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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04

Supreme Secretary James J. Walsh of the Foresters of America will pay his first official visit to Waterbury since his advancement to high office, on the occasion of the Grand Court convention here Fri day and Saturday, May 18th and 14th.
 MT. Walsh, who also holds the office of state treasurer, succeeded the late Thomas Donnelly of Jer- sey City following the latter's sud- den and most unexpected death sev- eral months ago. Resolutions on his demise and action on holding national memorial services in his home city, will be among the busi- ness transactions of the coming convention in this city. On the oc- casion of the services Waterbury will send representative of Jersey City.
 In addition to MT. Walsh, who is a resident of Meriden. Conn, past Grand Chief Ranegr Walter $. Mc- Gowan, who was elected to the post of supreme beadle at the last na- tional convention, will also take part in the discussions here.
 Some 70 posts will be represented at the tWo-day convention. Over 300
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04
JAIL FARM FOR
 WOMEN IS NEEDED

Hartford, Conn, May 4.-CUP).- The urgency of a jail farm for women was impressed upon the Connecticut State Federation of Women's Clubs today by Miss Eliz- abeth Munger, superintendent of the State Farm for Women at Mantle. Miss Munger tod the federation, now in convention, that the pres ent farm is an adjunct of the state prison and that most of the inmates had served jail sentences before be- ing committed.
 The proposed farm would be sim liar in operation to one recommend ed for men and which would segre-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04
GREEN SPEAKS AT
 BANNING GUILD

Washington, May 4-CUP)-Pres- ident William Green of the Ameri- can Federation Of Labor said today that banning of newspapermen be cause of their affiliation or non- affiliation" with the American News paper guild "interferes with the principle of freedom of the press, which should be maintained at any cost" He would not comment di- rectly, however, on the action of the A. F. of LIS Washington Gen. tral Labor Union in banning guild reporters from it's meetings.
 Green said that he would be op- posed to the exclusion of represen- tativeS of any newspaper from press conferences because of their affilia- tion or on-affiliation" with any labor group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04
THREE GIRLS ARE
 BACK HOME AGAIN

Boston, May A. CUP) Three young girls who had been reported missing were back at their homes today. Rowena Rogers, 16, daugh- ter of Postmaster Frank E. Rogers of Needham. returned this morning, explaining that she had been on a bicycle trip.
 Lorraine Hamomnd, 16, Notre Dame academy sophomore who dis appeared April 25, walked into po- lice headquarters last midnight, identified herself, explained that she and schoolmates had been living at a Back Bay hotel because they were tired of school life, and was sent home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04

Nearly 140000 ermine skins were sold recently in Leningrad, Russia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04
Walter. Wiflcllell Or Br0ndzCay
Elegy of q Hoofer
Grade Mark Registered, isss Mirror

tscrRbIsd ont the ts, back a of Casa Ndsnana @ menu
 For bringing back the stars of Keith and Proctor;
 The Kennedys, God bless 'em-who stop shows,
 And And a hs nen eer Sgg: H1 s sna as La Belle H0'0
 @ Recruited from ont the @ shrinehat m was The Paaco
 With whom flopped from Albany to Dallas
 Oh, memries henri ss of the the Pan Time ne. and of of 1oeys,
 cThe girl who taught me how to buck-and- -wng-it
 heart
 Turned Critc-but it cannot play the part
 Notes New York Newsboy The last thing Mrs Henry Ford @ % u,e % an s S S 9s 5 f msm 1 's @ dnta Henry Ford predicts 3 boom Weo M the ath Of tuy I Fighting Fox looked like ~srsy %efoos " that o used he who asked another ts to tell nrt h% the % A. it's % meT speech has se
 Liberals may seek mpeachments n State
 The premiere of the Guilds washington Jtes who got his on m Ded ed up and @ 5s m He should M have a od g get e the P s of Rdb g M A @ o n msn paid slOo for etching of nd @ @ girl s;s sntn % en ae sion in the U the attack the New Deal Several great @ are ang eac pn o e would surprise you Was Hays Broadway Assn that @aas gon of the a1s o s'ss ihs @ brushing teeth with tomato soup!
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 this should be given much cir qone qSn for MoTe s ade photo show him wearing sWastka on ms eh H Yd aer e m pnned scoop on itself by ignoring Gobbel version On February 2o 1886 New Yo Supreme Court Judge the steuben Bund the right to incorporate be found under 159 Misc P 2 of those things Perhaps this ruling at the present time against some of the Razl bun power smone Simon who is going through With he case that her secretary told her lawyer as many secrets ass and that she didn't
 Hollywood scripter complaining About exactly the his White Parade Says practically remember the one in which Loretta her Boles the precise Herbert Marshall The big chuckle is this Shows the tale of scrubwoman who fcionz existent sons herosm as soldier Ine her about him. and she finally adopts into her housen exactly the same way herones Dubn and Young did
 Journal of April 18th on page 1a5 under the Co, 1nc Rube cop First big & dNorc s we've long time The edltorast across the way way Spay ah got what was coming said the editorial The newspaper has opposed putting into prostitution cases It argues @ the I SO But when you have out orders broth Surely isn't the wish the Gmen to pk on Pcere aen aen and the G-Whizzers do the b or go look Wshington D. o. and Asylum because heard that reporter had been suspended for mpeg MT C name
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04
PLAY REHEARSAL
 SLATED TONIGHT

