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The Omaha guide., 1939-12-23
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THE n M LATER

1t has been observed that life
insurance offers a man the only way
whereby he can make his will before
he makes his money"
There's nothing more tragic in
the world than the spectacle of a man
who nee had a good job and a sizable
bank account reaching a penniless,
dependent old age. And it is a pathe-
tically Common spectacle. The great
majority of people after reaching SIS,
must exist on the bounty of friends,
relatives or charity. It's an unpleaant
thought-but it will be more unplea-
SAINT in the future if we dodge the
issue today.
Life i%nsurance's prime purpose is
to provide you with a definite income
in your declining years, and to guar
antee an estate in the event of your
death. Then, when you make your
will, you know there'll be something
to leave.
The Omaha guide., 1939-12-23
OOST PRICES
BOOTS PRICES

Recent surveys indicate that the
cost of living is on the way up. Ad-
vances have taken place in retail and
wholesale prices of a majority of the
necessities as we'll as Injuries.
Nothing as yet has happened ID
cause undue worry and excitement
the advances have been minor, there
is no reason for anticipating sharp
jumps. However, the fact that the
trend is definitely if slowly, upward,
is of immense Importance to th9se
millions of Ameican families to whom
making both ends meet is an ever-re-
curing problem.
That the bulk of the increases
which have SO far occurred are natural
reasonable and unavoidable seems
certain. The problem now is how to
prevent unreasonable and Unnecessary
further advances = and, if possible.
to help offset the advances which have
already taken place. One Of the first
steps must be to again encourage free
competition in the distribution of
goods to the thousands of villages,
ttWns and cities of America. That free
competition has been discouraged
during recent years is evident ID any
one with even a rudimentary know
ledge of the Legislative trend. Es-
pecially is this true of the distributive
The Omaha guide., 1939-12-23

MORE THAN LIP SERVICE

Nearly $1,000,000 a day is paid
for maintenance of government in this
country. And upwards Of so percent
of that daily amount goes toward sup
port of local and state governments.
In 1889, taxes paid to the latter gov
eminent units by the railroads totaled
over 1864, 100000 of the $343, 10000
tax bill paid to all branches of govern
ment. Out of each dollar of railrEad
net earnings, 40.41 cents was taken
by taxes last year, the highest ratio
for any year since 1920.
There is too little realization of
the influences of private industry's
tax payments in maintaining our ira
diti5nal, decentralized form of demo-
cratic government.
The bulk of railroad taxes con-
tribute, in concrete form, to the SOW
ereignty Of local government, some
thing which this country needs today
more than ever before. If states and
municipalities lose such legitimate
sources of income as the railroads,
they will Became paupers on the door
step of a bureaucratic central gov
eminent. States rights must have
more than lip service. They have to be
supported by cold cash, from a source
which seeks nothing in return except
the right to exist.
The Omaha guide., 1939-12-23

Tdo many fail to realize that
every basic industry operated by pri-
vate citizens, is a great bulwark
against forces which tend to eircum-
scribe our liberties.
The railroads are good, paying
citizens. They should be allowed the
full rights of citizenship-equal op-
portunity with other forms of trans
portation), a fair profit and a rea-
sonable degree of operating freedom.
The Omaha guide., 1939-12-23

"The friends of Russia who have
shelter here, and who persistently
seek to undermine the American sys-
tenn, while secur in the refuge of our
liberal laws, should have that security
Jolted IN some way. They are dupes or
they r scoundrels and an almost
imperative necessity suggests that
hereafter they should be treated as
such.'-The Oregonian.
The Omaha guide., 1939-12-23
MEN OF SCIENCE

