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The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Paw Now and Save on Your
Delinquent County Taxes

PurpOse:-
This city-wide campaign is to as
sist public authorities in the col
lection of deliquent real and per-
sonaI taxes.
Now is the |opportune time for
this drive. The state law valves
penalties and interest on all delin-
quent taxes up to March 10, 1887
if paid before December 81, 1888.
These taxes bear 7 per cent inter
est from March 1897, if not paid
by December 81 Of this year, all
former penalties and interest
charges n again in effect.
Situation -
Deliquent real estate taxes ad-
vertised by the county treasurer
last fall, including special taxes
but without interest or penalties
totalled $4,848, 621 .96. Substacting
and estimated loo, 900 in delin-
Quent specials, leaves over $3,748,-
10000 in deliquent regular rea
estate taxes. Probably $500, 10000
Of this is in the county outside Of
Omaha.
Deliquent personal taxes are
estimated at $1,5O0,000. Many peo-
pie do not realize they owe per-
sonal taxes, they have forgotten
that they do owe them, or they
have felt they need not pay.
Based on County Treasurer Otto
Bauman's figures there is a total
of 81, 253. 1921 in delinquent real
and personal taxes for the period
from 1881 to 1887.
Need
The city is keeping within its
budget, but with difficulty. 1t needs
additional funds to match federal
aid for projects to assist 0maha's
unemployed.
The school board states that I'M
less at least $4,000 more deliquent
taxes than the amount budgeted
r collected for the schools alone,
Omaha's educational program will
have 10 be curtailed-either by
shortening the school year or by
operating lower grades on reduced
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Walter White, HAAcP see'y., Says
Wire Your Rep. In Washington

the armed forces.
If sufficient public demand is
registered with Congress, it will
be possible to have a hearing on
these before the present session of
Congress adjourns. 1t is impera-
tive t odemand a hearing on those
bills right away because they will
die when this Congress ends. Even
if the bills cannot be enacted into
law at this session, through action
both in the House and in the SEN
ate. the House hearings will eX-
pose the discrimination and point
the way for new Legislation in the
next Congress.
Please have your organizations,
or the appropriate committee of
your organizations, meet immed-
lately and adopt resolutions either
~favoring the bills. demanding hear
ings on them, or both. Send a copy
Of your resolutions to President
Roosevelt so that the President
may know how deeply Negro citi-
zens resent race discrimination in
the armed forces. Also send a
COPY to Congressman Hamilton
Fish. House of Representatives
Washington, d. c. and a copy ia
Congressman from your district. If
unable to attain a meeting of your
organization or appropriate com.
mittee, write personal letters to the
President and Congressman Fish
Get as many other persons as pos
sible to write personal letters, and
pass the word along to other or
PLANTATIONS to send in resolutions
demanding hearings on the bills.
Congress will adjourn soon. ACT
AT ONCEi
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30

Many Unable to
Hear Their Own
Favored Choir

The wall of the one time state
capitol, nov Central high school
rocked with soul-stirring music,
Sunday AFTERNOON, April "a. as
300 voices sang praises unto the
omnipetent.
Ushers estimated more than
200 persons were turned away.
The auditorium which has a
seating capacity of approximately
1.s00was filled with late arrivals
taking advantage Of the windows
which open into the corridors. On
the stage were 300 representatives
Of the following churches; Bethel
Baptist, Claire Chapel NJ. f., Host
church; Cleaves' Temple c. NJ. E.,
Freestone Baptist, Hillside Presby-
terrain, Mt. Moriah Baptist, Pill
grim Baptist, Pleasant Green Bap-
fist, Salem Baptist, St. John A. M.
+. and Zion Baptist.
The program which opened with
a professional of the robed choirs
followed by the "Negro National
Anthem" Lift Every Voice and
Sing" and numbers by individual
choirs. reached a climax with the
massed singing of Ozark Water"
led by Mrs. Pearl Gibson, and the
old familiar number "Steal Away
made famous by the original Fisk
Jubilee Singers, and the "Hallelu-
iah Chous" from the Messiah, both
under the ms.sterful direction of
Rev. ]. S Williams, Moderator of
the Omaha Presbytery.
The program was supported
beautifully by the Omaha. Concert
orchestra. under the cond~uctorship
of Prof. George Bryant.
The renditio nof the choir pro-
cesienal "God of Our Father
Whose Almighty Hand" and the
Celestial Overature, Prendeville,
was superb. The PLAYING of the
latter number drew fully five min
utes of enthusiastic applause from
the huge audience.
Starting four years ago, under
the sponsorship of Mr.. L. l.. Nc
Way, a formlr student of that re-
nown school music, Fis university,
and a graduate of Howard univer-
sity, the Goodwill Spring Musical
has grown by leaps and bounds,
exemplifying the following pur-
pose: ITO bring about a class Co
operation between churches; to
create a better appreciation for
higher class music: to encourage
those TO make use of ther musical
talents who have such; to cause
the choirs to realize their service
to the church.
Nh. McVay hopes 20 present the
Spring Musical for 1899 at the
City Auditorium.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Minister w a n S
Against Loose Living

