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Vol. 29 No. 52_Friday/ February 24, 1956__10c Per Copy
Form Near-North Business Organization
Marian Anderson Coming To
Omaha For Concert at Music
Hall Monday Eve., March 12
Marian Anderson, an indomi
tabel spirit, and famous American
singer, is appearing in concert
in the Music Hall of the City Aud
itorium, Monday evening, March
12, 1956 at 8 p.m. She is sponsor
ed by the Corinth Baptist Church,
Rev. J. Andrew Thompson pastor.
Many of the persons who have
heard Marian Anderson say that
she casts a magic spell over her
audience with her wonderful
voice. Her hearers have come a
way from her recitals uncertain
whether they have enjoyed an
aesthetic or an religious experi
ence because when Marian sings,
she gives everything she has to
God and He in his love gives it
back to the listeners. She has a
rare simplicity, dignity, art, pow
er and glory. She, with her deep
contralto tones can also sing one
4i the lightest of organs, "Le
Violette” and follow with the
deep tones as “They Crucified
My Lord.” If you have not heard
Marion Anderson, you are una
ware of what you have missed. If
you hear her once, you will want
to hear her again and again,
of what you have missed. If you
hear her once, you will want to
hear her again and again.
Some of her listeners comment
that she gives all that she has to
every song that she has, but the
spirituals she gives more because
she can give her racial integrity
and warmth as well as her re
ligious and aesthetic feeling.
Those who know her best, say that
her innermost secret is that she
lives as she sings. Her respect
for her art is no greater than her
respect for her life.
Rev. Wrn. Ferguson
Rev. William C. Ferguson, age
63 years of 2p03 No. 29th St., ex
pired Monday evening, February
20, 1956 while working in a man
Soap Box
Racers Meet
Saturday
The first important meeting of
the 1956 Omaha Soap Box Derby
will be held on Saturday, Febru
ary 25, at 9:30 A.M. in the Down
town Y.M.C.A., 17th and Harney
Streets, Omaha, Nebraska. All
boys who will be 11 years of age,
but not 16 years of age on or be
fore August 12, 1956, are urged to
attend.
A representative of the Omaha
Cardinals Baseball Team will
speak on how a baseball team op
erates. Also there will be a film
of the 1955 World Series.
This meeting will answer ques
tions, explain the 1956 Official
Rules and give directions on how
boys can enter the Omaha Soap
Box Derby. Nicky Vondrak, last
year’s Champion from Nebraska
City will speak, and the color
film of the 1955 All American
Soap Box Derby will be shown
at this meeting.
The Omaha Soap Box Derby
is sponsored by the Omaha Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce and
the Omaha-Council Bluffs Chev
rolet Dealers.
hole at 28th and Seward St.
He was an Omaha resident
about 26 years.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Mattie Ferguson of Omaha,
three sisters, Mrs. Mary Jackson
! of McNeal, Ark.; Mrs. Eva Lee
of Waldo, Ark., and Mrs. Jennie
Simpson of Stevens, Ark.; broth
cr, Joe Ferguson of McNeal, Ark.
Funeral services tentatively ar
ranged for Monday, February 27,
1956 at 2:00 p.m. from St. John
Baptist Church, 12th and Pierce
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For Teen-Agers
Mrs. Jewel Robinson, North
side Teen-Age Program Director,
sends an appeal to parents, teach-!
ers, any interested persons, men j
and women, to volunteer services
in working with the teen-agers.
We know the value of activities
among young people—but large
I groups must have additional su
I pervision and guidance. Is there
J anybody who cares—cares about i
■ the youth of Omaha enough to |
give an hour or two a week in'
helping to guide them? Call Mrs.
Robinson at Pleasant 6299.
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Northside
Brotherhood
Program Sun.
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Sunday afternoon, at 4:30 p.m..
there will be a special Brother
hood program during the regular |
monthly Twilight Hour at the,
Northside Building. At this time J
Mrs. Archie Marvel of Hastings,
Nebraska will bring the message.
There will be special music, un
der direction of Mrs. Jean Rogers,
and as a special feature, there
will be a Spiritual Pantomime by
members of the Brownlow Studio.
This promises to be most inter
esting. After the program there
will be a reception in the Lower
Lounge, where the audience may
meet ajnd greet Mrs. Marvel.
Table hostesses will be in charge
of Mrs. Wolf, and ladies of the
Temple Israel Sisterhood, assisted
by Mrs. Dora Green, and other
members of the YWCA. Mrs.
Charles Brown is chairman of
the Program Planning Committee. j
All members and friends are in
i vited and urged to be present.
Martha Adams,
Founder Of
Grambling, Dies
By COLLIE J. NICHOLSON
GRAMBLING, IOWA—Funeral
services were held here Tuesday
morning for Mrs. Martha Adams,
78, wife of Charles P. Adams,
founder of Grambling College.