We're all familiar with men D1
science, working patiently in shiny
laboratories in the n~ever-ending war
against disease, plague, and famine.
The achievements Of these men have
been celebrated-in the drama, in fic-
ton, and in history.
We're not 50 familiar with the
work of another kind IF Scientist
a worker who battles other enemies
Of mankind. That worker is the bust
ness man. And his fight is against un-
employment, depression and a long
list If ecoomic ills that plague a peo-
pie.
The banker makes an excellent
case in point. We don't often think of
him in the role of SCIENTIST or research
specialist. But, if he is a good bank
er, he must be as keen and analytical
in his field as the biochemist is in
his. His laboratory is his community.
His patients are those individuals and
industries which depend on banking
to provide the financial corpuscles
which keep the economic blood stream
f.)wing healthily. Like doctor or lab
oratory technician, he too works for
a fuller, happier life for his .ywn, his
state and his country. He must have
the gift of foresight-the power of
calm and cool reasoning. His is a vast
and unacceptable responsibilities the
area he serves and to the thousands of
people who W the money which is
entrusted to his a
The banker or any other business
man may fail to achieve his ambitions
SO may some individual scientist fail
But in the final summing up, indivi
dual failures are submerged in til,
tide of progress. Slowly and t3rtuous
ly, through trial and error, the war
against disease wins on many fronts.
And, in spite of occasional setbacks,
so does the war against unemploy-
ment and human want and despair.
We would do well to think less of de-
preston these days and more of the
immense advancement that has been
mace in lettering the life of the aver
age person. And never forget that this
progress, like most signal scientific
progress, was made under a system OF
free enterprise which permits free
men and free women to work out theii
destinies to the limit of their capabi.
l;+;oc
The Omaha guide., 1939-12-23
GOOD BUSINESS

Any business man, or anyone else
for that matter who regards fire pre-
vention is an ann syance and an ex-
pense, is making a tragic mistake.
Fire prevention in industry that may
pay unbelievable dividends.
No business can insure against
all the ravages of fire. It's true enough
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
Judge Niles Helps
Prisoner Back to NY.

tKNS)-Leon Watson, colored, who
gave Columbus Ave. address told
Judge Miles in the first session of the
RoXbury Court on Wednesday, June
IA, that he did not want to stay in
Boston and would surely go back to
his home in New York City, if he could
get out of the Detention Pen in the
his side Of the case in which he was
courtroom.
The judge was hearing Watson tell
charged with breaking and entering
SHADES on fremont St. Accordingly,
the genial judge gave Mr.. Watson a
six months suspended sentence in the
House of Correction and told Mr.
Thomas Teehan, the Chief Probation
Officer to buy Watson a ticket to New
York and see that he got on the bus
after he was properly fed.
Justice agGin tempered with mercy"
many persons in the courthouse re-
marked.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24

" TITLE WOMEN" of today are
- borrowing from the Victorian
era for their summertime frocks.
Ingenue silk taffetas are being
shown in neat little checks such as
were worn by the fashionable miss
of the polite and decorous yester-
years. These taffetas vie with tat
fetized crepes, gaily sprigged with
flowers in a coy and cunning man.
ner. Also to be seen this season
are many supple silk crepes in both
plain versions and in printed styled
forals and geometrics.
With these naive silks go winsome
leghorn bonnets, velvet bound and
with a nosegay on top, the quaint
ness added unto with petticoat ruff
fles peeping from beneath full,
graceful and animated skirts.
Guimpes and fitted bodices do much
toward transforming the modern
school girl, in appearance at least,
into her Nineteenth century counter
part who was 'seen and not heard"
in the presence of her elders.
Speaking of present day styling
details, neckline. 90 high or low,
sleeves more often than not are
pulled, and bodices are softly fulled
with shirrings and smockings or else
are quantity basquelike. Interest
continues in the skating silhouette
rejuvenated by lingerie touches and
petticoat ruf4es.
The basque bodice, full sklrted sill
houette so important these days in
the style picture, gives youthful
charm to a neat silk print as shown
to the left in the picture. The print
is in the ne, golden beige coloring
which together with its neat small
motifs introduced in it's silk crepon
fabric, dates this dress unmistaka-
bly, of 1889 vintage. Thrilling news
from Paris cited a revival of the
lingerie fichu worn with silk prints.
The crisp white organdy fichu and
pearl-encircled cameo mounted on
black velvet dangling from a cum
ningly devised organdy necklace"
are fiattering accents to this pretty
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24

