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j jwvsr*-* *«• Unool,, w»br. i I What vou are I This Is Yonr Newspaper J ! I please Phone Yc I What you are doing is neW8‘ : J riease rnone ic Ipiease Phone Your News Tof 3! :l orITto ! i: v ™Ttrfrw oF1®® - t THE OMAHA GUIDE . II !-^20Grants‘- HEW TOTHE UNE\ 1 J ■H Vol. 29 No. 30 Friday, September 23, 1955 10c Per Copy 1 1 1 - - - i i ... I, - Hu^m^ransK CouW <r°t$Soy Wilklns New York,— The actions of leaders of the Democratic party in Mississippi have created “a situation not likely to be dear to the hearts of colored people in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City and Los Angeles, to say nothing of Indianapolis, (Cleveland, and Baltimore,” Roy Wilkins, NAACP execctive secretary, warns in a letter to Paul M. Fisher, chair man of the Democratic National Committee. Citing three murders, other acts of intimidations and pro nouncements by Democratic lead ers in Mississippi of plans to cur tail the Negro vote, Mr. WilKins declares that “the allegiance of the average Negro to the Demo cratic party can be maintained in the face of speeches by pro fessional southerners, but it is doubtful if it can be maintained in the face of murder.” “As non-partisan observers in teOested only in civil rights,” the NAACP spokesman continues, “it would appear to us that a lot of work is indicated for the Dem ocratic party leaders on their fellow workers in the State of Mississippi if the party hopes to have anything more than a wish and a prayer for 1956. It seems to us that such work would not stop with merely checking the assults on Negroes, but would assure their unrestricted enroll ment and activity in voting in the party in Mirsissippi. “Without trying to be overly dramatic, the murder of the Chi cago boy, coming as it does on the heels of the other Mississippi atrocities, could be the Achilles heel in the Democratic effort to win in 1956. I have never seen my fellow citizens as outraged as they are at the moment.” Carolina U. Accepts Negroes Chapel Hill, N. C.—Three Neg ro students were accepted as “ace demically qualified” for classes at the University of North Caro lina for the first time in the his tory of the 166 year old institu tion. However, in Louisiana State University, a Negro under graduate application was turned down. The North Carolina youths, Lq roy and Ralph Frasier and John L. Brandon, will major in busi ness administration. The Frasier boys are sons of the secretary of the home office of North Caro lina Mutual Life Insurance Co.— the race’s largest business. Bran don’s parents are employed at Duke University. The youth turned down in Louisiana, is A. P. Tureaud, Jr. son of the chief counsel in Louis ana for the NAACP. He may lose a semester of study while Louisiana State University asks for a rehearing. In two State-supported colleges of Arkansas, two Negro youths were admitted. They were at Henderson State Teachers Col lege at Arkadelphia and Ark. Tech at Russellville. Mortician Visits Here Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. McDonald of Dallas, Texas were the house guests of Mr. Barry Blow of 2808 North 30th Street. Mr. Blow is Mrs. McDonald’s uncle. Mr. McDonald is considered by many to be one of Texas’ leading morticians. His business establish ment is in Denison, Texas. The McDonalds arrived here on September 13th and left on Sep tember 18. Thursday afternoon Mr. McDon ald and Mr. Wendell Thomas stop ped in at the Omaha Guide office and talked for about a half hour about the political situation in Texas. Before departing, Mr. McDonald said, ‘‘I really like Omaha. There seems to be plenty of work and money in circulation.” Just Right What’s your favorite illustrat ed paper, Izzy ? Izzy—The $10 bill is my choice. It’s big enough to buy something worth while and it isn’t so big that nobody will change it. I WILLIE OUT TO WIN HOME RUN TITLE New York (CNS)—“I think Willie will win it,” says team mate Hank Thompson about Wil lie Mays’ bid for the home run championship in the National League. Willie has made it to 47. He’s overtaken the Redlegs’ big Ted Kluzewski and the Cubs’ Ernie Banks along with the Dodg ers’ Duke Snider. Moreover, Wil lie has the advantage of playing in more games than the others. Should Willie make it, the cham pionship that is—he will be about the only claim to fame the Giants have this year. Local Credit Unions Plan Celebration In preparation for the Annual International Credit Union Day, the Omaha Chapter of Credit Un ions made plans for a local cele bration. Invitations to an anni versary dinner will be sent to the more than 32,000 Credit Union members in the 69 Credit Unions now