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The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04
Goth Wedding
Anniversary Of
Pioneer Citizens

Mr.. Solomon heterogeneous
and his wife Hattie enjoyed
their Goth wedding anniversary
Tuesday, Dec.31st The HER
onymous came to Omaha from
Glassgo Howard county so
years ago. To their union were
born five children, two boys
and three girls, all of whom yet
retain their homes in Omaha.
James and Press are the two
boys, both of these men are
well known for their business
ability. Preston has one of the
largest transfer companies own
ed by any Negro in the middle
west. The three girls are Jen-
ME, Winnie and Lenora. These
girls have proven themselves
valuable assets to the moral
status of the womanhood of the
City. Jennie has just returned
to the city from Buffalo, n. Y,
where she was taken by one of
the wealthy families of Omaha,
because Of her efficiency in
domestic science. Winnie is the
bookkeeper for her brother
Preston's transfer company.
Lenora on account Of the adj
vaneed age of her parents
spends the most of her time in
caring for their beautiful home
at 1925 N. 28th Ave. While
father heterogeneous is nearing
80 years, yet he is perfectly nor
NAL mentally and in fine shape
physically for a man of his age.
Mother heterogeneous is a mast
er mind, and has largely shap-
ed the destiny of the family. In
closing The Omaha Guide wish
es to congratulate the family
upon the record made and wish
that they may live to enjoy
future anniversaries.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04
Publication a e d
Last Week Pending
Reorganization
BOYCOTT IS USED

New ~York-(CNA)-For the
first time in American Labor
history, Negro employees have
established a close dshop in a
Negro-owned business.
tn was the result of a vic
tory won by the Amsterdam
News unit of the New York
Newspaper Guild, in which ed
itorial employees of Harlem s
largest weekly were reinstated
with union recognition and a
ten per cent increase in wages.
All of the seabs and strike
breakers were Immediately dis
charged. These included Romeo
Daugherty, former sports and
theatrical editor; Edgar 7.
Rouzeau, reporter, Ted Yates,
Columnist and others.
Harlem Doctors New Owners
The 11-week old dispute was
settled last Tuesday, Deem
Der oath, with the new owners,
Drs. Z. NJ. I'll. Savory and G. b.
Powell prominent Harlem ply
sicians. The settlement was
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04
Fellowship Church
Attended By Youth
OF Both Races

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 4
(ANP)-A group of white and
Negro young people of this city
have launched a significant pro
Ject known as "The Fellow
ship Church. a joint service of
these young folk which will be
held each third Sunday of
every month during the winter.
The first meeting held in Dc
tober was addressed by DR..
Nordencai johnson, Negro ed
ucator, president Howard uni
versity, Washington, D. G. A
white pastor presided. The ush-
ers were of both races. Music
was furnished by a choir of
white and Negro members.
There was a capacity audience,
about twenty per cent of whom
were white.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04
GEORGIA TO
APPEAL IN
lid CASE
HerndOn Appeal
Scheduled For
Next Month
Georgia Officials Claim ''Insur.
rection'' Law Constitutional
LID. Urges Freedom

Atlanta, Ga.,- (CNA) 1t is
expected that the appeal filed
by the state of Georgia against
the recent Angelo Herndon de-
eision will be heard late in Jan.
Herndon will be represented
by Attorney Whitney North
Seymour, constitutional auth
GRITTY, associated with w. A.
Sutherland, leading Southern
attorney.
The now famous ruling of
Judge Hugh M. Dorsey, of the
Superior Court, held that the
Georgia 'insurrection' law was
unconstitutional. The ruling
was based upon a writ of hab-
cas- corpus brought by attor-
neys retained by the Interna-
tional Labor Defense. The writ
declared that Herndon was be-
ing illegally under a law that
was unconstitutional.
The effect of Judge Dorsey s
decision was to set Herndon
conditionally free upon a bail
of $4,000, pending the appeal
of the state of Georgia within
twenty days.
The state Immediately filed
an appeal to the Georgia SUI
preme Court, the last court of
resort in the State.
The |. L.. d. which is in full
charge of the defense of Hern-
don announced that it would
continue the tight for Hern-
don s absolute and uncondition-
al freedom. 1t asked that the
petition campaign demanding
Herndon's release and the abol-
ition of the slave insurrection
law, be continued until two
million signatures are obtained.
Over one million signatures
have already been affixed to
the petition.
Funds to carry on the fight
for the Herndon defence should
Immediately be sent to the l..
L. D, so East 18th Street, New
York City stated Anna Da-
mon, acting National secretary
of the International Labor De
tense.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04
.'Is He Negro Or Is
He White They Ask

