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The Omaha guide., 1933-01-07
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Gath and Ohio SITS,

Gath and Ohio SITS,
Rev. +. p. Jones, Pastor.
tor, Sunday was
Sunday was another great day at
Mt. Moriah, beginning with the Sum-
day school which was largely attend
ed. Each class made their annual re-
port which was very satisfactory, and
showed a marked progress in the
work Of the Sunday school. The
Worship service at HOO o'clock was
a great service. The large congre-
CATION demonstrated a spirit of great
rejoicing throughout this period. The
pastor preached a great sermon. sub
New Experiences" The Everyloyal
Group rendered a very pleasing pro-
gram at the BYPU. hour. The Quar-
terly Banquet was won by the Will
ing Workers group. The annual re-
port in this department also showed
q IS per cent gain in both attendance
and finance. After another very ex-
cellent sermon by the pastor, Rev.
Jones. at 500 o'clock a very impress
sive communion service was held. On
Friday night the church held their
annual business meeting where the
report Of the entire years work was
made BIZ each auxiliary and the
church. These reports showed a
marked progress during the past
year in every department, and a great
victory for the church. In the face of
depression, and the many jobless a.
mong the membership the goal for
which they set out, at the beginning
of the year was reached. and much
raise was given Rev. Jones for his
wonderful management and to the
with him. On Saturday night watch
loyal membership, who ~cooperated
meeting was held with q large num-
Der present. The evening was spent in
song and prayer. and expressions Of
gratitude to God for His Gracious
blessings Of the past year.
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12nd and Seward SITS.
lnday uas indeed a banner Sun
Sag tenE the first Sunday and the
C-t cag wy the New Year. An seem
~ lc save been strengthened AT the
Ns# Years Eve. watch meeting. Rev.
Gord1 brought two stirring mes
Gags 1re in the morning At the II
n'clo- service and that evening at s
p. m. Also IRE Lords supper was ad-
milttcreI
We invite you to BE- present Sun
cay. January sth. Rev. Anthony Of
the Pilgrim Baptist Church il Topeka
KalsaE, wil speak for us an day and
IN TIE third Sunday. January 18th,
Rev Washington Of Los Angeles,
Caif- wll preach for Us.
You sill perhaps be glad 10 know
that IF. William Cooper has been
added w. the Deacon Board. You are
aisay welcome nj Salem
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. EDITORIALS! .
CoIored Representation

The Nebraska Legislature opened Tuesday, jan
nary 3rd, the forty-ninth session. This time with Demo-
crats in majority. we have our first Colored Democrat to
he elected to the legislature, Johnnie Owen, who made a
good impression and was warmly received.
The election Of Mr.. Owens on a Democratic ticket
shows q turning point in history.
Even though Mr.. owen stands as the lone eagle,
in y large way the Colored citizens wish him all the sue
cess and trust him as their personal Waterman on the wall.
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NORTH SIDE "Y" ANNOUNCES
NEW CLASSES
parliamentary Law Class"

parliamentary Law class
Mrs. G. F. Behr, First Vice-Presi-
dent, Omaha Woman's Club, will con-
duct a class in parliamentary Law
at the North Side YWCA., beginning
Thursday evening, January 18th, at
seven-thirty o'clock. Mrs. Behr is well
prepared, having served two years as
head of the Parliamentary Law De-
partment Of the Woman's Club.
The course is open to men and wo-
men, and will be held for. six weeks.
There will be no charge.
Adult Gymn Class
Slim waistlines, trim figures for
all who desire to wear the new linesl
Your for the exercising at the North
Side "Y", beginning Friday evenings,
January 18th. at seven-thirty sharp.
Wear s~oft-soled shoes and loose cloth
ing, suitable for gymnastic work.
This class is for women and girls only
There will be no charged Louise Scott
Gymn teacher.
Conversational English
To express ones self intelligently
and attractively is an art, and a nee
essity in the business and social
world today. The North Side "Y"
is offering a six weeks course in
conversational English, beginning
Tuesday evening, January 10th, at
seven-thirty. Practical speaking in
everyday English will be taught! Men
and women may attend. There will
be no charged
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r. W. Green, reporter

r. W. Green, reporter
Sunday School, $3.50 a. m,
II. L. Anderson, Supt.
The morning service was preached
by Rev. Young and a very large
crowd for New Years. The evening
service was preached by Rev. Will
lam Hall and a large service served by
Rev. J.. r. Young. BYPU will be led
by Group No. 2. Mr.. Crawford, cap
tain and a fine service was had New
Years NJ at the watch meeting ser
vice.
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Pleasant Green Baptist Church,

