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;; This Is Your Newspaper * m L!rt 111 *************| ;; What you are doing is news, <! B I This IfevYour Newspaper i! j; Please Phone Your News To " B !™What you d°in&is news. :: HA 0800 o » | Please Phone YdtirNews To or send it to JL 1 080&S. ;; - THE OMAHA GUIDE - I it to x J! «; 2420 Grant St. <: /tucTirr ormiMiTV -—\ I GUIDF'x. :I t******************************: /JUSTICE / MJE HEW TO THE LINEN i 2420 Grant st EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Vol. 29 No. 13 Friday, May 27, 1955 10c Per Copy Mary McLeod Bethune, A Great Educator, Dies In Florida At The Age Of 79 (From Time Magazine) “Be a Daniel!” She was a Negro and virtually a pauper, but plucky little Mary McLeod Bethune was also a dreamer. In 1904, with only $1.50 in cash, she started a school for Negro girls in Daytona Beach, Fla., and then she wanted none other than Soap Tycoon James N. Gamble, son of the founder of Proctor & Gamble, to be a trus tee. “But where,” asked Gamble as he gazed at her shacklike building on the former city dump known as Hell’s Hole, “is this school of which you wish me to be a trustee?” “In my mind,” re plied Mary Bethune. “And in my soul.” James Gamble soon learned that nothing on earth could stop Mary Bethune. She not only got her school, she also became something of a legend in her life time. A devout Methodist, she would start each morning with a prayer, e. g., “With this new day, O God, let some new strength be mine.” And each day, some new | strength was indeed hers, until Mary Bethune became known throughout the nation as the First Lady of her race. Piercing Eyes. The daughter of two former slaves and one of 17 children, she was born in a log cabin near Mayesville, S. C. At nine she could pick as much as 250 lbs. of cotton a day; at eleven she began her daily five-mile trudge to school at a small Pres byterian mission. At 15, she boarded a train for the first time in her life and set off for the Scotia Seminary in Concord, N. C., and later to the Moody Bible fn stitute in Chicago. There she found herself the only Negro in a sea of strangers. “White people’s eyes pierced me,” said she. “Some of them were kind eyes; others would like to be but were still afraid.” After graduation she taught in Georgia, married a fellow school teacher, Albert Bethune, moved on to Daytona Beach. By that time she already had plans for a school of her own. To raise money, she baked sweet potato pies and sold them from door to door. She peddled fried fish, sang in local hotels. She borrow ed a shack, collected boxes for furniture, squeezed elderberries for ink, used charcoal slivers for pencils. When the Daytona Nor mal and Industrial Institute open ed, its student body was five girls and her son. With the help of James Gamble and other men of means, it grew into a flourishing secondary school and later, after merging with the neighboring Cookman Institute for Men ,into a full fledged four-year coeducational campus. Bethune-Cookman’s as sets rose to more than $3,500,000. its enrollment to 750, its faculty to 52. Meanwhile, Mrs. Bethune was making a name for herself in other ways. “Be a Daniel!” she urged her followers. “Take the vow of conraee ” “I Believe in You.” Her plump figure, invariably supported by a favorite cane, became a familiar one at Negro rallies throughout the U. S. She founded the Na tional Council of Negro Women (more than 800,000 members, was special adviser to Franklin Roose velt on minority problems (“Mrs. Bethune, I believe in you”), serv ed as special assistant to the Sec retary of War on WAC training. In all her work, she was a symbol and part of the progress of the Negro race itself. “Now,” she once said, “I have come to the point where I can embrace all humanity—not just the people of my race or another race. I just love people.” Last week, when Mary Bethune died in Daytona Beach at 79, just one year after the U. S. Supreme Court’s decision against segrega tion in the schools, she had seen her greatest dream come true. "There is,” she once said, “no such thing as Negro education— only education. I want my people to prepare themselves bravely for life, not because they are Neg roes, but because they are men.” The one right we all have is the right to be wrong. Unless we wrestle mightily for the liberties of others, we shall not preserve our own. Every time you turn green with «nvy, you’re ripe for trouble. Garden Club Show June 5th Gardenia Garden Club will have its annual spring flower show Sunday, June 5th at Zion Baptist Church, 2215 Grant St. in the first unit of the church. The public is invited. No admission. Time 3 to 7 P.M. Mrs. Thearis Niley, President Hobart Allen Suffocated In Dirt Cave-In Hobart Allen, age 53 years, of 2624 Hamilton St., died of suf focation Thursday, May 19, 1955 as the result of 'a cave-in of a dirt embankment while laying a sewer line. He was an Omaha resident 29 years and