gown for young lady of teen"
age.
Polka dots flourish in the print
realm this season both for adults
and the younger generation. The
dirndl influence in the skirt, the
square neckline, the yoke treatment
are details that combine to make
the dress of polka-dot silk crepe
centered in the picture, a very
smart affair for the growing girl.
Very practical too, for the silk
washes perfectly.
Interest continues in the skating
silhouette in skirts rejuvenated by
spic and span lingerie touches and
petticoat ruffles. For the pretty lit
tle-girl frock to the right in the pic
ture the designer selects a china
blue silk crepe with a styled floral
print. Fine eyelet batiste makes its
petticoat ruffie and it also edges the
square scalloped neckline. The Vic
torial bonnet that tops this quaint
dress is a newly accepted fashion
this season for young girls. -
Now a word in regard to party
dresses for sweet sixteen and there
about. For dancing daughters, the
graduate girl, birthday party or lit
tie flower girls who grace the we'd
ding scene, silk sheers take the
limehght. There are silk georgettes,
mousseline de sole, silk marquisette
and both plain and printed starched
silk chiffon, and if not selecting
sheer then let classic silk chiffon in
ankle or short length versions be
your choice. These are in such pas
tel shades as peach, pink, aqua, del
phinium blue and of course white.
Skirts are always full whether
through shocking or ruff1es of pre-
school simplicity or through flares
and circular cuts for older girls.
Necklines ape those of their elders
with many heart-shaped and square
types being favored.
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.J
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
Broadcast Speech
on Marian Anderson

NEW YORK, June 14-Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt's speech in which she
will make the presentation of the
Spingarn gold medal award to Marian
Anderson at the convention of the
National Association for the Advance
ment of ColOred People in Richmond,
Va, July 2, will be broadcast over both
the National Broadcasting systems
blue network and the Columbia chain.
The National broadcasting Company
will devote half an hour to the broad
cast, from to $50 pm, Eastern day
light time, it was said. The Columbia
chain was believed to have settled
upon half-hour broadcast also
The medal, which the noted singer
will receive at the hands of the First
Lady, is awarded annually by J. E.
Spingarn, president of the NA.A.C.P.,
to the American of African descent,
who has accomplished most during the
previous year
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
Youthful Styles
Growing in Favor

The little girl' fashions so
strongly advocated this season are
proving a big success. It's fun to
look young and the short swing
skirts, the nipped-in-at-the-waist
bodices, the perky white pique col
lars and cuffs and other ''fixings"
make you look just that. The cum
ming white straw hats with their
ribbon streamers add to the picture
of youth. Remember fashions mes
sage is to be young this summer and
the shops and stores are filled with
raiment that aids and abets the
good cause.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
[ Only NFurn
BY ANGELIC carr


THAT-Mrs. Rose Butler Brown is
the first colored woman to receive a
Doctor of Education degree at Har-
ward.
THAT-Claude Barnett and A. l..
Holsey captivated the Press Club at
their dinner program Wednesday night.
THAT-A well known minister will
celebrate his birthday Sunday, June %.
Many happy returns of the day.
THAT-The trial of DR.. Beck writ
ten by colored author, Ellison Hughes
was a decided hit at the Copley,
THAT - Russell Gideon, Ralph
Harper and the rest of the Trade Asso-
citation are due a vote of thanks for
bringing A. L. Holsey of Tuskegee and
Claude Barnett of Chicago to address
a Boston audience.
THAT-You are expected to help
make this years Pops" a grand sue
cess. The date is June 26.
THAT-Kay Bowles is having a
grand time with Portia Craddock in
Philly, New Jersey and New York. [
haven't been able to figure out how they
could be in so many places at the same
time.
REMEMBER | ONLY HEARD.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
Cotton Is Leader
In Summer Styles

High fashion summer wardrobes
this year are in color and of cotton.
Cotton daytime dresses for town are
especially designed for defying the
heat. Country clothes shrieking
with bright color are made for ten
mis- and golf. Garden frocks are
really picturesque affairs and so are
party clothes for country club
dances.
Office toys of cotton are the direct
answer to the prayer of apprecia-
tive career girls, being neat, slim
twosomes, usually a smart dark,
short-sleeved dress combined with
a bright print jacket and dark top
for alternate use.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
Black Sheers for
Town Summer Wear
Have an Elegance That Is
Always Pleasing.
Bv CHERIE NICHOLAS

Style creators are making big
point of black sheers for summer
wear. Not that colors are out of the
picture, on the contrary this season
will go on record as one of the most
colorful ever. But be that as it
may the magic of handsome black
is undeniable and at least one black
sheer, be it net, chiffon or gossamer
thin wool is expected to grace every
fashionable wardrobe. By actual ex-
perience women have found that
there's nothing so practical as
frock of sheer black to wear on
summer day.
The new blacks have an elegance
about them that never fails and al
ways give the well-groomed look.
The difference between this seasons
blacks and last seasons blacks is
that the black gown of today is en-
livened with quantities of fresh,
crisp white lingerie touches. If not
white fiXings then it's splashes of
color that give allure to the new
blacks. Wear black with candy pink,
with hydrangea blue, in fact black
with any of the smart newer colors.
The idea of black with pink is pre-
vailing one this season.
Special style emphasis is given to
black linens and standings for sum-
mer, these tailored to nicely with
the inevitable jacket to make up a
complete and practical costume.
Not only does the smart Parish
enne elect black for summer about
town wear but in our own style cen
tiers it's gauzy black that is getting
the big vote.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24