located in Omaha. The finals of the Miss Credit Un ion contest will be held at the din ner, scheduled for the Paxton Ho tel on October 20th, and plans are being completel for securing a na tionally known speaker. Chairman for the vent will be Allan Wolfe and his committee will consist of Irving Wood, presi dent of the local chapter, Roscoe Lodewig, Robert Reilly, Claude Miller, Erxin Nye, Wallace Hede lund, and Mrs. Stella Glissman. Joslyn To Exhibit Childs' Art Every parent is interested in the art work of his child and wants to learn more about it. This month, and through Octo ber twenty-third, The Joslyn Art Museum has an exhibition of original paintings and drawings from two books by one of the foremost art educators, Viktor Lowenfeld. Dr. Lowenfeld’s books, CREATIVE and MENTAL GROWTH (written for teachers) and YOUR CHILD and HIS ART (written for parents) are on ths development of the child and his art. Featured in the exhibition is work from the three year old scribbler to the realistic teen-age child’s work. Dr. Lowenfeld, who is profes sor of art at Pennsylvania State University, approaches the sub ject of art through psychology. His work with the blind and their creative activities has won world wide recognition. The exhibition closes October twenty-third. Lucy Belle Booker Miss Lucy Belle Booker, 60 years, of 2916 North 24th Street, expired Sunday morning, September 18th at a local hospital. Miss Booker was a teacher at St. Benedict’s School. Prior to this position she had taught in Kansas City, Kansas school system. Miss Booker was a graduate of Drake University. She had taken graduate work at Creighton and Rutgers College, New Brunswick, N. J. Miss Booker was a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Y.W.C.A. and taken an active part in civic affairs. She is survived by one sister, Miss Gertrude Booker, Omaha; two brothers, Mr. Ellis R. Booker, Wa co, Texas, Mr. Horace J. Booker, Fail Haven, N. J.; four nieces, Mrs. Nannette Hutchison, Waco, Texas, Mrs. Georgia Ruth King, San Diego, California, Mrs. Gertrude Bolden, Waco, Texaco, Mrs. Gertrude Bradley, Springfield, Ohio; four nephews, Rev. R. T. Booker, Flint, Michigan, Mr. Arte mus Booker, Los Angeles, Cali fornia, Mr. Horace J. Booker, Jr., United States Army, Germany, Mr. Howel E. Booker, San Francis co, Calif. Funeral services have been set for nine o’clock Thursday morning from Sacred Heart Catho lic Church. Arrangements by Thomas Mortuary. Shades of Davey Crockett )] Photos: Canadian National Railways Bp FOUR little raccoons, who areB kings of their own wild frontier R along the Trans-Continental Line 11 of the Canadian National Railways in Northern Ontario, were all dress -91 ed up in their original DavypE Crockett costumes, when they came|3 down from their own mountain topi? to have a drink of creek water andB an alert C.N.R. cameraman snapped Pf their picture. And that “B’ar”? He’s It the little guy hiding behind a tree. ^ fNJ jg "Knowledge of Living" Courses At Omaha U ■ ■ ■ - Louise Parker To Solo Sunday On CBS Program _____ Louise Parker, young contralto who won the Marion Anderson Award fr two consecutive year3, will be soloist on CBS Radio’s “The Music Room” Sunday, Sep tember, 25. Miss Parker will sing three of Manuel de Falla’s I arrangements of popular Span ish songs, a modern .song by Ali cia Scott and two spiritpals. A graduate of the Curtis In stitute of Music and a former member' of the Johnson Choir/ Miss Parker has given recitals in several American cities. In; September 1951 she went to j Europe with the Hall Johnson Choir on a trip sponsored by the J U. S. Department of State, andj stayed on after the choir left to study with Mtb. Nannie Larsen-! Todson, distinguished Swedish finger, formerly a member of the Metropolitan Opera. During the past three years, Miss Parker has sung with great success in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Bel gium and Italy. Annual Coed Tea Is Sunday The Annual Coed Tea honoring all new women students at Creigh ton will be held in the University \ cafeteria Sunday, September 25, i at 2:30 P.M. 1 Latest fall fashions will be fea tured in a style show held in con juction with the tea. Upper divis ion students will be models in the show designed to run the gamut from evening gowns to an Indian sari. The Very Rev. Carl M. Reinert, S. J., Creighton president, and Mrs. C. W. Hamilton, dean of wo men, will welcome the incoming girls to the University. Miss Rita Brennan, 3918 Blondo Street, Al pha sorority president, will serve as master of ceremonies. Coeds will have an opportunity to meet Creighton Jesuits and wo men on the University faculty. The women