was preceded in death by his wife, Hattie B. Allen, who died in October of 1950. He is survived by two brothers, John and Theodore; sister, Mrs. Hazel McDonald, Chicago, 111.; niece, Mrs. Deloris Baring, Des Moines, la. Funeral sendees were held Monday, May 23, 1955 at 2:00 p.m. from the Myers Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J. H. Reynolds officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Pallbearers were Messrs Cecil Williams, Isiah Davis, James K. Banks, Charles Turner, Jack Ham ilton and Leo Moore. Omaha Guide’s roving reporter on the phone. We called Mrs. J. Smith at 2711 Chares St. and we were happy to hear her say that she is a subscriber to the Omaha Guide and has enjoyed reading the col lumns for many many years. The roving reporter asked Mrs Smith for a news item( explain ing in details that we were hun gary for pedsonal local news items from our subscribers. Mrs. Smith said she w^ould keep her eyes open from now on and if any local news was in her neigh borhood sha would be glad to call us. $200,000 Property To Chest Fund Mrs. Pearl C. Anderson, widow of the late Dr. J. W. Anderson, recently gave property worth at least $200,000 to the Dallas Coun ty Community Chest Trust fund. The property includes four buildings, a parking lot and three garages. In the instrument of conveyance, the prominent citi zen expressed preference that the! property be used “regardless oi l race, color or creed, for the care of needy men, women and child ren, and for aiding, reformation or relief for victims of narcotic drugs, intoxicating liquor, re leased inmates of penal and re formatory institutions, wayward or delinquent children or adults.” Girl 12, Wins Spelling Contest Winner of the Baltimore Sun papers annual spelling bee, out lasting fifty other contestants, is Gloria Lockerman, 12-year old eighth grade pupil at Booker T. Washington Junior High School. The tiny colored girl, first of her race to win the coveted honor is the granddaughter of the Rev.. and Mrs. Vivian T. Key. The Rev. Mr. Key is the pastor of the Lothian, Md. Methodist Church. Viewers saw Gloria’s lips working before spelling each word she was given, with her head bowed and eyes closed. She said ^ later, “I would bow my head and ask the Lord to give me strengh to spell the next word.” Her prize consisted of a gold medal and $200.00 in cash for the j Hazel McKee Rites Saturday Mrs. Hazel McKee, age 49 years, of 3870 Harney St, expired Wed nesday afternoon, May 18, 1955 at a local hospital. She was an O maha resident eight years and was a Jehovah Witness. She is survived by -her hus band, George McKee of Omaha; son, Herbert Scaife of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Funeral services were held Sat urday, May 21 at 10:00 a.m. from the Myers Funeral Home chapel with Brother L. D. Kenoly of ficiating. Interment was at Grace land Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Messrs Joe Flowers, McHenry Jones, Hardy Prayer, Winfield Raglin, Robert L. Washington and Neal Sampson. Legion Will Hold Service Sun. May 29 Memorial services will be held Sunday, May 29th at 11* a.m. PLACE: Calvin Memorial Presby terian Church, 24th and Wirt St. All members of the Post, Ladies Auxiliary members and War! Mothers are requested to be pres ent. We will assemble at the Legion Lounge, 24th and Parker St. at 10 a.m. Let us remember our sick in V. A. Hospital. They are Dr. W. W. Peebles, James C. Greer, Ton. Jones and John Jones. Let us always keep our oath and obligation to our needy com rades, thereby fulfilling our sacred pledge to God and Country and our fellowman. J. L. Taylor, Commander Burns H. Scott, Adjutant N. H. Cowan, Pub. Officer P. S. Sorry to report the illness of Mr. N. H. Cowan. Mr. Ralph Underwood, of 2539 Burdette, one of Omaha’s well known business men and for a long time an active in the Amer ican Legion, has been ordered to bed because of a serious illness. We hope for him an early re covery. purchase of booys for her school, plus the opportunity of repre senting the Baltimore region in the national finals to be held in Washington May 16th to 21st. Bennett College Commencement Principals in and scene of 82nd annual commencement exercises to be held at Bennett College, Greensboro, N. C., May 29-30. | Dr. Scott will deliver the bacca laureate address at 4 p.m. on Sun day, May 29 in Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel and Dr. Murray will make the commencement ad dress at exercises which will be gin at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 30 Dr. David D. Jones, president ol the college, will preside on both occasions. P 1|| I | ' ■ Joseph Cole Returns From Town Hall Triumph A baritone turned tenor, Joseph Cole, recently gave a successful Town Hall recital. Mr. Cole also has appeared in recital in Chicago and other cities. Critics of both New York and Chicago were gen erous in their praise of his voice. In the above picture Cole is