Mrs. Adams died at her home
following a long illness.
Brief campus services were
held in the college auditorium at
9:00 a.m. followed by soleum re
quiem high mass at 10:00 a.m.,
in St. Benedict Catholic Church
with the Rev. Severin Nelles,
OFM, pastor, St. Thomas Church,
Ruston, officiating.
The Rev. Cassion Northbauer,
OFM, pastor, St. Benedict Church,
Grambling, delivered the sermon.
Interment was in Grambling
Cemetery.
One of Grambling’s first teach
ers, Mrs. Adams spent most of
I her life here and helped her hus
band stage a desperate struggle
to keep the school alive during
its formative years.
A native of Tuskegee, Alaba
ma, she came to Grambling in
1901 as the school’s first domes
tic science teacher.
Mrs. Adams is survived by her
husband; two daughters, Mrs.
Fidelia Johnson and Mrs. Teresa
Garner; three sons, Edward, Hen
ry and Ralph Adams, and eight
grandchildren.
Hattie Crawford
Mrs. Hattie Crawford, 75 years
2926 North 28th Street, passed
aw-y Sunday, February 12th at a
local hospital. Mrs. Crawford
had been a resident of Omaha
fifty years. She was a member
of Zion Baptist Church.
Mrs. Crawford is survived by
her husband, Rev. Cecil Craw
ford, Omaha; son, Mr. Charles
1 Hill, McMinnville, Tenn.; step
son, Mr. Robert A. Crawford,
Chicago, Illinois and other rela
tives.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon, February 17th
| from Thomas Mortuary with the
Rev. Claude Williams officiating,
assisted by Rev. F. S. Goodlett,
j Elder James Stuart, Sr., Rev. Col
umbus McMorris.
Pallbearers were Mr. H. S.
Brown, T. A. Holt, William Beas
ley, Charles Morris, Henry John
son and Adam Lee.
The Businessmen of the Near North Side
met Friday morning to consider the organiza
tion of a Business Men’s Association for the
purpose of providing leadership in this area.
They met at 11:00 A.M. at the Near North
Side YMCA and proved to be an enthusiastic
group apparently ready to go to work for
things of interest to the North Side. Nearly
100 were in attendance.
John F. Bradley was named Temporary
Chairman of the group and he appointed a com
mittee of five to draft a permanent Constitution
and By-laws for the organization.
Those named to the committee are: Felix
Motroy, Don Wilkerson, Jerry Morris, Lawr
ence McVoy, and Arthur B. McCaw.
It is planned that the organization will
serve as a Chamber of Commerce for the Near
North Side. It will promote things which are
beneficial to the business interest of those in
business in the area and will attempt to ward
off false leadership by those who are not quali
fied or who do not have the best interest of the
area at heart. The organization shall be non
political.
Mrs. Bertha Calloway was named Secretary.
The group will meet again next Wednesday,
February 29th at 11:00 A.M. at the near North
Side YMCA to hear the reports of the commit*
tee and to adopt the permanent Constitution.
Violets For Kim
. KIM NOVAK admires a bunch of violets on her arrival in New
York from the West Coast, where she just starred with Tyrone
Power in “The Eddie Duchin Story.” As Mrs. Eddie Duchin, in the
picture, she has a special liking for violets and she wears them
off-screen, too. The Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association,
which makes it possible to wire flowers anywhere in the world
in a matter of hours, approves Kim’s choice of violets as the per
fect fashion accessory for daytime or evening wear. Violets are
reasonably priced and widely available during mid-Winter and
early Spring.
March Is
Membership
MonthJnYW
March is membership Month
for the Omaha YWCA. Northside
has set for itself a quota of 600 in
'56. At a recent meeting, the
M em b e r ship Chairman, Mrs.
Thomas Beck, appointed the fol
lowing Captains, Mrs. Alfrean
Geary, Mrs. Christine Phillips,
Mrs. Mattie Henry, Mrs. W. W.
Peebles and Mrs. James Hender
son. Each captain has enlisted
10 or more workers, so it is hoped
that no person who wants to join
the YWCA will be overlooked.
The Committee will sponsor a
Kickoff Lunchen on March 3, at
1:30 p.m. All workers will be
attending to get their supplies,
and to hear the special speakers.
Sunday, March 4th will be YWCA
Day in the churches. Ministers
will inform their congregations,
and when possible, there will be
a special speaker frm the YWCA.
There is a good movie available,
and any group desiring to see
the YWCA program in Omaha in
action, can make arrangements
to have the film shown. There is
no charge. Call JA. 7248, or JL.
6299 about the film.
Two classes of people believe
in voluntary control: the naive
and the predatory.
