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- READ THE OMAHA GUIDE - Justice Department Called To Probe Reign Of Terror To Negroes In Miss. (.continued rrom fage l) to the Department of Justice to, act to protect them in the exer cise of their rights. “The White Citizens Councils in Mississippi by their campaign to deprive the Negro of the bal lot and to defy the Supreme Court on schiol segregation have created a climate of opinion in which murder has been commit ted,” the NAACP leader said. “The hoodlums of the state have ldbsed terror against Neg roes because they feel that the ■Citizens Councils will see that nothing happens to them. We feel that the government of the "United States has a duty to take affirmative action.” Mr. Marshall discussed civil rights cases and possible legal action and Mr. Mitchell said the Mississippi state officers includ ing local sheriffs had “openly •conferred with leading white citi zens in some localities and actual ly had ordered Negroes not to try to vote.” He referred to a daily newspaper article published in Jackson, in which a state reg istrar had explained in detail the method by which Negroes were denied the right to vote. Mr. Marshall observed that if citizens could not get relief from either the state or federal gov ernment, “the country is in what may fairly be called a hell of a fix.” The Department, Mr. Olney as serted, is concerned with the sit uation and its agents have had ■the various comjflaints under in vestigation since the killing of the Rev. Lee in Belzoni last May. He said he could make no posi tive statement on what action would be taken until all the facts were in and the powers under the civil rights laws were fitted to the facts uncovered. Mr. Wilkins wound up the dis cussion by saying that the NAA CP would press other action de signed to relieve the situation in Mississippi and not depend ex clusively on moves in the courts. Hotel Objects To Negro Delegates MARYLAND DELEGATES CHANGE SITE Ocean City, Md (CNS) When the reverentially named George Wash ington Hotel learned that the Young Democrats of Maryland would have Negro delegates for the first time in its history, it balked having the group spend its two day convention at the hotel so that Convention Chairman Will iam Mahoney quickly changed the traditional headquarters. The George Washington manage ment didn’t want to even allow the Negro members into the hotel for meetings, let alone the group stay overnight for the convention. Ma honey knew that the Baltimore Young Democratic Club would in clude three to four Negroes for it is from this club that Baltimore last year sent its first Negro mem bers to the State Legislature. First site sought was the Pad dock Restaurant but they did not have a large enough kitchen so that the Lagoon Restaurant was picked as substitute for meetings. Delegates are allowed to stay at any quarters of their choice. Cities Bar Negro Children Newport News, Va. (CNS) Vir ginia’s leading cities made no ef fort to desegregate its schools and thereby comply with the rulings of the Supreme Court. Ten Ne gro children accompanied by their parents and two attorneys sought to gain admission to a white ele mentary school in Newport News. School superintendent, Dr. R. O. Nelson turned them down stating that such action would be in viola tion of the state’s laws. Fairfax County has set up a bi racial committee called “Desegre gation Committee” to advise the County School Board. But just how much power it has remains to be seen. mpsoumm^ r?m ir WIN RIGHT TO APPLY AS UNDERGRADUATE TO UNI. OF NORTH CAROLINA Greensboro, N. C. (CNS) Three young Negro high school gradu ates have won the right to have their applications for admission to the University of North Carolina received and processed. In a special three judge federal court, it was decided that applica tions for admission as under grad uates would be processed without regard to race or color. The ruling voided the decision of the board of trustees at the University last May when it held it would not ad mit Negroes to undergraduate schools though it has had several for graduate work since 1951. Virginia Has 1st Negro Police Vienna, Va. (CNS) Northern Vir ginia got its first Negro police man when George R. Brown—a former Federal Government em ployee—was hired by the Vienna Town Council. Brown had served as a special policeman for the town for about ten years. Brown’s appointment brings the total force of the town to three. Recently he has been serving as a full time policeman since Lt. Ken neth Carkin and Sergt. Kenneth Curtis have been on vacation. Po iceman Brown is a native of Vien na. O.V. Committee To Aid RF-RC Campaign Drive University ot Omaha President, i Milo Bail, announced the