seen returning from his New York engagement. Accompanying him are his wife and an unidentified person. The trio is about to step off the airliner on which he re turned. (ANP) Jane Fonda Appears In Country Girl Director Kendrick Wilson of the Omaha -Community Playhouse who has a penchant for turning up the right talent for certain parts, came up with a corker to day. Playing the ingenue in the forthcoming production of “The Country Girl”, will be Jane Fon da, the 17-year-old daughter of Henry Fonda who stars in the play. This will be the first profes sional appearance for Miss Fonda who is now studying dramatics at the Emma Willard school in Troy, New York. She has had roles in school phoductions of “The Riv als” and “Everyman.” The casting of Miss Fonda is a story in itself. She put in a long distance phone call to Wilson on Sunday and requested an audition. The Omaha dirertor had met her several years ago and remember ed thalj she looked the part. For twenty minutes the Omaha- New York wires buzzed wih lines from “The Country Girl” and, before she hung up, Jane had the prom ise of the role if it met with her faher’s approval. This as it turned out, was not too easy to secure. Fonda, now on the West iCoast. was contacted and expressed an initial reluctance However, Dorothy McGuire, with whom he will co-star in Omaha, convinced him that Jane’s debut on the same stage that gave him his start would be good for her and for the show. The Omaha born actress reports that the father seemed secretly pleased at the proceedings which go one step further than the first per formances of the daughters of Helen Hayes and Mary Martin. Ken Wilson said that the part ihad him worried and the appear | ance of Jane Fonda on the scene bordered on the miraculous. The understudy in this role will be selected from a group of local actresses now reading for the part. “The Country Girl” will be pre sented at the Music Han of the Civic Auditorium beginning or June 24th. Military Directors Needs Field Young men between the ages of 25 and 40 are needed as assistant field directors at military install ations, it was announced today by Miss Beth Bruce, Director of Per onnel. Red Cross Midwestesn Area Office. Red Cross assistant field dir ector serve as a link betweeo the servicemen and women and their families, and provide counseling, emergency communication, and assistance in helping solve per sonal and family problems related to the military service for the personnel they serve, Miss Bruce said. Applicants for the positions should have a college degree in social work, social studies, or re lated fields, and must be willing to accent assignment wherever needed in the world. The start ing salary for new applicants will be determined according to back ground and experience. New em ployees normally spend one year in military installations some where in the Midwestern Area before becoming eligible for overseas assignment. Miss Bruce said that a normal overseas tour is for two years. Dependents may join employees overseas, whenever housing is available, and transportation and maintenance are provided for the family while enroute. For all assistant field dirertors assigned overseas, the Red Cross pays maintenance and makes travel arrangements without cost to the employee. Men interested in receiving further information on these openings should write to the Di rector of Personnel Service, Na tional Midwestern Area Office, j American National Red Cross, | 4050 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis 8,1 Missouri, or contact their nearest Red Cross chapter. The Omaha Guide’s roving re porter. On the phone. Reporter called Mrs. Travis of 2718 Caldwell for a local news item. Mrs. Travis had to call her off guard. She couldn’t think of a thing but Mrs. Travis prom ised to become her neighborhood roving reporter. She will call in each week, and give us the news of her neighborhood. 3rd Annual Vanity Show At Omaha Uni. Fieldhouse Saturday Eve.f May 28th Mrs. Townsend Died Saturday Mrs. Salina Townsend, age 49 years, of 2621 Burdette St., ex pired Saturday, May 21, 1955 at a local hospital. She was an Oma ha resident ten years. She is survived by her son, Wil lie Smith, Los Angeles, Calif.; three brothers, A. Toles, Ft. Smith, Ark., Sam Toles, Los An geles, Calif., and Bill Toles, Bris tow, Okla. Funeral arrangements pending. Myers Brothers Service. 3rd Negro Is Grad At Naval School Hi.... ..M.. r 1 rrtWWr Vi ■»■*<**> i Chicago — Lucius Gregg was in a class of 788 “middies” who were graduated rroui tne ir.s.A. ivavai Academy at Annapolis, Md., in the class of ’55. Gregg, thus be came the third Negro to be com missioned from the famed school. He is the son of Mrs. Rachel Jack son Gregg of Chicago. Cong. William L. Dawson appointed him to the Academy. (ANP) Mrs. Clara Wilson — Mrs. Clara M. Wilson, 36 years i 3120 Maple Street, expired Fri- ■ day May 20th at a local hospital; Mrs. Wilson had been a resident of Omaha thirty-four years. She is survived by her husband; Mr. J. B. Wilson, mother-in-law Mrs. Ledressa Wills. