A. G. Barnett
Mr. A. G. Barnett, age 38 years,
of 2423 Franklin St., expired
Friday evening December 16,
1955 at a local hospital.
He was an Gmaha resident 6
years and was an employee of
the Griffin Wheel Co. of Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
He is survived by his daugh
ter, Mrs. Lila Stokes of Atkins,
Ark., 2 sons, A. G., Jr. of Kan
sas City, Mo., and Johnah of Lit
tle Rock, Ark.; 2 sisters, Mrs. An
nie Holland of Kansas City, Kans.
and Mrs. Ella Williams of Kansas
City, Kans.; brother, Willie Bur
ton of Fort Smith, Ark.
His remains lay in state Tues
day evening at the Myers Brothers
Funeral Chapel and were for
warded to the J. W. Jones Mort
uary, Kansas City, Kans., Wed
nesday morning December 21,
1955 for services and burial.
Myers Brothers Funeral Ser
vice.
Janice Mosley
Janice Fay Mosley, age 1 year,
infant daughter of Howard and
Pearline Mosley of 2105 Ohio St., j
expired Monday morning Decem
ber 19, 1955 at a local hospital.
Other survivors are 5 aunts,
Mrs. Ruby Chandler, Mrs. Opal
Chiles, Mrs. Emogene Tanner,
Miss Bobbie Sue Mosley, Miss
Dorothy Mosley all of Omaha and
Dorothy Mosely all of Omaha and
Mrs. Maxine Fulbright of Wich- !
ita, Kansas; grandmother, Mrs.
9mma Mosley of Omaha; great
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Clopton of McAlister, Okla.,
and a host of other relatives.
Her remains were forwarded
to the Granger Funeral Home,
McAlister Okla. Thursday morn
ing Dec. 22, 1955 for services
and interment
Myers Brothers Funeral Ser
vice.
Mary Irving
Mrs. Mary Irving, age 83 years,
of 2422 No. 22 St., expired Mon
day evening Dec. 19, 1955 at her
home.
She was an Omaha resident 18
years and was a member of St.
John A.M.E. Church.
She is survived by her daugh
ter, Mrs. Christine Althouse;
granddaughter, Patricia Althouse;
sister, Mrs. Alice Shaw, all of O
maha; 2 nephews, James Moore
of Chicago, 111. and Horatio Gas
berry of Louisiana,. Mo.; son-in
law, George Althouse of Omaha.
Myers Brothers Funeral Ser
vice.
Ebb Barner
Ebb Barner, age 64 years, of
2024 Maple St., expired Wednes
day morning Dec. 21, 1955 at a
local hospital.
He was an Omaha resident 36
years and was employed by the
U.P. Railroad as a Car Inspector.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Helen R. Barner of Omaha; 2
sisters, Mrs. Benney Sims of
Detroit, Mich, and Mrs. Emma
Martin of Chicago, 111.; brother,
Will Barner.of Santa Monica,
California.
Myers Brothers Funeral Ser
vice.
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Whoopee for the New Year! We hope
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j for you ... through every month of the
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Go Sincere Thanks For
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1 December
Draws On
Blood Bank
\ “Your Nebraska-Iowa Regional
Red Cross Blood Center will need
at least 3,500 pints of blood dur
ing December so that the holiday
sick and injured will live to see
Christmas, 1956”, stated the
Very Rev. Carl M. Reinert, S.J.,
I Blood Program Chairman, today.
Father Reinert added that the
gift of life, the gift only you, the
blood donor can give, is the most
precious of all this holiday sea
In an appeal for donors to add
the Red Cross Blood Center a
2549 Famum Street to their
Christmas gift list, Father Rein
ert commented that according to
records, accidents are niways
more frequent during holi
days. Also, people continue to
need blood for sickness or sur
gery.
“Were your child to become
ill or a member of your family
were to be injured this Christmas,
you would be eternally grateful
for the Red Cross blood that help
ed to save his life. However,”
said Father Reinert, “blood will
be available for such emergencies
only if each of us supports the
Program by donating a pint of
our own blood very soon.”
Someone needs your blood
more desperately than you do.
Make this a happier Christmas for
him and for yourself. You can
give the gift of life this Christmas
by calling At 2723 for your donor
appointment.
This is the month for giving
and receiving. And by giving the
right of way in traffic . . . you
will receive a few more years of
living. The Omaha Safety Coun
cil asks you to give the gift of a
lifetime this year . . . give a life
... by driving rafely.
You can be your own Santa
Claus ... so says the Omaha Safe
ty Council. Give yourself a wor
ry free Christmas . . by driving
safely . .*. when the roads are
bad and when they are good . . .
and don’t drink if vou are going j
to drive. The be-t gift ... is
^ your own life . . . keep it
€P
As the three kings
brought their gifts to
the Christ Child, may
we all bring to our
celebration of His
Birthday, the priceless
gifts of love, under
standing and good will
toward all mankind.
Cut Rate
Drug Store
24th & Wirt St.