A rehearsal of the casts of "Syl- vester the Bachelor" and Husband and Wife" will be held this evening in St. Josephs hall at 7:15. Both plays will be presented Mothers day.
 "A Peasant Wedding" will also be offered the same day. The rehearsal for this play will be held Friday evening in St. Joseph's hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04

delegates and friends will visit Wa terbury for the occasion. Election of officers will be one of the high lights of the convention. Felix Gu arini of this city is the present Grand Chief Ranger.
 Past Grand Chief Rangers Will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04

Supreme Beadle of the committee will be held this evening to discuss additional ar engagements for the reception and entertainment of the delegates.
 The Elton will be the scene of the convention as well as official head quarters for the delegates.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04
Supreme Officers To Visit Waterbury

gate the minor from the hardened criminals. Unsuccessful efforts have been made in the General Assem- ply for two sessions to establish the mems farm at Glastonbury.
 The federation was instrumental in promoting the Mantle farm q years ago. Miss Munger told dele gatest "if you are interested in car- rying os1 the work which you began, I suggest you take steps now to se- cure establishment of a jail farm for women."
 The convention, with $50 delegates present, was to adjourn late today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-04
Foresters Of America To Hold Grand Court
 Convention May 1914
Resolution Expected on Death of Thomas DOnnely, Nationally Known Fraternalist-3OO Expected
 for TwO=Day Session

liam H. Dunlavey and Louis Brand
 eley are directing arrangements for the coming convention. A meeting
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16

Evanston, H., April 16-A sug-
gestion that Senator Theodore Bill
10, of Mississippi, who slandered
the Negro race viciously in his
fight against the anti-lynching
bill. be sent to Liberia. instead of
attempting 20 send all American
Negroes 70 that country was made
bv the Society for Correction of
Civil War Information, with head
quarters here. Bilbo's solution of
the race problem, advanced dur
ing his Senate speeches, was to
send Negroes back to Africa.
In its bulletin for March the So
ciety quotes jefferson Davis, head
of the Confederacy, as saying that
the labor of Negroes had convert
ed Hundreds of thousands of
uar miles of wilderness into
cultivated lands with prosperous
people" And that "the labor of
Afri an slaves was and is indis-
pensible to the production of the
South in cotton, rice, sugar, and
tobacco which had swollen to an
amount which formed nearly three
fourths of the exports Of the whole
United States and had become alb
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16
Hairdressers Hold
Meeting In Omaha

A number of Negro beauty oper-
ators attended the Trans-M issis-
sippi hairdressers convention a
the Fontenelle hotel on March 20,
21st AMI 22nd. Much enthusiasm
was shown among those present.
The attendance on Sunday alone
exceeded 800. Hair stylists from
Oklahoma assisted Omaha's own
Francois, who has the shop in the
Aquilla, in introducing the most
unusual and exotic styles in coiff-
IRE that have been presented IN
some time.
The most efficient Francois join
ed the rest of thee beauty world
in the prediction that the hair
must go up. which is a death
blow to the recently popular page
boy A crew Of demonstrators
from New York to the coast were
on bind to show the latest I'M
beauty aecessors.
Among the Negroes present were
Mesdames Elise Turner of the
Grow Gloss Beauty Shoppe, Chr
slime AlthOuse, Of the iAlthouse.
Beauty School. Katherine Wilson.
or the California Beauty School,
Martha Mayo of the Mayo Beauty
Shoppe, and Miss Versie Winston
of the Northside Beauty School.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16
Spring Musical Creating
Much Interest to Church ChOiTS

