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VOL. XXI—No. 36. _ Saturday, October 3, 1948 THE OMAHA GUIDE ONLY TEN CENTS PER COPY
ONCE UPON
OUR TIME
By the Town Crier
Recently a Nebraskan asked
Bernard Baruch how he got his
awsome name for wisdom.
“By letting people answer
their own questions,” he said.
“They always do it if I stall
a few minutes.”
The fittest 45-year old man in
Omaha tells me that if you’ll
bend and touch your toes 25
times every day (stiff-kneed)
you’ll never get fat. I do 4 ben
ding and squatting and twist
ing exercises, each 16 times,
3'th a rifle, which might slim
i down if I am not too slim
enpugh.
Incidently, It’s equally impor
tant for slender people to ex
ercise after 40 to keep their
jonts unrusted. A well-bred
Briton would no more forget
his morning “jerks” than he’d
omit brushing his teeth.
. . .In my time we’ve had 4
flare-ups of new games—mah
Jongg, backgammon, gin rum
my, and now it’s kenosta, if I
caught the name correctly. The
Omaha housewives now gather
after a skimpy slug at their
chores and! play from 11 a. m.
till it’s time to open a can for
die old man. Hideous game,
no doubt. (But by comparison
dominos is intellectual.)
Which is cuter, silent Cal
Cooledge in overalls and rake
or Tom Dewey in a $190 suit
picking his teeth with a straw ?
Or maybe this is better yet.
The other day Clair Mulvihill,
a local attorney, got this one
off his chest, in speaking of
Gene O’Sullivan the democrat
caniAate for Congress, he
ask^lllhad evey given much
thought^) the use of a Buffet ? j
I replied particularly. So (
he then explained to me, that (
said buffet was t ?nerally used
to store.china and etc,
and was generally stood in an
out of way place in the din
room. And he thought it’d be a
excellent idea, if the voters of
the 2nd district would find
some out of way space to store
another Buffet. . . . Catch on?
On the Political
Horizon This
_jWeek
O’SULLIVAN’S RADIO
SCHEDULE
The following is a schedule
of the Radio Broadcasts of
Eugene O’Sullivan, Demo*
cratic Candidate for Congress
These Broadcasts will be heard
over radio station W. O. W.
Oct. 1—.9:45—10:00 pm.
Oct. &—.10:30—10:45
Oct. 15—.10:30—10:45
Octi 22—.10:30—10:45
Oct. 29—.10:45—11:00
DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL
COMMITTEE
Congressman William L.
Dawson, (D, 111.) this week
made the following request:
“I want to report to you to
day on the progress made, up
to now, by the National Citi
zens Committee for the Reelec
tion of President Truman.
This committee was formed
because of a demand by prom
inient Negro Americans all
over our country immediately
(pllowing the Democratic Na
tional Convention in Philadel
phia. It began functioning in
late August. Its membership
is pledged to work for, vote
for, and raise funds for the re
election of President Truman.
Reports coming to me show
that President Truman’s can
didacy is receiving tremend
ous sppont from Negroes
throughout the country. Cit
izen’s committees have been
organized in 17 states, and
there are national sponsors of
the committee in 79 cities lo
cated in 30 states and the Dis
trict of Columbia. Publishers
and editors of 21 outstandiny
Continued on page 2
28th ANNUAL SESSION OF
NEBRASKA A.M.E. CONFER
ENCE TO CONVENE HERE
OCTOBER 6th
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BISHOP D. ORMOND
WALKER WILL PRE
SIDE
Wednesday, the 6th will
mark the opening of the 28th
annual session of the Nebraska
Conference of the A. M. .E.
Church. The Conference will
continue through Ocober 10th,
and will convene at St. John’s
AME Church, with Bishop
D. Ormond Walker, newly el
ected Bishop, and head of the
fifth Episcopal 'District pre
siding.
Welcome Addresses
Tuesday evening at 7 p. m.
Bishop Walker will be wel
comed to the city by several
prominent men on behalf of
the Ciy of Omaha and its var
ious businesses and profess
ions. Among those scheduled
to give welcoming addresses
are: Ralph Adams, on behalf
of the local NAACP; Charles
Davis, on behalf of business;
Dr. A. L. Hawkins, for the
medical profession; Dr. Bruce
Hadley, secretary of the coun
cil of Churches of Omaha, will
speak for the Churches; Judge
Robt. T. Trover, for the Judic
iary of the City and County;
while Mayor jGlen Cunning
ham, will welcome the prelate
on behalf of the city; others
giving such addresses will be
George Camper, Dr. Burnett
and Dr. John Adams, presiding
01dejf Jof the Nebraska Dis
trct Conference.