faculty members will pour. MORE MEN HAVE ULCERS STUDY SHOWS Ulcers are a more frequent cause of disability among men than women, according to a study of benefits paid to policy-owners by Mutual of Omaha. This conclusion, made known today, was reached in a three year study of more than 850,000 , cases by the insurance firm, largest exclusive health and acci dent company in the world. Since Mutual of Omaha does business in every state, the sur vey covers the entire nation. Of all disability cases among men, 2.7 percent were for ulcers. Of all women, .80 percent were for ulcers. Gall bladder is a bigger factor The University of Omaha has announced the 1955 series of “ICnowledge for Living” courses, a special program of eight short informal class-discussion groups. Sponsored by the College of Adult Education, the courses be gin the week of September 30 October 7. and run for six or eight weekly sessions from 7 to 9 p.m. Tlie eight courses will feature both University professors and guest lecturers from the com munity. Enrollees may bring one guest to each session. Begins Sept. 30 “The Christian Religion” be gins Friday, September 30, and meets for eight sessions Repre sentatives of eight Christian churches will describe their de nominations. Dr. Wilfrc-l Payne, professor of humanities, is faculty chapman. Designed to supplement the an nual Institute on World Affairs is a “World Affairs Discussion Series” beginning'Friday, October 7. led by William T. Utley, head f the department of history and government. No men are allowed in the classroom for “Investments and Money Management—Foi Women Only,” to begin Monday, •*'etcher 3. The course will deal with fin ancial problems such as invest ment, insurance, real estate, bud geting, and retirement income. New Home Owners The Tuesday course is designed for the new home owner who wants a good start on lawn and garden. “From Dirt to Beauty” begins October 4, and features leading horticulturists of Omaha under chairmanship of Willis Nabity, Minneiusa Greenhouses. ‘ Men and Ideas” is offered cn six Wednesday evenings, with Dr. Wilfred Payne as lecturer, begin ning October 5 Another Wednesday course be ginning October 5 is “Literature of the Modern World” with L\ ttn'ph Wardle, professor and bead, department of English, as chairman. “The Heritage of the American Frontier” will emphasize the cul ture of Nebraska. It meets Thurs days beginning October 6 with Dr. Robert Harper, professor of English, chairman. “Great Music of the World” is offered on Fridays beginning Oc tober 7, with Professor James Peterson, head of the department of music as chairman. It will have sections on orchestral music, piano music, and contemporary music. Fees for “Knowledge for Liv ing” are $11.50. Each registered adult may bring one guest each session. in the disability of women than men. Of all women disabled, 3.38 percent were for gall blad der, while of all men, 1.46 per cent were disabled for that cause. U. S. Government savings bonds seem far removed from coal, but not so far as it might seem. Paper, on which the bonds are printed, the ink, the printing pigments and the metal with which the bonds are printed, all derive in some fashion from coal. YWCA Benefit Tea Sept. 30th The Young Women’s Christian Association of the U. S. A. aided 41 young women leaders from 20 countries abroad to come to this country for leadership training last year. This was done through the World Fellowship funds rais ed by the Omaha YWCA in co operation with other YWCAs throughout the country. This year the Omaha YWCA is sponsoring, among other things, a World Fellowship Benefit Tea and Book Review on September 30th at the Central YWCA at 2:00 P.M. Mrs. Alexander McKie, Jr. will review NECTAR IN A SIEVE by Komola Markandaya. The review will be preceded by several se lections by the Walnut Hill Moth ersingers under the direction of Mrs. Jack Wilkins. Mrs. Roy Marshall is Chairman of the World Fellowship Com mittee" and working with her are Mrs. George Shibley, ticket chair man; Mrs. Wm. E. Sharp, tea chairman; Mrs. Charles Turner, music chairman; and Mrs. Char les Nye, publicity chairman. The public is cordially invited. Please call Ja. 2748 for additional particulars. 14 Join The Staff At Lincoln U JEFFERSON CITY, MO.