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Vol. 29 No. 30 Friday, September 23, 1955 10c Per Copy
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<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.
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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. ^
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"Knowledge of Living"
Courses At Omaha U
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Louise Parker
To Solo Sunday
On CBS Program
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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
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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.