The Bishop afterwards will
deliver his Episcopal address,
the Women’s Missionary Soc
iety, will open its annual ses
sion at 6:00 a. m., Tuesday,
while the sessions of the con
ference proper will officially
open Wednesday morning the
6th, with Rev. S. H. Lewis, of
Kansas City, Kansas preach
ing the annual sermon.
Pocket Edition of
The Week's News
NCNU CONVENES
OCTOBER 10—13
Washington, Oct. 2—The
13th annual convention of the
National Council of Negro
Women will be held here at
the Inter-Departmental Aud
itorium, of the U.S. Depart
ment of Labor, Oct. 10 to 13.
Secretary of Labor Tobin will
address the convention Oct.
11th.
WOMEN AND YOUTH
SHARE SPOTLIGHT
Cleveland, Fort Worth, Port
land, New Orleans, New
York, Washington, Repre
sented (. in Human Interest
“Career” Features.
New York, N. Y.—With a wide
coverage of the nation’s cities
and towns, the Fall Issue of
OPPORTUNITY, official
Eublication of the National
frban League, features the
“career” stories of men, wo
men and youths engaged in an
extensive range of interests
and occupations.
WHITE’S AUTOBIO
GRAPHY OUT
New York N.Y. — “A Man
Called White," the autobio
graphy of Walter White, NA
ACP secretary,; is scheduled
for publication by Viking Press
on Monday, October 4. The
volume recounts Mr. White’s
career as an official of the Na
tional Advancement of the
Colored People over a period
of 30 years.
GIVE! Their NEED Is Greater —
Inflation has struck its crudest blow in the area of child
care. (These children) are typical of those being served
through the Red Feather agencies of the Omaha Community
Chest. Many children need help. See story below.
Four of the thirty agencies of the Omaha Community
Chest devotiing their services to Negroes. They are: Woodson
Center, Colored Old Folks Home, Urban League and North
Side Y.W.C.A. Many other agencies extend service. Some
of these agencies as well have colored staff members.
THE WEEK BY H. SMITH
A motorcycle driver, was in
jured when his cycle crashed
into an auto at 35th Ave. and
Dodge street Sunday after
noon.
It was reported Sunday,
Sept. 26, that American trans
port planes have flown more
than two hundred thousand
tons of food, fuel and medicine
into Berlin since the Russian
blockade three months ago.
Price Boosted
The Los Angeles Examiner
has increased its price from 5
cents to 7 cents per copy.
Five Injured In Collision
Five persons were injured
when 2 autos collided at 42nd
street and Curtis Ave. Sunday.
Purse Snatched
Mrs. Martha Harris, 2509
Maple street had her purse
snatched early Sunday morn
ing. She chased the thief.
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EMPLOY A HANDICAPPED
PERSON, THEME OF CAM
PAIGN
CAMPAIGN TO EMPLOY
HANDICAP UNDERWAY
Mr. Employer! There as
amoung the handicapped men
and women in your commun
ity available workers who can
mean more production in your
“business, at a machine, a desk,
in the laboratory or on the
farm. The local State-Employ
ment Service makes it a busi
ness to know the people who
can meet your job needs.
It is good business to employ
handidapped workers. 'They
are NOT job-hoppers, they
meet job requirements and
ask no odds. It is not their dis
abilities but their abilities
that really counts.
The seventy-ninth Congress
has set aside the first week
<in October as National Em
ploy The Handicapped Week.
Through October 3 to 9, Oma
ha and every community is ob
serving this occasion. Employ
ers are urged to fill their job
vacancies with dependable
handicapped workers who ask,
not for sympathy but for a
chance to prove their ability
on the job. Your local State
Employment Service is always
willing to cooprate in supply
ing you with efficient help.
During the week of October 3
to 9. A special committee set
up by the Mayor is making an
all out effort to place as many
worthy handicapped workrs as
f possible. Telephone ATlantic
1234, a list of available handi
capped citizens are waiting to
be placed in a job for which
they are suited..
Lutheran Pastor
Active Scout
Leader
New York—A veteran lead
er in the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica is Harry H. Haysbert, As
sistant to the National Direct
or of Health and Safety. He
entered the Movement as a
Boy Scout in 1917.
Mr. Haysbert has his head
quarters at Memphis, Tenn.,
and works with the leaders in
local Boy Scout Councils in
the South.
As a part of his work in
health and safety, Mr. Hays
bert inspects Boy Scout camps
trains leaders in camping,
aquatics and first aid and co
operates with local Scout
Councils on matters related to
activities for Scouts and lead
ers of the South.