Pleasant Green Baptist Church,
r. W. Stevenson. Pastor,
Mrs King Clerk,
Mrs. Eeys. Reporter.
Sunday School. $3.50 a. m. The
teachers and scholars were very glad
" have eur same Supt Nealand for
auotha- gear. Services were held at
lt.s0 81 m. and at $50 p. m. BYPU,
81 s = u with Snpt Milton presiding
TIE Pastor asks that for this year
th-t -u members to try to attend
PaF- Services.
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INDIVIDUAL INSTANCES FROM
THE NAACP. REPORT

"The week previous to this visit two
men were whipped for disobeying or
ders."
"For mattresses here are piles Of
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zion Baptist Church,
z2I5 Grant 81.
IA IN Harper. Pastor.
IA R Young. Asst. Pastor.
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THE REMEDY

Senator Robert F. Wagner of New
York, informed of these atrocious
slavery and peonage conditions. prom
iSed the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People to in
troduce a resolution calling for a u. s..
Senate investigation and this resolu-
ton has been introduced. The NAA-
CP. has pledged SO senators to sup
port and vote for this resolution.
You Can Help by writing to your
Senator asking him to Back Up the
Wagner Resolution, and Give It His
Unqualified Support until these Con-
ditiOns are Exposed and Corrected.
Moreover, the NAACP. will arrange
to have introduced in Congress bills
providing that the eight hour day and
a minimum wage scale are to be en-
forced on the Mississippi 1evee work.
Write Your Senators and Represent
atives Urging them to Vote for such
Measures. Get your church. lodge,
club and friends to do the same.
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Platform


Race prejudice must go. The Fatherhood of God
and the Brotherhood of Man must prevail. These are
the only principles which viii stand the acid test of good
citizenship in time of peace, war and death. :
\. D We must have our prOrata of employment i'm
businesses to which we give our patronage, such as groc-
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WAR DEPARTMENTS ATTITUDE

The War Department denied the
charges made by the A. F. of l.. and
disputed the facts presented by the
NAACP. Upon the Associations in
sistence that the facts be heard the
War Department appointed a hearing
in Washington for the NAACP. in
vestigator from which the press was
excluded. At this hearing questions
were asked indicating that the War
Department representative was will
ing to adopt for the Departments
standard the slave working conditions
prevalent in that section.
A War Department whitewash of
the charges was clearly indicated. A
committee appointed just before elect
ion by President Hoover to investigate
the charges, was reported one month
later as without funds" or definite
authorization to proceed.
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Miss. River
Slavery 1882

Slavery in its most trying days was
mild compared to the reign Of terror
inflicted upon these simple river
folks. from American Federation of
Labor report published in American
Federationist, March, 1882.
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the first to lose thir jobs. On the
other hand to establish that colored
workers on government projects
must be and are being paid a fair
wage and work under decent condi-
tions, will be to safeguard the color
ed workers position not alone on the
Mississippi levee but everywhere else
in the country.
VIII you help fight the Mississippi
Slavery of 1882 and help build oppor-
tunity for the Negro worker7
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WE NEED HELP IN THIS FIGHT