Birmingham, Ala, = (CNA)
"A homeless infant puzzled
the attendants of the jim crow
Hillman Hospital here. He was
found lying on the railroad
track last Friday.
James Gilmore, a Negro
worker, carried the baby to the
county hospital. The question
of which race he belonged to
was then raised. Because the
ehild's skin is white, he was
thought to belong in the white
nursery. But because he had
been found along a railroad
track, some of the hospital Of
ficials thought he should be Jim
crowed "just to be sure"
Doctor George S. Graham,
county pathologist, stated that
there were no blood test which
would determine the infant S
racial status.
The deserted baby meanwhile
lay in the Negro side of the
hospital so that the possible
Negro blood in his veins might
be kept "where it belongs"
The statement of Doctor Ora
ham gives the lie to one of the
popular Southern falacies
about the Negro people. The
ruling class of the South long
ago popularized the Negro
superstition that Negro blood
is different from the blood of
whites, that physiologically the
Negro is inferior.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04
LESS NEGROES
ARRESTED
IN 1895
Respect For Law And
Administration Is
Responsible
LOW FOR YEARS
By Joe R~osenbloom

- wv 4sOoClNOlUOm
simultaneously with the be.
ginning of the new years comes
inventory time and as we peer
over our record for the year
and our prospects for the new,
we are possessed with but a
single thought: To improve up
ON the past and to make the
coming year a more eventful
and successful one.
Then we scrutinize our past
record with the hope that.
through the errors which we
have committed in the past, we
have gained in experience and
that we may benefit by them
In the years to come. Naturally
we point with pride to the ac-
complishments of the past. hop
ing that they can be improved
upon, but with a feeling of sat
~lsfaetlon that some of our I'M
dertakings have been success
full.
After a study Of the records
at the county Jail at the close
of the year, it IS pleasing to
note that although the negro
population of Omaha has in
creased by leaps and bounds
during the last decade, the num-
Der of commitments have de-
creased by about 500 per cent.
At the present time there are
only five negros confined in
the county Jail as compared
with thirty-two on January /,
1885. The average number of
negro confinements since the
court house has been built, has
always remained around thirty.
This, with the beginning Of the
new year 1896, an all-time re-
cord has been established. In
cidently, the average as far as
other prisoners are concerned,
has remained practically the
same.
This is a record of aeeomp-
lishment and achievement of
which the entire community
has a right to be proud as it
reflects favorably, not only
upon those who are wont to be
entangled occasionally in the
of the law, but also on
those who are throughout the
year advocating, preaching and
pointing out the road to the
Mr.. Hopkins and his entire
staff of deputies wish to con-
graduate you, Mr.. Editor, your
newspaper and all of the other
agencies for good in your com
ON this wonderful ex-
ample of uplift work, with the
hope that the new year of 1886
be filled with even greater
accomplishments.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04
200 Prepare For
"ShOw Boat

Universal City, Cal, Jan. A,
(ANP)-Two hundred singers are
r%ehearsing daily for the forthcom-
ing production of ~Ziegfeld's fam
GUS stage show "Show Boat" I'M
der supervision of Victor Bara-
vale, and rs Negro and white
dancers are in action daily for the
levee scenes. Paul Robson will
be starred in this production I'M
der Carl Laemmle, Jr., which will
take about 10 weeks barring the
customary unforeseen difficulties.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04
PASSES

Mr.. George Gill, 1898 EN-
NETT, passed away Saturday,
Dec. 18th, at a local hospital,
after a short illness. Funeral
arrangements have not been
made. He leaves to mourn his
loss, a wife, Mrs. Julia Gill, two
sons, Harvey of Des Moines,
Iowa, and George Gill, of Om-
aha.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04
NEW DEFENSE GROUP
FORMED FOR DEFENSE
O~FSCOTTSBORO BOYS