Right in the midst of the vogue
for sailors and wide brimmed hats,
comes a surprise trend-a decided
move in favor of turbans. Expertly
draped ones are being turned out by
designers in varied types. The tur-
ban pictured at the top follows the
style of the headdress worn by an
cient Abyssinian warriors. 1t is
made of white silk jersey. The hat
pin is of amethyst colored stones
surrounded with simulated pearls.
The other turban is most f1attering
type. 1t is developed in a heavy
exotic silk that has great softness of
texture. The remarkable drapery
is accumulated by the clever use of
shirred eyelets to show the hair.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24

come in such an array of colors and
patterns they often supply the decor
ating motif for the bathroom. That
inevitable mad morning rush in a
household of school-going Riddles and
working-husband can be solved by
adopting a European custom; that of
having two washstands with two cab
inets. (Rods attached to the basin
hold extra towels.) Each member of
the family should have his own set of
towels and washcloths which may be
identified easily by his individual
color. . Those new square bathtubs
which fit into a corner take up less
space and are grand for bathing the
petite members of the family. A new
idea is to have the color scheme of
the bathroom harmonic with that of
the room onto which it opens. For
example, if the bathroom opened onto
the hallway (done in aqua and wine)
the bathroom could have this color
scheme: Two walls could be covered
in pale pink and the remaining two in
aqua. CAS- you know, the chic note in
wall decorating is to have two con-
trasting colors) The linoleum in the
bathroom was wine with a band of
aqua circling the bathtub A few
added color schemes: For a bath with
white plumbing fixtures, red, white
and blue color scheme would be effec-
tive with nautical accessories; or a
black, white and red scheme with
astrological accessories. If your
bathroom is sunny, cool green and
peach would make an ideal color
scheme. Good lighting is important
in a bathroom; tubular lights with
shields on either side of the mirror
cabinet would be ideal for shaving and
makeup rites; and a light over the
tub would give added illumination.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
Dressy Ideas Are
Given New Shoes

Time was when a shoe was just
a shoe, but with every year they
become a more important part of
your wardrobe, and this season they
adopt details which once belonged
only to dresses. Some of them have
tiny jutting wings, suggesting col
lars, posed just above the toe, and
inlays and applications through the
body of the shoe take the shape of
brief boleros. Folded down collars
around the tops of shoes suggest
revers on coats, and military but
ton details through the vamp evil
IDENTIFY are inspired by the same
treatment on dress and coat fronts.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
Officer Suggests
Big Brother Revival

(KNS) officer Francis c. Coleman
OF Division 10 not only occasionally
arrests youths who break the law, but
he is vitality in crested in keeping
them out Of Jail, so much so, that he
is trying to i'll crest everybody in the
revival Of Big Brothers.
Mr. Coler a. re ais that as a
youngster if he wandered from home
he was quickly taken in h0nd by an
older boy or boys who booted him
home and tol him to keep out of
trouble Nowadays, he notices that
older boys ere ro5 il crested enough
in the younger ones md maybe that
is Why more youngsters get into
trouble
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
&nr mnntpn Onlu
BY ELLSMERE


-, The modern tendency toward
small bathrooms makes them inex-
penSlve land therefore, fun to decor
&c @Ce. A ,dreary old-fashioned bath
IGoh can be converted into a CAV spot
va VA few yards of attractive floor
n ,,l,oleum; few rolls of washable wall
ff o,Ig some cheerful paint and
Ew cheerful towels and accessories.
ana bathroom should be a gav spot
o Ine FAMILY can start its day off on
fb o'eer1ul note; who wants to sing in
S ine shower if the bathroom has
GtLreary look?. 81. The color scheme Of
t the bathroom should center around
S SIe Plumbing fixtures which come in
hue hue. peach, yellow, green, orchid,
WIZ as well as the standard white
wal, walls may be covered with files or
I %iIn gay wall coverings such as limo
,euI'i' coated fabrios or weshabIe wall
papers. Then there are attractive
shower and window curtains that come
az Water-resistant materials and of
II oe there are smart tiles and limo
a aeuinS Tor the floor. Accessories NAV
attn Important It9t part in making your bath
"''.,o'rtactlvee, too; clothes hampers
h%oasSIeDaskets, cabinets, shelves. and
EiaVnroom shelves can all he bougbt
To c9lors to match your fixtures.
'O"eis nave never been gayer and
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
Hnltr HtnlrlRntH
BY BEATRICE SMALL