If we car get decent wages and de-
cent working hours for the Negroes
now working as virtual slaves on the
Mississippi levee under U. S. Govern
ment Supervision, it would mean
TEN MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR
IN ADDED WAGES FOR 10 YEARS
Moreover it would strike a blow at
the peonage and slavery conditions
now still accepted as normal in the
Delta regions along the lower Miss
issippi River.
We need funds to carry on this
fight. We want to make more in
vestigations and pile up the evidence
in such a way that the American PEG
| pie can no longer ignore it.
Hundreds of thousands of poor,
helpless black men and women are
now under this juggernaut Of exploit
alton and brutality. This fight is
bigger than many a case where the
victim is a single individual. Here
thousands upon thousands Of human
beings are involved.
A vital precedent is at stake. To
permit exploitation of colored work
ers by the federal government would
encourage discrimination against
them in state, municipal and county
relief work projects where Negroes
are BY far the most grievous suffer
ers in the terrible depression for they
are not only the last to be hired but
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moss from the live-oaks or. in some
cases, rags. The place is indescrib-
ably filthy and a%irless. The end Of
the building is divided off by CORFU
gated metal and used as a pigpen."
'The sub-contractor, engineers and
other white men on the job are arm
ed with rifles and ~revolvers.D
''There is no mosquito netting. no
furniture Of any kind but straw Is
furnished for the men to sleep on"
"A minimum Of S4 a week is taken
from their pay for the commissary
and they are obliged to trade there.
They do not ask the prices charged for
anything and are not answered if
they ask. They get no itemized state
ment. The BOSNIAN tells them the
amount due them in wages and the
amount Of their Indebtedness at the
commissary and gives them any a.
mount this reckoning allows them.
One man said he received $3.50 after
working five weeks and he knew the
amount he had purchased at the com
missary could have been bought at
any store for 5000.
when the investigator asked what
they were paid the men and ome in
the group laughed and finally one
mar said: You men what us gets
paid or what US works for?
"On July 4th a man was knocked
down and kicked because he had mis-
understood an order. He was dis
charged and another mar was dis
charged because he said it was un-
fair"
"Whippings occur daily"
"The week before this visit two
men were whipped for refusing night
work after working all day"
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NAACP, 50 Fifth Avenue,
New York, n. Y.
Here's my contribution Of 5
to help in this fight.
Address -
The Washington times., 1933-12-13
COWBOY BEGINS
LIFE TERM AS
KILLER Of 8

WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 10 GIN.
S.).-Following q court session
here under heavy guard and in
utmost secrecy, Jack Wisdom, &C.
year-old cowboy and confessed
slayer Of three persons, today be-
gan serving a life sentence in the
Kansas State prison at Lansing
for the murder Of Harry Pritch-
ard, wichita merchant, whom he
confessed shooting.
Wisdom also confessed killing
Mrs. Pritchard and Emory Large.
Wisdom was brought to Wich-
tia late yesterday under heavy
guard from the Kansas REFORM
atory at Hutchinson, where he
was taken Monday from King
fisher, Okla, after officers re-
ceived reports that a Kansas mob
was en- route to Kingfisher to
lynch him.
The Washington times., 1933-12-13
MINERS LEARN
NEW DEAL IS
IN EARNEST
By JAMES r. MCCARTHY
downright, 1893, by International
News Seryice)


MORGANTOWN, w. Va, Dec.
IS (INSD.-The miners Of the
SCOTS Run section here are begin
ming to learn that the new deal
was meant for them, just as well
as for the industrialists and work
ers in the cities.
The sudden change, although
unofficial, came with the visit q
few months ago of Mrs. Franklin
D.. Roosevelt, who talked with
miners in the soft coal pits and
with their wives in the uniform,
rickety, company-owned shacks
above the mines.
Then the Morgantown home
stealing project came into being.
A well laid-out community Of small
farms of an acre or two, to be
equipped with pipeless furnaces,
electricity, bathrooms-the houses
to cost about $4,000 each.
Pay in 20 Years
The familis that take over these
homes, once they proved they are
fitted for farm life, need make no
down payment and will have from
IS to 20 years to pay for them.
without the specter Of foreclosure
staring at them.
What this means to the people
Of the district can be understood
by taking one case-that of Joe
Eberwald. He and his wife used
to live on a farm but in 1919,
tempted by the $12-a-day wages
paid coal miners, they moved to
SCOTS Run and Joe got a job in
the mines.
Suddenly, in 1924, prosperity
ended. Work slowed down. Joe
and his wife scrupulously held
on to their small savings-until
they had gone. Joe was alarmed
when some of his neighborS in
the mining camp were eVicted
from the company houses.
He Applied Early
Then the homestead project at
Arthurdale, near here, was an
nounced. Joe was one of the
first to apply for a homestead. An
official called upon him and his
wife, Ellen, learned they were ma
tive Americans, industrious and
knew something about farming
and were law-abiding citizens.
Joe's name was one of the first
announced when the list of miners
chosen for homesteadS was given
out. Joe, Ellen and their three
children are happy today, waiting
for the word to go into their new
farm-home. Besides working on
the farm Joe will have chance
to work in a Government factory.
thus enabling linn to buy food and
to pay for his small tract.
The new deal, it appears, has
come to the hills of West Virginia.
The Washington times., 1933-12-13
LARGE SCHOOL
FUND URGED