Packers Are
Central High
Party Hosts
The Central High School Aud
itorium took on a “Christmas
Look” Sunday afternoon when
Local 60 of the Packinghouse
Workers of America, AFI>CIO
were hosts to over 1800 children
at a Christmas Party given for
the children of local’s member
ship.
Within the auditorium entrance
a decorated Christmas tree lent
a gay spirit of yuletide to the
party. Santa was on hand to
greet the youngsters. Each child
was given a stocking of candy
and a gift. A program of movies
and cartoons topped off the after
noons entertainment.
Treats were also in store for
the adults. Lucky winners of
the door prizes really “brought
home the bacon.” Door prizes of
10 hams, 5 slabs of bacon, and 12
one pound packages of bacon
were donated by the Cudahy
Packing Company.
An estimated crowd of 2500
attended the festivities.
Headlights just before dusk
don’t light up the roadway . . .
but the Omaha Safety Council
reminds you . . . that your lights
help the other driver to see you
which means you will be much
rafer ... so turn on your head
lights before dark.
A Christmas tree stands for
joy and happiness . . . but care
less trimming and handling can
mean tragedy and sorrow. Keep
the tree in water . . . keep it a
way from flame and heat . . . and
the Omaha Safety Council says
to also see it is well braced, if
it is a large tree. Be sure the
lights are in good condition. It’s
too easy to have a tragic Christ
mas. . . . because of carelessness.
Walter williams
Walter Williams, age about 70
years of 2512 Maple St., died Wed
nesday morning Dec. 21, 1955 ap
parently of suffocation when his
home caught fire.
He is survived by his sister,
Mrs. Viola Wigington of Los An
geles, Calif.; niece, Mrs. Sarah
McOwens of Los Angeles, Calif.;
nephew, Marland Ferguson U.S.
Army; nephew, Dr. Sheffield
Ferguson, and other relatives.
Myers Brothers Funeral Ser
vice.
Georgia Jacobs
Mrs. Georgia Jacobs, age 78
years, of 1708 So. 1st. St, ex
pired suddenly Saturday evening
December 10, 1955 at her home.
There are no known survivors.
Committal services were held
Wednesday morning December
14, 1955 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery by Father
John J. Killoren, S.J.
Myers Brothers Funeral Ser
vice.
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GREETINGS
FROM
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Talmadge Hudgins
Talmadge Lawrence Hudgins,
age 16 years, of 2225 Franklin
Plaza, expired Tuesday morning
December 13, 1955 at a local
hospital.
He was an Omaha resident 14
years and was a student at Tech
High School.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Inez Hudgins of Omaha; fos
ter-father, William Johnson of
j Omaha; 4 brothers, Raymond L.,
Leonard, Norman and William
j Hudgins; 3 sisters, Jeanine, Ther
: ese and Renata Hudgins all of O
maha; grandfather, Roby Robin
son of Birmingham, Alabama;
grandmother, Mrs. Fredonia Rob
inson of Lincoln, Nebraska; 5
uncles, Nathaniel Robinson of
Birmingham, Ala.; L a wrence
Robinson of New York City, N.Y.,
Talmadge Robinson of Detroit,
Mich., Herman Smith of Omaha
and Payton Crossley of Omaha;
4 aunts, Mrs. Teresa McColl of
Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Florence
Wofford of Detroit, Mich., Mrs.
Haydee Crossley of Omaha, Mrs.
Herman Smith of Omaha; 3 nie
ces; 2 nephews; and a host of
cousins and other relatives.
Funeral services were held
Monday December 19, 1955 at
2:00 p.m. from the St. John
A.M.E. Church with Rev. S. H.
| Lewis officiating assisted by Rev.
I E. F. Ridley. Interment was in
the family plot at Forest Lawn
Cemetery.
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CHRISTMAS
FROM
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Dry Goods, Shoes & Co.
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vice.
Lealer Averett
Mrs. Lealer Averett, 55 years,
2121 North 28th Street, passed a
way Wednesday morning, Decem
ber 14th at her home. Mrs. Aver
ett had been a resident of Omaha
thirty-four years.
She is survived by her husband,
Mr. Lindsay Averett; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Nellie McGaughy, of O
maha, Mrs. Bernice Gerren, Mrs.
Laura McGee, Los Angeles, Cali
fornia; one son, Mr. Nathaniel
Averett, Omaha; four sisters, Mrs. j
Sarah Cooper, Mrs. Flossie May-j
berry, Omaha, Mrs. Flexie Patter
son, Saginaw, Michigan, Mrs. Lucy
Benbow, Pensacola, Florida; two
brothers, Mr. Jesse Anderson, De
troit, Michigan, Mr. John Ander
son, Omaha; seven grand and three
great grand children.
Funeral services were held ten
o’clock Saturday morning, Decem
ber 17th from Zion Baptist Church
with the Rev. F. C. Williams offi
ciating, assisted by Rev. J. C.
Wade, Rev. A. R. Davis. Burial
was at Calvary Cemetery with ar
rangements by Thomas Mortuary.