—Four teen new faculty and staff mem bers were introduced to the stu dents of Lincoln University, Jef ferson City, Mo., this week as ihe fall term opened. They were formally presented to the campus at the traditional opening day convocation which begins the new school year. Among the additions to the faculty ane several Lincoln grad uates. They include Gerald And-| lews, biology instructor; Augus tus Bell, supervising teacher in business education in the Univer sity Laboratory high school; Charlene Lee Devereau, part time music instructor. Other Lincolnites on the faculty are Don Hudson, former football star who’ will teach in the de partment of physical education; Mary Louise Franklin, health and physical education instructor, and Nina Redd, journalism in Rev. Charles Favors To Be Dedicatory Speaker DON NEWCOMBE TO MISS WORLD SERIES’ OPENER? Brooklyn, New York — It could be that Don Newcombe might not make opening day of the World Series—an honor which always goes to the winningest pitcher on the staff. Don’s suffering from a Virus attack and has been ad vised by doctors to take things easy for a week, at least. This means he won’t pitch until the final tilt with Pittsburgh. Says Manager Alston: “If I can’t pitch him till the last day, then I’ll probably use him only three innings and open the Series with somebody else.” Newk got sick in St. Louis when his case was diagnosed as intestinal flu. His rotation in St. Louis was cancalled out and on being sent ahead of the rest of the team, he missed out the Giant series as well. The Dodg ers meanwhile, lost six of the seven games. s tractor. Aaron Lee Buggs of New York City has been appointed to the faculty of the physical education department. He did undergrad uate work at Virginia State col lege and received the M. S. in physical education from Teach er’s college, Columbia university. Miss Helen V. Kelly, new in structor in English, holds both the A. B. and M. A. degrees from Fisk university, Nashville. She is a native of Milwaukee. Major Theophilus Logan, re cently returned from a tour of duty in the Far East, will serve as associate professor of military science and administrative officer of the Lincoln ROTiC detachment. Mrs. Myrtle Hibbler Mitchell has been added to the faculty' as an instructor in foods and nutri tion. She formerly taught at North Carolina College, Durham, and Savannah State college. Sa vannah, Ga. New instructor in the depart ment of economics and business administration is Charles McKin ney, a graduate and former in structor at Howard university, Washington. Additions to the staff include Mrs. Lareader Agnew, St. Louis, secretary to, the acting dean of WINS CALVERT TRIP TO MIAMI • Miss Iris Tabler, (right), “Miss Bronze Ohio” enjoys a game of shuffle board with Ann Moore. With Mrs. Moore as chaperone, pretty Iris enjoyed a two-week all-expense vacation at Miami’s Lord Calvert Hotel. Sponsored by Calvert Distillers Company on the occasion of choice of Ohio’s most beautiful girl, r — - » - — Corinth Baptist Church Program Includes Civic, Social And Religious Leaders Next Sunday Albert Tucker Mr A.lbert Tucker, 49 years, 2522 Hamilton Street, passed away Monday, September 12th at a local hospital. Mr. Tucker had been employed by Swift and Company and had been a resident of Oma ha for twelve years. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mattie Dunn, Dubach, Louisi ana; step father, Mr. Cornelious Dunn, Dubach, La.; two step broth ers, Mr. Curley Dunn, Henderson, Texas, Mr. C. D. Dunn, Dallas Texas. The body of Mr. Tucker was forwarded Tuesday morning from Thomas Mortuary to Dubach, La. for services and burial. Kentuckian To Be Seen Locally The Kentuckian filmed in Cinemascope and printed in Tech nicolor is now playing in three local theatres. It may be current ly seen at the State, the Dundee, and the Broadway in Council Bluffs. A spectacular frontier adventure ; story, set in the rugged Kentucky' wilderness of the 1820’s stars Burt j Lancaster as a man of strength who loves as hard as he fights. Marking Lancaster’s debut as a film director, “The Kentuckian” co-stars Dianne Foster, and Diana Lynn and features John Mclntire, Walter Mattau, Una Merkel, John Carradine, and 10 year old Donald MacDonald. The picture was film ed entirely on location in Ken tucky. instruction; Mrs. Johncie Lucas, house mother of Anthony hall, and Mrs. Georgia Smith, head nurse at the university infirmary. Minister Lauds Decision Columbus, Ohio — Baltimore’s 12-year-old champion speller, Gloria Lockman, was lauded in her decision to quit when she did on the television show “The $64,000 Question”, in a talk over a local j TV station last week by the Rev. Clarence T. R. Nelson, district sup erintendent of the Columbus Dis trict of the Lexington Conference of the Methodist Church. Speaking in the second of the five talks that he made on the pro gram “Five Minutes To Live By” Monday through Friday, September ! 