
live alligator, just hold his mouth
shut and tie him up. According to
the World Book encyclopedia, the
animal’s jaws are very powerful,
but once they are shut, a man can
easily hold them closed with his
bare hands.
Pennsylvania Farmers
Pennsylvania farmers have a
total investment of nearly two bll
lion dollars in farm land, buildings,
equipment, machinery, livestock
and crops on hand.
Speed of Red Fox
The red fox is much faster than
the grey fox. He has been known to
cover a given distance at the rate of
30 miles Der hour.
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Eariy Finns Honored
The Finns' who settled along
| the Delaware in Pennsylvania in
1638 were honored by Finland’s spe- i
dal commemorative stamp 10 years '
ago. I
ficiating, assisted by Rev. John
Adams, Sr., P. E., Rev. J. B.
Brooks, Rev. H. W. Bletsoh,
Rev. O. J. Burchardt, Rev. J.
E. Cooley, Rev. Jorn Williams,
Rev. Wm. Pruitt, Rev. C. C.
Baker. Pall bearers were A. B.
Goode, B. A. Howell, Robert
Mosley, W. P. Ervin, C. B.
Fredrich, R. Brown. Burial
wasin the family plot at For
est Lawn cemetery with ar
rangements by Thomas Funer
al Home.
▼sloe of Milk
A quart of milk—four glass—
supplies approximately these per
centages of the dally nutritive re
quirements of an average man: Cal
cium, 100 per cent plus; riboflavin
(vitamin G), 82 per cent; phos
phorus, 87 per cent; protein. 49 per
cent; vitamin A. 80 per cent; thia
min, 22 per cent; ealories, 22 per
cent; vitamin C, 19 per cent; niacin.
8 per cent, and iron, 3 per cent.
Bust and Bustle Era
Fashion dictators are prescribing
abundant use of jewelry to comple
ment the "bust and bustle" fashions
currently in vogue. In keeping with
elegance of the new gowns, jewel
ers are creating lavish, delicate
pieces using the sister metals, pal
ladium and platinum.
Isaac Woodward, 29-year-old
ex-Sergeant who was blinded
by Jim Crow police practices
in the South two years ago,
has been appointed National
Co-Chairman of Veterans for
Wallace. Woodward, whose
eyes were gouged out by
Aiken, South Carolina, police
only a few hours after his dis
charge from the Army, was
the center of a celebrated
NAACP case. The policeman
who admitted attacking him
was later acquitted by an all
White Federal jury in Aiken
after 2^mjnute3 of_ delibera*
Brown - Life
Reporter for
Truman
New York—Earl Brown, col
umnist for the New York Am
sterdam News, has come out
with a flat endorsement of
President Truman, seeing in
the standard-bearers for Re
publician and Progressive part
ies the makings of an era of re
action which ultimately would
lead to the doom of America.
Writing in his column, “On
ce Over Lightly,” Mr. Brown
states that he plans to vote for
Mr. Truman on November 2,
but not only because he has
come out for civil rights.
He interprets the President’s
civil rights program as the sal
vation of both Negro and white
Americans.
Brown gives as his primary
reason for supporting Mr. Tru
man’s candidacy a fear for the
Brown gives as his reason
the future of America under re
publican presidential candid
ate, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey,
and the Progressive Party can
didate, Henry Wallace.
Gov. Dewey he describes as
the “cold standard bearer. . .
dangerously reactionary,” and
knowingly giving aid and com
fort to American fascists.
“Every American owes Mr.
Truman a debt for his courag
eous stand on civil rights,” tne
New York Amsterdam News
columnist stated.
Mr Brown is a Harvard Uni
versity graduate. In addition to
his spot on the New Amster
dam News, he is also a re
porter for Life magazine.
Courier Head to
Support Dewey
STATEMENT OF MRS.
ROBERT L. VANN
President-Treasurer, The Pit
tsburgh Courier, Made To
. . day at Albany, N. Y. . .
I have just told Governor
Thomas E. Dewey that the
Pittsburgh Courier will sup
port his candidacy for Presi
dent.
Negroes are indeed fortun
ate in having all of the three
major candidates for Presi
dent, favorably disposed to the
advancement and protection of
their rights and interests.
President Harry S. Truman
and Mr. Henry Wallace have
been dramatic in espousing the
cause of Negroes, but Gover
nor Dewey has been more ef
fective in giving protection to
their basic rights and well be
ing. He has achieved in New
York, for Negroes, most of the
objectives and has had enact
ed most of the laws which
President Truman and Mr.
Wallace have advocated for
the nation as a whole.
Urban League
Gives Warning
It has been reported that
unscrupulous persons are
at work in our community try
ing to swindle sincere and hard
working people out of their
earnings. Mr. J. W. Strom,
Director, U. S. Civil Service,
Omaha, Nebraska District, re
ports the latest one. A man is
going about the community
selling correspondence courses
to those wisring employment
in the U. S. Civtl Service. The
cost of a course is said to be
$90 payable in installmnts.
The man is promising those
who accept his proposition, U.
S. Civil Service employment
in Omaha when they complete
the course. Mr. Storm says
this is WHOLLY FALSE!
and such promises cannot be
kept.