Norfolk, Va, April 80 by James
II. Boykin for (ANP) When a man
has found his place in life, some
thing will be done to uplift man
kind. Two voices are constantly
calling in opposite directions; the
one is the voice of wisdom and un-
Outstanding; the other is the voice
Of King and QlNl Folly, DIR. L..
Kipling, jastor of ct. Paul M. G.
Church declared here this after
noon at st. John AME church in
delivering the Elk's Annual sermon,
and warned his congregation not
to suceumb to prostitution and sin.
Using as his subject, Come On
In, There Amt Nobody Home But
Me-" he said it is dangerous for
one to figure his way into places
without likewise figuring ones
way out. Queen Folly was later
described as temptous Queen Folly,
and the men who fall to her tenn.
tations as King Folly. A third
voice, DR.. Kipling said, is the voice
of Christ.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Social Security Files
Show Negro to be 125

Brownsville. Tex, April 30 (ANP)
A native African and an ex-slave
who was 10 years old when the
Civil wal began and fought for the
Confederaey in his masters place
and who, according to authentic
documents, is approximately 125
years old, is believe to be the old
est person in the South to receive
See Security benefits.
According to records of the So
cial Security Board this aged
man, Jim Johnson, spent more than
a third of his life in slavery and
was sold four times. Because thee
was little compulsory birth regis
tration before 1872, two Browns
vile citizens were REQUIRED to sign
affidavits in which they said he
had been known 20 them for the
past fifty years ard when they
first saw him he appeared to be
about rs.
In 1887, these citizens said, john
sons children were grown and mar
ried with children of their own.
For the past 65 years he has lived
on a Haywood county farm in a
cabin he built himself. His great
age was supported by still other
documents case workers found.
Johnson's first master, he said,
was a man named Witherspoon,
who sold him at auction to a Mr..
Miller. When nearly grown he be-
came the property of Daniel
Campbell and drove a stage coach
for him.
The Civil war broke out 25 years
later and Johnson left his master
and set out for Tennessee, taking
25 colored families with him, and
his wife bore him several children.
After his first wife's death, he.
married Alberta Hawthorne. john
son said he was 81 when he mar
ried for the third time and that
one son, now 81, was then born.
He says also he has cut his third
set of teeth.
His eyesight is failing at last
and he seldom goes far from his
home, although he insists he can
a little better every day. He tells
time by the sun, rarely missing it
more than a few minutes.
Friends share his two-room cab
in with him and since he is too,
feeble to work, the feed and clothe
him with his earnings and his $40
monthly check.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Boy Scout Present
Merit Badge Show

$500 Scouts and Scouters of the
Citv Of Omaha are presenting their
semi-annual Merit Badee Show, a
Miniature Worlds Fair" at the
orditorium. April % and 30. The
chow rms continually through
three performances starting ar
ZOO D.. m. Friday, LOO p. m. and
700 p. m. Saturday,
Over 10 booths displaying the
work Of Scouts in the Merit Badges
rroo1am make ND the show. Each
booth is planned and prepared hv
Scouts and leaders Of Omaha
Scout Troops and "Seouts in Act
ION" is the rule of the show.
Merit Badges are awards given
m Scouts who demonstrate their
nroficienov in subjects they ara
i~rtereeted IN as . hobby or voca-
ton There are 1903 Merit Badges
in the program.
Omaha merchants have demon
strated their interest in the youth
If the CITY by sponsoring these
booths and giving the bows train
inc and continent tn
make complete and interesting
booths,
Mr.. Earl Fl. Burket is Chairman
Of the Merit Badge Show Commit
tee and has been assisted by Messrs.
A. J. Rhodes, Finance; VIM. L.
Ryrne, Commercial Booth; Flank
Penolken, Program: W. L. Wilcox,
patrons; Paul A. Willise. prizos;
pellegrin, Publicity; John r. Ro-
senzweie, Participation. Irving
]. R. Moriarity, Attendance.
rha ~-N''e is invited-Admi sion
is . IS.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30

