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Evening star., 1934-05-27

James Reese Europe UnICs NO. D, met
at the Garnett-Patterson School, with
the president, Mrs. Rosie Thomas,
presiding. Chairman Of poppies, Mrs.
Margaret Key Kelson, reported 1000
poppies had been made. Mrs. Lillian
HILLS, chairman OF activities, reported
on q card party given by the unit.
Flowers were sspt to the units Gold
Star mother, Mrs. Louise Crawford,
and to Mrs. Emma J. Anderson, past
department historian. u
Evening star., 1934-05-27

Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
Post, No. %, will hold special me-
mortal exercises in the rotunda of
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing next Tuesday at noon, with an
appropriate program. The Italian
Ambassador will be the guest of honor
Yeager McGuffey as soloist. During
the day Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, will
decorate graves in Mount Olivet and
Arlington Cemeteries: George E. Kill
1een Unit, No. Is. American Legion
Auxiliary, will decorate graves in Holy
Rood Cemetery and Stephen P. Nc
Groarty Post, No. 27, and Auxiliary,
at Arlington National Cemetery.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
A NEW YEARS SERMON
.What Is Beyond
By DR.. A. G. Bearer
{For the Literary Service Bureau

Text: Behold, the arrows are
beyond theeAI Samuel 20:22.
This text is a part of the beauti-
full story of David and Jonathan
"Behold the arrow are beyond
thee" was spoken to the servant
of Jonathan, but yaah intended
for David who wa an eager listen
er.---It tod him what was beyond
him-the wrath, the ep1y and the
vengeance lof Saui. Because it
deals with the future it is consid-
cred suitable for a New Years
sermon.
As there were many things be-
You'd David, in the future, so be-
yond us, in keeping of the New
Year many things await.
--.Perils Are Everywhere.---Con-
sidersng the New Yrar as a voy-
age, there are rocks, shoals, ice
bergs and tempests.--And it will
require very skillful plotting to
make the voyage in safety.
Opportuni- les Are Beyond Us,
Too. No doubt we have allowed
many opportunities to pass during
the year now ending. But the
now year will bring new ones.
The axiom "Once tc every man."
is frr from truth. Shakespeare s
Glide in the Affairs cf Men, is
grossly fall.cious.---The many op-
portuni'ies have been wasted,
many still are bevnnd in the new
year, and we should utilize them.
Connuests and Ru'ershir. The
kineship was bevond David. He
wss chosen by Jehovah for these
ovalted duties. So. among other
things beyond is the conquest Of
self. of evil propensities and the
curse Of selfishness. During the
coming wear, we must conquer
these and become rllers of oursel-
YES or he conquered and be slaves.
Divine Help is available for all
rnonirements. In all Of his vicis-
eitndes David cnnld also count On
Helm Divine. So can we in the
wear soon to be ushered in
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
A GOVERNOR TAE1Es soME LYNcHERs

(From TIE N. Y. Daily News, Dec, p, 1884
Gov. Hill McAlister Of Tennessee has
probably hurt his chances Of reelection by
sending militia againsht a drunkcl w. ~oof.
at Shelbyville, Tenn We think, though, hat
Gov. McAlister deserves the thanks of the de-
cent people everywhere and that two or three
more incidents Of the kind would damper down
the l~ynching fever in the south almost to a
vanishing point.
What happened was that this mob of
Tobacco Road types got out Of their corn
liquor jugs an impulse to grab and lynch a
colored man named E. K. Harris who was then
Oh trial on charges of having raped a 14-year
old white girl. The law was taking its course,
but that did no suit these people they wanted
the fun Of sadistic lynching orgy.
National Guardsman on duty to prevent
violence to the accused, did their duty. They
resisted the mob fours charges o well that
three woud be lynchers died Gone bayoneted in
the stomach) a score were wounded. Their
intended victim meanwhile was sneaked out
to Nashville disguised as a militiaman.
Curiously enough, the mob then proceeded to
burn the courthouse, its own public proper y.
Gov. McAlister, instead of making the
mealy-mouthed remarks customary with the
Southern Governors in such cases, sent 500 more
National Guardsman to Shelbyville with or
ders to quell all disorder. The situation is
reported quiet and the hardy mountaineers not
quite so hardy at this writing.
We wish the lynch States had more gov
errors like McAlister. and like ex-Gov. Richie
of Maryland, who is Elk largely because of his
gallant fight against lynchers in Maryland's
Eastern Shore section.
The Shelbyville melodrama, too, illus
trates again the fact that changes Of venue
shift of trial to an u~nprejudiced town-ought
to be almost automatic in such cases as this.
Harris could not have got a fair trial in Shelby
vile, obviously, just as there were the gravest
doubts that the Scottsboro colored boys could
get fair trials in their home town. Convictions
in these eases almost always leave doubts in
a lot of peoples minds that the convicted per-
son was guilty, while acquittals, if any, merely
heat up the lynching fever anew.
Anyway, here are some more cheers for
Governor Hill McAliser of Tennessee.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
GEORGIA LEADS IN FERA
NURSERY SCHOOLS