Holland To
Head Crippled
Children Work
Richard D. Holland has been
named president of the Douglas
County Chapter of the Nebraska
Society for Crippled Children.
He succeeds J. Robert Hoff, who
has been elected chairman of the
board.
Other chapter officers named
are Mrs. Tom Quinlan and Mrs.
J. Richard Hackney, vice presi
dets; Mrs. Edward J. Micek, sec
retary and Richard Hiller, re
elected treasurer.
The Executive Board member
ship was increased from 12 to 15
members with new Executive
Directors Mrs. John Swanson,
Mrs. Lloyd Beal and Mrs. Micek
elected to the Board. Also re
elected were Mr. Holland, Mr.
Hiller, Mr. Hoff, Mrs. Quinlan and
Mrs. Hackney.
Other re-elected Board mem
bers are Mrs. Dwayne Harris, Mrs.
Albert Hedelund, Mrs. Walter
Louis, Miss Frances M. Edwards,
Fred Brodkey, Jack Deising, and
Roy Barnes.
The Board voted to affiliate to
the Society, The Service Club for
Handicapped Children and the
Women’s Association of Allied
Beverage Industries, as a recogni
tion of the work they have done
on previous drives.
New Safety
Movie Filmed
In Omaha
The Omaha Safety Council an
nounced today the completion of
another safety movie, filmed in
Omaha. This is the fourth safety
movie to be made in Omaha In
two years.
“Fork Lifts . . . Safety and
Care” was produced by the Per
sonnel Department of Vickers,
Inc., Omaha Production, in coop
eration with the AFL-UAW No.
171 and the Omaha Safety Coun
cil.
“This 10-minute movie is uni
que,” said Council Manager Harry
Hatcher,” in that it compares the
caution and care one uses with
his own car, with that he should
be using with the equipment at
work.”
Harold Sherman, of the Person
nel Department of Omaha Pro
duction, said his intention in cre
ating the film was to strike at
the root of the safety problem , .
the mental attitude of the drivers.
“The use of this film and les
sons therein, should enable man
agement to enjoy a substantial
reduction in repair cost to fork
lifts,” said Sherman.
The film, which has magnetic
sound, is available from Omaha
Production, or the Omaha Safety
Council, for use by other indus
trial firms.
Sen. Curtis
"Gratiful"
By Letters
Senator Carl T. Curtis said to
day he is “gratified” by the large
volume of mail which he is re
ceiving from every state in the
nation regarding a bill, S.3074,
which he recently introduced
for the purpose of preventing
union dues from being used to
support candidates for political
office. Curtis said that most of
his mail comes from union mem
bers who favor the legislation
and complain about dues collected
to hold their jobs being used to
support political candidates whom
the union members oppose.
Curtis said that he expected
criticism which has come from
labor leaders and pointed out that
his purpose is to encourage union
members and all other citizens to
take an active part in political
campaigns. “This” said Curtis,
“should be done on a voluntary
basis either individually or
through duly constituted politi
cal committees.” Curtis remark
ed that the objectives of his leg
islation are in response to Presi
dent Eisenhower’s request that
“the rights of minority union
members should be scrupulously
protected.”
Omaha U
Theater Show
March 22-24
The Omaha University Theater
will present “Finian’s Rainbow”
March 22, 23, and 24. Lyrics for
the musical are by E. Y. Harburg,
and the music by Burton Lane.
The show will have three dir
ectors: Dr. Edwin L. Clark, head
of the Dramatics Department,
John D. Miller, University choir
director, and Dr. James Peterson,
head of the Music Department,
orchestra conductor.
Police Department Offers
Excellent Field For
Competent Negro Men
Homemakers
Meet Wednesdays
Don’t forget the Homemakers
Holiday, which holds forth each
Wednesday morning from 9:30
to 11:30. Mothers may bring
their children. They will be
cared for by Mrs. Susie Yancey,
while the mothers are sewing,
knitting, cooking, painting, and
what ever they desire to do. In
vestigate this. Its fun.
The Quack Club will sponsor a
Card Party on Friday evening,
February 24th. All are welcome.
Saturday evening, the H and
H Club, group of young marrieds,
will have a business meeting.
Officers will be elected, and plans
made for subsequent meetings.
Mrs. Marlene Gray, temporary
chairman, is calling the group to
gether for an 8 p.m. meeting.
REMEMBER MARCH WITH
YOUR YWCA IN MARCH
Legion
Concentrates
On Members
Theodore Roosevelt Post No.
30 American Legion is combin
ing its full strength to increas
ing its membership and joining1
with its Ladies Auxiliary in an1
effort to put over a great affair
designed to greatly help the
cause of real Legion progress.
The Executive Board is now in
the midst of elaborate planning
to again bring the Post to public!
notice and favor. The new Com-|
mander is doing a wonderful job
and is receiving the wholeheart
ed support of officers and mem
bers of both bodies of the Legion.