schedules.
The county is behind approx
mate 81, 100000. Payment of delln-
nuent taxes would hasten the day
when merchants could be paid and
interest charges on all taxpayers
could be reduced.
Collections are divided approx
mately on the following basis: Al
per cent to the city; 80 per cent to
schools and 20 per cent to county
and state.
PLAN
The general plan of this cam
paign is to enlist the aid Of all CT
vie. commercial and business or
CARNATIONS in a drive urging all
delinquent taxpayers to pay up
now. In thsi way, taxpayers will
benefit by the present law and will
help our school, city and country.
All civic and commercial assocla-
tions are being urged to check
through their own memberships,
These groups are being urged to
give the campaign active support
and assistance. f.,
All employers are being urged
to check their employees and
where possible. to work out some
means of aiding the employee in
the payment of his deliquent taxes.
Personal solicitation of delin-
ouents will follow after the above
two methods have been pushed to
the fullest.
A complete and comprehensive
publicity campaign through news
papers, radio, direct mail and other
forms of advertising and personal
contact will be used to educate de-
linquent taxpayers to the present
situation and to the dire need of
thir support.
The present tax situation
affects everyone in Omaha and
Douglas County. 1t requires
attention and needs the assist
ance of every organization and
individual. To be successful,
this campaign must have your
support. Will you help?
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Find Youth Problems
In All Nations Alike

Tnskegee Institute. April both
CAMP Basil Matthews, worlds
famous author, lecturer, aditor and
traveller. of London, Eng, vas
guest speaker at chapel services,
Tuskegee Institute, en- Sunday
night. DR.. Matthews listed six ma
jor problems of youth today as he
found to be common to youth in
all countries of the world.
These problems as DR.. Matthews
found them are (1) unemployment
thousands of youths come out of
the schools everywhere to find that
the world has no place for them.
This is as true of India as of Bra
I'll and is true of Japan as of Unit
ed States; (2) the ever widening
action of the state as being all
powerful; (3) the changing of
family status in the world order,
particularly in the Orient where
the will of the parents dominates
in the selection of mates for Young
men and young women.
TIE fourth problem is race re-
latiors. In Germany the Teutons
against the Jews. in India the Bri-
fish against the Mohammedans, and
so IN countries throughout the
world. The fifth, the ev%er-increas-
ing threat of war,
As the sixth problem of youth
TO-DAY. he stated that life was not
all material: there must be the re-
cognition of the supremacy of some
spiritual being.
DR.. Matthews will Re at the In
stitute during the week continuing
his research and conference with
the life of Booker T. Washington,
whose biography he has been en-
gagged upon for the past several
wears.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Pickens Saws w IT.
Help BY Realizing tha'
Negroes are American

Columbia, S. c., April 80 (ANPl
Seven hundred persons attended
Dean Pickens first South Carolina
forum. packing Booker Washington
high school auditorium to the hall
ways as he opened on the subject
Negroes as Americans Among
the few whites present were Bishop
Finley of the Episcopal church and
his wife.
Pickens showed that history in
school texts has not given the
American Negro credit for doing
his full share in proportion to his
numbers. and "beyond all proper
ton of his opportunities and privi-
leges" for building up the economy
and democracy of American.
He said that while exaggerated
groups consciousness was harm
full, as it has proven to be to Jews,
yet is was helpful 70 rboth whites
and Negroes to realize that color
ed Americans are a part of the
American people.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30

This is to enlist your immediate
aid in demanding a hearing before
the House Committee on Military
Affairs on Congressman Hamilton
Fish's bill Oh. R. 1864, 10165.
1896, 18th Congress, Bird SESSION.
which raised the question of dis
elimination against Negroes in the
Army.
Congressman Fish introduced
these bills April 5, 1888, following
a recent campaign by the Pitts
burgh Courier for greater repre-
s~entation of Negroes in the armed
forces. In essence the bills provide:
IT. r. 1864: names the units
of the Regular Army and sta
ties: Nothing in this Act
shall ~constred hs discrimin-
ating against the appointment
of Negroes as officers or en-
listed men in the various es-
Establishments as outlined"
H. r. 10165: covers the APP
pointment of cadets to the Uni
ted States Military Academy
1.-TWO of whom cash year shall
be of the Negro race until
there shall be an aggregate of
eight soch appointments of
Negro cadets"
H. R. 1O166: specifics the or
g~anization of the Army in time
of peace and provides that one
division "shall consist of en-
listed Negro men,"
These bills do not go the entire
distance necessary to wipe out dis
elimination in the Army. They do
not touch discrimination in the
Navy or Marine Corps. The Ma
tional Association reserves iudg-
ment on the details of two of the
bills, H. R. 1906 and 1906. But
the three bills do present a means
of opening up and exposing the
official policy of discrimination
against Negroes in the Army, and
offer an opportunity to register
the deep resentment all Negroes
feel against race discrimination in
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Mediation Board
Orders Election for
Milwaukee POrters