members ! of the University’s 1955 Red Feath i er-Red Cross Campaign Committee last Saturday. C. Glenn Lewis, business admin istration professor, is the chair man. The seven-man team has representatives of all five colleegs, : student personnel and the staff, j Members are: Liberal Arts Col | lege, William T. Utley, head of | the history and government depart , ment; Applied Arts College, Cheryl Prewett, engineering pro fessor; College of Education, Dr. Garland Wollard, education pro fessor; College of Adult Education, Dr. Roderick Peck, Assistant Dean; Student Personnel, Donald Pflas terer, Assistant Dean; and Staff, Richard Debus, Director of Non Academic Personnel, Lewis is the faculty representative for the Col lege of Business Administration. ! HD i Keep steps and stairways in good j rtpair at all tlm«. y°To-School shoe* at ^ You’ll find no greater f selection—no greater I values at any price-— 1 than these skillfully de- 1 signed (duiards Shoes! | See our wide range of colors I and styles. Let our trained g specialists give your child jS an accurate fit. I I I DREXEL'S 1419 Farnam Street The Corinth Baptist Church Holds Dedicatory Service The Corinth Baptist Church will have its formal dedicatory service Sunday, September 25, 1955 at 3:30 p.m. The Corinth Baptist Church is a newly organized church, having been born in 1955 and held its first worship service Sunday, January 3. The Rev. J. Andrew Thompson was called as pastor. They held services in the Near Northside YMCA building for six months, after which they pur chased the Lothrop Theatre Building at 3212 No. 24th St. The Rev. Mr. Thompson has a wealth of experience in civic, edu cational, and religious fields. He received the A. B. degree from 'Jackson College, Miss.; the B. D. degree from Howard University, | Washington, D. C., and has done further study at the University of Atlanta, the University of Chicago, and the University of Omaha. In the field of education, Mr. Thompson served as mathematics and social science teacher in the | high schools of Mississippi, and was principal of College Hill High ! School, Durant High School, and Lawrence County Training School. He has also served as a substitute teacher in the Omaha Public Schools. Before being called to the Cor inth Baptist Church, The Rev. Mr. Thompson pastored the fol lowing churches: Second Baptist Church, Pontotoc, Miss.; Second Baptist Church, Louisville, Miss.; Second Baptist Church, Macon, Miss.; First Baptist Church, Ron ceverte, W. Va.; Tabernacle Bap tist Church, West Palm Beach, Fla.; and Bethel Baptist Church, South Omaha, Nebr. He also was Director of Rural Church Work for the state of Florida and was a member of Ministerial Benefit Board, National Baptist Conven tion. He is now a member of the Educational Board of the Na tional Baptist Convention, and is Western Area Director of For eign Mission for the National Baptist Convention. Since coming to Omaha, Mr Thompson has served as Secre tary-Treasurer of the Ministerial Union (Interracial), president oi the Ministerial Alliance, and is now a member of the Executive Committee of the Omaha Coun cil of Churches, and is very ac tive in civic affairs. The Corinth Baptist Churcl held its first worship service ir its new location Sunday, July 3 1955, and since that time the; have been busy re-decoratim their new place of worship. Thej not only invite you to worshij with them in their formal dedica tory service, but they extend ; cordial invitation to you to wor ship with them at any time. The Rev. Charles Favors, pas tor of Pilgrim Baptist Church will deliver the dedicatory ser mon. Pilgrim’s choir and churcl will accompany their minister Other churches will also be guests. Seward Man To Head Nebr. March of Dimes Ted R. Hughes, Seward business man and civic leader, has been re appointed to head the March of Dimes in Nebraska, it was an nounced Thursday. Basil O’Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, said that Hughes would coordinate the efforts of county campaign directors and other vol unteers throughout the state as the fight against polio reaches the critical stage. In making the appointment, O’Connor emphasized that, “It would be tragic if the public thought the fight against polio were over just when final victory may be within reach. We must continue research for the best possible vaccine. Further research toward better rehabilitation of vic tims of past and present polio epidemics is likewise an obligation | we cannot ignore.” Hughes is secretary-treasurer of Hughes Brothers, manufacturers of power line equipment, and has been active in civic affairs for the past 25 years. Under Hughes’ leadership Nebraska has ranked fourth among the 48 states in per capita giving to the