An appropriation for 1885 that
will cover "all the educational
needs Of the District Of Columbia"
was urged today by Senator Will
liam H. King D.), Of Utah, chair
man Of the Senate District Com.
mittee.
Pointing out that the schools
in Washington are considerably
overcrowded, the Senator stated
that he would make a fight in the
coming session Of Congress for q
school appropriation which will
give to the school system the
many facilities now lacking.
Senator King declared himself
in favor Of increased schoolhouSe
construction and additional play.
grounds.
Long an advocate Of generous
appropriations for the Washing.
ton schools, the District Commit
tee chairman stated that, al.
though other departments may
be curtailed for economy rea-
sons, the children must nave
theirs" He stated:
81 must certaily favor an
appropriation which will cover
all the necessary items for
the public schools. The educa-
tiOnal needs Of the District
must be considered among the
first"
Public school officials have
stated that there are numerous
school buildings which are over
crowded and have urged con-
Struction Of new buildings and
additions to old ones.
The Washington times., 1933-12-13
Nurses Hold Dance
TOni0ht to Aid Poor

A group of local registered
nurses are sponsoring a grocery
dance to be held tonight at $50
o'clock at the Joe Brown Studios,
1910 G st. N. w. A basket of
food will serve as the price of
admission. The foodstuffS will be
turned over to the city's poor.
Members Of the Order of the
Mystic Shrine will give a similar
dance Friday nj light at Almas
Temple, 1915 K St. N. w.
The Washington times., 1933-12-13
Lighthouse Men
Heered Up by
Radio Sets

Lighthouse keeping (not light
housekeeping won't be so bad
henceforth for those who want
to get away from it all.
Many radio sets have been
donated to personnel Of late. the
Lighthouse Service Bulletin says.
The light keepers are most ap-
preciative Of this contact with
the outside world.
During the last 10 years one
generous friend Of the service
has given 800 sets, the Bulletin
announces, and these are in
service all the way to Alaska,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
The Washington times., 1933-12-13
Maj. Walter to Tell
Of Results of MA

Major Raymond j. Walter, ex-
ecutive officer Of the MIRA Com
pliance Board for the District Of
Columbia, will address q local ra-
do audience tomorrow at 6:15
p. m. over STATEN WRC.
Subject Of the talk will be TN
dustry Rejuvenated and Pro
tected," under which title the re-
suits Of the MIRA to date will be
traced.
The Washington times., 1933-12-13
Bridge Auto Plunge
Kills One. Hurts TlUO

WINCHESTER, Va, Dec. 10.
Plunging over the abandoned abut.
ment of a Shenandoah River
bridge near Mt. Jackson, Va, an
automobile carried Gilbert Keaton,
26. to his death and injured Sam
uel A. Bradshaw, driver of the
car, and Elmer Shifflett.
The Washington times., 1933-12-13
'PhOne Rate Slash
Faces Court Fiqht

BALTIMORE, Dec. 13.-Suit to
restrain the Public Service COM
mission from enforcing the tele-
phone rate slash it had ordered
probably will be filed in Federal
court today by the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company.
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Spokane. Wash.

Rev. T. A. Patterson will leave
Saturday for Southern California
to attend the A.M.E. Conference
September 20 to 24.-Mrs. Ethel
Randall and grandson returned
last Satul day from Portland
Rev. A. w. Johnson, presiding
elder, and Rev. G. Martin left
Thursday for Chicago. Mrs. G.
Collins and daughter Bernice re-
turned from Seattle where they
spent the summer.-Mrs. Charles
Barrow and family returned re-
Gently from their summer home
at Deer Lake.-Mrs. J. Strong
and children left Thursday to
visit relatives in the East.-Mr.
George Clay left Saturday for
points in the South and East -
The St. Peter Claver Society rem
dered a program in honor OF its
patron saint in the auditorium
of the st. Aloysius Church Sum
day, September 10.
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tribute and sell the Northwest
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Billings, Mont.