Dear Friend:
am girl Just out of school and
am seventeen years of age | have
position as stenographer and would
oe very happy except that Bill has
changed within the last year. He is
SIX wears older than | and told me that
it, cared but lately he doesn't take
.lr out anymore. When | 90 to thea
tres, he is there yet would be too busy
"f tired il | get up enough nerve to
call and ask him to call or for us to
60 out, His brother and girl friend
often 90 out with me but | would pre-
Ter 1T would be a foresome including
Bill There isn't another girl in the
picture and as l care for him a great
deal IS there anything I can do or
any advice you can offer.
A Reader from the West.
DEAR READER FROM THE
WEST: Either he has lost interest or
reels that you should mingle with
o2Jheir people your age before you
Gecide that he is the only one for YOU
Ottlmes at II Bill looks like the only
ne Ie Ill the world yet some Toms,
DICKS and Harry's can become rather
interesting at Il. | definitely would
suggest that you encourage the friend
s.t1Ips of others and after a few years
Il 1t is still Bill with you and he in
turn wants you, everything will work
IVS own salvation out. Don't be so
sure OF what you want today until
g9u nave had an opportunity to see
%hat the next day may hold in store
Tor you. Personally l believe that in
your chosen work, you will be deluged
WIN proposals to be escorted here and
mere and when Bill doesn't receive
nose calls now and then from YOU
even ne may wake up to the fact that
elS3er ne states his intentions now or
WlIl eventually lose out. Remember
MSS II that man wants to do the
hunting and chasing. You sit tight
anu anu let them do the guessing as to
now you feel about them.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
Style Notes

Fashion for dark sheers is
gaining.
Drape-your-own fishnet turbans
are popular.
Handknit cardigans are worn
over print frocks.
Huge organdy or pique bows
are worn at the throat.
White lastex printed in bright
plaid is new for bathing suits.
Eyelet pique is smart for hats,
boleros, blouses and accessories.
White party frocks are made
gay with gypsy stripe accesso-
ries.
Summer jackets of smart cot
ton weaves are either quilted or
of candlewick type.
Gold trimming, especially but
tons, on white is new fashion
highlight
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
MuHH. Statp 4lutuu

Installation of officers of the Ladies
Imperial Art Club was held June Z,
at the Silver Box Studio, 522 Column
bus Ave. Miss Susie F. Jones installed
the officers under the leadership of Mrs.
Branche S. Diggs, president. For her
many years as president, Mrs. Flor
ence II. Taylor, past president, was
presented with beautiful airplane suit
case. Miss Mildred Jenkins rendered
a soprano solo and facial demonstra-
ton was given by Mrs. Margaret Reed
of the Village Beauty ShOppe.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-06-24
4th ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL AT
JORDAN HALL. JUNE %

SOhONN IlTNLGy JSNE ~
Fifteen Community Chorus groups
of $50 voices, participating in the 4th
Annual Choral Festival, VIM, Ellis
Weston, director, will give a public
concert of varied range and scope, in
Jordan Hall, Saturday, June "a, at
8:15 pm. A treat is in store for all
who attend.
The following program will be pre-
sented: Nov Let Every Tongue
Adore Thee" (Bach); "The Tantus"
(Gounod); folk songs including the
Irish song, HAS Sorrow Thy Young
Days Shaded; an English air, "Gold-
en- Slumbers" Scotch melody, "TuIn
Ye to Me-; the Czecho-Slovakian Sc
lection, Morning Comes Early;
"Three Pictures" from Rubenstein's
Flower of Babel" "Ye Watchers and
Ye Holy Ones, an old German church
melody; a group of spirituals; Cesar
Franck's psalm 1907, and community
singing by the united groups and au-
dience, invited by the director to take
part. The festival is sponsored by the
Adult Recreation Project, of the WPA