anent organizations, which com
mittee has undertaken the re-
sponsibility of raising the nee
essary funds. Mr.. Samuel s..
Leibowitz, the cousel chosen by
the defendants, has accepted
the support of this united I'M
dertaking.
Nov that the responsibility
of raising funds which the Am
erican Scottsboro Committee
has carried, has been taken over
by this new and larger group,
the Committee believes it should
wind up its affairs. In ceasing
activity as an organization the
American S~cottsboro Commit
tee wishes to thank those who
have given their normal and fl
naneial support, and hopes they
will continue their interest in
the vindication of those inno-
cent lads. Proper accounting of
all of our contributions will be
made as soon as audit and state
ments can be prepared
The statement was signed by
the following members of the
Executive Committee: L. ii.
King, Chairman; DR.. James II.
billiard, Chairman General Com
mittee; George E. Haynes, Vice
Chairman; George X. Hunton,
Geneva NJ. Morgan, Ruth A.
Handy, Fred Il. Brownlee,
Louise M. Hickman, w. c.
Brown, James B. Adams, j. w.
Brown, Frances K. Chalmers,
George H. Sims, Fred r. Moore.
National Urban League Be-
comes Sponsoring Organization
1t was also announced today
that the National Urban League
at a special meeting of its Steer.
ing Committee held on Deem
Der 26 at the offices of l.. Hol-
lines worth WocL. sol Fffih
Avenue, who is President Of
the newly formed Scottsboro
Defense Committee. The reso-
luton passed by the Steering
Committee reads:
1.-THE National Urban League
feels that the Scottsobro case
has become so conspicuous a
symbol of interracial malad-
justment that it desires to give
public expression to its concern
and interest in the work under
taken b ythe Defence Commit
tie and to register the National
Urban League among its spon-
sors, although the National Ur-
ban League cannot become an
active member of the Defense
Committee without a serious
change of policy and program. >
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04
AMSTERDAM NEWS IS
BANKRUPT; WORKERS
WIN LONG BATTLE

made through a Federal receiv-
er, after the creditors of the
paper placed it in involuntary
bankruptcy.
The former owner of the Am
sterdam News, Mrs. Sadie War
rem Davis, was unable to keep
the paper alive because of her
stubborn refusal to re-employ
the fifteen editorial employees
discharged for union activity.
The paper missed the Deem
Der 21st issue.
Practically all of Harlem sup
ported the employees and the
Guild. A local boycott reduced
the circulation more than. fifty
per cent, and Harlem advertis-
ers, afraid of a picket line from
Guild supporters, Withdrew
their business from the columns
of the paper until the lock out
was settled. Sympathizers with
the Guild withdrew an entire
page of classified advertisements.
Fired for Union Activity
On October 9th, Mrs. Davis
discharged fifteen editorial
employees because they asked
for an agreement of collective
bargaining. Among those dis
charged were Mrs. Thelma Ber-
lack Boozer, assistant editor
an da trained journalist with
the paper for almost ten years,
0bie McCollum, editor, an en-
ployee for seven years; Ted
Poston, city editor, an en-
ployee for five years; Mrs.
Marvel Cooke, editorial secre-
tary and columnist Rel Ottley,
columnist Miss Ida Ryan, ed
itorial secretary; "Bill" Chase,
staff artist Oliver Harrington,
staff arts.
Mrs. Davis flatly refused to
negotiate with the Guild and
once declared she would rather
see the paper Ego down. than
settle.
The New York Newspaper
Guild took up the fight and en-
listed aid and support of prom
inent Harlemites as well as the
entire organized labor move
emnt in New York City.
All Of he full-time locked out
employees were restored to
their former positions and the
part-time employees were plac-
ed on the preferential list.
During the dispute, both Ne
gro and white newspaper men
and sympathizers marched on
the picket line for the Guild.
Guild members from the New
York Times, Herald Tribune
and other Metropolitan papers
assisted the locked out en-
|ployees.
Denounces Color-B Bar
Haywood Broun, famous col
|umnist, is president of the Am
|erican Newspaper Guild. Ted
|Poston, is a member of the ex-
I%ecutive committee of the New
York Guild. The Guild COM
Iprises both Negro and white
members irrespective of polit-
Iical or religious belief.
The statement of Broun that
the Newspaper Guild stands
for the elimination Of the color
|line among employees on all
newspapers has been hailed as
lone of the most progressive
stands ever taken by a white
president of an American labor
union.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04

The Philippine Bureau of For
estry has succeeded in raising
cinchone trees from the bark of
which a high percentage of quin-
inc has been obtained.
The Omaha guide., 1936-01-04

The United States imported
Brazil wax, used in show, auto
mobile and furniture polishes and
for other purposes, valued at
more than $1,6s5,OO0 in the first
half of this year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11
Advertise For Bids
On Municipal Bldg.

