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Editorials
Dr. Charles S. Johnson Analyzes
Desegregation Challenge Faith of South
By Lowell M. Trice
Nashville — “The legal issues of public school segregation have
been settled.” said Dr. Charles S. Johnson, in the course of an address
a fortnight ago. “The question now is one of ‘good faith’ by the in
dividual states in taking action to bring about complete integration
In the nation’s public school system.”
The noted social scientist and president of Fisk University, is
sued his challenging note of realism during the closing summary
session of the two-week American Missionary Association’s Race-Rela
tions Institute at Fisk University, in which more than 120 commun
ity leaders from 22 states participated.
“This is no time for glibness, defiance; or hysterice,” Dr. John
son said. “Both the attendant fears and rejoicing of desegregation
should be transferred by soul-searching and prayers in the spirit of
Him who came not to break the law but to fulfill the law of God.
“We must rely on law to get basic rights, but this job has al
ready been done. The job of implementation is now among us_
person to person—where inner law and sensitivity to human values
operate. The world will not let us delay action; our country won’t
and our souls won’t. The very act of doing this challenging job is
going to make the South rise above so much that has been small in
its experience, it will be a bigger and much more wonderful place.”
Pleads For Mutual Tolerance
Dr. Johnson said that this is a time for the union of the best
statesmanship of the Southern Region and of the Nation in building
mutual tolerance and respect and an acceptable way of life compat
ible with the principles reaffairmed and made final by the U. S.
Supreme Court.
“Whatever the method of implementation,” he asserted, “the
stubborn fact is that the mandate stands, and there seems little
chance that it will be reversed.
“An encouraging aspect and promise of the present situation is
that desegration has been demonstrated to be possible, without social
disruption in states of the South that had previously maintained rigid
patterns of segregation.
“We know, moreover,” the eminent socialogist affairmed, “that
except for a few isolated cases, the prophecis of open conflict and
violence, happly, have proven false. Not a single important incident
has arisen in any of the Southern colleges which were compelled by
the Supreme Court to open their doors to Negroes.”
Civil Rights Legislation Essential
Dr. Johnson expressed the belief that most Americans—“includ
ing the bidgots”—pay at least lip service to the principles of equality
as contained in the Declaration of Independence and the U. S. Con
stitution, and will not resist the application of laws designed to imple
ment these principles.
“The enactment of civil rights legislation is essential in the pres
ent drive to make our country the world’s foremost democracy,” Dr.
Johnson continued. “It is necessary to have basic laws to protect in
dividuals against racial discrimination in employment. In all forms
of travel, in public places, in the protection of the right to vote, the
right to live wherever there is an available house and the right to
personal safety in all sections of our country.
“No one can predict the end of racial segregation, or the time
when it will be meaningless,” Dr. Johnson said in conclusion. “The
best that can be said is that it lies between two poles: one set by
the organization (NAACP) and its attorneys that successfully evoked
this reaffairmation of fundamental American principles with power
of enforcement. And the affirmative Americans who have an abiding
faith in the ultimate wisdom and morality of the average American,
North and South.
“A reasonable time is needed in the deep South for the stages
‘ and ways of profound adjustment of the inner spirit of the people for
the outer and sincere fulfillment of the new law of the land. The
compulsive trends of world events and of our times in history supports
the Supreme Court’s decision. There is no escape from these forces
if we are to remain in the current of world civilization, not to speak of
leading the democratic forces of the world.”
News From Around Nebraska
The man who builds a better mousetrap-well, you know
the rest of the story.
There seems to be a new field for the mousetrap builders.
The West Point Republican last week revealed that a man there
had been having trouble with a mole in his garden and flower
beds. He had tried all methods of catching the animal but it
sidestepped every effort.
Finally, in desperation, he placed a mousetrap in a strategic
place and baited it with zinnia seed.
Next morning the gardener found the mousetrap sprung_but
empty—but beside it lay the mole. Apparently the trap had
bopped the mole across the snout and had dealt a death dealing
blow.
So-o-o there now is a new use for mousetraps and the man
who builds a better mousetrap will have orders from lawnkeepers
and gardeners from all .over the country.
* * »
At Pawnee City plans are shaping up for a three-day parade
to be held each day through the running of the Pawnee County
Fair. It’s an innovation in county fair promotion.
The Pawnee Republican last week revealed plans to have
the Offut Air Force band lead the parade the first day and the
Humboldt band head the procession the second day. The Pawnee
City Red and Black band will play the third and final day. Each
day there will be floats, saddle clubs, bicycle groups and others
who will be judged for cash prizes.
* * *
Firemen at Fairbury are to have a new training tower, accord
ing to the Fairbury Journal. The tower will cost $3600 and will
be erected on a tract of ground which will provide space for
training and maneuvering of equipment.
The Methodists at Fairbury are carrying out something unique
and different in the construction of their new church. The
structure which is being built at this time is the fourth which
Fairbury Methodists have had and the latest building will have
all four cornerstones placed in the new building. The dates
shown on the stones will be 1871, 1886, 1903 and 1955.