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. q
In a report to Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins this week, DR..
Grace Langdon, FERA dirsctor of
nursery schools, disclosed that
Georgia leads all her sister States
Of the deep south for the second
year in the New Deal children's
educational program.
There are IS nursery schools
approved by the State authorities
and the Federal Emergency Re-
lief Administration. Eleven of
these nursery schools are colored,
with two full-time colored teach
ers and two part-time workers for
each 80 children.
Atlanta has two colored nursery
schools. Athens. Albany, Fort Val
ley, Milledgeville, Quitman, Madi-
son. Macon, Rome and Savannah
each have one.
"This is the first time" said
DIR. Langdon, "sthat thousands of
these little children throughout
the country, ranging from two to
five years of age have ever had
REGULAR daily feelings of orange
Juice. cod liver oil. diet OF body
building foods, and a daytime
rest period: to say nothing of
supervised play, story telling, and
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
Whe+ The New Wear Means
Rv r.. A. Adams
For the Literary Service Bureau)

Because so many people are so
thoughtless concerning the New
Year, and because it means so
much to all classes, it would not
be improbable to consider this
question.
1. New Opportunities. F 0
those who have failed and those
who have been disappointed the
New Year brings encouragement
and opportunity. This includes
opportunity for self-improvement,
for obtaining knowledge and for
human helpfulness. There are
MANY worthy causes to promote,
much of suffering to alleviate,
and much of service to be perfor-
med for our fellow workers. For
these and more. the New Year Of
fers opportunity
2. New Duties and Responsible
litps. Service to ones fellow
workers is not optional; it has be-
come and is a duty. Every man
is indeed brother to every other
man, and it is the duty of each
one to promote the welfare of his
fellows. Naturally, duties con-
note responsibility and account
ability. In these things RESPONSE
bility is commensurate with the
opportunities afforded.
3. New Hope, Too. The New
Year inspires new hope. Behind
rs are inglorious defeats. miser-
able failures, heart-breaking dis
appointments, and severe losses.
But the New Year brings new
hope that such misfortune maybe
obviated in the years to come and
that we shall rejoice at the pro-
gress made.
Whether we shall be deserving
Of censure or Of commentator, at
the close of the year soon to enter
In, viii depend on how well we
shall do our work, render service,
utilize opportunities and meet our
responsibilities.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FARMER