He -was educated in the
schools of Cincinnati, Ohio,
where he was born, and at the
Immanuel Lutheran College
and Seminary at Greensboro,
N.C.
While pastor of the St.
Marks Lutheran Church at
W inston-Salem, N.C., he serv
ed two years as a volunteer
Scout leader in the Old Hick
ory Council whose headquart
ers are in that city.
Mrs! R. Green Gets
Local Y. W. C. A.
Post
FORMERLY ASSISTANT
DIETICIAN AT
HOSPITAL
Mrs. Roland Green, 2922
Franklin, who has been ap
pointed director of food ser
vice at the Central YWCA,
was honored along with four
other ladies, at a tea given at
the home of Mrs. Hal F. Eier,
Friday afternoon.
Those honored with Mrs.
Mrs. Green, were, Mrs. Ruth
M. Campbell, Maxine Snod
grass, Octavia Walker, and
Mrs. Winthrop B. Lane. Mrs.
Green, in her new position,
will have direct supervision of
the personnel in her 'depart
ment. She was formerly em
ployed as an assistant dietic
ian here at Methodist hospital
LETTER
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FOR POLITICAL I
OFFICE |
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Slot-Machine Drinks
Soon to be introduced is a re
frigerated coin-vending machine
that dispenses six kinds of chilled
fruit and vegetable drinks for 10
cents a can. The machine holds 50
six-ounce cans }n each of its six
racks, 300 cans In all. The customer
deposits a dime in the coin chute,
presses a button under the flavor
he wants aifd a can of juice is de
livered to his hand. On one side of
the machine a knife-type can open
er kept at 180 degrees for sanitation
makes a clean incision in the can
top just big enough to admit a
straw. These vending machines
will be Installed at industrial
plants, bus terminals, airline and
railway waiting rooms and recre
ation centers.
KefF Tiber from BCflk ~~
Aralaq Is a milk fiber for blend
ing with other fibers to make cloth
ing blankets and interlinings.
City Ministers
Inspect Peoples
Hospital
PRE OPENING OF THE
PEOPLES HOSPITAL
By Arleda Sehauland
Dr. Aaron McMillian, former
medcal missionary to Africa
gave the people of Omaha a
real treat last Saturday eve
ning, at the Open House of the
new Peoples Hospital. We
were invited to inspect the op
erating room, kitchen, private
Uoorns* delivery room, scrtib
room, and the wards on the
second floor of this well ap
pointed institution.
30 Beds
Peoples Hospital s a two
story affair and will have 30
beds, each room is done in a
cheerful cream and green, and
will be equpped with the
latest in modern medical equip
ment, as well as having an ef
ficient and capable nursing
staff.
The management of this new
institution have planned it, so
that it will serve the commun
ity as a haven for the sick and
injured, and will also provde
training for girls desiring to
take up nursing as a career,
all of which will be a real cred
it to our neighborhood and
the’ city.
It is generally believed this
hospital is much needed, and
that Dr. McMillian is to be
commended for his fine work
in beginning this enterprize,
which it is felt will do much in
bettering hospital conditions
in a city where hospital beds
are few, and many more such
institutions are needed.
The 20-40 Club sponsored
the pre-opening, and beauti
fully growned ladies served tea
by candle light, in the west
ward on the second floor..
While in t|he flower decked
lobby downstars, guests sign
ed the register before inspect
ing' the nearly finished soon to
be opened hospital.
' PROGRESSIVE PARTY NOMINEES
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Willard Ransom of Indiana (left) and Thomas M. Clarke
Illinois are two recently-named candidates on the Progressive
Party ticket. Ransom, an attorney and former Deputy Attorj
,ney General of Indiana, is the Henry Wallace party nominee
for Congress in Indiana's lllh C.D. (Indianapolis). One of
five Negro officers to serve in the Advocate General's office
during the war, he is the first Negro nominated for Congress
j in the state's history. Clarke is the Progressive Party’s nominee
for Municipal Court Judge of Chicago. A veteran of the AEP
in World War I, he is an attorney and former Post Judg«j
1 Advocate of the Chicago American Legion.
GET TOGETHER FOR
RECREATIONAL CON
GRESS VISITING DEL
EGATES
An informal get together of
the 50 or more delegates to the
National Recreation Congress
was held Wednesday, at the
Northside Y. W. C. A. The
meeting was presided over by
Mr. Ernest T. Attwell, of New
York City, a member of the
National Recreation Staff.
Among the topics discussed
at the informal session, was
the problems with which min
ority group leaders were con
fronted in their work as re
creation leaders.