TIE Goodwill Spring Musical is
crea ing a great deal of interest
among the choirs that are partici-
pting in the musical on Sunday,
April "a, in the Central high
school auditorium at 2:45 p. m.
The rehearsals have been very
good. and show promise of a great
treat for those who love good sing
ing. The final rehearsal will be
Tuesday night after Easter at the
Hillside Presbyterian church at
Both and Ohio streets. 1t is very
important that all choirs and all
members of choirs be at this final
rehearsal, so they may know just
what you are to do at the high
school on the day of the musical.
With the fine spirit of coopera-
ton shown on the part of the
ministers and the city-wide usher
board. we look forward to a day
long to be remembered in Omaha.
The choirs in their vested robes
will make a picture you should
see.
The Omaha Concert band, direct
ed BY Mr.. George Bryant, will add
much to the music for the day, as
it will take part in the rendition
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16

of some of the numbers, such as
the National Negro Anthem and
the Hallelujah Chorus. Just pic
ture in your mind $50 or more
people singing these numbers with
this great band accompanying them
1t would be use to say be on
time, because you are going to be
there before 2:45 if you expect a
seat and to enjoy the beauty and
~sacredness of the professional.
You will be greeted by the city
wide usher board with its service
with a smile
You cannot afford to leave be-
fore the close of the service be-
cause of the beauty and impress
sion you will get from the last
numbers.
Perhaps the number, Ozark Wa
ter" is creating more nationwide
interest, than any one composition
in recent years, as it will be used
as a contest number over in May
by many white churches and choirs
over the United States.
Now this is a fine time TO ask
some of your friends, both in and
out of the city to come as your
guest.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16
Mrs. w. b. Gibson
S%uccumbs; Hold
Funeral Friday

Funeral services for Mrs. Wini-
fred Brewer Gibson, only daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. Jonathan C.
Brewer, will be held in the chapel
of the Charles S. Jackson, funeral
home, Friday morning at IL o'clock
Rev. Peck of Greater Bethel A.
M. f. church, will officiate.
Mrs. Gibson, who had been i'll
for some time, died Monday aft
ernoon, March % She was strick-
en- in Omaha, Nebr,, and came
from there to Chicago.
Mrs. Gibson was a graduate of
Hyde Park high school and was
employed for eight years on the
st. Louis Argus staff in st. Louis.
Mo. She had also worked at the
Omaha Guide and the Chicago
Bee.
She is survived b her mother.
AMI a brother.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16
Prairie View College
Band Rated One OF
The Country's Finest

Prairie View, Tex, April 16
(Nr)- Emerging from COMPARE
tive obscurity to one of the finest
college bands in the country in two
years, Prairie Views 65 piece stu
dent band, under the direction of
Captain VIII Henry Bennett, is
the show of the college on gala oe-
easions.
In addition to the band, p. V.
now has a 80 piece symphony or
chestra which will soon be ready
for concert engagements. Another
unit under the direction of Bennett
is the P. V. Collegians Swing band,
which has gained fame throughout
the Southland in Collegiate circles.
Included in the collegiate band
are some girls. P. V. being one of
the few colleges, as far as known,
to carry girl members. The two
young wemen who sing in the or
c'hestrr r Beverly Glenn and
Betty Merrell.
Captain Bennett was trained in
orchestral and band wort n0der
Captain Frank Drive of |u7kegee
and Kemper Harreld of Mo ehouse.
He secured professiorel aXperieaee
in swing hopds i'm 49, Fest and is
called r. "The riote Swing
King" in musical circles.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16
Eta MOten Takes
Leave From Radio