Let us all pay our *1956 dues
now and attend the meetings.
The ever non-failing spirit of
true comradeship to sick veter
ans is led by the loyal visits to
VA Hospital by Comrade Frank
Payne. There are quite a num
her of sick veterans confined in
the Hospital, so please pay them
a visit. They are Ralph Under
wood, Henry Toland, Geo. Bar
ber, John Pierce, Wm. Calhoun,
Clifford Foster, Walter Williams,
Wm. Cullens, Eugene Frealds
and others not reported.
Taps for Comrade Emory Hick
man whose last services were
held at St. John’s Methodist
Church. The Legion paid last
respects at the cemetery.
We close ranks and continue
to march on in that grand en
deavor to reach our service goal
of loyalty to God, our fellowman
and our country.
H. D. Stewart, Commander
H. L. Embry, Jr., Adjutant
N. H. Comans, Pub. Officer
Pansy Collins
Mrs. Pansy B. Collins. 65 years,
2622 Grant Street, passed away
Thursday afternoon, February
16th at a local hospital. Mrs.
Collins had been a resident of O
maha fifteen years and was a
member of St. Benedict’s Catho
lic Church.
She is survived by one son,
James Saunders, of Omaha; step
mother, Mrs. Maggie Phelps; sis
ter, Mrs. Tina Smith, of St.
Joseph, Mo.; niece, Miss Mar
guerite Bell, Omaha, and other
relatives.
The Rosary was recited Sunday
evening at Thomas Mortuary
with funeral services Monday
morning at eight thirty from St.
Benedict’s Catholic Church with
Father John Kiloren, Father C.
i Kerr, S. J. officiating.
Pallbearers were Mr. Earl
Richardson, G. Morton, C. Ham
mock, E Lee, T. J. Glass, M. K.
Smith. The body was forward
ed via rail to the Alexander
Funeral Home, St. Joseph, Mis
souri. Burial was made Tuesday
morning in the family plot at
Ashland Cemetery with Father
Cornelia Van Dorfess, S. J. in
charge of committal services.
Dr. Milton Johnson Pledges
Support of His Group to
The Effort
The Omaha Police Department,
to those interested, is a golden
opportunity for a career in a
community service.
Thirty-five (35) additional men
will be hired in the immediate
future to bolster the present
force, and indications are to the
effect that the force will be in
creased commensurate with the
city’s growth.
Dr. Milton E. Johnson, Presi
dent of the Near Ncrthside Ac
tivities Association, has pledged
support of his organization in ob
taining qualified applicants, to
take the examination. It was in
dicated to him through author
itative sources, that there is a
good possibility of some Negroes
being appointed at an early date.
Dr. Johnson urges other civic
organizations, within the area,
to attempt to induce top-flight
applicants to take the present
examination.
The starting salary for patrol
men, under the current wage
plan, is $350.00 per month to
gether with the benefits of a
good insurance and retirement
plan. All persons who are in
terested should go to the Civil
Service Board, located on the
First Floor at the City Hall, to
obtain applications.
Easter Seal
Drive Opens
March 10
Volunteers representing groups
of all kinds in Nebraska are
spending afternoons and even
ings in their homes and public
meeting places hard at the task
of helping crippled children.
They are the friends and mem
bers of county committees of the
Nebraska Society for Crippled
Children who are seeing to it
that the 1956 Easter Seal Appeal
will roll toward success when it
opens March 10. Crews of local
workers in each area are assisting
with every phase of preparation
for the biggest Easter Seal appeal
ever made in this state.
Working hand in hand with
county committees are members
of women’s clubs, college sorori
ties, business sororities, youth
clubs, leaders in educational cir
cles and civic groups and all those
who wish to help crippled child
ren. They are checking mailing
lists, counting and sorting mater
ials, addressing envelopes, all
ready t6 serve in any capacity in
which they are needed.
Victor D. Smith, state presi
dent, said that the enthusiasm
displayed by volunteers is indica
tive of the interest of Nebraskans
in helping their crippled neigh
bors and a most encouraging sym
bol for crippled children who are
awaiting the financial aid from
their county committees.
The month-long campaign will
be conducted simultaneously by
crippled children’s societies a
cross the nation, March 10 to
April 10.
YWCA Offers
Swim Work
The YWCA is offering a Swim
Plunge for those who wish to
swim or practice swimming
strokes under an able swim in
structor. Instruction will be
given at the Jewish Community
center pool, 20th and Dodge
Streets. Call the YWCA, JA.
27448, for further information.
FLEETA JAGODNIGG
Administrative Assistant
Among the nation’s 10,000,000
heart sufferers are 500,000 child
ren of school age. The Heart
Fund supports the fight against
the heart diseases. Help Your
Heart Fund, Help Your Heart