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DIVISION ‘H’ SET FOR
CHEST FUND DRIVE
Asst. Postmaster
Opens New Stat
ion Today
US POST OFFICE STAT
ION A TO BE DEDICAT
ED SATURDAY NOON
In appropriate ceremonies on
Saturday October 2nd, at 12
noon, the new Station A loc
ated at 24th and Burdette will
be officially opened by Assist
ant Post Mafctr 'Patrick Me
Govern and Superintendent of
Mail John Britton and present-,
ed to the citizens of this) com
munity.
Station A having ben organ
izde in 1894 represents more
than a half century of progress
in this community. The Omaha
Post Office is conscious of the
i expanding business of this ,
community and in Station A.
has increased its facilities to
take care of this business.
CHEST LEADERS HOLD
INSTRUCTION MEETING
The leaders of Division H of
the current Community Chest
Drive met Thursday at 2 p. m.
at the Northside Y. W. C. A.
for the purpose of instructing
the .workers.
The Division, under the dir
ection of Mrs. R. C. Price, and
her co-chairman, Mrs. C. A.
Branch, has been well organiz
ed. Alfco meeting with Mrs.
Price, were the Majors, Mrs.
Robert Wade, Mrs. Thomas A.
Beck, and also the Captains,
Mrs. W. P. Erwin, Mrs. Ernest
Reese, Mrs. Adam Lee, Mrs. C.
H. Mortimer, Mrs. Lucille Gor
don, and Mrs. Herbert E. Pat
ten.
Mrs. A. Dunbar, the Gen
ral chairn]an of the Women’s
Division and her co-chairman,
Mrs. John Hopkinjs met with
division H. Also meeting with
the women was M. Leo Bohan
non, executive secretary of the
Utban League and Rev. E. B.
Childress, pastor of the St.
John’s A. M. E. Church.
Mrs. Dunbar gave the wor
kers general instructions, and
praised the Division on its
teem work. It is the aim of the
workers to contact every home
and also to stress the needs
of the chest.
The goal this year is $858,
477. This is about 12 per cent
over last years amount raised
On October 5th, 500 women
will be ringing door bells in all
parts of the City. The call is
also out for additional work
ers. And the leaders request
that if anyone can give a day,
or a few hours, please call
WE-1658 or WE-1539.
Mrs. Price presided at the
meeting after which the man
agement of the Y. W. C. A,
served tea.
Home Demonstration Start
The home demonstration program
in the United States began with
passage of the Smith-Lever act in
1914.
Mixed Southern Wool
Mertizo wool is South American
wool from mixed breeds of sheep.
These Have Learned to Live Together
The three Camp Fire Oirls In the picture Join with 360,000 members of
! their organization, across the country, in living the Camp Fire slogan
i "Be Friendly- Me fey Friends—Join the Camp Fire Oirls." They are shown
packing food Jo go overseas to Unseen friends in war-torn lands. I
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W. D. JOHNSON LOSES
CIVIL RIGHTS CASE
Wilton D. Johnson, 2509 No.
24th St. lost his Civil Rights
case Tuesday, when a jury af
ter deliberating five minutes re
turned a not guilty verdict in
a County Court, in favor of
Joseph Malec, Peony Park op
erator, who was charged with
violating the Civil Rights Act,
when he refused to allow Mr.
Johnson and his wife access to
the facilities of the Park Aug
ust 12.
Mr. Johnson testified that he
and his wife had purchased
tickets to the park picnic
grounds, but had been told to
leave before they could finish
a chicken dinner.
New Soybean Strain
Hawkeye, a new high-yielding soy
bean, is being released in several
Midwestern states. It has as high
an oil content as Lincoln, resists
lodging as well as Richland and
better than Lincoln, and falls be
tween its Richland and Mukden par
ents in height.
Vertical Disk Plow
The vertical disk plow was offeeed
for sale in 1926.
OCTOBER 2ND SET
FOR Y CONCLAVE
T. H. Maenner, president of
the YMCA Board of Directors
has announced Saturday, Oc
jo ajBp aqi se pu£ jgqoj
sixth annual committeemen’s
conclave of the Young Men’s
Christian Association in Oma
ha. Mr. Maenner has made all
the standing committee ap
pointments with the assistance
of committee chairman. Over
250 have been invited to at
sion at Camp Brewster.
Vern Vance is general chair
man of this year’s conclave
and is being assisted by co
chairman Winslow Van Brunt
and Kermit Hansen. These
men will preside at afternoon
and evening sessions of the
conclave.
The keynote speaker is to be
announced.
Daylight Saving Time
Daylight saving time Is a menaoa
to the health of school children,
according to Dr. John P. Turner,
Philadelphia board of education. He
stated that school children are get*
ting only six or seven hours’ sleep
and many are suffering from nerv
ous reaction because of fast time.