Chicago. April 16 Eta Mo
ten. famed concert and radio artist.
will take a f~ive-day leave from her
current broadcast, "Cabin at the
Crossroads" heard over MICS
red and blue networks every week
day morning, it was announced
here today BY the Chicago Concert
Bureau. Miss Moten, who was just
recently signed to the Quaker Oats
program on a 13-week contract,
purposely omitted April 5 to II
chapter, in Petersburg, Va, on
April z for Virginia State College,
end in Philadelphia on April11.
Her broadcasts will be resumed
on April 18Th.
According to the NBC officials,
Miss Moten has received more fan
mail than other participant IN the
program, and she expresses a deep
gratitude for this tremendous sup
port from the radio audience she
has been so sincerely endeavoring
to please.
from the agreement SO that she
might fill concert engagements
effected prior to the radio contr-
act.
She will sing in Washington, D.
c., on April 5 for the local AKA
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16
Chamber of Commerce i
Backs City Clean Up Campaign

City Clean Up week campaign
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce was unanimously endorsed
by the Colored Chamber of Com
merce Thursday evening in its re-
gular meeting held at the North
side YWCA.
The following challenge is made
to each family in Omaha; Buy a
box or Darrell for empty tin cans;
empty your ashes on your own
property; take pride in the place
where GU live; the neighbors will
clean up if you do; each ward
should be kept neat; refrain from
dumping rubbish into streets OF
alleys; have yo uthought of your
health?
Only cleanliness will give you
health; much sickness is caused
by uncleanliness; everyone should
take prind in a clean yard; surely
GU will be willing to help; any
yard can be made beautiful: no
person admires an unclean yard or
home; don't put it off, do it to
dy; you won't miss what little
time it will take; reward is yours
for a few minutes effort each
week; do your share to help make
a more beautiful community.
The Chamber invites every or
ganization to send representatives
to a call meeting Thursday even
ing April 18th, matters of import
anees, to be held at the Northside
"Y7' at 7.30 p. m.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16


DIR. Mary Mcleod Bethune, ma
tional director of the Division of
Negro Affairs of the National
Youth Administration, after a
busy day in which she made an
inspection tour of local NYA pro-
jeets, attended a conference of the
Council Of Social Agencies. spoke
at a .urheon in her honor, given
by the NYA and Urban League,
appeared in an interview over the
radio, was in attendance at a din
e meeting at the Urban League
Community Center, where she
made a brief, but inspiring talk.
relating by way of constructive
criticism that there was a great
need in the state of Nebraska, for
the appointing of some qualified
Negro man Or woman who could
and would serve as a. Liaison be-
Ween the state NYA officials and
the Negro, climaxed her stay in
Omaha by delivering a magnani-
nous address that captivated the
huge audience that packed the spa
eious auditorium of Zion Baptist
Church Tuesday night.
DR.. Bethune in the course of her
powerful address urged Brown
America, to have confidence in
themselves, their own business
and their own professional men
and women. She Intercepted the
audience with the questions; Are
You making the best of your opp
o%rtunities or are you standing as
it were with your hands folded
waiting for someone to bring sal
walton to you? Are you urging boys
and girls in your group to continue
school i'm order that they MAY BE-
prepared when the opportunity pre-
SCENTS itself; n you sending your
boy or girl to school and at the
same time crying aloud that you
don't want one of your group TO
teach them ? She admonished youth
To take The stand that | will study
and prepare myself and perhaps
my chance will come: giving as an
example: her lifes experience, in
which she has forged herself up
from the cotton, fields of the deep
South to the formal recognition
among the fifty most distinguished
American women. Resulting in her
today being the first Negro woman
ever to occupy a key federal posi-
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16
ARMOURS PLANT STOPPED
FOR 30 MINUTES; GANGS
RAISED; MEN CUT