March of , Dimes for the last three years. In accepting the appointment, Hughes said, “Our obligation to those stricken with polio is not at an end. We must stay in the fight until victory is complete. We have too much at stake to relax at this time. I hope that 1956 will see the biggest March of Dimes ever, with the confidence of Nebraskans in the polio-fighting program ex pressed in their contributions.” I INGROWN NAIL HURTING YOU? Immediate Kenet! A few drops of OUTGRO® bring blessed relief from tormenting pain of ingrown nail. OUTGRO toughens the skin underneath the nail, allows the nail to be cut and thus pre vents further pain and discomfort. OUTGRO is available at all drug counters. No surgery needed to reduce swelling of painful piles! In doctor’s tests, amazing new Stainless Paso instantly relieved piles’ torture! Gave internal and external relief — without surgery! 6 medically-proved ingredients re ’ i lieve pain,itching instantly! Reduce swelling. Promote healing. You sit, .! walk in comfort! 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Two months after he was mustered out in 1899, he enlisted in the Cavalry as a private in the Reg ular Army. He served as corporal and squalron sergeant-major and in 1901 was commissioned a second lieutenant colonel in World War I and following the war was given a permannent promotion in this ■ rank Colonel In 1930 Becoming a colonel in 1930, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general Oct. 25, 1940. General Davis retired from the service in 1948. His voluminous service record lists numerous outstanding as signments. He served as military MBL. Thrill Your Wife With ThisG. E. STEAM IRONI METZ Coupons! Your wife will be delighted when you give her this wonderful auto matic G. E. Steam iron ... and you can get it without spending a penny extra! Iron converts from dry to steam at the flick of a button. Weighs only 4lA lbs. filled. You can have this genuine G. E. 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The first award was presented to Mrs. Anna Arnold Hedgeman, now assistant to Major Robert Wagner of New York City. Last year’s recipient was Dr. W. R. Banks, the former president of Prairie View A and M College, who heads the Fair’s statewide advisory committee for Negro Achievement Day. Others so hononed have been Dr. Benjamin J. Mays, president of Morehouse College of Atlanta, Ga.; Dr. James Edison Walker, president and founder of the Universal Life Insurance Comp any and the Tri-State Bank of [Memphis, Tenn.; Jessie H. Mit chell, founder and president of the Industrial Bank of Washing ton. D. C.; and Thomas Monroe Campbell, Sr., of Tuskegee, Ala.; fii|st negro employed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture to teach better farming methods in the South. - ^ $50,000 NUMBERS RING -s*. SMASHED IN WASH., D. C. Washington, D. C. (CNS) A $50,000 a year numbers ring was smashed this weekend and it in volved nine members of the rac ket—both men and women—rang ing from 21 years to 63. 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' j SIMPLE EFFICIENT CLEAN THRIFTY AUTOMATIC SAFE f§ COOL ft FAST J» VERSATILE MODERN > THEN—in 25 words, or less, tell why you o ' like to cook on a modern electric range. That's al' there is to itl LET YOUR NEIGHBOR HELP YOU! She may win one of these Talk to your frirnd JP or neighbor who | now cooks electrical- > ly. She can help you 1 decide the proper || order of preference i of the 10 big ad- # vantages of electric cooking. If you win one of the prizes, -s.?, she will win, too. Be sure and have M her sign your offi- m cial entry blank. M Get complete information and official entry blank from any Nebraska-lowa Electrical Council Appliance Dealer. _ -< This is a local contest—sponsored by the NEBRASKA-IOWA ELECTRICAL COUNCIL 1104 W.O.W. Building. Omaha, Nebraska Contest closes Midnight, October 27,1955 .« ”001* telephone is the itir * cheapest service we buy Our phone doesn’t ring as often as when the children | were home. But the calls we get seem to mean even | more than before—family news ... Jim’s promotion f ... our new grandson ... an invitation to dinner. We make a lot of calls ourselves today, maybe more than we used to. It’s wonderful how much you can do by telephone—calls to grocers, cleaners, repairmen, stores. And then there is the safety our telephone gives us, too. We’re "modernizing” our telephone service, too — just had a phone installed in our bedroom. It’s a blue one and Helen loves it. I figure, for convenience and for all the things we do by phone, our telephone service is the cheapest service we buy! Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. What a bi£ difference telephone service makes... and how little it costsl £ ! . '