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tlnooVo. ' j.m| (This Is Your Newspaper 2 What you are doing is news. X Please Phone Your News To * This Is Your Newspaper '.l HA 0800 2 What you are doing is news. " or send it to ? Please Phone Your News To l THE OMAHA GUIDE | '.-I •_ HA 0800 :: 1 2420 (>rant St. t UtUlTATUC iitirX or send it to -i HtW IU lht UNt \ THE OMAHA GUIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 2420 Grantst;,, „;: Vol. 29 No. 49_Friday, February 371956___10c Per Copy Creighton Announces Huge Building Expansion Plans A major building and expansion' program costing in excess of 14 million dollars will be launched by Creighton University this spring, the Very Rev. Carl M. Rcinert, S. J., University presi dent, announced recently. A Greater Creighton Building Fund campaign for $1,750,000 is bfing planned this year to help underwrite the first $3,193,000 phase of the ten-year program/ This includes the replacement of some present buildings, construe-! tion of additional facilities, facu! tv development and a program cfj increased research, scholarships | and university services. The expansion plan has been under study for several years and was endorsed by the Board of Lay Regents at its January meet ing. Father Reinert said. Origin al plans to launch the nation- j wide fund raising program lust, fall were postponed to avoid a conflict with the United Com munity campaign. Major parts of the first three year phase are a S659.000 men's dormitory, a $474,000 student center, a $1,550,000 plant for the Creighton University High School, renovation of the present Creigh ton Prep building for use by the. Arts and Commerce colleges, and! a $360,000 fund for faculty de velopment, scholarships and uni versity services. The men’s dormitory and the student center are already under construct .on and will be fin anced in part by a loan agree ment with the Federal Hous:ng Authority. The S14 232.000 program is the first such long-range de/elopment plan since the University was f trd in 1878, Father Reinertj said. The last major building ad dition was the construction of the! Administration building in 1929 “Creighton University must plan boldly for the future if we are to continue to give the kind of educational program demand-! ed by increased enrollment and! by the growth of the Omaha i area.” Father Reinert emphasized. "After careful deliberation and planning we are launching this program to prepare our arts and, professional schools for the de mands which are, in part, already before us." “Last fall our enrollment rose seven per cent to 265<) students, with an increase of 395 students in liberal arts alone,” the presi dent said “Like other univer Continued on Page Three SET FOR FAM-U RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE • _ _ _ Dr J. Ned Hughley, college minister and professor of econ omics at North Carolina College, Durham, will serve as guest min ister at Florida A and M Univer sity when the institution marks its annual observance of Reli gious Emphasis Week February 26 • March 1. Selena Jones Mrs. Selena Jones, age 53 years, of 1548 No. 19th St. expired Mon day morning, January 23, 1956 at a local hospital. She was an Omaha resident six years. She is survived by her daugh ter, Shirley Jones: sister, Mrs. Emma Patterson, both of Omaha; brother .James Davis of Helena, Ark.; five nieces, three nephews and a host of other relatives. Funeral services were held Frf day, January 27, 1956 at 10:00 a m. from the Pilgrim Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Favors officiating. Interment was at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Pallbearers were Messrs Dock Bowens, P. H. Norvell, Guy Wiley. A. B. Young, W. M. Brye and J Franklin. Myers Brothers Funeral Ser vice. Credit Study Slated For February 29 V\ ith the expansion of eredic and she new types of consumer credit made available to the pub lic, credit reporting finds it must keep pace with this evolution. All day Sunday, Feb. 29th a group of credit reporters, most of them working for the Associated Re tailers Consumer Credit Bureau in Omaha, will be attending a special reporters school at the Regis Hotel conducted by special ly trained instructors. The course has been developed