The Mayor and Council of POGO
moke are advertising in this issue for
sealed proposals for the construction
of a Municipal Building to be located
on the corner of Clarke Avenue and
Vine Street.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tanned at the office of the architects,
Buckler and Fenhagen in Baltimore or
the City Clerk here.
The work to be performed is paid
for in part by the Federal Emergen-
cy Administrator of Public Works.
The new building when erected will
contain offices for the City Council,
Chief of Police and City Clerk. Also
a recreation room, auditorium and
lavatory. 1t will be one and one
half story in height, of colonial de-
sign and most pleasing addition to
the architectural beauty of the city.
The lot on which the building will
be located is a corner lot, purchased
from Senator Milton l.. Veasey, and is
centrally located and convenient to
the interests of the town. It is ex-
pected that work will begin the first
of October.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11
Miss Grace M. Son7erS
WEEDS Virginia Man

A quiet but very pretty wedding
was solemnized Sunday, September 6,
when Miss Grace Marie Somers, the
attractive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. T. Somers, of this city, became the
bride of Edwin Lester Kirby, son of
Mrs. Helen Kirby, of Temperanceville
Va. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. J. w. Townsend at the
M. P. parsonage in Snow Hill at 9 A.
M. The bride who is graduate of
Pocomoke High School, class of SO,
was attired in a travelling suit of
brown with accessories to match and
wore a corsage of talisman roses.
The groom is an auto salesman with
Scmers Powell Motor Co., of this
city.
There were no attendants, the only
witnesses being Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Miller of this city, aunt and uncle of
the bride, and Miss Maude Missing
ton of Mappsville, Va. After trip
through the Valley of Virginia and
over the Sky Line Drive they will be
at home in Temperanceville, Septem-
Der IL.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11
BEAUTY CONTEST STAGED
AT ATLANTIC CITY

Miss Ethel Holland, Of Berlin, who
was chosen Miss Maryland of 1886
at the recent Beauty Contest held in
Ocean City, is representing the state
in the beauty and talent contest now
being staged in Atlantic City at which
Miss America will be chosen.
Miss America 1886 will be pres
ented in the National Fashion Show
in the Municipal Convention Hall to-
night as one of the features of the
Showman's Variety Jubilee which
opened seven-day session on Tues
day.
Fifty-two beautiful girls from. all
sections of the country to compete for
the title in the contest, will model
more than 400 garments in a series of
elaborate tableaux. The entire spec
tacle will be staged in the ballroom
which has a seating capacity of 5000.
Each girl will pass around 25O-yard
runway in review.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11
Fire Companies To
Hold Mammoth Parade

Over $50 fire companies in Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania, and New Jersey have been in
vited to participate in the parade to
be held in Seaford, Del, when the
Delaware State Firemen's Association
meets in annual session September
10th and 18th.
The day is expected to attract to
Seaford the largest crowd in the his
tory of the town.
Invitations have been extended to
George H. Earle, governor of the
State of Pennsylvania and Harry w.
Nice, Governor of Maryland to be
present, and both Governor Earle and
Nice have written Malcolm c. Orr,
president of the Association and
chairman of the Convention Commit
tee, that they will make every effort
to be in Seaford on the 10Th.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11
RUMORED site
SELECTED FOR
POST OFFICE
According To Reports, The
Building Will Go On 81. H.
Merrill Property

Speculation which has beSn rife
for some time relative to suitable
site for the Federal Postoffice build
ing in Pocomoke City, reached eli
max last week when it was rumored a
site had been selected.
While no official announcement has
been made, according to information
received from reliable source the
officials of the Government have def
initely selected the 81. H. Merrill
property, on Market Street, now oc-
cupied by Mrs. Belle Whyte as a
boarding house and owned by Mrs. r.
1. Lednum. This report while gener-
ally accepted has not, however, been
officially confirmed.
This property was offered when
bids for sites were advertised for and
six were submitted by lot holders in
the city. The price was $4,000. Speci
fications called for corner lots 120
foot frontage, ITO foot depth. Inter
ior lots 145 foot frontage ITO foot
depth or sites having different street
frontage dimensions were to be con-
sidered provided the area was ap-
proximately the same.
The dimensions of the lot offered
by Mrs. Lednum were an average wild
tn of about 1O3 feet and depth of
PAT feet and six inches.
Seventy-six thousand dollars have
been allotted to Pocomoke for the
construction of this building.
The residents of Pocomoke are
looking forward to the erection of
the building with greal deal of an
ticipation as it will add much to the
general attractiveness Of the town
and to the civic and commercial well
fare Of the community.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11
WILL DEDICATE
SNOW HILLS new
COMMUNITY BLDG
Appropriate Ceremonies To Be
Held Wednesday, Septem-
Der Twenty-Third