In a recent article, The United States
News says that a change is taking place in
governmental farm relief activities. The
reason behind the change is that officials be-
lieve that present legislation has done all for
the farmer that it can be expected to do, and
that other factors, over which government has
little or no control, will largely determine
future agricultural economic conditions.
One of the factors to be considered, as
Secretary Wallace has pointed out, is the con-
Stunning power of urban dwellers as their
financial lot improves their buying will natu-
rally rise. Still another is the old problem of
-exportSLmany believe that a vast potential
market for farm produce exists across the sea.
Factors such as these are inextricably related
to national and international economic and
social policies, and the farmer can do little
about them. 1t may be expected that, in
the fullness of time, they will be clarified.
There is a field, however, in which the
farmer have found that their welfare will
the opportunity for productive action increases
as government lessons control over agricultural
problems. That is the field Of cooperative
effort-effort to improve production standards.
to keep closer check ON supply and demand, to
strengthen marketing machinery. Much has
been done along these lines in the past-more
can be done in the future.
1t Is a encouraging sign that the cooper
atlve movement has made constant roadway.
during good times and bad. More and more
farmers have founn that their welfare will
be determined by the success with which farm
ers band together to meet common problems
Beware Of the man who never did any
thing wrong. There's a first time to most
everything.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
PROVERBS AND PARALLELS
"A Chin from the Old Block.
BY A. B. Mann
(For the Literary Service Bureau)

This saying is not 50 much phil
osqphy as it is scientific. The
meaning is that the material Of
which the chip is made the block
from which it has been hewed.
This saying denotes heredity,
for a certain chip could come on
ly from a certain tree; an animal
is the product Of another animal
which it-resembles in various ways
Taking it into the higher realm,
Like and kind follows kind
The parent is the cold block"
and the child is the chip.
Often the "block'" deplores,
sometimes even denies relation
ship with the "chip,' but the
constituent elements and peculiar
construction tell the truth, that
the chip comes from the block
where are found the same ele-
ments which it possesses.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

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seek legislative appropriation ii maintain the
state tuberculosis hospital for Negroes, which
may otherwise be closed, and to establish and
put mo operation a training school for deli
quent coorled girls. This school was author
lied in 1929, but no appropriation has ever
been made.
Mrs. J. L. Brock, Of Bryan, was elected
chairman Of the Commission for the coming
year and President w. r. Banks Of the State
College for Negroes, was rejected secre. airy.
eSsiIoO GeTM 10 luep!seId 'upSoQ IA N -L0
was elected vice PRECEDENT.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
-HERNDoN ON COAST FAILS

LOS ANGELES, Calif.-An an
CRY chorus Of boos for an audience
Of more than 400 last week pre-
vented an attempt to disrupt a
meeting at which Angelo Herndon
Young Negro, was telling Of the
frame-up that led to his being
sentenced to Is to 20 years or the
Georgia chain-gang.
A discredited and unattached
Negro minister, W. A.. Venerable,
tried to attack Herndon on the
issue of patriotism. II stand by
the flag" he began, but the mp
roar Of protest drowned out the
rest of his remarks. To the evil
dent delight of the audience, Her
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
LOOKING BACK.
."When Children Waste Food.
BY Videtta Ish
For the Literary Service Bureaa)

In the community in which !
was reared there was a farmer
who was called "the stingiest
man alive" HI REQUIRED his
children and his employees to sop
up every bit Of gravy or molasses
on their plates. His expression
was, II got enough for you to
eat. but none to waste.
1t used to be a custom among
Southern people to leave on the
plate ssfor manners" This was
to keep people from thinking
you were starved to death. That
wasteful custom has long been
obsolete. but manv parents allow
their children to "mess over food
and have It," These children
ask for food and refuse to eat it.
They help themselves to more
than they can eat. We hear ''Gim
me more: I want nv plate frll.'
and then, I can't eat all dat, ] got
nv stummick full, now"
Not only does this waste work
hardships on the supporters Of
the family but it c~ultivates in
the children habits that will mill
tate against them in the after
years. Better the old way Of
economy than this new way Of
waste.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
TEXAS WOMEN FIGHTING MODS