Check all of these solicita
tions with either your Nebras
ka State Employment Service,
your Civil Service Commis
sion if it’s a government job,
the Urban League, your min
ister, this newspaper, or better
still, the company with whom
the persons promise to get
you a job.
Very few, if any, jobs are
gotten by paying a fee to a
person who knocks on your
door, stops you in the street
or approaches you in a public
place. If such persons are hon
est and sincere, their story can
stand investigation.
Before parting with your
money, It’s be sure we know
where it’s going. DON'T BE
Nebraska First Portia 1
ELIZABETH DAVIS PITTMAN
FATHER-DAUGHTER FORM
LOCAL LAW FIRMS_
Father-Dauhter form law firm
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Pitt
man who was recently admit
ted to Nebraska State Bar, has
formed a law firm here with
her father, Charles F. Davis,
who, for many years has been
a practicing attorney in Oma
ha. The partnership of Davis
aha. The partnership of Davis
& Pittman is one of the few
such colored father and daugh
ter firms of record.
Mrs. Pittman has been ex
tremely active on the civic and
social scene in Omaha. She will
also be remembered for her
brilliant scholastic record at
the various schools which she
has attended.
Mrs. Pittman was an honor
graduate of North High school
and received a Regents’ Schol
arship to the University of Ne
braska, where she completed a
part of her undergraduate
work. She was also an honor
student at Creighton, and from
which she also received her
Bachelor of Science Degree.
She was chosen Law School
Princess at the Creighton Jun
ior and Senior Prom this
spring.
Mrs. Pittman.who is the on
ly colored woman attorney in
Nebraska, constitutes the jun
ior partner in the law firm ol
Davis & Pittman.
She is a member of the Ves
try and Secretary of St. Phil
ip’s Episcopal church and an
officer of Delta Epsilon Ome
ga Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority.
Before commencing active
practice, Mrs. Pittman and her
mother, Mrs. Charles F. Davis
will take a Pacific coast vaca
tion.
Licenses Alerted
on Sales to Minors
Lincoln —A special "poster
Dulletin” designed to help beer
-etailers fully comply with Ne
braska’s "No-Sales-to-Minor*'*
law has gone out to all licen
sees, from the Nebraska Divi
sion, U. S. Brewers Founda
tion, according to Charles E.
Sandall, state director of thi*
self-regulation organization of
the brewing industry.
The poster side of the bullet
in is headed "$50.00 Fine” and
calls attention to the Nebraska:
law providing penalties for
persons misrepresenting their
ages to procure beer or liquor,
the fact that “John Q. Public
is Boss” and "through the law*
he forbids sale of beer to min
ors” is set forth on the poster.
It also states, “If you are under
21, do not ask for beer. For
your own protection as well as
ours, you will be refused.”
Named to Head ‘H’
Division
MRS. R. C. PRICE
WILL HEAD DIVISION
‘H’ IN CHEST DRIVE
The headquarters for the
Community Chest, announce
that Mrs. R. C. Price of 2411
North 22rd street has been ap
pointed the chairman of Div
ision H for the Women’s div
ision of the Community Chest
campaign which will be con
ducted from Sept. 27 to Oc
tober 13.
New Fiber from Milk
Aralac is a milk fiber for blend
ing with other fibers to make cloth
ing, blankets and Interlinings. .
SURVEY OF NEGRO HOUSING
MARKET BEGINS SEPT. 27th
Mr. Alfred P. Kennedy, Vice
President of McFarland &
Kennedy Real Estate Co., and
chairman of the Omaha Urban
League Housing committee,
announced a survey will be
made, starting Monday, Sept.
27, of the local colored housing
market. Questionnaires will be
sent out to 4,000 colored famil
ies living in both North and
South 'Omaha. The survey will
seek to discover the following:
(l)the number of families in
the colored group who are liv
ing in adequate quarters; (2)
the number of families desir
ous of eithr buying a home or
of renting more favorable quar
ters; (3) the savings available
for down payments on purchas
ed homes and (4) the current
income availabl for rentals and
or amortizations.
Other members of tre Urban
League Housing committee
are: Charles F. Davis, Secr
tary-Treasurer, Carver Savings
and Loan Ass’n., Wm. Stuht,
Stuht & Beford Co.; Phil
A SUCKER! _
Dodge, N. P. Dodge Co., E. A'.
Undeland, Undeland Co.; Ken
neth Red, Hastings & Heyden
Co.; Wm. Sones; Arthur Mc
Caw, and Dr. J. J. Jones, DDS.
Cooperating with the commit
tee are the local Federal Hous
ing Administration and the
City Planning office.
The committee hopes to have
the survey completed and tab
ulated by November 1st.
HOPE LUTHERAN
PASTOR’S BROADCAST
HEARD OVE SCOTS
BLUFF STATION
.
Reverand H. H. Schauland
the Hope Lutheran church
of the Hope Lutheran church
preached Sunday at the St. Pe
I ter’s Lutheran Church in Scot*
I tsbluff, Nebraska. The service
was broadcast over station
K. N. E. B.
St. Peter’s minister, Rev. Geo
rge Uleber formerly conduted
Lutheran services at the home
of Mrs. Mary McIntosh recent
ly deceased in Omaha. t