by the Associated Credit Bureaus of A merica of which the Omaha Bur eau is a member. The instructors took the course last summer at the Annual Seminar at the Uni versity of Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Crcwley of Lexington, Mrs. Edith Beloit of North Platte, and Mr. Ken Opp of L'rcoln will be the out-of-town instructors giving the course. Mrs. Crowley is President of the Associated Credit Bureaus of Ne braska end Mr. George T. Wruck, Manager of the Omaha Bureau, is tfice President. RepOi-ters from Fairbury, Col umbus, Nebraska City, Platts mouth and Kearney will be at tending the school. It is one of a series of schools that have bon conducted throughout the United States. The latest in reporting pro cedures and techniques are taught so that the retail business es using the Credit Bureau are as sured the most modern credit re porting service. The school will run from 8:30 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. with dinner and graduation at 5:30 P.M. 'ITS. LUCINDIA DAVIS, OMAHAN FIFTY YEARS PASSES AWAY Mrs. Lucindia Davis, 79 years, 2530 Grant Street, passed away W ednesday morning February first at a local hospital. Mrs. Davis had been a resident of O maha fifty years and a member of Zion Baptist Church for the same length of time. She had served her Church as a former Chairman of The Building Fund and member of the Progressive Club. She was a membeer of Princess Oziel Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and former member of Amaranthus Grand Chapter of Nebraska and Juris diction. The body is at Thomas Mortuary. Armed Forces Display A Feature At Auto Show Four new displays by the arm ed forces will be another feature of the 1956 Auto Show, Chairman Ed Hulac said Tuesday. The Army ''will show the ad vances made in ambulances dur ing the past 54 years, with a 1902 horse-drawn rig displayed next to the latest 1956 model. The Navy display will have a four-and-a-half foot model of the U.S.S. Forrestal and cutaway models of both piston and jet air craft engines. The Marine exhibit will have "items of historical interest,” in eluding a miniature outlay of an amphibious landing. The Air Force will be repre sented by the Ground Observer Corps, which will display radar equipment and a plotting board to demonstrate how enemy planes would be tracked and intercep ted. Space for the Armed Forces exhibits has been donated by the Omaha New Car Dealers Associa tion, Auto Show Sponsors. The Show will be in Omaha’s City Auditorium for nine days starting February 4th. Trophy For The Champions Flanked by pretty models Pat^ ricia Acey and Mary Cowser is the W. A. Scott, II, Memorial: Trophy on which Grambling State College of Louisiana won leg up on beating Florida A. and M. University at recent Orange Blos som Classic in Miami. Gram bling’s 2821 win over Florida net ted the visitors a tengame unde-, feated season and the mythical, intercollegiate football champion-: ship for 1955. Grambling’s youthful head coach, Eddie Robinson, was nam-: ed Coach of the Year and will re-j ceive citation along with his team at 22nd annual all-sports ] dinner of the 100 Per Cent Wrong Club in Atlanta on January 20. The Coca-Cola Company sponsors above awards plus citations to Player of the Year and Citizen of the Year in memory of the found er of the Atlanta Daily World. • Railroad Meet Here ! May 24-25 The first convention of the newly-formed Midwest States As sociation of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners will be held in Omaha May 24 and 25, it was an nounced today by Paul E. Petty ! grove, Nebraska Railway Com i missioner. The organization was formed in St. Paul, Minn., to investigate the common problems and pre sent the view of the railroad and utilities commissions in 10 states. The states are: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mis souri, Nebraska. North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Mr. Pettygrove, who will be a candidate for reelection when his term on the railway commis sion expires this spring, is chair man of the convention arrange ments committee. As the Nebras ka representatives at the organi zational meeting, he made the successful bid which secured the convention for Nebraska. Joseph J. Brown, chairman