Washington, D.. C., April so
the National Mediation Board
through its secretary. Harrison II.
Reed, notified A. Phillip Randolph,
international President of the Bro
therhood Of Sleeping Car Porters,
that April Is, the Board had Mr..
John Murray, one Of its mediators,
to proceed with the representation
dispute case between the Brother
hood of Sleeping Car Porters and
the Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul
ard Pacific Railroad Company.
Following the examination of
authorization cards from the por-
tiers presented by Mr.. Ernest Smith
seeretary-treasurer of the Chicago
Division Of the Brotherhood. and
the claims of the Company Union,
Mr.. George A.. Cook, one of the
members of the Mediation Board,
who went from Washington, d. c.,
to Chicago to supervise the direc-
ton of the case. ordered IL hold
ing of an election to determine the
duly authorized agent to negotiate
agreements concerning rates of
pay and rules governing working
conditions for the sleeping car and
chair car porters on me Milwaukee
Railroad.
Balloting will be in person and
by mail, and began April % and
will extend through May A., said
Mr.. Webster, First international
vice president of the Brotherhood.
who has been active in organizing
the Milwaukee porters.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Entire City Will
Observe Week
Self for Youth

National Boys'-G Girls Week
will be observed locally, April 30
to MAY 6. Plans for the week have
been under the sponsorship of a
Committee from the Council Of
Social Agencies headed by Mrs.
Barton Kuhns.
The opening day, April 30, will
be designated as recognition day
featuring the child in the home
Special event eff the day is the
Boy Scout Merit Badge Exposition
at the city auditorium.
Sunday. May l, will be church
day when special emphasis will be
placed on youths opportunities
and responsibilities. Many churches
are using the junior choirs as a
mark of observance of the week.
National Child Health Day will
be observed May 2. The Omaha
Douglas County Health Council are
in charge of this days activities.
Tuesday, May 3, will be devoted
to Group Work Agency day which
includes window displays in down.
town stores and open house and
exhibits at the various private
agencies.
The Youth Guidance Council is
emphasizing their Vocational
Guidance work with special events
on May 4.
The newly re-orgsnized City
WPA Recreation project is plan
ming special events at their COM
munity centers on May 5.
TIE last day, Library Day. May
G. will be observed in the main
library by special exhibits and
books for young people.
Throughout the week, the schools
which observe boys and girls week
every week of the school year. will
focus attention on the needs and
opportunities of boys and girls
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Seek S250,000 For
Crippled Memphisans

Memphis April 30 amp
Efforts to establish a $3.50 00
hospital for crippled Negro adults
in Memphis are being made by DR..
Willis Campbell, white, founder of
the present hospital for crippled
white adults. the Rotary club was
told last week by T. Walker Lewis,
white.
"For every crippled white person
in Memphis territory, there are
four crippled Negroes, " Mr. Lewis
said DR.. Campbell told him. AL
though no definite plans have been
mad for the hospital, at least $50,
900 above the estimated construct
ion cost Of $25O.000 will be needed
for its operation, the Rotarians
were told
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Randolph Goes South

Washington, D. C., April 30
Following the signing of a Wage
Agreement with the Pullman Com
pany, last August, Pullman porters
in the South are rapidly joining
the Brotherhood. As q, part of the
organization campaign, A. Phillip
Randolph, international President
and M. P. Webster, First Interna-
tional vice president, will visit
jacksonville. Tampa and New Or
leans. April, May and June.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Suprem Liberty III
Holds Annual Meet