That $4,000 Southern white women have
joined the Association for the Prevention Of
Lynching, and that more than two hundred
sheriffs in Southern states have pledged their
efforts to the same end, were stated at the
meeting of the State Interracial Commission an
the Texas branch of the women's antilynching
association. 1t was reported that the AsSocia-
dion has more than 1000 signed members in the
state and that 3S Texas sheriffs and other Off
GERS have personally signed the Associations
pledge.
Reports as to interracial conditions were
made from various sections of the state, and
DR.. Charming H. Tobias, of New York, national
secretary of the Y. M. C. A, delivered an ad-
dress upon the general situation. Another
speaker was Mrs. Jessie Daniel Ames, director
of Women's Work of the Commission on Inter-
racial Cooperation and organizer of the Asso-
citation of Women. Mrs. Ames told Of the ra-
bid growth of this association from its organi-
cation in Atlanta in 1890 to its present pro-
portions of %, 900 signed members in 961 coun-
ties and 2,537 communities throughout the
Southern states.
1t was shown that there has been a re-
duction of eighty per cent in the lynchlng re-
cord of Texas in the past twenty years, from
81 for the five years beginning in 1915 to 6 for
the five year period beginning in 1880. The
Association set for the goal a l~ynchless year
in Texas in 1885, and will seek to sign up the
sheriff of every county and two thousand adj
ditional men and women. 1t was reported
that every candidate for governor IN the re-
cent democratic primary had ben Intercepted
by the Association as to whether, ii elected, ne
would do everything in his power to prevent
mob violence and that all had answered salts
faetorily.
The State Interracial Commission, meet
inc at the same time. announced that it would
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
Deep Sea Butter

Golden treasure In the form OF
some 100000 pounds Of butter was re-
Gently raised from the sea between
Norway and Denmark. The butter was
cargo on the Inflated vessel Oberon.
When liberated, the tubs 1oated to the
surface. Experts tasted the butter and
declared that six months In the brIny
deep had not hurt II.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
Two Havasas

Havana, Cuba, like Lima, Peru. Is
sometimes called the Paris Of the
western world. There are really two
Havanas. There Is the old city, breath
Ing the spirit OF the past In its narrow
crooked streets. in its picturesque for
tresses and defense works of q former
age, In its old cathedral and its grilled
and attlced balconies. Then there Is
the new HAVANA modern city Of
broad bouIevards.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

don exposed Venerable when he
pointed out that Patriotism is the
refuge of every scoundrel."
Venerable has been without a
congregation for many years.
Without a job or other means Of,
support, HE has been active in
politics, and was charged by q
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

early lessons in heal h habits"
Several hundred colored work
ers, especially trained for nursery
school work, have been given en-
ployment in the As states and the
Virgin Islands for the second sea-
son by this Federal Relief educa-
tional program for The pre-school
children.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

candidate with being in the pay
Of the underworld. He has been
trying to curry favor with the
Liberty league, and his patriot
ism" springs from his close con-
nections with the local chamber
of commerce.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

(FOr advice, write to Make Miller
Care of Literary Service Bureau,
SIC Minnesota Ave, Kansas City,
Kansas. For personal reply
send self-addressed, stamped en-
velope.
Make Miller: / am twenty
three, have neither father nor mo-
Their. [ want to get married for
protection. / met a young man
and he seemed very much interest
ed in me. He writes to me two
or three times a week; I think
if he'd be around me more I'd
learn to love him. Do you be-
lieve in love at first sight. He
asked me for my picture, do you
think I should give it to him. Do
you think I should continue to
correspond with him.-La Petite
Francois.
La Petite Francois: Better
answer questions first and in or
der. 1. Yes, I believe in love at
first sight. I think most love
comes that way. 2. Your picture
may be given with propriety. 8.
I see no reason why you should
not continue the correspondence if
you are inclined to do so, and
you consider him worthy.
This man must be interested
if he whites as often as you say
50 why forget him. But do
not consider marriage until you
r convinced you love him. Why
not encourage him to make ano-
Their visit and get better acquaint-
ed. It's worth a trial, I think
Make Miller.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