* * »
There’s a gasoline war going on at Schuyler—but unless you
have a whopping big tank, it won’t pay to drive out there to fill
up.
A cut rate Kansas concern established a station in Schuyler
recently and put the price of gasoline down to 24.9c and 26.9c.
The established prices at other stations were 29.4c and 32.4c per
gallon.
The regular station owners got together and decided to put
an end to it all and last week announced prices of 25.9c and 28.9c
in an effort to discourage customers from trying the lower priced
(and maybe lower quality) motor fuel.
The Schuyler Sun took the side of the established station op
erators since the cut-rate concern had done no newspaper adver
tising anyway. Apparently the Schuyler station men have been
playing it smart, keeping on the good side of their newspaper
by doing a little business wiih the paper now and then.
* * »
Wahoo is faced with a problem which could split the town
wide open.
An industrial firm, whose presence is not too desirable from
the standpoint of those who must live close to it, wants to expand.
The Blue Star Foods Co., which is a poultry buying and pro
cessing concern, is located just at the edge of the business dis
trict and close to a number of residences.
The firm wants to erect a metal storage shed. Residents ob
ject to any further expansion claiming that the odor arising from
the poultry buying, slaughtering and egg breaking operations is
objectionable.
The Chamber of Commerce wants the Blue Star company to
be given permission to expand. The City Council is faced with
irate residents who demand, under the zoning laws, that further
expansion be denied.
And the company says that if they can’t expand, they will
close down entirely and move all .of their operations to Atlantic,
Iowa.
Now, considering the fact that the Councilmen work almost
for Free, how would you like to work out a settlement on a
problem like that?
* * *
The Cedar County News at Hartington pointed out graphically
a contention which The Enterprise has voiced many times.
Keep the highway going through the business district or the
businesses will move to the highways.
The News carried six columns of pictures on its front page
last week showing business which had erected new buildings and
moved to the edge of town where the highway is located. An
automobile sales firm, an implement firm and a trucking terminal
are the latest ones to move to the highway locations.
• • *
The Bedrock Oil Co. of Omaha has announced plans to drill
to granite on the Bernard Havekost farm two miles southeast of
Hooper. Work is to start at once, according to the Hooper Sen
tinel.
Upon completion of the Havekost test well, the rig will move
to the James Marshall farm near Arlington to make another test.
* * *
The Crete Board of Education is considering condemnation
proceedings to procure additional playground space near the Crete
School buildings. The area sought will be 1% blocks wide and
two blocks long and will provide not only playground space but
room for an athletic field as well, according to the Crete News.
* * *
Stock car races at Osceola have been having a hard time this
year and a descision to discontinue them has been made by the
County Fair Board. Only four cars were in the most recent race
there and these brought but a handful of followers.
This is in sharp contrast to the more than 5000 fans who at
tended the races at Arlington last Thursday evening and the near
ly 100 cars which are entered in the races there.
* * *
The Lyons Mirror-Sun revealed last week that a new lifting
system is to be installed in the Lyons City Park. Work of erect
ing new poles there had already started and the Sun showed a
picture of the work in progress. The lights are being concentra
ted in the areas which have here-to-fore been darkest in the park.
♦ * *
The Progress of Power in David City between 1888 and 1955
is being celebrated with an open house on August 5th. Residents
of the city are being invited to go through the electric plant to
see the equipment used and to learn more about David City’s
power requirements. The Banner-Press extended the invitation
for the light plant.
Eliza Barr, 64
Mrs. Eliza Barr, 64 years, 2107
Grant Street passed away Satur
day morning, July 23rd at her
home. Mrs. Barr had been a resi
dent of Omaha four years and was
a Deaconess at Zion Baptist
Church.
She is survived by her husband,
Mr. Henry Barr; three sons, Mr.
Freddie, John and James Barr;
four daughters, Mmes Hortense
White, Areola Moses, Henrietta
Gregory, Effie B. Johnson, all of
Omaha; brother, Mr. George
Smith, Chicago, Illinois; twelve
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon, July 29th from Zion
Baptist Church with the Rev.
Claude Williams, officiating, assist
ed by Rev. B. T. Oliver. Pall bear
ers Messrs G. J. Green, Lee
Vaughn, John Hart, Newton
Knight, Adam Lee, L, Neely.
Interment was at Mount Hope
Cemetery with arrangements by
Thomas Mortuary.
Mrs. Lucille James
Mrs. Lucille P. James, 46 years,
1808 North 21 Street, died unex
pectedly Monday evening, July
25th at a local hospital. Mrs.
James had been a resident of O
maha twenty-five years and was a
member of Zion Baptist Church
and was employed in the Produc
tion department of the Omaha
Cold Storage Company.
Mrs. James is survived by two
sons, Herbert Thompson, Omaha,
Joseph Thompson, Minneapolis,1
Minnesota; father, Mr. Sam Hol
land, Kansas City, Missouri; moth
er, Mrs. Pearl Mitchell, Omaha.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday morning, July 30th from
Zion Bap.ist Church with the Rev.