5 to 9, which is sponsored by the Columbus Area Council of Church es (of which he is a director) over TV station WLW-C, Rev. Mr. Nel I son said in part on the subject “She Knew When to Quit.” “Personally, I think that Gloria made a good decision when she de cided not to take the chance of winning the $32,000 or even $64,000 and accept the $16,000 she had already won....” “Many people simply do not know when to quit. They lack the rare ability of timing that will bring success in life. . .There were many people who wanted Joe Louis to quit, to retire as the unbeaten heavyweight champion of the world before a younger boxer would beat him.” “Frankly, I wish that my friend Ezzard Charles, who is a faithful i member of the Calvary Methodist Church, Cincinnati would quit. It is not pleasant to see a man who has been a champion being beaten by fighters that could not have gone ten rounds with the champ ' ion when he was in his prime.” “This ability to know how far to go is a virtue that many of us need. The writer of The Ecclesi astes 3:1, 2 and 6 and Gloria Lock man’s wise decision to quit while | still winning suggests that success in your life today may depend up on whether you make the right ; decision in some matter that con cerns you and others. There is a time to know when to quit.” The Rev. Charles Favors of Pil grim Baptist church will deliver the sermon at the dedicatory ser vice of Corinth Baptist Church, 3212 North 24th St., Sunday after noon. At 3:25 P.M. five minutes before the scheduled program takes place the Rev. J. Andrew Thompson, pastor will cut the ribbon for the newly opened church. For his sermon the Rev. Favon has chosen “Christ the True Foun dation.” To Be In Processional Numerous civic, social and re ligious groups will be on hand to offer their congratulations . All will march in after the prelude by Mrs. Milburn Green in the proces sional. Greetings from the City will be delivered by the honorable Mayor John Rosenblatt. The Welcome address will be de livered by Mrs. Verdell Aston. Following her will be Mr. William Green who will speak about the “The Occasion.” Music will be furnished by Pil grim Baptist Church’s choir, Al len Chapel’s choir, the Mt. Olive Male Chorus and Corinth’s choir. Others on the program offering greetings include the Rev. C. W. Walker of Philadelphia Baptist Church; Mr. At McCaw, fraternal organizations; Mr. J. C. Harris, la bor unions; Mr. M. Lawrence Mc Voy, civic clubs; the Rev. Walter Daniels, Omaha Council of Church es; Dr. Benjamin Schwartz, Omaha Ministerial Union and Mr. John Buter, for the YMCA. Also the Rev. E. T Streeter of Clair Methodist Church; the Rev. William Pruitt of the Ministerial Aliance; the Rev. W. H. Williams of Strangers Rest Inst. Baptist Church; the Rev. J. O. White of Mt. Olive Baptist church; the Rev. A. Ralph Davis of Cleave Temple, C. M.E. Church. Nafl Board Member Bringing greetings from the Ed ucational Board of National Baptist Convention, U. S. A., Inc. will be the Rev. Coleman W. Kerry of Marshall, Texas. He is scheduled to later lead the response reading. Besides offering greetings the Rev. William Pruitt of the Good Shepherd Baptist Church will give the benediction. St.^ John’s A.M.E. Church is also expected to participate in the dedi catory services. For the first one hundred ladies arriving, there will be free orchids it was learned from Rev. Thomp son W. L. Myers Mr. W. L. Myers, age 72, retired funeral director of 2228 Lake St., expired Monday, September 19, 1955, while visiting in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his daughter, Mrs. Florence Starks. Mr. Myers came to Omaha in 1921 from Hannibal, Missouri, where he was an established fu neral director. Mr. Myers con tinued his business as funeral di rector in Omaha. He was very ac tively engaged in business until 1950, when his health failed. He then turned the business over into the capable hands of his sons, Ro bert L. and L. Kenneth Myers. W. L. as many people knew him, will long be remembered for his jolly manner and his witty conver sations. He was quite active in both civic and social affairs. During his early years, he became a char ter member of the Joly 20 Club; a member of the Iroquois Lodge No. 92, IBPOEW; and the Excel sior Lodge No. 2, F and AM. He was also a member of the Joshua David Kelly Consistory No. 27, and Zaha Temple No. 52, Mystic Shrine. He is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. Florence J. Starks of Minneapolis, Minn, and Mrs. Hazel A. Kealing of Washington, D. C.; two sons, Robert L. and L. Kenneth Myers of Omaha; five nieces and one nephew. Funeral services were held Fri day at 1:00 P.M. from the St. John A.M.E. Chureh under auspices of Excelsior Lodge No. 2, F and AM. Interment was at the Forest Lawn Cemetery.