Rev. E. b. Waugh was return
ed to Billings for one year by
the annual conference of the A.
ME. Church in Portland. sun
day evening Rev. Vaughn preach
cd an inspiring sermon entitled
Rest" Labor Day the Sunday
School and ACE. League of the
church enjoyed picnic at Elm
Tee Grove.-A party consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. Moller, Mr. and
Mis-. French, Mr.. and Mrs. Bra
zier and Mr.. and Mrs. Moore
motored to Sheridan, Wyo., and
spent Labor Day.-Mrs. Shutz
and Mr.. Moseley of Sheridan.
Wyo., were visitors here over the
holiday.--Phyllis Wheatley Club
held their first regular monthly
business meeting for the year
at the home of Mrs. Edna Br0wR
with Mrs. Jessie Williams acting
as hostess. Officers elected are:
Mrs, Emma G.. Harris, president;
G, Emmons, vice president: Edna
Brown, recording secretary; Ber-
nice Emmons, corresponding sec
rotary; Claudia Bivins, treasur.
er: Lulu B. McCabe, parliamen-
tartan; Pearl Stradwick, audi
tor; Nellie Best, chaplain; Jessie
Williams, chairman of Ways and
Means. Delegates to the city Fee
deration, Lulu Somerville and
Jessie Williams. Officers APP
pointed we're: Chairman of Mu-
sic, Claudia Bivins; chairman of
literary Edna Brown; chairman
Of Art, Beatrice Milton; and Do
nestle Science, Pearl Stradwick
Mr.. and Mrs. French are now
residing in the city.-Phone your
news to 1888.
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Yakima, Wash.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Woods and
family accompanied by Mrs. M.
Links Of Seattle and Miss Peggy
Robertson of Ellensburg return
ed home Monday from Oakland,
Calf. - Miss Roberta Johnson
spent the week end al Spokane
visiting friends.-rL. Evans spent
the week In Seattle visiting re-
latives.-Mr. Squire I4andeIs of
Seattle spent the week end here
visiting friends. - Reported Ill.
Mr.. E. M. Hueston and Mr.. Cur
ley Orlega very i'll; Mr.. Preston
Evans committed to Medical Lake
Mr.. L. Mine and Mrs. Cordelia
Shozaki were quietly married re-
cently.-Mr. and Mis-. H. Eller-
son entertained Sunday with din
ner honoring the Rev. G. b. Gle
ment. Covers were placed for
six.-The Rev. John Wright of
Vancouver, B. c., is holding re-
yiyal services at Mt. Hope Bap-
list Church services
for Infant Rucker, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Rucker, of va
kima, who died shortly after
birth yesterday, were held in
Shaw and Webb chapel. Burial
was in Tahoma cemetery.
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TACOMA NEWS SECTION


Mr.. and Mrs. T. Chrisman of
White Sulphur Springs. Mont,
we're visitors here last week as
guests of Mr.. and MIS-. VIM. Ma
son. Mr. Chrisman is interested
in horse racing and is connected
with stable now running at
the Longacres tack. They are
leaving soon for san Diego. Ca,
for the winter.
Mrs. Alice Roberts left Tues
day for visit In Oakland, Cal,
Mrs. II. Garden of Portland,
ore. arrived last week to attend
the funeral of her sister. Mrs.
Jennie Mayes.
A large number Of Tacoma
people will go to Seattle Satur-
day for the card party given by
the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
al the Tennis Club.
A delightful teas was given in
honor of Miss Myrtle Reyes by
MIS-. Minnie Miller and Mrs. Lau-
70 Ryan at The home of Mrs.
Miller. There were eighty-fiye
guests TO greet Miss Keyes and
TO bid her happy Eau Ieyoir"
who is leaving to teach ia
the Flipper Kee Davis College
in Oklahoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Crispon.
formerly of Helena and White
Sulphur Springs, Mont, spent
last Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Edward Miller.
Miss Alice York returned to
her home in Seattle after spend
ms week in Tacoma with her
aunt, Mrs. Edward Miller.
MIS-. Doris Bowling is the hos
tess of the Young Matron Club
this week.