Ask Civil Rights Be Part
Of Message To Congress
New York, Dec. 15.—President
Eisenhower has been urged to
call upon Congress in his State
of the Union message, “to take
favorable action on pending civil
rights bills, especially those pro
tecting the security of the per
son and the right to vote freely."
In a letter to the President,
made public here today, on the
164th anniversary of the Bill of
Rights, Roy Wilkins, executive
secretary of the National Associ
ation for the Advancement of
Colored People, cites the “series
of murders and wave of economic
terror” in Mississippi and else
where in the South and asked
the President to “recognize and
denounce” these conditions in his
message to be delivered next
month at the opening of the sec
ond session of the 84th Congress.
The letter dated December 9,
called attention to the murders
of Rev. George W. Lee, Lamar
Smith, Clinton Melton, and the
attempted murder of Gus Courts,
all in Mississippi since May 7
last. “No punishment has been
meted out to the perpetrators of
these crimes by the law enforce
ment machinery of Mississippi,”
Mr. Wilkins asserted.
“We make this request” for
action, the NAACP leader remind
ed Mr. Eisenhower, “not only be
cause you are the President of |
the United States, but also be
cause you have repeated on sev- \
eral occasions your belief that
there should be no second-class j
citizenship in our country.”
Amend The Laws
Mr. Wilkins expressed the be
lief that “if present limitations ■
or technicalities in the federal i
civil rights laws are being con- i
Midst all our giv
ing, let us give first
our hearts in sincere
devotion to the true
spirt of Christmas.
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Jewelry
324 So. 16th St.
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strued so as to leave these citi
zens open to murder and eco
nomic thuggery, the present
laws ought to be amended and
strengthened by the Congress.
The Department of Justice should
be given the necessary additional
a u t hority and administrative
machinery to do the job.”
The Lee and Smith murders
and the shooting of Gus Courts,
the NAACP spokesman said, were
politically inspired inasmuch as
these men “had registered to
vote and had urged their people
to do likewise, despite pressures
and threats designed to prevent
them from voting.”
In addition to murder, Mr. Wil
kins reported to the President,
“the despicable weapon of eco
nomic pressure is being used to
prevent colored citizens from ex
ercising or attempting to exercise
their citizenship rights. In Mis
sissippi, parts of Alabama, and
in South Carolina, according to
verified reports Negro Americans
are being discharged from em- j
ployment and denied credit for
homes, businesses and farms be
cause they have asked for their
rights as American citizens, in
cluding the right to vote and the
enjoyment of no n-segregated
schools as ordered by the United
States Supreme Court”
Whites Also Intimidated
“This campaign of intimidation
has been extended to those white
people who have hesitated to use
the drastic and reprehensible
tactic of forcing their Negro em
ployees to choose between sec
ond-class citizenship and loss of
livelihood.
“Under this terrorization, not
even religion has escaped. A
Negro minister who gave leader
ship to efforts in South Carolina
in behalf of civil rights has had
tiis church burned and has had to
flee for safety to New York. A
white minister in South Carolina
whose parishioners include the
Governor and a federal judge
ias had to resign his pulpit be
:ause he differed with the Gover
lor on the segregation issue. In
Louisiana, a Negro priest assigned
;o a parish by his bishop was 'per
suaded’ by local law enforcement
New Year
Greeting
With Yuletide approaching, we'd
like to wish our friends the mer
riest Christmas ever, filled with
life's blessings.
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Shop
2422 Lake St. C. B. Mayo, Prop.
GREETINGS
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now owned and operated by Rich
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gifts, toys, electric appliances, etc.
Also Gospel and Church Music.
Baby Prenatal Gifts of all descrip
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We give Trade Stamps with each
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officers not to say a mass at a
church which included white par
ishioners.”
The people, Mr. Wilkins con
tinued, “are bewildered and dis
mayed at the silence and appar
ent impotence of their federal
government in the face of what
is. to all intents and purposes, A
rebellion against the United
States Constitution and its guar
antees to American citizens. The
rebellion is in the open. The de
fiance is vocal and overt. The
methods—murder and economic
intimidation—are beneath decent
and honorable combatants in any
controversy short of actual war
fare.”
Conspiracy Charged
Asserting that the state govern
ments have failed to protect the
people, Mr. Wilkins asked the
President: “Where shall they
turn for relief from intolerable
persecution in the states, coun
ties and towns of their native
land?”
WILKINS URGES PRESIDENT
The evidence indicates, the
NAACP leader concluded, that
there is “a widespread conspiracy
extending over certain southern
states to deprive Negro Ameri
cans of their civil rights. The
states are supposed to protect
those rights, but when they fail
to do so, when law and order
breaks down or is subverted in
wholesale fashion, the federal
government, unless it wishes to
abdicate, would seem bound to
step forward and protect the
rights of citizens of the United
States.
“If these colored citizens were
foreigners within our borders, or
if they were American citizens
abroad, the federal government
would use all its powers in their
protection. It is incredible that
it cannot so act in the existing
circumstances.”