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon from the Peoples Mission Church, 1710 North 26th Street with bur ial at Mt. Hope Cemetery and ar rangements by Thomas Mortuary. Mrs. M. Marshall Mrs. Myrtle L. Marshal^ 48 years, passed away Saturday morning May 21 at her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Marshall had been a resident of Omaha twenty-six years and was a member of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church where she served on the Usher Board until her health fail ed. Mrs. Marshall is survived by her husband, Mr. George R. Mar shall, mother-in-law Mrs. Hettie Marshall of Omaha and other re latives. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from Mt. Nebo Baptist Church with the Rev. Claude Williams offici ating. Burial was at Mt. Hope Cemetery with arrangements by Thomas Mortuary. The Ideal Mother Is Selected ' Mr. Irene Polk Martin, 1955 winner of the Ideal Mother of the Year, sponsored by the Balti more Afro-American newspapers and the first Marylander to win the coveted honor is a noted churchwoman. Mrs. Martin, the mother of twelve shildren—six boys and sir girls — is a member of the Met ropolitan Method)^ Church, here, of which the Rev. Charles D. Gerald is the pastor. Her husband, Louis H. Martin, retire ed county agricultural agent, and the first Negro to receive the appointment in the state more than thirty-five years ago, is the lay leader of the Metropolitan Church. TO ALL SCHOOL PRINCI PALS, SCHOOL SAFETY PAT ROL SPONSORS, SCHOOL SAFE TY PATROL MEMBERS: * We wish to extend to you a cordial invitation to be our guest at the THIRD ANNUAL VAR IETY SHOW for the members of the School Safety Patrols, Princi pals and Sponsors. The place-^Omaha University Field House. The address—62nd and Dodge Streets. The day—Sat urday. The date—May 28, 1955. The time—10:00 A.M., sharp. Your promptness, on this oc casion, at the appointed time, will permit the THIRD ANNUAL VARIETY SHOW at the Omaha University Field House to start on schedule. This will allow plenty of time for our party. Your OMAHA SCHOOL SAFE TY PATROL IDENTIFICATION CARD will be honored for admit tance to the show and will also permit FREE TRANSPORTA TION ON BUSES between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. A variety of refreshments will be furnished, and members of the High School Traffic Council will assist the Members of the CTtnaha Police Department with the serv ing. This THIRD ANNUAL VAR IETY SHOW is being shown for all School Principals, School Safe ty Patrol Sponsors and School Safety Patrol members, to show our appreciation for the fine spirit of performance and co operation in the past . It is hoped that you will attend. We have marked off May 28, 1955, on our desk calendars, as auc at the gala days of the year. We are looking forward with keen anticipation and pleasure to meeting you there. DON’T DIS APPOINT US! Cordially yours, Henry Boesen, Com. of Police and Public Safety Harry M. Green, Chief of Police Marksmen To Compete Next Sunday The roar of jets will mingle with the sharp “ping” of BB guns at Strategic Air Command Head quarters, Sunday, May 29th. The Omaha Safety Council and Offutt Air Force Base will be host to 350 junior marksmen in the annual Firearm Safety Tour nament in the base gym. Dick Stork, chairman of the Safety iCouncil’s BB gun com mittee says 28 clubs from Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Ralston and Offutt, will be represented. Two all-girl clubs will compete along with mixed groups from other clubs, but all eyes will be on the Hickory Street clubbers. These youngsters took team hon ors at the tournament last year and later this spring, won the first National Rifle Association postal match, nation-wide. The meet begins at one p.m, with 28 contestants shooting at one time. As the afternoon pro gresses, Offutt will provide be tween-shoots entertainment such as a judo exhibition, fencing, and a trampoline act. A jet will be parked for close observation. The tournament is open free to the public andJ Air Police will be on hand to direct traffic and parking. Prizes will include team troph ies and individual awards. Mrs. Emma Craft Mrs. Emma Craft, 70 years, 1518 north 18th Street, passed away Thursday May 19th at a local hospital. Mrs. Craft had been a resident of Omaha four teen years and was a member of the Jehovah Witness. She is sur vived by one son, Mr. Charley Craft, sister, Mrs. Hettie Smith, brother, Mr. Elijah Tarrance, niece , Maxine Nedd, nephew ! George Smith, Jr., two grand i children and other relatives, j Funeral services were held Mon day afternoon May 23rd from Thomas Funeral Home with Brother L. D. Kenoly officiating. Pall bearers, Mr. Winfield Rag lin, Wm. Weir field, Richard Jones. R. Knutson, James Cowans Lillard Kenoly. Burial was at Mt. Hope Cemetery.