Claude Williams officiating, assist
ed by Rev. B. T. Oliver, Rev. M. L.
Steele, Rev. W. Irving, Rev. W. E.
Fort, Rev. G. Spencer, Rev. J.
Crawford, Elder D. L. Cash, Eld
er Reed, Rev. J. M. Franklin, Rev.
F. L. Collins.
Pallbearers Messrs Wm. Smith,
Waymon Spriggs, Raymond Will
iams, Paul Grover, Roy Newman,
A. Thornton.
Burial was at Forest Lawn
Cemetery with arrangements by
Thomas Mortuary.
Mrs. Florence Davis
Mrs. Florence Davis, 77 years,
2204 Maple Street, passed away
Saturday evening, July 30th. Mrs.
Davis had been a resident of O
maha eighteen years and was a
member of Clair Methodist
Church.
She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mesdames Fannie Grifford,
Cora Williams, Omaha; nieces,
Mrs. Ruth Nash, Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Mrs. Vernelia Bowdlings, Plum
merville, Arkansas; nephews, Wil
lie, Carl and Elvertis Jones, Tulsa,
Oklahoma; grandson, Mr. Elbert
Ross, Omaha; granddaughter, Mrs.
Lucille Hall, Omaha; twenty-one
grandchildren, sixteen great grand
children and hosts of other rela
tives.
Funeral services have been set
for 2:30 P.M. Wednesday, August
3rd from Clair Methodist Church
with the Rev. E. T. Streeter offici
ating. Burial at Mt. Hope Ceme
tery with arrangements by Thomas
Mortuary.
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Seein' Stars
MARINERS NEVER HAD IT
SO GOOD: The interracial team
the Mariners made history when
they first went with the Athrur
Godfrey show ten years ago. They
made headlines when Mr. Godfrey
so unceremoniously dropped them
just ten months ago. Now, that
they’ve been cut loose, they are
doing better than ever. In fact,
they never had it so good, what
with their yearly earnings this
year to approximate $250,000.
Fred Allen gave the singing
quartet their start in '45 though
he gets little credit for it since
Godfrey came into the picture.
Another interesting note, Nat
Dickerson, the tenor, won a Mar
ian Anderson singing seholarship
did roles in “Porgy And Bess’ and
“Finian’s Rainbow.” All four
expect their new platter “Chee
Mrs. McDonald
Buried Tuesday
Mrs. Mary Eliza McDonald of
12215 No. 29 St. expired Sunday,
July 31, 1955 at a local hospital.
She was an Omaha resident 40
i years and was a member of the
: St. John A.M.E. Church Deacon
jess Board. She was also a mem
ber of the Carter Charity Club.
She is survived by her husband,
Christopher C. McDonald of O
maha; three daughters, Mrs. Ruby
Truelove of Omaha, Mrs. Myrtle
Hart of Omaha, and Mrs. Luna
Thadey of Brooklyn, N. Y.; three
| sons, Embry of Boston, Mass.,
; Stanley of Brooklyn, N. Y. and
Leonard of Omaha; six grand
children; six great grandchildren
and other relatives.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, August 2, 1955 at 2:00
p.m. from the Myers Brothers
J Funeral Chapel with Rev. S. H.
j Lewis officiating assisted by
■ Rev. E. F. Ridley. Interment
was at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Pall bearers were Messrs. W. E.
Carter, Geo. Althouse, W. H.
i Moore, Geo. Duncan, C. B. Mayo,
A. Collier, Wm. Ferguson and
Rev. A. Collier.
Myers Brothers Funeral Ser
vice.
Horace Sherwood
Succumbed Sunday
Horace Sherwood, age 74 years,
of 2870 Miami St., expired Sun
day afternoon, July 31, 1955 at
a local hospital.
He was an Omaha resident 58
years and had been employed by
Paul Constanzo Barber Shop for
over 31 years.
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have for the team. It’s still a
much ignored one, and Negroes
are rooing hard for the Chicago
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Billy Eckstine still is one of the
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Mr. Sherwood was an active
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No. 22 for the past five years.
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Mrs. Alice Sherwood; daughter,
Mrs. Helen Williamson; three
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Died July 27
James (Jim) Peoples, age 64
years, of 2517 No. 28 Ave., ex
pired Wednesday afternoon, July
27, 1955 at a local hospital.
He was an Omaha resident
over 41 years and was well known
as a painter and interior decorat
or.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Bessie Peoples of Omaha;
three brothers, Dan of Indepen
dence, Kans., Jess of Denver”
Colo., and Frank of Minneapolis,
Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Lee
Wilson of Emporia, Kans. and
Mrs. Augusta Stephens of Omaha,
and a host of nieces, nephews
and other relatives.
Funeral services were held
Monday, August 1, 1955 at 10:00
a.m. from the St. John A.M.E.
Church with Rev. S. H Lewis of
ficiating, assisted by Rev William
Cunningham, Rev. E. F. Ridley
and Rev. Walter Irving. Inter
ment was at Forest Lawn Ceme
tery.
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Myers, R. C. Price, Will Moore,
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