of the Ne braska Railway Commission, and John M. Ropes, a member of the Iowa Commerce Commission, are members of the arrangements committee. Mr. Brown was elected secre tary-treasurer of the association at the St. Paul meeting. Paul Rasmussen, Minnesota commisr sioner, was elected president and Mr. Ropes, vice president. William M. Berry, Arkansas commissioner, as chairman of the executive committee. The convention, to be attended by staff members as well as com missioners, is being planned for the Paxton Hotel. — Morris Johnson Mr. Morris Johnson, 53 years, 2514 North 22nd Street, passed away Monday afternoon January 23rd at a Jocal hospital. Mr. John son had been a resident of Oma ! ha thirty years and was an elec trican by trade. He had been employed for over twenty five I years by the Sample Hart Motor i Company. Mr. Johnson was a | faithful member of Clair Metho i dist Church where he served as i a choir membeer, treasurer of the I church, member of the Methodist Men and various civic organiza | tions. He is survived bv his wife, Mrs. Rose Johnson, Omaha; two brothers. Mr. Earl Johnson, New | York City; Mr. Murphy Johnson, ^ranklin. La.; three sisters, Mrs. Elenora Davis. Aiders. La.; Mrs. Precener Cromedy, New Orleans, 1955 Best In 7 Years For WOW Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society in 1955 enjoyed its largest increase in seven years in new life insurance protection, Howard M. Lundgren, president of the society, announced today. A total of $90,075,536 of new life protection was written last year. This was a gain o f $8,210,375 over 1954. The net gain for the year was more than $18,000,000. Mr. Lundgren said 29 states ex ceeded their 1954 records. The society’s membership ac the close of 1955 was 438,000 with more than $588,000,000 in insurance in force. It has paid in death losses, disability benefits, refunds and cash withdrawals more than $479,000,000. Financially one of the strongest fraternal benefit organizations in existence, the Woodmen has gross assets amounting to more than $200,000,000. Alabama wrote the largest a mount of new insurance in 1955. $6,975,000. The best gain was re ported by Louisiana. The state turned in $6,233,651 in 1955, nearly $2,000,000 more than was written there in 1954. President Lundgren views 1956 as a big year for the society— possibly even bigger than 1955. “We look confidently to 1956 with anticipation of continued growth,” Mr. Lundgren said “We look for another gain not only in insurance in force, but in the society’s fraternal activities, as well.” The society was organize *~ 1890 in a room in the Paxton Hotel. It has maintained its head quarters in Omaha since that date. La.; Mrs. Mary Thomas, Port Arthur, Texas; niece, Miss Ther esa Nedd, Omaha; sister-in-law Mrs. Flora Simon, Omaha; cousin, Shedrick Matthews, Flint, Mich.; nephew, Mr. Rivers Davis, Har vey, La. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon January 27th from Clair Methodist Church with the Rev. E. T. Streeter of ficiating, assisted by Elder Bar nett. Pall bearers, Mr. Richard Turner, John R. Butler, John Bradley, Goliath Murrell, Calvin Phillips, and Lonnie Wilkes. In terement was in the family plot at Forrest Lawn Cemetery with arrangements by Thomas Mortu ary. Wesley Gaines Mr. Wesley T. Gaines, 53 years, 2521 Caldwell Street, passed a way Friday morning January 27th at a local hospital. Mr. Gaines had been a resident of Omaha fifteen years. He was a member of the Morning Star Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alberta Gaines, five daughters, Mrs. Elaine Johnson, Mrs. Norma Williams, Miss Char lotte Gaines, Mrs. Dorcas Wilson, Miss Gloria Gaines, of Omaha; six grand children, sister, Mrs. Viola Mills, Atchison, Kansas; brother, Jesse Bright. Dodge City, Kansas; two nieces, five nephews and a host of cousins. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon January 31 from the Morning Star Baptist Church with the Rev. Z. W. Williams officia ting, assisted by Rev. J. C. Wade, Rev. and W. A. Fowler Pall bear ers, Mr. Roscoe Vaughn, Mack and Clovd Ward, Matthew Smarts, Ralph Shakelford, and James Banks. Burial was at Mt. Hope Cemetery with arrangements by Thomas Mortuary. “The silver lining is e^sv to find in someone else’s cloud.” Urban League Notes Racial Progress Here Ak-Sar-Ben Seeks Pioneer Families Pioneer Nebraska farm families are to be honored in a new a wards program according to an announcement made jointly to day by the Nebraska Association 1 of Fair Managers and Ak-Sar Ben, Omaha civic organization. ! Joe Bender of the Cass County Fair at Weeping Water, chairman i of a three-man committee for the Fair Association, said the pro- i gram, under co-sponsorship of the Association of Fair Managers and Ak-Sar-Ben, is to be named the “Nebraska Pioneer Farm Award." Other committee members are Louis Jeppeson, Hubbard, of the Dakota County Fair, and L. E. Watson, of the Richardson County Fair. Mr. Jeppeson originated the idea for the awards program and presented it to Jess L. Thurmond, chairman of the Ak-Sar-Ben Public Affairs Committee, who announced that the civic organi zation will cooperate in the pre sentation of awards to the honor ed families. The program, an annual event starting this year, will the owners and operators of every farm in Nebraska which has re mained in the same family for 100 years or longer. Recipients of the awards will receive hand some, walnut-based plaques from Ak-Sar-Ben, and attractive cer tificates from the Association of Loan Firm Extends Open Hours Three Occidental Building and Loan Directors were re-elected at the Association’s annual meet ing Thursday. John T. Brownlee, Occidental president, and F. L. Youngblood, Hastings, Nebr., abstractor, were elected to four-year terms and W. Larry Shoemaker, vice president of Northern Natural Gas Co., was elected to a two-year term. Later at the board of directors meeting, all officers were re elected. H. G. Desens is vice president, H. O. Miller, secretary; Henry A. Hovey, treasurer, and George E. Lockwood, assistant secretary-treasurer. At the annual meeting Mr. Brownlee announced the Occiden tal would remain open on Fridays until six as an added convenience for the Association’s customers. Fair Managers. The awards will be presented at each recipient’s county fair by representatives of Ak-Sar-Ben and the county fairs. Mr. Bender said the officers of each county fair in the State will be asked to check, records to obtain a list of farms in each county which have been in the same families for 100 years or longer. “One reason why the dollar doesn’t do as much for people as it used to is because they don’t do as much for it!” Recreation In Omaha, Is Panel Discussion Topic At Church Sunday Eve “Recreation in Omaha” will be discussed by a panel of three high school youths at a rally closing “Youth Week” at 7:30 o’clock Sunday evening, Feb. 5, in Dun dee Presbyterian Church, Under wood Ave. at Happy Hollow Bly’d. The three panel members, Charles Richards, Tom Welch and Marily Cunningham, were among the 275 youth leaders who heard four adult community leaders in the recreation field tell what O maha has to offer youth and ask for their aid in making Omaha a better city. The Youths had a lot of ques tions to ask. They also wrote out what additional recreational facilities they thought youth need ed, what the churches can do, and what youth can do coopera tively through their city-wide organization not only about re creation but about Christian life in the city. The discussions took place at a banquet in St. Paul Methodist Church last Saturday evening, j At the rally in Dundee Presby terian Church youths will be giving their answers. They will also listen to an inspirational ad dress by the Rev. Larry Davis of Lincoln on “Youth Accepting the Challenge.” Opening worship will be led by Miss Sigrid Larson. She will be assisted by Mrs. Walter Rush, organist and Jacquuie Du Ticl for prayer. Singing will be led by the Rev. Glen Marshall, pastor of Pearl Methodist Church. Ded ication through prayer and litany will be led by Alan Henderson. “The Lord’s Prayer” will be sung | by the assemblege under the lead ! ership of Walter Cropper. Dr. Alva Clark, pastor of St j Paul Methodist Church, is ad j visor for the Youth Committee j of the Omaha Council of Church-! es sponsor of the Youth Week events. Rickey, Robinson And Reese Honored I Branch Rickey, seated left, who pioneered Negroes in baseball during his time while head