Appropriate ceremonies will mark
the dedication on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 23rd of Snow HILLS new $4,000
Community Building, handsome two
story brick structure recently COM
pleted with Municipal and PWA
funds.
The Snow Hill Ladies Auxiliary of
the Fire Department will hold "open
house" for public inspection of the
Building on the day Of its dedication,
beginning at 10 A. M.
The dedication program will in
clude addresses made by Congressman
T. Alan Goldsborough; Lieut.. Brady
j. Dayton, Salisbury, District Director
of the Shore WPA; N. Carl Phillips,
Snow Hill, WPA Project Supervisor
for the Lower Eastern Shore of Mary
land Counties; Mayor John o. Byrd of
Snow Hill, and others.
The first floor of the new building
will house the Snow Hill Volunteer
Fire Department equipment and con-
tain an Office for the City Water De-
partment Engineer. Space is also
provided for the Water Pumping sys-
tenn machinery and for records and
maps of the Department.
On the second floor is the Commun-
ity Auditorium with stage, lounging
rooms, bed rooms and a kitchen to be
used by the members of the Fire De-
partment Auxiliary.
Under construction at the present
time on the east side of the Commun-
ity Building is a brick addition,
which will be used as a garage and
storage house by the Snow Hill City
Street Department.
The public Of Worcester, and of
adjacent counties, is cordially invited
to attend the dedication ceremonies.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11
Husband OF Former
Pocon1oke Woman Dies

Funeral services for DR.. John
Schmitz, 40, optometrist, 1901 15tY
ST., N. w., Washington D. c., were
held at 1:3O p. m. Tuesday at the
Ryan Undertaking establishment. Bur
ial was made in Arlington cemetery,
with Masonic ceremonies.
DR.. Schmitz was graduated from
Columbia University in 1909, and was
charter member of the District of
Columbia Optometric Society. He be-
longed to the Benjamin B. French
Masonic Lodge, Almas Temple and
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Front
Line Post.
Surviving DR.. Schmitz are his wild
ow, the former Nora Ellen Davis, of
Pocomoke, his father, Andrew j.
Schmitz, and several brothers and Sis
tiers, all of Richmond, Va.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11
Visits City After
Absence OF " Years

Judge George T. Leech, of Balti-
more, Past Junior Commander in
Chief of the G. A. R. visited POGO
moke City Friday of last week for the
first time in II years. Recalling that
he came here with the Union Army
during the war between the States he
said that it was in this city that he
resolved to become an abolitionist.
AS boy Of IL, Judge Leech, said
he had seen in Pocomoke City, slave
woman sold from her husband and
children and the agony of that separa-
ton had so affected him that there
after he had enlisted in the fight for
freedom.
Judge Leech is the son of a POGO
moxe City woman, Mary Ann Ross,
sister of the late Ralph Ross whose
sons widow and three grandchildren
are now residents of this city, Mrs.
E. M. Ross, Miss Madge Ross, Mr..
Ralph A. Ross and Mayor E. Wilfred
Ross. The Judge was accompanied to
Pocomoke by his daughter, Mrs.
Blanche Yeatman of Baltimore and
his granddaughter, Mrs. Ben A. Har-
Ian and Mr.. Harlan of Silver Springs,
Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-09-11
CONGRESSMAN
ENTHUSIASTICALLY
GREETED MONDAY
Overwhelming Victory Predict
ed For Hon. T. Alan Colds
borough

Hundreds of Congressman Colds
borough's friends and admirers gath
cred at Ocean City on Monday last
to meet the District Representative,
in an informal reception held at the
George Washington Hotel from 3 p.
M, to p. m.
During those hours, the distinguish
ed Eastern Shoreman shook hands
with many voters on the Shore from
Cecil to Worcester, who wished him
well, assured him of hearty support,
and predicted an overwhelming vic
tory for him at the November cleo
ton.
So far as leaders can forsee results
every thing looks rosy for the election
of Mr.. Goldsborough. The Wicomico
democracy's activity BODIES we'll for
success, since the fight may be waged
bitterly in that part of the Shore, the
Republican candidate hailing from
Salisbury.
The District needs Mr.. Goldsbor-
ough at Washington. His long ex-
perience and his undoubted influential
position, has been of wonderful aid
and assistance to the towns and cities
in Eastern Maryland.
From the outpouring of the PENN
sula population at Ocean City, Mr..
Goldsborough need have no fear of de-
feat. 1t seems the people are solidly
behind him, and are working as they
have always done for his candidacy.