0nleagof April OU tAAf) STOCK
holders Of the Supreme Liberty
Life Insurance company, many of
them coming from as far South as
ennessee, as far east as New
York, and as far as Cal fornia
gathered here last Tuesday for
their annual meeting at the home
office and heard President Harry
II. Pace in his annual address point
out that the company had passed
the two million dollar mark in as
sets and was on the high road to
success. Last years business was
described as the largest in com
pany history.
statement Of the business of the
company during Il e years of 1885,
1886 and 1897 and showed taht the
growth Of the company during
these years was almost unblievea-
bic. He further stated that sta
tistics show that Supreme Liberty
Life has grown faster in the last
two years than any other Negro
insurance company in the United
States.
Industrial Department in Lead
Perhaps the greatest gain of all
was in the Industrial Department,
although there were increases in
every department. The company
now has a total of 129.338 Indus
trial policies for $26, 1877 $50 insur-
ance in force. This along with 49,
028 Ordinary policies for $10,017,-l
879 insurance in force makes a
total of 142, 1866 policies for $50, 15-
$500 insurance in force The week
w Industrial debit grew from S15,-
GOT in 1886 to$16,628 in 1887.
During 1887 the company pur-
chased $106,807 worth of govern
ment, state. and public utility
bonds, bringing its complete bond
and security holdings to $780, 25.
"a. 1t made mortgage loans of
$141 .604.16 to its own people to
and protect their homes, in
creasing its total mortgage loans
to 1887. 306.8 The company made
net policy loans for the year of
$39,821.68. 1t now has outstanding
to policy-holders on the sole secu-
ritv of their policies, the sum of
5000. 849.49
The company had a total income
for the year of 1,047663.75, an
increase over last year of $94,-
688. 1t had a total premium in
come for the year of $948,313.
Present Staff Reelected
All officers were reelected, DR..
Henry Allen Boyd of the National
Baptist Publishing Board was made
a vice-president and the Board of
Directors was increased to thirty
five members. They are Harry H.
Pace, president; T. K. Gibson,
chairman and treasurer; Dir. M. o.
Bousfield, vice president and medi-
cal director: w. Ellis Steward.
vice president and secretary: Earl
B. Dickerson, vice president and
general counsel; j. G. Ish. Jr.,
vice president and egency officer;
DIR. p. NJ. Murray. assistant medi-
cal director: DR.. E. w. Beasley,
assistant medical director: Louis
c. Rulloeh, vice president: William
II. Workman, vice president; Rev.
R. L. Brady. vice president: A.
r. BENTLEY. vice president: DR.. r.
T.. Jones. vice president, end DR..
Henry Allen Boyd vice president.
4. A. Alexander, Bishop w. C..
Brown. +. II. Garry, DR.. f. A.
Carter, A. L. Posted, George L.
Gaines, Francis S. Grant, c. w.
Hadnott, James II. Jones. Leroy
Iowery. Theophilus NJ. Mann, Dell
Matthews. F. A. McGinnis, Dr..
James Parker, John Barnett, B.
J. Broxton, and DR.. Marshall f.
Ross.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
END GUEST HERE

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McDaniels.
had as their weekend guest Miss
Katherine Martin and Mr.. William
Pursley of Coffeyville, Kas.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-30
Jackson College
Launches Fund Drive

Jackson, Mich, April 30 (ANP)
A campaign to raise enough funds
to keep Jackson college going I'M
til such as the state takes it over
has been launched by the alumni
association it was announced by
James A. White ad John w. Dixon
who are heading the drive. Jack
son college is now 60 years old.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-11-04

September 80, in comparison with
303 cases and IL deaths during
the corresponding period in 1897.
Of the total in 1888, 103 cases and
2 deaths were reported to the De-
partment from Baltimore City and
1873 cases and deaths, from the
Counties. Four counties were rep
resented in these six deaths.
There were 1876 cases and d
deaths from typhoid reported to
the Department during the first 9
months Of this year in comparison
with 259 cases and "a deaths dur
ing the corresponding period of
1887. Of the total this year, 81
cases and deaths were reported
from Baltimore City; 159 cases
and Is deaths from the counties.
Every county had some sickness
from typhoid
The thirteen counties in which
there were no deaths from typhoid
are:
Allegany, Anne Arundel, Caro-
line, Carroll. Cecil, Garrett, Har-
ford, Kent, Prince Georges, Queen
Anne's, Saint Mary's, Somerset
and Washington.
In announcing the honor lists
for these two diseases, DR.. R. H.
Riley Director of the State De-
partment of Health, spoke of the
encouraging decreases that have
occurred in both typhoid and diph-
iberia, over period of years.
He compared the totals for 1898
with those recorded ten years
ago. "Our records show, he said