The Armours Packing Compan-
Us refusal to raise the gang in its
plant on Wednesday, April 9th, up
to the required man power nee
essary to man the output against
The chain which had been set up.
resulted in a complete shut down
of the three kills when Officials Of
the powerful clio gave orders to
stop production unless the gang be
raised to the required quota.
It is reported that the grievance
committee Of the CLIO locals waited
IN the management on Tuesday the
fifth and asked that the three
men whom the gang superintendent
had laid off be put back to work.
hey were told that the matter
would be looked into. The follow
ing morning the gang went to
work as usual but found that the
gang was still short of the three
men dispite the promise to reetify
the condition and at the same time
they had raised the output. The
grievance committees of the five
Clio locals then had a caucus with
the national CIO REGIONAL Direc-
tor, Nh. Frank Alsup and out IF
this meeting came an uistmatum to
the plant officials, thaU unless The
gang be raised TO the required
quota the plant would be shut
down at 1:20 p. m. At LEO no act
tier had been taken by the plant
officials, orders were given and
every man in the three kills, hog,
sheep, and cattle stopped, thereby
paralizing the entire plant. Upon
receiving the knowledge that the
Ultimatum had actually been carr
led out, the plant officials found
time to meet and talk with the Clio
representatives, resulting in the
gang being raised and the jubilant
men returned to work. 1t is report
ed that the company lost $1,000 for
every minute that the plant was
closed down.
Workers Celebrate
Saturday night April 9th the
five locals held a victory party at
their headquarters on South 25th
street. which proved to be one of
the largest demonstrations of pack
ing house workers loyalty to an
organization ever to have been
witnessed in Omaha. Fully $500
persons packed and jammed every
available spot In the building, so
huge was the crowd thai it was
necessary to utilize the outdoor
court to the building, carrying the
many speeches and other form of
entertainment to them by means of
a loud speaking system. Repre-
sentative were in attendance from
all over Iowa and Nebraska.
Among the non members who
carried greetings from their
respective organizations were:
Solem c. Bell, Chairman of the
National Walters Union, Bernard
F. Squires, Ext Seety of the Urban
League and S. Edward Gilbert, Ext
Secty Of the Omaha Council Of the
National Negro Congras5.
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16
Seven Last Words"
Closes Easter Music
Season At Hillside

Earlygoers to Hillside Presby-
terrain church on Easter Sunday
at 4:30 o'clock, where a chorus of
40 voices, and an orchestra will
present, "The Seven Last Words
by Dubois, will possibly be the
only ones who will be seated, ow-
ing to the fact that more than $50
patrons have already been procured
through a courtesy ticket. There
fore music lovers who have no
courtesy tickets, should be at the
church not later than 4 o'clock.
The altar will be draped with white
linen upon which will be seen 81
lily white candles which will be
lighted sometime during the SER
vice.
The Introductory soprano will be
sung by Mrs. Frank Smead. The
first word, "Father Forgive Them
will be sung by Mr. Fl. l.. Preston,
Mr.. Richard Miller and chorus.
The second word, "Verily today
Shalt Thou Be With Me In Para
disc" will be sung by Mr.. Preston
and Mr.. Miller. The third word,
."Woman Behold Thy Son. will be
a~n9 by Mrs. Pear Gibson, Mr..
Miller and chorus, The fourth word,
g baritone solo, God, My Father,
Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me-"
will be sung by Mr.. Preston and
chorus. The sixth word, 81 Thirst
will be sung by Mr.. Preston and
chorus. he sixth word, Father In
to Thy Hands | Commend Ny
Soul" will be sung by Mr.. Miller
and chorus. The seventh word" It
Is Finished viii be sung by Mrs.
Irene Morton, M. Miller and cho-
rus.
Mr.. Miller is the tenor soloist at
the Dundee Presbyterian church,
Mrs. Smead from the North Chris
tan church, Mrs. Gibson from St.
John AME, Mrs. Morton part time
soloist of Hillside Presbyterian.
and Mr.. Preston, soloist Of Hill
side. Miss Ethel Webb. pianist of
The church. will be assisted by
Miss Edrose Willis, who will play
The first piano. Mr.. Fred Demster,
%cellist, Of the Omaha university
orchestra, Mr.. William Lewis, bass
v%iolinist, Mr.. John Reagan, violin
ist. will constitute the orchestra.
Rev. John S. Williams. pastor of
dhe Hillside church will direct the
service. y
The Omaha guide., 1938-04-16
Squatter Takes
+. r. At His Word

Cambridge, Mass, April 16
(CNA-Nathaniel Brewer, 40, one
legged WPA timekeeper, his wife
and their eight children moved into
u Home Owners Loan Corporation
house February ., without authori-
cation.
Refusing to concede Brewer the
status of tenant, white officials Of
the HOLC found themselves in a
dilemma. They could not institute
eviction proceedings and have con-
teted themselves with prosecution
for t~respassing.
Brewer protested:
I've heard the President in
his Fireside chats. He says
everybody Is entitled to food
and shelter. Now I'm going TO
sec if he is giving me the run
around"