of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was honored last week in Atlanta, Georgia, when The 100 Per Cent Wrong Club, cited him with “The Pion eer Award.” Jackie Robinson, i i standing center, received a com panion citation with Pee Wee Reese which was designated as “The Two Friends Award.” Others seen in picture are Marion E. Jackson, sports editor, The Atlanta Daily World, also seated, and left to right standing, Wilbur Kurtz. The Coca-Cola Company, Dr Rufus E. Clement, president of Atlanta University, Mr. Robinson, Thad Horton, The D’Arcy Advertising Company, and Moss H. Kendrix, The Moss H. Kendrix Organization, which co ordinated the sports jamboree. Progress is being made in race relations in Omaha. From day to day it may go unnoticed; but over a longer period of time steady progress is quite evident. Is this progress fast enough? The answer depends on one’s point of view. To the person who is secure, or thinks that he is se cure, the rate of progress is amazing - maybe even too rapid. On the other hand the minority person who still can’t get a de cent job because the “time isn’t just right yet” or the one who can’t get the house he wants in a nice neighborhood bpenu«p the |“community has not progressed that far yet” - this minority per son feels definitely that the pro gress is too slow. A man doesn’t want first class citizenship just for his children - he wants it for himself too. How does Omaha compare with other cities in regard to its treat ment of racial minorities? The answer is good, fair, or bad, de pending on what cities you select for comparison. One thing is certain', with the rapid changes taking place all over the nation and the real strides being taken by many border and southern cities, Omaha will have to quick en its pace or be left behind. Since last year the Urban League has helped to bring about increased use of nonwhite sales and clerical workers by leading businesses, stores, food proces sing plants and service industries. Additional skilled and semi-skill ed production workers have been placed in manufacturing plants. However, few employers have gone beyond the “token” stage in employing racial minorities. A vast number remain unconvin ced of the economic soundness or of the practical feasibility of gen uine employment-on-merit and are blind to its community benefits. During World War n many in dustrial areas found that efficient use of manpower meant using the skills and brains as well as the brawn of all, regardless of race, creed, color or sex. In such areas there has been a carry-over into peace time and the vast ma jority of employers who had that experience continued to hire and promote workers on a non-dis criminatory basis. Omaha is grow ing industrially. As a leading meat packing city, as a leading insurance center, as a prospering manufacturing and distribution center, Omaha is reaching its potential. As it becomes a leader in the economic and business world, will it also become a leader in a social and cultural sense? The acid test is the way it treats its minority citi zens. In the field of housing com munity patterns have continued mainly to two highly congested areas. Fringe area expansion hds only enlarged the “racial ghet tos.” As a result, some schools in these areas are populated pre dominately by Negro children and lack the wholesome effect of in tegration. Restricted opportun ity to purchase new or used homes on the open market has forced non-whites to pay premium pri ces for inferior homes. Growth of Omaha is good, but growth of residential segregation, we be lieve. is harmful to the whole community. The Urban League is a Red Feather Agency concerned with Continued on Page Two Mrs. Gardner Heads Post 9 Army Moms The newly installed officers of the Army-Mothers Post No. 9 for 1956 are as follows: Mrs. Ben. Gardner, Command er; Mrs. Ora Glass, 1st vice com mander; Mrs. Taylor Murrell. 2nd vice commander; Mrs. Leslie Bailey. Judge Advocate; Mrs. Ausby Station, Adjutant; Mrs. James Walker, Finance Officer; Mrs. Hoarse Combs, Historian; Mrs. Mary B. Allison, Chaplain; Mrs. Pearl Young, Sergeant-at Arms; Mrs. Travis Scott, Color Bearer and Mrs. Grace Binford Banner Bearer. Mrs. Leslie Bailey, retiring commander, was presented with a | past commander’s pin.