Fl. L.. like most folks, had antici-
pated an early recovery from the de
preston.
He was, in fact, quite astounded
when, In 1892, the good old United
States was wallowing quite helplessly
and quite a good deal deeper In the
muck of inertia. But FL. L didn't
waste any time frstting or complain
ing.
Instead he worked even harder.
Frequently be took business trips to
New York; more frequently he stayed
up half the night bending over sheaves
of hgures-Quotations. prices. dis
counts and what not
! And II wasn't long before those
closely associated with the great man
and members of his immediate family
began to perceive a change In the tex
tile king.
The strain Of overwork and too-lata
hours vas beginning to tell
Dark circles appeared under his
eyes.
Flesh fell away from his body.
Hollows appeared In his cheeks
A dullness came to his eyes
In short, Fl. L was beginning to slow
up.
He wasn't AZ quick Is he once had
been, or as sure.
Maurice Barnstead, FL. LIS chief ex-
ecutive, suggested q rest. FL L.
looked ut him In mingled anger and
puzzlement.
"Resti" he exploded. 'RestI Me?
Don't be an idiot, MauriceI Why.
what would happen to the mill II I
should 60 away7 What would hap
pen, ehf"
"You can't ruin your health" Man-
rice protested mildly.
"You can't 60 on forever. We'd just
have to struggle along without you"
"Bahi Who put this mill where it
Is today. Ell? Who besides the great
q. IT Talk sense, Maurice. Should
I 20 away It would be the end. The
mill would close. All these good peo-
pie would be out Of work. Then what.
ehT'
But Maurice had read the handwrit-
Ing on the wall.
Within q months time something
snapped inside Fl. L. head.
He seemed dazed, unable to think.
He couldn't concentrate.
His doctor suggested a vacation;
finally ordered II. Fl. I. was enraged,
indignant, unmanageable.
sBut the MILL What will happen to
1t, eh7 Within a week the looms will
no longer rum. II will mean the end.
They cannot get along without me-"
Mrs. Darrell and Maurice and the
doctor all agreed that he was right.
But In his present condition he could
do no good. He must 60 away. He
must rest. They were firm.
And so, after a good deal Of persu-
aston, Fl. /. consented. But even then
they had to practically force him into
it.
He sputtered and complained and
ragged during the three days it took to
reach Miami.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29
TILE PUBLIC MUST Help

Ii the present trend continues to the
end of the year, the automobile death ratio for
1884 will be about 20 per cent higher than that
OF 1883, according to President John E. Long.
OF the National Safety Council.
There has been a startling increase in
every kind of automobile accident. In Mr.
Long opinion, a variety of causes are respon
ssoie. thousands of automobiles now in
use are In so poor condition as to be absolutely
unsafe New automobiles, even though thew
ave every possible safety device, from better
vision to super brakes, are capable of speeds
which should not be attempted by the aver
age drlver-but it is a sad fact that almost
every driver has implicit faith in his ability
to meet any possible contingency.
Added to these factors, Mr.. Long saws.
Is the crucial problem of drunken driving
with US during prohibition as well as now.
While statistics SO far available have not prov
ed drunkness to be the outstanding cause of
accidents, many cities have reported substan-
tlal increases in accidents involving persons
who have been drinking.
Latly, Mr.. Long believes that there has
been relaxing Of law enforcement in many
cities. Appropriations have been seriously reduc
ed, many departments are inadequately man.
ned, and morale has suffered.
This brief survey shows the gravity and
complexity of Che automobile accident bro
olem- Ii it is to be solved, the aid Of every
person must be enlisted in a great war upon
e reckless, the incompetent and the drinking
orlver-a war that will get results. The
pressure of public opinion would be the most
potent weapon the nation could have in a
campaign to make the highways safe.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

"hen a man goes wa from home for
q change ne usally comes back with less change
than he had when he started.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

Why doesn't som shrewd boarding
house keeper suddenly acquire a fortune by
advertising her place as a home for the cure
OF obesity?-Answers Magazine.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

Make Miller Writes:
(For the Literary Service Bureau)
Girl % Asks Question-Love At
First Sight Is Possible-Writing
Two and Three Times A Week
Evidence of Interest-Better Be
Sure Of Love Before Marriage
Take Time, Little Friend.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

Without bunk in the place of his for
few existing political movements could hope
to carry on.-H. G. Wells.
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

We don't mind people Citing the
tunes OF their modern popular songs from
Beethoven and Mozart, but they ought to ident-
ify each appropriation"
The Omaha guide., 1934-12-29

Beware OF the man who never did any
thing wrong. There's a first time to most
everything.